House OKs bill to modernize education-workforce data sharing and ROI reporting

Mar 24, 2026

House File 2725 authorizes wage-record sharing between Iowa Workforce Development and the Department of Education to create postsecondary return-on-investment reporting and comply with new federal requirements; sponsors warned the state could lose $5–10 million annually without the changes.

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Representative Warren described House File 2725 as a Department of Education bill to modernize education-to-workforce data systems, align state reporting with federal requirements and authorize Iowa Workforce Development to share wage records with the Department of Education.

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