Bill Text: IA HF2171 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-29 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 145. [HF2171 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2171-Introduced.html
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BY
STAED
,
WILBURN
,
KURTH
,
AMOS
JR.
,
CAHILL
,
STECKMAN
,
LEVIN
,
MADISON
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
JACOBY
,
KRESSIG
,
WILSON
,
MOHR
,
GRABER
,
JENEARY
,
GEHLBACH
,
HENDERSON
,
VONDRAN
,
BRADLEY
,
FISHER
,
and
YOUNG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
assault
1
awareness
and
prevention.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
subsection
46,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
Develop
and
make
available
to
school
districts,
examples
3
of
age-appropriate
and
research-based
materials
and
lists
4
of
resources
which
parents
may
use
to
teach
their
children
5
to
recognize
unwanted
physical
and
verbal
sexual
advances,
6
to
not
make
unwanted
physical
and
verbal
sexual
advances,
7
to
effectively
reject
unwanted
sexual
advances,
that
it
is
8
wrong
to
take
advantage
of
or
exploit
another
person,
about
9
the
dangers
of
sexual
exploitation
by
means
of
the
internet
10
including
specific
strategies
to
help
students
protect
11
themselves
and
their
personally
identifiable
information
12
from
such
exploitation,
and
about
counseling,
medical,
and
13
legal
resources
available
to
survivors
of
sexual
abuse
and
14
sexual
assault,
including
resources
for
escaping
violent
15
relationships.
The
materials
and
resources
shall
cover
verbal,
16
physical,
and
visual
sexual
harassment,
including
nonconsensual
17
sexual
advances,
and
nonconsensual
physical
sexual
contact
,
18
and
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
assault
awareness
and
19
prevention
.
In
developing
the
materials
and
resource
list,
the
20
director
shall
consult
with
entities
that
shall
include
but
21
not
be
limited
to
the
departments
of
health
and
human
services
22
and
public
safety,
education
stakeholders,
and
parent-teacher
23
organizations.
School
districts
shall
provide
age-appropriate
24
and
research-based
materials
and
a
list
of
available
community
25
and
internet-based
resources
to
parents
at
registration
and
26
shall
also
include
the
age-appropriate
and
research-based
27
materials
and
resource
list
in
the
student
handbook.
School
28
districts
are
encouraged
to
work
with
their
communities
to
29
provide
voluntary
parent
education
sessions
to
provide
parents
30
with
the
skills
and
appropriate
strategies
to
teach
their
31
children
as
described
in
this
subsection
.
School
districts
32
shall
incorporate
the
age-appropriate
and
research-based
33
materials
into
relevant
curricula
and
shall
reinforce
the
34
importance
of
preventive
measures
when
reasonable
with
parents
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and
students.
1
Sec.
2.
Section
256.146,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
2
following
new
subsection:
3
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
Adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
4
establishing
continuing
education
requirements
for
renewal
5
of
a
license,
certificate,
authorization,
or
statement
of
6
recognition.
Continuing
education
activities
may
include
7
participating
in
or
presenting
at
in-service
training
programs
8
related
to
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
assault
9
awareness
and
prevention.
10
Sec.
3.
Section
279.50,
subsections
1,
2,
and
3,
Code
2024,
11
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
1.
Subject
to
section
279.80
,
each
school
board
shall
13
provide
instruction
in
kindergarten
,
and
in
prekindergarten
14
if
the
school
board
offers
a
prekindergarten
program,
which
15
gives
attention
to
experiences
relating
to
life
skills
and
16
human
growth
and
development
as
required
in
section
256.11
.
17
The
human
growth
and
development
instruction
shall
include
18
instruction
related
to
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
19
assault
awareness
and
prevention.
School
districts
shall
use
20
research
provided
in
section
256.9,
subsection
46
,
paragraph
21
“b”
,
to
evaluate
and
upgrade
their
instructional
materials
and
22
teaching
strategies
for
human
growth
and
development.
23
2.
Subject
to
section
279.80
,
each
school
board
shall
24
provide
age-appropriate
and
research-based
instruction
in
25
human
growth
and
development
including
instruction
regarding
26
self-esteem,
stress
management,
interpersonal
relationships,
27
and
domestic
abuse
in
grades
one
through
six.
The
human
growth
28
and
development
instruction
shall
include
instruction
related
29
to
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
assault
awareness
and
30
prevention.
31
3.
Each
school
board
shall
provide
age-appropriate
and
32
research-based
instruction
in
human
growth
and
development
33
including
instruction
regarding
human
sexuality,
self-esteem,
34
stress
management,
interpersonal
relationships,
domestic
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abuse,
and
the
prevention
and
control
of
disease,
including
1
sexually
transmitted
diseases
as
required
in
section
256.11
,
in
2
grades
seven
through
twelve.
The
human
growth
and
development
3
instruction
shall
include
instruction
related
to
child
sexual
4
abuse
and
child
sexual
assault
awareness
and
prevention.
5
Sec.
4.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
6
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
7
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
8
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
9
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
10
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
11
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
12
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
13
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
14
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
15
districts.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
20
assault
awareness
and
prevention.
21
Current
law
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
22
education
to
develop
and
make
available
to
school
districts
23
examples
of
age-appropriate
and
research-based
materials.
The
24
bill
provides
that
the
age-appropriate
and
research-based
25
materials
shall
also
cover
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
26
assault
awareness
and
prevention.
27
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
educational
examiners
to
28
adopt
rules
that
establish
continuing
education
requirements
29
for
renewal
of
a
license,
certificate,
authorization,
or
30
statement
of
recognition.
The
bill
establishes
that
continuing
31
education
activities
may
include
participating
in
or
presenting
32
at
in-service
training
programs
related
to
child
sexual
abuse
33
and
child
sexual
assault
awareness
and
prevention.
34
The
bill
requires
school
districts
to
provide
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age-appropriate
and
research-based
instruction
related
to
child
1
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
assault
awareness
and
prevention
2
as
part
of
its
human
growth
and
development
instruction
in
3
kindergarten
through
grade
12,
and
in
prekindergarten
if
the
4
school
district
offers
a
prekindergarten
program.
5
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
6
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
7
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
8
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
9
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
10
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
11
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
12
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
13
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
14
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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