House
Study
Bill
541
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
GOVERNOR
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
administration
of
the
job
training
1
program
and
fund
by
the
economic
development
authority
and
2
making
an
appropriation.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
1
cited
as
the
“Iowa
Apprenticeship
and
Job
Training
Act”.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
15.108,
subsection
6,
paragraph
a,
Code
3
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
Coordinate
and
perform
the
duties
specified
under
the
5
Iowa
industrial
new
jobs
training
Act
in
chapter
260E
,
the
6
Iowa
jobs
job
training
Act
in
chapter
260F
,
and
the
workforce
7
development
fund
in
section
15.341
.
8
Sec.
3.
Section
15.343,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
9
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
a.
Projects
under
chapter
260F
.
The
authority
shall
may
11
require
a
match
from
all
businesses
participating
in
a
training
12
project
under
chapter
260F
.
13
Sec.
4.
Section
15.343,
subsection
3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
14
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
15
following:
16
3.
a.
The
authority
shall
transfer
not
more
than
five
17
million
dollars
of
the
moneys
in
the
workforce
development
18
fund
to
the
job
training
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
19
260F.6.
20
b.
Moneys
in
the
job
training
fund
shall
be
allocated
as
21
provided
in
section
260F.6,
subsection
3.
22
Sec.
5.
Section
260C.18A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
23
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
24
lieu
thereof
the
following:
25
b.
Projects
that
would
meet
all
the
requirements
of
a
26
project
under
chapter
260F,
whether
or
not
the
project
is
27
actually
being
funded
under
chapter
260F.
The
authority
may
28
advise
a
community
college
on
how
a
project
would
be
treated
29
for
purposes
of
chapter
260F.
30
Sec.
6.
Section
260F.1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
260F.1
Title.
33
This
chapter
shall
be
known
and
may
be
cited
as
the
“Iowa
34
Jobs
Job
Training
Act”
.
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Sec.
7.
Section
260F.2,
subsections
1,
5,
6,
8,
and
11,
Code
1
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
“Agreement”
is
the
agreement
means
a
contract
between
3
a
business
and
a
community
college
the
authority
concerning
a
4
project.
5
5.
“Eligible
business”
or
“business”
means
a
business
6
training
employees
which
is
engaged
in
interstate
or
intrastate
7
commerce
for
the
purpose
of
manufacturing,
processing,
or
8
assembling
products,
conducting
research
and
development,
9
or
providing
services
in
interstate
commerce,
but
excludes
10
retail,
health,
or
professional
services
and
which
meets
11
the
other
criteria
established
by
the
authority.
“Eligible
12
business”
does
not
include
a
business
whose
training
costs
can
13
be
economically
funded
under
chapter
260E
,
a
business
which
14
closes
or
substantially
reduces
its
employment
base
in
order
15
to
relocate
substantially
the
same
operation
to
another
area
16
of
the
state,
or
a
business
which
is
involved
in
a
strike,
17
lockout,
or
other
labor
dispute
in
Iowa
that
proposes
to
18
train
employees
as
part
of
a
project
and
that
meets
all
the
19
conditions
of
section
260F.3
.
20
6.
“Employee”
means
a
person
currently
employed
by
a
an
21
eligible
business
or
who
will
be
employed
upon
successful
22
completion
of
a
project
and
who
is
to
be
trained
as
part
of
a
23
project
.
However,
“employee”
does
not
include
a
person
with
24
executive
responsibilities
or
a
replacement
workers
who
are
25
worker
hired
as
a
result
of
a
strike,
lockout,
or
other
labor
26
dispute
in
Iowa.
27
8.
“Participating
business”
means
a
business
training
28
employees
which
enters
that
has
entered
into
an
agreement
with
29
the
community
college
.
30
11.
“Project”
means
a
training
arrangement
which
that
is
31
the
subject
of
an
agreement
entered
into
between
the
community
32
college
and
a
business
to
provide
program
services.
“Project”
33
also
means
an
authority-sponsored
training
arrangement
34
which
is
sponsored
by
the
authority
and
administered
under
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sections
260F.6A
and
260F.6B
and
that
is
primarily
focused
1
on
meeting
the
workforce
needs
of
an
eligible
business
.
A
2
project
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
training
or
retraining
3
of
employees,
adult
basic
education,
on-the-job
training,
4
job-related
instruction,
vocation
and
skill-assessment
services
5
and
testing,
tuition
and
classroom
instruction
for
coursework
6
at
a
community
college
or
a
regents
institution,
and
training
7
equipment,
supplies,
and
materials.
A
project
does
not
include
8
coursework
that
will
be
counted
toward
an
advanced
or
graduate
9
degree
earned
by
an
employee.
10
Sec.
8.
Section
260F.2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsections:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
“Apprentice”
means
a
person
who
is
13
at
least
sixteen
years
of
age,
except
where
a
higher
minimum
14
age
is
required
by
law,
who
is
employed
in
an
apprenticeable
15
occupation,
and
is
registered
in
Iowa
with
the
United
States
16
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship.
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1B.
“Apprenticeable
occupation”
means
an
18
occupation
approved
for
apprenticeship
by
the
United
States
19
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship.
20
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1C.
“Apprenticeship
program”
means
a
21
program
registered
with
the
United
States
department
of
22
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
which
contains
the
terms
and
23
conditions
for
the
qualification,
recruitment,
selection,
24
employment,
and
training
of
apprentices,
including
the
25
requirement
for
a
written
apprenticeship
agreement.
26
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1D.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
means
an
27
entity
operating
an
apprenticeship
program
or
an
entity
in
28
whose
name
an
apprenticeship
program
is
being
operated,
which
29
is
registered
with
or
approved
by
the
United
States
department
30
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship.
31
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
“Commencement
date”
means
the
date
on
32
which
a
proposed
project
is
scheduled
to
begin.
33
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
“Eligible
research
and
development”
34
means
activities
that
meet
the
definition
of
research
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activities
under
section
422.10
even
if
the
business
has
not
1
actually
claimed
a
research
activities
tax
credit.
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
“Financial
assistance”
means
assistance
3
provided
only
from
the
funds,
rights,
and
assets
legally
4
available
to
the
authority
and
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
5
assistance
in
the
form
of
grants,
loans,
forgivable
loans,
and
6
royalty
payments.
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6B.
“Fund”
means
the
job
training
fund
8
created
in
section
260F.6.
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
“Lead
apprenticeship
sponsor”
10
means
a
trade
organization,
labor
organization,
employer
11
association,
or
other
incorporated
entity
representing
a
group
12
of
apprenticeship
sponsors.
13
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11A.
“Providing
services
in
interstate
14
commerce”
means
the
provision
of
the
majority
of
a
business’s
15
sales
to
customers
located
outside
of
Iowa.
16
Sec.
9.
Section
260F.2,
subsections
4,
7,
9,
and
10,
Code
17
2014,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
18
Sec.
10.
Section
260F.3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
19
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
20
260F.3
Eligible
business.
21
To
be
eligible
for
financial
assistance
for
a
project
under
22
this
chapter,
a
business
shall
meet
all
of
the
following
23
conditions:
24
1.
Is
manufacturing,
processing,
or
assembling
products
25
for
sale
in
interstate
or
intrastate
commerce,
is
conducting
26
eligible
research
and
development
in
this
state,
is
engaged
27
in
the
business
of
commercial
construction,
or
is
providing
28
services
in
interstate
commerce.
29
2.
Is
not
a
retail
business,
a
health
care
business,
or
a
30
business
engaged
in
the
provision
of
professional
services.
31
3.
Is
proposing
training
for
a
project
that
cannot
be
32
economically
funded
under
the
industrial
new
jobs
training
33
program
pursuant
to
chapter
260E.
34
4.
Demonstrates
a
need
for
certain
job
skills
not
adequately
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represented
among
the
business’s
existing
workforce.
1
5.
Has
not
closed
or
substantially
reduced
operations
in
2
one
area
of
the
state
in
order
to
locate
substantially
the
same
3
operations
to
another
area
of
the
state.
4
6.
Is
not
actively
engaged
in
a
strike,
lockout,
or
other
5
labor
dispute
in
Iowa.
6
7.
Is
not
currently
receiving
funding
as
an
apprenticeship
7
sponsor
pursuant
to
section
260F.5.
An
entity
participating
8
as
a
member
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
is
eligible
for
9
purposes
of
this
subsection
if
the
entity
has
not
already
10
received
training
funds
for
an
apprentice
pursuant
to
section
11
260F.5.
12
8.
Meets
any
other
conditions
as
established
by
the
13
authority
by
rule.
14
Sec.
11.
NEW
SECTION
.
260F.4
Financial
assistance
for
an
15
eligible
business.
16
1.
a.
An
eligible
business
may
apply
to
the
authority
for
17
financial
assistance
for
a
project.
18
b.
The
authority
may
establish
by
rule
a
maximum
benefit
19
amount
for
any
one
project
and
a
maximum
aggregate
benefit
20
amount
that
may
be
awarded
to
any
one
eligible
business.
21
2.
Financial
assistance
to
eligible
businesses
shall
be
22
provided
under
the
following
terms
and
conditions:
23
a.
For
training
that
is
conducted
by
community
college
24
faculty
or
staff,
at
a
community
college
facility,
25
and
according
to
a
curriculum
that
complies
with
26
industry-recognized
standards,
the
financial
assistance
shall
27
be
in
the
form
of
a
grant
or
a
forgivable
loan
in
an
amount
28
equal
to
one
hundred
percent
of
the
cost
of
the
project.
29
b.
If
training
in
accordance
with
industry-recognized
30
standards
that
results
in
a
portable
credential
needed
for
a
31
skilled
trade
is
not
available
through
a
community
college
32
in
close
proximity
to
a
business,
the
business
can
utilize
a
33
statewide
industry
association
to
facilitate
training
that
34
utilizes
industry-recognized
standards,
resulting
in
portable
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credentials
for
the
specific
skilled
trade.
For
this
type
of
1
training,
the
financial
assistance
shall
be
in
the
form
of
a
2
grant
or
a
forgivable
loan
in
an
amount
equal
to
one
hundred
3
percent
of
the
training
costs
incurred.
4
c.
For
a
project
other
than
one
described
in
paragraph
“a”
5
or
“b”
,
the
financial
assistance
shall
be
in
the
form
of
a
loan
6
in
an
amount
equal
to
one
hundred
percent
of
the
cost
of
the
7
project
to
be
disbursed
initially
but
with
a
required
future
8
repayment
of
fifty
percent
of
the
cost
of
the
project
at
an
9
interest
of
zero
percent.
10
d.
Any
other
terms
and
conditions
typically
required
by
the
11
authority
when
providing
financial
assistance.
12
3.
The
authority
shall
deposit
all
repayments
collected
13
pursuant
to
this
section
in
the
fund
and
shall
make
the
moneys
14
available
to
other
eligible
businesses
for
purposes
of
this
15
section.
16
4.
An
eligible
business
applying
for
financial
assistance
17
under
this
section
shall
provide
the
following
information
to
18
the
authority:
19
a.
A
detailed
description
of
the
proposed
project,
an
20
explanation
of
how
the
project
would
meet
the
business’s
21
skilled
workforce
needs,
and
an
assessment
regarding
the
22
feasibility
of
meeting
the
training
needs
through
a
community
23
college.
The
authority
may
require
any
information
reasonably
24
necessary
to
determine
the
necessity,
suitability,
and
25
feasibility
of
the
proposed
project.
26
b.
The
date
or
dates
on
which
the
proposed
project
will
be
27
conducted.
28
c.
The
number
of
employees
to
be
trained
and
the
title
and
29
position
description
of
each
employee
to
be
trained.
30
d.
The
estimated
cost
to
the
business
of
the
proposed
31
project.
32
e.
Any
other
information
the
authority
reasonably
determines
33
is
necessary.
34
5.
An
eligible
business
receiving
financial
assistance
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pursuant
to
this
section
shall
enter
into
an
agreement
with
1
the
authority
regarding
the
project.
The
agreement
shall
2
include
all
provisions
necessary
for
the
implementation
of
this
3
section
and
any
provisions
the
authority
typically
includes
in
4
a
contract
for
the
provision
of
financial
assistance.
5
Sec.
12.
NEW
SECTION
.
260F.5
Financial
assistance
for
an
6
apprenticeship
program.
7
1.
a.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
8
sponsor
conducting
apprenticeship
programs
in
Iowa
for
9
apprentices
who
will
be
employed
at
Iowa
worksites
may
apply
to
10
the
authority
for
financial
assistance
under
this
section.
11
b.
Financial
assistance
received
by
an
apprenticeship
12
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
under
this
section
shall
13
be
used
only
for
the
cost
of
conducting
and
maintaining
an
14
apprenticeship
program.
15
2.
The
authority
shall
provide
financial
assistance
to
16
apprenticeship
sponsors
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
in
the
17
following
manner:
18
a.
By
determining
the
total
amount
of
funding
allocated
for
19
purposes
of
apprenticeship
programs
pursuant
to
section
260F.6.
20
b.
By
adding
together
all
of
the
following:
21
(1)
The
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
by
all
applying
22
apprenticeship
sponsors
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
during
23
the
most
recent
training
year
as
calculated
on
the
last
day
of
24
the
training
year.
25
(2)
The
total
number
of
contact
hours
that
apprenticeship
26
instructors
for
all
applying
apprenticeship
sponsors
or
lead
27
apprenticeship
sponsors
spent
in
contact
with
apprentices
28
during
the
most
recent
training
year.
For
purposes
of
29
this
subparagraph,
“contact
hours”
includes
the
time
spent
30
instructing
apprentices
in-person
or,
in
the
case
of
a
lead
31
apprenticeship
sponsor
with
programs
totaling
one
hundred
or
32
more
total
instructional
hours,
“contact
hours”
includes
the
33
time
spent
in
online
training
if
the
total
amount
of
online
34
instruction
does
not
account
for
more
than
thirty
percent
of
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the
total
instructional
hours.
1
c.
By
adding
together
all
of
the
following:
2
(1)
The
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
by
a
single
3
applying
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
4
during
the
most
recent
training
year
as
calculated
on
the
last
5
day
of
the
training
year.
6
(2)
The
total
number
of
contact
hours
that
apprenticeship
7
instructors
for
a
single
applying
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
8
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
spent
in
contact
with
apprentices
9
during
the
most
recent
training
year.
For
purposes
of
10
this
subparagraph,
“contact
hours”
includes
the
time
spent
11
instructing
apprentices
in-person
or,
in
the
case
of
a
lead
12
apprenticeship
sponsor
with
programs
totaling
one
hundred
or
13
more
total
instructional
hours,
“contact
hours”
includes
the
14
time
spent
in
online
training
if
the
total
amount
of
online
15
instruction
does
not
account
for
more
than
thirty
percent
of
16
the
total
instructional
hours.
17
d.
By
determining
the
proportion,
stated
as
a
percentage,
18
that
a
single
applying
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
or
lead
19
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
total
calculated
pursuant
to
paragraph
20
“c”
bears
to
all
applying
apprenticeship
sponsors’
or
lead
21
apprenticeship
sponsors’
total
calculated
pursuant
to
paragraph
22
“b”
.
23
e.
By
multiplying
the
percentage
calculated
in
paragraph
“d”
24
by
the
amount
determined
in
paragraph
“a”
.
25
3.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
26
seeking
financial
assistance
under
this
section
shall
provide
27
the
following
information
to
the
authority:
28
a.
The
federal
apprentice
registration
number
of
each
29
apprentice
in
the
apprenticeship
program.
30
b.
The
address
and
a
description
of
the
physical
location
31
where
in-person
training
is
conducted.
32
c.
A
copy
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
training
33
standards
as
most
recently
approved
by
the
United
States
34
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship
or,
in
the
case
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of
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
a
representative
sample
of
1
participating
members’
training
standards.
2
d.
A
copy
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
compliance
audit
3
as
most
recently
conducted
by
the
United
States
department
of
4
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
unless
the
apprenticeship
5
sponsor
has
not
been
subjected
to
a
compliance
audit.
In
the
6
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
a
sampling
of
audits
7
from
participating
members
shall
be
sufficient.
8
e.
Any
other
information
the
authority
reasonably
determines
9
is
necessary.
10
4.
The
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
11
sponsor
and
the
authority
shall
enter
into
an
agreement
12
regarding
the
provision
of
any
financial
assistance
to
the
13
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor.
14
Sec.
13.
Section
260F.6,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
There
is
established
for
the
community
colleges
a
A
17
job
training
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
18
control
of
the
economic
development
authority
in
the
workforce
19
development
fund.
The
job
training
fund
consists
consisting
of
20
any
moneys
appropriated
for
the
purposes
of
this
chapter
,
plus
21
the
any
interest
and
principal
from
repayment
of
advances
made
22
to
businesses
for
program
costs,
plus
the
or
earnings
on
moneys
23
in
the
fund,
any
repayments
,
including
interest,
of
loans
made
24
from
that
retraining
fund,
and
interest
earned
from
moneys
in
25
the
job
training
fund
or
recaptures
of
financial
assistance
26
provided
from
the
fund,
and
any
other
moneys
lawfully
available
27
to
the
authority
that
may
be
deposited
in
the
fund
.
28
Sec.
14.
Section
260F.6,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2014,
29
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections
and
inserting
in
lieu
30
thereof
the
following:
31
2.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
authority
for
32
purposes
of
providing
financial
assistance
for
job
training
33
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
34
3.
a.
Of
the
moneys
transferred
or
appropriated
to
the
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fund
pursuant
to
section
15.343
or
pursuant
to
any
other
1
appropriation,
the
authority
shall
allocate
forty
percent
of
2
the
moneys
for
purposes
of
section
260F.4
and
sixty
percent
of
3
the
moneys
for
purposes
of
section
260F.5.
4
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
moneys
from
repayments
and
5
recaptures
of
funds
loaned
pursuant
to
section
260F.4
shall
be
6
allocated
for
purposes
of
section
260F.4.
7
Sec.
15.
Section
260F.6,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
The
authority
may
annually
expend
not
10
more
than
two
percent
of
moneys
in
the
fund
for
administrative
11
purposes.
If
the
authority’s
administrative
costs
are
less
12
than
two
percent
of
the
moneys
in
the
fund,
the
authority
shall
13
expend
the
unused
moneys
for
purposes
of
financial
assistance.
14
Sec.
16.
Section
403.21,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2014,
are
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
In
order
to
promote
communication
and
cooperation
among
17
cities,
counties,
and
community
colleges
with
respect
to
the
18
allocation
and
division
of
taxes,
no
jobs
training
projects
19
as
defined
in
chapter
260E
or
260F
shall
be
undertaken
within
20
the
area
of
operation
of
a
municipality
after
July
1,
1995,
21
unless
the
municipality
and
the
community
college
have
entered
22
into
an
agreement
or
have
jointly
adopted
a
plan
relating
23
to
a
community
college’s
new
jobs
training
program
which
24
shall
provide
for
a
procedure
for
advance
notification
to
25
each
affected
municipality,
for
exchange
of
information,
for
26
mutual
consultation,
and
for
procedural
guidelines
for
all
27
such
new
jobs
training
projects,
including
related
project
28
financing
to
be
undertaken
within
the
area
of
operation
of
the
29
municipality.
The
joint
agreement
or
the
plan
shall
state
its
30
precise
duration
and
shall
be
binding
on
the
community
college
31
and
the
municipality
with
respect
to
all
new
jobs
training
32
projects,
including
related
project
financing
undertaken
during
33
its
existence.
The
joint
agreement
or
plan
shall
be
effective
34
upon
adoption
and
shall
be
placed
on
file
in
the
office
of
the
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secretary
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
community
college
1
and
such
other
location
as
may
be
stated
in
the
joint
agreement
2
or
plan.
The
joint
agreement
or
plan
shall
also
be
sent
to
each
3
school
district
which
levied
or
certified
for
levy
a
property
4
tax
on
any
portion
of
the
taxable
property
located
in
the
area
5
of
operation
of
the
municipality
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
6
prior
to
the
calendar
year
in
which
the
plan
is
adopted
or
7
the
agreement
is
reached.
If
no
such
agreement
is
reached
or
8
plan
adopted,
the
community
college
shall
not
use
incremental
9
property
tax
revenues
to
fund
jobs
training
projects
within
the
10
area
of
operation
of
the
municipality.
Agreements
entered
into
11
between
a
community
college
and
a
city
or
county
pursuant
to
12
chapter
28E
shall
not
apply.
13
3.
The
community
college
shall
send
a
copy
of
the
final
14
agreement
prepared
pursuant
to
section
260F.3
to
the
economic
15
development
authority.
For
each
year
in
which
incremental
16
property
taxes
are
used
to
retire
debt
service
on
a
jobs
17
training
advance
issued
for
a
project
creating
new
jobs,
the
18
community
college
shall
provide
to
the
economic
development
19
authority
a
report
of
the
incremental
property
taxes
and
new
20
jobs
credits
from
withholding
generated
for
that
year,
a
21
specific
description
of
the
training
conducted,
the
number
of
22
employees
provided
program
services
under
the
project,
the
23
median
wage
of
employees
in
the
new
jobs
in
the
project,
and
24
the
administrative
costs
directly
attributable
to
the
project.
25
Sec.
17.
Section
558.1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
558.1
“Instruments
affecting
real
estate”
defined
——
28
revocation.
29
All
instruments
containing
a
power
to
convey,
or
in
any
30
manner
relating
to
real
estate,
including
certified
copies
of
31
petitions
in
bankruptcy
with
or
without
the
schedules
appended,
32
of
decrees
of
adjudication
in
bankruptcy,
and
of
orders
33
approving
trustees’
bonds
in
bankruptcy,
and
a
jobs
training
34
agreement
entered
into
under
chapter
260E
or
260F
between
an
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employer
and
community
college
which
contains
a
description
1
of
the
real
estate
affected,
shall
be
held
to
be
instruments
2
affecting
the
same;
and
no
such
instrument,
when
acknowledged
3
or
certified
and
recorded
as
in
this
chapter
prescribed,
can
be
4
revoked
as
to
third
parties
by
any
act
of
the
parties
by
whom
it
5
was
executed,
until
the
instrument
containing
such
revocation
6
is
acknowledged
and
filed
for
record
in
the
same
office
in
7
which
the
instrument
containing
such
power
is
recorded,
except
8
that
uniform
commercial
code
financing
statements
and
financing
9
statement
changes
as
provided
in
chapter
554
need
not
be
thus
10
acknowledged.
11
Sec.
18.
REPEAL.
Sections
260F.6A,
260F.6B,
260F.7,
and
12
260F.8,
Code
2014,
are
repealed.
13
Sec.
19.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
14
1.
A
financial
assistance
award
made
or
provided
for
in
an
15
agreement
entered
into
pursuant
to
section
260F.3
prior
to
the
16
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
continue
as
provided
in
such
17
agreement.
18
2.
Loan
payments
or
repayments
and
recaptures
of
principal,
19
interest,
or
other
moneys
accruing
on
or
after
July
1,
2014,
20
pursuant
to
an
agreement
under
section
260F.3,
as
in
effect
21
prior
to
July
1,
2014,
shall
be
transferred
to
the
job
training
22
fund
created
in
section
260F.6,
as
amended
by
this
Act.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
changes
to
the
job
training
program
and
27
fund
under
Code
chapter
260F.
The
bill
amends
the
transfer
of
28
moneys
from
the
workforce
development
fund
to
the
job
training
29
fund
and
makes
an
appropriation.
The
bill
is
titled
the
“Iowa
30
Apprenticeship
and
Job
Training
Act”.
31
The
bill
amends
the
parties
to
the
agreements
under
the
job
32
training
program
and
the
distribution
of
funds
from
the
job
33
training
fund.
Currently,
a
community
college
and
a
business
34
enter
into
an
agreement
concerning
a
training
arrangement.
The
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bill
provides
instead
that
the
economic
development
authority
1
and
an
eligible
business
enter
into
an
agreement
concerning
the
2
training
arrangement
focused
on
meeting
the
workforce
needs
of
3
the
eligible
business.
This
training
may
occur
through
adult
4
basic
education,
on-the-job
training,
job-related
instruction,
5
vocation
and
skill-assessment
services
and
testing,
tuition
6
and
classroom
instruction
for
coursework
at
community
colleges
7
or
regents
institutions,
and
training
equipment,
supplies
and
8
materials.
9
The
job
training
fund
currently
is
established
in
the
10
authority
in
the
workforce
development
fund
and
the
authority
11
makes
funds
available
to
the
community
colleges
each
fiscal
12
year.
The
bill
provides
that
the
job
training
fund
is
13
created
in
the
state
treasury
rather
than
within
the
workforce
14
development
fund.
The
bill
transfers
$5
million
from
the
15
workforce
development
fund
to
the
job
training
fund
rather
than
16
allocating
$4
million
for
the
purposes
of
Code
chapter
260F.
17
The
bill
also
changes
language
from
mandatory
to
permissive
18
regarding
the
requirement
of
a
match
from
all
businesses
19
participating
in
a
job
training
project
pursuant
to
Code
20
chapter
260F.
The
bill
also
states
that
40
percent
of
the
21
moneys
in
the
job
training
fund
is
allocated
for
financial
22
assistance
to
eligible
businesses
and
60
percent
of
the
23
moneys
in
the
job
training
fund
is
allocated
for
financial
24
assistance
to
apprenticeship
programs.
However,
repayments
or
25
recaptures
of
financial
assistance
to
eligible
businesses
must
26
be
allocated
for
purposes
of
providing
financial
assistance
27
for
eligible
businesses.
The
bill
provides
that
the
authority
28
may
not
expend
more
than
2
percent
of
moneys
in
the
fund
for
29
administrative
purposes.
30
In
the
job
training
Code
chapter,
the
bill
transfers
the
31
substance
of
the
definition
of
an
eligible
business
into
its
32
own
Code
section.
In
this
Code
chapter,
the
bill
also
adds
33
definitions
for
“apprentice”,
“apprenticeable
occupation”,
34
“apprenticeship
program”,
“apprenticeship
sponsor”,
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“commencement
date”,
“eligible
research
and
development”,
1
“financial
assistance”,
“fund”,
“lead
apprenticeship
sponsor”,
2
and
“providing
services
in
interstate
commerce”.
The
bill
also
3
strikes
definitions
for
“date
of
commencement
of
the
project”,
4
“jobs
training
program”,
“program
costs”,
and
“program
5
services”
under
the
job
training
program
Code
chapter.
6
The
bill
provides
that
an
eligible
business
may
apply
to
7
the
authority
for
financial
assistance
and
the
authority
may
8
establish
a
maximum
benefit
amount
for
any
one
project
and
a
9
maximum
benefit
amount
for
an
eligible
business.
To
receive
10
financial
assistance,
an
eligible
business
must
enter
into
an
11
agreement
with
the
authority.
The
bill
also
provides
what
type
12
of
financial
assistance
may
be
offered
dependent
upon
the
type
13
of
training
provided.
Financial
assistance
is
generally
in
the
14
form
of
a
loan
in
an
amount
equal
to
100
percent
of
the
cost
15
of
the
project
with
required
future
repayment
of
50
percent
16
at
0
percent
interest.
However,
if
the
training
is
provided
17
by
a
statewide
industry
association
that
facilitates
training
18
utilizing
industry-recognized
standards
resulting
in
portable
19
credentials
for
the
skilled
trade,
the
financial
assistance
is
20
in
the
form
of
a
grant
or
forgivable
loan
in
an
amount
equal
21
to
100
percent
of
the
cost
of
the
training
costs
incurred.
22
Financial
assistance
for
a
project
conducted
by
community
23
college
faculty
or
staff
at
the
community
college
is
also
in
24
the
form
of
a
grant
or
forgivable
loan
in
an
amount
equal
to
100
25
percent
of
the
cost
of
the
project.
26
The
bill
also
provides
that
an
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
27
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
as
defined
in
the
bill,
may
apply
28
for
financial
assistance
when
that
sponsor
is
conducting
29
apprenticeship
programs
in
Iowa
for
apprentices
who
will
be
30
employed
at
Iowa
worksites.
The
bill
specifies
that
financial
31
assistance
is
to
be
allocated
to
apprenticeship
sponsors
or
32
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
by
the
ratio
of
the
total
number
33
of
apprentices
trained
and
number
of
contact
hours
for
an
34
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
divided
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by
the
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
and
contact
hours
1
for
all
the
apprenticeship
sponsors
or
lead
apprenticeship
2
sponsors
in
the
previous
training
year,
then
multiplied
by
the
3
moneys
allocated
for
financial
assistance
to
apprenticeship
4
sponsors.
The
bill
provides
that
in
order
to
receive
financial
5
assistance,
the
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
6
sponsor
and
the
authority
must
enter
into
an
agreement.
7
The
bill
repeals
Code
sections
relating
to
the
authority’s
8
duty
to
coordinate
the
job
training
program
and
allocation
of
9
funding
to
community
colleges
as
that
no
longer
applies
to
the
10
newly
required
agreements
and
available
funding.
The
bill
also
11
repeals
Code
sections
relating
to
the
business
network
training
12
and
the
high
technology
apprenticeship
program.
The
bill
makes
13
other
related
changes.
14
The
bill
provides
transition
provisions
stating
that
15
financial
assistance
awards
through
the
job
training
program
16
made
or
provided
for
under
agreements
between
community
17
colleges
and
businesses
entered
into
prior
to
July
1,
2014,
18
remain
in
effect.
The
bill
also
states
that
loan
payments,
19
repayments,
recaptures,
and
any
other
moneys
accruing
pursuant
20
to
those
agreements
shall
be
transferred
to
the
job
training
21
fund,
as
amended
by
the
bill.
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