Senate File 2236 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2236 BY SEGEBART A BILL FOR An Act relating to county funding of mental health and 1 disability services and the mental health and disability 2 services property tax levy. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5660XS (3) 86 rh/sc
S.F. 2236 Section 1. Section 222.73, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 1 2016, is amended to read as follows: 2 b. The per diem costs billed to each mental health and 3 disability services region shall not exceed the per diem costs 4 billed to the county in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996. 5 However, the per diem costs billed to a county may be adjusted 6 for a fiscal year to reflect increased costs to the extent of 7 the percentage increase in the statewide per capita expenditure 8 target amount, if any per capita growth amount is authorized by 9 the general assembly for that fiscal year in accordance with 10 section 331.424A 426B.3 . 11 Sec. 2. Section 331.424A, subsections 6 and 8, Code 2016, 12 are amended to read as follows: 13 6. For each fiscal year, the county shall certify a levy 14 for payment of services. For each fiscal year, county revenues 15 from taxes imposed by the county credited to the services fund 16 shall not exceed an amount equal to the amount of base year 17 expenditures for mental health and disability services. A 18 levy certified under this section is not subject to the appeal 19 provisions of section 331.426 or to any other provision in law 20 authorizing a county to exceed, increase, or appeal a property 21 tax levy limit. 22 8. Notwithstanding subsection 6 , for the fiscal years 23 beginning July 1, 2013, July 1, 2014, July 1, 2015, and July 24 1, 2016, For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and 25 thereafter, county revenues from taxes levied by the county and 26 credited to the county services fund shall not exceed the lower 27 of the following amounts: 28 a. The amount of the county’s base year expenditures for 29 mental health and disabilities services. 30 b. The an amount equal to the product of the statewide per 31 capita expenditure target amount established in section 426B.3 32 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, multiplied by the 33 county’s general population as determined by the state for the 34 same fiscal year. 35 -1- LSB 5660XS (3) 86 rh/sc 1/ 2
S.F. 2236 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 Under current law, for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 4 2013, and ending June 30, 2017, county revenues from property 5 taxes levied by the county and credited to a county mental 6 health and disabilities services fund shall not exceed the 7 lower of the amount of the county’s base year expenditures for 8 mental health and disability services or the amount equal to 9 the product of the statewide per capita expenditure target 10 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 (established in 11 Code section 462B.3, subsection 2), multiplied by the county’s 12 general population for the same fiscal year. After June 30, 13 2017, current law provides that county revenues from property 14 taxes levied and credited to the services fund shall not exceed 15 an amount equal to the county’s base year expenditures for 16 these services. 17 This bill establishes, for FY 2017-2018 and subsequent 18 fiscal years, a statewide standard property tax levy for mental 19 health and disability services based upon the per capita 20 expenditure target of $47.28 established in FY 2013-2014 21 multiplied by the county’s general population. 22 -2- LSB 5660XS (3) 86 rh/sc 2/ 2