Bill Text: IA SF2208 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the missing person information clearinghouse and missing and murdered indigenous women and children.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-11 - Subcommittee: Sinclair, Bisignano, and Shipley. S.J. 275. [SF2208 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2208-Introduced.html
Senate
File
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2208
BY
J.
SMITH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
missing
person
information
clearinghouse
1
and
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women
and
children.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
80.45,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0g.
Promote
training
on
human
trafficking
3
investigations
and
prosecutions
related
to
missing
and
murdered
4
indigenous
women
and
children
with
the
office
of
the
attorney
5
general,
the
office
of
the
prosecuting
attorneys
training
6
coordinator,
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy,
the
department,
7
and
state
and
local
law
enforcement
agencies
throughout
the
8
state.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
694.10,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
b
and
c,
10
Code
2020,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
b.
Develop
training
programs
for
local
law
enforcement
12
personnel
concerning
appropriate
procedures
to
report
missing
13
persons
,
including
indigenous
women
and
children,
to
the
14
clearinghouse
and
to
comply
with
legal
procedures
relating
to
15
missing
person
cases.
16
c.
Provide
specialized
training
to
law
enforcement
officers,
17
in
conjunction
with
the
law
enforcement
academy,
to
enable
18
the
officers
to
more
efficiently
handle
the
tracking
of
19
missing
persons
and
unidentified
bodies
on
the
local
level.
20
Specialized
training
shall
also
be
provided
on
conducting
21
investigations
related
to
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women
22
and
children.
23
Sec.
3.
Section
694.10,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
24
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
25
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
l.
Prepare
guidelines
and
uniform
procedures
26
for
the
reporting
and
investigation
of
missing
and
murdered
27
indigenous
women
and
children.
The
department
shall
distribute
28
the
guidelines
and
uniform
procedures
to
law
enforcement
29
agencies
throughout
the
state.
30
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
694.11
Indigenous
women
and
children
31
——
cooperation
with
other
agencies
and
governmental
entities.
32
The
department
of
public
safety
shall
collect
data
and
33
information
related
to
missing
indigenous
women
and
children
34
in
this
state
and
cooperate
with
similar
divisions,
bureaus,
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or
departments
of
other
states,
tribal
governments,
law
1
enforcement
agencies,
county
and
local
governments,
county
and
2
local
law
enforcement
agencies,
the
bureau
of
Indian
affairs
of
3
the
United
States
department
of
the
interior,
and
the
federal
4
bureau
of
investigation,
to
investigate
and
locate
the
missing
5
indigenous
women
and
children.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
relates
to
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women
10
and
children.
11
The
bill
directs
the
office
to
combat
human
trafficking
12
to
promote
training
on
human
trafficking
investigations
and
13
prosecutions
related
to
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women
14
and
children
to
various
entities
as
detailed
in
the
bill.
15
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
public
safety
16
(department)
to
develop
training
programs
for
local
law
17
enforcement
personnel
concerning
appropriate
procedures
18
to
report
missing
indigenous
women
and
children
to
the
19
missing
person
information
clearinghouse
and
to
provide
20
specialized
training
to
law
enforcement
officers
on
conducting
21
investigations
related
to
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women
22
and
children.
23
The
department
is
required
to
prepare
guidelines
and
uniform
24
procedures
for
the
reporting
and
investigation
of
missing
25
and
murdered
indigenous
women
and
children
and
distribute
26
such
guidelines
and
procedures
to
law
enforcement
agencies
27
throughout
the
state.
The
department
is
also
required
to
28
collect
data
and
information
related
to
missing
indigenous
29
women
and
children
in
this
state
and
cooperate
with
the
30
entities
detailed
in
the
bill
to
investigate
and
locate
the
31
missing
indigenous
women
and
children.
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