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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
SCHOOL
SECURITY,
INCLUDING
THE
USE
OF
SCHOOL
SECURITY
PERSONNEL
BY
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
AND
AUTHORIZING
SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES
TO
BE
ISSUED
PROFESSIONAL
PERMITS
TO
CARRY
WEAPONS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.84
School
security.
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
a.
“Private
school
security
officer”
means
an
individual
employed
by
a
private
security
business
who
possesses
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
issued
under
section
724.6.
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2
b.
“Private
security
business”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
80A.1.
c.
“School
resource
officer”
means
any
of
the
following:
(1)
A
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4.
(2)
A
reserve
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
80D.1A.
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
with
a
total
enrollment
of
at
least
eight
thousand
students
shall
employ,
or
retain
the
services
of,
at
least
one
private
school
security
officer
or
school
resource
officer
to
guard
each
attendance
center
where
students
enrolled
in
grade
nine,
grade
ten,
grade
eleven,
or
grade
twelve
regularly
attend
classes,
unless
a
majority
of
the
members
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
vote
to
not
employ
or
retain
a
private
school
security
officer
or
a
school
resource
officer.
A
private
school
security
officer
employed
or
retained
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
required
to
participate
in
the
annual
live
scenario
training
and
quarterly
live
firearms
training
provided
by
the
department
of
public
safety
pursuant
to
section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(3).
3.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
with
a
total
enrollment
of
less
than
eight
thousand
students
is
encouraged
to
employ,
or
retain
the
services
of,
at
least
one
private
school
security
officer
or
school
resource
officer
to
guard
each
attendance
center
where
students
enrolled
in
grade
nine,
grade
ten,
grade
eleven,
or
grade
twelve
regularly
attend
classes.
A
private
school
security
officer
employed
or
retained
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
required
to
participate
in
the
annual
live
scenario
training
and
quarterly
live
firearms
training
provided
by
the
department
of
public
safety
pursuant
to
section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(3).
Sec.
2.
Section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(3)
A
person
may
be
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
if
the
person
is
a
school
employee
of
a
school
district,
a
private
school,
or
an
institution
of
higher
education
as
defined
in
section
722.11.
The
person
shall
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complete
a
prescribed
firearm
safety
training
course
offered
pursuant
to
section
724.9,
subsection
1,
prior
to
being
issued
a
permit,
and
not
be
disqualified
under
section
724.8.
A
person
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
under
this
subparagraph
shall
receive
one-time,
in-person
legal
training,
including
training
on
qualified
immunity,
annual
emergency
medical
training,
and
annual
communication
training
that
is
approved
by
the
department
of
public
safety.
The
department
of
public
safety
shall
implement
required
annual
live
scenario
training
and
quarterly
live
firearm
training
for
school
employees
of
a
school
district,
a
private
school,
or
an
institution
of
higher
education
that
has
opted
into
participating
in
the
professional
permitting
of
school
employees.
A
school
employee
issued
a
professional
permit
to
carry
by
the
department
of
public
safety
who
is
up
to
date
with
department
of
public
safety-approved
training,
and
the
school
district
that
employs
the
school
employee,
shall
be
entitled
to
qualified
immunity
from
criminal
or
civil
liability
for
all
damages
incurred
pursuant
to
the
application
of
reasonable
force
at
the
place
of
employment.
The
identity
of
a
person
who
has
been
issued
a
permit
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
shall
be
confidential
and
shall
not
be
a
public
record
subject
to
disclosure
under
chapter
22.
Sec.
3.
Section
724.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
,
fire
fighters,
as
defined
in
section
411.1,
subsection
10
,
airport
fire
fighters
included
under
section
97B.49B
,
school
employees,
and
emergency
medical
care
providers
other
than
emergency
medical
care
providers
specified
in
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(2),
shall
not,
as
a
condition
of
employment,
be
required
to
obtain
a
permit
under
this
section
.
However,
the
provisions
of
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
person
designated
as
an
arson
investigator
by
the
chief
fire
officer
of
a
political
subdivision.
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
1.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”.
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2.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
724.6,
subsection
2.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2586,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor