SB176 Summary

• Creates a Class B felony for a school employee to engage in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under age 19, with consent not being a valid defense.

• Creates a Class A misdemeanor for a school employee to have sexual contact with a student under age 19, with consent not being a valid defense.

• Defines "sexual contact" as touching sexual or intimate parts of a student for sexual gratification, including soliciting or harassing a student to perform a sex act.

• Allows charged school employees to be placed on paid administrative leave during adjudication, with further disciplinary action available afterward under applicable teacher tenure or dismissal laws.

• Applies to all school employees including teachers, administrators, student teachers, safety or resource officers, and coaches.