House File 326 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY BAILEY Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring the department of veterans affairs to prepare a 2 report related to the activities of county commissions of 3 veteran affairs. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1280HH 83 6 md/rj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 35A.5, Code 2009, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Annually, by February 1, prepare and 1 4 submit a report to the governor and the general assembly 1 5 relating to county commissions of veteran affairs. Copies of 1 6 the report shall also be provided to each county board of 1 7 supervisors and to each county commission of veteran affairs. 1 8 The report shall include all of the following: 1 9 a. Information related to compliance with the training 1 10 requirements under section 35B.6 during the previous calendar 1 11 year. 1 12 b. The weekly operating schedule of each county commission 1 13 of veteran affairs office maintained under section 35B.6. 1 14 c. The number of hours of veterans' services provided by 1 15 each county commission of veteran affairs executive director 1 16 or administrator during the previous calendar year. 1 17 d. Population of each county, including the number of 1 18 veterans residing in each county. 1 19 e. The total amount of compensation, disability benefits, 1 20 or pensions received by the residents of each county under 1 21 laws administered by the United States department of veterans 1 22 affairs. 1 23 f. An analysis of the information contained in paragraphs 1 24 "a" through "e", including an analysis of such information for 1 25 the previous ten years. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 This bill requires the department of veterans affairs to 1 28 prepare and submit a report to the governor and the general 1 29 assembly by February 1 relating to certain activities of 1 30 county commissions of veteran affairs. The bill requires the 1 31 report to include information related to compliance with the 1 32 training required under Code section 35B.6, the operating 1 33 schedule of each county commission of veteran affairs office, 1 34 the number of hours of veterans' services provided by each 1 35 county executive director or administrator, county population 2 1 information, including the number of veterans residing in each 2 2 county, and the total amount of compensation, disability 2 3 benefits, or pensions received by the residents of each county 2 4 under laws administered by the United States department of 2 5 veterans affairs. The bill also requires the report to 2 6 include an analysis of the information reported, including 2 7 analysis of such information for the previous 10 years. 2 8 The report required under the bill includes information 2 9 resulting from Code provisions that were amended by 2008 Iowa 2 10 Acts, chapter 1130. 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130 takes effect 2 11 generally on July 1, 2009. 2 12 LSB 1280HH 83 2 13 md/rj/5