House File 263 - Introduced



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                                       BY  FORD


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act making an appropriation for distribution to community
  2    colleges for the development of adult English language learner
  3    instruction programs to be offered in employee workplaces.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2065HH 82
  6 kh/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == ADULT ENGLISH
  1  2 LANGUAGE LEARNERS.  There is appropriated from the general
  1  3 fund of the state to the department of education for the
  1  4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008,
  1  5 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
  1  6 be used for the purpose designated:
  1  7    For distribution to community colleges for the development
  1  8 of adult English language learner instruction programs to be
  1  9 offered in workplaces to employees who are limited English
  1 10 proficient:
  1 11 .................................................. $    750,000
  1 12    From the funds appropriated in this subsection, $50,000
  1 13 shall be distributed to each community college for use in
  1 14 accordance with this section.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill appropriates moneys from the general fund of the
  1 17 state for FY 2007=2008 to the department of education for
  1 18 allocation to community colleges, in the amount of $50,000 per
  1 19 institution, for the development of adult English language
  1 20 learner instruction programs to be offered in workplaces to
  1 21 employees who are limited English proficient.
  1 22 LSB 2065HH 82
  1 23 kh:rj/es/88