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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
553
BY
LOHSE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
use
of
revenues
from
the
district
1
management
levy
for
the
employment
or
retention
of
school
2
security
personnel
and
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
298.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
h.
To
pay
the
costs
of
employing,
or
3
retaining
the
services
of,
any
of
the
following:
4
(1)
A
school
resource
officer
as
defined
in
34
U.S.C.
5
§10389.
6
(2)
An
individual
employed
by
a
private
security
business
7
who
possesses
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
issued
under
section
8
724.6.
For
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
“private
security
9
business”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
80A.1.
10
(3)
A
reserve
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
80D.1A.
11
(4)
A
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4.
12
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
budget
13
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2025.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
authorizes
the
use
of
revenues
from
the
district
18
management
levy
for
the
employment
or
retention
of
school
19
security
personnel.
Under
current
law,
the
board
of
directors
20
of
a
school
district
may
certify
for
levy
a
tax
on
all
taxable
21
property
in
the
school
district
for
a
district
management
levy.
22
The
bill
authorizes
revenues
from
the
district
management
levy
23
to
be
expended
to
pay
the
costs
of
employing,
or
retaining
24
the
services
of,
a
school
resource
officer,
as
defined
under
25
federal
law;
an
individual
employed
by
a
private
security
26
business
who
possesses
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
issued
under
27
Code
section
724.6
(professional
permit
to
carry
weapons);
28
a
reserve
peace
officer
as
defined
in
Code
section
80D.1A
29
(reserve
peace
officers);
or
a
peace
officer
as
defined
in
Code
30
section
801.4
(criminal
procedure).
31
The
bill
applies
to
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
32
July
1,
2025.
33
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