House Journal: Page 944: Wednesday, March 28, 2001
15 representatives of the governor, persons participating
16 in community empowerment initiative services,
17 representatives of programs offered through the
18 funding streams enumerated in paragraph "d", and other
19 persons involved in efforts to achieve the desired
20 results identified for the community empowerment
21 initiative. It is anticipated that those
22 participating in the summit meeting will produce a
23 report with findings and recommendations for
24 consideration during the 2002 legislative session.
25 The issues for consideration at the summit meeting may
26 include but are not limited to the following:
27 (1) Assessing the status of the efforts to achieve
28 full cooperation between the programs offered through
29 the funding streams identified in paragraph "d" and
30 community empowerment area boards in order to avoid
31 duplication, enhance efforts, combine planning, and
32 take other steps to best utilize public funding to
33 meet the needs of the families in the areas. In
34 addition, the summit participants shall make
35 recommendations as to removing barriers or other steps
36 that may be taken so that the programs and community
37 empowerment area board efforts may be more fully
38 integrated.
39 (2) Implementing an approach to move toward a
40 statewide equalization of the public funding provided
41 for community empowerment initiative programs and
42 other state funding streams directed to similar
43 purposes.
44 (3) Identifying other age groups or result areas
45 that may be incorporated within or supported by the
46 community empowerment initiative. In addition,
47 consideration may be given to opportunities identified
48 by the governor for expanding the role of the
49 community empowerment initiative as part of the
50 governor's efforts to reorganize and redirect state
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1 government.
2 (4) Considering other issues, concerns, and
3 opportunities for the community empowerment initiative
4 identified at the local and state levels."
5 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1346 was adopted.
Houser of Pottawattamie moved that the bill be read a last time
now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.
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