Senate File 2103 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2103 BY SINCLAIR A BILL FOR An Act providing for alternative teacher licensure of 1 individuals with relevant professional employment 2 experience. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5534XS (6) 86 kh/rj

S.F. 2103 Section 1. Section 272.2, Code 2016, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 20. Adopt rules to issue an alternative 3 license for teaching at any grade level from prekindergarten 4 through grade twelve to an applicant who has not graduated from 5 an approved practitioner preparation program but who, at a 6 minimum, holds a bachelor’s degree and has completed at least 7 five consecutive years of successful, adequate employment in a 8 profession related to the subject area in which the individual 9 may be licensed to teach under this subsection. 10 a. An individual who successfully completes a two-year 11 probationary period in a school district or accredited 12 nonpublic school under an alternative license, and who shows 13 evidence of successful completion of a state-approved mentoring 14 and induction program, and who demonstrates competence as 15 determined by a comprehensive evaluation of the teacher’s 16 performance and the performance of the teacher’s students, 17 may be issued an extended alternative license. An extended 18 alternative license issued under this subsection is valid for 19 three years and, if the individual shows evidence of competence 20 as determined by a summative evaluation of the teacher’s 21 performance and the performance of the teacher’s students, may 22 be renewed, but shall not be renewed more than twice. 23 b. An individual whose final, extended alternative license 24 has expired may again be licensed under this chapter as 25 follows: 26 (1) If the individual successfully has completed a 27 practitioner preparation program, the individual may convert 28 the extended alternative license to a standard teaching 29 license. 30 (2) If the individual completes at least five additional 31 consecutive years of successful, adequate employment in a 32 profession related to the subject area in which the individual 33 may be licensed, the individual may be issued a renewable 34 three-year extended alternative license in the manner provided 35 -1- LSB 5534XS (6) 86 kh/rj 1/ 2

S.F. 2103 in paragraph “a” . 1 c. A teacher issued a license under this subsection who 2 is employed by a school district shall be compensated in 3 accordance with the provisions of chapter 284. 4 EXPLANATION 5 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 6 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 7 This bill authorizes the board of educational examiners to 8 adopt rules to issue an alternative license for teaching at any 9 grade level from prekindergarten to grade 12 to an applicant 10 who has not graduated from an approved practitioner preparation 11 program but who, at a minimum, holds a bachelor’s degree and 12 has completed at least five consecutive years of successful, 13 adequate employment in a profession related to the subject area 14 in which the individual may be licensed to teach. 15 An individual who successfully completes a two-year 16 probationary period under a two-year initial alternative 17 license, successfully completes a mentoring and induction 18 program, and demonstrates competence as determined by a 19 comprehensive evaluation of the teacher’s performance and 20 the performance of the teacher’s students, may be issued 21 a three-year extended alternative license. The extended 22 alternative license may be renewed not more than twice. 23 Once the individual’s final extended alternative license 24 has expired, the individual may again be licensed by the board 25 if the individual has successfully completed a practitioner 26 preparation program or returns to the workplace for another 27 five consecutive years in a profession related to the subject 28 area in which the individual may be licensed to teach. 29 A teacher issued an alternative license who is employed by 30 a school district must be compensated in accordance with the 31 provisions of Code chapter 284. 32 -2- LSB 5534XS (6) 86 kh/rj 2/ 2