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A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1100 .)

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1100 .)

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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Last action
2025-04-09
Official status
Withdrawn. S.J. 745 .
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A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1100 .)

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1100 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1100 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-09 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. S.J. 745 .

  2. 2025-04-08 Iowa Legislature

    Deferred. S.J. 731 .

  3. 2025-04-08 Iowa Legislature

    HF 787 substituted. S.J. 731 .

  4. 2025-04-08 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-3079 filed, adopted. S.J. 731 .

  5. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689 .

  6. 2025-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Attached to HF 787 . S.J. 571 .

  7. 2025-02-26 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 368 .

  8. 2025-02-26 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 363 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1100 .)

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

442

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

1100)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

education,

including

by

modifying

provisions

1

related

to

the

calculation

of

the

teacher

salary

supplement

2

district

cost

per

pupil,

teacher

preparation

requirements,

3

out-of-state

placement

of

certain

specified

students

4

requiring

special

education,

the

duties

of

the

department

5

of

education,

and

minimum

teacher

salaries,

and

including

6

effective

date

provisions.

7

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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DIVISION

I

1

TEACHER

SALARY

SUPPLEMENT

DISTRICT

COST

PER

PUPIL

2

Section

1.

Section

257.10,

subsection

9,

paragraph

a,

3

subparagraph

(3),

subparagraph

divisions

(b)

and

(c),

Code

4

2025,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5

(b)

The

department

of

management

shall

categorize

all

6

school

districts

into

not

more

than

ten

tiers

according

to

each

7

school

district’s

actual

enrollment.

Each

tier

established

8

by

the

department

of

management

containing

a

school

district

9

with

an

actual

enrollment

above

three

thousand

five

hundred

10

pupils

shall

contain,

to

the

extent

feasible,

the

same

number

11

of

school

districts

as

other

tiers

containing

school

districts

12

with

an

actual

enrollment

of

more

than

three

thousand

five

13

hundred

pupils.

Each

tier

established

by

the

department

14

of

management

containing

a

school

district

with

an

actual

15

enrollment

equal

to

or

less

than

three

thousand

five

hundred

16

pupils

shall

contain,

to

the

extent

feasible,

the

same

number

17

of

school

districts

as

other

tiers

containing

school

districts

18

with

an

actual

enrollment

equal

to

or

less

than

three

thousand

19

five

hundred

pupils.

20

(c)

(b)

(i)

To

support

school

districts

with

meeting

21

the

minimum

teacher

salary

requirements

under

chapter

284,

22

including

the

minimum

teacher

starting

salary

requirement

23

of

fifty

thousand

dollars

;

and

the

minimum

teacher

salary

24

requirement

for

full-time

teachers

with,

as

of

July

1,

2025,

at

25

least

twelve

years

of

experience

of

sixty-two

thousand

dollars

26

under

chapter

284

;

and

the

minimum

teacher

salary

requirement

27

for

teachers

with

at

least

twelve

years

of

experience,

who

28

have

had

a

bona

fide

retirement

from

employment

with

a

covered

29

employer

as

provided

in

section

97B.52A,

and

who

have

returned

30

to

covered

full-time

employment

with

a

covered

employer

31

pursuant

to

chapter

97B

as

a

teacher

licensed

under

chapter

32

256,

of

fifty

thousand

dollars,

and

other

costs

associated

33

with

such

salary

requirements,

as

identified

in

subparagraph

34

subdivision

(ii)

including

costs

associated

with

the

employer’s

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share

of

contributions

to

the

Iowa

public

employees’

retirement

1

system

and

the

employer’s

share

of

the

tax

imposed

by

the

2

federal

Insurance

Contributions

Act

,

the

department

of

3

management

shall

calculate

and

assign

to

all

school

districts

4

in

a

tier

established

under

subparagraph

division

(b),

a

5

teacher

salary

supplement

district

cost

per

pupil

in

an

amount

6

based

in

part

on

the

average

cost

to

school

districts

within

7

the

tier

to

meet

the

requirements

,

plus

an

amount

equal

to

the

8

teacher

salary

supplement

supplemental

state

aid

amount

for

the

9

budget

year

.

10

(ii)

If,

however,

a

school

district’s

total

teacher

11

salary

supplement

district

cost

under

paragraph

“c”

,

as

12

calculated

using

the

teacher

salary

supplement

district

cost

13

per

pupil

assigned

to

the

school

district’s

applicable

tier,

14

is

insufficient

to

comply

with

the

applicable

minimum

teacher

15

salary

requirements

of

the

school

district,

including

costs

16

associated

with

the

employer’s

share

of

contributions

to

the

17

Iowa

public

employees’

retirement

system

and

the

employer’s

18

share

of

the

tax

imposed

by

the

federal

Insurance

Contributions

19

Act

,

the

department

of

management

shall

set

the

school

20

district’s

teacher

salary

supplement

district

cost

per

pupil

21

at

an

amount

necessary

to

meet

the

district’s

minimum

salary

22

requirements

and

associated

costs.

If,

however,

a

school

23

district

reported

a

teacher’s

years

of

experience

incorrectly

24

on

the

fall

2023

basic

educational

data

survey

compared

to

the

25

fall

2024

basic

educational

data

survey,

and

the

difference

26

would

have

resulted

in

an

additional

per

pupil

amount

for

27

the

budget

year

beginning

July

1,

2024,

the

department

of

28

management

shall

increase

the

teacher

salary

supplement

29

district

cost

per

pupil

for

the

budget

year

beginning

July

1,

30

2025,

by

the

difference

between

the

teacher

salary

supplement

31

district

cost

per

pupil

that

would

have

been

calculated

if

not

32

for

the

incorrect

reporting

and

the

teacher

salary

supplement

33

district

cost

per

pupil

actually

calculated.

34

Sec.

2.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act,

being

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deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

1

DIVISION

II

2

TEACHER

PREPARATION

3

Sec.

3.

Section

256.16,

subsection

1,

paragraph

c,

4

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5

(1)

(a)

Require

Except

as

described

in

subparagraph

6

division

(b),

require

that

each

student

admitted

to

an

approved

7

practitioner

preparation

program

participate

in

pre-student

8

teaching

field

experiences

that

include

both

observation

and

9

participation

in

teaching

activities

in

a

variety

of

school

10

settings.

11

(a)

Pre-student

teaching

field

experiences

for

students

12

participating

in

an

initial

teacher

preparation

program

shall

13

comprise

a

total

of

at

least

eighty

hours

in

duration,

at

least

14

ten

hours

of

which

shall

occur

prior

to

a

student’s

acceptance

15

in

an

approved

practitioner

preparation

program.

16

(b)

Pre-student

teaching

field

experiences

for

students

17

participating

in

a

teacher

intern

preparation

program

shall

may

18

comprise

a

total

of

at

least

fifty

hours

in

duration.

19

Sec.

4.

Section

256.16,

subsection

1,

paragraph

c,

20

subparagraph

(2),

subparagraph

division

(a),

subparagraph

21

subdivision

(i),

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

22

(i)

The

If

the

student

has

prior

work

experience

as

a

23

substitute

teacher,

the

board

of

educational

examiners

has

24

issued

a

substitute

license

,

or

substitute

authorization

,

or

a

25

para-educator

certificate

to

the

student.

26

Sec.

5.

Section

256.16,

subsection

1,

paragraph

c,

27

subparagraph

(2),

subparagraph

division

(b),

subparagraph

28

subdivision

(i),

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

striking

the

29

subparagraph

subdivision.

30

Sec.

6.

Section

256.16,

subsection

1,

paragraph

m,

31

subparagraph

(2),

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

striking

the

32

subparagraph.

33

DIVISION

III

34

OUT-OF-STATE

PLACEMENT

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Sec.

7.

NEW

SECTION

.

282.35

Children

requiring

special

1

education

——

out-of-state

placement.

2

1.

For

purposes

of

this

section:

3

a.

“Child”

means

an

individual

who

is

under

the

age

of

4

eighteen

years,

or

an

individual

who

is

under

the

age

of

5

twenty-one

and

is

a

full-time

student,

to

whom

all

of

the

6

following

criteria

apply:

7

(1)

The

individual

is

eligible

for

health

care

benefits

8

under

chapter

249A.

9

(2)

The

individual’s

health

care

coordination

and

10

intervention

team

determines,

pursuant

to

section

249A.4A,

11

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”

,

subparagraph

(1),

that

the

12

placement

of

the

individual

in

an

out-of-state

facility,

or

13

placement

of

the

individual

with

an

out-of-state

provider,

is

14

necessary

for

the

individual

to

realize

the

full

benefits

of

15

chapter

249A.

16

(3)

The

director

of

the

department

of

health

and

human

17

services

certifies

that

the

placement

of

the

individual

in

an

18

out-of-state

facility,

or

placement

of

the

individual

with

an

19

out-of-state

provider,

is

necessary

to

prevent

the

filing

of

a

20

petition

under

chapter

232

related

to

the

individual.

21

(4)

The

director

of

the

department

of

education

determines

22

that

the

placement

of

the

individual

in

an

out-of-state

23

facility,

or

placement

of

the

individual

with

an

out-of-state

24

provider,

would

provide

to

the

individual

the

education

25

required

under

chapter

256B

and

the

rules

adopted

pursuant

to

26

chapter

256B.

27

(5)

The

individual

is

and

remains

a

resident

of

this

state.

28

b.

“District

of

residence”

means

the

school

district

in

29

which

the

parent

or

legal

guardian

of

the

child

resides

or

the

30

district

in

which

the

district

court

is

located

if

the

district

31

court

is

the

guardian

of

the

child.

32

c.

“Resident”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

282.1,

33

subsection

2.

34

2.

A

child’s

district

of

residence

may

place

the

child

in

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an

out-of-state

facility

or

with

an

out-of-state

provider

for

1

purposes

of

providing

the

child

with

the

education

required

2

under

chapter

256B,

subject

to

the

terms

of

an

agreement

3

between

the

child’s

district

of

residence

and

the

facility

or

4

provider.

The

agreement

shall

satisfy

all

of

the

following

5

requirements:

6

a.

The

agreement

must

require

the

facility

or

provider

to

7

provide

periodic

invoices

to

the

child’s

district

of

residence

8

that

describes

the

services

provided

to

the

child

and

the

cost

9

associated

with

such

services.

10

b.

The

agreement

must

condition

the

child’s

district

of

11

residence’s

payment

of

the

invoice

described

in

paragraph

12

“a”

upon

the

facility

or

provider

providing

to

the

child

the

13

education

required

under

chapter

256B

and

the

rules

adopted

14

pursuant

to

chapter

256B.

15

3.

a.

A

child’s

district

of

residence

is

not

financially

16

responsible

for

the

services

provided

by

an

out-of-state

17

facility

or

an

out-of-state

provider

to

a

child

unless

the

18

out-of-state

facility

or

out-of-state

provider

provides

notice

19

to

the

child’s

district

of

residence

that

the

child

may

be

20

subject

to

this

section

and

the

child’s

district

of

residence

21

enters

into

an

agreement

with

the

out-of-state

facility

22

or

out-of-state

provider

that

satisfies

the

requirements

23

established

in

subsection

2.

24

b.

By

August

1

following

the

school

year

in

which

the

25

out-of-state

facility

or

out-of-state

provider

provided

26

services

to

a

child

pursuant

to

an

agreement

entered

into

under

27

subsection

2,

the

child’s

district

of

residence

may

submit

28

an

accounting

to

the

department

of

education

that

describes

29

the

cost

of

the

services

provided

by

the

facility

or

provider

30

during

such

school

year.

31

c.

By

August

15

following

the

school

year

in

which

the

32

out-of-state

facility

or

out-of-state

provider

provided

33

services

to

a

child

pursuant

to

an

agreement

entered

into

34

under

subsection

2,

the

department

of

education

shall

review

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and

either

approve

or

modify

the

accounting

submitted

pursuant

1

to

paragraph

“b”

and

make

payment

to

the

child’s

district

of

2

residence

toward

the

school

year

in

which

the

cost

of

the

3

services

was

incurred.

The

payment

amount

is

the

difference

4

between

the

amount

of

the

actual

costs

as

reflected

in

the

5

district

of

residence’s

accounting

less

the

amount

generated

by

6

the

weighting

for

the

provision

of

services.

7

d.

Any

amounts

paid

by

the

department

of

education

to

school

8

districts

in

this

state

pursuant

to

paragraph

“c”

shall

be

9

deducted

on

a

monthly

basis

from

the

state

foundation

aid

paid

10

under

section

257.16

to

all

school

districts

in

the

state

in

11

the

school

year

following

the

school

year

in

which

the

services

12

were

provided.

The

portion

of

the

total

amount

paid

by

the

13

department

of

education

to

a

district

that

shall

be

deducted

14

from

the

state

foundation

aid

paid

to

the

district

shall

be

the

15

same

as

the

ratio

that

the

budget

enrollment

for

the

budget

16

year

of

the

district

bears

to

the

total

budget

enrollment

in

17

the

state

for

that

budget

year.

18

4.

The

department

of

education

shall

promptly

and

summarily

19

resolve

any

disputes

between

school

districts

related

to

the

20

financial

responsibility

of

such

school

districts

under

this

21

section.

22

DIVISION

IV

23

ONLINE

STATE

JOB

POSTING

SYSTEM

24

Sec.

8.

Section

84A.6,

subsection

4,

Code

2025,

is

amended

25

by

striking

the

subsection.

26

Sec.

9.

NEW

SECTION

.

256.27

Online

state

job

posting

27

system.

28

1.

The

department

shall

provide

for

the

operation

of

an

29

online

state

job

posting

system.

The

system

shall

be

designed

30

and

implemented

for

the

online

posting

of

job

openings

offered

31

by

school

districts,

charter

schools,

area

education

agencies,

32

the

department,

and

accredited

nonpublic

schools.

The

system

33

shall

be

accessible

via

the

department’s

internet

site.

The

34

system

shall

include

a

mechanism

for

the

electronic

submission

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of

job

openings

for

posting

on

the

system

as

provided

in

1

subsection

2.

The

system

and

each

job

posting

on

the

system

2

shall

include

a

statement

that

an

employer

submitting

a

job

3

opening

for

posting

on

the

system

will

not

discriminate

in

4

hiring

on

the

basis

of

race,

ethnicity,

national

origin,

5

gender,

age,

physical

disability,

sexual

orientation,

gender

6

identity,

religion,

marital

status,

or

status

as

a

veteran.

7

The

department

may

contract

for,

or

partner

with

another

entity

8

for,

the

use

of

an

existing

internet

site

to

operate

the

online

9

state

job

posting

system

if

the

existing

internet

site

is

more

10

effective

and

economical

than

the

department’s

internet

site.

11

2.

A

school

district,

charter

school,

or

area

education

12

agency

shall

submit

all

of

its

job

openings

to

the

department

13

for

posting

on

the

system

and

shall

keep

and

maintain

all

14

unfilled

job

openings

on

the

system.

The

department

shall

post

15

all

of

its

job

openings

on

the

system.

An

accredited

nonpublic

16

school

may

submit

job

openings

to

the

department

for

posting

17

on

the

system.

18

3.

This

section

shall

not

be

construed

to

do

any

of

the

19

following:

20

a.

Prohibit

any

employer

from

advertising

job

openings

and

21

recruiting

employees

independently

of

the

system.

22

b.

Prohibit

any

employer

from

using

another

method

of

23

advertising

job

openings

or

another

applicant

tracking

system

24

in

addition

to

the

system.

25

c.

Provide

the

department

with

any

regulatory

authority

in

26

the

hiring

process

or

hiring

decisions

of

any

employer

other

27

than

the

department.

28

DIVISION

V

29

TEACHER

COMPENSATION

30

Sec.

10.

Section

284.15,

subsection

3,

paragraph

b,

Code

31

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

32

b.

(1)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

each

33

subsequent

fiscal

year,

the

salary

for

a

career

teacher,

model

34

teacher,

mentor

teacher,

or

lead

teacher,

who

holds

a

valid

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license

issued

under

chapter

256,

subchapter

VII,

part

3

,

and

1

who

has

been

a

teacher

for

at

least

twelve

years,

shall

be

at

2

least

sixty-two

thousand

dollars.

3

(2)

Notwithstanding

subparagraph

(1),

for

the

fiscal

year

4

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

each

subsequent

fiscal

year,

a

5

career

teacher,

model

teacher,

mentor

teacher,

or

lead

teacher,

6

who

holds

a

valid

license

issued

under

chapter

256,

subchapter

7

VII,

part

3,

who

has

been

a

teacher

for

at

least

twelve

years,

8

who

has

had

a

bona

fide

retirement

from

employment

with

a

9

covered

employer

as

provided

in

section

97B.52A,

and

who

10

has

returned

to

covered

full-time

employment

with

a

covered

11

employer

pursuant

to

chapter

97B

as

a

teacher

licensed

under

12

chapter

256,

shall

be

paid

not

less

than

fifty

thousand

13

dollars.

14

Sec.

11.

Section

284.16,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

Code

15

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

16

b.

(1)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

17

each

subsequent

fiscal

year,

a

career

teacher,

instructional

18

coach,

curriculum

and

professional

development

leader,

or

model

19

teacher,

who

has

been

a

teacher

for

at

least

twelve

years,

20

shall

be

paid

not

less

than

sixty-two

thousand

dollars.

21

(2)

Notwithstanding

subparagraph

(1),

for

the

fiscal

22

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

each

subsequent

fiscal

23

year,

a

career

teacher,

instructional

coach,

curriculum

and

24

professional

development

leader,

or

model

teacher,

who

has

been

25

a

teacher

for

at

least

twelve

years,

who

has

had

a

bona

fide

26

retirement

from

employment

with

a

covered

employer

as

provided

27

in

section

97B.52A,

and

who

has

returned

to

covered

full-time

28

employment

with

a

covered

employer

pursuant

to

chapter

97B

as

a

29

teacher

licensed

under

chapter

256,

shall

be

paid

not

less

than

30

fifty

thousand

dollars.

31

Sec.

12.

Section

284.17,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

Code

32

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

33

b.

(1)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

each

34

subsequent

fiscal

year,

the

minimum

salary

of

fifty

thousand

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dollars

for

a

full-time

teacher

who

has

less

than

twelve

years

1

of

teaching

experience

and

a

minimum

salary

of

sixty-two

2

thousand

dollars

for

a

full-time

teacher

who

has

at

least

3

twelve

years

of

teaching

experience.

4

(2)

Notwithstanding

subparagraph

(1),

for

the

fiscal

year

5

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

each

subsequent

fiscal

year,

a

6

minimum

salary

of

fifty

thousand

dollars

for

a

full-time

7

teacher

who

has

at

least

twelve

years

of

teaching

experience,

8

who

has

had

a

bona

fide

retirement

from

employment

with

a

9

covered

employer

as

provided

in

section

97B.52A,

and

who

10

has

returned

to

covered

full-time

employment

with

a

covered

11

employer

pursuant

to

chapter

97B

as

a

teacher

licensed

under

12

chapter

256.

13

EXPLANATION

14

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

15

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

16

This

bill

relates

to

education,

including

by

modifying

17

provisions

related

to

the

calculation

of

the

teacher

salary

18

supplement

district

cost

per

pupil,

teacher

preparation

19

requirements,

out-of-state

placement

of

certain

specified

20

students

requiring

special

education,

the

duties

of

the

21

department

of

education

(DE),

and

minimum

teacher

salaries.

22

DIVISION

I

——

TEACHER

SALARY

SUPPLEMENT

DISTRICT

COST

PER

23

PUPIL.

Current

law

requires

the

department

of

management

24

(DOM),

beginning

July

1,

2025,

to

categorize

all

school

25

districts

into

not

more

than

10

tiers

according

to

each

school

26

district’s

actual

enrollment

and

to

calculate

and

assign

27

to

all

school

districts

within

each

tier

a

teacher

salary

28

supplement

district

cost

per

pupil

in

an

amount

based

on

the

29

average

cost

to

school

districts

within

the

tier

to

meet

30

requirements

related

to

minimum

teacher

salaries.

The

bill

31

strikes

the

provisions

related

to

tiers

and

instead

requires

32

DOM

to

calculate

and

assign

to

all

school

districts

a

teacher

33

salary

supplement

district

cost

per

pupil

in

an

amount

to

meet

34

the

requirements

related

to

minimum

teacher

salaries,

including

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costs

associated

with

the

employer’s

share

of

contributions

to

1

the

Iowa

public

employees’

retirement

system

(IPERS)

and

the

2

employer’s

share

of

the

tax

imposed

by

the

federal

Insurance

3

Contributions

Act,

plus

an

amount

equal

to

the

teacher

salary

4

supplement

supplemental

state

aid

amount

for

the

budget

year.

5

The

bill

provides

that

if

a

school

district

reported

a

6

teacher’s

years

of

experience

incorrectly

on

the

fall

2023

7

basic

educational

data

survey

compared

to

the

fall

2024

basic

8

educational

data

survey,

and

the

difference

would

have

resulted

9

in

an

additional

per

pupil

amount

for

the

budget

year

beginning

10

July

1,

2024,

DOM

shall

increase

the

teacher

salary

supplement

11

district

cost

per

pupil

for

the

budget

year

beginning

July

1,

12

2025,

by

the

difference

between

the

teacher

salary

supplement

13

district

cost

per

pupil

that

would

have

been

calculated

if

not

14

for

the

incorrect

reporting

and

the

teacher

salary

supplement

15

district

cost

per

pupil

actually

calculated.

16

The

division

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

17

DIVISION

II

——

TEACHER

PREPARATION.

Current

law

provides

18

that

pre-student

teaching

field

experiences

for

students

19

participating

in

a

teacher

intern

preparation

program

shall

20

comprise

at

least

50

hours

in

duration.

The

bill

modifies

this

21

provision

to

provide

that

such

field

may

comprise

at

least

50

22

hours

in

duration.

23

Current

law

provides

that

a

student

shall

be

credited

24

a

minimum

of

1

week,

but

not

more

than

10

weeks,

of

prior

25

work

experience

as

a

substitute

teacher

or

a

para-educator

26

toward

the

requirements

associated

with

the

14-week

student

27

teaching

experience,

if,

among

other

requirements,

the

board

of

28

educational

examiners

(BOEE)

has

issued

a

substitute

license,

29

substitute

authorization,

or

a

para-educator

certificate

to

30

the

student.

The

bill

modifies

this

requirement

to

provide

31

that,

if

the

student

has

prior

work

experience

as

a

substitute

32

teacher,

the

BOEE

has

issued

a

substitute

license

or

a

33

substitute

authorization

to

the

student.

34

The

bill

strikes

the

requirement

that

the

BOEE

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issued

a

para-educator

certificate

to

the

student

in

order

for

1

the

student

to

be

credited

a

minimum

of

1

week,

but

not

more

2

than

14

weeks,

of

work

experience

as

a

para-educator

toward

3

the

requirements

associated

with

the

14-week

student

teaching

4

experience.

5

The

bill

strikes

the

requirement

that

a

participant

in

a

6

program

provided

by

a

higher

education

institution

that

is

7

designed

to

assist

students

in

attaining

a

teacher

intern

8

license

from

the

BOEE

must

submit

with

the

application

to

the

9

program

a

copy

of

an

offer

of

employment

from

a

school.

10

DIVISION

III

——

OUT-OF-STATE

PLACEMENT.

The

bill

provides

11

that

a

child’s

district

of

residence

may

place

the

child

in

12

an

out-of-state

facility

or

with

an

out-of-state

provider

for

13

purposes

of

providing

the

child

with

the

education

required

14

under

Code

chapter

256B

(special

education),

subject

to

15

the

terms

of

an

agreement

between

the

child’s

district

of

16

residence

and

the

facility

or

provider.

The

bill

establishes

17

requirements

related

to

the

agreement.

18

The

bill

provides

that

a

child’s

district

of

residence

19

is

not

financially

responsible

for

the

services

provided

20

by

an

out-of-state

facility

or

an

out-of-state

provider

to

21

a

child

unless

the

out-of-state

facility

or

out-of-state

22

provider

provides

notice

to

the

child’s

district

of

residence

23

that

the

child

may

be

subject

to

the

bill’s

provisions

and

24

the

child’s

district

of

residence

enters

into

an

agreement

25

with

the

out-of-state

facility

or

out-of-state

provider

that

26

satisfies

the

bill’s

requirements

related

to

such

agreements.

27

Additionally,

the

bill

provides

that,

by

August

1

following

the

28

school

year

in

which

the

out-of-state

facility

or

out-of-state

29

provider

provided

services

to

a

child

pursuant

to

an

agreement,

30

the

child’s

district

of

residence

may

submit

an

accounting

31

to

DE

that

describes

the

cost

of

the

services

provided

by

32

the

facility

or

provider

during

such

school

year.

The

bill

33

requires

that

by

August

15

following

the

school

year

in

which

34

the

out-of-state

facility

or

out-of-state

provider

provided

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services

to

a

child

pursuant

to

an

agreement,

DE

shall

review

1

and

either

approve

or

modify

the

accounting

and

make

payment

2

to

the

child’s

district

of

residence

toward

the

school

year

in

3

which

the

cost

of

the

services

was

incurred.

The

bill

provides

4

that

any

amounts

paid

by

DE

to

school

districts

in

this

state

5

pursuant

to

these

provisions

shall

be

deducted

on

a

monthly

6

basis

from

the

state

foundation

aid

paid

under

Code

section

7

257.16

to

all

school

districts

in

the

state

in

the

school

year

8

following

the

school

year

in

which

the

services

were

provided.

9

The

portion

of

the

total

amount

paid

by

DE

to

a

district

that

10

is

required

to

be

deducted

from

the

state

foundation

aid

paid

11

to

the

district

is

the

same

as

the

ratio

that

the

budget

12

enrollment

for

the

budget

year

of

the

district

bears

to

the

13

total

budget

enrollment

in

the

state

for

that

budget

year.

14

The

bill

defines

“child”,

“district

of

residence”,

and

15

“resident”.

16

DIVISION

IV

——

ONLINE

STATE

JOB

POSTING

SYSTEM.

Current

17

Code

section

84A.6(4)

requires

the

department

of

workforce

18

development

(IWD),

in

consultation

with

DE,

to

establish

a

19

system

that

allows

DE,

school

districts,

charter

schools,

20

area

education

agencies,

and

accredited

nonpublic

schools

to

21

post

job

openings

on

an

internet

site.

Current

Code

section

22

84A.6(4)

also

requires

DE,

school

districts,

charter

schools,

23

and

area

education

agencies

to

submit

all

job

openings

to

24

IWD

for

posting

on

the

internet

site.

Current

Code

section

25

84A.6(4)

establishes

requirements

related

to

the

job

openings

26

system.

The

bill

strikes

Code

section

84A.6(4)

and

enacts

new

27

Code

section

256.27,

which

transfers

to

DE

the

responsibilities

28

related

to

establishing

and

operating

an

online

state

job

29

posting

system

for

school

districts,

charter

schools,

area

30

education

agencies,

and

accredited

nonpublic

schools.

31

DIVISION

V

——

TEACHER

COMPENSATION.

Current

Code

chapter

32

284

(teacher

compensation)

provides

that

the

minimum

annual

33

salary

for

a

teacher

who

has

at

least

12

years

of

teaching

34

experience

shall

be

at

least

$62,000.

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bill

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that

if

such

a

teacher

has

had

a

bona

fide

retirement

from

1

employment

with

a

covered

employer

as

provided

in

Code

section

2

97B.52A

(bona

fide

retirement

under

IPERS),

and

has

returned

3

to

covered

full-time

employment

with

a

covered

employer

as

a

4

licensed

teacher,

the

teacher’s

minimum

annual

salary

shall

be

5

$50,000.

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