HF 2586: Relating to school security, including the use of school security personnel by school districts and authorizing school employees to be issued professional permits to carry weapons, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill relates to school security, including by establishing the school security personnel grant program within the department of education, and authorizing school employees to be issued professional permits to carry weapons. The bill requires all school districts with a total enrollment of at least 8,000 students to employ, or retain the services of, at least one private school security officer or school resource officer to guard each attendance center where students enrolled in grades through regularly attend classes, unless a majority of the members of the board of directors of the school district vote to not employ or retain a private school security officer or a school resource officer.

Senate subcommittee · named March 4, 2024

• Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 14 against

For: National Rifle Association of America

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Psychological Association; Iowans for Gun Safety; League of Women Voters of Iowa; March For Our Lives Iowa; and 2 more

In plain words

1. February 7, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee · as HSB 675
2. February 7, 2024House subcommittee named: Thompson, P., Wessel-Kroeschell and Wheeler · as HSB 675
3. February 12, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 675
4. February 14, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 675
5. February 19, 2024Filed in the House
6. February 19, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2586 · as HSB 675
7. February 27, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
8. February 28, 2024Passed the House, 61–34
9. February 29, 2024Arrived in the Senate
10. March 4, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Garrett and Quirmbach
11. March 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
12. March 6, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
13. March 14, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
14. April 10, 2024Passed the Senate, 30–14
15. April 12, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
16. April 15, 2024Passed the House, 62–36
17. April 19, 2024Sent to the Governor
18. April 19, 2024Signed into law
19. May 1, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted