H.F. 152 Section 1. UNINTENDED DEATH OF A CHILD BURIAL EXPENSES —— 1 LOW-INCOME FAMILIES —— APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated 2 from the general fund of the state to the department of public 3 health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending 4 June 30, 2018, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 5 necessary for the purpose designated: 6 For continuation of the program to assist parents, 7 guardians, and custodians with costs resulting from the 8 unintended death of a child in accordance with 2014 Iowa 9 Acts, ch. 1140, section 22, subsection 12. Notwithstanding 10 section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain 11 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 12 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 13 the purpose designated until expended: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill appropriates $200,000 from the general fund of 19 the state to the department of public health for FY 2017-2018 20 to continue the program established in the 2014 Iowa Acts, to 21 assist parents, guardians, and custodians, with incomes less 22 than 145 percent of the federal poverty level, with funeral, 23 burial or cremation, cemetery, or grave marker costs resulting 24 from the unintended death of a child. The maximum amount 25 of the assistance provided is $2,000. As with the existing 26 program, moneys that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 27 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 28 available for expenditure for the purpose designated until 29 expended. 30 -1- LSB 2116YH (3) 87 pf/rh/rj 1/ 1