(at the request of House Interim Committee on Education)
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Bill Title:
Relating to misconduct by school employees; and prescribing an effective date.
Catchline/Summary:
Requires school boards to adopt policies on reporting sexual conduct by school employee directed toward student.Requires applicant for position with school district to submit list of current and past employers and to provide written authorization and release of information and documentation from those employers. Requires school district to conduct background check on applicants.]
Prohibits school district board, school district or school from entering into agreement or contract that suppresses information about employee's sexual misconduct or abuse or that affects duty to investigate suspected child abuse, report suspected child abuse or discipline employee.]
Allows parent or legal guardian of student abused by school employee to bring action against education provider if school employee previously committed abuse and education provider did not investigate or report abuse.]
Requires public schools to submit reports to school district board regarding certain employee activity.]
Declares emergency, effective on passage.]
Requires school boards to adopt policies on reporting sexual conduct by school employee directed toward student. Requires school employee who has reasonable cause to believe that student has been subjected to sexual conduct to report information to supervisor or other person designated by school board.
Requires applicant for position with education provider to provide list of current and former employers, authorization for those employers to disclose certain information and statement as to whether applicant has been or is subject of report or investigation related to child abuse or sexual conduct. Requires school district to conduct criminal records check on applicant for certain positions.
Prohibits education provider from entering into agreement or contract that suppresses information related to child abuse or sexual conduct, affects provider's duty to report suspected child abuse or sexual conduct or impairs provider's ability to discipline employee for child abuse or sexual conduct.
Takes effect on July 1, 2010.
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