HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 68
(By Delegates Douglas, Collins, Azinger, Butcher, Capito, Claypole, Davis, Everson, Flanigan, Harrison, Heck, Given, Kuhn, Louisos, McGraw, Overington, Prunty, Smith Stalnaker, Thompson, Tucker, Varner, H. White, Willis, Willison)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study on developing Family Resource Centers as a primary service delivery model for child/family services in West Virginia.
WHEREAS, a Family Resource Center is a community location where a variety of services are accessible to families, may be school-based, is available to all persons in the community, may have outreach and home visiting components, and should be locally designed and locally governed by a parent advisory board; and
WHEREAS, the development of Family Resource Centers should include a number of state agencies, such as the Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families, The Department of Health and Human Resources, the Department of Education, and representatives of the local community, such as, parents, youth, and service providers; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to conduct a study on the issue of developing Family Resource Centers as a primary service delivery model for child/family services in West Virginia and to make recommendations on an approach to move from a categorical agency model to a more integrated family resource model and to identify the costs involved to reconfigure existing service delivery and establish Family Resource Centers statewide; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 1999, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That expenses necessary to conduct this study and to prepare and report necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.