262.92 - COLLEGE-BOUND PROGRAM.
262.92 COLLEGE-BOUND PROGRAM.
1. The board of regents shall establish or contract to establish
college-bound programs to provide Iowa minority students with
information and experiences relating to opportunities offered at the
regents' universities. Programs developed may include, but are not
limited to, the following elements:
a. Reinforcement of efforts to attract undergraduate students
from age groups currently served by traditional methods of outreach
which use high school and community college services.
b. Extension of traditional student recruitment methods which
are designed to encourage minority students in grades seven through
twelve to pursue postsecondary academic courses of study.
c. Identification, at each of the regents' universities, of
courses of study to be targeted for the recruitment of minority
students.
d. Offerings at the regents' universities of innovative
programs, which are experience oriented, for families with minority
children.
2. The board of regents shall establish a voucher program for
students in grades seven through twelve. Vouchers may be obtained by
any qualified secondary student at any regents' university upon
completion of a college-bound program provided under subsection 1.
Students may receive one voucher for each program. One or more
vouchers entitle a student to priority over other persons applying
for grants under the Iowa minority academic grants for economic
success program established in section 261.101. Vouchers shall be
submitted with the grant application within one year after a student
graduates from high school at any higher education institution which
offers grants under the Iowa minority academic grants for economic
success program. Vouchers earned can only be used by the person who
participated in the college-bound voucher program and are not
transferable. Vouchers issued by a university under this program
shall be signed by the president of the university.
3. The board of regents shall adopt rules to establish program
guidelines for the universities under the board's control and for the
administration and coordination of program efforts. Rules adopted
shall include methods of recording data relating to voucher
recipients and making the data available to the college student aid
commission. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 319, § 64
Referred to in § 261.103, 261.104, 262.93