House File 600 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 600 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 146) (COMPANION TO LSB 1476SV BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION) A BILL FOR An Act relating to licensure by the board of educational 1 examiners of persons who complete an administrator 2 preparation program offered by a regionally accredited 3 or board of educational examiners’ approved non-Iowa 4 institution. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 1476HV (2) 84 kh/nh

H.F. 600 Section 1. Section 272.8, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. a. An applicant who, prior to May 3 1, 2009, enrolled in an administrator preparation program 4 offered by a regionally accredited out-of-state institution 5 or an out-of-state institution approved by the board in 6 accordance with subsection 3, and who completes the program 7 prior to December 15, 2011, shall be eligible for licensure 8 notwithstanding the out-of-state licensure and certification 9 requirements of 282 IAC 18.6(1)(c). 10 b. The board shall notify all persons who meet the 11 requirements of paragraph “a” and who apply for an administrator 12 license between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, of their 13 limited eligibility for licensure and of the application 14 deadline provided under this subsection, and shall post such 15 notification on its website. 16 c. This subsection is repealed July 1, 2012. 17 EXPLANATION 18 This bill provides that a person who enrolled in an 19 administrator preparation program, offered by a regionally 20 accredited out-of-state institution or an approved out-of-state 21 institution prior to May 1, 2009, and who completes the program 22 prior to December 15, 2011, is eligible to be licensed by the 23 board of educational examiners notwithstanding the out-of-state 24 licensure and certification requirements of administrative rule 25 281 IAC 18.6(1)(c). The bill also requires the board to notify 26 eligible applicants who apply for an administrator license 27 between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, of their limited 28 eligibility for licensure and of the application deadline. The 29 board must post the notification on its website. 30 The Code provision created by the bill is repealed July 1, 31 2012. 32 -1- LSB 1476HV (2) 84 kh/nh 1/ 1