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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 7E.8 SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND
1 2 FAMILIES &endash; STATE AGENCIES &endash; DIRECTIVE.
1 3 The directors of state agencies which provide services to
1 4 children and families, including but not limited to the
1 5 department of human services, the Iowa department of public
1 6 health, the department of education, the department of
1 7 economic development, the department of employment services,
1 8 and the department of human rights, shall form a work group to
1 9 internally coordinate and to increase collaboration regarding
1 10 policies and programs which focus on children and families.
1 11 The work group shall develop a joint strategic plan to reduce
1 12 regulation, to eliminate duplication, and to develop a system
1 13 for evaluation of existing and future programs and activities
1 14 relating to children and families. The work group shall
1 15 submit a comprehensive report to the general assembly
1 16 detailing the progress in meeting the directive, initially,
1 17 prior to the end of the 1996 Session of the general assembly
1 18 and, annually, thereafter, on or before December 1.
1 19 Sec.2. NEW SECTION. 135.106A IOWA HEALTHY FAMILY PROGRAM
1 20 FUND &endash; APPROPRIATION.
1 21 An Iowa healthy family program fund is created in the
1 22 office of the treasurer of state under the control of the Iowa
1 23 department of public health. There is appropriated annually
1 24 from the general fund of the state to the Iowa healthy family
1 25 program fund, three million two hundred thousand dollars to be
1 26 used by the Iowa department of public health to expand
1 27 statewide the Iowa healthy families program established in
1 28 section 135.106.
1 29 EXPLANATION
1 30 This bill includes provisions relating to services to
1 31 children and families. The bill directs state agencies which
1 32 are involved in providing services to children and families to
1 33 form a work group to internally coordinate and to increase
1 34 collaboration regarding policies and programs which focus on
1 35 children and families. The work group is directed to develop
2 1 a strategic plan to reduce regulation, eliminate duplication,
2 2 and to develop a system for evaluation of existing and future
2 3 programs and activities relating to children and families.
2 4 The work group is to submit a progress report to the general
2 5 assembly, initially prior to the completion of the 1996
2 6 Session and annually, thereafter on or before December 1.
2 7 The bill also directs the general assembly to appropriate
2 8 up to $3,200,000 annually beginning in state fiscal year 1996-
2 9 1997 to expand the Iowa healthy families program statewide.
2 10 The bill establishes an Iowa healthy family program fund in
2 11 the office of the treasurer of state under the control of the
2 12 Iowa department of public health. Moneys are appropriated
2 13 annually from the general fund to the program fund to be used
2 14 by the Iowa department of public health to expand the program
2 15 statewide.
2 16 LSB 4177HH 76
2 17 pf/jw/5.1
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