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HOUSE
FILE
586
BY
VONDRAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
development
of
a
policy
governing
1
responses
to
a
fire
alarm
activated
on
school
grounds
2
outside
of
a
scheduled
fire
drill
by
school
districts,
3
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
4
innovation
zone
schools,
and
including
effective
date
5
provisions.
6
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
Each
charter
school
governing
board
3
shall
adopt
a
policy
that
directs
how
students,
charter
school
4
employees,
and
individuals
who
are
not
charter
school
employees
5
but
who
are
required
as
part
of
the
individual’s
employment
6
to
regularly
be
present
in
a
school
building
are
to
respond
7
when
a
fire
alarm
is
activated
on
school
grounds
outside
of
a
8
scheduled
fire
drill
to
protect
such
individuals
in
the
event
9
the
fire
alarm
was
activated
due
to
the
presence
of
an
active
10
shooter
on
school
grounds.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
256F.4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
12
following
new
subsection:
13
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
Each
charter
school
or
innovation
14
zone
school
shall
adopt
a
policy
that
directs
how
students,
15
school
employees,
and
individuals
who
are
not
school
employees
16
but
who
are
required
as
part
of
the
individual’s
employment
17
to
regularly
be
present
in
a
school
building
are
to
respond
18
when
a
fire
alarm
is
activated
on
school
grounds
outside
of
a
19
scheduled
fire
drill
to
protect
such
individuals
in
the
event
20
the
fire
alarm
was
activated
due
to
the
presence
of
an
active
21
shooter
on
school
grounds.
22
Sec.
3.
Section
280.30,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
and
the
25
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
26
shall
develop
a
high-quality
emergency
operations
plan
for
the
27
district
and
individual
school
buildings
in
which
students
28
are
educated
no
later
than
June
30,
2019
.
The
plan
shall
29
include
but
not
be
limited
to
responses
to
active
shooter
30
scenarios
and
natural
disasters.
The
plan
shall
provide
that
31
any
alert
regarding
an
emergency
situation
that
is
transmitted
32
to
school
personnel
or
students
by
electronic
means
shall
33
also
be
transmitted
to
the
employer
of
any
individual
who
is
34
not
a
school
employee
but
who
is
required
as
a
part
of
the
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individual’s
employment
to
regularly
be
present
in
a
school
1
building
during
the
school
year.
The
plan
shall
include
2
publication
of
procedures
for
school
personnel,
parents,
and
3
guardians
to
report
possible
threats
to
the
safety
of
students
4
or
school
personnel
on
school
grounds
or
at
school
activities.
5
The
board
and
authorities
shall
consider
any
recommendations
6
of
the
department
of
education
relating
to
the
development
of
7
a
high-quality
emergency
operations
plan
and
shall
consult
8
with
local
emergency
management
coordinators
and
local
law
9
enforcement
agencies
in
the
development
of
the
plan.
The
board
10
and
authorities
shall
review
and
update
the
plan
on
an
annual
11
basis.
The
plan
shall
be
confidential
and
shall
not
be
a
12
public
record
subject
to
disclosure
under
chapter
22
.
The
plan
13
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
14
a.
Responses
to
active
shooter
scenarios
and
natural
15
disasters.
16
b.
The
publication
of
procedures
for
school
personnel,
17
parents,
and
guardians
to
report
possible
threats
to
the
safety
18
of
students
or
school
personnel
on
school
grounds
or
at
school
19
activities.
20
c.
A
policy
that
directs
how
students,
school
employees,
and
21
individuals
who
are
not
school
employees
but
who
are
required
22
as
part
of
the
individual’s
employment
to
regularly
be
present
23
in
a
school
building
are
to
respond
when
a
fire
alarm
is
24
activated
on
school
grounds
outside
of
a
scheduled
fire
drill
25
to
protect
such
individuals
in
the
event
the
fire
alarm
was
26
activated
due
to
the
presence
of
an
active
shooter
on
school
27
grounds.
28
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
29
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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
relates
to
the
development
of
a
policy
governing
34
responses
to
a
fire
alarm
activated
on
school
grounds
outside
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of
a
scheduled
fire
drill
by
school
districts,
accredited
1
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
2
schools.
3
The
bill
requires
that
school
districts
and
accredited
4
nonpublic
schools
include
in
the
high-quality
school
building
5
emergency
operations
plan
a
policy
that
directs
how
students,
6
school
employees,
and
individuals
who
are
not
school
employees
7
but
who
are
required
as
part
of
the
individual’s
employment
8
to
regularly
be
present
in
a
school
building
are
to
respond
9
when
a
fire
alarm
is
activated
on
school
grounds
outside
of
a
10
scheduled
fire
drill
to
protect
such
individuals
in
the
event
11
the
fire
alarm
was
activated
due
to
the
presence
of
an
active
12
shooter
on
school
grounds.
The
bill
also
requires
charter
13
schools
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
adopt
such
a
policy.
14
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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