Bill Text: IA SF2253 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring school districts to establish security plans for school buildings. (See SF 2364.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-14 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [SF2253 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2253-Introduced.html
Senate File 2253 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY CARLIN A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring school districts to establish security plans 2 for school buildings. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5986XS (2) 87 je/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 279.70 School district building 1 2 security plans. 1 3 The board of directors of a school district shall establish 1 4 a security plan for individual school buildings in the school 1 5 district in which students are educated no later than June 30, 1 6 2019. The plan shall include but not be limited to responses 1 7 to active shooter scenarios and natural disasters. The 1 8 board shall consider any recommendations of the department 1 9 of education relating to school security planning and shall 1 10 consult with local law enforcement agencies and the local 1 11 emergency management coordinator in the development of the 1 12 plan. The board shall ensure that the plan is distributed to 1 13 the parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the school 1 14 district at least once per school year. Such distribution may 1 15 be electronic. The board shall ensure that the plan is shared 1 16 with students enrolled in the school district at a school 1 17 assembly at least once per school year. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 20 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 21 This bill requires the board of directors of a school 1 22 district to establish a security plan for individual school 1 23 buildings in the school district in which students are educated 1 24 no later than June 30, 2019. The plan shall include but 1 25 not be limited to responses to active shooter scenarios and 1 26 natural disasters. The bill requires the board to consider 1 27 any recommendations of the department of education relating to 1 28 school security planning and consult with local law enforcement 1 29 agencies and the local emergency management coordinator in the 1 30 development of the plan. The bill requires the board to ensure 1 31 that the plan is distributed to the parents or guardians of 1 32 all students enrolled in the school district at least once per 1 33 school year. The bill requires the board to ensure that the 1 34 plan is shared with students enrolled in the school district at 1 35 a school assembly at least once per school year. LSB 5986XS (2) 87 je/rj
