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Senate Amendment 3271

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  1  1    Amend House File 132, as amended, passed, and
  1  2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
  1  3    #1.  Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
  1  4 following:
  1  5    "Sec.    .  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES &endash;
  1  6 ADOPTION SERVICES.  The department of human services
  1  7 shall as expeditiously as possible increase the
  1  8 quantity of services provided for the permanent
  1  9 placement of children for whom parental rights have
  1 10 been terminated and who are under the guardianship of
  1 11 the department.  The department shall utilize $306,082
  1 12 of the moneys appropriated to the department for child
  1 13 and family services in 1994 Iowa Acts, chapter 1186,
  1 14 section 10, for the services increase and for other
  1 15 actions to address the permanent placement of children
  1 16 under the department's guardianship, including
  1 17 adoption activities and implementation of related
  1 18 recommendations made by the committee on foster care
  1 19 chaired by the lieutenant governor.  The efforts to
  1 20 increase services shall result in the employment of
  1 21 8.5 FTEs for adoption services.  The department's
  1 22 authorized number of full-time equivalent positions is
  1 23 increased by the number of additional full-time
  1 24 equivalent positions authorized by this section.  The
  1 25 department of human services, department of personnel,
  1 26 and the department of management shall take all
  1 27 necessary actions to expedite the employment of
  1 28 persons in full-time equivalent positions authorized
  1 29 by this section.  Moneys allocated by this section
  1 30 which remain unobligated or unexpended at the close of
  1 31 the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund
  1 32 of the state but shall remain available to be used in
  1 33 addition to other funding provided for the same
  1 34 purposes in the succeeding fiscal year.  The
  1 35 performance measure for implementing the provisions of
  1 36 this section is a reduction of 205 children in the
  1 37 backlog of children waiting for permanent placement.
  1 38    Sec.    .  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES &endash;
  1 39 REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.
  1 40    1.  The department of human services shall adopt
  1 41 rules applicable to agencies providing services under
  1 42 the department's rehabilitative treatment program for
  1 43 children and their families.  The rules shall modify
  1 44 the service utilization reimbursement rates under the
  1 45 program to include the time a child is away from the
  1 46 agency for good cause, to eliminate reimbursement rate
  1 47 limits on service components which are within a
  1 48 category of cost which itself has a reimbursement rate
  1 49 limit, and to adjust rates prospectively for
  1 50 inflation.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, up to
  2  1 $1,700,000 of moneys appropriated pursuant to 1994
  2  2 Iowa Acts, chapter 1186, section 10, which remain
  2  3 unobligated or unencumbered at the close of the fiscal
  2  4 year ending June 30, 1995, shall not revert to the
  2  5 general fund of the state but shall remain available
  2  6 in the succeeding fiscal year and used to adjust rates
  2  7 in accordance with the rules required by this section.
  2  8    2.  The department of human services shall adopt
  2  9 emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 2, and
  2 10 section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph "b", to
  2 11 implement the provisions of this section on or before
  2 12 July 1, 1995, and the rules shall be effective
  2 13 immediately upon filing unless a later date is
  2 14 specified in the rules.  Any rules adopted in
  2 15 accordance with this section shall also be published
  2 16 as a notice of intended action as provided in section
  2 17 17A.4."
  2 18    #2.  Page 1, by inserting after line 20 the
  2 19 following:
  2 20    "Sec.    .  JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT &endash; IOWA COURT
  2 21 INFORMATION SYSTEM.  There is appropriated from the
  2 22 general fund of the state to the judicial department
  2 23 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1994, and ending
  2 24 June 30, 1995, to supplement the appropriation made in
  2 25 1994 Iowa Acts, chapter 1196, section 7, the following
  2 26 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used
  2 27 for the purpose designated:
  2 28    For completion of the Iowa court information
  2 29 system:  
  2 30 .................................................. $  4,000,000
  2 31    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
  2 32 in this section which remain unencumbered or
  2 33 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not
  2 34 revert to the general fund of the state but shall
  2 35 remain available for the purpose designated in the
  2 36 succeeding fiscal year.
  2 37    Sec.    .  DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES &endash;
  2 38 TERRACE HILL.  There is appropriated from the general
  2 39 fund of the state to the department of general
  2 40 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1994,
  2 41 and ending June 30, 1995, the following amount, or so
  2 42 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
  2 43 purpose designated:
  2 44    For installation of fire safety equipment and
  2 45 devices at Terrace Hill:  
  2 46 .................................................. $     36,451
  2 47    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
  2 48 in this section which remain unencumbered or
  2 49 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not
  2 50 revert to the general fund of the state but shall
  3  1 remain available for the purpose designated in the
  3  2 succeeding fiscal year."
  3  3    #3.  Page 1, by striking lines 21 through 33.
  3  4    #4.  Page 2, by inserting after line 8 the
  3  5 following:
  3  6    "The director of the department of economic
  3  7 development shall develop a proposed decision-making
  3  8 process for managing the community economic betterment
  3  9 program so that moneys available to the program for a
  3 10 fiscal year are sufficient for the entire fiscal year
  3 11 and a supplemental appropriation for the program is
  3 12 not requested.  The director shall submit the proposed
  3 13 decision-making process to the general assembly and
  3 14 the economic development board on or before April 14,
  3 15 1995.
  3 16    Sec.    .  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS &endash;
  3 17 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.  The department of corrections
  3 18 shall construct a 750-bed medium security correctional
  3 19 facility for men on state-owned land.  In reviewing
  3 20 the merits of proposals to construct the facility, the
  3 21 department of corrections shall consider the speed of
  3 22 project completion as its top criteria in selecting
  3 23 the site of the facility.  Bonds shall be issued under
  3 24 the provisions of sections 16.177 and 602.8108A in an
  3 25 amount not to exceed $36,000,000.  The cost of
  3 26 constructing the facility, exclusive of financing
  3 27 costs, shall not exceed $36,000,000.
  3 28    Sec.    .  SUBSTANCE ABUSE MANAGED CARE SYSTEM.
  3 29 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1994, and
  3 30 succeeding fiscal years, if the Iowa department of
  3 31 public health, division of substance abuse, implements
  3 32 an integrated managed care system for substance abuse,
  3 33 the system shall use outcome measures and shall be
  3 34 developed to promote competition among providers and,
  3 35 if possible, provide a preference to Iowa providers.
  3 36 The managed care system shall allow substance abuse
  3 37 providers to participate in regional provider networks
  3 38 and the division shall encourage providers to develop
  3 39 creative approaches to substance abuse services.
  3 40    Sec.    .  Section 16.177, subsection 10, Code
  3 41 1995, is amended by striking the subsection.
  3 42    Sec.    .  Section 602.8108A, subsection 1, is
  3 43 amended to read as follows:
  3 44    1.  The Iowa prison infrastructure fund is created
  3 45 and established as a separate and distinct fund in the
  3 46 state treasury.  Notwithstanding any other provision
  3 47 of this chapter to the contrary, the first four eight
  3 48 million dollars of moneys remitted to the treasurer of
  3 49 state from fines, fees, costs, and forfeited bail
  3 50 collected by the clerks of the district court in
  4  1 criminal cases, including those collected for both
  4  2 scheduled and nonscheduled violations, collected in
  4  3 each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year
  4  4 beginning July 1, 1995, shall be deposited in the
  4  5 fund.  Interest and other income earned by the fund
  4  6 shall be deposited in the fund.  If the treasurer of
  4  7 state determines pursuant to 1994 Iowa Acts, chapter
  4  8 1196, that bonds can be issued pursuant to this
  4  9 section and section 16.177, then the moneys in the
  4 10 fund are appropriated to and for the purpose of paying
  4 11 the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
  4 12 bonds issued by the Iowa finance authority under
  4 13 section 16.177.  Except as otherwise provided in
  4 14 subsection 2, amounts in the funds shall not be
  4 15 subject to appropriation for any purpose by the
  4 16 general assembly, but shall be used only for the
  4 17 purposes set forth in this section.  The treasurer of
  4 18 state shall act as custodian of the fund and disburse
  4 19 amounts contained in it as directed by the department
  4 20 of corrections including the automatic disbursement of
  4 21 funds pursuant to the terms of bond indentures and
  4 22 documents and security provisions to trustees and
  4 23 custodians.  The treasurer of state is authorized to
  4 24 invest the funds deposited in the fund subject to any
  4 25 limitations contained in any applicable bond
  4 26 proceedings.  Any amounts remaining in the fund at the
  4 27 end of each fiscal year shall be transferred to the
  4 28 general fund.
  4 29    Sec. 100.  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COSTS FOR SERVICES TO
  4 30 MINORS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION.  There is appropriated
  4 31 from the general fund of the state to the department
  4 32 of human services for the fiscal year beginning July
  4 33 1, 1994, and ending June 30, 1995, the following
  4 34 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used
  4 35 for the purposes designated:
  4 36    For the nonfederal share of the costs of services
  4 37 provided to minors with mental retardation under
  4 38 medical assistance to meet the requirements of the
  4 39 provisions of section 249A.12, subsection 4:  
  4 40 .................................................. $  6,600,000
  4 41    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
  4 42 in this section which remain unexpended or unobligated
  4 43 at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to
  4 44 the general fund of the state but shall remain
  4 45 available for the purposes designated in the
  4 46 succeeding fiscal year.
  4 47    Sec.    .  FUNDING OF SESSION LAW REQUIREMENTS.  If
  4 48 section 100 of this Act is enacted on or before March
  4 49 31, 1995, the requirements of 1994 Iowa Acts, chapter
  4 50 1163, section 8, subsection 1, to enact an
  5  1 appropriation to fully fund the provisions of section
  5  2 249A.12, subsection 4, shall be considered to be met
  5  3 and the repeals contained in 1994 Iowa Acts, chapter
  5  4 1163, section 8, subsection 1, shall be void."
  5  5    #5.  By renumbering as necessary.  
  5  6 
  5  7 
  5  8                              
  5  9 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
  5 10 LARRY MURPHY, Chairperson
  5 11 HF 132.705 76
  5 12 jp/sc
     

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