SF 2253 (LSB 5986XS (2) 87)

SENATE FILE 2253

BY  CARLIN

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring school districts to establish security plans for school buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  279.70  School district building security plans.
   The board of directors of a school district shall establish a security plan for individual school buildings in the school district in which students are educated no later than June 30, 2019. The plan shall include but not be limited to responses to active shooter scenarios and natural disasters. The board shall consider any recommendations of the department of education relating to school security planning and shall consult with local law enforcement agencies and the local emergency management coordinator in the development of the plan. The board shall ensure that the plan is distributed to the parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the school district at least once per school year. Such distribution may be electronic. The board shall ensure that the plan is shared with students enrolled in the school district at a school assembly at least once per school year.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the board of directors of a school district to establish a security plan for individual school buildings in the school district in which students are educated no later than June 30, 2019. The plan shall include but not be limited to responses to active shooter scenarios and natural disasters. The bill requires the board to consider any recommendations of the department of education relating to school security planning and consult with local law enforcement agencies and the local emergency management coordinator in the development of the plan. The bill requires the board to ensure that the plan is distributed to the parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the school district at least once per school year. The bill requires the board to ensure that the plan is shared with students enrolled in the school district at a school assembly at least once per school year.