Bill Text: IA SSB3163 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act creating a law enforcement body camera interim workgroup.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-02-07 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/08/2018 3:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge (Cancelled) [SSB3163 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB3163-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3163
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
GARRETT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
law
enforcement
body
camera
interim
1
workgroup.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
BODY
CAMERA
RECORDINGS
——
1
INTERIM
WORKGROUP.
2
1.
The
Iowa
public
information
board
shall
convene
a
3
stakeholder
workgroup
to
meet
during
the
2018
legislative
4
interim
to
examine
issues
and
develop
policy
recommendations
5
relating
to
the
use,
storage,
cost,
retention,
public
6
inspection,
and
confidentiality
of
law
enforcement
body
camera
7
video
and
audio
recordings.
The
workgroup
shall
request
8
relevant
data
from
workgroup
member
organizations
and
from
9
state
departments
and
agencies,
including
but
not
limited
to
10
the
department
of
public
safety,
the
Iowa
public
information
11
board,
the
office
of
ombudsman,
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
12
academy,
the
judicial
branch,
the
state
board
of
regents,
13
and
other
appropriate
organizations.
The
workgroup
shall
14
comprehensively
review
and
analyze
such
information
and
15
data
and
submit
findings
and
recommendations
including
any
16
recommendations
for
proposed
legislation.
17
2.
The
workgroup
shall
consist
of
eight
voting
members
and
18
four
ex
officio,
nonvoting
legislative
members.
19
3.
The
following
eight
members
appointed
by
the
following
20
organizations
or
governmental
agencies
shall
serve
as
voting
21
members:
22
a.
The
Iowa
public
information
board.
23
b.
The
Iowa
newspaper
association.
24
c.
The
Iowa
freedom
of
information
council.
25
d.
The
department
of
justice.
26
e.
The
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
deputies’
association.
27
f.
The
Iowa
police
chiefs
association.
28
g.
The
Iowa
coalition
against
domestic
violence.
29
h.
The
Iowa
county
attorneys
association.
30
4.
Two
members
of
the
senate
and
two
members
of
the
house
of
31
representatives
shall
serve
as
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members
32
of
the
workgroup
and
shall
be
appointed
by
the
majority
and
33
minority
leaders
of
the
senate
and
the
speaker
and
minority
34
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives.
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5.
The
workgroup
may
meet
up
to
two
times
during
the
1
2018
legislative
interim
and
shall
submit
findings
and
2
recommendations
including
any
recommendations
for
proposed
3
legislation
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
November
1,
4
2018.
5
6.
a.
Notwithstanding
section
7E.6,
workgroup
members
6
shall
not
receive
reimbursement
for
actual
expenses
for
7
the
performance
of
their
official
duties
as
members
of
the
8
workgroup,
but
may
seek
reimbursement
for
expenses
from
the
9
member’s
organization.
10
b.
Notwithstanding
section
2.10,
legislative
members
shall
11
not
receive
a
per
diem
and
shall
not
receive
reimbursement
12
for
necessary
travel
and
actual
expenses
incurred
in
the
13
performance
of
their
official
duties
while
a
member
of
the
14
workgroup.
15
c.
The
Iowa
public
information
board
is
authorized
to
16
allocate
up
to
one
thousand
dollars
from
the
operating
budget
17
of
the
board
to
pay
the
costs
of
the
workgroup.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
creates
a
law
enforcement
body
camera
recordings
22
interim
workgroup.
23
The
bill
authorizes
the
Iowa
public
information
board
24
to
convene
a
stakeholder
workgroup
to
meet
during
the
2018
25
legislative
interim
to
examine
issues
and
develop
policy
26
recommendations
relating
to
the
use,
storage,
cost,
retention,
27
public
inspection,
and
confidentiality
of
law
enforcement
28
body
camera
video
and
audio
recordings.
The
bill
instructs
29
the
workgroup
to
comprehensively
review
and
analyze
such
30
information
and
submit
findings
and
recommendations
including
31
any
proposed
legislation.
32
The
bill
specifies
that
the
workgroup
shall
consist
33
of
eight
voting
members.
The
eight
voting
members
shall
34
consist
of
representatives
of
the
following
organizations
or
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governmental
agencies:
the
Iowa
public
information
board,
the
1
Iowa
newspaper
association,
the
Iowa
freedom
of
information
2
council,
the
department
of
justice,
the
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
3
and
deputies’
association,
the
Iowa
police
chiefs
association,
4
the
Iowa
coalition
against
domestic
violence,
and
the
Iowa
5
county
attorneys
association.
6
The
bill
also
specifies
that
the
workgroup
shall
also
7
consist
of
four
ex
officio,
nonvoting
legislative
members
with
8
each
member
separately
appointed
by
the
majority
and
minority
9
leaders
in
each
chamber.
10
The
bill
authorizes
the
workgroup
to
meet
up
to
two
times
11
during
the
2018
legislative
interim
and
to
submit
findings
and
12
recommendations
including
any
recommendations
for
proposed
13
legislation
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
November
1,
14
2018.
15
The
bill
does
not
authorize
any
workgroup
(legislative
and
16
nonlegislative)
member
to
receive
reimbursement
for
actual
or
17
travel
expenses
or
to
receive
a
per
diem.
18
The
bill
authorizes
the
Iowa
public
information
board
to
19
allocate
up
to
$1,000
from
the
operating
budget
of
the
board
to
20
pay
the
administrative
costs
of
the
workgroup.
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