House Amendment 8418


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 2298, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 1, line 12, by striking the figure
     1  4 <4,564,351> and inserting the following:  <4,616,351>.
     1  5 #2.  Page 4, line 13, by striking the figure
     1  6 <1,144,755> and inserting the following:  <1,092,755>.
     1  7 #3.  Page 6, by inserting after line 10 the
     1  8 following:
     1  9    <c.  The insurance division shall allocate $10,000
     1 10 from the examination receipts for the payment of its
     1 11 fees to the national council of insurance
     1 12 legislators.>
     1 13 #4.  Page 49, by inserting after line 18 the
     1 14 following:
     1 15    <Sec.    .  WHOLE=GRADE SHARING AGREEMENT DEADLINE
     1 16 WAIVER.  Notwithstanding sections 282.10 and 282.11,
     1 17 the department of education may, at the department's
     1 18 discretion, waive any of the deadline requirements of
     1 19 sections 282.10 and 282.11, relating to the signing of
     1 20 a whole=grade sharing agreement by the boards of two
     1 21 or more school districts involved in the agreement and
     1 22 the public notice and hearing requirements, if one of
     1 23 the districts involved in the agreement has an
     1 24 enrollment of less than three hundred.  This section
     1 25 is repealed July 1, 2004.>
     1 26 #5.  Page 50, lines 21 and 22, by striking the
     1 27 figures <2001=2002> and inserting the following:
     1 28 <2003=2004>.
     1 29 #6.  Page 65, by inserting after line 30 the
     1 30 following:
     1 31    <Sec. ___.  Section 284.10, subsection 6, Code
     1 32 Supplement 2003, is amended to read as follows:
     1 33    6.  By July 1, 2005 2006, the director shall
     1 34 develop and implement an evaluator training
     1 35 certification renewal program for administrators and
     1 36 other practitioners who need to renew a certificate
     1 37 issued pursuant to this section.
     1 38    Sec. ___.  Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph
     1 39 a, Code Supplement 2003, is amended by striking the
     1 40 paragraph.>
     1 41 #7.  Page 65, line 31, by inserting after the word
     1 42 <b,> the following:  <c,>.
     1 43 #8.  Page 65, line 35, by striking the words <one
     1 44 million seven> and inserting the following:  <seven
     1 45 one million one>.
     1 46 #9.  Page 66, by inserting after line 2 the
     1 47 following:
     1 48    <c.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003
     1 49 2004, and succeeding fiscal years, an amount up to
     1 50 four million two hundred thousand dollars for first=
     2  1 year and second=year beginning teachers, to the
     2  2 department of education for distribution to school
     2  3 districts for purposes of the beginning teacher
     2  4 mentoring and induction programs.  A school district
     2  5 shall receive one thousand three hundred dollars per
     2  6 beginning teacher participating in the program.  If
     2  7 the funds appropriated for the program are
     2  8 insufficient to pay mentors and school districts as
     2  9 provided in this paragraph, the department shall
     2 10 prorate the amount distributed to school districts
     2 11 based upon the amount appropriated.  Moneys received
     2 12 by a school district pursuant to this paragraph shall
     2 13 be expended to provide each mentor with an award of
     2 14 five hundred dollars per semester, at a minimum, for
     2 15 participation in the school district's beginning
     2 16 teacher mentoring and induction program; to implement
     2 17 the plan; and to pay any applicable costs of the
     2 18 employer's share of contributions to federal social
     2 19 security and the Iowa public employees' retirement
     2 20 system or a pension and annuity retirement system
     2 21 established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid
     2 22 by the district.>
     2 23 #10.  Page 66, by striking lines 15 through 17, and
     2 24 inserting the following:  <districts for training
     2 25 costs.  A portion of the funds allocated to the
     2 26 department for purposes of this paragraph may be used
     2 27 by the department for administrative purposes.>
     2 28 #11.  Page 66, line 21, by striking the words <one
     2 29 hundred fifty> and inserting the following:  <three
     2 30 hundred>.
     2 31 #12.  Page 66, line 27, by striking the word <four>
     2 32 and inserting the following:  <two>.
     2 33 #13.  Page 66, line 28, by inserting after the word
     2 34 <five> the following:  <fifty>.
     2 35 #14.  Page 67, by inserting after line 8 the
     2 36 following:
     2 37    <Sec.    .  Section 284.13, subsection 1, Code
     2 38 Supplement 2003, is amended by adding the following
     2 39 new paragraph:
     2 40    NEW PARAGRAPH.  i.  For the fiscal year beginning
     2 41 July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, moneys made
     2 42 available for the purposes of implementing paragraphs
     2 43 "d" and "e" may be allocated in the amounts, as
     2 44 determined by the department, needed to implement the
     2 45 purposes of paragraphs "d" and "e".
     2 46    Sec.    .  Section 294A.22, Code Supplement 2003,
     2 47 is amended by adding the following new unnumbered
     2 48 paragraph:
     2 49    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  If funds appropriated
     2 50 are insufficient to pay phase II allocations in full,
     3  1 the department of administrative services shall
     3  2 prorate payments to school districts and area
     3  3 education agencies.
     3  4    Sec. ___.  Section 284.11, Code Supplement 2003, is
     3  5 repealed.>
     3  6 #15.  Page 67, by striking line 9 and inserting the
     3  7 following:
     3  8    <Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE DATES.
     3  9    1.  The provisions of this division>.
     3 10 #16.  Page 67, by inserting after line 14 the
     3 11 following:
     3 12    <2.  The section of this division of this Act,
     3 13 relating to a waiver for whole=grade sharing agreement
     3 14 deadlines, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
     3 15 effect upon enactment and applies from the date of
     3 16 enactment to June 30, 2004.>
     3 17 #17.  Page 75, line 15, by striking the words
     3 18 <pursuant to section 99G.39>.
     3 19 #18.  Page 76, line 8, by striking the words
     3 20 <provided otherwise in>.
     3 21 #19.  Page 76, line 9, by inserting after the
     3 22 figure <2004> the following:  <otherwise provides for
     3 23 the deposit of tax revenue received by the state
     3 24 racing and gaming commission pursuant to section
     3 25 99D.15 in the gambling treatment fund>.
     3 26 #20.  Page 179, by inserting after line 19 the
     3 27 following:
     3 28    <Sec. ___.  STATE APPEAL BOARD STREAMLINING.  For
     3 29 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, the state
     3 30 appeal board may pay out of any moneys in the state
     3 31 treasury not otherwise appropriated for costs
     3 32 associated with streamlining and improving the state
     3 33 appeal board process.>
     3 34 #21.  Page 180, by inserting after line 5 the
     3 35 following:
     3 36    <Sec.    .  Section 8.62, Code Supplement 2003, is
     3 37 amended by adding the following new subsection:
     3 38    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  Notwithstanding any provision
     3 39 of this section and section 8.39 to the contrary, if a
     3 40 full=time equivalent position funded with an
     3 41 appropriation from the general fund of the state
     3 42 remains vacant for a period of at least forty=five
     3 43 days, the agency to which the appropriation was made
     3 44 shall revert to the general fund of the state at the
     3 45 close of the fiscal year the salary and benefits cost
     3 46 of that position for the period of the vacancy.>
     3 47 #22.  Page 181, by inserting after line 15 the
     3 48 following:
     3 49    <Sec.    .  Section 35A.2, Code 2003, is amended to
     3 50 read as follows:
     4  1    35A.2  COMMISSION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
     4  2    1.  A commission of veterans affairs is created
     4  3 consisting of seven nine persons who shall be
     4  4 appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by
     4  5 the senate.  Members shall be appointed to staggered
     4  6 terms of four years beginning and ending as provided
     4  7 in section 69.19.  The governor shall fill a vacancy
     4  8 for the unexpired portion of the term.
     4  9    2.  Six commissioners shall be honorably discharged
     4 10 members of the armed forces of the United States.  The
     4 11 American legion of Iowa, disabled American veterans
     4 12 department of Iowa, veterans of foreign wars
     4 13 department of Iowa, American veterans of World War II,
     4 14 Korea, and Vietnam, the Vietnam veterans of America,
     4 15 and the military order of the purple heart, through
     4 16 their department commanders, shall submit two names
     4 17 respectively from their organizations to the governor.
     4 18 The governor shall appoint from each of the
     4 19 organizations one representative to serve as a member
     4 20 of the commission, unless the appointments would
     4 21 conflict with the bipartisan and gender balance
     4 22 provisions of sections 69.16 and 69.16A.  In addition,
     4 23 the governor shall appoint one member three members of
     4 24 the public, knowledgeable in the general field of
     4 25 veterans affairs, to serve on the commission.>
     4 26 #23.  Page 182, by inserting after line 2 the
     4 27 following:
     4 28    <Sec.    .  Section 35D.13, subsection 2, Code
     4 29 2003, is amended by striking the subsection and
     4 30 inserting in lieu thereof the following:
     4 31    2.  The commandant shall be a licensed nursing home
     4 32 administrator.>
     4 33 #24.  Page 182, by inserting after line 12 the
     4 34 following:
     4 35    <Sec.    .  Section 135C.31A, Code Supplement 2003,
     4 36 is amended to read as follows:
     4 37    135C.31A  ASSESSMENT OF RESIDENTS == PROGRAM
     4 38 ELIGIBILITY.
     4 39    Beginning July 1, 2003, a health care facility
     4 40 receiving reimbursement through the medical assistance
     4 41 program under chapter 249A shall assist the Iowa
     4 42 commission of veterans affairs in identifying, upon
     4 43 admission of a resident, the resident's eligibility
     4 44 for benefits through the federal department of
     4 45 veterans affairs.  The health care facility shall also
     4 46 assist the Iowa commission of veterans affairs in
     4 47 determining such eligibility for residents residing in
     4 48 the facility on July 1, 2003.  The department of
     4 49 inspections and appeals, in cooperation with the
     4 50 department of human services, shall adopt rules to
     5  1 administer this section, including a provision that
     5  2 ensures that if a resident is eligible for benefits
     5  3 through the federal department of veterans affairs or
     5  4 other third=party payor, the payor of last resort for
     5  5 reimbursement to the health care facility is the
     5  6 medical assistance program.  This section shall not
     5  7 apply to the admission of an individual to a state
     5  8 mental health institute for acute psychiatric care or
     5  9 to the admission of an individual to the Iowa veterans
     5 10 home.>
     5 11 #25.  Page 186, by striking lines 5 through 8 and
     5 12 inserting the following:  <meets at least one of the
     5 13 criteria in paragraphs "a" through "c" and all of the
     5 14 criteria in paragraphs "d" through "g":>
     5 15 #26.  Page 186, lines 9 and 10, by striking the
     5 16 words <a through> and inserting the following:  <b
     5 17 and>.
     5 18 #27.  Page 186, by striking lines 12 through 15.
     5 19 #28.  Page 186, line 16, by striking the word
     5 20 <Annually> and inserting the following:  <Is
     5 21 accredited by the north central association of
     5 22 colleges and secondary schools accrediting agency
     5 23 based on their requirements, are exempt from taxation
     5 24 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
     5 25 and annually>.
     5 26 #29.  By striking page 186, line 35 through page
     5 27 187, line 1 and inserting the following:
     5 28    <NEW SUBSECTION.  23.  Submit annually to the
     5 29 department of education data regarding the salaries
     5 30 and benefits of administrators and from the most
     5 31 recent>.
     5 32 #30.  Page 187, by striking lines 21 and 22 and
     5 33 inserting the following:  <board shall submit annually
     5 34 to the department of education data regarding the
     5 35 salaries and benefits of administrators and from the
     5 36 most recent contract>.
     5 37 #31.  Page 194, line 2, by inserting after the word
     5 38 <materials,> the following:  <and after consultation
     5 39 with the public water supply and consideration of all
     5 40 applicable rules relating to remediation,>.
     5 41 #32.  Page 194, lines 9 and 10, by striking the
     5 42 words <are made available> and inserting the
     5 43 following:  <do not impose a financial obligation on
     5 44 the part of the public water supply.  Funds available
     5 45 to or provided by the public water supply may be used
     5 46 for system improvements made in conjunction with
     5 47 replacement of the source>.
     5 48 #33.  Page 194, by striking lines 15 through 17 and
     5 49 inserting the following:  <standards.  Nothing in this
     5 50 paragraph shall affect the public water supply's right
     6  1 to pursue recovery from a responsible party.>
     6  2 #34.  Page 199, by inserting after line 27 the
     6  3 following:
     6  4    <Sec.    .  2003 Iowa Acts, chapter 178, section
     6  5 28, unnumbered paragraph 3, is amended to read as
     6  6 follows:
     6  7    Notwithstanding section 8.64, subsection 4, as
     6  8 enacted by this division of this Act, the local
     6  9 government innovation fund committee may provide up to
     6 10 20 percent of the any amount appropriated in this
     6 11 section in the form of forgivable loans or as grants
     6 12 for those projects that propose a new and innovative
     6 13 sharing initiative that would serve as an important
     6 14 model for cities and counties.
     6 15    Sec.    .  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
     6 16 appropriated in 2003 Iowa Acts, chapter 178, section
     6 17 62, and 2003 Iowa Acts, chapter 181, section 11,
     6 18 subsection 3, which remain unencumbered or unobligated
     6 19 at the close of the fiscal year beginning July 1,
     6 20 2003, shall not revert but shall remain available for
     6 21 expenditure for the purposes for which they were
     6 22 appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
     6 23 2004.>
     6 24 #35.  Page 199, by inserting after line 34 the
     6 25 following:
     6 26    <Sec.    .  2003 Iowa Acts, First Extraordinary
     6 27 Session, chapter 2, section 4, unnumbered paragraph 3,
     6 28 is amended to read as follows:
     6 29    Notwithstanding section 8.64, subsection 4, if
     6 30 enacted by 2003 Iowa Acts, Senate File 453, section
     6 31 27, the local government innovation fund committee may
     6 32 provide up to 20 percent of the any amount
     6 33 appropriated in this section in the form of forgivable
     6 34 loans or as grants for those projects that propose a
     6 35 new and innovative sharing initiative that would serve
     6 36 as an important model for cities and counties.>
     6 37 #36.  Page 204, by inserting after line 16 the
     6 38 following:
     6 39    <Sec.    .  APPOINTMENTS.  The new appointees to
     6 40 the commission of veterans affairs, pursuant to the
     6 41 increase in the membership of the commission as
     6 42 provided in this division of this Act, shall be
     6 43 appointed by the governor, with one member being
     6 44 appointed for an initial term of two years and one
     6 45 member being appointed for an initial term of four
     6 46 years.>
     6 47 #37.  Page 204, by inserting after line 34 the
     6 48 following:
     6 49    <   .  The section of this division of this Act
     6 50 relating to the nonreversion of moneys appropriated
     7  1 pursuant to 2003 Iowa Acts, chapter 178, section 62,
     7  2 and 2003 Iowa Acts, chapter 181, section 11, being
     7  3 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
     7  4 enactment.
     7  5       .  The sections of this division of this Act
     7  6 relating to the increase in membership of the
     7  7 commission of veterans affairs, being deemed of
     7  8 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment.>
     7  9 #38.  By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
     7 10 and correcting internal references as necessary.
     7 11
     7 12
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     7 14 DIX of Butler
     7 15 SF 2298.554 80
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