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BY
COMMITTEE
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WORKFORCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
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3072)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
apprenticeships.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
IOWA
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT
2
Section
1.
Section
84D.2,
subsection
5,
Code
2026,
is
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
5.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
means
an
entity
operating
5
an
apprenticeship
program
or
an
entity
in
whose
name
an
6
apprenticeship
program
is
being
operated,
which
entity
is
7
registered
with
or
approved
by
the
United
States
department
8
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
or
the
Iowa
office
of
9
apprenticeship.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
includes
a
lead
10
apprenticeship
sponsor,
sponsor,
or
intermediary
sponsor
,
and
11
an
employer
who
provides
training
through
a
lead
apprenticeship
12
sponsor,
sponsor,
or
intermediary
sponsor
.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
84D.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
14
following
new
subsections:
15
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11A.
“Employer
partner”
means
an
employer
16
who
trains
the
employer’s
employees
through
an
intermediary
17
sponsor.
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12A.
“Intermediary
sponsor”
means
19
an
entity
that
provides
related
training
instruction
to
20
apprentices
for
multiple
employers,
serves
as
the
sponsor
of
21
the
apprentices,
and
registers
the
program
with
the
Iowa
office
22
of
apprenticeship,
and
may
also
provide
technical
assistance
to
23
employers
and
assist
with
developing
occupational
standards.
24
Sec.
3.
Section
84D.2,
subsection
12,
Code
2026,
is
amended
25
by
striking
the
subsection.
26
Sec.
4.
Section
84D.2,
subsection
19,
paragraph
a,
27
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(c),
Code
2026,
is
28
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
(c)
Related
training
instruction
from
a
lead
apprenticeship
30
sponsor,
sponsor,
or
intermediary
sponsor
.
31
Sec.
5.
Section
84D.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
32
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
33
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
An
intermediary
sponsor
has
the
sole
34
discretion
for
approving
employer
partners,
provided
that
such
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employer
partners
are
compliant
with
the
employer
partners’
1
responsibilities
outlined
in
the
intermediary
sponsor’s
2
standards.
3
Sec.
6.
Section
84D.4,
subsection
8,
Code
2026,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
8.
a.
The
office
shall
develop
a
plan
providing
a
procedure
6
for
the
cancellation
or
deregistration,
or
both,
of
programs
7
and
for
temporary
suspension,
cancellation,
deregistration,
or
8
any
of
these,
of
apprenticeship
agreements.
9
b.
The
office
shall
not
cancel,
suspend,
or
deregister
an
10
intermediary
sponsor
based
on
the
actions
of
the
intermediary
11
sponsor’s
employer
partners.
However,
the
office
may
require
12
an
intermediary
sponsor
to
cancel
or
suspend
an
employer
13
partner
due
to
the
employer
partner’s
material
breach
of
14
responsibilities
as
outlined
in
the
intermediary
sponsor’s
15
standards.
Prior
to
any
order
to
cancel
or
suspend
an
employer
16
partner,
the
office
must
provide
a
comprehensive
list
of
the
17
grounds
for
cancellation
or
suspension
and
allow
at
least
sixty
18
days
for
the
employer
partner
to
become
compliant.
If
the
19
office
orders
cancellation
or
suspension
of
an
employer
partner
20
after
the
sixty-day
period,
the
order
shall
be
considered
final
21
agency
action,
and
the
intermediary
sponsor
may
seek
judicial
22
review
as
provided
in
section
17A.19.
23
c.
(1)
The
office
may
only
cancel,
suspend,
or
deregister
24
an
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
25
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
due
to
a
material
breach
of
26
the
requirements
of
this
chapter.
Prior
to
any
permanent
27
or
temporary
cancellation,
suspension,
or
deregistration,
28
the
office
must
provide
a
comprehensive
list
of
the
grounds
29
of
the
alleged
material
breach
in
writing
to
the
approved
30
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
31
apprenticeship
sponsor
and
allow
at
least
ninety
days
to
become
32
compliant.
33
(2)
A
decision
by
the
office
to
cancel,
suspend,
or
34
deregister
an
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
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sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
must
be
issued
1
in
writing
and
must
state
the
reasons
for
the
officers
2
decision.
The
office
shall
not
issue
such
a
decision
before
3
the
conclusion
of
the
ninety-day
period
or
later
than
thirty
4
days
after
the
conclusion
of
the
period.
The
decision
shall
5
be
considered
final
agency
action
subject
judicial
review
as
6
provided
in
section
17A.19.
However,
notwithstanding
section
7
17A.19,
the
office
to
shall
have
the
burden
to
prove
that
the
8
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
9
apprenticeship
sponsor
materially
breached
this
chapter
and
10
that
the
breach
continued
past
the
ninety-day
period.
11
d.
If
an
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
12
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
is
canceled,
suspended,
or
13
deregistered,
the
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
14
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
shall
have
the
right
to
reapply
15
for
a
registration
after
sixty
days.
16
Sec.
7.
Section
84D.7,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
17
follows:
18
84D.7
Requirements
for
sponsors
and
employers.
19
A
sponsor
of
a
quality
pre-apprenticeship
program,
20
youth
apprenticeship
program,
registered
apprenticeship
21
program,
or
apprenticeship
program
is
responsible
for
the
22
administration
and
supervision
of
on-the-job
training
and
23
related
technical
instruction
for
each
apprentice
in
the
24
quality
pre-apprenticeship
program,
youth
apprenticeship
25
program,
registered
apprenticeship
program,
or
apprenticeship
26
program.
When
training
is
provided
by
a
lead
apprenticeship
27
sponsor
or
intermediary
sponsor
,
the
employer
of
the
apprentice
28
is
responsible
for
the
administration
and
supervision
of
29
on-the-job
training,
and
the
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
30
intermediary
sponsor
is
responsible
for
related
technical
31
instruction
for
each
apprenticeship.
32
DIVISION
II
33
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PLUMBER,
MECHANICAL
PROFESSIONAL,
AND
CONTRACTOR
LICENSING
34
ACT
——
APPRENTICESHIPS
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Sec.
8.
Section
105.18,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
Regulation
of
apprenticeships.
3
a.
A
licensed
journeyperson
or
master
may
employ
or
4
supervise
licensed
apprentices
at
a
ratio
not
to
exceed
three
5
apprentices
to
one
licensee.
6
b.
The
requirements
of
this
section
do
not
apply
to
7
apprenticeship
classroom
training.
8
DIVISION
III
9
IOWA
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT
10
Sec.
9.
Section
84E.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
“Intermediary
sponsor”
means
the
same
13
as
defined
in
section
84D.2.
14
Sec.
10.
Section
84E.4,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
and
4,
Code
15
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
a.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
17
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
that
conducts
an
apprenticeship
18
program
that
is
registered
with
the
United
States
department
of
19
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
through
Iowa,
for
apprentices
20
who
will
be
employed
at
worksites
located
in
this
state
may
21
apply
to
the
department
for
financial
assistance
under
this
22
section
if
the
apprenticeship
program
includes
a
minimum
of
one
23
hundred
contact
hours
per
apprentice
for
each
training
year
of
24
the
apprenticeship
program.
25
b.
Financial
assistance
received
by
an
apprenticeship
26
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
27
sponsor
under
this
section
shall
be
used
only
for
the
cost
of
28
conducting
and
maintaining
an
apprenticeship
program.
29
c.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
whose
apprentices
receive
30
contact
hours
from
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
is
not
31
eligible
for
financial
assistance
under
this
chapter.
32
2.
The
department
shall
provide
financial
assistance
in
the
33
form
of
training
grants
to
eligible
apprenticeship
sponsors
,
34
intermediary
sponsors,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
in
the
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following
manner:
1
a.
By
determining
the
total
amount
of
funding
allocated
2
for
purposes
of
training
grants
for
apprenticeship
programs
3
pursuant
to
section
84E.3
.
4
b.
By
determining
the
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
5
during
the
most
recent
training
year,
as
calculated
on
the
6
last
day
of
the
training
year,
in
all
apprenticeship
programs
7
conducted
by
all
applying
apprenticeship
sponsors
,
intermediary
8
sponsors,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
eligible
to
apply
for
9
financial
assistance
under
subsection
1
.
10
c.
By
determining
the
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
11
during
the
most
recent
training
year,
as
calculated
on
the
12
last
day
of
the
training
year,
in
each
apprenticeship
program
13
conducted
by
each
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
14
sponsor,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
eligible
to
apply
under
15
subsection
1
,
and
that
applied
for
financial
assistance
under
16
subsection
1
.
17
d.
By
determining
the
proportion,
stated
as
a
percentage,
18
that
each
applying
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
,
intermediary
19
sponsor’s,
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
total
calculated
20
pursuant
to
paragraph
“c”
bears
to
all
applying
apprenticeship
21
sponsors’
,
intermediary
sponsors’,
or
lead
apprenticeship
22
sponsors’
total
calculated
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
.
23
e.
By
multiplying
the
percentage
calculated
in
paragraph
“d”
24
by
the
amount
determined
in
paragraph
“a”
.
25
3.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
26
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
seeking
financial
assistance
under
27
this
section
shall
provide
the
following
information
to
the
28
department:
29
a.
The
federal
apprentice
registration
number
of
each
30
apprentice
in
the
apprenticeship
program.
31
b.
The
address
and
a
description
of
the
physical
location
32
where
in-person
training
is
conducted.
33
c.
A
certification
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
or
34
intermediary
sponsor’s
training
standards
as
most
recently
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approved
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
1
of
apprenticeship
or,
in
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
2
sponsor,
a
representative
sample
of
participating
members’
3
training
standards.
4
d.
A
certification
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
or
5
intermediary
sponsor’s
compliance
review
or
quality
assessment
6
as
most
recently
conducted
by
the
United
States
department
of
7
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
unless
the
apprenticeship
8
sponsor
has
not
been
subjected
to
a
compliance
review
or
9
quality
assessment.
In
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
10
sponsor,
a
sampling
of
compliance
reviews
or
quality
11
assessments
from
participating
members
shall
be
sufficient.
12
e.
Any
other
information
the
department
reasonably
13
determines
is
necessary.
14
4.
The
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
15
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
and
the
department
shall
enter
16
into
an
agreement
regarding
the
provision
of
any
financial
17
assistance
to
the
apprenticeship
sponsor
,
intermediary
sponsor,
18
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
relates
to
apprenticeships.
23
DIVISION
I
——
IOWA
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT.
The
bill
24
replaces
intermediaries
with
intermediary
sponsors,
as
defined
25
in
the
bill,
as
a
class
of
entities
that
provide
apprenticeship
26
training
under
Code
chapter
84D,
the
Iowa
registered
27
apprenticeship
Act,
and
that
are
subject
to
registration
with
28
the
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship.
29
The
bill
provides
that
an
intermediary
sponsor
has
the
sole
30
discretion
for
approving
employer
partners,
as
defined
in
the
31
bill,
provided
that
such
employer
partners
are
compliant
with
32
their
responsibilities
outlined
in
the
intermediary
sponsor’s
33
standards.
34
The
bill
prohibits
the
office
from
canceling,
suspending,
or
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deregistering
an
intermediary
sponsor
based
on
the
actions
of
1
employer
partners.
The
bill
authorizes
the
office
to
require
2
an
intermediary
sponsor
to
cancel
or
suspend
an
employer
3
partner
due
to
the
employer
partner’s
material
breach
of
4
responsibilities
as
outlined
in
the
intermediary
sponsor’s
5
standards.
The
bill
provides
procedures
for
such
cancellation
6
or
suspension
including
judicial
review.
7
The
bill
provides
procedures
and
standards
the
office
8
must
follow
when
canceling,
suspending,
or
deregistering
an
9
approved
apprenticeship
sponsor,
intermediary
sponsor,
or
lead
10
apprenticeship
sponsor.
The
bill
provides
that
such
action
can
11
only
be
carried
out
by
the
office
due
to
a
material
breach
of
12
the
requirements
of
Code
chapter
84D.
The
bill
also
provides
13
standards
for
judicial
review
of
such
action
and
procedures
for
14
reapplication
for
registration
following
such
action.
15
DIVISION
II
——
IOWA
PLUMBER,
MECHANICAL
PROFESSIONAL,
AND
16
CONTRACTOR
LICENSING
ACT
——
APPRENTICES.
The
bill
provides
17
that
a
licensed
journeyperson
or
master
under
Code
chapter
18
105,
the
Iowa
plumber,
mechanical
professional,
and
contractor
19
licensing
Act,
may
employ
or
supervise
licensed
apprentices
20
at
a
ratio
not
to
exceed
three
apprentices
to
one
licensee.
21
The
bill
provides
that
certain
statutory
requirements
relating
22
to
qualifications
and
other
licensing
matters
do
not
apply
to
23
apprenticeship
classroom
training.
24
DIVISION
III
——
IOWA
APPRENTICESHIP
ACT.
The
bill
adds
25
intermediary
sponsors
as
a
class
of
entities
that
provide
26
apprenticeship
training
that
are
eligible
for
financial
27
assistance
from
the
department
of
workforce
development
under
28
Code
chapter
84E,
the
Iowa
apprenticeship
Act.
29
The
bill
provides
that
an
apprenticeship
sponsor
whose
30
apprentices
receive
contact
hours
from
a
lead
apprenticeship
31
sponsor
is
not
eligible
for
such
financial
assistance.
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