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1 25 is repealed July 1, 2004.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
7 13
7 14 DIX of Butler
7 15 SF 2298.554 80
7 16 mg/pj
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