Bill Text: IA SF2248 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the establishment of a nonprofit security grant program, and making appropriations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-19 - Subcommittee: Zumbach, Kraayenbrink, and Winckler. S.J. 335. [SF2248 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2248-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2248
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2248
BY
WEINER
,
CELSI
,
WINCKLER
,
PETERSEN
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
GIDDENS
,
BOULTON
,
DOTZLER
,
and
DONAHUE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
establishment
of
a
nonprofit
security
1
grant
program,
and
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
29C.26
Nonprofit
security
grant
1
program
——
fund.
2
1.
A
nonprofit
security
grant
program
is
established
3
under
the
administration
and
control
of
the
department
to
4
award
grants
to
improve
the
physical
security
of
nonprofit
5
organizations,
including
schools,
clinics,
community
centers,
6
churches,
synagogues,
mosques,
temples,
and
similar
locations,
7
that
are
at
a
high
risk
for
violent
attacks
or
hate
crimes
due
8
to
ideology,
beliefs,
or
mission.
9
2.
A
nonprofit
security
grant
fund
is
created
within
the
10
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
The
11
fund
shall
consist
of
appropriations
made
to
the
fund
and
12
any
other
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
13
the
department
for
deposit
in
the
fund.
All
moneys
in
the
14
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
for
purposes
of
15
administering
the
program
and
providing
grants
under
the
16
program.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
17
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
a
18
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
19
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated.
Notwithstanding
20
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
21
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
22
3.
In
administering
the
program,
the
department
shall
do
all
23
of
the
following:
24
a.
Award
grants
to
nonprofit
organizations
for
the
purpose
25
of
hardening
nonprofit
organizations
that
are
soft
targets
26
and
at
a
high
risk
for
violent
attacks
and
hate
crimes,
as
27
described
in
subsection
1.
28
(1)
An
applicant
may
receive
moneys
under
the
program
for
29
enhancements
to
the
applicant’s
security,
including
all
of
the
30
following:
31
(a)
Security
guards.
32
(b)
Reinforced
doors
and
gates.
33
(c)
High-intensity
lighting
and
alarms.
34
(d)
Security
training.
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(2)
An
applicant
that
provides
support
to
another
nonprofit
1
organization
at
a
high
risk
for
violent
attacks
and
hate
crimes
2
may
receive
moneys
under
the
program
for
all
of
the
following
3
purposes:
4
(a)
Vulnerability
assessments.
5
(b)
Security
trainings.
6
(c)
Mass
notification
alert
systems.
7
(d)
Monitoring
and
response
systems.
8
(e)
Lifesaving
emergency
equipment.
9
b.
Allow
award
recipients
to
pay
staff,
third-party
10
contractors,
or
consultants
to
assist
with
the
management
and
11
administration
of
the
moneys
awarded.
Award
recipients
shall
12
not
use
more
than
five
percent
of
the
moneys
awarded
for
the
13
purpose
stated
in
this
paragraph.
14
c.
Limit
construction
or
renovation
activities
related
to
15
security,
such
as
installing
additional
emergency
exits,
to
one
16
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
the
moneys
awarded.
17
4.
The
department
shall
not
grant
an
applicant
an
amount
18
greater
than
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
19
5.
The
department
shall
not
take
an
applicant’s
prior
20
history
with
or
receipt
of
grant
funding
to
improve
its
21
physical
security
into
account
during
the
evaluation
of
the
22
entity’s
application.
23
6.
When
evaluating
applications,
the
department
shall
24
consider
the
likelihood
of
an
applicant
being
a
target
of
hate-
25
motivated
violence.
26
7.
The
department
shall
adopt,
as
necessary,
application
27
procedures,
forms,
administrative
guidelines,
and
other
rules
28
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
for
purposes
of
implementing
and
29
administering
the
program.
30
8.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
31
management
shall
provide
ongoing
technical
assistance
for
32
nonprofit
organizations
that
require
a
vulnerability
assessment
33
for
a
state
application
to
the
program
or
a
threat
assessment
34
for
a
federal
application
to
the
nonprofit
security
grant
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program
of
the
United
States
department
of
homeland
security.
1
This
assistance
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
all
of
the
2
following:
3
a.
A
resource
page
on
the
department
of
homeland
security
4
and
emergency
management’s
internet
site
that
describes
5
available
resources
for
vulnerability
assessments
at
no
cost
6
to
the
applicant.
7
b.
Continuous
outreach
to
stakeholders
on
available
8
resources
for
vulnerability
assessments
outside
the
established
9
grant
cycle.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
establishes
a
nonprofit
security
grant
program
14
under
the
administration
of
the
department
of
homeland
security
15
and
emergency
management
for
the
purpose
of
awarding
grants
16
to
improve
the
physical
security
of
nonprofit
organizations
17
at
high
risk
for
violent
attacks
or
hate
crimes.
The
bill
18
creates
a
nonprofit
security
grant
fund
under
the
control
of
19
the
department.
The
department
may
award
up
to
$500,000
to
20
an
applicant
for
its
own
security
enhancements
or
to
help
21
a
nonprofit
to
which
the
applicant
provides
support.
The
22
bill
limits
the
amount
that
may
be
used
for
construction,
23
renovation,
or
paying
staff,
third-party
contractors,
or
24
consultants
to
assist
with
the
management
and
administration
of
25
the
moneys
awarded.
The
department
is
required
to
award
grants
26
based
on
the
risk
level
of
an
applicant
for
violent
attacks
27
and
hate
crimes,
without
considering
past
grant
applications
28
or
awards.
29
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
adopt
application
30
procedures,
forms,
administrative
guidelines,
and
other
rules
31
for
implementing
and
administering
the
program
and
to
provide
32
ongoing
assistance
to
nonprofits,
including
through
resources
33
on
the
department’s
internet
site
and
outreach
to
stakeholders.
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