Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, the Iowa finance authority, the public employment relations board, the department of workforce development, and the state board of regents and certain regents institutions, and by modifying provisions relating to the pathways for academic career and employment program, the apprenticeship training program, and new jobs training agreements

For FY 2023-2024, the bill limits standing appropriations for the world food prize, certain operational support grants, community cultural grants, and regional tourism marketing.7 to the economic development authority. The bill appropriates moneys for FY 2023-2024 from the special employment security contingency fund and interest earned on the unemployment compensation reserve fund to the department of workforce development. secretary of treasury pursuant to section 903 of the federal Social Security Act are appropriated to the department of workforce development. Up to $800,000 of the unemployment compensation modernization incentive payments made to the state’s unemployment trust fund account as a special transfer under section 903 of the federal Social Security Act are appropriated to the department of workforce development for modification of space for unemployment insurance administrative law judge offices and conference rooms for unemployment insurance appeal hearings. The auditor of state is requested to review the audit of the Iowa finance authority performed by the auditor hired by the authority. The bill requires the economic development authority, the vocational rehabilitation services division of the department of workforce development, the state board of regents, and Iowa state university of science and technology to submit various reports to the general assembly. FUTURE READY IOWA VOLUNTEER MENTORING PROGRAM.15 full-time equivalent positions under the program. PATHWAYS FOR ACADEMIC CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. The bill requires the department of workforce development, rather than the department of education, to adopt rules in consultation with entities designated in the bill for the pathway for academic career and employment program. APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM.2 to strike the definition for “targeted industries”. NEW JOBS TRAINING AGREEMENTS. The bill authorizes a community college that entered into a new jobs training agreement (agreement) that was effective in April 2021 to enter into a new agreement with the same employer with an effective date of September 2023. The new jobs eligible under the agreement are determined as outlined in the bill.