Senate
File
141
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
141
BY
TAYLOR
,
BOLKCOM
,
DOTZLER
,
DVORSKY
,
RAGAN
,
MATHIS
,
ALLEN
,
SODDERS
,
QUIRMBACH
,
HART
,
SCHOENJAHN
,
JOCHUM
,
GRONSTAL
,
COURTNEY
,
DEARDEN
,
HORN
,
WILHELM
,
PETERSEN
,
BISIGNANO
,
KINNEY
,
HOGG
,
McCOY
,
BRASE
,
and
SENG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
convene
a
1
multigenerational
and
sustainable
living
task
force.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MULTIGENERATIONAL
AND
SUSTAINABLE
LIVING
TASK
1
FORCE.
2
1.
The
Iowa
finance
authority
shall
convene
a
task
force
3
to
meet
during
the
legislative
interims
of
the
Eighty-sixth
4
General
Assembly
to
address
the
barriers
to
aging
in
place
for
5
older
Iowans
and
Iowans
with
disabilities
and
to
facilitate
6
the
creation
of
additional
multigenerational
and
sustainable
7
housing
in
Iowa
communities.
8
2.
a.
The
task
force
shall
consist
of
sixteen
members,
9
with
four
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members,
as
provided
in
10
paragraph
“b”,
and
twelve
voting
members
with
one
voting
member
11
representative
of
each
of
the
following:
12
(1)
An
older
Iowan.
13
(2)
A
person
with
a
disability.
14
(3)
A
community
developer.
15
(4)
An
architect.
16
(5)
An
urban
or
regional
planner.
17
(6)
A
contractor
with
experience
developing
18
multigenerational
and
sustainable
housing.
19
(7)
A
contractor
with
experience
renovating
existing
homes
20
to
facilitate
aging
in
place.
21
(8)
A
representative
of
a
trade
or
professional
22
organization
involved
in
housing
development.
23
(9)
A
representative
appointed
by
the
Iowa
Olmstead
24
consumer
task
force.
25
(10)
A
representative
appointed
by
the
university
of
Iowa
26
clinical
law
programs.
27
(11)
A
representative
of
the
economic
development
28
authority.
29
(12)
A
representative
of
the
Iowa
finance
authority.
30
b.
The
four
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members
shall
be
members
31
of
the
general
assembly.
Two
members
shall
be
from
the
senate
32
and
two
members
shall
be
from
the
house
of
representatives,
33
with
not
more
than
one
member
from
each
chamber
being
from
the
34
same
political
party.
The
two
senators
shall
be
appointed
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by
the
president
of
the
senate
after
consultation
with
1
the
majority
and
minority
leaders
of
the
senate.
The
two
2
representatives
shall
be
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
3
of
representatives
after
consultation
with
the
majority
and
4
minority
leaders
of
the
house
of
representatives.
5
c.
The
voting
members
representative
of
community
6
developers,
architects,
and
planners
shall
be
required
to
7
possess
expertise
in
universal
design
or
certification
by
the
8
national
association
of
home
builders
as
an
aging-in-place
9
specialist.
10
d.
The
voting
members
of
the
task
force
shall
be
paid
a
per
11
diem
in
accordance
with
the
compensation
provisions
established
12
for
committees
pursuant
to
section
7E.6
and
shall
be
reimbursed
13
for
actual
and
necessary
expenses
incurred
while
on
official
14
task
force
business.
15
3.
a.
During
the
first
legislative
interim
of
the
16
Eighty-sixth
General
Assembly,
the
task
force
shall
meet
at
17
least
four
times,
once
in
each
congressional
district
of
the
18
state,
and
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
19
(1)
Examine
building
and
zoning
codes
at
the
local
and
20
state
levels
that
present
barriers
to
building
new
housing
21
or
modifying
existing
housing
into
multigenerational
or
22
sustainable
homes.
23
(2)
Identify
previous
or
ongoing
legislative
or
local
24
initiatives
in
this
state
or
other
states
and
countries
that
25
facilitate
the
creation
of
multigenerational
or
sustainable
26
housing.
27
(3)
Examine
policies,
funding
mechanisms,
and
tax
28
incentives
to
encourage
and
support
multigenerational
or
29
sustainable
housing.
30
(4)
Review
and
propose
amendments
to
Iowa’s
consolidated
31
plan
required
by
the
United
States
department
of
housing
32
and
urban
development
that
outline
initiatives
to
maximize
33
opportunities
to
fund
the
creation
of
multigenerational
or
34
sustainable
housing.
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(5)
Identify
skills,
credentials,
and
training
needed
to
1
certify
and
inspect
existing
structures
and
new
construction
2
for
the
use
of
universal
design
and
sustainable
principles,
3
methods,
and
materials.
4
(6)
Compile
examples
of
best
practice
in
design,
features,
5
products,
and
materials,
and
their
associated
costs
for
6
dissemination
to
architectural
and
building
professionals
and
7
the
general
public.
8
(7)
Explore
the
implementation
of
an
Iowa
living
laboratory
9
to
construct
new
housing
in
four
regions
of
the
state
through
10
a
design
competition
utilizing
best
practices
in
universal
11
design
and
sustainability
to
construct
single-family,
12
duplex,
condominium,
free-standing
multi-family
apartments,
13
or
rehabilitated
dwellings
funded
with
federal
community
14
development
or
housing
funds
or
other
funds,
programs,
or
15
incentives
available
for
use
at
the
state
or
local
level.
16
(8)
Examine
the
creation
of
a
state
housing
authority
17
to
centralize
planning
and
funding
of
government
housing
18
initiatives
to
ensure
a
better
coordinated
and
cost-effective
19
housing
system.
20
b.
The
task
force
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
21
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2015,
that
summarizes
22
the
information
collected
pursuant
to
and
includes
proposals
23
required
by
this
subsection.
24
4.
a.
During
the
second
legislative
interim
of
the
25
Eighty-sixth
General
Assembly,
the
task
force
shall
meet
at
26
least
four
times,
once
in
each
congressional
district
of
the
27
state,
and
shall
develop
recommendations
regarding:
28
(1)
The
establishment
of
a
statewide
residential
building
29
code
that
incorporates
at
least
minimum
universal
design,
30
energy
efficiency,
and
sustainability
standards
for
new
31
construction
of
housing
or
modifications
to
housing
when
state
32
or
federal
funding
is
being
utilized.
33
(2)
The
establishment
of
a
minimum
set
of
skills,
34
credentials,
and
training
needed
to
implement
a
voluntary
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assessment
and
certification
program
relating
to
universal
1
design
and
sustainable
housing
construction
and
modification.
2
(3)
The
funding
and
implementation
of
an
Iowa
living
3
laboratory
on
universal
design
and
sustainable
housing
to
be
4
showcased
through
local
housing
shows
or
similar
events
or
5
through
demonstration
projects
in
each
congressional
district
6
of
the
state.
7
(4)
The
preparation
and
dissemination
of
educational
8
materials
relating
to
best
practices
in
design,
features,
9
products,
materials,
and
costs
regarding
universal
design
and
10
sustainable
housing
to
architects,
developers,
contractors,
11
other
building
professionals,
and
to
the
general
public
using
12
all
available
media,
technologies,
and
alternate
formats.
13
b.
The
task
force
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
14
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2016,
that
includes
the
15
recommendations
required
by
this
subsection.
16
5.
If
approved
by
a
simple
majority
of
its
members,
the
task
17
force
may
schedule
additional
meetings
during
the
legislative
18
interims
of
the
Eighty-sixth
General
Assembly.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
requires
that
the
Iowa
finance
authority
convene
a
23
multigenerational
and
sustainable
living
task
force.
The
task
24
force
is
required
to
meet
at
least
four
times
during
each
of
25
the
legislative
interims
of
the
Eighty-sixth
General
Assembly.
26
The
task
force
consists
of
16
members,
with
four
ex
officio,
27
nonvoting
legislative
members,
and
12
voting
members.
The
28
voting
membership
must
include
an
older
Iowan,
a
person
with
29
a
disability,
a
community
developer,
an
architect,
an
urban
30
or
regional
planner,
a
contractor
with
experience
developing
31
multigenerational
and
sustainable
housing,
a
contractor
with
32
experience
renovating
existing
homes
to
facilitate
continued
33
occupancy
by
an
aging
or
disabled
occupant,
a
representative
34
of
a
trade
or
professional
organization
involved
in
developing
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housing,
a
representative
of
the
Iowa
Olmstead
consumer
1
taskforce,
a
representative
of
the
university
of
Iowa
clinical
2
law
programs,
a
representative
of
the
Iowa
economic
development
3
authority,
and
a
representative
of
the
Iowa
finance
authority.
4
The
bill
requires
that
the
task
force
submit
a
report
to
5
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2015,
6
that
summarizes
information
and
includes
proposals
specified
7
in
the
bill
to
be
addressed
by
the
task
force
during
the
first
8
legislative
interim
of
the
Eighty-sixth
General
Assembly.
9
The
bill
also
requires
that
the
task
force
submit
a
report
10
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2016,
11
that
includes
the
recommendations
developed
by
the
task
force
12
during
the
second
legislative
interim
of
the
Eighty-sixth
13
General
Assembly.
14
The
bill
provides
that
voting
members
of
the
task
force
be
15
paid
a
per
diem
in
accordance
with
the
compensation
provisions
16
established
for
committees
pursuant
to
Code
section
7E.6
and
17
be
reimbursed
for
actual
and
necessary
expenses
incurred
while
18
on
official
task
force
business.
The
bill
also
provides
that
19
the
task
force
may
schedule
additional
meetings
during
the
20
respective
legislative
interims
of
the
Eighty-sixth
General
21
Assembly,
if
approved
by
a
simple
majority
of
task
force
22
members.
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