House
File
427
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
427
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
98)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
Iowa
drug
policy
coordinator
and
the
1
Iowa
drug
policy
advisory
council.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
80E.1,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
1
Code
2021,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
Direct
the
governor’s
office
of
drug
control
policy,
3
and
coordinate
and
monitor
all
statewide
narcotics
drug
4
enforcement
efforts,
coordinate
and
monitor
all
state
and
5
federal
substance
abuse
use
disorder
treatment
grants
and
6
programs,
coordinate
and
monitor
all
statewide
substance
abuse
7
prevention
and
education
programs
in
communities
and
schools,
8
and
engage
in
such
other
related
activities
as
required
by
9
law.
The
coordinator
shall
work
in
coordinating
the
efforts
10
of
the
department
of
corrections,
the
department
of
education,
11
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health,
the
department
of
public
12
safety,
and
the
department
of
human
services.
The
coordinator
13
shall
assist
in
the
development
and
implementation
of
local
and
14
community
strategies
to
fight
substance
abuse,
including
local
15
law
enforcement,
education,
and
treatment
activities.
16
b.
Submit
an
annual
report
to
the
governor
and
general
17
assembly
by
November
1
of
each
year
concerning
the
activities
18
and
programs
of
the
coordinator
and
other
departments
related
19
to
drug
enforcement,
substance
abuse
use
disorder
treatment
20
programs,
and
substance
abuse
prevention
and
education
21
programs.
The
report
shall
include
an
assessment
of
needs
with
22
respect
to
programs
related
to
substance
abuse
use
disorder
23
treatment
and
narcotics
drug
enforcement.
24
Sec.
2.
Section
80E.2,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2021,
are
25
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
1.
An
Iowa
drug
policy
advisory
council
is
established
which
27
shall
consist
of
the
following
fifteen
seventeen
members:
28
a.
The
drug
policy
coordinator,
who
shall
serve
as
29
chairperson
of
the
council.
30
b.
The
director
of
the
department
of
corrections,
or
the
31
director’s
designee.
32
c.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education,
or
the
33
director’s
designee.
34
d.
The
director
of
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health,
or
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the
director’s
designee.
1
e.
The
commissioner
of
public
safety,
or
the
commissioner’s
2
designee.
3
f.
The
director
of
the
department
of
human
services,
or
the
4
director’s
designee.
5
g.
The
director
of
the
division
of
criminal
and
juvenile
6
justice
planning
in
the
department
of
human
rights,
or
the
7
division
director’s
designee.
8
h.
The
state
public
defender,
or
the
state
public
defender’s
9
designee.
10
h.
i.
A
prosecuting
attorney.
11
i.
j.
A
licensed
substance
abuse
treatment
specialist
12
certified
alcohol
and
drug
counselor
.
13
j.
k.
A
certified
substance
abuse
prevention
specialist.
14
k.
l.
A
substance
abuse
use
disorder
treatment
program
15
director.
16
l.
m.
A
justice
of
the
Iowa
supreme
court,
or
judge,
as
17
designated
by
the
chief
justice
of
the
supreme
court.
18
m.
n.
A
member
representing
the
Iowa
peace
officers
19
association.
20
n.
o.
A
member
representing
the
Iowa
state
police
21
association.
22
o.
p.
A
member
representing
the
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
23
deputies’
association.
24
q.
A
police
chief.
25
2.
The
prosecuting
attorney,
licensed
substance
abuse
26
treatment
specialist
certified
alcohol
and
drug
counselor
,
27
certified
substance
abuse
prevention
specialist,
substance
28
abuse
use
disorder
treatment
program
director,
member
29
representing
the
Iowa
peace
officers
association,
member
30
representing
the
Iowa
state
police
association,
and
the
31
member
representing
the
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
deputies’
32
association
,
and
the
member
representing
the
Iowa
police
chiefs
33
association
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor,
subject
to
34
senate
confirmation,
for
four-year
terms
beginning
and
ending
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as
provided
in
section
69.19
.
A
vacancy
on
the
council
shall
1
be
filled
for
the
unexpired
term
in
the
same
manner
as
the
2
original
appointment
was
made.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
the
Iowa
drug
policy
coordinator
and
the
7
Iowa
drug
policy
advisory
council.
8
The
bill
makes
changes
to
the
terminology
used
in
describing
9
the
duties
of
the
Iowa
drug
policy
coordinator.
“Narcotics
10
enforcement”
is
changed
to
“drug
enforcement”,
and
“substance
11
abuse”
is
changed
to
“substance
use
disorder”
when
referring
to
12
treatment
programs
and
professionals.
13
The
bill
increases
the
number
of
members
of
the
Iowa
drug
14
policy
advisory
council
from
15
to
17.
The
additional
members,
15
to
be
appointed
by
the
governor,
are
the
state
public
defender
16
or
the
state
public
defender’s
designee
and
a
police
chief.
17
The
names
of
certain
current
members
on
the
advisory
council
18
were
changed
to
more
accurately
describe
the
stakeholders.
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