272.13 Hearing procedures — confidentiality.
1. Hearings before the board shall be conducted in the same manner as contested cases under chapter 17A. The board may subpoena books, papers, records, and any other real evidence necessary for the board to decide whether it should institute a contested case hearing. At the hearing the board may administer oaths and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of other evidence. Subpoenas may be issued by the board to a party to a hearing, if the party demonstrates that the evidence or witnesses’ testimony is relevant and material to the hearing. Service of process and subpoenas for board hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the law applicable to the service of process and subpoenas in civil actions.
2. Witnesses subpoenaed to appear before the board shall be reimbursed for mileage and necessary expenses and shall receive per diem compensation by the board, unless the witness is an employee of the state or a political subdivision, in which case the witness shall receive reimbursement only for mileage and necessary expenses.
3. All complaint files, investigation files, other investigation reports, and other investigative information in the possession of the board or its employees or agents, which relate to licensee discipline, are privileged and confidential, and are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to a person other than the respondent and the board and its employees and agents involved in licensee discipline, and are not admissible in evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding other than the proceeding involving licensee discipline. A complaint, any amendment to a complaint, and any supporting documents shall be provided to the respondent immediately upon the board’s determination that jurisdictional requirements have been met and prior to the commencement of the board’s investigation. Investigative information in the possession of the board or its employees or agents which relates to licensee discipline may be disclosed to appropriate licensing authorities within this state, the appropriate licensing authority in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory or country in which the licensee is licensed or has applied for a license. A final written decision and finding of fact of the board in a disciplinary proceeding is a public record.
89 Acts, ch 265, §13
CS89, §260.13
C93, §272.13
2000 Acts, ch 1199, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1183, §28, 43
Referred to in §261H.2, 272.15
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 272 - EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS BOARD
Section 272.2 - Board of examiners created.
Section 272.4 - Terms of office.
Section 272.5 - Compensation of board — executive director.
Section 272.7 - Validity of license.
Section 272.8 - License to applicants from other states or countries.
Section 272.9 - Continuity of certificates and licenses.
Section 272.9A - Administrator licenses.
Section 272.11 - Expenditures and refunds.
Section 272.12 - Para-educator certificates.
Section 272.13 - Hearing procedures — confidentiality.
Section 272.14 - Appointment of administrative law judges.
Section 272.15 - Reporting requirements — complaints.
Section 272.20 - National certification.
Section 272.25 - Rules for practitioner preparation programs.
Section 272.27 - Student teaching and other educational experiences.
Section 272.28 - Licensure beyond initial license.
Section 272.29 - Annual administrative rules review — triennial report.
Section 272.31 - Authorizations — coaching — school business officials — substitute teachers.