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Amendment H-1232 to HF 901

Relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience and former federal law enforcement officers

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Filed April 16, 2025 in the House by

What it changes

AI summary This amendment changes the bill to focus on a reciprocity program instead of lateral transfers and adds specific requirements for federal law enforcement officers to qualify. It requires applicants for the short course of study to prove they completed a two-year or four-year police science or criminal justice program at an approved Iowa institution. Additionally, it directs the council to create guidelines for evaluating military training and to publish an annual report on the number of veterans and federal officers certified through the program.1

Read the amendment’s wording
  1. Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section
  2. Section 80B.11D, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2025, are amended to read as follows:
  3. An individual who is not a certified law enforcement officer may apply for attendance at a short course of study at an approved law enforcement level II academy training program if such individual is sponsored by a law enforcement agency. Such individual may be sponsored if the individual has been hired by a law enforcement agency that either or a law enforcement agency intends to hire or has hired the individual as a law enforcement officer.
  4. An individual who submits an application pursuant to subsection 1 shall, at a minimum, submit proof of successful completion of a two-year or four-year police science or criminal justice program at an accredited educational institution in this state approved by the academy , and meet the qualifications set forth in section 80B.11H, subsections 1 and 3 .”
  5. Page 1, line 1, by striking “80B.20” and inserting “80B.11H”
  6. Page 1, lines 4 and 5, by striking “lateral transfer to a law enforcement agency” and inserting “reciprocity”
  7. Page 1, line 5, before “academy” by inserting “level I”
  8. Page 1, line 9, by striking “held” and inserting “served in”
  9. Page 1, lines 11 and 12, by striking “and has primarily served in a law enforcement capacity” and inserting “within three years of submitting an application for reciprocity”
  10. Page 1, lines 15 and 16, by striking “within three years of applying for a lateral transfer” and inserting “or is still actively serving”
  11. Page 1, by striking lines 17 through
  13. Page 1, line 27, by striking “
  14. ” and inserting “
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  16. Page 1, after line 33 by inserting: “
  17. A federal law enforcement officer may qualify for reciprocity in this state without completing the level I academy training program if the federal law enforcement officer meets all of the following criteria: a. Has served a minimum of four years as a federal law enforcement officer within three years of submitting an application for reciprocity. b. Has successfully completed accredited federal law enforcement training equivalent to or exceeding the academy’s standards.
  18. The council shall review the applications and approve qualified applicants for entry into the reciprocity program. If an applicant is not approved for the reciprocity program, the council may consider the applicant for entry into a level II academy training program under section 80B.11D.
  19. The council shall develop procedures and guidelines for evaluating military police training and equivalency standards.
  20. The council shall publish an annual report including data on the number of veterans and federal law enforcement officers certified through the reciprocity program and the current certification status of those going through the program.”
  21. By striking page 1, line 34, through page 2, line
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Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book