Bill Text: IA HSB17 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill relating to transitional coaching authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-05 - Voted - Education. [HSB17 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HSB17-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
17
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
JORGENSEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
transitional
coaching
authorizations
issued
1
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
272.2,
subsection
14,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(2)
The
applicant
is
less
than
twenty-one
years
of
age
3
except
as
provided
in
section
272.31,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
4
“e”
.
However,
a
student
enrolled
in
a
practitioner
preparation
5
program
who
meets
board
requirements
for
a
temporary,
6
limited-purpose
license
who
is
seeking
to
teach
as
part
of
a
7
practicum
or
internship
may
be
less
than
twenty-one
years
of
8
age.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
272.31,
subsection
1,
Code
2015,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
1.
a.
The
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
,
the
12
minimum
requirements
for
the
board
to
award
issue
a
coaching
13
authorization
to
an
applicant
are:
14
a.
(1)
Successful
completion
of
one
semester
credit
hour
15
or
ten
contact
hours
in
a
course
relating
to
knowledge
and
16
understanding
of
the
structure
and
function
of
the
human
body
17
in
relation
to
physical
activity.
18
b.
(2)
Successful
completion
of
one
semester
credit
hour
19
or
ten
contact
hours
in
a
course
relating
to
knowledge
and
20
understanding
of
human
growth
and
development
of
children
and
21
youth
in
relation
to
physical
activity.
22
c.
(3)
Successful
completion
of
two
semester
credit
hours
23
or
twenty
contact
hours
in
a
course
relating
to
knowledge
and
24
understanding
of
the
prevention
and
care
of
athletic
injuries
25
and
medical
and
safety
problems
relating
to
physical
activity.
26
d.
(4)
Successful
completion
of
one
semester
credit
hour
27
or
ten
contact
hours
relating
to
knowledge
and
understanding
28
of
the
techniques
and
theory
of
coaching
interscholastic
29
athletics.
30
e.
(5)
Attainment
of
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age.
31
b.
The
board
shall
issue
a
transitional
coaching
32
authorization
to
an
individual
who
is
at
least
eighteen
33
years
of
age
and
who
provides
verification
of
an
offer
of
a
34
coaching
position
by
a
school
or
a
consortium
of
schools,
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but
who
has
not
completed
the
coursework
required
for
a
1
coaching
authorization
as
specified
in
paragraph
“a”
.
A
2
transitional
coaching
authorization
is
valid
for
not
more
3
than
one
year,
shall
not
be
renewed,
and
is
valid
only
in
4
the
school
or
consortium
of
schools
making
the
offer
of
the
5
coaching
position.
A
consortium
of
schools
may
include
a
6
school
district,
a
school
district
school
attendance
center,
or
7
an
accredited
nonpublic
school,
or
any
combination
thereof.
8
Sec.
3.
Section
279.19B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
9
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
(2)
A
qualified
individual
who
meets
the
requirements
of
11
section
272.31,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
and
possesses
12
a
coaching
authorization
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
13
examiners.
14
Sec.
4.
Section
279.19B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
15
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
16
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(3)
A
qualified
individual
who
meets
the
17
requirements
of
section
272.31,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
18
and
possesses
a
transitional
coaching
authorization
issued
by
19
the
board
of
educational
examiners.
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
requires
the
board
of
educational
examiners
to
24
issue
a
transitional
coaching
authorization
to
an
individual
25
who
is
at
least
18
years
of
age
and
who
provides
verification
26
of
an
offer
of
a
coaching
position
by
a
school
or
by
a
27
consortium
of
schools,
but
who
has
not
completed
the
coursework
28
required
for
a
coaching
authorization.
A
transitional
coaching
29
authorization
is
valid
for
not
more
than
one
year,
shall
not
30
be
renewed,
and
is
valid
only
in
the
school
or
consortium
31
of
schools
offering
the
coaching
position.
A
consortium
of
32
schools
may
include
a
school,
district,
a
school
district
33
attendance
center,
or
an
accredited
nonpublic
school,
or
any
34
combination
thereof.
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In
employing
a
head
coach
or
assistant
coach,
the
Code
1
requires
each
school
district
to
consider
applicants
in
a
2
priority
order,
with
teachers
having
first
priority
and
persons
3
with
a
coaching
authorization
second.
To
this
priority
list,
4
the
bill
adds
in
the
third
position
those
individuals
who
5
possess
a
transitional
coaching
authorization.
6
Currently,
the
coursework
needed
for
a
full
coaching
7
authorization
includes
successful
completion
of
five
semester
8
credit
hours
or
50
contact
hours
in
courses
relating
to
9
knowledge
and
understanding
of
the
structure
and
function
of
10
the
human
body
in
relation
to
physical
activity;
to
knowledge
11
and
understanding
of
human
growth
and
development
of
children
12
and
youth
in
relation
to
physical
activity;
to
knowledge
and
13
understanding
of
the
prevention
and
care
of
athletic
injuries
14
and
medical
and
safety
problems
relating
to
physical
activity;
15
and
to
knowledge
and
understanding
of
the
techniques
and
theory
16
of
coaching
interscholastic
athletics.
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