Bill Text: IA HF2347 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including by requiring community colleges and certain private institutions of higher education to publish information related to the average income and student debt of graduates, requiring school districts to provide students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve with information related to the average income and student debt of graduates of postsecondary institutions in the state, and modifying provisions related to supplementary weighting.(See HF 2615.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-28 - Withdrawn. H.J. 450. [HF2347 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2347-Introduced.html
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2347
BY
WOOD
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
by
requiring
community
1
colleges
and
certain
private
institutions
of
higher
2
education
to
publish
information
related
to
the
average
3
income
and
student
debt
of
graduates,
requiring
school
4
districts
to
provide
students
enrolled
in
grades
eleven
and
5
twelve
with
information
related
to
the
average
income
and
6
student
debt
of
graduates
of
postsecondary
institutions
in
7
the
state,
and
modifying
provisions
related
to
supplementary
8
weighting.
9
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.183,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
“Accredited
private
institution”
means
an
institution
of
3
higher
learning
located
in
Iowa
which
is
operated
privately
4
and
not
controlled
or
administered
by
any
state
agency
or
5
any
subdivision
of
the
state
and
which
meets
the
criteria
in
6
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
and
all
of
the
criteria
in
paragraphs
“d”
7
through
“i”
“j”
,
except
that
institutions
defined
in
paragraph
8
“c”
of
this
subsection
are
exempt
from
the
requirements
of
9
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
:
10
Sec.
2.
Section
256.183,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
11
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
12
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
j.
Complies
with
the
requirements
of
13
section
262.9,
subsection
38,
related
to
the
development
and
14
publication
of
a
report
concerning
students
who
have
completed
15
a
baccalaureate
degree
program,
in
the
same
manner
as
an
16
institution
of
higher
learning
governed
by
the
state
board
of
17
regents.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
256.183,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
3.
“Eligible
institution”
means
an
institution
of
higher
21
learning
located
in
Iowa
which
is
operated
privately
and
22
not
controlled
or
administered
by
any
state
agency
or
any
23
subdivision
of
the
state,
which
is
not
exempt
from
taxation
24
under
section
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
and
which
25
meets
all
of
the
criteria
in
subsection
1
,
paragraphs
“d”
26
through
“i”
“j”
,
and
is
a
school
of
barbering
and
cosmetology
27
arts
and
sciences
licensed
under
chapter
157
and
is
accredited
28
by
a
national
accrediting
agency
recognized
by
the
United
29
States
department
of
education.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
30
July
1,
2017,
such
a
school
of
barbering
and
cosmetology
arts
31
and
sciences
shall
provide
a
matching
aggregate
amount
of
32
institutional
financial
aid
equal
to
at
least
seventy-five
33
percent
of
the
amount
received
by
the
institution’s
students
34
for
Iowa
tuition
grant
assistance
under
section
256.191
.
For
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the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
the
school
of
barbering
1
and
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences
shall
provide
a
matching
2
aggregate
amount
of
institutional
financial
aid
equal
to
at
3
least
eighty-five
percent
of
the
amount
received
in
that
fiscal
4
year.
Commencing
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
5
and
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
the
matching
aggregate
amount
6
of
institutional
financial
aid
shall
be
at
least
equal
to
the
7
match
provided
by
eligible
institutions
under
section
261.9,
8
subsection
3
,
paragraph
“a”
,
Code
2023.
9
Sec.
4.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
d,
Code
10
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
d.
Supplementary
weighting
pursuant
to
this
subsection
12
shall
be
available
to
a
school
district
during
the
period
13
commencing
with
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
through
14
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2034.
The
maximum
amount
15
of
additional
weighting
for
which
a
school
district
shall
be
16
eligible
in
a
budget
year
is
twenty-one
additional
pupils
;
17
provided,
however,
that
for
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
18
July
1,
2024,
the
supplementary
weighting
assigned
for
a
shared
19
operational
function
in
the
area
of
a
college
and
career
20
transition
counselor
or
coordinator
shall
not
count
toward
this
21
maximum
amount
.
Criteria
for
determining
the
qualification
22
of
operational
functions
for
supplementary
weighting
shall
be
23
determined
by
the
department
by
rule,
through
consideration
of
24
increased
student
opportunities.
25
Sec.
5.
Section
260C.14,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
26
following
new
subsection:
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
a.
Develop
and
publish
on
the
28
community
college’s
internet
site
a
report
related
to
students
29
who
have
completed
an
associate’s
degree
program,
or
any
30
program
that
leads
to
a
postsecondary
certificate
or
other
31
competency-based
credential,
at
the
community
college
that
32
is
consistent
with
applicable
federal
and
state
privacy
33
restrictions,
sortable
by
graduating
class
and
program
type,
34
and
that
includes
all
of
the
following
information:
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(1)
The
percentage
of
students
who
have
completed
an
1
associate’s
degree
program
after
completing
any
program
that
2
leads
to
a
postsecondary
certificate
or
other
competency-based
3
credential.
4
(2)
The
median
annual
income
of
students
one
year,
5
five
years,
and
ten
years
after
completing
an
associate’s
6
degree
program
or
any
program
that
leads
to
a
postsecondary
7
certificate
or
other
competency-based
credential.
8
(3)
The
median
student
loan
debt
of
students
who
have
9
student
loan
debt
and
who
have
completed
an
associate’s
10
degree
program
or
any
program
that
leads
to
a
postsecondary
11
certificate
or
other
competency-based
credential.
12
(4)
The
ratio
of
the
student
loan
debt
of
students
who
13
have
student
loan
debt
and
who
have
completed
an
associate’s
14
degree
program
or
any
program
that
leads
to
a
postsecondary
15
certificate
or
other
competency-based
credential
to
the
annual
16
gross
income
of
such
students.
17
(5)
An
estimate
of
the
amount
of
student
loan
payment
18
students
who
have
student
loan
debt
and
who
have
completed
19
an
associate’s
degree
program
or
any
program
that
leads
to
a
20
postsecondary
certificate
or
other
competency-based
credential
21
are
required
to
make
each
month
and
the
amount,
expressed
as
a
22
percentage,
of
such
payments
related
to
the
students’
monthly
23
gross
income.
24
b.
Adopt
policies
and
procedures
that
require
the
community
25
college
to
provide
students
who
are
in
the
process
of
enrolling
26
in
the
associate’s
degree
program,
or
any
program
that
leads
27
to
a
postsecondary
certificate
or
other
competency-based
28
credential,
with
a
link
to
the
report
described
in
paragraph
29
“a”
.
30
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.84
College
and
career
transition
31
counselors
or
coordinators
——
information
related
to
the
32
completion
of
postsecondary
programs.
33
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
34
provide
each
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
in
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grades
eleven
and
twelve
who
has
expressed
an
interest
in
1
postsecondary
education,
including
in
the
student’s
individual
2
career
and
academic
plan
created
pursuant
to
section
279.61,
3
with
all
of
the
following:
4
a.
The
most
recent
copy
of
the
report
published
by
the
state
5
board
of
regents
pursuant
to
section
262.9,
subsection
38.
6
b.
A
compilation
of
the
most
recent
copies
of
all
reports
7
published
by
community
colleges
pursuant
to
section
260C.14,
8
subsection
25.
9
c.
A
compilation
of
the
most
recent
copies
of
all
reports
10
published
by
accredited
private
institutions
and
eligible
11
institutions
pursuant
to
section
256.183,
subsection
1,
12
paragraph
“j”
.
13
2.
If
the
school
district
employs
a
college
and
career
14
transition
counselor
or
coordinator,
the
college
and
career
15
transition
counselor
or
coordinator
shall
be
responsible
for
16
providing
the
information
described
in
subsection
1.
17
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
18
a.
“Accredited
private
institution”
means
the
same
as
19
defined
in
section
256.183.
20
b.
“College
and
career
transition
counselor
or
coordinator”
21
means
a
licensed
school
counselor
or
an
appropriately
trained
22
individual
responsible
for
providing
direct
services
to
23
students,
parents,
families,
schools,
and
postsecondary
24
institutions
to
support
college
preparation
and
postsecondary
25
success,
such
as
college
preparation,
financial
aid
processing,
26
and
transition
to
postsecondary
institution
enrollment.
27
c.
“Eligible
institution”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
28
section
256.183.
29
Sec.
7.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
30
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
31
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
32
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
33
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
34
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
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to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
1
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
2
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
3
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
4
districts.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
by
requiring
9
community
colleges
and
certain
private
institutions
of
higher
10
education
to
publish
information
related
to
the
average
income
11
and
student
debt
of
graduates,
requiring
school
districts
to
12
provide
students
enrolled
in
grades
11
and
12
with
information
13
related
to
the
average
income
and
student
debt
of
graduates
14
of
postsecondary
institutions
in
the
state,
and
modifying
15
provisions
related
to
supplementary
weighting.
16
The
bill
requires
accredited
private
institutions
and
17
eligible
institutions,
as
each
is
defined
in
Code
section
18
256.183
(Iowa
tuition
grants
program),
as
a
condition
of
19
participation
in
the
Iowa
tuition
grants
program,
to
develop
20
and
publish
a
report
concerning
students
who
have
completed
21
a
baccalaureate
degree
program
at
the
institution.
The
bill
22
establishes
what
information
the
report
is
required
to
include,
23
which
includes
information
related
to
the
income
and
student
24
loan
debt
of
students
who
have
completed
the
baccalaureate
25
degree
program.
The
bill
also
requires
community
colleges
to
26
develop
and
publish
a
similar
report
related
to
the
income
and
27
student
loan
debt
of
students
who
have
completed
an
associate’s
28
degree
program,
or
any
program
that
leads
to
a
postsecondary
29
certificate
or
other
competency-based
credential,
offered
by
30
the
community
college.
The
bill
provides
that
each
school
31
district
is
required
to
provide
to
each
student
in
grades
32
11
and
12
who
has
expressed
an
interest
in
postsecondary
33
education
with
compilations
of
the
reports
prepared
by
the
34
accredited
private
institutions,
eligible
institutions,
and
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community
colleges,
and
with
a
copy
of
a
comparable
report
1
prepared
by
the
state
board
of
regents
that
relates
to
2
institutions
of
higher
education
under
the
control
of
the
state
3
board
of
regents.
The
bill
establishes
that,
if
the
school
4
district
employs
a
college
and
career
transition
counselor
or
5
coordinator,
such
counselor
or
coordinator
is
responsible
for
6
providing
copies
of
these
reports
and
compilations
of
reports.
7
The
bill
defines
“college
and
career
transition
counselor
8
or
coordinator”
to
mean
a
licensed
school
counselor
or
an
9
appropriately
trained
individual
responsible
for
providing
10
direct
services
to
students,
parents,
families,
schools,
and
11
postsecondary
institutions
to
support
college
preparation
and
12
postsecondary
success,
such
as
college
preparation,
financial
13
aid
processing,
and
transition
to
postsecondary
institution
14
enrollment.
15
Current
law
provides
that
a
school
district
that
shares
16
with
a
political
subdivision
one
or
more
operational
functions
17
in
certain
specified
areas
for
at
least
20
percent
of
the
18
school
year
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
19
for
each
shared
operational
function.
The
purpose
of
the
20
supplementary
weighting
is
to
provide
additional
funding
to
21
increase
student
opportunities
and
redirect
more
resources
22
to
student
programming
for
school
districts.
Under
current
23
law,
the
supplementary
weighting
associated
with
a
college
and
24
career
transition
counselor
or
coordinator
is
two
pupils
for
25
the
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
26
but
before
July
1,
2035.
In
addition,
under
current
law
the
27
maximum
amount
of
additional
weighting
for
which
a
school
28
district
is
eligible
in
a
budget
year
is
21
additional
pupils.
29
The
bill
provides
that
the
supplementary
weighting
associated
30
with
a
shared
operational
function
in
the
area
of
a
college
31
and
career
transition
counselor
or
coordinator
shall
not
count
32
toward
the
maximum
amount
of
additional
weighting
for
budget
33
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2024.
34
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
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section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
1
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
2
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
3
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
4
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
5
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
6
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
7
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
8
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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