Iowa 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HF 2629 — A bill for an act relating to the future ready Iowa Act and other efforts to strengthen Iowa’s workforce, including provisions relating to apprenticeship training programs, a child care challenge program for working Iowans, computer science educational standards, a scholarship program, and the senior year plus program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2384, HSB 607.) Effective date: 07/01/2021, 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 07/01/2020.

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House File 2629 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2629 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2384) (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 607) (As Amended and Passed by the House June 10, 2020) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the future ready Iowa Act and other efforts to strengthen Iowa’s workforce, including a child care challenge program for working Iowans, educational standards, work-based learning coordinators, and the senior year plus program, and including applicability provisions.
House File 2629 - Enrolled House File 2629 AN ACT RELATING TO THE FUTURE READY IOWA ACT AND OTHER EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN IOWA’S WORKFORCE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS, A CHILD CARE CHALLENGE PROGRAM FOR WORKING IOWANS, COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND THE SENIOR YEAR PLUS PROGRAM, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS.
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2629 DIVISION I FUTURE READY IOWA APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS Section 1.
2 DIVISION I FUTURE READY IOWA APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS Section 1.
“Eligible apprenticeship sponsor” means an entity operating an apprenticeship program or an entity in whose name an apprenticeship program is being operated, which is registered with or approved by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship and which program has twenty HF 2629 (4) 88 -1- kh/jh/md 1/14 H.F.
“Eligible apprenticeship sponsor” means an entity operating an apprenticeship program or an entity in whose name an apprenticeship program is being operated, which is registered with or approved by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship and which program has twenty or fewer apprentices, at least one of whom is in an eligible apprenticeable occupation.
2629 or fewer apprentices, at least one of whom is in an eligible apprenticeable occupation.
“Financial assistance” means assistance provided only from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to the authority and includes but is not limited to assistance in the form of a reimbursement grant of one thousand dollars per apprentice in an eligible apprenticeable occupation.
“Financial assistance” means assistance provided only from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to the House File 2629, p.
3 authority and includes but is not limited to assistance in the form of a reimbursement grant of one thousand dollars per apprentice in an eligible apprenticeable occupation.
In determining the number of apprentices in an HF 2629 (4) 88 -2- kh/jh/md 2/14 H.F.
In determining the number of apprentices in an applicant’s apprenticeship program, the authority may calculate the average number of apprentices in the program within the most recent two-year period.
2629 applicant’s apprenticeship program, the authority may calculate the average number of apprentices in the program within the most recent two-year period.
An apprenticeship sponsor who trains through a lead apprenticeship sponsor that qualifies for financial assistance under chapter 15B is ineligible to receive financial assistance under this section.
An apprenticeship sponsor who trains through a lead apprenticeship sponsor that qualifies for financial assistance House File 2629, p.
4 under chapter 15B is ineligible to receive financial assistance under this section.
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Create, and update as necessary, a list of high-demand jobs statewide for purposes of the future ready Iowa registered apprenticeship development program programs created in section 15C.1 chapter 15C, the summer youth intern pilot program established under section 84A.12, the Iowa employer innovation program established under section 84A.13, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program established under section 261.131, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program established under section 261.132, and postsecondary summer classes for high school students as provided under section 261E.8, subsection 8.
Create, and update as necessary, a list of high-demand jobs statewide for purposes of the future ready Iowa registered apprenticeship development program programs created in section 15C.1 chapter 15C, the summer youth intern pilot House File 2629, p.
5 program established under section 84A.12, the Iowa employer innovation program established under section 84A.13, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program established under section 261.131, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program established under section 261.132, and postsecondary summer classes for high school students as provided under section 261E.8, subsection 8.
For purposes of this subsection, “high-demand HF 2629 (4) 88 -4- kh/jh/md 4/14 H.F.
For purposes of this subsection, “high-demand job” means a job in the state that the board, or a community college in accordance with this subsection, has identified in accordance with this subsection.
2629 job” means a job in the state that the board, or a community college in accordance with this subsection, has identified in accordance with this subsection.
A portion of the moneys deposited in the fund, in an amount to be determined annually by the department of workforce development in consultation with the workforce development board, shall be transferred annually to the Iowa child care challenge fund.
A portion of the moneys deposited in the fund, in an amount to be determined annually by the House File 2629, p.
6 department of workforce development in consultation with the workforce development board, shall be transferred annually to the Iowa child care challenge fund.
The department HF 2629 (4) 88 -5- kh/jh/md 5/14 H.F.
The department shall administer the program in consultation with the workforce development board.
2629 shall administer the program in consultation with the workforce development board.
Proposals shall include a financial statement and a description of funds to be provided by the business, nonprofit organization, or consortium, including in-kind donations, and a plan for sustainability.
Proposals shall include a financial statement and a description of funds to be provided by the business, nonprofit organization, or consortium, including in-kind donations, and a plan for House File 2629, p.
7 sustainability.
All moneys deposited, transferred to, or paid into the fund are appropriated and made available to the department to be used for purposes of HF 2629 (4) 88 -6- kh/jh/md 6/14 H.F.
All moneys deposited, transferred to, or paid into the fund are appropriated and made available to the department to be used for purposes of this section.
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Such rules shall be applicable only to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools receiving moneys from the computer science professional development incentive fund under section 284.6A, or from other funds administered by the department for the same purposes as specified in section 284.6A, subsection 2.
Such rules shall be applicable only to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools receiving moneys from the computer science House File 2629, p.
8 professional development incentive fund under section 284.6A, or from other funds administered by the department for the same purposes as specified in section 284.6A, subsection 2.
The following areas shall be taught in grades one through HF 2629 (4) 88 -7- kh/jh/md 7/14 H.F.
The following areas shall be taught in grades one through six:
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Computer science instruction incorporating the standards established under section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2022.
Computer science instruction incorporating the standards established under section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2023.
Computer science instruction incorporating the standards established under section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2022.
Computer science instruction incorporating the standards established under section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2023.
The health curriculum shall include age-appropriate and research-based information regarding the characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases, including HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent HPV, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
The health curriculum House File 2629, p.
9 shall include age-appropriate and research-based information regarding the characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases, including HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent HPV, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
However, this subsection shall not apply to the HF 2629 (4) 88 -8- kh/jh/md 8/14 H.F.
However, this subsection shall not apply to the teaching of career exploration and development in nonpublic schools.
2629 teaching of career exploration and development in nonpublic schools.
The board of directors of each public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall develop and implement a kindergarten through grade twelve computer science plan July 1, 2022, which incorporates the standards established under section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), and the minimum educational standards relating to computer science contained in section 256.11.
The board of directors of each public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall develop and implement a kindergarten through grade twelve computer science plan by July 1, 2022, which incorporates the standards established under section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), and the minimum educational standards relating to computer science contained in section 256.11.
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In accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate included in this division of this Act shall be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under section 257.16.
2629 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate included in this division of this Act shall be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under section 257.16.
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DIVISION IV SUPPLEMENTARY WEIGHTING —— SHARED OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS Sec.
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Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(1) In order to provide additional funding to increase student opportunities and redirect more resources to student programming for school districts that share operational functions, a district that shares with a political subdivision one or more operational functions of a curriculum director, master social worker, independent social worker, a work-based learning coordinator, or school counselor, or one or more operational functions in the areas of superintendent management, business management, human resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance for at least twenty percent of the school year shall be assigned a supplementary weighting for each shared operational function.
A school district that shares an operational function in the area of superintendent management shall be assigned a supplementary weighting of eight pupils for the function.
A school district that shares an operational function in the area of business management, human resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance shall be assigned a supplementary weighting of five pupils for the function.
A school district that shares the operational functions of a curriculum director, a master social worker or an independent social worker licensed HF 2629 (4) 88 -10- kh/jh/md 10/14 H.F.
2629 under chapters 147 and 154C, a work-based learning coordinator, or a school counselor shall be assigned a supplementary weighting of three pupils for the function.
The additional weighting shall be assigned for each discrete operational function shared.
However, a school district may receive the additional weighting under this subsection for sharing the services of an individual with a political subdivision even if the type of operational function performed by the individual for the school district and the type of operational function performed by the individual for the political subdivision are not the same operational function, so long as both operational functions are eligible for weighting under this subsection.
In such case, the school district shall be assigned the additional weighting for the type of operational function that the individual performs for the school district, and the school district shall not receive additional weighting for any other function performed by the individual.
The operational function sharing arrangement does not need to be a newly implemented sharing arrangement to receive supplementary weighting under this subsection.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
The following takes effect July 1, 2021:
The section of this division of this Act amending section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4).
DIVISION IV FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Sec.
Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a, subparagraph (2), Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(2) For the purposes of this section , “political paragraph “a”:
(a) “Political subdivision” means a city, township, county, school corporation, merged area, area education agency, institution governed by the state board of regents, or any other governmental subdivision.
(b) “Work-based learning coordinator” means an appropriately trained individual responsible for facilitating authentic, engaging work-based learning experiences for learners and educators in partnership with employers and others to enhance learning by connecting the content and skills that are necessary for future careers.
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APPLICABILITY.
This division of this Act applies HF 2629 (4) 88 -11- kh/jh/md 11/14 H.F.
2629 to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, subject to the school budget year limitations of section 257.11, subsection 5.
DIVISION V FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Sec.
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A person’s age for purposes of this paragraph shall be calculated on July 1 prior to the year of enrollment in an eligible institution.
A person’s age for purposes of this paragraph shall be calculated on July 1 House File 2629, p.
11 prior to the year of enrollment in an eligible institution.
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(a) A graduate of an Iowa high school, or a person who completed private instruction under chapter 299A, or a person who is a recipient of a high school equivalency diploma, and who prior to becoming an adult learner enrolls full-time during the academic year, or part-time for a summer semester, in an eligible program at an eligible institution by the fall semester, or the equivalent, following graduation from high school or completion of private instruction under chapter 299A;
2629 (a) A graduate of an Iowa high school, or a person who completed private instruction under chapter 299A, or a person who is a recipient of a high school equivalency diploma, and who prior to becoming an adult learner enrolls full-time during the academic year, or part-time for a summer semester, in an eligible program at an eligible institution by the fall semester, or the equivalent, following graduation from high school or completion of private instruction under chapter 299A;
DIVISION VI SENIOR YEAR PLUS PROGRAM AND POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS Sec.
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EMERGENCY RULES.
The department of education and the college student aid commission may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of this division of this Act and the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules.
Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided House File 2629, p.
12 in section 17A.4.
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EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.
Unless otherwise provided, this division of this Act, if approved by the governor on or after July 1, 2020, takes effect upon enactment.
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RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.
Unless otherwise provided, this division of this Act, if approved by the governor on or after July 1, 2020, applies retroactively to July 1, 2020.
DIVISION V SENIOR YEAR PLUS PROGRAM AND POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS Sec.
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The postsecondary enrollment options program is established to promote rigorous academic or career and technical pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high school students by enabling ninth and tenth grade students who have been identified by the school district as gifted and talented, and eleventh and twelfth grade students, to enroll in eligible courses at an eligible postsecondary institution of higher learning as a part-time HF 2629 (4) 88 -13- kh/jh/md 13/14 H.F.
The postsecondary enrollment options program is established to promote rigorous academic or career and technical pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high school students by enabling ninth and tenth grade students who have been identified by the school district as gifted and talented, and eleventh and twelfth grade students, to enroll in eligible courses at an eligible postsecondary institution of higher learning as a part-time student.
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A student and the student’s parent or legal guardian shall also be made aware of this program as a part of the development of the student’s career and academic plan in accordance with section 279.61.
A student and the student’s House File 2629, p.
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13 parent or legal guardian shall also be made aware of this program as a part of the development of the student’s career and academic plan in accordance with section 279.61.
______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEY CHARLES SCHNEIDER Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2629, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.
______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2020 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  3. Message from House.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed House, yeas 97, nays none.

  6. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8270.

  7. Amendment H-8289, to the Senate amendment H-8270 withdrawn.

  8. Fiscal note.

  9. Amendment H-8289 filed.

  10. Senate amendment H-8270 filed.

  11. Message from Senate.

  12. Immediate message.

  13. Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.

  14. Amendment S-5142 filed, lost.

  15. Amendment S-5141 filed, adopted.

  16. Substituted for SF 2414.

  17. Read first time, attached to similar SF 2414.

  18. Message from House.

  19. Immediate message.

  20. Passed House, yeas 97, nays none.

  21. Fiscal note.

  22. Amendment H-8241 adopted.

  23. Amendment H-8241 filed.

  24. Fiscal note.

  25. Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar.

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