Bill Text: IA SF132 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to testing requirements for applicants for teacher licensure or endorsement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF132 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF132-Introduced.html
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BY
McKINLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
testing
requirements
for
applicants
for
1
teacher
licensure
or
endorsement.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
272.2,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
19.
Adopt
rules
that
require
any
applicant
3
for
a
teacher
license
or
for
renewal
of
a
teacher
license
4
to
take
the
praxis
II
principles
of
learning
and
teaching
5
test
for
the
appropriate
grade
level
and
a
praxis
II
teaching
6
foundations
test
in
the
appropriate
subject
area.
If
the
7
applicant
is
applying
for
an
Iowa
endorsement,
the
board
shall
8
require
the
applicant
to
take
a
praxis
II
subject
assessment
9
for
each
endorsement
the
applicant
seeks.
However,
the
rules
10
shall
exempt
an
applicant
from
the
testing
requirements
of
this
11
subsection
if
the
applicant
provides
the
board
with
evidence
12
that
the
applicant
has
taken
the
appropriate
praxis
II
tests
13
and
the
applicant’s
scores
on
the
tests
meet
or
exceed
the
14
qualifying
scores
approved
by
the
board.
15
EXPLANATION
16
This
bill
requires
the
board
of
educational
examiners
to
17
adopt
rules
requiring
that
a
person
who
applies
to
the
board
18
of
educational
examiners
for
a
teacher
license,
renewal
of
a
19
teacher
license,
or
for
an
endorsement
to
teach
in
a
specific
20
subject
area,
must
take
a
praxis
II
principles
of
learning
and
21
teaching
test
and
a
praxis
II
teaching
foundations
test,
as
22
well
as
a
subject
assessment
for
each
endorsement
the
applicant
23
seeks,
unless
the
applicant
provides
the
board
with
evidence
24
that
the
applicant
has
taken
the
appropriate
praxis
II
tests
25
and
the
applicant’s
scores
on
the
tests
meet
or
exceed
the
26
qualifying
scores
approved
by
the
board.
27
The
praxis
II
principles
of
learning
and
teaching
test
28
measures
general
pedagogical
knowledge.
The
teaching
29
foundations
test
measures
pedagogy.
The
subject
assessment
30
measures
general
and
subject-specific
teaching
skills
and
31
knowledge.
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