225B.3 PREVENTION OF DISABILITIES POLICY COUNCIL
ESTABLISHED -- MEMBERSHIP -- DUTIES.
1. A prevention of disabilities policy council is established to
provide oversight in the development and operation of a coordinated
prevention of disabilities system. The council shall consist of the
following members:
a. Two members of the senate appointed by the senate majority
leader and minority leader and two members of the house of
representatives appointed by the speaker of the house and the house
minority leader.
b. Three providers of disability prevention services,
recommended by the governor's developmental disabilities council,
appointed by the governor, and confirmed by the senate.
c. Three persons with expertise in priority prevention areas,
recommended by the governor's developmental disabilities council,
appointed by the governor, and confirmed by the senate.
d. Three persons with disabilities or family members of a
person with disabilities, recommended by the governor's developmental
disabilities council, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the
senate.
2. Members of the council appointed by the governor shall serve
three-year staggered terms. Members of the general assembly
appointed to the council shall serve two-year terms and shall serve
as ex officio, nonvoting members. Vacancies on the council shall be
filled in the same manner as original appointments. Members are
entitled to reimbursement of actual expenses incurred in performance
of their official duties.
3. The council shall do all of the following:
a. Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a
coordinated strategy for the prevention of disabilities among state
departments which is based upon the Iowa state plan for the
prevention of developmental disabilities of 1988.
b. Promote cooperative and complementary planning among the
public, private, and volunteer sectors involved in prevention
activities and research regarding disabilities.
c. Develop and implement a system to measure the outcome and
assess the overall impact of the prevention efforts of the state.
d. Encourage research into the causes and prevention of
disabling conditions.
e. Promote professional and provider training in
state-of-the-art prevention of disabilities measures.
f. Recommend policy and priorities for the prevention of
disabilities.
g. Adopt rules to implement this chapter.
h. Seek and apply for federal grants and private foundation
funding to support the responsibilities of the council. The council
shall also seek in-kind and other private contributions to fulfill
the federal matching funds requirements for the purpose of section
225B.7.
i. Submit to the governor and the general assembly by
November 1, 1992, and annually on November 1 thereafter, a report
that includes all of the following:
(1) A continuum of cost-effective prevention of disability
activities.
(2) A listing of existing activities and the state agency
responsible for the activities.
(3) Recommendations to coordinate the planning, delivery, and
evaluation of existing activities.
(4) Recommendations to address the lack of prevention of
disability activities.
(5) Recommendations to measure the outcomes and assess the
overall impacts of the state's prevention of disability efforts.
(6) Recommendations to promote cooperative planning among the
public, private, and volunteer sectors and to increase public-private
partnership involvement in prevention of disability activities.
(7) A review of existing research and personnel training
programs.
(8) Priorities for disability prevention activities in the state.
(9) Recommendations for legislative, administrative, or budgetary
changes.
4. The council shall meet at least six times during the year. A
majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum, and a
majority of the council is necessary to act on matters within the
purview of the council.
225B.3 PREVENTION OF DISABILITIES POLICY COUNCIL
ESTABLISHED -- MEMBERSHIP -- DUTIES.
1. A prevention of disabilities policy council is established to
provide oversight in the development and operation of a coordinated
prevention of disabilities system. The council shall consist of the
following members:
a. Two members of the senate appointed by the senate majority
leader and minority leader and two members of the house of
representatives appointed by the speaker of the house and the house
minority leader.
b. Three providers of disability prevention services,
recommended by the governor's developmental disabilities council,
appointed by the governor, and confirmed by the senate.
c. Three persons with expertise in priority prevention areas,
recommended by the governor's developmental disabilities council,
appointed by the governor, and confirmed by the senate.
d. Three persons with disabilities or family members of a
person with disabilities, recommended by the governor's developmental
disabilities council, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the
senate.
2. Members of the council appointed by the governor shall serve
three-year staggered terms. Members of the general assembly
appointed to the council shall serve two-year terms and shall serve
as ex officio, nonvoting members. Vacancies on the council shall be
filled in the same manner as original appointments. Members are
entitled to reimbursement of actual expenses incurred in performance
of their official duties.
3. The council shall do all of the following:
a. Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a
coordinated strategy for the prevention of disabilities among state
departments which is based upon the Iowa state plan for the
prevention of developmental disabilities of 1988.
b. Promote cooperative and complementary planning among the
public, private, and volunteer sectors involved in prevention
activities and research regarding disabilities.
c. Develop and implement a system to measure the outcome and
assess the overall impact of the prevention efforts of the state.
d. Encourage research into the causes and prevention of
disabling conditions.
e. Promote professional and provider training in
state-of-the-art prevention of disabilities measures.
f. Recommend policy and priorities for the prevention of
disabilities.
g. Adopt rules to implement this chapter.
h. Seek and apply for federal grants and private foundation
funding to support the responsibilities of the council. The council
shall also seek in-kind and other private contributions to fulfill
the federal matching funds requirements for the purpose of section
225B.7.
i. Submit to the governor and the general assembly by
November 1, 1992, and annually on November 1 thereafter, a report
that includes all of the following:
(1) A continuum of cost-effective prevention of disability
activities.
(2) A listing of existing activities and the state agency
responsible for the activities.
(3) Recommendations to coordinate the planning, delivery, and
evaluation of existing activities.
(4) Recommendations to address the lack of prevention of
disability activities.
(5) Recommendations to measure the outcomes and assess the
overall impacts of the state's prevention of disability efforts.
(6) Recommendations to promote cooperative planning among the
public, private, and volunteer sectors and to increase public-private
partnership involvement in prevention of disability activities.
(7) A review of existing research and personnel training
programs.
(8) Priorities for disability prevention activities in the state.
(9) Recommendations for legislative, administrative, or budgetary
changes.
4. The council shall meet at least six times during the year. A
majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum, and a
majority of the council is necessary to act on matters within the
purview of the council.
225B.3 PREVENTION OF DISABILITIES POLICY COUNCIL
ESTABLISHED -- MEMBERSHIP -- DUTIES.
1. A prevention of disabilities policy council is established to
provide oversight in the development and operation of a coordinated
prevention of disabilities system. The council shall consist of the
following members:
a. Two members of the senate appointed by the senate majority
leader and minority leader and two members of the house of
representatives appointed by the speaker of the house and the house
minority leader.
b. Three providers of disability prevention services,
recommended by the governor's developmental disabilities council,
appointed by the governor, and confirmed by the senate.
c. Three persons with expertise in priority prevention areas,
recommended by the governor's developmental disabilities council,
appointed by the governor, and confirmed by the senate.
d. Three persons with disabilities or family members of a
person with disabilities, recommended by the governor's developmental
disabilities council, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the
senate.
2. Members of the council appointed by the governor shall serve
three-year staggered terms. Members of the general assembly
appointed to the council shall serve two-year terms and shall serve
as ex officio, nonvoting members. Vacancies on the council shall be
filled in the same manner as original appointments. Members are
entitled to reimbursement of actual expenses incurred in performance
of their official duties.
3. The council shall do all of the following:
a. Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a
coordinated strategy for the prevention of disabilities among state
departments which is based upon the Iowa state plan for the
prevention of developmental disabilities of 1988.
b. Promote cooperative and complementary planning among the
public, private, and volunteer sectors involved in prevention
activities and research regarding disabilities.
c. Develop and implement a system to measure the outcome and
assess the overall impact of the prevention efforts of the state.
d. Encourage research into the causes and prevention of
disabling conditions.
e. Promote professional and provider training in
state-of-the-art prevention of disabilities measures.
f. Recommend policy and priorities for the prevention of
disabilities.
g. Adopt rules to implement this chapter.
h. Seek and apply for federal grants and private foundation
funding to support the responsibilities of the council. The council
shall also seek in-kind and other private contributions to fulfill
the federal matching funds requirements for the purpose of section
225B.7.
i. Submit to the governor and the general assembly by
November 1, 1992, and annually on November 1 thereafter, a report
that includes all of the following:
(1) A continuum of cost-effective prevention of disability
activities.
(2) A listing of existing activities and the state agency
responsible for the activities.
(3) Recommendations to coordinate the planning, delivery, and
evaluation of existing activities.
(4) Recommendations to address the lack of prevention of
disability activities.
(5) Recommendations to measure the outcomes and assess the
overall impacts of the state's prevention of disability efforts.
(6) Recommendations to promote cooperative planning among the
public, private, and volunteer sectors and to increase public-private
partnership involvement in prevention of disability activities.
(7) A review of existing research and personnel training
programs.
(8) Priorities for disability prevention activities in the state.
(9) Recommendations for legislative, administrative, or budgetary
changes.
4. The council shall meet at least six times during the year. A
majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum, and a
majority of the council is necessary to act on matters within the
purview of the council.
