Section 4401 - [Effective 2023/2024 school year] Adult sexual misconduct in schools policyEach school district and charter school shall establish a policy which shall require, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A provision establishing appropriate and inappropriate interactions between adult employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers and students.(2) A provision prohibiting adult sexual misconduct in schools which shall apply to employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers.(3) A provision prohibiting any sexual relationship between a student, even if the student is an adult, and a school district or charter school employee while the student is a current student.(4) A provision emphasizing the mandatory reporting requirements of § 903 of Title 16.(5) A procedure for notifying the Department of Education and law enforcement of suspected adult sexual misconduct.(6) A provision delineating preferred and prohibited methods of electronic communications between school employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers and students.(7) A provision that substantiated incidents of adult sexual misconduct will be reported in future reference checks for employment or volunteer work.(8) A provision requiring the development of hiring practices to screen for adult sexual misconduct in school employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers.Added by Laws 2021, ch. 408,s 1, eff. 8/19/2022.Section 2. of the enacting legislation provides that this chapter takes effect starting with the 2023/2024 school year.