HSB 659 (LSB 6153YC (2) 85)

HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON JORGENSEN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to misconduct under the code of professional conduct and ethics of the board of educational examiners and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 272.2, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  19.  Adopt rules to provide in the board’s code of professional conduct and ethics that any licensee of the board, who commits or solicits any sexual conduct as defined in section 709.15, subsection 3, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2), or solicits, encourages, or consummates a romantic relationship with any individual who was a student within ninety days prior to any such conduct alleged in a complaint initiated with the board, if the licensee taught the individual or supervised the individual in any school activity when the individual was a student, engages in unprofessional and unethical conduct that may result in disciplinary action by the board.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the board of educational examiners to adopt administrative rules to provide in the board’s code of professional conduct and ethics that any licensee, who commits or solicits any sexual conduct, or solicits, encourages, or consummates a romantic relationship with any individual who was a student within 90 days prior to any such conduct alleged in a complaint initiated with the board, if the licensee taught the individual or supervised the individual in any school activity when the individual was a student, engages in unprofessional and unethical conduct that may result in disciplinary action, including suspension or revocation of a license.