HF 2001 (LSB 5501YH (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2001

BY  SORENSEN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to removal of students from school buses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  321.376A  Removal of student from school bus —— notification.
   When a student is removed from a school bus due to the student’s behavior, the driver of the school bus shall immediately notify the school district or nonpublic school once the removal occurs and the student is in a safe location. If another school employee is also present on the school bus at the time of the removal, that employee may notify the school district or nonpublic school instead. The school district or nonpublic school shall immediately attempt to notify the parent or guardian of the student of the circumstances of the removal, including the student’s present location. The school district shall continue such attempts until the parent or guardian is successfully notified.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the driver of a school bus to immediately notify a school district or nonpublic school when a student is removed from a school bus due to the student’s behavior. The notification shall be carried out once the removal occurs and the student is in a safe location. The school district or nonpublic school shall immediately attempt to notify the parent or guardian of the student of the circumstances of the removal and present location and shall continue such attempts until the parent or guardian is successfully notified.