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House Journal: Page 2078: Wednesday, May 1, 1996

It is the intent of the general assembly that, of the funds
appropriated in this subsection, the division shall expend the
amount necessary to provide the state match for adding twelve
state troopers through the federal community-oriented policing
services program.  It is the intent of the general assembly that
once federal moneys for this program end, the division shall
present proposals to the governor and the general assembly for
continued funding of the state troopers described in this
paragraph and for consideration of reducing the number of state
troopers through attrition, by the same number as the number of
troopers added through the federal program."
30.  Page 27, line 9, by inserting after the word "into" the
following:  "professional services".
31.  Page 27, by inserting after line 18 the following:
"Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  13.32  VETERANS ADVOCATE.
The attorney general shall appoint an attorney to the office of
veterans advocate.  The veterans advocate is to be housed in the
office of the attorney general.  The advocate shall be an
honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United
States.  The advocate's term of office is for four years.  The
term begins and ends in the same manner as set forth in section
69.19.
Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  13.33  DUTIES OF VETERANS
ADVOCATE.
The veterans advocate shall do all of the following:
1.  Assist the commission of veterans affairs created in section
35A.2 in the carrying out of its duties.
2.  Assist the veterans of the state in obtaining the benefits
to which they are entitled.
3.  Assist the veterans of the state in gaining admission to the
Iowa veterans home in a timely manner.
4.  Provide assistance to the county commissions of veterans
affairs created in chapter 35B in the carrying out of their
duties.
Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  13.34  LEGAL SERVICES FOR
PERSONS IN POVERTY GRANT PROGRAM.
1.  For the purposes of this section, "eligible individual"
means an individual or household with an annual income which is
less than one hundred twenty-five percent of the poverty
guidelines established by the United States office of management
and budget.  The attorney general shall contract with an
eligible nonprofit organization to provide legal assistance to
eligible individuals in poverty.  The contract shall be awarded
within thirty days after May 30, 1996.  The contract may be
terminated by the attorney general after a hearing upon written
notice and for good cause.
2.  A nonprofit organization must comply with all of the
following to be eligible for a contract under this section:
a.  Be a nonprofit organization incorporated in this state.
b.  Has lost or will lose funding due to a reduction in federal
funding for the legal services corporation for federal fiscal
year 1995-1996.

Iowa General Assembly

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

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