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HOUSE
FILE
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BY
NORDMAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
school
safety,
including
grant
programs,
1
attendance
center
standards,
and
emergency
planning,
and
2
making
appropriations.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.20
Attendance
center
doors
——
1
grant
program
——
fund
established.
2
1.
If
moneys
are
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
for
3
a
fiscal
year
for
purposes
of
this
section,
the
department
4
shall
establish
an
attendance
center
doors
grant
program
to
5
provide
grants
to
applicant
school
districts,
accredited
6
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
7
to
allow
such
schools
to
purchase
doors
that
comply
with
the
8
requirements
established
under
section
280.37,
subsection
1,
9
paragraph
“c”
or
“d”
.
10
2.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
11
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
the
attendance
center
doors
grant
12
program.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education
13
must
establish
an
application
process,
application
materials,
14
eligibility
requirements,
and
award
criteria.
15
3.
An
attendance
center
doors
grant
program
fund
is
16
established
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
17
department.
The
fund
shall
be
administered
by
the
department
18
and
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
19
assembly
and
other
moneys
received
by
the
department
for
20
deposits
in
the
fund.
The
moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
21
to
the
department
for
the
attendance
center
doors
grant
22
program.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
23
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
24
fund
of
the
state
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
25
for
the
attendance
center
doors
grant
program
for
subsequent
26
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
27
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
the
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
28
credited
to
the
fund.
29
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
30
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
31
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0t.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
32
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
electronic
school
33
threat
reporting
platforms,
access
control
plans,
and
visitor
34
entry
plans
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
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NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
00t.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
1
requirements
of
section
280.37
relating
to
attendance
center
2
doors
and
the
locks
on
attendance
center
doors,
vestibules,
3
windows,
and
video
surveillance
systems
in
the
same
manner
as
4
a
school
district.
5
Sec.
3.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
6
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
7
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
8
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
electronic
school
9
threat
reporting
platforms,
access
control
plans,
and
visitor
10
entry
plans
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
11
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
s.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
12
requirements
of
section
280.37
relating
to
attendance
center
13
doors
and
the
locks
on
attendance
center
doors,
vestibules,
14
windows,
and
video
surveillance
systems
in
the
same
manner
as
15
a
school
district.
16
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
School
safety
——
threat
17
reporting
——
access
control
plans
and
visitor
entry
plans.
18
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
19
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
20
do
all
of
the
following
with
respect
to
the
school
safety
21
bureau’s
electronic
school
threat
reporting
platform:
22
a.
Sign
up
for,
and
participate
in,
the
electronic
school
23
threat
reporting
platform.
24
b.
Publish
a
link
to
the
electronic
school
threat
reporting
25
platform
on
the
school
district’s
or
accredited
nonpublic
26
school’s
internet
site.
27
c.
Provide
training
to
students
and
employees
related
to
how
28
to
use
the
electronic
school
threat
reporting
platform.
29
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
30
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
31
do
all
of
the
following:
32
a.
Develop
and
implement
an
access
control
plan
that
33
allows
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
34
to
monitor
and
restrict
who
may
enter
an
attendance
center,
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prevent
unauthorized
access
to
attendance
centers,
and
mitigate
1
potential
threats
to
students,
staff,
and
school
property.
2
b.
Develop
and
implement
a
visitor
entry
plan
that
3
allows
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
4
to
effectively
identify,
vet,
and
monitor
all
visitors
to
5
attendance
centers.
6
3.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
7
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
8
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.37
School
safety
——
physical
9
infrastructure.
10
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
11
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
12
do
all
of
the
following:
13
a.
Install
new
door
systems,
or
modify
existing
door
14
systems,
to
prevent
an
active
shooter
or
other
perpetrator
from
15
blocking
or
otherwise
restricting
means
of
ingress
or
egress
16
through
any
attendance
center
door.
17
b.
(1)
Label
each
exterior
door
to
each
attendance
center,
18
on
both
the
interior
side
and
exterior
side
of
the
door,
using
19
a
sequential
numbering
system
that
begins
at
the
primary
door
20
to
the
attendance
center
and
proceeds
clockwise
around
the
21
attendance
center.
The
labels
placed
on
the
exterior
of
the
22
door
must
be
at
least
twelve
inches
tall,
must
be
reflective,
23
and
must
be
visible
from
adjacent
streets
and
driveways.
24
(2)
Label
each
interior
door
located
within
each
attendance
25
center,
on
both
the
interior
side
and
exterior
side
of
the
26
door,
using
a
sequential
numbering
system.
27
(3)
Ensure
that
the
high-quality
emergency
operations
plan
28
developed
pursuant
to
section
280.30
is
updated
to
reflect
the
29
labeling
of
doors
required
under
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2).
30
c.
Require
that
the
classroom
doors
in
any
attendance
center
31
that
is
constructed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
32
include
locks
that
satisfy
all
of
the
following
requirements:
33
(1)
The
locks
must
allow
the
door
to
be
locked
from
the
34
classroom
side
without
a
key,
tool,
or
special
knowledge
or
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effort.
1
(2)
The
locks
must
allow
the
door
to
be
unlocked
from
the
2
classroom
side
without
a
key,
tool,
or
special
knowledge
or
3
effort,
even
if
the
lock
is
remotely
engaged.
4
(3)
The
locks
must
allow
the
door
to
be
unlocked
from
5
outside
the
classroom
only
if
a
key,
code,
credential,
or
other
6
method
of
deactivation
is
used.
7
(4)
The
locks
must
allow
for
single-motion
egress.
8
d.
Require
that,
if
the
classroom
doors
in
any
attendance
9
center
need
to
be
replaced
or
upgraded
on
or
after
the
10
effective
date
of
this
Act,
the
locks
on
the
replacement
or
11
upgraded
doors
must
satisfy
all
of
the
requirements
established
12
in
paragraph
“c”
.
13
e.
Require
any
attendance
center
that
is
constructed
14
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
to
include
a
15
secure
vestibule
system
that
is
designed
to
provide
for
the
16
identification
and
vetting
of
a
visitor
before
the
visitor
is
17
allowed
to
enter
the
interior
of
the
attendance
center.
The
18
secure
vestibule
system
must
satisfy
all
of
the
following
19
requirements:
20
(1)
The
system
must
include
a
two-way
audio
and
video
21
communication
system.
22
(2)
The
system
must
include
an
electronic
door
release
23
system.
24
(3)
Any
glass
in
the
vestibule
that
is
less
than
seven
feet
25
from
the
floor
of
the
vestibule
must
be
shatter
resistant
and
26
intrusion
resistant.
27
f.
Require
that,
if
the
structure
of
an
attendance
center
28
is
renovated
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
the
29
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
or
the
authorities
in
30
charge
of
the
accredited
nonpublic
school
must
evaluate
whether
31
the
renovation
should
include
the
incorporation
of
a
secure
32
vestibule
system
that
satisfies
the
requirements
established
33
in
paragraph
“e”
.
34
g.
Require
that
all
exterior
doors
and
access-level
windows
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in
any
attendance
center
that
is
constructed
on
or
after
the
1
effective
date
of
this
Act
be
shatter
resistant
or
intrusion
2
resistant.
3
h.
Require
that,
if
any
exterior
doors
or
access-level
4
windows
in
any
attendance
center
need
to
be
replaced
or
5
upgraded
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
the
6
replacement
doors
or
access-level
windows
must
be
shatter
7
resistant
or
intrusion
resistant.
8
i.
Require
that
all
interior
doors
and
windows
in
any
9
attendance
center,
including
sidelights
that
are
near
a
door
10
and
large
enough,
if
broken,
to
allow
a
person
to
enter
the
11
room
or
access
the
door’s
locking
mechanism,
in
any
attendance
12
center
that
is
constructed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
13
this
Act
be
shatter
resistant
or
intrusion
resistant.
14
j.
Require
that,
if
any
interior
doors
or
windows
in
15
any
attendance
center,
including
sidelights
that
are
near
a
16
door
and
large
enough,
if
broken,
to
allow
a
person
to
enter
17
the
room
or
access
the
door’s
locking
mechanism,
need
to
be
18
replaced
or
upgraded
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
19
Act,
the
replacement
doors
or
windows
must
be
shatter
resistant
20
or
intrusion
resistant.
21
k.
Install
a
video
surveillance
system
in
each
attendance
22
center
that
satisfies
all
of
the
following
requirements:
23
(1)
The
video
surveillance
system
must
be
consistent
with
24
the
requirements
of
the
federal
Family
Educational
Rights
and
25
Privacy
Act,
20
U.S.C.
§1232g,
and
any
regulations
promulgated
26
pursuant
to
that
Act.
27
(2)
In
the
interior
of
the
attendance
center,
the
video
28
surveillance
system’s
coverage
must
extend
beyond
entry
points
29
and
cover
areas
that
are
not
within
the
normal
view
of
staff
or
30
security
personnel,
including
hallways
and
enclosed
stairwells.
31
(3)
On
the
exterior
of
the
attendance
center,
the
video
32
surveillance
system’s
coverage
must
cover
the
attendance
33
center’s
facilities
and
parking
areas.
34
(4)
The
video
surveillance
system
must
allow
local
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enforcement
and
first
responders
to
access
the
system
in
the
1
event
of
an
active
health
or
safety
emergency
event.
2
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
and
the
3
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
4
may
adopt
policies
and
acquire
equipment
to
ensure
that
all
5
employees
of
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
6
school
are
able
to
communicate
with
the
school
district’s
7
or
accredited
nonpublic
school’s
administrative
office
in
8
emergency
situations
while
the
employee
is
in
an
instructional
9
area
located
on
school
property
or
in
an
outdoor
recreation
10
area
on
school
property.
11
3.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
12
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
13
Sec.
6.
SCHOOL
EVALUATION
OF
THE
POTENTIAL
USE
OF
14
SHATTER-RESISTANT
FILM
AND
INTRUSION-RESISTANT
FILM.
The
15
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district,
the
authorities
in
16
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school,
and
the
governing
17
body
of
each
charter
school
and
innovation
zone
school
shall
18
evaluate
the
potential
use
of
shatter-resistant
film
or
19
intrusion-resistant
film
in
all
attendance
centers,
including
20
in
all
windows,
windowed
doors,
and
sidelights
that
are
large
21
enough
for
a
person
to
enter
or
gain
access
to
a
locking
22
mechanism.
23
Sec.
7.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
REVIEW
OF
REQUIREMENTS
24
ASSOCIATED
WITH
HIGH-QUALITY
EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS
PLANS.
25
1.
The
department
of
education
shall
review
and
study
26
the
requirements
associated
with
the
high-quality
emergency
27
operations
plans
developed
by
school
districts
and
accredited
28
nonpublic
schools
pursuant
to
section
280.30.
The
department
29
of
education
shall
consider
all
of
the
following
during
the
30
review
and
study:
31
a.
Whether
and
to
what
extent
the
department
should
adopt
32
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
provide
guidance
in
the
33
development
of
high-quality
emergency
operations
plans.
34
b.
Whether
a
privacy
warning
should
be
included
at
the
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beginning
of
each
high-quality
emergency
operations
plan.
1
c.
How
to
best
incorporate
all
of
the
following
into
the
2
high-quality
emergency
operations
plans:
3
(1)
Building
maps,
site
maps,
and
critical
incident
maps.
4
(2)
Training
for
teachers,
staff
responsible
for
students
5
who
are
not
in
a
designated
classroom
space,
bus
drivers,
6
substitute
teachers
and
other
floating
staff,
and
facilities
7
staff.
8
(3)
Plans
to
collaborate
with
first
responders,
including
9
the
appointment
of
a
school
safety
and
security
contact
and
10
how
first
responders
will
gain
access
to
attendance
centers,
11
building
maps,
site
plans,
and
critical
incidents
maps.
12
(4)
An
emergency
mass
notification
plan.
13
(5)
An
annual
review
of
vulnerabilities
and
physical
14
measures
used
to
strengthen
school
security
conducted
in
15
collaboration
with
law
enforcement
or
emergency
management
16
personnel.
17
(6)
Plans
to
coordinate
with
local
law
enforcement
to
18
determine
the
functionality
of
in-building,
two-way
emergency
19
responder
communication
coverage
for
all
areas
on
school
20
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
property
in
which
21
students
and
staff
may
regularly
be
located.
22
d.
How
to
best
include
first
responders
in
the
annual
drills
23
required
in
high-quality
emergency
operations
plans.
24
e.
How
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
25
can
internally
assess
the
functionality
of
the
drills
conducted
26
under
high-quality
emergency
operations
plans
and
use
the
27
results
of
the
assessment
to
improve
the
school
district’s
or
28
accredited
nonpublic
school’s
high-quality
emergency
operations
29
plan.
30
2.
The
department
of
education
shall
submit
its
findings
and
31
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
December
32
31,
2025.
The
findings
and
recommendations
shall
include
a
33
proposal
for
modifications
to
section
280.30.
34
Sec.
8.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
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with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
1
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
2
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
3
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
4
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
5
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
6
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
7
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
8
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
9
districts.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
school
safety,
including
grant
14
programs,
attendance
center
standards,
and
emergency
planning.
15
The
bill
provides
that
if
moneys
are
appropriated
by
the
16
general
assembly,
DE
is
required
to
establish
an
attendance
17
center
doors
grant
program
to
provide
grants
to
applicant
18
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
19
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
allow
such
schools
20
to
purchase
doors
that
comply
with
the
bill’s
requirements
21
related
to
locks
on
attendance
center
doors.
The
state
board
22
of
education
is
required
to
adopt
rules
to
administer
the
grant
23
program.
The
bill
establishes
an
attendance
center
doors
grant
24
program
fund
in
the
state
treasury.
25
The
bill
requires
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
26
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
27
sign
up
for,
and
participate
in,
the
school
safety
bureau’s
28
electronic
threat
reporting
platform,
to
publish
a
link
29
to
the
electronic
school
threat
reporting
platform
on
the
30
school’s
internet
site,
and
to
provide
training
to
students
and
31
employees
related
to
how
to
use
the
electronic
school
threat
32
reporting
platform.
33
The
bill
requires
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
34
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
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develop
and
implement
an
access
control
plan
that
allows
the
1
school
to
monitor
and
restrict
who
may
enter
an
attendance
2
center,
prevent
unauthorized
access
to
attendance
centers,
3
and
mitigate
potential
threats
to
students,
staff,
and
4
school
property.
The
bill
also
requires
schools
to
develop
5
and
implement
a
visitor
entry
plan
that
allows
the
school
6
to
effectively
identify,
vet,
and
monitor
all
visitors
to
7
attendance
centers.
The
bill
requires
the
state
board
of
8
education
to
adopt
rules
to
administer
these
provisions.
9
The
bill
requires
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
10
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
do
11
all
of
the
following:
install
new
door
systems,
or
modify
12
existing
door
systems,
to
prevent
an
active
shooter
or
other
13
perpetrator
from
blocking
or
otherwise
restricting
means
of
14
ingress
or
egress
through
any
attendance
center
door;
label
15
each
attendance
center
door,
on
both
sides
of
the
door,
16
using
a
sequential
numbering
system
that
satisfies
the
bill’s
17
requirements
and
update
the
school’s
high-quality
emergency
18
operations
plan
accordingly;
require
that
the
classroom
doors
19
in
any
attendance
center
constructed
on
or
after
the
bill’s
20
effective
date
include
locks
that
satisfy
certain
specified
21
requirements;
require
that,
if
the
classroom
doors
in
any
22
attendance
center
need
to
be
replaced
or
upgraded
on
or
after
23
the
bill’s
effective
date,
the
locks
on
the
replacement
or
24
upgraded
doors
must
satisfy
certain
specified
requirements;
25
require
any
attendance
center
that
is
constructed
on
or
after
26
the
bill’s
effective
date
to
include
a
secure
vestibule
system;
27
require
that,
if
the
structure
of
an
attendance
center
is
28
renovated
on
or
after
the
bill’s
effective
date,
the
school
29
must
evaluate
whether
the
renovation
should
include
the
30
incorporation
of
a
secure
vestibule
system;
require
that
all
31
exterior
doors
and
access-level
windows
in
any
attendance
32
center
that
is
constructed
on
or
after
the
bill’s
effective
33
date
be
shatter
resistant
or
intrusion
resistant;
require
that,
34
if
any
exterior
doors
or
access-level
windows
in
any
attendance
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center
need
to
be
replaced
or
upgraded
on
or
after
the
bill’s
1
effective
date,
the
replacement
doors
or
access-level
windows
2
must
be
shatter
resistant
or
intrusion
resistant;
require
3
that
all
interior
doors
and
windows
in
any
attendance
center
4
that
is
constructed
on
or
after
the
bill’s
effective
date
be
5
shatter
resistant
or
intrusion
resistant;
require
that,
if
any
6
interior
doors
or
windows
in
any
attendance
center
need
to
be
7
replaced
or
upgraded
on
or
after
the
bill’s
effective
date,
8
the
replacement
doors
or
windows
must
be
shatter
resistant
or
9
intrusion
resistant;
and
install
a
video
surveillance
system
10
in
each
attendance
center
that
satisfies
certain
specified
11
requirements.
The
bill
allows
schools
to
adopt
policies
and
12
acquire
equipment
to
ensure
that
all
employees
of
the
school
13
are
able
to
communicate
with
the
school’s
administrative
14
office
in
emergency
situations
while
the
employee
is
in
an
15
instructional
area
located
on
school
property
or
in
an
outdoor
16
recreation
area
on
school
property.
The
bill
requires
the
17
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
rules
to
administer
these
18
provisions.
19
The
bill
requires
schools
to
evaluate
the
potential
use
20
of
shatter-resistant
film
or
intrusion-resistant
film
in
all
21
attendance
centers,
including
in
all
windows,
windowed
doors,
22
and
sidelights
that
are
large
enough
for
a
person
to
enter
or
23
gain
access
to
a
locking
mechanism.
24
The
bill
requires
DE
to
review
and
study
the
requirements
25
associated
with
the
high-quality
emergency
operations
plans
26
developed
by
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
27
pursuant
to
Code
section
280.30.
The
bill
establishes
what
28
DE
is
required
to
consider
during
the
review
and
study.
DE
29
is
required
to
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
30
general
assembly
on
or
before
December
31,
2025.
31
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
32
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
33
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
34
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
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school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
1
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
2
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
3
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
4
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
5
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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