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House Study Bill 243

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  709.15A  SEXUAL EXPLOITATION BY A
  1  2 SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.
  1  3    1.  As used in this section:
  1  4    a.  "Intimate relationship" means a relationship for the
  1  5 purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of a
  1  6 school employee or student.
  1  7    b.  "School employee" means an employee of the department
  1  8 of education, a school district, or an area education agency.
  1  9    c.  "Student" means a person enrolled in an elementary or
  1 10 secondary school.
  1 11    2.  Sexual exploitation by a school employee occurs when a
  1 12 school employee communicates with a student in person, or by
  1 13 telephone, in writing, or via electronic means, for the
  1 14 purpose of persuading the student to enter into an intimate
  1 15 relationship with the school employee or for the purpose of
  1 16 promoting such an intimate relationship.
  1 17    3.  A school employee who commits sexual exploitation as
  1 18 described in subsection 2 commits an aggravated misdemeanor.  
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill establishes a new criminal offense of sexual
  1 21 exploitation by a school employee.
  1 22    The bill provides that a school employee commits sexual
  1 23 exploitation by a school employee, if the employee
  1 24 communicates with a student in person, or by telephone, in
  1 25 writing, or via electronic means for the purpose of persuading
  1 26 the student to enter into an intimate relationship with the
  1 27 school employee or for the purpose of promoting such an
  1 28 intimate relationship.  A school employee who commits a
  1 29 violation of this bill commits an aggravated misdemeanor.  An
  1 30 aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no
  1 31 more than two years and a fine of at least $500 but not more
  1 32 than $5,000.
  1 33    The bill defines "school employee" to mean an employee of
  1 34 the department of education, a school district, or an area
  1 35 education agency.  The bill defines "student" to mean a person
  2  1 enrolled in an elementary or secondary school.  The bill
  2  2 defines an "intimate relationship" to mean a relationship for
  2  3 the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of
  2  4 the school employee or student.  
  2  5 LSB 3357HC 79
  2  6 jm/cf/24
     

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