HF 2686 — A bill for an act modifying provisions related to transitional coaching authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners and including applicability provisions.

House File 2686 - IntroducedReprinted HOUSE FILE 2686 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2307) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 17, 2026) A BILL FOR An Act authorizingmodifying provisions related to transitional coaching authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners toand issueincluding provisionalapplicability coachingprovisions. authorizations.

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(1) The board shall issue a transitional coaching authorization to an individual applicant who is at least twenty-one years of age and who provides verification of an offer of a coaching position by a school or a consortium of schools, but who has not completed the coursework required for a coaching authorization as specified in paragraph “a”.

However, prior to issuing a transitional coaching authorization to an individual under this paragraph “b”, subparagraph (1), the board shall ensure that the individual meets satisfies all of the following requirements:

(1) (a) Completes a shortened course of training relating to the code of professional rights and responsibilities, practices, and ethics developed in accordance with section 256.146, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, by the board specifically for transitional coaches.

(2) (b)(a) Completes The applicant successfully completes the child and dependent adult abuse mandatory reporter training required by sections section 232.69 and 235B.16.

(3) (c)(b) Completes The applicant successfully completes a nationally recognized concussion in youth sports training course.

(4) (d)(c) Complies The applicant complies with the background investigation requirements established by the board pursuant to section 256.146, subsection 16.

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(c) A provisional coaching authorization shall not be renewed.

(d) The board shall allow an individual who holds a provisional coaching authorization to convert the provisional coaching authorization to a coaching authorization if the individual does any of the following:

(i) Successfully completes the requirements established in paragraph “a”.

(ii) Successfully completes a coaching education course provided by an area education agency or coordinated by an area education agency pursuant to section 273.2, subsection 8A.

(iii) Successfully completes the fundamentals of coaching course created by the national federation of state high school associations.

(iv) Successfully completes relevant higher-education coursework, including coursework for which partial credit is provided.

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(vi) Successfully completes comparable leadership and safety training, including training provided in conjunction with any of the following:

(A) Service in the armed forces of the United States.

(B) Service in the national guard as defined in section 29A.1.

(C) Service as a first responder as defined in section 147A.1.

SectionAPPLICABILITY. 273.2, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:

NEWThis SUBSECTIONAct .applies transitional coaching authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners pursuant to section 256.165 on or after July 1, 2026.

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The board of an area education agency shall develop a coaching education course that can be used by area education agency employees to provide training to individuals who hold a provisional coaching authorization and are trying to convert such authorization to a coaching authorization pursuant to section 256.165, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (d).

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Section 279.19B, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (3), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:

(3) A qualified individual who meets the requirements of section 256.165, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (1), and possesses a transitional coaching authorization issued by the board of educational examiners.

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Section 279.19B, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:

NEW SUBPARAGRAPH .