SF 2368: Relating to education, including examinations administered to students by higher education institutions providing practitioner preparation, obligations of the department of education increasing the salary of initial teachers, modifying provisions related to endorsements issued by the board of educational examiners, and the use of certain specified school district moneys, and making appropriations

What it does

This bill relates to education, including examinations administered to students by higher education institutions providing practitioner preparation, obligations of the department of education (DOE), increasing the salary of initial teachers, modifying provisions related to endorsements issued by the board of educational examiners (BOEE), and the use of certain specified school district moneys. DIVISION I —— ELIMINATION OF PRACTITIONER PREPARATION PROGRAM TESTING REQUIREMENTS. Current law requires the BOEE to adopt rules related to higher education institutions providing practitioner preparation that authorize the institutions to administer a preprofessional skills test offered by a nationally recognized testing service to practitioner preparation program admission candidates and that require the institutions to administer certain specified assessments to students prior to a student’s completion of the practitioner preparation program.

Senate subcommittee · named March 8, 2022

• Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jim Carlin (R)
• Sen. J. Smith

In plain words

1. February 28, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. March 8, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Johnson, Carlin and J. Smith