HF 2440: Requiring the department of public safety, in collaboration with the department of education and the department of homeland security and emergency management, to convene a task force to study and make recommendations related to the safety and security standards of schools and school infrastructure

What it does

This bill requires the department of public safety, in collaboration with the department of education and the department of homeland security and emergency management, to convene a task force to study and make recommendations related to the safety and security standards of schools and school infrastructure. The bill requires the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before December 31, 2024. The findings and recommendations are required to include a proposal for modifications to the state building code that are applicable to the construction of new attendance centers and the renovation of existing attendance centers and that incorporate standards designed to increase the safety of schools and school infrastructure.

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Critical Response Group; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO)

In plain words

1. February 12, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee