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Establishing the pathways to education and employment reentry program to be administered by the community colleges division of the department of education and making appropriations
Topics:State budgetK–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 18, 2023
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill establishes the pathways to education and employment reentry program to be administered by the community colleges division of the department of education.F. The bill requires the division, through at least eight community colleges, to provide education related to educational and employment opportunities in the community to individuals exiting a correctional institution under the control of the Iowa department of corrections or a city or county jail. The bill establishes the specific services the program is to provide.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires the division to coordinate services with the Iowa department of corrections as well as other federal, state, local, and nonprofit entities to provide certain specified services to individuals exiting a correctional institution under the control of the Iowa department of corrections or a city or county jail. The bill also requires the division to develop a strategy for attracting additional financial resources. The bill establishes a pathways to education and employment reentry program fund in the state treasury as a separate fund under the control of the department of education.2 million from the general fund to the department of education for FY 2023-2024 for purposes of the program. The bill authorizes the state board of education to adopt rules to administer the program.
House subcommittee
Named January 18, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§260C.51
Lobbying
3 for · 0 against · 12 undecided · Who →