231.14 COMMISSION DUTIES AND AUTHORITY.
1. The commission is the policymaking body of the sole state
agency responsible for administration of the federal Act. The
commission shall:
a. Approve state and area plans on aging.
b. Adopt policies to coordinate state activities related to
the purposes of this chapter.
c. Serve as an effective and visible advocate for older
individuals by establishing policies for reviewing and commenting
upon all state plans, budgets, and policies which affect older
individuals and for providing technical assistance to any agency,
organization, association, or individual representing the needs of
older individuals.
d. Divide the state into distinct planning and service areas
after considering the geographical distribution of older individuals
in the state, the incidence of the need for supportive services,
nutrition services, multipurpose senior centers, and legal services,
the distribution of older individuals who have low incomes residing
in such areas, the distribution of resources available to provide
such services or centers, the boundaries of existing areas within the
state which are drawn for the planning or administration of
supportive services programs, the location of units of general
purpose, local government within the state, and any other relevant
factors.
e. Designate for each planning and service area a public or
private nonprofit agency or organization as the area agency on aging
for that area.
f. Adopt policies to assure that the department will take
into account the views of older individuals in the development of
policy.
g. Adopt a formula for the distribution of federal Act, state
services for older individuals, and senior living program funds
taking into account, to the maximum extent feasible, the best
available data on the geographic distribution of older individuals in
the state, and publish the formula for review and comment.
h. Adopt policies and measures to assure that preference will
be given to providing services to older individuals with the greatest
economic or social needs, with particular attention to low-income
minority older individuals.
i. Adopt policies to administer state programs authorized by
this chapter.
2. The commission shall adopt administrative rules pursuant to
chapter 17A to administer the duties specified in this chapter and in
all other chapters under the department's jurisdiction.
231.14 COMMISSION DUTIES AND AUTHORITY.
1. The commission is the policymaking body of the sole state
agency responsible for administration of the federal Act. The
commission shall:
a. Approve state and area plans on aging.
b. Adopt policies to coordinate state activities related to
the purposes of this chapter.
c. Serve as an effective and visible advocate for older
individuals by establishing policies for reviewing and commenting
upon all state plans, budgets, and policies which affect older
individuals and for providing technical assistance to any agency,
organization, association, or individual representing the needs of
older individuals.
d. Divide the state into distinct planning and service areas
after considering the geographical distribution of older individuals
in the state, the incidence of the need for supportive services,
nutrition services, multipurpose senior centers, and legal services,
the distribution of older individuals who have low incomes residing
in such areas, the distribution of resources available to provide
such services or centers, the boundaries of existing areas within the
state which are drawn for the planning or administration of
supportive services programs, the location of units of general
purpose, local government within the state, and any other relevant
factors.
e. Designate for each planning and service area a public or
private nonprofit agency or organization as the area agency on aging
for that area.
f. Adopt policies to assure that the department will take
into account the views of older individuals in the development of
policy.
g. Adopt a formula for the distribution of federal Act, state
services for older individuals, and senior living program funds
taking into account, to the maximum extent feasible, the best
available data on the geographic distribution of older individuals in
the state, and publish the formula for review and comment.
h. Adopt policies and measures to assure that preference will
be given to providing services to older individuals with the greatest
economic or social needs, with particular attention to low-income
minority older individuals.
i. Adopt policies to administer state programs authorized by
this chapter.
2. The commission shall adopt administrative rules pursuant to
chapter 17A to administer the duties specified in this chapter and in
all other chapters under the department's jurisdiction.
231.14 COMMISSION DUTIES AND AUTHORITY.
1. The commission is the policymaking body of the sole state
agency responsible for administration of the federal Act. The
commission shall:
a. Approve state and area plans on aging.
b. Adopt policies to coordinate state activities related to
the purposes of this chapter.
c. Serve as an effective and visible advocate for older
individuals by establishing policies for reviewing and commenting
upon all state plans, budgets, and policies which affect older
individuals and for providing technical assistance to any agency,
organization, association, or individual representing the needs of
older individuals.
d. Divide the state into distinct planning and service areas
after considering the geographical distribution of older individuals
in the state, the incidence of the need for supportive services,
nutrition services, multipurpose senior centers, and legal services,
the distribution of older individuals who have low incomes residing
in such areas, the distribution of resources available to provide
such services or centers, the boundaries of existing areas within the
state which are drawn for the planning or administration of
supportive services programs, the location of units of general
purpose, local government within the state, and any other relevant
factors.
e. Designate for each planning and service area a public or
private nonprofit agency or organization as the area agency on aging
for that area.
f. Adopt policies to assure that the department will take
into account the views of older individuals in the development of
policy.
g. Adopt a formula for the distribution of federal Act, state
services for older individuals, and senior living program funds
taking into account, to the maximum extent feasible, the best
available data on the geographic distribution of older individuals in
the state, and publish the formula for review and comment.
h. Adopt policies and measures to assure that preference will
be given to providing services to older individuals with the greatest
economic or social needs, with particular attention to low-income
minority older individuals.
i. Adopt policies to administer state programs authorized by
this chapter.
2. The commission shall adopt administrative rules pursuant to
chapter 17A to administer the duties specified in this chapter and in
all other chapters under the department's jurisdiction.
