HF 516 – County sheriff and police chief voting on joint 911 service board
HF 685 – Cost of medical aid provided to prisoners in jails
SF 283 – Conflict of interest for school, county board and county employees
COMMITTEE ACTION:
HF 516 – County sheriff and police chief voting on joint 911 service board
HF 516 provides voting membership on a joint 911 service board to county sheriffs and each local police chief within a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP.
[4/2: short form]
HF 685 – Cost of medical aid provided to prisoners in jails
HF 685 creates a work group comprised of the Iowa Sheriff’s and Deputies Association, Iowa Association of Counties, and the Iowa Hospital Association to review current process of payment for medical aid provided in county jails. The group must consider and propose recommendations related to prisoner payment, responsibility, payment processes and rates, and submit recommendations to the Legislature by December 15, 2019.
[4/2: short form]
FLOOR ACTION:
SF 283 – Conflict of interest for school, county board and county employees
SF 283, as amended in committee, raises the threshold to $6,000 for conflicts of interest for school board members, county board members and county employees when they enter into a contract with the specified entity.
[4/1: 45-3 (No: Boulton, Celsi, Hogg; Absent: Breitbach, Zaun)]
HF 698 – Pioneer cemeteries
HF 698 would allow a county board of supervisors and a pioneer cemetery commission to jointly decide the care of cemeteries that no longer qualify as a pioneer cemetery. Currently, 20 counties are using up to 6.75 cent levy to fund the cemeteries, but the highest is only 4.5 cents.
[4/1: 48-0 (Absent: Breitbach, Zaun)]