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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.“Board of educational examiners” means the board created in section 256.146.
2.“Department” means the department of health and human services.
3.“Investigation” means the process by which the department responds to all accepted
reports of alleged student abuse.
4.“Nonpublic school” means the same as defined in section 280.2.
5.“Public school” means the same as defined in section 280.2.
6.“Public school district” means a public school district as described in chapter 274, and
includesacharterschoolunderchapter256E,oracharterschooloraninnovationzoneschool
under chapter 256F.
7.“School employee” means any of the following:
a.A person employed by a public school or a nonpublic school.
b.A vendor, or an employee of a ven
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Board of educational examiners” means the board created in section 256.146.
2. “Department” means the department of health and human services.
3. “Investigation” means the process by which the department responds to all accepted
reports of alleged student abuse.
4. “Nonpublic school” means the same as defined in section 280.2.
5. “Public school” means the same as defined in section 280.2.
6. “Public school district” means a public school district as described in chapter 274, and
includesacharterschoolunderchapter256E,oracharterschooloraninnovationzoneschool
under chapter 256F.
7. “School employee” means any of the following:
a. A person employed by a public school or a nonpublic school.
b. A vendor, or an employee of a vendor, that provides goods or services to a public school
or a nonpublic school.
c. An agent, or an employee of an agent, of a public school or a nonpublic school.
d. A volunteer under the direction and control of any of the following:
(1) The board of directors or any administrator of a public school district.
(2) The board or authorities in control of a nonpublic school.
(3) The board of directors or administrator of an agency called upon by a school official
to provide services to students in an educational capacity.
8. “Student” means a person enrolled in a public school, a nonpublic school, or a
prekindergarten program in a public school or a nonpublic school.
9. “Student abuse” means any of the following which occur on school grounds during
school time, or on or at a school-related curricular or extracurricular activity:
a. Any nonaccidental physical injury, or an injury which does not match the history
provided for how the injury occurred, suffered by a student as the result of an act or omission
of a school employee, that is not otherwise excluded by section 280.21, subsection 2.
b. Thecommissionofasexualoffenseunderchapter709, section726.2, orsection728.12,
subsection 1, with or to a student as a result of an act or omission of a school employee.
c. Anactoromissionofaschoolemployeewhichallows, permits, orencouragesastudent
to engage in an act prohibited under section 725.1.