Amendment S-5191 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 18, 2024 in the Senate by Sen. Dan Zumbach (R)
What it changes
AI summary This amendment changes the training requirements for people who carry weapons at schools. It requires anyone with a professional permit to carry weapons to complete annual live scenario training and quarterly live firearm training approved by the department of public safety.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 4, after line 5 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 279.84, subsections 2 and 3, if enacted by 2024 Iowa Acts, House File 2586, section 1, are amended to read as follows:
- The board of directors of each school district with a total enrollment of at least eight thousand students shall employ, or retain the services of, at least one private school security officer or school resource officer to guard each attendance center where students enrolled in grade nine, grade ten, grade eleven, or grade twelve regularly attend classes, unless a majority of the members of the board of directors of the school district vote to not employ or retain a private school security officer or a school resource officer. A private school security officer employed or retained by the board of directors of a school district pursuant to this subsection shall be required to participate in the annual live scenario training and quarterly live firearms training provided approved by the department of public safety pursuant to section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (3).
- The board of directors of each school district with a total enrollment of less than eight thousand students is encouraged to employ, or retain the services of, at least one private school security officer or school resource officer to guard each attendance center where students enrolled in grade nine, grade ten, grade eleven, or grade twelve regularly attend classes. A private school security officer employed or retained by the board of directors of a school district pursuant to this subsection shall be required to participate in the annual live scenario training and quarterly live firearms training provided approved by the department of public safety pursuant to section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (3).”
- Page 4, by striking lines 20 through 27 and inserting -1- S 5177.4375 (1) 90 jda/jh 1/ 2 “public safety. The department of public safety shall implement required A person issued a permit to carry weapons under this subparagraph shall complete annual live scenario training and quarterly live firearm training approved by the department of public safety 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 all required training,”