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142A.8 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
1. A community partnership is a public agency or nonprofit
organization operating in a local area under contract with the
department to implement the initiative in that local area utilizing
broad community involvement. The community partnership or its
designee shall act as the fiscal agent for moneys administered by the
community partnership.
2. A community partnership area shall encompass a county or
multicounty area, school district or multischool district area,
economic development enterprise zone that meets the requirements of
an urban or rural enterprise community under Title XIII of the
federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, or community
empowerment area, in accordance with criteria adopted by the
commission for appropriate population levels and size of geographic
areas.
3. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
providing procedures for the initial designation of community
partnership areas and for subsequent changes to the initially
designated areas.
4. The requirements for contracts entered into by a community
partnership and the department shall include but are not limited to
all of the following:
a. Administrative functions.
b. Fiscal provisions.
c. Community and youth involvement in program and
administrative decisions.
d. Law enforcement involvement.
e. Evaluation of the program. Section History: Rnt Form
2000 Acts, ch 1192, §8, 17
