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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 440, as passed by the Senate, as 1 2 follows: 1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 20 the 1 4 following: 1 5 "Sec. . EDUCATOR LICENSING REVIEW WORKING 1 6 GROUP. 1 7 1. The board of educational examiners, in 1 8 consultation with the department of education, shall 1 9 convene a working group to identify and recommend 1 10 measures to improve Iowa's current teacher and 1 11 administrator preparation and licensing practices. 1 12 The working group shall review the current teacher and 1 13 administrator preparation and licensing processes to 1 14 identify essential standards to maintain quality 1 15 preparation and licensing requirements for teachers 1 16 and administrators. The review shall also do the 1 17 following: 1 18 a. Identify state laws and agency rules that are 1 19 no longer essential to maintain quality. 1 20 b. Compare Iowa's teacher and administrator 1 21 preparation and licensing practices with those of 1 22 neighboring states, and identify those areas where 1 23 Iowa's practices differ from, or are consistent with, 1 24 the practices of the states neighboring Iowa. 1 25 c. Identify potential barriers preventing teacher 1 26 and administrator candidates from neighboring states 1 27 from applying for licensure in Iowa. 1 28 2. The working group shall consist of teachers, 1 29 administrators, and representatives of the department 1 30 of education, the state board of education, the board 1 31 of educational examiners, and practitioner preparation 1 32 institutions. 1 33 3. The working group shall submit its findings and 1 34 recommendations to the chairpersons and ranking 1 35 members of the senate and house standing education 1 36 committees and the joint appropriations subcommittee 1 37 on education by January 15, 2004." 1 38 #2. Title page, line 1, by inserting after the 1 39 word "Act" the following: "relating to education by 1 40 directing the board of educational examiners to 1 41 convene an educator licensing review working group, 1 42 and by". 1 43 #3. By renumbering as necessary. 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 STEVENS of Dickinson 1 48 SF 440.203 80 1 49 rn/sh
Text: H01524 Text: H01526 Text: H01500 - H01599 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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