SF 2212 (LSB 5171XS (2) 90)

SENATE FILE 2212

BY  WEBSTER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to local civil rights commissions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 216.19, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  A city with a population of twenty-nine thousand, or greater, shall maintain an independent local civil rights agency or commission, consistent with commission rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A, that is a division or bureau of the executive office. An agency or commission for which a staff is provided shall have control over such staff. A city required to maintain a local civil rights agency or commission shall structure and adequately fund the agency or commission in order to effect cooperative undertakings with the Iowa civil rights commission and to aid in effectuating the purposes of this chapter.
    Sec. 2.  Section 216.19, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subsections:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  Any complaint filed with a local agency or commission against a taxing authority shall be referred to and heard by the Iowa civil rights commission.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  10.  A local agency or commission case shall expire after twelve months of the filing date of the complaint to the local agency or commission.
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 local civil rights commissions or agencies. Current law provides that a city with a population of 29,000 is required to establish a local civil rights commission or agency. The bill provides that such an agency or commission shall be a division or bureau of the executive office of the city.
   The bill also provides that any complaint that is filed with a local commission or agency that is against a taxing authority shall be referred to and heard by the Iowa civil rights commission. The bill provides that a local agency or commission case shall expire after 12 months.