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House amends workforce bill with procurement, apprenticeship and child-labor recapture language; passes 62-34
Summary
Senate File 603, a broad workforce and Department of Workforce Development bill, was amended on the House floor to add procurement and apprenticeship-related provisions and passed after extended debate. Opponents said late non-germane amendments altered a previously unanimous committee bill.
The Iowa House passed Senate File 603 on Wednesday after a lengthy floor process that added several amendments to the workforce and Department of Workforce Development bill.
The floor manager, Representative Moore, described the bill as a package of Department of Workforce Development updates: it removes a statewide employment skills assessment requirement, revises programs including a conservation corps and workforce investment programs, transfers certain reporting duties to…
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