Concerning Licensure or Endorsement for Orientation and Mobility
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EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS BOARD[282]
Adopted and Filed
Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code section 272.2, the Board of Educational Examiners hereby amends Chapter 15, “Requirements for Special Education Endorsements,” Iowa Administrative Code.
Currently, Iowa does not have any method of recognizing, monitoring, or evaluating the required professional orientation and mobility specialist service providers. In addition, Iowa does not have reciprocity with other states and would not be able to recognize other states’ licensure or endorsement for orientation and mobility. In an effort to be fair and ethical, the Educational Examiners Board has developed competencies and requirements that are modeled after what is expected from other professionals who are teaching children and youth in the state of Iowa.
Notice of Intended Action was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin on June 7, 2006, as ARC 5158B. A public hearing on the amendment was held on June 27, 2006. One person attended the public hearing and offered support for the proposed rules. No written comments were received. This amendment is identical to that published under Notice.
This amendment is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 272.
This amendment will become effective October 4, 2006.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pursuant to recommendation of the Administrative Rules Review Committee published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin, September 10, 1986, the text of these rules [15.3 to 15.20] is being omitted. These rules are identical to those published under Notice as ARC 5158B, IAB 6/7/06.
[Filed 8/11/06, effective 10/4/06]
[Published
8/30/06]
[For replacement pages for IAC, see IAC Supplement 8/30/06.]