Senate File 292 SENATE FILE BY WARNSTADT, COURTNEY, BEALL, STEWART, HOLVECK, BOLKCOM, KREIMAN, RAGAN, GRONSTAL, QUIRMBACH, CONNOLLY, DVORSKY, BLACK, SENG, and DEARDEN Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for counseling for residents of this state who 2 are members or former members of the United States reserve 3 forces or the Iowa national guard that were called into active 4 federal service or duty and for persons who are part of the 5 members' or former members' immediate families and providing 6 an appropriation. 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 8 TLSB 2643XS 80 9 jp/cl/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 29A.27A ACTIVE SERVICE OR DUTY 1 2 == VETERANS COUNSELING. 1 3 1. A member or former member of the Iowa national guard or 1 4 reserve forces of the United States who was ordered to active 1 5 federal service or duty or a person who is part of the 1 6 member's immediate family is entitled to have three counseling 1 7 sessions during the one=year period following completion of 1 8 the member's or former member's active service or duty. The 1 9 counseling shall be provided through the community mental 1 10 health center serving the member's or former member's county 1 11 of residence. 1 12 2. The costs of the counseling provided under this section 1 13 shall be paid by the director of revenue and finance on a 1 14 claim submitted to the director by the community mental health 1 15 center. There is appropriated out of any funds in the state 1 16 treasury not otherwise appropriated an amount sufficient to 1 17 pay the claims. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This bill provides for counseling for residents of this 1 20 state who are members or former members of the United States 1 21 reserve forces or the Iowa national guard that were called 1 22 into active federal service or duty and for persons who are 1 23 part of the members' or former members' immediate families. 1 24 Three counseling sessions are to be available at the community 1 25 mental health center of the member's or former member's county 1 26 of residence during the one=year period following completion 1 27 of the member's or former member's active federal service or 1 28 duty. The costs of the counseling are to be paid by the 1 29 director of revenue and finance from claims submitted by the 1 30 community mental health center. A standing appropriation is 1 31 provided for payment of the claims. 1 32 LSB 2643XS 80 1 33 jp/cl/14.1 1 34 1 35