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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND – APPROPRIATION TO THE 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 amount, 1 6 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 1 7 designated: 1 8 To supplement the medical assistance appropriation to 1 9 provide for expansion of home health care services for 1 10 children with special needs, for expansion of respite services 1 11 for persons receiving services under home and community-based 1 12 waivers, and to provide funding for habilitative day care for 1 13 children with special needs under the waiver program: 1 14 .................................................. $ 6,000,000 1 15 Sec. 2. Section 12.65, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 16 follows: 1 17 12.65 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND. 1 18 1. A tobacco settlement fund is created in the office of 1 19 the treasurer of state. After payment of litigation costs, 1 20 the state portion of any moneys paid to the state by tobacco 1 21 companies in settlement of the state's lawsuit for recovery of 1 22 public expenditures associated with tobacco use shall be 1 23 deposited in the tobacco settlement fund. Moneys deposited in 1 24 the fund shall be used only as provided in appropriations from 1 25 the fundto the department of human services for the medical1 26assistance program and to the Iowa department of public health1 27 for health care-related programsto reduce smoking by teenage1 28youth. For purposes of this section, "litigation costs" are 1 29 those costs itemized by the attorney general and submitted to 1 30 and approved by thegeneral assemblyexecutive council. 1 31 2. On June 30, 2001, the balance remaining in the tobacco 1 32 settlement fund shall be transferred to the general fund of 1 33 the state. Beginning July 1, 2001, the tobacco settlement 1 34 fund shall be considered part of the general fund of the 1 35 state. However, the state portion of the moneys received 2 1 shall only be appropriated for health care-related programs. 2 2 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The section in this Act amending 2 3 section 12.65, being deemed of immediate importance, takes 2 4 effect upon enactment and is retroactively applicable to July 2 5 1, 1999. 2 6 EXPLANATION 2 7 This bill relates to the tobacco settlement fund, makes an 2 8 appropriation from the fund to the department of human 2 9 services, and provides conforming provisions relating to the 2 10 expenditure of the funds. 2 11 The bill appropriates $6,000,000 to the department of human 2 12 services to supplement the medical assistance appropriation to 2 13 provide for expansion of home health care services for 2 14 children with special needs, expansion of respite services for 2 15 persons receiving services under a home and community-based 2 16 waiver, and provide funding for habilitative day care for 2 17 children with special needs under the waiver program. 2 18 The bill also amends codified provisions relating to the 2 19 tobacco settlement fund and to the provisions of the bill. 2 20 The bill amends Code section 12.65, the tobacco settlement 2 21 fund, to provide that moneys deposited in the fund shall be 2 22 used only as provided in appropriations from the fund and for 2 23 health care-related programs. The amendment to the section 2 24 also provides that litigation costs, which are to be paid 2 25 prior to deposit of moneys in the fund, are to be submitted to 2 26 and approved by the executive council, which as provided in 2 27 Code section 7D.1 includes the governor, secretary of state, 2 28 auditor of state, treasurer of state, and the secretary of 2 29 agriculture. The bill also amends Code section 12.65 to 2 30 provide that the balance remaining in the tobacco settlement 2 31 fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the state. 2 32 Additionally, beginning July 1, 2001, the tobacco settlement 2 33 fund is to be considered part of the general fund of the 2 34 state. However, the state portion of the tobacco settlement 2 35 funds are to continue to only be appropriated for health care- 3 1 related programs. Code section 12.65 as amended in the bill 3 2 is effective upon enactment and is retroactively applicable to 3 3 July 1, 1999. 3 4 LSB 5467XS 78 3 5 pf/as/5
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