House
File
2372
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2372
BY
ANDREWS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
correctional
impact
statements
regarding
1
minorities
who
are
juveniles.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
2.56,
subsections
1
and
5,
Code
2024,
are
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Prior
to
debate
on
the
floor
of
a
chamber
of
the
3
general
assembly,
a
correctional
impact
statement
shall
be
4
attached
to
any
bill,
joint
resolution,
or
amendment
which
5
proposes
a
change
in
the
law
which
creates
a
public
offense,
6
significantly
changes
an
existing
public
offense
or
the
penalty
7
for
an
existing
offense,
or
changes
existing
sentencing,
8
parole,
or
probation
procedures.
The
statement
shall
include
9
information
concerning
the
estimated
number
of
criminal
cases
10
per
year
that
the
legislation
will
impact,
the
fiscal
impact
11
of
confining
persons
pursuant
to
the
legislation,
the
impact
12
of
the
legislation
on
minorities
including
minorities
who
13
are
juveniles
,
the
impact
of
the
legislation
upon
existing
14
correctional
institutions,
community-based
correctional
15
facilities
and
services,
and
jails,
the
likelihood
that
the
16
legislation
may
create
a
need
for
additional
prison
capacity,
17
and
other
relevant
matters.
The
statement
shall
be
factual
18
and
shall,
if
possible,
provide
a
reasonable
estimate
of
both
19
the
immediate
effect
and
the
long-range
impact
upon
prison
20
capacity.
21
5.
The
legislative
services
agency,
in
cooperation
with
22
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
as
the
agency
23
responsible
for
criminal
and
juvenile
justice
planning,
shall
24
develop
a
protocol
for
analyzing
the
impact
of
the
legislation
25
on
minorities
including
minorities
who
are
juveniles
.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
correctional
impact
statements
30
regarding
minorities
who
are
juveniles.
31
Under
current
law,
a
correctional
impact
statement
must
32
include
the
impact
of
legislation
which
proposes
a
change
33
in
the
law
which
creates
a
public
offense,
significantly
34
changes
an
existing
public
offense
or
the
penalty
for
an
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existing
offense,
or
changes
existing
sentencing,
parole,
or
1
probation
procedures.
The
statement
must
include,
among
other
2
factors,
information
concerning
the
impact
of
the
legislation
3
on
minorities.
The
bill
specifies
the
statement
must
also
4
include
information
concerning
the
impact
of
the
legislation
on
5
minorities
who
are
juveniles.
6
Under
current
law,
the
legislative
services
agency,
in
7
cooperation
with
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
8
is
required
to
develop
a
protocol
for
analyzing
the
impact
9
of
the
legislation
on
minorities.
The
bill
specifies
that
10
the
protocol
for
analyzing
the
impact
of
the
legislation
on
11
minorities
must
also
include
the
impact
of
the
legislation
on
12
minorities
who
are
juveniles.
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