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Senate
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566
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
566
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1199)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
study
committee
on
the
administration
of
the
1
court
debt
system.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
JUDICIAL
BRANCH
——
STUDY
COMMITTEE
ON
COURT
DEBT
1
SYSTEM.
2
1.
The
judicial
branch
shall
convene
a
study
committee
3
to
produce
a
legislative
proposal
to
overhaul
the
statutory
4
framework
for
the
administration
of
the
court
debt
system
5
with
the
goals
of
simplifying
the
statutory
framework
to
6
minimize
error,
decrease
administrative
burden,
increase
7
efficiencies,
and
ensure
accurate
distribution.
The
purview
of
8
the
study
committee
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
reviewing
9
and
providing
recommendations
to
improve
the
administration
of
10
the
assessment,
payment,
collection,
and
distribution
of
court
11
debt.
The
purview
of
the
study
committee
does
not
include
12
substantively
reconsidering
the
amount
of
court
debt
assessed
13
against
persons
or
the
amount
of
moneys
distributed
to
court
14
debt
recipients.
15
2.
The
state
court
administrator,
or
the
administrator’s
16
designee,
shall
be
the
chairperson
of
the
study
committee.
In
17
addition
to
the
members
required
under
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”,
18
the
state
court
administrator
may
also
appoint
other
members
19
with
relevant
knowledge
of
the
administration
of
the
court
debt
20
system.
21
a.
The
membership
of
the
committee
shall
consist
of
the
22
following
persons
or
that
person’s
designee:
23
(1)
The
governor.
24
(2)
The
secretary
of
state.
25
(3)
The
treasurer
of
state.
26
(4)
The
director
of
the
department
of
management.
27
(5)
The
director
of
the
department
of
transportation.
28
(6)
The
commissioner
of
public
safety.
29
(7)
The
director
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
30
services.
31
(8)
The
director
of
revenue.
32
(9)
The
director
of
the
department
of
corrections.
33
(10)
The
attorney
general.
34
(11)
The
president
of
the
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
deputies’
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association.
1
(12)
The
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
state
association
2
of
counties.
3
(13)
The
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
county
attorneys
4
association.
5
(14)
The
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
league
of
cities.
6
b.
The
membership
of
the
committee
shall
also
consist
of
the
7
following
legislative
members:
8
(1)
One
member
of
the
senate
appointed
by
the
majority
9
leader
of
the
senate.
10
(2)
One
member
of
the
senate
appointed
by
the
minority
11
leader
of
the
senate.
12
(3)
One
member
of
the
house
of
representatives
appointed
by
13
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives.
14
(4)
One
member
of
the
house
of
representatives
appointed
by
15
the
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives.
16
3.
The
study
committee
shall
submit
recommendations
for
the
17
statutory
reform
of
the
administration
of
the
court
debt
system
18
in
the
form
of
a
proposed
legislative
bill
to
the
chairpersons
19
of
the
senate
and
house
of
representatives
standing
committees
20
on
judiciary
no
later
than
November
1,
2025.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
directs
the
judicial
branch
to
convene
a
study
25
committee,
chaired
by
the
state
court
administrator
or
the
26
administrator’s
designee,
to
assess
the
statutory
framework
for
27
the
administration
of
the
court
debt
system,
not
including
the
28
amount
of
court
debt
assessed
against
persons
or
the
amount
29
distributed
to
court
debt
recipients.
The
bill
sets
forth
30
specific
membership
for
the
study
committee,
including
four
31
legislative
members,
and
provides
for
additional
membership
32
as
determined
by
the
state
court
administrator.
The
bill
33
requires
the
study
committee
to
submit
recommendations
to
34
the
chairpersons
of
the
senate
and
house
of
representatives
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standing
committees
on
judiciary
no
later
than
November
1,
1
2025.
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