Bill Text: IA SF291 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to workforce training programs and making appropriations. (Formerly SSB 1203; see SF 429.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF291 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1203)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
workforce
training
programs
and
making
1
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
FY
2013-2014
WORKFORCE
TRAINING
PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
2
Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION.
There
is
appropriated
3
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
4
education
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2013,
and
5
ending
June
30,
2014,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
6
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
7
1.
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES.
8
a.
For
deposit
in
the
statewide
work-based
learning
9
intermediary
network
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
256.40,
10
subsection
1:
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$
3,000,000
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b.
For
deposit
in
the
workforce
training
and
economic
13
development
funds
created
pursuant
to
section
260C.18A:
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$
15,500,000
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c.
For
deposit
in
the
pathways
for
academic
career
and
16
employment
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
260H.2,
17
subsection
2:
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$
5,000,000
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d.
For
distribution
to
community
colleges
for
the
purposes
20
of
administering,
providing
test
materials,
scoring
of
21
examinations,
and
issuance
of
high
school
equivalency
diplomas
22
under
chapter
259A;
administering
adult
basic
education
23
programs;
and
implementing
an
adult
literacy
for
the
workforce
24
in
Iowa
program
administered
by
the
department
of
education:
25
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$
5,350,000
26
The
moneys
appropriated
in
this
paragraph
“d”
shall
be
27
allocated
pursuant
to
the
formula
established
in
section
28
260C.18C.
29
e.
For
distribution
of
grants
to
be
awarded
to
community
30
colleges
for
the
purpose
of
adult
basic
education
programs
for
31
students
requiring
instruction
in
English
as
a
second
language:
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$
2,000,000
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The
department
shall
establish
an
application
process
and
34
criteria
to
award
grants
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
“e”
to
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community
colleges.
The
criteria
shall
be
based
on
need
for
1
instruction
in
English
as
a
second
language
in
the
region
2
served
by
each
community
college
as
determined
by
factors
3
including
data
from
the
latest
federal
decennial
census
and
4
outreach
efforts
to
determine
regional
needs.
5
2.
ADULT
LITERACY
FOR
THE
WORKFORCE
IN
IOWA
PROGRAM.
6
For
implementation
of
an
adult
literacy
for
the
workforce
in
7
Iowa
program
and
related
leadership
activities:
8
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$
150,000
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Sec.
2.
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
FUND.
There
is
appropriated
10
from
the
workforce
development
fund
account
established
in
11
section
15.342A
to
the
workforce
development
fund
created
in
12
section
15.343
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2013,
and
13
ending
June
30,
2014,
the
following
amount,
for
purposes
of
the
14
workforce
development
fund:
15
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$
6,000,000
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DIVISION
II
17
WORKFORCE
TRAINING
PROGRAMS
18
Sec.
3.
Section
15.342A,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
15.342A
Workforce
development
fund
account.
21
A
workforce
development
fund
account
is
established
in
the
22
office
of
the
treasurer
of
state
under
the
control
of
the
23
authority.
The
account
shall
receive
funds
pursuant
to
section
24
422.16A
up
to
a
maximum
of
four
six
million
dollars
per
year.
25
The
account
shall
also
receive
funds
pursuant
to
section
15.251
26
with
no
dollar
limitation.
27
Sec.
4.
Section
15.343,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
a
and
d,
28
Code
2013,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
29
Sec.
5.
Section
15.343,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
30
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
a.
Three
Five
million
dollars
shall
be
used
for
purposes
32
provided
in
section
260F.6
.
33
Sec.
6.
Section
256.40,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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256.40
Statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
network
——
1
fund
——
steering
committee
——
regional
networks.
2
1.
A
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
network
3
program
is
established
in
the
department
and
shall
be
4
administered
by
the
department.
A
separate,
statewide
5
work-based
learning
intermediary
network
fund
is
created
in
the
6
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
The
fund
7
shall
consist
of
all
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund,
including
8
any
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
and
any
other
9
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
department
10
from
federal
or
private
sources
for
purposes
of
the
program.
11
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
end
12
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
13
state.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2
,
interest
14
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
15
fund.
16
2.
The
purpose
of
the
program
shall
be
to
build
a
seamless
17
career,
future
workforce,
and
economic
development
system
in
18
Iowa
to
accomplish
all
of
the
following
prepare
students
for
19
the
workforce
by
connecting
business
and
the
education
system
20
and
offering
relevant,
work-based
learning
activities
to
21
students
and
teachers.
The
program
shall
:
22
a.
Better
prepare
students
to
make
informed
postsecondary
23
education
and
career
decisions.
24
b.
Provide
communication
and
coordination
in
order
to
build
25
and
sustain
relationships
between
employers
and
local
youth,
26
the
education
system,
and
the
community
at
large.
27
c.
Connect
students
to
local
career
opportunities,
creating
28
economic
capital
for
the
region
using
a
skilled
and
available
29
workforce.
30
d.
Facilitate
the
sharing
of
best
practices
statewide
by
31
business
and
education
leaders.
32
e.
d.
Provide
a
one-stop
contact
point
for
information
33
useful
to
both
educators
and
employers,
including
a
state-level
34
clearinghouse
for
information
on
internships,
job
shadowing
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experiences,
and
other
workplace
learning
opportunities
1
for
students
that
are
linked
to
the
state’s
economic
goals
2
students,
particularly
related
to
science,
technology,
3
engineering,
or
mathematics
occupations
or
targeted
industries
4
as
defined
in
section
15.102
.
5
f.
Implement
services
for
all
students,
staff,
and
districts
6
within
the
region
and
integrate
workplace
skills
into
the
7
curriculum.
8
e.
Integrate
services
provided
through
the
program
with
9
other
career
exploration-related
activities
such
as
the
10
student
core
curriculum
plan
and
the
career
information
and
11
decision-making
system
developed
and
administered
under
section
12
279.61,
where
appropriate.
13
f.
Facilitate
the
attainment
of
portable
credentials
of
14
value
to
employers
such
as
the
national
career
readiness
15
certificate,
where
appropriate.
16
g.
Develop
work-based
capacity
with
employers.
17
h.
Improve
the
skills
of
Iowa’s
future
workforce.
18
i.
h.
Provide
core
services,
which
may
include
student
job
19
shadowing,
student
internships,
and
teacher
or
student
tours.
20
3.
The
department
shall
establish
and
facilitate
a
steering
21
committee
comprised
of
representatives
from
the
department
of
22
workforce
development,
the
economic
development
authority,
23
the
community
colleges,
the
institutions
under
the
control
of
24
the
state
board
of
regents,
accredited
private
institutions,
25
area
education
agencies,
school
districts,
and
the
workplace
26
learning
connection.
The
steering
committee
shall
be
27
responsible
for
the
development
and
implementation
of
the
28
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
network.
29
4.
The
steering
committee
shall
develop
a
design
for
a
30
statewide
network
comprised
of
fifteen
regional
work-based
31
learning
intermediary
networks.
The
design
shall
include
32
network
specifications,
strategic
functions,
and
desired
33
outcomes.
The
steering
committee
shall
recommend
program
34
parameters
and
reporting
requirements
to
the
department.
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5.
Each
regional
network
shall
establish
an
advisory
1
council
to
develop
and
implement
provide
advice
and
assistance
2
to
the
regional
network.
The
advisory
council
shall
include
3
representatives
of
business
and
industry
and
shall
meet
at
4
least
annually.
5
6.
Each
regional
network
or
consortium
of
networks
shall
6
annually
submit
a
work-based
learning
plan
to
the
department.
7
Each
plan
shall
include
provisions
to
provide
core
services
8
referred
to
in
subsection
2,
paragraph
“h”
,
to
all
school
9
districts
within
the
region
and
for
the
integration
of
job
10
shadowing
and
other
work-based
learning
activities
into
11
secondary
career
and
technical
education
programs.
12
6.
7.
a.
Funds
Moneys
deposited
in
the
statewide
13
work-based
learning
intermediary
network
fund
created
in
14
subsection
1
shall
be
distributed
annually
to
each
region
15
for
the
implementation
of
the
statewide
work-based
learning
16
intermediary
network
based
upon
the
distribution
of
the
17
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
student
enrollments
in
each
18
region.
The
amount
shall
not
exceed
three
dollars
per
student
19
upon
approval
by
the
department
of
the
region’s
work-based
20
learning
plan
submitted
pursuant
to
subsection
6
.
21
b.
If
the
balance
in
the
statewide
work-based
learning
22
intermediary
network
fund
on
July
1
of
a
fiscal
year
is
one
23
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
or
less,
the
department
24
shall
distribute
moneys
in
the
fund
to
regions
or
consortium
25
of
regions
on
a
competitive
basis.
If
the
balance
in
the
26
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
network
fund
on
July
27
1
of
a
fiscal
year
is
greater
than
one
million
five
hundred
28
thousand
dollars,
the
department
shall
distribute
one
hundred
29
thousand
dollars
to
each
region
and
distribute
the
remaining
30
moneys
pursuant
to
the
formula
established
in
section
260C.18C.
31
7.
8.
The
department
shall
provide
oversight
of
the
32
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
network
and
shall
33
annually
evaluate
the
statewide
and
regional
network
progress
34
toward
the
outcomes
identified
by
the
steering
committee
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pursuant
to
subsection
4
.
The
department
shall
require
each
1
region
to
submit
an
annual
report
on
its
ongoing
implementation
2
of
the
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
network
3
program
to
the
department.
4
8.
9.
Each
regional
network
shall
match
the
funds
moneys
5
received
pursuant
to
subsection
6
7
with
financial
resources
6
equal
to
at
least
twenty-five
percent
of
the
amount
of
7
the
funds
moneys
received
pursuant
to
subsection
6
7
.
The
8
financial
resources
used
to
provide
the
match
may
include
9
private
donations,
in-kind
contributions,
or
public
funds
10
moneys
other
than
the
funds
moneys
received
pursuant
to
11
subsection
6
7
.
12
10.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
under
13
chapter
17A
for
the
administration
of
this
section.
14
Sec.
7.
Section
260C.18A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
Code
15
2013,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
16
Sec.
8.
Section
260F.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
2.
To
provide
funds
for
the
present
payment
of
the
costs
19
of
a
training
program
by
the
business,
the
community
college
20
may
provide
to
the
business
an
advance
of
the
moneys
to
be
used
21
to
pay
for
the
program
costs
as
provided
in
the
agreement.
22
To
receive
the
funds
for
this
advance
from
the
job
training
23
fund
established
in
subsection
1
,
the
community
college
shall
24
submit
an
application
to
the
economic
development
authority.
25
The
amount
of
the
advance
shall
not
exceed
twenty-five
fifty
26
thousand
dollars
for
any
business
site,
or
fifty
one
hundred
27
thousand
dollars
within
a
three-fiscal-year
period
for
any
28
business
site.
If
the
project
involves
a
consortium
of
29
businesses,
the
maximum
award
per
project
shall
not
exceed
30
fifty
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Participation
in
a
31
consortium
does
not
affect
a
business
site’s
eligibility
for
32
individual
project
assistance.
Prior
to
approval
a
business
33
shall
agree
to
match
program
amounts
in
accordance
with
34
criteria
established
by
the
authority.
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Sec.
9.
Section
260H.2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
260H.2
Pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
program
3
——
fund
.
4
1.
A
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
program
5
is
established
to
provide
funding
to
community
colleges
for
6
the
development
of
projects
in
coordination
with
the
economic
7
development
authority,
the
department
of
education,
the
8
department
of
workforce
development,
regional
advisory
boards
9
established
pursuant
to
section
84A.4
,
and
community
partners
10
to
implement
a
simplified,
streamlined,
and
comprehensive
11
process,
along
with
customized
support
services,
to
enable
12
eligible
participants
to
acquire
effective
academic
and
13
employment
training
to
secure
gainful,
quality,
in-state
14
employment.
15
2.
a.
A
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
fund
16
is
created
for
the
community
colleges
in
the
state
treasury
to
17
be
administered
by
the
department
of
education.
The
moneys
18
in
the
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
fund
are
19
appropriated
to
the
department
of
education
for
the
pathways
20
for
academic
career
and
employment
program.
21
b.
The
aggregate
total
of
grants
awarded
from
the
pathways
22
for
academic
career
and
employment
fund
during
a
fiscal
year
23
shall
not
be
more
than
five
million
dollars.
24
c.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
allocated
pursuant
to
the
25
formula
established
in
section
260C.18C.
Notwithstanding
26
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
27
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
but
28
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purpose
29
designated
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
30
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
31
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
32
Sec.
10.
Section
260H.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
33
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
b.
Persons
earning
incomes
at
or
below
two
hundred
fifty
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percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
as
defined
by
the
most
1
recently
revised
poverty
income
guidelines
published
by
the
2
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
3
Sec.
11.
Section
260H.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
4
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
5
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(5)
Any
other
industry
designated
as
6
in-demand
by
a
regional
advisory
board
established
pursuant
to
7
section
84A.4.
8
Sec.
12.
Section
260H.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
9
2013,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
10
Sec.
13.
NEW
SECTION
.
260H.7A
Pathway
navigators.
11
1.
A
community
college
may
use
moneys
for
the
pathways
12
for
academic
career
and
employment
program
to
employ
pathway
13
navigators
to
assist
students
applying
for
or
enrolled
in
14
eligible
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
projects.
15
2.
Pathway
navigators
shall
provide
services
and
support
16
to
aid
students
in
selecting
pathways
for
academic
career
and
17
employment
projects
that
will
result
in
gainful,
quality,
18
in-state
employment
and
to
ensuring
students
are
successful
19
once
enrolled
in
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
20
projects.
Services
the
pathway
navigators
may
provide
include
21
but
are
not
limited
to
the
following:
22
a.
Interviewing
and
selecting
students
for
enrollment
in
23
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
projects.
24
b.
Assessing
students’
skills,
interests,
and
previous
25
academic
and
work
experience
for
purposes
of
placement
in
26
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
projects.
27
c.
Working
with
students
to
develop
academic
and
career
28
plans
and
to
adjust
such
plans
as
needed.
29
d.
Assisting
students
in
applying
for
and
receiving
30
resources
for
financial
aid
and
other
forms
of
tuition
31
assistance.
32
e.
Assisting
students
with
the
admissions
process,
remedial
33
education,
academic
credit
transfer,
meeting
assessment
34
requirements,
course
registration,
and
other
procedures
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necessary
for
successful
completion
of
pathways
for
academic
1
career
and
employment
projects.
2
f.
Assisting
in
identifying
and
resolving
obstacles
to
3
students’
successful
completion
of
pathways
for
academic
career
4
and
employment
projects.
5
g.
Connecting
students
with
useful
college
resources
6
or
outside
support
services
such
as
access
to
child
care,
7
transportation,
and
tutorial
assistance,
as
needed.
8
h.
Maintaining
ongoing
contact
with
students
enrolled
9
in
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
projects
and
10
ensuring
students
are
making
satisfactory
progress
toward
the
11
successful
completion
of
projects.
12
i.
Providing
support
to
students
transitioning
from
remedial
13
education,
short-term
training,
and
classroom
experience
to
14
employment.
15
j.
Coordinating
activities
with
community-based
16
organizations
that
serve
as
key
recruiters
for
pathways
for
17
academic
career
and
employment
projects
and
assisting
students
18
throughout
the
recruitment
process.
19
k.
Coordinating
adult
basic
education
services.
20
Sec.
14.
NEW
SECTION
.
260H.7B
Regional
industry
sector
21
partnerships.
22
1.
A
community
college
may
use
moneys
for
the
pathways
for
23
academic
career
and
employment
program
to
provide
staff
and
24
support
for
the
development
and
implementation
of
regional
25
industry
sector
partnerships
within
the
region
served
by
the
26
community
college.
27
2.
Regional,
industry
sector
partnerships
may
include
but
28
are
not
limited
to
the
following
activities:
29
a.
Bringing
together
representatives
from
industry
sectors,
30
government,
education,
local
workforce
boards,
community-based
31
organizations,
labor,
economic
development
organizations,
32
and
other
stakeholders
within
the
regional
labor
market
to
33
determine
how
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
34
projects
should
address
workforce
skills
gaps,
occupational
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shortages,
and
wage
gaps.
1
b.
Integrating
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
2
projects
and
other
existing
supply-side
strategies
with
3
workforce
needs
within
the
region
served
by
the
community
4
college.
5
c.
Developing
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
6
projects
that
focus
on
the
workforce
skills,
from
entry
level
7
to
advanced,
required
by
industry
sectors
within
the
region
8
served
by
the
community
college.
9
Sec.
15.
Section
260I.4,
subsection
6,
Code
2013,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
6.
Eligibility
for
tuition
assistance
under
this
chapter
12
shall
be
limited
to
persons
earning
incomes
at
or
below
13
two
hundred
fifty
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
as
14
defined
by
the
most
recently
revised
poverty
income
guidelines
15
published
by
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
16
services.
17
Sec.
16.
Section
260I.5,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
18
following
new
subsection:
19
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
Costs
of
providing
direct
staff
20
support
services
including
but
not
limited
to
marketing,
21
outreach,
application,
interview,
and
assessment
processes.
22
Eligible
costs
for
this
purpose
shall
be
limited
to
twenty
23
percent
of
any
allocation
of
moneys
to
the
two
smallest
24
community
colleges,
ten
percent
of
any
allocation
of
moneys
25
to
the
two
largest
community
colleges,
and
fifteen
percent
of
26
any
allocation
of
moneys
to
the
remaining
eleven
community
27
colleges.
Community
college
size
shall
be
determined
based
on
28
the
most
recent
three-year
rolling
average
full-time
equivalent
29
enrollment.
30
Sec.
17.
Section
422.16A,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
422.16A
Job
training
withholding
——
certification
and
33
transfer.
34
Upon
the
completion
by
a
business
of
its
repayment
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obligation
for
a
training
project
funded
under
chapter
1
260E
,
including
a
job
training
project
funded
under
section
2
15A.8
or
repaid
in
whole
or
in
part
by
the
supplemental
new
3
jobs
credit
from
withholding
under
section
15A.7
or
section
4
15E.197
,
the
sponsoring
community
college
shall
report
to
5
the
economic
development
authority
the
amount
of
withholding
6
paid
by
the
business
to
the
community
college
during
the
7
final
twelve
months
of
withholding
payments.
The
economic
8
development
authority
shall
notify
the
department
of
revenue
9
of
that
amount.
The
department
shall
credit
to
the
workforce
10
development
fund
account
established
in
section
15.342A
11
twenty-five
percent
of
that
amount
each
quarter
for
a
period
12
of
ten
years.
If
the
amount
of
withholding
from
the
business
13
or
employer
is
insufficient,
the
department
shall
prorate
the
14
quarterly
amount
credited
to
the
workforce
development
fund
15
account.
The
maximum
amount
from
all
employers
which
shall
be
16
transferred
to
the
workforce
development
fund
account
in
any
17
year
is
four
six
million
dollars.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
bill
relates
to
workforce
training
programs,
including
20
making
appropriations
for
workforce
training
programs
for
21
fiscal
year
2013-2014.
The
bill
is
organized
into
divisions.
22
FY
2013-2014
WORKFORCE
TRAINING
APPROPRIATIONS.
The
bill
23
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
24
department
of
education
for
deposit
in
the
statewide
work-based
25
learning
intermediary
network
fund
established
pursuant
to
Code
26
section
256.40.
27
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
of
28
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
deposit
in
the
29
workforce
training
and
economic
development
funds
created
30
pursuant
to
Code
section
260C.18A.
31
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
of
32
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
deposit
in
the
33
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
fund
established
34
pursuant
to
Code
section
260H.2.
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The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
of
1
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
distribution
2
to
community
colleges
for
the
purposes
of
administering,
3
providing
test
materials,
scoring
of
examinations,
and
4
issuance
of
high
school
equivalency
diplomas
under
Code
5
chapter
259A;
administering
adult
basic
education
programs;
6
and
implementing
an
adult
literacy
for
the
workforce
in
Iowa
7
program
administered
by
the
department
of
education.
The
8
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
9
to
the
department
of
education
for
distribution
of
grants
to
10
be
awarded
to
community
colleges
for
the
purpose
of
adult
11
basic
education
programs
for
students
requiring
instruction
in
12
English
as
a
second
language.
The
bill
requires
the
department
13
to
establish
an
application
process
and
criteria
for
the
14
awarding
of
grants
and
provides
for
certain
required
criteria.
15
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
of
the
16
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
implementation
of
an
17
adult
literacy
for
the
workforce
in
Iowa
program
and
related
18
leadership
activities.
19
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
workforce
development
20
fund
account
established
pursuant
to
Code
section
15.342A
to
21
the
workforce
development
fund
created
pursuant
to
Code
section
22
15.343.
23
WORKFORCE
TRAINING
PROGRAMS.
The
bill
increases
the
maximum
24
amount
that
can
be
transferred
to
the
workforce
development
25
fund
account
established
pursuant
to
Code
section
15.342A
26
for
job
training
withholding
moneys
pursuant
to
Code
section
27
422.16A
relating
to
certain
job
training
programs.
The
bill
28
provides
that
additional
moneys
in
the
workforce
development
29
fund
can
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
job
training
under
Code
30
chapter
260F.
The
bill
makes
changes
relating
to
the
purposes
31
for
which
moneys
in
the
workforce
development
fund
can
be
used.
32
The
bill
also
increases
the
amount
that
a
community
college
can
33
advance
to
a
business
or
consortium
of
businesses
to
cover
the
34
cost
of
job
training
under
Code
chapter
260F.
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The
bill
makes
various
changes
to
the
statewide
work-based
1
learning
intermediary
network
program
under
Code
section
2
256.40,
including
modifying
the
purposes
of
the
program
and
3
the
duties
of
the
steering
committee,
regional
networks,
and
4
regional
advisory
councils
for
the
program;
establishing
5
requirements
for
the
distribution
of
funds
in
the
statewide
6
work-based
learning
intermediary
network
fund;
establishing
7
annual
planning
and
reporting
requirements;
and
establishing
8
rulemaking
authority
for
the
program.
9
The
bill
makes
various
changes
to
the
pathways
for
academic
10
career
and
employment
program
under
Code
chapter
260H.
The
11
bill
establishes
a
pathways
for
academic
career
and
employment
12
fund
in
the
state
treasury
for
the
community
colleges
to
be
13
administered
by
the
department
of
education.
Moneys
in
the
14
fund
shall
be
allocated
pursuant
to
the
formula
established
15
in
Code
section
260C.18C.
The
bill
makes
changes
relating
16
to
eligibility
criteria
for
the
program.
The
bill
provides
17
that
funds
for
the
program
can
be
used
by
community
colleges
18
to
employ
pathway
navigators
to
provide
various
services
to
19
aid
students
in
selecting
pathways
for
academic
career
and
20
employment
projects
that
will
result
in
gainful,
quality,
21
in-state
employment
and
to
ensure
students
are
successful
once
22
enrolled
in
such
projects.
The
bill
provides
that
funds
for
23
the
program
can
be
used
by
community
colleges
to
establish
24
regional
industry
sector
partnerships.
Partnerships
may
25
include
various
activities
to
further
the
ability
of
pathways
26
for
academic
career
and
employment
projects
to
meet
the
27
workforce
needs
of
industry
sectors
within
the
region
served
28
by
a
community
college.
29
The
bill
makes
changes
to
the
gap
tuition
assistance
program
30
under
Code
chapter
260I.
The
bill
modifies
eligibility
31
criteria
for
the
program
and
costs
eligible
for
coverage
by
32
tuition
assistance
under
the
program.
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