Iowa proposes high bar for staff gun carry in schools
The bill would allow districts to arm trained staff with professional permits and immunity, require annual background checks and safety courses, and fund armed security in large districts while contesting insurers' concerns. It includes district opt outs, a grant program, and battles over safety versus gun risks with Democratic opposition urging mental health and safety investments.
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Iowa
Phil Thompson
R-Boone
House Public Safety Committee
Thompson
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Sioux City
House
Jennifer Konfist
D-Windsor Heights
Perry High School
Ahmir Jolliff
Dan Marburger
Perry
Matt Windschitl
Missouri Valley
National Association of
American Bar Association
Molly Buck
Ankeny
Buck
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
D-Ames
J.D. Scholten
Wessel-Kroeschell
Lindsay James
Dubuque
Iowa House passes education bill changing AEAs role
The House approved a measure narrowing AEAs power in special education and shifting funding to school districts, with districts allowed to use allocated media and education funds with AEAs or other providers by 2026 27. Senate bill differs, debates persist as Reynolds pushes outside-AEA options.
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Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Aeas
Afas
House Education Committee
Skyler Wheeler
R-Hull
House
Wheeler
Senate
Sharon Sue Steckman
Mason City
Monica Kurth
Davenport
Federal
Department of Education
Guidehouse
Mike Beranek
Iowa State Education Association
Reynolds
Iowa Department of Education
Special Education
AEA
State Division of Special Education
Des Moines
Siegrest
Rep. Wheeler
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Sharon Steckman