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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 6, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 583, an Act relating to school safety by requiring the creation of school safety
assessment teams and authorizing information sharing between certain governmental
agencies.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Since ly,
Kim eynolds
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 FAX 515.725.3527 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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Senate File 583
AN ACT
RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY BY REQUIRING THE CREATION OF SCHOOL
SAFETY ASSESSMENT TEAMS AND AUTHORIZING INFORMATION SHARING
BETWEEN CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 29D.1 Information sharing — school
safety.
1. For purposes of this section:
a. ( 1) " Covered entity - includes all of the following:
( a) A criminal or juvenile justice agency as defined in
section 692.1.
( b) A city, county, or township.
( c) A state agency.
( d) Any service or support provider that contracts with an
entity described in subparagraph divisions ( a) through ( c).
( 2) - Covered entit j v - does not include the judicial branch.
b. " School - means all of the following:
( 1) A school corporation organized under chapter 274.
( 2) A nonpublic school as defined in section 280.2.
( 3) A charter school established pursuant to chapter 256E.
( 4) A charter school or innovation zone school established
pursuant to chapter 256F.
( 5) Any service or support provider that contracts with an
entity described in subparagraphs ( 1) through ( 4).
Senate File 583, p. 2
C. " State agency" means a department, board, bureau,
commission, or other agency or authority of the state of Iowa.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
including section 22.7, any covered entity or school that
provides services to students enrolled in kindergarten through
grade twelve who are experiencing or at risk of an emotional
disturbance or mental illness, or who pose an articulable and
significant threat to the health and safety of any person,
shall, upon the request of another covered entity or school
when the covered entity or school is acting as part of a
multidisciplinary school safety assessment team established
pursuant to section 280.36, share records or information that
are reasonably necessary to ensure access to appropriate
services for such students, or to ensure the safety of such
students or others, with any other such covered entity or
school.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
including section 22.7, a multidisciplinary school safety
assessment team established pursuant to section 280.36 may
request and receive records or information that are related to
students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve who are
experiencing or at risk of an emotional disturbance or mental
illness, or who pose an articulable and significant threat to
the health and safety of any person.
4. When acting as part of a multidisciplinary school safety
assessment team established pursuant to section 280.36, a
covered entity and a school may communicate, collaborate, and
coordinate efforts with other covered entities to best serve
students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve who are
experiencing or at risk of an emotional disturbance or mental
illness, or who pose an articulable and significant threat to
the health and safety of any person.
Sec. 2. Section 256E.7, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended
by adding the following new paragraphs:
NEW PARAGRAPH. Od. Be subject to and comply with the
requirements of section 29D.1 relating to the sharing of
records or information, and the communication, collaboration,
and coordination of efforts to best serve students, in the same
manner as a school district.
Senate File 583, p. 3
NEW PARAGRAPH. Ot, Be subject to and comply with the
requirements of section 280.36 relating to the establishment of
a multidisciplinary school safety assessment team in the same
manner as a school district.
Sec. 3. Section 256F.4, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended
by adding the following new paragraphs:
NEW PARAGRAPH. Od, Be subject to and comply with the
requirements of section 29D.1 relating to the sharing of
records or information, and the communication, collaboration,
and coordination of efforts to best serve students, in the same
manner as a school district.
NEW PARAGRAPH. r, Be subject to and comply with the
requirements of section 280.36 relating to the establishment of
a multidisciplinary school safety assessment team in the same
manner as a school district.
Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 280.36 Multidisciplinary school safety
assessment teams — immunity.
1. The board of directors of each school district and the
authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school may
establish a multidisciplinary school safety assessment team.
If established, the multidisciplinary school safety assessment
team shall coordinate resources and assess and intervene when a
student enrolled in the school district or accredited nonpublic
school exhibits behavior that may pose a threat to the safety
of the school district or accredited nonpublic school,
employees of the school district or accredited nonpublic
school, or other student enrolled in the school district or
accredited nonpublic school.
2. The multidisciplinary school safety assessment team may
consist of any of the following members:
a, A local law enforcement official.
b. A representative from juvenile court services.
C. A mental health professional.
d. A social services representative.
e. A school official.
3. The board of directors of a school district or the
authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school
may enter into an agreement with another school district,
accredited nonpublic school, charter school, or innovation zone
Senate File 583, p. 4
school to create a multidisciplinary school safety assessment
team that shall coordinate resources among the schools and
assess and intervene when a student enrolled in either school
exhibits behavior that may pose a threat to the safety of
either school, employees of either school, or students enrolled
in either school.
4. A multidisciplinary school safety assessment team may do
any of the following:
a. Share or request records or information in accordance
with section 29D.1.
b. Request records from the state court administrator.
5. In addition to any other immunity available, any person
who, in good faith with reasonable cause and without malice,
acts to report, investigate, or cause any investigation to
be made into the activities of a student or other person as
such report or investigation relates to conduct or information
indicating that the student or person poses a credible danger
of serious bodily injury or death to one or more students,
school employees, or others on school property shall be immune
from all criminal and civil liability that might otherwise
be incurred or imposed as the result of the making of such a
report, investigation, or disclosure.
6. Notwithstanding sections 22.7, 232.147, 232.149,
232.149A, and 232.151, a representative from juvenile court
services who is a member of a multidisciplinary school safety
assessment team may share records or information among the
other members of the multidisciplinary school safety assessment
team if the records or information are reasonably necessary to
ensure the safety of students or others, and if the records or
information are not sealed by a court order.
7. a. Notwithstanding sections 22.7, 232.147, 232.149,
232.149A, and 232.151, upon the request of a multidisciplinary
school safety assessment team, the state court administrator
shall disclose to the multidisciplinary school safety
assessment team a record if the record is reasonably necessary
to ensure the safety of students or others, and if the record
is not sealed by a court order.
b. Paragraph - J - shall not be construed to prohibit a
multidisciplinary school safety assessment team from submitting
Senate File 583, p. 5
an application to the state court administrator for release of
a record pursuant to any other authority established by law.
AMY SINAIR
President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 583, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved 2025
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Secret. y of v e Senate
KIM ' E
Governor