Senate File 2113 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2113 BY SCHNEIDER and SODDERS A BILL FOR An Act to provide that peace officers and retired peace 1 officers qualify as classroom driver education instructors. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5636XS (4) 85 kh/nh
S.F. 2113 Section 1. Section 272.31, Code 2014, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. The board shall issue a classroom 3 driver education instructor authorization for purposes of 4 section 321.178 to a person who completes a training program 5 that meets the standards set by the board, who complies with 6 rules adopted pursuant to subsection 4, and who is either a 7 peace officer as defined in section 801.4, subsection 11, or 8 is retired under chapter 97A or 411, or section 97B.49B or 9 97B.49C, after service as a peace officer as defined in section 10 801.4, subsection 11. The training program shall include 11 but not be limited to a minimum of fifteen contact hours in 12 a program consisting of instruction relating to classroom 13 management, strategies for learning, diversity, and ethics. 14 Sec. 2. Section 321.178, subsection 1, paragraph b, 15 subparagraph (1), Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 16 (1) To be qualified as a classroom driver education 17 instructor, a person shall have satisfied the educational 18 requirements for a teaching meet one of the following 19 requirements: 20 (a) Hold a valid teacher’s license at the elementary or 21 secondary level and hold a valid license an endorsement to 22 teach driver education in the public schools of this state 23 issued under chapter 272 . 24 (b) Be a peace officer as defined in section 801.4, 25 subsection 11, paragraph “a” , “b” , or “c” , or be retired 26 under chapter 97A or 411, or section 97B.49B or 97B.49C, 27 after service as a peace officer as defined in section 801.4, 28 subsection 11, paragraph “a” , “b” , or “c” , and meet the 29 requirements of section 272.31, subsection 3A. 30 EXPLANATION 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 32 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 33 This bill permits a person who is a peace officer or a 34 retired peace officer to be qualified as a classroom driver 35 -1- LSB 5636XS (4) 85 kh/nh 1/ 2
S.F. 2113 education instructor if the person also meets the board of 1 educational examiner’s requirements for a classroom driver 2 education instructor authorization. Currently, only persons 3 holding a teaching license with an endorsement to teach driver 4 education may qualify to be a classroom driver education 5 instructor. 6 The bill directs the board of educational examiners to 7 issue a classroom driver education instructor authorization 8 to a person who completes a training program that meets the 9 standards set by the board and who is either a peace officer or 10 a retired peace officer. The training program shall include 11 but not be limited to a minimum of 15 contact hours in a program 12 consisting of instruction relating to classroom management, 13 strategies for learning, diversity, and ethics. 14 Under the bill, the term “peace officer” is limited to 15 sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals and police officers of 16 cities, and peace officer members of the department of public 17 safety. 18 -2- LSB 5636XS (4) 85 kh/nh 2/ 2