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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 5 - Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-5.9 - Reporting

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An annual report shall be completed by the community college
				  on or before August 15. The format and content will be determined by the
				  department. The report shall include a report of the incremental property taxes
				  and new jobs credits from withholding generated for the fiscal year, a specific
				  description of the training conducted, the number of employees provided program
				  services under the project, the median wage of employees in the new jobs in the
				  project, and the administrative costs directly attributable to the
				  project.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 5 - Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-5.10 - Monitoring

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(1)
Monitoring system.
Each community college shall establish a
				monitoring system which includes, at a minimum, a review of the business's
				compliance with the Act, these rules and the training agreement.
(2)
Annual review.
Monitoring shall be conducted by the community colleges at least
				annually.
(3)
Documentation.
Each community college shall document its
				monitoring efforts and promptly notify the department, on the forms provided,
				whenever it identifies an event(s) of default.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 5 - Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-5.11 - State Administration

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The community colleges shall submit 1 percent of the gross
				  sale of certificates within 30 days of receipt of proceeds from a sale of
				  certificates to the department to defray administrative
				  costs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 5 - Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-5.13 - Supplemental 1½percent Withholding

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For the purposes of determining new jobs training programs
				  established under Iowa Code chapter 260E eligible to receive supplemental new
				  jobs credit of 1½ percent of gross wages from withholding, the following
				  criteria shall be met:
(1) Only those
				new jobs training programs established by a 260E final agreement, approved by
				the community college board of directors after June 30, 1996, and including a
				provision for a supplemental new jobs credit from withholding from jobs created
				under the agreement are eligible for the supplemental credit.
(2) For purposes of determining the average
				county or average regional wage, the department shall calculate the average
				county wage utilizing statistics compiled for the community economic betterment
				program. The average county wage will be calculated utilizing the most recent
				four quarters of historical wage averages available at the beginning of each
				fiscal year. The regional average wage shall be calculated based on service
				delivery areas as defined in Iowa Code section
				84B2..
				This average will be the sum of the county averages divided by the number of
				counties in the region.
(3) The
				department will make available to the community colleges the averages at the
				beginning of each state fiscal year for use in determining supplemental
				withholding credit eligibility for that fiscal year
(4) For the purposes of determining
				eligibility for the supplemental credit, starting wages for a new job shall be
				determined on a one-time basis by the community college as follows:
a. The employer shall agree, as a part of the
				final agreement, to pay starting wages which are equal to or greater than the
				county or regional average, whichever is lower
b. Only those individual jobs for which the
				starting wage is equal to or greater than the average county wage or average
				regional wage, whichever is lower, are eligible for the supplemental new jobs
				credit from withholding.
c. For
				purposes of comparing starting wages to the county or regional average, the
				community college shall reduce the annual gross wages to be paid for the job to
				an hourly wage based upon a 40-hour workweek.
dSuch determination by the community college
				shall be conclusive and the individual job shall thereafter be eligible and may
				be used for the supplemental credit from withholding to fund the supplemental
				project under the agreement.
e.
				Future annual changes in county or regional averages shall not affect the
				eligibility of those jobs that have been determined by the community college to
				be eligible at the time of final agreement for a project.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.2 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Act is to foster the growth and
				  competitiveness of Iowa's workforce and industry by ensuring that Iowa's
				  workforce has the skills and expertise to compete with any workforce outside
				  the state of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.4 - Program Funding

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(1) Program
				funds consist of any moneys allocated by the authority and the board for the
				purpose of this program, all repayments of loans or other awards or recaptures
				of awards, and earned interest, including interest earned on program funds held
				by the community colleges.
(2) A
				community college 260F account is established in the authority. The allocation
				of funds in this account, to the community colleges, shall be determined using
				the distribution formula established in Iowa Code section
				260C18C..
(3) Any unexpended or uncommitted funds
				remaining in the community college 260F account on May 1 of the fiscal year
				shall revert to a general account to be available on a first-come, first-served
				basis, based on the date an application is received by the authority.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.5 - Funding for Projects Which Include One Business

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(1) The maximum award which may be approved
				for each project at a business site is $50,000 in a fiscal year.
(2) A business site may be approved for
				multiple projects, but the total of the awards for two or more projects shall
				not exceed $100,000 within a three-year period. The three-year period shall
				begin with the authority approval date of the first project approved within the
				three-year period.
(3) Awards shall
				be made in the form of forgivable loans.
(4) Financial assistance awarded to a project
				must be based on the actual cost of allowable services as identified in
				261-79.
				(260F).
(5) Funds requested must be
				commensurate with training needs. Program funds shall not be used to cash flow
				a business.
(6) Community colleges
				shall issue the proceeds of an award to a business on a reimbursement basis or
				directly pay for training expenses from the college-administered separate
				program account.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.6 - Funding for Projects Which Include Multiple Businesses

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(1) A community college consortium of two or
				more businesses as defined in
				261-7.3 (260F) is eligible for a
				maximum award of $100,000 per training project.
(2) A community college-sponsored business
				network training project as defined in
				261-7.3 (260F) is eligible for a
				maximum project award of $50,000 from each of the participating community
				colleges.
(3) Authority-sponsored
				business network training projects as defined in
				261-7.3 (260F) are not subject
				to a funding maximum.
(4)
				Participation in a community college consortium or business network does not
				affect a business site's financial eligibility for individual project
				assistance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.7 - Funding for High Technology Apprenticeship Programs

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(1) A community college high technology
				apprenticeship program as defined in
				261-73. (260F) may be
				funded at the discretion of each specific community college at an amount up to,
				but not exceeding, the specific community college's apprenticeship distribution
				for the year.
(2)
				Authority-sponsored high technology apprenticeship programs as defined in
				261-73. (260F) are
				not subject to a funding maximum.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.8 - Matching Funds Requirement

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(1) An
				apprenticeship sponsor, business, community college consortium, or business
				network shall provide matching funds in order to be eligible for a program
				award.
(2) An apprenticeship
				sponsor, business, community college consortium, or business network requesting
				a program award of less than $5,000 shall provide in-kind matching
				funds.
(3) An apprenticeship
				sponsor, business, community college consortium, or business network requesting
				a program award of $5,000 or more shall provide cash to pay at least 25 percent
				of the total project cost, including training and administration
				costs.
(4) In-kind matching funds
				include employee wages paid by the business during the training period, the
				value of business-provided facilities and equipment used for training, or the
				value of any other resources provided by the business or apprenticeship sponsor
				to facilitate the training program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.9 - Use of Program Funds

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(1) The
				following costs associated with the administration of any project are eligible
				for program funding:
a. Community college
				administrative costs associated with the development and operation of a
				project, not to exceed 15 percent of the project cost.
b. Legal fees.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.10 - Use of 260f Earned Interest

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(1) The
				community college is authorized to use interest earned on program funds to pay
				administrative costs incurred as a result of administering the program.
				Administrative costs include all costs incurred from the time the application
				process commences minus any costs covered by application fees paid by
				applicants.
(2) Earned interest
				which has not been spent by the end of any state fiscal year shall be refunded
				to the authority within ten days of the end of the state fiscal year. The
				community college may designate and carry forward specified interest funds, as
				permitted by these rules, for identified payments which will occur during the
				next state fiscal year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.12 - Separate Account

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The community college shall establish a separate program
				  account to document all program transactions and from which repayments for
				  loans shall be made to the authority.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.18 - Letter of Intent

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(1) A letter of
				intent allows training to start on a specific date.
(2) A community college and a business or
				apprenticeship sponsor may, but are not required to, enter into a letter of
				intent.
(3) A community college and
				a business which enter into a letter of intent shall use Letter of Intent, Form
				260F-2. A college and an apprenticeship sponsor which enter into a letter of
				intent shall use Apprenticeship Letter of Intent, Form 260F-2A.
(4) A letter of intent shall remain in effect
				for a maximum of one calendar year from the date of the letter. A letter of
				intent for one project does not establish the commencement date for subsequent
				projects.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.19 - Project Commencement Date

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The earliest date on which program funds may be used to pay
				  training expenses incurred by the project is the effective date of the
				  agreement of intent or the date the application is received by the authority,
				  whichever is first.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.20 - Application Process

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(1) An
				application for training assistance must be submitted to the authority by a
				community college on behalf of a business or apprenticeship sponsor. An
				application shall not be accepted by the authority if submitted directly by a
				business.
(2) Community colleges
				shall use Application for Assistance, available in the 260F data system, to
				apply for 260F business assistance. Apprenticeship Application for Assistance,
				Form 260F-1D, shall be used for apprenticeship assistance.
(3) Required contents of the application will
				be described in the application package.
(4) Applications must be submitted via the
				260F data system to the authority.
(5) The authority will score applications
				according to the criteria specified in
				261-721.
				(260F).
(6) To be funded, an
				application must receive a minimum score of 65 out of a possible 100 points and
				meet all other eligibility criteria specified elsewhere in these
				rules.
(7) The authority may
				approve, reject, or defer an application.
(8) The authority reserves the right to
				require additional information from the business or apprenticeship
				sponsor.
(9) Application approval
				shall be contingent on the availability of funds. The authority shall reject or
				defer an application if funds are not available.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.21 - Application Scoring Criteria

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(1)
				The criteria used for scoring 260F business or consortium applications and the
				points for each criteria are as follows:
a.
				The business has a plan for future potential growth and product
				diversification. 10 points.
b. The
				majority of the business's employees are permanent full-time. 10
				points.
c. Average wages for
				employees are at or above the laborshed wages for the business's location. 10
				points.
d. The business provides a
				cash match greater than 25 percent (minimum). 10 points.
e. The application explains why the business
				needs the training identified in the training plan. 10 points.
f. The application explains how the training
				will contribute to the continued existence of the business. 10
				points.
g. The application
				identifies which skills the employees will acquire from the training and how
				the skills will increase the employees' marketability. 5 points.
h. The average cost of training per employee
				is comparable to the cost of training at Iowa community colleges or
				universities. 5 points.
i. The
				application documents that all considerations, including funding required to
				begin the training project, have been addressed. 5 points.
j. The employer provides health insurance and
				at least one other employee benefit. 5 points.
k. Employee skills, knowledge, and abilities
				will be improved as a result of this training. 10 points.
l. The business's competitive stance will be
				improved as a result of this training. 10 points. To be funded, applications
				must receive a minimum score of 65 out of 100 points and meet all other
				applicable eligibility criteria.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.22 - Training Agreement

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(1) A
				community college shall enter into a training agreement with the business(es),
				lead business, lead organization, apprenticeship sponsor(s), or lead
				apprenticeship sponsor within 90 days of written notice of application approval
				from the authority, using Training Agreement, Form 260F-4, for 260F
				business-driven projects and using Form 260F-4D for apprenticeship
				projects.
(2) A business or
				apprenticeship sponsor shall not modify any provision of the agreement without
				the written approval of the community college.
(3) The community college, with the written
				consent of the business or apprenticeship sponsor, has the authority to modify
				all provisions of the agreement except for 260F business, business network and
				consortium project modifications which result in a reduction of the number of
				employees to be trained or which significantly change the training
				program.
(4) The community college
				and the business or apprenticeship sponsor are authorized to change the ending
				date of training, training provider, or other minor modifications to the
				training program. All modifications must be uploaded to the 260F data system
				prior to the ending date of training. If the modification authorizes a change
				of the ending date of training, the modification must be uploaded to the 260F
				data system prior to the original ending date of training. For example, if a
				training agreement specifies an ending date of training of December 31, 2018,
				and a community college and business agree to extend the ending date of
				training to December 31,2019, then the modification must be uploaded prior to
				December 31, 2018.
(5)
				Modifications of 260F business, business network and consortium projects which
				result in a reduction of the number of employees to be trained or change the
				training program content must be approved by the authority, community college,
				and business.
(6) The agreement
				shall not be modified in any way that would result in a violation of Iowa Code
				chapter 260F.
(7) Lead businesses,
				lead apprenticeship sponsors and lead organizations that choose to be the only
				signatory on the training contract for an authority-sponsored business network,
				community college-sponsored business network, authority-sponsored
				apprenticeship or community college-sponsored apprenticeship project shall be
				responsible for all default and reporting requirements on behalf of the other
				businesses or apprenticeship sponsors participating in the project.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.23 - Special Requirements for Community College Consortium Projects

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(1) The community
				college shall submit Consortium Application for Assistance, available on the
				260F data system, to the authority for project approval.
(2) The community college shall enter into a
				training agreement with the consortium within 90 days of written notice of
				application approval from the authority, using Consortium Training Agreement,
				Form 260F-4A.
(3) All default
				provisions specified in
				261-730. (260F)
				shall apply to consortium projects.
(4) In the event of a default, a financial
				penalty will be assigned by the authority to the consortium business or
				businesses identified by the community college as being responsible for the
				default.
(5) Each business that
				participates in the consortium shall complete a Final Performance Report, Form
				260F-5, at the completion of training as a condition of the loan's being
				forgiven.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.24 - Special Requirements for Community College-sponsored Business Network Projects

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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.
(1) A business network must
				have a designated community college to serve as the project coordinator.
(2) The designated community
				college shall serve as the network's representative and shall serve as the
				authority's contact regarding all project matters.
(3) The participating community colleges
				shall select one college as the project's designated organization and
				representative.
(4) Business
				Network Application for Assistance, Form 260F-1B, shall be signed by each
				participating community college and shall be submitted by the designated
				community college to the authority for project approval.
(5) The designated community college shall
				enter into a training contract with the business network within 90 days of
				written notice of application approval from the authority, using Business
				Network Training Contract, Form 260F-4B.
(6) All authority communications concerning a
				business network project, including notice of project approval or denial and
				issuance of financial awards, shall be with the designated community
				college.
(7) All default provisions
				specified in
				261-730. (260F)
				shall apply to college-sponsored business network training projects.
(8) In the event of a default, a financial
				penalty will be assigned by the authority to the network business or businesses
				identified by the designated community college as being responsible for the
				default.
(9) Each business that
				participates in the network shall complete a Final Performance Report, Form
				260F-5, at the completion of training as a condition of the loan's being
				forgiven.
(10) In the case of
				business network training assistance, the authority shall make a good faith
				effort to determine the probability that the proposed project will cause the
				displacement of employees of existing Iowa businesses. Any business network
				training project which would have the effect of displacing employees of
				existing Iowa end-product manufacturers shall not be approved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.26 - Special Requirements for Community College-sponsored High Technology Apprenticeship Projects

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The community colleges and the authority are authorized to
				  fund high technology apprenticeship programs which comply with the requirements
				  specified in Iowa Code section
				  260C44.
				  and which may include both new and statewide apprenticeship programs.
				  Notwithstanding the provisions of Iowa Code section
				  260F6(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.
(1) An apprenticeship
				sponsor must have a designated community college to serve as the project
				coordinator.
(2) The designated
				community college shall serve as the apprenticeship sponsor's representative
				and shall serve as the authority's contact regarding all project
				matters.
(3) If more than one
				community college is involved in the project, the participating community
				colleges shall designate one college as the project's representative.
(4) Apprenticeship Application for
				Assistance, Form 260F-1D, shall be signed by the community college or, in the
				case of a multicollege project, by each participating community college and
				shall be submitted by the community college to the authority for project
				approval.
(5) The community college
				shall enter into a training contract with the apprenticeship sponsor within 90
				days of written notice of application approval from the authority, using
				Apprenticeship Training Contract, Form 260F-4D.
(6) All authority communications concerning
				an apprenticeship project, including notice of project approval or denial and
				issuance of financial awards, shall be with the community college.
(7) All default provisions specified in
				261-7.30(260F) shall apply to college-sponsored apprenticeship training
				projects.
(8) In the event of a
				default, a financial penalty will be assigned by the authority to the
				apprenticeship sponsor identified by the designated community college as being
				responsible for the default.
(9)
				Each apprenticeship sponsor that participates in the project shall complete a
				Final Performance Report, Form 260F-5A, at the completion of training as a
				condition of the loan's being forgiven.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.27 - Special Requirements for Authority-sponsored High Technology Apprenticeship Projects

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(1)
				Eligible applicants include any organization that is approved by the U.S.
				Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training to provide an
				apprenticeship program. This group shall be referred to as an apprenticeship
				sponsor.
(2) Administrative costs
				shall be limited to 15 percent of the total project cost.
(3) All administrative costs must be directly
				related to the project's operation, including but not limited to the costs of
				schedule coordination, securing facilities, and contracting with training
				providers.
(4) The apprenticeship
				sponsor shall submit an Apprenticeship Application for Assistance, Form
				260F-1E, to the authority for project approval.
(5) Applications shall be accepted on a
				first-come, first-served basis.
(6)
				Application approval is at the discretion of the authority board and shall
				consider recommendations made by authority staff.
(7) The authority shall enter into a training
				contract with the apprenticeship sponsor within 90 days of board approval,
				using Apprenticeship Training Contract, Form 260F-4E.
(8) All default provisions specified in
				261-7.30(260F) shall apply to college-sponsored apprenticeship training
				projects.
(9) In the event of a
				default, a financial penalty will be assigned by the authority to the business
				or apprenticeship sponsor identified as responsible for the default.
(10) The apprenticeship sponsor shall submit
				quarterly progress reports for the duration of the project which detail
				training progress to date.
(11)
				Each apprenticeship sponsor that participates in the high technology
				apprenticeship program shall complete a Final Performance Report, Form 260F-5A,
				at the completion of training as a condition of the loan's being
				forgiven.
(12) Each project shall
				receive a two-month advance of total project funds to cover initial costs
				incurred, the use of which must be documented to the authority, after which
				documented costs incurred will be reimbursed on a monthly basis.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.30 - Events of Default

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(1) A business
				or apprenticeship sponsor fails to complete the training project within the
				agreed period of time as specified in the training agreement. Such business or
				apprenticeship sponsor shall be required to repay 20 percent of total project
				funds expended by the community college and the business.
(2) A business or apprenticeship sponsor
				fails to train the agreed number of employees as specified in the training
				agreement. Such business or apprenticeship sponsor shall be required to repay a
				proportionate amount of total project funds expended by the community college
				and the business or apprenticeship sponsor. The proportion shall be based on
				the number of employees not trained compared to the number of employees to have
				been trained.
(3) If both 7.30(1)
				and 7.30(2) occur, both penalties shall apply.
(4) A business or apprenticeship sponsor
				fails to comply with any requirements contained in the training agreement. The
				business or apprenticeship sponsor shall be sent written notice by the
				community college which specifies the issue(s) of noncompliance and shall be
				allowed 20 days from the date notice is sent to effect a cure. If noncompliance
				is of such a nature that a cure cannot be reasonably accomplished within 20
				days, the community college has the discretion to extend the period of cure to
				a maximum of 60 days.
(5) A
				business or apprenticeship sponsor ceases or announces the cessation of
				operations at the project site prior to completion of the training
				program.
(6) A business or
				apprenticeship sponsor directly or indirectly makes any false or misleading
				representations or warranties in the program application or training agreement,
				reports, or any other documents which are provided to the community college or
				the authority.
(7) A business or
				apprenticeship sponsor acts in any manner contrary to, or fails to act in
				accordance with, any provision of the training contract.
(8) A business takes corporate action to
				effect any of the preceding conditions of default.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.31 - Options and Procedures on Default

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(1) The community college shall notify the
				authority whenever the community college determines that an event of default
				has occurred or is likely to occur.
(2) The community college shall document its
				efforts to reconcile the condition(s) responsible for the default and shall
				provide the authority with copies of all related correspondence and documents
				of the community college and the business or apprenticeship sponsor.
(3) The community college shall notify the
				authority when it has determined that an event of default cannot be
				cured.
(4) When notice of failure
				to cure the default is received from the community college, the authority shall
				communicate with the business or apprenticeship sponsor, in writing, in an
				attempt to resolve the default.
(5)
				When the authority's efforts to reconcile are successful, the authority shall
				notify the community college, in writing, to continue project operations.
				Continuation of project operations may be subject to new conditions imposed by
				the authority as part of the reconciliation.
(6) When the authority's efforts to reconcile
				are unsuccessful and upon the authority's request, the community college shall
				assign the agreement to the authority for appropriate proceedings at which time
				the authority shall institute collection procedures or notify the attorney
				general to initiate appropriate legal actions.
(7) When a community college assigns an
				agreement to the authority for a project declared to be in default, the
				community college shall return all remaining 260F funds to the authority within
				45 days of assignment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.32 - Remedies Upon Default

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(1) When a
				community college determines that a business or apprenticeship sponsor is in
				default, and the default has not been cured within the time period stated in
				the contract, the community college is authorized to withhold training funds
				and payments to the business or apprenticeship sponsor, without notice to the
				business or apprenticeship sponsor.
(2) The attorney general may take whatever
				action at law or in equity as necessary and desirable to satisfy the
				default.
(3) No demand of amount
				due, from the community college to the business or apprenticeship sponsor,
				written or otherwise, is required to establish the business's or apprenticeship
				sponsor's financial liability.
(4)
				No remedy conferred upon or reserved to the community college, the authority,
				or the attorney general by the Act, these rules, or the training agreement is
				intended to be exclusive of any other current or future remedies existing in
				law, in equity, or by statute.
(5)
				Any delay or omission by the community college, the authority, or the attorney
				general, to exercise any right or power prescribed by the Act, these rules, or
				the training agreement does not relinquish or diminish authority to act and
				does not constitute a waiver of default status. Any such right or power may be
				exercised at any time required and as often as may be deemed
				expedient.
(6) Unless required by
				these rules, neither the community college, authority, nor attorney general is
				required to provide written or other notice to the business or apprenticeship
				sponsor regarding any circumstance related to and including a declaration of an
				event of default.
(7) In the event
				any requirement of the Act, these rules, or the training agreement, relating to
				a default, should be breached by either party and then waived by the other
				party, such waiver shall be limited to the specific breach being waived and
				shall have no bearing on any subsequent breach.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.33 - Return of Unused Funds

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The community college shall return all unused funds to the
				  authority within 45 days of project completion or within 45 days after being
				  notified by the authority that a project is in default.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.34 - Open Records

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Information submitted to the authority is subject to Iowa
				  Code chapter 22, the public records law. Applications for training funds
				  submitted to the authority are available for public examination. If a business
				  provides information which the business believes contains trade secrets
				  recognized and protected as such by law, or the release of which would give an
				  advantage to competitors and serves no public purpose or which meets other
				  provisions for confidential treatment as authorized in Iowa Code section
				  227., and
				  establishes that such information is subject to confidential treatment under
				  Iowa Code section
				  227. or as
				  otherwise provided for by law, then such information shall be kept
				  confidential. Rule
				  261-1955.
				  (17A,22) describes how a person may request a record to be treated as
				  confidential and withheld from public examination. Businesses requesting
				  confidential treatment of certain information submitted to the authority shall
				  follow the procedures described in rule 261-195.5(17A,22). The authority will
				  process such requests as outlined in rule 261-195.5(17A,22).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 7 - Iowa Jobs Training Program › Rule 261-7.35 - Required Forms

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The community college is required to complete and upload the
				  following forms, as applicable, within the 260F data system:
1. General Application for Assistance, Form
				260F-1;
2. Consortium Application
				for Assistance, Form 260F-1A;
3.
				Business Network Application for Assistance (Community College), Form
				260F-1B;
4. Business Network
				Application for Assistance (Authority), Form 260F-1C;
5. Apprenticeship Application for Assistance
				(Community College), Form 260F-1D;
6. Apprenticeship Application for Assistance
				(Authority), Form 260F-1E;
7.
				Letter of Intent, Form 260F-2;
8.
				Apprenticeship Letter of Intent, Form 260F-2A;
9. Request for Release of Funds, Form
				260F-3;
10. Training Agreement,
				Form 260F-4;
11. Consortium
				Training Agreement, Form 260F-4A;
12. Business Network Training Agreement
				(Community College), Form 260F-4B;
13. Apprenticeship Training Agreement
				(Community College), Form 260F-4D;
14. Business Network Training Agreement
				(Authority), Form 260F-4C;
15.
				Apprenticeship Training Agreement (Authority), Form 260F-4E;
16. Performance Report, Form
				260F-5;
17. Notice of Possible
				Default, Form 260F-6;
18.
				Declaration of Default, Form 260F-7;
19. College and Business Certification,
				260F-8;
20. Environmental Quality
				Form, to include a Solid Waste Plan and Hazardous Waste Plan (if applicable),
				Form 260F-9.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 8 - Workforce Development Fund › Rule 261-8.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of the workforce development fund is to provide
				  revenue for programs which address the workforce development needs of the
				  state. Moneys are appropriated to the fund from the workforce development fund
				  account and are to be used for the following programs and purposes: training
				  and retraining programs for targeted industries, projects under Iowa Code
				  chapter 260F, apprenticeship programs under Iowa Code section
				  260C44.
				  (including new or statewide building trades apprenticeship programs) and
				  innovative skill development activities.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 8 - Workforce Development Fund › Rule 261-8.2 - Definitions

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"Agreement"
means an informal agreement
				  between the department and a grantee that authorizes expenditure of a workforce
				  development fund award.
"Board"
means the Iowa department of
				  economic development board.
"Contract"
means a formal agreement executed
				  by the department and a grantee for purposes of operating a program under the
				  workforce development fund.
"Department"
or
"IDED"
means
				  the Iowa department of economic development.
"Director "
means the director of the Iowa
				  department of economic development.
"Grantee"
means any entity receiving a
				  workforce development fund award from the Iowa department of economic
				  development.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 8 - Workforce Development Fund › Rule 261-8.3 - Workforce Development Fund Account

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A workforce development fund account is established in the
				  office of the treasurer of state under control of the department. Upon payment
				  in full of a certificate of participation or other obligation issued to fund a
				  job training program under Iowa Code chapter 260E, including a certificate of
				  participation repaid in whole or in part by the supplemental new jobs credit
				  from withholding under Iowa Code section
				  15A7.,
				  the community college providing the job training program shall notify the
				  department of the amount paid by the employer or business to the community
				  college to retire the certificate during the last 12 months of withholding
				  collections. The department shall notify the department of revenue of that
				  amount. The department of revenue shall then credit to the workforce
				  development fund account, established in Iowa Code section
				  15342A.,
				  25 percent of that amount each quarter for a period of ten years. If the amount
				  of withholding from the business or employer is insufficient, the department
				  shall prorate the quarterly amount credited to the workforce development fund
				  account. The maximum amount from all employers which shall be transferred to
				  the workforce development fund account in any year is $10,000,000. The
				  legislature will make an annual appropriation from the workforce development
				  fund account to the workforce development fund.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 8 - Workforce Development Fund › Rule 261-8.4 - Workforce Development Fund Allocation

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The director shall submit, not later than January 1 of each
				  year, at a regular or special meeting, for approval by the IDED board, the
				  proposed allocation of funds from the workforce development fund to be made for
				  the next fiscal year for the programs and purposes intended. The director shall
				  also submit a copy of the proposed allocation to the chairpersons of the joint
				  economic development appropriations subcommittee of the general assembly.
				  Notwithstanding Iowa Code section
				  839.,
				  the plan may provide for increased or decreased allocations if the demand for a
				  program indicates that the need is greater or lesser than the allocation for
				  that program. Workforce development funds are received quarterly. The sequence
				  in which the funds are allocated to the various programs under the workforce
				  development fund will be determined by the department based upon the demand for
				  the respective programs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 8 - Workforce Development Fund › Rule 261-8.5 - Workforce Development Fund Reporting

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The director shall report on a quarterly basis to the IDED
				  board on the status of the funds and may present proposed revisions for
				  approval by the IDED board in January and April of each year The director shall
				  also provide quarterly reports to the legislative services agency on the status
				  of the funds. Unobligated and unencumbered moneys remaining in the workforce
				  development fund or any of its accounts on June 30 of each year shall be
				  considered part of the fund for purposes of the next year's
				  allocation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 8 - Workforce Development Fund › Rule 261-8.6 - Training and Retraining Programs for Targeted Industries

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(1)
Program purpose and targeted
				industries.
The purpose of this program is to provide training and
				retraining to develop the skills of employees employed in targeted businesses
				or industries or to address a workforce development need of a targeted
				industry. Targeted industries have been identified as industries engaged in the
				business or manufacture of:
a. Value-added
				agricultural products.
b. Insurance
				and financial services.
c.
				Plastics.
d. Metals.
e. Printing paper or packaging
				products.
f. Drugs and
				pharmaceuticals.
g. Software
				development.
h. Instruments and
				measuring devices and medical instruments.
i. Recycling.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 8 - Workforce Development Fund › Rule 261-8.7 - Projects Under Iowa Code Chapter 260f

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The 260F program is funded in part through the workforce
				  development fund. Administrative rules for this program can be found in
				  261-Chapter 7.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 8 - Workforce Development Fund › Rule 261-8.8 - Apprenticeship Programs Under Iowa Code Section 260c.44 (including new or statewide building trades apprenticeship programs)

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The apprenticeship program under Iowa Code section
				  260C44.
				  is funded by an allocation to the workforce development fund. Administrative
				  rules for this program can be found in 261-Chapter 17.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 261 - Economic Development Authority › Part II - Workforce Development Coordination › Chapter 8 - Workforce Development Fund › Rule 261-8.10 - Negotiation and Award

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The department reserves the right to negotiate the amount,
				  terms or other conditions of the grants or forgivable loans prior to the
				  award.