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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY JACOBS, FOEGE, HEATON, JOHNSON, and OSTERHAUS
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution requesting the governor
1 4 to appoint a blue ribbon committee to make
1 5 recommendations regarding the child welfare,
1 6 child mental health, and juvenile justice systems
1 7 in the state of Iowa.
1 8 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the state of
1 9 Iowa to help all children in the state become
1 10 productive adults; and
1 11 WHEREAS, the number of juvenile court petitions in
1 12 the state of Iowa is at an all-time high and the
1 13 number of confirmed child abuse cases in the state of
1 14 Iowa is also at an all-time high; and
1 15 WHEREAS, Iowa's child welfare, child mental health,
1 16 and juvenile justice systems are in a state of crisis
1 17 where they are unable to provide quality care and
1 18 services to Iowa's at-risk youth; and
1 19 WHEREAS, Iowa's current child welfare, child mental
1 20 health, and juvenile justice systems are in dire need
1 21 of reorganization; and
1 22 WHEREAS, the state of Iowa needs to determine the
1 23 results it desires in caring for abused, neglected,
1 24 and delinquent children in the state; and
1 25 WHEREAS, the state of Iowa must develop a system to
1 26 obtain the desired results for abused, neglected, and
1 27 delinquent children in the state; NOW THEREFORE,
1 28 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
1 29 SENATE CONCURRING, That the governor is requested to
1 30 establish a blue ribbon committee, for the 2002
2 1 legislative interim, to study child welfare, child
2 2 mental health, and juvenile justice issues in Iowa.
2 3 The committee shall propose what results Iowa wants
2 4 for troubled and troubling children and their families
2 5 in Iowa; recommend a system to achieve these results;
2 6 propose an easily understood methodology to measure
2 7 and evaluate these results; review the long-term cost
2 8 effectiveness of developing outcome measurements;
2 9 recommend a streamlined system with increased
2 10 flexibility for the provision of services to children;
2 11 suggest ways to alleviate administrative barriers to
2 12 the provision of quality services to children and to
2 13 blend categorical funding; suggest ways to increase
2 14 partnership with and to recognize and strengthen the
2 15 roles of the state and its community-based partners;
2 16 make proposals to increase the development of
2 17 innovative services to children; propose ways to
2 18 provide for community involvement and for stronger
2 19 guarantees of community, family, and public safety;
2 20 recommend necessary resources to achieve the desired
2 21 results; propose ways to eliminate existing and
2 22 ongoing competition for funding between providers of
2 23 prevention and treatment services to children; and
2 24 develop a strategy to balance salaries and funding of
2 25 the child welfare, child mental health, and juvenile
2 26 justice systems in the state. The governor is further
2 27 requested to appoint persons to the blue ribbon
2 28 committee including board and staff members of public
2 29 and private agencies involved with child welfare,
2 30 child mental health, and juvenile justice services,
3 1 members of the general assembly, representatives of
3 2 the department of human services, community members,
3 3 and consumers of child welfare, child mental health,
3 4 and juvenile justice services. The blue ribbon
3 5 committee is requested to submit a report of its
3 6 findings and recommendations, including proposed
3 7 legislation, if any, to the governor and to the
3 8 legislative oversight committee of the legislative
3 9 council on or before November 1, 2003.
3 10 LSB 7225HH 79
3 11 av/cls/14
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