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Requiring school employees to be put on administrative leave in certain specified circumstances
Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee, Sen. Lynn Evans (R)
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: SF 366
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Schools and charter schools must immediately put an employee on leave if they are being investigated for child abuse or if a court found them negligent in a legal case. This rule applies to all school employees while their investigation or legal case is still ongoing.1
Read the official explanation
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.
Why it matters. School districts, charter schools, and other accredited schools must immediately place employees on administrative leave if they are under investigation for child abuse or if a court has found them negligent in a criminal or civil action. These employees must remain on leave until the board of educational examiners or the school completes its investigation.2
2 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 26, 2025 (2) · on the Legislature’s site
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