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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2348, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 12 and 1 4 inserting the following: 1 5 "Section 1. INSTITUTIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE 1 6 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS 1 7 AND INTENT. During the 1997 legislative interim, the 1 8 human services restructuring task force of the general 1 9 assembly visited the state institutions administered 1 10 by the department of human services. The task force 1 11 members heard from concerned parents, service 1 12 consumers, service system administrators, state and 1 13 community-based providers, advocates for the needs of 1 14 persons with disabilities, and many other persons 1 15 interested in the service system for persons with 1 16 disabilities and juveniles. Based upon the task 1 17 force's review and recommendations, the general 1 18 assembly makes the following findings concerning these 1 19 institutions:" 1 20 #2. Page 1, line 15, by inserting after the word 1 21 "multiuse" the following: "regional". 1 22 #3. Page 1, line 20, by striking the word 1 23 "strategically". 1 24 #4. Page 1, line 21, by striking the words "and 1 25 residential". 1 26 #5. Page 1, by striking lines 23 and 24 and 1 27 inserting the following: 1 28 "___. Community-based approaches and individually 1 29 designed services and support are recognized as the 1 30 most desirable means of meeting the needs of persons 1 31 with disabilities. A movement from an institution- 1 32 oriented system to a community and individual-oriented 1 33 system has occurred over time while community 1 34 resources and individualized services have been 1 35 developed. The general assembly recognizes the role 1 36 of the department of human services and others in 1 37 furthering this movement. As part of this movement, 1 38 the state institutions are evolving to be state-of- 1 39 the-art service providers for persons with chronic, 1 40 complex, or difficult-to-treat conditions for which 1 41 local services are not adequately available, while 1 42 continuing to make residential services available to 1 43 accommodate individual family choices. 1 44 ___. There is a need to foster better 1 45 understanding of the evolving role of the 1 46 institutions. 1 47 #6. Page 1, line 28, by striking the words "State 1 48 officials" and inserting the following: "Institution 1 49 administrators". 1 50 #7. Page 2, line 6, by inserting after the word 2 1 "services" the following: ", the governor's 2 2 developmental disabilities council, a certified 2 3 employee organization that represents residential 2 4 treatment workers, the Iowa association of 2 5 rehabilitation and residential facilities, the Iowa 2 6 state association of counties, the arc of Iowa which 2 7 was formerly known as the association for retarded 2 8 citizens of Iowa, the alliance for the mentally ill of 2 9 Iowa, and other service system consumers, 2 10 administrators, providers, and advocates". 2 11 #8. Page 2, by striking lines 18 through 21 and 2 12 inserting the following: 2 13 "1. The department of human services shall work 2 14 with county central point". 2 15 #9. Page 2, line 31, by striking the words "other 2 16 citizens" and inserting the following: "any citizen". 2 17 #10. Page 3, line 3, by striking the words "state 2 18 institutions" and inserting the following: 2 19 "resources". 2 20 #11. Page 3, by striking line 8 and inserting the 2 21 following: "appropriate services to serve citizens 2 22 from the other state." 2 23 #12. Page 4, line 35, by inserting after the word 2 24 "department" the following: ", the medical assistance 2 25 advisory council created in section 249A.4, subsection 2 26 8,". 2 27 #13. Page 5, lines 7 and 8, by striking the words 2 28 "community and residential" and inserting the 2 29 following: "regional". 2 30 #14. Page 5, by striking lines 20 through 22 and 2 31 inserting the following: "signage, and in other forms 2 32 of communication." 2 33 #15. Page 5, line 26, by inserting after the word 2 34 "may" the following: "request that the director of 2 35 human services". 2 36 #16. Page 6, line 16, by striking the words 2 37 "community and residential" and inserting the 2 38 following: "regional". 2 39 #17. Page 6, by striking lines 31 through 33 and 2 40 inserting the following: "signage, and in other forms 2 41 of communication." 2 42 #18. Page 7, line 1, by inserting after the word 2 43 "may" the following: "request that the director of 2 44 human services". 2 45 2 46 2 47 2 48 ELAINE SZYMONIAK 2 49 2 50 3 1 3 2 NANCY BOETTGER 3 3 3 4 3 5 MAGGIE TINSMAN 3 6 3 7 3 8 HF 2348.304 77 3 9 jp/cf/28
Text: S05724 Text: S05726 Text: S05700 - S05799 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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