SF 2153 (LSB 5976XS (2) 89)

SENATE FILE 2153

BY  KLIMESH

A BILL FOR

An Act authorizing a local emergency management commission to assume the duties of a joint 911 service board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 29C.9, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  9A.  The commission shall, if agreed to by the commission, be responsible for the activities of a joint 911 service board if substituted for a joint 911 service board pursuant to section 34A.3, subsection 3A.
    Sec. 2.  Section 34A.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  Local emergency management commission —— alternative to 911 service board.
   a.  Subject to section 29C.9, subsection 9A, a local emergency management commission may be substituted for the joint 911 service board required under subsection 1 by the board of supervisors of the county in which the joint 911 service board is maintained.
   b.  A commission shall have all of the powers of a joint 911 service board if a commission is substituted for the joint 911 service board pursuant to paragraph “a”.
   c.  As used in this chapter, “joint 911 service board” includes a commission if a commission is substituted for the joint 911 service board pursuant to paragraph “a”.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes local emergency management commissions to assume the duties of a joint 911 service board.
   The bill provides that local emergency management commissions may be substituted for a joint 911 service board required under Code section 34A.3, subsection 1, by the board of supervisors of the county in which the joint 911 service board is maintained. Additionally, the bill provides that a commission shall have all of the powers of a joint 911 service board if a commission is substituted for the joint 911 service board. The bill establishes that, for purposes of Code section 34A.3, “joint 911 service board” includes a commission if a commission is substituted for the joint 911 service board.
   The bill modifies the duties of a local emergency management commission upon approval to be responsible for the activities of a joint 911 service board if substitution occurs.