HF 2505: Relating to education, including requirements related to mandatory reporters, the department of education, school districts, and accredited nonpublic schools, and the responsibilities and membership of the board of educational examiners, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to education, including requirements related to mandatory reporters, the department of education (DOE), school districts, and accredited nonpublic schools, and the responsibilities and membership of the board of educational examiners (BOEE).69 (mandatory and permissive reporters) requires certain persons to report cases of abuse of a child who is under years of age and authorizes those persons to make a report of abuse of a child who is years of age or older.69 to make a report of the abuse of a child, regardless of whether the child is years of age or older.

House subcommittee · named March 2, 2022

• Rep. Dustin D. Hite (R)
• Rep. Eric Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 9 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa State Education Association; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa

Against: Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa State Education Association; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 23, 2022Filed in the House
2. February 28, 2022Sent to the House Ways and Means committee
3. March 2, 2022House subcommittee named: Hite, Gjerde and Nordman
4. March 9, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
5. March 17, 2022Approved by the House committee
6. March 22, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2567
7. March 24, 2022Withdrawn