House File 103 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 103 BY WESSEL-KROESCHELL , WOLFE , MURPHY , STAED , LENSING , WINCKLER , ISENHART , HALL , HUNTER , KEARNS , STUTSMAN , KELLEY , T. TAYLOR , H. MILLER , BERRY , STECKMAN , BEARINGER , KAJTAZOVIC , KRESSIG , HEDDENS , GAINES , MASCHER , McCARTHY , M. SMITH , COHOON , OURTH , HANSON , LYKAM , JACOBY , GASKILL , RIDING , THOMAS , T. OLSON , ANDERSON , DUNKEL , WOOD , MUHLBAUER , OLDSON , RUFF , FORBES , and THEDE A BILL FOR An Act relating to domestic abuse and sexual assault victim 1 services, including establishment of a legislative study 2 committee and providing an appropriation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1398HH (5) 85 rh/nh
H.F. 103 Section 1. LEGISLATIVE INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE —— DOMESTIC 1 ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES DELIVERY SYSTEM. The 2 legislative council is requested to establish a domestic abuse 3 and sexual assault services delivery system interim study 4 committee. The study committee shall review and provide 5 recommendations relating to the availability, effectiveness, 6 and coordination of programs that provide services and support 7 to victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault including 8 but not limited to shelter-based services, and health care, 9 counseling, and legal services. The committee shall issue 10 its findings and recommendations in a report to the general 11 assembly by January 10, 2014. 12 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION —— DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. There 13 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 14 department of justice for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 15 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, the following amount, or so 16 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the award of funds 17 to programs that provide services and support to victims of 18 domestic abuse and sexual assault: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000 20 EXPLANATION 21 This bill requests the legislative council to establish 22 a domestic abuse and sexual assault service delivery system 23 interim study committee and provides an appropriation. 24 Under the bill, the domestic abuse and sexual assault 25 service delivery system interim study committee, if 26 established, shall review and provide recommendations relating 27 to the availability, effectiveness, and coordination of 28 programs that provide services and support to victims of 29 domestic abuse and sexual assault including but not limited 30 to shelter-based services, and health care, counseling, and 31 legal services. The committee shall issue its findings and 32 recommendations in a report to the general assembly by January 33 10, 2014. 34 The bill appropriates $2 million from the general fund of the 35 -1- LSB 1398HH (5) 85 rh/nh 1/ 2
H.F. 103 state to the department of justice for the FY 2013-2014 to be 1 used for the award of funds to programs that provide services 2 and support to victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault. 3 -2- LSB 1398HH (5) 85 rh/nh 2/ 2