HOUSE FILE 247

BY  SCHULTZ

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 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   10.  Issue statements of professional recognition to school service personnel persons 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. A person who is issued a professional recognition under this paragraph “b” is authorized to teach physical education in grades seven through twelve.
EXPLANATION
   This bill authorizes the board of educational examiners to issue a statement of professional recognition to a person who has at a minimum attained a baccalaureate degree and who has 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. A person who is issued a statement of professional recognition by the board is authorized to teach physical education in grades seven through 12. If the person also meets the requirements specified in Code chapter 284, which establishes the student achievement and teacher quality program, the person is eligible to receive teacher salary supplement funds.