Senate Amendment to House File 255 H-8321 Amend House File 255, 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 256.16, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 5 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 6 NEW PARAGRAPH . m. If a higher education institution 7 providing practitioner preparation offers a program that is 8 designed to assist students in attaining a teacher intern 9 license from the board of educational examiners, the program 10 shall require participants to satisfy all of the following 11 requirements before completing the program: 12 (1) A participant in the program must have graduated from 13 an accredited or state-approved college or university and must 14 meet the requirements for an endorsement area approved by the 15 board of educational examiners for a teacher intern license. 16 (2) A participant in the program must submit with the 17 application to the program a copy of an offer of employment 18 from a school. 19 (3) A participant in the program must complete the required 20 pedagogy training. 21 (4) A participant in the program must work under the 22 supervision of a teacher leader assigned by the school district 23 or accredited nonpublic school, including during co-teaching 24 and planning time. 25 Sec. 2. Section 256.146, subsection 12, Code 2024, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 12. Adopt rules to provide for nontraditional preparation 28 options for licensing persons who hold a bachelor’s degree 29 or higher from an accredited or state-approved college or 30 university, who do not meet other requirements for licensure. 31 The rules shall, at a minimum, require the board to do all of 32 the following: 33 a. Issue a teacher intern license to an applicant who has 34 enrolled in a program established pursuant to section 256.16, 35 -1- HF 255.4227.S (1) 90 mb 1/ 6 #1.

subsection 1, paragraph “m” . 1 b. Allow a licensee who has attained a teacher intern 2 license pursuant to paragraph “a” to apply for an initial 3 teaching license if the school that employed the licensee 4 during the licensee’s completion of the program established 5 pursuant to section 256.16, subsection 1, paragraph “m” , and 6 the higher education institution that operated the program 7 recommend that the licensee be allowed to apply for an initial 8 teaching license. 9 Sec. 3. Section 256.146, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 10 following new subsection: 11 NEW SUBSECTION . 25. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 12 17A that allow an individual seeking a career and technical 13 secondary authorization to apply, and, if eligible, be issued 14 the secondary authorization prior to accepting an offer of 15 employment with a school. 16 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 256.166 Temporary initial license 17 for applicants who complete an alternative teacher certification 18 program. 19 1. The board shall grant a temporary initial teaching 20 license to an applicant who meets all of the following 21 requirements: 22 a. The applicant shall hold a bachelor’s degree from an 23 accredited college or university. 24 b. The applicant shall have at least sixty contact hours in 25 the classroom, of which at least thirty hours shall be teaching 26 in a classroom under a licensed teacher. The applicant 27 may complete any remaining contact hours by working as a 28 para-educator or in another relevant role. The principal of 29 the school where the applicant completed the contact hours 30 shall certify to the board the applicant’s completion of the 31 requirements in this paragraph. 32 c. The applicant shall successfully complete an alternative 33 teacher certification program that has been approved by the 34 state board of education pursuant to subsection 2 and that 35 -2- HF 255.4227.S (1) 90 mb 2/ 6

includes the required content training in the area in which the 1 applicant seeks to be licensed. 2 2. a. The department shall recommend to the state board 3 of education that an alternative teacher certification program 4 be approved or denied within sixty days after the alternative 5 teacher certification program applies to the department for 6 approval and provides to the department sufficient evidence 7 that the alternative teacher certification program meets all 8 of the following requirements: 9 (1) The alternative teacher certification program must 10 operate in at least five states. 11 (2) The alternative teacher certification program must have 12 been in operation for at least ten years. 13 (3) The alternative teacher certification program must 14 incorporate pedagogy training, including an examination, that 15 teaches effective instructional delivery, classroom management 16 and organization, assessment, instructional design, and 17 professional learning and leadership. 18 (4) The alternative teacher certification program must 19 include the administration of an assessment that is identical 20 to the foundations of reading assessment administered in 2012 21 as part of the Massachusetts tests, or the most current version 22 of such assessment, and must adhere to the same reporting 23 requirements related to the assessment that this chapter 24 imposes upon higher education institutions, if any. 25 b. (1) If the state board of education approves an 26 alternative teacher certification program, the approval shall 27 be for seven years, or less if the state board of education 28 determines that a shorter term is warranted. 29 (2) If the state board of education approves an alternative 30 teacher certification program, the approved alternative teacher 31 certification program shall submit an annual report to the 32 department, on or before March 15 each year, that contains all 33 of the following: 34 (a) The number of students participating in the approved 35 -3- HF 255.4227.S (1) 90 mb 3/ 6

alternative teacher certification program. 1 (b) The number of students who completed the approved 2 alternative teacher certification program. 3 (c) Information related to student retention. 4 (d) Data that allows the department to match records 5 associated with licensing and employment within this state. 6 (e) Any other information requested by the department that 7 will allow the department to monitor and assess the quality of 8 the approved alternative teacher certification program. 9 c. (1) If the state board of education denies an 10 alternative teacher certification program, the state board of 11 education shall provide the alternative teacher certification 12 program with advice concerning the areas in which the 13 alternative teacher certification program needs to improve, or 14 changes the alternative teacher certification program otherwise 15 needs to make, in order for the state board of education to 16 approve the alternative teacher certification program. 17 (2) The state board of education shall allow an alternative 18 teacher certification program that has been denied approval to 19 present factual information concerning the alternative teacher 20 certification program at a regularly scheduled meeting of the 21 state board of education within three months after such denial. 22 (3) (a) An alternative teacher certification program that 23 has been denied approval shall not apply to the department for 24 approval pursuant to paragraph “a” within six months after such 25 denial. 26 (b) If an alternative teacher certification program does 27 apply to the department for approval after a denial, the 28 alternative teacher certification program shall provide to 29 the department, in addition to the information described in 30 paragraph “a” , subparagraphs (1) through (4), sufficient 31 evidence that the alternative teacher certification program has 32 taken actions to address any areas that needed to be improved 33 or changes the alternative teacher certification program 34 otherwise needed to make. 35 -4- HF 255.4227.S (1) 90 mb 4/ 6

3. An individual who successfully completes an approved 1 alternative teacher certification program and who is granted 2 a temporary initial teaching license by the board under 3 this section is authorized to teach the subjects and grade 4 levels that the individual successfully completed during the 5 alternative teacher certification program. 6 4. An individual who successfully completes an approved 7 alternative teacher certification program and who is granted 8 a temporary initial teaching license by the board under this 9 section shall not provide instruction to students who are 10 eligible for services under chapter 256B until the individual 11 successfully completes a practicum relating to providing 12 instruction to such students that includes short-term field 13 experiences in educational settings that are connected to 14 specific coursework. 15 5. The board shall treat an individual who successfully 16 completes an approved alternative teacher certification program 17 and who is granted a temporary initial teaching license by the 18 board under this section in the same manner as an individual 19 who completes a traditional teacher preparation program and 20 who receives an initial teaching license, including during the 21 process of converting the temporary initial teaching license 22 to a standard teaching license. 23 Sec. 5. Section 256.163, Code 2024, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 256.163 Licensure beyond a temporary initial license or an 26 initial license. 27 1. Requirements for teacher licensure beyond a temporary 28 initial license or an initial license shall include successful 29 completion of a beginning teacher mentoring and induction 30 program approved by the state board of education pursuant to 31 section 284.5 ; or two years of successful teaching experience 32 in a school district with an approved career paths, leadership 33 roles, and compensation framework or approved comparable system 34 as provided in section 284.15 ; or evidence of not less than 35 -5- HF 255.4227.S (1) 90 mb 5/ 6

three years of successful teaching experience at any of the 1 following: 2 a. An accredited nonpublic school in this state. 3 b. A preschool program approved by the United States 4 department of health and human services. 5 c. Preschool programs at school districts approved to 6 participate in the preschool program under chapter 256C . 7 d. Shared visions programs receiving grants from the child 8 development coordinating council under section 256A.3 . 9 e. Preschool programs receiving moneys from the school 10 ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund 11 created in section 256I.11 . 12 2. A teacher from an accredited nonpublic school or another 13 state or country is exempt from the requirement of subsection 1 14 if the teacher can document three years of successful teaching 15 experience and meet or exceed the requirements contained in 16 rules adopted under this part for endorsement and licensure. > 17 -6- HF 255.4227.S (1) 90 mb 6/ 6