H-8048

   Amend House File 2165 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 
   <Section 1.  Section 261.131, subsection 1, paragraphs d and f, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   d.  “Credential” means a postsecondary certificate, diploma, or degree, conferring no more than an associate degree, awarded by an eligible institution and earned in a program of study that leads to a high-demand job and is authorized for federal student aid under Tit. IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.  “Credential” also means a postsecondary certificate, diploma, or degree, conferring no more than an associate degree, awarded by an eligible institution and earned in a program of study that leads to employment as an emergency medical technician or as a paramedic.
   f.  “Eligible program” means a program of study or an academic major jointly approved by the commission and the department of workforce development, in consultation with an eligible institution, that leads to a credential aligned with a high-demand job designated by the workforce development board or a community college pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 14. If the board or a community college removes a high-demand job from a list created under section 84A.1B, subsection 14, an eligible student who received a scholarship for a program based on that high-demand job shall continue to receive the scholarship until achieving a postsecondary credential, up to an associate degree, as long as the student continues to meet all other eligibility requirements.  “Eligible program” also means a program of study or an academic major that leads to a credential aligned with employment as an emergency medical technician or as a paramedic.>
   2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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SALMON of Black Hawk