100B.22  Regional emergency response training centers.
  1.  a.  Regional emergency response training centers shall be established to provide training to fire fighters and other emergency responders. The lead public agency for the training centers shall be the following community colleges for the following merged areas:
  (1)  Northeast Iowa community college for merged area I in partnership with the Dubuque county firemen’s association and to provide advanced training in agricultural emergency response as such advanced training is funded by the homeland security and emergency management division of the department of public defense.
  (2)  North Iowa area community college for merged area II in partnership with the Mason City fire department.
  (3)  Iowa lakes community college for merged area III and northwest Iowa community college for merged area IV.
  (4)  Iowa central community college for merged area V and to provide advanced training in homeland security as such advanced training is funded by the homeland security and emergency management division of the department of public defense.
  (5)  Hawkeye community college for merged area VII in partnership with the Waterloo regional hazardous materials training center and to provide advanced training in hazardous materials emergency response as such advanced training is funded by the homeland security and emergency management division of the department of public defense.
  (6)  Eastern Iowa community college for merged area IX in partnership with the city of Davenport fire department.
  (7)  Kirkwood community college for merged area X in partnership with the city of Coralville fire department and the Iowa City fire department and to provide advanced training in agricultural terrorism response and mass casualty and fatality response as such advanced training is funded by the homeland security and emergency management division of the department of public defense.
  (8)  Des Moines area community college for merged area XI and Iowa valley community college for merged area VI and to provide advanced training in operations integration in compliance with the national incident management system as such advanced training is funded by the homeland security and emergency management division of the department of public defense.
  (9)  Western Iowa technical community college for merged area XII in partnership with the Sioux City fire department and to provide advanced training in emergency responder communications as such advanced training is funded by the homeland security and emergency management division of the department of public defense.
  (10)  Iowa western community college for merged areas XIII and XIV in partnership with southwestern community college and the Council Bluffs fire department.
  (11)  Southeastern Iowa community college for merged areas XV and XVI in partnership with Indian hills community college and the city of Fort Madison fire department.
  b.  The public agencies named in paragraph “a”, shall, in conjunction with the bureau, coordinate fire service training programs as described in section 100B.6 at each training center.
  2.  a.  A lead public agency listed in subsection 1, paragraph “a”, shall submit an application to the bureau in order to be eligible to receive a state appropriation for the agency’s training center. The bureau shall prescribe the form of the application and, on or before August 15, 2006, shall provide such application to each lead public agency.
  b.  An applicant lead public agency shall indicate on the application the location of the proposed training center. An applicant shall also include on the application the location of any existing facilities required in section 100B.23 and located in the training region. The application shall be accompanied by letters from public agencies and private businesses in the merged area stating an intent to participate in, and provide for financial support for, establishment and activities of the training center.
  c.  By January 10 of each year, the bureau shall submit to the general assembly a list of applications received and the action taken by the bureau on each application. The bureau shall, upon request, provide the applications and supporting documentation submitted by each applicant.
  3.  a.  In selecting a location for a proposed training center, an applicant lead public agency shall consider, and address in the application, all of the following:
  (1)  The availability and proximity of quality classroom space with adequate audio-visual support.
  (2)  The availability and adequate supply from area emergency response service entities of equipment which supports training.
  (3)  A site where limited, safe open burning would not be challenged or prohibited due to environmental issues or community concerns.
  (4)  Proximity to a medical facility.
  (5)  The availability of water mains, roadway, drainage, electrical service, and reasonably flat terrain.
  (6)  Accessibility to area fire departments.
  b.  The application shall include letters of support for the recommended site from emergency response entities in the region.
  4.  Applications must be submitted to the bureau by September 15, 2006, in order for a training center to be eligible to receive state funds in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, if funds are appropriated to that training center for that fiscal year. The bureau shall review and approve an application and, if approved, distribute funds appropriated for that training center within thirty days of receiving the application from the applicant. State funds that have been appropriated for use by a specified training center shall be distributed to that training center as soon as possible after the bureau approves such training center’s application.
  5.  The application shall list the training facilities to be required in order for a training center to provide training to fire fighters and other emergency responders. If a lead agency or a partner of a lead agency already owns or utilizes a required training facility, that facility shall not be duplicated when constructing the required training facilities listed on the application.
  6.  The state fire marshal may adopt administrative rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to administer this section.
2006 Acts, ch 1179, §44, 67; 2007 Acts, ch 219, §33; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §31, 32, 102