Senate
File
452
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
452
BY
BOULTON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
including
1
accreditation,
and
establishing
a
law
enforcement
agency
2
tuition
fund.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
80B.4A
Accreditation
of
academy.
1
1.
The
academy
shall
become
certified
by
the
commission
on
2
accreditation
for
law
enforcement
agencies,
inc.,
through
the
3
public
safety
training
academy
accreditation
program,
and
shall
4
maintain
that
certification.
5
2.
After
receiving
certification,
the
academy
shall
be
6
authorized
to
become
an
accrediting
body
with
the
power
to
7
certify
additional
regional
training
academies.
8
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
80B.20
Law
enforcement
agency
tuition
9
fund.
10
1.
A
law
enforcement
agency
tuition
fund
is
created
in
the
11
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
council.
12
2.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
all
moneys
appropriated
to
the
13
fund,
and
any
other
devise,
gift,
bequest,
donation,
federal
or
14
other
grant,
reimbursement,
or
payment
from
any
source
intended
15
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
the
fund.
16
3.
Moneys
from
the
fund
shall
be
used
to
assist
law
17
enforcement
agencies
with
the
portion
of
tuition
costs
a
law
18
enforcement
agency
is
required
to
pay
for
the
basic
training
19
course
for
a
law
enforcement
officer
who
is
employed
by
the
law
20
enforcement
agency.
21
4.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
22
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
23
fund
of
the
state
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
24
for
the
purpose
designated
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
25
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
26
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
relates
to
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
31
(academy)
including
accreditation,
and
establishes
a
law
32
enforcement
agency
tuition
fund.
33
The
bill
provides
that
the
academy
shall
become
certified
34
by
the
commission
on
accreditation
for
law
enforcement
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agencies,
inc.,
through
the
public
safety
training
academy
1
accreditation
program,
and
shall
maintain
that
certification.
2
Upon
certification,
the
academy
is
authorized
to
become
an
3
accrediting
body
with
the
power
to
certify
additional
regional
4
training
academies.
5
The
bill
creates
a
law
enforcement
agency
tuition
fund
6
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
Iowa
law
7
enforcement
academy
council.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
all
8
moneys
appropriated
to
the
fund,
and
any
other
devise,
gift,
9
bequest,
donation,
federal
or
other
grant,
reimbursement,
or
10
payment
from
any
source
intended
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
11
of
the
fund.
12
Current
law
requires
a
law
enforcement
agency
to
pay
13
one-third
of
the
costs
associated
with
a
law
enforcement
14
officer’s
training
at
the
academy.
The
bill
provides
that
15
moneys
from
the
fund
shall
be
used
to
assist
law
enforcement
16
agencies
with
the
portion
of
tuition
costs
a
law
enforcement
17
agency
is
required
to
pay
for
the
basic
training
course
for
a
18
law
enforcement
officer
who
is
employed
by
the
law
enforcement
19
agency.
20
The
bill
provides
that
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
close
of
the
21
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
22
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purpose
23
designated
for
subsequent
fiscal
years,
and
that
interest
or
24
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
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