House Amendment 8249 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2288, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 7, after line 27 by inserting: 1 4 <Sec. ___. Section 272.2, Code Supplement 2009, is 1 5 amended by adding the following new subsection: 1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 19. Adopt rules that require any 1 7 applicant for a teacher license or for renewal of a 1 8 teacher license to take the praxis II principles of 1 9 learning and teaching test for the appropriate grade 1 10 level and a praxis II teaching foundations test in the 1 11 appropriate subject area. If the applicant is applying 1 12 for an Iowa endorsement, the board shall require the 1 13 applicant to take a praxis II subject assessment for 1 14 each endorsement the applicant seeks. However, the 1 15 rules shall provide that the applicant is exempt from 1 16 the testing requirements of this subsection if the 1 17 applicant provides the board with evidence that the 1 18 applicant has taken the appropriate praxis II tests and 1 19 the applicant's scores on the tests meet or exceed the 1 20 qualifying scores approved by the board.> 1 21 #2. Title page, line 2, after <boards> by inserting 1 22 <and to testing requirements for applicants for teacher 1 23 licensure or endorsement> MAY of Dickinson SF2288.1508 (1) 83 kh/sc