HF 2063 (LSB 5316HH (1) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2063

BY  MASCHER

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for and making an appropriation to the department on aging for statewide expansion of the elder abuse initiative program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  APPROPRIATION —— DEPARTMENT ON AGING —— ELDER ABUSE INITIATIVE PROGRAM.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department on aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:

   For the purpose of statewide expansion of the elder abuse initiative program established pursuant to section 231.56A for the prevention, intervention, detection, and reporting of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation to ensure the protection of older individuals in the state who are 60 years of age or older:

.................................................. $  1,400,000
EXPLANATION
   This bill appropriates $1.4 million from the general fund of the state to the department on aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, for statewide expansion of the elder abuse initiative program established pursuant to Code section 231.56A for the prevention, intervention, detection, and reporting of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older individuals in the state who are 60 years of age or older.