House
File
245
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
245
BY
STAED
,
KRESSIG
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
MASCHER
,
STECKMAN
,
WOLFE
,
DONAHUE
,
ANDERSON
,
JACOBY
,
KURTH
,
and
EHLERT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
school
districts
to
adopt
a
child
sexual
1
abuse
prevention
instructional
program
for
students
in
2
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.50B
Child
sexual
abuse
1
prevention
instructional
program.
2
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
3
shall
adopt
and
implement
a
child
sexual
abuse
prevention
4
instructional
program
for
students
in
kindergarten
through
5
grade
twelve.
The
program
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
6
a.
Developmentally
appropriate,
culturally
sensitive,
and
7
evidence-based
instruction
for
each
grade
level.
8
b.
A
minimum
of
four
instructional
sessions
per
school
year,
9
with
each
year’s
instruction
building
on
the
previous
year’s
10
instruction.
11
c.
Age-appropriate
curriculum
including
role-playing,
12
discussion,
activities,
and
books
to
educate
students
regarding
13
child
sexual
abuse
prevention.
14
d.
Instruction
providing
students
with
the
knowledge
and
15
tools
to
communicate
incidents
of
sexual
abuse.
16
e.
Instruction
regarding
safe
touch,
unsafe
touch,
safe
17
secrets,
and
unsafe
secrets,
and
how
to
escape
and
report
a
18
sexual
abuse
situation.
19
f.
Techniques
to
recognize
child
sexual
abuse,
skills
to
20
reduce
vulnerability,
and
encouragement
to
report
child
sexual
21
abuse.
22
g.
An
evaluation
component
with
measurable
outcomes.
23
h.
A
professional
training
component
for
administrators,
24
teachers,
and
other
school
personnel
regarding
communicating
25
child
sexual
abuse
prevention
techniques
to
students,
effects
26
of
child
sexual
abuse
on
children,
receiving
child
sexual
abuse
27
reports
and
disclosures,
and
mandated
reporting.
28
i.
A
parental
involvement
component
to
inform
parents
29
about
child
sexual
abuse
topics,
including
characteristics
of
30
offenders,
grooming
behaviors,
and
how
to
discuss
child
sexual
31
abuse
prevention
with
children.
32
2.
Program
instruction
may
be
delivered
by
instructors
33
including
practitioners,
school
counselors,
and
outside
agency
34
prevention
educators,
provided
the
instructors
have
knowledge
35
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of
and
training
in
child
sexual
abuse
prevention.
1
Sec.
2.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
2
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
3
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
4
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
5
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
6
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
7
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
8
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
9
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
10
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
11
districts.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
each
school
16
district
to
adopt
and
implement
a
child
sexual
abuse
prevention
17
instructional
program
for
students
in
kindergarten
through
18
grade
12.
19
The
program
shall
include
developmentally
appropriate,
20
culturally
sensitive,
and
evidence-based
instruction;
a
minimum
21
of
four
instructional
sessions
per
school
year,
with
each
22
year’s
instruction
building
on
the
previous
year’s
instruction;
23
age-appropriate
curriculum
including
role-playing,
discussion,
24
activities,
and
books
to
educate
students
regarding
child
25
sexual
abuse
prevention;
instruction
providing
students
with
26
the
knowledge
and
tools
to
communicate
incidents
of
sexual
27
abuse;
instruction
in
how
to
recognize,
escape,
and
report
28
sexual
abuse;
skills
to
reduce
vulnerability
and
encouragement
29
to
report
child
sexual
abuse;
an
evaluation
component
with
30
measurable
outcomes;
a
professional
training
component
for
31
school
personnel;
and
a
parental
involvement
component
to
32
inform
parents
about
child
sexual
abuse
topics.
33
Program
instruction
may
be
delivered
by
practitioners,
34
school
counselors,
and
outside
agency
prevention
educators,
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provided
the
instructors
have
knowledge
of
and
training
in
1
child
sexual
abuse
prevention.
2
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
3
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
4
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
5
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
6
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
7
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
8
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
9
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
10
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
11
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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