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Show DESERET NEWS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1975 B i C 'Boards left our of planning Title 20 critic charges By Douglas D. Palmer , Deseret News stall writer Members of state social service boards sav they have not ben Included in the planning tor th new Title 20 puram to be implemented in Utah Oct, 1. Jerry Crough, Ogden, chairman of tne Board of Family Sfrvkta, said that riot being included m such planning for the pioMiun substantially reduces boards' policy-makinauthority The Department of Social Services is winding uo plans on the new Title 20 program of the Social Security Act Under the program, $14 6 bullion m federal, state and local funds will be provided for social service programs m Utah A key fconcept tinder the progiam is that social services will be shaped primary ly by decisions made m the state, ih,;a by federal requirement. g racr ment among the boards on allocation of funds mnty $2 8 million out of the total $14 6 million will actually be available for He also urged the vpaiiMun of program board members to come to some agreement on a schedule of fees to be charged parents of the retarded and others reeeiv- - ments for getting the program under way, went ahead on ns own and set policies for expenditure of Title 20 funds And its pot just on Title 20 that the boards have to assert themselves, Crouch said. Crouch had reference to long standing differences between the boards and department personnel over policy making and other matters Gov, Calvin L Hampton attended the early part of the long and often heate sesion at the Capitol, He explained the necessity for the department to submit dollar and other figure proposals for consideration Without some starting point, he said, iiutiuug would ever be decided on the program. He noted that hundreds of individuals and groups have pushed for their ideas and progams to be incorporated into the Title 20 plan Hampton pointed to the need for agree The state has been under rigid requirements to get a plan prepared, with James P," Wheeler, the department $ planner, noting that Utah will loe federal funds if tt doesn't meet the Oct 1 deadline. Dr George Edison, member, Utah Board of Alcoholism and Dings challenged this, noting that he doesnt see any way" to meet the Oct. 1 deadline because of the many things unresolved under Title 20 , In the meeting at the Capitol, Crouch and several other board members maintained that the boards and their division staffs didn't have full opportunity for Title 20 planning Crouch said if the state board8 dont g actually have the authority given them by the Legislature they are wasting time and effort He slid tue department, partly because of tight federal deadlines and other require policy-makin- ing A greatly revised fee schedule was pi esented during the meeting It would substantially reduce cosc to families levelling services The boards said it was mm h moi e at ceptable than trial balloon figures released earlier by the departmi nt The eat her figures met strong resistance For example, under the new schedule a family of four with a gross monthly income of $J00 would be paying $60 monthly instead of the $200 originally proposed Hampton said if the boards cant i each a gi cement on the fee sibeduic, distribution of funds to vanous Title 20 programs will SSf DELUXE have to be made by the department or his office. Crouch said more than 20 of the 30 under Title 20 are Division of He said this family Services would amount to about 70 percent of the total $14 6 million available Foi tins reason alone, tr.e dimsion and family services boaid should have been involved much earlier, the Ogden certified public accountant said Earlier this year, a Title 20 task force was created with representation granted to ail divisions and bnste Bo Ciouch said the group didnt have much input He said the department went ahead With the plan, us.ng division figures but didnt involve the division staff' a it should have Department Director Paul S Rose said following the meeting that the department nas not intentionally ignored board mem bers concerns tcm&xa STEREOENTERTAINMENT 3-W-AY SKTC600 Stereo has a powerful, long-ranstereo receiver with AFC on FM for drift-fre- e musical enjoyment Precision player full-siand automatic record changer, has built-i- n AM and FM antenna. 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