HF 2681 (LSB 6610HV (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2681

BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2218)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to video recording systems in special education classrooms.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256E.7, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  0s.  Be subject to and comply with the requirements of section 279.89 relating to the installation of video recording systems in special education classrooms in the same manner as a school district.
    Sec. 2.  Section 256F.4, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  v.  Be subject to and comply with the requirements of section 279.89 relating to the installation of video recording systems in special education classrooms in the same manner as a school district.
    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  279.89  Video recording systems in special education classrooms.
   A school district shall install a video recording system in each special education classroom in each attendance center. The video recording system, and any recording created by the video recording system, must be consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and federal privacy laws, including the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, U.S.C. §1232g, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to that Act.
    Sec. 4.  STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED.  In accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under section 257.16. This specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to install a video recording system in each special education classroom in each attendance center. Such video recording system, and any recordings created by such video recording system, must be consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal privacy laws.
   The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of any state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under Code section 257.16. The specification is deemed to constitute state compliance with any state mandate funding-related requirements of Code section 25B.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of school districts to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.