A bill for an act relating to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including applicability provisions.

This bill requires Iowa school districts, charter schools, and the Board of Educational Examiners to verify that all school staff and applicants can legally work in the U.S. using federal employment verification standards (8 U.S.C. §1324a). It mandates that new hires, license applicants, and renewal candidates provide documents proving both work authorization and identity - such as a work permit or passport - while educators not subject to regular renewal must renew this verification every five years. School districts and schools must comply with these federal rules for all staff hired after the bill’s effective date, aligning their hiring practices with standard employment verification processes. The bill does not create new requirements but codifies existing federal verification protocols for educational employment.