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House Journal: Page 2018: Tuesday, April 30, 1996

For community-based programs, on the condition that family
planning services are funded, including salaries, support,
maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes and for not more than
the following full-time equivalent positions:  
	 $	  2,635,146
	 FTEs	       1.00
1.  Of the funds appropriated in this section, $736,146 shall be
used for adolescent pregnancy prevention grants, including not
more than $156,048 for programs to prevent pregnancies during
the adolescent years and to provide support services for
pregnant or parenting adolescents.  It is the intent of the
general assembly that by July 1, 1998, grants awarded under this
subsection be required to meet the criteria under subsection 2
including the provision of community-wide services within the
proximity of the community or region.
2.  Of the funds appropriated in this section, $298,000 shall be
used for grants to community or regional groups which
demonstrate broad-based representation from community
representatives including but not limited to schools, churches,
human service-related organizations, and businesses.  Priority
in the awarding of grants shall be given to groups which provide
services to both urban and rural areas within the proximity of
the community or region and which provide ageappropriate
programs adapted for both male and female youth at the
elementary, middle, and high school levels.  A program shall
focus on the prevention of initial pregnancies during the
adolescent years by emphasizing sexual abstinence as the only
completely safe and effective means of avoiding pregnancy and
sexually transmitted diseases and by providing information
regarding the comparative failure rates of contraceptives, and
by emphasizing responsible decision making in relationships,
managing of peer and social pressures, development of
selfesteem, the costs and responsibilities of parenting, and
information regarding the alternative of adoption for placement
of a child.  The program shall also include an evaluation and
assessment component which includes evaluation of and
recommendations for improvement of the program by the youth and
parents involved.  Evaluation and assessment reports shall be
provided to the department of human services, at a time
determined by the department in the grant award.  Community or
regional groups interested in applying for a grant under this
subsection may be issued a planning grant or may utilize grant
moneys for the costs of technical assistance to analyze
community needs, match service providers to needs, negotiate
service provision strategies, or other assistance to focus grant
services provided under this subsection.  The technical
assistance may be provided by organizations affiliated with
institutions under the authority of the state board of regents
or other organizations experienced in providing technical
assistance concerning similar services.
3.  The department of human services, in cooperation with the
Iowa department of public health, shall determine the criteria
to be used in measuring the results of all pregnancy prevention
programs for which funds are allocated in this section.  The
criteria to be used shall be made available to the interim
committee established in subsection 4.
4.  The legislative council is requested to established a
legislative interim committee during the 1996 interim of the
general assembly to evaluate the effectiveness of current and
proposed adolescent pregnancy prevention programs.
5.  Of the funds appropriated in this section, $846,014 shall be
used by the department for child abuse prevention grants.  Of
the funds allocated in this sub

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