HF 2559 (LSB 5384HV (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2559

BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 550)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the revocation or suspension of the certification of a law enforcement officer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 80B.13A, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  Any All investigatory materials, including any recommendation, notification, or other record or information provided by an employing agency or the attorney general pursuant to this section shall be confidential except as required by rule or order of the council, an administrative law judge, or a reviewing court. Any employing agency or person who, acting reasonably and in good faith, files a notification or recommendation, releases information, or otherwise cooperates with an investigation under this section is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed for such action.  If the investigative information in the possession of the academy indicates a crime has been committed, the information shall be reported to the proper law enforcement agency. However, a final written decision and finding of fact of the council in a disciplinary proceeding or an informal stipulation and settlement agreement are public records.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the revocation or suspension of the certification of a law enforcement officer.
   The bill provides that all investigatory materials, including any recommendation, notification, or other record or information provided by an employing agency or the attorney general shall be confidential except as required by rule or order of the council, an administrative law judge, or a reviewing court. If the investigative information in the possession of the academy indicates a crime has been committed, the information shall be reported to the proper law enforcement agency.
   The bill provides that a final written decision and finding of fact of the council in a disciplinary proceeding or an informal stipulation and settlement agreement are public records.