SSB 1031

_____ deemed to have achieved minimum passing scores for purposes of licensure by the board of educational examiners. The state board must adopt rules requiring that the director of the department of education waive the assessment requirements for one year for a person who has completed approved practitioner preparation program course requirements, or at a recognized non-Iowa preparation institution, but attained an assessment score below the minimum. The board of educational examiners must adopt rules to create a nonrenewable initial one-year license for applicants who obtain a waiver and present it within 30 days of issuance to the board. A licensure applicant who applies for such an initial one-year license must also provide an affidavit from the administrator of a school district or an accredited nonpublic school verifying that an offer of a teaching contract has been made and that the school district or accredited nonpublic school has made every reasonable effort but has failed to employ an Iowa-licensed teacher for the specified subject. Provisions of law that restrict initial licensure to those who have successfully completed an approved practitioner preparation program and to those who have met board standards for initial licensure are made inapplicable to persons who meet initial one-year licensure and waiver requirements.