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IA SSB1100
SB
AI Summary
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Replaces the tiered system for calculating teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil with a direct calculation by the Department of Management, ensuring each school district receives funding to meet minimum teacher salary requirements of $50,000 starting salary and $62,000 for teachers with 12+ years of experience, plus associated employer costs for IPERS and FICA
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Reduces pre-student teaching field experience requirements for teacher intern preparation programs from a mandatory 50 hours to optional, and removes the requirement that students must have a para-educator certificate to receive credit for para-educator work experience toward student teaching requirements
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Authorizes school districts to place children requiring special education in out-of-state facilities or with out-of-state providers, with costs above weighted funding reimbursed by the Department of Education and deducted proportionally from state foundation aid to all districts statewide
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Transfers operation of the online state job posting system for educational positions from Iowa Workforce Development to the Department of Education, requiring school districts, charter schools, and area education agencies to post all job openings on the system
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Sets minimum salary for teachers with 12+ years of experience who have retired from IPERS and returned to teaching at $50,000 instead of the standard $62,000 minimum, effective upon enactment for Division I provisions
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 442.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 442.
2/25/2025