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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
TEACHER
EDUCATION
AND
LICENSING,
INCLUDING
BY
MODIFYING
PROVISIONS
RELATED
TO
PRACTITIONER
PREPARATION
PROGRAMS
AND
LICENSES
ISSUED
BY
THE
BOARD
OF
EDUCATIONAL
EXAMINERS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
p.
(1)
Beginning
July
1,
2027,
include
clinical
experiences
and
preparation
to
prepare
students
admitted
to
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
to
serve
students
with
disabilities
and
English
learners
that
incorporates
knowledge,
skills,
and
dispositions
for
each
student
admitted
to
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program.
(2)
The
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
must
prescribe
practicum
and
clinical
experience
standards
for
all
higher
education
institutions
providing
practitioner
preparation
related
to
serving
students
with
disabilities
and
English
learners,
differentiated
by
standards
that
are
applicable
to
all
students
admitted
to
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
in
addition
to
standards
that
are
applicable
to
students
who
are
seeking
an
endorsement
in
special
education
or
English
learner
instruction.
(a)
Clinical
experiences
for
all
students
admitted
to
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
must
include
a
House
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p.
2
minimum
of
fifteen
practicum
hours
focused
on
differentiation
of
instruction
and
support
for
special
populations,
including
supporting
English
learners,
special
education
experiences,
and
instructional
implementation
and
progress
monitoring
applicable
to
individualized
education
programs.
(b)
Clinical
experiences
for
students
admitted
to
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
who
are
seeking
an
endorsement
in
English
learner
instruction
must
include
a
minimum
of
forty
practicum
hours,
inclusive
of
methods
of
teaching
English
to
English
learners
in
both
elementary
and
secondary
school
settings.
(3)
The
department
shall
establish
a
process
to
routinely
review
and
provide
ongoing
support
for
the
adoption
and
implementation
of
standards
for
preparation
of
teacher
and
administrator
candidates
in
serving
students
with
disabilities
and
English
learners.
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
q.
(1)
Beginning
July
1,
2027,
administer
prior
to
a
student’s
completion
of
the
practitioner
preparation
program,
and
require
that
each
student
complete,
a
summative
end-of-program
assessment
that
is
designed
to
measure
the
student’s
preparation
in
content
areas
that
are
required
for
the
endorsement
area
in
which
the
student
will
be
teaching,
and
that
was
distributed
to
the
higher
education
institution
providing
practitioner
preparation
by
the
department
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
A
higher
education
institution
providing
practitioner
preparation
shall
identify
appropriate
student
remediation
opportunities
in
endorsement
areas
by
analyzing
student
performance
on
the
summative
end-of-program
assessment
described
in
this
subparagraph
compared
to
the
score
set
by
the
department
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
(2)
(a)
On
or
before
July
1,
2027,
the
department
shall
identify
and
distribute
to
all
higher
education
institutions
providing
practitioner
preparation
a
unified,
valid,
and
reliable
summative
end-of-program
assessment
required
for
each
endorsement
area.
The
department
shall
set
the
minimum
score
for
each
summative
end-of-program
assessment
identified
and
distributed
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
subdivision
that
will
be
used
to
determine
mastery
of
content
by
a
student
enrolled
in
the
practitioner
preparation
program.
House
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p.
3
(b)
If,
subsequent
to
July
1,
2027,
the
department
creates
a
new
endorsement
area,
then
the
department
shall
identify
and
distribute
to
all
higher
education
institutions
providing
practitioner
preparation
a
unified,
valid,
and
reliable
summative
end-of-program
assessment
required
for
the
new
endorsement
area
as
soon
as
is
reasonably
possible
after
the
creation
of
the
new
endorsement
area.
The
department
shall
set
the
minimum
score
for
each
summative
end-of-program
assessment
identified
and
distributed
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
subdivision
that
will
be
used
to
determine
mastery
of
content
by
a
student
enrolled
in
the
practitioner
preparation
program.
(3)
(a)
Report
to
the
department,
in
the
form
and
manner
prescribed
by
the
department,
information
related
to
the
scores
attained
by
students
on
the
summative
end-of-program
assessment
administered
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(1).
(b)
Beginning
August
1,
2028,
the
department
shall
publish
on
the
department’s
internet
site
all
of
the
following:
(i)
Program-level
data
related
to
the
passage
rates
attained
by
students
on
the
summative
end-of-program
assessment
administered
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(1).
(ii)
Efforts
the
department
has
made
to
support
the
higher
education
institutions
providing
practitioner
preparation
in
the
implementation
of
curriculum
improvements,
remediation
techniques,
and
program
evaluation.
(iii)
Examples
of
program
remediation
and
assessment
plans
that
higher
education
institutions
providing
practitioner
preparation
have
provided
to
students
who
scored
below
the
minimum
score
set
by
the
department
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2)
prior
to
the
student’s
completion
of
the
practitioner
preparation
program.
Sec.
2.
Section
256.16,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“English
learner”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
280.4.
Sec.
3.
Section
256.146,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
28.
Adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
that
require
an
individual
who
has
applied
to
a
school
to
teach
in
a
special
education
setting
to
complete
a
self-paced
House
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p.
4
course
created
by
the
department
of
education
as
a
condition
of
awarding
the
individual
a
class
B
license
or
a
conditional
license.
The
self-paced
course
must
include
content
related
to
basic
special
education
laws,
assessment
procedures,
and
other
essential
competencies.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2230,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor