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IA HSB718
SB
Status
2/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Education
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AI Summary
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Requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules by July 1, 2027, for evaluating practitioner preparation program compliance with new classroom management requirements.
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Prohibits practitioner preparation programs from including instruction derived from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) theories, multiculturalism as a classroom management framework, or social-emotional learning models beginning July 1, 2027.
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Mandates preparation programs include training in "authority-centered" classroom management practices, including establishing clear rules and consequences, assertive discipline models, and techniques for immediate correction of disruptive behavior.
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Requires programs to include preparation in "historical or traditional" classroom management approaches emphasizing teacher-directed instruction, order, discipline, and respect for authority, potentially including analysis of pre-1990 management models.
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Non-compliant programs receive 12 months to achieve compliance; failure to comply results in the board rescinding or denying program approval.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to practitioner preparation programs, including by modifying the preparation required to be included in practitioner preparation programs and the duties of the state board of education and the director of the department of education, and including applicability provisions.
Last Action
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2/17/2026