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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 84A.7A SENIOR CONSERVATION AND
1 2 OUTDOOR RECREATION EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
1 3 1. A senior conservation and outdoor recreation program is
1 4 established for the employment of individuals who are sixty
1 5 years of age or older by county conservation boards to further
1 6 conservation efforts, enhance the natural resources of this
1 7 state, and assist environmental education and outdoor
1 8 recreation programs.
1 9 2. The department of workforce development shall
1 10 administer the senior conservation and outdoor recreation
1 11 employment program and shall adopt rules governing the
1 12 operation of the program and eligibility guidelines for county
1 13 participation and financial grant criteria pursuant to chapter
1 14 17A.
1 15 3. Funds appropriated for the purposes of this section
1 16 shall be allocated equally among all county conservation
1 17 boards making application to the department.
1 18 4. An application shall be submitted by a county
1 19 conservation board on forms provided by the department. The
1 20 completed application shall be accompanied by a plan for the
1 21 employment of persons who are sixty years of age or older in
1 22 meaningful, productive, and healthy public service jobs
1 23 developed by a county conservation board. A county
1 24 conservation board submitting an application for a competitive
1 25 grant under this section shall agree to pay each individual
1 26 employed under the senior conservation and outdoor recreation
1 27 employment program a wage that meets or exceeds the state or
1 28 federal minimum wage, whichever is greater. A county
1 29 conservation board is encouraged to seek additional assistance
1 30 and resources from other state departments and agencies,
1 31 federal agencies and grant programs, private persons, or
1 32 organizations in order to match state funds received under
1 33 this section.
1 34 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION REQUIRED FOR IMPLEMENTATION. The
1 35 department of workforce development shall implement a senior
2 1 conservation and outdoor recreation employment program only
2 2 upon receipt of sufficient funds to accomplish the purposes
2 3 specified in section 84A.7A.
2 4 EXPLANATION
2 5 This bill establishes, subject to an appropriation of
2 6 sufficient funds, a senior conservation and outdoor recreation
2 7 employment program for the employment of individuals who are
2 8 60 years or older by county conservation boards to further
2 9 conservation efforts, enhance the natural resources of this
2 10 state, and assist environmental education and outdoor
2 11 recreation programs.
2 12 The department of workforce development is responsible for
2 13 administering the program and for establishing grant
2 14 eligibility guidelines for a county conservation board.
2 15 A county conservation board shall submit a plan for the
2 16 employment of individuals who are 60 years of age or older in
2 17 meaningful, productive jobs at a wage that meets or exceeds
2 18 the state or federal minimum wage, whichever is greater.
2 19 LSB 3745HH 77
2 20 tj/sc/14
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