257.50 - FEDERAL ASSISTANCE -- SCHOOL DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES.
257.50 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE -- SCHOOL DISTRICT
RESPONSIBILITIES.
The director of the department of education, in accepting and
administering federal funds in accordance with section 256.9,
subsection 7, shall upon receiving federal grant moneys under the
federal 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant, Title IV, Part
B of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No.
107-110, designate that a school district be the fiscal agent for an
eligible local grant. Whenever possible, the grant applicant school
district shall collaborate with a community-based organization, a
public or private entity, or a consortium of two or more of such
organizations or entities in establishing a community learning
center. The department shall give priority to applications for
programs serving students determined through research-based methods
to be in the greatest need of eligible services. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this section, if federal rules or regulations relating
to the 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant are adopted that
are inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the department
of education shall comply with the requirements of the federal rules
or regulations. Section History: Recent Form
2002 Acts, ch 1140, §12