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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 261.22 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND 1 2 RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION GRANTS. 1 3 1. A career opportunities and resources for education 1 4 grant program is established to be administered by the college 1 5 student aid commission. An individual is eligible for the 1 6 grant program if the individual is a resident of this state 1 7 who is enrolled at a community college in a vocational program 1 8 designated as a career opportunities and resources for 1 9 education program in accordance with the provisions of this 1 10 section. The college student aid commission shall adopt rules 1 11 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section. 1 12 2. The department of economic development shall identify, 1 13 at least every four years, targeted industries that pay high 1 14 wages and offer excellent benefits and that correspond to 1 15 Iowa's areas of competitive advantage. The director of the 1 16 department of economic development shall submit this list of 1 17 targeted industries to the director of the department of 1 18 education. 1 19 3. The Iowa workforce development board shall identify, at 1 20 least every two years, targeted occupations associated with 1 21 the targeted industries identified by the department of 1 22 economic development pursuant to subsection 2. In determining 1 23 current and predicting future targeted occupations, the 1 24 director of the department of workforce development shall seek 1 25 the cooperation and expertise of, among others, the department 1 26 of economic development, the college student aid commission, 1 27 the Iowa state occupational information coordinating 1 28 committee, the department of education, business and 1 29 technology advisory councils, educators, labor organizations, 1 30 chambers of commerce, economic development professionals, 1 31 trade associations, and researchers. The director of the 1 32 department of workforce development shall submit the approved 1 33 list of targeted occupations to the director of the department 1 34 of education. 1 35 4. A community college may submit to the department of 2 1 education a proposal for designation as a career opportunities 2 2 and resources for education program. A proposed program may 2 3 be a new or existing community college program and shall meet 2 4 all of the following criteria: 2 5 a. The program educates students to meet or exceed the 2 6 prerequisites for employment in a targeted industry or 2 7 targeted occupation identified in accordance with this 2 8 section. 2 9 b. A business guarantees to provide matching cash or in- 2 10 kind contributions to the community college for the costs of 2 11 the program. The matching funds or in-kind contributions 2 12 shall be equivalent to, at a minimum, twenty percent of the 2 13 program costs. Matching funds shall not include tuition 2 14 assistance provided to a student who is employed by the 2 15 business. 2 16 c. The program has an agreement with a business whereby 2 17 the business pledges to provide intellectual assistance during 2 18 the program's development and implementation; internships, 2 19 externships, and scholarships to students in the program; and 2 20 hiring preferences to persons who successfully complete the 2 21 program. 2 22 5. The department of education and the department of 2 23 economic development shall develop a review and approval 2 24 process for the designation of community college programs as 2 25 career opportunities and resources for education programs. 2 26 6. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, 2 27 an applicant shall, in accordance with the rules of the 2 28 commission, do the following: 2 29 a. Complete and file an application for a career 2 30 opportunities and resources for education grant. The 2 31 individual shall be responsible for the prompt submission of 2 32 any information required by the commission. 2 33 b. File a new application and submit information as 2 34 required by the commission annually on the basis of which the 2 35 applicant's eligibility for the renewed grant will be 3 1 evaluated and determined. 3 2 7. If a student receives financial aid from any source 3 3 other than the program established under this section, the 3 4 full amount of such financial aid shall be considered part of 3 5 the student's financial resources available in determining the 3 6 amount of the student's financial need for the period of the 3 7 financial aid. Grant moneys received by a student in 3 8 accordance with this section shall be used to pay the 3 9 student's cost of attendance, which includes community college 3 10 tuition and fees, materials, textbooks and supplies, 3 11 transportation, room and board, dependent care during the time 3 12 the person is in class, and the purchase or rental of a 3 13 computer. 3 14 8. The amount of the grant shall not exceed a student's 3 15 annual financial need or two thousand five hundred dollars, 3 16 whichever is less. 3 17 9. In order to be excused from repayment of the total 3 18 grant amount, a grant recipient shall remain a resident of the 3 19 state and be employed within the state, for a period of two 3 20 years after successful completion of a career opportunities 3 21 and resources for education program. If a grant recipient 3 22 changes residence to another state prior to the time specified 3 23 by the commission, the commission shall establish a plan for 3 24 repayment of the total grant amount, including an amount of 3 25 interest to be prescribed by the commission by rule, over a 3 26 ten-year period. If a person required to make the repayment 3 27 does not make the required payments, the commission shall 3 28 provide for payment collection. 3 29 10. The departments of economic development, education, 3 30 and workforce development, the college student aid commission, 3 31 and the community colleges with designated programs shall 3 32 jointly promote the career opportunities and resources for 3 33 education program to all appropriate populations. 3 34 11. A career opportunities and resources for education 3 35 repayment fund is created for deposit of payments made by 4 1 grant recipients who do not fulfill the conditions of the 4 2 commission's specified residency and employment requirements, 4 3 and for any other moneys appropriated to or received by the 4 4 commission for deposit in the fund. Notwithstanding section 4 5 8.33, moneys deposited in the fund shall not revert to the 4 6 general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year, 4 7 except as provided in this paragraph, but shall remain in the 4 8 repayment fund and be continuously available to make 4 9 additional grants under the program. Notwithstanding section 4 10 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited 4 11 in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Upon the repeal of 4 12 this section, moneys deposited in the fund and moneys due the 4 13 fund subsequent to the date of repeal shall be deposited in 4 14 the general fund of the state. 4 15 12. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 4 16 state to the college student aid commission the following: 4 17 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending 4 18 June 30, 2001, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars for 4 19 the career opportunities and resources for education program. 4 20 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and each 4 21 year thereafter, the sum of one million dollars for the career 4 22 opportunities and resources for education program. 4 23 13. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 4 24 17A to administer this section. 4 25 14. This section is repealed on July 1, 2005. 4 26 EXPLANATION 4 27 This bill establishes a career opportunities and resources 4 28 for education (CORE) grant program to be administered by the 4 29 college student aid commission. The bill funds the program in 4 30 fiscal year 2000-2001 with a $500,000 appropriation to the 4 31 commission from the general fund of the state, and increases 4 32 the appropriation to $1 million annually thereafter. To be 4 33 eligible for a CORE grant, an individual must be a resident of 4 34 Iowa and enrolled at a community college in a designated CORE 4 35 vocational program. 5 1 TARGETED INDUSTRIES. The bill directs the department of 5 2 economic development to identify, at least every four years, 5 3 targeted industries that pay high wages and offer excellent 5 4 benefits and that correspond to Iowa's areas of competitive 5 5 industrial advantage. The director of the department of 5 6 economic development shall submit this list of targeted 5 7 industries to the director of the department of education. 5 8 TARGETED OCCUPATIONS. Every two years, under the bill, the 5 9 Iowa workforce development board must identify, with the 5 10 assistance of specified agencies and stakeholders, targeted 5 11 occupations associated with the targeted industries identified 5 12 by the department of economic development. The approved list 5 13 of targeted occupations must be submitted to the director of 5 14 the department of education. 5 15 DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS. A community college 5 16 may submit to the department of education a proposal for 5 17 designation as a career opportunities and resources for 5 18 education program. A proposed program may be a new or 5 19 existing community college program and must educate students 5 20 to meet or exceed the prerequisites for employment in a 5 21 targeted industry or targeted occupation, must have a 5 22 business's guarantee to provide matching cash or in-kind 5 23 contributions to the community college for the costs of the 5 24 program in an amount equivalent to, at a minimum, 20 percent 5 25 of the program costs, and must have an agreement with a 5 26 business whereby the business pledges to provide intellectual 5 27 assistance during the program's development and 5 28 implementation; internships, externships, and scholarships to 5 29 students in the program; and hiring preferences to persons who 5 30 successfully complete the program. 5 31 The department of education and the department of economic 5 32 development must develop a review and approval process for the 5 33 designation of community college programs as CORE programs. 5 34 GRANT MONEY USES. Grant moneys received by a student shall 5 35 be used to pay the student's cost of attendance, including 6 1 community college tuition and fees, materials, textbooks and 6 2 supplies, transportation, room and board, dependent care 6 3 during the time the person is in class, and the purchase or 6 4 rental of a computer. The amount of the grant shall not 6 5 exceed a student's annual financial need or $2,500, whichever 6 6 is less. 6 7 RESIDENCY AND EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT. In order to be 6 8 excused from repaying the grant amount, a grant recipient must 6 9 remain a resident of the state and be employed within the 6 10 state, for a period of two years after successful completion 6 11 of a CORE program. If a grant recipient changes residences to 6 12 another state prior to the time specified by the commission, 6 13 the commission shall establish a repayment plan for the 6 14 principal grant amount, with interest. If the person does not 6 15 make the required payments, the commission shall provide for 6 16 payment collection. 6 17 PROGRAM PROMOTION. The departments of economic 6 18 development, education, and workforce development, the college 6 19 student aid commission, and the community colleges with 6 20 designated CORE programs are required to jointly promote the 6 21 program. 6 22 REPAYMENT FUND ESTABLISHED. The bill also establishes a 6 23 CORE repayment fund for the deposit of payments made by grant 6 24 recipients who do not fulfill the commission's specified 6 25 residency requirements, and for any other moneys appropriated 6 26 to or received by the commission for deposit in the fund. 6 27 Moneys in the fund do not revert to the general fund of the 6 28 state at the end of any fiscal year, but remain available to 6 29 make additional CORE grants. 6 30 SUNSET. The Code section establishing the program is 6 31 repealed on July 1, 2005, with any receipts after that date 6 32 being deposited in the general fund of the state. 6 33 LSB 5449XS 78 6 34 kh/as/5
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