S.F. 512 Section 1. Section 35A.13, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 1 2019, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. The minimum balance of the trust fund required prior 3 to expenditure of moneys from the trust fund is five million 4 dollars. Once the minimum balance is reached, the interest and 5 earnings on the fund and the first five six hundred thousand 6 dollars transferred each fiscal year pursuant to section 99G.39 7 from the lottery fund to the trust fund are appropriated to the 8 commission to be used to achieve the purposes of subsection 6 9 of this section . Moneys appropriated to the commission that 10 remain unobligated or unexpended at the end of each fiscal year 11 shall revert to the trust fund. It is the intent of the general 12 assembly that the balance in the trust fund reach fifty million 13 dollars. 14 Sec. 2. Section 35A.13, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 15 following new subsection: 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. a. Notwithstanding subsection 6 17 of this section, the commission shall transfer one hundred 18 thousand dollars of the moneys appropriated pursuant to this 19 section each fiscal year to the injured veterans trust fund 20 established pursuant to section 35A.14. However, if the 21 balance of the injured veterans trust fund remaining on June 22 30 of a fiscal year is one million dollars or more, no moneys 23 shall be transferred pursuant to this paragraph in a succeeding 24 fiscal year until the balance of the injured veterans trust 25 fund remaining on June 30 of a fiscal year is below seven 26 hundred thousand dollars. 27 Sec. 3. Section 35A.14, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 4. Moneys appropriated to or received by the department for 30 providing injured veterans grants under this section may be 31 expended for grants of up to ten thousand dollars to a veteran 32 who is seriously injured or very seriously injured, as defined 33 in the most recently published United States department of 34 defense joint publication 1-02, to provide financial assistance 35 -1- LSB 1275SV (2) 88 mo/rn 1/ 4

S.F. 512 to the veteran so that family members of the veteran may be 1 with the veteran during the veteran’s recovery from an injury 2 received in the line of duty in a combat zone or in a zone where 3 the veteran was receiving hazardous duty pay outside the United 4 States after September 11, 2001. 5 Sec. 4. Section 35A.14, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 6 2019, is amended to read as follows: 7 b. Proof of continued medical care or rehabilitation 8 services may include any reasonably reliable documentation 9 showing that the veteran is receiving continued medical or 10 rehabilitative care as a result of qualifying injuries. Proof 11 that the injury occurred in the line of duty shall be made 12 based upon the circumstances of the injury known at the time of 13 evacuation from the combat zone or zone in which the veteran 14 was receiving hazardous duty pay place where the veteran was 15 injured . 16 Sec. 5. Section 272C.4, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 17 following new subsection: 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 12A. a. Establish procedures by January 19 1, 2020, to expedite the licensing of an individual who is 20 licensed in a similar profession or occupation in another state 21 and who is the spouse of an active duty member of the military 22 forces of the United States. 23 b. If the board determines that the professional or 24 occupational licensing requirements of the state where 25 the spouse is licensed are substantially equivalent to the 26 licensing requirements of this state, the procedures shall 27 require the expedited licensing of the spouse in this state. 28 c. If the board determines that the professional or 29 occupational licensing requirements of the state where the 30 spouse is licensed are not substantially equivalent to the 31 professional or occupational licensing requirements of this 32 state, the procedures shall allow the provisional licensing 33 of the spouse for a period of time deemed necessary by the 34 board to obtain a substantial equivalent to the licensing 35 -2- LSB 1275SV (2) 88 mo/rn 2/ 4

S.F. 512 requirements of this state. The board shall advise the 1 spouse of required education or training necessary to obtain 2 a substantial equivalent to the professional or occupational 3 licensing requirements of this state, and the procedures shall 4 provide for licensing of an individual who has, pursuant to 5 this paragraph, obtained a substantial equivalent to the 6 licensing requirements of this state. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 Currently, under Code section 35A.14, the injured veterans 11 grant program provides grants to veterans recovering from an 12 injury received in the line of duty in a combat zone or in a 13 zone where the veteran was receiving hazardous duty pay after 14 September 11, 2001. This bill eliminates the requirement that 15 the veteran be injured in a combat zone or zone where the 16 veteran is receiving hazardous duty pay in order to qualify for 17 the program, but requires the veteran be injured in the line of 18 duty outside the United States. 19 Under Code section 99G.39, $2.5 million in lottery revenues 20 are transferred each fiscal year to the veterans trust fund. 21 The bill amends Code section 35A.13(4)(a) and provides that 22 $600,000 of the moneys received by the veterans trust fund 23 pursuant to Code section 99G.39 are to be appropriated to the 24 commission of veterans affairs. The bill provides that the 25 commission of veterans affairs shall transfer $100,000 of the 26 moneys appropriated to the commission pursuant to Code section 27 35A.13(4)(a) to the injured veterans trust fund established 28 pursuant to Code section 35A.14 each fiscal year. However, 29 if the balance of the injured veterans trust fund remaining 30 on June 30 of a fiscal year is $1 million or more, no moneys 31 are transferred in a succeeding fiscal year until the balance 32 of the injured veterans trust fund remaining on June 30 of a 33 fiscal year is below $700,000. 34 The bill also establishes an expedited licensing process for 35 -3- LSB 1275SV (2) 88 mo/rn 3/ 4

S.F. 512 spouses of active duty members of the United States military 1 who are stationed in Iowa pursuant to military orders. Code 2 section 272C.4 is amended to provide that licensing boards 3 establish procedures by January 1, 2020, to expedite the 4 licensing of an individual who is licensed in a similar 5 profession or occupation in another state and who is the spouse 6 of an active duty member of the military forces of the United 7 States. Provisional licensing procedures are also required to 8 be established. 9 -4- LSB 1275SV (2) 88 mo/rn 4/ 4