SB0142 Summary

• Requires school boards to report all credible cases of sexual assault or sexual abuse by licensed educators to the State Board of Education.

• Establishes protections for student victims in school hearings, including restrictions on multiple interviews by school district attorneys without good cause and requiring parental/guardian presence during interviews.

• Creates new criminal offense of "sexual conduct or sexual relations with a student by an authority figure" as a Class 1 felony, applicable to school employees, volunteers, and contractors.

• Requires arresting law enforcement agencies to share arrest reports of licensed educators with employing school district superintendents and school boards.

• Mandates reassignment to non-classroom duty for licensed educators under State Superintendent investigation for alleged sexual assault or abuse, with 12-month deadline for State Board decision on credible allegations.