Senate File 199 - Introduced SENATE FILE 199 BY RAGAN , MATHIS , JOCHUM , TRONE GARRIOTT , GIDDENS , DOTZLER , BOLKCOM , J. SMITH , CELSI , PETERSEN , T. TAYLOR , BISIGNANO , BOULTON , KINNEY , LYKAM , QUIRMBACH , HOGG , and WAHLS A BILL FOR An Act relating to the protection and improvement of public 1 health, and making an appropriation. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2223XS (6) 89 pf/rn
S.F. 199 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH —— LOCAL BOARDS 1 OF HEALTH —— APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the 2 general fund of the state to the department of public health 3 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 4 30, 2022, in addition to any other funding appropriated or 5 otherwise provided for such purposes for the same fiscal year, 6 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 7 used for the purposes designated: 8 For distribution to local boards of health for duties 9 related to the protection and improvement of public health 10 including the support of COVID-19 related activities: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 12 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated under this 13 section shall not revert at the close of the fiscal year, but 14 shall remain available for the purposes designated. 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 makes an appropriation from the general fund of 19 the state to the department of public health for fiscal year 20 2021-2022, in addition to any other funding appropriated or 21 otherwise provided for such purposes for the same fiscal year, 22 for distribution to local boards of health for the protection 23 and improvement of public health including the support of 24 COVID-19 related activities. Moneys appropriated under the 25 bill do not revert at the close of the fiscal year but remain 26 available for the purpose designated. 27 -1- LSB 2223XS (6) 89 pf/rn 1/ 1