272.31 - COACHING AUTHORIZATION. - Iowa Statutes

272.31 COACHING AUTHORIZATION. 1. The minimum requirements for the board to award a coaching authorization to an applicant are: a. Successful completion of one semester credit hour or ten contact hours in a course relating to knowledge and understanding of the structure and function of the human body in relation to physical activity. b. Successful completion of one semester credit hour or ten contact hours in a course relating to knowledge and understanding of human growth and development of children and youth in relation to physical activity. c. Successful completion of two semester credit hours or twenty contact hours in a course relating to knowledge and understanding of the prevention and care of athletic injuries and medical and safety problems relating to physical activity. d. Successful completion of one semester credit hour or ten contact hours relating to knowledge and understanding of the techniques and theory of coaching interscholastic athletics. e. Attainment of at least eighteen years of age. 2. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for coaching authorizations including, but not limited to, approval of courses, validity and expiration, fees, and suspension and revocation of authorizations. The state board of education shall work with institutions of higher education, private colleges and universities, community colleges, and area education agencies to ensure that the courses required under subsection 1 are offered throughout the state at convenient times and at a reasonable cost.          Section History: Recent Form 84 Acts, ch 1296, § 3 C85, § 260.31 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1452; 89 Acts, ch 265, § 15, 16; 90 Acts, ch 1249, § 11 C93, § 272.31 97 Acts, ch 32, §1 Referred to in § 232.69, 272.2