House File 158 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY KAUFMANN Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for the establishment of a permanent substitute 2 teacher license by the board of educational examiners. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1374HH 83 5 kh/nh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 272.7, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1 2 2009, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 A license issued under board authority is valid for the 1 4 period of time for which it is issued, unless the license is 1 5 suspended or revoked. A license issued by the board is valid 1 6 until the last day of the practitioner's birth month in the 1 7 year in which the license expires. No permanent licenses 1 8 shall be issued except as provided in section 272.16. A 1 9 person employed as a practitioner shall hold a valid license 1 10 with an endorsement for the type of service for which the 1 11 person is employed. This section does not limit the duties or 1 12 powers of a school board to select or discharge practitioners 1 13 or to terminate practitioners' contracts. A professional 1 14 development program, except for a program offered by a 1 15 practitioner preparation institution or area education agency 1 16 and approved by the state board of education, must possess a 1 17 valid license for the types of programs offered. 1 18 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 272.16 PERMANENT SUBSTITUTE TEACHER 1 19 LICENSES. 1 20 1. In accordance with section 272.2, subsection 1, 1 21 paragraph "a", the board shall adopt rules relating to 1 22 issuance of a permanent substitute teacher license for 1 23 practitioners who have met all of the following requirements: 1 24 a. Successfully completed an approved practitioner 1 25 preparation program and received a master's degree or a 1 26 professional degree beyond the baccalaureate degree from an 1 27 accredited college or university. 1 28 b. Has at least twenty=five years of successful teaching 1 29 experience as a practitioner in this state. 1 30 c. Is at the time of application for licensure under this 1 31 section current and in good standing with the board. 1 32 2. A practitioner is ineligible to receive a permanent 1 33 substitute teacher license if the board has ever imposed a 1 34 disciplinary sanction upon the practitioner. 1 35 EXPLANATION 2 1 This bill directs the board of educational examiners to 2 2 adopt rules relating to issuance of a permanent substitute 2 3 teacher license for practitioners who have successfully 2 4 completed an approved practitioner preparation program and 2 5 received a master's degree or a professional degree beyond the 2 6 baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. 2 7 Practitioners must also have at least 25 years of successful 2 8 teaching experience as a practitioner in Iowa and be current 2 9 and in good standing with the board. 2 10 A practitioner is ineligible to receive a permanent 2 11 substitute teacher license if the board has ever imposed 2 12 discipline on the practitioner. 2 13 The bill includes a conforming amendment to provide an 2 14 exception to the prohibition against issuing permanent 2 15 licenses. 2 16 LSB 1374HH 83 2 17 kh/nh/8