Senate
File
2368
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2368
BY
MATHIS
,
BOULTON
,
LYKAM
,
KINNEY
,
J.
SMITH
,
DOTZLER
,
BISIGNANO
,
HOGG
,
PETERSEN
,
JOCHUM
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
BOLKCOM
,
RAGAN
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
GIDDENS
,
WAHLS
,
and
CELSI
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
examinations
1
administered
to
students
by
higher
education
institutions
2
providing
practitioner
preparation,
obligations
of
the
3
department
of
education
increasing
the
salary
of
initial
4
teachers,
modifying
provisions
related
to
endorsements
5
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners,
and
the
use
6
of
certain
specified
school
district
moneys,
and
making
7
appropriations.
8
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
ELIMINATION
OF
PRACTITIONER
PREPARATION
PROGRAM
TESTING
2
REQUIREMENTS
3
Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
4
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
b.
Procedures
provided
for
approval
of
programs
shall
6
include
procedures
for
enforcement
of
the
prescribed
standards
7
and
,
except
as
provided
in
section
256.16,
subsection
3
,
shall
8
not
include
a
procedure
for
the
waiving
of
any
of
the
standards
9
prescribed.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
11
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
12
Sec.
3.
Section
256.16,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
2.
A
person
initially
applying
for
a
license
shall
15
successfully
complete
a
practitioner
preparation
program
16
approved
under
section
256.7,
subsection
3
,
and
containing
the
17
subject
matter
specified
in
this
section
,
before
the
initial
18
action
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
under
chapter
19
272
takes
place.
However,
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
20
a
person
who
meets
the
requirements
for
an
initial
one-year
21
license
in
accordance
with
subsection
3
.
22
Sec.
4.
Section
256.16,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
23
by
striking
the
subsection.
24
Sec.
5.
Section
272.2,
subsection
14,
paragraph
b,
25
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
(5)
The
applicant
fails
to
meet
board
standards
for
27
application
for
an
initial
or
renewed
license.
However,
this
28
subparagraph
shall
not
apply
to
a
person
who
applies
for
an
29
initial
one-year
license
and
submits
to
the
board
a
waiver
30
issued
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
in
31
accordance
with
section
256.16,
subsection
3
.
32
Sec.
6.
Section
272.2,
subsection
22,
Code
2022,
is
amended
33
by
striking
the
subsection.
34
DIVISION
II
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STUDENT
TEACHER
GRANT
PROGRAM
AND
INCREASE
OF
INITIAL
TEACHER
1
SALARY
2
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.19
Student
teacher
grant
program.
3
1.
The
department
shall
establish
a
student
teacher
grant
4
program
to
allow
school
districts
to
compensate
Iowa
residents
5
who
are
fulfilling
the
requirements
associated
with
the
student
6
teaching
experience
established
pursuant
to
section
256.16,
7
subsection
1,
paragraph
“d”
,
at
the
school
district.
The
state
8
board,
after
consultation
with
education
stakeholders,
shall
9
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
for
the
student
teacher
10
grant
program,
including
rules
relating
to
grant
application
11
materials,
eligibility
requirements,
and
award
criteria.
12
2.
A
school
district
may
apply
to
the
department
for
a
13
grant
to
compensate
an
Iowa
resident
who
is
fulfilling
the
14
requirements
associated
with
the
student
teaching
experience
15
established
pursuant
to
section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
16
“d”
,
at
the
school
district.
The
amount
of
the
grant
awarded
17
under
this
subsection
shall
not
exceed
an
amount
equal
to
the
18
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
established
pursuant
to
section
19
284.15,
prorated
based
on
the
hours
the
Iowa
resident
devotes
20
to
the
student
teaching
experience
at
the
school
district.
21
3.
Moneys
awarded
under
this
section
shall
be
used
to
22
supplement,
not
supplant,
existing
public
funding
used
by
a
23
school
district.
24
4.
Moneys
received
by
a
school
district
under
this
section
25
shall
be
miscellaneous
income
for
purposes
of
chapter
257
and
26
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
school
district.
27
However,
the
moneys
shall
not
be
included
in
district
cost.
28
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.20
Teacher
pay.
29
1.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
for
30
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
31
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
to
distribute
32
to
school
districts
established
pursuant
to
chapter
274
an
33
amount
necessary
to
ensure
that
the
annual
compensation
school
34
districts
provide
to
teachers
is
no
less
than
three
thousand
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dollars
less
than
the
national
average
teacher
salary
for
the
1
preceding
school
year
calculated
by
the
national
education
2
association.
3
2.
Moneys
received
by
a
school
district
under
this
section
4
shall
be
miscellaneous
income
for
purposes
of
chapter
257
and
5
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
school
district.
6
However,
the
moneys
shall
not
be
included
in
district
cost.
7
Sec.
9.
Section
257.10,
subsection
12,
paragraph
d,
Code
8
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
d.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
10
succeeding
budget
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
11
this
subsection
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
12
284
and
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
13
284.15
.
The
funds
shall
be
used
only
to
increase
the
payment
14
for
a
teacher
assigned
to
a
leadership
role
pursuant
to
a
15
framework
or
comparable
system
approved
pursuant
to
section
16
284.15
;
to
increase
the
percentages
of
teachers
assigned
to
17
leadership
roles;
to
increase
the
minimum
teacher
starting
18
salary
to
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
the
19
amount
provided
in
section
284.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
20
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1)
;
to
cover
the
costs
for
the
time
mentor
21
and
lead
teachers
are
not
providing
instruction
to
students
22
in
a
classroom;
for
coverage
of
a
classroom
when
an
initial
23
or
career
teacher
is
observing
or
co-teaching
with
a
teacher
24
assigned
to
a
leadership
role;
for
professional
development
25
time
to
learn
best
practices
associated
with
the
career
26
pathways
leadership
process;
and
for
other
costs
associated
27
with
a
framework
or
comparable
system
approved
by
the
28
department
of
education
under
section
284.15
with
the
goals
of
29
improving
instruction
and
elevating
the
quality
of
teaching
and
30
student
learning.
If
all
requirements
for
the
school
district
31
for
the
use
of
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
are
met
32
and
funds
received
under
this
subsection
remain
unexpended
and
33
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
34
July
1,
2020,
the
school
district
may
transfer
all
or
a
portion
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of
such
unexpended
and
unobligated
funds
for
deposit
in
the
1
school
district’s
flexibility
account
established
under
section
2
298A.2,
subsection
2
.
3
Sec.
10.
Section
284.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
4
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
(1)
The
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
who
has
successfully
6
completed
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
as
7
defined
in
section
272.1
or
holds
an
initial
or
intern
teacher
8
license
issued
under
chapter
272
shall
be
at
least
thirty-three
9
thousand
five
hundred
forty
thousand
dollars,
which
shall
also
10
constitute
the
minimum
salary
for
an
Iowa
teacher.
11
Sec.
11.
Section
284.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
12
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
The
beginning
teacher
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
15
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
forty
thousand
dollars
and
16
shall
meet
the
following
requirements:
17
Sec.
12.
Section
284.17,
subsection
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
1.
A
minimum
salary
of
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
20
forty
thousand
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher.
21
Sec.
13.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
STUDENT
TEACHER
GRANT
22
PROGRAM
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
23
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
24
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
25
2023,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
26
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
27
For
purposes
of
the
student
teacher
grant
program,
28
established
pursuant
to
section
256.19,
as
enacted
in
this
29
division
of
this
Act,
including
the
establishment
and
start-up
30
programming
costs
of
implementing
the
program:
31
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32
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
33
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
34
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
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expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
1
succeeding
fiscal
year.
2
DIVISION
III
3
ENDORSEMENTS
4
Sec.
14.
Section
272.2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsections:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
27.
Adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
7
limit
the
credit
hours
required
to
obtain
any
endorsement
to
no
8
more
than
eight
credit
hours.
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
28.
Adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
10
allow
individuals
to
complete
the
requirements
associated
with
11
obtaining
an
endorsement
within
five
years
after
applying
for
12
the
conditional
endorsement.
13
Sec.
15.
Section
272.7,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
14
following
new
subsection:
15
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
a
16
person
employed
as
a
practitioner
is
not
required
to
hold
an
17
endorsement
for
the
type
of
service
for
which
the
person
is
18
employed
if
either
of
the
following
apply:
19
a.
The
person
has
been
employed
as
a
practitioner
for
at
20
least
twenty
years.
21
b.
The
person
holds
a
master’s
or
doctoral
degree
that
22
is
related
to
the
type
of
service
for
which
the
person
is
23
employed.
24
Sec.
16.
Section
279.46,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
279.46
Retirement
incentives
and
reimbursement
for
27
endorsements
——
tax.
28
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
may
adopt
29
a
program
for
payment
of
a
monetary
bonus,
continuation
of
30
health
or
medical
insurance
coverage,
or
other
incentives
31
for
encouraging
its
employees
to
retire
before
the
normal
32
retirement
date
as
defined
in
chapter
97B
.
The
program
is
33
available
only
to
employees
who
notify
the
board
of
directors
34
prior
to
April
1
of
the
fiscal
year
that
they
intend
to
retire
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not
later
than
the
start
of
the
next
following
school
calendar.
1
The
age
at
which
employees
shall
be
designated
eligible
for
2
the
program
shall
be
at
the
discretion
of
the
board.
An
3
employee
retiring
under
this
section
subsection
may
apply
for
4
a
retirement
allowance
under
chapter
97B
or
chapter
294
.
The
5
board
may
include
in
the
district
management
levy
an
amount
to
6
pay
the
total
estimated
accumulated
cost
to
the
school
district
7
of
the
health
or
medical
insurance
coverage,
bonus,
or
other
8
incentives
for
employees
fifty-five
years
of
age
or
older
who
9
retire
under
this
section
subsection
.
10
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
may
adopt
11
a
program
for
reimbursing
teachers
employed
by
the
board
of
12
directors
of
the
school
district
no
more
than
fifty
percent
of
13
the
teacher’s
cost
to
obtain
an
endorsement
issued
by
the
board
14
of
educational
examiners
pursuant
to
section
272.2.
The
board
15
may
include
in
the
district
management
levy
an
amount
to
pay
16
the
total
estimated
accumulated
cost
to
the
school
district
17
of
the
endorsement
reimbursement
program
adopted
under
this
18
subsection.
19
Sec.
17.
Section
298.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
20
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
e.
To
pay
the
cost
of
early
retirement
benefits
to
22
employees
under
section
279.46
,
subsection
1,
or
endorsement
23
reimbursement
under
section
279.46,
subsection
2
.
24
DIVISION
IV
25
TEACHER
RECRUITMENT
AND
RETENTION
TASK
FORCE
26
Sec.
18.
TEACHER
RECRUITMENT
AND
RETENTION
TASK
FORCE.
27
1.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
convene
28
a
task
force
to
conduct
a
study
of
teacher
recruitment
and
29
retention.
The
study
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
an
30
examination
of
all
of
the
following:
31
a.
The
reasons
individuals
fail
to
enter
or
complete
32
practitioner
preparation
programs
or
avoid
certain
subject
33
areas
in
practitioner
preparation
programs,
particularly
34
individuals
with
identities
underrepresented
in
teaching.
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b.
The
reasons
teachers
fail
to
apply
for
teaching
positions
1
in
certain
geographic
or
subject
areas.
2
c.
Recent
efforts
to
recruit
or
incentivize
potential
3
teachers,
including
the
history
and
funding
of
scholarship
4
and
grant
programs
designed
for
potential
teachers
and
the
5
barriers
to
productive,
successful
teacher
preparation
program
6
recruitment.
7
d.
Independent,
high-quality
research
conducted
to
improve
8
education
policy
and
practice,
including
but
not
limited
to
9
the
learning
policy
institute’s
2016
publication,
“solving
10
the
teacher
shortage:
how
to
attract
and
retain
excellent
11
educators”.
12
e.
The
reasons
teachers,
particularly
teachers
with
13
identities
underrepresented
in
teaching,
leave
the
profession
14
or
are
attracted
to
other
fields,
including
but
not
limited
15
to
the
following
Iowa-specific
issues
in
rural,
urban,
and
16
suburban
schools:
17
(1)
Inadequate
preparation
time
and
opportunity
for
18
collaboration
with
colleagues.
19
(2)
Poor
teaching
conditions,
including
lack
of
support
20
from
administrators.
21
(3)
Poor
compensation
and
benefits.
22
(4)
General
lack
of
respect.
23
(5)
Teacher
participation
in
decision
making
discouraged,
24
rebuked,
or
prohibited
at
the
school
or
district
level.
25
2.
The
goal
of
the
task
force
is
to
identify
measures
26
to
improve
teacher
recruitment
and
retention
efforts;
27
increase
scholarships,
grants,
marketing
efforts,
and
other
28
incentives
to
attract
to
or
to
keep
individuals
in
the
teaching
29
profession;
and
develop
measures
to
support
teachers
in
30
achieving
a
successful
life-long
teaching
career.
31
3.
The
task
force
shall
be
comprised
of
the
director
of
32
the
department
of
education
or
the
director’s
designee;
the
33
executive
director
of
the
board
of
educational
examiners
or
34
the
executive
director’s
designee;
the
executive
director
of
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the
college
student
aid
commission
or
the
executive
director’s
1
designee;
two
individuals
representing
practitioner
preparation
2
programs
at
institutions
of
higher
learning
governed
by
the
3
state
board
of
regents,
one
of
whom
shall
be
employed
by
4
the
university
of
northern
Iowa;
one
individual
representing
5
community
colleges
that
receive
funding
for
the
pathways
for
6
academic
career
and
employment
program;
and
shall
include,
at
a
7
minimum,
the
following:
8
a.
Six
members
who
shall
be
appointed
by
the
following
9
respective
entities:
10
(1)
The
Iowa
state
education
association.
11
(2)
The
school
administrators
of
Iowa.
12
(3)
The
Iowa
association
of
school
boards.
13
(4)
The
urban
education
network.
14
(5)
The
rural
school
advocates
of
Iowa.
15
(6)
The
Iowa
association
of
independent
colleges
and
16
universities.
17
b.
Three
members,
who
shall
be
appointed
by
the
director
of
18
the
department
of
education
based
on
recommendations
submitted
19
by
the
entities
specified
in
paragraph
“a”,
as
follows:
20
(1)
A
teacher
employed
by
a
growing
suburban
school
21
district.
22
(2)
A
teacher
employed
by
a
rural
school
district.
23
(3)
A
teacher
employed
in
an
urban
city
center.
24
4.
To
the
extent
possible,
appointments
shall
be
made
to
25
provide
geographical
area
representation
and
to
comply
with
26
sections
69.16,
69.16A,
69.16C,
and
69.16E.
27
5.
The
department
of
education
and
the
practitioner
28
preparation
institutions
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
29
shall
provide
staff
assistance
and
administrative
support
to
30
the
task
force.
31
6.
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
32
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
33
assembly
by
November
30,
2022.
34
Sec.
19.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
TEACHER
RECRUITMENT
AND
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RETENTION
TASK
FORCE
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
1
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
2
education
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
3
ending
June
30,
2023,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
4
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
5
For
purposes
of
convening
and
providing
assistance
and
6
administrative
support
to
the
teacher
recruitment
and
retention
7
task
force
established
pursuant
to
this
division
of
this
Act:
8
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
50,000
9
DIVISION
V
10
TEACHER
APPRECIATION
ACTIVITIES
11
Sec.
20.
Section
279.42,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
12
follows:
13
279.42
Gifts
to
schools
——
appreciation
activities
.
14
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
that
receives
15
funds
through
a
gift,
devise,
or
bequest
shall
deposit
the
16
funds
in
a
trust
fund,
permanent
fund,
or
custodial
fund
and
17
shall
use
the
funds
in
accordance
with
the
terms
of
the
gift,
18
devise,
or
bequest.
19
2.
Notwithstanding
any
limitations
in
chapter
68B,
the
20
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
may
expend
moneys
from
21
the
school
district’s
flexibility
account
within
the
school
22
district’s
general
fund
to
support
reasonable
teacher
and
staff
23
appreciation
activities
if
all
full-time
teachers
and
staff
24
members
are
invited
to
participate
in
the
activity.
25
Sec.
21.
Section
298A.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
26
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
27
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(9)
Teacher
and
staff
appreciation
28
activities
under
section
279.42,
subsection
2.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
examinations
33
administered
to
students
by
higher
education
institutions
34
providing
practitioner
preparation,
obligations
of
the
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department
of
education
(DOE),
increasing
the
salary
of
initial
1
teachers,
modifying
provisions
related
to
endorsements
issued
2
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
(BOEE),
and
the
use
of
3
certain
specified
school
district
moneys.
4
DIVISION
I
——
ELIMINATION
OF
PRACTITIONER
PREPARATION
5
PROGRAM
TESTING
REQUIREMENTS.
Current
law
requires
the
BOEE
to
6
adopt
rules
related
to
higher
education
institutions
providing
7
practitioner
preparation
that
authorize
the
institutions
8
to
administer
a
preprofessional
skills
test
offered
by
9
a
nationally
recognized
testing
service
to
practitioner
10
preparation
program
admission
candidates
and
that
require
the
11
institutions
to
administer
certain
specified
assessments
to
12
students
prior
to
a
student’s
completion
of
the
practitioner
13
preparation
program.
The
bill
strikes
both
of
these
14
requirements
and
makes
conforming
changes.
15
DIVISION
II
——
STUDENT
TEACHER
GRANT
PROGRAM
AND
INCREASE
OF
16
INITIAL
TEACHER
SALARY.
The
bill
requires
the
DOE
to
establish
17
a
student
teacher
grant
program
to
allow
school
districts
to
18
compensate
Iowa
residents
who
are
fulfilling
the
requirements
19
associated
with
the
student
teaching
experience.
The
bill
20
authorizes
a
school
district
to
apply
to
the
DOE
for
a
grant
21
under
this
program.
The
bill
limits
the
amount
of
a
grant
to
22
an
amount
not
to
exceed
an
amount
equal
to
the
salary
for
an
23
initial
teacher
established
pursuant
to
Code
section
284.15
24
(Iowa
teacher
compensation
framework),
prorated
based
on
25
the
hours
the
Iowa
resident
devotes
to
the
student
teaching
26
experience
at
the
school
district.
The
bill
appropriates
$7
27
million
to
the
student
teacher
grant
program
from
FY
2022-2023.
28
The
bill
provides
that
moneys
received
by
a
school
district
29
under
the
student
teacher
grant
program
shall
be
miscellaneous
30
income
for
purposes
of
Code
chapter
257
(financing
school
31
programs)
and
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
32
school
district.
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
moneys
shall
33
not
be
included
in
district
cost.
34
Currently,
Code
chapter
284
(teacher
compensation)
provides
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that
the
minimum
annual
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
who
has
1
successfully
completed
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
2
program
or
holds
an
initial
or
intern
teacher
license
issued
by
3
the
board
of
educational
examiners
shall
be
at
least
$33,500.
4
The
bill
increases
this
minimum
annual
salary
to
$40,000.
The
5
bill
makes
conforming
changes
to
Code
chapter
257
(financing
6
school
programs).
7
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
for
each
8
succeeding
fiscal
year,
the
bill
appropriates
from
the
general
9
fund
of
the
state
to
the
DOE
to
distribute
to
school
districts
10
an
amount
necessary
to
ensure
that
the
annual
compensation
11
school
districts
provide
to
teachers
is
no
less
than
$3,000
12
less
than
the
national
average
teacher
salary
for
the
preceding
13
school
year
calculated
by
the
national
education
association.
14
The
bill
provides
that
moneys
received
by
a
school
district
15
pursuant
to
this
provision
shall
be
miscellaneous
income
for
16
purposes
of
Code
chapter
257
(financing
school
programs)
and
17
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
school
district.
18
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
moneys
shall
not
be
included
19
in
district
cost.
20
DIVISION
III
——
ENDORSEMENTS.
The
bill
requires
the
BOEE
21
to
adopt
rules
to
limit
the
credit
hours
required
to
obtain
22
any
endorsement
to
no
more
than
eight
credit
hours
and
to
23
allow
individuals
to
complete
the
requirements
associated
with
24
obtaining
an
endorsement
within
five
years
after
applying
for
25
the
conditional
endorsement.
26
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
employed
as
a
practitioner
is
27
not
required
to
hold
an
endorsement
for
the
type
of
service
for
28
which
the
person
is
employed
if
the
person
has
been
employed
29
as
a
practitioner
for
at
least
20
years
or
the
person
holds
30
a
master’s
or
doctoral
degree
that
is
related
to
the
type
of
31
service
for
which
the
person
is
employed.
32
Currently,
Code
section
279.46
authorizes
the
board
of
33
directors
of
a
school
district
to
adopt
a
program
for
early
34
retirement
benefits
to
encourage
its
employees
to
retire
before
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the
normal
retirement
date.
The
bill
modifies
Code
section
1
279.46
to
also
authorize
the
board
of
directors
to
adopt
a
2
program
for
reimbursing
teachers
no
more
than
50
percent
of
the
3
teacher’s
cost
to
obtain
an
endorsement
issued
by
the
BOEE.
4
The
bill
authorizes
the
board
to
expend
the
district
management
5
levy
to
pay
the
costs
of
this
endorsement
reimbursement
6
program.
7
DIVISION
IV
——
TEACHER
RECRUITMENT
AND
RETENTION
TASK
FORCE.
8
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
DOE
to
convene
a
task
9
force
to
conduct
a
study
of
teacher
recruitment
and
retention
10
that
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
an
examination
of
the
11
reasons
individuals
fail
to
enter
or
complete
practitioner
12
preparation
programs
or
avoid
certain
subject
areas
in
13
practitioner
preparation
programs;
the
reasons
teachers
fail
to
14
apply
for
teaching
positions
in
certain
geographic
or
subject
15
areas;
recent
efforts
to
recruit
or
incentivize
potential
16
teachers;
independent,
high-quality
research
conducted
and
17
published
to
improve
education
policy
and
practice;
and
the
18
reasons
teachers
leave
the
profession
or
are
attracted
to
other
19
fields.
The
bill
establishes
the
composition
of
the
membership
20
of
the
task
force.
21
The
goal
of
the
task
force
is
to
identify
measures
to
improve
22
teacher
recruitment
and
retention
efforts,
increase
marketing
23
and
incentives
to
attract
to
or
to
keep
individuals
in
the
24
teaching
profession,
and
develop
measures
to
support
teachers
25
in
achieving
a
successful
life-long
teaching
career.
26
To
the
extent
possible,
appointments
shall
be
made
to
27
provide
geographical
area
representation
and
to
comply
with
28
Code
provisions
relating
to
political
and
gender
balance
and
to
29
minority
and
young
adult
representation
on
appointive
boards.
30
The
DOE
and
the
regents’
practitioner
preparation
31
institutions
shall
provide
staff
assistance
and
administrative
32
support
to
the
task
force.
33
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
34
in
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
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30,
2022.
1
The
bill
appropriates
$50,000
from
the
general
fund
2
of
the
state
to
the
DOE
for
the
purposes
of
convening
and
3
providing
assistance
and
administrative
support
to
the
teacher
4
recruitment
and
retention
task
force.
5
DIVISION
V
——
TEACHER
APPRECIATION
ACTIVITIES.
The
bill
6
provides
that,
notwithstanding
any
limitations
in
Code
chapter
7
68B
(government
ethics
and
lobbying),
the
board
of
directors
of
8
a
school
district
may
expend
moneys
from
the
school
district’s
9
flexibility
account
within
its
general
fund
to
support
10
reasonable
teacher
and
staff
appreciation
activities
if
all
11
full-time
teachers
and
staff
members
are
invited
to
participate
12
in
the
activity.
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes
to
Code
13
section
298A.2
(school
districts’
flexibility
accounts).
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