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HSB 311

A bill for an act authorizing the use of revenues from the district management levy to pay costs related to school safety and security and including applicability provisions.

2025-2026 Regular Session

Allows districts to use district management levy funds for safety infrastructure and to hire or retain safety personnel, starting 2025-26.

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 1009.
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Bill Summary · HSB 311

Summary of Bill HF 1009 (formerly HSB 311)

Overview

  • Bill: HSB 311, introduced March 6, 2025; status: committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 1009.
  • Purpose: To authorize the use of revenues from the district management levy to pay costs related to school safety and security, including infrastructure and personnel, with applicability starting in school budget years on or after July 1, 2025.

What the bill would do

  • Expand allowable uses of district management levy revenues:
    • Pay costs of operating and licensing school safety and security infrastructure, including weapons detection systems and door monitoring systems.
    • Pay costs of employing, or retaining the services of, safety personnel, specifically:
    • A school resource officer (SRO) as defined by federal law (34 U.S.C. § 10389).
    • An individual employed by a private security business who possesses a permit to carry weapons (as defined in state code, section 724.6).
    • A reserve peace officer (as defined in state code, section 80D.1A).
    • A peace officer (as defined in state code, section 801.4).
  • These provisions are added to Section 298.4, subsection 1, of the Code, as new paragraphs h and i.

Applicability and timeline

  • Effective for school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.
  • The bill applies specifically to how district management levy revenues may be expended, broadening the scope from existing uses to include safety infrastructure and security personnel.

Who is affected

  • School districts that levy a district management levy.
  • Entities providing safety services:
    • School resource officers (SROs).
    • Private security personnel with weapons-permit credentials.
    • Reserve peace officers.
    • Certified peace officers employed in school safety roles.
  • Students and school communities indirectly, by potentially increasing capacity to fund safety infrastructure and personnel.

Financial and operational implications

  • No new revenue is created; the bill reallocates or broadens permissible expenditures of revenues already raised via the district management levy.
  • Districts would consider allocating levy funds to procure and license safety infrastructure (e.g., weapons detection, door monitoring) and to hire/retain specified safety personnel.
  • Implementation would require district budgeting decisions aligned with the amended statutory allowances starting with the 2025-26 budget year and beyond.

Legislative history (highlights)

  • 2025-03-06: Introduced; referred to Ways and Means; subcommittee names: Vondran, Gjerde, Meggers.
  • 2025-03-19: Subcommittee recommends passage; meeting held.
  • 2025-04-09: Subcommittee/Committee action: amendment and passage recommended; committee vote: 24 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Excused.
  • 2025-04-14: Committee report approving bill; renumbered as HF 1009.

Notes

  • The bill includes an explanatory statement, clarifying purpose and substance, but the explanation does not reflect legislative agreement.
  • If enacted, districts should review local policies and procurement rules to ensure compliance with the expanded allowable uses for levy revenues, including any relevant licensing or credential requirements for safety personnel.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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