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work for the participants and for department staff.  If a
federal waiver is necessary to implement a change, the
department may submit the waiver request to the United States
departments of health and human services and agriculture, as
applicable.  If the department elects to submit a waiver request
or to adopt rules to implement a change under this paragraph,
the department shall first consult with a group similar to the
work group that considered the state human investment policy
proposal or with a successor interagency task force which makes
recommendations concerning the family investment program, and
shall share the proposals with the chairpersons and ranking
members of the committees on human resources of the senate and
house of representatives.
c.  If implementation of the request would result in increased
federal funding and would permit greater flexibility in service
funding, the department may submit a waiver request to the
United States department of health and human services for Title
IV-E funding to be provided to the state in a fixed amount. 
Prior to submission of the request, the department shall consult
with representatives of the juvenile court and service providers.
Sec. 23.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES RESTRUCTURING TASK FORCE
ON THE FUTURE OF HUMAN SERVICES.  There is appropriated from the
general fund of the state to the legislative council for the
fiscal period beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1998,
the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purpose designated:
For expenses associated with the activities of the task force
for assessing the structure and function of the department of
human services and human services programs in accordance with
this section:  
	 $	     75,000
1.  The legislative council shall establish a task force to
develop a comprehensive proposal for changing the role and
function of the department of human services and its programs.
The purpose of the changes is to improve services to Iowans
through the creation of new federal, state, and local
partnerships.  The task force shall make recommendations
regarding restructuring the department of human services in
order to achieve better human services results, to improve the
quality of service delivery, and to increase the quality of the
department's interaction with the public.  The task force may
also assess program duplication and linkages with other federal,
state, or local programs or funding streams.
2.  The task force shall be composed of not more than 21 members
appointed by the legislative council and shall include not more
than five individuals recommended by the governor and
legislators who are members of the joint appropriations
subcommittee on human services and other knowledgeable
legislators designated by the legislative council.  The task
force may use moneys appropriated in this section for technical
assistance.  The task force shall consult with service
consumers, experts who are representative of organizations such
as nonprofit service organizations, health insurers, and human
serviceS-oriented community organizations, representatives of
local governments, representatives of state agencies, federal
officials with expertise or responsibilities regarding human
services in Iowa, and others, as determined by the task force.
An interim report shall be completed prior to the convening of
the Seventy-seventh General Assembly.
The task force shall provide for public input concerning the
four modification proposals developed by the department in
response to proposed federal actions submitted to the joint
appropriations subcommittee on human services in February 1996.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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