US EditionIowa Senate Bill Requires Citizenship, Work Eligibility Verification for Educators
Iowa Senate bill would ban local ID cards and require stricter citizenship verification, responding to immigration concerns after a former superintendent's arrest, amid strong public opposition.
- On Wednesday, Iowa Senate subcommittee in Des Moines advanced legislation to ban counties and cities from issuing local identification cards during a packed hearing with Johnson County residents opposing it.
- Responding to the Roberts arrest, Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia, said the bill enhances Iowa Code verification rules and could lead the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners and school districts to use E-Verify and SAVE.
- Advocates noted practical uses of the cards, saying `they help communities function smoothly' by speeding routine interactions with law enforcement and local agencies, without changing legal status.
- Technical and procedural concerns emerged as Republican lawmakers advanced Senate Study Bill 3045 Wednesday, noting county auditors’ verification and district court appeal process may complicate same-day voter registration and provisional ballots.
- Education licensing rules would expand verification as Senate Study Bill 3015 requires the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners to verify lawful presence for license applicants and school boards to confirm identity and eligibility when hiring.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Protesters from all over the state gathered at the state capitol to protest bills they believed were anti-immigrant. Initially, three subcommittees were planned to discuss HSB 2041, HF 439 and HSB 552 each relating to Governor Reynolds executive order for the Iowa Department of Public Safety to cooperate with ICE and [...]
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Iowa Senate bill requires citizenship, work eligibility verification for educators
Months after the federal immigration arrest of former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, an Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced legislation Wednesday to bolster verification steps in educational credentialing and hiring processes to ensure a person is lawfully eligible to…
A Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill that's a response to the case of Ian Roberts
A Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill that’s a response to the case of Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines Superintendent who was arrested by immigration agents in September and has pleaded guilty to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners granted Roberts a professional license in 2023. The bill says applicants for teaching and administrative positions in Iowa schools must provide proof to the state’s li…
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