Bill Text: IA HF42 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the establishment of a school safety hotline, internet site, and mobile internet application, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-12 - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 55. [HF42 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF42-Introduced.html
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Introduced
HOUSE
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BY
HUNTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
establishment
of
a
school
safety
1
hotline,
internet
site,
and
mobile
internet
application,
and
2
providing
penalties.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.48
School
safety
hotline,
1
internet
site,
and
mobile
internet
application
——
penalty.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“threat
to
school
safety”
3
means
a
threat
of
harassment
or
bullying
as
defined
in
section
4
280.28,
suicide
or
self-harm,
or
violence
against
others.
5
2.
The
department
shall
establish
a
statewide,
toll-free
6
telephone
hotline,
internet
site,
and
mobile
internet
7
application
for
the
purpose
of
receiving
reports
from
the
8
public
regarding
threats
or
possible
threats
to
school
9
safety
in
this
state.
The
hotline,
internet
site,
and
10
application
shall
include
means
for
receiving
anonymous
11
reports
that
ensure
that
the
identity
of
an
individual
making
12
a
report
cannot
be
determined
by
the
department
or
any
other
13
person.
The
department
may
consult
the
office
of
the
chief
14
information
officer
in
the
development
of
the
internet
site
15
and
application.
The
department
shall
refer
all
reports
16
received
through
the
hotline,
internet
site,
and
application
17
to
appropriate
school
and
local
law
enforcement
personnel
18
and
service
providers.
Such
reports
shall
be
confidential
19
and
shall
not
be
a
public
record
subject
to
disclosure
under
20
chapter
22.
21
3.
The
department
shall
advertise
the
hotline,
internet
22
site,
and
application
through
the
use
of
public
service
23
announcements
and
other
appropriate
means.
The
department
24
shall
publicize
the
hotline,
internet
site,
and
application
in
25
all
schools
in
this
state
through
written
materials
and
other
26
appropriate
means.
27
4.
The
department
shall
annually
publish
on
the
28
department’s
internet
site
information
on
the
disposition
of
29
each
report
received
through
the
hotline,
internet
site,
and
30
application.
Such
publication
shall
not
include
personally
31
identifying
information
of
an
individual
who
made
a
report
or
32
who
was
the
subject
of
a
report.
33
5.
In
consultation
with
behavioral
health
care
providers,
34
the
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
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establish
and
operate
the
hotline,
internet
site,
and
internet
1
application.
The
rules
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
to
2
the
following:
3
a.
Provisions
that
protect
the
identity
of
an
individual
4
reporting
information
without
compromising
opportunities
5
for
follow-up
contact
from
school
and
local
law
enforcement
6
personnel
and
service
providers
to
provide
further
information
7
to
or
obtain
further
information
from
the
individual.
8
b.
Written
policies
and
procedures
for
all
of
the
following:
9
(1)
Logging
reports
received
on
the
hotline,
internet
site,
10
and
internet
application.
11
(2)
Verifying
the
authenticity
and
validity
of
a
threat
or
12
possible
threat
to
student
safety.
13
(3)
Relaying
information
concerning
a
threat
or
possible
14
threat
to
student
safety
to
appropriate
school
and
local
law
15
enforcement
personnel
and
service
providers.
16
(4)
Connecting
the
hotline
with
other
hotlines
that
17
are
available
to
receive
reports
of
violence
or
for
crisis
18
prevention.
19
(5)
Tracking
referrals
to
appropriate
school
and
local
20
law
enforcement
personnel
and
service
providers
resulting
21
from
information
received
on
the
hotline,
internet
site,
and
22
internet
application
and
tracking
the
outcome
of
any
action
23
taken
in
response
to
the
referral.
24
6.
An
individual
who
makes
a
report
on
the
hotline,
internet
25
site,
or
internet
application
for
a
purpose
other
than
to
26
report
a
situation
that
the
individual
reasonably
believes
27
requires
prompt
action
in
order
to
preserve
human
life
or
28
property
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
29
Sec.
2.
IMPLEMENTATION.
The
department
shall
not
implement
30
a
telephone
hotline,
internet
site,
and
mobile
internet
31
pursuant
to
section
80.48,
as
enacted
by
this
Act,
until
the
32
rules
required
by
section
80.48,
subsection
5,
as
enacted
by
33
this
Act,
have
become
effective.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
public
safety
to
3
establish
a
statewide,
toll-free
telephone
hotline,
internet
4
site,
and
mobile
internet
application
for
the
purpose
5
of
receiving
reports
from
the
public
regarding
threats
6
or
possible
threats
to
school
safety
in
this
state.
The
7
hotline,
internet
site,
and
application
must
include
means
8
for
receiving
anonymous
reports
that
ensure
that
the
identity
9
of
an
individual
making
a
report
cannot
be
determined
by
the
10
department
or
any
other
person.
The
department
is
required
11
to
refer
all
reports
received
through
the
hotline,
internet
12
site,
and
application
to
appropriate
school
and
local
law
13
enforcement
personnel
and
service
providers.
Such
reports
14
shall
be
confidential.
15
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
advertise
the
hotline,
16
internet
site,
and
application
through
the
use
of
public
17
service
announcements
and
other
appropriate
means
and
publicize
18
the
hotline,
internet
site,
and
application
in
all
schools
in
19
this
state
through
written
materials
and
other
appropriate
20
means.
21
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
annually
publish
on
the
22
department’s
internet
site
information
on
the
disposition
of
23
each
report
received
through
the
hotline,
internet
site,
and
24
application.
Such
publication
shall
not
include
personally
25
identifying
information.
26
The
bill
requires
the
department,
in
consultation
with
27
behavioral
health
care
providers,
to
adopt
rules
to
establish
28
and
operate
the
hotline,
internet
site,
and
internet
29
application.
The
bill
provides
minimum
required
subjects
for
30
the
rules.
The
bill
prohibits
the
department
from
implementing
31
a
telephone
hotline,
internet
site,
and
mobile
internet
until
32
the
rules
have
become
effective.
33
The
bill
provides
that
an
individual
who
makes
a
report
34
on
the
hotline,
internet
site,
or
internet
application
for
a
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purpose
other
than
to
report
a
situation
that
the
individual
1
reasonably
believes
requires
prompt
action
in
order
to
preserve
2
human
life
or
property
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
simple
3
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
30
4
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
more
than
$855
or
by
5
both.
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