A bill for an act requiring school employees to be put on administrative leave in certain specified circumstances.

This bill requires Iowa school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to immediately place certain employees on administrative leave under two specific circumstances: (1) if the employee has a pending child abuse case before the Board of Educational Examiners with a probable cause finding, or (2) if the employee was involved in a criminal or civil negligence case (where a court found negligence) and the school is investigating. Employees must remain on leave until the investigation or Board case concludes. The law applies directly to school employees facing these specific legal or disciplinary situations, not to all staff. It does not change existing negligence standards but mandates a specific procedural step for schools.