Senate File 2095 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2095 BY PETERSEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to a teacher licensing requirement involving 1 training to recognize and report incidents of human 2 trafficking. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5766XS (3) 86 kh/rj
S.F. 2095 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 272.16 Teacher license renewal 1 —— training requirement —— recognizing and reporting human 2 trafficking. 3 The board of educational examiners shall review and approve, 4 in consultation with the department of public health, the 5 Iowa law enforcement academy, and the crime victim assistance 6 division of the department of justice, training curricula on 7 the subject of human trafficking, as defined in section 710A.1, 8 to be used to train teachers to recognize and report incidents 9 of human trafficking. A teacher shall complete such training 10 which may be delivered via the internet. The board shall 11 verify that a teacher is in compliance with this section prior 12 to renewing the teacher’s license. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill directs the board of educational examiners to 17 review and approve, in consultation with the department of 18 public health, the Iowa law enforcement academy, and the crime 19 victim assistance division of the department of justice, 20 training curricula on the subject of human trafficking, to be 21 used to train teachers to recognize and report incidents of 22 human trafficking. An individual must complete such training 23 which may be delivered via the internet. The board must verify 24 that a teacher is in compliance with this section prior to 25 renewing the teacher’s license. 26 -1- LSB 5766XS (3) 86 kh/rj 1/ 1