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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2302
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WORKFORCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3006)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
career
development
information
for
1
students
newly
enrolling
in
institutions
of
higher
education
2
and
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
261M.1
Definition.
1
As
used
in
this
chapter,
“institution
of
higher
education”
2
means
an
institution
of
higher
learning
governed
by
the
state
3
board
of
regents.
“Institution
of
higher
education”
also
4
includes
an
accredited
private
institution
as
defined
in
5
section
256.183
with
respect
to
students
who
are
awarded
a
6
tuition
grant
as
defined
in
section
256.183.
7
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
261M.2
Career
development
meeting
for
8
newly
enrolled
students.
9
1.
An
institution
of
higher
education
shall
schedule
10
each
enrolled
undergraduate
student
for
a
meeting
with
the
11
institution’s
career
development
office
or
similar
unit
of
12
the
institution.
The
institution
may
schedule
the
meeting
in
13
the
student’s
first
year
of
enrollment,
during
new
student
14
orientation,
or
between
acceptance
of
the
student’s
application
15
and
new
student
orientation.
The
meeting
must
include
but
is
16
not
limited
to
all
of
the
following:
17
a.
A
review
of
the
student’s
work
history,
if
applicable.
18
b.
A
review
of
the
student’s
areas
of
interest.
19
c.
If
the
student
has
not
declared
a
major,
a
review
of
20
possible
career
paths
based
on
the
student’s
areas
of
interest.
21
d.
If
the
student
has
declared
a
major,
a
review
of
possible
22
career
paths
based
on
the
student’s
current
major.
23
e.
A
review
of
relevant
internship,
volunteer,
and
24
employment
opportunities
related
to
the
student’s
areas
25
of
interest
or
major
as
well
as
relevant
graduate-level
26
educational
opportunities.
27
f.
A
review
of
available
resources
regarding
building
and
28
updating
a
resume,
seeking
professional
recommendations
for
29
employment,
drafting
cover
letters,
and
submitting
writing
30
samples.
31
2.
The
office
or
unit
shall
encourage
the
student
to
32
continue
to
utilize
the
resources
of
the
office
or
unit
33
following
the
meeting.
34
3.
An
institution
is
not
required
to
schedule
a
meeting
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under
this
section
for
a
student
who
attended
such
a
meeting
at
1
another
institution
of
higher
education.
2
4.
An
institution
may
hold
a
meeting
required
under
this
3
section
in
person
or
by
electronic
means.
4
5.
If
a
student
fails
to
attend
a
meeting
scheduled
under
5
this
section,
the
institution
shall
contact
the
student
via
6
both
telephone
and
electronic
mail
to
inform
the
student
of
7
their
failure
to
attend
and
to
attempt
to
reschedule
the
8
meeting.
Once
the
institution
has
attempted
to
reschedule
the
9
meeting
five
times
each
by
telephone
and
electronic
mail,
the
10
institution
may
cease
attempting
to
reschedule
the
meeting.
11
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
261M.3
Materials.
12
Before
or
during
a
meeting
scheduled
under
section
261M.2,
13
the
institution’s
career
development
office
or
similar
unit
14
of
the
institution
shall
provide
the
student
with
all
of
the
15
following
information
in
an
electronic
or
paper
format:
16
1.
Information
on
how
to
connect
with
persons
working
in
17
fields
of
study
or
industries
of
interest
to
the
student
or
18
related
to
the
student’s
declared
major.
19
2.
Information
regarding
the
number
of
related
jobs
that
20
were
available
in
fields
of
study
or
industries
of
interest
to
21
the
student
or
related
to
the
student’s
declared
major
for
the
22
prior
year
as
well
as
the
prior
five
years.
23
3.
Information
regarding
average
compensation
and
the
pay
24
range
of
jobs
identified
in
subsection
2.
25
4.
Information
that
identifies
the
highest
paying
26
occupations
or
careers
in
Iowa
during
the
prior
year
as
well
27
as
the
prior
five
years.
28
5.
Information
that
identifies
the
highest
demand
29
occupations
or
careers
in
Iowa
during
the
prior
year
as
well
30
as
the
prior
five
years.
31
6.
Information
that
identifies
the
highest
paying
32
occupations
or
careers
in
Iowa
during
the
prior
year
as
well
as
33
the
prior
five
years
that
were
also
in
the
highest
demand.
34
7.
Information
that
identifies
the
highest
demand
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occupations
or
careers
in
Iowa
that
had
the
highest
1
compensation
and
that
do
not
require
a
bachelor’s
degree
during
2
the
prior
year
as
well
as
the
prior
five
years.
3
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
undergraduate
4
students
enrolling
in
an
institution
of
higher
education,
as
5
defined
in
section
261M.1,
as
enacted
by
this
Act,
for
the
6
first
time
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
requires
an
institution
of
higher
education
to
11
schedule
each
enrolled
undergraduate
student
for
a
meeting
12
with
the
institution’s
career
development
office
or
similar
13
unit
of
the
institution
in
a
specified
time
frame.
The
bill
14
specifies
career-related
information
that
must
be
provided
15
to
the
student
during
the
meeting
as
well
as
additional
16
career-related
information
that
must
be
provided
to
the
student
17
before
or
during
the
meeting.
An
institution
is
not
required
18
to
schedule
a
meeting
if
the
student
attended
such
a
meeting
at
19
another
institution
of
higher
education.
The
bill
provides
for
20
rescheduling
the
meeting
if
a
student
fails
to
attend.
21
The
bill
defines
“institution
of
higher
education”
as
an
22
institution
of
higher
learning
governed
by
the
state
board
of
23
regents.
“Institution
of
higher
education”
also
includes
an
24
accredited
private
institution
with
respect
to
students
who
are
25
awarded
the
Iowa
tuition
grant.
26
The
bill
applies
to
students
enrolling
in
an
institution
of
27
higher
education
for
the
first
time
on
or
after
July
1,
2026.
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