IA HF289

Transfers the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services from the Iowa Department of Workforce Development to the Iowa Department of Education

Reassigns rulemaking authority for vocational rehabilitation from the Department of Workforce Development to the State Board of Education

Moves Code chapter 84H (governing vocational rehabilitation services, federal funding custody, gift reporting, and related programs) to new sections 256.231 through 256.240 within the education chapter

Updates references throughout Iowa Code to reflect the organizational change, including provisions affecting special appointments for persons with disabilities, workforce development boards, and disability certification programs

Maintains existing vocational rehabilitation functions including administration of federal Rehabilitation Act programs, disability determinations under Social Security, and the entrepreneurs with disabilities program under the new departmental structure