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BY
MOHR
(COMPANION
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BY
TAYLOR)
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
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
subsection
46,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2025,
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
256.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
2
following
new
subsection:
3
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
69.
Develop
and
distribute
to
school
4
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
5
innovation
zone
schools
model
guidelines
related
to
how
to
6
best
provide
instruction
to
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
7
through
grade
six
in
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
abuse
8
awareness
and
prevention.
The
model
guidelines
must
provide
9
guidance
related
to
how
to
do
all
of
the
following:
10
a.
Educate
students
on
child
sexual
abuse
prevention
using
11
various
methods,
including
discussions,
activities,
books,
and
12
guest
speakers.
13
b.
Give
students
the
knowledge
and
encouragement
to
speak
up
14
and
alert
someone
if
any
person
has
ever
touched
the
student
15
inappropriately.
16
c.
Educate
students
on
safe
touch,
unsafe
touch,
safe
17
secrets,
and
unsafe
secrets.
18
d.
Educate
students
on
how
to
get
away
from
an
abuser
and
19
report
an
incident
immediately.
20
Sec.
3.
Section
256.146,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
21
following
new
subsection:
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
28.
Adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
23
establishing
continuing
education
requirements
for
renewal
24
of
a
license,
certificate,
authorization,
or
statement
of
25
recognition.
Continuing
education
activities
may
include
26
participating
in
or
presenting
at
in-service
training
programs
27
related
to
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
assault
28
awareness
and
prevention.
29
Sec.
4.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
30
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
31
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0k.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
32
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
instruction
33
regarding
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
assault
awareness
34
and
prevention
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
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through
grade
six
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
1
Sec.
5.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
2
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
3
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
4
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
instruction
5
regarding
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
assault
awareness
6
and
prevention
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
7
through
grade
six
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
8
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
Instruction
related
to
child
9
sexual
abuse.
10
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
11
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
12
provide
instruction
related
to
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
13
sexual
assault
awareness
and
prevention
that
is
consistent
with
14
the
model
guidelines
developed
and
distributed
by
the
director
15
of
the
department
of
education
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
16
subsection
69,
to
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
17
grade
six.
18
Sec.
7.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
19
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
20
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
21
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
22
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
23
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
24
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
25
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
26
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
27
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
28
districts.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
relates
to
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
33
assault
awareness
and
prevention.
34
Current
law
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
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education
to
develop
and
make
available
to
school
districts
1
examples
of
age-appropriate
and
research-based
materials.
The
2
bill
provides
that
the
age-appropriate
and
research-based
3
materials
shall
also
cover
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
4
assault
awareness
and
prevention.
5
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
6
education
to
develop
and
distribute
to
school
districts,
7
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
8
zone
schools
model
guidelines
related
to
how
to
best
provide
9
instruction
to
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
10
six
in
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
sexual
abuse
awareness
and
11
prevention.
The
bill
establishes
requirements
related
to
the
12
model
guidelines.
13
The
bill
requires
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
14
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
15
provide
instruction
related
to
child
sexual
abuse
and
child
16
sexual
assault
awareness
and
prevention
that
is
consistent
17
with
the
model
guidelines
to
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
18
through
grade
six.
19
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
educational
examiners
to
20
adopt
rules
that
establish
continuing
education
requirements
21
for
renewal
of
a
license,
certificate,
authorization,
or
22
statement
of
recognition.
The
bill
establishes
that
continuing
23
education
activities
may
include
participating
in
or
presenting
24
at
in-service
training
programs
related
to
child
sexual
abuse
25
and
child
sexual
assault
awareness
and
prevention.
26
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
27
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
28
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
29
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
30
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
31
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
32
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
33
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
34
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
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mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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