Senate File 351 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY DANDEKAR
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the issuance of a one=year, nonrenewable
2 alternative teaching license by the board of educational
3 examiners to authorize a person to teach mathematics or
4 science at the middle and secondary school levels.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 272.2, subsection 13, Code 2009, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 13. a. Adopt rules to provide for nontraditional
1 4 preparation options for licensing persons who at a minimum
1 5 hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or
1 6 university, postsecondary institution and who do not meet
1 7 other requirements for licensure.
1 8 b. Adopt rules to provide for the issuance of a one=year,
1 9 nonrenewable initial license authorizing a person to teach
1 10 mathematics, general science, physics, biology, or chemistry
1 11 at the middle school and secondary school levels if the person
1 12 meets the requirements of paragraph "a" and holds a
1 13 certificate issued by a national alternative teacher
1 14 certification organization.
1 15 (1) The rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph "b" shall
1 16 provide that the person shall be issued a license beyond the
1 17 initial license if the person successfully completes a
1 18 mentoring and induction program in accordance with section
1 19 272.28, subsection 1.
1 20 (2) The board shall review and approve for purposes of
1 21 this paragraph "b" a national alternative teacher
1 22 certification organization established with a grant from the
1 23 United States department of education which operates initial
1 24 teacher recruitment, preparation, and certification programs
1 25 designed for professionals who are interested in becoming
1 26 teachers; requires candidates to pass professional teaching
1 27 knowledge and subject area examinations and submit to a
1 28 background check; and provides candidates for certification
1 29 with access to workshops, an experienced advisor,
1 30 comprehensive subject matter refresher courses, and an
1 31 intensive mentoring and induction program.
1 32 (3) This paragraph "b" is repealed June 30, 2015.
1 33 EXPLANATION
1 34 This bill requires the board of educational examiners to
1 35 adopt rules to provide for the issuance of a one=year,
2 1 nonrenewable initial license authorizing a person to teach
2 2 mathematics or science at the middle and secondary school
2 3 levels if the person holds, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree
2 4 from an accredited postsecondary institution and a certificate
2 5 issued by a national alternative teacher certification
2 6 organization. The board is directed to issue a license beyond
2 7 the initial license if the person successfully completes a
2 8 mentoring and induction program approved by the state board of
2 9 education.
2 10 The board is also directed to review and approve a national
2 11 alternative teacher certification organization established by
2 12 the United States department of education that operates
2 13 initial teacher recruitment, preparation, and certification
2 14 programs; requires candidates to pass teaching knowledge and
2 15 subject area examinations and submit to a background check;
2 16 and provides candidates for certification with access to
2 17 workshops, an experienced advisor, comprehensive subject
2 18 matter refresher courses, and an intensive mentoring and
2 19 induction program.
2 20 The provisions established under the bill are repealed June
2 21 30, 2015.
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