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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 4.1, subsections 15 and 39, Code 1 2 Supplement 1995, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 15.MENTALLY ILLPERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. The words 1 4"mentally ill person""persons with mental illness" include 1 5mental retardates, psychoticpersons with psychosis,severely1 6depressedpersons who are severely depressed, and persons of 1 7 unsound mind. A person who is hospitalized or detained for 1 8 treatment of mental illness shall not be deemed or presumed to 1 9 be incompetent in the absence of a finding of incompetence 1 10 made pursuant to section 229.27. 1 11 39. WRITTEN – IN WRITING – SIGNATURE. The words 1 12 "written" and "in writing" may include any mode of 1 13 representing words or letters in general use. A signature, 1 14 when required by law, must be made by the writing or markings 1 15 of the person whose signature is required. If a person is 1 16 unable due to a physicalhandicapdisability to make a written 1 17 signature or mark, that person may substitute either of the 1 18 following in lieu of a signature required by law: 1 19 a. Thehandicapped person'sname of the person with a 1 20 disability written by another upon the request and in the 1 21 presence of thehandicappedperson; or,with a disability. 1 22 b. A rubber stamp reproduction of thehandicapped person's1 23 name or facsimile of the actual signature when adopted by the 1 24handicappedperson with a disability for all purposes 1 25 requiring a signature and then only when affixed by that 1 26 person or another upon request and in thehandicapped person's1 27 presence of the person with a disability. 1 28 Sec. 2. Section 7.14, subsection 3, Code 1995, is amended 1 29 to read as follows: 1 30 3. Whenever a governor who is unable to discharge the 1 31 duties of the office believes the disability to be removed, 1 32 the governor may call a conference consisting of the three 1 33 persons referred to as members of such a conference in 1 34 subsection 1. The three members of the conference shall 1 35 within ten days examine thedisabledgovernor. Within seven 2 1 days after the examination they shall conduct a secret ballot 2 2 and by unanimous vote may find the disability removed. 2 3 Sec. 3. Section 15.225, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2 4 1995, is amended to read as follows: 2 5 b. A public service employment program for disadvantaged 2 6and handicappedyouth and youth with disabilities attending 2 7 school to be known as the "in-school program". 2 8 Sec. 4. Section 15.286, subsection 4, paragraph b, 2 9 subparagraph (3), Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 2 10 (3) Programs to assist persons of lower income,the2 11 persons who are disadvantaged, orthe disabledpersons with 2 12 disabilities. 2 13 Sec. 5. Section 16.1, subsections 7 and 14, Code 1995, are 2 14 amended by striking the subsections. 2 15 Sec. 6. Section 16.1, subsections 13 and 24, Code 1995, 2 16 are amended to read as follows: 2 17 13. a. "Families" includes but is not limited to families 2 18 consisting of a single adult person who is primarily 2 19 responsible for the person's own support, is at least sixty- 2 20 two years of age, isdisabled, is handicappeda person with a 2 21 disability, is displaced, or is the remaining member of a 2 22 tenant family. 2 23 b. "Families" includes but is not limited to two or more 2 24 persons living together who are at least sixty-two years of 2 25 age, aredisabled, or are handicappedpersons with 2 26 disabilities, or one or more such individuals living with 2 27 another person who is essential to such individual's care or 2 28 well-being. 2 29 24. "Low or moderate income families" means families who 2 30 cannot afford to pay enough to cause private enterprise in 2 31 their locality to build an adequate supply of decent, safe, 2 32 and sanitary dwellings for their use, and also includes, but 2 33 is not limited to, (1) elderly families, families in which one 2 34 or more persons arehandicapped or disabledpersons with 2 35 disabilities, lower income families and very low income 3 1 families, and (2) families purchasing or renting qualified 3 2 residential housing. 3 3 Sec. 7. Section 16.1, Code 1995, is amended by adding the 3 4 following new subsection: 3 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 29A. "Person with a disability" means a 3 6 person who is unable to engage in any substantial gainful 3 7 activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or 3 8 mental impairment, or a person having a physical or mental 3 9 impairment which is expected to be of long-continued and 3 10 indefinite duration, substantially impedes the ability to live 3 11 independently, and is of a nature that the ability to live 3 12 independently could be improved by more suitable housing 3 13 conditions. 3 14 Sec. 8. Section 16.1, subsection 32, paragraph c, Code 3 15 1995, is amended to read as follows: 3 16 c. Housing for low or moderate income families, elderly 3 17 families, and families which include one or more personswho3 18are handicapped or disabledwith disabilities. 3 19 Sec. 9. Section 16.2, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 3 20 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 3 21 The Iowa finance authority is established, and constituted 3 22 a public instrumentality and agency of the state exercising 3 23 public and essential governmental functions, to undertake 3 24 programs which assist in attainment of adequate housing for 3 25 low or moderate income families, elderly families, and 3 26 families which include one or more personswho are handicapped3 27or disabledwith disabilities, and to undertake the Iowa 3 28 homesteading program, the small business loan program, the 3 29 export business finance program, and other finance programs. 3 30 The powers of the authority are vested in and shall be 3 31 exercised by a board of nine members appointed by the governor 3 32 subject to confirmation by the senate. No more than five 3 33 members shall belong to the same political party. As far as 3 34 possible the governor shall include within the membership 3 35 persons who represent community and housing development 4 1 industries, housing finance industries, the real estate sales 4 2 industry, elderly families, minorities, lower income families, 4 3 very low income families,handicapped and disabledfamilies 4 4 which include persons with disabilities, average taxpayers, 4 5 local government, business and international trade interests, 4 6 and any other person specially interested in community 4 7 housing, finance, small business, or export business 4 8 development. 4 9 Sec. 10. Section 16.3, subsection 13, Code 1995, is 4 10 amended to read as follows: 4 11 13. There is a need in areas of the state for new 4 12 construction of certain group homes of fifteen beds or less 4 13 licensed as health care facilities or child foster care 4 14 facilities to provide adequate housing and care for elderly 4 15and handicappedIowans and Iowans with disabilities, and to 4 16 provide adequate housing and foster care for children. 4 17 Sec. 11. Section 16.100, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 4 18 1995, is amended to read as follows: 4 19 b. A home maintenance and repair program providing repair 4 20 services toelderly, handicapped, or disabledfamilies which 4 21 include persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities 4 22 and which qualify as lower income or very low income families. 4 23 Sec. 12. Section 19B.2, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, 4 24 is amended to read as follows: 4 25 It is the policy of this state to permit special 4 26 appointments by bypassing the usual testing procedures for any 4 27 applicant for whom the division of vocational rehabilitation 4 28 services of the department of education or the department for 4 29 the blind has certified the applicant's disability and 4 30 competence to perform the job. The department of personnel, 4 31 in cooperation with the department for the blind and the 4 32 division of vocational rehabilitation services, shall develop 4 33 appropriate certification procedures. This paragraph should 4 34 not be interpreted to bar promotional opportunities forblind4 35and physically or mentally disabledpersons who are blind or 5 1 persons with physical or mental disabilities. If this 5 2 paragraph conflicts with any other provisions of this chapter, 5 3 the provisions of this paragraph govern. 5 4 Sec. 13. Section 34.2, subsection 4, unnumbered paragraph 5 5 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 5 6 A 911 system shall be capable of transmitting requests for 5 7 law enforcement, fire fighting, and emergency medical and 5 8 ambulance services to a public safety agency or agencies that 5 9 provide the requested service at the place where the call 5 10 originates. A 911 system may also provide for transmitting 5 11 requests for emergency management, poison control, suicide 5 12 prevention, and other emergency services. The public safety 5 13 answering point shall be capable of receiving calls from deaf 5 14 and hard-of-hearing persons through a telecommunications 5 15 device for the deaf. Conferencing capability with counseling, 5 16 aid tohandicappedpersons with disabilities, and other 5 17 services as deemed necessary for identifying appropriate 5 18 emergency response services may be provided by the 911 5 19 service. 5 20 Sec. 14. Section 36.10, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 5 21 1995, is amended to read as follows: 5 22 b. This exclusion of litigation proceeds from benefit or 5 23 entitlement program calculations are available only to 5 24disabledveterans with disabilities or their beneficiaries, 5 25 whether payment is received in a lump sum or payable in 5 26 installments over a period of years. 5 27 Sec. 15. Section 48A.2, subsection 3, Code 1995, is 5 28 amended to read as follows: 5 29 3."Mentally incompetent person""Person who is mentally 5 30 incompetent" means a person who has been legally determined to 5 31 be severely or profoundly mentally retarded, or has been found 5 32 incompetent in a proceeding held pursuant to section 229.27. 5 33 Sec. 16. Section 49.21, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code 1995, 5 34 is amended to read as follows: 5 35 In the selection of polling places, preference shall also 6 1 be given to the use of buildings accessible toelderly and6 2physically disabledpersons who are elderly and persons with 6 3 disabilities. 6 4 Sec. 17. Section 49.90, Code 1995, is amended to read as 6 5 follows: 6 6 49.90 ASSISTING VOTER. 6 7 Any voter who may declare upon oath that the voter is 6 8 blind, cannot read the English language, or is, by reason of 6 9 any physical disability other than intoxication, unable to 6 10 cast a vote without assistance, shall, upon request, be 6 11 assisted bysaidthe two officers as provided in section 6 12 49.89, or alternatively by any other person the voter may 6 13 select in casting the vote.SaidThe officers, or the person 6 14 selected by the voter, shall cast the vote of the voter 6 15 requiring assistance, and shall thereafter give no information 6 16 regarding the vote cast. If any elector because of ahandicap6 17 disability cannot enter the building where the polling place 6 18 for the elector's precinct of residence is located, the two 6 19 officers shall take a paper ballot to the vehicle occupied by 6 20 thehandicappedelector with a disability and allow the 6 21 elector to cast the ballot in the vehicle. Ifa handicapped6 22 an elector with a disability cannot cast a ballot on a voting 6 23 machine the elector shall be allowed to cast a paper ballot, 6 24 which shall be opened immediately after the closing of the 6 25 polling place by the two precinct election officials 6 26 designated under section 49.89, who shall register the votes 6 27 cast thereon on a voting machine in the polling place before 6 28 the votes cast there are tallied pursuant to section 52.21. 6 29 To preserve so far as possible the confidentiality of each 6 30handicapped elector'sballot of an elector with a disability, 6 31 the two officers shall proceed substantially in the same 6 32 manner as provided in section 53.24. In precincts where all 6 33 voters use paper ballots, those cast byhandicappedvoters 6 34 with disabilities shall be deposited in the regular ballot box 6 35 and counted in the usual manner. 7 1 Sec. 18. Section 70A.20, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 7 2 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 7 3 A state employees disability insurance program is created, 7 4 which shall be administered by the director of the department 7 5 of personnel and which shall provide disability benefits in an 7 6 amount and for the employees as provided in this section. The 7 7 monthly disability benefits shall provide twenty percent of 7 8 monthly earnings if employed less than one year, forty percent 7 9 of monthly earnings if employed one year or more but less than 7 10 two years, and sixty percent of monthly earnings thereafter, 7 11 reduced by primary and family social security determined at 7 12 the time social security disability payments commence, 7 13 railroad retirement disability income, workers' compensation 7 14 if applicable, and any other state-sponsored sickness or 7 15 disability benefits payable. However, the amount of benefits 7 16 payable under the Iowa public employees' retirement system 7 17 pursuant to chapter 97B shall not reduce the benefits payable 7 18 pursuant to this section. Subsequent social security or 7 19 railroad retirement increases shall not be used to further 7 20 reduce the insurance benefits payable. As used in this 7 21 section, "primary and family social security" shall not 7 22 include social security benefits awarded toa disabledan 7 23 adult child with a disability of thedisabledstate employee 7 24 with a disability who does not reside with thedisabledstate 7 25 employee with a disability if the social security benefits 7 26 were awarded to thedisabledadult child with a disability 7 27 prior to the approval of the state employee's benefits under 7 28 this section, regardless of whether the United States social 7 29 security administration records the benefits to the social 7 30 security number of thedisabledadult child with a disability, 7 31 thedisabledstate employee with a disability, or any other 7 32 family member, and such social security benefits shall not 7 33 reduce the benefits payable pursuant to this section. As used 7 34 in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, 7 35 "adult" means a person who is eighteen years of age or older. 8 1 State employees shall receive credit for the time they were 8 2 continuously employed prior to and on July 1, 1974. The 8 3 following provisions apply to the employees disability 8 4 insurance program: 8 5 Sec. 19. Section 85.38, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 8 6 amended to read as follows: 8 7 2. CREDIT FOR BENEFITS PAID UNDER GROUP PLANS. In the 8 8 event thedisabledemployee with a disability shall receive 8 9 any benefits, including medical, surgical or hospital 8 10 benefits, under any group plan covering nonoccupational 8 11 disabilities contributed to wholly or partially by the 8 12 employer, which benefits should not have been paid or payable 8 13 if any rights of recovery existed under this chapter, chapter 8 14 85A or chapter 85B, thensuchthe amounts so paid tosaidthe 8 15 employee fromany suchthe group plan shall be credited to or 8 16 against any compensation payments, including medical, surgical 8 17 or hospital, made or to be made under this chapter, chapter 8 18 85A or chapter 85B.SuchThe amounts so credited shall be 8 19 deducted from the payments made under these chapters. Any 8 20 nonoccupational plan shall be reimbursed in the amountso8 21 deducted. This section shall not apply to payments made under 8 22 any group plan which would have been payable even though there 8 23 was an injury under this chapter or an occupational disease 8 24 under chapter 85A or an occupational hearing loss under 8 25 chapter 85B. Any employer receiving such credit shall keep 8 26suchthe employee safe and harmless from any and all claims or 8 27 liabilities that may be made against them by reason of having 8 28 receivedsuchthe payments only to the extent ofsuchthe 8 29 credit. 8 30 Sec. 20. Section 85.45, subsection 4, Code 1995, is 8 31 amended to read as follows: 8 32 4. When a person seeking a commutation is a surviving 8 33 spouse,a permanently and totally disabledan employee with a 8 34 permanent and total disability, or a dependent who is entitled 8 35 to benefits as provided in section 85.31, subsection 1, 9 1 paragraphs "c" and "d", the future payments which may be 9 2 commuted shall not exceed the number of weeks which shall be 9 3 indicated by probability tables designated by the industrial 9 4 commissioner for death and remarriage, subject to the 9 5 provisions of chapter 17A. 9 6 Sec. 21. Section 85.49, Code 1995, is amended to read as 9 7 follows: 9 8 85.49 TRUSTEES FORINCOMPETENTMINORS AND DEPENDENTS. 9 9 When a minor ormentally incompetenta dependent who is 9 10 mentally incompetent is entitled to weekly benefits under this 9 11 chapter, or chapter 85A or 85B, payment shall be made to the 9 12 parent, guardian, or conservator, who shall act as trustee, 9 13 and the money coming into the trustee's hands shall be 9 14 expended for the use and benefit of the person entitled to it 9 15 under the direction and orders of a district judge. The 9 16 trustee shall qualify and give bond in an amount as the 9 17 district judge directs, which may be increased or diminished 9 18 from time to time. 9 19 If the domicile or residence ofsuchthe minor ormentally9 20incompetentdependentbewho is mentally incompetent is 9 21 outside the state of Iowa the industrial commissioner may 9 22 order and direct that benefits tosuchthe minors or 9 23incompetentsdependents be paid to a guardian, conservator, or 9 24 legal representative duly qualified under the laws of the 9 25 jurisdiction wherein the minors orincompetentsdependents 9 26 shall be domiciled or reside. Proof of the identity and 9 27 qualification ofsuchthe guardian, conservator, or other 9 28 legal representative shall be furnished to the industrial 9 29 commissioner. 9 30 Sec. 22. Section 85.68, Code 1995, is amended to read as 9 31 follows: 9 32 85.68 ACTIONS. 9 33 The treasurer of state, on behalf of the second injury fund 9 34 created under this division, shall have a cause of action 9 35 under section 85.22 to the same extent as an employer against 10 1 any person not in the same employment by reason of whose 10 2 negligence or wrong the subsequent injury of thepreviously10 3disabledperson with the previous disability was caused. The 10 4 action shall be brought by the treasurer of state on behalf of 10 5 the fund, and any recovery, less the necessary and reasonable 10 6 expenses incurred by the treasurer of state, shall be paid to 10 7 the treasurer of state and credited to the fund. 10 8 Sec. 23. Section 85.69, Code 1995, is amended to read as 10 9 follows: 10 10 85.69 FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 10 11 The treasurer of state is hereby authorized to receive and 10 12 credit tosaidthe second injury fund any sum or sums that may 10 13 at any time be contributed to the state by the United States 10 14 or any agency thereof, under any Act of Congress or otherwise, 10 15 to which the state may be or become entitled by reason of any 10 16 payments made to anypreviously disabledperson with a 10 17 previous disability out ofsaidthe fund. 10 18 Sec. 24. Section 135.11, subsection 19, Code 1995, is 10 19 amended to read as follows: 10 20 19. Administer the statewide maternal and child health 10 21 program and thecrippled children'sprogram for children with 10 22 disabilities by conducting mobile and regional child health 10 23 specialty clinics and conducting other activities to improve 10 24 the health of low-income women and children and to promote the 10 25 welfare of children with actual or potentialhandicapping10 26 conditions which may cause disabilities and children with 10 27 chronic illnesses in accordance with the requirements of Title 10 28 V of the federal Social Security Act. The department shall 10 29 provide technical assistance to encourage the coordination and 10 30 collaboration of state agencies in developing outreach centers 10 31 which provide publicly supported services for pregnant women, 10 32 infants, and children. The department shall also, through 10 33 cooperation and collaborative agreements with the department 10 34 of human services and the mobile and regional child health 10 35 specialty clinics, establish common intake proceedings for 11 1 maternal and child health services. The department shall work 11 2 in cooperation with the legislative fiscal bureau in 11 3 monitoring the effectiveness of the maternal and child health 11 4 centers, including the provision of transportation for patient 11 5 appointments and the keeping of scheduled appointments. 11 6 Sec. 25. Section 135C.1, subsections 6, 8, and 9, Code 11 7 1995, are amended to read as follows: 11 8 6. "Health care facility" or "facility" means a 11 9 residential care facility, a nursing facility, an intermediate 11 10 care facility forthe mentally illpersons with mental 11 11 illness, or an intermediate care facility forthe mentally11 12retardedpersons with mental retardation. 11 13 8. "Intermediate care facility forthe mentally ill11 14 persons with mental illness" means an institution, place, 11 15 building, or agency designed to provide accommodation, board, 11 16 and nursing care for a period exceeding twenty-four 11 17 consecutive hours to three or more individuals, who primarily 11 18 have mental illness and who are not related to the 11 19 administrator or owner within the third degree of 11 20 consanguinity. 11 21 9. "Intermediate care facility forthe mentally retarded11 22 persons with mental retardation" means an institution or 11 23 distinct part of an institution with a primary purpose to 11 24 provide health or rehabilitative services to three or more 11 25 individuals, who primarily have mental retardation or a 11 26 related condition and who are not related to the administrator 11 27 or owner within the third degree of consanguinity, and which 11 28 meets the requirements of this chapter and federal standards 11 29 for intermediate care facilities forthe mentally retarded11 30 persons with mental retardation established pursuant to the 11 31 federal Social Security Act, } 1905(c)(d), as codified in 42 11 32 U.S.C. } 1936d which are contained in 42 C.F.R. pt. 483, 11 33 subpt. D, } 410-480. 11 34 Sec. 26. Section 135C.2, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 11 35 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 12 1 b. The department may also establish by administrative 12 2 rule special classifications within the residential care 12 3 facility, intermediate care facility forthe mentally ill12 4 persons with mental illness, intermediate care facility for 12 5the mentally retardedpersons with mental retardation, or 12 6 nursing facility categories, for facilities intended to serve 12 7 individuals who have special health care problems or 12 8 conditions in common. Rules establishing a special 12 9 classification shall define the problem or condition to which 12 10 the special classification is relevant and establish 12 11 requirements for an approved program of care commensurate with 12 12 the problem or condition. The rules may grant special 12 13 variances or considerations to facilities licensed within the 12 14 special classification. 12 15 Sec. 27. Section 135C.2, subsection 5, paragraph g, Code 12 16 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 12 17 g. The facilities licensed under this subsection shall be 12 18 eligible for funding utilized by other licensed residential 12 19 care facilities forthe mentally retardedpersons with mental 12 20 retardation, or licensed residential care facilities forthe12 21mentally illperson with mental illness, including but not 12 22 limited to funding under or from the federal social services 12 23 block grant, the state supplementary assistance program, state 12 24 mental health and developmental disabilities services funds, 12 25 and county funding provisions. 12 26 Sec. 28. Section 216.6, subsection 1, paragraph c, 12 27 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as 12 28 follows: 12 29 An employer, employment agency, or their employees, 12 30 servants or agents may offer employment or advertise for 12 31 employment to onlythe disabledpersons with disabilities, 12 32 when other applicants have available to them, other employment 12 33 compatible with their ability which would not be available to 12 34the disabledpersons with disabilities because of their 12 35handicapdisabilities. Any such employment or offer of 13 1 employment shall not discriminate amongthe disabledpersons 13 2 with disabilities on the basis of race, color, creed, sex or 13 3 national origin. 13 4 Sec. 29. Section 216.8A, subsection 3, paragraph d, Code 13 5 1995, is amended to read as follows: 13 6 d. Compliance with the appropriate requirements of the 13 7 American national standard for buildings and facilities pro- 13 8 viding accessibility and usability forphysically handicapped13 9peoplepersons with disabilities, commonly cited as "ANSI A 13 10 117.1", satisfies the requirements of paragraph "c", 13 11 subparagraph (3), subparagraph subdivision (c). 13 12 Sec. 30. Section 216.14, Code 1995, is amended to read as 13 13 follows: 13 14 216.14 PROMOTION OR TRANSFER. 13 15 After ahandicapped individualperson with a disability is 13 16 employed, the employer shall not be required under this 13 17 chapter to promote or transfersuch handicappedthe person to 13 18 another job or occupation, unless, prior tosuchthe transfer, 13 19such handicappedthe person with the disability, by training 13 20 or experience, is qualified forsuchthe job or occupation. 13 21 Any collective bargaining agreement between an employer and 13 22 labor organization shall contain this section as part ofsuch13 23 the agreement. 13 24 Sec. 31. Section 216B.3, subsection 9, Code Supplement 13 25 1995, is amended to read as follows: 13 26 9. Provide library services toblind and physically13 27handicappedpersons who are blind and persons with physical 13 28 disabilities. 13 29 Sec. 32. Section 216B.4, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 13 30 1995, is amended to read as follows: 13 31 The administrator may accept financial aid from the 13 32 government of the United States for carrying out 13 33 rehabilitation and physical restoration of the blind and for 13 34 providing library services tothe blind and physically13 35handicappedpersons who are blind and persons with physical 14 1 disabilities. 14 2 Sec. 33. Section 216C.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 14 3 follows: 14 4 216C.1 PARTICIPATION BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 14 5 It is the policy of this state to encourage and enablethe14 6 persons who are blind, theor partially blind andthe14 7physically disabledpersons with physical disabilities to 14 8 participate fully in the social and economic life of the state 14 9 and to engage in remunerative employment. 14 10 To encourage participation bythe disabledpersons with 14 11 disabilities, it is the policy of this state to ensure 14 12 compliance with federal requirements concerning persons with 14 13 disabilities. 14 14 Sec. 34. Section 216C.2, Code 1995, is amended to read as 14 15 follows: 14 16 216C.2 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. 14 17ThePersons who are blind, theor partially blind andthe14 18physically disabledpersons with physical disabilities shall 14 19 be employed in the state service, the service of the political 14 20 subdivisions of the state, the public schools, and all other 14 21 employment supported in whole or in part by public funds, on 14 22 the same terms and conditions asthe able bodiedother 14 23 persons, unless it is shown that the particular disability 14 24 prevents the performance of the work required. 14 25 Sec. 35. Section 216C.3, Code 1995, is amended to read as 14 26 follows: 14 27 216C.3 FREE USE OF PUBLIC FACILITIES. 14 28ThePersons who are blind, theor partially blind andthe14 29physically disabledpersons with physical disabilities have 14 30 the same right asthe able bodiedother persons to the full 14 31 and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, 14 32 public buildings, public elevators, public facilities and 14 33 other public places. 14 34 Sec. 36. Section 216C.4, Code 1995, is amended to read as 14 35 follows: 15 1 216C.4 ACCOMMODATIONS. 15 2ThePersons who are blind, theor partially blind andthe15 3physically disabledpersons with physical disabilities are 15 4 entitled to full and equal accommodations, facilities, and 15 5 privileges of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, 15 6 railroad trains, motorbuses, streetcars, boats, other public 15 7 conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging 15 8 places, eating places, places of public accommodation, 15 9 amusement, or resort, and other places to which the general 15 10 public is invited, subject only to the conditions and 15 11 limitations established by law and applicable alike to all 15 12 persons. 15 13 Sec. 37. Section 216C.8, Code 1995, is amended to read as 15 14 follows: 15 15 216C.8 WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY. 15 16 The governor shall annually take suitable public notice of 15 17 October 15 as white cane safety day. The governor shall issue 15 18 a proclamation commenting upon the significance of the white 15 19 cane; calling upon the citizens to observe the provisions of 15 20 this chapter and sections 321.332 and 321.333 and to take 15 21 precautions necessary for the safety ofthe disabledpersons 15 22 with disabilities; reminding the citizens of the policies 15 23 herein declared and urging the citizens toco-operate15 24 cooperate in giving effect to them; and emphasizing the need 15 25 of the citizens to be aware of the presence ofdisabled15 26 persons with disabilities in the community and to offer 15 27 assistance todisabledpersons with disabilities upon 15 28 appropriate occasions. 15 29 Sec. 38. Section 216C.9, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 15 30 amended to read as follows: 15 31 1. Curbs constructed along any public street in this 15 32 state, when the street is paralleled or intersected by 15 33 sidewalks, or when city ordinances or other lawful regulations 15 34 will require the construction of sidewalks parallel to or 15 35 intersecting the street, shall be constructed with not less 16 1 than two curb cuts or ramps per lineal block which shall be 16 2 located on or near the crosswalks at intersections. Each curb 16 3 cut or ramp shall be at least thirty inches wide, shall be 16 4 sloped at not greater than one inch of rise per twelve inches 16 5 lineal distance, except that a slope no greater than one inch 16 6 of rise per eight inches lineal distance may be used where 16 7 necessary, shall have a nonskid surface, and shall otherwise 16 8 be so constructed as to allow reasonable access to the 16 9 crosswalk forphysically handicappedpersons with physical 16 10 disabilities using the sidewalk. 16 11 Sec. 39. Section 217.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 16 12 follows: 16 13 217.1 PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT. 16 14 There is established a department of human services to 16 15 administer programs designed to improve the well-being and 16 16 productivity of the people of the state of Iowa. The 16 17 department shall concern itself with the problems of human 16 18 behavior, adjustment, and daily living through the 16 19 administration of programs of family, child, and adult 16 20 welfare, economic assistance including costs of medical care, 16 21 rehabilitation toward self-care and support, delinquency 16 22 prevention and control, treatment and rehabilitation of 16 23 juvenile offenders, care and treatment ofthe mentally ill and16 24mentally retardedpersons with mental illness or mental 16 25 retardation, and other related programs as provided by law. 16 26 Sec. 40. Section 218.95, Code 1995, is amended to read as 16 27 follows: 16 28 218.95 SYNONYMOUS TERMS. 16 29 For purposes of construing the provisions of this and the 16 30 following subtitles of this title and chapters 16, 35B, 347B, 16 31 709A, 904, 913, and 914 relating tothe mentally illpersons 16 32 with mental illness and reconcilingsamethese provisions with 16 33 other former and present provisions of statute, the following 16 34 terms shall be considered synonymous: 16 35 1. "Mentally ill" and "insane", except that the 17 1 hospitalization or detention of any person for treatment of 17 2 mental illness shall not constitute a finding or create a 17 3 presumption that the individual is legally insane in the 17 4 absence of a finding of incompetence made pursuant to section 17 5 229.27; 17 62. "Mental defectives" and "mentally retarded";17 73. "Feeble-minded" and "mentally retarded";17 84. "Defectiveness" and "retardation";17 95.2. "Parole" and "convalescent leave";. 17 106.3. "Resident" and "patient";. 17 117.4. "Escape" and "depart without proper authorization".. 17 128.5. "Warrant" and "order of admission";. 17 139.6. "Escapee" and "patient";. 17 1410.7. "Sane" and "in good mental health";. 17 1511. "Commissioners of insanity" and "commissioners of17 16hospitalization";17 1712. "Idiot" and "mental retardate";17 1813. "Recapture" and "take into protective custody";17 1914.8. "Asylum" and "hospital";. 17 2015.9. "Commitment" and "admission". 17 21 It is hereby declared to be the policy of the general 17 22 assembly that words which have come to have a degrading 17 23 meaning shall not be employed in institutional records having 17 24 reference tothe mentally afflictedpersons with various 17 25 mental conditions and that in allsuchrecords pertaining to 17 26 persons with various mental conditions the less discriminatory 17 27 of the foregoing synonyms shall be employed. 17 28 Sec. 41. Section 220A.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 17 29 follows: 17 30 220A.1 PURPOSE. 17 31 The purpose of this chapter is to permit information 17 32 concerning persons who are believed tobe mentally handicapped17 33 have mental disabilities to be efficiently used by and 17 34 exchanged among the state and local governments, their 17 35 departments and agencies, and with other public or private 18 1 agencies, where the use or exchange of the information is for 18 2 the purpose of assisting any of the agencies in providing 18 3 care, evaluation, services, assistance, education, or 18 4 habilitation to such persons. 18 5 Sec. 42. Section 220A.4, Code 1995, is amended to read as 18 6 follows: 18 7 220A.4 AGENCIES INVOLVED. 18 8 The service shall receive from and make available to the 18 9 following state agencies case information on persons who are 18 10 believed tobe mentally handicappedhave mental disabilities: 18 11Thethe Iowa department of public health, the department of 18 12 education, the state board of regents, and the department of 18 13 human services. 18 14 Sec. 43. Section 220A.6, Code 1995, is amended to read as 18 15 follows: 18 16 220A.6 INFORMATION TO OTHERS. 18 17 The state agencies designated in section 220A.4 may receive 18 18 from and disseminate to other public agencies or private 18 19 agencies such information as is necessary or proper for the 18 20 purpose of providing evaluation services, treatment services, 18 21 education, support or habilitation services to thementally18 22handicappedperson with a mental disability. The enumerated 18 23 state agencies or their designated staff shall be authorized 18 24 to make determination of the proper receipt or dissemination 18 25 of information to other public or private agencies. 18 26 Sec. 44. Section 220A.7, Code 1995, is amended to read as 18 27 follows: 18 28 220A.7 RESTRICTIONS NOT APPLICABLE. 18 29 Any law or departmental rule of the state of Iowa which 18 30 restricts or declares confidential information concerning 18 31 persons who are believed tobe mentally handicappedhave 18 32 mental disabilities shall not apply to information exchanged 18 33 through the service for the purposes of this chapter. 18 34 Information supplied under a restriction by the government of 18 35 the United States, its departments or agencies, or by other 19 1 state government, its departments and agencies, shall be 19 2 processed in compliance with such restrictions. Any case 19 3 information restricted by any order of court shall be 19 4 processed in compliance with the order. 19 5 Sec. 45. Section 222.16, Code 1995, is amended to read as 19 6 follows: 19 7 222.16 PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION OF MENTAL RETARDATION. 19 8 A petition for the adjudication of the mental retardation 19 9 of a person within the meaning of this chapter may, with the 19 10 permission of the court be filed without fee againstsucha 19 11 person with the clerk of the district court of the county or 19 12 city in whichsuch alleged mentally retardedthe person who is 19 13 alleged to have mental retardation resides or is found. The 19 14 petition may be filed by any relative ofsuchthe person, by a 19 15 guardian, or by any reputable citizen of the countyof such19 16residence or of such place of findingwhere the person who is 19 17 alleged to have mental retardation resides or is found. 19 18 Sec. 46. Section 222.18, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 19 19 1995, is amended to read as follows: 19 20 Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall enter an 19 21 order directing the county attorney of the county in which the 19 22allegedly mentally retardedperson who is alleged to have 19 23 mental retardation resides to make a full investigation 19 24 regarding the financial condition of that person and of those 19 25 persons legally liable for that person's support under section 19 26 222.78. 19 27 Sec. 47. Section 222.21, Code 1995, is amended to read as 19 28 follows: 19 29 222.21 ORDER REQUIRING ATTENDANCE. 19 30 If the person alleged tobe mentally retardedhave mental 19 31 retardation is not before the court, the court may issue an 19 32 order requiring the person, who has the care, custody, and 19 33 control of thealleged mentally retardedperson who is alleged 19 34 to have mental retardation to bringsaid alleged mentally19 35retardedthe person into court at the time and place stated in 20 1saidthe order. 20 2 Sec. 48. Section 222.22, Code 1995, is amended to read as 20 3 follows: 20 4 222.22 TIME OF APPEARANCE. 20 5 The time of appearance shall not be less than five days 20 6 after completed service unless the court orders otherwise. 20 7 Appearance on behalf ofsuch alleged mentally retardedthe 20 8 person who is alleged to have mental retardation may be made 20 9 by any citizen of the county or by any relative. The district 20 10 court shall assign counsel for thealleged mentally retarded20 11 person who is alleged to have mental retardation. Counsel 20 12 shall prior to proceedings personally consult withsuchthe 20 13 person who is alleged to have mental retardation unless the 20 14 judge appointingsuchcounsel certifies that in the judge's 20 15 opinion,suchconsultation shall serve no useful purpose. 20 16SuchThe certification shall be made a part of the record. An 20 17 attorneysoassigned by the court shall receivesuch20 18 compensation as the district court shall fix to be paid in the 20 19 first instance by the county. 20 20 Sec. 49. Section 222.25, Code 1995, is amended to read as 20 21 follows: 20 22 222.25 CUSTODY PENDING HEARING. 20 23 Pending final hearing, the court may at any time after the 20 24 filing of the petition and on satisfactory showing that it is 20 25 in the best interest of thealleged mentally retardedperson 20 26 who is alleged to have mental retardation and of the community 20 27 thatsuchthe person be at once taken into custody, or that 20 28 service of notice will be ineffectual if the person is not 20 29 taken into custody, issue an order for the immediate 20 30 production ofsuchthe person before the court. In such case, 20 31 the court may make any proper order for the custody or 20 32 confinement ofsuchthe person as will protect the person and 20 33 the community and insure the presence ofsuchthe person at 20 34 the hearing.SuchThe person shall not be confined with those 20 35 accused or convicted of crime. 21 1 Sec. 50. Section 222.50, Code 1995, is amended to read as 21 2 follows: 21 3 222.50 COUNTY OF LEGAL SETTLEMENT TO PAY. 21 4 When the proceedings are instituted in a county in which 21 5 thealleged mentally retardedperson who is alleged to have 21 6 mental retardation was found but which is not the county of 21 7 legal settlement of the person, and the costs are not taxed to 21 8 the petitioner, the county which is the legal settlement of 21 9suchthe person shall, on presentation of a properly itemized 21 10 bill for such costs, repay thesamecosts to the former 21 11 county. When the person's legal settlement is outside the 21 12 state or is unknown, the costs shall be paid out of money in 21 13 the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, itemized on 21 14 vouchers executed by the auditor of the county which paid the 21 15 costs, and approved by the administrator. 21 16 Sec. 51. Section 222.80, Code 1995, is amended to read as 21 17 follows: 21 18 222.80 LIABILITY TO COUNTY. 21 19AnyA person admitted or committed to a county institution 21 20 or home or admitted or committed at county expense toanya 21 21 private hospital, sanitarium, or other facility for treatment, 21 22 training, instruction, care, habilitation, and support as a 21 23mentally retardedpatientthereofwith mental retardation 21 24 shall be liable to the county for the reasonable cost ofsuch21 25 the support as provided in section 222.78. 21 26 Sec. 52. Section 222.88, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 21 27 amended to read as follows: 21 28 1. Psychiatric and related services tomentally retarded21 29 children with mental retardation and adults who are also 21 30 emotionally disturbed or otherwise mentally ill. 21 31 Sec. 53. Section 225C.21, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 21 32 amended to read as follows: 21 33 1. As used in this section, "community, supervised 21 34 apartment living arrangement" means the provision of a 21 35 residence in a noninstitutional setting tomentally ill,22 1mentally retarded, or developmentally disabledadults with 22 2 mental illness, mental retardation, or developmental 22 3 disabilities who are capable of living semi-independently but 22 4 require minimal supervision. 22 5 Sec. 54. Section 227.2, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 22 6 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 22 7 The director of inspections and appeals shall make, or 22 8 cause to be made, at least one licensure inspection each year 22 9 of every county care facility. Either the administrator of 22 10 the division or the director of inspections and appeals, in 22 11co-operationcooperation with each other, upon receipt of a 22 12 complaint or for good cause, may make, or cause to be made, a 22 13 review of a county care facility or of any other private or 22 14 county institution wherementally ill or mentally retarded22 15 persons with mental illness or mental retardation reside. A 22 16 licensure inspection or a review shall be made by a competent 22 17 and disinterested person who is acquainted with and interested 22 18 in the care ofmentally ill and mentally retardedpersons with 22 19 mental illness and persons with mental retardation. The 22 20 objective of a licensure inspection or a review shall be an 22 21 evaluation of the programming and treatment provided by the 22 22 facility. After each licensure inspection of a county care 22 23 facility, the person who made the inspection shall consult 22 24 with the county authorities on plans and practices that will 22 25 improve the care given patients and shall make recommendations 22 26 to the administrator of the division and the director of 22 27 public health forco-ordinatingcoordinating and improving the 22 28 relationships between the administrators of county care 22 29 facilities, the administrator of the division, the director of 22 30 public health, the superintendents of state mental health 22 31 institutes and hospital-schools, community mental health 22 32 centers, and otherco-operatingcooperating agencies, to cause 22 33 improved and more satisfactory care of patients. A written 22 34 report of each licensure inspection of a county care facility 22 35 under this section shall be filed with the administrator of 23 1 the division and the director of public health and shall 23 2 include: 23 3 Sec. 55. Section 227.2, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 23 4 1995, is amended to read as follows: 23 5 g. Any failure to comply with standards adopted under 23 6 section 227.4 for care ofmentally ill and mentally retarded23 7 persons with mental illness and persons with mental 23 8 retardation in county care facilities, which is not covered in 23 9 information submitted pursuant to paragraphs "a" to "f", and 23 10 any other matters which the director of public health, in 23 11 consultation with the administrator of the division, may 23 12 require. 23 13 Sec. 56. Section 227.2, subsection 4, paragraphs a and b, 23 14 Code 1995, are amended to read as follows: 23 15 a. It is the responsibility of the state to secure the 23 16 annual evaluation for each person who is on convalescent leave 23 17 or who has not been discharged from a state mental health 23 18 institute. It is the responsibility of the county to secure 23 19 the annual evaluation for all othermentally illpersons with 23 20 mental illness in the county care facility. 23 21 b. It is the responsibility of the state to secure the 23 22 annual evaluation for each person who is on leave and has not 23 23 been discharged from a state hospital-school. It is the 23 24 responsibility of the county to secure the annual evaluation 23 25 for all othermentally retardedpersons with mental 23 26 retardation in the county care facility. 23 27 Sec. 57. Section 227.6, Code 1995, is amended to read as 23 28 follows: 23 29 227.6 REMOVAL OF RESIDENTS. 23 30 If a county care facility fails to comply with rules and 23 31 standards adopted under this chapter, the administrator may 23 32 remove allmentally ill and mentally retardedpersons with 23 33 mental illness and all persons with mental retardation cared 23 34 for in the county care facility at public expense, to the 23 35 proper state mental health institute or hospital-school, or to 24 1 some private or county institution or hospital for the care of 24 2the mentally ill or mentally retardedpersons with mental 24 3 illness or mental retardation that has complied with the rules 24 4 prescribed by the administrator. Residents being transferred 24 5 to a state mental health institute or hospital-school shall be 24 6 accompanied by an attendant or attendants sent from the 24 7 institute or hospital-school. If a resident is transferred 24 8 under this section, at least one attendant shall be of the 24 9 same sex. If the administrator finds that the needs of 24 10mentally ill and mentally retardedresidents with mental 24 11 illness and residents with mental retardation of any other 24 12 county or private institution are not being adequately met, 24 13 those residents may be removed from that institution upon 24 14 order of the administrator. 24 15 Sec. 58. Section 229.1, subsection 14, Code Supplement 24 16 1995, is amended to read as follows: 24 17 14. "Seriously mentally impaired" or "serious mental 24 18 impairment" describes the condition of a personwho is24 19afflictedwith mental illness and because of that illness 24 20 lacks sufficient judgment to make responsible decisions with 24 21 respect to the person's hospitalization or treatment, and who 24 22 because of that illness meets any of the following criteria: 24 23 a. Is likely to physically injure the person's self or 24 24 others if allowed to remain at liberty without treatment. 24 25 b. Is likely to inflict serious emotional injury on 24 26 members of the person's family or others who lack reasonable 24 27 opportunity to avoid contact with theafflictedperson with 24 28 mental illness if theafflictedperson with mental illness is 24 29 allowed to remain at liberty without treatment. 24 30 c. Is unable to satisfy the person's needs for 24 31 nourishment, clothing, essential medical care, or shelter so 24 32 that it is likely that the person will suffer physical injury, 24 33 physical debilitation, or death. 24 34 Sec. 59. Section 229.26, Code 1995, is amended to read as 24 35 follows: 25 1 229.26 EXCLUSIVE PROCEDURE FOR INVOLUNTARY 25 2 HOSPITALIZATION. 25 3 Sections 229.6 through 229.19 constitute the exclusive 25 4 procedure for involuntary hospitalization of persons by reason 25 5 of serious mental impairment in this state, except that this 25 6 chapter does not negate the provisions of section 904.503 25 7 relating to transfer ofmentally illprisoners with mental 25 8 illness to state hospitals forthe mentally illpersons with 25 9 mental illness and does not apply to commitments of persons 25 10 under chapter 812 or the rules of criminal procedure, Iowa 25 11 court rules, 2d ed., or negate the provisions of section 25 12 232.51 relating to disposition ofmentally ill or mentally25 13retardedchildren with mental illness or mental retardation. 25 14 Sec. 60. Section 229.38, Code 1995, is amended to read as 25 15 follows: 25 16 229.38 CRUELTY OR OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT. 25 17 If any person having the care of amentally illperson with 25 18 mental illness who has voluntarily entered a hospital or other 25 19 facility for treatment or care, or who is responsible for 25 20 psychiatric examination care, treatment and maintenance of any 25 21 person involuntarily hospitalized under sections 229.6 to 25 22 229.15, whether in a hospital or elsewhere, with or without 25 23 proper authority, shall treat such patient with unnecessary 25 24 severity, harshness, or cruelty, or in any way abuse the 25 25 patient or if any person unlawfully detains or deprives of 25 26 liberty anymentally ill or allegedly mentally illperson with 25 27 mental illness or any person who is alleged to have mental 25 28 illness, or if any officer required by the provisions of this 25 29 chapter and chapters 226 and 227, to perform any act shall 25 30 willfully refuse or neglect to perform the same, the offending 25 31 person shall, unless otherwise provided, be guilty of a 25 32 serious misdemeanor. 25 33 Sec. 61. Section 230.15, Code 1995, is amended to read as 25 34 follows: 25 35 230.15 PERSONAL LIABILITY. 26 1 Amentally illperson with mental illness and a person 26 2 legally liable for the person's support remain liable for the 26 3 support of thementally illperson with mental illness as 26 4 provided in this section. Persons legally liable for the 26 5 support of amentally illperson with mental illness include 26 6 the spouse of thementally illperson, any person bound by 26 7 contract for support of thementally illperson, and, with 26 8 respect tomentally illpersons with mental illness under 26 9 eighteen years of age only, the father and mother of the 26 10mentally illperson. The county auditor, subject to the 26 11 direction of the board of supervisors, shall enforce the 26 12 obligation created in this section as to all sums advanced by 26 13 the county. The liability to the county incurred by a 26 14mentally illperson with mental illness or a person legally 26 15 liable for the person's support under this section is limited 26 16 to an amount equal to one hundred percent of the cost of care 26 17 and treatment of thementally illperson with mental illness 26 18 at a state mental health institute for one hundred twenty days 26 19 of hospitalization. This limit of liability may be reached by 26 20 payment of the cost of care and treatment of thementally ill26 21 person with mental illness subsequent to a single admission or 26 22 multiple admissions to a state mental health institute or, if 26 23 the person is not discharged as cured, subsequent to a single 26 24 transfer or multiple transfers to a county care facility 26 25 pursuant to section 227.11. After reaching this limit of 26 26 liability, amentally illperson with mental illness or a 26 27 person legally liable for the person's support is liable to 26 28 the county for the care and treatment of thementally ill26 29 person with mental illness at a state mental health institute 26 30 or, if transferred but not discharged as cured, at a county 26 31 care facility in an amount not in excess of the average 26 32 minimum cost of the maintenance ofa physically and mentally26 33healthyan individual who is physically and mentally healthy 26 34 residing in the individual's own home, which standard shall be 26 35 established and may from time to time be revised by the 27 1 department of human services. A lien imposed by section 27 2 230.25 shall not exceed the amount of the liability which may 27 3 be incurred under this section on account ofany mentally ill27 4 a person with mental illness. 27 5 A substance abuser or chronic substance abuser is legally 27 6 liable for the total amount of the cost of providing care, 27 7 maintenance, and treatment for the substance abuser or chronic 27 8 substance abuser while a voluntary or committed patient. When 27 9 a portion of the cost is paid by a county, the substance 27 10 abuser or chronic substance abuser is legally liable to the 27 11 county for the amount paid. The substance abuser or chronic 27 12 substance abuser shall assign any claim for reimbursement 27 13 under any contract of indemnity, by insurance or otherwise, 27 14 providing for the abuser's care, maintenance, and treatment in 27 15 a state hospital to the state. Any payments received by the 27 16 state from or on behalf of a substance abuser or chronic 27 17 substance abuser shall be in part credited to the county in 27 18 proportion to the share of the costs paid by the county. 27 19 Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a 27 20 relative or other person from voluntarily paying the full 27 21 actual cost or any portion of the care and treatment of any 27 22mentally illperson with mental illness, substance abuser, or 27 23 chronic substance abuser as established by the department of 27 24 human services. 27 25 Sec. 62. Section 230.33, Code 1995, is amended to read as 27 26 follows: 27 27 230.33 RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS. 27 28 The administrator of the division is hereby authorized to 27 29 enter into agreements with other states, through their duly 27 30 constituted authorities, to effect the reciprocal return of 27 31mentally ill and mentally retardedpersons with mental illness 27 32 and persons with mental retardation to the contracting states, 27 33 and to effect the reciprocal supervision of persons on 27 34 convalescent leave. 27 35 Provided that in the case of a proposed transfer of a 28 1mentally ill or mentally retardedperson with mental illness 28 2 or mental retardation from this state that no final action be 28 3 taken without the approval either of the commission of 28 4 hospitalization, or of the district court, of the county of 28 5 admission or commitment. 28 6 Sec. 63. Section 232.51, Code 1995, is amended to read as 28 7 follows: 28 8 232.51 DISPOSITION OFMENTALLY ILL OR MENTALLY RETARDED28 9 CHILD WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR MENTAL RETARDATION. 28 10 If the evidence received at an adjudicatory or a 28 11 dispositional hearing indicates that the child is mentally 28 12 ill, the court may direct the juvenile court officer or the 28 13 department to initiate proceedings or to assist the child's 28 14 parent or guardian to initiate civil commitment proceedings in 28 15 the juvenile court. These proceedings in the juvenile court 28 16 shall adhere to the requirements of chapter 229. If the 28 17 evidence received at an adjudicatory or a dispositional 28 18 hearing indicates that the child is mentally retarded, the 28 19 court may direct the juvenile court officer or the department 28 20 to initiate proceedings or to assist the child's parent or 28 21 guardian to initiate civil commitment proceedings in the 28 22 juvenile court. These proceedings shall adhere to the 28 23 requirements of chapter 222. If the child is committed as a 28 24mentally ill or mentally retardedchild with mental illness or 28 25 mental retardation, any order adjudicating the child to have 28 26 committed a delinquent act shall be set aside and the petition 28 27 shall be dismissed. 28 28 Sec. 64. Section 233B.5, Code 1995, is amended to read as 28 29 follows: 28 30 233B.5 TRANSFERS. 28 31 The administrator may transfer to the home minor wards of 28 32 the state from any institution under the administrator's 28 33 charge or under the charge of any other administrator of the 28 34 department of human services; but no person shall be so 28 35 transferred who isnot mentally normala person with mental 29 1 illness or mental retardation, or who is incorrigible, or has 29 2 any vicious habits, or whose presence in the home would be 29 3 inimical to the moral or physical welfare ofnormalthe other 29 4 childrenthereinwithin the home, and any such child in the 29 5 home may be transferred to the proper state institution. 29 6 Sec. 65. Section 249A.3, subsection 1, paragraph q, Code 29 7 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 29 8 q. Isa disabledan individual with a disability, and is 29 9 at least eighteen years of age, who receives parental social 29 10 security benefits under the federal Social Security Act and is 29 11 not eligible for federal supplemental security income or state 29 12 supplementary assistance, as defined by section 249.1, because 29 13 of the receipt of the social security benefits. 29 14 Sec. 66. Section 249A.5, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 29 15 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 29 16 b. If the collection of all or part of a debt is waived 29 17 pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), the 29 18 amount waived shall be a debt due from the estate of the 29 19 recipient's surviving spouse orblind or disabledchild who is 29 20 blind or has a disability, upon the death of the spouse or 29 21 child, or due from a surviving child who was under twenty-one 29 22 years of age at the time of the recipient's death, upon the 29 23 child reaching age twenty-one, to the extent the recipient's 29 24 estate is received by the surviving spouse or child. 29 25 Sec. 67. Section 249F.1, subsection 2, paragraph b, 29 26 subparagraph (2), Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 29 27 (2) Transfers, other than the transfer of a dwelling, to 29 28 or for the sole benefit of the transferor's child who is blind 29 29 ordisabledhas a disability as defined in section 1614 of the 29 30 federal Social Security Act. 29 31 Sec. 68. Section 256.16, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 29 32 1995, is amended to read as follows: 29 33 Pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 5, the state board 29 34 shall adopt rules requiring all higher education institutions 29 35 providing practitioner preparation to include in the 30 1 professional education program, preparation that contributes 30 2 to education ofthe handicapped and thestudents with 30 3 disabilities and students who are gifted and talented, which 30 4 must be successfully completed before graduation from the 30 5 practitioner preparation program. 30 6 Sec. 69. Section 256B.2, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 30 7 amended to read as follows: 30 8 1. "Children requiring special education" means persons 30 9 under twenty-one years of age, including children under five 30 10 years of age, whoare handicappedhave a disability in 30 11 obtaining an education because of a head injury, autism, 30 12 behavioral disorder, or physical, mental, communication or 30 13 learning disability, as defined by the rules of the department 30 14 of education. 30 15 Sec. 70. Section 256B.6, subsection 5, Code 1995, is 30 16 amended to read as follows: 30 17 5. Assigned to a program of special education when the 30 18 childisdoes nothandicappedhave a disability. 30 19 Sec. 71. Section 256B.9, subsection 1, paragraphs b and d, 30 20 Code 1995, are amended to read as follows: 30 21 b. Children requiring special education who require 30 22 special adaptations while assigned to a regular classroom for 30 23 basic instructional purposes andhandicappedpupils with 30 24 disabilities placed in a special education class who receive 30 25 part of their instruction in regular classrooms are assigned a 30 26 weighting of one and eight-tenths for the school year 30 27 commencing July 1, 1975. 30 28 Effective July 1, 1991, this paragraph also applies to 30 29 children requiring special education who require specially 30 30 designed instruction while assigned to a regular classroom for 30 31 basic instructional purposes. 30 32 d. Children requiring special education whoare severely30 33handicappedhave severe disabilities or who have multiple 30 34handicapsdisabilities are assigned a weighting of four and 30 35 four-tenths for the school year commencing July 1, 1975. 31 1 Effective July 1, 1991, this paragraph also applies to 31 2 children requiring special education whoare severelyhave 31 3 severe andprofoundly handicappedprofound disabilities. 31 4 Sec. 72. Section 256B.9, subsection 8, Code 1995, is 31 5 amended to read as follows: 31 6 8. Commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 1976, 31 7 a school district may expend an amount not to exceed two- 31 8 sevenths of an amount equal to the district cost of a school 31 9 district for the costs of regular classroom instruction of a 31 10 child certified under the special education weighting plan in 31 11 subsection 1, paragraph "b", as ahandicappedpupil with 31 12 disabilities who is enrolled in a special class, but who 31 13 receives part of the pupil's instruction in a regular 31 14 classroom. Unencumbered funds generated for special education 31 15 instructional programs for the school year beginning July 1, 31 16 1975 and for the school year beginning July 1, 1976 shall not 31 17 be expended for such purpose. 31 18 Sec. 73. Section 263.9, Code 1995, is amended to read as 31 19 follows: 31 20 263.9 ESTABLISHMENT AND OBJECTIVES. 31 21 The state board of regents is hereby authorized to 31 22 establish and maintain in reasonable proximity to Iowa City 31 23 and in conjunction with the state university of Iowa and the 31 24 university hospital, a hospital-school having as its objects 31 25 the education and treatment ofseverely handicappedchildren 31 26 with severe disabilities. Such hospital-schools shall be 31 27 conducted in conjunction with the activities of the University 31 28 of Iowa children's hospital. Insofar as is practicable, the 31 29 facilities of the university children's hospital shall be 31 30 utilized. 31 31 Sec. 74. Section 263.10, Code 1995, is amended to read as 31 32 follows: 31 33 263.10 PERSONS ADMITTED. 31 34 Every resident of the state who is not more than twenty-one 31 35 years of age, whois so severely handicappedwho has such 32 1 severe disabilities so as to be unable to acquire an education 32 2 in the common schools, and every such person who is twenty-one 32 3 and under thirty-five years of age who has the consent of the 32 4 state board of regents, shall be entitled to receive an 32 5 education, care, and training in the institution, and 32 6 nonresidents similarly situated may be entitled to an 32 7 education and care therein upon such terms as may be fixed by 32 8 the state board of regents. The fee for nonresidents shall be 32 9 not less than the average expense of resident pupils and shall 32 10 be paid in advance. Residents and persons under the care and 32 11 control of a director of a division of the department of human 32 12 services whoare severely handicappedhave severe disabilities 32 13 may be transferred to the hospital-school upon such terms as 32 14 may be agreed upon by the state board of regents andsuchthe 32 15 director. 32 16 Sec. 75. Section 263.11, Code 1995, is amended to read as 32 17 follows: 32 18 263.11 DEFINITIONS. 32 19 The term"severely handicapped""severe disabilities" shall 32 20 be interpreted for the purpose of this division as referring 32 21 to persons who meet both of the following requirements: 32 22 1. Persons who are educable butseverely physically and32 23educationally handicappedhave severe physical and educational 32 24 disabilities as a result of cerebral palsy, muscular 32 25 dystrophy, spina bifida, arthritis, poliomyelitis, or other 32 26 severe physicallyhandicappingdisabling conditions, and. 32 27 2. Persons who are not eligible for admission to the 32 28 schools already established forthepersons with mental 32 29 retardation or epilepsy or persons who are deaf,or blind,32 30epileptic, or mentally retarded. 32 31 Sec. 76. Section 280.8, Code 1995, is amended to read as 32 32 follows: 32 33 280.8 SPECIAL EDUCATION. 32 34 The board of directors of each public school district shall 32 35 make adequate educational provisions for each resident child 33 1 requiring special education appropriate to the nature and 33 2 severity of the child'shandicapping conditiondisability 33 3 pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under the 33 4 provisions of chapters 256B and 273. 33 5 Sec. 77. Section 299.18, Code 1995, is amended to read as 33 6 follows: 33 7 299.18 EDUCATION OF CERTAINDEAF, BLIND, OR SEVERELY33 8HANDICAPPEDCHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF, BLIND, OR HAVE SEVERE 33 9 DISABILITIES. 33 10 Children who are of compulsory attendance age and who are 33 11 so deaf or blind orseverely handicappedhave such severe 33 12 disabilities so as to be unable to obtain an education in the 33 13 public or accredited nonpublic schools shall be sent to the 33 14 appropriate state-operated school, or shall receive 33 15 appropriate special education under chapter 256B, unless 33 16 exempted, and any person having such a child under the 33 17 person's control or custody shall see that the child attends 33 18 the state-operated school or special education program during 33 19 the scholastic year. 33 20 Sec. 78. Section 299.19, Code 1995, is amended to read as 33 21 follows: 33 22 299.19 PROCEEDING AGAINST PARENT. 33 23 Upon the failure of a person having the custody and control 33 24 of adeaf, blind, or severely handicappedchild who is blind, 33 25 deaf, or has severe disabilities to require the child's 33 26 attendance as provided in section 299.18, the state board of 33 27 regents may make application to the district court or the 33 28 juvenile court of the county in which the person resides for 33 29 an order requiring the person to compel the attendance of the 33 30 child at the proper state-operated school. 33 31 Sec. 79. Section 321.34, subsection 12, Code Supplement 33 32 1995, is amended to read as follows: 33 33 12. PEARL HARBOR PLATES. Effective January 1, 1990, the 33 34 owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 33 35 321.109, subsection 1, light delivery truck, panel delivery 34 1 truck or pickup who was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as a member 34 2 of the armed services of the United States on December 7, 34 3 1941, may, upon written application to the department, order 34 4 special registration plates. The special registration plates 34 5 shall bear the notation or emblem reading "PEARL HARBOR 34 6 SURVIVOR, DECEMBER 7, 1941" followed by four identifying 34 7 letters or numbers. Each applicant applying for special 34 8 registration plates under this subsection may purchase only 34 9 one set of registration plates. The application is subject to 34 10 approval by the department. Upon receipt of the special 34 11 registration plates, the applicant shall surrender the regular 34 12 registration plates to the county treasurer. The fee for the 34 13 issuance of the special registration plates is twenty-five 34 14 dollars which shall be in addition to the regular annual 34 15 registration fee.Seriously disabled veteransVeterans with 34 16 serious disabilities who are exempted from payment of the 34 17 annual registration fee under section 321.105, shall pay only 34 18 the twenty-five dollar fee for issuance of the special 34 19 registration plates. The county treasurer shall validate the 34 20 special registration plates in the same manner as regular 34 21 registration plates are validated under this section with no 34 22 additional registration fee being required other than the 34 23 regular annual registration fee. 34 24 Sec. 80. Section 321.105, unnumbered paragraph 5, Code 34 25 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 34 26Seriously disabled veteransVeterans with serious 34 27 disabilities who have been provided with an automobile or 34 28 other vehicle by the United States government under the 34 29 provisions of sections 1901 to 1903, Title 38 of the United 34 30 States Code, [38 U.S.C. } 1901 et seq. (1970)] shall be 34 31 exempt from payment of any automobile registration fee 34 32 provided in this chapter, and shall be provided, without fee, 34 33 with a registration plate.The disabledA veteran with a 34 34 serious disability, to be able to claim the above benefit, 34 35 must be a resident of the state of Iowa and must produce a 35 1 certificate of title to the automobile owned and registered in 35 2 this state in the name ofsaidthe veteran. 35 3 Sec. 81. Section 321.166, subsection 6, Code Supplement 35 4 1995, is amended to read as follows: 35 5 6. Registration plates issued adisabledveteran with a 35 6 disability under the provisions of section 321.105, shall 35 7 display the alphabetical characters "DV" which shall precede 35 8 the registration plate number. The plates may also display a 35 9 handicapped identification sticker if issued to thedisabled35 10 veteran with a disability by the department under section 35 11 321L.2. 35 12 Sec. 82. Section 321.180A, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 35 13 amended to read as follows: 35 14 1. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, a 35 15physically disabledperson with a physical disability, who is 35 16 not suffering from a convulsive disorder and who can provide a 35 17 favorable medical report, whose license renewal has been 35 18 denied under section 321.177, subsection 6 or 7, or whose 35 19 motor vehicle license has been suspended under section 35 20 321.210, subsection 1, paragraph "c", upon meeting the 35 21 requirements of section 321.186, other than a driving 35 22 demonstration or the person's limitations which caused the 35 23 denial under section 321.177, subsection 6 or 7, or suspension 35 24 under section 321.210, subsection 1, paragraph "c", and upon 35 25 paying the fee required in section 321.191, shall be issued a 35 26 special instruction permit by the department. Upon issuance 35 27 of the permit the denial or suspension shall be stayed and the 35 28 stay shall remain in effect as long as the permit is valid. 35 29 Sec. 83. Section 321.445, subsection 5, Code 1995, is 35 30 amended to read as follows: 35 31 5. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 35 32 17A providing exceptions from application of subsections 1 and 35 33 2 for front seats and front seat passengers of motor vehicles 35 34 owned, leased, rented, or primarily used byphysically35 35handicappedpersons with physical disabilities who use 36 1 collapsible wheelchairs. 36 2 Sec. 84. Section 321L.1, subsection 4, Code 1995, is 36 3 amended to read as follows: 36 4 4. "Handicapped identification device" or "device" means 36 5 an identification device bearing the international symbol of 36 6 accessibility issued by the department, and includes a 36 7 handicapped registration plate issued to or for a handicapped 36 8 person under section 321.34, subsection 7, a handicapped 36 9 identification sticker affixed to a registration plate issued 36 10 to adisabledveteran with a disability under section 321.166, 36 11 subsection 6, and a handicapped identification hanging device 36 12 which is a placard for hanging from the rearview mirror when 36 13 the motor vehicle is parked. 36 14 Sec. 85. Section 321L.2, subsection 3, unnumbered 36 15 paragraph 2, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as 36 16 follows: 36 17 A handicapped person who owns a motor vehicle for which the 36 18 handicapped person has been issued radio operator registration 36 19 plates under section 321.34, subsection 3, or registration 36 20 plates as aseriously disabledveteran with a serious 36 21 disability under section 321.105 may apply to the department 36 22 for a handicapped identification sticker to be affixed to the 36 23 plates. The handicapped identification stickers shall bear 36 24 the international symbol of accessibility. The handicapped 36 25 identification stickers shall be acquired by eligible 36 26 handicapped persons upon application on forms prescribed by 36 27 the department. 36 28 Sec. 86. Section 324A.1, subsection 7, Code 1995, is 36 29 amended to read as follows: 36 30 7. "Transportation disadvantaged persons" means persons 36 31who are physically or mentally handicapped personswith 36 32 physical or mental disabilities, persons who are determined by 36 33 the department to be economically disadvantaged and other 36 34 persons or groups determined by the department to be 36 35 disadvantaged in terms of the transportation services that are 37 1 available to them. 37 2 Sec. 87. Section 324A.3, subsection 3, Code 1995, is 37 3 amended to read as follows: 37 4 3.Handicapped servicesServices for persons with 37 5 disabilities. 37 6 Sec. 88. Section 325.6, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 37 7 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 37 8 A motor carrier providing primarily passenger service for 37 9elderly, handicappedpersons who are elderly, persons with 37 10 disabilities, and other transportation disadvantaged persons 37 11 is exempt from the certification requirements of this section 37 12 if it satisfies each of the following requirements: 37 13 Sec. 89. Section 331.324, subsection 1, paragraph n, Code 37 14 1995, is amended to read as follows: 37 15 n. Employthepersons who are blind, theor partially 37 16 blind,andthe disabledpersons with physical disabilities in 37 17 accordance with section 216C.2. 37 18 Sec. 90. Section 331.424, subsection 1, paragraph a, 37 19 subparagraph (3), Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as 37 20 follows: 37 21 (3) Clothing, transportation, medical, or other services 37 22 provided persons attending the Iowa braille and sight saving 37 23 school, the Iowa school for the deaf, or the state hospital- 37 24 school forseverely handicappedchildren with severe 37 25 disabilities at Iowa City, for which the county becomes 37 26 obligated to pay pursuant to sections 263.12, 269.2, and 270.4 37 27 through 270.7. 37 28 Sec. 91. Section 331.655, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 37 29 1995, is amended to read as follows: 37 30 c. For serving and returning a subpoena, for each person 37 31 served, fifteen dollars, and the necessary expenses incurred 37 32 while serving subpoenas in criminal cases or cases relating to 37 33the mentally ill processhospitalization of persons with 37 34 mental illness. 37 35 Sec. 92. Section 384.24, subsection 2, paragraph k, Code 38 1 1995, is amended to read as follows: 38 2 k. Housing forthe elderly or physically handicapped38 3 persons who are elderly or persons with physical disabilities. 38 4 Sec. 93. Section 403A.2, subsection 6, paragraphs d 38 5 through g, Code 1995, are amended to read as follows: 38 6 d. "Families" includes, but is not limited to, families 38 7 consisting of a single person in the case of any of the 38 8 following: 38 9 (1) A person who is at least sixty-two years of age. 38 10 (2) A personwho is underwith a disability. 38 11(3) A person who is handicapped.38 12(4)(3) A displaced person. 38 13(5)(4) The remaining member of a tenant family. 38 14 e. "Families" includes two or more persons living 38 15 together, who are at least sixty-two years of age, areunder38 16 persons with a disabilityor are handicapped, or one or more 38 17 such individuals living with another person who is essential 38 18 to such individual's care or well-being. 38 19 f. "Disability" means inability to engage in any 38 20 substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically 38 21 determinable physical or mental impairment.38 22g. "Handicapped" means, or having a physical or mental 38 23 impairment which is expected to be of long-continued and 38 24 indefinite duration, substantially impedes the ability to live 38 25 independently, and is of a nature that the ability to live 38 26 independently could be improved by more suitable housing 38 27 conditions. 38 28 Sec. 94. Section 403A.7, Code 1995, is amended to read as 38 29 follows: 38 30 403A.7 HOUSING RENTALS AND TENANT ADMISSIONS. 38 31 A municipality shall(1) rentdo the following: 38 32 1. Rent or lease the dwelling accommodations in a housing 38 33 project only to persons or families of low income and at 38 34 rentals within their financial reach; (2) rent. 38 35 2. Rent or lease to a tenant such dwelling accommodations 39 1 consisting of the number of rooms which it deems necessary to 39 2 provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the proposed 39 3 occupantsthereof,without overcrowding; and (3) fix. 39 4 3. Fix income limits for occupancy and rents after taking 39 5 into consideration(a) thethe following: 39 6 a. The family size, composition, age, physicalhandicaps39 7 disabilities, and other factors which might affect the rent- 39 8 paying ability of the person or family, and (b) the. 39 9 b. The economic factors which affect the financial 39 10 stability and solvency of the project.Provided, however,39 11 PARAGRAPH DIVIDED. However, such determination of 39 12 eligibility shall be within the limits of the income limits 39 13 hereinbefore set out. 39 14 Nothing contained in this or the preceding section shall be 39 15 construed as limiting the power of a municipality with respect 39 16 to a housing project, to vest in an obligee the right, in the 39 17 event of a default by the municipality, to take possession or 39 18 cause the appointment of a receiverthereoffor the housing 39 19 project, free from all the restrictions imposed by this or the 39 20 preceding section. 39 21 Sec. 95. Section 410.14, Code 1995, is amended to read as 39 22 follows: 39 23 410.14 DECISION OF BOARD. 39 24 The decision ofsuchthe board upon such matters shall be 39 25 final and conclusive, in the absence of fraud, and no appeal 39 26 shall be allowed therefrom.Such disabledThe member with a 39 27 disability shall remain upon the pension roll unless and until 39 28 reinstated insuchthe department by reason of such 39 29 examination. 39 30 Sec. 96. Section 411.1A, Code 1995, is amended to read as 39 31 follows: 39 32 411.1A PURPOSE OF CHAPTER. 39 33 The purpose of this chapter is to promote economy and 39 34 efficiency in the municipal public safety service by providing 39 35 an orderly means for police officers and fire fighters to have 40 1 a retirement system which will provide for the payment of 40 2 pensions to retiredand disabledmembers and members incurring 40 3 disabilities, and to the surviving spouses and dependents of 40 4 deceased members. 40 5 Sec. 97. Section 419.1, subsection 12, paragraph a, 40 6 subparagraph (13), Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 40 7 (13) A housing unit or complex forthe elderly or40 8handicappedpersons who are elderly or persons with 40 9 disabilities. 40 10 Sec. 98. Section 422.7, subsection 20, unnumbered 40 11 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as 40 12 follows: 40 13 20. Subtract, to the extent included, the proceeds 40 14 received pursuant to a judgment in or settlement of a lawsuit 40 15 against the manufacturer or distributor of a Vietnam herbicide 40 16 for damages resulting from exposure to the herbicide. This 40 17 subsection applies to proceeds received by a taxpayer who is a 40 18disabledveteran with a disability or who is a beneficiary of 40 19 adisabledveteran with a disability. 40 20 Sec. 99. Section 422.45, subsection 22, paragraphs a and 40 21 c, Code Supplement 1995, are amended to read as follows: 40 22 a. Residential care facilities and intermediate care 40 23 facilities forthe mentally retardedpersons with mental 40 24 retardation and residential care facilities forthe mentally40 25illpersons with mental illness licensed by the department of 40 26 inspections and appeals under chapter 135C. 40 27 c. Rehabilitation facilities that provide accredited 40 28 rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities which are 40 29 accredited by the commission on accreditation of 40 30 rehabilitation facilities or the accreditation council for 40 31 services formentally retardedpersons with mental retardation 40 32 and otherdevelopmentally disabledpersons with developmental 40 33 disabilities and adult day care services approved for 40 34 reimbursement by the state department of human services. 40 35 Sec. 100. Section 425.23, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 41 1 1995, is amended to read as follows: 41 2 b. For purposes of this subsection,a totally disabled41 3personin computing household income, a person with a total 41 4 disability shall deduct all medical and necessary care 41 5 expenses paid during the twelve-month income tax accounting 41 6 periods used in computing household income which are 41 7 attributable to the person's total disability. "Medical and 41 8 necessary care expenses" are those used in computing the 41 9 federal income tax deduction under section 213 of the Internal 41 10 Revenue Code as defined in section 422.3. 41 11 Sec. 101. Section 427.1, subsections 12 and 34, Code 41 12 Supplement 1995, are amended to read as follows: 41 13 12. HOMES FOR SOLDIERS. The buildings and grounds of 41 14 homes owned and operated by organizations of soldiers, 41 15 sailors, or marines of any of the wars of the United States 41 16 when used for a home fordisabledsoldiers, sailors, or 41 17 marines with disabilities and not operated for pecuniary 41 18 profit. 41 19 34. LOW-RENT HOUSING. The property owned and operated by 41 20 a nonprofit organization providing low-rent housing forthe41 21 persons who are elderly andthe physically and mentally41 22handicappedpersons with physical and mental disabilities. 41 23 The exemption granted under the provisions of this subsection 41 24 shall apply only until the terms of the original low-rent 41 25 housing development mortgage is paid in full or expires, 41 26 subject to the provisions of subsections 23 and 24. 41 27 Sec. 102. Section 468.513, Code 1995, is amended to read 41 28 as follows: 41 29 468.513 VOTE OF MINOR ORMENTALLY ILLPERSON WITH MENTAL 41 30 ILLNESS. 41 31 The vote of any person who is a minor,mentally illhas a 41 32 mental illness, or under other legal incompetency shall be 41 33 cast by the parent, guardian, or other legal representative of 41 34such minor, mentally ill, or other incompetentthe person. 41 35 The person castingsuchthe vote shall deliver to the judges 42 1 and clerks of election a written sworn statement giving the 42 2 name, age, and place of residence ofsuchthe minor, mentally42 3ill,orother incompetentperson with mental illness or other 42 4 legal incompetency, and any false statement knowingly made to 42 5 secure permission to cast such vote shall render the party so 42 6 making it guilty of the crime of perjury. 42 7 Sec. 103. Section 477C.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 42 8 follows: 42 9 477C.1 DUAL PARTY RELAY SERVICE – PURPOSE. 42 10 The general assembly finds that the provision of a 42 11 statewide dual party relay service will further the public 42 12 interest and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the 42 13 people of Iowa through an increase in the usefulness and 42 14 availability of the telephone system. Manydeaf, hard-of-42 15hearing, and speech-impairedpersons who are deaf, hard-of- 42 16 hearing, or have speech impairments are not able to utilize 42 17 the telephone system without this type of service. Therefore, 42 18 it is the purpose of this chapter to enable the orderly 42 19 development, operation, promotion, and funding of a statewide 42 20 dual party relay service. 42 21 Sec. 104. Section 481A.38, subsection 1, unnumbered 42 22 paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 42 23 The commission shall adopt a rule permitting a crossbow to 42 24 be used only byhandicappedindividuals with disabilities who 42 25 are physically incapable of using a bow and arrow under the 42 26 conditions in which a bow and arrow is permitted. The 42 27 commission shall prepare an application to be used by an 42 28 individual requesting the status. The application shall 42 29 require the individual's physician to sign a statement 42 30 declaring that the individual is not physically able to use a 42 31 bow and arrow. 42 32 Sec. 105. Section 483A.3, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 42 33 amended to read as follows: 42 34 1. A resident or nonresident person required to have a 42 35 hunting, fur harvester or fur, fish and game license shall not 43 1 hunt or trap unless the person carries a valid wildlife 43 2 habitat stamp signed in ink with the person's signature across 43 3 the face of the stamp. This section shall not apply to 43 4 residents whoare permanently disabledhave permanent 43 5 disabilities or who are younger than sixteen or older than 43 6 sixty-five years of age. Special wildlife habitat stamps 43 7 shall be administered in the same manner as hunting and fur 43 8 harvester licenses except all revenue derived from the sale of 43 9 the wildlife habitat stamps shall be used within the state of 43 10 Iowa for habitat development and shall be deposited in the 43 11 state fish and game protection fund, except as provided in 43 12 subsection 2. The revenue may be used for the matching of 43 13 federal funds. The revenues and any matched federal funds 43 14 shall be used for acquisition of land, leasing of land or 43 15 obtaining of easements from willing sellers for use as 43 16 wildlife habitats. Notwithstanding the exemption provided by 43 17 section 427.1, any land acquired with the revenues and matched 43 18 federal funds shall be subject to the full consolidated levy 43 19 of property taxes which shall be paid from those revenues. In 43 20 addition such revenue may be used for the development and 43 21 enhancement of wildlife lands and habitat areas. Not less 43 22 than fifty percent of all revenue from the sale of wildlife 43 23 habitat stamps shall be used by the commission to enter into 43 24 agreements with county conservation boards or other public 43 25 agencies in order to carry out the purposes of this section. 43 26 The state share of funding of those agreements provided by the 43 27 revenue from the sale of wildlife habitat stamps shall not 43 28 exceed seventy-five percent. 43 29 Sec. 106. Section 483A.4, Code 1995, is amended to read as 43 30 follows: 43 31 483A.4 "PERMANENTLY DISABLEDPERMANENT DISABILITY" 43 32 DEFINED. 43 33 For the purpose of obtaining a license, a personis43 34permanently disabledhas a permanent disability if any of the 43 35 following apply: 44 1 1. The person has been found under the provisions of the 44 2 federal Social Security Act, Title II, or any other public or 44 3 private pension system to have a total, permanent physical or 44 4 mental condition which prevents that person from engaging in 44 5 the person's occupation or qualifies that person for 44 6 retirement. 44 7 2. The personis physically severely handicappedhas a 44 8 severe physical disability and has qualified for a special 44 9 license under section 483A.24. 44 10 Sec. 107. Section 483A.24, subsections 12 and 17, Code 44 11 1995, are amended to read as follows: 44 12 12. The commission shall issue without charge a special 44 13 fishing license to residents of Iowa sixteen years or more of 44 14 age who the commission findsare mentally or physically44 15severely handicappedhave severe mental or physical 44 16 disabilities. The commission is hereby authorized to prepare 44 17 an application to be used by the person requestinghandicapped44 18statusthe special license, which would require that the 44 19 person's attending physician sign the form declaring that the 44 20 personhandicappedhas a severe mental or physical disability 44 21 and is eligible for exempt status. 44 22 17. The department shall issue without charge a special 44 23 annual fishing or combined hunting and fishing license to 44 24 residents of this state whoare permanently disabledhave 44 25 permanent disabilities and whose income falls below the 44 26 federal poverty guidelines as published by the United States 44 27 department of health and human services or residents of this 44 28 state who are sixty-five years of age or older and whose 44 29 income falls below the federal poverty guidelines as published 44 30 by the United States department of health and human services. 44 31 The commission shall provide for, by rule, an application to 44 32 be used by an applicant requesting apermanent disabled status44 33or age statusthe special license. The commission shall 44 34 require proof of age, income, and proof of permanent 44 35 disability. 45 1 Sec. 108. Section 598.17, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 45 2 1995, is amended to read as follows: 45 3No marriageA dissolution of marriage granted due to the 45 4 mental illness of one of the spouses shall not relieve the 45 5 other spouse of any obligation imposed by law as a result of 45 6 the marriage for the support of thementally illspouse with 45 7 mental illness. The court may make an order forsuchthe 45 8 support or may waive the support obligation when satisfied 45 9 from the evidence that it would create an undue hardship on 45 10 the obliged spouse or that spouse's other dependents. 45 11 Sec. 109. Section 600.17, Code 1995, is amended to read as 45 12 follows: 45 13 600.17 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 45 14 The department of human services shall, within the limits 45 15 of funds appropriated to the department of human services and 45 16 any gifts or grants received by the department for this 45 17 purpose, provide financial assistance to any person who adopts 45 18 aphysically or mentally handicapped,child with physical or 45 19 mental disabilities or an older,or otherwise hard-to-place 45 20 child, if the adoptive parent has the capability of providing 45 21 a suitable home for the child but the need for special 45 22 services or the costs of maintenance are beyond the economic 45 23 resources of the adoptive parent. 45 24 1. Financial assistance shall not be provided when the 45 25 special services are available free of cost to the adoptive 45 26 parent or are covered by an insurance policy of the adoptive 45 27 parent. 45 28 2. "Special services" means any medical, dental, 45 29 therapeutic, educational, or other similar service or 45 30 appliance required by an adopted child by reason of a mental 45 31 or physicalhandicapdisability. 45 32 Sec. 110. Section 602.8102, subsection 41, Code Supplement 45 33 1995, is amended to read as follows: 45 34 41. Carry out duties relating to the involuntary 45 35 commitment ofmentally impairedpersons with mental 46 1 impairments as provided in chapter 229. 46 2 Sec. 111. Section 607A.5, Code 1995, is amended to read as 46 3 follows: 46 4 607A.5 AUTOMATIC EXCUSE FROM JURY SERVICE. 46 5 A person shall be excused from jury service if the person 46 6 submits written documentation verifying, to the court's 46 7 satisfaction, that the person is solely responsible for the 46 8 daily care of apermanently disabledperson with a permanent 46 9 disability living in the person's household and that the 46 10 performance of juror service would cause substantial risk of 46 11 injury to the health of thedisabledperson with a disability, 46 12 or that the person is the mother of a breastfed child and is 46 13 responsible for the daily care of the child. However, if the 46 14 person is regularly employed at a location other than the 46 15 person's household, the person shall not be excused under this 46 16 section. 46 17 Sec. 112. Section 633.63, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 46 18 1995, is amended to read as follows: 46 19 a.One who is a mental retardate, mentally ill, a chronic46 20alcoholicA person with mental retardation, mental illness, or 46 21 chronic alcoholism, or a person who is a spendthrift. 46 22 Sec. 113. Section 633.707, subsection 4, Code 1995, is 46 23 amended to read as follows: 46 24 4. "Maximum monthly medical assistance payment rate for 46 25 services in an intermediate care facility forthe mentally46 26retardedpersons with mental retardation" means the allowable 46 27 rate established by the department of human services and as 46 28 published in the Iowa administrative bulletin. 46 29 Sec. 114. Section 694.1, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 46 30 amended to read as follows: 46 31 1. Isphysically or mentally disableda person with a 46 32 physical or mental disability. 46 33 Sec. 115. Section 714.19, subsection 5, Code 1995, is 46 34 amended to read as follows: 46 35 5. Nonprofit schools exclusively engaged in training 47 1physically handicappedpersons with physical disabilities in 47 2 the state of Iowa. 47 3 Sec. 116. Section 726.6, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 47 4 amended to read as follows: 47 5 1. A person who is the parent, guardian, or person having 47 6 custody or control over a child or amentally or physically47 7handicappedminor under the age of eighteen with a mental or 47 8 physical disability, commits child endangerment when the 47 9 person does any of the following: 47 10 Sec. 117. Section 726.6A, Code 1995, is amended to read as 47 11 follows: 47 12 726.6A MULTIPLE ACTS OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT – PENALTY. 47 13 A person who engages in a course of conduct including three 47 14 or more acts of child endangerment as defined in section 726.6 47 15 within a period of twelve months involving the same child or a 47 16mentally or physically handicappedminor with a mental or 47 17 physical disability, where one or more of the acts results in 47 18 serious injury to the child or minor or results in a skeletal 47 19 injury to a child under the age of four years, is guilty of a 47 20 class "B" felony. Notwithstanding section 902.9, subsection 47 21 1, a person convicted of a violation of this section shall be 47 22 confined for no more than fifty years. 47 23 Sec. 118. Section 904.108, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 47 24 1995, is amended to read as follows: 47 25 d. Establish and maintain acceptable standards of 47 26 treatment, training, education, and rehabilitation in the 47 27 various state penal and corrective institutions which shall 47 28 include habilitative services and treatment formentally47 29retardedoffenders with mental retardation. For the purposes 47 30 of this paragraph, habilitative services and treatment means 47 31 medical, mental health, social, educational, counseling, and 47 32 other services which will assist amentally retardedperson 47 33 with mental retardation to become self-reliant. However, the 47 34 director may also provide rehabilitative treatment and 47 35 services to other persons who require the services. The 48 1 director shall identify all individuals entering the 48 2 correctional system who arementally retardedpersons with 48 3 mental retardation, as defined in section 222.2, subsection 3. 48 4 Identification shall be made by a qualifiedmental retardation48 5 professional in the area of mental retardation. In assigning 48 6a mentally retardedan offender with mental retardation, or an 48 7 offender with an inadequately developed intelligence or with 48 8 impaired mental abilities, to a correctional facility, the 48 9 director shall consider both the program needs and the 48 10 security needs of the offender. The director shall consult 48 11 with the department of human services in providing 48 12 habilitative services and treatment tomentally ill and48 13mentally retardedoffenders with mental illness or mental 48 14 retardation. 48 15 Sec. 119. Section 904.205, Code 1995, is amended to read 48 16 as follows: 48 17 904.205 CLARINDA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. 48 18 The state correctional facility at Clarinda shall be 48 19 utilized as a secure men's correctional facility primarily for 48 20chemically dependent, mentally retarded, and socially48 21inadequateoffenders with chemical dependence, mental 48 22 retardation, or social inadequacies. 48 23 Sec. 120. AMENDMENTS CHANGING TERMINOLOGY – DIRECTIVES TO 48 24 CODE EDITOR. 48 25 1. Sections 7D.15, 15.225, 16.4, 16.9, 16.12, 16.17, 48 26 16.18, 16.26, 16.155, 21.4, 49.25, 135.64, 216.8A, and 217.8, 48 27 Code 1995, and sections 303C.4 and 321.1, Code Supplement 48 28 1995, are amended by striking from the sections the words 48 29 "persons who are handicapped or disabled", "handicapped or 48 30 disabled persons", "the handicapped", "handicapped or 48 31 disabled individuals", "handicapped persons", or "disabled 48 32 persons", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "persons 48 33 with disabilities". 48 34 2. Sections 225C.35, 256B.2, 256B.4, 260C.1, 285.11, 48 35 403A.7, and 514E.7, Code 1995, and section 216.2, Code 49 1 Supplement 1995, are amended by striking from the sections the 49 2 words "handicap" or "handicaps", and inserting in lieu 49 3 thereof, as appropriate, the words "disability" or 49 4 "disabilities". 49 5 3. Section 256B.4, Code 1995, is amended by striking from 49 6 the section the words "handicapped children" and inserting in 49 7 lieu thereof the words "children with disabilities". 49 8 4. Sections 216.6, 216.8A, 216C.11, 321.109, 321.124, Code 49 9 1995, are amended by striking from the sections the words 49 10 "disabled person" or "disabled or handicapped person", and 49 11 inserting in lieu thereof the words "person with a 49 12 disability". 49 13 5. Sections 285.10 and 403.17, Code 1995, and section 49 14 285.1, Code Supplement 1995, are amended by striking from the 49 15 sections the word "handicapped", and inserting in lieu thereof 49 16 the words "persons with disabilities,". 49 17 6. Sections 422.7 and 422.35, Code Supplement 1995, are 49 18 amended by striking from the sections the words "A handicapped 49 19 individual", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "An 49 20 individual with a disability". 49 21 7. Sections 135C.3, 135C.23, 155.1, 218.46, 222.7, 222.55, 49 22 222.56, 225.5, 226.1, 226.9, 226.30, 227.1, 227.10, 227.11, 49 23 227.14, 227.15, 229.3, 229.19, 229.44, 230.5, 230.6, 230.8, 49 24 230.9, 230.10, 230.11, 230.14, 230.18, 230.19, 331.381, 49 25 331.502, 331.657, 614.8, 904.201, and 904.503, Code 1995, and 49 26 sections 135.63, 229.1, 230.12, 331.552, 331.653, and 331.756, 49 27 Code Supplement 1995, are amended by striking from the 49 28 sections the words "the mentally ill" or "mentally ill 49 29 persons", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "persons 49 30 with mental illness". 49 31 8. Sections 225C.12, 230.1, 230.31, 448.12, 486.32, 597.6, 49 32 and 597.9, Code 1995, are amended by striking from the 49 33 sections the words "mentally ill person", and inserting in 49 34 lieu thereof the words "person with mental illness". 49 35 9. Sections 587.12, 614.19, 614.27, and 633.31, Code 1995, 50 1 are amended by striking from the sections the words "insane 50 2 persons" or "insane person", and inserting in lieu thereof, as 50 3 appropriate, the words "persons with mental illness" or 50 4 "person with mental illness". 50 5 10. Section 681.27, Code 1995, is amended by striking from 50 6 the section the word "insane" and inserting in lieu thereof 50 7 the words "mentally ill". 50 8 11. Sections 23A.2, 135.64, 135C.23, 155.1, 218.92, 222.6, 50 9 222.9, 222.10, 222.12, 222.27, 222.34, 222.38, 222.43, 222.45, 50 10 222.51, 222.56, 222.66, 222.88, 226.8, 249A.2, 331.381, 50 11 331.502, 335.25, 414.22, and 633.709, Code 1995, and sections 50 12 135.63, 135C.2, 249A.5, 249A.12, 331.756, and 602.8102, Code 50 13 Supplement 1995, are amended by striking from the sections the 50 14 words "the mentally retarded", "mentally retarded persons", or 50 15 "mentally retarded person", and inserting in lieu thereof, as 50 16 appropriate, the words "persons with mental retardation" or 50 17 "person with mental retardation". 50 18 12. The Code editor is directed to substitute the words 50 19 "persons with disabilities" for the words "persons who are 50 20 handicapped or disabled", "handicapped or disabled persons", 50 21 "the handicapped", "handicapped or disabled individuals", 50 22 "handicapped persons", or "disabled persons" when there 50 23 appears to be no doubt as to the intent to refer to persons 50 24 with disabilities, except where the term is intended to refer 50 25 to provisions related to handicapped parking as provided in 50 26 chapter 321L. 50 27 13. The Code editor is directed to substitute the words 50 28 "disability" or "disabilities" for the words "handicap" or 50 29 "handicaps" when there appears to be no doubt as to the intent 50 30 to refer to the condition of a person, except where the term 50 31 is intended to refer to provisions related to handicapped 50 32 parking as provided in chapter 321L. 50 33 14. The Code editor is directed to substitute the words 50 34 "children with disabilities" for the words "handicapped 50 35 children" or "disabled children" when there appears to be no 51 1 doubt as to the intent to refer to children with disabilities, 51 2 except where the term is intended to refer to provisions 51 3 related to handicapped parking as provided in chapter 321L. 51 4 15. The Code editor is directed to substitute the words 51 5 "person with a disability" for the words "disabled person", 51 6 "handicapped person", "disabled or handicapped person", or 51 7 "handicapped or disabled person" when there appears to be no 51 8 doubt as to the intent to refer to a person with a disability, 51 9 except where the term is intended to refer to provisions 51 10 related to handicapped parking as provided in chapter 321L. 51 11 16. The Code editor is directed to substitute the words 51 12 "an individual with a disability" for the words "a disabled 51 13 individual" or "a handicapped individual" when there appears 51 14 to be no doubt as to the intent to refer to an individual with 51 15 a disability, except where the term is intended to refer to 51 16 provisions related to handicapped parking as provided in 51 17 chapter 321L. 51 18 17. The Code editor is directed to substitute the words 51 19 "persons with mental illness" for the words "the mentally ill" 51 20 or "mentally ill persons" when there appears to be no doubt as 51 21 to the intent to refer to persons with mental illness. 51 22 18. The Code editor is directed to substitute the words 51 23 "person with mental illness" for the words "mentally ill 51 24 persons" when there appears to be no doubt as to the intent to 51 25 refer to a person with mental illness. 51 26 19. The Code editor is directed to substitute the words 51 27 "persons with mental retardation" for the words "the mentally 51 28 retarded" or "mentally retarded persons" when there appears to 51 29 be no doubt as to the intent to refer to persons with mental 51 30 retardation. 51 31 20. The Code editor is directed to substitute the words 51 32 "person with mental retardation" for the words "mentally 51 33 retarded person" when there appears to be no doubt as to the 51 34 intent to refer to a person with mental retardation. 51 35 EXPLANATION 52 1 This bill makes numerous changes in terminology to various 52 2 provisions pertaining to persons with certain mental and 52 3 physical conditions. In addition, the bill directs the Code 52 4 editor to make similar changes. The bill pertains primarily 52 5 to terminolgy used to identify persons with mental illness, 52 6 persons with mental retardation, and persons with 52 7 disabilities. 52 8 LSB 4355SC 76 52 9 jp/jj/8
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