HF 323 (LSB 1665HV (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 323

BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 111)

A BILL FOR

An Act authorizing school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools to pay stipends to student teachers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256E.7, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  A charter school may pay a stipend to a student who is fulfilling the requirements associated with the student teaching experience established pursuant to section 256.16, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, at the charter school in an amount not more than the lowest annual salary the charter school governing board pays to a teacher employed by the charter school, prorated to the number of days the student is present at the charter school during the student teaching experience.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  280.33  Student teachers —— stipends.
   The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school may pay a stipend to a student who is fulfilling the requirements associated with the student teaching experience established pursuant to section 256.16, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, at the school district or accredited nonpublic school in an amount not more than the lowest annual salary the board of directors of the school district or the authorities in charge of the accredited nonpublic school pays to a teacher employed by the school district or accredited nonpublic school, prorated to the number of days the student is present at the school district or accredited nonpublic school during the student teaching experience.
    Sec. 3.  Section 294.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   294.1  Qualifications —— compensation prohibited —— student teacher stipends.
   1.  a.  A person shall not be employed as a teacher in a public or accredited nonpublic school without having a certificate issued by some officer duly authorized by law.
   2.  b.  Compensation shall not be recovered by a teacher for services rendered while without such certificate.
   2.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, a public school, accredited nonpublic school, or charter school may pay a stipend to a student who is fulfilling the requirements associated with the student teaching experience established pursuant to section 256.16, subsection 1, paragraph “c”.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools to pay stipends to student teachers. The bill limits the amount of the stipend to an amount not more than the lowest annual salary the school pays to a teacher employed by the school, prorated to the number of days the student is present at the school during the student teaching experience. The bill makes conforming changes to Code section 294.1 (teacher qualifications and compensation prohibitions).