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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256.91 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1 2 EDUCATIONAL GRANTS.
1 3 1. An area education agency or a community college or
1 4 other educational institution which provides programs in
1 5 cooperation with manufacturing businesses, labor
1 6 organizations, service businesses, retail establishments, and
1 7 governmental entities to implement total quality management
1 8 principles to educational institutions, businesses, and
1 9 government shall be eligible for an economic development
1 10 educational grant of up to fifty thousand dollars to be used
1 11 for the purposes of the programs. The department shall
1 12 coordinate this program with the quality futures project
1 13 contained in Senate File 266, section 1, subsection 11, if
1 14 enacted.
1 15 2. An educational institution seeking a grant shall apply
1 16 to the department. The department shall determine whether the
1 17 educational institution is eligible for a grant and in what
1 18 amount. Eligibility shall be based on whether the grant
1 19 proposal is for a program which combines the resources of an
1 20 area education agency, community college, or educational
1 21 institution and the experience of the agency, college, or
1 22 institution in managing and operating a joint training network
1 23 involving public and private entities.
1 24 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 25 state to the department of education for the fiscal year
1 26 beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the
1 27 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
1 28 used for the purpose designated:
1 29 For economic development educational grants:
1 30 .................................................. $ 500,000
1 31 EXPLANATION
1 32 This bill authorizes the department of education to award
1 33 economic development educational grants to area education
1 34 agencies, community colleges, or other educational institu-
1 35 tions to provide cooperative training on implementing total
2 1 quality management principles to educational institutions,
2 2 businesses, and government entities. Each grant may be up to
2 3 $50,000. The bill also appropriates $500,000 to the
2 4 department of education for this purpose, and requires the
2 5 grant program be coordinated with the quality futures program,
2 6 if enacted.
2 7 LSB 2421HH 76
2 8 mk/jw/5
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