House File 2149 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  T. OLSON


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act revising the schedule of basic needs for the family
  2    investment program.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5554HH 82
  5 jp/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  SCHEDULE OF BASIC NEEDS.  The department of
  1  2 human services shall increase by ten percent the amounts in
  1  3 the schedule of basic needs used to determine the cash
  1  4 assistance grants provided to participants in the family
  1  5 investment program.  The resulting amounts shall be rounded to
  1  6 the nearest whole dollar.  The increase shall be implemented
  1  7 commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008.
  1  8                           EXPLANATION
  1  9    This bill requires the department of human services to
  1 10 increase by 10 percent the amounts in the schedule of basic
  1 11 needs used to determine the cash assistance grants provided to
  1 12 participants in the family investment program.  The results of
  1 13 the increase are required to be rounded to the nearest whole
  1 14 dollar.  The increase applies beginning with fiscal year
  1 15 2008=2009.
  1 16 LSB 5554HH 82
  1 17 jp/nh/8