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1 1 Section 1. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph e,
1 2 Code Supplement 1999, is amended by adding the following new
1 3 subparagraph:
1 4 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (16) To the superintendent, or the
1 5 superintendent's designee, of a school district or to the
1 6 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school for
1 7 purposes of a record check pursuant to section 280.27.
1 8 Sec. 2. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code
1 9 Supplement 1999, is amended by adding the following new
1 10 subparagraph:
1 11 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (8) To the superintendent, or the
1 12 superintendent's designee, of a school district or to the
1 13 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school for
1 14 purposes of a record check pursuant to section 280.27.
1 15 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 280.27 CRIMINAL AND ABUSE RECORD
1 16 CHECKS.
1 17 1. The board of directors of a public school district and
1 18 the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school
1 19 shall adopt and implement a policy to secure the performance
1 20 of criminal and child and dependent adult abuse record checks
1 21 on all persons newly employed by the school district or school
1 22 as instructional administrative staff and who are licensed,
1 23 certified, or authorized by the board of educational
1 24 examiners. If the person newly employed holds an initial
1 25 license issued not more than twelve months prior to employment
1 26 by the school board or a school and, prior to licensure, the
1 27 board of educational examiners performed a background check on
1 28 the person, the school district or school may rely on the
1 29 results of the board of educational examiners' record check of
1 30 the person.
1 31 2. If a record check performed in accordance with this
1 32 section determines that a person has been convicted of a crime
1 33 under a law of any state or has a record of founded child or
1 34 dependent adult abuse, an evaluation shall be performed to
1 35 determine whether the crime or founded child or dependent
2 1 adult abuse warrants prohibition of the person filling the
2 2 position with the school district or nonpublic school. The
2 3 evaluation shall be performed by the school district or the
2 4 nonpublic school in accordance with procedures adopted for
2 5 this purpose by the department of education.
2 6 EXPLANATION
2 7 This bill gives the board of directors of a public school
2 8 district and the authorities in charge of an accredited
2 9 nonpublic school access to child and dependent adult abuse
2 10 report data and disposition data and requires school districts
2 11 and nonpublic schools to adopt and implement a policy to
2 12 secure the performance of criminal and child and dependent
2 13 adult abuse record checks on all persons newly employed by the
2 14 school district or school as permanent instructional
2 15 professional staff. If the person recently underwent a record
2 16 check by the board of educational examiners prior to initial
2 17 licensure, the school district or school may accept the
2 18 results of the board of educational examiners' record check.
2 19 If a record check determines that a person has been
2 20 convicted of a crime under a law of any state or has a record
2 21 of founded child or dependent adult abuse, an evaluation must
2 22 be performed to determine whether the crime or abuse warrants
2 23 prohibition of the person filling the position with the school
2 24 district or nonpublic school. The department of education is
2 25 directed to adopt procedures school districts and schools must
2 26 use in performing evaluations.
2 27 LSB 6290XS 78
2 28 kh/cf/24
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