§ 280.36 — Multidisciplinary school safety assessment teams — immunity

Iowa § 280.36

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 280: UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS

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1. The board of directors of each school district and the authorities in charge of each
accreditednonpublicschoolmayestablishamultidisciplinaryschoolsafetyassessmentteam.
Ifestablished, themultidisciplinaryschoolsafetyassessmentteamshallcoordinateresources
and assess and intervene when a student enrolled in the school district or accredited
nonpublic school exhibits behavior that may pose a threat to the safety of the school district
or accredited nonpublic school, employees of the school district or accredited nonpublic
school, or other students enrolled in the school district or accredited nonpublic school.
2. Themultidisciplinaryschoolsafetyassessmentteammayconsistofanyofthefollowing
members:
a. A local law enforcement official.
b. A representative from juvenile court services.
c. A mental health professional.
d. A social services representative.
e. A school official.
3. The board of directors of a school district or the authorities in charge of an accredited
nonpublic school may enter into an agreement with another school district, accredited
nonpublic school, charter school, or innovation zone school to create a multidisciplinary
school safety assessment team that shall coordinate resources among the schools and assess
and intervene when a student enrolled in either school exhibits behavior that may pose
a threat to the safety of either school, employees of either school, or students enrolled in
either school.
4. A multidisciplinary school safety assessment team may do any of the following:
a. Share or request records or information in accordance with section 29E.1.
b. Request records from the state court administrator.
5. In addition to any other immunity available, any person who, in good faith with
reasonable cause and without malice, acts to report, investigate, or cause any investigation to
be made into the activities of a student or other person as such report or investigation relates
to conduct or information indicating that the student or person poses a credible danger
of serious bodily injury or death to one or more students, school employees, or others on
school property shall be immune from all criminal and civil liability that might otherwise be
incurred or imposed as the result of the making of such a report, investigation, or disclosure.
6. Notwithstanding sections 22.7, 232.147, 232.149, 232.149A, and 232.151, a
representative from juvenile court services who is a member of a multidisciplinary school
safety assessment team may share records or information among the other members of the
multidisciplinary school safety assessment team if the records or information are reasonably
necessary to ensure the safety of students or others, and if the records or information are
not sealed by a court order.
7. a. Notwithstanding sections 22.7, 232.147, 232.149, 232.149A, and 232.151, upon the
request of a multidisciplinary school safety assessment team, the state court administrator
shall disclose to the multidisciplinary school safety assessment team a record if the record is
reasonably necessary to ensure the safety of students or others, and if the record is not sealed
by a court order.
b. Paragraph “a” shall not be construed to prohibit a multidisciplinary school safety
assessment team from submitting an application to the state court administrator for release
of a record pursuant to any other authority established by law.