This bill amends various provisions related to education in Iowa, specifically focusing on community college reporting requirements, the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program, the Iowa school for the deaf, and employment contracts for community college instructors. It requires community colleges to submit annual data directly to the Department of Education (DE), including individual-level data, and modifies deadlines for reporting to ensure timely inclusion in the annual condition of community colleges report. The bill also mandates that the DE incorporate data from various educational programs into this report, enhancing the transparency and accountability of educational outcomes.

Additionally, the bill clarifies employment regulations for staff at the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired and the Iowa school for the deaf, ensuring that discharge procedures apply to all relevant employees, regardless of licensure status. It establishes a framework for setting annual compensation and benefits for these employees. Furthermore, the bill redefines the term "teacher" in the context of community college employment contracts, specifying that only instructors who provide credit-bearing instruction and meet certain workload criteria qualify as teachers, while adjunct, continuing education, and noncredit instructors are excluded from this definition.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 256.7, 260C.14, 279.12, 279.14