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1 1 Section 1. DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION &endash; CEN-
1 2 TERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. There is appropriated from the
1 3 general fund of the state to the department of education for
1 4 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30,
1 5 1996, the following amount, or so much thereof as is neces-
1 6 sary, to be used for the purpose designated:
1 7 For grants administered by the division of vocational re-
1 8 habilitation, in accordance with the provisions of this
1 9 section:
1 10 .................................................. $ 876,000
1 11 1. The general assembly finds that independent living
1 12 centers enable persons with disabilities to access independent
1 13 living skills training, peer counseling, information and
1 14 referral services, and individual and system advocacy
1 15 activities, and that access to these resources is essential
1 16 for persons with disabilities to realize their rights and
1 17 responsibilities as citizens.
1 18 2. The division of vocational rehabilitation shall dis-
1 19 tribute the moneys appropriated in this section through grants
1 20 to independent living centers in accordance with a plan
1 21 developed in cooperation with the statewide independent living
1 22 council. Grants shall be limited to independent living
1 23 centers located in this state which receive or are eligible to
1 24 receive a federal grant to centers for independent living
1 25 under 29 U.S.C. } 796f et seq. Moneys granted under this
1 26 section shall be used in accordance with federal requirements
1 27 for centers for independent living. A grantee providing
1 28 independent living services in this and another state shall
1 29 utilize moneys granted under this section only for assistance
1 30 provided to residents of this state. Moneys shall be
1 31 distributed in a manner so as to ensure that the combination
1 32 of federal and state funds provided in a fiscal year to the
1 33 independent living centers located in this state for
1 34 independent living resources is at least $225,000. The
1 35 division shall establish reporting requirements and other
2 1 requirements deemed necessary by the division to ensure that
2 2 the moneys granted under this section are used appropriately.
2 3 3. Of the moneys appropriated in this section, not more
2 4 than $250,000 shall be used for funding of independent living
2 5 centers in areas of the state which are unserved or
2 6 underserved by an independent living center as of June 30,
2 7 1995.
2 8 EXPLANATION
2 9 This bill relates to and makes an appropriation to the de-
2 10 partment of education for grants to centers for independent
2 11 living for persons with disabilities. The grants are to be
2 12 administered by the department's division of vocational reha-
2 13 bilitation in accordance with a plan developed cooperatively
2 14 with the statewide independent living council. The statewide
2 15 independent living council is an entity created in accordance
2 16 with federal law.
2 17 Definitions and other requirements for centers for
2 18 independent living are established in federal law. The
2 19 requirements include nonprofit status, a focus on serving
2 20 persons with severe disabilities, control of the center by
2 21 persons with disabilities, provision of certain core services,
2 22 an emphasis on community-based, nonresidential services, and
2 23 provision for equal access to services.
2 24 The division is directed to distribute moneys in a manner
2 25 to ensure a minimum funding level for the centers for indepen-
2 26 dent living and to develop reporting and other requirements to
2 27 ensure moneys are used appropriately.
2 28 LSB 1762HH 76
2 29 jp/jw/5.1
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