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| SPONSOR: | Taylor, J.P. | DATE TYPED: | 02/18/99 | HB | HJM 19 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Coordinate Health & Human Services Planning | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Burkhart | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
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| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 0.0 | |||||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Memorial 19 requests the Department of Health to assume responsibility for coordination of the various regional health and human services planning councils.
Significant Issues
In the recent past there have been many efforts on behalf of many agencies of state government to go to the local communities in order to obtain input into planning and delivering programs. Testimony and feedback from local citizens is extremely valuable when planning for the many health and human services programs that are necessary and important to the local community. The Department of Health is being asked by the legislature to assume the role of coordinator for these efforts because they have the most experience in going to the local communities and working with the people. The memorial requests the Department of Health to report to the Interim Committee on Health and Human Services by September 15, 1999.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The various departments of state government have been going to local communities with some frequency in the recent past. Continuation of this effort should have no fiscal impact on these agencies. Administration of the request is within the budgeted capacity of the Department of Health.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
1. Are there other agencies that could benefit from this coordinated effort? Is it possible to invite federal agencies to participate?
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