Bill Text: IA SF2201 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the national guard, by authorizing a morale, welfare, and recreation activity and establishing procedures concerning notification of civilian authorities regarding certain criminal offenses committed by members of the national guard. (Formerly SSB 3052.) Effective 7-1-18.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-28 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 812. [SF2201 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF2201-Enrolled.html

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Senate File 2201 - Enrolled




                              SENATE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS
                                  AFFAIRS

                              (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                  3052)
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                                       Senate File 2201

                             AN ACT
 RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD, BY AUTHORIZING A MORALE,
    WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITY AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES
    CONCERNING NOTIFICATION OF CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES REGARDING
    CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE
    NATIONAL GUARD.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  29A.12A  Morale, welfare, and
 recreation activity.
    1.  The adjutant general may establish a morale, welfare,
 and recreation activity in the department of public defense,
 for the purposes of supporting the readiness and resilience
 of members of the national guard.  The adjutant general shall
 prescribe regulations governing the operation of the morale,
 welfare, and recreation activity.
    2.  An obligation created under this section shall not be
 a charge against the state of Iowa and all obligations of the
 activity shall be paid from the operations of the activity.
    3.  There is no liability to the state of Iowa under this
 section.  Members of the governing body of the activity shall
 not be held to any personal or individual liability for any
 action taken by them under this chapter.
    Sec. 2.  Section 29B.116A, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    a.  A commander, who is made aware of an allegation that
 an offense under subsection 1, paragraph "a" or "b", has been
 committed by a member of the state military forces against
 another member of the state military forces while both are
 subject to this code, shall notify local, without delay, the
  civilian law enforcement authorities without delay agency
 having primary jurisdiction over the alleged offense.  Upon
 notification, the agency shall promptly assign a case number
 to the allegation and shall share with the national guard the
 results of any investigation or inform the national guard of
 the reasons for not conducting an investigation.


                                                                                            JACK WHITVER


                                                                                            LINDA UPMEYER


                                                                                            W. CHARLES SMITH


                                                                                            KIM REYNOLDS

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