House Journal: Page 1866: Tuesday, April 23, 1996

11   provided in this section."
12     10.  Page 24, by inserting after line 22 the
13   following:
14     "Sec. ___.  CULTURAL AFFAIRS - FEDERAL ACTIONS.
15   The department of management shall conduct a review of
16   federal actions concerning the level of funding and
17   policies relating to the arts and to cultural affairs
18   and the anticipated effects of the federal actions
19   upon the department of cultural affairs and the
20   department of cultural affairs' programs.  Based upon
21   the anticipated effects, the department of management
22   shall examine the functions and programs of the
23   department of cultural affairs and make
24   recommendations to the governor and the general
25   assembly as to options for restructuring the
26   department of cultural affairs' programs.  The
27   recommendations shall be submitted to the governor and
28   the general assembly prior to the convening of the
29   Seventy-seventh General Assembly."
30     11.  Page 24, by inserting after line 22 the
31   following:
32     "Sec. ___.  WELFARE REFORM BLOCK GRANT.
33     1.  Notwithstanding contrary provisions of section
34   8.41, as enacted in 1996 Iowa Acts, House File 2256,
35   the provisions of this section shall apply if all of
36   the following conditions are met:
37     a.  The provisions of this section shall apply only
38   to programs, funding, and policies of the family
39   investment program and the job opportunities and basic
40   skills (JOBS) program.
41     b.  Federal law creating a welfare reform block
42   grant is enacted which provides for optional early
43   implementation dates which precede the convening of
44   the Seventy-seventh General Assembly.
45     c.  The department of human services determines
46   early implementation of the federal block grant
47   provisions is advantageous to Iowa.  All of the
48   following requirements shall apply in order for the
49   department to make such a determination:
50     (1)  Early implementation will result in additional

Page   4

 1   federal funding for the family investment program or
 2   the JOBS program.
 3     (2)  The early implementation of the block grant
 4   provisions will not disadvantage any applicant or
 5   recipient of assistance under the family investment
 6   program by resulting in reduced benefits, terminated
 7   eligibility, or denied eligibility to the extent those
 8   conditions would not have resulted under Iowa's
 9   welfare reform provisions in effect prior to the early
10   implementation of the federal block grant provisions.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

© 1996 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa

Comments? hjourn@legis.iowa.gov.

Last update: Wed Apr 24 13:30:03 CDT 1996
URL: /DOCS/GA/76GA/Session.2/HJournal/01800/01866.html
jhf