Requiring school employees to be put on administrative leave in certain specified circumstances

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2025
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2025
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

This bill requires school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to immediately place an employee on administrative leave if the employee has a case pending before the board of educational examiners (BOEE) related to the abuse of a child with a finding of probable cause, or if, while employed by the school, the employee was involved in any criminal or civil action in which a court found that the employee was negligent and the school is investigating the employee’s actions. An employee placed on administrative leave pursuant to the bill’s provisions must remain on administrative leave until the case before the BOEE or the school’s investigation is complete.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named February 24, 2025. On March 3, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.

• Sen. Doug Campbell REmail
• Sen. Mike Pike REmail
• Sen. Cindy Winckler DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.36

Amends§256E.7§256F.4

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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