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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 2549 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO STUDENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES BY 1 5 AMENDING THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY 1 6 PROGRAM AND LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO RETIREMENT INCENTIVES 1 7 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 1 8 1 9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 10 1 11 Section 1. Section 256.7, Code Supplement 2001, is amended 1 12 by adding the following new subsection: 1 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 25. Adopt rules establishing standards 1 14 for school district and area education agency career 1 15 development programs and for individual teacher career 1 16 development plans in accordance with section 284.6. 1 17 Sec. 2. Section 256.9, subsection 50, Code Supplement 1 18 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 19 50. Develop core knowledge and skill criteria models, 1 20 based upon the Iowa teaching standards, for the evaluation, 1 21 the advancement, and for teacher career development purposes 1 22 pursuant to chapter 284. The model criteria shall further 1 23 define the characteristics of quality teaching as established 1 24 by the Iowa teaching standards. The director, in consultation 1 25 with the board of educational examiners, shall also develop a 1 26 transition plan for implementation of the career development 1 27 standards developed pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 25, 1 28 with regard to licensure renewal requirements. The plan shall 1 29 include a requirement that practitioners be allowed credit for 1 30 career development completed prior to implementation of the 1 31 career development standards developed pursuant to section 1 32 256.7, subsection 25. 1 33 Sec. 3. Section 256.44, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 34 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 35 a. If a teacher registers for national board for 2 1 professional teaching standards certification prior to June 2 2 30,20022005, a one-time initial reimbursement award in the 2 3 amount of up to one-half of the registration fee paid by the 2 4 teacher for registration for certification by the national 2 5 board for professional teaching standards. The teacher shall 2 6 apply to the department of education within one year of 2 7 registration, submitting to the department any documentation 2 8 the department requires. A teacher who receives an initial 2 9 reimbursement award shall receive a one-time final 2 10 registration award in the amount of the remaining national 2 11 board registration fee paid by the teacher if the teacher 2 12 notifies the department of the teacher's certification 2 13 achievement and submits any documentation requested by the 2 14 department. 2 15 Sec. 4. Section 256.44, subsection 1, paragraph b, 2 16 subparagraph (2), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2001, is 2 17 amended to read as follows: 2 18 If the teacher registers for national board for 2 19 professional teaching standards certification between January 2 20 1, 1999, and January 1,20022005, and achieves certification 2 21 within three years from the date of initial score 2 22 notification, an annual award in the amount of two thousand 2 23 five hundred dollars upon achieving certification by the 2 24 national board of professional teaching standards. 2 25 Sec. 5. Section 279.19, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2 26 Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows: 2 27 In the case of the termination of a probationary teacher's 2 28 contract, the provisions of sections 279.15 and 279.16 shall 2 29 apply. However, if the probationary teacher is a beginning 2 30 teacher who fails tosuccessfully complete a beginning teacher2 31mentoring and induction programdemonstrate competence in the 2 32 Iowa teaching standards in accordance with chapter 284, the 2 33 provisions of sections 279.17 and 279.18 shall also apply. 2 34 Sec. 6. Section 279.46, Code 2001, is amended to read as 2 35 follows: 3 1 279.46 RETIREMENT INCENTIVES – TAX. 3 2 The board of directors of a school district may adopt a 3 3 program for payment of a monetary bonus, continuation of 3 4 health or medical insurance coverage, or other incentives for 3 5 encouraging its employees to retire before the normal 3 6 retirement date as defined in chapter 97B. The program is 3 7 available only to employeesbetween fifty-five and sixty-five3 8years of agewho notify the board of directors prior to April 3 9 1 of the fiscal year that they intend to retire not later than 3 10 the next following June 30.However, theThe age at which 3 11 employees shall be designated eligible for the program, within3 12the age range of fifty-five to sixty-five years of age,shall 3 13 be at the discretion of the board. An employee retiring under 3 14 this sectionshallmay apply for a retirement allowance under 3 15 chapter 97B or chapter 294. The board may include in the 3 16 district management levy an amount to pay the total estimated 3 17 accumulated cost to the school district of the health or 3 18 medical insurance coverage, bonus, or other incentives for 3 19 employees within the age range of fifty-five to sixty-five 3 20 years of age who retire under this section. 3 21 Sec. 7. Section 284.2, subsections 1 through 3, 7, and 10, 3 22 Code Supplement 2001, are amended to read as follows: 3 23 1. "Beginning teacher" means an individual serving under 3 24 an initial provisional license, issued by the board of 3 25 educational examiners under chapter 272, who is assuming a 3 26 position as a classroom teacher. For purposes of the 3 27 beginning teacher mentoring and induction program created 3 28 pursuant to section 284.5, "beginning teacher" also includes 3 29 preschool teachers who are licensed by the board of 3 30 educational examiners under chapter 272 and are employed by a 3 31 school district or area education agency. 3 32 2. "Classroom teacher" means an individual who holds a 3 33 valid practitioner's license and who is employed under a 3 34teachingcontractwith a school district or area education3 35agency in this stateissued by a board of directors under 4 1 section 279.13 to provide classroom instruction to students, 4 2 or as a preschool teacher. 4 3 3. "Comprehensive evaluation" means a summative evaluation 4 4 of a beginning teacher conducted by an evaluator for purposes 4 5 ofperformance review, ordetermining a beginning teacher's 4 6 level of competency relative to the Iowa teaching standards 4 7 and for recommendation for licensure based upon models 4 8 developed pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 50, and to 4 9 determine whether the teacher's practice meets the school 4 10 district expectations for a career, career II, or advanced4 11levelteacher. 4 12 7. "Mentor" means an individual employed by a school 4 13 district or area education agency as a classroom teacher or a 4 14 retired teacher who holds a valid license issued under chapter 4 15 272. The individual must have a record of four years of 4 16 successful teaching practice, must be employedas a classroom4 17teacheron a nonprobationary basis, and must demonstrate 4 18 professional commitment to both the improvement of teaching 4 19 and learning and the development of beginning teachers. 4 20 10. "Teacher" means an individual holding a practitioner's 4 21 license issued under chapter 272, who is employed in a 4 22 nonadministrative position as a teacher, librarian, media 4 23 specialist, preschool teacher, or counselorin a4 24nonadministrative positionby a school district or area 4 25 education agency pursuant to a contract issued by a board of 4 26 directors under section 279.13. A teacher may be employed in 4 27 both an administrative and a nonadministrative position by a 4 28 board of directors and shall be considered a part-time teacher 4 29 for the portion of time that the teacher is employed in a 4 30 nonadministrative position. "Teacher" includes a licensed 4 31 individual employed on a less than full-time basis by a school 4 32 district through a contract between the school district and an 4 33 institution of higher education with a practitioner 4 34 preparation program in which the licensed teacher is enrolled. 4 35 Sec. 8. Section 284.2, Code Supplement 2001, is amended by 5 1 adding the following new subsections: 5 2 NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. "Intensive assistance" means the 5 3 provision of organizational support and technical assistance 5 4 to teachers, other than beginning teachers, for the 5 5 remediation of identified teaching and classroom management 5 6 concerns for a period not to exceed twelve months. 5 7 NEW SUBSECTION. 7A. "Performance review" means a 5 8 summative evaluation of a teacher other than a beginning 5 9 teacher and used to determine whether the teacher's practice 5 10 meets school district expectations and the Iowa teaching 5 11 standards, and to determine whether the teacher's practice 5 12 meets school district expectations for career advancement in 5 13 accordance with section 284.7. 5 14 Sec. 9. Section 284.3, subsection 2, Code Supplement 2001, 5 15 is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 5 16 thereof the following: 5 17 2. A school board shall provide for the following: 5 18 a. By July 1, 2002, for purposes of comprehensive 5 19 evaluations for beginning teachers required to allow beginning 5 20 teachers to progress to career teachers, standards and 5 21 criteria that are the Iowa teaching standards specified in 5 22 subsection 1 and the model criteria for the Iowa teaching 5 23 standards developed by the department in accordance with 5 24 section 256.9, subsection 50. These standards and criteria 5 25 shall be set forth in an instrument provided by the 5 26 department. The comprehensive evaluation and instrument are 5 27 not subject to negotiations or grievance procedures pursuant 5 28 to chapter 20 or determinations made by the board of directors 5 29 under section 279.14. A local school board and its certified 5 30 bargaining representative may negotiate, pursuant to chapter 5 31 20, evaluation and grievance procedures for beginning teachers 5 32 that are not in conflict with this chapter. If, in accordance 5 33 with section 279.19, a beginning teacher appeals the 5 34 determination of a school board to an adjudicator under 5 35 section 279.17, the adjudicator selected shall have 6 1 successfully completed training related to the Iowa teacher 6 2 standards, the model criteria adopted by the state board of 6 3 education in accordance with section 284.3, subsection 3, as 6 4 enacted by this Act, and any additional training required 6 5 under rules adopted by the public employment relations board 6 6 in cooperation with the state board of education. 6 7 b. By July 1, 2004, for purposes of performance reviews 6 8 for teachers other than beginning teachers, evaluations that 6 9 contain, at a minimum, the Iowa teaching standards specified 6 10 in subsection 1, as well as the model criteria for the Iowa 6 11 teaching standards developed by the department in accordance 6 12 with section 256.9, subsection 50. A local school board and 6 13 its certified bargaining representative may negotiate, 6 14 pursuant to chapter 20, additional teaching standards and 6 15 criteria. A local school board and its certified bargaining 6 16 representative may negotiate, pursuant to chapter 20, 6 17 evaluation and grievance procedures for teachers other than 6 18 beginning teachers that are not in conflict with this chapter. 6 19 Sec. 10. Section 284.3, Code Supplement 2001, is amended 6 20 by adding the following new subsection: 6 21 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. The state board shall adopt by rule 6 22 pursuant to chapter 17A the model criteria developed by the 6 23 department in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 50. 6 24 Sec. 11. Section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraphs c and e, 6 25 Code Supplement 2001, are amended to read as follows: 6 26 c. Provide, beginning in thesecondfourth year of 6 27 participation, the equivalent of twoor moreadditional 6 28 contract days, outside of instruction time, than were provided 6 29 in the school year preceding the first year of participation, 6 30 to provide additional time for teacher career development that 6 31 aligns with student learning and teacher development needs, 6 32 including the integration of technology into curriculum 6 33 development, in order to achieve attendance center and 6 34 district-wide student achievement goals outlined in the 6 35 district comprehensive school improvement plan. School 7 1 districts are encouraged to develop strategies for 7 2 restructuring the school calendar to provide for the most 7 3 effective professional development, evaluate their current 7 4 career development alignment with their student achievement 7 5 goals and research-based instructional strategies, and 7 6 implement district career development plans. A school 7 7 district that provides the equivalent of ten or more contract 7 8 days for career development is exempt from this paragraph. 7 9 e. Adopt a teacher evaluation plan that, at minimum, 7 10 requires acomprehensive evaluationperformance review of 7 11 teachers in the participating district at least once every 7 12fivethree years based upon the Iowa teaching standards and 7 13 individual career development plans, and requires 7 14 administrators to complete evaluator training in accordance 7 15 with section 284.10. 7 16 Sec. 12. Section 284.4, subsection 2, Code Supplement 7 17 2001, is amended to read as follows: 7 18 2. By July 1,20032002, each school district shall 7 19 participate in the student achievement and teacher quality 7 20 program if the general assembly appropriates moneys for 7 21 purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 7 22 program established pursuant to this chapter. 7 23 Sec. 13. Section 284.5, Code Supplement 2001, is amended 7 24 to read as follows: 7 25 284.5 BEGINNING TEACHER MENTORING AND INDUCTION PROGRAM. 7 26 1. A beginning teacher mentoring and induction program is 7 27 created to promote excellence in teaching, enhance student 7 28 achievement, build a supportive environment within school 7 29 districts and area education agencies, increase the retention 7 30 of promising beginning teachers, and promote the personal and 7 31 professional well-being of classroom teachers.Prior to the7 32completion of the 2001-2002 school year, a school district7 33shall, at a minimum, provide an approved beginning teacher7 34mentoring and induction program for all classroom teachers who7 35are beginning teachers.8 1 2. The state board shall adopt rules to administer this 8 2 section. 8 3 3.Notwithstanding subsection 1, aEach school district 8 4mayand area education agency shall provide a beginning 8 5 teacher mentoring and induction program for all classroom 8 6 teachers who are beginning teachersinby the schoolyears8 7 year beginningJuly 1, 2001, andJuly 1, 2002, and 8 8 notwithstanding section 284.4, subsection 1, a school district 8 9isand an area education agency shall be eligible to receive 8 10 moneys under section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "c", for 8 11eachthe fiscal yearof the fiscal periodbeginning July 1, 8 1220012002, and ending June 30, 2003, to establish a beginning 8 13 teacher mentoring and induction program in accordance with 8 14 this section. 8 15 4. Each participating school district and area education 8 16 agency shall develop an initial beginning teacher mentoring 8 17 and induction plan.TheA school district shall include its 8 18 planshall be includedin the school district's comprehensive 8 19 school improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, 8 20 subsection 21. The beginning teacher mentoring and induction 8 21 plan shall, at a minimum, provide for a two-year sequence of 8 22 induction program content and activities to support the Iowa 8 23 teaching standards and beginning teacher professional and 8 24 personal needs; mentor training that includes, at a minimum, 8 25 skills of classroom demonstration and coaching, and district 8 26 expectations for beginning teacher competence on Iowa teaching 8 27 standards; placement of mentors and beginning teachers; the 8 28 process for dissolving mentor and beginning teacher 8 29 partnerships; district organizational support for release time 8 30 for mentors and beginning teachers to plan, provide 8 31 demonstration of classroom practices, observe teaching, and 8 32 provide feedback; structure for mentor selection and 8 33 assignment of mentors to beginning teachers; a district 8 34 facilitator; and program evaluation. 8 35 5. A beginning teacher shall be informed by the school 9 1 district or the area education agency, prior to the beginning 9 2 teacher's participation in a mentoring and induction program, 9 3 of the criteria upon which the beginning teacher shall be 9 4 evaluated and of the evaluation process utilized by the school 9 5 district or area education agency. 9 6 6. Upon completion of the program, the beginning teacher 9 7 shall be comprehensively evaluated to determine if the teacher 9 8 meets expectations to move to the career level. The school 9 9 district or area education agency that employs the beginning 9 10 teacher shall recommend for an educational license a beginning 9 11 teacher whohas successfully completed the program for an9 12educational licenseis determined through a comprehensive 9 13 evaluation to demonstrate competence in the Iowa teaching 9 14 standards. A school district or area education agency may 9 15 offer a beginning teacher a third year of participation in the 9 16 program if, after conducting a comprehensive evaluation, the 9 17 school district determines that the teacher is likely to 9 18 successfully complete the mentoring and induction program by 9 19 the end of the third year of eligibility. A teacher granted a 9 20 third year of eligibility shall develop a teacher's mentoring 9 21 and induction program plan in accordance with this chapter and 9 22 shall undergo a comprehensive evaluation at the end of the 9 23 third year. The board of educational examiners shall grant a 9 24 one-year extension of the beginning teacher's provisional 9 25 license upon notification by the school district that the 9 26 teacher will participate in a third year of the school 9 27 district's program. 9 28 7. If a beginning teacher who is participating in a 9 29 mentoring and induction program leaves the employ of a 9 30 participating school district or area education agency prior 9 31 to completion of the program, the participating school 9 32 district or area education agency subsequently hiring the 9 33 beginning teacher shall credit the beginning teacher with the 9 34 time earned in the program prior to the subsequent hiring. 9 35 8. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for 10 1 purposes of this section, a school district or area education 10 2 agency is eligible to receive state assistance for up to two 10 3 years under this section for each teacher the school district 10 4 or area education agency employs who was formerly employed in 10 5 an accredited nonpublic school or in another state as a first- 10 6 year teacher. The school district or area education agency 10 7 employing the teacher shall determine the conditions and 10 8 requirements of a teacher participating in a program in 10 9 accordance with this subsection. The school district or area 10 10 education agency that employs the teacher shall recommend the 10 11 teacher for an educational license if the teacher, through a 10 12 comprehensive evaluation, is determined to demonstrate 10 13 competence in the Iowa teaching standards. 10 14 Sec. 14. Section 284.6, subsection 4, Code Supplement 10 15 2001, is amended to read as follows: 10 16 4. In cooperation with the teacher'ssupervisorevaluator, 10 17 the career teacher employed by a participating school district 10 18 shall develop an individual teacher career development plan. 10 19 The evaluator shall consult with the teacher's supervisor on 10 20 the development of the individual teacher career development 10 21 plan. The purpose of the plan is to promote individual and 10 22 group career development. The individual plan shall be based, 10 23 at minimum, on the needs of the teacher, the Iowa teaching 10 24 standards, and the student achievement goals of the attendance 10 25 center and the school district as outlined in the 10 26 comprehensive school improvement plan. 10 27 4A. Theindividual plan shall be reviewed by the teacher10 28and theteacher'ssupervisor at the teacher's annual review,10 29and shall be modifiedevaluator shall annually meet with the 10 30 teacher to review progress in meeting the goals in the 10 31 teacher's individual plan. The teacher shall present to the 10 32 evaluator evidence of progress. The purpose of the meeting 10 33 shall be to review the teacher's progress in meeting career 10 34 development goals in the plan and to review collaborative work 10 35 with other staff on student achievement goals and to modify as 11 1 necessary the teacher's individual plan to reflect the 11 2 individual teacher's and the school district's needs and the 11 3 individual's progress in meeting the goals in the plan. The 11 4 teacher's supervisor shall review, modify, or accept 11 5 modifications made to the teacher's individual plan. 11 6 Sec. 15. Section 284.7, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 11 7 1, Code Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows: 11 8 It is the intent of the general assembly to establish and 11 9 require the implementation of and provide for the 11 10 implementation of the following additional career path levels 11 11by July 1, 2003: 11 12 Sec. 16. Section 284.7, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 11 13 Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows: 11 14 a. For the school year beginning July 1,20012002, and 11 15 ending June 30,20022003, if the licensed employees of a 11 16 school district or area education agency receiving funds 11 17 pursuant to section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "g" or 11 18 "h", for purposes of this section, are organized under chapter 11 19 20 for collective bargaining purposes, the board of directors 11 20 and the certified bargaining representative for the licensed 11 21 employees shall mutually agree upon a formula for distributing 11 22 the funds among the teachers employed by the school district 11 23 or area education agency. However, the school district must 11 24 comply with the salary minimums provided for in this section. 11 25 The parties shall follow the negotiation and bargaining 11 26 procedures specified in chapter 20 except that if the parties 11 27 reach an impasse, neither impasse procedures agreed to by the 11 28 parties nor sections 20.20 through 20.22 shall apply and the 11 29 funds shall be paid as provided in paragraph "b". 11 30 Negotiations under this section are subject to the scope of 11 31 negotiations specified in section 20.9. If a board of 11 32 directors and the certified bargaining representative for 11 33 licensed employees have not reached mutual agreement by July 11 34 15,20012002, for the distribution of funds received pursuant 11 35 to section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "g" or "h", 12 1 paragraph "b" of this subsection shall apply. 12 2 Sec. 17. Section 284.8, Code Supplement 2001, is amended 12 3 by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 12 4 following: 12 5 284.8 PERFORMANCE REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS. 12 6 1. A participating school district shall review a 12 7 teacher's performance at least once every three years for 12 8 purposes of assisting teachers in making continuous 12 9 improvement, documenting continued competence in the Iowa 12 10 teaching standards, identifying teachers in need of 12 11 improvement, or to determine whether the teacher's practice 12 12 meets school district expectations for career advancement in 12 13 accordance with section 284.7. The review shall include, at 12 14 minimum, classroom observation of the teacher, the teacher's 12 15 progress, and implementation of the teacher's individual 12 16 career development plan; shall include supporting 12 17 documentation from other evaluators, teachers, parents, and 12 18 students; and may include video portfolios as evidence of 12 19 teaching practices. 12 20 2. If a supervisor or an evaluator determines, at any 12 21 time, as a result of a teacher's performance that the teacher 12 22 is not meeting district expectations under the Iowa teaching 12 23 standards specified in section 284.3, subsection 1, paragraphs 12 24 "a" through "g", the model criteria for the Iowa teaching 12 25 standards developed by the department in accordance with 12 26 section 256.9, subsection 50, or any other standards or 12 27 criteria established in the collective bargaining agreement, 12 28 the evaluator shall, at the direction of the teacher's 12 29 supervisor, recommend to the district that the teacher 12 30 participate in an intensive assistance program. The intensive 12 31 assistance program and its implementation are not subject to 12 32 negotiation or grievance procedures established pursuant to 12 33 chapter 20. By July 1, 2004, all school districts must be 12 34 prepared to offer an intensive assistance program. 12 35 3. If a teacher is denied advancement to the career II or 13 1 advanced teacher level based upon a performance review, the 13 2 teacher may appeal the decision to an adjudicator under the 13 3 process established under section 279.17. However, the 13 4 decision of the adjudicator is final. 13 5 Sec. 18. Section 284.10, subsections 4 through 6, Code 13 6 Supplement 2001, are amended to read as follows: 13 7 4. By July 1,20022003, a higher education institution 13 8 approved by the state board to provide an administrator 13 9 preparation program shall incorporate the evaluator training 13 10 program into the program offered by the institution. 13 11 5. Beginning July 1,20022003, the board of educational 13 12 examiners shall require certification as a condition of 13 13 issuing or renewing an administrator's license. 13 14 6. By July 1,20042005, the director shall develop and 13 15 implement an evaluator training certification renewal program 13 16 for administrators and other practitioners who need to renew a 13 17 certificate issued pursuant to this section. 13 18 Sec. 19. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs b, c, d, 13 19 and e, Code Supplement 2001, are amended to read as follows: 13 20 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,20012002, and 13 21 ending June 30,20022003, to the department of education, the 13 22 amount of one millionninefour hundred thousand dollars for 13 23 the issuance of national board certification awards in 13 24 accordance with section 256.44. 13 25 c. For the fiscal year beginningJuly 1, 2001, and ending13 26June 30, 2002, an amount up to two million four hundred13 27thousand dollars for first-year beginning teachers, and for13 28the fiscal year beginningJuly 1, 2002, and succeeding fiscal 13 29 years, an amount up to four millionsevenone hundred thousand 13 30 dollars for first-year and second-year beginning teachers, to 13 31 the department of education for distribution to school 13 32 districts for purposes of the beginning teacher mentoring and 13 33 induction programs. A school district shall receive one 13 34 thousand three hundred dollars per beginning teacher 13 35 participating in the program. If the funds appropriated for 14 1 the program are insufficient to pay mentors and school 14 2 districts as provided in this paragraph, the department shall 14 3 prorate the amount distributed to school districts based upon 14 4 the amount appropriated. Moneys received by a school district 14 5 pursuant to this paragraph shall be expended to provide each 14 6 mentor with an award of five hundred dollars per semester, at 14 7 a minimum, for participation in the school district's 14 8 beginning teacher mentoring and induction program; to 14 9 implement the plan; and to pay any applicable costs of the 14 10 employer's share of contributions to federal social security 14 11 and the Iowa public employees' retirement system or a pension 14 12 and annuity retirement system established under chapter 294, 14 13 for such amounts paid by the district. 14 14 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,20012002, and 14 15 ending June 30,20022003, up to one millionfiveseven 14 16 hundred thousand dollars to the department of education for 14 17 purposes of establishing the evaluator training program, 14 18 including but not limited to the development of criteria 14 19 models; an evaluation process; the training of providers; 14 20 development of a provider approval process; training materials 14 21 and costs; for payment to practitioners under section 284.10, 14 22 subsection 3, and to pay any applicable costs of the 14 23 employer's share of contributions to federal social security 14 24 and the Iowa public employees' retirement system or a pension 14 25 and annuity retirement system established under chapter 294, 14 26 for such amounts paid by the district; and for subsidies to 14 27 school districts for training costs. A portion of the funds 14 28 allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may 14 29 be used by the department for administrative purposes. 14 30 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,20012002, and 14 31 ending June 30,20022003, up toone million five hundred14 32 fifty thousand dollars to the department of education for 14 33 purposes of implementing the career development program 14 34 requirements of section 284.6, and the review panel 14 35 requirements of section 284.9. A portion of the funds 15 1 allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may 15 2 be used by the department for administrative purposes. 15 3 Sec. 20. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph g, 15 4 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2001, is amended to 15 5 read as follows: 15 6 Fortheeach fiscal yearbeginning July 1, 2001, and ending15 7June 30, 2002, the amount ofin which funds are appropriated 15 8 for purposes of this chapter, the moneys remainingfrom funds15 9appropriated for purposes of this chapterafter distribution 15 10 as provided in paragraphs "a" through "f" and "h" shall be 15 11 allocated to school districts in accordance with the following 15 12 formula: 15 13 Sec. 21. 2001 Iowa Acts, chapter 161, section 21, is 15 14 amended to read as follows: 15 15 SEC. 21. Section 272.33, Code 2001, is repealed effective 15 16 July 1,20022003. 15 17 Sec. 22. MINIMUM TEACHER SALARY REQUIREMENTS – FY 2002- 15 18 2003. 15 19 1. Notwithstanding section 284.7, subsection 1, paragraph 15 20 "a", subparagraph (2), the minimum teacher salary paid by a 15 21 school district or area education agency for purposes of 15 22 teacher compensation in accordance with chapter 284, for the 15 23 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2003, 15 24 shall be the minimum salary amount the school district or area 15 25 education agency paid to a first-year beginning teacher or, 15 26 the minimum salary amount the school district or area 15 27 education agency would have paid a first-year beginning 15 28 teacher if the school district or area education agency had 15 29 participated in the program in the 2001-2002 school year, in 15 30 accordance with section 284.7, subsection 1, Code Supplement 15 31 2001. If the school district or area education agency did not 15 32 employ a first-year beginning teacher in the 2001-2002 fiscal 15 33 year, the minimum salary is the amount that the district would 15 34 have paid a first-year beginning teacher under chapter 284 in 15 35 the 2001-2002 fiscal year. 16 1 2. Notwithstanding section 284.7, subsection 1, paragraph 16 2 "b", subparagraph (2), the minimum career teacher salary paid 16 3 to a career teacher who was a beginning teacher in the 2001- 16 4 2002 fiscal year, by a school district or area education 16 5 agency participating in the student achievement and teacher 16 6 quality program, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, 16 7 and ending June 30, 2003, shall be, unless the school district 16 8 has a minimum career teacher salary that exceeds thirty 16 9 thousand dollars, one thousand dollars greater than the 16 10 minimum salary amount the school district or area education 16 11 agency paid to a first-year beginning teacher if the school 16 12 district or area education agency participated in the program 16 13 during the 2001-2002 school year, or the minimum salary amount 16 14 the school district or area education agency would have paid a 16 15 first-year beginning teacher if the school district or area 16 16 education agency had participated in the program in the 2001- 16 17 2002 school year, in accordance with section 284.7, subsection 16 18 1, Code Supplement 2001. 16 19 3. Notwithstanding section 284.7, subsection 1, paragraph 16 20 "b", subparagraph (2), and except as provided in subsection 2, 16 21 the minimum career teacher salary paid by a school district or 16 22 area education agency participating in the student achievement 16 23 and teacher quality program, for purposes of teacher 16 24 compensation in accordance with chapter 284, for the fiscal 16 25 year beginning July 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2003, shall 16 26 be the minimum salary amount the school district or area 16 27 education agency paid to a career teacher if the school 16 28 district or area education agency participated in the program 16 29 during the 2001-2002 school year, or, the minimum salary 16 30 amount the school district or area education agency would have 16 31 paid a career teacher if the school district or area education 16 32 agency had participated in the program in the 2001-2002 school 16 33 year, in accordance with section 284.7, subsection 1, Code 16 34 Supplement 2001. 16 35 Sec. 23. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY – 17 1 INCLUSION STUDY. The department of education shall conduct a 17 2 study regarding the feasibility of including within the 17 3 student achievement and teacher quality program individuals 17 4 who hold a practitioner's license issued under chapter 272, or 17 5 a letter of authorization or statement of professional 17 6 recognition issued by the board of educational examiners, are 17 7 employed in a nonadministrative position by school districts 17 8 and area education agencies pursuant to contracts issued by 17 9 boards of directors under section 279.13, and are not 17 10 currently included in the program. The study shall address 17 11 mentoring, career development, evaluation, and salaries and 17 12 career levels for these individuals, as well as the costs of 17 13 including these individuals in each aspect of the program. 17 14 The department shall submit its findings and recommendations 17 15 in a report to the chairpersons and ranking members of the 17 16 senate and house standing committees on education and the 17 17 joint appropriations subcommittee on education by December 15, 17 18 2003. 17 19 Sec. 24. TEACHER CAREER PATH PILOT PROGRAM. It is the 17 20 intent of the general assembly to create a statewide career 17 21 path pilot program to be implemented in approved school 17 22 districts during the school year beginning July 1, 2003, and 17 23 ending June 30, 2004. By December 15, 2002, the department of 17 24 education shall develop recommendations for the pilot program 17 25 in consultation with persons representing teachers, 17 26 administrators, school boards, and other education 17 27 stakeholders as appropriate, and shall submit its 17 28 recommendations to the chairpersons and ranking members of the 17 29 senate and house standing committees on education and the 17 30 joint appropriations subcommittee on education. The 17 31 recommendations shall, at a minimum, include proposals for 17 32 grant criteria; measures by which a school district may 17 33 identify the characteristics that define a career II and 17 34 advanced level teacher; conditions under which a teacher may 17 35 advance to the career II and advanced levels including the 18 1 performance evaluation required to advance to the next career 18 2 level; maximum use of the career and advanced teacher's skills 18 3 and knowledge to benefit the school district and its students; 18 4 training necessary for adjudicators for purposes of section 18 5 284.8, subsection 3; and a review process. 18 6 Sec. 25. REPORT TO DEPARTMENT – NUMBER OF PRESCHOOL 18 7 TEACHERS EMPLOYED. By July 30, 2002, each school district and 18 8 area education agency shall report to the department of 18 9 education the number of preschool teachers employed by the 18 10 school district or area education agency on the third Friday 18 11 of September 2001. 18 12 Sec. 26. EFFECTIVE DATE. The section of this Act amending 18 13 2001 Iowa Acts, chapter 161, section 21, being deemed of 18 14 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 18 15 18 16 18 17 18 18 BRENT SIEGRIST 18 19 Speaker of the House 18 20 18 21 18 22 18 23 MARY E. KRAMER 18 24 President of the Senate 18 25 18 26 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 18 27 is known as House File 2549, Seventy-ninth General Assembly. 18 28 18 29 18 30 18 31 MARGARET THOMSON 18 32 Chief Clerk of the House 18 33 Approved , 2002 18 34 18 35 19 1 19 2 THOMAS J. VILSACK 19 3 Governor
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