H.F. 2085 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 272.16 Temporary initial license 1 for applicants who complete an alternative teacher certification 2 program. 3 1. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 4 create a temporary initial teaching license for an applicant 5 who successfully completes an alternative teacher certification 6 program pursuant to this section. 7 2. The board shall grant a temporary initial teaching 8 license to an applicant who meets all of the following 9 requirements: 10 a. The applicant shall be at least twenty-six years of age. 11 b. The applicant shall hold a bachelor’s degree from an 12 accredited college or university. 13 c. The applicant shall successfully complete an alternative 14 teacher certification program that includes all of the 15 following: 16 (1) The required content training in the area in which the 17 applicant seeks to be licensed. 18 (2) Pedagogy training, including an examination, that 19 teaches effective instructional delivery, classroom management 20 and organization, assessment, instructional design, and 21 professional learning and leadership. 22 (3) An examination that includes content and material 23 that is substantially similar to an examination designed by a 24 nationally recognized testing service that measures pedagogy 25 and knowledge in the subject areas that the individual is 26 required to have a license to teach. The examination shall 27 be equal to or greater in rigor than a valid and reliable 28 subject-area-specific, performance-based assessment for 29 preservice teacher candidates, centered on student learning, 30 that is administered by a higher education institution 31 providing a practitioner preparation program pursuant to 32 section 256.16, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2), 33 as verified by a third party that regularly reviews educational 34 and professional examinations. 35 -1- LSB 5133YH (4) 89 jda/jh 1/ 6

H.F. 2085 d. The applicant shall successfully complete a praxis 1 subject assessment. 2 3. An individual who has been granted a temporary initial 3 teaching license by the board pursuant to this section shall 4 complete a one-year clinical experience program during the 5 individual’s first year in the classroom when the individual 6 is employed as a full-time teacher. The provider of the 7 alternative teacher certification program shall do all of the 8 following: 9 a. Provide the clinical experience to the individual at no 10 cost to the state, a school district, a nonpublic school, or 11 a charter school. 12 b. Provide instruction in all of the following as part of 13 the clinical experience program: 14 (1) Instructional design and planning. 15 (2) Effective instructional delivery. 16 (3) Classroom management and organization. 17 (4) Effective use of assessment data. 18 (5) Content in federal special education laws and Iowa’s 19 requirements for special education established pursuant to 20 chapter 256B. 21 (6) Required awareness, preparation, and an understanding 22 of individualized education programs and plans developed under 23 section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 24 U.S.C. §794, as amended. 25 4. a. To be considered an alternative teacher certification 26 program for purposes of this section, an in-state alternative 27 teacher certification program shall operate in accordance with 28 the rules, standards, and requirements set by the board for 29 licensure of teachers. 30 b. To be considered an alternative teacher certification 31 program for purposes of this section, an out-of-state 32 alternative teacher certification program shall meet all of the 33 following requirements: 34 (1) The alternative teacher certification program must 35 -2- LSB 5133YH (4) 89 jda/jh 2/ 6

H.F. 2085 operate in at least five states. 1 (2) The alternative teacher certification program must have 2 been in operation for at least ten years. 3 5. An individual who successfully completes an alternative 4 teacher certification program and who is granted a temporary 5 initial teaching license by the board under this section is 6 authorized to teach the subjects and grade levels that the 7 individual successfully completed during the alternative 8 teacher certification program. 9 6. The board shall treat an individual who successfully 10 completes an alternative teacher certification program and who 11 is granted a temporary initial teaching license by the board 12 under this section in the same manner as an individual who 13 completes a traditional teacher preparation program and who 14 receives an initial teaching license, including during the 15 process of converting the temporary initial teaching license 16 to a standard teaching license. 17 7. An individual who successfully completes an alternative 18 teacher certification program and who is granted a temporary 19 initial teaching license by the board under this section shall 20 not, during the time the individual maintains the temporary 21 initial teaching license, teach a special education course or 22 be a special education teacher. 23 8. A school district, a nonpublic school, or a charter 24 school who hires an individual holding a temporary initial 25 teaching license granted by the board pursuant to this section 26 shall submit a plan to the board as soon as is reasonably 27 practicable after hiring the individual that describes how 28 the school district, nonpublic school, or charter school will 29 provide the individual with opportunities to obtain exposure to 30 classroom management and instructional techniques, including 31 meaningful exposure to special education, outside of the 32 context of the instruction provided in subsection 3, paragraph 33 “b” . 34 9. By December 31 of each year, the board shall submit to 35 -3- LSB 5133YH (4) 89 jda/jh 3/ 6

H.F. 2085 the general assembly an annual report regarding the status of 1 the temporary initial teaching license established pursuant to 2 this section. The report shall include information related to 3 all of the following: 4 a. The number of individuals who have been granted a 5 temporary initial teaching license pursuant to this section. 6 b. The number of individuals who have been granted a 7 temporary initial teaching license pursuant to this section and 8 who are currently employed as a teacher by a school district, 9 nonpublic school, or charter school. 10 c. The teaching effectiveness of the individuals who have 11 been granted a temporary initial teaching license pursuant to 12 this section and who are currently employed as a teacher by a 13 school district, nonpublic school, or charter school. 14 d. The subjects taught by the individuals who have been 15 granted a temporary initial teaching license pursuant to this 16 section and who are currently employed as a teacher by a school 17 district, nonpublic school, or charter school. 18 e. The performance of individuals who have been granted a 19 temporary initial teaching license pursuant to this section on 20 the praxis subject assessment. 21 EXPLANATION 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 23 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 24 This bill establishes a new license to be issued by the board 25 of educational examiners. 26 The bill requires the board of educational examiners to 27 grant a temporary initial teaching license to an applicant who 28 is at least 26 years old, holds a bachelor’s degree from an 29 accredited college or university, successfully completes an 30 alternative teacher certification program, and successfully 31 completes a praxis subject assessment. The bill describes what 32 an alternative teacher certification program must include. 33 The bill requires an individual who has been granted a 34 temporary initial teaching license by the board to complete a 35 -4- LSB 5133YH (4) 89 jda/jh 4/ 6

H.F. 2085 one-year clinical experience program during the individual’s 1 first year in the classroom when the individual is employed as 2 a full-time teacher. The bill requires the provider of the 3 program to provide the clinical experience to the individual at 4 no cost to the state, a school district, a nonpublic school, or 5 a charter school, and provide instruction in certain specified 6 areas. 7 The bill establishes requirements for in-state and 8 out-of-state alternative teacher certification programs. 9 The bill provides that an individual who successfully 10 completes an alternative teacher certification program and who 11 is granted a temporary initial teaching license is authorized 12 to teach the subjects and grade levels that the individual 13 successfully completed during the program. 14 The bill requires the board to treat an individual who 15 successfully completes an alternative teacher certification 16 program and who is granted a temporary initial teaching license 17 in the same manner as an individual who completes a traditional 18 teacher preparation program and who receives an initial 19 teaching license, including during the process of converting 20 the temporary initial teaching license to a standard teaching 21 license. 22 The bill prohibits an individual who successfully completes 23 an alternative teacher certification program and who is 24 granted a temporary initial teaching license from teaching a 25 special education course or being a special education teacher 26 during the time the individual maintains the temporary initial 27 teaching license. 28 The bill requires a school district, nonpublic school, or 29 a charter school who hires an individual holding a temporary 30 initial teaching license to submit a plan to the board that 31 describes how the school will provide the individual with 32 opportunities to obtain exposure to classroom management and 33 instructional techniques, including meaningful exposure to 34 special education. 35 -5- LSB 5133YH (4) 89 jda/jh 5/ 6