Senate
File
2087
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2087
BY
BEALL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
brain
injury
services
fund
and
task
force,
1
making
appropriations
from
the
fund,
implementing
a
brain
2
injury
criminal
surcharge,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135.22B,
subsection
7,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
c.
The
program
administrator
shall
file
copies
of
the
3
individual’s
application
and
needs
assessment
with
the
4
program
resource
neuro-resource
facilitator
assigned
to
the
5
individual’s
geographic
area.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
135.22B,
subsection
9,
Code
2009,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
9.
Resource
Neuro-resource
facilitation.
The
program
shall
9
utilize
resource
neuro-resource
facilitators
to
facilitate
10
program
services.
The
resource
neuro-resource
facilitator
11
shall
be
available
to
provide
ongoing
support
for
individuals
12
with
brain
injury
in
coping
with
the
issues
of
living
13
with
a
brain
injury
and
in
assisting
such
individuals
in
14
transitioning
back
to
employment
and
living
in
the
community.
15
The
resource
neuro-resource
facilitator
is
intended
to
provide
16
a
linkage
to
existing
services
and
increase
the
capacity
of
the
17
state’s
providers
of
services
to
persons
with
brain
injury
by
18
doing
all
of
the
following:
19
a.
Providing
brain
injury-specific
information,
support,
and
20
resources.
21
b.
Enhancing
the
usage
of
support
commonly
available
to
an
22
individual
with
brain
injury
from
the
community,
family,
and
23
personal
contacts
and
linking
such
individuals
to
appropriate
24
services
and
community
resources.
25
c.
Training
service
providers
to
provide
appropriate
brain
26
injury
services.
27
d.
Accessing,
securing,
and
maximizing
the
private
and
28
public
funding
available
to
support
an
individual
with
a
brain
29
injury.
30
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.22C
Brain
injury
services
fund
——
31
task
force.
32
1.
Definitions.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
33
the
context
otherwise
requires:
34
a.
“Advisory
council”
means
the
advisory
council
on
brain
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injuries
established
pursuant
to
section
135.22A.
1
b.
“Brain
injury
services
waiver”
and
“program
administrator”
2
mean
the
same
as
defined
in
section
135.22B.
3
c.
“Consumer”
means
a
person
with
brain
injury.
4
d.
“Cost
share
component”
and
“neuro-resource
facilitation
5
component”
mean
the
applicable
components
of
the
brain
injury
6
services
program
implemented
pursuant
to
section
135.22B.
7
2.
Fund
created.
The
brain
injury
services
fund
is
created
8
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
authority
of
the
program
9
administrator.
The
advisory
council
shall
provide
oversight
10
for
the
services
fund
and
the
expenditures
from
the
fund.
11
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
credited
to
the
services
12
fund
shall
not
revert
to
any
other
fund.
Notwithstanding
13
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
14
deposited
in
the
services
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
15
services
fund.
16
3.
Purposes.
Moneys
in
the
services
fund
are
appropriated
17
to
the
program
administrator
to
be
used
for
any
of
the
18
following
purposes:
19
a.
Providing
state
match
funding
for
the
brain
injury
20
services
waiver
and
the
cost
share
component.
21
b.
Providing
funding
for
enhanced
services
and
other
support
22
necessary
to
eliminate
the
need
for
an
out-of-state
placement
23
of
a
consumer
when
the
consumer’s
needs
are
in
excess
of
the
24
coverage
provided
under
the
brain
injury
services
waiver
or
the
25
cost
share
component.
26
c.
Providing
funding
to
identify
and
purchase
a
brain
27
injury
screening
tool
and
to
implement
and
provide
training
for
28
a
screening
process
for
use
by
identified
professionals
and
29
service
providers.
The
professionals
and
service
providers
may
30
include
but
are
not
limited
to
community
mental
health
centers,
31
substance
abuse
treatment
providers,
correctional
facilities,
32
and
physicians
and
other
health
care
professionals.
33
d.
Providing
funding
for
expansion
of
the
neuro-resource
34
facilitation
component
for
implementation
of
the
brain
injury
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screening
tool
and
related
costs.
1
e.
Providing
funding
for
service
provider
training
through
2
the
neuro-resource
facilitation
component
for
any
of
the
3
following
purposes:
4
(1)
Increasing
brain
injury
awareness.
5
(2)
Encouraging
the
use
of
evidence-based
treatment
and
6
interventions
for
brain
injuries.
7
(3)
Implementing
the
brain
injury
screening
tool
and
8
screening
process.
9
f.
Providing
incentive
funds
to
attract
and
retain
workers
10
in
the
field
of
brain
injury
treatment.
The
incentives
made
11
available
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
educational
loan
12
payments
and
business
tax
credits
or
rebates.
13
g.
Providing
match
funding
for
implementing
activities
14
identified
in
the
state
plan
for
brain
injury
services
15
recommended
by
the
advisory
council.
16
h.
Providing
funding
for
the
program
administrator’s
17
administrative
expenses
and
other
costs
associated
with
the
18
program
administrator’s
duties
associated
with
the
fund.
The
19
administrative
expenses
may
include
the
costs
of
additional
20
professional,
technical,
or
clerical
staff,
subject
to
the
21
concurrence
of
the
advisory
council
as
to
the
need
for
the
22
staff.
23
i.
Fulfilling
the
terms
of
any
bequest,
endowment,
grant,
24
gift,
or
donation
received
by
the
services
fund.
25
4.
a.
Funding
sources.
Proceeds
from
the
brain
injury
26
surcharge
under
section
911.5
shall
be
credited
to
the
services
27
fund.
28
b.
The
program
administrator
shall
establish
an
estate
29
bequest
and
donation
program
and
any
bequest,
endowment,
grant,
30
gift,
or
donation
that
may
be
used
for
expenditure
for
the
31
purposes
of
the
fund
and
the
program
shall
be
credited
to
the
32
fund.
33
c.
The
advisory
council
may
designate
gifts,
grants,
or
34
donations
received
by
the
advisory
council
under
section
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135.22B
to
be
credited
to
the
fund
that
the
advisory
council
1
deems
appropriate
for
expenditure
in
accordance
with
the
2
purposes
of
the
fund.
3
d.
The
program
administrator
may
credit
to
the
fund
federal
4
moneys
that
are
appropriate
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
5
of
the
fund.
The
acceptance
and
use
of
such
federal
moneys
6
does
not
by
itself
commit
state
funds
and
does
not
obligate
the
7
state
to
provide
replacement
funding
if
the
federal
moneys
are
8
no
longer
available.
9
5.
a.
Task
force.
The
advisory
council
shall
recruit
and
10
appoint
a
fifteen
member
task
force
to
make
recommendations
to
11
the
advisory
council
concerning
the
fund
and
purposes
supported
12
by
the
fund.
Membership
terms
shall
be
for
two
years.
The
13
following
state
agencies
shall
provide
one
or
more
nominees
14
who
are
employed
by
the
respective
agency,
of
which
one
member
15
shall
be
selected
by
the
council
to
represent
each
agency:
16
(1)
Commissioner
of
insurance.
17
(2)
Department
for
the
blind.
18
(3)
Department
of
corrections.
19
(4)
Department
of
education,
division
of
vocational
20
education.
21
(5)
Department
of
public
health.
22
b.
The
remaining
members
shall
be
persons
with
brain
injury
23
or
immediate
family
members
of
a
person
with
brain
injury.
24
c.
A
vacancy
on
the
task
force
shall
be
filled
in
the
same
25
manner
as
the
original
appointment
for
the
remainder
of
the
26
term.
27
d.
The
advisory
council
shall
designate
a
chairperson
of
28
the
task
force
from
the
task
force
membership.
The
task
force
29
may
designate
other
officers
as
deemed
appropriate
by
the
task
30
force.
31
e.
A
member
of
the
task
force
is
eligible
for
reimbursement
32
of
actual
and
necessary
expenses
incurred
in
the
performance
of
33
their
official
duties.
34
Sec.
4.
Section
602.8102,
subsection
135A,
Code
2009,
is
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amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
135A.
Assess
the
surcharges
provided
by
sections
911.1,
2
911.2,
911.3,
and
911.4
,
and
911.5
.
3
Sec.
5.
Section
602.8107,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
4
Supplement
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
a.
This
subsection
does
not
apply
to
amounts
collected
6
for
victim
restitution,
the
victim
compensation
fund,
the
7
criminal
penalty
surcharge,
sex
offender
civil
penalty,
drug
8
abuse
resistance
education
surcharge,
the
law
enforcement
9
initiative
surcharge,
county
enforcement
surcharge,
brain
10
injury
surcharge,
amounts
collected
as
a
result
of
procedures
11
initiated
under
subsection
5
or
under
section
8A.504,
or
fees
12
charged
pursuant
to
section
356.7.
13
Sec.
6.
Section
602.8108,
Code
Supplement
2009,
is
amended
14
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
15
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
The
clerk
of
the
district
court
shall
16
remit
all
moneys
collected
from
the
assessment
of
the
brain
17
injury
surcharge
provided
in
section
911.5
to
the
state
court
18
administrator
no
later
than
the
fifteenth
day
of
each
month
for
19
deposit
in
the
brain
injury
services
fund
created
in
section
20
135.22C.
21
Sec.
7.
Section
902.9,
unnumbered
paragraph
2,
Code
2009,
22
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
The
surcharges
required
by
sections
911.1,
911.2,
and
911.3
,
24
and
911.5
shall
be
added
to
a
fine
imposed
on
a
class
“C”
or
25
class
“D”
felon,
as
provided
by
those
sections,
and
are
not
a
26
part
of
or
subject
to
the
maximums
set
in
this
section.
27
Sec.
8.
Section
903.1,
subsection
4,
Code
2009,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
4.
The
surcharges
required
by
sections
911.1,
911.2,
911.3,
30
and
911.4
,
and
911.5
shall
be
added
to
a
fine
imposed
on
a
31
misdemeanant
as
provided
in
those
sections,
and
are
not
a
part
32
of
or
subject
to
the
maximums
set
in
this
section.
33
Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
911.5
Brain
injury
surcharge.
34
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
surcharge,
the
court
or
clerk
of
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the
district
court
shall
assess
a
brain
injury
surcharge
equal
1
to
five
percent
of
the
applicable
fine
if
an
adjudication
of
2
guilt
or
a
deferred
judgment
has
been
entered
for
a
criminal
3
violation
under
any
of
the
following:
4
a.
Operating
while
intoxicated.
For
violations
under
5
chapter
321J.
6
b.
Excessive
speed.
For
violations
in
excess
of
the
limit
7
under
section
321.236,
subsections
5
and
11,
and
sections
8
321.285
and
461A.36.
9
c.
Local
traffic
requirements.
For
violations
under
section
10
321.236,
subsections
3,
4,
6,
and
9.
11
d.
Vehicle
operation
and
control.
For
violations
under
12
section
321.275,
subsections
1
through
7,
sections
321.277,
13
321.277A,
321.288,
321.297,
321.299,
321.302,
and
321.303,
14
section
321.304,
subsections
1
and
2,
sections
321.305,
15
321.306,
321.311,
321.312,
321.314,
321.315,
321.316,
321.318,
16
321.323,
321.340,
321.353,
321.354,
321.363,
321.365,
321.366,
17
and
321.395.
18
e.
Open
container.
For
violations
under
sections
321.284
19
and
321.284A.
20
f.
Safety
belt
and
harness
and
child
restraint.
For
21
violations
under
sections
321.445
and
321.446.
22
2.
In
the
event
of
multiple
offenses,
the
surcharge
shall
be
23
imposed
for
each
applicable
offense.
24
3.
The
surcharge
shall
be
remitted
by
the
clerk
of
court
as
25
provided
in
section
602.8108,
subsection
6A.
26
4.
The
surcharge
is
subject
to
the
provisions
of
chapter
27
909
governing
the
payment
and
collection
of
fines,
as
provided
28
in
section
909.8.
29
Sec.
10.
INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS
TO
TASK
FORCE.
In
making
the
30
initial
appointments
of
the
members
who
are
not
state
agency
31
employees
to
the
task
force
appointed
pursuant
to
section
32
135.22C,
as
enacted
by
this
Act,
the
advisory
council
on
brain
33
injuries
shall
appoint
five
members
to
three-year
terms
and
34
five
members
to
two-year
terms.
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EXPLANATION
1
This
bill
creates
a
brain
injury
services
fund
and
task
2
force,
makes
appropriations
from
the
fund,
implements
a
brain
3
injury
criminal
surcharge,
and
makes
penalties
applicable.
4
Code
section
135.22B,
creating
the
brain
injury
services
5
program,
is
amended
to
rename
the
program’s
resource
6
facilitation
component
for
assisting
individuals
with
brain
7
injuries
in
coping
with
living
issues
and
other
needs,
to
be
8
the
neuro-resource
facilitation
component.
9
New
Code
section
135.22C
creates
the
brain
injury
services
10
fund.
Definitions
are
provided
including
adoption
by
reference
11
of
several
terms
defined
in
other
Code
sections
such
as
12
the
advisory
council
on
brain
injuries
and
the
brain
injury
13
services
waiver
under
the
medical
assistance
(Medicaid)
14
program.
The
program
administrator
is
the
division
of
the
15
department
designated
to
administer
the
brain
injury
services
16
program.
17
Moneys
credited
to
the
fund
from
another
state
fund
do
not
18
revert
to
the
other
fund
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
as
19
otherwise
provided
under
section
8.33.
Interest
or
earnings
on
20
the
moneys
in
the
fund
are
credited
to
the
fund.
Moneys
in
the
21
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
program
administrator
to
be
used
22
for
the
purposes
specified
in
the
bill.
23
The
following
purposes
are
specified:
match
funding
for
24
the
brain
injury
services
waiver
and
the
cost-share
component,
25
services
to
eliminate
the
need
for
out-of-state
placement,
26
purchase
of
a
brain
injury
screening
tool
and
associated
27
training,
expansion
of
the
neuro-resource
facilitation
28
component,
service
provider
training,
incentive
funds
to
29
attract
and
retain
workers,
match
funding
for
other
activities
30
identified
in
the
state
plan
for
brain
injury
services,
31
administrative
costs,
and
fulfilling
the
terms
of
donations
32
received
by
the
fund.
33
Funding
sources
for
the
fund
are
from
the
brain
injury
34
criminal
surcharge
implemented
pursuant
to
the
bill,
estate
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bequests
and
other
donations,
donations
received
by
the
1
advisory
council
and
designated
for
the
fund,
and
federal
2
funding.
3
The
advisory
council
is
required
to
create
a
15
member
4
task
force
to
make
recommendations
to
the
advisory
council
5
concerning
the
fund
and
the
purposes
supported
by
the
fund.
6
Five
state
agency
members
are
included
and
the
remainder
are
7
required
to
be
persons
with
brain
injuries
or
immediate
family
8
members.
The
initial
appointments
of
members
to
the
task
force
9
are
staggered.
10
The
remainder
of
the
bill
relates
to
imposition
of
a
brain
11
injury
criminal
surcharge
in
new
Code
section
911.5.
The
12
surcharge
is
5
percent
of
the
applicable
fine
for
numerous
13
motor
vehicle
operating
offenses
in
the
following
general
14
classifications:
operating
while
intoxicated,
excessive
speed,
15
local
traffic
requirements,
vehicle
operation
and
control,
open
16
alcoholic
beverage
container,
and
safety
belt
and
harness
and
17
child
restraint.
Under
Code
chapter
909
a
person
who
can
pay
a
18
fine
and
related
charges
and
fails
to
do
so
is
required
to
be
19
held
in
contempt
of
court.
20
Code
section
602.8102
is
amended
to
include
collection
of
21
the
surcharge
in
the
duties
of
the
clerk
of
court.
22
Code
section
602.8107,
relating
to
collection
of
court
debt
23
by
the
county
attorney,
is
amended
to
include
the
surcharge
24
in
the
list
of
items
that
are
exempt
from
collection
and
25
distribution
by
the
county
attorney.
26
Code
section
602.8108
is
amended
to
require
the
clerk
of
27
court
to
remit
the
surcharge
moneys
collected
by
the
15th
day
28
of
each
month
to
the
state
court
administrator
for
deposit
in
29
the
brain
injury
services
fund.
30
Code
sections
902.9
and
903.1
are
amended
to
provide
that
31
the
surcharge
is
in
addition
to
and
not
part
of
the
monetary
32
maximums
otherwise
limiting
the
amounts
of
fines
for
various
33
felony
and
misdemeanor
offenses.
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