281—22.19(261E) Summer college credit program.
	22.19(1) Program established. A summer college credit program is established to expand access for high school students to high-quality career and technical education experiences aligned with career pathways leading to postsecondary credentials and high-demand jobs. Programs approved under subrule 22.19(3) will be offered during the summer term of an eligible postsecondary institution.
	22.19(2) Type of coursework offered. The following provisions apply to coursework delivered through an approved program under this rule:
	a. 	Coursework eligible to be offered through an approved program under this rule will be technical core coursework within and prerequisite coursework for a career and technical education program approved under 281—subrule 21.4(3).
	b. 	The career and technical education program is to be aligned with in-demand occupations identified by the state workforce development board and community colleges pursuant to Iowa Code section 84A.1B(14).
	c. 	Coursework delivered under this rule shall comply with Iowa Code section 257.11(3). The course will not be eligible for supplementary weighting under that section.
	22.19(3) Program proposals. The department will establish an annual process for the submission and review of proposals for summer college credit programs. A postsecondary institution eligible to offer programming under Division III of this chapter may submit program proposals to the department.
	a. 	Minimum components. The proposal will detail the following components:
	(1)	A program description, including the course or courses to be made available through the program; total number of credit hours; additional cocurricular experiences and activities including project-, problem-, and work-based learning opportunities; additional support services to be made available through the program; and any other pertinent program information.
	(2)	The total number of students that the program is capable of serving.
	(3)	The start date and duration of the program.
	b. 	Enrollment threshold. The postsecondary institution will propose, and the department will approve, a minimum program enrollment threshold. Programs that surpass the minimum enrollment threshold shall be eligible for funding under paragraph 22.19(4)“b.”
	c. 	Review of proposals. The department will establish a review process to evaluate all program proposals. In reviewing proposals, the department will give priority consideration to program proposals that will ensure equitable geographic disbursement of approved programs. The department will consider additional criteria including number of students served; alignment with in-demand occupations; the inclusion of extracurricular experiences with an emphasis on project-, problem-, and work-based learning opportunities; and the inclusion of provisions that address and remove barriers to participation for nontraditional students, underrepresented minority students, and low-income students.
	d. 	Funding of proposals. A program proposal approved under this rule is funded under paragraph 22.19(4)“a” for the amount described under paragraph 22.19(3)“a.”
	22.19(4) Disbursement of funds. Subject to the appropriation of funds, the department will disburse funds to a postsecondary institution offering an approved program in the following manner. All funds received under this rule shall be used to support and sustain the approved program.
	a. 	Base funding. The amount of funds reserved for base funding as specified in paragraph 22.19(4)“c” will be distributed equally between approved programs.
	b. 	Enrollment. Any funds not distributed under paragraph 22.19(4)“a” will be distributed to postsecondary institutions offering an approved program with student enrollment greater than the minimum enrollment threshold.
	(1)	An approved program shall gather a count of students enrolled in the program on the third day following the start date of the program, and submit this count to the department in a manner prescribed by the department.
	(2)	Enrollment funding shall be calculated by the department for each program with enrollment greater than the minimum enrollment threshold. For purposes of this rule, the portion of enrollment funding to be received by a postsecondary institution offering an approved program is equal to the total student enrollment in the approved program divided by the total student enrollments statewide.
	c. 	Subsequent years. In each of the subsequent three years following the implementation year, the portion of the allocation distributed based on enrollment will increase by 10 percent each year until the minimum amount awarded based on enrollment is equal to 80 percent of the total allocation.
	22.19(5) Availability. A postsecondary institution offering an approved program shall enter into a contract with a school district interested in making the program available to eligible students of the school district. The program will be made available to any eligible student from a participating school district. An institution offering programming to a student under this rule will comply with Division III of this chapter.
	a. 	Student eligibility. To participate in an approved program, a student will comply with the criteria established under rules 281—22.2(261E) and 281—22.7(261E).
	b. 	Teacher eligibility. A teacher assigned to provide instruction under this rule will comply with the criteria established under rule 281—22.3(261E) and be a community college-employed instructor.
	c. 	Institutional eligibility. Institutions offering an approved program under this rule will comply with the criteria established under rule 281—22.4(261E).
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