House File 2280 S-5211 Amend House File 2280, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the House, as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 3 inserting: 4 < Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 3, Code 2018, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 3. Prescribe standards and procedures for the approval of 7 practitioner preparation programs and professional development 8 programs offered in this state by practitioner preparation 9 institutions located within or outside this state and by 10 area education agencies. Procedures provided for approval 11 of programs shall include procedures for enforcement of 12 the prescribed standards and , except as provided in section 13 256.16, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2), 14 subparagraph division (b), shall not include a procedure for 15 the waiving of any of the standards prescribed. The board may 16 establish by rule and collect from practitioner preparation 17 institutions located outside this state an amount equivalent 18 to the department’s necessary travel and actual expenses 19 incurred while engaged in the program approval process for the 20 institution located outside this state. Amounts collected 21 under this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund 22 of the state. 23 Sec. 2. Section 256.16, subsection 1, paragraph a, 24 subparagraph (2), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 25 (2) (a) Administer, prior to a student’s completion of the 26 practitioner preparation program and subject to the director’s 27 approval, subject assessments designed by a nationally 28 recognized testing service that measure pedagogy and knowledge 29 of at least one subject area; or, a valid and reliable 30 subject-area-specific, performance-based assessment for 31 preservice teacher candidates, centered on student learning. 32 A student shall not successfully complete the program unless 33 the scores achieved by the student achieves scores on the 34 assessments administered under this subparagraph are at or 35 -1- HF2280.5022 (2) 87 kh/rj 1/ 3 #1.
above the twenty-fifth percentile nationally on the assessments 1 administered pursuant to this subparagraph minimum passing 2 scores set by the department . To determine the minimum passing 3 scores for purposes of this subparagraph, the department 4 shall use the recommended scores which are determined by the 5 assessment provider through a validated standard setting 6 process. 7 (b) The state board shall adopt rules to provide that 8 the director shall waive the assessment requirements of 9 subparagraph division (a) for one year for a person who has 10 completed the course requirements for an approved practitioner 11 preparation program but attained an assessment score below the 12 minimum scores set by the department for successful completion 13 of the program under subparagraph division (a). 14 (c) The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules 15 under chapter 17A to create an initial one-year license for 16 an applicant who obtains a waiver issued by the director in 17 accordance with subparagraph division (b) and presents the 18 waiver within thirty days of issuance to the board or who 19 attended and successfully completed a practitioner preparation 20 program outside of this state and has met all other application 21 requirements with the exception of the assessment score 22 achievement requirements of subparagraph division (a). Such an 23 applicant must provide an affidavit from the administrator of 24 a school district or an accredited nonpublic school verifying 25 that an offer of a teaching contract has been made and the 26 school district or accredited nonpublic school has made every 27 reasonable and good-faith effort to employ a teacher licensed 28 under chapter 272 for the specified subject and is unable to 29 employ such a teacher. 30 Sec. 3. Section 256.16, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 2. A person initially applying for a license shall 33 successfully complete a professional education program 34 containing the subject matter specified in this section , before 35 -2- HF2280.5022 (2) 87 kh/rj 2/ 3
the initial action by the board of educational examiners takes 1 place. However, this subsection shall not apply to a person 2 who meets the requirements for an initial one-year license in 3 accordance with subsection 1, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2), 4 subparagraph division (c). 5 Sec. 4. Section 272.2, subsection 14, paragraph b, 6 subparagraph (5), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 7 (5) The applicant fails to meet board standards for 8 application for an initial or renewed license. However, this 9 subparagraph shall not apply to a person who applies for an 10 initial one-year license and submits to the board a waiver 11 issued by the director of the department in accordance with 12 section 256.16. > 13 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and inserting 14 < An Act relating to assessment scores set by the department 15 of education for successful completion of a practitioner 16 preparation program and for initial teacher licensure and 17 providing for related matters. > 18 ______________________________ MARK CHELGREN -3- HF2280.5022 (2) 87 kh/rj 3/ 3 #2.