Bill Text: IA SSB3077 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act requiring the department of public safety to develop training standards for the use of electronic weapons, including stun guns and tasers, by law enforcement agencies throughout the state.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2014-01-23 - In Judiciary [SSB3077 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB3077-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3077
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOGG)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
department
of
public
safety
to
develop
1
training
standards
for
the
use
of
electronic
weapons,
2
including
stun
guns
and
tasers,
by
law
enforcement
agencies
3
throughout
the
state.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
TLSB
5601SC
(2)
85
jm/rj
S.F.
_____
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.45
Electronic
weapons
——
1
training
course.
2
1.
The
department
shall
develop
training
standards
for
the
3
use
of
electronic
weapons,
including
stun
guns
and
tasers,
by
4
law
enforcement
agencies
throughout
the
state.
5
2.
The
training
standards
shall
include
the
completion
6
of
an
electronic
weapons
safety
course
by
peace
officers
and
7
jailers
prior
to
the
use
of
electronic
weapons.
The
electronic
8
weapons
safety
course
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
the
9
following:
10
a.
Developing
a
basic
knowledge
and
understanding
of
11
electronic
weapons
that
encompasses
their
use,
storage,
and
12
maintenance.
13
b.
Diagnosing
malfunctions.
14
c.
Identifying
conditions
and
circumstances
where
the
use
of
15
electronic
weapons
is
appropriate
or
inappropriate.
16
d.
Identifying
persons
whose
health
may
be
severely
impacted
17
by
the
use
of
electronic
weapons.
18
3.
The
training
standards
shall
also
require
law
19
enforcement
agencies
to
do
the
following:
20
a.
Conduct
an
annual
review
relating
to
the
use
of
21
electronic
weapons
within
the
agency.
22
b.
Retrain
peace
officers
and
jailers
as
new
electronic
23
weapons
are
purchased
or
as
new
techniques
are
developed.
24
c.
Develop
and
adopt
agency
policies
relating
to
the
use
of
25
electronic
weapons.
26
4.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
to
administer
this
27
section.
28
Sec.
2.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
Section
25B.2,
subsection
29
3,
shall
not
apply
to
this
Act.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
public
safety
to
34
develop
training
standards
for
the
use
of
electronic
weapons,
35
-1-
LSB
5601SC
(2)
85
jm/rj
1/
2
S.F.
_____
including
stun
guns
and
tasers,
by
law
enforcement
agencies
1
throughout
the
state.
2
Under
the
bill,
the
training
standards
shall
include
3
the
completion
of
an
electronics
weapons
safety
course
by
4
peace
officers
and
jailers
prior
to
the
use
of
such
weapons.
5
The
electronic
weapons
safety
course
shall
include
the
6
following:
developing
a
basic
knowledge
and
understanding
7
of
the
weapons
that
encompasses
their
use,
storage,
and
8
maintenance;
diagnosing
malfunctions;
identifying
conditions
9
and
circumstances
where
the
use
of
the
weapons
is
appropriate
10
or
inappropriate;
and
identifying
persons
whose
health
may
be
11
severely
impacted
by
the
use
of
the
weapons.
12
The
training
standards
under
the
bill
shall
also
require
law
13
enforcement
agencies
to
do
the
following:
conduct
an
annual
14
review
relating
to
the
use
of
electronic
weapons
within
the
15
agency,
retrain
peace
officers
and
jailers
as
new
electronic
16
weapons
are
purchased
or
as
new
techniques
are
developed,
17
and
adopt
agency
policies
relating
to
the
use
of
electronic
18
weapons.
19
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
20
section
25B.3.
The
bill
makes
inapplicable
Code
section
25B.2,
21
subsection
3,
which
would
relieve
a
political
subdivision
from
22
complying
with
a
state
mandate
if
funding
for
the
cost
of
23
the
state
mandate
is
not
provided
or
specified.
Therefore,
24
political
subdivisions
are
required
to
comply
with
any
state
25
mandate
included
in
the
bill.
26
-2-
LSB
5601SC
(2)
85
jm/rj
2/
2