Senate File 231
SENATE FILE
BY WARNSTADT
(COMPANION TO LSB 2533HH
BY WENDT)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to a competitively bid contract to provide
2 technical assistance to school districts and community=based
3 organizations that provide mentoring programs to youth and
4 making an appropriation.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. There is appropriated
1 2 from the general fund of the state to the department of
1 3 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and
1 4 ending June 30, 2004, the following amount, or so much thereof
1 5 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1 6 For purposes of entering into a competitively bid contract
1 7 with a not=for=profit organization to provide technical
1 8 assistance to school districts and community=based
1 9 organizations that provide mentoring programs to youth:
1 10 .................................................. $ 350,000
1 11 1. To be eligible for a contract under this section, a
1 12 not=for=profit organization shall apply research=based
1 13 principles and strategies from national prevention programs,
1 14 utilize a variety of media to engage and assist participants,
1 15 and focus on school districts and community=based
1 16 organizations that deliver mentoring programs. Assistance
1 17 shall be designed to focus on program continuation in a low
1 18 funding environment, managing risk, and maximizing outcome=
1 19 based results.
1 20 2. Assistance provided by a not=for=profit organization
1 21 shall demonstrate expertise in the following areas:
1 22 a. Effective program development strategies.
1 23 b. Program=based outcome evaluations for youth served.
1 24 c. Maximizing resources for program continuation.
1 25 d. Development of effective volunteer recruitment and
1 26 appropriate screening techniques.
1 27 e. Development of risk management tools such as program
1 28 supervision and adequate documented procedures for program
1 29 delivery.
1 30 3. Assistance provided by a not=for=profit organization
1 31 shall strive to accomplish the following:
1 32 a. Expand program delivery within the targeted service
1 33 community.
1 34 b. Produce constructive tangible outcomes and results for
1 35 youth served.
2 1 c. Assure program longevity through the use of
2 2 collaboration and volunteer coordination.
2 3 d. Provide for the necessary number of volunteers to
2 4 deliver the program and ensure that each volunteer is safe and
2 5 appropriate.
2 6 4. In determining and approving a not=for=profit
2 7 organization, the department shall place its highest priority
2 8 on the expertise and accomplishments of a not=for=profit
2 9 organization's staff in the area of youth mentoring programs
2 10 related to the areas specified in subsection 2.
2 11 5. The department shall prepare and submit a report of the
2 12 activities and expenditures funded under the contract to the
2 13 chairpersons and ranking members of the standing committees on
2 14 education and to the joint appropriations subcommittees on
2 15 education of the general assembly by December 1, 2005.
2 16 EXPLANATION
2 17 This bill appropriates $350,000 from the general fund of
2 18 the state to the department of education for fiscal year 2003=
2 19 2004 for the purposes of entering into a competitively bid
2 20 contract with a not=for=profit organization to provide
2 21 technical assistance to school districts and community=based
2 22 organizations that provide mentoring programs to youth.
2 23 Not=for=profit organizations are eligible for a contract if
2 24 they apply research=based principles and strategies from
2 25 national prevention programs, utilize a variety of media to
2 26 engage and assist participants, and focus on school districts
2 27 and community=based organizations that deliver mentoring
2 28 programs.
2 29 Assistance provided by an eligible organization must be
2 30 designed to focus on program continuation, managing risk, and
2 31 maximizing outcome=based results; must demonstrate expertise
2 32 in effective program development strategies, outcome
2 33 evaluations, maximizing resources, effective volunteer
2 34 recruitment, screening techniques, and risk management tools;
2 35 and must strive to expand program delivery, produce
3 1 constructive results, and provide for adequate numbers of
3 2 volunteers.
3 3 The bill directs the department to submit a report of the
3 4 activities and expenditures funded under the contract to the
3 5 chairpersons and ranking members of the standing committees on
3 6 education and to the joint appropriations subcommittees on
3 7 education of the general assembly by December 1, 2005.
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