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Amendment S-5177 to HF 2652

Relating to school security, including by modifying provisions related to the issuance of school bonds, the secure an advanced vision for education fund, school district use of professional development moneys, and school security equipment and infrastructure, requiring the department of public safety to convene a task force related to the safety and security standards of schools and school infrastructure, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Adopted · April 18, 2024

Filed April 17, 2024 in the Senate by

What it changes

AI summary This amendment allows school districts to use certain funds for training required for employees to carry weapons at school. It also requires school districts to maintain security equipment and prohibits them from buying certain infrastructure from unapproved organizations. Additionally, it adds specific security requirements for software used to detect firearms, including rules that the technology must be developed in the United States and not be controlled by China. Finally, it updates the training and legal immunity requirements for school employees who receive professional permits to carry weapons.1

Read the amendment’s wording
  1. Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section
  2. Section 257.10, subsection 10, paragraph d, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: d. The use of the funds calculated under this subsection and any amount designated for professional development purposes from the school district’s flexibility account under section 298A.2, subsection 2 , shall comply with the requirements of chapter 284 . If all professional development requirements of chapter 284 are met and funds received under this subsection remain unexpended and unobligated at the end of a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2017, the school district may transfer all or a portion of such unexpended and unobligated funds for deposit in the school district’s flexibility account established under section 298A.2, subsection 2 . At the end of a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2022, the school district may use all or a portion of funds under this subsection for the purposes authorized under subsection 9 , paragraph “d” . At the end of a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2024, the school district may use all or a portion of funds under this subsection for any trainings required as a condition for a school employee to carry a weapon at the school during school hours.”
  3. Page 1, after line 26 by inserting: “Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 279.86 Purchase of security equipment.
  4. A school district shall install and maintain school infrastructure, as defined in section 423F.3, subsection 6, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (5), so that such school infrastructure performs as expected for the operational life of the school infrastructure.
  5. A school district shall not purchase school infrastructure, as defined in section 423F.3, subsection 6, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (5), from an organization that is not included on the list established by the department of homeland security and emergency management pursuant to section 423F.3, subsection 6, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (5), subparagraph division (a), subparagraph subdivision (vii), subparagraph part (C).
  6. If a school district purchases school infrastructure, as defined in section 423F.3, subsection 6, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4), or other school safety and security equipment, including radios, cameras, panic buttons, automated locks, or shatter-resistant window film, the school district shall install and maintain in an operable condition such school infrastructure or school safety and security equipment. Sec. ___. Section 423F.3, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (5) (a) Additionally, “school infrastructure” includes software or other innovative technology, and the cost of subscription and monitoring fees associated with such software or other innovative technology, that meets all of the following requirements: (i) Is designed to detect and alert school district employees and first responders if there is a visible, unholstered firearm on property owned by the school district. (ii) Is capable of integrating with local public safety answering point technology. (iii) Is designed to integrate with a school district’s existing security camera infrastructure. (iv) Was developed in the United States without the use of any third-party data or open-source data. (v) Was developed in the United States by an organization in which a majority interest and a controlling interest is owned by shareholders who are citizens of the United States. (vi) Is not associated with any company that is owned or controlled by the People’s Republic of China. (vii) All of the video processing, data processing, and data storage occurs on school district property or on servers located within the United States that follow data retention policies that are consistent with rules adopted by the department of homeland security and emergency management. The department of homeland security and emergency management shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this subparagraph subdivision. The rules adopted by the department of homeland security and emergency management shall do all of the following: (A) Establish security standards related to the transmission and storage of video and data. (B) Establish model data retention policies related to the storage of video and data. (C) Establish a list of organizations that satisfy the standards established by the department of homeland security and emergency management pursuant to this subparagraph subdivision. An organization may submit a request to the department of homeland security and emergency management to be included on this list. (viii) Was developed by an organization that is on the list established by the department of homeland security and emergency management pursuant to subparagraph subdivision (vii), subparagraph part (C). (ix) Beginning July 1, 2025, is designated by the secretary of homeland security as qualified anti-terrorism technology under 6 U.S.C. §441 et seq. (b) For purposes of this subparagraph, “school infrastructure” does not include the cost of personnel.”
  7. By striking page 2, line 34, through page 4, line
  9. Page 6, lines 30 and 31, by striking “or successor legislation,”
  10. Page 7, line 4, by striking “House File 2586, or successor legislation” and inserting “House File 2586”
  11. Page 7, line 8, by striking “House File 2586, or successor legislation” and inserting “House File 2586”
  12. Page 7, line 13, by striking “2586, or successor legislation” and inserting “2586”
  13. Page 7, lines 25 and 26, by striking “or successor legislation,”
  14. By striking page 7, line 33, through page 8, line 7, and inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (3), if enacted by 2024 Iowa Acts, House File 2586, section 2, is amended to read as follows: (3) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons if the person is a school employee of a school district, a private school, or an institution of higher education as defined in section 722.11. The person shall complete a prescribed firearm safety training course offered pursuant to section 724.9, subsection 1, prior to being issued a permit, and not be disqualified under section 724.8. A person issued a permit to carry weapons under this subparagraph shall receive one-time, in-person legal training, including training on qualified immunity, annual emergency medical training, and annual communication training that is approved by the department of public safety. The department of public safety shall implement required annual live scenario training and quarterly live firearm training for school employees of a school district, a private school, or an institution of higher education that has opted into participating in the professional permitting of school employees. A school employee issued a professional permit to carry by the department of public safety who is up to date with department of public safety-approved training, and the school district that employs the school employee, shall be entitled to qualified immunity from criminal or civil liability for all damages incurred pursuant to the application of reasonable force at the place of employment. The identity of a person who has been issued a permit pursuant to this subparagraph shall be confidential and shall not be a public record subject to disclosure under chapter
  15. The department of public safety shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this subparagraph.”
  16. Page 8, after line 25 by inserting: “Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. The following applies to school infrastructure purchased by a school district on or after the effective date of this Act: The section of this Act enacting section 279.86.”
  17. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 10 and inserting “An Act relating to school security, including by modifying provisions related to the issuance of school bonds, the secure an advanced vision for education fund, school district use of professional development moneys, and school security equipment and infrastructure, requiring the department of public safety to convene a task force related to the safety and security standards of schools and school infrastructure, and including effective date and applicability provisions.”
  18. By renumbering as necessary.

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book