HF 616 (LSB 2522YH (5) 88)

HOUSE FILE 616

BY  DONAHUE, MASCHER, WINCKLER, BEARINGER, GASKILL, STECKMAN, ANDERSON, GAINES, EHLERT, and ABDUL-SAMAD

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to licensure requirements for school principals, associate principals, and assistant principals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 279.21, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The board of directors of a school district may employ principals, under the provisions of section 279.23. A principal shall hold a current valid principal’s certificate administrator license and hold a principal endorsement.  A principal employed in an attendance center shall also hold a valid standard teaching license. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 279.23, after serving at least nine months, a principal may be employed for a term of not to exceed two years.  For purposes of this subsection, “attendance center” means a school district building that contains classrooms used for instructional purposes for elementary, middle, or secondary school students.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires a school district principal, associate principal, or assistant principal who is employed in a school district attendance center to hold a valid standard teaching license. 
   The bill updates a reference to a principal’s certificate.