Bill Text: IA HF224 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to privileged communications between certain peer support group counselors and officers. (Formerly HSB 67)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF224 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
67)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
privileged
communications
between
certain
1
peer
support
group
counselors
and
officers.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.7A
Peer
support
group
counselor.
1
The
commissioner
may
designate
a
peer
support
group
2
counselor
as
provided
in
section
622.10,
subsection
9.
3
Sec.
2.
Section
622.10,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
4
following
new
subsection:
5
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
a.
A
peer
support
group
counselor
6
who
obtains
information
from
an
officer
by
reason
of
the
7
counselor’s
capacity
as
a
peer
support
group
counselor
8
shall
not
be
allowed,
in
giving
testimony,
to
disclose
any
9
confidential
communication
properly
entrusted
to
the
counselor
10
by
the
officer
while
receiving
counseling.
11
b.
The
prohibition
in
this
subsection
does
not
apply
where
12
the
officer
has
consented
to
the
disclosure
of
the
information
13
specified
in
paragraph
“a”
.
14
c.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection:
15
(1)
“Officer”
means
a
peace
officer,
certified
law
16
enforcement
officer,
fire
fighter,
emergency
medical
17
technician,
corrections
officer,
detention
officer,
jailer,
18
probation
or
parole
officer,
communications
officer,
or
19
any
other
law
enforcement
officer
certified
by
the
Iowa
law
20
enforcement
academy
and
employed
by
a
municipality,
county,
or
21
state
agency.
22
(2)
“Peer
support
group
counselor”
means
either
of
the
23
following:
24
(a)
A
law
enforcement
officer,
fire
fighter,
civilian
25
employee
of
a
law
enforcement
agency,
or
civilian
employee
of
a
26
fire
department,
who
has
received
training
to
provide
emotional
27
and
moral
support
and
counseling
to
an
officer
who
needs
those
28
services
as
a
result
of
an
incident
in
which
the
officer
was
29
involved
while
acting
in
the
officer’s
official
capacity.
30
(b)
A
nonemployee
counselor
who
has
been
designated
by
the
31
commissioner
of
public
safety
to
provide
emotional
and
moral
32
support
and
counseling
to
an
officer
who
is
a
peace
officer
as
33
defined
in
section
80.7A
who
needs
those
services
as
a
result
34
of
an
incident
in
which
the
officer
was
involved
while
acting
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in
the
officer’s
official
capacity.
1
EXPLANATION
2
This
bill
relates
to
certain
public
safety
peer
support
3
group
counselors
and
privileged
communications
between
such
4
counselors
and
officers.
5
The
bill
provides
that
a
peer
support
group
counselor
6
who
obtains
information
from
an
officer
by
reason
of
the
7
counselor’s
capacity
as
a
peer
support
group
counselor
8
shall
not
be
allowed,
in
giving
testimony,
to
disclose
any
9
confidential
communications
properly
entrusted
to
the
counselor
10
by
the
officer
while
receiving
counseling.
The
bill
creates
an
11
exception
in
cases
where
the
officer
has
given
the
officer’s
12
consent
to
the
disclosure
of
such
information.
13
The
bill
defines
“officer”
to
mean
a
peace
officer,
14
certified
law
enforcement
officer,
fire
fighter,
emergency
15
medical
technician,
corrections
officer,
detention
officer,
16
jailer,
probation
or
parole
officer,
communications
officer,
17
or
any
other
law
enforcement
officer
certified
by
the
Iowa
law
18
enforcement
academy
and
employed
by
a
municipality,
county,
or
19
state
agency.
20
The
bill
defines
a
“peer
support
group
counselor”
as
a
21
law
enforcement
officer,
fire
fighter,
civilian
employee
of
22
a
law
enforcement
agency,
or
civilian
employee
of
a
fire
23
department,
who
has
received
training
to
provide
emotional
and
24
moral
support
and
counseling
to
an
officer
who
needs
those
25
services
as
a
result
of
an
incident
in
which
the
officer
26
was
involved
while
acting
in
the
officer’s
official
capacity
27
or
a
nonemployee
counselor
who
has
been
designated
by
the
28
commissioner
of
public
safety
to
provide
such
support
and
29
counseling
to
a
peace
officer
under
the
same
circumstances.
30
The
bill
gives
the
commissioner
the
authority
to
designate
a
31
peer
support
counselor.
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