Senate File 122 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  SCHOENJAHN

                                       (COMPANION TO HF 182 BY
                                        WINCKLER)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the allocation of funds to the all Iowa
  2    opportunity foster care grant program and providing an
  3    effective date.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2096SS 83
  6 kh/rj/24

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1181, section 2,
  1  2 subsection 6, unnumbered paragraph 2, is amended to read as
  1  3 follows:
  1  4    From the funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection, up
  1  5 to $500,000 shall $750,000 may be used for purposes of the all
  1  6 Iowa opportunity foster care grant program established
  1  7 pursuant to section 261.6, and at least $500,000 shall be used
  1  8 for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program
  1  9 as established in section 261.87.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 11 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 12                           EXPLANATION
  1 13    This bill increases the amount of money allocated for the
  1 14 2008=2009 fiscal year for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity
  1 15 foster care grant program.
  1 16    The general assembly appropriated $4 million to the college
  1 17 student aid commission from the state general fund for the
  1 18 2008=2009 fiscal year for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity
  1 19 assistance program, which includes a foster care grant program
  1 20 and a scholarship program.  From the moneys appropriated, the
  1 21 commission is required to use up to $500,000 for the foster
  1 22 care grant program.  The bill increases the amount the
  1 23 commission may use for the foster care grant program for
  1 24 fiscal year 2008=2009 to $750,000.
  1 25    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  1 26 LSB 2096SS 83
  1 27 kh/rj/24