Bill Text: IA SF204 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing a task force on the prevention of sexual abuse of children and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 10.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF204 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
10)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
task
force
on
the
prevention
of
sexual
1
abuse
of
children
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
TASK
FORCE
ON
THE
PREVENTION
OF
SEXUAL
ABUSE
OF
1
CHILDREN.
2
1.
A
task
force
on
the
prevention
of
sexual
abuse
of
3
children
is
established
consisting
of
the
following
members:
4
a.
Four
members
of
the
general
assembly
serving
as
ex
5
officio,
nonvoting
members,
with
not
more
than
one
member
from
6
each
chamber
being
from
the
same
political
party.
The
two
7
senators
shall
be
appointed
one
each
by
the
majority
leader
8
of
the
senate
after
consultation
with
the
president
of
the
9
senate
and
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
senate.
The
two
10
representatives
shall
be
appointed
one
each
by
the
speaker
11
of
the
house
of
representatives
after
consultation
with
the
12
majority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives
and
by
the
13
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives.
14
b.
The
director
of
the
department
of
human
services
or
the
15
director’s
designee.
16
c.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
or
the
17
director’s
designee.
18
d.
The
director
of
the
department
of
public
health
or
the
19
director’s
designee.
20
e.
The
state
court
administrator
or
the
state
court
21
administrator’s
designee.
22
f.
A
representative
of
the
Iowa
county
attorneys
23
association,
appointed
by
the
president
of
that
association.
24
g.
A
representative
of
the
chief
juvenile
court
officers,
25
appointed
by
the
chief
justice
of
the
supreme
court.
26
h.
A
representative
of
a
statewide
professional
teachers’
27
organization,
appointed
by
the
president
of
that
organization.
28
i.
A
representative
of
an
organization
involved
in
the
29
prevention
of
child
abuse
in
this
state,
appointed
by
the
30
director
of
the
department
of
human
services.
31
j.
A
representative
of
an
organization
representing
school
32
administrators
in
this
state,
appointed
by
the
president
of
33
that
organization.
34
k.
A
representative
of
an
organization
representing
the
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boards
of
school
districts
in
this
state,
appointed
by
the
1
executive
director
of
that
organization.
2
l.
A
representative
of
the
Iowa
psychological
association,
3
appointed
by
the
president
of
that
organization.
4
m.
A
representative
of
the
Iowa
coalition
against
5
sexual
assault,
appointed
by
the
executive
director
of
that
6
organization.
7
n.
A
representative
of
prevent
child
abuse
Iowa,
appointed
8
by
the
executive
director
of
that
organization.
9
o.
A
child
abuse
expert
employed
by
or
under
contract
with
10
one
of
Iowa’s
nationally
accredited
child
protection
centers,
11
appointed
by
the
director
of
the
regional
child
protection
12
center
located
in
Des
Moines.
13
2.
Members
of
the
task
force
shall
be
individuals
who
are
14
actively
involved
in
the
fields
of
child
abuse
prevention
15
covered
by
child
welfare.
To
the
extent
possible,
appointment
16
of
members
shall
reflect
the
geographic
diversity
of
the
state.
17
The
members
of
the
task
force
shall
serve
without
compensation
18
and
shall
not
be
reimbursed
for
their
expenses.
19
3.
The
director
of
the
organization
under
contract
20
to
administer
child
abuse
prevention
program
funds
under
21
section
235A.1,
or
the
director’s
designee,
shall
convene
the
22
organizational
meeting
of
the
task
force.
The
task
force
shall
23
elect
from
among
its
members
a
chairperson.
Meetings
shall
be
24
held
at
the
call
of
the
chairperson
or
at
the
request
of
two
or
25
more
task
force
members.
Six
members
shall
constitute
a
quorum
26
and
the
affirmative
vote
of
six
members
shall
be
necessary
for
27
any
action
taken
by
the
task
force.
28
4.
The
organization
under
contract
to
administer
child
29
abuse
prevention
program
funds
under
section
235A.1
shall
30
provide
staff
support
to
the
task
force.
31
5.
The
task
force
shall
consult
with
employees
of
the
32
department
of
human
services,
the
Iowa
coalition
against
sexual
33
assault,
the
department
of
public
safety,
the
state
board
34
of
education,
and
any
other
state
agency
or
department
as
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necessary
to
accomplish
the
task
force’s
responsibilities
under
1
this
section.
2
6.
The
task
force
shall
develop
a
model
policy
addressing
3
sexual
abuse
of
children
that
may
include
but
is
not
limited
4
to
the
following:
5
a.
Age-appropriate
curricula
for
students
enrolled
in
6
prekindergarten
through
grade
five.
7
b.
Training
options
for
school
personnel
on
child
sexual
8
abuse.
9
c.
Educational
information
for
parents
and
guardians
that
10
may
be
provided
in
the
school
handbook
and
may
include
the
11
warning
signs
of
a
child
being
abused,
along
with
any
needed
12
assistance,
referral,
or
resource
information.
13
d.
Counseling
options
and
resources
available
statewide
for
14
students
affected
by
sexual
abuse.
15
e.
Emotional
and
educational
support
services
that
may
be
16
available
for
a
child
of
abuse
to
continue
to
be
successful
in
17
school.
18
f.
Methods
for
increasing
teacher,
student,
and
parent
19
awareness
of
issues
regarding
sexual
abuse
of
children,
20
including
but
not
limited
to
knowledge
of
likely
warning
signs
21
indicating
that
a
child
may
be
a
victim
of
sexual
abuse.
22
g.
Actions
that
a
child
who
is
a
victim
of
sexual
abuse
23
should
take
to
obtain
assistance
and
intervention.
24
7.
The
task
force
shall
make
recommendations
for
preventing
25
the
sexual
abuse
of
children
in
Iowa.
In
making
those
26
recommendations,
the
task
force
shall
do
the
following:
27
a.
Gather
information
concerning
child
sexual
abuse
28
throughout
the
state.
29
b.
Receive
reports
and
testimony
from
individuals,
state
30
and
local
agencies,
community-based
organizations,
and
other
31
public
and
private
organizations.
32
c.
Create
goals
for
state
policy
that
would
prevent
child
33
sexual
abuse.
34
d.
Submit
a
final
report
with
its
recommendations
to
the
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governor
and
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
January
16,
1
2012.
The
recommendations
may
include
proposals
for
specific
2
statutory
changes
and
methods
to
foster
cooperation
among
state
3
agencies
and
between
the
state,
local
school
districts,
and
4
other
local
governments.
5
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
6
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
7
EXPLANATION
8
This
bill
establishes
a
task
force
on
the
prevention
of
9
sexual
abuse
of
children
in
Iowa.
10
The
task
force
on
the
prevention
of
sexual
abuse
of
children
11
consists
of
four
members
of
the
general
assembly
serving
as
ex
12
officio,
nonvoting
members;
the
directors
of
the
departments
13
of
human
services,
education,
and
public
health
or
the
14
directors’
designees;
the
state
court
administrator
or
the
15
state
court
administrator’s
designee;
and
representatives
of
16
the
Iowa
county
attorneys
association,
the
chief
juvenile
court
17
officers,
a
statewide
professional
teachers’
organization,
an
18
organization
involved
in
the
prevention
of
child
abuse
in
this
19
state,
an
organization
representing
school
administrators
in
20
this
state,
an
organization
representing
the
boards
of
school
21
districts
in
this
state,
the
Iowa
psychological
association,
22
the
Iowa
coalition
against
sexual
assault,
prevent
child
23
abuse
Iowa,
and
Iowa’s
nationally
accredited
child
protection
24
centers.
25
The
members
of
the
task
force
serve
without
compensation
and
26
shall
not
be
reimbursed
for
their
expenses.
The
organization
27
under
contract
to
administer
child
abuse
prevention
program
28
funds
under
Code
section
235A.1
shall
provide
staff
support
to
29
the
task
force.
30
The
task
force
shall
consult
with
employees
of
the
31
department
of
human
services,
the
Iowa
coalition
against
sexual
32
assault,
the
department
of
public
safety,
the
state
board
33
of
education,
and
any
other
state
agency
or
department
as
34
necessary
to
accomplish
the
task
force’s
responsibilities.
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The
task
force
shall
develop
a
model
policy
addressing
1
sexual
abuse
of
children.
The
policy
may
include
an
2
age-appropriate
curriculum
for
students
enrolled
in
3
prekindergarten
through
grade
five;
training
options
for
4
school
personnel
on
child
sexual
abuse;
educational
and
5
other
information
for
parents
and
guardians;
counseling
and
6
resources
for
students
affected
by
sexual
abuse;
emotional
7
and
educational
support
for
a
child
of
abuse
to
continue
to
8
be
successful
in
school,
methods
for
increasing
awareness
of
9
issues
regarding
sexual
abuse
of
children,
and
actions
that
a
10
child
who
is
a
victim
of
sexual
abuse
should
take
to
obtain
11
assistance
and
intervention.
12
The
task
force
shall
make
recommendations
for
reducing
child
13
sexual
abuse
in
Iowa
and
in
making
those
recommendations
shall
14
gather
information
concerning
child
sexual
abuse
throughout
the
15
state;
receive
reports
and
testimony
from
individuals,
state
16
and
local
agencies,
community-based
organizations,
and
other
17
public
and
private
organizations;
create
goals
for
state
policy
18
that
would
prevent
child
sexual
abuse;
and
submit
a
final
19
report
with
its
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
20
assembly
on
or
before
January
16,
2012.
The
recommendations
21
may
include
proposals
for
specific
statutory
changes
and
for
22
methods
to
foster
cooperation
among
state
agencies
and
between
23
the
state,
local
school
districts,
and
other
local
governments.
24
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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