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Establishing a local government public safety grant fund and making an appropriation
Topics:State budgetCities & countiesPublic safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa will create a new fund to give money to local governments for firefighter and emergency responder needs. This money can be used for things like new equipment, training, and building repairs. The law prevents these grants from being given to private emergency service companies.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes the local government public safety grant fund under the control of the department of public safety. 2604 department for deposit in the fund. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department for grants to local governments for equipment, infrastructure, and training costs related to local and volunteer fire fighter and emergency response public safety purposes. The bill restricts providing grants to a privately owned first response or emergency service company or corporation. /tm 2/ 2