Senate
File
411
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
411
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
307)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
disaster
case
management
grant
fund
and
1
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
29C.20B,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
1
striking
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
2
following:
3
29C.20B
Disaster
case
management
grant
fund
and
program.
4
1.
a.
A
disaster
case
management
grant
fund
is
created
5
in
the
state
treasury
for
the
use
of
the
executive
council.
6
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
expended
if
grants
are
awarded
7
pursuant
to
section
29C.20A
following
the
governor’s
8
proclamation
of
a
state
of
disaster
emergency
or
the
9
declaration
of
a
major
disaster
by
the
president
of
the
United
10
States.
11
b.
The
executive
council
may
make
financial
grants
to
meet
12
disaster-related
case
management
needs
of
disaster-affected
13
individuals.
The
aggregate
total
of
grants
awarded
shall
14
not
be
more
than
one
million
dollars
during
a
fiscal
year.
15
However,
within
the
same
fiscal
year,
additional
funds
may
16
be
specifically
authorized
by
the
executive
council
to
meet
17
additional
needs.
Of
the
one
million
dollar
aggregate
total,
18
fifty
thousand
dollars
may
be
expended
for
contract
entity
19
staff
support,
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
may
be
expended
for
20
case
management
training
and
continuing
training.
21
c.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
work
with
the
22
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
23
and,
as
selected
by
the
department
of
human
services,
a
24
representative
of
nonprofit,
voluntary,
and
faith-based
25
organizations
active
in
disaster
recovery
and
response
to
26
establish
a
statewide
system
of
disaster
case
management
27
to
be
activated
following
the
governor’s
proclamation
of
a
28
disaster
emergency
or
the
declaration
of
a
major
disaster
by
29
the
president
of
the
United
States
for
individual
assistance
30
purposes.
31
2.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
administer
32
disaster
case
management
grants.
The
department
of
human
33
services,
in
conjunction
with
the
department
of
homeland
34
security
and
emergency
management,
shall
establish
a
disaster
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case
management
program
and
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
1
necessary
to
administer
the
program.
The
executive
council
2
shall
use
grant
moneys
to
reimburse
the
department
of
human
3
services
for
actual
expenses
associated
with
the
administration
4
of
the
grants.
Under
the
program,
the
department
of
human
5
services
shall
coordinate
case
management
services
locally
6
through
one
or
more
contracted
entities.
The
department
of
7
human
services
shall
implement
an
ongoing
contract
with
a
8
provider
of
a
statewide
program
with
local
offices
throughout
9
the
state
to
serve
as
the
local
administrative
entity
for
the
10
grant
program
to
allow
implementation
of
the
program
with
11
minimal
delay
if
grants
are
awarded
pursuant
to
section
29C.20A
12
following
a
governor’s
proclamation
of
a
state
of
disaster
13
emergency
or
a
declaration
of
a
major
disaster
by
the
president
14
of
the
United
States.
15
3.
The
department
of
human
services,
in
conjunction
with
the
16
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
and
a
17
representative
of
the
Iowa
voluntary
organizations
active
in
18
disaster,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
create
19
coordination
mechanisms
and
standards
for
the
establishment
20
and
implementation
of
a
statewide
system
of
disaster
case
21
management.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
department
of
human
22
services
for
the
program
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
to
23
all
of
the
following:
24
a.
If
a
local
administrative
entity
is
under
contract
with
25
the
state
to
provide
other
services
or
is
implementing
a
state
26
or
federal
program
and
the
contract
contains
a
sufficient
27
surety
bond
or
other
adequate
financial
responsibility
28
provisions,
the
department
shall
accept
the
existing
surety
29
bond
or
financial
responsibility
provisions
in
lieu
of
applying
30
a
new
or
additional
surety
bond
or
financial
responsibility
31
requirement.
32
b.
Authorization
for
the
local
administrative
entity
to
draw
33
down
grant
funding
to
pay
valid
claims
on
at
least
a
weekly
34
basis.
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c.
Disaster
case
management
standards.
1
d.
Disaster
case
management
policies.
2
e.
Reporting
requirements.
3
f.
Eligibility
criteria.
4
g.
Coordination
mechanisms
necessary
to
carry
out
the
5
services
provided.
6
h.
Development
of
formal
working
relationships
with
agencies
7
and
creation
of
interagency
agreements
for
those
considered
to
8
provide
disaster
case
management
services.
9
i.
Establishment
of
nonduplication
of
benefits
policies
and
10
mechanisms
for
the
exchange
of
information
between
agencies
to
11
ensure
compliance
with
the
federal
Health
Insurance
Portability
12
and
Accountability
Act
of
1996,
Pub.
L.
No.
104-191,
110
Stat.
13
1936
(1996).
14
j.
Referral
to
all
known
available
services
for
individuals
15
from
multiple
agencies
in
coordinated
service
locations.
16
4.
By
January
1
of
each
year,
the
department
of
human
17
services
shall
submit
an
annual
written
report
to
the
18
legislative
fiscal
committee
and
the
general
assembly’s
19
standing
committees
on
government
oversight
concerning
the
20
activities
of
the
grant
program
during
the
previous
fiscal
21
year.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
creates
a
disaster
case
management
grant
fund
and
26
program.
27
The
bill
replaces
provisions
relating
to
disaster
case
28
management
with
a
disaster
case
management
fund.
Moneys
in
29
the
fund
must
be
expended
if
individual
assistance
grants
30
are
awarded
following
the
governor’s
proclamation
of
a
31
state
of
disaster
emergency
or
the
declaration
of
a
major
32
disaster
by
the
president
of
the
United
States.
The
bill
33
allows
the
executive
council
to
make
financial
grants
to
meet
34
disaster-related
case
management
needs
of
disaster-affected
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individuals.
The
aggregate
total
of
grants
awarded
shall
not
1
be
more
than
$1
million
during
a
fiscal
year;
however,
within
2
the
same
fiscal
year,
additional
funds
may
be
specifically
3
authorized
by
the
executive
council
to
meet
additional
needs.
4
Of
the
$1
million
aggregate
total,
$50,000
may
be
expended
for
5
contract
entity
staff
support,
and
$50,000
may
be
expended
for
6
case
management
training
and
continuing
training.
7
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services
to
8
work
with
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
9
management
and,
as
selected
by
the
department
of
human
10
services,
a
representative
of
nonprofit,
voluntary,
and
11
faith-based
organizations
active
in
disaster
recovery
12
and
response
to
establish
a
statewide
system
of
disaster
13
case
management
to
be
activated
following
the
governor’s
14
proclamation
of
a
disaster
emergency
or
the
declaration
of
15
a
major
disaster
by
the
president
of
the
United
States
for
16
individual
assistance
purposes.
17
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services
to
18
administer
the
disaster
case
management
grants.
The
bill
19
requires
the
department
of
human
services,
in
conjunction
with
20
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management,
21
to
establish
an
Iowa
disaster
case
management
program
and
adopt
22
rules
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
17A
necessary
to
administer
23
the
program.
The
executive
council
shall
use
grant
moneys
to
24
reimburse
the
department
of
human
services
for
actual
expenses
25
associated
with
the
administration
of
the
grants.
Under
the
26
program,
the
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services
27
to
coordinate
case
management
services
locally
through
one
or
28
more
contracted
entities.
The
department
of
human
services
is
29
required
to
implement
an
ongoing
contract
with
a
provider
of
a
30
statewide
program
with
local
offices
throughout
the
state
to
31
serve
as
the
local
administrative
entity
for
the
grant
program
32
to
allow
implementation
of
the
program
with
minimal
delay
if
33
individual
assistance
grants
are
awarded
following
a
governor’s
34
proclamation
of
a
state
of
disaster
emergency
or
a
declaration
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of
a
major
disaster
by
the
president
of
the
United
States.
1
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services,
in
2
conjunction
with
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
3
emergency
management
and
a
representative
of
the
Iowa
voluntary
4
organizations
active
in
disaster,
to
adopt
rules
pursuant
5
to
Code
chapter
17A
to
create
coordination
mechanisms
and
6
standards
for
the
establishment
and
implementation
of
a
7
statewide
system
of
disaster
case
management.
8
The
bill
includes
an
annual
reporting
requirement.
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