H-8188

   Amend  the amendment, H-8178, to House File 2487, as follows:
   1.  Page 8, after line 19 by inserting: 
<DIVISION ___
BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS —— ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CERTIFICATES

   Sec. ___.  Section 256.146, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  25.  Adopt rules under chapter 17A establishing a voluntary certification system for athletic directors, including traditional and nontraditional pathways for obtaining such a certificate. The rules shall specify the rights, responsibilities, and qualifications for the certificate. Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason specified in subsection 13 or in administrative rule. The board may issue an athletic director certificate to a person who is at least eighteen years of age. A certificate issued pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified under this part or chapter 279.>
   2.  Page 8, line 27, after <examiners> by inserting <, and requiring the board of educational examiners to establish a voluntary certification system for athletic directors>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.

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