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BY
BODEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
board
of
educational
examiners
to
issue
1
provisional
coaching
authorizations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
Section
256.165,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
(1)
The
board
shall
issue
a
transitional
coaching
3
authorization
to
an
individual
who
is
at
least
twenty-one
4
years
of
age
and
who
provides
verification
of
an
offer
of
a
5
coaching
position
by
a
school
or
a
consortium
of
schools,
6
but
who
has
not
completed
the
coursework
required
for
a
7
coaching
authorization
as
specified
in
paragraph
“a”
.
A
8
transitional
coaching
authorization
is
valid
for
not
more
9
than
one
year,
shall
not
be
renewed,
and
is
valid
only
in
10
the
school
or
consortium
of
schools
making
the
offer
of
the
11
coaching
position.
A
consortium
of
schools
may
include
a
12
school
district,
a
school
district
school
attendance
center,
13
or
an
accredited
nonpublic
school,
or
any
combination
thereof.
14
However,
prior
to
issuing
a
transitional
coaching
authorization
15
to
an
individual
under
this
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(1),
16
the
board
shall
ensure
that
the
individual
meets
all
of
the
17
following
requirements:
18
(1)
(a)
Completes
a
shortened
course
of
training
relating
19
to
the
code
of
professional
rights
and
responsibilities,
20
practices,
and
ethics
developed
in
accordance
with
section
21
256.146,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
by
the
board
specifically
22
for
transitional
coaches.
23
(2)
(b)
Completes
the
child
and
dependent
adult
abuse
24
mandatory
reporter
training
required
by
sections
232.69
and
25
235B.16
.
26
(3)
(c)
Completes
a
nationally
recognized
concussion
in
27
youth
sports
training
course.
28
(4)
(d)
Complies
with
the
background
investigation
29
requirements
established
by
the
board
pursuant
to
section
30
256.146,
subsection
16
.
31
(2)
(a)
The
board
shall
issue
a
provisional
coaching
32
authorization
to
an
individual
who
satisfies
all
of
the
33
following
requirements:
34
(i)
The
individual
complies
with
the
background
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investigation
requirements
established
by
the
board
pursuant
to
1
section
256.146,
subsection
16.
2
(ii)
The
individual
successfully
completes
training
related
3
to
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation.
4
(iii)
The
individual
successfully
completes
training
5
related
to
how
to
use
an
automated
external
defibrillator.
6
(iv)
The
individual
successfully
completes
the
concussion
7
in
sports
course
created
by
the
national
federation
of
state
8
high
school
associations.
9
(v)
The
individual
successfully
completes
the
child
and
10
dependent
adult
abuse
mandatory
reporter
training
required
by
11
sections
232.69
and
235B.16.
12
(b)
A
provisional
coaching
authorization
shall
expire
13
upon
the
earlier
of
the
end
of
the
sport
season
for
which
the
14
individual
was
issued
the
provisional
coaching
authorization
or
15
the
passage
of
one
hundred
eighty
days
from
the
issuance
of
the
16
provisional
coaching
authorization.
17
(c)
A
provisional
coaching
authorization
shall
not
be
18
renewed.
19
(d)
The
board
shall
allow
an
individual
who
holds
a
20
provisional
coaching
authorization
to
convert
the
provisional
21
coaching
authorization
to
a
coaching
authorization
if
the
22
individual
does
any
of
the
following:
23
(i)
Successfully
completes
the
requirements
established
in
24
paragraph
“a”
.
25
(ii)
Successfully
completes
a
coaching
education
course
26
provided
by
an
area
education
agency
or
coordinated
by
an
area
27
education
agency
pursuant
to
section
273.2,
subsection
8A.
28
(iii)
Successfully
completes
the
fundamentals
of
coaching
29
course
created
by
the
national
federation
of
state
high
school
30
associations.
31
(iv)
Successfully
completes
relevant
higher-education
32
coursework,
including
coursework
for
which
partial
credit
is
33
provided.
34
(v)
Provides
the
board
with
evidence
of
prior
coaching
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experience.
1
(vi)
Successfully
completes
comparable
leadership
and
2
safety
training,
including
training
provided
in
conjunction
3
with
any
of
the
following:
4
(A)
Service
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States.
5
(B)
Service
in
the
national
guard
as
defined
in
section
6
29A.1.
7
(C)
Service
as
a
first
responder
as
defined
in
section
8
147A.1.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
273.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
The
board
of
an
area
education
agency
12
shall
develop
a
coaching
education
course
that
can
be
used
13
by
area
education
agency
employees
to
provide
training
to
14
individuals
who
hold
a
provisional
coaching
authorization
15
and
are
trying
to
convert
such
authorization
to
a
coaching
16
authorization
pursuant
to
section
256.165,
subsection
1,
17
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(d).
18
Sec.
3.
Section
279.19B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
19
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
(3)
A
qualified
individual
who
meets
the
requirements
of
21
section
256.165,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(1),
22
and
possesses
a
transitional
coaching
authorization
issued
by
23
the
board
of
educational
examiners.
24
Sec.
4.
Section
279.19B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
25
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
26
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
A
qualified
individual
who
meets
27
the
requirements
of
section
256.165,
subsection
1,
paragraph
28
“b”
,
subparagraph
(2),
and
possesses
a
provisional
coaching
29
authorization
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
authorizes
the
board
of
educational
examiners
34
(BOEE)
to
issue
provisional
coaching
authorizations.
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The
BOEE
is
required
to
issue
a
provisional
coaching
1
authorization
to
an
individual
who
complies
with
established
2
background
check
requirements;
successfully
completes
training
3
related
to
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
and
how
to
use
an
4
automated
external
defibrillator;
successfully
completes
the
5
concussion
in
sports
course
created
by
the
national
federation
6
of
state
high
school
associations
(NFHS);
and
who
successfully
7
completes
child
and
dependent
adult
abuse
mandatory
reporter
8
training.
A
provisional
coaching
authorization
expires
upon
9
the
earlier
of
the
end
of
the
sport
season
for
which
the
10
individual
was
issued
the
authorization
or
the
passage
of
180
11
days
from
the
issuance
of
the
authorization.
12
The
bill
requires
the
BOEE
to
allow
an
individual
holding
a
13
provisional
coaching
authorization
to
convert
the
authorization
14
to
a
coaching
authorization
if
the
individual
successfully
15
completes
the
preexisting
requirements
to
obtain
a
coaching
16
authorization;
successfully
completes
a
coaching
education
17
course
provided
by
an
area
education
agency;
successfully
18
completes
the
coaching
credential
stack
created
by
NFHS;
19
successfully
completes
relevant
higher-education
coursework;
20
provides
the
BOEE
with
evidence
of
prior
coaching
experience;
21
or
if
the
individual
successfully
completes
comparable
22
leadership
and
safety
training.
23
Current
law
authorizes
a
school
district
to
employ
for
24
head
coach
of
any
interscholastic
athletic
activities,
or
for
25
assistant
coach
of
any
interscholastic
athletic
activity,
an
26
individual
who
possesses
a
coaching
authorization
issued
by
27
the
BOEE
or
a
teaching
license
with
a
coaching
endorsement.
28
Current
law
also
establishes
the
order
in
which
school
29
districts
are
required
to
consider
applicants
for
such
30
positions,
with
individuals
who
possess
a
valid
teaching
31
license
with
a
proper
coaching
endorsement
being
considered
32
first,
individuals
who
possess
a
coaching
authorization
being
33
considered
second,
and
individuals
with
a
transitional
coaching
34
authorization
being
considered
third.
The
bill
provides
that
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individuals
who
possess
a
provisional
coaching
authorization
1
shall
be
considered
fourth.
2
The
bill
requires
area
education
agencies
to
develop
a
3
coaching
education
course
that
can
be
used
by
area
education
4
agency
employees
to
provide
training
to
individuals
who
hold
a
5
provisional
coaching
authorization
and
are
trying
to
convert
6
such
authorization
to
a
coaching
authorization.
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