Senate File 2356 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2356 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3085) A BILL FOR An Act authorizing the boards of directors of school districts 1 to engage certain specified individuals to serve without 2 compensation as substitute teachers. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6159SV (2) 89 jda/jh
S.F. 2356 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 279.16C Volunteer substitute 1 teachers. 2 The board of directors of a school district may engage an 3 individual to serve without compensation or remuneration as a 4 substitute teacher if the individual possesses a substitute 5 license or a substitute authorization issued by the board of 6 educational examiners and the individual is not a member of 7 the board of directors of the school district or employed 8 by the board of directors of the school district. Section 9 279.69 applies to substitute teachers engaged by the board of 10 directors of a school district under this section. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill authorizes the boards of directors of school 15 districts to engage certain specified individuals to serve 16 without compensation as substitute teachers. 17 The bill authorizes the board of directors of a school 18 district to engage an individual to serve without compensation 19 or remuneration as a substitute teacher if the individual 20 possesses a substitute license or a substitute authorization 21 issued by the board of educational examiners and the individual 22 is not a member of the board of directors of the school 23 district or employed by the board of directors of the school 24 district. The bill provides that the requirements related to 25 background checks apply to these substitute teachers. 26 -1- LSB 6159SV (2) 89 jda/jh 1/ 1