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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 232.75, Code 1997, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. A person, official, agency, or 1 4 institution with supervisory or other administrative 1 5 responsibilities over an individual listed in paragraph "a" or 1 6 "b" shall report to the department or to the appropriate law 1 7 enforcement agency if the individual is suspected of 1 8 committing child abuse or abuse of a child which would be 1 9 defined as child abuse under section 232.68, subsection 2, 1 10 paragraph "c" or "e", except that the abuse resulted from the 1 11 acts or omissions of a person other than a person responsible 1 12 for the care of the child. A person, official, agency, or 1 13 institution is civilly liable for the damages proximately 1 14 caused by failure to report under this subsection. The 1 15 provisions of this subsection apply to a person, official, 1 16 agency, or institution with supervisory or administrative 1 17 responsibility over either of the following individuals: 1 18 a. A member of the clergy with duties involving access to 1 19 a child when the child is alone. 1 20 b. An adult who is employed with duties involving access 1 21 to a child when the child is alone. 1 22 EXPLANATION 1 23 This bill provides for the civil liability of certain 1 24 persons who knowingly fail to report suspected child abuse or 1 25 a suspected sexual crime against a child. 1 26 Code section 232.75, relating to sanctions involving child 1 27 abuse reporting is amended with a new subsection. The new 1 28 subsection applies to a person, official, agency, or 1 29 institution with supervisory or other administrative 1 30 responsibilities over an individual who is a member of the 1 31 clergy or an adult with duties involving access to a child 1 32 when the child is alone. The person with the administrative 1 33 responsibilities over such an individual who commits child 1 34 abuse or a sexual crime involving a child is civilly liable 1 35 for damages relating to the failure to report. The sexual 2 1 crimes addressed by the bill include sexual abuse under Code 2 2 chapter 709, incest, involvement in prostitution, and sexual 2 3 exploitation of a minor. 2 4 LSB 1843XS 77 2 5 jp/jw/5
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