House File 2159      



                                    HOUSE FILE       
                                    BY  HELLAND

                                         A BILL FOR

     1 An Act repealing the prohibition on entering into agreements
     2    with private sector entities to house inmates committed
     3    to the custody of the director of the department of
     4    corrections.
     5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  PRIVATE PRISON == REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  The
  1  2 department of corrections shall develop and issue a request
  1  3 for proposals for housing all of the inmates committed to the
  1  4 custody of the director with a private sector entity.
  1  5    Sec. 2.  REPEAL.  Section 904.119, Code 2009, is repealed.
  1  6                           EXPLANATION
  1  7    This bill repeals the prohibition on entering into
  1  8 agreements with private sector entities to house inmates
  1  9 committed to the custody of the director of the department of
  1 10 corrections.
  1 11    The bill also requires the department of corrections to
  1 12 develop and issue a request for proposals for housing all of
  1 13 the inmates committed to the custody of the director of the
  1 14 department of corrections with a private sector entity.
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