Loading chat...
IA HSB572
SB
Status
1/15/2026
Primary Sponsor
Higher Education
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Expands the statewide high-demand jobs list to include postsecondary summer classes for high school students under section 261E.8, subsection 8, for purposes of workforce development programs including apprenticeships and scholarship programs.
-
Modifies career academy requirements to specify programs must include a minimum number of units (rather than "two years") of secondary education, with at least one unit meeting concurrent enrollment requirements under section 261E.8.
-
Adds provisions for calculating supplemental weighting for pupils attending community college summer term courses, counting summer attendance as if it occurred during the following school year for funding purposes.
-
Allows community colleges to identify and maintain regional high-demand job lists (up to five jobs) in consultation with regional career and technical education planning partnerships, subject to board approval.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to career education, including by modifying provisions related to career academies, the collective statewide articulation agreement between community colleges and the state board of regents, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, and individual career and academic plans.(See HF 2547.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2547.
2/16/2026