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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  272E.1  TITLE.
  1  2    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
  1  3 "Neighborhood Development Initiative Act".
  1  4    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  272E.2  PURPOSE.
  1  5    The purpose of the neighborhood development initiative is
  1  6 to facilitate community development in neighborhoods through
  1  7 engaging and training volunteers.
  1  8    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  272E.3  NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
  1  9 INITIATIVE PROGRAM.
  1 10    1.  A neighborhood development initiative program shall be
  1 11 undertaken and implemented through a collaborative effort by
  1 12 board of regents institutions.  The lead institution in the
  1 13 program shall be the institute for decision making at the
  1 14 university of northern Iowa.  The program shall include pilot
  1 15 projects on all of the following:
  1 16    a.  In an existing neighborhood without a formal
  1 17 neighborhood organization, a pilot project shall develop a
  1 18 formal neighborhood organization, determine neighborhood needs
  1 19 and priorities, identify community resources available to the
  1 20 neighborhood, develop leadership, recommend changes, develop
  1 21 an action plan, and develop a budget.
  1 22    b.  In a newly organized neighborhood organization, a pilot
  1 23 project shall assess the effectiveness of the organization,
  1 24 identify or review priorities and new issues, assess plans and
  1 25 progress, recommend changes, develop an action plan, develop a
  1 26 budget, and develop a fund-raising plan.
  1 27    c.  In a mature and established neighborhood organization,
  1 28 a pilot project shall assess past success, assess the
  1 29 organizational organization, assess the plans and programs,
  1 30 develop an action plan, develop a budget and identify or seek
  1 31 community resources, recommend public policy updates,
  1 32 recommend changes, and develop a communication plan.
  1 33    2.  The pilot projects shall result in the development of
  1 34 program requirements, program qualifications, and a
  1 35 recommended approach for a neighborhood development initiative
  2  1 program for neighborhoods at any stage of development.
  2  2    3.  By January 1, 1998, the board of regents institutions
  2  3 participating in the pilot projects shall submit a joint
  2  4 report to the general assembly regarding the results of the
  2  5 pilot projects and a recommended approach for the full
  2  6 implementation of a neighborhood development initiative
  2  7 program.
  2  8    Sec. 4.  APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated from the
  2  9 general fund of the state to the board of regents for the
  2 10 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998,
  2 11 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
  2 12 be used for the purposes designated:
  2 13    For the institute of decision making at the university of
  2 14 northern Iowa for the purpose of the implementation of pilot
  2 15 projects in conjunction with other board of regent
  2 16 institutions pursuant to chapter 272E, including salaries,
  2 17 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:  
  2 18 ...................................................$     50,000
  2 19                           EXPLANATION
  2 20    This bill establishes a neighborhood development initiative
  2 21 program.
  2 22    The bill provides that the program shall include pilot
  2 23 projects to be conducted to develop program requirements,
  2 24 program qualifications, and a recommended approach for a
  2 25 neighborhood development initiative program.  The pilot
  2 26 projects shall be conducted as a collaborative effort by board
  2 27 of regents institutions with the lead institution being the
  2 28 institute for decision making at the university of northern
  2 29 Iowa.  The pilot projects shall be conducted in an existing
  2 30 neighborhood without a formal organization, a newly organized
  2 31 neighborhood organization, and a mature and established
  2 32 neighborhood organization.  In each neighborhood, the pilot
  2 33 project shall, among other things, examine and develop
  2 34 neighborhood organization, determine needs and priorities,
  2 35 assess and develop plans, recommend changes, and develop a
  3  1 budget.  Results of the pilot projects and a recommended
  3  2 approach for the full implementation of the neighborhood
  3  3 development initiative program shall be submitted in a report
  3  4 to the general assembly by January 1, 1998.
  3  5    The bill provides for an appropriation of $50,000 to the
  3  6 board of regents for the implementation of the pilot projects.  
  3  7 LSB 2664HH 77
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