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A S S E M B L A ' îYp1 l1I7:pptl1 !Ip19!11 1;I1Y111ll1 1l1!1ilYIC.::11 I pB!I IpGl!9 House File 890 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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Section 1 .
Section 256.7, subsection 23, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
23.
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-au department, using criteria determined and prescribed by the bur au department via the management information system.
a.
Financial data submitted to the division department by a community college shall be broken down by fund.
Community colleges shall provide data to the community colleges bureau department by a deadline set by the bureau department.
The deadline shall be set for a date that permits the bureau department to include the data in a report submitted House File 890, p.
2 €es to the state board approval and the general assembly for review by December March 15 of each year by the house and senate dueßîtlen eezirmittees and the jeintrûefftrttee on edu ation appropriationo.
c.
The department shall include a Statewide summary of the financial data submitted in accordance with paragraph -a- in the submit an annual condition of community colleges report-, which upon approval of to the state board, Shall be submitted to and the general assembly on or before February 1 for review by March 15 of each year.
The report must include community college program level educational and employment outcomes reports upon availability of all underlying data.
Sec.
2.
Section 260C.14, subsection 21, paragraph c , Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
c.
The department shall oubmit a report to the general as-c-mly summarizing incorporate the data submitted in paragraph „a by January 15 annually into the annual condition of community colleges report described in section 256.7, subsection 23, paragraph "c -.
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3.
Section 261E.3, subsection 3 , paragraph j , Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
j.
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's student data management system.
Eligible postsecondary institutions providing programming under this chapter shall cooperate with the department on data requests related to the programming.
All eligible postsecondary institutions providing programming under this chapter shall collect data and report to the department on the proportion of females and minorities enrolled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-oriented educational opportunities provided in accordance with this chapter.
The department shall oubmit incorporate the programming data and the department's findings and —reee end-atiens—ia-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-.
House File 890, p .
3 DIVISION II NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND STIPENDS Sec.
4.
Section 256.44, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
A national board certification pilot projcct program is established to be administered by the department of education.
A teacher, as defined in section 256.145, who registers for or achieves national board for professional teaching standards certification, and who is employed by a school district in Iowa and receiving a salary as a classroom teacher, may be eligible for the following:
Sec.
5.
Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph a , Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
a.
() For the fiscal year beginning July 1 , 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.
Of the amount allocated under this paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall be used to administer the ambassador to education position in accordance with section 256.45.
(2) Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated for purposes of this paragraph which remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated shall not revert but shall be available for expenditure by the department for purposes of providing stipends to individuals who receive an advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement from the board of educational examiners.
The department shall consider the amount of funds available under this subparagraph when determining the amount of such stipend.
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6.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The following, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
The section of this division of this Act amending section 284.13.
DIVISION III IOWA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PROGRAM AND THE IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF Sec.
7.
Section 256.103, Code 2025, is amended to read as House File 890, p .
4 follows:
256.103 Employees — contracts — termination and discharge procedures.
SectionsPage 279.124, throughafter 279.19Bline and11 3cctionby 279.27inserting: 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 3 .
Section<DIVISION 279.27___ appliesCOMMUNITY toCOLLEGE employeesINSTRUCTORS of—— theEMPLOYMENT IowaCONTRACTS educationalSec. 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 3 , who are responsible for the care, instruction, or supervision of children.
In___. following those sections in chapter 279, the references to boards of directors of school districts shall be interpreted to apply to the department.
2.Section 279.13, subsection 4, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
NotwithstandingFor chapterpurposes 8A, subchapter IV, the department of administrativethis servicessection, shall,sections in279.14, consultation279.15, with279.16, the279.19, departmentand of279.27, education,unless establish an annual compensation schedule applicable to all employees of the Iowacontext educationalotherwise servicesrequires, for“teacher” theincludes blind and visually impaired program and all employees of the Iowafollowing schoolindividuals foremployed theby deafa andcommunity shallcollege setare the“teachers”: employee benefits for such employees.
DIVISION IV COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS — EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS Sec.
8.
Section 279.13, subsection 4 , 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- includcs the following individuals employed by a community college are -teachers -:
9.___.
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, but does not include an adjunct instructor, a continuing education instructor, or a noncredit instructor.instructor .
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5(a) (2)“Continuing Foreducation purposesinstructor” ofmeans thisan paragraph: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.
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