Senate File 319 - Introduced SENATE FILE 319 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SF 207) A BILL FOR An Act relating to peace officers and retired peace officers 1 who provide street or highway driving instruction. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1787SV (2) 88 ns/rh

S.F. 319 Section 1. Section 321.178, subsection 1, paragraph b, 1 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (a), Code 2019, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 (a) To be qualified to provide street or highway driving 4 instruction, a person shall be certified by the department and 5 authorized by the board of educational examiners. However, 6 if the person is a peace officer, as defined in section 7 801.4, subsection 11, paragraph “a” , “b” , “c” , or “h” , with 8 five or more years of experience as a peace officer, or a 9 retired peace officer who holds a driver’s license that is 10 valid for more than two years from the date of issuance, the 11 person shall not be required to be authorized by the board 12 of educational examiners. A person shall not be required 13 to hold a current Iowa teacher or administrator license at 14 the elementary or secondary level or to have satisfied the 15 educational requirements for an Iowa teacher license at the 16 elementary or secondary level in order to be certified by the 17 department or authorized by the board of educational examiners 18 to provide street or highway driving instruction. For purposes 19 of this subparagraph division, “retired peace officer” means 20 a person retired under chapter 97A or 411, or section 97B.49B 21 or 97B.49C, after service as a peace officer, as defined in 22 section 801.4, subsection 11, paragraph “a” , “b” , “c” , or “h” . 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 Under current law, to be qualified to provide street or 27 highway driving instruction, a person must be certified 28 by the department of transportation (DOT) and authorized 29 by the board of educational examiners. This bill provides 30 that if the person is a peace officer with five or more 31 years of experience, or a retired peace officer who holds a 32 driver’s license valid for more than two years from the date 33 of issuance, the person need not be authorized by the board 34 of educational examiners. Under the bill, “peace officer” 35 -1- LSB 1787SV (2) 88 ns/rh 1/ 2

S.F. 319 includes sheriffs and their regular deputies who are subject to 1 mandated law enforcement training, marshals and police officers 2 of cities, peace officer members of the department of public 3 safety, and employees of the DOT designated as peace officers. 4 The bill defines “retired peace officer” to mean a person 5 retired under Code chapter 97A or 411, or Code section 97B.49B 6 or 97B.49C, after service as a peace officer. 7 -2- LSB 1787SV (2) 88 ns/rh 2/ 2