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SENATE
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2222
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3048)
(COMPANION
TO
HF
2230
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
teacher
education
and
licensing,
including
1
by
modifying
provisions
related
to
practitioner
preparation
2
programs
and
licenses
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
3
examiners.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
p.
(1)
Beginning
July
1,
2027,
include
3
clinical
experiences
and
preparation
to
prepare
students
4
admitted
to
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
to
5
serve
students
with
disabilities
and
English
learners
that
6
incorporates
knowledge,
skills,
and
dispositions
for
each
7
student
admitted
to
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
8
program.
9
(2)
The
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
pursuant
to
this
10
paragraph
must
prescribe
practicum
and
clinical
experience
11
standards
for
all
higher
education
institutions
providing
12
practitioner
preparation
related
to
serving
students
with
13
disabilities
and
English
learners,
differentiated
by
standards
14
that
are
applicable
to
all
students
admitted
to
an
approved
15
practitioner
preparation
program
in
addition
to
standards
that
16
are
applicable
to
students
who
are
seeking
an
endorsement
in
17
special
education
or
English
learner
instruction.
18
(a)
Clinical
experiences
for
all
students
admitted
to
19
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
must
include
a
20
minimum
of
fifteen
practicum
hours
focused
on
differentiation
21
of
instruction
and
support
for
special
populations,
including
22
supporting
English
learners,
special
education
experiences,
and
23
instructional
implementation
and
progress
monitoring
applicable
24
to
individualized
education
programs.
25
(b)
Clinical
experiences
for
students
admitted
to
an
26
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
who
are
seeking
27
an
endorsement
in
English
learner
instruction
must
include
28
a
minimum
of
forty
practicum
hours,
inclusive
of
methods
of
29
teaching
English
to
English
learners
in
both
elementary
and
30
secondary
school
settings.
31
(3)
The
department
shall
establish
a
process
to
routinely
32
review
and
provide
ongoing
support
for
the
adoption
and
33
implementation
of
standards
for
preparation
of
teacher
and
34
administrator
candidates
in
serving
students
with
disabilities
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and
English
learners.
1
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
q.
(1)
Beginning
July
1,
2027,
administer
2
prior
to
a
student’s
completion
of
the
practitioner
preparation
3
program,
and
require
that
each
student
complete,
a
summative
4
end-of-program
assessment
that
is
designed
to
measure
the
5
student’s
preparation
in
content
areas
that
are
required
for
6
the
endorsement
area
in
which
the
student
will
be
teaching,
7
and
that
was
distributed
to
the
higher
education
institution
8
providing
practitioner
preparation
by
the
department
pursuant
9
to
subparagraph
(2).
A
higher
education
institution
providing
10
practitioner
preparation
shall
identify
appropriate
student
11
remediation
opportunities
in
endorsement
areas
by
analyzing
12
student
performance
on
the
summative
end-of-program
assessment
13
described
in
this
subparagraph
compared
to
the
score
set
by
the
14
department
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
15
(2)
(a)
On
or
before
July
1,
2027,
the
department
shall
16
identify
and
distribute
to
all
higher
education
institutions
17
providing
practitioner
preparation
a
unified,
valid,
and
18
reliable
summative
end-of-program
assessment
required
for
each
19
endorsement
area.
The
department
shall
set
the
minimum
score
20
for
each
summative
end-of-program
assessment
identified
and
21
distributed
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
subdivision
that
will
22
be
used
to
determine
mastery
of
content
by
a
student
enrolled
23
in
the
practitioner
preparation
program.
24
(b)
If,
subsequent
to
July
1,
2027,
the
department
creates
25
a
new
endorsement
area,
then
the
department
shall
identify
26
and
distribute
to
all
higher
education
institutions
providing
27
practitioner
preparation
a
unified,
valid,
and
reliable
28
summative
end-of-program
assessment
required
for
the
new
29
endorsement
area
as
soon
as
is
reasonably
possible
after
the
30
creation
of
the
new
endorsement
area.
The
department
shall
set
31
the
minimum
score
for
each
summative
end-of-program
assessment
32
identified
and
distributed
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
33
subdivision
that
will
be
used
to
determine
mastery
of
content
34
by
a
student
enrolled
in
the
practitioner
preparation
program.
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(3)
(a)
Report
to
the
department,
in
the
form
and
manner
1
prescribed
by
the
department,
information
related
to
the
scores
2
attained
by
students
on
the
summative
end-of-program
assessment
3
administered
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(1).
4
(b)
Beginning
August
1,
2028,
the
department
shall
publish
5
on
the
department’s
internet
site
all
of
the
following:
6
(i)
Program-level
data
related
to
the
passage
rates
7
attained
by
students
on
the
summative
end-of-program
assessment
8
administered
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(1).
9
(ii)
Efforts
the
department
has
made
to
support
the
higher
10
education
institutions
providing
practitioner
preparation
in
11
the
implementation
of
curriculum
improvements,
remediation
12
techniques,
and
program
evaluation.
13
(iii)
Examples
of
program
remediation
and
assessment
plans
14
that
higher
education
institutions
providing
practitioner
15
preparation
have
provided
to
students
who
scored
below
the
16
minimum
score
set
by
the
department
pursuant
to
subparagraph
17
(2)
prior
to
the
student’s
completion
of
the
practitioner
18
preparation
program.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
256.16,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“English
22
learner”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
280.4.
23
Sec.
3.
Section
256.146,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
24
following
new
subsection:
25
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
28.
Adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
26
that
require
an
individual
who
has
applied
to
a
school
to
27
teach
in
a
special
education
setting
to
complete
a
self-paced
28
course
created
by
the
department
of
education
as
a
condition
29
of
awarding
the
individual
a
class
B
license
or
a
conditional
30
license.
The
self-paced
course
must
include
content
related
to
31
basic
special
education
laws,
assessment
procedures,
and
other
32
essential
competencies.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
relates
to
teacher
education
and
licensing,
2
including
by
modifying
provisions
related
to
practitioner
3
preparation
programs
and
licenses
issued
by
the
board
of
4
educational
examiners
(BOEE).
5
Beginning
July
1,
2027,
the
bill
requires
higher
education
6
institutions
providing
practitioner
preparation
to
include
7
clinical
experiences
and
preparation
to
prepare
students
8
admitted
to
a
practitioner
preparation
program
to
serve
9
students
with
disabilities
and
English
learners.
The
rules
10
adopted
by
the
state
board
pursuant
to
this
provision
must
11
prescribe
practicum
and
clinical
experience
standards
for
12
practitioner
preparation
programs
related
to
serving
students
13
with
disabilities
and
English
learners.
Clinical
experiences
14
for
all
students
are
required
to
include
a
minimum
of
15
15
practicum
hours
focused
on
differentiation
of
instruction
16
and
support
for
special
populations.
Meanwhile,
clinical
17
experiences
for
students
who
are
seeking
an
endorsement
in
18
English
learner
instruction
must
include
a
minimum
of
40
19
practicum
hours,
inclusive
of
methods
of
teaching
English
20
to
English
learners
in
both
elementary
and
secondary
school
21
settings.
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
education
22
(DE)
to
establish
a
process
to
review
and
provide
ongoing
23
support
for
the
adoption
and
implementation
of
standards
for
24
preparation
of
teacher
and
administrator
candidates
in
serving
25
students
with
disabilities
and
English
learners.
26
Beginning
July
1,
2027,
the
bill
requires
higher
education
27
institutions
providing
practitioner
preparation
to
administer
28
prior
to
a
student’s
completion
of
the
practitioner
preparation
29
program
a
summative
end-of-program
assessment
that
is
designed
30
to
measure
the
student’s
preparation
in
content
areas
that
are
31
required
for
the
endorsement
area
in
which
the
student
will
32
be
teaching,
and
that
was
distributed
to
the
higher
education
33
institution
by
DE
pursuant
to
the
bill’s
provisions.
34
The
bill
requires
DE
to,
on
or
before
July
1,
2027,
identify
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and
distribute
to
all
higher
education
institutions
providing
1
practitioner
preparation
a
summative
end-of-program
assessment
2
required
for
each
endorsement
area.
If
DE
creates
a
new
3
endorsement
area
after
July
1,
2027,
the
bill
requires
DE
to
4
identify
and
distribute
to
all
higher
education
institutions
5
providing
practitioner
preparation
a
summative
end-of-program
6
assessment
required
for
the
new
endorsement
area.
DE
7
is
required
to
set
the
minimum
score
for
each
summative
8
end-of-program
assessment
that
will
be
used
to
determine
9
mastery
of
content
by
a
student
enrolled
in
a
practitioner
10
preparation
program.
11
Higher
education
institutions
are
required
to
report
to
12
DE
information
related
to
the
scores
attained
by
students
on
13
the
summative
end-of-program
assessment.
Beginning
August
1,
14
2028,
the
bill
requires
DE
to
publish
on
the
DE’s
internet
15
site
passage
rates
attained
by
students
on
the
summative
16
end-of-program
assessment,
information
related
to
efforts
17
DE
has
made
to
support
the
higher
education
institutions
in
18
certain
specified
areas,
and
examples
of
program
remediation
19
and
assessment
plans
that
higher
education
institutions
have
20
provided
to
students
who
scored
below
the
minimum
score
set
by
21
DE.
22
BOEE
is
required
to
adopt
rules
requiring
an
individual
who
23
has
applied
to
a
school
to
teach
in
a
special
education
setting
24
to
complete
a
self-paced
course
created
by
DE
as
a
condition
25
of
awarding
the
individual
a
class
B
license
or
a
conditional
26
license.
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