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1 1 Section 1. DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION –
1 2 CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. There is appropriated from
1 3 the general fund of the state to the department of education
1 4 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June
1 5 30, 2000, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
1 6 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
1 7 For grants administered by the division of vocational
1 8 rehabilitation, in accordance with the provisions of this
1 9 section:
1 10 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
1 11 1. The general assembly finds that independent living
1 12 centers enable persons with disabilities to access independent
1 13 living skills training, peer counseling, information and
1 14 referral services, and individual and system advocacy
1 15 activities, and that access to these resources is essential
1 16 for persons with disabilities to realize their rights and
1 17 responsibilities as citizens.
1 18 2. The moneys appropriated in this Act are allocated as
1 19 follows:
1 20 a. Seventy percent for grants to existing centers for
1 21 independent living.
1 22 b. Twenty percent for grants to establish new centers for
1 23 independent living.
1 24 c. Ten percent for use by the statewide independent living
1 25 council for identifying and studying communities that are not
1 26 served by a center for independent living.
1 27 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
1 28 Act which remain unexpended or unobligated at the close of the
1 29 fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available in the
1 30 succeeding fiscal year and shall be used only for the purposes
1 31 designated in paragraphs "b" and "c".
1 32 3. The division of vocational rehabilitation shall
1 33 distribute the moneys appropriated in this section for grants
1 34 to independent living centers in accordance with a plan
1 35 developed in consultation with the state association of
2 1 independent living. Grants shall be limited to independent
2 2 living centers located or for proposed independent living
2 3 centers to be located in this state which receive or are
2 4 eligible to receive a federal grant to centers for independent
2 5 living under 29 U.S.C. } 796f et seq. Moneys granted under
2 6 this section shall be used in accordance with federal
2 7 requirements for centers for independent living. A grantee
2 8 providing independent living services in this and another
2 9 state shall utilize moneys granted under this section only for
2 10 assistance provided to residents of this state.
2 11 4. The division shall establish reporting requirements and
2 12 other requirements deemed necessary by the division to ensure
2 13 that the moneys granted under this section are used
2 14 appropriately in accordance with federal requirements for
2 15 centers for independent living.
2 16 5. The statewide independent living council shall identify
2 17 communities that are not served by an independent living
2 18 center by use of surveys, focus groups, or other means deemed
2 19 appropriate by the council. The council shall submit a report
2 20 the governor and the general assembly by January 31, 2000.
2 21 The report shall include findings, a listing of identified
2 22 communities that are interested in the establishment of a
2 23 center for independent living, and corresponding cost
2 24 projections.
2 25 6. The statewide independent living council shall revise
2 26 the state plan for independent living as necessary to reflect
2 27 any changes needed as a result of enactment of this Act.
2 28 EXPLANATION
2 29 This bill relates to and makes an appropriation to the
2 30 department of education for funding of centers for independent
2 31 living for persons with disabilities.
2 32 The appropriation is allocated for grants to existing
2 33 centers, for grants to establish new centers, and for a study
2 34 to identify communities not being served by a center.
2 35 The appropriation is to be administered by the department's
3 1 division of vocational rehabilitation. The grant funding is
3 2 to be administered in accordance with a plan developed in
3 3 consultation with the state association of independent living.
3 4 Definitions and other requirements for centers for
3 5 independent living are established in federal law. The
3 6 requirements include nonprofit status, a focus on serving
3 7 persons with severe disabilities, control of the center by
3 8 persons with disabilities, provision of certain core services,
3 9 an emphasis on community-based, nonresidential services, and
3 10 provision for equal access to services.
3 11 The statewide independent living council, an entity created
3 12 in accordance with federal law, is to use part of the
3 13 appropriated funding in identifying and studying communities
3 14 that do not have a center for independent living. The report
3 15 of the study is to be submitted to the governor and the
3 16 general assembly by January 31, 2000. The council is to
3 17 revise the state plan for independent living to reflect any
3 18 changes needed as result of the bill's enactment.
3 19 LSB 2052YH 78
3 20 jp/jw/5
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