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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
674)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
apprenticeships
and
other
career
training
1
and
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
SHORT
TITLE
2
Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
3
cited
as
the
“Iowa
Skilled
Workforce
Act”.
4
DIVISION
II
5
IOWA
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT
6
Sec.
2.
Section
84D.2,
subsection
5,
Code
2026,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
5.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
means
an
entity
operating
9
an
apprenticeship
program
or
an
entity
in
whose
name
an
10
apprenticeship
program
is
being
operated,
which
entity
is
11
registered
with
or
approved
by
the
United
States
department
12
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
or
the
Iowa
office
of
13
apprenticeship.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
includes
a
lead
14
apprenticeship
sponsor,
sponsor,
or
intermediary
sponsor
,
and
15
an
employer
who
provides
training
through
a
lead
apprenticeship
16
sponsor,
sponsor,
or
intermediary
sponsor
.
17
Sec.
3.
Section
84D.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
18
following
new
subsections:
19
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11A.
“Employer
partner”
means
an
employer
20
who
trains
the
employer’s
employees
through
an
intermediary
21
sponsor.
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12A.
“Intermediary
sponsor”
means
23
an
entity
that
provides
related
training
instruction
to
24
apprentices
for
multiple
employers,
serves
as
the
sponsor
of
25
the
apprentices,
and
registers
the
program
with
the
Iowa
office
26
of
apprenticeship,
and
may
also
provide
technical
assistance
to
27
employers
and
assist
with
developing
occupational
standards.
28
Sec.
4.
Section
84D.2,
subsection
12,
Code
2026,
is
amended
29
by
striking
the
subsection.
30
Sec.
5.
Section
84D.2,
subsection
19,
paragraph
a,
31
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(c),
Code
2026,
is
32
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
(c)
Related
training
instruction
from
a
lead
apprenticeship
34
sponsor,
sponsor,
or
intermediary
sponsor
.
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Sec.
6.
Section
84D.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
1
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
An
intermediary
sponsor
has
the
sole
3
discretion
for
approving
employer
partners,
provided
that
such
4
employer
partners
are
compliant
with
the
employer
partners’
5
responsibilities
outlined
in
the
intermediary
sponsor’s
6
standards.
7
Sec.
7.
Section
84D.4,
subsection
8,
Code
2026,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
8.
a.
The
office
shall
develop
a
plan
providing
a
procedure
10
for
the
cancellation
or
deregistration,
or
both,
of
programs
11
and
for
temporary
suspension,
cancellation,
deregistration,
or
12
any
of
these,
of
apprenticeship
agreements.
13
b.
The
office
shall
not
cancel,
suspend,
or
deregister
an
14
intermediary
sponsor
based
on
the
actions
of
the
intermediary
15
sponsor’s
employer
partners.
However,
the
office
may
require
16
an
intermediary
sponsor
to
cancel
or
suspend
an
employer
17
partner
due
to
the
employer
partner’s
material
breach
of
18
responsibilities
as
outlined
in
the
intermediary
sponsor’s
19
standards.
Prior
to
any
order
to
cancel
or
suspend
an
employer
20
partner,
the
office
must
provide
a
comprehensive
list
of
the
21
grounds
for
cancellation
or
suspension
and
allow
at
least
sixty
22
days
for
the
employer
partner
to
become
compliant.
If
the
23
office
orders
cancellation
or
suspension
of
an
employer
partner
24
after
the
sixty-day
period,
the
order
shall
be
considered
final
25
agency
action,
and
the
intermediary
sponsor
may
seek
judicial
26
review
as
provided
in
section
17A.19.
27
c.
(1)
The
office
may
only
cancel,
suspend,
or
deregister
28
an
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
29
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
due
to
a
material
breach
of
30
the
requirements
of
this
chapter.
Prior
to
any
permanent
31
or
temporary
cancellation,
suspension,
or
deregistration,
32
the
office
must
provide
a
comprehensive
list
of
the
grounds
33
of
the
alleged
material
breach
in
writing
to
the
approved
34
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
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apprenticeship
sponsor
and
allow
at
least
ninety
days
to
become
1
compliant.
2
(2)
A
decision
by
the
office
to
cancel,
suspend,
or
3
deregister
an
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
4
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
must
be
issued
in
5
writing
and
must
state
the
reasons
for
the
office’s
decision.
6
The
office
shall
not
issue
such
a
decision
before
the
7
conclusion
of
the
ninety-day
period
or
later
than
thirty
days
8
after
the
conclusion
of
the
period.
The
decision
shall
be
9
considered
final
agency
action
subject
to
judicial
review
as
10
provided
in
section
17A.19.
However,
notwithstanding
section
11
17A.19,
the
office
shall
have
the
burden
to
prove
that
the
12
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
13
apprenticeship
sponsor
materially
breached
this
chapter
and
14
that
the
breach
continued
past
the
ninety-day
period.
15
d.
If
an
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
16
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
is
canceled,
suspended,
or
17
deregistered,
the
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
18
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
shall
have
the
right
to
reapply
19
for
a
registration
after
sixty
days.
20
Sec.
8.
Section
84D.7,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
21
follows:
22
84D.7
Requirements
for
sponsors
and
employers.
23
A
sponsor
of
a
quality
pre-apprenticeship
program,
24
youth
apprenticeship
program,
registered
apprenticeship
25
program,
or
apprenticeship
program
is
responsible
for
the
26
administration
and
supervision
of
on-the-job
training
and
27
related
technical
instruction
for
each
apprentice
in
the
28
quality
pre-apprenticeship
program,
youth
apprenticeship
29
program,
registered
apprenticeship
program,
or
apprenticeship
30
program.
When
training
is
provided
by
a
lead
apprenticeship
31
sponsor
or
intermediary
sponsor
,
the
employer
of
the
apprentice
32
is
responsible
for
the
administration
and
supervision
of
33
on-the-job
training,
and
the
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
34
intermediary
sponsor
is
responsible
for
related
technical
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instruction
for
each
apprenticeship.
1
DIVISION
III
2
IOWA
PLUMBER,
MECHANICAL
PROFESSIONAL,
AND
CONTRACTOR
LICENSING
3
ACT
——
APPRENTICESHIPS
4
Sec.
9.
Section
105.18,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
Regulation
of
apprenticeships.
7
a.
A
licensed
journeyperson
or
master
may
employ
or
8
supervise
licensed
apprentices
at
a
ratio
not
to
exceed
three
9
apprentices
to
one
licensee.
10
b.
The
requirements
of
this
section
do
not
apply
to
11
apprenticeship
classroom
training.
12
DIVISION
IV
13
IOWA
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT
14
Sec.
10.
Section
84E.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
15
following
new
subsection:
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
“Intermediary
sponsor”
means
the
same
17
as
defined
in
section
84D.2.
18
Sec.
11.
Section
84E.4,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
and
4,
Code
19
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
1.
a.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
21
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
that
conducts
an
apprenticeship
22
program
that
is
registered
with
the
United
States
department
of
23
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
through
Iowa,
for
apprentices
24
who
will
be
employed
at
worksites
located
in
this
state
may
25
apply
to
the
department
for
financial
assistance
under
this
26
section
if
the
apprenticeship
program
includes
a
minimum
of
one
27
hundred
contact
hours
per
apprentice
for
each
training
year
of
28
the
apprenticeship
program.
29
b.
Financial
assistance
received
by
an
apprenticeship
30
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
31
sponsor
under
this
section
shall
be
used
only
for
the
cost
of
32
conducting
and
maintaining
an
apprenticeship
program.
33
c.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
whose
apprentices
receive
34
contact
hours
from
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
is
not
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eligible
for
financial
assistance
under
this
chapter.
1
2.
The
department
shall
provide
financial
assistance
in
the
2
form
of
training
grants
to
eligible
apprenticeship
sponsors
,
3
intermediary
sponsors,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
in
the
4
following
manner:
5
a.
By
determining
the
total
amount
of
funding
allocated
6
for
purposes
of
training
grants
for
apprenticeship
programs
7
pursuant
to
section
84E.3
.
8
b.
By
determining
the
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
9
during
the
most
recent
training
year,
as
calculated
on
the
10
last
day
of
the
training
year,
in
all
apprenticeship
programs
11
conducted
by
all
applying
apprenticeship
sponsors
,
intermediary
12
sponsors,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
eligible
to
apply
for
13
financial
assistance
under
subsection
1
.
14
c.
By
determining
the
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
15
during
the
most
recent
training
year,
as
calculated
on
the
16
last
day
of
the
training
year,
in
each
apprenticeship
program
17
conducted
by
each
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
18
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
eligible
to
apply
under
19
subsection
1
,
and
that
applied
for
financial
assistance
under
20
subsection
1
.
21
d.
By
determining
the
proportion,
stated
as
a
percentage,
22
that
each
applying
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
,
intermediary
23
sponsor’s,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
total
calculated
24
pursuant
to
paragraph
“c”
bears
to
all
applying
apprenticeship
25
sponsors’
,
intermediary
sponsors’,
or
lead
apprenticeship
26
sponsors’
total
calculated
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
.
27
e.
By
multiplying
the
percentage
calculated
in
paragraph
“d”
28
by
the
amount
determined
in
paragraph
“a”
.
29
3.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
30
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
seeking
financial
assistance
under
31
this
section
shall
provide
the
following
information
to
the
32
department:
33
a.
The
federal
apprentice
registration
number
of
each
34
apprentice
in
the
apprenticeship
program.
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b.
The
address
and
a
description
of
the
physical
location
1
where
in-person
training
is
conducted.
2
c.
A
certification
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
or
3
intermediary
sponsor’s
training
standards
as
most
recently
4
approved
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
5
of
apprenticeship
or,
in
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
6
sponsor,
a
representative
sample
of
participating
members’
7
training
standards.
8
d.
A
certification
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
or
9
intermediary
sponsor’s
compliance
review
or
quality
assessment
10
as
most
recently
conducted
by
the
United
States
department
of
11
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
unless
the
apprenticeship
12
sponsor
has
not
been
subjected
to
a
compliance
review
or
13
quality
assessment.
In
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
14
sponsor,
a
sampling
of
compliance
reviews
or
quality
15
assessments
from
participating
members
shall
be
sufficient.
16
e.
Any
other
information
the
department
reasonably
17
determines
is
necessary.
18
4.
The
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
19
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
and
the
department
shall
enter
20
into
an
agreement
regarding
the
provision
of
any
financial
21
assistance
to
the
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
22
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor.
23
Sec.
12.
Section
84G.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
2.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023
2026
,
26
and
for
each
fiscal
year
thereafter,
there
is
annually
27
appropriated
from
the
workforce
development
fund
account
to
28
the
apprenticeship
training
program
fund
created
in
section
29
84E.3
three
four
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
30
purposes
of
chapter
84E
.
31
DIVISION
V
32
CAREER
TRAINING
PHYSICAL
EXPANSION
PROGRAM
——
FUNDING
OF
33
CERTAIN
DEGREE
PROGRAMS
AT
REGENTS
INSTITUTIONS
34
Sec.
13.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
5,
Code
2026,
is
amended
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by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
1
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
m.
The
career
training
physical
expansion
2
program
under
chapter
84J.
3
Sec.
14.
NEW
SECTION
.
84J.1
Definition.
4
As
used
in
this
chapter,
“department”
means
the
department
of
5
workforce
development.
6
Sec.
15.
NEW
SECTION
.
84J.2
Career
training
physical
7
expansion
program.
8
1.
A
career
training
physical
expansion
program
is
created
9
that
shall
be
administered
by
the
department.
The
purpose
10
of
the
program
is
to
provide
financial
assistance
for
the
11
construction
of
new
facilities
that
will
expand
the
capacity
12
of
community
colleges
and
unionized
and
nonunionized
private
13
sector
apprenticeship
programs
to
provide
education
and
14
training
for
workers
in
high-demand
fields
in
this
state.
15
2.
The
department
shall
establish
eligibility
requirements,
16
award
criteria,
and
application
and
other
necessary
procedures
17
for
the
program.
To
be
eligible
for
financial
assistance,
a
18
community
college
or
apprenticeship
program
must
demonstrate
19
to
the
department
that
construction
of
the
new
facility
will
20
directly
result
in
an
increase
in
the
number
of
workers
in
21
high-demand
fields
in
this
state
by
expanding
the
physical
22
capacity
of
the
community
college
or
apprenticeship
program
to
23
train
more
students
or
apprentices
in
such
fields.
Projects
24
to
increase
internet-based
education
or
training
shall
be
25
ineligible
for
financial
assistance.
26
Sec.
16.
NEW
SECTION
.
84J.3
Career
training
physical
27
expansion
program
fund.
28
1.
A
career
training
physical
expansion
program
fund
is
29
created
as
a
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
30
the
department.
31
2.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
for
32
purposes
of
the
career
training
physical
expansion
program,
33
and
any
other
moneys
lawfully
available
to
the
department
for
34
purposes
of
this
chapter.
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3.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
for
1
the
purposes
of
this
chapter.
2
4.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
3
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
Sec.
17.
NEW
SECTION
.
84J.4
Rules.
9
The
department
of
workforce
development
shall
adopt
rules
10
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
chapter.
11
DIVISION
VI
12
DEPARTMENT-APPROVED
TRAINING
13
Sec.
18.
Section
96.4,
subsection
6,
paragraph
a,
Code
2026,
14
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
a.
(1)
An
otherwise
eligible
individual
shall
not
be
denied
16
benefits
for
any
week
because
the
individual
is
in
training
17
with
the
approval
of
the
director,
nor
shall
the
individual
18
be
denied
benefits
with
respect
to
any
week
in
which
the
19
individual
is
in
training
with
the
approval
of
the
director
by
20
reason
of
the
application
of
the
provision
in
subsection
3
of
21
this
section
relating
to
availability
for
work,
and
an
active
22
search
for
work
or
the
provision
of
section
96.5,
subsection
23
3
,
relating
to
failure
to
apply
for
or
a
refusal
to
accept
24
suitable
work.
However,
an
employer’s
account
shall
not
be
25
charged
with
benefits
so
paid.
26
(2)
The
director
shall
not
deny
approval
of
training
that
27
otherwise
qualifies
for
approval
under
this
paragraph
if
all
of
28
the
following
apply
to
the
training:
29
(a)
The
training
is
a
part
of
an
apprenticeship
program
30
registered
with
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
31
of
apprenticeship,
or
the
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship.
32
(b)
Each
training
session
lasts
no
longer
than
one
week.
33
(c)
An
individual
who
files
a
claim
for
benefits
under
34
this
subparagraph
is
limited
to
one
week
of
such
benefits
in
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a
twelve-month
period
of
time.
1
(d)
The
training
is
not
located
at
a
worksite.
2
DIVISION
VII
3
APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING
IN
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
4
Sec.
19.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.89
Increasing
access
to
5
apprenticeship
training.
6
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
7
requires:
8
a.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
,
“quality
pre-apprenticeship
9
program”
,
“registered
apprenticeship
program”
,
“work-based
10
learning”
,
and
“youth
apprenticeship”
mean
the
same
as
defined
11
in
section
84D.2.
12
b.
“HVAC”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
105.2.
13
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
is
14
encouraged
to
establish
or
expand
quality
pre-apprenticeship
15
opportunities
and
youth
apprenticeship
programs
at
secondary
16
schools
in
partnership
with
apprenticeship
sponsors
and
the
17
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship.
Activities
boards
may
pursue
18
in
furtherance
of
this
goal
include
but
are
not
limited
to
all
19
of
the
following:
20
a.
Aligning
existing
industrial
technology,
construction,
21
electronics,
metalwork,
and
related
coursework
with
22
requirements
of
registered
apprenticeship
programs.
23
b.
Establishing
new
coursework
in
subjects
such
as
plumbing,
24
HVAC,
and
math
for
skilled
trades
as
well
as
an
introductory
25
course
on
apprenticeships
to
prepare
students
for
a
wide
26
variety
of
opportunities
in
registered
apprenticeship
programs.
27
c.
Construction,
improvement,
or
expansion
of
skilled
trade
28
extension
centers
to
provide
additional
work-based
learning
29
opportunities.
30
d.
Partnering
with
apprenticeship
sponsors
to
ensure
31
curricula
for
coursework
described
in
paragraphs
“a”
,
“b”
,
and
32
“c”
are
industry-aligned
so
that
such
coursework
can
be
credited
33
toward
completion
of
an
apprenticeship.
34
3.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
is
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encouraged
to
establish
a
work-based
learning
coordinator
at
1
each
secondary
school.
The
work-based
learning
coordinator
2
shall
facilitate
implementation
of
this
section
and
other
3
pre-apprenticeship,
apprenticeship,
and
work-based
learning
4
initiatives
at
the
school.
A
work-based
learning
coordinator
5
shall
have
prior
experience
relevant
to
implementation
of
6
quality
pre-apprenticeships,
youth
apprenticeships,
or
other
7
work-based
learning
initiatives.
8
4.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
is
9
encouraged
to
pursue
funding
sources
and
in-kind
contributions
10
through
private
sector
partnerships
and
from
apprenticeship
11
sponsors
and
nonprofit
sources
to
implement
this
section.
12
5.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
school
13
districts
implement
this
section
no
later
than
the
school
year
14
beginning
July
1,
2028.
15
DIVISION
VIII
16
HIGH-DEMAND
JOBS
AND
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
17
Sec.
20.
Section
84A.1B,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
3.
Create,
and
update
as
necessary
every
five
years
,
a
20
list
of
high-demand
jobs
statewide
for
purposes
of
the
future
21
ready
Iowa
registered
apprenticeship
programs
created
in
22
chapter
84F
,
the
summer
youth
intern
pilot
program
established
23
under
section
84A.12
,
the
Iowa
employer
innovation
program
24
established
under
section
84A.13
,
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
25
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
program
established
under
26
section
256.228
,
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
grant
27
program
established
under
section
256.229
,
and
postsecondary
28
summer
classes
for
high
school
students
as
provided
under
29
section
261E.8,
subsection
8
.
In
addition
to
the
list
created
30
by
the
workforce
development
board
under
this
subsection
,
31
each
community
college,
in
consultation
with
regional
career
32
and
technical
education
planning
partnerships,
and
with
the
33
approval
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
community
college,
34
may
identify
and
maintain
a
list
of
not
more
than
five
regional
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high-demand
jobs
in
the
community
college
region,
and
shall
1
share
the
lists
with
the
workforce
development
board.
The
2
lists
submitted
by
community
colleges
under
the
subsection
3
may
be
used
in
that
community
college
region
for
purposes
of
4
programs
identified
under
this
subsection
.
The
workforce
5
development
board
shall
have
full
discretion
collaborate
6
with
community
colleges
to
select
and
prioritize
statewide
7
high-demand
jobs
after
consulting
with
business
and
education
8
stakeholders,
as
appropriate,
and
seeking
public
comment.
The
9
workforce
development
board
may
add
to
the
list
of
high-demand
10
jobs
as
it
deems
necessary.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
11
“high-demand
job”
means
a
job
in
the
state
that
the
board,
or
12
a
community
college
in
accordance
with
this
subsection
,
has
13
identified
in
accordance
with
this
subsection
.
In
creating
14
a
list
under
this
subsection
,
the
following
criteria,
at
a
15
minimum,
shall
apply:
16
a.
An
A
competitive
entry-level
hourly
wage
of
not
less
than
17
fourteen
dollars
.
18
b.
Educational
attainment
of
a
qualifying
credential
up
to
a
19
bachelor’s
degree.
20
c.
One
or
both
of
the
following
criteria:
21
(1)
Projected
annual
job
openings
of
at
least
two
hundred
22
fifty
or
more
during
the
next
five
years.
23
(2)
Annual
job
growth
of
at
least
one
percent.
24
Sec.
21.
Section
256.228,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
25
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
(5)
Has
a
student
aid
index
of
less
than
or
equal
to
27
twenty
thousand
dollars
at
the
time
of
initial
application,
28
as
determined
by
the
application
forms
submitted
pursuant
to
29
subparagraph
(2),
including
the
free
application
for
federal
30
student
aid
Meets
financial
need
criteria
as
established
by
the
31
commission
.
32
Sec.
22.
Section
256.228,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
33
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
b.
Adopt
rules
under
chapter
17A
,
in
collaboration
with
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the
department
of
workforce
development,
for
administration
of
1
this
section
,
including
but
not
limited
to
establishing
the
2
duties
and
responsibilities
of
eligible
institutions
under
3
the
program;
defining
residence
and
satisfactory
academic
4
progress
for
purposes
of
the
program;
defining
financial
need
5
for
purposes
of
the
program;
and
establishing
procedures
6
for
scholarship
application,
processing,
and
approval.
The
7
rules
shall
provide
for
determining
the
priority
awarding
of
8
scholarships
if
funds
available
for
purposes
of
this
section
9
are
insufficient
to
pay
all
eligible
students.
Priority
shall
10
be
given
to
fully
awarding
each
eligible
student
approved
for
a
11
scholarship
rather
than
to
prorating
scholarship
awards
among
12
all
eligible
students.
13
Sec.
23.
Section
256.228,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
14
2026,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
15
lieu
thereof
the
following:
16
d.
Transmit
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
the
17
compilation
of
information,
data,
and
statistics
compiled
under
18
subsection
1,
paragraph
“e”
,
subparagraph
(6).
19
DIVISION
IX
20
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
SECONDARY
AUTHORIZATIONS
21
Sec.
24.
Section
256.146,
subsection
26,
Code
2026,
is
22
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
26.
a.
Adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
that
allow
24
an
individual
seeking
a
career
and
technical
secondary
25
authorization
to
apply,
and,
if
eligible,
be
issued
the
26
secondary
authorization
prior
to
accepting
an
offer
of
27
employment
with
a
school.
28
b.
The
board
shall
limit
qualifications
for
an
applicant
29
for
a
career
and
technical
secondary
authorization
to
three
30
thousand
hours
of
recent
and
relevant
experience.
The
board
31
shall
limit
training
requirements
for
an
initial
authorization
32
to
ethics
training.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
relates
to
apprenticeships
and
other
career
2
training.
3
IOWA
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT.
The
bill
replaces
4
intermediaries
with
intermediary
sponsors,
as
defined
in
the
5
bill,
as
a
class
of
entities
that
provide
apprenticeship
6
training
under
Code
chapter
84D,
the
Iowa
registered
7
apprenticeship
Act,
and
that
are
subject
to
registration
with
8
the
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship
(office).
9
The
bill
provides
that
an
intermediary
sponsor
has
the
sole
10
discretion
for
approving
employer
partners,
as
defined
in
the
11
bill,
provided
that
such
employer
partners
are
compliant
with
12
their
responsibilities
outlined
in
the
intermediary
sponsor’s
13
standards.
14
The
bill
prohibits
the
office
from
canceling,
suspending,
or
15
deregistering
an
intermediary
sponsor
based
on
the
actions
of
16
employer
partners.
The
bill
authorizes
the
office
to
require
17
an
intermediary
sponsor
to
cancel
or
suspend
an
employer
18
partner
due
to
the
employer
partner’s
material
breach
of
19
responsibilities
as
outlined
in
the
intermediary
sponsor’s
20
standards.
The
bill
provides
procedures
for
such
cancellation
21
or
suspension
including
judicial
review.
22
The
bill
provides
procedures
and
standards
the
office
23
must
follow
when
canceling,
suspending,
or
deregistering
an
24
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
25
apprenticeship
sponsor.
The
bill
provides
that
such
action
can
26
only
be
carried
out
by
the
office
due
to
a
material
breach
of
27
the
requirements
of
Code
chapter
84D.
The
bill
also
provides
28
standards
for
judicial
review
of
such
action
and
procedures
for
29
reapplication
for
registration
following
such
action.
30
IOWA
PLUMBER,
MECHANICAL
PROFESSIONAL,
AND
CONTRACTOR
31
LICENSING
ACT
——
APPRENTICES.
The
bill
provides
that
a
32
licensed
journeyperson
or
master
under
Code
chapter
105,
the
33
Iowa
plumber,
mechanical
professional,
and
contractor
licensing
34
Act,
may
employ
or
supervise
licensed
apprentices
at
a
ratio
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not
to
exceed
three
apprentices
to
one
licensee.
The
bill
1
provides
that
certain
statutory
requirements
relating
to
2
qualifications
and
other
licensing
matters
do
not
apply
to
3
apprenticeship
classroom
training.
4
IOWA
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT.
The
bill
adds
intermediary
5
sponsors
as
a
class
of
entities
that
may
provide
apprenticeship
6
training
and
that
are
eligible
for
financial
assistance
from
7
the
department
of
workforce
development
under
Code
chapter
84E,
8
the
Iowa
apprenticeship
Act.
9
The
bill
provides
that
an
apprenticeship
sponsor
whose
10
apprentices
receive
contact
hours
from
a
lead
apprenticeship
11
sponsor
is
not
eligible
for
such
financial
assistance.
12
The
bill
increases
the
amount
annually
appropriated
from
13
the
workforce
development
fund
account
to
the
apprenticeship
14
training
program
fund
from
$3
million
to
$4.5
million.
15
CAREER
TRAINING
PHYSICAL
EXPANSION
PROGRAM
——
FUNDING
OF
16
CERTAIN
DEGREE
PROGRAMS
AT
REGENTS
INSTITUTIONS.
The
bill
17
creates
a
career
training
physical
expansion
program
to
be
18
administered
by
the
department
of
workforce
development.
The
19
purpose
of
the
program
is
to
provide
financial
assistance
20
for
the
construction
of
new
facilities
that
will
expand
the
21
capacity
of
community
colleges
and
unionized
and
nonunionized
22
private
sector
apprenticeship
programs
to
provide
education
and
23
training
for
workers
in
high-demand
fields
in
Iowa.
24
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
establish
eligibility
25
requirements,
award
criteria,
and
application
and
other
26
necessary
procedures
for
the
program.
The
bill
specifies
that
27
to
be
eligible
for
financial
assistance,
a
community
college
28
or
apprenticeship
program
must
demonstrate
to
the
department
29
that
construction
of
the
new
facility
will
directly
result
in
30
an
increase
in
the
number
of
workers
in
high-demand
fields
in
31
this
state
by
expanding
the
physical
capacity
of
the
community
32
college
or
apprenticeship
program
to
train
more
students
or
33
apprentices
in
such
fields.
The
bill
also
specifies
that
34
projects
to
increase
internet-based
education
or
training
shall
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be
ineligible
for
financial
assistance.
1
The
bill
creates
a
career
training
physical
expansion
2
program
fund
under
the
control
of
the
department.
Moneys
in
3
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
for
the
purposes
4
of
the
program.
5
DEPARTMENT-APPROVED
TRAINING.
Under
current
law,
an
6
individual
is
eligible
for
unemployment
benefits
for
a
week
7
in
which
the
individual
is
engaged
in
department-approved
8
training.
The
bill
prohibits
the
director
of
the
department
of
9
workforce
development
from
denying
approval
of
training
that
10
otherwise
qualifies
for
approval
if
the
training
is
a
part
of
11
an
apprenticeship
program
registered
with
the
United
States
12
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
or
the
Iowa
13
office
of
apprenticeship;
each
training
session
lasts
no
longer
14
than
one
week;
an
individual
who
files
a
claim
for
benefits
15
for
such
training
is
limited
to
one
week
of
such
benefits
in
a
16
12-month
period
of
time;
and
the
training
is
not
located
at
a
17
worksite.
18
APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING
IN
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS.
The
bill
19
encourages
school
boards
to
establish
or
expand
quality
20
pre-apprenticeship
opportunities
and
youth
apprenticeship
21
programs
at
secondary
schools
in
partnership
with
22
apprenticeship
sponsors
and
the
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship.
23
The
bill
specifies
activities
school
boards
may
pursue
24
in
furtherance
of
this
goal
relating
to
aligning
existing
25
coursework,
establishing
new
coursework,
and
construction,
26
improvement,
or
expansion
of
skilled
trade
extension
centers,
27
as
well
as
partnering
with
apprenticeship
sponsors
to
ensure
28
curricula
are
industry-aligned
so
that
coursework
can
be
29
credited
toward
completion
of
an
apprenticeship.
30
The
bill
encourages
school
boards
to
establish
a
work-based
31
learning
coordinator
at
each
secondary
school
to
facilitate
32
implementation
of
the
bill
and
other
pre-apprenticeship,
33
apprenticeship,
and
work-based
learning
at
the
school.
34
The
bill
encourages
school
boards
to
pursue
funding
sources
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and
in-kind
contributions
through
private
sector
partnerships
1
and
from
apprenticeship
sponsors
and
nonprofit
sources
to
2
implement
the
bill.
3
The
bill
provides
that
it
is
the
intent
of
the
general
4
assembly
that
school
districts
implement
these
provisions
no
5
later
than
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2028.
6
HIGH-DEMAND
JOBS
AND
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY.
The
7
bill
makes
several
changes
to
the
duties
of
the
workforce
8
development
board.
Under
current
law,
the
board
is
required
9
to
create,
and
update
as
necessary,
a
list
of
high-demand
10
jobs
statewide.
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
create
and
11
update
the
list
at
least
once
every
five
years.
Further,
12
under
current
law,
the
board
has
full
discretion
to
select
and
13
prioritize
statewide
high-demand
jobs.
The
bill
requires
that
14
the
board
collaborate
with
community
colleges
when
selecting
15
and
prioritizing
such
jobs.
The
bill
also
modifies
one
of
the
16
minimum
criteria
that
must
apply
when
identifying
high-demand
17
jobs
by
replacing
the
requirement
for
an
entry-level
18
hourly
wage
of
not
less
than
$14
with
the
requirement
for
a
19
competitive
entry-level
hourly
wage.
20
The
bill
amends
the
definition
of
“eligible
student”
by
21
amending
the
financial
qualification
requirement.
Under
22
current
law,
a
student
must
have
a
student
aid
index
of
$20,000
23
or
less
at
the
time
of
initial
application.
The
bill
replaces
24
this
requirement
with
the
requirement
that
an
applicant
meet
25
financial
need
criteria
established
by
the
college
student
aid
26
commission
(commission).
The
bill
adds
a
requirement
that
the
27
commission
define
financial
need
by
rule.
28
Under
current
law,
the
commission,
in
collaboration
with
29
the
departments
of
workforce
development
and
education,
is
30
required
to
compile
an
annual
report
that
includes
the
number
31
of
scholarship
and
grant
recipients,
program
completions,
32
participation
by
eligible
institutions,
volunteer
mentor
33
agreements,
and
statistics
on
employment
outcomes
for
34
scholarship
and
grant
program
participants,
and
to
submit
the
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report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
annually
by
1
January
15.
The
bill
replaces
this
requirement.
The
bill
2
provides
that
the
commission
is
instead
required
to
transmit
3
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
the
compilation
of
4
information,
data,
and
statistics
compiled
under
Code
section
5
256.228(1)(e)(6),
thereby
narrowing
the
commission’s
statutory
6
duty
from
producing
a
comprehensive
report
to
transmitting
7
the
following
data
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
8
annually:
data
regarding
the
eligible
program
operated
by
9
the
eligible
institution,
the
students
and
volunteer
mentors
10
participating
in
the
eligible
program,
scholarship
recipient
11
eligible
program
completion
results,
and
statistics
on
12
employment
outcomes
for
eligible
program
participants
by
13
industry.
14
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
SECONDARY
AUTHORIZATIONS.
The
15
bill
requires
the
board
of
educational
examiners
to
limit
16
qualifications
for
an
applicant
for
a
career
and
technical
17
secondary
authorization
to
3,000
hours
of
recent
and
relevant
18
experience
and
to
limit
training
requirements
for
an
initial
19
authorization
to
ethics
training.
Current
standards
for
the
20
authorization
are
established
in
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