Bill Text: IA HF406 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act to require that certain postsecondary institutions provide employment and salary data to students declaring a major or enrolling in a course of study that leads to a credential or degree.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-28 - Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [HF406 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF406-Introduced.html
House File 406 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY BEST A BILL FOR 1 An Act to require that certain postsecondary institutions 2 provide employment and salary data to students declaring 3 a major or enrolling in a course of study that leads to a 4 credential or degree. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2170YH (4) 87 kh/jh/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2017, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 25. Adopt a policy to provide to each 1 4 student who enrolls in a course of study in a program or field 1 5 that leads to a certificate, competency=based credential, 1 6 postsecondary diploma, or associate degree, the most current 1 7 employment and salary data available for the arts and sciences 1 8 or career and technical program or field of study in which 1 9 the student is enrolled. The data provided to the student 1 10 shall include data compiled from graduate surveys administered 1 11 by the community college and relevant data published by the 1 12 department of workforce development, by the United States 1 13 department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, or by a 1 14 nationally recognized association of colleges and employers, 1 15 as applicable. 1 16 Sec. 2. Section 261.9, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1 17 1, Code 2017, is amended to read as follows: 1 18 "Accredited private institution" means an institution of 1 19 higher learning located in Iowa which is operated privately 1 20 and not controlled or administered by any state agency or 1 21 any subdivision of the state and which meets the criteria in 1 22 paragraphs "a" and "b" and all of the criteria in paragraphs "d" 1 23 through"i""j", except that institutions defined in paragraph 1 24 "c" of this subsection are exempt from the requirements of 1 25 paragraphs "a" and "b": 1 26 Sec. 3. Section 261.9, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended 1 27 by adding the following new paragraph: 1 28 NEW PARAGRAPH. j. Adopts a policy to provide to each 1 29 enrolled student, who declares a major area of study in a 1 30 program or field offered by the institution, the most current 1 31 employment and salary data available for the student's field 1 32 of study. The data provided to the student shall include data 1 33 compiled from graduate surveys administered by the institution 1 34 and relevant data published by the department of workforce 1 35 development, by the United States department of labor, bureau 2 1 of labor statistics, or by a nationally recognized association 2 2 of colleges and employers, as applicable. 2 3 Sec. 4. Section 262.9, Code 2017, is amended by adding the 2 4 following new subsection: 2 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 39. Develop a policy requiring each 2 6 institution of higher learning governed by the board to provide 2 7 to each enrolled student, who declares a major area of study in 2 8 a program or field offered by the institution, the most current 2 9 employment and salary data available for the student's field 2 10 of study. The data provided to the student shall include data 2 11 compiled from graduate surveys administered by the institution 2 12 and relevant data published by the department of workforce 2 13 development, by the United States department of labor, bureau 2 14 of labor statistics, or by a nationally recognized association 2 15 of colleges and employers, as applicable. 2 16 EXPLANATION 2 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 18 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 19 This bill directs postsecondary institutions in Iowa, 2 20 including community colleges, accredited private institutions, 2 21 and regents universities, to provide certain students with the 2 22 most current employment and salary data available for the field 2 23 of study in which the student is majoring or is enrolled. The 2 24 data must be compiled from graduate surveys administered by 2 25 the respective institution and from relevant data published 2 26 by the department of workforce development, by the United 2 27 States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, or by a 2 28 nationally recognized association of colleges and employers, 2 29 as applicable. LSB 2170YH (4) 87 kh/jh/rj
