Text: SF00141 Text: SF00143 Text: SF00100 - SF00199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 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
Text: SF00141 Text: SF00143 Text: SF00100 - SF00199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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