Iowa SF 78: A bill for an act relating to certain specified skilled trades, including modifying provisions related to department of workforce development internship programs, the Iowa summer youth corps program, college student aid commission programs, the senior year plus program, the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics collaborative initiative within the innovation division of the department of education, and curricula provided in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools to include the skilled trades, and including applicability provisions.

Bill Text

Senate
File
78
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Introduced

SENATE
FILE
78

BY
DONAHUE

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
certain
specified
skilled
trades,
including
1

modifying
provisions
related
to
department
of
workforce
2

development
internship
programs,
the
Iowa
summer
youth
corps
3

program,
college
student
aid
commission
programs,
the
senior
4

year
plus
program,
the
science,
technology,
engineering,
and
5

mathematics
collaborative
initiative
within
the
innovation
6

division
of
the
department
of
education,
and
curricula
7

provided
in
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
8

and
charter
schools
to
include
the
skilled
trades,
and
9

including
applicability
provisions.
10

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
11

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Section
1.
Section
15H.5,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
1

amended
to
read
as
follows:
2

3.
The
program
shall
provide
grants
for
projects
that
3

utilize
a
service-learning
approach
during
the
summer
months
4

to
enhance
student
achievement
and
summer
learning
retention,
5

teach
meaningful
job
skills
to
Iowa
youth,
engage
Iowa
youth
6

in
their
communities,
provide
positive
youth
development
7

experiences,
and
address
the
needs
of
youth
from
families
with
8

low
income.
The
service-learning
approach
shall
be
integrated
9

into
the
program
using
curricula
related
to
the
skilled
trades,

10

including
trades
related
to
welding,
machinist
technology,

11

tool
and
die
making,
carpentry,
electrical
work,
plumbing,
12

automotive
mechanics
technology,
and
heating,
ventilation,
13

and
air
conditioning
technology,

science,
technology,
14

engineering,
mathematics,
social
studies,
civic
literacy,
or
15

other
appropriate
curricula
identified
by
the
department
of
16

education.
17

Sec.
2.
Section
84A.21,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
18

subparagraph
(1),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19

(1)
The
purpose
of
the
second
component
of
the
program
is
to
20

assist
in
placing
Iowa
students
studying
in
the
skilled
trades,

21

including
trades
related
to
welding,
machinist
technology,
22

tool
and
die
making,
carpentry,
electrical
work,
plumbing,

23

automotive
mechanics
technology,
and
heating,
ventilation,
24

and
air
conditioning
technology,
or
in
the
fields
of
science,
25

technology,
engineering,
and
mathematics
into
internships
26

that
lead
to
permanent
positions
with
Iowa
employers.
The
27

department
of
workforce
development
shall
collaborate
with
28

eligible
employers,
including
but
not
limited
to
innovative
29

businesses,
to
ensure
that
the
interns
hired
are
studying
in
30

such
fields.
An
Iowa
employer
may
receive
financial
assistance
31

on
a
matching
basis
for
a
portion
of
the
wages
paid
to
an
32

intern.
If
providing
financial
assistance,
the
department
33

of
workforce
development
shall
provide
the
assistance
on
34

a
reimbursement
basis
such
that
for
every
two
dollars
of
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wages
earned
by
the
student,
one
dollar
paid
by
the
employer
1

is
matched
by
one
dollar
from
the
department
of
workforce
2

development.
The
amount
of
financial
assistance
shall
not
3

exceed
five
thousand
dollars
per
internship.
The
department
4

of
workforce
development
may
adopt
rules
to
administer
this
5

component.
In
adopting
rules
to
administer
this
component,
6

the
department
of
workforce
development
shall
adopt
rules
as
7

similar
as
possible
to
those
adopted
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
.
8

Sec.
3.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
h,
9

subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(c),
Code
2025,
is
10

amended
to
read
as
follows:
11

(c)
Applied
sciences,
technology,
engineering,
and
12

manufacturing,
including
transportation,
distribution,
13

logistics,
architecture,
and

construction
,
and
curricula
14

related
to
the
skilled
trades,
including
trades
related
to
15

welding,
machinist
technology,
tool
and
die
making,
carpentry,
16

electrical
work,
plumbing,
automotive
mechanics
technology,
and
17

heating,
ventilation,
and
air
conditioning
technology

.
18

Sec.
4.
Section
256.111,
subsections
3,
4,
and
5,
Code
2025,
19

are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20

3.
A
science,
technology,
engineering,
and
mathematics
21

collaborative
initiative
is
established
within
the
innovation
22

division
for
purposes
of
supporting
activities
directly
23

related
to
recruitment
of
prekindergarten
through
grade
twelve
24

mathematics
and
science
teachers
for
ongoing
mathematics
and
25

science
programming
for
students
enrolled
in
prekindergarten
26

through
grade
twelve
and
for
the
recruitment
of
grade
one

27

through
grade
twelve
teachers
for
ongoing
programming
related
28

to
the
skilled
trades,
including
trades
related
to
welding,
29

machinist
technology,
tool
and
die
making,
carpentry,

30

electrical
work,
plumbing,
automotive
mechanics
technology,
and
31

heating,
ventilation,
and
air
conditioning
technology

.
32

4.
The
collaborative
initiative
shall
prioritize
student
33

interest
in
achievement
in
science,
tec