Iowa HF 2272: A bill for an act relating to renewal requirements associated with licenses issued by the board of educational examiners to certain specified practitioners.

Bill Text

House File 2272 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE 2272
BY GUSTOFF
A BILL FOR
An Act relating to renewal requirements associated with1
licenses issued by the board of educational examiners to2
certain specified practitioners.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:4
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Section 1. Section 256.146, subsection 1, paragraph a,1
subparagraph (2), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:2
(2) Establish issuance and renewal requirements, provided3
that a continuing education requirement may be completed by4
electronic means, and there shall be no renewal requirement for5
a practitioner any of the following practitioners:6
(a) A practitioner who has been employed as a practitioner7
for at least ten years and who possesses a master’s or doctoral8
degree, unless the practitioner holds an evaluator approval9
endorsement, which must be renewed at least once every ten10
years.11
(b) A practitioner who has been employed as a practitioner12
for at least twenty years, unless the practitioner holds an13
evaluator approval endorsement, which must be renewed at least14
once every ten years.15
EXPLANATION16
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with17
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.18
This bill relates to renewal requirements associated with19
licenses issued by the board of educational examiners (BOEE) to20
certain specified practitioners.21
Current law authorizes the BOEE to establish renewal22
requirements for licensed practitioners. Under current23
law, there is no renewal requirement for a practitioner who24
has been employed as a practitioner for at least 10 years25
and who possesses a master’s or doctoral degree, unless the26
practitioner holds an evaluator approval endorsement, which27
must be renewed at least once every 10 years. The bill28
provides that there shall also be no renewal requirement for29
a practitioner who has been employed as a practitioner for at30
least 20 years, unless the practitioner holds an evaluator31
approval endorsement, which must be renewed at least once every32
10 years. The BOEE is required to conduct certain criminal33
history registry checks related to such practitioners every34
five years. The bill does not affect the BOEE’s ability to35
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deny or revoke a license under Code section 256.146(13).1
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