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House
File
539
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
539
BY
GEARHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
law
enforcement
academy,
including
1
military
veterans
with
active
duty
military
police
2
experience.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
80B.20
Military
veterans
with
1
active
duty
military
police
experience.
2
1.
A
veteran
may
qualify
for
lateral
transfer
to
a
law
3
enforcement
agency
in
this
state
without
completing
the
academy
4
training
program
if
the
veteran
meets
the
following
criteria:
5
a.
Has
served
a
minimum
of
four
years
of
active
duty
in
the
6
United
States
armed
forces.
7
b.
Has
held
a
primary
military
occupational
specialty
or
8
equivalent
designation
as
a
military
police
officer
in
the
9
army,
or
its
equivalent
in
other
branches.
10
c.
Has
successfully
completed
accredited
military
police
11
training
equivalent
to
or
exceeding
the
academy’s
standards.
12
d.
Has
received
an
honorable
discharge
or
a
general
13
discharge
under
honorable
conditions.
14
2.
An
eligible
veteran
shall
submit
an
application
to
the
15
council
for
evaluation.
The
application
shall
include
all
of
16
the
following:
17
a.
Proof
of
military
service
and
discharge
status.
18
b.
Certification
of
military
police
training
and
experience.
19
c.
Documentation
of
relevant
duties
performed
during
active
20
duty.
21
3.
The
council
shall
review
the
applications
and
issue
a
22
certificate
of
equivalency
to
veterans
who
meet
the
eligibility
23
criteria.
24
4.
Veterans
granted
a
certificate
of
equivalency
must
do
all
25
of
the
following:
26
a.
Complete
a
one-week
Iowa-specific
law
enforcement
27
orientation
course
administered
by
the
academy,
focusing
on
28
state
laws,
procedures,
and
community
policing.
29
b.
Undergo
any
required
background
checks
and
psychological
30
evaluations
as
required
for
all
new
law
enforcement
hires
in
31
the
state.
32
5.
The
council
shall
develop
procedures
and
guidelines
for
33
evaluating
military
police
training
and
equivalency
standards.
34
6.
The
council
shall
publish
an
annual
report
including
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data
on
the
number
of
veterans
transitioning
to
state
law
1
enforcement
and
the
veterans’
performance
in
law
enforcement
2
roles.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
the
law
enforcement
academy,
including
7
military
veterans
with
active
duty
military
police
experience.
8
The
bill
provides
that
a
veteran
may
qualify
for
lateral
9
transfer
to
a
law
enforcement
agency
in
this
state
without
10
completing
the
academy
training
program
if
the
veteran
meets
11
the
following
criteria:
has
served
a
minimum
of
four
years
12
of
active
duty
in
the
United
States
armed
forces;
has
held
13
a
primary
military
occupational
specialty
or
equivalent
14
designation
as
a
military
police
officer
in
the
army,
or
its
15
equivalent
in
other
branches;
has
successfully
completed
16
accredited
military
police
training
equivalent
to
or
exceeding
17
the
academy’s
standards;
and
has
received
an
honorable
18
discharge
or
a
general
discharge
under
honorable
conditions.
19
The
bill
provides
that
an
eligible
veteran
is
required
20
to
submit
an
application
to
the
council
for
evaluation
that
21
includes
all
of
the
following:
proof
of
military
service
and
22
discharge
status;
certification
of
military
police
training
23
and
experience;
and
documentation
of
relevant
duties
performed
24
during
active
duty.
The
council
shall
review
the
applications
25
and
issue
a
certificate
of
equivalency
to
veterans
who
meet
26
the
eligibility
criteria.
Veterans
granted
a
certificate
27
of
equivalency
must
complete
a
one-week
Iowa-specific
law
28
enforcement
orientation
course
administered
by
the
academy,
29
focusing
on
state
laws,
procedures,
and
community
policing,
30
and
undergo
any
required
background
checks
and
psychological
31
evaluations
as
required
for
all
new
law
enforcement
hires
in
32
the
state.
33
The
bill
directs
the
council
to
develop
procedures
and
34
guidelines
for
evaluating
military
police
training
and
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equivalency
standards,
and
to
publish
an
annual
report
1
including
data
on
the
number
of
veterans
transitioning
to
2
state
law
enforcement
and
the
veterans’
performance
in
law
3
enforcement
roles.
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