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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Morning Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see Director Wharton’s note below. The situation she shares is one that I and Michael Barber, among others, have been concerned about for a while now. Please feel free to write to our senators in support of the budget request as outlined below. If you have any questions, please let me know. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott Van Gorp, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<br>Phone: 515-720-5282<br></span><a href="mailto:svangorp@nfbi.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Email</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Website</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Facebook</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br></span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Twitter</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><br>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Emily Wharton <Emily.Wharton@blind.state.ia.us> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:01 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Time Sensitive: IDB State Appropriation<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Presidents, would you please consider sharing the below information with your membership? I’m including an overview of the situation, a list of the top members of the Senate Appropriations and Committee, and a few bits of suggested text as I know not everyone likes writing or feels like they know what to say. If you have any questions, please let me know. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>IDB greatly appreciates the Governor and State House of Representatives support for our appropriation request. The House included the full amount of our request in HF868. WE are asking the Senate to consider matching the House appropriation. Currently SF596 includes an appropriation of $2,517,001 for IDB which is $263,723 less than the House version. If the Senate version becomes law, we will not have sufficient state funds to put a 7th IL teacher into the field to serve older individuals who are losing vision from macular degeneration and other eye conditions. Our teachers currently must cover large territories (see map below) and we need them to be spending more time with clients and less time in front of windshields. We need to be giving these older adults the tools and training they need to stay in their homes, remain connected to loved ones, and enjoy their wel-earned retirement. If the Senate version passes, it is very likely that there will need to be additional cuts to the IL budget. Our bils from other agencies including the Department of Administrative Services and Office of the Chief Information Officer continue to rise and we have no say in or control over what they will charge us. If the Senate version passes, we will need to make some hard choices and we will do our best to lessen the impact on IL clients, but because of the way that our funding streams are structured, there is no way that we can stop the IL program from being harmed.. If you would like to thank your Representative for their support of the House version or encourage your Senator to amend SF596 to match the House appropriation level, <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find"><span style='color:#0D6EA1;text-decoration:none'>use this tool to find out your Representative or Senator</span></a>. <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/committee?ga=89&groupID=324"><span style='color:#0D6EA1;text-decoration:none'>You can find a list of all the Senators on the Appropriation Committee here</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you are interested in showing your support for IDB, please share your support with the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee listed below. If you live in their district, please do mention this. If you would like to share about how IDB services impacted your life, please do so. Here are some ideas of some things you could say if they are helpful to you:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please match the house’s level of funding for the Iowa Department for the Blind. I received services from IDB and it made a big difference in my life. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please give IDB the $2,780,724 recommended by the Governor and supported by the House. My family member received services from IDB and their services were so helpful.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Senator Tim Kraayenbrink, Full Appropriations Chair<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov">tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov">mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov</a> (Vice Chair)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:joe.bolkcom@legis.iowa.gov">joe.bolkcom@legis.iowa.gov</a> (Ranking member)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Senator Claire Celsi serves on this committee as well. Michael Barber brought her to IDB to tour and she was very supportive toward our mission.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:claire.celsi@legis.iowa.gov">claire.celsi@legis.iowa.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Senate Education Appropriation Subcommittee Members<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Cournoyer (R, District 49), Chair LeClaire <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:chris.cournoyer@legis.iowa.gov">chris.cournoyer@legis.iowa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jesse Green (R, District 24), Vice Chair <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Harcourt <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov">jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jackie Smith (D, District 7), Ranking Member Sioux City <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Jackie.smith@legis.iowa.gov">Jackie.smith@legis.iowa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Herman C. Quirmbach (D, District 23) <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ames<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov">herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Annette Sweeney (R, District 25) <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Alden <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov">Annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Emily Wharton, MFA CPM<br>Director, Iowa Department for the Blind<br>515.802.7313<br><a href="https://blind.iowa.gov">https://blind.iowa.gov</a><br><a href="http://www.atiowa.net">http://www.atiowa.net</a><br>"A proud partner in the America’s Job Center Network"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>B greatly appreciates the Governor and State House of Representatives support for our appropriation request. The House included the full amount of our request in HF868. WE are asking the Senate to consider matching the House appropriation. Currently SF596 includes an appropriation of $2,517,001 for IDB which is $263,723 less than the House version. If the Senate version becomes law, we will not have sufficient state funds to put a 7th IL teacher into the field to serve older individuals who are losing vision from macular degeneration and other eye conditions. Our teachers currently must cover large territories (see map below) and we need them to be spending more time with clients and less time in front of windshields. We need to be giving these older adults the tools and training they need to stay in their homes, remain connected to loved ones, and enjoy their wel-earned retirement. If the Senate version passes, it is very likely that there will need to be additional cuts to the IL budget. Our bils from other agencies including the Department of Administrative Services and Office of the Chief Information Officer continue to rise and we have no say in or control over what they will charge us. If the Senate version passes, we will need to make some hard choices and we will do our best to lessen the impact on IL clients, but because of the way that our funding streams are structured, there is no way that we can stop the IL program from being harmed.. If you would like to thank your Representative for their support of the House version or encourage your Senator to amend SF596 to match the House appropriation level, <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find"><span style='color:#5A3869'>use this tool to find out your Representative or Senator</span></a>. <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/committee?ga=89&groupID=324"><span style='color:#5A3869'>You can find a list of all the Senators on the Appropriation Committee here</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin:0in;line-height:22.3pt' id="toc_0"><span style='font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#466C43;font-weight:normal'>Ask In A Nutshell<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>A SFY22 state appropriation of $2,780,724 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Allowance of 89 FTEs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>We have three purposes for this request:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Add one teacher to our Independent Living Team to provide training and hope to older individuals losing vision so they can remain independent in their home and communities ($77,845)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provide the 21.3% state match to fund our Young Adult Transition Program to allow blind youth with additional barriers to gain the blindness skills they need to move on to higher education and employment ($200,993)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provide state match sufficient to cover contract mandated cost of living increases, rising Department of Administrative Services (DAS) and Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) charges ($249,885)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>IDB is also asking for a one time capital request of $139,100. This would be used for:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Roof repair/replacements to eliminate leaks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Replacement of boiler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Creation of additional home management training space on the south side of the 2nd floor to accommodate small group independent living and vocational rehabilitation trainings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Completion of the renovations to our first floor welcome area<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin:0in;line-height:22.3pt' id="toc_1"><span style='font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#466C43;font-weight:normal'>Ask Details<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 style='margin:0in' id="toc_2"><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#466C43;font-weight:normal'>Additional Independent Living Teacher<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>IDB currently has six teachers to serve all 99 counties. Two of these teachers have to cover more than 20 counties and one of these teachers must cover more than a quarter of the state. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-top:.1in;margin-bottom:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=1280 height=720 style='width:13.3333in;height:7.5in' id=AE7874C7-4329-4335-AAEA-ABD15AD6D6AF src="cid:E3D2063B-7A31-4079-92EA-B44D254EAC8A" alt="map of six territories: These include: 17 counties: in Northwest & Western Iowa,5 counties across I-80 in Central Iowa, 18 counties: Northern & some of central Iowa, 19 counties: in Northeastern & North Central Iowa14 counties: in the Eastern Corridor, and 26 counties: Southwest to Southeastern Iowa (border to border"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Adding an additional teacher would:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Reduce teacher territory sizes, reducing travel time and allowing clients to be seen sooner and more frequently.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>B greatly appreciates the Governor and State House of Representatives support for our appropriation request. The House included the full amount of our request in HF868. WE are asking the Senate to consider matching the House appropriation. Currently SF596 includes an appropriation of $2,517,001 for IDB which is $263,723 less than the House version. If the Senate version becomes law, we will not have sufficient state funds to put a 7th IL teacher into the field to serve older individuals who are losing vision from macular degeneration and other eye conditions. Our teachers currently must cover large territories (see map below) and we need them to be spending more time with clients and less time in front of windshields. We need to be giving these older adults the tools and training they need to stay in their homes, remain connected to loved ones, and enjoy their wel-earned retirement. If the Senate version passes, it is very likely that there will need to be additional cuts to the IL budget. Our bils from other agencies including the Department of Administrative Services and Office of the Chief Information Officer continue to rise and we have no say in or control over what they will charge us. If the Senate version passes, we will need to make some hard choices and we will do our best to lessen the impact on IL clients, but because of the way that our funding streams are structured, there is no way that we can stop the IL program from being harmed.. If you would like to thank your Representative for their support of the House version or encourage your Senator to amend SF596 to match the House appropriation level, <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find"><span style='color:#5A3869'>use this tool to find out your Representative or Senator</span></a>. <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/committee?ga=89&groupID=324"><span style='color:#5A3869'>You can find a list of all the Senators on the Appropriation Committee here</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin:0in;line-height:22.3pt' id="toc_0"><span style='font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#466C43;font-weight:normal'>Ask In A Nutshell<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>A SFY22 state appropriation of $2,780,724 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Allowance of 89 FTEs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>We have three purposes for this request:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Add one teacher to our Independent Living Team to provide training and hope to older individuals losing vision so they can remain independent in their home and communities ($77,845)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provide the 21.3% state match to fund our Young Adult Transition Program to allow blind youth with additional barriers to gain the blindness skills they need to move on to higher education and employment ($200,993)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provide state match sufficient to cover contract mandated cost of living increases, rising Department of Administrative Services (DAS) and Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) charges ($249,885)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>IDB is also asking for a one time capital request of $139,100. This would be used for:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Roof repair/replacements to eliminate leaks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Replacement of boiler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Creation of additional home management training space on the south side of the 2nd floor to accommodate small group independent living and vocational rehabilitation trainings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Completion of the renovations to our first floor welcome area<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin:0in;line-height:22.3pt' id="toc_1"><span style='font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#466C43;font-weight:normal'>Ask Details<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 style='margin:0in' id="toc_2"><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#466C43;font-weight:normal'>Additional Independent Living Teacher<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>IDB currently has six teachers to serve all 99 counties. Two of these teachers have to cover more than 20 counties and one of these teachers must cover more than a quarter of the state. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-top:.1in;margin-bottom:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=1280 height=720 style='width:13.3333in;height:7.5in' id="_x0036_B8721BA-5374-4ADF-9CD6-37819C9810BB" src="cid:E3D2063B-7A31-4079-92EA-B44D254EAC8A" alt="map of six territories: These include: 17 counties: in Northwest & Western Iowa,5 counties across I-80 in Central Iowa, 18 counties: Northern & some of central Iowa, 19 counties: in Northeastern & North Central Iowa14 counties: in the Eastern Corridor, and 26 counties: Southwest to Southeastern Iowa (border to border"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.1in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Adding an additional teacher would:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.8pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Reduce teacher territory sizes, reducing travel time and allowing clients to be seen sooner and more frequently.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>