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House Journal: Page 2175: Tuesday, May 2, 1995

2.  The board of directors of a school district may adopt, for
the district or for an individual school within the district, a
dress code policy that prohibits students from wearing
gang-related or other specific apparel if the board determines
that the policy is necessary for the health, safety, or positive
educational environment of students and staff in the school
environment or for the appropriate discipline and operation of
the school.  Adoption and enforcement of a dress code policy is
not a violation of section 280.22."
15.  Page 11, by inserting after line 18 the following:
"Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  280.17B  STUDENTS SUSPENDED OR
EXPELLED FOR POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS.
The board of directors of a public school and the authorities in
control of a nonpublic school shall prescribe procedures for
continued school involvement with a student who is suspended or
expelled for possession of a dangerous weapon, as defined in
section 702.7, on school premises in violation of state law and
for the reintegration of the student into the school following
the suspension or expulsion.
Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  280.21B  EXPULSION -- WEAPONS
IN SCHOOL.
The board of directors of a school district and the authorities
in charge of a nonpublic school which receives services
supported by federal funds shall expel from school for a period
of not less than one year a student who is determined to have
brought a weapon to a school or knowingly possessed a weapon at
a school under the jurisdiction of the board or the authorities.
 However, the superintendent or chief administering officer of a
school or school district may modify expulsion requirements on a
case-by-case basis.  This section shall not be construed to
prevent the board of directors of a school district or the
authorities in charge of a nonpublic school that have expelled a
student from the student's regular school setting from providing
educational services to the student in an alternative setting. 
If both this section and section 282.4 apply, this section takes
precedence over section 282.4.  For purposes of this section,
"weapon" means a firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C.</g> 921.  This
section shall be construed in a manner consistent with the
federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. </g
1400 et seq."
16.  Page 19, line 18, by striking the word "twenty-three "
and inserting the following:  "twenty-one".
17.  Page 19, line 20, by striking the word "twenty-three "
and inserting the following:  "twenty-one".
18.  Page 19, by striking lines 21 through 27 and inserting the
following:  "For the purposes of this section, "criminal
history data" includes information maintained by any criminal
justice agency if the information otherwise meets the definition
of criminal history data set forth in section 692.1 and also
includes the source documents of the information included in the
criminal history data and fingerprint records.
For the purposes of this section, "criminal history data"
includes the following:
1.  In the case of an adult, information maintained by any
criminal justice agency if the information otherwise meets the
definition of criminal history data in section 692.1, except
that source documents shall be retained.
2.  In the case of a juvenile, information maintained by any
criminal or juvenile justice agency if the information otherwise
meets the definition of criminal history data in section 692.1. 
In the case of a juvenile, criminal history data and source
documents, other than fingerprint records, shall not be
retained.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 1)

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