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SENATE
FILE
2362
BY
WEINER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
long-term
care
workforce
solutions
1
interim
committee.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
LONG-TERM
CARE
WORKFORCE
SOLUTIONS
INTERIM
1
COMMITTEE.
2
1.
A
long-term
care
workforce
solutions
interim
committee
3
shall
convene
during
the
2026
legislative
interim
to
review
all
4
of
the
following:
5
a.
The
adequacy
and
availability
of
long-term
care
services
6
in
the
state
and
how
the
state
may
improve
those
services.
7
b.
The
training,
education,
and
skills
necessary
for
an
8
effective
long-term
care
workforce.
9
c.
The
best
means
by
which
the
state
can
support
the
10
recruitment,
training,
and
retention
of
long-term
care
workers.
11
d.
The
current
rates
at
which
long-term
care
workers
are
12
compensated
in
this
state
and
recommendations
for
increasing
13
long-term
care
worker
compensation.
14
e.
The
current
turnover
rates
in
the
long-term
care
15
workforce,
the
main
reasons
for
turnover
among
long-term
care
16
workers,
and
the
cost
to
the
state
to
remedy
issues
caused
by
17
long-term
care
worker
turnover.
18
2.
The
interim
committee
shall
consist
of
the
following
ex
19
officio
voting
members:
20
a.
One
member
appointed
by
the
majority
leader
of
the
21
senate.
22
b.
One
member
appointed
by
the
senate
minority
leader.
23
c.
One
member
appointed
by
the
house
of
representatives
24
majority
leader.
25
d.
One
member
appointed
by
the
house
of
representatives
26
minority
leader.
27
3.
The
interim
committee
shall
consist
of
the
following
28
nonvoting
members:
29
a.
Three
members
representing
long-term
care
consumers
and
30
the
families
of
long-term
care
consumers.
31
b.
One
member
representing
the
office
of
long-term
care
32
ombudsman.
33
c.
One
member
representing
the
department
of
inspections,
34
appeals,
and
licensing.
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d.
One
member
representing
the
department
of
health
and
1
human
services.
2
e.
One
member
representing
the
department
of
workforce
3
development.
4
f.
One
member
representing
area
agencies
on
aging.
5
g.
One
member
representing
Iowa
caregivers
association.
6
h.
One
member
representing
leading
age
Iowa.
7
i.
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
health
care
8
association.
9
j.
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
association
of
10
community
providers.
11
k.
Two
members
representing
long-term
care
service
12
providers.
13
4.
No
later
than
January
11,
2027,
the
interim
committee
14
shall
submit
a
report
with
the
committee’s
findings
and
15
recommendations
to
the
chairperson
and
the
ranking
member
of
16
the
senate
committee
on
health
and
human
services,
the
house
17
committee
on
health
and
human
services,
and
to
the
legislative
18
fiscal
committee.
19
Sec.
2.
LEGISLATIVE
FISCAL
COMMITTEE
REVIEW.
The
20
legislative
fiscal
committee
established
in
section
2.45
shall
21
hold
a
meeting
during
the
2027
legislative
interim.
During
22
the
meeting,
the
committee
shall
review
the
report
submitted
23
by
the
long-term
care
workforce
solutions
interim
committee
24
to
determine
how
to
best
achieve
the
long-term
care
workforce
25
solutions
interim
committee’s
recommendations.
The
legislative
26
fiscal
committee
shall
submit
a
report
of
its
findings
and
27
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
no
later
than
October
28
31,
2027.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
establishes
a
long-term
care
workforce
solutions
33
interim
committee
(interim
committee)
that
shall
convene
during
34
the
2026
legislative
interim
to
review
the
status
of
the
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state’s
long-term
care
workforce,
ways
to
improve
the
long-term
1
care
workforce,
and
factors
that
affect
the
long-term
care
2
workforce
as
detailed
in
the
bill.
The
interim
committee
will
3
consist
of
a
total
of
16
voting
members
comprised
of
members
4
from
the
house
of
representatives
and
the
senate,
and
nonvoting
5
members
representing
various
organizations
and
stakeholders
6
as
detailed
in
the
bill.
No
later
than
January
11,
2027,
7
the
interim
committee
must
submit
a
report
with
the
interim
8
committee’s
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
chairperson
9
and
the
ranking
member
of
the
senate
committee
on
health
and
10
human
services,
the
chairperson
and
ranking
member
of
the
house
11
committee
on
health
and
human
services,
and
the
legislative
12
fiscal
committee.
13
The
bill
requires
the
legislative
fiscal
committee
to
hold
14
a
meeting
during
the
2027
legislative
interim.
During
the
15
meeting,
the
committee
shall
review
the
report
submitted
by
the
16
interim
committee
to
determine
how
to
best
achieve
the
interim
17
committee’s
recommendations.
The
legislative
fiscal
committee
18
must
submit
a
report
of
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
19
general
assembly
no
later
than
October
31,
2027.
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