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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title VIII - School Transportation › Chapter 44 - School Buses › Rule 281-44.1 - Requirements for Manufacturers

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In order to protect both the boards of education and
				  manufacturers of school transportation vehicles and equipment from
				  misunderstanding and confusion, all manufacturers shall provide equipment
				  meeting all Iowa vehicle construction requirements described in this chapter as
				  well as all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) that are
				  in effect on February 7, 2024, which include the following:
101-Control location, identification, and
				  illumination.
102-Transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and
				  transmission braking effect.
103-Windshield defrosting and defogging systems.
104-Windshield wiping and washing systems.
105-Hydraulic braking systems.
106-Brake hoses.
107-Reflecting surfaces.
108-Lamps, reflective devices, and associated
				  equipment.
109-New pneumatic tires.
110-Tire selection and rims.
111-Rearview mirrors.
113-Hood latch systems.
116-Motor vehicle brake fluids.
119-New pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger
				  cars.
120-Tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than
				  passenger cars.
121-Air brake systems.
124-Accelerator control systems.
131-School bus pedestrian safety devices.
205-Glazing materials.
206-Door locks and door retention components.
207-Seating systems.
208-Occupant crash protection.
209-Seat belt assemblies.
210-Seat belt assembly anchorages.
217-Bus window retention and release.
219-Windshield zone intrusion for vehicles with a GVWR of
				  10,000 pounds or less.
220-School bus rollover protection.
221-School bus body joint strength.
222-School bus passenger seating and crash protection.
301-Fuel system integrity.
302-Flammability of interior materials.
303-Fuel system integrity of compressed natural gas
				  vehicles.
304-Compressed natural gas fuel container
				  integrity.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title VIII - School Transportation › Chapter 44 - School Buses › Rule 281-44.2 - School Bus-type Classifications

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A bus owned, leased, contracted to or operated by a school or
				  school district and regularly used to transport students to and from school or
				  school-related activities, but not including a charter bus or transit bus,
				  meets all applicable FMVSS, and is readily identified by alternately flashing
				  lights, National School Bus Glossy Yellow (NSBY) paint, and the legend "School
				  Bus." Schools and school districts in Iowa are not allowed to own or lease
				  motor coaches but may charter them for activities.
(1)
Type A.
A Type A school
				bus is a conversion or bus constructed utilizing a cutaway front-section
				vehicle with a left side driver's door. This definition includes two
				classifications: Type A-1, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 14,500
				pounds or less; and Type A-2, with a GVWR greater than 14,500 and less than or
				equal to 21,500 pounds.
(2)
Type B.
A Type B school bus is constructed utilizing a
				stripped chassis. The entrance door is behind the front wheels. This definition
				includes two classifications: Type B-1, with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less;
				and Type B-2, with a GVWR greater than 10,000 pounds.
(3)
Type C.
A Type C school
				bus, also known as a conventional school bus, is constructed utilizing a
				chassis with a hood and front fender assembly. The entrance door is behind the
				front wheels. This type of school bus also includes the cutaway truck chassis
				or truck chassis with cab with or without a left side door and with a GVWR
				greater than 21,500 pounds.
(4)
Type D.
A Type D school bus, also known as a rear or front
				engine transit-style school bus, is constructed utilizing a stripped chassis.
				The entrance door is ahead of the front wheels.
(5)
Type III.
Type III
				vehicles are not regular school buses but nonetheless are used to transport
				students in a school-related context and may be marked as a "school bus." To
				qualify as a Type III vehicle, the vehicle may carry a maximum of 12 or fewer
				people, including the driver, and weigh 10,000 pounds or less. These vehicles
				will be subject to school bus inspections per Iowa Code and rule.
(6)
Specially equipped.
A
				specially equipped school bus is a school bus designed, equipped, or modified
				to accommodate students with special needs.
(7)
Multifunction school activity bus
				(MFSAB).
A multifunction school activity bus is a school bus whose
				purposes do not include transporting students to and from home or school bus
				stops as defined in 49 CFR
				571.3. MFSABs meet all FMVSS for school buses
				except the traffic control requirements (alternately flashing signal and stop
				arm). These vehicles will be subject to school bus inspections per Iowa Code
				and rule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title VIII - School Transportation › Chapter 44 - School Buses › Rule 281-44.3 - School Bus Body and Chassis Specifications

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(1)
Aisle.
All emergency doors shall be accessible by a 12-inch
				minimum aisle. Aisles are to be unobstructed at all times by any type of
				barrier, seat, wheelchair, tie-down, or other object(s), with the exception of
				a flip seat that is installed and occupied at a side emergency door position.
				The track of a track-seating system is exempt from this subrule. A flip seat in
				the unoccupied (up) position is not to obstruct the 12-inch minimum aisle to
				any side emergency door.
(2)
Axles.
The front and rear axle and suspension systems are to
				have gross axle weight rating (GAWR) at ground commensurate with the respective
				front and rear weight loads that will be imposed by the bus.
(3)
Backup warning alarm.
An
				automatic audible alarm shall be installed behind the rear axle on every school
				bus/MFSAB and comply with the published Backup Alarm Standards (SAE J994B),
				providing a minimum of 112 dBA. A variable volume feature is not
				allowed.
(4)
Body
				sizes.
Type A vehicles may be purchased with manufacturer's
				recommended seating capacities when the chassis is manufactured with rear dual
				tires.
(5)
Brakes.
a.
Brakes, all, general
				requirements.
(1) All buses will
				have either a parking pawl in the transmission or a parking brake interlock
				that requires the service brake to be applied to allow release of the parking
				brake.
(2) All brake systems will
				be designed to permit visual inspection of brake lining wear without removal of
				any chassis component(s).
(3) The
				brake lines, booster-assist lines, and control cables will be protected from
				excessive heat, vibration and corrosion and installed in a manner that prevents
				chafing.
(4) The parking brake
				system may be of a power-assisted design. The power parking brake actuator
				should be a device located on the instrument panel within reach of a seated
				driver. As an option, the parking brake may be set by placing the automatic
				transmission shift control mechanism in the "park" position.
(5) Every vehicle is to be equipped with a
				signal that provides a warning to the driver when a failure occurs in the
				vehicle's brake system. A warning signal will be audible and visible to the
				driver. A Type A vehicle under 10,000 lbs. GVWR may have a visible warning
				signal only.
(6) The power-operated
				parking brake system may be interlocked to the engine key switch. Once the
				parking brake has been set and the ignition switch turned to the "off"
				position, the parking brake cannot be released until the key switch is turned
				back to the "on" position.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title VIII - School Transportation › Chapter 44 - School Buses › Rule 281-44.4 - Construction of Vehicles for Children With Mobility Disabilities

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The following apply to vehicles constructed for the
				  transportation of children with mobility disabilities of such severity that the
				  children are unable to use the regular service door entrance. Vehicles
				  constructed for transporting these children will meet all FMVSS relating to
				  school bus construction and Iowa school bus construction requirements as
				  described in rules 281-44.1 (285) and
				  281-44.3 (285). The following
				  standards also apply:
(1)
General provisions.
a.
				Certification of these vehicles as multipurpose passenger vehicles due to
				capacity rating do not relieve the manufacturer of the responsibility to
				provide a completed vehicle meeting all FMVSS for school buses as well as rules
				281-44.1 (285) through
				281-44.3(285) relating to the construction of a school bus.
b. Alteration of the interior of the vehicle
				is permissible if all seats and barriers, component parts, anchorages,
				wheelchair securement devices, and placement of seats and barriers and
				wheelchair securement devices comply with federal provisions as of date of
				manufacture. All equipment will be supplied by the original manufacturer and
				installed per the original manufacturer's specification. Alteration that would
				return the vehicle to conventional passenger seating will include removal of
				all wheelchair securement devices, removal of the power lift, and rendering the
				special service door inoperable.
c.
				Any school bus that is used for the transportation of children who use a
				wheelchair or other restraining devices that prevent use of the regular service
				entrance will be equipped with a power lift located on the right side of the
				bus body located either forward of or behind the rear wheels on a Type A, B, C,
				or D bus.
d. The actual rated
				seating capacity following modification of a vehicle will be placed at
				locations indicated in paragraph 44.3(34)
"e."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title VIII - School Transportation › Chapter 44 - School Buses › Rule 281-44.5 - Type Iii Vehicles

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(1)
General
				information.
These vehicles may be used for student transportation in
				accordance with the following general provisions:
a. The vehicle will be an OEM product and
				manufactured as a family-type or multipurpose passenger vehicle (MPV).
Vehicles used exclusively for driver's education are exempt
				  from these provisions.
b.
				The manufacturer's rated capacity of this vehicle, which is determined only by
				the OEM on the date of manufacture, will not exceed 12 persons including the
				driver. The capacity rating may not be changed or modified except by the OEM,
				dealer, or remanufacturer. Secondary stage or vehicle conversion manufacturers
				will not establish vehicle capacity. Seating capacities that vary from the OEM
				are required by NHTSA to be identified by an alterer's certification and
				information label that shall be affixed to the frame of the driver's door.
(1) Vehicles with a capacity of ten or fewer
				passengers including the driver may be acquired new or used.
(2) Vehicles with a capacity of 11 or 12
				passengers, including the driver, may only be acquired used. For purposes of
				this subrule, "used" means a vehicle that has had a title transfer from a
				dealer to one or more previous retail owners.
c. Alteration of a vehicle, following
				manufacture by the OEM, is prohibited. This includes the addition or removal of
				seats, wheelchair securement devices, and power lifts. Ramps are allowed on the
				passenger side of the vehicle only and will comply with all applicable FMVSS
				and ADA requirements. The following exceptions apply:
(1) OEM options or other manufacturer's
				accessories not in violation of these standards may be installed.
(2) Seats may be added or removed as long as
				the seating capacity does not exceed the capacity as certified by the OEM or on
				the label installed according to paragraph 44.5(1)
"b."
d. The vehicle will not
				carry more passengers than there are seat belts as installed by the
				manufacturer.
e. The vehicle will
				not be painted the color known as National School Bus Glossy Yellow.
f. The vehicle will not be equipped with a
				stop arm or flashing warning signal lamps.
g. This vehicle will load and unload students
				off the traveled portion of the roadway.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title VIII - School Transportation › Chapter 44 - School Buses › Rule 281-44.6 - Repair, Replacement of School Bus Body and Chassis Components Following Original Equipment Manufacture

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(1)
Body
				and chassis repair following an accident.
a. A school bus that has been involved in an
				accident in which there is damage to the body or chassis components may be
				repaired to the extent that such repair is possible and that the damaged
				component can be returned to the OEM's specification and function.
b. The individual or company making the
				repairs is to certify to the vehicle's owner that all repairs have been made in
				accordance with the original vehicle or component manufacturer's
				recommendations using OEM's materials and parts, or their guaranteed
				equal.
c. Repairs are not to cause
				the vehicle to no longer comply with any FMVSS in effect and applicable at the
				time the vehicle or component was manufactured.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title VIII - School Transportation › Chapter 44 - School Buses › Rule 281-44.7 - Repair, Replacement of School Bus Body and Chassis Components Following Original Equipment Manufacture

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(1)
Body
				and chassis repair following an accident.
a. A school bus that has been involved in an
				accident in which there is damage to the body or chassis components may be
				repaired to the extent that such repair is possible and that the damaged
				component can be returned to the original equipment manufacturer's
				specification and function.
b. The
				individual or company making the repairs shall certify to the vehicle's owner
				that all repairs have been made in accordance with the original vehicle or
				component manufacturer's recommendations using original equipment
				manufacturer's materials and parts, or their guaranteed equal.
c. Repairs shall not cause the vehicle to no
				longer comply with any FMVSS in effect and applicable at the time the vehicle
				or component was manufactured.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.1 - Federal Act Accepted

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The provisions of the Act of Congress known as the Carl D.
				  Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, codified at
				  20 U.S.C. §
										2301 et seq., as amended, and the benefit of
				  all funds appropriated under said Act and all other Acts pertaining to career
				  and technical education, are accepted. All references to this Act in this
				  chapter are to the Act as amended through February 7, 2024.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.2 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter, the definitions in Iowa Code section
				  256.125 apply. Additionally,
				  "shared program" means a program or portion of a program offered through an
				  agreement pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  256.13.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.3 - State Board for Career and Technical Education

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The state board of education constitutes the board for career
				  and technical education. In that capacity, the board will approve the multiyear
				  state plan developed by the director in accordance with applicable federal laws
				  and regulations governing career and technical education.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.4 - Career and Technical Education Service Areas

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Districts shall comply with rule
				  281-46.5 (256) in offering
				  programming pursuant to this rule. Instructors teaching courses pursuant to
				  this rule are to hold and maintain appropriate licensure pursuant to Iowa Code
				  chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 3.
(1)
Grades 7-8.
Pursuant to
				281-Chapter 12, districts will offer career exploration and development in
				grades 7 and 8. Career exploration and development is designed so that students
				are appropriately prepared to create an individual career and academic plan
				pursuant to 281-Chapter 49, incorporate foundational career and technical
				education concepts aligned with the six career and technical education service
				areas as defined in subrule 46.4(2), and incorporate relevant twenty-first
				century skills.
(2)
Grades
				9-12.
Pursuant to 281-Chapter 12, districts will offer career and
				technical education programming in the following service areas:
a. Agriculture, food, and natural resources,
				including the career cluster of agriculture, food, and natural
				resources.
b. Information
				solutions, including the career clusters of arts, audio and video technology,
				and communications; and information technology.
c. Applied sciences, technology, engineering,
				and manufacturing, including the career clusters of architecture and
				construction; manufacturing; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
				and transportation, distribution, and logistics.
d. Health sciences, including the career
				cluster of health science.
e. Human
				services, including the career clusters of education and training; human
				services; hospitality and tourism; government and public administration; and
				law, public safety, corrections, and security.
f. Business, finance, marketing, and
				management, including the career clusters of business, management, and
				administration; finance; and marketing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.5 - Standards for Career and Technical Education

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The board will adopt content standards for the career and
				  technical education service areas. Districts will include, at a minimum, the
				  content standards for career and technical education service areas adopted
				  pursuant to this rule in career and technical education programs as the
				  standards are adopted by the board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.7 - Accreditation Standards Not Met

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(1) The following
				are conditions under which a district has failed to meet accreditation
				standards:
a. A district fails to submit a
				program for approval under rule
				281-46.6 (256).
b. A program fails to comply with the
				corrective action process outlined in paragraph 46.6(1)
"d"
or
				46.6(3)
"c."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.8 - Advisory Council

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(1)
General.
The board of directors of a school district or
				community college that maintains a career and technical education program
				receiving federal or state funds under this chapter will appoint an advisory
				council, which is governed by Iowa Code section
				256.132. An advisory council
				established under this rule is to meet at least twice annually.
(2)
Joint advisory council.
A school district and a community college that maintain a career and technical
				education program receiving federal or state funds may create a joint local
				advisory council that may serve in place of an advisory council under subrule
				46.8(1).
(3)
Regional
				advisory council.
A regional advisory council established by a
				regional career and technical education planning partnership approved by the
				department pursuant to rule
				281-46.10 (258) may serve in
				place of an advisory council under subrule 46.8(1).
(4)
Membership.
The
				membership of each advisory council established under this rule is to consist
				of public members from multiple businesses within the occupation or
				occupational field related to the career and technical education program and of
				other stakeholders with expertise in the occupation or occupational field
				related to the career and technical education program. There will be a
				good-faith effort to include secondary and postsecondary career and technical
				education teachers from related secondary and postsecondary programs on the
				advisory council.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.9 - Distribution of Career and Technical Education Funds

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(1) An approved
				regional career and technical education planning partnership is eligible to
				receive state funds for school districts and community colleges participating
				in the regional career and technical education planning partnership for
				purposes allowed under subrule 46.10(6).
a. At
				the beginning of a fiscal year, the department will assign to each partnership
				a portion of the total designated career and technical education funds
				appropriated to the department. The department will disburse funds to a
				partnership following approval of the multiyear plan pursuant to subrule
				46.10(2).
b. Each partnership will
				be assigned a portion of the total career and technical education funds based
				on the following formula:
(1) Half of the
				total career and technical education funds to be disbursed equally between the
				approved partnerships.
(2) Half of
				the total career and technical education funds to be disbursed based on the
				number of students enrolled in approved career and technical education
				programs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.10 - Regional Career and Technical Education Planning Partnerships

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Regional career and technical education planning partnerships
				  are established to assist school districts in providing an effective,
				  efficient, and economical means of delivering high-quality secondary career and
				  technical education programs.
(1)
Establishment.
Partnerships will be established to serve all
				school districts in the state no later than June 30, 2017.
a. There are established in the state no
				fewer than 12 and no more than 15 regions in which partnerships may
				operate.
b. A partnership will be
				considered established if approved pursuant to subrule 46.10(2).
c. Convening the regional career and
				technical education planning partnership is the joint responsibility of the
				area education agency and community college located within the region. In
				convening the partnership, the area education agency and community college will
				secure the participation of interim members of the partnership. When selecting
				interim members, the area education agency and community college are to ensure
				the membership provisions of subrule 46.10(3) are satisfied.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.11 - Career Academies

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(1)
Establishment and responsibilities.
A career academy may be
				established under an agreement between a single school district and a community
				college, or by multiple school districts and a community college organized into
				a regional career and technical education planning partnership pursuant to rule
				281-46.10 (258). A career
				academy established under this rule will be a career-oriented or
				occupation-oriented program of study that includes a minimum of two years of
				secondary education, which may fulfill the sequential unit requirement in one
				of the four service areas pursuant to 281-subrule 12.5(5), includes concurrent
				enrollment programming aligned with a postsecondary education program that
				meets the requirements of 281-Chapter 22, and is approved by the director. A
				career academy will do all of the following:
a. Utilize regional career and technical
				education planning partnerships outlined in rule
				281-46.10 (258) in an advisory
				capacity to inform the selection and design of the career academy and
				establishment of industry standards.
b. Establish a program of study that meets
				all of the following criteria:
(1) Is designed
				to meet industry standards and prepare students for success in postsecondary
				education and the workforce.
(2)
				Integrates academic coursework; includes foundational and transitory career and
				technical education coursework; includes work-based learning; and utilizes the
				individual career and academic planning process established under 281-Chapter
				49.
(3) Integrates as a portion of
				the career academy a hands-on, contextualized learning component.
(4) Allows students enrolled in the academy
				an opportunity to continue on to an associate degree and, if applicable, a
				postsecondary baccalaureate degree program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.12 - Regional Centers

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The state board will adopt standards pertaining to regional
				  centers. The standards include those which provide for increased and equitable
				  access to high-quality career and technical education programs and require that
				  regional centers incorporate appropriate educational programs, meet appropriate
				  state and federal regulations for safety and access, maintain adequate
				  participation, and are located within an appropriate distance of participating
				  high schools, and that transportation is provided to all students.
(1)
Minimum requirements.
As
				a condition for approval, a regional center will comply with standards adopted
				by the board and consist of a minimum of four career academies on site. A
				regional center will be compatible with the development of a statewide system
				of regional centers serving all students. A regional center will serve either
				of the following:
a. A combined minimum of 120
				students from no fewer than two school districts.
b. A minimum of four school
				districts.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 46 - Career and Technical Education › Rule 281-46.13 - Career Academy Incentive Fund

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A career academy incentive fund is a competitive grant
				  program established by the department to expand opportunities for students to
				  access high-quality career and technical education programming through
				  innovative partnerships between school districts and community colleges.
(1)
Allowable expenses.
Funding issued under this rule will be used by the recipient for purposes
				outlined in the proposal approved by the department to support the development
				of career academy infrastructure, including regional centers as defined under
				rule 281-46.12 (258). For purposes of
				this rule, allowable expenses include the following:
a. Purchase and improvement of grounds,
				including the legal costs relating to the property acquisition and surveys of
				the property.
b. Construction of
				buildings and roads to buildings.
c. Purchase or lease-purchase option
				agreements for buildings.
d. Rental
				of facilities under Iowa Code chapter 28E.
e. Purchase, lease, or lease-purchase of
				equipment or technology exceeding $500 in value per purchase or lease-purchase
				transaction. "Equipment" means both equipment and furnishings.
f. Repair, remodel, reconstruction,
				improvement, or expansion of buildings and the additions to existing
				buildings.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 49 - Individualized Career and Education Plan › Rule 281-49.1 - Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				  apply:
"Approved system"
means a vendor-provided
				  career information and decision-making system that meets the standards of rule
				  281-49.5 (279).
"Board"
means the board of directors of a
				  public school district.
"Career cluster"
means a nationally
				  recognized framework for organizing and classifying career and technical
				  education programs.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  education.
"Director"
means the director of the Iowa
				  department of education.
"District plan"
means the career and
				  academic plan developed by each school district that details the delivery of
				  career guidance and development in compliance with this chapter.
"Educational program"
means the educational
				  program as defined in 281-Chapter 12.
"Plan"
means the individualized career and
				  academic plan established under this chapter that is created by each student of
				  the school district in eighth grade and which, at a minimum, meets the
				  standards of rule 281-49.2 (279).
"Postsecondary readiness"
means college and
				  career readiness in Iowa as defined by the state board of education.
"School counseling program"
means the school
				  counseling program established by Iowa Code section
				  256.11(9A).
"Student"
means an enrolled student as
				  defined in 281-Chapter 12.
"Work-based learning"
means planned and
				  supervised connections of classroom, laboratory and industry that prepare
				  students for current and future careers.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 49 - Individualized Career and Education Plan › Rule 281-49.2 - Individualized Career and Academic Plan

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The plan established under this rule is to, at a minimum,
				  comply with the provisions of Iowa Code section
				  279.61.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 49 - Individualized Career and Education Plan › Rule 281-49.3 - Essential Components

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The district is to engage each student in activities that
				  support the following essential components of the individualized career and
				  academic plan:
(1)
Self-understanding.
Students are to engage in developmentally
				appropriate inventories and assessments that promote self-understanding and the
				connection to work and engage in meaningful reflective activities about the
				results.
(2)
Career
				information.
Students are to research careers based on
				self-understanding results and engage in meaningful reflection about the
				findings.
(3)
Career
				exploration.
Students are to engage in activities that reveal
				connections among school-based instruction, career clusters, and the world of
				work and engage in meaningful reflection.
(4)
Postsecondary
				exploration.
Students are to engage in activities to explore relevant
				postsecondary education and training options related to career interests and
				engage in meaningful reflection on the exploration experience.
(5)
Career and postsecondary
				decision.
Students are to complete relevant activities to meet their
				postsecondary goals consistent with the plan and stated postsecondary
				intention.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 49 - Individualized Career and Education Plan › Rule 281-49.4 - District Plan

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(1)
Components of district plan.
The school district shall develop
				a written career plan. The district plan is to include the following
				components:
a. The district is to, at a
				minimum, describe the following aspects of the district plan:
(1) The activities to be undertaken in each
				grade level to achieve the provisions of rule
				281-49.2 (279).
(2) Integration of the career plan within
				connected district initiatives and other facets of the school district's
				comprehensive school counseling program.
(3) At the district's discretion, any
				additional outcomes to be integrated into the career and academic planning
				system.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 49 - Individualized Career and Education Plan › Rule 281-49.6 - Compliance

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The director will monitor school districts for compliance
				  with the provisions of this chapter through the accreditation process
				  established for school districts under 281-Chapter 12.
(1)
Maintenance of student
				records.
Each school district is to maintain evidence of student
				completion of the individualized career and academic plan established in rule
				281-49.2(279), pursuant to rule
				281-12.3 (256).
(2)
Reporting.
The board of
				directors of each school will complete the reports set forth in Iowa Code
				section 279.61(5). The board is to report to the department at least annually,
				and in a manner and frequency established by the department, regarding student
				participation in work-based learning programs established by the board,
				including registered apprenticeships, quality pre-apprenticeships, internships,
				on-the-job training, and projects through the Iowa clearinghouse for work-based
				learning.
(3)
Department
				responsibilities.
Iowa Code section
				279.61(6)  is
				incorporated by this reference.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IX - Vocational Education › Chapter 49 - Individualized Career and Education Plan › Rule 281-49.7 - Program Established

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The provisions of this rule implement the future ready Iowa
				  state-recognized work-based learning program as authorized under Iowa Code
				  section 256.7 and chapter 256,
				  subchapter VII, part 4.
(1)
Definitions.
As used in this rule:
"Apprenticeship program"
means an
				  apprenticeship program authorized under federal statute or by the Iowa office
				  of apprenticeship.
"Eligible program"
means a program eligible
				  under the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
				  program.
(2)
Alignment with last-dollar scholarship.
The rules governing
				eligibility for students, programs, and institutions are the same as the
				eligibility criteria specified in 283-Chapter 15 for the future ready Iowa
				skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program.
(3)
Eligibility.
Pursuant to
				283-subparagraph 15.3(1)
"j"
(2), a student enrolled in an
				apprenticeship program aligned to an eligible program may be enrolled in an
				eligible program on a part-time basis.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 51 - Veterans' Education and Training › Rule 281-51.1 - Apprenticeships and On-the-job Training Programs for Veterans

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For approval of apprenticeships and on-the-job training
				  programs, the following provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations, as of
				  October 4, 2023, are incorporated by reference:
				  38 CFR Sections
				  21.4001 through
				  21.4009,
				  21.4150 through
				  21.4155,
				  21.4200 through
				  21.4206,
				  21.4209 through
				  21.4216,
				  21.4234,
				  21.4261, and
				  21.4262.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 51 - Veterans' Education and Training › Rule 281-51.2 - Educational Institutions

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For approval of educational institutions, the following
				  provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations, as of October 4, 2023, are
				  incorporated by reference: 38 CFR Sections 21.4001 through
				  21.4009,
				  21.4150 through
				  21.4155,
				  21.4200 through
				  21.4206,
				  21.4209 through
				  21.4216,
				  21.4232 through
				  21.4236,
				  21.4250 through
				  21.4259, and
				  21.4263 through
				  21.4268.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 51 - Veterans' Education and Training › Rule 281-51.3 - Wage Schedules

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The employer shall observe the following points in setting
				  forth the wage schedule for the training period:
1. The schedule shall be set up for the
				entire period of training with provision for increases at regular
				intervals.
2. The starting wage and
				the wage paid during training cannot be less than the wage normally paid a
				nonveteran learner in this trade.
3. The starting wage shall not be less than
				50 percent of the stated objective wage.
4. The wage schedule shall increase during
				each period of training until the employer is paying 85 percent of the
				objective wage during the last period of training unless covered under the
				standards required by the Bureau of Apprentice Training, United States
				Department of Labor
5. The wages
				shall be in conformity with state and federal laws and applicable bargaining
				agreements.
6. Wage schedules
				contained in applicable bargaining agreements, wages established by law, or
				other wage schedules established by large businesses which can be shown to be a
				matter of record will be recognized.
7. The after-training wage shall be the wage
				that is normally paid to a person who has had training equivalent to that
				contemplated by the proposed training program and who is beginning employment
				in the classification. Further raises which have been granted to other
				employees on the basis of length of service or loyalty to the firm should not
				be considered in determining the completion wage.
8. Since the employer is required to
				guarantee definite periodic wage increases, programs shall not be approved
				which contain a wage schedule set up on a commission basis.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 52 - Approval of Educational Institutions for the Education and Training of Eligible Veterans Under the Montgomery G.i. Bill › Rule 281-52.1 - Colleges

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All colleges, universities and community colleges accredited
				  by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges
				  and Schools may have their programs considered for approval.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 52 - Approval of Educational Institutions for the Education and Training of Eligible Veterans Under the Montgomery G.i. Bill › Rule 281-52.4 - Schools of Bible or Theology

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Schools of Bible or theology must be accredited by a
				  recognized accrediting agency in the theological field. Programs will be
				  considered for approval subject to inspection following receipt of written
				  application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 52 - Approval of Educational Institutions for the Education and Training of Eligible Veterans Under the Montgomery G.i. Bill › Rule 281-52.5 - Schools of Nursing

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Schools of nursing must be approved by the board of nursing.
				  Programs will be considered for approval subject to inspection following
				  receipt of written application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 52 - Approval of Educational Institutions for the Education and Training of Eligible Veterans Under the Montgomery G.i. Bill › Rule 281-52.6 - Hospitals

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(Residencies, medical technologists, X-ray technicians and
				  similar programs.) Hospital training programs must be accredited by the
				  Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Programs will be
				  considered for approval subject to inspection following receipt of written
				  application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 52 - Approval of Educational Institutions for the Education and Training of Eligible Veterans Under the Montgomery G.i. Bill › Rule 281-52.7 - Schools of Cosmetology

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Schools of cosmetology must be in compliance with the Iowa
				  board of cosmetology arts and sciences examiners, department of public health.
				  Programs will be considered for approval subject to inspection following
				  receipt of written application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 52 - Approval of Educational Institutions for the Education and Training of Eligible Veterans Under the Montgomery G.i. Bill › Rule 281-52.8 - Schools of Barbering

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Schools of barbering must be in compliance with the Iowa
				  board of barber examiners, department of public health. Programs will be
				  considered for approval subject to inspection following receipt of written
				  application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 52 - Approval of Educational Institutions for the Education and Training of Eligible Veterans Under the Montgomery G.i. Bill › Rule 281-52.12 - Correspondence Schools

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Correspondence schools must be accredited by a nationally
				  recognized accrediting agency. Programs will be considered for approval subject
				  to inspection following receipt of written application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 52 - Approval of Educational Institutions for the Education and Training of Eligible Veterans Under the Montgomery G.i. Bill › Rule 281-52.13 - Successful Operation on a Continuous Basis

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All of the above institutions, except public or other
				  tax-supported schools, must operate successfully on a continuous basis in Iowa
				  for at least two years prior to approval.
The two-year requirement may be waived by the U.S. Department
				  of Veterans Affairs when the institution submits positive evidence that the
				  school is essential to meet the educational requirements of veterans in the
				  state of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title X - Veterans' Training › Chapter 52 - Approval of Educational Institutions for the Education and Training of Eligible Veterans Under the Montgomery G.i. Bill › Rule 281-52.14 - Nonaccredited Schools

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Nonaccredited schools may have their programs considered for
				  approval by filling out a written application, and an on-site inspection visit
				  will be necessary to verify accuracy of submitted applications.
The written application referred to in this rule shall
				  include the following information:
1.
				Name, address and telephone number of the school.
2. Names and qualifications of owners and
				managers of the school.
3.
				Statement concerning the date the school was established, and the period of
				time the school has been under the present management.
4. Statement as to the financial solvency of
				the school, and assurance that the school will continue operations for a
				considerable period of time.
5.
				Statement concerning the school's accreditation by any recognized accrediting
				agencies, if any.
6. Statement
				concerning present enrollment and maximum number of students proposed to be
				trained in the courses at one time.
7. Description of the physical plant of the
				school, giving the number and size of classrooms; type of heating, lighting and
				ventilation, blackboard space; number of toilets and lavatories; number and
				kinds of desks, tables, chairs and other school furniture; total floor space;
				and a listing of all available laboratory and classroom equipment.
8. Names and educational and experience
				qualifications of all instructors.
9. Statement of the educational prerequisite
				for each course.
10. Statement as
				to the exact title of the course and a specific description of the objective
				for which given.
11. Statement as
				to the length of the course(s) in weeks; number of hours school is in session
				per week.
12. A detailed curriculum
				showing subjects taught, type of work or skills to be learned, and approximate
				length of time to be spent on each.
13. Samples of permanent records kept by
				schools. Samples should include transcripts, progress, grading, conduct and
				other records kept by the school.
14. Statement as to tuition costs, and costs
				for required books, supplies and equipment.
15. Statement that school buildings meet
				local and state regulations concerning fire, safety, and health.