House Resolution 28 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                       BY  WHITEAD
  1  3 A Resolution requesting legislative oversight of
  1  4    private employment contracts at the Iowa veterans
  1  5    home.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the Iowa veterans home contracts with a
  1  7 private out=of=state maintenance company; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, the Iowa veterans home has limited
  1  9 authority to provide control over the employees,
  1 10 policies, or procedures of this company in its
  1 11 operations at the Iowa veterans home; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, privatization of public services often
  1 13 leads to lower wages and poorer service without
  1 14 significant reduction of costs; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the general
  1 16 assembly review and examine contracts for services
  1 17 provided to veterans in this state at the Iowa
  1 18 veterans home; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 19    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 20 That the House of Representatives requests that the
  1 21 joint legislative oversight committee and the joint
  1 22 appropriations subcommittee on health and human
  1 23 services review and examine the contract between the
  1 24 private out=of=state maintenance company and the Iowa
  1 25 veterans home to assess the costs of that contract and
  1 26 the viability of having the services provided by
  1 27 government.
  1 28 LSB 2199HH 82
  1 29 ec:nh/je/5
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