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1 1 Amend House File 2486, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the House as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 13, line 24, by striking the figure
1 4 "8,306,132" and inserting the following: "8,633,742".
1 5 #2. Page 13, line 33, by striking the word "If"
1 6 and inserting the following: "Unless the governor
1 7 authorizes funding as provided in subsection 2, if".
1 8 #3. Page 14, by striking lines 12 and 13 and
1 9 inserting the following:
1 10 "2. a. If the governor determines prior to
1 11 October 1, 1996, that federal funding available to the
1 12 state for a program referenced in this subsection for
1 13 the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 1995, is
1 14 less than the amount available to the state for the
1 15 program in either of the two preceding federal fiscal
1 16 years, the governor, subject to the limitations of
1 17 this subsection, may authorize state funding to
1 18 replace the federal funding. The amount of funding
1 19 authorized by the governor for a program shall not
1 20 exceed the amount by which the federal funding for the
1 21 program in the federal fiscal year beginning October
1 22 1, 1995, is less than the federal funding for the
1 23 program in either of the two preceding federal fiscal
1 24 years.
1 25 b. The governor's authorization of funding for a
1 26 program is subject to a finding by the governor that
1 27 the reduction in federal funding will cause a hardship
1 28 for individuals otherwise eligible for assistance by
1 29 the program, or will adversely affect state or local
1 30 education, economic development, employment, crime
1 31 prevention and the criminal justice system, drug
1 32 control, or housing efforts.
1 33 c. The provisions of this subsection apply to any
1 34 program funded under sections 1 through 13 of this Act
1 35 and to any other program which is funded in whole or
1 36 in part with federal funds and is directed to children
1 37 or older Iowans, or to state or local education,
1 38 economic development, employment, crime prevention and
1 39 the criminal justice system, drug control, or housing
1 40 efforts.
1 41 d. There is appropriated from moneys transferred
1 42 to the general fund of the state pursuant to section
1 43 8.55, subsection 2, in the fiscal year beginning July
1 44 1, 1996, which are otherwise unobligated, an amount
1 45 sufficient to fund authorizations provided by the
1 46 governor under this subsection. The amount
1 47 appropriated in this subsection is subject to the
1 48 state general fund expenditure limit for the fiscal
1 49 year beginning July 1, 1996, created pursuant to
1 50 section 8.54. Additional funding appropriated
2 1 pursuant to this subsection shall not be used for
2 2 interdepartmental transfers or for any expenditure
2 3 other than for expenditures as provided in the federal
2 4 law which established and implemented the guidelines
2 5 for the block grant for which the funds were
2 6 appropriated.
2 7 3. Before the governor implements an action
2 8 provided for in subsection 1 or 2, the following
2 9 procedures apply:"
2 10 #4. Page 14, line 14, by inserting after the word
2 11 "The" the following: "members of the legislative
2 12 council, the".
2 13 #5. Page 14, line 20, by inserting after the word
2 14 "allocations" the following: "or authorization".
2 15 #6. Page 14, line 22, by inserting after the word
2 16 "to" the following: "or authorized for".
2 17 #7. Page 14, by striking lines 24 and 25 and
2 18 inserting the following: "deemed useful. Members of
2 19 the general assembly who are required to be notified
2 20 shall be allowed at least thirty days to review and
2 21 comment on the proposed action".
2 22 #8. Page 14, by inserting after line 26 the
2 23 following:
2 24 "4. After the governor implements an action
2 25 provided for in subsection 1 or 2, and provides notice
2 26 as required under subsection 3, the governor shall
2 27 notify the legislative fiscal committee and the
2 28 legislative fiscal bureau of the amount of additional
2 29 funding that was allocated to each program.
2 30 5. It is the intent of the general assembly that
2 31 if funds received from the federal government are less
2 32 than the anticipated or appropriated amounts, the
2 33 governor shall replace all or a portion of the funds
2 34 for the following programs and block grants:
2 35 1. The helping disadvantaged children meet high
2 36 standards program.
2 37 2. The resource conservation and development
2 38 program.
2 39 3. The substance abuse prevention and treatment
2 40 block grant.
2 41 4. The community mental health services block
2 42 grant.
2 43 5. The maternal and child health services block
2 44 grant.
2 45 6. The preventive health and health services block
2 46 grant.
2 47 7. The drug control and system improvement block
2 48 grant.
2 49 8. The stop violence against women block grant.
2 50 9. The community services block grant.
3 1 10. The community development block grant.
3 2 11. The low-income home energy assistance block
3 3 grant."
3 4 #9. Page 24, line 22, by inserting after the word
3 5 "database." the following: "It is the intent of the
3 6 general assembly that the governor will utilize the
3 7 governor's authority under section 14, subsection 2,
3 8 of this Act, to the extent possible, as a means of
3 9 ensuring that funding for the program is made
3 10 sufficient and to preclude utilizing the procedures
3 11 provided in this section."
3 12 #10. Page 24, by inserting after line 22 the
3 13 following:
3 14 "Sec. . CULTURAL AFFAIRS – FEDERAL ACTIONS.
3 15 The department of management shall conduct a review of
3 16 federal actions concerning the level of funding and
3 17 policies relating to the arts and to cultural affairs
3 18 and the anticipated effects of the federal actions
3 19 upon the department of cultural affairs and the
3 20 department of cultural affairs' programs. Based upon
3 21 the anticipated effects, the department of management
3 22 shall examine the functions and programs of the
3 23 department of cultural affairs and make
3 24 recommendations to the governor and the general
3 25 assembly as to options for restructuring the
3 26 department of cultural affairs' programs. The
3 27 recommendations shall be submitted to the governor and
3 28 the general assembly prior to the convening of the
3 29 Seventy-seventh General Assembly."
3 30 #11. Page 24, by inserting after line 22 the
3 31 following:
3 32 "Sec. . WELFARE REFORM BLOCK GRANT.
3 33 1. Notwithstanding contrary provisions of section
3 34 8.41, as enacted in 1996 Iowa Acts, House File 2256,
3 35 the provisions of this section shall apply if all of
3 36 the following conditions are met:
3 37 a. The provisions of this section shall apply only
3 38 to programs, funding, and policies of the family
3 39 investment program and the job opportunities and basic
3 40 skills (JOBS) program.
3 41 b. Federal law creating a welfare reform block
3 42 grant is enacted which provides for optional early
3 43 implementation dates which precede the convening of
3 44 the Seventy-seventh General Assembly.
3 45 c. The department of human services determines
3 46 early implementation of the federal block grant
3 47 provisions is advantageous to Iowa. All of the
3 48 following requirements shall apply in order for the
3 49 department to make such a determination:
3 50 (1) Early implementation will result in additional
4 1 federal funding for the family investment program or
4 2 the JOBS program.
4 3 (2) The early implementation of the block grant
4 4 provisions will not disadvantage any applicant or
4 5 recipient of assistance under the family investment
4 6 program by resulting in reduced benefits, terminated
4 7 eligibility, or denied eligibility to the extent those
4 8 conditions would not have resulted under Iowa's
4 9 welfare reform provisions in effect prior to the early
4 10 implementation of the federal block grant provisions.
4 11 The department may satisfy this requirement by using
4 12 one hundred percent state funds to offset any
4 13 disadvantage to an applicant or recipient for services
4 14 eligible for federal financial participation prior to
4 15 the early implementation of the federal block grant
4 16 provisions if the increase in state funds used does
4 17 not exceed any additional federal funding received
4 18 under the block grant.
4 19 (3) The department can reasonably make computer
4 20 system and procedural changes necessary to implement
4 21 the provisions within any federally mandated time
4 22 frames as necessary to qualify for early
4 23 implementation of the federal block grant provisions.
4 24 (4) The state will not incur any excessive
4 25 financial risks with early implementation of the
4 26 federal block grant provisions.
4 27 2. If the federal legislation described is
4 28 enacted, the department shall seek input from the
4 29 individuals of the work group which considered the
4 30 state human investment policy or a successor
4 31 interagency task force which makes recommendations to
4 32 the department concerning the family investment
4 33 program.
4 34 3. If all of the conditions of subsections 1 and 2
4 35 are met, the department may take steps to notify the
4 36 United States department of health and human services,
4 37 or some other such entity as designated in the federal
4 38 legislation, that the state of Iowa is opting for
4 39 early implementation of the federal welfare reform
4 40 block grant provisions. If the department takes steps
4 41 to elect early implementation of the federal block
4 42 grant provisions, the department shall notify the
4 43 fiscal committee of the legislative council, the
4 44 legislative fiscal bureau, the chairpersons and
4 45 ranking members of the senate and house committees on
4 46 human resources, and the chairpersons and ranking
4 47 members of the senate and house appropriations
4 48 subcommittee on human services of all of the
4 49 following:
4 50 a. The findings that the conditions in subsection
5 1 1 are met.
5 2 b. The notice to the federal government of
5 3 electing early implementation of the block grant
5 4 provisions.
5 5 c. Fiscal impacts of electing early implementation
5 6 of the block grant provisions.
5 7 4. If allowed by federal law, the department may
5 8 discontinue the provisions for control groups as
5 9 required by the federal government and apply welfare
5 10 reform policies to all applicants and recipients of
5 11 assistance in the family investment program equally.
5 12 The department shall make notifications similar to
5 13 those required in subsection 3 of any decision to
5 14 continue or discontinue control groups."
5 15 #12. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
5 16 and correcting internal references as necessary.
5 17 HF 2486S
5 18 js/cc/26
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