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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2549, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 14, the 1 4 following: 1 5 "Sec. . Section 279.17, unnumbered paragraphs 1 1 6 and 2, Code 2001, are amended to read as follows: 1 7If the teacher is no longer a probationary teacher,1 8theThe teacher may, within ten days, appeal the 1 9 determination of the board to an adjudicator by filing 1 10 a notice of appeal with the secretary of the board. 1 11 The notice of appeal shall contain a concise statement 1 12 of the action which is the subject of the appeal, the 1 13 particular board action appealed from, the grounds on 1 14 which relief is sought and the relief sought. 1 15 Within five days following receipt by the secretary 1 16 of the notice of appeal, the board or the board's 1 17 legal representative, if any, and the teacher or the 1 18 teacher's representative, if any, may select an 1 19 adjudicator who resides within the boundaries of the 1 20 merged area in which the school district is located. 1 21 If an adjudicator cannot be mutually agreed upon 1 22 within the five-day period, the secretary shall notify 1 23 the chairperson of the public employment relations 1 24 board by transmitting the notice of appeal, and the 1 25 chairperson of the public employment relations board 1 26 shall within five days provide a list of five 1 27 adjudicators to the parties. Within three days from 1 28 receipt of the list of adjudicators, the parties shall 1 29 select an adjudicator by alternately removing a name 1 30 from the list until only one name remains. The person 1 31 whose name remains shall be the adjudicator. The 1 32 parties shall determine by lot which party shall 1 33 remove the first name from the list submitted by the 1 34 chairperson of the public employment relations board. 1 35 The secretary of the board shall inform the 1 36 chairperson of the public employee relations board of 1 37 the name of the adjudicator selected. If the teacher 1 38 is a probationary teacher, the adjudicator shall have 1 39 successfully completed training related to the Iowa 1 40 teaching standards, the model criteria adopted by the 1 41 state board of education in accordance with section 1 42 284.3, subsection 3, and any additional training 1 43 required under rules adopted by the public employment 1 44 relations board in cooperation with the state board of 1 45 education." 1 46 #2. Page 4, line 31, by inserting after the word 1 47 "concerns" the following: "for a period not to exceed 1 48 twelve months". 1 49 #3. Page 5, line 1, by inserting after the word 1 50 "standards" the following: ", and to determine 2 1 whether the teacher's practice meets school district 2 2 expectations for career advancement in accordance with 2 3 section 284.7". 2 4 #4. Page 9, line 18, by striking the words "an 2 5 educational" and inserting the following: "a 2 6 standard". 2 7 #5. Page 9, line 25, by inserting after the word 2 8 "plan." the following: "The evaluator shall consult 2 9 with the teacher's supervisor on the development of 2 10 the individual teacher career development plan." 2 11 #6. Page 10, line 8, by inserting after the word 2 12 "plan." the following: "The teacher's supervisor 2 13 shall review, modify, or accept modifications made to 2 14 the teacher's individual plan." 2 15 #7. Page 10, line 23, by striking the word "and". 2 16 #8. Page 10, line 24, by inserting after the word 2 17 "improvement" the following: ", or to determine 2 18 whether the teacher's practice meets school district 2 19 expectations for career advancement in accordance with 2 20 section 284.7". 2 21 #9. Page 10, line 27, by striking the word "may" 2 22 and inserting the following: "shall". 2 23 #10. Page 10, line 28, by striking the word 2 24 "also". 2 25 #11. Page 10, line 30, by inserting before the 2 26 word "an" the following: "a supervisor or". 2 27 #12. Page 11, line 3, by striking the word "may" 2 28 and inserting the following: "shall, at the direction 2 29 of the teacher's supervisor,". 2 30 #13. Page 11, by inserting after line 8 the 2 31 following: 2 32 "3. If a teacher is denied advancement based upon 2 33 a performance review, the teacher may appeal the 2 34 decision to an adjudicator under the process 2 35 established under section 279.17. However, the 2 36 decision of the adjudicator is final." 2 37 #14. By striking page 11, line 22, through page 2 38 12, line 5. 2 39 #15. Page 12, by inserting after line 28 the 2 40 following: 2 41 "Sec. . TEACHER CAREER PATH PILOT PROGRAM. It 2 42 is the intent of the general assembly to create a 2 43 statewide career path pilot program to be implemented 2 44 in approved school districts during the school year 2 45 beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004. By 2 46 December 15, 2002, the department of education shall 2 47 develop recommendations for the pilot program in 2 48 consultation with persons representing teachers, 2 49 administrators, school boards, and other education 2 50 stakeholders as appropriate, and shall submit its 3 1 recommendations to the chairpersons and ranking 3 2 members of the senate and house standing committees on 3 3 education and the joint appropriations subcommittee on 3 4 education. The recommendations shall, at a minimum, 3 5 include proposals for grant criteria, measures by 3 6 which a school district may identify the 3 7 characteristics that define a career II and advanced 3 8 level teacher, maximum use of the career and advanced 3 9 teacher's skills and knowledge to benefit the school 3 10 district and its students, and a review process." 3 11 #16. By renumbering as necessary. 3 12 3 13 3 14 3 15 NANCY BOETTGER 3 16 HF 2549.509 79 3 17 kh/pj
Text: S05499 Text: S05501 Text: S05500 - S05599 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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