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Transferring the division of vocational rehabilitation services from the department of workforce development to the department of education
Sponsored by Rep. Josh Turek (D)
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill transfers the division of vocational rehabilitation services from the department of workforce development to the department of education. The division of vocational rehabilitation services is responsible for, among other things, administering legislation enacted pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in this state, administering the use of funds provided by the federal government and this state for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, assisting in the development of training agencies for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, helping to secure the rehabilitation of individuals with significant disabilities, providing rehabilitation services to individuals with significant disabilities who are homebound, and administering the entrepreneurs with disabilities program.
Read the full explanation
Current law establishes the division of vocational rehabilitation services within the department of workforce development. The bill transfers the division of vocational rehabilitation services from the department of workforce development to the department of education. The bill makes conforming changes, including changes related to the membership of the Iowa workforce development board and the Iowa autism council.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§147.77§19B.2§225C.23§256.35A§48A.19§84A.1§84A.1A§84A.4§84A.6§84B.1§84B.2§84H.10§84H.2§84H.3§84H.7§84H.8§85.70
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