S.F. 350 Section 1. Section 135.11, subsection 24, Code 2013, is 1 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 2 thereof the following: 3 24. a. Establish requirements for the curricula and 4 perform the review and approval for mandatory reporter 5 training curricula for those persons who work in a position 6 classification that under law makes the persons mandatory 7 reporters of child or dependent adult abuse and the position 8 classification does not have a mandatory reporter training 9 curriculum approved by a licensing or examining board. The 10 department may convene a stakeholder group which includes 11 representatives from the departments of education, human 12 services, and public safety, as necessary to make revisions to 13 the curricula. 14 b. Establish requirements for trainers for the interactive 15 training requirement for mandatory reporters and perform 16 the review and approval of the trainers for the interactive 17 training requirement for mandatory reporters provided in 18 section 232.69, subsection 3, paragraph “b” , subparagraph (3). 19 Sec. 2. Section 232.69, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 20 2013, is amended to read as follows: 21 b. (1) A person required to make a report under subsection 22 1 , other than a physician whose professional practice does 23 not regularly involve providing primary health care to 24 children, shall complete two hours of training relating to 25 the identification and reporting of child abuse within six 26 months of initial employment or self-employment involving the 27 examination, attending, counseling, or treatment of children 28 on a regular basis. 29 (2) Within one month of initial employment or 30 self-employment, the person shall obtain a statement of the 31 abuse reporting requirements from the person’s employer or, if 32 self-employed, from the department. 33 (3) Between twenty-four and thirty-six months after initial 34 employment or self-employment, the person shall complete ninety 35 -1- LSB 1567SV (3) 85 ad/nh 1/ 4

S.F. 350 minutes of interactive training for mandatory reporters. 1 However, if the person obtains subsequent employment prior 2 to completing the interactive training, and the person’s 3 subsequent employment is substantially similar or the 4 person has the same job responsibilities and the subsequent 5 employer requires the person to complete two hours of training 6 within six months of the subsequent employment pursuant to 7 subparagraph (1), the person shall complete the interactive 8 training between twenty-four to thirty-six months after initial 9 employment at the subsequent employment. The person shall 10 also complete the interactive training between twenty-four to 11 thirty-six months after initial employment at the subsequent 12 employment when the person obtains subsequent employment prior 13 to completing the interactive training, and the person’s 14 subsequent employment is not substantially similar. The 15 trainers for the interactive training for mandatory reporters 16 shall be approved by the department of public health pursuant 17 to section 135.11, subsection 24. 18 (4) The person shall complete at least two hours 19 of additional child abuse identification and reporting 20 training , not including the interactive training described in 21 subparagraph (3), every five years after the date of initial 22 employment or self-employment and every five years thereafter . 23 Sec. 3. Section 232.69, subsection 3, paragraph d, 24 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2013, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 The person may complete the initial , interactive, or 27 additional training requirements as part of any of the 28 following that are applicable to the person: 29 Sec. 4. Section 232.69, subsection 3, paragraph d, 30 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 31 (2) A training program using a curriculum approved by 32 the abuse education review panel established by the director 33 department of public health pursuant to section 135.11 . 34 Sec. 5. Section 235B.16, subsection 5, paragraph d, 35 -2- LSB 1567SV (3) 85 ad/nh 2/ 4

S.F. 350 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 1 (2) A training program using a curriculum approved by 2 the abuse education review panel established by the director 3 department of public health pursuant to section 135.11 . 4 Sec. 6. Section 235B.16, subsection 5, paragraph e, Code 5 2013, is amended to read as follows: 6 e. A person required to complete both child abuse and 7 dependent adult abuse mandatory reporter training may complete 8 the training through a program which combines child abuse 9 and dependent adult abuse curricula and thereby meet the 10 training requirements of both this subsection and section 11 232.69 simultaneously. A person who is a mandatory reporter 12 for both child abuse and dependent adult abuse may satisfy the 13 combined training requirements of this subsection and section 14 232.69 through completion of a two-hour training program, if 15 the training program curriculum is approved by the appropriate 16 licensing board or the abuse education review panel established 17 by the director department of public health pursuant to section 18 135.11 . 19 Sec. 7. RULES. The department of public health shall adopt 20 rules to implement the provisions of this Act. 21 Sec. 8. APPLICABILITY. The section of this Act amending 22 section 232.69, subsection 3, paragraph “b”, applies to a 23 person required to make a child abuse report who begins initial 24 employment or self-employment on or after July 1, 2013. 25 EXPLANATION 26 This bill relates to mandatory child abuse and dependent 27 adult abuse reporter training. The bill eliminates the abuse 28 education review panel, a panel established by the department 29 of public health. The abuse education review panel was 30 established to review and approve mandatory reporter training 31 curricula. The bill instead transfers this responsibility 32 to the department of public health and also requires the 33 department to review and approve trainers for the new 34 interactive training requirement for mandatory reporters of 35 -3- LSB 1567SV (3) 85 ad/nh 3/ 4

S.F. 350 child abuse. The bill also provides that the department of 1 public health may convene a group of stakeholders to make 2 revisions to curricula. 3 The bill adds an additional one-time training requirement 4 for mandatory reporters of child abuse. Between 24 and 36 5 months after initial employment or self-employment, a mandatory 6 reporter must complete a 90-minute interactive training. The 7 bill requires the department of public health to approve the 8 trainers for this interactive training. The other training 9 requirements for mandatory reporters of child abuse remain the 10 same under the bill. 11 The bill states that the interactive training requirement 12 applies to mandatory reporters of child abuse who begin initial 13 employment or self-employment on or after July 1, 2013. 14 -4- LSB 1567SV (3) 85 ad/nh 4/ 4