Relating to sexual conduct toward children; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Revises definition of terms "sexual conduct" and "substantiated report" for purposes of certain laws related to abuse and sexual conduct by school employees. Requires report of suspected sexual conduct be made to law enforcement agency or Department of Human Services. Expands reporting and investigation requirements to sexual conduct by students. Requires public or private official to report sexual conduct by regulated public or private official and to report student sexual conduct. Directs Department of Human Services and law enforcement to conduct investigation related to report. ] Requires department and law enforcement agency to notify regulatory board of regulated public or private official of findings related to sexual conduct. Directs regulatory board to initiate disciplinary proceedings if department or law enforcement finds reasonable cause to believe that sexual conduct occurred. ] Requires department and law enforcement agency to notify school district of findings related to student sexual conduct. ] Creates civil action for damages for failure by certain school employees to make report of suspected sexual conduct. Directs Department of Education to evaluate criminal records checks to determine percentage of total number of criminal records checks requested by private schools that indicated person being checked engaged in sexual conduct toward child. Requires department to report results of evaluation to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2019
Last action Jul 1, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Jul 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
upper
Jun 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Jun 14, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Floyd Prozanski
DDemocratic
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