Senate Study Bill 1228 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON QUIRMBACH) A BILL FOR An Act relating to and providing for education reform involving 1 student, teacher, and administrator programs and activities 2 under the purview of the department of education, the state 3 board of education, college student aid commission, school 4 districts and accredited nonpublic schools; establishing a 5 fee; and including effective date provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj

S.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS 2 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 19, Code 2013, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 19. Define the minimum school day as a day consisting 5 of five and one-half hours of instructional time for grades 6 one through twelve. The minimum hours as time spent with a 7 licensed teacher that shall be exclusive of the lunch period, 8 but may include passing time between classes. Time spent on 9 parent-teacher conferences shall be considered instructional 10 time. A school or school district may record a day of school 11 with less than the minimum instructional hours as a minimum 12 school day if any of the following apply: 13 a. If emergency health or safety factors require the late 14 arrival or early dismissal of students on a specific day. 15 b. If the total hours of instructional school time for 16 grades one through twelve for any five consecutive school days 17 equal a minimum of twenty-seven and one-half hours, even though 18 any one day of school is less than the minimum instructional 19 hours because of a staff development opportunity provided for 20 the professional instructional staff or because parent-teacher 21 conferences have been scheduled beyond the regular school day. 22 Furthermore, if the total hours of instructional time for the 23 first four consecutive days equal at least twenty-seven and 24 one-half hours because parent-teacher conferences have been 25 scheduled beyond the regular school day, a school or school 26 district may record zero hours of instructional time on the 27 fifth consecutive school day as a minimum school day. 28 Sec. 2. Section 256F.4, subsection 5, Code 2013, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 5. A charter school or innovation zone school shall provide 31 instruction for at least the number of days hours required by 32 section 279.10, subsection 1 , or shall provide at least the 33 equivalent number of total hours . 34 Sec. 3. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 35 -1- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 1/ 70

S.F. _____ to read as follows: 1 1. The school year for each school district and accredited 2 nonpublic school shall begin on the first day of July 1 and 3 each regularly established elementary and secondary school 4 shall begin no sooner than a day during the calendar week 5 in which the first day of September falls but no later than 6 the first Monday in December. However, if the first day of 7 September falls on a Sunday, school may begin on a day during 8 the calendar week which immediately precedes the first day of 9 September. School shall continue for at least one hundred 10 eighty days, except as provided in subsection 3 , and may be 11 maintained The school calendar shall include not less than one 12 thousand eighty hours of instruction during the entire calendar 13 year. However, if The board of directors of a school district 14 and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic 15 school shall set the number of hours of required attendance 16 for the school year as provided in section 299.1, subsection 17 2, but the board of directors of a school district shall 18 hold a public hearing on any proposed school calendar prior 19 to adopting the school calendar. If the board of directors 20 of a district or the authorities in charge of an accredited 21 nonpublic school extends the school calendar because inclement 22 weather caused the school district or accredited nonpublic 23 school to temporarily close school during the regular school 24 calendar, the school district or accredited nonpublic school 25 may excuse a graduating senior who has met district or school 26 requirements for graduation from attendance during the extended 27 school calendar. A school corporation may begin employment 28 of personnel for in-service training and development purposes 29 before the date to begin elementary and secondary school. 30 Sec. 4. Section 279.10, subsection 2, Code 2013, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 2. The board of directors shall hold a public hearing on any 33 proposal relating to the school calendar prior to submitting it 34 to the department of education for approval. 35 -2- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 2/ 70

S.F. _____ Sec. 5. Section 279.10, subsection 3, Code 2013, is amended 1 by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 6. Section 299.1, subsection 2, Code 2013, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 2. The board of directors of a public school district or 5 the governing body of an accredited nonpublic school shall set 6 the number of days hours of required attendance for the schools 7 under its control. The board of directors of a public school 8 district or the governing body of an accredited nonpublic 9 school may, by resolution, require attendance for the entire 10 time when the schools are in session in any school year and 11 adopt a policy or rules relating to the reasons considered to 12 be valid or acceptable excuses for absence from school. 13 Sec. 7. Section 299.4, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 1. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who 16 is of compulsory attendance age, who places the child under 17 competent private instruction under either section 299A.2 or 18 299A.3 , not in an accredited school or a home school assistance 19 program operated by a school district or accredited nonpublic 20 school, shall furnish a report in duplicate on forms provided 21 by the public school district, to the district by the earliest 22 starting date specified in section 279.10, subsection 1 23 September 1 of the school year in which the child will be under 24 competent private instruction . The secretary shall retain and 25 file one copy and forward the other copy to the district’s 26 area education agency. The report shall state the name and 27 age of the child, the period of time during which the child 28 has been or will be under competent private instruction for 29 the year, an outline of the course of study, texts used, and 30 the name and address of the instructor. The parent, guardian, 31 or legal custodian of a child, who is placing the child under 32 competent private instruction for the first time, shall also 33 provide the district with evidence that the child has had the 34 immunizations required under section 139A.8 , and, if the child 35 -3- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 3/ 70

S.F. _____ is elementary school age, a blood lead test in accordance with 1 section 135.105D . The term “outline of course of study” shall 2 include subjects covered, lesson plans, and time spent on the 3 areas of study. 4 Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 5 effect July 1, 2014. 6 DIVISION II 7 IOWA ONLINE INITIATIVE —— FEES 8 Sec. 9. Section 256.42, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 8. a. The department shall establish fees 11 payable by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools 12 participating in the initiative. Fees collected pursuant to 13 this subsection shall be considered repayment receipts to be 14 used only for the purpose of administering this section and 15 the fees shall be established so as not to exceed the cost of 16 administering this section. 17 b. Costs of administering this section include the 18 costs of providing professional development necessary to 19 prepare teachers to participate in the initiative, providing 20 supervision of usage of the initiative by licensed teachers, 21 acquiring and maintaining equipment and services necessary for 22 use of the initiative, facilitating access to the initiative 23 by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, and 24 necessary recordkeeping and accounting. Costs of administering 25 this section do not include any of the following: 26 (1) Costs of course development. 27 (2) Costs of purchasing access to course materials unless 28 such costs are charged on the basis of usage. 29 DIVISION III 30 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS 31 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION . 256.96 Online state job posting 32 system. 33 1. The department shall provide for the operation of an 34 online state job posting system. The system shall be designed 35 -4- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 4/ 70

S.F. _____ and implemented for the online posting of job openings offered 1 by school districts, charter schools, area education agencies, 2 the department, and accredited nonpublic schools. The system 3 shall be accessible via the department’s internet site. The 4 system shall include a mechanism for the electronic submission 5 of job openings for posting on the system as provided in 6 subsection 2. The system and each job posting on the system 7 shall include a statement that an employer submitting a job 8 opening for posting on the system will not discriminate in 9 hiring on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, 10 gender, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, gender 11 identity, religion, marital status, or status as a veteran. 12 The department may contract for, or partner with another entity 13 for, the use of an existing internet site to operate the online 14 state job posting system if the existing internet site is more 15 effective and economical than the department’s internet site. 16 2. A school district, charter school, or area education 17 agency shall submit all of its job openings to the department 18 for posting on the system. The department shall post all of 19 its job openings on the system. An accredited nonpublic school 20 may submit job openings to the department for posting on the 21 system. 22 3. This section shall not be construed to do any of the 23 following: 24 a. Prohibit any employer from advertising job openings and 25 recruiting employees independently of the system. 26 b. Prohibit any employer from using another method of 27 advertising job openings or another applicant tracking system 28 in addition to the system. 29 c. Provide the department with any regulatory authority in 30 the hiring process or hiring decisions of any employer other 31 than the department. 32 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION . 261.110 Teach Iowa scholar program. 33 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 34 general assembly, a teach Iowa scholar program is established 35 -5- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 5/ 70

S.F. _____ to provide teach Iowa scholar grants to selected high-caliber 1 teachers. The commission shall administer the program in 2 consultation with the department of education. 3 2. An Iowa resident or nonresident applicant shall be 4 eligible for a teach Iowa scholar grant if the applicant 5 meets all of the criteria specified under, or established in 6 accordance with, subsection 3. 7 3. Criteria for eligibility shall be established by the 8 commission and shall include but are not limited to the 9 following: 10 a. The applicant was in the top twenty-five percent 11 academically of students exiting a teacher preparation 12 program approved by the state board of education pursuant to 13 section 256.7, subsection 3, or a similar teacher preparation 14 program in another state, had earned other comparable academic 15 credentials, or had achieved comparable assessment scores. 16 b. The applicant is preparing to teach in fields including 17 but not limited to science, technology, engineering, or 18 mathematics; English as a second language or special education 19 instruction; or is preparing to teach in a hard-to-staff 20 subject as identified by the department. The department shall 21 take into account the varying regional needs in the state for 22 teachers in these subject areas when applying the criterion 23 of this paragraph. The department shall annually identify 24 and designate hard-to-staff subjects for the purpose of this 25 paragraph. 26 4. A selected applicant who meets all of the eligibility 27 requirements of this section shall be eligible for a teach Iowa 28 scholar grant for each year of full-time employment completed 29 in this state as a teacher for a school district, charter 30 school, area education agency, or accredited nonpublic school. 31 A teach Iowa scholar grant shall not exceed four thousand 32 dollars per year per recipient. Grants awarded under this 33 section shall not exceed a total of twenty thousand dollars per 34 recipient over a five-year period. 35 -6- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 6/ 70

S.F. _____ 5. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1 17A to administer this section. The rules shall include but 2 shall not be limited to a process for use by the commission to 3 determine which eligible applicants will receive teach Iowa 4 scholar grants. 5 6. A teach Iowa scholar fund is established in the state 6 treasury. The fund shall be administered by the commission and 7 shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly 8 and any other moneys received by the commission for deposit in 9 the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund at 10 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general 11 fund of the state but shall remain available for expenditure 12 for the teach Iowa scholar program for subsequent fiscal years. 13 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or 14 earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. 15 DIVISION IV 16 TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR MATTERS 17 Sec. 12. Section 256.9, subsection 51, Code 2013, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 51. Develop , and periodically review and revise as 20 necessary, with significant input from Iowa administrators, 21 Iowa standards for school administrators, including knowledge 22 and skill criteria, and develop, based on the Iowa standards 23 for administrators, mentoring and induction, evaluation 24 processes, and professional development plans pursuant to 25 chapter 284A . The standards shall align with nationally 26 accepted school administrator standards, and be designed 27 specifically for purposes of chapters 272 and 284A. The 28 criteria shall further define the characteristics of quality 29 administrators as established by the Iowa standards for school 30 administrators. 31 Sec. 13. Section 256.9, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 32 following new subsection: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 63. a. Develop and implement a coaching 34 and support system for teachers aligned with the Iowa teacher 35 -7- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 7/ 70

S.F. _____ career paths, leadership roles, and compensation framework 1 established pursuant to section 284.15, if enacted. 2 b. Develop and implement a coaching and support system 3 for administrators aligned with the beginning administrator 4 mentoring and induction program created pursuant to section 5 284A.5. 6 Sec. 14. Section 279.23A, Code 2013, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 279.23A Evaluation criteria and procedures. 9 The board shall establish written evaluation criteria and 10 shall establish and annually implement evaluation procedures , 11 including written criteria and evaluation procedures for peer 12 review of administrators . The board shall also establish 13 written job descriptions for all supervisory positions. 14 Sec. 15. Section 284.8, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 1. a. A school district shall provide for an annual 17 review of each teacher’s performance for purposes of assisting 18 teachers in making continuous improvement, developing skills 19 to enrich a teacher’s professional life while increasing 20 student learning, documenting continued competence in the 21 Iowa teaching standards, identifying teachers in need of 22 improvement, or to determine determining whether the teacher’s 23 practice meets school district expectations for career 24 advancement in accordance with section 284.7 . The review shall 25 include, at minimum, classroom observation of the teacher, 26 the teacher’s progress, and implementation of the teacher’s 27 individual professional development plan, subject to the level 28 of resources provided to implement the plan; and shall include 29 supporting documentation from parents, students, and other 30 teachers. 31 b. The first and second year of review shall be conducted 32 by a peer group of at least three but not more than six 33 teachers selected by the building principal in consultation 34 with teachers and the building’s certified bargaining 35 -8- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 8/ 70

S.F. _____ representative, if any . Each teacher shall be assigned to 1 a peer group and shall receive adequate training prior to 2 conducting a peer group review. A teacher who participates 3 in a peer group review shall be provided release time for 4 the training and for the time spent in conducting the peer 5 group review. If the process requires that a participating 6 teacher work beyond regular hours, the teacher shall be 7 paid the teacher’s per diem rate. All persons who meet the 8 definition of teacher for purposes of this chapter shall be 9 eligible to participate in a peer group review process. The 10 peer group shall be established to reflect common grade level, 11 subject matter expertise, curriculum, and proximity or other 12 previously established grouping of individuals employed to 13 provide instruction to students. The peer group shall review 14 all of the peer group members. Peer group reviews shall be 15 supportive and formative and shall be conducted on an informal, 16 confidential, collaborative basis that is focused on assisting 17 each peer group member in achieving the goals of the teacher’s 18 individual professional development plan. If a conflict 19 develops between persons participating in a peer group review, 20 an effort shall be made to mediate the conflict. 21 c. Peer group reviews shall not be the basis for 22 recommending that a teacher participate in an intensive 23 assistance program, and shall not be used to determine the 24 compensation, promotion, layoff, or termination of a teacher, 25 or any other determination affecting a teacher’s employment 26 status. However, as a result of a peer group review, a teacher 27 may elect to participate in an intensive assistance program. 28 d. Members of the peer group shall be reviewed every third 29 year by at least one evaluator certified in accordance with 30 section 284.10 . 31 e. The teacher who is the subject of a peer review shall 32 have exclusive right to all documentation created as a result 33 of the peer group review process. Content of a peer group 34 review shall not be incorporated into a summative evaluation. 35 -9- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 9/ 70

S.F. _____ DIVISION V 1 IOWA TEACHER CAREER AND COMPENSATION MATTERS 2 Sec. 16. Section 257.1, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 3 2013, is amended to read as follows: 4 b. For the budget year commencing July 1, 1999, and for each 5 succeeding budget year the regular program foundation base per 6 pupil is eighty-seven and five-tenths percent of the regular 7 program state cost per pupil. For the budget year commencing 8 July 1, 1991, and for each succeeding budget year the special 9 education support services foundation base is seventy-nine 10 percent of the special education support services state cost 11 per pupil. The combined foundation base is the sum of the 12 regular program foundation base, the special education support 13 services foundation base, the total teacher salary supplement 14 district cost, the total professional development supplement 15 district cost, the total early intervention supplement district 16 cost, the total teacher leadership supplement district cost, 17 the total area education agency teacher salary supplement 18 district cost, and the total area education agency professional 19 development supplement district cost. 20 Sec. 17. Section 257.1, subsection 3, Code 2013, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 3. Computations rounded. In making computations and 23 payments under this chapter , except in the case of computations 24 relating to funding of special education support services, 25 media services, and educational services provided through the 26 area education agencies, and the teacher salary supplement, the 27 professional development supplement, and the early intervention 28 supplement, and the teacher leadership supplement, the 29 department of management shall round amounts to the nearest 30 whole dollar. 31 Sec. 18. Section 257.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 32 2013, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 33 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (8) The total teacher leadership 34 supplement district cost. 35 -10- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 10/ 70

S.F. _____ Sec. 19. Section 257.8, subsection 2, Code 2013, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 2. Categorical state percent of growth. The categorical 3 state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 4 2010, is two percent. The categorical state percent of growth 5 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2012, is two percent. 6 The categorical state percent of growth for each budget year 7 shall be established by statute which shall be enacted within 8 thirty days of the submission in the year preceding the 9 base year of the governor’s budget under section 8.21 . The 10 establishment of the categorical state percent of growth for a 11 budget year shall be the only subject matter of the bill which 12 enacts the categorical state percent of growth for a budget 13 year. The categorical state percent of growth may include 14 state percents of growth for the teacher salary supplement, the 15 professional development supplement, and the early intervention 16 supplement , and the teacher leadership supplement . 17 Sec. 20. Section 257.9, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 18 following new subsection: 19 NEW SUBSECTION . 11. Teacher leadership supplement state cost 20 per pupil. The teacher leadership supplement state cost per 21 pupil amount for the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, shall 22 be calculated by the department of management by dividing the 23 allocation amount for the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, 24 in section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph “0e” , subparagraph 25 (5), by one-third of the statewide total budget enrollment for 26 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014. The teacher leadership 27 supplement state cost per pupil for the budget year beginning 28 July 1, 2015, and succeeding budget years, shall be the teacher 29 leadership supplement state cost per pupil for the base year 30 plus an allowable growth amount that is equal to the teacher 31 leadership supplement categorical state percent of growth, 32 pursuant to section 257.8, subsection 2, for the budget year, 33 multiplied by the teacher leadership supplement state cost per 34 pupil for the base year. 35 -11- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 11/ 70

S.F. _____ Sec. 21. Section 257.10, subsection 8, paragraph a, Code 1 2013, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. Combined district cost is the sum of the regular program 3 district cost per pupil multiplied by the weighted enrollment, 4 the special education support services district cost, the total 5 teacher salary supplement district cost, the total professional 6 development supplement district cost, and the total early 7 intervention supplement district cost, and the total teacher 8 leadership supplement district cost, plus the sum of the 9 additional district cost allocated to the district to fund 10 media services and educational services provided through the 11 area education agency, the area education agency total teacher 12 salary supplement district cost and the area education agency 13 total professional development supplement district cost. 14 Sec. 22. Section 257.10, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 15 following new subsection: 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 12. Teacher leadership supplement cost per 17 pupil and district cost. 18 a. The teacher leadership supplement district cost per 19 pupil amount for the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, shall 20 be calculated by the department of management by dividing the 21 allocation amount for the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, 22 in section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph “0e” , subparagraph 23 (5), by one-third of the statewide total budget enrollment 24 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014. For the budget 25 year beginning July 1, 2015, and succeeding budget years, the 26 teacher leadership supplement district cost per pupil for each 27 school district for a budget year is the teacher leadership 28 supplement program district cost per pupil for the base year 29 plus the teacher leadership supplement state allowable growth 30 amount for the budget year. 31 b. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2015, and 32 succeeding budget years, if the department of management 33 determines that the unadjusted teacher leadership supplement 34 district cost of a school district for a budget year is less 35 -12- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 12/ 70

S.F. _____ than one hundred percent of the unadjusted teacher leadership 1 supplement district cost for the base year for the school 2 district, the school district shall receive a budget adjustment 3 for that budget year equal to the difference. 4 c. (1) The unadjusted teacher leadership supplement 5 district cost is the teacher leadership supplement district 6 cost per pupil for each school district for a budget year 7 multiplied by the budget enrollment for that school district. 8 (2) The total teacher leadership supplement district cost 9 is the sum of the unadjusted teacher leadership supplement 10 district cost plus the budget adjustment for that budget year. 11 d. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, and 12 succeeding budget years, the use of the funds calculated under 13 this subsection shall comply with the requirements of chapter 14 284 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 15 284.15. 16 Sec. 23. Section 257.16, subsection 4, Code 2013, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if 19 the governor orders budget reductions in accordance with 20 section 8.31 , the teacher salary supplement district cost, 21 the professional development supplement district cost, and 22 the early intervention supplement district cost , and the 23 teacher leadership supplement district cost as calculated 24 under section 257.10, subsections 9, 10, and 11 , and 12, and 25 the area education agency teacher salary supplement district 26 cost and the area education agency professional development 27 supplement district cost as calculated under section 257.37A, 28 subsections 1 and 2 , shall be paid in full as calculated and 29 the reductions in the appropriations provided in accordance 30 with this section shall be reduced from the remaining moneys 31 appropriated pursuant to this section and shall be distributed 32 on a per pupil basis calculated with the weighted enrollment 33 determined in accordance with section 257.6, subsection 5 . 34 Sec. 24. Section 284.2, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 35 -13- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 13/ 70

S.F. _____ to read as follows: 1 1. “Beginning teacher” means an individual serving under an 2 initial or intern license, issued by the board of educational 3 examiners under chapter 272 , who is assuming a position as a 4 teacher. “Beginning teacher” includes an individual who is 5 an initial teacher. For purposes of the beginning teacher 6 mentoring and induction program created pursuant to section 7 284.5 , “beginning teacher” also includes preschool teachers 8 who are licensed by the board of educational examiners under 9 chapter 272 and are employed by a school district or area 10 education agency. “Beginning teacher” does not include a 11 teacher whose employment with a school district or area 12 education agency is probationary unless the teacher is serving 13 under an initial or teacher intern license issued by the board 14 of educational examiners under chapter 272 . 15 Sec. 25. Section 284.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 16 2013, is amended to read as follows: 17 a. For purposes of comprehensive evaluations for , standards 18 and criteria which measure a beginning teachers required to 19 allow beginning teachers to progress to career teachers, 20 standards and criteria that are teacher’s performance against 21 the Iowa teaching standards specified in subsection 1 , and 22 the criteria for the Iowa teaching standards developed by the 23 department in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 46 , to 24 determine whether the teacher’s practice meets the requirements 25 specified for a career teacher . These standards and criteria 26 shall be set forth in an instrument provided by the department. 27 The comprehensive evaluation and instrument are not subject to 28 negotiations or grievance procedures pursuant to chapter 20 or 29 determinations made by the board of directors under section 30 279.14 . A local school board and its certified bargaining 31 representative may negotiate, pursuant to chapter 20 , 32 evaluation and grievance procedures for beginning teachers that 33 are not in conflict with this chapter . If, in accordance with 34 section 279.19 , a beginning teacher appeals the determination 35 -14- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 14/ 70

S.F. _____ of a school board to an adjudicator under section 279.17 , the 1 adjudicator selected shall have successfully completed training 2 related to the Iowa teacher standards, the criteria adopted by 3 the state board of education in accordance with subsection 3 , 4 and any additional training required under rules adopted by the 5 public employment relations board in cooperation with the state 6 board of education . 7 Sec. 26. Section 284.3A, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 8 2013, is amended to read as follows: 9 a. For the school budget year beginning July 1, 2010, 10 and each succeeding school year, school districts and area 11 education agencies shall combine payments made to teachers 12 under sections 257.10 and 257.37A with regular wages to 13 create a combined salary. The teacher contract issued under 14 section 279.13 must include the combined salary. If a school 15 district or area education agency uses a salary schedule, a 16 combined salary schedule shall be used for regular wages and 17 for distribution of payments under sections 257.10 and 257.37A , 18 incorporating the salary minimums required in section 284.7 19 or 284.15 . The combined salary schedule must use only the 20 combined salary and cannot differentiate regular salaries and 21 distribution of payments under sections 257.10 and 257.37A . 22 Sec. 27. Section 284.5, subsection 4, Code 2013, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 4. Each school district and area education agency shall 25 develop an initial beginning teacher mentoring and induction 26 a plan for the program . A school district shall include its 27 plan in the school district’s comprehensive school improvement 28 plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 21 . The 29 beginning teacher mentoring and induction plan shall, at a 30 minimum, provide for a two-year sequence of induction program 31 content and activities to support the Iowa teaching standards 32 and beginning teacher professional and personal needs; mentor 33 training that includes, at a minimum, skills of classroom 34 demonstration and coaching, and district expectations for 35 -15- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 15/ 70

S.F. _____ beginning teacher competence on Iowa teaching standards; 1 placement of mentors and beginning teachers; the process for 2 dissolving mentor and beginning teacher partnerships; district 3 organizational support for release time for mentors and 4 beginning teachers to plan, provide demonstration of classroom 5 practices, observe teaching, and provide feedback; structure 6 for mentor selection and assignment of mentors to beginning 7 teachers; a district facilitator; and program evaluation. In 8 addition, for beginning prekindergarten through grade three 9 teachers, the plan shall provide that such a teacher shall be 10 mentored in the teacher’s classroom by a skilled mentor, and 11 the plan for mentoring such teachers shall incorporate any 12 recommendations offered by the Iowa reading research center 13 established pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 53, paragraph 14 “c” . 15 Sec. 28. Section 284.6, subsection 8, Code 2013, is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 8. For each year in which a school district receives funds 18 calculated and paid to school districts for professional 19 development pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 10 , or 20 section 257.37A, subsection 2 , the school district shall 21 create quality professional development opportunities. Not 22 less than thirty-six hours in the school calendar, held 23 outside of the minimum school day, shall be set aside during 24 nonpreparation time or designated professional development 25 time to allow practitioners to collaborate with each other 26 to deliver educational programs and assess student learning, 27 or to engage in peer group review pursuant to section 284.8, 28 subsection 1 . The goal for the use of the funds is to provide 29 one additional contract day or the equivalent thereof for 30 professional development, and Priority for use of the funds is 31 shall be to implement the professional development provisions 32 of the teacher career paths and leadership roles specified in 33 section 284.7 or 284.15, including but not limited to providing 34 professional development to teachers, including additional 35 -16- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 16/ 70

S.F. _____ salaries for time beyond the normal negotiated agreement; pay 1 for substitute teachers, professional development materials, 2 speakers, and professional development content; and costs 3 associated with implementing the individual professional 4 development plans. The use of the funds shall be balanced 5 between school district, attendance center, and individual 6 professional development plans, making every reasonable effort 7 to provide equal access to all teachers. 8 Sec. 29. Section 284.7, Code 2013, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 284.7 Iowa teacher career path. 11 To promote continuous improvement in Iowa’s quality teaching 12 workforce and to give Iowa teachers the opportunity for career 13 recognition that reflects the various roles teachers play as 14 educational leaders, an Iowa teacher career path is established 15 for teachers employed by school districts. A school district 16 shall use funding calculated and paid pursuant to section 17 257.10, subsection 9 , to raise teacher salaries to meet the 18 requirements of this section . If a school district is not 19 granted approval to implement the framework or a comparable 20 system pursuant to section 284.15, the school district shall 21 comply with the provisions of this section. The Iowa teacher 22 career path and salary minimums are as follows: 23 1. The following career path levels are established and 24 shall be implemented in accordance with this chapter : 25 a. Beginning teacher. 26 (1) A beginning teacher is a teacher who meets the following 27 requirements: 28 (a) Has successfully completed an approved practitioner 29 preparation program as defined in section 272.1 or holds an 30 intern teacher license issued by the board of educational 31 examiners under chapter 272 . 32 (b) Holds an initial or intern teacher license issued by the 33 board of educational examiners. 34 (c) Participates in the beginning teacher mentoring and 35 -17- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 17/ 70

S.F. _____ induction program as provided in this chapter . 1 (2) Beginning July 1, 2008 2014 , the minimum salary for a 2 beginning teacher shall be twenty-eight thirty-five thousand 3 dollars. 4 b. Career teacher. 5 (1) A career teacher is a teacher who holds a statement of 6 professional recognition issued by the board of educational 7 examiners under chapter 272 or who meets the following 8 requirements: 9 (a) Has successfully completed the beginning teacher 10 mentoring and induction program and has successfully completed 11 a comprehensive evaluation as provided in this chapter . 12 (b) Is reviewed by the school district as demonstrating the 13 competencies of a career teacher. 14 (c) Holds a valid license issued by the board of educational 15 examiners. 16 (d) Participates in teacher professional development as set 17 forth in this chapter and demonstrates continuous improvement 18 in teaching. 19 (2) Beginning July 1, 2008 2014 , the minimum salary for a 20 first-year career teacher shall be thirty thirty-seven thousand 21 dollars. 22 2. It is the intent of the general assembly to establish 23 and require the implementation of and provide for the 24 implementation of the following additional career path levels: 25 a. c. Career II teacher. 26 (1) A career II teacher is a teacher who meets the 27 requirements of subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , has met the 28 requirements established by the school district that employs 29 the teacher, and is evaluated by the school district as 30 demonstrating the competencies of a career II teacher. The 31 teacher shall have successfully completed a performance review 32 in order to be classified as a career II teacher. 33 (2) It is the intent of the general assembly that the 34 participating district shall establish a minimum salary for 35 -18- LSB 2122XC (16) 85 kh/rj 18/ 70