House File 532 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 532 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 401) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 19, 2013 ) A BILL FOR An Act to provide that peace officers and retired peace 1 officers qualify as classroom driver education instructors. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 HF 532 (2) 85 kh/nh/md

H.F. 532 Section 1. Section 272.31, Code 2013, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. The board shall issue a classroom 3 driver education instructor authorization for purposes of 4 section 321.178 to a person who completes a training program 5 that meets the standards set by the board, who complies with 6 rules adopted pursuant to subsection 4, and who is either a 7 peace officer as defined in section 801.4, subsection 11, or 8 is retired under chapter 97A or 411, or section 97B.49B or 9 97B.49C, after service as a peace officer as defined in section 10 801.4, subsection 11. The training program shall include 11 but not be limited to a minimum of fifteen contact hours in 12 a program consisting of instruction relating to classroom 13 management, strategies for learning, diversity, and ethics. 14 Sec. 2. Section 321.178, subsection 1, paragraph b, 15 subparagraph (1), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 16 (1) To be qualified as a classroom driver education 17 instructor, a person shall have satisfied the educational 18 requirements for a teaching meet one of the following 19 requirements: 20 (a) Hold a valid teacher’s license at the elementary or 21 secondary level and hold a valid license an endorsement to 22 teach driver education in the public schools of this state 23 issued under chapter 272 . 24 (b) Be a peace officer as defined in section 801.4, 25 subsection 11, paragraph “a” , “b” , or “c” , or, be retired 26 under chapter 97A or 411, or section 97B.49B or 97B.49C, 27 after service as a peace officer as defined in section 801.4, 28 subsection 11, paragraph “a” , “b” , or “c” , and meet the 29 requirements of section 272.31, subsection 3A. 30 -1- HF 532 (2) 85 kh/nh/md 1/ 1