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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa requires school safety assessment teams and authorizes inter-agency student record sharing
Last action · May 6, 2025: Signed by Governor . S.J. 943 .
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What This Bill Does
Iowa schools and government agencies are now authorized and required to share student records and information when operating as part of s for K-12 students experiencing mental health concerns or posing safety threats. The law takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Local school districts, law enforcement, mental health professionals, and juvenile court services gain explicit legal authority to bypass certain confidentiality restrictions to exchange student records for threat assessment and safety coordination, while reporters acting in good faith receive immunity from civil and criminal liability.
- Senate File 583 originated as Senate Study Bill 1099 during the Ninety-first General Assembly of the Iowa General Assembly. context
- Kim Reynolds serves as the Governor of Iowa and signed the bill into law on May 6, 2025. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School Districts and Nonpublic Schools
Boards of directors and school authorities are authorized to establish multidisciplinary school safety assessment teams and coordinate student safety resources.
State and Local Government Agencies
Covered entities such as criminal or juvenile justice agencies, cities, counties, and townships must share records upon request when participating in a school safety assessment team.
Students in Kindergarten through Grade Twelve
Students experiencing emotional disturbances, mental illness, or posing safety threats are subject to information sharing among multidisciplinary teams and targeted safety interventions.
Judicial Branch
The judicial branch is explicitly excluded from the definition of a covered entity under the information-sharing requirements of section 29D.1.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
31 actions- May 6, 2025SenateEnrolledSigned by Governor . S.J. 943 .
- May 6, 2025SenateReported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 942 .
- Apr 22, 2025HouseMessage from House. S.J. 847 .
- Apr 21, 2025HouseWithdrawn. H.J. 1010 .
- Apr 21, 2025HouseSF 583 substituted. H.J. 1004 .
- Apr 21, 2025HouseFloorAmendment H-1259 filed, adopted. H.J. 1004 .
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- Apr 21, 2025HouseImmediate message. H.J. 1010 .
- Apr 21, 2025HouseFloorPassed House , yeas 91, nays 0. H.J. 1005 .
- Apr 21, 2025HouseSubstituted for HF 163 . H.J. 1004 .
- Apr 3, 2025HousePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894 .
- Apr 3, 2025HousePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894 .
- Mar 19, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time, passed on file. H.J. 724 .
- Mar 18, 2025HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 692 .
- Mar 18, 2025SenateImmediate message. S.J. 566 .
- Mar 18, 2025SenateFloorPassed Senate , yeas 48, nays 0. S.J. 563 .
- Mar 18, 2025SenateFloorAmendment S-3026 filed, adopted. S.J. 563 .
- Mar 10, 2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 473 .
- Mar 10, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 462 .
- Mar 6, 2025Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 583 .
- Feb 19, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- Feb 17, 2025SenateSubcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 11:30AM Senate Lounge.
- Feb 4, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee: Dawson, Petersen, and Shipley.
- Feb 4, 2025Iowa LegislatureIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Judiciary.
- Jan 30, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 151 .
- Jan 30, 2025Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 163 .
- Jan 28, 2025HouseCommittee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. H.J. 144 .
- Jan 28, 2025HouseCommittee report, recommending passage. H.J. 144 .
- Jan 28, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Jan 22, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2025 12:00PM RM 304.1.
- Jan 21, 2025HouseSubcommittee: Stone, Behn and Kurth. H.J. 106 .
- Jan 21, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Education. H.J. 105 .
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Establishment of Multidisciplinary School Safety Teams
The law creates a formal statutory mechanism allowing schools to coordinate directly with law enforcement, mental health professionals, and juvenile court services through shared student records.
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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