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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
572)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
February
24,
2026
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
by
modifying
provisions
1
related
to
career
academies,
the
collective
statewide
2
articulation
agreement
between
community
colleges
and
the
3
state
board
of
regents,
the
district-to-community
college
4
sharing
or
concurrent
enrollment
program,
and
individual
5
career
and
academic
plans,
and
by
requiring
the
state
board
6
of
regents
to
submit
a
report
related
to
establishing
a
7
performance-based
funding
model
for
the
institutions
of
8
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents.
9
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
84A.1B,
subsection
3,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
Create,
and
update
as
necessary,
a
list
of
high-demand
jobs
3
statewide
for
purposes
of
the
future
ready
Iowa
registered
4
apprenticeship
programs
created
in
chapter
84F
,
the
summer
5
youth
intern
pilot
program
established
under
section
84A.12
,
6
the
Iowa
employer
innovation
program
established
under
section
7
84A.13
,
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
8
scholarship
program
established
under
section
256.228
,
and
the
9
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
grant
program
established
10
under
section
256.229
,
and
postsecondary
summer
classes
11
for
high
school
students
as
provided
under
section
261E.8,
12
subsection
8
.
In
addition
to
the
list
created
by
the
workforce
13
development
board
under
this
subsection
,
each
community
14
college,
in
consultation
with
regional
career
and
technical
15
education
planning
partnerships,
and
with
the
approval
of
the
16
board
of
directors
of
the
community
college,
may
identify
and
17
maintain
a
list
of
not
more
than
five
regional
high-demand
jobs
18
in
the
community
college
region,
and
shall
share
the
lists
19
with
the
workforce
development
board.
The
lists
submitted
by
20
community
colleges
under
the
subsection
may
be
used
in
that
21
community
college
region
for
purposes
of
programs
identified
22
under
this
subsection
.
The
workforce
development
board
23
shall
have
full
discretion
to
select
and
prioritize
statewide
24
high-demand
jobs
after
consulting
with
business
and
education
25
stakeholders,
as
appropriate,
and
seeking
public
comment.
The
26
workforce
development
board
may
add
to
the
list
of
high-demand
27
jobs
as
it
deems
necessary.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
28
“high-demand
job”
means
a
job
in
the
state
that
the
board,
or
29
a
community
college
in
accordance
with
this
subsection
,
has
30
identified
in
accordance
with
this
subsection
.
In
creating
31
a
list
under
this
subsection
,
the
following
criteria,
at
a
32
minimum,
shall
apply:
33
Sec.
2.
Section
256.137,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
34
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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A
career
academy
may
be
established
under
an
agreement
1
between
a
single
school
district
and
a
community
college,
or
2
by
multiple
school
districts
and
a
community
college
organized
3
into
a
regional
career
and
technical
education
planning
4
partnership
pursuant
to
section
256.136
.
A
career
academy
5
established
under
this
section
shall
be
a
career-oriented
or
6
occupation-oriented
program
of
study
that
includes
a
minimum
7
of
two
years
units
of
secondary
education,
of
which
at
least
8
one
unit
must
be
from
a
course
that
meets
the
requirements
9
of
section
261E.8,
which
may
fulfill
the
sequential
unit
10
requirement
in
one
of
the
four
service
areas
required
under
11
section
256.11,
subsection
5
,
paragraph
“h”
,
is
articulated
12
with
a
postsecondary
education
program,
and
is
approved
by
the
13
director
under
section
256.130
.
A
career
academy
shall
do
all
14
of
the
following:
15
Sec.
3.
Section
257.11,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
16
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
17
follows:
18
If
the
school
budget
review
committee
certifies
to
the
19
department
of
management
that
the
class
would
not
otherwise
be
20
implemented
without
the
assignment
of
additional
weighting,
21
pupils
attending
a
community
college-offered
class
or
attending
22
a
class
taught
by
a
community
college-employed
instructor
23
are
assigned
a
weighting
of
the
percentage
of
the
pupil’s
24
school
day
during
which
the
pupil
attends
class
in
the
25
community
college
or
attends
a
class
taught
by
a
community
26
college-employed
instructor
times
seventy
hundredths
for
career
27
and
technical
courses
or
fifty
hundredths
for
liberal
arts
and
28
sciences
courses.
For
purposes
of
calculating
the
percentage
29
of
the
pupil’s
day
during
which
the
pupil
attends
class
in
the
30
community
college
or
attends
a
class
taught
by
a
community
31
college-employed
instructor,
a
pupil
attending
a
course
during
32
the
summer
term
pursuant
to
section
261E.8,
subsection
8,
shall
33
be
counted
as
if
the
pupil
attended
the
course
during
the
same
34
school
year
in
which
the
school
calendar
first
begins
following
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the
summer
term.
The
following
requirements
shall
be
met
for
1
the
purposes
of
assigning
an
additional
weighting
for
classes
2
offered
through
a
sharing
agreement
between
a
school
district
3
and
community
college.
The
class
must
be:
4
Sec.
4.
Section
260C.14,
subsection
22,
Code
2026,
is
5
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
22.
a.
Enter
into
a
collective
statewide
articulation
7
agreement
with
the
state
board
of
regents
pursuant
to
section
8
262.9,
subsection
31
,
which
shall
provide
for
the
seamless
9
transfer
of
academic
credits
from
a
completed
associate
of
10
arts
or
associate
of
science
degree
program
offered
by
a
11
community
college
to
a
baccalaureate
degree
program
offered
by
12
an
institution
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
13
of
regents
of
all
of
the
following:
14
(1)
Academic
credits
earned
through
a
completed
associate
15
of
arts
degree
program
.
16
(2)
Academic
credits
earned
through
a
completed
associate
17
of
science
degree
program.
18
(3)
Career
and
technical
education
credits
from
an
19
associate
of
arts
degree
program,
an
associate
of
science
20
degree
program,
an
applied
associate
of
arts
degree
program,
or
21
an
applied
associate
of
science
degree
program.
22
b.
The
collective
statewide
articulation
agreement
described
23
in
paragraph
“a”
shall
enable
program-specific
arrangements
24
that
favor
the
transfer
of
career
and
technical
education
25
credits
that
meet
baccalaureate
degree
requirements
of
the
26
institution
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
27
regents.
28
c.
The
collective
statewide
articulation
agreement
described
29
in
paragraph
“a”
shall
not
include
a
uniform
restriction
related
30
to
the
number
of
career
and
technical
education
credits
that
31
may
be
transferred.
This
paragraph
shall
not
be
construed
to
32
require
the
transfer
of
all
career
and
technical
education
33
credits
when
such
transfer
may
restrict
a
student’s
access
to
34
financial
aid
or
when
such
transfer
would
not
advance
a
student
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toward
completion
of
a
baccalaureate
degree
program.
1
d.
The
board
shall
also
do
the
following:
2
a.
(1)
Identify
a
transfer
and
articulation
contact
office
3
or
person,
publicize
transfer
and
articulation
information
4
and
the
contact
office
or
person,
and
submit
the
contact
5
information
to
the
state
board
of
regents,
which
shall
publish
6
the
contact
information
on
its
articulation
internet
site.
7
b.
(2)
Collaborate
with
the
state
board
of
regents
to
meet
8
the
requirements
specified
in
section
262.9,
subsection
31
,
9
including
but
not
limited
to
developing
a
systematic
process
10
for
expanding
academic
discipline
and
meetings
between
the
11
community
college
faculty
and
faculty
of
the
institutions
12
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
13
developing
criteria
to
prioritize
core
curriculum
areas,
14
promoting
greater
awareness
of
articulation-related
activities,
15
facilitating
additional
opportunities
for
individual
16
institutions
to
pursue
program
articulation
agreements
for
17
career
and
technical
educational
programs,
and
developing
18
and
implementing
a
process
to
examine
a
minimum
of
eight
19
new
associate
of
applied
science
degree
programs
for
which
20
articulation
agreements
would
serve
students’
continued
21
academic
success
in
those
degree
programs.
22
Sec.
5.
Section
261E.8,
subsection
8,
Code
2026,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
8.
Subject
to
an
appropriation
of
funds
by
the
general
25
assembly
for
this
purpose,
the
The
department
shall
establish
a
26
program
to
provide
additional
funds
for
resident
high
school
27
pupils
enrolled
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
to
attend
a
28
community
college
for
college-level
classes
or
attend
a
class
29
taught
by
a
community
college-employed
instructor
through
a
30
contractual
agreement
between
a
community
college
and
a
school
31
district
that
satisfies
the
requirements
for
classes
under
32
section
257.11,
subsection
3
,
except
that
the
classes
eligible
33
for
funding
under
this
program
are
offered
during
the
a
summer
34
and
outside
of
the
regular
school
year
term
and
are
aligned
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with
a
transfer
pathway
or
a
career
pathways
pathway
leading
1
to
postsecondary
credentials
and
high-demand
jobs
designated
2
by
the
workforce
development
board
or
a
community
college
3
pursuant
to
section
84A.1B,
subsection
3
.
A
community
college
4
shall
not
charge
students
tuition
for
a
class
offered
partially
5
or
completely
outside
of
the
regular
school
year
under
this
6
program.
7
Sec.
6.
Section
279.61,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
8
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
(2)
Identify
the
coursework
and
work-based
learning
10
needed
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
to
support
the
student’s
11
postsecondary
education
and
career
options.
This
shall
include
12
a
discussion
with
the
student
related
to
opportunities
that
are
13
available
to
the
student
through
the
school
district
to
earn
14
college
credit
and
industry-recognized
credentials
that
are
15
aligned
to
the
student’s
postsecondary
and
career
interests.
16
Sec.
7.
STATE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS
——
PERFORMANCE-BASED
FUNDING
17
MODEL
——
REPORT.
The
state
board
of
regents
shall,
on
or
18
before
the
November
2026
meeting
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
19
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
to
the
governor
20
that
describes
how
the
state
board
of
regents
could
establish
21
a
performance-based
funding
model
for
the
institutions
of
22
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents.
The
23
performance-based
funding
model
must
include,
at
a
minimum,
all
24
of
the
following
factors:
25
1.
Graduation
rates.
26
2.
The
number
of
degrees
awarded
in
areas
corresponding
to
27
high-demand
jobs
in
this
state.
28
3.
Post-graduation
employment
rates.
29
4.
Post-graduation
income.
30
5.
The
number
of
graduates
who
remain
in
this
state
after
31
graduation.
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