Bill Text: IA HF2292 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing the establishment of a nontraditional educator preparation program by a private provider, the issuance of an interim license or endorsement to program participants by the board of educational examiners, and the employment of program participants as teachers in Iowa's schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-19 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF2292 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2292-Introduced.html
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BY
WHEELER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
establishment
of
a
nontraditional
1
educator
preparation
program
by
a
private
provider,
the
2
issuance
of
an
interim
license
or
endorsement
to
program
3
participants
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners,
and
the
4
employment
of
program
participants
as
teachers
in
Iowa’s
5
schools.
6
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
272.2,
subsection
13,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
13.
Adopt
rules
to
provide
for
nontraditional
preparation
3
options
for
licensing
persons
who
hold
a
bachelor’s
degree
from
4
an
accredited
college
or
university,
who
do
not
meet
other
5
requirements
for
licensure
,
and
to
provide
for
issuance
of
6
interim
licenses
and
endorsements
to
persons
who
are
accepted
7
into
a
nontraditional
educator
preparation
pathway
program
in
8
accordance
with
section
272.16
.
9
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
272.16
Nontraditional
teacher
10
preparation
pathway
——
interim
licensure
and
endorsements.
11
1.
Private
provider.
12
a.
Notwithstanding
section
256.7,
subsection
3,
and
section
13
256.16,
a
private
provider
selected
by
the
board
of
educational
14
examiners
may
offer
a
nontraditional
educator
preparation
15
pathway
program
that
allows
applicants
to
begin
teaching
in
a
16
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
in
Iowa
upon
17
acceptance
in
the
program
and
upon
receiving
an
interim
license
18
or
interim
endorsement
from
the
board
of
educational
examiners
19
in
accordance
with
this
section.
20
b.
The
private
provider
selected
must
be
approved
to
offer
21
nontraditional
education
preparation
pathway
programs
leading
22
to
teacher
licensure,
certification,
or
endorsement
in
at
least
23
fourteen
other
states.
24
2.
Application
requirements.
Applications
for
the
25
nontraditional
educator
preparation
pathway
program
shall
26
identify
the
content
area
and
grade
level
for
which
the
27
applicant
seeks
licensure
or
endorsement.
In
addition,
an
28
applicant
shall
submit
evidence
of
all
the
following
to
receive
29
a
classroom-ready
certificate
from
the
private
provider:
30
a.
Possession
of
a
baccalaureate
degree.
31
b.
A
completed
background
investigation
conducted
by
the
32
division
of
criminal
investigation
of
the
department
of
public
33
safety.
34
3.
Services
to
program
participants.
The
private
provider
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shall
provide
the
following
services
to
persons
accepted
into
1
the
nontraditional
educator
preparation
pathway
program:
2
a.
Mentor
teachers
for
at
least
two
years
for
persons
3
teaching
under
an
interim
license.
4
b.
Mentor
teachers
for
at
least
one
year
for
persons
5
teaching
under
an
interim
endorsement.
6
c.
Evaluations
by
practitioners
who
have
successfully
7
completed
an
evaluator
training
program
pursuant
to
section
8
284.10.
9
d.
Assistance
in
preparing
a
performance
assessment
10
portfolio.
11
e.
Pedagogical
strategies
and
coursework
relating
to
student
12
learning
projects
and
literacy.
13
4.
Classroom
ready
certificate.
A
person
who
is
accepted
14
in
the
nontraditional
educator
preparation
pathway
program
15
and
receives
a
classroom
ready
certificate
shall
use
the
16
certificate
to
secure
a
job
in
a
school
district
or
accredited
17
nonpublic
school
in
Iowa
teaching
in
the
content
area
and
grade
18
level
for
which
the
person
is
seeking
licensure
or
endorsement.
19
5.
Interim
licensure
or
endorsement.
If
a
person
receives
20
and
submits
to
the
board
of
educational
examiners
the
classroom
21
ready
certificate
received
pursuant
to
subsection
4
and
22
provides
to
the
board
confirmation
of
employment
in
the
23
appropriate
content
area
and
grade
level
in
a
school
district
24
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
in
Iowa,
the
board
shall
issue
25
an
interim
license
or
interim
endorsement,
as
applicable,
to
26
the
person,
which
authorizes
the
person
to
teach
in
the
content
27
area
and
grade
level
for
which
the
person
seeks
licensure
or
28
endorsement,
in
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
29
school
in
Iowa
whose
offer
of
employment
was
confirmed
pursuant
30
to
this
subsection,
while
the
person
continues
to
participate
31
in
the
nontraditional
educator
preparation
pathway
program.
32
a.
An
interim
license
shall
be
valid
for
three
years
and
is
33
nonrenewable.
34
b.
An
interim
endorsement
shall
be
valid
for
one
year
and
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may
be
renewed
not
more
than
twice.
The
board
of
educational
1
examiners
may
set
additional
requirements
on
an
interim
2
endorsement
depending
on
the
type
of
endorsement
sought.
3
6.
Program
completion
requirements.
To
complete
the
4
nontraditional
educator
preparation
pathway
program,
a
person
5
must
complete
all
of
the
following:
6
a.
The
pedagogy
and
subject
area
assessments
required
by
the
7
private
provider.
The
board
of
educational
examiners
may
set
8
additional
requirements
on
an
interim
endorsement
depending
on
9
the
type
of
endorsement
sought.
10
b.
Within
the
first
three
years
of
teaching
under
an
interim
11
license,
complete
a
one-year
clinical
experience
as
required
by
12
the
private
provider
and
two
years
of
mentoring.
13
c.
Any
other
requirements
the
board
of
educational
examiners
14
and
the
private
provider
may
establish.
15
7.
Standard
licensure
——
endorsement.
A
person
who
16
successfully
completes
the
nontraditional
educator
preparation
17
pathway
program
and
submits
a
letter
of
authorization
from
the
18
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
of
employment
19
shall
be
qualified
to
receive
a
standard
license
or
endorsement
20
from
the
board
of
educational
examiners.
21
8.
The
total
fee
charged
by
the
private
provider
to
a
person
22
who
completes
the
nontraditional
educator
preparation
pathway
23
program
and
is
issued
a
standard
teaching
license
or
the
24
endorsement
sought
shall
not
exceed
one
thousand
nine
hundred
25
dollars.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
provides
that
a
private
provider
selected
by
the
30
board
of
educational
examiners
may
offer
a
nontraditional
31
educator
preparation
pathway
program
that
allows
applicants
who
32
have
a
baccalaureate
degree
and
complete
a
background
check
to
33
receive
a
classroom-ready
certificate
authorizing
the
person
34
to
secure
employment
as
a
teacher
in
a
school
district
or
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accredited
nonpublic
school
in
Iowa
and
be
issued
an
interim
1
license
or
interim
endorsement
by
the
board
of
educational
2
examiners.
The
private
provider
selected
must
be
approved
to
3
offer
such
programs
in
at
least
14
other
states.
4
Program
applications
must
identify
the
content
area
5
and
grade
level
for
which
the
applicant
seeks
licensure
or
6
endorsement.
7
The
private
provider
must
provide
mentor
teachers
for
8
at
least
two
years
for
persons
teaching
under
an
interim
9
license
and
for
at
least
one
year
for
persons
teaching
under
10
an
interim
endorsement;
evaluations
by
trained
practitioners;
11
assistance
in
preparing
a
performance
assessment
portfolio;
12
and
pedagogical
strategies
and
coursework
relating
to
student
13
learning
projects
and
literacy.
14
An
interim
license
is
valid
for
three
years
and
is
15
nonrenewable.
An
interim
endorsement
is
valid
for
one
year
and
16
may
be
renewed
not
more
than
twice.
The
board
of
educational
17
examiners
may
set
additional
requirements
on
an
interim
18
endorsement
depending
on
the
type
of
endorsement
sought.
19
A
person
participating
in
such
a
program
must
complete
the
20
pedagogy
and
subject
area
assessments
required
by
the
private
21
provider.
A
person
teaching
under
an
interim
license
must
22
also,
within
the
first
three
years
of
teaching
under
an
interim
23
license,
complete
a
one-year
clinical
experience
and
two
years
24
of
mentoring.
Both
the
board
of
educational
examiners
and
the
25
private
provider
may
establish
additional
program
completion
26
requirements.
27
A
person
who
successfully
completes
the
program
and
28
submits
a
letter
of
authorization
from
the
school
district
or
29
accredited
nonpublic
school
of
employment
shall
be
qualified
30
to
receive
a
standard
license
or
endorsement
from
the
board
of
31
educational
examiners.
32
The
total
fee
charged
by
the
private
provider
to
a
person
33
who
completes
the
program
and
is
issued
the
standard
teaching
34
license
or
the
endorsement
sought
shall
not
exceed
$1,900.
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