Executive Order Number Forty-Four, September 2005

Excecutive order signed by Governor Thomas Vilsck. Directs the Department of Human Services to comply with all directives from the federal government arising from Hurricane Katrina insofar as those directives concern public welfare programs administered by DHS, declares that any evacuee shall be deemed a resident of the State of Iowa for purposes of obtaining eligibility for the food stamp, family investment and Medicaid programs, and DHS should process applications in an expedited and flexible manner.