Bill Text: IA HF282 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to information the board of educational examiners is required to review regarding applicants for license renewal. (Formerly HSB 36)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-10 - Withdrawn. H.J. 522. [HF282 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF282-Introduced.html
House File 282 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 36) A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to information the board of educational 2 examiners is required to review regarding applicants for 3 license renewal. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1172HV (2) 86 kh/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 272.2, subsection 17, Code 2015, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 17. Adopt rules to require that a background investigation 1 4 be conducted by the division of criminal investigation of the 1 5 department of public safety on all initial applicants for 1 6 licensure. The board shall also require all initial applicants 1 7 to submit a completed fingerprint packet and shall use the 1 8 packet to facilitate a national criminal history background 1 9 check. The board shall have access to, and shall review 1 10 the sex offender registry information under section 692A.121 1 11 available to the general public, information in the Iowa court 1 12 information system available to the general public, the central 1 13 registry for child abuse information established under chapter 1 14 235A, and the dependent adult abuse records maintained under 1 15 chapter 235B for information regarding applicants for license 1 16 renewal. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 19 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 20 This bill adds, to the information the board of educational 1 21 examiners is required to review regarding applicants for 1 22 license renewal, information in the Iowa court information 1 23 system available to the general public. LSB 1172HV (2) 86 kh/nh