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House Journal: Page 580: Monday, February 27, 1995

22   expenditures.  However, moneys provided to a county
23   for property tax relief in a fiscal year in accordance
24   with this section shall not be less than the amount
25   provided to the county for property tax relief in the
26   previous fiscal year.
27     3.  The department of management shall notify the
28   department of revenue and finance of the amount due
29   each county and the director of revenue and finance
30   shall draw warrants on the relief fund, payable to the
31   county treasurer in the amount due a county in
32   accordance with subsection 2, and mail the warrants to
33   county auditors by September 1 and March 1.
34     4.  Before June 1, 1995, the director of human
35   services shall notify the county auditor of each
36   county of the amount of moneys the county will receive
37   from the relief fund pursuant to subsection 2 in the
38   succeeding fiscal year.  For the fiscal year beginning
39   July 1, 1995, the department of management shall
40   reduce the certified budget amount received from the
41   board of supervisors for that fiscal year by an amount
42   equal to the amount the county will receive and the
43   department of management shall determine the rate of
44   taxation necessary to raise the reduced amount.  For
45   subsequent fiscal years, the county auditor shall
46   reduce the county's property tax requests in the
47   manner specified in section 444.25A.
48     5.  In addition to moneys received by a county
49   pursuant to subsection 2, the county shall be allowed
50   an inflation factor adjustment for assistance paid
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 1   from the county's services fund under section 331.424A
 2   which is in accordance with the county's management
 3   plan implemented pursuant to section 331.439.  The
 4   inflation factor adjustment shall address costs
 5   associated with new consumers of assistance, service
 6   cost inflation, and investments for economy and
 7   efficiency.  The amount of the inflation factor
 8   adjustment shall not exceed the inflation factor
 9   amount specified in the appropriation for the
10   adjustment.  Payment of the inflation factor
11   adjustment shall be made as provided in the
12   appropriation.
13     6.  The director of revenue and finance shall
14   prescribe forms and adopt rules pursuant to chapter
15   17A to administer this section.
16     Sec. 50.  Section 331.439, Code 1995, is amended by
17   striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the
18   following:
19     331.439  ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE PAYMENT.
20     1.  The state payment to eligible counties under
21   this section shall be made as provided in section
22   331.438A.  A county is eligible for the state payment,

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