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House Journal: Page 2012: Tuesday, April 30, 1996

4.  Of the funds appropriated in this section, $779,315 is
allocated to the family development and self-sufficiency grant
program as provided under section 217.12.
a.  Not more than 5 percent of the funds allocated in this
subsection shall be used for the administration of the grant
program.
b.  Federal funding matched by state, county, or other funding
which is not appropriated in this section shall be deposited in
the department's JOBS account.  If the match funding is
generated by a family development and selfsufficiency grantee,
the federal funding received shall be used to expand the family
development and self-sufficiency grant program.  If the match
funding is generated by another source, the federal funding
received shall be used to expand the grant program or the JOBS
program.  The department may adopt rules to implement the
provisions of this paragraph.
c.  Based upon the annual evaluation report concerning each
grantee funded by this allocation, the family development and
self-sufficiency council may use funds allocated to renew grants.
Sec. 8.  CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY.  There is appropriated from the
general fund of the state to the department of human services
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30,
1997, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
For child support recovery, including salaries, support,
maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes and for not more than
the following full-time equivalent positions:  
	 $	  6,517,000
	 FTEs	     226.22
1.  The director of human services, within the limitations of
the funds appropriated in this section, or funds transferred
from the family investment program appropriation for this
purpose, shall establish new positions and add employees to the
child support recovery unit if the director determines that both
the current and additional employees together can reasonably be
expected to maintain or increase net state revenue at or beyond
the budgeted level.  If the director adds employees, the
department shall demonstrate the costeffectiveness of the
current and additional employees by reporting to the joint
appropriations subcommittee on human services the ratio of the
total amount of administrative costs for child support
recoveries to the total amount of the child support recovered.
2.  Nonpublic assistance application fees and federal tax refund
offsets received by the child support recovery unit are
appropriated and shall be used for the purposes of the child
support recovery program.  The director of human services may
add positions within the limitations of the amount appropriated
for salaries and support for the positions.  The director shall
report any positions added pursuant to this subsection to the
chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations
subcommittee on human services and the legislative fiscal bureau.
3.  The director of human services, in consultation with the
department of management and the legislative fiscal committee,
is authorized to receive and deposit state child support
incentive earnings in the manner specified under applicable
federal requirements.
4.  The director of human services may establish new positions
and add state employees to the child support recovery unit if
the director determines the employ

Iowa General Assembly

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

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