House Resolution 28 - Introduced

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                                    H.R. ________ S.R. ________


  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                         BY FORD
  1  3 A Resolution to honor Iowa's social workers.
  1  4    WHEREAS, social workers play a central role in the
  1  5 delivery of services necessary for the support and
  1  6 well=being of individuals, children, and families in
  1  7 Iowa; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, social workers are part of the aging
  1  9 workforce, with a significant number reaching
  1 10 retirement age in the next 10 years; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, the shortage of mental health
  1 12 professionals is already evident in certain rural
  1 13 areas of Iowa; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, as the state's population ages, there is a
  1 15 growing need for skilled geriatric social workers to
  1 16 address the special needs of Iowa seniors; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, Iowa's population is becoming more
  1 18 diverse, while only 3 percent of social workers are
  1 19 nonwhite and relatively few are bilingual; NOW
  1 20 THEREFORE,
  1 21    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 22 That the House of Representatives through this
  1 23 resolution shows the appreciation of its members to
  1 24 the social workers now working in Iowa, and thanks
  1 25 them for all they do to help Iowans, despite the fact
  1 26 that social worker incomes fall at the lower end of
  1 27 the pay scale compared to other bachelor and
  1 28 master=related professions; and
  1 29    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
  1 30 Representatives requests high schools, colleges, and
  2  1 universities to encourage students in Iowa to become
  2  2 social workers when they enter the workforce to help
  2  3 address the need for more social workers in the coming
  2  4 years.
  2  5 LSB 2406HH 83
  2  6 jr/rj/8