Bill Text: IA SSB1013 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the legal sufficiency review of and notification procedures for complaints filed with the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-01-16 - State Government: Danielson Chair,Jochum, and Anderson, B.. [SSB1013 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB1013-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1013
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
ETHICS
AND
CAMPAIGN
DISCLOSURE
BOARD
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
legal
sufficiency
review
of
and
1
notification
procedures
for
complaints
filed
with
the
Iowa
2
ethics
and
campaign
disclosure
board.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
68B.32B,
subsections
5
and
6,
Code
2013,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
5.
After
receiving
an
evaluation
of
the
legal
sufficiency
3
of
the
complaint,
the
chairperson
shall
refer
the
complaint
to
4
the
board
for
a
formal
determination
by
the
board
of
determine
5
the
legal
sufficiency
of
the
allegations
contained
in
the
6
complaint.
7
6.
If
the
board
chairperson
determines
that
none
of
the
8
allegations
contained
in
the
complaint
are
legally
sufficient,
9
the
complaint
shall
be
dismissed.
The
complainant
shall
be
10
sent
a
notice
of
dismissal
stating
the
reason
or
reasons
11
for
the
dismissal.
A
copy
of
the
complaint
and
the
notice
12
of
dismissal
shall
also
be
sent
to
every
board
member.
If
13
a
copy
of
the
complaint
was
sent
to
the
subject
of
the
14
complaint,
a
copy
of
the
notice
shall
be
sent
to
the
subject
15
of
the
complaint.
If
the
board
chairperson
determines
16
that
any
allegation
contained
in
the
complaint
is
legally
17
sufficient,
notice
of
the
legal
sufficiency
shall
be
sent
18
to
the
complainant,
the
subject
of
the
complaint,
and
every
19
board
member
and
the
complaint
shall
be
referred
to
the
board
20
staff
for
investigation
of
any
legally
sufficient
allegations.
21
The
board
shall
reconsider
whether
the
complaint
is
legally
22
sufficient
if
a
request
to
reconsider
is
filed
with
the
board
23
by
the
complainant,
the
subject
of
the
complaint,
or
a
board
24
member
within
thirty
days
of
the
sending
of
the
notice
of
25
dismissal
or
investigation.
26
EXPLANATION
27
This
bill
relates
to
the
legal
sufficiency
review
of
and
28
notification
procedures
for
complaints
filed
with
the
Iowa
29
ethics
and
campaign
disclosure
board.
30
Currently,
the
chairperson
of
the
Iowa
ethics
and
campaign
31
disclosure
board
refers
complaints
to
the
board
for
a
formal
32
determination
on
the
legal
sufficiency
of
the
allegations
33
in
the
complaint.
If
all
of
the
allegations
are
found
to
34
be
legally
insufficient,
the
complaint
is
required
to
be
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dismissed.
If
any
of
the
allegations
in
the
complaint
are
1
found
to
be
legally
sufficient,
the
complaint
is
referred
2
to
the
board
staff
for
investigation
for
probable
cause
3
determinations.
4
The
bill
requires
the
chairperson
of
the
board
to
make
the
5
legal
sufficiency
determination
on
complaints.
If
a
complaint
6
is
dismissed,
the
bill
requires
notice
to
be
sent
to
the
7
complainant
and
every
member
of
the
board.
If
a
complaint
8
is
referred
to
the
board
staff
for
investigation,
the
bill
9
requires
notice
to
be
sent
to
the
complainant,
the
subject
10
of
the
complaint,
and
every
member
of
the
board.
The
bill
11
requires
the
board
to
reconsider
whether
a
complaint
is
legally
12
sufficient
upon
a
request
made
by
the
complainant,
the
subject
13
of
the
complaint,
or
a
board
member.
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