Senate File 418 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY CHELGREN A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to carrying weapons in or on the grounds of a 2 school or courthouse by employees, and the payment of fees. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2244XS (2) 86 jm/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 724.4B, subsection 2, Code 2015, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. (1) An employee of a school who has 1 4 a valid permit to carry weapons issued pursuant to section 1 5 724.11, if the employee is in or on the grounds of the school 1 6 where employed. 1 7 (2) If an employee of a school obtains a permit to carry 1 8 weapons pursuant to section 724.11, the school shall reimburse 1 9 the school employee the full cost of obtaining or renewing the 1 10 permit. 1 11 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 724.4D County courthouse == valid 1 12 permit to carry weapons. 1 13 1. An employee, whose physical place of employment is 1 14 located within a county courthouse, may go armed with, carry, 1 15 or transport a firearm of any kind, whether concealed or not, 1 16 in or on the grounds of the county courthouse where employed, 1 17 if the person has a valid permit to carry weapons issued 1 18 pursuant to section 724.11. 1 19 2. If an employee described in subsection 1 obtains a 1 20 valid permit to carry weapons pursuant to section 724.11, the 1 21 employee's employer shall reimburse the employee the full cost 1 22 of obtaining or renewing the permit. 1 23 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 1 24 3, shall not apply to this Act. 1 25 EXPLANATION 1 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 27 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 28 This bill relates to carrying weapons in or on the grounds of 1 29 a school or a courthouse by an employee. 1 30 The bill allows an employee of a school to go armed with, to 1 31 carry, or to transport a firearm of any kind, whether concealed 1 32 or not, in or on the grounds of a school where employed, if the 1 33 employee has a valid permit to carry weapons issued pursuant 1 34 to Code section 724.11. The bill requires the school to 1 35 reimburse the school employee the full cost of obtaining or 2 1 renewing the permit to carry weapons. 2 2 The bill allows an employee whose physical place of 2 3 employment is located within a county courthouse, to go armed 2 4 with, to carry, or to transport a firearm of any kind, whether 2 5 concealed or not, in or on the grounds of the courthouse where 2 6 employed, if the employee has a valid permit to carry weapons 2 7 issued pursuant to Code section 724.11. The bill requires the 2 8 employee's employer to reimburse the employee the full cost of 2 9 obtaining or renewing the permit to carry weapons. 2 10 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 2 11 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, 2 12 subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from 2 13 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 2 14 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 2 15 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 2 16 mandate included in the bill. LSB 2244XS (2) 86 jm/rj