SSB 1213

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.