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HOUSE
FILE
332
BY
HENDERSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
administrators
employed
by
school
districts,
1
including
requiring
administrators
to
provide
instruction
to
2
students
and
modifying
the
responsibilities
of
the
board
of
3
educational
examiners.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.146,
subsection
13,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
f.
The
board
may
suspend
the
license
of
an
3
administrator
upon
the
board’s
finding
by
a
preponderance
of
4
the
evidence
that
the
administrator
violated
section
279.87.
5
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.87
Administrators
——
teaching
6
requirements.
7
1.
Each
school
district
containing
two
or
more
high
schools,
8
three
or
more
middle
schools,
or
four
or
more
elementary
9
schools
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
10
a.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
11
school
district
as
a
superintendent,
assistant
superintendent,
12
or
school
district
department
head
to
teach
at
least
one
13
one-semester
class,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
at
14
least
once
every
three
years.
15
b.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
16
district
as
a
high
school
principal
or
middle
school
principal
17
to
teach
at
least
three
one-semester
classes,
or
the
trimester
18
or
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
once
every
three
years.
19
c.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
20
district
as
an
elementary
school
principal
to
teach
at
least
21
two
subject
areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
for
at
least
22
one
semester,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
23
once
every
three
years.
24
d.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
25
district
as
a
high
school
or
middle
school
assistant
principal,
26
director
of
athletics,
dean
of
students,
or
any
similar
27
position
to
teach
at
least
three
one-semester
classes,
or
the
28
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
once
every
two
years.
29
e.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
30
district
as
an
elementary
school
assistant
principal,
dean
of
31
students,
or
any
similar
position
to
teach
at
least
two
subject
32
areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
for
at
least
one
semester,
33
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
once
every
two
34
years.
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2.
Each
school
district
containing
one
high
school,
at
1
least
one
but
not
more
than
two
middle
schools,
or
at
least
one
2
but
not
more
than
three
elementary
schools
shall
do
all
of
the
3
following:
4
a.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
5
district
as
a
superintendent
or
assistant
superintendent
to
6
teach
at
least
one
one-semester
class,
or
the
trimester
or
7
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
once
every
three
years.
8
b.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
9
district
as
an
administrator
in
a
high
school
or
middle
school,
10
and
who
are
not
described
in
paragraph
“a”
,
“c”
,
“d”
,
or
“e”
,
to
11
teach
at
least
three
one-semester
classes,
or
the
trimester
or
12
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
once
every
three
years.
13
c.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
14
district
as
an
administrator
in
an
elementary
school,
and
who
15
are
not
described
in
paragraph
“a”
,
“b”
,
“d”
,
or
“e”
,
to
teach
16
at
least
two
subject
areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
for
at
17
least
one
semester,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
at
18
least
once
every
three
years.
19
d.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
20
district
as
a
high
school
or
middle
school
assistant
principal,
21
director
of
athletics,
dean
of
students,
or
any
similar
22
position
to
teach
at
least
two
one-semester
classes,
or
the
23
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
once
every
two
years.
24
e.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
25
district
as
an
elementary
school
assistant
principal,
dean
of
26
students,
or
any
similar
position
to
teach
at
least
two
subject
27
areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
for
at
least
one
semester,
28
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
once
every
two
29
years.
30
3.
Each
school
district
containing
one
middle
school,
one
31
elementary
school,
or
no
high
schools
shall
do
all
of
the
32
following:
33
a.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
34
district
as
a
superintendent
or
assistant
superintendent
to
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teach
at
least
one
one-semester
class,
or
the
trimester
or
1
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
once
every
three
years.
2
b.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
3
district
as
an
administrator
in
a
high
school
or
middle
school,
4
and
who
are
not
described
in
paragraph
“a”
or
“c”
,
to
teach
at
5
least
three
one-semester
classes,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
6
equivalent,
at
least
once
every
three
years.
7
c.
Require
all
administrators
who
are
employed
by
the
school
8
district
as
an
administrator
in
an
elementary
school,
and
who
9
are
not
described
in
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
,
to
teach
at
least
two
10
subject
areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
for
at
least
one
11
semester,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
at
least
once
12
every
three
years.
13
4.
If
more
than
one
of
subsections
1,
2,
and
3
apply
14
to
a
school
district,
the
school
district
shall
meet
the
15
requirements
of
subsection
2
in
order
to
comply
with
this
16
section.
17
5.
The
superintendent
of
each
school
district
shall
ensure
18
that
administrators
employed
by
the
school
district
comply
19
with
this
section.
The
superintendent
of
each
school
district
20
shall
report
to
the
department
of
education
on
an
annual
basis
21
regarding
the
school
district’s
compliance
with
this
section.
22
6.
If
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
finds
23
that
an
administrator
employed
by
the
school
district
failed
to
24
comply
with
this
section,
the
administrator
shall
be
subject
25
to
a
hearing
conducted
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
26
pursuant
to
section
256.146,
subsection
13,
which
may
result
27
in
disciplinary
action,
including
the
suspension
of
the
28
administrator’s
license.
29
7.
An
administrator
providing
instruction
pursuant
to
30
this
section
shall
hold
a
valid
license
issued
by
the
board
31
of
educational
examiners
with
an
endorsement
for
the
type
of
32
instruction
provided
by
the
administrator.
33
8.
A
school
district
that
employs
an
administrator
34
who
is
jointly
employed
by
another
school
district
as
an
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administrator
under
section
280.15
shall
be
in
compliance
1
with
the
requirements
of
this
section
if
the
school
district
2
ensures
that
the
administrator
complies
with
the
applicable
3
requirements
of
this
section
for
at
least
one
of
the
school
4
districts
that
employ
the
administrator.
5
9.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“administrator”
means
the
6
same
as
defined
in
section
256.145.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
relates
to
administrators
employed
by
school
11
districts,
including
requiring
administrators
to
provide
12
instruction
to
students
and
modifying
the
responsibilities
of
13
the
board
of
educational
examiners
(BOEE).
14
The
bill
provides
that
school
districts
containing
two
or
15
more
high
schools,
three
or
more
middle
schools,
or
four
or
16
more
elementary
schools
shall
require
certain
administrators
17
to
provide
instruction
to
students.
The
bill
requires
that
18
all
administrators
employed
as
superintendents,
assistant
19
superintendents,
or
school
district
department
heads
teach
at
20
least
one
one-semester
class
at
least
once
every
three
years.
21
The
bill
also
requires
that
all
administrators
employed
as
22
high
school
principals
or
middle
school
principals
teach
at
23
least
three
one-semester
classes
at
least
once
every
three
24
years.
Additionally,
the
bill
requires
that
all
administrators
25
employed
as
elementary
school
principals
teach
at
least
two
26
subject
areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
for
at
least
one
27
semester
at
least
once
every
three
years.
The
bill
also
28
requires
that
all
administrators
employed
as
high
school
or
29
middle
school
assistant
principals,
directors
of
athletics,
30
deans
of
students,
or
any
similar
positions
teach
at
least
31
three
one-semester
classes
at
least
once
every
two
years.
32
Additionally,
the
bill
requires
that
all
administrators
33
employed
as
elementary
school
assistant
principals,
deans
of
34
students,
or
any
similar
positions
teach
at
least
two
subject
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areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
for
at
least
one
semester
1
at
least
once
every
two
years.
2
The
bill
provides
that
school
districts
containing
one
high
3
school,
at
least
one
but
not
more
than
two
middle
schools,
4
or
at
least
one
but
not
more
than
three
elementary
schools
5
shall
require
certain
administrators
to
provide
instruction
6
to
students.
The
bill
requires
that
all
administrators
7
employed
as
superintendents
or
assistant
superintendents
teach
8
at
least
one
one-semester
class
at
least
once
every
three
9
years.
Additionally,
the
bill
requires
that
all
administrators
10
employed
as
high
school
or
middle
school
assistant
principals,
11
directors
of
athletics,
deans
of
students,
or
any
similar
12
positions
teach
at
least
two
one-semester
classes
at
least
13
once
every
two
years.
The
bill
also
requires
that
all
14
administrators
employed
as
elementary
school
assistant
15
principals,
deans
of
students,
or
any
similar
positions
teach
16
at
least
two
subject
areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
17
for
at
least
one
semester
at
least
once
every
two
years.
18
Additionally,
the
bill
requires
other
administrators
in
a
high
19
school
or
middle
school
to
teach
at
least
three
one-semester
20
classes
at
least
once
every
three
years.
The
bill
also
21
requires
other
administrators
in
an
elementary
school
to
teach
22
at
least
two
subject
areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
for
at
23
least
one
semester
at
least
once
every
three
years.
The
bill
24
applies
these
same
requirements
to
each
school
district
that
25
fits
into
two
or
more
of
the
categories
of
school
districts
26
described
in
the
bill.
27
The
bill
provides
that
school
districts
containing
one
28
middle
school,
one
elementary
school,
or
no
high
schools
shall
29
require
certain
administrators
to
provide
instruction
to
30
students.
The
bill
requires
that
all
administrators
employed
31
as
superintendents
or
assistant
superintendents
teach
at
32
least
one
one-semester
class
at
least
once
every
three
years.
33
Additionally,
the
bill
requires
other
administrators
in
a
high
34
school
or
middle
school
to
teach
at
least
three
one-semester
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classes
at
least
once
every
three
years.
The
bill
also
1
requires
other
administrators
in
an
elementary
school
to
teach
2
at
least
two
subject
areas
in
an
elementary
school
class
for
at
3
least
one
semester
at
least
once
every
three
years.
4
The
bill
provides
that
the
superintendent
of
each
school
5
district
shall
ensure
that
administrators
employed
by
the
6
school
district
comply
with
the
bill’s
provisions.
The
bill
7
requires
the
superintendent
to
report
to
the
department
of
8
education
on
an
annual
basis
regarding
the
school
district’s
9
compliance
with
the
bill’s
provisions.
10
The
bill
provides
that
if
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
11
district
finds
that
an
administrator
failed
to
comply
with
the
12
bill’s
provisions,
the
administrator
shall
be
subject
to
a
13
hearing
conducted
by
the
BOEE
that
may
result
in
disciplinary
14
action,
including
the
suspension
of
the
administrator’s
15
license.
16
The
bill
requires
that
an
administrator
providing
17
instruction
pursuant
to
the
bill’s
provisions
hold
a
valid
18
license
issued
by
the
BOEE
with
an
endorsement
for
the
type
of
19
instruction
provided
by
the
administrator.
20
The
bill
provides
that
jointly
employed
administrators
are
21
only
required
to
comply
with
the
bill’s
provisions
for
one
of
22
the
school
districts
that
employ
the
administrator.
23
The
bill
defines
“administrator”
as
a
person
who
is
licensed
24
to
coordinate,
supervise,
or
direct
an
educational
program
or
25
the
activities
of
other
practitioners.
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