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2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.35 - Limitation on land.

260C.35 Limitation on land.
1. A merged area shall not purchase land which will increase the aggregate of land owned by the merged area, excluding land acquired by donation or gift, to more than three hundred twenty acres without the approval of the director of the department of education. The limitation does not apply to a merged area owning more than three hundred twenty acres, excluding land acquired by donation or gift, prior to January 1, 1969.
2. With the approval of the director of the department of education, the board of directors of a merged area at any time may sell any land in excess of one hundred sixty acres owned by the merged area, and an election is not necessary in connection with the sale. The proceeds of the sale may be used for any of the purposes stated in section 260C.22. This subsection is in addition to any authority under other provisions of law.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.35]
83 Acts, ch 25, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1473; 92 Acts, ch 1037, §1
C93, §260C.35
2018 Acts, ch 1041, §66
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.37 - Membership in association of school boards.

260C.37 Membership in association of school boards.
1. Boards of directors of community colleges may pay, out of funds available to them, reasonable annual dues to an Iowa association of school boards.
2. Membership in such an Iowa association of school boards shall be limited to those duly elected members of boards of directors of community colleges.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.37]
90 Acts, ch 1253, §42
C93, §260C.37
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.38 - Lease agreements for space.

260C.38 Lease agreements for space.
1. The board of directors may enter into lease agreements, with or without purchase options, not to exceed twenty years in duration, for the leasing or rental of buildings for use basically as classrooms, laboratories, shops, libraries, and study halls for community college purposes, and pay for the leasing or rental with funds acquired pursuant to section 260C.17, section 260C.18, and section 260C.22.
2. The agreements may include the leasing of existing buildings on public or private property, buildings to be constructed upon real estate owned by the community college, or buildings to be placed upon real estate owned by the community college.
3. Subject to subsection 4, before entering into a lease agreement with a purchase option for a building to be constructed, or placed, upon real estate owned by the community college, the board shall first adopt plans and specifications for the proposed building which it considers suitable for the intended use, and the board shall also adopt the proposed terms of the lease agreement and purchase option. The board shall invite bids, by advertisement published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the county where the building is to be located. The lease agreement shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, or the board may reject all bids and readvertise for new bids.
4. A contract for construction by a private party of property to be lease-purchased by a community college is a contract for a public improvement as defined in section 26.2. If the estimated cost of the property to be lease-purchased that is renovated, repaired, or involves new construction exceeds the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, the board shall comply with the competitive bidding requirements of section 26.3.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.38; 82 Acts, ch 1230, §1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1474; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §43
C93, §260C.38
2002 Acts, ch 1140, §15; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1075, §4, 5, 12, 13; 2018 Acts, ch 1172, §71, 72
Referred to in §260C.56
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.40 - Prohibition of controlled substances.

260C.40 Prohibition of controlled substances.
Each community college shall adopt a policy that prohibits unlawful possession, use, or distribution of controlled substances by students and employees on property owned or leased by the community college or in conjunction with activities sponsored by a community college. Each community college shall provide information about the policy to all students and employees. The policy shall include a clear statement of sanctions for violation of the policy and information about available drug or alcohol counseling and rehabilitation programs. In carrying out this policy, the community college shall provide substance abuse prevention programs for students and employees.
91 Acts, ch 267, §242
CS91, §280A.40
C93, §260C.40
2008 Acts, ch 1032, §108
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.42 - Payment of expenses.

260C.42 Payment of expenses.
The board of directors of a merged area shall audit and allow all just claims against the community college and an order shall not be drawn upon the treasury until the claim has been audited and allowed. However, the board of directors, by resolution, may authorize the secretary of the board, when the board is not in session, to issue payments for salaries pursuant to the terms of a written contract and to issue payments upon the receipt of verification filed with the secretary for all other general fund and plant fund expenses within limits established by resolution of the board; expenses involving auxiliary, agency, and scholarship and loan accounts; and refunds to students for tuition and fees. The secretary shall either deliver in person or mail the payments to the payees. A payment shall be made payable only to the person performing the service or furnishing the supplies for which the payment is issued. Payments issued prior to audit and allowance by the board shall be allowed by the board at the first meeting held after the issuance and shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting.
[82 Acts, ch 1058, §1]
C83, §280A.42
87 Acts, ch 233, §479; 88 Acts, ch 1061, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §45
C93, §260C.42
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.43 - Claims.

260C.43 Claims.
The board of directors of each merged area shall audit claims against the merged area to ensure proper and just payment of all claims. Each payment shall be made payable to the vendor entitled to receive the payment with appropriate justification to ensure that the payment is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures and in accordance with the system prescribed under section 260C.5, subsection 9. The board may designate one or more members of the board or may employ a certified public accountant to perform and certify the audit to the board to comply with this section.
[82 Acts, ch 1059, §1]
C83, §280A.43
C93, §260C.43
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.44 - Apprenticeship programs.

260C.44 Apprenticeship programs.
1. Each community college is authorized to establish or contract for the establishment of apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable occupations. Any apprenticeship program established under this section shall comply with requirements established by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship. Participation in an apprenticeship program or apprenticeship agreement by an apprenticeship sponsor shall be on a voluntary basis.
2. For purposes of this section:
a. “Apprentice” means a person who is at least sixteen years of age, except where a higher minimum age is required by law, who is employed in an apprenticeable occupation, and is registered with the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship.
b. “Apprenticeable occupation” means an occupation approved for apprenticeship by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship.
c. “Apprenticeship program” means a plan, registered with the United States office of apprenticeship which contains the terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, including the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.
d. “Apprenticeship sponsor” means a person operating an apprenticeship program or in whose name an apprenticeship program is being operated, registered, or approved.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §46
C91, §280A.44
C93, §260C.44
2010 Acts, ch 1069, §35; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §47
Referred to in §15.343, 260F.6B
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.46 - Program and administrative sharing.

260C.46 Program and administrative sharing.
By September 1, 1990, the department shall establish guidelines and an approval process for program sharing agreements and for administrative sharing agreements entered into by two or more community colleges or by a community college and a higher education institution under the control of the board of regents. Guidelines established shall be designed to increase student access to programs, enhance educational program offerings throughout the state, and enhance interinstitutional cooperation in program offerings.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §48
C91, §280A.46
C93, §260C.46
97 Acts, ch 23, §29
Referred to in §256.9, 260C.28
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.49 - Rules.

260C.49 Rules.
The department of education shall adopt rules and definitions of terms necessary for the administration of this chapter. The school budget review committee shall adopt rules under chapter 17A to carry out section 260C.18B.
96 Acts, ch 1215, §35
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.50 - Adult education and literacy programs.

260C.50 Adult education and literacy programs.
1. For purposes of this section, “adult education and literacy programs” means adult basic education, adult education leading to a high school equivalency diploma under chapter 259A, English as a second language instruction, workplace and family literacy instruction, or integrated basic education and technical skills instruction.
2. The department and the community colleges shall jointly implement adult education and literacy programs to assist adults and youths sixteen years of age and older who are not in school in obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for further education, work, and community involvement.
3. The state board, in consultation with the community colleges, shall prescribe standards for adult education and literacy programs including but not limited to contextualized and integrated instruction, assessments, instructor qualification and professional development, data collection and reporting, and performance benchmarks.
4. The state board, in consultation with the community colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
2013 Acts, ch 141, §40
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.56 - Definitions.

260C.56 Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
1. “Board” means a board of directors of a community college.
2. “Bonds or notes” means revenue bonds or revenue notes which are payable solely from net rents, profits, and other income derived from the operation of residence halls, dormitories, incidental facilities, and additions.
3. “Institution” means a community college organized under this chapter.
4. “Project” means the acquisition by purchase, lease in accordance with section 260C.38, or construction of buildings for use as student residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities therefor, and additions to such buildings, the reconstruction, completion, equipment, improvement, repair or remodeling of residence halls, dormitories, or additions or incidental facilities, and the acquisition of property of every kind and description, whether real, personal, or mixed, by gift, purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise and the improvement of the property.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §58; 90 Acts, ch 1254, §4
C91, §280A.56
91 Acts, ch 267, §243, 244
C93, §260C.56
2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Referred to in §260C.34, 260C.69
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.57 - Authorization — contracts — title.

260C.57 Authorization — contracts — title.
Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, the board of directors of each community college is hereby authorized to undertake and carry out any project at a community college under the board’s control and to operate, control, maintain, and manage student residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities, and additions to such buildings at each of said institutions. All contracts for the construction, reconstruction, completion, equipment, improvement, repair or remodeling of any buildings, additions or facilities shall be let in accordance with the provisions of section 260C.19. The title to all real estate acquired under the provisions of this subchapter and the improvements erected on the real estate shall be taken and held in the name of the merged area. The board is authorized to rent the rooms in such residence halls and dormitories to the students, officers, guests and employees of the institutions at such rates, fees or rentals as will provide a reasonable return upon the investment, but which will in any event produce net rents, profits and income sufficient to insure the payment of the principal of and interest on all bonds or notes issued to pay any part of the cost of any project and refunding bonds or notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter and to insure that no property tax revenues will be needed to retire the bonds or notes.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §59
C91, §280A.57
C93, §260C.57
94 Acts, ch 1023, §94; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.59 - Rates and terms of bonds or notes.

260C.59 Rates and terms of bonds or notes.
The bonds or notes may bear a date or dates, may bear interest at such rate or rates, may mature at such time or times, may be in such form, carry such registration privileges, may be payable at such place or places, may be subject to such terms of redemption prior to maturity with or without premium, if so stated on the face of the bonds, and may contain any terms and covenants as may be provided by the resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes. In addition to the estimated cost of construction, the cost of the project shall be deemed to include interest upon the bonds or notes during construction and for six months after the estimated completion date, the compensation of a fiscal agent or adviser, any underwriter discount, and engineering, administrative and legal expenses. The bonds or notes shall be executed by the president of the board of directors and attested by the secretary. Any bonds or notes bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing shall be valid and binding for all purposes, notwithstanding that before delivery of the bonds or notes any or all persons whose signatures appear on the bonds or notes shall have ceased to be officers. Each bond or note shall state upon its face the name of the institution on behalf of which it is issued, that it is payable solely and only from the net rents, profits and income derived from the operation of residence halls or dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities, at the institution named, and that it does not constitute a charge against the state of Iowa within the meaning or application of any constitutional or statutory limitation or provision. The issuance of bonds or notes shall be recorded in the office of the treasurer of the institution on behalf of which the bonds or notes are issued, and a certificate by such treasurer to this effect shall be printed on the back of each such bond or note.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §61
C91, §280A.59
91 Acts, ch 267, §246
C93, §260C.59
94 Acts, ch 1023, §95
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.60 - Issuance resolution.

260C.60 Issuance resolution.
Upon the determination by the board to undertake and carry out any project or to refund outstanding bonds or notes, the board shall adopt a resolution generally describing the contemplated project and setting forth the estimated cost, or describing the obligations to be refunded, fixing the amount of bonds or notes to be issued, the maturity or maturities, the interest rate or rates and all details of the project. The resolution shall contain any covenants as may be determined by the board as to the issuance of additional bonds or notes that may be issued payable from the net rents, profits and income of the residence halls or dormitories, the amendment or modification of the resolution authorizing the issuance of any bonds or notes, the manner, terms and conditions and the amount or percentage of assenting bonds or notes necessary to effectuate the amendment or modification, and any other covenants as may be deemed necessary or desirable. In the discretion of the board any bonds or notes issued under the terms of this subchapter may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the board and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the boundaries of the state of Iowa. The provisions of this subchapter and of any resolution or other proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes and providing for the establishment and maintenance of adequate rates, fees or rentals and the application of the proceeds thereof shall constitute a contract with the holders of the bonds or notes.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §62
C91, §280A.60
91 Acts, ch 267, §247
C93, §260C.60
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.61 - Rates, fees, and rentals — pledge.

260C.61 Rates, fees, and rentals — pledge.
If bonds or notes are issued by a board, the board shall establish, impose, and collect rates, fees or rentals for the use of and services provided by the residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities therefor, at the institution on behalf of which the bonds or notes are issued, shall adjust the rates, fees, or rentals from time to time, in order to always provide net amounts sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes as they become due, and shall maintain a reserve. The board may pledge a sufficient amount of the net rents, profits and income derived from the operation of residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other facilities, at the institution for this purpose. Rates, fees, or rentals collected at one institution shall not be used to discharge bonds or notes issued for or on account of another institution. All bonds or notes issued under the terms of this subchapter shall be exempt from taxation by the state of Iowa and the interest on the bonds or notes is exempt from the state income tax.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §63
C91, §280A.61
C93, §260C.61
2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Referred to in §422.7(2)(k)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.62 - Accounts.

260C.62 Accounts.
1. A certified copy of each resolution providing for the issuance of bonds or notes under this subchapter shall be filed with the treasurer of the institution on behalf of which the bonds or notes are issued and the treasurer shall keep and maintain separate accounts for each issue of bonds or notes in accordance with the covenants and directions set out in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds or notes. All rates, fees, or rentals collected for the use of and services provided by the residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities, at each institution shall be held in trust by the treasurer, separate and apart from all other funds, to be used only for the purposes specified in this subchapter and as may be required and provided for by the proceedings of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes. The treasurer of each institution shall disburse funds from the proper account for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes in accordance with the directions and covenants of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes.
2. If the amount of bonds or notes issued under this chapter exceeds the actual costs of the projects for which the bonds or notes were issued, the amount of the difference shall be used to pay the principal and interest due on bonds or notes issued under this chapter.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §64
C91, §280A.62
C93, §260C.62
2014 Acts, ch 1026, §67
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.63 - No obligation against state.

260C.63 No obligation against state.
Under no circumstances shall any bonds or notes issued under the terms of this subchapter be or become or be construed to constitute a charge against the state of Iowa within the purview of any constitutional or statutory limitation or provision. Taxes, appropriations, or other funds of the state of Iowa shall not be pledged for or used to pay for the bonds or notes or for the interest on the bonds or notes. Any principal and interest on bonds or notes issued under this subchapter shall be payable only from the net rents, profits, and income derived from the operation of residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities, at the institutions of higher learning under the control of the board, and the sole remedy for any breach or default of the terms of any bonds or notes or proceedings for their issuance shall be a proceeding either in law or in equity by suit, action, or mandamus to enforce and compel performance of the duties required by this subchapter and the terms of the resolution under which the bonds or notes are issued.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §65
C91, §280A.63
C93, §260C.63
2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.64 - Who may invest.

260C.64 Who may invest.
All banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on an investment business, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this subchapter. However, this section shall not be construed as relieving any persons from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities for purchase or investment.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §66
C91, §280A.64
C93, §260C.64
2012 Acts, ch 1017, §64; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.65 - Federal or other aid accepted.

260C.65 Federal or other aid accepted.
The board of directors of each community college may apply for and accept federal aid or nonfederal gifts or grants of funds, and may use the aid, gifts, or funds to pay all or any part of the cost of carrying out any project at any institution under the terms of this subchapter or to pay any bonds and interest on the bonds issued for any of the purposes specified in this subchapter.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §67
C91, §280A.65
C93, §260C.65
94 Acts, ch 1023, §96; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.66 - Reports to general assembly.

260C.66 Reports to general assembly.
1. The board of directors of each community college shall determine, in consultation with the legislative services agency, the financial information to be included in line item budget information for projects funded by the issuance of bonds or notes under this chapter and shall submit the line item budget information to the general assembly as requested. The board of directors of each community college shall submit quarterly reports to the general assembly concerning the projects funded by the issuance of bonds or notes under this chapter as follows:
a. Identification of both undercharges and overcharges for line items of projects.
b. Identification of contracts in which any line item for a project exceeds the adopted budget for that line item by ten percent or more.
c. Identification of complaints received by an institution regarding the construction of a project.
2. If the board of directors of a community college approves a change in the amount of the line item of a budget for a project, the change shall be transmitted to the appropriations committees of the house of representatives and senate, while the general assembly is in session, and to the legislative council, when the general assembly is not in session, for review.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §68
C91, §280A.66
C93, §260C.66
94 Acts, ch 1023, §97; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.67 - Alternative method.

260C.67 Alternative method.
This subchapter shall be construed as providing an alternative and independent method for carrying out any project at any institution under the control of a community college board of directors, for the issuance and sale or exchange of bonds or notes in connection with a project and for refunding bonds or notes pertinent to the project, without reference to any other statute, and shall not be construed as an amendment of or subject to the provisions of any other law, and no publication of any notice, whether under section 73A.12 or otherwise, and no other or further proceeding in respect to the issuance or sale or exchange of bonds or notes under this subchapter, shall be required except as prescribed by this subchapter, any provisions of other statutes of the state to the contrary notwithstanding.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §69
C91, §280A.67
C93, §260C.67
94 Acts, ch 1023, §98; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.68 - Prior action legalized.

260C.68 Prior action legalized.
All rights previously acquired in connection with the financing of any project at any institution are preserved and all acts and proceedings taken by the board preliminary to and in connection with the authorization and issuance of any previously issued and outstanding notes or other obligations for any project are hereby legalized, validated, and confirmed and the notes or obligations are hereby declared to be legal and to constitute valid and binding obligations of the board according to their terms and payable solely and only from the sources referred to in the notes or obligations.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §70
C91, §280A.68
C93, §260C.68
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.69 - Dormitory space priority.

260C.69 Dormitory space priority.
1. Each community college which completes a project, as defined under section 260C.56, subsection 4, shall set aside a percentage of available dormitory space for the purposes of meeting the needs of the following:
a. Students, with families, who are participating in specialized or intensive programs.
b. Students who are participating in specialized or intensive programs.
c. Child care arrangements for students, faculty, or staff.
d. Students whose residence is located too far from the community college to permit commuting to and from school, as determined by the board of directors of the merged area.
e. Students whose disabilities require special housing adaptations.
2. Once all priorities have been met, students shall be allotted rooms on a first come, first served basis.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §71
C91, §280A.69
C93, §260C.69
99 Acts, ch 192, §33; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §67
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 260C.73 - Rules.

260C.73 Rules.
The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement sections 260C.71 and 260C.72.
90 Acts, ch 1253, §78
C91, §280A.73
C93, §260C.73
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260E - INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING › Section 260E.3 - Agreement.

260E.3 Agreement.
1. A community college may enter into an agreement to establish a project. If an agreement is entered into, the community college and the employer shall notify the department of revenue as soon as possible. An agreement shall provide for program costs, including deferred costs, which may be paid from one or a combination of the following sources:
a. Incremental property taxes to be received or derived from an employer’s business property where new jobs are created as a result of the project.
b. New jobs credit from withholding to be received or derived from new employment resulting from the project.
c. Tuition, student fees, or special charges fixed by the board of directors to defray program costs in whole or in part.
d. Guarantee of payments to be received under paragraph “a”, “b”, or “c”.
2. Payment of program costs shall not be deferred for a period longer than ten years from the date of commencement of the project.
3. Costs of on-the-job training for employees shall not exceed fifty percent of the annual gross payroll costs for up to one year of the new jobs. For purposes of this subsection, “gross payroll” can be the gross wages, salaries, and benefits for the jobs in training in the project.
4. An agreement shall include a provision which fixes the minimum amount of incremental property taxes, new jobs credit from withholding, or tuition and fee payments which shall be paid for program costs.
5. Any payments required to be made by an employer are a lien upon the employer’s business property until paid and have equal precedence with ordinary taxes and shall not be divested by a judicial sale. Property subject to the lien may be sold for sums due and delinquent at a tax sale, with the same forfeitures, penalties, and consequences as for the nonpayment of ordinary taxes. The purchaser at tax sale obtains the property subject to the remaining payments.
83 Acts, ch 171, §3, 8
CS83, §280B.3
90 Acts, ch 1253, §74
C93, §260E.3
94 Acts, ch 1182, §1, 2; 95 Acts, ch 195, §11, 44; 95 Acts, ch 201, §1, 3; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Referred to in §15A.7, 403.21
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260E - INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING › Section 260E.4 - Incremental property taxes.

260E.4 Incremental property taxes.
If an agreement provides that all or part of program costs are to be paid for by incremental property taxes, the board of directors shall provide by resolution that taxes levied on the employer’s taxable business property, where new jobs are created as a result of a project, each year by or for the benefit of the state, city, county, school district, or other taxing district after the effective date of the resolution shall be divided as provided in section 403.19, subsections 1 and 2, in the same manner as if the employer’s business property, where new jobs are created as a result of a project, was taxable property in an urban renewal project and the resolution was an ordinance within the meaning of those subsections. The taxes received by the board of directors shall be allocated to and when collected be paid into a special fund of the community college and may be irrevocably pledged by the community college to pay the principal of and interest on the certificates issued by the community college to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, the project. However, with respect to any urban renewal project as to which an ordinance is in effect under section 403.19, the collection of incremental property taxes authorized by this chapter are suspended in favor of collection of incremental taxes under section 403.19. As used in this section, “taxes” includes, but is not limited to, all levies on an ad valorem basis upon land or real property of the employer’s business, where new jobs are created as a result of a project.
83 Acts, ch 171, §4, 8
CS83, §280B.4
90 Acts, ch 1253, §79
C93, §260E.4
Referred to in §260E.2, 403.19, 427B.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260E - INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING › Section 260E.5 - New jobs credit from withholding.

260E.5 New jobs credit from withholding.
If an agreement provides that all or part of program costs are to be met by receipt of new jobs credit from withholding, it shall be done as follows:
1. New jobs credit from withholding shall be based upon the wages paid to the employees in the new jobs.
2. An amount equal to one and one-half percent of the gross wages paid by the employer to each employee participating in a project shall be credited from the payment made by an employer pursuant to section 422.16. If the amount of the withholding by the employer is less than one and one-half percent of the gross wages paid to the employees covered by the agreement, then the employer shall receive a credit against other withholding taxes due by the employer. The employer shall remit the amount of the credit quarterly in the same manner as withholding payments are reported to the department of revenue, to the community college to be allocated to and when collected paid into a special fund of the community college to pay the principal of and interest on certificates issued by the community college to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, the project. When the principal and interest on the certificates have been paid, the employer credits shall cease and any money received after the certificates have been paid shall be remitted to the treasurer of state to be deposited in the general fund of the state.
3. The new jobs credit from withholding and the special fund into which it is paid, may be irrevocably pledged by a community college for the payment of the principal of and interest on the certificate issued by a community college to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, the project.
4. The employer shall certify to the department of revenue that the credit in withholding is in accordance with an agreement and shall provide other information the department may require.
5. A community college shall certify to the department of revenue the amount of new jobs credit from withholding an employer has remitted to the special fund and shall provide other information the department may require.
6. An employee participating in a project will receive full credit for the amount withheld as provided in section 422.16.
83 Acts, ch 171, §5, 8
CS83, §280B.5
90 Acts, ch 1253, §80
C93, §260E.5
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Referred to in §15A.7, 260E.2, 403.19A
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260E - INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING › Section 260E.7 - Program review by economic development authority.

260E.7 Program review by economic development authority.
1. The economic development authority, in consultation with the department of education, the department of revenue, and the department of workforce development, shall coordinate and review the new jobs training program. The economic development authority shall adopt, amend, and repeal rules under chapter 17A that the community college will use in developing projects with new and expanding industrial new jobs training proposals and that the economic development authority shall use to review and report on the new jobs training program as required in this section.
2. a. The authority, in consultation with the community colleges participating in the new jobs training program pursuant to this chapter, shall identify the information necessary to effectively coordinate and review the program, and the community colleges shall provide such information to the authority. Using the information provided, the authority, in consultation with the community colleges, shall issue a report on the effectiveness of the program.
b. In coordinating and reviewing the program, due regard shall be given to the confidentiality of certain information provided by the community colleges, and the authority shall comply with the provisions of section 15.118 to the extent that such provisions are applicable to the new jobs training program.
3. The authority is authorized to make any rule that is adopted, amended, or repealed effective immediately upon filing with the administrative rules coordinator or at a subsequent stated date prior to indexing and publication, or at a stated date less than thirty-five days after filing, indexing, and publication.
83 Acts, ch 171, §7, 8
CS83, §280B.7
90 Acts, ch 1253, §82
C93, §260E.7
2006 Acts, ch 1100, §5; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §88, 89
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260F - JOBS TRAINING › Section 260F.1 - Title.

260F.1 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa Jobs Training Act”.
85 Acts, ch 235, §1
CS85, §280C.1
C93, §260F.1
96 Acts, ch 1180, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260F - JOBS TRAINING › Section 260F.2 - Definitions.

260F.2 Definitions.
When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Agreement” is the agreement between a business and a community college concerning a project.
2. “Authority” means the economic development authority created in section 15.105.
3. “Community college” means a community college established under chapter 260C.
4. “Date of commencement of the project” means the date of the preliminary agreement or the date an application for assistance is received by the authority.
5. “Eligible business” or “business” means a business training employees which is engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce for the purpose of manufacturing, processing, or assembling products, conducting research and development, or providing services in interstate commerce, but excludes retail, health, or professional services and which meets the other criteria established by the authority. “Eligible business” does not include a business whose training costs can be economically funded under chapter 260E, a business which closes or substantially reduces its employment base in order to relocate substantially the same operation to another area of the state, or a business which is involved in a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute in Iowa.
6. “Employee” means a person currently employed by a business who is to be trained. However, “employee” does not include a person with executive responsibilities or replacement workers who are hired as a result of a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute in Iowa.
7. “Jobs training program” or “program” means the project or projects established by a community college for the training of employees.
8. “Participating business” means a business training employees which enters into an agreement with the community college.
9. “Program costs” means all necessary and incidental costs of providing program services.
10. “Program services” includes but is not limited to the following:
a. Training of employees.
b. Adult basic education and job-related instruction.
c. Career and technical skill-assessment services and testing.
d. Training facilities, equipment, materials, and supplies.
e. Administrative expenses for the jobs training program.
f. Subcontracted services with institutions governed by the state board of regents, private colleges or universities, or other federal, state, or local agencies.
g. Contracted or professional services.
11. “Project” means a training arrangement which is the subject of an agreement entered into between the community college and a business to provide program services. “Project” also means a training arrangement which is sponsored by the authority and administered under sections 260F.6A and 260F.6B.
85 Acts, ch 235, §2
CS85, §280C.2
90 Acts, ch 1253, §83; 92 Acts, ch 1042, §1, 2
C93, §260F.2
96 Acts, ch 1180, §10; 97 Acts, ch 201, §20; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §77, 78, 87, 89; 2012 Acts, ch 1018, §11; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §57; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §67
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260F - JOBS TRAINING › Section 260F.3 - Agreement.

260F.3 Agreement.
A community college may enter into an agreement to establish a project. An agreement shall provide for, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Date of agreement.
2. Anticipated number of employees to be trained.
3. Estimated cost of training.
4. Anticipated dates of commencement and termination of training.
5. Other criteria established by the department.
85 Acts, ch 235, §3
CS85, §280C.3
90 Acts, ch 1253, §84; 92 Acts, ch 1042, §3, 4
C93, §260F.3
94 Acts, ch 1182, §3, 4; 96 Acts, ch 1180, §11; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260F - JOBS TRAINING › Section 260F.6 - Job training fund.

260F.6 Job training fund.
1. There is established for the community colleges a job training fund in the economic development authority in the workforce development fund. The job training fund consists of moneys appropriated for the purposes of this chapter plus the interest and principal from repayment of advances made to businesses for program costs, plus the repayments, including interest, of loans made from that retraining fund, and interest earned from moneys in the job training fund.
2. To provide funds for the present payment of the costs of a training program by the business, the community college may provide to the business an advance of the moneys to be used to pay for the program costs as provided in the agreement. To receive the funds for this advance from the job training fund established in subsection 1, the community college shall submit an application to the authority. The amount of the advance shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars for any business site, or one hundred thousand dollars within a three-fiscal-year period for any business site. If the project involves a consortium of businesses, the maximum award per project shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. Participation in a consortium does not affect a business site’s eligibility for individual project assistance. Prior to approval a business shall agree to match program amounts in accordance with criteria established by the authority.
3. Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, moneys in the job training fund may be used by a community college to conduct entrepreneur development and support activities.
85 Acts, ch 235, §6
CS85, §280C.6
88 Acts, ch 1131, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §86; 90 Acts, ch 1255, §16; 91 Acts, ch 2, §1, 2; 92 Acts, ch 1042, §7
C93, §260F.6
93 Acts, ch 180, §44; 95 Acts, ch 184, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1180, §12; 2001 Acts, ch 188, §24; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89; 2013 Acts, ch 141, §41; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §68
Referred to in §15.342A, 15.343, 260F.6B
Workforce development fund, see §15.341 and 15.343
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260F - JOBS TRAINING › Section 260F.6A - Business network training.

260F.6A Business network training.
The community colleges and the authority are authorized to fund business network training projects which include five or more businesses and are located in two or more community college districts. A business network training project must have a designated organization or lead business to serve as the administrative entity that will coordinate the training program. The businesses must have common training needs and develop a plan to meet those needs. The authority shall adopt rules governing this section’s operation and participant eligibility.
96 Acts, ch 1180, §13; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89
Referred to in §260F.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260F - JOBS TRAINING › Section 260F.6B - High technology apprenticeship program.

260F.6B High technology apprenticeship program.
The community colleges and the authority are authorized to fund high technology apprenticeship programs which comply with the requirements specified in section 260C.44 and which may include both new and statewide apprenticeship programs. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 260F.6, subsection 2, relating to maximum award amounts, moneys allocated to the community colleges with high technology apprenticeship programs shall be distributed to the community colleges based upon contact hours under the programs administered during the prior fiscal year as determined by the department of education. The authority shall adopt rules governing this section’s operation and participant eligibility.
97 Acts, ch 201, §21; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §69
Referred to in §15.343, 260F.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260F - JOBS TRAINING › Section 260F.7 - Authority to coordinate.

260F.7 Authority to coordinate.
The authority, in consultation with the department of education and the department of workforce development, shall coordinate the jobs training program. A project shall not be funded under this chapter unless the authority approves the project. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A governing the program’s operation and eligibility for participation in the program. The authority shall establish by rule criteria for determining what constitutes an eligible business.
85 Acts, ch 235, §7
CS85, §280C.7
88 Acts, ch 1131, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §87; 92 Acts, ch 1042, §8
C93, §260F.7
96 Acts, ch 1180, §14; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §70
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 260F - JOBS TRAINING › Section 260F.8 - Allocation.

260F.8 Allocation.
1. For each fiscal year, the authority shall make funds available to the community colleges. The authority shall allocate by formula from the moneys in the fund an amount for each community college to be used to provide the financial assistance for proposals of businesses whose applications have been approved by the authority. The financial assistance shall be provided by the authority from the amount set aside for that community college. If any portion of the moneys set aside for a community college have not been used or committed by May 1 of the fiscal year, that portion is available for use by the authority to provide financial assistance to businesses applying to other community colleges. The authority shall adopt by rule a formula for this set-aside.
2. Moneys available to the community colleges for this program may be used to provide forgivable loans to train employees.
92 Acts, ch 1042, §9; 93 Acts, ch 180, §45; 96 Acts, ch 1180, §15; 97 Acts, ch 23, §30; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89