S.F. 269 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 231.67 Home modification grant 1 program —— established —— requirements. 2 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 3 requires: 4 a. “Accommodate” means to make a residence accessible for 5 a qualified person in a manner that is necessary due to the 6 qualified person’s age, disability, or condition. 7 b. “Medical provider” means a physician, physician 8 assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, physical 9 therapist, or occupational therapist. 10 c. “Modification or improvement” means a modification of or 11 improvement to a qualified person’s residence that is certified 12 by a medical provider as being necessary to accommodate the 13 qualified person. 14 (1) A “modification or improvement” includes one or more of 15 the following: 16 (a) Providing for or installing a nonstep entrance. 17 (b) Providing for or installing exterior or interior ramps. 18 (c) Providing for or installing stairway lifts or 19 elevators. 20 (d) Providing for or installing handrails or grab bars, or 21 the reinforcement of grab bars. 22 (e) Providing for or installing hardware for doors. 23 (f) Widening exterior doors or interior hallways to more 24 than thirty-six inches. 25 (g) Widening interior doors to more than thirty-two inches. 26 (h) Modifying electrical components, including moving 27 electrical outlets and switches. 28 (i) Modifying bathrooms, including but not limited to 29 providing for the modification or installation of accessible 30 toilets, bathtubs, showers, plumbing, or fixtures. 31 (j) Modifying kitchens including but not limited to 32 providing for the modification or installation of accessible 33 countertops, cabinets, appliances, plumbing, or fixtures. 34 (k) Modifying bedrooms including but not limited to 35 -1- LSB 2396SS (1) 88 pf/rh 1/ 4

S.F. 269 the relocation of a bedroom to an accessible space in the 1 residence. 2 (2) A “modification or improvement” may consist of 3 improvements to real property following a modification or 4 improvement specified in subparagraph (1). 5 (3) A “modification or improvement” does not include 6 the construction of a new residence, or an addition to or 7 modification of an existing residence that expands the living 8 area but is not otherwise described in this paragraph “c” , 9 subparagraph (1). 10 d. “Qualified homeowner” means a person who meets all of the 11 following conditions: 12 (1) Is the owner of residential real property in this state, 13 including a condominium, that is the primary residence of the 14 owner. 15 (2) Is a qualified person or resides with a spouse or 16 dependent who is a qualified person. 17 e. “Qualified person” means a person whose income does not 18 exceed three hundred percent of the federal poverty level and 19 who meets one of the following conditions: 20 (1) Is at least sixty-five years of age. 21 (2) Is living with a disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 22 §12102. 23 (3) Has a chronic condition the prognosis for which requires 24 a permanent modification to the qualified person’s residence. 25 2. a. A home modification grant program is established in 26 the department. The department shall administer the program 27 and provide grants through expenditure of funds appropriated 28 to the department for this purpose. Grants shall be made, 29 in amounts not to exceed five thousand dollars per primary 30 residence, to qualified homeowners for the purposes of 31 modification or improvement to a qualified person’s residence 32 to accommodate the qualified person. 33 b. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 34 to administer the program. 35 -2- LSB 2396SS (1) 88 pf/rh 2/ 4

S.F. 269 c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated to 1 the department for the purposes of the home modification 2 grant program under this section that remain unencumbered or 3 unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert 4 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 5 designated. 6 Sec. 2. HOME MODIFICATION GRANT PROGRAM —— 7 APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the general 8 fund of the state to the department on aging for the fiscal 9 year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the 10 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 11 used for the purpose designated: 12 To provide home modification grants pursuant to, and for 13 the administration of, the home modification grant program 14 established in section 231.67: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill establishes a home modification grant program to 20 be administered by the department on aging. To receive a grant 21 under the program, a qualified homeowner must be the owner of 22 a residential real property in the state that is the primary 23 residence of the owner and be a qualified person or reside with 24 a spouse or dependent who is a qualified person. Under the 25 bill, a “qualified person” means a person whose income does 26 not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty level and meets 27 one of the following conditions: is at least 65 years of age, 28 is living with a disability as defined under federal law, or 29 has a chronic condition the prognosis for which requires a 30 permanent modification to the qualified person’s residence. 31 Grants under the program are limited to not more than $5,000 32 per primary residence and may only be used for modifications 33 or improvements to a qualified person’s residence that are 34 certified by a medical provider as necessary to accommodate 35 -3- LSB 2396SS (1) 88 pf/rh 3/ 4

S.F. 269 the qualified person. Under the bill, a “modification or 1 improvement” may consist of improvements to real property 2 following a specified modification or improvement but does not 3 include the construction of a new residence or an addition 4 to or modification of an existing residence that expands the 5 living area but is not otherwise described as an allowable 6 modification or improvement under the bill. 7 The bill includes an appropriation to the department on 8 aging to provide grants and for the administration of the grant 9 program. 10 -4- LSB 2396SS (1) 88 pf/rh 4/ 4