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Senate File 2123

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  1  1    Section 1.  TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND – APPROPRIATION TO
  1  2 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.  There is appropriated from the
  1  3 tobacco settlement fund created in section 12.65 to the
  1  4 department of human services for the fiscal year beginning
  1  5 July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the following amounts,
  1  6 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
  1  7 purposes designated:
  1  8    To the department of human services to implement
  1  9 reimbursement increases and reimbursement methodology changes
  1 10 for program providers under the purview of the department of
  1 11 human services:  
  1 12 .................................................. $ 11,250,000
  1 13    1.  The department shall review reimbursements and
  1 14 reimbursement methodology for program providers under the
  1 15 purview of the department of human services and shall
  1 16 determine appropriate changes.  These changes may be
  1 17 implemented with funding available under this section.
  1 18    2.  The department may transfer funds appropriated in this
  1 19 section to other appropriations made to the department as
  1 20 necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
  1 21    Sec. 2.  Section 12.65, Code 1999, is amended to read as
  1 22 follows:
  1 23    12.65  TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND.
  1 24    1.  A tobacco settlement fund is created in the office of
  1 25 the treasurer of state.  After payment of litigation costs,
  1 26 the state portion of any moneys paid to the state by tobacco
  1 27 companies in settlement of the state's lawsuit for recovery of
  1 28 public expenditures associated with tobacco use shall be
  1 29 deposited in the tobacco settlement fund.  Moneys deposited in
  1 30 the fund shall be used only as provided in appropriations from
  1 31 the fund to the department of human services for the medical
  1 32 assistance program and to the Iowa department of public health
  1 33 for health care-related programs to reduce smoking by teenage
  1 34 youth.  For purposes of this section, "litigation costs" are
  1 35 those costs itemized by the attorney general and submitted to
  2  1 and approved by the general assembly executive council.
  2  2    2.  On June 30, 2001, the balance remaining in the tobacco
  2  3 settlement fund shall be transferred to the general fund of
  2  4 the state.  Beginning July 1, 2001, the tobacco settlement
  2  5 fund shall be considered part of the general fund of the
  2  6 state.  However, the state portion of the moneys received
  2  7 shall only be appropriated for health care-related programs.
  2  8    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  The section in this Act amending
  2  9 section 12.65, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
  2 10 effect upon enactment and is retroactively applicable to July
  2 11 1, 1999.  
  2 12                           EXPLANATION
  2 13    This bill relates to the tobacco settlement fund, makes an
  2 14 appropriation to the department of human services from the
  2 15 fund, and provides conforming provisions relating to the
  2 16 expenditure of the funds.
  2 17    The bill also appropriates $11,250,000 to the department of
  2 18 human services to implement reimbursement increases or
  2 19 methodology changes for program providers under the purview of
  2 20 the department of human services.  The department is directed
  2 21 to review reimbursements and reimbursement methodologies for
  2 22 program providers under the purview of the department of human
  2 23 services, determine appropriate changes, and implement the
  2 24 changes with the funding available under the appropriation.
  2 25 The department is also authorized to transfer the funds
  2 26 provided related to reimbursements to other appropriations to
  2 27 the department as necessary to carry out the purpose of the
  2 28 appropriation related to reimbursements.
  2 29    The bill also amends codified provisions relating to the
  2 30 tobacco settlement fund and to the provisions of the bill.
  2 31 The bill amends Code section 12.65, the tobacco settlement
  2 32 fund, to provide that moneys deposited in the fund shall be
  2 33 used only as provided in appropriations from the fund for
  2 34 health care-related programs.  The amendment to the section
  2 35 also provides that litigation costs, which are to be paid
  3  1 prior to deposit of moneys in the fund, are to be submitted to
  3  2 and approved by the executive council.  The executive council,
  3  3 under Code section 7D.1, includes the governor, secretary of
  3  4 state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and the secretary
  3  5 of agriculture.  The bill also amends Code section 12.65 to
  3  6 provide that the balance remaining in the tobacco settlement
  3  7 fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the state
  3  8 effective June 30, 2001.  Additionally, beginning July 1,
  3  9 2001, the tobacco settlement fund is to be considered part of
  3 10 the general fund of the state.  However, the state portion of
  3 11 the tobacco settlement funds are to continue to only be
  3 12 appropriated for health care-related programs.  Code section
  3 13 12.65 as amended in the bill is effective upon enactment and
  3 14 is retroactively applicable to July 1, 1999.  
  3 15 LSB 6386XS 78
  3 16 pf/as/5
     

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