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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the House amendment, S-5439, to Senate File 1 2 2406, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, 1 3 as follows: 1 4 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 5 through 8 and 1 5 inserting the following: 1 6 "Section 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is 1 7 to create a partnership between communities and state 1 8 government by gradually implementing a statewide 1 9 system of community empowerment areas. An important 1 10 initial emphasis of the community empowerment areas is 1 11 to improve the well-being of families with young 1 12 children. An additional emphasis". 1 13 #2. Page 4, by striking lines 41 through 45 and 1 14 inserting the following: "county boundaries to the 1 15 extent possible." 1 16 #3. Page 5, by inserting after line 41 the 1 17 following: 1 18 "__. A child day care resource and referral 1 19 service. 1 20 __. A library." 1 21 #4. Page 7, line 3, by inserting after the word 1 22 "including" the following: "encouraging early 1 23 intellectual stimulation of very young children,". 1 24 #5. Page 7, by striking line 27 and inserting the 1 25 following: "basis to children deemed at risk of not". 1 26 #6. Page 7, line 31, by inserting after the word 1 27 "Parent" the following: "support and". 1 28 #7. Page 7, line 33, by inserting after the word 1 29 "Parent" the following: "support and". 1 30 #8. Page 7, line 41, by striking the words "care 1 31 services" and inserting the following: "day care 1 32 services, training child day care providers to 1 33 encourage early intellectual stimulation of very young 1 34 children,". 1 35 #9. Page 7, line 43, by inserting after the word 1 36 "parent" the following: "support and". 1 37 #10. Page 8, line 1, by inserting after word "age" 1 38 the following: ", including the involvement and 1 39 specific responsibilities of all related organizations 1 40 and entities". 1 41 #11. Page 8, lines 23 and 24, by striking the 1 42 words "on or before October 1 of each fiscal year". 1 43 #12. Page 9, by inserting after line 12 the 1 44 following: 1 45 "(3) Adequacy of plans for commitment of local 1 46 funding and other resources for implementation of the 1 47 plan. 1 48 d. The Iowa board's provisions for distribution of 1 49 school ready grant moneys shall take into account 1 50 contingencies for possible increases and decreases in 2 1 the provision of state and local funding in future 2 2 fiscal years which may be used for purposes of school 2 3 ready children grants and for early childhood programs 2 4 grants and for differences in local capacity for 2 5 program implementation and provision of local funding. 2 6 In developing these provisions, the Iowa board shall 2 7 consider equity concerns; options for making capacity 2 8 adjustments by restricting grant amounts based on 2 9 service population size groupings to accommodate 2 10 small, medium, and large population groupings; and 2 11 options for making adjustments to accommodate varying 2 12 amounts of time and assistance needed for 2 13 implementation, such as extending the grant period to 2 14 more than one year." 2 15 #13. Page 9, by striking lines 13 and 14 and 2 16 inserting the following: 2 17 "6. The priorities for school ready children grant 2 18 funds shall include providing preschool services on". 2 19 #14. Page 9, line 15, by striking the words "four- 2 20 year-old". 2 21 #15. Page 9, line 16, by striking the words "and 2 22 parent" and inserting the following: ", training 2 23 child day care providers and others to encourage early 2 24 intellectual stimulation of very young children, and 2 25 offering parent support and". 2 26 #16. Page 9, line 19, by striking the words 2 27 "Remaining funds" and inserting the following: "The 2 28 grant funds also". 2 29 #17. Page 9, line 46, by inserting after the word 2 30 "law." the following: "The criteria shall include but 2 31 are not limited to a requirement that a community 2 32 empowerment area must be eligible to receive a school 2 33 ready children grant in order to receive an early 2 34 childhood programs grant." 2 35 #18. Page 10, lines 43 and 44, by striking the 2 36 words "early stimulation of the brain" and inserting 2 37 the following: "early intellectual stimulation at a 2 38 very young age". 2 39 #19. Page 11, by striking line 33 and inserting 2 40 the following: "paid. For the initial grants, plans 2 41 shall be submitted by September 1, 1998, or by January 2 42 1, 1999, in accordance with criteria established by 2 43 the board." 2 44 #20. Page 12, line 10, by inserting after the word 2 45 "area." the following: "For an area which does not 2 46 encompass an innovation zone or decategorization 2 47 project, the chairperson of the county board of 2 48 supervisors may work with the local school district or 2 49 districts in initiating a process to designate an 2 50 initial community empowerment area and board." 3 1 #21. Page 12, line 14, by striking the figure 3 2 "2000" and inserting the following: "1999". 3 3 #22. Page 12, by inserting after line 23 the 3 4 following: 3 5 "3. An area designated as an innovation zone in 3 6 accordance with section 8A.2, Code 1997, as of June 3 7 30, 1998, may continue to develop the area's plans to 3 8 achieve the results identified in the area's 3 9 innovation zone application. An innovation zone 3 10 transitioning to become a designated community 3 11 empowerment area shall continue to receive technical 3 12 assistance and guidance from the appropriate state 3 13 agencies. A transitioning innovation zone may 3 14 continue to pursue waivers and the reallocation of 3 15 funds to achieve the identified results. A 3 16 transitioning innovation zone may amend the zone's 3 17 previously approved plan to include the provisions 3 18 identified in section 7I.7, as enacted by this Act, as 3 19 necessary to be eligible for receipt of a school ready 3 20 children grant." 3 21 #23. By renumbering as necessary. 3 22 SF 2406S 3 23 jp/cc/26
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