HF 2358: Relating to the Iowa law enforcement academy

What it does

This bill relates to the Iowa law enforcement academy (academy). The bill strikes the requirement that the director of the academy promulgate rules relating to the certification through examination of individuals who have successfully completed the federal bureau of investigation national academy, have corrected Snellen vision in both eyes of 20/20 or better, and were employed on or before January 1, 1996, as chief of police of a city in this state with a population of 20,000 or more. The bill strikes the requirement that the academy shall be the principal law enforcement library and media resource center and shall coordinate the use of law enforcement media resources with training centers and educational institutions offering a two-year program in law enforcement to insure for the efficient use of state law enforcement media resources.

Senate subcommittee · named February 24, 2022

• Sen. J. Taylor
• Sen. Kevin Kinney (D)
• Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

1. January 28, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee · as HSB 629
2. January 28, 2022House subcommittee named: Osmundson, Holt and Wilburn · as HSB 629
3. February 3, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as HSB 629
4. February 9, 2022Approved by the House committee · as HSB 629
5. February 9, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2358 · as HSB 629
6. February 10, 2022Filed in the House
7. February 23, 2022Passed the House, 97–0
8. February 24, 2022Arrived in the Senate
9. February 24, 2022Senate subcommittee named: J. Taylor, Kinney and Reichman
10. March 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
11. March 15, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
12. May 24, 2022Passed the Senate, 45–0
13. June 3, 2022Sent to the Governor
14. June 13, 2022Signed into law