1. 1. The board of directors of a public school district and the authorities in charge of a nonpublic school shall comply with chapter 232E, and shall cooperate with the department of health and human services during an investigation commenced under chapter 232E.
2. 2. The board of directors of a public school or the authorities in charge of a nonpublic school shall terminate the employment of a school employee if the board of directors or authorities in charge receive a written investigation report under section 232E.2, subsection 5, indicating the department of health and human services has determined the school employee committed student abuse.
3. 3. The department of education, in consultation with the department of health and human services, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A, and a model policy, for the handling of investigations pursuant to chapter 232E.

Section stricken and rewritten

85 Acts, ch 173, §27; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §36; 2011 Acts, ch 132, §95, 106; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §42; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1040; 2025 Acts, ch 159, §29