Iowa Code § 231.14
Council duties and authority
Redline — January 1, 2016 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2016
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.
The council shall do all of the following:
1. Make recommendations to the department regarding approval of the state plan on aging developed under section 231.31 and area plans developed under section 231.33.
2. Recommend policies to coordinate state activities related to the purposes of this chapter.
3. Serve as an effective and visible advocate for older individuals and individuals with disabilities by recommending policies which affect older individuals and individuals with disabilities.
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. The commission may revoke the designation of an area agency on aging pursuant to section 231.32.
4. Make recommendations to ensure that the department will take into account the views of older individuals and individuals with disabilities in the development of policy.
g. Adopt a formula for the distribution of federal Act and state 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.
5. Recommend policies and measures to ensure that preference will be given to providing services to older individuals and individuals with disabilities with the greatest economic need or greatest social need, with particular attention to low-income minority individuals, individuals with limited English proficiency, and individuals residing in rural areas.
6. Recommend policies to administer state programs authorized by this chapter.
7. Recommend policies that support the capabilities of the area agencies on aging and the aging and disabilities resource centers to serve older individuals and individuals with disabilities experiencing Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias.
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.
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86 Acts, ch 1245, §1008
C87, §249D.14
88 Acts, ch 1073, §1
C93, §231.14
Subsection 5 amended
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