Senate
Study
Bill
3011
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BEALL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
appropriations
to
the
department
of
veterans
1
affairs.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
There
is
1
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
2
department
of
veterans
affairs
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
3
July
1,
2010,
and
ending
June
30,
2011,
the
following
amount,
4
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
5
designated:
6
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
ADMINISTRATION.
7
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
8
purposes,
including
the
war
orphans
educational
assistance
fund
9
created
in
section
35.8:
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$
1,067,170
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2.
IOWA
VETERANS
HOME.
12
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
13
purposes:
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$
11,326,650
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The
Iowa
veterans
home
billings
involving
the
department
of
16
human
services
shall
be
submitted
to
the
department
on
at
least
17
a
monthly
basis.
18
If
there
is
a
change
in
the
employer
of
employees
providing
19
services
at
the
Iowa
veterans
home
under
a
collective
20
bargaining
agreement,
such
employees
and
the
agreement
shall
21
be
continued
by
the
successor
employer
as
though
there
had
not
22
been
a
change
in
employer.
23
3.
STATE
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE
——
CHILDREN
OF
DECEASED
24
VETERANS.
25
For
provision
of
educational
assistance
pursuant
to
section
26
35.9:
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$
22,944
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Sec.
2.
HOME
OWNERSHIP
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
There
is
29
appropriated
from
the
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund
to
the
30
department
of
veterans
affairs
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
31
July
1,
2010,
and
ending
June
30,
2011,
the
following
amount,
32
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
33
designated:
34
For
transfer
to
the
Iowa
finance
authority
for
the
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continuation
of
the
home
ownership
assistance
program
for
1
persons
who
are
or
were
eligible
members
of
the
armed
forces
of
2
the
United
States,
pursuant
to
section
16.54,
notwithstanding
3
section
8.57,
subsection
6,
paragraph
“c”
:
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$
1,600,000
5
Of
the
funds
transferred
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
6
Iowa
finance
authority
may
retain
not
more
than
$20,000
for
7
administrative
purposes.
8
EXPLANATION
9
This
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
to
the
10
department
of
veterans
affairs
for
administration,
the
war
11
orphans
educational
assistance
fund,
the
Iowa
veterans
home,
12
and
educational
assistance
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
13
1,
2010,
and
ending
June
30,
2011.
The
bill
also
appropriates
14
moneys
from
the
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund
to
the
15
department
for
transfer
to
the
Iowa
finance
authority
for
the
16
home
ownership
assistance
program
for
military
persons
for
the
17
same
fiscal
year.
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