Para-educator certificates.

The board 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 256.146, subsection 13 , or in administrative rule. 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 part shall not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified under this part or chapter 279 . 98 Acts, ch 1216, §23 C99, §272.12 2000 Acts, ch 1098, §5 ; 2000 Acts, ch 1223, §31 ; 2002 Acts, ch 1128, §2 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2574, 2603 ; 2023 Acts, ch 62, §2 C2024, §256.157 Referred to in §256.7