Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
Topics:K–12 educationPublic safety & emergencies
Same legislation: HF 2562
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 21, 2020
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to child sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention by providing that continuing education activities authorized by the board of educational examiners for purposes of renewing a license, certificate, statement of professional recognition, or authorization may include participating in or presenting at in-service training programs on child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention. The bill also requires school districts to provide age-appropriate and research-based instruction in child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention as part of its human growth and development instruction in kindergarten through grade 12, and in prekindergarten if the school district offers a prekindergarten program.
Read the full explanation
Currently, the director of the department of education has a duty to develop and make available to school districts examples of age-appropriate and research-based materials. The bill specifies that the age-appropriate and research-based materials and resources shall also cover child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.3.16.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.
House subcommittee
Named February 12, 2020. On February 17, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
7 for · 0 against · 15 undecided · Who →
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Similar bills
- HF 192 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 414Nearly identical
- HF 2171 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention90th General Assembly · In committeeSimilar
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