House
File
2280
H-8085
Amend
House
File
2280
as
follows:
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1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
3
<
Section
1.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
4
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
(2)
Administer,
prior
to
a
student’s
completion
of
the
6
practitioner
preparation
program
and
subject
to
the
director’s
7
approval,
subject
assessments
designed
by
a
nationally
8
recognized
testing
service
that
measure
pedagogy
and
knowledge
9
of
at
least
one
subject
area;
or,
a
valid
and
reliable
10
subject-area-specific,
performance-based
assessment
for
11
preservice
teacher
candidates,
centered
on
student
learning.
12
A
student
shall
not
successfully
complete
the
program
unless
13
the
scores
achieved
by
the
student
achieves
scores
on
the
14
assessments
administered
under
this
subparagraph
are
at
or
15
above
the
twenty-fifth
percentile
nationally
on
the
assessments
16
administered
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
minimum
passing
17
scores
set
by
the
department
.
To
determine
the
minimum
passing
18
scores
for
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
the
department
19
shall
use
the
recommended
scores
which
are
determined
by
the
20
assessment
provider
through
a
validated
standard
setting
21
process.
>
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2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
through
3
and
inserting
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<
An
Act
relating
to
assessment
scores
set
by
the
department
24
of
education
for
successful
completion
of
a
practitioner
25
preparation
program
and
for
initial
licensure.
>
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