Bill Text: IA HF458 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for an Edna Griffin statue or monument on the capitol complex grounds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-20 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 320. [HF458 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF458-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
BENNETT
,
STAED
,
DONAHUE
,
GAINES
,
THEDE
,
KURTH
,
HUNTER
,
GASKILL
,
M.
SMITH
,
ANDERSON
,
B.
MEYER
,
DERRY
,
McCONKEY
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
MASCHER
,
KRESSIG
,
and
WOLFE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
an
Edna
Griffin
statue
or
monument
on
the
1
capitol
complex
grounds.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
EDNA
GRIFFIN
——
CAPITOL
COMPLEX
STATUE.
1
1.
The
department
of
administrative
services,
in
2
consultation
with
the
capitol
planning
commission,
shall
3
authorize
the
placement
of
a
statue
or
suitable
monument
on
4
the
capitol
complex
grounds
honoring
civil
rights
leader
Edna
5
Griffin
subject
to
the
requirements
of
this
section.
The
6
deadline
for
raising
sufficient
funds
and
developing
a
statue
7
or
suitable
monument
to
honor
Edna
Griffin
shall
be
June
30,
8
2024.
9
2.
The
commission
on
the
status
of
African
Americans,
10
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
cultural
affairs
and
11
the
capitol
planning
commission,
shall
be
responsible
for
12
developing
and
recommending
a
statue
or
suitable
monument
13
honoring
Edna
Griffin.
14
3.
An
Edna
Griffin
capitol
complex
statue
fund
is
15
established
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
and
16
administered
by
the
department
of
cultural
affairs.
The
17
department
may
accept
gifts,
grants,
bequests,
and
other
18
private
contributions
and
shall
deposit
the
moneys
in
the
fund
19
to
be
used
for
the
development
and
construction
of
an
Edna
20
Griffin
statue
or
suitable
monument
on
the
capitol
complex
21
grounds.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
and
may
be
used
22
for
the
purposes
of
this
section.
However,
if
sufficient
funds
23
for
developing
a
statue
or
suitable
monument
to
honor
Edna
24
Griffin
are
not
raised
by
June
30,
2024,
moneys
in
the
fund
are
25
appropriated
to
the
department
of
cultural
affairs
and
used
for
26
educational
purposes
concerning
Edna
Griffin.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
administrative
31
services,
in
consultation
with
the
capitol
planning
commission,
32
to
authorize
the
placement
of
a
statue
or
suitable
monument
33
on
the
capitol
complex
grounds
honoring
civil
rights
leader
34
Edna
Griffin.
The
deadline
for
raising
sufficient
funds
and
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developing
a
statue
or
suitable
monument
is
June
30,
2024.
The
1
bill
provides
that
the
commission
on
the
status
of
African
2
Americans
shall
be
responsible
for
developing
and
recommending
3
a
statue
or
suitable
monument
honoring
Edna
Griffin.
The
bill
4
further
establishes
an
Edna
Griffin
capitol
complex
statue
5
fund
under
the
control
of
and
administered
by
the
department
6
of
cultural
affairs
to
receive
gifts
and
other
private
7
contributions
for
the
development
of
the
statue
or
suitable
8
monument
and
authorizes
the
expenditure
of
moneys
from
that
9
fund
for
that
purpose.
If
sufficient
funds
are
not
raised
by
10
June
30,
2024,
the
bill
authorizes
the
department
of
cultural
11
affairs
to
use
any
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
for
educational
12
purposes
concerning
Edna
Griffin.
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