Bill Text: IA HF255 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying requirements related to teacher intern license programs and licenses and authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners and establishing a temporary initial teaching license to be issued by the board of educational examiners to applicants who complete an alternative teacher certification program. (Formerly HF 4.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-17 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 935. [HF255 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF255-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
MODIFYING
REQUIREMENTS
RELATED
TO
TEACHER
INTERN
LICENSE
PROGRAMS
AND
LICENSES
AND
AUTHORIZATIONS
ISSUED
BY
THE
BOARD
OF
EDUCATIONAL
EXAMINERS
AND
ESTABLISHING
A
TEMPORARY
INITIAL
TEACHING
LICENSE
TO
BE
ISSUED
BY
THE
BOARD
OF
EDUCATIONAL
EXAMINERS
TO
APPLICANTS
WHO
COMPLETE
AN
ALTERNATIVE
TEACHER
CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
m.
If
a
higher
education
institution
providing
practitioner
preparation
offers
a
program
that
is
designed
to
assist
students
in
attaining
a
teacher
intern
license
from
the
board
of
educational
examiners,
the
program
shall
require
participants
to
satisfy
all
of
the
following
requirements
before
completing
the
program:
(1)
A
participant
in
the
program
must
have
graduated
from
an
accredited
or
state-approved
college
or
university
and
must
meet
the
requirements
for
an
endorsement
area
approved
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
for
a
teacher
intern
license.
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p.
2
(2)
A
participant
in
the
program
must
submit
with
the
application
to
the
program
a
copy
of
an
offer
of
employment
from
a
school.
(3)
A
participant
in
the
program
must
complete
the
required
pedagogy
training.
(4)
A
participant
in
the
program
must
work
under
the
supervision
of
a
teacher
leader
assigned
by
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
including
during
co-teaching
and
planning
time.
Sec.
2.
Section
256.146,
subsection
12,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12.
Adopt
rules
to
provide
for
nontraditional
preparation
options
for
licensing
persons
who
hold
a
bachelor’s
degree
or
higher
from
an
accredited
or
state-approved
college
or
university,
who
do
not
meet
other
requirements
for
licensure.
The
rules
shall,
at
a
minimum,
require
the
board
to
do
all
of
the
following:
a.
Issue
a
teacher
intern
license
to
an
applicant
who
has
enrolled
in
a
program
established
pursuant
to
section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“m”
.
b.
Allow
a
licensee
who
has
attained
a
teacher
intern
license
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
to
apply
for
an
initial
teaching
license
if
the
school
that
employed
the
licensee
during
the
licensee’s
completion
of
the
program
established
pursuant
to
section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“m”
,
and
the
higher
education
institution
that
operated
the
program
recommend
that
the
licensee
be
allowed
to
apply
for
an
initial
teaching
license.
Sec.
3.
Section
256.146,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
Adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
that
allow
an
individual
seeking
a
career
and
technical
secondary
authorization
to
apply,
and,
if
eligible,
be
issued
the
secondary
authorization
prior
to
accepting
an
offer
of
employment
with
a
school.
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.166
Temporary
initial
license
for
applicants
who
complete
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program.
1.
The
board
shall
grant
a
temporary
initial
teaching
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3
license
to
an
applicant
who
meets
all
of
the
following
requirements:
a.
The
applicant
shall
hold
a
bachelor’s
degree
from
an
accredited
college
or
university.
b.
The
applicant
shall
have
at
least
sixty
contact
hours
in
the
classroom,
of
which
at
least
thirty
hours
shall
be
teaching
in
a
classroom
under
a
licensed
teacher.
The
applicant
may
complete
any
remaining
contact
hours
by
working
as
a
para-educator
or
in
another
relevant
role.
The
principal
of
the
school
where
the
applicant
completed
the
contact
hours
shall
certify
to
the
board
the
applicant’s
completion
of
the
requirements
in
this
paragraph.
c.
The
applicant
shall
successfully
complete
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program
that
has
been
approved
by
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
subsection
2
and
that
includes
the
required
content
training
in
the
area
in
which
the
applicant
seeks
to
be
licensed.
2.
a.
The
department
shall
recommend
to
the
state
board
of
education
that
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program
be
approved
or
denied
within
sixty
days
after
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program
applies
to
the
department
for
approval
and
provides
to
the
department
sufficient
evidence
that
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program
meets
all
of
the
following
requirements:
(1)
The
alternative
teacher
certification
program
must
operate
in
at
least
five
states.
(2)
The
alternative
teacher
certification
program
must
have
been
in
operation
for
at
least
ten
years.
(3)
The
alternative
teacher
certification
program
must
incorporate
pedagogy
training,
including
an
examination,
that
teaches
effective
instructional
delivery,
classroom
management
and
organization,
assessment,
instructional
design,
and
professional
learning
and
leadership.
(4)
The
alternative
teacher
certification
program
must
include
the
administration
of
an
assessment
that
is
identical
to
the
foundations
of
reading
assessment
administered
in
2012
as
part
of
the
Massachusetts
tests,
or
the
most
current
version
of
such
assessment,
and
must
adhere
to
the
same
reporting
requirements
related
to
the
assessment
that
this
chapter
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4
imposes
upon
higher
education
institutions,
if
any.
b.
(1)
If
the
state
board
of
education
approves
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program,
the
approval
shall
be
for
seven
years,
or
less
if
the
state
board
of
education
determines
that
a
shorter
term
is
warranted.
(2)
If
the
state
board
of
education
approves
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program,
the
approved
alternative
teacher
certification
program
shall
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
department,
on
or
before
March
15
each
year,
that
contains
all
of
the
following:
(a)
The
number
of
students
participating
in
the
approved
alternative
teacher
certification
program.
(b)
The
number
of
students
who
completed
the
approved
alternative
teacher
certification
program.
(c)
Information
related
to
student
retention.
(d)
Data
that
allows
the
department
to
match
records
associated
with
licensing
and
employment
within
this
state.
(e)
Any
other
information
requested
by
the
department
that
will
allow
the
department
to
monitor
and
assess
the
quality
of
the
approved
alternative
teacher
certification
program.
c.
(1)
If
the
state
board
of
education
denies
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program,
the
state
board
of
education
shall
provide
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program
with
advice
concerning
the
areas
in
which
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program
needs
to
improve,
or
changes
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program
otherwise
needs
to
make,
in
order
for
the
state
board
of
education
to
approve
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program.
(2)
The
state
board
of
education
shall
allow
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program
that
has
been
denied
approval
to
present
factual
information
concerning
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program
at
a
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
state
board
of
education
within
three
months
after
such
denial.
(3)
(a)
An
alternative
teacher
certification
program
that
has
been
denied
approval
shall
not
apply
to
the
department
for
approval
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
within
six
months
after
such
denial.
(b)
If
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program
does
apply
to
the
department
for
approval
after
a
denial,
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p.
5
alternative
teacher
certification
program
shall
provide
to
the
department,
in
addition
to
the
information
described
in
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraphs
(1)
through
(4),
sufficient
evidence
that
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program
has
taken
actions
to
address
any
areas
that
needed
to
be
improved
or
changes
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program
otherwise
needed
to
make.
3.
An
individual
who
successfully
completes
an
approved
alternative
teacher
certification
program
and
who
is
granted
a
temporary
initial
teaching
license
by
the
board
under
this
section
is
authorized
to
teach
the
subjects
and
grade
levels
that
the
individual
successfully
completed
during
the
alternative
teacher
certification
program.
4.
An
individual
who
successfully
completes
an
approved
alternative
teacher
certification
program
and
who
is
granted
a
temporary
initial
teaching
license
by
the
board
under
this
section
shall
not
provide
instruction
to
students
who
are
eligible
for
services
under
chapter
256B
until
the
individual
successfully
completes
a
practicum
relating
to
providing
instruction
to
such
students
that
includes
short-term
field
experiences
in
educational
settings
that
are
connected
to
specific
coursework.
5.
The
board
shall
treat
an
individual
who
successfully
completes
an
approved
alternative
teacher
certification
program
and
who
is
granted
a
temporary
initial
teaching
license
by
the
board
under
this
section
in
the
same
manner
as
an
individual
who
completes
a
traditional
teacher
preparation
program
and
who
receives
an
initial
teaching
license,
including
during
the
process
of
converting
the
temporary
initial
teaching
license
to
a
standard
teaching
license.
Sec.
5.
Section
256.163,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
256.163
Licensure
beyond
a
temporary
initial
license
or
an
initial
license.
1.
Requirements
for
teacher
licensure
beyond
a
temporary
initial
license
or
an
initial
license
shall
include
successful
completion
of
a
beginning
teacher
mentoring
and
induction
program
approved
by
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
section
284.5
;
or
two
years
of
successful
teaching
experience
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in
a
school
district
with
an
approved
career
paths,
leadership
roles,
and
compensation
framework
or
approved
comparable
system
as
provided
in
section
284.15
;
or
evidence
of
not
less
than
three
years
of
successful
teaching
experience
at
any
of
the
following:
a.
An
accredited
nonpublic
school
in
this
state.
b.
A
preschool
program
approved
by
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
c.
Preschool
programs
at
school
districts
approved
to
participate
in
the
preschool
program
under
chapter
256C
.
d.
Shared
visions
programs
receiving
grants
from
the
child
development
coordinating
council
under
section
256A.3
.
e.
Preschool
programs
receiving
moneys
from
the
school
ready
children
grants
account
of
the
early
childhood
Iowa
fund
created
in
section
256I.11
.
2.
A
teacher
from
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
or
another
state
or
country
is
exempt
from
the
requirement
of
subsection
1
if
the
teacher
can
document
three
years
of
successful
teaching
experience
and
meet
or
exceed
the
requirements
contained
in
rules
adopted
under
this
part
for
endorsement
and
licensure.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
255,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor