Senate File 366 - Introduced SENATE FILE 366 BY EVANS A BILL FOR An Act requiring school employees to be put on administrative 1 leave in certain specified circumstances. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2381XS (2) 91 jda/jh
S.F. 366 Section 1. Section 256E.7, subsection 2, Code 2025, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0t. Be subject to and comply with the 3 requirements of section 280.36 relating to placing certain 4 specified employees on administrative leave in the same manner 5 as a school district. 6 Sec. 2. Section 256F.4, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended 7 by adding the following new paragraph: 8 NEW PARAGRAPH . r. Be subject to and comply with the 9 requirements of section 280.36 relating to placing certain 10 specified employees on administrative leave in the same manner 11 as a school district. 12 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 280.36 Administrative leave. 13 1. The board of directors of each school district and the 14 authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school shall 15 immediately place an employee on administrative leave if any 16 of the following apply: 17 a. The employee has a case pending before the board of 18 educational examiners related to the abuse of a child with a 19 finding of probable cause. 20 b. While employed by the school district or accredited 21 nonpublic school, the employee was involved in any criminal 22 or civil action in which a court found that the employee was 23 negligent, and the school district or accredited nonpublic 24 school is investigating the employees actions. 25 2. An employee placed on administrative leave pursuant to 26 subsection 1 must remain on administrative leave until the 27 case before the board of educational examiners or the school 28 districts or accredited nonpublic schools investigation is 29 complete. 30 EXPLANATION 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 32 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 33 This bill requires school districts, accredited nonpublic 34 schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to 35 -1- LSB 2381XS (2) 91 jda/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 366 immediately place an employee on administrative leave if the 1 employee has a case pending before the board of educational 2 examiners (BOEE) related to the abuse of a child with a finding 3 of probable cause, or if, while employed by the school, the 4 employee was involved in any criminal or civil action in which 5 a court found that the employee was negligent and the school 6 is investigating the employees actions. An employee placed 7 on administrative leave pursuant to the bills provisions must 8 remain on administrative leave until the case before the BOEE 9 or the schools investigation is complete. 10 -2- LSB 2381XS (2) 91 jda/jh 2/ 2