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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 84A.10 SENIOR CONSERVATION AND
1 2 OUTDOOR RECREATION EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
1 3 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the
1 4 general assembly, the senior conservation and outdoor
1 5 recreation employment program is established for the
1 6 employment of individuals age sixty years or older by county
1 7 conservation boards to further conservation efforts, enhance
1 8 this state's natural resources, and assist environmental
1 9 education and outdoor recreation programs.
1 10 2. The department of workforce development shall
1 11 administer the senior conservation and outdoor recreation
1 12 employment program and the workforce development board shall
1 13 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A governing operation of the
1 14 program and eligibility guidelines for county participation
1 15 and grant criteria.
1 16 3. Funds appropriated by the general assembly for each
1 17 fiscal year for purposes of this section shall be allocated as
1 18 follows:
1 19 a. Fifty percent of the moneys appropriated shall be
1 20 allocated to this state's county conservation boards and
1 21 distributed on a per capita basis.
1 22 b. Fifty percent of the moneys appropriated shall be
1 23 awarded on a competitive grant basis. A county conservation
1 24 board may apply to the department for a competitive grant on
1 25 forms provided by the department. The completed application
1 26 shall be accompanied by a plan for the employment of persons
1 27 age sixty years or older in meaningful and productive public
1 28 service jobs developed by the county conservation board. A
1 29 county conservation board submitting an application for a
1 30 competitive grant under this section shall agree to pay each
1 31 individual employed under a senior conservation and outdoor
1 32 recreation employment program implemented by the county
1 33 conservation board a wage that meets or exceeds the state or
1 34 federal minimum wage, whichever is greater. A county applying
1 35 for a grant under this section is encouraged to seek
2 1 additional assistance and resources from other state
2 2 departments and agencies, federal agencies and grant programs,
2 3 private organizations, and any other person, as appropriate,
2 4 in order to match state funds received under this section.
2 5 EXPLANATION
2 6 This bill establishes, subject to an appropriation of
2 7 sufficient funds by the general assembly, the senior
2 8 conservation and outdoor recreation employment program for the
2 9 employment of individuals age 60 years or older by county
2 10 conservation boards to further conservation efforts, enhance
2 11 this state's natural resources, and assist environmental
2 12 education and outdoor recreation programs.
2 13 The department of workforce development is responsible for
2 14 administering the program and for establishing eligibility
2 15 guidelines for county participation and grant criteria.
2 16 Fifty percent of any funds appropriated by the general
2 17 assembly shall be allocated to county conservation boards on a
2 18 per capita basis, and 50 percent on a competitive grant basis.
2 19 A county conservation board applying for a competitive
2 20 grant must submit to the department a plan for the employment
2 21 of persons age 60 years or older in meaningful and productive
2 22 public service jobs and must agree to pay each person employed
2 23 under the program a wage that meets or exceeds the state or
2 24 federal minimum wage, whichever is greater.
2 25 LSB 1868SS 78
2 26 kh/cf/24.1
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