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House Journal: Page 1816: Monday, April 20, 1998

14   persons with disabilities, and many other persons
15   interested in the service system for persons with
16   disabilities and juveniles.  Based upon the task
17   force's review and recommendations, the general
18   assembly makes the following findings concerning these
19   institutions:"
20     2.  Page 1, line 15, by inserting after the word
21   "multiuse" the following:  "regional".
22     3.  Page 1, line 20, by striking the word
23   "strategically".
24     4.  Page 1, line 21, by striking the words "and
25   residential".
26     5.  Page 1, by striking lines 23 and 24 and
27   inserting the following:
28     "___.  Community-based approaches and individually
29   designed services and support are recognized as the
30   most desirable means of meeting the needs of persons
31   with disabilities.  A movement from an institution-
32   oriented system to a community and individual-oriented
33   system has occurred over time while community
34   resources and individualized services have been
35   developed.  The general assembly recognizes the role
36   of the department of human services and others in
37   furthering this movement.  As part of this movement,
38   the state institutions are evolving to be state-of-
39   the-art service providers for persons with chronic,
40   complex, or difficult-to-treat conditions for which
41   local services are not adequately available, while
42   continuing to make residential services available to
43   accommodate individual family choices.
44     ___.  There is a need to foster better
45   understanding of the evolving role of the
46   institutions.
47     6.  Page 1, line 28, by striking the words "State
48   officials" and inserting the following:  "Institution
49   administrators".
50     7.  Page 2, line 6, by inserting after the word

Page 2  

 1   "services" the following:  ", the governor's
 2   developmental disabilities council, a certified
 3   employee organization that represents residential
 4   treatment workers, the Iowa association of
 5   rehabilitation and residential facilities, the Iowa
 6   state association of counties, the arc of Iowa which
 7   was formerly known as the association for retarded
 8   citizens of Iowa, the alliance for the mentally ill of
 9   Iowa, and other service system consumers,
10   administrators, providers, and advocates".
11     8.  Page 2, by striking lines 18 through 21 and
12   inserting the following:
13     "1.  The department of human services shall work

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