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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 266.39F AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
1 2 COLLABORATION AND ENHANCEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM
1 3 (ACESS).
1 4 1. As used in this section:
1 5 a. "ACESS program" means the agricultural education
1 6 collaboration and enhancement support services program as
1 7 created in this section.
1 8 b. "ACESS program partner" means all of the following:
1 9 (1) Iowa state university of science and technology,
1 10 including the department within the university responsible for
1 11 agricultural education and studies, the college of
1 12 agriculture, and Iowa cooperative extension service in
1 13 agriculture and home economics.
1 14 (2) The department of education, established pursuant to
1 15 section 256.1, under the direction of the state education
1 16 board established pursuant to section 256.3.
1 17 (3) The council for agricultural education, established
1 18 pursuant to section 256.32.
1 19 (4) The department of economic development, created
1 20 pursuant to section 15.105.
1 21 (5) The department of agriculture and land stewardship,
1 22 created pursuant to section 159.2.
1 23 c. "Agricultural educator" means a person engaged in
1 24 providing a course of study related to agriculture at an
1 25 educational institution as defined in section 455B.161.
1 26 d. "Agricultural organization" means an organization or
1 27 association involved in promoting agricultural education,
1 28 including but not limited to the future farmers of America and
1 29 4-H.
1 30 2. An agricultural education collaboration and enhancement
1 31 support services program is created within Iowa state
1 32 university of science and technology to be administered by the
1 33 university in cooperation with the department of education.
1 34 Other ACESS program partners shall assist the university and
1 35 the department in carrying out the purpose of the program as
2 1 provided in this section.
2 2 3. The purpose of the ACESS program is to enhance
2 3 agricultural education in this state from kindergarten to
2 4 postsecondary education, including education for persons
2 5 seeking careers in agriculture and as agricultural educators.
2 6 The ACESS program shall provide related on-site assistance and
2 7 support services. Areas of focus shall include but are not
2 8 limited to all of the following:
2 9 a. Evaluating and improving agricultural programs
2 10 education, including curriculums and resource materials.
2 11 b. Improving the recruitment and retention of agricultural
2 12 educators.
2 13 c. Developing coordination between agricultural education
2 14 programs and collaboration between agricultural education
2 15 institutions and agricultural organizations.
2 16 4. Iowa state university of science and technology, in
2 17 consultation with the ACESS partners, may do all of the
2 18 following:
2 19 a. Appoint persons necessary in order to administer the
2 20 ACESS program.
2 21 b. Establish regions within the state and assign
2 22 specialists to the regions in order to better provide on-site
2 23 services.
2 24 5. Persons representing the ACESS partners shall regularly
2 25 meet to discuss methods to carry out the purpose of this
2 26 section.
2 27 6. Iowa state university of science and technology shall
2 28 submit a report to the governor and general assembly on or
2 29 before January 10 of each year summarizing activities of the
2 30 ACESS partners in carrying out the purpose of this section,
2 31 the results of the program, and recommendations to improve its
2 32 administration.
2 33 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION – ACESS PROGRAM. There is
2 34 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the state
2 35 board of regents for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000,
3 1 and ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so much
3 2 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
3 3 designated:
3 4 For purposes of supporting the agricultural education
3 5 collaboration and enhancement support services program at Iowa
3 6 state university of science and technology as created in
3 7 section 266.39F, including salaries, support, maintenance,
3 8 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
3 9 full-time equivalent positions:
3 10 .................................................. $ 490,000
3 11 ............................................... FTEs 4.00
3 12 Of the moneys appropriated in this section, the university
3 13 shall allocate moneys to support an administrator, provide for
3 14 secretarial and technology services support, and provide for
3 15 three agricultural education support service specialists to
3 16 serve regions of the state as provided in section 266.39F.
3 17 EXPLANATION
3 18 This bill establishes an agricultural education
3 19 collaboration and enhancement support services program
3 20 (referred to as the "ACESS program"). The program is
3 21 administered by Iowa state university of science and
3 22 technology in cooperation with the department of education and
3 23 other ACESS program partners, including the council for
3 24 agricultural education, the department of economic
3 25 development, and the department of agriculture and land
3 26 stewardship.
3 27 The bill provides that the purpose of the program is to
3 28 enhance agricultural education in this state from kindergarten
3 29 to degree schooling, including education for persons seeking
3 30 careers in agriculture and as agricultural educators. The
3 31 ACESS program is designed to provide related on-site
3 32 assistance and support services, including evaluating and
3 33 improving agricultural education programs, improving the
3 34 recruitment and retention of agricultural educators, and
3 35 developing coordination between agricultural education
4 1 programs and collaboration between agricultural education
4 2 institutions and agricultural organizations.
4 3 The bill provides for administration of the ACESS program,
4 4 meetings of persons representing the ACESS partners, and
4 5 reporting requirements.
4 6 The bill appropriates $490,000 through the state board of
4 7 regents to the Iowa state university of science and technology
4 8 for purposes of supporting the ACESS program, including
4 9 salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and
4 10 for not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
4 11 LSB 5561HH 78
4 12 da/cls/14
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