Senate File 2284 S-5178 Amend Senate File 2284 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause 2 and inserting: 3 < DIVISION I 4 REPEAL OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND 5 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 6 Section 1. Section 256A.2, subsection 1, paragraph 7 b, Code 2011, is amended by striking the paragraph. 8 Sec. 2. Section 256A.2, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. Staff assistance for the council shall be 11 provided by the department of education human services . 12 Members of the council shall be reimbursed for actual 13 and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in their 14 official duties and shall receive per diem compensation 15 at the level authorized under section 7E.6, subsection 16 1 , paragraph “a” . 17 Sec. 3. Section 256A.3, subsection 4, Code 2011, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 4. Make recommendations to the department 20 of education human services and the general 21 assembly regarding appropriate curricula and staff 22 qualifications and training for early elementary 23 education, coordination of the curricula with 24 child development programs, and the development 25 of an at-risk children definition for use in 26 school-district-sponsored early elementary and before 27 and after school child care programs. 28 Sec. 4. Section 256A.4, subsection 2, unnumbered 29 paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 30 The department of education human services shall 31 develop guidelines for family support programs. 32 Program components may include, but are not limited to, 33 all of the following: 34 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 256B.16 Transfer of authority 35 and duties. 36 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the authority and 37 duties of the department of education, the state board 38 of education, and the director of the department of 39 education under this chapter shall be transferred 40 to the department of human services and the director 41 of human services. Accordingly, beginning July 1, 42 2013, all references to the department of education 43 under this chapter and references to the department 44 of education under other provisions of law relating 45 to this chapter shall mean the department of human 46 services and all references to the state board 47 of education or the director of the department of 48 education under this chapter or other provisions of law 49 relating to this chapter shall mean the director of 50 -1- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 1/ 40 #1.

human services. 1 2. Beginning July 1, 2013, the division of special 2 education created within the department of education 3 under section 256B.1 shall be transferred to the 4 department of human services. 5 3. Any moneys remaining in any account or fund 6 under the control of the department of education at the 7 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 8 relative to the provisions of this chapter shall be 9 transferred to the control of the department of human 10 services for such purposes. Notwithstanding section 11 8.33, the moneys transferred in accordance with this 12 subsection shall not revert to the account or fund from 13 which appropriated or transferred. 14 4. Any contract entered into by the department of 15 education relating to the provisions of this chapter in 16 effect at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 17 July 1, 2012, shall continue in full force and effect 18 pending transfer of such contracts to the department of 19 human services. 20 5. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 21 promulgated by the department of education relative 22 to the provisions of this chapter in existence at the 23 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 24 shall continue in full force and effect until amended, 25 repealed, or supplemented by affirmative action of 26 the department of human services under the duties 27 and powers established in this chapter and under the 28 procedure established in subsection 6. 29 6. In regard to updating references and format in 30 the Iowa administrative code in order to correspond 31 to the transferring of duties of this chapter, the 32 administrative rules coordinator and the administrative 33 rules review committee, in consultation with the 34 administrative code editor, shall jointly develop 35 a schedule for the necessary updating of the Iowa 36 administrative code. 37 Sec. 6. Section 256C.1, Code 2011, is amended to 38 read as follows: 39 256C.1 Definitions. 40 As used in this chapter : 41 1. “Approved local program” means a school 42 district’s program for four-year-old children approved 43 by the department of education to provide high quality 44 preschool instruction . 45 2. “Department” means the department of education. 46 3. “Director” means the director of the department 47 of education. 48 4. 2. “Preschool program” means the statewide 49 preschool program for four-year-old children created in 50 -2- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 2/ 40

accordance with this chapter . 1 5. 3. “School district approved to participate in 2 the preschool program” means a school district that 3 meets the school district requirements under section 4 256C.3 and has been approved by the department to 5 participate in the preschool program . 6 6. “State board” means the state board of 7 education. 8 Sec. 7. Section 256C.2, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 9 amended by striking the subsection. 10 Sec. 8. Section 256C.3, subsection 2, paragraph 11 a, subparagraph (3), Code 2011, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 (3) The individual possesses a bachelor’s or 14 graduate degree from an accredited college or 15 university with a major in early childhood education 16 or other appropriate major identified in rule by the 17 department as determined by the school district’s board 18 of directors . 19 Sec. 9. Section 256C.3, subsection 3, unnumbered 20 paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 21 The state board shall adopt rules to further define 22 the following preschool program requirements which 23 shall be used to determine whether or not a Each local 24 program implemented by a school district approved 25 to implement the preschool program qualifies as an 26 approved local program shall address or conform with 27 all of the following : 28 Sec. 10. Section 256C.3, subsection 4, Code 2011, 29 is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in 30 lieu thereof the following: 31 4. School district requirements. 32 a. Subject to implementation of chapter 33 28E agreements between a school district and 34 community-based providers of services to four-year-old 35 children, a four-year-old child who is enrolled in a 36 child care center or child development home licensed 37 or registered under chapter 237A, or in an existing 38 public or private preschool program, shall be eligible 39 for services provided by the school district’s local 40 preschool program. 41 b. Professional development for school district 42 preschool teachers shall be addressed in the school 43 district’s professional development plan implemented in 44 accordance with section 284.6. 45 Sec. 11. Section 256C.3, subsection 5, Code 2011, 46 is amended by striking the subsection. 47 Sec. 12. Section 256C.4, subsection 1, paragraph d, 48 Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 49 d. Preschool foundation aid funding shall not 50 -3- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 3/ 40

be commingled with the other state aid payments made 1 under section 257.16 to a school district and shall be 2 accounted for by the local school district separately 3 from the other state aid payments. Preschool 4 foundation aid payments made to school districts are 5 miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 . A 6 school district shall maintain a separate listing 7 within its budget for preschool foundation aid payments 8 received and expenditures made. A school district 9 shall certify to the department of education that 10 preschool Preschool foundation aid funding received by 11 the school district was shall be used to supplement, 12 not supplant, moneys otherwise received and used by the 13 school district for preschool programming. 14 Sec. 13. Section 256C.5, subsection 1, paragraph a, 15 Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 16 a. “Base year” , “budget year” , “regular program 17 state cost per pupil” , and “school district” mean the 18 same as defined or described in chapter 257 . 19 Sec. 14. Section 256C.5, subsection 1, Code 20 Supplement 2011, is amended by adding the following new 21 paragraph: 22 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. “Regular program state cost per 23 pupil” means five thousand eight hundred eighty-three 24 dollars. 25 Sec. 15. Section 256C.5, subsection 2, Code 26 Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 27 2. Preschool foundation aid district amount. 28 a. For the initial school year for which a school 29 district approved to participate in the preschool 30 program receives that approval and implements the 31 preschool program, the funding for the preschool 32 foundation aid payable to that school district shall be 33 paid from the appropriation made for that school year 34 in section 256C.6 or in another appropriation made for 35 purposes of this chapter . For that school year, the 36 preschool foundation aid payable to the school district 37 is the product of the regular program state cost per 38 pupil for the school year multiplied by sixty percent 39 of the school district’s eligible student enrollment on 40 the date in the school year determined by rule . 41 b. For budget years subsequent to the initial 42 school year for which a school district approved 43 to participate in the preschool program receives 44 that initial approval and implements the preschool 45 program, the funding for the preschool foundation aid 46 payable to that school district shall be paid from the 47 appropriation made in section 257.16 . Continuation 48 of a school district’s participation in the preschool 49 program for a second or subsequent budget year is 50 -4- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 4/ 40

subject to the approval of the department based upon 1 the school district’s compliance with accountability 2 provisions and the department’s on-site review of the 3 school district’s implementation of the preschool 4 program. 5 Sec. 16. Section 256C.5, subsection 4, Code 6 Supplement 2011, is amended by striking the subsection. 7 Sec. 17. NEW SECTION . 256F.12 Transfer of 8 authority and duties. 9 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the authority and duties 10 of the department of education, the state board, and 11 the director of the department of education under this 12 chapter, to the extent feasible, shall be transferred 13 to the board of directors of the community college 14 serving the merged area in which the charter school 15 or innovation zone school, or such proposed school, 16 is located. Accordingly, beginning July 1, 2013, all 17 references to the department of education, the state 18 board of education, and the director of the department 19 of education under this chapter or other provisions of 20 law relating to this chapter shall mean the board of 21 directors of the community college serving the merged 22 area in which the charter school or innovation zone 23 school, or such proposed school, is located. 24 2. Any contract entered into by the department of 25 education relating to the provisions of this chapter in 26 effect at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 27 July 1, 2012, shall continue in full force and effect 28 pending transfer of such contracts to the appropriate 29 community college board of directors. 30 3. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 31 promulgated by the department of education relative 32 to the provisions of this chapter in existence at the 33 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 34 shall continue in full force and effect. 35 Sec. 18. Section 256G.2, subsections 1 and 2, Code 36 2011, are amended by striking the subsections. 37 Sec. 19. Section 256G.3, subsection 1, paragraph 38 a, subparagraph (2), Code 2011, is amended to read as 39 follows: 40 (2) The policy shall include, in order of 41 consideration, the reasons for which a request to 42 transfer to the research and development school will 43 be allowed by the school district. The research and 44 development school may deny any request for transfer 45 under the policy and such denial for transfer is not 46 subject to appeal under section 290.1 . The research 47 and development school shall report the transfer and 48 enrollment of a new student directly to the department 49 state board of regents . 50 -5- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 5/ 40

Sec. 20. Section 256G.4, subsection 2, Code 2011, 1 is amended to read as follows: 2 2. The department state board of regents shall be 3 the accreditation agency and as such shall serve as the 4 authority on teacher qualification requirements and 5 waiver provisions. 6 Sec. 21. Section 256G.4, subsection 3, paragraph a, 7 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read 8 as follows: 9 A seventeen-member sixteen-member advisory council 10 is created, composed of the following members: 11 Sec. 22. Section 256G.4, subsection 3, paragraph a, 12 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), Code 2011, 13 is amended by striking the subparagraph division. 14 Sec. 23. Section 256G.4, subsection 3, paragraph a, 15 subparagraph (2), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2011, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 Ten members, as follows, who shall be jointly 18 recommended for membership by the president and the 19 director , shall be jointly approved by the state board 20 of regents and the state board of education , shall 21 serve three-year staggered terms, and shall be eligible 22 to serve for two consecutive three-year terms on the 23 council in addition to any partial, initial term: 24 Sec. 24. Section 256G.4, subsection 3, paragraph 25 c, subparagraph (2), Code 2011, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 (2) The advisory council shall provide an annual 28 report to the president, the director, the state board 29 of regents, the state board of education, and the 30 general assembly. 31 Sec. 25. Section 256G.4, subsection 4, paragraph a, 32 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read 33 as follows: 34 An eleven-member A ten-member standing institutional 35 research committee, appointed by the president and 36 the director , is created, composed of the following 37 members: 38 Sec. 26. Section 256G.4, subsection 4, paragraph a, 39 subparagraph (10), Code 2011, is amended by striking 40 the subparagraph. 41 Sec. 27. NEW SECTION . 256H.4 Transfer of authority 42 and duties. 43 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the authority and duties 44 of the department of education and the director of 45 the department of education under this chapter shall 46 be transferred to the adjutant general of the state. 47 Accordingly, beginning July 1, 2013, all references to 48 the department of education and the director of the 49 department of education under this chapter or other 50 -6- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 6/ 40

provisions of law relating to this chapter shall mean 1 adjutant general of the state. 2 2. Any contract entered into by the department of 3 education relating to the provisions of this chapter in 4 effect at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 5 July 1, 2012, shall continue in full force and effect 6 pending transfer of such contracts to the adjutant 7 general of the state. 8 3. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 9 promulgated by the department of education relative 10 to the provisions of this chapter in existence upon 11 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 12 shall continue in full force and effect. 13 Sec. 28. NEW SECTION . 256I.13 Transfer of 14 authority and duties. 15 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the authority and duties 16 of the department of education and the director of the 17 department of education under this chapter shall be 18 transferred to the department of human services and the 19 director of human services. Accordingly, beginning 20 July 1, 2013, all references to the department 21 of education or the director of the department of 22 education under this chapter or under other provisions 23 of law relating to this chapter shall mean the 24 department of human services and the director of human 25 services. 26 2. Any moneys remaining in any account or fund 27 under the control of the department of education at the 28 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 29 relative to the provisions of this chapter shall be 30 transferred to the control of the department of human 31 services for such purposes. Notwithstanding section 32 8.33, the moneys transferred in accordance with this 33 subsection shall not revert to the account or fund from 34 which appropriated or transferred. 35 3. Any contract entered into by the department of 36 education relating to the provisions of this chapter in 37 effect at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 38 July 1, 2012, shall continue in full force and effect 39 pending transfer of such contracts to the department of 40 human services. 41 4. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 42 promulgated by the department of education relative 43 to the provisions of this chapter in existence at the 44 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 45 shall continue in full force and effect until amended, 46 repealed, or supplemented by affirmative action of 47 the department of human services under the duties 48 and powers established in this chapter and under the 49 procedure established in subsection 5. 50 -7- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 7/ 40

5. In regard to updating references and format in 1 the Iowa administrative code in order to correspond 2 to the transferring of duties of this chapter, the 3 administrative rules coordinator and the administrative 4 rules review committee, in consultation with the 5 administrative code editor, shall jointly develop 6 a schedule for the necessary updating of the Iowa 7 administrative code. 8 Sec. 29. Section 257C.5, subsection 1, Code 2011, 9 is amended to read as follows: 10 1. The powers of the authority are vested in and 11 exercised by a board consisting of five members, 12 including the treasurer of state, the director of 13 the department of education, and the director of 14 the department of management, and two three members 15 appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation 16 by the senate. The state officials may designate 17 representatives to serve on the board for them. As far 18 as possible, the governor shall appoint members who are 19 knowledgeable or experienced in the school systems of 20 this state or in finance. 21 Sec. 30. NEW SECTION . 258.18 Transfer of authority 22 and duties. 23 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the authority and 24 duties of the department of education, the state board 25 of education, and the director of the department of 26 education under this chapter shall be transferred 27 to the department of workforce development and the 28 director of the department of workforce development. 29 Accordingly, beginning July 1, 2013, all references 30 to the department of education under this chapter 31 and references to the department of education under 32 other provisions of law relating to this chapter shall 33 mean the department of workforce development and all 34 references to the state board of education or the 35 director of the department of education under this 36 chapter or other provisions of law relating to this 37 chapter shall mean the director of the department of 38 workforce development. 39 2. Any moneys remaining in any account or fund 40 under the control of the department of education 41 at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 42 July 1, 2012, relative to the provisions of this 43 chapter shall be transferred to the control of the 44 department of workforce development for such purposes. 45 Notwithstanding section 8.33, the moneys transferred in 46 accordance with this subsection shall not revert to the 47 account or fund from which appropriated or transferred. 48 3. Any contract entered into by the department of 49 education relating to the provisions of this chapter in 50 -8- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 8/ 40

effect at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 1 July 1, 2012, shall continue in full force and effect 2 pending transfer of such contracts to the department 3 of workforce development. 4 4. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 5 promulgated by the department of education relative 6 to the provisions of this chapter in existence at the 7 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 8 shall continue in full force and effect until amended, 9 repealed, or supplemented by affirmative action of the 10 department of workforce development under the duties 11 and powers established in this chapter and under the 12 procedure established in subsection 5. 13 5. In regard to updating references and format in 14 the Iowa administrative code in order to correspond 15 to the transferring of duties of this chapter, the 16 administrative rules coordinator and the administrative 17 rules review committee, in consultation with the 18 administrative code editor, shall jointly develop 19 a schedule for the necessary updating of the Iowa 20 administrative code. 21 Sec. 31. NEW SECTION . 259.1A Transfer of authority 22 and duties. 23 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the authority and 24 duties of the department of education, the state board 25 of education, and the director of the department of 26 education under this chapter shall be transferred 27 to the department of workforce development and the 28 director of the department of workforce development. 29 Accordingly, beginning July 1, 2013, all references 30 to the department of education under this chapter 31 and references to the department of education under 32 other provisions of law relating to this chapter shall 33 mean the department of workforce development and all 34 references to the state board of education or the 35 director of the department of education under this 36 chapter or other provisions of law relating to this 37 chapter shall mean the director of the department of 38 workforce development. 39 2. Beginning July 1, 2013, the division of 40 vocational rehabilitation services created within the 41 department of education under section 259.3 shall be 42 transferred to the department of workforce development. 43 3. Any moneys remaining in any account or fund 44 under the control of the department of education 45 at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 46 July 1, 2012, relative to the provisions of this 47 chapter shall be transferred to the control of the 48 department of workforce development for such purposes. 49 Notwithstanding section 8.33, the moneys transferred in 50 -9- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 9/ 40

accordance with this subsection shall not revert to the 1 account or fund from which appropriated or transferred. 2 4. Any contract entered into by the department of 3 education relating to the provisions of this chapter in 4 effect at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 5 July 1, 2012, shall continue in full force and effect 6 pending transfer of such contracts to the department 7 of workforce development. 8 5. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 9 promulgated by the department of education relative 10 to the provisions of this chapter in existence at the 11 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 12 shall continue in full force and effect until amended, 13 repealed, or supplemented by affirmative action of the 14 department of workforce development under the duties 15 and powers established in this chapter and under the 16 procedure established in subsection 6. 17 6. In regard to updating references and format in 18 the Iowa administrative code in order to correspond 19 to the transferring of duties of this chapter, the 20 administrative rules coordinator and the administrative 21 rules review committee, in consultation with the 22 administrative code editor, shall jointly develop 23 a schedule for the necessary updating of the Iowa 24 administrative code. 25 Sec. 32. Section 259A.1, Code 2011, is amended to 26 read as follows: 27 259A.1 Tests. 28 The department of education Each board of directors 29 of the community college serving the merged area shall 30 cause to be made available for qualified individuals 31 a high school equivalency diploma. The diploma shall 32 be issued on the basis of satisfactory competence as 33 shown by tests covering all of the following: reading, 34 arts, language arts, writing, mathematics, science, and 35 social studies. 36 Sec. 33. Section 259A.2, unnumbered paragraph 2, 37 Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 38 Application shall be made to a testing center 39 approved by the department of education board of 40 directors of the community college serving the merged 41 area , accompanied by an application fee in an amount 42 prescribed by the department board of directors of the 43 community college . The test scores shall be forwarded 44 by the testing center to the department board of 45 directors of the community college . 46 Sec. 34. Section 259A.3, Code Supplement 2011, is 47 amended to read as follows: 48 259A.3 Notice and fee. 49 Any applicant who has achieved the minimum passing 50 -10- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 10/ 40

standards as established by the department, and 1 approved by the state board, board of directors of 2 the community college shall be issued a high school 3 equivalency diploma by the department upon payment of 4 an additional amount determined in rules adopted by 5 the state board of education by the board to cover the 6 actual costs of the production and distribution of the 7 diploma. The state board of education may also by rule 8 establish a fee for the issuance or verification of a 9 transcript which shall be based on the actual costs of 10 the production or verification of a transcript. 11 Sec. 35. Section 259A.4, Code 2011, is amended to 12 read as follows: 13 259A.4 Use of fees. 14 The fees collected under the provisions of this 15 chapter shall be used for the expenses incurred in 16 administering, providing test materials, scoring of 17 examinations and issuance of high school equivalency 18 diplomas, and shall be disbursed on the authorization 19 of the director of the department of education board 20 of directors of the community college . The treasurer 21 of state shall be custodian of the funds paid to the 22 department community college and shall disburse the 23 same on vouchers audited as provided by law. The 24 unobligated balance in such funds at the close of each 25 biennium shall be placed in the general fund of the 26 state. 27 Sec. 36. Section 259A.5, Code 2011, is amended to 28 read as follows: 29 259A.5 Rules. 30 The director of the department of education Each 31 board of directors of the community college shall adopt 32 tests, definitions of terms, and forms as necessary for 33 the administration of this chapter . The state board 34 shall adopt rules under chapter 17A to carry out this 35 chapter . 36 Sec. 37. NEW SECTION . 260C.1A Transfer of 37 authority and duties. 38 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the authority and 39 duties of the department of education, the state board 40 of education, and the director of the department of 41 education under this chapter shall, to the extent 42 feasible, be transferred to the boards of directors 43 of the community colleges serving the merged areas of 44 the state. Accordingly, beginning July 1, 2013, all 45 references to the department of education, the state 46 board of education, and the director of the department 47 of education under this chapter and references to the 48 department of education, the state board of education, 49 and the director of the department of education under 50 -11- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 11/ 40

other provisions of law relating to this chapter shall 1 mean the applicable board of directors of a community 2 college. 3 2. Beginning July 1, 2013, transfer of the duties 4 and authority of the department shall also include 5 all duties and authority of the community colleges 6 division created within the department of education 7 under section 260C.6. 8 3. Any moneys remaining in any account or fund 9 under the control of the department of education at the 10 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 11 relative to the provisions of this chapter shall be 12 transferred to the control of the applicable board of 13 directors of a community college for such purposes. 14 Notwithstanding section 8.33, the moneys transferred in 15 accordance with this subsection shall not revert to the 16 account or fund from which appropriated or transferred. 17 4. Any contract entered into by the department of 18 education relating to the provisions of this chapter in 19 effect at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 20 July 1, 2012, shall continue in full force and effect 21 pending transfer of such contracts to the boards of 22 directors of the community colleges. 23 5. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 24 promulgated by the department of education relative 25 to the provisions of this chapter in existence at the 26 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 27 shall continue in full force and effect. 28 Sec. 38. Section 260E.7, subsection 1, Code 29 Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 30 1. The economic development authority, in 31 consultation with the department of education, the 32 department of revenue , and the department of workforce 33 development, shall coordinate and review the new jobs 34 training program. The economic development authority 35 shall adopt, amend, and repeal rules under chapter 36 17A that the community college will use in developing 37 projects with new and expanding industrial new jobs 38 training proposals and that the economic development 39 authority shall use to review and report on the new 40 jobs training program as required in this section . 41 Sec. 39. Section 260F.6B, Code Supplement 2011, is 42 amended to read as follows: 43 260F.6B High technology apprenticeship program. 44 The community colleges and the economic development 45 authority are authorized to fund high technology 46 apprenticeship programs which comply with the 47 requirements specified in section 260C.44 and which may 48 include both new and statewide apprenticeship programs. 49 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 260F.6, 50 -12- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 12/ 40

subsection 2 , relating to maximum award amounts, 1 moneys allocated to the community colleges with high 2 technology apprenticeship programs shall be distributed 3 to the community colleges based upon contact hours 4 under the programs administered during the prior 5 fiscal year as determined by the department of 6 education economic development authority . The economic 7 development authority shall adopt rules governing this 8 section ’s operation and participant eligibility. 9 Sec. 40. Section 260F.7, Code Supplement 2011, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 260F.7 Economic development authority to coordinate. 12 The economic development authority, in consultation 13 with the department of education and the department 14 of workforce development, shall coordinate the jobs 15 training program. A project shall not be funded 16 under this chapter unless the economic development 17 authority approves the project. The authority shall 18 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A governing the 19 program’s operation and eligibility for participation 20 in the program. The authority shall establish by rule 21 criteria for determining what constitutes an eligible 22 business. 23 Sec. 41. Section 260H.2, Code Supplement 2011, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 260H.2 Pathways for academic career and employment 26 program. 27 A pathways for academic career and employment 28 program is established to provide funding to 29 community colleges for the development of projects 30 in coordination with the economic development 31 authority, the department of education, Iowa workforce 32 development, regional advisory boards established 33 pursuant to section 84A.4 , and community partners to 34 implement a simplified, streamlined, and comprehensive 35 process, along with customized support services, to 36 enable eligible participants to acquire effective 37 academic and employment training to secure gainful, 38 quality, in-state employment. 39 Sec. 42. Section 260H.8, Code Supplement 2011, is 40 amended to read as follows: 41 260H.8 Rules. 42 The department of education economic development 43 authority , in consultation with the community colleges , 44 the economic development authority, and Iowa the 45 department of workforce development, shall adopt rules 46 pursuant to chapter 17A and this chapter to implement 47 the provisions of this chapter . Regional advisory 48 boards established pursuant to section 84A.4 shall be 49 consulted in the development and implementation of 50 -13- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 13/ 40

rules to be adopted pursuant to this chapter . 1 Sec. 43. Section 260I.3, subsection 1, Code 2 Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 3 1. The department of education, in consultation 4 with the economic development authority , shall adopt 5 rules pursuant to this chapter defining eligibility 6 criteria for persons applying to receive tuition 7 assistance under this chapter . 8 Sec. 44. Section 260I.10, Code Supplement 2011, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 260I.10 Oversight. 11 1. The department of education economic development 12 authority , in coordination with the community colleges, 13 shall establish a steering committee. The steering 14 committee shall determine if the performance measures 15 of the gap tuition assistance program are being met and 16 shall take necessary steps to correct any deficiencies. 17 The steering committee shall meet at least quarterly to 18 evaluate and monitor the performance of the gap tuition 19 assistance program. 20 2. The department of education economic development 21 authority , in coordination with the community colleges, 22 shall develop a common intake tracking system that 23 shall be implemented consistently by each participating 24 community college. 25 3. The department of education economic development 26 authority shall coordinate statewide oversight, 27 evaluation, and reporting efforts for the gap tuition 28 assistance program. 29 Sec. 45. Section 260I.11, Code Supplement 2011, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 260I.11 Rules. 32 The department of education economic development 33 authority , in consultation with the economic 34 development authority and the community colleges, shall 35 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and this chapter to 36 implement the provisions of this chapter . 37 Sec. 46. Section 261.1, subsection 2, paragraph b, 38 Code 2011, is amended by striking the paragraph. 39 Sec. 47. NEW SECTION . 261.8 Transfer of authority 40 and duties. 41 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the authority 42 and duties of the department of education, the 43 state board of education, and the director of the 44 department of education under this chapter shall be 45 transferred to the college student aid commission. 46 Accordingly, beginning July 1, 2013, all references 47 to the department of education or the director of 48 the department of education under this chapter and 49 references to the department of education or the 50 -14- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 14/ 40

director of the department of education under other 1 provisions of law relating to this chapter shall mean 2 the college student aid commission. 3 2. Any moneys remaining in any account or fund 4 under the control of the department of education at the 5 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 6 relative to the provisions of this chapter shall be 7 transferred to the control of the college student aid 8 commission for such purposes. Notwithstanding section 9 8.33, the moneys transferred in accordance with this 10 subsection shall not revert to the account or fund from 11 which appropriated or transferred. 12 3. Any contract entered into by the department of 13 education relating to the provisions of this chapter in 14 effect at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning 15 July 1, 2012, shall continue in full force and effect 16 pending transfer of such contracts to the college 17 student aid commission. 18 4. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 19 promulgated by the department of education relative 20 to the provisions of this chapter in existence at the 21 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, 22 shall continue in full force and effect until amended, 23 repealed, or supplemented by affirmative action of 24 the college student aid commission under the duties 25 and powers established in this chapter and under the 26 procedure established in subsection 5. 27 5. In regard to updating references and format in 28 the Iowa administrative code in order to correspond 29 to the transferring of duties of this chapter, the 30 administrative rules coordinator and the administrative 31 rules review committee, in consultation with the 32 administrative code editor, shall jointly develop 33 a schedule for the necessary updating of the Iowa 34 administrative code. 35 Sec. 48. Section 261B.3A, subsection 2, Code 2011, 36 is amended to read as follows: 37 2. A practitioner preparation program operated 38 by a school that applies to register the program 39 in accordance with this chapter shall, in order to 40 register, be accredited by an agency or organization 41 approved or recognized by the United States department 42 of education or a successor agency, be approved by the 43 state board of education pursuant to section 256.7, 44 subsection 3 , and, subsequently, be approved for 45 operation by the commission. 46 Sec. 49. NEW SECTION . 261E.1A Transfer of 47 authority and duties. 48 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the authority and 49 duties of the department of education, the state board 50 -15- SF2284.4685 (2) 84 md/sc 15/ 40