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Amendment H-1183 to HF 937
Relating to certain administrative procedures involving law enforcement officers, including the revocation or suspension of law enforcement officer certification and communications in professional confidence, and including effective date provisions
Adopted · March 26, 2025
Filed March 25, 2025 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment changes the requirement for license revocation from "good cause" to "just cause" and adds that disciplinary actions must be final before they can be used. It also requires that an agency's recommendation for revocation be in writing with specific details, ensures that rules of evidence apply during hearings, and states that officers do not need to reapply for their license after a suspension ends. Additionally, it requires the academy to provide investigative reports and records to the officer or their lawyer upon request.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section
- Section 80B.11, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 2025, is amended by striking the paragraph. Sec. ___. Section 80B.13A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: a. “Final” means that all appeals through a grievance procedure , civil service action, or other cause of action or procedure available to the officer or civil service have been exhausted. Sec. ___. Section 80B.13A, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2025, is amended by striking the paragraph.”
- Page 1, line 6, by striking “good” and inserting “just”
- Page 1, line 7, after “reserve peace officer” by inserting “and the action is final”
- Page 1, by striking lines 8 through 20 and inserting: “b. When an employing agency recommends to the council that revocation or suspension would be appropriate with regard to a current or former employee. A recommendation by an employing agency must be in writing and set forth the reasons why the action is being recommended, the findings of the employing agency concerning the matter, the action taken by the employing agency, and that the action by the agency is final The law enforcement officer or reserve peace officer voluntarily quits when disciplinary action was pending, under circumstances warranting discharge or removal for just cause .”
- Page 1, by striking lines 21 through 27 and inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 80B.13A, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsections: NEW SUBSECTION .
- No grounds for revocation actions may be maintained other than as expressly provided in this section. Any actions pending before the council on grounds other than expressly provided for in this section shall be immediately dismissed. The rules of evidence shall apply to a contested case involving the revocation or suspension of a law enforcement officer’s or reserve peace officer’s certification. NEW SUBSECTION .
- If the law enforcement officer’s or reserve peace officer’s certification was suspended pursuant to an order of the council or settlement agreement, the officer shall not be required to apply for reinstatement of the officer’s certification upon completion of the suspension. NEW SUBSECTION .
- The academy shall promptly provide copies of the complete investigative report and records concerning the law enforcement officer or reserve peace officer to the officer or the officer’s legal counsel upon written request. Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.”
- Title page, line 2, by striking “certification.” and inserting “certification, and including effective date provisions.”
- By renumbering as necessary.