The community colleges and the authority are authorized to fund
high technology apprenticeship programs which comply with the requirements
specified in Iowa Code section
260C.44 and which may include
both new and statewide apprenticeship programs. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Iowa Code section 260F.6(2),
relating to maximum award amounts, moneys allocated to the community colleges
with high technology apprenticeship programs shall be distributed to the
community colleges based upon contact hours under the programs administered
during the prior fiscal year as determined by the department of
education.
(1) An apprenticeship
sponsor must have a designated community college to serve as the project
coordinator.
(2) The designated
community college shall serve as the apprenticeship sponsor's representative
and shall serve as the authority's contact regarding all project
matters.
(3) If more than one
community college is involved in the project, the participating community
colleges shall designate one college as the project's representative.
(4) Apprenticeship Application for
Assistance, Form 260F-1D, shall be signed by the community college or, in the
case of a multicollege project, by each participating community college and
shall be submitted by the community college to the authority for project
approval.
(5) The community college
shall enter into a training contract with the apprenticeship sponsor within 90
days of written notice of application approval from the authority, using
Apprenticeship Training Contract, Form 260F-4D.
(6) All authority communications concerning
an apprenticeship project, including notice of project approval or denial and
issuance of financial awards, shall be with the community college.
(7) All default provisions specified in
261-7.30 (260F) shall apply to
college-sponsored apprenticeship training projects.
(8) In the event of a default, a financial
penalty will be assigned by the authority to the apprenticeship sponsor
identified by the designated community college as being responsible for the
default.
(9) Each apprenticeship
sponsor that participates in the project shall complete a Final Performance
Report, Form 260F-5A, at the completion of training as a condition of the
loan's being forgiven.
