SSB 3089 (LSB 6134XC (5) 87)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SCHNEIDER)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to public funding and regulatory matters and making, reducing, transferring, and supplementing appropriations for expenditures in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

DIVISION I
APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS

    Section 1.  EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCH APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS.
   1.  For the period beginning on the effective date of this section and ending on June 30, 2018, the following departments and agencies and the judicial branch are subject to a reduction in expenditures made from appropriations from the general fund in the following amounts:   a.  Department of administrative services
   ...................................................................... $     62,560
   b.  Auditor of state
   ...................................................................... $     24,186
   c.  Department of commerce
   ...................................................................... $     37,299
   d.  Governor’s office
   ...................................................................... $     62,664
   e.  Governor’s office of drug control policy
   ...................................................................... $      6,174
   f.  Department of human rights
   ...................................................................... $     21,228
   g.  Department of inspections and appeals
   ...................................................................... $    307,122

   In identifying and implementing the reduction pursuant to this paragraph, the director of the department shall be authorized to make allocations between department divisions in the manner and to the extent as the director determines appropriate, in consultation with the department of management.   h.  State public defender
   ...................................................................... $    236,041
   i.  Department of management
   ...................................................................... $     67,887
   j.  Department of revenue
   ...................................................................... $    428,271
   k.  Secretary of state
   ...................................................................... $     94,575
   l.  Treasurer of state
   ...................................................................... $     27,768
   m.  Department of agriculture and land stewardship
   ...................................................................... $    566,064
   n.  Department of natural resources
   ...................................................................... $    123,373
   o.  Department of cultural affairs
   ...................................................................... $    155,679
   p.  Economic development authority
   ...................................................................... $    396,039
   q.  Iowa workforce development
   ...................................................................... $    423,039
   r.  Department for the blind
   ...................................................................... $     19,720
   s.  College student aid commission
   ...................................................................... $     94,172
   t.  Department of education
   ...................................................................... $  1,754,490
   u.  Community colleges
   ...................................................................... $  5,441,391
   v.  Vocational rehabilitation
   ...................................................................... $    163,416
   w.  Iowa public television
   ...................................................................... $    500,000
   x.  State university of Iowa
   ...................................................................... $  8,670,363
   y.  Iowa state university of science and technology
   ...................................................................... $  6,914,994
   z.  University of northern Iowa
   ...................................................................... $  3,748,494
   aa.  Department on aging
   ...................................................................... $    330,036
   ab.  Department of public health
   ...................................................................... $  1,388,613
   ac.  Department of human services
   ...................................................................... $  6,632,084
   ad.  Department of veterans affairs
   ...................................................................... $     36,877
   ae.  Iowa veterans home
   ...................................................................... $     65,164
   af.  Attorney general
   ...................................................................... $    378,471
   ag.  Iowa civil rights commission
   ...................................................................... $     31,293
   ah.  Department of corrections
   ...................................................................... $  3,405,688
   ai.  Department of public defense
   ...................................................................... $    177,579
   aj.  Department of homeland security and emergency management
   ...................................................................... $     57,390
   ak.  Department of public safety
   ...................................................................... $    300,000

   The department shall not apply any reduction to expenditures made from appropriations to the division of the state patrol.
   al.  Judicial branch
   ...................................................................... $  4,835,445

   2.  The department of management, in consultation with the departments and agencies and the judicial branch listed in subsection 1, shall identify and implement the reductions in subsection 1 with respect to the appropriate general fund appropriations. Within fifteen days of the effective date of this section, the department of management shall transmit a report to the general assembly and legislative services agency listing the appropriation reductions applied.
   3.  In order to implement the reductions in subsection 1, the departments and agencies and the judicial branch may adjust allocations made from appropriations that are being reduced.
   4.  In order to implement the reductions in subsection 1, the department of management may reduce a standing appropriation to a department or agency required to reduce expenditures pursuant to subsection 1.
    Sec. 2.  LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATION —— FY 2017-2018.  Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in the following designated section for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to the section for the following designated purpose shall not exceed the following amount:
   For regional tourism marketing under section 99F.11, subsection 3, paragraph “d”, subparagraph (2):
   ...................................................................... $    750,000
    Sec. 3.  TRANSFER —— IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND.  There is transferred from the Iowa skilled worker and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the general fund of the state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following amount:
   ...................................................................... $  7,000,000
    Sec. 4.  REDUCTIONS —— CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the department of human services shall reduce expenditures made from appropriations to the department for purposes of child and family services by $2,206,785.
    Sec. 5.  SUPPLEMENTAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED TO MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES.  The department of human services shall submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services to request authorization to establish and administer a methodology to provide supplemental reimbursement to eligible ground emergency medical transportation providers that provide ground emergency medical transportation services to Medicaid beneficiaries. Supplemental reimbursements shall be available only for the uncompensated care costs incurred by eligible ground emergency medical transportation providers for providing ground emergency medical transportation services to Medicaid beneficiaries.
    Sec. 6.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 17, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1) is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  For the purposes of providing assistance under the high quality jobs program as described in section 15.335B:
   ...................................................................... $ 15,900,000
                                                                             8,900,000
    Sec. 7.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 170, section 5, subsection 1, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The appropriations made pursuant to section 2.12 for the expenses of the general assembly and legislative agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, are reduced by the following amount:
   ...................................................................... $    400,000

                                                                          1,000,000
    Sec. 8.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 8, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, are amended to read as follows:
   There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   To be credited to the family investment program (FIP) account and used for family investment program assistance under chapter 239B:
   ...................................................................... $ 43,004,480

                                                                        42,634,480
    Sec. 9.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 13, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, are amended to read as follows:
   There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   For medical contracts:
   ...................................................................... $ 17,626,464

                                                                        17,357,207
    Sec. 10.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 13, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 1, is amended to read as follows:
   Of the funds appropriated in this section, $950,000 $745,000 shall be credited to the autism support program fund created in section 225D.2 to be used for the autism support program created in chapter 225D, with the exception of the following amounts of this allocation which shall be used as follows:
    Sec. 11.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 13, subsection 5, paragraph c, is amended by striking the paragraph.
    Sec. 12.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 14, subsection 1, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   For the state supplementary assistance program:
   ...................................................................... $ 10,372,658

                                                                        10,122,658
    Sec. 13.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 15, subsection 1, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   For maintenance of the healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) program pursuant to chapter 514I, including supplemental dental services, for receipt of federal financial participation under Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act, which creates the children’s health insurance program:
   ...................................................................... $  8,518,452

                                                                          8,418,452
    Sec. 14.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 18, subsection 3, paragraph a, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $35,736,649 $35,186,649 is allocated as the statewide expenditure target under section 232.143 for group foster care maintenance and services. If the department projects that such expenditures for the fiscal year will be less than the target amount allocated in this paragraph “a”, the department may reallocate the excess to provide additional funding for shelter care or the child welfare emergency services addressed with the allocation for shelter care.
    Sec. 15.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 21, subsection 1, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   For the family support subsidy program subject to the enrollment restrictions in section 225C.37, subsection 3:
   ...................................................................... $  1,069,282

                                                                             949,282
    Sec. 16.  REPEAL.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 170, section 18, is repealed.
DIVISION II
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

    Sec. 17.  INDIGENT DEFENSE.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the office of the state public defender of the department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary to supplement appropriations made for the following designated purpose:
   For payments on behalf of eligible adults and juveniles from the indigent defense fund in accordance with section 815.11:
   ...................................................................... $  1,700,000
    Sec. 18.  UTILITY COSTS.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of administrative services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to supplement appropriations made for the following designated purpose:
   For payment of utility costs:
   ...................................................................... $    451,871
    Sec. 19.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 174, section 36, is amended to read as follows:
   SEC. 36.  PHARMACEUTICAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.  There is appropriated from the pharmaceutical settlement account created in section 249A.33 to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to supplement the appropriations made in this Act for medical contracts under the medical assistance program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018:
   ...................................................................... $    800,000

                                                                             864,257
DIVISION III
EFFECTIVE DATE

    Sec. 20.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to public funding and regulatory matters and making, reducing, transferring, and supplementing appropriations for expenditures for the fiscal year 2017-2018. The bill is organized by divisions.
   APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS. For the fiscal year 2017-2018, the bill limits expenditures made from appropriations from the general fund for certain listed departments and agencies and the judicial branch. The bill requires the department of management, in consultation with the departments and agencies and the judicial branch, to identify and implement the reductions and to file a report with the general assembly and the legislative services agency listing the appropriation reductions applied within 15 days of the effective date of the bill. The bill allows departments and agencies and the judicial branch to adjust allocations made within appropriations that are being reduced. The bill allows the department of management to reduce standing appropriations to such departments and agencies.
   The bill limits a standing appropriation to the economic development authority for purposes of regional tourism marketing.
   The bill transfers moneys from the Iowa skilled worker and job creation fund to the general fund of the state for FY 2017-2018.
   The bill requires the department of human services to reduce expenditures made from appropriations to the department for FY 2017-2018 for purposes of child and family services.
   The bill requires the department of human services to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services to request authorization to establish and administer a methodology to provide supplemental reimbursement to eligible ground emergency medical transportation providers that provide ground emergency medical transportation services to Medicaid beneficiaries. 
   The bill reduces an appropriation to the economic development authority from the Iowa skilled worker and job creation fund for FY 2017-2018.
   The bill increases the reduction to the standing unlimited appropriation to the general assembly.
   The bill reduces appropriations made to the department of human services for FY 2017-2018 for purposes of family investment program assistance, medical contracts, the state supplementary assistance program, maintenance of the healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) program, and the family support subsidy program. The bill reduces an FY 2017-2018 allocation from the medical contracts appropriation for purposes of the autism support program fund and eliminates an FY 2017-2018 allocation from the same appropriation for purposes of a continuing grant to a hospital-based provider. The bill reduces an FY 2017-2018 allocation from the child and family services appropriation for purposes of group foster care maintenance and services.
   The bill repeals an appropriation to the offices of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal year 2017-2018 for expenses incurred during the gubernatorial transition.
   SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. The bill makes supplemental appropriations to the state public defender of the department of inspections and appeals for payments on behalf of eligible adults and juveniles from the indigent defense fund. 
   The bill makes supplemental appropriations to the department of administrative services for payments of utility costs.
   The bill increases the appropriation from the pharmaceutical settlement account to the department of human services to supplement the appropriations made for medical contracts under the medical assistance program for FY 2017-2018.
   EFFECTIVE DATE. The bill takes effect upon enactment.