Bill Text: IA HF145 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to charter schools and nonpublic schools and sexual exploitation by a school employee, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 138. [HF145 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF145-Introduced.html
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BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
charter
schools
and
nonpublic
schools
1
and
sexual
exploitation
by
a
school
employee,
and
making
2
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
709.15,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
“Charter
school”
means
a
school
3
established
under
chapter
256E
or
256F.
4
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0f.
“Nonpublic
school”
means
any
school,
5
other
than
a
public
school,
that
is
accredited
pursuant
to
6
section
256.11.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
709.15,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
8
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
divisions
(c),
(d),
and
(e),
9
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
(c)
A
person
employed
by
a
school
district
,
charter
school,
11
or
nonpublic
school
full-time,
part-time,
or
as
a
substitute.
12
(d)
A
person
who
performs
services
as
a
volunteer
for
a
13
school
district
,
charter
school,
or
nonpublic
school
and
who
14
has
direct
supervisory
authority
over
the
student
with
whom
15
the
person
engages
in
conduct
prohibited
under
subsection
3
,
16
paragraph
“a”
.
17
(e)
A
person
who
provides
services
under
a
contract
for
such
18
services
to
a
school
district
,
charter
school,
or
nonpublic
19
school
and
who
has
direct
supervisory
authority
over
the
20
student
with
whom
the
person
engages
in
conduct
prohibited
21
under
subsection
3
,
paragraph
“a”
.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
charter
schools
and
nonpublic
schools
26
and
sexual
exploitation
by
a
school
employee.
27
Current
law
does
not
include
employees
or
contractors
28
of
charter
schools
or
accredited
nonpublic
schools
in
the
29
definition
of
“school
employee”
for
purposes
of
criminalizing
30
sexual
exploitation
of
a
student
by
a
school
employee.
31
The
bill
provides
that
the
following
are
“school
employees”
32
for
purposes
of
Code
section
709.15:
a
person
employed
by
a
33
school
district,
charter
school,
or
nonpublic
school
full-time,
34
part-time,
or
as
a
substitute;
a
person
who
performs
services
35
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as
a
volunteer
for
a
school
district,
charter
school,
or
1
nonpublic
school
and
who
has
direct
supervisory
authority
over
2
the
student
with
whom
the
person
engages
in
prohibited
conduct;
3
and
a
person
who
provides
services
under
a
contract
for
such
4
services
to
a
school
district,
charter
school,
or
nonpublic
5
school
and
who
has
direct
supervisory
authority
over
the
6
student
with
whom
the
person
engages
in
prohibited
conduct.
7
A
school
employee
who
commits
sexual
exploitation
faces
8
penalties
ranging
from
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
to
a
class
“D”
9
felony.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
10
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$855
but
11
not
more
than
$8,540.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
12
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
13
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
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