Bill Text: IA SF89 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the statewide interoperable communications system, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-22 - Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 121. [SF89 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SF89-Introduced.html
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BY
BOUSSELOT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
1
system,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
80.29,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2025,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Review
and
monitor
communications
interoperability
3
performance
and
service
levels
on
behalf
of
agencies
users
.
4
3.
Establish,
monitor,
and
maintain
appropriate
policies
5
and
protocols
to
ensure
that
interoperable
communications
6
systems
function
properly.
Neither
the
board
nor
any
7
subcommittee
of
the
board
shall
make
any
standard,
rule,
8
or
policy
that
conflicts
with
this
chapter
or
published
9
administrative
rules.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
80.29,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15.
Process
all
applications
for
access
to
13
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
system.
The
board
14
shall
not
delegate
this
responsibility
to
any
other
committee,
15
subcommittee,
or
third
party.
The
approval
of
an
application
16
shall
not
be
delayed
by
any
other
committee,
subcommittee,
17
or
third
party.
An
application
for
access
to
the
statewide
18
interoperable
communications
system
shall
not
be
delayed
or
19
prevented
from
being
forwarded
to
the
board
for
approval
by
the
20
board
at
the
board’s
next
meeting
following
the
submission
of
21
an
application.
22
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.29A
Eligibility
for
access
to
23
statewide
interoperable
communications
system.
24
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
25
otherwise
requires:
26
a.
“Board”
means
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
27
system
board
established
in
section
80.28.
28
b.
“Public
entity”
means
the
state,
political
subdivisions
29
of
the
state,
public
school
corporations,
and
all
public
30
officers,
boards,
commissions,
departments,
agencies,
and
31
authorities
empowered
by
law
to
enter
into
public
contracts
for
32
the
expenditure
of
public
funds,
including
the
state
board
of
33
regents
and
institutions
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
34
of
regents.
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c.
“Public
service
organization”
means
a
nongovernmental
1
entity
including
but
not
limited
to:
2
(1)
Railway
special
agents.
3
(2)
Private
security
agencies
that
are
licensed
under
4
chapter
80A.
5
(3)
Nuclear
power
facility
responders.
6
(4)
Hazardous
materials
teams.
7
(5)
Rescue,
search
and
rescue,
and
search
and
recovery
8
teams.
9
(6)
Towing
services.
10
(7)
Entities
that
provide
electric,
gas,
or
other
11
utilities.
12
(8)
Airports
and
aviation
services.
13
(9)
Any
nonprofit
or
humanitarian
organization
that
helps
14
people
prepare
for,
and
respond
to,
emergencies
or
disasters.
15
(10)
Emergency
medical
services,
including
but
not
limited
16
to
first
responders,
emergency
medical
technicians,
paramedics,
17
or
ambulance
services,
whether
paid
or
volunteer.
18
(11)
Private
safety
entities
that
provide
emergency
19
fire,
ambulance,
or
medical
services
whether
by
full-time
or
20
part-time
employees
or
on
a
volunteer
basis.
21
(12)
Any
other
public
service
organization
reasonably
22
determined
to
require
direct
access
to
the
statewide
23
interoperable
communications
system.
24
d.
“Sponsored
system
access”
means
access
to
the
statewide
25
interoperable
communications
system
by
any
public
service
26
organization
that
is
not
a
qualified
public
entity
or
public
27
service
organization
generally
entitled
to
direct
access
to
28
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
system,
but
the
29
organization
is
sponsored
by
the
head
of
any
public
entity.
30
e.
“User
level”
means
the
type
of
statewide
interoperable
31
communications
system
access
provided
to
any
statewide
32
interoperable
communications
system
user.
33
2.
Voice
and
data
access
shall
be
provided
by
the
board
34
to
any
public
entity
or
public
service
organization
that
is
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qualified
to
be
a
statewide
interoperable
communications
system
1
user,
or
any
public
service
organization
that
is
sponsored
by
2
the
head
of
a
public
entity.
3
3.
No
public
service
organization,
regardless
of
whether
4
it
has
direct
or
sponsored
system
access,
shall
be
required
5
to
have
a
contract
or
agreement
with
a
public
entity
or
other
6
governmental
organization
in
order
to
qualify
for
statewide
7
interoperable
communications
system
access.
No
organization
8
that
is
sponsored
by
the
head
of
any
public
entity
shall
be
9
denied
access
to
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
10
system.
11
4.
There
are
four
user
levels
allowing
various
degrees
of
12
access
to
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
system
13
platform.
A
public
service
organization
shall
specify
the
14
user
level
required
when
submitting
the
initial
application
15
for
statewide
interoperable
communications
system
access.
16
The
level
of
access
required
is
based
upon
the
needs
and
17
capabilities
of
the
public
service
organization.
A
public
18
service
organization
may
submit
a
request
to
change
its
19
user
level
at
any
time
after
being
approved
as
a
statewide
20
interoperable
communications
system
user.
The
statewide
21
interoperable
communications
system
board
shall
approve
the
22
user
level
submitted
by
a
public
service
organization.
23
5.
All
equipment
and
programming
costs
associated
with
24
communications
on
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
25
system,
including
encryption
equipment,
shall
be
the
sole
26
responsibility
of
the
public
service
organization
to
purchase,
27
program,
and
maintain.
The
state
will
provide
the
system
28
access
setup,
training,
support,
and
electronic
codes
or
keys
29
to
public
service
organizations
at
no
cost.
30
6.
A
decision
by
the
board
to
deny
access
to,
or
to
remove
31
current
access
to,
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
32
system
may
be
appealed
by
the
public
service
organization
to
an
33
administrative
law
judge
of
the
department.
34
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
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importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
requires
the
statewide
interoperable
5
communications
system
(SICS)
board
to
process
all
applications
6
for
access
to
the
SICS.
The
board
shall
not
delegate
this
7
responsibility
to
any
other
committee,
subcommittee,
or
third
8
party.
The
approval
of
an
application
shall
not
be
delayed
9
by
any
other
committee,
subcommittee,
or
third
party.
An
10
application
for
access
to
the
SICS
shall
not
be
delayed
or
11
prevented
from
being
forwarded
to
the
board
for
approval
by
the
12
board
at
the
board’s
next
meeting
following
the
submission
of
13
an
application.
14
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
provide
voice
and
data
15
access
to
any
public
entity
or
public
service
organization
16
that
is
qualified
to
be
an
SICS
user,
or
any
public
service
17
organization
that
is
sponsored
by
the
head
of
a
public
entity.
18
No
public
service
organization,
regardless
of
whether
it
19
has
direct
or
sponsored
system
access,
shall
be
required
to
20
have
a
contract
or
agreement
with
a
public
entity
or
other
21
governmental
organization
in
order
to
qualify
for
SICS
access.
22
A
public
service
organization
shall
specify
the
user
level
23
required
when
submitting
the
initial
application
for
SICS
24
access
based
upon
the
needs
and
capabilities
of
the
public
25
service
organization.
A
request
to
change
user
level
may
be
26
made
at
any
time
after
approval.
The
SICS
board
shall
approve
27
the
user
level
submitted
by
a
public
service
organization.
28
The
bill
provides
that
all
equipment
and
programming
29
costs
associated
with
communications
on
the
SICS,
including
30
encryption
equipment,
shall
be
the
sole
responsibility
of
the
31
public
service
organization
to
purchase,
program,
and
maintain.
32
The
state
will
provide
the
system
access
setup,
training,
33
support,
and
electronic
codes
or
keys
to
public
service
34
organizations
at
no
cost.
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A
decision
by
the
board
to
deny
access
to,
or
to
remove
1
current
access
to,
the
SICS
may
be
appealed
by
the
public
2
service
organization
to
an
administrative
law
judge
of
the
3
department
of
public
safety.
4
The
bill
provides
definitions.
5
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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