House Journal: Page 1490: Thursday, April 13, 2000
4 department of workforce development $700,000, or so
5 much thereof as is necessary, for matching funds for
6 welfare-to-work grants authorized through the United
7 States department of labor.
8 Any amount of moneys up through June 30, 2001, in
9 the administrative contribution surcharge fund in
10 excess of the moneys otherwise appropriated in this
11 section, is appropriated to and may be used by the
12 department of workforce development for the purposes
13 set out in this section."
14 11. Page 14, by striking lines 5 through 32 and
15 inserting the following:
16 " $ 160,000
17 The department of workforce development shall
18 establish pilot immigration service centers that offer
19 one-stop services to deal with the multiple issues
20 related to immigration and employment. The pilot
21 centers shall be designed to support workers,
22 businesses, and communities with information,
23 referrals, job placement assistance, translation,
24 language training, resettlement, as well as technical
25 and legal assistance on such issues as forms and
26 documentation. Through the coordination of local,
27 state, and federal service providers, and through the
28 development of partnerships with public, private, and
29 nonprofit entities with established records of
30 international service, these pilot centers shall seek
31 to provide a seamless service delivery system for new
32 Iowans."
33 12. Page 16, by inserting after line 4 the
34 following:
35 "Sec. . Section 15.342A, Code Supplement 1999,
36 is amended to read as follows:
37 15.342a WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND ACCOUNT.
38 A workforce development fund account is established
39 in the office of the treasurer of state under the
40 control of the department. The account shall receive
41 funds pursuant to section 422.16a up to a maximum of
42 ten eight million dollars per year. The account shall
43 also receive funds pursuant to section 15.251 with no
44 dollar limitation.
45 Sec. . Section 15.343, subsection 3, Code
46 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows:
47 3. a. The director shall submit not later than
48 January 1 of each year at a regular or special
49 meeting, for approval by the economic development
50 board, the proposed allocation of funds from the
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1 workforce development fund to be made for the next
2 fiscal year for the programs and purposes contained in
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