House File 2696 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2696 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO LSB 5000HB) A BILL FOR An Act relating to and making appropriations for state 1 government administration and regulation, including the 2 department of administrative services, auditor of state, 3 ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of governor 4 and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, appeals, 5 and licensing, department of insurance and financial 6 services, department of management, Iowa public employees’ 7 retirement system, public information board, department 8 of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and 9 utilities board. 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 11 TLSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns
H.F. 2696 FY 2024-2025 APPROPRIATIONS 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 3 to the department of administrative services for the fiscal 4 year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the 5 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 6 used for the purposes designated: 7 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 9 equivalent positions: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,713,718 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 55.30 12 b. For the payment of utility costs, and for not more than 13 the following full-time equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,487,598 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 16 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated 17 for utility costs in this lettered paragraph that remain 18 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 19 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure 20 for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding 21 fiscal year. 22 c. For Terrace Hill operations, and for not more than the 23 following full-time equivalent positions: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 460,884 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.37 26 d. For state library services: 27 (1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 28 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 29 equivalent positions: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,626,613 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 20.00 32 (2) For the enrich Iowa program established under section 33 8A.209: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,464,823 35 -1- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 1/ 20
H.F. 2696 e. For administration of cultural activities: 1 (1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 2 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 3 equivalent positions: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 168,403 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 0.75 6 (2) The department shall coordinate historical and cultural 7 activities with the tourism office of the economic development 8 authority to promote attendance at the state historical 9 building and at the state’s historic sites. 10 (3) Full-time equivalent positions authorized under 11 this paragraph are funded, in full or in part, using moneys 12 appropriated under this paragraph and paragraphs “f” and “g”. 13 f. For support of the state’s historical resources, and for 14 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,136,371 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 37.24 17 g. For administration and support of the state’s historic 18 sites, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 19 positions: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 425,751 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 22 2. Any moneys and premiums collected by the department 23 for workers’ compensation shall be segregated into a separate 24 workers’ compensation fund in the state treasury to be used 25 for payment of state employees’ workers’ compensation claims 26 and administrative costs. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , 27 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers’ 28 compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not 29 revert but shall remain available for expenditure for purposes 30 of the fund in subsequent fiscal years. 31 Sec. 2. REVOLVING FUNDS —— DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE 32 SERVICES. There is appropriated to the department of 33 administrative services for the fiscal year beginning July 34 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, from the revolving funds 35 -2- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 2/ 20
H.F. 2696 designated in chapter 8A and from internal service funds 1 created by the department such amounts as the department deems 2 necessary for the operation of the department consistent with 3 the requirements of chapter 8A . 4 Sec. 3. STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION 5 CHARGE —— DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. For the 6 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, 7 the monthly per contract administrative charge which may be 8 assessed by the department of administrative services shall be 9 $2.00 per contract on all health insurance plans administered 10 by the department. 11 Sec. 4. AUDITOR OF STATE. 12 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 13 to the office of the auditor of state for the fiscal year 14 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following 15 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 16 purposes designated: 17 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 18 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 19 equivalent positions: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,035,752 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 98.00 22 2. The auditor of state may retain additional full-time 23 equivalent positions as is reasonable and necessary to 24 perform governmental subdivision audits which are reimbursable 25 pursuant to section 11.20 or 11.21 , to perform audits which are 26 requested by and reimbursable from the federal government, and 27 to perform work requested by and reimbursable from departments 28 or agencies pursuant to section 11.5A or 11.5B . The auditor 29 of state shall notify the department of management, the 30 legislative fiscal committee, and the legislative services 31 agency of the additional full-time equivalent positions 32 retained. 33 3. The auditor of state shall allocate moneys from the 34 appropriations in this section solely for audit work related to 35 -3- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 3/ 20
H.F. 2696 the annual comprehensive financial report, federally required 1 audits, and investigations of embezzlement, theft, or other 2 significant financial irregularities until the audit of the 3 annual comprehensive financial report is complete. 4 Sec. 5. IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD. There 5 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 6 Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board for the fiscal year 7 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following 8 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 9 purposes designated: 10 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 11 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 12 equivalent positions: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,051,151 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 9.00 15 Sec. 6. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. There is 16 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices 17 of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal year 18 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following 19 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 20 purposes designated: 21 1. GENERAL OFFICE 22 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 23 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 24 equivalent positions: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,864,932 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 25.00 27 2. TERRACE HILL QUARTERS 28 For the governor’s quarters at Terrace Hill, including 29 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 30 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 144,222 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.93 33 Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND 34 LICENSING. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 35 -4- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 4/ 20
H.F. 2696 state to the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing 1 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 2 30, 2025, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 3 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 4 1. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 6 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 7 equivalent positions: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,234,684 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.55 10 2. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DIVISION 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 13 equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 624,374 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 23.00 16 3. INVESTIGATIONS 17 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 18 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 19 equivalent positions: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,705,970 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 56.00 22 b. By December 1, 2024, the department shall submit a 23 report to the general assembly concerning the department’s 24 activities relative to fraud in public assistance programs 25 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 26 30, 2024. The report shall include but is not limited to a 27 summary of the number of cases investigated, case outcomes, 28 overpayment dollars identified, amount of cost avoidance, and 29 actual dollars recovered. 30 4. HEALTH FACILITIES 31 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 32 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 33 equivalent positions: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,217,662 35 -5- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 5/ 20
H.F. 2696 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 133.00 1 b. The department shall make all of the following 2 information available to the public as part of the department’s 3 development efforts to revise the department’s internet site: 4 (1) The number of inspections of health facilities 5 conducted by the department annually by type of service 6 provider and type of inspection. 7 (2) The total annual operations budget for the department 8 that is associated with health facilities regulation, including 9 general fund appropriations and federal contract dollars 10 received by type of service provider inspected. 11 (3) The total number of full-time equivalent positions 12 in the department that are associated with health facilities 13 regulation, to include the number of full-time equivalent 14 positions serving in a supervisory capacity, and serving as 15 surveyors, inspectors, or monitors in the field by type of 16 service provider inspected. 17 (4) Identification of state and federal survey trends, 18 cited regulations, the scope and severity of deficiencies 19 identified, and federal and state fines assessed and collected 20 concerning nursing and assisted living facilities and programs. 21 c. It is the intent of the general assembly that the 22 department continuously solicit input from health facilities 23 regulated by the department to assess and improve the 24 department’s level of collaboration and to identify new 25 opportunities for cooperation. 26 5. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD 27 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 28 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 29 equivalent positions: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38,865 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.00 32 b. The employment appeal board shall be reimbursed by the 33 department for all costs associated with hearings conducted 34 under chapter 91C related to contractor registration. The 35 -6- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 6/ 20
H.F. 2696 board may expend, in addition to the amount appropriated under 1 this subsection, additional amounts as are directly billable 2 to the department under this subsection and to retain the 3 additional full-time equivalent positions as needed to conduct 4 hearings required pursuant to chapter 91C . 5 c. The employment appeal board may temporarily exceed and 6 draw more than the amount appropriated in this subsection and 7 incur a negative cash balance as long as there are receivables 8 of federal funds equal to or greater than the negative balance 9 and the amount appropriated in this subsection is not exceeded 10 at the close of the fiscal year. 11 6. FOOD AND CONSUMER SAFETY 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 13 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 14 equivalent positions: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 509,565 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 33.75 17 7. IOWA STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION 18 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 19 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 20 equivalent positions: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,337,999 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 27.00 23 b. The Iowa state civil rights commission may enter into 24 a contract with a nonprofit organization to provide legal 25 assistance to resolve civil rights complaints. 26 8. LABOR SERVICES 27 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 28 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 29 equivalent positions: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,895,719 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 50.00 32 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 33 this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 34 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 35 -7- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 7/ 20
H.F. 2696 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 1 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 2 9. DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 3 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 5 equivalent positions: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,321,044 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 26.10 8 b. The division of workers’ compensation shall charge a 9 $100 filing fee for workers’ compensation cases. The filing 10 fee shall be paid by the petitioner of a claim. However, 11 the fee can be taxed as a cost and paid by the losing party, 12 except in cases where it would impose an undue hardship or be 13 unjust under the circumstances. The moneys generated by the 14 filing fee allowed under this paragraph are appropriated to 15 the department to be used for purposes of administering the 16 division of workers’ compensation. 17 c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 18 this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 19 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 20 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 21 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 22 10. PROFESSIONAL LICENSING 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 25 equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,627,969 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 139.00 28 11. APPROPRIATION REALLOCATION 29 Notwithstanding section 8.39 , the department of inspections, 30 appeals, and licensing, in consultation with the department of 31 management, may reallocate moneys appropriated in this section 32 as necessary to best fulfill the needs of the department 33 provided for in the appropriation. 34 Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND LICENSING 35 -8- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 8/ 20
H.F. 2696 —— LICENSE OR REGISTRATION FEES. 1 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending 2 June 30, 2025, the department of inspections, appeals, and 3 licensing shall collect any license or registration fees or 4 electronic transaction fees generated during the fiscal year 5 as a result of licensing and registration activities under 6 chapters 99B , 137C , 137D , and 137F . 7 2. From the fees collected by the department under this 8 section on behalf of a municipal corporation with which 9 the department has an agreement pursuant to section 137F.3 , 10 through a statewide electronic licensing system operated by 11 the department, notwithstanding section 137F.6, subsection 2 , 12 the department shall remit the amount of those fees to the 13 municipal corporation for whom the fees were collected less 14 any electronic transaction fees collected by the department to 15 enable electronic payment. 16 3. From the fees collected by the department under this 17 section, other than those fees described in subsection 2, 18 the department shall deposit the amount of $800,000 into the 19 general fund of the state prior to June 30, 2025. 20 4. From the fees collected by the department under this 21 section, other than those fees described in subsections 2 and 22 3, the department shall retain the remainder of the fees for 23 the purposes of enforcing the provisions of chapters 99B , 137C , 24 137D , and 137F . Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys retained 25 by the department pursuant to this subsection that remain 26 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 27 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure 28 for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of chapters 99B , 29 137C , 137D , and 137F during the succeeding fiscal year. The 30 department shall provide an annual report to the department 31 of management and the legislative services agency on fees 32 billed and collected and expenditures from the moneys retained 33 by the department in a format determined by the department 34 of management in consultation with the legislative services 35 -9- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 9/ 20
H.F. 2696 agency. 1 Sec. 9. HOUSING TRUST FUND APPROPRIATION —— DEPARTMENT OF 2 INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND LICENSING. There is appropriated 3 from the housing trust fund created in section 16.181 to the 4 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing for the 5 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, 6 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 7 used for the purposes designated: 8 For professional licensing salaries, support, maintenance, 9 and miscellaneous purposes: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,317 11 Sec. 10. RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION —— RACING AND 12 GAMING REGULATION —— DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND 13 LICENSING. There is appropriated from the gaming regulatory 14 revolving fund established in section 99F.20 to the racing and 15 gaming commission of the department of inspections, appeals, 16 and licensing for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and 17 ending June 30, 2025, the following amount, or so much thereof 18 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 19 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 20 purposes for regulation, administration, and enforcement of 21 pari-mutuel racetracks, excursion boat gambling, gambling 22 structure laws, sports wagering, and fantasy sports contests, 23 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 24 positions: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,166,071 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 53.70 27 Sec. 11. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION —— DEPARTMENT OF 28 INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND LICENSING. There is appropriated 29 from the road use tax fund created in section 312.1 to 30 the administrative hearings division of the department of 31 inspections, appeals, and licensing for the fiscal year 32 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following 33 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 34 purposes designated: 35 -10- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 10/ 20
H.F. 2696 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 1 purposes: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,623,897 3 Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL 4 SERVICES. There is appropriated from the commerce revolving 5 fund created in section 546.12 to the department of insurance 6 and financial services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 7 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following amounts, or so 8 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 9 designated: 10 1. BANKING DIVISION 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 13 equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,004,469 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 79.00 16 2. CREDIT UNION DIVISION 17 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 18 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 19 equivalent positions: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,624,690 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 16.00 22 3. INSURANCE DIVISION 23 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 25 equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,998,148 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 127.85 28 b. From the full-time equivalent positions authorized 29 in this subsection, the insurance division shall use 2.00 30 full-time equivalent positions for two fraud investigators. 31 c. The insurance division shall use 1.00 full-time 32 equivalent position authorized in this subsection for an 33 employee whose sole responsibility is investigating complaints 34 and notifications related to financial exploitation of eligible 35 -11- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 11/ 20
H.F. 2696 adults. 1 d. The insurance division shall use 2.00 full-time 2 equivalent positions authorized in this subsection for 3 management, enforcement, and investigation of matters related 4 to pharmacy benefit manager programs. 5 e. Except as provided in paragraphs “b”, “c”, and “d”, 6 the insurance division may reallocate authorized full-time 7 equivalent positions as necessary to respond to accreditation 8 recommendations or requirements. 9 f. The insurance division expenditures for examination 10 purposes may exceed the projected receipts, refunds, and 11 reimbursements, estimated pursuant to section 505.7, subsection 12 7, including the expenditures for retention of additional 13 personnel, if the expenditures are fully reimbursable and the 14 division first does all of the following: 15 (1) Notifies the department of management, the legislative 16 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the 17 need for the expenditures. 18 (2) Files with each of the entities named in subparagraph 19 (1) the legislative and regulatory justification for the 20 expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures. 21 g. For the review of and report on pharmacy services 22 administrative organizations and the wholesale distribution of 23 prescription drugs, if enacted by 2024 Iowa Acts, House File 24 2401, section 6, or successor legislation: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 225,000 26 Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 27 —— CAPTIVE INSURANCE. There is appropriated from the general 28 fund of the state to the department of insurance and financial 29 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending 30 June 30, 2025, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 31 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 32 For deposit in the captive insurance regulatory and 33 supervision fund created in section 521J.12 for use as provided 34 in section 521J.12, including salaries, support, maintenance, 35 -12- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 12/ 20
H.F. 2696 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 1 full-time equivalent positions: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 450,000 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 4 Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated 5 from the general fund of the state to the department of 6 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and 7 ending June 30, 2025, the following amounts, or so much thereof 8 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 9 1. For enterprise resource planning, providing for a salary 10 model administrator, conducting performance audits, and the 11 department’s LEAN process; for salaries, support, maintenance, 12 and miscellaneous purposes; and for not more than the following 13 full-time equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,986,893 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 31.70 16 2. For the security office of the chief information officer; 17 for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes; 18 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 19 positions: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,421,887 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 24.39 22 Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $325,000 23 is allocated to providing cybersecurity services to local 24 governments. 25 3. For the security office of the chief information officer 26 for statewide endpoint detection and response, including 27 coverage for all state agencies, cities, and counties at all 28 times: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,117,658 30 4. For the security office of the chief information officer 31 for the Iowa centralized logging and monitoring platform for 32 software to modernize cybersecurity incident investigation and 33 response: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,830,000 35 -13- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 13/ 20
H.F. 2696 Sec. 15. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT —— OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 1 INFORMATION OFFICER —— REVOLVING FUND. 2 1. There is appropriated to the office of the chief 3 information officer of the department of management for the 4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, 5 from the revolving funds designated in chapter 8B and from 6 internal service funds created by the office such amounts as 7 the office deems necessary for the operation of the office 8 consistent with the requirements of chapter 8B . 9 2. a. Notwithstanding section 321A.3, subsection 1 , for the 10 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, 11 the first $750,000 collected and transferred to the treasurer 12 of state with respect to the fees for transactions involving 13 the furnishing of a certified abstract of a vehicle operating 14 record under section 321A.3, subsection 1 , shall be transferred 15 to the IowAccess revolving fund created in section 8B.33 for 16 the purposes of developing, implementing, maintaining, and 17 expanding electronic access to government records as provided 18 by law. 19 b. All fees collected with respect to transactions 20 involving IowAccess shall be deposited in the IowAccess 21 revolving fund created under section 8B.33 and shall be used 22 only for the support of IowAccess projects. 23 Sec. 16. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION —— DEPARTMENT OF 24 MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund 25 created in section 312.1 to the department of management for 26 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 27 2025, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 28 to be used for the purposes designated: 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 30 purposes: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 56,000 32 Sec. 17. IPERS —— GENERAL OFFICE. There is appropriated 33 from the Iowa public employees’ retirement fund created in 34 section 97B.7 to the Iowa public employees’ retirement system 35 -14- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 14/ 20
H.F. 2696 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 1 30, 2025, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 2 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, and other operational 4 purposes to pay the costs of the Iowa public employees’ 5 retirement system, and for not more than the following 6 full-time equivalent positions: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,774,712 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 99.13 9 Sec. 18. IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD. There is 10 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Iowa 11 public information board for the fiscal year beginning July 12 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following amount, or 13 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 14 designated: 15 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 16 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 17 equivalent positions: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 405,227 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3.20 20 Sec. 19. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. 21 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 22 to the department of revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 23 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following amounts, or 24 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 25 designated: 26 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 27 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 28 equivalent positions: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,321,014 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 166.66 31 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, the 32 department shall use $400,000 to pay the direct costs of 33 compliance related to the collection and distribution of local 34 sales and services taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 423B . 35 -15- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 15/ 20
H.F. 2696 2. The director of revenue shall prepare and issue a state 1 appraisal manual and the revisions to the state appraisal 2 manual as provided in section 421.17, subsection 17 , without 3 cost to a city or county. 4 Sec. 20. MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX FUND APPROPRIATION —— 5 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. There is appropriated from the motor 6 vehicle fuel tax fund created pursuant to section 452A.77 to 7 the department of revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 8 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following amount, or 9 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 10 designated: 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 12 purposes, and for administration and enforcement of the 13 provisions of chapter 452A and the motor vehicle fuel tax 14 program: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,305,775 16 Sec. 21. SECRETARY OF STATE. There is appropriated from 17 the general fund of the state to the office of the secretary of 18 state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending 19 June 30, 2025, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 20 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 21 1. ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS 22 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 23 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 24 equivalent positions: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,701,697 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 19.25 27 b. The state department or agency that provides data 28 processing services to support voter registration file 29 maintenance and storage shall provide those services without 30 charge. 31 2. BUSINESS SERVICES 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 34 equivalent positions: 35 -16- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 16/ 20
H.F. 2696 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,568,795 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 16.75 2 Sec. 22. ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND 3 APPROPRIATION —— SECRETARY OF STATE. There is appropriated 4 from the address confidentiality program revolving fund created 5 in section 9.8 to the office of the secretary of state for the 6 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, 7 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 8 used for the purposes designated: 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 10 purposes: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,400 12 Sec. 23. SECRETARY OF STATE FILING FEES REFUND. 13 Notwithstanding the obligation to collect fees pursuant to the 14 provisions of section 489.122, subsection 1 , paragraphs “c” and 15 “q”, section 490.122, subsection 1 , paragraph “a”, and section 16 504.113, subsection 1 , paragraphs “a”, “c”, “d”, “j”, “k”, 17 “l”, and “m”, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, the 18 secretary of state may refund these fees to the filer pursuant 19 to rules established by the secretary of state. The decision 20 of the secretary of state not to issue a refund under rules 21 established by the secretary of state is final and not subject 22 to review pursuant to chapter 17A . 23 Sec. 24. TREASURER OF STATE. 24 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 25 state to the office of treasurer of state for the fiscal year 26 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following 27 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 28 purposes designated: 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 31 equivalent positions: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,046,415 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 26.00 34 2. The office of treasurer of state shall supply 35 -17- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 17/ 20
H.F. 2696 administrative support for the executive council. 1 Sec. 25. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION —— OFFICE OF 2 TREASURER OF STATE. There is appropriated from the road use 3 tax fund created in section 312.1 to the office of treasurer of 4 state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending 5 June 30, 2025, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 6 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 7 For enterprise resource management costs related to the 8 distribution of road use tax fund moneys: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 316,788 10 Sec. 26. IOWA UTILITIES BOARD. 11 1. There is appropriated from the commerce revolving fund 12 created in section 546.12 to the Iowa utilities board for the 13 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, 14 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 15 used for the purposes designated: 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 17 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 18 equivalent positions: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,002,937 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 80.00 21 2. The utilities board may expend additional moneys, 22 including moneys for additional personnel, if those additional 23 expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the moneys 24 budgeted for utility regulation and the expenditures are fully 25 reimbursable. Before the board expends or encumbers an amount 26 in excess of the moneys budgeted for regulation, the board 27 shall first do all of the following: 28 a. Notify the department of management, the legislative 29 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the 30 need for the expenditures. 31 b. File with each of the entities named in paragraph “a” the 32 legislative and regulatory justification for the expenditures, 33 along with an estimate of the expenditures. 34 Sec. 27. CHARGES —— IOWA UTILITIES BOARD AND DEPARTMENT OF 35 -18- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 18/ 20
H.F. 2696 INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. The Iowa utilities board 1 and each division of the department of insurance and financial 2 services shall include in its charges assessed or revenues 3 generated an amount sufficient to cover the amount stated 4 in its appropriation and any state-assessed indirect costs 5 determined by the department of administrative services. 6 Sec. 28. IOWA PRODUCTS. As a condition of receiving an 7 appropriation, any agency appropriated moneys pursuant to this 8 Act shall give first preference when purchasing a product to an 9 Iowa product or a product produced by an Iowa-based business. 10 Second preference shall be given to a United States product or 11 a product produced by a business based in the United States. 12 FY 2024-2025 STANDING APPROPRIATIONS —— LIMITATIONS 13 Sec. 29. LIMITATION OF STANDING APPROPRIATION —— FY 14 2024-2025. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in the 15 following designated section for the fiscal year beginning July 16 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the amount appropriated from 17 the general fund of the state pursuant to that section for the 18 following designated purpose shall not exceed the following 19 amount: 20 For the enforcement of chapter 453D relating to tobacco 21 product manufacturers under section 453D.8 : 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,525 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill relates to and appropriates moneys to various 27 state departments, agencies, and funds for FY 2024-2025, 28 including the department of administrative services, auditor of 29 state, Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of 30 governor and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, 31 appeals, and licensing, department of insurance and financial 32 services, department of management, Iowa public employees’ 33 retirement system, Iowa public information board, department 34 of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and Iowa 35 -19- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 19/ 20
H.F. 2696 utilities board. 1 The bill limits a standing appropriation for FY 2024-2025 2 for enforcement of Code chapter 453D relating to tobacco 3 product manufacturers under Code section 453D.8. 4 -20- LSB 5000HV (1) 90 sc/ns 20/ 20