Bill Text: IA HF2229 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a teacher licensure renewal requirement relating to cultural competency training.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-04 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 184. [HF2229 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2229-Introduced.html
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BY
GAINES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
teacher
licensure
renewal
requirement
1
relating
to
cultural
competency
training.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
272.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Establish
as
a
renewal
requirement
3
for
a
standard
license
the
completion
of
two
clock
hours
4
of
training
in
a
course
relating
to
cultural
competency.
5
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“cultural
competency”
means
6
awareness
and
understanding
of
the
values,
lifestyles,
history,
7
and
contributions
of
various
identifiable
cultural
groups
in
8
society;
recognizing
and
dealing
with
dehumanizing
biases
such
9
as
sexism,
racism,
prejudice,
and
discrimination
and
raising
10
awareness
of
the
impact
that
such
biases
have
on
interpersonal
11
relations;
recognizing
the
ways
in
which
dehumanizing
biases
12
may
be
reflected
in
instructional
materials;
and
acquiring
13
strategies
to
manage
students
from
different
cultures
in
a
14
classroom
setting.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
directs
the
board
of
educational
examiners
to
19
establish,
as
a
renewal
requirement
for
a
standard
license,
the
20
completion
of
two
clock
hours
of
training
in
a
course
relating
21
to
cultural
competency.
The
bill
defines
cultural
competency
22
as
awareness
and
understanding
of
the
values,
lifestyles,
23
history,
and
contributions
of
societal
cultural
groups;
24
recognizing
certain
dehumanizing
biases
and
their
impact
on
25
interpersonal
relations
and
their
reflection
in
instructional
26
materials;
and
acquiring
strategies
to
manage
students
from
27
different
cultures
in
a
classroom
setting.
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