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House Amendment 3512

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  1  1    Amend House File 502 as follows:
  1  2    #1.  Page 4, by inserting after line 34 the
  1  3 following:
  1  4    "Sec.    .  SELF-HELP-FARE PROGRAM.  The department
  1  5 of human services shall create a self-help-fare
  1  6 program available to recipients of public assistance
  1  7 under chapter 239 and their families in accordance
  1  8 with the following provisions:
  1  9    1.  For the purposes of this paragraph unless the
  1 10 context otherwise requires:
  1 11    a.  "Nonprofit organization" means a church,
  1 12 housing group, neighborhood association, or other
  1 13 organization described in the Internal Revenue Code,
  1 14 26 U.S.C. } 501(c)(3), which is exempt from income
  1 15 taxation under 26 U.S.C. } 501(a) and serves a
  1 16 particular geographic area, holds regular meetings,
  1 17 and was established prior to July 1, 1995.
  1 18    b.  "Self-help-fare program" or "program" means the
  1 19 self-help-fare program created pursuant to this
  1 20 section.
  1 21    2.  The department shall publicize the program and
  1 22 solicit the involvement of nonprofit organizations in
  1 23 developing a list of approximately 100 nonprofit
  1 24 organizations to be matched with recipients enrolled
  1 25 in the program.  A nonprofit organization may assist a
  1 26 family matched with the organization in any manner
  1 27 deemed appropriate by the organization and the family.
  1 28    3.  The department shall screen and select the
  1 29 recipient families deemed to be appropriate for the
  1 30 program.  Not more than 100 recipient families may
  1 31 participate over the course of the program.  A
  1 32 recipient's decision to participate in the program
  1 33 shall be completely voluntary.  The program shall
  1 34 provide a guaranteed annual income to participating
  1 35 families in lieu of a grant or other benefits under
  1 36 the family investment program and other programs for
  1 37 which the family investment program provides
  1 38 eligibility, including but not limited to medical
  1 39 assistance and emergency assistance.  The amount of
  1 40 the guaranteed annual income shall be not more than
  1 41 $8,000 for one adult and $3,000 for each child up to a
  1 42 maximum of two children.  The guaranteed annual income
  1 43 amount for a family participating in the program shall
  1 44 be reduced to reflect 50 percent of the family's
  1 45 earned income.  A participant in the program shall
  1 46 automatically be eligible for an individual
  1 47 development account under chapter 541A.
  1 48    4.  The program shall operate for the two-year
  1 49 period beginning September 1, 1995, and ending August
  1 50 31, 1997.  A participant in the program shall not be
  2  1 eligible for the family investment program for a
  2  2 period of two years following the end of participation
  2  3 in the self-help-fare program.
  2  4    5.  The department shall convene a committee and
  2  5 provide staffing to assist the committee in assessing
  2  6 the success of the program.  The committee shall
  2  7 include but is not limited to participants in the
  2  8 program, nonprofit organizations participating in the
  2  9 program, the department, and members of the general
  2 10 assembly.  The committee's assessment shall be
  2 11 submitted to the governor and the general assembly on
  2 12 or before December 15, 1997.
  2 13    6.  Implementation of the program is subject to
  2 14 enactment of an appropriation for the program."
  2 15    #2.  By renumbering as necessary.  
  2 16 
  2 17 
  2 18                              
  2 19 FALLON of Polk
  2 20 HF 502.201 76
  2 21 jp/jj
     

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