Bill Text: IA SSB1112 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act providing access and communication through the Iowa communications network for local emergency management offices.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-28 - Judiciary: Sodders Chair,Quirmbach, and Schneider. [SSB1112 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1112-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1112
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AND
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
access
and
communication
through
the
Iowa
1
communications
network
for
local
emergency
management
2
offices.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
8D.9,
subsection
3,
Code
2015,
is
amended
1
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
8D.13,
subsection
18,
Code
2015,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
18.
Access
to
the
network
shall
be
offered
to
the
department
5
of
public
safety
,
and
the
department
of
public
defense
,
and
the
6
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
for
7
the
purpose
of
establishing
and
operating
a
shared
data-only
8
secure
statewide
network
providing
law
enforcement,
emergency
9
management,
disaster
service,
emergency
warning,
and
other
10
emergency
information
dissemination
services
to
federal,
state,
11
and
local
law
enforcement
agencies
as
provided
in
sections
80.9
12
and
80.9B
,
and
local
emergency
management
offices
established
13
under
the
authority
of
sections
29C.9
and
29C.10
,
and
the
14
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
.
15
Sec.
3.
Section
8D.13,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsection:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
18A.
Access
to
the
network
shall
be
18
offered
to
local
emergency
management
offices
for
the
purpose
19
of
providing
a
secure
statewide
communications
network
to
20
facilitate
more
effective
emergency
response
services
and
21
to
protect
the
health,
safety,
and
welfare
of
the
people
of
22
this
state.
A
local
emergency
management
office
shall
be
23
responsible
for
all
costs
associated
with
the
connection
to
and
24
the
use
of
the
network,
excluding
any
costs
associated
with
25
access
provided
through
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
26
emergency
management
as
provided
under
subsection
18.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
allows
access
to
the
Iowa
communications
network
31
to
local
emergency
management
offices
for
the
purpose
of
32
establishing
and
operating
a
secure
statewide
network
to
33
facilitate
more
effective
emergency
responses.
The
bill
34
provides
that
the
local
emergency
management
office
is
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responsible
for
the
costs
associated
with
connection
and
use
of
1
the
network.
The
bill
also
adds
a
reference
to
the
department
2
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
regarding
access
3
to
the
network.
4
The
bill
eliminates
a
provision
relating
to
restrictions
5
of
certain
public
agencies
to
access
the
Iowa
communications
6
network
solely
for
homeland
security
communication
purposes
7
and
disaster
communication
purposes
and
only
upon
a
state
of
8
disaster
emergency
proclaimed
by
the
governor.
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