A bill for an act relating to education programs and systems, including career and technical education expenditures and definitions, statewide lower division general education framework and common course numbering systems, and the implementation of a statewide corequisite model in Iowa community colleges.
What changed between versions
Added new legal definitions for 'high-demand occupation,' 'high-skill occupation,' and 'high-wage occupation' to standardize how the state identifies priority job sectors.
Mandated that all Iowa community colleges replace traditional prerequisite remedial coursework with a corequisite model by the 2028-2029 school year.
Required the implementation of a statewide lower division general education framework and a common course numbering system to ensure credits transfer seamlessly between high schools and colleges.
Set specific deadlines for implementation, including a study on course numbering by December 31, 2026, and full adoption of the corequisite model by July 2028.
Updated rules for regional career and technical education partnerships to ensure expenditures are aligned with the newly defined high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand occupations.