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House File 2629 - ReprintedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the future ready Iowa Act and other efforts
2to strengthen Iowa’s workforce, including a child care
3challenge program for working Iowans, educational standards,
4work-based learning coordinators, and the senior year plus
5program, and including applicability provisions.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FUTURE READY IOWA APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS
3 Section 1. Section 15B.4, subsection 5, Code 2020, is
4amended to read as follows:
55. An apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance
6under this chapter is ineligible for financial assistance under
7section 15C.1 chapter 15C during the same fiscal year.
8 Sec. 2. Section 15C.1, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2020,
9is amended to read as follows:
10b. An apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance
11under chapter 15B or section 15C.2 is ineligible for financial
12assistance under this section during the same fiscal year.
13 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 15C.2 Future ready Iowa expanded
14registered apprenticeship opportunities program.
151. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the
16context otherwise requires:
17a. “Applicant” means an apprenticeship sponsor located in
18Iowa that has established an apprenticeship program involving
19an eligible apprenticeable occupation that is located in Iowa
20and approved by the United States department of labor, office
21of apprenticeship.
22b. “Apprentice” means the same as defined in section 15C.1.
23c. “Apprenticeable occupation” means the same as defined in
24section 15C.1.
25d. “Apprenticeship program” means the same as defined in
26section 15C.1.
27e. “Authority” means the economic development authority
28created in section 15.105.
29f. “Eligible apprenticeable occupation” means the same as
30defined in section 15C.1.
31g. “Eligible apprenticeship sponsor” means an entity
32operating an apprenticeship program or an entity in whose
33name an apprenticeship program is being operated, which is
34registered with or approved by the United States department of
35labor, office of apprenticeship and which program has twenty
-1-1or fewer apprentices, at least one of whom is in an eligible
2apprenticeable occupation.
3h. “Financial assistance” means assistance provided only
4from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to the
5authority and includes but is not limited to assistance in
6the form of a reimbursement grant of one thousand dollars per
7apprentice in an eligible apprenticeable occupation.
82. Program created. Subject to an appropriation of funds
9by the general assembly for this purpose, a future ready Iowa
10expanded registered apprenticeship opportunities program is
11created which shall be administered by the authority. The
12purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to
13encourage apprenticeship sponsors of apprenticeship programs
14with twenty or fewer apprentices to maintain apprenticeship
15programs in high-demand occupations.
163. Application requirements — restriction. An eligible
17apprenticeship sponsor may apply to the authority, on
18forms provided by the authority and in accordance with the
19authority’s instructions, to receive financial assistance under
20the program. The authority shall provide upon request and on
21the authority’s internet site information about the program,
22the application, application instructions, and the application
23period established each year for funding available under the
24program.
25a. An apprenticeship sponsor is eligible to apply for
26financial assistance for apprentices in eligible apprenticeable
27occupations if all of the following conditions are met:
28(1) Twenty or fewer apprentices are registered in the
29apprenticeship program as of December 31 of the calendar
30year prior to the date the authority receives the eligible
31apprenticeship sponsor’s application.
32(2) More than seventy percent of the applicant’s
33apprentices are residents of Iowa, and the remainder of the
34applicant’s apprentices are residents of states contiguous
35to Iowa. In determining the number of apprentices in an
-2-1applicant’s apprenticeship program, the authority may calculate
2the average number of apprentices in the program within the
3most recent two-year period.
4b. An apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance
5under chapter 15B or section 15C.1 is ineligible to receive
6financial assistance under this section during the same fiscal
7year. An apprenticeship sponsor who trains through a lead
8apprenticeship sponsor that qualifies for financial assistance
9under chapter 15B is ineligible to receive financial assistance
10under this section.
114. Rules. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to
12chapter 17A establishing a staff review and application
13approval process, application scoring criteria, the minimum
14score necessary for approval of financial assistance,
15procedures for notification of an award of financial
16assistance, the terms of agreement between the apprenticeship
17sponsor and the authority, and any other rules deemed necessary
18for the implementation and administration of this section.
195. Agreement. Prior to distributing financial assistance
20under this section, the authority shall enter into an agreement
21with the eligible apprenticeship sponsor awarded financial
22assistance in accordance with this section, and the financial
23assistance recipient shall confirm the number of apprentices
24in eligible apprenticeable occupations as identified in the
25approved application, and shall meet all terms established by
26the authority for receipt of financial assistance under this
27section.
286. Financial assistance limitation. Financial assistance in
29the form of a reimburseable grant awarded to any one eligible
30apprenticeship sponsor in any given fiscal year shall not
31exceed twenty thousand dollars.
327. Use of moneys appropriated — administration.
33a. The annual administrative expenditures as a percent of
34the moneys appropriated for a fiscal year for purposes of this
35section shall not exceed two percent.
-3- 1b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated to
2the authority by the general assembly for purposes of this
3section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end of
4the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall
5remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated in
6subsequent fiscal years.
7 Sec. 4. Section 84A.1B, subsection 14, unnumbered paragraph
81, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
9Create, and update as necessary, a list of high-demand jobs
10statewide for purposes of the future ready Iowa registered
11apprenticeship development program programs created in
12section 15C.1 chapter 15C, the summer youth intern pilot
13program established under section 84A.12, the Iowa employer
14innovation program established under section 84A.13, the
15future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
16program established under section 261.131, the future ready
17Iowa skilled workforce grant program established under section
18261.132, and postsecondary summer classes for high school
19students as provided under section 261E.8, subsection 8. In
20addition to the list created by the workforce development
21board under this subsection, each community college, in
22consultation with regional career and technical education
23planning partnerships, and with the approval of the board of
24directors of the community college, may identify and maintain
25a list of not more than five regional high-demand jobs in the
26community college region, and shall share the lists with the
27workforce development board. The lists submitted by community
28colleges under the subsection may be used in that community
29college region for purposes of programs identified under this
30subsection. The workforce development board shall have full
31discretion to select and prioritize statewide high-demand jobs
32after consulting with business and education stakeholders,
33as appropriate, and seeking public comment. The workforce
34development board may add to the list of high-demand jobs as it
35deems necessary. For purposes of this subsection, “high-demand
-4-1job” means a job in the state that the board, or a community
2college in accordance with this subsection, has identified in
3accordance with this subsection. In creating a list under this
4subsection, the following criteria, at a minimum, shall apply:
5DIVISION II
6IOWA CHILD CARE CHALLENGE FUND
7 Sec. 5. Section 84A.13, subsection 4, Code 2020, is amended
8to read as follows:
94. An Iowa employer innovation fund is created in the
10state treasury as a separate fund under the control of the
11department of workforce development, in consultation with the
12workforce development board. The fund shall consist of any
13moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any other
14moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department
15from the federal government. A portion of the moneys deposited
16in the fund, in an amount to be determined annually by the
17department of workforce development in consultation with the
18workforce development board, shall be transferred annually to
19the Iowa child care challenge fund. The assets of the Iowa
20employer innovation fund shall be used by the department only
21for purposes of in accordance with this section. All moneys
22deposited or paid into the fund are appropriated and made
23available to the board to be used for purposes of in accordance
24with this section. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance
25in the fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not revert
26to the general fund of the state, but shall be available for
27purposes of this section and for transfer in accordance with
28this section in subsequent fiscal years.
29 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 84A.13A Iowa child care challenge
30program — fund.
311. For purposes of this section, “consortium” means a
32consortium of two or more employers or businesses, at least one
33of which must be a private employer.
342. The Iowa child care challenge program is established
35in the department of workforce development. The department
-5-1shall administer the program in consultation with the
2workforce development board. The purpose of the Iowa child
3care challenge program is to encourage and enable businesses,
4nonprofit organizations, and consortiums to establish local
5child care facilities and increase the availability of quality,
6affordable child care for working Iowans.
73. The department of workforce development shall adopt
8rules under chapter 17A establishing a program application
9and award process to match business, nonprofit organization,
10or consortium moneys and the criteria for the allocation of
11moneys in the fund established pursuant to subsection 4.
12A business, nonprofit organization, or consortium seeking
13matching moneys shall submit an application and a proposal for
14the new construction of a child care facility, rehabilitation
15of an existing structure as a child care facility, or the
16retrofitting and repurposing of an existing structure for
17use as a child care facility to the department. Proposals
18shall include a financial statement and a description of
19funds to be provided by the business, nonprofit organization,
20or consortium, including in-kind donations, and a plan for
21sustainability. Match amount awards made by the department
22that are unclaimed or unused as of June 1 of the fiscal year
23shall be canceled by the department.
244. An Iowa child care challenge fund is created in the state
25treasury as a separate fund under the control of the department
26of workforce development, in consultation with the workforce
27development board. The fund shall consist of appropriations
28made to the fund, any other moneys available to and obtained
29or accepted by the department from the federal government or
30private sources for placement in the fund, and transfers of
31interest, earnings, and moneys from other funds as provided by
32law. The assets of the fund shall be used by the department
33only for purposes of this section. All moneys deposited,
34transferred to, or paid into the fund are appropriated and
35made available to the department to be used for purposes of
-6-1this section. Any unclaimed moneys in the fund by June 1
2annually shall be transferred to the Iowa employer innovation
3fund, created pursuant to section 84A.13, to be used only for
4purposes of the Iowa employer innovation program established
5pursuant to section 84A.13. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
6moneys deposited after May 1 annually in the Iowa child care
7challenge fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
8close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund
9of the state but shall be transferred to the Iowa employer
10innovation fund created pursuant to section 84A.13 to be
11used for purposes of the Iowa employer innovation program
12established pursuant to section 84A.13.
13DIVISION III
14COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTION — EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
15 Sec. 7. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a,
16subparagraph (4), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
17(4) The rules shall provide for the establishment of
18high-quality standards for computer science education taught
19by elementary, middle, and high schools, in accordance with
20the goal established under section 284.6A, subsection 1,
21setting a foundation for personal and professional success in
22a high-technology, knowledge-based Iowa economy. Such rules
23shall be applicable only to school districts and accredited
24nonpublic schools receiving moneys from the computer science
25professional development incentive fund under section 284.6A,
26or from other funds administered by the department for the same
27purposes as specified in section 284.6A, subsection 2.
28 Sec. 8. Section 256.9, Code 2020, is amended by adding the
29following new subsection:
30 NEW SUBSECTION. 60. Develop and implement a statewide
31kindergarten through grade twelve computer science instruction
32plan by July 1, 2022.
33 Sec. 9. Section 256.11, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2020, are
34amended to read as follows:
353. The following areas shall be taught in grades one through
-7-1six: English-language arts, social studies, mathematics,
2science, health, age-appropriate and research-based human
3growth and development, physical education, traffic safety,
4music, and visual art. Computer science instruction
5incorporating the standards established under section 256.7,
6subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), shall be
7offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school
8year beginning July 1, 2022. The health curriculum shall
9include the characteristics of communicable diseases including
10acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The state board as part
11of accreditation standards shall adopt curriculum definitions
12for implementing the elementary program.
134. The following shall be taught in grades seven and
14eight: English-language arts; social studies; mathematics;
15science; health; age-appropriate and research-based human
16growth and development; career exploration and development;
17physical education; music; and visual art. Computer science
18instruction incorporating the standards established under
19section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4),
20shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with
21the school year beginning July 1, 2022. Career exploration
22and development shall be designed so that students are
23appropriately prepared to create an individual career
24and academic plan pursuant to section 279.61, incorporate
25foundational career and technical education concepts aligned
26with the six career and technical education service areas
27as defined in subsection 5, paragraph “h”, and incorporate
28relevant twenty-first century skills. The health curriculum
29shall include age-appropriate and research-based information
30regarding the characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases,
31including HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent
32HPV, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The state board
33as part of accreditation standards shall adopt curriculum
34definitions for implementing the program in grades seven
35and eight. However, this subsection shall not apply to the
-8-1teaching of career exploration and development in nonpublic
2schools. For purposes of this section, “age-appropriate”,
3“HPV”, and “research-based” mean the same as defined in section
4279.50.
5 Sec. 10. Section 256.11, subsection 5, Code 2020, is amended
6by adding the following new paragraph:
7 NEW PARAGRAPH. l. One-half unit of computer science
8commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2022. The
9one-half unit of computer science shall incorporate the
10standards established pursuant to section 256.7, subsection
1126, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), and may be offered online
12in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 256.7,
13subsection 32, paragraph “a”.
14 Sec. 11. Section 280.3, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended
15by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the
16following:
173. The board of directors of each public school district
18and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall
19develop and implement a kindergarten through grade twelve
20computer science plan July 1, 2022, which incorporates the
21standards established under section 256.7, subsection 26,
22paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), and the minimum educational
23standards relating to computer science contained in section
24256.11.
25 Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — COMPUTER SCIENCE WORK
26GROUP.
271. The department of education shall convene a computer
28science work group to develop recommendations to strengthen
29computer science instruction and for the development and
30implementation of a statewide campaign to promote computer
31science to kindergarten through grade twelve students and to
32the parents and legal guardians of such students.
332. The work group shall submit its findings to the general
34assembly by July 1, 2021.
35 Sec. 13. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance
-9-1with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring
2compliance with any state mandate included in this division
3of this Act shall be paid by a school district from state
4school foundation aid received by the school district under
5section 257.16. This specification of the payment of the state
6cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related
7requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional
8state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of
9this division of this Act by and enforcement of this division
10of this Act against all affected school districts.
11DIVISION IV
12SUPPLEMENTARY WEIGHTING — SHARED OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS
13 Sec. 14. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a,
14subparagraph (1), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
15(1) In order to provide additional funding to increase
16student opportunities and redirect more resources to
17student programming for school districts that share
18operational functions, a district that shares with a
19political subdivision one or more operational functions of
20a curriculum director, master social worker, independent
21social worker, a work-based learning coordinator, or school
22counselor, or one or more operational functions in the areas
23of superintendent management, business management, human
24resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance for at
25least twenty percent of the school year shall be assigned a
26supplementary weighting for each shared operational function.
27A school district that shares an operational function in
28the area of superintendent management shall be assigned a
29supplementary weighting of eight pupils for the function. A
30school district that shares an operational function in the area
31of business management, human resources, transportation, or
32operation and maintenance shall be assigned a supplementary
33weighting of five pupils for the function. A school district
34that shares the operational functions of a curriculum director,
35a master social worker or an independent social worker licensed
-10-1under chapters 147 and 154C, a work-based learning coordinator,
2 or a school counselor shall be assigned a supplementary
3weighting of three pupils for the function. The additional
4weighting shall be assigned for each discrete operational
5function shared. However, a school district may receive the
6additional weighting under this subsection for sharing the
7services of an individual with a political subdivision even if
8the type of operational function performed by the individual
9for the school district and the type of operational function
10performed by the individual for the political subdivision are
11not the same operational function, so long as both operational
12functions are eligible for weighting under this subsection. In
13such case, the school district shall be assigned the additional
14weighting for the type of operational function that the
15individual performs for the school district, and the school
16district shall not receive additional weighting for any other
17function performed by the individual. The operational function
18sharing arrangement does not need to be a newly implemented
19sharing arrangement to receive supplementary weighting under
20this subsection.
21 Sec. 15. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a,
22subparagraph (2), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
23(2) For the purposes of this section, “political paragraph
24“a”:
25(a) “Politicalsubdivision” means a city, township, county,
26school corporation, merged area, area education agency,
27institution governed by the state board of regents, or any
28other governmental subdivision.
29(b) “Work-based learning coordinator” means an appropriately
30trained individual responsible for facilitating authentic,
31engaging work-based learning experiences for learners and
32educators in partnership with employers and others to enhance
33learning by connecting the content and skills that are
34necessary for future careers.
35 Sec. 16. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies
-11-1to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020,
2subject to the school budget year limitations of section
3257.11, subsection 5.
4DIVISION V
5FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP
6PROGRAM
7 Sec. 17. Section 256.7, Code 2020, is amended by adding the
8following new subsection:
9 NEW SUBSECTION. 34. Adopt rules under chapter 17A
10establishing a process by which the department shall approve
11state-recognized work-based learning programs consisting of
12structured educational and training programs that include
13authentic worksite training, such as registered apprenticeship
14programs, for purposes of eligible institutions under section
15261.131.
16 Sec. 18. Section 261.131, subsection 1, Code 2020, is
17amended by adding the following new paragraphs:
18 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0a. “Adult learner” means a person who,
19following receipt of a high school diploma or high school
20equivalency diploma and on or after attaining the age of
21twenty, enrolls on a full-time or part-time basis in an
22eligible program at an eligible institution and maintains
23continuous enrollment on a full-time or part-time basis in
24subsequent terms to receive additional awards. A person’s age
25for purposes of this paragraph shall be calculated on July 1
26prior to the year of enrollment in an eligible institution.
27 NEW PARAGRAPH. 00a. “Approved state-recognized work-based
28learning program” means a structured educational and training
29program that includes authentic worksite training and is
30approved by the department of education according to a process
31established under rules adopted pursuant to section 256.7,
32subsection 34.
33 Sec. 19. Section 261.131, subsection 1, paragraph e,
34subparagraph (1), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
35(1) Is either a new any of the following:
-12- 1(a) Agraduate of an Iowa high school, or a person who
2completed private instruction under chapter 299A, or a person
3who is a recipient of a high school equivalency diploma, and
4 who prior to becoming an adult learner enrolls full-time during
5the academic year, or part-time for a summer semester, in
6an eligible program at an eligible institution by the fall
7semester, or the equivalent, following graduation from high
8school or completion of private instruction under chapter 299A;
9or is an
10(b) A graduate of an Iowa high school or a person who
11completed private instruction under chapter 299A, or a
12recipient of a high school equivalency diploma, and who
13prior to becoming an adult learner, enters into full-time or
14part-time employment as part of an approved state-recognized
15work-based learning program, and enrolls full-time or part-time
16in an eligible program in an eligible institution.
17(c) Anadult learner who is at least age twenty at the
18beginning of the state fiscal year, who has received a high
19school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma, and who
20enrolls in an eligible program in an eligible institution as a
21full-time or part-time student.
22DIVISION VI
23SENIOR YEAR PLUS PROGRAM AND POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
24 Sec. 20. Section 261E.2, subsections 5 and 7, Code 2020, are
25amended by striking the subsections.
26 Sec. 21. Section 261E.6, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended
27to read as follows:
281. Program established. The postsecondary enrollment
29options program is established to promote rigorous academic or
30career and technical pursuits and to provide a wider variety
31of options to high school students by enabling ninth and
32tenth grade students who have been identified by the school
33district as gifted and talented, and eleventh and twelfth
34grade students, to enroll in eligible courses at an eligible
35postsecondary institution of higher learning as a part-time
-13-1student.
2 Sec. 22. Section 261E.7, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended
3by striking the subsection.
4 Sec. 23. Section 261E.8, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended
5to read as follows:
61. A district-to-community college sharing or concurrent
7enrollment program is established to be administered by the
8department to promote rigorous academic or career and technical
9pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high
10school students to enroll part-time in eligible nonsectarian
11courses at or through community colleges established under
12chapter 260C. The program shall be made available to all
13resident students in grades nine through twelve. Notice of
14the availability of the program shall be included in a school
15district’s student registration handbook and the handbook shall
16identify which courses, if successfully completed, generate
17college credit under the program. A student and the student’s
18parent or legal guardian shall also be made aware of this
19program as a part of the development of the student’s career
20and academic plan in accordance with section 279.61.
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2to strengthen Iowa’s workforce, including a child care
3challenge program for working Iowans, educational standards,
4work-based learning coordinators, and the senior year plus
5program, and including applicability provisions.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FUTURE READY IOWA APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS
3 Section 1. Section 15B.4, subsection 5, Code 2020, is
4amended to read as follows:
55. An apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance
6under this chapter is ineligible for financial assistance under
7section 15C.1 chapter 15C during the same fiscal year.
8 Sec. 2. Section 15C.1, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2020,
9is amended to read as follows:
10b. An apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance
11under chapter 15B or section 15C.2 is ineligible for financial
12assistance under this section during the same fiscal year.
13 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 15C.2 Future ready Iowa expanded
14registered apprenticeship opportunities program.
151. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the
16context otherwise requires:
17a. “Applicant” means an apprenticeship sponsor located in
18Iowa that has established an apprenticeship program involving
19an eligible apprenticeable occupation that is located in Iowa
20and approved by the United States department of labor, office
21of apprenticeship.
22b. “Apprentice” means the same as defined in section 15C.1.
23c. “Apprenticeable occupation” means the same as defined in
24section 15C.1.
25d. “Apprenticeship program” means the same as defined in
26section 15C.1.
27e. “Authority” means the economic development authority
28created in section 15.105.
29f. “Eligible apprenticeable occupation” means the same as
30defined in section 15C.1.
31g. “Eligible apprenticeship sponsor” means an entity
32operating an apprenticeship program or an entity in whose
33name an apprenticeship program is being operated, which is
34registered with or approved by the United States department of
35labor, office of apprenticeship and which program has twenty
-1-1or fewer apprentices, at least one of whom is in an eligible
2apprenticeable occupation.
3h. “Financial assistance” means assistance provided only
4from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to the
5authority and includes but is not limited to assistance in
6the form of a reimbursement grant of one thousand dollars per
7apprentice in an eligible apprenticeable occupation.
82. Program created. Subject to an appropriation of funds
9by the general assembly for this purpose, a future ready Iowa
10expanded registered apprenticeship opportunities program is
11created which shall be administered by the authority. The
12purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to
13encourage apprenticeship sponsors of apprenticeship programs
14with twenty or fewer apprentices to maintain apprenticeship
15programs in high-demand occupations.
163. Application requirements — restriction. An eligible
17apprenticeship sponsor may apply to the authority, on
18forms provided by the authority and in accordance with the
19authority’s instructions, to receive financial assistance under
20the program. The authority shall provide upon request and on
21the authority’s internet site information about the program,
22the application, application instructions, and the application
23period established each year for funding available under the
24program.
25a. An apprenticeship sponsor is eligible to apply for
26financial assistance for apprentices in eligible apprenticeable
27occupations if all of the following conditions are met:
28(1) Twenty or fewer apprentices are registered in the
29apprenticeship program as of December 31 of the calendar
30year prior to the date the authority receives the eligible
31apprenticeship sponsor’s application.
32(2) More than seventy percent of the applicant’s
33apprentices are residents of Iowa, and the remainder of the
34applicant’s apprentices are residents of states contiguous
35to Iowa. In determining the number of apprentices in an
-2-1applicant’s apprenticeship program, the authority may calculate
2the average number of apprentices in the program within the
3most recent two-year period.
4b. An apprenticeship sponsor receiving financial assistance
5under chapter 15B or section 15C.1 is ineligible to receive
6financial assistance under this section during the same fiscal
7year. An apprenticeship sponsor who trains through a lead
8apprenticeship sponsor that qualifies for financial assistance
9under chapter 15B is ineligible to receive financial assistance
10under this section.
114. Rules. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to
12chapter 17A establishing a staff review and application
13approval process, application scoring criteria, the minimum
14score necessary for approval of financial assistance,
15procedures for notification of an award of financial
16assistance, the terms of agreement between the apprenticeship
17sponsor and the authority, and any other rules deemed necessary
18for the implementation and administration of this section.
195. Agreement. Prior to distributing financial assistance
20under this section, the authority shall enter into an agreement
21with the eligible apprenticeship sponsor awarded financial
22assistance in accordance with this section, and the financial
23assistance recipient shall confirm the number of apprentices
24in eligible apprenticeable occupations as identified in the
25approved application, and shall meet all terms established by
26the authority for receipt of financial assistance under this
27section.
286. Financial assistance limitation. Financial assistance in
29the form of a reimburseable grant awarded to any one eligible
30apprenticeship sponsor in any given fiscal year shall not
31exceed twenty thousand dollars.
327. Use of moneys appropriated — administration.
33a. The annual administrative expenditures as a percent of
34the moneys appropriated for a fiscal year for purposes of this
35section shall not exceed two percent.
-3- 1b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated to
2the authority by the general assembly for purposes of this
3section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end of
4the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall
5remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated in
6subsequent fiscal years.
7 Sec. 4. Section 84A.1B, subsection 14, unnumbered paragraph
81, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
9Create, and update as necessary, a list of high-demand jobs
10statewide for purposes of the future ready Iowa registered
11apprenticeship development program programs created in
12section 15C.1 chapter 15C, the summer youth intern pilot
13program established under section 84A.12, the Iowa employer
14innovation program established under section 84A.13, the
15future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
16program established under section 261.131, the future ready
17Iowa skilled workforce grant program established under section
18261.132, and postsecondary summer classes for high school
19students as provided under section 261E.8, subsection 8. In
20addition to the list created by the workforce development
21board under this subsection, each community college, in
22consultation with regional career and technical education
23planning partnerships, and with the approval of the board of
24directors of the community college, may identify and maintain
25a list of not more than five regional high-demand jobs in the
26community college region, and shall share the lists with the
27workforce development board. The lists submitted by community
28colleges under the subsection may be used in that community
29college region for purposes of programs identified under this
30subsection. The workforce development board shall have full
31discretion to select and prioritize statewide high-demand jobs
32after consulting with business and education stakeholders,
33as appropriate, and seeking public comment. The workforce
34development board may add to the list of high-demand jobs as it
35deems necessary. For purposes of this subsection, “high-demand
-4-1job” means a job in the state that the board, or a community
2college in accordance with this subsection, has identified in
3accordance with this subsection. In creating a list under this
4subsection, the following criteria, at a minimum, shall apply:
5DIVISION II
6IOWA CHILD CARE CHALLENGE FUND
7 Sec. 5. Section 84A.13, subsection 4, Code 2020, is amended
8to read as follows:
94. An Iowa employer innovation fund is created in the
10state treasury as a separate fund under the control of the
11department of workforce development, in consultation with the
12workforce development board. The fund shall consist of any
13moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any other
14moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department
15from the federal government. A portion of the moneys deposited
16in the fund, in an amount to be determined annually by the
17department of workforce development in consultation with the
18workforce development board, shall be transferred annually to
19the Iowa child care challenge fund. The assets of the Iowa
20employer innovation fund shall be used by the department only
21for purposes of in accordance with this section. All moneys
22deposited or paid into the fund are appropriated and made
23available to the board to be used for purposes of in accordance
24with this section. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance
25in the fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not revert
26to the general fund of the state, but shall be available for
27purposes of this section and for transfer in accordance with
28this section in subsequent fiscal years.
29 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 84A.13A Iowa child care challenge
30program — fund.
311. For purposes of this section, “consortium” means a
32consortium of two or more employers or businesses, at least one
33of which must be a private employer.
342. The Iowa child care challenge program is established
35in the department of workforce development. The department
-5-1shall administer the program in consultation with the
2workforce development board. The purpose of the Iowa child
3care challenge program is to encourage and enable businesses,
4nonprofit organizations, and consortiums to establish local
5child care facilities and increase the availability of quality,
6affordable child care for working Iowans.
73. The department of workforce development shall adopt
8rules under chapter 17A establishing a program application
9and award process to match business, nonprofit organization,
10or consortium moneys and the criteria for the allocation of
11moneys in the fund established pursuant to subsection 4.
12A business, nonprofit organization, or consortium seeking
13matching moneys shall submit an application and a proposal for
14the new construction of a child care facility, rehabilitation
15of an existing structure as a child care facility, or the
16retrofitting and repurposing of an existing structure for
17use as a child care facility to the department. Proposals
18shall include a financial statement and a description of
19funds to be provided by the business, nonprofit organization,
20or consortium, including in-kind donations, and a plan for
21sustainability. Match amount awards made by the department
22that are unclaimed or unused as of June 1 of the fiscal year
23shall be canceled by the department.
244. An Iowa child care challenge fund is created in the state
25treasury as a separate fund under the control of the department
26of workforce development, in consultation with the workforce
27development board. The fund shall consist of appropriations
28made to the fund, any other moneys available to and obtained
29or accepted by the department from the federal government or
30private sources for placement in the fund, and transfers of
31interest, earnings, and moneys from other funds as provided by
32law. The assets of the fund shall be used by the department
33only for purposes of this section. All moneys deposited,
34transferred to, or paid into the fund are appropriated and
35made available to the department to be used for purposes of
-6-1this section. Any unclaimed moneys in the fund by June 1
2annually shall be transferred to the Iowa employer innovation
3fund, created pursuant to section 84A.13, to be used only for
4purposes of the Iowa employer innovation program established
5pursuant to section 84A.13. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
6moneys deposited after May 1 annually in the Iowa child care
7challenge fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
8close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund
9of the state but shall be transferred to the Iowa employer
10innovation fund created pursuant to section 84A.13 to be
11used for purposes of the Iowa employer innovation program
12established pursuant to section 84A.13.
13DIVISION III
14COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTION — EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
15 Sec. 7. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a,
16subparagraph (4), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
17(4) The rules shall provide for the establishment of
18high-quality standards for computer science education taught
19by elementary, middle, and high schools, in accordance with
20the goal established under section 284.6A, subsection 1,
21setting a foundation for personal and professional success in
22a high-technology, knowledge-based Iowa economy. Such rules
23shall be applicable only to school districts and accredited
24nonpublic schools receiving moneys from the computer science
25professional development incentive fund under section 284.6A,
26or from other funds administered by the department for the same
27purposes as specified in section 284.6A, subsection 2.
28 Sec. 8. Section 256.9, Code 2020, is amended by adding the
29following new subsection:
30 NEW SUBSECTION. 60. Develop and implement a statewide
31kindergarten through grade twelve computer science instruction
32plan by July 1, 2022.
33 Sec. 9. Section 256.11, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2020, are
34amended to read as follows:
353. The following areas shall be taught in grades one through
-7-1six: English-language arts, social studies, mathematics,
2science, health, age-appropriate and research-based human
3growth and development, physical education, traffic safety,
4music, and visual art. Computer science instruction
5incorporating the standards established under section 256.7,
6subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), shall be
7offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school
8year beginning July 1, 2022. The health curriculum shall
9include the characteristics of communicable diseases including
10acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The state board as part
11of accreditation standards shall adopt curriculum definitions
12for implementing the elementary program.
134. The following shall be taught in grades seven and
14eight: English-language arts; social studies; mathematics;
15science; health; age-appropriate and research-based human
16growth and development; career exploration and development;
17physical education; music; and visual art. Computer science
18instruction incorporating the standards established under
19section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4),
20shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with
21the school year beginning July 1, 2022. Career exploration
22and development shall be designed so that students are
23appropriately prepared to create an individual career
24and academic plan pursuant to section 279.61, incorporate
25foundational career and technical education concepts aligned
26with the six career and technical education service areas
27as defined in subsection 5, paragraph “h”, and incorporate
28relevant twenty-first century skills. The health curriculum
29shall include age-appropriate and research-based information
30regarding the characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases,
31including HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent
32HPV, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The state board
33as part of accreditation standards shall adopt curriculum
34definitions for implementing the program in grades seven
35and eight. However, this subsection shall not apply to the
-8-1teaching of career exploration and development in nonpublic
2schools. For purposes of this section, “age-appropriate”,
3“HPV”, and “research-based” mean the same as defined in section
4279.50.
5 Sec. 10. Section 256.11, subsection 5, Code 2020, is amended
6by adding the following new paragraph:
7 NEW PARAGRAPH. l. One-half unit of computer science
8commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2022. The
9one-half unit of computer science shall incorporate the
10standards established pursuant to section 256.7, subsection
1126, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), and may be offered online
12in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 256.7,
13subsection 32, paragraph “a”.
14 Sec. 11. Section 280.3, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended
15by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the
16following:
173. The board of directors of each public school district
18and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall
19develop and implement a kindergarten through grade twelve
20computer science plan July 1, 2022, which incorporates the
21standards established under section 256.7, subsection 26,
22paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), and the minimum educational
23standards relating to computer science contained in section
24256.11.
25 Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — COMPUTER SCIENCE WORK
26GROUP.
271. The department of education shall convene a computer
28science work group to develop recommendations to strengthen
29computer science instruction and for the development and
30implementation of a statewide campaign to promote computer
31science to kindergarten through grade twelve students and to
32the parents and legal guardians of such students.
332. The work group shall submit its findings to the general
34assembly by July 1, 2021.
35 Sec. 13. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance
-9-1with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring
2compliance with any state mandate included in this division
3of this Act shall be paid by a school district from state
4school foundation aid received by the school district under
5section 257.16. This specification of the payment of the state
6cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related
7requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional
8state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of
9this division of this Act by and enforcement of this division
10of this Act against all affected school districts.
11DIVISION IV
12SUPPLEMENTARY WEIGHTING — SHARED OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS
13 Sec. 14. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a,
14subparagraph (1), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
15(1) In order to provide additional funding to increase
16student opportunities and redirect more resources to
17student programming for school districts that share
18operational functions, a district that shares with a
19political subdivision one or more operational functions of
20a curriculum director, master social worker, independent
21social worker, a work-based learning coordinator, or school
22counselor, or one or more operational functions in the areas
23of superintendent management, business management, human
24resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance for at
25least twenty percent of the school year shall be assigned a
26supplementary weighting for each shared operational function.
27A school district that shares an operational function in
28the area of superintendent management shall be assigned a
29supplementary weighting of eight pupils for the function. A
30school district that shares an operational function in the area
31of business management, human resources, transportation, or
32operation and maintenance shall be assigned a supplementary
33weighting of five pupils for the function. A school district
34that shares the operational functions of a curriculum director,
35a master social worker or an independent social worker licensed
-10-1under chapters 147 and 154C, a work-based learning coordinator,
2 or a school counselor shall be assigned a supplementary
3weighting of three pupils for the function. The additional
4weighting shall be assigned for each discrete operational
5function shared. However, a school district may receive the
6additional weighting under this subsection for sharing the
7services of an individual with a political subdivision even if
8the type of operational function performed by the individual
9for the school district and the type of operational function
10performed by the individual for the political subdivision are
11not the same operational function, so long as both operational
12functions are eligible for weighting under this subsection. In
13such case, the school district shall be assigned the additional
14weighting for the type of operational function that the
15individual performs for the school district, and the school
16district shall not receive additional weighting for any other
17function performed by the individual. The operational function
18sharing arrangement does not need to be a newly implemented
19sharing arrangement to receive supplementary weighting under
20this subsection.
21 Sec. 15. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a,
22subparagraph (2), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
23(2) For the purposes of this section, “political paragraph
24“a”:
25(a) “Politicalsubdivision” means a city, township, county,
26school corporation, merged area, area education agency,
27institution governed by the state board of regents, or any
28other governmental subdivision.
29(b) “Work-based learning coordinator” means an appropriately
30trained individual responsible for facilitating authentic,
31engaging work-based learning experiences for learners and
32educators in partnership with employers and others to enhance
33learning by connecting the content and skills that are
34necessary for future careers.
35 Sec. 16. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies
-11-1to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020,
2subject to the school budget year limitations of section
3257.11, subsection 5.
4DIVISION V
5FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP
6PROGRAM
7 Sec. 17. Section 256.7, Code 2020, is amended by adding the
8following new subsection:
9 NEW SUBSECTION. 34. Adopt rules under chapter 17A
10establishing a process by which the department shall approve
11state-recognized work-based learning programs consisting of
12structured educational and training programs that include
13authentic worksite training, such as registered apprenticeship
14programs, for purposes of eligible institutions under section
15261.131.
16 Sec. 18. Section 261.131, subsection 1, Code 2020, is
17amended by adding the following new paragraphs:
18 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0a. “Adult learner” means a person who,
19following receipt of a high school diploma or high school
20equivalency diploma and on or after attaining the age of
21twenty, enrolls on a full-time or part-time basis in an
22eligible program at an eligible institution and maintains
23continuous enrollment on a full-time or part-time basis in
24subsequent terms to receive additional awards. A person’s age
25for purposes of this paragraph shall be calculated on July 1
26prior to the year of enrollment in an eligible institution.
27 NEW PARAGRAPH. 00a. “Approved state-recognized work-based
28learning program” means a structured educational and training
29program that includes authentic worksite training and is
30approved by the department of education according to a process
31established under rules adopted pursuant to section 256.7,
32subsection 34.
33 Sec. 19. Section 261.131, subsection 1, paragraph e,
34subparagraph (1), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
35(1) Is either a new any of the following:
-12- 1(a) Agraduate of an Iowa high school, or a person who
2completed private instruction under chapter 299A, or a person
3who is a recipient of a high school equivalency diploma, and
4 who prior to becoming an adult learner enrolls full-time during
5the academic year, or part-time for a summer semester, in
6an eligible program at an eligible institution by the fall
7semester, or the equivalent, following graduation from high
8school or completion of private instruction under chapter 299A;
9or is an
10(b) A graduate of an Iowa high school or a person who
11completed private instruction under chapter 299A, or a
12recipient of a high school equivalency diploma, and who
13prior to becoming an adult learner, enters into full-time or
14part-time employment as part of an approved state-recognized
15work-based learning program, and enrolls full-time or part-time
16in an eligible program in an eligible institution.
17(c) Anadult learner who is at least age twenty at the
18beginning of the state fiscal year, who has received a high
19school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma, and who
20enrolls in an eligible program in an eligible institution as a
21full-time or part-time student.
22DIVISION VI
23SENIOR YEAR PLUS PROGRAM AND POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
24 Sec. 20. Section 261E.2, subsections 5 and 7, Code 2020, are
25amended by striking the subsections.
26 Sec. 21. Section 261E.6, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended
27to read as follows:
281. Program established. The postsecondary enrollment
29options program is established to promote rigorous academic or
30career and technical pursuits and to provide a wider variety
31of options to high school students by enabling ninth and
32tenth grade students who have been identified by the school
33district as gifted and talented, and eleventh and twelfth
34grade students, to enroll in eligible courses at an eligible
35postsecondary institution of higher learning as a part-time
-13-1student.
2 Sec. 22. Section 261E.7, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended
3by striking the subsection.
4 Sec. 23. Section 261E.8, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended
5to read as follows:
61. A district-to-community college sharing or concurrent
7enrollment program is established to be administered by the
8department to promote rigorous academic or career and technical
9pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high
10school students to enroll part-time in eligible nonsectarian
11courses at or through community colleges established under
12chapter 260C. The program shall be made available to all
13resident students in grades nine through twelve. Notice of
14the availability of the program shall be included in a school
15district’s student registration handbook and the handbook shall
16identify which courses, if successfully completed, generate
17college credit under the program. A student and the student’s
18parent or legal guardian shall also be made aware of this
19program as a part of the development of the student’s career
20and academic plan in accordance with section 279.61.
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