Bill Text: IA SF136 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to alternative practitioner preparation pilot programs to prepare individuals to teach elementary and secondary students.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF136 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF136-Introduced.html
Senate
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Introduced
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FILE
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BY
McKINLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
alternative
practitioner
preparation
pilot
1
programs
to
prepare
individuals
to
teach
elementary
and
2
secondary
students.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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136
Section
1.
Section
256.7,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
31.
Adopt
rules
and,
by
January
1,
3
2012,
implement
a
procedure
for
the
approval
of
alternative
4
practitioner
preparation
pilot
programs
for
individuals
who
5
have
not
completed
a
practitioner
preparation
program
approved
6
in
accordance
with
subsection
3,
but
who
have
considerable
life
7
experiences,
career
achievements,
and
academic
backgrounds
as
8
preparation
for
teaching
students
in
one
or
more
grade
levels
9
from
prekindergarten
through
grade
twelve.
10
EXPLANATION
11
This
bill
directs
the
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
12
rules
and,
by
January
1,
2012,
implement
a
procedure
for
the
13
approval
of
alternative
practitioner
preparation
pilot
programs
14
that
prepare
a
person,
who
has
not
completed
a
traditional
15
practitioner
preparation
program,
to
teach
students
in
one
or
16
more
grade
levels
from
prekindergarten
through
grade
12.
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