Bill Text: IA HF95 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing a temporary initial teaching license to be issued by the board of educational examiners to applicants who complete alternative teacher certification programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-23 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 144. [HF95 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF95-Introduced.html
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BY
WILLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
temporary
initial
teaching
license
to
be
1
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
to
applicants
2
who
complete
alternative
teacher
certification
programs.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
272.17
Temporary
initial
license
1
for
applicants
who
complete
an
alternative
teacher
certification
2
program.
3
1.
The
board
shall
grant
a
temporary
initial
teaching
4
license
to
an
applicant
who
meets
all
of
the
following
5
requirements:
6
a.
The
applicant
holds
a
bachelor’s
degree
from
an
7
accredited
college
or
university.
8
b.
The
applicant
has
successfully
completed
an
alternative
9
teacher
certification
program
that
includes
all
of
the
10
following:
11
(1)
The
required
content
training
in
the
area
in
which
the
12
applicant
seeks
to
be
licensed.
13
(2)
Pedagogy
training,
including
an
examination,
that
14
teaches
effective
instructional
delivery,
classroom
management
15
and
organization,
assessment,
instructional
design,
and
16
professional
learning
and
leadership.
17
2.
An
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
control
of
18
the
state
board
of
regents
or
an
accredited
private
institution
19
as
defined
in
section
261.9
may
provide
an
alternative
teacher
20
certification
program
and
the
requirements
described
in
21
subsection
3
shall
not
apply
to
such
a
program.
22
3.
To
be
considered
an
alternative
teacher
certification
23
program
for
purposes
of
this
section,
an
alternative
teacher
24
certification
program
that
is
not
provided
by
an
institution
25
of
higher
education
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
26
regents,
or
an
accredited
private
institution
as
defined
in
27
section
261.9,
shall
meet
all
of
the
following
requirements:
28
a.
The
alternative
teacher
certification
program
must
29
operate
in
at
least
five
states.
30
b.
The
alternative
teacher
certification
program
must
have
31
been
in
operation
for
at
least
five
years.
32
4.
An
individual
who
successfully
completes
an
alternative
33
teacher
certification
program
and
who
is
granted
a
temporary
34
initial
teaching
license
by
the
board
under
this
section
is
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authorized
to
teach
the
subjects
and
grade
levels
that
the
1
individual
successfully
completed
during
the
alternative
2
teacher
certification
program.
3
5.
The
board
shall
treat
an
individual
who
successfully
4
completes
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program
and
who
5
is
granted
a
temporary
initial
teaching
license
by
the
board
6
under
this
section
in
the
same
manner
as
an
individual
who
7
completes
a
traditional
teacher
preparation
program
and
who
8
receives
an
initial
teaching
license,
including
during
the
9
process
of
converting
the
temporary
initial
teaching
license
10
to
a
standard
teaching
license.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
272.28,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
12
follows:
13
272.28
Licensure
beyond
a
temporary
initial
license
or
an
14
initial
license.
15
1.
Requirements
for
teacher
licensure
beyond
a
temporary
16
initial
license
or
an
initial
license
shall
include
successful
17
completion
of
a
beginning
teacher
mentoring
and
induction
18
program
approved
by
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
19
section
284.5
;
or
two
years
of
successful
teaching
experience
20
in
a
school
district
with
an
approved
career
paths,
leadership
21
roles,
and
compensation
framework
or
approved
comparable
system
22
as
provided
in
section
284.15
;
or
evidence
of
not
less
than
23
three
years
of
successful
teaching
experience
at
any
of
the
24
following:
25
a.
An
accredited
nonpublic
school
in
this
state.
26
b.
A
preschool
program
approved
by
the
United
States
27
department
of
health
and
human
services.
28
c.
Preschool
programs
at
school
districts
approved
to
29
participate
in
the
preschool
program
under
chapter
256C
.
30
d.
Shared
visions
programs
receiving
grants
from
the
child
31
development
coordinating
council
under
section
256A.3
.
32
e.
Preschool
programs
receiving
moneys
from
the
school
33
ready
children
grants
account
of
the
early
childhood
Iowa
fund
34
created
in
section
256I.11
.
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2.
A
teacher
from
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
or
another
1
state
or
country
is
exempt
from
the
requirement
of
subsection
1
2
if
the
teacher
can
document
three
years
of
successful
teaching
3
experience
and
meet
or
exceed
the
requirements
contained
in
4
rules
adopted
under
this
chapter
for
endorsement
and
licensure.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
establishes
a
temporary
initial
teaching
license
9
to
be
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
(BOEE)
to
10
applicants
who
complete
alternative
teacher
certification
11
programs.
12
The
bill
requires
the
BOEE
to
grant
a
temporary
initial
13
teaching
license
to
an
applicant
who
holds
a
bachelor’s
degree
14
from
an
accredited
college
or
university
and
has
successfully
15
completed
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program
that
16
includes
the
required
content
training
in
the
area
in
which
17
the
applicant
seeks
to
be
licensed
and
pedagogy
training
that
18
satisfies
certain
specified
requirements.
19
The
bill
authorizes
institutions
under
the
control
of
the
20
state
board
of
regents
and
accredited
private
institutions
to
21
provide
alternative
teacher
certification
programs.
The
bill
22
also
authorizes
other
persons
to
provide
alternative
teacher
23
certification
programs
if
those
programs
operate
in
at
least
24
five
states
and
have
been
in
operation
for
at
least
five
years.
25
The
bill
provides
that
an
individual
who
successfully
26
completes
an
alternative
teacher
certification
program
and
is
27
granted
a
temporary
initial
teaching
license
by
the
BOEE
is
28
authorized
to
teach
the
subjects
and
grade
levels
that
the
29
individual
completed
during
the
program.
30
The
bill
requires
the
BOEE
to
treat
an
individual
who
31
successfully
completes
an
alternative
teacher
certification
32
program
and
who
is
granted
a
temporary
initial
teaching
license
33
by
the
BOEE
in
the
same
manner
as
an
individual
who
completes
34
a
traditional
teacher
preparation
program
and
who
receives
an
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initial
teaching
license.
1
Code
section
272.28
establishes
requirements
for
teacher
2
licensure
beyond
an
initial
license.
Pursuant
to
current
3
Code
section
272.28,
the
requirements
for
teacher
licensure
4
beyond
an
initial
license
include
successful
completion
of
a
5
beginning
teacher
mentoring
and
induction
program;
two
years
6
of
successful
teaching
experience
in
a
school
district
with
7
an
approved
career
paths,
leadership
roles,
and
compensation
8
framework;
or
evidence
of
not
less
than
three
years
of
9
successful
teaching
experience
with
certain
specified
programs.
10
The
bill
modifies
Code
section
272.28
to
impose
these
same
11
requirements
on
individuals
attempting
to
obtain
teacher
12
licensure
beyond
a
temporary
initial
teaching
license.
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