House
File
406
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
406
BY
BEST
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
to
require
that
certain
postsecondary
institutions
1
provide
employment
and
salary
data
to
students
declaring
2
a
major
or
enrolling
in
a
course
of
study
that
leads
to
a
3
credential
or
degree.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
260C.14,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
Adopt
a
policy
to
provide
to
each
3
student
who
enrolls
in
a
course
of
study
in
a
program
or
field
4
that
leads
to
a
certificate,
competency-based
credential,
5
postsecondary
diploma,
or
associate
degree,
the
most
current
6
employment
and
salary
data
available
for
the
arts
and
sciences
7
or
career
and
technical
program
or
field
of
study
in
which
8
the
student
is
enrolled.
The
data
provided
to
the
student
9
shall
include
data
compiled
from
graduate
surveys
administered
10
by
the
community
college
and
relevant
data
published
by
the
11
department
of
workforce
development,
by
the
United
States
12
department
of
labor,
bureau
of
labor
statistics,
or
by
a
13
nationally
recognized
association
of
colleges
and
employers,
14
as
applicable.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
261.9,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
16
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
“Accredited
private
institution”
means
an
institution
of
18
higher
learning
located
in
Iowa
which
is
operated
privately
19
and
not
controlled
or
administered
by
any
state
agency
or
20
any
subdivision
of
the
state
and
which
meets
the
criteria
in
21
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
and
all
of
the
criteria
in
paragraphs
“d”
22
through
“i”
“j”
,
except
that
institutions
defined
in
paragraph
23
“c”
of
this
subsection
are
exempt
from
the
requirements
of
24
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
:
25
Sec.
3.
Section
261.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
26
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
27
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
j.
Adopts
a
policy
to
provide
to
each
28
enrolled
student,
who
declares
a
major
area
of
study
in
a
29
program
or
field
offered
by
the
institution,
the
most
current
30
employment
and
salary
data
available
for
the
student’s
field
31
of
study.
The
data
provided
to
the
student
shall
include
data
32
compiled
from
graduate
surveys
administered
by
the
institution
33
and
relevant
data
published
by
the
department
of
workforce
34
development,
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
bureau
35
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of
labor
statistics,
or
by
a
nationally
recognized
association
1
of
colleges
and
employers,
as
applicable.
2
Sec.
4.
Section
262.9,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
3
following
new
subsection:
4
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
39.
Develop
a
policy
requiring
each
5
institution
of
higher
learning
governed
by
the
board
to
provide
6
to
each
enrolled
student,
who
declares
a
major
area
of
study
in
7
a
program
or
field
offered
by
the
institution,
the
most
current
8
employment
and
salary
data
available
for
the
student’s
field
9
of
study.
The
data
provided
to
the
student
shall
include
data
10
compiled
from
graduate
surveys
administered
by
the
institution
11
and
relevant
data
published
by
the
department
of
workforce
12
development,
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
bureau
13
of
labor
statistics,
or
by
a
nationally
recognized
association
14
of
colleges
and
employers,
as
applicable.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
directs
postsecondary
institutions
in
Iowa,
19
including
community
colleges,
accredited
private
institutions,
20
and
regents
universities,
to
provide
certain
students
with
the
21
most
current
employment
and
salary
data
available
for
the
field
22
of
study
in
which
the
student
is
majoring
or
is
enrolled.
The
23
data
must
be
compiled
from
graduate
surveys
administered
by
24
the
respective
institution
and
from
relevant
data
published
25
by
the
department
of
workforce
development,
by
the
United
26
States
department
of
labor,
bureau
of
labor
statistics,
or
by
a
27
nationally
recognized
association
of
colleges
and
employers,
28
as
applicable.
29
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