House File 144 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY HEATON and HORBACH
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act providing for access to the Iowa communications network by
2 local law enforcement and first responder personnel under
3 specified circumstances.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 8D.2, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code
1 2 2005, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 a. "Public agency" means a state agency, an institution
1 4 under the control of the board of regents, the judicial branch
1 5 as provided in section 8D.13, subsection 17, a school
1 6 corporation, a city library, a library service area as
1 7 provided in chapter 256, a county library as provided in
1 8 chapter 336, or a judicial district department of correctional
1 9 services established in section 905.2, to the extent provided
1 10 in section 8D.13, subsection 15, an agency of the federal
1 11 government, the department of public safety and the Iowa
1 12 department of public health for purposes of local law
1 13 enforcement agency or first responder access pursuant to
1 14 section 8D.13, subsection 20, or a United States post office
1 15 which receives a federal grant for pilot and demonstration
1 16 projects.
1 17 Sec. 2. Section 8D.9, subsection 3, Code 2005, is amended
1 18 to read as follows:
1 19 3. A facility that is considered a public agency pursuant
1 20 to section 8D.2, subsection 5, paragraph "b", shall be
1 21 authorized to access the Iowa communications network strictly
1 22 for homeland security communication purposes. Any utilization
1 23 of the network that is not related to communications
1 24 concerning homeland security, with the exception of
1 25 communications authorized pursuant to section 8D.13,
1 26 subsection 20, is expressly prohibited.
1 27 Sec. 3. Section 8D.13, Code 2005, is amended by adding the
1 28 following new subsection:
1 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 20. Access to the network shall be
1 30 offered to the department of public safety and the Iowa
1 31 department of public health for the purpose of establishing
1 32 and operating a network to assist local law enforcement agency
1 33 personnel and first responders in rendering emergency and
1 34 medical assistance, and receiving training, under
1 35 circumstances which do not involve homeland security. The
2 1 departments shall be responsible for all costs associated with
2 2 becoming a part of the network, and may by rule allocate the
2 3 costs to local law enforcement agencies and first responders
2 4 who are authorized users.
2 5 EXPLANATION
2 6 This bill provides that local law enforcement and first
2 7 responder personnel may access the Iowa communications
2 8 network.
2 9 The bill provides that for purposes of Code chapter 8D, a
2 10 public agency shall include the department of public safety
2 11 and the Iowa department of public health for purposes of local
2 12 law enforcement agency or first responder access to the
2 13 network. The bill provides that such access shall be offered
2 14 for the purpose of establishing and operating a network to
2 15 assist local law enforcement agency personnel and first
2 16 responders in rendering emergency and medical assistance, and
2 17 receiving training, under circumstances which do not involve
2 18 homeland security. The bill provides that the agencies shall
2 19 be responsible for all costs associated with becoming a part
2 20 of the network and may by rule establish procedures for
2 21 allocation of the costs to local law enforcement agencies and
2 22 first responders who are authorized users.
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