HF 167: Relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students

What it does

This bill relates to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners (BOEE) of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students. Current law requires the board of directors of a school district or area education agency, the superintendent of a school district, the chief administrator of an area education agency, and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school, to report to the BOEE any instance of disciplinary action taken against a licensed school employee for conduct constituting soliciting, encouraging, or consummating a sexual or physical relationship with a student, grooming behavior toward a student, or an otherwise inappropriate relationship with a student.

House subcommittee · named January 21, 2025

• Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 5 against

For: Inspired Life; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Network Against Human Trafficking; PELLA PAC; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Soaring Hearts; Urban Education Network of Iowa; VALOR Iowa

Against: Bitches Get Stuff Done; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; Professional Educators of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 21, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 46
2. January 21, 2025House subcommittee named: Boden, Hora and Wessel-Kroeschell · as HSB 46
3. January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 46
4. January 28, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 46
5. January 28, 2025Committee vote: 16–6 · as HSB 46
6. January 30, 2025Filed in the House
7. January 30, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 167 · as HSB 46