Senate Bill 785 mandates the creation of an online licensing portal by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) that is accessible to the public at no cost. This portal will provide searchable information about license holders who are under investigation, including their names and the outcomes of those investigations. Specifically, it will detail if an investigation was concluded due to the voluntary surrender of a license. Additionally, the portal will list the names of individuals whose licenses have been revoked by DPI.

The bill amends existing statutes to replace the requirement for DPI to post investigation information on its website with the obligation to include this information in the new online licensing portal. The amendments to sections 115.31 (6) (b) and (c) reflect this change, ensuring that the names of licensees under investigation and those whose licenses have been revoked are now part of the online portal rather than just being posted on the DPI's website.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 115.31(6)(b), 115.31, 115.31(6)(c)