House File 2409 H-8050 Amend House File 2409 as follows: 1 1. Page 2, by striking lines 5 through 11 and 2 inserting: 3 < d. Have access to and analyze response data from 4 the Iowa youth survey conducted by the department of 5 public health. The department may use its analysis to 6 provide technical assistance to districts regarding 7 their data outcomes. > 8 2. Page 3, after line 23 by inserting: 9 < Sec. ___. Section 280.28, subsection 3, unnumbered 10 paragraph 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 11 On or before September 1, 2007, the board of 12 directors of a school district and the authorities in 13 charge of each accredited nonpublic school shall adopt 14 a policy declaring harassment and bullying in schools, 15 on school property, and at any school function, or 16 school-sponsored activity regardless of its location, 17 in a manner consistent with this section , as against 18 state and school policy. The board and the authorities 19 shall make a copy of the policy available to all 20 school employees, volunteers, students, and parents 21 or guardians and shall take all appropriate steps to 22 bring the policy against harassment and bullying and 23 the responsibilities set forth in the policy to the 24 attention of school employees, volunteers, students, 25 and parents or guardians. Each policy shall, at a 26 minimum, include all of the following components: > 27 3. Page 3, after line 34 by inserting: 28 < Sec. ___. Section 280.28, subsection 4, unnumbered 29 paragraph 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 30 The board of directors of a school district and the 31 authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic 32 school are is encouraged to establish programs designed 33 to eliminate harassment and bullying in schools. To 34 the extent that funds are available for these purposes, 35 school districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall 36 do the following: 37 Sec. ___. Section 280.28, subsections 5 and 6, Code 38 2014, are amended to read as follows: 39 5. Immunity. A school employee, volunteer, 40 or student, or a student’s parent or guardian who 41 promptly, reasonably, and in good faith reports an 42 incident of harassment or bullying, in compliance with 43 the procedures in the policy adopted pursuant to this 44 section , to the appropriate school official designated 45 by the school district or accredited nonpublic school , 46 shall be immune from civil or criminal liability 47 relating to such report and to participation in any 48 administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from 49 or relating to the report. 50 -1- HF2409.3010 (2) 85 je/nh 1/ 3 #1. #2. #3.
6. Collection requirement. The board of directors 1 of a school district and the authorities in charge 2 of each nonpublic school shall develop and maintain a 3 system to collect harassment and bullying incidence 4 data. > 5 4. Page 4, lines 3 and 4, by striking < and the 6 authorities in charge of each nonpublic school > and 7 inserting < and the authorities in charge of each 8 nonpublic school > 9 5. Page 4, after line 34 by inserting: 10 < NEW SUBSECTION . 11. Inapplicability. This 11 section does not apply to nonpublic schools or private 12 instruction as defined in section 299A.1. > 13 6. By renumbering as necessary. 14 ______________________________ ALONS of Sioux ______________________________ SALMON of Black Hawk ______________________________ WATTS of Dallas ______________________________ FISHER of Tama ______________________________ SHEETS of Appanoose ______________________________ HEARTSILL of Marion ______________________________ SCHULTZ of Crawford ______________________________ GASSMAN of Winnebago ______________________________ SHAW of Pocahontas -2- HF2409.3010 (2) 85 je/nh 2/ 3 #4. #5. #6.
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