Senate File 423 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 423 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1228) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 26, 2013 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to and providing for education reform involving 1 student, teacher, and administrator programs and activities 2 under the purview of the department of education, the state 3 board of education, college student aid commission, school 4 districts and accredited nonpublic schools; establishing 5 a fee; and including effective date and applicability 6 provisions. 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 8 SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh

S.F. 423 DIVISION I 1 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS 2 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 19, Code 2013, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 19. Define the minimum school day as a day consisting of 5 five and one-half hours of instructional time for grades one 6 through twelve. The minimum days or hours as time that shall 7 be exclusive of the lunch period, but may include passing time 8 between classes. Time spent on parent-teacher conferences 9 shall be considered instructional time. A school or school 10 district may record a day of school with less than the minimum 11 instructional hours as a minimum school day if any of the 12 following apply: 13 a. If emergency health or safety factors require the late 14 arrival or early dismissal of students on a specific day. 15 b. If the total hours of instructional school time for 16 grades one through twelve for any five consecutive school days 17 equal a minimum of twenty-seven and one-half hours, even though 18 any one day of school is less than the minimum instructional 19 hours because of a staff development opportunity provided for 20 the professional instructional staff or because parent-teacher 21 conferences have been scheduled beyond the regular school day. 22 Furthermore, if the total hours of instructional time for the 23 first four consecutive days equal at least twenty-seven and 24 one-half hours because parent-teacher conferences have been 25 scheduled beyond the regular school day, a school or school 26 district may record zero hours of instructional time on the 27 fifth consecutive school day as a minimum school day. 28 Sec. 2. Section 256F.4, subsection 5, Code 2013, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 5. A charter school or innovation zone school shall provide 31 instruction for at least the number of days or hours required 32 by section 279.10, subsection 1 , or shall provide at least the 33 equivalent number of total hours . 34 Sec. 3. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 35 -1- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 1/ 48

S.F. 423 to read as follows: 1 1. The school year for each school district and accredited 2 nonpublic school shall begin on the first day of July 1 and 3 each regularly established elementary and secondary school 4 shall begin no sooner than a day during the calendar week 5 in which the first day of September falls but no later than 6 the first Monday in December. However, if the first day of 7 September falls on a Sunday, school may begin on a day during 8 the calendar week which immediately precedes the first day of 9 September. School shall continue for at least one hundred 10 eighty days, except as provided in subsection 3 , and may be 11 maintained The school calendar shall include not less than one 12 hundred eighty days, except as provided in subsection 3, or one 13 thousand eighty hours of instruction during the entire calendar 14 year. However, if The board of directors of a school district 15 and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school 16 shall set the number of days or hours of required attendance 17 for the school year as provided in section 299.1, subsection 18 2, but the board of directors of a school district shall 19 hold a public hearing on any proposed school calendar prior 20 to adopting the school calendar. If the board of directors 21 of a district or the authorities in charge of an accredited 22 nonpublic school extends the school calendar because inclement 23 weather caused the school district or accredited nonpublic 24 school to temporarily close school during the regular school 25 calendar, the school district or accredited nonpublic school 26 may excuse a graduating senior who has met district or school 27 requirements for graduation from attendance during the extended 28 school calendar. A school corporation may begin employment 29 of personnel for in-service training and development purposes 30 before the date to begin elementary and secondary school. 31 Sec. 4. Section 279.10, subsection 2, Code 2013, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 2. The board of directors shall hold a public hearing on any 34 proposal relating to the school calendar prior to submitting it 35 -2- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 2/ 48

S.F. 423 to the department of education for approval. 1 Sec. 5. Section 299.1, subsection 2, Code 2013, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 2. The board of directors of a public school district or the 4 governing body of an accredited nonpublic school shall set the 5 number of days or hours of required attendance for the schools 6 under its control. The board of directors of a public school 7 district or the governing body of an accredited nonpublic 8 school may, by resolution, require attendance for the entire 9 time when the schools are in session in any school year and 10 adopt a policy or rules relating to the reasons considered to 11 be valid or acceptable excuses for absence from school. 12 Sec. 6. Section 299.4, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 1. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who 15 is of compulsory attendance age, who places the child under 16 competent private instruction under either section 299A.2 or 17 299A.3 , not in an accredited school or a home school assistance 18 program operated by a school district or accredited nonpublic 19 school, shall furnish a report in duplicate on forms provided 20 by the public school district, to the district by the earliest 21 starting date specified in section 279.10, subsection 1 22 September 1 of the school year in which the child will be under 23 competent private instruction . The secretary shall retain and 24 file one copy and forward the other copy to the district’s 25 area education agency. The report shall state the name and 26 age of the child, the period of time during which the child 27 has been or will be under competent private instruction for 28 the year, an outline of the course of study, texts used, and 29 the name and address of the instructor. The parent, guardian, 30 or legal custodian of a child, who is placing the child under 31 competent private instruction for the first time, shall also 32 provide the district with evidence that the child has had the 33 immunizations required under section 139A.8 , and, if the child 34 is elementary school age, a blood lead test in accordance with 35 -3- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 3/ 48

S.F. 423 section 135.105D . The term “outline of course of study” shall 1 include subjects covered, lesson plans, and time spent on the 2 areas of study. 3 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 4 effect July 1, 2014. 5 DIVISION II 6 IOWA ONLINE INITIATIVE —— FEES 7 Sec. 8. Section 256.42, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 8 following new subsection: 9 NEW SUBSECTION . 8. a. Beginning July 1, 2016, the 10 department shall establish fees payable by school districts and 11 accredited nonpublic schools participating in the initiative. 12 Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited 13 in the general fund of the state and shall be established so as 14 not to exceed the cost of administering this section. 15 b. Costs of administering this section include the 16 costs of providing professional development necessary to 17 prepare teachers to participate in the initiative, providing 18 supervision of usage of the initiative by licensed teachers, 19 acquiring and maintaining equipment and services necessary for 20 use of the initiative, facilitating access to the initiative 21 by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, and 22 necessary recordkeeping and accounting. Costs of administering 23 this section do not include any of the following: 24 (1) Costs of course development. 25 (2) Costs of purchasing access to course materials unless 26 such costs are charged on the basis of usage. 27 DIVISION III 28 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS 29 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION . 256.96 Online state job posting 30 system. 31 1. The department shall provide for the operation of an 32 online state job posting system. The system shall be designed 33 and implemented for the online posting of job openings offered 34 by school districts, charter schools, area education agencies, 35 -4- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 4/ 48

S.F. 423 the department, and accredited nonpublic schools. The system 1 shall be accessible via the department’s internet site. The 2 system shall include a mechanism for the electronic submission 3 of job openings for posting on the system as provided in 4 subsection 2. The system and each job posting on the system 5 shall include a statement that an employer submitting a job 6 opening for posting on the system will not discriminate in 7 hiring on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, 8 gender, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, gender 9 identity, religion, marital status, or status as a veteran. 10 The department may contract for, or partner with another entity 11 for, the use of an existing internet site to operate the online 12 state job posting system if the existing internet site is more 13 effective and economical than the department’s internet site. 14 2. A school district, charter school, or area education 15 agency shall submit all of its job openings to the department 16 for posting on the system. The department shall post all of 17 its job openings on the system. An accredited nonpublic school 18 may submit job openings to the department for posting on the 19 system. 20 3. This section shall not be construed to do any of the 21 following: 22 a. Prohibit any employer from advertising job openings and 23 recruiting employees independently of the system. 24 b. Prohibit any employer from using another method of 25 advertising job openings or another applicant tracking system 26 in addition to the system. 27 c. Provide the department with any regulatory authority in 28 the hiring process or hiring decisions of any employer other 29 than the department. 30 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION . 261.110 Teach Iowa scholar program. 31 1. Contingent on a specific appropriation for these 32 purposes, a teach Iowa scholar program is established to 33 provide teach Iowa scholar grants to selected high-caliber 34 teachers. The commission shall administer the program in 35 -5- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 5/ 48

S.F. 423 consultation with the department of education. 1 2. An Iowa resident applicant shall be eligible for a teach 2 Iowa scholar grant if the applicant meets all of the criteria 3 specified under, or established in accordance with, subsection 4 3. 5 3. Criteria for eligibility shall be established by the 6 commission and shall include but are not limited to the 7 following: 8 a. The applicant was in the top twenty-five percent 9 academically of students exiting a teacher preparation 10 program approved by the state board of education pursuant to 11 section 256.7, subsection 3, or a similar teacher preparation 12 program in another state, had earned other comparable academic 13 credentials, or had achieved comparable assessment scores. 14 b. The applicant is preparing to teach in fields including 15 but not limited to science, technology, engineering, or 16 mathematics; English as a second language or special education 17 instruction; or is preparing to teach in a hard-to-staff 18 subject as identified by the department. The department shall 19 take into account the varying regional needs in the state for 20 teachers in these subject areas when applying the criterion 21 of this paragraph. The department shall annually identify 22 and designate hard-to-staff subjects for the purpose of this 23 paragraph. The eligibility of an applicant who receives a 24 teach Iowa scholar grant and who is preparing to teach in a 25 hard-to-staff subject as identified by the department shall 26 not be affected in subsequent years if the department does not 27 continue to identify that subject as a hard-to-staff subject. 28 4. A selected applicant who meets all of the eligibility 29 requirements of this section shall be eligible for a teach Iowa 30 scholar grant for each year of full-time employment completed 31 in this state as a teacher for a school district, charter 32 school, area education agency, or accredited nonpublic school. 33 A teach Iowa scholar grant shall not exceed four thousand 34 dollars per year per recipient. Grants awarded under this 35 -6- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 6/ 48

S.F. 423 section shall not exceed a total of twenty thousand dollars per 1 recipient over a five-year period. 2 5. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 3 17A to administer this section. The rules shall include but 4 shall not be limited to a process for use by the commission to 5 determine which eligible applicants will receive teach Iowa 6 scholar grants. 7 6. A teach Iowa scholar fund is established in the state 8 treasury. The fund shall be administered by the commission and 9 shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly 10 and any other moneys received by the commission for deposit in 11 the fund. 12 DIVISION IV 13 TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR MATTERS 14 Sec. 11. Section 256.9, subsection 51, Code 2013, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 51. Develop , and periodically review and revise as 17 necessary, with significant input from Iowa administrators, 18 Iowa standards for school administrators, including knowledge 19 and skill criteria, and develop, based on the Iowa standards 20 for administrators, mentoring and induction, evaluation 21 processes, and professional development plans pursuant to 22 chapter 284A . The standards shall align with nationally 23 accepted school administrator standards, and be designed 24 specifically for purposes of chapters 272 and 284A. The 25 criteria shall further define the characteristics of quality 26 administrators as established by the Iowa standards for school 27 administrators. 28 Sec. 12. Section 256.9, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 29 following new subsection: 30 NEW SUBSECTION . 63. a. Develop and implement a coaching 31 and support system for teachers aligned with the state models 32 and comparable systems approved as provided in section 284.15. 33 b. Develop and implement a coaching and support system 34 for administrators aligned with the beginning administrator 35 -7- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 7/ 48

S.F. 423 mentoring and induction program created pursuant to section 1 284A.5. 2 Sec. 13. Section 284.8, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 1. a. A school district shall provide for an annual 5 review of each teacher’s performance for purposes of assisting 6 teachers in making continuous improvement, developing skills to 7 enrich a teacher’s professional life while increasing student 8 learning, documenting continued competence in the Iowa teaching 9 standards, identifying teachers in need of improvement, 10 or to determine determining whether the teacher’s practice 11 meets school district expectations for career advancement in 12 accordance with section 284.7 this chapter . The review shall 13 include, at minimum, classroom observation of the teacher, 14 the teacher’s progress, and implementation of the teacher’s 15 individual professional development plan, subject to the level 16 of resources provided to implement the plan; and shall include 17 supporting documentation from parents, students, and other 18 teachers. 19 b. The first and second year of review shall be conducted 20 by a peer group of at least three but not more than six 21 teachers selected by the building principal in consultation 22 with teachers and the building’s certified bargaining 23 representative, if any . Each teacher shall be assigned to 24 a peer group and shall receive adequate training prior to 25 conducting a peer group review. A teacher who participates 26 in a peer group review shall be provided release time for the 27 training and for the time spent in conducting the peer group 28 review. If the process requires that a participating teacher 29 work beyond regular hours, the teacher shall be paid the 30 teacher’s per diem rate. The peer group shall be established 31 to reflect common grade level, subject matter expertise, 32 curriculum, and proximity or other previously established 33 grouping of individuals employed to provide instruction 34 to students. The peer group shall review all of the peer 35 -8- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 8/ 48

S.F. 423 group members. Peer group reviews shall be supportive and 1 formative and shall be conducted on an informal, confidential, 2 collaborative basis that is focused on assisting each peer 3 group member in achieving the goals of the teacher’s individual 4 professional development plan. If a conflict develops between 5 persons participating in a peer group review, an effort shall 6 be made to mediate the conflict. 7 c. Peer group reviews shall not be the basis for 8 recommending that a teacher participate in an intensive 9 assistance program, and shall not be used to determine the 10 compensation, promotion, layoff, or termination of a teacher, 11 or any other determination affecting a teacher’s employment 12 status. However, as a result of a peer group review, a teacher 13 may elect to participate in an intensive assistance program. 14 d. Members of the peer group shall be reviewed every third 15 year by at least one evaluator certified in accordance with 16 section 284.10 . 17 e. The teacher who is the subject of a peer review shall 18 have exclusive right to all documentation created as a result 19 of the peer group review process. Content of a peer group 20 review shall not be incorporated into a summative evaluation. 21 DIVISION V 22 IOWA TEACHER CAREER AND COMPENSATION MATTERS 23 Sec. 14. Section 257.1, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 24 2013, is amended to read as follows: 25 b. For the budget year commencing July 1, 1999, and for each 26 succeeding budget year the regular program foundation base per 27 pupil is eighty-seven and five-tenths percent of the regular 28 program state cost per pupil. For the budget year commencing 29 July 1, 1991, and for each succeeding budget year the special 30 education support services foundation base is seventy-nine 31 percent of the special education support services state cost 32 per pupil. The combined foundation base is the sum of the 33 regular program foundation base, the special education support 34 services foundation base, the total teacher salary supplement 35 -9- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 9/ 48

S.F. 423 district cost, the total professional development supplement 1 district cost, the total early intervention supplement district 2 cost, the total teacher leadership supplement district cost, 3 the total area education agency teacher salary supplement 4 district cost, and the total area education agency professional 5 development supplement district cost. 6 Sec. 15. Section 257.1, subsection 3, Code 2013, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 3. Computations rounded. In making computations and 9 payments under this chapter , except in the case of computations 10 relating to funding of special education support services, 11 media services, and educational services provided through the 12 area education agencies, and the teacher salary supplement, the 13 professional development supplement, and the early intervention 14 supplement, and the teacher leadership supplement, the 15 department of management shall round amounts to the nearest 16 whole dollar. 17 Sec. 16. Section 257.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 18 2013, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 19 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (8) The total teacher leadership 20 supplement district cost. 21 Sec. 17. Section 257.8, subsection 2, Code 2013, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 2. Categorical state percent of growth. The categorical 24 state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 25 2010, is two percent. The categorical state percent of growth 26 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2012, is two percent. 27 The categorical state percent of growth for each budget year 28 shall be established by statute which shall be enacted within 29 thirty days of the submission in the year preceding the 30 base year of the governor’s budget under section 8.21 . The 31 establishment of the categorical state percent of growth for a 32 budget year shall be the only subject matter of the bill which 33 enacts the categorical state percent of growth for a budget 34 year. The categorical state percent of growth may include 35 -10- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 10/ 48

S.F. 423 state percents of growth for the teacher salary supplement, the 1 professional development supplement, and the early intervention 2 supplement , and the teacher leadership supplement . 3 Sec. 18. Section 257.9, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 4 following new subsection: 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 11. Teacher leadership supplement state 6 cost per pupil. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, 7 the teacher leadership supplement state cost per pupil shall 8 be four hundred dollars payable to the school districts 9 implementing a state model or comparable system approved as 10 provided in section 284.15. The teacher leadership supplement 11 state cost per pupil for the budget year beginning July 12 1, 2015, and succeeding budget years, shall be the teacher 13 leadership supplement state cost per pupil for the base year 14 plus an allowable growth amount that is equal to the teacher 15 leadership supplement categorical state percent of growth, 16 pursuant to section 257.8, subsection 2, for the budget year, 17 multiplied by the teacher leadership supplement state cost per 18 pupil for the base year. 19 Sec. 19. Section 257.10, subsection 8, paragraph a, Code 20 2013, is amended to read as follows: 21 a. Combined district cost is the sum of the regular program 22 district cost per pupil multiplied by the weighted enrollment, 23 the special education support services district cost, the total 24 teacher salary supplement district cost, the total professional 25 development supplement district cost, and the total early 26 intervention supplement district cost, and the total teacher 27 leadership supplement district cost, plus the sum of the 28 additional district cost allocated to the district to fund 29 media services and educational services provided through the 30 area education agency, the area education agency total teacher 31 salary supplement district cost and the area education agency 32 total professional development supplement district cost. 33 Sec. 20. Section 257.10, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 34 following new subsection: 35 -11- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 11/ 48

S.F. 423 NEW SUBSECTION . 12. Teacher leadership supplement cost per 1 pupil and district cost. 2 a. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, the teacher 3 leadership supplement district cost per pupil shall be four 4 hundred dollars. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2015, 5 and succeeding budget years, the teacher leadership supplement 6 district cost per pupil for each school district for a budget 7 year is the teacher leadership supplement program district 8 cost per pupil for the base year plus the teacher leadership 9 supplement state allowable growth amount for the budget year. 10 b. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2015, and 11 succeeding budget years, if the department of management 12 determines that the unadjusted teacher leadership supplement 13 district cost of a school district for a budget year is less 14 than one hundred percent of the unadjusted teacher leadership 15 supplement district cost for the base year for the school 16 district, the school district shall receive a budget adjustment 17 for that budget year equal to the difference. 18 c. (1) The unadjusted teacher leadership supplement 19 district cost is the teacher leadership supplement district 20 cost per pupil for each school district for a budget year 21 multiplied by the budget enrollment for that school district. 22 (2) The total teacher leadership supplement district cost 23 is the sum of the unadjusted teacher leadership supplement 24 district cost plus the budget adjustment for that budget year. 25 d. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, and 26 succeeding budget years, the use of the funds calculated 27 under this subsection shall comply with the requirements of 28 chapter 284 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant 29 to section 284.15 and to pay salary supplements to teachers 30 assigned to leadership roles, to increase the percentages of 31 teachers assigned to leadership roles, to increase the minimum 32 teacher salaries, to cover the costs for the time when teachers 33 assigned to leadership roles are not providing instruction 34 to students in a classroom, for coverage of a classroom when 35 -12- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 12/ 48

S.F. 423 an initial or career teacher is observing or coteaching with 1 a teacher assigned to a leadership role, for professional 2 development time to learn best practices associated with 3 the leadership process, for other costs associated with a 4 comparable system pursuant to section 284.15, and to accomplish 5 goals that include improving instruction and elevating the 6 quality of teaching and student learning. 7 Sec. 21. Section 257.16, subsection 4, Code 2013, is amended 8 to read as follows: 9 4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if 10 the governor orders budget reductions in accordance with 11 section 8.31 , the teacher salary supplement district cost, 12 the professional development supplement district cost, and 13 the early intervention supplement district cost , and the 14 teacher leadership supplement district cost as calculated 15 under section 257.10, subsections 9, 10, and 11 , and 12, and 16 the area education agency teacher salary supplement district 17 cost and the area education agency professional development 18 supplement district cost as calculated under section 257.37A, 19 subsections 1 and 2 , shall be paid in full as calculated and 20 the reductions in the appropriations provided in accordance 21 with this section shall be reduced from the remaining moneys 22 appropriated pursuant to this section and shall be distributed 23 on a per pupil basis calculated with the weighted enrollment 24 determined in accordance with section 257.6, subsection 5 . 25 Sec. 22. Section 284.2, subsections 1 and 8, Code 2013, are 26 amended to read as follows: 27 1. “Beginning teacher” means an individual serving under an 28 initial or intern license, issued by the board of educational 29 examiners under chapter 272 , who is assuming a position as a 30 teacher. “Beginning teacher” includes an individual who is 31 an initial teacher. For purposes of the beginning teacher 32 mentoring and induction program created pursuant to section 33 284.5 , “beginning teacher” also includes preschool teachers 34 who are licensed by the board of educational examiners under 35 -13- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 13/ 48

S.F. 423 chapter 272 and are employed by a school district or area 1 education agency. “Beginning teacher” does not include a 2 teacher whose employment with a school district or area 3 education agency is probationary unless the teacher is serving 4 under an initial or teacher intern license issued by the board 5 of educational examiners under chapter 272 . 6 8. “Performance review” means a summative evaluation of 7 a teacher other than a beginning teacher and that is used 8 to determine whether the teacher’s practice meets school 9 district expectations and the Iowa teaching standards , and to 10 determine whether the teacher’s practice meets school district 11 expectations for career advancement in accordance with section 12 284.7 this chapter . 13 Sec. 23. Section 284.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 14 2013, is amended to read as follows: 15 a. For purposes of comprehensive evaluations for , standards 16 and criteria which measure a beginning teachers required to 17 allow beginning teachers to progress to career teachers, 18 standards and criteria that are teacher’s performance against 19 the Iowa teaching standards specified in subsection 1 , and 20 the criteria for the Iowa teaching standards developed by the 21 department in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 46 , to 22 determine whether the teacher’s practice meets the requirements 23 specified for a career teacher . These standards and criteria 24 shall be set forth in an instrument provided by the department. 25 The comprehensive evaluation and instrument are not subject to 26 negotiations or grievance procedures pursuant to chapter 20 or 27 determinations made by the board of directors under section 28 279.14 . A local school board and its certified bargaining 29 representative may negotiate, pursuant to chapter 20 , 30 evaluation and grievance procedures for beginning teachers that 31 are not in conflict with this chapter . If, in accordance with 32 section 279.19 , a beginning teacher appeals the determination 33 of a school board to an adjudicator under section 279.17 , the 34 adjudicator selected shall have successfully completed training 35 -14- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 14/ 48

S.F. 423 related to the Iowa teacher standards, the criteria adopted by 1 the state board of education in accordance with subsection 3 , 2 and any additional training required under rules adopted by the 3 public employment relations board in cooperation with the state 4 board of education . 5 Sec. 24. Section 284.3A, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 6 2013, is amended to read as follows: 7 a. For the school budget year beginning July 1, 2010, 8 and each succeeding school year, school districts and area 9 education agencies shall combine payments made to teachers 10 under sections 257.10 and 257.37A with regular wages to 11 create a combined salary. The teacher contract issued under 12 section 279.13 must include the combined salary. If a school 13 district or area education agency uses a salary schedule, a 14 combined salary schedule shall be used for regular wages and 15 for distribution of payments under sections 257.10 and 257.37A , 16 incorporating the salary minimums required in section 284.7 in 17 accordance with this chapter . The combined salary schedule 18 must use only the combined salary and cannot differentiate 19 regular salaries and distribution of payments under sections 20 257.10 and 257.37A . 21 Sec. 25. Section 284.5, subsection 4, Code 2013, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 4. Each school district and area education agency shall 24 develop an initial beginning teacher mentoring and induction 25 a plan for the program . A school district shall include its 26 plan in the school district’s comprehensive school improvement 27 plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 21 . The 28 beginning teacher mentoring and induction plan shall, at a 29 minimum, provide for a two-year sequence of induction program 30 content and activities to support the Iowa teaching standards 31 and beginning teacher professional and personal needs; mentor 32 training that includes, at a minimum, skills of classroom 33 demonstration and coaching, and district expectations for 34 beginning teacher competence on Iowa teaching standards; 35 -15- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 15/ 48

S.F. 423 placement of mentors and beginning teachers; the process for 1 dissolving mentor and beginning teacher partnerships; district 2 organizational support for release time for mentors and 3 beginning teachers to plan, provide demonstration of classroom 4 practices, observe teaching, and provide feedback; structure 5 for mentor selection and assignment of mentors to beginning 6 teachers; a district facilitator; and program evaluation. In 7 addition, for beginning prekindergarten through grade three 8 teachers, the plan shall provide that such a teacher shall be 9 mentored in the teacher’s classroom by a skilled mentor, and 10 the plan for mentoring such teachers shall incorporate any 11 recommendations offered by the Iowa reading research center 12 established pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 53, paragraph 13 “c” . 14 Sec. 26. Section 284.6, subsection 8, Code 2013, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 8. For each year in which a school district receives funds 17 calculated and paid to school districts for professional 18 development pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 10 , or 19 section 257.37A, subsection 2 , the school district shall 20 create quality professional development opportunities. Not 21 less than thirty-six hours in the school calendar, held 22 outside of the minimum school day, shall be set aside during 23 nonpreparation time or designated professional development 24 time to allow practitioners to collaborate with each other 25 to deliver educational programs and assess student learning, 26 or to engage in peer group review pursuant to section 284.8, 27 subsection 1 . The goal for the use of the funds is to provide 28 one additional contract day or the equivalent thereof for 29 professional development and use of the funds is limited may be 30 used to providing provide professional development to teachers, 31 including additional salaries for time beyond the normal 32 negotiated agreement; pay for substitute teachers, professional 33 development materials, speakers, and professional development 34 content; and costs associated with implementing the individual 35 -16- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 16/ 48

S.F. 423 professional development plans. The use of the funds shall 1 be balanced between school district, attendance center, 2 and individual professional development plans, making every 3 reasonable effort to provide equal access to all teachers. 4 Sec. 27. Section 284.7, subsection 1, paragraph a, 5 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 6 (2) Beginning July 1, 2008 Except as provided in a state 7 model or comparable system approved pursuant to section 8 284.15 , the minimum salary for a beginning teacher shall be 9 twenty-eight thousand dollars. 10 Sec. 28. Section 284.7, subsection 1, paragraph b, 11 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 12 (2) Beginning July 1, 2008 Except as provided in a state 13 model or comparable system approved pursuant to section 284.15 , 14 the minimum salary for a first-year career teacher shall be 15 thirty thousand dollars. 16 Sec. 29. Section 284.7, subsection 5, Code 2013, is amended 17 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 18 following: 19 5. This section is repealed July 1, 2016. 20 Sec. 30. NEW SECTION . 284.11 State supplemental assistance 21 for teachers in high-need schools. 22 1. Findings and intent. The general assembly finds that 23 Iowa school districts need to be more competitive in recruiting 24 and retaining talented teachers to teach in high-need schools. 25 Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to 26 encourage school districts to provide supplemental assistance 27 to teachers to teach in high-need schools. This section 28 provides for state assistance to allow school districts to 29 provide supplemental assistance to motivate teachers to teach 30 in high-need schools. 31 2. Department’s responsibilities. Contingent on a specific 32 appropriation for these purposes, the department shall do the 33 following: 34 a. Collect relevant data and establish a list of high-need 35 -17- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 17/ 48

S.F. 423 schools eligible for state supplemental assistance. The 1 department shall establish a process and criteria to determine 2 which schools are placed on the list and the department shall 3 revise the list annually. Criteria for the determination of 4 which high-need schools shall be placed on the list shall be 5 based upon factors that include but are not limited to the 6 socioeconomic status of the students enrolled in the school, 7 the percentage of the school’s student body who are limited 8 English proficient students, student academic growth, certified 9 instructional staff attrition, and geographic balance. The 10 department may approve or disapprove requests for revision 11 of the list, which a school district submits pursuant to 12 subsection 3. 13 b. Develop a standardized process for distributing any 14 moneys appropriated for supplemental assistance for high-need 15 schools. In determining the process for distribution of such 16 moneys, the department shall take into consideration the amount 17 of moneys appropriated for supplemental assistance for teachers 18 in high-need schools for the given year and the minimal amount 19 of moneys needed per teacher to provide an incentive for a 20 teacher to accept a teaching position in a high-need school. A 21 school district receiving moneys pursuant to this section shall 22 certify annually to the department how the moneys distributed 23 to the school district pursuant to this section were used by 24 the school district. 25 c. Review the use and effectiveness of the funds distributed 26 to school districts for supplemental assistance for teachers 27 in high-need schools under this section. The department shall 28 submit its findings and recommendations in a report to the 29 general assembly by January 15 annually. 30 3. School district request for approval. A school district 31 may request on an annual basis approval from the department 32 for additions to the list of high-need schools the department 33 maintains pursuant to subsection 2 based upon the unique local 34 conditions and needs of the school district. The criteria used 35 -18- SF 423 (15) 85 kh/rj/jh 18/ 48