SENATE FILE 70

BY  DANDEKAR

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 recognized 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 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 as provided in 282 IAC 18.3, 18.4, and 18.6, in effect on October 1, 2009.
   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   c.  This subsection is repealed July 1, 2012.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 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 under the administrative rules in place on October 1, 2009. 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, and must post the notification on its website.
   Modifications to the board’s administrative rules affecting applicants for administrator exchange licenses who attended recognized non-Iowa institutions took effect October 14, 2009. The rules as modified require the applicant to hold a valid regular administrator certificate or license in the state in which the preparation was completed. Also, the initial license issued under the prior rule was a two-year license, while under the current rule it is a one-year license.
   The Code provision created by the bill is repealed July 1, 2012.