SF 583: A bill for an act relating to school safety by requiring the creation of school safety assessment teams and authorizing information sharing between certain governmental agencies. - Iowa

Enrolled with Governor's Action → Reprinted Marked Up · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reprinted after being signed into law, changing its status from a proposed legislative text to an enacted statute. The substantive policy content regarding school safety assessment teams and information sharing remains unchanged, but the document now includes the Governor's signature, official approval dates, and certification of enactment.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain identical; this is a status change from draft to enacted law.

TECHNICAL

Document status changed from 'Enrolled' draft version to 'Reprinted Marked Up' version with Governor's signature and approval date of May 6, 2025.

Added official Governor's signature block, Secretary of State transmission letter, and certification of enactment by the Senate President and House Speaker.

Removed draft markings, amendment indicators, and unenacted legislative text that was present in the enrolled version.

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 6, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line spaced format to a standard legislative document format with numbered sections and page headers. Substantively, the bill's content regarding school safety assessment teams and information sharing between agencies remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Formatting changed from spaced line-by-line text to standard paragraph and section numbering format for readability and official printing.

Reprinted Marked Up → Reprinted · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill adds new provisions for school safety assessment teams and expands information sharing between schools and government agencies. It creates a new section for multidisciplinary school safety teams and extends the definition of 'school' to include innovation zone schools. The changes allow these teams to request and share records related to student safety and mental health concerns.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope by adding 'innovation zone schools' to the definition of covered schools and extending information sharing provisions to charter schools and innovation zone schools.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new section 280.36 establishing multidisciplinary school safety assessment teams with specific member roles and coordination requirements.

Added provisions allowing multidisciplinary school safety teams to request and receive records related to students with emotional disturbances or mental health threats.

Added new paragraphs to sections 256E.7 and 256F.4 requiring charter and innovation zone schools to comply with information sharing and safety team requirements.

DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of 'school' in section 29D.1 to include innovation zone schools established under chapter 256F.

Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) → Enrolled · 5 edits · May 6, 2025

MODERATE

This bill establishes a new legal framework for school safety assessment teams in Iowa, allowing schools to share information with law enforcement and other agencies when students pose safety risks. The changes add new definitions for covered entities and schools, create requirements for information sharing between agencies, and establish new multidisciplinary teams to assess student behavior threatening school safety.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope to include charter schools, innovation zone schools, and service providers that contract with schools, in addition to traditional public schools and nonpublic schools.

DEFINITION

Added new definition of 'covered entity' to include criminal justice agencies, cities, counties, townships, state agencies, and service providers that contract with them.

Added new definition of 'school' to include charter schools, innovation zone schools, and service providers that contract with schools.

REQUIREMENT

Created new requirement for covered entities and schools to share records and information when requested by a multidisciplinary school safety assessment team.

Established new section requiring school districts and nonpublic schools to comply with information sharing and safety assessment team requirements.

Created new section establishing immunity for school safety assessment teams.

Introduced → Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) · 1 edit · May 6, 2025

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from a draft legislative document to a signed enrolled bill, indicating it has been approved by the Governor and is now law. The substantive policy content remains focused on establishing multidisciplinary threat assessment teams and authorizing information sharing among covered entities to enhance school safety.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged as the text represents the same legislative content in its final enacted form rather than a draft version.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a draft legislative bill to a signed enrolled bill, adding official signatures, dates, and formatting consistent with enacted legislation.

A bill for an act relating to school safety by requiring the creation of school safety assessment teams and authorizing information sharing between certain governmental agencies.

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