House File 2377 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY H. MILLER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to employment support for persons with mental 2 illness or mental retardation by requiring the department of 3 human services to review such support. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5550HH 82 6 jp/nh/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL 1 2 ILLNESS OR MENTAL RETARDATION. 1 3 1. The division of mental health and disability services 1 4 of the department of human services shall review programs, 1 5 services, and other support available to engage and maintain 1 6 persons with mental illness or mental retardation in 1 7 employment. The review shall analyze the outcomes of the 1 8 existing support and identify options for improving the 1 9 outcomes by providing additional support for such persons in 1 10 finding and maintaining jobs. 1 11 2. The division shall work with designees of the mental 1 12 health, mental retardation, developmental disabilities, and 1 13 brain injury commission, the Iowa state association of 1 14 counties, the governor's developmental disabilities council, 1 15 the center for disabilities and development of the university 1 16 of Iowa hospitals and clinics, the alliance for the mentally 1 17 ill of Iowa, and other public and private agency experts on 1 18 employment support for persons with mental illness or mental 1 19 retardation. 1 20 3. The division shall report on or before December 15, 1 21 2008, to the governor and general assembly concerning the 1 22 review and provide findings and recommendations. 1 23 EXPLANATION 1 24 This bill relates to employment support for persons with 1 25 mental illness or mental retardation by requiring the division 1 26 of mental health and disability services of the department of 1 27 human services to review such support and identify options for 1 28 improving outcomes by providing additional support for such 1 29 persons in finding and maintaining jobs. The division is 1 30 required to work with various public and private agency 1 31 experts in performing the review and to report to the governor 1 32 and general assembly on or before December 15, 2008. 1 33 LSB 5550HH 82 1 34 jp/nh/14