A bill for an act requiring school employees to be put on administrative leave in certain specified circumstances.

SF 518 requires Iowa school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to immediately place certain employees on administrative leave (temporary leave without pay) when two specific conditions occur: (1) an employee has a pending child abuse case before the Board of Educational Examiners with a probable cause finding, or (2) an employee was involved in a criminal/civil case where a court found negligence and the school is investigating. Employees must remain on leave until the Board of Educational Examiners case or school investigation concludes. This law directly affects school employees facing these specific legal or disciplinary circumstances. It creates a mandatory leave requirement for school employers in these defined scenarios.