Iowa Code § 260H.1
Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act”.
Iowa Code Chapter 260H — Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act
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Iowa Code § 260H.2
Pathways for academic career and employment program fund
1. A pathways for academic career and employment program is established to provide funding to community colleges for the development of projects in coordination with the economic development authority, the department of education, the department of workforce development, local workforce development boards established p…
Iowa Code § 260H.3
Eligibility criteria
1. Projects eligible for funding for the pathways for academic career and employment program shall be projects that further the ability of members of target populations to secure gainful, quality employment. For the purposes of this chapter, “target population” includes: a. Persons deemed low skilled for the purposes o…
Iowa Code § 260H.4
Program outcomes
Projects eligible for funding for the pathways for academic career and employment program shall be programs which further the following program outcomes: 1. Enabling the target populations to: a. Acquire and demonstrate competency in basic skills. b. Acquire and demonstrate competency in a specified technical field. c.…
Iowa Code § 260H.5
Program component requirements
Program components of a pathways for academic career and employment project implemented at a community college shall: 1. Include measurable and effective recruitment, assessment, and referral activities designed for the target populations. 2. Integrate basics skills and work-readiness training with occupational skills…
Iowa Code § 260H.6
Pipeline program
Each community college receiving funding for the pathways for academic career and employment program shall develop a pipeline program in order to better serve the academic, training, and employment needs of the target populations. A pipeline program shall have the following goals: 1. To strengthen partnerships with com…
Iowa Code § 260H.7
Career pathways and bridge curriculum development program
Each community college receiving funding for the pathways for academic career and employment program shall develop a career pathways and bridge curriculum development program in order to better serve the academic, training, and employment needs of the target populations. A career pathways and bridge curriculum developm…
Iowa Code § 260H.7A
Pathway navigators
1. A community college may use moneys for the pathways for academic career and employment program to employ pathway navigators to assist students applying for or enrolled in eligible pathways for academic career and employment projects. 2. Pathway navigators shall provide services and support to aid students in selecti…
Iowa Code § 260H.8
Rules
The department of education, in consultation with the community colleges, the economic development authority, and the department of workforce development, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this chapter. Local workforce development boards established pursuant to section 84A.4 shall be consulted in t…