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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 3, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 3. a. Prescribe standards and procedures for the approval 1 4 of practitioner preparation programs and professional 1 5 development programs, offered by practitioner preparation 1 6 institutions and area education agencies, in this state. 1 7 Procedures provided for approval of programs shall include 1 8 procedures for enforcement of the prescribed standards and 1 9 shall not include a procedure for the waiving of any of the 1 10 standards prescribed. 1 11 b. Prescribe standards and procedures for the approval of 1 12 classroom adult assistant programs. Procedures provided for 1 13 approval of programs shall include procedures for enforcement 1 14 of the prescribed standards. The waiver of any procedure or 1 15 standard shall not be permitted. 1 16 Sec. 2. Section 256.7, Code 1997, is amended by adding the 1 17 following new subsection: 1 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 21. Develop and adopt rules by July 1, 1 19 1999, incorporating accountability for student achievement 1 20 into the standards and accreditation process described in 1 21 section 256.11. The rules shall provide for a revision of the 1 22 accreditation process and shall include the minimum 1 23 requirements for a comprehensive school improvement plan, core 1 24 indicators, and annual reporting to both the department and 1 25 local communities as follows: 1 26 a. All school districts and accredited nonpublic schools 1 27 shall develop comprehensive school improvement action plans 1 28 that include, but are not limited to, demonstrated school, 1 29 parental, and community involvement in assessing educational 1 30 needs, establishing student learning goals and student 1 31 achievement levels, and, as applicable, the consolidation of 1 32 federal and state reporting requirements. 1 33 b. By September 1, 1998, the state board shall develop a 1 34 limited set of core indicators, for which the department will 1 35 report state data, in areas such as math, reading, science, 2 1 graduation rate, and postsecondary education and employment. 2 2 c. All school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, 2 3 using multiple assessment measures, shall annually report to 2 4 the department and the local community the district-wide 2 5 progress made in attaining student achievement levels on the 2 6 core indicators and the district-wide progress made in 2 7 attaining locally established student learning goals. The 2 8 school districts and schools may report on other locally 2 9 determined factors influencing student learning. The school 2 10 districts and schools shall also report to the local community 2 11 their results by individual attendance center. 2 12 Sec. 3. Section 256.9, subsection 29, Code 1997, is 2 13 amended by striking the subsection. 2 14 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 256.17 TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM. 2 15 1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the 2 16 establishment and ongoing administration of a teacher 2 17 induction program, the state board of education shall 2 18 establish and implement a program approval process by July 1, 2 19 1999, for teacher induction programs to provide for support 2 20 and assistance to new teachers or inductees entering the 2 21 field. An induction program shall, at a minimum, include the 2 22 following: 2 23 a. A mentor to provide professional support. 2 24 b. Training to meet the needs of inductees and improve the 2 25 application of an inductee's knowledge and skills. 2 26 c. Knowledge of district expectations for student 2 27 achievement and orientation to district policies, procedures, 2 28 and programs. 2 29 d. Supportive structures to build professionalism and 2 30 collaboration to assist in the transition to teaching. 2 31 2. School districts and area education agencies are 2 32 encouraged to collaborate with postsecondary institutions in 2 33 the provision of induction programs. A school district 2 34 employing a teacher who is enrolled in an approved one-year 2 35 induction program shall be paid a state subsidy of one 3 1 thousand dollars per enrolled teacher for released time for 3 2 training, stipends for district trainers or mentors, and other 3 3 costs directly related to an induction program. Not more than 3 4 five percent of the total district subsidy for an induction 3 5 program may be used for indirect costs. 3 6 3. A teacher induction fund is established in the office 3 7 of treasurer of state to be administered by the department. 3 8 Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in the 3 9 fund shall be used to provide funding to school districts 3 10 pursuant to the requirements of this section and shall be 3 11 expended only in relation to teachers who are enrolled in an 3 12 approved one-year induction program, and for the costs of the 3 13 employer's share of federal social security and the Iowa 3 14 public employees' retirement system, or a pension and annuity 3 15 retirement system established under chapter 294, for such 3 16 amounts paid by the districts. 3 17 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 256.17A TEACHER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 3 18 1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the 3 19 establishment and ongoing administration of a teacher 3 20 internship program, the state board of education shall 3 21 establish and implement a program approval process by July 1, 3 22 1999, for a teacher internship program. An internship program 3 23 shall, at a minimum, include the following: 3 24 a. A one-year teaching experience conducted in a 3 25 collaborating school district. 3 26 b. Application of best practices in diverse settings and 3 27 diverse student needs under the mentorship of selected 3 28 district teachers and postsecondary personnel. 3 29 c. Seminars and special projects designed to meet an 3 30 intern's needs. 3 31 d. Support by master teachers. 3 32 e. Opportunity to attain coursework toward a master's 3 33 degree. 3 34 2. A school district shall be paid a state subsidy in the 3 35 amount of four thousand dollars for each intern enrolled in an 4 1 approved internship program, which may in part be used to pay 4 2 the cost of providing district teachers as mentors. Not more 4 3 than five percent of the total district subsidy for an 4 4 internship program may be used for indirect costs. 4 5 3. A teacher internship fund is established in the office 4 6 of treasurer of state to be administered by the department. 4 7 Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in the 4 8 fund shall be paid to school districts pursuant to the 4 9 requirements of this section and shall be expended only to pay 4 10 for the costs of the program pursuant to this section, 4 11 including the costs of the employer's share of federal social 4 12 security and the Iowa public employees' retirement system, or 4 13 a pension and annuity retirement system established under 4 14 chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the districts. 4 15 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 256.29 CENTER FOR CONTINUOUS 4 16 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. 4 17 1. A center for continuous quality improvement is 4 18 established within the department of education to provide 4 19 school districts with total quality management assistance 4 20 designed to improve overall school district operations. 4 21 2. An Iowa educational excellence partnership is 4 22 established as a facilitating council to assist in 4 23 coordinating and implementing the work of the center for 4 24 continuous quality improvement. The director shall appoint to 4 25 the partnership members who represent school districts, 4 26 accredited nonpublic schools, area education agencies, 4 27 community colleges, colleges and universities, professional 4 28 educational associations, and the business community. 4 29 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 256.44 NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 4 30 AWARD. 4 31 1. A teacher who holds a national board for professional 4 32 teaching standards certificate and is employed by a school 4 33 district in Iowa shall be eligible for an annual award of ten 4 34 thousand dollars each year the certificate, which may be 4 35 renewed by the national board at ten-year intervals, is valid. 5 1 To receive the award, a teacher shall apply to the department 5 2 of education upon receipt of certification. Payment shall be 5 3 made only upon department approval of the application. Annual 5 4 payments shall be made only for the remaining time for which 5 5 the teacher holds the national board certificate. 5 6 2. The department shall notify the school district 5 7 employing the teacher of the department's payment approval. 5 8 Upon receiving notification, the school district shall 5 9 increase the teacher's regular compensation as specified in 5 10 the teacher's contract by ten thousand dollars, and shall 5 11 prorate the increase among the payments remaining in the 5 12 teacher's contract. 5 13 3. A national board for professional teaching standards 5 14 certification fund is established in the office of treasurer 5 15 of state to be administered by the department. Moneys 5 16 appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in the fund 5 17 shall be paid to school districts in accordance with this 5 18 section, and shall be expended only for payments for those 5 19 teachers duly certified by the national board and approved 5 20 through the department's application process, and to pay the 5 21 costs, in addition to the ten thousand dollars specified in 5 22 subsections 1 and 2, of the employer's share of the federal 5 23 social security and the Iowa public employees' retirement 5 24 system, or a pension and annuity retirement system established 5 25 under chapter 294, due to the increase in the teacher's salary 5 26 pursuant to subsection 2. 5 27 Sec. 8. Section 257.6, subsection 1, Code 1997, is amended 5 28 by adding the following new paragraph: 5 29 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. Notwithstanding paragraph "a", for a 5 30 budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2001, pupils 5 31 enrolled in kindergarten on less than a full-time basis shall 5 32 be counted as five-tenths of one pupil. 5 33 Sec. 9. Section 257B.1A, Code 1997, is amended by striking 5 34 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 5 35 257B.1A INTEREST FOR IOWA SCHOOLS FUND – TRANSFER OF 6 1 INTEREST. 6 2 An interest for Iowa schools fund is established in the 6 3 office of treasurer of state. The department of revenue and 6 4 finance shall deposit interest earned on the permanent school 6 5 fund in the interest for Iowa schools fund. The treasurer 6 6 shall transfer moneys in the interest for Iowa schools fund on 6 7 a quarterly basis as follows: 6 8 1. Fifty-five percent of the moneys deposited in the fund 6 9 to the credit of the center for continuous quality improvement 6 10 as established in section 256.29. 6 11 2. Forty-five percent of the moneys deposited in the fund 6 12 to the credit of the international center endowment fund of 6 13 the international center for gifted and talented education 6 14 established in section 263.8A. 6 15 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 261.24 IOWA STATE FAIR 6 16 SCHOLARSHIP. 6 17 The Iowa state fair scholarship fund is established in the 6 18 office of treasurer of state to be administered by the 6 19 commission. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to 6 20 chapter 17A for the administration of this section. The rules 6 21 shall provide, at a minimum, that only residents of Iowa who 6 22 have actively participated in the Iowa state fair and 6 23 graduated from an accredited secondary school in Iowa shall be 6 24 eligible to receive an Iowa state fair scholarship for 6 25 matriculation at an eligible institution as defined in section 6 26 261.35. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest earned on 6 27 money in the Iowa state fair scholarship fund shall be 6 28 deposited into the fund and may be used by the commission only 6 29 for Iowa state fair scholarship awards. 6 30 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 261.111 TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN 6 31 PAYMENT PROGRAM. 6 32 1. A teacher shortage loan payment program is established 6 33 to be administered by the college student aid commission as 6 34 provided in this section. The purpose of the loan payment 6 35 program is to increase the number of qualified teachers in 7 1 areas of the state experiencing a shortage of teachers. An 7 2 individual is eligible for the program if the individual meets 7 3 all of the following conditions: 7 4 a. Is a resident of this state who is enrolled at an 7 5 institution of higher learning under the control of the state 7 6 board of regents or an accredited private institution as 7 7 defined in section 261.9. 7 8 b. Is enrolled in one or more of the subject areas 7 9 determined by the department of education and recognized by 7 10 the United States department of education as experiencing a 7 11 shortage of teachers. 7 12 c. Has filed a loan application with the commission. 7 13 d. Meets the requirements for a teacher shortage loan 7 14 established in this chapter and by administrative rule. 7 15 2. A teacher shortage loan shall be awarded for not more 7 16 than the equivalent of two years and may be awarded to an 7 17 eligible individual under this section if the student agrees 7 18 to teach for two years in an area in this state that the 7 19 department of education has determined, and the United States 7 20 department of education recognizes, is experiencing a shortage 7 21 of teachers. A loan issued in accordance with this section, 7 22 and the interest that accrues on the loan, shall not become 7 23 due and payable until one year after the individual graduates. 7 24 If a recipient submits evidence to the commission that the 7 25 recipient was employed as a teacher in a teacher shortage area 7 26 for a school year in accordance with this section, fifty 7 27 percent of the principal amount of the loan and any interest 7 28 accruing on fifty percent of the principal amount of the loan 7 29 are canceled. If the recipient continues employment as a 7 30 teacher in a teacher shortage area as provided in this section 7 31 during the next succeeding school year and submits evidence to 7 32 the commission of the continuation of teaching employment, the 7 33 recipient is not required to commence repayment during that 7 34 school year and at the end of that school year the remaining 7 35 fifty percent of the principal amount of the loan, and any 8 1 interest accruing on the principal amount of the loan, are 8 2 canceled. 8 3 3. The interest rate on the loan shall be equal to the 8 4 interest rate collected by an eligible lender under the Iowa 8 5 guaranteed student loan program for the year in which the loan 8 6 is made. 8 7 4. The commission shall prescribe by rule the terms of 8 8 repayment. The commission shall set a final date for 8 9 submission of applications each year and shall review the 8 10 applications and inform the recipients within a reasonable 8 11 time after the deadline. 8 12 5. The maximum loan a student is eligible to receive 8 13 annually is an amount equal to the annual resident 8 14 undergraduate tuition rate established for institutions of 8 15 higher learning under the control of the state board of 8 16 regents. Eligible students may receive both a tuition grant 8 17 and a teacher shortage loan. 8 18 6. A teacher shortage loan payment fund is established in 8 19 the office of the treasurer of state for deposit of payments 8 20 made by loan recipients who do not fulfill the cancellation 8 21 conditions of the loan program. Payments made by recipients 8 22 on the loans shall be used to supplement moneys appropriated 8 23 to the teacher shortage loan payment program. Notwithstanding 8 24 section 8.33, moneys deposited in the teacher shortage loan 8 25 payment fund shall not revert to the general fund of the state 8 26 at the end of any fiscal year, but shall remain in the teacher 8 27 shortage loan payment fund and be continuously available to 8 28 make additional loans under the program. 8 29 Sec. 12. Section 272.2, Code 1997, is amended by adding 8 30 the following new subsections: 8 31 NEW SUBSECTION. 16. License classroom adult assistants 8 32 who shall have completed training programs approved by the 8 33 department of education, but who shall not be required to 8 34 possess a baccalaureate degree. 8 35 NEW SUBSECTION. 17. In accordance with subsection 1, 9 1 establish an initial license for new practitioners. Criteria 9 2 for an initial license shall be developed by the board by 9 3 January 1, 1999, and shall include, at a minimum, the 9 4 completion of an approved one-year teacher induction program 9 5 as established pursuant to section 256.17, or optional 9 6 requirements equivalent to such a program. 9 7 NEW SUBSECTION. 18. In addition to subsection 1, 9 8 establish a license for practitioners who have completed an 9 9 approved teacher internship program as established pursuant to 9 10 section 256.17A. 9 11 Sec. 13. Section 272.8, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1997, 9 12 is amended to read as follows: 9 13 The board may issue a license to an applicant from another 9 14 state or country if the applicant files evidence of the 9 15 possession of the required or equivalent requirements with the 9 16 board. Prior to licensure in Iowa, the applicant shall submit 9 17 evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has a 9 18 minimum of two years of teaching experience. The executive 9 19 director of the board may, subject to board approval, enter 9 20 into reciprocity agreements with another state or country for 9 21 the licensing of practitioners on an equitable basis of mutual 9 22 exchange, when the action is in conformity with law. 9 23 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 279.14A TEACHING PERFORMANCE 9 24 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 9 25 1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the 9 26 establishment and ongoing administration of a regional 9 27 teaching technical assistance system, the department of 9 28 education shall establish and implement a regional system to 9 29 provide technical assistance to each public school district 9 30 and area education agency for the development and 9 31 implementation of a plan of assistance to teachers who are 9 32 performing inadequately. The department shall consult with 9 33 the Iowa state education association, the Iowa association of 9 34 school boards, and the school administrators of Iowa in 9 35 developing the system. 10 1 2. The department of education shall establish model 10 2 evaluation criteria for teacher performance and a model 10 3 assistance plan a school district may implement to assist 10 4 teachers who are performing inadequately. Evaluation criteria 10 5 developed by the department may be used by a district as 10 6 specified in section 279.14. The board of directors of a 10 7 school district shall adopt an assistance plan for teachers 10 8 employed by the district who are performing inadequately. The 10 9 district plan shall include, at a minimum, the following: 10 10 a. Criteria for teachers in areas such as instruction, 10 11 communication, and classroom environment and management. 10 12 b. Adequate notification procedures for failure to meet 10 13 criteria. 10 14 c. Measures to provide assistance and resources for 10 15 improvement. 10 16 d. A reasonable, specified amount of time for a teacher to 10 17 show improvement. 10 18 e. Consequences for failure to meet expectations, up to 10 19 and including termination of contract. 10 20 3. Moneys received under this section by a school district 10 21 shall be expended to provide training in the areas of policy 10 22 and procedures, development of district and area education 10 23 agency plans of assistance, and coordination of trained 10 24 individuals to serve on intensive assistance teams for 10 25 teachers performing inadequately. Support is to be provided 10 26 through regional coordinators for the provision of training 10 27 and expertise in the areas of assistance and termination 10 28 provided for in section 279.15. Training may be coordinated 10 29 with the evaluator training for district administrators 10 30 required under section 279.14B, and shall be made available to 10 31 local school districts and area education agencies. Training 10 32 shall also be provided to individuals serving on regional 10 33 assistance teams. The regional system may coordinate or 10 34 assist in the coordination of an assistance team that would be 10 35 provided to a school district or area education agency upon 11 1 receipt of a request for assistance which presents 11 2 satisfactory documentation of inadequate teacher performance 11 3 based on established criteria. 11 4 4. The use of the regional system of assistance 11 5 established under this section is not a prerequisite to use of 11 6 the termination procedures provided under section 279.15. 11 7 5. This section does not apply to a person discharged 11 8 under section 279.27. 11 9 Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 279.14B ADMINISTRATOR PERFORMANCE 11 10 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 11 11 1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the 11 12 establishment and ongoing administration of a regional 11 13 administration technical assistance system, the department of 11 14 education shall establish and implement a regional system to 11 15 provide technical assistance to each public school district 11 16 and area education agency for the development and 11 17 implementation of a plan of assistance to administrators who 11 18 are performing inadequately. The department shall consult 11 19 with the Iowa state education association, school 11 20 administrators of Iowa, and the Iowa association of school 11 21 boards in developing the system. 11 22 2. The department of education shall establish model 11 23 evaluation criteria for administrator performance and a model 11 24 assistance plan a school district may implement to assist 11 25 administrators who are performing inadequately. Evaluation 11 26 criteria developed by the department may be used by a district 11 27 as specified in section 279.23A. The board of directors of a 11 28 school district shall adopt an assistance plan for 11 29 administrators employed by the district who are performing 11 30 inadequately. The district plan shall include, at a minimum, 11 31 the following: 11 32 a. Criteria for administrators in areas such as school and 11 33 district environment, maintenance and promotion of effective 11 34 programs, effective management, and communication and 11 35 collaboration with staff, parents, and community. 12 1 b. Adequate notification procedures for failure to meet 12 2 criteria. 12 3 c. Measures to provide assistance and resources for 12 4 improvement. 12 5 d. A reasonable, specified amount of time for an 12 6 administrator to show improvement. 12 7 e. Consequences for failure to meet expectations, up to 12 8 and including termination of contract. 12 9 3. Moneys received under this section by a school district 12 10 shall be expended to provide training in the areas of policy 12 11 and procedures, development of district and area education 12 12 agency plans of assistance, and coordination of trained 12 13 individuals to serve on intensive assistance teams for 12 14 administrators performing inadequately. Support is to be 12 15 provided through regional coordinators for the provision of 12 16 training and expertise in the areas of assistance and 12 17 termination provided for in section 279.24. Training may be 12 18 coordinated with the evaluator training for teachers required 12 19 under section 279.14A, and shall be made available to local 12 20 school districts and area education agencies. Training shall 12 21 also be provided to individuals serving on regional assistance 12 22 teams. The regional system may coordinate or assist in the 12 23 coordination of an assistance team that would be provided to a 12 24 school district or area education agency upon receipt of a 12 25 request for assistance which presents satisfactory 12 26 documentation of inadequate administrator performance based on 12 27 established criteria. 12 28 4. The use of the regional system of assistance 12 29 established under this section is not a prerequisite to the 12 30 use of the termination procedures provided under section 12 31 279.24. 12 32 5. This section does not apply to a person discharged 12 33 under section 279.25. 12 34 Sec. 16. Section 279.51, subsection 4, Code Supplement 12 35 1997, is amended to read as follows: 13 1 4. The department shall seek assistance fromthe first in13 2the nation in education foundation established in chapter 257A13 3and otherfoundations and public and private agencies in the 13 4 evaluation of the programs funded under this section, and in 13 5 the provision of support to school districts in developing and 13 6 implementing the programs funded under this section. 13 7 Sec. 17. Section 294A.5, Code 1997, is amended to read as 13 8 follows: 13 9 294A.5 MINIMUM SALARY SUPPLEMENT – REGULAR, INDUCTION, 13 10 AND INTERNSHIP COMPENSATION. 13 11 1. a. For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, 13 12 and succeeding school years, the minimum annual salary paid to 13 13 a full-time teacher as regular compensation shall beeighteen13 14 twenty-three thousand dollars. 13 15 b. For the school year beginning July 1, 1999, and 13 16 succeeding school years, the minimum annual salary paid as 13 17 regular compensation to a full-time teacher, who has completed 13 18 an approved teacher induction program in accordance with 13 19 section 256.17, shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 13 20 c. For the school year beginning July 1, 2000, and 13 21 succeeding school years, the minimum annual salary paid as 13 22 regular compensation to a full-time teacher, who has completed 13 23 an approved teacher internship program in accordance with 13 24 section 256.17A, shall be twenty-seven thousand dollars. 13 25 2. The minimum salary supplement shall be the sum of the 13 26 following, as applicable: 13 27 a. For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, for 13 28 phase I, each school district and area education agency shall 13 29 certify to the department of education by the third Friday in 13 30 September the names of all teachers employed by the district 13 31 or area education agency whose regular compensation is less 13 32 thaneighteentwenty-three thousand dollars per year for that 13 33 year and the amounts needed as minimum salary supplements. 13 34 The minimum salary supplement for each eligible teacher is the 13 35 total of the difference betweeneighteentwenty-three thousand 14 1 dollars and the teacher's regular compensation plus the amount 14 2 required to pay the employer's share of the federal social 14 3 security and Iowa public employees' retirement system, or a 14 4 pension and annuity retirement system established under 14 5 chapter 294, payments on the additional salary moneys. 14 6 However, for purposes of this paragraph, a teacher's regular 14 7 compensation for the school year beginning July 1, 1998, shall 14 8 not be lower than twenty-three thousand dollars. 14 9 b. The total minimum salary supplement paid to a school 14 10 district under phase I for the school year beginning July 1, 14 11 1997. 14 12 c. For the school year beginning July 1, 1999, and each 14 13 succeeding year, each school district and area education 14 14 agency shall certify to the department of education by the 14 15 third Friday in September the names of all teachers, employed 14 16 by the district or area education agency, who have completed 14 17 an approved teacher induction program in accordance with 14 18 section 256.17, whose regular compensation is less than 14 19 twenty-five thousand dollars per year for that year and the 14 20 amounts needed as minimum salary supplements. The minimum 14 21 salary supplement for each eligible teacher is the difference 14 22 between twenty-five thousand dollars and the regular 14 23 compensation of the eligible teacher minus the product of the 14 24 number of years the eligible teacher has taught and five 14 25 hundred dollars. The minimum salary supplement as provided in 14 26 this paragraph shall not be less than zero. The minimum 14 27 salary supplement paid to a school district under this 14 28 paragraph shall include an additional amount required to pay 14 29 the employer's share of the federal social security and Iowa 14 30 public employees' retirement system, or a pension and annuity 14 31 retirement system established under chapter 294, payments on 14 32 the salary supplement moneys. However, for purposes of 14 33 computing the minimum salary supplement under this paragraph, 14 34 a teacher's regular compensation, for the school year 14 35 beginning July 1, 1999, if the teacher has completed an 15 1 approved teacher internship program, shall be deemed not to be 15 2 lower than twenty-three thousand dollars. 15 3 d. For the school year beginning July 1, 1999, and each 15 4 succeeding year, each school district and area education 15 5 agency shall certify to the department of education by the 15 6 third Friday in September the names of all teachers, employed 15 7 by the district or area education agency, who have completed 15 8 an approved teacher internship program in accordance with 15 9 section 256.17A, whose regular compensation is less than 15 10 twenty-seven thousand dollars per year for that year and the 15 11 amounts needed as minimum salary supplements. The minimum 15 12 salary supplement for each eligible teacher is the difference 15 13 between twenty-seven thousand dollars and the regular 15 14 compensation of an eligible teacher minus the product of the 15 15 number of years the eligible teacher has taught and five 15 16 hundred dollars. The minimum salary supplement as provided in 15 17 this paragraph shall not be less than zero. The minimum 15 18 salary supplement paid to a school district under this 15 19 paragraph shall include an additional amount required to pay 15 20 the employer's share of federal social security and Iowa 15 21 public employees' retirement system, or a pension and annuity 15 22 retirement system established under chapter 294, payments on 15 23 the salary supplement moneys. However, for purposes of 15 24 computing the minimum salary supplement under this paragraph, 15 25 a teacher's regular compensation, for the school year 15 26 beginning July 1, 1999, if the teacher has completed an 15 27 approved teacher internship program, shall be deemed not to be 15 28 lower than twenty-three thousand dollars. 15 29 3. The board of directors shall report the salaries of 15 30 teachers employed on less than a full-time equivalent basis, 15 31 and whether or not the teacher has completed an approved 15 32 teacher induction or internship program, and the amount of 15 33 minimum salary supplement shall be prorated. 15 34 Sec. 18. Section 294A.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 15 35 1997, is amended to read as follows: 16 1 1. For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, the 16 2 department of education shall notify the department of revenue 16 3 and finance of the total minimum salary supplement, as 16 4 described in sections 294A.5, subsection 2, paragraphs "a" and 16 5 "b", to be paid to each school district and area education 16 6 agency under phase I and the department of revenue and finance 16 7 shall make the payments. For school years after the school 16 8 year beginning July 1,19871998, if a school district or area 16 9 education agency reduces the number of its full-time 16 10 equivalent teachers below the number employed during the 16 11 school year beginning July 1,19871998, the department of 16 12 revenue and finance shall reduce the total minimum salary 16 13 supplement payable to that school district or area education 16 14 agency so that the amount paid is equal to the ratio of the 16 15 number of full-time equivalent teachers employed in the school 16 16 district or area education agency for that school year divided 16 17 by the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed in the 16 18 school district or area education agency for the school year 16 19 beginning July 1,19871998, and multiplying that fraction by 16 20 the total minimum salary supplement paid to that school 16 21 district or area education agency for the school year 16 22 beginning July 1,19871998. 16 23 2. For the school year beginning July 1, 1999, and each 16 24 succeeding year, the department of education shall notify the 16 25 department of revenue and finance of the total minimum salary 16 26 supplement, as described in section 294A.5, subsection 2, 16 27 paragraphs "c" and "d", to be paid to each school district and 16 28 area education agency under phase I and the department of 16 29 revenue and finance shall make the payments. If, after the 16 30 school year ending June 30, 1999, a school district or area 16 31 education agency reduces the number of its full-time 16 32 equivalent teachers below the number employed during the 16 33 previous school year, the department of revenue and finance 16 34 shall reduce the total minimum salary supplement payable to 16 35 that school district or area education agency so that the 17 1 amount paid is equal to the ratio of the number of full-time 17 2 equivalent teachers employed in the school district or area 17 3 education agency for that school year divided by the number of 17 4 full-time equivalent teachers employed in the school district 17 5 or area education agency during the previous school year, and 17 6 multiplying that fraction by the total minimum salary 17 7 supplement paid to that school district or area education 17 8 agency for the previous school year. 17 9 Sec. 19. Section 294A.25, subsection 1, Code Supplement 17 10 1997, is amended to read as follows: 17 11 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19901998, and 17 12 for each succeeding year, there is appropriated from the 17 13 general fund of the state to the department of education the 17 14 amount ofninety-twoeighty-two milliononenine hundred 17 15 ninety-one thousandeighty-fivethree hundred thirty-six 17 16 dollars to be used to improve teacher salaries.For each17 17fiscal year in the fiscal period commencing July 1, 1991, and17 18ending June 30, 1993, there is appropriated an amount equal to17 19the amount appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,17 201990, plus an amount sufficient to pay the costs of the17 21additional funding provided for school districts and area17 22education agencies under sections 294A.9 and 294A.14. For17 23each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 1995, there is17 24appropriated the sum which was appropriated for the previous17 25fiscal year, including supplemental payments.The moneys 17 26 shall be distributed as provided in this section. 17 27 Sec. 20. Section 294A.25, Code Supplement 1997, is amended 17 28 by adding the following new subsection: 17 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 12. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 17 30 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, from phase III moneys, the 17 31 amount of two hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as 17 32 is necessary, to the office of treasurer of state for deposit 17 33 in the national board for professional teaching standards 17 34 certification fund established under section 256.44. 17 35 Sec. 21. NEW SECTION. 294B.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE – 18 1 ADOPTION OF RULES. 18 2 The purpose of this chapter is to provide meritorious 18 3 recognition to highly skilled teachers and administrators. 18 4 Sec. 22. NEW SECTION. 294B.2 DEFINITIONS. 18 5 As used in this chapter: 18 6 1. "Administrator" means an individual holding an 18 7 administrative license or certification issued under chapter 18 8 272 who is employed full-time in an administrative position by 18 9 a public school district pursuant to a contract issued by a 18 10 board of directors under section 279.23. 18 11 2. "Teacher" means an individual holding a practitioner's 18 12 license issued under chapter 272, or a letter of authorization 18 13 or statement of professional recognition issued by the board 18 14 of educational examiners, who is employed full-time in a 18 15 nonadministrative position by an accredited public school 18 16 district pursuant to a contract issued by a board of directors 18 17 under section 279.13. 18 18 Sec. 23. NEW SECTION. 294B.3 MERITORIOUS RECOGNITION 18 19 AWARD PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. 18 20 If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the 18 21 establishment and ongoing administration of a meritorious 18 22 recognition award program for teachers and administrators, the 18 23 department of education shall establish and implement the 18 24 program. The state board of education shall adopt rules 18 25 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this chapter. A teacher 18 26 or administrator who has completed two years of service in 18 27 Iowa under contract as provided in section 294B.2 shall be 18 28 qualified to receive a five-year meritorious award of five 18 29 thousand dollars annually. The department shall determine 18 30 additional criteria for the program that includes, but is not 18 31 limited to, areas of professional responsibilities, classroom 18 32 or school environment, and effective practices. The 18 33 application and approval process shall include, but is not 18 34 limited to, verification of achievements, employment, and 18 35 certification at the local level with the submission of 19 1 artifacts and demonstrated competence in the areas included 19 2 within the criteria developed by the department. A state 19 3 review shall include, at a minimum, a review by trained 19 4 panelists, who may be teachers, administrators, postsecondary 19 5 staff, and members of professional organizations; and on-site 19 6 visits or personal interviews to the highest scoring 19 7 applicants. Not more than six thousand teachers and three 19 8 hundred sixty administrators shall be granted awards in a 19 9 single given year. 19 10 Sec. 24. NEW SECTION. 294B.4 MERITORIOUS AWARD FUND. 19 11 A meritorious award fund is established in the office of 19 12 the treasurer of state to be administered by the department of 19 13 education. Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for 19 14 deposit in the fund shall be paid to school districts pursuant 19 15 to this chapter and shall be expended only to grant 19 16 meritorious awards to teachers and administrators approved by 19 17 the department of education to receive the meritorious awards, 19 18 and to pay the costs of the employer's share of federal social 19 19 security and the Iowa public employees' retirement system for 19 20 such an award. 19 21 Sec. 25. MERITORIOUS AWARDS INITIAL FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999. 19 22 Notwithstanding section 294B.3, for the fiscal year beginning 19 23 July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, not more than one 19 24 thousand five hundred teachers and sixty administrators shall 19 25 be granted awards in that year. 19 26 Sec. 26. FIRST IN THE NATION IN EDUCATION FUND. If 19 27 sections 9 and 30 are enacted as provided in this Act, 19 28 relating to the first in the nation in education foundation, 19 29 the rights and properties of the nonprofit corporation created 19 30 pursuant to section 257A.4, Code 1997, relating to the 19 31 endowment created as the "First In the Nation in Education 19 32 Fund" pursuant to section 257A.7, Code 1997, shall pass to the 19 33 center for continuous quality improvement created in new Code 19 34 section 256.29 in this Act. However, any debts and other 19 35 financial obligations shall not succeed to the center. 20 1 Sec. 27. Chapter 257A, Code 1997, is repealed. 20 2 EXPLANATION 20 3 This bill relates to the teaching profession and school 20 4 administrators, and establishes and appropriates to a number 20 5 of programs and funds within, or administered by, the 20 6 department of education. The bill also requires the board of 20 7 educational examiners to establish new licenses based upon 20 8 level of education and whether applicants have completed 20 9 induction or internship programs. 20 10 The bill creates or amends sections as follows: 20 11 256.7, subsections 3 and 21; 256.17, and 256.17A: Require 20 12 the state board of education to prescribe standards and 20 13 procedures for a classroom adult assistant program, adopt 20 14 rules incorporating accountability for student achievement in 20 15 the educational standards and accreditation process, and 20 16 establish approval processes for a teacher induction program 20 17 and a teacher internship program. 20 18 256.9, subsection 29; 257B.1A; 279.51, subsection 4; and 20 19 chapter 257A: Repeal the chapter creating the first in the 20 20 nation in education foundation and fund, and any references to 20 21 the foundation. The bill also assigns the rights and 20 22 properties of the FINE foundation, while prohibiting the 20 23 transfer of debt or other financial obligation, to the center 20 24 for continuous quality improvement which is established within 20 25 the bill. The current distribution in the interest for Iowa 20 26 schools fund is changed to transfer 55 percent of the moneys 20 27 in the fund to the center for continuous quality improvement 20 28 as established in this bill and the remaining 45 percent to 20 29 the international center for gifted and talented education. 20 30 256.29: Establishes a center for continuous quality 20 31 improvement and abolishes the first in the nation in education 20 32 foundation. The bill also creates the Iowa educational 20 33 excellence partnership as a facilitating council to assist in 20 34 coordinating and implementing the work of the center. 20 35 256.44 and 294A.25, subsection 12: Provide for an annual 21 1 payment of $10,000 to each teacher employed by a school 21 2 district in Iowa who holds a national board for professional 21 3 teaching standards certificate. The bill also establishes a 21 4 national board for professional teaching standards 21 5 certification fund to be administered by the department of 21 6 education, and for fiscal year 1998-1999, appropriates 21 7 $200,000 from phase III moneys for deposit in the fund. 21 8 257.6: Reduces state aid for pupils who attend 21 9 kindergarten less than a full day. 21 10 261.24: Requires the college student aid commission to 21 11 administer the Iowa state fair scholarship currently 21 12 administered by the FINE foundation. 21 13 261.111 and 261.112: Create and provide for the 21 14 administration of a teacher shortage loan program program and 21 15 fund by the college student aid commission. An individual 21 16 qualifies for a loan if the student is a resident of the state 21 17 and is enrolled at an accredited postsecondary institution 21 18 within the state, and agrees to teach in an area determined to 21 19 be a teacher shortage area in the state. If the individual 21 20 remains an Iowa resident and is employed for two years in an 21 21 area determined by the department of education to be a 21 22 shortage area, the individual is not responsible for payment 21 23 of the loan principal or the interest on the loan. 21 24 272.2: Requires the board of educational examiners to 21 25 license classroom adult assistants and establish an initial 21 26 license for new practitioners and a license for practitioners 21 27 who have completed internship programs. 21 28 272.8: Requires teaching license applicants from outside 21 29 of Iowa to have two years of teaching experience. 21 30 279.14A and 279.14B: If funds are provided by the general 21 31 assembly, require the department of education to establish 21 32 regional systems to provide technical assistance to each 21 33 public school district and area education agency for the 21 34 development and implementation of a plan of assistance to 21 35 teachers and administrators determined to be performing the 22 1 duties of teaching or administration inadequately. Under the 22 2 systems, the department is to establish model evaluation 22 3 criteria for teacher and administrator performance and a model 22 4 assistance plan that may be used by school districts. School 22 5 districts are required under the bill to adopt an assistance 22 6 plan for teachers and administrators who are performing 22 7 inadequately. The bill lists the minimum criteria each 22 8 district plan is required to include. The bill also provides 22 9 that funds are to be expended to provide training in specified 22 10 areas, the development of plans of assistance, and 22 11 coordination of intensive assistance teams. 22 12 294A.5 and 294A.6: Establish a minimum annual teachers' 22 13 salary of $23,000; and, beginning July 1, 1999, for teachers 22 14 who have completed an induction program, minimum annual 22 15 salaries of $25,000, and for teachers who have completed an 22 16 internship program, minimum annual salaries of $27,000. The 22 17 bill also provides for the payment of a minimum salary 22 18 supplement to school districts. 22 19 294A.25 (1) and (12): Appropriates $82,991,336 annually to 22 20 increase minimum teachers' salaries to $23,000, and 22 21 appropriates $200,000 for deposit in the national board for 22 22 professional teaching standards certification fund. 22 23 Chapter 294B: If funded by the general assembly, 22 24 establishes a meritorious recognition award program and fund 22 25 for teachers and administrators within or administered by the 22 26 department of education, but restricts the number of teachers 22 27 and administrators who may receive the award in its initial 22 28 year. To qualify for the five-year, $5,000 per year award, a 22 29 teacher or administrator must have completed two years of 22 30 service in Iowa. The department is authorized to determine 22 31 additional criteria for the program. The program includes 22 32 provisions for a state review by trained panelists and on-site 22 33 visits or personal interviews to the highest scoring 22 34 applicants. 22 35 LSB 3281XL 77 23 1 kh/jl/8.1
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