Bill Text: IA HF628 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to teacher career paths, multiple leadership roles, and compensation for teachers, school foundation aid distributed to teachers for salaries and additional duties, and to class size management strategies approved for Iowa's school districts.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-22 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 496. [HF628 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF628-Introduced.html
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BY
DONAHUE
and
HITE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
teacher
career
paths,
multiple
leadership
1
roles,
and
compensation
for
teachers,
school
foundation
aid
2
distributed
to
teachers
for
salaries
and
additional
duties,
3
and
to
class
size
management
strategies
approved
for
Iowa’s
4
school
districts.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
subsection
56,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
56.
a.
Develop
and
implement
a
coaching
and
support
system
3
for
teachers
aligned
with
the
framework
and
comparable
systems
4
approved
as
provided
in
section
284.15
.
5
b.
Develop
and
implement
in
collaboration
with
education
6
stakeholders,
a
coaching
and
support
system
for
administrators.
7
The
coaching
and
support
system
shall
be
aligned
with
the
8
beginning
administrator
mentoring
and
induction
program
9
created
pursuant
to
section
284A.5
and
shall
also
be
designed
10
to
support
administrators
in
school
districts
approved
to
11
implement
the
framework
and
comparable
systems
set
forth
12
pursuant
to
sections
284.15
,
284.16
,
and
284.17
.
For
the
13
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
and
each
subsequent
fiscal
14
year,
the
The
coaching
and
support
system
for
administrators
15
shall
be
available
to
any
school
district
whether
or
not
the
16
district
has
been
approved
to
implement
the
framework
and
17
comparable
systems
set
forth
pursuant
to
sections
284.15
,
18
284.16
,
and
284.17
.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
257.10,
subsection
9,
paragraph
d,
Code
20
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
d.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
use
22
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
shall
comply
23
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
shall
be
distributed
24
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.3A
.
For
the
budget
year
25
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years
beginning
26
before
July
1,
2021
,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
27
this
subsection
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
28
284
and
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
29
284.3A
,
Code
2021
.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
30
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
31
under
this
subsection
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
32
section
284.18.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
257.10,
subsection
12,
paragraph
d,
Code
34
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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d.
(1)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
1
succeeding
budget
years
beginning
before
July
1,
2021
,
the
use
2
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
shall
comply
3
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
,
Code
2021,
and
shall
be
4
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.15
,
Code
2021
.
5
The
funds
shall
be
used
only
to
increase
the
payment
for
a
6
teacher
assigned
to
a
leadership
role
pursuant
to
a
framework
7
or
comparable
system
approved
pursuant
to
section
284.15
,
8
Code
2021
;
to
increase
the
percentages
of
teachers
assigned
9
to
leadership
roles;
to
increase
the
minimum
teacher
starting
10
salary
to
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
dollars;
to
11
cover
the
costs
for
the
time
mentor
and
lead
teachers
are
not
12
providing
instruction
to
students
in
a
classroom;
for
coverage
13
of
a
classroom
when
an
initial
or
career
teacher
is
observing
14
or
co-teaching
with
a
teacher
assigned
to
a
leadership
role;
15
for
professional
development
time
to
learn
best
practices
16
associated
with
the
career
pathways
leadership
process;
and
17
for
other
costs
associated
with
a
framework
or
comparable
18
system
approved
by
the
department
of
education
under
section
19
284.15
,
Code
2021,
with
the
goals
of
improving
instruction
and
20
elevating
the
quality
of
teaching
and
student
learning.
21
(2)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
22
succeeding
budget
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
23
this
subsection
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
24
284.18.
25
Sec.
4.
Section
257.37A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
Code
26
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
d.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
use
28
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
shall
comply
29
with
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
shall
be
distributed
to
30
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.3A
.
For
the
budget
year
31
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years
beginning
32
before
July
1,
2021
,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
33
this
subsection
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
34
284
,
Code
2021,
and
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
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to
section
284.3A
,
Code
2021
.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
1
July
1,
2021,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
use
of
the
2
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
shall
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
section
284.18.
4
Sec.
5.
Section
272.28,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
5
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
Requirements
for
teacher
licensure
beyond
an
initial
license
7
shall
include
successful
completion
of
a
beginning
teacher
8
mentoring
and
induction
program
approved
by
the
state
board
of
9
education
pursuant
to
section
284.5
;
or
two
years
of
successful
10
teaching
experience
in
a
school
district
with
an
approved
11
career
paths,
leadership
roles,
and
compensation
framework
or
12
approved
comparable
system
as
provided
in
section
284.15
;
or
13
evidence
of
not
less
than
three
years
of
successful
teaching
14
experience
at
any
of
the
following:
15
Sec.
6.
Section
284.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
16
by
striking
the
subsection.
17
Sec.
7.
Section
284.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
2021,
18
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
19
Sec.
8.
Section
284.6,
subsection
8,
Code
2021,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
8.
For
each
year
in
which
a
school
district
receives
funds
22
calculated
and
paid
to
school
districts
for
professional
23
development
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
or
24
section
257.37A,
subsection
2
,
the
school
district
shall
25
create
quality
professional
development
opportunities.
Not
26
less
than
thirty-six
hours
in
the
school
calendar,
held
27
outside
of
the
minimum
school
day,
shall
be
set
aside
during
28
nonpreparation
time
or
designated
professional
development
29
time
to
allow
practitioners
to
collaborate
with
each
other
to
30
deliver
educational
programs
and
assess
student
learning,
or
31
to
engage
in
peer
review
pursuant
to
section
284.8,
subsection
32
1
.
The
funds
may
be
used
to
implement
the
professional
33
development
provisions
of
the
teacher
career
paths
and
34
leadership
roles
specified
in
section
284.15
,
including
but
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not
limited
to
providing
provide
professional
development
to
1
teachers,
including
additional
salaries
for
time
beyond
the
2
normal
negotiated
agreement;
activities
and
pay
to
support
a
3
beginning
teacher
mentoring
and
induction
program
that
meets
4
the
requirements
of
section
284.5
;
pay
for
substitute
teachers,
5
professional
development
materials,
speakers,
and
professional
6
development
content;
textbooks
and
curriculum
materials
7
used
for
classroom
purposes
if
such
textbooks
and
curriculum
8
materials
include
professional
development;
administering
9
assessments
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
21
,
10
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
if
such
assessments
11
include
professional
development;
and
costs
associated
with
12
implementing
the
individual
professional
development
plans.
13
The
use
of
the
funds
shall
be
balanced
between
school
district,
14
attendance
center,
and
individual
professional
development
15
plans,
making
every
reasonable
effort
to
provide
equal
access
16
to
all
teachers.
17
Sec.
9.
Section
284.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
18
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
c.
Review
the
use
and
effectiveness
of
the
funds
distributed
20
to
school
districts
for
supplemental
assistance
in
high-need
21
schools
under
this
section
,
and
consider
the
findings
and
22
recommendations
of
the
commission
on
educator
leadership
23
and
compensation
submitted
pursuant
to
section
284.15,
24
subsection
13
,
relating
to
the
use
and
effectiveness
of
the
25
funds
distributed
to
school
districts
under
this
section
.
The
26
department
shall
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
in
a
27
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
15
annually.
28
Sec.
10.
Section
284.13,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
d
and
f,
29
Code
2021,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
30
Sec.
11.
Section
284.13,
subsection
3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
31
by
striking
the
subsection.
32
Sec.
12.
NEW
SECTION
.
284.18
Class
size
management.
33
1.
School
districts
shall
develop
a
class
size
management
34
strategy
to
work
toward,
or
to
maintain,
class
sizes
in
basic
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skills
instruction
for
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
that
1
are
at
the
state
goal
of
seventeen
students
for
every
one
2
teacher,
and
shall
use
teacher
salary
supplement
foundation
aid
3
and
teacher
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
to
further
4
this
purpose.
5
2.
The
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
as
6
calculated
under
section
257.10,
subsection
9,
the
teacher
7
leadership
supplement
district
cost
as
calculated
under
section
8
257.10,
subsection
12,
and
the
area
education
agency
teacher
9
salary
supplement
district
cost
as
calculated
under
section
10
257.37A,
subsection
1,
are
not
subject
to
a
uniform
reduction
11
in
accordance
with
section
8.31.
12
3.
a.
Teacher
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
13
calculated
under
section
257.10,
subsection
12,
shall
be
paid
14
as
part
of
the
state
aid
payments
made
to
school
districts
in
15
accordance
with
section
257.16.
16
b.
Teacher
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
shall
not
be
17
combined
with
regular
wages
to
create
a
combined
salary.
18
Sec.
13.
REPEAL.
Sections
284.3A,
284.15,
284.16,
and
19
284.17,
Code
2021,
are
repealed.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
repeals
Code
provisions
establishing
the
teacher
24
career
paths,
leadership
roles,
and
compensation
framework
25
and
comparable
systems,
repeals
the
teacher
compensation
26
and
single
salary
system
but
provides
that
funds
calculated
27
pursuant
to
Code
section
257.37A
under
Code
2021
will
continue
28
to
be
distributed
to
area
education
agency
teachers,
and
29
provides
that
teacher
salary
supplement
foundation
aid
and
30
teacher
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
currently
used
31
for
purposes
of
the
student
achievement
and
teacher
quality
32
program,
including
the
framework
and
comparable
systems,
shall
33
be
used
for
purposes
of
class
size
management
strategies.
34
Currently,
teacher
salary
supplement
foundation
aid
is
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distributed
to
teachers
employed
by
school
districts
and
area
1
education
agencies
for
purposes
of
the
salary
minimums
required
2
under
a
framework
or
comparable
system,
while
the
teacher
3
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
is
used
to
increase
the
4
pay
of
teachers
assigned
to
leadership
roles;
to
increase
5
the
percentages
of
teachers
assigned
to
leadership
roles;
to
6
increase
the
minimum
teacher
starting
salary;
to
cover
the
7
costs
for
the
time
mentor
and
lead
teachers
are
not
providing
8
instruction
to
students
in
a
classroom;
for
coverage
of
a
9
classroom
when
a
teacher
is
observing
or
co-teaching
with
10
a
teacher
assigned
to
a
leadership
role;
for
professional
11
development
time;
and
for
other
costs
associated
with
a
12
framework
or
comparable
system.
13
The
bill
requires
school
districts
to
develop
class
size
14
management
strategies
to
work
toward,
or
to
maintain,
class
15
sizes
in
basic
skills
instruction
for
kindergarten
through
16
grade
12
that
are
at
the
state
goal
of
17
students
for
every
1
17
teacher,
and
to
use
teacher
salary
supplement
foundation
aid
18
and
teacher
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
to
further
19
this
purpose.
20
Currently,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
21
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
district
cost,
and
the
area
22
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
are
23
not
subject
to
a
uniform
reduction
in
accordance
with
Code
24
section
8.31;
teacher
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
25
must
be
paid
as
part
of
the
state
aid
payments
made
to
school
26
districts
in
accordance
with
Code
section
257.16;
and
teacher
27
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
must
not
be
combined
with
28
regular
wages
to
create
a
combined
salary.
The
bill
does
not
29
modify
these
provisions.
30
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes
to
eliminate
references
31
relating
to
the
framework
and
comparable
systems.
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