HF 2750 (LSB 2765HV (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2750

BY  COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 601)

(As Amended and Passed by the House 2026-04-08)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the collection and distribution of fees for wire transmissions, the establishment of the school security grant program, and including contingent effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

DIVISION I
WIRE TRANSMISSION FEES

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  533C.1004  Wire transmission fees.
   1.  For purposes of this section, “wire transmission” means money transmission by wire to or from locations abroad.
   2.  In addition to any other fee required by law for a wire transmission, a licensee or the licensee’s authorized delegate shall collect from a customer a fee of five dollars for each wire transmission equal to or less than five hundred dollars, and in addition to such fee, if applicable, an amount equal to two percent of the amount of the wire transmission in excess of five hundred dollars.
   3.  The fees collected under subsection 2 shall be remitted quarterly by the licensee or the licensee’s authorized delegate to the department of revenue in the form and manner prescribed by the department of revenue, in consultation with the department of public safety. All required forms and remittances shall be filed with the department of revenue no later than the fifteenth day of the month following the close of each calendar quarter.
   4.  The department of revenue shall account for all fees remitted under subsection 3 and distribute as follows:
   a.  Ten percent for allocation to the office to combat human trafficking established in section 80.45.
   b.  Twenty percent for deposit in the school security grant program fund established in section 256.20.
   c.  Seventy percent for deposit in the new prison infrastructure account of the Iowa prison infrastructure fund created in section 602.8108A.
   d.  The remainder, if any, for deposit in the general fund of the state.
   5.  a.  The department of revenue, in consultation with the department of public safety, shall enforce the provisions of this section.
   b.  If a licensee or licensee’s authorized delegate fails to comply with subsection 3, the department of revenue shall notify the superintendent who may suspend or revoke the licensee’s license under section 533C.901, and may issue an order suspending or revoking the designation of an authorized delegate under section 533C.902. Notification of a suspension under this paragraph shall be delivered to the commissioner of public safety. 
   c.  Upon request by the department of revenue, the superintendent may file a claim against the surety bond of the licensee on behalf of the state.
    Sec. 2.  CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE.  The following takes effect July 1, 2026, if 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2753, is enacted:
   The portion of this division of this Act enacting section 533C.1004, subsection 4, paragraph “c”.
DIVISION II
SCHOOL SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  256.20  School security —— grant program.
   1.  The department shall establish a school security grant program to provide grants to school districts to help school districts offset the costs associated with any of the following:
   a.  Installing school safety and security infrastructure, including any of the following:
   (1)  Security camera systems.
   (2)  Metal detectors.
   (3)  Radios.
   (4)  Security doors and security windows that can withstand breaching, bullets, and explosive blasts.
   b.  Employing, or retaining the services of, a school resource officer or safety consultant.
   2.  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section, including rules relating to grant application materials, eligibility requirements, and award criteria.
   3.  Moneys awarded under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, existing public funding used by a school district for similar purposes.
   4.  A school security grant program fund is established in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by and under the control of the department and shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any other moneys received by the department for deposit in the fund. The moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department for the school security grant program. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but shall remain available for expenditure for the school security grant program for subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
   5.  For purposes of this section, “school resource officer” means the same as defined in 34 U.S.C. §10389. “School resource officer” includes all of the following:
   a.  A peace officer as defined in section 801.4.
   b.  A reserve peace officer as defined in section 80D.1A.