Bill Text: IA HF293 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to programs offered by community colleges that duplicate existing programs provided by private educational institutions or vocational institutions offering a career and technical education program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-10 - Tabled until future meeting. Vote Total: 2-0. [HF293 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF293-Introduced.html
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BY
WILLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
programs
offered
by
community
colleges
that
1
duplicate
existing
programs
provided
by
private
educational
2
institutions
or
vocational
institutions
offering
a
career
3
and
technical
education
program.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
260C.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Determine
the
curriculum
to
be
offered
in
such
school
or
3
college
subject
to
approval
of
the
director
and
ensure
that
all
4
career
and
technical
education
offerings
are
competency-based,
5
provide
any
minimum
competencies
required
by
the
department
of
6
education,
comply
with
any
applicable
requirements
in
chapter
7
258
,
and
are
articulated
with
local
school
district
career
8
and
technical
education
programs.
If
an
existing
private
9
educational
institution
or
an
existing
vocational
institution
10
offering
a
career
and
technical
education
program
within
the
11
merged
area
has
facilities
and
curriculum
of
adequate
size
and
12
quality
which
would
duplicate
the
functions
of
the
area
school,
13
the
board
of
directors
shall
discuss
with
the
institution
the
14
possibility
of
entering
into
contracts
to
have
the
existing
15
institution
offer
facilities
and
curriculum
to
students
of
the
16
merged
area
not
duplicate
an
existing
program
provided
by
the
17
private
educational
institution
or
the
vocational
institution
.
18
The
board
of
directors
shall
consider
any
proposals
submitted
19
by
the
private
institution
for
providing
such
facilities
20
and
curriculum.
The
board
of
directors
may
enter
into
such
21
contracts.
In
approving
curriculum,
the
director
shall
22
ascertain
that
all
courses
and
programs
submitted
for
approval
23
are
needed
and
that
the
curriculum
being
offered
by
an
area
24
school
does
not
duplicate
programs
provided
by
existing
25
public
or
private
facilities
in
the
area.
In
determining
26
whether
duplication
would
actually
exist,
the
director
shall
27
consider
the
needs
of
the
area
and
consider
whether
the
28
proposed
programs
are
competitive
as
to
size,
quality,
tuition,
29
purposes,
and
area
coverage
with
existing
public
and
private
30
educational
or
vocational
institutions
within
the
merged
31
area.
If
the
board
of
directors
of
the
merged
area
chooses
32
not
to
enter
into
contracts
with
private
institutions
under
33
this
subsection
,
the
board
shall
submit
a
list
of
reasons
why
34
contracts
to
avoid
duplication
were
not
entered
into
and
an
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economic
impact
statement
relating
to
the
board’s
decision.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
relates
to
programs
offered
by
community
5
colleges
that
duplicate
existing
programs
provided
by
private
6
educational
institutions
or
vocational
institutions
offering
a
7
career
and
technical
education
program.
8
Current
law
provides
that
if
an
existing
private
educational
9
institution
or
an
existing
vocational
institution
offering
10
a
career
and
technical
education
program
within
a
community
11
college’s
area
has
facilities
and
curriculum
of
adequate
size
12
and
quality
that
would
duplicate
the
functions
of
the
community
13
college,
the
board
of
directors
of
the
community
college
is
14
required
to
discuss
with
the
institution
the
possibility
of
15
entering
into
contracts
to
have
the
existing
institution
offer
16
facilities
and
curriculum
to
students
of
the
community
college.
17
Current
law
also
provides
that
if
the
board
elects
not
to
18
enter
into
such
contracts,
the
board
is
required
to
submit
a
19
list
of
reasons
why
contracts
to
avoid
duplication
were
not
20
entered
into
and
an
economic
impact
statement.
Current
law
21
establishes
standards
the
members
of
the
board
are
required
to
22
consider
when
determining
whether
such
duplication
exists.
The
23
bill
strikes
these
provisions.
The
bill
provides
that
if
an
24
institution
has
facilities
and
curriculum
of
adequate
size
and
25
quality
that
would
duplicate
the
functions
of
the
community
26
college,
the
board
shall
not
duplicate
an
existing
program
27
provided
by
the
institution.
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