Senate
File
2096
-
Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
2096
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2006)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
February
10,
2020
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
certain
emergency
medical
care
providers
to
1
obtain
a
professional
permit
to
carry
weapons.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
(1)
A
person
may
be
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
3
when
the
person’s
employment
in
a
private
investigation
4
business
or
private
security
business
licensed
under
chapter
5
80A
,
or
a
person’s
employment
as
a
peace
officer,
correctional
6
officer,
security
guard,
bank
messenger
or
other
person
7
transporting
property
of
a
value
requiring
security,
or
in
8
police
work,
reasonably
justifies
that
person
going
armed.
9
(2)
A
person
may
be
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
10
if
the
person
is
an
emergency
medical
care
provider
who
is
11
designated
and
attached
to
a
law
enforcement
tactical
team
by
12
the
authorities
having
jurisdiction.
A
person
issued
a
permit
13
to
carry
weapons
under
this
paragraph
shall
train
with
the
law
14
enforcement
tactical
team
the
person
is
designated
and
attached
15
to,
complete
a
prescribed
firearm
safety
training
course
16
offered
pursuant
to
section
724.9,
subsection
1,
paragraph
17
“e”
,
complete
any
additional
training
as
prescribed
by
the
18
authorities
having
jurisdiction,
and
not
be
disqualified
under
19
section
724.8.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
724.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
21
to
read
as
follows:
22
2.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
,
fire
fighters,
as
defined
23
in
section
411.1,
subsection
10
,
airport
fire
fighters
included
24
under
section
97B.49B
,
and
emergency
medical
care
providers
,
25
as
defined
in
section
147A.1
other
than
emergency
medical
26
care
providers
specified
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
27
subparagraph
(2)
,
shall
not,
as
a
condition
of
employment,
28
be
required
to
obtain
a
permit
under
this
section
.
However,
29
the
provisions
of
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
person
30
designated
as
an
arson
investigator
by
the
chief
fire
officer
31
of
a
political
subdivision.
32
Sec.
3.
Section
724.6,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
33
following
new
subsection:
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“emergency
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medical
care
provider”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
1
147A.1.
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