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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
WORKFORCE
MATTERS
INCLUDING
APPRENTICESHIPS
AND
OTHER
CAREER
TRAINING,
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE,
AND
MEMBERSHIP
OF
THE
STATE
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
BOARD,
MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
IOWA
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT
Section
1.
Section
84D.2,
subsection
5,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
means
an
entity
operating
an
apprenticeship
program
or
an
entity
in
whose
name
an
apprenticeship
program
is
being
operated,
which
entity
is
registered
with
or
approved
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
or
the
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
includes
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
sponsor,
or
intermediary
sponsor
,
and
an
employer
who
provides
training
through
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
sponsor,
or
intermediary
sponsor
.
Sec.
2.
Section
84D.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsections:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11A.
“Employer
partner”
means
an
employer
who
trains
the
employer’s
employees
through
an
intermediary
sponsor.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12A.
“Intermediary
sponsor”
means
an
entity
that
provides
related
training
instruction
to
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apprentices
for
multiple
employers,
serves
as
the
sponsor
of
the
apprentices,
and
registers
the
program
with
the
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship,
and
may
also
provide
technical
assistance
to
employers
and
assist
with
developing
occupational
standards.
Sec.
3.
Section
84D.2,
subsection
12,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
Sec.
4.
Section
84D.2,
subsection
19,
paragraph
a,
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(c),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(c)
Related
training
instruction
from
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
sponsor,
or
intermediary
sponsor
.
Sec.
5.
Section
84D.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
An
intermediary
sponsor
has
the
sole
discretion
for
approving
employer
partners,
provided
that
such
employer
partners
are
compliant
with
the
employer
partners’
responsibilities
outlined
in
the
intermediary
sponsor’s
standards.
Sec.
6.
Section
84D.4,
subsection
8,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8.
a.
The
office
shall
develop
a
plan
providing
a
procedure
for
the
cancellation
or
deregistration,
or
both,
of
programs
and
for
temporary
suspension,
cancellation,
deregistration,
or
any
of
these,
of
apprenticeship
agreements.
b.
Prior
to
any
order
to
cancel
or
suspend
an
employer
partner,
the
office
must
provide
a
comprehensive
list
of
the
grounds
for
cancellation
or
suspension
and
allow
at
least
sixty
days
for
the
employer
partner
to
become
compliant.
If
the
office
orders
cancellation
or
suspension
of
an
employer
partner
after
the
sixty-day
period,
the
order
shall
be
considered
final
agency
action,
and
the
intermediary
sponsor
may
seek
judicial
review
as
provided
in
section
17A.19.
c.
(1)
Prior
to
any
permanent
or
temporary
cancellation,
suspension,
or
deregistration,
the
office
must
provide
a
comprehensive
list
of
the
grounds
of
the
alleged
violation
of
the
apprenticeship
program
standards
in
writing
to
the
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
and
allow
at
least
ninety
days
to
become
compliant.
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(2)
A
decision
by
the
office
to
cancel,
suspend,
or
deregister
an
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
must
be
issued
in
writing
and
must
state
the
reasons
for
the
office’s
decision.
The
office
shall
not
issue
such
a
decision
before
the
conclusion
of
the
ninety-day
period
or
later
than
thirty
days
after
the
conclusion
of
the
period.
The
decision
shall
be
considered
final
agency
action
subject
to
judicial
review
as
provided
in
section
17A.19.
However,
notwithstanding
section
17A.19,
the
office
shall
have
the
burden
to
prove
that
the
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
violated
the
standards
of
the
apprenticeship
program
and
that
the
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
did
not
take
the
necessary
corrective
actions
to
address
a
violation
that
was
the
basis
for
the
cancellation,
suspension,
or
deregistration
within
the
ninety-day
period.
d.
If
an
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
is
canceled,
suspended,
or
deregistered,
the
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
shall
have
the
right
to
reapply
for
a
registration
after
sixty
days.
Sec.
7.
Section
84D.7,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
84D.7
Requirements
for
sponsors
and
employers.
A
sponsor
of
a
quality
pre-apprenticeship
program,
youth
apprenticeship
program,
registered
apprenticeship
program,
or
apprenticeship
program
is
responsible
for
the
administration
and
supervision
of
on-the-job
training
and
related
technical
instruction
for
each
apprentice
in
the
quality
pre-apprenticeship
program,
youth
apprenticeship
program,
registered
apprenticeship
program,
or
apprenticeship
program.
When
training
is
provided
by
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
intermediary
sponsor
,
the
employer
of
the
apprentice
is
responsible
for
the
administration
and
supervision
of
on-the-job
training,
and
the
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
intermediary
sponsor
is
responsible
for
related
technical
instruction
for
each
apprenticeship.
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IOWA
PLUMBER,
MECHANICAL
PROFESSIONAL,
AND
CONTRACTOR
LICENSING
ACT
——
APPRENTICESHIPS
Sec.
8.
Section
105.18,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
Regulation
of
apprenticeships.
a.
A
licensed
journeyperson
or
master
may
employ
or
supervise
licensed
apprentices
at
a
ratio
not
to
exceed
three
apprentices
to
one
licensee.
b.
The
requirements
of
this
section
do
not
apply
to
apprenticeship
classroom
training.
DIVISION
III
IOWA
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT
Sec.
9.
Section
84E.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
“Intermediary
sponsor”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
84D.2.
Sec.
10.
Section
84E.4,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
and
4,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
a.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
that
conducts
an
apprenticeship
program
that
is
registered
with
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
through
Iowa,
for
apprentices
who
will
be
employed
at
worksites
located
in
this
state
may
apply
to
the
department
for
financial
assistance
under
this
section
if
the
apprenticeship
program
includes
a
minimum
of
one
hundred
contact
hours
per
apprentice
for
each
training
year
of
the
apprenticeship
program.
b.
Financial
assistance
received
by
an
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
under
this
section
shall
be
used
only
for
the
cost
of
conducting
and
maintaining
an
apprenticeship
program.
c.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
whose
apprentices
receive
contact
hours
from
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
is
not
eligible
for
financial
assistance
under
this
chapter.
2.
The
department
shall
provide
financial
assistance
in
the
form
of
training
grants
to
eligible
apprenticeship
sponsors
,
intermediary
sponsors,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
in
the
following
manner:
a.
By
determining
the
total
amount
of
funding
allocated
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for
purposes
of
training
grants
for
apprenticeship
programs
pursuant
to
section
84E.3
.
b.
By
determining
the
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
during
the
most
recent
training
year,
as
calculated
on
the
last
day
of
the
training
year,
in
all
apprenticeship
programs
conducted
by
all
applying
apprenticeship
sponsors
,
intermediary
sponsors,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
eligible
to
apply
for
financial
assistance
under
subsection
1
.
c.
By
determining
the
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
during
the
most
recent
training
year,
as
calculated
on
the
last
day
of
the
training
year,
in
each
apprenticeship
program
conducted
by
each
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
eligible
to
apply
under
subsection
1
,
and
that
applied
for
financial
assistance
under
subsection
1
.
d.
By
determining
the
proportion,
stated
as
a
percentage,
that
each
applying
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
,
intermediary
sponsor’s,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
total
calculated
pursuant
to
paragraph
“c”
bears
to
all
applying
apprenticeship
sponsors’
,
intermediary
sponsors’,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors’
total
calculated
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
.
e.
By
multiplying
the
percentage
calculated
in
paragraph
“d”
by
the
amount
determined
in
paragraph
“a”
.
3.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
seeking
financial
assistance
under
this
section
shall
provide
the
following
information
to
the
department:
a.
The
federal
apprentice
registration
number
of
each
apprentice
in
the
apprenticeship
program.
b.
The
address
and
a
description
of
the
physical
location
where
in-person
training
is
conducted.
c.
A
certification
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
or
intermediary
sponsor’s
training
standards
as
most
recently
approved
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship
or,
in
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
a
representative
sample
of
participating
members’
training
standards.
d.
A
certification
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
or
intermediary
sponsor’s
compliance
review
or
quality
assessment
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as
most
recently
conducted
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
unless
the
apprenticeship
sponsor
has
not
been
subjected
to
a
compliance
review
or
quality
assessment.
In
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
a
sampling
of
compliance
reviews
or
quality
assessments
from
participating
members
shall
be
sufficient.
e.
Any
other
information
the
department
reasonably
determines
is
necessary.
4.
The
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
and
the
department
shall
enter
into
an
agreement
regarding
the
provision
of
any
financial
assistance
to
the
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor.
Sec.
11.
Section
84G.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023
2026
,
and
for
each
fiscal
year
thereafter,
there
is
annually
appropriated
from
the
workforce
development
fund
account
to
the
apprenticeship
training
program
fund
created
in
section
84E.3
three
four
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
purposes
of
chapter
84E
.
Sec.
12.
Section
422.16A,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
422.16A
Job
training
withholding
——
certification
and
transfer.
Upon
the
completion
by
a
business
of
its
repayment
obligation
for
a
training
project
funded
under
chapter
260E
,
including
a
job
training
project
funded
under
section
260J.2
or
repaid
in
whole
or
in
part
by
the
supplemental
new
jobs
credit
from
withholding
under
section
260J.1
or
section
15E.197,
Code
2014
,
the
sponsoring
community
college
shall
report
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
the
amount
of
withholding
paid
by
the
business
to
the
community
college
during
the
final
twelve
months
of
withholding
payments.
The
department
of
workforce
development
shall
notify
the
department
of
revenue
of
that
amount.
The
department
of
revenue
shall
credit
to
the
workforce
development
fund
account
established
in
section
84G.3
twenty-five
percent
of
that
amount
each
quarter
for
a
period
of
ten
years.
If
the
amount
of
withholding
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the
business
or
employer
is
insufficient,
the
department
of
revenue
shall
prorate
the
quarterly
amount
credited
to
the
workforce
development
fund
account.
The
maximum
amount
from
all
employers
which
shall
be
transferred
to
the
workforce
development
fund
account
in
any
year
is
seven
nine
million
seven
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars.
DIVISION
IV
CAREER
TRAINING
PHYSICAL
EXPANSION
PROGRAM
Sec.
13.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
5,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
m.
The
career
training
physical
expansion
program
under
chapter
84J.
This
paragraph
is
repealed
July
1,
2030.
Sec.
14.
NEW
SECTION
.
84J.1
Definition.
As
used
in
this
chapter,
“department”
means
the
department
of
workforce
development.
Sec.
15.
NEW
SECTION
.
84J.2
Career
training
physical
expansion
program.
1.
A
career
training
physical
expansion
program
is
created
that
shall
be
administered
by
the
department.
The
purpose
of
the
program
is
to
provide
financial
assistance
for
construction
of
new
facilities
and
procurement
of
equipment
that
will
expand
the
capacity
of
community
colleges
and
unionized
and
nonunionized
private
sector
apprenticeship
programs
to
provide
education
and
training
for
workers
in
high-demand
fields
in
this
state.
2.
The
department
shall
establish
eligibility
requirements,
award
criteria,
and
application
and
other
necessary
procedures
for
the
program.
To
be
eligible
for
financial
assistance,
a
community
college
or
apprenticeship
program
must
demonstrate
to
the
department
that
construction
of
the
new
facility
or
procurement
of
equipment
will
directly
result
in
an
increase
in
the
number
of
workers
in
high-demand
fields
in
this
state
by
expanding
the
physical
capacity
of
the
community
college
or
apprenticeship
program
to
train
more
students
or
apprentices
in
such
fields.
The
community
college
or
apprenticeship
program
must
also
demonstrate
that
there
is
employer
demand
in
this
state
for
the
training
to
be
provided.
Projects
to
increase
internet-based
education
or
training
shall
be
ineligible
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financial
assistance.
3.
The
department
shall
give
priority
for
financial
assistance
to
community
colleges
or
apprenticeship
programs
that
demonstrate
the
training
for
which
the
physical
capacity
will
be
expanded
is
nonduplicative
of
training
offered
by
other
community
colleges
or
apprenticeship
programs
in
this
state.
Sec.
16.
NEW
SECTION
.
84J.3
Career
training
physical
expansion
program
fund
——
appropriation.
1.
A
career
training
physical
expansion
program
fund
is
created
as
a
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
2.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
for
purposes
of
the
career
training
physical
expansion
program,
and
any
other
moneys
lawfully
available
to
the
department
for
purposes
of
this
chapter.
3.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
for
the
purposes
of
this
chapter.
4.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
Sec.
17.
NEW
SECTION
.
84J.4
Rules.
The
department
of
workforce
development
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
chapter.
Sec.
18.
NEW
SECTION
.
84J.5
Repeal.
This
chapter
is
repealed
July
1,
2030.
DIVISION
V
APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING
IN
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
Sec.
19.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.89
Increasing
access
to
apprenticeship
training.
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
a.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
,
“registered
apprenticeship
program”
,
“work-based
learning”
,
and
“youth
apprenticeship”
mean
the
same
as
defined
in
section
84D.2.
b.
“HVAC”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
105.2.
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
is
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p.
9
encouraged
to
establish
or
expand
quality
pre-apprenticeship
opportunities
and
youth
apprenticeship
programs
at
secondary
schools
in
partnership
with
apprenticeship
sponsors
and
the
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship.
Activities
boards
may
pursue
in
furtherance
of
this
goal
include
but
are
not
limited
to
all
of
the
following:
a.
Aligning
existing
industrial
technology,
construction,
electronics,
metalwork,
and
related
coursework
with
requirements
of
registered
apprenticeship
programs.
b.
Establishing
new
coursework
in
subjects
such
as
plumbing,
HVAC,
and
math
for
skilled
trades
as
well
as
an
introductory
course
on
apprenticeships
to
prepare
students
for
a
wide
variety
of
opportunities
in
registered
apprenticeship
programs.
c.
Construction,
improvement,
or
expansion
of
skilled
trade
extension
centers
to
provide
additional
work-based
learning
opportunities.
d.
Partnering
with
apprenticeship
sponsors
to
ensure
curricula
for
coursework
described
in
paragraphs
“a”
,
“b”
,
and
“c”
are
industry-aligned
so
that
such
coursework
can
be
credited
toward
completion
of
an
apprenticeship.
3.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
is
encouraged
to
establish
a
work-based
learning
program
at
each
secondary
school.
The
work-based
learning
program
shall
facilitate
implementation
of
this
section
and
other
pre-apprenticeship,
apprenticeship,
and
work-based
learning
initiatives
at
the
school.
The
work-based
learning
program
shall
be
a
program
that
is
recognized
as
a
work-based
learning
program
by
the
department
of
education
and
shall
be
operated
by
trained
and
credentialed
staff
who
have
prior
experience
relevant
to
implementation
of
quality
pre-apprenticeships,
youth
apprenticeships,
or
other
work-based
learning
initiatives.
4.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
is
encouraged
to
pursue
funding
sources
and
in-kind
contributions
through
private
sector
partnerships
and
from
apprenticeship
sponsors
and
nonprofit
sources
to
implement
this
section.
DIVISION
VI
HIGH-DEMAND
JOBS
AND
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
Sec.
20.
Section
84A.1B,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
Senate
File
2168,
p.
10
to
read
as
follows:
3.
Create,
and
update
as
necessary
every
three
years
,
a
list
of
high-demand
jobs
statewide
for
purposes
of
the
future
ready
Iowa
registered
apprenticeship
programs
created
in
chapter
84F
,
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
256.228,
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
grant
program
established
under
section
256.229
,
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
collaborate
with
community
colleges
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
update
the
list
of
high-demand
jobs
as
it
deems
necessary
sooner
than
the
three-year
period
provided
in
this
subsection
if
the
update
is
requested
in
writing
by
a
representative
designated
by
the
community
colleges
and
the
workforce
development
board
agrees
with
the
requested
update
.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“high-demand
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:
a.
An
A
competitive
entry-level
hourly
wage
of
not
less
than
fourteen
dollars
.
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p.
11
b.
Educational
attainment
of
a
qualifying
credential
up
to
a
bachelor’s
degree.
c.
One
or
both
of
the
following
criteria:
(1)
Projected
annual
job
openings
of
at
least
two
hundred
fifty
or
more
during
the
next
five
years.
(2)
Annual
job
growth
of
at
least
one
percent.
Sec.
21.
Section
256.228,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(5)
Has
a
student
aid
index
of
less
than
or
equal
to
twenty
thousand
dollars
at
the
time
of
initial
application,
as
determined
by
the
application
forms
submitted
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2),
including
the
free
application
for
federal
student
aid
Meets
financial
need
criteria
as
established
by
the
commission
.
Sec.
22.
Section
256.228,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
Adopt
rules
under
chapter
17A
,
in
collaboration
with
the
department
of
workforce
development,
for
administration
of
this
section
,
including
but
not
limited
to
establishing
the
duties
and
responsibilities
of
eligible
institutions
under
the
program;
defining
residence
and
satisfactory
academic
progress
for
purposes
of
the
program;
defining
financial
need
for
purposes
of
the
program;
and
establishing
procedures
for
scholarship
application,
processing,
and
approval.
The
rules
shall
provide
for
determining
the
priority
awarding
of
scholarships
if
funds
available
for
purposes
of
this
section
are
insufficient
to
pay
all
eligible
students.
Priority
shall
be
given
to
fully
awarding
each
eligible
student
approved
for
a
scholarship
rather
than
to
prorating
scholarship
awards
among
all
eligible
students.
Sec.
23.
Section
256.228,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
d.
Transmit
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
the
compilation
of
information,
data,
and
statistics
compiled
under
subsection
1,
paragraph
“e”
,
subparagraph
(6).
DIVISION
VII
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
SECONDARY
AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec.
24.
Section
256.146,
subsection
26,
Code
2026,
is
Senate
File
2168,
p.
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26.
a.
Adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
that
allow
an
individual
seeking
a
career
and
technical
secondary
authorization
to
apply,
and,
if
eligible,
be
issued
the
secondary
authorization
prior
to
accepting
an
offer
of
employment
with
a
school.
b.
The
board
shall
limit
qualifications
for
an
applicant
for
a
career
and
technical
secondary
authorization
to
three
thousand
hours
of
recent
and
relevant
experience.
The
board
shall
limit
training
requirements
for
an
initial
authorization
to
ethics
training.
DIVISION
VIII
REEMPLOYMENT
CASE
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM
Sec.
25.
Section
96.4,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
The
individual
is
able
to
work,
is
available
for
work,
and
is
earnestly
and
actively
seeking
work.
An
individual
is
considered
to
be
earnestly
and
actively
seeking
work
if
the
individual
is
participating
in
and
compliant
with
the
department’s
reemployment
case
management
program
under
section
96.11,
subsection
17.
This
subsection
is
waived
if
the
individual
is
deemed
partially
unemployed,
while
employed
at
the
individual’s
regular
job,
as
defined
in
section
96.1A,
subsection
37
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(1),
or
temporarily
unemployed
as
defined
in
section
96.1A,
subsection
37
,
paragraph
“c”
.
The
work
search
requirements
of
this
subsection
and
the
disqualification
requirement
for
failure
to
apply
for,
or
to
accept
suitable
work
of
section
96.5,
subsection
3
,
are
waived
if
the
individual
is
not
disqualified
for
benefits
under
section
96.5,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“h”
.
Sec.
26.
Section
96.11,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
17.
Reemployment
case
management
program.
The
department,
as
a
required
part
of
its
administration
of
unemployment
compensation
benefits,
shall
operate
a
reemployment
case
management
program.
The
program
shall
provide
individualized
reemployment
services
to
claimants
who
are
no
longer
attached
to
work.
The
services
shall
begin
as
soon
as
the
week
after,
and
not
later
than
two
weeks
Senate
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p.
13
after,
the
filing
of
an
initial
claim
for
benefits.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
regarding
participation
in
the
reemployment
case
management
program.
DIVISION
IX
SUMMER
YOUTH
INTERN
PILOT
PROGRAM
——
REPEAL
Sec.
27.
Section
84A.1B,
subsection
3,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
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
programs
created
in
chapter
84F
,
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
256.228
,
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
grant
program
established
under
section
256.229
,
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
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:
Sec.
28.
REPEAL.
Section
84A.12,
Code
2026,
is
repealed.
Senate
File
2168,
p.
14
Sec.
29.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act
takes
effect
June
30,
2026.
DIVISION
X
MEMBERSHIP
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
BOARD
Sec.
30.
Section
84A.1A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(07)
The
state
director
of
adult
education.
Sec.
31.
Section
84A.1A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
subparagraph
(7),
subparagraph
division
(a),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
Ten
Twelve
members
who
shall
be
representatives
of
businesses
in
the
state
to
whom
each
of
the
following
applies,
and
at
least
one
of
whom
shall
represent
small
businesses
as
defined
by
the
United
States
small
business
administration:
Sec.
32.
Section
84A.1A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
subparagraph
(7),
subparagraph
division
(b),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
Four
Five
members
who
shall
be
representatives
of
the
workforce
in
the
state
and
who
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
DIVISION
XI
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
RESERVE
FUND
——
TRANSFER
TO
UNEMPLOYMENT
TRUST
FUND
Sec.
33.
2024
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1162,
section
21,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
21.
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
RESERVE
FUND
——
TRANSFER
TO
WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY
UNEMPLOYMENT
TRUST
FUND.
1.
Any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
purposes
of
present
in
the
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
96.9
,
Code
2024,
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
as
of
July
1,
2024
2026
,
but
not
more
than
thirty
million
dollars,
shall
be
deposited
in
the
workforce
opportunity
fund
created
in
section
84A.20
,
if
enacted
by
this
division
of
this
Act
transferred
to
the
account
of
this
state
in
the
unemployment
trust
fund,
established
and
maintained
pursuant
to
section
904
of
the
federal
Social
Security
Act
as
amended;
provided,
however,
that
any
interest
earned
on
moneys
in
the
unemployment
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p.
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compensation
reserve
fund
shall
be
transferred
to
the
special
employment
security
contingency
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
96.13,
subsection
3
.
2.
Any
moneys
remaining
in
the
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
after
the
deposit
described
in
subsection
1
shall
be
transferred
to
the
account
of
this
state
in
the
unemployment
trust
fund;
provided,
however,
that
any
interest
earned
on
moneys
remaining
in
the
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
after
the
deposit
described
in
subsection
1
shall
be
transferred
to
the
special
employment
security
contingency
fund.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2168,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor