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House File 2493 - EnrolledAn Actrelating to para-educators holding substitute
authorizations and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. PARA-EDUCATORS HOLDING SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZATIONS
— 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR.
1. For the school year beginning July 1, 2021, a
para-educator certified under section 272.12 with a substitute
authorization may substitute in any classroom in grades
pre-kindergarten through twelve, except a driver’s education
classroom.
2. A school district shall make a good-faith effort to
employ a substitute teacher who is not a para-educator before
employing a para-educator for a position pursuant to subsection
1. A school district employing a para-educator as a substitute
pursuant to subsection 1 shall compensate the person at the
higher rate of either the school district’s substitute pay per
diem or the hourly pay to which the para-educator is otherwise
entitled.
3. The board of educational examiners may adopt emergency
rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5,
subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of
this section and the rules shall be effective immediately upon
filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any
rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be
published as a notice of intended action as provided in section
17A.4.
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate
importance, takes effect upon enactment.
______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
JAKE CHAPMANPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2493, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2022______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorje/jh/md
authorizations and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. PARA-EDUCATORS HOLDING SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZATIONS
— 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR.
1. For the school year beginning July 1, 2021, a
para-educator certified under section 272.12 with a substitute
authorization may substitute in any classroom in grades
pre-kindergarten through twelve, except a driver’s education
classroom.
2. A school district shall make a good-faith effort to
employ a substitute teacher who is not a para-educator before
employing a para-educator for a position pursuant to subsection
1. A school district employing a para-educator as a substitute
pursuant to subsection 1 shall compensate the person at the
higher rate of either the school district’s substitute pay per
diem or the hourly pay to which the para-educator is otherwise
entitled.
3. The board of educational examiners may adopt emergency
rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5,
subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of
this section and the rules shall be effective immediately upon
filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any
rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be
published as a notice of intended action as provided in section
17A.4.
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate
importance, takes effect upon enactment.
______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
JAKE CHAPMANPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2493, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2022______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorje/jh/md