House Joint Resolution 7 - Introduced HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION BY WIENCEK, HEATON, PAULSEN, RAECKER, JACOBS, WATTS, HUSEMAN, TYMESON, DE BOEF, ROBERTS, MAY, DEYOE, RAYHONS, ARNOLD, BOAL, VAN ENGELENHOVEN, GRANZOW, LUKAN, SODERBERG, DOLECHECK, TJEPKES, BAUDLER, S. OLSON, L. MILLER, KAUFMANN, STRUYK, DRAKE, ALONS, WORTHAN, SCHICKEL, VAN FOSSEN, GRASSLEY, RANTS, GIPP, CLUTE, UPMEYER, GREINER, HORBACH, CHAMBERS, and TOMENGA Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 2 the State of Iowa relating to certain funds received for 3 senior programs. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1460YH 82 6 pf/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed: 1 3 Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is 1 4 amended by adding the following new section: 1 5 SENIOR PROGRAM FUNDS. SEC. 10. All funds received through 1 6 the nursing facility reimbursement methodology that maximizes 1 7 federal matching funds for nursing facility reimbursements and 1 8 utilizes intergovernmental transfer agreements, with the 1 9 exception of administrative costs, shall be used only for the 1 10 purposes of services for seniors including but not limited to 1 11 home and community=based services and less restrictive levels 1 12 of residential care. 1 13 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 1 14 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 1 15 General Assembly to be chosen at the next general election for 1 16 members of the General Assembly and the Secretary of State is 1 17 directed to cause the same to be published for three 1 18 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as 1 19 provided by law. 1 20 EXPLANATION 1 21 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 22 Constitution of the State of Iowa regarding funds received 1 23 through the nursing facility reimbursement methodology that 1 24 maximizes federal matching funds for nursing facility 1 25 reimbursements and utilizes intergovernmental transfer 1 26 agreements. With the exception of administrative costs, these 1 27 funds are to be used only for the purposes of services for 1 28 seniors including but not limited to home and community=based 1 29 services and less restrictive levels of residential care. The 1 30 joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 1 31 general assembly for adoption a second time before being 1 32 submitted to the electorate for ratification. 1 33 LSB 1460YH 82 1 34 pf:rj/es/88.2