Text: HF2185
Text: HF2187
House File 2186
HOUSE FILE
BY GAINES, BERRY, and
ABDUL=SAMAD
(COMPANION TO SF 2052)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations to the state
2 board of regents for programs established by the state
3 board or its universities that are designed to increase
4 college readiness and college awareness in potential
5 first=generation college students and underrepresented
6 minority populations, and to increase the number of
7 ethnically diverse Iowa students in agriculture, science,
8 technology, engineering, and mathematics degree programs.
9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. There is appropriated
1 2 from the general fund of the state to the state board of
1 3 regents for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending
1 4 June 30, 2013, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
1 5 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1 6 1. For purposes of the minority academic grants for economic
1 7 success program in accordance with section 261.103 and in
1 8 consultation with the college student aid commission:
1 9 .................................................. $ 1,200,000
1 10 2. For development and implementation of college=possible
1 11 programs pursuant to section 262.92, subsection 1, paragraph
1 12 "a":
1 13 .................................................. $ 218,500
1 14 3. For establishment and implementation of the college go
1 15 center program pursuant to section 262.94:
1 16 .................................................. $ 299,880
1 17 4. For implementation of the science bound program at Iowa
1 18 state university of science and technology pursuant to section
1 19 262.95:
1 20 .................................................. $ 340,000
1 21 Sec. 2. Section 261.103, subsection 3, Code 2011, is amended
1 22 to read as follows:
1 23 3. The amount of the grant shall not exceed a student's
1 24 yearly financial need or three five thousand five hundred
1 25 dollars, whichever is less. If the student is attending or
1 26 seeking to enroll in an accredited private institution, fifty
1 27 percent of the amount of the grant shall be provided by the
1 28 accredited private institution and fifty percent shall be
1 29 provided by the commission from state funds appropriated for
1 30 that purpose.
1 31 Sec. 3. Section 262.92, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended
1 32 to read as follows:
1 33 1. The board of regents shall establish or contract to
1 34 establish college=bound programs to provide Iowa minority
1 35 students with information and experiences relating to
2 1 opportunities offered at the regents' universities.
2 2 a. Programs developed for students in grade five, which
2 3 shall be known as college=possible programs, shall include
2 4 partnerships of not less than six weeks' duration that link
2 5 institutions of higher learning governed by the state board
2 6 of regents with classrooms whose student populations are
2 7 largely comprised of low=income minorities underrepresented
2 8 in college attendance. Program activities shall be planned
2 9 and developed for all members of each student's family and
2 10 shall at a minimum provide access to information and tools
2 11 for college preparation, admission, and success, and shall
2 12 create networks that support college attendance. Program
2 13 elements shall include measures for smoothing the transition
2 14 to middle school, the importance of coursework selection and
2 15 achievement, and identifying and participating in beneficial
2 16 extracurricular activities, and may include other college
2 17 preparation activities.
2 18 b. Programs developed for students in grades seven through
2 19 twelve may include, but are not limited to, the following
2 20 elements:
2 21 a. (1) Reinforcement of efforts to attract undergraduate
2 22 students from age groups currently served by traditional
2 23 methods of outreach which use high school and community college
2 24 services.
2 25 b. (2) Extension of traditional student recruitment methods
2 26 which are designed to encourage minority students in grades
2 27 seven through twelve to pursue postsecondary academic courses
2 28 of study.
2 29 c. (3) Identification, at each of the regents'
2 30 universities, of courses of study to be targeted for the
2 31 recruitment of minority students.
2 32 d. (4) Offerings at the regents' universities of innovative
2 33 programs, which are experience oriented, for families with
2 34 minority children.
2 35 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 262.94 College go centers.
3 1 1. A college go center program is established under the
3 2 state board of regents to promote college awareness and provide
3 3 secondary school students and their families with resources and
3 4 guidance to prepare and plan for college by serving as a point
3 5 of coordination that connects students and their families and
3 6 teachers with qualified coordinators, postsecondary student
3 7 volunteers or peer educators, school system and community
3 8 volunteers, career and guidance counselors, postsecondary
3 9 representatives, and community, labor, and business centers and
3 10 programs.
3 11 2. Institutions of higher education governed by the state
3 12 board of regents may do the following:
3 13 a. Facilitate partnerships with secondary schools,
3 14 communities, business and industry, labor, and nonprofit
3 15 organizations that result in the creation and implementation
3 16 of college go centers.
3 17 b. Assist college go center organizers in targeting funding
3 18 resources, including but not limited to assistance with local,
3 19 state, and federal grant applications; and promoting successful
3 20 fundraising activities, ideas, and events in assisting college
3 21 go centers.
3 22 c. Develop and distribute to college go centers parental and
3 23 family outreach strategies that assist parents in supporting
3 24 and motivating their children to pursue college goals and that
3 25 provide parents with tools to help children plan and prepare
3 26 for college.
3 27 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 262.95 Science bound program.
3 28 1. Iowa state university of science and technology
3 29 shall establish a precollegiate, science bound program that
3 30 is designed to increase the number of ethnically diverse
3 31 Iowa students who pursue degrees in agriculture, science,
3 32 technology, engineering, or mathematics; educate students and
3 33 parents about college and career planning; raise teachers'
3 34 expectations of students' academic abilities and career
3 35 aspirations; provide students with more rigorous course
4 1 expectations and academic support; identify, develop, and
4 2 implement learning opportunities to meet students' specific
4 3 academic needs; provide experiences for students to observe
4 4 and participate with professionals engaged in science and
4 5 technology careers and interact with professional scientists,
4 6 engineers, and technologists; and provide tuition scholarships
4 7 for students who are admitted to the university and major in a
4 8 science=related field.
4 9 2. The program shall include the provision of teacher
4 10 enrichment opportunities, teacher resources, and professional
4 11 development; parent workshops and mandatory parental
4 12 involvement; and activities such as regular meetings with
4 13 teachers, visits to the university's campus, summer academic
4 14 programs, overnight retreats, and study tables.
4 15 3. The university shall provide core administrative and
4 16 financial support, including but not limited to full=tuition
4 17 scholarships for students who were invited to participate in
4 18 the program when enrolled in grades seven through nine and who
4 19 successfully meet all of the following requirements:
4 20 a. Participated in at least seventy=five percent of required
4 21 program activities, including satisfactory completion of a
4 22 science fair project and an essay demonstrating a desire to
4 23 participate in and learn from the science bound program.
4 24 b. Met high school graduation requirements and the
4 25 university's admission requirements.
4 26 c. Achieved a cumulative high school grade point average
4 27 of at least three points on a four=point grade scale or its
4 28 equivalent if another grade scale is used.
4 29 d. Declares a major in a technical degree program at the
4 30 university.
4 31 e. Presents yearly a satisfactory justification for
4 32 continuation of the tuition scholarship.
4 33 EXPLANATION
4 34 This bill appropriates moneys for the 2012=2013 fiscal
4 35 year from the general fund of the state to the state board of
5 1 regents to fund programs established or expanded by the bill.
5 2 The bill increases the maximum annual grant amount a student
5 3 may be awarded under the minority academic grants for economic
5 4 success program from $3,500 to $5,000; directs the state board
5 5 of regents to establish college=possible programs for students
5 6 in grade five and a college go center program; and directs Iowa
5 7 state university to establish the science bound program, a
5 8 precollegiate program that is designed to increase the number
5 9 of ethnically diverse Iowa students who pursue degrees in
5 10 agriculture, science, technology, engineering, or mathematics,
5 11 and award successful science bound program participants
5 12 full=tuition scholarships.
5 13 The college=possible programs shall include partnerships
5 14 of not less than six weeks' duration that link regents
5 15 universities with grade five classrooms whose student
5 16 populations are largely comprised of low=income minorities
5 17 underrepresented in college attendance. Program activities
5 18 must be planned and developed for the students' families
5 19 and provide access to information and tools for college
5 20 preparation, admission, and success. The programs must
5 21 create networks that support college attendance. Program
5 22 elements shall include measures for smoothing the transition
5 23 to middle school, the importance of coursework selection and
5 24 achievement, and identifying and participating in beneficial
5 25 extracurricular activities, and may include other college
5 26 preparation activities.
5 27 The college go center program is established under the state
5 28 board of regents to promote college awareness and provide
5 29 secondary school students and their families with resources and
5 30 guidance to prepare and plan for college by serving as a point
5 31 of coordination that connects students and their families and
5 32 teachers with qualified coordinators, postsecondary student
5 33 volunteers or peer educators, school system and community
5 34 volunteers, career and guidance counselors, postsecondary
5 35 representatives, and community, labor, and business centers and
6 1 programs.
6 2 The science bound program must educate students and parents
6 3 about college and career planning; raise teachers' expectations
6 4 of students' academic abilities and career aspirations;
6 5 provide students with more rigorous course expectations and
6 6 academic support; identify, develop, and implement learning
6 7 opportunities to meet students' specific academic needs; and
6 8 provide experiences for students to observe and participate in
6 9 science and technology careers and interact with professional
6 10 scientists, engineers, and technologists.
6 11 The program shall include the provision of teacher
6 12 enrichment opportunities, teacher resources, and professional
6 13 development; parent workshops and mandatory parental
6 14 involvement; and activities such as regular meetings with
6 15 teachers, visits to the university's campus, summer academic
6 16 programs, overnight retreats, and study tables.
6 17 The requirements participants must meet to qualify for
6 18 full=tuition scholarships include participation in 75 percent
6 19 of required program activities, successfully meeting high
6 20 school graduation requirements and the university's admission
6 21 requirements, achieving a cumulative high school grade point
6 22 average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grade scale, declaring a
6 23 major in a technical degree program, and presenting yearly a
6 24 satisfactory justification for continuation of the tuition
6 25 scholarship.
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