House
File
318
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
318
BY
HEATON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
home
modification
grant
program
and
1
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
16.55
Home
modification
grant
1
program.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
3
requires:
4
a.
“Accommodate”
means
to
make
a
primary
residence
5
accessible
for
a
qualified
person
in
a
manner
that
is
necessary
6
because
of
the
qualified
person’s
age,
disability,
or
7
condition.
8
b.
“Medical
provider”
means
a
physician,
physician
9
assistant,
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
physical
10
therapist,
or
occupational
therapist.
11
c.
“Modifications
or
improvements”
means
modifications
or
12
improvements
to
a
qualified
person’s
residence
to
accommodate
13
the
qualified
person’s
age,
disability,
or
condition.
A
14
modification
or
improvement
shall:
15
(1)
Consist
of
one
or
more
of
the
following:
16
(a)
Providing
for
or
installing
no-step
entrances.
17
(b)
Providing
for
or
installing
exterior
or
interior
ramps.
18
(c)
Providing
for
or
installing
stairway
lifts
or
19
elevators.
20
(d)
Providing
for
or
installing
handrails
or
grab
bars,
or
21
the
reinforcement
of
grab
bars.
22
(e)
Providing
for
or
installing
hardware
for
doors.
23
(f)
Widening
exterior
doors
or
interior
hallways
to
more
24
than
thirty-six
inches.
25
(g)
Widening
interior
doors
to
more
than
thirty-two
inches.
26
(h)
Modifying
electrical
components,
including
moving
27
electrical
outlets
and
switches.
28
(i)
Modifying
bathrooms,
including
but
not
limited
to
29
providing
for
modification
or
installation
of
accessible
30
toilets,
bathtubs,
showers,
plumbing,
and
fixtures.
31
(j)
Modifying
kitchens
including
but
not
limited
to
32
providing
for
modification
or
installation
of
accessible
33
countertops,
cabinets,
appliances,
plumbing,
and
fixtures.
34
(k)
Modifying
bedrooms
including
but
not
limited
to
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the
relocation
of
a
bedroom
to
an
accessible
space
in
the
1
residence.
2
(2)
Be
certified
by
a
medical
provider
as
being
necessary
to
3
accommodate
the
qualified
person’s
use
of
the
residence.
4
(3)
Consist
of
improvements
to
real
property
following
a
5
modification
or
installation
under
subparagraph
(1).
6
(4)
A
modification
or
improvement
shall
not
include
7
the
construction
of
a
new
residence,
or
an
addition
to
or
8
modification
of
an
existing
residence
that
expands
its
living
9
area
that
is
not
otherwise
described
in
this
section.
10
d.
“Qualified
homeowner”
means
an
owner
of
residential
11
real
property
that
is
located
in
this
state,
including
a
12
condominium,
that
is
the
primary
residence
of
the
owner,
who
is
13
a
qualified
person
or
resides
with
a
spouse
or
dependent
who
14
is
a
qualified
person.
15
e.
“Qualified
person”
means
a
person
who
is
at
least
16
sixty-five
years
of
age,
is
living
with
a
disability,
as
17
defined
in
42
U.S.C.
§12102,
or
has
a
chronic
condition
the
18
progression
of
which
will
require
a
permanent
modification
to
19
the
qualified
person’s
residence.
20
2.
A
home
modification
grant
program
is
established.
The
21
executive
director
shall
administer
the
program
and
provide
22
grants,
in
amounts
not
to
exceed
five
thousand
dollars,
from
23
moneys
appropriated
to
the
authority
for
purposes
of
the
24
program
to
qualified
homeowners
for
the
purpose
of
making
25
modifications
and
improvements
to
accommodate
the
use
of
a
26
residence
by
a
qualified
person.
27
Sec.
2.
HOME
MODIFICATION
GRANT
PROGRAM
28
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
29
the
state
to
the
Iowa
finance
authority
for
the
fiscal
year
30
beginning
July
1,
2017,
and
ending
June
30,
2018,
the
following
31
amount
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
32
For
providing
home
modification
grants
pursuant
to
section
33
16.55
to
qualified
homeowners,
and
for
administration
of
the
34
home
modification
grant
program:
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1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
establishes
a
home
modification
grant
program
5
(program)
to
be
administered
by
the
executive
director
of
the
6
Iowa
finance
authority.
The
executive
director
is
required
7
to
provide
grants,
in
amounts
not
to
exceed
$5,000,
from
8
moneys
appropriated
for
the
program
to
qualified
homeowners
9
for
the
purposes
of
making
modifications
and
improvements
to
10
accommodate
the
use
of
a
primary
residence
by
a
qualified
11
person.
12
To
receive
a
grant
under
the
program,
a
qualified
homeowner
13
must
be
an
owner
of
residential
real
property
that
is
located
14
in
this
state
that
is
the
primary
residence
of
the
owner,
who
15
is
a
qualified
person,
as
defined
in
the
bill,
or
resides
with
16
a
spouse
or
dependent
who
is
a
qualified
person.
Under
the
17
bill,
a
qualified
person
is
a
person
who
is
at
least
65
years
of
18
age,
is
living
with
a
disability,
or
has
a
chronic
condition
19
the
progression
of
which
will
require
a
permanent
modification
20
to
the
qualified
person’s
residence.
21
Under
the
bill,
allowable
modifications
and
improvements
22
include
providing
for
or
installing
no-step
entrances,
23
providing
for
or
installing
exterior
or
interior
ramps,
24
providing
for
or
installing
stairway
lifts
or
elevators,
25
providing
for
or
installing
handrails
or
grab
bars,
or
the
26
reinforcement
of
grab
bars,
providing
for
or
installing
27
hardware
for
doors,
widening
exterior
doors
or
interior
28
hallways
to
more
than
36
inches,
widening
interior
doors
to
29
more
than
32
inches,
modifying
electrical
components,
including
30
moving
electrical
outlets
and
switches,
modifying
bathrooms,
31
kitchens,
and
bedrooms.
32
The
bill
makes
a
one-time
appropriation
of
$6
million
from
33
the
general
fund
for
FY
2018
to
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
34
provide
grants
and
to
administer
the
program.
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