House Study Bill 311 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KAUFMANN) A BILL FOR An Act authorizing the use of revenues from the district 1 management levy to pay costs related to school safety and 2 security and including applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2928YC (1) 91 jda/jh
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 298.4, subsection 1, Code 2025, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . h. To pay the costs of operating and 3 licensing school safety and security infrastructure, including 4 weapons detection systems and door monitoring systems. 5 NEW PARAGRAPH . i. To pay the costs of employing, or 6 retaining the services of, any of the following: 7 (1) A school resource officer as defined in 34 U.S.C. 8 10389. 9 (2) An individual employed by a private security business, 10 as defined in section 80A.1, who possesses a permit to carry 11 weapons issued under section 724.6. 12 (3) A reserve peace officer as defined in section 80D.1A. 13 (4) A peace officer as defined in section 801.4. 14 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget 15 years beginning on or after July 1, 2025. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill authorizes the use of revenues from the district 20 management levy to pay costs related to school safety and 21 security. Under current law, the board of directors of a 22 school district may certify for levy a tax on all taxable 23 property in the school district for a district management levy. 24 The bill authorizes revenues from the district management levy 25 to be expended to pay the costs of operating and licensing 26 school safety and security infrastructure and to pay the costs 27 of employing, or retaining the services of, a school resource 28 officer, as defined under federal law; an individual employed 29 by a private security business who possesses a permit to carry 30 weapons issued under Code section 724.6 (professional permit 31 to carry weapons); a reserve peace officer as defined in Code 32 section 80D.1A (reserve peace officers); or a peace officer as 33 defined in Code section 801.4 (criminal procedure). 34 The bill applies to school budget years beginning on or after 35 -1- LSB 2928YC (1) 91 jda/jh 1/ 2
H.F. _____ July 1, 2025. 1 -2- LSB 2928YC (1) 91 jda/jh 2/ 2