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House Journal: Page 1057: Monday, March 30, 1998

44   sharing and feedback.
45     Sec. ___.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
46     1.  The general assembly recognizes the significant
47   findings of brain research indicating that early
48   stimulation of the brain increases the learning
49   ability of a child.  In order for children to be ready
50   for school by age five, it is the intent of the

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 1   general assembly that implementation of the provisions
 2   of this Act will accomplish the following:
 3     a.  Foster collaboration among state agencies which
 4   shall initially include the departments of human
 5   services, education, and public health, and allow the
 6   blending of these agencies' funding and other
 7   resources.
 8     b.  Establish community empowerment areas with
 9   broad community representation with the goal of
10   providing services collaboratively to children from
11   birth through five years of age for the purpose of
12   improving the quality of these children's lives.
13     2.  It is the intent of the general assembly that
14   over time community empowerment areas will be
15   developed in every part of the state.  It is
16   anticipated that as local empowerment areas evolve and
17   most effectively implement the provisions of this Act
18   in their areas, the initial structure for community
19   empowerment areas provided in this Act will be revised
20   by the Iowa empowerment board and by the general
21   assembly in order to best promote collaboration among
22   state and local education, health, and human services
23   programs.
24     3.  It is the intent of the general assembly that
25   the duties of child welfare and juvenile justice
26   decategorization projects and innovation zones will
27   eventually be assumed by community empowerment areas.
28     Sec. ___.  IOWA EMPOWERMENT BOARD.  The Iowa
29   empowerment board shall adopt rules, arrange for
30   technical assistance, provide guidance, and take other
31   actions needed to assist the designation of community
32   empowerment areas and creation of community
33   empowerment boards and to enable the community
34   empowerment area boards to submit school ready
35   children grant plans in a timely manner for the
36   initial grants to be awarded and grant moneys to be
37   paid by October 1, 1998, in accordance with this Act.
38     Sec. ___.  INITIAL COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AREAS AND
39   BOARDS.
40     1.  Notwithstanding section 7I.5, as enacted by
41   this Act, providing for the creation of community
42   empowerment area boards, for an area in which the
43   initial community empowerment area is an innovation

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