Bill Text: IA HSB111 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections, the board of corrections, superintendents, and district directors.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [HSB111 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HSB111-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
111
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
CORRECTIONS
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
duties
of
the
director
of
the
department
1
of
corrections,
the
board
of
corrections,
superintendents,
2
and
district
directors.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
1399XD
(1)
91
as/js
S.F.
_____
H.F.
_____
Section
1.
Section
904.301,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
904.301
Appointment
of
superintendents.
3
1.
The
director
shall
appoint,
subject
to
the
approval
4
advice
and
recommendations
of
the
board,
the
superintendents
of
5
the
institutions
provided
for
in
section
904.102
.
6
2.
The
superintendent
has
the
immediate
custody
and
7
control,
subject
to
the
orders
and
policies
of
the
director,
8
of
all
property
used
in
connection
with
the
institution
except
9
as
otherwise
provided
by
statute.
The
tenure
of
office
of
10
a
superintendent
shall
be
at
the
pleasure
of
the
appointing
11
authority
but
a
superintendent
may
be
removed
for
inability
or
12
refusal
to
properly
perform
the
duties
of
the
office.
Removal
13
shall
occur
only
after
an
opportunity
is
given
the
person
to
14
be
heard
before
the
board
and
the
director
and
upon
preferred
15
written
charges.
The
removal
when
made
is
final.
16
Sec.
2.
Section
904.301A,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
17
follows:
18
904.301A
Appointment
of
directors.
19
1.
The
director
shall
appoint,
subject
to
the
approval
20
advice
and
recommendations
of
the
board,
a
district
director
21
for
each
district
department
established
in
section
904.104A
.
22
2.
The
district
director
has
the
immediate
custody
and
23
control,
subject
to
the
orders
and
policies
of
the
director,
of
24
all
property
used
in
connection
with
the
district
department
25
except
as
otherwise
provided
by
statute.
The
tenure
of
26
office
of
a
district
director
shall
be
at
the
pleasure
of
the
27
appointing
authority
but
a
district
director
may
be
removed
28
for
inability
or
refusal
to
properly
perform
the
duties
of
the
29
office.
30
Sec.
3.
Section
904.317,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
31
to
read
as
follows:
32
1.
The
director,
subject
to
the
approval
advice
and
33
recommendations
of
the
board,
may
secure
options
to
purchase
34
real
estate
and
acquire
and
sell
real
estate
for
the
proper
35
-1-
LSB
1399XD
(1)
91
as/js
1/
3
S.F.
_____
H.F.
_____
uses
of
the
institutions.
Real
estate
shall
be
acquired
and
1
sold
upon
terms
and
conditions
the
director
recommends
subject
2
to
the
approval
of
the
board.
Upon
sale
of
the
real
estate,
3
the
proceeds
shall
be
deposited
in
a
corrections
capital
4
reinvestment
fund,
which
is
established
in
the
state
treasury
5
under
the
purview
of
the
department.
There
is
appropriated
6
from
the
fund
to
the
department
the
proceeds,
which
may
be
used
7
to
purchase
other
real
estate
or
for
capital
improvements
upon
8
property
under
the
director’s
supervision.
Notwithstanding
9
section
8.33
,
moneys
in
the
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
10
unobligated
at
the
close
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
11
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
12
designated.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2
,
13
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
14
to
the
fund.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
relates
to
the
duties
of
the
director
of
19
the
department
of
corrections,
the
board
of
corrections,
20
superintendents,
and
district
directors.
21
The
bill
provides
that
the
director
of
the
department
22
of
corrections
shall
appoint,
subject
to
the
advice
and
23
recommendations
of
the
board,
the
superintendents
of
the
24
department
of
corrections
institutions.
Current
law
requires
25
the
approval
of
the
board.
Current
law
provides
that
a
26
superintendent
serves
at
the
pleasure
of
the
director
27
but
removal
of
a
superintendent
shall
occur
only
after
an
28
opportunity
is
given
the
person
to
be
heard
before
the
board
29
and
the
director
and
upon
preferred
written
charges.
The
bill
30
removes
the
requirement
of
an
opportunity
to
be
heard.
31
The
bill
provides
that
the
director
shall
appoint,
subject
32
to
the
advice
and
recommendations
of
the
board,
a
district
33
director
for
each
district
department.
Current
law
requires
34
the
approval
of
the
board.
35
-2-
LSB
1399XD
(1)
91
as/js
2/
3
S.F.
_____
H.F.
_____
The
bill
provides
that
the
district
director
has
the
1
immediate
custody
and
control,
subject
to
the
orders
and
2
policies
of
the
director,
of
all
property
used
in
connection
3
with
the
district
department
except
as
otherwise
provided
by
4
statute.
The
director
serves
at
the
pleasure
of
the
appointing
5
authority
but
a
district
director
may
be
removed
for
inability
6
or
refusal
to
properly
perform
the
duties
of
the
office.
7
The
bill
provides
that
the
director,
subject
to
the
advice
8
and
recommendations
of
the
board,
may
secure
options
to
9
purchase
real
estate
and
acquire
and
sell
real
estate
for
the
10
proper
uses
of
the
institutions.
Current
law
requires
the
11
approval
of
the
board.
12
-3-
LSB
1399XD
(1)
91
as/js
3/
3
