House Study Bill 572 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to career education, including by modifying 1 provisions related to career academies, the collective 2 statewide articulation agreement between community colleges 3 and the state board of regents, the district-to-community 4 college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, and 5 individual career and academic plans. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 5497XD (4) 91 jda/jh
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 84A.1B, subsection 3, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 2 Create, and update as necessary, a list of high-demand jobs 3 statewide for purposes of the future ready Iowa registered 4 apprenticeship programs created in chapter 84F , the summer 5 youth intern pilot program established under section 84A.12 , 6 the Iowa employer innovation program established under section 7 84A.13 , the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar 8 scholarship program established under section 256.228 , and the 9 future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program established 10 under section 256.229 , and postsecondary summer classes 11 for high school students as provided under section 261E.8, 12 subsection 8 . In addition to the list created by the workforce 13 development board under this subsection , each community 14 college, in consultation with regional career and technical 15 education planning partnerships, and with the approval of the 16 board of directors of the community college, may identify and 17 maintain a list of not more than five regional high-demand jobs 18 in the community college region, and shall share the lists 19 with the workforce development board. The lists submitted by 20 community colleges under the subsection may be used in that 21 community college region for purposes of programs identified 22 under this subsection . The workforce development board 23 shall have full discretion to select and prioritize statewide 24 high-demand jobs after consulting with business and education 25 stakeholders, as appropriate, and seeking public comment. The 26 workforce development board may add to the list of high-demand 27 jobs as it deems necessary. For purposes of this subsection , 28 “high-demand job” means a job in the state that the board, or 29 a community college in accordance with this subsection , has 30 identified in accordance with this subsection . In creating 31 a list under this subsection , the following criteria, at a 32 minimum, shall apply: 33 Sec. 2. Section 256.137, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 34 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 35 -1- LSB 5497XD (4) 91 jda/jh 1/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ A career academy may be established under an agreement 1 between a single school district and a community college, or 2 by multiple school districts and a community college organized 3 into a regional career and technical education planning 4 partnership pursuant to section 256.136 . A career academy 5 established under this section shall be a career-oriented or 6 occupation-oriented program of study that includes a minimum 7 of two years units of secondary education, of which at least 8 one unit must be from a course that meets the requirements 9 of section 261E.8, which may fulfill the sequential unit 10 requirement in one of the four service areas required under 11 section 256.11, subsection 5 , paragraph “h” , is articulated 12 with a postsecondary education program, and is approved by the 13 director under section 256.130 . A career academy shall do all 14 of the following: 15 Sec. 3. Section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph b, 16 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 If the school budget review committee certifies to the 19 department of management that the class would not otherwise be 20 implemented without the assignment of additional weighting, 21 pupils attending a community college-offered class or attending 22 a class taught by a community college-employed instructor 23 are assigned a weighting of the percentage of the pupil’s 24 school day during which the pupil attends class in the 25 community college or attends a class taught by a community 26 college-employed instructor times seventy hundredths for career 27 and technical courses or fifty hundredths for liberal arts and 28 sciences courses. For purposes of calculating the percentage 29 of the pupil’s day during which the pupil attends class in the 30 community college or attends a class taught by a community 31 college-employed instructor, a pupil attending a course during 32 the summer term pursuant to section 261E.8, subsection 8, shall 33 be counted as if the pupil attended the course during the same 34 school year in which the school calendar first begins following 35 -2- LSB 5497XD (4) 91 jda/jh 2/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ the summer term. The following requirements shall be met for 1 the purposes of assigning an additional weighting for classes 2 offered through a sharing agreement between a school district 3 and community college. The class must be: 4 Sec. 4. Section 260C.14, subsection 22, Code 2026, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 22. a. Enter into a collective statewide articulation 7 agreement with the state board of regents pursuant to section 8 262.9, subsection 31 , which shall provide for the seamless 9 transfer of academic credits from a completed associate of 10 arts or associate of science degree program offered by a 11 community college to a baccalaureate degree program offered by 12 an institution of higher education governed by the state board 13 of regents of all of the following: 14 (1) Academic credits earned through a completed associate 15 of arts degree program . 16 (2) Academic credits earned through a completed associate 17 of science degree program. 18 (3) Career and technical education credits from an 19 associate of arts degree program, an associate of science 20 degree program, an applied associate of arts degree program, or 21 an applied associate of science degree program. 22 b. The collective statewide articulation agreement described 23 in paragraph “a” shall include program-specific arrangements 24 that favor the transfer of career and technical education 25 credits unless extenuating circumstances prevent such transfer. 26 c. The collective statewide articulation agreement described 27 in paragraph “a” shall not include a uniform restriction related 28 to the number of career and technical education credits that 29 may be transferred. 30 d. The board shall also do the following: 31 a. (1) Identify a transfer and articulation contact office 32 or person, publicize transfer and articulation information 33 and the contact office or person, and submit the contact 34 information to the state board of regents, which shall publish 35 -3- LSB 5497XD (4) 91 jda/jh 3/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ the contact information on its articulation internet site. 1 b. (2) Collaborate with the state board of regents to meet 2 the requirements specified in section 262.9, subsection 31 , 3 including but not limited to developing a systematic process 4 for expanding academic discipline and meetings between the 5 community college faculty and faculty of the institutions 6 of higher education governed by the state board of regents, 7 developing criteria to prioritize core curriculum areas, 8 promoting greater awareness of articulation-related activities, 9 facilitating additional opportunities for individual 10 institutions to pursue program articulation agreements for 11 career and technical educational programs, and developing 12 and implementing a process to examine a minimum of eight 13 new associate of applied science degree programs for which 14 articulation agreements would serve students’ continued 15 academic success in those degree programs. 16 Sec. 5. Section 261E.8, subsection 8, Code 2026, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 8. Subject to an appropriation of funds by the general 19 assembly for this purpose, the The department shall establish a 20 program to provide additional funds for resident high school 21 pupils enrolled in grades nine through twelve to attend a 22 community college for college-level classes or attend a class 23 taught by a community college-employed instructor through a 24 contractual agreement between a community college and a school 25 district that satisfies the requirements for classes under 26 section 257.11, subsection 3 , except that the classes eligible 27 for funding under this program are offered during the a summer 28 and outside of the regular school year term and are aligned 29 with a transfer pathway or a career pathways pathway leading 30 to postsecondary credentials and high-demand jobs designated 31 by the workforce development board or a community college 32 pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 3 . A community college 33 shall not charge students tuition for a class offered partially 34 or completely outside of the regular school year under this 35 -4- LSB 5497XD (4) 91 jda/jh 4/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ program. 1 Sec. 6. Section 279.61, subsection 1, paragraph a, 2 subparagraph (2), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 3 (2) Identify the coursework and work-based learning 4 needed in grades nine through twelve to support the student’s 5 postsecondary education and career options. This shall include 6 a discussion with the student related to opportunities that are 7 available to the student through the school district to earn 8 college credit and industry-recognized credentials that are 9 aligned to the student’s postsecondary and career interests. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill relates to career education, including by 14 modifying provisions related to career academies, the 15 collective statewide articulation agreement between 16 community colleges and the state board of regents, the 17 district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment 18 program, and individual career and academic plans. 19 Under current law, a career academy may be established under 20 an agreement between a single school district and a community 21 college, or by multiple school districts and a community 22 college organized into a regional career and technical 23 education planning partnership, and such a career academy is 24 required to be a career-oriented or occupation-oriented program 25 of study that includes a minimum of two years of secondary 26 education. The bill provides that a career academy is required 27 to include a minimum of two units of secondary education, of 28 which at least one unit must be from a course that meets the 29 requirements of Code section 261E.8 (district-to-community 30 college sharing or concurrent enrollment program). 31 Current law requires the boards of directors of community 32 colleges to enter into a collective statewide articulation 33 agreement with the state board of regents that provides for 34 the seamless transfer of academic credits from a completed 35 -5- LSB 5497XD (4) 91 jda/jh 5/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ associate of arts or associate of science degree program 1 offered by a community college to a baccalaureate degree 2 program offered by an institution of higher education governed 3 by the state board of regents. The bill modifies this 4 provision to provide that the collective statewide articulation 5 agreement must provide for the seamless transfer of academic 6 credits earned through a completed associate of arts degree 7 program; academic credits earned through a completed associate 8 of science degree program; and career and technical education 9 credits from an associate of arts degree program, an associate 10 of science degree program, an applied associate of arts degree 11 program, or an applied associate of science degree program 12 to a baccalaureate degree program offered by an institution 13 of higher education governed by the state board of regents. 14 Additionally, the collective statewide articulation agreement 15 is required to include program-specific arrangements that 16 favor the transfer of career and technical education credits 17 unless extenuating circumstances prevent such transfer and is 18 prohibited from including a uniform restriction related to the 19 number of career and technical education credits that may be 20 transferred. 21 Current Code section 261E.8(8) provides that, subject to an 22 appropriation of moneys by the general assembly, the department 23 of education is required to establish a program to provide 24 additional funds for resident high school pupils enrolled 25 in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college for 26 college-level classes or attend a class taught by a community 27 college-employed instructor through a contractual agreement 28 between a community college and a school district, except that 29 the classes eligible for funding under this program are offered 30 during the summer and outside of the regular school year and 31 are aligned with career pathways leading to postsecondary 32 credentials and high-demand jobs designated by the workforce 33 development board or a community college. The bill modifies 34 current Code section 261E.8(8) by requiring the department 35 -6- LSB 5497XD (4) 91 jda/jh 6/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ of education to establish such program regardless of whether 1 the general assembly appropriates moneys. In addition, the 2 bill provides that the classes eligible for funding under the 3 program must be offered during a summer term and must also be 4 aligned with a transfer pathway or a career pathway leading to 5 postsecondary credentials. Pupils attending a class under the 6 program are to be assigned additional weighting in accordance 7 with Code section 257.11(3) (district-to-community college 8 sharing and concurrent enrollment programs). The bill makes 9 conforming changes. 10 Current law provides that individualized career and academic 11 plans developed by schools in cooperation with students 12 enrolled in eighth grade must, among other things, identify the 13 coursework and work-based learning needed in grades 9 through 14 12 to support the student’s postsecondary education and career 15 options. The bill provides that this is required to include a 16 discussion with the student related to opportunities that are 17 available to the student through the school district to earn 18 college credit and industry-recognized credentials that are 19 aligned to the student’s postsecondary and career interests. 20 -7- LSB 5497XD (4) 91 jda/jh 7/ 7