Bill Text: IA HSB147 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-27 - Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 466. [HSB147 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HSB147-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
147
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
GOVERNOR
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
by
modifying
provisions
1
related
to
the
calculation
of
the
teacher
salary
supplement
2
district
cost
per
pupil,
teacher
preparation
requirements,
3
out-of-state
placement
of
certain
specified
students
4
requiring
special
education,
the
duties
of
the
department
5
of
education,
and
minimum
teacher
salaries,
and
including
6
effective
date
provisions.
7
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
TEACHER
SALARY
SUPPLEMENT
DISTRICT
COST
PER
PUPIL
2
Section
1.
Section
257.10,
subsection
9,
paragraph
a,
3
subparagraph
(3),
subparagraph
divisions
(b)
and
(c),
Code
4
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
(b)
The
department
of
management
shall
categorize
all
6
school
districts
into
not
more
than
ten
tiers
according
to
each
7
school
district’s
actual
enrollment.
Each
tier
established
8
by
the
department
of
management
containing
a
school
district
9
with
an
actual
enrollment
above
three
thousand
five
hundred
10
pupils
shall
contain,
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
11
of
school
districts
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
12
with
an
actual
enrollment
of
more
than
three
thousand
five
13
hundred
pupils.
Each
tier
established
by
the
department
14
of
management
containing
a
school
district
with
an
actual
15
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
three
thousand
five
hundred
16
pupils
shall
contain,
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
17
of
school
districts
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
18
with
an
actual
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
three
thousand
19
five
hundred
pupils.
20
(c)
(b)
(i)
To
support
school
districts
with
meeting
21
the
minimum
teacher
salary
requirements
under
chapter
284,
22
including
the
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
requirement
23
of
fifty
thousand
dollars
;
and
the
minimum
teacher
salary
24
requirement
for
full-time
teachers
with,
as
of
July
1,
2025,
at
25
least
twelve
years
of
experience
of
sixty-two
thousand
dollars
26
under
chapter
284
;
and
the
minimum
teacher
salary
requirement
27
for
teachers
with
at
least
twelve
years
of
experience,
who
28
have
had
a
bona
fide
retirement
from
employment
with
a
covered
29
employer
as
provided
in
section
97B.52A,
and
who
have
returned
30
to
covered
employment
with
a
covered
employer
pursuant
to
31
chapter
97B
as
a
teacher
licensed
under
chapter
256,
of
32
fifty
thousand
dollars,
and
other
costs
associated
with
such
33
salary
requirements,
as
identified
in
subparagraph
subdivision
34
(ii)
including
costs
associated
with
the
employer’s
share
of
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contributions
to
the
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
1
and
the
employer’s
share
of
the
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
2
Insurance
Contributions
Act
,
the
department
of
management
3
shall
calculate
and
assign
to
all
school
districts
in
a
tier
4
established
under
subparagraph
division
(b),
a
teacher
salary
5
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
in
an
amount
based
in
part
6
on
the
average
cost
to
school
districts
within
the
tier
to
meet
7
the
requirements
,
plus
an
amount
equal
to
the
teacher
salary
8
supplement
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year
.
9
(ii)
If,
however,
a
school
district’s
total
teacher
10
salary
supplement
district
cost
under
paragraph
“c”
,
as
11
calculated
using
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
12
per
pupil
assigned
to
the
school
district’s
applicable
tier,
13
is
insufficient
to
comply
with
the
applicable
minimum
teacher
14
salary
requirements
of
the
school
district,
including
costs
15
associated
with
the
employer’s
share
of
contributions
to
the
16
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
and
the
employer’s
17
share
of
the
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
Insurance
Contributions
18
Act
,
the
department
of
management
shall
set
the
school
19
district’s
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
20
at
an
amount
necessary
to
meet
the
district’s
minimum
salary
21
requirements
and
associated
costs.
If,
however,
a
school
22
district
reported
a
teacher’s
years
of
experience
incorrectly
23
on
the
fall
2023
basic
educational
data
survey
compared
to
the
24
fall
2024
basic
educational
data
survey,
and
the
difference
25
would
have
resulted
in
an
additional
per
pupil
amount
for
26
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
department
of
27
management
shall
increase
the
teacher
salary
supplement
28
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
29
2025,
by
the
difference
between
the
teacher
salary
supplement
30
district
cost
per
pupil
that
would
have
been
calculated
if
not
31
for
the
incorrect
reporting
and
the
teacher
salary
supplement
32
district
cost
per
pupil
actually
calculated.
33
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
34
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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DIVISION
II
1
TEACHER
PREPARATION
2
Sec.
3.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
3
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
(1)
(a)
Require
Except
as
described
in
subparagraph
5
division
(b),
require
that
each
student
admitted
to
an
approved
6
practitioner
preparation
program
participate
in
pre-student
7
teaching
field
experiences
that
include
both
observation
and
8
participation
in
teaching
activities
in
a
variety
of
school
9
settings.
10
(a)
Pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
for
students
11
participating
in
an
initial
teacher
preparation
program
shall
12
comprise
a
total
of
at
least
eighty
hours
in
duration,
at
least
13
ten
hours
of
which
shall
occur
prior
to
a
student’s
acceptance
14
in
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program.
15
(b)
Pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
for
students
16
participating
in
a
teacher
intern
preparation
program
shall
may
17
comprise
a
total
of
at
least
fifty
hours
in
duration.
18
Sec.
4.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
19
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(a),
subparagraph
20
subdivision
(i),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
(i)
The
If
the
student
has
prior
work
experience
as
a
22
substitute
teacher,
the
board
of
educational
examiners
has
23
issued
a
substitute
license
,
or
substitute
authorization
,
or
a
24
para-educator
certificate
to
the
student.
25
Sec.
5.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
26
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(b),
subparagraph
27
subdivision
(i),
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
28
subparagraph
subdivision.
29
Sec.
6.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
m,
30
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
31
subparagraph.
32
DIVISION
III
33
OUT-OF-STATE
PLACEMENT
34
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
282.35
Children
requiring
special
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education
——
out-of-state
placement.
1
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
2
a.
“Child”
means
an
individual
who
is
under
the
age
of
3
eighteen
years,
or
an
individual
who
is
under
the
age
of
4
twenty-one
and
is
a
full-time
student,
to
whom
all
of
the
5
following
criteria
apply:
6
(1)
The
individual
is
eligible
for
health
care
benefits
7
under
chapter
249A.
8
(2)
The
individual’s
health
care
coordination
and
9
intervention
team
determines,
pursuant
to
section
249A.4A,
10
subsection
3,
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(1),
that
the
11
placement
of
the
individual
in
an
out-of-state
facility,
or
12
placement
of
the
individual
with
an
out-of-state
provider,
is
13
necessary
for
the
individual
to
realize
the
full
benefits
of
14
chapter
249A.
15
(3)
The
director
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
16
services
certifies
that
the
placement
of
the
individual
in
an
17
out-of-state
facility,
or
placement
of
the
individual
with
an
18
out-of-state
provider,
is
necessary
to
prevent
the
filing
of
a
19
petition
under
chapter
232
related
to
the
individual.
20
(4)
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
determines
21
that
the
placement
of
the
individual
in
an
out-of-state
22
facility,
or
placement
of
the
individual
with
an
out-of-state
23
provider,
would
provide
to
the
individual
the
education
24
required
under
chapter
256B
and
the
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
25
chapter
256B.
26
(5)
The
individual
is
and
remains
a
resident
of
this
state.
27
b.
“District
of
residence”
means
the
school
district
in
28
which
the
parent
or
legal
guardian
of
the
child
resides
or
the
29
district
in
which
the
district
court
is
located
if
the
district
30
court
is
the
guardian
of
the
child.
31
c.
“Resident”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
282.1,
32
subsection
2.
33
2.
A
child’s
district
of
residence
may
place
the
child
in
34
an
out-of-state
facility
or
with
an
out-of-state
provider
for
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purposes
of
providing
the
child
with
the
education
required
1
under
chapter
256B,
subject
to
the
terms
of
an
agreement
2
between
the
child’s
district
of
residence
and
the
facility
or
3
provider.
The
agreement
shall
satisfy
all
of
the
following
4
requirements:
5
a.
The
agreement
must
require
the
facility
or
provider
to
6
provide
periodic
invoices
to
the
child’s
district
of
residence
7
that
describes
the
services
provided
to
the
child
and
the
cost
8
associated
with
such
services.
9
b.
The
agreement
must
condition
the
child’s
district
of
10
residence’s
payment
of
the
invoice
described
in
paragraph
11
“a”
upon
the
facility
or
provider
providing
to
the
child
the
12
education
required
under
chapter
256B
and
the
rules
adopted
13
pursuant
to
chapter
256B.
14
3.
a.
A
child’s
district
of
residence
is
not
financially
15
responsible
for
the
services
provided
by
an
out-of-state
16
facility
or
an
out-of-state
provider
to
a
child
unless
the
17
out-of-state
facility
or
out-of-state
provider
provides
notice
18
to
the
child’s
district
of
residence
that
the
child
may
be
19
subject
to
this
section
and
the
child’s
district
of
residence
20
enters
into
an
agreement
with
the
out-of-state
facility
21
or
out-of-state
provider
that
satisfies
the
requirements
22
established
in
subsection
2.
23
b.
By
August
1
following
the
school
year
in
which
the
24
out-of-state
facility
or
out-of-state
provider
provided
25
services
to
a
child
pursuant
to
an
agreement
entered
into
under
26
subsection
2,
the
child’s
district
of
residence
may
submit
27
an
accounting
to
the
department
of
education
that
describes
28
the
cost
of
the
services
provided
by
the
facility
or
provider
29
during
such
school
year.
30
c.
By
August
15
following
the
school
year
in
which
the
31
out-of-state
facility
or
out-of-state
provider
provided
32
services
to
a
child
pursuant
to
an
agreement
entered
into
33
under
subsection
2,
the
department
of
education
shall
review
34
and
either
approve
or
modify
the
accounting
submitted
pursuant
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to
paragraph
“b”
and
make
payment
to
the
child’s
district
of
1
residence
toward
the
school
year
in
which
the
cost
of
the
2
services
was
incurred.
The
payment
amount
is
the
difference
3
between
the
amount
of
the
actual
costs
as
reflected
in
the
4
district
of
residence’s
accounting
less
the
amount
generated
by
5
the
weighting
for
the
provision
of
services.
6
d.
Any
amounts
paid
by
the
department
of
education
to
school
7
districts
in
this
state
pursuant
to
paragraph
“c”
shall
be
8
deducted
on
a
monthly
basis
from
the
state
foundation
aid
paid
9
under
section
257.16
to
all
school
districts
in
the
state
in
10
the
school
year
following
the
school
year
in
which
the
services
11
were
provided.
The
portion
of
the
total
amount
paid
by
the
12
department
of
education
to
a
district
that
shall
be
deducted
13
from
the
state
foundation
aid
paid
to
the
district
shall
be
the
14
same
as
the
ratio
that
the
budget
enrollment
for
the
budget
15
year
of
the
district
bears
to
the
total
budget
enrollment
in
16
the
state
for
that
budget
year.
17
4.
The
department
of
education
shall
promptly
and
summarily
18
resolve
any
disputes
between
school
districts
related
to
the
19
financial
responsibility
of
such
school
districts
under
this
20
section.
21
DIVISION
IV
22
ONLINE
STATE
JOB
POSTING
SYSTEM
23
Sec.
8.
Section
84A.6,
subsection
4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
24
by
striking
the
subsection.
25
Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.27
Online
state
job
posting
26
system.
27
1.
The
department
shall
provide
for
the
operation
of
an
28
online
state
job
posting
system.
The
system
shall
be
designed
29
and
implemented
for
the
online
posting
of
job
openings
offered
30
by
school
districts,
charter
schools,
area
education
agencies,
31
the
department,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
The
system
32
shall
be
accessible
via
the
department’s
internet
site.
The
33
system
shall
include
a
mechanism
for
the
electronic
submission
34
of
job
openings
for
posting
on
the
system
as
provided
in
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subsection
2.
The
system
and
each
job
posting
on
the
system
1
shall
include
a
statement
that
an
employer
submitting
a
job
2
opening
for
posting
on
the
system
will
not
discriminate
in
3
hiring
on
the
basis
of
race,
ethnicity,
national
origin,
4
gender,
age,
physical
disability,
sexual
orientation,
gender
5
identity,
religion,
marital
status,
or
status
as
a
veteran.
6
The
department
may
contract
for,
or
partner
with
another
entity
7
for,
the
use
of
an
existing
internet
site
to
operate
the
online
8
state
job
posting
system
if
the
existing
internet
site
is
more
9
effective
and
economical
than
the
department’s
internet
site.
10
2.
A
school
district,
charter
school,
or
area
education
11
agency
shall
submit
all
of
its
job
openings
to
the
department
12
for
posting
on
the
system
and
shall
keep
and
maintain
all
13
unfilled
job
openings
on
the
system.
The
department
shall
post
14
all
of
its
job
openings
on
the
system.
An
accredited
nonpublic
15
school
may
submit
job
openings
to
the
department
for
posting
16
on
the
system.
17
3.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
do
any
of
the
18
following:
19
a.
Prohibit
any
employer
from
advertising
job
openings
and
20
recruiting
employees
independently
of
the
system.
21
b.
Prohibit
any
employer
from
using
another
method
of
22
advertising
job
openings
or
another
applicant
tracking
system
23
in
addition
to
the
system.
24
c.
Provide
the
department
with
any
regulatory
authority
in
25
the
hiring
process
or
hiring
decisions
of
any
employer
other
26
than
the
department.
27
DIVISION
V
28
TEACHER
COMPENSATION
29
Sec.
10.
Section
284.15,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
30
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
b.
(1)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
32
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
salary
for
a
career
teacher,
model
33
teacher,
mentor
teacher,
or
lead
teacher,
who
holds
a
valid
34
license
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3
,
and
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who
has
been
a
teacher
for
at
least
twelve
years,
shall
be
at
1
least
sixty-two
thousand
dollars.
2
(2)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
(1),
for
the
fiscal
year
3
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
subsequent
fiscal
year,
a
4
career
teacher,
model
teacher,
mentor
teacher,
or
lead
teacher,
5
who
holds
a
valid
license
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
6
VII,
part
3,
who
has
been
a
teacher
for
at
least
twelve
years,
7
who
has
had
a
bona
fide
retirement
from
employment
with
a
8
covered
employer
as
provided
in
section
97B.52A,
and
who
has
9
returned
to
covered
employment
with
a
covered
employer
pursuant
10
to
chapter
97B
as
a
teacher
licensed
under
chapter
256,
shall
11
be
paid
not
less
than
fifty
thousand
dollars.
12
Sec.
11.
Section
284.16,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
13
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
b.
(1)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
15
each
subsequent
fiscal
year,
a
career
teacher,
instructional
16
coach,
curriculum
and
professional
development
leader,
or
model
17
teacher,
who
has
been
a
teacher
for
at
least
twelve
years,
18
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
sixty-two
thousand
dollars.
19
(2)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
(1),
for
the
fiscal
20
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
subsequent
fiscal
21
year,
a
career
teacher,
instructional
coach,
curriculum
and
22
professional
development
leader,
or
model
teacher,
who
has
been
23
a
teacher
for
at
least
twelve
years,
who
has
had
a
bona
fide
24
retirement
from
employment
with
a
covered
employer
as
provided
25
in
section
97B.52A,
and
who
has
returned
to
covered
employment
26
with
a
covered
employer
pursuant
to
chapter
97B
as
a
teacher
27
licensed
under
chapter
256,
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
fifty
28
thousand
dollars.
29
Sec.
12.
Section
284.17,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
30
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
b.
(1)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
32
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
minimum
salary
of
fifty
thousand
33
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher
who
has
less
than
twelve
years
34
of
teaching
experience
and
a
minimum
salary
of
sixty-two
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thousand
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher
who
has
at
least
1
twelve
years
of
teaching
experience.
2
(2)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
(1),
for
the
fiscal
year
3
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
subsequent
fiscal
year,
a
4
minimum
salary
of
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
a
full-time
5
teacher
who
has
at
least
twelve
years
of
teaching
experience,
6
who
has
had
a
bona
fide
retirement
from
employment
with
a
7
covered
employer
as
provided
in
section
97B.52A,
and
who
has
8
returned
to
covered
employment
with
a
covered
employer
pursuant
9
to
chapter
97B
as
a
teacher
licensed
under
chapter
256.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
by
modifying
14
provisions
related
to
the
calculation
of
the
teacher
salary
15
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil,
teacher
preparation
16
requirements,
out-of-state
placement
of
certain
specified
17
students
requiring
special
education,
the
duties
of
the
18
department
of
education
(DE),
and
minimum
teacher
salaries.
19
DIVISION
I
——
TEACHER
SALARY
SUPPLEMENT
DISTRICT
COST
PER
20
PUPIL.
Current
law
requires
the
department
of
management
21
(DOM),
beginning
July
1,
2025,
to
categorize
all
school
22
districts
into
not
more
than
10
tiers
according
to
each
school
23
district’s
actual
enrollment
and
to
calculate
and
assign
24
to
all
school
districts
within
each
tier
a
teacher
salary
25
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
in
an
amount
based
on
the
26
average
cost
to
school
districts
within
the
tier
to
meet
27
requirements
related
to
minimum
teacher
salaries.
The
bill
28
strikes
the
provisions
related
to
tiers
and
instead
requires
29
DOM
to
calculate
and
assign
to
all
school
districts
a
teacher
30
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
in
an
amount
to
meet
31
the
requirements
related
to
minimum
teacher
salaries,
including
32
costs
associated
with
the
employer’s
share
of
contributions
to
33
the
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
(IPERS)
and
the
34
employer’s
share
of
the
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
Insurance
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Contributions
Act,
plus
an
amount
equal
to
the
teacher
salary
1
supplement
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
2
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
school
district
reported
a
3
teacher’s
years
of
experience
incorrectly
on
the
fall
2023
4
basic
educational
data
survey
compared
to
the
fall
2024
basic
5
educational
data
survey,
and
the
difference
would
have
resulted
6
in
an
additional
per
pupil
amount
for
the
budget
year
beginning
7
July
1,
2024,
DOM
shall
increase
the
teacher
salary
supplement
8
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
9
2025,
by
the
difference
between
the
teacher
salary
supplement
10
district
cost
per
pupil
that
would
have
been
calculated
if
not
11
for
the
incorrect
reporting
and
the
teacher
salary
supplement
12
district
cost
per
pupil
actually
calculated.
13
The
division
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
14
DIVISION
II
——
TEACHER
PREPARATION.
Current
law
provides
15
that
pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
for
students
16
participating
in
a
teacher
intern
preparation
program
shall
17
comprise
at
least
50
hours
in
duration.
The
bill
modifies
this
18
provision
to
provide
that
such
field
may
comprise
at
least
50
19
hours
in
duration.
20
Current
law
provides
that
a
student
shall
be
credited
21
a
minimum
of
1
week,
but
not
more
than
10
weeks,
of
prior
22
work
experience
as
a
substitute
teacher
or
a
para-educator
23
toward
the
requirements
associated
with
the
14-week
student
24
teaching
experience,
if,
among
other
requirements,
the
board
of
25
educational
examiners
(BOEE)
has
issued
a
substitute
license,
26
substitute
authorization,
or
a
para-educator
certificate
to
27
the
student.
The
bill
modifies
this
requirement
to
provide
28
that,
if
the
student
has
prior
work
experience
as
a
substitute
29
teacher,
the
BOEE
has
issued
a
substitute
license
or
a
30
substitute
authorization
to
the
student.
31
The
bill
strikes
the
requirement
that
the
BOEE
must
have
32
issued
a
para-educator
certificate
to
the
student
in
order
for
33
the
student
to
be
credited
a
minimum
of
1
week,
but
not
more
34
than
14
weeks,
of
work
experience
as
a
para-educator
toward
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the
requirements
associated
with
the
14-week
student
teaching
1
experience.
2
The
bill
strikes
the
requirement
that
a
participant
in
a
3
program
provided
by
a
higher
education
institution
that
is
4
designed
to
assist
students
in
attaining
a
teacher
intern
5
license
from
the
BOEE
must
submit
with
the
application
to
the
6
program
a
copy
of
an
offer
of
employment
from
a
school.
7
DIVISION
III
——
OUT-OF-STATE
PLACEMENT.
The
bill
provides
8
that
a
child’s
district
of
residence
may
place
the
child
in
9
an
out-of-state
facility
or
with
an
out-of-state
provider
for
10
purposes
of
providing
the
child
with
the
education
required
11
under
Code
chapter
256B
(special
education),
subject
to
12
the
terms
of
an
agreement
between
the
child’s
district
of
13
residence
and
the
facility
or
provider.
The
bill
establishes
14
requirements
related
to
the
agreement.
15
The
bill
provides
that
a
child’s
district
of
residence
16
is
not
financially
responsible
for
the
services
provided
17
by
an
out-of-state
facility
or
an
out-of-state
provider
to
18
a
child
unless
the
out-of-state
facility
or
out-of-state
19
provider
provides
notice
to
the
child’s
district
of
residence
20
that
the
child
may
be
subject
to
the
bill’s
provisions
and
21
the
child’s
district
of
residence
enters
into
an
agreement
22
with
the
out-of-state
facility
or
out-of-state
provider
that
23
satisfies
the
bill’s
requirements
related
to
such
agreements.
24
Additionally,
the
bill
provides
that,
by
August
1
following
the
25
school
year
in
which
the
out-of-state
facility
or
out-of-state
26
provider
provided
services
to
a
child
pursuant
to
an
agreement,
27
the
child’s
district
of
residence
may
submit
an
accounting
28
to
DE
that
describes
the
cost
of
the
services
provided
by
29
the
facility
or
provider
during
such
school
year.
The
bill
30
requires
that
by
August
15
following
the
school
year
in
which
31
the
out-of-state
facility
or
out-of-state
provider
provided
32
services
to
a
child
pursuant
to
an
agreement,
DE
shall
review
33
and
either
approve
or
modify
the
accounting
and
make
payment
34
to
the
child’s
district
of
residence
toward
the
school
year
in
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which
the
cost
of
the
services
was
incurred.
The
bill
provides
1
that
any
amounts
paid
by
DE
to
school
districts
in
this
state
2
pursuant
to
these
provisions
shall
be
deducted
on
a
monthly
3
basis
from
the
state
foundation
aid
paid
under
Code
section
4
257.16
to
all
school
districts
in
the
state
in
the
school
year
5
following
the
school
year
in
which
the
services
were
provided.
6
The
portion
of
the
total
amount
paid
by
DE
to
a
district
that
7
is
required
to
be
deducted
from
the
state
foundation
aid
paid
8
to
the
district
is
the
same
as
the
ratio
that
the
budget
9
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
of
the
district
bears
to
the
10
total
budget
enrollment
in
the
state
for
that
budget
year.
11
The
bill
defines
“child”,
“district
of
residence”,
and
12
“resident”.
13
DIVISION
IV
——
ONLINE
STATE
JOB
POSTING
SYSTEM.
Current
14
Code
section
84A.6(4)
requires
the
department
of
workforce
15
development
(IWD),
in
consultation
with
DE,
to
establish
a
16
system
that
allows
DE,
school
districts,
charter
schools,
17
area
education
agencies,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
18
post
job
openings
on
an
internet
site.
Current
Code
section
19
84A.6(4)
also
requires
DE,
school
districts,
charter
schools,
20
and
area
education
agencies
to
submit
all
job
openings
to
21
IWD
for
posting
on
the
internet
site.
Current
Code
section
22
84A.6(4)
establishes
requirements
related
to
the
job
openings
23
system.
The
bill
strikes
Code
section
84A.6(4)
and
enacts
new
24
Code
section
256.27,
which
transfers
to
DE
the
responsibilities
25
related
to
establishing
and
operating
an
online
state
job
26
posting
system
for
school
districts,
charter
schools,
area
27
education
agencies,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
28
DIVISION
V
——
TEACHER
COMPENSATION.
Current
Code
chapter
29
284
(teacher
compensation)
provides
that
the
minimum
annual
30
salary
for
a
teacher
who
has
at
least
12
years
of
teaching
31
experience
shall
be
at
least
$62,000.
The
bill
provides
32
that
if
such
a
teacher
has
had
a
bona
fide
retirement
from
33
employment
with
a
covered
employer
as
provided
in
Code
section
34
97B.52A
(bona
fide
retirement
under
IPERS),
and
has
returned
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