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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
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2024
- 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 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 state agencies will form a special group to study how to make schools and school buildings safer. This group must suggest ways to change building rules for new schools and renovations by the end of 2024. Their goal is to provide recommendations to the state legislature on improving school security.1
Read the official explanation
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
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