Bill Text: IA SF2414 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the future ready Iowa Act and other efforts to strengthen Iowa's workforce, including a child care challenge program for working Iowans, a workforce diploma pilot program, educational standards and online learning, and the senior year plus program, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SF 2313, SSB 3077.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-11 - Withdrawn. S.J. 773. [SF2414 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-SF2414-Introduced.html

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Senate File 2414 - Introduced
SENATE FILE 2414
BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2313)
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3077)
A BILL FOR
An Act relating to the future ready Iowa Act and other efforts
to strengthen Iowa’s workforce, including a child care
challenge program for working Iowans, a workforce diploma
pilot program, educational standards and online learning,
and the senior year plus program, and including effective
date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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DIVISION I
FUTURE READY IOWA APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS
Section 1. Section 15B.4, subsection 5, Code 2020, is
amended to read as follows:
5. An apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance
under this chapter is ineligible for financial assistance under
section 15C.1 chapter 15C during the same fiscal year.
Sec. 2. Section 15C.1, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2020,
is amended to read as follows:
b. An apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance
under chapter 15B or section 15C.2 is ineligible for financial
assistance under this section during the same fiscal year.
Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 15C.2 Future ready Iowa expanded
registered apprenticeship opportunities program.
1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the
context otherwise requires:
a. “Applicant” means an apprenticeship sponsor located in
Iowa that has established an apprenticeship program involving
an eligible apprenticeable occupation that is located in Iowa
and approved by the United States department of labor, office
of apprenticeship.
b. “Apprentice” means the same as defined in section 15C.1.
c. “Apprenticeable occupation” means the same as defined in
section 15C.1.
d. “Apprenticeship program” means the same as defined in
section 15C.1.
e. “Authority” means the economic development authority
created in section 15.105.
f. “Eligible apprenticeable occupation” means the same as
defined in section 15C.1.
g. “Eligible apprenticeship sponsor” means an entity
operating an apprenticeship program or an entity in whose
name an apprenticeship program is being operated, which is
registered with or approved by the United States department of
labor, office of apprenticeship and which program has twenty
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or fewer apprentices, at least one of whom is in an eligible
apprenticeable occupation.
h. “Financial assistance” means assistance provided only
from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to the
authority and includes but is not limited to assistance in
the form of a reimbursement grant of one thousand dollars per
apprentice in an eligible apprenticeable occupation.
2. Program created. Subject to an appropriation of funds
by the general assembly for this purpose, a future ready Iowa
expanded registered apprenticeship opportunities program is
created which shall be administered by the authority. The
purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to
encourage apprenticeship sponsors of apprenticeship programs
with twenty or fewer apprentices to maintain apprenticeship
programs in high-demand occupations.
3. Application requirements —— restriction. An eligible
apprenticeship sponsor may apply to the authority, on
forms provided by the authority and in accordance with the
authority’s instructions, to receive financial assistance under
the program. The authority shall provide upon request and on
the authority’s internet site information about the program,
the application, application instructions, and the application
period established each year for funding available under the
program.
a. An apprenticeship sponsor is eligible to apply for
financial assistance for apprentices in eligible apprenticeable
occupations if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) Twenty or fewer apprentices are registered in the
apprenticeship program as of December 31 of the calendar
year prior to the date the authority receives the eligible
apprenticeship sponsor’s application.
(2) More than seventy percent of the applicant’s
apprentices are residents of Iowa, and the remainder of the
applicant’s apprentices are residents of states contiguous
to Iowa. In determining the number of apprentices in an
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applicant’s apprenticeship program, the authority may calculate
the average number of apprentices in the program within the
most recent two-year period.
b. An apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance
under chapter 15B or section 15C.1 is ineligible to receive
financial assistance under this section during the same fiscal
year. An apprenticeship sponsor who trains through a lead
apprenticeship sponsor that qualifies for financial assistance
under chapter 15B is ineligible to receive financial assistance
under this section.
4. Rules. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to
chapter 17A establishing a staff review and application
approval process, application scoring criteria, the minimum
score necessary for approval of financial assistance,
procedures for notification of an award of financial
assistance, the terms of agreement between the apprenticeship
sponsor and the authority, and any other rules deemed necessary
for the implementation and administration of this section.
5. Agreement. Prior to distributing financial assistance
under this section, the authority shall enter into an agreement
with the eligible apprenticeship sponsor awarded financial
assistance in accordance with this section, and the financial
assistance recipient shall confirm the number of apprentices
in eligible apprenticeable occupations as identified in the
approved application, and shall meet all terms established by
the authority for receipt of financial assistance under this
section.
6. Financial assistance limitation. Financial assistance in
the form of a reimburseable grant awarded to any one eligible
apprenticeship sponsor in any given fiscal year shall not
exceed twenty thousand dollars.
7. Use of moneys appropriated —— administration.
a. The annual administrative expenditures as a percent of
the moneys appropriated for a fiscal year for purposes of this
section shall not exceed two percent.
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b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated to
the authority by the general assembly for purposes of this
section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end of
the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall
remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated in
subsequent fiscal years.
Sec. 4. Section 84A.1B, subsection 14, unnumbered paragraph
1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
Create, and update as necessary, a list of high-demand jobs
statewide for purposes of the future ready Iowa registered
apprenticeship development program programs created in
section 15C.1 chapter 15C , the summer youth intern pilot
program established under section 84A.12 , the Iowa employer
innovation program established under section 84A.13 , the
future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
program established under section 261.131 , the future ready
Iowa skilled workforce grant program established under section
261.132 , and postsecondary summer classes for high school
students as provided under section 261E.8, subsection 8 . In
addition to the list created by the workforce development
board under this subsection , each community college, in
consultation with regional career and technical education
planning partnerships, and with the approval of the board of
directors of the community college, may identify and maintain
a list of not more than five regional high-demand jobs in the
community college region, and shall share the lists with the
workforce development board. The lists submitted by community
colleges under the subsection may be used in that community
college region for purposes of programs identified under this
subsection . The workforce development board shall have full
discretion to select and prioritize statewide high-demand jobs
after consulting with business and education stakeholders,
as appropriate, and seeking public comment. The workforce
development board may add to the list of high-demand jobs as it
deems necessary. For purposes of this subsection , “high-demand
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job” means a job in the state that the board, or a community
college in accordance with this subsection , has identified in
accordance with this subsection . In creating a list under this
subsection , the following criteria, at a minimum, shall apply:
DIVISION II
IOWA CHILD CARE CHALLENGE FUND
Sec. 5. Section 84A.13, subsection 4, Code 2020, is amended
to read as follows:
4. An Iowa employer innovation fund is created in the
state treasury as a separate fund under the control of the
department of workforce development, in consultation with the
workforce development board. The fund shall consist of any
moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any other
moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department
from the federal government. A portion of the moneys deposited
in the fund, in an amount to be determined annually by the
department of workforce development in consultation with the
workforce development board, shall be transferred annually to
the Iowa child care challenge fund. The assets of the Iowa
employer innovation fund shall be used by the department only
for purposes of in accordance with this section . All moneys
deposited or paid into the fund are appropriated and made
available to the board to be used for purposes of in accordance
with this section . Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any balance
in the fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not revert
to the general fund of the state, but shall be available for
purposes of this section and for transfer in accordance with
this section in subsequent fiscal years.
Sec. 6. NEW SECTION . 84A.13A Iowa child care challenge
program —— fund.
1. For purposes of this section, “consortium” means a
consortium of two or more employers or businesses, at least one
of which must be a private employer.
2. The Iowa child care challenge program is established
in the department of workforce development. The department
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shall administer the program in consultation with the
workforce development board. The purpose of the Iowa child
care challenge program is to encourage and enable businesses,
nonprofit organizations, and consortiums to establish local
child care facilities and increase the availability of quality,
affordable child care for working Iowans.
3. The department of workforce development shall adopt
rules under chapter 17A establishing a program application
and award process to match business, nonprofit organization,
or consortium moneys and the criteria for the allocation of
moneys in the fund established pursuant to subsection 4.
A business, nonprofit organization, or consortium seeking
matching moneys shall submit an application and a proposal for
the new construction of a child care facility, rehabilitation
of an existing structure as a child care facility, or the
retrofitting and repurposing of an existing structure for
use as a child care facility to the department. Proposals
shall include a financial statement and a description of
funds to be provided by the business, nonprofit organization,
or consortium, including in-kind donations, and a plan for
sustainability. Match amount awards made by the department
that are unclaimed or unused as of June 1 of the fiscal year
shall be canceled by the department.
4. An Iowa child care challenge fund is created in the state
treasury as a separate fund under the control of the department
of workforce development, in consultation with the workforce
development board. The fund shall consist of appropriations
made to the fund, any other moneys available to and obtained
or accepted by the department from the federal government or
private sources for placement in the fund, and transfers of
interest, earnings, and moneys from other funds as provided by
law. The assets of the fund shall be used by the department
only for purposes of this section. All moneys deposited,
transferred to, or paid into the fund are appropriated and
made available to the department to be used for purposes of
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this section. Any unclaimed moneys in the fund by June 1
annually shall be transferred to the Iowa employer innovation
fund, created pursuant to section 84A.13, to be used only for
purposes of the Iowa employer innovation program established
pursuant to section 84A.13. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
moneys deposited after May 1 annually in the Iowa child care
challenge fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund
of the state but shall be transferred to the Iowa employer
innovation fund created pursuant to section 84A.13 to be
used for purposes of the Iowa employer innovation program
established pursuant to section 84A.13.
DIVISION III
WORKFORCE DIPLOMA PILOT PROGRAM
Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 84A.6A Workforce diploma pilot
program.
1. For purposes of this section:
a. “Department” means the department of workforce
development created in section 84A.1.
b. “Eligible program provider” means an institution that is
accredited by a regional accrediting agency. The institution
may be a public institution, a nonprofit institution which
is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a private
diploma-granting institution, that has at least two years of
experience providing adult dropout recovery services, including
but not limited to recruitment, learning plan development, and
proactive coaching and mentoring culminating in the issuance
of high school diplomas.
c. “Qualified provider” means an eligible program provider
verified by the department in accordance with this section.
d. “Unit of credit” means credit awarded based on a
student’s demonstration of successfully meeting the content
expectations for the credit area as defined by subject area,
standards, expectations, or guidelines.
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2. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the
general assembly, the department shall establish a workforce
diploma pilot program to qualify eligible program providers
to implement programs in accordance with rules adopted by the
director of the department for purposes of this section. The
program shall assist students who are beyond school age as
specified in section 282.1, to obtain a high school diploma
while developing employability and career and technical
education skills.
3. The department shall develop application and
qualification verification criteria. The department shall
publish the application on its internet site by August
15 annually. To meet the criteria for qualification to
participate in this program, an eligible program provider must
provide evidence of all of the following:
a. Ability to provide academic skill intake assessment and
transcript evaluations.
b. Ability to develop a learning plan that integrates
academic requirements and career goals.
c. A course catalog or a list of courses that includes all
courses necessary to meet statewide adult high school diploma
graduation requirements.
d. Ability to provide remediation in literacy and numeracy.
e. Ability to provide employability skills development
aligned to employer needs.
f. Ability to provide career pathways coursework.
g. Ability to provide preparation for industry-recognized
credentials.
h. Ability to provide career placement services.
4. A qualified provider may deliver its program in
campus-based, blended, or online modalities.
5. The department shall publish a list of qualified
providers by September 15 annually. A qualified provider shall
remain on the list without reapplying annually if the qualified
provider continues to meet minimum program performance
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standards in accordance with subsection 12.
6. A qualified provider shall commence its pilot program
within thirty days of the date on which the contract is signed
by all parties.
7. The department shall provide payment to each qualified
provider for the completion of each milestone achieved by each
student as follows:
a. Two hundred fifty dollars for the completion of each half
unit of credit.
b. Two hundred fifty dollars for the completion of an
employability skills certification program equal to at least
one unit of credit.
c. Two hundred fifty dollars for the attainment of an
industry-recognized credential requiring up to fifty hours of
training.
d. Five hundred dollars for the attainment of an
industry-recognized credential requiring between fifty-one and
one hundred hours of training.
e. Seven hundred fifty dollars for the attainment of an
industry-recognized credential requiring more than one hundred
hours of training.
f. One thousand dollars for the attainment of a high school
diploma.
8. A qualified provider shall submit monthly invoices,
together with documentary evidence of completion of the
milestones, to the department no later than the tenth calendar
day of each month for milestones met in the previous calendar
month.
9. The department shall provide payment to a qualified
provider in the order in which invoices are submitted until
all moneys appropriated by the general assembly for purposes
of this section are exhausted.
10. The department shall provide a written update to
each qualified provider by the last calendar day of each
month, including the aggregate total moneys paid to qualified
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providers to date and the estimated number of enrollments still
available for the program year.
11. By July 15 annually, each qualified provider shall
report all of the following metrics from the previous fiscal
year to the department and to the department of education:
a. Total number of students who have received instruction
through the program.
b. Total number of units of credit earned.
c. Total number of employability skills certifications
issued.
d. Total number of industry-recognized credentials earned
for each tier of funding as specified in subsection 6,
paragraphs “c” , “d” , and “e” .
e. Total number of graduates awarded high school diplomas by
the qualified provider.
12. a. The department shall review data from each qualified
provider to ensure the programs offered by each qualified
provider are achieving minimum program performance standards,
including all of the following measures beginning in the first
full year of the program:
(1) A graduation rate of at least fifty percent of the
students enrolled by the qualified provider. The graduation
rate shall be defined as the total number of graduates for
the cohort year divided by the total number of students for
the cohort year for whom the qualified provider has received
funding. The graduation rate shall be calculated one fiscal
year in arrears.
(2) Cost per graduate of seven thousand dollars or less.
The cost per graduate shall be defined as total program funding
reimbursed to a qualified provider divided by total number of
graduates for a fiscal year.
b. The department shall place a qualified provider that does
not meet the program performance standards in paragraph “a” for
the previous year on probationary status for the remainder of
the current fiscal year.
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c. A qualified provider that fails to meet the minimum
performance standards established under paragraph “a” as
determined by the department for two consecutive fiscal years
is ineligible for the program.
13. The director of the department shall adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
14. This section is repealed July 1, 2023.
DIVISION IV
COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTION —— K-12 EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS ——
ONLINE COURSEWORK
Sec. 8. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a,
subparagraph (4), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(4) The rules shall provide for the establishment of
high-quality standards for computer science education taught
by elementary, middle, and high schools, in accordance with
the goal established under section 284.6A, subsection 1 ,
setting a foundation for personal and professional success in
a high-technology, knowledge-based Iowa economy. Such rules
shall be applicable only to school districts and accredited
nonpublic schools receiving moneys from the computer science
professional development incentive fund under section 284.6A ,
or from other funds administered by the department for the same
purposes as specified in section 284.6A, subsection 2 .
Sec. 9. Section 256.9, Code 2020, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 60. Develop and implement a statewide
kindergarten through grade twelve computer science instruction
plan by July 1, 2022.
Sec. 10. Section 256.11, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2020, are
amended to read as follows:
3. The following areas shall be taught in grades one through
six: English-language arts, social studies, mathematics,
science, health, age-appropriate and research-based human
growth and development, physical education, traffic safety,
music, and visual art. Computer science instruction
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incorporating the standards established under section 256.7,
subsection 26, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4), shall be
offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school
year beginning July 1, 2023. The health curriculum shall
include the characteristics of communicable diseases including
acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The state board as part
of accreditation standards shall adopt curriculum definitions
for implementing the elementary program.
4. The following shall be taught in grades seven and
eight: English-language arts; social studies; mathematics;
science; health; age-appropriate and research-based human
growth and development; career exploration and development;
physical education; music; and visual art. Computer science
instruction incorporating the standards established under
section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4),
shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with
the school year beginning July 1, 2023. Career exploration
and development shall be designed so that students are
appropriately prepared to create an individual career
and academic plan pursuant to section 279.61 , incorporate
foundational career and technical education concepts aligned
with the six career and technical education service areas
as defined in subsection 5 , paragraph “h” , and incorporate
relevant twenty-first century skills. The health curriculum
shall include age-appropriate and research-based information
regarding the characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases,
including HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent
HPV, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The state board
as part of accreditation standards shall adopt curriculum
definitions for implementing the program in grades seven
and eight. However, this subsection shall not apply to the
teaching of career exploration and development in nonpublic
schools. For purposes of this section , “age-appropriate” ,
“HPV” , and “research-based” mean the same as defined in section
279.50 .
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Sec. 11. Section 256.11, subsection 5, Code 2020, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH . l. One-half unit of computer science
commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2022. The
one-half unit of computer science shall incorporate the
standards established pursuant to section 256.7, subsection
26, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4), and may be offered online
in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 256.7,
subsection 32, paragraph “a” .
Sec. 12. Section 256.42, subsection 7, paragraphs a and b,
Code 2020, are amended to read as follows:
a. (1) The provisions of section 256.11, subsection 5 ,
paragraphs “a” through “e” and “g” through “j” , which require
that specified subjects be offered and taught by a school
district or accredited nonpublic school, shall not apply for up
to two specified subjects at a school district or school under
this section if any of the following apply:
(1) (a) The school district or school makes every
reasonable and good faith effort to employ a teacher licensed
under chapter 272 for the specified subject, and is unable to
employ such a teacher.
(2) (b) Fewer than ten students typically register for
instruction in the specified subject at the school district or
school.
(2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph
1, if either subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a) or (b)
apply, a school district or accredited nonpublic school may
exceed the limitation specified in subparagraph (1), unnumbered
paragraph 1, to offer world language, personal finance
literacy, and computer science coursework online in accordance
with paragraph “c” and the offer and teach requirements of
section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraphs “f” , “k” , and “l” ,
shall not apply.
b. The department may waive for one school year the
applicability of section 256.11, subsection 5 , paragraphs
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“a” through “e” and “g” through “j” , at its discretion,
to additional specified subjects for a school district or
accredited nonpublic school that proves to the satisfaction
of the department that the school district or school has made
every reasonable effort, but is unable to meet the requirements
of section 256.11, subsection 5 . A school district or
accredited nonpublic school may apply for an annual waiver each
year.
Sec. 13. Section 256.42, subsection 7, paragraph c,
unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as
follows:
If the provisions of section 256.11, subsection 5 ,
paragraphs “a” through “e” and “g” through “j” , are made
inapplicable under paragraph “a” , or are waived under paragraph
“b” , the specified subject shall be provided by the initiative
or by the school district or accredited nonpublic school if an
online alternative satisfying the requirements of subparagraph
(1) or (2) can be made available by the school district or
accredited nonpublic school. Any course not required under
section 256.11, subsection 5 , paragraphs “a” through “e” and “g”
through “j” , may also be provided by the initiative or by the
school district or accredited nonpublic school. However, in
either case, if offered by the school district or accredited
nonpublic school, the specified subject or course shall be
offered through either any of the following means:
Sec. 14. Section 256.42, subsection 7, paragraph c,
subparagraph (1), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(1) An online learning platform if the course is developed
by the school district or accredited nonpublic school itself
or is developed by a partnership or consortium of schools that
have developed the course individually or cooperatively, or by
any other online learning entity, provided the course is taught
by an Iowa licensed teacher with online learning experience and
the course content is aligned with the Iowa content standards
and satisfies the requirements of subsection 6 . A partnership
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or consortium of schools may include two or more school
districts or accredited nonpublic schools, or any combination
thereof.
Sec. 15. Section 280.3, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended
by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
3. The board of directors of each public school district
and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall
develop and implement a kindergarten through grade twelve
computer science plan July 1, 2022, which incorporates the
standards established under section 256.7, subsection 26,
paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4), and the minimum educational
standards relating to computer science contained in section
256.11.
Sec. 16. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— COMPUTER SCIENCE WORK
GROUP.
1. The department of education shall convene a computer
science work group to develop recommendations to strengthen
computer science instruction and for the development and
implementation of a statewide campaign to promote computer
science to kindergarten through grade twelve students and to
the parents and legal guardians of such students.
2. The work group shall submit its findings to the general
assembly by July 1, 2021.
Sec. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following takes effect July
1, 2021:
The section of this division of this Act amending section
256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4).
DIVISION V
FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
Sec. 18. Section 256.7, Code 2020, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 34. Adopt rules under chapter 17A
establishing a process by which the department shall approve
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state-recognized work-based learning programs consisting of
structured educational and training programs that include
authentic worksite training, such as registered apprenticeship
programs, for purposes of eligible institutions under section
261.131.
Sec. 19. Section 261.131, subsection 1, Code 2020, is
amended by adding the following new paragraphs:
NEW PARAGRAPH . 0a. “Adult learner” means a person who,
following receipt of a high school diploma or high school
equivalency diploma and on or after attaining the age of
twenty, enrolls on a full-time or part-time basis in an
eligible program at an eligible institution and maintains
continuous enrollment on a full-time or part-time basis in
subsequent terms to receive additional awards. A person’s age
for purposes of this paragraph shall be calculated on July 1
prior to the year of enrollment in an eligible institution.
NEW PARAGRAPH . 00a. “Approved state-recognized work-based
learning program” means a structured educational and training
program that includes authentic worksite training and is
approved by the department of education according to a process
established under rules adopted pursuant to section 256.7,
subsection 34.
Sec. 20. Section 261.131, subsection 1, paragraph e,
subparagraph (1), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Is either a new any of the following:
(a) A graduate of an Iowa high school , or a person who
completed private instruction under chapter 299A, or a person
who is a recipient of a high school equivalency diploma, and
who prior to becoming an adult learner enrolls full-time during
the academic year, or part-time for a summer semester, in
an eligible program at an eligible institution by the fall
semester, or the equivalent, following graduation from high
school or completion of private instruction under chapter 299A ;
or is an
(b) A graduate of an Iowa high school or a person who
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completed private instruction under chapter 299A, or a
recipient of a high school equivalency diploma, and who
prior to becoming an adult learner, enters into full-time or
part-time employment as part of an approved state-recognized
work-based learning program, and enrolls full-time or part-time
in an eligible program in an eligible institution.
(c) An adult learner who is at least age twenty at the
beginning of the state fiscal year, who has received a high
school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma, and who
enrolls in an eligible program in an eligible institution as a
full-time or part-time student.
Sec. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes
effect July 1, 2021.
DIVISION VI
SENIOR YEAR PLUS PROGRAM AND POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
Sec. 22. Section 261E.2, subsections 5 and 7, Code 2020, are
amended by striking the subsections.
Sec. 23. Section 261E.6, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended
to read as follows:
1. Program established. The postsecondary enrollment
options program is established to promote rigorous academic or
career and technical pursuits and to provide a wider variety
of options to high school students by enabling ninth and
tenth grade students who have been identified by the school
district as gifted and talented, and eleventh and twelfth
grade students, to enroll in eligible courses at an eligible
postsecondary institution of higher learning as a part-time
student .
Sec. 24. Section 261E.7, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended
by striking the subsection.
Sec. 25. Section 261E.8, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended
to read as follows:
1. A district-to-community college sharing or concurrent
enrollment program is established to be administered by the
department to promote rigorous academic or career and technical
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pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high
school students to enroll part-time in eligible nonsectarian
courses at or through community colleges established under
chapter 260C . The program shall be made available to all
resident students in grades nine through twelve. Notice of
the availability of the program shall be included in a school
district’s student registration handbook and the handbook shall
identify which courses, if successfully completed, generate
college credit under the program. A student and the student’s
parent or legal guardian shall also be made aware of this
program as a part of the development of the student’s career
and academic plan in accordance with section 279.61 .
Sec. 26. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes
effect July 1, 2021.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
This bill adds to and modifies the Code provisions enacted by
the future ready Iowa Act. The bill is organized by divisions
and includes conforming changes.
DIVISION I —— FUTURE READY IOWA APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
PROGRAMS. Subject to an appropriation of funds by the general
assembly, Division I creates a future ready Iowa expanded
registered apprenticeship opportunities program that is similar
to the existing future ready Iowa registered apprenticeship
development program.
The purpose of the new program is to provide financial
assistance to encourage apprenticeship sponsors of
apprenticeship programs with 20 or fewer apprentices to
maintain apprenticeship programs in high-demand occupations.
The division provides that at least one of the apprentices
in an eligible apprenticeship sponsor’s program must be in
an eligible apprenticeable occupation. Financial assistance
includes but is not limited to a reimburseable grant of
$1,000, but such a grant shall not exceed $20,000 annually. An
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apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance under
Code chapter 15B or Code section 15C.1 is ineligible to receive
financial assistance under the new program during the same
fiscal year. An eligible apprenticeship sponsor, as defined
for purposes of the new program, who meets the requirements of
the existing program may receive financial assistance under the
existing program if the eligible apprenticeship sponsor is not
receiving financial assistance under the new program during
the same fiscal year. However, an apprenticeship sponsor who
trains through a lead apprenticeship sponsor that qualifies for
financial assistance under Code chapter 15 is ineligible for
financial assistance under the new program.
DIVISION II —— IOWA CHILD CARE CHALLENGE FUND. Division
II establishes an Iowa child care challenge program under the
department of workforce development and creates an Iowa child
care challenge fund in the state treasury as a separate fund
under the control of the department. The department shall
administer the program in consultation with the workforce
development board. The purpose of the program is to encourage
and enable businesses, nonprofit organizations, and consortiums
to establish local child care facilities and increase the
availability of quality, affordable child care for working
Iowans.
A business, nonprofit organization, or consortium seeking
matching moneys must submit an application and a proposal for
the new construction of a child care facility, rehabilitation
of an existing structure as a child care facility, or the
retrofitting and repurposing of an existing structure for
use as a child care facility to the department; a financial
statement and a description of funds to be provided; and a plan
for sustainability.
The division directs that a portion of the moneys deposited
in the Iowa employer innovation fund, in an amount determined
annually by the department of workforce development in
consultation with the workforce development board, shall be
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transferred annually to the Iowa child care challenge fund.
Any unclaimed moneys in the Iowa child care challenge fund
by June 1 annually shall be transferred to the Iowa employer
innovation fund, created pursuant to Code section 84A.13, to
be used for purposes of that program, and any moneys deposited
after June 1 annually in the Iowa child care challenge fund
that remain at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred
to the Iowa employer innovation fund to be used for purposes of
the Iowa employer innovation program.
DIVISION III —— WORKFORCE DIPLOMA PILOT PROGRAM. Subject to
an appropriation of sufficient funds by the general assembly,
Division III requires the department of workforce development
to establish a workforce diploma pilot program to qualify
eligible program providers to implement programs in accordance
with the department’s rules, and to assist students who
are beyond school age to obtain a high school diploma while
developing employability and career and technical education
skills.
Under the division, “eligible program provider” means an
institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting
agency. It may be a public institution, a nonprofit
institution, or a private diploma-granting institution, that
has at least two years of experience providing adult dropout
recovery services, including but not limited to recruitment,
learning plan development, and proactive coaching and mentoring
culminating in the issuance of high school diplomas. “Unit
of credit” means credit awarded based on successfully meeting
subject area standards, expectations, or guidelines.
To meet the criteria for qualification to participate
in this program, an eligible program provider must provide
evidence of experience and abilities enumerated by the
division. The department shall publish a list of qualified
providers by September 15 annually.
A qualified provider must commence its pilot program within
30 days of the date on which the contract is signed by all
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parties.
The division sets forth the milestones providers must meet
and the payment amounts the department must pay a provider when
each milestone is met. The department shall provide payment
to a qualified provider in the order in which invoices are
submitted until all moneys appropriated for such purpose by the
general assembly are exhausted and must also provide a monthly
update to qualified providers, including the aggregate total
moneys paid to qualified providers to date and the estimated
number of enrollments still available for the program year.
By July 15 annually, the qualified provider shall report all
of the metrics from the previous fiscal year, as identified
by the division, to the department of workforce development
and the department of education. The department of workforce
development shall review data to ensure the programs are
achieving minimum program performance standards and measures
set forth by the division.
The department shall place a qualified provider that does
not meet the program performance standards for the previous
year on probationary status for the remainder of the current
fiscal year. A provider who fails to meet the minimum
performance standards after two consecutive years is ineligible
for the program.
The section providing for the program is repealed July 1,
2023.
DIVISION IV —— COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTION —— K-12
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS —— ONLINE COURSEWORK. Division IV
relates to computer science instruction in kindergarten through
grade 12, amending Code provisions establishing the minimum
educational standards and establishing or modifying computer
science instruction-related responsibilities of the state board
of education, the department of education and its director, and
school districts and accredited nonpublic schools.
Commencing with the 2023-2024 school year, under the
division, accredited schools must offer and teach computer
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science instruction that incorporates the computer science
education standards adopted by the state board of education
in at least one grade at the elementary level and at the
middle school level. In grades 9-12, commencing with the
2022-2023 school year, one-half unit of computer science that
incorporates the computer science education standards adopted
by the state board must be offered and taught, but the one-half
unit may be offered and taught online.
Each school district and accredited nonpublic school must
develop and implement a K-12 computer science plan by July 1,
2022. The new language replaces obsolete language relating to
full implementation of the core curriculum by the 2014-2015
school year.
The director of the department is directed to develop and
implement a statewide K-12 computer science instruction plan by
July 1, 2022.
The division amends provisions relating to the online
learning initiative requirements. Currently, the statute makes
inapplicable the educational standards for up to two high
school courses if the school district or school makes every
reasonable and good faith effort but is unable to employ a
licensed teacher for the subject, or if fewer than 10 students
typically register for the subject. The division reduces the
specific courses to which this authorization applies, but
allows a school district or school to exceed the two-subject
limit to offer world language, personal finance literacy, and
computer science coursework online if the school district or
school, after making every reasonable and good faith effort,
cannot employ a licensed teacher for the subject, or if fewer
than 10 students typically register for the subject.
Currently, the department may waive the high school subject
requirements for school districts and schools, but the division
limits the authority of the department to certain specified
subjects. Currently, school districts and schools offering
such online learning must offer the coursework through an
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online learning platform or through a private provider that
meets statutory requirements. The division adds that any
online learning entity may develop such an online learning
platform.
The department is directed to convene a computer science
work group to develop recommendations to strengthen computer
science instruction and for the development and implementation
of a statewide campaign to promote computer science to K-12
students and to the parents and legal guardians of such
students. The work group must submit its findings to the
general assembly by July 1, 2021.
The division also strikes, effective July 1, 2021, language
which requires that the state board’s rules providing for the
establishment of high-quality standards for computer science
education taught by elementary, middle, and high schools be
applicable only to school districts and accredited nonpublic
schools receiving moneys from the computer science professional
development incentive fund or from other funds administered by
the department.
DIVISION V —— FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE
LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Division VI directs the state
board of education to adopt administrative rules establishing
a process by which the department of education shall approve
structured educational and training programs that include
authentic worksite training for purposes of participating
community colleges, then expands the definition of “eligible
student” under the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
last-dollar scholarship program administered by the college
student aid commission.
Current law limits scholarship eligibility to new high
school graduates who enroll full-time in an eligible
institution by the fall semester following graduation or
completion of private instruction, and to adult learners who
enroll full-time or part-time in an eligible institution.
The division amends the definition to include individuals
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who, following high school graduation, completion of private
instruction, or receiving a high school equivalency diploma,
and prior to becoming an adult learner, enroll full-time in
an eligible institution for a regular semester or part-time
for a summer semester; high school graduates, persons who
complete private instruction, and recipients of high school
equivalency diplomas who prior to becoming adult learners enter
into full-time or part-time employment as part of an approved
state-recognized work-based learning program and enroll
full-time or part-time in an eligible program in an eligible
institution; and adult learners who are at least age 20 at the
beginning of the state fiscal year and enroll full-time or
part-time in an eligible program in an eligible institution.
The division defines “adult learner”.
This division takes effect July 1, 2021.
DIVISION VI —— SENIOR YEAR PLUS PROGRAM AND POSTSECONDARY
ENROLLMENT OPTIONS. Division VII amends provisions under
the senior year plus program by eliminating references and
provisions relating to full-time and part-time enrollment.
This division takes effect July 1, 2021.
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