Bill Text: IA HF101 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a teacher recruitment and retention task force.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-19 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 116. [HF101 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF101-Introduced.html
House
File
101
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
101
BY
A.
MEYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
teacher
recruitment
and
retention
task
1
force.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
TEACHER
RECRUITMENT
AND
RETENTION
TASK
FORCE.
1
1.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
2
establish
and
convene
a
teacher
recruitment
and
retention
task
3
force
consisting
of
the
following:
4
a.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
or
the
5
director’s
designee.
6
b.
The
executive
director
of
the
board
of
educational
7
examiners
or
the
executive
director’s
designee.
8
c.
Four
members
of
the
general
assembly,
with
one
each
9
designated
by
the
majority
leader
and
minority
leader
of
the
10
senate
and
the
speaker
and
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
11
representatives.
12
d.
The
following
members
who
shall
be
appointed
by
the
13
director
of
the
department:
14
(1)
Three
school
administrators
representing
urban,
rural,
15
and
suburban
school
districts.
16
(2)
Three
practitioners
employed
in
shortage
or
high-need
17
areas
by
a
school
district,
an
area
education
agency,
or
an
18
accredited
nonpublic
school.
19
(3)
A
practitioner
preparation
consultant
in
the
department
20
of
education.
21
(4)
An
Iowa
teacher
shortage
or
high-need
schools
22
specialist
or
consultant
in
the
department
of
education.
23
(5)
Four
representatives
of
approved
public
and
private
24
practitioner
preparation
programs,
not
more
than
two
of
whom
25
shall
represent
institutions
governed
by
the
state
board
of
26
regents.
27
(6)
A
representative
of
the
school
administrators
of
Iowa.
28
(7)
A
representative
of
the
largest
statewide
certified
29
employee
organization
representing
Iowa
teachers.
30
(8)
A
representative
of
an
area
education
agency
who
31
specializes
in
remote
learning.
32
2.
a.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
and
the
33
executive
director
of
the
board
of
educational
examiners,
or
34
their
designees,
shall
serve
as
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members.
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b.
The
legislative
members
shall
serve
in
an
ex
officio,
1
nonvoting
capacity
and
are
eligible
for
per
diem
and
expenses
2
as
provided
in
section
2.10.
3
c.
The
department
of
education
shall
provide
staffing
4
services
for
the
task
force.
5
3.
The
task
force
shall,
at
a
minimum,
consider
proposals
6
for
expanding,
improving,
and
retaining
the
supply
of
quality
7
teachers
to
meet
the
increase
in
demand;
develop
or
identify
8
proposals
for
increasing
diversity
in
Iowa’s
well-qualified
9
teacher
workforce
and
for
retaining
highly
effective
teachers
10
who
provide
in-person
and
remote
instruction
statewide;
11
review
best
practices
in
teacher
recruitment
and
retention,
12
the
appropriate
level
of
rigor
in
practitioner
preparation,
13
practitioner
licensing
options
and
standards,
nontraditional
14
preparation
options,
qualifications
for
substitute
teachers,
15
principal
support,
classroom
autonomy
and
working
conditions,
16
and
appropriate
teaching
workloads
and
assignments;
review
17
trends
in
practitioner
preparation
enrollment
and
statewide
18
teacher
employment
and
measures
to
alleviate
geographic
and
19
social
isolation;
review
the
impact
of
concurrent
enrollment
on
20
teacher
employment;
study
the
adequacy
of
resources
available
21
to
teachers,
recruitment
and
retention
incentives,
competitive
22
compensation,
and
the
impact
of
the
Iowa
teacher
career
paths,
23
leadership
roles,
and
compensation
framework;
review
national
24
trends
and
best
practices
in
recruitment
and
retention,
25
especially
in
shortage
and
high-need
areas;
and
identify
and
26
study
any
other
barriers
preventing
individuals
from
entering
27
or
remaining
in
the
teaching
profession.
28
4.
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
29
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
30
assembly
no
later
than
November
15,
2021.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
directs
the
director
of
the
department
of
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education
to
establish
and
convene
a
teacher
recruitment
and
1
retention
task
force.
2
The
task
force
membership
consists
of
six
ex
officio,
3
nonvoting
members:
the
director
or
the
director’s
designee,
4
the
executive
director
of
the
board
of
educational
examiners
5
or
the
executive
director’s
designee,
and
four
members
of
the
6
general
assembly
who
are
eligible
for
per
diem
and
expenses.
7
The
voting
members,
who
are
appointed
by
the
director,
8
include
three
school
administrators
representing
urban,
rural,
9
and
suburban
school
districts;
three
practitioners
employed
10
in
shortage
or
high-need
areas
by
a
school
district,
an
11
area
education
agency,
or
an
accredited
nonpublic
school;
a
12
department
practitioner
preparation
consultant
and
a
department
13
teacher
shortage
or
high-need
schools
specialist;
four
14
representatives
of
approved
public
and
private
practitioner
15
preparation
programs,
not
more
than
two
of
whom
shall
16
represent
regents
universities;
a
representative
of
the
17
school
administrators
of
Iowa;
a
representative
of
the
largest
18
statewide
certified
employee
organization
representing
Iowa
19
teachers;
and
a
representative
of
an
area
education
agency
who
20
specializes
in
remote
learning.
21
The
bill
directs
the
task
force
to
consider
proposals
for
22
expanding,
improving,
and
retaining
the
supply
of
quality
23
teachers
to
meet
the
increase
in
demand;
to
develop
or
identify
24
proposals
for
increasing
diversity;
to
review
best
practices
in
25
areas
specified
by
the
bill;
to
review
trends
in
practitioner
26
preparation
enrollment
and
statewide
teacher
employment
27
and
measures
to
alleviate
geographic
and
social
isolation;
28
to
review
the
impact
of
concurrent
enrollment
on
teacher
29
employment;
to
study
the
adequacy
of
available
resources;
to
30
review
national
trends
and
best
practices
in
recruitment
and
31
retention,
especially
in
shortage
and
high-need
areas;
and
to
32
identify
and
study
any
other
barriers
preventing
individuals
33
from
entering
or
remaining
in
the
teaching
profession.
34
The
department
of
education
shall
provide
staffing
services
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