House Journal: Page 1523: Thursday, April 24, 1997

HOUSE FILE 652 WITHDRAWN
Larson of Linn asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
House File 652 from further consideration by the House.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Unfinished Business Calendar
Senate File 526, a bill for an act providing for the
establishment of a healthy opportunities for parents to
experience success-healthy families Iowa program by the Iowa
department of public health, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Carroll of Poweshiek offered the following amendment H-1835
filed by Carroll, et al., and moved its adoption:

H-1835

 1     Amend Senate File 526, as passed by the Senate, as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 3, by inserting after line 19 the
 4   following:
 5     "3.  It is the intent of the general assembly to
 6   provide communities with the discretion and authority
 7   to redesign existing local programs and services
 8   targeted at and assisting families expecting babies
 9   and families with children who are newborn through
10   five years of age.  The Iowa department of public
11   health, department of human services, department of
12   education, and other state agencies and programs, as
13   appropriate, shall provide technical assistance and
14   support to communities desiring to redesign their
15   local programs and shall facilitate the consolidation
16   of existing state funding appropriated and made
17   available to the community for family support
18   services.  Funds which are consolidated in accordance
19   with this subsection shall be used to support the
20   redesigned service delivery system.  In redesigning
21   services, communities are encouraged to implement a
22   single uniform family risk assessment mechanism and
23   shall demonstrate the potential for improved outcomes
24   for children and families.  Requests by local
25   communities for the redesigning of services shall be
26   submitted to and subject to joint approval of the Iowa
27   department of public health, department of human
28   services, and department of education based on the
29   innovation zones principles established in section
30   8A.2."
Amendment H-1835 was adopted.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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