HF 2385 (LSB 5935YH (4) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2385

BY  ISENHART

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to agreements concerning disadvantaged workers under the industrial new jobs training program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 260E.2, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  “Agreement” is the means an agreement between entered into by an employer and a community college concerning a project pursuant to section 260E.3.
    Sec. 2.  Section 260E.2, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsections:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5A.  “Disability” means the same as defined in section 15.102, subsection 7.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5B.  “Disadvantaged worker” means a resident of this state who is a member of an underserved population and who is participating in a project for the purpose of qualifying for employment with an employer.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5C.  “Disadvantaged worker agreement” means an agreement entered into by a community college and a disadvantaged worker concerning a project pursuant to section 260E.3A.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  9A.  “Minority person” means the same as defined in section 15.102, subsection 7.
    Sec. 3.  Section 260E.2, subsection 15, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   15.  “Project” means a training arrangement which is the subject of an agreement entered into between the community college and an employer to provide program services under section 260E.3 or 260E.3A.
    Sec. 4.  Section 260E.2, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  16.  “Underserved population” includes any of the following:
   a.  Persons with an adjusted gross income of twenty thousand dollars or less in the preceding tax year.
   b.  Women, persons with disabilities, and minority persons.
   c.  Persons age sixty-five and older.
   d.  Persons convicted of a crime who are reentering society after being released from incarceration.
    Sec. 5.  NEW SECTION.  260E.3A  Disadvantaged worker agreements.
   1.  A community college may enter into an agreement with a disadvantaged worker to establish a project pursuant to this section.
   2.  A disadvantaged worker agreement shall provide for the furnishing of program services to disadvantaged workers.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to agreements between employers and community colleges concerning disadvantaged workers under the industrial new jobs training program in Code chapter 260E.
   Currently, agreements under the program are entered into between community colleges and employers. The bill provides a framework for such agreements for the purposes of qualifying certain disadvantaged workers for employment with employers. The bill does not provide a source of funding for training program costs under such agreements.