Abuse reviews would pause some school transfers and convictions would bar instructors

A person named in a child abuse or neglect report may not transfer that person's student to an exempt school during a review or traditional response. An exempt school is one that chooses not to meet state approval or accreditation requirements. The person named in the report must be the student's parent, legal guardian, or educational decisionmaker. The department must notify the student's current school and the Education Commissioner that an exempt-school election is invalid until further notice. These notices are confidential and may include only the student's name and whether the transfer is allowed. The restriction applies during a Review, Evaluate, and Decide Team review or a traditional response. It ends when the department assigns an alternative response or makes a formal determination.

A person convicted under the listed criminal laws may not monitor or provide instruction at an exempt school. The bar applies at schools that choose not to meet state approval or accreditation requirements. The listed laws cover sexual assault and abuse, domestic assault, and child abuse, including offenses involving children, inmates, parolees, protected individuals, and detainees.