Senate Resolution 4 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 4 BY BOLKCOM , RAGAN , PETERSEN , QUIRMBACH , BOULTON , BOWMAN , DOTZLER , HART , JOCHUM , and MATHIS A Resolution requesting the legislative council to 1 establish an interim committee to study the creation 2 of a facility to care for geriatric persons who are 3 registered on the sex offender registry or who are 4 sexually aggressive. 5 WHEREAS, no geriatric facilities exist in Iowa to 6 house persons on the sex offender registry or persons 7 who are sexually aggressive; and 8 WHEREAS, the lack of such a facility places other 9 geriatric patients, residents, and tenants at risk for 10 being sexually abused; and 11 WHEREAS, creation of a housing facility would better 12 protect geriatric patients, residents, and tenants from 13 sexual abuse by sex offenders or sexually aggressive 14 persons; NOW THEREFORE, 15 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 16 requests the legislative council to establish an 17 interim study committee, composed of members of the 18 senate and the house of representatives, to commence 19 meeting during the 2017 interim as soon as practicable. 20 The purpose of the interim study committee is to 21 study the creation of a new facility or expanding a 22 current facility to care for geriatric persons who are 23 registered on the sex offender registry or who are 24 sexually aggressive; related workforce recruitment, 25 training, and compensation issues; requirements that 26 such a facility or facilities must meet in order to 27 -1- LSB 1784XS (5) 87 hb/rj 1/ 2