HOUSE FILE 520

BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 122)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the carrying of weapons on school grounds by licensed private investigators and licensed private security officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 724.4B, subsection 2, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  A private investigator or a private security officer who possesses a valid license pursuant to chapter 80A, while engaged in the performance of official duties.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to the carrying of weapons on school grounds by licensed private investigators and licensed private security officers.
   The bill authorizes a private investigator or a private security officer who possesses a valid license pursuant to Code chapter 80A, while engaged in the performance of official duties, to carry a firearm on school grounds pursuant to Code section 724.4B.