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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
3 8 tm/cf/24
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