239A.3  Target areas selected.
  The department of workforce development shall select not to exceed two target counties for implementation of sections 239A.1 and 239A.2. In selecting the target county or counties in which this chapter is to be implemented, the department of workforce development shall be guided by the following criteria:
  1.  The total number of unemployed persons in the county.
  2.  The number of unemployed persons in the county as a percentage of the available workforce there.
  3.  The total number of persons receiving assistance under chapter 239B in that county.
  4.  The number of persons receiving assistance under chapter 239B in that county as a percentage of the total population of the county.
  5.  The number of unemployed heads of households receiving assistance under chapter 239B in that county.
  6.  The number of unemployed heads of households receiving assistance under chapter 239B in that county as a percentage of all recipients of such assistance in that county.
[C77, 79, 81, §239A.3]
96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 97 Acts, ch 41, §32