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IA SSB1066
SB
AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "grooming behavior" in Iowa Code Section 256.160 for purposes of mandatory reporting to the Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE)
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Changes the definition from actions to "entice or entrap a student with the intent to make such student engage in a sex act" to "the process of building trust and emotional connections with a student with the intent to exploit such student"
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Applies to mandatory reporting requirements for school boards, superintendents, area education agency administrators, and accredited nonpublic school authorities
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Broadens the scope of reportable conduct beyond actions specifically intended to lead to a sex act to include exploitation-focused trust-building behaviors
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students.(See SF 273.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 273.
2/11/2025