Bill Text: IA SF190 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act creating a task force to provide a statewide assessment of veterans' and military service members' needs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF190 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF190-Introduced.html
Senate
File
190
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
190
BY
DANIELSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
task
force
to
provide
a
statewide
assessment
1
of
veterans’
and
military
service
members’
needs.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
1816XS
(2)
85
aw/sc
S.F.
190
Section
1.
VETERANS’
NEEDS
ASSESSMENT
TASK
FORCE.
1
1.
The
department
of
veterans
affairs
shall
convene
a
task
2
force
of
stakeholders
to
conduct
a
veterans’
needs
assessment.
3
In
addition,
the
needs
assessment
shall
include
an
assessment
4
of
the
needs
of
current
members
of
the
national
guard,
reserve,
5
or
regular
component
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States.
6
2.
Membership
on
the
task
force
shall
include
7
representatives
of
the
commission
of
veterans
affairs,
the
8
county
commissions
of
veteran
affairs,
the
military
division
9
of
the
department
of
public
defense,
the
department
of
human
10
services,
the
department
of
workforce
development,
the
Iowa
11
finance
authority,
the
council
on
homelessness,
the
community
12
colleges,
and
the
board
of
regents.
13
3.
The
task
force
shall
develop
a
statewide
evaluation
14
system
to
assess
the
needs
of
veterans
and
service
members.
15
Items
for
consideration
by
the
task
force
shall
include
but
not
16
be
limited
to
the
following:
17
a.
Access
to
benefits.
18
b.
Employment.
19
c.
Education.
20
d.
Housing
and
homelessness.
21
e.
Financial
literacy
and
poverty.
22
f.
Health,
mental
health,
and
other
health-related
systems.
23
g.
Family
needs.
24
h.
Substance
abuse.
25
i.
Infrastructure
for
the
provision
of
services
to
veterans
26
and
members.
27
4.
The
task
force
shall
survey
veterans’
and
members’
needs
28
throughout
the
different
counties
and
regions
of
the
state
and
29
shall
submit
a
report
containing
findings
and
recommendations
30
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
15,
2014.
31
5.
The
department
of
veterans
affairs
shall
provide
staff
32
assistance
and
administrative
support
to
the
task
force.
33
EXPLANATION
34
This
bill
creates
a
veterans’
needs
assessment
task
force
35
-1-
LSB
1816XS
(2)
85
aw/sc
1/
2
S.F.
190
convened
by
the
department
of
veterans
affairs.
The
task
force
1
shall
conduct
a
veterans’
needs
assessment
which
also
addresses
2
the
needs
of
current
members
of
the
national
guard,
reserve,
3
or
regular
component
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States.
4
The
task
force
shall
collaborate
to
survey
veterans’
and
5
service
members’
needs
throughout
the
state
and
shall
submit
a
6
report
containing
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
7
assembly
by
January
15,
2014.
8
Membership
on
the
task
force
shall
include
representatives
9
of
the
commission
of
veterans
affairs,
the
county
commissions
10
of
veteran
affairs,
the
military
division
of
the
department
11
of
public
defense,
the
department
of
human
services,
the
12
department
of
workforce
development,
the
Iowa
finance
13
authority,
the
council
on
homelessness,
the
community
colleges,
14
and
the
board
of
regents.
15
-2-
LSB
1816XS
(2)
85
aw/sc
2/
2
