HF 881 (LSB 2660YH (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 881

BY  GAINES

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the employment of social workers by county sheriffs and municipal police departments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  331.662  Social workers in office of county sheriff.
   A county sheriff shall, by July 1, 2023, employ at least one social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 154C for every fifteen deputy sheriffs employed by the county sheriff.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  362.10A  Social workers in municipal police departments.
   A municipal police department shall, by July 1, 2023, employ at least one social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 154C for every fifteen police officers employed by the municipal police department.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the employment of social workers by county sheriffs and municipal police departments.
   The bill provides that a county sheriff shall employ at least one licensed social worker for every 15 deputy sheriffs employed by the county sheriff.
   The bill provides that a municipal police department shall employ at least one licensed social worker for every 15 police officers employed by the municipal police department.
   The requirements for employing licensed social workers must be complied with by July 1, 2023.