Mandatory Reporting of Ethics Violations Clarification

During the 2012 legislative session, the Iowa Legislature amended Iowa Code regarding mandatory reporting of ethics violations to the Board of Educational Examiners.

The main question that has been asked of the BOEE is what constitutes an “instance of disciplinary action”? After consulting with members of the committee who wrote this bill, the BOEE has determined that the employee discipline that must be reported to the BOEE includes written reprimands, written warnings, job separation agreements, resignations, nonrenewals, or terminations that resulted from employee misconduct covered by the mandatory reporting areas.

Read more about this in the Board of Educational Examiners memo. If you have any questions about whether or not a disciplinary action should be reported to the BOEE, contact Duane Magee, Executive Director, Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, at (515) 281-4810.

Ethics complaint forms may be obtained from the BOEE by emailing Darcy Hathaway. The BOEE Ethics handout may be accessed at: http://www.boee.iowa.gov/doc/ethHndot.pdf.