CHAPTER 29E
INFORMATION SHARING — SCHOOL SAFETY

  
     
29E.1  Information sharing — school safety.
  1.  For purposes of this section:
  a.  (1)  “Covered entity” includes all of the following:
  (a)  A criminal or juvenile justice agency as defined in section 692.1.
  (b)  A city, county, or township.
  (c)  A state agency.
  (d)  Any service or support provider that contracts with an entity described in subparagraph divisions (a) through (c).
  (2)  “Covered entity” does not include the judicial branch.
  b.  “School” means all of the following:
  (1)  A school corporation organized under chapter 274.
  (2)  A nonpublic school as defined in section 280.2.
  (3)  A charter school established pursuant to chapter 256E.
  (4)  A charter school or innovation zone school established pursuant to chapter 256F.
  (5)  Any service or support provider that contracts with an entity described in subparagraphs (1) through (4).
  c.  “State agency” means a department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency or authority of the state of Iowa.
  2.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including section 22.7, any covered entity or school that provides services to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve who are experiencing or at risk of an emotional disturbance or mental illness, or who pose an articulable and significant threat to the health and safety of any person, shall, upon the request of another covered entity or school when the covered entity or school is acting as part of a multidisciplinary school safety assessment team established pursuant to section 280.36, share records or information that are reasonably necessary to ensure access to appropriate services for such students, or to ensure the safety of such students or others, with any other such covered entity or school.
  3.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including section 22.7, a multidisciplinary school safety assessment team established pursuant to section 280.36 may request and receive records or information that are related to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve who are experiencing or at risk of an emotional disturbance or mental illness, or who pose an articulable and significant threat to the health and safety of any person.
  4.  When acting as part of a multidisciplinary school safety assessment team established pursuant to section 280.36, a covered entity and a school may communicate, collaborate, and coordinate efforts with other covered entities to best serve students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve who are experiencing or at risk of an emotional disturbance or mental illness, or who pose an articulable and significant threat to the health and safety of any person.
2025 Acts, ch 59, §1
Referred to in §256E.7, 256F.4, 280.36
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