House Journal: Page 1900: Monday, May 7, 2001
18 8, is amended to read as follows:
19 To promote continuous improvement in Iowa's quality
20 teaching workforce and to give Iowa teachers the
21 opportunity for career recognition that reflects the
22 various roles teachers play as educational leaders, an
23 Iowa teacher career path is established for teachers
24 employed by participating school districts. A
25 participating school district shall use funding
26 allocated under section 284.13, subsection 1,
27 paragraph "g", to raise teacher salaries to meet the
28 requirements of this section. The Iowa teacher career
29 path and salary minimums are as follows:
30 Sec. . Section 284.7, as enacted by 2001 Iowa
31 Acts, Senate File 476, section 8, is amended by adding
32 the following new subsection:
33 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. a. For the school year
34 beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, if
35 the licensed employees of a school district or area
36 education agency receiving funds pursuant to section
37 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "g" or "h", for
38 purposes of this section, are organized under chapter
39 20 for collective bargaining purposes, the board of
40 directors and the certified bargaining representative
41 for the licensed employees shall mutually agree upon a
42 formula for distributing the funds among the teachers
43 employed by the school district or area education
44 agency. However, the school district must comply with
45 the salary minimums provided for in section 284.7.
46 The parties shall follow the negotiation and
47 bargaining procedures specified in chapter 20 except
48 that if the parties reach an impasse, neither impasse
49 procedures agreed to by the parties nor sections 20.20
50 through 20.22 shall apply and the funds shall be paid
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1 as provided in paragraph "b". Negotiations under this
2 section are subject to the scope of negotiations
3 specified in section 20.9. If a board of directors
4 and the certified bargaining representative for
5 licensed employees have not reached mutual agreement
6 by July 15, 2001, for the distribution of funds
7 received pursuant to section 284.13, subsection 1,
8 paragraph "g" or "h", paragraph "b" of this subsection
9 shall apply.
10 b. If, once the minimum salary requirements of
11 section 284.7 have been met by the school district or
12 area education agency, and the school district or area
13 education agency receiving funds pursuant to section
14 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "g" or "h", for
15 purposes of this section, and the certified bargaining
16 representative for the licensed employees have not
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