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43   level workforce.
44     e.  Provide a framework to position the state to
45   access federal resources for state youth
46   apprenticeship systems and local programs.
47     f.  Motivate youths to stay in school and become
48   productive citizens.
49     3.  The department of education shall provide for
50   the establishment of regional school-to-work

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 1   partnerships for the purpose of planning, developing,
 2   implementing, and strengthening school-to-work system
 3   development efforts in accordance with subsection 2.
 4   Regional school-to-work partnerships shall be composed
 5   of employment and training professional staff from the
 6   department of economic development and the department
 7   of employment services, representatives from local
 8   education agencies, the community college, area
 9   education agency, and regional vocational planning
10   board or consortia serving the region, and regional
11   representatives from business, labor, and community
12   service organizations.  Each regional partnership
13   shall collaborate with the courts, the department of
14   human services, the division of vocational
15   rehabilitation of the department of education, and the
16   new Iowa schools development corporation.  If the
17   general assembly appropriates moneys for a fiscal year
18   for purposes of this subsection, the regional school-
19   to-work partnerships shall provide assistance to local
20   consortia in developing a plan and budget for grant
21   applications for local school-to-work development
22   efforts.  An existing partnership or organization,
23   including a regional school-to-work partnership, that
24   meets the established criteria, may be considered a
25   consortium for grant application purposes.  A
26   consortium shall consist of, but is not limited to,
27   one or more school districts, a community college,
28   area education agency, representatives from business
29   and labor organizations and others as determined
30   within the region.  The department shall develop
31   criteria, guidelines, and a process to be used in
32   selecting consortium grant recipients.  A consortium
33   shall provide matching funds or match grant funds with
34   in-kind resources on a dollar-for-dollar basis,
35   evaluate the effectiveness of the program and report
36   the findings to the department on an annual basis.  In
37   addition to the requirements of subsection 2, an
38   approved school-to-work system development effort
39   shall provide for the following:
40     a.  Measure the employability skills of students.
41   Employability skills shall include, but are not
42   limited to, reading for information, applied

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