Iowa SF518 mandates school employees be placed on administrative leave if they face a BOEE case for child abuse or are found negligent in a court.

Iowa SF518 requires school employees to be placed on administrative leave if they have a pending case before the board of educational examiners related to child abuse with a finding of probable cause, or if they were found negligent in a criminal or civil court case while employed. The employee must remain on leave until the BOEE case or the school's investigation is complete. This applies to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools.

Iowa SF518 mandates school employees be placed on administrative leave if they face a BOEE case for child abuse or are found negligent in a court.

Iowa SF518 requires school employees to be placed on administrative leave if they have a pending case before the board of educational examiners related to child abuse with a finding of probable cause, or if they were found negligent in a criminal or civil court case while employed. The employee must remain on leave until the BOEE case or the school's investigation is complete. This applies to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools.