House Study Bill 516 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH BILL) A BILL FOR An Act authorizing the continuing expenditure of repayment 1 receipts for lead training and certification collected by 2 the department of public health and including effective date 3 and applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5267DP (5) 83 jp/nh
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 135.105A, subsection 5, Code Supplement 1 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 5. The department shall adopt rules regarding minimum 3 requirements for lead inspector, lead abater, and lead-safe 4 renovator training programs, certification, work practice 5 standards, and suspension and revocation requirements, and 6 shall implement the training and certification programs. The 7 department shall seek federal funding and shall establish fees 8 in amounts sufficient to defray the cost of the programs. 9 The fees shall be used for any of the department’s duties 10 under this division, including but not limited to the costs 11 of full-time equivalent positions for program services and 12 investigations. Any such positions are in addition to other 13 positions authorized for the department. Fees received shall 14 be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2 , and 15 notwithstanding section 8.33, any amounts of such fees that 16 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 17 year shall not revert to any fund but shall remain available 18 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of 19 the succeeding fiscal year . 20 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY. This 21 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 22 enactment and applies to any fees collected pursuant to section 23 135.105A during or after the fiscal year beginning July 1, 24 2009. 25 EXPLANATION 26 This bill authorizes the continuing expenditure of repayment 27 receipts for lead training and certification collected by the 28 department of public health under Code section 135.105A and 29 remaining unexpended or unobligated at the close of a fiscal 30 year. The authorization extends to the subsequent fiscal year. 31 The bill also requires the fees collected to be used for any 32 of the department’s duties under division VIII of the division 33 of Code chapter 135, pertaining to the lead abatement program, 34 including but not limited to the costs of full-time equivalent 35 -1- LSB 5267DP (5) 83 jp/nh 1/ 2
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ positions for lead training and certification program services 1 and investigations. Any such positions are in addition to 2 other positions authorized for the department. 3 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to any 4 fees collected under Code section 135.105A during or after FY 5 2009-2010. 6 -2- LSB 5267DP (5) 83 jp/nh 2/ 2