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House
File
791
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
791
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
200)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
firearm
safety
instruction
in
school
1
districts.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
69.
a.
By
July
1,
2026,
develop
and
3
distribute
to
all
school
districts
an
age-appropriate
model
4
program
for
firearm
safety
instruction
for
students
enrolled
5
in
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve.
The
model
program
for
6
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
six
shall
be
7
based
on
the
eddie
eagle
gunsafe
program
developed
by
the
8
national
rifle
association.
The
model
program
for
students
9
enrolled
in
grades
seven
through
twelve
shall
be
based
on
10
the
hunter
education
course
developed
by
the
national
rifle
11
association
and,
if
adopted
by
a
school
district,
would
satisfy
12
the
school
district’s
responsibilities
under
section
279.50B.
13
b.
School
districts
are
encouraged
to
implement
the
model
14
program
for
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
six
15
developed
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
.
16
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.50B
Firearm
safety
instruction.
17
Commencing
with
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
18
the
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
offer
or
19
make
available
an
approved
firearm
safety
instruction
course
20
to
all
students
enrolled
in
the
school
district
in
grades
21
seven
through
twelve
and
all
students
enrolled
in
grades
22
seven
through
twelve
attending
a
nonpublic
school
in
the
23
school
district.
An
instructor
for
an
approved
firearm
safety
24
instruction
course
is
not
required
to
be
a
teacher
licensed
25
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners.
School
districts
may
26
offer
courses
at
sites
that
are
not
located
on
school
district
27
property,
including
nonpublic
school
facilities
within
the
28
school
district.
An
approved
course
offered
during
the
summer
29
months,
on
Saturdays,
after
regular
school
hours
during
the
30
regular
terms
or
partly
in
one
term
or
summer
vacation
period
31
and
partly
in
the
succeeding
term
or
summer
vacation
period,
as
32
the
case
may
be,
shall
satisfy
the
requirements
of
this
section
33
to
the
same
extent
as
an
approved
course
offered
during
the
34
regular
school
hours
of
the
school
calendar.
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Sec.
3.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
1
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
2
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
3
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
4
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
5
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
6
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
7
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
8
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
9
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
10
districts.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
firearm
safety
instruction
in
school
15
districts.
16
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
17
education
to
develop
and
distribute
to
all
school
districts
18
an
age-appropriate
model
program
for
firearm
instruction
for
19
pupils
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
12
by
July
1,
20
2026.
The
model
program
for
students
enrolled
in
grades
21
kindergarten
through
six
is
required
to
be
based
on
the
eddie
22
eagle
gunsafe
program,
and
the
model
program
for
students
23
enrolled
in
grades
7
through
12
is
required
to
be
based
on
24
the
hunter
education
course
developed
by
the
national
rifle
25
association.
26
Commencing
with
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
the
27
bill
requires
school
districts
to
offer
or
make
available
an
28
approved
firearm
safety
instruction
course
to
all
students
29
enrolled
in
the
school
district
in
grades
7
through
12
and
30
all
students
enrolled
in
grades
7
through
12
attending
a
31
nonpublic
school
in
the
school
district.
The
bill
provides
32
that
an
instructor
for
an
approved
firearm
safety
instruction
33
course
is
not
required
to
be
a
teacher
licensed
by
the
board
of
34
educational
examiners.
The
bill
authorizes
school
districts
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to
offer
firearm
safety
instruction
courses
at
sites
that
are
1
not
located
on
school
district
property.
The
bill
provides
2
that
an
approved
course
offered
during
the
summer
months,
on
3
Saturdays,
after
regular
school
hours
during
the
regular
terms
4
or
partly
in
one
term
or
summer
vacation
period
and
partly
in
5
the
succeeding
term
or
summer
vacation
period
shall
satisfy
the
6
bill’s
requirements.
7
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
8
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
9
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
10
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
11
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
12
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
13
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
14
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
15
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
16
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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