Bill Text: IA HF2450 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to communications systems of the department of public safety and the department of homeland security and emergency management and the statewide interoperable communications system board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-19 - Subcommittee: Thorup, Breckenridge and Jeneary. H.J. 307. [HF2450 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2450-Introduced.html
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BY
THORUP
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
communications
systems
of
the
department
1
of
public
safety
and
the
department
of
homeland
security
2
and
emergency
management
and
the
statewide
interoperable
3
communications
system
board.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
29C.23,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
statewide
interoperable
communications
system
shall
3
be
under
the
joint
purview
of
the
department
of
public
safety
4
and
the
department
of
transportation
of
homeland
security
5
and
emergency
management
.
The
departments
department
shall
6
jointly
submit
a
biannual
report
to
the
statewide
interoperable
7
communications
system
board
established
in
section
80.28
,
8
beginning
July
1,
2016
2020
.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
80.5,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
5.
a.
The
department
shall
operate
such
radio
broadcasting
12
stations
as
may
be
necessary
in
order
to
disseminate
13
information
which
will
make
possible
the
speedy
apprehension
14
of
lawbreakers,
as
well
as
such
other
information
as
may
be
15
necessary
in
connection
with
the
duties
of
the
department.
16
b.
The
department
shall
issue
portable
or
mobile
radios
to
17
a
peace
officer
according
to
the
needs
of
each
peace
officer.
18
Each
peace
officer
shall
individually
determine
the
officer’s
19
specific
communication
needs
to
maximize
the
safety
of
the
20
public.
The
department
shall
provide
individual
programming
of
21
portable
or
mobile
radios
according
to
the
communication
needs
22
of
each
peace
officer.
23
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.5A
Law
enforcement
area
24
frequencies.
25
1.
The
department
shall
hold
or
renew
as
applicable
a
26
federal
communications
commission
license
for
existing
law
27
enforcement
area
frequencies
and
shall
maintain,
in
operational
28
condition,
communications
centers
and
repeaters
within
law
29
enforcement
areas.
A
frequency,
communications
center,
or
30
repeater
shall
only
be
decommissioned
if
all
sheriffs
of
all
31
counties
within
a
law
enforcement
area
certify
in
writing
to
32
the
department
that
the
frequency,
communications
center,
or
33
repeater
in
the
law
enforcement
area
is
no
longer
of
use
to
law
34
enforcement
in
those
counties.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
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“law
enforcement
area”
means
an
area
defined
by
the
department
1
as
utilizing
one
of
twelve
very
high
frequencies
operated
by
2
the
department.
3
2.
This
section
is
repealed
January
1,
2025.
4
Sec.
4.
Section
80.28,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
5
follows:
6
80.28
Statewide
interoperable
communications
system
board
——
7
established
——
members.
8
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
and
section
80.29,
9
“interoperability”
means
the
ability
of
public
safety
and
10
public
service
personnel
to
communicate
and
to
share
data
on
an
11
immediate
basis
when
authorized.
12
1.
2.
A
statewide
interoperable
communications
system
13
board
is
established,
under
the
joint
purview
of
the
department
14
and
the
state
department
of
transportation
of
homeland
security
15
and
emergency
management
.
The
board
shall
develop,
implement,
16
and
oversee
policy,
operations,
and
fiscal
components
of
17
communications
interoperability
efforts
at
the
state
and
local
18
level,
and
coordinate
with
similar
efforts
at
the
federal
19
level,
with
the
ultimate
objective
of
improving,
developing
,
20
and
overseeing
the
operation
of
a
statewide
integrated
public
21
safety
communications
interoperability
system.
For
the
22
purposes
of
this
section
and
section
80.29
,
“interoperability”
23
means
the
ability
of
public
safety
and
public
services
24
personnel
to
communicate
and
to
share
data
on
an
immediate
25
basis,
on
demand,
when
needed,
and
when
authorized.
26
2.
3.
The
board
shall
consist
of
nineteen
twenty-three
27
voting
members,
as
follows:
28
a.
The
following
members
representing
state
agencies:
29
(1)
One
member
representing
the
department
of
public
30
safety.
31
(2)
One
member
representing
the
state
department
of
32
transportation.
33
(3)
One
member
representing
the
department
of
homeland
34
security
and
emergency
management.
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(4)
One
member
representing
the
department
of
corrections.
1
(5)
One
member
representing
the
department
of
natural
2
resources.
3
(6)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
department
of
public
4
health.
5
(7)
(6)
One
member
representing
the
office
of
the
chief
6
information
officer
created
in
section
8B.2
.
7
(8)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
8
academy
created
in
section
80B.4
.
9
b.
The
governor
shall
solicit
and
consider
recommendations
10
from
professional
or
volunteer
organizations
in
appointing
the
11
following
members:
12
(1)
Two
members
who
are
representatives
from
municipal
13
police
departments.
14
(2)
Two
members
who
are
representatives
of
sheriff’s
15
offices.
16
(3)
Two
members
who
are
representatives
from
fire
17
departments.
One
of
the
members
shall
be
a
volunteer
fire
18
fighter
and
the
other
member
shall
be
a
paid
fire
fighter.
19
(4)
Two
members
who
are
law
communication
center
managers
20
employed
by
state
or
local
government
agencies.
21
(5)
One
member
representing
local
emergency
management
22
coordinators.
23
(6)
One
member
representing
emergency
medical
service
24
providers.
25
(7)
One
at-large
member.
26
b.
The
following
members
representing
professional
or
27
volunteer
organizations,
as
follows:
28
(1)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
state
police
officer’s
29
council
who
is
a
peace
officer
employee
of
the
department
of
30
public
safety.
31
(2)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
state
police
officer’s
32
council
who
is
a
peace
officer
employee
of
the
department
of
33
natural
resources.
34
(3)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
emergency
management
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association.
1
(4)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
state
sheriffs
and
2
deputies
association.
3
(5)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
state
police
4
association.
5
(6)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
peace
officers
6
association.
7
(7)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
firefighters
8
association.
9
(8)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
professional
10
firefighters
association.
11
(9)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
emergency
medical
12
services
association.
13
(10)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
chapter
of
the
14
association
of
public
safety
communications
officials.
15
(11)
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
chapter
of
the
16
national
emergency
number
association.
17
c.
Six
members
representing
each
of
the
six
homeland
18
security
planning
regions
designated
by
the
department
of
19
homeland
security
and
emergency
management.
20
(1)
The
director
of
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
21
emergency
management
shall
organize
a
biannual
election
in
each
22
of
the
six
regions
to
be
held
by
July
1
of
each
even-numbered
23
year.
The
director
shall
promulgate
uniform
rules
for
the
24
election.
25
(2)
The
director
shall
notify
each
public
safety
answering
26
point
within
each
region
of
the
rules,
location,
date,
and
time
27
of
the
election
for
the
region.
28
(3)
The
director
or
the
director’s
designee
shall
preside
29
at
each
election.
30
(4)
The
director
shall
notify
the
statewide
interoperable
31
communications
system
board
of
the
elected
regional
members.
32
3.
4.
In
addition
to
the
voting
members,
the
board
33
membership
shall
include
four
members
of
the
general
assembly
34
with
one
member
designated
by
each
of
the
following:
the
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majority
leader
of
the
senate,
the
minority
leader
of
the
1
senate,
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives,
and
the
2
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives.
A
legislative
3
member
serves
for
a
term
as
provided
in
section
69.16B
in
an
ex
4
officio,
nonvoting
capacity
and
is
eligible
for
per
diem
and
5
expenses
as
provided
in
section
2.10
.
6
4.
5.
The
voting
members
of
the
board
shall
be
appointed
in
7
compliance
with
sections
69.16
and
69.16A
.
Members
shall
elect
8
a
chairperson
and
vice
chairperson
from
the
board
membership,
9
who
shall
serve
two-year
terms.
The
members
appointed
by
the
10
governor
shall
be
appointed
to
three-year
staggered
terms
11
and
the
terms
shall
commence
and
end
as
provided
by
section
12
69.19
.
The
chairperson
and
vice
chairperson
shall
initially
be
13
elected
between
July
1,
2020,
and
January
1,
2021.
Subsequent
14
elections
shall
be
held
each
odd-numbered
year.
If
a
vacancy
15
occurs
among
the
voting
members,
a
successor
shall
be
appointed
16
to
serve
the
unexpired
term.
A
successor
shall
be
appointed
in
17
the
same
manner
and
subject
to
the
same
qualifications
as
the
18
original
appointment
to
serve
the
unexpired
term.
The
voting
19
members
of
the
board
are
entitled
to
receive
reimbursement
20
for
actual
expenses
incurred
while
engaged
in
the
performance
21
of
official
duties
from
funds
appropriated
to
the
department
22
of
public
safety
and
the
state
department
of
transportation
23
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
for
that
purpose.
24
The
departments
shall
enter
into
an
agreement
to
provide
25
administrative
assistance
and
support
to
the
board.
26
Sec.
5.
Section
80.29,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
80.29
Board
duties.
29
The
statewide
interoperable
communications
system
board
30
established
in
section
80.28
shall:
31
1.
Implement
and
maintain
organizational
and
operational
32
elements
of
the
board,
including
staffing
and
program
activity.
33
2.
Review
and
monitor
communications
interoperability
34
performance
and
service
levels
on
behalf
of
agencies.
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3.
Establish,
monitor,
and
maintain
appropriate
policies
1
and
protocols
to
ensure
that
interoperable
communications
2
systems
function
properly.
3
4.
Allocate
and
oversee
state
appropriations
or
other
4
funding
received
for
interoperable
communications.
5
5.
Identify
sources
for
ongoing,
sustainable,
longer-term
6
funding
for
communications
interoperability
projects,
including
7
available
and
future
assets
that
will
leverage
resources
8
and
provide
incentives
for
communications
interoperability
9
participation,
and
develop
and
obtain
adequate
funding
10
in
accordance
with
a
communications
interoperability
11
sustainability
plan.
12
6.
Develop
and
evaluate
potential
legislative
solutions
to
13
address
the
funding
and
resource
challenges
of
implementing
14
statewide
communications
interoperability
initiatives.
15
7.
5.
Develop
a
statewide
integrated
public
safety
16
communications
interoperability
system
that
allows
for
17
shared
communications
systems
and
costs,
takes
into
account
18
infrastructure
needs
and
requirements,
improves
reliability,
19
and
addresses
liability
concerns
of
the
shared
network.
20
8.
6.
Investigate
data
and
video
interoperability
systems.
21
9.
7.
Expand,
maintain,
and
fund
consistent,
periodic
22
training
programs
for
current
communications
systems
and
23
for
the
statewide
integrated
public
safety
communications
24
interoperability
system
as
it
is
implemented.
25
10.
8.
Expand,
maintain,
and
fund
stakeholder
education,
26
public
education,
and
public
official
education
programs
27
to
demonstrate
the
value
of
short-term
communications
28
interoperability
solutions,
and
to
emphasize
the
importance
29
of
developing
and
funding
long-term
solutions,
including
30
implementation
of
the
statewide
integrated
public
safety
31
communications
interoperability
system.
32
11.
Identify,
promote,
and
provide
incentives
for
33
appropriate
collaborations
and
partnerships
among
34
government
entities,
agencies,
businesses,
organizations,
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and
associations,
both
public
and
private,
relating
to
1
communications
interoperability.
2
12.
Provide
incentives
to
support
maintenance
and
expansion
3
of
regional
efforts
to
promote
implementation
of
the
statewide
4
integrated
public
safety
communications
interoperability
5
system.
6
13.
In
performing
its
duties,
consult
with
representatives
7
of
private
businesses,
organizations,
and
associations
on
8
technical
matters
relating
to
data,
video,
and
communications
9
interoperability;
technological
developments
in
private
10
industry;
and
potential
collaboration
and
partnership
11
opportunities.
12
14.
9.
Submit
a
report
by
January
1,
annually,
to
the
13
members
of
the
general
assembly
regarding
communications
14
interoperability
efforts,
activities,
and
effectiveness
at
the
15
local
and
regional
level,
and
shall
include
a
status
report
16
regarding
the
development
of
a
statewide
integrated
public
17
safety
communications
interoperability
system,
and
funding
18
requirements
relating
thereto.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS.
This
bill
directs
the
department
23
of
public
safety
to
issue
portable
or
mobile
radios
to
peace
24
officers
of
the
department
of
public
safety
according
to
25
each
peace
officer’s
determination
of
the
officer’s
specific
26
communication
needs.
The
bill
also
directs
the
department
to
27
provide
individual
programming
of
portable
or
mobile
radios
28
according
to
the
communication
needs
of
each
peace
officer.
29
The
bill
directs
the
department
to
hold
or
renew
federal
30
communications
commission
licenses
for
all
existing
law
31
enforcement
area
frequencies
and
to
maintain
all
communications
32
centers
and
repeaters
until
January
1,
2025.
The
bill
allows
33
the
department
to
decommission
a
frequency,
communications
34
center,
or
repeater
before
that
date
only
if
all
sheriffs
of
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all
counties
within
that
specific
law
enforcement
area
certify
1
to
the
department
in
writing
that
the
frequency,
communications
2
center,
or
repeater
is
no
longer
of
use
to
law
enforcement
3
officers
in
those
counties.
4
STATEWIDE
INTEROPERABLE
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
BOARD.
The
5
bill
transfers
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
6
system
board
from
the
purview
of
the
department
of
public
7
safety
and
the
department
of
transportation
to
the
department
8
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management.
The
bill
9
increases
the
number
of
voting
members
on
the
board,
removing
10
some
designated
members
of
relevant
organizations
and
adding
11
others.
The
bill
provides
a
procedure
to
elect
representatives
12
from
each
of
the
six
homeland
security
planning
regions,
and
13
provides
election
procedures
for
the
chairperson
and
vice
14
chairperson
of
the
board.
The
bill
eliminates
several
duties
15
of
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
system
board.
16
-8-
LSB
5633YH
(8)
88
hf/rh
8/
8
