Bill Text: IA SF222 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to workforce training, unemployment insurance, adult education, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the workforce development board, and local workforce development boards, and making appropriations.(Formerly SSB 1068.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 210. [SF222 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WORKFORCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1068)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
workforce
training,
unemployment
insurance,
1
adult
education,
and
other
functions
and
programs
of
2
the
department
of
workforce
development,
the
workforce
3
development
board,
and
local
workforce
development
boards,
4
and
making
appropriations.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
FUNCTIONS
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT,
WORKFORCE
2
DEVELOPMENT
BOARD,
AND
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
BOARDS
3
Section
1.
Section
15H.9,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
4
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
2.
The
commission
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
6
for
approving
Iowa
national
service
corps
programs
and
national
7
service
positions.
Existing
programs
and
service
positions,
8
including
those
established
through
the
AmeriCorps
programs
in
9
Iowa
created
pursuant
to
42
U.S.C.
§12501,
Senior
Corps
and
10
AmeriCorps
vista
in
Iowa
created
pursuant
to
42
U.S.C.
§4950
et
11
seq.,
the
Iowa
summer
youth
corps
program
created
pursuant
to
12
section
15H.5
,
the
Iowa
green
corps
program
created
pursuant
to
13
section
15H.6
,
the
Iowa
reading
corps
program
created
pursuant
14
to
section
15H.7
,
and
the
RefugeeRISE
AmeriCorps
program
15
created
pursuant
to
section
15H.8
,
and
the
Iowa
conservation
16
corps
created
pursuant
to
section
84A.7
,
are
part
of
the
Iowa
17
national
service
corps
programs
and
national
service
positions.
18
Sec.
2.
Section
84A.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
1.
The
department
of
workforce
development
is
created
to
21
administer
the
laws
of
this
state
relating
to
unemployment
22
compensation
insurance
,
and
job
placement
and
training
,
23
employment
safety,
labor
standards,
and
workers’
compensation
.
24
Sec.
3.
Section
84A.1A,
subsection
6,
Code
2025,
is
amended
25
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
26
following:
27
6.
The
workforce
development
board
may
establish
standing
28
committees
of
the
board
in
the
bylaws
of
the
board.
29
Sec.
4.
Section
84A.1A,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
Code
30
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
31
lieu
thereof
the
following:
32
a.
All
documents
required
by
current
federal
workforce
rules
33
and
regulations.
34
Sec.
5.
Section
84A.1B,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
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is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
The
In
addition
to
the
duties
outlined
in
current
federal
2
workforce
rules
and
regulations,
the
workforce
development
3
board
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
4
Sec.
6.
Section
84A.1B,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
5,
6,
7,
8,
5
9,
10,
11,
12,
and
15,
Code
2025,
are
amended
by
striking
the
6
subsections.
7
Sec.
7.
Section
84A.1B,
subsection
13,
Code
2025,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
9
following:
10
13.
Assist
the
governor
in
the
designation
of
local
11
workforce
development
areas
or
regions
as
outlined
in
current
12
federal
workforce
rules
and
regulations.
13
Sec.
8.
Section
84A.3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
14
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
15
84A.3
Local
workforce
development
plans.
16
1.
A
local
workforce
development
board
shall,
in
17
partnership
with
the
chief
elected
official,
develop
a
local
18
workforce
development
plan
in
accordance
with
current
federal
19
workforce
laws,
rules,
and
regulations.
The
local
workforce
20
development
board
shall
submit
the
workforce
development
plan
21
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
review
and
22
approval
in
the
manner
and
form
determined
by
the
department.
23
2.
All
local
workforce
plan
modifications
shall
be
24
submitted
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
25
review
and
approval
in
the
manner
and
form
determined
by
the
26
department.
Modifications
to
the
local
workforce
development
27
plan
must
be
developed
in
accordance
with
current
federal
28
workforce
laws,
rules,
and
regulations.
29
3.
The
local
workforce
development
plan
and
modifications
30
shall
include
the
contents
required
by
current
federal
31
workforce
laws,
rules,
and
regulations,
and
such
other
32
information
as
the
department
of
workforce
development
or
the
33
state
workforce
development
board
may
require.
34
Sec.
9.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2025,
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is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
a.
The
workforce
development
system
shall
strive
to
2
provide
high
quality
services
to
its
customers
including
3
workers,
families,
and
businesses.
The
department
of
workforce
4
development
shall
maintain
a
common
intake,
assessment,
and
5
customer
tracking
system
and
to
the
extent
practical
provide
6
one-stop
services
to
customers
at
workforce
development
centers
7
and
other
service
access
points.
The
department
of
workforce
8
development
shall
administer
a
statewide
standard
skills
9
assessment
to
assess
the
employability
skills
of
adult
workers
10
statewide
and
shall
instruct
appropriate
department
staff
in
11
the
administration
of
the
assessment.
The
assessment
shall
12
be
included
in
the
one-stop
services
provided
to
customers
at
13
workforce
development
centers
and
other
service
access
points
14
throughout
the
state.
15
Sec.
10.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
a,
b,
and
16
c,
Code
2025,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
17
Sec.
11.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
7,
Code
2025,
is
amended
18
by
striking
the
subsection.
19
Sec.
12.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
10,
Code
2025,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
10.
The
department
of
education,
in
collaboration
with
the
22
department
of
workforce
development
,
is
responsible
for
the
23
development
and
oversight
of
industry
and
sector
partnerships
24
in
the
state.
25
Sec.
13.
Section
84A.6,
subsection
4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
26
by
striking
the
subsection.
27
Sec.
14.
Section
97B.1A,
subsection
8,
paragraph
b,
28
subparagraph
(8),
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
29
subparagraph.
30
Sec.
15.
Section
256.228,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
31
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
32
lieu
thereof
the
following:
33
d.
In
collaboration
with
the
department
of
workforce
34
development
and
the
department
of
education,
compile
an
annual
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report,
in
an
aggregate
form
to
protect
the
confidentiality
1
of
each
eligible
program’s
participants,
that
includes
the
2
number
of
students
receiving
scholarships
under
this
section,
3
the
number
of
students
receiving
grants
under
section
256.229,
4
the
number
of
scholarship
and
grant
recipients
completing
5
a
program
of
study
or
major
annually
and
in
the
prescribed
6
time
frame
under
this
section
or
section
256.229,
the
number
7
of
eligible
institutions
participating
in
the
scholarship
8
and
grant
programs
established
under
this
section
or
section
9
256.229,
the
number
of
written
agreements
entered
into
by
the
10
volunteer
mentor
program
under
section
15H.10,
statistics
on
11
employment
outcomes
for
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
12
last-dollar
scholarship
and
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
13
grant
program
participants
by
industry,
and
other
data
as
14
may
be
deemed
pertinent
by
the
commission,
the
department
of
15
workforce
development,
or
the
department
of
education.
The
16
commission
shall
submit
the
report
to
the
governor
and
the
17
general
assembly
annually
by
January
15.
18
Sec.
16.
Section
256.229,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
19
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
d.
Transmit
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
Use
21
the
compilation
of
information,
data,
and
statistics
submitted
22
in
accordance
with
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
23
(6),
for
to
compile
the
annual
report
required
under
section
24
84A.1B
256.228,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“d”
.
25
Sec.
17.
REPEAL.
Sections
84A.7,
84A.8,
84A.9,
84A.10,
and
26
84A.11,
Code
2025,
are
repealed.
27
DIVISION
II
28
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
——
TAXABLE
WAGES
29
Sec.
18.
Section
96.1A,
subsection
36,
unnumbered
paragraph
30
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
“Taxable
wages”
means
an
amount
of
wages
upon
which
an
32
employer
is
required
to
contribute
based
upon
wages
which
33
that
have
been
paid
in
this
state
during
a
calendar
year
to
34
an
individual
by
an
employer
or
the
employer’s
predecessor
,
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in
this
state
or
another
state
which
extends
a
like
comity
to
1
this
state,
with
respect
to
employment,
upon
which
the
employer
2
is
required
to
contribute,
which
equals
the
greater
of
the
3
following:
4
DIVISION
III
5
IOWA
STUDENT
INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM
6
Sec.
19.
Section
84A.21,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
84A.21
Iowa
student
internship
program.
9
1.
As
used
in
this
section
,
unless
the
context
otherwise
10
requires:
11
a.
“Innovative
business”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
12
section
15E.52
“Department”
means
the
department
of
workforce
13
development
.
14
b.
“Internship”
means
temporary
employment
of
a
student
that
15
focuses
on
providing
the
student
with
work
experience
in
the
16
student’s
field
of
study.
17
c.
“Iowa
student”
means
a
student
of
an
Iowa
community
18
college,
private
college,
or
institution
of
higher
learning
19
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
a
student
20
who
graduated
from
high
school
in
Iowa
but
now
attends
an
21
institution
of
higher
learning
outside
the
state
of
Iowa.
22
2.
a.
The
department
of
workforce
development
shall
23
establish
and
administer
an
internship
program
with
two
24
components
for
Iowa
students.
To
the
extent
permitted
by
25
this
section
,
the
department
of
workforce
development
shall
26
administer
the
two
components
in
as
similar
a
manner
as
27
possible.
28
b.
The
purpose
of
the
first
component
of
the
program
is
29
to
link
Iowa
students
to
small
and
medium-sized
Iowa
firms
30
through
internship
opportunities.
An
Iowa
employer
may
receive
31
financial
assistance
on
a
matching
basis
for
a
portion
of
the
32
wages
paid
to
an
intern.
If
providing
financial
assistance,
33
the
department
of
workforce
development
shall
provide
the
34
assistance
on
a
reimbursement
basis
such
that
for
every
two
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dollars
of
wages
earned
by
the
student,
one
dollar
paid
by
1
the
employer
is
matched
by
one
dollar
from
the
department
of
2
workforce
development.
The
amount
of
financial
assistance
3
shall
not
exceed
three
thousand
one
hundred
dollars
for
any
4
single
internship,
or
nine
thousand
three
hundred
dollars
5
for
any
single
employer.
In
order
to
be
eligible
to
receive
6
financial
assistance,
the
employer
must
have
five
hundred
7
or
fewer
employees
and
must
be
an
innovative
business.
The
8
department
of
workforce
development
shall
encourage
youth
who
9
reside
in
economically
distressed
areas,
youth
adjudicated
to
10
have
committed
a
delinquent
act,
and
youth
transitioning
out
11
of
foster
care
to
participate
in
the
first
component
of
the
12
internship
program.
13
c.
(1)
The
purpose
of
the
second
component
of
the
program
14
is
to
assist
in
placing
Iowa
students
studying
in
the
fields
15
of
science,
technology,
engineering,
and
mathematics
into
16
internships
that
lead
to
permanent
positions
with
Iowa
17
employers.
The
department
of
workforce
development
shall
18
collaborate
with
eligible
employers,
including
but
not
limited
19
to
innovative
businesses,
to
ensure
that
the
interns
hired
20
are
studying
in
such
fields.
An
Iowa
employer
may
receive
21
financial
assistance
on
a
matching
basis
for
a
portion
of
the
22
wages
paid
to
an
intern.
If
providing
financial
assistance,
23
the
department
of
workforce
development
shall
provide
the
24
assistance
on
a
reimbursement
basis
such
that
for
every
two
25
dollars
of
wages
earned
by
the
student,
one
dollar
paid
by
26
the
employer
is
matched
by
one
dollar
from
the
department
of
27
workforce
development
.
The
amount
of
financial
assistance
28
shall
not
exceed
five
thousand
dollars
per
internship.
29
The
department
of
workforce
development
may
adopt
rules
30
to
administer
this
component
section
.
In
adopting
rules
31
to
administer
this
component,
the
department
of
workforce
32
development
shall
adopt
rules
as
similar
as
possible
to
those
33
adopted
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
.
34
(2)
The
requirement
to
administer
this
component
of
the
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internship
program
is
contingent
upon
the
provision
of
funding
1
for
such
purposes
by
the
general
assembly.
2
3.
a.
An
Iowa
student
internship
fund
is
created
in
the
3
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
workforce
4
development
.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
to
5
the
department
of
workforce
development
and
any
other
moneys
6
available
to,
obtained,
or
accepted
by
the
department
of
7
workforce
development
for
placement
in
the
fund.
8
b.
Payments
of
interest,
repayments
of
moneys
loaned
9
pursuant
to
this
section
,
and
recaptures
of
financial
10
assistance
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
Moneys
in
the
fund
11
are
not
subject
to
section
8.33
.
Notwithstanding
section
12
12C.7
,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
13
credited
to
the
fund.
14
c.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
15
of
workforce
development
and,
with
the
approval
of
the
Iowa
16
workforce
development
board,
shall
be
used
to
increase
the
17
availability
of
skilled
workers
in
innovative
businesses,
by
18
providing
Iowa
student
internship
opportunities.
Such
moneys
19
shall
not
be
used
for
the
support
of
retail
businesses,
health
20
care
businesses,
or
other
businesses
requiring
a
professional
21
license.
22
Sec.
20.
APPROPRIATION
——
IOWA
STUDENT
INTERNSHIP
23
FUND.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
24
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
the
fiscal
year
25
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
2026,
the
following
26
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
27
purposes
designated:
28
For
deposit
in
the
Iowa
student
internship
fund
created
in
29
section
84A.21:
30
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$
1,039,425
31
DIVISION
IV
32
ADULT
EDUCATION
AND
LITERACY
PROGRAMS
33
Sec.
21.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
5,
paragraph
n,
Code
34
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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n.
Adult
education
and
literacy
programs
with
community
1
colleges
under
section
84A.19
.
2
Sec.
22.
Section
84A.19,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
84A.19
Adult
education
and
literacy
programs.
5
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
unless
the
context
6
otherwise
requires
:
7
a.
“Adult
education
and
literacy
programs”
,
“adult
education
8
and
literacy
programs”
means
adult
basic
education,
adult
9
education
leading
to
a
high
school
equivalency
diploma
under
10
chapter
259A
,
English
as
a
second
language
instruction,
and
11
workplace
and
family
literacy
instruction.
12
b.
“Community
colleges”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
13
260C.2
.
14
2.
The
department
of
workforce
development
and
community
15
colleges
shall
jointly
implement
adult
education
and
literacy
16
programs
to
assist
adults
and
youths
sixteen
years
of
age
and
17
older
who
are
not
in
school
in
obtaining
the
knowledge
and
18
skills
necessary
for
further
education,
work,
and
community
19
involvement.
20
3.
The
department
of
workforce
development
,
in
consultation
21
with
community
colleges,
shall
prescribe
standards
for
adult
22
education
and
literacy
programs
including
but
not
limited
23
to
contextualized
and
integrated
instruction,
assessments,
24
instructor
qualification
and
professional
development,
data
25
collection
and
reporting,
and
performance
benchmarks.
26
4.
The
department
of
workforce
development
,
in
consultation
27
with
community
colleges,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
28
17A
to
administer
this
section
.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
relates
to
workforce
training,
unemployment
33
insurance,
adult
education,
and
other
functions
and
programs
34
of
the
department
of
workforce
development
(department),
the
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workforce
development
board,
and
local
workforce
development
1
boards.
2
DIVISION
I
——
FUNCTIONS
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
3
DEVELOPMENT,
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
BOARD,
AND
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
4
DEVELOPMENT
BOARDS.
This
division
strikes
department
duties
5
relating
to
administering
a
statewide
employment
skills
6
assessment,
selection
of
service
providers,
establishing
a
job
7
posting
system
of
education-related
job
openings,
and
functions
8
no
longer
under
the
department
pursuant
to
2023
Iowa
Acts,
9
Senate
File
514.
10
The
division
repeals
Code
provisions
for
the
Iowa
11
conservation
corps,
the
workforce
investment
program,
the
12
statewide
mentoring
program,
the
new
employment
opportunity
13
program,
and
the
nursing
workforce
data
clearinghouse.
14
The
division
generally
transfers
duties
relating
to
15
compiling
an
annual
report
for
submission
to
the
governor
and
16
general
assembly
on
various
workforce
training
programs
from
17
the
department
to
the
college
student
aid
commission.
18
The
division
strikes
requirements
for
the
department
to
19
collaborate
with
specified
education-related
entities
when
20
performing
certain
duties.
21
The
division
strikes
detailed
language
relating
to
duties
22
of
the
workforce
development
board
concerning
standing
23
committees,
public
availability
of
information,
comprehensive
24
state
workforce
development
plans,
recommendations
on
the
use
25
of
federal
funds,
and
various
other
duties.
The
division
26
generally
provides
that
such
duties
shall
be
carried
out
as
27
required
by
federal
law.
The
division
similarly
modifies
28
duties
of
local
workforce
development
boards
relating
to
local
29
workforce
development
plans.
30
DIVISION
II
——
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
——
TAXABLE
WAGES.
31
This
division
modifies
the
definition
of
“taxable
wages”
32
for
purposes
of
unemployment
insurance
taxes
on
employers
33
by
eliminating
the
wages
paid
to
an
employee
from
another
34
state
from
the
calculation
of
wages
upon
which
an
employer
is
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required
to
contribute
to
the
unemployment
compensation
fund
1
when
the
other
state
extends
a
like
comity
(reciprocity)
to
2
Iowa
for
employment
purposes.
The
division
specifies
that
only
3
wages
paid
in
Iowa
can
constitute
taxable
wages.
4
DIVISION
III
——
IOWA
STUDENT
INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM.
This
5
division
strikes
one
of
two
components
of
the
Iowa
student
6
internship
program
administered
by
the
department.
The
7
component
providing
for
financial
assistance
to
link
Iowa
8
students
to
small
and
medium-sized
Iowa
firms
is
stricken.
9
The
component
providing
for
financial
assistance
to
place
10
Iowa
students
studying
in
the
fields
of
science,
technology,
11
engineering,
and
mathematics
into
internships
that
lead
to
12
permanent
positions
with
Iowa
employers
is
retained.
13
The
division
appropriates
$1,039,425
from
the
general
fund
14
to
the
department
for
the
Iowa
student
internship
fund.
Moneys
15
in
the
fund
are
used
to
increase
the
availability
of
skilled
16
workers
in
innovative
businesses
by
providing
Iowa
student
17
internship
opportunities.
18
DIVISION
IV
——
ADULT
EDUCATION
AND
LITERACY
PROGRAMS.
Under
19
current
law,
the
department
and
community
colleges
are
required
20
to
implement
and
set
standards
for
certain
adult
education
21
and
literacy
programs.
This
division
strikes
references
to
22
community
colleges
so
that
only
the
department
has
these
23
duties.
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