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  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
     

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