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
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#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
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#6.
#7.
#8.