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House Amendment 5584

Amendment Text

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  1  1    Amend the amendment, H-5478, to Senate File 2442,
  1  2 as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
  1  3 follows:
  1  4    #1.  Page 2, line 10,  by striking the figure
  1  5 "5,578,789" and inserting the following:  "5,628,789".
  1  6    #2.  Page 2, by inserting after line 14 the
  1  7 following:
  1  8    "#   .  Page 12, line 2, by striking the figure
  1  9 "12,690,700" and inserting the following:
  1 10 "11,390,700"."
  1 11    #3.  Page 5, by inserting after line 35 the
  1 12 following:
  1 13    "#   .  Page 17, line 6, by striking the figure
  1 14 "23,892,280" and inserting the following:
  1 15 "23,792,280"."
  1 16    #4.  Page 5, line 43, by striking the figure
  1 17 "1,788,986" and inserting the following:  "1,770,986".
  1 18    #5.  Page 6, by inserting after line 42 the
  1 19 following:
  1 20    "#   .  Page 34, line 2, by striking the figure
  1 21 "379.00" and inserting the following:  "376.00"."
  1 22    #6.  By striking page 6, line 50 through page 7,
  1 23 line 31 and inserting the following:
  1 24    "Sec.    .  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
  1 25 RESTRUCTURING TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF HUMAN
  1 26 SERVICES.  There is appropriated from the general fund
  1 27 of the state to the legislative council for the fiscal
  1 28 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997,
  1 29 the following amount, or so much thereof as is
  1 30 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
  1 31    For expenses associated with the activities of the
  1 32 task force for assessing the structure and function of
  1 33 the department of human services and human services
  1 34 programs in accordance with this section:  
  1 35 .................................................. $    100,000
  1 36    1.  The legislative council shall establish a task
  1 37 force to develop a comprehensive proposal for changing
  1 38 the role and function of the department of human
  1 39 services and its programs.  The purpose of the changes
  1 40 is to improve services to Iowans through the creation
  1 41 of new federal, state, and local partnerships.  The
  1 42 task force shall make recommendations regarding
  1 43 restructuring the department of human services in
  1 44 order to achieve better human services results, to
  1 45 improve the quality of service delivery, and to
  1 46 increase the quality of the department's interaction
  1 47 with the public.  The task force may also assess
  1 48 program duplication and linkages with other federal,
  1 49 state, or local programs or funding streams.
  1 50    2.  The task force shall be composed of not more
  2  1 than 21 members and shall include not more than five
  2  2 representatives appointed by the governor and
  2  3 legislators who are members of the joint
  2  4 appropriations subcommittee on human services and
  2  5 other knowledgeable legislators designated by the
  2  6 legislative council.  The task force may use moneys
  2  7 appropriated in this section for technical assistance.
  2  8 The task force shall consult with service consumers,
  2  9 experts who are representative of organizations such
  2 10 as nonprofit service organizations, health insurers,
  2 11 and human services-oriented community organizations,
  2 12 representatives of local governments, representatives
  2 13 of state agencies, federal officials with expertise or
  2 14 responsibilities regarding human services in Iowa, and
  2 15 others, as determined by the task force.  The report
  2 16 shall be completed prior to the convening of the
  2 17 Seventy-seventh General Assembly."
  2 18    #7.  Page 7, line 32, by striking the words "work
  2 19 group" and inserting the following:  "task force".
  2 20    #8.  Page 7, by striking lines 37 and 38 and
  2 21 inserting the following:
  2 22    "The task force may establish work groups to assist
  2 23 in the task force's consideration of the modification
  2 24 proposals which may include the following:"
  2 25    #9.  Page 7, lines 43 and 44, by striking the words
  2 26 "a department worker" and inserting the following:
  2 27 "representatives of state agencies".
  2 28    #10.  Page 8, line 10, by striking the word "and"
  2 29 and inserting the following:  "or a successor
  2 30 interagency task force".
  2 31    #11.  Page 8, line 14, by inserting after the word
  2 32 "program" the following:  ", the family development
  2 33 and self-sufficiency (FaDSS) program, and child day
  2 34 care programs, and an assessment of the feasibility of
  2 35 transferring all or part of the functions of the child
  2 36 support recovery unit to other agencies of state
  2 37 government".
  2 38    #12.  Page 8, line 27, by striking the words "work
  2 39 group" and inserting the following:  "task force".
  2 40    #13.  Page 8, by striking lines 33 through 46.
  2 41    #14.  Page 8, by inserting before line 47 the
  2 42 following:
  2 43    "#   .  By striking page 36, line 34, through page
  2 44 37, line 1, and inserting the following:  "during the
  2 45 fiscal year ending June 30, 1996.  In addition,".
  2 46    #   .  Page 39, by striking lines 1 and 2 and
  2 47 inserting the following:
  2 48    "c.  The department revises the reimbursement rates
  2 49 as part of the changes in the mental health and
  2 50 developmental disabilities services system initiated
  3  1 pursuant to 1995 Iowa Acts, chapter 206 (Senate File
  3  2 69), and associated legislation.
  3  3    d.  The reimbursement rate revision is necessary to
  3  4 implement the change required by the appropriation in
  3  5 this Act for an increase in the reimbursement for
  3  6 residential care facilities.""
  3  7    #15.  Page 9, line 3, by inserting after the word
  3  8 "percentile." the following:  "The department shall
  3  9 address any other proposals for containment of
  3 10 intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded
  3 11 costs with the work group for restructuring of the
  3 12 department of human services created pursuant to this
  3 13 Act."
  3 14    #16.  By renumbering as necessary.  
  3 15 
  3 16 
  3 17                               
  3 18 HOUSER of Pottawattamie
  3 19 SF 2442.511 76
  3 20 jp/jw
     

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