Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to eligibility for financial assistance from the department of workforce development for certain apprenticeship programs
Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Cooling (D)
Topics:Jobs & workers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 17, 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 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Companies that run registered apprenticeship programs in Iowa can apply for money from the state to help with their programs. To get this help, the programs must now include a specific minimum number of training hours for apprentices during their first year and every year after that. This changes the rules for how many training hours are required to qualify for financial assistance.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that an apprenticeship sponsor or lead apprenticeship sponsor that conducts an apprenticeship program registered with the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship, through Iowa, for apprentices who will be employed at worksites located in Iowa may apply to the department of workforce development for financial assistance if the apprenticeship program includes a minimum of contact hours per apprentice for the first training year of an apprenticeship program and 100 contact hours per apprentice for each full training year of the apprenticeship program thereafter. Under current law, the required time period is a minimum of 100 contact hours per apprentice for each training year of the apprenticeship program.