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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to require the Department of Education and local school boards to adopt policies prohibiting job assistance when sexual misconduct suspected. [H 438] Approved
1. § 1. The Department of Education and local school boards shall adopt policies to implement the provisions of 20 U.S.C. § 7926 that prohibit any local school board or any individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of a local school board from assisting an employee, contractor, or agent of such local school board in obtaining a new job if such local school board or individual knows or has probable cause to believe that the employee, contractor, or agent engaged in sexual misconduct regarding a minor or student in violation of law.
HOUSE BILL NO. 438 FLOOR AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by Senator Newman on February 27, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Bulova) A BILL to require the Department of Education and local school boards to adopt policies prohibiting job assistance when sexual misconduct suspected.
HOUSE BILL NO. 438 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee for Courts of Justice on February 9, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Bulova) A BILL to require the Board of Education to adopt regulations prohibiting job assistance when sexual misconduct suspected.
1. § 1. The Board of Education shall adopt regulations to be effective within 280 days of their enactment to implement the provisions of 20 U.S.C. § 7926 that prohibit any local school board or any individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of a local school board from assisting an employee, contractor, or agent of such local school board in obtaining a new job if such local school board or individual knows or has probable cause to believe that the employee, contractor, or agent engaged in sexual misconduct regarding a minor or student in violation of law.
HOUSE BILL NO. 438 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 6, 2018 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-296.5, relating to elementary and secondary schools; prohibition of job assistance when sexual misconduct suspected.
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-296.5 as follows:
§ 22.1-296.5. Probable cause of sexual misconduct; job assistance prohibited.
A. No person who is employed by, contracted with, or an agent of a (i) local school board or (ii) private elementary or secondary school that is accredited pursuant to § 22.1-19 shall assist an employee, contractor, or agent in obtaining a new job if such person, school board, or school knows or has probable cause to believe that such employee, contractor, or agent has engaged in sexual misconduct where the victim is a minor or student in violation of Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 or § 18.2-361, 18.2-366, 18.2-370, 18.2-370.1, 18.2-370.6, 18.2-371, 18.2-374.1, 18.2-374.1:1, 18.2-374.3, 18.2-374.4, or 18.2-386.1.
B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files.
C. The provisions of subsection A shall not apply if:
1.The information giving rise to probable cause has been properly reported to (i) a law-enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the alleged conduct and (ii) any other authorities as required by state and federal law, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); and
2. Either (i) the matter has been officially closed; (ii) the prosecutor or law-enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the alleged misconduct has investigated the allegation and notified school officials that there is insufficient information to establish probable cause that the employee, contractor, or agent engaged in such sexual misconduct; (iii) the employee, contractor, or agent has been charged with and acquitted or otherwise exonerated of the alleged misconduct; or (iv) the case or investigation remains open and there have been no charges filed against or there has been no indictment of the school employee, contractor, or agent within four years from the date on which the information was reported to law enforcement.
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