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Requiring schools to perform criminal history checks prior to engaging any person to construct a new attendance center or to perform certain specified renovations or remodeling work
Sponsored by Rep. Daniel Gosa (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires schools to perform criminal history checks prior to engaging any person to construct a new attendance center or to perform certain specified renovations or remodeling work. The bill defines “construction work” as the construction of a new attendance center and the renovation or remodeling of an attendance center during the school calendar and where students are in attendance.5, for information regarding the person engaged to perform the construction work, employees of the person who will perform any part of the construction work, and employees of any contractor or subcontractor engaged by the person to perform any part of the construction work.
Read the full explanation
Schools are required to maintain documentation demonstrating compliance with these requirements. Schools are authorized to charge the person who is engaged to perform the construction work for the cost of the state criminal history checks. The bill provides that schools shall not allow any individual who is the subject of the state criminal history check requirements and who is listed in the sex offender registry, the central registry for child abuse information, or the central registry for dependent adult abuse information, to perform any part of the construction work.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§280.36
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