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1.The mission of the academic incentives for minorities program established in this
section is to encourage collaborative efforts by community colleges, the institutions of
higher learning under the control of the state board of regents, and business and industry to
enhance educational opportunities and provide for job creation and career advancement for
Iowa’s minorities by providing assistance to minorities who major in fields or subject areas
where minorities are currently underrepresented or underutilized.
2.An academic incentives for minorities program is established to be administered
by a community college located in a county with a population in excess of three hundred
thousand. The community college shall provide office space for the efficient operation of the
program. The commu
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1. The mission of the academic incentives for minorities program established in this
section is to encourage collaborative efforts by community colleges, the institutions of
higher learning under the control of the state board of regents, and business and industry to
enhance educational opportunities and provide for job creation and career advancement for
Iowa’s minorities by providing assistance to minorities who major in fields or subject areas
where minorities are currently underrepresented or underutilized.
2. An academic incentives for minorities program is established to be administered
by a community college located in a county with a population in excess of three hundred
thousand. The community college shall provide office space for the efficient operation of the
program. The community college shall employ a director for the program. The director of
the program shall employ necessary support staff. The director and staff shall be employees
of the community college.
3. The director of the program shall do the following:
a. Direct the coordination of the program between the community college and the
institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents.
b. Propose rules to the state board of education as necessary to implement the program.
c. Recruit minority persons into the program.
d. Enlist the assistance and cooperation of leaders from business and industry to provide
job placement services for students who are successfully completing the program.
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e. Prepare and submit an annual report to the governor and the general assembly by
January 15.
f. Contract with other community colleges to expand the availability of program services
and increase the number of students served by the program.
g. Establish a separate account, which shall consist of all appropriations, grants,
contributions, bequests, endowments, or other moneys or gifts received specifically for
purposes of the program by the community college administering the program as provided
in subsection 2. Not less than eighty percent of the funds received from state appropriations
for purposes of the program shall be used for purposes of assistance to students as provided
in subsection 5.
4. To be eligible for the program, a minority person shall be a resident of Iowa who is
acceptedforadmissionatorattendsacommunitycollegeoraninstitutionofhighereducation
under the control of the state board of regents. In addition, the person shall major in or
achieve credit toward an associate degree, a bachelor’s degree, or a master’s degree in a field
or subject area where minorities are underrepresented or underutilized.
5. The amount of assistance provided to a student under this section shall not exceed the
cost of tuition, fees, and books required for the program in which the student is enrolled and
attends. As used in this section, “books” may include book substitutes, including reusable
workbooks, loose-leaf or bound manuals, and computer software materials used as book
substitutes. A student who meets the qualifications of this section shall receive assistance
under this section for not more than the equivalent of two full years of study.
6. Forpurposesofthissection,“minorityperson”meansapersonwhoisAfricanAmerican,
Hispanic, Asian, or a Pacific Islander, American Indian, or an Alaskan Native American.