Senate Study Bill 1210 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON DVORSKY) A BILL FOR An Act relating to state and local finances by providing for 1 funding of property tax credits and reimbursements, by 2 making and adjusting appropriations, providing for salaries 3 and compensation of state employees, providing for matters 4 relating to tax credits, providing for fees and penalties, 5 providing for legal responsibilities, and providing for 6 properly related matters, and including effective date and 7 retroactive and other applicability provisions. 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 9 TLSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp
S.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 MH/MR/DD SERVICES ALLOWED GROWTH FUNDING —— FY 2012-2013 2 Section 1. ADULT MH/MR/DD SERVICES ALLOWED GROWTH FUNDING 3 —— FY 2012-2013. Notwithstanding section 331.439, subsection 4 3, the allowed growth factor adjustment for county mental 5 health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities 6 service expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 7 1, 2012, shall be established by statute which shall be 8 enacted within thirty calendar days of the convening of the 9 Eighty-fourth General Assembly, 2012 Session, on January 9, 10 2012. The governor shall submit to the general assembly a 11 recommendation for such allowed growth factor adjustment and 12 the amounts of related appropriations to the general assembly 13 on or before January 9, 2012. 14 DIVISION II 15 STANDING APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS 16 Sec. 2. BUDGET PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013. 17 1. For the budget process applicable to the fiscal year 18 beginning July 1, 2012, on or before October 1, 2011, in lieu 19 of the information specified in section 8.23, subsection 1 , 20 unnumbered paragraph 1, and paragraph “a”, all departments and 21 establishments of the government shall transmit to the director 22 of the department of management, on blanks to be furnished by 23 the director, estimates of their expenditure requirements, 24 including every proposed expenditure, for the ensuing fiscal 25 year, together with supporting data and explanations as called 26 for by the director of the department of management after 27 consultation with the legislative services agency. 28 2. The estimates of expenditure requirements shall be 29 in a form specified by the director of the department of 30 management, and the expenditure requirements shall include all 31 proposed expenditures and shall be prioritized by program or 32 the results to be achieved. The estimates shall be accompanied 33 by performance measures for evaluating the effectiveness of the 34 programs or results. 35 -1- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 1/ 43
S.F. _____ Sec. 3. LIMITATION OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS. 1 Notwithstanding the standing appropriations in the following 2 designated sections for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, 3 and ending June 30, 2012, the amounts appropriated from the 4 general fund of the state pursuant to these sections for the 5 following designated purposes shall not exceed the following 6 amounts: 7 1. For performance of duty by the executive council in 8 sections 7D.29, 8A.321, and 29C.20: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,712,105 10 2. For operational support grants and community cultural 11 grants under section 99F.11, subsection 3 , paragraph “d”, 12 subparagraph (1): 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 416,702 14 3. For regional tourism marketing under section 99F.11, 15 subsection 3 , paragraph “d”, subparagraph (2): 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 810,306 17 4. For the center for congenital and inherited disorders 18 central registry under section 144.13A, subsection 4 , paragraph 19 “a”: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 171,121 21 5. For primary and secondary child abuse prevention 22 programs under section 144.13A, subsection 4 , paragraph “a”: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 217,772 24 6. For programs for at-risk children under section 279.51 : 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,493,891 26 The amount of any reduction in this subsection shall be 27 prorated among the programs specified in section 279.51, 28 subsection 1 , paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”. 29 7. For payment for nonpublic school transportation under 30 section 285.2 : 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,060,931 32 If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic 33 school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in 34 accordance with this subsection, the department of education 35 -2- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 2/ 43
S.F. _____ shall prorate the amount of each approved claim. 1 8. For reimbursement for the homestead property tax credit 2 under section 425.1 : 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86,188,387 4 9. For reimbursement for the family farm and agricultural 5 land tax credits under sections 425A.1 and 426.1 : 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32,395,131 7 10. For the enforcement of chapter 453D relating to tobacco 8 product manufacturers under section 453D.8 : 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,416 10 Sec. 4. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID —— FY 2011-2012. In 11 lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20, 12 subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year 13 beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, for paying 14 instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for fiscal 15 year 2011-2012 is zero. 16 Sec. 5. Section 256.30, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2011, 17 is amended by striking the unnumbered paragraph and inserting 18 in lieu thereof the following: 19 For each fiscal year there is appropriated from the 20 general fund of the state to the department the sum of one 21 hundred thousand dollars. The department shall distribute 22 the appropriation to the tribal council of the Sac and Fox 23 Indian settlement for expenses of educating American Indian 24 children residing in the Sac and Fox Indian settlement on 25 land held in trust by the secretary of the interior of the 26 United States in excess of federal moneys paid to the tribal 27 council for educating the American Indian children when moneys 28 are appropriated for that purpose. The tribal council shall 29 administer the moneys distributed pursuant to this section and 30 shall submit an annual report and other reports as required 31 by the department to the department on the expenditure of the 32 moneys. 33 Sec. 6. Section 257.35, Code 2011, is amended by adding the 34 following new subsection: 35 -3- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 3/ 43
S.F. _____ NEW SUBSECTION . 5A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in 1 addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to subsection 2 2, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion 3 of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies 4 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 5 30, 2012, shall be reduced by the department of management by 6 ten million dollars. The reduction for each area education 7 agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency 8 received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. 9 DIVISION III 10 SALARIES, COMPENSATION, AND RELATED MATTERS 11 Sec. 7. APPOINTED STATE OFFICERS. 12 1. The governor shall establish a salary for appointed 13 nonelected persons in the executive branch of state government 14 holding a position enumerated in and within the salary 15 ranges provided in 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1191, section 14, 16 by considering, among other items, the experience of the 17 individual in the position, changes in the duties of the 18 position, the incumbent’s performance of assigned duties, and 19 subordinates’ salaries. However, the attorney general shall 20 establish the salary for the consumer advocate, the chief 21 justice of the supreme court shall establish the salary for the 22 state court administrator, the ethics and campaign disclosure 23 board shall establish the salary of the executive director, and 24 the Iowa public broadcasting board shall establish the salary 25 of the administrator of the public broadcasting division of the 26 department of education, each within the salary range provided 27 in 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1191, section 14. 28 2. The governor, in establishing salaries as provided in 29 this section, shall take into consideration other employee 30 benefits which may be provided for an individual including but 31 not limited to housing. 32 3. A person whose salary is established pursuant to this 33 section and who is a full-time, year-round employee of the 34 state shall not receive any other remuneration from the state 35 -4- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 4/ 43
S.F. _____ or from any other source for the performance of that person’s 1 duties unless the additional remuneration is first approved by 2 the governor or authorized by law. However, this provision 3 does not exclude the reimbursement for necessary travel and 4 expenses incurred in the performance of duties or fringe 5 benefits normally provided to employees of the state. 6 Sec. 8. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FUNDED. The 7 various state departments, boards, commissions, councils, 8 and agencies, including the state board of regents, for 9 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 10 2012, shall provide from available sources pay adjustments, 11 expense reimbursements, and related benefits to fully fund the 12 following: 13 1. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 14 to chapter 20 for employees in the blue collar bargaining unit. 15 2. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 16 to chapter 20 for employees in the public safety bargaining 17 unit. 18 3. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 19 to chapter 20 for employees in the security bargaining unit. 20 4. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 21 to chapter 20 for employees in the technical bargaining unit. 22 5. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 23 to chapter 20 for employees in the professional fiscal and 24 staff bargaining unit. 25 6. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 26 to chapter 20 for employees in the clerical bargaining unit. 27 7. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 28 to chapter 20 for employees in the professional social services 29 bargaining unit. 30 8. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 31 to chapter 20 for employees in the community-based corrections 32 bargaining unit. 33 9. The collective bargaining agreements negotiated 34 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the judicial branch of 35 -5- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 5/ 43
S.F. _____ government bargaining units. 1 10. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 2 to chapter 20 for employees in the patient care bargaining 3 unit. 4 11. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 5 to chapter 20 for employees in the science bargaining unit. 6 12. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 7 to chapter 20 for employees in the university of northern Iowa 8 faculty bargaining unit. 9 13. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 10 to chapter 20 for employees in the state university of Iowa 11 graduate student bargaining unit. 12 14. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 13 to chapter 20 for employees in the state university of Iowa 14 hospital and clinics tertiary health care bargaining unit. 15 15. The annual pay adjustments, related benefits, and 16 expense reimbursements referred to in the sections of this 17 division of this Act addressing noncontract state and state 18 board of regents employees who are not covered by a collective 19 bargaining agreement. 20 Sec. 9. NONCONTRACT STATE EMPLOYEES —— GENERAL. 21 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011: 22 a. The maximum and minimum salary levels of all pay plans 23 provided for in section 8A.413, subsection 3, as they exist for 24 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, shall not increase. 25 b. The pay plan for noncontract judicial branch employees 26 shall not be increased. 27 c. The pay plans for state employees who are exempt 28 from chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and who are included in the 29 department of administrative services’ centralized payroll 30 system shall not be increased, and any additional changes 31 in any executive branch pay plans shall be approved by the 32 governor. 33 2. This section does not apply to members of the general 34 assembly, board members, commission members, persons whose 35 -6- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 6/ 43
S.F. _____ salaries are set by the general assembly pursuant to this Act 1 or are set by the governor, or other persons designated in the 2 section of this division of this Act addressing appointed state 3 officers, employees designated under section 8A.412, subsection 4 5, and employees covered by 11 IAC 53.6(3). 5 3. The pay plans for the bargaining eligible employees of 6 the state shall not be increased, and any additional changes 7 in such executive branch pay plans shall be approved by the 8 governor. As used in this section, “bargaining eligible 9 employee” means an employee who is eligible to organize under 10 chapter 20, but has not done so. 11 4. The policies for implementation of this section shall be 12 approved by the governor. 13 Sec. 10. STATE EMPLOYEES —— STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. For 14 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 15 2012, funds shall be provided from available sources of the 16 state board of regents for funding of collective bargaining 17 agreements for state board of regents employees covered by 18 such agreements and for the following state board of regents 19 employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement: 20 1. Regents merit system employees and merit supervisory 21 employees. 22 2. Faculty members and professional and scientific 23 employees. 24 Sec. 11. BONUS PAY. For the fiscal year beginning July 25 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, employees of the executive 26 branch, judicial branch, and legislative branch shall not 27 receive bonus pay unless otherwise authorized by law, required 28 pursuant to a contract of employment entered into before July 29 1, 2011, or required pursuant to a collective bargaining 30 agreement. This section does not apply to employees of the 31 state board of regents. For purposes of this section, “bonus 32 pay” means any additional remuneration provided an employee in 33 the form of a bonus, including but not limited to a retention 34 bonus, recruitment bonus, exceptional job performance pay, 35 -7- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 7/ 43
S.F. _____ extraordinary job performance pay, exceptional performance pay, 1 extraordinary duty pay, or extraordinary or special duty pay, 2 and any extra benefit not otherwise provided to other similarly 3 situated employees. 4 Sec. 12. SPECIAL FUNDS. For the fiscal year beginning July 5 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, salary adjustments otherwise 6 provided for in this Act may be funded using departmental 7 revolving, trust, or special funds for which the general 8 assembly has established an operating budget, provided doing so 9 does not exceed the operating budget established by the general 10 assembly. 11 Sec. 13. FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED. For the fiscal year 12 beginning July 1, 2011, all federal grants to and the federal 13 receipts of the agencies affected by this division of this Act 14 which are received and may be expended for purposes of this 15 division of this Act are appropriated for those purposes and as 16 set forth in the federal grants or receipts. 17 Sec. 14. STATE TROOPER MEAL ALLOWANCE. For the fiscal 18 year beginning July 1, 2011, the sworn peace officers in the 19 department of public safety who are not covered by a collective 20 bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to chapter 20 shall 21 receive the same per diem meal allowance as the sworn peace 22 officers in the department of public safety who are covered 23 by a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to 24 chapter 20. 25 Sec. 15. SALARY MODEL ADMINISTRATOR. The salary model 26 administrator shall work in conjunction with the legislative 27 services agency to maintain the state’s salary model used for 28 analyzing, comparing, and projecting state employee salary 29 and benefit information, including information relating to 30 employees of the state board of regents. The department of 31 revenue, the department of administrative services, the five 32 institutions under the jurisdiction of the state board of 33 regents, the judicial district departments of correctional 34 services, and the state department of transportation shall 35 -8- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 8/ 43
S.F. _____ provide salary data to the department of management and the 1 legislative services agency to operate the state’s salary 2 model. The format and frequency of provision of the salary 3 data shall be determined by the department of management and 4 the legislative services agency. The information shall be 5 used in collective bargaining processes under chapter 20 and 6 in calculating the funding needs contained within the annual 7 salary adjustment legislation. A state employee organization 8 as defined in section 20.3, subsection 4, may request 9 information produced by the model, but the information provided 10 shall not contain information attributable to individual 11 employees. 12 DIVISION IV 13 CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS 14 Sec. 16. Section 8.6, subsection 9A, as enacted by 2011 Iowa 15 Acts, House File 45, section 39, is amended to read as follows: 16 9A. Budget and tax rate databases. To develop and make 17 available to the public a searchable budget database and 18 internet site as required under chapter 8G, division subchapter 19 I , and to develop and make available to the public a searchable 20 tax rate database and internet site as required under chapter 21 8G, division subchapter II . 22 Sec. 17. Section 8.57E, subsection 3, paragraph a, as 23 enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 209, section 30, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 a. Moneys in the taxpayer’s taxpayers trust fund may be 26 used for cash flow purposes during a fiscal year provided that 27 any moneys so allocated are returned to the fund by the end of 28 that fiscal year. 29 Sec. 18. Section 8G.13, as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, House 30 File 45, section 50, is amended to read as follows: 31 8G.13 Updating database. 32 To facilitate the department of management’s efforts in 33 creating and maintaining a searchable database of the taxes 34 identified in section 8G.12, subsection 3 1 , for all taxing 35 -9- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 9/ 43
S.F. _____ jurisdictions in the state, each taxing jurisdiction may 1 annually be required to report its tax rates to the department 2 of management or the department of revenue and shall report any 3 changes to its tax rates within thirty days of the change. 4 Sec. 19. Section 16.193, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 5 2011, as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 475, section 6 11, is amended to read as follows: 7 a. During the term of the Iowa jobs program and Iowa jobs 8 II program, the Iowa finance authority shall collect data on 9 all of the projects approved for the program programs . The 10 department of management and the state agencies associated 11 with the projects shall assist the authority with the data 12 collection and in developing the report required by this 13 subsection . The authority shall report quarterly to the 14 governor and the general assembly concerning the data. 15 Sec. 20. Section 68A.401, subsection 4, Code 2011, as 16 amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 475, section 17, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 4. Political committees expressly advocating the 19 nomination, election, or defeat of candidates for both 20 federal office and any elected office created by law or the 21 Constitution of the State of Iowa shall file statements and 22 reports with the board in addition to any federal reports 23 required to be filed with the board. However, a political 24 committee that is registered and filing full disclosure 25 reports of all financial activities with the federal election 26 commission may file verified statements as provided in section 27 68B.201A 68A.201A . 28 Sec. 21. Section 139A.19, subsection 3, as enacted by 2011 29 Iowa Acts, House File 467, section 20, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 3. This section does not preclude a hospital, clinic, other 32 health facility, or a health care provider from providing 33 notification to a care provider under circumstances in 34 which the hospital’s, clinic’s, other health facility’s, or 35 -10- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 10/ 43
S.F. _____ health care provider’s policy provides for notification of 1 the hospital’s, clinics clinic’s , other health facility’s, 2 or health care provider’s own employees of exposure to a 3 contagious or infectious disease that is not life-threatening 4 if the notice does not reveal a patient’s name, unless the 5 patient consents. 6 Sec. 22. Section 175.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 7 2011, as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 429, section 1, 8 is amended to read as follows: 9 a. The agricultural development authority is established 10 within the department of agriculture and land stewardship. The 11 agency authority is constituted as a public instrumentality 12 and agency of the state exercising public and essential 13 governmental functions. 14 Sec. 23. Section 207.22, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 15 2011, as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 475, section 16 47, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. Acquisition of coal refuse disposal sites and all 18 coal refuse thereon will serve the purposes of Tit. IV of 19 Pub. L. No. 95-87, Tit. IV, codified at 30 U.S.C. ch. 25, 20 subch. IV, or that public ownership is desirable to meet 21 emergency situations and prevent recurrences of the adverse 22 effect of past coal mining practices. 23 Sec. 24. Section 232.71D, subsection 3, paragraph a, 24 unnumbered paragraph 1, as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, House 25 File 562, section 3, is amended to read as follows: 26 Unless any of the circumstances listed in paragraph “b” are 27 applicable, cases to which any of the following circumstances 28 apply shall not be placed on in the central registry: 29 Sec. 25. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, 30 subparagraph (1), as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 31 453, section 1, is amended to read as follows: 32 (1) The rules establishing high school graduation 33 requirements shall authorize a school district or 34 accredited nonpublic school to consider that any student who 35 -11- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 11/ 43
S.F. _____ satisfactorily completes a high school-level unit of English 1 or language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies has 2 satisfactorily completed a unit of the high school graduation 3 requirements for that area as specified in this lettered 4 paragraph, and to shall authorize the school district or 5 accredited nonpublic school to issue high school credit for the 6 unit to the student. 7 Sec. 26. Section 327B.5, Code 2011, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 327B.5 Penalty. 10 Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall, 11 upon conviction, be subject to a scheduled fine as provided in 12 section 805.8A, subsection 13 , paragraphs paragraph “f” and “g” . 13 Sec. 27. Section 483A.24A, Code 2011, as amended by 2011 14 Iowa Acts, Senate File 194, section 10, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 483A.24A License refunds —— military service. 17 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the 18 contrary, a service member deployed for military service, both 19 as defined in section 29A.1, subsection 3 , shall receive a 20 refund of that portion of any license fee paid by the service 21 member representing the service member’s period of military 22 service. 23 Sec. 28. Section 501.101, subsection 01, as enacted by 2011 24 Iowa Acts, House File 348, section 7, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 01. “Alternative voting method” means a method of voting 27 other than a written ballot, including voting by electronic, 28 telephonic, internet, or other means that reasonably allow 29 allows members the opportunity to vote. 30 Sec. 29. Section 501A.703, subsection 5, paragraph d, Code 31 2011, as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, House File 348, section 19, 32 is amended to read as follows: 33 d. If the ballot of the member is received by the 34 cooperative on or before the date of the regular members’ 35 -12- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 12/ 43
S.F. _____ meeting or as otherwise prescribed for an alternative , voting 1 method, the ballot or alternative voting method shall be 2 accepted and counted as the vote of the absent member. 3 Sec. 30. Section 511.8, subsection 22, paragraph i, 4 unnumbered paragraph 1, as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate 5 File 406, section 25, is amended to read as follows: 6 Securities held in the legal reserve of a life insurance 7 company or association pledged as collateral for financial 8 instruments used in highly effective hedging transactions as 9 defined in the national association of insurance commissioners’ 10 Statement statement of Statutory Accounting Principles No. 11 statutory accounting principles no. 86 shall continue to 12 be eligible for inclusion on in the legal reserve of the 13 life insurance company or association subject to all of the 14 following: 15 Sec. 31. Section 514J.109, subsection 3, paragraph f, 16 if enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, House File 597, section 9, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 f. The covered person or the covered person’s authorized 19 representative has provided all the information and forms 20 required by the commissioner that are necessary to process an 21 external review request pursuant to this section. 22 Sec. 32. Section 521F.4, subsection 1, paragraph b, as 23 enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 406, section 44, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 b. The filing of a risk-based capital report by a health 26 organization which indicates that the health organization has 27 total adjusted capital which is greater than or equal to its 28 company-action-level risk-based capital but less than the 29 product of its authorized-control-level risk-based capital and 30 three and triggers the trend test determined in accordance with 31 the trend test calculations calculation included in the health 32 risk-based capital instructions. 33 Sec. 33. Section 524.310, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 34 2011, as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 475, section 35 -13- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 13/ 43
S.F. _____ 120, is amended to read as follows: 1 b. A corporate or company name reserved, registered, or 2 protected as provided in section 489.109, 490.402 , 490.403 , 3 490A.402 , 504.402 , or 504.403 . 4 Sec. 34. Section 717.3, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 5 2011, as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 478, section 6, 6 is amended to read as follows: 7 b. That the department shall assume supervision of and 8 provide for the sustenance of the livestock and as provided in 9 section 717.4. 10 Sec. 35. Section 717.4, subsection 2, as enacted by 2011 11 Iowa Acts, Senate File 478, section 7, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 2. The court ordered lien shall be for the benefit of the 14 department. The amount of the lien shall not be not more than 15 for expenses incurred in providing sustenance to the livestock 16 pursuant to section 717.3 and providing for the disposition of 17 the livestock pursuant to section 717.5. 18 Sec. 36. Section 717.4A, as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, 19 Senate File 478, section 8, is amended to read as follows: 20 717.4A Livestock in immediate need of sustenance —— livestock 21 remediation fund. 22 The department may utilize the moneys deposited into the 23 livestock remediation fund pursuant to section 459.501 to pay 24 for any expenses associated with providing sustenance to or 25 the disposition of the livestock pursuant to a court order 26 entered pursuant to section 717.3 or 717.5. The department 27 shall utilize moneys from the fund only to the extent that 28 the department determines that expenses cannot be timely 29 paid by utilizing the available provisions of sections 717.4 30 and 717.5. The department shall deposit any unexpended and 31 unobligated moneys in the fund. The department shall pay to 32 the fund the proceeds from the disposition of the livestock and 33 associated products less expenses incurred by the department in 34 providing for the sustenance and disposition of the livestock, 35 -14- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 14/ 43
S.F. _____ as provided in section 717.5. 1 DIVISION V 2 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS 3 Sec. 37. VISION SCREENING PROGRAM —— DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC 4 HEALTH. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 5 state to the department of public health for the fiscal year 6 beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, the following 7 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 8 purposes designated: 9 For a grant to a national affiliated volunteer eye 10 organization that has an established program for children and 11 adults and that is solely dedicated to preserving sight and 12 preventing blindness through education, nationally certified 13 vision screening and training, and community and patient 14 service programs: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 16 Sec. 38. APPROPRIATION —— FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES. There 17 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 18 department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal 19 year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, the 20 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for a 21 program for farmers with disabilities: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 97,000 23 The moneys appropriated in this section shall be used 24 for the public purpose of providing a grant to a national 25 nonprofit organization with over 80 years of experience in 26 assisting children and adults with disabilities and special 27 needs. The moneys shall be used to support a nationally 28 recognized program that began in 1986 and has been replicated 29 in at least 30 other states, but which is not available through 30 any other entity in this state, and that provides assistance 31 to farmers with disabilities in all 99 counties to allow the 32 farmers to remain in their own homes and be gainfully engaged 33 in farming through provision of agricultural worksite and home 34 modification consultations, peer support services, services 35 -15- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 15/ 43
S.F. _____ to families, information and referral, and equipment loan 1 services. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated 2 in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 3 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 4 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 5 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 6 Sec. 39. APPROPRIATION —— BATTLESHIP IOWA, BB-61. 7 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 8 to the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal year 9 beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, the following 10 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be credited to 11 the BB-61 fund created in 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1194: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000,000 13 2. If the department of the navy, pursuant to a process 14 outlined in a notice published in the federal register on 15 May 24, 2010, volume 75, number 99, awards possession or 16 conditionally awards possession of the battleship Iowa, 17 BB-61, to a nonprofit group that is eligible to receive the 18 battleship, the department of cultural affairs shall award a 19 grant to the nonprofit group in an amount equal to $3 million 20 in addition to any moneys awarded as a grant from the BB-61 21 fund. 22 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 23 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 24 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 25 available for expenditure for the purposes designated for 26 succeeding fiscal years. 27 Sec. 40. GROUP HOME GRANT. There is appropriated from the 28 general fund of the state to the Iowa finance authority for the 29 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, 30 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 31 used for the purposes designated: 32 For a grant to a nonprofit organization providing 33 residential services for persons with an intellectual 34 disability at the intermediate care facility level and services 35 -16- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 16/ 43
S.F. _____ under the medical assistance program habilitation and brain 1 injury home and community-based services waivers, that is 2 located in and providing such services in a county with a 3 population between 90,000 and 95,000, according to the latest 4 certified federal census: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 6 The grant under this section shall be used for purchase or 7 remodeling costs to develop a group home for not more than four 8 individuals with intellectual disabilities or brain injury. 9 Sec. 41. INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF 10 INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS —— CONTINGENT FTE AUTHORIZATION. If 11 Senate File 313 or successor legislation providing for debt 12 setoff or other recovery activities for nonpayment of premiums 13 pursuant to section 249A.3, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, 14 subparagraph (1), relating to a special income eligibility 15 group under the Medicaid program, or pursuant to section 16 249J.8, subsection 1, relating to the expansion population 17 eligibility group under the IowaCare program, is enacted by 18 the Eighty-fourth General Assembly, 2011 Session, in addition 19 to other full-time equivalent positions authorized for the 20 investigations division of the department of inspections and 21 appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, not more 22 than 2.00 FTEs are authorized, to the extent funded through 23 moneys available to the department of human services, to 24 be used to implement such provisions of Senate File 313 or 25 successor legislation. 26 Sec. 42. SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. If a 27 school district that is participating on a contractual basis 28 in a special education instructional program operated by an 29 area education agency, in which the area education agency 30 employed teachers on behalf of the school district at the time 31 the department of management calculated the teacher salary 32 supplement cost per pupil under section 257.10, subsection 33 9, the professional development supplement cost per pupil 34 under section 257.10, subsection 10, the area education agency 35 -17- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 17/ 43
S.F. _____ teacher salary supplement cost per pupil under section 257.37A, 1 subsection 1, and the area education agency professional 2 development supplement cost per pupil under section 257.37A, 3 subsection 2, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, 4 terminates the contract for participation in the special 5 education instructional program, the area education agency 6 operating the program shall notify the department of management 7 of the contract termination by the following April 1. The 8 department of management shall recalculate the cost per 9 pupil amounts for the area education agency and the school 10 district for the fiscal year succeeding the notification 11 date for the teacher salary supplement cost per pupil under 12 section 257.10, subsection 9, the professional development 13 supplement cost per pupil under section 257.10, subsection 14 10, the area education agency teacher salary supplement cost 15 per pupil under section 257.37A, subsection 1, and the area 16 education agency professional development supplement cost 17 per pupil under section 257.37A, subsection 2, by estimating 18 the amount of the original allocations used in the cost per 19 pupil calculation that would have been allocated to the school 20 district rather than the area education agency had the special 21 education instructional program not existed, and the department 22 of management shall increase the annual supplement cost per 23 pupil for the school district and area education agency by the 24 appropriate allowable growth for the appropriate fiscal years. 25 Sec. 43. TASK FORCE ON THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF 26 CHILDREN. 27 1. A task force on the prevention of sexual abuse of 28 children is established consisting of the following members: 29 a. Four members of the general assembly serving as ex 30 officio, nonvoting members, with not more than one member from 31 each chamber being from the same political party. The two 32 senators shall be appointed, one each, by the majority leader 33 of the senate and by the minority leader of the senate. The two 34 representatives shall be appointed, one each, by the speaker of 35 -18- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 18/ 43
S.F. _____ the house of representatives and by the minority leader of the 1 house of representatives. 2 b. The director of human services or the director’s 3 designee. 4 c. The director of the department of education or the 5 director’s designee. 6 d. The director of public health or the director’s designee. 7 e. The state court administrator or the state court 8 administrator’s designee. 9 f. A representative of the Iowa county attorneys 10 association, appointed by the president of that association. 11 g. A representative of the chief juvenile court officers, 12 appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court. 13 h. A representative of the Iowa state education 14 association, appointed by the president of that organization. 15 i. A representative of prevent child abuse Iowa, appointed 16 by the director of human services. 17 j. A representative of school administrators of Iowa, 18 appointed by the president of that organization. 19 k. A representative of the Iowa association of school 20 boards, appointed by the executive director of that 21 organization. 22 l. A representative of the Iowa psychological association, 23 appointed by the president of that association. 24 m. A representative of the Iowa coalition against sexual 25 assault, appointed by the executive director of that coalition. 26 n. A representative of prevent child abuse Iowa, appointed 27 by the executive director of that organization. 28 o. A child abuse expert employed by or under contract with 29 one of Iowa’s nationally accredited child protection centers, 30 appointed by the director of the regional child protection 31 center located in Des Moines. 32 2. Members of the task force shall be individuals who are 33 actively involved in the fields of child abuse prevention. To 34 the extent possible, appointment of members shall reflect the 35 -19- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 19/ 43
S.F. _____ geographic diversity of the state. The voting members of the 1 task force shall serve without compensation and shall not be 2 reimbursed for their expenses. 3 3. The director of prevent child abuse Iowa, or the 4 director’s designee, shall convene the organizational meeting 5 of the task force. The task force shall elect from among 6 its members a chairperson. Meetings shall be held at the 7 call of the chairperson or at the request of two or more task 8 force members. Six members shall constitute a quorum and the 9 affirmative vote of six members shall be necessary for any 10 action taken by the task force. 11 4. Prevent child abuse Iowa shall provide staff support to 12 the task force. 13 5. The task force shall consult with employees of the 14 department of human services, the Iowa coalition against sexual 15 assault, the department of public safety, the state board 16 of education, and any other state agency or department as 17 necessary to accomplish the task force’s responsibilities under 18 this section. 19 6. The task force shall develop a model policy addressing 20 sexual abuse of children that may include but is not limited 21 to the following: 22 a. Age-appropriate curricula for students enrolled in 23 prekindergarten through grade five. 24 b. Training options for school personnel on child sexual 25 abuse. 26 c. Educational information for parents and guardians that 27 may be provided in a school handbook and may include the 28 warning signs of a child being abused, along with any needed 29 assistance, referral, or resource information. 30 d. Counseling options and resources available statewide for 31 students affected by sexual abuse. 32 e. Emotional and educational support services that may 33 be available for a child subject to abuse to continue to be 34 successful in school. 35 -20- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 20/ 43
S.F. _____ f. Methods for increasing teacher, student, and parent 1 awareness of issues regarding sexual abuse of children, 2 including but not limited to knowledge of likely warning signs 3 indicating that a child may be a victim of sexual abuse. 4 g. Actions that a child who is a victim of sexual abuse 5 should take to obtain assistance and intervention. 6 7. The task force shall make recommendations for preventing 7 the sexual abuse of children in Iowa. In making those 8 recommendations, the task force shall do the following: 9 a. Gather information concerning child sexual abuse 10 throughout the state. 11 b. Receive reports and testimony from individuals, state 12 and local agencies, community-based organizations, and other 13 public and private organizations. 14 c. Create goals for state policy that would prevent child 15 sexual abuse. 16 d. Submit a final report with its recommendations to the 17 governor and the general assembly on or before January 16, 18 2012. The recommendations may include proposals for specific 19 statutory changes and methods to foster cooperation among state 20 agencies and between the state, local school districts, and 21 other local governments. 22 Sec. 44. RAILROAD COMPANY —— LIMITED LIABILITY. A railroad 23 company which alters facilities described in section 327F.2 24 pursuant to a written agreement executed on or before December 25 31, 2012, with a political subdivision with a population of 26 more than 67,800, but less than 67,900, according to the 2010 27 certified federal census, to construct a flood mitigation 28 project shall receive the limitation on liability contained 29 in section 670.4, subsection 8, for its facilities described 30 in section 327F.2 governed by the written agreement for any 31 damages caused by the alteration due to a flood. 32 Sec. 45. STATE AGENCY OFFICE SUPPLIES PURCHASE, 33 EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, PRINTING AND BINDING, AND MARKETING 34 —— APPLICABILITY. The limitation on expenditures made for 35 -21- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 21/ 43
S.F. _____ office supplies, purchases of equipment, office equipment, and 1 equipment noninventory, printing and binding, and marketing 2 implemented pursuant to 2011 Iowa Acts, House File 45, section 3 2, does not apply to a department or agency receiving a 4 supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 5 1, 2010, pursuant to 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 209, division 6 III. 7 Sec. 46. ELECTIONS RELATED SOFTWARE. 8 1. Any computer software developed by a county for purposes 9 of election activities is the property of the county unless the 10 county sells the rights to the software. 11 2. The secretary of state shall not purchase from a 12 political subdivision any rights to computer software 13 developed by the political subdivision for purposes of election 14 activities. 15 Sec. 47. EFFECTIVE DATE —— 2011 IOWA ACTS, SENATE FILE 205. 16 1. 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 205, section 3, amending 17 section 321.47, subsection 2, being deemed of immediate 18 importance, takes effect on the effective date of this section 19 of this division of this Act. 20 2. 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 205, section 4, enacting 21 section 321.113, subsection 5, being deemed of immediate 22 importance, takes effect on the effective date of this section 23 of this division of this Act. 24 3. 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 205, section 5, amending 25 section 321.121, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, being deemed of 26 immediate importance, takes effect on the effective date of 27 this section of this division of this Act. 28 4. 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 205, section 6, enacting 29 section 321.122, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, subparagraph 30 (3), being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect on the 31 effective date of this section of this division of this Act. 32 Sec. 48. Section 279.51, subsection 2, Code 2011, is amended 33 to read as follows: 34 2. a. Funds allocated under subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , 35 -22- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 22/ 43
S.F. _____ shall be used by the child development coordinating council for 1 the following: 2 a. (1) To continue funding for programs previously 3 funded by grants awarded under section 256A.3 and to provide 4 additional grants under section 256A.3 . The council shall seek 5 to provide grants on the basis of the location within the state 6 of children meeting at-risk definitions. 7 b. (2) At the discretion of the child development 8 coordinating council, award grants for the following: 9 (1) (a) To school districts to establish programs for 10 three-year-old, four-year-old, and five-year-old at-risk 11 children which are a combination of preschool and full-day 12 kindergarten. 13 (2) (b) To provide grants to provide educational support 14 services to parents of at-risk children age birth through three 15 years. 16 b. A grantee under this subsection may direct the use of 17 moneys received to serve any qualifying child ranging in age 18 from three years old to five years old, regardless of the age 19 of population indicated on the grant request in its initial 20 year of application. A grantee is encouraged to consider the 21 degree to which the program complements existing programs and 22 services for three-year-old, four-year-old, and five-year-old 23 at-risk children available in the area, including other child 24 care and preschool services, services provided through a school 25 district, and services available through an area education 26 agency. 27 Sec. 49. Section 303.19A, subsection 1, as enacted by 2011 28 Iowa Acts, House File 267, section 2, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 1. The state historic preservation officer shall only 31 recommend that a rural electric cooperative or a municipal 32 utility constructing electric distribution and transmission 33 facilities for which it is receiving federal funding conduct 34 an archeological site survey of its proposed route when, based 35 -23- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 23/ 43
S.F. _____ upon a review of existing information on historic properties 1 within the area of potential effects of the construction, the 2 state historic preservation officer has determined that a 3 historic property, as defined by the federal National Historic 4 Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, is likely to exist within 5 the proposed route. 6 Sec. 50. Section 321J.2, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 7 2011, is amended to read as follows: 8 b. Assessment of a minimum fine of one thousand eight 9 hundred fifty seventy-five dollars and a maximum fine of six 10 thousand two hundred fifty dollars. Surcharges and fees shall 11 be assessed pursuant to chapter 911 . 12 Sec. 51. Section 466B.31, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 13 2011, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 14 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (17) One member selected by the 15 agribusiness association of Iowa. 16 Sec. 52. Section 537A.5, subsection 1, as enacted by 2011 17 Iowa Acts, Senate File 396, section 1, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 1. As used in this section , “construction contract” 20 means an agreement relating to the construction, alteration, 21 improvement, development, demolition, excavation, 22 rehabilitation, maintenance, or repair of buildings, highways, 23 roads, streets, bridges, tunnels, transportation facilities, 24 airports, water or sewage treatment plants, power plants, 25 or any other improvements to real property in this state, 26 including shafts, wells, and structures, whether on ground, 27 above ground, or underground, and includes agreements for 28 architectural services, design services, engineering services, 29 construction services, construction management services, 30 development services, maintenance services, material purchases, 31 equipment rental, and labor. “Construction contract” includes 32 all public, private, foreign, or domestic agreements as 33 described in this subsection other than such public agreements 34 relating to highways, roads, and streets. 35 -24- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 24/ 43
S.F. _____ Sec. 53. Section 654.4B, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 1 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 b. This subsection is repealed July 1, 2011 2012 . 3 Sec. 54. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following provision 4 or provisions of this division of this Act, being deemed of 5 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment: 6 1. The section of this division of this Act amending section 7 303.19A. 8 2. The section of this division of this Act amending section 9 654.4B. 10 3. The section of this division of this Act appropriating 11 moneys to the department of cultural affairs for purposes of a 12 grant for the battleship Iowa, BB-61. 13 4. The section of this division of this Act creating a task 14 force on the prevention of sexual abuse of children. 15 5. The section of this division of this Act providing 16 effective dates for certain provisions in 2011 Iowa Acts, 17 Senate File 205. 18 6. The section in this division of this Act making an 19 appropriation to the Iowa finance authority for a group home 20 grant. 21 7. The section of this division of this Act relating to 22 a school district participating on a contractual basis in a 23 special education instructional program operated by an area 24 education agency. 25 Sec. 55. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND RETROACTIVE 26 APPLICABILITY. The provision of this division of this Act 27 relating to a limitation on state agency office supplies 28 purchase, equipment purchases, printing and binding, and 29 marketing as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, House File 45, being 30 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment and 31 applies retroactively to March 7, 2011. 32 DIVISION VI 33 REORGANIZATION 34 Sec. 56. NEW SECTION . 8.75 Contract services —— training. 35 -25- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 25/ 43
S.F. _____ 1. Each department, as defined in section 8.2, shall 1 separately track the budget and actual expenditures for 2 contract services and for employee training for each 3 appropriation line item. 4 2. The terms of the contracts for contracted services 5 entered into or revised during the fiscal year shall 6 incorporate quality assurance and cost control measures. 7 3. The employee training tracking information shall be 8 further divided into training categories. Each department’s 9 report on training tracking shall specifically address the use 10 of electronically based training. 11 4. Each department shall report to the legislative services 12 agency on January 15 and July 15 of each year concerning 13 the budget, expenditure, quality assurance, and cost control 14 information addressed by this section for the previous six 15 calendar months. 16 Sec. 57. NEW SECTION . 8A.319 State government purchasing 17 efforts —— department of administrative services. 18 In order to facilitate efficient and cost-effective 19 purchasing, the department of administrative services shall do 20 the following: 21 1. Require state agencies to provide the department with 22 a report regarding planned purchases on an annual basis and 23 to report on an annual basis regarding efforts to standardize 24 products and services within their own agencies and with other 25 state agencies. 26 2. Require state employees who conduct bids for services to 27 receive training on an annual basis about procurement rules and 28 procedures and procurement best practices. 29 3. Identify procurement compliance employees within the 30 department. 31 4. Review the process and basis for establishing 32 departmental fees for purchasing. 33 5. Establish a work group to collaborate on best practices 34 to implement the best cost savings for the state concerning 35 -26- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 26/ 43
S.F. _____ purchasing. 1 6. Explore interstate and intergovernmental purchasing 2 opportunities and encourage the legislative and judicial 3 branches to participate in consolidated purchasing and 4 efficiencies wherever possible. 5 7. Expand the use of procurement cards throughout state 6 government to facilitate purchasing of items by state agencies. 7 Sec. 58. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INFORMATION 8 TECHNOLOGY —— UTILIZATION BY LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL 9 BRANCH. The department of administrative services shall 10 consult with and explore opportunities with the legislative 11 and judicial branches of government relative to the providing 12 of information technology services to those branches of 13 government. 14 Sec. 59. STATE AGENCY ELECTRONIC RENEWAL NOTICES. State 15 agencies, as defined in section 8A.101, should, to the greatest 16 extent possible, utilize electronic mail or similar electronic 17 means to notify holders of licenses or permits issued by that 18 state agency that the license or permit needs to be renewed. 19 The chief information officer of the state shall assist state 20 agencies in implementing the directive in this section. 21 Sec. 60. STATE AGENCY EFFICIENCY EFFORTS. 22 1. LEAN EFFORTS. State agencies shall budget for and plan 23 to conduct lean projects as described in section 8.70. Each 24 state agency shall coordinate its activities with the office of 25 lean enterprise created in section 8.70 in developing plans to 26 conduct lean projects. 27 2. SHARED RESOURCES. State agencies are encouraged to 28 share resources and services, including staff, training, and 29 educational services, to the greatest extent possible in order 30 to best fulfill the duties of each agency at the least cost. 31 Sec. 61. JOINT APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES —— REVIEW OF 32 AGENCY FEES. Each joint appropriations subcommittee of the 33 general assembly shall examine and review on an annual basis 34 the fees charged by state agencies under the purview of that 35 -27- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 27/ 43
S.F. _____ joint appropriations subcommittee. 1 Sec. 62. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— 2 STREAMLINED HIRING. The department of administrative services 3 shall, in consultation with the department of management, 4 examine the process by which state agencies hire personnel 5 with the goal of simplifying and reducing the steps needed 6 for state agencies to hire personnel. The department shall 7 provide information to the general assembly concerning steps 8 taken to implement a more streamlined hiring process and any 9 recommendations for legislative action. 10 Sec. 63. TOBACCO RETAIL COMPLIANCE CHECKS. For the 11 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, 12 the terms of a chapter 28D agreement, entered into between 13 the division of tobacco use prevention and control of the 14 department of public health and the alcoholic beverages 15 division of the department of commerce, governing compliance 16 checks conducted to ensure licensed retail tobacco outlet 17 conformity with tobacco laws, regulations, and ordinances 18 relating to persons under eighteen years of age, shall restrict 19 the number of such checks to one check per retail outlet, and 20 one additional check for any retail outlet found to be in 21 violation during the first check. 22 Sec. 64. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— 23 CENTRALIZED PAYROLL SYSTEM. The department of administrative 24 services shall examine the possibility of merging all state 25 payroll systems into the centralized payroll system operated 26 by the department. The department shall consult with those 27 entities of state government not utilizing the centralized 28 payroll system, including but not limited to the state 29 department of transportation, about strategies for encouraging 30 utilization of the state’s centralized payroll system and by 31 identifying those barriers preventing merging of the payroll 32 systems. The department shall provide information to the joint 33 appropriations subcommittee on administration and regulation 34 concerning efforts by the department to merge payroll systems 35 -28- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 28/ 43
S.F. _____ and any recommendations for legislative action to encourage, or 1 eliminate barriers to, the provision of payroll services by the 2 department to other state agencies. 3 Sec. 65. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— PAYROLL 4 FREQUENCY. The department of administrative services shall 5 implement to the greatest extent possible a reduction in the 6 frequency of paying state employees by paying employees through 7 the payroll system on a semimonthly instead of a biweekly 8 basis. 9 DIVISION VII 10 MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT 11 Sec. 66. NEW SECTION . 8A.440 Medication therapy management. 12 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 13 requires: 14 a. “Eligible employee” means an employee of the state, with 15 the exception of an employee of the state board of regents or 16 institutions under the state board of regents, for whom group 17 health plans are established pursuant to chapter 509A providing 18 for third-party payment or prepayment for health or medical 19 expenses. 20 b. “Medication therapy management” means a systematic 21 process performed by a licensed pharmacist, designed to 22 optimize therapeutic outcomes through improved medication use 23 and reduced risk of adverse drug events, including all of the 24 following services: 25 (1) A medication therapy review and in-person consultation 26 relating to all medications, vitamins, and herbal supplements 27 currently being taken by an eligible individual. 28 (2) A medication action plan, subject to the limitations 29 specified in this section, communicated to the individual and 30 the individual’s primary care physician or other appropriate 31 prescriber to address safety issues, inconsistencies, 32 duplicative therapy, omissions, and medication costs. The 33 medication action plan may include recommendations to the 34 prescriber for changes in drug therapy. 35 -29- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 29/ 43
S.F. _____ (3) Documentation and follow-up to ensure consistent levels 1 of pharmacy services and positive outcomes. 2 2. a. The department shall amend the contract for the 3 provision of medication therapy management services as 4 initially required pursuant to 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1193, 5 section 166, to provide for the continuation of medication 6 therapy management services for eligible employees who meet any 7 of the following criteria: 8 (1) An individual who takes four or more prescription drugs 9 to treat or prevent two or more chronic medical conditions. 10 (2) An individual with a prescription drug therapy problem 11 who is identified by the prescribing physician or other 12 appropriate prescriber, and referred to a pharmacist for 13 medication therapy management services. 14 (3) An individual who meets other criteria established by 15 the third-party payment provider contract, policy, or plan. 16 b. The contract shall require the entity to provide annual 17 reports to the general assembly detailing the costs, savings, 18 estimated cost avoidance and return on investment, and patient 19 outcomes related to the medication therapy management services 20 provided. The entity shall guarantee demonstrated annual 21 savings, including any savings associated with cost avoidance 22 at least equal to the program’s costs with any shortfall amount 23 refunded to the state. The contract shall include terms, 24 conditions, and applicable measurement standards associated 25 with the demonstration of savings. The department shall verify 26 the demonstrated savings reported by the entity was achieved 27 in accordance with the agreed upon measurement standards. The 28 entity shall be prohibited from using the entity’s employees to 29 provide the medication therapy management services and shall 30 instead be required to contract with licensed pharmacies, 31 pharmacists, or physicians. 32 c. The department may establish an advisory committee 33 comprised of an equal number of physicians and pharmacists 34 to provide advice and oversight in evaluating the results of 35 -30- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 30/ 43
S.F. _____ the program. The department shall appoint the members of the 1 advisory committee based upon designees of the Iowa pharmacy 2 association, the Iowa medical society, and the Iowa osteopathic 3 medical association. 4 d. The fees for pharmacist-delivered medication therapy 5 management services shall be separate from the reimbursement 6 for prescription drug product or dispensing services; shall 7 be determined by each third-party payment provider contract, 8 policy, or plan; and must be reasonable based on the resources 9 and time required to provide the service. 10 e. A fee shall be established for physician reimbursement 11 for services delivered for medication therapy management as 12 determined by each third-party payment provider contract, 13 policy, or plan, and must be reasonable based on the resources 14 and time required to provide the service. 15 f. If any part of the medication therapy management 16 plan developed by a pharmacist incorporates services which 17 are outside the pharmacist’s independent scope of practice 18 including the initiation of therapy, modification of dosages, 19 therapeutic interchange, or changes in drug therapy, the 20 express authorization of the individual’s physician or other 21 appropriate prescriber is required. 22 g. The department shall utilize the services of the college 23 of pharmacy at a state university to validate reported drug 24 cost savings. 25 Sec. 67. APPROPRIATION —— DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE 26 SERVICES. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 27 state to the department of administrative services for the 28 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, 29 the following amount or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 30 used for the purpose specified: 31 For the medication therapy management program as enacted in 32 this Act: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 481,000 34 Sec. 68. REPEAL. 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1193, section 166, 35 -31- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 31/ 43
S.F. _____ is repealed. 1 Sec. 69. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 2 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 3 enactment. 4 DIVISION VIII 5 EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT 6 Sec. 70. Section 422.12B, subsection 1, Code 2011, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 1. The taxes imposed under this division less the credits 9 allowed under section 422.12 shall be reduced by an earned 10 income credit equal to seven ten percent of the federal earned 11 income credit provided in section 32 of the Internal Revenue 12 Code. Any credit in excess of the tax liability is refundable. 13 Sec. 71. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 14 Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2011, for tax years 15 beginning on or after that date. 16 DIVISION IX 17 ALLOWABLE GROWTH 18 Sec. 72. Section 257.8, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2011, are 19 amended to read as follows: 20 1. State percent of growth. The state percent of growth 21 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, is four percent. 22 The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 23 1, 2010, is two percent. The state percent of growth for the 24 budget year beginning July 1, 2011, is two percent. The state 25 percent of growth for each subsequent budget year shall be 26 established by statute which shall be enacted within thirty 27 days of the submission in the year preceding the base year of 28 the governor’s budget under section 8.21 . The Except for the 29 budget year beginning July 1, 2011, the establishment of the 30 state percent of growth for a budget year shall be the only 31 subject matter of the bill which enacts the state percent of 32 growth for a budget year. 33 2. Categorical state percent of growth. The categorical 34 state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 35 -32- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 32/ 43
S.F. _____ 2010, is two percent. The categorical state percent of growth 1 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2011, is two percent. 2 The categorical state percent of growth for each budget year 3 shall be established by statute which shall be enacted within 4 thirty days of the submission in the year preceding the base 5 year of the governor’s budget under section 8.21 . The Except 6 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2011, the establishment 7 of the categorical state percent of growth for a budget year 8 shall be the only subject matter of the bill which enacts the 9 categorical state percent of growth for a budget year. The 10 categorical state percent of growth may include state percents 11 of growth for the teacher salary supplement, the professional 12 development supplement, and the early intervention supplement. 13 Sec. 73. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY. This 14 division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 15 takes effect upon enactment and is applicable for computing 16 state aid under the state school foundation program for the 17 school budget year beginning July 1, 2011. 18 EXPLANATION 19 This bill relates to state and local finances by providing 20 for funding of property tax credits and reimbursements, by 21 making, increasing, and reducing appropriations, providing 22 for salaries and compensation of state employees, providing 23 for matters relating to tax credits, providing for fees and 24 penalties, and providing for properly related matters. The 25 bill is organized by divisions. 26 MH/MR/DD SERVICES ALLOWED GROWTH FUNDING —— FY 2012-2013. 27 Code section 331.439, subsection 3, provides that county mental 28 health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities 29 (MH/MR/DD) service expenditures for a fiscal year are limited 30 to a fixed budget amount and that the fixed amount is subject 31 to an allowed growth factor adjustment. The allowed growth 32 factor adjustment is to be set by statute for the fiscal year 33 which commences two years from the beginning date of the fiscal 34 year in progress at the time the statute is enacted. The 35 -33- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 33/ 43
S.F. _____ mental health and disability services commission is required 1 to make a recommendation of the adjustment amount to the 2 governor annually in November and the governor is required 3 to submit a recommendation for the amount to the general 4 assembly at the time the governor’s budget is submitted. This 5 division provides that for the allowed growth adjustment factor 6 legislation for FY 2012-2013, the governor must submit a 7 recommendation on or before January 9, 2012, and the statute 8 providing the allowed growth factor adjustment is to be enacted 9 within 30 calendar days of the date the 2011 session of the 10 general assembly convenes. 11 STANDING APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS. For the budget 12 process applicable to FY 2012-2013, state agencies are required 13 to submit estimates and other expenditure information as called 14 for by the director of the department of management instead of 15 the information required under Code section 8.23. 16 This division limits standing appropriations for FY 17 2011-2012 made for the following purposes: performance of 18 duty by the executive council, casino wagering tax proceeds 19 allocated for department of cultural affairs operational 20 support grants and community cultural grants and for regional 21 tourism marketing; the center for congenital and inherited 22 disorders; primary and secondary child abuse prevention 23 programs; programs for at-risk children; payment for nonpublic 24 school transportation; reimbursement for the homestead property 25 tax credit and for the family farm and agricultural land tax 26 credits; and the enforcement of Code chapter 452D relating to 27 tobacco product manufacturers. 28 The standing appropriation in Code section 257.20 of an 29 amount necessary to pay instructional support state aid, as 30 determined under that Code provision, is replaced with a zero 31 appropriation for FY 2011-2012. 32 Code section 256.30, relating to educational expenses for 33 American Indian children, is amended. Current law requires the 34 department of education to provide moneys to pay the expense 35 -34- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 34/ 43
S.F. _____ of educating American Indian children residing in the Sac and 1 Fox Indian settlement on land held in trust by the secretary of 2 the interior of the United States in excess of federal moneys 3 paid to the tribal council for educating the American Indian 4 children when moneys are appropriated for that purpose. The 5 division makes a standing appropriation of $100,000 from the 6 general fund of the state to pay the expenses. 7 Code section 257.35 is amended to reduce area education 8 agencies’ budgets for fiscal year 2011-2012 by $10 million. 9 SALARIES, COMPENSATION, AND RELATED MATTERS. This division 10 relates to the funding for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 11 2011, of salary increases for appointed nonelected officers, 12 employees subject to collective bargaining agreements, certain 13 noncontract employees, and board of regents employees. 14 The division prohibits bonus pay for employees of the 15 executive branch except for employees of the state board of 16 regents, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch, 17 unless the bonus pay is otherwise authorized by law, required 18 pursuant to an employment contract entered into before July 19 1, 2011, or required pursuant to a collective bargaining 20 agreement. 21 A supplemental authorization is provided to fund salaries 22 from trust, revolving, and special funds for which the general 23 assembly has established a budget. 24 The division appropriates all federal grants to and the 25 federal receipts of the agencies affected by this division 26 which are received and are expended for purposes of this 27 division. 28 The division requires sworn peace officers in the department 29 of public safety who are not covered by a collective bargaining 30 agreement to receive the same per diem meal allowance as 31 the sworn peace officers covered by a collective bargaining 32 agreement. 33 The salary model administrator is required to work in 34 conjunction with the department of management and the 35 -35- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 35/ 43
S.F. _____ legislative services agency to analyze, compare, and project 1 state salary and benefit information. 2 CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS. Code section 8.6(9A), as enacted 3 by 2011 Iowa Acts, House File 45, section 39, is amended to 4 correct references to the subchapters rather than the divisions 5 of new Code chapter 8G, as created in that Act. 6 Code section 8.57E(3)(a), as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, 7 Senate File 209, section 30, is amended to correctly refer to 8 the taxpayers trust fund as created in that Act. 9 Code section 8G.13, as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, House File 10 45, section 50, is amended to correct an internal reference to 11 the Act’s provision requiring the availability on the internet 12 of a searchable database of all tax rates for each taxing 13 jurisdiction in the state. 14 Code section 16.193(3)(a), as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, 15 Senate File 475, section 11, is amended to use the plural form 16 of the word “program” with regard to two Iowa jobs programs 17 referenced earlier in the sentence. 18 Code section 68A.401(4), as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, 19 Senate File 475, section 17, is amended to correct a reference 20 to Code section 68A.201A relating to political committee 21 disclosure reports. 22 Code section 139A.19(3), as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, House 23 File 467, section 20, is amended to correct the punctuation 24 in the word “clinics” by adding an apostrophe in this disease 25 exposure notification provision. 26 Code section 175.3(1)(a), as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, 27 Senate File 429, section 1, is amended to correct a reference 28 to the agricultural development authority in a provision 29 relating to the authority’s status as a public instrumentality. 30 Code section 207.22(3)(b), as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, 31 Senate File 475, section 47, is amended to strike a redundant 32 reference to “Title IV” of Pub. L. No. 95-87, in this rewritten 33 federal Act reference. 34 Code section 232.71D(3)(a)(u1), as enacted by 2011 Iowa 35 -36- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 36/ 43
S.F. _____ Acts, House File 562, section 3, is amended to insert the 1 correct preposition in the phrase “in the central registry” 2 when referring to the central registry for child abuse 3 information. 4 Code section 256.7(26)(a)(1), as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, 5 Senate File 453, section 1, is amended to substitute a helping 6 verb for a preposition in order to correct the grammar in this 7 provision relating to high school graduation requirements. 8 Code section 327B.5, relating to the penalty for violation 9 of motor carrier registration requirements, is amended by 10 correcting a reference to scheduled fines in Code section 11 805.8A, in order to conform with changes made by 2011 Iowa 12 Acts, Senate File 205, section 29. 13 Code section 483A.24A, as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate 14 File 194, section 10, is amended to strike a reference to 15 “both” definitions, since the amended Code section now only 16 refers to one definition in this provision relating to military 17 service members’ refunds of certain fishing and hunting license 18 fees. 19 Code section 501.101(01), as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, 20 House File 348, section 7, is amended to correct the form of 21 the verb to match the singular subject of the sentence in this 22 provision relating to alternative voting methods for closed 23 cooperatives. 24 Code section 501A.703(5)(d), Code 2011, as amended by 2011 25 Iowa Acts, House File 348, section 19, is amended to delete an 26 unnecessary comma in this provision relating to alternative 27 voting methods for cooperative associations. 28 Code section 511.8(22)(i)(u1), as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, 29 Senate File 406, section 25, is amended to use the correct 30 preposition in a provision relating to life insurance company 31 legal reserves. 32 Code section 514J.109(3)(f), if enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, 33 House File 597, section 9, is amended to correct a reference to 34 a health care coverage external review request in a provision 35 -37- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 37/ 43
S.F. _____ relating to the contents of such a request. 1 Code section 521F.4(1)(b), as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, 2 Senate File 406, section 44, is amended to correctly refer to 3 a single trend test calculation in a provision relating to a 4 health organization’s risk-based capital report. 5 Code section 524.310(5)(b), as amended by 2011 Iowa Acts, 6 Senate File 475, section 120, is amended to strike a reference 7 to a Code section repealed on December 31, 2010, and to insert 8 the correct reference to the new Code provision in Code chapter 9 489 relating to limited liability companies. 10 Code section 717.3(5)(b), as enacted by 2011 Iowa 11 Acts, Senate File 478, section 6, is amended to strike 12 the conjunction “and” in a phrase where only a preposition 13 is required, in a provision relating to the sustenance of 14 livestock. 15 Code section 717.4(2), as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate 16 File 478, section 7, is amended to add the preposition “for” in 17 a phrase relating to the expenses of providing sustenance to 18 livestock, to match similar phrases in Code section 717.5, as 19 amended in the same Act. 20 Code section 717.4A, as enacted by 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate 21 File 478, section 8, is amended to add the preposition “to” 22 in a phrase relating to the payment of proceeds from the 23 disposition of livestock to the livestock remediation fund. 24 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS. The division 25 appropriates moneys to the department of public health for FY 26 2011-2012 for a vision screening program. 27 The division appropriates moneys to the department of 28 agriculture and land stewardship for FY 2011-2012 for purposes 29 of a program for farmers with disabilities. 30 The division appropriates moneys to the department 31 of cultural affairs for FY 2010-2011 for purposes of the 32 battleship Iowa, BB-61. These provisions take effect upon 33 enactment. 34 An appropriation for FY 2010-2011 is provided to the Iowa 35 -38- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 38/ 43
S.F. _____ finance authority for a grant to a nonprofit organization 1 to be used for development of a group home for persons with 2 intellectual disabilities or brain injury. 3 The division authorizes not more than two additional 4 full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) for the investigations 5 division of the department of inspections and appeals for 6 FY 2011-2012 if Senate File 313 or successor legislation is 7 enacted providing for debt setoff or other recovery activities 8 for nonpayment of premiums pursuant to Code section 249A.3, 9 subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1), (relating to a 10 special income eligibility group under the Medicaid program) 11 or pursuant to Code section 249J.8, subsection 1, (relating to 12 the expansion population eligibility group under the IowaCare 13 program). The additional FTEs are limited to the extent funded 14 through the department of human services. 15 The division provides a method for recalculating cost 16 per pupil amounts for an area education agency and a school 17 district when a school district participating on a contractual 18 basis in a special education instructional program operated 19 by an area education agency terminates the contract. The 20 provision takes effect upon enactment. 21 The division establishes a task force on the prevention of 22 sexual abuse of children in Iowa. The task force shall develop 23 a model policy addressing sexual abuse of children. The task 24 force shall make recommendations for reducing child sexual 25 abuse in Iowa and in making those recommendations shall gather 26 information concerning child sexual abuse throughout the state; 27 receive reports and testimony from individuals, state and local 28 agencies, community-based organizations, and other public and 29 private organizations; create goals for state policy that would 30 prevent child sexual abuse; and submit a final report with its 31 recommendations to the governor and the general assembly on 32 or before January 16, 2012. The provisions take effect upon 33 enactment. 34 The division provides that a railroad company which alters 35 -39- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 39/ 43
S.F. _____ facilities pursuant to a written agreement with a political 1 subdivision with a population or more than 67,800, but less 2 than 67,900, according to the 2010 certified federal census, 3 to construct a flood mitigation project, shall receive 4 certain limitations on liability for any damages caused by the 5 alteration due to a flood. 6 The division makes inapplicable the limitation on 7 expenditures made for office supplies, purchases of equipment, 8 office equipment, and equipment noninventory, printing and 9 binding, and marketing implemented pursuant to 2011 Iowa 10 Acts, House File 45, for FY 2010-2011 to a department or 11 agency receiving a supplemental appropriation for FY 2010-2011 12 pursuant to 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 209. This provision 13 takes effect upon enactment and is retroactively applicable to 14 the effective date of House File 45 of March 7, 2011. 15 The division provides that any computer software developed 16 by a county for purposes of election activities is the property 17 of the county unless the county sells the rights to the 18 software. The division prohibits the secretary of state from 19 purchasing from a political subdivision any rights to computer 20 software developed by the political subdivision for purposes 21 of election activities. 22 The division provides that certain sections of 2011 Iowa 23 Acts, Senate File 205, take effect upon enactment of this bill, 24 rather than on July 1, 2011. The affected provisions require 25 the department of transportation to waive the certificate 26 of title fee and surcharge when ownership of a vehicle is 27 transferred from a decedent to the surviving spouse who is 28 entitled to ownership of the vehicle under the laws of descent 29 or the terms of the decedent’s will. The affected provisions 30 also provide that, for purposes of calculating the annual 31 registration fee of a such a motor vehicle, the term “owner” 32 includes a surviving spouse. 33 The division expands the manner in which grant moneys 34 received from the child development coordinating council for 35 -40- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 40/ 43
S.F. _____ programs for at-risk children may be used. 1 The division provides that the state historic preservation 2 officer shall only recommend that a municipal utility 3 constructing electric distribution and transmission facilities 4 for which it is receiving federal funding conduct an 5 archeological site survey of its proposed route when, based 6 upon a review of existing information on historic properties 7 within the area of potential effects of the construction, the 8 state historic preservation officer has determined that a 9 historic property is likely to exist within the proposed route. 10 This provision takes effect upon enactment. 11 The amendment to Code section 321J.2, subsection 4, 12 paragraph b, makes a correction to a criminal penalty provision 13 relating to the court’s assessment of a mandatory minimum fine 14 in a second offense operating-while-intoxicated case to reflect 15 previous law in effect through November 30, 2010. Senate File 16 431 (2010 Iowa Acts) reorganized criminal penalty, sentencing, 17 and related license revocation provisions in Code section 18 321J.2. 19 The division adds one member selected by the agribusiness 20 association of Iowa to the watershed planning advisory council. 21 The division amends 2011 Iowa Acts, Senate File 396, section 22 1, by eliminating from the definition of the term “construction 23 contract”, as it relates to certain indemnity agreements for 24 construction contracts, agreements related to the construction, 25 alteration, improvement, development, demolition, excavation, 26 rehabilitation, maintenance, or repair of highways, roads, 27 streets, bridges, tunnels, transportation facilities, and 28 airports. 29 The division extends the repeal date from July 1, 2011, 30 to July 1, 2012, for certain notice requirements related to 31 acceleration of mortgage indebtedness. The provision takes 32 effect upon enactment. 33 REORGANIZATION. This division requires each department 34 to separately track the budget and actual expenditures 35 -41- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 41/ 43
S.F. _____ for contract services and for employee training for each 1 appropriation line item. 2 The division requires the department of administrative 3 services to facilitate efficient and cost-effective purchasing 4 for state government by conducting certain activities. 5 The division requires the department of administrative 6 services to consult with the legislative and judicial branches 7 and explore opportunities for providing information technology 8 services to those branches. 9 The division encourages state agencies to utilize electronic 10 mail or similar electronic means for license or permit 11 notification purposes. 12 The division requires state agencies to budget for and 13 plan to conduct lean projects. The division encourages state 14 agencies to share resources and services. 15 The division requires each joint appropriations subcommittee 16 of the general assembly to annually examine and review the fees 17 charged by state agencies. 18 The division requires the department of administrative 19 services, in consultation with the department of management, 20 to examine the state personnel hiring process with the goal of 21 simplifying and reducing the steps needed for state agencies 22 to hire personnel. 23 The division includes requirements for compliance checks of 24 licensed retail tobacco outlets. 25 The division requires the department of administrative 26 services to examine the possibility of merging all state 27 payroll systems into the centralized payroll system. 28 The division requires the department of administrative 29 services to implement to the greatest extent possible a payroll 30 system paying state employees on a semimonthly basis. 31 MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT. This division codifies the 32 pilot program for medication therapy management implemented 33 on July 1, 2010, for eligible state employees, making the 34 program an ongoing program and directing the department of 35 -42- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 42/ 43
S.F. _____ administrative services to amend the existing contract to 1 continue the program beyond the original pilot program repeal 2 date of December 31, 2011. The division appropriates funds to 3 the department of administrative services for the purpose of 4 the program. The division takes effect upon enactment. 5 EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. This division increases the 6 amount of the state earned income tax credit. Currently, the 7 credit is equal to 7 percent of the amount of a taxpayer’s 8 federal earned income tax credit. The division increases the 9 amount of the credit to 10 percent. 10 The division applies retroactively to January 1, 2011, for 11 tax years beginning on or after that date. 12 ALLOWABLE GROWTH. This division establishes a state percent 13 growth of 2 percent for purposes of the state school foundation 14 program for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2011. The 15 division establishes a categorical state percent of growth 16 of 2 percent for purposes of the state school foundation 17 program for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2011. The 18 categorical state percent of growth includes the teacher salary 19 supplement, the professional development supplement, and the 20 early intervention supplement. The division takes effect upon 21 enactment and is applicable for computing state aid under the 22 state school foundation program for the school budget year 23 beginning July 1, 2011. 24 -43- LSB 2784XC (20) 84 tm/jp 43/ 43