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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2470, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 36, by inserting after line 9 the 1 4 following: 1 5 "DIVISION 101 1 6 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED APPROPRIATIONS 1 7 AND STATUTORY CHANGES 1 8 Sec. 150. There is appropriated from the general 1 9 fund of the state and other designated funds to the 1 10 department of economic development for the fiscal year 1 11 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the 1 12 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 1 13 to be used for the purposes designated: 1 14 1. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION 1 15 a. General administration 1 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 1 17 purposes, and for providing that a business receiving 1 18 moneys from the department for the purpose of job 1 19 creation shall make available ten percent of the new 1 20 jobs created for promise jobs program participants who 1 21 are qualified for the jobs created and for not more 1 22 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 1 23 .................................................. $ 1,405,687 1 24 ............................................... FTEs 23.75 1 25 The director shall coordinate efforts with the 1 26 workforce coordinator and the department of workforce 1 27 development if enacted by Senate File 2409, to 1 28 implement the intent of the general assembly regarding 1 29 businesses receiving job creation moneys and shall 1 30 report to the joint appropriations subcommittee on 1 31 economic development regarding the number of jobs to 1 32 be created by each business, the number of qualified 1 33 promise jobs participants applying with the business, 1 34 and the number of promise jobs participants hired. 1 35 b. Film office 1 36 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 1 37 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 1 38 time equivalent positions: 1 39 .................................................. $ 199,341 1 40 ............................................... FTEs 2.00 1 41 2. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 1 42 a. Business development operations 1 43 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 1 44 purposes, for not more than the following full-time 1 45 equivalent positions, for allocating $495,000 to the 1 46 heartland technology network, $150,000 to the graphic 1 47 arts center, and $100,000 to the university of 1 48 northern Iowa for operation of industrial technology 1 49 programs at the Iowa plastics technology center 1 50 located in Waverly, Iowa, for allocating $75,000 for 2 1 the purposes of the regulatory assistance program, and 2 2 for allocating $60,000, and up to a 0.50 full-time 2 3 equivalent position to administer the heartland 2 4 technology network, the graphic arts technology 2 5 center, and the plastics technology center: 2 6 .................................................. $ 3,890,775 2 7 ............................................... FTEs 17.75 2 8 b. Small business programs 2 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 10 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 2 11 time equivalent positions for the small business 2 12 program, the small business advisory council, and 2 13 targeted small business program: 2 14 .................................................. $ 498,756 2 15 ............................................... FTEs 6.00 2 16 c. Federal procurement office 2 17 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 18 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 2 19 time equivalent positions: 2 20 .................................................. $ 96,492 2 21 ............................................... FTEs 3.00 2 22 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys remaining 2 23 unencumbered or unobligated on June 30, 1997, shall 2 24 not revert and shall be available for expenditure 2 25 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, for the 2 26 same purposes. 2 27 d. Strategic investment fund 2 28 For deposit in the strategic investment fund for 2 29 salaries, support, for not more than the following 2 30 full-time equivalent positions, and for allocating 2 31 from the funds remaining unobligated in the Wallace 2 32 technology transfer foundation fund on June 30, 1996, 2 33 notwithstanding section 8.33, $200,000 for a study 2 34 regarding the feasibility of establishing an Iowa- 2 35 based airline: 2 36 .................................................. $ 6,707,638 2 37 ............................................... FTEs 10.50 2 38 As a condition of any portion of the appropriation 2 39 made under this lettered paragraph being used for 2 40 awards from the community economic betterment account, 2 41 the department shall provide that awards under the 2 42 program of $500,000 or more must be to businesses able 2 43 to pay at least 130 percent of the average county 2 44 wage, shall review the wage cap in high wage counties 2 45 and provide that it is tied to an appropriate inflator 2 46 for determining eligibility for awards, and shall 2 47 provide, in addition to all other existing 2 48 requirements for awards from the community economic 2 49 betterment account, that the remaining 10 percent of 2 50 the funds shall be transferred by the department to 3 1 other programs within the strategic investment fund 3 2 and used for purposes other than the community 3 3 economic betterment program if, after 90 percent of 3 4 funds in the account have been obligated for the 3 5 fiscal year, either of the following conditions have 3 6 not been met: 3 7 (1) All projects approved have starting wages not 3 8 less than 90 percent of the lesser of either the 3 9 average county wage or the average regional wage, as 3 10 compiled annually by the department for the community 3 11 economic betterment program. For the purposes of this 3 12 lettered paragraph, the average regional wage shall be 3 13 compiled based upon the service delivery areas in 3 14 section 84B.2, if enacted by 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate 3 15 File 2409. 3 16 (2) The average starting wage for the businesses 3 17 for which the awards were made under the program shall 3 18 exceed 100 percent of the statewide average wage. 3 19 Additionally, the department shall provide an 3 20 annual report on the progress made by the department 3 21 in making the community economic betterment program a 3 22 self-sustaining, revolving loan program. 3 23 e. Targeted small business incubator 3 24 Moneys appropriated for fiscal year 1995-1996 and 3 25 not expended by June 30, 1996, shall not revert but 3 26 shall be held by the department for funding, with 3 27 local matching funds, the targeted small business 3 28 incubator in Des Moines for the fiscal year beginning 3 29 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997. 3 30 f. Insurance economic development 3 31 There is appropriated from moneys collected by the 3 32 division of insurance in excess of the anticipated 3 33 gross revenues under section 505.7, subsection 3, to 3 34 the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 3 35 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, 3 36 or so much thereof as is necessary, for insurance 3 37 economic development and international insurance 3 38 economic development: 3 39 .................................................. $ 200,000 3 40 g. Value-added agriculture 3 41 There is appropriated from the moneys available to 3 42 support value-added agricultural products and 3 43 processes, four percent, or so much thereof as is 3 44 necessary, of the total moneys available to support 3 45 value-added agricultural products and processes 3 46 pursuant to section 423.24 each quarter for 3 47 administration of the value-added agricultural 3 48 products and processes financial assistance program as 3 49 provided in section 15E.111, including salaries, 3 50 support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for 4 1 not more than 2.00 FTEs. 4 2 3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 4 3 a. Community assistance 4 4 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 4 5 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 4 6 time equivalent positions for administration of the 4 7 community economic preparedness program, the Iowa 4 8 community betterment program, and the city development 4 9 boards: 4 10 .................................................. $ 578,943 4 11 ............................................... FTEs 8.50 4 12 There is also appropriated from the rural community 4 13 2000 program revolving fund established in section 4 14 15.287 to the community assistance program for the 4 15 purposes of the community economic preparedness 4 16 program: 4 17 .................................................. $ 50,000 4 18 b. Main street/rural main street program 4 19 For salaries and support for not more than the 4 20 following full-time equivalent positions: 4 21 .................................................. $ 413,530 4 22 ............................................... FTEs 3.00 4 23 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 4 24 grantees under contract from the general fund of the 4 25 state that remain unexpended on June 30 of the fiscal 4 26 year shall not revert to any fund but shall be 4 27 available for expenditure for purposes of the contract 4 28 during the succeeding fiscal year. 4 29 c. Rural development program 4 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 4 31 purposes, for not more than the following full-time 4 32 equivalent positions, for rural resource coordination, 4 33 rural community leadership, rural innovations grant 4 34 program, and the rural enterprise fund and for 4 35 allocating $100,000 for the purposes of the 4 36 microbusiness rural enterprise assistance program 4 37 under section 15.114: 4 38 .................................................. $ 711,181 4 39 ............................................... FTEs 4.50 4 40 There is also appropriated from the rural community 4 41 2000 program revolving fund established in section 4 42 15.287 to the rural development program for the 4 43 purposes of the program including the rural enterprise 4 44 fund and collaborative skills development training: 4 45 .................................................. $ 351,000 4 46 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 4 47 grantees under contract from the general fund of the 4 48 state or through transfers from the Iowa community 4 49 development loan fund or from the rural community 2000 4 50 program revolving fund that remain unexpended at the 5 1 end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall be 5 2 available for expenditure for purposes of the contract 5 3 during the succeeding fiscal year. 5 4 d. Community development block grant and HOME 5 5 For administration and related federal housing and 5 6 urban development grant administration for salaries, 5 7 support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for 5 8 not more than the following full-time equivalent 5 9 positions: 5 10 .................................................. $ 403,974 5 11 ............................................... FTEs 18.75 5 12 e. Councils of governments 5 13 There is appropriated from the rural community 2000 5 14 program revolving fund established in section 15.287 5 15 to provide to Iowa's councils of governments funds for 5 16 planning and technical assistance funds to assist 5 17 local governments to develop community development 5 18 strategies for addressing long-term and short-term 5 19 community needs: 5 20 .................................................. $ 178,000 5 21 f. Councils of governments 5 22 For distributing on a per capita basis to each 5 23 council of governments: 5 24 .................................................. $ 50,000 5 25 g. Housing development fund 5 26 For providing technical assistance to communities 5 27 of all sizes and local financial institutions to help 5 28 meet local housing needs and to provide and transfer 5 29 matching funds for the HOME program: 5 30 .................................................. $ 1,300,000 5 31 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 5 32 grantees under contract from the housing development 5 33 fund and moneys transferred for matching funds for the 5 34 HOME program that remain unexpended or unobligated on 5 35 June 30 of the fiscal year shall not revert to any 5 36 fund but shall be available for obligation and 5 37 expenditure for purposes of those programs during the 5 38 succeeding fiscal year. 5 39 4. INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 5 40 a. International trade operations 5 41 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 5 42 purposes, for not more than the following full-time 5 43 equivalent positions, and for allocating $100,000 to 5 44 promote trade opportunities in Korea and the Pacific 5 45 rim: 5 46 .................................................. $ 1,027,950 5 47 ............................................... FTEs 10.00 5 48 From among the full-time equivalent positions 5 49 authorized by this paragraph, one position shall 5 50 concentrate on the export sale of grain, one on the 6 1 export sale of livestock, and one on the export sale 6 2 of value-added agricultural products. 6 3 b. Foreign trade offices 6 4 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 6 5 miscellaneous purposes: 6 6 .................................................. $ 595,250 6 7 c. Export trade assistance program 6 8 For export trade activities, including a program to 6 9 encourage and increase participation in trade shows 6 10 and trade missions by providing financial assistance 6 11 to businesses for a percentage of their costs of 6 12 participating in trade shows and trade missions, by 6 13 providing for the lease/sublease of showcase space in 6 14 existing world trade centers, by providing temporary 6 15 office space for foreign buyers, international 6 16 prospects, and potential reverse investors, and by 6 17 providing other promotional and assistance activities, 6 18 including salaries and support for not more than the 6 19 following full-time equivalent position: 6 20 .................................................. $ 275,000 6 21 ............................................... FTEs 0.25 6 22 d. Agricultural product advisory council 6 23 For support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 6 24 purposes: 6 25 .................................................. $ 1,300 6 26 e. For transfer to the partner state program which 6 27 the department may use to contract with private groups 6 28 or organizations which are the most appropriate to 6 29 administer this program and the groups and 6 30 organizations participating in the program shall, to 6 31 the fullest extent possible, provide the funds to 6 32 match the appropriation made in this subsection of the 6 33 funds transferred: 6 34 .................................................. $ 100,000 6 35 5. TOURISM DIVISION 6 36 a. Tourism operations 6 37 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 6 38 purposes, for not more than the following full-time 6 39 equivalent positions, and for allocating $100,000 for 6 40 a grant program for annual community celebrations of 6 41 Iowa's agricultural heritage, provided that the 6 42 appropriation shall not be used for advertising 6 43 placements for in-state and out-of-state tourism 6 44 marketing: 6 45 .................................................. $ 825,212 6 46 ............................................... FTEs 18.52 6 47 b. Tourism advertising 6 48 For contracting exclusively for tourism advertising 6 49 for in-state and out-of-state tourism marketing 6 50 services, tourism promotion programs, electronic 7 1 media, print media, and printed materials: 7 2 .................................................. $ 2,737,000 7 3 The department shall not use the moneys 7 4 appropriated in this lettered paragraph, unless the 7 5 department develops public-private partnerships with 7 6 Iowa businesses in the tourism industry, Iowa tour 7 7 groups, Iowa tourism organizations, and political 7 8 subdivisions in this state to assist in the 7 9 development of advertising efforts. The department 7 10 shall, to the fullest extent possible, develop 7 11 cooperative efforts for advertising with contributions 7 12 from other sources. 7 13 c. Welcome center program 7 14 To provide tourism materials for welcome centers: 7 15 .................................................. $ 100,000 7 16 Sec. . Notwithstanding section 15E.120, 7 17 subsections 5, 6, and 7, and section 15.287, there is 7 18 appropriated from the Iowa community development loan 7 19 fund all the moneys available during the fiscal year 7 20 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, to 7 21 the department of economic development for the rural 7 22 development program to be used by the department for 7 23 the purposes of the program. 7 24 Sec. . Notwithstanding section 15.251, 7 25 subsection 2, there is appropriated from the job 7 26 training fund to the department of economic 7 27 development for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 7 28 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amounts, 7 29 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 7 30 purposes designated: 7 31 For administration of chapter 260E, including 7 32 salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 7 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 7 34 time equivalent positions: 7 35 .................................................. $ 160,000 7 36 ............................................... FTEs 2.40 7 37 Appropriations to the department of economic 7 38 development for administration of chapter 260E and the 7 39 department of employment services for the target 7 40 alliance program shall be funded on a proportional 7 41 basis if receipts to the job training fund are 7 42 insufficient to fund both appropriations in their 7 43 entirety. 7 44 Sec. . Of all funds appropriated to or receipts 7 45 credited to the job training fund created in section 7 46 260F.6, subsection 1, up to $125,000 for the fiscal 7 47 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, 7 48 and not more than 1.30 of the full-time equivalent 7 49 positions may be used for the administration of the 7 50 Iowa small business new job training Act. 8 1 Sec. . Notwithstanding section 423.24, 8 2 subsection 1, paragraph "b", subparagraph (1), there 8 3 is appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 8 4 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, $100,000 of the total 8 5 revenues collected pursuant to section 423.7 and 8 6 deposited in the value-added agricultural products and 8 7 processes financial assistance fund, pursuant to 8 8 section 423.24, subsection 1, paragraph "b", 8 9 subparagraph (1), to the Iowa cooperative extension 8 10 service in agriculture and home economics at Iowa 8 11 state university of science and technology for 8 12 administration of the Iowa grain quality initiative. 8 13 Sec. . The Iowa seed capital corporation is 8 14 authorized up to 5.00 FTEs. The seed capital 8 15 corporation shall not make any new investments after 8 16 June 30, 1997. The portfolio of investments held by 8 17 the seed capital corporation on June 30, 1997, shall 8 18 be transferred to a private entity for management of 8 19 the investments. 8 20 Sec. . There is appropriated from the general 8 21 fund of the state to the Iowa state university of 8 22 science and technology for the fiscal year beginning 8 23 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following 8 24 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 8 25 used for the purposes designated: 8 26 1. For funding and maintaining in their current 8 27 locations the existing small business development 8 28 centers, and for not more than the following full-time 8 29 equivalent positions: 8 30 .................................................. $ 1,216,245 8 31 ............................................... FTEs 5.80 8 32 2. For funding the institute for physical research 8 33 and technology, provided that $318,358 shall be 8 34 allocated to the industrial incentive program in 8 35 accordance with the intent of the general assembly, 8 36 and for not more than the following full-time 8 37 equivalent positions: 8 38 .................................................. $ 4,124,607 8 39 ............................................... FTEs 46.42 8 40 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 8 41 incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors and 8 42 seek contributions and in-kind donations from 8 43 businesses, industrial foundations, and trade 8 44 associations and that moneys for the institute for 8 45 physical research and technology industrial incentive 8 46 program shall only be allocated for projects which are 8 47 matched by private sector moneys for directed contract 8 48 research or for nondirected research. The match 8 49 required of small businesses as defined in section 8 50 15.102, subsection 4, for directed contract research 9 1 or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $3 of 9 2 state funds. The match required for other businesses 9 3 for directed contract research or for nondirected 9 4 research shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. The 9 5 match required of industrial foundations or trade 9 6 associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. 9 7 Iowa state university shall report annually to the 9 8 joint appropriations subcommittee on economic 9 9 development of the senate and house appropriations 9 10 committees the total amounts of private contributions, 9 11 the proportion of contributions from small businesses 9 12 and other businesses, and the proportion for directed 9 13 contract research and nondirected research of benefit 9 14 to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors. 9 15 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated 9 16 for any fiscal year which remain unobligated and 9 17 unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall not 9 18 revert but shall be available for expenditure the 9 19 following fiscal year. 9 20 Sec. . There is appropriated from the general 9 21 fund of the state to the state university of Iowa for 9 22 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending 9 23 June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much 9 24 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 9 25 designated: 9 26 For funding the advanced drug development program 9 27 at the Oakdale research park and for not more than the 9 28 following full-time equivalent positions: 9 29 .................................................. $ 319,169 9 30 ............................................... FTEs 2.85 9 31 The board of regents shall submit a report on the 9 32 progress of regents institutions in meeting the 9 33 strategic plan for technology transfer and economic 9 34 development to the chairpersons of the joint 9 35 appropriations subcommittee on economic development, 9 36 the joint appropriations subcommittee on education, 9 37 the majority leader and minority leader of the senate, 9 38 the majority and minority leaders of the house of 9 39 representatives, the secretary of the senate, the 9 40 chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the 9 41 legislative fiscal bureau by December 1, 1996. 9 42 Sec. . DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OR 9 43 DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. As used in this 9 44 section, references to the department of employment 9 45 services shall include the department of workforce 9 46 development if enacted by Senate File 2409. There is 9 47 appropriated from the general fund of the state, to 9 48 the department of employment services for the fiscal 9 49 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, 9 50 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 10 1 necessary, for the purposes designated, including that 10 2 the department of employment services, the department 10 3 of personnel, and the department of management shall 10 4 ensure that all nonsupervisory full-time equivalent 10 5 positions authorized and funded for the department of 10 6 employment services in this section will be utilized 10 7 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 10 8 ending June 30, 1997, and during future fiscal years, 10 9 and will not be held vacant, to ensure that the 10 10 backlog of cases in that department will be reduced as 10 11 rapidly as possible: 10 12 1. DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICES 10 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 10 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 10 15 time equivalent positions contingent upon the 10 16 enactment of section 12 of this Act and the provision 10 17 which requires moneys appropriated from the special 10 18 employment security contingency fund to first be used 10 19 to fully fund the appropriation of $296,000 to the 10 20 division of labor services in subsection 1 of section 10 21 13 of this Act prior to funding the appropriation in 10 22 section 13 of this Act to the division of industrial 10 23 services: 10 24 .................................................. $ 2,729,542 10 25 ............................................... FTEs 89.50 10 26 From the contractor registration fees, the division 10 27 of labor services shall reimburse the department of 10 28 inspections and appeals for all costs associated with 10 29 hearings under chapter 91C, relating to contractor 10 30 registration. 10 31 2. DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SERVICES 10 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 10 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 10 34 time equivalent positions: 10 35 .................................................. $ 2,131,389 10 36 ............................................... FTEs 33.00 10 37 3. For salaries, support, maintenance, 10 38 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 10 39 following full-time equivalent position for a 10 40 workforce development coordinator and council: 10 41 .................................................. $ 141,606 10 42 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 10 43 4. For the workforce development initiative to be 10 44 used to create model workforce development centers and 10 45 provide an integrated management information system: 10 46 .................................................. $ 275,000 10 47 5. For salaries, support, maintenance, 10 48 miscellaneous purposes for collection of labor market 10 49 information, and for not more than the following full- 10 50 time equivalent positions: 11 1 .................................................. $ 173,250 11 2 ............................................... FTEs 3.20 11 3 6. For salaries, support, maintenance, and 11 4 miscellaneous purposes for the mentoring project for 11 5 family investment program participants, and for not 11 6 more than the following full-time equivalent 11 7 positions: 11 8 .................................................. $ 72,000 11 9 ............................................... FTEs 1.50 11 10 7. a. Youth workforce programs 11 11 For purposes of the conservation corps, including 11 12 allocating $800,000 for a summer youth program for 11 13 cities of over 150,000 in population, salary, support, 11 14 maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more 11 15 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 11 16 .................................................. $ 1,718,661 11 17 ............................................... FTEs 2.40 11 18 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 11 19 grantees under contract that remain unexpended on June 11 20 30 of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but 11 21 shall be available for expenditure for purposes of the 11 22 contract during the succeeding fiscal year. 11 23 b. Workforce investment program 11 24 For allocating $425,000 to the workforce 11 25 development fund under section 15.343 for funding, to 11 26 the extent possible, the currently existing high 11 27 technology apprenticeship programs, under section 11 28 260C.44 at the community colleges, for the purposes of 11 29 the workforce investment program, and for a 11 30 competitive grant program by the department for 11 31 projects that increase Iowa's pool of available labor 11 32 via training and support services with priority given 11 33 to projects which serve displaced homemakers or 11 34 welfare recipients, including salaries and support, 11 35 and not more than the following full-time equivalent 11 36 position: 11 37 .................................................. $ 903,000 11 38 ............................................... FTEs 0.90 11 39 The department shall ensure that the workforce 11 40 investment program is coordinated with services 11 41 provided under the federal Job Training Partnership 11 42 Act and that welfare recipients receive priority for 11 43 services under both programs. 11 44 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 11 45 grantees under contract that remain unexpended at the 11 46 end of the fiscal year, shall not revert to any fund 11 47 but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of 11 48 the contract during the succeeding fiscal year. 11 49 c. Labor management councils 11 50 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 12 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 12 2 time equivalent position: 12 3 .................................................. $ 100,338 12 4 ............................................... FTEs 0.50 12 5 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to 12 6 grantees under contract that remain unexpended on June 12 7 30 of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but 12 8 shall be available for expenditure for purposes of the 12 9 contract during the succeeding fiscal year. The 12 10 department shall not use moneys appropriated in this 12 11 lettered paragraph for grants to grantees who do not 12 12 facilitate the active participation of labor as 12 13 members of labor management councils or who fail to 12 14 make a good faith effort to either schedule meetings 12 15 during nonworking hours or obtain voluntary agreements 12 16 with employers to allow employees time off to attend 12 17 labor management council meetings with no loss of pay 12 18 or other benefits. 12 19 Sec. . Notwithstanding section 15.251, 12 20 subsection 2, there is appropriated from the job 12 21 training fund to the department of employment services 12 22 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending 12 23 June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much 12 24 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 12 25 designated: 12 26 For the target alliance program: 12 27 .................................................. $ 30,000 12 28 Sec. . ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRIBUTION SURCHARGE 12 29 FUND. There is appropriated from the administrative 12 30 contribution surcharge fund of the state to the 12 31 department of employment services for the fiscal year 12 32 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the 12 33 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 12 34 for the purposes designated: 12 35 DIVISION OF JOB SERVICE 12 36 Notwithstanding section 96.7, subsection 12, 12 37 paragraph "c", for salaries, support, maintenance, 12 38 conducting labor availability surveys, miscellaneous 12 39 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 12 40 time equivalent positions: 12 41 .................................................. $ 6,310,000 12 42 ............................................... FTEs 141.54 12 43 1. The department of employment services shall 12 44 provide services throughout the fiscal year beginning 12 45 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, in all 12 46 communities in which workforce centers were operating 12 47 on July 1, 1993. However, this provision shall not 12 48 prevent the consolidation of multiple offices within 12 49 the same city or the colocation of workforce centers 12 50 with another public agency. 13 1 2. The division of industrial services shall not 13 2 reduce the number of scheduled hearings of contested 13 3 cases or eliminate the venue of such hearings, as 13 4 established by the division for the period beginning 13 5 January 1, 1996, and ending January 20, 1997. The 13 6 division shall also establish a substantially similar 13 7 schedule for such hearings for the period beginning 13 8 January 20, 1997, and ending June 30, 1997. The 13 9 division shall report to the legislative fiscal bureau 13 10 concerning any modification of the established 13 11 schedule, or any changes which the division determines 13 12 are necessary in establishing the schedule for the 13 13 period beginning January 20, 1997, and ending June 30, 13 14 1997. 13 15 3. The division shall continue charging a $65 13 16 filing fee for workers' compensation cases. The 13 17 filing fee shall be paid by the petitioner of a claim. 13 18 However, the fee can be taxed as a cost and paid by 13 19 the losing party, except in cases where it would 13 20 impose an undue hardship or be unjust under the 13 21 circumstances. 13 22 Sec. . EMPLOYMENT SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND. 13 23 There is appropriated from the special employment 13 24 security contingency fund to the department of 13 25 employment services for the fiscal year beginning July 13 26 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following 13 27 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the 13 28 purposes designated and subject to the requirement 13 29 that the appropriation to the division of labor 13 30 services under this section be fully funded from the 13 31 special employment security contingency fund prior to 13 32 any amounts being used to fund the appropriation made 13 33 to the division of industrial services under this 13 34 section: 13 35 1. DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICES 13 36 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 13 37 miscellaneous purposes: 13 38 .................................................. $ 296,000 13 39 2. DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SERVICES 13 40 For salaries, support, maintenance, and 13 41 miscellaneous purposes: 13 42 .................................................. $ 175,000 13 43 Any additional penalty and interest revenue may be 13 44 used to accomplish the mission of the department. 13 45 Sec. . PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD. 13 46 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 13 47 state to the public employment relations board for the 13 48 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 13 49 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof as 13 50 is necessary, for the purposes designated: 14 1 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 14 2 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 14 3 time equivalent positions: 14 4 .................................................. $ 777,164 14 5 ............................................... FTEs 12.80 14 6 Sec. . There is appropriated from the general 14 7 fund of the state to the Iowa finance authority for 14 8 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending 14 9 June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much 14 10 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 14 11 designated: 14 12 For deposit in the housing improvement fund created 14 13 in section 16.100 for purposes of the fund: 14 14 .................................................. $ 400,000 14 15 Sec. . There is allocated from the unobligated 14 16 funds remaining in the Wallace technology transfer 14 17 foundation fund, after the allocation in section 150, 14 18 subsection 2, paragraph "d", of this Act, on June 30, 14 19 1996, $100,000 for deposit in the housing improvement 14 20 fund created in section 16.100 for the purposes of the 14 21 fund. Any funds remaining shall not revert to any 14 22 fund, notwithstanding section 8.33. Unobligated funds 14 23 remaining on June 30, 1997, shall revert to the 14 24 general fund of the state. 14 25 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15.113 ECONOMIC 14 26 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE – REPORT. 14 27 In order for the general assembly to have accurate 14 28 and complete information regarding expenditures for 14 29 economic development and job training incentives and 14 30 to respond to the job training needs of Iowa workers, 14 31 the department shall provide to the legislative fiscal 14 32 bureau by January 15 of each year data on all 14 33 assistance or benefits provided under the community 14 34 economic betterment program, the new jobs and income 14 35 program, and the Iowa industrial new jobs training Act 14 36 during the previous calendar year. The department 14 37 shall meet with the legislative fiscal bureau prior to 14 38 submitting the data to assure that its form and 14 39 specificity are sufficient to provide accurate and 14 40 complete information to the general assembly. The 14 41 department shall also contact other state agencies 14 42 providing financial assistance to Iowa businesses and, 14 43 to the extent practical coordinate the submission of 14 44 the data to the legislative fiscal bureau. 14 45 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15.114 MICROBUSINESS 14 46 RURAL ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE. 14 47 1. As used in this section: 14 48 a. "Department" means the department of economic 14 49 development. 14 50 b. "Microbusiness" or "microbusiness enterprise" 15 1 means a business producing services with five or fewer 15 2 full-time equivalent employee positions and with 15 3 assistance requirements of not more than twenty-five 15 4 thousand dollars. 15 5 c. "Microbusiness organization" means a nonprofit 15 6 corporation organized under chapter 504A which is 15 7 exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c) of the 15 8 Internal Revenue Code and which has a principal 15 9 mission of actively engaging in microbusiness 15 10 development, training, technical assistance, and 15 11 capital access for the start-up or expansion of 15 12 microbusinesses. 15 13 2. The department shall contract with a 15 14 microenterprise organization actively engaged in 15 15 microbusiness enterprise to assist in the 15 16 establishment of this program. In order to qualify 15 17 for the contract, the microenterprise organization 15 18 shall do all of the following: 15 19 a. Demonstrate a past performance of and a 15 20 capacity to successfully engage in microbusiness 15 21 development. 15 22 b. Have a statewide commitment to and focus on 15 23 microbusiness development. 15 24 c. Provide training and technical assistance. 15 25 d. Demonstrate an ability to provide access to 15 26 capital for start-up or expansion of a microbusiness. 15 27 e. Have established linkages with financial 15 28 institutions. 15 29 f. Demonstrate an ability to provide follow-up 15 30 technical assistance after a microbusiness start-up or 15 31 expansion. 15 32 3. Moneys allocated pursuant to this section which 15 33 remain unexpended or unobligated at the end of a 15 34 fiscal year shall remain available to the department 15 35 to support the assistance program or may be credited 15 36 to the value-added agricultural products and processes 15 37 financial assistance fund created in section 15E.112 15 38 and shall not revert notwithstanding section 8.33. 15 39 4. The department shall submit a report in 15 40 accordance with section 7A.11 not later than November 15 41 1 of each year detailing the activities of the 15 42 microenterprise organization and describing the 15 43 success of the project. 15 44 Sec. . Section 15.313, subsection 2, Code 1995, 15 45 is amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 15 46 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. The entrepreneurs with 15 47 disabilities program, which provides technical and 15 48 financial assistance to help persons with disabilities 15 49 become self-sufficient and create additional 15 50 employment opportunities by establishing or expanding 16 1 small business ventures. 16 2 NEW PARAGRAPH. h. The job opportunities for 16 3 persons with disabilities program, which provides 16 4 service and technical assistance to rehabilitation 16 5 organizations or agencies that create, expand, or spin 16 6 off business ventures for persons with disabilities. 16 7 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15A.4 COMPETITIVE 16 8 PROGRAMS – GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT – ADDITIONAL 16 9 CONSIDERATION. 16 10 For any program providing financial assistance for 16 11 economic development in which the assistance is 16 12 provided on a competitive basis, a business which 16 13 enters into a good neighbor agreement shall receive 16 14 extra consideration of at least ten points or the 16 15 equivalent. A good neighbor agreement is an 16 16 enforceable contract between the business and a 16 17 community group or coalition of community groups which 16 18 requires the business to adhere to negotiated 16 19 environmental, economic, labor, or other social and 16 20 community standards. 16 21 A business which fails to abide by the good 16 22 neighbor agreement shall repay all financial 16 23 assistance received under the program. 16 24 Sec. . Section 15E.112, subsection 1, Code 16 25 1995, is amended to read as follows: 16 26 1. A value-added agricultural products and 16 27 processes financial assistance fund is created within 16 28 the state treasury under the control of the 16 29 department. The fund shall consist of any money 16 30 appropriated by the general assembly and any other 16 31 moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the 16 32 department from the federal government or private 16 33 sources for placement in the fund.Until July 1,16 342000, moneys shall be deposited in the fund as16 35provided in section 423.24. Not more than one percent16 36of the total moneys available to support value-added16 37agricultural products and processes pursuant to16 38section 423.24 during each quarter shall be used by16 39the department for administration of the value-added16 40agricultural products and processes financial16 41assistance program, as provided in section 15E.111.16 42 The assets of the fund shall be used by the department 16 43 only for carrying out the purposes of section 15E.111. 16 44 Sec. . For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 16 45 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, section 15.343, 16 46 subsection 2, paragraph "d", as amended in Senate File 16 47 2351, if enacted, shall be available for the funding 16 48 of innovative training and career opportunity 16 49 programming for minorities, provided such funding is 16 50 matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by a 17 1 participating community college. 17 2 Sec. . Notwithstanding sections 15.108, 15.224 17 3 through 15.230, 15.347, 15.348, and 239.22, the 17 4 department of employment services shall administer the 17 5 following programs: job training partnership Act, 17 6 Iowa conservation corps, americorps, mentoring for 17 7 promise jobs, food stamp employment and training, and 17 8 the labor/management co-op programs. 17 9 Sec. . FEDERAL GRANTS. All federal grants to 17 10 and the federal receipts of agencies appropriated 17 11 funds under this Act, not otherwise appropriated, are 17 12 appropriated for the purposes set forth in the federal 17 13 grants or receipts unless otherwise provided by the 17 14 general assembly." 17 15 #2. By renumbering as necessary. 17 16 17 17 17 18 17 19 MILLAGE of Scott 17 20 SF 2470.214 76 17 21 mk/jj
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