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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
47)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
school
safety
by
requiring
the
creation
of
1
threat
assessment
teams
and
authorizing
information
sharing
2
between
certain
governmental
agencies.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
29D.1
Information
sharing
——
school
1
safety.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Covered
entity”
includes
all
of
the
following:
4
(1)
A
nonpublic
school.
5
(2)
A
charter
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256E.
6
(3)
A
charter
school
or
innovation
zone
school
established
7
pursuant
to
chapter
256F.
8
(4)
The
judicial
branch.
9
(5)
A
criminal
or
juvenile
justice
agency
as
defined
in
10
section
692.1.
11
(6)
A
political
subdivision.
12
(7)
A
state
agency.
13
(8)
Any
service
or
support
provider
that
contracts
with
a
14
person
described
in
subparagraphs
(1)
through
(7).
15
b.
“Nonpublic
school”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
16
280.2.
17
c.
“Political
subdivision”
means
a
city,
county,
school
18
district,
or
township.
19
d.
“School
district”
means
a
school
corporation
organized
20
under
chapter
274.
21
e.
“State
agency”
means
a
department,
board,
bureau,
22
commission,
or
other
agency
or
authority
of
the
state
of
Iowa.
23
2.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
24
including
section
22.7,
any
covered
entity
that
provides
25
services
to
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
26
twelve
who
are
experiencing
or
at
risk
of
an
emotional
27
disturbance
or
mental
illness,
or
who
pose
an
articulable
and
28
significant
threat
to
the
health
and
safety
of
any
person,
may
29
share
records
or
information
that
are
reasonably
necessary
to
30
ensure
access
to
appropriate
services
for
such
students,
or
to
31
ensure
the
safety
of
such
students
or
others,
with
any
other
32
such
covered
entity.
33
3.
A
covered
entity
may
communicate,
collaborate,
and
34
coordinate
efforts
with
other
covered
entities
to
best
serve
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students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
who
are
1
experiencing
or
at
risk
of
an
emotional
disturbance
or
mental
2
illness,
or
who
pose
an
articulable
and
significant
threat
to
3
the
health
and
safety
of
any
person.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
5
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
6
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0d.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
7
requirements
of
section
29D.1
relating
to
the
sharing
of
8
records
or
information,
and
the
communication,
collaboration,
9
and
coordination
of
efforts
to
best
serve
students,
in
the
same
10
manner
as
a
school
district.
11
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0t.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
12
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
the
establishment
of
13
a
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
team
in
the
same
manner
14
as
a
school
district.
15
Sec.
3.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
16
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
17
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0d.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
18
requirements
of
section
29D.1
relating
to
the
sharing
of
19
records
or
information,
and
the
communication,
collaboration,
20
and
coordination
of
efforts
to
best
serve
students,
in
the
same
21
manner
as
a
school
district.
22
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
23
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
the
establishment
of
24
a
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
team
in
the
same
manner
25
as
a
school
district.
26
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
Multidisciplinary
threat
27
assessment
teams
——
immunity.
28
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
29
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
may
30
establish
a
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
team.
If
31
established,
the
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
team
shall
32
coordinate
resources
and
assess
and
intervene
when
a
student
33
enrolled
in
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
34
exhibits
behavior
that
may
pose
a
threat
to
the
safety
of
the
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school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
employees
of
1
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
or
other
2
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
3
school.
4
2.
The
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
team
may
consist
5
of
any
of
the
following
members:
6
a.
A
local
law
enforcement
official.
7
b.
A
representative
from
juvenile
court
services.
8
c.
A
mental
health
professional.
9
d.
A
social
services
representative.
10
e.
A
school
official.
11
3.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
the
12
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
13
may
enter
into
an
agreement
with
another
school
district,
14
accredited
nonpublic
school,
charter
school,
or
innovation
zone
15
school
to
create
a
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
team
16
that
shall
coordinate
resources
among
the
schools
and
assess
17
and
intervene
when
a
student
enrolled
in
either
school
exhibits
18
behavior
that
may
pose
a
threat
to
the
safety
of
either
school,
19
employees
of
either
school,
or
students
enrolled
in
either
20
school.
21
4.
A
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
team
may
share
22
records
or
information
in
accordance
with
section
29D.1.
23
5.
In
addition
to
any
other
immunity
available,
any
person
24
who,
in
good
faith
with
reasonable
cause
and
without
malice,
25
acts
to
report,
investigate,
or
cause
any
investigation
to
26
be
made
into
the
activities
of
a
student
or
other
person
as
27
such
report
or
investigation
relates
to
conduct
or
information
28
indicating
that
the
student
or
person
poses
a
credible
danger
29
of
serious
bodily
injury
or
death
to
one
or
more
students,
30
school
employees,
or
others
on
school
property
shall
be
immune
31
from
all
civil
liability
that
might
otherwise
be
incurred
32
or
imposed
as
the
result
of
the
making
of
such
a
report,
33
investigation,
or
disclosure.
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
relates
to
school
safety
by
requiring
the
creation
3
of
threat
assessment
teams
and
authorizing
information
sharing
4
between
certain
governmental
agencies.
5
The
bill
allows
covered
entities
that
provide
services
to
6
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
12
who
are
7
experiencing
or
at
risk
of
an
emotional
disturbance
or
mental
8
illness,
or
who
pose
an
articulable
and
significant
threat
9
to
the
health
and
safety
of
any
person,
to
share
records
or
10
information
that
are
reasonably
necessary
to
ensure
access
to
11
appropriate
services
for
such
students,
or
to
ensure
the
safety
12
of
such
students
or
others,
with
any
other
such
covered
entity.
13
The
bill
authorizes
all
such
covered
entities
to
communicate,
14
collaborate,
and
coordinate
efforts
to
best
serve
students.
15
The
bill
defines
“covered
entity”
to
include
nonpublic
schools,
16
charter
schools,
innovation
zone
schools,
the
judicial
branch,
17
a
criminal
or
juvenile
justice
agency,
political
subdivisions,
18
state
agencies,
and
any
service
or
support
provider
that
19
contracts
with
such
persons.
20
The
bill
authorizes
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
21
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
22
establish
a
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
team.
The
23
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
team
is
required
to
24
coordinate
resources
and
assess
and
intervene
when
a
student
25
enrolled
in
the
school
exhibits
behavior
that
may
pose
a
26
threat
to
the
safety
of
the
school,
school
employees,
or
27
other
students
enrolled
in
the
school.
The
bill
establishes
28
the
membership
of
the
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
29
team.
The
bill
authorizes
school
districts
to
enter
into
an
30
agreement
with
another
school
to
create
a
multidisciplinary
31
threat
assessment
team
that
covers
both
schools.
The
bill
32
also
authorizes
multidisciplinary
threat
assessment
teams
to
33
share
records
or
information
in
accordance
with
the
bill’s
34
provisions.
The
bill
provides
immunity
from
civil
liability
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to
certain
specified
persons
who
report
information
related
to
1
school
safety.
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