Senate File 2076 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2076 BY DONAHUE A BILL FOR An Act relating to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at 1 accredited private institutions and regents institutions for 2 students during student teaching experiences in the state. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5464XS (1) 91 mb/jh
S.F. 2076 Section 1. Section 256.183, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . l. Adopts a policy that requires the 3 institution to waive tuition and mandatory fees for a student 4 for the semester that the student is student teaching in the 5 state of Iowa. 6 Sec. 2. Section 256.183, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 7 following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 08. “Student teaching” means the 9 supervised full-time clinical instructional experience in a 10 teacher preparation program’s final year in which the student 11 teacher assumes responsibility for planning, instruction, 12 and assessment in the classroom of a cooperating teacher 13 appropriately licensed in the subject area and grade level 14 endorsement being pursued. 15 Sec. 3. Section 262.9, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 16 following new subsection: 17 NEW SUBSECTION . 43. Direct the institutions of higher 18 education under its control to adopt a policy that requires the 19 institution to waive tuition and mandatory fees for a student 20 for the semester that the student is student teaching in the 21 state of Iowa, as defined in section 256.183. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill relates to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees 26 at regents institutions and accredited private institutions for 27 students during student teaching experiences in the state. 28 The bill defines “student teaching” as the supervised 29 full-time clinical instructional experience in a teacher 30 preparation program’s final year in which the student 31 teacher assumes responsibility for planning, instruction, 32 and assessment in the classroom of a cooperating teacher 33 appropriately licensed in the subject area and grade level 34 endorsement being pursued. 35 -1- LSB 5464XS (1) 91 mb/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 2076 The bill requires institutions of higher learning under the 1 control of the state board of regents to adopt a policy that 2 requires the institution to waive tuition and mandatory fees 3 for a student for the semester that the student is student 4 teaching in the state of Iowa. 5 In addition, the bill requires accredited private 6 institutions, defined in Code section 256.183 (Iowa tuition 7 grants program), as a condition of participation in the Iowa 8 tuition grants program, to adopt a policy that requires the 9 institution to waive tuition and mandatory fees for a student 10 while the student is student teaching in the state of Iowa. 11 -2- LSB 5464XS (1) 91 mb/jh 2/ 2