Bill Text: IA SF2411 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to work-based learning, including by repealing provisions related to regional industry sector partnerships and the statewide work-based learning intermediary network, establishing the workforce opportunity fund within the department of workforce development, modifying provisions related to career and technical education, student teacher requirements for students with substitute teaching or para-educator experience, the unemployment compensation reserve fund, and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2260, SSB 3143.) Effective date: 05/16/2024, 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-16 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 963. [SF2411 Detail]
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
WORK-BASED
LEARNING,
INCLUDING
BY
REPEALING
PROVISIONS
RELATED
TO
REGIONAL
INDUSTRY
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS
AND
THE
STATEWIDE
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
INTERMEDIARY
NETWORK,
ESTABLISHING
THE
WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY
FUND
WITHIN
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT,
MODIFYING
PROVISIONS
RELATED
TO
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION,
STUDENT
TEACHER
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDENTS
WITH
SUBSTITUTE
TEACHING
OR
PARA-EDUCATOR
EXPERIENCE,
THE
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
RESERVE
FUND,
AND
THE
FUTURE
READY
IOWA
SKILLED
WORKFORCE
LAST-DOLLAR
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM,
MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
REGIONAL
INDUSTRY
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS
AND
STATEWIDE
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
INTERMEDIARY
NETWORK
Senate
File
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p.
2
Section
1.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
5,
paragraph
f,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
Sec.
2.
Section
85.61,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
An
eligible
postsecondary
institution
as
defined
in
section
261E.2
,
a
school
district,
or
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
if
a
student
enrolled
in
the
eligible
postsecondary
institution,
school
district,
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
is
providing
unpaid
services
under
a
work-based
learning
opportunity
offered
in
accordance
with
section
84A.16
.
However,
if
the
student
participating
in
a
work-based
learning
opportunity
is
participating
in
open
enrollment
under
section
282.18
,
“employer”
means
the
receiving
district.
Sec.
3.
Section
85.61,
subsection
12,
paragraph
a,
subparagraphs
(4)
and
(5),
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(4)
A
student
enrolled
in
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
who
is
participating
in
a
work-based
learning
opportunity
offered
in
accordance
with
section
84A.16
.
(5)
A
student
enrolled
in
a
community
college
as
defined
in
section
260C.2
,
who
is
participating
in
a
work-based
learning
opportunity
offered
in
accordance
with
section
84A.16
that
is
offered
by
the
community
college.
Sec.
4.
Section
256.125,
subsections
6
and
9,
Code
2024,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
Sec.
5.
Section
256.133,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2024,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
Sec.
6.
Section
256.136,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
Sec.
7.
Section
256.136,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
Sec.
8.
Section
256.136,
subsection
4,
paragraph
f,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
f.
Representatives
of
business
and
industry
,
including
representatives
of
regional
industry
sector
partnerships
established
pursuant
to
section
84A.15
.
Sec.
9.
REPEAL.
Sections
84A.15
and
84A.16,
Code
2024,
are
repealed.
Sec.
10.
STATEWIDE
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
INTERMEDIARY
NETWORK
Senate
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p.
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FUND.
Any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
purposes
of
the
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
network
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
84A.16
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
as
of
July
1,
2024,
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
DIVISION
II
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
AND
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
Sec.
11.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
h,
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(2)
Instructional
programs
provided
under
subparagraph
(1)
shall
comply
with
the
provisions
of
subchapter
VII,
part
2
,
relating
to
career
and
technical
education,
and
shall
be
articulated
with
postsecondary
programs
of
study
and
include
field,
laboratory,
or
on-the-job
training
,
or
work-based
learning,
as
defined
in
section
256.125
.
Each
sequential
unit
shall
contain
a
portion
of
a
career
and
technical
education
program
approved
by
the
department.
Standards
for
instructional
programs
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
new
and
emerging
technologies;
job-seeking,
job-adaptability,
and
other
employment,
self-employment
and
entrepreneurial
skills
that
reflect
current
industry
standards
and
labor-market
needs;
and
reinforcement
of
basic
academic
skills.
Instructional
programs
that
include
work-based
learning
may
be
provided
when
school
is
not
in
session,
including
but
not
limited
to
during
the
summer
months.
Sec.
12.
Section
256.146,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
By
September
1,
2024,
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
establishing
endorsements
for
instruction
related
to
career
and
technical
fields
in
schools
providing
instruction
to
students
enrolled
in
prekindergarten
through
grade
twelve,
including
but
not
limited
to
business,
agriculture,
industrial
technology,
consumer
science,
and
information
technology.
Sec.
13.
EMERGENCY
RULES.
The
board
of
educational
examiners
may
adopt
emergency
rules
under
section
17A.4,
subsection
3,
and
section
17A.5,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”,
to
implement
the
provisions
of
this
division
of
this
Act
and
the
rules
shall
be
effective
immediately
upon
filing
unless
Senate
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p.
4
a
later
date
is
specified
in
the
rules.
Any
rules
adopted
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
also
be
published
as
a
notice
of
intended
action
as
provided
in
section
17A.4.
Sec.
14.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
DIVISION
III
STUDENT
TEACHING
Sec.
15.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
(1)
Require
that
each
student
admitted
to
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
participate
in
pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
that
include
both
observation
and
participation
in
teaching
activities
in
a
variety
of
school
settings.
(a)
Pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
for
students
participating
in
an
initial
teacher
preparation
program
shall
comprise
a
total
of
at
least
eighty
hours
in
duration,
at
least
ten
hours
of
which
shall
occur
prior
to
a
student’s
acceptance
in
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program.
(b)
Pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
for
students
participating
in
a
teacher
intern
preparation
program
shall
comprise
a
total
of
at
least
fifty
hours
in
duration.
The
(2)
Require
that
the
student
teaching
experience
shall
be
a
minimum
of
fourteen
weeks
in
duration
during
the
student’s
final
year
of
the
practitioner
preparation
program.
(a)
A
student
shall
be
credited
a
minimum
of
one
week,
but
not
more
than
ten
weeks,
of
prior
work
experience
as
a
substitute
teacher
or
a
para-educator,
including
prior
experience
under
the
teacher
and
para-educator
registered
apprenticeship
grant
program,
toward
the
requirements
associated
with
the
fourteen-week
student
teaching
experience,
if
all
of
the
following
requirements
are
satisfied:
(i)
The
board
of
educational
examiners
has
issued
a
substitute
license,
substitute
authorization,
or
a
para-educator
certificate
to
the
student.
(ii)
The
student’s
prior
work
experience
took
place
in
the
classroom
of
a
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
licensed
in
the
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
which
the
student
is
being
prepared.
Senate
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p.
5
(iii)
The
student
bears
the
primary
responsibility
for
planning,
instruction,
and
assessment
within
the
classroom
during
the
student
teaching
experience.
(b)
A
student
shall
be
credited
a
minimum
of
one
week,
but
not
more
than
fourteen
weeks,
of
work
experience
as
a
para-educator
toward
the
requirements
associated
with
the
fourteen-week
student
teaching
experience,
if
all
of
the
following
requirements
are
satisfied:
(i)
The
board
of
educational
examiners
has
issued
a
para-educator
certificate
to
the
student.
(ii)
The
student
works
as
a
para-educator
for
at
least
one-half
of
each
school
day
during
the
student
teaching
experience.
(iii)
The
student’s
work
experience
takes
place
in
the
classroom
of
a
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
licensed
in
the
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
which
the
student
is
being
prepared.
(iv)
The
student
bears
the
primary
responsibility
for
planning,
instruction,
and
assessment
within
the
classroom
during
the
student
teaching
experience.
(3)
The
program
shall
make
every
reasonable
effort
to
offer
the
student
teaching
experience
prior
to
a
student’s
last
semester,
or
equivalent,
in
the
program,
and
to
expand
the
student’s
student
teaching
opportunities
beyond
one
semester
or
the
equivalent.
DIVISION
IV
CHANGES
TO
DEFINED
TERMS
Sec.
16.
Section
84D.2,
subsections
18,
24,
and
25,
Code
2024,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
18.
“Quality
pre-apprenticeship
program”
means
a
program
or
set
of
strategies,
registered
by
and
for
purposes
of
the
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship,
including
basic
skills
training,
academic
skills
remediation,
or
introduction
to
the
industry,
designed
to
prepare
individuals
for
entry
into
a
registered
apprenticeship
program.
24.
“Work-based
learning”
means
opportunities
and
experiences
that
include
but
are
not
limited
to
sustained
project-based
learning
in
partnership
with
an
employer,
Senate
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p.
6
simulated
work
experiences
aligned
with
industry-recognized
credentials,
high-quality
pre-apprenticeships
aligned
to
an
apprenticeship,
student
learner
programs,
internships,
and
apprenticeships.
25.
“Youth
apprenticeship”
,
for
purposes
of
the
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship,
means
a
program
that
is
designed
specifically
for
an
apprentice
eighteen
years
of
age
or
under.
Sec.
17.
Section
256.125,
subsection
8,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8.
“Work-based
learning”
means
opportunities
and
experiences
that
include
but
are
not
limited
to
tours,
job
shadowing,
rotations,
mentoring,
entrepreneurship,
service
learning,
sustained
project-based
learning
in
partnership
with
an
employer,
simulated
work
experiences
aligned
with
industry-recognized
credentials,
high-quality
pre-apprenticeships
aligned
to
an
apprenticeship,
student
learner
programs,
internships,
and
apprenticeships.
Sec.
18.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
1.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
84D.2,
subsection
18.
2.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
84D.2,
subsection
25.
DIVISION
V
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
——
WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY
FUND
Sec.
19.
NEW
SECTION
.
84A.20
Workforce
opportunity
fund.
1.
A
workforce
opportunity
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
as
a
separate
fund
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
workforce
development.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
appropriations
made
to
the
fund,
any
other
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
department
from
the
federal
government
or
private
sources
for
placement
in
the
fund,
and
transfers
of
interest,
earnings,
and
moneys
from
other
funds
as
provided
by
law.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
the
purposes
of
training
and
infrastructure
related
to
the
growth
and
maintenance
of
the
state’s
workforce
programs.
Permitted
uses
of
the
moneys
in
the
fund
include
but
are
not
Senate
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p.
7
limited
to
equipment,
instructional
materials,
stipends,
and
other
training-related
costs.
The
department
of
workforce
development
shall
only
distribute
moneys
in
the
fund
to
workforce
programs
located
within
this
state.
2.
Annually,
on
or
before
December
31
of
each
year,
the
department
of
workforce
development
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
legislative
services
agency
that
contains
a
list
of
all
expenditures
from
the
workforce
opportunity
fund
made
in
the
previous
fiscal
year.
The
legislative
services
agency
shall
provide
a
copy
of
the
report
to
the
co-chairpersons
and
ranking
members
of
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
economic
development.
3.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
workforce
opportunity
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
4.
This
section
is
repealed
July
1,
2029.
Sec.
20.
Section
96.9,
subsection
8,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
Sec.
21.
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
RESERVE
FUND
——
TRANSFER
TO
WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY
FUND.
1.
Any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
purposes
of
the
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
96.9
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
as
of
July
1,
2024,
but
not
more
than
thirty
million
dollars,
shall
be
deposited
in
the
workforce
opportunity
fund
created
in
section
84A.20,
if
enacted
by
this
division
of
this
Act.
2.
Any
moneys
remaining
in
the
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
after
the
deposit
described
in
subsection
1
shall
be
transferred
to
the
account
of
this
state
in
the
unemployment
trust
fund;
provided,
however,
that
any
interest
earned
on
moneys
remaining
in
the
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
after
the
deposit
described
in
subsection
1
shall
be
transferred
to
the
special
employment
security
contingency
fund.
Senate
File
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p.
8
DIVISION
VI
FUTURE
READY
IOWA
SKILLED
WORKFORCE
LAST-DOLLAR
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
Sec.
22.
Section
256.228,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(2)
Completes
and
submits
application
forms
required
by
the
commission,
including
the
free
application
for
federal
student
aid;
applies
for
all
available
state
and
federal
financial
aid;
attends
orientation
in
person
or
virtually;
registers
for
classes
with
the
assistance
of
an
academic
advisor;
and
participates
in
academic
and
career
advising
sessions
required
under
the
eligible
program.
To
receive
a
renewal
of
a
scholarship
awarded
under
this
section
,
an
eligible
student
must
annually
submit
a
new
application
to
the
commission
for
reevaluation
of
eligibility.
Sec.
23.
Section
256.228,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(5)
Has
a
student
aid
index
of
less
than
or
equal
to
twenty
thousand
dollars
at
the
time
of
initial
application,
as
determined
by
the
application
forms
submitted
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2),
including
the
free
application
for
federal
student
aid.
Sec.
24.
Section
256.228,
subsection
3,
paragraph
d,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
d.
A
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
shall
be
awarded
on
an
annual
basis,
requiring
reapplication
by
an
eligible
student
each
year
for
a
two-year
period,
or
prior
to
the
expiration
of
a
two-year
period
if
the
student
earns
the
credential
or
associate
degree
sought
within
such
period
.
Scholarship
payments
shall
be
allocated
equally
among
the
semesters,
or
the
equivalent,
and
paid
upon
certification
by
the
eligible
institution
that
the
student
meets
the
requirements
of
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“g”
.
Sec.
25.
EMERGENCY
RULES.
The
college
student
aid
commission,
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
workforce
development,
may
adopt
emergency
rules
under
section
17A.4,
subsection
3,
and
section
17A.5,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”,
to
implement
the
provisions
of
this
division
of
this
Act
and
the
rules
shall
be
effective
immediately
upon
filing
unless
Senate
File
2411,
p.
9
a
later
date
is
specified
in
the
rules.
Any
rules
adopted
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
also
be
published
as
a
notice
of
intended
action
as
provided
in
section
17A.4.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2411,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
