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 PAG LIN 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