260C.50 Adult education. 1. For purposes of this section, 'adult education' means integrated basic education and technical skills instruction. 2. The department and the community colleges shall jointly implement adult education to assist adults and youths sixteen years of age and older who are not in school in obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for further education, work, and community involvement. 3. The state board, in consultation with the community colleges, shall prescribe standards for adult education including but not limited to contextualized and integrated instruction, assessments, instructor qualification and professional development, data collection and reporting, and performance benchmarks. 4. The state board, in consultation with the community colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section. 2013 Acts, ch 141, §40; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2292 Section amended
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