SF 2411 Iowa Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

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, the unemployment compensation reserve fund, and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.

This bill restructures how Iowa manages work-based learning programs by removing existing regional partnerships and creating a new Workforce Opportunity Fund within the Department of Workforce Development. It updates rules for career and technical education, adjusts requirements for student teachers who have prior substitute or para-educator experience, and modifies funding related to the unemployment compensation reserve fund. Additionally, the legislation includes specific changes to the Future Ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program and provides the necessary funding to implement these updates.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 20, 2024 Signed May 16, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2024 · House Apr 19, 2024

How they voted

3313
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
Apr 9, 2024
D Democratic16
2 Yea 13 Nay 1
81% Nay
R Republican34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
3
May 16, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13.
upper
Apr 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-5230.
upper
Apr 19, 2024
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5230.
upper
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 72, nays 21.
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Introduced
Amendment H-8384 filed, adopted.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13.
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Introduced
Amendment S-5130 filed, lost.
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar.
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.