HB 2550 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Requires the secretary to designate a person within each of the department's administrative regions to serve as a liaison for community-based and faith-based social services organizations that do not receive funding directly from the state. The liaison shall be available to such organizations for the purpose of: (1) Providing information as it relates to opportunities for such organizations to cooperate with the department in providing community services throughout the state;

(2) Identifying areas of need that are not currently being met in the state that community-based and faith-based social services organizations that do not receive funding directly from the state may provide;

(3) Coordinating efforts to promote involvement of community-based and faith-based social service organizations that do not receive funding directly from the state in providing community services.