HF 2081 (LSB 5846YH (3) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2081

BY  BRECKENRIDGE

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the office of the long-term care ombudsman, and making an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN —— APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the office of long-term care ombudsman for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   For salaries, support, administration, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  1,500,000
   ............................................................... FTEs         18.00

   A portion of the funds appropriated in this section shall be used to reinstate the payment of travel expenses for local long-term care ombudsmen.
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 and makes an appropriation from the general fund of the state to the office of long-term care ombudsman for FY 2020-2021. The bill provides that a portion of the funds appropriated are to be used to reinstate payment of travel expenses for local long-term care ombudsmen.