House Study Bill 613 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON ALONS) A BILL FOR An Act relating to workforce services for veterans and making 1 appropriations. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6119YC (1) 85 aw/sc
H.F. _____ Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS. 1 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 2 to the department of workforce development for the fiscal year 3 beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following 4 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 5 purposes designated: 6 For funding research linking military occupational 7 education, training, and service to existing licensing 8 requirements in this state, for funding implementation of 9 this Act, and for meeting additional demand for workforce 10 development services provided to veterans: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 12 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 13 to the department of workforce development for the fiscal year 14 beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following 15 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 16 purposes designated: 17 For awarding a grant, in the amount appropriated, to a 18 nonprofit workforce services foundation exempt from federal 19 taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 20 Code that is administered by an agency of this state for the 21 purposes of paying for the direct expenses of marketing this 22 state to veterans through public-private partnerships: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 24 EXPLANATION 25 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 26 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 27 This bill provides an appropriation of $1 million from 28 the general fund of the state to the department of workforce 29 development to fund research linking military occupational 30 education, training, and service to existing licensing 31 requirements in this state, to fund implementation of the bill, 32 and to support additional demand for workforce development 33 services to be provided to veterans. The bill also provides 34 a $1 million appropriation from the general fund to the 35 -1- LSB 6119YC (1) 85 aw/sc 1/ 2
H.F. _____ department of workforce development to be used to provide 1 a grant, in that amount, to a nonprofit workforce services 2 organization administered by an agency of this state for the 3 purposes of paying for the direct expenses of marketing this 4 state to veterans. 5 -2- LSB 6119YC (1) 85 aw/sc 2/ 2