Bill Text: IA HF2703 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to work-based learning, including by repealing provisions related to regional industry sector partnerships and the statewide work-based learning intermediary network, establishing the workforce opportunity fund within the department of workforce development, modifying provisions related to career and technical education, student teacher requirements for students with substitute teaching or para-educator experience, and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, and making appropriations.(Formerly HF 2516, HSB 686.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-19 - Withdrawn. H.J. 906. [HF2703 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2516)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
686)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
work-based
learning,
including
by
repealing
1
provisions
related
to
regional
industry
sector
partnerships
2
and
the
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
network,
3
establishing
the
workforce
opportunity
fund
within
the
4
department
of
workforce
development,
modifying
provisions
5
related
to
career
and
technical
education,
student
teacher
6
requirements
for
students
with
substitute
teaching
or
7
para-educator
experience,
and
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
8
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
program,
and
making
9
appropriations.
10
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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DIVISION
I
1
REGIONAL
INDUSTRY
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS
AND
STATEWIDE
WORK-BASED
2
LEARNING
INTERMEDIARY
NETWORK
3
Section
1.
Section
84A.5,
subsection
5,
paragraph
f,
Code
4
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
85.61,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
2024,
6
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
c.
An
eligible
postsecondary
institution
as
defined
in
8
section
261E.2
,
a
school
district,
or
an
accredited
nonpublic
9
school
if
a
student
enrolled
in
the
eligible
postsecondary
10
institution,
school
district,
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
11
is
providing
unpaid
services
under
a
work-based
learning
12
opportunity
offered
in
accordance
with
section
84A.16
.
13
However,
if
the
student
participating
in
a
work-based
learning
14
opportunity
is
participating
in
open
enrollment
under
section
15
282.18
,
“employer”
means
the
receiving
district
.
16
Sec.
3.
Section
85.61,
subsection
12,
paragraph
a,
17
subparagraphs
(4)
and
(5),
Code
2024,
are
amended
by
striking
18
the
subparagraphs.
19
Sec.
4.
Section
256.125,
subsections
6
and
9,
Code
2024,
are
20
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
21
Sec.
5.
Section
256.133,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2024,
are
22
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
23
Sec.
6.
Section
256.136,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
24
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
25
Sec.
7.
Section
256.136,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
26
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
27
Sec.
8.
Section
256.136,
subsection
4,
paragraph
f,
Code
28
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
f.
Representatives
of
business
and
industry
,
including
30
representatives
of
regional
industry
sector
partnerships
31
established
pursuant
to
section
84A.15
.
32
Sec.
9.
REPEAL.
Sections
84A.15
and
84A.16,
Code
2024,
are
33
repealed.
34
Sec.
10.
STATEWIDE
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
INTERMEDIARY
NETWORK
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FUND.
Any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
1
development
for
purposes
of
the
statewide
work-based
learning
2
intermediary
network
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
3
84A.16
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
as
of
July
1,
4
2024,
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
5
DIVISION
II
6
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
AND
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
7
Sec.
11.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
h,
8
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
(2)
Instructional
programs
provided
under
subparagraph
10
(1)
shall
comply
with
the
provisions
of
subchapter
VII,
part
11
2
,
relating
to
career
and
technical
education,
and
shall
be
12
articulated
with
postsecondary
programs
of
study
and
include
13
field,
laboratory,
or
on-the-job
training
,
or
work-based
14
learning,
as
defined
in
section
256.125
.
Each
sequential
15
unit
shall
contain
a
portion
of
a
career
and
technical
16
education
program
approved
by
the
department.
Standards
for
17
instructional
programs
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
new
18
and
emerging
technologies;
job-seeking,
job-adaptability,
and
19
other
employment,
self-employment
and
entrepreneurial
skills
20
that
reflect
current
industry
standards
and
labor-market
needs;
21
and
reinforcement
of
basic
academic
skills.
Instructional
22
programs
that
include
work-based
learning
may
be
provided
when
23
school
is
not
in
session,
including
but
not
limited
to
during
24
the
summer
months.
25
DIVISION
III
26
STUDENT
TEACHING
27
Sec.
12.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
28
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
c.
(1)
Require
that
each
student
admitted
to
an
approved
30
practitioner
preparation
program
participate
in
pre-student
31
teaching
field
experiences
that
include
both
observation
and
32
participation
in
teaching
activities
in
a
variety
of
school
33
settings.
Pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
for
students
34
participating
in
an
initial
teacher
preparation
program
shall
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comprise
a
total
of
at
least
eighty
hours
in
duration,
at
least
1
ten
hours
of
which
shall
occur
prior
to
a
student’s
acceptance
2
in
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program.
Pre-student
3
teaching
field
experiences
for
students
participating
in
a
4
teacher
intern
preparation
program
shall
comprise
a
total
of
at
5
least
fifty
hours
in
duration.
6
(2)
(a)
The
student
teaching
experience
shall
be
a
minimum
7
of
fourteen
weeks
in
duration
during
the
student’s
final
year
8
of
the
practitioner
preparation
program.
The
program
shall
9
make
every
reasonable
effort
to
offer
the
student
teaching
10
experience
prior
to
a
student’s
last
semester,
or
equivalent,
11
in
the
program,
and
to
expand
the
student’s
student
teaching
12
opportunities
beyond
one
semester
or
the
equivalent.
13
(b)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
division
(a),
the
student
14
teaching
experience
shall
be
four
weeks
in
duration
during
the
15
student’s
final
year
of
the
practitioner
preparation
program
if
16
all
of
the
following
requirements
are
met:
17
(i)
The
student
bears
the
primary
responsibility
for
18
planning,
instruction,
and
assessment
within
the
classroom
for
19
a
minimum
of
four
weeks
during
the
student
teaching
experience.
20
(ii)
The
board
of
educational
examiners
has
issued
a
21
substitute
license,
substitute
authorization,
or
para-educator
22
certificate
to
the
student,
and
the
student
has
prior
23
experience
working
as
a
substitute
teacher
or
a
para-educator,
24
including
prior
experience
under
the
teacher
and
para-educator
25
registered
apprenticeship
grant
program.
26
(iii)
The
student
teaching
experience
takes
place
in
27
the
classroom
of
a
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
28
licensed
in
the
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
29
which
the
student
is
being
prepared.
30
(c)
A
student
may
satisfy
requirements
related
to
31
the
student
teaching
experience
if
all
of
the
following
32
requirements
are
met:
33
(i)
The
student
teaching
experience
takes
place
in
the
34
classroom
of
a
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
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licensed
in
the
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
1
which
the
student
is
being
prepared,
and
lasts
for
at
least
2
one-half
of
each
school
day.
3
(ii)
Under
the
supervision
of
the
cooperating
teacher,
and
4
for
at
least
one-half
of
each
school
day,
the
student
bears
5
the
primary
responsibility
for
planning,
instruction,
and
6
assessment
within
the
classroom
for
a
minimum
of
four
weeks
7
during
the
student
teaching
experience.
8
(iii)
The
board
of
educational
examiners
has
issued
a
9
para-educator
certificate
to
the
student,
and
the
student
works
10
as
a
para-educator
for
at
least
one-half
of
each
school
day
11
during
the
fourteen-week
student
teaching
experience.
12
DIVISION
IV
13
CHANGES
TO
DEFINED
TERMS
14
Sec.
13.
Section
84D.2,
subsections
18,
24,
and
25,
Code
15
2024,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections
and
inserting
in
16
lieu
thereof
the
following:
17
18.
“Quality
pre-apprenticeship
program”
means
a
program
18
or
set
of
strategies,
registered
by
and
for
purposes
of
the
19
Iowa
office
of
apprenticeship,
including
basic
skills
training,
20
academic
skills
remediation,
or
introduction
to
the
industry,
21
designed
to
prepare
individuals
for
entry
into
a
registered
22
apprenticeship
program.
23
24.
“Work-based
learning”
means
opportunities
and
24
experiences
that
include
but
are
not
limited
to
sustained
25
project-based
learning
in
partnership
with
an
employer,
26
simulated
work
experiences
aligned
with
industry-recognized
27
credentials,
high-quality
pre-apprenticeships
aligned
to
an
28
apprenticeship,
student
learner
programs,
internships,
and
29
apprenticeships.
30
25.
“Youth
apprenticeship”
,
for
purposes
of
the
Iowa
31
office
of
apprenticeship,
means
a
program
that
is
designed
32
specifically
for
an
apprentice
eighteen
years
of
age
or
under.
33
Sec.
14.
Section
256.125,
subsection
8,
Code
2024,
is
34
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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8.
“Work-based
learning”
means
opportunities
and
1
experiences
that
include
but
are
not
limited
to
tours,
2
job
shadowing,
rotations,
mentoring,
entrepreneurship,
3
service
learning,
sustained
project-based
learning
in
4
partnership
with
an
employer,
simulated
work
experiences
5
aligned
with
industry-recognized
credentials,
high-quality
6
pre-apprenticeships
aligned
to
an
apprenticeship,
student
7
learner
programs,
internships,
and
apprenticeships.
8
DIVISION
V
9
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
——
WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY
10
FUND
11
Sec.
15.
NEW
SECTION
.
84A.20
Workforce
opportunity
fund.
12
1.
A
workforce
opportunity
fund
is
created
in
the
13
state
treasury
as
a
separate
fund
under
the
control
of
14
the
department
of
workforce
development.
The
fund
shall
15
consist
of
appropriations
made
to
the
fund,
any
other
moneys
16
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
department
from
17
the
federal
government
or
private
sources
for
placement
in
18
the
fund,
and
transfers
of
interest,
earnings,
and
moneys
19
from
other
funds
as
provided
by
law.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
20
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
21
the
purposes
of
training
and
infrastructure
related
to
the
22
growth
and
maintenance
of
the
state’s
workforce
programs.
23
Permitted
uses
of
the
moneys
in
the
fund
include
but
are
not
24
limited
to
equipment,
instructional
materials,
stipends,
and
25
other
training-related
costs.
The
department
of
workforce
26
development
shall
only
distribute
moneys
in
the
fund
to
27
workforce
programs
located
within
this
state.
28
2.
Annually,
on
or
before
December
31
of
each
year,
the
29
department
of
workforce
development
shall
submit
a
report
30
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
legislative
services
agency
31
that
contains
a
list
of
all
expenditures
from
the
workforce
32
opportunity
fund
made
in
the
previous
fiscal
year.
The
33
legislative
services
agency
shall
provide
a
copy
of
the
34
report
to
the
co-chairpersons
and
ranking
members
of
the
joint
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appropriations
subcommittee
on
economic
development.
1
3.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
workforce
2
opportunity
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
3
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
4
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
5
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
6
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
7
be
credited
to
the
fund.
8
4.
This
section
is
repealed
July
1,
2029.
9
Sec.
16.
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
RESERVE
FUND
——
TRANSFER
10
TO
WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY
FUND.
11
1.
Any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
12
development
for
purposes
of
the
unemployment
compensation
13
reserve
fund
established
pursuant
to
section
96.9
that
14
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
as
of
July
1,
2024,
but
15
not
more
than
thirty
million
dollars,
shall
be
deposited
in
16
the
workforce
opportunity
fund
created
in
section
84A.20,
if
17
enacted
by
this
division
of
this
Act.
18
2.
Any
moneys
remaining
in
the
unemployment
compensation
19
reserve
fund
after
the
deposit
described
in
subsection
1
shall
20
be
transferred
to
the
account
of
this
state
in
the
unemployment
21
trust
fund;
provided,
however,
that
any
interest
earned
on
22
moneys
remaining
in
the
unemployment
compensation
reserve
23
fund
after
the
deposit
described
in
subsection
1
shall
be
24
transferred
to
the
special
employment
security
contingency
25
fund.
26
DIVISION
VI
27
FUTURE
READY
IOWA
SKILLED
WORKFORCE
LAST-DOLLAR
SCHOLARSHIP
28
PROGRAM
29
Sec.
17.
Section
256.228,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
30
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
(2)
Completes
and
submits
application
forms
required
by
the
32
commission,
including
the
free
application
for
federal
student
33
aid;
applies
for
all
available
state
and
federal
financial
34
aid;
attends
orientation
in
person
or
virtually;
registers
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for
classes
with
the
assistance
of
an
academic
advisor;
1
and
participates
in
academic
and
career
advising
sessions
2
required
under
the
eligible
program.
To
receive
a
renewal
of
3
a
scholarship
awarded
under
this
section
,
an
eligible
student
4
must
annually
submit
a
new
application
to
the
commission
for
5
reevaluation
of
eligibility.
6
Sec.
18.
Section
256.228,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
Code
7
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
8
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(5)
Has
an
expected
family
contribution
9
of
less
than
or
equal
to
twenty
thousand
dollars,
as
determined
10
by
the
free
application
for
federal
student
aid.
11
Sec.
19.
Section
256.228,
subsection
3,
paragraph
d,
Code
12
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
d.
A
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
14
scholarship
shall
be
awarded
on
an
annual
basis,
requiring
15
reapplication
by
an
eligible
student
each
year
for
a
two-year
16
period,
or
at
the
time
the
student
earns
the
credential
sought,
17
up
to
an
associate
degree
.
Scholarship
payments
shall
be
18
allocated
equally
among
the
semesters,
or
the
equivalent,
and
19
paid
upon
certification
by
the
eligible
institution
that
the
20
student
meets
the
requirements
of
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“g”
.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
work-based
learning,
including
by
25
repealing
provisions
related
to
regional
industry
sector
26
partnerships
and
the
statewide
work-based
learning
intermediary
27
network,
establishing
the
workforce
opportunity
fund
within
28
the
department
of
workforce
development,
and
modifying
29
provisions
related
to
career
and
technical
education,
student
30
teacher
requirements
for
students
with
substitute
teaching
or
31
para-educator
experience,
and
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
32
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
program.
33
DIVISION
I
——
REGIONAL
INDUSTRY
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS
AND
34
STATEWIDE
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
INTERMEDIARY
NETWORK.
Code
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section
84A.15
authorizes
community
colleges
and
the
department
1
of
workforce
development
(IWD)
to
use
moneys
for
the
pathways
2
for
academic
career
and
employment
program
to
provide
staff
and
3
support
for
the
development
and
implementation
of
a
regional
4
industry
sector
partnership
within
each
region
served
by
each
5
community
college.
The
bill
repeals
Code
section
84A.15
and
6
makes
conforming
changes.
7
Code
section
84A.16
establishes
the
statewide
work-based
8
learning
intermediary
network
program
within
IWD
for
the
9
purpose
of
preparing
students
for
the
workforce
by
facilitating
10
cooperation
and
collaboration
between
businesses
and
entities
11
within
the
state
system
of
education
and
offering
relevant,
12
work-based
learning
activities
to
students
and
teachers.
The
13
bill
repeals
Code
section
84A.16
and
makes
conforming
changes.
14
DIVISION
II
——
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
AND
WORK-BASED
15
LEARNING.
Current
law
requires
school
districts
and
accredited
16
nonpublic
schools
to
offer
and
teach,
in
grades
9
through
12,
17
a
minimum
of
three
sequential
units
in
at
least
four
career
18
and
technical
education
service
areas.
The
bill
provides
19
that
the
instructional
programs
provided
under
this
provision
20
may
include
work-based
learning,
as
defined
in
Code
section
21
256.125
(community
colleges
and
post-secondary
readiness
22
bureau),
as
modified
by
the
bill.
The
bill
also
provides
that
23
instructional
programs
that
include
work-based
learning
may
be
24
provided
when
school
is
not
in
session,
including
during
the
25
summer
months.
26
DIVISION
III
——
STUDENT
TEACHING.
Current
law
provides
that
27
the
student
teaching
experience
provided
during
a
practitioner
28
preparation
program
shall
be
a
minimum
of
14
weeks
in
duration
29
during
the
student’s
final
year
of
the
program.
The
bill
30
provides
that
the
student
teaching
experience
may
be
reduced
31
to
four
weeks
in
duration
if
the
student
bears
the
primary
32
responsibility
for
planning,
instruction,
and
assessment
within
33
the
classroom
during
the
student
teaching
experience;
the
34
board
of
educational
examiners
(BOEE)
has
issued
a
substitute
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license,
substitute
authorization,
or
para-educator
certificate
1
to
the
student,
and
the
student
has
prior
experience
working
2
as
a
substitute
teacher
or
a
para-educator;
and
the
student
3
teaching
experience
takes
place
in
the
classroom
of
a
4
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
licensed
in
the
5
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
which
the
student
6
is
being
prepared.
Additionally,
the
bill
provides
that
7
requirements
related
to
the
student
teacher
experience
may
be
8
satisfied
if
the
student
teaching
experience
takes
place
in
9
the
classroom
of
a
cooperating
teacher
who
is
appropriately
10
licensed
in
the
subject
area
and
grade
level
endorsement
for
11
which
the
student
is
being
prepared,
and
lasts
for
at
least
12
one-half
of
each
school
day;
under
the
supervision
of
the
13
cooperating
teacher,
and
for
at
least
one-half
of
each
school
14
day,
the
student
bears
the
primary
responsibility
for
planning,
15
instruction,
and
assessment
within
the
classroom
for
a
minimum
16
of
four
weeks
during
the
student
teaching
experience;
and
the
17
BOEE
has
issued
a
para-educator
certificate
to
the
student,
and
18
the
student
works
as
a
para-educator
for
at
least
one-half
of
19
each
school
day
during
the
student
teaching
experience.
20
DIVISION
IV
——
CHANGES
TO
DEFINED
TERMS.
The
bill
modifies
21
the
definition
of
“work-based
learning”
for
purposes
of
22
the
Iowa
registered
apprenticeship
Act,
and
for
purposes
of
23
the
community
colleges
and
post-secondary
readiness
bureau
24
within
the
higher
education
division
of
the
department
of
25
education,
to
mean
opportunities
and
experiences
that
include
26
but
are
not
limited
to
sustained
project-based
learning
in
27
partnership
with
an
employer,
simulated
work
experiences
28
aligned
with
industry-recognized
credentials,
high-quality
29
pre-apprenticeships
aligned
to
an
apprenticeship,
student
30
learner
programs,
internships,
and
apprenticeships.
31
The
bill
also
modifies
the
definitions
of
“quality
32
pre-apprenticeship
program”
and
“youth
apprenticeship”
for
33
purposes
of
the
Iowa
registered
apprenticeship
Act.
34
DIVISION
V
——
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
——
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WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY
FUND.
The
bill
establishes
a
workforce
1
opportunity
fund
in
the
state
treasury
as
a
separate
fund
under
2
the
control
of
the
department
of
workforce
development.
The
3
bill
provides
that
the
fund
shall
consist
of
appropriations
4
made
to
the
fund,
any
other
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
5
or
accepted
by
the
department
from
the
federal
government
or
6
private
sources
for
placement
in
the
fund,
and
transfers
of
7
interest,
earnings,
and
moneys
from
other
funds
as
provided
by
8
law.
Additionally,
the
bill
appropriates
moneys
in
the
fund
to
9
the
department
for
the
purposes
of
training
and
infrastructure
10
related
to
the
growth
and
maintenance
of
the
state’s
workforce
11
programs.
The
bill
establishes
that
permitted
uses
of
12
the
moneys
in
the
fund
include
equipment,
instructional
13
materials,
stipends,
and
other
training-related
costs.
The
14
bill
requires
that,
on
or
before
December
31
of
each
year,
the
15
department
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
16
the
legislative
services
agency
that
contains
a
list
of
all
17
expenditures
from
the
fund
made
in
the
previous
fiscal
year.
18
The
bill
provides
that
the
legislative
services
agency
is
to
19
provide
a
copy
of
the
report
to
the
co-chairpersons
and
ranking
20
members
of
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
economic
21
development.
The
workforce
opportunity
fund
is
repealed
July
22
1,
2029.
23
The
bill
provides
that
any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
24
department
of
workforce
development
for
purposes
of
the
25
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
26
or
unobligated
as
of
July
1,
2024,
but
not
more
than
$30
27
million,
shall
be
deposited
in
the
workforce
opportunity
fund.
28
Additionally,
the
bill
provides
that
any
moneys
remaining
in
29
the
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
after
such
deposit
30
shall
be
transferred
to
the
account
of
this
state
in
the
31
unemployment
trust
fund;
provided,
however,
that
any
interest
32
earned
on
moneys
remaining
in
the
unemployment
compensation
33
reserve
fund
after
the
deposit
are
to
be
transferred
to
the
34
special
employment
security
contingency
fund.
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DIVISION
VI
——
FUTURE
READY
IOWA
SKILLED
WORKFORCE
1
LAST-DOLLAR
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.
Current
law
provides
that
2
eligible
students
may
receive
a
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
3
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
from
the
future
ready
4
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
fund.
The
5
scholarship
is
intended
to
cover
any
remaining
gap
between
6
federal
and
state
grants
or
scholarships
and
tuition
and
7
certain
fees.
Under
current
law,
only
an
eligible
student
8
participating
in
an
eligible
program,
defined
as
a
program
of
9
study
or
an
academic
major
jointly
approved
by
the
college
10
student
aid
commission
and
the
department
of
workforce
11
development,
in
consultation
with
an
eligible
institution,
that
12
leads
to
a
credential
aligned
with
a
high-demand
job
designated
13
by
the
workforce
development
board
or
a
community
college,
14
may
receive
a
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
15
scholarship.
16
The
bill
establishes
that
an
eligible
student
may
only
17
receive
a
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
18
scholarship
if
the
student
has
an
expected
family
contribution
19
of
less
than
or
equal
to
$20,000,
as
determined
by
the
free
20
application
for
federal
student
aid.
21
Current
law
provides
that
scholarships
under
the
future
22
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
program
23
be
awarded
on
an
annual
basis,
and
that
eligible
students
24
must
annually
submit
new
applications
to
the
college
student
25
aid
commission.
The
bill
provides
that
such
scholarships
be
26
awarded
for
a
two-year
period,
or
at
the
time
the
student
earns
27
the
credential
sought,
up
to
an
associate
degree,
and
that
28
students
need
not
annually
reapply
for
the
scholarship.
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