A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students.

This bill amends Iowa law to clarify the definition of "grooming behavior" by licensed school employees toward students. It specifies that grooming behavior includes "building trust and emotional connections with a student with the intent to exploit such student," replacing the prior definition focused on "enticing or entrapping." The change directly affects school employees whose conduct meets this definition, requiring school districts and administrators to report such behavior to the Board of Educational Examiners. The bill does not create new reporting requirements but refines what constitutes reportable conduct under existing law.