House
File
2652
-
Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
2652
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
692)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
13,
2024
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
school
security,
including
by
modifying
1
provisions
related
to
the
issuance
of
school
bonds,
2
requiring
schools
to
conduct
school
safety
reviews
and
have
3
access
to
a
public
safety
answering
point,
establishing
4
the
firearm
detection
software
grant
program
within
the
5
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management,
6
requiring
the
department
of
public
safety
to
convene
a
7
task
force
related
to
the
safety
and
security
standards
of
8
schools
and
school
infrastructure,
making
appropriations,
9
and
including
effective
date
and
applicability
provisions.
10
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.84
Mobile
panic
alert
systems.
1
A
school
district
may
purchase,
install,
and
operate
a
2
mobile
panic
alert
system
if
all
of
the
following
requirements
3
are
satisfied:
4
1.
The
system
is
capable
of
connecting
different
emergency
5
services
technologies
to
ensure
real-time
coordination
between
6
school
employees
and
law
enforcement
agencies.
7
2.
The
system
is
capable
of
integrating
with
local
public
8
safety
answering
point
infrastructure
and
existing
land
mobile
9
radio
platform
technology
to
transmit
911
calls
and
mobile
10
activations.
11
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.85
School
bonds
——
restrictions.
12
Notwithstanding
sections
298.21
and
423F.4,
the
board
of
13
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
not
issue
negotiable,
14
interest-bearing
school
bonds
for
borrowing
money
for
15
purposes
of
constructing
a
new
school
building
or
site
to
16
be
used
primarily
for
interscholastic
athletic
contests
or
17
competitions,
or
renovating
or
improving
a
school
building
18
or
site
that
is
currently
used
primarily
for
interscholastic
19
athletic
contests
or
competitions,
unless
all
of
the
attendance
20
centers
of
the
school
corporation
are
in
compliance
with
the
21
provisions
of
the
state
building
code,
adopted
on
or
after
the
22
effective
date
of
this
Act,
related
to
the
construction
of
new
23
attendance
centers
and
the
renovation
of
existing
attendance
24
centers
that
incorporate
standards
designed
to
increase
the
25
safety
of
schools
and
school
infrastructure.
26
Sec.
3.
REQUIRED
SCHOOL
SAFETY
REVIEW.
27
1.
If
not
already
completed,
each
school
district,
28
accredited
nonpublic
school,
charter
school
established
29
pursuant
to
chapter
256E,
charter
school
established
pursuant
30
to
chapter
256F,
and
innovation
zone
school
established
31
pursuant
to
chapter
256F
shall
complete
a
comprehensive
review
32
and
evaluation
of
the
school’s
ability
to
ensure
the
safety
33
of
students
enrolled
in
the
school
and
of
school
employees,
34
including
a
review
and
evaluation
of
the
school’s
plan
for
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responses
to
active
shooter
scenarios
and
natural
disasters
and
1
the
school’s
safety
and
security
infrastructure.
2
2.
On
or
before
the
first
day
of
the
school
calendar
3
established
pursuant
to
section
279.10,
subsection
1,
for
the
4
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
each
school
district,
5
accredited
nonpublic
school,
charter
school
established
6
pursuant
to
chapter
256E,
charter
school
established
pursuant
7
to
chapter
256F,
and
innovation
zone
school
established
8
pursuant
to
chapter
256F
shall
submit
the
results
of
the
9
comprehensive
review
and
evaluation
to
the
department
of
public
10
safety’s
school
safety
bureau,
police
forces
of
the
counties
in
11
which
school
attendance
centers
are
located,
the
local
district
12
office
of
the
state
patrol,
and,
if
applicable,
the
police
13
forces
of
the
cities
in
which
school
attendance
centers
are
14
located,
if
not
already
submitted.
15
3.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
duplicate
16
any
review,
evaluation,
report,
or
assessment
that
school
17
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
or
18
innovation
zone
schools
are
currently
required
to
complete.
19
4.
The
results
of
the
comprehensive
review
and
evaluation
20
completed
and
submitted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
21
confidential
and
shall
not
be
a
public
record
subject
to
22
disclosure
under
chapter
22.
23
Sec.
4.
REQUIRED
ACCESS
TO
A
PUBLIC
SAFETY
ANSWERING
24
POINT.
On
or
before
the
first
day
of
the
school
calendar
25
established
pursuant
to
section
279.10,
subsection
1,
for
the
26
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
each
school
district,
27
accredited
nonpublic
school,
charter
school
established
28
pursuant
to
chapter
256E,
charter
school
established
pursuant
29
to
chapter
256F,
and
innovation
zone
school
established
30
pursuant
to
chapter
256F
is
required
to
have
at
least
one
31
handheld
or
console
radio,
at
each
attendance
center,
that
is
32
capable
of
accessing
a
public
safety
answering
point.
33
Sec.
5.
FIREARM
DETECTION
SOFTWARE
PILOT
PROGRAM
——
34
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AND
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
——
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APPROPRIATION.
1
1.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
2
management
shall
establish
a
firearm
detection
software
grant
3
program
to
provide
grants
to
school
districts
to
help
such
4
school
districts
offset
the
cost
associated
with
purchasing,
5
installing,
and
operating
software,
or
other
innovative
6
technology,
that
meets
all
of
the
following
requirements:
7
a.
Is
designed
to
detect
and
alert
school
district
employees
8
and
first
responders
if
there
is
a
visible,
unholstered
firearm
9
on
property
owned
by
the
school
district.
10
b.
Is
capable
of
integrating
with
local
public
safety
11
answering
point
technology.
12
c.
Is
designed
to
integrate
with
a
school
district’s
13
existing
security
camera
infrastructure.
14
d.
Was
developed
in
the
United
States
without
the
use
of
any
15
third-party
data
or
open-source
data.
16
e.
Is
designated
by
the
secretary
of
homeland
security
as
17
qualified
anti-terrorism
technology
under
6
U.S.C.
§441
et
seq.
18
2.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
19
management
shall
provide
grants
under
the
firearm
detection
20
software
grant
program
to
school
districts
with
varying
21
amounts
of
total
enrollment.
When
providing
grants
under
this
22
section,
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
23
management
shall
consider
the
needs
of
each
applicant
school
24
district
and
any
firearm
detection
software
or
other
innovative
25
technology
that
is
currently
in
operation
at
the
applicant
26
school
district.
27
3.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
28
management
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
29
administer
this
section,
including
rules
relating
to
grant
30
application
materials
and
award
criteria.
31
4.
Moneys
awarded
under
this
section
shall
be
used
to
32
supplement,
not
supplant,
existing
public
funding
used
by
33
school
districts
for
similar
purposes.
34
5.
a.
Each
school
district
that
receives
a
grant
pursuant
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to
this
section
shall,
in
coordination
with
the
department
of
1
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
and
the
department
2
of
public
safety’s
school
safety
bureau,
evaluate
the
3
effectiveness
of
the
software
purchased
with
moneys
awarded
4
under
this
section
in
protecting
students,
school
personnel,
5
and
the
public.
6
b.
Each
school
district
that
receives
a
grant
pursuant
7
to
this
section
shall
submit
an
initial
evaluation
of
the
8
effectiveness
of
the
software
purchased
with
moneys
awarded
9
under
this
section
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
10
December
15,
2024.
11
c.
Each
school
district
that
receives
a
grant
pursuant
12
to
this
section
shall
submit
a
final
evaluation
of
the
13
effectiveness
of
the
software
purchased
with
moneys
awarded
14
under
this
section
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
department
15
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
on
or
before
16
December
15,
2025.
The
department
of
homeland
security
may
17
require
school
districts
that
receive
a
grant
pursuant
to
18
this
section
to
include
specific
information
within
the
final
19
evaluation.
20
6.
a.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
911
emergency
21
communications
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
34A.7A
to
22
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
23
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
30,
24
2024,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
25
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
26
For
purposes
of
the
firearm
detection
software
grant
program
27
established
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
if
enacted:
28
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3,000,000
29
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
30
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
31
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
32
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
33
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
34
Sec.
6.
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY,
DEPARTMENT
OF
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EDUCATION,
AND
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AND
EMERGENCY
1
MANAGEMENT
——
SCHOOL
SAFETY
AND
SECURITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
2
STANDARDS
——
TASK
FORCE.
3
1.
The
department
of
public
safety,
in
collaboration
with
4
the
department
of
education
and
the
department
of
homeland
5
security
and
emergency
management,
shall
convene
and
provide
6
administrative
support
to
a
task
force
that
shall
study
7
and
make
recommendations
related
to
the
safety
and
security
8
standards
of
schools
and
school
infrastructure,
including
9
safety
and
security
standards
related
to
doors,
windows,
10
cameras,
and
locks.
11
2.
a.
The
department
of
public
safety,
in
collaboration
12
with
the
department
of
education
and
the
department
of
homeland
13
security
and
emergency
management,
shall
appoint
all
of
the
14
following
members
to
the
task
force:
15
(1)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
public
safety.
16
(2)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
homeland
security
17
and
emergency
management.
18
(3)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
public
safety’s
19
school
safety
bureau.
20
(4)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
education.
21
(5)
A
superintendent
of
a
school
district
located
in
this
22
state
that
has
a
total
enrollment
of
greater
than
or
equal
to
23
one
thousand
students.
24
(6)
A
superintendent
of
a
school
district
located
in
this
25
state
that
has
a
total
enrollment
of
less
than
one
thousand
26
students.
27
(7)
One
school
resource
officer
who
is
employed
by
a
school
28
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
located
in
this
state.
29
(8)
One
president
or
chief
executive
officer
of
an
30
accredited
nonpublic
school
located
in
this
state.
31
(9)
Two
members
of
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
32
districts
located
in
this
state;
provided,
however,
that
such
33
members
shall
not
be
members
of
the
boards
of
directors
of
34
a
school
district
that
employs
the
superintendents
appointed
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pursuant
to
subparagraph
(5)
or
(6).
1
(10)
One
representative
of
an
association
located
in
2
this
state
that
represents
members
that
perform
commercial,
3
industrial,
and
public
works
building
projects,
and
4
that
provides
such
members
with
a
comprehensive
array
of
5
educational,
safety,
environmental,
labor,
legal,
professional
6
development,
and
legislative
services.
7
(11)
The
state
building
code
commissioner
or
a
member
of
8
the
state
building
code
advisory
council,
if
designated
by
the
9
state
building
code
commissioner.
10
b.
The
department
of
education
may
appoint
not
more
than
11
four
members
to
the
task
force,
if
the
department
of
education
12
determines
that
the
appointment
of
such
member
or
members
will
13
be
beneficial
to
the
study
and
recommendations
the
task
force
14
is
required
to
complete.
15
3.
Any
expenses
incurred
by
a
member
of
the
task
force
16
shall
be
the
responsibility
of
the
individual
member
or
the
17
respective
entity
represented
by
the
member.
18
4.
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
19
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
December
20
31,
2024.
The
findings
and
recommendations
shall
include
a
21
proposal
for
modifications
to
the
state
building
code
that
22
are
applicable
to
the
construction
of
new
attendance
centers
23
and
the
renovation
of
existing
attendance
centers
and
that
24
incorporate
standards
designed
to
increase
the
safety
of
25
schools
and
school
infrastructure.
26
Sec.
7.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AND
EMERGENCY
27
MANAGEMENT
——
SCHOOL
SECURITY
PERSONNEL
——
GRANTS
FOR
28
INFRASTRUCTURE,
EQUIPMENT,
AND
TRAINING.
29
1.
a.
If
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586,
or
successor
30
legislation,
is
enacted,
the
department
of
homeland
security
31
and
emergency
management
shall
establish
a
grant
program
to
32
provide
grants
to
applicant
school
districts
for
the
fiscal
33
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
to
allow
34
such
school
districts
to
do
all
of
the
following:
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(1)
Purchase
infrastructure
and
equipment
related
to
1
employee
permits
to
carry
weapons
issued
under
section
724.6,
2
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(3),
if
enacted
in
3
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586,
or
successor
legislation.
4
(2)
Facilitate
the
training
associated
with
employee
5
permits
to
carry
weapons
issued
under
section
724.6,
subsection
6
1,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(3),
if
enacted
in
2024
Iowa
7
Acts,
House
File
2586,
or
successor
legislation.
8
(3)
Provide
stipends
to
employees
who
participate
in
the
9
training
associated
with
employee
permits
to
carry
weapons
10
issued
under
section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
11
subparagraph
(3),
if
enacted
in
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
12
2586,
or
successor
legislation.
13
b.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
14
management
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
the
grant
program
15
described
in
paragraph
“a”.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
16
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
shall
17
establish
an
application
process
for
school
districts
and
18
shall
define
“infrastructure”,
“equipment”,
and
“training”
for
19
purposes
of
the
grant
program.
20
c.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
21
management
shall
not
award
a
school
district
with
more
than
22
twenty-five
thousand
dollars
in
grant
funding
under
this
23
subsection.
24
2.
If
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2586,
or
successor
25
legislation,
is
enacted,
there
is
established
within
the
state
26
treasury
a
school
security
personnel
grant
program
fund.
The
27
fund
shall
be
administered
by
the
department
of
homeland
28
security
and
emergency
management
and
shall
consist
of
moneys
29
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
and
other
moneys
received
30
by
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
31
for
deposit
in
the
fund.
32
Sec.
8.
EMERGENCY
RULES.
The
department
of
homeland
33
security
and
emergency
management
may
adopt
emergency
34
rules
under
section
17A.4,
subsection
3,
and
section
17A.5,
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2652
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”,
to
implement
the
provisions
of
1
this
Act
establishing
the
firearm
detection
software
grant
2
program,
and
the
rules
shall
be
effective
immediately
upon
3
filing
unless
a
later
date
is
specified
in
the
rules.
Any
4
rules
adopted
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
also
be
5
published
as
a
notice
of
intended
action
as
provided
in
section
6
17A.4.
7
Sec.
9.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
8
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
9
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
10
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
11
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
12
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
13
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
14
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
15
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
16
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
17
districts.
18
Sec.
10.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
19
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
20
Sec.
11.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
school
21
bonds
authorized
by
voters
at
an
election
held
after
July
1,
22
2024,
and
projects
approved
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
23
school
district
after
July
1,
2024:
24
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
section
279.85.
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