House File 685 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  LUKAN


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring school districts to coordinate with local law
  2    enforcement to assess the security of school facilities.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2659HH 82
  5 ak/cf/24

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  1  1    Section 1.  SCHOOL SECURITY ASSESSMENT.
  1  2    1.  The board of directors of each public school district
  1  3 and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall
  1  4 coordinate with a local law enforcement agency to assess the
  1  5 security of each school facility.  The board of directors of
  1  6 each public school district or authorities in charge of each
  1  7 nonpublic school shall request a report from the law
  1  8 enforcement agency about the security of each school facility
  1  9 and recommendations that would improve the safety of students,
  1 10 faculty, and staff.
  1 11    2.  The board of directors of each public school district
  1 12 and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall
  1 13 forward a copy of the report and recommendations provided by
  1 14 the law enforcement agency to the department of education by
  1 15 October 1, 2007.  The department shall provide to the general
  1 16 assembly a summary of all the reports and recommendations by
  1 17 January 1, 2008.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill requires the board of directors of public school
  1 20 districts and the authorities in charge of nonpublic schools
  1 21 to coordinate with local law enforcement agencies to assess
  1 22 the security of all school facilities.
  1 23    The bill requires that each school district or nonpublic
  1 24 school request a report about the security of the school
  1 25 facility or facilities and recommendations to improve the
  1 26 safety of students, faculty, and staff.
  1 27    The bill requires that the reports and recommendations be
  1 28 sent to the department of education by October 1, 2007.  The
  1 29 department of education is required to provide to the general
  1 30 assembly a summary of the reports and recommendations by
  1 31 January 1, 2008.
  1 32 LSB 2659HH 82
  1 33 ak:sc/cf/24