H.F. 354 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 217.41A Refugee family support 1 services pilot program. 2 1. The bureau of refugee services shall establish, promote, 3 and administer a refugee family support services pilot program 4 for purposes of providing grants to state, local, or community 5 organizations working with refugee populations to contract 6 with and train multiple refugees to act as refugee community 7 navigators. Financial assistance under the program shall be 8 provided from moneys allocated to the refugee family support 9 services fund created in section 217.41B. 10 2. The organizations awarded a grant pursuant to this 11 section shall recruit and train multiple refugee community 12 navigators to educate and provide direct assistance to their 13 respective refugee communities so the refugee communities can 14 successfully access and utilize existing community resources 15 and services. 16 3. The refugee community navigators shall train other 17 refugee community members and shall offer home-based, 18 peer-group learning sessions about resources in the community. 19 4. The grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be 20 used for employment costs of a program manager and community 21 navigator coordinator, and contract and stipend costs for 22 multiple refugee community navigators for each organization. 23 5. The bureau of refugee services shall award four grants to 24 state, local, or community organizations through a competitive 25 application process. The bureau shall provide moneys over a 26 three-year period to the organizations awarded a grant. 27 6. A state, local, or community organization awarded a grant 28 pursuant to this section shall provide the state board with 29 annual progress reports. The bureau of refugee services shall 30 present a report of the program goals and outcomes of each 31 awarded grant to the general assembly. 32 7. The bureau of refugee services shall conduct a 33 comprehensive review of the refugee family support services 34 pilot program and shall, by December 31, 2017, submit a 35 -1- LSB 1145HH (2) 86 rh/rj 1/ 4

H.F. 354 report of its review, as well as any recommendations and cost 1 projections of its recommendations to the governor and the 2 general assembly. 3 8. The bureau of refugee services may expend program moneys 4 for administrative expenses as provided by law. 5 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 217.41B Refugee family support 6 services fund. 7 1. A refugee family support services fund is created in 8 the state treasury under the control of the department. The 9 fund includes but is not limited to amounts appropriated by 10 the general assembly, and other moneys available from federal 11 or private sources which are to be used for purposes of the 12 refugee family support services pilot program established in 13 section 217.41A. 14 2. Moneys remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal 15 year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but 16 shall remain in the refugee family support services fund, 17 notwithstanding section 8.33. 18 Sec. 3. REFUGEE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM 19 APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the general fund of 20 the state to the department of human services for the following 21 fiscal years, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 22 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 23 For deposit in the refugee family support services fund 24 created in section 217.41B to be used for the purposes of the 25 refugee family support services pilot program established in 26 section 217.41A: 27 FY 2015-2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 746,400 28 FY 2016-2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 746,400 29 FY 2017-2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 746,400 30 Of the moneys appropriated for each fiscal year, $40,000 may 31 be used for bureau of refugee services’ administration costs 32 for establishing, promoting, and administering the program. 33 Sec. 4. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 141, section 54, subsection 34 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (4), as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, 35 -2- LSB 1145HH (2) 86 rh/rj 2/ 4

H.F. 354 chapter 1135, section 29, is amended to read as follows: 1 (4) From the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, 2 $210,000 $500,000 shall be transferred to the department of 3 human services for purposes of administering a pilot project 4 projects to provide access to international resources to Iowans 5 and new Iowans to provide economic and leadership development 6 resulting in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place 7 to live, work, and raise a family. The pilot project projects 8 shall provide supplemental support services for international 9 refugees to improve learning, literacy, cultural competencies, 10 and assimilation integration in 10 4 locations within a county 11 with a population over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 12 federal decennial census . The department of human services 13 shall utilize a request for proposals process to identify the 14 entity entities best qualified to implement the pilot project 15 projects . 16 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The section of this Act 17 amending 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 141, section 54, being deemed 18 of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill establishes a refugee family support services 23 pilot program and makes appropriations. The bill directs the 24 bureau of refugee services within the department of human 25 services to establish and administer the refugee family support 26 services pilot program to provide grants to state, local, or 27 community organizations working with refugee populations for 28 contracting with and training multiple refugees to act as 29 refugee community navigators. The bill requires the grants 30 to be used for employment costs of a program manager and a 31 community navigator coordinator, and the contract and stipend 32 costs for multiple refugee community navigators. The bill 33 directs the bureau of refugee services to award four grants 34 through a competitive application process and to provide 35 -3- LSB 1145HH (2) 86 rh/rj 3/ 4

H.F. 354 funding for those organizations over a three-year period. The 1 bill requires the organizations selected to provide the bureau 2 with annual progress reports and requires the bureau to present 3 an outcomes report to the general assembly. 4 The bill appropriates $746,400 from the general fund of 5 the state to the department of human services in fiscal years 6 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018, for deposit in the refugee 7 family support services fund created in the bill to be used for 8 purposes of the program established in the bill. 9 The bill increases the amount of moneys transferred to the 10 department of human services from an appropriation from the 11 Iowa skilled worker and job creation fund created in Code 12 section 9.75 to the department of education for an organization 13 to provide resources and support services for international 14 refugees for FY 2014-2015. The bill increases the number of 15 projects and decreases the number of locations that may provide 16 such supplemental support services for international refugees. 17 These provisions are made immediately effective. 18 -4- LSB 1145HH (2) 86 rh/rj 4/ 4