Senate File 141 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  BEALL


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to and making an appropriation for the office of
  2    substitute decision maker under the department of elder
  3    affairs.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2179XS 82
  6 pf/cf/24

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  1  1    Section 1.  APPROPRIATION == DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS ==
  1  2 OFFICE OF SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKER.  There is appropriated
  1  3 from the general fund of the state to the department of elder
  1  4 affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending
  1  5 June 30, 2008, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
  1  6 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
  1  7    For the state office of substitute decision maker
  1  8 established pursuant to chapter 231E:
  1  9 .................................................. $    635,126
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill makes an appropriation from the general fund of
  1 12 the state to the department of elder affairs for FY 2007=2008
  1 13 for the office of substitute decision maker.  The office was
  1 14 established in 2005 Iowa Acts, chapter 175, within the
  1 15 department of elder affairs to create and administer a
  1 16 statewide network of substitute decision makers who provide
  1 17 substitute decision=making services if other substitute
  1 18 decision makers are not available to provide the services.
  1 19 Substitute decision makers include guardians, conservators,
  1 20 representative payees, attorneys in fact under a power of
  1 21 attorney, and personal representatives.  Implementation of the
  1 22 office was made contingent upon availability of funding as
  1 23 determined by the department of elder affairs.
  1 24 LSB 2179XS 82
  1 25 pf:nh/cf/24