Bill Text: IA SF12 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing an interim study committee to review and develop recommendations for the appointment of a special prosecutor for incidents involving the use of deadly force by a peace officer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-16 - Subcommittee: Sweeney, Kinney, and Zaun. S.J. 110. [SF12 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF12-Introduced.html
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BY
BOLKCOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
an
interim
study
committee
to
review
and
1
develop
recommendations
for
the
appointment
of
a
special
2
prosecutor
for
incidents
involving
the
use
of
deadly
force
3
by
a
peace
officer.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SPECIAL
PROSECUTOR
INTERIM
STUDY
COMMITTEE.
The
1
legislative
council
shall
establish
an
interim
study
2
committee
composed
of
members
of
the
senate
and
the
house
of
3
representatives
to
meet
during
the
2019
legislative
interim.
4
The
committee,
in
consultation
with
the
justice
department,
5
Iowa
county
attorneys
association,
office
of
the
state
public
6
defender,
the
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
deputies’
association,
7
the
Iowa
peace
officers
association,
and
other
stakeholders,
8
shall
study
issues
relating
to
the
appointment
of
a
special
9
prosecutor
to
investigate
and
prosecute
incidents
involving
the
10
use
of
deadly
force
by
a
peace
officer.
The
committee
shall
11
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
12
by
January
15,
2020,
for
consideration
by
the
general
assembly
13
during
the
2020
legislative
session.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
establishes
an
interim
study
committee
to
review
18
and
develop
recommendations
for
the
appointment
of
a
special
19
prosecutor
for
incidents
involving
the
use
of
deadly
force
by
a
20
peace
officer.
21
The
bill
provides
that
the
legislative
council
shall
22
establish
an
interim
study
committee
composed
of
members
of
23
the
senate
and
the
house
of
representatives
to
meet
during
the
24
2019
legislative
interim.
The
committee,
in
consultation
with
25
the
justice
department,
Iowa
county
attorneys
association,
26
state
public
defender,
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
deputies’
27
association,
Iowa
peace
officers
association,
and
other
28
stakeholders,
shall
study
issues
relating
to
the
appointment
29
of
a
special
prosecutor
to
investigate
and
prosecute
incidents
30
involving
the
use
of
deadly
force
by
a
peace
officer.
The
31
bill
requires
the
committee
to
submit
its
findings
and
32
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
15,
2020,
33
for
consideration
by
the
general
assembly
during
the
2020
34
legislative
session.
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