Amend House File 493 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, after line 21 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  279.68  Leave of absence for charge of a crime —— salary repayment.
   A teacher on a leave of absence with full or partial compensation because the teacher is charged with the commission of a public offense classified as a felony, an aggravated misdemeanor, or a serious misdemeanor shall repay to the school district employing the teacher all salary the teacher received during the period of the leave of absence if the teacher is convicted of the public offense.>
   2.  Title page, line 2, after<colleges> by inserting <and teachers employed by school districts>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.

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PEARSON of Polk