House File 6 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 6 BY JONES A BILL FOR An Act to expand the criminal offense of and applicability 1 of related penalties for sexual exploitation by a school 2 employee to include all school district employees. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1100YH (2) 86 kh/nh

H.F. 6 Section 1. Section 709.15, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 1 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 f. “School employee” means a any of the following: 3 (1) A practitioner as defined in section 272.1 or a . 4 (2) A person issued a coaching authorization under section 5 272.31, subsection 1 . 6 (3) An individual employed by a school district, including a 7 full-time, part-time, substitute, or contract employee. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill expands the Code provision that establishes the 12 criminal offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee 13 to include an individual employed by a school district, 14 including a full-time, part-time, substitute, or contract 15 employee. Currently, a school employee is defined to include 16 any practitioner or coach who is licensed or authorized by the 17 board of educational examiners. The current definition does 18 not limit employment to a public or nonpublic school. 19 A person who commits sexual exploitation by a school 20 employee in violation of Code section 709.15(3) commits either 21 an aggravated misdemeanor, which is punishable by confinement 22 for no more than two years and a fine of at least $625 but not 23 more than $6,250; or a class “D” felony, which is punishable by 24 confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least 25 $750 but not more than $7,500. 26 -1- LSB 1100YH (2) 86 kh/nh 1/ 1