HSB 68 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to workforce training, unemployment insurance, adult education, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the workforce development board, and local workforce development boards, and making appropriations.

This bill updates Iowa's workforce development programs by aligning state administration with current federal requirements. It clarifies that existing AmeriCorps programs (like Iowa Reading Corps and RefugeeRISE) now fall under the "Iowa national service corps," and revises reporting rules for workforce boards to match federal standards. The bill modifies how local workforce plans are developed and approved, requires collaboration between workforce and education departments on industry partnerships, and repeals outdated sections of law. It directly affects the Department of Workforce Development, workforce development boards, and local workforce development boards managing training, unemployment insurance, and adult education programs.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Full legislative history

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Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 4, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 722.
legislature
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 0.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2025 12:00PM House Lounge.
legislature
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Moore, T., Jeneary and McBurney.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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