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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 709.19 SEXUAL OFFENSE REPORTING. 1 2 1. For purposes of this section, "sexual offense" means 1 3 any offense proscribed under this chapter. 1 4 2. Any person, firm, association, or corporation 1 5 maintaining, advertising, or conducting in Iowa any course of 1 6 instruction for postsecondary students for profit or for a 1 7 tuition charge shall: 1 8 a. Comply with the provisions of 20 U.S.C. } 1092, as 1 9 applicable. 1 10 b. Prescribe policies and procedures relating to sexual 1 11 offenses committed on the premises of the postsecondary 1 12 institution, including but not limited to the following: 1 13 (1) Prescribing and publicizing procedures that students 1 14 should follow if a sexual offense is committed on the premises 1 15 of the postsecondary institution, including but not limited to 1 16 whom the sexual offense should be reported, who should 1 17 otherwise be contacted, and procedures relating to the timely 1 18 preservation of evidence necessary for proof of the sexual 1 19 offense. 1 20 (2) Informing students immediately of their option to 1 21 notify law enforcement authorities of the alleged sexual 1 22 offense. If the sexual offense occurred on the campus of a 1 23 postsecondary institution governed by the state board of 1 24 regents that employs full-time certified law enforcement 1 25 officers, the incident shall be reported to the department of 1 26 public safety. 1 27 (3) Notifying students of existing counseling, mental 1 28 health, or other services available, either on campus or in 1 29 the community, for victims of sexual offenses. 1 30 (4) Notifying students of options for changing academic 1 31 and living situations after an alleged commission of a sexual 1 32 offense, and providing available assistance regarding such 1 33 changes if requested by the victim. 1 34 (5) Prescribing disciplinary procedures for sexual 1 35 offenses, and notifying students of the possible sanctions 2 1 that could be imposed following the final determination of 2 2 disciplinary procedures resulting from sexual offenses. 2 3 (6) Conducting education programs to promote the awareness 2 4 of sexual offenses. 2 5 3. Providers of medical treatment or counselors employed 2 6 by the postsecondary institution shall not be included within 2 7 the reporting requirement. 2 8 Sec. 2. Section 915.20, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2 9 1999, is amended to read as follows: 2 10 a. "Proceedings related to the offense" means any of the 2 11 following: 2 12 (1) Any activities engaged in or proceedings commenced by 2 13 a law enforcement agency, judicial district department of 2 14 correctional services, or a court pertaining to the commission 2 15 of a public offense against the victim, in which the victim is 2 16 present, as well as examinations of the victim in an emergency 2 17 medical facility due to injuries from the public offense which 2 18 do not require surgical procedures. "Proceedings related to 2 19 the offense" includes, but is not limited to, law enforcement 2 20 investigations, pretrial court hearings, trial and sentencing 2 21 proceedings, and proceedings relating to the preparation of a 2 22 presentence investigation report in which the victim is 2 23 present. 2 24 (2) Any investigation, meeting, or other proceeding 2 25 related to a sexual offense that is subject to a disciplinary 2 26 proceeding by a person, firm, association, or corporation 2 27 maintaining, advertising, or conducting in Iowa any course of 2 28 instruction for postsecondary students for profit or for a 2 29 tuition charge pursuant to section 709.19. 2 30 SF 2328 2 31 jj/cc/26
Text: SF02327 Text: SF02329 Text: SF02300 - SF02399 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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