PERSONNEL AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONS

Iowa Code tit. XVI, ch. 904, subch. III

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Iowa Code § 904.301 Appointment of superintendents.

904.301. Appointment of superintendents. 1. The director shall appoint, subject to the advice and recommendations of the board, the superintendents of the institutions provided for in section 904.102. 2. The superintendent has the immediate custody and control, subject to the orders and policies of the director, of all property used in connection with the institution except as otherwise provided by statute. The tenure of office of a superintendent shall be at the pleasure of the appointing authority but a superintendent may be removed for inability or refusal to properly perform the duties of the office. 83 Acts, ch 96, §16, 159CS83, §217A.2185 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.301C93, §904.301 2025 Acts, ch 66, §6 Section amended

Iowa Code § 904.301A Appointment of directors.

904.301A. Appointment of directors. 1. The director shall appoint, subject to the advice and recommendations of the board, a district director for each district department established in section 904.104A. 2. The district director has the immediate custody and control, subject to the orders and policies of the director, of all property used in connection with the district department except as otherwise provided by statute. The tenure of office of a district director shall be at the pleasure of the appointing authority but a district director may be removed for inability or refusal to properly perform the duties of the office. 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2780; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §60; 2025 Acts, ch 66, §7 Section amended

Iowa Code § 904.301B Duties of district director.

904.301B. Duties of district director. Each district director employed by the department shall be qualified in the administration of correctional programs. The district director shall: 1. Perform the duties and have the responsibilities delegated or specified by the department. 2. Manage the district department’s community-based correctional program, in accordance with the policies of the department. 3. Employ, with approval of the department, and supervise the employees of the district department, including reserve peace officers, if a force of reserve peace officers has been established. 4. Prepare all budgets and fiscal documents, and certify for payment all expenses and payrolls lawfully incurred by the district department. 5. Act as secretary to the district advisory board, prepare its agenda, and record its proceedings. The district shall provide a copy of minutes from each meeting of the district advisory board to the legislative services agency. 6. Develop and submit to the department a plan for the establishment, implementation, and operation of a community-based correctional program in that judicial district, which program conforms to the guidelines drawn up by the department under this chapter and which conform to rules, policies, and procedures pertaining to the supervision of parole and work release adopted by the director concerning the community-based correctional program. 7. Negotiate and, upon approval by the department, implement contracts or other arrangements for utilization of local treatment and service resources authorized by subsection 15. 8. Administer the batterers’ treatment program for domestic abuse offenders required in section 708.2B. 9. Notify the board of parole, thirty days prior to release, of the release from a residential facility operated by the district department of a person serving a sentence under section 902.12. 10. File with the director, within ninety days after the close of each fiscal year, a report covering the district advisory board’s proceedings and a statement of receipts and expenditures during the preceding fiscal year. 11. Arrange for, upon approval of the department, by contract or on such alternative basis as may be mutually acceptable, and equip suitable quarters at one or more sites in the district as may be necessary for the district department’s community-based correctional program, provided that the district director shall to the greatest extent feasible utilize existing facilities and shall keep capital expenditures for acquisition, renovation, and repair of facilities to a minimum. The district director shall not enter into lease-purchase agreements for the purposes of constructing, renovating, expanding, or otherwise improving a community-based correctional facility or office unless express authorization has been granted by the general assembly, and current funding is adequate to meet the lease-purchase obligation. 12. Have authority to accept property by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, and to sell or exchange any property so accepted and apply the proceeds thereof, or the property received in exchange therefor, to the purposes enumerated in subsection 11. 13. Recruit, promote, accept, and use local financial support for the district department’s community-based correctional program from private sources such as community service funds, business, industrial and private foundations, voluntary agencies, and other lawful sources. 14. Accept and expend state and federal funds available directly to the district department for all or any part of the cost of its community-based correctional program. 15. Arrange, by contract or on an alternative basis mutually acceptable, and with approval of the director or that director’s designee for utilization of existing local treatment and service resources, including but not limited to employment, job training, general, special, or remedial education; psychiatric and marriage counseling; and substance use disorder treatment and counseling. 16. Have authority to establish a force of reserve peace officers, either separately or collectively through a chapter 28E agreement, as provided in chapter 80D. [C79, 81, §905.6; 81 Acts, ch 207, §4] 83 Acts, ch 96, §137, 159; 88 Acts, ch 1084, §3; 91 Acts, ch 218, §29; 91 Acts, ch 267, §421; 95 Acts, ch 77, §7; 2001 Acts, ch 104, §8; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2003 Acts, ch 156, §142023 Acts, ch 19, §2785; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §85, 93 C2025, §904.301B 2025 Acts, ch 30, §102 Subsection 5 amended

Iowa Code § 904.302 Farm operations administrator.

904.302. Farm operations administrator. The director may appoint a farm operations administrator for institutions under the control of the departments of corrections and health and human services. If appointed, the farm operations administrator, subject to the direction of the director shall do all of the following: 1. Manage and supervise all farming and nursery operations at institutions, farms and gardens of the departments of corrections and health and human services. 2. Determine priorities on the use of agricultural resources and labor for farming and nursery operations, and cooperate with Iowa state university of science and technology in all approved uses connected with the institution. 3. Develop an annual operations plan for crop and livestock production and utilization that will provide work experience and contribute to developing vocational skills of the institutions’ inmates and residents. The department of health and human services must approve the parts of the plan that affect farm operations on property of institutions having programs of the department of health and human services. 4. Coordinate farm lease arrangements, farm input purchases, farm product distribution, machinery maintenance and replacement, and renovation of farm buildings, fences and livestock facilities. 5. Develop and maintain accounting records, budgeting and cash flow systems, and inventory records. 6. Advise and instruct institution staff and inmates in application of agricultural technology. 7. Implement actions to restore and maintain productivity of soil resources at the institutions through crop rotation, minimum tillage, contouring, terracing, waterways, pasture renovation, windbreaks, buffer zones, and wildlife habitat in accordance with United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation service plans and recommendations. 8. Pay property taxes levied against land leased by the department of corrections or department of health and human services as provided in section 427.1, subsection 1. 9. Administer the revolving farm fund created in section 904.706. 10. Do any other farm management duties assigned by the director. 83 Acts, ch 96, §17, 159 CS83, §217A.22 85 Acts, ch 21, §54 CS85, §246.302 87 Acts, ch 139, §2 C93, §904.302 95 Acts, ch 216, §25; 2003 Acts, ch 130, §3, 52023 Acts, ch 19, §1331, 1332

Iowa Code § 904.303 Officers and employees — compensation.

904.303. Officers and employees — compensation. 1. The director shall determine the number and compensation of subordinate officers and employees for each institution subject to chapter 8A, subchapter IV. Subject to this chapter, the officers and employees shall be appointed and discharged by the superintendent or district director, as applicable, who shall keep in the record of each subordinate officer and employee, the date of employment, the compensation, and the date of and the reasons for each discharge. 2. The superintendents, district directors, and employees of the correctional institutions shall receive salaries or compensation as determined by the director, shall receive a midshift meal when on duty, and shall be provided uniforms if uniforms are required to be worn when on duty. The uniforms shall be maintained and replaced by the department at no cost to the employees and shall remain the property of the department. 83 Acts, ch 96, §18, 159 CS83, §217A.23 85 Acts, ch 21, §16, 54 CS85, §246.303 C93, §904.303 2003 Acts, ch 145, §280; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §61

Iowa Code § 904.303A Training — fund.

904.303A. Training — fund. A training fund is established under the control of the department. The director shall provide training to all new officers or employees of the department free of charge. The department shall also offer in-service training which shall include classes for officers and employees in the areas of safety, first aid, emergency preparedness, and any other appropriate class determined by the director. Employees of a judicial district may also attend any in-service training offered by the department. The department may recover from the correctional institution or judicial district the actual costs of planning and conducting the training classes if an employee of the institution or judicial district attends an in-service training class. The costs that may be recovered by the department include the costs of course development, training materials, equipment and facility rental, instruction, and administration. Moneys received as reimbursement of the costs shall be deposited in the training fund for use in conducting future training classes. All cost reimbursement moneys, grants, or appropriations related to training shall be deposited in the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys remaining in the training fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest and earnings deposited in the training fund shall be credited to the training fund. 2001 Acts, ch 131, §5

Iowa Code § 904.304 Bonds.

904.304. Bonds. The director shall require officers and employees of institutions under the director’s control who are charged with the custody or control of money or property belonging to the state, to give an official bond properly conditioned and signed by sufficient sureties in a sum to be fixed by the director. The bond is subject to approval by the director and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. 83 Acts, ch 96, §19, 159CS83, §217A.2485 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.304C93, §904.304

Iowa Code § 904.305 Dwelling house or quarters.

904.305. Dwelling house or quarters. 1. The director may furnish the superintendent of each of the institutions, in addition to salary, with a dwelling house or with appropriate quarters in lieu of a house, or the director may compensate the superintendent of each of the institutions in lieu of furnishing a house or quarters. If a superintendent of the institution is furnished with a dwelling house or quarters, either of which is owned by the state, the superintendent may also be furnished with water, heat, and electricity. 2. The director may furnish assistant superintendents or other employees, or both, with dwelling houses or with appropriate quarters, owned by the state. The assistant superintendent or employee, who is so furnished shall pay rent for the dwelling house or quarters in an amount to be determined by the superintendent of the institution, which shall be the fair market rental value of the house or quarters. If an assistant superintendent or employee is furnished with a dwelling house or quarters either of which is owned by the state, the assistant superintendent or employee may also be furnished with water, heat, and electricity. However, the furnishing of these utilities shall be considered in determining the fair market rental value of the house or quarters. 83 Acts, ch 96, §20, 159CS83, §217A.2585 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.305C93, §904.305 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104

Iowa Code § 904.306 Conferences.

904.306. Conferences. Quarterly conferences of the superintendents and the district directors of the institutions shall be held with the director for the consideration of all matters relative to the management of the institutions. Full minutes of the meetings shall be preserved in the records of the director. The director may cause papers to be prepared and read at the conferences on appropriate subjects. 83 Acts, ch 96, §35, 159CS83, §217A.5185 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.306C93, §904.306 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §62

Iowa Code § 904.307 Annual reports.

904.307. Annual reports. 1. The superintendent of each institution shall make an annual report to the director. 2. The district director of each district department shall make an annual report to the director. 83 Acts, ch 96, §37, 159CS83, §217A.5385 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.30788 Acts, ch 1049, §1C93, §904.307 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §63

Iowa Code § 904.308 Cooperation.

904.308. Cooperation. The department and the director shall cooperate with any department or agency of the state government in any manner, including the exchange of employees, calculated to improve administration of the affairs of the institutions. Joint use of facilities by the department and another public agency as defined in section 28E.2 shall be only according to an agreement entered into under chapter 28E. All joint campuses shall have one superintendent and one business manager who shall be employed by the department with supervisory responsibility for the majority of the facility’s population. Employment of the superintendent and business manager shall be done in consultation with the department which has responsibility for services for the other population at the facility. 83 Acts, ch 96, §49, 159CS83, §217A.7185 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.308C93, §904.308

Iowa Code § 904.309 Consultants.

904.309. Consultants. The director may secure the services of consultants to furnish advice on administrative, professional, or technical problems to the director or the employees of institutions under the director’s jurisdiction or to provide in-service training and instruction for the employees. The director may pay the consultants from funds appropriated to the department or to any institution under the department’s jurisdiction. 83 Acts, ch 96, §50, 159CS83, §217A.7285 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.309C93, §904.309

Iowa Code § 904.310 Canteens.

904.310. Canteens. The director may maintain a canteen at an institution under the director’s jurisdiction for the sale to persons confined in or committed to the institution of items such as toilet articles, candy, tobacco products, notions, and other sundries, and may provide the necessary facilities, equipment, personnel, and merchandise for the canteen. The director shall specify the items to be sold in the canteen. The department may establish and maintain a permanent operating fund for each canteen. The fund shall consist of the receipts from the sale of commodities at the canteen and donations designated by inmates for reimbursement of victims’ travel expenses. Any money in the fund over the amount needed to do normal business transactions, to reimburse any accounts which have subsidized the canteen fund, and to reimburse victims’ travel expenses shall be considered profit. This money may remain in the institution’s canteen fund and be used for any purchase which the superintendent or district director, as applicable, approves that will directly and collectively benefit the inmates of the institution or to reimburse victims’ travel expenses. 83 Acts, ch 96, §54, 159 CS83, §217A.76 85 Acts, ch 21, §54 CS85, §246.310 86 Acts, ch 1075, §1; 89 Acts, ch 142, §1; 91 Acts, ch 260, §1220 C93, §904.310 2001 Acts, ch 131, §6; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §64

Iowa Code § 904.310A Information or materials — distribution.

904.310A. Information or materials — distribution. 1. Funds appropriated to the department or other funds made available to the department shall not be used to distribute or make available any commercially published information or material to an inmate when such information or material is sexually explicit or features nudity. 2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section. 90 Acts, ch 1251, §29C91, §246.310A91 Acts, ch 258, §38C93, §904.310A 2018 Acts, ch 1168, §21

Iowa Code § 904.311 Contingent fund — inmate tort claim fund.

904.311. Contingent fund — inmate tort claim fund. 1. The director may permit the superintendent or the district director, as applicable, of each institution to retain a stated amount of funds in possession as a contingent fund for the payment of freight, postage, commodities purchased on authority of the director on a cash basis, salaries, inmate allowances, and bills granting discount for cash. If necessary, the director shall make proper requisition upon the director of the department of administrative services for a warrant on the treasurer of state to secure the contingent fund for each institution. 2. There is established in the office of the director an inmate tort claim fund. This fund shall be used to reimburse inmates for the damage or loss of personal property caused by the department. Reimbursement for a single loss may be up to one hundred dollars. Section 8.33 notwithstanding, moneys in the fund shall not revert but shall remain in the fund. The fund shall be replenished from the general appropriation to the institutions as necessary to meet the obligations of the fund. 3. Tort claims denied at the institution shall be forwarded to the state appeal board for its consideration as if originally filed with that body. This procedure shall be used in lieu of the procedure in chapter 669 for inmate tort claims of less than one hundred dollars. 83 Acts, ch 96, §38, 159 CS83, §217A.54 85 Acts, ch 21, §54 CS85, §246.311 88 Acts, ch 1049, §2 C93, §904.311 94 Acts, ch 1142, §7; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §65

Iowa Code § 904.311A Prison recycling funds.

904.311A. Prison recycling funds. A recycling fund for each prison institution is created as a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury. All moneys remitted to the department for the recycling operations of a prison institution shall be deposited in the fund established for that institution. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in each fund shall be credited to that fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in each fund shall not revert to the general fund of the state at the close of a fiscal year but shall remain in that fund and be used as directed in this section in the succeeding fiscal year. The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of each fund and disburse moneys from each fund as directed by the department for the purpose of payment of operating expenses for recycling. 95 Acts, ch 207, §26; 97 Acts, ch 190, §5

Iowa Code § 904.312 Purchase of supplies.

904.312. Purchase of supplies. 1. The director shall adopt rules governing the purchase of all articles and supplies needed at the various institutions and the form and verification of vouchers for the purchases. When purchases are made by sample, the sample shall be properly marked and retained until after an award or delivery of the items is made. The director may purchase supplies from any institution under the director’s control, for use in any other institution, and reasonable reimbursement shall be made for these purchases. 2. The director shall, whenever technically feasible, purchase and use degradable loose foam packing material manufactured from grain starches or other renewable resources, unless the cost of the packing material is more than ten percent greater than the cost of packing material made from nonrenewable resources. For the purposes of this subsection, “packing material” means material, other than an exterior packing shell, that is used to stabilize, protect, cushion, or brace the contents of a package. 83 Acts, ch 96, §39, 159 CS83, §217A.55 85 Acts, ch 21, §54 CS85, §246.312 C93, §904.312 93 Acts, ch 176, §48; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §172

Iowa Code § 904.312A Motor vehicles.

904.312A. Motor vehicles. 1. The department of corrections shall provide for the purchase of qualified renewable fuels to power internal combustion engines that are used to operate motor vehicles and for the purchase of motor vehicles operating using engines powered by qualified renewable fuels in the same manner required for the director of the department of administrative services pursuant to section 8A.368. The department of corrections shall compile information regarding compliance with the provisions of this subsection in the same manner as the department of administrative services pursuant to section 8A.369. The department of corrections shall cooperate with the department of administrative services in preparing the annual state fleet qualified renewable fuels compliance report regarding compliance with this subsection as provided in section 8A.369. 2. a. Of all new passenger vehicles and light pickup trucks purchased by the department, a minimum of ten percent of all such vehicles and trucks purchased shall be equipped with engines which utilize alternative methods of propulsion, including but not limited to any of the following: (1) A flexible fuel which is any of the following: (a) E-85 gasoline as provided in section 214A.2. (b) B-20 biodiesel blended fuel as provided in section 214A.2. (c) A renewable fuel approved by the office of renewable fuels and coproducts pursuant to section 159A.3. (2) Compressed or liquefied natural gas. (3) Propane gas. (4) Solar energy. (5) Electricity. b. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to vehicles and trucks purchased and directly used for law enforcement or off-road maintenance work. 94 Acts, ch 1119, §31; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §70, 71; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §107; 2008 Acts, ch 1169, §40, 42; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §41

Iowa Code § 904.312B Purchase of biobased hydraulic fluids, greases, and other industrial lubricants.

904.312B. Purchase of biobased hydraulic fluids, greases, and other industrial lubricants. The department when purchasing hydraulic fluids, greases, and other industrial lubricants shall give preference to purchasing biobased hydraulic fluids, greases, and other industrial lubricants as provided in section 8A.316. 98 Acts, ch 1082, §7; 2000 Acts, ch 1109, §7; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §281; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §79

Iowa Code § 904.312C Purchase of designated biobased products.

904.312C. Purchase of designated biobased products. The department shall give preference to purchasing designated biobased products in the same manner as provided in section 8A.317. 2008 Acts, ch 1104, §7

Iowa Code § 904.313 Emergency purchases.

904.313. Emergency purchases. The purchase of materials or equipment for penal or correctional institutions under the department is exempted from the requirements of centralized purchasing and bidding by the department of administrative services if the materials or equipment are needed to make an emergency repair at an institution or the security of the institution would be jeopardized because the materials or equipment could not be purchased soon enough through centralized purchasing and bidding and, in either case, if the director approves the emergency purchase. 83 Acts, ch 96, §40, 159CS83, §217A.5685 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.313C93, §904.3132003 Acts, ch 145, §286

Iowa Code § 904.314 Plans and specifications for improvements.

904.314. Plans and specifications for improvements. 1. The director shall cause plans and specifications to be prepared by the department of administrative services for all improvements authorized and costing over the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B. An appropriation for any improvement costing over the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B, shall not be expended until the adoption of suitable plans and specifications, prepared by a competent architect or engineer and accompanied by a detailed statement of the amount, quality, and description of all material and labor required for the completion of the improvement. 2. A plan shall not be adopted, and an improvement shall not be constructed, which contemplates an expenditure of money in excess of the appropriation. 83 Acts, ch 96, §41, 159CS83, §217A.5785 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.31486 Acts, ch 1245, §316C93, §904.3142003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §39, 42

Iowa Code § 904.315 Contracts for improvements.

904.315. Contracts for improvements. 1. The director of the department of administrative services shall, in writing, let all contracts for authorized improvements under chapter 8A, subchapter III, costing in excess of the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B. Upon prior authorization by the director, improvements costing five thousand dollars or less may be made by the superintendent or district director, as applicable, of any institution. 2. A contract is not required for improvements at a state institution where the labor of inmates is to be used if the contract is not for a construction, reconstruction, demolition, or repair project or improvement with an estimated cost in excess of one hundred thousand dollars. 83 Acts, ch 96, §42, 159 CS83, §217A.58 85 Acts, ch 21, §54 CS85, §246.315 86 Acts, ch 1245, §317 C93, §904.315 2000 Acts, ch 1229, §22; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §282; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §40, 42; 2009 Acts, ch 178, §28; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §27; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §66

Iowa Code § 904.316 Payment for improvements.

904.316. Payment for improvements. The director of the department of administrative services shall not authorize payment for construction purposes until satisfactory proof has been furnished to the director of the department of administrative services by the proper officer or supervising architect, that the contract has been complied with by the parties. Payments shall be made in a manner similar to that in which the current expenses of the institutions are paid. 83 Acts, ch 96, §43, 159CS83, §217A.5985 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.31686 Acts, ch 1245, §318C93, §904.3162003 Acts, ch 145, §286

Iowa Code § 904.317 Director may buy and sell real estate — options.

904.317. Director may buy and sell real estate — options. 1. The director, subject to the advice and recommendations of the board, may secure options to purchase real estate and acquire and sell real estate for the proper uses of the institutions. Real estate shall be acquired and sold upon terms and conditions the director recommends subject to the advice and recommendations of the board. Upon sale of the real estate, the proceeds shall be deposited in a corrections capital reinvestment fund, which is established in the state treasury under the purview of the department. There is appropriated from the fund to the department the proceeds, which may be used to purchase other real estate, for capital improvements upon property under the director’s supervision, or for upgrades to the Iowa corrections offender network system. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. 2. The costs incident to the securing of options and acquisition and sale of real estate including, but not limited to, appraisals, invitations for offers, abstracts, and other necessary costs, may be paid from moneys appropriated for support and maintenance to the institution at which the real estate is located. The funding source for these costs shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale. 83 Acts, ch 96, §51, 159CS83, §217A.7385 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.31786 Acts, ch 1244, §31C93, §904.317 2023 Acts, ch 113, §26, 28; 2025 Acts, ch 66, §8; 2025 Acts, ch 154, §22 See Code editor’s note on simple harmonization at the beginning of this Code volume Subsection 1 amended

Iowa Code § 904.318 Fire protection contracts.

904.318. Fire protection contracts. 1. The director may enter into contracts with the governing body of any city for the protection from fire of any property under the director’s primary control, located in any city or in territory contiguous to a city. 2. The director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the director’s designee shall cause an annual inspection to be made of all the institutions listed in section 904.102 and shall make a written report of the inspection to the director. 83 Acts, ch 96, §52, 159CS83, §217A.7485 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.318C93, §904.318 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1708

Iowa Code § 904.319 Temporary quarters in emergency.

904.319. Temporary quarters in emergency. If the buildings at any institution under the management of the director are destroyed or rendered unfit for habitation by reason of fire, storms, or other like causes, to such an extent that the inmates cannot be confined and cared for at the institution, the director shall make temporary provision for the confinement and care of the inmates at some other place in the state. Like provision may be made in case of an epidemic among the inmates. The reasonable cost of the change including the cost of transfer of inmates, shall be paid from any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. 83 Acts, ch 96, §46, 159CS83, §217A.6885 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.319C93, §904.319 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §117

Iowa Code § 904.320 Private transportation of prisoners.

904.320. Private transportation of prisoners. 1. If the director contracts with a private person or entity for the transportation of inmates to or from an institution, the contract shall include provisions which require the following: a. The private person or any officers or employees of the private person or private entity shall not have been convicted of any of the following: (1) A felony. (2) Within the three-year period immediately preceding the date of the execution of the contract, a violation of the laws pertaining to operation of motor vehicles punishable as a serious misdemeanor or greater offense. (3) Domestic abuse assault in which bodily injury was inflicted or attempted to be inflicted. (4) A crime involving illegal manufacture, use, possession, sale, or an attempt to illegally manufacture, use, possess, or sell alcohol or a controlled substance or other drug. b. The person or persons actually transporting the prisoners shall be trained and proficient in the safe use of firearms. c. Any employees of a private entity which has entered into the contract for transportation of prisoners shall only possess and use security and restraint equipment, including any firearms, which has been issued by the private entity. d. The person or persons actually transporting the prisoners shall be trained and proficient in appropriate transportation procedures. e. The person or entity complies, within one year of publication, with any applicable standards for the transportation of prisoners promulgated by the American corrections association. 2. The department shall adopt rules pertaining to contracts with private persons or entities providing transportation of inmates of institutions under the control of the department. 98 Acts, ch 1131, §5

Iowa Code § 904.321 Department of corrections survivor benefits fund.

904.321. Department of corrections survivor benefits fund. 1. A department of corrections survivor benefits fund is established in the state treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall consist of moneys transferred to the fund pursuant to section 99G.39 and any other moneys appropriated to or deposited in the fund. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department for the purposes set forth in subsection 2. 2. The department shall distribute the moneys credited to the fund in a fiscal year in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations that provide resources to assist surviving families of eligible employees of the department of corrections killed in the line of duty in paying costs associated with accident or health care coverage pursuant to section 509A.13D. 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. 2021 Acts, ch 166, §33 – 35