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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. There is appropriated 1 2 from the general fund of the state to the department of 1 3 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and 1 4 ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so much thereof 1 5 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 1 6 For continuation of a model outreach program for services 1 7 for youth with disabilities: 1 8 .................................................. $ 225,000 1 9 Funds appropriated in this section shall be distributed to 1 10 the Grant Wood area education agency for continuation of a 1 11 model outreach program for services for youth with 1 12 disabilities, called the high school high-tech program, the 1 13 purpose of which is to improve services for children and youth 1 14 with disabilities through partnerships between educational 1 15 entities, nonprofit corporations, the business community, and 1 16 students with disabilities and their families. The area 1 17 education agency shall work with community stakeholders on a 1 18 plan to make the program self-supporting by July 1, 2001. In 1 19 a report which the Grant Wood area education agency shall 1 20 share with the other 14 area education agencies in the state, 1 21 the Grant Wood area education agency shall assemble a history 1 22 of the program; a description of the program's benefits for 1 23 students and their parents, educational entities, and the 1 24 local nonprofit and business communities; and shall describe 1 25 processes by which other area education agencies can duplicate 1 26 the success of the program. 1 27 EXPLANATION 1 28 This bill appropriates moneys from the general fund of the 1 29 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 2000- 1 30 2001 for distribution to the Grant Wood area education agency 1 31 for continuation of a model outreach program for services for 1 32 youth with disabilities, called the high school high-tech 1 33 program. 1 34 Moneys from a three-year federal grant provided for the 1 35 establishment of the program in 1997. The purpose of the 2 1 program is to improve services for children and youth with 2 2 disabilities through partnerships between educational 2 3 entities, nonprofit corporations, the business community, and 2 4 students with disabilities and their families. 2 5 The bill directs the area education agency to work with 2 6 community stakeholders on a plan to make the program self- 2 7 supporting by July 1, 2001. The bill also requires the area 2 8 education agency to compile a report to be shared with the 2 9 other 14 area education agencies in the state. The report 2 10 must include a history of the program; a description of its 2 11 benefits; and a description of processes by which other area 2 12 education agencies can duplicate its success. 2 13 LSB 5884HH 78 2 14 kh/cf/24
Text: HF02319 Text: HF02321 Text: HF02300 - HF02399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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