Iowa Admin. Code r. 282-18.1 - Administrator licenses

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(1) Applicants from Iowa institutions. The applicant will complete all degree and coursework requirements to receive a recommendation for the specific license and endorsement(s) from the designated recommending official at the recognized institution where the preparation was completed.

(2) Applicants from non-Iowa institutions.

a. Original application. An applicant from a non-Iowa institution applying for the applicant's first Iowa administrator license:

(1) Will meet the requirements set forth in Iowa Code sections 256.152 and 272C.12. Endorsements will be granted based on comparable Iowa endorsements, and endorsement requirements may be waived in order to grant the most comparable endorsement.

(2) Will not be subject to any pending disciplinary proceedings in any state or country.

b. Holders of an Iowa administrator license who applied under this rule prior to June 16, 2022, may submit a new application if the requirements in this subrule would have been met at the time of their initial application.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 282-18.1

Amended by IAB November 11, 2015/Volume XXXVIII, Number 10, effective 12/16/2015 Amended by IAB July 20, 2016/Volume XXXIX, Number 02, effective 8/24/2016 Amended by IAB February 14, 2018/Volume XL, Number 17, effective 3/21/2018 Amended by IAB July 28, 2021/Volume XLIV, Number 2, effective 9/1/2021 Adopted by IAB January 22, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 15, effective 2/26/2025

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(1) Definitions.

"Coursework" means requirements completed for semester hour credit through a college or university accredited by an institutional accrediting agency as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

"Degree" means a specific qualification earned through a college or university accredited by an institutional accrediting agency as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

"Recognized non-Iowa institution" means an institution that is state-approved and is accredited by an institutional accrediting agency as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

"State-approved" means a program for administrator preparation approved for state licensure.

(2) Administrator licenses. Administrator licenses are issued upon application filed on a form provided by the board of educational examiners and upon completion of the background check requirements set forth in rule 282-13.1 (272).

(3) Temporary permits. The executive director may issue a temporary permit to an applicant for any type of license, certification, or authorization issued by the board, after receipt of a fully completed application; determination that the applicant meets all applicable prerequisites for issuance of the license, certification, or authorization; and satisfactory evaluation of the Iowa criminal history background check and registries and records check set forth in 282-paragraphs 13.1(2)"b" and"c." The temporary permit shall serve as evidence of the applicant's authorization to hold a position in Iowa schools, pending the satisfactory completion of the national criminal history background check. The temporary permit shall expire upon issuance of the requested license, certification, or authorization or 90 days from the date of issuance of the permit, whichever occurs first, unless the temporary permit is extended upon a finding of good cause by the executive director.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 282-18.1