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IA HSB289
SB
Status
3/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Public Safety
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AI Summary
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Restructures the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council membership by reducing resident members from three to one and adding a member of the Iowa Fraternal Order of Police and a police officer employed by a regents institution
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Establishes mandatory revocation of officer certification for manufacturing/selling controlled substances, domestic violence convictions, sex offenses, and comparable offenses under prior or foreign laws
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Creates new procedural requirements for certification revocation/suspension cases including a 90-day statute of limitations from when officers exhaust appeals, two-thirds majority vote requirement for revocations or suspensions over one year, and application of rules of evidence in contested cases
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Grants the attorney general authority to dismiss petitions in whole or part in the interest of justice and allows officers who substantially prevail in contested decertification cases to petition district court for attorney fees, expert fees, and costs
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Expands the Peace Officer Bill of Rights by requiring employing agencies to provide officers with copies of incident reports, prior statements, and video/audio recordings upon written request prior to interviews in administrative investigations
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the Iowa law enforcement academy council including the revocation or suspension of certifications of law enforcement officers and reserve peace officers, and administrative investigations under the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
Last Action
Subcommittee recommends passage.
3/5/2025