Establishing a community reinvestment commission concerning law enforcement funding

The bill provides that the commission shall undertake a comprehensive review of and assess state and local law enforcement budgets; solicit public input on the state’s law enforcement systems and policy options to generate savings, increase public safety, and reinvest in communities through evidence-based practices; develop and make recommendations regarding public policy to generate savings, increase public safety, and reinvest in communities through evidence-based practices; engage in strategic planning for the implementation of policy recommendations; develop a plan for measuring the impact of policy changes and the reallocation of resources recommended by the commission; and make recommendations based upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the commission members. The commission must issue an annual report of the commission’s findings and recommendations for legislative and executive action, which will be available to the public online, and which will be delivered to the governor, the general assembly, and the chief justice of the Iowa supreme court. The first report shall be submitted no later than January 1, 2022, and by January each year thereafter. The commission must hold at least two public hearings to solicit public comment on an annual report within the two months preceding the issuance of each report. The bill provides that reports prepared by the commission shall include recommendations that state departments and agencies can implement without additional legislative action. For recommendations which require additional action by the legislature, the commission report shall include specific requests and shall outline the specific legislative action needed, including budget requests. The bill provides that the commission shall terminate upon submission of its fifth annual report on January 1, 2026, if not extended by further legislative action or executive order. The bill is repealed July 1, 2026.