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House Journal: Page 2200: Tuesday, May 2, 1995

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 1   be administered by the community college located in a
 2   county with a population in excess of three hundred
 3   thousand.  The community college shall provide office
 4   space for the efficient operation of the program.  The
 5   community college shall employ a director for the
 6   program.  The director of the program shall employ
 7   necessary support staff.  The director and staff shall
 8   be employees of the community college.
 9     3.  The director of the program shall do the
10   following:
11     a.  Direct the coordination of the program between
12   the community college and the institutions of higher
13   education under the control of the state board of
14   regents.
15     b.  Propose rules to the state board of education
16   as necessary to implement the program.
17     c.  Recruit minority persons into the program.
18     d.  Enlist the assistance and cooperation of
19   leaders from business and industry to provide job
20   placement services for students who are successfully
21   completing the program.
22     e.  Prepare and submit an annual report to the
23   governor and the general assembly by January 15.
24     4.  To be eligible for the program, a minority
25   person shall be a resident of Iowa who is accepted for
26   admission at or attends a community college or an
27   institution of higher education under the control of
28   the state board of regents.  In addition, the person
29   shall major in or achieve credit toward an associate
30   degree, a bachelor's degree, or a master's degree in a
31   field or subject area where minorities are
32   underrepresented or underutilized.
33     5.  The amount of assistance provided to a student
34   under this section shall not exceed the cost of
35   tuition, fees, and books required for the program in
36   which the student is enrolled and attends.  As used in
37   this section, "books" may include book substitutes,
38   including reusable workbooks, loose-leaf or bound
39   manuals, and computer software materials used as book
40   substitutes.  A student who meets the qualifications
41   of this section shall receive assistance under this
42   section for not more than the equivalent of two full
43   years of study.
44     6.  For purposes of this section, "minority person"
45   means a person who is Black, Hispanic, Asian, or a
46   Pacific Islander, American Indian, or an Alaskan
47   native American.
48     Sec. 22.  Section 260D.14A, unnumbered paragraphs 1
49   and 5, Code 1995, are amended to read as follows:
50     The department of education shall provide for the

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