House adopts amendment to career and technical education bill, then passes measure
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Summary
Lawmakers amended House File 2547 to add a Board of Regents reporting requirement and then passed the bill strengthening career and technical education alignment and performance reporting; amendment H8014 passed 61–29 and the bill passed by a large majority.
House File 2547, intended to strengthen alignment among high school CTE programs, community colleges and regent universities, advanced after the House agreed to an amendment that added language directing the Board of Regents to prepare a performance‑based funding report.
The amendment (H8014), explained by the Representative from Des Moines, requires a Board of Regents report before the board's November meeting detailing a proposed performance‑based funding model including graduation rates, degrees tied to in‑demand jobs, post‑graduation employment and retention of graduates in the state. Representative Brown Powers questioned the amendment's germaneness on the floor. The House agreed to suspend the rules to consider H8014; the amendment passed on a roll call (61 yeas, 29 nays, 10 absent). The underlying bill, as amended, was reported passed by the House with a recorded 90 yeas, 0 nays and 10 absent.
Representative Brown Powers said the amendment could slow the bill's implementation but ultimately recommended supporting the overall bill.
Next steps: The bill will be messaged to the Senate.