House File 633 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 633 BY RUFF A BILL FOR An Act providing for the establishment of an active shooter 1 response training grant program by the department of 2 education and making an appropriation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2376YH (2) 86 je/sc

H.F. 633 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 256.34 A.L.I.C.E. training grant 1 program —— appropriation. 2 1. For purposes of this section, “A.L.I.C.E. training” means 3 active shooter response training based on the strategies of 4 alert, lockdown, inform, counter, and evacuate. 5 2. The department shall establish an A.L.I.C.E. training 6 grant program to provide grants for A.L.I.C.E. training of 7 school employees in schools that do not otherwise have funds 8 available to provide such training. 9 3. Eligibility for the grant program shall be limited 10 to public and nonpublic schools located in an area that has 11 previously had an application for a grant from the homeland 12 security grant program administered by the federal emergency 13 management agency rejected due to lack of available federal 14 funds. The department shall give first priority to applicants 15 that have not received funding specifically to provide 16 A.L.I.C.E. training in at least three years. 17 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 18 17A to administer the grant program, including but not limited 19 to an application process, additional eligibility criteria, 20 prioritization of eligible applicants, and a process to 21 determine which areas in this state have previously had an 22 application for a grant from the homeland security grant 23 program administered by the federal emergency management agency 24 rejected due to lack of available federal funds. 25 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 26 to the department of education for each of the fiscal years in 27 the period beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2018, 28 five hundred thousand dollars for the grant program. 29 EXPLANATION 30 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 31 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 32 This bill requires the department of education to establish 33 an A.L.I.C.E. training grant program to provide grants for 34 A.L.I.C.E. training of school employees in schools that do not 35 -1- LSB 2376YH (2) 86 je/sc 1/ 2

H.F. 633 otherwise have funds available to provide such training. The 1 bill defines “A.L.I.C.E. training” as active shooter response 2 training based on the strategies of alert, lockdown, inform, 3 counter, and evacuate. 4 The bill limits eligibility for the grant program to public 5 and nonpublic schools located in an area that has previously 6 had an application for a grant from the homeland security grant 7 program administered by the federal emergency management agency 8 rejected due to lack of available federal funds. The bill 9 requires the department to give first priority to applicants 10 that have not received funding specifically to provide 11 A.L.I.C.E. training in at least three years. 12 The bill requires the department to adopt administrative 13 rules to administer the grant program, including but not 14 limited to an application process, additional eligibility 15 criteria, prioritization of eligible applicants, and a 16 process to determine which areas in Iowa have previously had 17 an application for a grant from the homeland security grant 18 program administered by the federal emergency management agency 19 rejected due to lack of available federal funds. 20 The bill appropriates $500,000 to the department for the 21 grant program for each of the three fiscal years in the period 22 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2018. 23 -2- LSB 2376YH (2) 86 je/sc 2/ 2