Bill Text: IA HF538 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing alternate members of the board of parole. (Formerly HSB 174) Effective 7-1-13.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF538 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF538-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing alternate members of the board of parole. (Formerly HSB 174) Effective 7-1-13.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF538 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF538-Enrolled.html
House
File
538
AN
ACT
AUTHORIZING
ALTERNATE
MEMBERS
OF
THE
BOARD
OF
PAROLE.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
904A.2A
Board
of
parole
——
alternate
members.
1.
The
board
of
parole
shall
have
a
pool
of
three
alternate
members
to
substitute
for
board
members
who
are
disqualified
or
become
unavailable
for
any
other
reason
for
hearings.
The
pool
of
alternate
members
shall
be
deemed
a
separate
appointive
board
for
purposes
of
complying
with
the
requirements
of
sections
69.16
and
69.16A.
Each
alternate
member
shall
serve
a
term
of
four
years
beginning
and
ending
as
provided
by
section
69.19,
except
for
alternate
members
appointed
to
fill
vacancies
who
shall
serve
for
the
balance
of
the
unexpired
term.
2.
A
person
who
serves
as
an
alternate
member
may
later
be
appointed
to
the
board
and
may
serve
four
years,
in
accordance
with
section
904A.1.
A
former
board
of
parole
member
may
serve
in
the
pool
of
alternate
members.
3.
When
a
sufficient
number
of
board
of
parole
members
are
unavailable
to
hear
a
case,
the
board
of
parole
may
request
alternate
members
to
serve.
4.
Notwithstanding
section
904A.1:
a.
An
alternate
member
is
deemed
a
member
of
the
board
of
parole
only
for
the
hearing
panel
for
which
the
alternate
member
serves.
b.
At
least
one
member
of
a
hearing
panel
containing
alternate
members
shall
be
a
member
of
the
board.
c.
A
decision
of
a
hearing
panel
containing
alternate
members
is
considered
a
final
decision
of
the
board.
5.
An
alternate
member
shall
not
receive
compensation
in
House
File
538,
p.
2
excess
of
that
authorized
by
law
for
a
board
of
parole
member
who
is
not
the
chairperson
or
vice
chairperson
of
the
board
of
parole.
Sec.
2.
Section
904A.3,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
904A.3
Appointment
to
board
of
parole.
The
governor
shall
appoint
the
chairperson
and
other
members
of
the
board
of
parole,
including
alternate
members,
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
The
chairperson
shall
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
the
governor.
Vacancies
shall
be
filled
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
appointments
are
made.
______________________________
KRAIG
PAULSEN
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
PAM
JOCHUM
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
538,
Eighty-fifth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2013
______________________________
TERRY
E.
BRANSTAD
Governor