Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 17, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 18, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to violations of the educational laws of Iowa by providing for grounds for professional misconduct for school district superintendents and removal from office for school board members. Code chapter provides that any appointive or elective officer, except such as may be removed only by impeachment, holding any public office in the state or in any division or municipality thereof, may, upon the filing of a qualifying petition, be removed from office by the district court for any of a list of specified reasons.
Read the full explanation
The bill establishes a ground for removal for members of the board of directors of a school corporation, of knowingly and intentionally violating a provision of Code Title VII, subtitle 1, 2, 5, or 6, or other provision of Iowa law governing the operation of the school corporation.10; and specified public health disaster emergency proclamations issued by the governor related to COVID-19, such violations shall constitute misconduct for purposes of a complaint filed with the board of educational examiners under Code chapter 272 against a superintendent. _____ examiners to adopt rules governing the licensure of practitioners, including school administrators, teachers, and other licensed professionals. The board’s rules must include rules requiring the board to disqualify an applicant for a license or to revoke the license of a person for a list of specified reasons. The bill adds to the list of specified reasons, for a complaint filed against a practitioner who is a superintendent, if the superintendent knowingly and intentionally violates a provision of Code Title VII, subtitle 1, 2, 5, or 6, or other provision of Iowa law governing the operation of the school corporation. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies certain provisions retroactively to July 1, 2020.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 18, 2021. Meeting: Tuesday, February 23 · 11:00 AM · 217 Conference Room.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
0 for · 9 against · 1 undecided · Who →