House File 355

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                                       BY  FOEGE


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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act stating legislative intent to fully fund newborn
  2    visitation services in order to make these services available
  3    statewide by a future date.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2203HH 80
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PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 28.2, Code 2003, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  It is the intent of the general
  1  4 assembly that as part of building the capacity and commitment
  1  5 of local communities to meet the desired results stated in
  1  6 subsection 2, that newborn visitation services will be fully
  1  7 funded as necessary to make these services available statewide
  1  8 by the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill states legislative intent to fully fund newborn
  1 11 visitation services in order to make these services available
  1 12 statewide by the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005.  The bill
  1 13 codifies the statement of intent in Code section 28.3,
  1 14 relating to the purpose and scope of the community empowerment
  1 15 Act.  The bill provides that full funding of the newborn
  1 16 visitation services will be provided in order to meet the
  1 17 desired results for the community empowerment Act as stated in
  1 18 current law.  These desired results are:  healthy children,
  1 19 children ready to succeed in school, safe and supportive
  1 20 communities, secure and nurturing families, and secure and
  1 21 nurturing child care environments.
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