272.12 Para-educator certificates.
The board of educational examiners 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 272.2, subsection 14, or in administrative rule. Notwithstanding section 272.2, subsection 14, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2), 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 chapter shall not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified under this chapter or chapter 279.
98 Acts, ch 1216, §23; 2000 Acts, ch 1098, §5; 2000 Acts, ch 1223, §31; 2002 Acts, ch 1128, §2
Referred to in §256.7
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 272 - EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS BOARD
Section 272.2 - Board of examiners created.
Section 272.4 - Terms of office.
Section 272.5 - Compensation of board — executive director.
Section 272.7 - Validity of license.
Section 272.8 - License to applicants from other states or countries.
Section 272.9 - Continuity of certificates and licenses.
Section 272.9A - Administrator licenses.
Section 272.11 - Expenditures and refunds.
Section 272.12 - Para-educator certificates.
Section 272.13 - Hearing procedures — confidentiality.
Section 272.14 - Appointment of administrative law judges.
Section 272.15 - Reporting requirements — complaints.
Section 272.20 - National certification.
Section 272.25 - Rules for practitioner preparation programs.
Section 272.27 - Student teaching and other educational experiences.
Section 272.28 - Licensure beyond initial license.
Section 272.29 - Annual administrative rules review — triennial report.
Section 272.31 - Authorizations — coaching — school business officials — substitute teachers.