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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 100B.2, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. Design the voluntary checkoff form for 1 4 fire fighter preparedness pursuant to section 445.7. 1 5 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 100B.12 FIRE FIGHTER PREPAREDNESS 1 6 FUND. 1 7 1. A fire fighter preparedness fund is created as a 1 8 separate and distinct fund in the state treasury under the 1 9 control of the division of fire protection of the department 1 10 of public safety. 1 11 2. Revenue for the fire fighter preparedness fund shall 1 12 include, but is not limited to, the following: 1 13 a. Moneys credited to the fund pursuant to section 445.7. 1 14 b. Moneys in the form of a devise, gift, bequest, 1 15 donation, or federal or other grant intended to be used for 1 16 the purposes of the fund. 1 17 3. Moneys in the fire fighter preparedness fund are not 1 18 subject to section 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, 1 19 subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall 1 20 be credited to the fund. 1 21 4. Moneys in the fire fighter preparedness fund are 1 22 appropriated to the division of fire protection of the 1 23 department of public safety to be used annually to pay the 1 24 costs of providing fire fighter training around the state and 1 25 to pay the costs of providing fire fighter training equipment. 1 26 Sec. 3. Section 331.552, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 27 the following new subsection: 1 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 31A. Carry out duties relating to the 1 29 voluntary checkoff for fire fighter preparedness pursuant to 1 30 section 445.7 and account for, report, and pay monthly into 1 31 the state treasury any money contributed to the fire fighter 1 32 preparedness fund. 1 33 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 445.7 VOLUNTARY CHECKOFF FOR FIRE 1 34 FIGHTER PREPAREDNESS. 1 35 1. The treasurer shall include with each tax statement 2 1 delivered pursuant to section 445.5 a voluntary checkoff form 2 2 for fire fighter preparedness. The voluntary checkoff form 2 3 shall be separate from the tax statement. The person or 2 4 entity receiving the tax statement may contribute not less 2 5 than one dollar to be paid to the fire fighter preparedness 2 6 fund created in section 100B.12. A contribution made pursuant 2 7 to this section to the fire fighter preparedness fund is 2 8 irrevocable. 2 9 2. The state fire service and emergency response council 2 10 shall design the form to be used for the voluntary checkoff 2 11 for fire fighter preparedness. The checkoff form shall 2 12 include the following information: 2 13 a. A statement indicating that funds contributed to the 2 14 fire fighter preparedness fund shall be used by the department 2 15 of public safety to pay the costs of providing fire fighter 2 16 training around the state and to pay the costs of providing 2 17 fire fighter training equipment. 2 18 b. A statement indicating that a contribution to the fire 2 19 fighter preparedness fund is irrevocable. 2 20 c. A statement instructing the contributor to make the 2 21 contribution payable to the county treasurer of the county 2 22 that issued the tax statement. 2 23 3. On or before the fifteenth day of each month, the 2 24 county treasurer shall forward contributions made pursuant to 2 25 this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the fire 2 26 fighter preparedness fund. 2 27 EXPLANATION 2 28 This bill creates the fire fighter preparedness fund under 2 29 the control of the division of fire protection of the 2 30 department of public safety. Moneys in the fund are 2 31 appropriated to the division of fire protection of the 2 32 department of public safety. Moneys in the fund are to be 2 33 used to pay the costs of providing fire fighter training 2 34 around the state and fire fighter training equipment. 2 35 The bill also creates a voluntary checkoff for fire fighter 3 1 preparedness. The bill provides that the checkoff form is to 3 2 be included with each property tax statement delivered by the 3 3 county treasurer. The bill requires the county treasurer to 3 4 monthly remit to the state treasury contributions received for 3 5 fire fighter preparedness. The bill requires the state fire 3 6 service and emergency response council to design the checkoff 3 7 form. 3 8 LSB 2298SS 80 3 9 sc/pj/5
Text: SF00163 Text: SF00165 Text: SF00100 - SF00199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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