HSB 675

A college that elects to establish a certificate program shall use the framework provided by the department as the minimum requirements, and may modify the curriculum based on the unique circumstances of the specific college. As detailed in the bill, the college shall obtain approval of its certificate program prior to implementation of the program. _____ development), to develop and maintain a library of resources that serves as a single resource point at which any Iowa-based business involved in meat processing may obtain education and financial assistance information as detailed in the bill.1B(14) no later than July 31, 2022. The department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS) is required by the bill to review all administrative rules (rules) related to labeling of meat products processed at state-inspected and federally inspected small-scale meat processing businesses and licensed custom lockers located in the state and to identify any regulatory hurdles that impede their ability to do business in the state. DALS shall, no later than December 31, 2022, adopt rules as necessary, and as permitted by state and federal law, to eliminate the regulatory hurdles. DALS is required to collaborate with Iowa state university extension and outreach to develop and maintain a direct-to-consumer tool kit that contains, at a minimum, the information detailed in the task force’s final report. The tool kit shall be posted on DALS’s internet site no later than December 31, 2022. The bill requires DALS to develop and maintain a directory of meat lockers in Iowa that provides the location of, the contact information for, and the products offered to consumers by, each locker in the directory. The directory must be posted on DALS’s choose Iowa internet site no later than December 31, 2022. No later than August 31, 2022, DALS shall conduct an outreach program to provide information regarding the Iowa cooperative interstate shipment program to all state-inspected meat and poultry establishments located in the state.