House
File
2159
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2159
BY
GOBBLE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
teacher
license
reciprocity
task
force.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
BOARD
OF
EDUCATIONAL
EXAMINERS
——
TEACHER
1
LICENSE
RECIPROCITY
TASK
FORCE.
2
1.
The
board
of
educational
examiners
shall
convene
a
3
teacher
license
reciprocity
task
force.
The
task
force
shall
4
do
all
of
the
following:
5
a.
Review
the
current
requirements
that
apply
to
6
out-of-state
teachers
who
would
like
to
become
licensed
by
the
7
board
of
educational
examiners
to
teach
in
Iowa.
8
b.
Conduct
a
study
of
practitioner
preparation
programs
9
in
neighboring
states
to
determine
how
those
practitioner
10
preparation
programs
compare
to
practitioner
preparation
11
programs
approved
by
the
state
board
of
education
under
section
12
256.7,
subsection
3,
and
what
adjustments
may
need
to
be
made
13
to
the
board
of
educational
examiner’s
license
requirements
for
14
out-of-state
teachers
to
account
for
differences
between
the
15
practitioner
preparation
programs.
16
c.
Conduct
a
study
of
how
to
improve
the
process
of
allowing
17
out-of-state
teachers
to
teach
in
Iowa.
18
2.
The
board
of
educational
examiners
shall
appoint
the
19
members
of
the
task
force.
The
task
force
shall
be
comprised
20
of
teachers,
administrators
of
school
districts,
and
any
other
21
members
appointed
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners.
22
3.
The
board
of
educational
examiners
shall
provide
staff
23
assistance
and
administrative
support
to
the
task
force.
24
4.
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
25
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
26
31,
2022.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
establishes
a
teacher
license
reciprocity
task
31
force.
32
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
educational
examiners
(BOEE)
33
to
convene
the
teacher
license
reciprocity
task
force.
The
34
bill
requires
the
task
force
to
review
the
requirements
that
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apply
to
out-of-state
teachers
who
would
like
to
be
licensed
1
to
teach
in
Iowa,
conduct
a
study
of
practitioner
preparation
2
programs
in
neighboring
states
to
determine
how
those
3
practitioner
preparation
programs
compare
to
such
programs
4
offered
in
the
state,
and
conduct
a
study
of
how
to
improve
the
5
process
of
allowing
out-of-state
teachers
to
teach
in
Iowa.
6
The
bill
requires
the
BOEE
to
appoint
the
members
of
the
task
7
force,
which
are
to
include
teachers,
administrators
of
school
8
districts,
and
any
other
members
appointed
by
the
BOEE.
9
The
bill
requires
the
BOEE
to
provide
staff
assistance
and
10
administrative
support
to
the
task
force,
and
requires
the
BOEE
11
to
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
12
general
assembly
by
December
31,
2022.
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