House File 633 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY ZIRKELBACH
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act establishing an Iowa national guard law enforcement
2 training scholarship program and making an appropriation.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 80B.11B, subsection 2, Code 2005, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 2. The Iowa law enforcement academy may also charge the
1 4 department of natural resources or other agency or department
1 5 of the state, a member of a police force of a city or county,
1 6 a member of the Iowa national guard awarded a scholarship
1 7 under section 80B.19, or any political subdivision of the
1 8 state not more than one=half of the cost of providing the
1 9 basic training course which is designed to meet the minimum
1 10 basic training requirements for a law enforcement officer.
1 11 All other candidates to the law enforcement academy, including
1 12 a candidate from a tribal government, shall pay the full costs
1 13 of providing the basic training requirements for a law
1 14 enforcement officer.
1 15 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 80B.19 IOWA NATIONAL GUARD LAW
1 16 ENFORCEMENT TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM == APPROPRIATION.
1 17 1. An Iowa national guard law enforcement training
1 18 scholarship program is established to be administered by the
1 19 department of public defense for members of the Iowa national
1 20 guard who qualify and are accepted for attendance at the Iowa
1 21 law enforcement academy. The purpose of the program is to
1 22 provide scholarships to members of the Iowa national guard who
1 23 qualify for training to meet the minimum basic training
1 24 requirements for a law enforcement officer at the Iowa law
1 25 enforcement academy. The provisions of sections 80B.11D and
1 26 80B.11E requiring sponsorship by a law enforcement agency
1 27 shall not apply to an individual who meets the requirements of
1 28 this section and who otherwise meets the requirements for
1 29 acceptance at the Iowa law enforcement academy pursuant to
1 30 this chapter. An individual is eligible for the Iowa national
1 31 guard law enforcement training scholarship program if the
1 32 individual meets all of the following conditions:
1 33 a. Is a resident of the state and a member of an Iowa army
1 34 or air national guard unit while receiving a scholarship
1 35 pursuant to this section.
2 1 b. Satisfactorily completed required initial active duty
2 2 training.
2 3 c. Maintains satisfactory performance of duty upon return
2 4 from initial active duty training, including attending a
2 5 minimum of ninety percent of scheduled drill dates and
2 6 attending annual training.
2 7 d. Is accepted for training to meet the minimum basic
2 8 training requirements for a law enforcement officer at the
2 9 Iowa law enforcement academy.
2 10 e. Expresses an interest in pursuing a law enforcement
2 11 career.
2 12 f. Receives the recommendation of the Iowa national guard
2 13 member's company commander.
2 14 g. Meets any other requirement established by rule by the
2 15 adjutant general pursuant to subsection 3.
2 16 h. Submits an application to the adjutant general of Iowa,
2 17 on forms prescribed by the adjutant general, who shall
2 18 determine eligibility for the scholarship and whose decision
2 19 is final.
2 20 2. A scholarship paid pursuant to this section shall not
2 21 exceed the difference between the cost of providing the basic
2 22 training course which is designed to meet the minimum basic
2 23 training requirements for a law enforcement officer and the
2 24 amount the Iowa law enforcement agency charges a member of a
2 25 police force of a city or county as provided in section
2 26 80B.11B. An Iowa national guard member who receives a
2 27 scholarship pursuant to this section shall be responsible for
2 28 paying the amount the Iowa law enforcement academy is
2 29 permitted to charge a member of a police force of a city or
2 30 county as provided in section 80B.11B. Annually, not more
2 31 than one hundred scholarships shall be awarded by the adjutant
2 32 general pursuant to this section. Scholarship eligibility
2 33 determinations shall not be based upon a national guard
2 34 member's unit, the location at which drills are attended, or
2 35 whether the individual is a member of the Iowa army or air
3 1 national guard.
3 2 3. The adjutant general shall adopt rules pursuant to
3 3 chapter 17A establishing the following:
3 4 a. Procedures for disseminating material regarding the
3 5 scholarship program to members of the Iowa national guard.
3 6 b. Procedures for receiving scholarship applications from
3 7 members of the Iowa national guard.
3 8 c. Any additional requirements that the adjutant general
3 9 determines the applicants shall meet in order to be awarded a
3 10 scholarship.
3 11 d. Procedures and criteria for evaluating applicants and
3 12 awarding scholarships under this section.
3 13 4. The eligibility of applicants and scholarship amounts
3 14 to be paid shall be certified by the adjutant general of Iowa
3 15 to the department of public defense, and all amounts that are
3 16 or become due to the Iowa law enforcement academy except as
3 17 provided in subsection 2 shall be paid to the Iowa law
3 18 enforcement academy by the department of public defense upon
3 19 receipt of certification by the director of the Iowa law
3 20 enforcement academy as to accuracy of charges made, and as to
3 21 the attendance and academic progress of the individual at the
3 22 academy. The department of public defense shall maintain an
3 23 annual record of the number of participants and the dollar
3 24 value of the scholarships awarded.
3 25 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
3 26 state an amount necessary to pay the scholarship amounts
3 27 awarded under the Iowa national guard law enforcement training
3 28 scholarship program pursuant to this section.
3 29 EXPLANATION
3 30 This bill establishes an Iowa national guard law
3 31 enforcement training scholarship program to be administered by
3 32 the department of public defense for members of the Iowa
3 33 national guard who qualify and are accepted for attendance at
3 34 the Iowa law enforcement academy.
3 35 An individual is eligible for the program if the individual
4 1 is a resident of the state and a member of an Iowa army or air
4 2 national guard unit, satisfactorily completed required initial
4 3 active duty training, maintains satisfactory performance of
4 4 duty, expresses an interest in pursuing a law enforcement
4 5 career, receives the recommendation of their company
4 6 commander, meets any other requirement established by the
4 7 adjutant general, and submits an application to the adjutant
4 8 general.
4 9 The amount of scholarship moneys paid shall not exceed the
4 10 difference between the cost of providing the basic training
4 11 course which is designed to meet the minimum basic training
4 12 requirements for a law enforcement officer and the amount the
4 13 Iowa law enforcement agency charges a member of a police force
4 14 of a city or county under the current Code, which is not more
4 15 than one=half of the cost of providing the basic training
4 16 course. An Iowa national guard member who receives a
4 17 scholarship is responsible for paying the balance. Annually,
4 18 not more than 100 scholarships shall be awarded. Scholarship
4 19 eligibility determinations shall not be based upon a national
4 20 guard member's unit, the location at which drills are
4 21 attended, or whether the individual is a member of the Iowa
4 22 army or air national guard.
4 23 The adjutant general is directed to adopt rules
4 24 establishing procedures and criteria for evaluating applicants
4 25 and awarding the scholarships and procedures for disseminating
4 26 material about the program to guard members and may establish
4 27 by rule additional program requirements.
4 28 The bill includes a standing, unlimited appropriation to
4 29 the department of public defense to pay for scholarships
4 30 awarded under the program.
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