House File 565 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 565 BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 214) A BILL FOR An Act relating to funding for the location of department of 1 human services staff in county office space. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2596HV (3) 86 aw/sc

H.F. 565 Section 1. Section 217.32, Code 2015, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 217.32 Office space in county. 3 1. Where the department of human services assigns personnel 4 to an office located in a county for the purpose of performing 5 in that county designated duties and responsibilities assigned 6 by law to the department, it shall be the responsibility of the 7 county to provide and maintain the necessary office space and 8 office supplies and equipment for the personnel so assigned in 9 the same manner as if they were employees of the county. 10 2. The department shall at least annually, or more 11 frequently if the department so elects, reimburse the county 12 for a portion, designated by law, of the cost of maintaining 13 office space and providing supplies and equipment as required 14 by this section , and also for a similar portion of the cost 15 of providing the necessary office space if in order to do so 16 it is necessary for the county to lease office space outside 17 the courthouse or any other building owned by the county. 18 The portion of the foregoing costs reimbursed to the county 19 under this section shall be equivalent to the proportion of 20 those costs which the federal government authorizes to be paid 21 from available federal funds, unless the general assembly 22 directs otherwise when appropriating funds for support of the 23 department. 24 3. For the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2016, and ending 25 June 30, 2017, the department shall at least annually reimburse 26 the county for at least forty percent of the actual cost of 27 maintaining office space and providing supplies and equipment 28 as required by this section. For each subsequent fiscal year, 29 the department shall at least annually reimburse the county for 30 at least the prior year’s reimbursement rate plus an additional 31 five percent of the actual costs above the prior fiscal year’s 32 reimbursement rate until the department annually reimburses 33 the county for at least sixty percent of the actual costs of 34 maintaining office space and providing supplies and equipment. 35 -1- LSB 2596HV (3) 86 aw/sc 1/ 3

H.F. 565 4. If a board of supervisors adopts a resolution pursuant 1 to section 331.301, subsection 17, the department of human 2 services shall enter into negotiations with the board of 3 supervisors before approval of the department’s budget for 4 offices in that county. If an impasse in negotiations persists 5 thirty days after entering negotiations, either party may 6 request that the impasse be resolved through arbitration. An 7 impasse over the amounts required to be paid for by the county 8 shall be resolved by arbitration before neutral arbitrators 9 pursuant to the rules of the American arbitration association. 10 The decision of an arbitrator pursuant to this subsection is 11 subject to judicial review pursuant to chapter 679A. 12 Sec. 2. Section 331.301, Code 2015, is amended by adding the 13 following new subsection: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 17. The board of supervisors of a county 15 that provides office space to the department of human services 16 under section 217.32 may by resolution request that the 17 department of human services enter into negotiations with the 18 board over the amounts required to be paid by the county in 19 order to provide and maintain office space and office supplies 20 and equipment for department personnel. 21 EXPLANATION 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 23 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 24 This bill relates to funding for the location of department 25 of human services staff in county office space. 26 The bill requires that for the fiscal year beginning 27 July 1, 2016, the department of human services at least 28 annually reimburse a county that provides offices for at 29 least 40 percent of the actual cost of maintaining office 30 space and providing supplies and equipment. The bill further 31 requires that for each subsequent fiscal year, the department 32 annually reimburse the county for at least the prior year’s 33 reimbursement rate plus an additional 5 percent of the actual 34 costs above the prior fiscal year’s reimbursement rate until 35 -2- LSB 2596HV (3) 86 aw/sc 2/ 3

H.F. 565 the department annually reimburses the county for at least 60 1 percent of the actual costs. 2 The bill also provides that a board of supervisors providing 3 office space for the department may adopt a resolution 4 requesting that the department of human services enter into 5 negotiations with the board over the amounts required to be 6 paid by the county in order to provide and maintain office 7 space and office supplies and equipment for department 8 personnel. The bill requires that the department enter 9 negotiations with the board of supervisors upon the adoption of 10 such a resolution before approval of the department’s budget 11 for offices in that county. The bill further provides that 12 if an impasse in negotiations persists 30 days after entering 13 negotiations that either party may request that the impasse 14 be resolved through arbitration before neutral arbitrators 15 pursuant to the rules of the American arbitration association. 16 The decision of an arbitrator pursuant to this subsection is 17 subject to judicial review pursuant to Code chapter 679A. 18 -3- LSB 2596HV (3) 86 aw/sc 3/ 3