Senate File 2377 S-5096 Amend Senate File 2377 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, line 10, after < university > by inserting < and 2 must meet the requirements for an endorsement area approved 3 by the board of educational examiners for a teacher intern 4 license > 5 2. Page 1, after line 23 by inserting: 6 < Sec. ___. Section 261.110, subsection 3, paragraphs a and 7 b, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows: 8 a. The applicant was in the top twenty-five thirty percent 9 academically of students exiting a teacher preparation program 10 approved by the state board of education pursuant to section 11 256.7, subsection 3 , or a similar teacher preparation program 12 in another state, or had earned other comparable academic 13 credentials. 14 b. The applicant is preparing to teach in fields including 15 but not limited to science, technology, engineering, or 16 mathematics; English as a second language or special education 17 instruction; or is preparing to teach in a hard-to-staff 18 subject as identified by the department. The department shall 19 take into account the varying regional needs in the state for 20 teachers in these subject areas when applying the criterion 21 of this paragraph. The department shall annually identify 22 and designate hard-to-staff subjects for the purpose of this 23 paragraph. The eligibility of an applicant who receives a 24 teach Iowa scholar grant and who is preparing to teach in a 25 hard-to-staff subject as identified by the department shall 26 not be affected in subsequent years if the department does not 27 continue to identify that subject as a hard-to-staff subject 28 become a teacher who provides classroom instruction . > 29 3. Page 2, line 32, by striking < completed > and inserting 30 < enrolled in > 31 4. Page 4, by striking lines 10 through 13 and inserting: 32 < 3. The board shall adopt either the program for early 33 retirement benefits provided in subsection 1 or the program for 34 teacher recruitment incentives provided in subsection 2, but 35 -1- SF 2377.4125 (2) 89 jda/jh 1/ 2 #1. #2. #3. #4.
shall not adopt both concurrently. After adopting a program, 1 the board may change programs, but only after at least five 2 years. > 3 5. Page 4, line 14, by striking < 3. > and inserting < 4. > 4 6. Page 5, line 7, by striking < section of > and inserting 5 < sections of > 6 7. Page 5, after line 7 by inserting: 7 < Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. The following apply to school 8 budget years beginning July 1, 2023: 9 1. The section of this Act amending section 279.46. 10 2. The section of this Act amending section 298.4. > 11 8. By renumbering as necessary. 12 ______________________________ AMY SINCLAIR -2- SF 2377.4125 (2) 89 jda/jh 2/ 2 #5. #6. #7. #8.