Week 4 saw the beginning of the budgeting process in both chambers. On Monday, I presented along with Indian Hills Community College President Matt Thompson to the House Education Budget subcommittee. Our presentation slides can be found here. Additionally, this week both the House and Senate released their bill for...
Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing Division III adds additional authority over professional licensing to the Department of Inspections and Appeals. That department will also now administer laws relating to employee safety, labor standards, and workers’ compensation. Iowa Workforce Development Reorganization Division XI moves programs to Iowa Workforce Development (IWD)...
Next week, a delegation of Iowa Community Colleges will be attending the National Legislative Summit and meeting with each member of our congressional delegation. We are thrilled that Iowa’s own Secretary Tom Vilsack is one of the main speakers. Ahead of this event, the Association of Community College Trustees and...
We have added another new legislative resource! Log in to the member portal (if you still don’t have an account, get one here) and look under Legislative Information for our new index of Iowa Code. This document allows you to see every code reference pertaining to Iowa’s Community Colleges in...
This report from Iowa Economic Development goes over data about the Industrial New Jobs Training Act (260E), Iowa Jobs Training (260F), Accelerated Career Education Program Act (260G), Apprenticeship Training Act (15B), Future Ready Iowa Apprenticeship Development Program (15C), and the Future Ready Iowa Expanded Registered Apprenticeship Opportunities Program (15C). IEDA...
A series of events for students, educators, and parents, the Build Iowa Career Fair will help connect commercial contractors with students in 11th and 12th grade and community colleges. These three free events are happening in the next few weeks: Des Moines March 30th, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 1:30...
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Bill List - February 3, 2023 Category Bill # Sponsor Bill Explanation Comments Registration Status PRE-FILED Audit Auditor of State If suspected of misuse of public funds, must cooperate with auditor to establish investigation. Any actions taken by auditor will be reimbursed by community college. FILED Academic Programs SF 8...