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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 84A.10 NEW EMPLOYMENT 1 2 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. 1 3 The department of workforce development shall implement and 1 4 administer a new employment opportunity program to assist 1 5 individuals in underutilized segments of Iowa's workforce to 1 6 gain and retain employment. The program shall be designed to 1 7 complement existing employment and training programs by 1 8 providing additional flexibility and services that are often 1 9 needed by individuals in underutilized segments of the 1 10 workforce to gain and retain employment. Services provided 1 11 under the program may include, but are not limited to, 1 12 transportation costs, child care, health care, health care 1 13 insurance, on-the-job training, short-term basic education, 1 14 internships, mentoring, assisting businesses with compliance 1 15 issues related to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act 1 16 of 1990, and reducing perceived risks that cause these 1 17 populations to be underutilized. The department shall adopt 1 18 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer the program, 1 19 including rules relating to eligibility criteria. 1 20 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 21 state to the department of workforce development for the 1 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, 1 23 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 1 24 be used for the purpose designated: 1 25 For the new employment opportunity program established in 1 26 section 84A.10: 1 27 .................................................. $ 350,000 1 28 EXPLANATION 1 29 This bill provides that the department of workforce 1 30 development shall implement and administer a new employment 1 31 opportunity program designed to assist individuals in 1 32 underutilized segments of Iowa's workforce to gain and retain 1 33 employment. The bill provides that services provided under 1 34 the program may include, but are not limited to, 1 35 transportation costs, child care, health care, health care 2 1 insurance, on-the-job training, short-term basic education, 2 2 internships, mentoring, assisting businesses with compliance 2 3 issues related to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act 2 4 of 1990, and reducing perceived risks that cause these 2 5 populations to be underutilized. 2 6 The bill appropriates $350,000 from the general fund of the 2 7 state to the department of workforce development for the 2 8 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, 2 9 for purposes of the new employment opportunity program. 2 10 LSB 6837XS 78 2 11 tm/cls/14
Text: SF02292 Text: SF02294 Text: SF02200 - SF02299 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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