Bill Text: IA SCR104 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A concurrent resolution calling upon the President of the United States, the United States Congress, the Governor, the executive branch of Iowa, and the Iowa General Assembly to work to improve communities by bolstering the care workforce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-10 - Introduced, referred to Rules and Administration. S.J. 501. [SCR104 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SCR104-Introduced.html
Senate
Concurrent
Resolution
104
-
Introduced
SENATE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
NO.
104
BY
JOCHUM
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
GIDDENS
,
QUIRMBACH
,
WAHLS
,
BOLKCOM
,
RAGAN
,
MATHIS
,
BOULTON
,
LYKAM
,
PETERSEN
,
CELSI
,
J.
SMITH
,
KINNEY
,
DOTZLER
,
and
T.
TAYLOR
A
Concurrent
Resolution
calling
upon
the
President
of
1
the
United
States,
the
United
States
Congress,
the
2
Governor,
the
executive
branch
of
Iowa,
and
the
Iowa
3
General
Assembly
to
work
to
improve
communities
by
4
bolstering
the
care
workforce.
5
WHEREAS,
Iowans
value
care
and
caregiving
and
6
recognize
that
the
ability
to
care
for
one
another
7
is
the
connective
tissue
of
society,
forming
and
8
strengthening
familial
and
community
relationships,
and
9
enabling
people
to
participate
to
their
fullest
extent
10
in
growing
the
economy;
and
11
WHEREAS,
people
providing
care
services
have
12
been
at
the
forefront
of
the
COVID-19
crisis
and
are
13
increasingly
recognized
as
essential
workers
who
are
14
vital
to
the
state
and
country’s
infrastructure;
and
15
WHEREAS,
social
and
economic
forces,
including
the
16
ongoing
COVID-19
pandemic,
have
irreversibly
changed
17
how
our
families
live,
work,
and
provide
care;
and
18
WHEREAS,
Iowa,
with
its
large
senior
population
19
and
number
of
families
where
both
parents
are
in
the
20
workforce,
has
a
particular
need
for
a
strong
care
21
infrastructure
to
enable
all
Iowans
to
live
in
dignity
22
and
contribute
to
their
communities
and
economy;
and
23
WHEREAS,
the
needs
of
people
with
disabilities
24
have
long
been
overlooked
or
marginalized
in
policy
25
solutions,
often
resulting
in
the
inability
to
access
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vital
services
and
support
necessary
for
maintaining
1
independence
and
dignity;
and
2
WHEREAS,
the
need
for
a
care
workforce,
including
3
child
care,
home
and
community
care,
and
long-term
4
care,
will
only
grow
over
time
and
represents
a
source
5
of
employment
at
a
time
when
many
current
jobs
are
6
subject
to
automation;
and
7
WHEREAS,
the
care
workforce
requires
public
sector
8
recognition,
support,
and
investment
to
fulfill
its
9
roles,
but
for
too
long
has
been
taken
for
granted
10
and
seriously
under-resourced,
under-invested,
and
11
under-compensated;
and
12
WHEREAS,
investing
in
the
care
workforce
can
be
13
a
key
community-building
strategy
in
both
urban
and
14
rural
communities
for
women
and
people
of
color,
who
15
are
currently
the
people
most
likely
to
serve
care
16
workforce
roles
and
are
most
subject
to
economic
17
disadvantage
and
the
impacts
of
COVID-19;
and
18
WHEREAS,
the
care
workforce
undergirds
our
economy
19
and
is
the
work
that
makes
all
other
work
possible;
NOW
20
THEREFORE,
21
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
THE
HOUSE
OF
22
REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRING,
That
the
General
Assembly
23
of
the
State
of
Iowa
calls
upon
the
President
of
the
24
United
States
and
the
United
States
Congress
to
place
25
the
strengthening
of
the
care
workforce
as
a
high
26
priority
and
build
upon
actions
in
the
American
Rescue
27
Plan
Act
to
allow
for
permanent
increased
funding
of
28
the
care
workforce,
including
enhanced
funding
for
home
29
and
community-based
services
under
Medicaid,
funding
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for
community
health
care
workers,
funding
to
make
1
child
care
and
preschool
affordable
to
all
families,
2
and
funding
to
provide
living
wages
for
all
those
3
providing
care
services;
and
4
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
General
Assembly
5
of
the
State
of
Iowa
calls
upon
the
President
of
6
the
United
States
and
the
United
States
Congress
to
7
establish
an
essential
worker
bill
of
rights
which
8
gives
particular
recognition
to
the
ongoing
and
9
post-pandemic
needs
of
people
in
the
care
workforce
as
10
they
are
essential
to
the
economy;
and
11
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
General
Assembly
12
of
the
State
of
Iowa
calls
upon
the
President
of
the
13
United
States
and
the
United
States
Congress
to
work
14
to
enact
and
implement
necessary
legislation
for
15
a
21st
century
caregiving
and
education
plan
which
16
explicitly
addresses
the
need
for
expanding
access
to
a
17
broad
array
of
long-term
services
and
support
in
local
18
settings,
ensures
access
to
high-quality,
affordable
19
child
care
and
preschool,
treats
professional
20
caregivers
and
early
childhood
caregivers
with
respect
21
and
dignity,
gives
care
workforce
personnel
pay
and
22
benefits
they
deserve,
and
provides
for
training
and
23
career
ladders
to
higher-paying
jobs;
and
24
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
General
Assembly
25
of
the
State
of
Iowa
calls
upon
the
Governor
and
26
the
executive
branch
to
collaborate
with
the
General
27
Assembly
to
develop
a
state
structure
for
effective
28
implementation
of
federal
investments
in
the
care
29
workforce
and
ensure
strong
oversight,
transparency,
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and
accountability;
and
1
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Iowa
General
2
Assembly
calls
upon
the
Governor
and
the
executive
3
branch
to
ensure
representation
and
participation
of
4
those
in
the
care
workforce
and
the
people
they
serve
5
in
the
implementation,
planning,
and
oversight
of
6
federal
investments
in
the
care
workforce;
and
7
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
General
Assembly
8
of
the
State
of
Iowa
calls
upon
the
Governor
and
9
the
executive
branch
to
collaborate
with
the
General
10
Assembly
to
ensure
that
Iowa
Workforce
Development,
11
the
Department
of
Education,
the
Department
of
Public
12
Health,
the
Department
of
Inspections
and
Appeals,
13
the
Department
of
Human
Services,
and
the
Department
14
on
Aging,
including
Future
Ready
Iowa,
place
critical
15
importance
on
the
care
workforce
as
a
part
of
the
16
state’s
economy,
report
on
their
efforts
to
build
17
support
for
the
care
workforce,
and
take
action
with
18
assistance
from
the
public
to
strengthen
the
care
19
workforce
so
it
can
provide
the
vast
array
of
care
20
services
Iowa
will
sorely
need
in
the
near
future;
and
21
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
upon
passage
of
22
this
resolution,
the
Secretary
of
the
Senate
shall
23
transmit
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
President
24
of
the
United
States,
the
President
of
the
United
25
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
of
the
United
States
26
House
of
Representatives,
and
each
member
of
Iowa’s
27
congressional
delegation.
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