Senate
Study
Bill
3066
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MATHIS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
development
and
implementation
of
1
a
public
awareness
campaign
on
Alzheimer’s
and
other
2
dementias,
and
providing
an
appropriation.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
ALZHEIMER’S
AND
OTHER
DEMENTIAS
——
PUBLIC
1
AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
2
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
public
3
health
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2016,
and
ending
4
June
30,
2017,
the
following
amount
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
5
necessary
for
the
purposes
designated:
6
For
the
public
purpose
of
providing
a
grant
to
an
7
organization
that
is
the
Iowa
chapter
of
a
national
nonprofit
8
organization
that
is
the
leading
voluntary
health
organization
9
in
Alzheimer’s
care,
support,
and
research
and
provides
10
vital
services,
education,
and
support
to
people
living
with
11
Alzheimer’s
as
well
as
their
family
members
and
caregivers,
to
12
develop
and
implement
a
public
awareness
campaign
as
specified
13
in
this
section:
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$
100,000
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The
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
shall
be
used
16
to
support
a
statewide
campaign
through
partnerships
with
17
entities
including
but
not
limited
to
the
department
of
public
18
health,
the
department
on
aging,
the
office
of
long-term
care
19
ombudsman,
area
agencies
on
aging,
faith-based
communities,
20
business
and
corporate
associations,
chambers
of
commerce,
21
professional
and
trade
associations,
the
medical
community,
and
22
nontraditional
partners
to
increase
public
awareness
and
reduce
23
the
stigma
of
Alzheimer’s
and
other
dementias;
to
support
24
those
living
with
Alzheimer’s
and
other
dementias,
as
well
25
as
their
families
and
caregivers;
to
provide
evidence-based
26
information
about
Alzheimer’s
and
other
dementias
regarding
27
early
detection,
accurate
diagnosis,
warning
signs,
brain
28
health,
advance
planning,
and
other
related
issues;
and
to
29
empower
communities
to
take
action
and
be
agents
of
change
in
30
addressing
Alzheimer’s
and
other
dementias.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
appropriates
$100,000
from
the
general
fund
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of
the
state
to
the
department
of
public
health
for
FY
1
2016-2017
for
the
public
purpose
of
providing
a
grant
to
an
2
organization
that
is
the
Iowa
chapter
of
a
national
nonprofit
3
organization
that
is
the
leading
voluntary
health
organization
4
in
Alzheimer’s
care,
support,
and
research
and
provides
5
vital
services,
education,
and
support
to
people
living
with
6
Alzheimer’s
as
well
as
their
family
members
and
caregivers,
7
to
develop
and
implement
a
public
awareness
campaign.
The
8
moneys
are
to
be
used
to
support
a
statewide
campaign
through
9
partnerships
with
state
entities,
faith-based
communities,
10
business
and
corporate
associations,
chambers
of
commerce,
11
professional
and
trade
associations,
the
medical
community,
and
12
nontraditional
partners
to
increase
public
awareness
and
reduce
13
the
stigma
of
Alzheimer’s
and
other
dementias;
to
support
14
those
living
with
Alzheimer’s
and
other
dementias,
as
well
15
as
their
families
and
caregivers;
to
provide
evidence-based
16
information
about
Alzheimer’s
and
other
dementias
including
17
early
detection,
accurate
diagnosis,
warning
signs,
brain
18
health,
advance
planning,
and
other
related
issues;
and
to
19
empower
communities
to
take
action
and
be
agents
of
change
in
20
addressing
Alzheimer’s
and
other
dementias.
21
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