84GWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND PROGRAM84G.1Workforce development fund program.This chapter shall be known as the “Workforce Development Fund” program.95 Acts, ch 184, §1CS95, §15.3412023 Acts, ch 19, §2217, 2222C2024, §84G.184G.2Purpose.The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide a mechanism for funding workforce development programs listed in section 84G.4, subsection 2, in order to more efficiently meet the needs identified within those individual programs.95 Acts, ch 184, §2CS95, §15.3422023 Acts, ch 19, §2218, 2222C2024, §84G.284G.3Workforce development fund account.1A workforce development fund account is established in the office of the treasurer of state under the control of the department of workforce development. The account shall receive funds pursuant to section 422.16A.2For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, there is annually appropriated from the workforce development fund account to the apprenticeship training program fund created in section 84E.3 three million dollars for the purposes of chapter 84E.3For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, there is annually appropriated from the workforce development fund account to the job training fund created in section 260F.6 four million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for the purposes of chapter 260F.96 Acts, ch 1180, §1C97, §15.342A99 Acts, ch 183, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1196, §1, 10; 2000 Acts, ch 1230, §15, 35; 2001 Acts, ch 188, §21; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89; 2013 Acts, ch 137, §32; 2014 Acts, ch 1132, §13; 2021 Acts, ch 171, §23; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2219, 2222; 2023 Acts, ch 119, §8C2024, §84G.384G.4Workforce development fund.1aA workforce development fund is created as a revolving fund in the state treasury under the control of the department of workforce development consisting of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose and any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department of workforce development from the federal government or private sources for placement in the fund. The fund shall also include moneys appropriated to the fund from the workforce development fund account established in section 84G.3.bNotwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the workforce development fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the workforce development fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.2The assets of the fund shall be used by the department of workforce development for the following programs and purposes:aProjects under chapter 260F. The department of workforce development shall require a match from all businesses participating in a training project under chapter 260F.bApprenticeship programs under section 260C.44, including new or statewide building trades apprenticeship programs.cTo support efforts by the community colleges to provide workforce services to Iowa employers.3Moneys in the workforce development fund shall be allocated as follows:aThree million dollars shall be used for purposes provided in section 260F.6.bOne million dollars shall be used for purposes provided in section 260F.6B.95 Acts, ch 184, §3CS95, §15.34396 Acts, ch 1180, §2, 4 – 6; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §5 – 7; 99 Acts, ch 183, §3; 2000 Acts, ch 1230, §16; 2001 Acts, ch 188, §22; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2008 Acts, ch 1122, §10, 11; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89; 2013 Acts, ch 141, §32; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2220, 2222C2024, §84G.484G.5Common system assessment and tracking.The department of workforce development shall use information from the customer tracking system under section 84A.5 to determine the economic impact of the programs. To the extent possible, the department shall track individuals and businesses who have received assistance or services through the fund to determine whether the assistance or services have resulted in increased wages paid to the individuals or paid by the businesses.96 Acts, ch 1180, §7C97, §15.3442011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2221, 2222C2024, §84G.5