House
Study
Bill
8
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
BOARD
OF
EDUCATIONAL
EXAMINERS
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
complaints
filed
with
the
board
of
1
educational
examiners.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
272.2,
subsection
15,
Code
2015,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
15.
Adopt
rules
that
require
specificity
in
written
3
complaints
that
are
filed
by
individuals
who
have
personal
4
knowledge
of
an
alleged
violation
and
which
are
accepted
by
5
the
board,
provide
that
the
jurisdictional
requirements
as
set
6
by
the
board
in
administrative
rule
are
met
on
the
face
of
the
7
complaint
before
initiating
an
investigation
of
allegations,
8
provide
that
any
investigation
be
limited
to
the
allegations
9
contained
on
the
face
of
the
complaint,
provide
for
an
adequate
10
interval
between
the
receipt
of
a
complaint
and
public
notice
11
of
the
complaint,
permit
parties
to
a
complaint
to
mutually
12
agree
to
a
resolution
of
the
complaint
filed
with
the
board,
13
allow
the
respondent
the
right
to
review
any
investigative
14
report
upon
a
finding
of
probable
cause
for
further
action
15
by
the
board,
require
that
the
conduct
providing
the
basis
16
for
the
complaint
occurred
within
three
years
of
discovery
of
17
the
event
by
the
complainant
unless
good
cause
can
be
shown
18
for
an
extension
of
this
limitation,
and
require
the
board
to
19
complete
its
investigation
of
complaints
to
be
resolved
and
20
determination
of
probable
cause
within
one
hundred
eighty
days
21
unless
criminal
charges
relevant
to
the
complaint
are
pending
22
against
the
respondent
or
other
good
cause
can
be
shown
for
an
23
extension
of
this
limitation.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
The
board
of
educational
examiners
is
required
to
adopt
28
rules
providing
that
complaints
filed
with
the
board
must
be
29
resolved
within
180
days
unless
good
cause
can
be
shown
to
30
extend
the
deadline.
This
bill
strikes
that
requirement.
31
The
bill
instead
requires
the
board
to
adopt
rules
providing
32
that
the
board
must
complete
its
investigation
of
complaints
33
and
determination
of
probable
cause
within
180
days
unless
34
criminal
charges
relevant
to
the
complaint
are
pending
against
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the
respondent
or
other
good
cause
can
be
shown
to
extend
the
1
deadline.
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