It is week three in the legislative session. This week I was the chair of multiple subcommittees, these are the ones that I passed out of subcommittee onto full committee regarding the following house files: HF 26, HF 40, HF 42, and HF 98.

This week, the Education committee passed House Study Bill 47 to build upon Iowa House Republicans’ efforts to make our schools as safe as possible. HSB 47 requires schools to create a multidisciplinary threat assessment team to intervene when a student is exhibiting threatening behaviors.

This bill encourages the collaboration between schools, law enforcement and mental health professionals to ensure the safest environment possible for our students and staff in schools. Under this bill, schools and government agencies are allowed to share information on students struggling with mental illness. It also provides immunity from civil liability for individuals who report credible threats.

SSA update

The Governor and Senate have both made clear publicly that they support a 2% SSA increase. There is a desire by many in the Iowa House Republican caucus to get more funding to our school districts. Currently, we are still considering the options in front of us while we wait for the Senate to send us a bill with a 2% SSA increase.

If you ever have any questions, feel free to email me at joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov or visit my Facebook page at Joshua Meggers for Iowa House. Feel free to come visit me within the Capitol at any time!