This bill mandates identity and employment eligibility verification for school employees in Iowa.

The bill requires the Board of Educational Examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all individuals who have accepted an offer of employment. This verification must comply with federal law, specifically 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a. Additionally, the Board of Educational Examiners must require all initial applicants for licensure and all applicants for license renewal to produce evidence of their lawful presence in the United States as a condition of initial licensure or license.

This bill mandates identity and employment eligibility verification for school employees in Iowa.

The bill requires the Board of Educational Examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all individuals who have accepted an offer of employment. This verification must comply with federal law, specifically 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a. Additionally, the Board of Educational Examiners must require all initial applicants for licensure and all applicants for license renewal to produce evidence of their lawful presence in the United States as a condition of initial licensure or license.