Online state job posting system

1. The department shall provide for the operation of an online state job posting system. The system shall be designed and implemented for the online posting of job openings offered by school districts, charter schools, area education agencies, the department, and accredited nonpublic schools. The system shall be accessible via the department’s internet site. The system shall include a mechanism for the electronic submission of job openings for posting on the system as provided in subsection 2. The system and each job posting on the system shall include a statement that an employer submitting a job opening for posting on the system will comply with all applicable provisions of section 216.6. The department may contract for, or partner with another entity for, the use of an existing internet site to operate the online state job posting system if the existing internet site is more effective and economical than the department’s internet site. 2. A school district, charter school, or area education agency shall submit all of its job openings to the department for posting on the system and shall keep and maintain all unfilled job openings on the system. The department shall post all of its job openings on the system. An accredited nonpublic school may submit job openings to the department for posting on the system. 3. This section shall not be construed to do any of the following: a. Prohibit any employer from advertising job openings and recruiting employees independently of the system. b. Prohibit any employer from using another method of advertising job openings or another applicant tracking system in addition to the system. c. Provide the department with any regulatory authority in the hiring process or hiring decisions of any employer other than the department.