Senate
File
2138
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2138
BY
SCHULTZ
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
administration
of
social,
academic,
and
1
emotional
behavior
risk
screener
tools
by
school
districts,
2
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
279.76,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
c.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
any
of
the
3
following:
4
(1)
A
hearing
or
vision
examination.
5
(2)
A
social,
academic,
and
emotional
behavior
risk
6
screener
tool
that
is
administered
to
an
entire
class
or
7
attendance
center
and
that
is
used
to
identify
students
who
are
8
at
risk
for
social
or
emotional
health
problems.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
279.79,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
Subsection
1
shall
not
be
construed
12
to
prohibit
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
13
from
requiring
all
of
the
students
in
a
particular
class
or
14
attendance
center
to
take
part
in
a
social,
academic,
and
15
emotional
behavior
risk
screener
tool
that
is
used
to
identify
16
students
who
are
at
risk
for
social
or
emotional
health
17
problems
without
the
prior
written
consent
of
the
student’s
18
parent
or
guardian.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
279.79,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
3.
Subsection
2
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
an
22
employee
of
a
school
district,
or
a
contractor
engaged
by
a
23
school
district,
from
answering
questions
pertaining
to
any
24
particular
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
as
part
of
25
the
any
of
the
following:
26
a.
The
process
of
developing
or
implementing
an
27
individualized
education
program
for
such
student.
28
b.
A
social,
academic,
and
emotional
behavior
risk
screener
29
tool
that
is
used
to
identify
students
who
are
at
risk
for
30
social
or
emotional
health
problems.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
the
administration
of
social,
academic,
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and
emotional
behavior
risk
screener
tools
by
school
districts,
1
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools.
2
The
bill
authorizes
school
districts,
charter
schools,
and
3
innovation
zone
schools
to
administer
to
all
of
the
students
in
4
a
class
or
attendance
center
a
social,
academic,
and
emotional
5
behavior
risk
screener
tool
that
is
used
to
identify
students
6
who
are
at
risk
for
social
or
emotional
health
problems
without
7
first
obtaining
the
written
consent
of
the
student’s
parent
or
8
guardian.
9
Current
law
prohibits
an
employee
or
contractor
of
a
school
10
district,
charter
school,
or
innovation
zone
school
from
11
answering
any
question
pertaining
to
any
particular
student
12
in
any
survey
related
to
the
social
or
emotional
abilities,
13
competencies,
or
characteristics
of
the
student,
unless
certain
14
specified
requirements
are
satisfied.
The
bill
provides
that
15
this
prohibition
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
an
employee
16
or
contractor
from
answering
questions
pertaining
to
any
17
particular
student
as
part
of
a
social,
academic,
and
emotional
18
behavior
risk
screener
tool
that
is
used
to
identify
students
19
who
are
at
risk
for
social
or
emotional
health
problems.
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