House File 325 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 325 BY STAED , RUFF , T. TAYLOR , STUTSMAN , HANSON , HIGHFILL , STECKMAN , DUNKEL , and KELLEY A BILL FOR An Act making professional development relating to dyslexia as 1 a condition of teacher licensure and license renewal by the 2 board of educational examiners. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2265HH (4) 86 kh/rj

H.F. 325 Section 1. Section 272.2, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 20. Require, as a condition of teacher 3 licensure and license renewal, that an applicant complete 4 research-based training or professional development relating 5 to the indicators of dyslexia. The training and professional 6 development must be in compliance with best practices for 7 teaching a student who is dyslexic. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill directs the board of educational examiners to 12 require, as a condition of teacher licensure and license 13 renewal, an applicant to complete research-based training 14 or professional development relating to the indicators of 15 dyslexia. The training and professional development must be 16 in compliance with best practices for teaching a student who 17 is dyslexic. 18 -1- LSB 2265HH (4) 86 kh/rj 1/ 1