Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-91.12

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

Rule 661-91.12 - [Effective 10/23/2024] Suspension or revocation of an educator professional permit

(1) When the commissioner finds that a person who has been issued an educator professional permit has been arrested for a disqualifying offense or is the subject of proceedings that could lead to the person's ineligibility for such permit, the commissioner may immediately suspend the permit.

a. If the arrest or proceeding does not result in a disqualifying conviction or finding against the permit holder, the commissioner shall immediately reinstate the educator professional permit upon proof of the matter's final disposition and shall return the permit to the permit holder.

b. If the arrest or proceeding results in a disqualifying conviction or finding against the permit holder, the commissioner shall revoke the permit.

(2) When the commissioner discovers that a person has failed to provide the required annual and quarterly training records in a timely manner, the commissioner will suspend the educator professional permit and may, at the commissioner's discretion, provide the person 30 days to provide the required training documentation. If training documentation is not received after the thirtieth day, the commissioner shall revoke the educator professional permit.

a. If the suspension was for failing to provide training records, and training records indicating training was completed in accordance with Iowa Code section 724.6 as enacted by 2024 Iowa Acts, House File 2586, and as amended by 2024 Iowa Acts, House File 2652, are subsequently provided to the Iowa department of public safety within 30 days after the educator professional permit holder was notified of the suspension, the commissioner will immediately reinstate the educator professional permit and return the permit to the permit holder.

b. If the educator professional permit holder fails to complete the training required under these rules or fails to provide training documentation to the Iowa department of public safety, the commissioner will revoke the permit.

(3) An educator professional permit holder will be notified immediately of such suspension by personal service or certified mail. The suspension becomes effective upon the educator permit holder's receipt of such notice. If notified by personal service, the educator professional permit will be surrendered to the person serving such notice for return to the commissioner. If notified by certified mail, the educator professional permit holder will be instructed to return the permit to the commissioner.

(4) Notification of an educator professional permit suspension or revocation will be provided to the superintendent of the school in which the educator professional permit holder is employed.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-91.12

Adopted by IAB September 18, 2024/Volume XLVII, Number 6, effective 10/23/2024