Bill Text: IA HF2652 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to school security, including by modifying provisions related to the issuance of school bonds, the secure an advanced vision for education fund, school district use of professional development moneys, and school security equipment and infrastructure, requiring the department of public safety to convene a task force related to the safety and security standards of schools and school infrastructure, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 692.) Applicability date: Enactment, 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-17 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 939. [HF2652 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2652-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
SCHOOL
SECURITY,
INCLUDING
BY
MODIFYING
PROVISIONS
RELATED
TO
THE
ISSUANCE
OF
SCHOOL
BONDS,
THE
SECURE
AN
ADVANCED
VISION
FOR
EDUCATION
FUND,
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
USE
OF
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
MONEYS,
AND
SCHOOL
SECURITY
EQUIPMENT
AND
INFRASTRUCTURE,
REQUIRING
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY
TO
CONVENE
A
TASK
FORCE
RELATED
TO
THE
SAFETY
AND
SECURITY
STANDARDS
OF
SCHOOLS
AND
SCHOOL
INFRASTRUCTURE,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
257.10,
subsection
10,
paragraph
d,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
d.
The
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
and
any
amount
designated
for
professional
development
purposes
from
the
school
district’s
flexibility
account
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2
,
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
.
If
all
professional
development
requirements
of
chapter
284
are
met
and
funds
received
under
this
subsection
remain
unexpended
and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2017,
the
school
district
may
transfer
all
or
a
portion
of
such
unexpended
and
unobligated
funds
for
deposit
in
the
school
district’s
flexibility
account
established
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2
.
At
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
the
school
district
may
use
all
or
a
portion
of
funds
under
this
subsection
for
the
purposes
authorized
under
subsection
9
,
House
File
2652,
p.
2
paragraph
“d”
.
At
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2024,
the
school
district
may
use
all
or
a
portion
of
funds
under
this
subsection
for
any
trainings
required
as
a
condition
for
a
school
employee
to
carry
a
weapon
at
the
school
during
school
hours.
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.84
Mobile
panic
alert
systems.
A
school
district
may
purchase,
install,
and
operate
a
mobile
panic
alert
system
if
all
of
the
following
requirements
are
satisfied:
1.
The
system
is
capable
of
connecting
different
emergency
services
technologies
to
ensure
real-time
coordination
between
school
employees
and
law
enforcement
agencies.
2.
The
system
is
capable
of
integrating
with
local
public
safety
answering
point
infrastructure
and
existing
land
mobile
radio
platform
technology
to
transmit
911
calls
and
mobile
activations.
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.85
School
bonds
——
restrictions.
Notwithstanding
sections
298.21
and
423F.4,
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
not
issue
negotiable,
interest-bearing
school
bonds
for
borrowing
money
for
purposes
of
constructing
a
new
school
building
or
site
to
be
used
primarily
for
interscholastic
athletic
contests
or
competitions,
or
renovating
or
improving
a
school
building
or
site
that
is
currently
used
primarily
for
interscholastic
athletic
contests
or
competitions,
unless
all
of
the
attendance
centers
of
the
school
corporation
are
in
compliance
with
the
provisions
of
the
state
building
code,
adopted
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
related
to
the
construction
of
new
attendance
centers
and
the
renovation
of
existing
attendance
centers
that
incorporate
standards
designed
to
increase
the
safety
of
schools
and
school
infrastructure.
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.86
Purchase
of
security
equipment.
1.
A
school
district
shall
install
and
maintain
school
infrastructure,
as
defined
in
section
423F.3,
subsection
6,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(5),
so
that
such
school
infrastructure
performs
as
expected
for
the
operational
life
of
the
school
infrastructure.
2.
A
school
district
shall
not
purchase
school
infrastructure,
as
defined
in
section
423F.3,
subsection
6,
House
File
2652,
p.
3
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(5),
from
an
organization
that
is
not
included
on
the
list
established
by
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
pursuant
to
section
423F.3,
subsection
6,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(5),
subparagraph
division
(a),
subparagraph
subdivision
(vii),
subparagraph
part
(C).
3.
If
a
school
district
purchases
school
infrastructure,
as
defined
in
section
423F.3,
subsection
6,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(4),
or
other
school
safety
and
security
equipment,
including
radios,
cameras,
panic
buttons,
automated
locks,
or
shatter-resistant
window
film,
the
school
district
shall
install
and
maintain
in
an
operable
condition
such
school
infrastructure
or
school
safety
and
security
equipment.
Sec.
5.
Section
423F.3,
subsection
6,
paragraph
a,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(5)
(a)
Additionally,
“school
infrastructure”
includes
software
or
other
innovative
technology,
and
the
cost
of
subscription
and
monitoring
fees
associated
with
such
software
or
other
innovative
technology,
that
meets
all
of
the
following
requirements:
(i)
Is
designed
to
detect
and
alert
school
district
employees
and
first
responders
if
there
is
a
visible,
unholstered
firearm
on
property
owned
by
the
school
district.
(ii)
Is
capable
of
integrating
with
local
public
safety
answering
point
technology.
(iii)
Is
designed
to
integrate
with
a
school
district’s
existing
security
camera
infrastructure.
(iv)
Was
developed
in
the
United
States
without
the
use
of
any
third-party
data
or
open-source
data.
(v)
Was
developed
in
the
United
States
by
an
organization
in
which
a
majority
interest
and
a
controlling
interest
is
owned
by
shareholders
who
are
citizens
of
the
United
States.
(vi)
Is
not
associated
with
any
company
that
is
owned
or
controlled
by
the
People’s
Republic
of
China.
(vii)
All
of
the
video
processing,
data
processing,
and
data
storage
occurs
on
school
district
property
or
on
servers
located
within
the
United
States
that
follow
data
retention
policies
that
are
consistent
with
rules
adopted
by
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management.
House
File
2652,
p.
4
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
subparagraph
subdivision.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
(A)
Establish
security
standards
related
to
the
transmission
and
storage
of
video
and
data.
(B)
Establish
model
data
retention
policies
related
to
the
storage
of
video
and
data.
(C)
Establish
a
list
of
organizations
that
satisfy
the
standards
established
by
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
subdivision.
An
organization
may
submit
a
request
to
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
to
be
included
on
this
list.
(viii)
Was
developed
by
an
organization
that
is
on
the
list
established
by
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
pursuant
to
subparagraph
subdivision
(vii),
subparagraph
part
(C).
(ix)
Beginning
July
1,
2025,
is
designated
by
the
secretary
of
homeland
security
as
qualified
anti-terrorism
technology
under
6
U.S.C.
§441
et
seq.
(b)
For
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
“school
infrastructure”
does
not
include
the
cost
of
personnel.
Sec.
6.
REQUIRED
SCHOOL
SAFETY
REVIEW.
1.
If
not
already
completed,
each
school
district,
accredited
nonpublic
school,
charter
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256E,
charter
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256F,
and
innovation
zone
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256F
shall
complete
a
comprehensive
review
and
evaluation
of
the
school’s
ability
to
ensure
the
safety
of
students
enrolled
in
the
school
and
of
school
employees,
including
a
review
and
evaluation
of
the
school’s
plan
for
responses
to
active
shooter
scenarios
and
natural
disasters
and
the
school’s
safety
and
security
infrastructure.
2.
On
or
before
the
first
day
of
the
school
calendar
established
pursuant
to
section
279.10,
subsection
1,
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
each
school
district,
accredited
nonpublic
school,
charter
school
established
House
File
2652,
p.
5
pursuant
to
chapter
256E,
charter
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256F,
and
innovation
zone
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256F
shall
submit
the
results
of
the
comprehensive
review
and
evaluation
to
the
department
of
public
safety’s
school
safety
bureau,
police
forces
of
the
counties
in
which
school
attendance
centers
are
located,
the
local
district
office
of
the
state
patrol,
and,
if
applicable,
the
police
forces
of
the
cities
in
which
school
attendance
centers
are
located,
if
not
already
submitted.
3.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
duplicate
any
review,
evaluation,
report,
or
assessment
that
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
or
innovation
zone
schools
are
currently
required
to
complete.
4.
The
results
of
the
comprehensive
review
and
evaluation
completed
and
submitted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
confidential
and
shall
not
be
a
public
record
subject
to
disclosure
under
chapter
22.
Sec.
7.
REQUIRED
ACCESS
TO
A
PUBLIC
SAFETY
ANSWERING
POINT.
On
or
before
the
first
day
of
the
school
calendar
established
pursuant
to
section
279.10,
subsection
1,
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
each
school
district,
accredited
nonpublic
school,
charter
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256E,
charter
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256F,
and
innovation
zone
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256F
is
required
to
have
at
least
one
handheld
or
console
radio,
at
each
attendance
center,
that
is
capable
of
accessing
a
public
safety
answering
point.
Sec.
8.
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY,
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION,
AND
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AND
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
——
SCHOOL
SAFETY
AND
SECURITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
STANDARDS
——
TASK
FORCE.
1.
The
department
of
public
safety,
in
collaboration
with
the
department
of
education
and
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management,
shall
convene
and
provide
administrative
support
to
a
task
force
that
shall
study
and
make
recommendations
related
to
the
safety
and
security
standards
of
schools
and
school
infrastructure,
including
safety
and
security
standards
related
to
doors,
windows,
cameras,
and
locks.
House
File
2652,
p.
6
2.
a.
The
department
of
public
safety,
in
collaboration
with
the
department
of
education
and
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management,
shall
appoint
all
of
the
following
members
to
the
task
force:
(1)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
public
safety.
(2)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management.
(3)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
public
safety’s
school
safety
bureau.
(4)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
education.
(5)
A
superintendent
of
a
school
district
located
in
this
state
that
has
a
total
enrollment
of
greater
than
or
equal
to
one
thousand
students.
(6)
A
superintendent
of
a
school
district
located
in
this
state
that
has
a
total
enrollment
of
less
than
one
thousand
students.
(7)
One
school
resource
officer
who
is
employed
by
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
located
in
this
state.
(8)
One
president
or
chief
executive
officer
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
located
in
this
state.
(9)
Two
members
of
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts
located
in
this
state;
provided,
however,
that
such
members
shall
not
be
members
of
the
boards
of
directors
of
a
school
district
that
employs
the
superintendents
appointed
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(5)
or
(6).
(10)
One
representative
of
an
association
located
in
this
state
that
represents
members
that
perform
commercial,
industrial,
and
public
works
building
projects,
and
that
provides
such
members
with
a
comprehensive
array
of
educational,
safety,
environmental,
labor,
legal,
professional
development,
and
legislative
services.
(11)
The
state
building
code
commissioner
or
a
member
of
the
state
building
code
advisory
council,
if
designated
by
the
state
building
code
commissioner.
b.
The
department
of
education
may
appoint
not
more
than
four
members
to
the
task
force,
if
the
department
of
education
determines
that
the
appointment
of
such
member
or
members
will
be
beneficial
to
the
study
and
recommendations
the
task
force
is
required
to
complete.
House
File
2652,
p.
7
3.
Any
expenses
incurred
by
a
member
of
the
task
force
shall
be
the
responsibility
of
the
individual
member
or
the
respective
entity
represented
by
the
member.
4.
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
December
31,
2024.
The
findings
and
recommendations
shall
include
a
proposal
for
modifications
to
the
state
building
code
that
are
applicable
to
the
construction
of
new
attendance
centers
and
the
renovation
of
existing
attendance
centers
and
that
incorporate
standards
designed
to
increase
the
safety
of
schools
and
school
infrastructure.
Sec.
9.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AND
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
——
SCHOOL
SECURITY
PERSONNEL
——
GRANTS
FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE,
EQUIPMENT,
AND
TRAINING.
1.
a.
If
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586,
is
enacted,
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
shall
establish
a
grant
program
to
provide
grants
to
applicant
school
districts
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
to
allow
such
school
districts
to
do
all
of
the
following:
(1)
Purchase
infrastructure
and
equipment
related
to
employee
permits
to
carry
weapons
issued
under
section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(3),
if
enacted
in
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586.
(2)
Facilitate
the
training
associated
with
employee
permits
to
carry
weapons
issued
under
section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(3),
if
enacted
in
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586.
(3)
Provide
stipends
to
employees
who
participate
in
the
training
associated
with
employee
permits
to
carry
weapons
issued
under
section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(3),
if
enacted
in
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586.
b.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
the
grant
program
described
in
paragraph
“a”.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
shall
establish
an
application
process
for
school
districts
and
shall
define
“infrastructure”,
“equipment”,
and
“training”
for
House
File
2652,
p.
8
purposes
of
the
grant
program.
c.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
shall
not
award
a
school
district
with
more
than
twenty-five
thousand
dollars
in
grant
funding
under
this
subsection.
2.
If
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586,
is
enacted,
there
is
established
within
the
state
treasury
a
school
security
personnel
grant
program
fund.
The
fund
shall
be
administered
by
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
and
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
and
other
moneys
received
by
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
for
deposit
in
the
fund.
Sec.
10.
Section
279.84,
subsections
2
and
3,
if
enacted
by
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586,
section
1,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
with
a
total
enrollment
of
at
least
eight
thousand
students
shall
employ,
or
retain
the
services
of,
at
least
one
private
school
security
officer
or
school
resource
officer
to
guard
each
attendance
center
where
students
enrolled
in
grade
nine,
grade
ten,
grade
eleven,
or
grade
twelve
regularly
attend
classes,
unless
a
majority
of
the
members
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
vote
to
not
employ
or
retain
a
private
school
security
officer
or
a
school
resource
officer.
A
private
school
security
officer
employed
or
retained
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
required
to
participate
in
the
annual
live
scenario
training
and
quarterly
live
firearms
training
provided
approved
by
the
department
of
public
safety
pursuant
to
section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(3).
3.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
with
a
total
enrollment
of
less
than
eight
thousand
students
is
encouraged
to
employ,
or
retain
the
services
of,
at
least
one
private
school
security
officer
or
school
resource
officer
to
guard
each
attendance
center
where
students
enrolled
in
grade
nine,
grade
ten,
grade
eleven,
or
grade
twelve
regularly
attend
classes.
A
private
school
security
officer
employed
or
retained
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
House
File
2652,
p.
9
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
required
to
participate
in
the
annual
live
scenario
training
and
quarterly
live
firearms
training
provided
approved
by
the
department
of
public
safety
pursuant
to
section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(3).
Sec.
11.
Section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
subparagraph
(3),
if
enacted
by
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586,
section
2,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(3)
A
person
may
be
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
if
the
person
is
a
school
employee
of
a
school
district,
a
private
school,
or
an
institution
of
higher
education
as
defined
in
section
722.11.
The
person
shall
complete
a
prescribed
firearm
safety
training
course
offered
pursuant
to
section
724.9,
subsection
1,
prior
to
being
issued
a
permit,
and
not
be
disqualified
under
section
724.8.
A
person
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
under
this
subparagraph
shall
receive
one-time,
in-person
legal
training,
including
training
on
qualified
immunity,
annual
emergency
medical
training,
and
annual
communication
training
that
is
approved
by
the
department
of
public
safety.
The
department
of
public
safety
shall
implement
required
A
person
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
under
this
subparagraph
shall
complete
annual
live
scenario
training
and
quarterly
live
firearm
training
approved
by
the
department
of
public
safety
for
school
employees
of
a
school
district,
a
private
school,
or
an
institution
of
higher
education
that
has
opted
into
participating
in
the
professional
permitting
of
school
employees.
A
school
employee
issued
a
professional
permit
to
carry
by
the
department
of
public
safety
who
is
up
to
date
with
department
of
public
safety-approved
all
required
training,
and
the
school
district
that
employs
the
school
employee,
shall
be
entitled
to
qualified
immunity
from
criminal
or
civil
liability
for
all
damages
incurred
pursuant
to
the
application
of
reasonable
force
at
the
place
of
employment.
The
identity
of
a
person
who
has
been
issued
a
permit
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
shall
be
confidential
and
shall
not
be
a
public
record
subject
to
disclosure
under
chapter
22.
The
department
of
public
safety
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
subparagraph.
Sec.
12.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
House
File
2652,
p.
10
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
districts.
Sec.
13.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
Sec.
14.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
school
bonds
authorized
by
voters
at
an
election
held
after
July
1,
2024,
and
projects
approved
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
after
July
1,
2024:
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
section
279.85.
Sec.
15.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
school
infrastructure
purchased
by
a
school
district
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act:
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
section
279.86.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2652,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
