SF 418 (LSB 2244XS (2) 86)

SENATE FILE 418

BY  CHELGREN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to carrying weapons in or on the grounds of a school or courthouse by employees, and the payment of fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 724.4B, subsection 2, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  (1)  An employee of a school who has a valid permit to carry weapons issued pursuant to section 724.11, if the employee is in or on the grounds of the school where employed.
   (2)  If an employee of a school obtains a permit to carry weapons pursuant to section 724.11, the school shall reimburse the school employee the full cost of obtaining or renewing the permit.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  724.4D  County courthouse —— valid permit to carry weapons.
   1.  An employee, whose physical place of employment is located within a county courthouse, may go armed with, carry, or transport a firearm of any kind, whether concealed or not, in or on the grounds of the county courthouse where employed, if the person has a valid permit to carry weapons issued pursuant to section 724.11.
   2.  If an employee described in subsection 1 obtains a valid permit to carry weapons pursuant to section 724.11, the employee’s employer shall reimburse the employee the full cost of obtaining or renewing the permit.
    Sec. 3.  IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT.  Section 25B.2, subsection 3, shall not apply to this Act.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to carrying weapons in or on the grounds of a school or a courthouse by an employee.
   The bill allows an employee of a school to go armed with, to carry, or to transport a firearm of any kind, whether concealed or not, in or on the grounds of a school where employed, if the employee has a valid permit to carry weapons issued pursuant to Code section 724.11. The bill requires the school to reimburse the school employee the full cost of obtaining or renewing the permit to carry weapons.
   The bill allows an employee whose physical place of employment is located within a county courthouse, to go armed with, to carry, or to transport a firearm of any kind, whether concealed or not, in or on the grounds of the courthouse where employed, if the employee has a valid permit to carry weapons issued pursuant to Code section 724.11. The bill requires the employee’s employer to reimburse the employee the full cost of obtaining or renewing the permit to carry weapons.
   The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with any state mandate included in the bill.