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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3049)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
career
education,
including
by
modifying
1
provisions
related
to
career
academies,
the
collective
2
statewide
articulation
agreement
between
community
colleges
3
and
the
state
board
of
regents,
the
district-to-community
4
college
sharing
or
concurrent
enrollment
program,
and
5
individual
career
and
academic
plans.
6
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
include
program-specific
arrangements
24
that
favor
the
transfer
of
career
and
technical
education
25
credits
unless
extenuating
circumstances
prevent
such
transfer.
26
c.
The
collective
statewide
articulation
agreement
described
27
in
paragraph
“a”
shall
not
include
a
uniform
restriction
related
28
to
the
number
of
career
and
technical
education
credits
that
29
may
be
transferred.
30
d.
The
board
shall
also
do
the
following:
31
a.
(1)
Identify
a
transfer
and
articulation
contact
office
32
or
person,
publicize
transfer
and
articulation
information
33
and
the
contact
office
or
person,
and
submit
the
contact
34
information
to
the
state
board
of
regents,
which
shall
publish
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the
contact
information
on
its
articulation
internet
site.
1
b.
(2)
Collaborate
with
the
state
board
of
regents
to
meet
2
the
requirements
specified
in
section
262.9,
subsection
31
,
3
including
but
not
limited
to
developing
a
systematic
process
4
for
expanding
academic
discipline
and
meetings
between
the
5
community
college
faculty
and
faculty
of
the
institutions
6
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
7
developing
criteria
to
prioritize
core
curriculum
areas,
8
promoting
greater
awareness
of
articulation-related
activities,
9
facilitating
additional
opportunities
for
individual
10
institutions
to
pursue
program
articulation
agreements
for
11
career
and
technical
educational
programs,
and
developing
12
and
implementing
a
process
to
examine
a
minimum
of
eight
13
new
associate
of
applied
science
degree
programs
for
which
14
articulation
agreements
would
serve
students’
continued
15
academic
success
in
those
degree
programs.
16
Sec.
5.
Section
261E.8,
subsection
8,
Code
2026,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
8.
Subject
to
an
appropriation
of
funds
by
the
general
19
assembly
for
this
purpose,
the
The
department
shall
establish
a
20
program
to
provide
additional
funds
for
resident
high
school
21
pupils
enrolled
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
to
attend
a
22
community
college
for
college-level
classes
or
attend
a
class
23
taught
by
a
community
college-employed
instructor
through
a
24
contractual
agreement
between
a
community
college
and
a
school
25
district
that
satisfies
the
requirements
for
classes
under
26
section
257.11,
subsection
3
,
except
that
the
classes
eligible
27
for
funding
under
this
program
are
offered
during
the
a
summer
28
and
outside
of
the
regular
school
year
term
and
are
aligned
29
with
a
transfer
pathway
or
a
career
pathways
pathway
leading
30
to
postsecondary
credentials
and
high-demand
jobs
designated
31
by
the
workforce
development
board
or
a
community
college
32
pursuant
to
section
84A.1B,
subsection
3
.
A
community
college
33
shall
not
charge
students
tuition
for
a
class
offered
partially
34
or
completely
outside
of
the
regular
school
year
under
this
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program.
1
Sec.
6.
Section
279.61,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
2
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(2)
Identify
the
coursework
and
work-based
learning
4
needed
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
to
support
the
student’s
5
postsecondary
education
and
career
options.
This
shall
include
6
a
discussion
with
the
student
related
to
opportunities
that
are
7
available
to
the
student
through
the
school
district
to
earn
8
college
credit
and
industry-recognized
credentials
that
are
9
aligned
to
the
student’s
postsecondary
and
career
interests.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
career
education,
including
by
14
modifying
provisions
related
to
career
academies,
the
15
collective
statewide
articulation
agreement
between
16
community
colleges
and
the
state
board
of
regents,
the
17
district-to-community
college
sharing
or
concurrent
enrollment
18
program,
and
individual
career
and
academic
plans.
19
Under
current
law,
a
career
academy
may
be
established
under
20
an
agreement
between
a
single
school
district
and
a
community
21
college,
or
by
multiple
school
districts
and
a
community
22
college
organized
into
a
regional
career
and
technical
23
education
planning
partnership,
and
such
a
career
academy
is
24
required
to
be
a
career-oriented
or
occupation-oriented
program
25
of
study
that
includes
a
minimum
of
two
years
of
secondary
26
education.
The
bill
provides
that
a
career
academy
is
required
27
to
include
a
minimum
of
two
units
of
secondary
education,
of
28
which
at
least
one
unit
must
be
from
a
course
that
meets
the
29
requirements
of
Code
section
261E.8
(district-to-community
30
college
sharing
or
concurrent
enrollment
program).
31
Current
law
requires
the
boards
of
directors
of
community
32
colleges
to
enter
into
a
collective
statewide
articulation
33
agreement
with
the
state
board
of
regents
that
provides
for
34
the
seamless
transfer
of
academic
credits
from
a
completed
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associate
of
arts
or
associate
of
science
degree
program
1
offered
by
a
community
college
to
a
baccalaureate
degree
2
program
offered
by
an
institution
of
higher
education
governed
3
by
the
state
board
of
regents.
The
bill
modifies
this
4
provision
to
provide
that
the
collective
statewide
articulation
5
agreement
must
provide
for
the
seamless
transfer
of
academic
6
credits
earned
through
a
completed
associate
of
arts
degree
7
program;
academic
credits
earned
through
a
completed
associate
8
of
science
degree
program;
and
career
and
technical
education
9
credits
from
an
associate
of
arts
degree
program,
an
associate
10
of
science
degree
program,
an
applied
associate
of
arts
degree
11
program,
or
an
applied
associate
of
science
degree
program
12
to
a
baccalaureate
degree
program
offered
by
an
institution
13
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents.
14
Additionally,
the
collective
statewide
articulation
agreement
15
is
required
to
include
program-specific
arrangements
that
16
favor
the
transfer
of
career
and
technical
education
credits
17
unless
extenuating
circumstances
prevent
such
transfer
and
is
18
prohibited
from
including
a
uniform
restriction
related
to
the
19
number
of
career
and
technical
education
credits
that
may
be
20
transferred.
21
Current
Code
section
261E.8(8)
provides
that,
subject
to
an
22
appropriation
of
moneys
by
the
general
assembly,
the
department
23
of
education
is
required
to
establish
a
program
to
provide
24
additional
funds
for
resident
high
school
pupils
enrolled
25
in
grades
9
through
12
to
attend
a
community
college
for
26
college-level
classes
or
attend
a
class
taught
by
a
community
27
college-employed
instructor
through
a
contractual
agreement
28
between
a
community
college
and
a
school
district,
except
that
29
the
classes
eligible
for
funding
under
this
program
are
offered
30
during
the
summer
and
outside
of
the
regular
school
year
and
31
are
aligned
with
career
pathways
leading
to
postsecondary
32
credentials
and
high-demand
jobs
designated
by
the
workforce
33
development
board
or
a
community
college.
The
bill
modifies
34
current
Code
section
261E.8(8)
by
requiring
the
department
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of
education
to
establish
such
program
regardless
of
whether
1
the
general
assembly
appropriates
moneys.
In
addition,
the
2
bill
provides
that
the
classes
eligible
for
funding
under
the
3
program
must
be
offered
during
a
summer
term
and
must
also
be
4
aligned
with
a
transfer
pathway
or
a
career
pathway
leading
to
5
postsecondary
credentials.
Pupils
attending
a
class
under
the
6
program
are
to
be
assigned
additional
weighting
in
accordance
7
with
Code
section
257.11(3)
(district-to-community
college
8
sharing
and
concurrent
enrollment
programs).
The
bill
makes
9
conforming
changes.
10
Current
law
provides
that
individualized
career
and
academic
11
plans
developed
by
schools
in
cooperation
with
students
12
enrolled
in
eighth
grade
must,
among
other
things,
identify
the
13
coursework
and
work-based
learning
needed
in
grades
9
through
14
12
to
support
the
student’s
postsecondary
education
and
career
15
options.
The
bill
provides
that
this
is
required
to
include
a
16
discussion
with
the
student
related
to
opportunities
that
are
17
available
to
the
student
through
the
school
district
to
earn
18
college
credit
and
industry-recognized
credentials
that
are
19
aligned
to
the
student’s
postsecondary
and
career
interests.
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