House File 2493 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2493 BY ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW COMMITTEE (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 720) (COMPANION TO SF 2291 BY ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW COMMITTEE) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 2, 2022 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to para-educators holding substitute 1 authorizations and including effective date provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 HF 2493 (3) 89 je/jh/md

H.F. 2493 Section 1. PARA-EDUCATORS HOLDING SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZATIONS 1 —— 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. 2 1. For the school year beginning July 1, 2021, a 3 para-educator certified under section 272.12 with a substitute 4 authorization may substitute in any classroom in grades 5 pre-kindergarten through twelve, except a driver’s education 6 classroom. 7 2. A school district shall make a good-faith effort to 8 employ a substitute teacher who is not a para-educator before 9 employing a para-educator for a position pursuant to subsection 10 1. A school district employing a para-educator as a substitute 11 pursuant to subsection 1 shall compensate the person at the 12 higher rate of either the school district’s substitute pay per 13 diem or the hourly pay to which the para-educator is otherwise 14 entitled. 15 3. The board of educational examiners may adopt emergency 16 rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, 17 subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of 18 this section and the rules shall be effective immediately upon 19 filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any 20 rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be 21 published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 22 17A.4. 23 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 24 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 25 -1- HF 2493 (3) 89 je/jh/md 1/ 1