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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.
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