Senate Study Bill 3030

                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON VEENSTRA)


    Passed Senate,  Date               Passed House, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the establishment of a faith=based and
  2    community=based organizations network.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5596SC 80
  5 pf/pj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  216A.104  FAITH=BASED AND
  1  2 COMMUNITY=BASED ORGANIZATIONS NETWORK.
  1  3    1.  The division shall designate each of the local
  1  4 community action agencies to act as a liaison to faith=based
  1  5 and community=based organizations in the service area of the
  1  6 local agency.
  1  7    2.  The primary functions of a local community action
  1  8 agency under this section are as follows:
  1  9    a.  To communicate with faith=based and community=based
  1 10 organizations regarding the need for private community
  1 11 services to benefit persons in need of assistance who would
  1 12 otherwise require financial or other assistance under public
  1 13 programs administered by state or local government.
  1 14    b.  To promote the involvement of faith=based and
  1 15 community=based organizations in working to meet community
  1 16 needs for assistance.
  1 17    c.  To coordinate efforts to promote involvement of faith=
  1 18 based and community=based organizations in providing community
  1 19 services with efforts similar to those of state agencies.
  1 20    d.  To promote cooperation and coordination among public
  1 21 agencies and faith=based and community=based organizations.
  1 22    e.  To provide technical assistance to faith=based and
  1 23 community=based organizations in writing grant applications,
  1 24 training, mentoring, financial management, and obtaining not=
  1 25 for=profit designations.
  1 26    f.  To provide a resource directory of services available
  1 27 through state, local, and faith=based and community=based
  1 28 organizations.
  1 29    3.  The division shall submit a report annually by January
  1 30 15 to the governor and the general assembly regarding the
  1 31 activities of the faith=based and community=based
  1 32 organizations network provided for in this section.
  1 33                           EXPLANATION
  1 34    This bill directs the division of community action agencies
  1 35 of the department of human rights to designate each of the
  2  1 local community action agencies to act as a liaison to faith=
  2  2 based and community=based organizations in the service area of
  2  3 the local agency.
  2  4    The bill specifies that the primary functions of the local
  2  5 community action agencies are to communicate with faith=based
  2  6 and community=based organizations regarding the need for
  2  7 private community services to benefit persons in need of
  2  8 assistance; promote the involvement of faith=based and
  2  9 community=based organizations to meet community needs for
  2 10 assistance; coordinate efforts to promote involvement of
  2 11 faith=based and community=based organizations in providing
  2 12 community services; promote cooperation and coordination among
  2 13 public agencies and faith=based and community=based
  2 14 organizations; provide technical assistance to faith=based and
  2 15 community=based organizations; and provide a resource
  2 16 directory of services available through state, local, and
  2 17 faith=based and community=based organizations.
  2 18    The bill directs the division to submit an annual report by
  2 19 January 15 to the governor and the general assembly regarding
  2 20 the activities of the faith=based and community=based
  2 21 organizations network.
  2 22 LSB 5596SC 80
  2 23 pf/pj/5