282—13.17 (272) Specific requirements for exchange licenses. An applicant seeking Iowa licensure who completes the teacher preparation program from a recognized non-Iowa institution shall verify the requirements of subrules 13.18(4) and 13.18(5) through traditional course-based preparation program and transcript review. A recognized non-Iowa teacher preparation institution is one that is state-approved and is accredited by the regional accrediting agency for the territory in which the institution is located. Applicants for nontraditional exchange licenses are not required to have received their preparation through regionally approved teacher education programs.
	 13.17(1) One-year teacher exchange license.
	  a.   	 For an applicant applying under 13.3(2), a one-year nonrenewable exchange license may be issued to the applicant under the following conditions:
	 (1) 	 The applicant has completed a state-approved, regionally accredited teacher education program; and
	 (2) 	 The applicant has the recommendation for the specific license and endorsement(s) from the designated recommending official at the recognized non-Iowa institution where the preparation was completed; and
	 (3) 	 The applicant holds and submits a copy of a valid regular certificate or license in the state in which the preparation was completed, exclusive of a temporary, emergency or substitute license or certificate; and
	 (4) 	 If the applicant has fewer than three years of teaching experience or is being recommended for a K-6 elementary education endorsement, the applicant must verify successful completion of mandated tests in the state in which the applicant is currently licensed; and
	 (5) 	 Each exchange license shall be limited to the area(s) and level(s) of instruction as determined by an analysis of the application, the transcripts and the license or certificate held in the state in which the basic preparation for licensure was completed or of the application and the credential evaluation report. The applicant must have completed at least 50 percent of the endorsement requirements through a two- or four-year institution in order for the endorsement to be included on the exchange license; and
	 (6) 	 The applicant is not subject to any pending disciplinary proceedings in any state or country; and
	 (7) 	 The applicant complies with all requirements with regard to application processes and payment of licensure fees.
	  b.   	 After the term of the exchange license has expired, the applicant may apply to be fully licensed if the applicant has completed all requirements and is eligible for full licensure.
	 13.17(2) Two-year nontraditional exchange license. For an applicant applying under 13.3(3) and 13.3(4), a two-year nontraditional teacher exchange license may be issued to the applicant from state-approved preparation programs, under the following conditions:
	  a.   	 The applicant has met the requirements of 13.3(4)“a” and “b.”
	  b.   	 The applicant has met the requirements of 13.17(1)“a”(3) through (7).
	  c.   	 To convert the two-year nontraditional exchange license, the applicant must meet all deficiencies as well as meet the Iowa teaching standards as determined by a comprehensive evaluation by a licensed evaluator, and the applicant shall have two years of successful teaching experience in Iowa. The evaluator may recommend extending the license for a third year to meet Iowa teaching standards.
	  d.   	 The license may be extended to meet the requirements for two years of successful teaching in Iowa with proof of employment.
	 13.17(3) International teacher exchange license.
	  a.   	 A nonrenewable international exchange license may be issued to an applicant under the following conditions:
	 (1) 	 The applicant has completed a teacher education program in another country; and
	 (2) 	 The applicant is not subject to any pending disciplinary proceedings in any state or country; and
	 (3) 	 The applicant complies with all requirements with regard to application processes and payment of licensure fees; and
	 (4) 	 The applicant is a participant in a teacher exchange program administered through the Iowa department of education.
	  b.   	 Each exchange license shall be limited to the area(s) and level(s) of instruction as determined by an analysis of the application and the credential evaluation report.
	  c.   	 This license shall not exceed three years.
	  d.   	 After the term of the exchange license has expired, the applicant may apply to be fully licensed if the applicant has completed all requirements and is eligible for full licensure.
[ARC 8138B, IAB 9/9/09, effective 10/14/09; ARC 8604B, IAB 3/10/10, effective 4/14/10]