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1 1 Amend the amendment, H-3498, to Senate File 266, as
1 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
1 3 follows:
1 4 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 46 the
1 5 following:
1 6 "___. CAREER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.
1 7 For allocation to merged area XI to be used for the
1 8 purposes of the career opportunity program established
1 9 in section 260C.29:
1 10 .................................................. $ 60,000"
1 11 #2. Page 16, by inserting after line 42 the
1 12 following:
1 13 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 260C.29 CAREER
1 14 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM &endash; MISSION.
1 15 1. The mission of the career opportunity program
1 16 established in this section is to encourage
1 17 collaborative efforts by a community college, the
1 18 institutions under the control of the state board of
1 19 regents, and business and industry to enhance the
1 20 educational opportunities and provide for job creation
1 21 and career advancement for Iowa's minority persons by
1 22 providing assistance to minority persons who major in
1 23 fields or subject areas where minorities are currently
1 24 underrepresented or underutilized.
1 25 2. A career opportunity program is established to
1 26 be administered by the community college located in a
1 27 county with a population in excess of three hundred
1 28 thousand. The community college shall provide office
1 29 space for the efficient operation of the program. The
1 30 community college shall employ a director for the
1 31 program. The director of the program shall employ
1 32 necessary support staff. The director and staff shall
1 33 be employees of the community college.
1 34 3. The director of the program shall do the
1 35 following:
1 36 a. Direct the coordination of the program between
1 37 the community college and the institutions of higher
1 38 education under the control of the state board of
1 39 regents.
1 40 b. Propose rules to the state board of education
1 41 as necessary to implement the program.
1 42 c. Recruit minority persons into the program.
1 43 d. Enlist the assistance and cooperation of
1 44 leaders from business and industry to provide job
1 45 placement services for students who are successfully
1 46 completing the program.
1 47 e. Prepare and submit an annual report to the
1 48 governor and the general assembly by January 15.
1 49 4. To be eligible for the program, a minority
1 50 person shall be a resident of Iowa who is accepted for
2 1 admission at or attends a community college or an
2 2 institution of higher education under the control of
2 3 the state board of regents. In addition, the person
2 4 shall major in or achieve credit toward an associate
2 5 degree, a bachelor's degree, or a master's degree in a
2 6 field or subject area where minorities are
2 7 underrepresented or underutilized.
2 8 5. The amount of assistance provided to a student
2 9 under this section shall not exceed the cost of
2 10 tuition, fees, and books required for the program in
2 11 which the student is enrolled and attends. As used in
2 12 this section, "books" may include book substitutes,
2 13 including reusable workbooks, loose-leaf or bound
2 14 manuals, and computer software materials used as book
2 15 substitutes. A student who meets the qualifications
2 16 of this section shall receive assistance under this
2 17 section for not more than the equivalent of two full
2 18 years of study.
2 19 6. For purposes of this section, "minority person"
2 20 means a person who is Black, Hispanic, Asian, or a
2 21 Pacific Islander, American Indian, or an Alaskan
2 22 native American."
2 23 #3. By renumbering and correcting internal
2 24 references as necessary.
2 25
2 26
2 27
2 28 BAKER of Polk
2 29 SF 266.514 76
2 30 kh/jw
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