Senate File 9 - Introduced SENATE FILE 9 BY SODDERS A BILL FOR An Act concerning public safety by establishing a public 1 safety training and equipment trust fund, establishing a 2 public safety training and facilities task force, and making 3 appropriations. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1199XS (3) 85 ec/sc
S.F. 9 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 80B.11F Public safety training and 1 equipment trust fund. 2 1. A public safety training and equipment trust fund is 3 created in the state treasury under the control of the council. 4 2. The trust fund shall consist of moneys deposited in 5 the fund pursuant to section 432.1, subsection 7, and any 6 other devise, gift, bequest, donation, federal or other grant, 7 reimbursement, repayment, judgment, transfer, payment, or 8 appropriation from any source intended to be used for the 9 purposes of the trust fund. Of the moneys deposited in the 10 trust fund, an amount equal to ten percent of the moneys 11 deposited, or such lesser amount as determined by the council, 12 shall be allocated to a capital projects account for the 13 purposes of public safety training facility needs. 14 3. Moneys credited to the trust fund are not subject to 15 section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, 16 appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided 17 in this section and for succeeding fiscal years shall 18 remain available for expenditure for purposes of the fund. 19 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or 20 earnings on moneys deposited in the trust fund shall be 21 credited to the trust fund. Moneys shall not be appropriated 22 or expended from the trust fund until the first fiscal year 23 following the fiscal year in which the minimum balance of the 24 trust fund reaches eight million dollars. 25 4. a. Moneys in the trust fund shall be used for public 26 safety training costs incurred by the state or a political 27 subdivision of the state and for public safety personnel 28 equipment costs, excluding vehicles, incurred by the state or a 29 political subdivision of the state, subject to appropriation by 30 the general assembly. It is the intent of the general assembly 31 that all training costs incurred by the state or a political 32 subdivision be reimbursed from moneys in the trust fund and 33 that such remaining moneys in the trust fund, less such amount 34 needed for cash flow purposes of the trust fund, be used to 35 -1- LSB 1199XS (3) 85 ec/sc 1/ 7
S.F. 9 reimburse public safety personnel equipment costs, excluding 1 vehicles. 2 b. Moneys in the capital projects account of the trust 3 fund shall be used for public safety training facility needs, 4 subject to appropriation by the general assembly. 5 Sec. 2. Section 432.1, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 6 following new subsection: 7 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. a. Of the amount of premium tax 8 receipts collected pursuant to subsection 3 for the 2015 and 9 subsequent calendar years and deposited in the general fund 10 of the state, the department of revenue shall transfer the 11 applicable percent of such amount that exceeds the amount of 12 premium tax receipts collected pursuant to subsection 3 for 13 calendar year 2013 to the public safety training and equipment 14 trust fund created in section 80B.11F. 15 b. For purposes of this subsection, “applicable percent” 16 means as follows: 17 (1) For the 2015 through 2017 calendar years, one hundred 18 percent. 19 (2) For the 2018 calendar year, seventy-five percent. 20 (3) For the 2019 and subsequent calendar years, fifty 21 percent. 22 Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING AND FACILITIES TASK FORCE. 23 1. A public safety training and facilities task force is 24 established. The department of public safety shall provide 25 administrative support for the task force. 26 2. The task force shall consist of the following members: 27 a. One member appointed by the Iowa peace officers 28 association. 29 b. One member appointed by the Iowa state sheriffs’ and 30 deputies’ association. 31 c. One member appointed by the Iowa police chiefs 32 association. 33 d. One member who is a fire chief appointed by the Iowa fire 34 chiefs association. 35 -2- LSB 1199XS (3) 85 ec/sc 2/ 7
S.F. 9 e. One member who is a fire chief appointed by the Iowa 1 association of professional fire chiefs. 2 f. One member who is the administrator of the Iowa fire 3 service training bureau or the administrator’s designee. 4 g. Two members who are representatives of the fire service 5 appointed by the Iowa firefighters association. 6 h. The director of the Iowa law enforcement academy or the 7 director’s designee. 8 i. The commissioner of the public safety or the 9 commissioner’s designee. 10 j. Two members who are appointed by the Iowa professional 11 firefighters. 12 k. The state fire marshal or the state fire marshal’s 13 designee. 14 l. The director of the department of corrections or the 15 director’s designee. 16 m. One member appointed by the chief of the bureau of 17 emergency medical services of the Iowa department of public 18 health. 19 n. One member appointed by the Iowa emergency medical 20 services association. 21 o. One member appointed by the Iowa state police 22 association. 23 p. One member appointed by the state police officers council 24 who is representing peace officers within the department of 25 public safety. 26 q. One member appointed by the state police officers council 27 who is representing peace officers within the department of 28 natural resources. 29 r. One member who is the chief of the law enforcement bureau 30 of the department of natural resources or the chief’s designee. 31 s. One member appointed by the governor who is a 32 public member who has no personal interest or occupational 33 responsibilities in the area of responsibility given to the 34 task force and represents the interests of the public in 35 -3- LSB 1199XS (3) 85 ec/sc 3/ 7
S.F. 9 general. 1 t. One member appointed by the collective bargaining 2 unit that represents the largest number of employees in the 3 department of corrections. 4 u. One member appointed by the collective bargaining unit 5 that represents the largest number of jailers and dispatchers 6 in this state. 7 v. One member appointed by the Iowa association of community 8 college presidents. 9 3. The members of the task force shall select one 10 chairperson and one vice chairperson. The vice chairperson 11 shall preside in the absence of the chairperson. Section 12 69.16A shall apply to the appointed members of the task force. 13 4. The task force shall consider and develop strategies 14 relating to public safety training facility governance with 15 the goal of all public safety disciplines being represented. 16 Each public safety discipline shall advise the task force by 17 developing individual training policies as determined by the 18 discipline’s governing bodies. The task force shall also 19 develop a proposal for a joint public safety training facility, 20 a budget for construction and future operation of the facility, 21 and potential locations for the facility that are centrally 22 located in this state. 23 5. a. The task force shall provide interim reports to the 24 general assembly by December 31 of each year concerning the 25 activities of the task force and shall submit its final report, 26 including its findings and recommendations, to the general 27 assembly by December 31, 2016. 28 b. The final report shall include but not be limited to 29 recommendations concerning the following: 30 (1) Consolidation of public safety governance within a 31 single board and the membership of the board. 32 (2) Development of a consolidated fire and police public 33 safety training facility, including possible locations, 34 building recommendations, and financing options. 35 -4- LSB 1199XS (3) 85 ec/sc 4/ 7
S.F. 9 (3) The distribution of moneys from the public safety 1 training and equipment trust fund created in section 80B.11F. 2 (4) Any other recommendations relating to public safety 3 training and facilities requirements. 4 Sec. 4. PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING AND FACILITIES TASK FORCE —— 5 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. There is appropriated from the general 6 fund of the state to the department of public safety for the 7 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, 8 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 9 used for the purposes designated: 10 For providing administrative support for the public safety 11 training and facilities task force as enacted in this Act: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 13 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 14 section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of 15 the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for 16 expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the 17 fiscal year that begins July 1, 2016. 18 EXPLANATION 19 This bill concerns public safety training and facilities. 20 The bill establishes a public safety training and equipment 21 trust fund under the control of the Iowa law enforcement 22 academy council. The trust fund shall consist of moneys 23 deposited in the fund from insurance premiums tax receipts as 24 provided by the bill. Of the moneys deposited in the fund, 10 25 percent, or such lesser amount as determined by the council, 26 shall be allocated to a capital projects account of the trust 27 fund and shall be used for public safety facility needs. The 28 remaining moneys deposited in the fund shall be used for public 29 safety training costs and for public safety personnel equipment 30 costs, excluding vehicles, all incurred by the state or a 31 political subdivision of the state, subject to appropriation 32 by the general assembly. The bill provides that moneys shall 33 not be appropriated from the trust fund until the fiscal year 34 following the year the balance of the trust fund reaches $8 35 -5- LSB 1199XS (3) 85 ec/sc 5/ 7
S.F. 9 million. The bill provides that it is the intent of the 1 general assembly that training costs incurred by the state or a 2 political subdivision be fully reimbursed from moneys in the 3 fund and that the remaining moneys in the fund, less an amount 4 needed for cash flow purposes, be used to reimburse public 5 safety personnel equipment costs, except vehicles. Moneys in 6 the fund shall not revert to the general fund of the state, and 7 interest and earnings on moneys in the fund shall remain in the 8 fund. 9 Code section 432.1, concerning tax on gross insurance 10 premiums, is amended to provide that the applicable percent of 11 the moneys collected from premium tax receipts on insurance 12 policies, other than life insurance policies, in excess of the 13 amount collected for calendar year 2013, shall be transferred 14 to the public safety training and equipment trust fund created 15 by the bill beginning with premium tax receipts received during 16 calendar year 2015. The bill provides that the applicable 17 percent for calendar years 2015 through 2017 shall be 100 18 percent, for calendar year 2018, 75 percent, and for subsequent 19 calendar years, 50 percent. 20 The bill also establishes a public safety training and 21 facilities task force. The department of public safety shall 22 provide administrative support for the task force and the 23 bill appropriates moneys to the department for providing 24 this support. The bill specifies the membership of the task 25 force and provides that the task force shall consider and 26 develop strategies relating to public safety training facility 27 governance with the goal of all public safety disciplines 28 being represented. Each public safety discipline shall advise 29 the task force by developing individual training policies as 30 determined by the discipline’s governing bodies. The bill 31 requires the task force to provide interim reports to the 32 general assembly by December 31 of each year and to submit a 33 final report, including its findings and recommendations, to 34 the general assembly by December 31, 2016. The bill provides 35 -6- LSB 1199XS (3) 85 ec/sc 6/ 7
S.F. 9 that the final report shall include recommendations concerning 1 consolidation of public safety governance within a single 2 board and the membership of the board, the development of a 3 consolidated fire and police public safety training facility, 4 including possible locations, building recommendations, 5 and financing options, the distribution of moneys from the 6 public safety training and equipment trust fund, and any 7 other recommendations relating to public safety training and 8 facilities requirements. 9 -7- LSB 1199XS (3) 85 ec/sc 7/ 7