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House Journal: Page 1363: Wednesday, April 3, 1996

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 1   To receive this funding, school districts must provide
 2   proof of attendance by their pupils at such a center
 3   and participation by pupils in a certified program for
 4   a minimum of three consecutive days for each pupil.
 5   In addition, school districts shall submit evidence of
 6   matching contributions of at least fifty percent of
 7   the total program cost.  Local school districts shall
 8   choose the grade level and the time of year they feel
 9   is most developmentally appropriate for this
10   residential experience.
11     3.  Phase II of the program shall consist of all of
12   the following:
13     a.  Development of certification criteria for
14   facilities, staff, and programs.
15     b.  Census of existing facilities, staff, and
16   programs relative to the certification criteria.
17     c.  Assessment of the needs of these facilities.
18     4.  The program shall be administered cooperatively
19   by the department of education and the department of
20   natural resources.
21     Sec. 30.  Section 455A.18, subsection 3, unnumbered
22   paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
23     For each fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning
24   July 1, 1990 1997, and ending June 30, 2001
2021,
25   there is appropriated from the general fund, to the
26   Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund, the
27   amount of thirty twenty million dollars, except
that
28   for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1990, the amount
29   is twenty million dollars, to be used as provided in
30   this chapter.  However, in any fiscal year of the
31   fiscal period, if moneys from the lottery are
32   appropriated by the state to the fund, the amount
33   appropriated under this subsection shall be reduced by
34   the amount appropriated from the lottery.
35     Sec. 31.  NEW SECTION.  455A.21  PREFERENCE
36   PROVIDED -- PERSONS MEETING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
37   OF THE GREEN THUMB PROGRAM.
38     In its employment of persons in temporary positions
39   in conservation and outdoor recreation, the department
40   of natural resources shall give preference to persons
41   meeting eligibility requirements for the green thumb
42   program under section 15.227 and to persons working
43   toward an advanced education in natural resources and
44   conservation.
45     Sec. 32.  NEW SECTION.  456A.37  NONGAME WILDLIFE-
46   ORIENTED EDUCATION.
47     The department shall establish a nongame wildlife-
48   oriented education initiative.  In administering the
49   initiative, the department shall do all of the
50   following:

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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