Bill Text: IA SF2329 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to local civil rights commissions.(Formerly SF 2212.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-14 - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 294. [SF2329 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2329-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2329
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2329
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2212)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
local
civil
rights
commissions.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
216.19,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsections:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
Any
complaint
filed
with
a
local
agency
3
or
commission
where
a
party
is
a
political
subdivision
shall
be
4
referred
to
the
Iowa
civil
rights
commission
for
processing.
5
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
10.
a.
A
local
agency
or
commission
6
complaint,
upon
request
by
any
party,
shall
be
transferred
7
to
the
Iowa
civil
rights
commission
for
processing
if
the
8
complaint
alleges
a
violation
of
this
chapter
and
has
not
9
been
resolved
within
twelve
months
of
the
filing
date
of
the
10
complaint.
11
b.
The
local
agency
or
commission
shall
within
three
12
hundred
days
of
the
filing
date
of
the
complaint
do
all
of
the
13
following:
14
(1)
Send
notice
to
all
parties
of
a
party’s
right
to
direct
15
transfer
of
the
complaint
to
the
Iowa
civil
rights
commission
16
from
the
local
agency
or
commission
after
twelve
months
if
the
17
complaint
alleges
a
violation
of
this
chapter.
The
notice
18
shall
be
sent
to
all
parties
by
verified
mail,
or
electronic
19
notice
if
the
party
is
enrolled
in
electronic
notification.
20
(2)
Cross
file
a
complaint
with
the
Iowa
civil
rights
21
commission
if
the
local
agency
or
commission
complaint
arises
22
from
an
alleged
violation
of
a
state
law,
rule,
or
regulation
23
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Iowa
civil
rights
commission.
24
This
subparagraph
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
a
local
25
agency
or
commission
from
cross
filing
a
complaint
with
any
26
other
federal
or
state
agency,
commission,
or
entity,
if
the
27
local
agency
or
commission
complaint
arises
from
an
alleged
28
violation
of
a
state
or
federal
law,
rule,
or
regulation
of
a
29
state
or
federal
agency,
commission,
or
entity.
30
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
The
term
of
a
commissioner
appointed
to
31
a
local
agency
or
commission
shall
be
for
two
years.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
relates
to
local
civil
rights
commissions
or
1
agencies.
2
The
bill
provides
that
any
complaint
that
is
filed
with
3
a
local
commission
or
agency
where
a
party
is
a
political
4
subdivision
shall
be
referred
to
the
Iowa
civil
rights
5
commission
for
processing.
The
bill
provides
that
a
local
6
agency
or
commission
complaint,
upon
request
by
any
party,
7
shall
be
transferred
to
the
Iowa
civil
rights
commission
for
8
processing
if
the
complaint
alleges
a
violation
of
the
Iowa
9
civil
rights
Act
of
1965
and
has
not
been
resolved
within
12
10
months
of
the
filing
date
of
the
complaint.
The
bill
requires
11
the
local
agency
or
commission
to
within
300
days
of
the
filing
12
date
of
the
complaint:
(1)
send
notice
to
all
parties
of
the
13
party’s
right
to
direct
transfer
to
the
Iowa
civil
rights
14
commission
after
12
months
by
verified
mail,
or
electronic
15
notice,
and
(2)
cross
file
a
complaint
with
the
Iowa
civil
16
rights
commission
if
the
local
agency
or
commission
complaint
17
arises
from
an
alleged
violation
of
a
state
law,
rule,
or
18
regulation
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Iowa
civil
rights
19
commission.
The
bill
does
not
prohibit
a
local
agency
or
20
commission
from
cross
filing
a
complaint
with
any
other
federal
21
or
state
agency,
commission,
or
entity,
if
the
local
agency
22
or
commission
complaint
arises
from
an
alleged
violation
of
a
23
state
or
federal
law,
rule,
or
regulation
of
a
state
or
federal
24
agency,
commission,
or
entity.
25
The
bill
provides
that
the
term
of
a
commissioner
of
a
local
26
agency
or
commission
is
two
years.
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