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84A.10 NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.
The department of workforce development shall implement and
administer a new employment opportunity program to assist individuals
in underutilized segments of Iowa's workforce, including but not
limited to the persons with physical or mental disabilities, persons
convicted of a crime, or minority persons between the ages of twelve
and twenty-five, to gain and retain employment. The program shall be
designed to complement existing employment and training programs by
providing additional flexibility and services that are often needed
by individuals in underutilized segments of the workforce to gain and
retain employment. Services provided under the program may include,
but are not limited to, transportation costs, child care, health
care, health care insurance, on-the-job training, career interest
inventory assessments, employability skills assessment, short-term
basic education, internships, mentoring, assisting businesses with
compliance issues related to the federal Americans With Disabilities
Act of 1990, and reducing perceived risks that cause these
populations to be underutilized. The department shall adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 17A to administer the program, including rules
relating to eligibility criteria, eligible populations, and services
to implement the intent of this section. Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1230, §20
