Bill Text: IA HF284 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a task force on safety measures for schools and postsecondary educational institutions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF284 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF284-Introduced.html
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BY
MASCHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
task
force
on
safety
measures
for
1
schools
and
postsecondary
educational
institutions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
PREKINDERGARTEN-12
AND
POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATIONAL
1
INSTITUTION
SAFETY
PLAN
——
TASK
FORCE.
The
department
of
2
public
safety,
in
collaboration
with
the
department
of
3
education
and
the
state
board
of
regents,
shall
convene
a
4
task
force
comprised
of
persons
representing
rural
and
urban
5
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
state
and
6
accredited
private
postsecondary
institutions,
fire
and
law
7
enforcement
communities,
and
local
and
state
mental
and
public
8
health
agencies
to
develop
a
statewide
prekindergarten-12
9
and
postsecondary
educational
institution
safety
plan.
The
10
plan
shall
include
recommendations
for
communicating
plan
11
expectations
and
responsibilities
to
the
appropriate
statewide
12
and
local
authorities.
The
task
force
shall
develop
the
plan
13
within
the
context
of
existing
emergency
management
plans
14
and
requirements,
and
shall
build
upon
existing
resources
15
and
facilities
to
the
extent
possible.
The
task
force
shall
16
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
17
general
assembly
by
January
15,
2014.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
public
safety,
in
20
collaboration
with
the
department
of
education
and
the
21
state
board
of
regents,
to
convene
a
task
force
comprised
22
of
persons
representing
rural
and
urban
school
districts
23
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
state
and
accredited
24
private
postsecondary
institutions,
fire
and
law
enforcement
25
communities,
and
local
and
state
mental
and
public
health
26
agencies
to
develop
a
statewide
prekindergarten-12
and
27
postsecondary
educational
institution
safety
plan.
The
28
plan
shall
include
recommendations
for
communicating
plan
29
expectations
and
responsibilities
to
the
appropriate
statewide
30
and
local
authorities.
The
task
force
shall
develop
the
plan
31
within
the
context
of
existing
emergency
management
plans
32
and
requirements,
and
shall
build
upon
existing
resources
33
and
facilities
to
the
extent
possible.
The
task
force
shall
34
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
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