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1 1 Section 1. Section 22.7, subsection 1, Code Supplement
1 2 1999, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. Personal information in records regarding a student,
1 4 prospective student, or former student maintained, created,
1 5 collected or assembled by or for a school corporation or
1 6 educational institution maintaining such records. This
1 7 subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a postsecondary
1 8 education institution from disclosing to a parent or guardian
1 9 information regarding a violation of a federal, state, or
1 10 local law, or institutional rule or policy governing the use
1 11 or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance if the
1 12 child is under the age of twenty-one years and the institution
1 13 determines that the student committed a disciplinary violation
1 14 with respect to the use or possession of alcohol or a
1 15 controlled substance regardless of whether that information is
1 16 contained in the student's education records.
1 17 Sec. 2. Section 260C.4, Code 1999, is amended by adding
1 18 the following new subsection:
1 19 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. Require that each community college
1 20 establish a specific policy regarding underage student
1 21 purchase, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages
1 22 prohibited under section 123.47. The policy shall include
1 23 education concerning alcohol use and abuse, enforcement
1 24 procedures, and sanctions for violations occurring under the
1 25 jurisdiction of the community college. Each community college
1 26 shall invite student participation in the development of the
1 27 policy. Each community college shall report annually to the
1 28 state board not later than December 1, of the impact of the
1 29 policy, enforcement, and sanctions for the preceding fiscal
1 30 year ending June 30. The report shall include the statistical
1 31 data and other information as required by the state board to
1 32 evaluate the effectiveness of the policy to reduce underage
1 33 drinking. The state board shall compile and analyze the data
1 34 and other information from the reports and annually submit a
1 35 summary report of its findings to the joint appropriations
2 1 subcommittee on education and the standing committees on
2 2 education not later than January 15.
2 3 Sec. 3. Section 261.2, Code 1999, is amended by adding the
2 4 following new subsection:
2 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Require that each accredited private
2 6 institution establish a specific policy regarding underage
2 7 student purchase, possession, and consumption of alcoholic
2 8 beverages prohibited under section 123.47. The policy shall
2 9 include education concerning alcohol use and abuse,
2 10 enforcement procedures, and sanctions for violations occurring
2 11 under the jurisdiction of the institution. Each institution
2 12 shall invite student participation in the development of the
2 13 policy. Each institution shall report annually to the
2 14 commission not later than December 1, of the impact of the
2 15 policy, its enforcement, and sanctions for the preceding
2 16 fiscal year ending June 30. The report shall include the
2 17 statistical data and other information as required by the
2 18 commission to evaluate the effectiveness of the policy to
2 19 reduce underage drinking. The commission shall compile and
2 20 analyze the data and other information from the reports and
2 21 annually submit a summary report to the joint appropriations
2 22 subcommittee on education and the standing committees on
2 23 education not later than January 15.
2 24 Sec. 4. Section 262.9, Code Supplement 1999, is amended by
2 25 adding the following new subsection:
2 26 NEW SUBSECTION. 30. Require that each institution of
2 27 higher learning under its control, establish a specific policy
2 28 regarding the underage student purchase, possession, and
2 29 consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited under section
2 30 123.47. The policy shall include education concerning alcohol
2 31 use and abuse, enforcement procedures, and sanctions for
2 32 violations occurring under the jurisdiction of the
2 33 institution. Each institution shall invite student
2 34 participation in the development of the policy. Each
2 35 institution shall report annually to the state board not later
3 1 than December 1, of the impact of the policy, its enforcement,
3 2 and sanctions for the preceding fiscal year ending June 30.
3 3 The report shall include the statistical data and other
3 4 information as required by the state board to evaluate the
3 5 effectiveness of the policy to reduce underage drinking. The
3 6 state board shall compile and analyze the data and other
3 7 information for the reports and annually submit a summary
3 8 report to the joint appropriations subcommittee on education
3 9 and the standing committees on education not later than
3 10 January 15.
3 11 Sec. 5. TRANSITION. Notwithstanding the reporting
3 12 requirements of sections 2 through 4 of this Act, the report
3 13 required to be made by each community college or other
3 14 institution of higher learning no later than December 1, 2000,
3 15 need only include a copy of the underage student alcoholic
3 16 beverage drinking policy as developed by each college or
3 17 institution. A copy of these policies shall be forwarded by
3 18 the state boards and commission to the joint appropriations
3 19 subcommittee on education and the standing committees on
3 20 education not later than January 15, 2001. Thereafter, the
3 21 reports shall include the data and information as provided in
3 22 sections 2 through 4 of this Act.
3 23 EXPLANATION
3 24 This bill provides that the public and private colleges and
3 25 universities in this state are to establish a specific policy
3 26 regarding underage student purchase, possession, and
3 27 consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited under Code
3 28 section 123.47. The policy shall include education concerning
3 29 alcohol use and abuse, enforcement procedures, and sanctions
3 30 for violations occurring under the jurisdiction of the
3 31 colleges or universities. Students are to be invited to
3 32 participation in developing the policy. Annually, by December
3 33 1, each public college or university shall report to the state
3 34 board of regents or state board for community colleges, as
3 35 applicable, and each private college or university shall
4 1 report to the college student aid commission, of the impact of
4 2 the policy, enforcement, and sanctions for the preceding
4 3 fiscal year ending June 30. The statistical data and
4 4 information received by the state boards and commission shall
4 5 be compiled and analyzed by the respective boards and
4 6 commission and reported to the joint appropriations
4 7 subcommittee on education and the standing committees on
4 8 education by January 15.
4 9 The bill also provides that a postsecondary education
4 10 institution is not prohibited by Code chapter 22
4 11 confidentiality requirements from disclosing to a parent or
4 12 guardian information regarding a violation of federal, state
4 13 or local law, or institutional policy governing the use or
4 14 possession of alcohol or a controlled substance if the student
4 15 is under 21 years of age and the institution determines that
4 16 the student committed a disciplinary violation regarding
4 17 alcohol or a controlled substance.
4 18 The bill also provides a transition period so that the
4 19 initial report, due by December 1, 2000, by the private and
4 20 public educational institutions, shall only require a copy of
4 21 their respective underage drinking policies.
4 22 LSB 5032HV 78
4 23 tj/cls/14
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