House Study Bill 254 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HANUSA) A BILL FOR An Act relating to fire safety standards and children’s 1 residential facilities. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2806YC (1) 88 hb/rh

H.F. _____ Section 1. STATE FIRE MARSHAL RULES —— CHILDREN’S 1 RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. The state fire marshal shall 2 adopt fire safety rules pursuant to chapter 17A to exempt 3 children’s residential facilities certified pursuant to 4 chapter 237C that are college preparatory boarding and day high 5 schools established in 1890 from the international fire code 6 regulations. The state fire marshal shall, in collaboration 7 with the department of human services, the department of 8 inspections and appeals, and other appropriate agencies, take 9 into consideration the size, nature, and purpose of children’s 10 residential facilities in promulgating such rules. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill directs the state fire marshal to adopt fire safety 15 rules to exempt children’s residential facilities certified 16 pursuant to Code chapter 237C that are college preparatory 17 boarding and day high schools established in 1890 from the 18 international fire code regulations. The state fire marshal 19 is directed to collaborate with the department of human 20 services, the department of inspections and appeals, and other 21 appropriate agencies and is required to take into consideration 22 the size, nature, and purpose of children’s residential 23 facilities in promulgating such rules. 24 -1- LSB 2806YC (1) 88 hb/rh 1/ 1