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 examiners of persons who complete an administrator preparation program offered by a regionally accredited or board of educational examiners’ approved non-Iowa institution.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 272.8, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  4.
  a.  An applicant who, prior to May 1, 2009, enrolled in an administrator preparation program offered by a regionally accredited out-of-state institution or an out-of-state institution approved by the board in accordance with subsection 3, and who completes the program prior to December 15, 2011, shall be eligible for licensure notwithstanding the out-of-state licensure and certification requirements of 282 IAC 18.6(1)(c).
   b.  The board shall notify all persons who meet the requirements of paragraph“a” and who apply for an administrator license between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, of their limited eligibility for licensure and of the application deadline provided under this subsection, and shall post such notification on its website.
   c.  This subsection is repealed July 1, 2012.
EXPLANATION
   This bill provides that a person who enrolled in an administrator preparation program, offered by a regionally accredited out-of-state institution or an approved out-of-state institution prior to May 1, 2009, and who completes the program prior to December 15, 2011, is eligible to be licensed by the board of educational examiners notwithstanding the out-of-state licensure and certification requirements of administrative rule 281 IAC 18.6(1)(c). The bill also requires the board to notify eligible applicants who apply for an administrator license between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, of their limited eligibility for licensure and of the application deadline. The board must post the notification on its website.
   The Code provision created by the bill is repealed July 1, 2012.