Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2457: A BILL FOR An Act establishing the credential-attainment program within the department of workforce development, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act establishing the credential-attainment program within the department of workforce development, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act establishing the credential-attainment program within the department of workforce development, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act establishing the credential-attainment program within the department of workforce development, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6781YH (3) jda/jh H.F. 2457 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 260K.1 Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Credential-attainment Program Act". Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 260K.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. "Community college" means a community college established under chapter 260C or a consortium of two or more community colleges. 2. "Credential" means a postsecondary certificate or other competency-based credential that is not authorized for federal student aid under Tit. IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. "Credential" does not include an associate degree or any degree beyond an associate degree. 3. "Credential-attainment program" means a program established pursuant to section 260K.3. 4. "Economic downturn" includes a layoff of existing employees, reduced employment levels, increased inventories, or reduced sales, if specified in the program agreement entered into under section 260K.3. 5. "Employer" means a business or consortium of businesses engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce for the purpose of manufacturing, processing, or assembling products, construction, conducting research and development, or providing services in interstate or intrastate commerce, but excludes retail services. 6. "Participant" means an …
Sponsors
- Daniel Gosa (D, 81) · primary sponsor
- Angel Ramirez (D, 78)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 292 .
Subjects: career and technical education, workforce development
Common questions
- What is HF2457?
- HF2457 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act establishing the credential-attainment program within the department of workforce development, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
- What does HF2457 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act establishing the credential-attainment program within the department of workforce development, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
- What is the status of HF2457?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 292 . (February 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2457?
- Daniel Gosa (D, 81), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF2457?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2457&ga=91
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