HF 1009 (LSB 2928HV (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 1009

BY  COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 311)

A BILL FOR

An Act authorizing the use of revenues from the district management levy to pay costs related to school safety and security and including applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 298.4, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraphs:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  h.  To pay the costs of operating and licensing school safety and security infrastructure, including weapons detection systems and door monitoring systems.
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  i.  To pay the costs of employing, or retaining the services of, any of the following:
   (1)  A school resource officer as defined in 34 U.S.C. §10389.
   (2)  An individual employed by a private security business, as defined in section 80A.1, who possesses a permit to carry weapons issued under section 724.6.
   (3)  A reserve peace officer as defined in section 80D.1A.
   (4)  A peace officer as defined in section 801.4.
   (5)  An individual who has at least two years of experience in law enforcement or security and who will provide professional security services.
    Sec. 2.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.
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 the use of revenues from the district management levy to pay costs related to school safety and security. Under current law, the board of directors of a school district may certify for levy a tax on all taxable property in the school district for a district management levy. The bill authorizes revenues from the district management levy to be expended to pay the costs of operating and licensing school safety and security infrastructure and to pay the costs of employing, or retaining the services of, a school resource officer, as defined under federal law; an individual employed by a private security business who possesses a permit to carry weapons issued under Code section 724.6 (professional permit to carry weapons); a reserve peace officer as defined in Code section 80D.1A (reserve peace officers); a peace officer as defined in Code section 801.4 (criminal procedure); or an individual who has at least two years of experience in law enforcement or security and who will provide professional security services.
   The bill applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.