House
Study
Bill
311
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAUFMANN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
use
of
revenues
from
the
district
1
management
levy
to
pay
costs
related
to
school
safety
and
2
security
and
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
298.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
h.
To
pay
the
costs
of
operating
and
3
licensing
school
safety
and
security
infrastructure,
including
4
weapons
detection
systems
and
door
monitoring
systems.
5
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
To
pay
the
costs
of
employing,
or
6
retaining
the
services
of,
any
of
the
following:
7
(1)
A
school
resource
officer
as
defined
in
34
U.S.C.
8
§10389.
9
(2)
An
individual
employed
by
a
private
security
business,
10
as
defined
in
section
80A.1,
who
possesses
a
permit
to
carry
11
weapons
issued
under
section
724.6.
12
(3)
A
reserve
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
80D.1A.
13
(4)
A
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4.
14
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
budget
15
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2025.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
authorizes
the
use
of
revenues
from
the
district
20
management
levy
to
pay
costs
related
to
school
safety
and
21
security.
Under
current
law,
the
board
of
directors
of
a
22
school
district
may
certify
for
levy
a
tax
on
all
taxable
23
property
in
the
school
district
for
a
district
management
levy.
24
The
bill
authorizes
revenues
from
the
district
management
levy
25
to
be
expended
to
pay
the
costs
of
operating
and
licensing
26
school
safety
and
security
infrastructure
and
to
pay
the
costs
27
of
employing,
or
retaining
the
services
of,
a
school
resource
28
officer,
as
defined
under
federal
law;
an
individual
employed
29
by
a
private
security
business
who
possesses
a
permit
to
carry
30
weapons
issued
under
Code
section
724.6
(professional
permit
31
to
carry
weapons);
a
reserve
peace
officer
as
defined
in
Code
32
section
80D.1A
(reserve
peace
officers);
or
a
peace
officer
as
33
defined
in
Code
section
801.4
(criminal
procedure).
34
The
bill
applies
to
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
35
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