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Relating to minimum eligibility requirements for Iowa law enforcement officers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 1, 2023
- 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 Currently, only United States citizens can become law enforcement officers in Iowa. This bill would change the rules to allow people who have lived in the country legally for at least five years and are authorized to work to also qualify for these jobs.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to minimum eligibility requirements for Iowa law enforcement officers. Under current law, no person may be selected or appointed as a law enforcement officer unless the person is a citizen of the United States. The bill directs the Iowa law enforcement academy to amend its administrative rules concerning general eligibility requirements for law enforcement officers to also allow a person who is a lawful resident of the United States who has been in the United States legally for at least five years and has legal authorization to work in the United States to be selected or appointed as a law enforcement officer.
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 2095 Relating to minimum eligibility requirements for Iowa law enforcement officers89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
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