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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 518: Requiring school employees to be put on administrative leave in certain specified circumstances

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Lynn Evans (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Inspired Life; VALOR Iowa

Against: Professional Educators of Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 5, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Education committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF518