House File 325 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 325 BY J. TAYLOR , WILLEMS , HANSON , STECKMAN , PAUSTIAN , WINDSCHITL , KAUFMANN , BYRNES , KLEIN , CHAMBERS , SHAW , LUKAN , DE BOEF , and FRY A BILL FOR An Act relating to administrators of school districts and area 1 education agencies and providing a penalty. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1633YH (10) 84 kh/nh

H.F. 325 Section 1. Section 256.9, subsection 51, Code 2011, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 51. a. Develop Iowa standards for school district and 3 area education agency administrators, including knowledge and 4 skill criteria, and develop, based on the Iowa standards for 5 administrators, mentoring and induction, evaluation processes, 6 and professional development plans pursuant to chapter 284A . 7 The criteria shall further define the characteristics of 8 quality administrators as established by the Iowa standards for 9 school administrators. 10 b. Define the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities 11 of school district and area education agency administrators, 12 other than superintendents and chief administrators, which 13 a school district or area education agency shall use in 14 determining administrator salaries in accordance with section 15 273.3A, subsection 2, or section 279.25A, subsection 2, as 16 appropriate. 17 Sec. 2. Section 273.3, subsection 11, Code 2011, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 11. Employ personnel to carry out the functions of the 20 area education agency which shall include the employment of an 21 administrator who shall possess a license issued under chapter 22 272 . The administrator shall be employed pursuant to section 23 279.20 and sections 279.23 , 279.24 , and 279.25 . The salary for 24 an area education agency administrator shall be established by 25 the board based upon the previous experience and education of 26 the administrator. However, the salary limitations and the 27 penalty established pursuant to section 273.3A shall apply. 28 Section 279.13 applies to the area education agency board 29 and to all teachers employed by the area education agency. 30 Sections 279.23 , 279.24 , and 279.25 apply to the area education 31 board and to all administrators employed by the area education 32 agency. 33 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 273.3A Administrative salary limits —— 34 state aid penalty. 35 -1- LSB 1633YH (10) 84 kh/nh 1/ 4

H.F. 325 1. If a chief administrator is employed by an area education 1 agency pursuant to section 273.3, the maximum annual base 2 salary paid by the board of directors of the area education 3 agency to the chief administrator, if the chief administrator 4 is not employed jointly with another area education agency, 5 shall not exceed an amount equivalent to two and one-half times 6 the highest maximum annual base teacher salary paid by a school 7 district located within the boundaries of the area education 8 agency, exclusive of extra duty pay. 9 2. If an administrator as defined pursuant to section 10 256.9, subsection 51, paragraph “b” , is employed by an area 11 education agency pursuant to section 273.3, the maximum 12 annual base salary paid by the board of directors of the area 13 education agency to a principal or assistant administrator, if 14 the administrator is not employed jointly with another area 15 education agency, shall not exceed an amount equivalent to one 16 and three-fourths times the highest maximum annual base teacher 17 salary paid by a school district located within the boundaries 18 of the area education agency, exclusive of extra duty pay. 19 3. An administrator who meets the requirements of 20 subsection 1 or 2 is ineligible for extra duty pay from an area 21 education agency. 22 4. If the department of education determines that an area 23 education agency is not in compliance with this section, the 24 department shall instruct the director of the department 25 of management to withhold state aid to the area education 26 agency in an amount equivalent to the amount by which the area 27 education agency exceeded the limits established pursuant to 28 this section. 29 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 279.25A Administrator salary limits —— 30 state aid penalty. 31 1. The maximum annual base salary paid by the board of 32 directors of a school district to the superintendent of the 33 school district, if the superintendent is not employed jointly 34 with another school district under section 280.15, shall not 35 -2- LSB 1633YH (10) 84 kh/nh 2/ 4

H.F. 325 exceed an amount equivalent to two and one-half times the 1 highest maximum annual base teacher salary, exclusive of extra 2 duty pay, paid by the school district. 3 2. The maximum annual base salary paid by the board of 4 directors of a school district to an administrator as defined 5 pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 51, paragraph “b” , if 6 the administrator is not employed jointly with another school 7 district under section 280.15, shall not exceed an amount 8 equivalent to one and three-fourths times the highest maximum 9 annual base teacher salary, exclusive of extra duty pay, paid 10 by the school district. 11 3. An administrator who meets the requirements of 12 subsection 1 or 2 is ineligible for extra duty pay from a 13 school district. 14 4. If the department of education determines that a school 15 district is not in compliance with this section, the department 16 shall instruct the director of the department of management 17 to withhold state aid to the school district in an amount 18 equivalent to the amount by which the school district exceeded 19 the limits established pursuant to this section. 20 EXPLANATION 21 This bill limits the maximum annual base salary paid by 22 the board of directors of school districts and area education 23 agencies (AEAs) to administrators, and directs the director 24 of the department of education to define the qualifications, 25 duties, and responsibilities of school district and AEA 26 administrators, which the school districts and AEAs must use in 27 determining administrator salaries. 28 The bill limits the maximum annual base salary paid to a 29 superintendent of the school district or chief administrator 30 of an AEA, if the superintendent or chief administrator is 31 not employed jointly with another school district or AEA, 32 respectively, to not more than an amount equivalent to 2.5 33 times the highest maximum annual base teacher salary, exclusive 34 of extra duty pay, paid by the school district or, in the case 35 -3- LSB 1633YH (10) 84 kh/nh 3/ 4

H.F. 325 of the chief administrator of an AEA, paid by a school district 1 within the boundaries of the AEA. 2 For administrators as defined by the director, the amount 3 is limited to an amount equivalent to 1.75 times the highest 4 maximum annual base teacher salary, exclusive of extra duty 5 pay. 6 The bill provides that administrators under these salary 7 restrictions are ineligible for extra duty pay. 8 If the department of education determines that a school 9 district or AEA is noncompliant, the department shall instruct 10 the director of the department of management to withhold state 11 aid to the school district or AEA in an amount equivalent to 12 the amount by which the school district or AEA exceeded the 13 compensation limits. 14 -4- LSB 1633YH (10) 84 kh/nh 4/ 4