House Study Bill 671 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to school business official training and 1 authorization. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5404DP (11) 83 kh/sc

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 256.7, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 1 by adding the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 30. Set standards and procedures for the 3 approval of training programs for individuals who seek an 4 authorization issued by the board of educational examiners for 5 employment as a school business official responsible for the 6 financial operations of a school district. 7 Sec. 2. Section 272.31, Code 2009, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 272.31 Coaching authorization Authorizations —— coaching 10 —— school business officials . 11 1. The minimum requirements for the board to award a 12 coaching authorization to an applicant are: 13 a. Successful completion of one semester credit hour 14 or ten contact hours in a course relating to knowledge and 15 understanding of the structure and function of the human body 16 in relation to physical activity. 17 b. Successful completion of one semester credit hour 18 or ten contact hours in a course relating to knowledge and 19 understanding of human growth and development of children and 20 youth in relation to physical activity. 21 c. Successful completion of two semester credit hours or 22 twenty contact hours in a course relating to knowledge and 23 understanding of the prevention and care of athletic injuries 24 and medical and safety problems relating to physical activity. 25 d. Successful completion of one semester credit hour or ten 26 contact hours relating to knowledge and understanding of the 27 techniques and theory of coaching interscholastic athletics. 28 e. Attainment of at least eighteen years of age. 29 2. a. The board shall issue a school business official 30 authorization to an individual who successfully completes a 31 training program that meets the standards set by the state 32 board of education pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 30, 33 and who complies with rules adopted by the board pursuant to 34 subsection 3. 35 -1- LSB 5404DP (11) 83 kh/sc 1/ 4

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ b. A person hired on or after July 1, 2012, as a school 1 business official responsible for the financial operations 2 of a school district who is without prior experience as a 3 school business official in Iowa shall hold the school business 4 official authorization issued pursuant to paragraph “a” of this 5 subsection. 6 2. 3. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules 7 under chapter 17A for coaching authorizations , including , but 8 not limited to , approval of courses, validity and expiration, 9 fees, and suspension and revocation of authorizations. 10 4. The state board of education shall work with institutions 11 of higher education, private colleges and universities, 12 community colleges, and area education agencies , and 13 professional organizations to ensure that the courses and 14 programs required under subsection 1 for authorization under 15 this section are offered throughout the state at convenient 16 times and at a reasonable cost. 17 Sec. 3. SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIAL TRAINING PROGRAM AND 18 AUTHORIZATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The department of education, 19 in consultation with the board of educational examiners, shall 20 convene an advisory committee to determine the standards and 21 procedures, content, and processes of training programs for 22 individuals who seek an authorization issued by the board of 23 educational examiners for employment as a school business 24 official responsible for the financial operations of a school 25 district. The advisory committee shall be comprised of 26 representatives of the Iowa association of school business 27 officials, individuals holding financial leadership roles 28 in large, medium, and small school districts, and a public 29 member of the school budget review committee. The advisory 30 committee shall review other states’ professional organizations 31 and programs regarding authorization of school business 32 officials, determine the best practices for school district 33 business management training programs, and identify and 34 recommend the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain a school 35 -2- LSB 5404DP (11) 83 kh/sc 2/ 4

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ business official authorization from the board of educational 1 examiners. The advisory committee shall submit its findings 2 and recommendations in a report to the state board of education 3 and the board of educational examiners by December 31, 2011. 4 EXPLANATION 5 This bill directs the state board of education to set 6 standards and procedures for the approval of training programs 7 for individuals who seek an authorization issued by the board 8 of educational examiners for employment as school business 9 officials responsible for the financial operations of school 10 districts, requires the board of educational examiners to 11 adopt rules for the issuance of a school business official 12 authorization to an individual who successfully completes a 13 program that meets the state board’s standards and who complies 14 with the educational examiners board’s rules, and directs the 15 department of education, in consultation with the board of 16 educational examiners, to convene a school business official 17 training program and authorization advisory committee. 18 A person hired on or after July 1, 2012, as a school business 19 official who is without prior experience as a school business 20 official in Iowa must hold the school business official 21 authorization issued by the board pursuant to the bill. 22 The advisory committee is charged with determining the 23 standards and procedures, content, and processes of training 24 programs for individuals who seek an authorization issued by 25 the board of educational examiners. The advisory committee is 26 comprised of representatives of the Iowa association of school 27 business officials, individuals holding financial leadership 28 roles in large, medium, and small school districts, and a 29 public member of the school budget review committee. The 30 advisory committee must submit a report to the state board of 31 education and the board of educational examiners by December 32 31, 2011. 33 The bill also requires the state board of education to work 34 with higher education institutions to ensure that the training 35 -3- LSB 5404DP (11) 83 kh/sc 3/ 4

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ programs are offered throughout the state at convenient times 1 and reasonable costs. 2 -4- LSB 5404DP (11) 83 kh/sc 4/ 4