Senate Joint Resolution 5 - Introduced SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 5 BY KNOX SENA TE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 1 of the State of Iowa eliminating involuntary servitude as a 2 punishment for crime. 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1240XS (2) 91 as/js
S.J.R. 5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 the State of Iowa is proposed: 2 Section 23 of Article I of the Constitution of the State of 3 Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 4 Sec. 23. Slavery involuntary servitude. There shall 5 be no slavery in this state, nor shall there be involuntary 6 servitude. Upon conviction of a crime, an Iowa court or an 7 Iowa probation or parole agency may order the convicted person 8 to engage in community service or another alternative to 9 incarceration as part of sentencing for the crime in accordance 10 with programs that have been in place historically or that 11 may be developed in the future to provide accountability, 12 reformation, protection of society, or rehabilitation. 13 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 14 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 15 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general 16 election for members of the general assembly, and shall be 17 published as provided by law for three months previous to the 18 date of that election. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 23 Constitution of the State of Iowa eliminating involuntary 24 servitude as a legal punishment for crime. 25 The resolution provides that an Iowa court or an Iowa 26 probation or parole agency may order community service or 27 another alternative to incarceration. 28 The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then 29 referred to the next general assembly (92nd) for adoption, 30 before being submitted to the electorate for ratification. 31 -1- LSB 1240XS (2) 91 as/js 1/ 1