Senate File 56 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  BOLKCOM, BLACK, QUIRMBACH,
                                           STEWART, RAGAN, BEALL,
                                           SCHMITZ, SCHOENJAHN, DOTZLER,
                                           HECKROTH, WILHELM, HORN,
                                           OLIVE, DANDEKAR, DEARDEN,
                                           FRAISE, APPEL, COURTNEY,
                                           GRONSTAL, KIBBIE, JOCHUM,
                                           SENG, KREIMAN, McCOY,
                                           and HATCH


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for and making an appropriation to the
  2    department of elder affairs for expansion of the elder abuse
  3    initiative program.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1120XS 83
  6 rh/jp/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  APPROPRIATION == DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS ==
  1  2 ELDER ABUSE INITIATIVE PROGRAM.  There is appropriated from
  1  3 the general fund of the state to the department of elder
  1  4 affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending
  1  5 June 30, 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
  1  6 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
  1  7    For the purpose of expansion of the elder abuse initiative
  1  8 program established pursuant to section 231.56A for the
  1  9 prevention, intervention, detection, and reporting of elder
  1 10 abuse, neglect, and exploitation to ensure the protection of
  1 11 citizens of Iowa who are 60 years of age or older:
  1 12 .................................................. $    441,000
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14    This bill appropriates $441,000 from the general fund of
  1 15 the state to the department of elder affairs for the fiscal
  1 16 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, for
  1 17 expansion of the elder abuse initiative program to eleven
  1 18 additional counties in Iowa.  The elder abuse initiative
  1 19 program was established pursuant to Code section 231.56A for
  1 20 the prevention, intervention, detection, and reporting of
  1 21 elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation of citizens of Iowa who
  1 22 are 60 years of age or older.
  1 23 LSB 1120XS 83
  1 24 rh/jp/14