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HF 637Signed by Governor · May 6, 2019

Relating to reports relating to misconduct of certain school employees required to be submitted to the board of educational examiners. Effective 7-1-19

Sponsored by the House Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HF 145

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2019
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2019
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2019
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 26, 2019
  5. Done: Senate committeeApril 3, 2019
  6. Done: Passes the SenateApril 17, 201950–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorApril 29, 2019
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 6, 2019

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What’s in it

This bill requires that information that must be reported to the board of educational examiners relating to alleged or actual misconduct of certain school employees must be reported within days of the date action was taken which necessitated the report.15, a school board, area education agency (AEA) board, school superintendent, the chief administrator of an AEA, and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school must report to the board of educational examiners any instance of disciplinary action taken against a licensed school employee, as well as the nonrenewal or termination of a person’s contract or the resignation of a person for reasons of alleged or actual misconduct when the person holds a license, certificate, or authorization issued by the board.

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In addition, an employee of the department of education who becomes aware of alleged misconduct by an individual licensed by the board must report the alleged misconduct to the board.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed1

Senate subcommittee

Named March 27, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§272.15

How the Code works2

Lobbying

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