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House
File
804
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
804
BY
GOSA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
schools
to
perform
criminal
history
checks
1
prior
to
engaging
any
person
to
construct
a
new
attendance
2
center
or
to
perform
certain
specified
renovations
or
3
remodeling
work.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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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
state
criminal
4
history
checks
for
persons
who
are
engaged
to
perform
5
construction
work
in
the
same
manner
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
state
criminal
10
history
checks
for
persons
who
are
engaged
to
perform
11
construction
work
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
Contractors
——
background
13
investigations.
14
1.
Prior
to
engaging
any
person
to
perform
construction
15
work,
the
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
16
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
17
have
access
to
and
shall
review
the
sex
offender
registry
18
information
under
section
692A.121
available
to
the
general
19
public,
the
central
registry
for
child
abuse
information
20
established
under
section
235A.14,
and
the
central
registry
21
for
dependent
adult
abuse
information
established
under
22
section
235B.5,
for
information
regarding
all
of
the
following
23
individuals:
24
a.
The
person
engaged
to
perform
the
construction
work.
25
b.
Employees
of
the
person
who
will
perform
any
part
of
the
26
construction
work.
27
c.
Employees
of
any
contractor
or
subcontractor
engaged
by
28
the
person
to
perform
any
part
of
the
construction
work.
29
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
30
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
31
maintain
documentation
demonstrating
compliance
with
subsection
32
1.
33
3.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
the
34
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
may
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charge
the
person
who
is
engaged
to
perform
the
construction
1
work
for
the
cost
of
the
registry
checks
conducted
pursuant
to
2
subsection
1.
3
4.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
4
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
5
shall
not
allow
any
individual
described
in
subsection
1,
6
paragraph
“a”
,
“b”
,
or
“c”
,
who
is
listed
in
the
sex
offender
7
registry
established
under
chapter
692A,
the
central
registry
8
for
child
abuse
information
established
under
section
235A.14,
9
or
the
central
registry
for
dependent
adult
abuse
information
10
established
under
section
235B.5,
to
perform
any
part
of
the
11
construction
work.
12
5.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“construction
work”
means
13
all
of
the
following:
14
a.
The
construction
of
a
new
attendance
center.
15
b.
The
renovation
or
remodeling
of
an
attendance
center
16
during
the
school
calendar
and
where
students
are
in
17
attendance.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
requires
schools
to
perform
criminal
history
22
checks
prior
to
engaging
any
person
to
construct
a
new
23
attendance
center
or
to
perform
certain
specified
renovations
24
or
remodeling
work.
25
The
bill
defines
“construction
work”
as
the
construction
of
26
a
new
attendance
center
and
the
renovation
or
remodeling
of
an
27
attendance
center
during
the
school
calendar
and
where
students
28
are
in
attendance.
29
Prior
to
engaging
any
person
to
perform
construction
work,
30
the
bill
requires
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
31
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
have
32
access
to
and
review
the
sex
offender
registry
information
33
under
Code
section
692A.121
available
to
the
general
public,
34
the
central
registry
for
child
abuse
information
established
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under
Code
section
235A.14,
and
the
central
registry
for
1
dependent
adult
abuse
information
established
under
Code
2
section
235B.5,
for
information
regarding
the
person
engaged
to
3
perform
the
construction
work,
employees
of
the
person
who
will
4
perform
any
part
of
the
construction
work,
and
employees
of
any
5
contractor
or
subcontractor
engaged
by
the
person
to
perform
6
any
part
of
the
construction
work.
Schools
are
required
to
7
maintain
documentation
demonstrating
compliance
with
these
8
requirements.
9
Schools
are
authorized
to
charge
the
person
who
is
engaged
10
to
perform
the
construction
work
for
the
cost
of
the
state
11
criminal
history
checks.
12
The
bill
provides
that
schools
shall
not
allow
any
13
individual
who
is
the
subject
of
the
state
criminal
history
14
check
requirements
and
who
is
listed
in
the
sex
offender
15
registry,
the
central
registry
for
child
abuse
information,
or
16
the
central
registry
for
dependent
adult
abuse
information,
to
17
perform
any
part
of
the
construction
work.
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