HF 890 — A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to community college and department of education reporting requirements, the national board certification pilot project, employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program or the Iowa school for the deaf, and the employment contracts between community colleges and community college instructors, and including effective date provisions.

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DIVISION I REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Section 11. .

Adopt rules directing the community colleges to annually and uniformly submit data, including individual-level data, from the most recent fiscal year to the community colleges burc-aubureau department, using criteria determined and prescribed by the burbureau au department via the management information system.

Communityb. colleges shall provide data to the community colleges bureau department by a deadline set by the bureau department.

Community colleges shall provide data to the community colleges bureau department by a deadline set by the bureau department .

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The department shall include a Statewidestatewide summary of the financial data submitted in accordance with paragraph -a-“a” in the submit an annual condition of community colleges report-,report, which upon approval of to the state board, Shallshall be submitted to and the general assembly on or before February 1 for review by March 15 of each year.

Section 260C.14, subsection 21, paragraph cc, , Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

The department shall oubmitsubmit a report to the general as-c-mlyassembly summarizing incorporate the data submitted in paragraph „a“a” by January 15 annually into the annual condition of community colleges report described in section 256.7, subsection 23, paragraph "c“c”. -.

Section 261E.3, subsection 33, , paragraph jj, , Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

All eligible postsecondary institutions providing programming under this chapter shall include the unique student identifier assigned to students while in the kindergarten through grade twelve system as a part of the institution'sinstitution’s student data management system.

The department shall oubmitsubmit incorporate the programming data and the department'sdepartment’s findings and —reeerecommendations end-atiens—ia-reportin a report to the general assembly annually by January 15 into the annual condition of community colleges report described in section 256.7, subsection 23, paragraph "c-.“c”.

House File 890, pp. .

A national board certification pilot projcctproject program is established to be administered by the department of education.

Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph aa, , Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

()(1) For the fiscal year beginning July 11, , 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, to the department, the amount of five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the issuance of national board certification awards in accordance with section 256.44.

Section 256.103, Code 2025, is amended to read as House File 890, pp. .

256.103 Employees ——— contracts ——— termination and discharge procedures.

Sections 279.12 through 279.19B and 3cctionsection 279.27 apply to employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program and employees of the Iowa school for the deaf, who are licensed pursuant to subchapter VII, part 33. .

Section 279.27 applies to employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program and employees of the Iowa school for the deaf, whether or not licensed pursuant to subchapter VII, part 33, , who are responsible for the care, instruction, or supervision of children.

DIVISION IV COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS ——— EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS Sec.

Section 279.13, subsection 44, , unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

For purposes of this section, sections 279.14, 279.15, 279.16, 279.19, and 279.27, unless the context otherwise requires, -tcachcr-“teacher” includcsincludes the following individuals employed by a community college are -teachers“teachers”: -:

Section 279.13, subsection 44, , paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

()(1) An instructor or faculty member who provides instruction to students enrolled in the community college that results in community college credit hours for the students and such instruction constitutes more than one-half of the instructor'sinstructor’s or faculty member'smember’s workload,workload , but does not include an adjunct instructor, a continuing education instructor, or a noncredit instructor.instructor .

House File 890, pp. .

(a) "Continuing“Continuing education instructorinstructor” - means an individual employed by the community college who provides instruction that is primarily targeted toward adult learners or learners who are pursuing a community college education for a career or trade, including workforce development, job skills, personal enrichment, high school equivalency programs, and professional certification.

(b) 'Noncredit“Noncredit instructorinstructor” -meansmeans an individual employed by the community college who provides instruction in courses or programs that do not result in community college credit hours for students, including courses or programs related to workforce training, personal development, tutoring, or continuing education.

______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLGRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR Speaker .'of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 890, Ninety-first General Assembly.

Approved______________________________ (.41V/IWMEGHAN %NELSON PChief ,Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2025 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor