Bill Text: IA HSB686 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to work-based learning, including by repealing provisions related to regional industry sector partnerships and the statewide work-based learning intermediary network, establishing the workforce opportunity fund within the department of workforce development, modifying provisions related to career and technical education, student teacher requirements for students with substitute teaching or para-educator experience, and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, and making appropriations.(See HF 2516, HF 2703.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-14 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2516. [HSB686 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB686-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
686
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LABOR
AND
WORKFORCE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DEYOE)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
work-based
learning,
including
by
repealing
1
provisions
related
to
regional
industry
sector
partnerships
2
and
the
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
network,
3
establishing
the
workforce
opportunity
fund
within
the
4
department
of
workforce
development,
modifying
provisions
5
related
to
career
and
technical
education,
student
teacher
6
requirements
for
students
with
substitute
teaching
or
7
para-educator
experience,
and
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
8
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
program,
and
making
9
appropriations.
10
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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DIVISION
I
1
REGIONAL
INDUSTRY
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS
AND
STATEWIDE
WORK-BASED
2
LEARNING
INTERMEDIARY
NETWORK
3
Section
1.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
5,
paragraph
f,
Code
4
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
85.61,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
2024,
6
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
c.
An
eligible
postsecondary
institution
as
defined
in
8
section
261E.2
,
a
school
district,
or
an
accredited
nonpublic
9
school
if
a
student
enrolled
in
the
eligible
postsecondary
10
institution,
school
district,
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
11
is
providing
unpaid
services
under
a
work-based
learning
12
opportunity
offered
in
accordance
with
section
84A.16
.
13
However,
if
the
student
participating
in
a
work-based
learning
14
opportunity
is
participating
in
open
enrollment
under
section
15
282.18
,
“employer”
means
the
receiving
district
.
16
Sec.
3.
Section
85.61,
subsection
12,
paragraph
a,
17
subparagraphs
(4)
and
(5),
Code
2024,
are
amended
by
striking
18
the
subparagraphs.
19
Sec.
4.
Section
256.125,
subsections
6
and
9,
Code
2024,
are
20
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
21
Sec.
5.
Section
256.133,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2024,
are
22
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
23
Sec.
6.
Section
256.136,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
24
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
25
Sec.
7.
Section
256.136,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
26
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
27
Sec.
8.
Section
256.136,
subsection
4,
paragraph
f,
Code
28
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
f.
Representatives
of
business
and
industry
,
including
30
representatives
of
regional
industry
sector
partnerships
31
established
pursuant
to
section
84A.15
.
32
Sec.
9.
REPEAL.
Sections
84A.15
and
84A.16,
Code
2024,
are
33
repealed.
34
Sec.
10.
STATEWIDE
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
INTERMEDIARY
NETWORK
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FUND.
Any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
1
development
for
purposes
of
the
statewide
work-based
learning
2
intermediary
network
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
3
84A.16
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
as
of
July
1,
4
2024,
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
5
DIVISION
II
6
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
AND
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
7
Sec.
11.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
h,
8
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
(2)
Instructional
programs
provided
under
subparagraph
10
(1)
shall
comply
with
the
provisions
of
subchapter
VII,
part
11
2
,
relating
to
career
and
technical
education,
and
shall
be
12
articulated
with
postsecondary
programs
of
study
and
include
13
field,
laboratory,
or
on-the-job
training
,
or
work-based
14
learning,
as
defined
in
section
256.125
.
Each
sequential
15
unit
shall
contain
a
portion
of
a
career
and
technical
16
education
program
approved
by
the
department.
Standards
for
17
instructional
programs
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
new
18
and
emerging
technologies;
job-seeking,
job-adaptability,
and
19
other
employment,
self-employment
and
entrepreneurial
skills
20
that
reflect
current
industry
standards
and
labor-market
needs;
21
and
reinforcement
of
basic
academic
skills.
Instructional
22
programs
that
include
work-based
learning
may
be
provided
when
23
school
is
not
in
session,
including
but
not
limited
to
during
24
the
summer
months.
25
DIVISION
III
26
STUDENT
TEACHING
27
Sec.
12.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
28
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
c.
(1)
Require
that
each
student
admitted
to
an
approved
30
practitioner
preparation
program
participate
in
pre-student
31
teaching
field
experiences
that
include
both
observation
and
32
participation
in
teaching
activities
in
a
variety
of
school
33
settings.
Pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
for
students
34
participating
in
an
initial
teacher
preparation
program
shall
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comprise
a
total
of
at
least
eighty
hours
in
duration,
at
least
1
ten
hours
of
which
shall
occur
prior
to
a
student’s
acceptance
2
in
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program.
Pre-student
3
teaching
field
experiences
for
students
participating
in
a
4
teacher
intern
preparation
program
shall
comprise
a
total
of
at
5
least
fifty
hours
in
duration.
6
(2)
(a)
The
student
teaching
experience
shall
be
a
minimum
7
of
fourteen
weeks
in
duration
during
the
student’s
final
year
8
of
the
practitioner
preparation
program.
The
program
shall
9
make
every
reasonable
effort
to
offer
the
student
teaching
10
experience
prior
to
a
student’s
last
semester,
or
equivalent,
11
in
the
program,
and
to
expand
the
student’s
student
teaching
12
opportunities
beyond
one
semester
or
the
equivalent.
13
(b)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
division
(a),
the
student
14
teaching
experience
shall
be
four
weeks
in
duration
during
the
15
student’s
final
year
of
the
practitioner
preparation
program
if
16
all
of
the
following
requirements
are
met:
17
(i)
The
student
bears
the
primary
responsibility
for
18
planning,
instruction,
and
assessment
within
the
classroom
for
19
a
minimum
of
four
weeks
during
the
student
teaching
experience.
20
(ii)
The
board
of
educational
examiners
has
issued
a
21
substitute
license,
substitute
authorization,
or
para-educator
22
certificate
to
the
student,
and
the
student
has
prior
23
experience
working
as
a
substitute
teacher
or
a
para-educator,
24
including
prior
experience
under
the
teacher
and
para-educator
25
registered
apprenticeship
grant
program.
26
(iii)
The
student
teaching
experience
takes
place
in
27
the
classroom
of
a
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
28
licensed
in
the
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
29
which
the
student
is
being
prepared.
30
(c)
A
student
may
satisfy
requirements
related
to
31
the
student
teaching
experience
if
all
of
the
following
32
requirements
are
met:
33
(i)
The
student
teaching
experience
takes
place
in
the
34
classroom
of
a
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
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licensed
in
the
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
1
which
the
student
is
being
prepared,
and
lasts
for
at
least
2
one-half
of
each
school
day.
3
(ii)
Under
the
supervision
of
the
cooperating
teacher,
and
4
for
at
least
one-half
of
each
school
day,
the
student
bears
5
the
primary
responsibility
for
planning,
instruction,
and
6
assessment
within
the
classroom
for
a
minimum
of
four
weeks
7
during
the
student
teaching
experience.
8
(iii)
The
board
of
educational
examiners
has
issued
a
9
para-educator
certificate
to
the
student,
and
the
student
works
10
as
a
para-educator
for
at
least
one-half
of
each
school
day
11
during
the
fourteen-week
student
teaching
experience.
12
DIVISION
IV
13
CHANGES
TO
DEFINED
TERMS
14
Sec.
13.
Section
84D.2,
subsections
18,
24,
and
25,
Code
15
2024,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections
and
inserting
in
16
lieu
thereof
the
following:
17
18.
“Quality
pre-apprenticeship
program”
means
a
program
18
or
set
of
strategies,
registered
by
and
for
purposes
of
the
19
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship,
including
basic
skills
training,
20
academic
skills
remediation,
or
introduction
to
the
industry,
21
designed
to
prepare
individuals
for
entry
into
a
registered
22
apprenticeship
program.
23
24.
“Work-based
learning”
means
opportunities
and
24
experiences
that
include
but
are
not
limited
to
sustained
25
project-based
learning
in
partnership
with
an
employer,
26
simulated
work
experiences
aligned
with
industry-recognized
27
credentials,
high-quality
pre-apprenticeships
aligned
to
an
28
apprenticeship,
student
learner
programs,
internships,
and
29
apprenticeships.
30
25.
“Youth
apprenticeship”
,
for
purposes
of
the
Iowa
31
office
of
apprenticeship,
means
a
program
that
is
designed
32
specifically
for
an
apprentice
eighteen
years
of
age
or
under.
33
Sec.
14.
Section
256.125,
subsection
8,
Code
2024,
is
34
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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8.
“Work-based
learning”
means
opportunities
and
1
experiences
that
include
but
are
not
limited
to
tours,
2
job
shadowing,
rotations,
mentoring,
entrepreneurship,
3
service
learning,
sustained
project-based
learning
in
4
partnership
with
an
employer,
simulated
work
experiences
5
aligned
with
industry-recognized
credentials,
high-quality
6
pre-apprenticeships
aligned
to
an
apprenticeship,
student
7
learner
programs,
internships,
and
apprenticeships.
8
DIVISION
V
9
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
——
WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY
10
FUND
11
Sec.
15.
NEW
SECTION
.
84A.20
Workforce
opportunity
fund.
12
1.
A
workforce
opportunity
fund
is
created
in
the
13
state
treasury
as
a
separate
fund
under
the
control
of
14
the
department
of
workforce
development.
The
fund
shall
15
consist
of
appropriations
made
to
the
fund,
any
other
moneys
16
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
department
from
17
the
federal
government
or
private
sources
for
placement
in
18
the
fund,
and
transfers
of
interest,
earnings,
and
moneys
19
from
other
funds
as
provided
by
law.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
20
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
21
the
purposes
of
training
and
infrastructure
related
to
the
22
growth
and
maintenance
of
the
state’s
workforce
programs.
23
Permitted
uses
of
the
moneys
in
the
fund
include
but
are
not
24
limited
to
equipment,
instructional
materials,
stipends,
and
25
other
training-related
costs.
The
department
of
workforce
26
development
shall
only
distribute
moneys
in
the
fund
to
27
workforce
programs
located
within
this
state.
28
2.
Annually,
on
or
before
December
31
of
each
year,
the
29
department
of
workforce
development
shall
submit
a
report
30
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
legislative
services
agency
31
that
contains
a
list
of
all
expenditures
from
the
workforce
32
opportunity
fund
made
in
the
previous
fiscal
year.
The
33
legislative
services
agency
shall
provide
a
copy
of
the
34
report
to
the
co-chairpersons
and
ranking
members
of
the
joint
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appropriations
subcommittee
on
economic
development.
1
3.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
workforce
2
opportunity
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
3
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
4
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
5
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
6
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
7
be
credited
to
the
fund.
8
DIVISION
VI
9
FUTURE
READY
IOWA
SKILLED
WORKFORCE
LAST-DOLLAR
SCHOLARSHIP
10
PROGRAM
11
Sec.
16.
Section
256.228,
subsection
1,
paragraph
f,
Code
12
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
f.
“Eligible
program”
means
a
any
of
the
following:
14
(1)
A
program
of
study
or
an
academic
major
jointly
approved
15
by
the
commission
and
the
department
of
workforce
development,
16
in
consultation
with
an
eligible
institution,
that
leads
to
a
17
credential
aligned
with
a
high-demand
job
designated
by
the
18
workforce
development
board
or
a
community
college
pursuant
to
19
section
84A.1B,
subsection
14
.
If
the
board
or
a
community
20
college
removes
a
high-demand
job
from
a
list
created
under
21
section
84A.1B,
subsection
14
,
an
eligible
student
who
received
22
a
scholarship
for
a
program
based
on
that
high-demand
job
23
shall
continue
to
receive
the
scholarship
until
achieving
24
a
postsecondary
credential,
up
to
an
associate
degree,
as
25
long
as
the
student
continues
to
meet
all
other
eligibility
26
requirements.
27
(2)
A
program
of
study
or
an
academic
major
jointly
approved
28
by
the
commission
and
the
department
of
workforce
development
29
that
leads
to
a
credential
aligned
with
at
least
one
of
ten
30
priority
in-demand
fields
designated
by
rule
adopted
by
the
31
workforce
development
board.
If
the
board
discontinues
the
32
designation
of
a
previously
designated
priority
in-demand
33
field,
an
eligible
student
who
received
a
scholarship
for
a
34
program
based
on
the
designation
of
that
priority
in-demand
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field
shall
continue
to
receive
the
scholarship
until
achieving
1
a
postsecondary
credential,
up
to
an
associate
degree,
as
2
long
as
the
student
continues
to
meet
all
other
eligibility
3
requirements.
4
Sec.
17.
Section
256.228,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
Code
5
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
6
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(5)
Has
an
expected
family
contribution
7
of
less
than
or
equal
to
twenty
thousand
dollars,
as
determined
8
by
the
free
application
for
federal
student
aid.
9
Sec.
18.
Section
256.228,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
10
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
b.
Adopt
rules
under
chapter
17A
,
in
collaboration
with
the
12
department
of
workforce
development,
for
administration
of
this
13
section
,
including
but
not
limited
to
establishing
rules
that
14
do
all
of
the
following:
15
(1)
Establish
the
duties
and
responsibilities
of
eligible
16
institutions
under
the
program
;
defining
.
17
(2)
Define
residence
and
satisfactory
academic
progress
for
18
purposes
of
the
program
;
and
establishing
.
19
(3)
Establish
procedures
for
scholarship
application,
20
processing,
and
approval.
The
rules
shall
provide
for
21
determining
22
(4)
Determine
the
priority
awarding
of
scholarships
if
23
funds
available
for
purposes
of
this
section
are
insufficient
24
to
pay
all
eligible
students.
Priority
shall
be
given
to
fully
25
awarding
each
eligible
student
approved
for
a
scholarship
26
rather
than
to
prorating
scholarship
awards
among
all
eligible
27
students.
28
(5)
Determine
the
annual
amount
of
a
future
ready
29
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship,
within
30
the
limitations
established
in
subsection
3,
based
on
the
31
type
of
eligible
program
in
which
the
eligible
student
is
32
participating.
33
Sec.
19.
Section
256.228,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
34
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
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PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Annually
establish
a
two-year
budget
that
1
shows
amounts
the
commission
expects
to
expend
on
Iowa
skilled
2
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
awards
under
this
section
for
3
all
eligible
students.
4
Sec.
20.
Section
256.228,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
5
the
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
Scholarship
awards
——
reductions.
The
7
commission
may
ratably
reduce
scholarship
awards
to
more
8
closely
align
with
the
funds
the
general
assembly
has
9
appropriated
for
purposes
of
this
section.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
work-based
learning,
including
by
14
repealing
provisions
related
to
regional
industry
sector
15
partnerships
and
the
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
16
network,
establishing
the
workforce
opportunity
fund
within
17
the
department
of
workforce
development,
and
modifying
18
provisions
related
to
career
and
technical
education,
student
19
teacher
requirements
for
students
with
substitute
teaching
or
20
para-educator
experience,
and
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
21
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
program.
22
DIVISION
I
——
REGIONAL
INDUSTRY
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS
AND
23
STATEWIDE
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
INTERMEDIARY
NETWORK.
Code
24
section
84A.15
authorizes
community
colleges
and
the
department
25
of
workforce
development
(IWD)
to
use
moneys
for
the
pathways
26
for
academic
career
and
employment
program
to
provide
staff
and
27
support
for
the
development
and
implementation
of
a
regional
28
industry
sector
partnership
within
each
region
served
by
each
29
community
college.
The
bill
repeals
Code
section
84A.15
and
30
makes
conforming
changes.
31
Code
section
84A.16
establishes
the
statewide
work-based
32
learning
intermediary
network
program
within
IWD
for
the
33
purpose
of
preparing
students
for
the
workforce
by
facilitating
34
cooperation
and
collaboration
between
businesses
and
entities
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within
the
state
system
of
education
and
offering
relevant,
1
work-based
learning
activities
to
students
and
teachers.
The
2
bill
repeals
Code
section
84A.16
and
makes
conforming
changes.
3
DIVISION
II
——
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
AND
WORK-BASED
4
LEARNING.
Current
law
requires
school
districts
and
accredited
5
nonpublic
schools
to
offer
and
teach,
in
grades
9
through
12,
6
a
minimum
of
three
sequential
units
in
at
least
four
career
7
and
technical
education
service
areas.
The
bill
provides
8
that
the
instructional
programs
provided
under
this
provision
9
may
include
work-based
learning,
as
defined
in
Code
section
10
256.125
(community
colleges
and
post-secondary
readiness
11
bureau),
as
modified
by
the
bill.
The
bill
also
provides
that
12
instructional
programs
that
include
work-based
learning
may
be
13
provided
when
school
is
not
in
session,
including
during
the
14
summer
months.
15
DIVISION
III
——
STUDENT
TEACHING.
Current
law
provides
that
16
the
student
teaching
experience
provided
during
a
practitioner
17
preparation
program
shall
be
a
minimum
of
14
weeks
in
duration
18
during
the
student’s
final
year
of
the
program.
The
bill
19
provides
that
the
student
teaching
experience
may
be
reduced
20
to
four
weeks
in
duration
if
the
student
bears
the
primary
21
responsibility
for
planning,
instruction,
and
assessment
within
22
the
classroom
during
the
student
teaching
experience;
the
23
board
of
educational
examiners
(BOEE)
has
issued
a
substitute
24
license,
substitute
authorization,
or
para-educator
certificate
25
to
the
student,
and
the
student
has
prior
experience
working
26
as
a
substitute
teacher
or
a
para-educator;
and
the
student
27
teaching
experience
takes
place
in
the
classroom
of
a
28
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
licensed
in
the
29
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
which
the
student
30
is
being
prepared.
Additionally,
the
bill
provides
that
31
requirements
related
to
the
student
teacher
experience
may
be
32
satisfied
if
the
student
teaching
experience
takes
place
in
33
the
classroom
of
a
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
34
licensed
in
the
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
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which
the
student
is
being
prepared,
and
lasts
for
at
least
1
one-half
of
each
school
day;
under
the
supervision
of
the
2
cooperating
teacher,
and
for
at
least
one-half
of
each
school
3
day,
the
student
bears
the
primary
responsibility
for
planning,
4
instruction,
and
assessment
within
the
classroom
for
a
minimum
5
of
four
weeks
during
the
student
teaching
experience;
and
the
6
BOEE
has
issued
a
para-educator
certificate
to
the
student,
and
7
the
student
works
as
a
para-educator
for
at
least
one-half
of
8
each
school
day
during
the
student
teaching
experience.
9
DIVISION
IV
——
CHANGES
TO
DEFINED
TERMS.
The
bill
modifies
10
the
definition
of
“work-based
learning”
for
purposes
of
11
the
Iowa
registered
apprenticeship
Act,
and
for
purposes
of
12
the
community
colleges
and
post-secondary
readiness
bureau
13
within
the
higher
education
division
of
the
department
of
14
education,
to
mean
opportunities
and
experiences
that
include
15
but
are
not
limited
to
sustained
project-based
learning
in
16
partnership
with
an
employer,
simulated
work
experiences
17
aligned
with
industry-recognized
credentials,
high-quality
18
pre-apprenticeships
aligned
to
an
apprenticeship,
student
19
learner
programs,
internships,
and
apprenticeships.
20
The
bill
also
modifies
the
definitions
of
“quality
21
pre-apprenticeship
program”
and
“youth
apprenticeship”
for
22
purposes
of
the
Iowa
registered
apprenticeship
Act.
23
DIVISION
V
——
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
——
24
WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY
FUND.
The
bill
establishes
a
workforce
25
opportunity
fund
in
the
state
treasury
as
a
separate
fund
under
26
the
control
of
the
department
of
workforce
development.
The
27
bill
provides
that
the
fund
shall
consist
of
appropriations
28
made
to
the
fund,
any
other
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
29
or
accepted
by
the
department
from
the
federal
government
or
30
private
sources
for
placement
in
the
fund,
and
transfers
of
31
interest,
earnings,
and
moneys
from
other
funds
as
provided
by
32
law.
Additionally,
the
bill
appropriates
moneys
in
the
fund
to
33
the
department
for
the
purposes
of
training
and
infrastructure
34
related
to
the
growth
and
maintenance
of
the
state’s
workforce
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programs.
The
bill
establishes
that
permitted
uses
of
1
the
moneys
in
the
fund
include
equipment,
instructional
2
materials,
stipends,
and
other
training-related
costs.
The
3
bill
requires
that,
on
or
before
December
31
of
each
year,
the
4
department
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
5
the
legislative
services
agency
that
contains
a
list
of
all
6
expenditures
from
the
fund
made
in
the
previous
fiscal
year.
7
The
bill
provides
that
the
legislative
services
agency
is
to
8
provide
a
copy
of
the
report
to
the
co-chairpersons
and
ranking
9
members
of
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
economic
10
development.
11
DIVISION
VI
——
FUTURE
READY
IOWA
SKILLED
WORKFORCE
12
LAST-DOLLAR
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.
Current
law
provides
that
13
eligible
students
may
receive
a
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
14
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
from
the
future
ready
15
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
fund.
The
16
scholarship
is
intended
to
cover
any
remaining
gap
between
17
federal
and
state
grants
or
scholarships
and
tuition
and
18
certain
fees.
Under
current
law,
only
an
“eligible
student”
19
participating
in
an
“eligible
program”,
defined
as
a
program
20
of
study
or
an
academic
major
jointly
approved
by
the
college
21
student
aid
commission
and
the
department
of
workforce
22
development,
in
consultation
with
an
eligible
institution,
that
23
leads
to
a
credential
aligned
with
a
high-demand
job
designated
24
by
the
workforce
development
board
or
a
community
college,
25
may
receive
a
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
26
scholarship.
The
bill
provides
that
“eligible
program”
27
shall
also
include
a
program
of
study
or
an
academic
major
28
jointly
approved
by
the
college
student
aid
commission
and
the
29
department
of
workforce
development
that
leads
to
a
credential
30
aligned
with
at
least
1
of
10
priority
in-demand
fields
31
designated
by
rule
adopted
by
the
workforce
development
board.
32
The
bill
establishes
that,
among
other
additional
33
requirements,
an
“eligible
student”
may
only
receive
a
future
34
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
if
the
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student
has
an
expected
family
contribution
of
less
than
or
1
equal
to
$20,000,
as
determined
by
the
free
application
for
2
federal
student
aid.
3
Current
law
authorizes
the
college
student
aid
commission
to
4
adopt
rules,
in
collaboration
with
the
department
of
workforce
5
development,
for
administration
of
the
future
ready
Iowa
6
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
program.
The
bill
7
establishes
that
these
rules
are
required
to
authorize
the
8
commission
to
determine
the
annual
amount
of
a
future
ready
9
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
based
on
the
10
type
of
eligible
program
in
which
the
eligible
student
is
11
participating.
12
The
bill
requires
the
college
student
aid
commission
to
13
determine
the
annual
amount
of
a
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
14
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
based
on
the
type
of
eligible
15
program
in
which
the
eligible
student
is
participating.
16
The
bill
authorizes
the
college
student
aid
commission
to
17
ratably
reduce
scholarship
awards
to
more
closely
align
with
18
the
funds
the
general
assembly
has
appropriated
for
purposes
of
19
the
scholarship
program.
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