HSB 199 (LSB 2573YC (2) 86)

HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON JORGENSEN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to school coaching endorsements and authorizations and certain emergency medical procedures training requirements, and including applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 272.31, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  0e.  Successful completion of a certification course for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator.
    Sec. 2.  Section 279.19B, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  0b.  An individual employed under paragraph “a” shall possess a valid certificate of completion of a nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator.
    Sec. 3.  APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS.  A person who possesses a valid teaching license with a coaching endorsement or a coaching authorization issued by the board of educational examiners prior to July 1, 2015, shall have until July 1, 2016, to meet the requirements of this Act.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that an applicant for a coaching authorization or coaching endorsement issued by the board of educational examiners and a person employed by a school district as a coach must possess a valid certificate of completion of a nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator.
   A person who possesses a valid teaching license with a coaching endorsement or a coaching authorization issued by the board prior to July 1, 2015, shall have until July 1, 2016, to meet the requirements of the bill.