House Journal: Page 428: Wednesday, February 26, 2003
21 ordination, licensing, or other form of entitlement by
22 the religious group or sect with whom the individual
23 is affiliated.
24 (b) "Penitential communication" means a
25 communication intended to be in confidence, including
26 but not limited to a sacramental confession made to a
27 clergy member who, in the course of the discipline or
28 practice of the clergy member's religious group or
29 sect, is authorized to hear those communications, and
30 under the discipline, practice, tenets, or customs of
31 the religious group or sect, the clergy member has the
32 duty to keep the communication secret.
33 Sec. . Section 232.69, subsection 3, paragraph
34 b, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
35 b. A person required to make a report under
36 subsection 1, other than a physician whose
37 professional practice does not regularly involve
38 providing primary health care to children or a member
39 of the clergy, shall complete two hours of training
40 relating to the identification and reporting of child
41 abuse within six months of initial employment or self-
42 employment involving the examination, attending,
43 counseling, or treatment of children on a regular
44 basis. Within one month of initial employment or
45 self-employment, the person shall obtain a statement
46 of the abuse reporting requirements from the person's
47 employer or, if self-employed, from the department.
48 The person shall complete at least two hours of
49 additional child abuse identification and reporting
50 training every five years."
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1 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Winckler of Scott offered the following amendment H-1027, to
amendment H-1019, filed by her from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1027
1 Amend the amendment, H-1019, to House File 206 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, line 6, by striking the word
4 "subparagraph" and inserting the following:
5 "subparagraphs".
6 2. Page 1, by inserting after line 32, the
7 following:
8 "NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (14) An employee or a
9 volunteer of an organization providing pregnancy-
10 related education, counseling, or referrals."
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