What is the status of HF586?

In committee as of February 25, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 423 . (February 25, 2025).

Where is the official record for HF586?

On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0586&ga=91

Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly

Iowa HF586: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including effective date provisions

Q: What is HF586?

HF586 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including effective date provisions.

Q: What does HF586 do?

In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including effective date provisions.

Status: In committee, February 25, 2025

An Act relating to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including effective date provisions.

What the bill says

A bill FOR An Act relating to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including effective date provisions.

From the introduced text, February 25, 2025:

A BILL FOR An Act relating to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including effective date provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2481YH (1) jda/jh H.F. Section 1. Section 256E.7, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 8A. Each charter school governing board shall adopt a policy that directs how students, charter school employees, and individuals who are not charter school employees but who are required as part of the individual's employment to regularly be present in a school building are to respond when a fire alarm is activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill to protect such individuals in the event the fire alarm was activated due to the presence of an active shooter on school grounds. Sec. 2. Section 256F.4, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 9. Each charter school or innovation zone school shall adopt a policy that directs how students, school employees, and individuals who are not school employees but who are required as part of the individual's employment to regularly be present in a school …

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