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HOUSE
FILE
722
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LABOR
AND
WORKFORCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
68)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
workforce
training,
unemployment
insurance,
1
and
other
functions
and
programs
of
the
department
of
2
workforce
development,
the
workforce
development
board,
and
3
local
workforce
development
boards.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
FUNCTIONS
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT,
WORKFORCE
2
DEVELOPMENT
BOARD,
AND
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
BOARDS
3
Section
1.
Section
15H.9,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
4
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
2.
The
commission
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
6
for
approving
Iowa
national
service
corps
programs
and
national
7
service
positions.
Existing
programs
and
service
positions,
8
including
those
established
through
the
AmeriCorps
programs
in
9
Iowa
created
pursuant
to
42
U.S.C.
§12501,
Senior
Corps
and
10
AmeriCorps
vista
in
Iowa
created
pursuant
to
42
U.S.C.
§4950
et
11
seq.,
the
Iowa
summer
youth
corps
program
created
pursuant
to
12
section
15H.5
,
the
Iowa
green
corps
program
created
pursuant
to
13
section
15H.6
,
the
Iowa
reading
corps
program
created
pursuant
14
to
section
15H.7
,
and
the
RefugeeRISE
AmeriCorps
program
15
created
pursuant
to
section
15H.8
,
and
the
Iowa
conservation
16
corps
created
pursuant
to
section
84A.7
,
are
part
of
the
Iowa
17
national
service
corps
programs
and
national
service
positions.
18
Sec.
2.
Section
84A.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
1.
The
department
of
workforce
development
is
created
to
21
administer
the
laws
of
this
state
relating
to
unemployment
22
compensation
insurance
,
and
job
placement
and
training
,
23
employment
safety,
labor
standards,
and
workers’
compensation
.
24
Sec.
3.
Section
84A.1A,
subsection
6,
Code
2025,
is
amended
25
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
26
following:
27
6.
The
workforce
development
board
may
establish
standing
28
committees
of
the
board
in
the
bylaws
of
the
board.
29
Sec.
4.
Section
84A.1A,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
Code
30
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
31
lieu
thereof
the
following:
32
a.
All
documents
required
by
current
federal
workforce
rules
33
and
regulations.
34
Sec.
5.
Section
84A.1B,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
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is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
The
In
addition
to
the
duties
outlined
in
current
federal
2
workforce
rules
and
regulations,
the
workforce
development
3
board
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
4
Sec.
6.
Section
84A.1B,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
5,
6,
7,
8,
5
9,
10,
11,
12,
and
15,
Code
2025,
are
amended
by
striking
the
6
subsections.
7
Sec.
7.
Section
84A.1B,
subsection
13,
Code
2025,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
9
following:
10
13.
Assist
the
governor
in
the
designation
of
local
11
workforce
development
areas
or
regions
as
outlined
in
current
12
federal
workforce
rules
and
regulations.
13
Sec.
8.
Section
84A.3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
14
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
15
84A.3
Local
workforce
development
plans.
16
1.
A
local
workforce
development
board
shall,
in
17
partnership
with
the
chief
elected
official,
develop
a
local
18
workforce
development
plan
in
accordance
with
current
federal
19
workforce
laws,
rules,
and
regulations.
The
local
workforce
20
development
board
shall
submit
the
workforce
development
plan
21
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
review
and
22
approval
in
the
manner
and
form
determined
by
the
department.
23
2.
All
local
workforce
plan
modifications
shall
be
24
submitted
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
25
review
and
approval
in
the
manner
and
form
determined
by
the
26
department.
Modifications
to
the
local
workforce
development
27
plan
must
be
developed
in
accordance
with
current
federal
28
workforce
laws,
rules,
and
regulations.
29
3.
The
local
workforce
development
plan
and
modifications
30
shall
include
the
contents
required
by
current
federal
31
workforce
laws,
rules,
and
regulations,
and
such
other
32
information
as
the
department
of
workforce
development
or
the
33
state
workforce
development
board
may
require.
34
Sec.
9.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2025,
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is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
a.
The
workforce
development
system
shall
strive
to
2
provide
high
quality
services
to
its
customers
including
3
workers,
families,
and
businesses.
The
department
of
workforce
4
development
shall
maintain
a
common
intake,
assessment,
and
5
customer
tracking
system
and
to
the
extent
practical
provide
6
one-stop
services
to
customers
at
workforce
development
centers
7
and
other
service
access
points.
The
department
of
workforce
8
development
shall
administer
a
statewide
standard
skills
9
assessment
to
assess
the
employability
skills
of
adult
workers
10
statewide
and
shall
instruct
appropriate
department
staff
in
11
the
administration
of
the
assessment.
The
assessment
shall
12
be
included
in
the
one-stop
services
provided
to
customers
at
13
workforce
development
centers
and
other
service
access
points
14
throughout
the
state.
15
Sec.
10.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
a,
b,
and
16
c,
Code
2025,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
17
Sec.
11.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
7,
Code
2025,
is
amended
18
by
striking
the
subsection.
19
Sec.
12.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
10,
Code
2025,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
10.
The
department
of
education,
in
collaboration
with
the
22
department
of
workforce
development
,
is
responsible
for
the
23
development
and
oversight
of
industry
and
sector
partnerships
24
in
the
state.
25
Sec.
13.
Section
84A.6,
subsection
4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
26
by
striking
the
subsection.
27
Sec.
14.
Section
97B.1A,
subsection
8,
paragraph
b,
28
subparagraph
(8),
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
29
subparagraph.
30
Sec.
15.
Section
256.228,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
31
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
32
lieu
thereof
the
following:
33
d.
In
collaboration
with
the
department
of
workforce
34
development
and
the
department
of
education,
compile
an
annual
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report,
in
an
aggregate
form
to
protect
the
confidentiality
1
of
each
eligible
program’s
participants,
that
includes
the
2
number
of
students
receiving
scholarships
under
this
section,
3
the
number
of
students
receiving
grants
under
section
256.229,
4
the
number
of
scholarship
and
grant
recipients
completing
5
a
program
of
study
or
major
annually
and
in
the
prescribed
6
time
frame
under
this
section
or
section
256.229,
the
number
7
of
eligible
institutions
participating
in
the
scholarship
8
and
grant
programs
established
under
this
section
or
section
9
256.229,
the
number
of
written
agreements
entered
into
by
the
10
volunteer
mentor
program
under
section
15H.10,
statistics
on
11
employment
outcomes
for
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
12
last-dollar
scholarship
and
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
13
grant
program
participants
by
industry,
and
other
data
as
14
may
be
deemed
pertinent
by
the
commission,
the
department
of
15
workforce
development,
or
the
department
of
education.
The
16
commission
shall
submit
the
report
to
the
governor
and
the
17
general
assembly
annually
by
January
15.
18
Sec.
16.
Section
256.229,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
19
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
d.
Transmit
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
Use
21
the
compilation
of
information,
data,
and
statistics
submitted
22
in
accordance
with
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
23
(6),
for
to
compile
the
annual
report
required
under
section
24
84A.1B
256.228,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“d”
.
25
Sec.
17.
REPEAL.
Sections
84A.7,
84A.8,
84A.9,
84A.10,
and
26
84A.11,
Code
2025,
are
repealed.
27
DIVISION
II
28
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
——
TAXABLE
WAGES
29
Sec.
18.
Section
96.1A,
subsection
36,
unnumbered
paragraph
30
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
“Taxable
wages”
means
an
amount
of
wages
upon
which
an
32
employer
is
required
to
contribute
based
upon
wages
which
33
that
have
been
paid
in
this
state
during
a
calendar
year
to
34
an
individual
by
an
employer
or
the
employer’s
predecessor
,
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in
this
state
or
another
state
which
extends
a
like
comity
to
1
this
state,
with
respect
to
employment,
upon
which
the
employer
2
is
required
to
contribute,
which
equals
the
greater
of
the
3
following:
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
relates
to
workforce
training,
unemployment
8
insurance,
adult
education,
and
other
functions
and
programs
9
of
the
department
of
workforce
development
(department),
the
10
workforce
development
board,
and
local
workforce
development
11
boards.
12
DIVISION
I
——
FUNCTIONS
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
13
DEVELOPMENT,
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
BOARD,
AND
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
14
DEVELOPMENT
BOARDS.
This
division
strikes
department
duties
15
relating
to
administering
a
statewide
employment
skills
16
assessment,
selection
of
service
providers,
establishing
a
job
17
posting
system
of
education-related
job
openings,
and
functions
18
no
longer
under
the
department
pursuant
to
2023
Iowa
Acts,
19
Senate
File
514.
20
The
division
repeals
Code
provisions
for
the
Iowa
21
conservation
corps,
the
workforce
investment
program,
the
22
statewide
mentoring
program,
the
new
employment
opportunity
23
program,
and
the
nursing
workforce
data
clearinghouse.
24
The
division
generally
transfers
duties
relating
to
25
compiling
an
annual
report
for
submission
to
the
governor
and
26
general
assembly
on
various
workforce
training
programs
from
27
the
department
to
the
college
student
aid
commission.
28
The
division
strikes
requirements
for
the
department
to
29
collaborate
with
specified
education-related
entities
when
30
performing
certain
duties.
31
The
division
strikes
detailed
language
relating
to
duties
32
of
the
workforce
development
board
concerning
standing
33
committees,
public
availability
of
information,
comprehensive
34
state
workforce
development
plans,
recommendations
on
the
use
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of
federal
funds,
and
various
other
duties.
The
division
1
generally
provides
that
such
duties
shall
be
carried
out
as
2
required
by
federal
law.
The
division
similarly
modifies
3
duties
of
local
workforce
development
boards
relating
to
local
4
workforce
development
plans.
5
DIVISION
II
——
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
——
TAXABLE
WAGES.
6
This
division
modifies
the
definition
of
“taxable
wages”
7
for
purposes
of
unemployment
insurance
taxes
on
employers
8
by
eliminating
the
wages
paid
to
an
employee
from
another
9
state
from
the
calculation
of
wages
upon
which
an
employer
is
10
required
to
contribute
to
the
unemployment
compensation
fund
11
when
the
other
state
extends
a
like
comity
(reciprocity)
to
12
Iowa
for
employment
purposes.
The
division
specifies
that
only
13
wages
paid
in
Iowa
can
constitute
taxable
wages.
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