Bill Text: IA SF2232 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the dissemination of information, by establishing a mass notification and emergency messaging system fund, and providing that specified information collected by state departments and agencies for public dissemination of emergency or routine information are considered confidential public records. (Formerly SSB 3104.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-04-16 - Amendment H-8281 filed. H.J. 764. [SF2232 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2232-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the dissemination of information, by establishing a mass notification and emergency messaging system fund, and providing that specified information collected by state departments and agencies for public dissemination of emergency or routine information are considered confidential public records. (Formerly SSB 3104.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-04-16 - Amendment H-8281 filed. H.J. 764. [SF2232 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2232-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2232
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2232
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3104)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
mass
notification
and
emergency
messaging
1
system
fund.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
1
general
assembly,
in
recognition
of
the
establishment
of
the
2
mass
notification
and
emergency
messaging
system
fund
in
Code
3
section
29C.17A,
and
in
further
recognition
of
the
vital
4
importance
of
creating
and
adequately
funding
a
system
for
5
providing
mass
notification
and
emergency
messaging
services
to
6
the
citizens
of
the
state
of
Iowa,
that
the
mass
notification
7
and
emergency
messaging
system
fund
receive
an
annual
8
appropriation
to
ensure
that
the
system
functions
throughout
9
the
state
on
an
ongoing
basis.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
22.7,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
68.
Information
collected
for
use
in
13
administrating
and
operating
the
mass
notification
and
14
emergency
messaging
system
established
pursuant
to
section
15
29C.17A.
However,
personal
information
may
be
disclosed
to
16
governmental
agencies
under
the
circumstances
specified
in
that
17
section.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
29C.2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
19
following
new
subsection:
20
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
“Mass
notification
and
emergency
21
messaging
system”
means
a
system
which
disseminates
emergency
22
and
public
safety
related
information
to
the
public
by
23
various
means
including
but
not
limited
to
telephone,
24
wireless
communications
service,
dual
party
relay
service
or
25
telecommunications
device,
text
messaging,
electronic
mail,
26
and
facsimile,
and
which
integrates
with
federal
emergency
27
messaging
systems.
28
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
29C.17A
Mass
notification
and
29
emergency
messaging
system
fund.
30
1.
A
mass
notification
and
emergency
messaging
system
fund
31
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
32
department.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
33
by
the
general
assembly
and
any
other
moneys
available
to
34
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
department
for
placement
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in
the
fund.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
interest
or
1
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
2
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
credited
to
the
fund
that
3
remain
unexpended
or
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
4
shall
not
revert
to
any
other
fund.
5
2.
Amounts
contained
in
the
fund
shall
be
used
exclusively
6
to
provide
for
the
purchase
and
ongoing
operation
of
a
system
7
capable
of
providing
mass
notification
and
emergency
messaging
8
to
the
public.
The
system
shall
be
purchased
from
a
vendor
9
selected
by
the
department
pursuant
to
a
competitive
bidding
10
process,
and
shall,
once
purchased,
be
under
the
control
of
the
11
department.
12
3.
Information
disseminated
to
the
public
through
the
mass
13
notification
and
emergency
messaging
system
shall
be
limited
14
to
imminent
emergency
and
public
safety-related
issues.
The
15
department
may
provide
access
to
the
system
for
use
at
the
16
county
and
local
level.
Access
by
a
county
or
local
government
17
shall
be
at
the
department’s
sole
discretion,
and
if
approved
18
by
the
department,
shall
be
under
the
control
of
the
local
19
commission.
The
commission
shall
establish
an
operational
plan
20
and
procedure
which
meets
standards
adopted
by
the
department
21
by
rule,
and
shall
submit
the
operational
plan
and
procedure
22
for
approval
by
the
department
prior
to
access
being
granted.
23
Additional
access
criteria
and
procedures
for
administering
24
the
fund
shall
be
established
by
the
department
by
rule.
The
25
director
may
employ
such
additional
staff
as
may
be
necessary
26
to
administer
this
section.
27
4.
All
personal
information
collected
for
use
in
the
mass
28
notification
and
emergency
messaging
system,
including
but
29
not
limited
to
the
names
and
contact
information
of
emergency
30
messaging
recipients,
shall
be
considered
confidential
records
31
under
section
22.7.
The
director
may,
however,
provide
all
or
32
part
of
such
confidential
information
to
federal,
state,
or
33
local
governmental
agencies
possessing
emergency
planning
or
34
response
functions
if
the
director
is
satisfied
that
the
need
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to
know
the
information
and
its
intended
use
are
reasonable.
1
An
agency
receiving
confidential
information
pursuant
to
this
2
subsection
shall
not
redisseminate
the
information
in
any
form
3
without
prior
approval
by
the
director.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
establishes
a
mass
notification
and
emergency
8
messaging
system
fund.
9
The
bill
defines
“mass
notification
and
emergency
messaging
10
system”
to
mean
a
system
which
disseminates
emergency
11
and
public
safety
related
information
to
the
public
by
12
various
means
including
but
not
limited
to
telephone,
13
wireless
communications
service,
dual
party
relay
service
or
14
telecommunications
device,
text
messaging,
electronic
mail,
15
and
facsimile,
and
which
integrates
with
federal
emergency
16
messaging
systems.
17
The
bill
commences
with
a
session
law
provision
expressing
18
the
legislative
intent
that
the
mass
notification
and
emergency
19
messaging
system
fund
receive
an
annual
appropriation
to
ensure
20
that
the
system
functions
throughout
the
state
on
an
ongoing
21
basis.
22
The
bill
creates
the
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
23
control
of
the
department,
consisting
of
moneys
appropriated
24
by
the
general
assembly
and
any
other
moneys
available
to
and
25
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
department
for
placement
in
the
26
fund.
The
bill
provides
that,
notwithstanding
Code
section
27
12C.7,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
28
credited
to
the
fund,
and
that,
notwithstanding
Code
section
29
8.33,
moneys
credited
to
the
fund
that
remain
unexpended
or
30
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
any
31
other
fund.
32
The
bill
provides
that
amounts
contained
in
the
fund
shall
33
be
used
exclusively
to
provide
for
the
purchase
and
ongoing
34
operation
of
a
system
capable
of
providing
mass
notification
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and
emergency
messaging
to
the
public.
The
system
shall
be
1
purchased
from
a
vendor
selected
by
the
department
pursuant
to
2
a
competitive
bidding
process,
and
shall,
once
purchased,
be
3
under
the
control
of
the
department.
4
The
bill
specifies
that
information
disseminated
to
the
5
public
through
the
mass
notification
and
emergency
messaging
6
system
shall
be
limited
to
imminent
emergency
and
public
7
safety-related
issues.
The
bill
authorizes
the
department
8
to
provide
access
to
the
system
for
use
at
the
county
and
9
local
level.
Access
by
a
county
or
local
government
shall
be
10
at
the
department’s
sole
discretion,
and
if
approved
by
the
11
department,
shall
be
under
the
control
of
the
local
emergency
12
management
commission
or
joint
emergency
management
commission.
13
The
bill
states
that
such
commission
shall
establish
an
14
operational
plan
and
procedure
which
meets
standards
adopted
by
15
the
department
by
rule,
and
shall
submit
the
operational
plan
16
and
procedure
for
approval
by
the
department
prior
to
access
17
being
granted.
Additional
access
criteria
and
procedures
for
18
administering
the
fund
are
to
be
established
by
the
department
19
by
rule,
and
the
director
is
authorized
to
employ
such
20
additional
staff
as
may
be
necessary
to
administer
and
operate
21
the
system.
22
The
bill
provides
that
all
personal
information
collected
23
for
use
in
the
system,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
names
24
and
contact
information
of
emergency
messaging
recipients,
25
shall
be
considered
confidential
records
under
Code
section
26
22.7.
The
bill
authorizes
the
director,
however,
to
provide
27
all
or
part
of
such
confidential
information
to
federal,
state,
28
or
local
governmental
agencies
possessing
emergency
planning
or
29
response
functions
if
the
director
is
satisfied
that
the
need
30
to
know
the
information
and
its
intended
use
are
reasonable.
31
The
bill
states
that
an
agency
receiving
confidential
32
information
pursuant
to
this
exception
shall
not
redisseminate
33
the
information
in
any
form
without
prior
approval
by
34
the
director.
A
corresponding
provision
is
added
to
the
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confidential
records
provisions
contained
in
Code
section
22.7.
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