House Study Bill 632 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HITE) A BILL FOR An Act relating to licenses issued by the board of educational 1 examiners. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5359YC (6) 89 jda/jh

H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 272.2, subsection 1, Code 2022, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection 3 establishing criteria for applicants for licenses who have 4 completed a teacher preparation program outside of the state 5 and who are applying for the applicant’s first Iowa teaching 6 license shall not require the applicant to be an Iowa resident 7 if the applicant provides the board with a copy of an offer of 8 employment as a teacher from a school located in this state. 9 Sec. 2. Section 272.2, subsection 13, Code 2022, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 13. Adopt rules to provide for nontraditional preparation 12 options for licensing persons who hold a bachelor’s degree from 13 an accredited college or university, who do not meet other 14 requirements for licensure. The rules shall, at a minimum, 15 require the board to do all of the following: 16 a. Issue a teacher intern license for instruction in grades 17 six through twelve to a qualified applicant while the applicant 18 concurrently completes the additional educational requirements 19 provided in paragraph “b” . A qualified applicant must meet all 20 of the following requirements: 21 (1) The applicant must have graduated from an accredited 22 college or university with a cumulative grade point average 23 of two and three quarters on a four-point scale, or its 24 equivalent, as determined by the accredited college or 25 university. 26 (2) The applicant must have at least three years of 27 postbaccalaureate work experience. 28 (3) The applicant must submit with the application a copy of 29 an offer of employment from a school. 30 (4) The applicant must complete at least fifteen additional 31 hours of in-person coursework, including pedagogy training. 32 b. Require an applicant who has been granted a teacher 33 intern license pursuant to paragraph “a” , prior to applying 34 for an initial teaching license, to work under the direct 35 -1- LSB 5359YC (6) 89 jda/jh 1/ 3

H.F. _____ supervision of an instructional coach or a mentor leader 1 assigned by the school district or accredited nonpublic school, 2 including during co-teaching and planning time. 3 c. Allow a licensee who has completed the requirements 4 provided in paragraph “b” to apply for an initial teaching 5 license if the school that employed the licensee under 6 paragraph “b” recommends that the licensee be allowed to apply 7 for an initial teaching license. 8 Sec. 3. Section 272.2, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 27. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 11 17A that allow an individual seeking a career and technical 12 secondary authorization to apply, and if eligible, be issued 13 the secondary authorization prior to accepting an offer of 14 employment with a school. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill relates to licenses issued by the board of 19 educational examiners. 20 Current law authorizes the board of educational examiners 21 to issue a regional exchange teaching license to an applicant 22 who has completed a teacher preparation program outside of 23 the state and who is applying for the applicant’s first Iowa 24 teaching license if, among other requirements, the applicant is 25 a resident of the state. The bill removes the requirement that 26 such an applicant be a resident of this state if the applicant 27 provides the board with a copy of an offer of employment as a 28 teacher from a school located in this state. 29 Current law requires the board to adopt rules to provide 30 for nontraditional preparation options for licensing persons 31 who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college 32 or university and who do not meet other requirements for 33 licensure. The bill provides that the rules shall require 34 the board to issue a teacher intern license to a qualified 35 -2- LSB 5359YC (6) 89 jda/jh 2/ 3

H.F. _____ applicant. The bill specifies the requirements that a 1 qualified applicant must meet. The bill also provides that 2 the rules shall require an applicant who has been granted a 3 teacher intern license to meet certain specified requirements 4 prior to applying for an initial teaching license. The bill 5 requires the board to allow an applicant who has completed 6 those requirements to apply for an initial teaching license 7 if the school that employed the licensee recommends that the 8 licensee be allowed to apply for an initial teaching license. 9 The bill requires the board to adopt rules that allow 10 an individual seeking a career and technical secondary 11 authorization to apply, and if eligible, be issued the 12 secondary authorization prior to accepting an offer of 13 employment with a school. 14 -3- LSB 5359YC (6) 89 jda/jh 3/ 3