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House
File
934
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
934
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
290)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
making
an
appropriation
to
the
department
of
public
1
safety
for
the
creation
of
a
drug
interdiction
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY
——
DRUG
INTERDICTION
1
PROGRAM
——
APPROPRIATION.
2
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
3
state
to
the
department
of
public
safety
for
the
fiscal
year
4
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
2026,
the
following
5
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
6
purposes
designated:
7
For
the
creation
of
a
drug
interdiction
program
in
8
conjunction
with
the
Iowa
national
guard
within
the
department
9
of
public
safety
pursuant
to
this
section
for
salaries,
10
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
11
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
12
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FTEs
12.00
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2.
The
department
of
public
safety
shall
partner
with
the
15
Iowa
national
guard
to
create
a
drug
interdiction
program
to
16
combat
the
trafficking
of
illicit
drugs
within
the
state.
17
3.
The
department
shall
employ
up
to
10.00
full-time
drug
18
interdiction
specialists
and
2.00
full-time
criminal
analysts
19
as
part
of
the
drug
interdiction
program.
20
4.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
21
this
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
22
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
23
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
24
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
appropriates
$1.2
million
for
FY
2025-2026
for
the
29
creation
of
a
drug
interdiction
program
within
the
department
30
of
public
safety
in
conjunction
with
the
Iowa
national
guard.
31
The
purpose
of
the
drug
interdiction
program
is
to
combat
32
the
trafficking
of
illicit
drugs
within
the
state.
The
bill
33
authorizes
the
hiring
of
12.00
full-time
equivalent
positions
34
for
the
program.
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