Bill Text: IA HF32 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to outdoor education and recreation programs serving youth, and making appropriations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-12 - Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 77. [HF32 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF32-Introduced.html
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BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
outdoor
education
and
recreation
programs
1
serving
youth,
and
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
456A.39
No
child
left
inside
1
program
——
fund
created
——
appropriation.
2
1.
The
director
shall
establish
and
administer
a
no
3
child
left
inside
program
to
provide
grants
for
outdoor
4
environmental,
ecological,
and
other
natural
resource-based
5
education
and
recreation
programs
serving
youth.
6
2.
The
director
may
award
grants
under
this
section
to
7
accredited
public
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
8
schools,
or
private
nonprofit
organizations.
9
3.
a.
In
awarding
grants
under
this
section,
the
director
10
shall
give
preference
to
programs
that
satisfy
the
following
11
priorities:
12
(1)
Provides
students
with
opportunities
to
directly
13
experience
and
understand
nature
and
the
natural
world.
14
(2)
Uses
a
research-based,
effective
environmental,
15
ecological,
or
other
natural
resource-based
educational
16
curriculum.
17
(3)
Maximizes
the
number
of
participants
that
can
be
served.
18
(4)
Serves
children
with
limited
opportunities
to
19
participate
in
natural
resource-based
outdoor
activities.
20
(5)
Uses
public
park
and
other
natural
resource
venues
and
21
personnel
as
a
resource.
22
(6)
Commits
to
matching
funds
or
in-kind
resources.
23
b.
In
addition
to
considering
the
preferences
in
paragraph
24
“a”
,
the
director
shall
ensure
that
at
least
fifty
percent
25
of
the
moneys
awarded
under
this
section
benefit
students
26
attending
schools
that
qualify
for
funding
under
Tit.
I
of
the
27
federal
Elementary
and
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965.
28
4.
a.
An
outdoor
education
and
recreation
fund
is
29
established
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
30
department.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
deposited
31
in
the
fund
from
appropriations,
gifts,
grants,
and
other
32
contributions.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
33
department
for
the
purpose
of
issuing
grants
as
part
of
the
34
no
child
left
inside
program.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
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moneys
in
the
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
1
at
the
close
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
2
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purpose
designated.
3
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
4
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
5
b.
The
fund
may
consist
of
moneys
that
are
deposited
in
6
the
fund
prior
to
July
1,
2025,
from
moneys
received
by
the
7
state
from
the
elementary
and
secondary
school
emergency
relief
8
fund
created
pursuant
to
the
Coronavirus
Aid,
Relief,
and
9
Economic
Security
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
116-136,
as
amended
by
the
10
Consolidated
Appropriations
Act
of
2021,
Pub.
L.
No.
116-260,
11
and
from
moneys
received
by
the
state
under
the
American
Rescue
12
Plan
Act
of
2021,
Pub.
L.
No.
117-2,
unless
the
governor
13
determines
such
deposit
to
be
contrary
to
federal
guidelines
or
14
regulations.
Any
moneys
deposited
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
15
shall
be
used
for
the
purpose
of
issuing
grants
as
part
of
the
16
no
child
left
inside
program
prior
to
using
moneys
deposited
to
17
the
fund
from
the
general
fund.
18
c.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
for
each
19
fiscal
year
thereafter,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
general
20
fund
of
the
state
to
the
outdoor
education
and
recreation
fund
21
established
in
paragraph
“a”
the
sum
of
one
million
dollars.
22
At
least
fifty
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
under
this
23
paragraph
shall
be
used
to
provide
grants
to
benefit
students
24
attending
schools
that
qualify
for
funding
under
Tit.
I
of
the
25
federal
Elementary
and
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
outdoor
education
and
recreation
30
programs
serving
youth.
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
31
the
department
of
natural
resources
(DNR)
to
establish
and
32
administer
a
no
child
left
inside
program
to
provide
grants
for
33
outdoor
environmental,
ecological,
and
other
natural
34
resource-based
education
and
recreation
programs
serving
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youth.
The
director
may
award
grants
to
accredited
public
1
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
or
private
2
nonprofit
organizations,
with
preference
given
to
programs
that
3
satisfy
certain
priorities.
The
director
shall
also
ensure
4
that
at
least
50
percent
of
the
moneys
awarded
benefit
students
5
attending
schools
that
qualify
for
funding
under
Tit.
I
of
the
6
federal
Elementary
and
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965.
7
The
bill
establishes
an
outdoor
education
and
recreation
8
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
DNR.
The
9
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
from
10
appropriations,
gifts,
grants,
and
other
contributions,
but
may
11
also
consist
of
moneys
that
are
deposited
in
the
fund
prior
12
to
July
1,
2025,
from
moneys
received
by
the
state
from
the
13
elementary
and
secondary
school
emergency
relief
fund
created
14
pursuant
to
the
Coronavirus
Aid,
Relief,
and
Economic
Security
15
Act
and
from
moneys
received
by
the
state
under
the
American
16
Rescue
Plan
Act
of
2021,
unless
the
governor
determines
such
17
deposit
to
be
contrary
to
federal
guidelines
or
regulations.
18
Any
moneys
deposited
from
either
federal
source
shall
be
used
19
for
the
purpose
of
issuing
grants
as
part
of
the
no
child
left
20
inside
program
prior
to
using
moneys
deposited
to
the
fund
from
21
the
general
fund.
22
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
each
fiscal
23
year
thereafter,
the
bill
makes
an
appropriation
of
$1
million
24
from
the
general
fund
to
the
outdoor
education
and
recreation
25
fund.
At
least
50
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
shall
be
26
used
to
provide
grants
to
benefit
students
attending
schools
27
that
qualify
for
funding
under
Tit.
I
of
the
federal
Elementary
28
and
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965.
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