Iowa Code § 256.157
Para-educator certificates
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2024
The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a voluntary certification system for para-educators. The rules shall specify rights, responsibilities, levels, and qualifications for the certificate. Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason specified in section 256.146, subsection 13, or in administrative rule. The board may issue a para-educator certificate to a person who is at least eighteen years of age. A person holding a para-educator certificate shall not perform the duties of a licensed practitioner. A certificate issued pursuant to this part shall not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified under this part or chapter 279.
The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a voluntary certification system for para-educators. The rules shall specify rights, responsibilities, levels, and qualifications for the certificate. Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason specified in section 256.146, subsection 13, or in administrative rule. The board may issue a para-educator certificate to a person who is at least eighteen years of age. A person holding a para-educator certificate shall not perform the duties of a licensed practitioner. A certificate issued pursuant to this part shall not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified under this part or chapter 279.
98 Acts, ch 1216, §23
98 Acts, ch 1216, §23
C99, §272.12
C99, §272.12
C2024, §256.157
C2024, §256.157
See Code editor’s note on simple harmonization at the beginning of this Code volume
Section transferred from §272.12 in Code 2024 pursuant to directive in
Section amended
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