The board of regents must create college-bound programs and a voucher program, and adopt rules for running them.
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 256.213. 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. 89 Acts, ch 319, §64 Referred to in §256.215, 256.216, 262.93 SUBCHAPTER XV REPORTS