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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 466 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause and inserting the following: 1 4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 331.424A MENTAL HEALTH, 1 5 MENTAL RETARDATION, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 1 6 SERVICES FUND. 1 7 1. For the purposes of this chapter, unless the 1 8 context otherwise requires, "services fund" means the 1 9 county mental health, mental retardation, and 1 10 developmental disabilities services fund created in 1 11 subsection 2. 1 12 2. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 1 13 succeeding fiscal years, county revenues from taxes 1 14 and other sources designated for mental health, mental 1 15 retardation, and developmental disabilities services 1 16 shall be credited to the mental health, mental 1 17 retardation, and developmental disabilities services 1 18 fund of the county. The board may make appropriations 1 19 from the fund for payment of services provided under 1 20 the county management plan approved pursuant to 1 21 section 331.439. 1 22 3. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 1 23 succeeding fiscal years, receipts from the state or 1 24 federal government for such services shall be credited 1 25 to the services fund, including moneys allotted to the 1 26 county from the state payment made pursuant to section 1 27 331.439 and moneys allotted to the county for property 1 28 tax relief pursuant to section 426B.1. 1 29 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 1 30 for each subsequent fiscal year, the county may 1 31 certify a levy for payment of services. Unless 1 32 otherwise provided by state law, for each fiscal year, 1 33 county revenues from taxes imposed by the county 1 34 credited to the services fund shall not exceed an 1 35 amount equal to the amount of base year expenditures 1 36 for services in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1 37 1993, and ending June 30, 1994, as defined in section 1 38 331.438 less the amount of property tax relief to be 1 39 received pursuant to section 426B.2, subsections 1 and 1 40 3, in the fiscal year for which the budget is 1 41 certified. 1 42 5. Appropriations specifically authorized to be 1 43 made from the mental health, mental retardation, and 1 44 developmental disabilities services fund shall not be 1 45 made from the general fund of the county. 1 46 Sec. 2. Section 331.438, subsection 1, paragraph 1 47 b, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 48 b. "State payment" means the payment made by the 1 49 state to a county determined to be eligible for the 1 50 payment in accordance with section 331.439. 2 1 1A. Except as modified based upon the actual 2 2 amount of the appropriation for purposes of state 2 3 payment under section 331.439, the amount of the state 2 4 payment for a fiscal year shall be calculated asfifty2 5 one hundred percent of the amount by which the 2 6 county's qualified expenditures during the immediately 2 7 preceding fiscal year were in excess of the amount of 2 8 the county's base year expenditures. Any state 2 9 funding received by a county for property tax relief 2 10 in accordance with section 426B.2, subsections 1 and 2 11 3, is not a state payment and shall not be included in 2 12 the state payment calculation made pursuant to this 2 13 subsection. 2 14 Sec. 3. Section 331.438, subsection 3, paragraph 2 15 c, Code 1995, is amended by adding the following new 2 16 subparagraph: 2 17 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (15) On or before December 1, 2 18 1995, submit to the governor and the general assembly 2 19 any recommended changes in the formula for 2 20 distributing property tax relief moneys to counties 2 21 under section 426B.2, subsections 1 through 3. 2 22 Sec. 4. Section 331.439, Code 1995, is amended by 2 23 adding the following new subsection: 2 24 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. The county's mental health, 2 25 mental retardation, and developmental disabilities 2 26 assistance expenditures are limited to a fixed budget 2 27 amount. The amount of the fixed budget shall be the 2 28 total of the county's base year expenditures plus 2 29 state moneys paid to the county for such assistance. 2 30 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 426B.1 PROPERTY TAX RELIEF 2 31 FUND. 2 32 1. For the purposes of this chapter, unless the 2 33 context otherwise requires, "property tax relief fund" 2 34 means the property tax relief fund created in section 2 35 8.57A. 2 36 2. There is appropriated to the property tax 2 37 relief fund for the indicated fiscal years from the 2 38 general fund of the state the following amounts: 2 39 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, 2 40 seventy-five million dollars. 2 41 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, one 2 42 hundred million dollars. 2 43 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, one 2 44 hundred twenty-five million dollars. 2 45 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, one 2 46 hundred fifty million dollars. 2 47 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and 2 48 succeeding fiscal years, one hundred seventy-five 2 49 million dollars. 2 50 3. In each fiscal year, the amount appropriated 3 1 pursuant to subsection 2 shall be reduced by the 3 2 amount of the moneys in the property tax relief fund 3 3 which were carried forward from the previous fiscal 3 4 year. 3 5 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 426B.2 PROPERTY TAX RELIEF 3 6 FUND DISTRIBUTIONS. 3 7 Moneys in the property tax relief fund shall be 3 8 utilized in each fiscal year as follows in the order 3 9 listed: 3 10 1. The first seventy-five million dollars plus the 3 11 amount paid pursuant to subsection 3 in the previous 3 12 fiscal year in the property tax relief fund shall be 3 13 paid to each county for property tax relief in the 3 14 same proportion that the county's base year 3 15 expenditure bears to the total of all counties' base 3 16 year expenditures as defined in section 331.438. 3 17 2. Payment of moneys to eligible counties of the 3 18 state payment in accordance with the provisions of 3 19 sections 331.438 and 331.439. 3 20 3. The department of human services shall estimate 3 21 the amount of moneys required for the state payment 3 22 pursuant to subsection 2. Moneys remaining in the 3 23 expenditure relief fund following the payment made 3 24 pursuant to subsection 1 and the estimated amount of 3 25 the state payment pursuant to subsection 2 shall be 3 26 paid to counties for property tax relief in the same 3 27 manner as provided in subsection 1. These payments 3 28 shall continue until the combined amount of the 3 29 payments made under this subsection and subsection 1 3 30 are equal to fifty percent of the total of all 3 31 counties' base year expenditures as defined in section 3 32 331.438. The amount of moneys paid to a county 3 33 pursuant to this subsection shall be added in 3 34 subsequent fiscal years to the amount of moneys paid 3 35 under subsection 1. 3 36 4. Moneys remaining in the property tax relief 3 37 fund following the payments made pursuant to 3 38 subsections 1, 2, and 3 shall be transferred to the 3 39 homestead credit fund created in section 425.1. This 3 40 transfer shall continue until the homestead credit is 3 41 fully funded. 3 42 5. Moneys remaining in the property tax relief 3 43 fund following the payments made pursuant to 3 44 subsections 1, 2, and 3, and the transfer made 3 45 pursuant to subsection 4, shall be transferred to the 3 46 low-income tax credit and reimbursement fund created 3 47 in section 425.40. This transfer shall continue until 3 48 the low-income credit is fully funded. 3 49 6. Moneys remaining in the property tax relief 3 50 fund following the payments made pursuant to 4 1 subsections 1, 2, and 3, and the transfers made 4 2 pursuant to subsections 4 and 5, shall be transferred 4 3 to the agricultural land credit fund created in 4 4 section 426.1. This transfer shall continue until the 4 5 agricultural land credit is fully funded. 4 6 7. The director of revenue and finance shall draw 4 7 warrants on the property tax relief fund, payable to 4 8 the county treasurer in the amount due to a county in 4 9 accordance with subsections 1 and 3 and mail the 4 10 warrants to the county auditors in September and March 4 11 of each year. Warrants for the state payment in 4 12 accordance with subsection 2 shall be mailed in 4 13 January of each year. The director shall initiate the 4 14 transfers required by this section. 4 15 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 426B.3 NOTIFICATION OF 4 16 MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 4 17 EXPENDITURE RELIEF FUND PAYMENT. 4 18 1. Before June 1, 1995, and before June 1 of each 4 19 succeeding fiscal year, the director of revenue and 4 20 finance shall notify the county auditor of each county 4 21 of the amount of moneys the county will receive from 4 22 the property tax relief fund pursuant to section 4 23 426B.2, subsections 1 and 3, for the succeeding fiscal 4 24 year. The county auditor shall reduce the certified 4 25 budget amount received from the board of supervisors 4 26 for the succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 4 27 the amount the county will receive and the auditor 4 28 shall determine the rate of taxation necessary to 4 29 raise the adjusted amount. On the tax list, the 4 30 county auditor shall compute the amount of taxes due 4 31 and payable on each parcel before and after the amount 4 32 received from the expenditure relief fund is used to 4 33 reduce the county budget. 4 34 2. The amount of property tax dollars reduced on 4 35 each parcel as a result of the moneys received from 4 36 the property tax relief fund pursuant to section 4 37 426B.2, subsections 1 and 3, shall be noted on each 4 38 tax statement prepared by the county treasurer 4 39 pursuant to section 445.23. 4 40 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 426B.4 RULES. 4 41 The director of revenue and finance shall prescribe 4 42 forms and adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 4 43 administer this chapter. 4 44 Sec. 9. FUNDING OF SESSION LAW REQUIREMENTS. If 4 45 the appropriations in section 426B.1, subsection 2, as 4 46 created in this Act, are enacted by this Act, the 4 47 requirements of 1994 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4 48 8, subsection 2, to fully fund provisions of sections 4 49 331.438 and 331.439 shall be considered to be met and 4 50 the repeals contained in 1994 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, 5 1 section 8, subsection 2, shall be void. 5 2 Sec. 10. PILOT PROJECT FOR A MANAGED SYSTEM OF 5 3 INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES. 5 4 1. The department of human services, in 5 5 cooperation with a county or consortium of counties, 5 6 shall develop, test, and evaluate a pilot project for 5 7 a managed system of individualized services and 5 8 support for individuals with mental retardation and 5 9 developmental disabilities in at least two areas of 5 10 the state. One area shall be urban and one rural. 5 11 The system shall be designed to provide the 5 12 individuals being served with a choice of services and 5 13 other support that will assist the individuals to be 5 14 as independent, productive, and integrated into the 5 15 community as possible. 5 16 2. In implementing the managed system pilot 5 17 project, the department and the county or consortium 5 18 of counties may directly manage the system and 5 19 contract with service providers and others for needed 5 20 services or support after identifying the type and 5 21 level of services and support needed by the 5 22 individual. The pilot project shall provide a 5 23 reasonable rate of reimbursement. If costs are equal 5 24 or less than providing vouchers or cash payments to 5 25 the individuals and the individuals served so desire, 5 26 vouchers or cash payments may be provided to the 5 27 individuals to allow them to arrange for their own 5 28 services or support. The department and the county or 5 29 consortium of counties may enter into a contract with 5 30 a private entity to manage this individualized system 5 31 provided all pilot project requirements are met 5 32 through the private entity. 5 33 3. The department and the county or consortium of 5 34 counties shall seek the advice of persons with mental 5 35 retardation and disabilities and their family members 5 36 in designing the pilot project. The state-county 5 37 management committee created in section 331.438 shall 5 38 also have an opportunity to make recommendations 5 39 regarding the pilot project. 5 40 4. The department shall apply for all necessary 5 41 federal waivers so that in addition to state and 5 42 county funds, federal moneys available for these 5 43 services may also be flexibly used in the pilot 5 44 project. The planning for the pilot project shall be 5 45 completed prior to January 1, 1996, and the pilot 5 46 project shall commence on or before March 1, 1996. 5 47 Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed 5 48 of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment." 5 49 #2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 6 and 5 50 inserting the following: "An Act relating to county 6 1 expenditures of property taxes for mental health and 6 2 developmental disabilities costs by providing for 6 3 reduction of property taxes, making appropriations, 6 4 and providing an effective date." 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 MARY LOU FREEMAN 6 9 SF 466.505 76 6 10 mg/jw
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