S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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” . 35 -1- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 1/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -2- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 2/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -3- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 3/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -4- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 4/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -5- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 5/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -6- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 6/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -7- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 7/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -8- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 8/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -9- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 9/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -10- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 10/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -11- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 11/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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 35 -12- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 12/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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”, 35 -13- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 13/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ “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 35 -14- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 14/ 15

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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. 22 -15- LSB 5292XL (11) 85 ad/rj 15/ 15