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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 260C.29 CAREER OPPORTUNITY
1 2 PROGRAM &endash; MISSION.
1 3 1. The mission of the career opportunity program
1 4 established in this section is to encourage collaborative
1 5 efforts by a community college, the institutions under the
1 6 control of the state board of regents, and business and
1 7 industry to enhance the educational opportunities and provide
1 8 for job creation and career advancement for Iowa's minority
1 9 persons by providing assistance to minority persons who major
1 10 in fields or subject areas where minorities are currently
1 11 underrepresented or underutilized.
1 12 2. A career opportunity program is established to be
1 13 administered by the community college located in a county with
1 14 a population in excess of three hundred thousand. The
1 15 community college shall provide office space for the efficient
1 16 operation of the program. The community college shall employ
1 17 a director for the program. The director of the program shall
1 18 employ necessary support staff. The director and staff shall
1 19 be employees of the community college.
1 20 3. The director of the program shall do the following:
1 21 a. Direct the coordination of the program between the
1 22 community college and the institutions of higher education
1 23 under the control of the state board of regents.
1 24 b. Propose rules to the state board of education as
1 25 necessary to implement the program.
1 26 c. Recruit minority persons into the program.
1 27 d. Enlist the assistance and cooperation of leaders from
1 28 business and industry to provide job placement services for
1 29 students who are successfully completing the program.
1 30 e. Prepare and submit an annual report to the governor and
1 31 the general assembly by January 15.
1 32 4. To be eligible for the program, a minority person shall
1 33 be a resident of Iowa who is accepted for admission at or
1 34 attends a community college or an institution of higher
1 35 education under the control of the state board of regents. In
2 1 addition, the person shall major in or achieve credit toward
2 2 an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or a master's degree
2 3 in a field or subject area where minorities are
2 4 underrepresented or underutilized.
2 5 5. The amount of assistance provided to a student under
2 6 this section shall not exceed the cost of tuition, fees, and
2 7 books required for the program in which the student is
2 8 enrolled and attends. As used in this section, "books" may
2 9 include book substitutes, including reusable workbooks, loose-
2 10 leaf or bound manuals, and computer software materials used as
2 11 book substitutes. A student who meets the qualifications of
2 12 this section shall receive assistance under this section for
2 13 not more than the equivalent of two full years of study.
2 14 6. For purposes of this section, "minority person" means a
2 15 person who is Black, Hispanic, Asian, or a Pacific Islander,
2 16 American Indian, or an Alaskan native American.
2 17 EXPLANATION
2 18 This bill establishes a career opportunity program to
2 19 encourage collaborative efforts by a community college, the
2 20 institutions under the control of the state board of regents,
2 21 and business and industry to enhance the educational
2 22 opportunities and provide for job creation and career
2 23 advancement for Iowa's minority persons by providing
2 24 assistance to minority persons who major in fields or subject
2 25 areas where minorities are currently underrepresented or
2 26 underutilized.
2 27 The community college located in a county with a population
2 28 in excess of 300,000 shall administer the program, provide
2 29 office space for the program, and employ a director for the
2 30 program. The director of the program shall employ necessary
2 31 support staff. The director and staff shall be employees of
2 32 the community college.
2 33 The director shall direct the coordination of the program
2 34 between the community college and the institutions of higher
2 35 education under the control of the state board of regents;
3 1 propose rules to the state board of education as necessary to
3 2 implement the program; recruit minority persons into the
3 3 program; enlist the assistance and cooperation of leaders from
3 4 business and industry to provide job placement services for
3 5 students who are successfully completing the program; and
3 6 prepare and submit an annual report to the governor and the
3 7 general assembly.
3 8 To be eligible for the program, a minority person shall be
3 9 a resident of Iowa who is accepted for admission at or attends
3 10 a community college or an institution of higher education
3 11 under the control of the state board of regents. In addition,
3 12 the person shall major in or achieve credit toward an
3 13 associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or a master's degree in
3 14 a field or subject area where minorities are underrepresented
3 15 or underutilized.
3 16 The amount of assistance provided to a student shall not
3 17 exceed the cost of tuition, fees, and books required for the
3 18 program in which the student is enrolled and attends. A
3 19 student shall receive assistance under this program for not
3 20 more than the equivalent of two full years of study.
3 21 "Minority person", for purposes of the program, means a
3 22 person who is Black, Hispanic, Asian, or a Pacific Islander,
3 23 American Indian, or an Alaskan native American.
3 24 LSB 2003YH 76
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