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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 331.424A, subsection 4, Code Supplement 1 2 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and for 1 4 each subsequent fiscal year, the county shall certify a levy 1 5 for payment of services. Unless otherwise provided by state 1 6 law, for each fiscal year, county revenues from taxes imposed 1 7 by the county credited to the services fund shall not exceed 1 8 an amount equal to the amount of base year expenditures for 1 9 servicesin the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1993, and ending1 10June 30, 1994,as defined in section 331.438, less the amount 1 11 of property tax relief to be received pursuant to section 1 12 426B.2, subsections 1 and 3, in the fiscal year for which the 1 13 budget is certified. The county auditor and the board of 1 14 supervisors shall reduce the amount of the levy certified for 1 15 the services fund by the amount of property tax relief to be 1 16 received. 1 17 Sec. 2. Section 331.438, subsection 1, Code Supplement 1 18 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 19 1. For the purposes of section 331.424A, this section,and1 20 section 331.439, and chapter 426B, unless the context 1 21 otherwise requires: 1 22 a. "Base year expenditures" meansthe actualthe amount 1 23 selected by a county and reported to the county finance 1 24 committee pursuant to this paragraph. The amount selected 1 25 shall be equal to the amount of net expenditures made byathe 1 26 county for qualified mental health, mental retardation, and 1 27 developmental disabilities services provided in either of the 1 28 following fiscalyear beginning July 1, 1993, and ending June1 2930, 1994.years: 1 30 (1) The actual amount reported to the state on October 15, 1 31 1994, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1993. 1 32 (2) The net expenditure amount contained in the county's 1 33 final budget certified in accordance with chapter 24 for the 1 34 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and reported to the county 1 35 finance committee. 2 1 b. "Qualified mental health, mental retardation, and 2 2 developmental disabilities services" means the services 2 3 specified on forms issued by the county finance committee 2 4 following consultation with the state-county management 2 5 committee. 2 6b.c. "State payment" means the payment made by the state 2 7 to a county determined to be eligible for the payment in 2 8 accordance with section 331.439. 2 9 Sec. 3. Section 331.439, subsection 3, Code Supplement 2 10 1995, is amended to read as follows: 2 11 3. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 2 12 succeeding fiscal years, the county's mental health, mental 2 13 retardation, and developmental disabilities service 2 14 expenditures for a fiscal year are limited to a fixed budget 2 15 amount. The fixed budget amount shall be the amount 2 16 identified in the county's management plan and budget for the 2 17 fiscal year. The county shall be authorized an allowed growth 2 18 factor adjustment as established by the general assembly for 2 19 services paid from the county's services fund under section 2 20 331.424A which is in accordance with the county's management 2 21 plan and budget, implemented pursuant to this section. 2 22 b. Based upon information contained in county management 2 23 plans and budgets, the state-county management committee shall 2 24 recommend an allowed growth factor adjustment to the governor 2 25 by November 15 for the succeeding fiscal year. The allowed 2 26 growth factor adjustment shall address costs associated with 2 27 new consumers of service, service cost inflation, and 2 28 investments for economy and efficiency. The governor shall 2 29 consider the committee's recommendation in developing the 2 30 governor's recommendation for an allowed growth factor 2 31 adjustment for inclusion in the governor's proposed budget for 2 32 the succeeding fiscal year submitted in accordance with 2 33 chapter 8. 2 34 Sec. 4. Section 426B.2, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2 35 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 3 1 c. One-third based upon the county's proportion of all 3 2 counties' base year expenditures, as defined in section 3 3 331.438, Code 1995, and reported to the state on October 15, 3 4 1994. 3 5 Sec. 5. Section 426B.2, subsection 1, Code Supplement 3 6 1995, is amended by adding the following new unnumbered 3 7 paragraph: 3 8 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Moneys provided to a county for 3 9 property tax relief in a fiscal year in accordance with this 3 10 subsection shall not be less than the amount provided for 3 11 property tax relief in the previous fiscal year. 3 12 Sec. 6. BASE YEAR DEFINITION ESTABLISHED. For purposes of 3 13 establishing the amount of a county's base year expenditures 3 14 under section 331.438, subsection 1, as enacted by this Act, 3 15 unless a county submits a revision request in accordance with 3 16 the provisions of this section, the amount the county shall be 3 17 deemed to have selected for the county's base year 3 18 expenditures is the amount of mental health, mental 3 19 retardation, and developmental disabilities expenditures in 3 20 the county's certified budget for fiscal year 1995-1996 the 3 21 county reported to the county finance committee by December 1, 3 22 1995. A revision request must be submitted in writing to the 3 23 county finance committee which may accept or reject the 3 24 revision in whole or in part. The revised amount shall be 3 25 either the amount specified in section 331.438, subsection 1, 3 26 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), or correction of the amount 3 27 reported by December 1, 1995, to the county finance committee. 3 28 The request for revision must be submitted within fourteen 3 29 days of the effective date of this section, and a decision by 3 30 the county finance committee to accept or reject the revised 3 31 amount must be issued within twenty-eight days of the 3 32 effective date of this section. The decision of the county 3 33 finance committee is final. 3 34 Sec. 7. APPEAL FOR PROPERTY TAXES IN EXCESS OF LIMITATION. 3 35 Notwithstanding section 444.25A, subsection 3, the requirement 4 1 for a county to submit budget forms by March 1, 1996, to be 4 2 considered for appeal, is changed to March 15, 1996, for 4 3 budgets submitted for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, 4 4 and ending June 30, 1997. 4 5 Sec. 8. COUNTY MANAGEMENT PLAN SUBMISSION DATE. 4 6 Notwithstanding section 331.439, subsection 1, paragraph "c", 4 7 subparagraph (1), a county may apply to the director of human 4 8 services for an extension of not more than thirty days beyond 4 9 the April 1, 1996, deadline for submission of the county's 4 10 plan for mental health service management for the fiscal year 4 11 beginning July 1, 1996. The director may grant the extension 4 12 if the director determines there are exceptional circumstances 4 13 which warrant the extension. 4 14 Sec. 9. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COSTS FOR SERVICES TO MINORS 4 15 WITH MENTAL RETARDATION. There is appropriated from the 4 16 property tax relief fund created in section 426B.1 to the 4 17 department of human services to supplement the medical 4 18 assistance appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 4 19 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so 4 20 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 4 21 designated: 4 22 For the nonfederal share of the costs of services provided 4 23 to minors with mental retardation under the medical assistance 4 24 program to meet the requirements of section 249A.12, 4 25 subsection 4: 4 26 .................................................. $ 6,600,000 4 27 Notwithstanding section 426B.2, subsection 1, the amount of 4 28 moneys distributed under that subsection shall be $71.4 4 29 million. 4 30 Sec. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. Sections 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 4 31 this section of this Act, being deemed of immediate 4 32 importance, take effect upon enactment. If this Act is 4 33 enacted on or after March 15, 1996, notwithstanding section 4 34 24.17, a county may recertify the county's budget as necessary 4 35 to incorporate the change in the maximum amount for the 5 1 county's mental health, mental retardation, and developmental 5 2 disabilities services fund as authorized in section 6 of this 5 3 Act. A budget recertified pursuant to this section must be 5 4 recertified in duplicate to the county auditor not later than 5 5 twenty days following the date of enactment of this Act and 5 6 protests to the recertified budget must be filed not later 5 7 than thirty days following the date of enactment of this Act. 5 8 Sec. 11. APPLICABILITY. The amendment in this Act to 5 9 section 331.439, subsection 3, relating to an allowed growth 5 10 factor adjustment, first applies to the budget process for the 5 11 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997. 5 12 SF 2030 5 13 jp/cc/26
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