HF 2161 (LSB 5379HV (3) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2161

BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2061)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to a statement of professional recognition for persons qualified as instructors of the junior reserve officer training corps program curriculum.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 272.2, subsection 10, Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   10.  Issue statements of professional recognition to school service personnel who have attained a minimum of a baccalaureate degree and who are licensed by another professional licensing board or agency, including but not limited to athletic the following:
   a.  Athletic trainers licensed under chapter 152D.
   b.  Persons who have met all of the requirements established by the United States department of defense and the applicable branch of the armed services for serving as an instructor in the junior reserve officer training corps program.
EXPLANATION
   This bill authorizes the board of educational examiners to issue statements of professional recognition to persons who have at a minimum attained a baccalaureate degree and who have met all of the requirements established by the United States department of defense and the applicable branch of the armed services for serving as an instructor in the junior reserve officer training corps program. Persons who hold a statement of professional recognition and who meet the requirements specified in Code chapter 284, which establishes the student achievement and teacher quality program, are eligible to receive teacher salary supplement funds.