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Relating to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: SF 2017
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 8, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 11, 2024
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 1, 2024
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 4, 202446–0
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools. The bill requires that school districts and accredited nonpublic schools include in the high-quality school building emergency operations plan a policy that directs how students, school employees, and individuals who are not school employees but who are required as part of the individual’s employment to regularly be present in a school building are to respond when a fire alarm is activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill to protect such individuals in the event the fire alarm was activated due to the presence of an active shooter on school grounds.
Read the full explanation
The bill also requires charter schools and innovation zone schools to adopt such a policy. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named March 7, 2024. On March 11, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Iowa Code it changes
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Lobbying
7 for · 0 against · 15 undecided · Who →
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- HF 586 Relating to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on s…91st General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
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