Senate File 172 -S-3017 IntroducedAmend SENATESenate FILEFile 172 BYas TAYLORfollows: A BILL FOR An Act relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.

BE1. IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

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The materials and resources shall cover verbal, physical, and visual sexual harassment, including nonconsensual sexual advances, and nonconsensual physical sexual contact, and child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.

In developing the materials and resource list, the director shall consult with entities that shall include but not be limited to the departments of health and human services and public safety, education stakeholders, and parent-teacher organizations.

School districts shall provide age-appropriate and research-based materials and a list of available community and internet-based resources to parents at registration and shall also include the age-appropriate and research-based materials and resource list in the student handbook.

School districts are encouraged to work with their communities to provide voluntary parent education sessions to provide parents with the skills and appropriate strategies to teach their children as described in this subsection.

School districts shall incorporate the age-appropriate and research-based materials into relevant curricula and shall reinforce the importance of preventive measures when reasonable with parents LSB 2018XS (4) 91 -1- jda/jh 1/5 S.F.

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Section 256.9, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection:

NEW SUBSECTION .

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Develop and distribute to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools model guidelines related to how to best provide instruction to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade six in child sexual abuse and child sexual abuse awareness and prevention.

The model guidelines must provide guidance related to how to do all of the following:

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Educate students on child sexual abuse prevention using various methods, including discussions, activities, books, and guest speakers.

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Give students the knowledge and encouragement to speak up and alert someone if any person has ever touched the student inappropriately.

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Educate students on safe touch, unsafe touch, safe secrets, and unsafe secrets.

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Educate students on how to get away from an abuser and report an incident immediately.

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SectionA 256.146,student Codeenrolled 2025,in iskindergarten amendedthrough bygrade addingsix in a school district or an accredited nonpublic school shall not be required to participate in the followinginstruction newrelated subsection:to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention if the student’s parent or guardian files with the appropriate administrator a written request that the student be excused from the instruction.

NEWNotification SUBSECTIONthat .the written request may be made must be included in the information provided by the board of directors of each school district or the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school under subsection 2.> ______________________________ COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION LYNN EVANS, CHAIRPERSON SF 172.435 (3) 91 -1- jda/jh 1/1

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Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A establishing continuing education requirements for renewal of a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition.

Continuing education activities may include participating in or presenting at in-service training programs related to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.

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Section 256E.7, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:

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Be subject to and comply with the requirements of section 280.36 relating to instruction regarding child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention provided to students enrolled in kindergarten LSB 2018XS (4) 91 -2- jda/jh 2/5 S.F.