Iowa § 80B.11B - 80B.11B Examination and attendance fees — training cost — appropriation.

§ 80B.11B. 80B.11B Examination and attendance fees — training cost — appropriation.

1. The full cost of providing cognitive and psychological examinations of law enforcement officer candidates may be charged by the Iowa law enforcement academy. 2. The Iowa law enforcement academy shall charge to the following entities the following costs to provide the basic training course which is designed to meet the minimum basic training requirements for a law enforcement officer: a. To the department of natural resources and the department of transportation, the total cost. b. To a candidate from any other state agency or department of the state, one-third of the total cost, and to the agency or department the remaining cost. The agency or department may pay for all or a portion of the candidate’s share of the costs. c. For a candidate sponsored by a political subdivision and hired by the political subdivision, to the political subdivision, one-third of the total cost, and to the state, the remainder of the total cost. d. For all other candidates, including a candidate from a tribal government, to the candidate the total costs. 3. The Iowa law enforcement academy may also charge an attendance fee as determined by the director of the academy and approved by the council for courses, schools, and seminars, other than the basic training course specified in subsection 2. Funds generated from attendance fees are appropriated to and shall be used at the direction of the academy to fulfill its responsibilities under this chapter. 4. The director of the academy, subject to the approval of the Iowa state approving agency of the department of education, shall amend its administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A to require that the academy’s courses of study and training programs meet the requirements of nondegree programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, 38 U.S.C. §3301 et seq., as amended. 90 Acts, ch 1267, §25; 92 Acts, ch 1238, §21; 94 Acts, ch 1189, §17; 2003 Acts, ch 87, §3; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §417; 2021 Acts, ch 114, §1, 3; 2024 Acts, ch 1156, §19 Referred to in §80B.11E Wed Dec 10 22:30:03 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 80B.11B (21, 0)