House File 662 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 662 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 126) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the organization, structure, and 1 functions of state government, providing for salaries of 2 appointed state officers, providing for penalties, making 3 appropriations, providing Code editor directives and 4 transition provisions, and including applicability and 5 effective date provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh
H.F. 662 DIVISION I 1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2 Section 1. Section 2.56, subsection 5, Code 2023, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 5. The legislative services agency, in cooperation with 5 the division of department of health and human services as the 6 agency responsible for criminal and juvenile justice planning 7 of the department of human rights , shall develop a protocol for 8 analyzing the impact of the legislation on minorities. 9 Sec. 2. Section 7A.3, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2023, 10 is amended to read as follows: 11 c. Director of the department of health and human services. 12 Sec. 3. Section 7A.30, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 1. Each state board, commission, department, and division 15 of state government and each institution under the control 16 of the department of health and human services, the Iowa 17 department of corrections and the state board of regents 18 and each division of the state department of transportation 19 are responsible for keeping a written, detailed, up-to-date 20 inventory of all real and personal property belonging to the 21 state and under their charge, control, and management. The 22 inventories shall be in the form prescribed by the director of 23 the department of administrative services. 24 Sec. 4. Section 7D.29, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 3. The executive council shall receive requests from the 27 Iowa department of public health and human services relative 28 to the purchase, storing, and distribution of vaccines and 29 medication for prevention, prophylaxis, or treatment. Upon 30 review and after compliance with subsection 2 , the executive 31 council may approve the request and may authorize payment 32 of the necessary expense. The expense authorized by the 33 executive council under this subsection shall be paid from the 34 appropriations referred to in subsection 1. 35 -1- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 5. Section 7E.5, subsection 1, paragraphs i, j, k, and 1 s, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 2 i. The department of health and human services, created in 3 section 217.1 , which has primary responsibility for services 4 to individuals to promote the well-being and the social and 5 economic development of the people of the state ; . 6 j. The Iowa department of public health, created in chapter 7 135 , which has primary responsibility for supervision of public 8 health programs, promotion of public hygiene and sanitation, 9 treatment and prevention of substance abuse use disorder , and 10 enforcement of related laws ; . 11 k. The department on aging, created in section 231.21 , 12 which has primary responsibility for leadership and program 13 management for programs which serve the older individuals of 14 the state ; and for services relating to Latino persons, women, 15 persons with disabilities, community action agencies, criminal 16 and juvenile justice planning, African Americans, deaf and 17 hard-of-hearing persons, persons of Asian and Pacific Islander 18 heritage, and Native Americans . 19 s. The department of human rights, created in section 20 216A.1 , which has primary responsibility for services relating 21 to Latino persons, women, persons with disabilities, community 22 action agencies, criminal and juvenile justice planning, 23 African Americans, deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, persons of 24 Asian and Pacific Islander heritage, and Native Americans. 25 Sec. 6. Section 8.39, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 2. If the appropriation of a department, institution, or 28 agency is insufficient to properly meet the legitimate expenses 29 of the department, institution, or agency, the director, with 30 the approval of the governor, may make an interdepartmental 31 transfer from any other department, institution, or agency of 32 the state having an appropriation in excess of its needs, of 33 sufficient funds to meet that deficiency. Such transfer shall 34 be to an appropriation made from the same funding source and 35 -2- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 2/ 1541
H.F. 662 within the same fiscal year. The amount of a transfer made 1 from an appropriation under this subsection shall be limited 2 to not more than one-tenth of one percent of the total of all 3 appropriations made from the funding source of the transferred 4 appropriation for the fiscal year in which the transfer is 5 made. An interdepartmental transfer to an appropriation which 6 is not an entitlement appropriation is not authorized when 7 the general assembly is in regular session and, in addition, 8 the sum of interdepartmental transfers in a fiscal year to an 9 appropriation which is not an entitlement appropriation shall 10 not exceed fifty percent of the amount of the appropriation 11 as enacted by the general assembly. For the purposes of 12 this subsection , an entitlement appropriation is a line item 13 appropriation to the state public defender for indigent defense 14 or to the department of health and human services for foster 15 care, state supplementary assistance, or medical assistance, or 16 for the family investment program. 17 Sec. 7. Section 8A.321, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 4. Contract, with the approval of the executive council, 20 for the repair, remodeling, or, if the condition warrants, 21 demolition of all buildings and grounds of the state at the 22 seat of government, at the state laboratories facility in 23 Ankeny, and the institutions of the department of health and 24 human services and the department of corrections for which no 25 specific appropriation has been made, if the cost of repair, 26 remodeling, or demolition will not exceed one hundred thousand 27 dollars when completed. The cost of repair projects for which 28 no specific appropriation has been made shall be paid as an 29 expense authorized by the executive council as provided in 30 section 7D.29 . 31 Sec. 8. Section 8A.362, subsection 8, Code 2023, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 8. All fuel used in state-assigned automobiles shall be 34 purchased at cost from the various installations or garages 35 -3- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 3/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the state department of transportation, state board of 1 regents, department of health and human services, or state 2 motor pools throughout the state, unless the state-owned 3 sources for the purchase of fuel are not reasonably accessible. 4 If the director determines that state-owned sources for the 5 purchase of fuel are not reasonably accessible, the director 6 shall authorize the purchase of fuel from other sources. The 7 director may prescribe a manner, other than the use of the 8 revolving fund, in which the purchase of fuel from state-owned 9 sources is charged to the state agency responsible for the 10 use of the motor vehicle. The director shall prescribe the 11 manner in which oil and other normal motor vehicle maintenance 12 for state-owned motor vehicles may be purchased from private 13 sources, if they cannot be reasonably obtained from a state 14 motor pool. The director may advertise for bids and award 15 contracts in accordance with competitive bidding procedures 16 for items and services as provided in this subchapter for 17 furnishing fuel, oil, grease, and vehicle replacement parts for 18 all state-owned motor vehicles. The director and other state 19 agencies, when advertising for bids for gasoline, shall also 20 seek bids for ethanol blended gasoline. 21 Sec. 9. Section 8A.504, subsection 1, paragraph d, 22 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 (1) Any debt, which is assigned to the department of health 24 and human services, or which is owed to the department of 25 health and human services for unpaid premiums under section 26 249A.3, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), or 27 which the child support recovery unit services is otherwise 28 attempting to collect, or which the foster care recovery unit 29 services of the department of health and human services is 30 attempting to collect on behalf of a child receiving foster 31 care provided by the department of health and human services. 32 Sec. 10. Section 8A.504, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 33 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 The collection entity shall establish and maintain a 35 -4- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 4/ 1541
H.F. 662 procedure to set off against any claim owed to a person by a 1 public agency any liability of that person owed to a public 2 agency, a support debt being enforced by the child support 3 recovery unit services pursuant to chapter 252B , or such other 4 qualifying debt. The procedure shall only apply when at the 5 discretion of the director it is feasible. The procedure shall 6 meet the following conditions: 7 Sec. 11. Section 8A.504, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 8 to read as follows: 9 3. In the case of multiple claims to payments filed 10 under this section , priority shall be given to claims filed 11 by the child support recovery unit services or the foster 12 care recovery unit services , next priority shall be given to 13 claims filed by the clerk of the district court, next priority 14 shall be given to claims filed by the college student aid 15 commission, next priority shall be given to claims filed by the 16 investigations division of the department of inspections and 17 appeals, and last priority shall be given to claims filed by 18 other public agencies. In the case of multiple claims in which 19 the priority is not otherwise provided by this subsection , 20 priority shall be determined in accordance with rules to be 21 established by the director. 22 Sec. 12. Section 8A.512, subsection 1, paragraph b, 23 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (2) Claims for medical assistance payments authorized under 25 chapter 249A are subject to the time limits imposed by rule 26 adopted by the department of health and human services. 27 Sec. 13. Section 10A.108, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 10A.108 Improper health and human services entitlement 30 benefits or provider payments —— debt, lien, collection. 31 1. a. If a person refuses or neglects to repay benefits or 32 provider payments inappropriately obtained from the department 33 of health and human services, the amount inappropriately 34 obtained, including any interest, penalty, or costs attached 35 -5- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 5/ 1541
H.F. 662 to the amount, constitutes a debt and is a lien in favor of the 1 state upon all property and any rights or title to or interest 2 in property, whether real or personal, belonging to the person 3 for the period established in subsection 2 , with the exception 4 of property which is exempt from execution pursuant to chapter 5 627 . 6 b. A lien under this section shall not attach to any amount 7 of inappropriately obtained benefits or provider payments, or 8 portions of the benefits or provider payments, attributable to 9 errors by the department of health and human services. Liens 10 shall only attach to the amounts of inappropriately obtained 11 benefits or provider payments or portions of the benefits or 12 provider payments which were obtained due to false, misleading, 13 incomplete, or inaccurate information submitted by a person in 14 connection with the application for or receipt of benefits or 15 provider payments. 16 2. a. The lien attaches at the time the notice of the 17 lien is filed under subsection 3 , and continues for ten years 18 from that date, unless released or otherwise discharged at an 19 earlier time. 20 b. The lien may be extended, within ten years from the 21 date of attachment, if a person files a notice with the county 22 recorder or other appropriate county official of the county 23 in which the property is located at the time of filing the 24 extension. From the time of the filing of the notice, the lien 25 period shall be extended for ten years to apply to the property 26 in the county in which the notice is filed, unless released 27 or otherwise discharged at an earlier time. The number of 28 extensions is not limited. 29 c. The director department shall discharge any lien which is 30 allowed to lapse and may charge off any account and release the 31 corresponding lien before the lien has lapsed if the director 32 department determines, under uniform rules prescribed by the 33 director, that the account is uncollectible or collection costs 34 involved would not warrant collection of the amount due. 35 -6- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 6/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. To preserve the lien against subsequent mortgagees, 1 purchasers, or judgment creditors, for value and without notice 2 of the lien, on any property located in a county, the director 3 shall file a notice of the lien with the recorder of the county 4 in which the property is located at the time of filing of the 5 notice. 6 4. The county recorder of each county shall prepare 7 and maintain in the recorder’s office an index of liens of 8 debts established based upon benefits or provider payments 9 inappropriately obtained from and owed the department of health 10 and human services, containing the applicable entries specified 11 in sections 558.49 and 558.52 , and providing appropriate 12 columns for all of the following data, under the names of 13 debtors, arranged alphabetically: 14 a. The name of the debtor. 15 b. “State of Iowa, Department of Health and Human Services” 16 as claimant. 17 c. The time that the notice of the lien was filed for 18 recording. 19 d. The date of notice. 20 e. The amount of the lien currently due. 21 f. The date of the assessment. 22 g. The date of satisfaction of the debt. 23 h. Any extension of the time period for application of the 24 lien and the date that the notice for extension was filed. 25 5. The recorder shall endorse on each notice of lien the day 26 and time filed for recording and the document reference number, 27 and shall preserve the notice. The recorder shall index the 28 notice and shall record the lien in the manner provided for 29 recording real estate mortgages. The lien is effective from 30 the time of the indexing. 31 6. The department shall pay, from moneys appropriated to 32 the department for this purpose, recording fees as provided in 33 section 331.604 , for the recording of the lien. 34 7. Upon payment of a debt for which the director department 35 -7- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 7/ 1541
H.F. 662 has filed notice with a county recorder, the director 1 department shall provide to the debtor a satisfaction of 2 the debt. The debtor shall be responsible for filing the 3 satisfaction of the debt with the recorder and the recorder 4 shall enter the satisfaction on the notice on file in the 5 recorder’s office. 6 8. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 7 licensing , as provided in this chapter and chapter 626 , shall 8 proceed to collect all debts owed the department of health and 9 human services as soon as practicable after the debt becomes 10 delinquent. If service has not been made on a distress warrant 11 by the officer to whom addressed within five days from the 12 date the distress warrant was received by the officer, the 13 authorized investigators of the department of inspections , and 14 appeals , and licensing may serve and make return of the warrant 15 to the clerk of the district court of the county named in the 16 distress warrant, and all subsequent procedures shall be in 17 compliance with chapter 626 . 18 9. The distress warrant shall be in a form as prescribed 19 by the director, shall be directed to the sheriff of the 20 appropriate county, and shall identify the debtor, the type 21 of debt, and the delinquent amount. The distress warrant 22 shall direct the sheriff to distrain, seize, garnish, or levy 23 upon, and sell, as provided by law, any real or personal 24 property belonging to the debtor to satisfy the amount of the 25 delinquency plus costs. The distress warrant shall also direct 26 the sheriff to make due and prompt return to the department 27 or to the district court under chapter 626 of all amounts 28 collected. 29 10. The attorney general, upon the request of the director 30 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , shall bring an 31 action, as the facts may justify, without bond, to enforce 32 payment of any debts under this section , and in the action 33 the attorney general shall have the assistance of the county 34 attorney of the county in which the action is pending. 35 -8- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 8/ 1541
H.F. 662 11. The remedies of the state shall be cumulative and no 1 action taken by the director of inspections , and appeals , and 2 licensing or attorney general shall be construed to be an 3 election on the part of the state or any of its officers to 4 pursue any remedy to the exclusion of any other remedy provided 5 by law. 6 Sec. 14. Section 10A.402, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 7 are amended to read as follows: 8 4. Investigations and collections relative to the 9 liquidation of overpayment debts owed to the department of 10 health and human services. Collection methods include but are 11 not limited to small claims filings, debt setoff, distress 12 warrants, and repayment agreements, and are subject to approval 13 by the department of health and human services. 14 5. Investigations relative to the administration of the 15 state supplementary assistance program, the state medical 16 assistance program, the food stamp supplemental nutrition 17 assistance program, the family investment program, and any 18 other state or federal benefit assistance program. 19 Sec. 15. Section 11.5B, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 11.5B Repayment of audit expenses by state departments and 22 agencies. 23 The auditor of state shall be reimbursed by a department 24 or agency for performing audits or examinations of the 25 following state departments or agencies, or funds received by 26 a department or agency: 27 1. Department of commerce. 28 2. Department of health and human services. 29 3. State department of transportation. 30 4. Iowa department of public health. 31 5. 4. State board of regents. 32 6. 5. Department of agriculture and land stewardship. 33 7. 6. Iowa veterans home. 34 8. 7. Department of education. 35 -9- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 9/ 1541
H.F. 662 9. 8. Department of workforce development. 1 10. 9. Department of natural resources. 2 11. 10. Offices of the clerks of the district court of the 3 judicial branch. 4 12. 11. The Iowa public employees’ retirement system. 5 13. 12. Federal financial assistance, as defined in the 6 federal Single Audit Act, 31 U.S.C. §7501, et seq., received by 7 all other departments. 8 14. 13. Department of administrative services. 9 15. 14. Office of the chief information officer of the 10 department of management. 11 Sec. 16. Section 11.6, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2023, 12 is amended to read as follows: 13 b. The financial condition and transactions of community 14 mental health centers organized under chapter 230A , substance 15 abuse use disorder programs organized under chapter 125 , and 16 community action agencies organized under chapter 216A , shall 17 be audited at least once each year. 18 Sec. 17. Section 12.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 12.10 Deposits by state officers. 21 Except as otherwise provided, all elective and appointive 22 state officers, boards, commissions, and departments shall, 23 within ten days succeeding the collection, deposit with the 24 treasurer of state, or to the credit of the treasurer of state 25 in any depository designated by the treasurer of state, ninety 26 percent of all fees, commissions, and moneys collected or 27 received. The balance actually collected in cash, remaining 28 in the hands of any officer, board, or department shall not 29 exceed the sum of five thousand dollars and money collected 30 shall not be held more than thirty days. This section does not 31 apply to the state fair board, the state board of regents, the 32 utilities board of the department of commerce, the director of 33 the department of health and human services, the Iowa finance 34 authority , or to the funds received by the state racing and 35 -10- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 10/ 1541
H.F. 662 gaming commission under sections 99D.7 and 99D.14 . 1 Sec. 18. Section 12E.3A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 1. The general assembly reaffirms and reenacts the purposes 4 stated for the use of moneys deposited in the healthy Iowans 5 tobacco trust, as the purposes were enacted in 2000 Iowa Acts, 6 ch. 1232, §12, and codified in section 12.65 , Code 2007, as 7 the purposes for the endowment for Iowa’s health account. 8 The purposes include those purposes related to health care, 9 substance abuse use disorder treatment and enforcement, tobacco 10 use prevention and control, and other purposes related to the 11 needs of children, adults, and families in the state. 12 Sec. 19. Section 15.102, subsection 12, paragraph b, 13 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (d), Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 (d) Psychoactive substance abuse use disorders resulting 16 from current illegal use of drugs. 17 Sec. 20. Section 15H.1A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 15H.1A Definitions. 20 For purposes of this chapter , unless the context otherwise 21 requires: 22 1. “Authority” means the economic development authority 23 created in section 15.105 . 24 2. 1. “Commission” means the Iowa commission on volunteer 25 service created in section 15H.2 . 26 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 27 services. 28 3. “Director” means the director of the authority health and 29 human services . 30 Sec. 21. Section 15H.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 1. The Iowa commission on volunteer service is created 33 within the authority department . The governor shall appoint 34 the commission’s members. The director may employ personnel 35 -11- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 11/ 1541
H.F. 662 as necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of 1 the commission. 2 Sec. 22. Section 15H.2, subsection 3, paragraph i, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 i. Administer the retired and senior volunteer program. 5 Sec. 23. Section 15H.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 1. The authority department shall serve as the lead agency 8 for administration of the commission. The authority department 9 may consult with the department of education, the state board 10 of regents, and the department of workforce development for any 11 additional administrative support as necessary to fulfill the 12 duties of the commission. All other state agencies, at the 13 request of the authority department , shall provide assistance 14 to the commission to ensure a fully coordinated state effort 15 for promoting national and community service. 16 Sec. 24. Section 15H.5, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 a. Funding for the Iowa summer youth corps program, the 19 Iowa green corps program established pursuant to section 20 15H.6 , the Iowa reading corps program established pursuant to 21 section 15H.7 , the RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program established 22 pursuant to section 15H.8 , and the Iowa national service 23 corps program established pursuant to section 15H.9 shall be 24 obtained from private sector, and local, state, and federal 25 government sources, or from other available funds credited 26 to the community programs account, which shall be created 27 within the economic development authority department under the 28 authority of the commission. Moneys available in the account 29 for a fiscal year are appropriated to the commission to be 30 used for the programs. The commission may establish an escrow 31 account within the authority department and obligate moneys 32 within that escrow account for tuition or program payments to 33 be made beyond the term of any fiscal year. Notwithstanding 34 section 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest earned on moneys in the 35 -12- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 12/ 1541
H.F. 662 community programs account shall be credited to the account. 1 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys in the community programs 2 account or escrow account shall not revert to the general fund 3 but shall remain available for expenditure in future fiscal 4 years. 5 Sec. 25. Section 15H.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 15H.8 RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program. 8 1. a. The commission, in collaboration with the department 9 of human services , shall establish a Refugee Rebuild, 10 Integrate, Serve, Empower (RefugeeRISE) AmeriCorps program 11 to increase community integration and engagement for diverse 12 refugee communities in rural and urban areas across the state. 13 b. The commission, in collaboration with the department 14 of human services , may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 15 implement and administer this section . 16 2. The commission may use moneys in and lawfully available 17 to the community programs account created in section 15H.5 to 18 fund the program. 19 3. The commission shall submit an annual report to the 20 general assembly and the department of human services relating 21 to the efficacy of the program. 22 Sec. 26. Section 15H.10, subsection 6, Code 2023, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 6. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated to 25 the economic development authority department for allocation 26 to the commission for purposes of this section that remain 27 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year 28 shall not revert but shall remain available to be used for the 29 purposes designated in this section until the close of the 30 succeeding fiscal year. 31 Sec. 27. Section 16.2D, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 1. A council on homelessness is created consisting of twenty 34 members, eleven of whom are voting members and nine of whom are 35 -13- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 13/ 1541
H.F. 662 nonvoting members . At all times, at least one voting member 1 shall be a member of a minority group. 2 Sec. 28. Section 16.2D, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 b. Nine nonvoting Nonvoting agency director members 5 consisting of all of the following: 6 (1) The director of the department of education or the 7 director’s designee. 8 (2) The director of health and human services or the 9 director’s designee. 10 (3) The attorney general or the attorney general’s 11 designee. 12 (4) The director of public health or the director’s 13 designee. 14 (5) The director of the department on aging or the 15 director’s designee. 16 (6) (4) The director of the department of corrections or 17 the director’s designee. 18 (7) (5) The director of the department of workforce 19 development or the director’s designee. 20 (8) (6) The executive director of the Iowa finance 21 authority or the executive director’s designee. 22 (9) (7) The director of the department of veterans affairs 23 or the director’s designee. 24 Sec. 29. Section 16.3, subsection 9, Code 2023, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 9. The interest costs paid by group homes of fifteen beds or 27 less licensed as health care facilities or child foster care 28 facilities for facility acquisition and indirectly reimbursed 29 by the department of health and human services through payments 30 for patients at those facilities who are recipients of medical 31 assistance or state supplementary assistance are severe drains 32 on the state’s budget. A reduction in these costs obtained 33 through financing with tax-exempt revenue bonds would clearly 34 be in the public interest. 35 -14- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 14/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 30. Section 16.47, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 3. The authority, in cooperation with the department on 3 aging of health and human services , shall annually allocate 4 moneys available in the home and community-based services 5 revolving loan program fund to develop and expand facilities 6 and infrastructure that provide adult day services, respite 7 services, congregate meals, and programming space for health 8 and wellness, health screening, and nutritional assessments 9 that address the needs of persons with low incomes. 10 Sec. 31. Section 16.48, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, are 11 amended to read as follows: 12 1. A transitional housing revolving loan program fund is 13 created within the authority to further the availability of 14 affordable housing for parents that are reuniting with their 15 children while completing or participating in substance abuse 16 use disorder treatment. The moneys in the fund are annually 17 appropriated to the authority to be used for the development 18 and operation of a revolving loan program to provide financing 19 to construct affordable transitional housing, including through 20 new construction or acquisition and rehabilitation of existing 21 housing. The housing provided shall be geographically located 22 in close proximity to licensed substance abuse use disorder 23 treatment programs. Preference in funding shall be given to 24 projects that reunite mothers with the mothers’ children. 25 3. The authority shall annually allocate moneys available 26 in the transitional housing revolving loan program fund for the 27 development of affordable transitional housing for parents that 28 are reuniting with the parents’ children while completing or 29 participating in substance abuse use disorder treatment. The 30 authority shall develop a joint application process for the 31 allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits and the 32 funds available under this section . Moneys allocated to such 33 projects may be in the form of loans, grants, or a combination 34 of loans and grants. 35 -15- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 15/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 32. Section 16.49, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 4. a. A project shall demonstrate written approval of the 3 project by the department of health and human services to the 4 authority prior to application for funding under this section . 5 b. In order to be approved by the department of health and 6 human services for application for funding for development of 7 permanent supportive housing under this section , a project 8 shall include all of the following components: 9 (1) Provision of services to any of the following Medicaid 10 waiver-eligible individuals: 11 (a) Individuals who are currently underserved in community 12 placements, including individuals who are physically aggressive 13 or have behaviors that are difficult to manage or individuals 14 who meet the psychiatric medical institution for children level 15 of care. 16 (b) Individuals who are currently residing in out-of-state 17 facilities. 18 (c) Individuals who are currently receiving care in a 19 licensed health care facility. 20 (2) A plan to provide each individual with crisis 21 stabilization services to ensure that the individual’s 22 behavioral issues are appropriately addressed by the provider. 23 (3) Policies and procedures that prohibit discharge of the 24 individual from the waiver services provided by the project 25 provider unless an alternative placement that is acceptable to 26 the client or the client’s guardian is identified. 27 c. In order to be approved by the department of health and 28 human services for application for funding for development of 29 infrastructure in which to provide supportive services under 30 this section , a project shall include all of the following 31 components: 32 (1) Provision of services to Medicaid waiver-eligible 33 individuals who meet the psychiatric medical institution for 34 children level of care. 35 -16- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 16/ 1541
H.F. 662 (2) Policies and procedures that prohibit discharge of the 1 individual from the waiver services provided by the project 2 provider unless an alternative placement that is acceptable to 3 the client or the client’s guardian is identified. 4 d. Housing provided through a project under this section is 5 exempt from the requirements of chapter 135O . 6 Sec. 33. Section 22.7, subsections 2, 16, 35, 61, and 62, 7 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 8 2. Hospital records, medical records, and professional 9 counselor records of the condition, diagnosis, care, or 10 treatment of a patient or former patient or a counselee or 11 former counselee, including outpatient. However, confidential 12 communications between a crime victim and the victim’s 13 counselor are not subject to disclosure except as provided in 14 section 915.20A . However, the Iowa department of public health 15 and human services shall adopt rules which provide for the 16 sharing of information among agencies and providers concerning 17 the maternal and child health program including but not limited 18 to the statewide child immunization information system, while 19 maintaining an individual’s confidentiality. 20 16. Information in a report to the Iowa department of public 21 health and human services , to a local board of health, or to 22 a local health department, which identifies a person infected 23 with a reportable disease. 24 35. Records of the Iowa department of public health and 25 human services pertaining to participants in the gambling 26 treatment program except as otherwise provided in this chapter . 27 61. Records of the department on aging of health and human 28 services pertaining to clients served by the state office or a 29 local office of public guardian as defined in section 231E.3 . 30 62. Records maintained by the department on aging of health 31 and human services or office of long-term care ombudsman that 32 disclose the identity of a complainant, resident, tenant, or 33 individual receiving services provided by the department on 34 aging of health and human services , an area agency on aging, 35 -17- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 17/ 1541
H.F. 662 or the office of long-term care ombudsman, unless disclosure 1 is otherwise allowed under section 231.42, subsection 12 , 2 paragraph “a” . 3 Sec. 34. Section 23A.2, subsection 10, paragraph l, 4 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 The offering of goods and services to the public as part 7 of a client training program operated by a state resource 8 center under the control of the department of health and human 9 services provided that all of the following conditions are met: 10 Sec. 35. Section 23A.2, subsection 10, paragraph l, 11 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 (1) Any off-campus vocational or employment training 13 program developed or operated by the department of health and 14 human services for clients of a state resource center is a 15 supported vocational training program or a supported employment 16 program offered by a community-based provider of services or 17 other employer in the community. 18 Sec. 36. Section 28M.1, subsection 7, Code 2023, is amended 19 to read as follows: 20 7. “Transportation” means the movement of individuals in 21 a four or more wheeled motorized vehicle designed to carry 22 passengers, including a car, van, or bus, or the carrying 23 of individuals upon cars operated upon stationary rails, 24 between one geographic point and another geographic point. 25 “Transportation” does not include emergency or incidental 26 transportation or transportation conducted by the department of 27 health and human services at its institutions. 28 Sec. 37. Section 35A.5, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 29 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 a. Coordinate with United States department of veterans 31 affairs hospitals, health care facilities, and clinics in this 32 state and the department of public health and human services 33 to provide assistance to veterans and their families to reduce 34 the incidence of alcohol and chemical dependency and suicide 35 -18- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 18/ 1541
H.F. 662 among veterans and to make mental health counseling available 1 to veterans. 2 Sec. 38. Section 35D.14A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 35D.14A Volunteer record checks. 5 1. Persons who are potential volunteers or volunteers in 6 the Iowa veterans home in a position having direct individual 7 contact with patients or residents of the home shall be subject 8 to criminal history and child and dependent adult abuse record 9 checks in accordance with this section . The Iowa veterans home 10 shall request that the department of public safety perform the 11 criminal history check and the record check evaluation system 12 of the department of health and human services perform child 13 and dependent adult abuse record checks of the person in this 14 state and may request these checks in other states. 15 2. a. If it is determined that a person has been convicted 16 of a crime under a law of any state or has a record of 17 founded child or dependent adult abuse, the person shall not 18 participate as a volunteer with direct individual contact 19 with patients or residents of the Iowa veterans home unless 20 an evaluation has been performed by the department of human 21 services record check evaluation system to determine whether 22 the crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse warrants 23 prohibition of the person’s participation as a volunteer in the 24 Iowa veterans home. The department of human services record 25 check evaluation system shall perform such evaluation upon the 26 request of the Iowa veterans home. 27 b. In an evaluation, the department of human services 28 record check evaluation system shall consider the nature and 29 seriousness of the crime or founded child or dependent adult 30 abuse in relation to the position sought or held, the time 31 elapsed since the commission of the crime or founded child or 32 dependent adult abuse, the circumstances under which the crime 33 or founded child or dependent adult abuse was committed, the 34 degree of rehabilitation, the likelihood that the person will 35 -19- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 19/ 1541
H.F. 662 commit the crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse 1 again, and the number of crimes or founded child or dependent 2 adult abuses committed by the person involved. 3 c. If the department of human services record check 4 evaluation system performs an evaluation for the purposes of 5 this section , the department of human services record check 6 evaluation system has final authority in determining whether 7 prohibition of the person’s participation as a volunteer is 8 warranted. The department of human services record check 9 evaluation system may permit a person who is evaluated to 10 participate as a volunteer if the person complies with the 11 department’s record check evaluation system’s conditions 12 relating to participation as a volunteer which may include 13 completion of additional training. 14 Sec. 39. Section 47.7, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2023, 15 is amended to read as follows: 16 a. On or before January 1, 2006, the state registrar of 17 voters shall implement in a uniform and nondiscriminatory 18 manner, a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive 19 computerized statewide voter registration file defined, 20 maintained, and administered at the state level that contains 21 the name and registration information of every legally 22 registered voter in the state and assigns a unique identifier 23 to each legally registered voter in the state. The state voter 24 registration system shall be coordinated with other agency 25 databases within the state, including, but not limited to, 26 state department of transportation driver’s license records, 27 judicial records of convicted felons and persons declared 28 incompetent to vote, and Iowa department of public health and 29 human services records of deceased persons. 30 Sec. 40. Section 48A.19, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 1. The following state agencies are responsible for voter 33 registration: 34 a. All state offices that have direct client contact and 35 -20- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 20/ 1541
H.F. 662 provide applications for public assistance, including but not 1 limited to offices administering the following programs: 2 (1) Food stamps The supplemental nutrition assistance 3 program . 4 (2) Medical The medical assistance program under chapter 5 249A . 6 (3) Iowa The Iowa family investment program. 7 (4) Special The special supplemental nutrition program for 8 women, infants, and children. 9 b. (1) All offices that provide state-funded programs 10 primarily engaged in providing services to persons with 11 disabilities, including but not limited to all of the 12 following: 13 (a) Department for the blind. 14 (b) Division of vocational rehabilitation services of the 15 department of education workforce development . 16 (c) Office of deaf services of the department of health and 17 human rights services or its successor agency. 18 (d) Office of persons with disabilities of the department of 19 health and human rights services or its successor agency. 20 (2) An agency designated a voter registration agency 21 under this paragraph which provides services to persons with 22 disabilities in their homes shall provide voter registration 23 services at the clients’ homes. 24 c. Other federal and state agencies designated to provide 25 voter registration services include, but are not limited to, 26 the United States armed forces recruiting offices. 27 Sec. 41. Section 48A.31, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 48A.31 Deceased persons record. 30 The state registrar of vital statistics shall transmit 31 or cause to be transmitted to the state registrar of voters, 32 once each calendar quarter, a certified list of all persons 33 seventeen years of age and older in the state whose deaths have 34 been reported to the bureau state registrar of vital records 35 -21- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 21/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the Iowa department of public health statistics since the 1 previous list of decedents was certified to the state registrar 2 of voters. The list shall be submitted according to the 3 specifications of the state registrar of voters and shall be 4 transmitted to the state registrar of voters without charge 5 for production or transmission. The commissioner shall, in 6 the month following the end of a calendar quarter, run the 7 statewide voter registration system’s matching program to 8 determine whether a listed decedent was registered to vote in 9 the county and shall immediately cancel the registration of any 10 person named on the list of decedents. 11 Sec. 42. Section 68B.2, subsection 23, Code 2023, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 23. “Regulatory agency” means the department of agriculture 14 and land stewardship, department of workforce development, 15 department of commerce, Iowa department of public health, 16 department of public safety, department of education, state 17 board of regents, department of health and human services, 18 department of revenue, department of inspections and appeals, 19 department of administrative services, public employment 20 relations board, state department of transportation, civil 21 rights commission, department of public defense, department of 22 homeland security and emergency management, Iowa ethics and 23 campaign disclosure board, and department of natural resources. 24 Sec. 43. Section 80.9B, subsections 3 and 7, Code 2023, are 25 amended to read as follows: 26 3. The provisions of chapter 141A also do not apply to 27 the transmission of the same information from either or 28 both information systems to employees of state correctional 29 institutions subject to the jurisdiction of the department 30 of corrections, employees of secure facilities for juveniles 31 subject to the jurisdiction of the department of health and 32 human services, and employees of city and county jails, if 33 those employees have direct physical supervision over inmates 34 of those facilities or institutions. 35 -22- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 22/ 1541
H.F. 662 7. The commissioner shall develop and establish, in 1 cooperation with the department of corrections and the 2 department of public health and human services , training 3 programs and program criteria for persons receiving human 4 immunodeficiency virus-related information through the Iowa 5 criminal justice information system or the national crime 6 information center system. 7 Sec. 44. Section 80.28, subsection 2, paragraph a, 8 subparagraph (6), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 (6) One member representing the Iowa department of public 10 health and human services . 11 Sec. 45. Section 80B.11C, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 80B.11C Public safety telecommunicator training standards. 14 The director of the academy, subject to the approval of 15 the council, in consultation with the Iowa state sheriffs’ 16 and deputies’ association, the Iowa police executive forum, 17 the Iowa peace officers association, the Iowa state police 18 association, the Iowa professional fire fighters, the Iowa 19 emergency medical services association, the joint council of 20 Iowa fire service organizations, the Iowa department of public 21 safety, the Iowa chapter of the association of public-safety 22 communications officials——international, inc., the Iowa chapter 23 of the national emergency number association, the department 24 of homeland security and emergency management, and the Iowa 25 department of public health and human services , shall adopt 26 rules pursuant to chapter 17A establishing minimum standards 27 for training of public safety telecommunicators. “Public 28 safety telecommunicator” means a person who serves as a first 29 responder by receiving requests for, or by dispatching requests 30 to, emergency response agencies which include but are not 31 limited to law enforcement, fire, rescue, and emergency medical 32 services agencies. 33 Sec. 46. Section 80E.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -23- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 23/ 1541
H.F. 662 80E.2 Drug policy advisory council —— membership —— duties. 1 1. An Iowa drug policy advisory council is established which 2 shall consist of the following seventeen members: 3 a. The drug policy coordinator director , who shall serve as 4 chairperson of the council. 5 b. The director of the department of corrections, or the 6 director’s designee. 7 c. The director of the department of education, or the 8 director’s designee. 9 d. The director of the department of public health and human 10 services , or the director’s designee. 11 e. The commissioner of public safety, or the commissioner’s 12 designee. 13 f. The director of the department of human services, or the 14 director’s designee. 15 g. The director of the division of criminal and juvenile 16 justice planning in the department of human rights, or the 17 division director’s designee. 18 h. f. The state public defender, or the state public 19 defender’s designee. 20 i. g. A prosecuting attorney. 21 j. h. A certified alcohol and drug counselor. 22 k. i. A certified substance abuse use disorder prevention 23 specialist. 24 l. j. A substance use disorder treatment program director. 25 m. k. A justice of the Iowa supreme court, or judge, as 26 designated by the chief justice of the supreme court. 27 n. l. A member representing the Iowa peace officers 28 association. 29 o. m. A member representing the Iowa state police 30 association. 31 p. n. A member representing the Iowa state sheriffs’ and 32 deputies’ association. 33 q. o. A police chief. 34 2. The prosecuting attorney, certified alcohol and drug 35 -24- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 24/ 1541
H.F. 662 counselor, certified substance abuse use disorder prevention 1 specialist, substance use disorder treatment program director, 2 member representing the Iowa peace officers association, 3 member representing the Iowa state police association, the 4 member representing the Iowa state sheriffs’ and deputies’ 5 association, and the member who is a police chief shall be 6 appointed by the governor, subject to senate confirmation, for 7 four-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 8 69.19 . A vacancy on the council shall be filled for the 9 unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment 10 was made. 11 3. The council shall make policy recommendations to 12 the appropriate departments concerning the administration, 13 development, and coordination of programs related to substance 14 abuse use disorder education, prevention, treatment, and 15 enforcement. 16 4. The members of the council shall be reimbursed for actual 17 and necessary travel and related expenses incurred in the 18 discharge of official duties. Each member of the council may 19 also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 20 7E.6 . 21 5. The council shall meet at least semiannually throughout 22 the year. 23 6. A majority of the members of the council constitutes a 24 quorum, and a majority of the total membership of the council 25 is necessary to act in any matter within the jurisdiction of 26 the council. 27 Sec. 47. Section 84A.1A, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 28 2023, is amended to read as follows: 29 b. The nonvoting members of the Iowa workforce development 30 board shall include the following: 31 (1) One state senator appointed by the minority leader of 32 the senate, who shall serve for a term as provided in section 33 69.16B . 34 (2) One state representative appointed by the minority 35 -25- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 25/ 1541
H.F. 662 leader of the house of representatives, who shall serve for a 1 term as provided in section 69.16B . 2 (3) One president, or the president’s designee, of the 3 university of northern Iowa, the university of Iowa, or Iowa 4 state university of science and technology, designated by the 5 state board of regents on a rotating basis. 6 (4) One president, or the president’s designee, of an 7 independent Iowa college, appointed by the Iowa association of 8 independent colleges and universities. 9 (5) One president or president’s designee, of a community 10 college, appointed by the Iowa association of community college 11 presidents. 12 (6) One representative of the economic development 13 authority, appointed by the director. 14 (7) One representative of the department on aging, 15 appointed by the director. 16 (8) (7) One representative of the department of 17 corrections, appointed by the director. 18 (9) (8) One representative of the department of health and 19 human services, appointed by the director. 20 (10) (9) One representative of the United States department 21 of labor, office of apprenticeship. 22 (11) (10) One representative from the largest statewide 23 public employees’ organization representing state employees. 24 (12) (11) One representative of a statewide labor 25 organization representing employees in the construction 26 industry. 27 (13) (12) One representative of a statewide labor 28 organization representing employees in the manufacturing 29 industry. 30 Sec. 48. Section 84A.6, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, are 31 amended to read as follows: 32 2. a. The director of the department of workforce 33 development, in cooperation with the department of health 34 and human services, shall provide job placement and training 35 -26- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 26/ 1541
H.F. 662 to persons referred by the department of health and human 1 services under the promoting independence and self-sufficiency 2 through employment job opportunities and basic skills program 3 established pursuant to chapter 239B and the food stamp 4 supplemental nutrition assistance program employment and 5 training program. 6 b. The department of workforce development, in consultation 7 with the department of health and human services, shall develop 8 and implement departmental recruitment and employment practices 9 that address the needs of former and current participants in 10 the family investment program under chapter 239B . 11 3. The director of the department of workforce development, 12 in cooperation with the department of health and human rights 13 services and the vocational rehabilitation services division 14 of the department of education workforce development , shall 15 establish a program to provide job placement and training to 16 persons with disabilities. 17 Sec. 49. Section 84A.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 84A.9 Statewide mentoring program. 20 A statewide mentoring program is established to recruit, 21 screen, train, and match individuals in a mentoring 22 relationship. The department of workforce development shall 23 administer the program in collaboration with the departments 24 of health and human services , and education , and human rights . 25 The availability of the program is subject to the funding 26 appropriated for the purposes of the program. 27 Sec. 50. Section 84A.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 2. The department of workforce development shall consult 30 with the board of nursing, the department of public health 31 and human services , the department of education, and other 32 appropriate entities in developing recommendations to determine 33 options for additional data collection. 34 Sec. 51. Section 84B.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -27- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 27/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 84B.1 Workforce development system. 2 The departments of workforce development, education, 3 health and human services, and corrections, the economic 4 development authority, the department on aging, the division 5 of Iowa vocational rehabilitation services of the department 6 of education workforce development , and the department for 7 the blind shall collaborate where possible under applicable 8 state and federal law to align workforce development programs, 9 services, and activities in an integrated workforce development 10 system in the state and in each local workforce development 11 area that is data driven and responsive to the needs of 12 workers, job seekers, and employers. The departments, 13 authority, and division shall also jointly establish an 14 integrated management information system for linking workforce 15 development programs within local workforce development systems 16 and in the state. 17 Sec. 52. Section 84B.2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, 18 is amended to read as follows: 19 The department of workforce development, in consultation 20 with the departments of education, health and human services, 21 and corrections, the economic development authority, 22 the department on aging, the division of Iowa vocational 23 rehabilitation services of the department of education 24 workforce development , and the department for the blind 25 shall establish guidelines for colocating state and federal 26 employment and training programs in centers providing services 27 at the local level. The centers shall be known as workforce 28 development centers. The guidelines shall provide for local 29 design and operation within the guidelines. The core services 30 available at a center shall include but are not limited to all 31 of the following: 32 Sec. 53. Section 85.38, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended 33 to read as follows: 34 4. Lien for hospital and medical services under chapter 35 -28- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 28/ 1541
H.F. 662 249A . In the event any hospital or medical services as provided 1 in section 85.27 are paid by the state department of health and 2 human services on behalf of an employee who is entitled to such 3 benefits under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 85A or 4 85B , a lien shall exist as respects the right of such employee 5 to benefits as described in section 85.27 . 6 Sec. 54. Section 85.60, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 85.60 Injuries while in work-based learning opportunity, 9 employment training, or evaluation. 10 A person participating in a work-based learning opportunity 11 referred to in section 85.61 , or receiving earnings while 12 engaged in employment training or while undergoing an 13 employment evaluation under the direction of a rehabilitation 14 facility approved for purchase-of-service contracts or for 15 referrals by the department of health and human services or the 16 department of education, who sustains an injury arising out 17 of and in the course of the work-based learning opportunity 18 participation, employment training, or employment evaluation 19 is entitled to benefits as provided in this chapter , chapter 20 85A , chapter 85B , and chapter 86 . Notwithstanding the minimum 21 benefit provisions of this chapter , a person referred to in 22 this section and entitled to benefits under this chapter is 23 entitled to receive a minimum weekly benefit amount for a 24 permanent partial disability under section 85.34, subsection 25 2 , or for a permanent total disability under section 85.34, 26 subsection 3 , equal to the weekly benefit amount of a person 27 whose gross weekly earnings are thirty-five percent of the 28 statewide average weekly wage computed pursuant to section 96.3 29 and in effect at the time of the injury. 30 Sec. 55. Section 85.61, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 b. A rehabilitation facility approved for 33 purchase-of-service contracts or for referrals by the 34 department of health and human services or the department of 35 -29- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 29/ 1541
H.F. 662 education. 1 Sec. 56. Section 85A.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 2. The specimens for the tests required by this section 4 must be taken by a licensed practicing physician or osteopathic 5 physician, and immediately delivered to the state hygienic 6 laboratory of the Iowa department of public health at Iowa 7 City . Each specimen shall be in a container upon which is 8 plainly printed the name and address of the subject, the date 9 when the specimen was taken, the name and address of the 10 subject’s employer, and a certificate by the physician or 11 osteopathic physician that the physician took the specimen 12 from the named subject on the date stated over the physician’s 13 signature and address. 14 Sec. 57. Section 85A.20, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 85A.20 Investigation. 17 The workers’ compensation commissioner may designate 18 the industrial hygiene physician medical director of the 19 Iowa department of public health and human services and two 20 physicians selected by the dean of the university of Iowa 21 college of medicine, from the staff of the college, who shall 22 be qualified to diagnose and report on occupational diseases. 23 For the purpose of investigating occupational diseases, the 24 physicians shall have the use, without charge, of all necessary 25 laboratory and other facilities of the university of Iowa 26 college of medicine and of the university hospital at the state 27 university of Iowa, and of the Iowa department of public health 28 and human services in performing the physicians’ duties. 29 Sec. 58. Section 89.4, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 2023, 30 is amended to read as follows: 31 h. Hot water heating boilers used for heating pools or spas 32 regulated by the department of public health and human services 33 pursuant to chapter 135I . 34 Sec. 59. Section 89B.17, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 35 -30- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 30/ 1541
H.F. 662 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 The director of public health and human services , the labor 2 commissioner, and the director of the department of natural 3 resources or the director’s designee under written signatures 4 of all these parties may recommend any of the following 5 actions: 6 Sec. 60. Section 92.17, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 3. A child from working in any occupation or business 9 operated by the child’s parents. For the purposes of this 10 subsection , “child” and “parents” include a foster child and the 11 child’s foster parents who are licensed by the department of 12 health and human services. 13 Sec. 61. Section 96.3, subsections 9 and 11, Code 2023, are 14 amended to read as follows: 15 9. Child support intercept. 16 a. An individual filing a claim for benefits under section 17 96.6, subsection 1 , shall, at the time of filing, disclose 18 whether the individual owes a child support obligation which 19 is being enforced by the child support recovery unit services 20 established in section 252B.2 . If an individual discloses that 21 such a child support obligation is owed and the individual is 22 determined to be eligible for benefits under this chapter , 23 the department shall notify the child support recovery unit 24 services of the individual’s disclosure and deduct and withhold 25 from benefits payable to the individual the amount specified 26 by the individual. 27 b. However, if the child support recovery unit services 28 and an individual owing a child support obligation reach an 29 agreement to have specified amounts deducted and withheld from 30 the individual’s benefits and the child support recovery unit 31 services submits a copy of the agreement to the department, the 32 department shall deduct and withhold the specified amounts. 33 c. (1) However, if the department is notified of income 34 withholding by the child support recovery unit services under 35 -31- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 31/ 1541
H.F. 662 chapter 252D or section 598.22 or 598.23 or if income is 1 garnisheed by the child support recovery unit services under 2 chapter 642 and an individual’s benefits are condemned to the 3 satisfaction of the child support obligation being enforced by 4 the child support recovery unit services , the department shall 5 deduct and withhold from the individual’s benefits that amount 6 required through legal process. 7 (2) Notwithstanding section 642.2, subsections 2, 3, 8 6, and 7 , which restrict garnishments under chapter 642 to 9 wages of public employees, the department may be garnisheed 10 under chapter 642 by the child support recovery unit services 11 established in section 252B.2 , pursuant to a judgment for child 12 support against an individual eligible for benefits under this 13 chapter . 14 (3) Notwithstanding section 96.15 , benefits under this 15 chapter are not exempt from income withholding, garnishment, 16 attachment, or execution if withheld for or garnisheed by the 17 child support recovery unit services , established in section 18 252B.2 , or if an income withholding order or notice of the 19 income withholding order under section 598.22 or 598.23 is 20 being enforced by the child support recovery unit services to 21 satisfy the child support obligation of an individual who is 22 eligible for benefits under this chapter . 23 d. An amount deducted and withheld under paragraph “a” , “b” , 24 or “c” shall be paid by the department to the child support 25 recovery unit services , and shall be treated as if it were paid 26 to the individual as benefits under this chapter and as if it 27 were paid by the individual to the child support recovery unit 28 services in satisfaction of the individual’s child support 29 obligations. 30 e. If an agreement for reimbursement has been made, the 31 department shall be reimbursed by the child support recovery 32 unit services for the administrative costs incurred by the 33 department under this section which are attributable to the 34 enforcement of child support obligations by the child support 35 -32- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 32/ 1541
H.F. 662 recovery unit services . 1 11. Overissuance of food stamp supplemental nutrition 2 assistance program benefits. The department shall collect any 3 overissuance of food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance 4 program benefits by offsetting the amount of the overissuance 5 from the benefits payable under this chapter to the individual. 6 This subsection shall only apply if the department is 7 reimbursed under an agreement with the department of health and 8 human services for administrative costs incurred in recouping 9 the overissuance. The provisions of section 96.15 do not apply 10 to this subsection . 11 Sec. 62. Section 97B.49B, subsection 1, paragraph e, 12 subparagraph (16), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 (16) A person employed by the department of health and 14 human services as a psychiatric security specialist at a civil 15 commitment unit for sexually violent offenders facility. 16 Sec. 63. Section 99D.7, subsections 22 and 23, Code 2023, 17 are amended to read as follows: 18 22. To cooperate with the gambling treatment program 19 administered by the Iowa department of public health and human 20 services to incorporate information regarding the gambling 21 treatment program and its toll-free telephone number in printed 22 materials distributed by the commission. The commission may 23 require licensees to have the information available in a 24 conspicuous place as a condition of licensure. 25 23. To establish a process to allow a person to be 26 voluntarily excluded from advance deposit wagering as defined 27 in section 99D.11 , from an internet fantasy sports contest as 28 defined in section 99E.1 , from advance deposit sports wagering 29 as defined in section 99F.9 , and from the wagering area of 30 a racetrack enclosure, from the gaming floor, and from the 31 sports wagering area, as defined in section 99F.1 , of all 32 other licensed facilities under this chapter and chapter 99F 33 as provided in this subsection . The process shall provide 34 that an initial request by a person to be voluntarily excluded 35 -33- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 33/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall be for a period of five years or life and any subsequent 1 request following any five-year period shall be for a period of 2 five years or life. The process established shall require that 3 licensees be provided electronic access to names and social 4 security numbers of persons voluntarily excluded through a 5 secured interactive internet site maintained by the commission 6 and information regarding persons voluntarily excluded shall 7 be disseminated to all licensees under this chapter , chapter 8 99E , and chapter 99F . The names, social security numbers, and 9 information regarding persons voluntarily excluded shall be 10 kept confidential unless otherwise ordered by a court or by 11 another person duly authorized to release such information. 12 The process established shall also require a person requesting 13 to be voluntarily excluded be provided information compiled 14 by the Iowa department of public health and human services 15 on gambling treatment options. The state and any licensee 16 under this chapter , chapter 99E , or chapter 99F shall not be 17 liable to any person for any claim which may arise from this 18 process. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any 19 money or thing of value that has been obtained by, or is owed 20 to, a voluntarily excluded person as a result of wagers made 21 by the person after the person has been voluntarily excluded 22 shall be forfeited by the person and shall be credited to the 23 general fund of the state. The commission shall not initiate 24 any administrative action or impose penalties on a licensee who 25 voluntarily reports to the commission activity described in 26 section 99D.24, subsection 4 , paragraph “c” . 27 Sec. 64. Section 99D.9, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code 28 2023, is amended to read as follows: 29 b. A licensee shall not permit a financial institution, 30 vendor, or other person to dispense cash or credit through an 31 electronic or mechanical device including but not limited to a 32 satellite terminal as defined in section 527.2 , that is located 33 in the wagering area. However, this paragraph shall not apply 34 to cashless wagering systems where a person accesses a cash 35 -34- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 34/ 1541
H.F. 662 account through a mobile application used by the licensee 1 to conduct cashless wagering. The mobile application shall 2 include the statewide telephone number authorized by the Iowa 3 department of public health and human services to provide 4 problem gambling information and extensive responsible gaming 5 features in addition to those described in section 99D.7, 6 subsection 23 . 7 Sec. 65. Section 99E.5, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 d. Include on the internet site or mobile application used 10 by the licensee to conduct internet fantasy sports contests the 11 statewide telephone number authorized by the Iowa department of 12 public health and human services to provide problem gambling 13 information and extensive responsible gaming features in 14 addition to those described in section 99F.4, subsection 22 . 15 Sec. 66. Section 99F.4, subsection 22, Code 2023, is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 22. To establish a process to allow a person to be 18 voluntarily excluded from advance deposit wagering as defined 19 in section 99D.11 , from an internet fantasy sports contest 20 as defined in section 99E.1 , from advance deposit sports 21 wagering as defined in section 99F.9 , from the gaming floor 22 and sports wagering area of an excursion gambling boat, from 23 the wagering area, as defined in section 99D.2 , and from the 24 gaming floor and sports wagering area of all other licensed 25 facilities under this chapter and chapter 99D as provided in 26 this subsection . The process shall provide that an initial 27 request by a person to be voluntarily excluded shall be for 28 a period of five years or life and any subsequent request 29 following any five-year period shall be for a period of five 30 years or life. The process established shall require that 31 licensees be provided electronic access to names and social 32 security numbers of persons voluntarily excluded through a 33 secured interactive internet site maintained by the commission 34 and information regarding persons voluntarily excluded shall 35 -35- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 35/ 1541
H.F. 662 be disseminated to all licensees under this chapter , chapter 1 99D , and chapter 99E . The names, social security numbers, and 2 information regarding persons voluntarily excluded shall be 3 kept confidential unless otherwise ordered by a court or by 4 another person duly authorized to release such information. 5 The process established shall also require a person requesting 6 to be voluntarily excluded be provided information compiled 7 by the Iowa department of public health and human services 8 on gambling treatment options. The state and any licensee 9 under this chapter , chapter 99D , or chapter 99E shall not be 10 liable to any person for any claim which may arise from this 11 process. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any 12 money or thing of value that has been obtained by, or is owed 13 to, a voluntarily excluded person as a result of wagers made 14 by the person after the person has been voluntarily excluded 15 shall be forfeited by the person and shall be credited to the 16 general fund of the state. The commission shall not initiate 17 any administrative action or impose penalties on a licensee who 18 voluntarily reports to the commission activity described in 19 section 99F.15, subsection 4 , paragraph “n” . 20 Sec. 67. Section 99F.7, subsection 10, paragraph b, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. A licensee shall not permit a financial institution, 23 vendor, or other person to dispense cash or credit through an 24 electronic or mechanical device including but not limited to 25 a satellite terminal, as defined in section 527.2 , that is 26 located on the gaming floor. However, this paragraph shall not 27 apply to cashless wagering systems where a person accesses a 28 cash account through a mobile application used by the licensee 29 to conduct cashless wagering. The mobile application shall 30 include the statewide telephone number authorized by the Iowa 31 department of public health and human services to provide 32 problem gambling information and extensive responsible gaming 33 features in addition to those described in section 99F.4, 34 subsection 22 . 35 -36- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 36/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 68. Section 99F.7A, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. Include on the internet site or mobile application used 3 by the licensee to conduct advance deposit sports wagering as 4 authorized in section 99F.9 the statewide telephone number 5 authorized by the Iowa department of public health and human 6 services to provide problem gambling information and extensive 7 responsible gaming features in addition to those described in 8 section 99F.4, subsection 22 . 9 Sec. 69. Section 100C.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 1. “Alarm system” means a system or portion of a combination 12 system that consists of components and circuits arranged to 13 monitor and annunciate the status of a fire alarm, security 14 alarm, or nurse call or supervisory signal-initiating devices 15 and to initiate the appropriate response to those signals, 16 but does not mean any such security system or portion of a 17 combination system installed in a prison, jail, or detention 18 facility owned by the state, a political subdivision of the 19 state, the department of health and human services, or the Iowa 20 veterans home. 21 Sec. 70. Section 101C.3, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 1. The Iowa propane education and research council is 24 established. The council shall consist of ten voting members, 25 nine of whom represent retail propane marketers and one of whom 26 shall be the administrator of the division of a representative 27 of the department of health and human services responsible 28 for community action agencies of the department of human 29 rights . Members of the council other than the administrator 30 representing retail propane marketers shall be appointed by the 31 fire marshal from a list of nominees submitted by qualified 32 propane industry organizations by December 15 of each year. A 33 vacancy in the unfinished term of a council member shall be 34 filled for the remainder of the term in the same manner as the 35 -37- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 37/ 1541
H.F. 662 original appointment was made. Other than the administrator, 1 council Council members representing retail propane marketers 2 shall be full-time employees or owners of a propane industry 3 business or representatives of an agricultural cooperative 4 actively engaged in the propane industry. An employee of a 5 qualified propane industry organization shall not serve as a 6 member of the council. An officer of the board of directors of 7 a qualified propane industry organization or propane industry 8 trade association shall not serve concurrently as a member of 9 the council. The fire marshal or a designee may serve as an ex 10 officio, nonvoting member of the council. 11 Sec. 71. Section 123.47, subsection 4, paragraph a, 12 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 (2) A second offense shall be a simple misdemeanor 14 punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars. In addition to 15 any other applicable penalty, the person in violation of this 16 section shall choose between either completing a substance 17 abuse use disorder evaluation or the suspension of the person’s 18 motor vehicle operating privileges for a period not to exceed 19 one year. 20 Sec. 72. Section 124.409, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. Whenever the court finds that a person who is charged 23 with a violation of section 124.401 and who consents thereto, 24 or who has entered a plea of guilty to or been found guilty of 25 a violation of that section, is addicted to, dependent upon, 26 or a chronic abuser user of any controlled substance and that 27 such person will be aided by proper medical treatment and 28 rehabilitative services, the court may order that the person 29 be committed as an in-patient or out-patient to a facility 30 licensed by the Iowa department of public health and human 31 services for medical treatment and rehabilitative services. 32 Sec. 73. Section 124.504, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 3. A practitioner engaged in medical practice or research 35 -38- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 38/ 1541
H.F. 662 or the Iowa drug abuse substance use disorder authority or 1 any program which is licensed by the authority shall not be 2 required to furnish the name or identity of a patient or 3 research subject to the board or the department, nor shall the 4 practitioner or the authority or any program which is licensed 5 by the authority be compelled in any state or local civil, 6 criminal, administrative, legislative or other proceedings 7 to furnish the name or identity of an individual that the 8 practitioner or the authority or any of its licensed programs 9 is obligated to keep confidential. 10 Sec. 74. Section 124.551, subsection 2, paragraph a, 11 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 The program shall collect from pharmacies dispensing 14 information for controlled substances identified pursuant 15 to section 124.554, subsection 1 , paragraph “g” , and from 16 first responders as defined in section 147A.1, subsection 17 7 , with the exception of emergency medical care providers 18 as defined in section 147A.1, subsection 4 , administration 19 information for opioid antagonists. The department of public 20 health and human services shall provide information for the 21 administration of opioid antagonists to the board as prescribed 22 by rule for emergency medical care providers as defined in 23 section 147A.1, subsection 4 . The board shall adopt rules 24 requiring the following information to be provided regarding 25 the administration of opioid antagonists: 26 Sec. 75. Section 124.556, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 124.556 Education and treatment. 29 The program shall include education initiatives and outreach 30 to consumers, prescribing practitioners, and pharmacists, and 31 shall also include assistance for identifying substance abuse 32 use disorder treatment programs and providers. The program 33 shall also include educational updates and information on 34 general patient risk factors for prescribing practitioners. 35 -39- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 39/ 1541
H.F. 662 The board and advisory council shall adopt rules, as provided 1 under section 124.554 , to implement this section . 2 Sec. 76. Section 124E.2, subsections 3 and 8, Code 2023, are 3 amended to read as follows: 4 3. “Department” means the department of public health and 5 human services . 6 8. “Laboratory” means the state hygienic laboratory 7 at the university of Iowa in Iowa City or any other 8 independent medical cannabidiol testing facility accredited 9 to standard ISO/IEC 17025 by an international organization 10 for standards-approved accrediting body, with a controlled 11 substance registration certificate from the United States drug 12 enforcement administration and a certificate of registration 13 from the board of pharmacy. For the purposes of this chapter , 14 an independent laboratory is a laboratory operated by an 15 entity that has no equity ownership in a medical cannabidiol 16 manufacturer. 17 Sec. 77. Section 124E.6, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 4. A medical cannabidiol manufacturer shall contract with 20 a laboratory to perform spot-check testing of the medical 21 cannabidiol produced by the medical cannabidiol manufacturer 22 as provided in section 124E.7 . The department shall require 23 that the laboratory report testing results to the medical 24 cannabidiol manufacturer and the department as determined by 25 the department by rule. If a medical cannabidiol manufacturer 26 contracts with a laboratory other than the state hygienic 27 laboratory at the university of Iowa in Iowa City , the 28 department shall approve the laboratory to perform testing 29 pursuant to this chapter . 30 Sec. 78. Section 124E.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 124E.14 Out-of-state medical cannabidiol dispensaries. 33 The department of public health shall utilize a request for 34 proposals process to select and license by December 1, 2017, 35 -40- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 40/ 1541
H.F. 662 up to two out-of-state medical cannabidiol dispensaries from a 1 bordering state to sell and dispense medical cannabidiol to a 2 patient or primary caregiver in possession of a valid medical 3 cannabidiol registration card issued under this chapter . 4 Sec. 79. Section 125.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 125.1 Declaration of policy. 7 It is the policy of this state: 8 1. That persons with substance-related disorders a 9 substance use disorder be afforded the opportunity to 10 receive quality treatment and directed into rehabilitation 11 services which will help them resume a socially acceptable and 12 productive role in society. 13 2. To encourage substance abuse use disorder education 14 and prevention efforts and to insure that such efforts are 15 coordinated to provide a high quality of services without 16 unnecessary duplication. 17 3. To insure that substance abuse use disorder programs 18 are being operated by individuals who are qualified in their 19 field whether through formal education or through employment 20 or personal experience. 21 Sec. 80. Section 125.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 125.2 Definitions. 24 For purposes of this chapter , unless the context clearly 25 indicates otherwise: 26 1. “Board” means the state board of health created pursuant 27 to chapter 136 . 28 2. 1. “Chemical substance” means alcohol, wine, spirits, 29 and beer as defined in chapter 123 and controlled substances 30 as defined in section 124.101 . 31 3. 2. “Chief medical officer” means the medical director 32 in charge of a public or private hospital, or the director’s 33 physician-designee. This chapter does not negate the 34 authority otherwise reposed by chapter 226 in the respective 35 -41- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 41/ 1541
H.F. 662 superintendents of the state mental health institutes to make 1 decisions regarding the appropriateness of admissions or 2 discharges of patients of those institutes, however, it is 3 the intent of this chapter that a superintendent who is not a 4 licensed physician shall be guided in these decisions by the 5 chief medical officer of the institute. 6 4. 3. “Clerk” means the clerk of the district court. 7 4. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 8 5. “County of residence” means the same as defined in 9 section 331.394 . 10 6. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 11 and human services . 12 7. “Director” means the director of the Iowa department of 13 public health and human services . 14 8. “Facility” means an institution, a detoxification center, 15 or an installation providing care, maintenance and treatment 16 for persons with substance-related disorders a substance use 17 disorder licensed by the department under section 125.13 , 18 hospitals licensed under chapter 135B , or the state mental 19 health institutes designated by chapter 226 . 20 9. “Incapacitated by a chemical substance” means that a 21 person, as a result of the use of a chemical substance, is 22 unconscious or has the person’s judgment otherwise so impaired 23 that the person is incapable of realizing and making a rational 24 decision with respect to the need for treatment. 25 10. “Incompetent person” means a person who has been 26 adjudged incompetent by a court of law. 27 11. “Interested person” means a person who, in the 28 discretion of the court, is legitimately concerned that a 29 respondent receive substance abuse use disorder treatment 30 services. 31 12. “Magistrate” means the same as defined in section 801.4, 32 subsection 10 . 33 13. “Mental health professional” means the same as defined 34 in section 228.1 . 35 -42- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 42/ 1541
H.F. 662 14. “Psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner” 1 means an individual currently licensed as a registered nurse 2 under chapter 152 or 152E who holds a national certification in 3 psychiatric mental health care and who is licensed by the board 4 of nursing as an advanced registered nurse practitioner. 5 15. “Respondent” means a person against whom an application 6 is filed under section 125.75 . 7 16. “Substance-related disorder” “Substance use disorder” 8 means a diagnosable substance abuse use disorder of sufficient 9 duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the most 10 current diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 11 published by the American psychiatric association that results 12 in a functional impairment. 13 Sec. 81. Section 125.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 125.3 Substance abuse use disorder program established. 16 The Iowa department of public health shall develop, 17 implement, and administer a comprehensive substance abuse use 18 disorder program pursuant to sections 125.1 and 125.2 , this 19 section , and sections 125.7 , 125.9 , 125.10 , 125.12 through 20 125.21 , 125.25 , 125.32 through 125.34 , and 125.37 through 21 125.43 . 22 Sec. 82. Section 125.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 125.7 Duties of the board council . 25 The board council shall: 26 1. Approve the comprehensive substance abuse use disorder 27 program, developed by the department pursuant to sections 125.1 28 through 125.3 , this section , and sections 125.9 , 125.10 , 125.12 29 through 125.21 , 125.25 , 125.32 through 125.34 , and 125.37 30 through 125.43 . 31 2. Advise the department on policies governing the 32 performance of the department in the discharge of any duties 33 imposed on the department by law. 34 3. Advise or make recommendations to the governor and the 35 -43- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 43/ 1541
H.F. 662 general assembly relative to substance abuse use disorder 1 treatment, intervention, education, and prevention programs in 2 this state. 3 4. Adopt rules for subsections 1 and 6 and review other 4 rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter , 5 subject to review in accordance with chapter 17A . 6 5. Investigate the work of the department relating to 7 substance abuse use disorder , and for this purpose the board 8 council shall have access at any time to all books, papers, 9 documents, and records of the department. 10 6. Consider and approve or disapprove all applications 11 for a license and all cases involving the renewal, denial, 12 suspension, or revocation of a license. 13 7. Act as the appeal board regarding funding decisions made 14 by the department. 15 Sec. 83. Section 125.9, subsections 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, Code 16 2023, are amended to read as follows: 17 1. Plan, establish and maintain treatment, intervention, 18 education, and prevention programs as necessary or desirable in 19 accordance with the comprehensive substance abuse use disorder 20 program. 21 2. Make contracts necessary or incidental to the 22 performance of the duties and the execution of the powers 23 of the director, including contracts with public and 24 private agencies, organizations and individuals to pay 25 them for services rendered or furnished to persons with 26 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder . 27 4. Coordinate the activities of the department and 28 cooperate with substance abuse use disorder programs in 29 this and other states, and make contracts and other joint or 30 cooperative arrangements with state, local or private agencies 31 in this and other states for the treatment of persons with 32 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder and 33 for the common advancement of substance abuse use disorder 34 programs. 35 -44- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 44/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. Require that a written report, in reasonable detail, be 1 submitted to the director at any time by any agency of this 2 state or of any of its political subdivisions in respect to any 3 substance abuse use disorder prevention function, or program 4 for the benefit of persons who are or have been involved in 5 substance abuse use disorder , which is being conducted by the 6 agency. 7 6. Submit to the governor a written report of the 8 pertinent facts at any time the director concludes that any 9 agency of this state or of any of its political subdivisions 10 is conducting any substance abuse use disorder prevention 11 function, or program for the benefit of persons who are or have 12 been involved in substance abuse use disorder in a manner not 13 consistent with or which impairs achievement of the objectives 14 of the state plan to combat substance abuse use disorder , and 15 has failed to effect appropriate changes in the function or 16 program. 17 Sec. 84. Section 125.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 125.10 Duties of director. 20 The director shall: 21 1. Prepare and submit a state plan subject to approval by 22 the board council and in accordance with 42 U.S.C. §300x-21 et 23 seq. The state plan shall designate the department as the sole 24 agency for supervising the administration of the plan. 25 2. Develop, encourage, and foster statewide, regional, 26 and local plans and programs for the prevention of substance 27 misuse use disorder and the treatment of persons with 28 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder in 29 cooperation with public and private agencies, organizations and 30 individuals, and provide technical assistance and consultation 31 services for these purposes. 32 3. Coordinate the efforts and enlist the assistance of all 33 public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals 34 interested in the prevention of substance misuse use disorder 35 -45- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 45/ 1541
H.F. 662 and the treatment of persons with substance-related disorders a 1 substance use disorder . The director’s actions to implement 2 this subsection shall also address the treatment needs of 3 persons who have a mental illness, an intellectual disability, 4 brain injury, or other co-occurring condition in addition to a 5 substance-related substance use disorder. 6 4. Cooperate with the department of human services and 7 the Iowa department of public health in establishing and 8 conducting programs to provide treatment for persons with 9 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder . 10 5. Cooperate with the department of education, boards 11 of education, schools, police departments, courts, and other 12 public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals 13 in establishing programs for the prevention of substance 14 misuse use disorder and the treatment of persons with 15 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder , and in 16 preparing relevant curriculum materials for use at all levels 17 of school education. 18 6. Prepare, publish, evaluate and disseminate educational 19 material dealing with the nature and effects of chemical 20 substances. 21 7. Develop and implement, as an integral part of treatment 22 programs, an educational program for use in the treatment 23 of persons with substance-related disorders a substance use 24 disorder , which program shall include the dissemination of 25 information concerning the nature and effects of substances. 26 8. Organize and implement, in cooperation with local 27 treatment programs, training programs for all persons engaged 28 in treatment of persons with substance-related disorders a 29 substance use disorder . 30 9. Sponsor and implement research in cooperation with 31 local treatment programs into the causes and nature of 32 substance misuse use disorder and treatment of persons with 33 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder , and serve 34 as a clearing house for information relating to substance 35 -46- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 46/ 1541
H.F. 662 misuse use disorder . 1 10. Specify uniform methods for keeping statistical 2 information by public and private agencies, organizations, 3 and individuals, and collect and make available relevant 4 statistical information, including number of persons treated, 5 frequency of admission and readmission, and frequency and 6 duration of treatment. 7 11. Develop and implement, with the counsel and approval 8 of the board council , the comprehensive plan for treatment 9 of persons with substance-related disorders a substance use 10 disorder in accordance with this chapter . 11 12. Assist in the development of, and cooperate with, 12 substance abuse use disorder education and treatment programs 13 for employees of state and local governments and businesses and 14 industries in the state. 15 13. Utilize the support and assistance of interested 16 persons in the community, particularly persons who are 17 recovering from substance-related disorders a substance use 18 disorder to encourage persons with substance-related disorders 19 a substance use disorder to voluntarily undergo treatment. 20 14. Cooperate with the commissioner of public safety in 21 establishing and conducting programs designed to deal with the 22 problem of persons operating motor vehicles while intoxicated. 23 15. Encourage general hospitals and other appropriate 24 health facilities to admit without discrimination persons 25 with substance-related disorders a substance use disorder 26 and to provide them with adequate and appropriate treatment. 27 The director may negotiate and implement contracts with 28 hospitals and other appropriate health facilities with adequate 29 detoxification facilities. 30 16. Encourage all health and disability insurance programs 31 to include substance-related substance use disorders as covered 32 illnesses. 33 17. Review all state health, welfare, education and 34 treatment proposals to be submitted for federal funding under 35 -47- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 47/ 1541
H.F. 662 federal legislation, and advise the governor on provisions 1 to be included relating to substance misuse use disorder and 2 persons with substance-related disorders a substance use 3 disorder . 4 Sec. 85. Section 125.12, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, are 5 amended to read as follows: 6 1. The board council shall review the comprehensive 7 substance abuse use disorder program implemented by the 8 department for the treatment of persons with substance-related 9 disorders a substance use disorder and concerned family 10 members. Subject to the review of the board council , the 11 director shall divide the state into appropriate regions 12 for the conduct of the program and establish standards for 13 the development of the program on the regional level. In 14 establishing the regions, consideration shall be given to city 15 and county lines, population concentrations, and existing 16 substance abuse use disorder treatment services. 17 3. The director shall provide for adequate and appropriate 18 treatment for persons with substance-related disorders a 19 substance use disorder and concerned family members admitted 20 under sections 125.33 and 125.34 , or under section 125.75 , 21 125.81 , or 125.91 . Treatment shall not be provided at a 22 correctional institution except for inmates. A mental health 23 professional who is employed by a treatment provider under the 24 program may provide treatment to a person with co-occurring 25 substance-related substance use and mental health disorders. 26 Such treatment may also be provided by a person employed by 27 such a treatment provider who is receiving the supervision 28 required to meet the definition of mental health professional 29 but has not completed the supervision component. 30 Sec. 86. Section 125.13, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 a. Except as provided in subsection 2 , a person shall not 33 maintain or conduct any chemical substitutes or antagonists 34 program, residential program, or nonresidential outpatient 35 -48- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 48/ 1541
H.F. 662 program, the primary purpose of which is the treatment and 1 rehabilitation of persons with substance-related disorders a 2 substance use disorder without having first obtained a written 3 license for the program from the department. 4 Sec. 87. Section 125.13, subsection 2, paragraphs a, b, c, 5 f, i, and j, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 6 a. A hospital providing care or treatment to persons 7 with substance-related disorders a substance use disorder 8 licensed under chapter 135B which is accredited by the joint 9 commission on the accreditation of health care organizations, 10 the commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities, 11 the American osteopathic association, or another recognized 12 organization approved by the board council . All survey reports 13 from the accrediting or licensing body must be sent to the 14 department. 15 b. Any practitioner of medicine and surgery or osteopathic 16 medicine and surgery, in the practitioner’s private practice. 17 However, a program shall not be exempted from licensing by the 18 board council by virtue of its utilization of the services of a 19 medical practitioner in its operation. 20 c. Private institutions conducted by and for persons who 21 adhere to the faith of any well recognized church or religious 22 denomination for the purpose of providing care, treatment, 23 counseling, or rehabilitation to persons with substance-related 24 disorders a substance use disorder and who rely solely on 25 prayer or other spiritual means for healing in the practice of 26 religion of such church or denomination. 27 f. Individuals in private practice who are providing 28 substance abuse use disorder treatment services independent 29 from a program that is required to be licensed under subsection 30 1 . 31 i. A substance abuse use disorder treatment program not 32 funded by the department which is accredited or licensed 33 by the joint commission on the accreditation of health 34 care organizations, the commission on the accreditation 35 -49- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 49/ 1541
H.F. 662 of rehabilitation facilities, the American osteopathic 1 association, or another recognized organization approved by 2 the board council . All survey reports from the accrediting or 3 licensing body must be sent to the department. 4 j. A hospital substance abuse use disorder treatment program 5 that is accredited or licensed by the joint commission on the 6 accreditation of health care organizations, the commission on 7 the accreditation of rehabilitation facilities, the American 8 osteopathic association, or another recognized organization 9 approved by the board council . All survey reports for the 10 hospital substance abuse use disorder treatment program 11 from the accrediting or licensing body shall be sent to the 12 department. 13 Sec. 88. Section 125.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 125.14 Licenses —— renewal —— fees. 16 The board council shall consider all cases involving initial 17 issuance, and renewal, denial, suspension, or revocation 18 of a license. The department shall issue a license to an 19 applicant whom the board council determines meets the licensing 20 requirements of this chapter . Licenses shall expire no 21 later than three years from the date of issuance and shall be 22 renewed upon timely application made in the same manner as 23 for initial issuance of a license unless notice of nonrenewal 24 is given to the licensee at least thirty days prior to the 25 expiration of the license. The department shall not charge a 26 fee for licensing or renewal of programs contracting with the 27 department for provision of treatment services. A fee may be 28 charged to other licensees. 29 Sec. 89. Section 125.14A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 125.14A Personnel of a licensed program admitting juveniles. 32 1. If a person is being considered for licensure under this 33 chapter , or for employment involving direct responsibility for 34 a child or with access to a child when the child is alone, by 35 -50- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 50/ 1541
H.F. 662 a program admitting juveniles subject to licensure under this 1 chapter , or if a person will reside in a facility utilized 2 by such a program, and if the person has been convicted of 3 a crime or has a record of founded child abuse, the record 4 check evaluation system of the department of human services 5 and the program , for an employee of the program , shall perform 6 an evaluation to determine whether the crime or founded 7 child abuse warrants prohibition of licensure, employment, or 8 residence in the facility. The department of human services 9 record check evaluation system shall conduct criminal and 10 child abuse record checks in this state and may conduct these 11 checks in other states. The evaluation shall be performed in 12 accordance with procedures adopted for this purpose by the 13 department of human services . 14 2. If the department of human services record check 15 evaluation system determines that a person has committed a 16 crime or has a record of founded child abuse and is licensed, 17 employed by a program licensed under this chapter , or resides 18 in a licensed facility the department record check evaluation 19 system shall notify the program that an evaluation will be 20 conducted to determine whether prohibition of the person’s 21 licensure, employment, or residence is warranted. 22 3. In an evaluation, the department of human services 23 record check evaluation system and the program for an employee 24 of the program shall consider the nature and seriousness of 25 the crime or founded child abuse in relation to the position 26 sought or held, the time elapsed since the commission of the 27 crime or founded child abuse, the circumstances under which 28 the crime or founded child abuse was committed, the degree of 29 rehabilitation, the likelihood that the person will commit the 30 crime or founded child abuse again, and the number of crimes 31 or founded child abuses committed by the person involved. The 32 department of human services record check evaluation system 33 may permit a person who is evaluated to be licensed, employed, 34 or to reside, or to continue to be licensed, employed, or 35 -51- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 51/ 1541
H.F. 662 to reside in a program, if the person complies with the 1 department’s record check evaluation system’s conditions 2 relating to the person’s licensure, employment, or residence, 3 which may include completion of additional training. For an 4 employee of a licensee, these conditional requirements shall 5 be developed with the licensee. The department of human 6 services record check evaluation system has final authority 7 in determining whether prohibition of the person’s licensure, 8 employment, or residence is warranted and in developing any 9 conditional requirements under this subsection . 10 4. If the department of human services record check 11 evaluation system determines that the person has committed a 12 crime or has a record of founded child abuse which warrants 13 prohibition of licensure, employment, or residence, the person 14 shall not be licensed under this chapter to operate a program 15 admitting juveniles and shall not be employed by a program or 16 reside in a facility admitting juveniles licensed under this 17 chapter . 18 5. In addition to the record checks required under this 19 section , the department of human services record check 20 evaluation system may conduct dependent adult abuse record 21 checks in this state and may conduct these checks in other 22 states, on a random basis. The provisions of this section , 23 relative to an evaluation following a determination that a 24 person has been convicted of a crime or has a record of founded 25 child abuse, shall also apply to a random check conducted under 26 this subsection . 27 6. Beginning July 1, 1994, a A program or facility shall 28 inform all new applicants for employment of the possibility 29 of the performance of a record check and shall obtain, from 30 the applicant, a signed acknowledgment of the receipt of the 31 information. 32 7. On or after July 1, 1994, a A program or facility shall 33 include the following inquiry in an application for employment: 34 Do you have a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse 35 -52- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 52/ 1541
H.F. 662 or have you ever been convicted of a crime, in this state or any 1 other state? 2 Sec. 90. Section 125.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 125.15 Inspections. 5 The department may inspect the facilities and review the 6 procedures utilized by any chemical substitutes or antagonists 7 program, residential program, or nonresidential outpatient 8 program that has as a primary purpose the treatment and 9 rehabilitation of persons with substance-related disorders a 10 substance use disorder , for the purpose of ensuring compliance 11 with this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this 12 chapter . The examination and review may include case record 13 audits and interviews with staff and patients, consistent with 14 the confidentiality safeguards of state and federal law. 15 Sec. 91. Section 125.15A, subsection 1, unnumbered 16 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 The department may place an employee or agent to serve as a 18 monitor in a licensed substance abuse use disorder treatment 19 program or may petition the court for appointment of a receiver 20 for a program when any of the following conditions exist: 21 Sec. 92. Section 125.15A, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 22 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 b. The board council has suspended, revoked, or refused to 24 renew the existing license of the program. 25 Sec. 93. Section 125.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 125.16 Transfer of license or change of location prohibited. 28 A license issued under this chapter may not be transferred, 29 and the location of the physical facilities occupied or 30 utilized by any program licensed under this chapter shall not 31 be changed without the prior written consent of the board 32 council . 33 Sec. 94. Section 125.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -53- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 53/ 1541
H.F. 662 125.17 License suspension or revocation. 1 Violation of any of the requirements or restrictions of 2 this chapter or of any of the rules adopted pursuant to this 3 chapter is cause for suspension, revocation, or refusal to 4 renew a license. The director shall at the earliest time 5 feasible notify a licensee whose license the board council 6 is considering suspending or revoking and shall inform the 7 licensee what changes must be made in the licensee’s operation 8 to avoid such action. The licensee shall be given a reasonable 9 time for compliance, as determined by the director, after 10 receiving such notice or a notice that the board council does 11 not intend to renew the license. When the licensee believes 12 compliance has been achieved, or if the licensee considers 13 the proposed suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew 14 unjustified, the licensee may submit pertinent information to 15 the board council and the board council shall expeditiously 16 make a decision in the matter and notify the licensee of the 17 decision. 18 Sec. 95. Section 125.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 125.18 Hearing before board council . 21 If a licensee under this chapter makes a written request 22 for a hearing within thirty days of suspension, revocation, 23 or refusal to renew a license, a hearing before the board 24 council shall be expeditiously arranged by the department of 25 inspections and appeals whose decision is subject to review by 26 the board council . The board council shall issue a written 27 statement of the board’s council’s findings within thirty days 28 after conclusion of the hearing upholding or reversing the 29 proposed suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license. 30 Action involving suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a 31 license shall not be taken by the board council unless a quorum 32 is present at the meeting. A copy of the board’s council’s 33 decision shall be promptly transmitted to the affected licensee 34 who may, if aggrieved by the decision, seek judicial review of 35 -54- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 54/ 1541
H.F. 662 the actions of the board council in accordance with the terms 1 of chapter 17A . 2 Sec. 96. Section 125.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 125.19 Reissuance or reinstatement. 5 After suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license 6 pursuant to this chapter , the affected licensee shall not have 7 the license reissued or reinstated within one year of the 8 effective date of the suspension, revocation, or expiration 9 upon refusal to renew, unless the board council orders 10 otherwise. After that time, proof of compliance with the 11 requirements and restrictions of this chapter and the rules 12 adopted pursuant to this chapter must be presented to the board 13 council prior to reinstatement or reissuance of a license. 14 Sec. 97. Section 125.20, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 125.20 Rules. 17 The department shall establish rules pursuant to chapter 18 17A requiring facilities to use reasonable accounting and 19 reimbursement systems which recognize relevant cost-related 20 factors for patients with a substance abuse patients use 21 disorder . A facility shall not be licensed nor shall any 22 payment be made under this chapter to a facility which fails 23 to comply with those rules or which does not permit inspection 24 by the department or examination of all records, including 25 financial records, methods of administration, general and 26 special dietary programs, the disbursement of drugs and methods 27 of supply, and any other records the department deems relevant 28 to the establishment of such a system. However, rules issued 29 pursuant to this paragraph shall not apply to any facility 30 referred to in section 125.13, subsection 2 or section 125.43 . 31 Sec. 98. Section 125.21, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 1. The board council has exclusive power in this state 34 to approve and license chemical substitutes and antagonists 35 -55- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 55/ 1541
H.F. 662 programs, and to monitor chemical substitutes and antagonists 1 programs to ensure that the programs are operating within the 2 rules adopted pursuant to this chapter . The board council 3 shall grant approval and license if the requirements of the 4 rules are met and state funding is not requested. The chemical 5 substitutes and antagonists programs conducted by persons 6 exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter pursuant 7 to section 125.13, subsection 2 , are subject to approval and 8 licensure under this section . 9 Sec. 99. Section 125.25, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 1. Before making any allocation of funds to a local 12 substance abuse use disorder program, the department shall 13 require a detailed line item budget clearly indicating the 14 funds received from each revenue source for the fiscal year 15 for which the funds are requested on forms provided by the 16 department for each program. 17 Sec. 100. Section 125.32, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 18 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 The department shall adopt and may amend and repeal rules 20 for acceptance of persons into the treatment program, subject 21 to chapter 17A , considering available treatment resources and 22 facilities, for the purpose of early and effective treatment 23 of persons with substance-related disorders a substance 24 use disorder and concerned family members. In establishing 25 the rules the department shall be guided by the following 26 standards: 27 Sec. 101. Section 125.32A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 125.32A Discrimination prohibited. 30 Any substance abuse use disorder treatment program receiving 31 state funding under this chapter or any other chapter of the 32 Code shall not discriminate against a person seeking treatment 33 solely because the person is pregnant, unless the program 34 in each instance identifies and refers the person to an 35 -56- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 56/ 1541
H.F. 662 alternative and acceptable treatment program for the person. 1 Sec. 102. Section 125.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 125.33 Voluntary treatment of persons with substance-related 4 disorders a substance use disorder . 5 1. A person with a substance-related substance use 6 disorder may apply for voluntary treatment or rehabilitation 7 services directly to a facility or to a licensed physician and 8 surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon or to a mental 9 health professional. If the proposed patient is a minor or 10 an incompetent person, a parent, a legal guardian or other 11 legal representative may make the application. The licensed 12 physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, 13 mental health professional, or any employee or person acting 14 under the direction or supervision of the physician and 15 surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, mental health 16 professional, or facility shall not report or disclose the 17 name of the person or the fact that treatment was requested 18 or has been undertaken to any law enforcement officer or law 19 enforcement agency; nor shall such information be admissible as 20 evidence in any court, grand jury, or administrative proceeding 21 unless authorized by the person seeking treatment. If the 22 person seeking such treatment or rehabilitation is a minor who 23 has personally made application for treatment, the fact that 24 the minor sought treatment or rehabilitation or is receiving 25 treatment or rehabilitation services shall not be reported 26 or disclosed to the parents or legal guardian of such minor 27 without the minor’s consent, and the minor may give legal 28 consent to receive such treatment and rehabilitation. 29 2. Subject to rules adopted by the department, the 30 administrator or the administrator’s designee in charge of a 31 facility may determine who shall be admitted for treatment 32 or rehabilitation. If a person is refused admission, the 33 administrator or the administrator’s designee, subject to rules 34 adopted by the department, shall refer the person to another 35 -57- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 57/ 1541
H.F. 662 facility for treatment if possible and appropriate. 1 3. A person with a substance-related substance use 2 disorder seeking treatment or rehabilitation and who is 3 either addicted to or dependent on a chemical substance may 4 first be examined and evaluated by a licensed physician and 5 surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon or a mental health 6 professional who may prescribe, if authorized or licensed 7 to do so, a proper course of treatment and medication, if 8 needed. The licensed physician and surgeon or osteopathic 9 physician and surgeon or mental health professional may further 10 prescribe a course of treatment or rehabilitation and authorize 11 another licensed physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician 12 and surgeon, mental health professional, or facility to 13 provide the prescribed treatment or rehabilitation services. 14 Treatment or rehabilitation services may be provided to a 15 person individually or in a group. A facility providing or 16 engaging in treatment or rehabilitation shall not report or 17 disclose to a law enforcement officer or law enforcement 18 agency the name of any person receiving or engaged in the 19 treatment or rehabilitation; nor shall a person receiving or 20 participating in treatment or rehabilitation report or disclose 21 the name of any other person engaged in or receiving treatment 22 or rehabilitation or that the program is in existence, to 23 a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency. Such 24 information shall not be admitted in evidence in any court, 25 grand jury, or administrative proceeding. However, a person 26 engaged in or receiving treatment or rehabilitation may 27 authorize the disclosure of the person’s name and individual 28 participation. 29 4. If a patient receiving inpatient or residential care 30 leaves a facility, the patient shall be encouraged to consent 31 to appropriate outpatient or halfway house treatment. If it 32 appears to the administrator in charge of the facility that 33 the patient is a person with a substance-related substance 34 use disorder who requires help, the director may arrange for 35 -58- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 58/ 1541
H.F. 662 assistance in obtaining supportive services. 1 5. If a patient leaves a facility, with or against the 2 advice of the administrator in charge of the facility, the 3 director may make reasonable provisions for the patient’s 4 transportation to another facility or to the patient’s home. 5 If the patient has no home the patient shall be assisted in 6 obtaining shelter. If the patient is a minor or an incompetent 7 person, the request for discharge from an inpatient facility 8 shall be made by a parent, legal guardian, or other legal 9 representative, or by the minor or incompetent person if the 10 patient was the original applicant. 11 6. Any person who reports or discloses the name of a 12 person receiving treatment or rehabilitation services to a 13 law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency or any 14 person receiving treatment or rehabilitation services who 15 discloses the name of any other person receiving treatment or 16 rehabilitation services without the written consent of the 17 person in violation of the provisions of this section shall 18 upon conviction be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 19 Sec. 103. Section 125.34, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 125.34 Treatment and services for persons with 22 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder due to 23 intoxication and substance-induced incapacitation. 24 1. A person with a substance-related substance use disorder 25 due to intoxication or substance-induced incapacitation may 26 come voluntarily to a facility for emergency treatment. A 27 person who appears to be intoxicated or incapacitated by a 28 substance in a public place and in need of help may be taken 29 to a facility by a peace officer under section 125.91 . If 30 the person refuses the proffered help, the person may be 31 arrested and charged with intoxication under section 123.46 , 32 if applicable. 33 2. If no facility is readily available the person may 34 be taken to an emergency medical service customarily used 35 -59- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 59/ 1541
H.F. 662 for incapacitated persons. The peace officer in detaining 1 the person and in taking the person to a facility shall make 2 every reasonable effort to protect the person’s health and 3 safety. In detaining the person the detaining officer may take 4 reasonable steps for self-protection. Detaining a person under 5 section 125.91 is not an arrest and no entry or other record 6 shall be made to indicate that the person who is detained has 7 been arrested or charged with a crime. 8 3. A person who arrives at a facility and voluntarily 9 submits to examination shall be examined by a licensed 10 physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon or 11 mental health professional as soon as possible after the person 12 arrives at the facility. The person may then be admitted as a 13 patient or referred to another health facility. The referring 14 facility shall arrange for transportation. 15 4. If a person is voluntarily admitted to a facility, the 16 person’s family or next of kin shall be notified as promptly 17 as possible. If an adult patient who is not incapacitated 18 requests that there be no notification, the request shall be 19 respected. 20 5. A peace officer who acts in compliance with this section 21 is acting in the course of the officer’s official duty and is 22 not criminally or civilly liable therefor for such acts , unless 23 such acts constitute willful malice or abuse. 24 6. If the physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician 25 and surgeon in charge of the facility determines it is for the 26 patient’s benefit, the patient shall be encouraged to agree to 27 further diagnosis and appropriate voluntary treatment. 28 7. A licensed physician and surgeon or osteopathic 29 physician and surgeon, mental health professional, facility 30 administrator, or an employee or a person acting as or on 31 behalf of the facility administrator, is not criminally or 32 civilly liable for acts in conformity with this chapter , unless 33 the acts constitute willful malice or abuse. 34 Sec. 104. Section 125.37, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 35 -60- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 60/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 1 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , the director may make 2 available information from patients’ records for purposes of 3 research into the causes and treatment of substance abuse use 4 disorder . Information under this subsection shall not be 5 published in a way that discloses patients’ names or other 6 identifying information. 7 Sec. 105. Section 125.39, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 125.39 Eligible entities. 10 A local governmental unit which is providing funds to a 11 facility for treatment of substance abuse use disorder may 12 request from the facility a treatment program plan prior to 13 authorizing payment of any claims filed by the facility. The 14 governing body of the local governmental unit may review the 15 plan, but shall not impose on the facility any requirement 16 conflicting with the comprehensive treatment program of the 17 facility. 18 Sec. 106. Section 125.43, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 125.43 Funding at mental health institutes. 21 Chapter 230 governs the determination of the costs 22 and payment for treatment provided to persons with 23 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder in a 24 mental health institute under the department of human services , 25 except that the charges are not a lien on real estate owned 26 by persons legally liable for support of the person with a 27 substance-related substance use disorder and the daily per diem 28 shall be billed at twenty-five percent. The superintendent of 29 a state hospital mental health institute shall total only those 30 expenditures which can be attributed to the cost of providing 31 inpatient treatment to persons with substance-related disorders 32 a substance use disorder for purposes of determining the daily 33 per diem. Section 125.44 governs the determination of who is 34 legally liable for the cost of care, maintenance, and treatment 35 -61- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 61/ 1541
H.F. 662 of a person with a substance-related substance use disorder and 1 of the amount for which the person is liable. 2 Sec. 107. Section 125.43A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 125.43A Prescreening —— exception. 5 Except in cases of medical emergency or court-ordered 6 admissions, a person shall be admitted to a state mental health 7 institute for treatment of a substance-related substance use 8 disorder only after a preliminary intake and assessment by a 9 department-licensed treatment facility or a hospital providing 10 care or treatment for persons with substance-related disorders 11 a substance use disorder licensed under chapter 135B and 12 accredited by the joint commission on the accreditation of 13 health care organizations, the commission on accreditation 14 of rehabilitation facilities, the American osteopathic 15 association, or another recognized organization approved by 16 the board council , or by a designee of a department-licensed 17 treatment facility or a hospital other than a state mental 18 health institute, which confirms that the admission is 19 appropriate to the person’s substance-related substance use 20 disorder service needs. A county board of supervisors may seek 21 an admission of a patient to a state mental health institute 22 who has not been confirmed for appropriate admission and the 23 county shall be responsible for one hundred percent of the cost 24 of treatment and services of the patient. 25 Sec. 108. Section 125.44, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 125.44 Agreements with facilities —— liability for costs. 28 1. The director may, consistent with the comprehensive 29 substance abuse use disorder program, enter into written 30 agreements with a facility as defined in section 125.2 to pay 31 for one hundred percent of the cost of the care, maintenance, 32 and treatment of persons with substance-related disorders a 33 substance use disorder , except when section 125.43A applies. 34 All payments for state patients shall be made in accordance 35 -62- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 62/ 1541
H.F. 662 with the limitations of this section . Such contracts shall be 1 for a period of no more than one year. 2 2. The contract may be in the form and contain provisions 3 as agreed upon by the parties. The contract shall provide 4 that the facility shall admit and treat persons with 5 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder regardless 6 of where they have residence. If one payment for care, 7 maintenance, and treatment is not made by the patient or 8 those legally liable for the patient, the payment shall be 9 made by the department directly to the facility. Payments 10 shall be made each month and shall be based upon the rate of 11 payment for services negotiated between the department and the 12 contracting facility. If a facility projects a temporary cash 13 flow deficit, the department may make cash advances at the 14 beginning of each fiscal year to the facility. The repayment 15 schedule for advances shall be part of the contract between the 16 department and the facility. This section does not pertain to 17 patients treated at the mental health institutes. 18 3. If the appropriation to the department is insufficient 19 to meet the requirements of this section , the department shall 20 request a transfer of funds and section 8.39 shall apply. 21 4. The person with a substance-related substance use 22 disorder is legally liable to the facility for the total amount 23 of the cost of providing care, maintenance, and treatment for 24 the person with a substance-related substance use disorder 25 while a voluntary or committed patient in a facility. This 26 section does not prohibit any individual from paying any 27 portion of the cost of treatment. 28 5. The department is liable for the cost of care, treatment, 29 and maintenance of persons with substance-related disorders a 30 substance use disorder admitted to the facility voluntarily or 31 pursuant to section 125.75 , 125.81 , or 125.91 or section 321J.3 32 or 124.409 only to those facilities that have a contract with 33 the department under this section , only for the amount computed 34 according to and within the limits of liability prescribed by 35 -63- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 63/ 1541
H.F. 662 this section , and only when the person with a substance-related 1 substance use disorder is unable to pay the costs and there is 2 no other person, firm, corporation, or insurance company bound 3 to pay the costs. 4 6. The department’s maximum liability for the costs of care, 5 treatment, and maintenance of persons with substance-related 6 disorders a substance use disorder in a contracting facility 7 is limited to the total amount agreed upon by the parties and 8 specified in the contract under this section . 9 Sec. 109. Section 125.46, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 125.46 County of residence determined. 12 The facility shall, when a person with a substance-related 13 substance use disorder is admitted, or as soon thereafter as 14 it receives the proper information, determine and enter upon 15 its records the Iowa county of residence of the person with a 16 substance-related substance use disorder, or that the person 17 resides in some other state or country, or that the person is 18 unclassified with respect to residence. 19 Sec. 110. Section 125.55, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 125.55 Audits. 22 All licensed substance abuse use disorder programs are 23 subject to annual audit either by the auditor of state or in 24 lieu of an audit by the auditor of state the substance abuse 25 use disorder program may contract with or employ certified 26 public accountants to conduct the audit, in accordance with 27 sections 11.6 , 11.14 , and 11.19 . The audit format shall be 28 as prescribed by the auditor of state. The certified public 29 accountant shall submit a copy of the audit to the director. A 30 licensed substance abuse use disorder program is also subject 31 to special audits as the director requests. The licensed 32 substance abuse use disorder program or the department shall 33 pay all expenses incurred by the auditor of state in conducting 34 an audit under this section . 35 -64- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 64/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 111. Section 125.58, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 125.58 Inspection —— penalties. 3 1. If the department has probable cause to believe that 4 an institution, place, building, or agency not licensed as 5 a substance abuse use disorder treatment and rehabilitation 6 facility is in fact a substance abuse use disorder treatment 7 and rehabilitation facility as defined by this chapter , and 8 is not exempt from licensing by section 125.13, subsection 2 , 9 the board council may order an inspection of the institution, 10 place, building, or agency. If the inspector upon presenting 11 proper identification is denied entry for the purpose of making 12 the inspection, the inspector may, with the assistance of 13 the county attorney of the county in which the premises are 14 located, apply to the district court for an order requiring 15 the owner or occupant to permit entry and inspection of the 16 premises to determine whether there have been violations 17 of this chapter . The investigation may include review of 18 records, reports, and documents maintained by the facility 19 and interviews with staff members consistent with the 20 confidentiality safeguards of state and federal law. 21 2. A person establishing, conducting, managing, or 22 operating a substance abuse use disorder treatment and 23 rehabilitation facility without a license is guilty of a 24 serious misdemeanor. Each day of continued violation after 25 conviction or notice from the department by certified mail of a 26 violation shall be considered a separate offense or chargeable 27 offense. A person establishing, conducting, managing or 28 operating a substance abuse use disorder treatment and 29 rehabilitation facility without a license may be temporarily 30 or permanently restrained therefrom by a court of competent 31 jurisdiction in an action brought by the state. 32 3. Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other 33 remedy, the department may, in the manner provided by law, 34 maintain an action in the name of the state for injunction or 35 -65- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 65/ 1541
H.F. 662 other process against a person or governmental unit to restrain 1 or prevent the establishment, conduct, management or operation 2 of a substance abuse use disorder treatment and rehabilitation 3 facility without a license. 4 Sec. 112. Section 125.59, subsection 1, paragraph a, 5 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 Of these funds, notwithstanding section 125.13, subsection 8 1 , one-half of the transferred amount shall be used for grants 9 to counties operating a substance abuse use disorder program 10 involving only education, prevention, referral or posttreatment 11 services, either with the counties’ own employees or by 12 contract with a nonprofit corporation. The grants shall not 13 annually exceed ten thousand dollars to any one county, subject 14 to the following conditions: 15 Sec. 113. Section 125.59, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. If the transferred amount for this subsection exceeds 18 grant requests funded to the ten thousand dollar maximum, 19 the department of public health may use the remainder for 20 activities and public information resources that align with 21 best practices for substance-related substance use disorder 22 prevention or to increase grants pursuant to subsection 2 . 23 Sec. 114. Section 125.75, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. Proceedings for the involuntary commitment or treatment 26 of a person with a substance-related substance use disorder 27 to a facility pursuant to this chapter or for the involuntary 28 hospitalization of a person pursuant to chapter 229 may 29 be commenced by any interested person by filing a verified 30 application with the clerk of the district court of the 31 county where the respondent is presently located or which 32 is the respondent’s place of residence. The clerk or the 33 clerk’s designee shall assist the applicant in completing the 34 application. 35 -66- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 66/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 115. Section 125.75, subsection 2, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 (1) A substance-related substance use disorder as defined 3 in section 125.2 . 4 Sec. 116. Section 125.80, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 5 are amended to read as follows: 6 3. If the report of a court-designated licensed physician 7 and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon or mental 8 health professional is to the effect that the respondent is 9 not a person with a substance-related substance use disorder, 10 the court, without taking further action, shall terminate the 11 proceeding and dismiss the application on its own motion and 12 without notice. 13 4. If the report of a court-designated licensed physician 14 and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon or mental 15 health professional is to the effect that the respondent is a 16 person with a substance-related substance use disorder, the 17 court shall schedule a commitment hearing as soon as possible. 18 The hearing shall be held not more than forty-eight hours 19 after the report is filed, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 20 holidays, unless an extension for good cause is requested 21 by the respondent, or as soon thereafter as possible if the 22 court considers that sufficient grounds exist for delaying the 23 hearing. 24 Sec. 117. Section 125.81, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 1. If a person filing an application requests that a 27 respondent be taken into immediate custody, and the court upon 28 reviewing the application and accompanying documentation, finds 29 probable cause to believe that the respondent is a person with 30 a substance-related substance use disorder who is likely to 31 injure the person or other persons if allowed to remain at 32 liberty, the court may enter a written order directing that 33 the respondent be taken into immediate custody by the sheriff, 34 and be detained until the commitment hearing, which shall 35 -67- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 67/ 1541
H.F. 662 be held no more than five days after the date of the order, 1 except that if the fifth day after the date of the order is 2 a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the hearing may be held on 3 the next business day. The court may order the respondent 4 detained for the period of time until the hearing is held, and 5 no longer except as provided in section 125.88 , in accordance 6 with subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , if possible, and if not, then 7 in accordance with subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , or, only if 8 neither of these alternatives is available in accordance with 9 subsection 2 , paragraph “c” . 10 Sec. 118. Section 125.81, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 11 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 c. In the nearest facility which is licensed to care for 13 persons with mental illness or substance abuse use disorder , 14 provided that detention in a jail or other facility intended 15 for confinement of those accused or convicted of a crime shall 16 not be ordered. 17 Sec. 119. Section 125.82, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 18 are amended to read as follows: 19 3. The person who filed the application and a licensed 20 physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, 21 mental health professional, or certified alcohol and drug 22 counselor certified by the nongovernmental Iowa board of 23 substance abuse certification who has examined the respondent 24 in connection with the commitment hearing shall be present 25 at the hearing, unless the court for good cause finds that 26 their presence or testimony is not necessary. The applicant, 27 respondent, and the respondent’s attorney may waive the 28 presence or telephonic appearance of the licensed physician 29 and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, mental 30 health professional, or certified alcohol and drug counselor 31 who examined the respondent and agree to submit as evidence 32 the written report of the licensed physician and surgeon or 33 osteopathic physician and surgeon, mental health professional, 34 or certified alcohol and drug counselor. The respondent’s 35 -68- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 68/ 1541
H.F. 662 attorney shall inform the court if the respondent’s attorney 1 reasonably believes that the respondent, due to diminished 2 capacity, cannot make an adequately considered waiver decision. 3 “Good cause” for finding that the testimony of the licensed 4 physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, 5 mental health professional, or certified alcohol and drug 6 counselor who examined the respondent is not necessary may 7 include, but is not limited to, such a waiver. If the court 8 determines that the testimony of the licensed physician and 9 surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, mental health 10 professional, or certified alcohol and drug counselor is 11 necessary, the court may allow the licensed physician and 12 surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, mental health 13 professional, or certified alcohol and drug counselor to 14 testify by telephone. The respondent shall be present at the 15 hearing unless prior to the hearing the respondent’s attorney 16 stipulates in writing that the attorney has conversed with the 17 respondent, and that in the attorney’s judgment the respondent 18 cannot make a meaningful contribution to the hearing, or that 19 the respondent has waived the right to be present, and the 20 basis for the attorney’s conclusions. A stipulation to the 21 respondent’s absence shall be reviewed by the court before the 22 hearing, and may be rejected if it appears that insufficient 23 grounds are stated or that the respondent’s interests would not 24 be served by the respondent’s absence. 25 4. The respondent’s welfare is paramount, and the hearing 26 shall be tried as a civil matter and conducted in as informal a 27 manner as is consistent with orderly procedure. The hearing 28 may be held by video conference at the discretion of the 29 court. Discovery as permitted under the Iowa rules of civil 30 procedure is available to the respondent. The court shall 31 receive all relevant and material evidence, but the court is 32 not bound by the rules of evidence. A presumption in favor of 33 the respondent exists, and the burden of evidence and support 34 of the contentions made in the application shall be upon the 35 -69- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 69/ 1541
H.F. 662 person who filed the application. If upon completion of the 1 hearing the court finds that the contention that the respondent 2 is a person with a substance-related substance use disorder has 3 not been sustained by clear and convincing evidence, the court 4 shall deny the application and terminate the proceeding. 5 Sec. 120. Section 125.83, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 125.83 Placement for evaluation. 8 If upon completion of the commitment hearing, the court 9 finds that the contention that the respondent is a person with 10 a substance-related substance use disorder has been sustained 11 by clear and convincing evidence, the court shall order the 12 respondent placed at a facility or under the care of a suitable 13 facility on an outpatient basis as expeditiously as possible 14 for a complete evaluation and appropriate treatment. The 15 court shall furnish to the facility at the time of admission 16 or outpatient placement, a written statement of facts setting 17 forth the evidence on which the finding is based. The 18 administrator of the facility shall report to the court no 19 more than fifteen days after the individual is admitted to or 20 placed under the care of the facility, which shall include the 21 chief medical officer’s recommendation concerning treatment 22 of a substance-related substance use disorder. An extension 23 of time may be granted for a period not to exceed seven days 24 upon a showing of good cause. A copy of the report shall be 25 sent to the respondent’s attorney who may contest the need 26 for an extension of time if one is requested. If the request 27 is contested, the court shall make an inquiry as it deems 28 appropriate and may either order the respondent released 29 from the facility or grant an extension of time for further 30 evaluation. If the administrator fails to report to the court 31 within fifteen days after the individual is admitted to the 32 facility, and no extension of time has been requested, the 33 administrator is guilty of contempt and shall be punished 34 under chapter 665 . The court shall order a rehearing on the 35 -70- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 70/ 1541
H.F. 662 application to determine whether the respondent should continue 1 to be held at the facility. 2 Sec. 121. Section 125.83A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. If upon completion of the commitment hearing, the court 5 finds that the contention that the respondent is a person with 6 a substance-related substance use disorder has been sustained 7 by clear and convincing evidence, and the court is furnished 8 evidence that the respondent is eligible for care and treatment 9 in a facility operated by the United States department of 10 veterans affairs or another agency of the United States 11 government and that the facility is willing to receive the 12 respondent, the court may so order. The respondent, when so 13 placed in a facility operated by the United States department 14 of veterans affairs or another agency of the United States 15 government within or outside of this state, shall be subject to 16 the rules of the United States department of veterans affairs 17 or other agency, but shall not lose any procedural rights 18 afforded the respondent by this chapter . The chief officer 19 of the facility shall have, with respect to the respondent 20 so placed, the same powers and duties as the chief medical 21 officer of a hospital in this state would have in regard to 22 submission of reports to the court, retention of custody, 23 transfer, convalescent leave, or discharge. Jurisdiction 24 is retained in the court to maintain surveillance of the 25 respondent’s treatment and care, and at any time to inquire 26 into the respondent’s condition and the need for continued care 27 and custody. 28 Sec. 122. Section 125.84, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 125.84 Evaluation report. 31 The facility administrator’s report to the court of the 32 chief medical officer’s substance abuse use disorder evaluation 33 of the respondent shall be made no later than the expiration of 34 the time specified in section 125.83 . At least two copies of 35 -71- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 71/ 1541
H.F. 662 the report shall be filed with the clerk, who shall distribute 1 the copies in the manner described by section 125.80, 2 subsection 2 . The report shall state one of the four following 3 alternative findings: 4 1. That the respondent does not, as of the date of the 5 report, require further treatment for substance abuse use 6 disorder . If the report so states, the court shall order the 7 respondent’s immediate release from involuntary commitment and 8 terminate the proceedings. 9 2. That the respondent is a person with a substance-related 10 substance use disorder who is in need of full-time custody, 11 care, and treatment in a facility, and is considered likely 12 to benefit from treatment. If the report so states, the 13 court shall enter an order which may require the respondent’s 14 continued placement and commitment to a facility for 15 appropriate treatment. 16 3. That the respondent is a person with a substance-related 17 substance use disorder who is in need of treatment, but does 18 not require full-time placement in a facility. If the report 19 so states, the report shall include the chief medical officer’s 20 recommendation for treatment of the respondent on an outpatient 21 or other appropriate basis, and the court shall enter an order 22 which may direct the respondent to submit to the recommended 23 treatment. The order shall provide that if the respondent 24 fails or refuses to submit to treatment, as directed by the 25 court’s order, the court may order that the respondent be 26 taken into immediate custody as provided by section 125.81 27 and, following notice and hearing held in accordance with 28 the procedures of sections 125.77 and 125.82 , may order the 29 respondent treated as a patient requiring full-time custody, 30 care, and treatment as provided in subsection 2 , and may order 31 the respondent involuntarily committed to a facility. 32 4. That the respondent is a person with a substance-related 33 substance use disorder who is in need of treatment, but in 34 the opinion of the chief medical officer is not responding to 35 -72- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 72/ 1541
H.F. 662 the treatment provided. If the report so states, the report 1 shall include the facility administrator’s recommendation for 2 alternative placement, and the court shall enter an order 3 which may direct the respondent’s transfer to the recommended 4 placement or to another placement after consultation with the 5 respondent’s attorney and the facility administrator who made 6 the report under this subsection . 7 Sec. 123. Section 125.85, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 1. A respondent committed under section 125.84, subsection 10 2 , shall remain in the custody of a facility for treatment 11 for a period of thirty days, unless sooner discharged. The 12 department is not required to pay the cost of any medication or 13 procedure provided to the respondent during that period which 14 is not necessary or appropriate to the specific objectives 15 of detoxification and treatment of substance abuse use 16 disorder . At the end of the thirty-day period, the respondent 17 shall be discharged automatically unless the administrator 18 of the facility, before expiration of the period, obtains a 19 court order for the respondent’s recommitment pursuant to an 20 application under section 125.75 , for a further period not to 21 exceed ninety days. 22 Sec. 124. Section 125.91, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 125.91 Emergency detention. 25 1. The procedure prescribed by this section shall only 26 be used for a person with a substance-related substance 27 use disorder due to intoxication or substance-induced 28 incapacitation who has threatened, attempted, or inflicted 29 physical self-harm or harm on another, and is likely to inflict 30 physical self-harm or harm on another unless immediately 31 detained, or who is incapacitated by a substance, if an 32 application has not been filed naming the person as the 33 respondent pursuant to section 125.75 and the person cannot be 34 ordered into immediate custody and detained pursuant to section 35 -73- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 73/ 1541
H.F. 662 125.81 . 1 2. a. A peace officer who has reasonable grounds to believe 2 that the circumstances described in subsection 1 are applicable 3 may, without a warrant, take or cause that person to be taken 4 to the nearest available facility referred to in section 5 125.81, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” or “c” . Such a person with 6 a substance-related substance use disorder due to intoxication 7 or substance-induced incapacitation who also demonstrates 8 a significant degree of distress or dysfunction may also 9 be delivered to a facility by someone other than a peace 10 officer upon a showing of reasonable grounds. Upon delivery 11 of the person to a facility under this section , the attending 12 physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon may 13 order treatment of the person, but only to the extent necessary 14 to preserve the person’s life or to appropriately control 15 the person’s behavior if the behavior is likely to result in 16 physical injury to the person or others if allowed to continue. 17 The peace officer or other person who delivered the person to 18 the facility shall describe the circumstances of the matter to 19 the attending physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician 20 and surgeon. If the person is a peace officer, the peace 21 officer may do so either in person or by written report. 22 b. If the attending physician and surgeon or osteopathic 23 physician and surgeon has reasonable grounds to believe that 24 the circumstances in subsection 1 are applicable, the facility 25 shall have the authority to detain the person for a period of 26 no longer than twelve hours. Within twelve hours of detaining 27 a person pursuant to this section , the attending physician 28 shall communicate with the nearest available magistrate. 29 c. Once contacted pursuant to paragraph “b” , the magistrate 30 shall, based upon the circumstances described by the attending 31 physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, 32 give the attending physician and surgeon or osteopathic 33 physician and surgeon oral instructions either directing that 34 the person be released forthwith, or authorizing the person’s 35 -74- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 74/ 1541
H.F. 662 detention in an appropriate facility. The magistrate may also 1 give oral instructions and order that the detained person be 2 transported to an appropriate facility. 3 d. If the magistrate orders that the person be detained, the 4 magistrate shall, by the close of business on the next working 5 day, file a written order with the clerk in the county where it 6 is anticipated that an application may be filed under section 7 125.75 . The order may be filed by facsimile if necessary. The 8 order shall state the circumstances under which the person was 9 taken into custody or otherwise brought to a facility and the 10 grounds supporting the finding of probable cause to believe 11 that the person is a person with a substance-related substance 12 use disorder likely to result in physical injury to the person 13 or others if not detained. The order shall confirm the oral 14 order authorizing the person’s detention including any order 15 given to transport the person to an appropriate facility. The 16 clerk shall provide a copy of that order to the attending 17 physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon at 18 the facility to which the person was originally taken, any 19 subsequent facility to which the person was transported, and 20 to any law enforcement department or ambulance service that 21 transported the person pursuant to the magistrate’s order. 22 3. The attending physician and surgeon or osteopathic 23 physician and surgeon shall examine and may detain the person 24 pursuant to the magistrate’s order for a period not to exceed 25 forty-eight hours from the time the order is dated, excluding 26 Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, unless the order is dismissed 27 by a magistrate. The facility may provide treatment which is 28 necessary to preserve the person’s life or to appropriately 29 control the person’s behavior if the behavior is likely to 30 result in physical injury to the person or others if allowed 31 to continue or is otherwise deemed medically necessary by 32 the attending physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician 33 and surgeon or mental health professional, but shall not 34 otherwise provide treatment to the person without the person’s 35 -75- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 75/ 1541
H.F. 662 consent. The person shall be discharged from the facility and 1 released from detention no later than the expiration of the 2 forty-eight-hour period, unless an application for involuntary 3 commitment is filed with the clerk pursuant to section 125.75 . 4 The detention of a person by the procedure in this section , and 5 not in excess of the period of time prescribed by this section , 6 shall not render the peace officer, attending physician and 7 surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, or facility 8 detaining the person liable in a criminal or civil action 9 for false arrest or false imprisonment if the peace officer, 10 attending physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician 11 and surgeon, mental health professional, or facility had 12 reasonable grounds to believe that the circumstances described 13 in subsection 1 were applicable. 14 4. The cost of detention in a facility under the procedure 15 prescribed in this section shall be paid in the same way as if 16 the person had been committed to the facility pursuant to an 17 application filed under section 125.75 . 18 Sec. 125. Section 125.93, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 125.93 Commitment records —— confidentiality. 21 Records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment 22 of a person which are maintained in connection with the 23 provision of substance abuse use disorder treatment services 24 are confidential, consistent with the requirements of section 25 125.37 , and with the federal confidentiality regulations 26 authorized by the federal Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act, 27 42 U.S.C. §290ee and the federal Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse 28 and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act, 42 29 U.S.C. §290dd-2. However, such records may be disclosed to an 30 employee of the department of corrections, if authorized by the 31 director of the department of corrections, or to an employee 32 of a judicial district department of correctional services, if 33 authorized by the director of the judicial district department 34 of correctional services. 35 -76- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 76/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 126. Section 135.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 135.1 Definitions. 3 For the purposes of chapter 155 and Title IV, subtitle 2 , 4 excluding chapter 146 , unless otherwise defined: 5 1. “Director” shall mean means the director of public health 6 and human services . 7 2. “Health officer” means the physician, physician 8 assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or advanced 9 practice registered nurse who is the health officer of the 10 local board of health. 11 3. “Local board” shall mean means the local board of health. 12 4. “Physician” means a person licensed to practice 13 medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, 14 chiropractic, podiatry, or optometry under the laws of this 15 state; but a person licensed as a physician and surgeon shall 16 be designated as a “physician” or “surgeon”, a person licensed 17 as an osteopathic physician and surgeon shall be designated 18 as an “osteopathic physician” or “osteopathic surgeon”, a 19 person licensed as a chiropractor shall be designated as a 20 “chiropractor”, a person licensed as a podiatrist shall be 21 designated as a “podiatric physician”, and a person licensed 22 as an optometrist shall be designated as an “optometrist”. A 23 definition or designation contained in this subsection shall 24 not be interpreted to expand the scope of practice of such 25 licensees. 26 5. “Rules” shall include regulations and orders. 27 6. “State department” or “department” shall mean means the 28 Iowa department of public health and human services . 29 Sec. 127. Section 135.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 135.11 Duties Public health duties of department. 32 The director of public health shall be the head of the “Iowa 33 Department of Public Health”, which department shall: 34 1. Exercise general supervision over the public health, 35 -77- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 77/ 1541
H.F. 662 promote public hygiene and sanitation, prevent substance abuse 1 use disorder and unless otherwise provided, enforce the laws 2 relating to the same. 3 2. Conduct campaigns for the education of the people in 4 hygiene and sanitation. 5 3. Issue monthly health bulletins containing fundamental 6 health principles and other health data deemed of public 7 interest. 8 4. Make investigations and surveys in respect to the 9 causes of disease and epidemics, and the effect of locality, 10 employment, and living conditions upon the public health. For 11 this purpose the department may use the services of the experts 12 connected with the state hygienic laboratory at the state 13 university of Iowa . 14 5. Establish stations throughout the state for the 15 distribution of antitoxins and vaccines to physicians, 16 druggists pharmacists , and other persons, at cost. All 17 antitoxin and vaccine thus distributed shall be labeled “Iowa 18 Department of Public Health and Human Services ”. 19 6. Exercise general supervision over the administration and 20 enforcement of the sexually transmitted diseases and infections 21 law, chapter 139A, subchapter II . 22 7. Exercise sole jurisdiction over the disposal and 23 transportation of the dead bodies of human beings and prescribe 24 the methods to be used in preparing such bodies for disposal 25 and transportation. However, the department may approve 26 a request for an exception to the application of specific 27 embalming and disposition rules adopted pursuant to this 28 subsection if such rules would otherwise conflict with tenets 29 and practices of a recognized religious denomination to which 30 the deceased individual adhered or of which denomination the 31 deceased individual was a member. The department shall inform 32 the board of mortuary science of any such approved exception 33 which may affect services provided by a funeral director 34 licensed pursuant to chapter 156 . 35 -78- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 78/ 1541
H.F. 662 8. Establish, publish, and enforce rules which require 1 companies, corporations, and other entities to obtain a permit 2 from the department prior to scattering cremated human remains. 3 9. Exercise general supervision over the administration and 4 enforcement of the vital statistics law, chapter 144 . 5 10. Enforce the law relative to chapter 146 and 6 “Health-related Professions”, Title IV, subtitle 3, excluding 7 chapter 155. 8 11. Establish and maintain divisions as are necessary 9 for the proper enforcement of the laws administered by the 10 department. 11 12. Establish, publish, and enforce rules not inconsistent 12 with law for the enforcement of the provisions of chapter 125 13 and 155, and Title IV, subtitle 2, excluding chapter 146 and 14 for the enforcement of the various laws, the administration and 15 supervision of which are imposed upon the department. 16 13. 10. Administer healthy aging and essential public 17 health services by approving grants of state funds to the local 18 boards of health for the purposes of promoting healthy aging 19 throughout the lifespan and enhancing health promotion and 20 disease prevention services, and by providing guidelines for 21 the approval of the grants and allocation of the state funds. 22 Guidelines, evaluation requirements and formula allocation 23 procedures for the services shall be established by the 24 department by rule. 25 14. 11. Administer chapters 125 , 136A , 136C , 139A , 142 , 26 142A , 144 , and 147A . 27 15. Issue an annual report to the governor as provided in 28 section 7E.3, subsection 4 . 29 16. 12. Consult with the office of statewide clinical 30 education programs at the university of Iowa college of 31 medicine and annually submit a report to the general assembly 32 by January 15 verifying the number of physicians in active 33 practice in Iowa by county who are engaged in providing 34 obstetrical care. To the extent data are readily available, 35 -79- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 79/ 1541
H.F. 662 the report shall include information concerning the number 1 of deliveries per year by specialty and county, the age of 2 physicians performing deliveries, and the number of current 3 year graduates of the university of Iowa college of medicine 4 and the Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center 5 entering into residency programs in obstetrics, gynecology, 6 and family practice. The report may include additional 7 data relating to access to obstetrical services that may be 8 available. 9 17. 13. Administer the statewide maternal and child health 10 program and the program for children with disabilities by 11 conducting mobile and regional child health specialty clinics 12 and conducting other activities to improve the health of 13 low-income women and children and to promote the welfare of 14 children with actual or potential conditions which may cause 15 disabilities and children with chronic illnesses in accordance 16 with the requirements of Tit. V of the federal Social Security 17 Act. The department shall provide technical assistance to 18 encourage the coordination and collaboration of state agencies 19 in developing outreach centers which provide publicly supported 20 services for pregnant women, infants, and children. The 21 department shall also, through cooperation and collaborative 22 agreements with the department of human services and the 23 mobile and regional child health specialty clinics, establish 24 common intake proceedings for maternal and child health 25 services. The department shall work in cooperation with the 26 legislative services agency in monitoring the effectiveness of 27 the maternal and child health centers, including the provision 28 of transportation for patient appointments and the keeping of 29 scheduled appointments. 30 18. 14. Establish, publish, and enforce rules requiring 31 prompt reporting of methemoglobinemia, pesticide poisoning, and 32 the reportable poisonings and illnesses established pursuant 33 to section 139A.21 . 34 19. 15. Collect and maintain reports of pesticide 35 -80- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 80/ 1541
H.F. 662 poisonings and other poisonings, illnesses, or injuries 1 caused by selected chemical or physical agents, 2 including methemoglobinemia and pesticide and fertilizer 3 hypersensitivity; and compile and publish, annually, a 4 statewide and county-by-county profile based on the reports. 5 20. 16. Adopt rules which require personnel of a licensed 6 hospice, of a homemaker-home health aide provider agency 7 which receives state homemaker-home health aide funds, or of 8 an agency which provides respite care services and receives 9 funds to complete training concerning blood-borne pathogens, 10 including human immunodeficiency virus and viral hepatitis, 11 consistent with standards from the federal occupational safety 12 and health administration. 13 21. 17. Adopt rules which require all emergency medical 14 services personnel, fire fighters, and law enforcement 15 personnel to complete training concerning blood-borne 16 pathogens, including human immunodeficiency virus and 17 viral hepatitis, consistent with standards from the federal 18 occupational safety and health administration. 19 22. 18. Adopt rules which provide for the testing of a 20 convicted or alleged offender for the human immunodeficiency 21 virus pursuant to sections 915.40 through 915.43 . The rules 22 shall provide for the provision of counseling, health care, and 23 support services to the victim. 24 23. 19. Establish ad hoc and advisory committees to the 25 director in areas where technical expertise is not otherwise 26 readily available. Members may be compensated for their actual 27 and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their 28 duties. To encourage health consumer participation, public 29 members may also receive a per diem as specified in section 30 7E.6 if funds are available and the per diem is determined 31 to be appropriate by the director. Expense moneys paid to 32 the members shall be paid from funds appropriated to the 33 department. A majority of the members of such a committee 34 constitutes a quorum. 35 -81- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 81/ 1541
H.F. 662 24. 20. Administer annual grants to county boards of health 1 for the purpose of conducting programs for the testing of 2 private water supply wells, the closing of abandoned private 3 water supply wells, and the renovation or rehabilitation of 4 private water supply wells. Grants shall be funded through 5 moneys transferred to the department from the agriculture 6 management account of the groundwater protection fund pursuant 7 to section 455E.11, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , subparagraph 8 (2), subparagraph division (b). The department shall adopt 9 rules relating to the awarding of the grants. 10 25. 21. Establish and administer, if sufficient funds 11 are available to the department, a program to assess and 12 forecast health workforce supply and demand in the state for 13 the purpose of identifying current and projected workforce 14 needs. The program may collect, analyze, and report data that 15 furthers the purpose of the program. The program shall not 16 release information that permits identification of individual 17 respondents of program surveys. 18 26. 22. In consultation with the advisory committee for 19 perinatal guidelines, develop and maintain the statewide 20 perinatal program based on the recommendations of the American 21 academy of pediatrics and the American college of obstetricians 22 and gynecologists contained in the most recent edition of 23 the guidelines for perinatal care, and shall adopt rules in 24 accordance with chapter 17A to implement those recommendations. 25 Hospitals within the state shall determine whether to 26 participate in the statewide perinatal program, and select the 27 hospital’s level of participation in the program. A hospital 28 having determined to participate in the program shall comply 29 with the guidelines appropriate to the level of participation 30 selected by the hospital. Perinatal program surveys and 31 reports are privileged and confidential and are not subject to 32 discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for 33 their release to a person other than the affected hospital, and 34 are not admissible in evidence in a judicial or administrative 35 -82- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 82/ 1541
H.F. 662 proceeding other than a proceeding involving verification of 1 the participating hospital under this subsection . 2 27. 23. In consultation with the department of corrections, 3 the antibiotic resistance task force, and the American 4 federation of state, county and municipal employees, develop 5 educational programs to increase awareness and utilization of 6 infection control practices in institutions listed in section 7 904.102 . 8 28. 24. Administer the Iowa youth survey, in collaboration 9 with other state agencies, as appropriate, every two years to 10 students in grades six, eight, and eleven in Iowa’s public 11 and nonpublic schools. Survey data shall be evaluated and 12 reported, with aggregate data available online at the Iowa 13 youth survey internet site. 14 Sec. 128. Section 135.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 135.14 State public health dental director —— duties program . 17 1. The position of state public health dental director is 18 established within the department. 19 2. The dental director department shall perform all of the 20 following duties: 21 a. 1. Plan and direct all work activities of the statewide 22 public health dental program. 23 b. 2. Develop comprehensive dental initiatives for 24 prevention activities. 25 c. 3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the statewide public 26 health dental program and of program personnel. 27 d. Manage the oral and health delivery systems bureau 28 including direction, supervision, and fiscal management of 29 bureau staff. 30 e. 4. Other related work as required. 31 Sec. 129. Section 135.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 135.15 Oral and health delivery systems bureau established —— 34 responsibilities . 35 -83- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 83/ 1541
H.F. 662 An oral and health delivery systems bureau is established 1 within the division of health promotion and chronic disease 2 prevention of the department. The bureau department shall be 3 responsible for all of the following: 4 1. Providing population-based oral health services, 5 including public health training, improvement of dental support 6 systems for families, technical assistance, awareness-building 7 activities, and educational services, at the state and local 8 level to assist Iowans in maintaining optimal oral health 9 throughout all stages of life. 10 2. Performing infrastructure building and enabling services 11 through the administration of state and federal grant programs 12 targeting access improvement, prevention, and local oral 13 health programs utilizing maternal and child health programs, 14 Medicaid, and other new or existing programs. 15 3. Leveraging federal, state, and local resources for 16 programs under the purview of the bureau department . 17 4. Facilitating ongoing strategic planning and application 18 of evidence-based research in oral health care policy 19 development that improves oral health care access and the 20 overall oral health of all Iowans. 21 5. Developing and implementing an ongoing oral health 22 surveillance system for the evaluation and monitoring of 23 the oral health status of children and other underserved 24 populations. 25 6. Facilitating the provision of oral health services 26 through dental homes. For the purposes of this section , 27 “dental home” means a network of individualized care based on 28 risk assessment, which includes oral health education, dental 29 screenings, preventive services, diagnostic services, treatment 30 services, and emergency services. 31 Sec. 130. Section 135.16A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 2. a. The department of inspections and appeals shall 34 assist the Iowa department of public health in adopting rules 35 -84- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 84/ 1541
H.F. 662 necessary to implement and administer this section . 1 b. If necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this 2 section , the Iowa department of public health , in cooperation 3 with the department of agriculture and land stewardship, shall 4 submit a request to the United States department of agriculture 5 for a waiver or other exception from regulations as deemed 6 feasible by the Iowa department of public health . The Iowa 7 department of public health shall regularly report the status 8 of such request to the legislative services agency. 9 Sec. 131. Section 135.22A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 2. The advisory council on brain injuries is established. 12 The following persons or their designees shall serve as ex 13 officio, nonvoting members of the council: 14 a. The director of public health and human services or the 15 director’s designee . 16 b. The director of human services and any division 17 administrators of the department of human services so assigned 18 by the director. 19 c. b. The director of the department of education. 20 d. c. The chief of the special education bureau of the 21 department of education. 22 e. d. The administrator of the division of vocational 23 rehabilitation services of the department of education 24 workforce development . 25 f. e. The director of the department for the blind. 26 Sec. 132. Section 135.22B, subsections 1, 2, 6, and 7, Code 27 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section : , 29 a. “Brain injury services waiver” “brain injury services 30 waiver” means the state’s medical assistance home and 31 community-based services waiver for persons with brain injury 32 implemented under chapter 249A . 33 b. “Program administrator” means the division of the 34 department designated to administer the brain injury services 35 -85- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 85/ 1541
H.F. 662 program in accordance with subsection 2 . 1 2. Program created. 2 a. A brain injury services program is created and shall be 3 administered by a division of the Iowa department of public 4 health in cooperation with counties and the department of human 5 services . 6 b. The division of the department assigned to administer the 7 advisory council on brain injuries under section 135.22A shall 8 be the program administrator. The division department’s duties 9 shall include but are not limited to serving as the fiscal 10 agent and contract administrator for the program and providing 11 program oversight. 12 c. The division department shall consult with the advisory 13 council on brain injuries, established pursuant to section 14 135.22A , regarding the program and shall report to the council 15 concerning the program at least quarterly. The council shall 16 make recommendations to the department concerning the program’s 17 operation. 18 6. Cost-share requirements. 19 a. The cost-share component’s financial eligibility 20 requirements shall be established in administrative rule. In 21 establishing the requirements, the department shall consider 22 the eligibility and cost-share requirements used for the hawk-i 23 Hawki program under chapter 514I . 24 b. An individual’s cost-share responsibility for services 25 under the cost-share component shall be determined on a 26 sliding scale based upon the individual’s family income. An 27 individual’s cost-share shall be assessed as a copayment, which 28 shall not exceed thirty percent of the cost payable for the 29 service. 30 c. The service provider shall bill the department for the 31 portion of the cost payable for the service that is not covered 32 by the individual’s copayment responsibility. 33 7. Application process. 34 a. The application materials for services under the 35 -86- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 86/ 1541
H.F. 662 cost-share component of the brain injury services program 1 shall use the application form and other materials of the 2 brain injury services waiver. In order to apply for the brain 3 injury services program, the applicant must authorize the 4 department of human services to provide the applicant’s waiver 5 application materials to the brain injury services program. 6 The application materials provided shall include but are not 7 limited to the waiver application and any denial letter, 8 financial assessment, and functional assessment regarding the 9 person. 10 b. If a functional assessment for the waiver has not 11 been completed due to a person’s financial ineligibility for 12 the waiver, the brain injury services program may provide 13 for a functional assessment to determine the person’s needs 14 by reimbursing the department of human services for the 15 assessment. 16 c. The program administrator department shall file copies 17 of the individual’s application and needs assessment with the 18 program resource facilitator assigned to the individual’s 19 geographic area. 20 d. The department’s program administrator department shall 21 make a final determination as to whether program funding will 22 be authorized under the cost-share component. 23 Sec. 133. Section 135.24, subsection 2, unnumbered 24 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 The department , in consultation with the department of human 26 services, shall adopt rules to implement the volunteer health 27 care provider program which shall include the following: 28 Sec. 134. Section 135.24A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 135.24A Free clinics —— volunteer record check. 31 1. For purposes of this section , “free clinic” means a free 32 clinic as defined in section 135.24 that is also a network 33 of free clinics in this state that offers operational and 34 collaborative opportunities to free clinics. 35 -87- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 87/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. Persons who are potential volunteers or volunteers in 1 a free clinic in a position having direct individual contact 2 with patients of the free clinic shall be subject to criminal 3 history and child and dependent adult abuse record checks in 4 accordance with this section . The free clinic shall request 5 that the department of public safety perform the criminal 6 history check and the record check evaluation system of the 7 department of health and human services perform child and 8 dependent adult abuse record checks of the person in this state 9 and may request these checks in other states. 10 3. A free clinic subject to this section shall establish 11 an evaluation process to determine whether a crime of founded 12 child or dependent adult abuse warrants prohibition of the 13 person’s participation as a volunteer in the free clinic. 14 The evaluation process shall not be less stringent than 15 the evaluation process performed by the department of human 16 services record check evaluation system and shall be approved 17 by the department of human services . 18 Sec. 135. Section 135.25, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 135.25 Emergency medical services fund. 21 An emergency medical services fund is created in the state 22 treasury under the control of the department. The fund 23 includes, but is not limited to, amounts appropriated by the 24 general assembly, amounts transferred pursuant to section 25 602.8108, subsection 4 , and other moneys available from 26 federal or private sources which are to be used for purposes 27 of this section . Funds remaining in the fund at the end of 28 each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the 29 state but shall remain in the emergency medical services fund, 30 notwithstanding section 8.33 . The fund is established to 31 assist counties by matching, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, 32 moneys spent by a county for the acquisition of equipment for 33 the provision of emergency medical services and by providing 34 grants to counties for education and training in the delivery 35 -88- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 88/ 1541
H.F. 662 of emergency medical services, as provided in this section and 1 section 422D.6 . A county seeking matching funds under this 2 section shall apply to the emergency medical services division 3 of the department. The department shall adopt rules concerning 4 the application and awarding process for the matching funds and 5 the criteria for the allocation of moneys in the fund if the 6 moneys are insufficient to meet the emergency medical services 7 needs of the counties. Moneys allocated by the department to a 8 county for emergency medical services purposes may be used for 9 equipment or training and education as determined by the board 10 of supervisors pursuant to section 422D.6 . 11 Sec. 136. Section 135.36, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 135.36 Interference with health department officer —— 14 penalties. 15 Any person resisting or interfering with the department, its 16 employees, or authorized agents, in the discharge of any duty 17 imposed by law shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 18 Sec. 137. Section 135.39, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 135.39 Federal aid. 21 The state department of public health is hereby authorized 22 to may accept financial aid from the government of the United 23 States for the purpose of assisting in carrying on public 24 health or substance abuse use disorder responsibility in the 25 state of Iowa. 26 Sec. 138. Section 135.39B, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 3. The prohibition under this section shall not apply to 29 early childhood immunizations for influenza or in times of 30 emergency or epidemic as determined by the director of public 31 health . If an emergency or epidemic is determined to exist 32 by the director of public health under this subsection , the 33 director of public health shall notify the state board of 34 council on health and human services , the governor, and the 35 -89- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 89/ 1541
H.F. 662 legislative council, and shall notify the public upon request. 1 Sec. 139. Section 135.39E, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 135.39E Fluoridation in public water supply —— notice of 4 discontinuance. 5 1. At least ninety days prior to taking any action to 6 permanently discontinue fluoridation in its water supply, an 7 owner or operator of a public water supply system, as defined 8 in section 455B.171 , shall provide notice to the oral and 9 health delivery systems bureau established in section 135.15 10 department and the public water supply system’s customers. 11 2. In order to provide notice to its customers, the owner or 12 operator of the public water supply system shall place a notice 13 on each customer’s water bill or provide notice in a way that 14 is reasonably calculated so that all customers will receive the 15 notice. 16 3. Section 135.38 does not apply to violations of this 17 section . 18 Sec. 140. Section 135.43, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 135.43 Iowa child death review team established —— duties. 21 1. An Iowa child death review team is established as part 22 of the office of the state medical examiner in the department . 23 The office of the state medical examiner department shall 24 provide staffing and administrative support to the team. 25 2. The membership of the review team is subject to the 26 provisions of sections 69.16 and 69.16A , relating to political 27 affiliation and gender balance. Review team members who 28 are not designated by another appointing authority shall be 29 appointed by the state medical examiner director . Membership 30 terms shall be for three years. A membership vacancy shall be 31 filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The 32 review team shall elect a chairperson and other officers as 33 deemed necessary by the review team. The review team shall 34 meet upon the call of the state medical examiner director or as 35 -90- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 90/ 1541
H.F. 662 determined by the review team. The review team shall include 1 the following: 2 a. The state medical examiner or the state medical 3 examiner’s designee. 4 b. A certified or licensed professional who is knowledgeable 5 concerning sudden infant death syndrome. 6 c. A pediatrician who is knowledgeable concerning deaths of 7 children. 8 d. A family practice physician who is knowledgeable 9 concerning deaths of children. 10 e. One mental health professional who is knowledgeable 11 concerning deaths of children. 12 f. One social worker who is knowledgeable concerning deaths 13 of children. 14 g. A certified or licensed professional who is knowledgeable 15 concerning domestic violence. 16 h. A professional who is knowledgeable concerning substance 17 abuse use disorder . 18 i. A local law enforcement official. 19 j. A county attorney. 20 k. An emergency room nurse who is knowledgeable concerning 21 the deaths of children. 22 l. A perinatal expert. 23 m. A representative of the health insurance industry. 24 n. One other member who is appointed at large. 25 3. The review team shall perform the following duties: 26 a. Collect, review, and analyze child death certificates and 27 child death data, including patient records or other pertinent 28 confidential information concerning the deaths of children 29 under age eighteen, and other information as the review team 30 deems appropriate for use in preparing an annual report to the 31 governor and the general assembly concerning the causes and 32 manner of child deaths. The report shall include analysis of 33 factual information obtained through review and recommendations 34 regarding prevention of child deaths. 35 -91- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 91/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. Recommend to the governor and the general assembly 1 interventions to prevent deaths of children based on an 2 analysis of the cause and manner of such deaths. 3 c. Recommend to the agencies represented on the review team 4 changes which may prevent child deaths. 5 d. Except as authorized by this section , maintain the 6 confidentiality of any patient records or other confidential 7 information reviewed. 8 e. Recommend to the department of human services , 9 appropriate law enforcement agencies, and any other person 10 involved with child protection, interventions that may prevent 11 harm to a child who is related to or is living in the same home 12 as a child whose case is reviewed by the team. 13 f. If the sharing of information is necessary to assist in 14 or initiate a child death investigation or criminal prosecution 15 and the office or agency receiving the information does not 16 otherwise have access to the information, share information 17 possessed by the review team with the office of the attorney 18 general, a county attorney’s office, or an appropriate 19 law enforcement agency. The office or agency receiving 20 the information shall maintain the confidentiality of the 21 information in accordance with this section . Unauthorized 22 release or disclosure of the information received is subject to 23 penalty as provided in this section . 24 g. In order to assist a division of the department in 25 performing the division’s department’s duties, if the division 26 department does not otherwise have access to the information, 27 share information possessed by the review team. The division 28 receiving recipient of the information shall maintain the 29 confidentiality of the information in accordance with this 30 section . Unauthorized release or disclosure of the information 31 received is subject to penalty as provided in this section . 32 4. The review team department shall develop protocols for a 33 child fatality review committee, to be appointed by the state 34 medical examiner director on an ad hoc basis, to immediately 35 -92- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 92/ 1541
H.F. 662 review the child abuse assessments which involve the fatality 1 of a child under age eighteen. The state medical examiner 2 director shall appoint a medical examiner, a pediatrician, and 3 a person involved with law enforcement to the committee. 4 a. The purpose of the review shall be to determine 5 whether the department of human services and others involved 6 with the case of child abuse responded appropriately. The 7 protocols shall provide for the committee to consult with any 8 multidisciplinary team, as defined in section 235A.13 , that 9 is operating in the area in which the fatality occurred. The 10 protocols shall also ensure that a member of the child fatality 11 review committee does not have a conflict of interest regarding 12 the child fatality under review. 13 b. The committee shall have access to patient records 14 and other pertinent confidential information and, subject to 15 the restrictions in this subsection , may redisseminate the 16 confidential information in the committee’s report. 17 c. Upon completion of the review, the committee shall issue 18 a report which shall include findings concerning the case and 19 recommendations for changes to prevent child fatalities when 20 similar circumstances exist. The report shall include but 21 is not limited to the following information, subject to the 22 restrictions listed in paragraph “d” : 23 (1) The dates, outcomes, and results of any actions taken by 24 the department of human services and others in regard to each 25 report and allegation of child abuse involving the child who 26 died. 27 (2) The results of any review of the case performed by a 28 multidisciplinary team, or by any other public entity that 29 reviewed the case. 30 (3) Confirmation of receipt by the department of human 31 services of any report of child abuse involving the child, 32 including confirmation as to whether or not any assessment 33 involving the child was performed in accordance with section 34 232.71B , the results of any assessment, a description of the 35 -93- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 93/ 1541
H.F. 662 most recent assessment and the services offered to the family, 1 the services rendered to the family, and the basis for the 2 department’s decisions concerning the case. 3 d. Prior to issuing the report, the committee shall consult 4 with the county attorney responsible for prosecution of the 5 alleged perpetrator of the child fatality. The committee’s 6 report shall include child abuse information associated with 7 the case and the child, but is subject to the restrictions 8 applicable to the department of human services for release of 9 information concerning a child fatality or near fatality in 10 accordance with section 235A.15, subsection 9 . 11 e. Following the completion of the trial of any alleged 12 perpetrator of the child fatality and the appeal period 13 for the granting of a new trial, the committee shall issue 14 a supplemental report containing the information that was 15 withheld, in accordance with paragraph “d” , so as not to 16 jeopardize the prosecution or the rights of the alleged 17 perpetrator to a fair trial as described in section 235A.15, 18 subsection 9 , paragraphs “e” and “f” . 19 f. The report and any supplemental report shall be submitted 20 to the governor and general assembly. 21 g. If deemed appropriate by the committee, at any point 22 in the review the committee may recommend to the department 23 of human services , appropriate law enforcement agencies, and 24 any other person involved with child protection, interventions 25 that may prevent harm to a child who is related to or is living 26 in the same home as a child whose case is reviewed by the 27 committee. 28 5. a. The following individuals shall designate a liaison 29 to assist the review team in fulfilling its responsibilities: 30 (1) The director of public health and human services . 31 (2) The director of human services. 32 (3) (2) The commissioner of public safety. 33 (4) (3) The attorney general. 34 (5) (4) The director of transportation. 35 -94- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 94/ 1541
H.F. 662 (6) (5) The director of the department of education. 1 b. In addition, the chairperson of the review team 2 department shall designate a liaison from the public at large 3 to assist the review team in fulfilling its responsibilities. 4 6. The review team may establish subcommittees to which the 5 team may delegate some or all of the team’s responsibilities 6 under subsection 3 . 7 7. a. The state medical examiner, the Iowa department 8 of public health, and the department of human services shall 9 adopt rules providing for disclosure of information which is 10 confidential under chapter 22 or any other provision of state 11 law, to the review team for purposes of performing its child 12 death and child abuse review responsibilities. 13 b. A person in possession or control of medical, 14 investigative, assessment, or other information pertaining to a 15 child death and child abuse review shall allow the inspection 16 and reproduction of the information by the office of the state 17 medical examiner department upon the request of the office 18 department , to be used only in the administration and for 19 the duties of the Iowa child death review team. Except as 20 provided for a report on a child fatality by an ad hoc child 21 fatality review committee under subsection 4 , information and 22 records produced under this section which are confidential 23 under section 22.7 and chapter 235A , and information or records 24 received from the confidential records, remain confidential 25 under this section . A person does not incur legal liability 26 by reason of releasing information to the department or the 27 office of the state medical examiner as required under and in 28 compliance with this section . 29 8. Review team members and their agents are immune from any 30 liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred 31 or imposed as a result of any act, omission, proceeding, 32 decision, or determination undertaken or performed, or 33 recommendation made as a review team member or agent provided 34 that the review team members or agents acted in good faith 35 -95- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 95/ 1541
H.F. 662 and without malice in carrying out their official duties in 1 their official capacity. The state medical examiner department 2 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer 3 this subsection . A complainant bears the burden of proof in 4 establishing malice or lack of good faith in an action brought 5 against review team members involving the performance of their 6 duties and powers under this section . 7 9. A person who releases or discloses confidential data, 8 records, or any other type of information in violation of this 9 section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 10 Sec. 141. Section 135.61, subsection 12, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 12. “Health services” means clinically related diagnostic, 13 curative, or rehabilitative services, and includes alcoholism, 14 drug abuse, substance use disorder and mental health services. 15 Sec. 142. Section 135.100, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 1. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 18 and human services . 19 Sec. 143. Section 135.101, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 135.101 Childhood lead poisoning prevention program. 22 There is established a childhood lead poisoning prevention 23 program within the Iowa department of public health . The 24 department shall implement and review programs necessary to 25 eliminate potentially dangerous toxic lead levels in children 26 in Iowa in a year for which funds are appropriated to the 27 department for this purpose. 28 Sec. 144. Section 135.106, subsection 1, unnumbered 29 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 The Iowa department of public health shall establish a 31 healthy opportunities for parents to experience success (HOPES) 32 healthy families Iowa (HFI) program to provide services to 33 families and children during the prenatal through preschool 34 years. The program shall be designed to do all of the 35 -96- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 96/ 1541
H.F. 662 following: 1 Sec. 145. Section 135.106, subsection 2, unnumbered 2 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 The HOPES-HFI program shall be developed by the Iowa 4 department of public health , and may be implemented, in 5 whole or in part, by contracting with a nonprofit child 6 abuse prevention organization, local nonprofit certified home 7 health program or other local nonprofit organizations, and 8 shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following 9 components: 10 Sec. 146. Section 135.106, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 3. It is the intent of the general assembly to provide 13 communities with the discretion and authority to redesign 14 existing local programs and services targeted at and assisting 15 families expecting babies and families with children who 16 are newborn through five years of age. The Iowa department 17 of public health, department of human services , department 18 of education, and other state agencies and programs, as 19 appropriate, shall provide technical assistance and support 20 to communities desiring to redesign their local programs and 21 shall facilitate the consolidation of existing state funding 22 appropriated and made available to the community for family 23 support services. Funds which are consolidated in accordance 24 with this subsection shall be used to support the redesigned 25 service delivery system. In redesigning services, communities 26 are encouraged to implement a single uniform family risk 27 assessment mechanism and shall demonstrate the potential for 28 improved outcomes for children and families. Requests by 29 local communities for the redesigning of services shall be 30 submitted to the Iowa department of public health, department 31 of human services, and the department of education, and are 32 subject to the approval of the early childhood Iowa state board 33 in consultation with the departments, based on the practices 34 utilized with early childhood Iowa areas under chapter 256I . 35 -97- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 97/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 147. Section 135.107, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 135.107 Center for rural Rural health and primary care 3 established —— duties. 4 1. The center for rural health and primary care is 5 established within the department. 6 2. 1. The center for rural health and primary care 7 department shall do all of the following: 8 a. Provide technical planning assistance to rural 9 communities and counties exploring innovative means of 10 delivering rural health services through community health 11 services assessment, planning, and implementation, including 12 but not limited to hospital conversions, cooperative agreements 13 among hospitals, physician and health practitioner support, 14 recruitment and retention of primary health care providers, 15 public health services, emergency medical services, medical 16 assistance facilities, rural health care clinics, and 17 alternative means which may be included in the long-term 18 community health services assessment and developmental plan. 19 The center for rural health and primary care department 20 shall encourage collaborative efforts of the local boards of 21 health, hospital governing boards, and other public and private 22 entities located in rural communities to adopt a long-term 23 community health services assessment and developmental plan 24 pursuant to rules adopted by the department and perform the 25 duties required of the Iowa department of public health in 26 section 135B.33 . 27 b. Provide technical assistance to assist rural communities 28 in improving Medicare reimbursements through the establishment 29 of rural health clinics, defined pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1395x, 30 and distinct part skilled nursing facility beds. 31 c. Coordinate services to provide research for the following 32 items: 33 (1) Examination of the prevalence of rural occupational 34 health injuries in the state. 35 -98- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 98/ 1541
H.F. 662 (2) Assessment of training and continuing education 1 available through local hospitals and others relating to 2 diagnosis and treatment of diseases associated with rural 3 occupational health hazards. 4 (3) Determination of continuing education support necessary 5 for rural health practitioners to diagnose and treat illnesses 6 caused by exposure to rural occupational health hazards. 7 (4) Determination of the types of actions that can help 8 prevent agricultural accidents. 9 (5) Surveillance and reporting of disabilities suffered 10 by persons engaged in agriculture resulting from diseases 11 or injuries, including identifying the amount and severity 12 of agricultural-related injuries and diseases in the state, 13 identifying causal factors associated with agricultural-related 14 injuries and diseases, and indicating the effectiveness of 15 intervention programs designed to reduce injuries and diseases. 16 d. Cooperate with the center for agricultural safety and 17 health established under section 262.78 , the center for health 18 effects of environmental contamination established under 19 section 263.17 , and the department of agriculture and land 20 stewardship. The agencies shall coordinate programs to the 21 extent practicable. 22 e. Administer grants for farm safety education efforts 23 directed to rural families for the purpose of preventing 24 farm-related injuries to children. 25 3. 2. The center for rural health and primary care 26 department shall establish a primary care provider recruitment 27 and retention endeavor, to be known as PRIMECARRE. The 28 endeavor shall include a health care workforce and community 29 support grant program and a primary care provider loan 30 repayment program. The endeavor shall be developed and 31 implemented in a manner to promote and accommodate local 32 creativity in efforts to recruit and retain health care 33 professionals to provide services in the locality. The 34 focus of the endeavor shall be to promote and assist local 35 -99- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 99/ 1541
H.F. 662 efforts in developing health care provider recruitment and 1 retention programs. The center for rural health and primary 2 care department may enter into an agreement with the college 3 student aid commission for the administration of the center’s 4 department’s grant and loan repayment programs. 5 a. Health care workforce and community support grant program. 6 (1) The center for rural health and primary care department 7 shall adopt rules establishing flexible application processes 8 based upon the department’s strategic plan to be used by the 9 center department to establish a grant assistance program as 10 provided in this paragraph “a” , and establishing the criteria 11 to be used in evaluating the applications. Selection criteria 12 shall include a method for prioritizing grant applications 13 based on illustrated efforts to meet the health care provider 14 needs of the locality and surrounding area. Such assistance 15 may be in the form of a forgivable loan, grant, or other 16 nonfinancial assistance as deemed appropriate by the center 17 department . An application submitted may contain a commitment 18 of matching funds for the grant assistance. Application may 19 be made for assistance by a single community or group of 20 communities or in response to programs recommended in the 21 strategic plan to address health workforce shortages. 22 (2) Grants awarded under the program shall be awarded 23 to rural, underserved areas or special populations as 24 identified by the department’s strategic plan or evidence-based 25 documentation. 26 b. Primary care provider loan repayment program. 27 (1) A primary care provider loan repayment program is 28 established to increase the number of health professionals 29 practicing primary care in federally designated health 30 professional shortage areas of the state. Under the program, 31 loan repayment may be made to a recipient for educational 32 expenses incurred while completing an accredited health 33 education program directly related to obtaining credentials 34 necessary to practice the recipient’s health profession. 35 -100- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 100/ 1541
H.F. 662 (2) The center for rural health and primary care 1 department shall adopt rules relating to the establishment and 2 administration of the primary care provider loan repayment 3 program. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph shall 4 provide, at a minimum, for all of the following: 5 (a) Determination of eligibility requirements and 6 qualifications of an applicant to receive loan repayment under 7 the program, including but not limited to years of obligated 8 service, clinical practice requirements, and residency 9 requirements. One year of obligated service shall be provided 10 by the applicant in exchange for each year of loan repayment, 11 unless federal requirements otherwise require. Loan repayment 12 under the program shall not be approved for a health provider 13 whose license or certification is restricted by a medical 14 regulatory authority of any jurisdiction of the United States, 15 other nations, or territories. 16 (b) Identification of federally designated health 17 professional shortage areas of the state and prioritization of 18 such areas according to need. 19 (c) Determination of the amount and duration of the loan 20 repayment an applicant may receive, giving consideration to the 21 availability of funds under the program, and the applicant’s 22 outstanding educational loans and professional credentials. 23 (d) Determination of the conditions of loan repayment 24 applicable to an applicant. 25 (e) Enforcement of the state’s rights under a loan repayment 26 program contract, including the commencement of any court 27 action. 28 (f) Cancellation of a loan repayment program contract for 29 reasonable cause unless federal requirements otherwise require. 30 (g) Participation in federal programs supporting repayment 31 of loans of health care providers and acceptance of gifts, 32 grants, and other aid or amounts from any person, association, 33 foundation, trust, corporation, governmental agency, or other 34 entity for the purposes of the program. 35 -101- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 101/ 1541
H.F. 662 (h) Upon availability of state funds, determination of 1 eligibility criteria and qualifications for participating 2 communities and applicants not located in federally designated 3 shortage areas. 4 (i) Other rules as necessary. 5 4. 3. a. Eligibility under any of the programs established 6 under the primary care provider recruitment and retention 7 endeavor shall be based upon a community health services 8 assessment completed under subsection 2 , paragraph “a” . 9 Participation in a community health services assessment process 10 shall be documented by the community or region. 11 b. Assistance under this subsection shall not be granted 12 until such time as the community or region making application 13 has completed a community health services assessment and 14 adopted a long-term community health services assessment and 15 developmental plan. In addition to any other requirements, an 16 applicant’s plan shall include, to the extent possible, a clear 17 commitment to informing high school students of the health care 18 opportunities which may be available to such students. 19 c. The center for rural health and primary care department 20 shall seek additional assistance and resources from other state 21 departments and agencies, federal agencies and grant programs, 22 private organizations, and any other person, as appropriate. 23 The center department is authorized and directed to accept 24 on behalf of the state any grant or contribution, federal or 25 otherwise, made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out 26 the purpose of this subsection . All federal grants to and the 27 federal receipts of the center department are appropriated 28 for the purpose set forth in such federal grants or receipts. 29 Funds appropriated by the general assembly to the center 30 department for implementation of this subsection shall first 31 be used for securing any available federal funds requiring a 32 state match, with remaining funds being used for the health 33 care workforce and community support grant program. 34 d. The center for rural health and primary care department 35 -102- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 102/ 1541
H.F. 662 may, to further the purposes of this subsection , provide 1 financial assistance in the form of grants to support 2 the effort of a community which is clearly part of the 3 community’s long-term community health services assessment 4 and developmental plan. Efforts for which such grants may 5 be awarded include but are not limited to the procurement of 6 clinical equipment, clinical facilities, and telecommunications 7 facilities, and the support of locum tenens arrangements and 8 primary care provider mentor programs. 9 Sec. 148. Section 135.108, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 10 are amended to read as follows: 11 1. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 12 and human services . 13 2. “Director” means the director of public health and human 14 services . 15 Sec. 149. Section 135.109, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 135.109 Iowa domestic abuse death review team membership. 18 1. An Iowa domestic abuse death review team is established 19 as an independent agency of state government in the department . 20 2. The department shall provide staffing and administrative 21 support to the team. 22 3. The team shall include the following members: 23 a. The state medical examiner or the state medical 24 examiner’s designee. 25 b. A licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse who 26 is knowledgeable concerning domestic abuse injuries and deaths, 27 including suicides. 28 c. A licensed mental health professional who is 29 knowledgeable concerning domestic abuse. 30 d. A representative or designee of the Iowa coalition 31 against domestic violence. 32 e. A certified or licensed professional who is knowledgeable 33 concerning substance abuse use disorder . 34 f. A law enforcement official who is knowledgeable 35 -103- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 103/ 1541
H.F. 662 concerning domestic abuse. 1 g. A law enforcement investigator experienced in domestic 2 abuse investigation. 3 h. An attorney experienced in prosecuting domestic abuse 4 cases. 5 i. A judicial officer appointed by the chief justice of the 6 supreme court. 7 j. A clerk of the district court appointed by the chief 8 justice of the supreme court. 9 k. An employee or subcontractor of the department of 10 corrections who is a trained batterers’ education program 11 facilitator. 12 l. An attorney licensed in this state who provides criminal 13 defense assistance or child custody representation, and who has 14 experience in dissolution of marriage proceedings. 15 m. Both a female and a male victim of domestic abuse. 16 n. A family member of a decedent whose death resulted from 17 domestic abuse. 18 4. The following individuals shall each designate a liaison 19 to assist the team in fulfilling the team’s duties: 20 a. The attorney general. 21 b. The director of the Iowa department of corrections. 22 c. The director of public health. 23 d. c. The director of health and human services. 24 e. d. The commissioner of public safety. 25 f. The administrator of the bureau of vital records of the 26 Iowa department of public health. 27 g. e. The director of the department of education. 28 h. f. The state court administrator. 29 i. The director of the department of human rights. 30 j. g. The director of the state law enforcement academy. 31 5. a. The director of public health , in consultation with 32 the attorney general, shall appoint review team members who are 33 not designated by another appointing authority. 34 b. A membership vacancy shall be filled in the same manner 35 -104- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 104/ 1541
H.F. 662 as the original appointment. 1 c. The membership of the review team is subject to the 2 provisions of sections 69.16 and 69.16A , relating to political 3 affiliation and gender balance. 4 d. A member of the team may be reappointed to serve 5 additional terms on the team, subject to the provisions of 6 chapter 69 . 7 6. Membership terms shall be three-year staggered terms. 8 7. Members of the team are eligible for reimbursement of 9 actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of 10 their official duties. 11 8. Team members and their agents are immune from any 12 liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred 13 or imposed as a result of any act, omission, proceeding, 14 decision, or determination undertaken or performed, or 15 recommendation made as a team member or agent provided that the 16 team members or agents acted reasonably and in good faith and 17 without malice in carrying out their official duties in their 18 official capacity. A complainant bears the burden of proof 19 in establishing malice or unreasonableness or lack of good 20 faith in an action brought against team members involving the 21 performance of their duties and powers. 22 Sec. 150. Section 135.118, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 1. A child protection center grant program is established 25 in the Iowa department of public health in accordance with 26 this section . The director of public health department shall 27 establish requirements for the grant program and shall award 28 grants. A grant may be used for establishment of a new center 29 or for support of an existing center. 30 Sec. 151. Section 135.118, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 d. As necessary to address serious cases of child abuse such 33 as those involving sexual abuse, serious physical abuse, and 34 substance abuse use disorder , a grantee must be able to involve 35 -105- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 105/ 1541
H.F. 662 or consult with persons from various professional disciplines 1 who have training and expertise in addressing special types 2 of child abuse. These persons may include but are not 3 limited to physicians and other health care professionals, 4 mental health professionals, social workers, child protection 5 workers, attorneys, juvenile court officers, public health 6 workers, child development experts, child educators, and child 7 advocates. 8 Sec. 152. Section 135.118, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 3. The director shall create a committee to consider grant 11 proposals and to make grant recommendations to the director. 12 The committee membership may include but is not limited to 13 representatives of the following: departments of health and 14 human services , and justice , and public health , Iowa medical 15 society, Iowa hospital association, Iowa nurses association, 16 and an association representing social workers. 17 Sec. 153. Section 135.140, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 135.140 Definitions. 20 As used in this subchapter , unless the context otherwise 21 requires: 22 1. “Bioterrorism” means the intentional use of any 23 microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological 24 product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, 25 or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any 26 such microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological 27 product, to cause death, disease, or other biological 28 malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living 29 organism. 30 2. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 31 and human services . 32 3. “Director” means the director of public health and human 33 services or the director’s designee. 34 4. “Disaster” means disaster as defined in section 29C.2 . 35 -106- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 106/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. “Division” means the division of acute disease prevention 1 and emergency response of the department. 2 6. 5. “Public health disaster” means a state of disaster 3 emergency proclaimed by the governor in consultation with the 4 department pursuant to section 29C.6 for a disaster which 5 specifically involves an imminent threat of an illness or 6 health condition that meets any of the following conditions of 7 paragraphs “a” and “b” : 8 a. Is reasonably believed to be caused by any of the 9 following: 10 (1) Bioterrorism or other act of terrorism. 11 (2) The appearance of a novel or previously controlled or 12 eradicated infectious agent or biological toxin. 13 (3) A chemical attack or accidental release. 14 (4) An intentional or accidental release of radioactive 15 material. 16 (5) A nuclear or radiological attack or accident. 17 (6) A natural occurrence or incident, including but not 18 limited to fire, flood, storm, drought, earthquake, tornado, 19 or windstorm. 20 (7) A man-made occurrence or incident, including but not 21 limited to an attack, spill, or explosion. 22 b. Poses a high probability of any of the following: 23 (1) A large number of deaths in the affected population. 24 (2) A large number of serious or long-term disabilities in 25 the affected population. 26 (3) Widespread exposure to an infectious or toxic agent that 27 poses a significant risk of substantial future harm to a large 28 number of the affected population. 29 (4) Short-term or long-term physical or behavioral health 30 consequences to a large number of the affected population. 31 7. 6. “Public health response team” means a team of 32 professionals, including licensed health care providers, 33 nonmedical professionals skilled and trained in disaster or 34 emergency response, and public health practitioners, which is 35 -107- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 107/ 1541
H.F. 662 sponsored by a hospital or other entity and approved by the 1 department to provide disaster assistance in the event of a 2 disaster or threatened disaster. 3 Sec. 154. Section 135.141, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 135.141 Division of Department duties related to acute 6 disease prevention and emergency response —— establishment —— 7 duties of department . 8 1. A division of acute disease prevention and emergency 9 response is established within the department. The division 10 department shall coordinate the administration of this 11 subchapter with other administrative divisions of the 12 department and with federal, state, and local agencies and 13 officials. 14 2. The department shall do all of the following: 15 a. Coordinate with the department of homeland security and 16 emergency management the administration of emergency planning 17 matters which involve the public health, including development, 18 administration, and execution of the public health components 19 of the comprehensive emergency plan and emergency management 20 program pursuant to section 29C.8 . 21 b. Coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies and 22 officials, and private agencies, organizations, companies, and 23 persons, the administration of emergency planning, response, 24 and recovery matters that involve the public health. 25 c. If a public health disaster exists, or if there is 26 reasonable cause to believe that a public health disaster is 27 imminent, conduct a risk assessment of any present or potential 28 danger to the public health from chemical, radiological, or 29 other potentially dangerous agents. 30 d. For the purpose of paragraph “c” , an employee or agent 31 of the department may enter into and examine any premises 32 containing potentially dangerous agents with the consent of the 33 owner or person in charge of the premises or, if the owner or 34 person in charge of the premises refuses admittance, with an 35 -108- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 108/ 1541
H.F. 662 administrative search warrant obtained under section 808.14 . 1 Based on findings of the risk assessment and examination of the 2 premises, the director may order reasonable safeguards or take 3 any other action reasonably necessary to protect the public 4 health pursuant to rules adopted to administer this subsection . 5 e. Coordinate the location, procurement, storage, 6 transportation, maintenance, and distribution of medical 7 supplies, drugs, antidotes, and vaccines to prepare for or in 8 response to a public health disaster, including receiving, 9 distributing, and administering items from the strategic 10 national stockpile program of the centers for disease control 11 and prevention of the United States department of health and 12 human services. 13 f. Conduct or coordinate public information activities 14 regarding emergency and disaster planning, response, and 15 recovery matters that involve the public health. 16 g. Apply for and accept grants, gifts, or other funds to be 17 used for programs authorized by this subchapter . 18 h. Establish and coordinate other programs or activities 19 as necessary for the prevention, detection, management, and 20 containment of public health disasters, and for the recovery 21 from such disasters. 22 i. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the 23 administration of this subchapter including rules adopted in 24 cooperation with the Iowa pharmacy association and the Iowa 25 hospital association for the development of a surveillance 26 system to monitor supplies of drugs, antidotes, and vaccines to 27 assist in detecting a potential public health disaster. Prior 28 to adoption, the rules shall be approved by the state board of 29 health council on health and human services and the director of 30 the department of homeland security and emergency management. 31 Sec. 155. Section 135.166, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 32 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 a. The department of public health shall enter into a 34 memorandum of understanding with the contractor selected 35 -109- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 109/ 1541
H.F. 662 through a request for proposals process to act as the 1 department’s intermediary in collecting, maintaining, and 2 disseminating hospital inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory 3 data, as initially authorized in 1996 Iowa Acts, ch. 1212, §5 , 4 subsection 1, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4), and 641 IAC 5 177.3. 6 Sec. 156. Section 135.173A, Code 2023, is amended to read 7 as follows: 8 135.173A Child care advisory committee. 9 1. The early childhood stakeholders alliance shall 10 establish a state child care advisory committee as part of the 11 stakeholders alliance. The advisory committee shall advise 12 and make recommendations to the governor, general assembly, 13 department of human services , and other state agencies 14 concerning child care. 15 2. The membership of the advisory committee shall consist of 16 a broad spectrum of parents and other persons from across the 17 state with an interest in or involvement with child care. 18 3. Except as otherwise provided, the voting members of 19 the advisory committee shall be appointed by the stakeholders 20 alliance from a list of names submitted by a nominating 21 committee to consist of one member of the advisory committee, 22 one member of the department of human services’ department’s 23 child care staff, three consumers of child care, and one member 24 of a professional child care organization. Two names shall be 25 submitted for each appointment. The voting members shall be 26 appointed for terms of three years. 27 4. The voting membership of the advisory committee shall be 28 appointed in a manner so as to provide equitable representation 29 of persons with an interest in child care and shall include all 30 of the following: 31 a. Two parents of children served by a registered child 32 development home. 33 b. Two parents of children served by a licensed center. 34 c. Two not-for-profit child care providers. 35 -110- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 110/ 1541
H.F. 662 d. Two for-profit child care providers. 1 e. One child care home provider. 2 f. Three child development home providers. 3 g. One child care resource and referral service grantee. 4 h. One nongovernmental child advocacy group representative. 5 i. One designee of the department of human services . 6 j. One designee of the Iowa department of public health. 7 k. j. One designee of the department of education. 8 l. k. One head start program provider. 9 m. l. One person who is a business owner or executive 10 officer from nominees submitted by the Iowa chamber of commerce 11 executives. 12 n. One designee of the early childhood Iowa office of the 13 department of management. 14 o. m. One person who is a member of the Iowa afterschool 15 alliance. 16 p. n. One person who is part of a local program 17 implementing the statewide preschool program for four-year-old 18 children under chapter 256C . 19 q. o. One person who represents the early childhood 20 stakeholders alliance. 21 5. In addition to the voting members of the advisory 22 committee, the membership shall include four legislators as 23 ex officio, nonvoting members. The four legislators shall 24 be appointed one each by the majority leader of the senate, 25 the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house 26 of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of 27 representatives for terms as provided in section 69.16B . 28 6. In fulfilling the advisory committee’s role, the 29 committee shall do all of the following: 30 a. Consult with the department of human services and make 31 recommendations concerning policy issues relating to child 32 care. 33 b. Advise the department of human services concerning 34 services relating to child care, including but not limited to 35 -111- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 111/ 1541
H.F. 662 any of the following: 1 (1) Resource and referral services. 2 (2) Provider training. 3 (3) Quality improvement. 4 (4) Public-private partnerships. 5 (5) Standards review and development. 6 (6) The federal child care and development block grant, 7 state funding, grants, and other funding sources for child 8 care. 9 c. Assist the department of human services in developing an 10 implementation plan to provide seamless service to recipients 11 of public assistance, which includes child care services. 12 For the purposes of this subsection , “seamless service” 13 means coordination, where possible, of the federal and state 14 requirements which apply to child care. 15 d. Advise and provide technical services to the director of 16 the department of education or the director’s designee relating 17 to prekindergarten, kindergarten, and before and after school 18 programming and facilities. 19 e. Make recommendations concerning child care expansion 20 programs that meet the needs of children attending a core 21 education program by providing child care before and after the 22 core program hours and during times when the core program does 23 not operate. 24 f. Make recommendations for improving collaborations 25 between the child care programs involving the department of 26 human services and programs supporting the education and 27 development of young children including but not limited to the 28 federal head start program; the statewide preschool program for 29 four-year-old children; and the early childhood, at-risk, and 30 other early education programs administered by the department 31 of education. 32 g. Make recommendations for eliminating duplication and 33 otherwise improving the eligibility determination processes 34 used for the state child care assistance program and other 35 -112- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 112/ 1541
H.F. 662 programs supporting low-income families, including but not 1 limited to the federal head start, early head start, and even 2 start programs; the early childhood, at-risk, and preschool 3 programs administered by the department of education; the 4 family and self-sufficiency grant program; and the family 5 investment program. 6 h. Make recommendations as to the most effective and 7 efficient means of managing the state and federal funding 8 available for the state child care assistance program. 9 i. Review program data from the department of human services 10 and other departments concerning child care as deemed to be 11 necessary by the advisory committee, although a department 12 shall not provide personally identifiable data or information. 13 j. Advise and assist the early childhood stakeholders 14 alliance in developing the strategic plan required pursuant to 15 section 256I.4, subsection 4 . 16 7. The department of human services shall provide 17 information to the advisory committee semiannually on all of 18 the following: 19 a. Federal, state, local, and private revenues and 20 expenditures for child care including but not limited to 21 updates on the current and future status of the revenues and 22 expenditures. 23 b. Financial information and data relating to regulation of 24 child care by the department of human services and the usage of 25 the state child care assistance program. 26 c. Utilization and availability data relating to child care 27 regulation, quantity, and quality from consumer and provider 28 perspectives. 29 d. Statistical and demographic data regarding child care 30 providers and the families utilizing child care. 31 e. Statistical data regarding the processing time for 32 issuing notices of decision to state child care assistance 33 applicants and for issuing payments to child care providers. 34 8. The advisory committee shall coordinate with the early 35 -113- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 113/ 1541
H.F. 662 childhood stakeholders alliance its reporting annually in 1 December to the governor and general assembly concerning the 2 status of child care in the state, providing findings, and 3 making recommendations. The annual report may be personally 4 presented to the general assembly’s standing committees on 5 health and human resources services by a representative of the 6 advisory committee. 7 Sec. 157. Section 135.175, subsection 6, paragraphs b and c, 8 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 9 b. State programs that may receive funding from the fund 10 and the accounts in the fund, if specifically designated for 11 the purpose of drawing down federal funding, are the primary 12 care recruitment and retention endeavor (PRIMECARRE), the Iowa 13 affiliate of the national rural recruitment and retention 14 network, the oral and health delivery systems bureau dental 15 program of the department, the primary care office and 16 shortage designation program, and the state office of rural 17 health , administered through the oral and health delivery 18 systems bureau of the department of public health ; any entity 19 identified by the federal government entity through which 20 federal funding for a specified health care workforce shortage 21 initiative is received; and a program developed in accordance 22 with the strategic plan developed by the department of public 23 health in accordance with section 135.163 . 24 c. Any federal funding received for the purposes of 25 addressing state health care workforce shortages shall be 26 deposited in the health care workforce shortage national 27 initiatives account, unless otherwise specified by the source 28 of the funds, and shall be used as required by the source of 29 the funds. If use of the federal funding is not designated, 30 the funds shall be used in accordance with the strategic plan 31 developed by the department of public health in accordance with 32 section 135.163 , or to address workforce shortages as otherwise 33 designated by the department of public health . Other sources 34 of funding shall be deposited in the fund or account and used 35 -114- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 114/ 1541
H.F. 662 as specified by the source of the funding. 1 Sec. 158. Section 135.185, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 6. The department of public health , the board of medicine, 4 the board of nursing, and the board of pharmacy shall adopt 5 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer this 6 section , including but not limited to standards and procedures 7 for the prescription, distribution, storage, replacement, and 8 administration of epinephrine auto-injectors, and for training 9 and authorization to be required for personnel authorized to 10 administer epinephrine. 11 Sec. 159. Section 135.190, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 d. “Person in a position to assist” means a family member, 14 friend, caregiver, health care provider, employee of a 15 substance abuse use disorder treatment facility, school 16 employee, or other person who may be in a place to render aid to 17 a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose. 18 Sec. 160. Section 135.190A, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 6. The department shall submit a report to the 21 co-chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 22 subcommittee on the justice system and to the legislative 23 services agency general assembly on or before December 31 24 of each year which shall contain a list of deposits and 25 expenditures from the fund for the prior fiscal year and the 26 amount of carryover funds, if any, to be distributed in the 27 next fiscal year. 28 Sec. 161. Section 135A.2, subsections 2 and 4, Code 2023, 29 are amended to read as follows: 30 2. “Department” means the department of public health and 31 human services . 32 4. “Governmental public health system” means local boards 33 of health, the state board of council on health and human 34 services , designated local public health agencies, the state 35 -115- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 115/ 1541
H.F. 662 hygienic laboratory, and the department. 1 Sec. 162. Section 135A.8, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 4. A local board of health seeking matching funds or grants 4 under this section shall apply to the department. The state 5 board of council on health and human services shall adopt rules 6 concerning the application and award process for the allocation 7 of moneys in the fund and shall establish the criteria for the 8 allocation of moneys in the fund if the moneys are insufficient 9 to meet the needs of local boards of health. 10 Sec. 163. Section 135A.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 11 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 The state board of council on health and human services shall 13 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this chapter 14 which shall include but are not limited to the following: 15 Sec. 164. Section 135B.7, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 a. The department, with the approval of the state board of 18 council on health and human services , shall adopt rules setting 19 out the standards for the different types of hospitals to be 20 licensed under this chapter . The department shall enforce the 21 rules. 22 Sec. 165. Section 135B.9, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 2. In the state resource centers and state mental health 25 institutes operated by the department of health and human 26 services, the designated protection and advocacy agency as 27 provided in section 135C.2, subsection 4 , shall have the 28 authority to investigate all complaints of abuse and neglect 29 of persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses 30 if the complaints are reported to the protection and advocacy 31 agency or if there is probable cause to believe that the abuse 32 has occurred. Such authority shall include the examination of 33 all records pertaining to the care provided to the residents 34 and contact or interview with any resident, employee, or any 35 -116- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 116/ 1541
H.F. 662 other person who might have knowledge about the operation of 1 the institution. 2 Sec. 166. Section 135B.33, subsection 1, unnumbered 3 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 Subject to availability of funds, the Iowa department of 5 public health and human services shall provide technical 6 planning assistance to local boards of health and hospital 7 governing boards to ensure access to hospital services in 8 rural areas. The department shall encourage the local boards 9 of health and hospital governing boards to adopt a long-term 10 community health services and developmental plan including the 11 following: 12 Sec. 167. Section 135B.34, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 135B.34 Hospital employees —— criminal history and abuse 15 record checks —— penalty. 16 1. a. Prior to employment of a person in a hospital, the 17 hospital shall do one of the following: 18 (1) Request that the department of public safety perform a 19 criminal history check and the record check evaluation system 20 of the department of health and human services perform child 21 and dependent adult abuse record checks of the person in this 22 state. 23 (2) Access the single contact repository to perform the 24 required record checks. 25 b. (1) If a hospital accesses the single contact repository 26 to perform the required record checks pursuant to paragraph 27 “a” , the hospital may utilize a third-party vendor to perform a 28 comprehensive preliminary background check and provisionally 29 employ a person being considered for employment pending 30 completion of the required record checks through the single 31 contact repository and the evaluation by the department of 32 human services record check evaluation system , as applicable, 33 subject to all of the following: 34 (a) If the comprehensive preliminary background check 35 -117- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 117/ 1541
H.F. 662 determines that the person being considered for employment has 1 been convicted of a crime, but the crime does not constitute a 2 felony as defined in section 701.7 and is not a crime specified 3 pursuant to chapter 708 , 708A , 709 , 709A , 710 , 710A , 711 , or 4 712 , or pursuant to section 726.3 , 726.27 , or 726.28 . 5 (b) If the comprehensive preliminary background check 6 determines the person being considered for employment does not 7 have a record of founded child abuse or dependent adult abuse 8 or if an exception pursuant to subsection 4 is applicable to 9 the person. 10 (c) If the hospital has requested an evaluation in 11 accordance with subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , to determine 12 whether the crime warrants prohibition of the person’s 13 employment in the hospital. 14 (2) The provisional employment under this paragraph “b” 15 may continue until such time as the required record checks 16 through the single contact repository and the evaluation by the 17 department of human services record check evaluation system , 18 as applicable, are completed. 19 c. A hospital shall inform all persons prior to employment 20 regarding the performance of the record checks and shall 21 obtain, from the persons, a signed acknowledgment of the 22 receipt of the information. A hospital shall include the 23 following inquiry in an application for employment: 24 Do you have a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse 25 or have you ever been convicted of a crime, in this state or any 26 other state? 27 2. a. If it is determined that a person being considered 28 for employment in a hospital has committed a crime, the 29 department of public safety shall notify the hospital that upon 30 the request of the hospital the department of human services 31 record check evaluation system will perform an evaluation 32 to determine whether the crime warrants prohibition of the 33 person’s employment in the hospital. 34 b. (1) If a person being considered for employment, other 35 -118- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 118/ 1541
H.F. 662 than employment involving the operation of a motor vehicle, has 1 been convicted of a crime listed in subparagraph (2) but does 2 not have a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse 3 and the hospital has requested an evaluation in accordance 4 with paragraph “a” to determine whether the crime warrants 5 prohibition of the person’s employment, the hospital may employ 6 the person for not more than sixty calendar days pending 7 completion of the evaluation. 8 (2) Subparagraph (1) applies to a crime that is a simple 9 misdemeanor offense under section 123.47 , and to a crime 10 that is a first offense of operating a motor vehicle while 11 intoxicated under section 321J.2, subsection 1 . 12 c. If a department of human services record check evaluation 13 system child or dependent adult abuse record check shows that 14 the person has a record of founded child or dependent adult 15 abuse, the department of human services record check evaluation 16 system shall notify the hospital that upon the request of 17 the hospital the department of human services record check 18 evaluation system will perform an evaluation to determine 19 whether the founded child or dependent adult abuse warrants 20 prohibition of the person’s employment in the hospital. 21 d. An evaluation performed under this subsection shall 22 be performed in accordance with procedures adopted for this 23 purpose by the department of health and human services. 24 e. (1) If a person owns or operates more than one hospital, 25 and an employee of one of such hospitals is transferred to 26 another such hospital without a lapse in employment, the 27 hospital is not required to request additional criminal and 28 child and dependent adult abuse record checks of that employee. 29 (2) If the ownership of a hospital is transferred, at the 30 time of transfer the record checks required by this section 31 shall be performed for each employee for whom there is no 32 documentation that such record checks have been performed. 33 The hospital may continue to employ such employee pending the 34 performance of the record checks and any related evaluation. 35 -119- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 119/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. In an evaluation, the department of human services 1 record check evaluation system shall consider the nature and 2 seriousness of the crime or founded child or dependent adult 3 abuse in relation to the position sought or held, the time 4 elapsed since the commission of the crime or founded child 5 or dependent adult abuse, the circumstances under which the 6 crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse was committed, 7 the degree of rehabilitation, the likelihood that the person 8 will commit the crime or founded child or dependent adult 9 abuse again, and the number of crimes or founded child or 10 dependent adult abuses committed by the person involved. If 11 the department of human services record check evaluation system 12 performs an evaluation for the purposes of this section , the 13 department of human services record check evaluation system 14 has final authority in determining whether prohibition of the 15 person’s employment is warranted. 16 4. a. Except as provided in subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , 17 subsection 2 , and paragraph “b” of this subsection , a person 18 who has committed a crime or has a record of founded child 19 or dependent adult abuse shall not be employed in a hospital 20 licensed under this chapter unless an evaluation has been 21 performed by the department of human services record check 22 evaluation system . 23 b. A person with a criminal or abuse record who is or was 24 employed by a hospital licensed under this chapter and is hired 25 by another hospital shall be subject to the criminal history 26 and abuse record checks required pursuant to subsection 1 . 27 However, if an evaluation was previously performed by the 28 department of human services record check evaluation system 29 concerning the person’s criminal or abuse record and it was 30 determined that the record did not warrant prohibition of 31 the person’s employment and the latest record checks do not 32 indicate a crime was committed or founded abuse record was 33 entered subsequent to that evaluation, the person may commence 34 employment with the other hospital in accordance with the 35 -120- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 120/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of human services’ record check evaluation system’s 1 evaluation and an exemption from the requirements in paragraph 2 “a” for reevaluation of the latest record checks is authorized. 3 Otherwise, the requirements of paragraph “a” remain applicable 4 to the person’s employment. Authorization of an exemption 5 under this paragraph “b” from requirements for reevaluation of 6 the latest record checks by the department of human services 7 record check evaluation system is subject to all of the 8 following provisions: 9 (1) The position with the subsequent employer is 10 substantially the same or has the same job responsibilities as 11 the position for which the previous evaluation was performed. 12 (2) Any restrictions placed on the person’s employment in 13 the previous evaluation by the department of human services 14 record check evaluation system shall remain applicable in the 15 person’s subsequent employment. 16 (3) The person subject to the record checks has maintained a 17 copy of the previous evaluation and provides the evaluation to 18 the subsequent employer or the previous employer provides the 19 previous evaluation from the person’s personnel file pursuant 20 to the person’s authorization. If a physical copy of the 21 previous evaluation is not provided to the subsequent employer, 22 the record checks shall be reevaluated. 23 (4) Although an exemption under this lettered paragraph “b” 24 may be authorized, the subsequent employer may instead request 25 a reevaluation of the record checks and may employ the person 26 while the reevaluation is being performed. 27 5. a. If a person employed by a hospital that is subject 28 to this section is convicted of a crime or has a record of 29 founded child or dependent adult abuse entered in the abuse 30 registry after the person’s employment application date, the 31 person shall inform the hospital of such information within 32 forty-eight hours of the criminal conviction or entry of the 33 record of founded child or dependent adult abuse. The hospital 34 shall act to verify the information within seven calendar 35 -121- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 121/ 1541
H.F. 662 days of notification. If the information is verified, the 1 requirements of subsections 2, 3, and 4 regarding employability 2 and evaluations shall be applied by the hospital to determine 3 whether or not the person’s employment is continued. The 4 hospital may continue to employ the person pending the 5 performance of an evaluation by the department of human 6 services record check evaluation system to determine whether 7 prohibition of the person’s employment is warranted. A person 8 who is required by this subsection to inform the person’s 9 employer of a conviction or entry of an abuse record and 10 fails to do so within the required period commits a serious 11 misdemeanor. 12 b. If a hospital receives credible information, as 13 determined by the hospital, that a person employed by the 14 hospital has been convicted of a crime or a record of founded 15 child or dependent adult abuse has been entered in the 16 abuse registry after employment from a person other than the 17 employee and the employee has not informed the hospital of such 18 information within the period required under paragraph “a” , the 19 hospital shall act to verify the credible information within 20 seven calendar days of receipt of the credible information. If 21 the information is verified, the requirements of subsections 22 2, 3, and 4 regarding employability and evaluations shall 23 be applied by the hospital to determine whether or not the 24 person’s employment is continued. 25 c. The hospital may notify the county attorney for the 26 county where the hospital is located of any violation or 27 failure by an employee to notify the hospital of a criminal 28 conviction or entry of an abuse record within the period 29 required under paragraph “a” . 30 6. A hospital licensed in this state may access the single 31 contact repository established by the department pursuant to 32 section 135C.33 as necessary for the hospital to perform record 33 checks of persons employed or being considered for employment 34 by the hospital. 35 -122- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 122/ 1541
H.F. 662 7. For the purposes of this section , “comprehensive 1 preliminary background check” means and “record check evaluation 2 system” mean the same as defined in section 135C.1 . 3 Sec. 168. Section 135C.1, subsection 20, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 20. “Residential care facility” means any institution, 6 place, building, or agency providing for a period exceeding 7 twenty-four consecutive hours accommodation, board, personal 8 assistance and other essential daily living activities to 9 three or more individuals, not related to the administrator or 10 owner thereof within the third degree of consanguinity, who by 11 reason of illness, disease, or physical or mental infirmity 12 are unable to sufficiently or properly care for themselves but 13 who do not require the services of a registered or licensed 14 practical nurse except on an emergency basis or who by reason 15 of illness, disease, or physical or mental infirmity are unable 16 to sufficiently or properly care for themselves but who do not 17 require the services of a registered or licensed practical 18 nurse except on an emergency basis if home and community-based 19 services, other than nursing care, as defined by this chapter 20 and departmental rule, are provided. For the purposes of 21 this definition, the home and community-based services to be 22 provided are limited to the type included under the medical 23 assistance program provided pursuant to chapter 249A , are 24 subject to cost limitations established by the department 25 of health and human services under the medical assistance 26 program, and except as otherwise provided by the department of 27 inspections and appeals with the concurrence of the department 28 of health and human services, are limited in capacity to the 29 number of licensed residential care facilities and the number 30 of licensed residential care facility beds in the state as of 31 December 1, 2003. 32 Sec. 169. Section 135C.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding 33 the following new subsection: 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 18A. “Record check evaluation system” means 35 -123- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 123/ 1541
H.F. 662 the record check evaluation system of the department of health 1 and human services used to perform child and dependent adult 2 abuse record checks and to evaluate criminal history and abuse 3 records. 4 Sec. 170. Section 135C.4, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 3. For the purposes of this section , the home and 7 community-based services to be provided shall be limited 8 to the type included under the medical assistance program 9 provided pursuant to chapter 249A , shall be subject to cost 10 limitations established by the department of health and human 11 services under the medical assistance program, and except 12 as otherwise provided by the department of inspections and 13 appeals with the concurrence of the department of health and 14 human services, shall be limited in capacity to the number of 15 licensed residential care facilities and the number of licensed 16 residential care facility beds in the state as of December 1, 17 2003. 18 Sec. 171. Section 135C.6, subsections 8 and 9, Code 2023, 19 are amended to read as follows: 20 8. The following residential programs to which the 21 department of health and human services applies accreditation, 22 certification, or standards of review shall not be required to 23 be licensed as a health care facility under this chapter : 24 a. Residential programs providing care to not more than four 25 individuals and receiving moneys appropriated to the department 26 of health and human services under provisions of a federally 27 approved home and community-based services waiver for persons 28 with an intellectual disability or other medical assistance 29 program under chapter 249A . In approving a residential 30 program under this paragraph, the department of health and 31 human services shall consider the geographic location of the 32 program so as to avoid an overconcentration of such programs 33 in an area. In order to be approved under this paragraph, 34 a residential program shall not be required to involve the 35 -124- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 124/ 1541
H.F. 662 conversion of a licensed residential care facility for persons 1 with an intellectual disability. 2 b. Not more than forty residential care facilities for 3 persons with an intellectual disability that are licensed to 4 serve not more than five individuals may be authorized by the 5 department of health and human services to convert to operation 6 as a residential program under the provisions of a medical 7 assistance home and community-based services waiver for persons 8 with an intellectual disability. A converted residential 9 program operating under this paragraph is subject to the 10 conditions stated in paragraph “a” except that the program shall 11 not serve more than five individuals. 12 c. A residential program approved by the department of 13 health and human services pursuant to this paragraph “c” to 14 receive moneys appropriated to the department of health and 15 human services under provisions of a federally approved home 16 and community-based services habilitation or waiver program may 17 provide care to not more than five individuals. The department 18 shall approve a residential program under this paragraph that 19 complies with all of the following conditions: 20 (1) Approval of the program will not result in an 21 overconcentration of such programs in an area. 22 (2) The county in which the residential program is located 23 submits to the department of health and human services a letter 24 of support for approval of the program. 25 (3) The county in which the residential program is located 26 provides to the department of health and human services 27 verification in writing that the program is needed to address 28 one or more of the following: 29 (a) The quantity of services currently available in the 30 county is insufficient to meet the need. 31 (b) The quantity of affordable rental housing in the county 32 is insufficient. 33 (c) Implementation of the program will cause a reduction in 34 the size or quantity of larger congregate programs. 35 -125- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 125/ 1541
H.F. 662 9. Contingent upon the department of health and human 1 services receiving federal approval, a residential program 2 which serves not more than eight individuals and is licensed as 3 an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual 4 disability may surrender the facility license and continue 5 to operate under a federally approved medical assistance 6 home and community-based services waiver for persons with an 7 intellectual disability, if the department of health and human 8 services has approved a plan submitted by the residential 9 program. 10 Sec. 172. Section 135C.14, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 11 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 The department shall, in accordance with chapter 17A and 13 with the approval of the state board of council on health 14 and human services , adopt and enforce rules setting minimum 15 standards for health care facilities. In so doing, the 16 department, with the approval of the state board of council 17 on health and human services , may adopt by reference, with 18 or without amendment, nationally recognized standards and 19 rules, which shall be specified by title and edition, date 20 of publication, or similar information. The rules and 21 standards required by this section shall be formulated in 22 consultation with the director of health and human services or 23 the director’s designee, with the state fire marshal, and with 24 affected industry, professional, and consumer groups, and shall 25 be designed to further the accomplishment of the purposes of 26 this chapter and shall relate to: 27 Sec. 173. Section 135C.16, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 3. An authorized representative of the department may 30 enter any licensed health care facility without a warrant, 31 and may examine all records pertaining to the care provided 32 residents of the facility. An authorized representative of the 33 department may contact or interview any resident, employee, or 34 any other person who might have knowledge about the operation 35 -126- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 126/ 1541
H.F. 662 of a health care facility. An authorized representative of the 1 department of health and human services shall have the same 2 right with respect to any facility where one or more residents 3 are cared for entirely or partially at public expense, and an 4 authorized representative of the designated protection and 5 advocacy agency shall have the same right with respect to 6 any facility where one or more residents have developmental 7 disabilities or mental illnesses, and the state fire marshal 8 or a deputy appointed pursuant to section 135C.9, subsection 9 1 , paragraph “b” , shall have the same right of entry into any 10 facility and the right to inspect any records pertinent to 11 fire safety practices and conditions within that facility, and 12 an authorized representative of the office of long-term care 13 ombudsman shall have the same right with respect to any nursing 14 facility or residential care facility. If any such authorized 15 representative has probable cause to believe that any 16 institution, building, or agency not licensed as a health care 17 facility is in fact a health care facility as defined by this 18 chapter , and upon producing identification that the individual 19 is an authorized representative is denied entry thereto to 20 the facility for the purpose of making an inspection, the 21 authorized representative may, with the assistance of the 22 county attorney of the county in which the purported health 23 care facility is located, apply to the district court for an 24 order requiring the owner or occupant to permit entry and 25 inspection of the premises to determine whether there have been 26 any violations of this chapter . 27 Sec. 174. Section 135C.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 135C.17 Duties of other departments. 30 It shall be the duty of the department of health and 31 human services, state fire marshal, office of long-term care 32 ombudsman, and the officers and agents of other state and local 33 governmental units, and the designated protection and advocacy 34 agency to assist the department in carrying out the provisions 35 -127- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 127/ 1541
H.F. 662 of this chapter , insofar as the functions of these respective 1 offices and departments are concerned with the health, welfare, 2 and safety of any resident of any health care facility. It 3 shall be the duty of the department to cooperate with the 4 protection and advocacy agency and the office of long-term 5 care ombudsman by responding to all reasonable requests for 6 assistance and information as required by federal law and this 7 chapter . 8 Sec. 175. Section 135C.19, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 b. A copy of each citation required to be posted by this 11 subsection shall be sent by the department to the department 12 of health and human services, to the designated protection 13 and advocacy agency if the facility has one or more residents 14 with developmental disabilities or mental illness, and to the 15 office of long-term care ombudsman if the facility is a nursing 16 facility or residential care facility. 17 Sec. 176. Section 135C.19, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 3. If the facility cited subsequently advises the 20 department of health and human services that the violation 21 has been corrected to the satisfaction of the department of 22 inspections and appeals, the department of health and human 23 services shall maintain this advisory in the same file with 24 the copy of the citation. The department of health and human 25 services shall not disseminate to the public any information 26 regarding citations issued by the department of inspections and 27 appeals, but shall forward or refer inquiries to the department 28 of inspections and appeals. 29 Sec. 177. Section 135C.20A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 2. The report card form shall be developed by the department 32 in cooperation with representatives of the department on 33 aging of health and human services , the state long-term care 34 ombudsman, representatives of certified volunteer long-term 35 -128- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 128/ 1541
H.F. 662 care ombudsmen, representatives of protection and advocacy 1 entities, consumers, and other interested persons. 2 Sec. 178. Section 135C.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 135C.22 Applicable to governmental units. 5 The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to 6 institutions operated by or under the control of the department 7 of health and human services, the state board of regents, or 8 any other governmental unit. 9 Sec. 179. Section 135C.31A, Code 2023, is amended to read 10 as follows: 11 135C.31A Assessment of residents —— program eligibility —— 12 prescription drug coverage. 13 1. A health care facility shall assist the Iowa department 14 of veterans affairs in identifying, upon admission of a 15 resident, the resident’s eligibility for benefits through the 16 United States department of veterans affairs. The department 17 of inspections and appeals, in cooperation with the department 18 of health and human services, shall adopt rules to administer 19 this section , including a provision that ensures that if a 20 resident is eligible for benefits through the United States 21 department of veterans affairs or other third-party payor, 22 the payor of last resort for reimbursement to the health care 23 facility is the medical assistance program. The rules shall 24 also require the health care facility to request information 25 from a resident or resident’s personal representative regarding 26 the resident’s veteran status and to report to the Iowa 27 department of veterans affairs only the names of residents 28 identified as potential veterans along with the names of their 29 spouses and any dependents. Information reported by the 30 health care facility shall be verified by the Iowa department 31 of veterans affairs. This section shall not apply to the 32 admission of an individual to a state mental health institute 33 for acute psychiatric care or to the admission of an individual 34 to the Iowa veterans home. 35 -129- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 129/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. a. If a resident is identified, upon admission to a 1 health care facility, as eligible for benefits through the 2 United States department of veterans affairs pursuant to 3 subsection 1 or through other means, the health care facility 4 shall allow the resident to access any prescription drug 5 benefit included in such benefits for which the resident is 6 also eligible. The health care facility shall also assist the 7 Iowa department of veterans affairs in identifying individuals 8 residing in such health care facilities on July 1, 2009, who 9 are eligible for the prescription drug benefit. 10 b. The department of inspections and appeals, the department 11 of veterans affairs, and the department of health and human 12 services shall identify any barriers to residents in accessing 13 such prescription drug benefits and shall assist health 14 care facilities in adjusting their procedures for medication 15 administration to comply with this subsection . 16 Sec. 180. Section 135C.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 135C.33 Employees and certified nurse aide trainees —— child 19 or dependent adult abuse information and criminal record check 20 options —— evaluations —— application to other providers —— 21 penalty. 22 1. a. For the purposes of this section , the term “crime” 23 does not include offenses under chapter 321 classified as a 24 simple misdemeanor or equivalent simple misdemeanor offenses 25 from another jurisdiction. 26 b. Prior to employment of a person in a facility or with a 27 provider as specified in subsection 5 , the facility or provider 28 shall do one of the following: 29 (1) Request that the department of public safety perform a 30 criminal history check and the record check evaluation system 31 of the department of health and human services perform child 32 and dependent adult abuse record checks of the person in this 33 state. 34 (2) Access the single contact repository to perform the 35 -130- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 130/ 1541
H.F. 662 required record checks. 1 c. (1) If a facility or a provider as specified in 2 subsection 5 accesses the single contact repository to perform 3 the required record checks pursuant to paragraph “b” , the 4 facility or provider may utilize a third-party vendor to 5 perform a comprehensive preliminary background check and 6 provisionally employ a person being considered for employment 7 pending completion of the required record checks through 8 the single contact repository and the evaluation by the 9 department of human services record check evaluation system , as 10 applicable, subject to all of the following: 11 (a) If the comprehensive preliminary background check 12 determines that the person being considered for employment has 13 been convicted of a crime, but the crime does not constitute a 14 felony as defined in section 701.7 and is not a crime specified 15 pursuant to chapter 708 , 708A , 709 , 709A , 710 , 710A , 711 , or 16 712 , or pursuant to section 726.3 , 726.27 , or 726.28 . 17 (b) If the comprehensive preliminary background check 18 determines the person being considered for employment does not 19 have a record of founded child abuse or dependent adult abuse 20 or if an exception pursuant to subsection 4 is applicable to 21 the person. 22 (c) If the facility or provider has requested an evaluation 23 in accordance with subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , to determine 24 whether the crime warrants prohibition of the person’s 25 employment in the facility or with the provider. 26 (2) The provisional employment under this paragraph “c” 27 may continue until such time as the required record checks 28 through the single contact repository and the evaluation by the 29 department of human services record check evaluation system , 30 as applicable, are completed. 31 d. A facility or provider shall inform all persons prior 32 to employment regarding the performance of the record checks 33 and shall obtain, from the persons, a signed acknowledgment of 34 the receipt of the information. A facility or provider shall 35 -131- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 131/ 1541
H.F. 662 include the following inquiry in an application for employment: 1 Do you have a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse 2 or have you ever been convicted of a crime other than a simple 3 misdemeanor offense relating to motor vehicles and laws of the 4 road under chapter 321 or equivalent provisions, in this state 5 or any other state? 6 2. a. If it is determined that a person being considered 7 for employment in a facility or with a provider has been 8 convicted of a crime under a law of any state, the department 9 of public safety shall notify the facility or provider that 10 upon the request of the facility or provider the department of 11 human services record check evaluation system will perform an 12 evaluation to determine whether the crime warrants prohibition 13 of the person’s employment in the facility or with the 14 provider. 15 b. (1) If a person being considered for employment, other 16 than employment involving the operation of a motor vehicle, has 17 been convicted of a crime listed in subparagraph (2) but does 18 not have a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse 19 and the facility or provider has requested an evaluation in 20 accordance with paragraph “a” to determine whether the crime 21 warrants prohibition of the person’s employment, the facility 22 or provider may employ the person for not more than sixty 23 calendar days pending completion of the evaluation. 24 (2) Subparagraph (1) applies to a crime that is a simple 25 misdemeanor offense under section 123.47 , and to a crime 26 that is a first offense of operating a motor vehicle while 27 intoxicated under section 321J.2, subsection 1 . 28 c. If a department of human services record check evaluation 29 system child or dependent adult abuse record check shows 30 that such person has a record of founded child or dependent 31 adult abuse, the department of human services record check 32 evaluation system shall notify the facility or provider that 33 upon the request of the facility or provider the department of 34 human services record check evaluation system will perform an 35 -132- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 132/ 1541
H.F. 662 evaluation to determine whether the founded child or dependent 1 adult abuse warrants prohibition of employment in the facility 2 or with the provider. 3 d. An evaluation performed under this subsection shall 4 be performed in accordance with procedures adopted for this 5 purpose by the department of health and human services. 6 e. (1) If a person owns or operates more than one facility 7 or a provider owns or operates more than one location, and 8 an employee of one of such facilities or provider locations 9 is transferred to another such facility or provider location 10 without a lapse in employment, the facility or provider is not 11 required to request additional criminal and child and dependent 12 adult abuse record checks of that employee. 13 (2) If the ownership of a facility or provider is 14 transferred, at the time of transfer the record checks required 15 by this section shall be performed for each employee for whom 16 there is no documentation that such record checks have been 17 performed. The facility or provider may continue to employ 18 such employee pending the performance of the record checks and 19 any related evaluation. 20 3. In an evaluation, the department of human services 21 record check evaluation system shall consider the nature and 22 seriousness of the crime or founded child or dependent adult 23 abuse in relation to the position sought or held, the time 24 elapsed since the commission of the crime or founded child 25 or dependent adult abuse, the circumstances under which the 26 crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse was committed, 27 the degree of rehabilitation, the likelihood that the person 28 will commit the crime or founded child or dependent adult 29 abuse again, and the number of crimes or founded child or 30 dependent adult abuses committed by the person involved. If 31 the department of human services record check evaluation system 32 performs an evaluation for the purposes of this section , the 33 department of human services record check evaluation system 34 has final authority in determining whether prohibition of the 35 -133- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 133/ 1541
H.F. 662 person’s employment is warranted. 1 4. a. Except as provided in subsection 1 , paragraph “c” , 2 subsection 2 , and paragraph “b” of this subsection , a person 3 who has committed a crime or has a record of founded child or 4 dependent adult abuse shall not be employed in a facility or 5 with a provider unless an evaluation has been performed by the 6 department of human services record check evaluation system . 7 b. A person with a criminal or abuse record who is or was 8 employed by a facility or provider and is hired by another 9 facility or provider shall be subject to the criminal history 10 and abuse record checks required pursuant to subsection 1 . 11 However, if an evaluation was previously performed by the 12 department of human services record check evaluation system 13 concerning the person’s criminal or abuse record and it was 14 determined that the record did not warrant prohibition of 15 the person’s employment and the latest record checks do not 16 indicate a crime was committed or founded abuse record was 17 entered subsequent to that evaluation, the person may commence 18 employment with the other facility or provider in accordance 19 with the department of human services’ record check evaluation 20 system’s evaluation and an exemption from the requirements in 21 paragraph “a” for reevaluation of the latest record checks 22 is authorized. Otherwise, the requirements of paragraph “a” 23 remain applicable to the person’s employment. Authorization 24 of an exemption under this paragraph “b” from requirements for 25 reevaluation of the latest record checks by the department of 26 human services record check evaluation system is subject to all 27 of the following provisions: 28 (1) The position with the subsequent employer is 29 substantially the same or has the same job responsibilities as 30 the position for which the previous evaluation was performed. 31 (2) Any restrictions placed on the person’s employment in 32 the previous evaluation by the department of human services 33 record check evaluation system shall remain applicable in the 34 person’s subsequent employment. 35 -134- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 134/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) The person subject to the record checks has maintained a 1 copy of the previous evaluation and provides the evaluation to 2 the subsequent employer or the previous employer provides the 3 previous evaluation from the person’s personnel file pursuant 4 to the person’s authorization. If a physical copy of the 5 previous evaluation is not provided to the subsequent employer, 6 the record checks shall be reevaluated. 7 (4) Although an exemption under this paragraph “b” may 8 be authorized, the subsequent employer may instead request a 9 reevaluation of the record checks and may employ the person 10 while the reevaluation is being performed. 11 5. a. This section shall also apply to prospective 12 employees of all of the following, if the provider is regulated 13 by the state or receives any state or federal funding: 14 (1) An employee of a homemaker-home health aide, home care 15 aide, adult day services, or other provider of in-home services 16 if the employee provides direct services to consumers. 17 (2) An employee of a hospice, if the employee provides 18 direct services to consumers. 19 (3) An employee who provides direct services to consumers 20 under a federal home and community-based services waiver. 21 (4) An employee of an elder group home certified under 22 chapter 231B , if the employee provides direct services to 23 consumers. 24 (5) An employee of an assisted living program certified 25 under chapter 231C , if the employee provides direct services 26 to consumers. 27 b. In substantial conformance with the provisions of this 28 section , including the provision authorizing provisional 29 employment following completion of a comprehensive preliminary 30 background check, prior to the employment of such an employee, 31 the provider shall request the performance of the criminal 32 and child and dependent adult abuse record checks. The 33 provider shall inform the prospective employee and obtain the 34 prospective employee’s signed acknowledgment. The department 35 -135- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 135/ 1541
H.F. 662 of human services record check evaluation system shall perform 1 the evaluation of any criminal record or founded child or 2 dependent adult abuse record and shall make the determination 3 of whether a prospective employee of a provider shall not be 4 employed by the provider. 5 6. a. This section shall also apply to an employee of 6 a temporary staffing agency that provides staffing for a 7 facility, service, program, or other provider regulated by this 8 section if the employee provides direct services to consumers. 9 b. In substantial conformance with the provisions of this 10 section , including the provision authorizing provisional 11 employment following completion of a comprehensive preliminary 12 background check, prior to the employment of such an employee, 13 the temporary staffing agency shall request the performance of 14 the criminal and child and dependent adult abuse record checks. 15 The temporary staffing agency shall inform the prospective 16 employee and obtain the prospective employee’s signed 17 acknowledgment. The department of human services record check 18 evaluation system shall perform the evaluation of any criminal 19 record or founded child or dependent adult abuse record 20 and shall make the determination of whether a prospective 21 employee of a temporary staffing agency shall not be employed 22 by the assisted living program as defined in section 231C.2 , 23 the Medicare certified home health agency, or the facility, 24 service, program, or other provider regulated by this section . 25 c. If a person employed by a temporary staffing agency that 26 is subject to this section is convicted of a crime or has a 27 record of founded child or dependent adult abuse entered in the 28 abuse registry after the person’s employment application date, 29 the person shall inform the temporary staffing agency within 30 forty-eight hours and the temporary staffing agency shall 31 inform the facility, service, program, or other provider within 32 two hours. 33 d. If a temporary staffing agency fails to comply with the 34 requirements of this section , the temporary staffing agency 35 -136- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 136/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall be liable to the facility, service, program, or other 1 provider for any actual damages, including civil penalties, and 2 reasonable attorney fees. 3 e. This section shall not apply to employees employed by a 4 temporary staffing agency for a position that does not provide 5 direct services to consumers. 6 7. a. The department of inspections and appeals, in 7 conjunction with other departments and agencies of state 8 government involved with criminal history and abuse registry 9 information, shall establish a single contact repository for 10 facilities and other providers to have electronic access to 11 data to perform background checks for purposes of employment, 12 as required of the facilities and other providers under this 13 section . 14 b. The department may access the single contact repository 15 for any of the following purposes: 16 (1) To verify data transferred from the department’s nurse 17 aide registry to the repository. 18 (2) To conduct record checks of applicants for employment 19 with the department. 20 8. a. If a person employed by a facility, service, or 21 program employer that is subject to this section is convicted 22 of a crime or has a record of founded child or dependent 23 adult abuse entered in the abuse registry after the person’s 24 employment application date, the person shall inform the 25 employer of such information within forty-eight hours of the 26 criminal conviction or entry of the record of founded child or 27 dependent adult abuse. The employer shall act to verify the 28 information within seven calendar days of notification. If 29 the information is verified, the requirements of subsections 30 2, 3, and 4 regarding employability and evaluations shall 31 be applied by the employer to determine whether or not the 32 person’s employment is continued. The employer may continue to 33 employ the person pending the performance of an evaluation by 34 the department of human services record check evaluation system 35 -137- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 137/ 1541
H.F. 662 to determine whether prohibition of the person’s employment 1 is warranted. A person who is required by this subsection to 2 inform the person’s employer of a conviction or entry of an 3 abuse record and fails to do so within the required period 4 commits a serious misdemeanor. 5 b. If a facility, service, or program employer receives 6 credible information, as determined by the employer, that a 7 person employed by the employer has been convicted of a crime 8 or a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse has been 9 entered in the abuse registry after employment from a person 10 other than the employee and the employee has not informed 11 the employer of such information within the period required 12 under paragraph “a” , the employer shall act to verify the 13 credible information within seven calendar days of receipt of 14 the credible information. If the information is verified, the 15 requirements of subsections 2, 3, and 4 regarding employability 16 and evaluations shall be applied to determine whether or not 17 the person’s employment is continued. 18 c. The employer may notify the county attorney for the 19 county where the employer is located of any violation or 20 failure by an employee to notify the employer of a criminal 21 conviction or entry of an abuse record within the period 22 required under paragraph “a” . 23 9. a. For the purposes of this subsection , unless the 24 context otherwise requires: 25 (1) “Certified nurse aide training program” means a program 26 approved in accordance with the rules for such programs adopted 27 by the department of health and human services for the training 28 of persons seeking to be a certified nurse aide for employment 29 in any of the facilities or programs this section applies to or 30 in a hospital, as defined in section 135B.1 . 31 (2) “Student” means a person applying for, enrolled in, or 32 returning to a certified nurse aide training program. 33 b. (1) Prior to a student beginning or returning to a 34 certified nurse aide training program, the program shall do one 35 -138- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 138/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the following: 1 (a) Request that the department of public safety perform 2 a criminal history check and the department of human services 3 record check evaluation system perform child and dependent 4 adult abuse record checks, in this state, of the student. 5 (b) Access the single contact repository to perform the 6 required record checks. 7 (2) If a program accesses the single contact repository to 8 perform the required record checks pursuant to subparagraph 9 (1), the program may utilize a third-party vendor to perform a 10 comprehensive preliminary background check to allow a person 11 to provisionally participate in the clinical component of the 12 certified nurse aide training program pending completion of the 13 required record checks through the single contact repository 14 and the evaluation by the department of human services record 15 check evaluation system , as applicable, subject to all of the 16 following: 17 (a) If the comprehensive preliminary background check 18 determines that the person being considered for provisional 19 participation has been convicted of a crime but the crime does 20 not constitute a felony as defined in section 701.7 and is not 21 a crime specified pursuant to chapter 708 , 708A , 709 , 709A , 22 710 , 710A , 711 , or 712 , or pursuant to section 726.3 , 726.27 , 23 or 726.28 . 24 (b) If the comprehensive preliminary background check 25 determines the person being considered for provisional 26 participation does not have a record of founded child abuse or 27 dependent adult abuse or if an exception pursuant to subsection 28 4 is applicable to the person. 29 (c) If the program has requested an evaluation in accordance 30 with subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , to determine whether the crime 31 warrants prohibition of the person’s provisional participation. 32 (d) The provisional participation under this subparagraph 33 (2) may continue until such time as the required record checks 34 through the single contact repository and the evaluation by the 35 -139- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 139/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of human services record check evaluation system , 1 as applicable, are completed. 2 c. If a student has a criminal record or a record of 3 founded child or dependent adult abuse, the student shall 4 not be involved in a clinical education component of the 5 certified nurse aide training program involving children or 6 dependent adults unless an evaluation has been performed by the 7 department of human services record check evaluation system . 8 Upon request of the certified nurse aide training program, the 9 department of human services record check evaluation system 10 shall perform an evaluation to determine whether the record 11 warrants prohibition of the student’s involvement in a clinical 12 education component of the certified nurse aide training 13 program involving children or dependent adults. The evaluation 14 shall be performed in accordance with the criteria specified in 15 subsection 3 , and the department of human services record check 16 evaluation system shall report the results of the evaluation 17 to the certified nurse aide training program. The department 18 of human services record check evaluation system has final 19 authority in determining whether prohibition of the student’s 20 involvement in the clinical education component is warranted. 21 d. (1) If a student’s clinical education component of the 22 training program involves children or dependent adults but 23 does not involve operation of a motor vehicle, and the student 24 has been convicted of a crime listed in subparagraph (2), but 25 does not have a record of founded child or dependent adult 26 abuse, and the training program has requested an evaluation in 27 accordance with paragraph “c” to determine whether the crime 28 warrants prohibition of the student’s involvement in such 29 clinical education component, the training program may allow 30 the student’s participation in the component for not more than 31 sixty days pending completion of the evaluation. 32 (2) Subparagraph (1) applies to a crime that is a simple 33 misdemeanor offense under section 123.47 , and to a crime 34 that is a first offense of operating a motor vehicle while 35 -140- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 140/ 1541
H.F. 662 intoxicated under section 321J.2, subsection 1 . 1 e. (1) If a student is convicted of a crime or has a 2 record of founded child or dependent adult abuse entered in the 3 abuse registry after the record checks and any evaluation have 4 been performed, the student shall inform the certified nurse 5 aide training program of such information within forty-eight 6 hours of the criminal conviction or entry of the record of 7 founded child or dependent adult abuse. The program shall 8 act to verify the information within seven calendar days of 9 notification. If the information is verified, the requirements 10 of paragraph “c” shall be applied by the program to determine 11 whether or not the student’s involvement in a clinical 12 education component may continue. The program may allow 13 the student involvement to continue pending the performance 14 of an evaluation by the department of human services record 15 check evaluation system . A student who is required by this 16 subparagraph to inform the program of a conviction or entry of 17 an abuse record and fails to do so within the required period 18 commits a serious misdemeanor. 19 (2) If a program receives credible information, as 20 determined by the program, that a student has been convicted 21 of a crime or a record of founded child or dependent adult 22 abuse has been entered in the abuse registry after the record 23 checks and any evaluation have been performed, from a person 24 other than the student and the student has not informed the 25 program of such information within the period required under 26 subparagraph (1), the program shall act to verify the credible 27 information within seven calendar days of receipt of the 28 credible information. If the information is verified, the 29 requirements of paragraph “c” shall be applied to determine 30 whether or not the student’s involvement in a clinical 31 education component may continue. 32 (3) The program may notify the county attorney for the 33 county where the program is located of any violation or failure 34 by a student to notify the program of a criminal conviction 35 -141- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 141/ 1541
H.F. 662 or entry of an abuse record within the period required under 1 subparagraph (1). 2 f. If a certified nurse aide training program is conducted 3 by a health care facility and a student of that program 4 subsequently accepts and begins employment with the facility 5 within thirty days of completing the program, the criminal 6 history and abuse registry checks of the student performed 7 pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to fulfill the 8 requirements for such checks prior to employment pursuant to 9 subsection 1 . 10 Sec. 181. Section 135D.2, subsections 3 and 13, Code 2023, 11 are amended to read as follows: 12 3. “Department” means the department of public health and 13 human services . 14 13. Iowa Medicaid enterprise program means the centralized 15 medical assistance program infrastructure, based on a business 16 enterprise model, and designed to foster collaboration among 17 all program stakeholders by focusing on quality, integrity, and 18 consistency as defined in section 249A.2 . 19 Sec. 182. Section 135D.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 2. A single industry shall not be disproportionately 22 represented as voting members of the board. The board shall 23 include at least one member who is a consumer of health 24 services and a majority of the voting members of the board 25 shall be representative of participants in the Iowa health 26 information network. The director of public health and human 27 services or the director’s designee and the director of the 28 Iowa Medicaid enterprise program or the director’s designee 29 shall act as voting members of the board. The commissioner 30 of insurance shall act as an ex officio, nonvoting member of 31 the board. Individuals serving in an ex officio, nonvoting 32 capacity shall not be included in the total number of 33 individuals authorized as members of the board. 34 Sec. 183. Section 135D.6, subsection 3, paragraph f, Code 35 -142- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 142/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 f. Provide an annual budget and fiscal report for the Iowa 2 health information network to the governor, the department of 3 public health and human services , the department of management, 4 the chairs and ranking members of the legislative government 5 oversight standing committees, and the legislative services 6 agency. The report shall also include information about the 7 services provided through the network and information on the 8 participant usage of the network. 9 Sec. 184. Section 135G.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 135G.10 Rules. 12 1. The department of inspections and appeals and the 13 department of health and human services shall collaborate 14 in establishing standards for licensing of subacute care 15 facilities to achieve all of the following objectives: 16 a. Subacute mental health services are provided based on 17 sound, proven clinical practice. 18 b. Subacute mental health services are established in a 19 manner that allows the services to be included in the federal 20 medical assistance state plan. 21 2. It is the intent of the general assembly that subacute 22 mental health services be included in the Medicaid state 23 plan adopted for the implementation of the federal Patient 24 Protection and Affordable Care Act, benchmark plan. 25 3. The department of inspections and appeals, in 26 consultation with the department of health and human services 27 and affected professional groups, shall adopt and enforce rules 28 setting out the standards for a subacute care facility and the 29 rights of the residents admitted to a subacute care facility. 30 The department of inspections and appeals and the department 31 of health and human services shall coordinate the adoption of 32 rules and the enforcement of the rules in order to prevent 33 duplication of effort by the departments and of requirements of 34 the licensee. 35 -143- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 143/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 185. Section 135G.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. Upon receipt of a complaint made in accordance with 3 subsection 1 , the department shall make a preliminary review 4 of the complaint. Unless the department concludes that the 5 complaint is intended to harass a subacute care facility or 6 a licensee or is without reasonable basis, it shall within 7 twenty working days of receipt of the complaint make or cause 8 to be made an on-site inspection of the subacute care facility 9 which is the subject of the complaint. The department of 10 inspections and appeals may refer to the department of health 11 and human services any complaint received by the department 12 of inspections and appeals if the complaint applies to rules 13 adopted by the department of health and human services. The 14 complainant shall also be notified of the name, address, and 15 telephone number of the designated protection and advocacy 16 agency if the alleged violation involves a facility with one 17 or more residents with a developmental disability or mental 18 illness. In any case, the complainant shall be promptly 19 informed of the result of any action taken by the department 20 in the matter. 21 Sec. 186. Section 135H.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 135H.4 Licensure. 24 A person shall not establish, operate, or maintain a 25 psychiatric medical institution for children unless the person 26 obtains a license for the institution under this chapter and 27 either holds a license under section 237.3, subsection 2 , 28 paragraph “a” , as a comprehensive residential facility for 29 children or holds a license under section 125.13 , if the 30 facility provides substance abuse use disorder treatment. 31 Sec. 187. Section 135H.6, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 32 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 e. The department of health and human services has submitted 34 written approval of the application based on the department 35 -144- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 144/ 1541
H.F. 662 of health and human services’ determination of need. The 1 department of health and human services shall identify the 2 location and number of children in the state who require the 3 services of a psychiatric medical institution for children. 4 Approval of an application shall be based upon the location 5 of the proposed psychiatric institution relative to the need 6 for services identified by the department of health and human 7 services and an analysis of the applicant’s ability to provide 8 services and support consistent with requirements under chapter 9 232 , particularly regarding community-based treatment. If 10 the proposed psychiatric institution is not freestanding from 11 a facility licensed under chapter 135B or 135C , approval 12 under this paragraph shall not be given unless the department 13 of health and human services certifies that the proposed 14 psychiatric institution is capable of providing a resident with 15 a living environment similar to the living environment provided 16 by a licensee which is freestanding from a facility licensed 17 under chapter 135B or 135C . 18 Sec. 188. Section 135H.6, subsections 2, 3, 4, and 5, Code 19 2023, are amended to read as follows: 20 2. The department of health and human services shall 21 not give approval to an application which would cause the 22 total number of beds licensed under this chapter for services 23 reimbursed by the medical assistance program under chapter 249A 24 to exceed four hundred thirty beds. 25 3. In addition to the beds authorized under subsection 26 2 , the department of health and human services may establish 27 not more than thirty beds licensed under this chapter at the 28 state mental health institute at Independence. The beds shall 29 be exempt from the certificate of need requirement under 30 subsection 1 , paragraph “d” . 31 4. The department of health and human services may give 32 approval to conversion of beds approved under subsection 2 , 33 to beds which are specialized to provide substance abuse 34 use disorder treatment. However, the total number of beds 35 -145- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 145/ 1541
H.F. 662 approved under subsection 2 and this subsection shall not 1 exceed four hundred thirty. Conversion of beds under this 2 subsection shall not require a revision of the certificate 3 of need issued for the psychiatric institution making the 4 conversion. Beds for children who do not reside in this state 5 and whose service costs are not paid by public funds in this 6 state are not subject to the limitations on the number of beds 7 and certificate of need requirements otherwise applicable under 8 this section . 9 5. A psychiatric institution licensed prior to July 1, 1999, 10 may exceed the number of beds authorized under subsection 2 11 if the excess beds are used to provide services funded from a 12 source other than the medical assistance program under chapter 13 249A . Notwithstanding subsection 1 , paragraphs “d” and “e” , 14 and subsection 2 , the provision of services using those excess 15 beds does not require a certificate of need or a review by the 16 department of health and human services. 17 Sec. 189. Section 135H.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 135H.7 Personnel. 20 1. A person shall not be allowed to provide services in a 21 psychiatric institution if the person has a disease which is 22 transmissible to other persons through required contact in the 23 workplace, which presents a significant risk of infecting other 24 persons, which presents a substantial possibility of harming 25 other persons, or for which no reasonable accommodation can 26 eliminate the risk of infecting other persons. 27 2. a. If a person is being considered for licensure under 28 this chapter , or for employment involving direct responsibility 29 for a child or with access to a child when the child is alone, 30 by a licensed psychiatric institution, or if a person will 31 reside in a facility utilized by a licensee, and if the person 32 has been convicted of a crime or has a record of founded child 33 abuse, the department of human services record check evaluation 34 system and the licensee , for an employee of the licensee , shall 35 -146- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 146/ 1541
H.F. 662 perform an evaluation to determine whether the crime or founded 1 child abuse warrants prohibition of licensure, employment, or 2 residence in the facility. The record check evaluation system 3 of the department of health and human services shall conduct 4 criminal and child abuse record checks in this state and may 5 conduct these checks in other states. The evaluation shall 6 be performed in accordance with procedures adopted for this 7 purpose by the department of health and human services. 8 b. If the department of human services record check 9 evaluation system determines that a person has committed a 10 crime or has a record of founded child abuse and is licensed, 11 employed by a psychiatric institution licensed under this 12 chapter , or resides in a licensed facility, the department 13 record check evaluation system shall notify the program 14 that an evaluation will be conducted to determine whether 15 prohibition of the person’s licensure, employment, or residence 16 is warranted. 17 c. In an evaluation, the department of human services 18 record check evaluation system and the licensee for an employee 19 of the licensee shall consider the nature and seriousness of 20 the crime or founded child abuse in relation to the position 21 sought or held, the time elapsed since the commission of the 22 crime or founded child abuse, the circumstances under which 23 the crime or founded child abuse was committed, the degree of 24 rehabilitation, the likelihood that the person will commit the 25 crime or founded child abuse again, and the number of crimes 26 or founded child abuses committed by the person involved. 27 The department record check evaluation system may permit a 28 person who is evaluated to be licensed, employed, or to reside, 29 or to continue to be licensed, employed, or to reside in a 30 licensed facility, if the person complies with the department’s 31 record check evaluation system’s conditions relating to the 32 person’s licensure, employment, or residence, which may include 33 completion of additional training. For an employee of a 34 licensee, these conditional requirements shall be developed 35 -147- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 147/ 1541
H.F. 662 with the licensee. The department of human services record 1 check evaluation system has final authority in determining 2 whether prohibition of the person’s licensure, employment, 3 or residence is warranted and in developing any conditional 4 requirements under this paragraph. 5 3. If the department of human services record check 6 evaluation system determines that the person has committed a 7 crime or has a record of founded child abuse which warrants 8 prohibition of licensure, employment, or residence, the 9 person shall not be licensed under this chapter to operate 10 a psychiatric institution and shall not be employed by a 11 psychiatric institution or reside in a facility licensed under 12 this chapter . 13 4. In addition to the record checks required under 14 subsection 2 , the department of human services record check 15 evaluation system may conduct dependent adult abuse record 16 checks in this state and may conduct these checks in other 17 states, on a random basis. The provisions of subsections 2 and 18 3 , relative to an evaluation following a determination that a 19 person has been convicted of a crime or has a record of founded 20 child abuse, shall also apply to a random dependent adult abuse 21 record check conducted under this subsection . 22 5. Beginning July 1, 1994, a A licensee shall inform all new 23 applicants for employment of the possibility of the performance 24 of a record check and shall obtain, from the applicant, a 25 signed acknowledgment of the receipt of the information. 26 6. On or after July 1, 1994, a A licensee shall include the 27 following inquiry in an application for employment: 28 Do you have a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse 29 or have you ever been convicted of a crime, in this state or any 30 other state? 31 Sec. 190. Section 135H.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 135H.10 Rules. 34 1. The department of inspections and appeals, in 35 -148- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 148/ 1541
H.F. 662 consultation with the department of health and human services 1 and affected professional groups, shall adopt and enforce rules 2 setting out the standards for a psychiatric medical institution 3 for children and the rights of the residents admitted to 4 a psychiatric institution. The department of inspections 5 and appeals and the department of health and human services 6 shall coordinate the adoption of rules and the enforcement of 7 the rules in order to prevent duplication of effort by the 8 departments and of requirements of the licensee. 9 2. This chapter shall not be construed as prohibiting the 10 use of funds appropriated for foster care to provide payment 11 to a psychiatric medical institution for children for the 12 financial participation required of a child whose foster care 13 placement is in a psychiatric medical institution for children. 14 In accordance with established policies and procedures for 15 foster care, the department of health and human services shall 16 act to recover any such payment for financial participation, 17 apply to be named payee for the child’s unearned income, and 18 recommend parental liability for the costs of a court-ordered 19 foster care placement in a psychiatric medical institution. 20 Sec. 191. Section 135H.12, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. Upon receipt of a complaint made in accordance with 23 section 135H.11 , the department shall make a preliminary review 24 of the complaint. Unless the department concludes that the 25 complaint is intended to harass a psychiatric institution or 26 a licensee or is without reasonable basis, it shall within 27 twenty working days of receipt of the complaint make or cause 28 to be made an on-site inspection of the psychiatric institution 29 which is the subject of the complaint. The department of 30 inspections and appeals may refer to the department of health 31 and human services any complaint received by the department 32 if the complaint applies to rules adopted by the department 33 of health and human services. The complainant shall also 34 be notified of the name, address, and telephone number of 35 -149- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 149/ 1541
H.F. 662 the designated protection and advocacy agency if the alleged 1 violation involves a facility with one or more residents with 2 developmental disabilities or mental illness. In any case, the 3 complainant shall be promptly informed of the result of any 4 action taken by the department in the matter. 5 Sec. 192. Section 135J.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 135J.7 Rules. 8 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter , the department 9 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to 10 implement this chapter , subject to approval of the state board 11 of council on health and human services . Formulation of the 12 rules shall include consultation with Iowa hospice organization 13 representatives and other persons affected by this chapter . 14 Sec. 193. Section 135L.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 3. “Child-placing agency” means any agency, public, 17 semipublic, or private, which represents itself as placing 18 children, receiving children for placement, or actually 19 engaging in placement of children and includes the department 20 of health and human services. 21 Sec. 194. Section 135L.2, subsection 1, paragraph b, 22 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 (1) Information regarding the options described in the 24 video including information regarding the agencies and programs 25 available to provide assistance to the pregnant minor in 26 parenting a child; information relating to adoption including 27 but not limited to information regarding child-placing 28 agencies; and information regarding abortion including but not 29 limited to the legal requirements relative to the performance 30 of an abortion on a pregnant minor. The information provided 31 shall include information explaining that if a pregnant 32 minor decides to continue the pregnancy to term and to retain 33 parental rights, the father of the child is liable for the 34 support of the child and that if the pregnant minor seeks 35 -150- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 150/ 1541
H.F. 662 public assistance on behalf of the child, the pregnant minor 1 shall, and if the pregnant minor is not otherwise eligible as 2 a public assistance recipient, the pregnant minor may, seek 3 the assistance of the child support recovery unit services in 4 establishing the paternity of the child, and in seeking support 5 payments for a reasonable amount of the costs associated with 6 the pregnancy, medical support, and maintenance from the father 7 of the child, or if the father is a minor, from the parents of 8 the minor father. The information shall include a listing of 9 the agencies and programs and the services available from each. 10 Sec. 195. Section 135L.2, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 11 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 a. The video shall be available through the state and local 13 offices of the Iowa department of public health, the department 14 of health and human services , and the judicial branch and 15 through the office of each licensed physician who performs 16 abortions. 17 Sec. 196. Section 135L.3, subsection 3, paragraph m, 18 subparagraph (4), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 (4) The pregnant minor declares that the pregnant minor 20 is a victim of child abuse pursuant to section 232.68 , the 21 person responsible for the care of the child is a parent of 22 the child, and either the abuse has been reported pursuant to 23 the procedures prescribed in chapter 232, subchapter III, part 24 2 , or a parent of the child is named in a report of founded 25 child abuse. The department of health and human services 26 shall maintain confidentiality under chapter 232 and shall not 27 release any information in response to a request for public 28 records, discovery procedures, subpoena, or any other means, 29 unless the release of information is expressly authorized by 30 the pregnant minor regarding the pregnant minor’s pregnancy and 31 abortion, if the abortion is obtained. A person who knowingly 32 violates the confidentiality provisions of this subparagraph is 33 guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 34 Sec. 197. Section 135L.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -151- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 151/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 135L.8 Adoption of rules —— implementation and documents. 2 The Iowa department of public health and human services 3 shall adopt rules to implement the notification procedures 4 pursuant to this chapter including but not limited to rules 5 regarding the documents necessary for notification of a parent 6 or grandparent of a pregnant minor who is designated to receive 7 notification under this chapter . 8 Sec. 198. Section 135M.2, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 4. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 11 and human services . 12 Sec. 199. Section 136A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 136A.1 Purpose. 15 To reduce and avoid adverse health conditions of inhabitants 16 of the state, the Iowa department of public health shall 17 initiate, conduct, and supervise screening and health care 18 programs in order to detect and predict congenital or inherited 19 disorders. The department shall assist in the translation and 20 integration of genetic and genomic advances into public health 21 services to improve health outcomes throughout the life span of 22 the inhabitants of the state. 23 Sec. 200. Section 136A.2, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 4. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 26 and human services . 27 Sec. 201. Section 136A.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 136A.3 Establishment of center for congenital Congenital and 30 inherited disorders —— department duties. 31 A center for congenital and inherited disorders is 32 established within the department. The center department shall 33 do all of the following: 34 1. Initiate, conduct, and supervise statewide screening 35 -152- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 152/ 1541
H.F. 662 programs for congenital and inherited disorders amenable to 1 population screening. 2 2. Initiate, conduct, and supervise statewide health care 3 programs to aid in the early detection, treatment, prevention, 4 education, and provision of supportive care related to 5 congenital and inherited disorders. 6 3. Develop specifications for and designate a central 7 laboratory in which tests conducted pursuant to the screening 8 programs provided for in subsection 1 will be performed. 9 4. Gather, evaluate, and maintain information related 10 to causes, severity, prevention, and methods of treatment 11 for congenital and inherited disorders in conjunction with 12 a central registry, screening programs, genetic health care 13 programs, and ongoing scientific investigations and surveys. 14 5. Perform surveillance and monitoring of congenital and 15 inherited disorders to determine the occurrence and trends of 16 the disorders, to conduct thorough and complete epidemiological 17 surveys, to assist in the planning for and provision of 18 services to children with congenital and inherited disorders 19 and their families, and to identify environmental and genetic 20 risk factors for congenital and inherited disorders. 21 6. Provide information related to severity, causes, 22 prevention, and methods of treatment for congenital and 23 inherited disorders to the public, medical and scientific 24 communities, and health science disciplines. 25 7. Implement public education programs, continuing 26 education programs for health practitioners, and education 27 programs for trainees of the health science disciplines related 28 to genetics, congenital disorders, and inheritable disorders. 29 8. Participate in policy development to assure the 30 appropriate use and confidentiality of genetic information and 31 technologies to improve health and prevent disease. 32 9. Collaborate with state and local health agencies and 33 other public and private organizations to provide education, 34 intervention, and treatment for congenital and inherited 35 -153- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 153/ 1541
H.F. 662 disorders and to integrate genetics and genomics advances into 1 public health activities and policies. 2 Sec. 202. Section 136A.3A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 3 are amended to read as follows: 4 1. A congenital and inherited disorders advisory committee 5 is established to assist the center for congenital and 6 inherited disorders and the department in the development of 7 programs that ensure the availability and access to quality 8 genetic and genomic health care services for all Iowans. 9 3. The advisory committee shall assist the center for 10 congenital and inherited disorders and the department in 11 designating the conditions to be included in the newborn 12 screening and in regularly evaluating the effectiveness and 13 appropriateness of the newborn screening. 14 Sec. 203. Section 136A.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 136A.4 Genetic health services. 17 The center department may initiate, conduct, and supervise 18 genetic health services for the inhabitants of the state, 19 including the provision of regional genetic consultation 20 clinics, comprehensive neuromuscular health care outreach 21 clinics, and other outreach services and clinics as established 22 by rule. 23 Sec. 204. Section 136A.5B, subsection 1, unnumbered 24 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 In accordance with the duties prescribed in section 136A.3 , 26 the center for congenital and inherited disorders department 27 shall collaborate with state and local health agencies 28 and other public and private organizations to develop and 29 publish or approve and publish informational materials to 30 educate and raise awareness of cytomegalovirus and congenital 31 cytomegalovirus among women who may become pregnant, expectant 32 parents, parents of infants, attending health care providers, 33 and others, as appropriate. The materials shall include 34 information regarding all of the following: 35 -154- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 154/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 205. Section 136A.5B, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. An attending health care provider shall provide to a 3 pregnant woman during the first trimester of the pregnancy the 4 informational materials published under this section . The 5 center for congenital and inherited disorders department shall 6 make the informational materials available to attending health 7 care providers upon request. 8 Sec. 206. Section 136A.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 136A.6 Central registry. 11 The center for congenital and inherited disorders department 12 shall maintain a central registry, or shall establish an 13 agreement with a designated contractor to maintain a central 14 registry, to compile, evaluate, retain, and disseminate 15 information on the occurrence, prevalence, causes, treatment, 16 and prevention of congenital disorders. Congenital disorders 17 shall be considered reportable conditions in accordance with 18 rules adopted by the department and shall be abstracted and 19 maintained by the registry. 20 Sec. 207. Section 136A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 136A.7 Confidentiality. 23 The center for congenital and inherited disorders and 24 the department shall maintain the confidentiality of any 25 identifying information collected, used, or maintained pursuant 26 to this chapter in accordance with section 22.7, subsection 2 . 27 Sec. 208. Section 136A.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 136A.8 Rules. 30 The center for congenital and inherited disorders, with 31 assistance provided by the Iowa department of public health, 32 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this 33 chapter . 34 Sec. 209. Section 136B.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 35 -155- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 155/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 1 1. As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 2 requires, “department” means the Iowa department of public 3 health and human services . 4 Sec. 210. Section 136C.1, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 5 are amended to read as follows: 6 2. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 7 and human services . 8 3. “Director” means the director of public health and human 9 services or the director’s designee. 10 Sec. 211. Section 136C.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 2. Establish minimum training standards including 13 continuing education requirements, and administer examinations 14 and disciplinary procedures for operators of radiation machines 15 and users of radioactive materials. A state of Iowa license 16 to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, 17 podiatry, dentistry, dental hygiene, or veterinary medicine, or 18 licensure as a physician assistant pursuant to chapter 148C , or 19 certification by the dental board in dental radiography, or by 20 the board of podiatry in podiatric radiography, or enrollment 21 in a program or course of study approved by the Iowa department 22 of public health which includes the application of radiation to 23 humans satisfies the minimum training standards for operation 24 of radiation machines only. 25 Sec. 212. Section 137.102, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 137.102 Definitions. 28 As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise 29 requires: 30 1. “City board” means a city board of health in existence 31 prior to July 1, 2010. 32 2. “City health department” refers to the personnel and 33 property under the jurisdiction of a city board in existence 34 prior to July 1, 2010. 35 -156- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 156/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. “Council” means a city the council on health and human 1 services . 2 4. “County board” means a county board of health. 3 5. “County health department” refers to the personnel and 4 property under the jurisdiction of a county board. 5 6. “Director” means the director of public health and human 6 services . 7 7. “District” means any two or more geographically 8 contiguous counties. 9 8. “District board” means a board of health representing 10 at least two geographically contiguous counties formed with 11 approval of the state department in accordance with this 12 chapter , or any district board of health in existence prior to 13 July 1, 2010. 14 9. “District health department” refers to the personnel and 15 property under the jurisdiction of a district board. 16 10. “Local board of health” means a city, county, or 17 district board of health. 18 11. “Officers” means a local board of health chairperson, 19 vice chairperson, and secretary, and other officers which may 20 be named at the discretion of the local board of health. 21 12. “State board” means the state board of health. 22 13. 12. “State department” or “department” means the Iowa 23 department of public health and human services . 24 Sec. 213. Section 137.104, subsection 1, paragraph b, 25 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 Make and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations not 28 inconsistent with law and the rules of the state board council 29 as may be necessary for the protection and improvement of the 30 public health. 31 Sec. 214. Section 137.104, subsection 1, paragraph b, 32 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 (1) Rules of a city board shall become effective upon 34 approval by the city council and publication in a newspaper 35 -157- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 157/ 1541
H.F. 662 having general circulation in the city. 1 Sec. 215. Section 137.104, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 d. By written agreement with the city council of any city 4 within its jurisdiction, enforce appropriate ordinances of the 5 city relating to public health. 6 Sec. 216. Section 137.105, subsection 1, paragraphs a and f, 7 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 8 a. All members of a city board shall be appointed by the 9 city council. 10 f. A local board of health member shall serve without 11 compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses in 12 accordance with rules established by the state board council 13 or the applicable jurisdiction. 14 Sec. 217. Section 137.107, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 137.107 Request reviewed by state department. 17 The state department shall review requests submitted 18 pursuant to section 137.106 . The state department, upon 19 finding that all required elements are present, shall present 20 findings to the state board council . The state board council 21 may approve the formation of a district board and if the 22 formation is approved, shall notify the county boards from whom 23 the request was received. 24 Sec. 218. Section 137.114, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 137.114 Withdrawal from district. 27 A county may withdraw from an existing district board upon 28 submission of a request for withdrawal to and approval by 29 the state department. The request shall include a plan to 30 reform its county board or join a different district board, 31 information specified in section 137.106 , and approval of the 32 request by the district board and, at the recommendation of 33 the state department, the state board council . Any county 34 choosing to withdraw from the district board shall commit to 35 -158- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 158/ 1541
H.F. 662 the continuity of services in its county by reestablishing 1 its county board or joining a different district board. The 2 remaining counties in the district shall submit an application 3 including the information specified in section 137.106 to the 4 state department for review as provided in section 137.107 . 5 Sec. 219. Section 137.119, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 137.119 Adoption of rules. 8 The state board of health council shall adopt rules to 9 implement this chapter . The department is vested with 10 discretionary authority to interpret the provisions of this 11 chapter . 12 Sec. 220. Section 137F.1, subsection 9, unnumbered 13 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 14 “Food establishment” means an operation that stores, 15 prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food 16 for human consumption and includes a food service operation in 17 a salvage or distressed food operation, school, summer camp, 18 residential service substance abuse use disorder treatment 19 facility, halfway house substance abuse use disorder treatment 20 facility, correctional facility operated by the department of 21 corrections, or the state training school. “Food establishment” 22 does not include the following: 23 Sec. 221. Section 139A.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 139A.2 Definitions. 26 For purposes of this chapter , unless the context otherwise 27 requires: 28 1. “Area quarantine” means prohibiting ingress and egress 29 to and from a building or buildings, structure or structures, 30 or other definable physical location, or portion thereof, to 31 prevent or contain the spread of a suspected or confirmed 32 quarantinable disease or to prevent or contain exposure to a 33 suspected or known chemical, biological, radioactive, or other 34 hazardous or toxic agent. 35 -159- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 159/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. “Business” means and includes every trade, occupation, 1 or profession. 2 3. “Care provider” means an individual who is trained 3 and authorized by federal or state law to provide health 4 care services or services of any kind in the course of the 5 individual’s official duties, for compensation or in a 6 voluntary capacity, who is a health care provider, emergency 7 medical care provider as defined in section 147A.1 , fire 8 fighter, or peace officer. “Care provider” also means an 9 individual who renders emergency care or assistance in an 10 emergency or due to an accident as described in section 613.17 . 11 4. “Communicable disease” means any disease spread from 12 person to person or animal to person. 13 5. “Contagious or infectious disease” means hepatitis in 14 any form, meningococcal disease, AIDS or HIV as defined in 15 section 141A.1 , tuberculosis, and any other disease determined 16 to be life-threatening to a person exposed to the disease as 17 established by rules adopted by the department, based upon a 18 determination by the state epidemiologist and in accordance 19 with guidelines of the centers for disease control and 20 prevention of the United States department of health and human 21 services. 22 6. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 23 and human services . 24 7. “Designated officer” means a person who is designated by 25 a department, agency, division, or service organization to act 26 as an infection control liaison officer. 27 8. “Director” means the director of health and human 28 services. 29 8. 9. “Exposure” means a specific eye, mouth, other mucous 30 membrane, nonintact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or 31 other potentially infectious bodily fluids. 32 9. 10. “Exposure-prone procedure” means a procedure 33 performed by a health care provider which presents a recognized 34 risk of percutaneous injury to the health care provider and 35 -160- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 160/ 1541
H.F. 662 if such an injury occurs, the health care provider’s blood 1 is likely to contact a patient’s body cavity, subcutaneous 2 tissues, or mucous membranes, or an exposure-prone procedure as 3 defined by the centers for disease control and prevention of 4 the United States department of health and human services. 5 10. 11. “HBV” means hepatitis B virus. 6 11. 12. “Health care facility” means a health care facility 7 as defined in section 135C.1 , an ambulatory surgical center, 8 or a clinic. 9 12. 13. “Health care provider” means a person licensed 10 to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine 11 and surgery, chiropractic, podiatry, nursing, dentistry, 12 optometry, or as a physician assistant, dental hygienist, or 13 acupuncturist. 14 13. 14. “HIV” means HIV as defined in section 141A.1 . 15 14. 15. “Hospital” means hospital as defined in section 16 135B.1 . 17 15. 16. “Isolation” means the separation of persons or 18 animals presumably or actually infected with a communicable 19 disease or who are disease carriers for the usual period of 20 communicability of that disease in such places, marked by 21 placards if necessary, and under such conditions as will 22 prevent the direct or indirect conveyance of the infectious 23 agent or contagion to susceptible persons. 24 16. 17. “Local board” means the local board of health. 25 17. 18. “Local department” means the local health 26 department. 27 18. 19. “Placard” means a warning sign to be erected and 28 displayed on the periphery of a quarantine area, forbidding 29 entry to or exit from the area. 30 19. 20. “Public health disaster” means public health 31 disaster as defined in section 135.140 . 32 20. 21. “Quarantinable disease” means any communicable 33 disease designated by rule adopted by the department as 34 requiring quarantine or isolation to prevent its spread. 35 -161- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 161/ 1541
H.F. 662 21. 22. “Quarantine” means the limitation of freedom 1 of movement of persons or animals that have been exposed to 2 a quarantinable disease within specified limits marked by 3 placards for a period of time equal to the longest usual 4 incubation period of the disease in such manner as to prevent 5 the spread of a quarantinable disease which affects people. 6 22. 23. “Reportable disease” means any disease designated 7 by rule adopted by the department requiring its occurrence to 8 be reported to an appropriate authority. 9 23. 24. “Sexually transmitted disease or infection” 10 means a disease or infection as identified by rules adopted 11 by the department, based upon a determination by the state 12 epidemiologist and in accordance with guidelines of the 13 centers for disease control and prevention of the United States 14 department of health and human services. 15 24. 25. “Significant exposure” means a situation in which 16 there is a risk of contracting disease through exposure to 17 a person’s infectious bodily fluids in a manner capable of 18 transmitting an infectious agent as determined by the centers 19 for disease control and prevention of the United States 20 department of health and human services and adopted by rule of 21 the department. 22 25. 26. “Terminal cleaning” means cleaning procedures 23 defined in the isolation guidelines issued by the centers for 24 disease control and prevention of the United States department 25 of health and human services. 26 Sec. 222. Section 139A.3, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 c. Notwithstanding paragraph “b” , information contained in 29 the report may be reported in public health records in a manner 30 which prevents the identification of any person or business 31 named in the report. If information contained in the report 32 concerns a business, information disclosing the identity of 33 the business may be released to the public when the state 34 epidemiologist or the director of public health determines such 35 -162- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 162/ 1541
H.F. 662 a release of information necessary for the protection of the 1 health of the public. 2 Sec. 223. Section 139A.8, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 3. Subject to the provision of subsection 4 , the state board 5 of council on health and human services may modify or delete 6 any of the immunizations in subsection 2 . 7 Sec. 224. Section 139A.8, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 b. The exemptions under this subsection do not apply in 10 times of emergency or epidemic as determined by the state board 11 of council on health and human services and as declared by the 12 director of public health and human services . 13 Sec. 225. Section 139A.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 139A.9 Forcible removal —— isolation —— quarantine. 16 The forcible removal and isolation or quarantine of any 17 infected person shall be accomplished according to the rules 18 and regulations of the local board or the rules of the state 19 board of council on health and human services . 20 Sec. 226. Section 141A.1, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 6. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 23 and human services . 24 Sec. 227. Section 141A.2, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 6. The department, with the approval of the state 27 board of council on health and human services , may conduct 28 epidemiological blinded and nonblinded studies to determine 29 the incidence and prevalence of HIV infection. Initiation 30 of any new epidemiological studies shall be contingent upon 31 the receipt of funding sufficient to cover all the costs 32 associated with the studies. The informed consent, reporting, 33 and counseling requirements of this chapter shall not apply to 34 blinded studies. 35 -163- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 163/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 228. Section 141A.4, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. All persons having a history of injecting drug abuse use 3 disorder . 4 Sec. 229. Section 141A.9, subsection 2, paragraph j, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 j. To employees of state correctional institutions subject 7 to the jurisdiction of the department of corrections, employees 8 of secure facilities for juveniles subject to the department 9 of health and human services, and employees of city and county 10 jails, if the employees have direct supervision over inmates of 11 those facilities or institutions in the exercise of the duties 12 prescribed pursuant to section 80.9B . 13 Sec. 230. Section 142.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 142.1 Delivery of bodies. 16 The body of every person dying in a public asylum, hospital, 17 county care facility, penitentiary, or reformatory in this 18 state, or found dead within the state, or which is to be buried 19 at public expense in this state, except those buried under the 20 provisions of chapter 144C or 249 , and which is suitable for 21 scientific purposes, shall be delivered to the medical college 22 of the state university, or some osteopathic or chiropractic 23 college or school located in this state, which has been 24 approved under the law regulating the practice of osteopathic 25 medicine or chiropractic; but no such body shall be delivered 26 to any such college or school if the deceased person expressed 27 a desire during the person’s last illness that the person’s 28 body should be buried or cremated, nor if such is the desire 29 of the person’s relatives. Such bodies shall be equitably 30 distributed among said colleges and schools according to their 31 needs for teaching anatomy in accordance with such rules as 32 may be adopted by the Iowa department of public health and 33 human services . The expense of transporting said bodies to 34 such college or school shall be paid by the college or school 35 -164- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 164/ 1541
H.F. 662 receiving the same. If the deceased person has not expressed 1 a desire during the person’s last illness that the person’s 2 body should be buried or cremated and no person authorized to 3 control the deceased person’s remains under section 144C.5 4 requests the person’s body for burial or cremation, and if a 5 friend objects to the use of the deceased person’s body for 6 scientific purposes, said deceased person’s body shall be 7 forthwith delivered to such friend for burial or cremation at 8 no expense to the state or county. Unless such friend provides 9 for burial and burial expenses within five days, the body shall 10 be used for scientific purposes under this chapter . 11 Sec. 231. Section 142.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 142.2 Furnished to physicians. 14 When there are more dead bodies available for use under 15 section 142.1 than are desired by said colleges or schools, the 16 same may be delivered to physicians in the state for scientific 17 study under such rules as may be adopted by the Iowa department 18 of public health and human services . 19 Sec. 232. Section 142.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 142.3 Notification of department. 22 Every county medical examiner, funeral director or embalmer, 23 and the managing officer of every public asylum, hospital, 24 county care facility, penitentiary, or reformatory, as soon 25 as any dead body shall come into the person’s custody which 26 may be used for scientific purposes as provided in sections 27 142.1 and 142.2 , shall at once notify the nearest relative 28 or friend of the deceased, if known, and the Iowa department 29 of public health and human services , and hold such body 30 unburied for forty-eight hours. Upon receipt of notification, 31 the department shall issue verbal or written instructions 32 relative to the disposition to be made of said body. Complete 33 jurisdiction over said bodies is vested exclusively in the Iowa 34 department of public health and human services . No autopsy or 35 -165- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 165/ 1541
H.F. 662 post mortem, except as are legally ordered by county medical 1 examiners, shall be performed on any of said bodies prior to 2 their delivery to the medical schools. 3 Sec. 233. Section 142.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 142.9 Failure to deliver dead body. 6 Any person having the custody of the dead body of any human 7 being which is required to be delivered for scientific purposes 8 by this chapter , who shall fail to notify the Iowa department 9 of public health and human services of the existence of such 10 body, or fail to deliver the same in accordance with the 11 instructions of the department, shall be guilty of a simple 12 misdemeanor. 13 Sec. 234. Section 142A.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 142A.2 Definitions. 16 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 17 requires: 18 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division 19 of tobacco use prevention and control. 20 2. 1. “Commission” means the commission on tobacco use 21 prevention and control established in this chapter . 22 3. 2. “Community partnership” means a public agency or 23 nonprofit organization implementing the tobacco use prevention 24 and control initiative in a local area in accordance with this 25 chapter . 26 4. 3. “Department” means the Iowa department of public 27 health and human services . 28 5. 4. “Director” means the director of public health and 29 human services . 30 6. “Division” means the division of tobacco use prevention 31 and control of the Iowa department of public health, 32 established pursuant to this chapter . 33 7. 5. “Initiative” means the comprehensive tobacco use 34 prevention and control initiative established in this chapter . 35 -166- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 166/ 1541
H.F. 662 8. 6. “Manufacturer” means manufacturer as defined in 1 section 453A.1 . 2 9. 7. “Pregnant woman” means a female of any age who is 3 pregnant. 4 10. 8. “School-age youth” means a person attending school 5 in kindergarten through grade twelve. 6 11. 9. “Tobacco” means both cigarettes and tobacco products 7 as defined in section 453A.1 . 8 12. 10. “Youth” means a person who is five through 9 twenty-four years of age. 10 Sec. 235. Section 142A.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 142A.3 Tobacco use prevention and control —— division —— 13 commission —— created. 14 1. The department shall establish, as a separate and 15 distinct division within the department, a division of tobacco 16 use prevention and control. The division shall develop, 17 implement, and administer the initiative established in this 18 chapter and shall perform other duties as directed by this 19 chapter or as assigned by the director of public health . 20 2. A commission on tobacco use prevention and control 21 is established to develop policy, provide direction for 22 the initiative, and perform all other duties related to 23 the initiative and other tobacco use prevention and control 24 activities as directed by this chapter or referred to the 25 commission by the director of public health . 26 3. The membership of the commission shall include the 27 following voting members who shall serve three-year, staggered 28 terms: 29 a. Members, at least one of whom is a member of a racial 30 minority, to be appointed by the governor, subject to 31 confirmation by the senate pursuant to sections 2.32 and 69.19 , 32 and consisting of the following: 33 (1) Three members who are active with nonprofit health 34 organizations that emphasize tobacco use prevention or who are 35 -167- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 167/ 1541
H.F. 662 active as health services providers, at the local level. 1 (2) Three members who are active with health promotion 2 activities at the local level in youth education, nonprofit 3 services, or other activities relating to tobacco use 4 prevention and control. 5 b. Three voting members, to be selected by the participants 6 in the annual statewide youth summit of the initiative’s youth 7 program, who shall not be subject to section 69.16 or 69.16A . 8 However, the selection process shall provide for diversity 9 among the members and at least one of the youth members shall 10 be a female. 11 4. The commission shall also include the following ex 12 officio, nonvoting members: 13 a. Four members of the general assembly, with not more than 14 one member from each chamber being from the same political 15 party. The majority leader of the senate and the minority 16 leader of the senate shall each appoint one of the senate 17 members. The majority leader of the house of representatives 18 and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall 19 each appoint one of the house members. 20 b. The presiding officer of the statewide youth executive 21 body, selected by the delegates to the statewide youth summit. 22 5. In addition to the members of the commission, the 23 following agencies, organizations, and persons shall each 24 assign a single liaison to the commission to provide assistance 25 to the commission in the discharge of the commission’s duties: 26 a. The department of education. 27 b. The drug policy coordinator director . 28 c. The department of justice, office of the attorney 29 general. 30 d. The department of human services. 31 6. Citizen members shall be reimbursed for actual and 32 necessary expenses incurred in performance of their duties. 33 Citizen members shall be paid a per diem as specified in 34 section 7E.6 . Legislative members are eligible for per diem 35 -168- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 168/ 1541
H.F. 662 and expenses as provided in section 2.10 . 1 7. A member of the commission who is convicted of a crime 2 relating to tobacco, alcohol, or controlled substances is 3 subject to removal from the commission. 4 8. A vacancy on the commission other than for the youth 5 members shall be filled in the same manner as the original 6 appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. A youth 7 member vacancy shall be filled by the presiding officer of the 8 statewide executive body as selected by the delegates to the 9 statewide youth summit. 10 9. The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its 11 voting members and may select other officers from among its 12 voting members, as determined necessary by the commission. 13 The commission shall meet regularly as determined by the 14 commission, upon the call of the chairperson, or upon the call 15 of a majority of the voting members. 16 10. The commission may designate an advisory council. The 17 commission shall determine the membership and representation 18 of the advisory council and members of the council shall serve 19 at the pleasure of the commission. The advisory council may 20 include representatives of health care provider groups, parent 21 groups, antitobacco advocacy programs and organizations, 22 research and evaluation experts, and youth organizers. 23 Sec. 236. Section 142A.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 142A.4 Commission duties. 26 The commission shall do all of the following: 27 1. Develop and implement the comprehensive tobacco use 28 prevention and control initiative as provided in this chapter . 29 2. Provide a forum for the discussion, development, and 30 recommendation of public policy alternatives in the field of 31 tobacco use prevention and control. 32 3. Develop an educational component of the initiative. 33 Educational efforts provided through the school system shall be 34 developed in conjunction with the department of education. 35 -169- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 169/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. Develop a plan for implementation of the initiative in 1 accordance with the purpose and intent specified in section 2 142A.1 . 3 5. Provide for technical assistance, training, and other 4 support under the initiative. 5 6. Take actions to develop and implement a statewide 6 system for the initiative programs that are delivered through 7 community partnerships. 8 7. Manage and coordinate the provision of funding and other 9 moneys available to the initiative by combining all or portions 10 of appropriations or other revenues as authorized by law. 11 8. Assist with the linkage of the initiative with child 12 welfare and juvenile justice decategorization projects, 13 education programming, early childhood Iowa areas, and other 14 programs and services directed to youth at the state and 15 community level. 16 9. a. Coordinate and respond to any requests from a 17 community partnership relating to any of the following: 18 (1) Removal of barriers to community partnership efforts. 19 (2) Pooling and redirecting of existing federal, state, or 20 other public or private funds available for purposes that are 21 consistent with the initiative. 22 (3) Seeking of federal waivers to assist community 23 partnership efforts. 24 b. In coordinating and responding to the requests, the 25 commission shall work with state agencies, the governor, and 26 the general assembly as necessary to address requests deemed 27 appropriate by the commission. 28 10. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary for 29 the designation, governance, and oversight of the initiative 30 and the implementation of this chapter . The commission shall 31 provide for community partnership and youth program input in 32 the rules adoption process. The rules shall include but are 33 not limited to all of the following: 34 a. Performance indicators for initiative programs, community 35 -170- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 170/ 1541
H.F. 662 partnerships, and the services provided under the auspices of 1 community partnerships. The performance indicators shall be 2 developed with input from communities. 3 b. Minimum standards to further the provision of equal 4 access to services. 5 11. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of performance 6 measures utilized under the initiative. 7 12. Submit a report to the governor and the general assembly 8 on a periodic basis, during the initial year of operation, 9 and on an annual basis thereafter, regarding the initiative, 10 including demonstrated progress based on performance 11 indicators. The commission shall report more frequently if 12 requested by the joint appropriations subcommittee that makes 13 recommendations concerning the commission’s budget. Beginning 14 July 1, 2005, the commission shall also perform a comprehensive 15 review of the initiative and shall submit a report of its 16 findings to the governor and the general assembly on or before 17 December 15, 2005. 18 13. Represented by the chairperson of the commission, 19 annually appear before the joint appropriations subcommittee 20 that makes recommendations concerning the commission’s budget 21 to report on budget expenditures and division department 22 operations relative to the prior fiscal year and the current 23 fiscal year. 24 14. Advise the director in evaluating potential candidates 25 for the position of administrator, consult with the director 26 in the hiring of the administrator, and review and advise 27 the director on the performance of the administrator in the 28 discharge of the administrator’s duties. 29 15. 14. Prioritize funding needs and the allocation of 30 moneys appropriated and other resources available for the 31 programs and activities of the initiative. 32 16. 15. Review fiscal needs of the initiative and make 33 recommendations to the director in the development of budget 34 requests. 35 -171- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 171/ 1541
H.F. 662 17. 16. Solicit and accept any gift of money or property, 1 including any grant of money, services, or property from the 2 federal government, the state, a political subdivision, or 3 a private source that is consistent with the goals of the 4 initiative. The commission shall adopt rules prohibiting the 5 acceptance of gifts from a manufacturer of tobacco products. 6 18. 17. Advise and make recommendations to the governor, 7 the general assembly, and the director , and the administrator , 8 relative to tobacco use, treatment, intervention, prevention, 9 control, and education programs in the state. 10 19. 18. Evaluate the work of the division and the 11 department relating to the initiative. For this purpose, the 12 commission shall have access to any relevant department records 13 and documents, and other information reasonably obtainable by 14 the department. 15 20. 19. Develop the structure for the statewide youth 16 summit to be held annually. 17 21. 20. Approve the content of any materials distributed 18 by the youth program pursuant to section 142A.9 , prior to 19 distribution of the materials. 20 Sec. 237. Section 142A.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 142A.5 Director and administrator Department duties. 23 1. The director department shall do all of the following: 24 a. Establish and maintain the division of tobacco use 25 prevention and control. 26 b. Employ a separate division administrator, in accordance 27 with the requirements of section 142A.4, subsection 14 , in a 28 full-time equivalent position whose sole responsibility and 29 duty shall be the administration and oversight of the division. 30 The division administrator shall report to and shall serve 31 at the pleasure of the director. The administrator shall 32 be exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, 33 subchapter IV . 34 c. 1. Coordinate all tobacco use prevention and control 35 -172- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 172/ 1541
H.F. 662 programs and activities under the purview of the department. 1 d. 2. Receive and review budget recommendations from the 2 commission. The director shall consider these recommendations 3 in developing the budget request for the department. 4 2. The administrator shall do all of the following: 5 a. 3. Implement the initiative, coordinate the activities 6 of the commission and the initiative, and coordinate other 7 tobacco use prevention and control activities as assigned by 8 the director . 9 b. 4. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of performance 10 measures. 11 c. 5. Provide staff and administrative support to the 12 commission. 13 d. 6. Administer contracts entered into under this chapter . 14 e. 7. Coordinate and cooperate with other tobacco use 15 prevention and control programs within and outside of the 16 state. 17 f. 8. Provide necessary information to the commission 18 to assist the commission in making its annual report to the 19 joint appropriations subcommittee pursuant to section 142A.4, 20 subsection 13, and in fulfilling other commission duties 21 pursuant to section 142A.4 . 22 Sec. 238. Section 142A.6, subsections 1 and 4, Code 2023, 23 are amended to read as follows: 24 1. A comprehensive tobacco use prevention and control 25 initiative is established. The division department shall 26 implement the initiative as provided in this chapter . 27 4. The division department shall implement the initiative 28 in a manner that ensures that youth are extensively involved 29 in the decision making for the programs implemented under 30 the initiative. The initiative shall also involve parents, 31 schools, and community members in activities to achieve the 32 results desired for the initiative. The division department 33 shall encourage collaboration at the state and local levels 34 to maximize available resources and to provide flexibility to 35 -173- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 173/ 1541
H.F. 662 support community efforts. 1 Sec. 239. Section 142C.15, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 2 are amended to read as follows: 3 1. An anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation 4 fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury 5 under the control of the Iowa department of public health and 6 human services . The fund shall consist of moneys remitted 7 by the county treasurer of a county or by the department of 8 transportation which were collected through the payment of a 9 contribution made by an applicant for registration of a motor 10 vehicle pursuant to section 321.44A and any other contributions 11 to the fund. 12 2. The moneys collected under this section and deposited 13 in the fund are appropriated to the Iowa department of public 14 health and human services for the purposes specified in 15 this section . Moneys in the fund shall not be subject to 16 appropriation or expenditure for any other purpose. 17 Sec. 240. Section 142C.15, subsection 4, unnumbered 18 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 The Iowa department of public health and human services may 20 use not more than five percent of the moneys in the fund for 21 administrative costs. The remaining moneys in the fund may 22 be expended through grants to any of the following persons, 23 subject to the following conditions: 24 Sec. 241. Section 142C.17, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 25 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 The Iowa department of public health and human services , in 27 conjunction with any statewide organ procurement organization 28 in Iowa, shall prepare and submit a report to the general 29 assembly on or before January 1 each year regarding organ 30 donation rates and voluntary compliance efforts with hospital 31 organ and tissue donation protocols by physicians, hospitals, 32 and other health systems organizations. The report shall 33 contain the following: 34 Sec. 242. Section 142C.18, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 35 -174- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 174/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 1 1. The director department of public health and human 2 services shall contract with and recognize the Iowa donor 3 registry for the purpose of indicating on the donor registry 4 all relevant information regarding a donor’s making or amending 5 of an anatomical gift. 6 Sec. 243. Section 142D.2, Code 2023, is amended by adding 7 the following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. “Department” means the department of 9 health and human services. 10 Sec. 244. Section 142D.6, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 3. The owner, operator, manager, or other person having 13 custody or control of a public place, place of employment, 14 area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5 , 15 or outdoor area where smoking is prohibited under this 16 chapter shall clearly and conspicuously post in and at every 17 entrance to the public place, place of employment, area 18 declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5 , or 19 outdoor area, “no smoking” signs or the international “no 20 smoking” symbol. Additionally, a “no smoking” sign or the 21 international “no smoking” symbol shall be placed in every 22 vehicle that constitutes a public place, place of employment, 23 or area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5 24 under this chapter , visible from the exterior of the vehicle. 25 All signs shall contain the telephone number for reporting 26 complaints and the internet site of the department of public 27 health . The owner, operator, manager, or other person having 28 custody or control of the public place, place of employment, 29 area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5 , 30 or outdoor area may use the sample signs provided on the 31 department of public health’s department’s internet site, or 32 may use another sign if the contents of the sign comply with 33 the requirements of this subsection . 34 Sec. 245. Section 142D.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -175- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 175/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 142D.8 Enforcement. 2 1. This chapter shall be enforced by the department of 3 public health or the department’s designee. The department of 4 public health shall adopt rules to administer this chapter , 5 including rules regarding enforcement. The department 6 of public health shall provide information regarding the 7 provisions of this chapter and related compliance issues to 8 employers, owners, operators, managers, and other persons 9 having custody or control of a public place, place of 10 employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to 11 section 142D.5 , or outdoor area where smoking is prohibited, 12 and the general public via the department’s internet site. The 13 internet site shall include sample signage and the telephone 14 number for reporting complaints. Judicial magistrates shall 15 hear and determine violations of this chapter . 16 2. If a public place is subject to any state or political 17 subdivision inspection process or is under contract with the 18 state or a political subdivision, the person performing the 19 inspection shall assess compliance with the requirements of 20 this chapter and shall report any violations to the department 21 of public health or the department’s designee. 22 3. An owner, operator, manager, or other person having 23 custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area 24 declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5 , or 25 outdoor area regulated under this chapter shall inform persons 26 violating this chapter of the provisions of this chapter . 27 4. An employee or private citizen may bring a legal action 28 to enforce this chapter . Any person may register a complaint 29 under this chapter by filing a complaint with the department of 30 public health or the department’s designee. 31 5. In addition to the remedies provided in this section , the 32 department of public health or the department’s designee or any 33 other person aggrieved by the failure of the owner, operator, 34 manager, or other person having custody or control of a public 35 -176- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 176/ 1541
H.F. 662 place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place 1 pursuant to section 142D.5 , or outdoor area regulated by this 2 chapter to comply with this chapter may seek injunctive relief 3 to enforce this chapter . 4 Sec. 246. Section 142D.9, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 5. Violation of this chapter constitutes a public nuisance 7 which may be abated by the department of public health or the 8 department’s designee by restraining order, preliminary or 9 permanent injunction, or other means provided by law, and the 10 entity abating the public nuisance may take action to recover 11 the costs of such abatement. 12 Sec. 247. Section 144.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 144.1 Definitions. 15 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 16 requires: 17 1. “Board” means the state board of health. 18 2. “Book” , “list” , “record” , or “schedule” kept by a county 19 auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other 20 county officer means the county system as defined in section 21 445.1 . 22 3. 1. “Court of competent jurisdiction” when used to refer 23 to inspection of an original certificate of birth based upon an 24 adoption means the court where the adoption was ordered. 25 4. 2. “Cremated remains” means all the remains of the 26 cremated human body recovered after the completion of the 27 cremation process, including pulverization which leaves only 28 bone fragments reduced to unidentifiable dimensions, and may 29 include the residue of any foreign matter including casket 30 material, bridgework, or eyeglasses that were cremated with the 31 human remains. 32 5. 3. “Cremation” means the technical process, using 33 heat and flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments, 34 with the reduction taking place through heat and evaporation. 35 -177- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 177/ 1541
H.F. 662 Cremation shall include the processing, and may include the 1 pulverization, of the bone fragments. 2 6. 4. “Dead body” means a lifeless human body or parts 3 or bones of a body, if, from the state of the body, parts, 4 or bones, it may reasonably be concluded that death recently 5 occurred. 6 7. 5. “Department” means the Iowa department of public 7 health and human services . 8 8. “Division” means a division, within the department, for 9 records and statistics. 10 9. 6. “Fetal death” means death prior to the complete 11 expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human 12 conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy. Death 13 is indicated by the fact that after expulsion or extraction 14 the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life 15 such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, 16 or definite movement of voluntary muscles. In determining a 17 fetal death, heartbeats shall be distinguished from transient 18 cardiac contractions, and respirations shall be distinguished 19 from fleeting respiratory efforts or gasps. 20 10. 7. “Filing” means the presentation of a certificate, 21 report, or other record, provided for in this chapter , of a 22 birth, death, fetal death, adoption, marriage, dissolution, or 23 annulment for registration by the division department . 24 11. 8. “Final disposition” means the burial, interment, 25 cremation, removal from the state, or other disposition of a 26 dead body or fetus. 27 12. 9. “Institution” means any establishment, public 28 or private, which provides inpatient medical, surgical, 29 or diagnostic care or treatment, or nursing, custodial, or 30 domiciliary care to two or more unrelated individuals, or to 31 which persons are committed by law. 32 13. 10. “Live birth” means the complete expulsion or 33 extraction from its mother of a product of human conception, 34 irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after 35 -178- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 178/ 1541
H.F. 662 such expulsion or extraction, breathes or shows any other 1 evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of 2 the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, 3 whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta 4 is attached. In determining a live birth, heartbeats shall 5 be distinguished from transient cardiac contractions, and 6 respirations shall be distinguished from fleeting respiratory 7 efforts or gasps. 8 11. “Record” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, 9 recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county 10 system as defined in section 445.1. 11 14. 12. “Registration” means the process by which vital 12 statistic records are completed, filed, and incorporated by the 13 division department in the division’s department’s official 14 records. 15 15. 13. “State registrar” means the state registrar of 16 vital statistics. 17 16. 14. “System of vital statistics” includes the 18 registration, collection, preservation, amendment, and 19 certification of vital statistics records, and activities and 20 records related thereto to the records including the data 21 processing, analysis, and publication of statistical data 22 derived from such records. 23 17. 15. “Vital statistics” means records of births, deaths, 24 fetal deaths, adoptions, marriages, dissolutions, annulments, 25 and data related thereto to the records . 26 Sec. 248. Section 144.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 144.2 Division of records Records and statistics. 29 There is established in the The department a division for 30 records and statistics which shall install, maintain, and 31 operate the system of vital statistics throughout the state. 32 No system for the registration of births, deaths, fetal deaths, 33 adoptions, marriages, dissolutions, and annulments, shall be 34 maintained in the state or any of its political subdivisions 35 -179- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 179/ 1541
H.F. 662 other than the one provided for in this chapter . Suitable 1 quarters shall be provided for the division department 2 by the executive council at the seat of government. The 3 quarters shall be properly equipped for the permanent and safe 4 preservation of all official records made and returned under 5 this chapter . 6 Sec. 249. Section 144.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 144.4 Registrar State registrar . 9 The director of public health or the director’s designee 10 shall be the state registrar of vital statistics and shall 11 carry out the provisions of this chapter . 12 Sec. 250. Section 144.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 144.5 Duties of state registrar. 15 The state registrar shall do all of the following : 16 1. Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules issued 17 under this chapter , and issue instructions for the efficient 18 administration of the statewide system of vital statistics and 19 the division for records and statistics . 20 2. Direct and supervise the statewide system of vital 21 statistics and the division for records and statistics and be 22 custodian of its records. 23 3. Direct, supervise, and control the activities of clerks 24 of the district court and county recorders related to the 25 operation of the vital statistics system and provide registrars 26 with necessary postage. 27 4. Prescribe, print, and distribute the forms required by 28 this chapter and prescribe any other means for transmission of 29 data, as necessary to accomplish complete, accurate reporting. 30 5. Prepare and publish annual reports of vital statistics of 31 this state and other reports as may be required. 32 6. Delegate functions and duties vested in the state 33 registrar to officers, to employees of the department, to the 34 clerks of the district court, and to the county registrars as 35 -180- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 180/ 1541
H.F. 662 the state registrar deems necessary or expedient. 1 7. Provide, by rules, for appropriate morbidity reporting. 2 Sec. 251. Section 144.12A, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 4. The department shall, upon request, provide the name, 5 address, social security number, and any other identifying 6 information of a registrant to the biological mother of 7 the child; a court; the department of human services; the 8 attorney of any party to an adoption, termination of parental 9 rights, or establishment of paternity or support action; or 10 to the child support recovery unit services for an action to 11 establish paternity or support ; or any other subunit of the 12 department subject to prior approval by the state registrar . 13 The information shall not be divulged to any other person and 14 shall be considered a confidential record as to any other 15 person, except upon order of the court for good cause shown. 16 If the registry has not received a declaration of paternity, 17 the department shall provide a written statement to that effect 18 to the person making the inquiry. 19 Sec. 252. Section 144.13, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 4. The division state registrar shall make all of the 22 following available to the child support recovery unit 23 services , upon request: 24 a. A copy of a child’s birth certificate. 25 b. The social security numbers of the mother and the father. 26 c. A copy of the affidavit of paternity if filed pursuant 27 to section 252A.3A and any subsequent rescission form which 28 rescinds the affidavit. 29 d. Information, other than information for medical and 30 health use only, identified on a child’s birth certificate or 31 on an affidavit of paternity filed pursuant to section 252A.3A . 32 The information may be provided as mutually agreed upon by the 33 division state registrar and the child support recovery unit 34 services , including by automated exchange. 35 -181- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 181/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 253. Section 144.13A, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. Ten dollars of each registration fee is appropriated and 3 shall be used for primary and secondary child abuse prevention 4 programs pursuant to section 235A.1 , and ten dollars of each 5 registration fee is appropriated and shall be used for the 6 center for congenital and inherited disorders central registry 7 established pursuant to section 136A.6 . Notwithstanding 8 section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this paragraph that remain 9 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 10 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure 11 for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding 12 fiscal year, and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, 13 appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in 14 this paragraph. 15 Sec. 254. Section 144.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 144.26 Death certificate. 18 1. a. A death certificate for each death which occurs 19 in this state shall be filed as directed by the state 20 registrar within three days after the death and prior to final 21 disposition, and shall be registered by the county registrar 22 if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this 23 chapter . A death certificate shall include the social security 24 number, if provided, of the deceased person. All information 25 including the certifying physician’s, physician assistant’s, 26 or advanced registered nurse practitioner’s name shall be 27 typewritten. 28 b. A physician assistant or an advanced registered nurse 29 practitioner authorized to sign a death certificate shall be 30 licensed in this state and shall have been in charge of the 31 deceased patient’s care. 32 2. All information included on a death certificate may 33 be provided as mutually agreed upon by the division state 34 registrar and the child support recovery unit services , 35 -182- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 182/ 1541
H.F. 662 including by automated exchange. 1 3. a. The county in which a dead body is found is the 2 county of death. If death occurs in a moving conveyance, 3 the county in which the dead body is first removed from the 4 conveyance is the county of death. 5 b. If a decedent died outside of the county of the 6 decedent’s residence, the state registrar shall send a copy 7 of the decedent’s death certificate and any amendments to the 8 county registrar of the county of the decedent’s residence. 9 The county registrar shall record a death certificate received 10 pursuant to this paragraph in the same records in which the 11 death certificate of a decedent who died within the county 12 is recorded. The state registrar may provide the county 13 registrars with electronic access to vital records in lieu of 14 the requirements of this paragraph. 15 4. a. The department shall establish by rule procedures 16 for making a finding of presumption of death when no body 17 can be found. The department shall also provide by rule 18 the responsibility for completing and signing the medical 19 certification of cause of death in such circumstances. The 20 presumptive death certificate shall be in a form prescribed by 21 the state registrar and filed in the county where the death was 22 presumed to occur. 23 b. The division department shall provide for the correction, 24 substitution, or removal of a presumptive death certificate 25 when the body of the person is later found, additional facts 26 are discovered, or the person is discovered to be alive. 27 5. Upon the activation of an electronic death record system, 28 each person with a duty related to death certificates shall 29 participate in the electronic death record system. A person 30 with a duty related to a death certificate includes but is not 31 limited to a physician as defined in section 135.1 , a physician 32 assistant, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, a funeral 33 director, and a county recorder. 34 Sec. 255. Section 144.29A, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 35 -183- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 183/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 c. The maternal health services region of the Iowa 2 department of public health and human services , as designated 3 as of July 1, 1997, in which the patient resides. 4 Sec. 256. Section 144.36, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 1. A certificate recording each marriage performed in 7 this state shall be filed with the state registrar. The 8 county registrar shall prepare the certificate on the form 9 furnished by the state registrar upon the basis of information 10 obtained from the parties to be married, who shall attest to 11 the information by their signatures. The county registrar in 12 each county shall keep a record book for marriages of marriage 13 certificates as required by the state registrar . The form of 14 marriage record books shall be uniform throughout the state. A 15 properly indexed permanent record of marriage certificates upon 16 microfilm, electronic computer, or data processing equipment 17 may be kept in lieu of marriage record books. 18 Sec. 257. Section 144.37, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 144.37 Dissolution and annulment records. 21 1. For each dissolution or annulment of marriage granted 22 by any court in this state, a record shall be prepared by 23 the clerk of court or by the petitioner or the petitioner’s 24 legal representative if directed by the clerk and filed by 25 the clerk of court with the state registrar. The information 26 necessary to prepare the report record shall be furnished with 27 the petition, to the clerk of court by the petitioner or the 28 petitioner’s legal representative, on forms supplied by the 29 state registrar. 30 2. The clerk of the district court in each county shall 31 keep a record book for maintain the records of dissolutions and 32 annulments of marriage as required by the state registrar . The 33 form of dissolution record books shall be uniform throughout 34 the state. A properly indexed record of dissolutions upon 35 -184- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 184/ 1541
H.F. 662 microfilm, electronic computer, or data processing equipment 1 may be kept in lieu of dissolution record books. 2 3. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, the 3 clerk of court shall forward to the state registrar the record 4 of each dissolution and annulment granted during the preceding 5 calendar month and related reports required by regulations 6 issued under this chapter . 7 Sec. 258. Section 144.43, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 b. The following vital statistics records in the custody 10 of the state archivist may be inspected and copied as of right 11 under chapter 22 : 12 (1) A record of birth that if the record is at least 13 seventy-five years old or upon proof of entitlement to the 14 record . 15 (2) A record of marriage that if the record is at least 16 seventy-five years old or upon proof of entitlement to the 17 record . 18 (3) A record of divorce, dissolution of marriage, 19 or annulment of marriage that if the record is at least 20 seventy-five years old or upon proof of entitlement to the 21 record . 22 (4) A record of death or fetal death, either of which if the 23 record is at least fifty years old or upon proof of entitlement 24 to the record . 25 Sec. 259. Section 144A.2, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 5. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 28 and human services . 29 Sec. 260. Section 144D.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 2. “Department” means the department of public health and 32 human services . 33 Sec. 261. Section 146A.1, subsection 1, paragraph d, 34 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 35 -185- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 185/ 1541
H.F. 662 to read as follows: 1 That the woman has been provided information regarding all 2 of the following, based upon the materials developed by the 3 department of public health and human services pursuant to 4 subparagraph (2): 5 Sec. 262. Section 146A.1, subsection 1, paragraph d, 6 subparagraph (2), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 The department of public health and human services shall 9 make available to physicians, upon request, all of the 10 following information: 11 Sec. 263. Section 146B.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 3. “Department” means the department of public health and 14 human services . 15 Sec. 264. Section 147.77, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 147.77 Powers, privileges, rights, or duties provided by rule 18 —— applicability to physician assistants. 19 1. The following agencies that adopt rules pursuant to 20 chapter 17A providing a power, privilege, right, or duty to 21 a physician licensed under chapter 148 or other profession 22 licensed under this subtitle relating to the following subjects 23 shall, consistent with the scope of practice of physician 24 assistants licensed under chapter 148C , and unless otherwise 25 inconsistent with state or federal law, provide the same power, 26 privilege, right, or duty by rule to a physician assistant 27 licensed under chapter 148C : 28 a. The department of administrative services, with respect 29 to rules relating to the following: 30 (1) Retroactive conversion of vacation time to sick leave 31 for vacation time spent under the care of a physician. 32 (2) Certification of a catastrophic illness by a physician 33 for purposes of donation of leave and second medical 34 opinions and updates sought from a physician relating to such 35 -186- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 186/ 1541
H.F. 662 certifications. 1 b. The department on aging, with respect to rules relating 2 to a written order from a physician for an older individual 3 requesting a therapeutic diet, and the interpretation of such 4 orders. 5 c. b. The department of corrections, with respect to rules 6 relating to the following: 7 (1) That a parolee shall not use, purchase, possess, or 8 transfer any drugs unless prescribed by a physician. 9 (2) That a serious medical need is one that has been 10 diagnosed by a physician as requiring treatment or is one so 11 obvious that a lay person would easily recognize the necessity 12 for a physician’s attention. 13 (3) That each jail shall have a designated licensed 14 physician, licensed osteopathic physician, or medical resource 15 designated for the medical supervision, care, and treatment of 16 prisoners as deemed necessary and appropriate. 17 (4) That prescription medication, as ordered by a licensed 18 physician, licensed osteopathic physician, or licensed dentist 19 shall be provided in accordance with the directions of the 20 prescribing physician or dentist. Prisoners with medication 21 from a personal physician, osteopathic physician, or dentist 22 may be evaluated by a physician, osteopathic physician, or 23 dentist selected by the jail administrator to determine if the 24 present medication is appropriate. 25 (5) That expired drugs or drugs not in unit dose packaging, 26 whose administration had been discontinued by the attending 27 physician, shall be destroyed by the jail administrator or 28 designee in the presence of a witness. 29 (6) That special diets in jails prescribed by a physician 30 shall be followed and documented, that the physician who 31 prescribes the special diet shall specify a date on which the 32 diet will be reviewed for renewal or discontinuation, and that 33 unless specified by the prescribing physician, a certified 34 dietitian shall develop the menu. 35 -187- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 187/ 1541
H.F. 662 (7) That special diets prescribed by a physician for the 1 care and treatment of juveniles in nonsecure hold shall be 2 followed and documented. 3 (8) For medical services in temporary holding facilities, 4 that a serious medical need is one that has been diagnosed by 5 a physician as requiring treatment or one that is so obvious 6 that a lay person would easily recognize the necessity for a 7 physician’s attention. 8 (9) For medical resources in temporary holding facilities, 9 that each facility shall have a designated licensed physician, 10 licensed osteopathic physician, or medical resource designated 11 for the medical supervision, care, and treatment of detainees 12 as deemed necessary and appropriate. 13 (10) Medication procedures in temporary holding facilities, 14 that prescription medication, as ordered by a licensed 15 physician, licensed osteopathic physician, or licensed dentist 16 shall be provided in accordance with the directions of the 17 prescribing physician or dentist. Detainees with medication 18 from a personal physician, osteopathic physician, or dentist 19 may be evaluated by a physician, osteopathic physician, or 20 dentist selected by the facility administrator to determine if 21 the present medication is appropriate. 22 (11) For medication storage in temporary holding 23 facilities, that expired drugs or drugs not in unit dose 24 packaging, whose administration had been discontinued by 25 the attending physician, shall be destroyed by the facility 26 administrator or designee in the presence of a witness. 27 (12) For medical diets in temporary holding facilities, 28 that special diets as prescribed by a physician shall be 29 followed and documented. 30 (13) For medical care and treatment for juveniles in 31 nonsecure holds in temporary holding facilities, that special 32 diets as prescribed by a physician shall be followed and 33 documented. 34 d. c. The economic development authority, with respect 35 -188- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 188/ 1541
H.F. 662 to rules relating to the certification of a person with a 1 disability for the purpose of the targeted small business 2 program, that in order to be considered a person with a 3 disability for the purpose of the targeted small business 4 program, the person must qualify and receive certification as 5 having a disability from a licensed medical physician or must 6 have been found eligible for vocational rehabilitation services 7 by the department of education workforce development , division 8 of vocational rehabilitation services, or by the department for 9 the blind. 10 e. d. The department of education, with respect to rules 11 relating to the following: 12 (1) For statements relating to medication administration 13 policies, that a statement that persons administering 14 medication shall include authorized practitioners, such as 15 licensed registered nurses and physicians, and persons to whom 16 authorized practitioners have delegated the administration 17 of prescription and nonprescription drugs. Individuals 18 shall self-administer asthma or other airway constricting 19 disease medication or possess and have use of an epinephrine 20 auto-injector with parent and physician consent on file, 21 without the necessity of demonstrating competency to 22 self-administer these medications. 23 (2) For medication administration courses relating 24 to medication administration policies, that a medication 25 administration course be conducted by a registered nurse 26 or licensed pharmacist and include an annual medication 27 administration procedural skills check completed with a 28 registered nurse or pharmacist. 29 (3) For school-based youth services programs, that 30 preventive and primary health care services shall be delivered 31 by specifically credentialed providers as specified. 32 f. e. The department of health and human services, with 33 respect to rules relating to the following: 34 (1) That an incident for purposes of accreditation 35 -189- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 189/ 1541
H.F. 662 of providers of services to persons with mental illness, 1 intellectual disabilities, or developmental disabilities 2 includes but is not limited to an occurrence involving the 3 individual using the service that results in a physical injury 4 to or by the individual that requires a physician’s treatment 5 or admission to a hospital. 6 (2) That a mental health professional, for purposes 7 of accreditation of providers of services to persons with 8 mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or developmental 9 disabilities, includes a medical professional licensed in this 10 state, provided that the professional otherwise meets all of 11 the conditions to qualify as a mental health professional. 12 (3) That home health aide services for purposes of 13 disability services management and regional services may 14 include medications specifically ordered by a physician. 15 (4) That payment relating to the state supplementary 16 assistance program for residential care shall only be made when 17 there is on file an order written by a physician certifying 18 that the applicant or recipient being admitted requires 19 residential care but does not require nursing services. 20 (5) That a case folder for a facility participating in 21 the state supplementary assistance program must include a 22 physician’s statement certifying that a resident does not 23 require nursing services. 24 (6) That personnel providing psychological evaluations 25 and counseling or psychotherapy services for area education 26 agencies under the medical assistance program include specified 27 professions endorsed, licensed, or registered in this state, 28 provided that the professional otherwise meets all of the 29 conditions to qualify as a mental health professional. 30 (7) That personnel providing psychological evaluations and 31 counseling or psychotherapy services for providers of infant 32 and toddler program services under the medical assistance 33 program include specified professions endorsed, licensed, 34 or registered in this state, provided that the professional 35 -190- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 190/ 1541
H.F. 662 otherwise meets all of the conditions to qualify as a mental 1 health professional. 2 (8) That personnel providing other services for providers 3 of infant and toddler program services under the medical 4 assistance program include specified professions recognized, 5 endorsed, or licensed in this state, provided that the 6 professional otherwise meets all of the conditions to qualify 7 as a mental health professional. 8 (9) That personnel providing psychological evaluations 9 and counseling or psychotherapy services for providers of 10 local education agency services under the medical assistance 11 program include specified professions endorsed, licensed, 12 or registered in this state, provided that the professional 13 otherwise meets all of the conditions to qualify as a mental 14 health professional. 15 (10) That personnel providing other services for providers 16 of local education agency services under the medical assistance 17 program include specified professions recognized, endorsed, 18 or licensed in this state, provided that the professional 19 otherwise meets all of the conditions to qualify as a mental 20 health professional. 21 (11) For payment for medically necessary home health agency 22 services under the medical assistance program, that payment 23 shall be approved for medically necessary home health agency 24 services prescribed by a physician in a plan of home health 25 care provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency. 26 (12) For authorization for medically necessary home health 27 agency services under the medical assistance program, that 28 services shall be authorized by a physician, evidenced by the 29 physician’s signature and date on a plan of treatment. 30 (13) For treatment plans of home health agencies under the 31 medical assistance program, that a member’s medical condition 32 shall be reflected by the date last seen by a physician, if 33 available. 34 (14) For items included in treatment plans of home health 35 -191- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 191/ 1541
H.F. 662 agencies under the medical assistance program, that a plan of 1 care shall include a physician’s signature and date and that 2 the plan of care must be signed and dated by the physician 3 before the claim for service is submitted for reimbursement. 4 (15) For skilled nursing services provided by a home health 5 agency under the medical assistance program, that medical 6 documentation shall be submitted justifying the need for 7 continued visits, including the physician’s estimate of the 8 length of time that additional visits will be necessary, and 9 that daily skilled nursing visits or multiple daily visits for 10 wound care or insulin injections shall be covered when ordered 11 by a physician and included in the plan of care. 12 (16) For physical therapy services provided by a home health 13 agency under the medical assistance program, that payment shall 14 be made for physical therapy services when the services follow 15 a treatment plan established by the physician after any needed 16 consultation with the qualified physical therapist. 17 (17) For occupational therapy services provided by a 18 home health agency under the medical assistance program, 19 that payment shall be made for occupational therapy services 20 when the services follow a treatment plan established by the 21 physician. 22 (18) For speech therapy services provided by a home health 23 agency under the medical assistance program, that payment shall 24 be made for speech therapy services when the services follow a 25 treatment plan established by the physician. 26 (19) For home health aide services provided by a home health 27 agency under the medical assistance program, that the service 28 as well as the frequency and duration are stated in a written 29 plan of treatment established by a physician. 30 (20) For home health aide services provided by a home health 31 agency under the medical assistance program, that services 32 provided for specified durations when ordered by a physician 33 and included in a plan of care shall be allowed as intermittent 34 services. 35 -192- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 192/ 1541
H.F. 662 (21) For home health aide services provided by a home health 1 agency under the medical assistance program, that personal 2 care services include helping the member take medications 3 specifically ordered by a physician. 4 (22) For private duty nursing or personal care services for 5 persons aged twenty and under, under the medical assistance 6 program, that private duty nursing services are those services 7 which are provided by a registered nurse or a licensed 8 practical nurse under the direction of the member’s physician 9 to a member in the member’s place of residence or outside the 10 member’s residence, when normal life activities take the member 11 outside the place of residence. 12 (23) For private duty nursing or personal care services for 13 persons aged twenty and under, under the medical assistance 14 program, that services shall be provided according to a written 15 plan of care authorized by a licensed physician. 16 (24) For private duty nursing or personal care services for 17 persons aged twenty and under, under the medical assistance 18 program, that personal care services are those services 19 provided by a home health aide or certified nurse’s aide and 20 which are delegated and supervised by a registered nurse under 21 the direction of the member’s physician to a member in the 22 member’s place of residence or outside the member’s residence, 23 when normal life activities take the member outside the place 24 of residence, and that these services shall be in accordance 25 with the member’s plan of care and authorized by a physician. 26 (25) For requirements for private duty nursing or personal 27 care services for persons aged twenty and under, under the 28 medical assistance program, that private duty nursing or 29 personal care services shall be ordered in writing by a 30 physician as evidenced by the physician’s signature on the plan 31 of care. 32 (26) For obtaining prescription medications for children in 33 juvenile detention and shelter care homes, that prescription 34 medication provided to residents shall be dispensed only from a 35 -193- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 193/ 1541
H.F. 662 licensed pharmacy in this state in accordance with state law, 1 from a licensed pharmacy in another state according to the laws 2 of that state, or by a licensed physician. 3 (27) For health and dental programs provided by agencies 4 providing foster care services, that a child’s physical 5 examination shall be performed by a licensed physician or 6 licensed nurse practitioner. 7 (28) For health and dental programs provided by agencies 8 providing foster care services, that if documentation of prior 9 immunization is unavailable, immunizations required by the 10 department of public health shall begin within thirty days of 11 placement, unless contraindicated and unless a statement from 12 a physician to that effect is included in the child’s medical 13 record, and that a statement from a physician, referring 14 agency, parent, or guardian indicating immunizations are 15 current is sufficient documentation of immunizations. 16 (29) For the dispensing, storage, authorization, and 17 recording of medications in child care centers, that all 18 medications shall be stored in their original containers, with 19 accompanying physician or pharmacist’s directions and label 20 intact and stored so they are inaccessible to children and the 21 public. 22 (30) For an infants’ area in a child care center, that 23 upon the recommendation of a child’s physician or the area 24 education agency serving the child, a child who is two years 25 of age or older with a disability that results in significant 26 developmental delays in physical and cognitive functioning who 27 does not pose a threat to the safety of the infants may, if 28 appropriate and for a limited time approved by the department, 29 remain in the infant area. 30 (31) For facility requirements for a child development 31 home, that the telephone number for each child’s physician 32 shall be written on paper and readily accessible by the 33 telephone. 34 (32) For medications and hazardous materials in a child 35 -194- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 194/ 1541
H.F. 662 development home, that medications shall be given only with 1 the parent’s or doctor’s written authorization, and that each 2 prescribed medication shall be accompanied by a physician’s or 3 pharmacist’s direction. 4 (33) For medical reports regarding the health of a family 5 in a family life home, that a medical report shall provide 6 significant findings of a physician, such as the presence or 7 absence of any communicable disease. 8 (34) For medical reexaminations of a family in a family 9 life home, that medical reexaminations may be required at the 10 discretion of a physician. 11 (35) For medical examinations of a client in a family life 12 home, that a physician shall certify that the client is free 13 from any communicable disease and does not require a higher 14 level of care than that provided by a family life home. 15 (36) For the records of a client in a family life home, 16 that the family shall have available at all times, the name, 17 address, and telephone number of the client’s physician. 18 (37) For the facility requirements for a child care home, 19 that the telephone number for each child’s physician shall be 20 written on paper and readily accessible by the telephone. 21 (38) For the administration of medications at a child care 22 home, that medications shall be given only with the parent’s or 23 doctor’s written authorization and each prescribed medication 24 shall be accompanied by a physician’s or pharmacist’s 25 direction. 26 (39) For payments for foster care, that an intellectual 27 disabilities professional includes specified professions, 28 provided that the professional otherwise meets all of 29 the conditions to qualify as an intellectual disabilities 30 professional. 31 (40) For payments for foster care, that a mental health 32 professional includes specified professions, provided that the 33 professional otherwise meets all of the conditions to qualify 34 as a mental health professional. 35 -195- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 195/ 1541
H.F. 662 (41) For the subsidized adoption program, that a qualified 1 intellectual disability professional includes specified 2 professions, provided that the professional otherwise meets 3 all of the conditions to qualify as a qualified intellectual 4 disability professional. 5 (42) For the subsidized adoption program, that a qualified 6 mental health professional includes specified professions, 7 provided that the professional otherwise meets all of 8 the conditions to qualify as a qualified mental health 9 professional. 10 (43) For the information provided to a foster care provider 11 by a department worker at the time of placement, that the 12 information shall include the names, addresses, and telephone 13 numbers of the child’s physician and dentist. 14 (44) A written order from a physician for an older 15 individual requesting a therapeutic diet, and the 16 interpretation of such orders. 17 (45) That “impaired glucose tolerance” , for purposes of 18 outpatient diabetes education programs, means a condition in 19 which blood glucose levels are higher than normal, diagnosed by 20 a physician, and treated with a food plan, exercise, or weight 21 control. 22 (46) For instructors for programs not recognized by the 23 American diabetes association or accredited by the American 24 association of diabetes educators, that the primary instructors 25 shall be one or more of specified health care professionals who 26 are knowledgeable about the disease process of diabetes and the 27 treatment of diabetes. 28 (47) For the written form for participation in the 29 prescription drug donation repository program, that the form 30 shall include the name and telephone number of the responsible 31 pharmacist, physician, or nurse practitioner who is employed 32 by or under contract with the pharmacy or medical facility, 33 and shall also include a statement, signed and dated by the 34 responsible pharmacist, physician, or nurse practitioner, 35 -196- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 196/ 1541
H.F. 662 indicating that the pharmacy or medical facility meets the 1 eligibility requirements and shall comply with the requirements 2 established by rule. 3 (48) For the dispensing of donated prescription drugs and 4 supplies, that donated drugs and supplies may be dispensed 5 only if the drugs or supplies are prescribed by a health 6 care practitioner for use by an eligible individual and 7 are dispensed by a licensed pharmacist, physician, or nurse 8 practitioner. 9 g. f. The department of inspections and appeals, with 10 respect to rules relating to the following: 11 (1) For the qualifications of an attending physician at a 12 hospice, that the person shall have an active Iowa license to 13 practice medicine. 14 (2) For residential care facilities for persons with 15 intellectual disabilities, that a qualified intellectual 16 disability professional includes specified professions, 17 provided that the professional otherwise meets all of the 18 conditions to qualify as a qualified intellectual disability 19 professional. 20 (3) For nursing facilities, that a qualified intellectual 21 disabilities professional includes specified professions, 22 provided that the professional otherwise meets all of the 23 conditions to qualify as a qualified intellectual disabilities 24 professional. 25 (4) For intermediate care facilities for persons with 26 mental illness, that a qualified mental health professional 27 includes specified professions, provided that the professional 28 otherwise meets all of the conditions to qualify as a qualified 29 mental health professional. 30 (5) For notifications submitted to the department from 31 a subacute mental health care facility in the event of an 32 accident causing a major injury, including as a major injury an 33 injury which requires consultation with the attending physician 34 or designee of the physician or advanced registered nurse 35 -197- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 197/ 1541
H.F. 662 practitioner who determines that an injury is a major injury. 1 h. g. The racing and gaming commission, with respect to 2 rules relating to the following: 3 (1) For the grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation 4 of an occupational or vendor license, that a license shall be 5 denied if the applicant has a history of mental illness without 6 demonstrating successful treatment by a licensed medical 7 physician. 8 (2) For the qualifications for jockeys, that a jockey shall 9 pass a physical examination by a licensed physician affirming 10 fitness to participate as a jockey. 11 (3) For the regulation of licensees in restricted areas of 12 a racing facility, that licensees whose duties require them to 13 be in a restricted area of a racing facility shall not have 14 present within their systems any controlled substance as listed 15 in schedules I to V of U.S.C. Tit. 21 (Food and Drug Section 16 812), chapter 124 , or any prescription drug unless it was 17 obtained directly or pursuant to valid prescription or order 18 from a duly licensed physician who is acting in the course of 19 professional practice. 20 i. h. The Iowa law enforcement academy, with respect to 21 rules relating to the following: 22 (1) For the minimum standards for law enforcement officers, 23 that an officer is examined by a licensed physician or surgeon. 24 (2) For hiring standards must be reverified if an individual 25 is not hired by an Iowa law enforcement agency during a 26 specified period of time following completion of the course 27 of study, that the individual must be examined by a licensed 28 physician or surgeon. 29 (3) For the selection or appointment of reserve peace 30 officers, that the person shall be examined by a licensed 31 physician or surgeon. 32 j. i. The natural resource commission, with respect to 33 rules relating to the following: 34 (1) That the grounds for revoking or suspending an 35 -198- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 198/ 1541
H.F. 662 instructor license include participation in a course while 1 ingesting prescription medication in a manner contrary to the 2 dosing directions given by the prescribing physician. 3 (2) For applications for use of a crossbow for deer and 4 turkey hunting by handicapped individuals, that an application 5 must include a statement signed by the applicant’s physician 6 declaring that the individual is not physically capable of 7 shooting a bow and arrow. 8 (3) For authorization for the use of a crossbow for deer 9 and turkey hunting by handicapped individuals, that if a 10 conservation officer has probable cause to believe the person’s 11 handicapped status has improved, making it possible for the 12 person to shoot a bow and arrow, the department of natural 13 resources may, upon the officer’s request, require the person 14 to obtain in writing a current physician’s statement. 15 (4) For licenses for nonresidents to participate in a 16 special deer hunting season for severely disabled persons, 17 that a nonresident applying for the license must have on file 18 with the department of natural resources either a copy of a 19 disabilities parking permit issued by a state department of 20 transportation or an Iowa department of natural resources form 21 signed by a physician that verifies their disability. 22 k. The Iowa department of public health, with respect to 23 rules relating to the following: 24 (1) That “impaired glucose tolerance” , for purposes of 25 outpatient diabetes education programs, means a condition in 26 which blood glucose levels are higher than normal, diagnosed by 27 a physician, and treated with a food plan, exercise, or weight 28 control. 29 (2) For instructors for programs not recognized by the 30 American diabetes association or accredited by the American 31 association of diabetes educators, that the primary instructors 32 shall be one or more of specified health care professionals who 33 are knowledgeable about the disease process of diabetes and the 34 treatment of diabetes. 35 -199- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 199/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) For the written form for participation in the 1 prescription drug donation repository program, that the form 2 shall include the name and telephone number of the responsible 3 pharmacist, physician, or nurse practitioner who is employed 4 by or under contract with the pharmacy or medical facility, 5 and shall also include a statement, signed and dated by the 6 responsible pharmacist, physician, or nurse practitioner, 7 indicating that the pharmacy or medical facility meets the 8 eligibility requirements and shall comply with the requirements 9 established by rule. 10 (4) For the dispensing of donated prescription drugs and 11 supplies, that donated drugs and supplies may be dispensed 12 only if the drugs or supplies are prescribed by a health 13 care practitioner for use by an eligible individual and 14 are dispensed by a licensed pharmacist, physician, or nurse 15 practitioner. 16 l. j. The department of public safety, with respect to 17 rules relating to permits to carry weapons, that a person who 18 is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance 19 includes any person who is a current user of a controlled 20 substance in a manner other than as prescribed by a licensed 21 physician. 22 m. k. The department of transportation, with respect 23 to rules relating to exemptions from motor vehicle window 24 transparency requirements, that a motor vehicle fitted with 25 a front windshield, a front side window, or a front sidewing 26 with less than seventy percent but not less than thirty-five 27 percent light transmittance before July 4, 2012, may continue 28 to be maintained and operated with a front windshield, a front 29 side window, or a front sidewing with less than seventy percent 30 but not less than thirty-five percent light transmittance on or 31 after July 4, 2012, so long as the vehicle continues to be used 32 for the transport of a passenger or operator who documented in 33 the manner specified by the department a medical need for such 34 reduced transparency, which document was signed by the person’s 35 -200- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 200/ 1541
H.F. 662 physician before July 4, 2012. 1 n. l. The Iowa department of veterans affairs, with respect 2 to rules relating to expenses relating to the purchase of 3 durable equipment or services, that individuals requesting 4 reimbursement who need durable equipment as a medical necessity 5 should provide information from a physician. 6 o. m. The department of workforce development, with respect 7 to rules relating to the following: 8 (1) That a voluntary quit shall be presumed to be without 9 good cause attributable to the employer for purposes of 10 unemployment compensation if a claimant left employment because 11 of illness or injury which was not caused or aggravated by the 12 employment or pregnancy and failed to obtain the advice of a 13 licensed and practicing physician, obtain certification of 14 release for work from a licensed and practicing physician, or 15 return to the employer and offer services upon recovery and 16 certification for work by a licensed and practicing physician. 17 (2) That for purposes of unemployment compensation, it is 18 a reason for a claimant leaving employment with good cause 19 attributable to the employer if the claimant left employment 20 because of illness, injury, or pregnancy upon the advice of 21 a licensed and practicing physician, and upon recovery, when 22 recovery was certified by a licensed and practicing physician, 23 the claimant returned and offered to perform services to the 24 employer, but no suitable, comparable work was available. 25 (3) That for purposes of unemployment compensation it is 26 a reason for a claimant leaving employment with good cause 27 attributable to the employer if the claimant left employment 28 upon the advice of a licensed and practicing physician for the 29 sole purpose of taking a family member to a place having a 30 different climate and subsequently returned to the claimant’s 31 regular employer and offered to perform services, but the 32 claimant’s regular or comparable work was not available. 33 p. n. The labor services division of the department of 34 workforce development, with respect to rules relating to the 35 -201- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 201/ 1541
H.F. 662 following: 1 (1) For the disclosure of a trade secret relating to a 2 hazardous chemical during a medical emergency, that where a 3 treating physician or nurse determines that a medical emergency 4 exists and the specific chemical identity of a hazardous 5 chemical is necessary for emergency or first-aid treatment, the 6 chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer shall immediately 7 disclose the specific chemical identity of a trade secret 8 chemical to that treating physician or nurse, regardless of the 9 existence of a written statement of need or a confidentiality 10 agreement. 11 (2) For the disclosure of a trade secret relating to 12 a hazardous chemical in a nonemergency situation, that in 13 nonemergency situations, a chemical manufacturer, importer, 14 or employer shall, upon request, disclose a specific chemical 15 identity, otherwise permitted to be withheld by rule, to a 16 specified health professional providing medical or other 17 occupational health services to exposed employees or designated 18 representatives in specified circumstances. 19 (3) For applications for a license to practice asbestos 20 removal, that except as noted in rule, only worker and 21 contractor/supervisor license applicants must submit the 22 respiratory protection and physician’s certification forms. 23 (4) For documentation held by persons licensed for asbestos 24 abatement in an area that is subject to a disaster emergency 25 proclamation, that the labor commissioner deems an individual 26 contractor, supervisor, or worker to be licensed and authorized 27 for asbestos abatement if the individual, in addition to other 28 specified conditions, makes immediately available on the 29 work site a copy of a physician’s statement indicating that, 30 consistent with federal law, a licensed physician has examined 31 the individual within the past twelve months and approved the 32 individual to work while wearing a respirator. 33 (5) That the contents of an application for an event 34 license for a covered athletic event other than a professional 35 -202- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 202/ 1541
H.F. 662 wrestling event shall contain, along with other requirements, 1 a copy of the medical license of the ringside physician and 2 the date, time, and location of the ringside physician’s 3 examination of the contestants. 4 (6) For the responsibilities of the promoter of an athletic 5 event, that the promoter submit test results to the ringside 6 physician no later than at the time of the physical showing 7 that each contestant scheduled for the event tested negative 8 for the human immunodeficiency, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C 9 viruses within the one-year period prior to the event, and that 10 the contestant shall not participate and the physician shall 11 notify the promoter that the contestant is prohibited from 12 participating for medical reasons if specified circumstances 13 occur. 14 (7) For injuries during a professional boxing match, that if 15 a contestant claims to be injured during the bout, the referee 16 shall stop the bout and request the attending physician to make 17 an examination. If the physician decides that the contestant 18 has been injured as the result of a foul, the physician shall 19 advise the referee of the injury. If the physician is of the 20 opinion that the injured contestant may be able to continue, 21 the physician shall order an intermission, after which the 22 physician shall make another examination and again advise 23 the referee of the injured contestant’s condition. It shall 24 be the duty of the promoter to have an approved physician in 25 attendance during the entire duration of all bouts. 26 (8) For persons allowed in a ring during a professional 27 boxing match, that no person other than the contestants and the 28 referee shall enter the ring during the bout, excepting the 29 seconds between the rounds or the attending physician if asked 30 by the referee to examine an injury to a contestant. 31 (9) For the weighing of contestants in a professional boxing 32 match, that contestants shall be weighed and examined on the 33 day of the scheduled match by the attending ring physician at a 34 time and place to be determined by the commissioner. 35 -203- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 203/ 1541
H.F. 662 (10) For attending ring physicians during a professional 1 boxing match, that when a boxer has been injured seriously, 2 knocked out, or technically knocked out, the referee shall 3 immediately summon the attending ring physician to aid the 4 stricken boxer, and that managers, handlers, and seconds shall 5 not attend to the stricken boxer, except at the request of the 6 physician. 7 (11) For the keeping of time during a professional boxing 8 match, that the timekeeper shall keep an exact record of time 9 taken out at the request of a referee for an examination of a 10 contestant by the physician. 11 (12) For the suspension of contestants during a 12 professional boxing match that is an elimination tournament, 13 that a contestant who for specified reasons is not permitted 14 to box in the state for a period of time shall be examined by a 15 physician approved by the commissioner before being permitted 16 to fight again. 17 (13) For the designation of officials for professional 18 kickboxing, that the designation of physicians is subject to 19 the approval of the commissioner or designee. 20 (14) For officials for a mixed martial arts event, that 21 officials shall include a physician. 22 (15) For the keeping of time for a mixed martial arts 23 event, that the timekeeper shall keep an exact record of time 24 taken out at the request of a referee for an examination of a 25 contestant by the physician. 26 (16) For persons allowed in the cage during a mixed martial 27 arts event, that a physician may enter the cage to examine a 28 contestant upon the request of the referee. 29 (17) For the decorum of persons involved in a mixed martial 30 arts event, that a contestant is exempt from prohibitions on 31 specified conduct while interacting with the contestant’s 32 opponent during a round, but if the round is stopped by the 33 physician or referee for a time out, the prohibitions shall 34 apply to the contestant. 35 -204- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 204/ 1541
H.F. 662 (18) For the examination of contestants in a mixed martial 1 arts event, that on the day of the event, at a time and place 2 to be approved by the commissioner, the ringside physician 3 shall conduct a rigorous physical examination to determine the 4 contestant’s fitness to participate in a mixed martial arts 5 match, and that a contestant deemed not fit by the physician 6 shall not participate in the event. 7 (19) For injuries during a mixed martial arts event, that if 8 a contestant claims to be injured or when a contestant has been 9 injured seriously or knocked out, the referee shall immediately 10 stop the fight and summon the attending ring physician to make 11 an examination of the stricken fighter. If the physician 12 decides that the contestant has been injured, the physician 13 shall advise the referee of the severity of the injury. If 14 the physician is of the opinion the injured contestant may be 15 able to continue, the physician shall order an intermission, 16 after which the physician shall make another examination and 17 again advise the referee of the injured contestant’s condition. 18 Managers, handlers, and seconds shall not attend to the 19 stricken fighter, except at the request of the physician. 20 2. This section shall not be construed to expand, diminish, 21 or otherwise modify the scope of practice of any profession 22 licensed under this subtitle . 23 3. The rulemaking requirements provided in this section 24 shall not be construed to prohibit the agencies listed in 25 subsection 1 from engaging in further rulemaking not in 26 conflict with this section or state or federal law relating to 27 the subject matter of this section or to otherwise diminish the 28 authority to engage in rulemaking provided to those agencies by 29 any other statute. 30 Sec. 265. Section 147A.1, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 31 are amended to read as follows: 32 1. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 33 and human services . 34 2. “Director” means the director of the Iowa department of 35 -205- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 205/ 1541
H.F. 662 public health and human services . 1 Sec. 266. Section 147A.21, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 2 are amended to read as follows: 3 2. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 4 and human services . 5 3. “Director” means the director of public health and human 6 services . 7 Sec. 267. Section 147A.24, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 d. Department of public health and human services . 10 Sec. 268. Section 147C.1, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 11 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 c. “Alternative program” means a nondisciplinary monitoring 13 or practice remediation process approved by a physical therapy 14 licensing board. This includes but is not limited to substance 15 abuse use disorder issues. 16 Sec. 269. Section 147D.1, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 c. “Alternative program” means a voluntary, nondisciplinary 19 substance abuse use disorder recovery program approved by a 20 state emergency medical services authority. 21 Sec. 270. Section 147E.1, subsection 2, paragraph k, Code 22 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 k. “Impaired practitioner” means individuals whose 24 professional practice is adversely affected by substance abuse 25 use disorder , addiction, or other health-related conditions. 26 Sec. 271. Section 147F.1, subsection 2, paragraph n, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 n. “Impaired practitioner” means an individual whose 29 professional practice is adversely affected by substance abuse 30 use disorder , addiction, or other health-related conditions. 31 Sec. 272. Section 152.5A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 152.5A Student record checks. 34 1. For the purposes of this section : 35 -206- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 206/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. “Comprehensive preliminary background check” means the 1 same as defined in section 135C.1 . 2 b. “Nursing program” means a nursing program that is 3 approved by the board pursuant to section 152.5 . 4 c. “Record check evaluation system” means the same as 5 defined in section 135C.1. 6 c. d. “Student” means a person applying for, enrolled in, 7 or returning to the clinical education component of a nursing 8 program. 9 2. Prior to a student beginning or returning to a nursing 10 program, the nursing program shall do one of the following in 11 substantial conformance with the provisions of section 135C.33 : 12 a. Request that the department of public safety perform a 13 criminal history check and the record check evaluation system 14 of the department of health and human services perform child 15 and dependent adult abuse record checks of the student in this 16 state. 17 b. Access the single contact repository to perform the 18 required record checks. 19 3. a. If a program accesses the single contact repository 20 to perform the required record checks pursuant to subsection 21 2 , the program may utilize a third-party vendor to perform 22 a comprehensive preliminary background check to allow a 23 student to provisionally participate in the clinical education 24 component of the nursing program pending completion of the 25 required record checks through the single contact repository 26 and the evaluation by the department of human services record 27 check evaluation system , as applicable, subject to all of the 28 following: 29 (1) If the comprehensive preliminary background check 30 determines that the student being considered for provisional 31 participation has been convicted of a crime, but the crime does 32 not constitute a felony as defined in section 701.7 and is not 33 a crime specified pursuant to chapter 708 , 708A , 709 , 709A , 34 710 , 710A , 711 , or 712 , or pursuant to section 726.3 , 726.27 , 35 -207- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 207/ 1541
H.F. 662 or 726.28 . 1 (2) If the comprehensive preliminary background check 2 determines the student being considered for provisional 3 participation does not have a record of founded child abuse or 4 dependent adult abuse, or if an exception pursuant to section 5 135C.33, subsection 4 , is applicable to the student. 6 (3) If the program has requested an evaluation in accordance 7 with section 135C.33, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , to determine 8 whether the crime warrants prohibition of the student’s 9 provisional participation. 10 b. The provisional participation under this subsection 11 3 may continue until such time as the required record checks 12 through the single contact repository and the evaluation by the 13 department of human services record check evaluation system , 14 as applicable, are completed. 15 4. If a student has a criminal record or a record of 16 founded child or dependent adult abuse, upon request of the 17 nursing program, the department of human services record check 18 evaluation system shall perform an evaluation to determine 19 whether the record warrants prohibition of the student’s 20 involvement in a clinical education component of a nursing 21 program involving children or dependent adults. The department 22 of human services record check evaluation system shall utilize 23 the criteria provided in section 135C.33 in performing the 24 evaluation and shall report the results of the evaluation to 25 the nursing program. The department of human services record 26 check evaluation system has final authority in determining 27 whether prohibition of the student’s involvement in a clinical 28 education component is warranted. 29 Sec. 273. Section 154D.4, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 c. The provision of children, family, or mental health 32 services through the department of health and human services 33 or juvenile court, or agencies contracting with the department 34 of health and human services or juvenile court, by persons who 35 -208- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 208/ 1541
H.F. 662 do not represent themselves to be either a marital and family 1 therapist or a mental health counselor. 2 Sec. 274. Section 155A.46, subsection 1, paragraph a, 3 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 A pharmacist may, pursuant to statewide protocols developed 6 by the board in consultation with the department of public 7 health and human services and consistent with subsection 2 , 8 order and administer the following to patients ages eighteen 9 years and older: 10 Sec. 275. Section 155A.46, subsection 1, paragraph b, 11 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 A pharmacist may, pursuant to statewide protocols developed 14 by the board in consultation with the department of public 15 health and human services and consistent with subsection 2 , 16 order and administer the following to patients ages six months 17 and older: 18 Sec. 276. Section 155A.46, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 c. A pharmacist may, pursuant to statewide protocols 21 developed by the board in consultation with the department of 22 public health and human services and consistent with subsection 23 2 , order and administer the final two doses in a course of 24 vaccinations for HPV to patients ages eleven years and older. 25 Sec. 277. Section 155A.46, subsection 1, paragraph e, 26 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 A pharmacist may, pursuant to statewide protocols developed 29 by the board in consultation with the department of public 30 health and human services and consistent with subsection 2 , 31 order and administer the following to patients ages six years 32 and older: 33 Sec. 278. Section 158.2, subsection 8, Code 2023, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -209- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 209/ 1541
H.F. 662 8. Persons committed pursuant to chapter 229A to the custody 1 of the director of the department of health and human services 2 in the unit for sexually violent predators who cut the hair or 3 trim or shave the beard of any other person within the unit, 4 without receiving direct compensation from the person receiving 5 the service. 6 Sec. 279. Section 158.3, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 7 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 d. Presents a certificate, or satisfactory evidence, to the 9 department that the applicant has successfully completed tenth 10 grade, or the equivalent. The provisions of this subsection 11 shall not apply to students enrolled in a barber school 12 maintained at an institution under the control of a director of 13 a division of the department of health and human services. 14 Sec. 280. Section 163.3A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 2. The services shall be performed under the direction of 17 the department and may be part of measures authorized by the 18 governor under a declaration or proclamation issued pursuant 19 to chapter 29C . In such case, the department shall cooperate 20 with the Iowa department of public health and human services 21 under chapter 135 , and the department of homeland security and 22 emergency management, and local emergency management agencies 23 as provided in chapter 29C . 24 Sec. 281. Section 190B.102, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 3. The department of agriculture and land stewardship, the 27 department of public health, the department of health and human 28 services, and the department of inspections and appeals shall 29 cooperate with the department of revenue to administer this 30 subchapter . 31 Sec. 282. Section 204.7, subsection 8, paragraph a, 32 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 (3) The consumable hemp product complies with packaging 34 and labeling requirements, which shall be established by the 35 -210- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 210/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of inspections health and appeals human services by 1 rule. 2 Sec. 283. Section 204.7, subsection 8, paragraphs b and c, 3 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 4 b. A person manufacturing a consumable hemp product in 5 this state shall register with the department of inspections 6 health and appeals human services on a form prescribed by 7 the department of inspections health and appeals human 8 services by rule. The department of inspections health and 9 appeals human services may impose a fee, established by the 10 department of inspections health and appeals human services 11 by rule, on a registrant not to exceed the cost of processing 12 the registration. The department of inspections health and 13 appeals human services shall adopt rules for the revocation 14 of a registration issued to a manufacturer who manufactures a 15 consumable hemp product not in compliance with this chapter . 16 c. A person selling a consumable hemp product in this state 17 shall register with the department of inspections health and 18 appeals human services on a form prescribed by the department 19 of inspections health and appeals human services by rule and 20 shall keep on the premises of the person’s business a copy 21 of the certificate of analysis issued pursuant to section 22 204.8 for the hemp contained in the consumable hemp products 23 sold by the person. The department of inspections health and 24 appeals human services may impose a fee, established by the 25 department of inspections health and appeals human services 26 by rule, on a registrant not to exceed the cost of processing 27 the registration. The department of inspections health and 28 appeals human services shall adopt rules for the revocation of 29 a registration issued to a person who sells a consumable hemp 30 product not in compliance with this section . 31 Sec. 284. Section 206.2, subsection 17, paragraph c, Code 32 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 c. To which reference is made on the label or in 34 literature accompanying the pesticide or device, except when 35 -211- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 211/ 1541
H.F. 662 accurate, nonmisleading reference is made to current official 1 publications of the United States department of agriculture or 2 interior, the United States public health service, the state 3 agricultural experiment stations, the Iowa state university, 4 the Iowa department of public health and human services , the 5 department of natural resources, or other similar federal 6 institutions or official agencies of this state or other 7 states authorized by law to conduct research in the field of 8 pesticides. 9 Sec. 285. Section 216.6, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 d. Person to solicit or require as a condition of employment 12 of any employee or prospective employee a test for the presence 13 of the antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus or to 14 affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or 15 terminate the employment of any employee solely as a result 16 of the employee obtaining a test for the presence of the 17 antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus. An agreement 18 between an employer, employment agency, labor organization, 19 or their employees, agents, or members and an employee or 20 prospective employee concerning employment, pay, or benefits to 21 an employee or prospective employee in return for taking a test 22 for the presence of the antibody to the human immunodeficiency 23 virus, is prohibited. The prohibitions of this paragraph 24 do not apply if the state epidemiologist determines and the 25 director of public health and human services declares through 26 the utilization of guidelines established by the center for 27 disease control of the United States department of health and 28 human services, that a person with a condition related to 29 acquired immune deficiency syndrome poses a significant risk 30 of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus to other 31 persons in a specific occupation. 32 Sec. 286. Section 216A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 216A.1 Department of health and human services —— human 35 -212- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 212/ 1541
H.F. 662 rights —— purpose. 1 1. A The department of health and human rights is created, 2 with the following divisions and offices services shall be 3 responsible for all of the following : 4 a. Division of community Community advocacy and services, 5 with the following offices: 6 (1) Office of Latino affairs. 7 (2) Office on the status of women. 8 (3) Office of persons with disabilities. 9 (4) Office of deaf services. 10 (5) Office on the status of African Americans. 11 (6) Office of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs. 12 (7) Office of Native American affairs. 13 b. Division of community Community action agencies. 14 c. Division of criminal Criminal and juvenile justice 15 planning. 16 2. The purpose of the department under this chapter and as 17 otherwise provided by law is to ensure basic rights, freedoms, 18 and opportunities for all by empowering underrepresented Iowans 19 and eliminating economic, social, and cultural barriers. 20 3. The department shall implement the comprehensive 21 strategic plan approved by the board under section 216A.3 and 22 shall issue an annual report to the governor and the general 23 assembly no later than November 1 of each year concerning the 24 operations of the department relating to responsibilities for 25 human rights. 26 Sec. 287. Section 216A.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 216A.3 Human rights board. 29 1. A human rights board is created within the department of 30 human rights . 31 2. The board shall consist of sixteen members, including 32 eleven voting members and five nonvoting members and determined 33 as follows: 34 a. The voting members shall consist of nine voting members 35 -213- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 213/ 1541
H.F. 662 selected by each of the permanent commissions within the 1 department, and two voting members, appointed by the governor. 2 For purposes of this paragraph “a” , “permanent commissions” 3 means the commission of Latino affairs, commission on the 4 status of women, commission of persons with disabilities, 5 commission on community action agencies, commission of deaf 6 services, justice advisory board, commission on the status of 7 African Americans, commission of Asian and Pacific Islander 8 affairs, and commission of Native American affairs. The term 9 of office for voting members is four years. 10 b. The nonvoting members shall consist of the department 11 director, two state representatives, one appointed by the 12 speaker of the house of representatives and one by the minority 13 leader of the house of representatives, and two state senators, 14 one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by 15 the minority leader of the senate. 16 3. A majority of the voting members of the board shall 17 constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of two-thirds of 18 the voting members present is necessary for any substantive 19 action taken by the board. The board shall select a 20 chairperson from the voting members of the board. The board 21 shall meet not less than four times a year. 22 4. The board shall have the following duties: 23 a. Develop develop and monitor implementation of 24 a comprehensive strategic plan to remove barriers for 25 underrepresented populations and, in doing so, to increase 26 Iowa’s productivity and inclusivity, including performance 27 measures and benchmarks. 28 b. Approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the budget 29 recommended by the department director for the operation of 30 the department, subject to the budget requirements pursuant to 31 chapter 8 . 32 c. Adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A , 33 upon the recommendation of the department director, for the 34 operation of the department. 35 -214- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 214/ 1541
H.F. 662 d. By November 1 of each year, approve the department report 1 to the general assembly and the governor that covers activities 2 during the preceding fiscal year. 3 Sec. 288. Section 216A.4, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 4 are amended to read as follows: 5 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 6 rights services . 7 3. “Department director” “Director” means the director of 8 the department of health and human rights services . 9 Sec. 289. Section 216A.6, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 d. Department , or division, or office evaluations of 12 information about a person seeking or receiving advocacy 13 services. 14 Sec. 290. Section 216A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 216A.7 Access to information. 17 Upon request of the director , or an office, a commission, 18 or a council , or administrator of a division of the department 19 created under this chapter , all boards, agencies, departments, 20 and offices of the state shall make available nonconfidential 21 information, records, data, and statistics which are relevant 22 to the populations or groups served by the offices, councils, 23 and commissions of the department . 24 Sec. 291. Section 216A.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 2. “Office” means the office of Latino affairs of the 27 department of human rights . 28 Sec. 292. Section 216A.13, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 2. Serve as liaison between the department of human rights 31 and the public, sharing information and gathering constituency 32 input. 33 Sec. 293. Section 216A.15, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -215- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 215/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. Recommend to the department director policies and 1 programs for the office. 2 Sec. 294. Section 216A.51, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 2. “Office” means the office on the status of women of the 5 department of human rights . 6 Sec. 295. Section 216A.71, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 2. “Office” means the office of persons with disabilities of 9 the department of human rights . 10 Sec. 296. Section 216A.91, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 216A.91 Definitions. 13 For purposes of this subchapter , unless the context 14 otherwise requires: 15 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division 16 of community action agencies of the department of human rights. 17 2. 1. “Commission” means the commission on community action 18 agencies. 19 3. 2. “Community action agency” means a public agency 20 or a private nonprofit agency which is authorized under its 21 charter or bylaws to receive funds to administer community 22 action programs and is designated by the governor to receive 23 and administer the funds. 24 4. 3. “Community action program” means a program conducted 25 by a community action agency which includes projects to provide 26 a range of services to improve the conditions of poverty in the 27 area served by the community action agency. 28 5. “Delegate agency” means a subgrantee or contractor 29 selected by the community action agency. 30 6. “Division” means the division of community action 31 agencies of the department of human rights. 32 Sec. 297. Section 216A.92, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 216A.92 Division of community Community action agencies. 35 -216- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 216/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. The division of community action agencies is 1 established. The purpose of the division of community action 2 agencies is to The department shall strengthen, supplement, 3 and coordinate efforts to develop the full potential of each 4 citizen by recognizing certain community action agencies and 5 supporting certain community-based programs delivered by 6 community action agencies. 7 2. The division department shall do all of the following: 8 a. Provide financial assistance for community action 9 agencies to implement community action programs, as permitted 10 by the community service block grant and subject to the funding 11 made available for the program. 12 b. Administer the community services block grant, the 13 low-income energy assistance block grants, department of energy 14 funds for weatherization, and other possible funding sources. 15 If a political subdivision is the community action agency, 16 the financial assistance shall be allocated to the political 17 subdivision. 18 c. Implement accountability measures for its programs and 19 require regular reporting on the measures by the community 20 action agencies. 21 d. Issue an annual report to the governor and general 22 assembly by July 1 of each year. 23 Sec. 298. Section 216A.92B, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 24 are amended to read as follows: 25 1. Recommend to the board the adoption of rules pursuant 26 to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the commission and 27 division department . 28 3. Serve as liaisons between the division department and the 29 public, sharing information and gathering constituency input. 30 Sec. 299. Section 216A.93, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 216A.93 Establishment of community action agencies. 33 The division department shall recognize and assist in the 34 designation of certain community action agencies to assist in 35 -217- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 217/ 1541
H.F. 662 the delivery of community action programs. These programs 1 shall include but not be limited to outreach, community 2 services block grant, low-income energy assistance, and 3 weatherization programs. If a community action agency is in 4 effect and currently serving an area, that community action 5 agency shall become the designated community action agency 6 for that area. If any geographic area of the state ceases 7 to be served by a designated community action agency, the 8 division department may solicit applications and assist the 9 governor in designating a community action agency for that 10 area in accordance with current community services block grant 11 requirements. 12 Sec. 300. Section 216A.98, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 216A.98 Audit. 15 Each community action agency shall be audited annually but 16 shall not be required to obtain a duplicate audit to meet the 17 requirements of this section . In lieu of an audit by the 18 auditor of state, the community action agency may contract with 19 or employ a certified public accountant to conduct the audit, 20 pursuant to the applicable terms and conditions prescribed by 21 sections 11.6 , 11.14 , and 11.19 and an audit format prescribed 22 by the auditor of state. Copies of each audit shall be 23 furnished to the division department in a manner prescribed by 24 the division department . 25 Sec. 301. Section 216A.99, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 1. The administrator department shall provide financial 28 assistance for community action agencies to implement community 29 action programs, as permitted by the community service block 30 grant, administer the low-income energy assistance block 31 grants, department of energy funds for weatherization received 32 in Iowa, and other possible funding sources. 33 Sec. 302. Section 216A.102, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -218- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 218/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. Under rules developed adopted by the division of 1 community action agencies of the department of human rights 2 and adopted by the board , the fund may be used to negotiate 3 reconnection of essential utility services with the energy 4 provider. 5 Sec. 303. Section 216A.104, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 1. The general assembly finds that provision of assistance 8 to prevent utility disconnections will also prevent the 9 development of public health risks due to such disconnections. 10 The division department shall establish an energy utility 11 assessment and resolution program administered by each 12 community action agency for persons with low incomes who have 13 or need a deferred payment agreement or are in need of an 14 emergency fuel delivery to address home energy utility costs. 15 Sec. 304. Section 216A.104, subsection 2, paragraphs b and 16 f, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 17 b. The person is a residential customer of an energy utility 18 approved for the program by the division department . 19 f. The person complies with other eligibility requirements 20 adopted in rules by the division department . 21 Sec. 305. Section 216A.107, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 1. A family development and self-sufficiency council is 24 established within the department of human rights . The council 25 shall consist of the following persons: 26 a. The director of the department of human services or the 27 director’s designee. 28 b. The director of the department of public health or the 29 director’s designee. 30 c. The administrator of the division of community 31 action agencies of the department of human rights or the 32 administrator’s designee. 33 d. b. The director of the school of social work at the 34 university of Iowa or the director’s designee. 35 -219- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 219/ 1541
H.F. 662 e. c. The dean of the college of human sciences at Iowa 1 state university or the dean’s designee. 2 f. d. Two recipients or former recipients of the family 3 investment program, selected by the other members of the 4 council. 5 g. e. One recipient or former recipient of the family 6 investment program who is a member of a racial or ethnic 7 minority, selected by the other members of the council. 8 h. f. One member representing providers of services to 9 victims of domestic violence, selected by the other members of 10 the council. 11 i. g. The head of the department of design, textiles, 12 gerontology, and family studies at the university of northern 13 Iowa or that person’s designee. 14 j. h. The director of the department of education or the 15 director’s designee. 16 k. i. The director of the department of workforce 17 development or the director’s designee. 18 l. j. Two persons representing the business community, 19 selected by the other members of the council. 20 m. k. Two members from each chamber of the general 21 assembly serving as ex officio, nonvoting members. The two 22 members of the senate shall be appointed one each by the 23 majority leader and the minority leader of the senate. The two 24 members of the house of representatives shall be appointed one 25 each by the speaker and the minority leader of the house of 26 representatives. 27 Sec. 306. Section 216A.107, subsection 3, paragraph c, 28 subparagraphs (1) and (3), Code 2023, are amended to read as 29 follows: 30 (1) Designation of families to be served that meet one or 31 more criteria for being at risk of dependency on the family 32 investment program or of family instability, and agreement 33 to serve clients that are referred by the department of 34 human services from the family investment program which 35 -220- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 220/ 1541
H.F. 662 meet the criteria. The criteria may include but are not 1 limited to factors such as educational level, work history, 2 family structure, age of the youngest child in the family, 3 previous length of stay on the family investment program, and 4 participation in the family investment program or the foster 5 care program while the head of a household was a child. Grant 6 proposals shall also establish the number of families to be 7 served under the grant. 8 (3) Designation of the manner in which other needs of the 9 families will be provided for, including but not limited to 10 child care assistance, transportation, substance abuse use 11 disorder treatment, support group counseling, food, clothing, 12 and housing. 13 Sec. 307. Section 216A.107, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 4. a. The division department shall administer the family 16 development and self-sufficiency grant program. The department 17 of human services shall disclose to the division confidential 18 information pertaining to individuals receiving services under 19 the grant program, as authorized under section 217.30 . The 20 division and the department of human services shall share 21 information and data necessary for tracking performance 22 measures of the family development and self-sufficiency grant 23 program, for referring families participating in the promoting 24 independence and self-sufficiency through employment job 25 opportunities and basic skills (PROMISE JOBS) program under 26 section 239B.17 and related activities and programs to the 27 grant program, and for meeting federal reporting requirements. 28 The division and the department of human services may by mutual 29 agreement, as specified in the memorandum of agreement entered 30 into in accordance with paragraph “b” , add to or delete from 31 the initial shared information items listed in this lettered 32 paragraph. The initial shared information shall include but is 33 not limited to all of the following: 34 (1) Family enrollments and exits to and from each of the 35 -221- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 221/ 1541
H.F. 662 programs. 1 (2) Monthly reports of individual participant activity in 2 PROMISE JOBS components that are countable work activities 3 according to federal guidelines applicable to those components. 4 (3) Aggregate grant program participant activity in all 5 PROMISE JOBS program components. 6 (4) Work participation rates for grant program participants 7 who were active family investment program participants. 8 (5) The average hourly wage of grant program participants 9 who left the family investment program. 10 (6) The percentage of grant program participants who exited 11 from the grant program at or after the time family investment 12 program participation ended and did not reenroll in the family 13 investment program for at least one year. 14 b. The division shall develop a memorandum of agreement 15 with the department of human services to share outcome data and 16 coordinate referrals and delivery of services to participants 17 in the family investment program under chapter 239B and the 18 grant program and other shared clients and shall provide the 19 department of human services with information necessary for 20 compliance with federal temporary assistance for needy families 21 block grant state plan and reporting requirements, including 22 but not limited to financial and data reports. 23 c. b. To the extent that the family development and 24 self-sufficiency grant program is funded by the federal 25 temporary assistance for needy families block grant and by the 26 state maintenance of efforts funds appropriated in connection 27 with the block grant, the division department shall comply with 28 all federal requirements for the block grant. The division 29 department is responsible for payment of any federal penalty 30 imposed that is attributable to the grant program and shall 31 receive any federal bonus payment attributable to the grant 32 program. 33 d. c. The division department shall ensure that 34 expenditures of moneys appropriated to the department of human 35 -222- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 222/ 1541
H.F. 662 services from the general fund of the state for the family 1 development and self-sufficiency grant program are eligible to 2 be considered as state maintenance of effort expenditures under 3 federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant 4 requirements. 5 e. d. The commission department shall consider the 6 recommendations of the council in adopting rules pertaining to 7 the grant program. 8 f. e. The division department shall submit to the governor 9 and general assembly on or before November 30 following the 10 end of each state fiscal year, a report detailing performance 11 measure and outcome data evaluating the family development and 12 self-sufficiency grant program for the fiscal year that just 13 ended. 14 Sec. 308. Section 216A.111, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 2. “Office” means the office of deaf services of the 17 department of human rights . 18 Sec. 309. Section 216A.131, Code 2023, is amended to read 19 as follows: 20 216A.131 Definitions. 21 For the purpose of this subchapter , unless the context 22 otherwise requires: 23 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division 24 of criminal and juvenile justice planning. 25 2. 1. “Board” means the justice advisory board. 26 3. 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 27 rights services . 28 4. “Division” means the division of criminal and juvenile 29 justice planning. 30 Sec. 310. Section 216A.131A, Code 2023, is amended to read 31 as follows: 32 216A.131A Division of criminal Criminal and juvenile justice 33 planning. 34 The division of criminal and juvenile justice planning is 35 -223- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 223/ 1541
H.F. 662 established to department shall fulfill the responsibilities 1 of this subchapter , including the duties specified in sections 2 216A.135 , 216A.136 , 216A.137 , 216A.138 , and 216A.140 . 3 Sec. 311. Section 216A.132, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 b. Additional voting members of the board, each serving a 6 four-year term, shall include one representative from each of 7 the following: 8 (1) The Iowa coalition against sexual assault. 9 (2) The American civil liberties union of Iowa. 10 (3) The Iowa county attorneys association. 11 (4) The department of health and human services. 12 (5) The department of corrections. 13 (6) A judicial district department of correctional 14 services. 15 (7) The department of public safety. 16 (8) The office on the status of African Americans. 17 (9) The department of public health. 18 (10) (8) The board of parole. 19 (11) (9) The department of justice. 20 (12) (10) The state public defender. 21 (13) (11) The governor’s office of drug control policy. 22 Sec. 312. Section 216A.132, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 3. Members of the board shall receive reimbursement 25 from the state for actual and necessary expenses incurred 26 in the performance of their official duties and may also 27 be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 28 7E.6 . All expense moneys paid to nonlegislative members shall 29 be paid from funds appropriated to the division department . 30 Legislative members shall receive compensation as provided in 31 sections 2.10 and 2.12 . 32 Sec. 313. Section 216A.133, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 2. The board shall advise the division department on its 35 -224- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 224/ 1541
H.F. 662 administration of state and federal grants and appropriations 1 and shall carry out other functions consistent with this 2 subchapter . 3 Sec. 314. Section 216A.133, subsection 3, paragraphs i, j, 4 k, l, and r, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 5 i. Providing input to the department director in the 6 development of budget recommendations for the division 7 department . 8 j. Coordinating with the administrator to develop and 9 make Developing and making recommendations to the department 10 director pursuant to section 216A.2 . 11 k. Serving as a liaison between the division department 12 and the public, sharing information and gathering constituency 13 input. 14 l. Recommending to the department the adoption of rules 15 pursuant to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the board and 16 division department . 17 r. Reviewing data supplied by the division department , the 18 department of management, the legislative services agency, the 19 Iowa supreme court, and other departments or agencies for the 20 purpose of determining the effectiveness and efficiency of the 21 collection of such data. 22 Sec. 315. Section 216A.136, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 The division department shall maintain an Iowa statistical 25 analysis center for the purpose of coordinating with data 26 resource agencies to provide data and analytical information to 27 federal, state, and local governments, and assist agencies in 28 the use of criminal and juvenile justice data. Notwithstanding 29 any other provision of state law, unless prohibited by federal 30 law or regulation, the division department shall be granted 31 access, for purposes of research and evaluation, to criminal 32 history records, official juvenile court records, juvenile 33 court social records, and any other data collected or under 34 control of the board of parole, department of corrections, 35 -225- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 225/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of workforce development, district departments of 1 correctional services, department of human services, judicial 2 branch, and department of public safety. However, intelligence 3 data and peace officer investigative reports maintained by the 4 department of public safety shall not be considered data for 5 the purposes of this section . Any record, data, or information 6 obtained by the division department under this section and 7 the division department itself is subject to the federal and 8 state confidentiality laws and regulations which are applicable 9 to the original record, data, or information obtained by the 10 division department and to the original custodian of the 11 record, data, or information. The access shall include but is 12 not limited to all of the following: 13 Sec. 316. Section 216A.137, Code 2023, is amended to read 14 as follows: 15 216A.137 Correctional policy project. 16 1. The division department shall maintain an Iowa 17 correctional policy project for the purpose of conducting 18 analyses of major correctional issues affecting the criminal 19 and juvenile justice system. The board shall identify and 20 prioritize the issues and studies to be addressed by the 21 division department through this project and shall report 22 project plans and findings annually along with the report 23 required in section 216A.135 . Issues and studies to be 24 considered by the board shall include but are not limited 25 to a review of the information systems available to assess 26 corrections trends and program effectiveness, the development 27 of an evaluation plan for assessing the impact of corrections 28 expenditures, and a study of the desirability and feasibility 29 of changing the state’s sentencing practices, which includes 30 a prison population forecast. 31 2. The division department may form subcommittees for the 32 purpose of addressing major correctional issues affecting the 33 criminal and juvenile justice system. The division department 34 shall establish a subcommittee to address issues specifically 35 -226- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 226/ 1541
H.F. 662 affecting the juvenile justice system. 1 Sec. 317. Section 216A.138, subsections 1, 2, 4, and 7, Code 2 2023, are amended to read as follows: 3 1. The division department shall coordinate the development 4 of a multiagency database to track the progress of juveniles 5 through various state and local agencies and programs. The 6 division department shall develop a plan which utilizes 7 existing databases, including the Iowa court information 8 system, the federally mandated national adoption and foster 9 care information system, and the other state and local 10 databases pertaining to juveniles, to the extent possible. 11 2. The department of human services, department of 12 corrections, judicial branch, department of public safety, 13 department of education, local school districts, and other 14 state agencies and political subdivisions shall cooperate with 15 the division department in the development of the plan. 16 4. The division department shall develop the plan within 17 the context of existing federal privacy and confidentiality 18 requirements. The plan shall build upon existing resources and 19 facilities to the extent possible. 20 7. If the division department has insufficient funds and 21 resources to implement this section , the division department 22 shall determine what, if any, portion of this section may be 23 implemented, and the remainder of this section shall not apply. 24 Sec. 318. Section 216A.140, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 5. Membership. The youth development council membership 27 shall be determined by the council itself and shall include the 28 directors or chief administrators, or their designees, from the 29 following state agencies and programs: 30 a. Child advocacy board. 31 b. Iowa commission on volunteer service in the office of 32 the governor. 33 c. b. Department of education. 34 d. Department of human rights. 35 -227- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 227/ 1541
H.F. 662 e. Department of human services. 1 f. c. Department of public health and human services . 2 g. d. Department of workforce development. 3 h. e. Governor’s office Office of drug control policy. 4 i. f. Iowa cooperative extension service in agriculture and 5 home economics. 6 j. Early childhood Iowa office in the department of 7 management. 8 Sec. 319. Section 216A.140, subsection 8, paragraphs b and 9 c, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 10 b. The youth advisory council shall consist of no more 11 than twenty-one youth ages fourteen through twenty years who 12 reside in Iowa. Membership shall be for two-year staggered 13 terms. The department director , or the director’s designee , 14 shall select council members using an application process. The 15 department director or the director’s designee shall strive 16 to maintain a diverse council membership and shall take into 17 consideration race, ethnicity, disabilities, gender, and 18 geographic location of residence of the applicants. 19 c. Except as otherwise provided by law, the youth advisory 20 council shall determine its own rules of procedure and 21 operating policies, subject to approval by the department 22 director or the director’s designee. 23 Sec. 320. Section 216A.141, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 2. “Office” means the office on the status of African 26 Americans of the department of human rights . 27 Sec. 321. Section 216A.151, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 3. “Office” means the office of Asian and Pacific Islander 30 affairs of the department of human rights . 31 Sec. 322. Section 216A.161, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 2. “Office” means the office of Native American affairs of 34 the department of human rights . 35 -228- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 228/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 323. Section 216D.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. “Public office building” means the state capitol, all 3 county courthouses, all city halls, and all buildings used 4 primarily for governmental offices of the state or any county 5 or city. It does not include public schools or buildings 6 at institutions of the state board of regents or the state 7 department of health and human services. 8 Sec. 324. NEW SECTION . 217.01 Definitions. 9 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 10 requires: 11 1. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 12 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 13 services. 14 3. “Director” means the director of health and human 15 services. 16 Sec. 325. Section 217.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 217.1 Programs of department. 19 There is established a department of health and human 20 services to administer programs designed to protect and improve 21 the health, well-being , and productivity of the people of 22 the state of Iowa. The department shall concern itself with 23 the problems of human behavior, adjustment, and daily living 24 through the administration of programs of family, child, and 25 adult welfare, economic assistance including costs of medical 26 care, rehabilitation toward self-care and support, delinquency 27 prevention and control, treatment and rehabilitation of 28 juvenile offenders, care and treatment of persons with mental 29 illness or an intellectual disability, public health, and other 30 related programs as provided by law. 31 Sec. 326. Section 217.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 217.2 Council on health and human services. 34 1. a. There is created within the department of human 35 -229- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 229/ 1541
H.F. 662 services a council on health and human services which shall 1 act in a policymaking and advisory capacity on matters within 2 the jurisdiction of the department. The council shall consist 3 of seven nine voting members appointed by the governor subject 4 to confirmation by the senate. Appointments shall be made 5 on the basis of interest in public affairs, good judgment, 6 and knowledge and ability in the field of health and human 7 services. Appointments shall be made to provide a diversity of 8 interest and point of view in the membership and without regard 9 to religious opinions or affiliations. The voting members of 10 the council shall serve for six-year staggered terms. 11 b. Each term of a voting member shall commence and end as 12 provided by section 69.19 . 13 c. All voting members of the council shall be electors 14 of the state of Iowa. No more than four five members shall 15 belong to the same political party and no more than two three 16 members shall, at the time of appointment, reside in the same 17 congressional district. At least one member of the council 18 shall be a member of a county board of supervisors at the time 19 of appointment to the council. At least one member of the 20 council shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in 21 Iowa. Vacancies occurring during a term of office shall be 22 filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the 23 balance of the unexpired term subject to confirmation by the 24 senate. 25 2. In addition to the voting members described in subsection 26 1 , the membership of the council shall include four legislators 27 as ex officio, nonvoting members. The four legislators shall 28 be appointed one each by the majority leader of the senate, 29 the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house 30 of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of 31 representatives for terms as provided in section 69.16B . 32 Sec. 327. Section 217.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 217.3 Duties of council. 35 -230- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 230/ 1541
H.F. 662 The council on human services shall: 1 1. Organize annually and select a chairperson and vice 2 chairperson. 3 2. Adopt and establish policy for the operation and 4 conduct of the department of human services , subject to any 5 guidelines which may be adopted by the general assembly, and 6 the implementation of all services and programs thereunder 7 administered by the department . 8 3. Report immediately to the governor any failure by the 9 director or any administrator of the department of human 10 services to carry out any of the policy decisions or directives 11 of the council. 12 4. Approve the budget of the department of human services 13 prior to submission to the governor. Prior to approval of the 14 budget, the council shall publicize and hold a public hearing 15 to provide explanations and hear questions, opinions, and 16 suggestions regarding the budget. Invitations to the hearing 17 shall be extended to the governor, the governor-elect, the 18 director of the department of management, and other persons 19 deemed by the council as integral to the budget process. The 20 budget materials submitted to the governor shall include a 21 review of options for revising the medical assistance program 22 made available by federal action or by actions implemented 23 by other states as identified by the department, the medical 24 assistance advisory council created in section 249A.4B , and 25 by county representatives. The review shall address what 26 potential revisions could be made in this state and how the 27 changes would be beneficial to Iowans. 28 5. Insure that all programs administered or services 29 rendered by the department directly to any citizen or through 30 a local agency to any citizen are coordinated and integrated 31 so that any citizen does not receive a duplication of services 32 from various departments or local agencies that could be 33 rendered by one department or local agency. If the council 34 finds that such is not the case, it shall hear and determine 35 -231- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 231/ 1541
H.F. 662 which department or local agency shall provide the needed 1 service or services and enter an order of their determination 2 by resolution of the council which must be concurred in by 3 at least a majority of the members. Thereafter such order 4 or resolution of the council shall be obeyed by all state 5 departments and local agencies to which it is directed. 6 6. Adopt all necessary rules recommended by the director or 7 administrators of divisions hereinafter established department 8 prior to their promulgation pursuant to chapter 17A . 9 7. Approve the establishment of any new division or 10 reorganization, consolidation or abolition of any established 11 division prior to the same becoming effective. 12 8. 7. Recommend to the governor the names of individuals 13 qualified for the position of director of human services when a 14 vacancy exists in the office. 15 Sec. 328. Section 217.3A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 217.3A Advisory committees. 18 1. General. The council on human services shall establish 19 and utilize the advisory committee identified in this section 20 and may establish and utilize other ad hoc advisory committees 21 as determined necessary to advise the council . The council 22 shall establish appointment provisions, membership terms, 23 operating guidelines, and other operational requirements for 24 committees established pursuant to this section . 25 2. Child abuse prevention. The council shall establish a 26 child abuse prevention program advisory committee to support 27 the child abuse prevention program implemented in accordance 28 with section 235A.1 . The duties of the advisory committee 29 shall include all of the following: 30 a. Advise the director of human services and the 31 administrator of the division of the department of human 32 services responsible for child and family programs regarding 33 expenditures of funds received for the child abuse prevention 34 program. 35 -232- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 232/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. Review the implementation and effectiveness of 1 legislation and administrative rules concerning the child abuse 2 prevention program. 3 c. Recommend changes in legislation and administrative rules 4 to the general assembly and the appropriate administrative 5 officials. 6 d. Require reports from state agencies and other entities as 7 necessary to perform its duties. 8 e. Receive and review complaints from the public concerning 9 the operation and management of the child abuse prevention 10 program. 11 f. Approve grant proposals. 12 Sec. 329. Section 217.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 217.4 Meetings of council. 15 The council shall meet at least monthly. Additional 16 meetings shall be called by the chairperson or upon written 17 request of any three council members thereof as necessary to 18 carry out the duties of the council. The chairperson shall 19 preside at all meetings or in the absence of the chairperson 20 the vice chairperson shall preside. The members of the council 21 shall be paid a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 and their 22 reasonable and necessary expenses. 23 Sec. 330. Section 217.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 217.5 Director of health and human services. 26 The chief administrative officer for the department of human 27 services is the director of human services . The director shall 28 be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the 29 senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The 30 governor shall fill a vacancy in this office in the same manner 31 as the original appointment was made. The director shall be 32 selected primarily for administrative ability. The director 33 shall not be selected on the basis of political affiliation 34 and shall not engage in political activity while holding this 35 -233- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 233/ 1541
H.F. 662 position. 1 Sec. 331. NEW SECTION . 217.5A Attorneys —— legal counsel 2 and advice. 3 Notwithstanding section 13.7, the department may employ or 4 retain attorneys to provide legal counsel and advice. However, 5 section 13.7 shall govern the employment or retention of 6 attorneys by the department to represent the department in any 7 action or proceeding brought in any court or tribunal. 8 Sec. 332. Section 217.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 217.6 Rules and regulations —— organization of department. 11 1. The director is hereby authorized to may recommend 12 to the council for adoption such rules and regulations as 13 are necessary to carry into practice administer the duties, 14 functions, and programs of the various divisions and to 15 establish such divisions and to assign or reassign duties, 16 powers, and responsibilities within the department , all with 17 the approval of the council on human services, within the 18 department as the director deems necessary and appropriate 19 for the proper administration of the duties, functions and 20 programs with which the department is charged . Any action 21 taken, decision made, or administrative rule adopted by any 22 administrator of a division may be reviewed by the director. 23 The director, upon such review, may affirm, modify, or reverse 24 any such action, decision, or rule. 25 2. The rules and regulations adopted for the public benefits 26 and programs administered by the department of human services 27 shall apply the residency eligibility restrictions required by 28 federal and state law. 29 3. The director shall organize the department of human 30 services into divisions subunits as necessary to most 31 efficiently carry out in an efficient manner the intent 32 of this chapter and any other chapter the department is 33 responsible for administering . The department of human 34 services may be initially divided into the following divisions 35 -234- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 234/ 1541
H.F. 662 of responsibility: 1 a. The division of child and family services. 2 b. The division of mental health and disability services. 3 c. The division of administration. 4 d. The division of planning, research, and statistics. 5 4. If the department of human services requires or requests 6 a service consumer, service provider, or other person to 7 maintain required documentation in electronic form, the 8 department shall accept such documentation submitted by 9 electronic means and shall not require a physical copy of the 10 documentation unless required by state or federal law. 11 Sec. 333. Section 217.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 217.13 Department to provide certain volunteer services —— 14 volunteer liability. 15 1. The department of human services shall establish 16 volunteer programs designed to enhance the services provided 17 by the department. Roles for volunteers may include but shall 18 not be limited to parent aides, friendly visitors, commodity 19 distributors, clerical assistants, medical transporters, and 20 other functions to complement and supplement the department’s 21 work with clients. Roles for volunteers shall include 22 conservators and guardians. The department shall adopt rules 23 for programs which are established. 24 2. a. The director shall appoint a coordinator of volunteer 25 services to oversee the provision of services of volunteer 26 conservators and guardians on a volunteer basis to individuals 27 in this state requiring such services. The coordinator, 28 after consulting with personnel assigned to the district of 29 the department, shall recommend to the director how best to 30 serve the needs of individuals in need of the services of a 31 guardian or conservator. Where possible, the coordinator shall 32 recommend that the services be provided on a multicounty basis. 33 b. The coordinator shall cooperate with the administrators 34 of the divisions of the department in providing these services 35 -235- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 235/ 1541
H.F. 662 and shall seek out alternative sources for providing the 1 services required under this section . 2 3. All volunteers registered with the department and 3 in compliance with departmental rules are considered state 4 employees for purposes of chapter 669 . However, this section 5 does not except a conservator or guardian from an action 6 brought under section 658.1A or 658.3 . This section does not 7 relieve a guardian or conservator from duties under chapter 8 633 . 9 Sec. 334. Section 217.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 217.18 Official seal. 12 The department shall have an official seal with the words 13 “Iowa Department of Health and Human Services” and such other 14 design as the department prescribes engraved thereon on the 15 seal . Every commission, order , or other paper of an official 16 nature executed by the department may be attested with such the 17 seal. 18 Sec. 335. Section 217.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 217.19 Expenses. 21 1. The director of said department, and the director’s 22 staff, assistants , and employees shall, in addition to salary, 23 receive their necessary traveling expenses by the nearest 24 traveled and practicable route, when engaged in the performance 25 of official business. 26 2. The department of administrative services shall work 27 with the department of human services to develop and implement 28 an expense policy applicable to the members of a board, 29 commission, committee, or other body under the auspices of the 30 department of human services who meet the income requirements 31 for payment of per diem in accordance with section 7E.6, 32 subsection 2 . The policy shall allow for the payment of 33 the member’s expenses to be addressed through use of direct 34 billings, travel purchase card, prepaid expenses, or other 35 -236- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 236/ 1541
H.F. 662 alternative means of addressing the expenses in lieu of 1 reimbursement of the member. 2 Sec. 336. Section 217.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 217.21 Annual report. 5 The department shall, annually, at the time provided by law 6 make a report to the governor and general assembly, and cover 7 therein in the report the annual period ending with June 30 8 preceding, which report shall embrace include : 9 1. An itemized statement of its the department’s 10 expenditures concerning each program under its the department’s 11 administration. 12 2. Adequate and complete statistical reports for the 13 state as a whole concerning all payments made under its the 14 department’s administration. 15 3. Such recommendations as to changes in laws under its the 16 department’s administration as the director may deem necessary. 17 4. The observations and recommendations of the director and 18 the council on human services relative to the programs of the 19 department. 20 5. Such other information as the director or council on 21 human services may deem deems advisable, or which may be 22 requested by the governor or by the general assembly. 23 Sec. 337. Section 217.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 217.23 Personnel —— merit system —— reimbursement for damaged 26 property. 27 1. The director of human services or the director’s 28 designee, shall employ such personnel as are necessary for the 29 performance of the duties and responsibilities assigned to 30 the department. All employees shall be selected on a basis 31 of fitness for the work to be performed with due regard to 32 training and experience and shall be subject to the provisions 33 of chapter 8A, subchapter IV . 34 2. The department may expend moneys from the support 35 -237- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 237/ 1541
H.F. 662 allocation of the department as reimbursement for replacement 1 or repair of personal items of the department’s employees 2 damaged or destroyed by clients of the department during the 3 employee’s tour of duty. However, the reimbursement shall not 4 exceed three hundred dollars for each item. The department 5 shall establish rules in accordance with chapter 17A to carry 6 out the purpose of this section . 7 Sec. 338. Section 217.24, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 217.24 Payment by electronic funds transfer. 10 The department of human services shall continue expanding 11 the practice of making payments to program participants and 12 vendors by means of electronic funds transfer. The department 13 shall seek the capacity for making payment by such means for 14 all programs administered by the department. 15 Sec. 339. Section 217.32, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 217.32 Office space in county. 18 Where When the department of human services assigns 19 personnel to an office located in a county for the purpose of 20 performing in that county designated eligibility for economic 21 and medical assistance programs and protective services duties 22 and responsibilities assigned by law to the department, it 23 shall be the responsibility of the county to provide and 24 maintain the necessary office space and office supplies and 25 equipment for the personnel so assigned in the same manner as 26 if they were employees of the county. The department shall at 27 least annually, or more frequently if the department so elects, 28 reimburse the county for a portion, designated by law, of the 29 cost of maintaining office space and providing supplies and 30 equipment as required by this section , and also for a similar 31 portion of the cost of providing the necessary office space if 32 in order to do so it is necessary for the county to lease office 33 space outside the courthouse or any other building owned by the 34 county. The portion of the foregoing costs reimbursed to the 35 -238- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 238/ 1541
H.F. 662 county under this section shall be equivalent to the proportion 1 of those costs which the federal government authorizes to be 2 paid from available federal funds, unless the general assembly 3 directs otherwise when appropriating funds for support of the 4 department. 5 Sec. 340. Section 217.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 217.33 Legal services. 8 The director of human services pursuant to a state plan 9 funded in part by the federal government may provide services 10 for eligible persons by contract with nonprofit legal aid 11 organizations. 12 Sec. 341. Section 217.34, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 217.34 Debt setoff. 15 The investigations division of the department of inspections 16 and appeals and the department of human services shall provide 17 assistance to set off against a person’s or provider’s income 18 tax refund or rebate any debt which has accrued through written 19 contract, nonpayment of premiums pursuant to section 249A.3, 20 subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), subrogation, 21 departmental recoupment procedures, or court judgment and which 22 is in the form of a liquidated sum due and owing the department 23 of human services . The department of inspections and appeals, 24 with approval of the department of human services , shall adopt 25 rules under chapter 17A necessary to assist the department of 26 administrative services in the implementation of the setoff 27 under section 8A.504 in regard to money owed to the state for 28 public assistance overpayments or nonpayment of premiums as 29 specified in this section . The department of human services 30 shall adopt rules under chapter 17A necessary to assist the 31 department of administrative services in the implementation of 32 the setoff under section 8A.504 , in regard to collections by 33 the child support recovery unit services and the foster care 34 recovery unit services . 35 -239- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 239/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 342. Section 217.35, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 217.35 Fraud and recoupment activities. 3 Notwithstanding the requirement for deposit of recovered 4 moneys under section 239B.14 , recovered moneys generated 5 through fraud and recoupment activities are appropriated to 6 the department of human services to be used for additional 7 fraud and recoupment activities performed by the department of 8 human services or the department of inspections and appeals. 9 The department of human services may use the recovered 10 moneys appropriated to add not more than five full-time 11 equivalent positions, in addition to those funded by annual 12 appropriations. The appropriation of the recovered moneys is 13 subject to both of the following conditions: 14 1. The director of human services determines that the 15 investment can reasonably be expected to increase recovery of 16 assistance paid in error, due to fraudulent or nonfraudulent 17 actions, in excess of the amount recovered in the previous 18 fiscal year. 19 2. The amount expended for the additional fraud and 20 recoupment activities shall not exceed the amount of the 21 projected increase in assistance recovered. 22 Sec. 343. Section 217.36, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 217.36 Distribution of earned income tax credit information. 25 1. The department shall ensure that educational materials 26 relating to the federal and state earned income tax credits 27 are provided in accordance with this section to each household 28 receiving assistance or benefits under: 29 a. The hawk-i Hawki program under chapter 514I . 30 b. The family investment program under chapter 239B . 31 c. The medical assistance Act program under chapter 249A . 32 d. The food programs defined in section 234.1 which are 33 administered by the department. 34 e. Any other appropriate programs administered by, or under 35 -240- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 240/ 1541
H.F. 662 the oversight of, the department of human services . 1 2. The department shall, by mail or through the internet, 2 provide a household described in subsection 1 with access to: 3 a. Internal revenue service publications relating to the 4 federal earned income tax credit. 5 b. Department of revenue publications relating to the state 6 earned income tax credit. 7 c. Information prepared by tax preparers who provide 8 volunteer or free federal or state income tax preparation 9 services to low-income and other eligible persons and who are 10 located in close geographic proximity to the person. 11 3. In January of each year, the department or a 12 representative of the department shall mail to each household 13 described in subsection 1 information about the federal and 14 state earned income tax credit that provides the household with 15 referrals to the resources described in subsection 2 . 16 4. The mailings required by the department under this 17 section do not have to be made as a separate mailing but may 18 be included in existing mailings being made to the appropriate 19 households. 20 Sec. 344. Section 217.40, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 217.40 Training for guardians and conservators. 23 The department of human services , or a person designated 24 by the director, shall establish training programs designed 25 to assist all duly appointed guardians and conservators in 26 understanding their fiduciary duties and liabilities, the 27 special needs of the ward, and how to best serve the ward and 28 the ward’s interests. 29 Sec. 345. Section 217.41, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 217.41 Refugee services foundation. 32 1. The department of human services shall cause a refugee 33 services foundation to be created for the sole purpose of 34 engaging in refugee resettlement activities to promote the 35 -241- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 241/ 1541
H.F. 662 welfare and self-sufficiency of refugees who live in Iowa and 1 who are not citizens of the United States. The foundation may 2 establish an endowment fund to assist in the financing of its 3 activities. The foundation shall be incorporated under chapter 4 504 . 5 2. The foundation shall be created in a manner so that 6 donations and bequests to the foundation qualify as tax 7 deductible under federal and state income tax laws. The 8 foundation is not a state agency and shall not exercise 9 sovereign power of the state. The state is not liable for any 10 debts of the foundation. 11 3. The refugee services foundation shall have a board 12 of directors of five members. One member shall be appointed 13 by the governor and four members shall be appointed by the 14 director of human services . Members of the board shall serve 15 three-year terms beginning on July 1, and ending on June 30. A 16 vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the 17 original appointment for the remainder of the term. Not more 18 than two members appointed by the director of human services 19 shall be of the same gender or of the same political party. 20 4. The refugee services foundation may accept and 21 administer trusts deemed by the board to be beneficial. 22 Notwithstanding section 633.63 , the foundation may act as 23 trustee of such a trust. 24 Sec. 346. Section 217.41B, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 1. The department of human services shall discontinue the 27 Medicaid family planning network waiver effective July 1, 2017, 28 and shall instead establish a state family planning services 29 program. The state program shall replicate the eligibility 30 requirements and other provisions included in the Medicaid 31 family planning network waiver as approved by the centers for 32 Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department 33 of health and human services in effect on June 30, 2017. 34 Sec. 347. Section 217.41B, subsection 3, paragraph a, 35 -242- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 242/ 1541
H.F. 662 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 (2) The department of human services shall adopt rules 2 pursuant to chapter 17A to require that as a condition of 3 eligibility as a provider under the family planning services 4 program, each distinct location of a nonprofit health care 5 delivery system shall enroll in the program as a separate 6 provider, be assigned a distinct provider identification 7 number, and complete an attestation that abortions are not 8 performed at the distinct location. 9 Sec. 348. Section 217.41C, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. The department of human services shall create the more 12 options for maternal support program, a statewide program to 13 promote healthy pregnancies and childbirth through nonprofit 14 organizations that provide pregnancy support services. 15 Sec. 349. Section 217.41C, subsection 3, unnumbered 16 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 The department of human services shall issue a request for 18 proposals to select a program administrator for the program. 19 A program administrator shall meet all of the following 20 requirements: 21 Sec. 350. Section 217.41C, subsections 5 and 6, Code 2023, 22 are amended to read as follows: 23 5. The department of human services shall publish the 24 program administrator and subcontractor criteria on the 25 department’s internet site. 26 6. The department of human services shall adopt rules 27 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer the program, and shall 28 provide technical assistance to the program administrator, 29 monitor the program administrator for adherence to state and 30 federal requirements, and collect and maintain program data. 31 Sec. 351. Section 217.41C, subsection 7, unnumbered 32 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 Beginning October 1, 2023, and on or before October 34 1 annually thereafter, the department of human services 35 -243- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 243/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall submit to the general assembly the following program 1 information relative to the prior fiscal year: 2 Sec. 352. Section 217.42, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 217.42 Service areas —— County offices. 5 1. The organizational structure to deliver the department’s 6 field services shall be based upon service areas designated by 7 the department. The service areas shall serve as a basis for 8 providing field services to persons residing in the counties 9 comprising the service area. 10 2. 1. The department shall maintain an office in each 11 county. Based on the annual appropriations for field 12 operations, the department shall strive to maintain a full-time 13 presence in each county. If it is not possible to maintain a 14 full-time presence in each county, the department shall provide 15 staff based on its caseweight system to assure the provision of 16 services. The department shall consult with the county boards 17 of supervisors of those counties regarding staffing prior to 18 any modification of office hours. 19 3. 2. A county or group of counties may voluntarily enter 20 into a chapter 28E agreement with the department to provide 21 funding or staff persons to deliver field services in county 22 offices. The agreement shall cover the full fiscal year but 23 may be revised by mutual consent. 24 Sec. 353. Section 217.43, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 217.43 Service area County advisory boards —— location of 27 county offices. 28 1. a. The department shall establish a service area one 29 or more advisory board in each service area boards . Each of 30 the county boards of supervisors of the counties comprising 31 the service area shall appoint two service area advisory board 32 members. All of the following requirements apply to the 33 appointments made by a county board of supervisors: 34 (1) The membership shall be appointed in accordance with 35 -244- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 244/ 1541
H.F. 662 section 69.16 , relating to political affiliation, and section 1 69.16A , relating to gender balance. 2 (2) Not more than one of the members shall be a member of 3 the board of supervisors. 4 (3) Appointments shall be made on the basis of interest in 5 maintaining and improving service delivery. 6 b. Appointments shall be made a part of the regular 7 proceedings of the board of supervisors and shall be filed with 8 the county auditor and the service area manager department . A 9 vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the 10 original appointment. 11 c. The boards of supervisors shall develop and agree to 12 other organizational provisions involving the advisory board, 13 including reporting requirements. 14 2. The purpose of the advisory boards is to improve 15 communication and coordination between the department and the 16 counties and to advise the department regarding maintenance and 17 improvement of service delivery in the counties and communities 18 comprising the service areas . 19 3. The department shall determine the community in which 20 each county office will be located. The county board of 21 supervisors shall determine the location of the office space 22 for the county office. The county board of supervisors shall 23 make reasonable efforts to collocate the office with other 24 state and local government or private entity offices in order 25 to maintain the offices in a cost-effective location that is 26 convenient to the public. 27 Sec. 354. Section 217.44, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 217.44 Service areas Department offices —— employee and 30 volunteer record checks. 31 1. The record check evaluation system of the department 32 shall conduct criminal and child and dependent adult abuse 33 record checks of persons who are potential employees, 34 employees, potential volunteers, and volunteers in service area 35 -245- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 245/ 1541
H.F. 662 department offices in a position having direct contact with the 1 department’s clients. The record checks shall be performed in 2 this state and the department record check evaluation system 3 may conduct these checks in other states. If the department 4 record check evaluation system determines that a person has 5 been convicted of a crime or has a record of founded child or 6 dependent adult abuse, the department record check evaluation 7 system shall perform an evaluation to determine whether the 8 crime or founded abuse warrants prohibition of the person’s 9 employment or participation as a volunteer. The record checks 10 and evaluation shall be performed in accordance with procedures 11 adopted for this purpose by the department. 12 2. In an evaluation, the department record check evaluation 13 system shall consider the nature and seriousness of the crime 14 or founded child or dependent adult abuse in relation to the 15 position sought or held, the time elapsed since the commission 16 of the crime or founded abuse, the circumstances under which 17 the crime or founded abuse was committed, the degree of 18 rehabilitation, the likelihood that the person will commit 19 the crime or founded abuse again, and the number of crimes or 20 founded abuses committed by the person involved. 21 3. The department record check evaluation system may permit 22 a person who is evaluated to be employed or to participate as a 23 volunteer if the person complies with the department’s record 24 check evaluation system’s conditions relating to employment or 25 participation as a volunteer which may include completion of 26 additional training. 27 4. If the department record check evaluation system 28 determines that the person has committed a crime or has a 29 record of founded child or dependent adult abuse which warrants 30 prohibition of employment or participation as a volunteer, the 31 person shall not be employed by or participate as a volunteer 32 in a department service area office in a position having direct 33 contact with the department’s clients. 34 Sec. 355. Section 217.45, subsection 1, unnumbered 35 -246- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 246/ 1541
H.F. 662 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 A background investigation may be conducted by the 2 department of human services on all of the following 3 individuals: 4 Sec. 356. Section 218.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 218.1 Institutions controlled. 7 The director of human services shall have the general and 8 full authority given under statute to control, manage, direct, 9 and operate the following institutions under the director’s 10 jurisdiction, and may at the director’s discretion assign 11 the powers and authorities given the director by statute to 12 any one of the deputy directors, division administrators, or 13 officers or employees of the divisions of the department of 14 human services a superintendent : 15 1. Glenwood state resource center. 16 2. Woodward state resource center. 17 3. Mental health institute, Cherokee, Iowa. 18 4. Mental health institute, Independence, Iowa. 19 5. State training school. 20 6. Iowa juvenile home. 21 7. 6. Other facilities not attached to the campus of the 22 main institution as program developments require. 23 Sec. 357. Section 218.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 218.2 Powers of governor —— report of abuses. 26 1. Nothing contained in section 218.1 shall limit the 27 general supervisory or examining powers vested in the governor 28 by the laws or Constitution of the State of Iowa, or legally 29 vested by the governor in any committee appointed by the 30 governor. 31 2. The administrator superintendent to whom primary 32 responsibility for a particular institution has been assigned 33 shall make reports to the director of human services as are 34 requested by the director and the director shall report, in 35 -247- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 247/ 1541
H.F. 662 writing, to the governor any abuses found to exist in any of 1 the institutions. 2 Sec. 358. Section 218.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 218.3 Definitions. 5 For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context 6 otherwise requires: 7 1. “Administrator” means the person to whom the director 8 of human services has assigned power and authority over an 9 institution in accordance with section 218.1 . “Council” means 10 the council on health and human services. 11 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 12 services. 13 3. “Director” means the director of health and human 14 services. 15 2. 4. “Institution” means an institution listed in section 16 218.1 . 17 5. “Resident” means a person committed or admitted to an 18 institution and is synonymous with patient, as appropriate to 19 the institution. 20 6. “Superintendent” means the person to whom primary 21 responsibility for a particular institution has been assigned. 22 Sec. 359. Section 218.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 218.4 Recommendation for rules. 25 1. The administrators of particular institutions department 26 shall recommend to the council on human services for adoption 27 such rules not inconsistent with law as they may deem necessary 28 for the discharge of their duties, the management of each 29 of such the institutions , and the admission , of residents 30 thereto and the treatment, care, custody, education and 31 discharge of residents. It is made the duty of the particular 32 administrators department to establish rules by which danger 33 to life and property from fire will be minimized. In the 34 discharge of their duties and in the enforcement of their 35 -248- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 248/ 1541
H.F. 662 rules, they The department may require any of their appointees 1 to perform duties in addition to those required by statute. 2 2. Rules adopted by the council pursuant to chapter 17A 3 shall be uniform and shall apply to all institutions under the 4 particular administrator and to all other institutions under 5 the administrator’s department’s jurisdiction. The primary 6 rules for use in institutions where persons with mental illness 7 are served shall, unless otherwise indicated, uniformly apply 8 to county or private hospitals in which persons with mental 9 illness are served, but the rules shall not interfere with 10 proper medical treatment administered to patients such persons 11 by competent physicians. Annually, signed copies of the rules 12 shall be sent to the superintendent of each institution or 13 hospital under the control or supervision of a particular 14 administrator . Copies shall also be sent to the clerk of each 15 district court, the chairperson of the board of supervisors 16 of each county and, as appropriate, to the officer in charge 17 of institutions or hospitals caring for persons with mental 18 illness in each county who shall be responsible for seeing 19 that the rules are posted in each institution or hospital in a 20 prominent place. The rules shall be kept current to meet the 21 public need and shall be revised and published annually. 22 3. The state fire marshal shall cause to be made an annual 23 inspection of all the institutions listed in section 218.1 and 24 shall make provide a written report thereof of each inspection 25 to the particular administrator of the state department of 26 human services in control of such institution . 27 Sec. 360. Section 218.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 218.5 Fire protection contracts. 30 The administrators shall have power to department may 31 enter into contracts with the governing body of any city or 32 other municipal corporation for the protection from fire of 33 any property under the administrators’ department’s primary 34 control, located in any municipal corporation or in territory 35 -249- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 249/ 1541
H.F. 662 contiguous to the municipal corporation, upon terms as may be 1 agreed upon. 2 Sec. 361. Section 218.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 218.6 Transfer of appropriations made to institutions. 5 1. Notwithstanding section 8.39, subsection 1 , without the 6 prior written consent and approval of the governor and the 7 director of the department of management, the director of human 8 services may transfer funds between the appropriations made for 9 the institutions, listed as follows: 10 a. The state resource centers. 11 b. The state mental health institutes. 12 c. The state training school. 13 d. The civil commitment unit for sexual offenders. 14 2. The department shall report any transfer made pursuant 15 to subsection 1 during a fiscal quarter to the legislative 16 services agency within thirty days of the beginning of the 17 subsequent fiscal quarter. 18 Sec. 362. Section 218.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 218.9 Appointment of superintendents. 21 1. The administrator in charge of an institution, subject to 22 the approval of the director of human services, shall appoint 23 the superintendent of the institution. The tenure of office of 24 a superintendent shall be at the pleasure of the administrator 25 director . The administrator director may transfer a 26 superintendent or warden from one institution to another. 27 2. The superintendent or warden shall have immediate 28 custody and control, subject to the orders and policies of the 29 administrator in charge of the institution director , of all 30 property used in connection with the institution except as 31 provided in this chapter . 32 Sec. 363. Section 218.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 218.10 Subordinate officers and employees. 35 -250- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 250/ 1541
H.F. 662 The administrator in charge of a particular institution, 1 with the consent and approval of the director of human 2 services, shall determine the number of subordinate officers 3 and employees for the institution. Subject to this chapter , 4 the officers and employees shall be appointed and discharged 5 by the superintendent or business manager the superintendent’s 6 designee pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV . The 7 superintendent shall keep, in the record of each subordinate 8 officer and employee, the date of employment, the compensation, 9 and the date of each discharge, and the reasons for discharge. 10 Sec. 364. Section 218.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 218.12 Bonds. 13 The administrator in charge of any particular institution 14 shall require each Each officer and any employee of such 15 administrator and of every an institution under the 16 administrator’s control who may be charged with the custody 17 or control of any money or property belonging to the state to 18 give shall provide an official bond, properly conditioned, 19 and signed by sufficient sureties in a sum to be fixed by 20 the administrator director , which bond shall be approved by 21 the administrator director , and filed in the office of the 22 secretary of state. 23 Sec. 365. Section 218.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 218.13 Record checks. 26 1. For the purposes of this section , unless the context 27 otherwise requires: 28 a. “Department” means the department of human services. 29 b. “Institution” means an institution controlled by the 30 department as described in section 218.1 . 31 c. “Resident” means a person committed or admitted to an 32 institution. 33 2. 1. If a person is being considered for employment 34 involving direct responsibility for a resident or with access 35 -251- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 251/ 1541
H.F. 662 to a resident when the resident is alone, or if a person 1 will reside in a facility utilized by an institution, and 2 if the person has been convicted of a crime or has a record 3 of founded child or dependent adult abuse, the record check 4 evaluation system of the department shall perform an evaluation 5 to determine whether the crime or founded abuse warrants 6 prohibition of employment or residence in the facility. The 7 department record check evaluation system shall conduct 8 criminal and child and dependent adult abuse record checks of 9 the person in this state and may conduct these checks in other 10 states. The investigation and evaluation shall be performed 11 in accordance with procedures adopted for this purpose by the 12 department. 13 3. 2. If the department record check evaluation system 14 determines that a person, who is employed by an institution 15 or resides in a facility utilized by an institution, has 16 been convicted of a crime or has a record of founded child 17 or dependent adult abuse, the department record check 18 evaluation system shall perform an evaluation to determine 19 whether prohibition of the person’s employment or residence is 20 warranted. The evaluation shall be performed in accordance 21 with procedures adopted for this purpose by the department. 22 4. 3. In an evaluation, the department record check 23 evaluation system shall consider the nature and seriousness of 24 the crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse in relation 25 to the position sought or held, the time elapsed since the 26 commission of the crime or founded abuse, the circumstances 27 under which the crime or founded abuse was committed, the 28 degree of rehabilitation, the likelihood that the person will 29 commit the crime or founded abuse again, and the number of 30 crimes or founded abuses committed by the person involved. 31 The department record check evaluation system may permit 32 a person who is evaluated to be employed or reside or to 33 continue employment or residence if the person complies with 34 the department’s record check evaluation system’s conditions 35 -252- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 252/ 1541
H.F. 662 relating to employment or residence which may include 1 completion of additional training. 2 5. 4. If the department record check evaluation system 3 determines that the person has committed a crime or has a 4 record of founded child or dependent adult abuse which warrants 5 prohibition of employment or residence, the person shall not 6 be employed by an institution or reside in a facility utilized 7 by an institution. 8 Sec. 366. Section 218.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 218.14 Dwelling of superintendent or other employee. 11 1. The administrator having control over an institution 12 may, with consent of the director of human services, may 13 furnish the superintendent of the institution, in addition 14 to salary, with a dwelling or with appropriate quarters in 15 lieu of the dwelling, or the administrator may compensate the 16 superintendent of the institution in lieu of furnishing a 17 dwelling or quarters. If the superintendent of the institution 18 is furnished with a dwelling or quarters, either of which is 19 owned by the state, the superintendent may also be furnished 20 with water, heat, and electricity. 21 2. The administrator having control over an institution 22 director may furnish assistant superintendents or other 23 employees, or both, with a dwelling or with appropriate 24 quarters, owned by the state. The assistant superintendent or 25 employee, who is so furnished, shall pay rent for the dwelling 26 or quarters in an amount to be determined by the superintendent 27 of the institution director , which shall be the fair market 28 rental value of the dwelling or quarters. If an assistant 29 superintendent or employee is furnished with a dwelling or 30 quarters, either of which is owned by the state, the assistant 31 superintendent or employee may also be furnished with water, 32 heat, and electricity. However, the furnishing of these 33 utilities shall be considered in determining the fair market 34 rental value of the dwelling or quarters. 35 -253- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 253/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 367. Section 218.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 218.15 Salaries —— how paid. 3 The salaries and wages shall be included in the semimonthly 4 payrolls and paid in the same manner as other expenses of the 5 several institutions. 6 Sec. 368. Section 218.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 218.17 Authorized leave. 9 Vacations and sick leave with pay as authorized in section 10 70A.1 shall only be taken at such times as the superintendent 11 or the business manager superintendent’s designee in charge 12 of an officer or employee, as the case may be, may direct, 13 and only after written authorization by the superintendent or 14 business manager the superintendent’s designee , and for the 15 number of days specified in the authorization. A copy of the 16 authorization shall be attached to the institution’s copy of 17 the payroll of the institution, for audit purposes, for the 18 period during which the vacation was taken, and the semimonthly 19 payroll shall show the number of days the person was absent 20 under the authorization. 21 Sec. 369. Section 218.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 218.21 Record of residents. 24 The administrator of the department of human services in 25 control of a state institution director shall, as to every 26 person committed to any of the institutions, keep the following 27 record: 28 1. Name. 29 2. Residence. 30 3. Sex. 31 4. Age. 32 5. Nativity. 33 6. Occupation. 34 7. Civil condition. 35 -254- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 254/ 1541
H.F. 662 8. Date of entrance or commitment. 1 9. Date of discharge. 2 10. Whether a discharge was final. 3 11. Condition of the person when discharged. 4 12. The name of the institutions from which and to which 5 such person has been transferred. 6 13. If dead deceased , the date and cause of the person’s 7 death. 8 Sec. 370. Section 218.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 218.22 Record privileged. 11 Except with the consent of the administrator in charge of an 12 institution director , or on an order of a court of record, the 13 record provided in section 218.21 shall be accessible only to 14 the administrator of the division of the department of human 15 services in control of such institution, the director of the 16 department of human services and to assistants and proper 17 clerks authorized by such administrator or the administrator’s 18 the director. The administrator of the division of such 19 institution is authorized to director may permit the division 20 of library services of the department of education and the 21 historical division of the department of cultural affairs to 22 copy or reproduce by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, 23 microcard or other process which accurately reproduces a 24 durable medium for reproducing the original and to destroy 25 in the manner described by law such records of residents 26 designated in section 218.21 . 27 Sec. 371. Section 218.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 218.23 Reports to administrator director . 30 The superintendent of an institution shall, within ten 31 days after the commitment or entrance of a person to the 32 institution, cause a true copy of the person’s entrance record 33 to be made and forwarded to the administrator in control of 34 the institution director or the director’s designee . When a 35 -255- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 255/ 1541
H.F. 662 patient or resident leaves, or is discharged , or transferred 1 from , or dies in an institution, the superintendent or person 2 in charge shall within ten days after that date send the 3 information to the office of the institution’s administrator 4 director or the director’s designee on forms which the 5 administrator director prescribes. 6 Sec. 372. Section 218.24, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 218.24 Questionable commitment. 9 The superintendent is required to shall immediately 10 notify the administrator in control of the superintendent’s 11 particular institution director if there is any question as 12 to the propriety of the commitment or detention of any person 13 received at such an institution, and said administrator the 14 director , upon such notification, shall inquire into the matter 15 presented, and take such proper action as may be deemed proper 16 in the premises . 17 Sec. 373. Section 218.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 218.26 Religious worship. 20 Any such resident, during the time of the resident’s 21 detention, shall be allowed, for at least one hour on each 22 Sunday weekly and in times of extreme sickness, and at such 23 other suitable and reasonable times as is consistent with the 24 resident’s religious belief and proper discipline in said 25 the institution, to receive spiritual advice, instruction, 26 and ministration from any recognized member of the clergy of 27 the church or denomination which represents the resident’s 28 religious belief. 29 Sec. 374. Section 218.27, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 218.27 Religious belief of minors. 32 In case such If a resident is a minor and has formed no 33 choice, the minor’s preference may, at any time, be expressed 34 by the minor with the approval of parents or guardian, if the 35 -256- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 256/ 1541
H.F. 662 minor has any such a parent or guardian . 1 Sec. 375. Section 218.28, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 218.28 Investigation. 4 The administrator of the department of human services in 5 control of a particular institution or the administrator’s 6 authorized officer or employee director or the director’s 7 designee shall visit, and minutely examine, at least once in 8 six months, and more often if necessary or required by law, 9 the institutions under such administrator’s control, and the 10 financial condition and management thereof of the institutions . 11 Sec. 376. Section 218.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 218.29 Scope of investigation. 14 The administrator of the department of human services in 15 control of a particular institution or the administrator’s 16 authorized officer or employee director or the director’s 17 designee shall, during such investigation and as far as 18 possible, see every resident of each institution, especially 19 those admitted since the director’s or the director’s 20 designee’s preceding visit, and shall give such residents as 21 may require it, suitable opportunity to converse with such 22 administrator or authorized officer or employee the director or 23 the director’s designee apart from the officers and attendants. 24 Sec. 377. Section 218.30, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 218.30 Investigation of other institutions facilities . 27 The administrators to whom control of institutions has been 28 assigned, or their authorized officers or employees, director 29 may investigate or cause the investigation of charges of abuse, 30 neglect, or mismanagement on the part of an officer or employee 31 of a private institution facility which is subject to the 32 administrator’s particular director’s supervision or control. 33 The administrator who has been assigned to have authority over 34 the state mental health institutes, or the administrator’s 35 -257- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 257/ 1541
H.F. 662 authorized officer or employee, director shall also investigate 1 or cause the investigation of charges concerning county care 2 facilities in which persons with mental illness are served. 3 Sec. 378. Section 218.31, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 218.31 Witnesses. 6 In aid of any investigation the administrator shall have 7 the power to department may summon and compel the attendance 8 of witnesses; to examine the witnesses under oath, which the 9 administrator shall have power to director or the director’s 10 designee may administer; to have access to all books, papers, 11 and property material to such investigation; and to order 12 the production of any other books or papers material to the 13 investigation. Witnesses other than those in the employ of the 14 state shall be entitled to the same fees as in civil cases in 15 the district court. 16 Sec. 379. Section 218.32, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 218.32 Contempt. 19 Any person failing or refusing to obey the orders of the 20 administrator department issued under section 218.31 , or to 21 give or produce evidence when required, shall be reported by 22 the administrator department to the district court in the 23 county where the offense occurs, and shall be dealt with by the 24 court as for contempt of court. 25 Sec. 380. Section 218.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 218.33 Transcript of testimony. 28 The particular administrator involved department shall cause 29 the testimony taken at such investigation to be transcribed and 30 filed in the administrator’s office at the seat of government 31 with the department within ten days after the same testimony 32 is taken, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and when so 33 filed the same testimony shall be open for the inspection of 34 any person. 35 -258- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 258/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 381. Section 218.41, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 218.41 Custody. 3 When a resident of an institution is so working outside the 4 institution proper, the resident shall be deemed is at all 5 times in the actual custody of the head superintendent of the 6 institution. 7 Sec. 382. Section 218.42, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 218.42 Wages of residents. 10 If a resident performs services for the state at an 11 institution listed in section 218.1 , the administrator in 12 control of the institution department shall pay the resident 13 a wage in accordance with federal wage and hour requirements. 14 However, the wage amount shall not exceed the amount of the 15 prevailing wage paid in the state for a like service or its 16 equivalent. 17 Sec. 383. Section 218.43, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 218.43 Deduction to pay court costs. 20 If wages are paid to a resident pursuant to section 21 218.42 , the administrator in control of an institution listed 22 in section 218.1 department may deduct from the wages an 23 amount sufficient to pay all or a part of the costs taxed 24 to the resident by reason of the resident’s commitment to 25 the institution. In such case the amount so deducted shall 26 be forwarded to the clerk of the district court or proper 27 official. 28 Sec. 384. Section 218.44, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 218.44 Wages paid to dependent —— deposits. 31 If wages are paid to a resident pursuant to section 218.42 , 32 the administrator in control of an institution listed in 33 section 218.1 department may pay all or any part of the wages 34 directly to any dependent of the resident. The administrator 35 -259- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 259/ 1541
H.F. 662 department may also deposit the wages to the account of the 1 resident, or may so deposit part of the wages and allow the 2 resident a portion for the resident’s own personal use, or 3 may pay to the county of commitment all or any part of the 4 resident’s care, treatment, or subsistence while at said the 5 institution from any credit balance accruing to the account of 6 the resident. 7 Sec. 385. Section 218.45, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 218.45 Conferences. 10 Quarterly conferences of the superintendents of the 11 institutions shall be held with the administrator in control 12 of the institutions director at Des Moines or at institutions 13 under the administrator’s director’s jurisdiction, for the 14 consideration of all matters relative to the management of 15 the institutions. Full minutes of the conferences shall be 16 preserved in the records of the administrator department . 17 The administrator in control director may cause papers on 18 appropriate subjects to be prepared and read presented at the 19 conferences. 20 Sec. 386. Section 218.46, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 218.46 Scientific investigation. 23 1. The administrator who is in charge of an institution 24 director shall encourage the scientific investigation, on 25 the part of the superintendent and medical staff of the 26 institution, as to the most successful methods of institutional 27 management and treating treatment of the persons committed to 28 the institution. In addition, the administrator department 29 shall procure and furnish to the superintendent and medical 30 staff information relative to such management and treatment 31 and , from time to time, publish bulletins and reports of 32 scientific and clinical work done in that type of institution. 33 2. The administrators of such state institutions are 34 authorized to department may provide services and facilities 35 -260- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 260/ 1541
H.F. 662 for the scientific observation, rechecking, and treatment of 1 persons with mental illness within the state. Application by, 2 or on behalf of, any person for such services and facilities 3 shall be made to the administrator in charge of the particular 4 institution involved and shall be made director on forms 5 furnished by such administrator the department . The time and 6 place of admission of any person to outpatient or clinical 7 services and facilities for scientific observation, rechecking , 8 and treatment and the use of such services and facilities for 9 the benefit of persons who have already been hospitalized 10 for psychiatric evaluation and appropriate treatment or 11 involuntarily hospitalized as seriously mentally ill shall 12 be in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the 13 administrator in control of the particular institution involved 14 department . 15 Sec. 387. Section 218.47, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 218.47 Monthly report. 18 The superintendent or business manager of each institution 19 or the superintendent’s designee shall, on the first day of 20 each month, account to the administrator in control of the 21 particular institution director or the director’s designee for 22 all state funds received during the preceding month, and , at 23 the same time , remit the accounting to the treasurer of state. 24 Sec. 388. Section 218.48, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 218.48 Annual reports. 27 The superintendent or business manager of each institution 28 or the superintendent’s designee shall make an annual report 29 to the administrator in control of the particular institution 30 director and include in the report a detailed and accurate 31 inventory of the stock and supplies on hand, and their amount 32 and value, under the following headings: 33 1. Livestock. 34 2. Farm produce on hand. 35 -261- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 261/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. Vehicles. 1 4. Agricultural implements. 2 5. Machinery. 3 6. Mechanical fixtures. 4 7. Real estate. 5 8. Furniture. 6 9. Bedding in residents’ department. 7 10. State property in superintendent’s department. 8 11. Clothing. 9 12. Dry goods. 10 13. Provisions and groceries. 11 14. Drugs and medicine. 12 15. Fuel. 13 16. Library. 14 17. All other state property under appropriate headings 15 to be determined by the particular administrator involved 16 director . 17 Sec. 389. Section 218.49, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 218.49 Contingent fund. 20 The administrator in control of an institution director 21 may permit the superintendent or the business manager of 22 each institution or the superintendent’s designee to retain 23 a stated amount of funds under the superintendent’s or 24 business manager’s superintendent’s designee’s supervision 25 as a contingent fund for the payment of freight, postage, 26 commodities purchased on authority of the particular 27 superintendent or business manager involved on a cash basis, 28 salaries, and bills granting discount for cash. 29 Sec. 390. Section 218.50, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 218.50 Requisition for contingent fund. 32 If necessary, the director of the department of human 33 services shall make proper requisition upon the director of 34 the department of administrative services for a warrant on the 35 -262- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 262/ 1541
H.F. 662 state treasurer to secure the said contingent fund for each 1 institution. 2 Sec. 391. Section 218.51, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 218.51 Monthly reports of contingent fund. 5 A monthly report of the status of such the contingent fund 6 shall be submitted by the proper officer of said superintendent 7 of each institution or the superintendent’s designee to 8 the administrator in control of the institution involved 9 and such director or the director’s designee in accordance 10 with applicable rules as such administrator may establish 11 established by the director . 12 Sec. 392. Section 218.52, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 218.52 Supplies —— competition. 15 The administrator in control of a state institution 16 department shall, in the purchase of supplies, afford all 17 reasonable opportunity for competition, and shall give 18 preference to local dealers and Iowa producers when such can be 19 done without loss to the state. 20 Sec. 393. Section 218.55, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 218.55 Purchase from an institution. 23 An administrator The department may purchase supplies of 24 any institution under the administrator’s control, for use in 25 any other institution under the administrator’s control , and 26 reasonable payment for the supplies shall be made as in the 27 case of other purchases. 28 Sec. 394. Section 218.56, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 218.56 Purchase of supplies —— vendor warrants. 31 1. The administrators department shall , from time to time, 32 adopt and make of record rules and regulations governing the 33 purchase of all articles and supplies needed at the various 34 institutions under their control and the form and verification 35 -263- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 263/ 1541
H.F. 662 of vouchers for such purchases. 1 2. The department of human services shall mail vendor 2 warrants for the department of corrections. 3 Sec. 395. Section 218.57, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 218.57 Combining appropriations. 6 The director of the department of administrative services 7 may combine the balances carried in all specific appropriations 8 into a special account for each institution under the control 9 of a particular administrator , except that the support fund for 10 each institution shall be carried as a separate account. 11 Sec. 396. Section 218.58, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 218.58 Construction, repair, and improvement projects —— 14 emergencies. 15 The department shall work with the department of 16 administrative services to accomplish the following 17 responsibilities: 18 1. The department shall prepare and submit to the director 19 of the department of management, as provided in section 20 8.23 , a multiyear construction program including estimates of 21 the expenditure requirements for the construction, repair, 22 or improvement of buildings, grounds, or equipment at the 23 institutions listed in section 218.1 . 24 2. The director department shall have plans and 25 specifications prepared by the department of administrative 26 services for authorized construction, repair, or improvement 27 projects costing over the competitive bid threshold in section 28 26.3 , or as established in section 314.1B . An appropriation 29 for a project shall not be expended until the department of 30 administrative services has adopted plans and specifications 31 and has completed a detailed estimate of the cost of the 32 project, prepared under the supervision of a licensed architect 33 or licensed professional engineer. Plans and specifications 34 shall not be adopted and a project shall not proceed if the 35 -264- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 264/ 1541
H.F. 662 project would require an expenditure of money in excess of the 1 appropriation. 2 3. The department of administrative services shall comply 3 with the competitive bid procedures in chapter 26 to let all 4 contracts under chapter 8A, subchapter III , for authorized 5 construction, repair, or improvement of departmental buildings, 6 grounds, or equipment. 7 4. If the director of the department of human services 8 and the director of the department of administrative services 9 determine that emergency repairs or improvements estimated 10 to cost more than the competitive bid threshold in section 11 26.3 , or as established in section 314.1B are necessary to 12 assure the continued operation of a departmental institution, 13 the requirements of subsections 2 and 3 for preparation 14 of plans and specifications and competitive procurement 15 procedures are waived. A determination of necessity for 16 waiver by the director of the department of human services 17 and the director of the department of administrative services 18 shall be in writing and shall be entered in the project 19 record for emergency repairs or improvements. Emergency 20 repairs or improvements shall be accomplished using plans and 21 specifications and competitive quotation or bid procedures, as 22 applicable, to the greatest extent possible, considering the 23 necessity for rapid completion of the project. A waiver of 24 the requirements of subsections 2 and 3 does not authorize an 25 expenditure in excess of an amount otherwise authorized for the 26 repair or improvement. 27 5. A claim for payment relating to a project shall be 28 itemized on a voucher form pursuant to section 8A.514 , 29 certified by the claimant and the architect or engineer 30 in charge, and audited and approved by the department of 31 administrative services. Upon approval by the department of 32 administrative services, the director of the department of 33 administrative services shall draw a warrant to be paid by the 34 treasurer of state from funds appropriated for the project. 35 -265- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 265/ 1541
H.F. 662 A partial payment made before completion of the project does 1 not constitute final acceptance of the work or a waiver of any 2 defect in the work. 3 6. Subject to the prior approval of the administrator 4 in control of a departmental institution director or the 5 director’s designee , minor projects costing five thousand 6 dollars or less may be authorized and completed by the 7 executive head superintendent of the institution through the 8 use of day labor. A contract is not required if a minor project 9 is to be completed with the use of resident labor. 10 Sec. 397. Section 218.64, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 218.64 Investigation of death. 13 1. For the purposes of this section , unless the context 14 otherwise requires, “institution” and “resident” mean the same 15 as defined in section 218.13 . 16 2. Upon the death of a resident of an institution, 17 the county medical examiner shall conduct a preliminary 18 investigation of the death as provided in section 331.802 . The 19 cost of the preliminary investigation shall be paid by the 20 department of human services . 21 Sec. 398. Section 218.65, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 218.65 Property of deceased resident. 24 The superintendent or business manager of each institution 25 department shall, upon the death of any resident or patient , 26 immediately take possession of all property of the deceased 27 left at the institution, and deliver the property to the duly 28 appointed and qualified representative of the deceased. 29 Sec. 399. Section 218.66, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 218.66 Property of small value. 32 If administration be is not granted within one year from 33 the date of the death of the decedent, and the value of the 34 estate of the decedent is so small as to make the granting 35 -266- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 266/ 1541
H.F. 662 of administration inadvisable, then delivery of the money 1 and other property left by the decedent may be made to the 2 surviving spouse and heirs of the decedent. 3 Sec. 400. Section 218.69, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 218.69 Permanent record. 6 A complete permanent record of the money transmitted to the 7 treasurer of state under section 218.68 , showing by whom and 8 with whom it the money was left, its the amount, the date of 9 the death of the owner, the owner’s reputed place of residence 10 before the owner became a resident of the institution, the date 11 on which it the money was transmitted to the state treasurer, 12 and any other facts which may tend to identify the intestate 13 and explain the case, shall be kept by the superintendent 14 of the institution or business manager, as the case may be 15 department , and a transcript of the record shall be sent to , 16 and kept by , the treasurer of state. 17 Sec. 401. Section 218.70, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 218.70 Payment to party entitled. 20 Moneys transmitted to the treasurer of state under section 21 218.68 shall be paid, at any time within ten years from the 22 death of the intestate, to any person who is shown to be 23 entitled thereto to the moneys . Payment shall be made from the 24 state treasury out of the support fund of such institution in 25 the manner provided for the payment of other claims from that 26 fund. 27 Sec. 402. Section 218.72, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 218.72 Temporary quarters in emergency. 30 In case the buildings at any institution under the control of 31 an administrator are destroyed or rendered unfit for habitation 32 by reason of fire, storms, or other like causes, to such an 33 extent that the residents cannot be housed and cared for, the 34 administrator director shall make temporary provision for the 35 -267- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 267/ 1541
H.F. 662 housing and care of the residents at some other place in the 1 state. Like provision may be made in case any pestilence 2 breaks out among the residents. The reasonable cost of the 3 change, including transfer of residents, shall be paid from any 4 moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. 5 Sec. 403. Section 218.78, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 218.78 Institutional receipts deposited. 8 1. All institutional receipts of the department of human 9 services , including funds received from client participation 10 at the state resource centers under section 222.78 and at the 11 state mental health institutes under section 230.20 , shall be 12 deposited in the general fund except for reimbursements for 13 services provided to another institution or state agency, for 14 receipts deposited in the revolving farm fund under section 15 904.706 , for deposits into the medical assistance fund under 16 section 249A.11 , and for rentals charged to employees or 17 others for room, apartment, or house and meals, which shall be 18 available to the institutions. 19 2. If approved by the director of human services , the 20 department may use appropriated funds for the granting of 21 educational leave. 22 Sec. 404. Section 218.83, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 218.83 Administrative improvement. 25 The director of human services and the administrators 26 assigned to have authority over the institutions shall 27 cooperate with any department or agency of the state government 28 in any manner, including the exchange of employees, calculated 29 to improve administration of the affairs of the institutions. 30 Sec. 405. Section 218.84, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 218.84 Abstracting claims and keeping accounts. 33 The director of the department of human services or the 34 director’s designee shall have sole charge of abstracting and 35 -268- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 268/ 1541
H.F. 662 certifying claims for payment and the keeping of a central 1 system of accounts in institutions under the director’s 2 control. 3 Sec. 406. Section 218.85, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 218.85 Uniform system of accounts. 6 The director of human services through the administrators in 7 control of the institutions department shall install in all the 8 institutions the most modern, complete, and uniform system of 9 accounts, records, and reports possible. The system shall be 10 prescribed by the director of the department of administrative 11 services as authorized in section 8A.502, subsection 13 , and, 12 among other matters, shall clearly show the detailed facts 13 relative to the handling and uses of all purchases. 14 Sec. 407. Section 218.86, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 218.86 Abstract of claims. 17 Vouchers for expenditures other than salaries shall be 18 submitted to the director of the department of administrative 19 services, who shall prepare in triplicate an abstract of 20 claims submitted showing the name of the claimant and the 21 institutions and institutional fund on account of which the 22 payment is made. The claims and abstracts of claims shall be 23 returned to the director of the department of human services 24 where the correctness of the abstracts shall be certified by 25 the director . The original abstract shall be delivered to the 26 director of the department of administrative services, the 27 duplicate to be retained in the office of the director , of the 28 department of human services and the triplicate forwarded to 29 the proper institution to be retained as a record of claims 30 paid. 31 Sec. 408. Section 218.87, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 218.87 Warrants issued by director of the department of 34 administrative services. 35 -269- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 269/ 1541
H.F. 662 Upon such certificate the director of the department of 1 administrative services shall, if the institution named has 2 sufficient funds, issue the director’s warrants upon the state 3 treasurer, for the amounts and to the claimants indicated 4 thereon on the warrants . The director of the department of 5 administrative services shall deliver the warrants thus issued 6 to the director of human services department , who will cause 7 same the warrants to be transmitted to the payees thereof of 8 the warrants . 9 Sec. 409. Section 218.88, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 218.88 Institutional payrolls. 12 At the close of each pay period, the superintendent or 13 business manager of each institution shall prepare and forward 14 to the director of human services or the director’s designee a 15 semimonthly payroll which shall show the name of each officer 16 and employee, the semimonthly pay, time paid for, the amount of 17 pay, and any deductions. A substitute shall not be permitted 18 to receive compensation in the name of the employee for whom 19 the substitute is acting. 20 Sec. 410. Section 218.92, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 218.92 Patients Residents with dangerous mental disturbances. 23 When a patient in a state resource center for persons with 24 an intellectual disability, a state mental health institute, 25 or another resident of an institution under the administration 26 of the department of human services has become so mentally 27 disturbed as to constitute a danger to self, to other patients 28 residents or staff of the institution, or to the public, 29 and the institution cannot provide adequate security, the 30 administrator in charge of the institution director or the 31 director’s designee , with the consent of the director of the 32 Iowa department of corrections, may order the patient resident 33 to be transferred to the Iowa medical and classification 34 center, if the superintendent of the institution from which 35 -270- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 270/ 1541
H.F. 662 the patient resident is to be transferred, with the support 1 of a majority of the medical staff, recommends the transfer 2 in the interest of the patient resident , other patients 3 residents , or the public. If the patient resident transferred 4 was hospitalized pursuant to sections 229.6 through 229.15 , 5 the transfer shall be promptly reported to the court that 6 ordered the hospitalization of the patient resident , as 7 required by section 229.15, subsection 5 . The Iowa medical 8 and classification center has the same rights, duties, and 9 responsibilities with respect to the patient resident as the 10 institution from which the patient resident was transferred 11 had while the patient was hospitalized in the institution. 12 The cost of the transfer shall be paid from the funds of the 13 institution from which the transfer is made. 14 Sec. 411. Section 218.93, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 218.93 Consultants for director or administrators department . 17 The director of human services or the administrators in 18 control of the institutions are authorized to department 19 may secure the services of consultants to furnish advice on 20 administrative, professional, or technical problems to the 21 director or the administrators , their department employees, 22 or employees of institutions under their jurisdiction or to 23 provide in-service training and instruction for the employees. 24 The director and administrators are authorized to department 25 may pay the consultants at a rate to be determined by them the 26 department from funds under their the department’s control 27 or from any institutional funding under their the director’s 28 jurisdiction as the director or administrator may determine . 29 Sec. 412. Section 218.94, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 218.94 Director may buy and sell real estate —— options. 32 1. The director of the department of human services 33 shall have full power to may secure options to purchase real 34 estate, to acquire and sell real estate, and to grant utility 35 -271- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 271/ 1541
H.F. 662 easements, for the proper uses of said the institutions. 1 Real estate shall be acquired and sold and utility easements 2 granted, upon such terms and conditions as the director may 3 determine. Upon sale of the real estate, the proceeds shall 4 be deposited with the treasurer of state and credited to the 5 general fund of the state. There is hereby appropriated from 6 the general fund of the state a sum equal to the proceeds so 7 deposited and credited to the general fund of the state to the 8 department of human services , which may be used to purchase 9 other real estate or for capital improvements upon property 10 under the director’s control. 11 2. The costs incident to securing of options, acquisition 12 and sale of real estate and granting of utility easements, 13 including but not limited to appraisals, invitations for 14 offers, abstracts, and other necessary costs, may be paid 15 from moneys appropriated for support and maintenance to the 16 institution at which such the real estate is located. Such 17 fund costs shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale. 18 Sec. 413. Section 218.95, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 218.95 Synonymous terms. 21 1. For purposes of construing the provisions of this and 22 the following subtitles of this title and chapters 904 , 913 , 23 and 914 relating to persons with mental illness and reconciling 24 these provisions with other former and present provisions of 25 statute, the following terms shall be considered synonymous: 26 a. “Mentally ill” and “insane” , except that the 27 hospitalization or detention of any person for treatment 28 of mental illness shall not constitute a finding or create 29 a presumption that the individual is legally insane in the 30 absence of a finding of incompetence made pursuant to section 31 229.27 . 32 b. “Parole” and “convalescent leave” . 33 c. “Resident” and “patient” . 34 d. “Escape” and “depart without proper authorization” . 35 -272- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 272/ 1541
H.F. 662 e. “Warrant” and “order of admission” . 1 f. “Escapee” and “patient” . 2 g. “Sane” and “in good mental health” . 3 h. “Commitment” and “admission” . 4 2. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the general 5 assembly that words which have come to have a degrading meaning 6 shall not be employed in institutional records having reference 7 to persons with various mental conditions and that in all 8 records pertaining to persons with various mental conditions 9 the less discriminatory of the foregoing synonyms shall be 10 employed. 11 Sec. 414. Section 218.96, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 218.96 Gifts, grants , and devises , and bequests . 14 The director of the department of human services is 15 authorized to may accept gifts, grants, devises , or bequests of 16 real or personal property from the federal government or any 17 source. The director may exercise such powers with reference 18 to the property so accepted as may be deemed essential to its 19 the property’s preservation and the purposes for which given, 20 granted, devised , or bequeathed. 21 Sec. 415. Section 218.98, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 218.98 Canteen maintained. 24 The administrators in control of the institutions may 25 maintain a A canteen may be maintained at any institution 26 under their jurisdiction and control for the sale to persons 27 residing in the institution of items including but not limited 28 to toilet articles, candy, tobacco products, notions, and other 29 sundries, and may provide the necessary facilities, equipment, 30 personnel, and merchandise for such sale may be provided . The 31 administrators department shall specify what commodities will 32 be sold in the canteen. The department may establish and 33 maintain a permanent operating fund for each canteen. The fund 34 shall consist of the receipts from the sale of commodities at 35 -273- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 273/ 1541
H.F. 662 the canteen. 1 Sec. 416. Section 218.99, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 218.99 Counties to be notified of patients’ personal 4 accounts. 5 The administrator in control of a state institution shall 6 direct the business manager superintendent of each institution 7 under the administrator’s jurisdiction which is mentioned 8 facility specified in section 331.424, subsection 1 , paragraph 9 “a” , subparagraphs (1) and (2), and for which services are paid 10 by the county of residence or a mental health and disability 11 services region, to shall quarterly inform the county of 12 residence of any patient or resident person committed or 13 admitted to the facility who has an amount in excess of two 14 hundred dollars on account in the patients’ person’s personal 15 deposit fund and the amount on deposit. The administrators 16 shall direct the business manager to superintendent shall 17 further notify the county of residence at least fifteen days 18 before the release of funds in excess of two hundred dollars 19 or upon the death of the patient or resident person . If the 20 patient or resident person has no residency in this state or 21 the person’s residency is unknown, notice shall be made to the 22 director of human services and the administrator in control of 23 the institution involved department . 24 Sec. 417. Section 218.100, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 218.100 Central warehouse and supply depot. 27 The department of human services shall establish a fund for 28 maintaining and operating a central warehouse as a supply depot 29 and distribution facility for surplus government products, 30 carload canned goods, paper products, other staples, and such 31 other items as determined by the department. The fund shall be 32 permanent and shall be composed of the receipts from the sales 33 of merchandise, recovery of handling, operating and delivery 34 charges of such merchandise, and from the funds contributed by 35 -274- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 274/ 1541
H.F. 662 the institutions now in a contingent fund being used for this 1 purpose. All claims for purchases of merchandise, operating, 2 and salary expenses shall be subject to the provisions of 3 sections 218.86 , 218.87 , and 218.88 . 4 Sec. 418. Section 221.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 221.2 Administrator Compact administrator . 7 Pursuant to the compact, the administrator of the division 8 of mental health and disability services The director of 9 the department of health and human services shall be the 10 designate a compact administrator. The compact administrator 11 may cooperate with all departments, agencies, and officers of 12 this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper 13 administration of the compact and of any supplementary 14 agreement entered into by this state under the compact. 15 Sec. 419. Section 221.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 221.4 Payments. 18 The compact administrator , subject to the approval of the 19 director of the department of human services, may make or 20 arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial 21 obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any 22 supplementary agreement entered into thereunder under the 23 compact . 24 Sec. 420. Section 222.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 2. The Glenwood state resource center and the Woodward 27 state resource center are established and shall be maintained 28 as the state’s regional resource centers for the purpose of 29 providing treatment, training, instruction, care, habilitation, 30 and support of persons with an intellectual disability or other 31 disabilities in this state, and providing facilities, services, 32 and other support to the communities located in the region 33 being served by a state resource center. In addition, the 34 state resource centers are encouraged to serve as a training 35 -275- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 275/ 1541
H.F. 662 resource for community-based program staff, medical students, 1 and other participants in professional education programs. A 2 resource center may request the approval of the council on 3 human services to change the name of the resource center for 4 use in communication with the public, in signage, and in other 5 forms of communication. 6 Sec. 421. Section 222.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 222.2 Definitions. 9 When used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 10 requires: 11 1. “Administrator” means the person assigned by the director 12 of human services, in accordance with section 218.1 , to control 13 the state resource centers. 14 2. 1. “Auditor” means the county auditor or the auditor’s 15 designee. 16 2. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 17 3. “Department” means the department of health and human 18 services. 19 4. “Director” means the director of health and human 20 services. 21 4. 5. “Intellectual disability” means the same as defined 22 in section 4.1 . 23 5. 6. “Mental health and disability services region” means 24 a mental health and disability services region formed in 25 accordance with section 331.389 . 26 6. 7. “Regional administrator” means the regional 27 administrator of a mental health and disability services 28 region, as defined in section 331.388 . 29 7. 8. “Special unit” means a special intellectual 30 disability unit established at a state mental health institute 31 pursuant to sections 222.88 through 222.91 . 32 8. 9. “State resource centers” or “resource centers” means 33 the Glenwood state resource center and the Woodward state 34 resource center. 35 -276- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 276/ 1541
H.F. 662 9. 10. “Superintendents” means the superintendents of the 1 state resource centers. 2 Sec. 422. Section 222.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 222.3 Superintendents. 5 The administrator director shall appoint a qualified 6 superintendent for each of the resource centers who shall 7 receive such salary as the administrator director shall 8 determine. 9 Sec. 423. Section 222.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 222.4 Duties of superintendents . 12 The superintendents shall: 13 1. Perform all duties required by law and by the 14 administrator director not inconsistent with law. 15 2. Oversee and insure individual treatment and professional 16 care of each patient in the resource centers. 17 3. Maintain a full and complete record of the condition of 18 each patient in the resource centers. 19 4. Have custody, control, and management of all patients in 20 such manner as deemed best subject to the regulations of the 21 administrator department . 22 Sec. 424. Section 222.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 222.5 Preadmission diagnostic evaluation. 25 No A person shall not be eligible for admission to a resource 26 center or a special unit until a preadmission diagnostic 27 evaluation has been made by a resource center or a special unit 28 which confirms or establishes the need for admission. 29 Sec. 425. Section 222.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 222.7 Transfers. 32 The administrator department may transfer patients from one 33 state resource center to the other and may at any time transfer 34 patients from the resource centers to the hospitals for persons 35 -277- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 277/ 1541
H.F. 662 with mental illness, or transfer patients in the resource 1 centers to a special unit or vice versa. The administrator 2 department may also transfer patients from a hospital for 3 persons with mental illness to a resource center if consent is 4 given or obtained as follows : 5 1. In the case of a patient who entered the hospital for 6 persons with mental illness voluntarily, consent is given in 7 advance by the patient or, if the patient is a minor or is 8 incompetent, the person responsible for the patient. 9 2. In the case of a patient hospitalized pursuant to 10 sections 229.6 through 229.15 , the consent of the court which 11 hospitalized the patient is obtained in advance, rather than 12 afterward as otherwise permitted by section 229.15, subsection 13 4 . 14 Sec. 426. Section 222.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 222.8 Communications by patients. 17 Persons admitted to the resource centers or a special 18 unit shall have all reasonable opportunity and facility for 19 communication with their friends. Such persons shall be 20 permitted to write and send letters, provided the letters 21 contain nothing of an offensive character. Letters written by 22 any patient to the administrator director or to any state or 23 county official shall be forwarded unopened. 24 Sec. 427. Section 222.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 222.10 Duty of peace officer. 27 When any person with an intellectual disability departs 28 without proper authority from an institution a facility in 29 another state and is found in this state, any peace officer in 30 any county in which such patient is found may take and detain 31 the patient without warrant or order and shall report such 32 detention to the administrator department . The administrator 33 department shall provide for the return of the patient to the 34 authorities in the state from which the unauthorized departure 35 -278- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 278/ 1541
H.F. 662 was made. Pending return, such patient may be detained 1 temporarily at one of the institutions of this state governed 2 by the administrator or by the administrator of the division of 3 child and family services of the department of human services 4 department . The provisions of this section relating to the 5 administrator department shall also apply to the return of 6 other nonresident persons with an intellectual disability 7 having legal residency outside the state of Iowa. 8 Sec. 428. Section 222.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 222.11 Expense. 11 All actual and necessary expenses incurred in the taking 12 into protective custody, restraint, and transportation of such 13 patients to the resource centers shall be paid on itemized 14 vouchers, sworn to by the claimants, and approved by the 15 superintendent and the administrator director from any moneys 16 in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. 17 Sec. 429. Section 222.13, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 2. If the resource center does not have an appropriate 20 program for the treatment of an adult or minor person with an 21 intellectual disability applying under this section or section 22 222.13A , the regional administrator for the person’s county of 23 residence or the department, as applicable, shall arrange for 24 the placement of the person in any public or private facility 25 within or without the state, approved by the director of human 26 services , which offers appropriate services for the person. 27 If the expenses of the placement are payable in whole or in 28 part by a county, the placement shall be made by the regional 29 administrator for the county. 30 Sec. 430. Section 222.13A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 1. If a minor is believed to be a person with an 33 intellectual disability, the minor’s parent, guardian, or 34 custodian may apply to the department for admission of the 35 -279- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 279/ 1541
H.F. 662 minor as a voluntary patient in a state resource center. If 1 the resource center does not have appropriate services for the 2 minor’s treatment, the department may arrange for the admission 3 of the minor in a public or private facility within or without 4 the state, approved by the director of human services , which 5 offers appropriate services for the minor’s treatment. 6 Sec. 431. Section 222.60, subsection 1, unnumbered 7 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 All necessary and legal expenses for the cost of admission or 9 for the treatment, training, instruction, care, habilitation, 10 support, and transportation of persons with an intellectual 11 disability, as provided for in the applicable regional service 12 system management plan implemented pursuant to section 331.393 13 in a state resource center, or in a special unit, or any public 14 or private facility within or without the state, approved by 15 the director of human services , shall be paid by either: 16 Sec. 432. Section 222.64, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 222.64 Foreign state or country or unknown residency. 19 If the residency of the person is determined by a regional 20 administrator on behalf of a county or by the state to be in 21 a foreign state or country or is determined to be unknown, 22 the regional administrator or the state shall certify the 23 determination. The certification shall be accompanied by a 24 copy of the evidence supporting the determination. The care of 25 the person shall be as arranged by the regional administrator 26 or the state. Application for admission may be made pending 27 investigation by the administrator department . 28 Sec. 433. Section 222.65, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 222.65 Investigation. 31 If an application is made for placement of a person in 32 a state resource center or special unit, the department’s 33 administrator department shall immediately investigate the 34 residency of the person and proceed as follows: 35 -280- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 280/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. If the administrator department concurs with a certified 1 determination as to residency of the person in another state 2 or in a foreign country, or the person’s residence is unknown 3 under section 222.60 , the administrator department shall cause 4 the person either to be transferred to a resource center or 5 a special unit or to be transferred to the place of foreign 6 residency. 7 2. If the administrator department disputes a certified 8 determination of residency, the administrator department shall 9 order the person transferred to a state resource center or a 10 special unit until the dispute is resolved. 11 3. If the administrator department disputes a certified 12 determination of residency, the administrator department shall 13 utilize the procedure provided in section 331.394 to resolve 14 the dispute. A determination of the person’s residency status 15 made pursuant to section 331.394 is conclusive. 16 Sec. 434. Section 222.66, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 222.66 Transfers —— no residency in state or residency 19 unknown —— expenses. 20 The transfer to a resource center or a special unit or to the 21 place of residency of a person with an intellectual disability 22 who has no residence in this state or whose residency is 23 unknown, shall be made in accordance with such directions as 24 shall be prescribed by the administrator director and when 25 practicable by employees of the state resource center or the 26 special unit. The actual and necessary expenses of such 27 transfers shall be paid by the department on itemized vouchers 28 sworn to by the claimants and approved by the administrator 29 director and the approved amount is appropriated to the 30 department from any funds in the state treasury not otherwise 31 appropriated. 32 Sec. 435. Section 222.67, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 222.67 Charge on finding of residency. 35 -281- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 281/ 1541
H.F. 662 If a person has been received into a resource center or a 1 special unit as a patient whose residency is unknown and the 2 administrator director determines that the residency of the 3 patient was at the time of admission in a county of this state, 4 the administrator director shall certify the determination and 5 charge all legal costs and expenses pertaining to the admission 6 and support of the patient to the county of residence. The 7 certification shall be sent to the county of residence. The 8 certification shall be accompanied by a copy of the evidence 9 supporting the determination. If the person’s residency status 10 has been determined in accordance with section 331.394 , the 11 legal costs and expenses shall be charged to the county in 12 accordance with that determination. The costs and expenses 13 shall be collected as provided by law in other cases. 14 Sec. 436. Section 222.69, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 222.69 Payment by state. 17 The amount necessary to pay the necessary and legal expenses 18 of admission of a person to a resource center or a special unit 19 when the person’s residence is outside this state or is unknown 20 is appropriated to the department from any moneys in the state 21 treasury not otherwise appropriated. Such payments shall be 22 made by the department on itemized vouchers executed by the 23 auditor of the county from which the expenses have been paid 24 and approved by the administrator director or the director’s 25 designee . 26 Sec. 437. Section 222.73, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 5. A superintendent of a resource center or special unit 29 may request that the director of human services enter into a 30 contract with a person for the resource center or special unit 31 to provide consultation or treatment services or for fulfilling 32 other purposes which are consistent with the purposes stated in 33 section 222.1 . The contract provisions shall include charges 34 which reflect the actual cost of providing the services. Any 35 -282- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 282/ 1541
H.F. 662 income from a contract authorized under this subsection may 1 be retained by the resource center or special unit to defray 2 the costs of providing the services or fulfilling the other 3 purposes. Except for a contract voluntarily entered into by a 4 county under this subsection , the costs or income associated 5 with a contract authorized under this subsection shall not 6 be considered in computing charges and per diem costs in 7 accordance with the provisions of subsections 1 through 4 . 8 Sec. 438. Section 222.78, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 222.78 Parents and others liable for support. 11 1. The father and mother of any patient admitted to a 12 resource center or to a special unit, as either an inpatient 13 or an outpatient, and any person, firm, or corporation bound 14 by contract made for support of the patient are liable for the 15 support of the patient. The patient and those legally bound 16 for the support of the patient shall be liable to the county or 17 state, as applicable, for all sums advanced in accordance with 18 the provisions of sections 222.60 and 222.77 . 19 2. The liability of any person, other than the patient, 20 who is legally bound for the support of a patient who is 21 under eighteen years of age in a resource center or a special 22 unit shall not exceed the average minimum cost of the care 23 of a normally intelligent minor without a an intellectual 24 disability of the same age and sex as the minor patient. The 25 administrator department shall establish the scale for this 26 purpose but the scale shall not exceed the standards for 27 personal allowances established by the state division under 28 the family investment program. The father or mother shall 29 incur liability only during any period when the father or 30 mother either individually or jointly receive a net income 31 from whatever source, commensurate with that upon which they 32 would be liable to make an income tax payment to this state. 33 The father or mother of a patient shall not be liable for the 34 support of the patient upon the patient attaining eighteen 35 -283- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 283/ 1541
H.F. 662 years of age. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 1 prevent a relative or other person from voluntarily paying the 2 full actual cost as established by the administrator department 3 for caring for the patient with an intellectual disability. 4 Sec. 439. Section 222.84, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 222.84 Patients’ personal deposit fund. 7 There is hereby established at each resource center and 8 special unit a fund which shall be known as the patients’ 9 personal deposit fund ”; provided that in . In the case of 10 a special unit, the director may direct that the patients’ 11 personal deposit fund be maintained and administered as a part 12 of the fund established, pursuant to sections 226.43 through 13 226.46 , by the state mental health institute where the special 14 unit is located. 15 Sec. 440. Section 222.86, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 222.86 Payment for care from fund. 18 If a patient is not receiving medical assistance under 19 chapter 249A and the amount in the account of any patient 20 in the patients’ personal deposit fund exceeds two hundred 21 dollars, the business manager of the resource center or special 22 unit department may apply any amount of the excess to reimburse 23 the county of residence or the state for liability incurred by 24 the county or the state for the payment of care, support, and 25 maintenance of the patient, when billed by the county or state, 26 as applicable. 27 Sec. 441. Section 222.87, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 222.87 Deposit in bank. 30 The business manager department shall deposit the patients’ 31 personal deposit fund in a commercial account of a bank of 32 reputable standing. When deposits in the commercial account 33 exceed average monthly withdrawals, the business manager 34 department may deposit the excess at interest. The savings 35 -284- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 284/ 1541
H.F. 662 account shall be in the name of the patients’ personal deposit 1 fund and interest paid thereon on the account may be used for 2 recreational purposes for the patients at the resource center 3 or special unit. 4 Sec. 442. Section 222.88, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 222.88 Special intellectual disability unit. 7 The director of human services may organize and establish a 8 special intellectual disability unit at an existing institution 9 which may provide: 10 1. Psychiatric and related services to children with an 11 intellectual disability and adults who are also emotionally 12 disturbed with an emotional disturbance or otherwise mentally 13 ill a mental illness . 14 2. Specific programs to meet the needs of such other special 15 categories of persons with an intellectual disability as may 16 be designated by the director. 17 3. Appropriate diagnostic evaluation services. 18 Sec. 443. Section 225.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 19 by adding the following new paragraph: 20 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. “Respondent” means the same as defined 21 in section 229.1. 22 Sec. 444. Section 225.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 225.5 Cooperation of hospitals. 25 The medical director of the state psychiatric hospital 26 shall seek to bring about systematic cooperation between the 27 several state hospitals for persons with mental illness health 28 institutes and the state psychiatric hospital. 29 Sec. 445. Section 225.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 225.26 Private patients —— disposition of funds. 32 All moneys collected from private patients shall be used for 33 the support of the said state psychiatric hospital. 34 Sec. 446. Section 225.28, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -285- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 285/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 225.28 Appropriation. 2 The state shall pay to the state psychiatric hospital, out of 3 any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, 4 all expenses for the administration of the hospital, and for 5 the care, treatment, and maintenance of committed and voluntary 6 public patients therein in the state psychiatric hospital , 7 including their clothing and all other expenses of the hospital 8 for the public patients. The bills for the expenses shall be 9 rendered monthly in accordance with rules agreed upon by the 10 director of the department of administrative services and the 11 state board of regents. 12 Sec. 447. Section 225.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 225.33 Death of patient —— disposal of body. 15 In the event that a When a committed public patient or 16 a voluntary public patient or a committed private patient 17 should die dies while at the state psychiatric hospital or 18 at the university hospital, the state psychiatric hospital 19 shall have the body prepared for shipment in accordance with 20 the rules prescribed by the state board of health council on 21 health and human services for shipping such bodies ; and it 22 shall be . It is the duty of the state board of regents to make 23 arrangements for the embalming and such other preparation as 24 may be necessary to comply with the rules and for the purchase 25 of suitable caskets. 26 Sec. 448. Section 225.35, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 225.35 Expense collected. 29 In the event that the said When a person is a committed 30 private patient, it shall be is the duty of the county 31 auditor of the proper county to proceed to collect all of such 32 expenses, in accordance with the provisions of sections 225.23 33 and 225.24 . 34 Sec. 449. Section 225C.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -286- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 286/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 225C.2 Definitions. 2 As used in this chapter : 3 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division. 4 2. 1. “Child” or “children” means a person or persons under 5 eighteen years of age. 6 3. 2. “Children’s behavioral health services” means services 7 for children with a serious emotional disturbance. 8 4. 3. “Children’s behavioral health system” or “children’s 9 system” means the behavioral health service system for children 10 implemented pursuant to this subchapter . 11 5. 4. “Commission” means the mental health and disability 12 services commission. 13 5. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 14 6. “Department” means the department of health and human 15 services. 16 7. “Director” means the director of health and human 17 services. 18 8. “Disability services” means services and other support 19 available to a person with mental illness, an intellectual 20 disability or other developmental disability, or brain injury. 21 9. “Division” means the division of mental health and 22 disability services of the department. 23 10. 9. “Mental health and disability services region” 24 means a mental health and disability services region formed in 25 accordance with section 331.389 . 26 11. 10. “Mental health and disability services regional 27 service system” means the mental health and disability service 28 system for a mental health and disability services region. 29 12. 11. “Regional administrator” means the same as defined 30 in section 331.388 . 31 13. 12. “Serious emotional disturbance” means a diagnosable 32 mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient 33 duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the most 34 current diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 35 -287- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 287/ 1541
H.F. 662 published by the American psychiatric association that results 1 in a functional impairment. “Serious emotional disturbance” 2 does not include substance use or developmental disorders 3 unless those disorders co-occur with such a diagnosable mental, 4 behavioral, or emotional disorder. 5 14. 13. “State board” means the children’s behavioral 6 health system state board created in section 225C.51 . 7 Sec. 450. Section 225C.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 225C.3 Division of mental health and disability services 10 Department —— state mental health authority. 11 1. The division department is designated the state mental 12 health authority as defined in 42 U.S.C. §201(m) (1976) for 13 the purpose of directing the benefits of the National Mental 14 Health Act, 42 U.S.C. §201 et seq. This designation does 15 not preclude the state board of regents from authorizing or 16 directing any institution under its jurisdiction to carry out 17 educational, prevention, and research activities in the areas 18 of mental health and intellectual disability. The division 19 department may contract with the state board of regents or any 20 institution under the board’s jurisdiction to perform any of 21 these functions. 22 2. The division department is designated the state 23 developmental disabilities agency for the purpose of directing 24 the benefits of the federal Developmental Disabilities 25 Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §15001 et seq. 26 3. The division is administered by the administrator. The 27 administrator of the division shall be qualified in the general 28 field of mental health, intellectual disability, or other 29 disability services, and preferably in more than one field. 30 The administrator shall have at least five years of experience 31 as an administrator in one or more of these fields. 32 Sec. 451. Section 225C.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 225C.4 Administrator’s Department duties. 35 -288- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 288/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. To the extent funding is available, the administrator 1 department shall perform the following duties: 2 a. Prepare and administer the comprehensive mental health 3 and disability services plan as provided in section 225C.6B , 4 including state mental health and intellectual disability 5 plans for the provision of disability services within the 6 state and the state developmental disabilities plan. The 7 administrator department shall take into account any related 8 planning activities implemented by the Iowa department of 9 public health, the state board of regents or a body designated 10 by the board for that purpose, the department of management 11 or a body designated by the director of the department for 12 that purpose, the department of education, the department of 13 workforce development and any other appropriate governmental 14 body, in order to facilitate coordination of disability 15 services provided in this state. The state mental health and 16 intellectual disability plans shall be consistent with the 17 state health plan, and shall take into account mental health 18 and disability services regional service system management 19 plans. 20 b. Assist mental health and disability services region 21 governing boards and regional administrators in planning for 22 community-based disability services. 23 c. Assist the state board in planning for community-based 24 children’s behavioral health services. 25 d. Emphasize the provision of evidence-based outpatient and 26 community support services by community mental health centers 27 and local intellectual disability providers as a preferable 28 alternative to acute inpatient services and services provided 29 in large institutional settings. 30 e. Encourage and facilitate coordination of mental health 31 and disability services with the objective of developing 32 and maintaining in the state a mental health and disability 33 service delivery system to provide services to all persons 34 in this state who need the services, regardless of the place 35 -289- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 289/ 1541
H.F. 662 of residence or economic circumstances of those persons. 1 The administrator department shall work with the commission 2 and other state agencies, including but not limited to the 3 departments of corrections , and education, and public health 4 and the state board of regents, to develop and implement a 5 strategic plan to expand access to qualified mental health 6 workers across the state. 7 f. Encourage and facilitate applied research and preventive 8 educational activities related to causes and appropriate 9 treatment for disabilities. The administrator department may 10 designate, or enter into agreements with, private or public 11 agencies to carry out this function. 12 g. Coordinate community-based services with those of the 13 state mental health institutes and state resource centers. 14 h. Administer state programs regarding the care, treatment, 15 and supervision of persons with mental illness or an 16 intellectual disability, except the programs administered by 17 the state board of regents. 18 i. Administer and distribute state appropriations in 19 connection with the mental health and disability services 20 regional service fund established by section 225C.7A . 21 j. Act as compact administrator with power to effectuate the 22 purposes of interstate compacts on mental health. 23 k. Establish and maintain a data collection and management 24 information system oriented to the needs of patients, 25 providers, the department, and other programs or facilities in 26 accordance with section 225C.6A . The system shall be used to 27 identify, collect, and analyze service outcome and performance 28 measures data in order to assess the effects of the services 29 on the persons utilizing the services. The administrator 30 department shall annually submit to the commission information 31 collected by the department indicating the changes and trends 32 in the mental health and disability services system. The 33 administrator department shall make the outcome data available 34 to the public. 35 -290- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 290/ 1541
H.F. 662 l. Encourage and facilitate coordination of children’s 1 behavioral health services with the objective of developing 2 and maintaining in the state a children’s behavioral health 3 system to provide behavioral health services to all children 4 in this state who need the services, regardless of the place 5 of residence or economic circumstances of those children. 6 The administrator department shall work with the state board 7 and other state agencies including but not limited to the 8 department of education and the department of public health 9 to develop and implement a strategic plan to expand access to 10 qualified mental health workers across the state. 11 m. Establish and maintain a data collection and management 12 information system oriented to the needs of children utilizing 13 the children’s behavioral health system, providers, the 14 department, and other programs or facilities in accordance 15 with section 225C.6A . The system shall be used to identify, 16 collect, and analyze service outcome and performance measures 17 data in order to assess the effects of the services on the 18 children utilizing the services. The administrator department 19 shall annually submit to the state board information collected 20 by the department indicating the changes and trends in the 21 children’s behavioral health system. The administrator 22 department shall make the outcome data available to the public. 23 n. Prepare a division budget and reports of the division’s 24 department’s activities. 25 o. Establish suitable agreements with other state 26 agencies to encourage appropriate care and to facilitate the 27 coordination of disability services. 28 p. Provide consultation and technical assistance to 29 patients’ advocates appointed pursuant to section 229.19 , 30 in cooperation with the judicial branch and the certified 31 volunteer long-term care ombudsmen certified pursuant to 32 section 231.45 . 33 q. Provide technical assistance to agencies and 34 organizations, to aid them in meeting standards which are 35 -291- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 291/ 1541
H.F. 662 established, or with which compliance is required, under 1 statutes administered by the administrator department , 2 including but not limited to chapters 227 and 230A . 3 r. Recommend to the commission minimum accreditation 4 standards for the maintenance and operation of community mental 5 health centers, services, and programs under section 230A.110 . 6 The administrator’s department’s review and evaluation of the 7 centers, services, and programs for compliance with the adopted 8 standards shall be as provided in section 230A.111 . 9 s. Recommend to the commission minimum standards for 10 supported community living services. The administrator 11 department shall review and evaluate the services for 12 compliance with the adopted standards. 13 t. In cooperation with the department of inspections and 14 appeals, recommend minimum standards under section 227.4 for 15 the care of and services to persons with mental illness or an 16 intellectual disability residing in county care facilities. 17 The administrator department shall also cooperate with the 18 department of inspections and appeals in recommending minimum 19 standards for care of and services provided to persons with 20 mental illness or an intellectual disability living in a 21 residential care facility regulated under chapter 135C . 22 u. In cooperation with the Iowa department of public health, 23 recommend Recommend minimum standards for the maintenance and 24 operation of public or private facilities offering disability 25 services, which are not subject to licensure by the department 26 or the department of inspections and appeals. 27 v. Provide technical assistance concerning disability 28 services and funding to mental health and disability services 29 region governing boards and regional administrators. 30 w. Coordinate with the mental health planning and advisory 31 council created pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §300x-3 to ensure the 32 council membership includes representation by a military 33 veteran who is knowledgeable concerning the behavioral and 34 mental health issues of veterans. 35 -292- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 292/ 1541
H.F. 662 x. Enter into performance-based contracts with 1 regional administrators as described in section 331.390 . 2 A performance-based contract shall require a regional 3 administrator to fulfill the statutory and regulatory 4 requirements of the regional service system under this chapter 5 and chapter 331 . A failure to fulfill the requirements may be 6 addressed by remedies specified in the contract, including but 7 not limited to suspension of contract payments or cancellation 8 of the contract. The contract provisions may include but are 9 not limited to requirements for the regional service system 10 to attain outcomes within a specified range of acceptable 11 performance in any of the following categories: 12 (1) Access standards for the required core services. 13 (2) Penetration rates for serving the number of persons 14 expected to be served. 15 (3) Utilization rates for inpatient and residential 16 treatment. 17 (4) Readmission rates for inpatient and residential 18 treatment. 19 (5) Employment of the persons receiving services. 20 (6) Administrative costs. 21 (7) Data reporting. 22 (8) Timely and accurate claims processing. 23 (9) School attendance. 24 y. Provide information through the internet concerning 25 waiting lists for services implemented by mental health and 26 disability services regions. 27 2. The administrator department may: 28 a. Apply for, receive, and administer federal aids, grants, 29 and gifts for purposes relating to disability services or 30 programs. 31 b. Establish and supervise suitable standards of care, 32 treatment, and supervision for persons with disabilities in 33 all institutions under the control of the director of human 34 services . 35 -293- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 293/ 1541
H.F. 662 c. Appoint professional consultants to furnish advice on 1 any matters pertaining to disability services. The consultants 2 shall be paid as provided by an appropriation of the general 3 assembly. 4 d. Administer a public housing unit within a bureau of 5 the division program to apply for, receive, and administer 6 federal assistance, grants, and other public or private funds 7 for purposes related to providing housing in accordance with 8 section 225C.45 . 9 Sec. 452. Section 225C.5, subsection 1, paragraph j, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 j. One member shall be an active board member of an agency 12 serving persons with a substance abuse problem use disorder 13 selected from nominees submitted by the Iowa behavioral health 14 association. 15 Sec. 453. Section 225C.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 225C.6 Duties of commission. 18 1. To the extent funding is available, the commission shall 19 perform the following duties: 20 a. Advise the administrator department on the administration 21 of the overall state disability services system. 22 b. Pursuant to recommendations made for this purpose by 23 the administrator director , adopt necessary rules pursuant to 24 chapter 17A which relate to disability programs and services, 25 including but not limited to definitions of each disability 26 included within the term “disability services” as necessary for 27 purposes of state, county, and regional planning, programs, and 28 services. 29 c. Adopt standards for community mental health centers, 30 services, and programs as recommended under section 230A.110 . 31 The administrator department shall determine whether to grant, 32 deny, or revoke the accreditation of the centers, services, and 33 programs. 34 d. Adopt standards for the provision under the medical 35 -294- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 294/ 1541
H.F. 662 assistance program of individual case management services. 1 e. Unless another governmental body sets standards for a 2 service available to persons with disabilities, adopt state 3 standards for that service. The commission shall review the 4 licensing standards used by the department of human services 5 or department of inspections and appeals for those facilities 6 providing disability services. 7 f. Assure that proper reconsideration and appeal procedures 8 are available to persons aggrieved by decisions, actions, or 9 circumstances relating to accreditation. 10 g. Adopt necessary rules for awarding grants from the state 11 and federal government as well as other moneys that become 12 available to the division department for grant purposes. 13 h. Annually submit to the governor and the general assembly: 14 (1) A report concerning the activities of the commission. 15 (2) Recommendations formulated by the commission for 16 changes in law. 17 i. By January 1 of each odd-numbered year, submit to the 18 governor and the general assembly an evaluation of: 19 (1) The extent to which services to persons with 20 disabilities are actually available to persons in each county 21 and mental health and disability services region in the state 22 and the quality of those services. 23 (2) The effectiveness of the services being provided by 24 disability service providers in this state and by each of the 25 state mental health institutes established under chapter 226 26 and by each of the state resource centers established under 27 chapter 222 . 28 j. Advise the administrator director , the council on human 29 services , the governor, and the general assembly on budgets and 30 appropriations concerning disability services. 31 k. Coordinate activities with the Iowa developmental 32 disabilities council and the mental health planning council, 33 created pursuant to federal law. The commission shall work 34 with other state agencies on coordinating, collaborating, and 35 -295- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 295/ 1541
H.F. 662 communicating concerning activities involving persons with 1 disabilities. 2 l. Pursuant to a recommendation made by the administrator 3 department , identify basic financial eligibility standards 4 for the disability services provided by a mental health and 5 disability services region. The initial standards shall be as 6 specified in chapter 331 . 7 m. Identify disability services outcomes and indicators to 8 support the ability of eligible persons with a disability to 9 live, learn, work, and recreate in communities of the persons’ 10 choice. The identification duty includes but is not limited to 11 responsibility for identifying, collecting, and analyzing data 12 as necessary to issue reports on outcomes and indicators at the 13 county, region, and state levels. 14 2. Notwithstanding section 217.3 , subsection 6 , the 15 commission may adopt the rules authorized by subsection 1 , 16 pursuant to chapter 17A , without prior review and approval of 17 those rules by the council on human services . 18 3. If the executive branch creates a committee, task 19 force, council, or other advisory body to consider disability 20 services policy or program options involving children or adult 21 consumers, the commission is designated to receive and consider 22 any report, findings, recommendations, or other work product 23 issued by such body. The commission may address the report, 24 findings, recommendations, or other work product in fulfilling 25 the commission’s functions and to advise the department, 26 council on human services , governor, and general assembly 27 concerning disability services. 28 4. a. The department shall coordinate with the 29 department of inspections and appeals in the establishment of 30 facility-based and community-based, subacute mental health 31 services. 32 b. A person shall not provide community-based, subacute 33 mental health services unless the person has been accredited 34 to provide the services. The commission shall adopt standards 35 -296- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 296/ 1541
H.F. 662 for subacute mental health services and for accreditation of 1 providers of community-based, subacute mental health services. 2 c. As used in this subsection , “subacute mental health 3 services” means all of the following: 4 (1) A comprehensive set of wraparound services for persons 5 who have had or are at imminent risk of having acute or 6 crisis mental health symptoms that do not permit the persons 7 to remain in or threatens removal of the persons from their 8 home and community, but who have been determined by a mental 9 health professional and a licensed health care professional, 10 subject to the professional’s scope of practice, not to need 11 inpatient acute hospital services. For the purposes of this 12 subparagraph, “mental health professional” means the same as 13 defined in section 228.1 and “licensed health care professional” 14 means a person licensed under chapter 148 to practice medicine 15 and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, an advanced 16 registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152 or 17 152E , or a physician assistant licensed to practice under the 18 supervision of a physician as authorized in chapters 147 and 19 148C . 20 (2) Intensive, recovery-oriented treatment and monitoring 21 of the person with direct or remote access to a psychiatrist or 22 advanced registered nurse practitioner. 23 (3) An outcome-focused, interdisciplinary approach designed 24 to return the person to living successfully in the community. 25 (4) Services that may be provided in a wide array of 26 settings ranging from the person’s home to a facility providing 27 subacute mental health services. 28 (5) Services that are time limited to not more than ten 29 days or another time period determined in accordance with rules 30 adopted for this purpose. 31 d. Subacute mental health services and the standards for 32 the services shall be established in a manner that allows for 33 accessing federal Medicaid funding. 34 Sec. 454. Section 225C.6B, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -297- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 297/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 225C.6B Mental health and disability services system —— 2 legislative intent —— comprehensive plan —— state and regional 3 service systems. 4 1. Intent. 5 a. The general assembly intends for the state to implement 6 a comprehensive, continuous, and integrated state mental 7 health and disability services plan in accordance with 8 the requirements of sections 225C.4 and 225C.6 and other 9 provisions of this chapter , by increasing the department’s 10 responsibilities in the development, funding, oversight, and 11 ongoing leadership of mental health and disability services in 12 this state. 13 b. In order to further the purposes listed in section 225C.1 14 and in other provisions of this chapter , the general assembly 15 intends that efforts focus on the goal of making available a 16 comprehensive array of high-quality, evidence-based consumer 17 and family-centered mental health and disability services and 18 other support in the least restrictive, community-based setting 19 appropriate for a consumer. 20 c. In addition, it is the intent of the general assembly 21 to promote policies and practices that achieve for consumers 22 the earliest possible detection of mental health problems and 23 the need for disability services and for early intervention; 24 to stress that all health care programs address mental health 25 disorders with the same urgency as physical health disorders; 26 to promote the policies of all public programs that serve 27 adults and children with mental disorders or with a need 28 for disability services, including but not limited to child 29 welfare, Medicaid, education, housing, criminal and juvenile 30 justice, substance abuse use disorder treatment, and employment 31 services; to consider the special mental health and disability 32 services needs of adults and children; and to promote recovery 33 and resiliency as expected outcomes for all consumers. 34 2. Comprehensive plan. The division department shall 35 -298- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 298/ 1541
H.F. 662 develop a comprehensive written five-year state mental health 1 and disability services plan with annual updates and readopt 2 the plan every five years. The plan shall describe the key 3 components of the state’s mental health and disability services 4 system, including the services that are community-based, state 5 institution-based, or regional or state-based. The five-year 6 plan and each update shall be submitted annually to the 7 commission on or before October 30 for review and approval. 8 3. State and regional disability service systems. The 9 publicly financed disability services for persons with mental 10 illness, intellectual disability or other developmental 11 disability, or brain injury in this state shall be provided by 12 the department and the counties operating together as regions. 13 The financial and administrative responsibility for such 14 services is as follows: 15 a. Disability services for children and adults that are 16 covered under the medical assistance program pursuant to 17 chapter 249A are the responsibility of the state. 18 b. Adult mental health and intellectual disability services 19 that are not covered under the medical assistance program are 20 the responsibility of the county-based regional service system. 21 c. Children’s behavioral health services provided to 22 eligible children that are not covered under the medical 23 assistance program or other third-party payor are the 24 responsibility of the county-based regional service system. 25 Sec. 455. Section 225C.6C, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 225C.6C Regional service system —— regulatory requirements. 28 1. The departments department and the department of 29 inspections , and appeals, human services, and public health and 30 licensing shall comply with the requirements of this section in 31 their efforts to improve the regulatory requirements applied 32 to the mental health and disability services regional service 33 system administration and service providers. 34 2. The three departments shall work together to establish 35 -299- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 299/ 1541
H.F. 662 a process to streamline accreditation, certification, and 1 licensing standards applied to the regional service system 2 administration and service providers. 3 3. The departments of human services and inspections and 4 appeals shall jointly review the standards and inspection 5 process applicable to residential care facilities. 6 4. The three departments shall do all of the following in 7 developing regulatory requirements applicable to the regional 8 service system administration and service providers: 9 a. Consider the costs to regional administrators and 10 providers in the development of quality monitoring efforts. 11 b. Implement the use of uniform, streamlined, and statewide 12 cost reporting standards and tools by the regional service 13 system and the department of human services . 14 c. Make quality monitoring information, including services, 15 quality, and location information, easily available and 16 understandable to all citizens. 17 d. Establish standards that are clearly understood and are 18 accompanied by interpretive guidelines to support understanding 19 by those responsible for applying the standards. 20 e. Develop a partnership with providers in order to 21 improve the quality of services and develop mechanisms for the 22 provision of technical assistance. 23 f. Develop consistent data collection efforts based on 24 statewide standards and make information available to all 25 providers. The efforts under this paragraph shall be made with 26 representatives of the Iowa state association of counties. 27 g. Evaluate existing provider qualification and monitoring 28 efforts to identify duplication and gaps, and align the efforts 29 with valued outcomes. 30 h. Streamline and enhance existing standards. 31 i. Consider allowing providers to seek accreditation from 32 a national accrediting body in lieu of state accreditation or 33 certification. 34 Sec. 456. Section 225C.7A, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 35 -300- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 300/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 1 7. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, each 2 mental health and disability services region for which the 3 amount certified during the fiscal year under section 331.391, 4 subsection 4 , paragraph “b” , exceeds forty percent of the actual 5 expenditures of the region for the fiscal year preceding the 6 fiscal year in progress, the remaining quarterly payments of 7 the region’s regional service payment shall be reduced by 8 an amount equal to the amount by which the region’s amount 9 certified under section 331.391, subsection 4 , paragraph “b” , 10 exceeds forty percent of the actual expenditures of the region 11 for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in progress, but 12 the amount of the reduction shall not exceed the total amount 13 of the region’s regional service payment for the fiscal year. 14 If the region’s remaining quarterly payments are insufficient 15 to effectuate the required reductions under this paragraph, the 16 region is required to pay to the department of human services 17 any amount for which the reduction in quarterly payments could 18 not be made. The amount of reductions to quarterly payments 19 and amounts paid to the department under this paragraph shall 20 be transferred and credited to the region incentive fund under 21 subsection 8 . 22 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, each mental 23 health and disability services region for which the amount 24 certified during the fiscal year under section 331.391, 25 subsection 4 , paragraph “b” , exceeds twenty percent of the 26 actual expenditures of the region for the fiscal year preceding 27 the fiscal year in progress, the remaining quarterly payments 28 of the region’s regional service payment shall be reduced by 29 an amount equal to the amount by which the region’s amount 30 certified under section 331.391, subsection 4 , paragraph “b” , 31 exceeds twenty percent of the actual expenditures of the region 32 for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in progress, but 33 the amount of the reduction shall not exceed the total amount 34 of the region’s regional service payment for the fiscal year. 35 -301- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 301/ 1541
H.F. 662 If the region’s remaining quarterly payments are insufficient 1 to effectuate the required reductions under this paragraph, the 2 region is required to pay to the department of human services 3 any amount for which the reduction in quarterly payments could 4 not be made. The amount of reductions to quarterly payments 5 and amounts paid to the department under this paragraph shall 6 be transferred and credited to the region incentive fund under 7 subsection 8 . 8 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and each 9 succeeding fiscal year, each mental health and disability 10 services region for which the amount certified during the 11 fiscal year under section 331.391, subsection 4 , paragraph “b” , 12 exceeds five percent of the actual expenditures of the region 13 for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in progress, the 14 remaining quarterly payments of the region’s regional service 15 payment shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount by 16 which the region’s amount certified under section 331.391, 17 subsection 4 , paragraph “b” , exceeds five percent of the actual 18 expenditures of the region for the fiscal year preceding the 19 fiscal year in progress, but the amount of the reduction 20 shall not exceed the total amount of the region’s regional 21 service payment for the fiscal year. If the region’s remaining 22 quarterly payments are insufficient to effectuate the required 23 reductions under this paragraph, the region is required to 24 pay to the department of human services any amount for which 25 the reduction in quarterly payments could not be made. The 26 amount of reductions to quarterly payments and amounts paid to 27 the department under this paragraph shall be transferred and 28 credited to the region incentive fund under subsection 8 . 29 Sec. 457. Section 225C.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 225C.13 Authority to establish and lease facilities. 32 1. The administrator assigned, in accordance with section 33 218.1 , to control the state mental health institutes and the 34 state resource centers department may enter into agreements 35 -302- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 302/ 1541
H.F. 662 under which a facility or portion of a facility administered by 1 the administrator department under section 218.1 is leased to a 2 department or a division of state government, a county or group 3 of counties, a mental health and disability services region, or 4 a private nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 504 . A 5 lease executed under this section shall require that the lessee 6 use the leased premises to deliver either disability services 7 or other services normally delivered by the lessee. 8 2. The division administrator director may work with the 9 appropriate administrator of the department’s institutions to 10 establish mental health and intellectual disability services 11 for all institutions under the control of the director of human 12 services and to establish an autism unit, following mutual 13 planning and consultation with the medical director of the 14 state psychiatric hospital, at an institution or a facility 15 administered by the department to provide psychiatric and 16 related services and other specific programs to meet the needs 17 of autistic persons with autism , and to furnish appropriate 18 diagnostic evaluation services. 19 Sec. 458. Section 225C.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 225C.19 Emergency mental health crisis services system. 22 1. For the purposes of this section : 23 a. “Emergency mental health crisis services provider” means 24 a provider accredited or approved by the department to provide 25 emergency mental health crisis services. 26 b. “Emergency mental health crisis services system” or 27 “services system” means a coordinated array of crisis services 28 for providing a response to assist an individual adult or child 29 who is experiencing a mental health crisis or who is in a 30 situation that is reasonably likely to cause the individual to 31 have a mental health crisis unless assistance is provided. 32 2. a. The division department shall implement an emergency 33 mental health crisis services system in consultation with 34 counties, and community mental health centers and other mental 35 -303- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 303/ 1541
H.F. 662 health and social service providers, in accordance with this 1 section . 2 b. The purpose of the services system is to provide a 3 statewide array of time-limited intervention services to reduce 4 escalation of crisis situations, relieve the immediate distress 5 of individuals experiencing a crisis situation, reduce the risk 6 of individuals in a crisis situation doing harm to themselves 7 or others, and promote timely access to appropriate services 8 for those who require ongoing mental health services. 9 c. The services system shall be available twenty-four hours 10 per day, seven days per week to any individual who is in or is 11 determined by others to be in a crisis situation, regardless of 12 whether the individual has been diagnosed with a mental illness 13 or a co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse use 14 disorder. The system shall address all ages, income levels, 15 and health coverage statuses. 16 d. The goals of an intervention offered by a provider 17 under the services system shall include but are not limited to 18 symptom reduction, stabilization of the individual receiving 19 the intervention, and restoration of the individual to a 20 previous level of functioning. 21 e. The elements of the services system shall be specified in 22 administrative rules adopted by the commission. 23 3. The services system elements shall include but are not 24 limited to all of the following: 25 a. Standards for accrediting or approving emergency mental 26 health crisis services providers. Such providers may include 27 but are not limited to a community mental health center 28 designated under chapter 230A , a unit of the department or 29 other state agency, a county, a mental health and disability 30 services region, or any other public or private provider who 31 meets the accreditation or approval standards for an emergency 32 mental health crisis services provider. 33 b. Identification by the division department of geographic 34 regions, groupings of mental health and disability services 35 -304- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 304/ 1541
H.F. 662 regions, service areas, or other means of distributing and 1 organizing the emergency mental health crisis services system 2 to ensure statewide availability of the services. 3 c. Coordination of emergency mental health crisis services 4 with all of the following: 5 (1) The district and juvenile courts. 6 (2) Law enforcement. 7 (3) Judicial district departments of correctional services. 8 (4) Mental health and disability services regions. 9 (5) Other mental health, substance abuse use disorder , and 10 co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse use disorder 11 services available through the state and counties to serve both 12 children and adults. 13 d. Identification of basic services to be provided through 14 each accredited or approved emergency mental health crisis 15 services provider which may include but are not limited to 16 face-to-face crisis intervention, stabilization, support, 17 counseling, preadmission screening for individuals who may 18 require psychiatric hospitalization, transportation, and 19 follow-up services. 20 e. Identification of operational requirements for emergency 21 mental health crisis services provider accreditation or 22 approval which may include providing a telephone hotline, 23 mobile crisis staff, collaboration protocols, follow-up with 24 community services, information systems, and competency-based 25 training. 26 4. The division department shall initially implement 27 the program through a competitive block grant process. 28 The implementation shall be limited to the extent of the 29 appropriations provided for the program. 30 Sec. 459. Section 225C.19A, Code 2023, is amended to read 31 as follows: 32 225C.19A Crisis stabilization programs. 33 The department shall accredit, certify, or apply standards 34 of review to authorize the operation of crisis stabilization 35 -305- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 305/ 1541
H.F. 662 programs, including crisis stabilization programs operating 1 in a psychiatric medical institution for children pursuant 2 to chapter 135H that provide children with mental health, 3 substance abuse use disorder , and co-occurring mental health 4 and substance abuse use disorder services. In authorizing the 5 operation of a crisis stabilization program, the department 6 shall apply the relevant requirements for an emergency mental 7 health crisis services provider and system under section 8 225C.19 . A program authorized to operate under this section is 9 not required to be licensed under chapter 135B , 135C , 135G , or 10 135H , or certified under chapter 231C . The commission shall 11 adopt rules to implement this section . The department shall 12 accept accreditation of a crisis stabilization program by a 13 national accrediting organization in lieu of applying the rules 14 adopted in accordance with this section to the program. 15 Sec. 460. Section 225C.20, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 225C.20 Responsibilities of mental health and disability 18 services regions for individual case management services. 19 Individual case management services funded under the medical 20 assistance program shall be provided by the department except 21 when a county or a consortium of counties contracts with the 22 department to provide the services. A regional administrator 23 may contract for one or more counties of the region to be 24 the provider at any time and the department shall agree to 25 the contract so long as the contract meets the standards for 26 case management adopted by the department. The regional 27 administrator may subcontract for the provision of case 28 management services so long as the subcontract meets the same 29 standards. A regional administrator may change the provider 30 of individual case management services at any time. If the 31 current or proposed contract is with the department, the 32 regional administrator shall provide written notification of 33 a change at least ninety days before the date the change will 34 take effect. 35 -306- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 306/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 461. Section 225C.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 225C.21 Supported community living services. 3 1. As used in this section , “supported community living 4 services” means services provided in a noninstitutional 5 setting to adult persons with mental illness, an intellectual 6 disability, or developmental disabilities to meet the persons’ 7 daily living needs. 8 2. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 9 establishing minimum standards for supported community living 10 services. The administrator department shall determine whether 11 to grant, deny, or revoke approval for any supported community 12 living service. 13 3. Approved supported community living services may receive 14 funding from the state, federal and state social services block 15 grant funds, and other appropriate funding sources, consistent 16 with state legislation and federal regulations. The funding 17 may be provided on a per diem, per hour, or grant basis, as 18 appropriate. 19 Sec. 462. Section 225C.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 225C.23 Brain injury recognized as disability. 22 1. The department of human services, the Iowa department of 23 public health , the department of education and its divisions 24 division of special education and of the department of 25 education, the division of vocational rehabilitation services 26 of the department of workforce development , the department of 27 human rights and its division for persons with disabilities, 28 the department for the blind, and all other state agencies 29 which serve persons with brain injuries, shall recognize brain 30 injury as a distinct disability and shall identify those 31 persons with brain injuries among the persons served by the 32 state agency. 33 2. For the purposes of this section , “brain injury” means 34 the same as defined in section 135.22 . 35 -307- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 307/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 463. Section 225C.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 225C.29 Compliance. 3 Except for a violation of section 225C.28B, subsection 4 2 , the sole remedy for violation of a rule adopted by the 5 commission to implement sections 225C.25 , 225C.26 , 225C.28A , 6 and 225C.28B shall be by a proceeding for compliance initiated 7 by request to the division department pursuant to chapter 8 17A . Any decision of the division department shall be in 9 accordance with due process of law and is subject to appeal to 10 the Iowa district court pursuant to sections 17A.19 and 17A.20 11 by any aggrieved party. Either the division department or a 12 party in interest may apply to the Iowa district court for an 13 order to enforce the decision of the division department . Any 14 rules adopted by the commission to implement sections 225C.25 , 15 225C.26 , 225C.28A , and 225C.28B do not create any right, 16 entitlement, property , or liberty right or interest, or private 17 cause of action for damages against the state or a political 18 subdivision of the state or for which the state or a political 19 subdivision of the state would be responsible. Any violation 20 of section 225C.28B, subsection 2 , shall solely be subject to 21 the enforcement by the commissioner of insurance and penalties 22 granted by chapter 507B for a violation of section 507B.4, 23 subsection 3 , paragraph “g” . 24 Sec. 464. Section 225C.35, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 225C.35 Definitions. 27 For purposes of this subchapter , unless the context 28 otherwise requires: 29 1. “Department” means the department of human services. 30 2. 1. “Family” means a family member and the parent or 31 legal guardian of the family member. 32 3. 2. “Family member” means a person less than eighteen 33 years of age who by educational determination has a moderate, 34 severe, or profound educational disability or special 35 -308- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 308/ 1541
H.F. 662 health care needs or who otherwise meets the definition 1 of developmental disability in the federal Developmental 2 Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, as codified 3 in 42 U.S.C. §15002. The department shall adopt rules 4 establishing procedures for determining whether a child has a 5 developmental disability. 6 4. 3. “Legal guardian” means a person appointed by a court 7 to exercise powers over a family member. 8 5. 4. “Medical assistance” means payment of all or part of 9 the care authorized to be provided pursuant to chapter 249A the 10 same as defined in section 249A.2 . 11 6. 5. “Parent” means a biological or adoptive parent. 12 7. 6. “Supplemental security income” means financial 13 assistance provided to individuals pursuant to Tit. XVI of the 14 federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §1381 1383c. 15 Sec. 465. Section 225C.37, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 d. A statement that if the child receives medical 18 assistance, then the family support subsidy shall only be used 19 for the cost of a service which is not covered by medical 20 assistance. The family may receive welfare public assistance 21 for which the family is eligible. 22 Sec. 466. Section 225C.45, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 225C.45 Public housing unit program . 25 1. The administrator department may establish a public 26 housing unit within a bureau of the division program to apply 27 for, receive, and administer federal assistance, grants, and 28 other public or private funds for purposes related to providing 29 housing. 30 2. In implementing the public housing unit program , the 31 division department may do all of the following: 32 a. Prepare, implement, and operate housing projects 33 and provide for the construction, improvement, extension, 34 alteration, or repair of a housing project under the division’s 35 -309- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 309/ 1541
H.F. 662 department’s jurisdiction. 1 b. Develop and implement studies, conduct analyses, and 2 engage in research concerning housing and housing needs. The 3 information obtained from these activities shall be made 4 available to the public and to the building, housing, and 5 supply industries. 6 c. Cooperate with the Iowa finance authority , and 7 participate in any of the authority’s programs . Use , and use 8 any funds obtained pursuant to subsection 1 to participate in 9 the authority’s programs. The division department shall comply 10 with rules adopted by the authority as the rules apply to the 11 housing activities of the division department . 12 3. In accepting contributions, grants, or other financial 13 assistance from the federal government relating to a housing 14 activity of the division department , including construction, 15 operation, or maintenance, or in managing a housing project or 16 undertaking constructed or owned by the federal government, the 17 division department may do any of the following: 18 a. Comply with federally required conditions or enter into 19 contracts or agreements as may be necessary, convenient, or 20 desirable. 21 b. Take any other action necessary or desirable in order 22 to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the federal 23 government. 24 c. Include in a contract with the federal government for 25 financial assistance any provision which the federal government 26 may require as a condition of the assistance that is consistent 27 with the provisions of this section . 28 4. The division department shall not proceed with a housing 29 project pursuant to this section , unless both of the following 30 conditions are met: 31 a. A study for a report which includes recommendations 32 concerning the housing available within a community is publicly 33 issued by the division department . The study shall be included 34 in the division’s department’s recommendations for a housing 35 -310- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 310/ 1541
H.F. 662 project. 1 b. The division’s department’s recommendations are approved 2 by a majority of the city council or board of supervisors 3 with jurisdiction over the geographic area affected by the 4 recommendations. 5 5. Property acquired or held pursuant to this section 6 is public property used for essential public purposes and is 7 declared to be exempt from any tax or special assessment of the 8 state or any state public body as defined in section 403A.2 . 9 In lieu of taxes on the property, the division department may 10 agree to make payments to the state or a state public body, 11 including but not limited to the division department , as the 12 division department finds necessary to maintain the purpose of 13 providing low-cost housing in accordance with this section . 14 6. Any property owned or held by the division department 15 pursuant to this section is exempt from levy and sale by 16 execution. An execution or other judicial process shall not be 17 issued against the property and a judgment against the division 18 department shall not be a lien or charge against the property. 19 However, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to 20 or limit the right of the federal government to pursue any 21 remedies available under this section . The provisions of this 22 subsection shall also not apply to or limit the right of an 23 obligee to take either of the following actions: 24 a. Foreclose or otherwise enforce a mortgage or other 25 security executed or issued pursuant to this section . 26 b. Pursue remedies for the enforcement of a pledge or lien 27 on rents, fees, or revenues. 28 7. In any contract with the federal government to provide 29 annual payments to the division department , the division 30 department may obligate itself to convey to the federal 31 government possession of or title to the housing project 32 in the event of a substantial default as defined in the 33 contract and with respect to the covenant or conditions to 34 which the division department is subject. The obligation 35 -311- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 311/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall be specifically enforceable and shall not constitute a 1 mortgage. The contract may also provide that in the event of 2 a conveyance, the federal government may complete, operate, 3 manage, lease, convey, or otherwise deal with the housing 4 project and funds in accordance with the terms of the contract. 5 However, the contract shall require that, as soon as is 6 practicable after the federal government is satisfied that all 7 defaults with respect to the housing project are cured and the 8 housing project will be operated in accordance with the terms 9 of the contract, the federal government shall reconvey the 10 housing project to the division department . 11 8. The division department shall not undertake a housing 12 project pursuant to this section until a public hearing has 13 been held. At the hearing, the division department shall 14 notify the public of the proposed project’s name, location, 15 number of living units proposed, and approximate cost. Notice 16 of the public hearing shall be published at least once in a 17 newspaper of general circulation at least fifteen days prior to 18 the date set for the hearing. 19 Sec. 467. Section 225C.47, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 2. A comprehensive family support program is created in the 22 department of human services to provide a statewide system of 23 services and support to eligible families. The program shall 24 be implemented in a manner which enables a family member of 25 an individual with a disability to identify the services and 26 support needed to enable the individual to reside with the 27 individual’s family, to function more independently, and to 28 increase the individual’s integration into the community. 29 Sec. 468. Section 225C.49, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 225C.49 Departmental duties concerning services to 32 individuals with a disability. 33 1. The department shall provide coordination of the 34 programs administered by the department which serve individuals 35 -312- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 312/ 1541
H.F. 662 with a disability and the individuals’ families, including but 1 not limited to the following juvenile justice and child welfare 2 services: family-centered services described under section 3 232.102 , decategorization of child welfare funding provided 4 for under section 232.188 , and foster care services paid under 5 section 234.35, subsection 3 . The department shall regularly 6 review administrative rules associated with such programs 7 and make recommendations to the council on human services , 8 governor, and general assembly for revisions to remove barriers 9 to the programs for individuals with a disability and the 10 individuals’ families including the following: 11 a. Eligibility prerequisites which require declaring the 12 individual at risk of abuse, neglect, or out-of-home placement. 13 b. Time limits on services which restrict addressing ongoing 14 needs of individuals with a disability and their families. 15 2. The department shall coordinate the department’s 16 programs and funding utilized by individuals with a disability 17 and their families with other state and local programs and 18 funding directed to individuals with a disability and their 19 families. 20 3. In implementing the provisions of this section , the 21 department shall do all of the following: 22 a. Compile information concerning services and other support 23 available to individuals with a disability and their families. 24 Make the information available to individuals with a disability 25 and their families and department staff. 26 b. Utilize internal training resources or contract for 27 additional training of staff concerning the information 28 under paragraph “a” and training of families and individuals 29 as necessary to implement the family support subsidy and 30 comprehensive family support programs under this chapter . 31 4. The department shall designate one individual whose sole 32 duties are to provide central coordination of the programs 33 under sections 225C.36 and 225C.47 and to oversee development 34 and implementation of the programs. 35 -313- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 313/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 469. Section 225C.51, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 225C.51 Children’s behavioral health system state board. 3 1. A children’s behavioral health system state board 4 is created as the state body to provide guidance on the 5 implementation and management of a children’s behavioral health 6 system for the provision of services to children with a serious 7 emotional disturbance. State board members shall be appointed 8 on the basis of interest and experience in the fields of 9 children’s behavioral health to ensure adequate representation 10 from persons with life experiences and from persons 11 knowledgeable about children’s behavioral health services. The 12 department shall provide support to the state board, and the 13 board may utilize staff support and other assistance provided 14 to the state board by other persons. The state board shall 15 meet at least four times per year. The membership of the state 16 board shall consist of the following persons: 17 a. The director of the department of health and human 18 services or the director’s designee. 19 b. The director of the department of education or the 20 director’s designee. 21 c. The director of the department of public health or the 22 director’s designee. 23 d. c. The director of workforce development or the 24 director’s designee. 25 e. d. A member of the mental health and disability services 26 commission. 27 f. e. Members appointed by the governor who are active 28 members of each of the indicated groups: 29 (1) One member shall be selected from nominees submitted by 30 the state court administrator. 31 (2) One member shall be selected from nominees submitted by 32 the early childhood Iowa office program in the department of 33 management . 34 (3) One member shall be a board member or an employee of a 35 -314- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 314/ 1541
H.F. 662 provider of mental health services to children. 1 (4) One member shall be a board member or an employee of a 2 provider of child welfare services. 3 (5) One member shall be an administrator of an area 4 education agency. 5 (6) One member shall be an educator, counselor, or 6 administrator of a school district. 7 (7) One member shall be a representative of an established 8 advocacy organization whose mission or purpose it is, in part, 9 to further goals related to children’s mental health. 10 (8) One member shall be a parent or guardian of a child 11 currently utilizing or who has utilized behavioral health 12 services. 13 (9) One member shall be a sheriff. 14 (10) One member shall be a pediatrician. 15 (11) One member shall be a representative from a health care 16 system. 17 (12) One member shall be a chief executive officer of a 18 mental health and disability services region. 19 g. f. In addition to the voting members, the membership 20 shall include four members of the general assembly with one 21 member designated by each of the following: the majority 22 leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the 23 speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority 24 leader of the house of representatives. A legislative member 25 serves for a term as provided in section 69.16B in a nonvoting, 26 ex officio capacity and is not eligible for per diem and 27 expenses as provided in section 2.10 . 28 2. Members appointed by the governor shall serve four-year 29 staggered terms and are subject to confirmation by the senate. 30 The four-year terms shall begin and end as provided in section 31 69.19 . Vacancies on the state board shall be filled as 32 provided in section 2.32 . A member shall not be appointed for 33 more than two consecutive four-year terms. 34 3. The director of the department of human services and the 35 -315- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 315/ 1541
H.F. 662 director of the department of education, or their designees, 1 shall serve as co-chairpersons of the state board. Board 2 members shall not be entitled to a per diem as specified in 3 section 7E.6 and shall not be entitled to actual and necessary 4 expenses incurred while engaged in their official duties. 5 Sec. 470. Section 225C.52, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 1. Advise the administrator director on the administration 8 of the children’s behavioral health system. 9 Sec. 471. Section 225D.1, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 6. “Department” means the department of health and human 12 services. 13 Sec. 472. Section 226.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 226.1 Official designation —— definitions. 16 1. The state hospitals for persons with mental illness shall 17 be designated as follows: 18 a. Mental Health Institute, Independence, Iowa. 19 b. Mental Health Institute, Cherokee, Iowa. 20 2. a. The purpose of the mental health institutes is to 21 operate as regional resource centers providing one or more of 22 the following: 23 (1) Treatment, training, care, habilitation, and support of 24 persons with mental illness or a substance abuse problem use 25 disorder . 26 (2) Facilities, services, and other support to the 27 communities located in the region being served by a mental 28 health institute so as to maximize the usefulness of the mental 29 health institutes while minimizing overall costs. 30 (3) A unit for the civil commitment of sexually violent 31 predators committed to the custody of the director of human 32 services pursuant to chapter 229A . 33 b. In addition, the mental health institutes are encouraged 34 to act as a training resource for community-based program 35 -316- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 316/ 1541
H.F. 662 staff, medical students, and other participants in professional 1 education programs. 2 3. A mental health institute may request the approval of the 3 council on human services to change the name of the institution 4 for use in communication with the public, in signage, and in 5 other forms of communication. 6 4. For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context 7 otherwise requires: 8 a. “Administrator” means the person assigned by the 9 director of human services to control the state mental health 10 institutes. “Council” means the council on health and human 11 services. 12 b. “Department” means the department of health and human 13 services. 14 c. “Director” means the director of health and human 15 services. 16 c. d. “Mental health and disability services region” means 17 a mental health and disability services region formed in 18 accordance with section 331.389 . 19 e. “Mental health institute” or “state mental health 20 institute” means a state hospital for persons with mental 21 illness as designated in this chapter. 22 d. f. “Regional administrator” means the regional 23 administrator of a mental health and disability services 24 region, same as defined in section 331.388 . 25 Sec. 473. Section 226.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 226.4 Salary of superintendent. 28 The salary of the superintendent of each hospital mental 29 health institute shall be determined by the administrator 30 director . 31 Sec. 474. Section 226.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 226.5 Superintendent as witness. 34 The superintendents and assistant physicians of said 35 -317- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 317/ 1541
H.F. 662 hospitals the mental health institutes , when called as 1 witnesses in any court, shall be paid the same mileage which 2 other witnesses are paid and in addition thereto shall be paid 3 a fee of twenty-five dollars per day, said the fee to revert to 4 the support fund of the hospital mental health institute the 5 superintendent or assistant physician serves. 6 Sec. 475. Section 226.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 226.6 Duties of superintendent. 9 The superintendent shall: 10 1. Have the control of the medical, mental, moral, and 11 dietetic treatment of the patients in the superintendent’s 12 custody subject to the approval of the administrator director . 13 2. Require all subordinate officers and employees to 14 perform their respective duties. 15 3. Have an official seal with the name of the hospital 16 mental health institute and the word “Iowa” thereon and on 17 the seal. The superintendent may affix the same seal to all 18 notices, orders of discharge, or other papers required to be 19 given by the superintendent. 20 4. Keep proper books in which shall be entered all moneys 21 and supplies received on account of any patient and a detailed 22 account of the disposition of the same all moneys and supplies . 23 Sec. 476. Section 226.7, subsection 1, paragraph a, 24 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 Preference in the reception of patients into said hospitals 27 the mental health institutes shall be exercised in the 28 following order: 29 Sec. 477. Section 226.8, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 b. If determined appropriate for the person at the 32 sole discretion of the director of human services, the 33 administrator, or the director’s or administrator’s designee. 34 Sec. 478. Section 226.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -318- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 318/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 226.9 Custody of patient. 2 The superintendent, upon the receipt of a duly executed 3 order of admission of a patient into the hospital for persons 4 with mental illness a state mental health institute , pursuant 5 to section 229.13 , shall take such the patient into custody and 6 restrain the patient as provided by law and the rules of the 7 administrator department , without liability on the part of such 8 superintendent and all other officers of the hospital mental 9 health institute to prosecution of any kind on account thereof , 10 but no person shall be detained in the hospital mental health 11 institute who is found by the superintendent to be in good 12 mental health. 13 Sec. 479. Section 226.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 226.10 Equal treatment. 16 The patients of the state mental health institutes, 17 according to their different conditions of mind and body, and 18 their respective needs, shall be provided for and treated 19 with equal care. If in addition to mental illness a patient 20 has a co-occurring intellectual disability, brain injury, or 21 substance abuse use disorder, the care provided shall also 22 address the co-occurring needs. 23 Sec. 480. Section 226.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 226.11 Special care permitted. 26 Patients may have such special care as may be agreed upon 27 with the superintendent, if the friends or relatives of the 28 patient will pay the expense thereof of the special care . 29 Charges for such special care and attendance shall be paid 30 quarterly in advance. 31 Sec. 481. Section 226.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 226.12 Monthly reports. 34 The administrator director shall assure that the 35 -319- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 319/ 1541
H.F. 662 superintendent of each institute provides monthly reports 1 concerning the programmatic, environmental, and fiscal 2 condition of the mental health institute. The administrator 3 director or the administrator’s director’s designee shall 4 periodically visit each institute to validate the information. 5 Sec. 482. Section 226.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 226.13 Patients allowed to write. 8 The name and address of the administrator director shall 9 be kept posted in every ward in each hospital mental health 10 institute . Every patient shall be allowed to write once a week 11 what the patient pleases to said administrator the director 12 and to any other person. The superintendent may send letters 13 addressed to other parties to the administrator director for 14 inspection before forwarding them to the individual addressed. 15 Sec. 483. Section 226.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 226.14 Writing material. 18 Every patient shall be furnished by the superintendent or 19 party having charge of such person the patient , at least once 20 in each week, with suitable materials for writing, enclosing, 21 sealing, and mailing letters, if the patient requests and uses 22 the same materials . 23 Sec. 484. Section 226.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 226.15 Letters to administrator director . 26 The superintendent or other officer in charge of a patient 27 shall, without reading the same letters , receive all letters 28 addressed to the administrator director , if so requested, and 29 shall properly mail the same letters , and deliver to such 30 patient all letters or other writings addressed to the patient. 31 Letters written to the person so confined patient may be 32 examined by the superintendent, and if, in the superintendent’s 33 opinion, the delivery of such letters would be injurious to the 34 person so confined patient , the superintendent shall return the 35 -320- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 320/ 1541
H.F. 662 letters to the writer with the superintendent’s reasons for not 1 delivering them the letters . 2 Sec. 485. Section 226.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 226.16 Unauthorized departure and retaking. 5 It shall be the duty of the The superintendent and of all 6 other officers and employees of any of said hospitals mental 7 health institute , in case of the unauthorized departure of 8 any involuntarily hospitalized patient, to shall exercise 9 all due diligence to take into protective custody and return 10 said the patient to the hospital mental health institute . 11 A notification by the superintendent of such unauthorized 12 departure to any peace officer of the state or to any private 13 person shall be sufficient authority to such officer or person 14 to take and return such the patient to the hospital mental 15 health institute . 16 Sec. 486. Section 226.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 226.17 Expense attending retaking. 19 All actual and necessary expenses incurred in the taking 20 into protective custody, restraint, and return to the hospital 21 mental health institute of the patient shall be paid on 22 itemized vouchers, sworn to by the claimants and approved by 23 the business manager and the administrator director or the 24 director’s designee , from any moneys in the state treasury not 25 otherwise appropriated. 26 Sec. 487. Section 226.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 226.18 Investigation as to mental health. 29 The administrator director may investigate the mental 30 condition of any patient and shall discharge any person, if, in 31 the administrator’s director’s opinion, such the person is not 32 mentally ill, or can be cared for after such discharge without 33 danger to others, and with benefit to the patient ; but in . In 34 determining whether such the patient shall be discharged, the 35 -321- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 321/ 1541
H.F. 662 recommendation of the superintendent shall be secured. If the 1 administrator director orders the discharge of an involuntarily 2 hospitalized patient, the discharge shall be by the procedure 3 prescribed in section 229.16 . The power to investigate the 4 mental condition of a patient is merely permissive, and does 5 not repeal or alter any statute respecting the discharge or 6 commitment of patients of the state hospitals mental health 7 institutes . 8 Sec. 488. Section 226.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 226.22 Clothing furnished. 11 Upon such discharge , the business manager department shall 12 furnish such the person discharged , unless otherwise supplied, 13 with suitable clothing and a sum of money not exceeding twenty 14 dollars, which shall be charged with the other expenses of such 15 the patient in the hospital mental health institute . 16 Sec. 489. Section 226.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 226.23 Convalescent leave of patients. 19 Upon the recommendation of the superintendent and in 20 accordance with section 229.15, subsection 5 , in the case of 21 an involuntary patient, the administrator director may place 22 the patient on convalescent leave said patient for a period not 23 to exceed one year, under such conditions as are prescribed by 24 said administrator the director . 25 Sec. 490. Section 226.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 226.26 Dangerous patients. 28 The administrator director , on the recommendation of the 29 superintendent, and on the application of the relatives or 30 friends of a patient who is not cured and who cannot be safely 31 allowed to go at liberty, may release the patient when fully 32 satisfied that the relatives or friends will provide and 33 maintain all necessary supervision, care, and restraint over 34 the patient. If the patient being released was involuntarily 35 -322- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 322/ 1541
H.F. 662 hospitalized, the consent of the district court which ordered 1 the patient’s hospitalization placement shall be obtained in 2 advance in substantially the manner prescribed by section 3 229.14 . 4 Sec. 491. Section 226.27, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 226.27 Patient accused or acquitted of crime or awaiting 7 judgment. 8 If a patient was committed to a state hospital mental health 9 institute for evaluation or treatment under chapter 812 or the 10 rules of criminal procedure, further proceedings shall be had 11 under chapter 812 or the applicable rule when the evaluation 12 has been completed or the patient has regained mental capacity, 13 as the case may be. 14 Sec. 492. Section 226.30, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 226.30 Transfer of dangerous patients. 17 When a patient of any hospital for persons with mental 18 illness health institute becomes incorrigible and unmanageable 19 to such an extent that the patient is dangerous to the safety 20 of others in the hospital institute , the administrator 21 director , with the consent of the director of the Iowa 22 department of corrections, may apply in writing to the district 23 court or to any judge thereof of the district court , of 24 the county in which the hospital institute is situated, for 25 an order to transfer the patient to the Iowa medical and 26 classification center and if the order is granted the patient 27 shall be so transferred. The county attorney of the county 28 shall appear in support of the application on behalf of the 29 administrator director . 30 Sec. 493. Section 226.32, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 226.32 Overcrowded conditions. 33 The administrator director shall order the discharge or 34 removal from the hospital mental health institute of incurable 35 -323- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 323/ 1541
H.F. 662 and harmless patients whenever it is necessary to make room 1 for recent cases. If a patient who is to be so discharged 2 entered the hospital mental health institute voluntarily, the 3 administrator director shall notify the regional administrator 4 for the county interested at least ten days in advance of the 5 day of actual discharge. 6 Sec. 494. Section 226.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 226.33 Notice to court. 9 When a patient who was hospitalized involuntarily and who 10 has not fully recovered is discharged from the hospital mental 11 health institute by the administrator director under section 12 226.32 , notice of the order shall at once be sent to the court 13 which ordered the patient’s hospitalization, in the manner 14 prescribed by section 229.14 . 15 Sec. 495. Section 226.40, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 226.40 Emergency patients. 18 In case of emergency disaster, with the infliction of 19 numerous casualties among the civilian population, the mental 20 health institutes are authorized to may accept sick and wounded 21 persons without commitment or any other formalities. 22 Sec. 496. Section 226.41, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 226.41 Charge permitted. 25 The hospital is authorized to make a mental health institute 26 may charge for patients admitted under section 226.40 , in the 27 manner provided by law and subject to the changes provided in 28 section 226.42 . 29 Sec. 497. Section 226.42, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 226.42 Emergency powers of superintendents. 32 In case the mental health institutes lose contact with 33 the statehouse seat of government , due to enemy action or 34 otherwise, the superintendents of the institutes are hereby 35 -324- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 324/ 1541
H.F. 662 delegated the following powers and duties may do any of the 1 following : 2 1. May collect Collect moneys due the state treasury from 3 the counties and from responsible persons or other relatives, 4 these funds to be collected monthly, instead of quarterly, and 5 to be deposited for use in operating the institutes. 6 2. The superintendent shall have the power to requisition 7 Requisition supplies, such as food, fuel, drugs and medical 8 equipment, from any source available, in the name of the state, 9 with the power to and enter into contracts binding the state 10 for payment at an indefinite future time. 11 3. The superintendent shall be authorized to employ Employ 12 personnel in all categories and for whatever remuneration the 13 superintendent deems necessary, without regard to existing 14 laws, rules , or regulations, in order to permit the institute 15 to continue its old existing functions , as well as and meet its 16 additional responsibilities. 17 Sec. 498. Section 226.43, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 226.43 Fund created. 20 There is hereby established at each hospital mental health 21 institute a fund known as the “patients’ personal deposit 22 fund”. 23 Sec. 499. Section 226.44, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 226.44 Deposits. 26 Any funds, including social security benefits, coming into 27 the possession of the superintendent or any employee of the 28 hospital mental health institute belonging to any patient in 29 that hospital mental health institute , shall be deposited in 30 the name of that patient in the patients’ personal deposit 31 fund, except that if a guardian of the property of that patient 32 has been appointed, the guardian shall have the right to demand 33 and receive such funds. Funds belonging to a patient deposited 34 in the patients’ personal deposit fund may be used for the 35 -325- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 325/ 1541
H.F. 662 purchase of personal incidentals, desires and comforts for the 1 patient. 2 Sec. 500. Section 226.45, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 226.45 Reimbursement to county or state. 5 If a patient is not receiving medical assistance under 6 chapter 249A and the amount in the account of any patient 7 in the patients’ personal deposit fund exceeds two hundred 8 dollars, the business manager of the hospital mental health 9 institute may apply any of the excess to reimburse the county 10 of residence or the state when the patient is a resident in 11 another state or in a foreign country, or when the patient’s 12 residence is unknown, for liability incurred by the county or 13 the state for the payment of care, support, and maintenance of 14 the patient, when billed by the county of residence or by the 15 administrator when the patient is a resident in another state 16 or in a foreign country, or when the patient’s residence is 17 unknown department . 18 Sec. 501. Section 226.46, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 226.46 Deposit of fund. 21 The business manager department shall deposit the patients’ 22 personal deposit fund in a commercial account of a bank of 23 reputable standing. When deposits in the commercial account 24 exceed average monthly withdrawals, the business manager 25 department may deposit the excess at interest. The savings 26 account shall be in the name of the patients’ personal deposit 27 fund and interest paid thereon on the account may be used for 28 recreational purposes at the hospital mental health institute . 29 Sec. 502. Section 227.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 227.1 Definitions —— supervision. 32 1. For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context 33 otherwise requires: 34 a. “Administrator” means the person assigned by the director 35 -326- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 326/ 1541
H.F. 662 of human services in the appropriate division of the department 1 to administer mental health and disability services. “County 2 care facility” means a county care facility operated under 3 chapter 347B. 4 b. “Department” means the department of health and human 5 services. 6 c. “Director” means the director of health and human 7 services. 8 d. “Facility” includes a county care facility and a private 9 or county facility, including a hospital, for persons with 10 mental illness or an intellectual disability. 11 c. e. “Mental health and disability services region” means 12 a mental health and disability services region formed in 13 accordance with section 331.389 . 14 f. “Patient” means a person receiving care in a facility or 15 a state mental health institute. 16 d. g. “Regional administrator” means the regional 17 administrator of a mental health and disability services 18 region, same as defined in section 331.388 . 19 h. “Resident” means a person cared for in a county care 20 facility. 21 2. The regulatory requirements for county and private 22 institutions facilities where persons with mental illness or 23 an intellectual disability are admitted, committed, or placed 24 shall be administered by the administrator department . 25 Sec. 503. Section 227.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 227.2 Inspection. 28 1. The director of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 29 shall make, or cause to be made, at least one licensure 30 inspection each year of every county care facility. Either 31 the administrator of the division director or the director of 32 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , in 33 cooperation with each other, upon receipt of a complaint or for 34 good cause, may make, or cause to be made, a review of a county 35 -327- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 327/ 1541
H.F. 662 care facility or of any other private or county institution 1 facility where persons with mental illness or an intellectual 2 disability are admitted or reside. A licensure inspection 3 or a review shall be made by a competent and disinterested 4 person who is acquainted with and interested in the care of 5 persons with mental illness and persons with an intellectual 6 disability. The objective of a licensure inspection or a 7 review shall be an evaluation of the programming and treatment 8 provided by the facility. After each licensure inspection of 9 a county care facility, the person who made the inspection 10 shall consult with the regional administrator for the county 11 in which the facility is located on plans and practices that 12 will improve the care given patients residents . The person 13 shall also make recommendations to the administrator of the 14 division and the director of public health for coordinating 15 and improving the relationships between the administrators of 16 county care facilities, the administrator of the division, 17 the director of public health, the superintendents of state 18 mental health institutes and resource centers, community 19 mental health centers, mental health and disability services 20 regions, and other cooperating agencies, to cause improved 21 and more satisfactory care of patients. A written report of 22 each licensure inspection of a county care facility under this 23 section shall be filed by the person with the administrator of 24 the division and the director of public health department and 25 shall include: 26 a. The capacity of the institution facility for the care of 27 residents. 28 b. The number, sex, ages, and primary diagnoses of the 29 residents. 30 c. The care of residents, their food, clothing, treatment 31 plan, employment, and opportunity for recreational activities 32 and for productive work intended primarily as therapeutic 33 activity. 34 d. The number, job classification, sex, duties, and salaries 35 -328- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 328/ 1541
H.F. 662 of all employees. 1 e. The cost to the state or county of maintaining residents 2 in a county care facility. 3 f. The recommendations given to and received from the 4 regional administrator on methods and practices that will 5 improve the conditions under which the county care facility is 6 operated. 7 g. Any failure to comply with standards adopted under 8 section 227.4 for care of persons with mental illness and 9 persons with an intellectual disability in county care 10 facilities, which is not covered in information submitted 11 pursuant to paragraphs “a” through “f” , and any other matters 12 which the director of public health, in consultation with the 13 administrator of the division, may require. 14 2. A copy of the written report prescribed by subsection 1 15 shall be furnished to the county board of supervisors, to the 16 regional administrator for the county, to the administrator 17 of the county care facility inspected and to its certified 18 volunteer long-term care ombudsman, and to the department on 19 aging . 20 3. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 21 licensing shall inform the administrator of the division 22 department of an action by the department of inspections, 23 appeals, and licensing to suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of a 24 license issued by the department of inspections , and appeals , 25 and licensing to a county care facility, and the reasons for 26 the action. 27 4. In addition to the licensure inspections required or 28 authorized by this section , the administrator of the division 29 department shall cause to be made an evaluation of each person 30 cared for in a county care facility at least once each year by 31 one or more qualified mental health, intellectual disability, 32 or medical professionals, whichever is appropriate. 33 a. It is the responsibility of the state to secure the 34 annual evaluation for each person who is on convalescent leave 35 -329- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 329/ 1541
H.F. 662 or who has not been discharged from a state mental health 1 institute. It is the responsibility of the county to secure 2 the annual evaluation for all other persons with mental illness 3 in the county care facility. 4 b. It is the responsibility of the state to secure the 5 annual evaluation for each person who is on leave and has 6 not been discharged from a state resource center. It is the 7 responsibility of the county to secure the annual evaluation 8 for all other persons with an intellectual disability in the 9 county care facility. 10 c. It is the responsibility of the county to secure an 11 annual evaluation of each resident of a county care facility to 12 whom neither paragraph “a” nor paragraph “b” is applicable. 13 5. The evaluations required by subsection 4 shall include 14 an examination of each person which shall reveal the person’s 15 condition of mental and physical health and the likelihood 16 of improvement or discharge and other recommendations 17 concerning the care of those persons as the evaluator deems 18 pertinent. One copy of the evaluation shall be filed with the 19 administrator of the division department and one copy shall be 20 filed with the administrator of the county care facility. 21 Sec. 504. Section 227.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 227.3 Residents to have hearing Resident and patient input . 24 The inspector conducting any licensure inspection or review 25 under section 227.2 shall give each resident or patient an 26 opportunity to converse with the inspector out of the hearing 27 of any officer or employee of the institution facility , and 28 shall fully investigate all complaints and report the result in 29 writing to the administrator of the division department . The 30 administrator department before acting on the report adversely 31 to the institution facility , shall give the persons in charge a 32 copy of the report and an opportunity to be heard. 33 Sec. 505. Section 227.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -330- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 330/ 1541
H.F. 662 227.4 Standards for care of persons with mental illness or an 1 intellectual disability in county care facilities. 2 The administrator department , in cooperation with the 3 department of inspections and appeals, shall recommend 4 and the mental health and disability services commission 5 created in section 225C.5 shall adopt, or amend and adopt, 6 standards for the care of and services to persons with 7 mental illness or an intellectual disability residing in 8 county care facilities. The standards shall be enforced by 9 the department of inspections and appeals as a part of the 10 licensure inspection conducted pursuant to chapter 135C . The 11 objective of the standards is to ensure that persons with 12 mental illness or an intellectual disability who are residents 13 of county care facilities are not only adequately fed, clothed, 14 and housed, but are also offered reasonable opportunities for 15 productive work and recreational activities suited to their 16 physical and mental abilities and offering both a constructive 17 outlet for their energies and, if possible, therapeutic 18 benefit. When recommending standards under this section , the 19 administrator department shall designate an advisory committee 20 representing administrators of county care facilities, regional 21 administrators, mental health and disability services region 22 governing boards, and county care facility certified volunteer 23 long-term care ombudsmen to assist in the establishment of 24 standards. 25 Sec. 506. Section 227.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 227.6 Removal of residents or patients . 28 If a county care facility fails to comply with rules and 29 standards adopted under this chapter , the administrator 30 department may remove all persons with mental illness and 31 all persons with an intellectual disability cared for in 32 the county care facility at public expense, to the proper 33 state mental health institute or resource center, or to 34 some private or county institution or hospital facility for 35 -331- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 331/ 1541
H.F. 662 the care of persons with mental illness or an intellectual 1 disability that has complied with the rules prescribed by 2 the administrator department . Residents being transferred 3 to a state mental health institute or resource center shall 4 be accompanied by an attendant or attendants sent from the 5 institute or resource center. If a resident is transferred 6 under this section , at least one attendant shall be of the 7 same sex. If the administrator department finds that the 8 needs of residents patients with mental illness and residents 9 patients with an intellectual disability of any other county 10 or private institution facility are not being adequately met, 11 those residents patients may be removed from that institution 12 facility upon order of the administrator department . 13 Sec. 507. Section 227.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 227.7 Cost —— collection from county. 16 The cost of such removal, including all expenses of said 17 the attendant, shall be certified by the superintendent of the 18 hospital facility receiving the patient, to the director of 19 the department of administrative services, who shall draw a 20 warrant upon the treasurer of state for said sum the amount , 21 which shall be credited to the support fund of said hospital 22 the facility and charged against the general revenues of the 23 state and collected by the director of the department of 24 administrative services from the county which sent said the 25 patient to said institution the facility . 26 Sec. 508. Section 227.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 227.8 Notification to guardians. 29 The administrator department shall notify the guardian, 30 or one or more of the relatives, of patients kept at private 31 expense, of all violations of said the rules by said the 32 private or county institutions facilities , and of the action of 33 the administrator department as to all other patients. 34 Sec. 509. Section 227.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -332- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 332/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 227.9 Investigating mental health. 2 Should When the administrator believe department determines 3 that any person in any such county or private institution 4 facility is in good mental health, or illegally restrained 5 of liberty, the administrator department shall institute and 6 prosecute proceedings in the name of the state, before the 7 proper officer, board, or court, for the discharge of such the 8 person. 9 Sec. 510. Section 227.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 227.10 Transfers from county or private institutions 12 facilities . 13 Patients who have been admitted at public expense to any 14 institution facility to which this chapter is applicable may 15 be involuntarily transferred to the proper state hospital for 16 persons with mental illness health institute in the manner 17 prescribed by sections 229.6 through 229.13 . The application 18 required by section 229.6 may be filed by the administrator 19 of the division director or the administrator’s director’s 20 designee, or by the administrator of the institution facility 21 where the patient is then being maintained or treated. 22 If the patient was admitted to that institution facility 23 involuntarily, the administrator of the division department 24 may arrange and complete the transfer, and shall report it 25 as required of a chief medical officer under section 229.15, 26 subsection 5 . The transfer shall be made at the mental health 27 and disability services region’s expense, and the expense 28 recovered, as provided in section 227.7 . However, transfer 29 under this section of a patient whose expenses are payable 30 in whole or in part by the mental health and disability 31 services region is subject to an authorization for the transfer 32 through the regional administrator for the patient’s county of 33 residence. 34 Sec. 511. Section 227.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -333- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 333/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 227.11 Transfers from state hospitals mental health 2 institutes . 3 A regional administrator for the county chargeable with 4 the expense of a patient in a state hospital for persons with 5 mental illness health institute shall transfer the patient 6 to a county or private institution facility for persons with 7 mental illness that is in compliance with the applicable 8 rules when the administrator of the division director or the 9 administrator’s director’s designee orders the transfer on a 10 finding that the patient is suffering from a serious mental 11 illness and will receive equal benefit by being so transferred. 12 A mental health and disability services region shall transfer 13 to a county care facility any patient in a state hospital for 14 persons with mental illness health institute upon request 15 of the superintendent of the state hospital mental health 16 institute in which the patient is confined pursuant to the 17 superintendent’s authority under section 229.15, subsection 5 , 18 and approval by the regional administrator for the county of 19 the patient’s residence. In no case shall a patient be thus 20 transferred except upon compliance with section 229.14A or 21 without the written consent of a relative, friend, or guardian 22 if such relative, friend, or guardian pays the expense of 23 the care of such patient in a state hospital mental health 24 institute . Patients transferred to a public or private 25 facility under this section may subsequently be placed on 26 convalescent or limited leave or transferred to a different 27 facility for continued full-time custody, care, and treatment 28 when, in the opinion of the attending physician or the chief 29 medical officer of the hospital facility from which the patient 30 was so transferred, the best interest of the patient would be 31 served by such the leave or transfer. For any patient who is 32 involuntarily committed, any transfer made under this section 33 is subject to the placement hearing requirements of section 34 229.14A . 35 -334- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 334/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 512. Section 227.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 227.12 Difference of opinion. 3 When a difference of opinion exists between the 4 administrator of the division director and the authorities in 5 charge of any private or county hospital facility in regard to 6 the transfer of a patient as provided in sections 227.10 and 7 227.11 , the matter shall be submitted to the district court 8 of the county in which such hospital the facility is situated 9 and shall be summarily tried as an equitable action, and the 10 judgment of the district court shall be final. 11 Sec. 513. Section 227.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 227.13 Discharge of transferred patient. 14 Patients transferred from a state hospital mental health 15 institute to such county or private institutions facilities 16 shall not be discharged, when not cured, without the consent of 17 the administrator of the division director . 18 Sec. 514. Section 227.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 227.14 Caring for persons with mental illness from other 21 counties. 22 The regional administrator for a county that does not have 23 proper facilities for caring for persons with mental illness 24 may, with the consent of the administrator of the division 25 department , provide for such care at the expense of the mental 26 health and disability services region in any convenient and 27 proper county or private institution facility for persons with 28 mental illness which is willing to receive the persons. 29 Sec. 515. Section 227.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 227.15 Authority to involuntarily confine in hospital . 32 No A person shall not be involuntarily confined and 33 restrained in any private institution or hospital or county 34 hospital facility or other general hospital with a psychiatric 35 -335- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 335/ 1541
H.F. 662 ward for the care or treatment of persons with mental illness, 1 except by the procedure prescribed in sections 229.6 through 2 229.15 . 3 Sec. 516. Section 229.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 229.1 Definitions. 6 As used in this chapter , unless the context clearly requires 7 otherwise: 8 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the department 9 of human services assigned, in accordance with section 10 218.1 , to control the state mental health institutes, or that 11 administrator’s designee. 12 2. 1. “Advocate” means a mental health advocate. 13 3. 2. “Auditor” means the county auditor or the auditor’s 14 designee. 15 4. 3. “Chemotherapy” means treatment of an individual by 16 use of a drug or substance which cannot legally be delivered 17 or administered to the ultimate user without a physician’s 18 prescription or medical order. 19 5. 4. “Chief medical officer” means the medical director in 20 charge of a public or private hospital, or that individual’s 21 physician-designee. This chapter does not negate the authority 22 otherwise reposed by law in the respective superintendents 23 of each of the state hospitals for persons with mental 24 illness health institutes , established by chapter 226 , to 25 make decisions regarding the appropriateness of admissions or 26 discharges of patients of that hospital, state mental health 27 institute; however , it is the intent of this chapter that if 28 the superintendent is not a licensed physician the decisions by 29 the superintendent shall be corroborated by the chief medical 30 officer of the hospital mental health institute . 31 6. 5. “Clerk” means the clerk of the district court. 32 6. “Department” means the department of health and human 33 services. 34 7. “Director” means the director of health and human 35 -336- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 336/ 1541
H.F. 662 services. 1 7. 8. “Hospital” means either a public hospital or a 2 private hospital. 3 8. 9. “Licensed physician” means an individual licensed 4 under the provisions of chapter 148 to practice medicine and 5 surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. 6 9. 10. “Magistrate” means the same as defined in section 7 801.4 , subsection 10 . 8 10. 11. “Mental health and disability services region” 9 means a mental health and disability services region formed in 10 accordance with section 331.389 . 11 11. 12. “Mental health professional” means the same as 12 defined in section 228.1 . 13 12. 13. “Mental illness” means every type of mental 14 disease or mental disorder, except that it does not refer to 15 an intellectual disability as defined in section 4.1 , or to 16 insanity, diminished responsibility, or mental incompetency as 17 the terms are defined and used in the Iowa criminal code or in 18 the rules of criminal procedure, Iowa court rules. 19 13. 14. “Patient” means a person who has been hospitalized 20 or ordered hospitalized to receive treatment pursuant to 21 section 229.14 . 22 14. 15. “Private hospital” means any hospital or 23 institution facility not directly supported by public funds, or 24 a part thereof of such hospital or facility , which is equipped 25 and staffed to provide inpatient care to persons with mental 26 illness. 27 15. 16. “Psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner” 28 means an individual currently licensed as a registered nurse 29 under chapter 152 or 152E who holds a national certification in 30 psychiatric mental health care and who is licensed by the board 31 of nursing as an advanced registered nurse practitioner. 32 16. 17. “Public hospital” means any of the following : 33 a. A state mental health institute established by chapter 34 226 ; or . 35 -337- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 337/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. The state psychiatric hospital established by chapter 1 225 ; or . 2 c. Any other publicly supported hospital or institution 3 facility , or part of such hospital or institution facility , 4 which is equipped and staffed to provide inpatient care to 5 persons with mental illness, except the Iowa medical and 6 classification center established by chapter 904 . 7 17. 18. “Region” means a mental health and disability 8 services region formed in accordance with section 331.389 . 9 18. 19. “Regional administrator” means the regional 10 administrator of a mental health and disability services 11 region, same as defined in section 331.388 . 12 19. 20. “Respondent” means any person against whom an 13 application has been filed under section 229.6 , but who has not 14 been finally ordered committed for full-time custody, care, and 15 treatment in a hospital. 16 20. 21. “Serious emotional injury” is an injury which does 17 not necessarily exhibit any physical characteristics, but which 18 can be recognized and diagnosed by a licensed physician or 19 other mental health professional and which can be causally 20 connected with the act or omission of a person who is, or is 21 alleged to be, mentally ill. 22 21. 22. “Seriously mentally impaired” or “serious mental 23 impairment” describes the condition of a person with mental 24 illness and because of that illness lacks sufficient judgment 25 to make responsible decisions with respect to the person’s 26 hospitalization or treatment, and who because of that illness 27 meets any of the following criteria: 28 a. Is likely to physically injure the person’s self or 29 others if allowed to remain at liberty without treatment. 30 b. Is likely to inflict serious emotional injury on 31 members of the person’s family or others who lack reasonable 32 opportunity to avoid contact with the person with mental 33 illness if the person with mental illness is allowed to remain 34 at liberty without treatment. 35 -338- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 338/ 1541
H.F. 662 c. Is unable to satisfy the person’s needs for nourishment, 1 clothing, essential medical care, or shelter so that it is 2 likely that the person will suffer physical injury, physical 3 debilitation, or death. 4 d. Has a history of lack of compliance with treatment and 5 any of the following apply applies : 6 (1) Lack of compliance has been a significant factor in the 7 need for emergency hospitalization. 8 (2) Lack of compliance has resulted in one or more acts 9 causing serious physical injury to the person’s self or others 10 or an attempt to physically injure the person’s self or others. 11 Sec. 517. Section 229.2, subsection 1, paragraph b, 12 subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2023, are amended to read as 13 follows: 14 (1) Upon receipt of an application for voluntary admission 15 of a minor, the chief medical officer shall provide separate 16 prescreening interviews and consultations with the parent, 17 guardian , or custodian and the minor to assess the family 18 environment and the appropriateness of the application for 19 admission. 20 (2) During the interview and consultation the chief medical 21 officer shall inform the minor orally and in writing that the 22 minor has a right to object to the admission. If the chief 23 medical officer of the hospital to which application is made 24 determines that the admission is appropriate but the minor 25 objects to the admission, the parent, guardian , or custodian 26 must petition the juvenile court for approval of the admission 27 before the minor is actually admitted. 28 Sec. 518. Section 229.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 229.4 Right to release on application. 31 A voluntary patient who requests release or whose release 32 is requested, in writing, by the patient’s legal guardian, 33 parent, spouse , or adult next of kin shall be released from the 34 hospital forthwith, except that in accordance with all of the 35 -339- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 339/ 1541
H.F. 662 following, as applicable : 1 1. If the patient was admitted on the patient’s own 2 application and the request for release is made by some other 3 person, release may be conditioned upon the agreement of the 4 patient. 5 2. If the patient is a minor who was admitted on the 6 application of the patient’s parent, guardian , or custodian 7 pursuant to section 229.2, subsection 1 , the patient’s release 8 prior to becoming eighteen years of age may be conditioned upon 9 the consent of the parent, guardian , or custodian, or upon the 10 approval of the juvenile court if the admission was approved by 11 the juvenile court ; and . 12 3. If the chief medical officer of the hospital, not later 13 than the end of the next secular day on which the office of 14 the clerk of the district court for the county in which the 15 hospital is located is open and which follows the submission 16 of the written request for release of the patient, files with 17 that clerk a certification that in the chief medical officer’s 18 opinion the patient is seriously mentally impaired, the release 19 may be postponed for the period of time the court determines 20 is necessary to permit commencement of judicial procedure 21 for involuntary hospitalization. That period of time may 22 not exceed five days, exclusive of days on which the clerk’s 23 office is not open unless the period of time is extended by 24 order of a district court judge for good cause shown. Until 25 disposition of the application for involuntary hospitalization 26 of the patient is determined , if one an application is timely 27 filed, the chief medical officer may detain the patient in 28 the hospital and may provide treatment which is necessary 29 to preserve the patient’s life, or to appropriately control 30 behavior by the patient which is likely to result in physical 31 injury to the patient or to others if allowed to continue, but 32 may not otherwise provide treatment to the patient without the 33 patient’s consent. 34 Sec. 519. Section 229.6, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 35 -340- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 340/ 1541
H.F. 662 to read as follows: 1 1. Proceedings for the involuntary hospitalization of an 2 individual pursuant to this chapter or for the involuntary 3 commitment or treatment of a person with a substance-related 4 substance use disorder to a facility pursuant to chapter 5 125 may be commenced by any interested person by filing a 6 verified application with the clerk of the district court of 7 the county where the respondent is presently located, or which 8 is the respondent’s place of residence. The clerk, or the 9 clerk’s designee, shall assist the applicant in completing the 10 application. 11 Sec. 520. Section 229.6, subsection 2, paragraph a, 12 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 (1) A substance-related substance use disorder as defined 14 in section 125.2 . 15 Sec. 521. Section 229.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 229.8 Procedure after application is filed. 18 As soon as practicable after the filing of an application 19 pursuant to section 229.6 , the court shall do all of the 20 following : 21 1. Determine whether the respondent has an attorney 22 who is able and willing to represent the respondent in the 23 hospitalization proceeding, and if not, whether the respondent 24 is financially able to employ an attorney and capable of 25 meaningfully assisting in selecting one. In accordance with 26 those determinations, the court shall if necessary allow the 27 respondent to select, or shall assign to the respondent, an 28 attorney. If the respondent is financially unable to pay an 29 attorney, the attorney shall be compensated by the mental 30 health and disability services region at an hourly rate to be 31 established by the regional administrator for the county in 32 which the proceeding is held in substantially the same manner 33 as provided in section 815.7 . 34 2. Cause copies of the application and supporting 35 -341- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 341/ 1541
H.F. 662 documentation to be sent to the county attorney or the county 1 attorney’s attorney-designate for review. 2 3. Issue a written order which shall provide for all of the 3 following : 4 a. If not previously done, set a time and place for a 5 hospitalization hearing, which shall be at the earliest 6 practicable time not less than forty-eight hours after notice 7 to the respondent, unless the respondent waives such minimum 8 prior notice requirement ; and . 9 b. Order an examination of the respondent, prior to 10 the hearing, by one or more licensed physicians or mental 11 health professionals who shall submit a written report on the 12 examination to the court as required by section 229.10 . 13 Sec. 522. Section 229.11, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 1. If the applicant requests that the respondent be taken 16 into immediate custody and the judge, upon reviewing the 17 application and accompanying documentation, finds probable 18 cause to believe that the respondent has a serious mental 19 impairment and is likely to injure the respondent or other 20 persons if allowed to remain at liberty, the judge may enter 21 a written order directing that the respondent be taken into 22 immediate custody by the sheriff or the sheriff’s deputy 23 and be detained until the hospitalization hearing. The 24 hospitalization hearing shall be held no more than five days 25 after the date of the order, except that if the fifth day after 26 the date of the order is a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the 27 hearing may be held on the next succeeding business day. If 28 the expenses of a respondent are payable in whole or in part by 29 a mental health and disability services region, for a placement 30 in accordance with paragraph “a” , the judge shall give notice of 31 the placement to the regional administrator for the county in 32 which the court is located, and for a placement in accordance 33 with paragraph “b” or “c” , the judge shall order the placement 34 in a hospital or facility designated through the regional 35 -342- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 342/ 1541
H.F. 662 administrator. The judge may order the respondent detained for 1 the period of time until the hearing is held, and no longer, 2 in accordance with paragraph “a” , if possible, and if not then 3 in accordance with paragraph “b” , or, only if neither of these 4 alternatives is available, in accordance with paragraph “c” . 5 Detention may be in any of the following : 6 a. In the custody of a relative, friend , or other suitable 7 person who is willing to accept responsibility for supervision 8 of the respondent, and the respondent may be placed under 9 such reasonable restrictions as the judge may order including 10 but not limited to restrictions on or a prohibition of any 11 expenditure, encumbrance , or disposition of the respondent’s 12 funds or property ; or . 13 b. In a suitable hospital the chief medical officer of 14 which shall be informed of the reasons why immediate custody 15 has been ordered and may provide treatment which is necessary 16 to preserve the respondent’s life, or to appropriately control 17 behavior by the respondent which is likely to result in 18 physical injury to the respondent or to others if allowed 19 to continue, but may not otherwise provide treatment to the 20 respondent without the respondent’s consent ; or . 21 c. In the nearest facility in the community which is 22 licensed to care for persons with mental illness or substance 23 abuse use disorder , provided that detention in a jail or other 24 facility intended for confinement of those accused or convicted 25 of crime shall not be ordered. 26 Sec. 523. Section 229.13, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 b. The court shall order any other respondent placed under 29 the care of an appropriate hospital or facility licensed to 30 care for persons with mental illness or substance abuse use 31 disorder on an inpatient or outpatient basis. 32 Sec. 524. Section 229.15, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 33 are amended to read as follows: 34 4. When a patient has been placed in an alternative facility 35 -343- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 343/ 1541
H.F. 662 other than a hospital pursuant to a report issued under section 1 229.14, subsection 1 , paragraph “d” , a report on the patient’s 2 condition and prognosis shall be made to the court which placed 3 the patient, at least once every six months, unless the court 4 authorizes annual reports. If an evaluation of the patient is 5 performed pursuant to section 227.2, subsection 4 , a copy of 6 the evaluation report shall be submitted to the court within 7 fifteen days of the evaluation’s completion. The court may 8 in its discretion waive the requirement of an additional 9 report between the annual evaluations. If the administrator 10 department exercises the authority to remove residents or 11 patients from a county care facility or other county or private 12 institution facility under section 227.6 , the administrator 13 department shall promptly notify each court which placed in 14 that facility any resident so or patient removed. 15 5. a. When in the opinion of the chief medical officer the 16 best interest of a patient would be served by a convalescent 17 or limited leave, the chief medical officer may authorize the 18 leave and, if authorized, shall promptly report the leave to 19 the court. When in the opinion of the chief medical officer 20 the best interest of a patient would be served by a transfer 21 to a different hospital for continued full-time custody, care, 22 and treatment, the chief medical officer shall promptly send 23 a report to the court. The court shall act upon the report in 24 accordance with section 229.14A . 25 b. This subsection shall not be construed to add to or 26 restrict the authority otherwise provided by law for transfer 27 of patients or residents among various state institutions 28 administered by the department of human services . If a patient 29 is transferred under this subsection , the treatment provider to 30 whom the patient is transferred shall be provided with copies 31 of relevant court orders by the former treatment provider. 32 Sec. 525. Section 229.19, subsection 1, paragraphs a and e, 33 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 34 a. In each county the board of supervisors shall appoint 35 -344- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 344/ 1541
H.F. 662 an individual who has demonstrated by prior activities an 1 informed concern for the welfare and rehabilitation of persons 2 with mental illness, and who is not an officer or employee 3 of the department of human services , an officer or employee 4 of a region, an officer or employee of a county performing 5 duties for a region, or an officer or employee of any agency 6 or facility providing care or treatment to persons with mental 7 illness, to act as an advocate representing the interests of 8 patients involuntarily hospitalized by the court, in any matter 9 relating to the patients’ hospitalization or treatment under 10 section 229.14 or 229.15 . 11 e. An advocate may also be assigned pursuant to this section 12 for an individual who has been diagnosed with a co-occurring 13 mental illness and substance-related substance use disorder. 14 Sec. 526. Section 229.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 229.21 Judicial hospitalization referee —— appeals to 17 district court. 18 1. The chief judge of each judicial district may appoint 19 at least one judicial hospitalization referee for each county 20 within the district. The judicial hospitalization referee 21 shall be an attorney, licensed to practice law in this state, 22 who shall be chosen with consideration to any training, 23 experience, interest, or combination of those factors, which 24 are pertinent to the duties of the office. The referee 25 shall hold office at the pleasure of the chief judge of the 26 judicial district and receive compensation at a rate fixed by 27 the supreme court. If the referee expects to be absent for 28 any significant length of time, the referee shall inform the 29 chief judge who may appoint a temporary substitute judicial 30 hospitalization referee having the qualifications set forth in 31 this subsection . 32 2. When an application for involuntary hospitalization 33 under section 229.6 or for involuntary commitment or treatment 34 of persons with substance-related disorders a substance 35 -345- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 345/ 1541
H.F. 662 use disorder under section 125.75 is filed with the clerk 1 of the district court in any county for which a judicial 2 hospitalization referee has been appointed, and no district 3 judge, district associate judge, or magistrate who is admitted 4 to the practice of law in this state is accessible, the clerk 5 shall immediately notify the referee in the manner required by 6 section 229.7 or section 125.77 . The referee shall discharge 7 all of the duties imposed upon the court by sections 229.7 8 through 229.19 , this section , and section 229.22 or sections 9 125.75 through 125.94 in the proceeding so initiated. Subject 10 to the provisions of subsection 4 , orders issued by a referee, 11 in discharge of duties imposed under this section , shall have 12 the same force and effect as if ordered by a district judge. 13 However, any commitment to a facility regulated and operated 14 under chapter 135C shall be in accordance with section 135C.23 . 15 3. a. Any respondent with respect to whom the magistrate 16 or judicial hospitalization referee has found the contention 17 that the respondent is seriously mentally impaired or a person 18 with a substance-related substance use disorder sustained by 19 clear and convincing evidence presented at a hearing held 20 under section 229.12 or section 125.82 , may appeal from the 21 magistrate’s or referee’s finding to a judge of the district 22 court by giving the clerk notice in writing, within ten days 23 after the magistrate’s or referee’s finding is made, that an 24 appeal is taken. The appeal may be signed by the respondent or 25 by the respondent’s next friend, guardian, or attorney. 26 b. An order of a magistrate or judicial hospitalization 27 referee with a finding that the respondent is seriously 28 mentally impaired or a person with a substance-related 29 substance use disorder shall include the following notice, 30 located conspicuously on the face of the order: 31 NOTE: The respondent may appeal from this order to a judge of 32 the district court by giving written notice of the appeal to 33 the clerk of the district court within ten days after the date 34 of this order. The appeal may be signed by the respondent or 35 -346- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 346/ 1541
H.F. 662 by the respondent’s next friend, guardian, or attorney. For a 1 more complete description of the respondent’s appeal rights, 2 consult section 229.21 of the Code of Iowa or an attorney. 3 c. When appealed, the matter shall stand for trial de novo. 4 Upon appeal, the court shall schedule a hospitalization or 5 commitment hearing before a district judge at the earliest 6 practicable time. 7 d. Any respondent with respect to whom the magistrate or 8 judicial hospitalization referee has held a placement hearing 9 and has entered a placement order may appeal the order to a 10 judge of the district court. The request for appeal must be 11 given to the clerk in writing within ten days of the entry of 12 the magistrate’s or referee’s order. The request for appeal 13 shall be signed by the respondent, or the respondent’s next 14 friend, guardian, or attorney. 15 4. If the appellant is in custody under the jurisdiction 16 of the district court at the time of service of the notice of 17 appeal, the appellant shall be discharged from custody unless 18 an order that the appellant be taken into immediate custody has 19 previously been issued under section 229.11 or section 125.81 , 20 in which case the appellant shall be detained as provided in 21 that section until the hospitalization or commitment hearing 22 before the district judge. If the appellant is in the custody 23 of a hospital or facility at the time of service of the notice 24 of appeal, the appellant shall be discharged from custody 25 pending disposition of the appeal unless the chief medical 26 officer, not later than the end of the next secular day on 27 which the office of the clerk is open and which follows service 28 of the notice of appeal, files with the clerk a certification 29 that in the chief medical officer’s opinion the appellant is 30 seriously mentally ill or a person with a substance-related 31 substance use disorder. In that case, the appellant shall 32 remain in custody of the hospital or facility until the 33 hospitalization or commitment hearing before the district 34 court. 35 -347- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 347/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. The hospitalization or commitment hearing before the 1 district judge shall be held, and the judge’s finding shall 2 be made and an appropriate order entered, as prescribed by 3 sections 229.12 and 229.13 or sections 125.82 and 125.83 . 4 If the judge orders the appellant hospitalized or committed 5 for a complete psychiatric or substance abuse use disorder 6 evaluation, jurisdiction of the matter shall revert to the 7 judicial hospitalization referee. 8 Sec. 527. Section 229.23, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 3. In addition to protection of the person’s constitutional 11 rights, enjoyment of other legal, medical, religious, social, 12 political, personal and working rights and privileges which 13 the person would enjoy if the person were not so hospitalized 14 or detained, so far as is possible consistent with effective 15 treatment of that person and of the other patients of the 16 hospital. If the patient’s rights are restricted, the 17 physician’s or mental health professional’s direction to 18 that effect shall be noted on the patient’s record. The 19 department of human services shall, in accordance with chapter 20 17A establish rules setting forth the specific rights and 21 privileges to which persons so hospitalized or detained are 22 entitled under this section , and the exceptions provided by 23 section 17A.2, subsection 11 , paragraphs “a” and “k”, shall not 24 be applicable to the rules so established. The patient or the 25 patient’s next of kin or friend shall be advised of these rules 26 and be provided a written copy upon the patient’s admission to 27 or arrival at the hospital. 28 Sec. 528. Section 229.24, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 1. All papers and records pertaining to any involuntary 31 hospitalization or application pursuant to section 229.6 of any 32 person under this chapter , whether part of the permanent record 33 of the court or of a file in the department of human services , 34 are subject to inspection only upon an order of the court for 35 -348- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 348/ 1541
H.F. 662 good cause shown. 1 Sec. 529. Section 229.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 229.26 Exclusive procedure for involuntary hospitalization. 4 Sections 229.6 through 229.19 constitute the exclusive 5 procedure for involuntary hospitalization of persons by reason 6 of serious mental impairment in this state, except that this 7 chapter does not negate the provisions of section 904.503 8 relating to transfer of prisoners with mental illness to state 9 hospitals for persons with mental illness health institutes and 10 does not apply to commitments of persons under chapter 812 or 11 the rules of criminal procedure, Iowa court rules, or negate 12 the provisions of section 232.51 relating to disposition of 13 children with mental illness. 14 Sec. 530. Section 229.27, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 3. A hearing limited to the question of the person’s 17 competence and conducted in substantially the manner prescribed 18 in sections 633.552 , 633.556 , 633.558 , and 633.560 shall be 19 held when any of the following circumstances applies : 20 a. The court is petitioned or proposes upon its own motion 21 to find incompetent by reason of mental illness a person whose 22 involuntary hospitalization has been ordered under section 23 229.13 or 229.14 , and who contends that the person is not 24 incompetent ; or . 25 b. A person previously found incompetent by reason of mental 26 illness under subsection 2 petitions the court for a finding 27 that the person is no longer incompetent and, after notice to 28 the applicant who initiated the petition for hospitalization 29 of the person and to any other party as directed by the court, 30 an objection is filed with the court. The court may order a 31 hearing on its own motion before acting on a petition filed 32 under this paragraph. A petition by a person for a finding 33 that the person is no longer incompetent may be filed at any 34 time without regard to whether the person is at that time 35 -349- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 349/ 1541
H.F. 662 hospitalized for treatment of mental illness. 1 Sec. 531. Section 229.41, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 229.41 Voluntary admission —— state mental health institute . 4 Persons making application pursuant to section 229.2 on 5 their own behalf or on behalf of another person who is under 6 eighteen years of age, if the person whose admission is sought 7 is received for observation and treatment on the application, 8 shall be required to pay the costs of hospitalization at rates 9 established by the administrator department . The costs may 10 be collected weekly in advance and shall be payable at to the 11 business office of the hospital state mental health institute . 12 The collections shall be remitted to the department of human 13 services monthly to be credited to the general fund of the 14 state. 15 Sec. 532. Section 229.42, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 229.42 Costs paid by county —— state mental health institute . 18 1. If a person wishing to make application for voluntary 19 admission to a state mental hospital established by chapter 226 20 health institute is unable to pay the costs of hospitalization 21 or those responsible for the person are unable to pay the 22 costs, application for authorization of voluntary admission 23 must be made through a regional administrator before 24 application for admission is made to the hospital state mental 25 health institute . The person’s county of residence shall 26 be determined through the regional administrator and if the 27 admission is approved through the regional administrator, the 28 person’s admission to a state mental health hospital institute 29 shall be authorized as a voluntary case. The authorization 30 shall be issued on forms provided by the department of human 31 services’ administrator . The costs of the hospitalization 32 shall be paid by the county of residence through the regional 33 administrator to the department of human services and credited 34 to the general fund of the state, provided that the state 35 -350- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 350/ 1541
H.F. 662 mental health hospital institute rendering the services has 1 certified to the county auditor of the county of residence and 2 the regional administrator the amount chargeable to the mental 3 health and disability services region and has sent a duplicate 4 statement of the charges to the department of human services . 5 A mental health and disability services region shall not be 6 billed for the cost of a patient unless the patient’s admission 7 is authorized through the regional administrator. The state 8 mental health institute and the regional administrator shall 9 work together to locate appropriate alternative placements 10 and services, and to educate patients and family members of 11 patients regarding such alternatives. 12 2. All the provisions of chapter 230 shall apply to such the 13 voluntary patients so far as is to the extent applicable. 14 3. The provisions of this section and of section 229.41 15 shall apply to all voluntary inpatients or outpatients 16 receiving mental health services either away from or at the 17 institution state mental health institute . 18 4. If a county fails to pay the billed charges within 19 forty-five days from the date the county auditor received the 20 certification statement from the superintendent, the department 21 of human services shall charge the delinquent county the 22 penalty of one percent per month on and after forty-five days 23 from the date the county received the certification statement 24 until paid. The penalties received shall be credited to the 25 general fund of the state. 26 Sec. 533. Section 229.43, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 229.43 Nonresident patients —— state mental health 29 institutes . 30 The administrator department may place patients of state 31 mental health institutes who are nonresidents on convalescent 32 leave to a private sponsor or in a health care facility 33 licensed under chapter 135C , when in the opinion of the 34 administrator director the placement is in the best interests 35 -351- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 351/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the patient and the state of Iowa. If the patient was 1 involuntarily hospitalized, the district court which ordered 2 hospitalization of the patient must shall be informed when the 3 patient is placed on convalescent leave, as required by section 4 229.15, subsection 5 . 5 Sec. 534. Section 229.45, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 6 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 The department of human services , in consultation with 8 the office of attorney general, shall develop a summary of 9 the procedures involved in an involuntary commitment and 10 information concerning the participation of an applicant in the 11 proceedings. The summary shall be provided by the department, 12 at the department’s expense, to the clerks of the district 13 court who shall make the summary available to all applicants 14 prior to the filing of a verified application, or to any other 15 person upon request, and who shall attach a copy of the summary 16 to the notice of hearing which is served upon the respondent 17 under section 125.77 or 229.7 . The summary may include, but is 18 not limited to, the following: 19 Sec. 535. Section 229A.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 229A.2 Definitions. 22 As used in this chapter : 23 1. “Agency with jurisdiction” means an agency which has 24 custody of or releases a person serving a sentence or term 25 of confinement or is otherwise in confinement based upon a 26 lawful order or authority, and includes but is not limited to 27 the department of corrections, the department of health and 28 human services, a judicial district department of correctional 29 services, and the Iowa board of parole. 30 2. “Appropriate secure facility” means a state facility that 31 is designed to confine but not necessarily to treat a sexually 32 violent predator. 33 3. “Convicted” means found guilty of, pleads guilty 34 to, or is sentenced or adjudicated delinquent for an act 35 -352- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 352/ 1541
H.F. 662 which is an indictable offense in this state or in another 1 jurisdiction including in a federal, military, tribal, or 2 foreign court, including but not limited to a juvenile who has 3 been adjudicated delinquent, whether or not the juvenile court 4 records have been sealed under section 232.150 , and a person 5 who has received a deferred sentence or a deferred judgment 6 or has been acquitted by reason of insanity. “Convicted” 7 includes the conviction of a juvenile prosecuted as an adult. 8 “Convicted” also includes a conviction for an attempt or 9 conspiracy to commit an offense. “Convicted” does not mean a 10 plea, sentence, adjudication, deferred sentence, or deferred 11 judgment which has been reversed or otherwise set aside. 12 4. “Department” means the department of health and human 13 services. 14 5. “Director” means the director of health and human 15 services. 16 4. 6. “Discharge” means an unconditional discharge from the 17 sexually violent predator program. A person released from a 18 secure facility into a transitional release program or released 19 with supervision is not considered to be discharged. 20 5. 7. “Likely to engage in predatory acts of sexual 21 violence” means that the person more likely than not will 22 engage in acts of a sexually violent nature. If a person is 23 not confined at the time that a petition is filed, a person is 24 “likely to engage in predatory acts of sexual violence” only if 25 the person commits a recent overt act. 26 6. 8. “Mental abnormality” means a congenital or acquired 27 condition affecting the emotional or volitional capacity of a 28 person and predisposing that person to commit sexually violent 29 offenses to a degree which would constitute a menace to the 30 health and safety of others. 31 7. 9. “Predatory” means acts directed toward a person with 32 whom a relationship has been established or promoted for the 33 primary purpose of victimization. 34 8. 10. “Presently confined” means incarceration or 35 -353- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 353/ 1541
H.F. 662 detention in a correctional facility, a rehabilitation camp, 1 a residential facility, a county jail, a halfway house, or 2 any other comparable facility, including but not limited to 3 placement at such a facility as a condition of probation, 4 parole, or special sentence following conviction for a sexually 5 violent offense. 6 9. 11. “Recent overt act” means any act that has either 7 caused harm of a sexually violent nature or creates a 8 reasonable apprehension of such harm. 9 10. 12. “Safekeeper” means a person who is confined in an 10 appropriate secure facility pursuant to this chapter but who is 11 not subject to an order of commitment pursuant to this chapter . 12 11. 13. “Sexually motivated” means that one of the 13 purposes for commission of a crime is the purpose of sexual 14 gratification of the perpetrator of the crime. 15 12. 14. “Sexually violent offense” means: 16 a. A violation of any provision of chapter 709 . 17 b. A violation of any of the following if the offense 18 involves sexual abuse, attempted sexual abuse, or intent to 19 commit sexual abuse: 20 (1) Murder as defined in section 707.1 . 21 (2) Kidnapping as defined in section 710.1 . 22 (3) Burglary as defined in section 713.1 . 23 (4) Child endangerment under section 726.6, subsection 1 , 24 paragraph “e” . 25 c. Sexual exploitation of a minor in violation of section 26 728.12 . 27 d. Pandering involving a minor in violation of section 28 725.3, subsection 2 . 29 e. An offense involving an attempt or conspiracy to commit 30 any offense referred to in this subsection . 31 f. An offense under prior law of this state or an offense 32 committed in another jurisdiction which would constitute an 33 equivalent offense under paragraphs “a” through “e” . 34 g. Any act which, either at the time of sentencing for the 35 -354- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 354/ 1541
H.F. 662 offense or subsequently during civil commitment proceedings 1 pursuant to this chapter , has been determined beyond a 2 reasonable doubt to have been sexually motivated. 3 13. 15. “Sexually violent predator” means a person who has 4 been convicted of or charged with a sexually violent offense 5 and who suffers from a mental abnormality which makes the 6 person likely to engage in predatory acts constituting sexually 7 violent offenses, if not confined in a secure facility. 8 14. 16. “Transitional release” means a conditional release 9 from a secure facility operated by the department of human 10 services with the conditions of such release set by the court 11 or the department of human services . 12 Sec. 536. Section 229A.5C, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 13 are amended to read as follows: 14 3. A person who is subject to an order of civil commitment 15 under this chapter shall not be released from jail or paroled 16 or released to a facility or program located outside the 17 county jail or correctional institution other than to a secure 18 facility operated by the department of human services . 19 4. A person who committed a public offense while in a 20 transitional release program or on release with supervision may 21 be returned to a secure facility operated by the department of 22 human services upon completion of any term of confinement that 23 resulted from the commission of the public offense. 24 Sec. 537. Section 229A.6A, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 25 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 b. To a medical facility for medical treatment, if necessary 27 medical treatment is not available at the facility where the 28 person is confined. A transport order is not required to 29 transport the person for medical treatment. However, the 30 person is not entitled to choose the medical facility where 31 treatment is to be obtained or the medical personnel to provide 32 the treatment. Transportation of a committed person shall be 33 provided by the sheriff of the county in which the person is 34 confined if requested by the department of human services . 35 -355- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 355/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 538. Section 229A.7, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 b. If the court or jury determines that the respondent is a 3 sexually violent predator, the respondent shall be committed 4 to the custody of the director of the department of human 5 services for control, care, and treatment until such time as 6 the person’s mental abnormality has so changed that the person 7 is safe to be placed in a transitional release program or 8 discharged. The determination may be appealed. 9 Sec. 539. Section 229A.7, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 7. The control, care, and treatment of a person determined 12 to be a sexually violent predator shall be provided at a 13 facility operated by the department of human services . At all 14 times prior to placement in a transitional release program 15 or release with supervision, persons committed for control, 16 care, and treatment by the department of human services 17 pursuant to this chapter shall be kept in a secure facility 18 and those patients shall be segregated at all times from any 19 other patient under the supervision of the department of human 20 services . A person committed pursuant to this chapter to 21 the custody of the department of human services may be kept 22 in a facility or building separate from any other patient 23 under the supervision of the department of human services . 24 The department of human services may enter into a chapter 25 28E agreement with the department of corrections or other 26 appropriate agency in this state or another state for the 27 confinement of patients who have been determined to be sexually 28 violent predators. Patients who are in the custody of the 29 director of the department of corrections pursuant to a chapter 30 28E agreement and who have not been placed in a transitional 31 release program or released with supervision shall be housed 32 and managed separately from criminal offenders in the custody 33 of the director of the department of corrections, and except 34 for occasional instances of supervised incidental contact, 35 -356- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 356/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall be segregated from those offenders. 1 Sec. 540. Section 229A.8, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 4. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the 4 person from otherwise petitioning the court for discharge or 5 placement in a transitional release program at the annual 6 review. The director of human services department shall 7 provide the committed person with an annual written notice 8 of the person’s right to petition the court for discharge 9 or placement in a transitional release program without 10 authorization from the director. The notice shall contain a 11 waiver of rights. The director department shall forward the 12 notice and waiver form to the court with the annual report. 13 Sec. 541. Section 229A.8, subsection 5, paragraphs f and g, 14 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 f. If at the time for the annual review the committed 16 person has filed a petition for discharge or placement in 17 a transitional release program with authorization from the 18 director of human services , the court shall set a final hearing 19 within ninety days of the authorization by the director, and 20 no annual review shall be held. 21 g. If the committed person has not filed a petition, or 22 has filed a petition for discharge or for placement in a 23 transitional release program without authorization from the 24 director of human services , the court shall first conduct the 25 annual review as provided in this subsection . 26 Sec. 542. Section 229A.8, subsection 6, paragraph e, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 e. If the director of human services has authorized the 29 committed person to petition for discharge or for placement 30 in a transitional release program and the case is before a 31 jury, testimony by a victim of a prior sexually violent offense 32 committed by the person is not admissible. If the director has 33 not authorized the petition or the case is before the court, 34 testimony by a victim of a sexually violent offense committed 35 -357- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 357/ 1541
H.F. 662 by the person may be admitted. 1 Sec. 543. Section 229A.8A, subsections 1, 6, and 7, Code 2 2023, are amended to read as follows: 3 1. The department of human services is authorized to may 4 establish a transitional release program and provide control, 5 care, and treatment, and supervision of committed persons 6 placed in such a program. 7 6. The department of human services shall be responsible 8 for establishing and implementing the rules and directives 9 regarding the location of the transitional release program, 10 staffing needs, restrictions on confinement and the movement of 11 committed persons, and for assessing the progress of committed 12 persons in the program. The court may also impose conditions 13 on a committed person placed in the program. 14 7. The department of human services may contract with 15 other government or private agencies, including the department 16 of corrections, to implement and administer the transitional 17 release program. 18 Sec. 544. Section 229A.8B, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 19 are amended to read as follows: 20 2. If a committed person absconds from a transitional 21 release program in violation of the rules or directives, a 22 presumption arises that the person poses a risk to public 23 safety. The department of human services , in cooperation with 24 local law enforcement agencies, may make a public announcement 25 about the absconder. The public announcement may include 26 a description of the committed person, that the person is 27 in transitional release from the sexually violent predator 28 program, and any other information important to public safety. 29 3. Upon the return of the committed person to a secure 30 facility, the director of human services or the director’s 31 designee shall notify the court that issued the ex parte order 32 that the absconder has been returned to a secure facility, 33 and the court shall set a hearing to determine if a violation 34 occurred. If a court order was not issued, the director or 35 -358- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 358/ 1541
H.F. 662 the director’s designee shall contact the nearest district 1 court with jurisdiction to set a hearing to determine whether a 2 violation of the rules or directives occurred. The court shall 3 schedule a hearing after receiving notice that the committed 4 person has been returned from the transitional release program 5 to a secure facility. 6 Sec. 545. Section 229A.9A, subsections 2, 3, and 8, Code 7 2023, are amended to read as follows: 8 2. If release with supervision is ordered, the department 9 of human services shall prepare within sixty days of the order 10 of the court a release plan addressing the person’s needs for 11 counseling, medication, community support services, residential 12 services, vocational services, alcohol or other drug abuse 13 substance use disorder treatment, sex offender treatment, or 14 any other treatment or supervision necessary. 15 3. The court shall set a hearing on the release plan 16 prepared by the department of human services before the 17 committed person is released from a secure facility or a 18 transitional release program. 19 8. The court shall retain jurisdiction over the committed 20 person who has been released with supervision until the person 21 is discharged from the program. The department of human 22 services or a judicial district department of correctional 23 services shall not be held liable for any acts committed 24 by a committed person who has been ordered released with 25 supervision. 26 Sec. 546. Section 229A.9B, subsections 2, 3, and 5, Code 27 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 2. If a committed person has absconded in violation of the 29 conditions of the person’s release plan, a presumption arises 30 that the person poses a risk to public safety. The department 31 of human services or contracting agency, in cooperation with 32 local law enforcement agencies, may make a public announcement 33 about the absconder. The public announcement may include a 34 description of the committed person, that the committed person 35 -359- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 359/ 1541
H.F. 662 is on release with supervision from the sexually violent 1 predator program, and any other information pertinent to public 2 safety. 3 3. Upon the return of the committed person to a secure 4 facility, the director of human services or the director’s 5 designee shall notify the court that issued the ex parte 6 order that the committed person has been returned to a secure 7 facility, and the court shall set hearing to determine if a 8 violation occurred. If a court order was not issued, the 9 director or the director’s designee shall contact the nearest 10 district court with jurisdiction to set a hearing to determine 11 whether a violation of the conditions of the release plan 12 occurred. The court shall schedule a hearing after receiving 13 notice that the committed person has been returned to a secure 14 facility. 15 5. If the court determines a violation occurred, the court 16 shall receive release recommendations from the department of 17 human services and either order that the committed person 18 be returned to release with supervision or placed in a 19 transitional release program, or be confined in a secure 20 facility. The court may impose further conditions upon the 21 committed person if returned to release with supervision or 22 placed in the transitional release program. If the court 23 determines no violation occurred, the committed person shall be 24 returned to release with supervision. 25 Sec. 547. Section 229A.10, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 1. If the director of human services determines that the 28 person’s mental abnormality has so changed that the person is 29 not likely to engage in predatory acts that constitute sexually 30 violent offenses if discharged, the director shall authorize 31 the person to petition the court for discharge. The petition 32 shall be served upon the court and the attorney general. The 33 court, upon receipt of the petition for discharge, shall order 34 a hearing within thirty days. The attorney general shall 35 -360- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 360/ 1541
H.F. 662 represent the state, and shall have the right to have the 1 petitioner examined by an expert or professional person of 2 the attorney general’s choice. The hearing shall be before 3 a jury if demanded by either the petitioner or the attorney 4 general. If the attorney general objects to the petition for 5 discharge, the burden of proof shall be upon the attorney 6 general to show beyond a reasonable doubt that the petitioner’s 7 mental abnormality or personality disorder remains such that 8 the petitioner is likely to engage in predatory acts that 9 constitute sexually violent offenses if discharged. 10 Sec. 548. Section 229A.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 229A.11 Subsequent discharge or transitional release 13 petitions —— limitations. 14 Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a person from filing 15 a petition for discharge or placement in a transitional release 16 program, pursuant to this chapter . However, if a person has 17 previously filed a petition for discharge or for placement 18 in a transitional release program without the authorization 19 of the director of human services , and the court determines 20 either upon review of the petition or following a hearing that 21 the petition was frivolous or that the petitioner’s condition 22 had not so changed that the person was not likely to engage 23 in predatory acts constituting sexually violent offenses 24 if discharged, or was not suitable for placement in the 25 transitional release program, then the court shall summarily 26 deny the subsequent petition unless the petition contains facts 27 upon which a court could find the condition of the petitioner 28 had so changed that a hearing was warranted. Upon receipt of a 29 first or subsequent petition from a committed person without 30 the director’s authorization, the court shall endeavor whenever 31 possible to review the petition and determine if the petition 32 is based upon frivolous grounds. If the court determines that 33 a petition is frivolous, the court shall dismiss the petition 34 without a hearing. 35 -361- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 361/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 549. Section 229A.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 229A.12 Director of human services —— responsibility for 3 costs —— reimbursement. 4 The director of human services shall be responsible for 5 all costs relating to the evaluation, treatment, and services 6 provided to a person that are incurred after the person is 7 committed to the director’s custody after the court or jury 8 determines that the respondent is a sexually violent predator 9 and pursuant to commitment under any provision of this chapter . 10 If placement in a transitional release program or supervision 11 is ordered, the director shall also be responsible for all 12 costs related to the transitional release program or to the 13 supervision and treatment of any person. Reimbursement may 14 be obtained by the director from the patient and any person 15 legally liable or bound by contract for the support of the 16 patient for the cost of confinement or of care and treatment 17 provided. To the extent allowed by the United States social 18 security administration, any benefit payments received by the 19 person pursuant to the federal Social Security Act shall be 20 used for the costs incurred. As used in this section , “any 21 person legally liable” does not include a political subdivision. 22 Sec. 550. Section 229A.15B, Code 2023, is amended to read 23 as follows: 24 229A.15B Rulemaking authority. 25 The department of human services shall adopt rules pursuant 26 to chapter 17A necessary to administer this chapter . 27 Sec. 551. Section 230.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 230.1 Definitions. 30 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 31 requires: 32 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the department 33 of human services assigned, in accordance with section 34 218.1 , to control the state mental health institutes, or that 35 -362- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 362/ 1541
H.F. 662 administrator’s designee. 1 2. 1. “Book” , “list” , “record” , or “schedule” kept by a 2 county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or 3 other county officer means the county system as defined in 4 section 445.1 . 5 3. 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 6 services. 7 3. “Director” means the director of health and human 8 services. 9 4. “Region” means a mental health and disability services 10 region formed in accordance with section 331.389 . 11 5. “Regional administrator” means the same as defined in 12 section 331.388 . 13 6. “State mental health institute” or “mental health 14 institute” means a mental health institute designated in section 15 226.1. 16 Sec. 552. Section 230.1A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 230.1A Liability of county and state. 19 1. The necessary and legal costs and expenses attending 20 for the taking into custody, care, investigation, admission, 21 commitment, and support of a person with mental illness 22 admitted or committed to a state hospital mental health 23 institute shall be paid by the regional administrator on behalf 24 of the person’s county of residence or by the state as follows: 25 a. If the person is eighteen years of age or older, as 26 follows: 27 (1) The costs attributed to mental illness shall be paid by 28 the regional administrator on behalf of the person’s county of 29 residence. 30 (2) The costs attributed to a substance-related substance 31 use disorder shall be paid by the person’s county of residence. 32 (3) The costs attributable to a dual diagnosis of mental 33 illness and a substance-related substance use disorder may be 34 split divided as provided in section 226.9C. 35 -363- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 363/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. By the state if such person has no residence in this 1 state, if the person’s residence is unknown, or if the person 2 is under eighteen years of age. 3 2. The county of residence of any person with mental 4 illness who is a patient of any state institution mental health 5 institute shall be the person’s county of residence existing at 6 the time of admission to the institution institute . 7 3. A region or county of residence is not liable for 8 costs and expenses associated with a person with mental 9 illness unless the costs and expenses are for services and 10 other support authorized for the person through the regional 11 administrator for the county. 12 Sec. 553. Section 230.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 230.5 Nonresidents. 15 If a person’s residence is determined in accordance with 16 section 230.2 or 230.3 to be in a foreign state or country, 17 or is unknown, the court or the regional administrator of the 18 person’s county of residence shall immediately certify the 19 determination to the department’s administrator department . 20 The certification shall be accompanied by a copy of the 21 evidence supporting the determination. A court order issued 22 pursuant to section 229.13 shall direct that the patient be 23 hospitalized at the appropriate state hospital for persons with 24 mental illness health institute . 25 Sec. 554. Section 230.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 230.6 Investigation by administrator department . 28 The administrator department shall immediately investigate 29 the residency of a patient and proceed as follows: 30 1. If the administrator department concurs with a certified 31 determination of residency concerning the patient, the 32 administrator department shall cause the patient either to 33 be transferred to a state hospital for persons with mental 34 illness health institute at the expense of the state, or to be 35 -364- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 364/ 1541
H.F. 662 transferred, with approval of the court as required by chapter 1 229 , to the place of foreign residence. 2 2. If the administrator department disputes a certified 3 legal residency determination, the administrator department 4 shall order the patient to be maintained at a state hospital 5 for persons with mental illness health institute at the expense 6 of the state until the dispute is resolved. 7 3. If the administrator department disputes a residency 8 determination, the administrator department shall utilize the 9 procedure provided in section 331.394 to resolve the dispute. 10 A determination of the person’s residency status made pursuant 11 to section 331.394 is conclusive. 12 Sec. 555. Section 230.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 230.7 Transfer of nonresidents. 15 Upon determining that a patient in a state hospital mental 16 health institute who has been involuntarily hospitalized under 17 chapter 229 or admitted voluntarily at public expense was 18 not a resident of this state at the time of the involuntary 19 hospitalization or admission, the administrator director or 20 director’s designee may cause that the patient to be conveyed 21 to the patient’s place of residence. However, a transfer 22 under this section may be made only if the patient’s condition 23 so permits and other reasons do not render the transfer 24 inadvisable. If the patient was involuntarily hospitalized, 25 prior approval of the transfer must shall be obtained from the 26 court which ordered the patient hospitalized. 27 Sec. 556. Section 230.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 230.8 Transfers of persons with mental illness —— expenses. 30 The transfer to any state hospitals mental health institute 31 or to the places of their residence of persons with mental 32 illness who have no residence in this state or whose residence 33 is unknown, shall be made according to the directions of the 34 administrator department , and when practicable by employees 35 -365- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 365/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the state hospitals mental health institutes . The actual 1 and necessary expenses of such transfers shall be paid by the 2 department on itemized vouchers sworn to by the claimants and 3 approved by the administrator director . 4 Sec. 557. Section 230.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 230.9 Subsequent discovery of residence. 7 If, after a person has been received by a state hospital for 8 persons with mental illness health institute whose residence is 9 supposed to be outside this state, the administrator department 10 determines that the residence of the person was, at the time 11 of admission or commitment, in a county of this state, the 12 administrator department shall certify the determination 13 and charge all legal costs and expenses pertaining to the 14 admission or commitment and support of the person to the 15 regional administrator of the person’s county of residence. 16 The certification shall be sent to the regional administrator 17 of the person’s county of residence. The certification 18 shall be accompanied by a copy of the evidence supporting the 19 determination. The costs and expenses shall be collected as 20 provided by law in other cases. If the person’s residency 21 status has been determined in accordance with section 331.394 , 22 the legal costs and expenses shall be charged in accordance 23 with that determination. 24 Sec. 558. Section 230.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 230.10 Payment of costs. 27 All legal costs and expenses attending for the taking into 28 custody, care, investigation, and admission or commitment of 29 a person to a state hospital for persons with mental illness 30 health institute under a finding that the person has residency 31 in another county of this state shall be charged against the 32 regional administrator of the person’s county of residence. 33 Sec. 559. Section 230.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -366- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 366/ 1541
H.F. 662 230.11 Recovery of costs from state. 1 Costs and expenses attending for the taking into custody, 2 care, and investigation of a person who has been admitted 3 or committed to a state hospital mental health institute , 4 United States department of veterans affairs hospital, or 5 other agency of the United States government, for persons with 6 mental illness and who has no residence in this state or whose 7 residence is unknown, including cost of commitment, if any, 8 shall be paid as approved by the administrator department . The 9 amount of the costs and expenses approved by the administrator 10 department is appropriated to the department from any moneys in 11 the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. Payment shall 12 be made by the department on itemized vouchers executed by the 13 regional administrator of the person’s county which has paid 14 them, and approved by the administrator department . 15 Sec. 560. Section 230.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 230.12 Residency disputes. 18 If a dispute arises between different counties or between 19 the administrator department and a regional administrator for a 20 county as to the residence of a person admitted or committed 21 to a state hospital for persons with mental illness health 22 institute , the dispute shall be resolved as provided in section 23 331.394 . 24 Sec. 561. Section 230.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 230.15 Personal liability. 27 1. A person with mental illness and a person legally liable 28 for the person’s support remain liable for the support of 29 the person with mental illness as provided in this section . 30 Persons legally liable for the support of a person with mental 31 illness include the spouse of the person, and any person 32 bound by contract for support of the person. The regional 33 administrator of the person’s county of residence, subject to 34 the direction of the region’s governing board, shall enforce 35 -367- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 367/ 1541
H.F. 662 the obligation created in this section as to all sums advanced 1 by the regional administrator. The liability to the regional 2 administrator incurred by a person with mental illness or a 3 person legally liable for the person’s support under this 4 section is limited to an amount equal to one hundred percent 5 of the cost of care and treatment of the person with mental 6 illness at a state mental health institute for one hundred 7 twenty days of hospitalization. This limit of liability may 8 be reached by payment of the cost of care and treatment of the 9 person with mental illness subsequent to a single admission 10 or multiple admissions to a state mental health institute 11 or, if the person is not discharged as cured, subsequent to 12 a single transfer or multiple transfers to a county care 13 facility pursuant to section 227.11 . After reaching this 14 limit of liability, a person with mental illness or a person 15 legally liable for the person’s support is liable to the 16 regional administrator for the care and treatment of the person 17 with mental illness at a state mental health institute or, 18 if transferred but not discharged as cured, at a county care 19 facility in an amount not in excess of the average minimum 20 cost of the maintenance of an individual who is physically and 21 mentally healthy residing in the individual’s own home, which 22 standard shall be established and may from time to time be 23 revised by the department of human services . A lien imposed 24 by section 230.25 shall not exceed the amount of the liability 25 which may be incurred under this section on account of a person 26 with mental illness. 27 2. A person with a substance-related substance use 28 disorder is legally liable for the total amount of the cost of 29 providing care, maintenance, and treatment for the person with 30 a substance-related substance use disorder while a voluntary 31 or committed patient. When a portion of the cost is paid 32 by a county, the person with a substance-related substance 33 use disorder is legally liable to the county for the amount 34 paid. The person with a substance-related substance use 35 -368- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 368/ 1541
H.F. 662 disorder shall assign any claim for reimbursement under any 1 contract of indemnity, by insurance or otherwise, providing 2 for the person’s care, maintenance, and treatment in a state 3 hospital mental health institute to the state. Any payments 4 received by the state from or on behalf of a person with a 5 substance-related substance use disorder shall be in part 6 credited to the county in proportion to the share of the costs 7 paid by the county. 8 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent 9 a relative or other person from voluntarily paying the full 10 actual cost or any portion of the care and treatment of any 11 person with mental illness or a substance-related substance use 12 disorder as established by the department of human services . 13 Sec. 562. Section 230.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 230.18 Expense in county or private hospitals facility . 16 The estates of persons with mental illness who may be 17 treated or confined in any county hospital or home, or in any 18 private hospital or sanatorium facility , and the estates of 19 persons legally bound for their support, shall be liable to the 20 regional administrator of the person’s county of residence for 21 the reasonable cost of such support. 22 Sec. 563. Section 230.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 230.19 Nonresidents liable to state —— presumption. 25 The estates of all nonresident patients provided for and 26 treated in state hospitals for persons with mental illness 27 health institutes in this state, and all persons legally bound 28 for the support of such patients, shall be liable to the 29 state for the reasonable value of the care, maintenance, and 30 treatment of such patients while in such hospitals institutes . 31 The certificate of the superintendent of the state hospital 32 mental health institute in which any nonresident is or has been 33 a patient, showing the amounts drawn from the state treasury or 34 due therefrom as provided by law on account of such nonresident 35 -369- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 369/ 1541
H.F. 662 patient, shall be presumptive evidence of the reasonable value 1 of the care, maintenance, and treatment furnished such patient. 2 Sec. 564. Section 230.20, subsection 1, paragraph a, 3 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 (1) The costs of food, lodging, and other maintenance 5 provided to persons not patients of the hospital state mental 6 health institute . 7 Sec. 565. Section 230.20, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 7. A superintendent of a mental health institute may request 10 that the director of human services enter into a contract 11 with a person for the mental health institute to provide 12 consultation or treatment services or for fulfilling other 13 purposes which are consistent with the purposes stated in 14 section 226.1 . The contract provisions shall include charges 15 which reflect the actual cost of providing the services or 16 fulfilling the other purposes. Any income from a contract 17 authorized under this subsection may be retained by the 18 mental health institute to defray the costs of providing the 19 services. Except for a contract voluntarily entered into by a 20 county under this subsection , the costs or income associated 21 with a contract authorized under this subsection shall not 22 be considered in computing charges and per diem costs in 23 accordance with the provisions of subsections 1 through 6 . 24 Sec. 566. Section 230.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 230.26 Regional administrator to keep record. 27 The regional administrator shall keep an accurate account 28 of the cost of the maintenance of any patient kept in any 29 institution facility as provided for in this chapter and keep 30 an index of the names of the persons admitted or committed from 31 each county in the region. The name of the spouse of the person 32 admitted or committed shall also be indexed in the same manner 33 as the names of the persons admitted or committed are indexed. 34 The book shall be designated as an account book or index, and 35 -370- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 370/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall have no reference in any place to a lien. 1 Sec. 567. Section 230.31, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 230.31 Departers from other states. 4 If a person with mental illness departs without proper 5 authority from an institution a facility in another state and 6 is found in this state, a peace officer in the county in which 7 the patient is found may take and detain the patient without 8 order and shall report the detention to the administrator 9 department who shall provide for the return of the patient 10 to the authorities of the state where the unauthorized leave 11 was made. Pending such return, the patient may be detained 12 temporarily at one of the institutions of this state under the 13 control of the administrator or any other administrator of the 14 department of human services . Expenses incurred under this 15 section shall be paid in the same manner as is provided for 16 transfers in section 230.8 . 17 Sec. 568. Section 230.32, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 230.32 Support of nonresident patients on leave. 20 The cost of support of patients without residence in this 21 state, who are placed on convalescent leave or removed from 22 a state mental health institute to any health care facility 23 licensed under chapter 135C for rehabilitation purposes, 24 shall be paid from the hospital state mental health institute 25 support fund and shall be charged on abstract in the same 26 manner as state inpatients, until such time as the patient 27 becomes self-supporting or qualifies for support under existing 28 statutes. 29 Sec. 569. Section 230.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 230.33 Reciprocal agreements. 32 1. The administrator department may enter into agreements 33 with other states, through their duly constituted authorities, 34 to effect the reciprocal return of persons with mental illness 35 -371- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 371/ 1541
H.F. 662 and persons with an intellectual disability to the contracting 1 states, and to effect the reciprocal supervision of persons on 2 convalescent leave. 3 2. However, in the case of a proposed transfer of a person 4 with mental illness or an intellectual disability from this 5 state, final action shall not be taken without the approval of 6 the district court of the county of admission or commitment. 7 Sec. 570. Section 230A.101, Code 2023, is amended to read 8 as follows: 9 230A.101 Services system roles. 10 1. The role of the department of human services, through 11 the division of the department designated as the state 12 mental health authority with responsibility for state policy 13 concerning mental health and disability services, is to develop 14 and maintain policies for the mental health and disability 15 services system. The policies shall address the service needs 16 of individuals of all ages with disabilities in this state, 17 regardless of the individuals’ places of residence or economic 18 circumstances, and shall be consistent with the requirements of 19 chapter 225C and other applicable law. 20 2. The role of community mental health centers in the 21 mental health and disability services system is to provide 22 an organized set of services in order to adequately meet the 23 mental health needs of this state’s citizens based on organized 24 catchment areas. 25 Sec. 571. Section 230A.102, Code 2023, is amended to read 26 as follows: 27 230A.102 Definitions. 28 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 29 requires: 30 1. “Administrator” , “commission” “Commission” , “department” , 31 “director” , and “disability services” , and “division” mean the 32 same as defined in section 225C.2 . 33 2. “Catchment area” means a community mental health center 34 catchment area identified in accordance with this chapter . 35 -372- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 372/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. “Community mental health center” or “center” means a 1 community mental health center designated in accordance with 2 this chapter . 3 Sec. 572. Section 230A.103, Code 2023, is amended to read 4 as follows: 5 230A.103 Designation of community mental health centers. 6 1. The division department , subject to agreement by any 7 community mental health center that would provide services 8 for the catchment area and approval by the commission, 9 shall designate at least one community mental health center 10 under this chapter for addressing the mental health needs of 11 the county or counties comprising the catchment area. The 12 designation process shall provide for the input of potential 13 service providers regarding designation of the initial 14 catchment area or a change in the designation. 15 2. The division department shall utilize objective criteria 16 for designating a community mental health center to serve a 17 catchment area and for withdrawing such designation. The 18 commission shall adopt rules outlining the criteria. The 19 criteria shall include but are not limited to provisions for 20 meeting all of the following requirements: 21 a. An appropriate means shall be used for determining which 22 prospective designee is best able to serve all ages of the 23 targeted population within the catchment area with minimal or 24 no service denials. 25 b. An effective means shall be used for determining the 26 relative ability of a prospective designee to appropriately 27 provide mental health services and other support to consumers 28 residing within a catchment area as well as consumers residing 29 outside the catchment area. The criteria shall address the 30 duty for a prospective designee to arrange placements outside 31 the catchment area when such placements best meet consumer 32 needs and to provide services within the catchment area to 33 consumers who reside outside the catchment area when the 34 services are necessary and appropriate. 35 -373- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 373/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. The board of directors for a designated community mental 1 health center shall enter into an agreement with the division 2 department . The terms of the agreement shall include but are 3 not limited to all of the following: 4 a. The period of time the agreement will be in force. 5 b. The services and other support the center will offer or 6 provide for the residents of the catchment area. 7 c. The standards to be followed by the center in determining 8 whether and to what extent the persons seeking services from 9 the center shall be considered to be able to pay the costs of 10 the services. 11 d. The policies regarding availability of the services 12 offered by the center to the residents of the catchment area as 13 well as consumers residing outside the catchment area. 14 e. The requirements for preparation and submission to the 15 division department of annual audits, cost reports, program 16 reports, performance measures, and other financial and service 17 accountability information. 18 4. This section does not limit the authority of the board or 19 the boards of supervisors of any county or group of counties to 20 continue to expend money to support operation of a center. 21 Sec. 573. Section 230A.104, Code 2023, is amended to read 22 as follows: 23 230A.104 Catchment areas. 24 1. The division department shall collaborate with affected 25 counties in identifying community mental health center 26 catchment areas in accordance with this section . 27 2. a. Unless the division department has determined that 28 exceptional circumstances exist, a catchment area shall be 29 served by one community mental health center. The purpose of 30 this general limitation is to clearly designate the center 31 responsible and accountable for providing core mental health 32 services to the target population in the catchment area and to 33 protect the financial viability of the centers comprising the 34 mental health services system in the state. 35 -374- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 374/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. A formal review process shall be used in determining 1 whether exceptional circumstances exist that justify 2 designating more than one center to serve a catchment area. 3 The criteria for the review process shall include but are not 4 limited to a means of determining whether the catchment area 5 can support more than one center. 6 c. Criteria shall be provided that would allow the 7 designation of more than one center for all or a portion of a 8 catchment area if designation or approval for more than one 9 center was provided by the division department as of October 1, 10 2010. The criteria shall require a determination that all such 11 centers would be financially viable if designation is provided 12 for all. 13 Sec. 574. Section 230A.105, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 14 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 e. Individuals described in paragraph “a” , “b” , “c” , or “d” 16 who have a co-occurring disorder, including but not limited 17 to substance abuse use disorder , intellectual disability, 18 a developmental disability, brain injury, autism spectrum 19 disorder, or another disability or special health care need. 20 Sec. 575. Section 230A.108, Code 2023, is amended to read 21 as follows: 22 230A.108 Administrative, diagnostic, and demographic 23 information. 24 Release of administrative and diagnostic information, as 25 defined in section 228.1 , and demographic information necessary 26 for aggregated reporting to meet the data requirements 27 established by the division department , relating to an 28 individual who receives services from a community mental health 29 center, may be made a condition of support of that center by 30 the division department . 31 Sec. 576. Section 230A.110, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 32 are amended to read as follows: 33 1. The division department shall recommend and the 34 commission shall adopt standards for designated community 35 -375- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 375/ 1541
H.F. 662 mental health centers and comprehensive community mental health 1 programs, with the overall objective of ensuring that each 2 center and each affiliate providing services under contract 3 with a center furnishes high-quality mental health services 4 within a framework of accountability to the community it 5 serves. The standards adopted shall conform with federal 6 standards applicable to community mental health centers 7 and shall be in substantial conformity with the applicable 8 behavioral health standards adopted by the joint commission, 9 formerly known as the joint commission on accreditation 10 of health care organizations, or other recognized national 11 standards for evaluation of psychiatric facilities unless in 12 the judgment of the division department , with approval of the 13 commission, there are sound reasons for departing from the 14 standards. 15 2. When recommending standards under this section , the 16 division department shall designate an advisory committee 17 representing boards of directors and professional staff 18 of designated community mental health centers to assist in 19 the formulation or revision of standards. The membership 20 of the advisory committee shall include representatives of 21 professional and nonprofessional staff and other appropriate 22 individuals. 23 Sec. 577. Section 230A.110, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 c. Arrange for the financial condition and transactions 26 of the community mental health center to be audited once 27 each year by the auditor of state. However, in lieu of an 28 audit by the auditor of state, the local governing body of a 29 community mental health center organized under this chapter 30 may contract with or employ certified public accountants 31 to conduct the audit, pursuant to the applicable terms and 32 conditions prescribed by sections 11.6 and 11.19 and audit 33 format prescribed by the auditor of state. Copies of each 34 audit shall be furnished by the auditor or accountant to the 35 -376- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 376/ 1541
H.F. 662 administrator of the division of mental health and disability 1 services department . 2 Sec. 578. Section 230A.111, Code 2023, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 230A.111 Review and evaluation. 5 1. The review and evaluation of designated centers shall 6 be performed through a formal accreditation review process as 7 recommended by the division department and approved by the 8 commission. The accreditation process shall include all of the 9 following: 10 a. Specific time intervals for full accreditation reviews 11 based upon levels of accreditation. 12 b. Use of random or complaint-specific, on-site limited 13 accreditation reviews in the interim between full accreditation 14 reviews, as a quality review approach. The results of such 15 reviews shall be presented to the commission. 16 c. Use of center accreditation self-assessment tools to 17 gather data regarding quality of care and outcomes, whether 18 used during full or limited reviews or at other times. 19 2. The accreditation process shall include but is not 20 limited to addressing all of the following: 21 a. Measures to address centers that do not meet standards, 22 including authority to revoke accreditation. 23 b. Measures to address noncompliant centers that do not 24 develop a corrective action plan or fail to implement steps 25 included in a corrective action plan accepted by the division 26 department . 27 c. Measures to appropriately recognize centers that 28 successfully complete a corrective action plan. 29 d. Criteria to determine when a center’s accreditation 30 should be denied, revoked, suspended, or made provisional. 31 Sec. 579. Section 231.4, subsection 1, paragraphs e and f, 32 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 33 e. “Department” means the department on aging of health and 34 human services . 35 -377- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 377/ 1541
H.F. 662 f. “Director” means the director of the department on aging 1 health and human services . 2 Sec. 580. Section 231.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 231.21 Department on aging Administration of chapter —— 5 department of health and human services . 6 An Iowa The department on aging is established which of 7 health and human services shall administer this chapter 8 under the policy direction of the commission on aging. The 9 department on aging shall be administered by a director. 10 Sec. 581. Section 231.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 231.23 Department on aging —— duties and authority. 13 The department on aging director shall: 14 1. Develop and administer a state plan on aging. 15 2. Assist the commission in the review and approval of area 16 plans. 17 3. Pursuant to commission policy, coordinate state 18 activities related to the purposes of this chapter and all 19 other chapters under the department’s jurisdiction. 20 4. Advocate for older individuals by reviewing and 21 commenting upon all state plans, budgets, laws, rules, 22 regulations, and policies which affect older individuals and 23 by providing technical assistance to any agency, organization, 24 association, or individual representing the needs of older 25 individuals. 26 5. Assist the commission in dividing the state into distinct 27 planning and service areas. 28 6. Assist the commission in designating for each area a 29 public or private nonprofit agency or organization as the area 30 agency on aging for that area. 31 7. Pursuant to commission policy, take into account the 32 views of older Iowans. 33 8. Assist the commission in adopting a method for the 34 distribution of funds available from the federal Act and state 35 -378- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 378/ 1541
H.F. 662 appropriations and allocations. 1 9. Assist the commission in assuring that preference will 2 be given to providing services to older individuals with the 3 greatest economic or social needs, with particular attention to 4 low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with 5 limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in 6 rural areas. 7 10. Assist the commission in developing, adopting, and 8 enforcing administrative rules, by issuing necessary forms and 9 procedures. 10 11. Apply for, receive, and administer grants, devises, 11 donations, gifts, or bequests of real or personal property from 12 any source to conduct projects consistent with the purposes of 13 the department. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received 14 by the department pursuant to this section are not subject to 15 reversion to the general fund of the state. 16 12. Administer state authorized programs. 17 13. Establish a procedure for an area agency on aging to 18 use in selection of members of the agency’s board of directors. 19 The selection procedure shall be incorporated into the bylaws 20 of the board of directors. 21 Sec. 582. Section 231.23A, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 22 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 The department on aging shall provide or administer, but is 24 not limited to providing or administering, all of the following 25 programs and services: 26 Sec. 583. Section 231.31, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 231.31 State plan on aging. 29 The department on aging shall develop, and submit to the 30 commission on aging for approval, a multiyear state plan on 31 aging. The state plan on aging shall meet all applicable 32 federal requirements. 33 Sec. 584. Section 231.32, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 34 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 -379- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 379/ 1541
H.F. 662 d. Any public or nonprofit private agency in a planning 1 and service area or any separate organizational unit within 2 such agency which is under the supervision or direction for 3 this purpose of the department on aging and which can and will 4 engage only in the planning or provision of a broad range of 5 long-term living and community support services or nutrition 6 services within the planning and service area. 7 Sec. 585. Section 231.42, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 a. If abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident or 10 tenant is suspected, the state or a local long-term care 11 ombudsman shall, with the permission of the resident or tenant 12 as applicable under federal law, make an immediate referral 13 to the department of inspections and appeals, the department 14 of health and human services, the department on aging, or the 15 appropriate law enforcement agency, as applicable. 16 Sec. 586. Section 231.58, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 231.58 Long-term living coordination. 19 The director may convene meetings, as necessary, of the 20 director and the directors of human services, public health, 21 and director of inspections and appeals, to assist in the 22 coordination of policy, service delivery, and long-range 23 planning relating to the long-term living system and older 24 Iowans in the state. The group may consult with individuals, 25 institutions and entities with expertise in the area of the 26 long-term living system and older Iowans, as necessary, to 27 facilitate the group’s efforts. 28 Sec. 587. Section 231C.5, subsection 2, paragraph b, 29 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 (c) Contact information for the department of health and 32 human services and the senior health insurance information 33 program to assist tenants in accessing third-party payment 34 sources. 35 -380- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 380/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 588. Section 231C.5A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 231C.5A Assessment of tenants —— program eligibility. 3 An assisted living program receiving reimbursement through 4 the medical assistance program under chapter 249A shall 5 assist the department of veterans affairs in identifying, upon 6 admission of a tenant, the tenant’s eligibility for benefits 7 through the United States department of veterans affairs. The 8 assisted living program shall also assist the commission of 9 veterans affairs in determining such eligibility for tenants 10 residing in the program on July 1, 2009. The department of 11 inspections and appeals, in cooperation with the department of 12 health and human services, shall adopt rules to administer this 13 section , including a provision that ensures that if a tenant is 14 eligible for benefits through the United States department of 15 veterans affairs or other third-party payor, the payor of last 16 resort for reimbursement to the assisted living program is the 17 medical assistance program. The rules shall also require the 18 assisted living program to request information from a tenant or 19 tenant’s personal representative regarding the tenant’s veteran 20 status and to report to the department of veterans affairs 21 only the names of tenants identified as potential veterans 22 along with the names of their spouses and any dependents. 23 Information reported by the assisted living program shall be 24 verified by the department of veterans affairs. 25 Sec. 589. Section 231E.3, subsections 5 and 6, Code 2023, 26 are amended to read as follows: 27 5. “Department” means the department on aging established in 28 section 231.21 of health and human services . 29 6. “Director” means the director of the department on aging 30 health and human services . 31 Sec. 590. Section 231E.4, subsection 3, paragraph e, Code 32 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 e. Work with the department of human services, the 34 Iowa department of public health, the Iowa developmental 35 -381- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 381/ 1541
H.F. 662 disabilities council , and other agencies to establish 1 a referral system for the provision of guardianship, 2 conservatorship, and representative payee services. 3 Sec. 591. Section 232.2, subsections 14 and 18, Code 2023, 4 are amended to read as follows: 5 14. “Department” means the department of health and human 6 services and includes the local , and county , and service area 7 officers of the department. 8 18. “Director” means the director of the department of 9 health and human services or that person’s the director’s 10 designee. 11 Sec. 592. Section 232.11, subsections 3, 4, and 5, Code 12 2023, are amended to read as follows: 13 3. If the child is not represented by counsel as required 14 under subsection 1 , counsel shall be provided as follows: 15 a. If the court determines, after giving the child’s parent, 16 guardian , or custodian an opportunity to be heard, that such 17 person has the ability in whole or in part to pay for the 18 employment of counsel, it shall either order that person to 19 retain an attorney to represent the child or shall appoint 20 counsel for the child and order the parent, guardian , or 21 custodian to pay for that counsel as provided in subsection 5 . 22 b. If the court determines that the parent, guardian, 23 or custodian cannot pay any part of the expenses of counsel 24 to represent the child, it shall appoint counsel, who shall 25 be reimbursed according to section 232.141, subsection 2 , 26 paragraph “b” . 27 c. The court may appoint counsel to represent the child 28 and reserve the determination of payment until the parent, 29 guardian , or custodian has an opportunity to be heard. 30 4. If the child is represented by counsel and the court 31 determines that there is a conflict of interest between the 32 child and the child’s parent, guardian , or custodian and that 33 the retained counsel could not properly represent the child as 34 a result of the conflict, the court shall appoint other counsel 35 -382- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 382/ 1541
H.F. 662 to represent the child and order the parent, guardian , or 1 custodian to pay for such counsel as provided in subsection 5 . 2 5. If the court determines, after an inquiry which includes 3 notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard that the parent, 4 guardian , or custodian has the ability to pay in whole or 5 in part for the attorney appointed for the child, the court 6 may order that person to pay such sums as the court finds 7 appropriate in the manner and to whom the court directs. If 8 the person so ordered fails to comply with the order without 9 good reason, the court shall enter judgment against the person. 10 Sec. 593. Section 232.21, subsection 2, paragraph a, 11 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 (3) An institution or other facility operated by the 13 department of human services , or one which is licensed or 14 otherwise authorized by law to receive and provide care for the 15 child. 16 Sec. 594. Section 232.22, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 b. The court determines that an acceptable alternative 19 placement does not exist pursuant to criteria developed by the 20 department of human services . 21 Sec. 595. Section 232.28, subsections 3, 4, and 5, Code 22 2023, are amended to read as follows: 23 3. In the course of a preliminary inquiry, the intake 24 officer may: 25 a. Interview the complainant, victim , or witnesses of the 26 alleged delinquent act. 27 b. Check existing records of the court, law enforcement 28 agencies, public records of other agencies, and child abuse 29 records as provided in section 235A.15, subsection 2 , paragraph 30 “e” . 31 c. Hold conferences with the child and the child’s parent or 32 parents, guardian , or custodian for the purpose of interviewing 33 them and discussing the disposition of the complaint in 34 accordance with the requirements set forth in subsection 8 . 35 -383- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 383/ 1541
H.F. 662 d. Examine any physical evidence pertinent to the complaint. 1 e. Interview such persons as are necessary to determine 2 whether the filing of a petition would be in the best interests 3 of the child and the community as provided in section 232.35, 4 subsections 2 and 3 . 5 4. Any additional inquiries may be made only with the 6 consent of the child and the child’s parent or parents, 7 guardian , or custodian. 8 5. Participation of the child and the child’s parent or 9 parents, guardian , or custodian in a conference with an intake 10 officer shall be voluntary, and they shall have the right to 11 refuse to participate in such conference. At such conference 12 the child shall have the right to the assistance of counsel in 13 accordance with section 232.11 and the right to remain silent 14 when questioned by the intake officer. 15 Sec. 596. Section 232.29, subsection 1, paragraphs b, d, and 16 g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 17 b. The intake officer shall advise the child and the child’s 18 parent, guardian , or custodian that they have the right to 19 refuse an informal adjustment of the complaint and demand the 20 filing of a petition and a formal adjudication. 21 d. The terms of such agreement shall be clearly stated in 22 writing and signed by all parties to the agreement and a copy 23 of this agreement shall be given to the child; the counsel for 24 the child; the parent, guardian , or custodian; and the intake 25 officer, who shall retain the copy in the case file. 26 g. The child and the child’s parent, guardian , or custodian 27 shall have the right to terminate such agreement at any 28 time and to request the filing of a petition and a formal 29 adjudication. 30 Sec. 597. Section 232.38, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 232.38 Presence of parents at hearings. 33 1. Any hearings or proceedings under this subchapter 34 subsequent to the filing of a petition shall not take place 35 -384- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 384/ 1541
H.F. 662 without the presence of one or both of the child’s parents, 1 guardian , or custodian except that a hearing or proceeding may 2 take place without such presence if the parent, guardian , or 3 custodian fails to appear after reasonable notification, or if 4 the court finds that a reasonably diligent effort has been made 5 to notify the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian, and the 6 effort was unavailing. 7 2. In any such hearings or proceedings the court may 8 temporarily excuse the presence of the parent, guardian , or 9 custodian when the court deems it in the best interests of the 10 child. Counsel for the parent, guardian , or custodian shall 11 have the right to participate in a hearing or proceeding during 12 the absence of the parent, guardian , or custodian. 13 Sec. 598. Section 232.43, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 2. The county attorney and the child’s counsel may mutually 16 consider a plea agreement which contemplates entry of a plea 17 admitting the allegations of the petition in the expectation 18 that other charges will be dismissed or not filed or that a 19 specific disposition will be recommended by the county attorney 20 and granted by the court. Any plea discussion shall be open to 21 the child and the child’s parent, guardian , or custodian. 22 Sec. 599. Section 232.44, subsection 5, paragraph b, 23 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (1) Place the child in the custody of a parent, guardian , 25 or custodian under that person’s supervision, or under the 26 supervision of an organization which agrees to supervise the 27 child. 28 Sec. 600. Section 232.44, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 7. If a child held in shelter care or detention by court 31 order has not been released after a detention hearing or has 32 not appeared at an adjudicatory hearing before the expiration 33 of the order of detention, an additional hearing shall 34 automatically be scheduled for the next court day following the 35 -385- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 385/ 1541
H.F. 662 expiration of the order. The child, the child’s counsel, the 1 child’s guardian ad litem, and the child’s parent, guardian , 2 or custodian shall be notified of this hearing not less than 3 twenty-four hours before the hearing is scheduled to take 4 place. The hearing required by this subsection may be held by 5 telephone conference call. 6 Sec. 601. Section 232.46, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 7 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 b. A child’s need for shelter placement or for inpatient 9 mental health or substance abuse use disorder treatment does 10 not preclude entry or continued execution of a consent decree. 11 Sec. 602. Section 232.46, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 3. A consent decree shall not be entered unless the child 14 and the child’s parent, guardian , or custodian is informed 15 of the consequences of the decree by the court and the court 16 determines that the child has voluntarily and intelligently 17 agreed to the terms and conditions of the decree. If the 18 county attorney objects to the entry of a consent decree, 19 the court shall proceed to determine the appropriateness of 20 entering a consent decree after consideration of any objections 21 or reasons for entering such a decree. 22 Sec. 603. Section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph d, 23 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (3) The department of human services for purposes of 25 foster care and prescribing the type of placement which will 26 serve the best interests of the child and the means by which 27 the placement shall be monitored by the court. The court 28 shall consider ordering placement in family foster care as an 29 alternative to group foster care. 30 Sec. 604. Section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph e, 31 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 An order transferring the custody of the child, subject to 34 the continuing jurisdiction and custody of the court for the 35 -386- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 386/ 1541
H.F. 662 purposes of section 232.54 , to the director of the department 1 of human services for purposes of placement in the state 2 training school or other facility, provided that the child is 3 at least twelve years of age and the court finds the placement 4 to be in the best interests of the child or necessary for the 5 protection of the public, and that the child has been found to 6 have committed an act which is a forcible felony, as defined 7 in section 702.11 , or a felony violation of section 124.401 8 or chapter 707 , or the court finds any three of the following 9 conditions exist: 10 Sec. 605. Section 232.52, subsections 6, 8, and 9, Code 11 2023, are amended to read as follows: 12 6. If the court orders the transfer of custody of the 13 child to the department of human services or other agency 14 for placement, the department or agency responsible for the 15 placement of the child shall submit a case permanency plan to 16 the court and shall make every effort to return the child to 17 the child’s home as quickly as possible. 18 8. If the court orders the transfer of the custody of the 19 child to the department of human services or to another agency 20 for placement in group foster care, the department or agency 21 shall make every reasonable effort to place the child in the 22 least restrictive, most family-like, and most appropriate 23 setting available and in close proximity to the parents’ home, 24 consistent with the child’s best interests and special needs, 25 and shall consider the placement’s proximity to the school in 26 which the child is enrolled at the time of placement. 27 9. If a child has previously been adjudicated as a child 28 in need of assistance, and a social worker or other caseworker 29 from the department of human services has been assigned to work 30 on the child’s case, the court may order the department of 31 human services to assign the same social worker or caseworker 32 to work on any matters related to the child arising under this 33 subchapter . 34 Sec. 606. Section 232.52, subsection 10, paragraph a, 35 -387- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 387/ 1541
H.F. 662 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 Upon receipt of an application from the director of the 3 department of human services , the court shall enter an order 4 to temporarily transfer a child who has been placed in the 5 state training school pursuant to subsection 2 , paragraph “e” , 6 to a facility which has been designated to be an alternative 7 placement site for the state training school, provided the 8 court finds that all of the following conditions exist: 9 Sec. 607. Section 232.68, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 4. “Department” means the state department of health and 12 human services and includes the local , and county , and service 13 area offices of the department. 14 Sec. 608. Section 232.69, subsection 1, paragraph b, 15 subparagraphs (6) and (7), Code 2023, are amended to read as 16 follows: 17 (6) An employee or operator of a substance abuse use 18 disorder program or facility licensed under chapter 125 . 19 (7) An employee of a department of human services 20 institution listed in section 218.1 . 21 Sec. 609. Section 232.70, subsections 3, 5, and 6, Code 22 2023, are amended to read as follows: 23 3. The oral report shall be made by telephone or otherwise 24 to the department of human services . If the person making the 25 report has reason to believe that immediate protection for the 26 child is advisable, that person shall also make an oral report 27 to an appropriate law enforcement agency. 28 5. The oral and written reports shall contain the following 29 information, or as much thereof of the following information as 30 the person making the report is able to furnish: 31 a. The names and home address of the child and the child’s 32 parents or other persons believed to be responsible for the 33 child’s care ; . 34 b. The child’s present whereabouts if not the same as the 35 -388- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 388/ 1541
H.F. 662 parent’s or other person’s home address ; . 1 c. The child’s age ; . 2 d. The nature and extent of the child’s injuries, including 3 any evidence of previous injuries ; . 4 e. The name, age and condition of other children in the same 5 home ; . 6 f. Any other information which the person making the report 7 believes might be helpful in establishing the cause of the 8 injury to the child, the identity of the person or persons 9 responsible for the injury, or in providing assistance to the 10 child ; and . 11 g. The name and address of the person making the report. 12 6. A report made by a permissive reporter, as defined in 13 section 232.69, subsection 2 , shall be regarded as a report 14 pursuant to this chapter whether or not the report contains 15 all of the information required by this section and may be 16 made to the department of human services , county attorney, or 17 law enforcement agency. If the report is made to any agency 18 other than the department of human services , such agency shall 19 promptly refer the report to the department of human services . 20 Sec. 610. Section 232.72, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 21 are amended to read as follows: 22 1. For the purposes of this subchapter , the terms 23 “department of health and human services” , “department” , or 24 “county attorney” ordinarily refer to the service area or local 25 office of the department of human services or of the county 26 attorney’s office serving the county in which the child’s home 27 is located. 28 2. If the person making a report of child abuse pursuant to 29 this chapter does not know where the child’s home is located, 30 or if the child’s home is not located in the service area where 31 the health practitioner examines, attends, or treats the child, 32 the report may be made to the department or to the local office 33 serving the county where the person making the report resides 34 or the county where the health practitioner examines, attends, 35 -389- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 389/ 1541
H.F. 662 or treats the child. These agencies shall promptly proceed as 1 provided in section 232.71B , unless the matter is transferred 2 as provided in this section . 3 Sec. 611. Section 232.75, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 3. A person who reports or causes to be reported to the 6 department of human services false information regarding an 7 alleged act of child abuse, knowing that the information 8 is false or that the act did not occur, commits a simple 9 misdemeanor. 10 Sec. 612. Section 232.78, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 4. The juvenile court may enter an order authorizing 13 a physician or physician assistant or hospital to provide 14 emergency medical or surgical procedures before the filing of 15 a petition under this chapter provided all of the following 16 conditions are met : 17 a. Such procedures are necessary to safeguard the life and 18 health of the child ; and . 19 b. There is not enough time to file a petition under this 20 chapter and hold a hearing as provided in section 232.95 . 21 Sec. 613. Section 232.79, subsection 4, paragraphs a and b, 22 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 23 a. When the court is informed that there has been an 24 emergency removal or keeping of a child without a court order, 25 the court shall direct the department of human services or 26 the juvenile probation department to make every reasonable 27 effort to communicate immediately with the child’s parent or 28 parents or other person legally responsible for the child’s 29 care. Upon locating the child’s parent or parents or other 30 person legally responsible for the child’s care, the department 31 of human services or the juvenile probation department shall, 32 in accordance with court-established procedures, immediately 33 orally inform the court. After orally informing the court, 34 the department of human services or the juvenile probation 35 -390- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 390/ 1541
H.F. 662 department shall provide to the court written documentation of 1 the oral information. 2 b. The court shall authorize the department of human 3 services or the juvenile probation department to cause a 4 child thus removed or kept to be returned if it concludes 5 there is not an imminent risk to the child’s life and health 6 in so doing. If the department of human services or the 7 juvenile probation department receives information which could 8 affect the court’s decision regarding the child’s return, 9 the department of human services or the juvenile probation 10 department, in accordance with court established procedures, 11 shall immediately orally provide the information to the 12 court. After orally providing the information to the court, 13 the department of human services or the juvenile probation 14 department shall provide to the court written documentation 15 of the oral information. If the child is not returned, 16 the department of human services or the juvenile probation 17 department shall forthwith cause a petition to be filed within 18 three days after the removal. 19 Sec. 614. Section 232.81, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 2. Upon receipt of a complaint, the court may request the 22 department of human services , juvenile probation office, or 23 other authorized agency or individual to conduct a preliminary 24 investigation of the complaint to determine if further action 25 should be taken. 26 Sec. 615. Section 232.82, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 2. If an order is entered under subsection 1 and a petition 29 has not yet been filed under this chapter , the petition shall 30 be filed under section 232.87 by the county attorney, the 31 department of human services , or a juvenile court officer 32 within three days of the entering of the order. 33 Sec. 616. Section 232.87, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -391- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 391/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. A petition may be filed by the department of human 1 services , juvenile court officer, or county attorney. 2 Sec. 617. Section 232.89, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 3. The court shall determine, after giving the parent, 5 guardian, or custodian an opportunity to be heard, whether 6 the person has the ability to pay in whole or in part for 7 counsel appointed for the child. If the court determines 8 that the person possesses sufficient financial ability, 9 the court shall then consult with the department of human 10 services , the juvenile probation office, or other authorized 11 agency or individual regarding the likelihood of impairment 12 of the relationship between the child and the child’s parent, 13 guardian, or custodian as a result of ordering the parent, 14 guardian, or custodian to pay for the child’s counsel. If 15 impairment is deemed unlikely, the court shall order that 16 person to pay an amount the court finds appropriate in the 17 manner and to whom the court directs. If the person fails to 18 comply with the order without good reason, the court shall 19 enter judgment against the person. If impairment is deemed 20 likely or if the court determines that the parent, guardian, 21 or custodian cannot pay any part of the expenses of counsel 22 appointed to represent the child, counsel shall be reimbursed 23 pursuant to section 232.141, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” . 24 Sec. 618. Section 232.96, subsections 4 and 6, Code 2023, 25 are amended to read as follows: 26 4. A report made to the department of human services 27 pursuant to chapter 235A shall be admissible in evidence, 28 but such a report shall not alone be sufficient to support a 29 finding that the child is a child in need of assistance unless 30 the attorneys for the child and the parents consent to such a 31 finding. 32 6. A report, study, record, or other writing or an 33 audiotape or videotape recording made by the department of 34 human services , a juvenile court officer, a peace officer, a 35 -392- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 392/ 1541
H.F. 662 child protection center, or a hospital relating to a child in a 1 proceeding under this subchapter is admissible notwithstanding 2 any objection to hearsay statements contained in it provided 3 it is relevant and material and provided its probative value 4 substantially outweighs the danger of unfair prejudice to the 5 child’s parent, guardian, or custodian. The circumstances of 6 the making of the report, study, record or other writing or an 7 audiotape or videotape recording, including the maker’s lack of 8 personal knowledge, may be proved to affect its weight. 9 Sec. 619. Section 232.97, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 1. The court shall not make a disposition of the petition 12 until five working days after a social report has been 13 submitted to the court and counsel for the child and has been 14 considered by the court. The court may waive the five-day 15 requirement upon agreement by all the parties. The court may 16 direct either the juvenile court officer or the department 17 of human services or any other agency licensed by the state 18 to conduct a social investigation and to prepare a social 19 report which may include any evidence provided by an individual 20 providing foster care for the child. A report prepared shall 21 include any founded reports of child abuse. 22 Sec. 620. Section 232.98, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 2. Following an adjudication that a child is a child in need 25 of assistance, the court may after a hearing order the physical 26 or mental examination of the parent, guardian , or custodian if 27 that person’s ability to care for the child is at issue. 28 Sec. 621. Section 232.100, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 232.100 Suspended judgment. 31 After the dispositional hearing the court may enter an 32 order suspending judgment and continuing the proceedings 33 subject to terms and conditions imposed to assure the proper 34 care and protection of the child. Such terms and conditions 35 -393- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 393/ 1541
H.F. 662 may include the supervision of the child and of the parent, 1 guardian , or custodian by the department of human services , 2 juvenile court office , or other appropriate agency designated 3 by the court. The maximum duration of any term or condition of 4 a suspended judgment shall be twelve months unless the court 5 finds at a hearing held during the last month of that period 6 that exceptional circumstances require an extension of the term 7 or condition for an additional six months. 8 Sec. 622. Section 232.101, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 1. After the dispositional hearing, the court may enter an 11 order permitting the child’s parent, guardian , or custodian 12 at the time of the filing of the petition to retain custody 13 of the child subject to terms and conditions which the court 14 prescribes to assure the proper care and protection of the 15 child. Such terms and conditions may include supervision 16 of the child and the parent, guardian , or custodian by the 17 department of human services , juvenile court office , or other 18 appropriate agency which the court designates. Such terms 19 and conditions may also include the provision or acceptance 20 by the parent, guardian , or custodian of special treatment or 21 care which the child needs for the child’s physical or mental 22 health. If the parent, guardian , or custodian fails to provide 23 the treatment or care, the court may order the department 24 of human services or some other appropriate state agency to 25 provide such care or treatment. 26 Sec. 623. Section 232.102, subsections 4 and 6, Code 2023, 27 are amended to read as follows: 28 4. a. Whenever possible the court should permit the 29 child to remain at home with the child’s parent, guardian, or 30 custodian. Custody of the child should not be transferred 31 unless the court finds there is clear and convincing evidence 32 that of any of the following : 33 (1) The child cannot be protected from physical abuse 34 without transfer of custody ; or . 35 -394- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 394/ 1541
H.F. 662 (2) The child cannot be protected from some harm which would 1 justify the adjudication of the child as a child in need of 2 assistance and an adequate placement is available. 3 b. In order to transfer custody of the child under 4 this subsection , the court must make a determination that 5 continuation of the child in the child’s home would be contrary 6 to the welfare of the child, and shall identify the reasonable 7 efforts that have been made. The court’s determination 8 regarding continuation of the child in the child’s home, 9 and regarding reasonable efforts, including those made to 10 prevent removal and those made to finalize any permanency 11 plan in effect, as well as any determination by the court 12 that reasonable efforts are not required, must be made on 13 a case-by-case basis. The grounds for each determination 14 must be explicitly documented and stated in the court order. 15 However, preserving the safety of the child is the paramount 16 consideration. If imminent danger to the child’s life or 17 health exists at the time of the court’s consideration, the 18 determinations otherwise required under this paragraph shall 19 not be a prerequisite for an order for removal of the child. 20 If the court transfers custody of the child, unless the 21 court waives the requirement for making reasonable efforts or 22 otherwise makes a determination that reasonable efforts are not 23 required, reasonable efforts shall be made to make it possible 24 for the child to safely return to the family’s home. 25 6. In any order transferring custody to the department 26 or an agency, or in orders pursuant to a custody order, the 27 court shall specify the nature and category of disposition 28 which will serve the best interests of the child, and shall 29 prescribe the means by which the placement shall be monitored 30 by the court. If the court orders the transfer of the custody 31 of the child to the department of human services or other 32 agency for placement, the department or agency shall submit 33 a case permanency plan to the court and shall make every 34 reasonable effort to return the child to the child’s home as 35 -395- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 395/ 1541
H.F. 662 quickly as possible consistent with the best interests of the 1 child. When the child is not returned to the child’s home and 2 if the child has been previously placed in a licensed foster 3 care facility, the department or agency shall consider placing 4 the child in the same licensed foster care facility. If the 5 court orders the transfer of custody to a parent who does not 6 have physical care of the child, other relative, or other 7 suitable person, the court may direct the department or other 8 agency to provide services to the child’s parent, guardian, 9 or custodian in order to enable them to resume custody of the 10 child. If the court orders the transfer of custody to the 11 department of human services or to another agency for placement 12 in group foster care, the department or agency shall make every 13 reasonable effort to place the child in the least restrictive, 14 most family-like, and most appropriate setting available, and 15 in close proximity to the parents’ home, consistent with the 16 child’s best interests and special needs, and shall consider 17 the placement’s proximity to the school in which the child is 18 enrolled at the time of placement. 19 Sec. 624. Section 232.103A, subsections 3 and 5, Code 2023, 20 are amended to read as follows: 21 3. The juvenile court shall designate the petitioner and 22 respondent for the purposes of the bridge order. A bridge 23 order shall only address matters of custody, physical care, and 24 visitation. All other matters, including child support, shall 25 be filed by separate petition or by action of the child support 26 recovery unit services , and shall be subject to existing 27 applicable statutory provisions. 28 5. The district court shall take judicial notice of the 29 juvenile file in any hearing related to the case. Records 30 contained in the district court case file that were copied or 31 transferred from the juvenile court file concerning the case 32 shall be subject to section 232.147 and other confidentiality 33 provisions of this chapter for cases not involving juvenile 34 delinquency, and shall be disclosed, upon request, to the child 35 -396- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 396/ 1541
H.F. 662 support recovery unit services without a court order. 1 Sec. 625. Section 232.111, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. A child’s guardian, guardian ad litem, or custodian, 4 the department of human services , a juvenile court officer, or 5 the county attorney may file a petition for termination of the 6 parent-child relationship and parental rights with respect to a 7 child. 8 Sec. 626. Section 232.116, subsection 1, paragraph l, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 l. The court finds that all of the following have occurred: 11 (1) The child has been adjudicated a child in need of 12 assistance pursuant to section 232.96 and custody has been 13 transferred from the child’s parents for placement pursuant to 14 section 232.102 . 15 (2) The parent has a severe substance-related substance use 16 disorder as described by either of the following: 17 (a) The severe substance-related substance use disorder 18 meets the definition for that term as defined in the most 19 current edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual 20 prepared by the American psychiatric association, and the 21 parent presents a danger to self or others as evidenced by 22 prior acts. 23 (b) The disorder is evidenced by continued and repeated use 24 through the case, the parent’s refusal to obtain a substance 25 abuse use disorder evaluation or treatment after given the 26 opportunity to do so, and the parent presents a danger to self 27 or others as evidenced by prior acts. 28 (3) There is clear and convincing evidence that the parent’s 29 prognosis indicates that the child will not be able to be 30 returned to the custody of the parent within a reasonable 31 period of time considering the child’s age and need for a 32 permanent home. 33 Sec. 627. Section 232.142, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -397- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 397/ 1541
H.F. 662 232.142 Maintenance and cost of juvenile homes —— fund. 1 1. County boards of supervisors which singly or in 2 conjunction with one or more other counties provide and 3 maintain juvenile detention and juvenile shelter care homes are 4 subject to this section . 5 2. For the purpose of providing and maintaining a county 6 or multicounty home, the board of supervisors of any county 7 may issue general county purpose bonds in accordance with 8 sections 331.441 through 331.449 . Expenses for providing and 9 maintaining a multicounty home shall be paid by the counties 10 participating in a manner to be determined by the boards of 11 supervisors. 12 3. A county or multicounty juvenile detention home approved 13 pursuant to this section shall receive financial aid from the 14 state in a manner approved by the director , the director of the 15 department of human rights, or a designee of the director of 16 the department of human rights . Aid paid by the state shall 17 be at least ten percent and not more than fifty percent of the 18 total cost of the establishment, improvements, operation, and 19 maintenance of the home. This subsection is repealed July 1, 20 2023. 21 4. The director , the director of the department of human 22 rights, or a designee of the director of the department of 23 human rights shall adopt minimal rules and standards for the 24 establishment, maintenance, and operation of such homes as 25 shall be necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter . The 26 rules shall apply the requirements of section 237.8 , concerning 27 employment and evaluation of persons with direct responsibility 28 for a child or with access to a child when the child is 29 alone and persons residing in a child foster care facility, 30 to persons employed by, residing in, or volunteering for a 31 home approved under this section . The director shall, upon 32 request, give guidance and consultation in the establishment 33 and administration of the homes and programs for the homes. 34 This subsection is repealed July 1, 2023. 35 -398- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 398/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. The director , the director of the department of human 1 rights, or a designee of the director of the department of 2 human rights shall approve annually all such homes established 3 and maintained under the provisions of this chapter . A home 4 shall not be approved unless it complies with minimal rules and 5 standards adopted by the director and has been inspected by the 6 department of inspections and appeals. The statewide number 7 of beds in the homes approved by the director shall not exceed 8 two hundred seventy-two beds beginning July 1, 2017. This 9 subsection is repealed July 1, 2023. 10 6. A juvenile detention home fund is created in the 11 state treasury under the authority of the department or the 12 department of human rights as the department and the department 13 of human rights agree . The fund shall consist of moneys 14 deposited in the fund pursuant to section 602.8108 . The moneys 15 in the fund shall be used for the costs of the establishment, 16 improvement, operation, and maintenance of county or 17 multicounty juvenile detention homes in accordance with annual 18 appropriations made by the general assembly from the fund for 19 these purposes. This subsection is repealed July 1, 2023. 20 Sec. 628. Section 232.147, subsection 2, paragraphs c, e, 21 and j, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 22 c. The child’s parent, guardian , or custodian, court 23 appointed special advocate, and guardian ad litem, and 24 the members of the child advocacy board created in section 25 237.16 or a local citizen foster care review board created in 26 accordance with section 237.19 who are assigning or reviewing 27 the child’s case. 28 e. An agency, individual, association, facility, or 29 institution responsible for the care, treatment, or supervision 30 of the child pursuant to a court order or voluntary placement 31 agreement with the department of human services , juvenile 32 officer, or intake officer. 33 j. The department of human services . 34 Sec. 629. Section 232.147, subsection 3, paragraphs c, e, 35 -399- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 399/ 1541
H.F. 662 and h, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 1 c. The child’s parent, guardian , or custodian, court 2 appointed special advocate, guardian ad litem, and the members 3 of the child advocacy board created in section 237.16 or a 4 local citizen foster care review board created in accordance 5 with section 237.19 who are assigning or reviewing the child’s 6 case. 7 e. An agency, individual, association, facility, or 8 institution responsible for the care, treatment, or supervision 9 of the child pursuant to a court order or voluntary placement 10 agreement with the department of human services , juvenile court 11 officer, or intake officer. 12 h. The department of human services . 13 Sec. 630. Section 232.147, subsection 4, paragraphs c, f, 14 and j, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 c. The child’s parent, guardian , or custodian, court 16 appointed special advocate, guardian ad litem, and the members 17 of the child advocacy board created in section 237.16 or a 18 local citizen foster care review board created in accordance 19 with section 237.19 who are assigning or reviewing the child’s 20 case. 21 f. An agency, individual, association, facility, or 22 institution responsible for the care, treatment, or supervision 23 of the child pursuant to a court order or voluntary placement 24 agreement with the department of human services , juvenile court 25 officer, or intake officer. 26 j. The department of human services . 27 Sec. 631. Section 232.147, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 7. Official juvenile court records enumerated in section 30 232.2, subsection 43 , paragraph “e” , relating to paternity, 31 support, or the termination of parental rights, shall be 32 disclosed, upon request, to the child support recovery unit 33 services without court order. 34 Sec. 632. Section 232.149, subsection 5, paragraph h, Code 35 -400- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 400/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 h. The department of human services . 2 Sec. 633. Section 232.149A, subsection 3, paragraphs c and 3 e, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 4 c. The child’s parent, guardian , or custodian, court 5 appointed special advocate, and guardian ad litem, and 6 the members of the child advocacy board created in section 7 237.16 or a local citizen foster care review board created in 8 accordance with section 237.19 who are assigning or reviewing 9 the child’s case. 10 e. An agency, association, facility, or institution which 11 has custody of the child, or is legally responsible for the 12 care, treatment, or supervision of the child, including but not 13 limited to the department of human services . 14 Sec. 634. Section 232.158A, subsection 1, unnumbered 15 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 Notwithstanding any provision of the interstate compact 17 on the placement of children under section 232.158 to the 18 contrary, the department of human services shall permit the 19 legal risk placement of a child under the interstate compact on 20 the placement of children if the prospective adoptive parent 21 provides a legal risk statement, in writing, acknowledging all 22 of the following: 23 Sec. 635. Section 232.158A, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 d. That the prospective adoptive parent assumes full legal, 26 financial, and other risks associated with the legal risk 27 placement and that the prospective adoptive parent agrees 28 to hold the department of human services harmless for any 29 disruption or failure of the placement. 30 Sec. 636. Section 232.160, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 232.160 Department of health and human services as public 33 authority. 34 The “appropriate public authorities” as used in article III 35 -401- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 401/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the interstate compact on the placement of children under 1 section 232.158 shall, with reference to this state, mean the 2 state department of health and human services and said the 3 department shall receive and act with reference to notices 4 required by article III of that interstate compact. 5 Sec. 637. Section 232.161, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 232.161 Department as authority in receiving state. 8 As used in paragraph “a” of article V of the interstate 9 compact on the placement of children under section 232.158 , 10 the phrase “appropriate authority in the receiving state” with 11 reference to this state shall mean means the state department 12 of health and human services. 13 Sec. 638. Section 232.162, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 232.162 Authority to enter agreements. 16 The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions 17 having authority to place children may enter into agreements 18 with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party 19 states pursuant to paragraph “b” of article V of the interstate 20 compact on the placement of children under section 232.158 . 21 Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or 22 imposes a financial obligation on this state or a subdivision 23 or agency of this state shall not be binding unless it has the 24 approval in writing of the administrator of child and family 25 services director or the director’s designee in the case of the 26 state and the county general assistance director in the case 27 of a subdivision of the state. 28 Sec. 639. Section 232.168, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 232.168 Attorney general to enforce. 31 The attorney general may, on the attorney general’s own 32 initiative, institute any criminal and civil actions and 33 proceedings under this subchapter , at whatever stage of 34 placement necessary, to enforce the interstate compact on 35 -402- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 402/ 1541
H.F. 662 the placement of children, including, but not limited to, 1 seeking enforcement of the provisions of the compact through 2 the courts of a party state. The department of human services 3 shall cooperate with the attorney general and shall refer any 4 placement or proposed placement to the attorney general which 5 may require enforcement measures. 6 Sec. 640. Section 232.171, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 4. Article IV —— Return of runaways. 9 a. (1) That the parent, guardian, or person or agency 10 entitled to legal custody of a juvenile who has not been 11 adjudged delinquent but who has run away without the consent 12 of such parent, guardian, or person or agency may petition 13 the appropriate court in the demanding state for the issuance 14 of a requisition for the juvenile’s return. The petition 15 shall state the name and age of the juvenile, the name of the 16 petitioner and the basis of entitlement to the juvenile’s 17 custody, the circumstances of the juvenile’s running away, 18 the juvenile’s location if known at the time application 19 is made, and such other facts as may tend to show that the 20 juvenile who has run away is endangering the juvenile’s own 21 welfare or the welfare of others and is not an emancipated 22 minor. The petition shall be verified by affidavit, shall 23 be executed in duplicate, and shall be accompanied by two 24 certified copies of the document or documents on which the 25 petitioner’s entitlement to the juvenile’s custody is based, 26 such as birth certificates, letters of guardianship, or custody 27 decrees. Such further affidavits and other documents as may 28 be deemed proper may be submitted with such petition. The 29 judge of the court to which this application is made may hold a 30 hearing thereon to determine whether for the purposes of this 31 compact the petitioner is entitled to the legal custody of the 32 juvenile, whether or not it appears that the juvenile has in 33 fact run away without consent, whether or not the juvenile is 34 an emancipated minor, and whether or not it is in the best 35 -403- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 403/ 1541
H.F. 662 interest of the juvenile to compel the juvenile’s return to 1 the state. If the judge determines, either with or without a 2 hearing, that the juvenile should be returned, the judge shall 3 present to the appropriate court or to the executive authority 4 of the state where the juvenile is alleged to be located a 5 written requisition for the return of such juvenile. Such 6 requisition shall set forth the name and age of the juvenile, 7 the determination of the court that the juvenile has run away 8 without the consent of a parent, guardian, or person or agency 9 entitled to the juvenile’s legal custody, and that it is in 10 the best interest and for the protection of such juvenile that 11 the juvenile be returned. In the event that a proceeding for 12 the adjudication of the juvenile as a delinquent, neglected or 13 dependent juvenile is pending in the court at the time when 14 such juvenile runs away, the court may issue a requisition for 15 the return of such juvenile upon its own motion, regardless 16 of the consent of the parent, guardian, or person or agency 17 entitled to legal custody, reciting therein the nature and 18 circumstances of the pending proceeding. The requisition shall 19 in every case be executed in duplicate and shall be signed by 20 the judge. One copy of the requisition shall be filed with the 21 compact administrator of the demanding state, there to remain 22 on file subject to the provisions of law governing records 23 of such court. Upon the receipt of a requisition demanding 24 the return of a juvenile who has run away, the court or the 25 executive authority to whom the requisition is addressed shall 26 issue an order to any peace officer or other appropriate person 27 directing the officer or person to take into custody and detain 28 such juvenile. Such detention order must substantially recite 29 the facts necessary to the validity of its issuance hereunder. 30 No juvenile detained upon such order shall be delivered over 31 to the officer whom the court demanding the juvenile shall 32 have appointed to receive the juvenile, unless the juvenile 33 shall first be taken forthwith before a judge of a court in the 34 state, who shall inform the juvenile of the demand made for 35 -404- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 404/ 1541
H.F. 662 the juvenile’s return, and who may appoint counsel or guardian 1 ad litem for the juvenile. If the judge of such court shall 2 find that the requisition is in order, the judge shall deliver 3 such juvenile over to the officer whom the court demanding the 4 juvenile shall have appointed to receive the juvenile. The 5 judge, however, may fix a reasonable time to be allowed for the 6 purpose of testing the legality of the proceeding. 7 (2) Upon reasonable information that a person is a juvenile 8 who has run away from another state party to this compact 9 without the consent of a parent, guardian, or person or agency 10 entitled to the juvenile’s legal custody, such juvenile may be 11 taken into custody without a requisition and brought forthwith 12 before a judge of the appropriate court who may appoint counsel 13 or guardian ad litem for such juvenile and who shall determine 14 after a hearing whether sufficient cause exists to hold the 15 person, subject to the order of the court, for the person’s own 16 protection and welfare, for such a time not exceeding ninety 17 days as will enable the person’s return to another state party 18 to this compact pursuant to a requisition for the person’s 19 return from a court of that state. If, at the time when a 20 state seeks the return of a juvenile who has run away, there is 21 pending in the state wherein the juvenile is found any criminal 22 charge, or any proceeding to have the juvenile adjudicated a 23 delinquent juvenile for an act committed in such state, or 24 if the juvenile is suspected of having committed within such 25 state a criminal offense or an act of juvenile delinquency, 26 the juvenile shall not be returned without the consent of 27 such state until discharged from prosecution or other form of 28 proceeding, imprisonment, detention or supervision for such 29 offense or juvenile delinquency. The duly accredited officers 30 of any state party to this compact, upon the establishment 31 of their authority and the identity of the juvenile being 32 returned, shall be permitted to transport such juvenile through 33 any and all states party to this compact, without interference. 34 Upon the juvenile’s return to the state from which the juvenile 35 -405- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 405/ 1541
H.F. 662 ran away, the juvenile shall be subject to such further 1 proceedings as may be appropriate under the laws of that state. 2 b. That the state to which a juvenile is returned under this 3 article shall be responsible for payment of the transportation 4 costs of such return. 5 c. That “juvenile” as used in this article means any person 6 who is a minor under the law of the state of residence of the 7 parent, guardian, or person or agency entitled to the legal 8 custody of such minor. 9 Sec. 641. Section 232.171, subsection 7, paragraph a, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. That the duly constituted judicial and administrative 12 authorities of a state party to this compact, herein called 13 “sending state” , may permit any delinquent juvenile within 14 such state, placed on probation or parole, to reside in any 15 other state party to this compact, herein called “receiving 16 state” , while on probation or parole, and the receiving 17 state shall accept such delinquent juvenile, if the parent, 18 guardian , or person entitled to the legal custody of such 19 delinquent juvenile is residing or undertakes to reside 20 within the receiving state. Before granting such permission, 21 opportunity shall be given to the receiving state to make such 22 investigations as it deems necessary. The authorities of the 23 sending state shall send to the authorities of the receiving 24 state copies of pertinent court orders, social case studies 25 and all other available information which may be of value to 26 and assist the receiving state in supervising a probationer 27 or parolee under this compact. A receiving state, in its 28 discretion, may agree to accept supervision of a probationer or 29 parolee in cases where the parent, guardian , or person entitled 30 to the legal custody of the delinquent juvenile is not a 31 resident of the receiving state, and if so accepted the sending 32 state may transfer supervision accordingly. 33 Sec. 642. Section 232.171, subsection 10, paragraph f, Code 34 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 -406- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 406/ 1541
H.F. 662 f. Provide that the consent of the parent, guardian, or 1 person or agency entitled to the legal custody of said the 2 delinquent juvenile shall be secured prior to the juvenile 3 being sent to another state; and 4 Sec. 643. Section 232.188, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 232.188 Decategorization of child welfare and juvenile 7 justice funding initiative. 8 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section , unless 9 the context otherwise requires: 10 a. “Decategorization governance board” or “governance 11 board” means the group that enters into and implements a 12 decategorization project agreement. 13 b. “Decategorization project” means the county or counties 14 that have entered into a decategorization agreement to 15 implement the decategorization initiative in the county or 16 multicounty area covered by the agreement. 17 c. “Decategorization services funding pool” or “funding pool” 18 means the funding designated for a decategorization project 19 from all sources. 20 2. Purpose. The decategorization of the child welfare and 21 juvenile justice funding initiative is intended to establish 22 a system of delivering human services based upon client needs 23 to replace a system based upon a multitude of categorical 24 programs and funding sources, each with different service 25 definitions and eligibility requirements. The purposes of 26 the decategorization initiative include but are not limited 27 to redirecting child welfare and juvenile justice funding 28 to services which are more preventive, family-centered, 29 and community-based in order to reduce use of restrictive 30 approaches which rely upon institutional, out-of-home, and 31 out-of-community services. 32 3. Implementation. 33 a. Implementation of the initiative shall be through 34 creation of decategorization projects. A project shall consist 35 -407- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 407/ 1541
H.F. 662 of either a single county or a group of counties interested 1 in jointly implementing the initiative. Representatives of 2 the department, juvenile court services, and county government 3 shall develop a project agreement to implement the initiative 4 within a project. 5 b. The initiative shall include community planning 6 activities in the area covered by a project. As part of 7 the community planning activities, the department shall 8 partner with other community stakeholders to develop service 9 alternatives that provide less restrictive levels of care for 10 children and families receiving services from the child welfare 11 and juvenile justice systems within the project area. 12 c. The decategorization initiative shall not be implemented 13 in a manner that limits the legal rights of children and 14 families to receive services. 15 4. Governance board. 16 a. In partnership with an interested county or group of 17 counties which has demonstrated the commitment and involvement 18 of the affected county department, or departments, of human 19 services, the juvenile justice system within the project 20 area, and board, or boards, of supervisors in order to form 21 a decategorization project, the department shall develop 22 a process for combining specific state and state-federal 23 funding categories into a decategorization services funding 24 pool for that project. A decategorization project shall be 25 implemented by a decategorization governance board. The 26 decategorization governance board shall develop specific, 27 quantifiable short-term and long-term plans for enhancing the 28 family-centered and community-based services and reducing 29 reliance upon out-of-community care in the project area. 30 b. The department shall work with the decategorization 31 governance boards to best coordinate planning activities and 32 most effectively target funding resources. A departmental 33 service area manager The department shall work with the 34 decategorization governance boards in that service area to 35 -408- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 408/ 1541
H.F. 662 support board planning and service development activities and 1 to promote the most effective alignment of resources. 2 c. A decategorization governance board shall coordinate 3 the project’s planning and budgeting activities with the 4 departmental service area manager department’s designee for the 5 county or counties comprising the project area and the early 6 childhood Iowa area board or boards for the early childhood 7 Iowa area or areas within which the decategorization project 8 is located. 9 5. Funding pool. 10 a. The governance board for a decategorization project has 11 authority over the project’s decategorization services funding 12 pool and shall manage the pool to provide more flexible, 13 individualized, family-centered, preventive, community-based, 14 comprehensive, and coordinated service systems for children and 15 families served in that project area. A funding pool shall 16 also be used for child welfare and juvenile justice systems 17 enhancements. 18 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys designated for a 19 project’s decategorization services funding pool that remain 20 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 21 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure as 22 directed by the project’s governance board for child welfare 23 and juvenile justice systems enhancements and other purposes 24 of the project for the next three succeeding fiscal years. 25 Such moneys shall be known as “carryover funding” . Moneys may 26 be made available to a funding pool from one or more of the 27 following sources: 28 (1) Funds designated for the initiative in a state 29 appropriation. 30 (2) Child welfare and juvenile justice services funds 31 designated for the initiative by a departmental service area 32 manager the department . 33 (3) Juvenile justice program funds designated for the 34 initiative by a chief juvenile court officer. 35 -409- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 409/ 1541
H.F. 662 (4) Carryover funding. 1 (5) Any other source designating moneys for the funding 2 pool. 3 c. The services and activities funded from a project’s 4 funding pool may vary depending upon the strategies selected 5 by the project’s governance board and shall be detailed in an 6 annual child welfare and juvenile justice decategorization 7 services plan developed by the governance board. A 8 decategorization governance board shall involve community 9 representatives and county organizations in the development of 10 the plan for that project’s funding pool. In addition, the 11 governance board shall coordinate efforts through communication 12 with the appropriate departmental service area manager 13 department regarding budget planning and decategorization 14 service decisions. 15 d. A decategorization governance board is responsible for 16 ensuring that decategorization services expenditures from that 17 project’s funding pool do not exceed the amount of funding 18 available. If necessary, the governance board shall reduce 19 expenditures or discontinue specific services as necessary to 20 manage within the funding pool resources available for a fiscal 21 year. 22 e. The annual child welfare and juvenile justice 23 decategorization services plan developed for use of the funding 24 pool by a decategorization governance board shall be submitted 25 to the department administrator of child welfare services 26 and the early childhood Iowa state board. In addition, the 27 decategorization governance board shall submit an annual 28 progress report to the department administrator and the early 29 childhood Iowa state board which summarizes the progress made 30 toward attaining the objectives contained in the plan. The 31 progress report shall serve as an opportunity for information 32 sharing and feedback. 33 6. Departmental role. A The departmental service area’s 34 share of the child welfare appropriation that is not allocated 35 -410- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 410/ 1541
H.F. 662 by law for the decategorization initiative shall be managed 1 by and is under the authority of the service area manager 2 department . A service area manager The department is 3 responsible for meeting the child welfare service needs in the 4 counties comprising the service area with the available funding 5 resources. 6 Sec. 644. Section 232.189, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 7 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 Based upon a model reasonable efforts family court 9 initiative, the director of human services and the chief 10 justice of the supreme court or their designees shall jointly 11 establish and implement a statewide protocol for reasonable 12 efforts, as defined in section 232.102 . In addition, the 13 director and the chief justice shall design and implement 14 a system for judicial and departmental reasonable efforts 15 education for deployment throughout the state. The system for 16 reasonable efforts education shall be developed in a manner 17 which addresses the particular needs of rural areas and shall 18 include but is not limited to all of the following topics: 19 Sec. 645. Section 232B.3, Code 2023, is amended by adding 20 the following new subsections: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. “Department” means the department of 22 health and human services. 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 3B. “Director” means the director of health 24 and human services. 25 Sec. 646. Section 232B.9, subsections 8 and 9, Code 2023, 26 are amended to read as follows: 27 8. A record of each foster care placement, emergency 28 removal, preadoptive placement, or adoptive placement of an 29 Indian child, under the laws of this state, shall be maintained 30 in perpetuity by the department of human services in accordance 31 with section 232B.13 . The record shall document the active 32 efforts to comply with the applicable order of preference 33 specified in this section . 34 9. The state of Iowa recognizes the authority of Indian 35 -411- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 411/ 1541
H.F. 662 tribes to license foster homes and to license agencies to 1 receive children for control, care, and maintenance outside 2 of the children’s own homes, or to place, receive, arrange 3 the placement of, or assist in the placement of children for 4 foster care or adoption. The department of human services and 5 child-placing agencies licensed under chapter 238 may place 6 children in foster homes and facilities licensed by an Indian 7 tribe. 8 Sec. 647. Section 232B.11, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 9 are amended to read as follows: 10 1. The director of human services or the director’s designee 11 shall make a good faith effort to enter into agreements 12 with Indian tribes regarding jurisdiction over child custody 13 proceedings and the care and custody of Indian children whose 14 tribes have land within Iowa, including but not limited to 15 the Sac and Fox tribe, the Omaha tribe, the Ponca tribe, and 16 the Winnebago tribe, and whose tribes have an Indian child 17 who resides in the state of Iowa. An agreement shall seek to 18 promote the continued existence and integrity of the Indian 19 tribe as a political entity and the vital interest of Indian 20 children in securing and maintaining a political, cultural, 21 and social relationship with their tribes. An agreement 22 shall assure that tribal services and Indian organizations 23 or agencies are used to the greatest extent practicable in 24 planning and implementing any action pursuant to the agreement 25 concerning the care and custody of Indian children. If tribal 26 services are not available, an agreement shall assure that 27 community services and resources developed specifically for 28 Indian families will be used. 29 2. If an agreement entered into between the tribe and the 30 department of human services pertaining to the funding of 31 foster care placements for Indian children conflicts with any 32 federal or state law, the state in a timely, good faith manner 33 shall agree to amend the agreement in a way that prevents any 34 interruption of services to eligible Indian children. 35 -412- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 412/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 648. Section 232B.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 232B.12 Payment of foster care expenses. 3 1. If the department of human services has legal custody 4 of an Indian child and that child is placed in foster care 5 according to the placement preferences under section 232B.9 6 the state shall pay, subject to any applicable federal funding 7 limitations and requirements, the cost of the foster care in 8 the manner and to the same extent the state pays for foster 9 care of non-Indian children, including the administrative and 10 training costs associated with the placement. In addition, 11 the state shall pay the other costs related to the foster care 12 placement of an Indian child as may be provided for in an 13 agreement entered into between a tribe and the state. 14 2. The department of human services may, subject to any 15 applicable federal funding limitations and requirements and 16 within funds appropriated for foster care services, purchase 17 care for Indian children who are in the custody of a federally 18 recognized Indian tribe or tribally licensed child-placing 19 agency pursuant to parental consent, tribal court order, or 20 state court order; and the purchase of the care is subject to 21 the same eligibility standards and rates of support applicable 22 to other children for whom the department purchases care. 23 Sec. 649. Section 232B.13, subsections 1, 3, 4, and 5, Code 24 2023, are amended to read as follows: 25 1. The department of human services shall establish an 26 automated database where a permanent record shall be maintained 27 of every involuntary or voluntary foster care, preadoptive 28 placement, or adoptive placement of an Indian child that is 29 ordered by a court of this state and in which the department 30 was involved. The automated record shall document the active 31 efforts made to comply with the order of placement preference 32 specified in section 232B.9 . An Indian child’s placement 33 record shall be maintained in perpetuity by the department 34 of human services and shall include but is not limited to 35 -413- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 413/ 1541
H.F. 662 the name, birthdate, and gender of the Indian child, and the 1 location of the local department office that maintains the 2 original file and documents containing the information listed 3 in subsection 2 . 4 3. If a court orders the foster care, preadoptive placement, 5 or adoptive placement of an Indian child, the court and any 6 state-licensed child-placing agency involved in the placement 7 shall provide the department of human services with the records 8 described in subsections 1 and 2 . 9 4. A record maintained pursuant to this section by the 10 department of human services , a county department of human 11 services, state-licensed child-placing agency, private 12 attorney, or medical facility shall be made available within 13 seven days of a request for the record by the Indian child’s 14 tribe or the secretary of the interior. 15 5. Upon the request of an Indian individual who is eighteen 16 years of age or older, or upon the request of an Indian 17 child’s parent, Indian custodian, attorney, guardian ad litem, 18 guardian, legal custodian, or caseworker of the Indian child, 19 the department of human services , a county department of 20 human services, state-licensed child-placing agency, private 21 attorney, or medical facility shall provide access to the 22 records pertaining to the Indian individual or child maintained 23 pursuant to this section . The records shall also be made 24 available upon the request of the descendants of the Indian 25 individual or child. A record shall be made available within 26 seven days of a request for the record by any person authorized 27 by this subsection to make the request. 28 Sec. 650. Section 232B.14, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 1. The department of human services , in consultation 31 with Indian tribes, shall establish standards and procedures 32 for the department’s review of cases subject to this chapter 33 and methods for monitoring the department’s compliance with 34 provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and this 35 -414- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 414/ 1541
H.F. 662 chapter . These standards and procedures and the monitoring 1 methods shall be integrated into the department’s structure 2 and plan for the federal government’s child and family service 3 review process and any program improvement plan resulting from 4 that process. 5 Sec. 651. Section 232C.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 1. Prior to an emancipation hearing held pursuant to 8 section 232C.1 , the court, on its own motion, may stay the 9 proceedings, and refer the parties to mediation or request 10 that the department of health and human services investigate 11 any allegations of child abuse or neglect contained in the 12 petition, and order that a written report be prepared and filed 13 by the department. 14 Sec. 652. Section 232C.4, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 6. A parent who is absolved of child support obligations 17 pursuant to an emancipation order shall notify the child 18 support recovery unit services of the department of health and 19 human services of the emancipation. 20 Sec. 653. Section 232D.204, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 4. A proceeding under this section shall not create a new 23 eligibility category for the department of health and human 24 services protective services. 25 Sec. 654. Section 232D.307, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 3. The judicial branch in conjunction with the department 28 of public safety, the department of health and human services, 29 and the state chief information officer shall establish 30 procedures for electronic access to the single contact 31 repository necessary to conduct background checks requested 32 under subsection 1 . 33 Sec. 655. Section 233.2, subsection 2, paragraphs c and d, 34 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 35 -415- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 415/ 1541
H.F. 662 c. If the physical custody of the newborn infant is 1 relinquished at an institutional health facility, the state 2 shall reimburse the institutional health facility for the 3 institutional health facility’s actual expenses in providing 4 care to the newborn infant and in performing acts necessary to 5 protect the physical health or safety of the newborn infant. 6 The reimbursement shall be paid from moneys appropriated for 7 this purpose to the department of health and human services. 8 d. If the name of the parent is unknown to the institutional 9 health facility, the individual on duty or other person 10 designated by the institutional health facility at which 11 physical custody of the newborn infant was relinquished shall 12 submit the certificate of birth report as required pursuant to 13 section 144.14 . If the name of the parent is disclosed to the 14 institutional health facility, the facility shall submit the 15 certificate of birth report as required pursuant to section 16 144.13 . The department of public health and human services 17 shall not file the certificate of birth with the county of 18 birth and shall otherwise maintain the confidentiality of the 19 birth certificate in accordance with section 144.43 . 20 Sec. 656. Section 233.2, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 3. As soon as possible after the individual on duty or first 23 responder assumes physical custody of a newborn infant released 24 under subsection 1 , the individual or first responder shall 25 notify the department of health and human services and the 26 department shall take the actions necessary to assume the care, 27 control, and custody of the newborn infant. The department 28 shall immediately notify the juvenile court and the county 29 attorney of the department’s action and the circumstances 30 surrounding the action and request an ex parte order from the 31 juvenile court ordering, in accordance with the requirements of 32 section 232.78 , the department to take custody of the newborn 33 infant. Upon receiving the order, the department shall take 34 custody of the newborn infant. Within twenty-four hours of 35 -416- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 416/ 1541
H.F. 662 taking custody of the newborn infant, the department shall 1 notify the juvenile court and the county attorney in writing 2 of the department’s action and the circumstances surrounding 3 the action. 4 Sec. 657. Section 233.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, 5 is amended to read as follows: 6 The department of health and human services, in consultation 7 with the Iowa department of public health and the department of 8 justice, shall develop and distribute the following: 9 Sec. 658. Section 233A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 233A.1 State training school —— Eldora. 12 1. Effective January 1, 1992, a diagnosis and evaluation 13 center and other units are established at the state training 14 school to provide court-committed male juvenile delinquents a 15 program which focuses upon appropriate developmental skills, 16 treatment, placements, and rehabilitation. 17 2. The diagnosis and evaluation center which is used to 18 identify appropriate treatment and placement alternatives for 19 juveniles and any other units for juvenile delinquents which 20 are located at Eldora shall be known as the “state training 21 school” . 22 3. For the purposes of this chapter “director” : 23 a. “Department” means the department of health and human 24 services. 25 b. “Director” means the director of health and human 26 services and “superintendent” . 27 c. “State training school” means the diagnosis and 28 evaluation center which is used to identify appropriate 29 treatment and placement alternatives for juveniles and any 30 other units for juvenile delinquents which are located at 31 Eldora. 32 d. “Superintendent” means the administrator in charge of the 33 diagnosis and evaluation center for juvenile delinquents and 34 other units at the state training school. 35 -417- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 417/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. 4. The number of children present at any one time at 1 the state training school shall not exceed the population 2 guidelines established under 1990 Iowa Acts, ch. 1239, §21 , as 3 adjusted for subsequent changes in the capacity at the training 4 school. 5 Sec. 659. Section 233A.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 233A.3 Salary. 8 The salary of the superintendent of the state training 9 school shall be determined by the administrator director . 10 Sec. 660. Section 233A.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 233A.6 Visits. 13 Members of the executive council, the attorney general, 14 the lieutenant governor, members of the general assembly, 15 judges of the supreme and district court and court of appeals, 16 magistrates, county attorneys , and persons ordained or 17 designated as regular leaders of a religious community are 18 authorized to may visit the state training school at reasonable 19 times. No other person shall be granted admission except by 20 permission of the superintendent. 21 Sec. 661. Section 233A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 233A.7 Placing in families. 24 All children committed to and received in the state training 25 school may be placed by the department under foster care 26 arrangements, with any persons or in families of good standing 27 and character where they the children will be properly cared 28 for and educated. The cost of foster care provided under these 29 arrangements shall be paid as provided in section 234.35 . 30 Sec. 662. Section 233A.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 233A.8 Articles of agreement. 33 Such children shall be so A child placed in foster care as 34 provided in section 233A.7 shall be placed under articles of 35 -418- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 418/ 1541
H.F. 662 agreement, approved by the administrator director and signed 1 by the person or persons taking them providing foster care and 2 by the superintendent. Said The articles of agreement shall 3 provide for the custody, care, education, maintenance, and 4 earnings of said children the child for a time to be fixed 5 specified in said the articles, which shall not extend beyond 6 the time when the persons bound shall attain the child attains 7 age of eighteen years of age . 8 Sec. 663. Section 233A.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 233A.9 Resuming custody of child. 11 In case If a child so placed be in foster care as provided 12 in section 233A.7 is not given the care, education, treatment, 13 and maintenance required by such the articles of agreement, the 14 administrator director may cause the child to be taken from 15 the person with whom placed and returned return the child to 16 the institution state training school , or may replace place 17 the child in a different foster care placement , or release , or 18 finally discharge the child as may seem best . 19 Sec. 664. Section 233A.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 233A.10 Unlawful interference. 22 It shall be unlawful for any parent or other person not 23 a party to such the placing of a child in foster care to 24 interfere in any manner or assume or exercise any control over 25 such the child or the child’s earnings. Said The child’s 26 earnings shall be used, held, or otherwise applied for the 27 exclusive benefit of such the child, in accordance with section 28 234.37 . 29 Sec. 665. Section 233A.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 233A.11 County attorney to appear for child. 32 In case legal proceedings are necessary to enforce any 33 right conferred on any child by sections 233A.7 through 34 233A.10 , the county attorney of the county in which such 35 -419- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 419/ 1541
H.F. 662 proceedings should be instituted shall, on the request of the 1 superintendent, approved by subject to the approval of the 2 administrator director , institute and carry on, in the name of 3 the superintendent, out the proceedings in on behalf of the 4 superintendent. 5 Sec. 666. Section 233A.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 233A.12 Discharge or parole. 8 The administrator director may at any time after one year’s 9 service order the discharge or parole of any inmate as a reward 10 for good conduct, and may, in exceptional cases, discharge or 11 parole inmates without regard to the length of their service 12 or conduct, when satisfied that the reasons therefor for the 13 discharge or parole are urgent and sufficient. If paroled upon 14 satisfactory evidence of reformation, the order may remain in 15 effect or terminate under such rules as the administrator may 16 prescribe prescribed by the director . 17 Sec. 667. Section 233A.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 233A.13 Binding out or discharge Discharge . 20 The binding out or the discharge of an inmate as reformed , or 21 having arrived at the age of eighteen years of age , shall be a 22 complete release from all penalties incurred by the conviction 23 for the offense upon which the child was committed to the 24 school. 25 Sec. 668. Section 233A.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 233A.14 Transfers to other institutions. 28 The administrator director may transfer minor wards of 29 the state to the state training school minor wards of the 30 state from any institution under the administrator’s charge 31 director’s control, but no a person shall not be so transferred 32 who is mentally ill or has a mental illness or an intellectual 33 disability. Any child in the state training school who is 34 mentally ill has a mental illness or has an intellectual 35 -420- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 420/ 1541
H.F. 662 disability may be transferred by the administrator director to 1 the proper state institution. 2 Sec. 669. Section 233A.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 233A.15 Transfers to work in parks. 5 1. The administrator director may detail assign children , 6 classed as from the state training school deemed trustworthy, 7 from the state training school, to perform services for the 8 department of natural resources within the state parks, state 9 game and forest areas, and other lands under the jurisdiction 10 of the department of natural resources. The department of 11 natural resources shall provide permanent housing and work 12 guidance supervision, but the care and custody of the children 13 so detailed assigned shall remain under employees of the 14 division of child and family services of with the department of 15 human services . All such programs shall have as their primary 16 purpose and shall provide for inculcation or the activation of 17 attitudes, skills, and habit patterns which will be conducive 18 to the habilitation of the youths children involved. 19 2. The administrator is hereby authorized to director 20 may use state-owned mobile housing equipment and facilities 21 in performing services at temporary locations in the areas 22 described in subsection 1 . 23 Sec. 670. Section 234.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 234.1 Definitions. 26 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 27 requires: 28 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division. 29 2. 1. “Child” means either a person less than eighteen 30 years of age or a person eighteen, nineteen, or twenty years of 31 age who meets all of the following conditions: 32 a. The person was placed by court order issued pursuant 33 to chapter 232 in foster care or in an institution listed in 34 section 218.1 and either of the following situations apply to 35 -421- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 421/ 1541
H.F. 662 the person: 1 (1) After reaching eighteen years of age, the person 2 has remained continuously and voluntarily under the care 3 of an individual, as defined in section 237.1 , licensed to 4 provide foster care pursuant to chapter 237 or in a supervised 5 apartment living arrangement, in this state. 6 (2) The person aged out of foster care after reaching 7 eighteen years of age and subsequently voluntarily applied for 8 placement with an individual, as defined in section 237.1 , 9 licensed to provide foster care pursuant to chapter 237 or for 10 placement in a supervised apartment living arrangement, in this 11 state. 12 b. The person has demonstrated a willingness to participate 13 in case planning and to complete the responsibilities 14 prescribed in the person’s case permanency plan. 15 c. The department has made an application for the person 16 for adult services upon a determination that it is likely the 17 person will need or be eligible for services or other support 18 from the adult services system. 19 3. “Division” or “state division” means that division of the 20 department of human services to which the director has assigned 21 responsibility for income and service programs. 22 4. “Food assistance program” means the benefits provided 23 through the United States department of agriculture program 24 administered by the department of human services in accordance 25 with 7 C.F.R. pts. 270 283 . 26 2. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 27 3. “Department” means the department of health and human 28 services. 29 4. “Director” means the director of health and human 30 services. 31 5. “Food programs” means the food stamp supplemental 32 nutrition assistance program and donated foods programs 33 authorized by federal law under the United States department 34 of agriculture. 35 -422- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 422/ 1541
H.F. 662 6. “Supplemental nutrition assistance program” or “SNAP” 1 means benefits provided by the federal program administered 2 through 7 C.F.R. pts. 270 280, as amended. 3 Sec. 671. Section 234.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 234.4 Education of children in departmental programs. 6 If the department of human services has custody or has other 7 responsibility for a child based upon the child’s involvement 8 in a departmental program involving foster care, preadoption or 9 adoption, or subsidized guardianship placement and the child 10 is subject to the compulsory attendance law under chapter 299 , 11 the department shall fulfill the responsibilities outlined in 12 section 299.1 and other responsibilities under federal and 13 state law regarding the child’s school attendance. As part 14 of fulfilling the responsibilities described in this section , 15 if the department has custody or other responsibility for 16 placement and care of a child and the child transfers to a 17 different school during or immediately preceding the period of 18 custody or other responsibility, within the first six weeks of 19 the transfer date the department shall assess the student’s 20 degree of success in adjusting to the different school. 21 Sec. 672. Section 234.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 234.6 Powers and duties of the administrator director . 24 1. The administrator shall be vested with the authority 25 to director shall administer the family investment program, 26 state supplementary assistance, food programs, child welfare, 27 and emergency relief, family and adult service programs, and 28 any other form of public welfare assistance and institutions 29 that are placed under the administrator’s director’s 30 administration. The administrator director shall perform 31 duties, shall formulate and adopt rules as may be necessary, 32 and shall outline policies, dictate procedure, and delegate 33 such powers as may be necessary for competent and efficient 34 administration. Subject to restrictions that may be imposed 35 -423- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 423/ 1541
H.F. 662 by the director of human services and the council on human 1 services , the administrator director may abolish, alter, 2 consolidate, or establish subdivisions subunits and may abolish 3 or change offices previously created existing subunits . The 4 administrator director may employ necessary personnel and 5 fix determine their compensation; may allocate or reallocate 6 functions and duties among any subdivisions now existing or 7 later established subunits ; and may adopt rules relating to the 8 employment of personnel and the allocation of their functions 9 and duties among the various subdivisions subunits as required 10 for competent and efficient administration may require . The 11 administrator director shall do all of the following : 12 a. Cooperate with the social security administration created 13 by the Social Security Act and codified at 42 U.S.C. §901, 14 or other agency of the federal government for public welfare 15 assistance, in such reasonable manner as may be necessary to 16 qualify for federal aid, including the making of such reports 17 in such form and containing such information as the social 18 security administration, from time to time, may require, 19 and to comply with such regulations as such social security 20 administration, from time to time, may find necessary to assure 21 the correctness and verification of such reports. 22 b. Furnish information to acquaint the public generally 23 with the operation of the federal Acts under the director’s 24 jurisdiction of the administrator . 25 c. With the approval of the director of human services, 26 the governor, the director of the department of management, 27 and the director of the department of administrative services, 28 set up establish an administrative fund from the funds under 29 the administrator’s director’s control and management an 30 administrative fund and from the administrative fund pay the 31 expenses of operating the division department’s duties under 32 this chapter . 33 d. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in chapter 34 239B relating to the consideration of income and resources 35 -424- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 424/ 1541
H.F. 662 of claimants for assistance, the administrator, and with the 1 consent and approval of the director of human services and 2 the council on human services , shall make such adopt rules as 3 may be necessary to qualify for federal aid in the assistance 4 programs administered by the administrator director . 5 e. Have authority to use Use funds available to the 6 department, subject to any limitations placed on the use 7 thereof of the funds by the legislation appropriating the 8 funds, to provide to or purchase, for eligible families and 9 individuals eligible therefor , services including but not 10 limited to the following: 11 (1) Child care for children or adult day services, in 12 facilities which are licensed or are approved as meeting 13 standards for licensure. 14 (2) Foster care, including foster family care, group homes, 15 and institutions. 16 (3) Family-centered services, as defined in section 17 232.102A, subsection 1 , paragraph “b” . 18 (4) Family planning. 19 (5) Protective services. 20 (6) Services or support provided to a child with an 21 intellectual disability or other developmental disability or 22 to the child’s family. 23 (7) Transportation services. 24 (8) Any services, not otherwise enumerated in this 25 paragraph “e” , authorized by or pursuant to the United States 26 Social Security Act of 1934, as amended. 27 f. Administer the food programs authorized by federal law, 28 and recommend rules necessary in the administration of those 29 programs to the director for adoption pursuant to chapter 17A . 30 g. Provide consulting and technical services to the director 31 of the department of education, or the director’s designee, 32 upon request, relating to prekindergarten, kindergarten, and 33 before and after school programming and facilities. 34 h. Recommend rules for their adoption by the council on 35 -425- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 425/ 1541
H.F. 662 human services for before and after school child care programs, 1 conducted within and by or contracted for by school districts, 2 that are appropriate for the ages of the children who receive 3 services under the programs. 4 2. The department of human services shall have the power 5 and authority to may use the funds available to it, to purchase 6 services of all kinds from public or private agencies to 7 provide for the needs of children, including but not limited to 8 psychiatric services, supervision, specialized group, foster 9 homes, and institutional care. 10 3. In determining the reimbursement rate for services 11 purchased by the department of human services from a person 12 or agency, the department shall not include private moneys 13 contributed to the person or agency unless the moneys are 14 contributed for services provided to a specific individual. 15 Sec. 673. Section 234.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 234.7 Department duties. 18 1. The department of human services shall comply with the 19 provision associated with child foster care licensees under 20 chapter 237 that requires that a child’s foster parent be 21 included in, and be provided timely notice of, planning and 22 review activities associated with the child, including but not 23 limited to permanency planning and placement review meetings, 24 which shall include discussion of the child’s rehabilitative 25 treatment needs. 26 2. a. The department of human services shall submit a 27 waiver request to the United States department of health and 28 human services as necessary to provide coverage under the 29 medical assistance program for children who are described by 30 both of the following: 31 (1) The child needs behavioral health care services and 32 qualifies for the care level provided by a psychiatric medical 33 institution for children licensed under chapter 135H . 34 (2) The child is in need of treatment to cure or alleviate 35 -426- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 426/ 1541
H.F. 662 serious mental illness or disorder, or emotional damage 1 as evidenced by severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or 2 untoward aggressive behavior toward self or others and whose 3 parent, guardian, or custodian is unable to provide such 4 treatment. 5 b. The waiver request shall provide for appropriately 6 addressing the needs of children described in paragraph “a” by 7 implementing any of the following options: using a wraparound 8 services approach, renegotiating the medical assistance program 9 contract provisions for behavioral health services, or applying 10 another approach for appropriately meeting the children’s 11 needs. 12 c. If federal approval of the waiver request is not 13 received, the department shall submit options to the governor 14 and general assembly to meet the needs of such children through 15 a state-funded program. 16 Sec. 674. Section 234.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 234.8 Fees for child welfare services. 19 The department of human services may charge a fee for 20 child welfare services to a person liable for the cost of the 21 services. The fee shall not exceed the reasonable cost of the 22 services. The fee shall be based upon the person’s ability 23 to pay and consideration of the fee’s impact upon the liable 24 person’s family and the goals identified in the case permanency 25 plan. The department may assess the liable person for the fee 26 and the means of recovery shall include a setoff against an 27 amount owed by a state agency to the person assessed pursuant 28 to section 8A.504 . In addition the department may establish 29 an administrative process to recover the assessment through 30 automatic income withholding. The department shall adopt 31 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement the provisions of 32 this section . This section does not apply to court-ordered 33 services provided to juveniles which are a charge upon the 34 state pursuant to section 232.141 and services for which the 35 -427- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 427/ 1541
H.F. 662 department has established a support obligation pursuant to 1 section 234.39 . 2 Sec. 675. Section 234.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 234.12 Department to provide food programs. 5 1. The department of human services is authorized to 6 may enter into such agreements with agencies of the federal 7 government as are necessary in order to make available to the 8 people of this state any federal food programs which may, under 9 federal laws and regulations, be implemented in this state. 10 Each such program shall be implemented in every county in the 11 state, or in each county where implementation is permitted by 12 federal laws and regulations. 13 2. The provisions of the federal Personal Responsibility 14 and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 15 No. 104-193, §115, shall not apply to an applicant for or 16 recipient of food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance 17 program benefits in this state. However, the department of 18 human services may apply contingent eligibility requirements as 19 provided under state law and allowed under federal law. 20 3. Upon request by the department of human services , 21 the department of inspections and appeals shall conduct 22 investigations into possible fraudulent practices, as described 23 in section 234.13 , relating to food programs administered by 24 the department of human services . 25 Sec. 676. Section 234.12A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 234.12A Electronic benefits transfer program. 28 1. The department of human services shall maintain an 29 electronic benefits transfer program utilizing electronic funds 30 transfer systems for the food supplemental nutrition assistance 31 program. The electronic benefits transfer program implemented 32 under this section shall not require a retailer to make cash 33 disbursements or to provide, purchase, or upgrade electronic 34 funds transfer system equipment as a condition of participation 35 -428- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 428/ 1541
H.F. 662 in the program. 1 2. A point-of-sale terminal which is used only for purchases 2 from a retailer by electronic benefits transfer utilizing 3 electronic funds transfer systems is not a satellite terminal 4 as defined in section 527.2 . 5 3. For the purposes of this section , “retailer” means 6 a business authorized by the United States department of 7 agriculture to accept food supplemental nutrition assistance 8 program benefits. 9 Sec. 677. Section 234.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 234.13 Fraudulent practices relating to food programs. 12 For the purposes of this section , unless the context 13 otherwise requires, “benefit transfer instrument” means a 14 food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program coupon, 15 authorization-to-purchase card, or electronic benefits transfer 16 card. A person commits a fraudulent practice if that person 17 does any of the following: 18 1. With intent to gain financial assistance to which that 19 person is not entitled, knowingly makes or causes to be made a 20 false statement or representation or knowingly fails to report 21 to an employee of the department of human services any change 22 in income, resources or other circumstances affecting that 23 person’s entitlement to such financial assistance. 24 2. As a beneficiary of the food programs, transfers any 25 food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit 26 transfer instrument to any other individual with intent that 27 the benefit transfer instrument be used for the benefit of 28 someone other than persons within the beneficiary’s food 29 stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program household as 30 certified by the department of human services . 31 3. Knowingly acquires, uses or attempts to use any food 32 stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit 33 transfer instrument which was not issued for the benefit of 34 that person’s food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance 35 -429- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 429/ 1541
H.F. 662 program household by the department of human services , or by an 1 agency administering food programs in another state. 2 4. Acquires, alters, transfers, or redeems a food stamp 3 supplemental nutrition assistance benefit transfer instrument 4 or possesses a benefit transfer instrument, knowing that the 5 benefit transfer instrument has been received, transferred, 6 or used in violation of this section or the provisions of the 7 federal food stamp supplemental nutrition assistance program 8 under 7 U.S.C. ch. 51 or the federal regulations issued 9 pursuant to that chapter. 10 Sec. 678. Section 234.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 234.14 Federal grants. 13 The state treasurer is hereby authorized to may receive such 14 federal funds as may be made available for carrying out any of 15 the activities and functions of the state division department 16 under this chapter , and all such funds are hereby appropriated 17 for expenditure upon authorization of the administrator 18 director . 19 Sec. 679. Section 234.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 234.21 Services to be offered. 22 The state division department may offer, provide to , 23 or purchase family planning and birth control services to 24 for every person who is an eligible applicant or recipient 25 of service services or any financial assistance from the 26 department of human services , or who is receiving federal 27 supplementary security income as defined in section 249.1 . 28 Sec. 680. Section 234.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 234.22 Extent of services. 31 Such The family planning and birth control services 32 may include interview interviews with trained personnel; 33 distribution of literature; referral to a licensed physician 34 or physician assistant for consultation, examination, tests, 35 -430- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 430/ 1541
H.F. 662 medical treatment, and prescription prescriptions ; and, to 1 the extent so prescribed, the distribution of rhythm charts, 2 drugs, medical preparations, contraceptive devices, and similar 3 products. 4 Sec. 681. Section 234.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 234.23 Charge for services. 7 In making provision for and offering such services, the 8 state division department may charge those persons to whom 9 family planning and birth control services are rendered a fee 10 sufficient to reimburse the state division department all or 11 any portion of the costs of the services rendered. 12 Sec. 682. Section 234.35, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 234.35 When state to pay foster care costs. 15 1. The department of human services is responsible for 16 paying the cost of foster care for a child, according to rates 17 established pursuant to section 234.38 , under any of the 18 following circumstances: 19 a. When a court has committed the child to the director of 20 human services or the director’s designee. 21 b. When a court has transferred legal custody of the child 22 to the department of human services . 23 c. When the department has agreed to provide foster care 24 services for the child for a period of not more than ninety 25 days on the basis of a signed placement agreement between the 26 department and the child’s parent or guardian. 27 d. When the child has been placed in emergency care for 28 a period of not more than thirty days upon approval of the 29 director or the director’s designee. 30 e. When a court has entered an order transferring the legal 31 custody of the child to a foster care placement pursuant to 32 section 232.46 , section 232.52, subsection 2 , paragraph “d” , or 33 section 232.102, subsection 1 . However, payment shall not be 34 made for a group foster care placement unless the group foster 35 -431- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 431/ 1541
H.F. 662 care meets requirements as established by the department by 1 rule. 2 f. When the department has agreed to provide foster care 3 services for a child who is eighteen years of age or older 4 on the basis of a signed placement agreement between the 5 department and the child or the person acting on behalf of the 6 child. 7 g. When the department has agreed to provide foster care 8 services for the child on the basis of a signed placement 9 agreement initiated before July 1, 1992, between the department 10 and the child’s parent or guardian. 11 h. When the child is placed in shelter care pursuant to 12 section 232.20, subsection 1 , or section 232.21 . 13 2. Except as provided under section 234.38 for direct 14 payment of foster parents, payment for foster care costs shall 15 be limited to foster care providers with whom the department 16 has a contract in force. 17 3. Payment for foster care services provided to a child 18 who is eighteen years of age or older shall be limited to the 19 following: 20 a. Family foster care or supervised apartment living 21 arrangements. 22 b. For a child who is at imminent risk of becoming homeless 23 or failing to graduate from high school or to obtain a general 24 education development diploma, if the services are in the 25 child’s best interest, funding is available for the services, 26 and an appropriate alternative service is unavailable. 27 Sec. 683. Section 234.37, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 234.37 Department may establish accounts for certain 30 children. 31 The department of human services is authorized to may 32 establish an account in the name of any child committed to 33 the director of human services or the director’s designee, or 34 whose legal custody has been transferred to the department, or 35 -432- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 432/ 1541
H.F. 662 who is voluntarily placed in foster care pursuant to section 1 234.35 . Any money which the child receives from the United 2 States government or any private source shall be placed in the 3 child’s account, unless a guardian of the child’s property has 4 been appointed and demands the money, in which case it shall 5 be paid to the guardian. The account shall be maintained by 6 the department as trustee for the child in an interest-bearing 7 account at a reputable bank or savings association, except 8 that if the child is residing at an institution administered 9 by the department a limited amount of the child’s funds may be 10 maintained in a separate account, which need not be interest 11 bearing, in the child’s name at the institution. Any money 12 held in an account in the child’s name or in trust for the 13 child under this section may be used, at the discretion of the 14 department and subject to restrictions lawfully imposed by the 15 United States government or other source from which the child 16 receives the funds, for the purchase of personal incidentals, 17 desires and comforts of the child. All of the money held for 18 a child by the department under this section and not used 19 in the child’s behalf as authorized by law shall be promptly 20 paid to the child or the child’s parent or legal guardian upon 21 termination of the commitment of the child to the director or 22 the director’s designee, or upon transfer or cessation of legal 23 custody of the child by the department. 24 Sec. 684. Section 234.38, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 234.38 Foster care reimbursement rates. 27 The department of human services shall make reimbursement 28 payments directly to foster parents for services provided to 29 children pursuant to section 234.6, subsection 1 , paragraph 30 “e” , subparagraph (2), or section 234.35 . In any fiscal 31 year, the reimbursement rate shall be based upon sixty-five 32 percent of the United States department of agriculture 33 estimate of the cost to raise a child in the calendar year 34 immediately preceding the fiscal year. The department may pay 35 -433- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 433/ 1541
H.F. 662 an additional stipend for a child with special needs. 1 Sec. 685. Section 234.39, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 234.39 Responsibility for cost of services. 4 1. It is the intent of this chapter that an individual 5 receiving foster care services and the individual’s parents or 6 guardians shall have primary responsibility for paying the cost 7 of the care and services. The support obligation established 8 and adopted under this section shall be consistent with the 9 limitations on legal liability established under sections 10 222.78 and 230.15 , and by any other statute limiting legal 11 responsibility for support which may be imposed on a person for 12 the cost of care and services provided by the department. The 13 department shall notify an individual’s parents or guardians, 14 at the time of the placement of an individual in foster care, 15 of the responsibility for paying the cost of care and services. 16 Support obligations shall be established as follows: 17 a. For an individual to whom section 234.35, subsection 18 1 , is applicable, a dispositional order of the juvenile court 19 requiring the provision of foster care, or an administrative 20 order entered pursuant to chapter 252C , or any order 21 establishing paternity and support for a child in foster care, 22 shall establish, after notice and a reasonable opportunity to 23 be heard is provided to a parent or guardian, the amount of 24 the parent’s or guardian’s support obligation for the cost 25 of foster care provided by the department. The amount of 26 the parent’s or guardian’s support obligation and the amount 27 of support debt accrued and accruing shall be established in 28 accordance with the child support guidelines prescribed under 29 section 598.21B . However, the court, or the department of 30 human services in establishing support by administrative order, 31 may deviate from the prescribed obligation after considering 32 a recommendation by the department for expenses related to 33 goals and objectives of a case permanency plan as defined 34 under section 237.15 , and upon written findings of fact which 35 -434- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 434/ 1541
H.F. 662 specify the reason for deviation and the prescribed guidelines 1 amount. Any order for support shall direct the payment of the 2 support obligation to the collection services center for the 3 use of the department’s foster care recovery unit services . 4 The order shall be filed with the clerk of the district court 5 in which the responsible parent or guardian resides and has 6 the same force and effect as a judgment when entered in the 7 judgment docket and lien index. The collection services center 8 shall disburse the payments pursuant to the order and record 9 the disbursements. If payments are not made as ordered, the 10 child support recovery unit services may certify a default to 11 the court and the court may, on its own motion, proceed under 12 section 598.22 or 598.23 or the child support recovery unit 13 services may enforce the judgment as allowed by law. An order 14 entered under this paragraph may be modified only in accordance 15 with the guidelines prescribed under section 598.21C , or under 16 chapter 252H . 17 b. For an individual who is served by the department of 18 human services under section 234.35 , and is not subject to 19 a dispositional order of the juvenile court requiring the 20 provision of foster care, the department shall determine the 21 obligation of the individual’s parent or guardian pursuant 22 to chapter 252C and in accordance with the child support 23 guidelines prescribed under section 598.21B . However, the 24 department may adjust the prescribed obligation for expenses 25 related to goals and objectives of a case permanency plan 26 as defined under section 237.15 . An obligation determined 27 under this paragraph may be modified only in accordance with 28 conditions under section 598.21C , or under chapter 252H . 29 2. A person entitled to periodic support payments pursuant 30 to an order or judgment entered in any action for support, 31 who also is or has a child receiving foster care services, is 32 deemed to have assigned to the department current and accruing 33 support payments attributable to the child effective as of the 34 date the child enters foster care placement, to the extent 35 -435- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 435/ 1541
H.F. 662 of expenditure of foster care funds. The department shall 1 notify the clerk of the district court when a child entitled 2 to support payments is receiving foster care services pursuant 3 to chapter 234 . Upon notification by the department that a 4 child entitled to periodic support payments is receiving foster 5 care services, the clerk of the district court shall make a 6 notation of the automatic assignment in the judgment docket and 7 lien index. The notation constitutes constructive notice of 8 assignment. The clerk of court shall furnish the department 9 with copies of all orders and decrees awarding support when 10 the child is receiving foster care services. At the time the 11 child ceases to receive foster care services, the assignment 12 of support shall be automatically terminated. Unpaid support 13 accrued under the assignment of support rights during the time 14 that the child was in foster care remains due to the department 15 up to the amount of unreimbursed foster care funds expended. 16 The department shall notify the clerk of court of the automatic 17 termination of the assignment. Unless otherwise specified in 18 the support order, an equal and proportionate share of any 19 child support awarded shall be presumed to be payable on behalf 20 of each child subject to the order or judgment for purposes of 21 an assignment under this section . 22 3. The support debt for the costs of services, for which 23 a support obligation is established pursuant to this section , 24 which accrues prior to the establishment of the support debt, 25 shall be collected, at a maximum, in the amount which is the 26 amount of accrued support debt for the three months preceding 27 the earlier of the following: 28 a. The provision by the child support recovery unit services 29 of the initial notice to the parent or guardian of the amount 30 of the support obligation. 31 b. The date that the written request for a court hearing 32 is received by the child support recovery unit services as 33 provided in section 252C.3 or 252F.3 . 34 4. If the department makes a subsidized guardianship 35 -436- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 436/ 1541
H.F. 662 payment for a child, the payment shall be considered a foster 1 care payment for purposes of child support recovery services . 2 All provisions of this and other sections, and of rules and 3 orders adopted or entered pursuant to those sections, including 4 for the establishment of a paternity or support order, for 5 the amount of a support obligation, for the modification or 6 adjustment of a support obligation, for the assignment of 7 support, and for enforcement shall apply as if the child 8 were receiving foster care services, or were in foster care 9 placement, or as if foster care funds were being expended for 10 the child. This subsection shall apply regardless of the date 11 of placement in foster care or subsidized guardianship or the 12 date of entry of an order, and foster care and subsidized 13 guardianship shall be considered the same for purposes of child 14 support recovery services . 15 Sec. 686. Section 234.40, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 234.40 Corporal punishment. 18 The department of human services shall adopt rules 19 prohibiting corporal punishment of foster children by foster 20 parents licensed by the department. The rules shall allow 21 foster parents to use reasonable physical force to restrain a 22 foster child in order to prevent injury to the foster child, 23 injury to others, the destruction of property, or extremely 24 disruptive behavior. For the purposes of this section , 25 “corporal punishment” means the intentional physical punishment 26 of a foster child. A foster parent’s physical contact with 27 the body of a foster child shall not be considered corporal 28 punishment if the contact is reasonable and necessary under the 29 circumstances and is not designed or intended to cause pain or 30 if the foster parent uses reasonable force, as defined under 31 section 704.1 . 32 Sec. 687. Section 234.41, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 234.41 Tort actions. 35 -437- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 437/ 1541
H.F. 662 A foster parent licensed by the department of human services 1 stands in the same relationship to the foster parent’s minor 2 foster child, for purposes of tort actions by or on behalf of 3 the foster child against the foster parent, as a biological 4 parent to the biological parent’s minor child who resides at 5 home. This section does not apply to a foster parent whose 6 malicious, willful and wanton conduct causes injury or damage 7 to a foster child or exposes the foster child to a danger 8 caused by violation of a statute or the rules of the department 9 of human services . 10 Sec. 688. Section 234.45, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 234.45 Iowa marriage initiative grant fund. 13 1. An Iowa marriage initiative grant fund is established 14 in the state treasury under the authority of the department 15 of human services . The grant fund shall consist of moneys 16 appropriated to the fund and notwithstanding section 8.33 such 17 moneys shall not revert to the fund from which appropriated 18 at the close of the fiscal year but shall remain in the Iowa 19 marriage initiative grant fund. Moneys credited to the fund 20 shall be used as directed in appropriations made by the general 21 assembly for funding of services to support marriage and to 22 encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families 23 that are secure and nurturing. 24 2. It is the intent of the general assembly to credit to the 25 Iowa marriage initiative grant fund, federal moneys provided 26 to the state for the express purpose of supporting marriage or 27 two-parent families. 28 Sec. 689. Section 234.46, subsection 2, unnumbered 29 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 The division department shall establish a preparation for 31 adult living program directed to young adults. The purpose 32 of the program is to assist persons who are leaving foster 33 care and other court-ordered services at age eighteen or 34 older in making the transition to self-sufficiency. The 35 -438- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 438/ 1541
H.F. 662 department shall adopt rules necessary for administration of 1 the program, including but not limited to eligibility criteria 2 for young adult participation and the services and other 3 support available under the program. The rules shall provide 4 for participation of each person who meets the definition of 5 young adult on the same basis, regardless of whether federal 6 financial participation is provided. The services and other 7 support available under the program may include but are not 8 limited to any of the following: 9 Sec. 690. Section 234.47, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 234.47 State child care assistance and adoption subsidy 12 programs —— expenditure projections. 13 The department of human services , the department of 14 management, and the legislative services agency shall utilize 15 a joint process to arrive at consensus projections for 16 expenditures for the state child care assistance program under 17 section 237A.13 and adoption subsidy and other assistance 18 provided under section 600.17 . 19 Sec. 691. Section 235.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 235.1 Definitions. 22 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 23 requires: 24 1. “Administrator” means the same as defined in section 25 234.1 . 26 2. 1. “Child” means the same as defined in section 234.1 . 27 3. 2. “Child welfare services” means social welfare 28 services for the protection and care of children who are 29 homeless, dependent or neglected, or in danger of becoming 30 delinquent, or who have a mental illness or an intellectual 31 disability or other developmental disability, including, when 32 necessary, care and maintenance in a foster care facility. 33 Child welfare services are designed to serve a child in the 34 child’s home whenever possible. If not possible, and the child 35 -439- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 439/ 1541
H.F. 662 is placed outside the child’s home, the placement should be in 1 the least restrictive setting available and in close proximity 2 to the child’s home. 3 4. “State division” means the same as defined in section 4 234.1 . 5 3. “Department” means the department of health and human 6 services. 7 4. “Director” means the director of health and human 8 services. 9 Sec. 692. Section 235.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 235.2 Powers and duties of state division department . 12 The state division department , in addition to all other 13 powers and duties given it the department by law, shall: 14 1. Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter . 15 2. Join and cooperate with the government of the United 16 States through its appropriate agency or instrumentality or 17 with any other officer or agency of the federal government in 18 planning, establishing, extending and strengthening public and 19 private child welfare services within the state. 20 3. Make such investigations Investigate and to obtain such 21 information as will to permit the administrator director to 22 determine the need for public child welfare services within the 23 state and within the several county departments thereof . 24 4. Apply for and receive any funds which are or may be 25 allotted to the state by the United States or any agency 26 thereof of the United States for the purpose of developing 27 child welfare services. 28 5. Make such reports and budget estimates to the governor 29 and to the general assembly as are required by law or such as 30 are necessary and proper to obtain the appropriation of state 31 funds for child welfare services within the state and for all 32 the purposes of this chapter . 33 6. Cooperate with the several county departments within the 34 state, and all county boards of supervisors and other public 35 -440- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 440/ 1541
H.F. 662 or private agencies charged with the protection and care of 1 children, in the development of child welfare services. 2 7. Aid in the enforcement of all laws of the state for the 3 protection and care of children. 4 8. Cooperate with the juvenile courts of the state and with 5 the other administrators and divisions of the subunits within 6 the department of human services regarding the management and 7 control of state institutions and the inmates thereof of the 8 institutions . 9 Sec. 693. Section 235.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 235.3 Powers and duties of administrator director . 12 The administrator director shall: 13 1. Plan and supervise all public child welfare services and 14 activities within the state as provided by this chapter . 15 2. Make such reports and obtain and furnish such information 16 from time to time as may be necessary to permit cooperation by 17 the state division director with the United States children’s 18 bureau, the social security administration, or any other 19 federal agency which is now or may hereafter be charged with 20 any duty regarding child care or child welfare services. 21 3. Adopt rules as necessary or advisable for the supervision 22 of the private child-caring agencies or their officers which 23 the administrator department is empowered to license and 24 supervise. 25 4. Supervise private institutions for the care of 26 dependent, neglected, and delinquent children, and make reports 27 regarding the institutions. 28 5. Designate and approve the private and county 29 institutions within the state to which neglected, dependent, 30 and delinquent children may be legally committed and to have 31 supervision of , supervise the care of children committed 32 thereto to these institutions , and have the right of visitation 33 to visit and inspection of said inspect these institutions at 34 all times. 35 -441- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 441/ 1541
H.F. 662 6. Receive and keep on file annual reports from all 1 institutions to which children subject to the jurisdiction 2 of the juvenile court are committed, compile statistics 3 regarding juvenile delinquency, make reports regarding 4 juvenile delinquency, and study prevention and cure of juvenile 5 delinquency. 6 7. Require and receive from the clerks of the courts of 7 record within the state duplicates of the findings of the 8 courts upon petitions for adoption, and keep records and 9 compile statistics regarding adoptions. 10 8. License private child-placing agencies, make reports 11 regarding them the agencies , and revoke such licenses. 12 9. Make such rules and regulations as may be necessary 13 for the distribution and use of funds appropriated for child 14 welfare services. 15 Sec. 694. Section 235.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 235.4 Licenses. 18 Licenses issued to private boarding homes for children and 19 private child-placing agencies by the administrator department 20 shall remain in effect for the period for which issued, unless 21 sooner revoked according to law. Thereafter each of such the 22 agencies shall apply to the administrator department for a new 23 license, and shall submit to such rules regarding licensing as 24 the administrator prescribes prescribed by the department . 25 Sec. 695. Section 235.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 235.7 Transition committees. 28 1. Committees established. The department of human services 29 shall establish and maintain local transition committees to 30 address the transition needs of those children receiving child 31 welfare services who are age sixteen or older and have a case 32 permanency plan as defined in section 232.2 . The department 33 shall adopt rules establishing criteria for transition 34 committee membership, operating policies, and basic functions. 35 -442- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 442/ 1541
H.F. 662 The rules shall provide flexibility for a committee to adopt 1 protocols and other procedures appropriate for the geographic 2 area addressed by the committee. 3 2. Membership. The department may authorize the governance 4 boards of decategorization of child welfare and juvenile 5 justice funding projects established under section 232.188 to 6 appoint the transition committee membership and may utilize 7 the boundaries of decategorization projects to establish 8 the service areas for transition committees. The committee 9 membership may include but is not limited to department of 10 human services staff involved with foster care, child welfare, 11 and adult services, juvenile court services staff, staff 12 involved with county general assistance or emergency relief 13 under chapter 251 or 252 , or a regional administrator of the 14 county mental health and disability services region, as defined 15 in section 331.388 , in the area, school district and area 16 education agency staff involved with special education, and a 17 child’s court appointed special advocate, guardian ad litem, 18 service providers, and other persons knowledgeable about the 19 child. 20 3. Duties. A transition committee shall review and approve 21 the written plan of services required for the child’s case 22 permanency plan in accordance with section 232.2, subsection 4 , 23 paragraph “g” , which, based upon an assessment of the child’s 24 needs, would assist the child in preparing for the transition 25 from foster care to adulthood. In addition, a transition 26 committee shall identify and act to address any gaps existing 27 in the services or other support available to meet the child 28 and adult needs of individuals for whom service plans are 29 approved. 30 Sec. 696. Section 235A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 235A.1 Child abuse prevention program. 33 1. a. A program for the prevention of child abuse is 34 established within the state department of health and human 35 -443- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 443/ 1541
H.F. 662 services. Any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for 1 child abuse prevention shall be used by the department of human 2 services solely for the purposes of child abuse prevention and 3 shall not be expended for treatment or other service delivery 4 programs regularly maintained by the department. Moneys 5 appropriated for child abuse prevention shall be used by the 6 department through contract with an agency or organization 7 which shall administer the funds with maximum use of voluntary 8 administrative services for the following: 9 (1) Matching federal funds to purchase services relating to 10 community-based programs for the prevention of child abuse and 11 neglect. 12 (2) Funding the establishment or expansion of 13 community-based prevention projects or educational programs for 14 the prevention of child abuse and neglect. 15 (3) To study and evaluate Studying and evaluating 16 community-based prevention projects and educational programs 17 for the problems of families and children. 18 b. Funds for the programs or projects shall be applied 19 for and received by a community-based volunteer coalition or 20 council. 21 2. The director of health and human services may accept 22 grants, gifts, and bequests from any source for the purposes 23 designated in subsection 1 . The director shall remit funds so 24 received to the treasurer of state who shall deposit them the 25 funds in the general fund of the state for the use of the child 26 abuse prevention program. 27 Sec. 697. Section 235A.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 235A.2 Child abuse prevention program fund. 30 1. A child abuse prevention program fund is created in 31 the state treasury under the control of the department of 32 health and human services. The fund is composed of moneys 33 appropriated or available to and obtained or accepted by the 34 treasurer of state for deposit in the fund. The fund shall 35 -444- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 444/ 1541
H.F. 662 include moneys transferred to the fund pursuant to an income 1 tax checkoff provided in chapter 422, subchapter II , if 2 applicable. All interest earned on moneys in the fund shall 3 be credited to and remain in the fund. Section 8.33 does not 4 apply to moneys in the fund. 5 2. Moneys in the fund that are authorized by the department 6 for expenditure are appropriated, and shall be used, for the 7 purposes described in section 235A.1 of preventing child abuse 8 and neglect. 9 Sec. 698. NEW SECTION . 235A.3 Child abuse prevention 10 program advisory committee. 11 The council on health and human services shall establish a 12 child abuse prevention program advisory committee to support 13 the child abuse prevention program implemented in accordance 14 with section 235A.1. The duties of the advisory committee 15 shall include all of the following: 16 1. Advise the director of health and human services 17 regarding expenditures of funds received for the child abuse 18 prevention program. 19 2. Review the implementation and effectiveness of 20 legislation and administrative rules concerning the child abuse 21 prevention program. 22 3. Recommend changes in legislation and administrative 23 rules to the general assembly and the appropriate department 24 officials. 25 4. Require reports from state agencies and other entities as 26 necessary to perform its duties. 27 5. Receive and review complaints from the public concerning 28 the operation and management of the child abuse prevention 29 program. 30 6. Approve grant proposals. 31 Sec. 699. Section 235A.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 235A.13 Definitions. 34 The definitions in section 232.68 are applicable to this 35 -445- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 445/ 1541
H.F. 662 subchapter unless the context otherwise requires. As used 1 in chapter 232, subchapter III, part 2 , and this subchapter , 2 unless the context otherwise requires: 3 1. “Assessment data” means any of the following information 4 pertaining to the department’s evaluation of a family: 5 a. Identification of the strengths and needs of the child, 6 and of the child’s parent, home, and family. 7 b. Identification of services available from the department 8 and informal and formal services and other support available in 9 the community to meet identified strengths and needs. 10 2. “Child abuse information” means any or all of the 11 following data maintained by the department in a manual or 12 automated data storage system and individually identified: 13 a. Report data. 14 b. Assessment data. 15 c. Disposition data. 16 3. “Confidentiality” means the withholding of information 17 from any manner of communication, public or private. 18 4. “Department” means the department of health and human 19 services. 20 5. “Director” means the director of health and human 21 services. 22 6. “Disposition data” means information pertaining to 23 an opinion or decision as to the occurrence of child abuse, 24 including: 25 a. Any intermediate or ultimate opinion or decision reached 26 by assessment personnel. 27 b. Any opinion or decision reached in the course of judicial 28 proceedings. 29 c. The present status of any case. 30 6. 7. “Expungement” means the process of destroying child 31 abuse information. 32 7. 8. “Individually identified” means any report, 33 assessment, or disposition data which names the person or 34 persons responsible or believed responsible for the child 35 -446- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 446/ 1541
H.F. 662 abuse. 1 8. 9. “Multidisciplinary team” means a group of individuals 2 who possess knowledge and skills related to the diagnosis, 3 assessment, and disposition of child abuse cases and who are 4 professionals practicing in the disciplines of medicine, 5 nursing, public health, substance abuse use disorder , domestic 6 violence, mental health, social work, child development, 7 education, law, juvenile probation, or law enforcement, or a 8 group established pursuant to section 235B.1, subsection 1 . 9 9. 10. “Near fatality” means an injury to a child that, 10 as certified by a physician or physician assistant, placed the 11 child in serious or critical condition. 12 10. 11. “Report data” means any of the following 13 information pertaining to an assessment of an allegation of 14 child abuse in which the department has determined the alleged 15 child abuse meets the definition of child abuse: 16 a. The name and address of the child and the child’s parents 17 or other persons responsible for the child’s care. 18 b. The age of the child. 19 c. The nature and extent of the injury, including evidence 20 of any previous injury. 21 d. Additional information as to the nature, extent, and 22 cause of the injury, and the identity of the person or persons 23 alleged to be responsible for the injury. 24 e. The names and conditions of other children in the child’s 25 home. 26 f. A recording made of an interview conducted under chapter 27 232 in association with a child abuse assessment. 28 g. Any other information believed to be helpful in 29 establishing the information in paragraph “d” . 30 11. 12. “Sealing” means the process of removing child abuse 31 information from authorized access as provided by this chapter . 32 Sec. 700. Section 235A.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 235A.14 Creation and maintenance of a central registry. 35 -447- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 447/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. There is created within the state department of 1 human services a central registry for certain child abuse 2 information. The department shall organize and staff the 3 registry and adopt rules for its operation. 4 2. The registry shall collect, maintain and disseminate 5 child abuse information as provided for by this chapter . 6 3. The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone 7 line, which shall be available on a twenty-four hour a day 8 twenty-four-hour-a-day , seven-day a week seven-day-a-week 9 basis and which the department of human services and all other 10 persons may use to report cases of suspected child abuse 11 and that all persons authorized by this chapter may use for 12 obtaining child abuse information. 13 4. An oral report of suspected child abuse initially made to 14 the central registry shall be immediately transmitted by the 15 department to the appropriate county department of social human 16 services or law enforcement agency, or both. 17 5. The registry, upon receipt of a report of suspected 18 child abuse, shall search the records of the registry, and 19 if the records of the registry reveal any previous report of 20 child abuse involving the same child or any other child in 21 the same family, or if the records reveal any other pertinent 22 information with respect to the same child or any other child 23 in the same family, the appropriate office of the department of 24 human services or law enforcement agency shall be immediately 25 notified of that fact. 26 6. The central registry shall include report data and 27 disposition data which is subject to placement in the central 28 registry under section 232.71D . The central registry shall not 29 include assessment data. 30 Sec. 701. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph b, 31 subparagraphs (2) and (4), Code 2023, are amended to read as 32 follows: 33 (2) To an employee or agent of the department of human 34 services responsible for the assessment of a child abuse 35 -448- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 448/ 1541
H.F. 662 report. 1 (4) To a multidisciplinary team, or to parties to an 2 interagency agreement entered into pursuant to section 280.25 , 3 if the department of human services approves the composition of 4 the multidisciplinary team or the relevant provisions of the 5 interagency agreement and determines that access to the team 6 or to the parties to the interagency agreement is necessary 7 to assist the department in the diagnosis, assessment, and 8 disposition of a child abuse case. 9 Sec. 702. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph c, 10 subparagraph (8), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 (8) To an administrator of an agency certified by the 12 department of human services to provide services under a 13 medical assistance home and community-based services waiver, 14 if the data concerns a person employed by or being considered 15 by the agency for employment. 16 Sec. 703. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph e, 17 subparagraphs (6), (8), and (12), Code 2023, are amended to 18 read as follows: 19 (6) To the attorney for the department of human services who 20 is responsible for representing the department. 21 (8) To an employee or agent of the department of human 22 services regarding a person who is providing child care if the 23 person is not registered or licensed to operate a child care 24 facility. 25 (12) To the department of human services for a record check 26 relating to employment or residence pursuant to section 218.13 . 27 Sec. 704. Section 235A.15, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 7. If the director of human services receives a written 30 request for information regarding a specific case of child 31 abuse involving a fatality or near fatality to a child from the 32 majority or minority leader of the senate or the speaker or the 33 minority leader of the house of representatives, the director 34 or the director’s designee shall arrange for a confidential 35 -449- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 449/ 1541
H.F. 662 meeting with the requestor or the requestor’s designee. In the 1 confidential meeting the director or the director’s designee 2 shall share all pertinent information concerning the case, 3 including but not limited to child abuse information. Any 4 written document distributed by the director or the director’s 5 designee at the confidential meeting shall not be removed 6 from the meeting and a participant in the meeting shall be 7 subject to the restriction on redissemination of confidential 8 information applicable to a person under section 235A.17, 9 subsection 3 , for confidential information disclosed to the 10 participant at the meeting. A participant in the meeting 11 may issue a report to the governor or make general public 12 statements concerning the department’s handling of the case of 13 child abuse. 14 Sec. 705. Section 235A.15, subsection 9, unnumbered 15 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 If, apart from a request made pursuant to subsection 7 17 or 8 , the department receives from a member of the public a 18 request for information relating to a case of founded child 19 abuse involving a fatality or near fatality to a child, the 20 response to the request shall be made in accordance with this 21 subsection and subsections 10 and 11 . If the request is 22 received before or during performance of an assessment of the 23 case in accordance with section 232.71B , the director of human 24 services or the director’s designee shall initially disclose 25 whether or not the assessment will be or is being performed. 26 Otherwise, within five business days of receiving the request 27 or completing the assessment, whichever is later, the director 28 of human services or the director’s designee shall consult 29 with the county attorney responsible for prosecution of any 30 alleged perpetrator of the fatality or near fatality and shall 31 disclose information, including but not limited to child abuse 32 information, relating to the case, except for the following: 33 Sec. 706. Section 235A.15, subsection 10, unnumbered 34 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 -450- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 450/ 1541
H.F. 662 The information released by the director of human services 1 or the director’s designee pursuant to a request made under 2 subsection 9 relating to a case of founded child abuse 3 involving a fatality or near fatality to a child shall include 4 all of the following, unless such information is excepted from 5 disclosure under subsection 9 : 6 Sec. 707. Section 235A.15, subsection 11, paragraph b, Code 7 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 b. If release of social services information in addition to 9 that released under subsection 10 , paragraph “c” , is believed 10 to be in the public’s interest and right to know, the director 11 of human services or the director’s designee may apply to 12 the court under section 235A.24 requesting a review of the 13 information proposed for release and an order authorizing 14 release of the information. A release of information that 15 would otherwise be confidential under section 217.30 concerning 16 social services provided to the child or the child’s family 17 shall not include information concerning financial or medical 18 assistance provided to the child or the child’s family. 19 Sec. 708. Section 235A.15, subsection 12, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 12. If an individual who is the subject of a child abuse 22 report listed in subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , or another party 23 involved in an assessment under section 232.71B releases 24 in a public forum or to the media information concerning a 25 case of child abuse including but not limited to child abuse 26 information which would otherwise be confidential, the director 27 of human services, or the director’s designee , may respond 28 with relevant information concerning the case of child abuse 29 that was the subject of the release. Prior to releasing the 30 response, the director or the director’s designee shall consult 31 with the child’s parent or guardian, or the child’s guardian ad 32 litem, and apply to the court under section 235A.24 requesting 33 a review of the information proposed for release and an order 34 authorizing release of the information. 35 -451- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 451/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 709. Section 235A.16, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. Subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to child abuse 3 information that is disseminated to an employee of the 4 department of human services , to a juvenile court, or to the 5 attorney representing the department as authorized by section 6 235A.15 . 7 Sec. 710. Section 235A.17, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 2. The department of human services may notify orally the 10 mandatory reporter in an individual child abuse case of the 11 results of the case assessment and of the confidentiality 12 provisions of sections 235A.15 and 235A.21 . The department 13 shall subsequently transmit a written notice to the mandatory 14 reporter of the results and confidentiality provisions. If 15 the report data and disposition data have been placed in the 16 registry as founded child abuse pursuant to section 232.71D , a 17 copy of the written notice shall be transmitted to the registry 18 and shall be maintained by the registry as provided in section 19 235A.18 . Otherwise, a copy of the written notice shall be 20 retained by the department with the case file. 21 Sec. 711. Section 235A.17, subsection 3, paragraph b, 22 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 (1) Department of human services information described in 24 section 217.30, subsection 2 . 25 Sec. 712. Section 235A.18, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 3. The department of human services shall adopt rules 28 establishing the period of time child abuse information which 29 is not maintained in the central registry is retained by the 30 department. 31 Sec. 713. Section 235A.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 235A.22 Education program. 34 The department of human services shall require an 35 -452- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 452/ 1541
H.F. 662 educational program for employees of the department with access 1 to child abuse information on the proper use and control of 2 child abuse information. 3 Sec. 714. Section 235A.23, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 1. The department of human services may compile statistics, 6 conduct research, and issue reports on child abuse, provided 7 identifying details of the subject of child abuse reports are 8 deleted from any report issued. 9 Sec. 715. Section 235A.24, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 b. The director of human services or the director’s 12 designee may apply, if the conditions under section 235A.15, 13 subsection 11 or 12 , are met, to the court requesting a 14 review of confidential information proposed for release and an 15 order authorizing the release of information. A release of 16 information that would otherwise be confidential under section 17 217.30 concerning social services provided to the child or 18 the child’s family shall not include information concerning 19 financial or medical assistance provided to the child or the 20 child’s family. 21 Sec. 716. Section 235B.1, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 4. a. The establishment of a dependent adult protective 24 advisory council. The advisory council shall do all of the 25 following: 26 (1) Advise the director of human services, the director 27 of the department on aging , the director of inspections and 28 appeals, and the director of public health, the director of the 29 department of corrections , and the director of human rights 30 regarding dependent adult abuse. 31 (2) Evaluate state law and rules and make recommendations 32 to the general assembly and to executive branch departments 33 regarding laws and rules concerning dependent adults. 34 (3) Receive and review recommendations and complaints from 35 -453- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 453/ 1541
H.F. 662 the public, health care facilities, and health care programs 1 concerning the dependent adult abuse services program. 2 b. (1) The advisory council shall consist of twelve 3 members. Eight members shall be appointed by and serve at 4 the pleasure of the governor. Four of the members appointed 5 shall be appointed on the basis of knowledge and skill related 6 to expertise in the area of dependent adult abuse including 7 professionals practicing in the disciplines of medicine, public 8 health, mental health, long-term care, social work, law, 9 and law enforcement. Two of the members appointed shall be 10 members of the general public with an interest in the area of 11 dependent adult abuse and two of the members appointed shall 12 be members of the Iowa caregivers association. In addition, 13 the membership of the council shall include the director or the 14 director’s designee of the department of human services, the 15 department on aging, the Iowa department of public health, and 16 the department of inspections and appeals. 17 (2) The members of the advisory council shall be appointed 18 to terms of four years beginning May 1. Appointments shall 19 comply with sections 69.16 and 69.16A . Vacancies shall be 20 filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 21 (3) Members shall receive actual expenses incurred while 22 serving in their official capacity. 23 (4) The advisory council shall select a chairperson, 24 annually, from its membership. 25 Sec. 717. Section 235B.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 235B.2 Definitions. 28 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 29 requires: 30 1. “Caretaker” means a related or nonrelated person who 31 has the responsibility for the protection, care, or custody of 32 a dependent adult as a result of assuming the responsibility 33 voluntarily, by contract, through employment, or by order of 34 the court. 35 -454- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 454/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. “Court” means the district court. 1 3. “Department” means the department of health and human 2 services. 3 4. “Dependent adult” means a person eighteen years of age or 4 older who is unable to protect the person’s own interests or 5 unable to adequately perform or obtain services necessary to 6 meet essential human needs, as a result of a physical or mental 7 condition which requires assistance from another, or as defined 8 by departmental rule. 9 5. a. “Dependent adult abuse” means: 10 (1) Any of the following as a result of the willful or 11 negligent acts or omissions of a caretaker: 12 (a) Physical injury to, or injury which is at a variance 13 with the history given of the injury, or unreasonable 14 confinement, unreasonable punishment, or assault of a dependent 15 adult. 16 (b) The commission of a sexual offense under chapter 709 or 17 section 726.2 with or against a dependent adult. 18 (c) Exploitation of a dependent adult which means the act 19 or process of taking unfair advantage of a dependent adult 20 or the adult’s physical or financial resources, without the 21 informed consent of the dependent adult, including theft, by 22 the use of undue influence, harassment, duress, deception, 23 false representation, or false pretenses. 24 (d) The deprivation of the minimum food, shelter, clothing, 25 supervision, physical or mental health care, or other care 26 necessary to maintain a dependent adult’s life or health. 27 (2) The deprivation of the minimum food, shelter, clothing, 28 supervision, physical or mental health care, and other care 29 necessary to maintain a dependent adult’s life or health as a 30 result of the acts or omissions of the dependent adult. 31 (3) (a) Sexual exploitation of a dependent adult by a 32 caretaker. 33 (b) “Sexual exploitation” means any consensual or 34 nonconsensual sexual conduct with a dependent adult which 35 -455- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 455/ 1541
H.F. 662 includes but is not limited to kissing; touching of the clothed 1 or unclothed inner thigh, breast, groin, buttock, anus, pubes, 2 or genitals; or a sex act, as defined in section 702.17 . 3 “Sexual exploitation” includes the transmission, display, taking 4 of electronic images of the unclothed breast, groin, buttock, 5 anus, pubes, or genitals of a dependent adult by a caretaker 6 for a purpose not related to treatment or diagnosis or as 7 part of an ongoing assessment, evaluation, or investigation. 8 Sexual exploitation does not include touching which is part 9 of a necessary examination, treatment, or care by a caretaker 10 acting within the scope of the practice or employment of the 11 caretaker; the exchange of a brief touch or hug between the 12 dependent adult and a caretaker for the purpose of reassurance, 13 comfort, or casual friendship; or touching between spouses. 14 (4) (a) Personal degradation of a dependent adult by a 15 caretaker. 16 (b) (i) “Personal degradation” means a willful act or 17 statement by a caretaker intended to shame, degrade, humiliate, 18 or otherwise harm the personal dignity of a dependent adult, or 19 where the caretaker knew or reasonably should have known the 20 act or statement would cause shame, degradation, humiliation, 21 or harm to the personal dignity of a reasonable person. 22 “Personal degradation” includes the taking, transmission, 23 or display of an electronic image of a dependent adult by a 24 caretaker, where the caretaker’s actions constitute a willful 25 act or statement intended to shame, degrade, humiliate, or 26 otherwise harm the personal dignity of the dependent adult, or 27 where the caretaker knew or reasonably should have known the 28 act would cause shame, degradation, humiliation, or harm to the 29 personal dignity of a reasonable person. 30 (ii) “Personal degradation” does not include any of the 31 following: 32 (A) The taking, transmission, or display of an electronic 33 image of a dependent adult for the purpose of reporting 34 dependent adult abuse to law enforcement, the department, 35 -456- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 456/ 1541
H.F. 662 or any other regulatory agency that oversees caretakers or 1 enforces abuse or neglect provisions, or for the purpose of 2 treatment or diagnosis or as part of an ongoing investigation. 3 (B) The taking, transmission, or display of an electronic 4 image by a caretaker who takes, transmits, or displays the 5 electronic image in accordance with the confidentiality policy 6 and release of information or consent policies of a contractor, 7 employer, or facility or program not covered under section 8 235E.1, subsection 5 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (3). 9 (C) A statement by a caretaker who is the spouse of a 10 dependent adult that is not intended to shame, degrade, 11 humiliate, or otherwise harm the personal dignity of the 12 dependent adult spouse. 13 b. “Dependent adult abuse” does not include any of the 14 following: 15 (1) Circumstances in which the dependent adult declines 16 medical treatment if the dependent adult holds a belief or is 17 an adherent of a religion whose tenets and practices call for 18 reliance on spiritual means in place of reliance on medical 19 treatment. 20 (2) Circumstances in which the dependent adult’s caretaker, 21 acting in accordance with the dependent adult’s stated or 22 implied consent, declines medical treatment if the dependent 23 adult holds a belief or is an adherent of a religion whose 24 tenets and practices call for reliance on spiritual means in 25 place of reliance on medical treatment. 26 (3) The withholding or withdrawing of health care from 27 a dependent adult who is terminally ill in the opinion of a 28 licensed physician, when the withholding or withdrawing of 29 health care is done at the request of the dependent adult or at 30 the request of the dependent adult’s next of kin, attorney in 31 fact, or guardian pursuant to the applicable procedures under 32 chapter 125 , 144A , 144B , 222 , 229 , or 633 . 33 6. “Director” means the director of health and human 34 services. 35 -457- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 457/ 1541
H.F. 662 7. “Emergency shelter services” means and includes, but is 1 not limited to, secure crisis shelters or housing for victims 2 of dependent adult abuse. 3 7. 8. “Family or household member” means a spouse, a person 4 cohabiting with the dependent adult, a parent, or a person 5 related to the dependent adult by consanguinity or affinity, 6 but does not include children of the dependent adult who are 7 less than eighteen years of age. 8 8. 9. “Immediate danger to health or safety” means a 9 situation in which death or severe bodily injury could 10 reasonably be expected to occur without intervention. 11 9. 10. “Individual employed as an outreach person” means a 12 natural person who, in the course of employment, makes regular 13 contacts with dependent adults regarding available community 14 resources. 15 10. 11. “Legal holiday” means a legal public holiday as 16 defined in section 1C.1 . 17 11. 12. “Person” means person as defined in section 4.1 . 18 12. 13. “Recklessly” means that a person acts or fails to 19 act with respect to a material element of a public offense, 20 when the person is aware of and consciously disregards a 21 substantial and unjustifiable risk that the material element 22 exists or will result from the act or omission. The risk must 23 be of such a nature and degree that disregard of the risk 24 constitutes a gross deviation from the standard conduct that a 25 reasonable person would observe in the situation. 26 13. 14. “Serious injury” means the same as defined in 27 section 702.18 . 28 14. 15. “Support services” includes but is not limited 29 to community-based services including area agency on aging 30 assistance, mental health services, fiscal management, home 31 health services, housing-related services, counseling services, 32 transportation services, adult day services, respite services, 33 legal services, and advocacy services. 34 Sec. 718. Section 235B.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -458- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 458/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 235B.3 Dependent adult abuse reports. 2 1. a. (1) The department shall receive dependent adult 3 abuse reports and shall collect, maintain, and disseminate the 4 reports by establishing a central registry for dependent adult 5 abuse information. The department shall evaluate the reports 6 expeditiously. 7 (2) However, the department of inspections and appeals 8 is solely responsible for the evaluation and disposition of 9 dependent adult abuse cases within facilities and programs 10 pursuant to chapter 235E and shall inform the department of 11 human services of such evaluations and dispositions pursuant 12 to section 235E.2 . 13 (3) If, in the course of an assessment or evaluation 14 of a report of dependent adult abuse, the department of 15 human services or the department of inspections and appeals 16 determines the case involves wages, workplace safety, or other 17 labor and employment matters under the jurisdiction of the 18 division of labor services of the department of workforce 19 development, the relevant portions of the case shall be 20 referred to the division. 21 (4) If, in the course of an assessment or evaluation 22 of a report of dependent adult abuse, the department of 23 human services or the department of inspections and appeals 24 determines that the case involves discrimination under the 25 jurisdiction of the civil rights commission, the relevant 26 portions of the case shall be referred to the commission. 27 b. Reports of dependent adult abuse which is the result 28 of the acts or omissions of the dependent adult shall be 29 collected and maintained in the files of the dependent adult 30 as assessments only and shall not be included in the central 31 registry. 32 c. A report of dependent adult abuse that meets the 33 definition of dependent adult abuse under section 235B.2, 34 subsection 5 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), subparagraph 35 -459- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 459/ 1541
H.F. 662 division (a) or (d), or section 235B.2, subsection 5 , paragraph 1 “a” , subparagraph (4), which the department determines is 2 minor, isolated, and unlikely to reoccur shall be collected 3 and maintained by the department as an assessment only for 4 a five-year period and shall not be included in the central 5 registry and shall not be considered to be founded dependent 6 adult abuse. However, a subsequent report of dependent adult 7 abuse that meets the definition of dependent adult abuse under 8 section 235B.2, subsection 5 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph 9 (1), subparagraph division (a) or (d), or section 235B.2, 10 subsection 5 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4), that occurs 11 within the five-year period and that is committed by the 12 caretaker responsible for the act or omission which was the 13 subject of the previous report of dependent adult abuse which 14 the department determined was minor, isolated, and unlikely to 15 reoccur shall not be considered minor, isolated, and unlikely 16 to reoccur. 17 2. A person who, in the course of employment, examines, 18 attends, counsels, or treats a dependent adult and reasonably 19 believes the dependent adult has suffered abuse, shall report 20 the suspected dependent adult abuse to the department. Persons 21 required to report include all of the following: 22 a. A member of the staff of a community mental health 23 center. 24 b. A peace officer. 25 c. An in-home homemaker-home health aide. 26 d. An individual employed as an outreach person. 27 e. A health practitioner, as defined in section 232.68 . 28 f. A member of the staff or an employee of a supported 29 community living service, sheltered workshop, or work activity 30 center. 31 g. A social worker. 32 h. A certified psychologist. 33 i. A massage therapist licensed pursuant to chapter 152C . 34 3. a. If a staff member or employee is required to report 35 -460- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 460/ 1541
H.F. 662 pursuant to this section , the person shall immediately notify 1 the department and shall also immediately notify the person in 2 charge or the person’s designated agent. 3 b. The employer or supervisor of a person who is required to 4 or may make a report pursuant to this section shall not apply a 5 policy, work rule, or other requirement that interferes with 6 the person making a report of dependent adult abuse or that 7 results in the failure of another person to make the report. 8 4. An employee of a financial institution may report 9 suspected financial exploitation of a dependent adult to the 10 department. 11 5. Any other person who believes that a dependent adult has 12 suffered abuse may report the suspected abuse to the department 13 of human services . 14 6. Following the reporting of suspected dependent adult 15 abuse, the department of human services or an agency approved 16 by the department shall complete an assessment of necessary 17 services and shall make appropriate referrals for receipt of 18 these services. The assessment shall include interviews with 19 the dependent adult, and, if appropriate, with the alleged 20 perpetrator of the dependent adult abuse and with any person 21 believed to have knowledge of the circumstances of the case. 22 The department may provide necessary protective services and 23 may establish a sliding fee schedule for those persons able to 24 pay a portion of the protective services. 25 7. Upon a showing of probable cause that a dependent 26 adult has been abused, a court may authorize a person, also 27 authorized by the department, to make an evaluation, to enter 28 the residence of, and to examine the dependent adult. Upon 29 a showing of probable cause that a dependent adult has been 30 financially exploited, a court may authorize a person, also 31 authorized by the department, to make an evaluation, and to 32 gain access to the financial records of the dependent adult. 33 8. If the department determines that disclosure is 34 necessary for the protection of a dependent adult, the 35 -461- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 461/ 1541
H.F. 662 department may disclose to a subject of a dependent adult abuse 1 report referred to in section 235B.6, subsection 2 , paragraph 2 “a” , that an individual is listed in the child or dependent 3 adult abuse registry or is required to register with the sex 4 offender registry in accordance with chapter 692A . 5 9. If, in the course of assessment, evaluation, or 6 investigation of a report of dependent adult abuse, the 7 department determines that disclosure is necessary for the 8 protection of a dependent adult’s resources, the department 9 may disclose the initiation and status of the dependent 10 adult abuse evaluation to the dependent adult’s bank, savings 11 association, credit union, broker-dealer as defined in section 12 502.102, subsection 4 , investment advisor as defined in section 13 502.102, subsection 15 , financial advisor, or other financial 14 institution, or the administrator as defined in section 15 502.102, subsection 1 . 16 10. The department shall inform the appropriate county 17 attorneys of any reports of dependent adult abuse. The 18 department may request information from any person believed 19 to have knowledge of a case of dependent adult abuse. The 20 person, including but not limited to a county attorney, a law 21 enforcement agency, a multidisciplinary team, a social services 22 agency in the state, or any person who is required pursuant 23 to subsection 2 to report dependent adult abuse, whether or 24 not the person made the specific dependent adult abuse report, 25 shall cooperate and assist in the evaluation upon the request 26 of the department. If the department’s assessment reveals 27 that dependent adult abuse exists which might constitute a 28 criminal offense, a report shall be made to the appropriate 29 law enforcement agency. County attorneys and appropriate law 30 enforcement agencies shall also take any other lawful action 31 necessary or advisable for the protection of the dependent 32 adult. 33 a. If, upon completion of the evaluation or upon referral 34 from the department of inspections and appeals, the department 35 -462- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 462/ 1541
H.F. 662 determines that the best interests of the dependent adult 1 require court action, the department shall initiate action for 2 the appointment of a guardian or conservator or for admission 3 or commitment to an appropriate institution or facility 4 pursuant to the applicable procedures under chapter 125 , 222 , 5 229 , or 633 , or shall pursue other remedies provided by law. 6 The appropriate county attorney shall assist the department in 7 the preparation of the necessary papers to initiate the action 8 and shall appear and represent the department at all district 9 court proceedings. 10 b. The department shall assist the court during all stages 11 of court proceedings involving a suspected case of dependent 12 adult abuse. 13 c. In every case involving abuse which is substantiated 14 by the department and which results in a judicial proceeding 15 on behalf of the dependent adult, legal counsel shall be 16 appointed by the court to represent the dependent adult in 17 the proceedings. The court may also appoint a guardian ad 18 litem to represent the dependent adult if necessary to protect 19 the dependent adult’s best interests. The same attorney may 20 be appointed to serve both as legal counsel and as guardian 21 ad litem. Before legal counsel or a guardian ad litem is 22 appointed pursuant to this section , the court shall require 23 the dependent adult and any person legally responsible for 24 the support of the dependent adult to complete under oath 25 a detailed financial statement. If, on the basis of that 26 financial statement, the court deems that the dependent adult 27 or the legally responsible person is able to bear all or a 28 portion of the cost of the legal counsel or guardian ad litem, 29 the court shall so order. In cases where the dependent adult 30 or the legally responsible person is unable to bear the cost 31 of the legal counsel or guardian ad litem, the expense shall 32 be paid by the county. 33 11. A person participating in good faith in reporting or 34 cooperating with or assisting the department in evaluating a 35 -463- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 463/ 1541
H.F. 662 case of dependent adult abuse has immunity from liability, 1 civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or 2 imposed based upon the act of making the report or giving the 3 assistance. The person has the same immunity with respect to 4 participating in good faith in a judicial proceeding resulting 5 from the report or cooperation or assistance or relating to the 6 subject matter of the report, cooperation, or assistance. 7 12. It shall be unlawful for any person or employer 8 to discharge, suspend, or otherwise discipline a person 9 required to report or voluntarily reporting an instance of 10 suspected dependent adult abuse pursuant to subsection 2 or 11 5 , or cooperating with, or assisting the department of human 12 services in evaluating a case of dependent adult abuse, or 13 participating in judicial proceedings relating to the reporting 14 or cooperation or assistance based solely upon the person’s 15 reporting or assistance relative to the instance of dependent 16 adult abuse. A person or employer found in violation of this 17 subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 18 13. A person required by this section to report a suspected 19 case of dependent adult abuse who knowingly and willfully fails 20 to do so commits a simple misdemeanor. A person required by 21 this section to report a suspected case of dependent adult 22 abuse who knowingly fails to do so or who knowingly, in 23 violation of subsection 3 , interferes with the making of such a 24 report or applies a requirement that results in such a failure 25 is civilly liable for the damages proximately caused by the 26 failure. 27 14. The department of inspections and appeals shall adopt 28 rules which require facilities or programs to separate an 29 alleged dependent adult abuser from a victim following an 30 allegation of perpetration of abuse and prior to the completion 31 of an investigation of the allegation. 32 Sec. 719. Section 235B.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 235B.5 Creation and maintenance of a central registry. 35 -464- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 464/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. There is created within the department a central registry 1 for dependent adult abuse information. The department shall 2 organize and staff the registry and adopt rules for its 3 operation. 4 2. The registry shall collect, maintain, and disseminate 5 dependent adult abuse information as provided in this chapter . 6 3. The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone 7 line, which shall be available on a twenty-four-hour-a-day, 8 seven-day-a-week basis and which the department and all other 9 persons may use to report cases of suspected dependent adult 10 abuse and that all persons authorized by this chapter may use 11 for obtaining dependent adult abuse information. 12 4. An oral report of suspected dependent adult abuse 13 initially made to the central registry shall be immediately 14 transmitted by the department to the appropriate county 15 department of human services or law enforcement agency, or 16 both. 17 5. An oral report of suspected dependent adult abuse 18 initially made to the central registry regarding a facility or 19 program as defined in section 235E.1 shall be transmitted by 20 the department to the department of inspections and appeals on 21 the first working day following the submitting of the report. 22 6. The registry, upon receipt of a report of suspected 23 dependent adult abuse, shall search the records of the 24 registry, and if the records of the registry reveal any 25 previous report of dependent adult abuse involving the same 26 adult or if the records reveal any other pertinent information 27 with respect to the same adult, the appropriate office of the 28 department of human services or the appropriate law enforcement 29 agency shall be immediately notified of that fact. 30 7. The central registry shall include but not be limited to 31 report data, investigation data, and disposition data. 32 Sec. 720. Section 235B.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 235B.6 Authorized access. 35 -465- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 465/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. Notwithstanding chapter 22 , the confidentiality of all 1 dependent adult abuse information shall be maintained, except 2 as specifically provided by subsections 2 and 3 . 3 2. Access to dependent adult abuse information other than 4 unfounded dependent adult abuse information is authorized only 5 to the following persons: 6 a. A subject of a report including all of the following: 7 (1) To an adult named in a report as a victim of abuse or to 8 the adult’s attorney or guardian ad litem. 9 (2) To a guardian or legal custodian, or that person’s 10 attorney, of an adult named in a report as a victim of abuse. 11 (3) To the person or the attorney for the person named in a 12 report as having abused an adult. 13 b. A person involved in an investigation of dependent adult 14 abuse including all of the following: 15 (1) A health practitioner or mental health professional 16 who is examining, attending, or treating an adult whom such 17 practitioner or professional believes or has reason to believe 18 has been the victim of abuse or to a health practitioner or 19 mental health professional whose consultation with respect to 20 an adult believed to have been the victim of abuse is requested 21 by the department. 22 (2) An employee or agent of the department responsible for 23 the investigation of a dependent adult abuse report or for the 24 purpose of performing record checks as required under section 25 135C.33 . 26 (3) A representative of the department involved in the 27 certification or accreditation of an agency or program 28 providing care or services to a dependent adult believed to 29 have been a victim of abuse. 30 (4) A law enforcement officer responsible for assisting in 31 an investigation of a dependent adult abuse allegation. 32 (5) A multidisciplinary team, if the department of human 33 services approves the composition of the multidisciplinary team 34 and determines that access to the team is necessary to assist 35 -466- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 466/ 1541
H.F. 662 the department in the investigation, diagnosis, assessment, and 1 disposition of a case of dependent adult abuse. 2 (6) The mandatory reporter who reported the dependent adult 3 abuse in an individual case. 4 (7) Each board specified under chapter 147 and the Iowa 5 department of public health for the purpose of licensure, 6 certification or registration, disciplinary investigation, or 7 the renewal of licensure, certification or registration, or 8 disciplinary proceedings of health care professionals. 9 c. A person providing care to an adult including all of the 10 following: 11 (1) A licensing authority for a facility, including a 12 facility or program defined in section 235E.1 , providing care 13 to an adult named in a report. 14 (2) A person authorized as responsible for the care or 15 supervision of an adult named in a report as a victim of abuse 16 or a person named in a report as having abused an adult if 17 the court or registry deems access to dependent adult abuse 18 information by such person to be necessary. 19 (3) An employee or agent of the department responsible 20 for registering or licensing or approving the registration or 21 licensing of a person, or to an individual providing care to an 22 adult and regulated by the department. 23 (4) The legally authorized protection and advocacy agency 24 recognized pursuant to section 135C.2 if a person identified in 25 the information as a victim or a perpetrator of abuse resided 26 in or receives services from a facility, including a facility 27 or program defined in section 235E.1 , or agency because the 28 person is diagnosed as having a developmental disability or a 29 mental illness. 30 (5) To an administrator of an agency certified by the 31 department of human services to provide services under a 32 medical assistance home and community-based services waiver, 33 if the information concerns a person employed by or being 34 considered by the agency for employment. 35 -467- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 467/ 1541
H.F. 662 (6) To the administrator of an agency providing mental 1 health, intellectual disability, or developmental disability 2 services under a regional service system management plan 3 implemented in accordance with section 331.393 , if the 4 information concerns a person employed by or being considered 5 by the agency for employment. 6 (7) To an administrator of a hospital licensed under chapter 7 135B if the data concerns a person employed or being considered 8 for employment by the hospital. 9 (8) An employee of an agency requested by the department 10 to provide case management or other services to the dependent 11 adult. 12 d. Relating to judicial and administrative proceedings, 13 persons including all of the following: 14 (1) A court upon a finding that information is necessary 15 for the resolution of an issue arising in any phase of a case 16 involving dependent adult abuse. 17 (2) A court or agency hearing an appeal for correction 18 of dependent adult abuse information as provided in section 19 235B.10 . 20 (3) An expert witness or a witness who testifies at any 21 stage of an appeal necessary for correction of dependent adult 22 abuse information as provided in section 235B.10 . 23 (4) A court or administrative agency making a determination 24 regarding an unemployment compensation claim pursuant to 25 section 96.6 . 26 (5) To a juvenile court involved in an adjudication or 27 disposition of a child that is the subject of a guardianship 28 proceeding under chapter 232D . 29 (6) To a district court upon a finding that data is 30 necessary for the resolution of an issue arising in any phase 31 of a case involving proceedings for a child guardianship under 32 chapter 232D . 33 e. Other persons including all of the following: 34 (1) A person conducting bona fide research on dependent 35 -468- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 468/ 1541
H.F. 662 adult abuse, but without information identifying individuals 1 named in a dependent adult abuse report, unless having that 2 information open to review is essential to the research or 3 evaluation and the authorized registry officials give prior 4 written approval and the adult, the adult’s guardian or 5 guardian ad litem, and the person named in a report as having 6 abused an adult give permission to release the information. 7 (2) Registry or department personnel when necessary to the 8 performance of their official duties or a person or agency 9 under contract with the department to carry out official duties 10 and functions of the registry. 11 (3) The department of justice for the sole purpose of the 12 filing of a claim for reparation pursuant to sections 915.21 13 and 915.84 . 14 (4) A legally constituted adult protection agency of 15 another state which is investigating or treating an adult named 16 in a report as having been abused. 17 (5) The office of the attorney general. 18 (6) A health care facility administrator or the 19 administrator’s designee, following the appeals process, for 20 the purpose of hiring staff or continued employment of staff. 21 (7) To the administrator of an agency providing care to a 22 dependent adult in another state, for the purpose of performing 23 an employment background check. 24 (8) To the superintendent, or the superintendent’s 25 designee, of a school district or to the authorities in charge 26 of an accredited nonpublic school for purposes of a volunteer 27 or employment record check. 28 (9) The department of inspections and appeals for purposes 29 of record checks of applicants for employment with the 30 department of inspections and appeals. 31 (10) The state or a local long-term care ombudsman if the 32 victim resides in or the alleged perpetrator is an employee of 33 a long-term care facility as defined in section 231.4 . 34 (11) The state office or local office of public guardian as 35 -469- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 469/ 1541
H.F. 662 defined in section 231E.3 , if the information relates to the 1 provision of legal services for a client served by the state or 2 local office of public guardian. 3 (12) A nursing program that is approved by the state board 4 of nursing under section 152.5 , if the information relates to a 5 record check performed pursuant to section 152.5A . 6 (13) To the board of educational examiners created under 7 chapter 272 for purposes of determining whether a license, 8 certificate, or authorization should be issued, denied, or 9 revoked. 10 (14) The department on aging for the purposes of conducting 11 background checks of applicants for employment with the 12 department on aging . 13 (15) To the Iowa veterans home for purposes of record checks 14 of potential volunteers and volunteers in the Iowa veterans 15 home. 16 (16) To the administrator of a certified nurse aide program, 17 if the data relates to a record check of a student of the 18 program performed pursuant to section 135C.33 . 19 (17) To the administrator of a juvenile detention or shelter 20 care home, if the data relates to a record check of an existing 21 or prospective employee, resident, or volunteer for or in the 22 home. 23 (18) To the employer or prospective employer of a school bus 24 driver for purposes of an employment record check. 25 (19) To a free clinic as defined in section 135.24A for 26 purposes of record checks of potential volunteers and existing 27 volunteers at the free clinic. 28 (20) To a bank, savings association, credit union, 29 broker-dealer as defined in section 502.102, subsection 4 , 30 investment advisor as defined in section 502.102, subsection 31 15 , financial advisor, or other financial institution as deemed 32 necessary by the department to protect the dependent adult’s 33 resources. 34 (21) To the social security administration. 35 -470- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 470/ 1541
H.F. 662 (22) To the administrator as defined in section 502.102, 1 subsection 1 . 2 f. To a person who submits written authorization from 3 an individual allowing the person access to information on 4 the determination only on whether or not the individual who 5 authorized the access is named in a founded dependent adult 6 abuse report as having abused a dependent adult. 7 3. Access to unfounded dependent adult abuse information is 8 authorized only to those persons identified in subsection 2 , 9 paragraph “a” , paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (2), (5), and (6), 10 and paragraph “e” , subparagraphs (2), (5), (10), (20), (21), and 11 (22). 12 Sec. 721. Section 235B.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 235B.16 Information, education, and training requirements. 15 1. The department on aging, in cooperation with the 16 department, shall conduct a public information and education 17 program. The elements and goals of the program include but are 18 not limited to: 19 a. Informing the public regarding the laws governing 20 dependent adult abuse and the reporting requirements for 21 dependent adult abuse. 22 b. Providing caretakers with information regarding services 23 to alleviate the emotional, psychological, physical, or 24 financial stress associated with the caretaker and dependent 25 adult relationship. 26 c. Affecting public attitudes regarding the role of a 27 dependent adult in society. 28 2. The department, in cooperation with the department on 29 aging and the department of inspections and appeals, shall 30 institute a program of education and training for persons, 31 including members of provider groups and family members, who 32 may come in contact with dependent adult abuse. The program 33 shall include but is not limited to instruction regarding 34 recognition of dependent adult abuse and the procedure for the 35 -471- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 471/ 1541
H.F. 662 reporting of suspected abuse. 1 3. The content of the continuing education required 2 pursuant to chapter 272C for a licensed professional providing 3 care or service to a dependent adult shall include, but is 4 not limited to, the responsibilities, obligations, powers, 5 and duties of a person regarding the reporting of suspected 6 dependent adult abuse, and training to aid the professional in 7 identifying instances of dependent adult abuse. 8 4. The department of inspections and appeals shall provide 9 training to investigators regarding the collection and 10 preservation of evidence in the case of suspected dependent 11 adult abuse. 12 5. a. For the purposes of this subsection , “licensing 13 board” means a board designated in section 147.13 , the board of 14 educational examiners created in section 272.2 , or a licensing 15 board as defined in section 272C.1 . 16 b. A person required to report cases of dependent adult 17 abuse pursuant to sections 235B.3 and 235E.2 , other than a 18 physician whose professional practice does not regularly 19 involve providing primary health care to adults, shall 20 complete two hours of training relating to the identification 21 and reporting of dependent adult abuse within six months of 22 initial employment or self-employment which involves the 23 examination, attending, counseling, or treatment of adults 24 on a regular basis. Within one month of initial employment 25 or self-employment, the person shall obtain a statement of 26 the abuse reporting requirements from the person’s employer 27 or, if self-employed, from the department. The person shall 28 complete at least two hours of additional dependent adult abuse 29 identification and reporting training every three years. If 30 the person completes at least one hour of additional dependent 31 adult abuse identification and reporting training prior to the 32 three-year expiration period, the person shall be deemed in 33 compliance with the training requirements of this section for 34 an additional three years. 35 -472- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 472/ 1541
H.F. 662 c. The core training curriculum relating to the 1 identification and reporting of dependent adult abuse, as 2 provided in paragraph “b” , shall be developed by the department 3 pursuant to subsection 2 and provided by the department. 4 d. An employer of a person required to report cases 5 of dependent adult abuse pursuant to sections 235B.3 and 6 235E.2 may provide supplemental training, specific to the 7 identification and reporting of dependent adult abuse as it 8 relates to the person’s professional practice, in addition to 9 the core training provided by the department. 10 e. A licensing board with authority over the license of 11 a person required to report cases of dependent adult abuse 12 pursuant to sections 235B.3 and 235E.2 shall require as a 13 condition of licensure that the person is in compliance with 14 the requirements for abuse training under this subsection . 15 The licensing board shall require the person upon licensure 16 renewal to accurately document for the licensing board the 17 person’s completion of the training requirements. However, 18 the licensing board may adopt rules providing for waiver or 19 suspension of the compliance requirements, if the waiver or 20 suspension is in the public interest, applicable to a person 21 who is engaged in active duty in the military service of this 22 state or of the United States, to a person for whom compliance 23 with the training requirements would impose a significant 24 hardship, or to a person who is practicing a licensed 25 profession outside this state or is otherwise subject to 26 circumstances that would preclude the person from encountering 27 dependent adult abuse in this state. 28 f. For persons required to report cases of dependent 29 adult abuse pursuant to sections 235B.3 and 235E.2 , who are 30 not engaged in a licensed profession that is subject to the 31 authority of a licensing board but are employed by a facility 32 or program subject to licensure, registration, or approval by a 33 state agency, the agency shall require as a condition of the 34 renewal of the facility’s or program’s licensure, registration, 35 -473- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 473/ 1541
H.F. 662 or approval, that such persons employed by the facility or 1 program are in compliance with the training requirements of 2 this subsection . 3 g. For peace officers, the elected or appointed official 4 designated as the head of the agency employing the peace 5 officer shall ensure compliance with the training requirements 6 of this subsection . 7 h. For persons required to report cases of dependent adult 8 abuse pursuant to sections 235B.3 and 235E.2 who are employees 9 of state departments and political subdivisions of the state, 10 the department director or the chief administrator of the 11 political subdivision shall ensure the persons’ compliance with 12 the training requirements of this subsection . 13 6. The department shall require an educational program for 14 employees of the registry on the proper use and control of 15 dependent adult abuse information. 16 Sec. 722. Section 235B.16A, Code 2023, is amended to read 17 as follows: 18 235B.16A Dependent adults —— dependency assessments —— 19 interagency training. 20 1. The dependent adult protective advisory council 21 established pursuant to section 235B.1 shall recommend a 22 uniform assessment instrument and process for adoption and use 23 by the department of human services and other agencies involved 24 with assessing a dependent adult’s degree of dependency 25 and determining whether dependent adult abuse has occurred. 26 However, this section shall not apply to dependent adult abuse 27 assessments and determinations made under chapter 235E . 28 2. The instrument and process design under subsection 1 29 shall address but is not limited to all of the following: 30 a. Evaluation of conformity with applicable federal law and 31 regulations on the part of the persons employing, housing, or 32 providing services to the dependent adult. 33 b. Provision for the final step in the dependency assessment 34 of a dependent adult to be a formal assessment of the existence 35 -474- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 474/ 1541
H.F. 662 of risk to the health or safety of the individual or of the 1 degree of the individual’s impairment in ability under the 2 definition of dependent adult in section 235B.2 . 3 c. If the assessment under paragraph “b” determines that a 4 risk to the health or safety of the individual exists or the 5 individual has a significant impairment in ability, and the 6 individual being assessed agrees, provision for a case manager 7 to be assigned to assist in preparing and implementing a safety 8 plan which includes protective services for the individual. 9 d. If the assessment under paragraph “b” determines that 10 a risk to the health or safety of the individual exists or 11 the individual has a significant impairment in ability, the 12 individual being assessed does not agree to the safety plan 13 provisions under paragraph “c” or accept other services, and 14 the options available under sections 235B.17 , 235B.18 , and 15 235B.19 are not utilized, provision for the department of human 16 services to maintain periodic contact with the individual in 17 accordance with rules adopted for this purpose. The purpose 18 of the contact is to assess any increased risk or impairment 19 and to monitor the individual’s goals, feelings, and concerns 20 so that the department can intervene when necessary or 21 offer services and other support to maintain or sustain the 22 individual’s safety and independence when the individual is 23 ready to agree to a safety plan or accept services. 24 3. The department of human services and other agencies 25 involved with assessing a dependent adult’s degree of 26 dependency and whether dependent adult abuse has occurred shall 27 adopt rules and take other steps necessary to implement the 28 uniform assessment instrument and process addressed by this 29 section on or before July 1, 2010. 30 4. The department of human services shall cooperate with 31 the department on aging, the departments of inspections 32 and appeals, public health, public safety, and workforce 33 development, the civil rights commission, and other state and 34 local agencies performing inspections or otherwise visiting 35 -475- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 475/ 1541
H.F. 662 residential settings where dependent adults live, to regularly 1 provide training to the appropriate staff in the agencies 2 concerning each agency’s procedures involving dependent 3 adults, and to build awareness concerning dependent adults and 4 reporting of dependent adult abuse. 5 Sec. 723. Section 235E.2, subsection 1, paragraphs a and c, 6 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 7 a. The department shall receive and evaluate reports 8 of dependent adult abuse in facilities and programs. The 9 department shall inform the department of health and human 10 services of such evaluations and dispositions and those 11 individuals who should be placed on the central registry for 12 dependent adult abuse pursuant to section 235E.7 . If the 13 department believes the situation involves an immediate danger 14 to the public health, safety, or welfare requiring immediate 15 agency action to seek emergency placement on the central 16 registry, the department may utilize emergency adjudicative 17 proceedings pursuant to section 17A.18A . 18 c. A report of dependent adult abuse that meets the 19 definition of dependent adult abuse under section 235E.1, 20 subsection 5 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), subparagraph 21 division (a) or (d), or section 235E.1, subsection 5 , paragraph 22 “a” , subparagraph (3), which the department determines is 23 minor, isolated, and unlikely to reoccur shall be collected 24 and maintained by the department of health and human services 25 as an assessment only for a five-year period and shall not be 26 included in the central registry and shall not be considered 27 to be founded dependent adult abuse. A subsequent report of 28 dependent adult abuse that meets the definition of dependent 29 adult abuse under section 235E.1, subsection 5 , paragraph “a” , 30 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a) or (d), or section 31 235E.1, subsection 5 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (3), that 32 occurs within the five-year period, and that is committed by 33 the caretaker responsible for the act or omission which was the 34 subject of the previous report of dependent adult abuse which 35 -476- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 476/ 1541
H.F. 662 the department determined was minor, isolated, and unlikely to 1 reoccur, may be considered minor, isolated, and unlikely to 2 reoccur depending on the circumstances of the report. 3 Sec. 724. Section 235E.2, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 5. Any other person who believes that a dependent adult 6 has suffered dependent adult abuse may report the suspected 7 dependent adult abuse to the department of inspections and 8 appeals. The department of inspections and appeals shall 9 transfer any reports received of dependent adult abuse in the 10 community to the department of health and human services. The 11 department of health and human services shall transfer any 12 reports received of dependent adult abuse in facilities or 13 programs to the department of inspections and appeals. 14 Sec. 725. Section 235E.2, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 a. If, upon completion of an investigation, the department 17 determines that the best interests of the dependent adult 18 require court action, the department shall notify the 19 department of health and human services of the potential need 20 for a guardian or conservator or for admission or commitment 21 to an appropriate institution or facility pursuant to the 22 applicable procedures under chapter 125 , 222 , 229 , or 633 , or 23 shall pursue other remedies provided by law. The appropriate 24 county attorney shall assist the department of health and human 25 services in the preparation of the necessary papers to initiate 26 the action and shall appear and represent the department of 27 health and human services at all district court proceedings. 28 Sec. 726. Section 235F.6, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 4. The court may approve a consent agreement between the 31 parties entered into to bring about the cessation of elder 32 abuse. A consent agreement approved under this section shall 33 not contain any of the following: 34 a. A provision that prohibits any party to the action 35 -477- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 477/ 1541
H.F. 662 from contacting or cooperating with any government agency 1 including the department of health and human services, the 2 department of inspections and appeals, the department on aging, 3 the department of justice, law enforcement, and the office of 4 long-term care ombudsman; a licensing or regulatory agency 5 that has jurisdiction over any license or certification held 6 by the defendant; a protection and advocacy agency recognized 7 in section 135C.2 ; or the defendant’s current employer if the 8 defendant’s professional responsibilities include contact with 9 vulnerable elders, dependent adults, or minors, if the party 10 contacting or cooperating has a good-faith belief that the 11 information is relevant to the duties or responsibilities of 12 the entity. 13 b. A provision that prohibits any party to the action from 14 filing a complaint with or reporting a violation of law to 15 any government agency including the department of health and 16 human services, the department of inspections and appeals, 17 the department on aging, the department of justice, law 18 enforcement, and the office of long-term care ombudsman; a 19 licensing or regulatory agency that has jurisdiction over any 20 license or certification held by the defendant; a protection 21 and advocacy agency recognized in section 135C.2 ; or the 22 defendant’s current employer. 23 c. A provision that requires any party to the action to 24 withdraw a complaint filed with or a violation reported to 25 any government agency including the department of health and 26 human services, the department of inspections and appeals, 27 the department on aging, the department of justice, law 28 enforcement, and the office of long-term care ombudsman; a 29 licensing or regulatory agency that has jurisdiction over any 30 license or certification held by the defendant; a protection 31 and advocacy agency recognized in section 135C.2 ; or the 32 defendant’s current employer. 33 Sec. 727. Section 237.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -478- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 478/ 1541
H.F. 662 237.1 Definitions. 1 As used in this chapter : 2 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of that division 3 of the department designated by the director of human services 4 to administer this chapter or the administrator’s designee. 5 2. 1. “Agency” means a person, as defined in section 4.1, 6 subsection 20 , which provides child foster care and which does 7 not meet the definition of an individual in subsection 7 as 8 defined under this section . 9 3. 2. “Child” means child as defined in section 234.1 , 10 subsection 2 . 11 4. 3. “Child foster care” means the provision of parental 12 nurturing, including but not limited to the furnishing of 13 food, lodging, training, education, supervision, treatment, 14 or other care, to a child on a full-time basis by a person, 15 including a relative of the child if the relative is licensed 16 under this chapter , but not including a guardian of the child. 17 “Child foster care” does not include any of the following care 18 situations: 19 a. Care furnished by an individual person who receives the 20 child of a personal friend as an occasional and personal guest 21 in the individual person’s home, free of charge and not as a 22 business. 23 b. Care furnished by an individual person with whom a child 24 has been placed for lawful adoption, unless that adoption is 25 not completed within two years after placement. 26 c. Care furnished by a private boarding school subject to 27 approval by the state board of education pursuant to section 28 256.11 . 29 d. Child care furnished by a child care center, a child 30 development home, or a child care home as defined in section 31 237A.1 . 32 e. Care furnished in a hospital licensed under chapter 135B 33 or care furnished in a nursing facility licensed under chapter 34 135C . 35 -479- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 479/ 1541
H.F. 662 f. Care furnished by a relative of a child or an individual 1 person with a meaningful relationship with the child where the 2 child is not under the placement, care, or supervision of the 3 department. 4 4. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 5 5. “Department” means the department of health and human 6 services. 7 6. “Director” means the director of health and human 8 services. 9 7. “Facility” means the personnel, program, physical plant, 10 and equipment of a licensee. 11 7. 8. “Individual” means an individual person or a married 12 couple who provides child foster care in a single-family home 13 environment and which does not meet the definition of an agency 14 in subsection 2 under this section . 15 8. 9. “Licensee” means an individual or an agency licensed 16 by the administrator under this chapter . 17 9. 10. “Reasonable and prudent parent standard” means 18 the standard characterized by careful and sensible parenting 19 decisions that maintain the health, safety, and best interests 20 of a child, while at the same time encouraging the emotional 21 and developmental growth of a child, that a caregiver shall 22 use when determining whether to allow a child in foster care 23 under the placement, care, or supervision of the department to 24 participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, or social 25 activities. For the purposes of this subsection , “caregiver” 26 means an individual or an agency licensed under this chapter 27 with which a child in foster care has been placed or a juvenile 28 shelter care home approved under chapter 232 in which a child 29 in foster care has been placed. 30 Sec. 728. Section 237.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 237.3 Rules. 33 1. Except as otherwise provided by subsections 3 and 4 , 34 the administrator department shall promulgate, after their 35 -480- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 480/ 1541
H.F. 662 adoption by the council on human services , and enforce in 1 accordance with chapter 17A , administrative rules necessary 2 to implement this chapter . Formulation of the rules shall 3 include consultation with representatives of child foster care 4 providers , and other persons affected by this chapter . The 5 rules shall encourage the provision of child foster care in a 6 single-family, home environment, exempting the single-family, 7 home facility from inappropriate rules. 8 2. Rules applicable to licensees shall include but are not 9 limited to: 10 a. Types of facilities which include but are not limited to 11 group foster care facilities and family foster care homes. 12 b. The number, qualifications, character, and parenting 13 ability of personnel necessary to assure the health, safety and 14 welfare of children receiving child foster care. 15 c. Programs for education and in-service training of 16 personnel. 17 d. The physical environment of a facility. 18 e. Policies for intake, assessment, admission and discharge. 19 f. Housing, health, safety, and medical care policies 20 for children receiving child foster care. The medical care 21 policies shall include but are not limited to all of the 22 following: 23 (1) Provision by the department to the foster care provider 24 at or before the time of a child’s placement of the child’s 25 health records and any other information possessed or known 26 about the health of the child or about a member of the child’s 27 family that pertains to the child’s health. 28 (2) If the health records supplied in accordance with 29 the child’s case permanency plan to the foster care provider 30 are incomplete or the provider requests specific health 31 information, provision for obtaining additional health 32 information from the child’s parent or other source and 33 supplying the additional information to the foster care 34 provider. 35 -481- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 481/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) Provision for emergency health coverage of the child 1 while the child is engaged in temporary out-of-state travel 2 with the child’s foster family. 3 g. (1) The adequacy of programs available to children 4 receiving child foster care provided by agencies, including but 5 not limited to: 6 (a) Dietary services. 7 (b) Social services. 8 (c) Activity programs. 9 (d) Behavior management procedures. 10 (e) Educational programs, including special education 11 as defined in section 256B.2, subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , 12 where appropriate, which are approved by the state board of 13 education. 14 (2) The department shall not promulgate rules which 15 regulate individual licensees in the subject areas enumerated 16 in this paragraph “g” . 17 h. Policies for involvement of biological parents. 18 i. Records a licensee is required to keep, and reports a 19 licensee is required to make to the administrator department . 20 j. Prior to the licensing of an individual as a foster 21 family home, a required, written social assessment of the 22 quality of the living situation in the home of the individual, 23 and a required compilation of personal references for the 24 individual other than those references given by the individual. 25 k. Elements of a foster care placement agreement outlining 26 rights and responsibilities associated with an individual 27 providing family foster care. The rights and responsibilities 28 shall include but are not limited to all of the following: 29 (1) Receiving information prior to the child’s placement 30 regarding risk factors concerning the child that are known to 31 the department, including but not limited to notice if the 32 child is required to register under chapter 692A . 33 (2) Having regularly scheduled meetings with each case 34 manager assigned to the child. 35 -482- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 482/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) Receiving access to any reports prepared by a service 1 provider who is working with the child unless the access is 2 prohibited by state or federal law. 3 3. Rules governing fire safety in facilities with child 4 foster care provided by agencies shall be promulgated by the 5 state fire marshal pursuant to section 100.1, subsection 5 , 6 after consultation with the administrator director . 7 4. Rules governing sanitation, water and waste disposal 8 standards for facilities shall be promulgated by the Iowa 9 department of public health pursuant to section 135.11, 10 subsection 12, after consultation with the administrator 11 director . 12 5. In case of a conflict between rules promulgated pursuant 13 to subsections 3 and 4 and local rules, the more stringent 14 requirement applies. 15 6. Rules of the department shall not prohibit the licensing, 16 as foster family homes, of individuals who are departmental 17 employees not directly engaged in the administration of the 18 child foster care program pursuant to this chapter . 19 7. If an agency is accredited by the joint commission 20 on the accreditation of health care organizations under the 21 commission’s consolidated standards for residential settings 22 or by the council on accreditation of services for families 23 and children, the department shall modify facility licensure 24 standards applied to the agency in order to avoid duplicating 25 standards applied through accreditation. 26 8. The department, in consultation with the judicial 27 branch, the division of criminal and juvenile justice planning 28 of the department of human rights, residential treatment 29 providers, the foster care provider association, and other 30 parties which may be affected, shall review the licensing rules 31 pertaining to residential treatment facilities, and examine 32 whether the rules allow the facilities to accept and provide 33 effective treatment to juveniles with serious problems who 34 might not otherwise be placed in those facilities. 35 -483- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 483/ 1541
H.F. 662 9. The department shall adopt rules specifying the elements 1 of a preadoptive care agreement outlining the rights and 2 responsibilities associated with a person providing preadoptive 3 care, as defined in section 232.2 . 4 10. The department shall adopt rules to administer the 5 exception to the definition of child care in section 237A.1, 6 subsection 3 , paragraph “l” , allowing a child care facility, for 7 purposes of providing respite care to a foster family home, to 8 provide care, supervision, or guidance of a child for a period 9 of twenty-four hours or more who is placed with the licensed 10 foster family home. 11 Sec. 729. Section 237.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 237.4 License required —— exceptions. 14 An individual or an agency, as defined in section 237.1 , 15 shall not provide child foster care unless the individual or 16 agency obtains a license issued by the administrator under this 17 chapter . However, a license is not required of the following: 18 1. An individual providing child foster care for a total of 19 not more than twenty days in one calendar year. 20 2. A residential care facility licensed under chapter 135C 21 which is approved for the care of children. 22 3. A hospital licensed under chapter 135B . 23 4. A health care facility licensed under chapter 135C . 24 5. A juvenile detention home or juvenile shelter care home 25 approved under section 232.142 . 26 6. An institution listed in section 218.1 . 27 7. A facility licensed under chapter 125 . 28 8. An individual providing child care as a babysitter at the 29 request of a parent, guardian or relative having lawful custody 30 of the child. 31 Sec. 730. Section 237.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 237.5 License application and issuance —— denial, suspension, 34 or revocation —— provisional licenses. 35 -484- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 484/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. An individual or an agency shall apply for a license 1 by completing an application to the administrator department 2 upon forms furnished by the administrator department . The 3 administrator department shall issue or reissue a license if 4 the administrator department determines that the applicant or 5 licensee is or upon commencing operation will provide child 6 foster care in compliance with this chapter . An initial 7 license for an individual is valid for one year from the date 8 of issuance. After the first two years of licensure, a license 9 for an individual is valid for two years from the most recent 10 date of issuance except that the administrator department , 11 within the administrator’s director’s discretion and based upon 12 the performance of the licensee, may require annual renewal 13 of the license or may issue a provisional license pursuant to 14 subsection 3 . A license for an agency is valid for up to three 15 years from the date of issuance for the period determined by 16 the administrator department in accordance with administrative 17 rules providing criteria for making the determination. The 18 license shall state on its face the name of the licensee, the 19 type of facility, the particular premises for which the license 20 is issued, and the number of children who may be cared for by 21 the facility on the premises at one time. The license shall 22 be posted in a conspicuous place in the physical plant of the 23 facility, except that if the facility is in a single-family 24 home the license may be kept where it is readily available for 25 examination upon request. 26 2. The administrator department , after notice and 27 opportunity for an evidentiary hearing, may deny an application 28 for a license, and may suspend or revoke a license, if the 29 applicant or licensee violates this chapter or the rules 30 promulgated pursuant to this chapter , or knowingly makes 31 a false statement concerning a material fact or conceals 32 a material fact on the license application or in a report 33 regarding operation of the facility submitted to the 34 administrator department . 35 -485- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 485/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. The administrator department may issue a provisional 1 license for not more than one year to a licensee whose 2 facility does not meet the requirements of this chapter , if 3 written plans to bring the facility into compliance with the 4 applicable requirements are submitted to and approved by the 5 administrator department . The plans shall state a specific 6 time when compliance will be achieved. Only one provisional 7 license shall be issued for a facility by reason of the same 8 deficiency. 9 Sec. 731. Section 237.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 237.6 Restricted use of facility. 12 A licensee shall not furnish child foster care in a building 13 or on premises not designated in the license. A licensee 14 shall not furnish child foster care to a greater number of 15 children than is designated in the license, unless authorized 16 by the administrator so authorizes department . Multiple 17 licenses authorizing separate and distinct parts of a facility 18 to provide different categories of child foster care may be 19 issued. 20 Sec. 732. Section 237.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 237.7 Reports and inspections. 23 The administrator department may require submission of 24 reports by a licensee, and shall cause at least one annual 25 unannounced inspection of each facility to assess the quality 26 of the living situation and to determine compliance with 27 applicable requirements and standards. The inspections shall 28 be conducted by the department of inspections and appeals. 29 The director of the department of inspections and appeals 30 may examine records of a licensee, including but not limited 31 to corporate records and board minutes, and may inquire into 32 matters concerning a licensee and its employees relating to 33 requirements and standards for child foster care under this 34 chapter . 35 -486- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 486/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 733. Section 237.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 237.8 Personnel. 3 1. A person shall not be allowed to provide services in a 4 facility if the person has a disease which is transmissible to 5 other persons through required contact in the workplace, which 6 presents a significant risk of infecting other persons, which 7 presents a substantial possibility of harming other persons, or 8 for which no reasonable accommodation can eliminate the risk of 9 infecting other persons. 10 2. a. (1) If a person is being considered for licensure 11 under this chapter , or for employment involving direct 12 responsibility for a child or in a facility where children 13 reside, by a licensee under this chapter , or if a person will 14 reside in a facility utilized by a licensee, and if the person 15 has been convicted of a crime or has a record of founded child 16 abuse, the record check evaluation system of the department 17 and the licensee for an employee of the licensee shall perform 18 an evaluation to determine whether the crime or founded 19 child abuse warrants prohibition of licensure, employment, 20 or residence in the facility. The department record check 21 evaluation system shall conduct criminal and child abuse record 22 checks in this state and may conduct these checks in other 23 states. The evaluation shall be performed in accordance with 24 procedures adopted for this purpose by the department. 25 (2) If the criminal and child abuse record checks conducted 26 in this state under subparagraph (1) for an individual being 27 considered for licensure under this chapter , or for employment 28 involving direct responsibility for a child or in a facility 29 where children reside, by a licensee under this chapter , or 30 for an individual who will reside in a facility utilized by 31 a licensee, have been completed and the individual either 32 does not have a record of crime or founded child abuse or the 33 department’s record check evaluation system’s evaluation of 34 the record has determined that prohibition of the individual’s 35 -487- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 487/ 1541
H.F. 662 licensure or employment is not warranted, the individual may 1 be provisionally approved for licensure or employment pending 2 the outcome of the fingerprint-based criminal history check 3 conducted pursuant to subparagraph (4). 4 (3) An individual being considered for licensure under this 5 chapter , or for employment involving direct responsibility for 6 a child or in a facility where children reside, by a licensee 7 under this chapter , or for an individual who will reside in a 8 facility utilized by a licensee, shall not be granted a license 9 or be employed and an evaluation shall not be performed under 10 this subsection if the individual has been convicted of any of 11 the following felony offenses: 12 (a) Within the five-year period preceding the application 13 date, a drug-related offense. 14 (b) Child endangerment or neglect or abandonment of a 15 dependent person. 16 (c) Domestic abuse. 17 (d) A crime against a child, including but not limited to 18 sexual exploitation of a minor. 19 (e) A forcible felony. 20 (4) If an individual is being considered for licensure under 21 this chapter , or for employment involving direct responsibility 22 for a child or in a facility where children reside, by a 23 licensee under this chapter , or if an individual will reside 24 in a facility utilized by a licensee, or if an individual is 25 subject to licensure under this chapter as a foster parent, 26 in addition to the record checks conducted under subparagraph 27 (1), the individual’s fingerprints shall be provided to the 28 department of public safety for submission through the state 29 criminal history repository to the United States department 30 of justice, federal bureau of investigation for a national 31 criminal history check. The cost of the criminal history check 32 conducted under this subparagraph is the responsibility of the 33 department of human services . 34 (5) If the criminal and child abuse record checks conducted 35 -488- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 488/ 1541
H.F. 662 in this state under subparagraph (1) for an individual being 1 considered for licensure as a foster parent have been completed 2 and the individual either does not have a record of crime 3 or founded abuse or the department’s record check evaluation 4 system’s evaluation of the record has determined that 5 prohibition of the individual’s licensure is not warranted, the 6 individual may be provisionally approved for licensure pending 7 the outcome of the fingerprint-based criminal history check 8 conducted pursuant to subparagraph (4). 9 (6) An individual applying to be a foster parent licensee 10 shall not be granted a license and an evaluation shall not be 11 performed under this subsection if the individual has been 12 convicted of any of the following felony offenses: 13 (a) Within the five-year period preceding the application 14 date, a drug-related offense. 15 (b) Child endangerment or neglect or abandonment of a 16 dependent person. 17 (c) Domestic abuse. 18 (d) A crime against a child, including but not limited to 19 sexual exploitation of a minor. 20 (e) A forcible felony. 21 b. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph “a” , if the 22 department record check evaluation system determines that a 23 person has committed a crime or has a record of founded child 24 abuse and is licensed, employed by a licensee, or resides in a 25 licensed facility the department record check evaluation system 26 shall notify the licensee that an evaluation will be conducted 27 to determine whether prohibition of the person’s licensure, 28 employment, or residence is warranted. 29 c. In an evaluation, the department record check evaluation 30 system and the licensee for an employee of the licensee shall 31 consider the nature and seriousness of the crime or founded 32 child abuse in relation to the position sought or held, the 33 time elapsed since the commission of the crime or founded child 34 abuse, the circumstances under which the crime or founded 35 -489- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 489/ 1541
H.F. 662 child abuse was committed, the degree of rehabilitation, the 1 likelihood that the person will commit the crime or founded 2 child abuse again, and the number of crimes or founded child 3 abuses committed by the person involved. The department record 4 check evaluation system may permit a person who is evaluated 5 to be licensed, employed, or to reside, or to continue to be 6 licensed, employed, or to reside in a licensed facility, if the 7 person complies with the department’s record check evaluation 8 system’s conditions relating to the person’s licensure, 9 employment, or residence, which may include completion of 10 additional training. For an employee of a licensee, these 11 conditional requirements shall be developed with the licensee. 12 The department record check evaluation system has final 13 authority in determining whether prohibition of the person’s 14 licensure, employment, or residence is warranted and in 15 developing any conditional requirements under this paragraph. 16 d. If the department record check evaluation system 17 determines that the person has committed a crime or has a 18 record of founded child abuse which warrants prohibition of 19 licensure, employment, or residence, the person shall not be 20 licensed under this chapter and shall not be employed by a 21 licensee or reside in a licensed facility. 22 3. In addition to the record checks required under 23 subsection 2 , the department of human services record check 24 evaluation system may conduct dependent adult abuse record 25 checks in this state and may conduct these checks in other 26 states, on a random basis. The provisions of subsection 2 , 27 relative to an evaluation following a determination that a 28 person has been convicted of a crime or has a record of founded 29 child abuse, shall also apply to a random check conducted under 30 this subsection . 31 4. On or after July 1, 1994, a A licensee shall inform 32 all new applicants for employment of the possibility of the 33 performance of a record check and shall obtain, from the 34 applicant, a signed acknowledgment of the receipt of the 35 -490- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 490/ 1541
H.F. 662 information. 1 5. On or after July 1, 1994, a A licensee shall include the 2 following inquiry in an application for employment: 3 Do you have a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse 4 or have you ever been convicted of a crime, in this state or any 5 other state? 6 Sec. 734. Section 237.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 237.13 Foster home insurance fund. 9 1. For the purposes of this section , “foster home” means an 10 individual, as defined in section 237.1, subsection 7 , who is 11 licensed to provide child foster care and shall also be known 12 as a “licensed foster home” . 13 2. The foster home insurance fund shall be administered by 14 the department of human services . The fund shall consist of 15 all moneys appropriated by the general assembly for deposit 16 in the fund. The department shall use moneys in the fund to 17 provide home and property coverage for foster parents to cover 18 damages to property resulting from the actions of a foster 19 child residing in a foster home or to reimburse foster parents 20 for the cost of purchasing foster care liability insurance and 21 to perform the administrative functions necessary to carry out 22 this section . The department may establish limitations of 23 liability for individual claims as deemed reasonable by the 24 department. 25 3. The department of human services shall adopt rules, 26 pursuant to chapter 17A , to carry out the provisions of this 27 section . 28 Sec. 735. Section 237.15, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 7. “Person or court responsible for the child” means the 31 department, including but not limited to the department of 32 health and human services, the agency, or the individual who is 33 the guardian of a child by court order issued by the juvenile 34 or district court and has the responsibility of the care of the 35 -491- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 491/ 1541
H.F. 662 child, or the court having jurisdiction over the child. 1 Sec. 736. Section 237.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 237.16 Child advocacy board —— staff . 4 1. The child advocacy board is created within the department 5 of inspections and appeals . The state board consists of nine 6 members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation 7 by the senate and directly responsible to the governor. One 8 member shall be an active court appointed special advocate 9 volunteer, one member shall be an active member of a local 10 citizen foster care review board, and one member shall be a 11 judicial branch employee or judicial officer appointed from 12 nominees submitted by the judicial branch. The appointment is 13 for a term of four years that begins and ends as provided in 14 section 69.19 . Vacancies on the state board shall be filled in 15 the same manner as original appointments are made. 16 2. The members of the state board shall annually select a 17 chairperson, vice chairperson, and other officers the members 18 deem necessary. The members may be entitled to receive 19 reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in 20 the performance of their duties, subject to available funding. 21 Each member of the board may also be eligible to receive 22 compensation as provided in section 7E.6 . The state board 23 shall meet at least twice a year. 24 3. An employee of the department or of the department of 25 inspections and appeals , an employee of a child-placing agency, 26 an employee of an agency with which the department contracts 27 for services for children under foster care, a foster parent 28 providing foster care, or an employee of the district court 29 is not eligible to serve on the state board. However, the 30 judicial branch employee or judicial officer appointed from 31 nominees submitted by the judicial branch in accordance with 32 subsection 1 shall be eligible to serve on the state board. 33 4. The department and the department of inspections and 34 appeals shall jointly develop written protocols detailing the 35 -492- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 492/ 1541
H.F. 662 responsibilities of each the department with regard to children 1 under the purview of the state board. The protocols shall be 2 reviewed by the departments department on an annual basis. 3 5. The director shall employ appropriate staff for the state 4 board in accordance with available funding. 5 Sec. 737. Section 237.18, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 6 amended by striking the subsection. 7 Sec. 738. Section 237.21, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 5. Members of the state board and local boards, court 10 appointed special advocates, and the employees of the 11 department and the department of inspections and appeals are 12 subject to standards of confidentiality pursuant to sections 13 217.30 , 228.6, subsection 1 , sections 235A.15 , 600.16 , 14 and 600.16A . Members of the state and local boards, court 15 appointed special advocates, and employees of the department 16 and the department of inspections and appeals who disclose 17 information or records of the board or department, other than 18 as provided in subsections 2, 3, and 4 , section 232.126 , 19 and section 237.20, subsection 2 , are guilty of a simple 20 misdemeanor. 21 Sec. 739. Section 237A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 237A.1 Definitions. 24 As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise 25 requires: 26 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division 27 of the department designated by the director to administer this 28 chapter . 29 2. 1. “Child” means either of the following: 30 a. A person twelve years of age or younger. 31 b. A person thirteen years of age or older but younger than 32 nineteen years of age who has a developmental disability as 33 defined under the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance 34 and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-402, as 35 -493- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 493/ 1541
H.F. 662 codified in 42 U.S.C. §15002(8). 1 3. 2. “Child care” means the care, supervision, and 2 guidance of a child by a person other than the child’s parent, 3 guardian, or custodian for periods of less than twenty-four 4 hours per day per child on a regular basis, but does not 5 include care, supervision, and guidance of a child by any of 6 the following: 7 a. An instructional program for children who are attending 8 prekindergarten as defined by the state board of education 9 under section 256.11 or a higher grade level and are at least 10 four years of age, or are at least three years of age and 11 eligible for special education under chapter 256B , administered 12 by any of the following: 13 (1) A public or nonpublic school system accredited by the 14 department of education or the state board of regents. 15 (2) A nonpublic school system which is not accredited by the 16 department of education or the state board of regents. 17 b. Any of the following church-related programs: 18 (1) An instructional program. 19 (2) A youth program other than a preschool, before or after 20 school child care program, or other child care program. 21 (3) A program providing care to children on church premises 22 while the children’s parents are attending church-related or 23 church-sponsored activities on the church premises. 24 c. Short-term classes of less than two weeks’ duration held 25 between school terms or during a break within a school term. 26 d. A child care center for sick children operated as part of 27 a pediatrics unit in a hospital licensed by the department of 28 inspections and appeals pursuant to chapter 135B . 29 e. A program operated not more than one day per week by 30 volunteers which meets all of the following conditions: 31 (1) Not more than eleven children are served per volunteer. 32 (2) The program operates for less than four hours during any 33 twenty-four-hour period. 34 (3) The program is provided at no cost to the children’s 35 -494- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 494/ 1541
H.F. 662 parent, guardian, or custodian. 1 f. A program administered by a political subdivision of the 2 state which is primarily for recreational or social purposes 3 and is limited to children who are five years of age or older 4 and attending school. 5 g. An after school program continuously offered throughout 6 the school year calendar to children who are at least five 7 years of age and are enrolled in school, and attend the program 8 intermittently or a summer-only program for such children. The 9 program must be provided through a nominal membership fee or 10 at no cost. 11 h. A special activity program which meets less than four 12 hours per day for the sole purpose of the special activity. 13 Special activity programs include but are not limited to music 14 or dance classes, organized athletic or sports programs, 15 recreational classes, scouting programs, and hobby or craft 16 clubs or classes. 17 i. A nationally accredited camp. 18 j. A structured program for the purpose of providing 19 therapeutic, rehabilitative, or supervisory services to 20 children under any of the following: 21 (1) A purchase of service or managed care contract with the 22 department. 23 (2) A contract approved by a governance board of a 24 decategorization of child welfare and juvenile justice funding 25 project created under section 232.188 . 26 (3) An arrangement approved by a juvenile court order. 27 k. Care provided on-site to children of parents residing in 28 an emergency, homeless, or domestic violence shelter. 29 l. A child care facility providing respite care to a 30 licensed foster family home for a period of twenty-four hours 31 or more to a child who is placed with that licensed foster 32 family home. 33 m. A program offered to a child whose parent, guardian, 34 or custodian is engaged solely in a recreational or social 35 -495- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 495/ 1541
H.F. 662 activity, remains immediately available and accessible on the 1 physical premises on which the child’s care is provided, and 2 does not engage in employment while the care is provided. 3 However, if the recreational or social activity is provided 4 in a fitness center or on the premises of a nonprofit 5 organization, the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child 6 may be employed to teach or lead the activity. 7 4. 3. “Child care center” or “center” means a facility 8 providing child care or preschool services for seven or more 9 children, except when the facility is registered as a child 10 development home. 11 5. 4. “Child care facility” or “facility” means a child 12 care center, preschool, or a registered child development home. 13 6. 5. “Child care home” means a person or program providing 14 child care to any of the following children at any one time 15 that is not registered to provide child care under this 16 chapter , as authorized under section 237A.3 : 17 a. Five or fewer children. 18 b. Six or fewer children, if at least one of the children 19 is school-aged. 20 7. 6. “Child development home” means a person or program 21 registered under section 237A.3A that may provide child care to 22 seven or more children at any one time. 23 7. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 24 8. “Department” means the department of health and human 25 services. 26 9. “Director” means the director of health and human 27 services. 28 10. “Infant” means a child who is less than twenty-four 29 months of age. 30 11. “Involvement with child care” means licensed or 31 registered under this chapter , employed in a child care 32 facility, residing in a child care facility, receiving public 33 funding for providing child care, or providing child care as a 34 child care home provider, or residing in a child care home. 35 -496- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 496/ 1541
H.F. 662 12. “Licensed center” means a center issued a full or 1 provisional license by the department under the provisions 2 of this chapter or a center for which a license is being 3 processed. 4 13. “Poverty level” means the poverty level defined by the 5 most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by 6 the United States department of health and human services. 7 14. “Preschool” means a child care facility which provides 8 to children ages three through five, for periods of time not 9 exceeding three hours per day, programs designed to help the 10 children to develop intellectual skills, social skills, and 11 motor skills, and to extend their interest and understanding 12 of the world about them. 13 15. “School” means kindergarten or a higher grade level. 14 16. “State child care advisory committee” means the state 15 child care advisory committee established pursuant to section 16 135.173A . 17 Sec. 740. Section 237A.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 18 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 a. An application for a license or a renewal has been filed 20 with the administrator department on forms provided by the 21 department. 22 Sec. 741. Section 237A.2, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 3. The administrator department may reduce a previously 25 issued license to a provisional license or issue a provisional 26 license for a period of time not to exceed one year if the 27 center does not meet standards required under this section . 28 A provisional license shall not be renewable in regard to 29 the same standards for more than two consecutive years. A 30 provisional license shall be posted in a conspicuous place 31 in the center as provided in this section . If written plans 32 to bring the center up to standards, giving specific dates 33 for completion of work, are submitted to and approved by the 34 department, the provisional license shall be renewable as 35 -497- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 497/ 1541
H.F. 662 provided in this subsection . 1 Sec. 742. Section 237A.3A, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 a. Three categories of standards shall be applicable to 4 child development homes. The initial designations of the 5 categories, which may be revised by the department, shall be 6 “A”, “B”, and “C”, as ranked from less stringent standards and 7 capacity to more stringent standards and capacity. The “C” 8 registration category standards shall require the highest level 9 of provider qualifications and allow the greatest capacity of 10 the three categories. The department of human services, in 11 consultation with the Iowa department of public health, shall 12 adopt rules applying standards to each category specifying 13 provider qualifications and training, health and safety 14 requirements, capacity, amount of space available per child, 15 and other minimum requirements. The capacity requirements 16 shall take into consideration the provider’s own children, 17 children who have a mild illness, children receiving part-time 18 child care, and children served as a sibling group in overnight 19 care. 20 Sec. 743. Section 237A.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 237A.5 Personnel. 23 1. All personnel in licensed or registered facilities 24 shall have good health as evidenced by a report following a 25 preemployment physical examination taken within six months 26 prior to beginning employment. The examination shall include 27 communicable disease tests by a licensed physician as defined 28 in section 135C.1 or a licensed physician assistant as defined 29 in section 148C.1 and shall be repeated every three years after 30 initial employment. Controlled medical conditions which would 31 not affect the performance of the employee in the capacity 32 employed shall not prohibit employment. 33 2. a. For the purposes of this section , unless the context 34 otherwise requires: 35 -498- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 498/ 1541
H.F. 662 (1) “Person subject to a record check” means a person who is 1 described by any of the following: 2 (a) The person is being considered for licensure or 3 registration or is registered or licensed under this chapter . 4 (b) The person is being considered by a child care facility 5 for employment involving direct responsibility for a child or 6 with access to a child when the child is alone or is employed 7 with such responsibilities. 8 (c) The person will reside or resides in a child care 9 facility. 10 (d) The person has applied for or receives public funding 11 for providing child care. 12 (e) The person will reside or resides in a child care home 13 that is not registered under this chapter but that receives 14 public funding for providing child care. 15 (2) “Person subject to an evaluation” means a person subject 16 to a record check whose record indicates that the person has 17 committed a transgression. 18 (3) “Transgression” means the existence of any of the 19 following in a person’s record: 20 (a) Conviction of a crime. 21 (b) A record of having committed founded child or dependent 22 adult abuse. 23 (c) Listing in the sex offender registry under chapter 692A . 24 (d) A record of having committed a public or civil offense. 25 (e) The department has revoked a child care facility 26 registration or license due to the person’s continued or 27 repeated failure to operate the child care facility in 28 compliance with this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this 29 chapter . 30 b. If an individual person subject to a record check is 31 being considered for employment by a child care facility or 32 child care home provider, in lieu of requesting a record check 33 in this state to be conducted by the department record check 34 evaluation system under paragraph “c” , the child care facility 35 -499- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 499/ 1541
H.F. 662 or child care home may access the single contact repository 1 established pursuant to section 135C.33 as necessary to conduct 2 a criminal and child abuse record check of the individual 3 in this state. A copy of the results of the record check 4 conducted through the single contact repository shall also be 5 provided to the department record check evaluation system . 6 If the record check indicates the individual is a person 7 subject to an evaluation, the child care facility or child care 8 home may request that the department record check evaluation 9 system perform an evaluation as provided in this subsection . 10 Otherwise, the individual shall not be employed by the child 11 care facility or child care home. 12 c. Unless a record check has already been conducted in 13 accordance with paragraph “b” , the department record check 14 evaluation system shall conduct a criminal and child abuse 15 record check in this state for a person who is subject to a 16 record check and may conduct such a check in other states. In 17 addition, the department record check evaluation system may 18 conduct a dependent adult abuse, sex offender registry, or 19 other public or civil offense record check in this state or in 20 other states for a person who is subject to a record check. 21 d. (1) For a person subject to a record check, in 22 addition to any other record check conducted pursuant to this 23 subsection , the person’s fingerprints shall be provided to the 24 department of public safety for submission through the state 25 criminal history repository to the United States department 26 of justice, federal bureau of investigation for a national 27 criminal history check. The department may adopt rules 28 specifying criteria in the public interest for requiring the 29 national criminal history check of a person to be repeated. 30 (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the cost of a 31 national criminal history check conducted in accordance with 32 subparagraph (1) and the state record checks conducted in 33 accordance with paragraph “c” that are conducted in connection 34 with a person’s involvement with a child care center are not 35 -500- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 500/ 1541
H.F. 662 the responsibility of the department. The department is 1 responsible for the cost of such checks conducted in connection 2 with a person’s involvement with a child development home or 3 child care home. 4 (3) If record checks under paragraph “b” or “c” have been 5 conducted on a person subject to a record check and the results 6 do not warrant prohibition of the person’s involvement with 7 child care or otherwise present protective concerns, the person 8 may be involved with child care on a provisional basis until 9 the record check under subparagraph (1) has been completed. 10 (4) If a person subject to a record check refuses to consent 11 to a record check or if the person makes what the person knows 12 to be a false statement of material fact in connection with a 13 record check, the person shall be prohibited from involvement 14 with child care. 15 e. (1) If a record check performed pursuant to this 16 subsection identifies an individual as a person subject to 17 an evaluation, an evaluation shall be performed to determine 18 whether prohibition of the person’s involvement with child care 19 is warranted. The evaluation shall be performed in accordance 20 with procedures adopted for this purpose by the department. 21 (2) Prior to performing an evaluation, the department 22 record check evaluation system shall notify the affected 23 person, licensee, registrant, or child care home applying for 24 or receiving public funding for providing child care, that an 25 evaluation will be conducted to determine whether prohibition 26 of the person’s involvement with child care is warranted. 27 f. If a record check performed in accordance with paragraph 28 “b” or “c” identifies that an individual is a person subject 29 to an evaluation, the department record check evaluation 30 system shall perform the evaluation in accordance with this 31 subsection , even if the application which made the person 32 subject to the record check is withdrawn or the circumstances 33 which made the person subject to the record check are no longer 34 applicable. If the department’s record check evaluation 35 -501- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 501/ 1541
H.F. 662 system’s evaluation determines that prohibition of the person’s 1 involvement with child care is warranted, the provisions of 2 this subsection regarding such a prohibition shall apply. 3 g. A person subject to a record check who is or was employed 4 by a child care facility or child care home provider and 5 is hired by another child care facility or child care home 6 provider shall be subject to a record check in accordance 7 with this subsection . However, if the person was subject 8 to an evaluation because of a transgression in the person’s 9 record and the evaluation determined that the transgression 10 did not warrant prohibition of the person’s involvement 11 with child care and the latest record checks do not indicate 12 there is a transgression that was committed subsequent to 13 that evaluation, the person may commence employment with the 14 other child care facility or provider in accordance with the 15 department’s evaluation and an exemption from any requirements 16 for reevaluation of the latest record checks is authorized. 17 Authorization of an exemption under this paragraph “g” from 18 requirements for reevaluation of the latest record checks by 19 the department record check evaluation system is subject to all 20 of the following provisions: 21 (1) The position with the subsequent employer is 22 substantially the same or has the same job responsibilities as 23 the position for which the previous evaluation was performed. 24 (2) Any restrictions placed on the person’s employment 25 in the previous evaluation by the department record check 26 evaluation system shall remain applicable in the person’s 27 subsequent employment. 28 (3) The person subject to the record checks has maintained a 29 copy of the previous evaluation and provides the evaluation to 30 the subsequent employer or the previous employer provides the 31 previous evaluation from the person’s personnel file pursuant 32 to the person’s authorization. If a physical copy of the 33 previous evaluation is not provided to the subsequent employer, 34 the record checks shall be reevaluated. 35 -502- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 502/ 1541
H.F. 662 (4) Although an exemption under this paragraph “g” may 1 be authorized, the subsequent employer may instead request a 2 reevaluation of the record checks and may employ the person 3 while the reevaluation is being performed. 4 h. In an evaluation, the department record check evaluation 5 system shall consider the nature and seriousness of the 6 transgression in relation to the position sought or held, the 7 time elapsed since the commission of the transgression, the 8 circumstances under which the transgression was committed, 9 the degree of rehabilitation, the likelihood that the person 10 will commit the transgression again, and the number of 11 transgressions committed by the person involved. In addition 12 to record check information, the department record check 13 evaluation system may utilize information from the department’s 14 record check evaluation system’s case records in performing the 15 evaluation. The department record check evaluation system may 16 permit a person who is evaluated to maintain involvement with 17 child care, if the person complies with the department’s record 18 check evaluation system’s conditions and corrective action plan 19 relating to the person’s involvement with child care. The 20 department record check evaluation system has final authority 21 in determining whether prohibition of the person’s involvement 22 with child care is warranted and in developing any conditional 23 requirements and corrective action plan under this paragraph. 24 i. (1) A person subject to an evaluation shall be 25 prohibited from involvement with child care under any of the 26 following circumstances: 27 (a) The person has a record of founded child abuse or 28 dependent adult abuse that was determined to be sexual abuse. 29 (b) The person is listed or is required to be listed on 30 any state sex offender registry or the national sex offender 31 registry. 32 (c) The person has committed any of the following 33 felony-level offenses: 34 (i) Child endangerment or neglect or abandonment of a 35 -503- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 503/ 1541
H.F. 662 dependent person. 1 (ii) Domestic abuse. 2 (iii) A crime against a child including but not limited to 3 sexual exploitation of a minor. 4 (iv) A forcible felony. 5 (v) Arson. 6 (d) The person has a record of a misdemeanor conviction 7 against a child that constitutes one of the following offenses: 8 (i) Child abuse. 9 (ii) Child endangerment. 10 (iii) Sexual assault. 11 (iv) Child pornography. 12 (2) If, within five years prior to the date of application 13 for registration or licensure under this chapter , for 14 employment or residence in a child care facility or child care 15 home, or for receipt of public funding for providing child 16 care, a person subject to an evaluation has been convicted 17 of a controlled substance offense or has been found to have 18 committed physical abuse, the person shall be prohibited from 19 involvement with child care for a period of five years from 20 the date of conviction or founded abuse. After the five-year 21 prohibition period, the person may submit an application for 22 registration or licensure under this chapter , or to receive 23 public funding for providing child care, or may request an 24 evaluation, and the department record check evaluation system 25 shall perform an evaluation and, based upon the criteria in 26 paragraph “h” , shall determine whether prohibition of the 27 person’s involvement with child care continues to be warranted. 28 j. If the department record check evaluation system 29 determines, through an evaluation of a person’s transgression, 30 that the person’s prohibition of involvement with child care is 31 warranted, the person shall be prohibited from involvement with 32 child care. The department record check evaluation system may 33 identify a period of time after which the person may request 34 that another record check and evaluation be performed. A 35 -504- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 504/ 1541
H.F. 662 person who continues involvement with child care in violation 1 of this subsection is subject to penalty under section 237A.19 2 or injunction under section 237A.20 . 3 k. If it has been determined that a child receiving child 4 care from a child care facility or a child care home is the 5 victim of founded child abuse committed by an employee, 6 license or registration holder, child care home provider, or 7 resident of the child care facility or child care home for 8 which a report is placed in the central registry pursuant to 9 section 232.71D , the administrator department shall provide 10 notification at the time of the determination to the parents, 11 guardians, and custodians of children receiving care from the 12 child care facility or child care home. A notification made 13 under this paragraph shall identify the type of abuse but shall 14 not identify the victim or perpetrator or circumstances of the 15 founded abuse. 16 3. On or after July 1, 1994, a A licensee or registrant 17 shall inform all new applicants for employment of the 18 possibility of the performance of a record check and shall 19 obtain, from the applicant, a signed acknowledgment of the 20 receipt of the information. 21 4. On or after July 1, 1994, a A licensee or registrant 22 shall include the following inquiry in an application for 23 employment: 24 Do you have a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse 25 or have you ever been convicted of a crime, in this state or any 26 other state? 27 5. A person who serves as an unpaid volunteer in a child 28 care facility shall not be required to complete training as a 29 mandatory reporter of child abuse under section 232.69 or under 30 any other requirement. 31 Sec. 744. Section 237A.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 237A.6 Consultative services. 34 The department shall , and the director of public health 35 -505- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 505/ 1541
H.F. 662 may provide consultative services to a person applying for 1 a license or registration, or licensed or registered by the 2 administrator under this chapter . 3 Sec. 745. Section 237A.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 237A.8 Violations —— actions against license or registration. 6 The administrator department , after notice and opportunity 7 for an evidentiary hearing before the department of inspections 8 and appeals, may suspend or revoke a license or certificate of 9 registration issued under this chapter or may reduce a license 10 to a provisional license if the person to whom a license or 11 certificate is issued violates a provision of this chapter or 12 if the person makes false reports regarding the operation of 13 the child care facility to the administrator or a designee of 14 the administrator department . The administrator department 15 shall notify the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each 16 child for whom the person provides child care at the time 17 of action to suspend or revoke a license or certificate of 18 registration. 19 Sec. 746. Section 237A.12, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 20 are amended to read as follows: 21 3. Rules relating to fire safety for child care centers 22 shall be adopted under this chapter by the state fire marshal 23 in consultation with the department. Rules adopted by the 24 state fire marshal for a building which is owned or leased by a 25 school district or accredited nonpublic school and used as a 26 child care facility shall not differ from standards adopted by 27 the state fire marshal for school buildings under chapter 100 . 28 Rules relating to sanitation shall be adopted by the department 29 in consultation with the director of public health . All rules 30 shall be developed in consultation with the state child care 31 advisory committee. The state fire marshal shall inspect the 32 facilities. 33 4. If a building is owned or leased by a school district 34 or accredited nonpublic school and complies with standards 35 -506- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 506/ 1541
H.F. 662 adopted by the state fire marshal for school buildings under 1 chapter 100 , the building is considered appropriate for use by 2 a child care facility. The rules adopted by the administrator 3 department under this section shall not require the facility 4 to comply with building requirements which differ from 5 requirements for use of the building as a school. 6 Sec. 747. Section 237A.14, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 4. The department of human services shall adopt rules 9 pursuant to chapter 17A in accordance with this section . 10 Sec. 748. Section 237A.23, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 1. The departments department and the department of 13 education , public health, and human services shall jointly 14 establish a leadership council for child care training and 15 development in this state. In addition to representatives of 16 the three departments, the leadership council shall include 17 but is not limited to representatives of community colleges, 18 institutions of higher learning under the state board of 19 regents and private institutions of higher education, the 20 Iowa cooperative extension service in agriculture and home 21 economics, and child care resource and referral service 22 agencies. 23 Sec. 749. Section 237A.25, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. The department shall develop consumer information 26 material to assist parents in selecting a child care provider. 27 In developing the material, the department shall consult with 28 department of human services staff, department of education 29 staff, the state child care advisory committee, the early 30 childhood Iowa state board, and child care resource and 31 referral services. In addition, the department may consult 32 with other entities at the local, state, and national level. 33 Sec. 750. Section 237A.29, subsection 2, paragraph b, 34 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -507- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 507/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 A child care provider that has been found by the department 2 of inspections and appeals in an administrative proceeding 3 or in a judicial proceeding to have obtained, or has agreed 4 to entry of a civil judgment or judgment by confession that 5 includes a conclusion of law that the child care provider has 6 obtained, by fraudulent means, public funding for provision of 7 child care in an amount equal to or in excess of the minimum 8 amount for a fraudulent practice in the second degree under 9 section 714.10, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , shall be subject 10 to sanction in accordance with this subsection . Such child 11 care provider shall be subject to a period during which receipt 12 of public funding for provision of child care is conditioned 13 upon no further violations and to one or more of the following 14 sanctions as determined by the department of human services : 15 Sec. 751. Section 237A.30, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 1. The department shall work with the early childhood Iowa 18 office in the department of management program established in 19 section 256I.5 and the state child care advisory committee in 20 designing and implementing a voluntary quality rating system 21 for each provider type of child care facility. 22 Sec. 752. Section 237C.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 237C.1 Definitions. 25 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 26 requires: 27 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of that division 28 of the department designated by the director of human services 29 to administer this chapter or the administrator’s designee. 30 2. 1. “Child” or “children” means an individual or 31 individuals under eighteen years of age. 32 3. 2. “Children’s residential facility” means a private 33 facility designed to serve children who have been voluntarily 34 placed for reasons other than an exclusively recreational 35 -508- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 508/ 1541
H.F. 662 activity outside of their home by a parent or legal guardian 1 and who are not under the custody or authority of the 2 department of human services , juvenile court, or another 3 governmental agency, that provides twenty-four-hour care, 4 including food, lodging, supervision, education, or other care 5 on a full-time basis by a person other than a relative or 6 guardian of the child, but does not include an entity providing 7 any of the following: 8 a. Care furnished by an individual who receives the child of 9 a personal friend as an occasional and personal guest in the 10 individual’s home, free of charge and not as a business. 11 b. Care furnished by an individual with whom a child has 12 been placed for lawful adoption, unless that adoption is not 13 completed within two years after placement. 14 c. Child care furnished by a child care facility as defined 15 in section 237A.1 . 16 d. Care furnished in a hospital licensed under chapter 17 135B or care furnished in a health care facility as defined in 18 section 135C.1 . 19 e. Care furnished by a juvenile detention home or juvenile 20 shelter care home approved under section 232.142 . 21 f. Care furnished by a child foster care facility licensed 22 under chapter 237 . 23 g. Care furnished by an institution listed in section 218.1 . 24 h. Care furnished by a facility licensed under chapter 125 . 25 i. Care furnished by a psychiatric medical institution for 26 children licensed under chapter 135H . 27 4. 3. “Department” means the department of health and human 28 services. 29 4. “Director” means the director of health and human 30 services. 31 Sec. 753. Section 237C.3, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 1. The department of human services shall consult with the 34 department of education , and the department of inspections 35 -509- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 509/ 1541
H.F. 662 and appeals, the department of public health, the state fire 1 marshal, and other agencies as determined by the department 2 of human services to establish certification standards for 3 children’s residential facilities in accordance with this 4 chapter . 5 Sec. 754. Section 237C.4, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 3. Rules governing sanitation, water, and waste disposal 8 standards for children’s residential facilities shall be 9 adopted by the department of human services in consultation 10 with the director of public health . 11 Sec. 755. Section 237C.4, subsection 7, unnumbered 12 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 Prior to establishing, proposing, adopting, or modifying a 14 standard or rule under section 237C.3 , this section, or section 15 282.34 , the department of human services or the department of 16 education, as applicable, shall, at a minimum, do all of the 17 following: 18 Sec. 756. Section 237C.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 237C.5 Certificate of approval —— certification required. 21 A person shall not operate a children’s residential facility 22 without a certificate of approval to operate issued by the 23 administrator department under this chapter . 24 Sec. 757. Section 237C.6, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 25 are amended to read as follows: 26 1. A person shall apply for a certificate to operate a 27 children’s residential facility by completing and submitting 28 to the administrator department an application in a form 29 and format approved by the administrator department . The 30 administrator department shall issue or reissue a certificate 31 of approval if the administrator department determines that 32 the applicant is or upon commencing operation will provide 33 children’s residential facility services in compliance with 34 this chapter . A certificate of approval is valid for up to one 35 -510- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 510/ 1541
H.F. 662 year from the date of issuance for the period determined by 1 the administrator department in accordance with administrative 2 rules providing criteria for making the determination. 3 3. The administrator department may deny an application 4 for issuance or reissuance of a certificate of approval or 5 suspend or revoke a certificate of approval if the applicant 6 or certificate holder, as applicable, fails to comply with 7 this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or 8 knowingly makes a false statement concerning a material fact or 9 conceals a material fact on the application for the issuance 10 or reissuance of a certificate of approval or in a report 11 regarding operation of the children’s residential facility 12 submitted to the administrator department . All operations of a 13 children’s residential facility shall cease during a period of 14 suspension or revocation. The administrator department shall 15 suspend or revoke a certificate of approval of a children’s 16 residential facility that fails to comply with section 282.34 . 17 Sec. 758. Section 237C.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 237C.8 Reports and inspections. 20 The administrator department may require submission of 21 reports by a certificate of approval holder and shall cause 22 at least one annual unannounced inspection of a children’s 23 residential facility to assess compliance with applicable 24 requirements and standards. The inspections shall be conducted 25 by the department of inspections and appeals in addition to 26 initial, renewal, and other inspections that result from 27 complaints or self-reported incidents. The department of 28 inspections and appeals and the department of human services 29 may examine records of a children’s residential facility and 30 may inquire into matters concerning the children’s residential 31 facility and its employees, volunteers, and subcontractors 32 relating to requirements and standards for children’s 33 residential facilities under this chapter . 34 Sec. 759. Section 238.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -511- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 511/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 238.1 Definitions. 2 For the purpose of this chapter unless the context otherwise 3 requires: 4 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division 5 of child and family services of the department of human 6 services. 7 2. 1. “Child” means the same as defined in section 234.1 . 8 3. 2. “Child-placing agency” or “agency” means any agency, 9 whether public, semipublic, or private, which represents that 10 the agency places children permanently or temporarily in 11 private family homes or receives children for placement in 12 private family homes, or which actually engages for gain or 13 otherwise in the placement of children in private family homes. 14 “Agency” includes individuals, institutions, partnerships, 15 voluntary associations, and corporations, other than 16 institutions under the management or control of the department. 17 3. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 18 4. “Department” means the department of health and human 19 services. 20 5. “Director” means the director of health and human 21 services. 22 4. “Person” or “agency” shall include individuals, 23 institutions, partnerships, voluntary associations, and 24 corporations, other than institutions under the management or 25 control of any division or any administrator of the department 26 of human services. 27 5. “State division” means the same as defined in section 28 234.1 . 29 Sec. 760. Section 238.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 238.3 Authority to license. 32 The administrator department may grant a license under this 33 chapter for the period specified in section 238.9 for the 34 conduct operation of any a child-placing agency in this state. 35 -512- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 512/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 761. Section 238.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 238.4 Granting of license conditional. 3 No such A license shall not be issued under this chapter 4 unless the person applying shall have shown applicant shows 5 that the person applicant and the person’s applicant’s agents 6 are properly equipped by training and experience to find and 7 select suitable temporary or permanent homes for children and 8 to supervise such the homes when in which the children are 9 placed in them, to the end that safeguard the health, morality, 10 and general well-being of the children placed by them shall be 11 properly safeguarded . 12 Sec. 762. Section 238.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 238.5 License required. 15 No A person shall conduct not operate a child-placing 16 agency or solicit or receive funds for its the support of a 17 child-placing agency without an unrevoked license issued by the 18 administrator department within the preceding twelve months 19 preceding to conduct such agency . 20 Sec. 763. Section 238.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 238.6 Form of license. 23 The license shall state the name of the licensee and the 24 particular premises in which the business agency may be carried 25 on operated . 26 Sec. 764. Section 238.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 238.7 Posting of license. 29 Such A license shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on 30 the licensed premises. 31 Sec. 765. Section 238.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 238.8 Record of license. 34 A record of the licenses so issued by the department under 35 -513- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 513/ 1541
H.F. 662 this chapter shall be kept maintained by the administrator 1 department . 2 Sec. 766. Section 238.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 238.10 Revocation of license. 5 The administrator department may, after due notice and 6 hearing, revoke the license if any of the following applies : 7 1. In case the person to whom the same is issued The 8 licensee violates any provision of this chapter . 9 2. When in the opinion of the administrator such the 10 agency is maintained in such a way as to waste or misuse funds 11 contributed by the public or without due regard to sanitation 12 or hygiene or to the health, comfort, or well-being of the 13 child cared for or placed by the agency. 14 3. In case of violation by the The licensee or the 15 licensee’s agents of violate any law of the state in a manner 16 disclosing moral turpitude or unfitness to maintain such the 17 agency. 18 4. In case any such The agency is conducted operated by a 19 person of ill repute or bad moral character. 20 5. In case said The agency operates in persistent violation 21 of the reasonable regulations of the administrator governing 22 such agencies. 23 Sec. 767. Section 238.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 238.11 Written charges —— findings —— notice. 26 Written charges against the licensee shall be served upon 27 the licensee at least ten days before a hearing shall be had 28 thereon on the charges and a written copy of the findings 29 and decisions of the administrator upon department following 30 the hearing shall be served upon the licensee in the manner 31 prescribed for the service of original notice in civil actions. 32 Sec. 768. Section 238.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 238.12 Appeal —— judicial review. 35 -514- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 514/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. Any A licensee feeling aggrieved by any a decision of 1 the administrator department revoking the licensee’s license 2 may appeal to the council on human services in the manner of 3 form prescribed by such the council. The council shall, upon 4 receipt of such an appeal , give the licensee reasonable notice 5 and opportunity for a fair hearing before such the council 6 or its duly authorized representative or representatives . 7 Following such the hearing the council on human services shall 8 take its final action and notify the licensee in writing. 9 2. Judicial review of the actions of the council may be 10 sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative 11 procedure Act, chapter 17A . 12 Sec. 769. Section 238.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 238.16 Rules and regulations. 15 It shall be the duty of the administrator to provide such 16 The department shall prescribe general regulations and rules 17 for the conduct of all such child-placing agencies as shall be 18 necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter and of all 19 other applicable laws of the state relating to children so far 20 as the same are applicable , and to safeguard the well-being of 21 children placed or cared for by such agencies. 22 Sec. 770. Section 238.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 238.17 Forms for registration and record —— preservation and 25 maintenance . 26 1. The administrator department shall prescribe forms for 27 the registration and record of persons children cared for by 28 any child-placing agency licensed under this chapter and for 29 reports required by said administrator the department from the 30 agencies. 31 2. If, for any reason, a child-placing agency as defined 32 by section 238.1 shall cease ceases to exist, all records of 33 registration and placement and all other records of any kind 34 and character kept maintained by such the child-placing agency 35 -515- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 515/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall be turned over to the administrator department , for 1 preservation, to be kept preserved and maintained by the said 2 administrator department as a permanent record. 3 Sec. 771. Section 238.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 238.18 Duty of licensee. 6 1. A child-placing agency licensed under this chapter shall 7 keep maintain a record and make reports in the form to be 8 prescribed by the administrator department . 9 2. For a child being placed by the agency, the agency’s 10 duties shall include compliance with the requirements of 11 section 232.108 relating to visitation or ongoing interaction 12 between the child and the child’s siblings. 13 Sec. 772. Section 238.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 238.19 Inspection generally. 16 Authorized employees of the department of inspections and 17 appeals may inspect the premises and conditions of the agency 18 at any time , and examine every part of the agency ; , and may 19 inquire into all matters concerning the agency and the children 20 in the care of the agency. 21 Sec. 773. Section 238.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 238.22 Licensee to aid inspection. 24 The licensees A licensee shall give provide all reasonable 25 information to such inspectors authorized under this chapter 26 and afford them the inspectors every reasonable facility means 27 for obtaining pertinent information. 28 Sec. 774. Section 238.24, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 238.24 Information confidential —— exceptions. 31 1. Except as authorized by this section , a person who 32 acquires under this chapter or from the records provided for in 33 this chapter , information relative to any agency , or relative 34 to any individual cared for by the agency , or relative to any 35 -516- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 516/ 1541
H.F. 662 relative of the individual, shall not directly or indirectly 1 disclose the information. 2 2. Disclosure of information acquired under this chapter 3 or from the records provided for in this chapter is authorized 4 under any of the following circumstances: 5 a. Disclosure made upon inquiry before a court of law, 6 or before some other tribunal, or for the information of the 7 governor, general assembly, medical examiners, administrator, 8 Iowa department of public health director , or the local board 9 of health in the jurisdiction where the agency is located. 10 b. Disclosure may be made by the administrator director to 11 proper persons as may be in the interest of a child cared for by 12 the agency or in the interest of the child’s parents or foster 13 parents and not inimical to the child, or as may be necessary 14 to protect the interests of the child’s prospective foster 15 parents. However, disclosure of termination and adoption 16 records shall be governed by the provisions of sections 600.16 17 and 600.16A . 18 c. Disclosure for purposes of statistical analysis performed 19 by duly authorized persons of data collected under this chapter 20 or the publication of the results of such analysis in such 21 manner as will not disclose confidential information. 22 Sec. 775. Section 238.31, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 238.31 Inspection of foster homes. 25 The administrator department shall be satisfied ensure that 26 each licensed child-placing agency is maintaining maintains 27 proper standards in its work , and said administrator may at 28 any time cause the child and home in which the child has been 29 placed to be visited by the administrator’s director’s agents 30 for the purpose of ascertaining whether the home is a suitable 31 one for the child, and may continue to visit and inspect the 32 foster home and the conditions therein in the foster home as 33 they affect said the child. 34 Sec. 776. Section 238.32, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -517- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 517/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 238.32 Authority to agencies. 2 Any institution incorporated under the laws of this state 3 or maintained for the purpose of caring for, placing out for 4 adoption, or otherwise improving the condition of unfortunate 5 children may, under the conditions An agency as specified 6 in this chapter and when licensed in accordance with the 7 provisions of this chapter may do any of the following : 8 1. Receive children in need of assistance , or delinquent 9 children who are under eighteen years of age , under commitment 10 from found to have committed a delinquent act by the juvenile 11 court, and control and dispose of them provide for the 12 disposition of the children subject to the provisions of 13 chapter 232 and chapter 600A . 14 2. Receive , control, and dispose and provide for the 15 disposition of all minor children voluntarily surrendered to 16 such institutions the agency . 17 Sec. 777. Section 238.42, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 238.42 Agreement in child placements. 20 Every An agency placing a child in a foster home shall enter 21 into a written agreement with the person taking the child , 22 which . The agreement shall provide that the agency placing the 23 child shall have access at all reasonable times to such the 24 child and to the home in which the child is living, and for the 25 return of the child by the person taking may remove the child 26 from the home whenever, in the opinion of the agency placing 27 such child, or in the opinion of the administrator department , 28 removal is in the best interests of the child shall require it . 29 Sec. 778. Section 238.45, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 238.45 Penalty. 32 Every A person who violates any of the provisions provision 33 of this chapter or who intentionally shall make makes any false 34 statements or reports to the administrator with reference to 35 -518- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 518/ 1541
H.F. 662 the matters contained herein department relative to a provision 1 of this chapter , shall be is guilty of a fraudulent practice. 2 Sec. 779. Section 239A.2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 The department of workforce development, in consultation 5 with the director of health and human services, shall establish 6 a procedure for assignment of persons referred under section 7 239A.1 to positions available in public works projects. The 8 department of workforce development shall arrange with units of 9 local government for establishment of such projects, which may 10 include any type of work or endeavor that is within the scope 11 of authority of the unit of local government involved so long 12 as the project meets the following requirements: 13 Sec. 780. Section 239B.1, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 4. “Department” means the department of health and human 16 services. 17 Sec. 781. Section 239B.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding 18 the following new subsection: 19 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. “Director” means the director of health 20 and human services. 21 Sec. 782. Section 239B.2, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 6. Cooperation with child support requirements. The 24 department shall provide for prompt notification of the 25 department’s child support recovery unit services if assistance 26 is provided to a child whose parent is absent from the home. 27 An applicant or participant shall cooperate with the child 28 support recovery unit services and the department as provided 29 in 42 U.S.C. §608(a)(2) unless the applicant or participant 30 qualifies for good cause or other exception as determined 31 by the department in accordance with the best interest of 32 the child, parent, or specified relative, and with standards 33 prescribed by rule. The authorized good cause or other 34 exceptions shall include participation in a family investment 35 -519- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 519/ 1541
H.F. 662 agreement safety plan option to address or prevent family or 1 domestic violence and other consideration given to the presence 2 of family or domestic violence. If a specified relative with 3 whom a child is residing fails to comply with these cooperation 4 requirements, a sanction shall be imposed as defined by rule in 5 accordance with state and federal law. 6 Sec. 783. Section 239B.8, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 6. Confidential information disclosure. If approved by 9 the director of human services or the director’s designee 10 pursuant to a written request, the department shall disclose 11 confidential information described in section 217.30, 12 subsection 2 , to other state agencies or to any other entity 13 which is not subject to the provisions of chapter 17A and is 14 providing services to a participant family who is subject to 15 a family investment agreement, if necessary in order for the 16 participant family to receive the services. The department 17 shall adopt rules establishing standards for disclosure of 18 confidential information if disclosure is necessary in order 19 for a participant to receive services. 20 Sec. 784. Section 239B.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 a. If a participant responsible for signing and fulfilling 23 the terms of a family investment agreement, as defined by the 24 director of human services in accordance with section 239B.8 , 25 chooses not to sign or fulfill the terms of the agreement, the 26 participant’s family, or the individual participant shall enter 27 into a limited benefit plan. Initial actions in a written 28 statement under section 239B.2, subsection 4 , which were 29 committed to by a participant during the application period 30 and which commitment remains in effect, shall be considered to 31 be a term of the participant’s family investment agreement. 32 A limited benefit plan shall apply for the period of time 33 specified in this section . The first month of the limited 34 benefit plan is the first month after the month in which timely 35 -520- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 520/ 1541
H.F. 662 and adequate notice of the limited benefit plan is given to the 1 participant as defined by the director of human services . The 2 elements of a limited benefit plan shall be specified in the 3 department’s rules. 4 Sec. 785. Section 239B.9, subsection 3, paragraphs a and c, 5 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 6 a. A participant who does not establish an orientation 7 appointment with the JOBS program or who fails to keep or 8 reschedule an orientation appointment shall receive a reminder 9 letter which informs the participant that those who do not 10 attend orientation have elected to choose a limited benefit 11 plan. A participant who chooses not to respond to the reminder 12 letter within ten calendar days from the mailing date shall 13 receive notice establishing the effective date of the limited 14 benefit plan. If a participant is deemed to have chosen a 15 limited benefit plan, timely and adequate notice provisions, as 16 determined by the director of human services , shall apply. 17 c. A participant who has signed a family investment 18 agreement but then chooses a limited benefit plan under 19 circumstances defined by the director of human services . 20 Sec. 786. Section 239B.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 239B.12 Immunization. 23 1. To the extent feasible, the department shall determine 24 the immunization status of children receiving assistance under 25 this chapter . The status shall be determined in accordance 26 with the immunization recommendations adopted by the Iowa 27 department of public health under section 139A.8 , including the 28 exemption provisions in section 139A.8, subsection 4 . If the 29 department determines a child is not in compliance with the 30 immunization recommendations, the department shall refer the 31 child’s parent or guardian to a local public health agency for 32 immunization services for the child and other members of the 33 child’s family. 34 2. The department of human services shall cooperate with the 35 -521- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 521/ 1541
H.F. 662 Iowa department of public health to establish an interagency 1 agreement allowing the sharing of pertinent client data, as 2 permitted under federal law and regulation, for the purposes 3 of determining determine immunization rates of participants, 4 evaluating evaluate family investment program efforts to 5 encourage immunizations, and developing develop strategies to 6 further encourage immunization of participants. 7 Sec. 787. Section 239B.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 239B.16 Appeal —— judicial review. 10 If an applicant’s application is not acted upon within 11 a reasonable time, if it is denied in whole or in part, or 12 if a participant’s assistance or other benefits under this 13 chapter are modified, suspended, or canceled under a provision 14 of this chapter , the applicant or participant may appeal to 15 the department of human services which shall request the 16 department of inspections and appeals to conduct a hearing. 17 Upon completion of a hearing, the department of inspections 18 and appeals shall issue a decision which is subject to review 19 by the department of human services . Judicial review of the 20 actions of the department of human services may be sought in 21 accordance with chapter 17A . Upon receipt of a notice of 22 the filing of a petition for judicial review, the department 23 of human services shall furnish the petitioner with a copy 24 of any papers filed in support of the petitioner’s position, 25 a transcript of any testimony taken, and a copy of the 26 department’s decision. 27 Sec. 788. Section 239B.17, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 1. Program established. The promoting independence and 30 self-sufficiency through employment job opportunities and basic 31 skills program is established for applicants and participants 32 of the family investment program. The requirements of the 33 JOBS program shall vary as provided in the family investment 34 agreement applicable to a family. The department of workforce 35 -522- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 522/ 1541
H.F. 662 development, economic development authority, department of 1 education, and all other state, county, and public educational 2 agencies and institutions providing vocational rehabilitation, 3 adult education, or vocational or technical training shall 4 assist and cooperate in the JOBS program. The departments, 5 agencies, and institutions shall make agreements and 6 arrangements for maximum cooperation and use of all available 7 resources in the program. The department of human services 8 may contract with the department of workforce development, the 9 economic development authority, or another appropriate entity 10 to provide JOBS program services. 11 Sec. 789. Section 241.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 241.1 Definitions. 14 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 15 requires: 16 1. “Department” means the department of health and human 17 services. 18 2. “Director” means the director of health and human 19 services. 20 1. 3. “Displaced homemaker” means an individual who meets 21 all of the following criteria: 22 a. Has worked principally in the home providing unpaid 23 household services for family members. 24 b. Is not gainfully employed. 25 c. Has had, or would apparently have, difficulty finding 26 appropriate paid employment. 27 d. Has been dependent on the income of another family 28 member but is no longer supported by that income, is or has 29 been dependent on government assistance, or is supported as the 30 parent of a child who is sixteen or seventeen years of age. 31 2. “Department” means the department of human services. 32 3. “Director” means the director of the department of human 33 services. 34 Sec. 790. Section 241.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 35 -523- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 523/ 1541
H.F. 662 to read as follows: 1 2. The department shall consult and cooperate with the 2 department of workforce development, the United States 3 commissioner of social security administration, the office on 4 the status of women of the department of human rights , the 5 department of education, and other persons in the executive 6 branch of the state government as the department considers 7 appropriate to facilitate the coordination of multipurpose 8 service programs established under this chapter with existing 9 programs of a similar nature. 10 Sec. 791. Section 249.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 249.1 Definitions. 13 As used in this chapter : 14 1. “Council” means the council on health and human services. 15 1. 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 16 services. 17 2. 3. “Director” means the director of health and human 18 services. 19 3. 4. “Federal supplemental security income” means cash 20 payments made to individuals by the United States government 21 under Tit. XVI of the Social Security Act as amended by Pub. L. 22 No. 92-603, or any other amendments thereto. 23 4. 5. “Previous categorical assistance programs” means the 24 aid to the blind program authorized by chapter 241 , the aid to 25 the disabled program authorized by chapter 241A and the old-age 26 assistance program authorized by chapter 249, Code 1973 . 27 5. 6. “State supplementary assistance” means cash payments 28 made to individuals: 29 a. By the United States government on behalf of the state of 30 Iowa pursuant to section 249.2 . 31 b. By the state of Iowa directly pursuant to sections 249.3 32 through 249.5 . 33 Sec. 792. Section 249.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -524- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 524/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. Applications for state supplementary assistance shall be 1 made in the form and manner prescribed by the director or the 2 director’s designee, with the approval of the council on human 3 services , pursuant to chapter 17A . Each person who so applies 4 and is found eligible under section 249.3 shall, so long as the 5 person’s eligibility continues, receive state supplementary 6 assistance on a monthly basis, from funds appropriated to the 7 department for the purpose. 8 Sec. 793. Section 249.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 249.5 Judicial review. 11 If an application is not acted upon within a reasonable 12 time, if it is denied in whole or in part, or if an award 13 of assistance is modified, suspended, or canceled under a 14 provision of this chapter , the applicant or recipient may 15 appeal to the department of human services , which shall 16 request the department of inspections and appeals to conduct 17 a hearing. Upon completion of a hearing, the department of 18 inspections and appeals shall issue a decision which is subject 19 to review by the department of human services . Judicial 20 review of the actions of the department of human services 21 may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A . Upon receipt 22 of the petition for judicial review, the department of human 23 services shall furnish the petitioner with a copy of any 24 papers filed by the petitioner in support of the petitioner’s 25 position, a transcript of any testimony taken, and a copy of 26 the department’s decision. 27 Sec. 794. Section 249.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 249.8 Cancellation of warrants. 30 The director of the department of administrative services, 31 as of January, April, July, and October 1 of each year, shall 32 stop payment on and issue duplicates of all state supplementary 33 assistance warrants which have been outstanding and unredeemed 34 by the treasurer of state for six months or longer. No A bond 35 -525- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 525/ 1541
H.F. 662 of indemnity shall not be required for the issuance of such 1 the duplicate warrants which shall be canceled immediately by 2 the director of the department of administrative services. If 3 the original warrants are subsequently presented for payment, 4 warrants in lieu thereof of the original warrants shall be 5 issued by the director of the department of administrative 6 services at the discretion of and upon certification by the 7 director of human services or the director’s designee. 8 Sec. 795. Section 249.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. The department of inspections and appeals shall conduct 11 investigations and audits as deemed necessary to ensure 12 compliance with state supplementary assistance programs 13 administered under this chapter . The department of inspections 14 and appeals shall cooperate with the department of human 15 services on the development of procedures relating to such 16 investigations and audits to ensure compliance with federal and 17 state single state agency requirements. 18 Sec. 796. Section 249.12, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 19 are amended to read as follows: 20 1. In order to assure that the necessary data is available 21 to aid the general assembly to determine appropriate funding 22 for the custodial care program, the department of human 23 services shall develop a cost-related system for financial 24 supplementation to individuals who need custodial care and who 25 have insufficient resources to purchase the care needed. 26 2. All privately operated licensed custodial facilities in 27 Iowa shall cooperate with the department of human services to 28 develop the cost-related plan. 29 Sec. 797. Section 249A.2, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 30 are amended to read as follows: 31 1. “Department” means the department of health and human 32 services. 33 2. “Director” means the director of health and human 34 services. 35 -526- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 526/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 798. Section 249A.4, subsection 10, paragraph c, 1 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 A nursing facility that utilizes the supplementation option 4 and receives supplementation under this subsection during any 5 calendar year shall report to the department of human services 6 annually, by January 15, the following information for the 7 preceding calendar year: 8 Sec. 799. Section 249A.4, subsection 11, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 11. Shall provide an opportunity for a fair hearing before 11 the department of inspections and appeals to an individual 12 whose claim for medical assistance under this chapter is 13 denied or is not acted upon with reasonable promptness. Upon 14 completion of a hearing, the department of inspections and 15 appeals shall issue a decision which is subject to review by 16 the department of human services . Judicial review of the 17 decisions of the department of human services may be sought in 18 accordance with chapter 17A . If a petition for judicial review 19 is filed, the department of human services shall furnish the 20 petitioner with a copy of the application and all supporting 21 papers, a transcript of the testimony taken at the hearing, if 22 any, and a copy of its decision. 23 Sec. 800. Section 249A.4B, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 249A.4B Medical assistance advisory council. 26 1. A medical assistance advisory council is created to 27 comply with 42 C.F.R. §431.12 based on section 1902(a)(4) of 28 the federal Social Security Act and to advise the director 29 about health and medical care services under the medical 30 assistance program. The council shall meet no more than 31 quarterly. The director of director’s designee responsible 32 for public health or their designee and a public member of the 33 council selected by the public members of the council shall 34 serve as co-chairpersons of the council. 35 -527- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 527/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. a. The council shall consist of the following voting 1 members: 2 (1) Five professional or business entity members selected 3 by the entities specified pursuant to subsection 3 , paragraph 4 “a” . 5 (2) Five public members appointed pursuant to subsection 3 , 6 paragraph “b” . Of the five public members, at least one member 7 shall be a recipient of medical assistance. 8 b. The council shall include all of the following nonvoting 9 members: 10 (1) The director of public health, or the director’s 11 designee responsible for public health or their designee . 12 (2) The director of the department on aging, or the 13 director’s designee. 14 (3) (2) The long-term care ombudsman, or the long-term care 15 ombudsman’s designee. 16 (4) (3) The dean of Des Moines university —— college of 17 osteopathic medical center medicine , or the dean’s designee. 18 (5) (4) The dean of the university of Iowa college of 19 medicine, or the dean’s designee. 20 (6) (5) A member of the hawk-i Hawki board created in 21 section 514I.5 , selected by the members of the hawk-i Hawki 22 board. 23 (7) (6) The following members of the general assembly, each 24 for a term of two years as provided in section 69.16B : 25 (a) Two members of the house of representatives, one 26 appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives 27 and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of 28 representatives from their respective parties. 29 (b) Two members of the senate, one appointed by the 30 president of the senate after consultation with the majority 31 leader of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader 32 of the senate. 33 3. The voting membership of the council shall be selected 34 or appointed as follows: 35 -528- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 528/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. The five professional or business entity members shall 1 be selected by the entities specified under this paragraph 2 “a” . The five professional or business entity members selected 3 shall be the president, or the president’s representative, 4 of the professional or business entity, or a member of the 5 professional or business entity, designated by the entity. 6 (1) The Iowa medical society. 7 (2) The Iowa osteopathic medical association. 8 (3) The Iowa academy of family physicians. 9 (4) The Iowa chapter of the American academy of pediatrics. 10 (5) The Iowa physical therapy association. 11 (6) The Iowa dental association. 12 (7) The Iowa nurses association. 13 (8) The Iowa pharmacy association. 14 (9) The Iowa podiatric medical society. 15 (10) The Iowa optometric association. 16 (11) The Iowa association of community providers. 17 (12) The Iowa psychological association. 18 (13) The Iowa psychiatric society. 19 (14) The Iowa chapter of the national association of social 20 workers. 21 (15) The coalition for family and children’s services in 22 Iowa. 23 (16) The Iowa hospital association. 24 (17) The Iowa association of rural health clinics. 25 (18) The Iowa primary care association. 26 (19) Free clinics of Iowa. 27 (20) The opticians’ association of Iowa, inc. 28 (21) The Iowa association of hearing health professionals. 29 (22) The Iowa speech and hearing association. 30 (23) The Iowa health care association. 31 (24) The Iowa association of area agencies on aging. 32 (25) AARP. 33 (26) The Iowa caregivers association. 34 (27) Leading age Iowa. 35 -529- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 529/ 1541
H.F. 662 (28) The Iowa association for home care. 1 (29) The Iowa council of health care centers. 2 (30) The Iowa physician assistant society. 3 (31) The Iowa association of nurse practitioners. 4 (32) The Iowa nurse practitioner society. 5 (33) The Iowa occupational therapy association. 6 (34) The ARC of Iowa, formerly known as the association for 7 retarded citizens of Iowa. 8 (35) The national alliance on mental illness. 9 (36) The Iowa state association of counties. 10 (37) The Iowa developmental disabilities council. 11 (38) The Iowa chiropractic society. 12 (39) The Iowa academy of nutrition and dietetics. 13 (40) The Iowa behavioral health association. 14 (41) The midwest association for medical equipment services 15 or an affiliated Iowa organization. 16 b. The five public members shall be public representatives 17 which may include members of consumer groups, including 18 recipients of medical assistance or their families, consumer 19 organizations, and others, appointed by the governor for 20 staggered terms of two years each, none of whom shall be 21 members of, or practitioners of, or have a pecuniary interest 22 in any of the professional or business entities specifically 23 represented under paragraph “a” . 24 4. Based upon the deliberations of the council, the council 25 shall make recommendations to the director regarding the 26 budget, policy, and administration of the medical assistance 27 program. 28 5. For each council meeting, other than those held during 29 the time the general assembly is in session, each legislative 30 member of the council shall be reimbursed for actual travel 31 and other necessary expenses and shall receive a per diem as 32 specified in section 7E.6 for each day in attendance, as shall 33 the members of the council who are recipients or the family 34 members of recipients of medical assistance, regardless of 35 -530- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 530/ 1541
H.F. 662 whether the general assembly is in session. 1 6. The department shall provide staff support and 2 independent technical assistance to the council. 3 7. The director shall consider the recommendations offered 4 by the council in the director’s preparation of medical 5 assistance budget recommendations to the council on health and 6 human services pursuant to section 217.3 and in implementation 7 of medical assistance program policies. 8 Sec. 801. Section 249A.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 249A.11 Payment for patient care segregated. 11 A state resource center or mental health institute, upon 12 receipt of any payment made under this chapter for the care of 13 any patient, shall segregate an amount equal to that portion of 14 the payment which is required by law to be made from nonfederal 15 funds. The money segregated shall be deposited in the medical 16 assistance fund of the department of human services . 17 Sec. 802. Section 249A.12, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 18 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 b. The department of human services shall seek federal 20 approval to amend the home and community-based services waiver 21 for persons with an intellectual disability to include day 22 habilitation services. Inclusion of day habilitation services 23 in the waiver shall take effect upon receipt of federal 24 approval. 25 Sec. 803. Section 249A.15A, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 28 entitling alcohol and drug counselors who are certified by the 29 nongovernmental Iowa board of substance abuse certification to 30 payment for behavioral health services provided to recipients 31 of medical assistance, subject to limitations and exclusions 32 the department finds necessary on the basis of federal laws and 33 regulations. 34 Sec. 804. Section 249A.21, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 35 -531- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 531/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 1 9. The department of human services may procure a sole 2 source contract to implement the provisions of this section . 3 Sec. 805. Section 249A.24, subsection 2, unnumbered 4 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 In addition to any other duties prescribed, the commission 6 shall make recommendations to the council on health and human 7 services regarding strategies to reduce state expenditures 8 for prescription drugs under the medical assistance program 9 excluding provider reimbursement rates. The commission shall 10 make initial recommendations to the council by October 1, 2002. 11 Following approval of any recommendation by the council on 12 health and human services, the department shall include the 13 approved recommendation in a notice of intended action under 14 chapter 17A and shall comply with chapter 17A in adopting 15 any rules to implement the recommendation. The department 16 shall seek any federal waiver necessary to implement any 17 approved recommendation. The strategies to be considered for 18 recommendation by the commission shall include at a minimum all 19 of the following: 20 Sec. 806. Section 249A.26, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 a. Except as provided for disallowed costs in section 23 249A.27 , the state shall pay one hundred percent of the 24 nonfederal share of the cost of case management provided to 25 adults, day treatment, and partial hospitalization provided 26 under the medical assistance program for persons with an 27 intellectual disability, a developmental disability, or 28 chronic mental illness. For purposes of this section , persons 29 with mental disorders resulting from Alzheimer’s disease 30 or a substance-related substance use disorder shall not be 31 considered to be persons with chronic mental illness. 32 Sec. 807. Section 249A.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 249A.29 Home and community-based services waiver providers 35 -532- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 532/ 1541
H.F. 662 —— records checks. 1 1. For purposes of this section and section 249A.30 unless 2 the context otherwise requires: 3 a. “Consumer” means an individual approved by the department 4 to receive services under a waiver. 5 b. “Provider” means an agency certified by the department to 6 provide services under a waiver. 7 c. “Waiver” means a home and community-based services waiver 8 approved by the federal government and implemented under the 9 medical assistance program. 10 2. If a person is being considered by a provider for 11 employment involving direct responsibility for a consumer or 12 with access to a consumer when the consumer is alone, and 13 if the person has been convicted of a crime or has a record 14 of founded child or dependent adult abuse, the record check 15 evaluation system of the department shall perform an evaluation 16 to determine whether the crime or founded abuse warrants 17 prohibition of employment by the provider. The department 18 record check evaluation system shall conduct criminal and child 19 and dependent adult abuse records checks of the person in 20 this state and may conduct these checks in other states. The 21 records checks and evaluations required by this section shall 22 be performed in accordance with procedures adopted for this 23 purpose by the department. 24 3. If the department record check evaluation system 25 determines that a person employed by a provider has committed 26 a crime or has a record of founded abuse, the department 27 record check evaluation system shall perform an evaluation to 28 determine whether prohibition of the person’s employment is 29 warranted. 30 4. In an evaluation, the department record check evaluation 31 system shall consider the nature and seriousness of the crime 32 or founded abuse in relation to the position sought or held, 33 the time elapsed since the commission of the crime or founded 34 abuse, the circumstances under which the crime or founded abuse 35 -533- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 533/ 1541
H.F. 662 was committed, the degree of rehabilitation, the likelihood 1 that the person will commit the crime or founded abuse again, 2 and the number of crimes or founded abuses committed by the 3 person involved. The department record check evaluation 4 system may permit a person who is evaluated to be employed 5 or to continue to be employed by the provider if the person 6 complies with the department’s record check evaluation system’s 7 conditions relating to the employment, which may include 8 completion of additional training. 9 5. If the department record check evaluation system 10 determines that the person has committed a crime or has 11 a record of founded abuse which warrants prohibition of 12 employment, the person shall not be employed by a provider. 13 Sec. 808. Section 249A.32B, Code 2023, is amended to read 14 as follows: 15 249A.32B Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and 16 treatment funding. 17 The department of human services , in consultation with 18 the Iowa department of public health and the department of 19 education, shall continue the program to utilize the early and 20 periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment program funding 21 under the medical assistance program, to the extent possible, 22 to implement the screening component of the early and periodic 23 screening, diagnosis, and treatment program through the 24 schools. The department may enter into contracts to utilize 25 maternal and child health centers, the public health nursing 26 program, or school nurses in implementing this section . 27 Sec. 809. Section 249A.33, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 1. A pharmaceutical settlement account is created in 30 the state treasury under the authority of the department of 31 human services . Moneys received from settlements relating 32 to provision of pharmaceuticals under the medical assistance 33 program shall be deposited in the account. 34 Sec. 810. Section 249A.37, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 35 -534- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 534/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 a. Provide, with respect to individuals who are eligible 2 for or are provided medical assistance under the state’s 3 medical assistance state plan, upon the request of the state, 4 information to determine during what period the individual or 5 the individual’s spouse or dependents may be or may have been 6 covered by a health insurer and the nature of the coverage that 7 is or was provided by the health insurer, including the name, 8 address, and identifying number of the plan, in accordance 9 with section 505.25 , in a manner prescribed by the department 10 of human services or as agreed upon by the department and the 11 entity specified in this section . 12 Sec. 811. Section 249A.37, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 2. The department of human services may adopt rules pursuant 15 to chapter 17A as necessary to implement this section . Rules 16 governing the exchange of information under this section shall 17 be consistent with all laws, regulations, and rules relating 18 to the confidentiality or privacy of personal information or 19 medical records, including but not limited to the federal 20 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 21 Pub. L. No. 104-191, and regulations promulgated in accordance 22 with that Act and published in 45 C.F.R. pts. 160 164 . 23 Sec. 812. Section 249A.48, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 249A.48 Temporary moratoria. 26 1. The Iowa Medicaid enterprise program shall impose a 27 temporary moratorium on the enrollment of new providers or 28 provider types identified by the centers for Medicare and 29 Medicaid services of the United States department of health 30 and human services as posing an increased risk to the medical 31 assistance Medicaid program. 32 a. This section shall not be interpreted to require the 33 Iowa Medicaid enterprise program to impose a moratorium if the 34 Iowa Medicaid enterprise program determines that imposition 35 -535- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 535/ 1541
H.F. 662 of a temporary moratorium would adversely affect access of 1 recipients to medical assistance services. 2 b. If the Iowa Medicaid enterprise program makes a 3 determination as specified in paragraph “a” , the Iowa Medicaid 4 enterprise program shall notify the centers for Medicare and 5 Medicaid services of the United States department of health and 6 human services in writing. 7 2. The Iowa Medicaid enterprise program may impose a 8 temporary moratorium on the enrollment of new providers, or 9 impose numerical caps or other limits that the Iowa Medicaid 10 enterprise program and the centers for Medicare and Medicaid 11 services identify as having a significant potential for fraud, 12 waste, or abuse. 13 a. Before implementing the moratorium, caps, or other 14 limits, the Iowa Medicaid enterprise program shall determine 15 that its action would not adversely impact access by recipients 16 to medical assistance Medicaid services. 17 b. The Iowa Medicaid enterprise program shall notify, in 18 writing, the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, if the 19 Iowa Medicaid enterprise program seeks to impose a moratorium 20 under this subsection , including all of the details of the 21 moratorium. The Iowa Medicaid enterprise program shall receive 22 approval from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services 23 prior to imposing a moratorium under this subsection . 24 3. a. The Iowa Medicaid enterprise program shall impose any 25 moratorium for an initial period of six months. 26 b. If the Iowa Medicaid enterprise program determines that 27 it is necessary, the Iowa Medicaid enterprise program may 28 extend the moratorium in six-month increments. Each time a 29 moratorium is extended, the Iowa Medicaid enterprise program 30 shall document, in writing, the necessity for extending the 31 moratorium. 32 Sec. 813. Section 249A.50, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 2. The department of inspections and appeals shall conduct 35 -536- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 536/ 1541
H.F. 662 investigations and audits as deemed necessary to ensure 1 compliance with the medical assistance program administered 2 under this chapter . The department of inspections and appeals 3 shall cooperate with the department of human services on the 4 development of procedures relating to such investigations and 5 audits to ensure compliance with federal and state single state 6 agency requirements. 7 Sec. 814. Section 249B.1, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 4. “Department” means the department of health and human 10 services. 11 Sec. 815. Section 249F.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 249F.1 Definitions. 14 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 15 requires: 16 1. “Department” means the department of health and human 17 services. 18 1. 2. “Medical assistance” means “mandatory medical 19 assistance” , “optional medical assistance” , “discretionary 20 medical assistance” , or “Medicare cost sharing” as each is 21 defined in section 249A.2 which is provided to an individual 22 pursuant to chapter 249A and Tit. XIX of the federal Social 23 Security Act. 24 2. 3. a. “Transfer of assets” means any transfer or 25 assignment of a legal or equitable interest in property, as 26 defined in section 702.14 , from a transferor to a transferee 27 for less than fair consideration, made while the transferor 28 is receiving medical assistance or within five years prior to 29 application for medical assistance by the transferor. Any 30 such transfer or assignment is presumed to be made with the 31 intent, on the part of the transferee; transferor; or another 32 person acting on behalf of a transferor who is an actual or 33 implied agent, guardian, attorney-in-fact, or person acting as 34 a fiduciary, of enabling the transferor to obtain or maintain 35 -537- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 537/ 1541
H.F. 662 eligibility for medical assistance or of impacting the recovery 1 or payment of a medical assistance debt. This presumption 2 is rebuttable only by clear and convincing evidence that 3 the transferor’s eligibility or potential eligibility for 4 medical assistance or the impact on the recovery or payment 5 of a medical assistance debt was no part of the reason of 6 the transferee; transferor; or other person acting on behalf 7 of a transferor who is an actual or implied agent, guardian, 8 attorney-in-fact, or person acting as a fiduciary for making 9 or accepting the transfer or assignment. A transfer of assets 10 includes a transfer of an interest in the transferor’s home, 11 domicile, or land appertaining to such home or domicile 12 while the transferor is receiving medical assistance, unless 13 otherwise exempt under paragraph “b” . 14 b. However, transfer of assets does not include the 15 following: 16 (1) Transfers to or for the sole benefit of the 17 transferor’s spouse, including a transfer to a spouse by an 18 institutionalized spouse pursuant to section 1924(f)(1) of the 19 federal Social Security Act. 20 (2) Transfers to or for the sole benefit of the transferor’s 21 child who is blind or has a disability as defined in section 22 1614 of the federal Social Security Act. 23 (3) Transfer of a dwelling, which serves as the transferor’s 24 home as defined in 20 C.F.R. §416.1212 , to a child of the 25 transferor under twenty-one years of age. 26 (4) Transfer of a dwelling, which serves as the transferor’s 27 home as defined in 20 C.F.R. §416.1212 , after the transferor is 28 institutionalized, to either of the following: 29 (a) A sibling of the transferor who has an equity interest 30 in the dwelling and who was residing in the dwelling for a 31 period of at least one year immediately prior to the date the 32 transferor became institutionalized. 33 (b) A child of the transferor who was residing in the 34 dwelling for a period of at least two years immediately prior 35 -538- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 538/ 1541
H.F. 662 to the date the transferor became institutionalized and who 1 provided care to the transferor which permitted the transferor 2 to reside at the dwelling rather than in an institution or 3 facility. 4 (5) Transfers of less than two thousand dollars. However, 5 all transfers by the same transferor during the five-year 6 period prior to application for medical assistance by the 7 transferor shall be aggregated. If a transferor transfers 8 property to more than one transferee during the five-year 9 period prior to application for medical assistance by the 10 transferor, the two thousand dollar exemption shall be divided 11 equally between the transferees. 12 (6) Transfers of assets that would, at the time of the 13 transferor’s application for medical assistance, have been 14 exempt from consideration as a resource if retained by the 15 transferor, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1382b(a), as implemented 16 by regulations adopted by the secretary of the United States 17 department of health and human services, excluding the home and 18 land appertaining to the home. 19 (7) Transfers to a trust established solely for the benefit 20 of the transferor’s child who is blind or permanently and 21 totally disabled as defined in the federal Social Security Act, 22 section 1614, as codified in 42 U.S.C. §1382c. 23 (8) Transfers to a trust established solely for the benefit 24 of an individual under sixty-five years of age who is disabled, 25 as defined in the federal Social Security Act, section 1614, as 26 codified in 42 U.S.C. §1382c. 27 3. 4. “Transferee” means the person who receives a transfer 28 of assets. 29 4. 5. “Transferor” means the person who makes a transfer 30 of assets. 31 Sec. 816. Section 249F.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 249F.2 Creation of debt. 34 A transfer of assets creates a debt due and owing to the 35 -539- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 539/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of human services from the transferee in an amount 1 equal to medical assistance provided to or on behalf of the 2 transferor, on or after the date of the transfer of assets, but 3 not exceeding the fair market value of the assets at the time 4 of the transfer. 5 Sec. 817. Section 249F.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 249F.3 Notice of debt —— failure to respond —— hearing —— 8 order. 9 1. The department of human services may issue a notice 10 establishing and demanding payment of an accrued or accruing 11 debt due and owing to the department of human services as 12 provided in section 249F.2 . The notice shall be sent by 13 restricted certified mail as defined in section 618.15 , to 14 the transferee at the transferee’s last known address. If 15 service of the notice is unable to be completed by restricted 16 certified mail, the notice shall be served upon the transferee 17 in accordance with the rules of civil procedure. The notice 18 shall include all of the following: 19 a. The amount of medical assistance provided to the 20 transferor to date which creates the debt. 21 b. A computation of the debt due and owing. 22 c. A demand for immediate payment of the debt. 23 d. (1) A statement that if the transferee desires to 24 discuss the notice, the transferee, within ten days after 25 being served, may contact the department of human services and 26 request an informal conference. 27 (2) A statement that if a conference is requested, the 28 transferee has until ten days after the date set for the 29 conference or until twenty days after the date of service of 30 the original notice, whichever is later, to send a request for 31 a hearing to the department of human services . 32 (3) A statement that after the holding of the conference, 33 the department of human services may issue a new notice to 34 be sent to the transferee by first-class mail addressed to 35 -540- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 540/ 1541
H.F. 662 the transferee at the transferee’s last known address, or if 1 applicable, to the transferee’s attorney at the last known 2 address of the transferee’s attorney. 3 (4) A statement that if the department of human services 4 issues a new notice, the transferee has until ten days after 5 the date of mailing of the new notice or until twenty days 6 after the date of service of the original notice, whichever is 7 later, to send a request for a hearing to the department of 8 human services . 9 e. A statement that if the transferee objects to all or any 10 part of the original notice and no conference is requested, the 11 transferee has until twenty days after the date of service of 12 the original notice to send a written response setting forth 13 any objections and requesting a hearing to the department of 14 human services . 15 f. A statement that if a timely written request for a 16 hearing is received by the department of human services , the 17 transferee has the right to a hearing to be held in district 18 court as provided in section 249F.4 ; and that if no timely 19 written request for hearing is received, the department of 20 human services will enter an order in accordance with the 21 latest notice. 22 g. A statement that as soon as the order is entered, the 23 property of the transferee is subject to collection action, 24 including but not limited to wage withholding, garnishment, 25 attachment of a lien, or execution. 26 h. A statement that the transferee must notify the 27 department of human services of any change of address or 28 employment. 29 i. A statement that if the transferee has any questions 30 concerning the transfer of assets, the transferee should 31 contact the department of human services or consult an 32 attorney. 33 j. Other information as the department of human services 34 finds appropriate. 35 -541- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 541/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. If a timely written request for hearing is received by 1 the department of human services , a hearing shall be held in 2 district court. 3 3. If a timely written request for hearing is not received 4 by the department of human services , the department may enter 5 an order in accordance with the latest notice, and the order 6 shall specify all of the following: 7 a. The amount to be paid with directions as to the manner 8 of payment. 9 b. The amount of the debt accrued and accruing in favor of 10 the department of human services . 11 c. Notice that the property of the transferee is subject 12 to collection action, including but not limited to wage 13 withholding, garnishment, attachment of a lien, and execution. 14 4. The transferee shall be sent a copy of the order 15 by first-class mail addressed to the transferee at the 16 transferee’s last known address, or if applicable, to the 17 transferee’s attorney at the last known address of the 18 transferee’s attorney. The order is final, and action by the 19 department of human services to enforce and collect upon the 20 order may be taken from the date of the issuance of the order. 21 Sec. 818. Section 249F.4, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 22 are amended to read as follows: 23 1. If a timely written request for a hearing is received, 24 the department of human services shall certify the matter to 25 the district court in the county where the transferee resides. 26 3. The department of human services may also request a 27 hearing on its own motion regarding the determination of a 28 debt, at any time prior to entry of an administrative order. 29 Sec. 819. Section 249F.5, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 30 are amended to read as follows: 31 1. A true copy of an order entered by the department of 32 human services pursuant to this chapter , along with a true 33 copy of the return of service, if applicable, may be filed in 34 the office of the clerk of the district court in the county 35 -542- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 542/ 1541
H.F. 662 in which the transferee resides or, if the transferee resides 1 in another state, in the office of the district court in the 2 county in which the transferor resides. 3 2. The department of human services order shall be 4 presented, ex parte, to the district court for review and 5 approval. Unless defects appear on the face of the order or on 6 the attachments, the district court shall approve the order. 7 The approved order shall have all force, effect, and attributes 8 of a docketed order or decree of the district court. 9 Sec. 820. Section 249F.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 249F.7 Administration. 12 As provided in this chapter , the establishment of a debt 13 for medical assistance due to transfer of assets shall 14 be administered by the department of human services . All 15 administrative discretion in the administration of this chapter 16 shall be exercised by the department of human services , and any 17 state administrative rules implementing or interpreting this 18 chapter shall be adopted by the department of human services . 19 Sec. 821. Section 249K.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 249K.2 Definitions. 22 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 23 requires: 24 1. “Complete replacement” means completed construction on 25 a new nursing facility to replace an existing licensed and 26 certified facility. The replacement facility shall be located 27 in the same geographical service area as the facility that is 28 replaced and shall have the same number or fewer licensed beds 29 than the original facility. 30 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 31 services. 32 3. “Iowa Medicaid enterprise” means Iowa Medicaid enterprise 33 as defined in section 135D.2 . 34 4. 3. “Major renovations” means construction or facility 35 -543- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 543/ 1541
H.F. 662 improvements to a nursing facility in which the total amount 1 expended exceeds seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. 2 5. 4. “Medical assistance” , or “medical assistance program” , 3 or “Medicaid program” means the medical assistance program 4 created pursuant to chapter 249A . 5 6. 5. “New construction” means the construction of a new 6 nursing facility which does not replace an existing licensed 7 and certified facility and requires the provider to obtain a 8 certificate of need pursuant to chapter 135, subchapter VI . 9 7. 6. “Nondirect care component” means the portion of 10 the reimbursement rate under the medical assistance program 11 attributable to administrative, environmental, property, and 12 support care costs reported on the provider’s financial and 13 statistical report. 14 8. 7. “Nursing facility” means a nursing facility as 15 defined in section 135C.1 . 16 9. 8. “Provider” means a current or future owner or 17 operator of a nursing facility that provides medical assistance 18 program services. 19 10. 9. “Rate determination letter” means the letter that 20 is distributed quarterly by the Iowa Medicaid enterprise 21 program to each nursing facility, which is based on previously 22 submitted financial and statistical reports from each nursing 23 facility. 24 Sec. 822. Section 249K.3, subsection 2, paragraphs a and e, 25 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 26 a. The provider shall submit a written request for instant 27 relief to the Iowa Medicaid enterprise program explaining the 28 nature, timing, and goals of the project and the time period 29 during which the relief is requested. The written request 30 shall clearly state if the provider is also requesting the 31 nondirect care limit exception. The written request for 32 instant relief shall be submitted no earlier than thirty days 33 prior to the placement of the provider’s assets in service. 34 The written request for relief shall provide adequate details 35 -544- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 544/ 1541
H.F. 662 to calculate the estimated value of relief including but not 1 limited to the total cost of the project, the estimated annual 2 depreciation expenses using generally accepted accounting 3 principles, the estimated useful life based upon existing 4 medical assistance and Medicare provisions, and a copy of the 5 most current depreciation schedule. If interest expenses are 6 included, a copy of the general terms of the debt service and 7 the estimated annual amount of the interest expenses shall be 8 submitted with the written request for relief. 9 e. During the period in which instant relief is granted, the 10 Iowa Medicaid enterprise program shall recalculate the value of 11 the instant relief based on allowable costs and patient days 12 reported on the annual financial and statistical report. For 13 purposes of calculating the per diem relief, total patient 14 days shall be the greater of actual annual patient days or 15 eighty-five percent of the facility’s licensed capacity. The 16 actual value of relief shall be added to the nondirect care 17 component for the relevant period, not to exceed one hundred 18 ten percent of the nondirect care median for the relevant 19 period or not to exceed one hundred twenty percent of the 20 nondirect care median for the relevant period if the nondirect 21 care limit exception is requested and granted. The provider’s 22 quarterly rates for the relevant period shall be retroactively 23 adjusted to reflect the revised nondirect care rate. All 24 claims with dates of service from the date that instant relief 25 is granted to the date that the instant relief is terminated 26 shall be repriced to reflect the actual value of the instant 27 relief per diem utilizing a mass adjustment. 28 Sec. 823. Section 249K.5, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 29 are amended to read as follows: 30 1. The Iowa Medicaid enterprise program shall administer 31 this chapter . The department of human services shall adopt 32 rules, pursuant to chapter 17A , to administer this chapter . 33 3. In addition to any other factors to be considered in 34 determining if a provider is eligible to participate under this 35 -545- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 545/ 1541
H.F. 662 chapter , the Iowa Medicaid enterprise program shall consider 1 all of the following: 2 a. The history of the provider’s regulatory compliance. 3 b. The historical access to nursing facility services for 4 medical assistance program beneficiaries. 5 c. The provider’s dedication to and participation in quality 6 of care, considering all quality programs in which the provider 7 has participated. 8 d. The provider’s plans to facilitate person-directed care. 9 e. The provider’s plans to facilitate dementia units and 10 specialty post-acute services. 11 Sec. 824. Section 249L.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. “Department” means the department of health and human 14 services. 15 Sec. 825. Section 249M.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 18 services. 19 Sec. 826. Section 249M.4, subsection 5, paragraph b, 20 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 (2) The projected expenditures for participating hospitals 22 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, as determined by 23 the fiscal management division of the department, plus the 24 amount calculated under subparagraph (1). 25 Sec. 827. Section 249N.2, subsections 4, 5, and 14, Code 26 2023, are amended to read as follows: 27 4. “Department” means the department of health and human 28 services. 29 5. “Director” means the director of health and human 30 services. 31 14. “Medical assistance program” , “Medicaid program” , or 32 “Medicaid” means the program paying all or part of the costs of 33 care and services provided to an individual pursuant to chapter 34 249A and Tit. XIX of the federal Social Security Act. 35 -546- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 546/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 828. Section 249N.5, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. For members whose household income is at or below one 3 hundred percent of the federal poverty level, the plan shall be 4 administered by the Iowa Medicaid enterprise program consistent 5 with program administration applicable to individuals under 6 section 249A.3, subsection 1 . 7 Sec. 829. Section 251.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 251.1 Definitions. 10 As used in this chapter : 11 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the division 12 of adult, children, and family services of the department of 13 human services. 14 2. 1. “Division” or “state division” “Department” means 15 the division of adult, children, and family services of the 16 department of health and human services. 17 2. “Director” means the director of health and human 18 services. 19 Sec. 830. Section 251.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 251.2 Administration of emergency relief. 22 The state division department , in addition to all other 23 powers and duties given it the department by law, shall be is 24 charged with the supervision and administration of all funds 25 coming into the hands of received by the state now or hereafter 26 provided for emergency relief. 27 Sec. 831. Section 251.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 251.3 Powers and duties. 30 The administrator director shall have the power to do all of 31 the following : 32 1. Appoint such personnel as may be necessary for the 33 efficient discharge of the duties imposed upon on the 34 administrator in the administration of emergency relief, 35 -547- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 547/ 1541
H.F. 662 director and to make such rules and regulations as the 1 administrator deems necessary or advisable covering relating 2 to the administrator’s director’s activities and those of the 3 service area advisory boards created under section 217.43 , 4 concerning emergency relief. 5 2. Join and cooperate with the government of the 6 United States, or any of its appropriate agencies or 7 instrumentalities, in any proper emergency relief activity. 8 3. Make such reports of budget estimates to the governor 9 and to the general assembly as are required by law , or are 10 as necessary and proper to obtain appropriations of funds 11 necessary for emergency relief purposes and for all the 12 purposes of this chapter . 13 4. Determine the need for funds in the various counties of 14 the state basing such determination upon the amount of money 15 needed in the various counties to provide adequate emergency 16 relief, and upon the counties’ financial inability to provide 17 such relief from county funds. The administrator director may 18 administer said state funds belonging to the state within the 19 various counties of the state to supplement local funds as 20 needed. 21 5. Make such reports, obtain and furnish such information 22 from time to time as may be required by the governor, by the 23 general assembly, or by any other proper appropriate state or 24 federal office or agency, state or federal, and make an annual 25 report of its the department’s emergency relief activities. 26 Sec. 832. Section 251.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 251.4 Grants from state funds to counties. 29 The state division department may require as a condition 30 of making available state assistance available to counties 31 for emergency relief purposes, that the county boards of 32 supervisors shall establish budgets as needed in respect to the 33 relief situation in the counties. 34 Sec. 833. Section 251.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 -548- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 548/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 1 251.5 Duties of the service area advisory board. 2 A service area The advisory board created in section 217.43 3 shall perform the following activities for any county in 4 the board’s service area counties represented on the board 5 concerning emergency relief: 6 1. Cooperate with a county’s board of supervisors in all 7 matters pertaining to administration of relief. 8 2. At the request of a county’s board of supervisors, 9 prepare requests for grants of state funds. 10 3. At the request of a county’s board of supervisors, 11 administer county relief funds. 12 4. In a county receiving grants of state funds upon approval 13 of the director of the department of administrative services 14 and the county’s board of supervisors, administer both state 15 and county relief funds. 16 5. Perform other duties as may be prescribed by the 17 administrator department and a county’s board of supervisors. 18 Sec. 834. Section 251.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 251.6 County supervisors to determine emergency relief and 21 work projects. 22 The county board of supervisors shall supervise 23 administration of emergency relief, and shall determine the 24 minimum amount of relief required for each person or family, 25 which persons are employable, and whether and under what 26 conditions persons receiving emergency relief may be employed 27 by the county. 28 Sec. 835. Section 251.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 251.7 County appointees to act as executive officers. 31 The county board of supervisors may appoint an individual a 32 person to serve as the executive officer of the service area 33 advisory board in all matters pertaining to relief for that 34 county. 35 -549- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 549/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 836. Section 252.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 252.26 General assistance director. 3 The board of supervisors in each county shall appoint or 4 designate a general assistance director for the county, who 5 shall have the powers and duties conferred by this chapter . 6 In counties of one hundred thousand or less population, the 7 county board may designate as general assistance director an 8 employee of the state department of health and human services 9 who is assigned to work in that county and is directed by the 10 director of health and human services, pursuant to an agreement 11 with the county board, to exercise the functions and duties 12 of general assistance director in that county. The general 13 assistance director shall receive as compensation an amount to 14 be determined by the county board. 15 Sec. 837. Section 252.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 252.33 Application for assistance. 18 A person may make application for assistance to a member 19 of the board of supervisors, or to the general assistance 20 director of the county where the person is. If application 21 is made to the general assistance director and that officer 22 is satisfied that the applicant is in a state of want which 23 requires assistance at the public expense, the general 24 assistance director may afford temporary assistance, subject to 25 the approval of the board of supervisors, as the necessities 26 of the person require and shall immediately report the case to 27 the board of supervisors, who may continue or deny assistance, 28 as they find cause. 29 Sec. 838. Section 252.37, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 252.37 Appeal to supervisors. 32 If a poor person, on application to the general assistance 33 director, is refused the required assistance, the applicant 34 may appeal to the board of supervisors, who, upon examination 35 -550- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 550/ 1541
H.F. 662 into the matter, may order the general assistance director to 1 provide assistance, or who may direct specific assistance. 2 Sec. 839. Section 252A.2, subsections 7 and 8, Code 2023, 3 are amended to read as follows: 4 7. “Petitioner” includes each dependent person for whom 5 support is sought in a proceeding instituted pursuant to 6 this chapter or a mother or putative father of a dependent. 7 However, in an action brought by the child support recovery 8 unit services , the state is the petitioner. 9 8. “Petitioner’s representative” includes counsel of a 10 dependent person for whom support is sought and counsel for a 11 mother or putative father of a dependent. In an action brought 12 by the child support recovery unit services , “petitioner’s 13 representative” includes a county attorney, state’s attorney 14 and any other public officer, by whatever title the officer’s 15 public office may be known, charged by law with the duty of 16 instituting, maintaining, or prosecuting a proceeding under 17 this chapter or under the laws of the state. 18 Sec. 840. Section 252A.3A, subsections 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, and 19 13, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 20 3. a. Prior to or at the time of completion of an affidavit 21 of paternity, written and oral information about paternity 22 establishment, developed by the child support recovery unit 23 services created in section 252B.2 , shall be provided to the 24 mother and putative father. Video or audio equipment may be 25 used to provide oral information. 26 b. The information provided shall include a description 27 of parental rights and responsibilities, including the duty 28 to provide financial support for the child, the benefits of 29 establishing paternity, and the alternatives to and legal 30 consequences of signing an affidavit of paternity, including 31 the rights available if a parent is a minor. 32 c. Copies of the written information shall be made 33 available by the child support recovery unit services or the 34 Iowa department of public health and human services to those 35 -551- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 551/ 1541
H.F. 662 entities where an affidavit of paternity may be obtained as 1 provided under subsection 4 . 2 4. a. The affidavit of paternity form developed and used by 3 the Iowa department of public health and human services is the 4 only affidavit of paternity form recognized for the purpose of 5 establishing paternity under this section . It shall include 6 the minimum requirements specified by the secretary of the 7 United States department of health and human services pursuant 8 to 42 U.S.C. §652(a)(7). A properly completed affidavit of 9 paternity form developed by the Iowa department of public 10 health and human services and existing on or after July 1, 11 1993, but which is superseded by a later affidavit of paternity 12 form developed by the Iowa department of public health and 13 human services , shall have the same legal effect as a paternity 14 affidavit form used by the Iowa department of public health and 15 human services on or after July 1, 1997, regardless of the date 16 of the filing and registration of the affidavit of paternity, 17 unless otherwise required under federal law. 18 b. The form shall be available from the state registrar, 19 each county registrar, the child support recovery unit 20 services , and any institution in the state. 21 c. The Iowa department of public health and human services 22 shall make copies of the form available to the entities 23 identified in paragraph “b” for distribution. 24 7. The state registrar shall make copies of affidavits 25 of paternity and identifying information from the affidavits 26 filed and registered pursuant to this section available to the 27 child support recovery unit services created under section 28 252B.2 in accordance with section 144.13, subsection 4 , and any 29 subsequent rescission form which rescinds the affidavit. 30 10. a. An institution may be reimbursed by the child 31 support recovery unit services created in section 252B.2 for 32 providing the services described under subsection 9 , or may 33 provide the services at no cost. 34 b. An institution electing reimbursement shall enter into a 35 -552- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 552/ 1541
H.F. 662 written agreement with the child support recovery unit services 1 for this purpose. 2 c. An institution entering into an agreement for 3 reimbursement shall assist the parents of a child born out of 4 wedlock in completing and filing an affidavit of paternity. 5 d. Reimbursement shall be based only on the number of 6 affidavits completed in compliance with this section and 7 submitted to the state registrar during the duration of 8 the written agreement with the child support recovery unit 9 services . 10 e. The reimbursement rate is twenty dollars for each 11 completed affidavit filed with the state registrar. 12 12. a. A completed affidavit of paternity may be rescinded 13 by registration by the state registrar of a completed and 14 notarized rescission form signed by either the mother or 15 putative father who signed the affidavit of paternity that the 16 putative father is not the father of the child. The completed 17 and notarized rescission form shall be filed with the state 18 registrar for the purpose of registration prior to the earlier 19 of the following: 20 (1) Sixty days after the latest notarized signature of the 21 mother or putative father on the affidavit of paternity. 22 (2) Entry of a court order pursuant to a proceeding in this 23 state to which the signatory is a party relating to the child, 24 including a proceeding to establish a support order under this 25 chapter , chapter 252C , 252F , 598 , or 600B or other law of this 26 state. 27 b. Unless the state registrar has received and registered an 28 order as provided in section 252A.3, subsection 10 , paragraph 29 “a” , which legally establishes paternity, upon registration 30 of a timely rescission form the state registrar shall remove 31 the father’s information from the certificate of birth, and 32 shall send a written notice of the rescission to the last known 33 address of the signatory of the affidavit of paternity who did 34 not sign the rescission form. 35 -553- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 553/ 1541
H.F. 662 c. The Iowa department of public health and human services 1 shall develop a rescission form and an administrative process 2 for rescission. The form shall be the only rescission form 3 recognized for the purpose of rescinding a completed affidavit 4 of paternity. A completed rescission form shall include the 5 signature of a notary public attesting to the identity of 6 the party signing the rescission form. The Iowa department 7 of public health and human services shall adopt rules which 8 establish a fee, based upon the average administrative cost, to 9 be collected for the registration of a rescission. 10 d. If an affidavit of paternity has been rescinded under 11 this subsection , the state registrar shall not register any 12 subsequent affidavit of paternity signed by the same mother and 13 putative father relating to the same child. 14 13. The child Child support recovery unit services may 15 enter into a written agreement with an entity designated by the 16 secretary of the United States department of health and human 17 services to offer voluntary paternity establishment services. 18 a. The agreement shall comply with federal requirements 19 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §666(a)(5)(C) including those regarding 20 notice, materials, training, and evaluations. 21 b. The agreement may provide for reimbursement of the entity 22 by the state if reimbursement is permitted by federal law. 23 Sec. 841. Section 252A.5, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 24 are amended to read as follows: 25 2. Whenever the state or a political subdivision thereof of 26 the state furnishes support to a dependent, it the political 27 subdivision of the state has the same right through proceedings 28 instituted by the petitioner’s representative to invoke 29 the provisions hereof of this section as the dependent to 30 whom the support was furnished, for the purpose of securing 31 reimbursement of expenditures so made and of obtaining 32 continuing support; the petition in such case may be verified 33 by any official having knowledge of such expenditures without 34 further verification of any person and consent of the dependent 35 -554- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 554/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall not be required in order to institute proceedings under 1 this chapter . The child Child support recovery unit services 2 may bring the action based upon a statement of a witness, 3 regardless of age, with knowledge of the circumstances, 4 including, but not limited to, statements by the mother of the 5 dependent or a relative of the mother or the putative father. 6 3. If the child support recovery unit services is providing 7 services, the unit child support services has the same right 8 to invoke the provisions of this section as the dependent for 9 which support is owed for the purpose of securing support. The 10 petition in such case may be verified by any official having 11 knowledge of the request for services by the unit child support 12 services , without further verification by any other person, 13 and consent of the dependent shall not be required in order 14 to institute proceedings under this chapter . The child Child 15 support recovery unit services may bring the action based upon 16 the statement of a witness, regardless of age, with knowledge 17 of the circumstances, including, but not limited to, statements 18 by the mother of the dependent or a relative of the mother or 19 the putative father. 20 Sec. 842. Section 252A.13, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 21 are amended to read as follows: 22 1. If public assistance is provided by the department of 23 health and human services to or on behalf of a dependent child 24 or a dependent child’s caretaker, there is an assignment by 25 operation of law to the department of any and all rights in, 26 title to, and interest in any support obligation, payment, and 27 arrearages owed to or on behalf of the child or caretaker not 28 to exceed the amount of public assistance paid for or on behalf 29 of the child or caretaker as follows: 30 a. For family investment program assistance, section 239B.6 31 shall apply. 32 b. For foster care services, section 234.39 shall apply. 33 c. For medical assistance, section 252E.11 shall apply. 34 3. The clerk shall furnish the department with copies of 35 -555- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 555/ 1541
H.F. 662 all orders or decrees awarding and temporary domestic abuse 1 orders addressing support when the parties are receiving public 2 assistance or services are otherwise provided by the child 3 support recovery unit services . Unless otherwise specified 4 in the order, an equal and proportionate share of any child 5 support awarded is presumed to be payable on behalf of each 6 child, subject to the order or judgment, for purposes of an 7 assignment under this section . 8 Sec. 843. Section 252A.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 252A.18 Registration of support order —— notice. 11 Registration of a support order of another state or foreign 12 country shall be in accordance with chapter 252K except that, 13 with regard to service, promptly upon registration, the clerk 14 of the court shall, by restricted certified mail, or the child 15 support recovery unit services shall, as provided in section 16 252B.26 , send to the respondent notice of the registration with 17 a copy of the registered support order or the respondent may 18 be personally served with the notice and the copy of the order 19 in the same manner as original notices are personally served. 20 The clerk shall also docket the case and notify the prosecuting 21 attorney of the action. The clerk shall maintain a registry of 22 all support orders registered pursuant to this section . The 23 filing is in equity. 24 Sec. 844. Section 252B.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 252B.1 Definitions. 27 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 28 requires: 29 1. “Absent parent” means the parent who either cannot be 30 located or who is located and is not residing with the child 31 at the time the support collection or paternity determination 32 services provided in sections 252B.5 and 252B.6 are requested 33 or commenced. 34 2. “Child” includes but shall not be limited to a stepchild, 35 -556- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 556/ 1541
H.F. 662 foster child, or legally adopted child and means a child 1 actually or apparently under eighteen years of age or a 2 dependent person eighteen years of age or over who is unable 3 to maintain the person’s self and is likely to become a public 4 charge. “Child” includes “child” as defined in section 239B.1 . 5 3. “Child support agency” means child support agency as 6 defined in section 252H.2 . 7 4. “Child support services” means child support services 8 created in section 252B.2. 9 4. 5. “Department” means the department of health and human 10 services. 11 5. 6. “Director” means the director of health and human 12 services. 13 6. 7. “Obligor” means the person legally responsible for 14 the support of a child as defined in section 252D.16 or 598.1 15 under a support order issued in this state or pursuant to the 16 laws of another state or foreign country. 17 7. 8. “Resident parent” means the parent with whom the 18 child is residing at the time the support collection or 19 paternity determination services provided in sections 252B.5 20 and 252B.6 are requested or commenced. 21 8. “Unit” means the child support recovery unit created in 22 section 252B.2 . 23 Sec. 845. Section 252B.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 252B.2 Unit Child support services established —— 26 intervention. 27 There is created within the department of human services 28 a child support recovery unit services for the purpose of 29 providing the services required in sections 252B.3 through 30 252B.6 . The unit Child support services is not required to 31 intervene in actions to provide such services. 32 Sec. 846. Section 252B.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 252B.3 Duty of department to enforce child support —— 35 -557- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 557/ 1541
H.F. 662 cooperation —— rules. 1 1. Upon receipt by the department of an application for 2 public assistance on behalf of a child and determination by the 3 department that the child is eligible for public assistance and 4 that provision of child support services is appropriate, the 5 department shall take appropriate action under the provisions 6 of this chapter or under other appropriate statutes of this 7 state including but not limited to chapters 239B , 252A , 252C , 8 252D , 252E , 252F , 252G , 252H , 252I , 252J , 598 , and 600B , to 9 ensure that the parent or other person responsible for the 10 support of the child fulfills the support obligation. The 11 department shall also take appropriate action as required by 12 federal law upon receiving a request from a child support 13 agency for a child receiving public assistance in another 14 state. 15 2. The department of human services may negotiate a partial 16 payment of a support obligation with a parent or other person 17 responsible for the support of the child, provided that the 18 negotiation and partial payment are consistent with applicable 19 federal law and regulation. 20 3. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 21 17A regarding cases in which, under federal law, it is a 22 condition of eligibility for an individual who is an applicant 23 for or recipient of public assistance to cooperate in good 24 faith with the department in establishing the paternity of, or 25 in establishing, modifying, or enforcing a support order by 26 identifying and locating the parent of the child or enforcing 27 rights to support payments. The rules shall include all of the 28 following provisions: 29 a. As required by the unit child support services , the 30 individual shall provide the name of the noncustodial parent 31 and additional necessary information, and shall appear at 32 interviews, hearings, and legal proceedings. 33 b. If paternity is an issue, the individual and child shall 34 submit to blood or genetic tests pursuant to a judicial or 35 -558- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 558/ 1541
H.F. 662 administrative order. 1 c. The individual may be requested to sign a voluntary 2 affidavit of paternity, after notice of the rights and 3 consequences of such an acknowledgment, but shall not be 4 required to sign an affidavit or otherwise relinquish the right 5 to blood or genetic tests. 6 d. The unit Child support services shall promptly notify 7 the individual and the appropriate division of the department 8 administering the department’s public assistance program 9 programs of each determination by the unit child support 10 services of noncooperation of the individual and the reason for 11 such determination. 12 e. A procedure under which the individual may claim that, 13 and the department shall determine whether, the individual has 14 sufficient good cause or other exception for not cooperating, 15 taking into consideration the best interest of the child. 16 4. Without need for a court order and notwithstanding 17 the requirements of section 598.22A , the support payment 18 ordered pursuant to any chapter shall be satisfied as to the 19 department, the child, and either parent for the period during 20 which the parents are reconciled and are cohabiting, the child 21 for whom support is ordered is living in the same residence 22 as the parents, and the obligor receives public assistance on 23 the obligor’s own behalf for the benefit of the child. The 24 department shall implement this subsection as follows: 25 a. The unit Child support services shall file a notice of 26 satisfaction with the clerk of court. 27 b. This subsection shall not apply unless all the children 28 for whom support is ordered reside with both parents, except 29 that a child may be absent from the home due to a foster care 30 placement pursuant to chapter 234 or a comparable law of 31 another state or foreign country. 32 c. The unit Child support services shall send notice 33 by regular mail to the obligor when the provisions of this 34 subsection no longer apply. A copy of the notice shall be 35 -559- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 559/ 1541
H.F. 662 filed with the clerk of court. 1 d. This section shall not limit the rights of the parents or 2 the department to proceed by other means to suspend, terminate, 3 modify, reinstate, or establish support. 4 5. On or after July 1, 1999, the department shall implement 5 a program for the satisfaction of accrued support debts, based 6 upon timely payment by the obligor of both current support due 7 and any payments due for accrued support debt under a periodic 8 payment plan. The unit Child support services shall adopt 9 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to establish the criteria and 10 procedures for obtaining satisfaction under the program. The 11 rules adopted under this subsection shall specify the cases and 12 amounts to which the program is applicable, and may provide for 13 the establishment of the program as a pilot program. 14 Sec. 847. Section 252B.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 252B.4 Nonassistance cases. 17 1. The child support and paternity determination services 18 established by the department pursuant to this chapter and 19 other appropriate services provided by law including but not 20 limited to the provisions of chapters 239B , 252A , 252C , 252D , 21 252E , 252F , 598 , and 600B shall be made available by the 22 unit child support services to an individual not otherwise 23 eligible as a public assistance recipient upon application by 24 the individual for the services or upon referral as described 25 in subsection 4 . The application shall be filed with the 26 department. 27 2. The director may collect a fee to cover the costs 28 incurred by the department for service of process, genetic 29 testing and court costs if the entity providing the service 30 charges a fee for the services. 31 3. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be 32 considered repayment receipts, as defined in section 8.2 , 33 and shall be used for the purposes of the unit child support 34 services . The director or a designee shall keep an accurate 35 -560- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 560/ 1541
H.F. 662 record of the fees collected and expended. 1 4. The unit Child support services shall also provide child 2 support and paternity determination services and shall respond 3 as provided in federal law for an individual not otherwise 4 eligible as a public assistance recipient if the unit child 5 support services receives a request from any of the following: 6 a. A child support agency. 7 b. A foreign country as defined in chapter 252K . 8 Sec. 848. Section 252B.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 252B.5 Services of unit Child support services . 11 The child Child support recovery unit services shall provide 12 the following services: 13 1. Assistance in the location of an absent parent or any 14 other person who has an obligation to support the child of the 15 resident parent. 16 2. Aid in establishing paternity and securing a court or 17 administrative order for support pursuant to chapter 252A , 18 252C , 252F , or 600B , or any other chapter providing for 19 the establishment of paternity or support. In an action to 20 establish support, the resident parent may be a proper party 21 defendant for purposes of determining medical support as 22 provided in section 252E.1A upon service of notice as provided 23 in this chapter and without a court order as provided in the 24 rules of civil procedure. The unit’s Child support services’ 25 independent cause of action shall not bar a party from seeking 26 support in a subsequent proceeding. 27 3. Aid in enforcing through court or administrative 28 proceedings an existing court order for support issued pursuant 29 to chapter 252A , 252C , 252F , 598 , or 600B , or any other 30 chapter under which child or medical support is granted. The 31 director may enter into a contract with a private collection 32 agency to collect support payments for cases which have been 33 identified by the department as difficult collection cases 34 if the department determines that this form of collection is 35 -561- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 561/ 1541
H.F. 662 more cost-effective than departmental collection methods. The 1 department shall utilize, to the maximum extent possible, 2 every available automated process to collect support payments 3 prior to referral of a case to a private collection agency. 4 A private collection agency with whom the department enters 5 a contract under this subsection shall comply with state and 6 federal confidentiality requirements and debt collection laws. 7 The director may use a portion of the state share of funds 8 collected through this means to pay the costs of any contract 9 authorized under this subsection . 10 4. Assistance to set off against a debtor’s income tax 11 refund or rebate any support debt, which is assigned to 12 the department of human services or which the child support 13 recovery unit services is attempting to collect on behalf of 14 any individual not eligible as a public assistance recipient, 15 which has accrued through written contract, subrogation, or 16 court judgment, and which is in the form of a liquidated sum 17 due and owing for the care, support, or maintenance of a child. 18 Unless the periodic payment plan provisions for a retroactive 19 modification pursuant to section 598.21C apply, the entire 20 amount of a judgment for accrued support, notwithstanding 21 compliance with a periodic payment plan or regardless of the 22 date of entry of the judgment, is due and owing as of the date 23 of entry of the judgment and is delinquent for the purposes of 24 setoff, including for setoff against a debtor’s federal income 25 tax refund or other federal nontax payment. The department 26 of human services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 27 17A necessary to assist the department of administrative 28 services in the implementation of the child support setoff as 29 established under section 8A.504 . 30 5. a. In order to maximize the amount of any tax refund 31 to which an obligor may be entitled and which may be applied 32 to child support and medical support obligations, cooperate 33 with any volunteer or free income tax assistance programs in 34 the state in informing obligors of the availability of the 35 -562- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 562/ 1541
H.F. 662 programs. 1 b. The child Child support recovery unit services shall 2 publicize the services of the volunteer or free income tax 3 assistance programs by distributing printed materials regarding 4 the programs. 5 6. Determine periodically whether an individual receiving 6 unemployment compensation benefits under chapter 96 owes a 7 support obligation which is being enforced by the unit child 8 support services , and enforce the support obligation through 9 court or administrative proceedings to have specified amounts 10 withheld from the individual’s unemployment compensation 11 benefits. 12 7. Assistance in obtaining medical support as defined in 13 chapter 252E . 14 8. a. At the request of either parent who is subject to 15 the order of support or upon its own initiation, review the 16 amount of the support award in accordance with the guidelines 17 established pursuant to section 598.21B , and Tit. IV-D of the 18 federal Social Security Act, as amended, and take action to 19 initiate modification proceedings if the criteria established 20 pursuant to this section are met. However, a review of a 21 support award is not required if the child support recovery 22 unit services determines that such a review would not be in the 23 best interest of the child and neither parent has requested 24 such review. 25 b. The department shall adopt rules setting forth the 26 process for review of requests for modification of support 27 obligations and the criteria and process for taking action to 28 initiate modification proceedings. 29 9. a. Assistance, in consultation with the department 30 of administrative services, in identifying and taking action 31 against self-employed individuals as identified by the 32 following conditions: 33 (1) The individual owes support pursuant to a court or 34 administrative order being enforced by the unit child support 35 -563- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 563/ 1541
H.F. 662 services and is delinquent in an amount equal to or greater 1 than the support obligation amount assessed for one month. 2 (2) The individual has filed a state income tax return in 3 the preceding twelve months. 4 (3) The individual has no reported tax withholding amount on 5 the most recent state income tax return. 6 (4) The individual has failed to enter into or comply with a 7 formalized repayment plan with the unit child support services . 8 (5) The individual has failed to make either all current 9 support payments in accordance with the court or administrative 10 order or to make payments against any delinquency in each of 11 the preceding twelve months. 12 b. The unit Child support services may forward information 13 to the department of administrative services as necessary to 14 implement this subsection , including but not limited to both 15 of the following: 16 (1) The name and social security number of the individual. 17 (2) Support obligation information in the specific case, 18 including the amount of the delinquency. 19 10. The review and adjustment, modification, or alteration 20 of a support order pursuant to chapter 252H upon adoption of 21 rules pursuant to chapter 17A and periodic notification, at 22 a minimum of once every three years, to parents subject to a 23 support order of their rights to these services. 24 11. The unit Child support services shall not establish 25 orders for spousal support. The unit Child support services 26 shall enforce orders for spousal support only if the spouse is 27 the custodial parent of a child for whom the unit child support 28 services is also enforcing a child support or medical support 29 order. 30 12. a. In compliance with federal procedures, periodically 31 certify to the secretary of the United States department of 32 health and human services, a list of the names of obligors 33 determined by the unit child support services to owe delinquent 34 support, under a support order as defined in section 252J.1 , in 35 -564- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 564/ 1541
H.F. 662 excess of two thousand five hundred dollars. The certification 1 of the delinquent amount owed may be based upon one or more 2 support orders being enforced by the unit child support 3 services if the delinquent support owed exceeds two thousand 4 five hundred dollars. The certification shall include any 5 amounts which are delinquent pursuant to the periodic payment 6 plan when a modified order has been retroactively applied. 7 The certification shall be in a format and shall include any 8 supporting documentation required by the secretary. 9 b. All of the following shall apply to an action initiated 10 by the unit child support services under this subsection : 11 (1) The obligor shall be sent a notice by regular mail in 12 accordance with federal law and regulations and the notice 13 shall remain in effect until support delinquencies have been 14 paid in full. 15 (2) The notice shall include all of the following: 16 (a) A statement regarding the amount of delinquent support 17 owed by the obligor. 18 (b) A statement providing information that if the 19 delinquency is in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars, 20 the United States secretary of state may apply a passport 21 sanction by revoking, restricting, limiting, or refusing to 22 issue a passport as provided in 42 U.S.C. §652(k). 23 (c) Information regarding the procedures for challenging 24 the certification by the unit child support services . 25 (3) (a) If the obligor chooses to challenge the 26 certification, the obligor shall notify the unit child support 27 services within the time period specified in the notice to the 28 obligor. The obligor shall include any relevant information 29 with the challenge. 30 (b) A challenge shall be based upon mistake of fact. For 31 the purposes of this subsection , “mistake of fact” means a 32 mistake in the identity of the obligor or a mistake in the 33 amount of the delinquent child support owed if the amount did 34 not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars on the date of the 35 -565- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 565/ 1541
H.F. 662 unit’s child support services’ decision on the challenge. 1 (4) Upon timely receipt of the challenge, the unit child 2 support services shall review the certification for a mistake 3 of fact, or refer the challenge for review to the child support 4 agency in the state chosen by the obligor as provided by 5 federal law. 6 (5) Following the unit’s child support services’ review of 7 the certification, the unit child support services shall send 8 a written decision to the obligor within ten days of timely 9 receipt of the challenge. 10 (a) If the unit child support services determines that 11 a mistake of fact exists, the unit child support services 12 shall send notification in accordance with federal procedures 13 withdrawing the certification for passport sanction. 14 (b) If the unit child support services determines that a 15 mistake of fact does not exist, the obligor may contest the 16 determination within ten days following the issuance of the 17 decision by submitting a written request for a contested case 18 proceeding pursuant to chapter 17A . 19 (6) Following issuance of a final decision under chapter 20 17A that no mistake of fact exists, the obligor may request a 21 hearing before the district court pursuant to chapter 17A . The 22 department shall transmit a copy of its record to the district 23 court pursuant to chapter 17A . The scope of the review by the 24 district court shall be limited to demonstration of a mistake 25 of fact. Issues related to visitation, custody, or other 26 provisions not related to the support provisions of a support 27 order are not grounds for a hearing under this subsection . 28 c. Following certification to the secretary, if the 29 unit child support services determines that an obligor no 30 longer owes delinquent support in excess of two thousand five 31 hundred dollars, the unit child support services shall provide 32 information and notice as the secretary requires to withdraw 33 the certification for passport sanction. 34 13. a. Impose an annual fee, which shall be retained from 35 -566- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 566/ 1541
H.F. 662 support collected on behalf of the obligee, in accordance with 1 42 U.S.C. §654(6)(B)(ii). The unit Child support services 2 shall send information regarding the requirements of this 3 subsection by regular mail to the last known address of an 4 affected obligee, or may include the information for an obligee 5 in an application for services signed by the obligee. In 6 addition, the unit child support services shall take steps 7 necessary regarding the fee to qualify for federal funds in 8 conformity with the provisions of Tit. IV-D of the federal 9 Social Security Act, including receiving and accounting for 10 fee payments, as appropriate, through the collection services 11 center created in section 252B.13A . 12 b. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be 13 considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2 , and 14 shall be used for the purposes of the unit child support 15 services . The director shall maintain an accurate record of 16 the fees collected and expended under this subsection . 17 c. Until such time as a methodology to secure payment of 18 the collections fee from the obligor is provided by law, an 19 obligee may act pursuant to this paragraph to recover the 20 collections fee from the obligor. If the unit child support 21 services retains all or a portion of the collections fee 22 imposed pursuant to paragraph “a” in a federal fiscal year, 23 there is an automatic nonsupport judgment, in an amount equal 24 to the amount retained, against the obligor payable to the 25 obligee. This paragraph shall serve as constructive notice 26 that the fee amount, once retained, is an automatic nonsupport 27 judgment against the obligor. The obligee may use any legal 28 means, including the lien created by the nonsupport judgment, 29 to collect the nonsupport judgment. 30 Sec. 849. Section 252B.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 In addition to the services enumerated in section 252B.5 , 33 the unit child support services may provide the following 34 services in the case of a dependent child for whom public 35 -567- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 567/ 1541
H.F. 662 assistance is being provided: 1 Sec. 850. Section 252B.6, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 3. Appear on behalf of the state for the purpose of 4 facilitating the modification of support awards consistent 5 with guidelines established pursuant to section 598.21B , 6 and Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security Act. The unit 7 Child support services shall not otherwise participate in the 8 proceeding. 9 Sec. 851. Section 252B.6A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 252B.6A External services. 12 1. Provided that the action is consistent with applicable 13 federal law and regulation, an attorney licensed in this state 14 shall receive compensation as provided in this section for 15 support collected as the direct result of a judicial proceeding 16 maintained by the attorney, if all of the following apply to 17 the case: 18 a. The unit Child support services is providing services 19 under this chapter . 20 b. The current support obligation is terminated and only 21 arrearages are due under an administrative or court order and 22 there has been no payment under the order for at least the 23 twelve-month period prior to the provision of notice to the 24 unit child support services by the attorney under this section . 25 c. Support is assigned to the state based upon cash 26 assistance paid under chapter 239B , or its successor. 27 d. The attorney has provided written notice to the central 28 office of the unit child support services and to the obligee at 29 the last known address of the obligee of the intent to initiate 30 a specified judicial proceeding, at least thirty days prior to 31 initiating the proceeding. 32 e. The attorney has provided documentation to the unit child 33 support services that the attorney is insured against loss 34 caused by the attorney’s legal malpractice or acts or omissions 35 -568- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 568/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the attorney which result in loss to the state or other 1 person. 2 f. The collection is received by the collection services 3 center within ninety days of provision of the notice to 4 the unit child support services . An attorney may provide 5 subsequent notices to the unit child support services to extend 6 the time for receipt of the collection by subsequent ninety-day 7 periods. 8 2. a. If, prior to February 15, 1998, notice is provided 9 pursuant to subsection 1 to initiate a specific judicial 10 proceeding, this section shall not apply to the proceeding 11 unless the unit child support services consents to the 12 proceeding. 13 b. (1) If, on or after February 15, 1998, notice is 14 provided pursuant to subsection 1 to initiate a specific 15 judicial proceeding, this section shall apply to the proceeding 16 only if the case is exempt from application of rules adopted 17 by the department pursuant to subparagraph (2) which limit 18 application of this section . 19 (2) The department shall adopt rules which include, but 20 are not limited to, exemption from application of this section 21 to proceedings based upon, but not limited to, any of the 22 following: 23 (a) A finding of good cause pursuant to section 252B.3 . 24 (b) The existence of a support obligation due another state 25 based upon public assistance provided by that state. 26 (c) The maintaining of another proceeding by an attorney 27 under this section for which the unit child support services 28 has not received notice that the proceeding has concluded or 29 the ninety-day period during which a collection may be received 30 pertaining to the same case has not yet expired. 31 (d) The initiation of a seek employment action under section 32 252B.21 , and the notice from the attorney indicates that the 33 attorney intends to pursue a contempt action. 34 (e) Any other basis for exemption of a specified proceeding 35 -569- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 569/ 1541
H.F. 662 designated by rule which relates to collection and enforcement 1 actions provided by the unit child support services . 2 3. The unit Child support services shall issue a response 3 to the attorney providing notice within ten days of receipt of 4 the notice. The response shall advise the attorney whether the 5 case to which the specified judicial proceeding applies meets 6 the requirements of this section . 7 4. For the purposes of this section , a “judicial proceeding” 8 means an action to enforce support filed with a court of 9 competent jurisdiction in which the court issues an order which 10 identifies the amount of the support collection which is a 11 direct result of the court proceeding. “Judicial proceedings” 12 include but are not limited to those pursuant to chapters 13 598 , 626 , 633 , 642 , 654 , or 684 and also include contempt 14 proceedings if the collection payment is identified in the 15 court order as the result of such a proceeding. “Judicial 16 proceedings” do not include enforcement actions which the unit 17 child support services is required to implement under federal 18 law including, but not limited to, income withholding. 19 5. All of the following are applicable to a collection 20 which is the result of a judicial proceeding which meets the 21 requirements of this section : 22 a. All payments made as the result of a judicial proceeding 23 under this section shall be made to the clerk of the district 24 court or to the collection services center and shall not be 25 made to the attorney. Payments received by the clerk of the 26 district court shall be forwarded to the collection services 27 center as provided in section 252B.15 . 28 b. The attorney shall be entitled to receive an amount 29 which is equal to twenty-five percent of the support collected 30 as the result of the specified judicial proceeding not to 31 exceed the amount of the nonfederal share of assigned support 32 collected as the result of that proceeding. The amount paid 33 under this paragraph is the full amount of compensation due the 34 attorney for a proceeding under this section and is in lieu 35 -570- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 570/ 1541
H.F. 662 of any attorney fees. The court shall not order the obligor 1 to pay additional attorney fees. The amount of compensation 2 calculated by the unit child support services is subject, upon 3 application of the attorney, to judicial review. 4 c. Any support collected shall be disbursed in accordance 5 with federal requirements and any support due the obligee 6 shall be disbursed to the obligee prior to disbursement to the 7 attorney as compensation. 8 d. The collection services center shall disburse 9 compensation due the attorney only from the nonfederal share of 10 assigned collections. The collection services center shall not 11 disburse any compensation for court costs. 12 e. The unit Child support services may delay disbursement 13 to the attorney pending the resolution of any timely appeal by 14 the obligor or obligee. 15 f. Negotiation of a partial payment or settlement for 16 support shall not be made without the approval of the unit 17 child support services and the obligee, as applicable. 18 6. The attorney initiating a judicial proceeding under this 19 section shall notify the unit child support services when the 20 judicial proceeding is completed. 21 7. a. An attorney who initiates a judicial proceeding under 22 this section represents the state for the sole and limited 23 purpose of collecting support to the extent provided in this 24 section . 25 b. The attorney is not an employee of the state and has no 26 right to any benefit or compensation other than as specified in 27 this section . 28 c. The state is not liable or subject to suit for any acts 29 or omissions resulting in any damages as a consequence of the 30 attorney’s acts or omissions under this section . 31 d. The attorney shall hold the state harmless from any act 32 or omissions of the attorney which may result in any penalties 33 or sanctions, including those imposed under federal bankruptcy 34 laws, and the state may recover any penalty or sanction imposed 35 -571- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 571/ 1541
H.F. 662 by offsetting any compensation due the attorney under this 1 section for collections received as a result of any judicial 2 proceeding initiated under this section . 3 e. The attorney initiating a proceeding under this section 4 does not represent the obligor. 5 8. The unit Child support services shall comply with all 6 state and federal laws regarding confidentiality. The unit 7 Child support services may release to an attorney who has 8 provided notice under this section , information regarding child 9 support balances due, to the extent provided under such laws. 10 9. This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit 11 the unit child support services from providing services or 12 taking other actions to enforce support as provided under this 13 chapter . 14 Sec. 852. Section 252B.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 252B.7 Legal services. 17 1. The attorney general may perform the legal services for 18 the child support recovery program services and may enforce 19 all laws for the recovery of child support from responsible 20 relatives. The attorney general may file and prosecute: 21 a. Contempt of court proceedings to enforce any order of 22 court pertaining to child support. 23 b. Cases under chapter 252A , the support of dependents law. 24 c. An information charging a violation of section 726.3 , 25 726.5 or 726.6 . 26 d. Any other lawful action which will secure collection of 27 support for minor children. 28 2. For the purposes of subsection 1 , the attorney general 29 has the same power to commence, file and prosecute any action 30 or information in the proper jurisdiction, which the county 31 attorney could file or prosecute in that jurisdiction. This 32 section does not relieve a county attorney from the county 33 attorney’s duties, or the attorney general from the supervisory 34 power of the attorney general, in the recovery of child 35 -572- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 572/ 1541
H.F. 662 support. 1 3. The unit Child support services may contract with 2 a county attorney, the attorney general, a clerk of the 3 district court, or another person or agency to collect support 4 obligations and to administer the child support program 5 established services required pursuant to this chapter . 6 Notwithstanding section 13.7 , the unit child support services 7 may contract with private attorneys for the prosecution of 8 civil collection and recovery cases and may pay reasonable 9 compensation and expenses to private attorneys for the 10 prosecution services provided. 11 4. An attorney employed by or under contract with the child 12 support recovery unit services represents and acts exclusively 13 on behalf of the state when providing child support enforcement 14 services. An attorney-client relationship does not exist 15 between the attorney and an individual party, witness, or 16 person other than the state, regardless of the name in which 17 the action is brought. 18 Sec. 853. Section 252B.7A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 252B.7A Determining parent’s income. 21 1. The unit Child support services shall use any of the 22 following in determining the amount of the net monthly income 23 of a parent for purposes of establishing or modifying a support 24 obligation: 25 a. Income as identified in a signed statement of the 26 parent pursuant to section 252B.9, subsection 1 , paragraph 27 “b” . If evidence suggests that the statement is incomplete 28 or inaccurate, the unit child support services may present 29 the evidence to the court in a judicial proceeding or to the 30 administrator director in a proceeding under chapter 252C or 31 a comparable chapter, and the court or administrator director 32 shall weigh the evidence in setting the support obligation. 33 Evidence includes but is not limited to income as established 34 under paragraph “c” . 35 -573- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 573/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. If a sworn statement is not provided by the parent, the 1 unit child support services may determine income as established 2 under paragraph “c” or “d” . 3 c. Income established by any of the following: 4 (1) Income verified by an employer or payor of income. 5 (2) Income reported to the department of workforce 6 development. 7 (3) For a public assistance recipient, income as reported to 8 the department case worker assigned to the public assistance 9 case. 10 (4) Other written documentation which identifies income. 11 d. By July 1, 1999, the department shall adopt rules for 12 imputing income, whenever possible, based on the earning 13 capacity of a parent who does not provide income information 14 or for whom income information is not available. Until such 15 time as the department adopts rules establishing a different 16 standard for determining the income of a parent who does not 17 provide income information or for whom income information 18 is not available, the estimated state median income for a 19 one-person family as published annually in the federal register 20 for use by the federal office of community services, office of 21 energy assistance, for the subsequent federal fiscal year. 22 (1) This provision is effective beginning July 1, 1992, 23 based upon the information published in the federal register 24 dated March 8, 1991. 25 (2) The unit Child support services may revise the estimated 26 income each October 1. If the estimate is not available or has 27 not been published, the unit child support services may revise 28 the estimate when it becomes available. 29 e. When the income information obtained pursuant to this 30 subsection does not include the information necessary to 31 determine the net monthly income of the parent, the unit child 32 support services may deduct twenty percent from the parent’s 33 gross monthly income to arrive at the net monthly income 34 figure. 35 -574- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 574/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The amount of the income determined may be challenged any 1 time prior to the entry of a new or modified order for support. 2 3. If the child support recovery unit services is providing 3 services pursuant to this chapter , the court shall use the 4 income figure determined pursuant to this section when applying 5 the guidelines to determine the amount of support. 6 4. The department may develop rules as necessary to further 7 implement disclosure of financial information of the parties. 8 Sec. 854. Section 252B.7B, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 252B.7B Informational materials provided by the unit child 11 support services . 12 1. The unit Child support services shall prepare and make 13 available to the public, informational materials which explain 14 the unit’s child support services’ procedures including, but 15 not limited to, procedures with regard to all of the following: 16 a. Accepting applications for services. 17 b. Locating individuals. 18 c. Establishing paternity. 19 d. Establishing support. 20 e. Enforcing support. 21 f. Modifying, suspending, or reinstating support. 22 g. Terminating services. 23 2. The informational materials shall include general 24 information about and descriptions of the processes involved 25 relating to the services provided by the unit child support 26 services including application for services, fees for services, 27 the responsibilities of the recipient of services, resolution 28 of disagreements with the unit child support services , rights 29 to challenge the actions of the unit child support services , 30 and obtaining additional information. 31 Sec. 855. Section 252B.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 252B.8 Central information center. 34 The department shall establish within the unit child support 35 -575- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 575/ 1541
H.F. 662 services an information and administration coordinating center 1 which shall serve as a registry for the receipt of information 2 and for answering interstate inquiries concerning absent 3 parents and shall coordinate and supervise unit child support 4 services’ activities. The information and administration 5 coordinating center shall promote cooperation between the 6 unit child support services and law enforcement agencies to 7 facilitate the effective operation of the unit child support 8 services . 9 Sec. 856. Section 252B.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 252B.9 Information and assistance from others —— availability 12 of records. 13 1. a. The director may request from state, county, and 14 local agencies information and assistance deemed necessary to 15 carry out the provisions of this chapter . State, county, and 16 local agencies, officers, and employees shall cooperate with 17 the unit child support services and shall on request supply the 18 department with available information relative to the absent 19 parent, the custodial parent, and any other necessary party, 20 notwithstanding any provisions of law making this information 21 confidential. The cooperation and information required by this 22 subsection shall also be provided when it is requested by a 23 child support agency. Information required by this subsection 24 includes, but is not limited to, information relative to 25 location, income, property holdings, records of licenses as 26 defined in section 252J.1 , and records concerning the ownership 27 and control of corporations, partnerships, and other business 28 entities. If the information is maintained in an automated 29 database, the unit child support services shall be provided 30 automated access. 31 b. Parents of a child on whose behalf support enforcement 32 services are provided shall provide information regarding 33 income, resources, financial circumstances, and property 34 holdings to the department for the purpose of establishment, 35 -576- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 576/ 1541
H.F. 662 modification, or enforcement of a support obligation. The 1 department may provide the information to parents of a child 2 as needed to implement the requirements of section 598.21B , 3 notwithstanding any provisions of law making this information 4 confidential. 5 c. Notwithstanding any provisions of law making this 6 information confidential, all persons, including for-profit, 7 nonprofit, and governmental employers, shall, on request, 8 promptly supply the unit child support services or a child 9 support agency information on the employment, compensation, 10 and benefits of any individual employed by such person as 11 an employee or contractor with relation to whom the unit 12 child support services or a child support agency is providing 13 services. 14 d. Notwithstanding any provisions of law making this 15 information confidential, the unit child support services may 16 subpoena or a child support agency may use the administrative 17 subpoena form promulgated by the secretary of the United 18 States department of health and human services under 42 U.S.C. 19 §652(a)(11)(C), to obtain any of the following: 20 (1) Books, papers, records, or information regarding any 21 financial or other information relating to a paternity or 22 support proceeding. 23 (2) Certain records held by public utilities, cable or 24 other television companies, cellular telephone companies, and 25 internet service providers with respect to individuals who 26 owe or are owed support, or against or with respect to whom 27 a support obligation is sought, consisting of the names and 28 addresses of such individuals and the names and addresses of 29 the employers of such individuals, as appearing in customer 30 records, and including the cellular telephone numbers of such 31 individuals appearing in the customer records of cellular 32 telephone companies. If the records are maintained in 33 automated databases, the unit child support services shall be 34 provided with automated access. 35 -577- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 577/ 1541
H.F. 662 e. The unit Child support services or a child support agency 1 may subpoena information for one or more individuals. 2 f. If the unit child support services or a child support 3 agency issues a request under paragraph “c” , or a subpoena under 4 paragraph “d” , all of the following shall apply: 5 (1) The unit Child support services or a child support 6 agency may issue a request or subpoena to a person by sending 7 it by regular mail. Proof of service may be completed 8 according to rule of civil procedure 1.442 . 9 (2) A person who is not a parent or putative father in a 10 paternity or support proceeding, who is issued a request or 11 subpoena, shall be provided an opportunity to refuse to comply 12 for good cause by filing a request for a conference with the 13 unit child support services or a child support agency in the 14 manner and within the time specified in rules adopted pursuant 15 to subparagraph (7). 16 (3) Good cause shall be limited to mistake in the identity 17 of the person, or prohibition under federal law to release such 18 information. 19 (4) After the conference the unit child support services 20 shall issue a notice finding that the person has good cause 21 for refusing to comply, or a notice finding that the person 22 does not have good cause for failing to comply. If the person 23 refuses to comply after issuance of notice finding lack of good 24 cause, or refuses to comply and does not request a conference, 25 the person is subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars per 26 refusal. 27 (5) If the person fails to comply with the request or 28 subpoena, fails to request a conference, and fails to pay a 29 penalty imposed under subparagraph (4), the unit child support 30 services may petition the district court to compel the person 31 to comply with this paragraph. If the person objects to 32 imposition of the penalty, the person may seek judicial review 33 by the district court. 34 (6) If a parent or putative father fails to comply with a 35 -578- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 578/ 1541
H.F. 662 subpoena or request for information, the provisions of chapter 1 252J shall apply. 2 (7) The unit Child support services may adopt rules pursuant 3 to chapter 17A to implement this section . 4 g. Notwithstanding any provisions of law making this 5 information confidential, the unit child support services 6 or a child support agency shall have access to records and 7 information held by financial institutions with respect to 8 individuals who owe or are owed support, or with respect to 9 whom a support obligation is sought including information on 10 assets and liabilities. If the records are maintained in 11 automated databases, the unit child support services shall 12 be provided with automated access. For the purposes of this 13 section , “financial institution” means financial institution as 14 defined in section 252I.1 . 15 h. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the unit 16 child support services and a child support agency shall have 17 access to any data maintained by the state of Iowa which 18 contains information that would aid the agency in locating 19 individuals. Such information shall include, but is not 20 limited to, driver’s license, motor vehicle, and criminal 21 justice information. However, the information does not include 22 criminal investigative reports or intelligence files maintained 23 by law enforcement. The unit Child support services and a 24 child support agency shall use or disclose the information 25 obtained pursuant to this paragraph only in accordance with 26 subsection 3 . Criminal history records maintained by the 27 department of public safety shall be disclosed in accordance 28 with chapter 692 . The unit Child support services shall also 29 have access to the protective order file maintained by the 30 department of public safety. 31 i. Liability shall not arise under this subsection with 32 respect to any disclosure by a person as required by this 33 subsection , and no advance notice from the unit child support 34 services or a child support agency is required prior to 35 -579- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 579/ 1541
H.F. 662 requesting information or assistance or issuing a subpoena 1 under this subsection . 2 j. Notwithstanding any provision of law making this 3 information confidential, data provided to the department by an 4 insurance carrier under section 505.25 shall also be provided 5 to the unit child support services . Provision of data to the 6 unit child support services under this paragraph shall not 7 require an agreement or modification of an agreement between 8 the department and an insurance carrier, but the provisions 9 of this section applicable to information received by the 10 unit child support services shall apply to the data received 11 pursuant to section 505.25 in lieu of any confidentiality, 12 privacy, disclosure, use, or other provisions of an agreement 13 between the department and an insurance carrier. 14 2. Notwithstanding other statutory provisions to the 15 contrary, including but not limited to chapters 22 and 217 , as 16 the chapters relate to confidentiality of records maintained by 17 the department, the payment records of the collection services 18 center maintained under section 252B.13A may be released, 19 except when prohibited by federal law or regulation, only as 20 follows: 21 a. Payment records of the collection services center may 22 be released upon request for the administration of a plan or 23 program approved for the supplemental nutrition assistance 24 program or under Tit. IV, XIX, or XXI of the federal Social 25 Security Act, as amended, and as otherwise permitted under Tit. 26 IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended. A payment 27 record shall not include address or location information. 28 b. The department may release details related to payment 29 records or provide alternative formats for release of the 30 information for the administration of a plan or program under 31 Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, 32 including as follows: 33 (1) The unit Child support services or the collection 34 services center may provide detail or present the information 35 -580- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 580/ 1541
H.F. 662 in an alternative format to an individual or to the 1 individual’s legal representative if the individual owes or is 2 owed a support obligation, to an agency assigned the obligation 3 as the result of receipt by a party of public assistance, to an 4 agency charged with enforcing child support pursuant to Tit. 5 IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, or to the 6 court. 7 (2) For support orders entered in Iowa which are being 8 enforced by the unit child support services , the unit child 9 support services may compile and make available for publication 10 a listing of cases in which no payment has been credited to 11 an accrued or accruing support obligation during a previous 12 three-month period. Each case on the list shall be identified 13 only by the name of the support obligor, the address, if known, 14 of the support obligor, unless the information pertaining 15 to the address of the support obligor is protected through 16 confidentiality requirements established by law and has not 17 otherwise been verified with the unit child support services , 18 the support obligor’s court order docket or case number, the 19 county in which the obligor’s support order is filed, the 20 collection services center case numbers, and the range within 21 which the balance of the support obligor’s delinquency is 22 established. The department shall determine dates for the 23 release of information, the specific format of the information 24 released, and the three-month period used as a basis for 25 identifying cases. The department may not release the 26 information more than twice annually. In compiling the listing 27 of cases, no prior public notice to the obligor is required, 28 but the unit child support services may send notice annually 29 by mail to the current known address of any individual owing a 30 support obligation which is being enforced by the unit child 31 support services . The notice shall inform the individual of 32 the provisions of this subparagraph. Actions taken pursuant to 33 this subparagraph are not subject to review under chapter 17A , 34 and the lack of receipt of a notice does not prevent the unit 35 -581- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 581/ 1541
H.F. 662 child support services from proceeding in implementing this 1 subparagraph. 2 (3) The provisions of subparagraph (2) may be applied to 3 support obligations entered in another state, at the request 4 of a child support agency if the child support agency has 5 demonstrated that the provisions of subparagraph (2) are not 6 in conflict with the laws of the state where the support 7 obligation is entered and the unit child support services is 8 enforcing the support obligation. 9 (4) Records relating to the administration, collection, and 10 enforcement of surcharges pursuant to section 252B.23 which are 11 recorded by the unit child support services or a collection 12 entity shall be confidential records except that information, 13 as necessary for support collection and enforcement, may be 14 provided to other governmental agencies, the obligor or the 15 resident parent, or a collection entity under contract with 16 the unit child support services unless otherwise prohibited 17 by the federal law. A collection entity under contract with 18 the unit child support services shall use information obtained 19 for the sole purpose of fulfilling the duties required under 20 the contract, and shall disclose any records obtained by the 21 collection entity to the unit child support services for use in 22 support establishment and enforcement. 23 3. Notwithstanding other statutory provisions to the 24 contrary, including but not limited to chapters 22 and 217 , 25 as the chapters relate to the confidentiality of records 26 maintained by the department, information recorded by the 27 department pursuant to this section or obtained by the unit 28 child support services is confidential and, except when 29 prohibited by federal law or regulation, may be used or 30 disclosed as provided in subsection 1 , paragraphs “b” and “h” , 31 and subsection 2 , and as follows: 32 a. The attorney general may utilize the information 33 to secure, modify, or enforce a support obligation of an 34 individual. 35 -582- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 582/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. This subsection shall not permit or require the release 1 of information, except to the extent provided in this section . 2 c. The unit Child support services may release or disclose 3 information as necessary to provide services under section 4 252B.5 , as provided by chapter 252G , as provided by Tit. IV-D 5 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, or as required 6 by federal law. 7 d. The unit Child support services may release information 8 under section 252B.9A to meet the requirements of Tit. IV-D of 9 the federal Social Security Act for parent locator services. 10 e. Information may be released if directly connected with 11 any of the following: 12 (1) The administration of a plan or program approved for 13 the supplemental nutrition assistance program or under Tit. IV, 14 XIX, or XXI of the federal Social Security Act, as amended. 15 (2) Any investigations, prosecutions, or criminal or civil 16 proceeding conducted in connection with the administration of 17 any such plan or program. 18 (3) Reporting to an appropriate agency or official of 19 any such plan or program, information on known or suspected 20 instances of physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or 21 exploitation, or negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child 22 who is the subject of a child support enforcement action under 23 circumstances which indicate that the child’s health or welfare 24 is threatened. 25 f. Information may be released to courts having jurisdiction 26 in support proceedings. If a court issues an order, which is 27 not entered under section 252B.9A , directing the unit child 28 support services to disclose confidential information, the unit 29 child support services may file a motion to quash pursuant to 30 this chapter , Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, or 31 other applicable law. 32 g. The child Child support recovery unit services may 33 release information for the administration of a plan or program 34 approved for the supplemental nutrition assistance program or 35 -583- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 583/ 1541
H.F. 662 under Tit. IV, XIX, or XXI of the federal Social Security Act, 1 as amended, specified under subsection 2 or this subsection , to 2 the extent the release of information does not interfere with 3 the unit child support services meeting its own obligations 4 under Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, 5 and subject to requirements prescribed by the federal office 6 of child support enforcement of the United States department 7 of health and human services. 8 h. For purposes of this subsection , “party” means an absent 9 parent, obligor, resident parent, or other necessary party. 10 i. If the unit child support services receives notification 11 under this paragraph, the unit child support services shall 12 notify the federal parent locator service as required by 13 federal law that there is reasonable evidence of domestic 14 violence or child abuse against a party or a child and that the 15 disclosure of information could be harmful to the party or the 16 child. The notification to the federal parent locator service 17 shall be known as notification of a disclosure risk indicator. 18 For purposes of this paragraph, the unit child support services 19 shall notify the federal parent locator service of a disclosure 20 risk indicator only if at least one of the following applies: 21 (1) The unit Child support services receives notification 22 that the department, or comparable agency of another state, has 23 made a finding of good cause or other exception as provided in 24 section 252B.3 , or comparable law of another state. 25 (2) The unit Child support services receives and, through 26 automation, matches notification from the department of public 27 safety or the unit child support services receives notification 28 from a court of this or another state, that a court has issued 29 a protective order or no-contact order against a party with 30 respect to another party or child. 31 (3) The unit Child support services receives notification 32 that a court has dismissed a petition for specified 33 confidential information pursuant to section 252B.9A . 34 (4) The unit Child support services receives a copy, regular 35 -584- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 584/ 1541
H.F. 662 on its face, of a notarized affidavit or a pleading, which was 1 signed by and made under oath by a party, under chapter 252K , 2 the uniform interstate family support Act, or the comparable 3 law of another state, alleging the health, safety, or liberty 4 of the party or child would be jeopardized by the disclosure 5 of specific identifying information unless a tribunal under 6 chapter 252K , the uniform interstate family support Act, or 7 the comparable law of another state, ordered the identifying 8 information of a party or child be disclosed. 9 (5) The unit Child support services receives and, through 10 automation, matches notification from the division of child and 11 family services of the department, or the unit child support 12 services receives notification from a comparable agency of 13 another state, of a founded allegation of child abuse, or a 14 comparable finding under the law of the other state. 15 (6) The unit Child support services receives notification 16 that an individual has an exemption from cooperation with child 17 support enforcement under a family investment program safety 18 plan which addresses family or domestic violence. 19 (7) The unit Child support services receives notification 20 that an individual is a certified program participant as 21 provided in chapter 9E . 22 (8) The unit Child support services receives notification, 23 as the result of a request under section 252B.9A , of the 24 existence of any finding, order, affidavit, pleading, safety 25 plan, certification, or founded allegation referred to in 26 subparagraphs (1) through (7) of this paragraph. 27 j. The unit Child support services may provide information 28 regarding delinquent obligors as provided in 42 U.S.C. 29 §666(a)(7) to a consumer reporting agency if all the following 30 apply: 31 (1) The agency provides the unit child support services with 32 satisfactory evidence that it is a consumer reporting agency 33 as defined in 15 U.S.C. §1681a(f) and meets all the following 34 requirements: 35 -585- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 585/ 1541
H.F. 662 (a) Compiles and maintains files on consumers on a 1 nationwide basis as provided in 15 U.S.C. §1681a(p). 2 (b) Participates jointly with other nationwide consumer 3 reporting agencies in providing annual free credit reports to 4 consumers upon request through a centralized source as required 5 by the federal trade commission in 16 C.F.R. §610.2 . 6 (2) The agency has entered into an agreement with the 7 unit child support services regarding receipt and use of the 8 information. 9 4. Nothing in this chapter , chapter 252A , 252C , 252D , 10 252E , 252F , 252G , 252H , 252I , 252J , or 252K , or any other 11 comparable chapter or law shall preclude the unit child support 12 services from exchanging any information, notice, document, or 13 certification with any government or private entity, if the 14 exchange is not otherwise prohibited by law, through mutually 15 agreed upon electronic data transfer rather than through other 16 means. 17 Sec. 857. Section 252B.9A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 252B.9A Disclosure of confidential information —— authorized 20 person —— court. 21 1. A person, except a court or government agency, who 22 is an authorized person to receive specified confidential 23 information under 42 U.S.C. §653, may submit a written request 24 to the unit child support services for disclosure of specified 25 confidential information regarding a nonrequesting party. The 26 written request shall comply with federal law and regulations, 27 including any attestation and any payment to the federal office 28 of child support enforcement of the United States department 29 of health and human services required by federal law or 30 regulation, and shall include a sworn statement attesting to 31 the reason why the requester is an authorized person under 32 42 U.S.C. §653, including that the requester would use the 33 confidential information only for purposes permitted in that 34 section. 35 -586- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 586/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. Upon receipt of a request from an authorized person 1 which meets all of the requirements under subsection 1 , the 2 unit child support services shall search available records as 3 permitted by law or shall request the information from the 4 federal parent locator service as provided in 42 U.S.C. §653. 5 a. If the unit child support services locates the specified 6 confidential information, the unit child support services shall 7 disclose the information to the extent permitted under federal 8 law, unless one of the following applies: 9 (1) There is a notice from the federal parent locator 10 service that there is reasonable evidence of domestic violence 11 or child abuse pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §653(b)(2). 12 (2) The unit Child support services has notified the federal 13 parent locator service of a disclosure risk indicator as 14 provided in section 252B.9, subsection 3 , paragraph “i” , and has 15 not removed that notification. 16 (3) The unit Child support services receives notice of a 17 basis for a disclosure risk indicator listed in section 252B.9, 18 subsection 3 , paragraph “i” , within twenty days of sending a 19 notice of the request to the subject of the request by regular 20 mail. 21 b. If the unit child support services locates the specified 22 confidential information, but the unit child support services 23 is prohibited from disclosing confidential information under 24 paragraph “a” , the unit child support services shall deny the 25 request and notify the requester of the denial in writing. 26 Upon receipt of a written notice from the unit child support 27 services denying the request, the requester may file a petition 28 in district court for an order directing the unit child support 29 services to release the requested information to the court as 30 provided in subsection 3 . 31 3. A person may file a petition in district court for 32 disclosure of specified confidential information. The petition 33 shall request that the court direct the unit child support 34 services to release specified confidential information to 35 -587- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 587/ 1541
H.F. 662 the court, that the court make a determination of harm if 1 appropriate, and that the court release specified confidential 2 information to the petitioner. 3 a. The petition shall include a sworn statement attesting 4 to the intended use of the information by the petitioner as 5 allowed by federal law. Such statement may specify any of the 6 following intended uses: 7 (1) To establish parentage, or to establish, set the amount 8 of, modify, or enforce a child support obligation. 9 (2) To make or enforce a child custody or visitation 10 determination or order. 11 (3) To carry out the duty or authority of the petitioner to 12 investigate, enforce, or bring a prosecution with respect to 13 the unlawful taking or restraint of a child. 14 b. Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall enter an 15 order directing the unit child support services to release to 16 the court within thirty days specified confidential information 17 which the unit child support services would be permitted to 18 release under 42 U.S.C. §653 and 42 U.S.C. §663, unless one of 19 the following applies: 20 (1) There is a notice from the federal parent locator 21 service that there is reasonable evidence of domestic violence 22 or child abuse pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §653(b)(2). 23 (2) The unit Child support services has notified the federal 24 parent locator service of a disclosure risk indicator as 25 provided in section 252B.9, subsection 3 , paragraph “i” , and has 26 not removed that notification. 27 (3) The unit Child support services receives notice of a 28 basis for a disclosure risk indicator listed in section 252B.9, 29 subsection 3 , paragraph “i” , within twenty days of sending 30 notice of the order to the subject of the request by regular 31 mail. The unit Child support services shall include in the 32 notice to the subject of the request a copy of the court order 33 issued under this paragraph. 34 c. Upon receipt of the order, the unit child support 35 -588- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 588/ 1541
H.F. 662 services shall comply as follows: 1 (1) If the unit child support services has the specified 2 confidential information, and none of the domestic violence, 3 child abuse, or disclosure risk indicator provisions of 4 paragraph “b” applies, the unit child support services shall 5 file the confidential information with the court along with 6 a statement that the unit child support services has not 7 received any notice that the domestic violence, child abuse, or 8 disclosure risk indicator provisions of paragraph “b” apply. 9 The unit Child support services shall be granted at least 10 thirty days to respond to the order. The court may extend 11 the time for the unit child support services to comply. Upon 12 receipt by the court of the confidential information under 13 this subparagraph, the court may order the release of the 14 information to the petitioner. 15 (2) If the unit child support services has the specified 16 confidential information, and the domestic violence, child 17 abuse, or disclosure risk indicator provision of paragraph “b” 18 applies, the unit child support services shall file with the 19 court a statement that the domestic violence, child abuse, 20 or disclosure risk indicator provision of paragraph “b” 21 applies, along with any information the unit child support 22 services has received related to the domestic violence, child 23 abuse, or disclosure risk indicator. The unit Child support 24 services shall be granted at least thirty days to respond to 25 the order. The court may extend the time for the unit child 26 support services to comply. Upon receipt by the court of 27 information from the unit child support services under this 28 subparagraph, the court shall make a finding whether disclosure 29 of confidential information to any other person could be 30 harmful to the nonrequesting party or child. In making the 31 finding, the court shall consider any relevant information 32 provided by the parent or child, any information provided by 33 the unit child support services or by a child support agency, 34 any information provided by the petitioner, and any other 35 -589- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 589/ 1541
H.F. 662 relevant evidence. The unit Child support services or unit’s 1 a child support services’ attorney does not represent any 2 individual person in this proceeding. 3 (a) If the court finds that disclosure of confidential 4 information to any other person could be harmful to the 5 nonrequesting party or child, the court shall dismiss the 6 petition for disclosure and notify the unit child support 7 services to notify the federal parent locator service of a 8 disclosure risk indicator. 9 (b) If the court does not find that disclosure of specified 10 confidential information to any other person could be harmful 11 to the nonrequesting party or child, the court shall notify the 12 unit child support services to file the specified confidential 13 information with the court. Upon receipt by the court of the 14 specified confidential information, the court may release the 15 information to the petitioner and inform the unit child support 16 services to remove the disclosure risk indicator. 17 (3) If the unit child support services does not have the 18 specified confidential information and cannot obtain the 19 information from the federal parent locator service, the unit 20 child support services shall comply with the order by notifying 21 the court of the lack of information. 22 4. The confidential information which may be released by 23 the unit child support services to a party under subsection 24 2 , or by the unit child support services to the court under 25 subsection 3 , shall be limited by the federal Social Security 26 Act and other applicable federal law, and the unit child 27 support services may use the sworn statement filed pursuant to 28 subsection 1 or 3 in applying federal law. Any information 29 filed with the court by the unit child support services , when 30 certified over the signature of a designated employee, shall 31 be considered to be satisfactorily identified and shall be 32 admitted as evidence, without requiring third-party foundation 33 testimony. Additional proof of the official character of the 34 person certifying the document or the authenticity of the 35 -590- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 590/ 1541
H.F. 662 person’s signature shall not be required. 1 5. When making a request for confidential information under 2 this section , a party or petitioner shall indicate the specific 3 information requested. 4 6. For purposes of this section , “party” means party as 5 defined in section 252B.9, subsection 3 . 6 7. The unit Child support services may adopt rules pursuant 7 to chapter 17A to prescribe provisions in addition to or in 8 lieu of the provisions of this section to comply with federal 9 requirements for parent locator services or the safeguarding 10 of information. 11 Sec. 858. Section 252B.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 252B.11 Recovery of costs of collection services. 14 The unit Child support services may initiate necessary civil 15 proceedings to recover the unit’s child support services’ costs 16 of support collection services provided to an individual, 17 whether or not the individual is a public assistance recipient, 18 from an individual who owes and is able to pay a support 19 obligation but willfully fails to pay the obligation. The unit 20 Child support services may seek a lump sum recovery of the 21 unit’s child support services’ costs or may seek to recover the 22 unit’s child support services’ costs through periodic payments 23 which are in addition to periodic support payments. If the 24 unit’s child support services’ costs are recovered from an 25 individual owing a support obligation, the costs shall not be 26 deducted from the amount of support money received from the 27 individual. The costs collected pursuant to this section shall 28 be retained by the department for use by the unit child support 29 services . The director or a designee shall keep an accurate 30 record of funds so retained. 31 Sec. 859. Section 252B.13A, Code 2023, is amended to read 32 as follows: 33 252B.13A Collection services center. 34 1. The department shall establish within the unit child 35 -591- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 591/ 1541
H.F. 662 support services a collection services center for the receipt 1 and disbursement of support payments as defined in section 2 252D.16 or 598.1 as required for orders by section 252B.14 . 3 For purposes of this section , support payments do not include 4 attorney fees, court costs, or property settlements. The 5 center may also receive and disburse surcharges as provided in 6 section 252B.23 . 7 2. a. The collection services center shall meet the 8 requirements for a state disbursement unit pursuant to 42 9 U.S.C. §654b, section 252B.14 , and this section by October 1, 10 1999. 11 b. Prior to October 1, 1999, the department and the 12 judicial branch shall enter into a cooperative agreement for 13 implementation of the state disbursement unit requirement. The 14 agreement shall include, but is not limited to, provisions for 15 all of the following: 16 (1) Coordination with the state case registry created in 17 section 252B.24 . 18 (2) The receipt and disbursement of income withholding 19 payments for orders not receiving services from the unit child 20 support services pursuant to section 252B.14, subsection 4 . 21 (3) The transmission of information, orders, and documents, 22 and access to information. 23 (4) Furnishing, upon request, timely information on the 24 current status of support payments as provided in 42 U.S.C. 25 §654b(b)(4), in a manner consistent with state law. 26 (5) The notification of payors of income to direct income 27 withholding payments to the collection services center as 28 provided in section 252B.14, subsection 4 . 29 Sec. 860. Section 252B.14, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2023, 30 are amended to read as follows: 31 2. For support orders being enforced by the child support 32 recovery unit services , support payments made pursuant to the 33 order shall be directed to and disbursed by the collection 34 services center or, as appropriate, a comparable government 35 -592- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 592/ 1541
H.F. 662 entity in another state as provided in chapter 252K . 1 5. If the collection services center is receiving and 2 disbursing payments pursuant to a support order, but the unit 3 child support services is not providing other services under 4 Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, or if the order 5 is not being enforced by the unit child support services , 6 the parties to that order are not considered to be receiving 7 services under this chapter . 8 Sec. 861. Section 252B.15, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 1. The collection services center shall notify the clerk 11 of the district court of any order for which the child support 12 recovery unit services is providing enforcement services. The 13 clerk of the district court shall forward any support payment 14 made pursuant to the order, along with any support payment 15 information, to the collection services center. Unless the 16 agreement developed pursuant to section 252B.13A otherwise 17 provides, the clerk of the district court shall forward any 18 support payment made and any support payment information 19 provided through income withholding pursuant to chapter 252D , 20 to the collection services center. The collection services 21 center shall process and disburse the payment in accordance 22 with federal requirements. 23 Sec. 862. Section 252B.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 252B.16 Transfer of support order processing responsibilities 26 —— ongoing procedures. 27 1. For a support order being processed by the clerk of 28 the district court, upon notification that the unit child 29 support services is providing enforcement services related to 30 the order, the clerk of the district court shall immediately 31 transfer the responsibility for the disbursement of support 32 payments received pursuant to the order to the collection 33 services center. 34 2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 35 -593- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 593/ 1541
H.F. 662 17A to ensure that the affected parties are notified that 1 the support payment disbursement responsibilities have been 2 transferred to the collection services center from the clerk 3 of the district court. The rules shall include a provision 4 requiring that a notice shall be sent by regular mail to the 5 last known addresses of the obligee and the obligor. The 6 issuance of notice to the obligor is the equivalent of a court 7 order requiring the obligor to direct payment to the collection 8 services center for disbursement. 9 3. Once the responsibility for receiving and disbursing 10 support payments has been transferred from a clerk of the 11 district court to the collection services center, the 12 responsibility shall remain with the collection services 13 center even if the child support recovery unit services is no 14 longer providing enforcement services, unless redirected by 15 court order. However, the responsibility for receiving and 16 disbursing income withholding payments shall not be redirected 17 to a clerk of the district court. 18 4. As provided in sections 252K.307 and 252K.319 , the unit 19 child support services may issue and file with the clerk of 20 the district court, a notice redirecting support payments to 21 a comparable government entity responsible for the processing 22 and disbursement of support payments in another state. The 23 unit Child support services shall send a copy of the notice by 24 regular mail to the last known addresses of the obligor and 25 obligee and, where applicable, shall notify the payor of income 26 to make payments as specified in the notice. The issuance 27 and filing of the notice is the equivalent of a court order 28 redirecting support. 29 Sec. 863. Section 252B.17A, Code 2023, is amended to read 30 as follows: 31 252B.17A Imaging or photographic copies —— originals 32 destroyed. 33 1. If the unit child support services , in the regular 34 course of business or activity, has recorded or received any 35 -594- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 594/ 1541
H.F. 662 memorandum, writing, entry, print, document, representation, 1 or combination thereof, of any act, transaction, occurrence, 2 event, or communication from any source, and in the regular 3 course of business has caused any or all of the same to 4 be recorded, copied, or reproduced by any photographic, 5 photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic, 6 electronic imaging, electronic data processing, or other 7 process which accurately reproduces or forms a durable 8 medium for accurately and legibly reproducing an unaltered 9 image or reproduction of the original, the original may be 10 destroyed. Such reproduction, when satisfactorily identified, 11 is as admissible in evidence as the original itself in any 12 judicial or administrative proceeding whether the original is 13 in existence or not and an enlargement or facsimile of such 14 reproduction is likewise admissible in evidence if the original 15 recording, copy, or reproduction is in existence and available 16 for inspection. The introduction of a reproduced record, 17 enlargement, or facsimile, does not preclude admission of the 18 original. 19 2. The electronically imaged, copied, or otherwise 20 reproduced record or document maintained or received by the 21 unit child support services , when certified over the signature 22 of a designated employee of the unit child support services , 23 shall be considered to be satisfactorily identified. Certified 24 documents are deemed to have been imaged or copied or otherwise 25 reproduced accurately and unaltered in the regular course of 26 business, and such documents are admissible in any judicial or 27 administrative proceeding as evidence. Additional proof of 28 the official character of the person certifying the record or 29 authenticity of the person’s signature shall not be required. 30 Whenever the unit child support services or an employee of the 31 unit child support services is served with a summons, subpoena, 32 subpoena duces tecum, or order directing production of such 33 records, the unit child support services or the employee may 34 comply by transmitting a copy of the record certified as 35 -595- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 595/ 1541
H.F. 662 described above to the district court. 1 Sec. 864. Section 252B.20, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 252B.20 Suspension of support —— request by mutual consent. 4 1. If the unit child support services is providing child 5 support enforcement services pursuant to this chapter , the 6 parents of a dependent child for whom support has been ordered 7 pursuant to chapter 252A , 252C , 252F , 598 , 600B , or any other 8 chapter, may jointly request the assistance of the unit child 9 support services in suspending the obligation for support if 10 all of the following conditions exist: 11 a. The parents have reconciled and are cohabiting, and 12 the child for whom support is ordered is living in the same 13 residence as the parents, or the child is currently residing 14 with the parent who is ordered to pay support. If the basis for 15 suspension under this paragraph applies to at least one but not 16 all of the children for whom support is ordered, the condition 17 of this paragraph is met only if the support order includes a 18 step change. 19 b. The child for whom support is ordered is not receiving 20 public assistance pursuant to chapter 239B , 249A , or a 21 comparable law of another state or foreign country, unless the 22 person against whom support is ordered is considered to be a 23 member of the same household as the child for the purposes of 24 public assistance eligibility. 25 c. The parents have signed a notarized affidavit attesting 26 to the conditions under paragraphs “a” and “b” , have consented 27 to suspension of the support order or obligation, and have 28 submitted the affidavit to the unit child support services . 29 d. No prior request for suspension has been filed with 30 the unit child support services under this section and no 31 prior request for suspension has been served by the unit child 32 support services under section 252B.20A during the two-year 33 period preceding the request. 34 e. Any other criteria established by rule of the department. 35 -596- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 596/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. Upon receipt of the application for suspension and 1 properly executed and notarized affidavit, the unit child 2 support services shall review the application and affidavit to 3 determine that the necessary criteria have been met. The unit 4 Child support services shall then do one of the following: 5 a. Deny the request and notify the parents in writing 6 that the application is being denied, providing reasons for 7 the denial and notifying the parents of the right to proceed 8 through private counsel. Denial of the application is not 9 subject to contested case proceedings or further review 10 pursuant to chapter 17A . 11 b. Approve the request and prepare an order which shall be 12 submitted, along with the affidavit, to a judge of a district 13 court for approval, suspending the accruing support obligation 14 and, if requested by the obligee, and if not prohibited by 15 chapter 252K , satisfying the obligation of support due the 16 obligee. If the basis for suspension applies to at least one 17 but not all of the children for whom support is ordered and the 18 support order includes a step change, the unit child support 19 services shall prepare an order suspending the accruing support 20 obligation for each child to whom the basis for suspension 21 applies. 22 3. An order approved by the court for suspension of an 23 accruing support obligation is effective upon the date of 24 filing of the suspension order. The satisfaction of an 25 obligation of support due the obligee shall be final upon the 26 filing of the suspension order. A support obligation which is 27 satisfied is not subject to the reinstatement provisions of 28 this section . 29 4. An order suspending an accruing support obligation 30 entered by the court pursuant to this section shall be 31 considered a temporary order for the period of six months from 32 the date of filing of the suspension order. However, the 33 six-month period shall not include any time during which an 34 application for reinstatement is pending before the court. 35 -597- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 597/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. During the six-month period the unit child support 1 services may request that the court reinstate the accruing 2 support order or obligation if any of the following conditions 3 exist: 4 a. Upon application to the unit child support services by 5 either parent or other person who has physical custody of the 6 child. 7 b. Upon the receipt of public assistance benefits, pursuant 8 to chapter 239B , 249A , or a comparable law of another state 9 or foreign country, by the person entitled to receive support 10 and the child on whose behalf support is paid, provided that 11 the person owing the support is not considered to be a member 12 of the same household as the child for the purposes of public 13 assistance eligibility. 14 6. If a condition under subsection 5 exists, the unit 15 child support services may request that the court reinstate an 16 accruing support obligation as follows: 17 a. If the basis for the suspension no longer applies to any 18 of the children for whom an accruing support obligation was 19 suspended, the unit child support services shall request that 20 the court reinstate the accruing support obligations for all of 21 the children. 22 b. If the basis for the suspension continues to apply to 23 at least one but not all of the children for whom an accruing 24 support obligation was suspended and if the support order 25 includes a step change, the unit child support services 26 shall request that the court reinstate the accruing support 27 obligation for each child for whom the basis for the suspension 28 no longer applies. 29 7. Upon filing of an application for reinstatement, service 30 of the application shall be made either in person or by first 31 class mail upon both parents. Within ten days following the 32 date of service, the parents may file a written objection with 33 the clerk of the district court to the entry of an order for 34 reinstatement. 35 -598- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 598/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. If no objection is filed, the court may enter an order 1 reinstating the accruing support obligation without additional 2 notice. 3 b. If an objection is filed, the clerk of court shall set 4 the matter for hearing and send notice of the hearing to both 5 parents and the unit child support services . 6 8. The reinstatement is effective as follows: 7 a. For reinstatements initiated under subsection 5 , 8 paragraph “a” , the date the notices were served on both parents 9 pursuant to subsection 7 . 10 b. For reinstatements initiated under subsection 5 , 11 paragraph “b” , the date the child began receiving public 12 assistance benefits during the suspension of the obligation. 13 c. Support which became due during the period of suspension 14 but prior to the reinstatement is waived and not due and owing 15 unless the parties requested and agreed to the suspension under 16 false pretenses. 17 9. If the order suspending a support obligation has been 18 on file with the court for a period exceeding six months as 19 computed pursuant to subsection 4 , the order becomes final by 20 operation of law and terminates the support obligation, and 21 thereafter, a party seeking to establish a support obligation 22 against either party shall bring a new action for support as 23 provided by law. 24 10. This section shall not limit the rights of the parents 25 or the unit child support services to proceed by other means to 26 suspend, terminate, modify, reinstate, or establish support. 27 11. This section does not provide for the suspension or 28 retroactive modification of support obligations which accrued 29 prior to the entry of an order suspending enforcement and 30 collection of support pursuant to this section . However, if in 31 the application for suspension, an obligee elects to satisfy an 32 obligation of accrued support due the obligee, the suspension 33 order may satisfy the obligation of accrued support due the 34 obligee. 35 -599- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 599/ 1541
H.F. 662 12. Nothing in this section shall prohibit or limit the 1 unit child support services or a party entitled to receive 2 support from enforcing and collecting any unpaid or unsatisfied 3 support that accrued prior to the suspension of the accruing 4 obligation. 5 13. For the purposes of chapter 252H, subchapter II, 6 regarding the criteria for a review or for a cost-of-living 7 alteration under chapter 252H, subchapter IV , if a support 8 obligation is terminated or reinstated under this section , 9 such termination or reinstatement shall not be considered a 10 modification of the support order. 11 14. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise 12 requires, “step change” means a change designated in a support 13 order specifying the amount of the child support obligation 14 as the number of children entitled to support under the order 15 changes. 16 15. As specified in this section , if the child for whom 17 support is ordered is not receiving public assistance pursuant 18 to chapter 239B , 249A , or a comparable law of another state 19 or foreign country, upon agreement of the parents, the unit 20 child support services may facilitate the suspension of the 21 child support order or obligation if the child is residing 22 with a caretaker, who is a natural person, and who has not 23 requested the unit child support services to provide services 24 under this chapter . The parents and the caretaker shall sign 25 a notarized affidavit attesting to the conditions under this 26 section , consent to the suspension of the support order or 27 obligation, and submit the affidavit to the unit child support 28 services . Upon the receipt of public assistance benefits 29 pursuant to chapter 239B , 249A , or a comparable law of another 30 state or foreign country, by the child on whose behalf support 31 is ordered, or upon application to the unit child support 32 services by either parent or the caretaker, the unit child 33 support services may, within the time periods specified in this 34 section, request the reinstatement of the accruing support 35 -600- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 600/ 1541
H.F. 662 order or obligation pursuant to this section . 1 16. The department may adopt all necessary and proper rules 2 to administer and interpret this section . 3 Sec. 865. Section 252B.20A, Code 2023, is amended to read 4 as follows: 5 252B.20A Suspension of support —— request by one party. 6 1. If the unit child support services is providing child 7 support enforcement services pursuant to this chapter , the 8 obligor who is ordered to pay support for the dependent child 9 pursuant to chapter 252A , 252C , or 252F , may request the 10 assistance of the unit child support services in suspending 11 the obligation for support if all of the following conditions 12 exist: 13 a. The child is currently residing with the obligor and has 14 been for more than sixty consecutive days. If the basis for 15 suspension under this paragraph applies to at least one but not 16 all of the children for whom support is ordered, the condition 17 of this paragraph is met only if the support order includes a 18 step change. 19 b. There is no order in effect regarding legal custody, 20 physical care, visitation, or other parenting time for the 21 child. 22 c. It is reasonably expected that the basis for suspension 23 under this section will continue for not less than six months. 24 d. The child for whom support is ordered is not receiving 25 public assistance pursuant to chapter 239B , 249A , or a 26 comparable law of another state or foreign country, unless the 27 obligor is considered to be a member of the same household as 28 the child for the purposes of public assistance eligibility. 29 e. The obligor has signed a notarized affidavit, provided 30 by the unit child support services , attesting to the existence 31 of the conditions under paragraphs “a” through “d” , has 32 requested suspension of the support order or obligation, and 33 has submitted the affidavit to the unit child support services . 34 f. No prior request for suspension has been served under 35 -601- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 601/ 1541
H.F. 662 this section , and no prior request for suspension has been 1 filed with the unit child support services pursuant to section 2 252B.20 , during the two-year period preceding the request. 3 g. Any other criteria established by rule of the department. 4 2. Upon receipt of the application for suspension and 5 properly executed and notarized affidavit, the unit child 6 support services shall review the application and affidavit 7 to determine that the criteria have been met. The unit Child 8 support services shall then do one of the following: 9 a. If the unit child support services determines the 10 criteria have not been met, deny the request and notify the 11 obligor in writing that the application is being denied, 12 providing reasons for the denial and notifying the obligor of 13 the right to proceed through private counsel. Denial of the 14 application is not subject to contested case proceedings or 15 further review pursuant to chapter 17A . 16 b. If the unit child support services determines the 17 criteria have been met, serve a copy of the notice and 18 supporting documents on the obligee by any means provided in 19 section 252B.26 . The notice to the obligee shall include all 20 of the following: 21 (1) Information sufficient to identify the parties and the 22 support order affected. 23 (2) An explanation of the procedure for suspension and 24 reinstatement of support under this section . 25 (3) An explanation of the rights and responsibilities of the 26 obligee, including the applicable procedural time frames. 27 (4) A statement that within twenty days of service, the 28 obligee must submit a signed and notarized response to the 29 unit child support services objecting to at least one of the 30 assertions in subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” through “d” . The 31 statement shall inform the obligee that if, within twenty days 32 of service, the obligee fails to submit a response as specified 33 in this subparagraph, notwithstanding rules 34 of civil procedure1.972(2) and 1.972(3) , -602- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 602/ 1541
H.F. 662 the unit child support services will prepare and submit an order as provided in subsection 3 , 1 paragraph “b” . 2 3. No sooner than thirty days after service on the obligee 3 under subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , the unit child support 4 services shall do one of the following: 5 a. If the obligee submits a signed and notarized objection 6 to any assertion in subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” through “d” , 7 deny the request and notify the parties in writing that the 8 application is denied, providing reasons for the denial, and 9 notifying the parties of the right to proceed through private 10 counsel. Denial of the application is not subject to contested 11 case proceedings or further review pursuant to chapter 17A . 12 b. If the obligee does not timely submit a signed and 13 notarized objection to the unit child support services , prepare 14 an order which shall be submitted, along with supporting 15 documents, to a judge of a district court for approval, 16 suspending the accruing support obligation. If the basis for 17 suspension applies to at least one but not all of the children 18 for whom support is ordered and the support order includes a 19 step change, the unit child support services shall prepare an 20 order suspending the accruing support obligation for each child 21 to whom the basis for suspension applies. 22 4. An order approved by the court for suspension of an 23 accruing support obligation is effective upon the date of 24 filing of the suspension order. 25 5. An order suspending an accruing support obligation 26 entered by the court pursuant to this section shall be 27 considered a temporary order for the period of six months from 28 the date of filing of the suspension order. However, the 29 six-month period shall not include any time during which an 30 application for reinstatement is pending before the court. 31 6. During the six-month period, the unit child support 32 services may request that the court reinstate the accruing 33 support order or obligation if any of the following conditions 34 -603- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 603/ 1541
H.F. 662 exist: 35 a. Upon application to the unit child support services by 1 either party or other person who has physical custody of the 2 child. 3 b. Upon the receipt of public assistance benefits pursuant 4 to chapter 239B , 249A , or a comparable law of another state 5 or foreign country, by the person entitled to receive support 6 and the child on whose behalf support is paid, provided that 7 the person owing the support is not considered to be a member 8 of the same household as the child for the purposes of public 9 assistance eligibility. 10 7. If a condition under subsection 6 exists, the unit 11 child support services may request that the court reinstate an 12 accruing support obligation as follows: 13 a. If the basis for the suspension no longer applies to any 14 of the children for whom an accruing support obligation was 15 suspended, the unit child support services shall request that 16 the court reinstate the accruing support obligations for all of 17 the children. 18 b. If the basis for the suspension continues to apply to 19 at least one but not all of the children for whom an accruing 20 support obligation was suspended and if the support order 21 includes a step change, the unit child support services 22 shall request that the court reinstate the accruing support 23 obligation for each child for whom the basis for the suspension 24 no longer applies. 25 8. Upon filing of an application for reinstatement, service 26 of the application shall be made either in person or by first 27 class mail upon the parties. Within ten days following the 28 date of service, a party may file a written objection with 29 the clerk of the district court to the entry of an order for 30 reinstatement. 31 a. If no objection is filed, the court may enter an order 32 reinstating the accruing support obligation without additional 33 notice. 34 -604- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 604/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. If an objection is filed, the clerk of court shall set 35 the matter for hearing and send notice of the hearing to the 1 parties and the unit child support services . 2 9. a. The reinstatement is effective as follows: 3 (1) For reinstatements initiated under subsection 6 , 4 paragraph “a” , the date the notices were served on the parties 5 pursuant to subsection 8 . 6 (2) For reinstatements initiated under subsection 6 , 7 paragraph “b” , the date the child began receiving public 8 assistance benefits during the suspension of the obligation. 9 b. Support which became due during the period of suspension 10 but prior to the reinstatement is waived and not due and owing 11 unless the suspension was made under false pretenses. 12 10. If the order suspending a support obligation has been 13 on file with the court for a period exceeding six months as 14 computed pursuant to subsection 5 , the order becomes final by 15 operation of law and terminates the support obligation, and 16 thereafter, a party seeking to establish a support obligation 17 against either party shall bring a new action for support as 18 provided by law. 19 11. Legal representation of the unit child support services 20 shall be provided pursuant to section 252B.7, subsection 4 . 21 12. This section shall not limit the rights of a party or 22 the unit child support services to proceed by other means to 23 suspend, terminate, modify, reinstate, or establish support. 24 13. This section does not provide for the suspension or 25 retroactive modification of support obligations which accrued 26 prior to the entry of an order suspending enforcement and 27 collection of support pursuant to this section . 28 14. Nothing in this section shall prohibit or limit the 29 unit child support services or a party entitled to receive 30 support from enforcing and collecting any unpaid or unsatisfied 31 support that accrued prior to the suspension of the accruing 32 obligation. 33 15. For the purposes of chapter 252H regarding the criteria 34 -605- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 605/ 1541
H.F. 662 for a review under subchapter II of that chapter or for a 35 cost-of-living alteration under subchapter IV of that chapter, 1 if a support obligation is terminated or reinstated under 2 this section , such termination or reinstatement shall not be 3 considered a modification of the support order. 4 16. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise 5 requires, “step change” means a change designated in a support 6 order specifying the amount of the child support obligation 7 as the number of children entitled to support under the order 8 changes. 9 17. As specified in this section , if the child for whom 10 support is ordered is not receiving public assistance pursuant 11 to chapter 239B , 249A , or a comparable law of another state 12 or foreign country, upon request by the obligor, the unit 13 child support services may facilitate the suspension of the 14 child support order or obligation if the child is residing 15 with a caretaker, who is a natural person, and who has not 16 requested the unit child support services to provide services 17 under this chapter . The obligor and the caretaker shall sign 18 a notarized affidavit attesting to the conditions under this 19 section , consent to the suspension of the support order or 20 obligation, and submit the affidavit to the unit child support 21 services . Upon the receipt of public assistance benefits 22 pursuant to chapter 239B , 249A , or a comparable law of another 23 state or foreign country, by the child on whose behalf support 24 is ordered, or upon application to the unit child support 25 services by either party or the caretaker, the unit child 26 support services may, within the time periods specified in this 27 section , request the reinstatement of the accruing support 28 order or obligation pursuant to this section . 29 18. The department may adopt all necessary and proper rules 30 to administer and interpret this section . 31 Sec. 866. Section 252B.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 252B.21 Administrative seek employment orders. 34 -606- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 606/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. For any support order being enforced by the unit child 35 support services , the unit child support services may enter 1 an ex parte order requiring the obligor to seek employment 2 if employment of the obligor cannot be verified and if the 3 obligor has failed to make support payments. Advance notice is 4 not required prior to entering the ex parte order. The order 5 shall be served upon the obligor by regular mail, with proof of 6 service completed as provided in rule of civil procedure 1.442 . 7 The unit Child support services shall file a copy of the order 8 with the clerk of the district court. 9 2. The order to seek employment shall contain directives, 10 including all of the following: 11 a. That the obligor seek employment within a determinate 12 amount of time. 13 b. That the obligor file with the unit child support 14 services on a weekly basis a report of at least five new 15 attempts to find employment or of having found employment. The 16 report shall include the names, addresses, and the telephone 17 numbers of any employers or businesses with whom the obligor 18 attempted to seek employment and the name of the individual 19 contact to whom the obligor made application for employment or 20 to whom an inquiry was directed. 21 c. That failure to comply with the notice is evidence of a 22 willful failure to pay support under section 598.23A . 23 d. That the obligor shall provide the child support recovery 24 unit services with verification of any reason for noncompliance 25 with the order. 26 e. The duration of the order, not to exceed three months. 27 3. The department may establish additional criteria or 28 requirements relating to seek employment orders by rule as 29 necessary to implement this section . 30 Sec. 867. Section 252B.22, subsection 1, unnumbered 31 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 The child Child support recovery unit services created in 33 this chapter shall establish a task force to assist in the 34 -607- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 607/ 1541
H.F. 662 development and implementation of all of the following: 35 Sec. 868. Section 252B.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 252B.23 Surcharge. 3 1. A surcharge shall be due and payable by the obligor on 4 a support arrearage identified as difficult to collect and 5 referred by the unit child support services on or after January 6 1, 1998, to a collection entity under contract with the unit 7 child support services or other state entity. The amount of 8 the surcharge shall be a percent of the amount of the support 9 arrearage referred to the collection entity and shall be 10 specified in the contract with the collection entity. For the 11 purpose of this chapter , a “collection entity” includes but is 12 not limited to a state agency, including the central collection 13 unit of the department of revenue, or a private collection 14 agency. Use of a collection entity is in addition to any 15 other legal means by which support payments may be collected. 16 The unit Child support services shall continue to use other 17 enforcement actions, as appropriate. 18 2. a. Notice that a surcharge may be assessed on a support 19 arrearage referred to a collection entity pursuant to this 20 section shall be provided to an obligor in accordance with one 21 of the following as applicable: 22 (1) In the order establishing or modifying the support 23 obligation. The unit Child support services or the district 24 court shall include notice in any new or modified support order 25 issued on or after July 1, 1997. 26 (2) Through notice sent by the unit child support services 27 by regular mail to the last known address of the support 28 obligor. 29 b. The notice shall also advise that any appropriate 30 information may be provided to a collection entity for purposes 31 of administering and enforcing the surcharge. 32 3. Arrearages submitted for referral and surcharge pursuant 33 to this section shall meet all of the following criteria: 34 -608- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 608/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. The arrearages owed shall be based on a court or 35 administrative order which establishes the support obligation. 1 b. The arrearage is due for a case in which the unit 2 child support services is providing services pursuant to this 3 chapter and one for which the arrearage has been identified as 4 difficult to collect by the unit child support services . 5 c. The obligor was provided notice pursuant to subsection 2 6 at least fifteen days prior to sending the notice of referral 7 pursuant to subsection 4 . 8 4. The unit Child support services shall send notice of 9 referral to the obligor by regular mail to the obligor’s last 10 known address, with proof of service completed according to 11 rule of civil procedure 1.442 , at least thirty days prior to the date the arrearage is referred to the collection entity. 13 The notice shall inform the obligor of all of the following: 14 a. The arrearage will be referred to a collection entity. 15 b. Upon referral, a surcharge is due and payable by the 16 obligor. 17 c. The amount of the surcharge. 18 d. That the obligor may avoid referral by paying the amount 19 of the arrearage to the collection services center within 20 twenty days of the date of notice of referral. 21 e. That the obligor may contest the referral by submitting a 22 written request for review of the unit child support services . 23 The request shall be received by the unit child support 24 services within twenty days of the date of the notice of 25 referral. 26 f. The right to contest the referral is limited to a mistake 27 of fact, which includes a mistake in the identity of the 28 obligor, a mistake as to fulfillment of the requirements for 29 referral under this subsection , or a mistake in the amount of 30 the arrearages. 31 g. The unit Child support services shall issue a written 32 decision following a requested review. 33 h. Following the issuance of a written decision by the unit 34 -609- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 609/ 1541
H.F. 662 child support services denying that a mistake of fact exists, 35 the obligor may request a hearing to challenge the surcharge 1 by sending a written request for a hearing to the office of 2 the unit which issued the decision child support services . 3 The request shall be received by the office of the unit which 4 issued the decision child support services within ten days of 5 the unit’s child support services’ written decision. The only 6 grounds for a hearing shall be mistake of fact. Following 7 receipt of the written request, the unit which receives the 8 request child support services shall certify the matter for 9 hearing in the district court in the county in which the 10 underlying support order is filed. 11 i. The address of the collection services center for payment 12 of the arrearages. 13 5. If the obligor pays the amount of arrearage within twenty 14 days of the date of the notice of referral, referral of the 15 arrearage to a collection entity shall not be made. 16 6. If the obligor requests a review or court hearing 17 pursuant to this section , referral of the arrearages shall be 18 stayed pending the decision of the unit child support services 19 or the court. 20 7. Actions of the unit child support services under this 21 section shall not be subject to contested case proceedings or 22 further review pursuant to chapter 17A and any resulting court 23 hearing shall be an original hearing before the district court. 24 However, the department shall establish, by rule pursuant to 25 chapter 17A , an internal process to provide an additional 26 review by the administrator of the child support recovery unit 27 director or the administrator’s director’s designee. 28 8. If an obligor does not pay the amount of the arrearage, 29 does not contest the referral, or if following the unit’s 30 child support services’ review and any court hearing the unit 31 child support services or the court does not find a mistake 32 of fact, the arrearages shall be referred to a collection 33 entity. Following the review or hearing, if the unit child 34 -610- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 610/ 1541
H.F. 662 support services or the court finds a mistake in the amount 35 of the arrearage, the arrearages shall be referred to the 1 collection entity in the appropriate arrearage amount. For 2 arrearages referred to a collection entity, the obligor shall 3 pay a surcharge equal to a percent of the amount of the support 4 arrearage due as of the date of the referral. The surcharge 5 is in addition to the arrearages and any other fees or charges 6 owed, and shall be enforced by the collection entity as 7 provided under section 252B.5 . Upon referral to the collection 8 entity, the surcharge is an automatic judgment against the 9 obligor. 10 9. The director or the director’s designee may file a notice 11 of the surcharge with the clerk of the district court in the 12 county in which the underlying support order is filed. Upon 13 filing, the clerk shall enter the amount of the surcharge on 14 the lien index and judgment docket. 15 10. Following referral of a support arrearage to a 16 collection entity, the surcharge shall be due and owing and 17 enforceable by a collection entity or the unit child support 18 services notwithstanding satisfaction of the support obligation 19 or whether the collection entity is enforcing a support 20 arrearage. However, the unit child support services may waive 21 payment of all or a portion of the surcharge if waiver will 22 facilitate the collection of the support arrearage. 23 11. All surcharge payments shall be received and disbursed 24 by the collection services center. The surcharge payments 25 received by the collection services center shall be considered 26 repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2 and shall be used 27 to pay the costs of any contracts with a collection entity. 28 12. a. A payment received by the collection services center 29 which meets all the following conditions shall be allocated as 30 specified in paragraph “b” : 31 (1) The payment is for a case in which arrearages have been 32 referred to a collection entity. 33 (2) A surcharge is assessed on the arrearages. 34 -611- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 611/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) The payment is collected under the provisions of the 35 contract with the collection entity. 1 b. A payment meeting all of the conditions in paragraph “a” 2 shall be allocated between support and costs and fees, and the 3 surcharge according to the following formula: 4 (1) The payment shall be divided by the sum of one hundred 5 percent plus the percent specified in the contract. 6 (2) The quotient shall be the amount allocated to the 7 support arrearage and other fees and costs. 8 (3) The difference between the dividend and the quotient 9 shall be the amount allocated to the surcharge. 10 13. Any computer or software programs developed and any 11 records used in relation to a contract with a collection entity 12 remain the property of the department. 13 Sec. 869. Section 252B.24, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 252B.24 State case registry. 16 1. Beginning October 1, 1998, the unit Child support 17 services shall operate a state case registry to the extent 18 determined by applicable time frames and other provisions of 19 42 U.S.C. §654a(e) and this section . The unit Child support 20 services and the judicial branch shall enter into a cooperative 21 agreement for the establishment and operation of the registry 22 by the unit child support services . The state case registry 23 shall include records with respect to all of the following: 24 a. Unless prohibited by federal law, each case for which 25 services are provided under this chapter . 26 b. Each order for support, as defined in section 252D.16 or 27 598.1 , which meets at least one of the following criteria: 28 (1) The support order is established or modified in this 29 state on or after October 1, 1998. 30 (2) The income of the obligor is subject to income 31 withholding under chapter 252D , including any support order for 32 which the district court enters an ex parte order under chapter 33 252D on or after October 1, 1998. 34 -612- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 612/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The clerk of the district court shall provide the 35 unit child support services with any information, orders, 1 or documents requested by the unit child support services 2 to establish or operate the state case registry, which are 3 specified in the agreement described in subsection 1 , within 4 the time frames specified in that agreement. The agreement 5 shall include but is not limited to provisions to provide for 6 all of the following: 7 a. Provision to the unit child support services of 8 information, orders, and documents necessary for the unit child 9 support services to meet requirements described in 42 U.S.C. 10 §654a(e) and this section . 11 b. Provision to the unit child support services of 12 information filed with the clerk of the district court by a 13 party under section 598.22B , and the social security number 14 of a child filed with the clerk of the district court under 15 section 602.6111 . 16 c. Use of automation, as appropriate, to meet the 17 requirements described in 42 U.S.C. §654a(e) and this section . 18 3. The records of the state case registry are confidential 19 records pursuant to chapter 22 and may only be disclosed or 20 used as provided in section 252B.9 . 21 Sec. 870. Section 252B.25, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 252B.25 Contempt —— combining actions. 24 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if 25 an obligor has been ordered to provide support in more than 26 one order, the unit child support services may bring a single 27 action for contempt to enforce the multiple orders. However, 28 if the obligor objects to the consolidation of the actions 29 regarding multiple orders into a single action for contempt, 30 and the court determines that severance of the single action 31 into multiple actions is in the interest of justice, the 32 unit child support services shall bring multiple actions for 33 contempt to enforce the multiple orders. If the single action 34 -613- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 613/ 1541
H.F. 662 is brought and the obligor does not object, the unit child 35 support services shall file the action in the district court of 1 a county where the obligor resides, or if the obligor does not 2 reside in the state, in the district court of the county where 3 at least one of the support orders was entered or registered. 4 For the purposes of this section , the district court where 5 the unit child support services files the action shall have 6 jurisdiction and authority over all other support orders for 7 the obligor entered or registered by a court of this state and 8 affected under this section . In such case, the unit child 9 support services shall also file a document with the clerk of 10 court in each county affected specifying the county where the 11 action under this section was filed and the disposition of the 12 action. 13 Sec. 871. Section 252B.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 252B.26 Service of process. 16 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 17 unit child support services may serve a petition, notice, or 18 rule to show cause under this chapter or chapter 252A , 252C , 19 252F , 252H , 252K , 598 , or 665 as specified in each chapter, or 20 as follows: 21 1. The unit Child support services may serve a petition, 22 notice, or rule to show cause by certified mail. Return 23 acknowledgment is required to prove service by certified mail, 24 rules of civil procedure 1.303(5) and 1.308(5) shall not apply, and the return acknowledgment shall be filed with the clerk of 26 court. 27 2. The unit Child support services may serve a notice 28 of intent under chapter 252H , or a notice of decision under 29 section 252H.14A , upon any party or parent who is receiving 30 family investment program assistance for the parent or child by 31 sending the notice by regular mail to the address maintained by 32 the department. Rules of civil procedure 1.303(5) and 1.308(5) 33 shall not apply and the unit child support services shall file 34 -614- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 614/ 1541
H.F. 662 proof of service as provided in chapter 252H . If the notice is 35 determined to be undeliverable, the unit child support services 1 shall serve the notice as otherwise provided in this section 2 or by personal service. 3 Sec. 872. Section 252B.27, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 252B.27 Use of funding for additional positions. 6 1. The director, within the limitations of the amount 7 appropriated for the unit child support services , or moneys 8 transferred for this purpose from the family investment program 9 account created in section 239B.11 , may establish new positions 10 and add employees to the unit child support services if the 11 director determines that both the current and additional 12 employees together can reasonably be expected to maintain or 13 increase net state revenue at or beyond the budgeted level for 14 the fiscal year. 15 2. a. The director may establish new positions and add 16 state employees to the unit child support services or contract 17 for delivery of services if the director determines the 18 employees are necessary to replace county-funded positions 19 eliminated due to termination, reduction, or nonrenewal of 20 a chapter 28E contract. However, the director must also 21 determine that the resulting increase in the state share of 22 child support recovery services incentives exceeds the cost 23 of the positions or contract, the positions or contract are 24 necessary to ensure continued federal funding of the unit 25 child support services , or the new positions or contract can 26 reasonably be expected to recover at least twice the amount of 27 money necessary to pay the salaries and support for the new 28 positions or the contract will generate at least two hundred 29 percent of the cost of the contract. 30 b. Employees in full-time positions that transition 31 from county government to state government employment under 32 this subsection are exempt from testing, selection, and 33 appointment provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV , and from 34 -615- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 615/ 1541
H.F. 662 the provisions of collective bargaining agreements relating to 35 the filling of vacant positions. 1 Sec. 873. Section 252C.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 252C.1 Definitions. 4 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 5 requires: 6 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the child 7 support recovery unit of the department of human services, or 8 the administrator’s designee. 9 2. 1. “Caretaker” means a parent, relative, guardian, 10 or another person who is responsible for paying foster care 11 costs pursuant to chapter 234 or whose needs are included in an 12 assistance payment made pursuant to chapter 239B . 13 2. “Child support services” means child support services 14 created in section 252B.2. 15 3. “Court order” means a judgment or order requiring the 16 payment of a set or determinable amount of monetary support. 17 For orders entered on or after July 1, 1990, unless the court 18 specifically orders otherwise, medical support, as defined 19 in section 252E.1 , is not included in the amount of monetary 20 support. 21 4. “Department” means the department of health and human 22 services. 23 5. “Dependent child” means a person who meets the 24 eligibility criteria established in chapter 234 or 239B and 25 whose support is required by chapter 234 , 239B , 252A , 252F , 26 598 , or 600B . 27 6. “Director” means the director of health and human 28 services. 29 6. 7. “Medical support” means medical support as defined 30 in section 252E.1 . 31 7. 8. “Public assistance” means foster care costs paid by 32 the department pursuant to chapter 234 or assistance provided 33 pursuant to chapter 239B . 34 -616- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 616/ 1541
H.F. 662 8. 9. “Responsible person” means a parent, relative, 35 guardian, or another person legally liable for the support of a 1 child or a child’s caretaker. 2 Sec. 874. Section 252C.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 252C.2 Assignment —— creation of support debt —— subrogation. 5 1. If public assistance is provided by the department 6 to or on behalf of a dependent child or a dependent child’s 7 caretaker, there is an assignment by operation of law to the 8 department of any and all right in, title to, and interest in 9 any support obligation, payment, and arrearages owed to or for 10 the child or caretaker up to the amount of public assistance 11 paid for or on behalf of the child or caretaker. Unless 12 otherwise specified in the order, an equal and proportionate 13 share of any child support awarded is presumed to be payable 14 on behalf of each child subject to the order or judgment for 15 purposes of an assignment under this section . For family 16 investment program assistance, section 239B.6 shall apply. 17 2. The payment of public assistance to or for the benefit of 18 a dependent child or a dependent child’s caretaker creates a 19 support debt due and owing to the department by the responsible 20 person in an amount equal to the public assistance payment, 21 except that the support debt is limited to the amount of 22 a support obligation established by court order or by the 23 administrator department . The administrator department may 24 establish a support debt as to amounts accrued and accruing 25 pursuant to section 598.21B . However, when establishing a 26 support obligation against a responsible person, no debt shall 27 be created for the period during which the responsible person 28 is a recipient on the person’s own behalf of public assistance 29 for the benefit of the dependent child or the dependent child’s 30 caretaker, if any of the following conditions exist: 31 a. The parents have reconciled and are cohabiting, and the 32 child for whom support would otherwise be sought is living in 33 the same residence as the parents. 34 -617- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 617/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. The child is living with the parent from whom support 35 would otherwise be sought. 1 3. The provision of child support collection or paternity 2 determination services under chapter 252B to an individual, 3 even though the individual is ineligible for public assistance, 4 creates a support debt due and owing to the individual or the 5 individual’s child or ward by the responsible person in the 6 amount of a support obligation established by court order or 7 by the administrator department . The administrator department 8 may establish a support debt in favor of the individual or the 9 individual’s child or ward and against the responsible person, 10 both as to amounts accrued and accruing, pursuant to section 11 598.21B . 12 4. The payment of medical assistance pursuant to chapter 13 249A for the benefit of a dependent child or a dependent 14 child’s caretaker creates a support debt due and owing to the 15 department. The administrator department may establish an 16 order for medical support. 17 5. The department is subrogated to the rights of a dependent 18 child or a dependent child’s caretaker to bring a court action 19 or to execute an administrative remedy for the collection 20 of support. The administrator department may petition an 21 appropriate court for modification of a court order on the same 22 grounds as a party to the court order can petition the court 23 for modification. 24 Sec. 875. Section 252C.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 252C.3 Notice of support debt —— failure to respond —— 27 hearing —— order. 28 1. The administrator department may issue a notice stating 29 the intent to secure an order for either medical support as 30 provided in chapter 252E or payment of an accrued or accruing 31 support debt due and owed to the department or an individual 32 under section 252C.2 , or both. The notice shall be served upon 33 the responsible person in accordance with the rules of civil 34 -618- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 618/ 1541
H.F. 662 procedure. The notice shall include all of the following: 35 a. A statement that the support obligation will be set 1 pursuant to the child support guidelines established pursuant 2 to section 598.21B , and the criteria established pursuant to 3 section 252B.7A , and that the responsible person is required to 4 provide medical support in accordance with chapter 252E . 5 b. The name of a public assistance recipient and the name of 6 the dependent child or caretaker for whom the public assistance 7 is paid. 8 c. (1) A statement that if the responsible person desires 9 to discuss the amount of support that a responsible person 10 should be required to pay, the responsible person may, within 11 ten days after being served, contact the office of the child 12 support recovery unit which sent the notice services and 13 request a negotiation conference. 14 (2) A statement that if a negotiation conference is 15 requested, then the responsible person shall have ten days from 16 the date set for the negotiation conference or thirty days from 17 the date of service of the original notice, whichever is later, 18 to send a request for a hearing to the office of the child 19 support recovery unit which issued the notice services . 20 (3) A statement that after the holding of the negotiation 21 conference, the administrator department may issue a new notice 22 and finding of financial responsibility for child support or 23 medical support, or both, to be sent to the responsible person 24 by regular mail addressed to the responsible person’s last 25 known address, or if applicable, to the last known address of 26 the responsible person’s attorney. 27 (4) A statement that if the administrator department issues 28 a new notice and finding of financial responsibility for child 29 support or medical support, or both, then the responsible 30 person shall have thirty days from the date of issuance of the 31 new notice to send a request for a hearing to the office of the 32 child support recovery unit which issued the notice services . 33 If the administrator department does not issue a new notice 34 -619- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 619/ 1541
H.F. 662 and finding of financial responsibility for child support or 35 medical support, or both, the responsible party shall have ten 1 days from the date of issuance of the conference report to send 2 a request for a hearing to the office of the child support 3 recovery unit which issued the conference report services . 4 d. A statement that if the responsible person objects 5 to all or any part of the notice or finding of financial 6 responsibility for child support or medical support, or both, 7 and a negotiation conference is not requested, the responsible 8 person shall, within thirty days of the date of service send to 9 the office of the child support recovery unit which issued the 10 notice services a written response setting forth any objections 11 and requesting a hearing. 12 e. A statement that if a timely written request for a 13 hearing is received by the office of the child support recovery 14 unit which issued the notice services , the responsible person 15 shall have the right to a hearing to be held in district 16 court; and that if no timely written response is received, the 17 administrator department may enter an order in accordance with 18 the notice and finding of financial responsibility for child 19 support or medical support, or both. 20 f. A statement that, as soon as the order is entered, the 21 property of the responsible person is subject to collection 22 action, including but not limited to wage withholding, 23 garnishment, attachment of a lien, and execution. 24 g. A statement that the responsible person shall notify the 25 administrator department of any change of address, employment, 26 or medical coverage as required by chapter 252E . 27 h. A statement that if the responsible person has any 28 questions, the responsible person should telephone or visit an 29 office of the child support recovery unit services or consult 30 an attorney. 31 i. Such other information as the administrator department 32 finds appropriate. 33 2. The time limitations for requesting a hearing in 34 -620- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 620/ 1541
H.F. 662 subsection 1 may be extended by the administrator department . 35 3. If a timely written response setting forth objections and 1 requesting a hearing is received by the appropriate office of 2 the child support recovery unit services , a hearing shall be 3 held in district court. 4 4. If timely written response and request for hearing is 5 not received by the appropriate office of the child support 6 recovery unit services , the administrator department may enter 7 an order in accordance with the notice, and shall specify all 8 of the following: 9 a. The amount of monthly support to be paid, with directions 10 as to the manner of payment. 11 b. The amount of the support debt accrued and accruing in 12 favor of the department. 13 c. The name of the custodial parent or agency having custody 14 of the dependent child and the name and birth date of the 15 dependent child for whom support is to be paid. 16 d. That the property of the responsible person is subject 17 to collection action, including but not limited to wage 18 withholding, garnishment, attachment of a lien, and execution. 19 e. The medical support required pursuant to chapter 598 and 20 rules adopted pursuant to chapter 252E . 21 5. The responsible person shall be sent a copy of the order 22 by regular mail addressed to the responsible person’s last 23 known address, or if applicable, to the last known address of 24 the responsible person’s attorney. The order is final, and 25 action by the administrator department to enforce and collect 26 upon the order, including arrearages and medical support, or 27 both, may be taken from the date of approval of the order by the 28 court pursuant to section 252C.5 . 29 Sec. 876. Section 252C.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 252C.4 Certification to court —— hearing —— default. 32 1. A responsible person or the child support recovery 33 unit services may request a hearing regarding a determination 34 -621- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 621/ 1541
H.F. 662 of support. If a timely written request for a hearing is 35 received, the administrator department shall certify the matter 1 to the district court as follows: 2 a. If the child or children reside in Iowa, and the unit 3 child support services is seeking an accruing obligation, in 4 the county in which the dependent child or children reside. 5 b. If the child or children received public assistance in 6 Iowa, and the unit child support services is seeking only an 7 accrued obligation, in the county in which the dependent child 8 or children last received public assistance. 9 c. If the action is the result of a request from another 10 state or foreign country to establish support by a responsible 11 person located in Iowa, in the county in which the responsible 12 person resides. 13 2. The certification shall include true copies of the 14 notice and finding of financial responsibility or notice of the 15 support debt accrued and accruing, the return of service, the 16 written objections and request for hearing, and true copies of 17 any administrative orders previously entered. 18 3. The court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the 19 parties of the time and place of hearing. 20 4. The court shall establish the monthly child support 21 payment and the amount of the support debt accrued and accruing 22 pursuant to section 598.21B , or medical support pursuant to 23 chapter 252E , or both. 24 5. If a party fails to appear at the hearing, upon a showing 25 of proper notice to that party, the court shall find that party 26 in default and enter an appropriate order. 27 6. Actions initiated by the administrator department under 28 this chapter are not subject to chapter 17A and resulting court 29 hearings following certification shall be an original hearing 30 before the district court. 31 7. If a responsible person contests an action initiated 32 under this chapter by denying paternity, the following shall 33 apply, as necessary: 34 -622- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 622/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. (1) If the prior determination of paternity is based on 35 an affidavit of paternity filed pursuant to section 252A.3A , or 1 an administrative order entered pursuant to chapter 252F , or an 2 order by the courts of this state, or by operation of law when 3 the mother and established father are or were married to each 4 other, the provisions of section 600B.41A are applicable. 5 (2) If the court determines that the prior determination of 6 paternity should not be overcome pursuant to section 600B.41A , 7 and that the responsible person has a duty to provide support, 8 the court shall enter an order establishing the monthly child 9 support payment and the amount of the support debt accrued 10 and accruing pursuant to section 598.21B , or medical support 11 pursuant to chapter 252E , or both. 12 b. If the prior determination of paternity is based on an 13 administrative or court order or other means, pursuant to the 14 laws of another state or foreign country, an action to overcome 15 the prior determination of paternity shall be filed in that 16 jurisdiction. Unless the responsible person requests and is 17 granted a stay of an action initiated under this chapter to 18 establish child or medical support, the action shall proceed as 19 otherwise provided by this chapter . 20 Sec. 877. Section 252C.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 252C.5 Filing and docketing of financial responsibility order 23 —— order effective as district court decree. 24 1. A true copy of any order entered by the administrator 25 department pursuant to this chapter , along with a true copy 26 of the return of service, if applicable, may be filed in 27 the office of the clerk of the district court in the manner 28 established pursuant to section 252C.4, subsection 1 . 29 2. The administrator’s department’s order shall be 30 presented, ex parte, to the district court for review and 31 approval. Unless defects appear on the face of the order or on 32 the attachments, the district court shall approve the order. 33 The approved order shall have all the force, effect, and 34 -623- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 623/ 1541
H.F. 662 attributes of a docketed order or decree of the district court. 35 3. Upon filing, the clerk shall enter the order in the 1 judgment docket. 2 4. If the responsible party appeals the order approved 3 by the court under this section , and the court on appeal 4 establishes an amount of support which is less than the amount 5 of support established under the approved order, the court, in 6 the order issued on appeal, shall reconcile the amounts due 7 and shall provide that any amount which represents the unpaid 8 difference between the amount under the approved order and the 9 amount under the order of the court on appeal is satisfied. 10 Sec. 878. Section 252C.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 252C.6 Interest on support debts. 13 Interest accrues on support debts at the rate provided 14 in section 535.3 for court judgments. The administrator 15 department may collect the accrued interest but is not required 16 to maintain interest balance accounts. The department Child 17 support services may waive payment of the interest if the 18 waiver will facilitate the collection of the support debt. 19 Sec. 879. Section 252C.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 252C.8 Temporary restraining order or bond. 22 If the administrator department reasonably believes that the 23 responsible person is not a resident of this state, is about to 24 move from this state, or is concealing the responsible person’s 25 whereabouts, or that the responsible person has removed or 26 is about to remove, secrete, waste, or otherwise dispose of 27 property which could be made subject to collection procedures 28 to satisfy the support debt, the administrator department may 29 petition the district court for a temporary restraining order 30 barring the removal, secretion, waste, or disposal. However, 31 if the responsible person furnishes a bond satisfactory to the 32 court, the temporary restraining order shall be vacated. 33 Sec. 880. Section 252C.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 -624- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 624/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 35 252C.12 Waiver of time limitations by responsible person. 1 1. A responsible person may waive the time limitations 2 established in section 252C.3 . 3 2. Upon receipt of a signed statement from each responsible 4 person waiving the time limitations established in section 5 252C.3 , the administrator department may proceed to enter an 6 order for support and the court may approve the order, whether 7 or not the time limitations have expired. 8 3. If a responsible person waives the time limitations 9 established in section 252C.3 and an order for support is 10 entered under this chapter , the signed statement of the 11 responsible person waiving the time limitations shall be filed 12 with the order for support. 13 Sec. 881. Section 252D.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 252D.1 Delinquent support payments. 16 If support payments ordered under this chapter or chapter 17 232 , 234 , 252A , 252C , 252E , 252F , 598 , 600B , or any other 18 applicable chapter, or under a comparable statute of another 19 state or foreign country, as certified to the child support 20 recovery unit established in section 252B.2 services , are not 21 paid to the clerk of the district court or the collection 22 services center pursuant to section 598.22 or, as appropriate, 23 a comparable government entity in another state as provided 24 in chapter 252K , and become delinquent in an amount equal to 25 the payment for one month, the child support recovery unit 26 services may enter an ex parte order or, upon application of a 27 person entitled to receive the support payments, the district 28 court may enter an ex parte order, notifying the person whose 29 income is to be withheld, of the delinquent amount, of the 30 amount of income to be withheld, and of the procedure to 31 file a motion to quash the order for income withholding, and 32 ordering the withholding of specified sums to be deducted 33 from the delinquent person’s income as defined in section 34 -625- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 625/ 1541
H.F. 662 252D.16 sufficient to pay the support obligation and, except as 35 provided in section 598.22 , requiring the payment of such sums 1 to the clerk of the district court or the collection services 2 center or, as appropriate, a comparable government entity 3 in another state as provided in chapter 252K . All income 4 withholding payments shall be paid to the collection services 5 center or, as appropriate, a comparable government entity in 6 another state as provided in chapter 252K . Notification of 7 income withholding shall be provided to the obligor and to the 8 payor of income pursuant to section 252D.17 . 9 Sec. 882. Section 252D.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 252D.8 Persons subject to immediate income withholding. 12 1. In a support order issued or modified on or after 13 November 1, 1990, for which services are being provided by the 14 child support recovery unit services , and in any support orders 15 issued or modified after January 1, 1994, for which services 16 are not provided by the child support recovery unit services , 17 the income of a support obligor is subject to withholding, on 18 the effective date of the order, regardless of whether support 19 payments by the obligor are in arrears. If services are being 20 provided pursuant to chapter 252B , the child support recovery 21 unit services may enter an ex parte order for an immediate 22 withholding of income. The district court may enter an ex 23 parte order for immediate income withholding for cases in which 24 the child support recovery unit services is not providing 25 services. The income of the obligor is subject to immediate 26 withholding unless one of the following occurs: 27 a. One of the parties demonstrates and the court or child 28 support recovery unit services finds there is good cause not to 29 require immediate withholding. A finding of good cause shall 30 be based on, at a minimum, written findings and conclusions by 31 the court or administrative authority as to why implementing 32 immediate withholding would not be in the best interests of the 33 child. In cases involving modifications, the findings shall 34 -626- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 626/ 1541
H.F. 662 also include proof of timely payment of previously ordered 35 support. 1 b. A written agreement is reached between both parties 2 which provides for an alternative arrangement. If the support 3 payments have been assigned to the department of human services 4 pursuant to chapter 234 or 239B , or a comparable statute of 5 another jurisdiction, the department shall be considered a 6 party to the support order, and a written agreement pursuant 7 to this section to waive immediate withholding is void unless 8 approved by the child support recovery unit services . Any 9 agreement existing at the time an assignment of support is made 10 pursuant to chapter 234 or 239B or pursuant to a comparable 11 statute of another jurisdiction shall not prevent the child 12 support recovery unit services from implementing immediate 13 withholding. 14 2. For an order not requiring immediate withholding, income 15 of an obligor is subject to immediate withholding, without 16 regard to whether there is an arrearage, on the earliest of the 17 following: 18 a. The date the obligor requests that the withholding begin. 19 b. The date the custodial parent or party to the proceeding 20 requests that the withholding begin, if the request is approved 21 by the district court or, in cases in which services are 22 being provided pursuant to chapter 252B , if the child support 23 recovery unit services approves the request. 24 Sec. 883. Section 252D.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 252D.16 Definitions. 27 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 28 requires: 29 1. “Child support services” means the same as child 30 supported services created in section 252B.2. 31 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 32 services. 33 1. 3. “Income” means all of the following: 34 -627- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 627/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. Any periodic form of payment due an individual, 35 regardless of source, including but not limited to wages, 1 salaries, commissions, bonuses, workers’ compensation, 2 disability payments, payments pursuant to a pension or 3 retirement program, and interest. 4 b. A sole payment or lump sum as provided in section 5 252D.18C , including but not limited to payment from an estate 6 including inheritance, or payment for personal injury or 7 property damage. 8 c. Irregular income as defined in section 252D.18B . 9 2. 4. “Payor of income” or “payor” means and includes, but 10 is not limited to, an obligor’s employer, trustee, the state 11 of Iowa and all governmental subdivisions and agencies and any 12 other person from whom an obligor receives income. 13 3. 5. “Support” or “support payments” means any amount 14 which the court or administrative agency may require a person 15 to pay for the benefit of a child under a temporary order or a 16 final judgment or decree entered under chapter 232 , 234 , 252A , 17 252C , 252F , 252H , 598 , 600B , or any other comparable chapter, 18 and may include child support, maintenance, medical support as 19 defined in chapter 252E , spousal support, and any other term 20 used to describe these obligations. These obligations may 21 include support for a child of any age who is dependent on the 22 parties to the dissolution proceedings because of physical or 23 mental disability. The obligations may include support for 24 a child eighteen or more years of age with respect to whom a 25 child support order has been issued pursuant to the laws of 26 another state or foreign country. These obligations shall 27 not include amounts for a postsecondary education subsidy as 28 defined in section 598.1 . 29 Sec. 884. Section 252D.16A, Code 2023, is amended to read 30 as follows: 31 252D.16A Income withholding order —— child support recovery 32 unit services . 33 If support payments are ordered under this chapter , chapter 34 -628- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 628/ 1541
H.F. 662 232 , 234 , 252A , 252C , 252E , 252F , 252H , 598 , 600B , or any other 35 applicable chapter, or under a comparable statute of another 1 state or foreign country, and if income withholding relative 2 to such support payments is allowed under this chapter , the 3 child support recovery unit services may enter an ex parte 4 order notifying the person whose income is to be withheld 5 of the procedure to file a motion to quash the order for 6 income withholding, and ordering the withholding of sums to 7 be deducted from the delinquent person’s income as defined in 8 section 252D.16 sufficient to pay the support obligation and 9 requiring the payment of such sums to the collection services 10 center or, as appropriate, a comparable government entity in 11 another state as provided in chapter 252K . The child Child 12 support recovery unit services shall include the amount of 13 any delinquency and the amount to be withheld in the notice 14 provided to the obligor pursuant to section 252D.17A . Notice 15 of income withholding shall be provided to the obligor and to 16 the payor of income pursuant to sections 252D.17 and 252D.17A . 17 Sec. 885. Section 252D.17, subsection 1, unnumbered 18 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 The district court shall provide notice by sending a copy 20 of the order for income withholding or a notice of the order 21 for income withholding to the obligor and the obligor’s payor 22 of income by regular mail, with proof of service completed 23 according to rule of civil procedure 1.442 . The child Child 24 support recovery unit services shall provide notice of the 25 income withholding order by sending a notice of the order to 26 the obligor’s payor of income by regular mail or by electronic 27 means. Proof of service may be completed according to ruleof 28 civil procedure 1.442 . The child Child support recovery unit’s services’ notice of the order may be sent to the payor 30 of income on the same date that the order is sent to the clerk 31 of court for filing. In all other instances, the income 32 withholding order shall be filed with the clerk of court prior 33 to sending the notice of the order to the payor of income. In 34 -629- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 629/ 1541
H.F. 662 addition to the amount to be withheld for payment of support, 35 the order or the notice of the order shall be in a standard 1 format as prescribed by the unit child support services and 2 shall include all of the following information regarding the 3 duties of the payor in implementing the withholding order: 4 Sec. 886. Section 252D.17, subsection 1, paragraphs g and i, 5 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 6 g. The withholding is binding on the payor until further 7 notice by the court or the child support recovery unit 8 services . 9 i. The payor shall promptly notify the court or the child 10 support recovery unit services when the obligor’s employment or 11 other income terminates, and provide the obligor’s last known 12 address and the name and address of the obligor’s new employer, 13 if known. 14 Sec. 887. Section 252D.17A, Code 2023, is amended to read 15 as follows: 16 252D.17A Notice to obligor of implementation of income 17 withholding order. 18 The child Child support recovery unit services or the 19 district court shall send a notice of the income withholding 20 order to the obligor at the time the notice is sent to the payor 21 of income. 22 Sec. 888. Section 252D.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 252D.18 Modification or termination of withholding. 25 1. The court or the child support recovery unit services 26 may, by ex parte order, modify a previously entered income 27 withholding order if the court or the unit child support 28 services determines any of the following: 29 a. There has been a change in the amount of the current 30 support obligation. 31 b. The amount required to be withheld under the income 32 withholding order is in error. 33 c. Any past due support debt has been paid in full. Should 34 -630- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 630/ 1541
H.F. 662 a delinquency later accrue, the withholding order may be 35 modified to secure payment toward the delinquency. 1 d. There has been a change in the rules adopted by the 2 department pursuant to chapter 17A regarding the amount of 3 income to be withheld to pay a delinquency. 4 2. The child Child support recovery unit services may modify 5 an amount specified in an income withholding order or notice of 6 income withholding by providing notice to the payor of income 7 and the obligor pursuant to sections 252D.17 and 252D.17A . 8 3. The court or the child support recovery unit services 9 may, by ex parte order, terminate an income withholding order 10 when the current support obligation has terminated and when 11 the delinquent support obligation has been fully satisfied 12 as applicable to all of the children covered by the income 13 withholding order. The unit Child support services may, by 14 ex parte order, terminate an income withholding order when 15 the unit child support services will no longer be providing 16 services under chapter 252B , or when another state or foreign 17 country will be providing services under Tit. IV-D of the 18 federal Social Security Act or a comparable law in a foreign 19 country. 20 4. In no case shall payment of overdue support be the sole 21 basis for termination of withholding. 22 Sec. 889. Section 252D.18A, subsections 1 and 4, Code 2023, 23 are amended to read as follows: 24 1. The total of all amounts withheld shall not exceed the 25 amounts specified in 15 U.S.C. §1673(b). For orders or notices 26 issued by the child support recovery unit services , the limit 27 for the amount to be withheld shall be specified in the order 28 or notice. 29 4. The payor shall identify and report payments by the 30 obligor’s name, account number, amount, and date withheld 31 pursuant to section 252D.17 . If payments for multiple obligees 32 are combined, the portion of the payment attributable to each 33 obligee shall be specifically identified only if the payor is 34 -631- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 631/ 1541
H.F. 662 directed to do so by the child support recovery unit services . 35 Sec. 890. Section 252D.18B, Code 2023, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 252D.18B Irregular income. 3 When payment of income is irregular, and an order for 4 immediate or mandatory income withholding has been entered by 5 the child support recovery unit services or the district court, 6 the income payor shall withhold income equal to the total that 7 would have been withheld had there been regular monthly income. 8 The amounts withheld shall not exceed the amounts specified 9 in 15 U.S.C. §1673(b). For the purposes of this section , an 10 income source is irregular when there are periods in excess of 11 one month during which the income payor makes no payment to the 12 obligor and the periods are not the result of termination or 13 suspension of employment. 14 Sec. 891. Section 252D.18C, Code 2023, is amended to read 15 as follows: 16 252D.18C Withholding from lump sum payments. 17 The child Child support recovery unit services or the 18 district court may enter an ex parte order for income 19 withholding when the obligor is paid by a lump sum income 20 source. When a sole payment is made or payment occurs at 21 two-month or greater intervals, the withholding order may 22 include all current and delinquent support due through the 23 current month, but shall not exceed the amounts specified in 24 15 U.S.C. §1673(b). 25 Sec. 892. Section 252D.19A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 2. If the unit child support services takes an enforcement 28 action during a calendar year against an obligor and the 29 obligor is not delinquent or in arrears solely due to the 30 applicability of this section to the obligor, upon discovering 31 the circumstances, the unit child support services shall 32 promptly discontinue the enforcement action. 33 Sec. 893. Section 252D.20, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 -632- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 632/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 35 252D.20 Administration of income withholding procedures. 1 The child Child support recovery unit services is designated 2 as the entity of the state to administer income withholding in 3 accordance with the procedures specified for keeping adequate 4 records to document, track, and monitor support payments on 5 cases subject to Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security 6 Act. The collection services center is designated as the 7 entity for administering income withholding for cases which are 8 not subject to Tit. IV-D. The collection services center’s 9 responsibilities for administering income withholding in cases 10 not subject to Tit. IV-D are limited to the receipt, recording, 11 and disbursement of income withholding payments and to 12 responding to requests for information on the current status of 13 support payments pursuant to section 252B.13A . Notwithstanding 14 section 622.53 , in cases where the court or the child support 15 recovery unit services is enforcing an order of another state 16 or foreign country through income withholding, a certified copy 17 of the underlying judgment is sufficient proof of authenticity. 18 Sec. 894. Section 252D.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 252D.22 Rules. 21 The department shall adopt the administrative rules 22 necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter as they 23 pertain to the operations of the child support recovery unit 24 services . 25 Sec. 895. Section 252D.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 252D.23 Filing of withholding order —— order effective as 28 district court order. 29 An income withholding order entered by the child support 30 recovery unit services pursuant to this chapter shall be 31 filed with the clerk of the district court. In lieu of any 32 signature on the order which may otherwise be required by law 33 or rule, the order shall have affixed the name and address 34 -633- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 633/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the appropriate child support office services . For the 35 purposes of demonstrating compliance by the payor of income, 1 the copy of the withholding order or the notice of the order 2 received, whether or not the copy of the order is file-stamped, 3 shall have all the force, effect, and attributes of a docketed 4 order of the district court including, but not limited to, 5 availability of contempt of court proceedings against a 6 payor of income for noncompliance. However, any information 7 contained in the income withholding order or the notice of the 8 order related to the amount of the accruing or accrued support 9 obligation which does not reflect the correct amount of support 10 due does not modify the underlying support judgment. 11 Sec. 896. Section 252E.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 252E.1 Definitions. 14 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 15 requires: 16 1. “Accessible” means any of the following, unless otherwise 17 provided in the support order: 18 a. The health benefit plan does not have service area 19 limitations or provides an option not subject to service area 20 limitations. 21 b. The health benefit plan has service area limitations and 22 the dependent lives within thirty miles or thirty minutes of a 23 network primary care provider. 24 2. “Basic coverage” means health care coverage that at a 25 minimum provides coverage for emergency care, inpatient and 26 outpatient hospital care, physician services whether provided 27 within or outside a hospital setting, and laboratory and x-ray 28 services. 29 3. “Cash medical support” means a monetary amount that 30 a parent is ordered to pay to the obligee in lieu of that 31 parent providing health care coverage, which amount is five 32 percent of the gross income of the parent ordered to pay the 33 monetary amount or, if the child support guidelines established 34 -634- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 634/ 1541
H.F. 662 pursuant to section 598.21B specifically provide an alternative 35 income-based numeric standard for determining the amount, 1 the amount determined by the standard specified by the child 2 support guidelines. “Cash medical support” is an obligation 3 separate from any monetary amount a parent is ordered to pay 4 for uncovered medical expenses pursuant to the guidelines 5 established pursuant to section 598.21B . 6 4. “Child” means a person for whom child or medical support 7 may be ordered pursuant to chapter 234 , 239B , 252A , 252C , 252F , 8 252H , 252K , 598 , 600B , or any other chapter of the Code or 9 pursuant to a comparable statute of another state or foreign 10 country. 11 5. “Child support services” means child support services 12 created in section 252B.1. 13 5. 6. “Department” means the department of health and 14 human services, which includes but is not limited to the child 15 support recovery unit services , or any comparable support 16 enforcement agency of another state. 17 6. 7. “Dependent” means a child, or an obligee for whom 18 a court may order health care coverage pursuant to section 19 252E.3 . 20 7. 8. “Enroll” means to be eligible for and covered by a 21 health benefit plan. 22 8. 9. “Health benefit plan” means any policy or contract 23 of insurance, indemnity, subscription, or membership issued 24 by an insurer, health service corporation, health maintenance 25 organization, or any similar corporation or organization, any 26 public coverage, or any self-insured employee benefit plan, 27 for the purpose of covering medical expenses. These expenses 28 may include but are not limited to hospital, surgical, major 29 medical insurance, dental, optical, prescription drugs, office 30 visits, or any combination of these or any other comparable 31 health care expenses. 32 9. 10. “Health care coverage” or “coverage” means providing 33 and paying for the medical needs of a dependent through a 34 -635- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 635/ 1541
H.F. 662 health benefit plan. 35 10. 11. “Insurer” means any entity, including a health 1 service corporation, health maintenance organization, or any 2 similar corporation or organization, or an employer offering 3 self-insurance, that provides a health benefit plan, but does 4 not include an entity that provides public coverage. 5 11. 12. “Medical support” means either the provision of 6 health care coverage or the payment of cash medical support. 7 “Medical support” is not alimony. 8 12. 13. “National medical support notice” means a notice 9 as prescribed under 42 U.S.C. §666(a)(19) or a substantially 10 similar notice, that is issued and forwarded by the department 11 in accordance with section 252E.4 to enforce the health care 12 coverage provisions of a support order. The national medical 13 support notice is not applicable to a provider of public 14 coverage. 15 13. 14. “Obligee” means a parent or another natural person 16 legally entitled to receive a support payment on behalf of a 17 child. 18 14. 15. “Obligor” means a parent or another natural person 19 legally responsible for the support of a dependent. 20 15. 16. “Order” means a support order entered pursuant to 21 chapter 234 , 252A , 252C , 252F , 252H , 252K , 598 , 600B , or any 22 other support chapter, or pursuant to a comparable statute of 23 another state or foreign country, or an ex parte order entered 24 pursuant to section 252E.4 . “Order” also includes a notice of 25 such an order issued by the department. 26 16. 17. “Plan administrator” means the employer or sponsor 27 that offers the health benefit plan or the person to whom the 28 duty of plan administrator is delegated by the employer or 29 sponsor offering the health benefit plan, by written agreement 30 of the parties. “Plan administrator” does not include a 31 provider of public coverage. 32 17. 18. “Primary care provider” means a physician who 33 provides primary care who is a family or general practitioner, 34 -636- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 636/ 1541
H.F. 662 a pediatrician, an internist, an obstetrician, or a 35 gynecologist; an advanced registered nurse practitioner; or a 1 physician assistant. 2 18. 19. “Public coverage” means health care benefits 3 provided by any form of federal or state medical assistance, 4 including but not limited to benefits provided under chapter 5 249A or 514I , or under comparable laws of another state, 6 foreign country, or Indian nation or tribe. 7 19. “Unit” or “child support recovery unit” means unit as 8 defined in section 252B.1 . 9 Sec. 897. Section 252E.1A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 1. This section shall apply to all initial or modified 12 orders for support entered under chapter 234 , 252A , 252C , 252F , 13 252H , 598 , 600B , or any other applicable chapter. If an action 14 to establish or modify an order for support is initiated by the 15 child support recovery unit services , section 252E.1B shall 16 also apply. 17 Sec. 898. Section 252E.1B, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 252E.1B Establishing and modifying orders for medical support 20 —— actions initiated by child support recovery unit services . 21 1. If the child support recovery unit services is initiating 22 an action to establish or modify support, this section shall 23 apply in addition to the provisions of section 252E.1A . 24 2. The unit Child support services shall apply the following 25 order of priority when the unit child support services enters 26 or seeks an order for medical support: 27 a. If the custodial parent is currently providing coverage 28 for the child under a health benefit plan other than public 29 coverage, and the plan is available as described in section 30 252E.1A, subsection 3 , the unit child support services shall 31 enter or seek an order for the custodial parent to provide 32 coverage. 33 b. If the noncustodial parent is currently providing 34 -637- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 637/ 1541
H.F. 662 coverage for the child under a health benefit plan other than 35 public coverage, and the plan is available as described in 1 section 252E.1A, subsection 3 , the unit child support services 2 shall enter or seek an order for the noncustodial parent to 3 provide coverage. 4 c. If a health benefit plan other than public coverage is 5 available as described in section 252E.1A, subsection 3 , to the 6 custodial parent, the unit child support services shall enter 7 or seek an order for the custodial parent to provide coverage. 8 d. If a health benefit plan other than public coverage is 9 available as described in section 252E.1A, subsection 3 , to 10 the noncustodial parent, the unit child support services shall 11 enter or seek an order for the noncustodial parent to provide 12 coverage. 13 e. If a health benefit plan other than public coverage 14 is not available to either parent, and the custodial parent 15 has public coverage for the child, the unit child support 16 services shall enter or seek an order for the custodial parent 17 to provide health care coverage and shall enter or seek an 18 order for the noncustodial parent to pay cash medical support. 19 However, if any of the circumstances described in section 20 252E.1A, subsection 4 , paragraph “a” , “b” , or “c” is met, the 21 unit child support services shall enter or seek an order as 22 specified by the applicable paragraph. 23 3. Notwithstanding subsection 2 , if there is an order for 24 joint physical care for the child and the parties subject to 25 the support order, the unit child support services shall apply 26 the following order of priority when the unit child support 27 services enters or seeks an order for medical support: 28 a. If only one parent is currently providing coverage 29 for the child under a health benefit plan other than public 30 coverage, and the plan is available as described in section 31 252E.1A, subsection 3 , the unit child support services shall 32 enter or seek an order for that parent to provide coverage. 33 b. If both parents are currently providing coverage for the 34 -638- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 638/ 1541
H.F. 662 child under a health benefit plan other than public coverage, 35 and both plans are available as described in section 252E.1A, 1 subsection 3 , the unit child support services shall enter or 2 seek an order for both parents to provide coverage. 3 c. If neither parent is currently providing coverage 4 for the child under a health benefit plan other than public 5 coverage, and a health benefit plan other than public coverage 6 is available as described in section 252E.1A, subsection 3 , to 7 one parent, the unit child support services shall enter or seek 8 an order for that parent to provide coverage. 9 d. If neither parent is currently providing coverage 10 for the child under a health benefit plan other than public 11 coverage, and a health benefit plan other than public coverage 12 is available as described in section 252E.1A, subsection 3 , to 13 both parents, the unit child support services shall enter or 14 seek an order for both parents to provide coverage. 15 e. If a health benefit plan other than public coverage 16 is not available to either parent and one parent has public 17 coverage for the child, the unit child support services shall 18 enter or seek an order for that parent to provide health care 19 coverage. 20 4. The child Child support recovery unit services or the 21 court shall not order any modification to an existing medical 22 support order in a proceeding conducted solely pursuant to 23 chapter 252H, subchapter IV . 24 Sec. 899. Section 252E.2, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 25 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 a. The name and the last known mailing address of the 27 participant and the name and mailing address of each child 28 covered by the order except that, to the extent provided in 29 the order, the name and mailing address of an official of the 30 department may be substituted for the mailing address of the 31 child. 32 Sec. 900. Section 252E.2A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 -639- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 639/ 1541
H.F. 662 252E.2A Satisfaction of medical support order. 35 This section shall apply if the child support recovery unit 1 services is providing services under chapter 252B . 2 1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and without 3 a court order, a medical support order for a child shall be 4 deemed satisfied with regard to the department, the child, the 5 obligor, and the obligee for the period during which all of the 6 following conditions are met: 7 a. The order is issued under any applicable chapter of the 8 Code. 9 b. The unit Child support services is notified that the 10 conditions of paragraph “c” are met and the parent ordered to 11 provide medical support submits a written statement to the unit 12 child support services that the requirements of paragraph “c” 13 are met. 14 c. The parent ordered to provide medical support meets at 15 least one of the following conditions: 16 (1) The parent is an inmate of an institution under the 17 control of the department of corrections or a comparable 18 institution in another state. 19 (2) The parent’s monthly child support obligation under 20 the guidelines established pursuant to section 598.21B is the 21 minimum obligation amount. 22 (3) The parent is a recipient of assistance under chapter 23 239B or 249A , or under comparable laws of another state. 24 (4) The parent is residing with any child for whom the 25 parent is legally responsible and that child is a recipient 26 of assistance under chapter 239B , 249A , or 514I , or under 27 comparable laws of another state. For purposes of this 28 subparagraph, “legally responsible” means the parent has a legal 29 obligation to the child as specified in Iowa court rule 9.7 of 30 the child support guidelines. 31 d. The unit Child support services files a notice of 32 satisfaction with the clerk of the district court. The 33 effective date of the satisfaction shall be stated in the 34 -640- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 640/ 1541
H.F. 662 notice and the effective date shall be no later than forty-five 35 days after the unit child support services issues the notice of 1 satisfaction. 2 2. If a medical support order is satisfied under subsection 3 1 , the satisfaction shall continue until all of the following 4 apply: 5 a. The unit Child support services is notified that none of 6 the conditions specified in subsection 1 , paragraph “c” , still 7 applies. 8 b. The unit Child support services files a satisfaction 9 termination notice that the requirements for a satisfaction 10 under this section no longer apply. The effective date shall 11 be stated in the satisfaction termination notice and the 12 effective date shall be no later than forty-five days after the 13 unit child support services issues the satisfaction termination 14 notice. 15 3. The unit Child support services shall mail a copy of the 16 notice of satisfaction and the satisfaction termination notice 17 to the last known address of the obligor and obligee. 18 4. The department of human services may match data for 19 enrollees of the hawk-i Hawki program created pursuant to 20 chapter 514I with data of the unit child support services to 21 assist the unit child support services in implementing this 22 section . 23 5. An order, decree, or judgment entered or pending on or 24 before July 1, 2009, that provides for the support of a child 25 may be satisfied as provided in this section . 26 Sec. 901. Section 252E.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 1. When a support order requires an obligor to provide 29 coverage under a health benefit plan other than public 30 coverage, the district court or the department may enter an 31 ex parte order directing an employer to take all actions 32 necessary to enroll an obligor’s dependent for coverage under 33 a health benefit plan or may include the provisions in an ex 34 -641- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 641/ 1541
H.F. 662 parte income withholding order or notice of income withholding 35 pursuant to chapter 252D . The child Child support recovery 1 unit services , where appropriate, shall issue a national 2 medical support notice to an employer within two business days 3 after the date information regarding a newly hired employee is 4 entered into the centralized employee registry and matched with 5 a noncustodial parent in the case being enforced by the unit 6 child support services , or upon receipt of other employment 7 information for such parent. The department may amend the 8 information in the ex parte order or may amend or terminate 9 the national medical support notice regarding health insurance 10 provisions if necessary to comply with health insurance 11 requirements including but not limited to the provisions of 12 section 252E.2, subsection 2 , or to correct a mistake of fact. 13 Sec. 902. Section 252E.5, subsection 8, paragraph g, 14 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 (3) If the obligor is not enrolled in a health benefit 16 plan or is not enrolled in a health benefit plan that offers 17 dependent coverage, if more than one plan with dependent 18 coverage is offered by the employer, and if the notice is 19 issued by the child support recovery unit services , all of the 20 following shall apply: 21 (a) If only one of the plans is accessible to the dependent, 22 that plan shall be selected. If none of the plans with 23 dependent coverage is accessible to the dependent, the unit 24 child support services shall amend or terminate the notice. 25 (b) If more than one of the plans is accessible to the 26 dependent, the plan selected shall be the plan that provides 27 basic coverage for which the employee’s share of the premium 28 is lowest. 29 (c) If more than one of the plans is accessible to the 30 dependent but none of the accessible plans provides basic 31 coverage, the plan selected shall be a plan that is accessible 32 and for which the employee’s share of the premium is lowest. 33 (d) If the employee’s share of the premiums is the same 34 -642- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 642/ 1541
H.F. 662 under all plans described in subparagraph (b) or (c), the 35 unit child support services shall attempt to consult with the 1 obligee when selecting the plan. If the obligee does not 2 respond within ten days of the unit’s child support services’ 3 attempt, the unit child support services shall select a plan 4 which shall be the plan’s default option, if any, or the plan 5 with the lowest deductibles and copayment requirements. 6 Sec. 903. Section 252E.5, subsection 8, paragraph h, 7 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 (2) If the dependent is or is to be enrolled, notify the 9 obligor, the obligee, and the child and furnish the obligee 10 with necessary information. Provide the child support recovery 11 unit services with the type of health benefit plan under which 12 the dependent has been enrolled, including whether dental, 13 optical, office visits, and prescription drugs are covered 14 services. 15 Sec. 904. Section 252E.6A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 16 are amended to read as follows: 17 1. An obligor may move to quash the order to the employer 18 under section 252E.4 by following the same procedures and 19 alleging a mistake of a fact as provided in section 252D.31 20 or as provided in subsection 2 . If the unit child support 21 services is enforcing an income withholding order and a medical 22 support order simultaneously, any challenge to the income 23 withholding order and medical support enforcement shall be 24 filed and heard simultaneously. 25 3. The employer shall comply with the requirements of this 26 chapter until the employer receives notice that a motion to 27 quash has been granted, or that the unit child support services 28 has amended or terminated the national medical support notice. 29 Sec. 905. Section 252F.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 252F.1 Definitions. 32 As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise 33 requires: 34 -643- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 643/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the child 35 support recovery unit of the department of human services or 1 the administrator’s designee. 2 2. 1. “Child” means a person who is less than age eighteen 3 or a person who is age eighteen but less than age nineteen 4 and is engaged full-time in completing high school graduation 5 or equivalency requirements in a manner which is reasonably 6 expected to result in completion of the requirements prior to 7 the person reaching age nineteen. 8 2. “Child support services” means the same as child support 9 services created in section 252B.2. 10 3. “Department” means the department of health and human 11 services. 12 4. “Director” means the director of health and human 13 services. 14 3. 5. “Mother” means a mother of the child for whom 15 paternity is being established. 16 4. 6. “Party” means a putative father or a mother, as named 17 in an action. 18 5. 7. “Paternity is at issue” means any of the following 19 conditions: 20 a. A child was not born or conceived within marriage. 21 b. A child was born or conceived within marriage but a court 22 has declared that the child is not the issue of the marriage. 23 6. 8. “Paternity test” means and includes any form of 24 blood, tissue, or genetic testing administered to determine the 25 biological father of a child. 26 7. 9. “Putative father” means a person alleged to be the 27 biological father of a child. 28 8. “Unit” means the child support recovery unit created in 29 section 252B.2 . 30 Sec. 906. Section 252F.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 252F.2 Jurisdiction. 33 1. In any case in which the unit child support services 34 -644- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 644/ 1541
H.F. 662 is providing services pursuant to chapter 252B and paternity 35 is at issue, proceedings may be initiated by the unit child 1 support services pursuant to this chapter for the sole purpose 2 of establishing paternity and any accrued or accruing child 3 support or medical support obligations. Proceedings under 4 this chapter are in addition to other means of establishing 5 paternity or support. Issues in addition to establishment of 6 paternity or support obligations shall not be addressed in 7 proceedings initiated under this chapter . 8 2. An action to establish paternity and support under this 9 chapter may be brought within the time limitations set forth 10 in section 614.8 . 11 Sec. 907. Section 252F.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 252F.3 Notice of alleged paternity and support debt —— 14 conference —— request for hearing. 15 1. The unit Child support services may prepare a notice 16 of alleged paternity and support debt to be served on a 17 party if the mother of the child or a government official 18 with knowledge of the circumstances of possible paternity 19 relying on government records provides a written statement 20 to the department of human services certifying in accordance 21 with section 622.1 that the putative father is or may be the 22 biological father of the child or children involved. The 23 notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the statement and 24 served on the putative father in accordance 25 with rule of civilprocedure 1.305 . Service upon the mother shall not constitute valid service upon the putative father. The notice shall 27 include or be accompanied by all of the following: 28 a. The name of the recipient of services under chapter 252B 29 and the name and birth date of the child or children involved. 30 b. A statement that the putative father has been named as 31 the biological father of the child or children named. 32 c. A statement that if paternity is established, the 33 -645- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 645/ 1541
H.F. 662 amount of the putative father’s monthly support obligation 34 and the amount of the support debt accrued and accruing will 35 be established in accordance with the guidelines established 1 in section 598.21B , and the criteria established pursuant to 2 section 252B.7A . 3 d. A statement that if paternity is established, a party has 4 a duty to provide accrued and accruing medical support to the 5 child or children in accordance with chapter 252E . 6 e. A written explanation of the procedures for determining 7 the child support obligation and a request for financial or 8 income information as necessary for application of the child 9 support guidelines established pursuant to section 598.21B . 10 f. (1) The right of a party to request a conference 11 with the unit child support services to discuss paternity 12 establishment and the amount of support that a party may be 13 required to provide, within ten days of the date of service of 14 the original notice or, if paternity is contested and paternity 15 testing is conducted, within ten days of the date the paternity 16 test results are issued or mailed to a party by the unit child 17 support services . 18 (2) A statement that if a conference is requested, a party 19 shall have one of the following time frames, whichever is the 20 latest, to send a written request for a court hearing on the 21 issue of support to the unit child support services : 22 (a) Ten days from the date set for the conference. 23 (b) Twenty days from the date of service of the original 24 notice. 25 (c) If paternity was contested and paternity testing 26 was conducted, and a party does not deny paternity after the 27 testing or challenge the paternity test results, twenty days 28 from the date paternity test results are issued or mailed by 29 the unit child support services to the party. 30 (3) A statement that after the holding of the conference, 31 the unit child support services shall issue a new notice of 32 alleged paternity and finding of financial responsibility for 33 -646- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 646/ 1541
H.F. 662 child support or medical support, or both, to be provided in 34 person to each party or sent to each party by regular mail 35 addressed to the party’s last known address or, if applicable, 1 to the last known address of the party’s attorney. 2 (4) A statement that if the unit child support services 3 issues a new notice of alleged paternity and finding of 4 financial responsibility for child support or medical support, 5 or both, a party shall have one of the following time frames, 6 whichever is the latest, to send a written request for a court 7 hearing on the issue of support to the unit child support 8 services : 9 (a) Ten days from the date of issuance of the new notice. 10 (b) Twenty days from the date of service of the original 11 notice. 12 (c) If paternity was contested and paternity testing 13 conducted, and a party does not deny paternity after the 14 testing or challenge the paternity test results, twenty days 15 from the date the paternity test results are issued or mailed 16 to the party by the unit child support services . 17 g. A statement that if a conference is not requested, and 18 a party does not deny paternity or challenge the results of 19 any paternity testing conducted but objects to the finding 20 of financial responsibility or the amount of child support 21 or medical support, or both, the party shall send a written 22 request for a court hearing on the issue of support to the 23 unit child support services within twenty days of the date of 24 service of the original notice, or, if paternity was contested 25 and paternity testing conducted, and a party does not deny 26 paternity after the testing or challenge the paternity test 27 results, within twenty days from the date the paternity test 28 results are issued or mailed to the party by the unit child 29 support services , whichever is later. 30 h. A statement that if a timely written request for a 31 hearing on the issue of support is received by the unit 32 child support services , the party shall have the right to a 33 -647- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 647/ 1541
H.F. 662 hearing to be held in district court and that if no timely 34 written request is received and paternity is not contested, 35 the administrator department shall enter an order establishing 1 the putative father as the father of the child or children and 2 establishing child support or medical support, or both, in 3 accordance with the notice of alleged paternity and support 4 debt. 5 i. A written explanation of the rights and responsibilities 6 associated with the establishment of paternity. 7 j. A written explanation of a party’s right to deny 8 paternity, the procedures for denying paternity, and the 9 consequences of the denial. 10 k. A statement that if a party contests paternity, the party 11 shall have twenty days from the date of service of the original 12 notice to submit a written denial of paternity to the unit 13 child support services . 14 l. A statement that if paternity is contested, the unit 15 child support services shall, at the request of the party 16 contesting paternity or on its own initiative, enter an 17 administrative order requiring the putative father, mother, and 18 child or children involved, to submit to paternity testing. 19 m. A statement that if paternity tests are conducted, the 20 unit child support services shall provide a copy of the test 21 results to each party in person or send a copy to each party 22 by regular mail, addressed to the party’s last known address, 23 or, if applicable, to the last known address of the party’s 24 attorney. 25 n. A statement setting forth the time frames for contesting 26 paternity after paternity tests are conducted. 27 o. Other information as the unit child support services 28 finds appropriate. 29 2. The time limitations established for the notice 30 provisions under subsection 1 are binding unless otherwise 31 specified in this chapter or waived pursuant to section 252F.8 . 32 3. a. If notice is served on a party, the unit child 33 -648- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 648/ 1541
H.F. 662 support services shall file a true copy of the notice and the 34 original return of service with the appropriate clerk of the 35 district court as follows: 1 (1) In the county in which the child or children reside if 2 the action is for purposes of establishing paternity and future 3 child or medical support, or both. 4 (2) In the county in which the child or children involved 5 last received public assistance benefits in the state, if 6 the action is for purposes of establishing paternity and 7 child or medical support, or both, only for prior periods of 8 time when the child or children received public assistance, 9 and no ongoing child or medical support obligation is to be 10 established by this action. 11 (3) If the action is the result of a request from another 12 state or foreign country to establish paternity of a putative 13 father located in Iowa, in the county in which the putative 14 father resides. 15 b. All subsequent documents filed or court hearings held 16 related to the action shall be in the district court in the 17 county in which notice was filed pursuant to this subsection . 18 The clerk shall file and docket the action. 19 4. A party or the child support recovery unit services may 20 request a court hearing regarding establishment of paternity or 21 a determination of support, or both. 22 a. Upon receipt of a timely written response requesting 23 a hearing or on its own initiative, the unit child support 24 services shall certify the matter for hearing in the district 25 court in the county where the original notice of alleged 26 paternity and support debt is filed, in accordance with section 27 252F.5 . 28 b. If paternity establishment was contested and paternity 29 tests conducted, a court hearing on the issue of paternity 30 shall be held no earlier than thirty days from the date 31 paternity test results are issued to all parties by the unit 32 child support services , unless the parties mutually agree to 33 -649- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 649/ 1541
H.F. 662 waive the time frame pursuant to section 252F.8 . 34 c. Any objection to the results of paternity tests shall be 35 filed no later than twenty days after the date paternity test 1 results are issued or mailed to each party by the unit child 2 support services . Any objection to paternity test results 3 filed by a party more than twenty days after the date paternity 4 tests are issued or mailed to the party by the unit child 5 support services shall not be accepted or considered by the 6 court. 7 5. If a timely written response and request for a court 8 hearing is not received by the unit child support services and 9 a party does not deny paternity, the administrator department 10 shall enter an order in accordance with section 252F.4 . 11 6. a. If a party contests the establishment of paternity, 12 the party shall submit, within twenty days of service of the 13 notice on the party under subsection 1 , a written statement 14 contesting paternity establishment to the unit child support 15 services . Upon receipt of a written challenge of paternity 16 establishment, or upon initiation by the unit child support 17 services , the administrator department shall enter ex parte 18 administrative orders requiring the mother, child or children 19 involved, and the putative father to submit to paternity 20 testing, except that if the mother and child or children 21 previously submitted blood or genetic specimens in a prior 22 action to establish paternity against a different putative 23 father, the previously submitted specimens and prior results, 24 if available, may be utilized for testing in this action. 25 Either the mother or putative father may contest paternity 26 under this chapter . 27 b. The orders shall be filed with the clerk of the district 28 court in the county where the notice was filed and have the 29 same force and effect as a court order for paternity testing. 30 c. The unit Child support services shall issue copies of the 31 respective administrative orders for paternity testing to the 32 mother and putative father in person, or by regular mail to the 33 -650- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 650/ 1541
H.F. 662 last known address of each, or if applicable, to the last known 34 address of the attorney for each. 35 d. If a paternity test is ordered under this section , 1 the administrator department shall direct that inherited 2 characteristics be analyzed and interpreted, and shall appoint 3 an expert qualified as an examiner of genetic markers to 4 analyze and interpret the results. The test shall be of a type 5 generally acknowledged as reliable by accreditation entities 6 designated by the secretary of the United States department 7 of health and human services and shall be performed by a 8 laboratory approved by an accreditation entity. 9 e. The party contesting paternity shall be provided one 10 opportunity to reschedule the paternity testing appointment if 11 the testing is rescheduled prior to the date of the originally 12 scheduled appointment. 13 f. An original copy of the test results shall be filed with 14 the clerk of the district court in the county where the notice 15 was filed. The child Child support recovery unit services 16 shall issue a copy of the filed test results to each party in 17 person, or by regular mail to the last known address of each, 18 or if applicable, to the last known address of the attorney 19 for each. However, if the action is the result of a request 20 from another state or foreign country, the unit child support 21 services shall issue a copy of the results to the initiating 22 agency in that jurisdiction. 23 g. Verified documentation of the chain of custody of the 24 blood or genetic specimens is competent evidence to establish 25 the chain of custody. The testimony of the appointed expert is 26 not required. A verified expert’s report of test results which 27 indicate a statistical probability of paternity is sufficient 28 authenticity of the expert’s conclusion. 29 h. A verified expert’s report shall be admitted as evidence 30 to establish administrative paternity, and, if a court hearing 31 is scheduled to resolve the issue of paternity, shall be 32 admitted as evidence and is admissible at trial. 33 -651- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 651/ 1541
H.F. 662 i. If the verified expert concludes that the test results 34 show that the putative father is not excluded and that the 35 probability of the putative father’s paternity is ninety-five 1 percent or higher, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that 2 the putative father is the biological father, and the evidence 3 shall be sufficient as a basis for administrative establishment 4 of paternity. 5 (1) In order to challenge the presumption of paternity, a 6 party shall file a written notice of the challenge with the 7 district court within twenty days from the date the paternity 8 test results are issued or mailed to all parties by the unit 9 child support services . Any challenge to a presumption of 10 paternity resulting from paternity tests, or to paternity test 11 results filed after the lapse of the twenty-day time frame 12 shall not be accepted or admissible by the unit child support 13 services or the court. 14 (2) A copy of the notice challenging the presumption of 15 paternity shall be provided to any other party in person, or 16 by mailing the notice to the last known address of each party, 17 or if applicable, to the last known address of each party’s 18 attorney. 19 (3) The party challenging the presumption of paternity 20 has the burden of proving that the putative father is not the 21 father of the child. 22 (4) The presumption of paternity may be rebutted only by 23 clear and convincing evidence. 24 j. If the verified expert concludes that the test results 25 indicate that the putative father is not excluded and that 26 the probability of the putative father’s paternity is less 27 than ninety-five percent, the administrator department shall 28 order a subsequent administrative paternity test or certify the 29 case to the district court for resolution in accordance with 30 the procedures and time frames specified in paragraph “i” and 31 section 252F.5 . 32 k. If the results of the test or the verified expert’s 33 -652- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 652/ 1541
H.F. 662 analysis are timely challenged as provided in this subsection , 34 the administrator department , upon the request of a party 35 and advance payment by the contestant or upon the unit’s own 1 initiative of child support services , shall order that an 2 additional test be performed by the same laboratory or an 3 independent laboratory. If the party requesting additional 4 testing does not advance payment, the administrator department 5 shall certify the case to the district court in accordance with 6 paragraph “i” and section 252F.5 . 7 l. When a subsequent paternity test is conducted, the time 8 frames in this chapter associated with paternity tests shall 9 apply to the most recently completed test. 10 m. If the paternity test results exclude the putative father 11 as a potential biological father of the child or children, 12 and additional tests are not requested by either party or 13 conducted on the unit’s initiative of child support services , 14 or if additional tests exclude the putative father as a 15 potential biological father, the unit child support services 16 shall withdraw its action against the putative father and 17 shall file a notice of the withdrawal with the clerk of the 18 district court, and shall provide a copy of the notice to each 19 party in person, or by regular mail sent to each party’s last 20 known address, or if applicable, the last known address of the 21 party’s attorney. 22 n. Except as provided in paragraph “k” , the unit child 23 support services shall advance the costs of genetic testing. 24 If paternity is established and paternity testing was 25 conducted, the unit child support services shall enter an order 26 or, if the action proceeded to a court hearing, request that 27 the court enter a judgment for the costs of the paternity tests 28 consistent with applicable federal law. In a proceeding under 29 this chapter , a copy of a bill for genetic testing shall be 30 admitted as evidence without requiring third-party foundation 31 testimony and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the 32 amount incurred for genetic testing. 33 -653- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 653/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 908. Section 252F.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 252F.4 Entry of order. 1 1. If each party fails to respond to the initial notice 2 within twenty days after the date of service of the notice or 3 fails to appear at a conference pursuant to section 252F.3 on 4 the scheduled date of the conference, and paternity has not 5 been contested and each party fails to timely request a court 6 hearing on the issue of support, the administrator department 7 shall enter an order against the parties, declaring the 8 putative father to be the legal father of the child or children 9 involved and assessing any accrued and accruing child support 10 obligation pursuant to the guidelines established under section 11 598.21B , and medical support pursuant to chapter 252E . 12 2. If paternity is contested pursuant to section 252F.3, 13 subsection 6 , and the party contesting paternity fails to 14 appear for a paternity test and fails to request a rescheduling 15 pursuant to section 252F.3 , or fails to appear for both the 16 initial and the rescheduled paternity tests and each party 17 fails to timely request a court hearing on the issue of 18 support, the administrator department shall enter an order 19 against the parties declaring the putative father to be the 20 legal father of the child or children involved and assessing 21 any accrued and accruing child support obligation pursuant to 22 the guidelines established under section 598.21B , and medical 23 support pursuant to chapter 252E . 24 3. If a conference pursuant to section 252F.3 is held, 25 and paternity is not contested, and each party fails to 26 timely request a court hearing on the issue of support, the 27 administrator department shall enter an order against the 28 parties after the second notice has been sent declaring the 29 putative father to be the legal father of the child or children 30 involved and assessing any accrued and accruing child support 31 obligation pursuant to the guidelines established under section 32 598.21B , and medical support pursuant to chapter 252E . 33 -654- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 654/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. If paternity was contested and paternity testing was 34 performed and the putative father was not excluded, if the 35 test results indicate that the probability of the putative 1 father’s paternity is ninety-five percent or greater, if the 2 test results are not timely challenged, and if each party fails 3 to timely request a court hearing on the issue of support, 4 the administrator department shall enter an order against the 5 parties declaring the putative father to be the legal father of 6 the child or children involved and assessing any accrued and 7 accruing child support obligation pursuant to the guidelines 8 established under section 598.21B , and medical support pursuant 9 to chapter 252E . 10 5. The administrator department shall establish a support 11 obligation under this section based upon the best information 12 available to the unit child support services and pursuant to 13 section 252B.7A . 14 6. The order shall contain all of the following: 15 a. A declaration of paternity. 16 b. The amount of monthly support to be paid, with direction 17 as to the manner of payment. 18 c. The amount of accrued support. 19 d. The name of the custodial parent or caretaker. 20 e. The name and birth date of the child or children to whom 21 the order applies. 22 f. A statement that property of a party ordered to provide 23 support is subject to income withholding, liens, garnishment, 24 tax offset, and other collection actions. 25 g. The medical support required pursuant to chapter 598 and 26 chapter 252E . 27 h. A statement that a party who is ordered to provide 28 support is required to inform the child support recovery unit 29 services , on a continuing basis, of the name and address of 30 the party’s current employer, whether the party has access to 31 health insurance coverage as required in the order, and if so, 32 the health insurance policy information. 33 -655- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 655/ 1541
H.F. 662 i. If paternity was contested by the putative father, the 34 amount of any judgment assessed to the father for costs of 35 paternity tests conducted pursuant to this chapter . 1 j. Statements as required pursuant to section 598.22B . 2 7. If paternity is not contested but a party does wish 3 to challenge the issues of child or medical support, the 4 administrator department shall enter an order establishing 5 paternity and reserving the issues of child or medical support 6 for determination by the district court. 7 Sec. 909. Section 252F.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 252F.5 Certification to district court. 10 1. Actions initiated under this chapter are not subject 11 to contested case proceedings or further review pursuant to 12 chapter 17A . 13 2. An action under this chapter may be certified to 14 the district court if a party timely contests paternity 15 establishment or paternity test results, or if a party requests 16 a court hearing on the issues of child or medical support, or 17 both, or upon the initiation of the unit child support services 18 as provided in this chapter . Review by the district court 19 shall be an original hearing before the court. 20 3. In any action brought under this chapter , the action 21 shall not be certified to the district court in a contested 22 paternity action unless all of the following have occurred: 23 a. Paternity testing has been completed. 24 b. The results of the paternity test have been issued to all 25 parties. 26 c. A timely written objection to paternity establishment 27 or paternity test results has been received from a party, or 28 a timely written request for a court hearing on the issue 29 of support has been received from a party by the unit child 30 support services , or the unit child support services has 31 requested a court hearing on the unit’s child support services’ 32 own initiative. 33 -656- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 656/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. A matter shall be certified to the district court in 34 the county in which the notice was filed pursuant to section 35 252F.3, subsection 3 . 1 5. The court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the 2 parties of the time of and place for hearing. 3 6. If the court determines that the putative father is 4 the legal father, the court shall establish the amount of the 5 accrued and accruing child support pursuant to the guidelines 6 established under section 598.21B , and shall establish medical 7 support pursuant to chapter 252E . 8 7. If the putative father or another party contesting 9 paternity fails to appear at the hearing, upon a showing 10 that proper notice has been provided to the party, the court 11 shall find the party in default and enter an appropriate order 12 establishing paternity and support. 13 Sec. 910. Section 252F.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 252F.6 Filing with the district court. 16 Following issuance of an order by the administrator 17 department , the order shall be presented to an appropriate 18 district court judge for review and approval. Unless a defect 19 appears on the face of the order, the district court shall 20 approve the order. Upon approval by the district court judge, 21 the order shall be filed in the district court in the county 22 in which the notice was filed pursuant to section 252F.3, 23 subsection 3 . Upon filing, the order has the same force and 24 effect as a district court order. 25 Sec. 911. Section 252F.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 252F.7 Report to state registrar of vital records statistics . 28 Upon the filing of an order with the district court pursuant 29 to this chapter , the clerk of the district court shall report 30 the information from the order to the bureau of state registrar 31 of vital records statistics in the manner provided in section 32 600B.36 . 33 -657- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 657/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 912. Section 252F.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 252F.8 Waiver of time limitations. 1 1. A putative father or other party may waive the time 2 limitations established in this chapter . 3 2. If a party does not contest paternity or wish to request 4 a conference or court hearing on the issue of support, upon 5 receipt of a signed statement from the putative father and 6 any other party that may contest establishment of paternity, 7 waiving the time limitations, the administrator department 8 shall enter an order establishing paternity and support and the 9 court may approve the order, notwithstanding the expiration of 10 the period of the time limitations if paternity is established. 11 3. If a putative father or other party waives the time 12 limitations and an order establishing paternity or determining 13 support, or both, is entered under this chapter , the signed 14 statement of the putative father and other party waiving the 15 time limitations shall be filed with the order. 16 Sec. 913. Section 252G.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 252G.1 Definitions. 19 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 20 requires: 21 1. “Business day” means a day on which state offices are 22 open for regular business. 23 2. “Child support services” means child support services 24 created in section 252B.2. 25 2. 3. “Compensation” means payment owed by the payor of 26 income for: 27 a. Labor or services rendered by an employee or contractor 28 to the payor of income. 29 b. Benefits including, but not limited to, vacation, 30 holiday, and sick leave, and severance payments which are due 31 an employee under an agreement with the employer or under a 32 policy of the employer. 33 -658- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 658/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. 4. “Contractor” means a natural person who is eighteen 34 years of age or older, who performs labor in this state to 35 whom a payor of income makes payments which are not subject to 1 withholding and for whom the payor of income is required by the 2 internal revenue service to complete a 1099-MISC form. 3 4. 5. “Date of hire” means either of the following: 4 a. The first day for which an employee is owed compensation 5 by the payor of income. 6 b. The first day that a contractor performs labor or 7 services for the payor of income. 8 5. 6. “Days” means calendar days. 9 6. 7. “Department” means the department of health and human 10 services. 11 7. 8. “Dependent” includes a spouse or child or any other 12 person who is in need of and entitled to support from a person 13 who is declared to be legally liable for the support of that 14 dependent. 15 8. 9. “Employee” means a natural person who performs labor 16 in this state and is employed by an employer in this state for 17 compensation and for whom the employer withholds federal or 18 state tax liabilities from the employee’s compensation. 19 9. 10. “Employer” means a person doing business in this 20 state who engages an employee for compensation and for whom the 21 employer withholds federal or state tax liabilities from the 22 employee’s compensation. “Employer” includes any governmental 23 entity and any labor organization. 24 10. 11. “Labor organization” means any organization of 25 any kind, or any agency, or employee representation committee 26 or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for 27 the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers 28 concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, 29 hours of employment, or conditions of work. 30 11. 12. “Natural person” means an individual and not a 31 corporation, government, business trust, estate, partnership, 32 proprietorship, or other legal entity, however organized. 33 -659- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 659/ 1541
H.F. 662 12. 13. “Payor of income” includes both an employer and a 34 person engaged in a trade or business in this state who engages 35 a contractor for compensation. 1 13. 14. “Registry” means the central employee registry 2 created in section 252G.2 . 3 14. 15. “Rehire” means the first day for which an employee 4 is owed compensation by the payor of income following a 5 termination of employment lasting a minimum of six consecutive 6 weeks. Termination of employment does not include temporary 7 separations from employment such as unpaid medical leave, an 8 unpaid leave of absence, or a temporary layoff. 9 15. “Unit” means the child support recovery unit created in 10 section 252B.2 . 11 Sec. 914. Section 252G.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 252G.2 Establishment of central employee registry. 14 By January 1, 1994, the unit Child support services shall 15 establish a centralized employee registry database for the 16 purpose of receiving and maintaining information on newly hired 17 or rehired employees from employers. The unit Child support 18 services shall establish the database and the department may 19 adopt rules in conjunction with the department of revenue and 20 the department of workforce development to identify appropriate 21 uses of the registry and to implement this chapter , including 22 implementation through the entering of agreements pursuant to 23 chapter 28E . 24 Sec. 915. Section 252G.3, subsection 3, paragraphs b and d, 25 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 26 b. By submitting electronic media in a format approved by 27 the unit child support services in advance. 28 d. By any other means authorized by the unit child support 29 services in advance if the means will result in timely 30 reporting. 31 Sec. 916. Section 252G.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, 32 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 -660- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 660/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 34 Beginning January 1, 1994, a A payor of income to whom 35 section 252G.3 is inapplicable, who enters into an agreement 1 for the performance of services with a contractor, shall report 2 the contractor to the registry. Payors of income shall report 3 contractors performing labor under an agreement within fifteen 4 days of the date on which all of the following conditions are 5 met: 6 Sec. 917. Section 252G.4, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 3. A payor of income required to report under this section 9 may report the information required under subsection 1 by any 10 written means authorized by the unit child support services 11 which results in timely reporting. 12 Sec. 918. Section 252G.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 1. The unit Child support services for program 15 administration of the child support enforcement program , 16 including but not limited to activities related to 17 establishment and enforcement of child and medical support 18 obligations through administrative or judicial processes, and 19 other services authorized pursuant to chapter 252B . 20 Sec. 919. Section 252G.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 252G.7 Data entry and transmitting centralized employee 23 registry records to the national new hire registry. 24 The unit Child support services shall enter new hire data 25 into the centralized employee directory database within five 26 business days of receipt from employers and shall transmit the 27 records of the centralized employee registry to the national 28 directory of new hires within three business days after the 29 date information regarding a newly hired employee is entered 30 into the centralized employee registry. 31 Sec. 920. Section 252G.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -661- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 661/ 1541
H.F. 662 252G.8 Income withholding requirements. 34 Within two business days after the date information 35 regarding a newly hired employee is entered into the 1 centralized employee registry and matched with obligors in 2 cases being enforced by the unit child support services , the 3 unit child support services shall transmit a notice to the 4 employer or payor of income of the employee directing the 5 employer or payor of income to withhold from the income of the 6 employee in accordance with chapter 252D . 7 Sec. 921. Section 252H.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 252H.1 Purpose and intent. 10 This chapter is intended to provide a means for state 11 compliance with Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security 12 Act, as amended, requiring states to provide procedures for 13 the review and adjustment of support orders being enforced 14 under Tit. IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, and also 15 to provide an expedited modification process when review 16 and adjustment procedures are not required, appropriate, or 17 applicable. Actions under this chapter shall be initiated only 18 by the child support recovery unit services . 19 Sec. 922. Section 252H.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 252H.2 Definitions. 22 1. As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 23 requires, “administrator” , “caretaker” , “court order” , 24 “department” , “dependent child” , “medical support” , and 25 “responsible person” mean the same as defined in section 252C.1 . 26 2. As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 27 requires: 28 a. “Act” means the federal Social Security Act. 29 b. “Adjustment” applies only to the child support provisions 30 of a support order and means either of the following: 31 (1) A change in the amount of child support based upon 32 an application of the child support guidelines established 33 -662- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 662/ 1541
H.F. 662 pursuant to section 598.21B . 34 (2) An addition of or change to provisions for medical 35 support as provided in chapter 252E . 1 c. “Child” means a child as defined in section 252B.1 . 2 d. “Child support agency” means any state, county, or local 3 office or entity of another state that has the responsibility 4 for providing child support enforcement services under Tit. 5 IV-D of the Act. 6 e. “Child support recovery unit” or “unit” “Child support 7 services” means the child support recovery unit services created 8 pursuant to in section 252B.2 . 9 f. “Cost-of-living alteration” means a change in an existing 10 child support order which equals an amount which is the 11 amount of the support obligation following application of the 12 percentage change of the consumer price index for all urban 13 consumers, United States city average, as published in the 14 federal register by the federal department of labor, bureau of 15 labor statistics. 16 g. “Determination of controlling order” means the process 17 of identifying a child support order which must be recognized 18 pursuant to section 252K.207 and 28 U.S.C. §1738B, when 19 more than one state has issued a support order for the same 20 child and the same obligor, and may include a reconciliation 21 of arrearages with information related to the calculation. 22 Registration of an order of another state or foreign country is 23 not necessary for a court or the unit child support services to 24 make a determination of controlling order. 25 h. “Modification” means either of the following: 26 (1) A change, correction, or termination of an existing 27 support order. 28 (2) The establishment of a child or medical support 29 obligation in a previously established order entered 30 pursuant to chapter 234 , 252A , 252C , 598 , 600B , or any other 31 support proceeding, in which such support was not previously 32 established, or in which support was previously established 33 -663- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 663/ 1541
H.F. 662 and subsequently terminated prior to the emancipation of the 34 children affected. 35 i. “Parent” means, for the purposes of requesting a review 1 of a support order and for being entitled to notice under this 2 chapter : 3 (1) The individual ordered to pay support pursuant to the 4 order. 5 (2) An individual or entity entitled to receive current or 6 future support payments pursuant to the order, or pursuant to a 7 current assignment of support including but not limited to an 8 agency of this or any other state that is currently providing 9 public assistance benefits to the child for whom support is 10 ordered and any child support agency. Service of notice of 11 an action initiated under this chapter on an agency is not 12 required, but the agency may be advised of the action by other 13 means. 14 j. “Public assistance” means benefits received in this state 15 or any other state, under Tit. IV-A (temporary assistance to 16 needy families), IV-E (foster care), or XIX (Medicaid) of the 17 Act. 18 k. “Review” means an objective evaluation conducted through 19 a proceeding before a court, administrative body, or an agency, 20 of information necessary for the application of a state’s 21 mandatory child support guidelines to determine: 22 (1) The appropriate monetary amount of support. 23 (2) Provisions for medical support. 24 l. “State” means “state” as defined in chapter 252K . 25 m. “Support order” means an order for support issued 26 pursuant to this chapter , chapter 232 , 234 , 252A , 252C , 252E , 27 252F , 598 , 600B , or any other applicable chapter, or under 28 a comparable statute of another state or foreign country as 29 registered with the clerk of court or certified to the child 30 support recovery unit services . 31 Sec. 923. Section 252H.3, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 32 are amended to read as follows: 33 -664- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 664/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. Nonsupport issues shall not be considered by the unit 34 child support services or the court in any action resulting 35 under this chapter . 1 3. Actions initiated by the unit child support services 2 under this chapter shall not be subject to contested case 3 proceedings or further review pursuant to chapter 17A and 4 resulting court hearings following certification shall be an 5 original hearing before the district court. 6 Sec. 924. Section 252H.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 252H.4 Role of the child support recovery unit services . 9 1. The unit Child support services may administratively 10 adjust or modify or may provide for an administrative 11 cost-of-living alteration of a support order entered under 12 chapter 234 , 252A , 252C , 598 , or 600B , or any other support 13 chapter if the unit child support services is providing 14 enforcement services pursuant to chapter 252B . The unit 15 Child support services is not required to intervene to 16 administratively adjust or modify or provide for an 17 administrative cost-of-living alteration of a support order 18 under this chapter . 19 2. The unit Child support services is a party to an action 20 initiated pursuant to this chapter . 21 3. The unit Child support services shall conduct a review 22 to determine whether an adjustment is appropriate or, upon 23 the request of a parent or upon the unit’s child support 24 services’ own initiative, determine whether a modification is 25 appropriate. 26 4. The unit Child support services shall adopt rules 27 pursuant to chapter 17A to establish the process for the review 28 of requests for adjustment, the criteria and procedures for 29 conducting a review and determining when an adjustment is 30 appropriate, the procedure and criteria for a cost-of-living 31 alteration, the criteria and procedure for a request for review 32 pursuant to section 252H.18A , and other rules necessary to 33 -665- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 665/ 1541
H.F. 662 implement this chapter . 34 5. Legal representation of the unit child support services 35 shall be provided pursuant to section 252B.7, subsection 4 . 1 Sec. 925. Section 252H.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 252H.5 Fees and cost recovery for review —— adjustment —— 4 modification. 5 1. Unless the unit child support services is already 6 providing support enforcement service pursuant to chapter 252B , 7 a parent ordered to provide support, who requests a review of a 8 support order under subchapter II , shall file an application 9 for services pursuant to section 252B.4 . 10 2. A parent requesting a service shall pay the fee 11 established for that service as established under this 12 subsection . The fees established are not applicable to a 13 parent who as a condition of eligibility for receiving public 14 assistance benefits has assigned the rights to child or medical 15 support for the order to be reviewed. The following fees shall 16 be paid for the following services: 17 a. A fee for conducting the review, to be paid at the time 18 the request for review is submitted to the unit child support 19 services . If the request for review is denied for any reason, 20 the fee shall be refunded to the parent making the request. 21 Any request submitted without full payment of the fee shall be 22 denied. 23 b. A fee for a second review requested pursuant to section 24 252H.17 , to be paid at the time the request for the second 25 review is submitted to the unit child support services . Any 26 request submitted without full payment of the fee shall be 27 denied. 28 c. A fee for activities performed by the unit child support 29 services in association with a court hearing requested pursuant 30 to section 252H.8 . 31 d. A fee for activities performed by the unit child support 32 services in entering an administrative order to adjust support 33 -666- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 666/ 1541
H.F. 662 when neither parent requests a court hearing pursuant to 34 section 252H.8 . The fee shall be paid during the postreview 35 waiting period under section 252H.17 . If the fee is not paid 1 in full during the postreview notice period, further action 2 shall not be taken by the unit child support services to adjust 3 the order unless the parent not requesting the adjustment 4 pays the fee in full during the postreview waiting period, 5 or unless the children affected by the order reviewed are 6 currently receiving public assistance benefits and the proposed 7 adjustment would result in either an increase in the amount of 8 support or in provisions for medical support for the children. 9 e. A fee for conducting a conference requested pursuant to 10 section 252H.20 . 11 3. A parent who requests a review of a support order 12 pursuant to section 252H.13 , shall pay any service of process 13 fees for service or attempted service of the notice required 14 in section 252H.15 . The unit Child support services shall not 15 proceed to conduct a review pursuant to section 252H.16 until 16 service of process fees have been paid in full. The service of 17 process fee requirement of this subsection is not applicable 18 to a parent who as a condition of eligibility for public 19 assistance benefits has assigned the rights to child or medical 20 support for the order to be reviewed. Service of process fees 21 charged by a person other than the unit child support services 22 are distinct from any other fees and recovery of costs provided 23 for in this section . 24 4. The unit Child support services shall, consistent with 25 applicable federal law, recover administrative costs in excess 26 of any fees collected pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 for 27 providing services under this chapter and shall adopt rules 28 providing for collection of fees for administrative costs. 29 5. The unit Child support services shall adopt rules 30 pursuant to chapter 17A to establish procedures and criteria to 31 determine the amount of any fees specified in this section and 32 the administrative costs in excess of these fees. 33 -667- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 667/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 926. Section 252H.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 252H.6 Collection of information. 1 The unit Child support services may request, obtain, and 2 validate information concerning the financial circumstances 3 of the parents of a child as necessary to determine the 4 appropriate amount of support pursuant to the guidelines 5 established in section 598.21B , including but not limited to 6 those sources and procedures described in sections 252B.7A and 7 252B.9 . The collection of information does not constitute a 8 review conducted pursuant to section 252H.16 . 9 Sec. 927. Section 252H.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 252H.7 Waiver of notice periods and time limitations. 12 1. A parent may waive the fifteen-day prereview waiting 13 period provided for in section 252H.16 . 14 a. Upon receipt of signed requests from both parents 15 waiving the prereview waiting period, the unit child support 16 services may conduct a review of the support order prior to 17 the expiration of the fifteen-day period provided in section 18 252H.16 . 19 b. If the parents jointly waive the prereview waiting period 20 and the order under review is subsequently adjusted, the signed 21 statements of both parents waiving the waiting period shall be 22 filed in the court record with the order adjusting the support 23 obligation. 24 2. A parent may waive the postreview waiting period provided 25 for in section 252H.8, subsection 2 or 7 , for a court hearing 26 or in section 252H.17 for requesting of a second review. 27 a. Upon receipt of signed requests from both parents subject 28 to the order reviewed, waiving the postreview waiting period, 29 the unit child support services may enter an administrative 30 order adjusting the support order, if appropriate, prior to the 31 expiration of the postreview waiting period. 32 b. If the parents jointly waive the postreview waiting 33 -668- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 668/ 1541
H.F. 662 period and an administrative order to adjust the support order 34 is entered, the signed statements of both parents waiving the 35 waiting period shall be filed in the court record with the 1 administrative order adjusting the support obligation. 2 3. A parent may waive the time limitations established in 3 section 252H.8, subsection 3 , for requesting a court hearing, 4 or in section 252H.20 for requesting a conference. 5 a. Upon receipt of signed requests from both parents who 6 are subject to the order to be modified, waiving the time 7 limitations, the unit child support services may proceed to 8 enter an administrative modification order. 9 b. If the parents jointly waive the time limitations and 10 an administrative modification order is entered under this 11 chapter , the signed statements of both parents waiving the 12 time limitations shall be filed in the court record with the 13 administrative modification order. 14 Sec. 928. Section 252H.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 252H.8 Certification to court —— hearing —— default. 17 1. For actions initiated under section 252H.15 , either 18 parent or the unit child support services may request a court 19 hearing within fifteen days from the date of issuance of the 20 notice of decision under section 252H.16 , or within ten days 21 of the date of issuance of the second notice of decision under 22 section 252H.17 , whichever is later. 23 2. For actions initiated under section 252H.14A , either 24 parent or the unit child support services may request a court 25 hearing within ten days of the issuance of the second notice of 26 decision under section 252H.17 . 27 3. For actions initiated under subchapter III , either 28 parent or the unit child support services may request a court 29 hearing within the latest of any of the following time periods: 30 a. Twenty days from the date of successful service of the 31 notice of intent to modify required under section 252H.19 . 32 b. Ten days from the date scheduled for a conference to 33 -669- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 669/ 1541
H.F. 662 discuss the modification action. 34 c. Ten days from the date of issuance of a second notice of 35 a proposed modification action. 1 4. The time limitations for requesting a court hearing 2 under this section may be extended by the unit child support 3 services . 4 5. If a timely written request for a hearing is received 5 by the unit child support services , a hearing shall be held 6 in district court, and the unit child support services shall 7 certify the matter to the district court in the county in which 8 the order subject to adjustment or modification is filed. The 9 certification shall include the following, as applicable: 10 a. Copies of the notice of intent to review or notice of 11 intent to modify. 12 b. The return of service, proof of service, acceptance of 13 service, or signed statement by the parent requesting review 14 and adjustment or requesting modification, waiving service of 15 the notice. 16 c. Copies of the notice of decision and any revised notice 17 as provided in section 252H.16 . 18 d. Copies of any written objections to and request for a 19 second review or conference or hearing. 20 e. Copies of any second notice of decision issued pursuant 21 to section 252H.17 , or second notice of proposed modification 22 action issued pursuant to section 252H.20 . 23 f. Copies of any financial statements and supporting 24 documentation provided by the parents including proof of 25 a substantial change in circumstances for a request filed 26 pursuant to section 252H.18A . 27 g. Copies of any computation worksheet prepared by the 28 unit child support services to determine the amount of support 29 calculated using the mandatory child support guidelines 30 established under section 598.21B , and, if appropriate and the 31 social security disability provisions of sections 598.22 and 32 598.22C apply, a determination of the amount of delinquent 33 -670- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 670/ 1541
H.F. 662 support due. 34 h. A certified copy of each order, issued by another state 35 or foreign country, considered in determining the controlling 1 order. 2 6. The court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the 3 parties of the time and place of the hearing. 4 7. For actions initiated under section 252H.15 , a hearing 5 shall not be held for at least sixteen days following the date 6 of issuance of the notice of decision unless the parents have 7 jointly waived, in writing, the fifteen-day postreview period. 8 8. Pursuant to section 252H.3 , the district court shall 9 review the matter as an original hearing before the court. 10 9. Issues subject to review by the court in any hearing 11 resulting from an action initiated under this chapter shall be 12 limited to the issues identified in section 252H.3 . 13 10. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if more 14 than one support order exists involving children with the same 15 legally established parents, one hearing on all of the affected 16 support orders shall be held in the district court in the 17 county where the unit child support services files the action. 18 For the purposes of this subsection , the district court hearing 19 the matter shall have jurisdiction over all other support 20 orders entered by a court of this state and affected under this 21 subsection . 22 11. The court shall establish the amount of child support 23 pursuant to section 598.21B , or medical support pursuant to 24 chapter 252E , or both. 25 12. If a party fails to appear at the hearing, upon a 26 showing of proper notice to the party, the court may find the 27 party in default and enter an appropriate order. 28 Sec. 929. Section 252H.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 252H.9 Filing and docketing of administrative adjustment or 31 modification order —— order effective as district court order. 32 1. If timely request for a court hearing is not made 33 -671- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 671/ 1541
H.F. 662 pursuant to section 252H.8 , the unit child support services 34 shall prepare and present an administrative order for 35 adjustment or modification, as applicable, for review and 1 approval, ex parte, to the district court where the order to 2 be adjusted or modified is filed. Notwithstanding any other 3 law to the contrary, if more than one support order exists 4 involving children with the same legally established parents, 5 for the purposes of this subsection , the district court 6 reviewing and approving the matter shall have jurisdiction over 7 all other support orders entered by a court of this state and 8 affected under this subsection . 9 2. For orders to which subchapter II or III is applicable, 10 the unit child support services shall determine the appropriate 11 amount of the child support obligation using the current child 12 support guidelines established pursuant to section 598.21B 13 and the criteria established pursuant to section 252B.7A and 14 shall determine the provisions for medical support pursuant to 15 chapter 252E . 16 3. The administrative order prepared by the unit child 17 support services shall specify all of the following: 18 a. The amount of support to be paid and the manner of 19 payment. 20 b. The name of the custodian of any child for whom support 21 is to be paid. 22 c. The name of the parent ordered to pay support. 23 d. The name and birth date of any child for whom support is 24 to be paid. 25 e. That the property of the responsible person is subject 26 to collection action, including but not limited to wage 27 withholding, garnishment, attachment of a lien, and other 28 methods of execution. 29 f. Provisions for medical support. 30 g. If applicable, the order determined to be the controlling 31 order. 32 h. If applicable, the amount of delinquent support due based 33 -672- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 672/ 1541
H.F. 662 upon the receipt of social security disability payments as 34 provided in sections 598.22 and 598.22C . 35 4. Supporting documents as described in section 252H.8, 1 subsection 5 , may be presented to the court with the 2 administrative order, as applicable. 3 5. Unless defects appear on the face of the order or on the 4 attachments, the district court shall approve the order. Upon 5 filing, the approved order shall have the same force, effect, 6 and attributes of an order of the district court. 7 6. Upon filing, the clerk of the district court shall enter 8 the order in the judgment docket and judgment lien index. 9 7. A copy of the order shall be sent by regular mail within 10 fourteen days after filing to each parent’s last known address, 11 or if applicable, to the last known address of the parent’s 12 attorney. 13 8. The order is final, and action by the unit child support 14 services to enforce and collect upon the order, including 15 arrearages and medical support, or both, may be taken from the 16 date of the entry of the order by the district court. 17 Sec. 930. Section 252H.10, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 2. The periodic due date established under a prior order 20 for payment of child support shall not be changed in any 21 order modified as a result of an action initiated under this 22 chapter , unless the child support recovery unit services or 23 the court determines that good cause exists to change the 24 periodic due date. If the unit child support services or the 25 court determines that good cause exists, the unit child support 26 services or the court shall include the rationale for the 27 change in the modified order and shall address the issue of 28 reconciliation of any payments due or made under a prior order 29 which would result in payment of the child support obligation 30 under both the prior and the modified orders. 31 Sec. 931. Section 252H.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -673- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 673/ 1541
H.F. 662 252H.11 Concurrent actions. 34 This chapter does not prohibit or affect the ability or right 35 of a parent or the parent’s attorney to file a modification 1 action at the parent’s own initiative. If a modification 2 action is filed by a parent concerning an order for which an 3 action has been initiated but has not yet been completed by the 4 unit child support services under this chapter , the unit child 5 support services shall terminate any action initiated under 6 this chapter , subject to the following: 7 1. The modification action filed by the parent must address 8 the same issues as the action initiated under this chapter . 9 2. If the modification action filed by the parent is 10 subsequently dismissed before being heard by the court, 11 the unit child support services shall continue the action 12 previously initiated under subchapter II or III , or initiate a 13 new action as follows: 14 a. If the unit child support services previously initiated 15 an action under subchapter II , and had not issued a notice of 16 decision as required under section 252H.14A or 252H.16 , the 17 unit child support services shall proceed as follows: 18 (1) If notice of intent to review was served ninety days 19 or less prior to the date the modification action filed by the 20 parent is dismissed, the unit child support services shall 21 complete the review and issue the notice of decision. 22 (2) If the modification action filed by the parent is 23 dismissed more than ninety days after the original notice of 24 intent to review was served, the unit child support services 25 shall serve or issue a new notice of intent to review and 26 conduct the review. 27 (3) If the unit child support services initiated a review 28 under section 252H.14A , the unit child support services may 29 issue the notice of decision. 30 b. If the unit child support services previously initiated 31 an action under subchapter II and had issued the notice of 32 decision as required under section 252H.14A or 252H.16 , the 33 -674- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 674/ 1541
H.F. 662 unit child support services shall proceed as follows: 34 (1) If the notice of decision was issued ninety days or less 35 prior to the date the modification action filed by the parent 1 is dismissed, the unit child support services shall request, 2 obtain, and verify any new or different information concerning 3 the financial circumstances of the parents and issue a revised 4 notice of decision to each parent, or if applicable, to the 5 parent’s attorney. 6 (2) If the modification action filed by the parent is 7 dismissed more than ninety days after the date of issuance 8 of the notice of decision, the unit child support services 9 shall serve or issue a new notice of intent to review pursuant 10 to section 252H.15 and conduct a review pursuant to section 11 252H.16 , or conduct a review and serve a new notice of decision 12 under section 252H.14A . 13 c. If the unit child support services previously initiated 14 an action under subchapter III , the unit child support services 15 shall proceed as follows: 16 (1) If the modification action filed by the parent is 17 dismissed more than ninety days after the original notice of 18 intent to modify was served, the unit child support services 19 shall serve a new notice of intent to modify pursuant to 20 section 252H.19 . 21 (2) If the modification action filed by the parent is 22 dismissed ninety days or less after the original notice of 23 intent to modify was served, the unit child support services 24 shall complete the original modification action initiated by 25 the unit child support services under this subchapter . 26 (3) Each parent shall be allowed at least twenty days from 27 the date the administrative modification action is reinstated 28 to request a court hearing as provided for in section 252H.8 . 29 3. If an action initiated under this chapter is terminated 30 as the result of a concurrent modification action filed by 31 one of the parents or the parent’s attorney, the unit child 32 support services shall advise each parent, or if applicable, 33 -675- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 675/ 1541
H.F. 662 the parent’s attorney, in writing, that the action has been 34 terminated and the provisions of subsection 2 of this section 35 for continuing or initiating a new action under this chapter . 1 The notice shall be issued by regular mail to the last known 2 mailing address of each parent, or if applicable, each parent’s 3 attorney. 4 4. If an action initiated under this chapter by the 5 unit child support services is terminated as the result 6 of a concurrent action filed by one of the parents and is 7 subsequently reinstated because the modification action filed 8 by the parent is dismissed, the unit child support services 9 shall advise each parent, or if applicable, each parent’s 10 attorney, in writing, that the unit child support services is 11 continuing the prior administrative adjustment or modification 12 action. The notice shall be issued by regular mail to the last 13 known mailing address of each parent, or if applicable, each 14 parent’s attorney. 15 Sec. 932. Section 252H.12, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 3. The unit Child support services is providing enforcement 18 services for the ongoing support obligation pursuant to chapter 19 252B . 20 Sec. 933. Section 252H.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 252H.13 Right to request review. 23 A parent shall have the right to request the review of a 24 support order for which the unit child support services is 25 currently providing enforcement services of an ongoing child 26 support obligation pursuant to chapter 252B including by 27 objecting to a cost-of-living alteration pursuant to section 28 252H.24, subsections 1 and 2 . 29 Sec. 934. Section 252H.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 252H.14 Reviews initiated by the child support recovery unit 32 services . 33 -676- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 676/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. The unit Child support services may periodically 34 initiate a review of support orders meeting the conditions in 35 section 252H.12 in accordance with the following: 1 a. The right to any ongoing child support obligation is 2 currently assigned to the state due to the receipt of public 3 assistance. 4 b. The support order does not already include provisions for 5 medical support. 6 c. The review is otherwise necessary to comply with the Act. 7 2. The unit Child support services may periodically 8 initiate a request to a child support agency of another state 9 or to a foreign country to conduct a review of a support 10 order when the right to any ongoing child or medical support 11 obligation due under the order is currently assigned to the 12 state of Iowa or if the order does not include provisions for 13 medical support. 14 3. The unit Child support services shall adopt rules 15 establishing criteria to determine the appropriateness of 16 initiating a review. 17 4. The unit Child support services shall initiate reviews 18 under this section in accordance with the Act. 19 Sec. 935. Section 252H.14A, Code 2023, is amended to read 20 as follows: 21 252H.14A Reviews initiated by the child support recovery unit 22 services —— abbreviated method. 23 1. Notwithstanding section 252H.15 , the unit child support 24 services may use procedures under this section to review a 25 support order if all the following apply: 26 a. One of the following applies: 27 (1) The right to ongoing child support is assigned to the 28 state of Iowa due to the receipt of family investment program 29 assistance, and a review of the support order is required under 30 section 7302 of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. 31 L. No. 109-171. 32 (2) A parent requests a review, provides the unit child 33 -677- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 677/ 1541
H.F. 662 support services with financial information as part of that 34 request, and the order meets the criteria for review under this 35 subchapter . 1 b. The unit Child support services has access to information 2 concerning the financial circumstances of each parent and one 3 of the following applies: 4 (1) The parent is a recipient of family investment program 5 assistance, medical assistance, or food supplemental nutrition 6 assistance program assistance from the department. 7 (2) The parent’s income is from supplemental security 8 income paid pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1381a. 9 (3) The parent is a recipient of disability benefits under 10 the Act because of the parent’s disability. 11 (4) The parent is an inmate of an institution under the 12 control of the department of corrections. 13 (5) The unit Child support services has access to 14 information described in section 252B.7A, subsection 1 , 15 paragraph “c” . 16 2. If the conditions of subsection 1 are met, the unit child 17 support services may conduct a review and determine whether 18 an adjustment is appropriate using information accessible by 19 the unit child support services without issuing a notice under 20 section 252H.15 or requesting additional information from the 21 parent. 22 3. Upon completion of the review, the unit child support 23 services shall issue a notice of decision to each parent, or 24 if applicable, to each parent’s attorney. The notice shall be 25 served in accordance with the rules of civil procedure or as 26 provided in section 252B.26 , except that a parent requesting 27 a review pursuant to section 252H.13 shall waive the right to 28 personal service of the notice in writing and accept service 29 by regular mail. If the service by regular mail does not occur 30 within ninety days of the written waiver of personal service, 31 personal service of the notice is required unless a new waiver 32 of personal service is obtained. 33 -678- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 678/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. All of the following shall be included in the notice of 34 decision: 35 a. The legal basis and purpose of the action, including 1 an explanation of the procedures for determining child 2 support, the criteria for determining the appropriateness of 3 an adjustment, and a statement that the unit child support 4 services used the child support guidelines established pursuant 5 to section 598.21B and the provisions for medical support 6 pursuant to chapter 252E . 7 b. Information sufficient to identify the affected parties 8 and the support order or orders affected. 9 c. An explanation of the legal rights and responsibilities 10 of the affected parties, including time frames in which the 11 parties must act. 12 d. A statement indicating whether the unit child support 13 services finds that an adjustment is appropriate and the basis 14 for the determination. 15 e. Procedures for contesting the action, including that if a 16 parent requests a second review both parents will be requested 17 to submit financial or income information as necessary for 18 application of the child support guidelines established 19 pursuant to section 598.21B . 20 f. Other information as appropriate. 21 5. Section 252H.16, subsection 5 , regarding a revised 22 notice of decision shall apply to a notice of decision issued 23 under this section . 24 6. Each parent shall have the right to challenge the notice 25 of decision issued under this section by requesting a second 26 review by the unit child support services as provided in 27 section 252H.17 . If there is no new or different information 28 to consider for the second review, the unit child support 29 services shall issue a second notice of decision based on prior 30 information. Each parent shall have the right to challenge 31 the second notice of decision by requesting a court hearing as 32 provided in section 252H.8 . 33 -679- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 679/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 936. Section 252H.15, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 1. Unless an action is initiated under section 252H.14A , 1 prior to conducting a review of a support order, the unit child 2 support services shall issue a notice of intent to review and 3 adjust to each parent, or if applicable, to each parent’s 4 attorney. However, notice to a child support agency or an 5 agency entitled to receive child or medical support payments as 6 the result of an assignment of support rights is not required. 7 Sec. 937. Section 252H.15, subsection 3, unnumbered 8 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 The unit Child support services shall adopt rules pursuant 10 to chapter 17A to ensure that all of the following are included 11 in the notice: 12 Sec. 938. Section 252H.15, subsection 3, paragraph e, Code 13 2023, is amended to read as follows: 14 e. Criteria for determining appropriateness of an adjustment 15 and a statement that the unit child support services will use 16 the child support guidelines established pursuant to section 17 598.21B and the provisions for medical support pursuant to 18 chapter 252E to adjust the order. 19 Sec. 939. Section 252H.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 252H.16 Conducting the review —— notice of decision. 22 1. For actions initiated under section 252H.15 , the unit 23 child support services shall conduct the review and determine 24 whether an adjustment is appropriate. As necessary, the unit 25 child support services shall make a determination of the 26 controlling order or the amount of delinquent support due based 27 upon the receipt of social security disability payments as 28 provided in sections 598.22 and 598.22C . 29 2. Unless both parents have waived the prereview notice 30 period as provided for in section 252H.7 , the review shall 31 not be conducted for at least fifteen days from the date both 32 parents were successfully served with the notice required in 33 -680- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 680/ 1541
H.F. 662 section 252H.15 . 34 3. Upon completion of the review, the unit child support 35 services shall issue a notice of decision by regular mail to 1 the last known address of each parent, or if applicable, each 2 parent’s attorney. 3 4. The unit Child support services shall adopt rules 4 pursuant to chapter 17A to ensure that all of the following are 5 included in the notice: 6 a. Information sufficient to identify the affected parties 7 and the support order or orders affected. 8 b. A statement indicating whether the unit child support 9 services finds that an adjustment is appropriate and the basis 10 for the determination. 11 c. Other information, as appropriate. 12 5. A revised notice of decision shall be issued when the 13 unit child support services receives or becomes aware of new or 14 different information affecting the results of the review after 15 the notice of decision has been issued and before the entry of 16 an administrative order adjusting the support order, when new 17 or different information is not received in conjunction with 18 a request for a second review, or subsequent to a request for 19 a court hearing. If a revised notice of decision is issued, 20 the time frames for requesting a second review or court hearing 21 shall apply from the date of issuance of the revised notice. 22 Sec. 940. Section 252H.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 252H.17 Challenging the notice of decision —— second review 25 —— notice. 26 1. Each parent shall have the right to challenge the notice 27 of decision issued under section 252H.14A or 252H.16 , by 28 requesting a second review by the unit child support services . 29 2. A challenge shall be submitted, in writing, to the 30 local child support office that issued the notice of decision 31 services , within thirty days of service of the notice of 32 decision under section 252H.14A or within ten days of the 33 -681- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 681/ 1541
H.F. 662 issuance of the notice of decision under section 252H.16 . 34 3. A parent challenging the notice of decision shall submit 35 any new or different information, not previously considered by 1 the unit child support services in conducting the review, with 2 the challenge and request for second review. 3 4. A parent challenging the notice of decision shall submit 4 any required fees with the challenge. Any request submitted 5 without full payment of the required fee shall be denied. 6 5. If a timely challenge along with any necessary fee 7 is received, the unit child support services shall issue by 8 regular mail to the last known address of each parent, or if 9 applicable, to each parent’s attorney, a notice that a second 10 review will be conducted. The unit Child support services 11 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to ensure that all of 12 the following are included in the notice: 13 a. A statement of purpose of the second review. 14 b. Information sufficient to identify the affected parties 15 and the support order or orders affected. 16 c. A statement of the information that is eligible for 17 consideration at the second review. 18 d. The procedures and time frames in conducting and 19 completing a second review, including a statement that only one 20 second review shall be conducted as the result of a challenge 21 received from either or both parents. 22 e. An explanation of the right to request a court hearing, 23 and the applicable time frames and procedures to follow in 24 requesting a court hearing. 25 f. Other information, as appropriate. 26 6. The unit Child support services shall conduct a second 27 review, utilizing any new or additional information provided 28 or available since issuance of the notice of decision under 29 section 252H.14A or under section 252H.16 , to determine whether 30 an adjustment is appropriate. 31 7. Upon completion of the review, the unit child 32 support services shall issue a second notice of decision by 33 -682- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 682/ 1541
H.F. 662 regular mail to the last known address of each parent, or if 34 applicable, to each parent’s attorney. The unit Child support 35 services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to ensure 1 that all of the following are included in the notice: 2 a. Information sufficient to identify the affected parties 3 and the support order or orders affected. 4 b. The unit’s Child support services’ finding resulting from 5 the second review indicating whether the unit child support 6 services finds that an adjustment is appropriate, the basis for 7 the determination, and the impact on the first review. 8 c. An explanation of the right to request a court hearing, 9 and the applicable time frames and procedures to follow in 10 requesting a court hearing. 11 d. Other information, as appropriate. 12 8. If the determination resulting from the first review 13 is revised or reversed by the second review, the following 14 shall be issued to each parent along with the second notice of 15 decision and the amount of any proposed adjustment: 16 a. Any updated or revised financial statements provided by 17 either parent. 18 b. A computation prepared by the local child support office 19 issuing the notice services , demonstrating how the amount of 20 support due under the child support guidelines was calculated, 21 and a comparison of the newly computed amount with the current 22 support obligation amount. 23 Sec. 941. Section 252H.18, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 2. The unit Child support services is providing services 26 pursuant to chapter 252B . 27 Sec. 942. Section 252H.18A, subsection 1, unnumbered 28 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 29 If a support order is not eligible for review and adjustment 30 because the support order is outside of the minimum time frames 31 specified by rule of the department, a parent may request a 32 review and administrative modification by submitting all of the 33 -683- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 683/ 1541
H.F. 662 following to the unit child support services : 34 Sec. 943. Section 252H.18A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 2. Upon receipt of the request and all documentation 2 required in subsection 1 , the unit child support services shall 3 review the request and documentation and if appropriate shall 4 issue a notice of intent to modify as provided in section 5 252H.19 . 6 Sec. 944. Section 252H.19, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 1. The unit Child support services shall issue a notice of 9 intent to modify to each parent. Notice to a child support 10 agency or an agency entitled to receive child or medical 11 support payments as the result of an assignment of support 12 rights is not required. 13 Sec. 945. Section 252H.19, subsection 2, unnumbered 14 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 The notice shall be served upon each parent in accordance 16 with the rules of civil procedure, except that a parent 17 requesting modification shall, at the time of the request, 18 waive the right to personal service of the notice in writing 19 and accept service by regular mail. The unit Child support 20 services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to ensure 21 that all of the following are included in the notice: 22 Sec. 946. Section 252H.20, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 252H.20 Conference —— second notice and finding of financial 25 responsibility. 26 1. Each parent shall have the right to request a conference 27 with the office of the unit that issued the notice of intent 28 to modify child support services . The request may be made in 29 person, in writing, or by telephone, and shall be made within 30 ten days of the date of successful service of the notice of 31 intent to modify. 32 2. A parent requesting a conference shall submit 33 -684- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 684/ 1541
H.F. 662 any required fee no later than the date of the scheduled 34 conference. A conference shall not be held unless the required 35 fee is paid in full. 1 3. Upon a request and full payment of any required fee, 2 the office of the unit that issued the notice of intent to 3 modify child support services shall schedule a conference with 4 the parent and advise the parent of the date, time, place, and 5 procedural aspects of the conference. The unit Child support 6 services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to specify 7 the manner in which a conference is conducted and the purpose 8 of the conference. 9 4. Following the conference, the office of the unit that 10 conducted the review child support services shall issue a 11 second notice of proposed modification and finding of financial 12 responsibility to the parent requesting the conference. The 13 unit Child support services shall adopt rules pursuant to 14 chapter 17A to ensure that all of the following are included 15 in the notice: 16 a. Information sufficient to identify the affected parties 17 and the support order or orders affected. 18 b. If the unit child support services will continue or 19 terminate the action. 20 c. Procedures for contesting the action and the applicable 21 time frames for actions by the parents. 22 d. Other information, as appropriate. 23 Sec. 947. Section 252H.21, subsection 2, paragraph c, 24 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 (2) Increase or decrease the amount of the child support 26 order calculated in subparagraph (1) for each subsequent year 27 by applying the appropriate consumer price index for each 28 subsequent year to the result of the calculation for the 29 previous year. The final year in the calculation shall be the 30 year immediately preceding the year the unit child support 31 services received the completed request for the cost-of-living 32 alteration. 33 -685- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 685/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 948. Section 252H.22, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 3. The unit Child support services is providing enforcement 1 services for the ongoing support obligation pursuant to chapter 2 252B . 3 Sec. 949. Section 252H.23, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 A parent may request a cost-of-living alteration by 6 submitting all of the following to the unit child support 7 services : 8 Sec. 950. Section 252H.24, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 252H.24 Role of the child support recovery unit services —— 11 filing and docketing of cost-of-living alteration order —— order 12 effective as district court order. 13 1. Upon receipt of a request and required documentation for 14 a cost-of-living alteration, the unit child support services 15 shall issue a notice of the amount of cost-of-living alteration 16 by regular mail to the last known address of each parent, 17 or, if applicable, each parent’s attorney. The notice shall 18 include all of the following: 19 a. A statement that either parent may contest the 20 cost-of-living alteration within thirty days of the date of 21 the notice by making a request for a review of a support order 22 as provided in section 252H.13 , and if either parent does not 23 make a request for a review within thirty days, the unit child 24 support services shall prepare an administrative order as 25 provided in subsection 4 . 26 b. A statement that the parent may waive the thirty-day 27 notice waiting period provided for in this section . 28 2. Upon timely receipt of a request and required 29 documentation for a review of a support order as provided 30 in subsection 1 from either parent, the unit child support 31 services shall terminate the cost-of-living alteration process 32 and apply the provisions of subchapters I and II of this 33 -686- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 686/ 1541
H.F. 662 chapter relating to review and adjustment. 34 3. Upon receipt of signed requests from both parents subject 35 to the support order, waiving the notice waiting period, the 1 unit child support services may prepare an administrative order 2 pursuant to subsection 4 altering the support obligation. 3 4. If timely request for a review pursuant to section 4 252H.13 is not made, and if the thirty-day notice waiting 5 period has expired, or if both parents have waived the notice 6 waiting period, the unit child support services shall prepare 7 and present an administrative order for a cost-of-living 8 alteration, ex parte, to the district court where the order to 9 be altered is filed. 10 5. Unless defects appear on the face of the administrative 11 order or on the attachments, the district court shall approve 12 the order. Upon filing, the approved order shall have the 13 same force, effect, and attributes of an order of the district 14 court. 15 6. Upon filing, the clerk of the district court shall enter 16 the order in the judgment docket and judgment lien index. 17 7. If the parents jointly waive the thirty-day notice 18 waiting period, the signed statements of both parents waiving 19 the notice period shall be filed in the court record with the 20 administrative order altering the support obligation. 21 8. The unit Child support services shall send a copy of 22 the order by regular mail to each parent’s last known address, 23 or, if applicable, to the last known address of the parent’s 24 attorney. 25 9. An administrative order approved by the district court is 26 final, and action by the unit child support services to enforce 27 and collect upon the order may be taken from the date of the 28 entry of the order by the district court. 29 Sec. 951. Section 252I.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 252I.1 Definitions. 32 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 33 -687- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 687/ 1541
H.F. 662 requires: 34 1. “Account” means “account” as defined in section 524.103 , 35 the savings or deposits of a member received or being held 1 by a credit union, or certificates of deposit. “Account” 2 also includes deposits held by an agent, a broker-dealer, 3 or an issuer as defined in section 502.102 and money-market 4 mutual fund accounts and “account” as defined in 42 U.S.C. 5 §666(a)(17). However, “account” does not include amounts held 6 by a financial institution as collateral for loans extended by 7 the financial institution. 8 2. “Bank” means “bank”, “insured bank”, and “state bank” as 9 defined in section 524.103 . 10 3. “Child support services” means child support services 11 created in section 252B.2. 12 3. 4. “Court order” means “support order” as defined in 13 section 252J.1 . 14 4. 5. “Credit union” means “credit union” as defined in 15 section 533.102 . 16 5. 6. “Financial institution” means “financial institution” 17 as defined in 42 U.S.C. §669A(d)(1). “Financial institution” 18 also includes an institution which holds deposits for an agent, 19 broker-dealer, or an issuer as defined in section 502.102 . 20 6. 7. “Obligor” means a person who has been ordered by a 21 court or administrative authority to pay support. 22 7. 8. “Support” or “support payments” means “support” or 23 “support payments” as defined in section 252D.16 . 24 8. “Unit” or “child support recovery unit” means the child 25 support recovery unit created in section 252B.2 . 26 9. “Working days” means only Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 27 Thursday, and Friday, but excluding the holidays specified in 28 section 1C.2, subsection 1 . 29 Sec. 952. Section 252I.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 252I.2 Purpose and use. 32 1. Notwithstanding other statutory provisions which provide 33 -688- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 688/ 1541
H.F. 662 for the execution, attachment, or levy against accounts, the 34 unit child support services may utilize the process established 35 in this chapter to collect delinquent support payments provided 1 that any exemptions or exceptions which specifically apply to 2 enforcement of support obligations pursuant to other statutory 3 provisions also apply to this chapter . 4 2. An obligor is subject to the provisions of this chapter 5 if the obligor’s support obligation is being enforced by the 6 child support recovery unit services , and if the support 7 payments ordered under chapter 232 , 234 , 252A , 252C , 252D , 8 252E , 252F , 598 , 600B , or any other applicable chapter, 9 or under a comparable statute of another state or foreign 10 country, as certified to the child support recovery unit 11 services , are not paid to the clerk of the district court or 12 the collection services center pursuant to section 598.22 and 13 become delinquent in an amount equal to the support payment for 14 one month. 15 3. Any amount forwarded by a financial institution under 16 this chapter shall not exceed the amounts specified in 15 17 U.S.C. §1673(b) and shall not exceed the delinquent or accrued 18 amount of support owed by the obligor. 19 Sec. 953. Section 252I.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 252I.3 Initial notice to obligor. 22 The unit Child support services or the district court 23 may include language in any new or modified support order 24 issued on or after July 1, 1994, notifying the obligor that 25 the obligor is subject to the provisions of this chapter . 26 However, this chapter is sufficient notice for implementation 27 of administrative levy provisions without further notice of the 28 provisions of this chapter . 29 Sec. 954. Section 252I.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 252I.4 Verification of accounts and immunity from liability. 32 1. The unit Child support services may contact a financial 33 -689- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 689/ 1541
H.F. 662 institution to obtain verification of the account number, the 34 names and social security numbers listed for the account, and 35 the account balance of any account held by an obligor. Contact 1 with a financial institution may be by telephone or by written 2 communication. The financial institution may require positive 3 voice recognition and may require the telephone number of the 4 authorized person from the unit child support services before 5 releasing an obligor’s account information by telephone. 6 2. The unit Child support services and financial 7 institutions doing business in Iowa shall enter into agreements 8 to develop and operate a data match system, using automated 9 data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible. The data 10 match system shall allow a means by which each financial 11 institution shall provide to the unit child support services 12 for each calendar quarter the name, record address, social 13 security number or other taxpayer identification number, and 14 other identifying information for each obligor who maintains 15 an account at the institution and who owes past-due support, 16 as identified by the unit child support services by name and 17 social security number or other taxpayer identification number. 18 The unit Child support services shall work with representatives 19 of financial institutions to develop a system to assist 20 nonautomated financial institutions in complying with the 21 provisions of this section . 22 3. The unit Child support services may pay a reasonable 23 fee to a financial institution for conducting the data match 24 required in subsection 2 , not to exceed the lower of either 25 one hundred fifty dollars for each quarterly data match or the 26 actual costs incurred by the financial institution for each 27 quarterly data match. However, the unit child support services 28 may also adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to specify a fee 29 amount for each quarterly data match based upon the estimated 30 state share of funds collected under this chapter , which, 31 when adopted, shall be applied in lieu of the one hundred 32 fifty dollar fee under this subsection . In addition, the unit 33 -690- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 690/ 1541
H.F. 662 child support services may pay a reasonable fee to a financial 34 institution for automation programming development performed 35 in order to conduct the data match required in subsection 2 , 1 not to exceed the lower of either five hundred dollars or 2 the actual costs incurred by the financial institution. The 3 unit Child support services may use the state share of funds 4 collected under this chapter to pay the fees to financial 5 institutions under this subsection . For state fiscal years 6 beginning July 1, 1999, and July 1, 2000, the unit child 7 support services may use up to one hundred percent of the 8 state share of such funds. For state fiscal years beginning 9 on or after July 1, 2001, the unit child support services may 10 use up to fifty percent of the state share of such funds. 11 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 12 a financial institution shall have until a date provided in 13 the agreement in subsection 2 to submit its claim for a fee 14 under this subsection . If the unit child support services 15 does not have sufficient funds available under this subsection 16 for payment of fees under this subsection for conducting data 17 matches or for automation program development performed in the 18 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, the cost may be carried 19 forward to the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000. The unit 20 Child support services may also use funds from an amount 21 assessed a child support agency of another state, as defined in 22 section 252H.2 , to conduct a data match requested by that child 23 support agency as provided in 42 U.S.C. §666(a)(14) to pay fees 24 to financial institutions under this subsection . 25 4. a. A financial institution is immune from any liability 26 in any action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, for any 27 of the following: 28 (1) The disclosure of any information by a financial 29 institution to the unit child support services pursuant to 30 this chapter or the rules or procedures adopted by the unit 31 child support services to implement this chapter , including 32 disclosure of information relating to an obligor who maintains 33 -691- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 691/ 1541
H.F. 662 an account with the financial institution or disclosure of 34 information relating to any other person who maintains an 35 account with the financial institution that is provided for 1 the purpose of complying with the data match requirements of 2 this section and with the agreement entered into between the 3 financial institution and the unit child support services 4 pursuant to subsection 2 . 5 (2) Any encumbrance or surrender of any assets held by a 6 financial institution in response to a notice of lien or levy 7 issued by the unit child support services . 8 (3) Any action or omission in connection with good faith 9 efforts to comply with this chapter or any rules or procedures 10 that are adopted by the unit child support services to 11 implement this chapter . 12 (4) The disclosure, use, or misuse by the unit child 13 support services or by any other person of information provided 14 or assets delivered to the unit child support services by a 15 financial institution. 16 b. For the purposes of this section , “financial institution” 17 includes officers, directors, employees, contractors, and 18 agents of the financial institution. 19 5. The financial institution or the unit child support 20 services is not liable for the cost of any early withdrawal 21 penalty of an obligor’s certificate of deposit. 22 Sec. 955. Section 252I.5, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 23 are amended to read as follows: 24 1. If an obligor is subject to this chapter under section 25 252I.2 , the unit child support services may initiate an 26 administrative action to levy against the accounts of the 27 obligor. 28 2. The unit Child support services may send a notice to 29 the financial institution with which the account is placed, 30 directing that the financial institution forward all or a 31 portion of the moneys in the obligor’s account or accounts to 32 the collection services center established pursuant to chapter 33 -692- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 692/ 1541
H.F. 662 252B . The notice shall be sent by regular mail, with proof of 34 service completed according to rule of civil procedure 1.442 . 35 Sec. 956. Section 252I.5, subsection 3, paragraph g, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 g. A telephone number , and address , and contact name of the 3 for child support recovery unit contact initiating the action 4 services . 5 Sec. 957. Section 252I.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 252I.6 Administrative levy —— notice to support obligor. 8 1. The unit Child support services may administratively 9 initiate an action to seize accounts of an obligor who is 10 subject to this chapter under section 252I.2 . 11 2. The unit Child support services shall notify an obligor 12 subject to this chapter , and any other party known to have 13 an interest in the account, of the action. The notice shall 14 contain all of the following: 15 a. The name of the obligor. 16 b. A statement that the obligor is believed to have one or 17 more accounts at the financial institution. 18 c. A statement that pursuant to the provisions of this 19 chapter , the obligor’s accounts are subject to seizure and the 20 financial institution is authorized and required to forward 21 moneys to the collection services center. 22 d. The maximum amount to be forwarded by the financial 23 institution, which shall not exceed the delinquent or accrued 24 amount of support owed by the obligor. 25 e. The prescribed time frames within which the financial 26 institution must comply. 27 f. A statement that any challenge to the action shall be 28 in writing and shall be received by the child support recovery 29 unit services within ten days of the date of the notice to the 30 obligor. 31 g. The address of the collection services center and the 32 collection services center account number. 33 -693- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 693/ 1541
H.F. 662 h. A telephone number , and address , and contact name for 34 the child support recovery unit contact initiating the action 35 services . 1 3. The unit Child support services shall forward the notice 2 to the obligor by regular mail within two working days of 3 sending the notice to the financial institution pursuant to 4 section 252I.5 . Proof of service shall be completed according 5 to rule of civil procedure 1.442 . 6 Sec. 958. Section 252I.7, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 7 are amended to read as follows: 8 1. Immediately encumber funds in all accounts in which the 9 obligor has an interest to the extent of the debt indicated in 10 the notice from the unit child support services . 11 2. No sooner than fifteen days, and no later than twenty 12 days from the date the financial institution receives the 13 notice under section 252I.5 , unless notified by the unit child 14 support services of a challenge by the obligor or an account 15 holder of interest, the financial institution shall forward the 16 moneys encumbered to the collection services center with the 17 obligor’s name and social security number, collection services 18 center account number, and any other information required in 19 the notice. 20 Sec. 959. Section 252I.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 252I.8 Challenges to action. 23 1. Challenges under this chapter may be initiated only by an 24 obligor or by an account holder of interest. Actions initiated 25 by the unit child support services under this chapter are not 26 subject to chapter 17A , and resulting court hearings following 27 certification shall be an original hearing before the district 28 court. 29 2. The person challenging the action shall submit a written 30 challenge to the person identified as the contact for the unit 31 in the notice child support services , within ten working days 32 of the date of the notice. 33 -694- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 694/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. The unit Child support services shall, upon receipt of 34 a written challenge, review the facts of the case with the 35 challenging party. Only a mistake of fact, including but 1 not limited to, a mistake in the identity of the obligor or 2 a mistake in the amount of delinquent support due shall be 3 considered as a reason to dismiss or modify the proceeding. 4 4. If the unit child support services determines that a 5 mistake of fact has occurred the unit , child support services 6 shall proceed as follows: 7 a. If a mistake in identity has occurred or the obligor is 8 not delinquent in an amount equal to the payment for one month, 9 the unit child support services shall notify the financial 10 institution that the administrative levy has been released. 11 The unit Child support services shall provide a copy of the 12 notice to the support obligor by regular mail. 13 b. If the obligor is delinquent, but the amount of the 14 delinquency is less than the amount indicated in the notice, 15 the unit child support services shall notify the financial 16 institution of the revised amount with a copy of the notice and 17 issue a copy to the obligor or forward a copy to the obligor 18 by regular mail. Upon written receipt of instructions from 19 the unit child support services , the financial institution 20 shall release the funds in excess of the revised amount to 21 the obligor and the moneys in the amount of the debt shall be 22 processed according to section 252I.7 . 23 5. If the unit child support services finds no mistake of 24 fact, the unit child support services shall provide a notice 25 to that effect to the challenging party by regular mail. Upon 26 written request of the challenging party, the unit child 27 support services shall request a hearing before the district 28 court in the county in which the underlying support order is 29 filed. 30 a. The financial institution shall encumber moneys if the 31 child support recovery unit services notifies the financial 32 institution to do so. 33 -695- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 695/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. The clerk of the district court shall schedule a hearing 34 upon the request by the unit child support services for a 35 time not later than ten calendar days after the filing of 1 the request for hearing. The clerk shall mail copies of the 2 request for hearing and the order scheduling the hearing to 3 the unit child support services and to all account holders of 4 interest. 5 c. If the court finds that there is a mistake of identity or 6 that the obligor does not owe the delinquent support, the unit 7 child support services shall notify the financial institution 8 that the administrative levy has been released. 9 d. If the court finds that the obligor has an interest in 10 the account, and the amount of support due was incorrectly 11 overstated, the unit child support services shall notify the 12 financial institution to release the excess moneys to the 13 obligor and remit the remaining moneys in the amount of the 14 debt to the collection services center for disbursement to the 15 appropriate recipient. 16 e. If the court finds that the obligor has an interest 17 in the account, and the amount of support due is correct, 18 the financial institution shall forward the moneys to the 19 collection services center for disbursement to the appropriate 20 recipient. 21 f. If the obligor or any other party known to have an 22 interest in the account fails to appear at the hearing, the 23 court may find the challenging party in default, shall ratify 24 the administrative levy, if valid upon its face, and shall 25 enter an order directing the financial institution to release 26 the moneys to the unit child support services . 27 g. Issues related to visitation, custody, or other 28 provisions not related to levies against accounts are not 29 grounds for a hearing under this chapter . 30 h. Support orders shall not be modified under a challenge 31 pursuant to this section . 32 i. Any findings in the challenge of an administrative 33 -696- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 696/ 1541
H.F. 662 levy related to the amount of the accruing or accrued support 34 obligation do not modify the underlying support order. 35 j. An order entered under this chapter for a levy against 1 an account of a support obligor has priority over a levy for a 2 purpose other than the support of the dependents in the court 3 order being enforced. 4 6. The support obligor may withdraw the request for 5 challenge by submitting a written withdrawal to the person 6 identified as the contact for the unit child support services 7 in the notice or the unit child support services may withdraw 8 the administrative levy at any time prior to the court hearing 9 and provide notice of the withdrawal to the obligor and any 10 account holder of interest and to the financial institution, by 11 regular mail. 12 7. If the financial institution has forwarded moneys to 13 the collection services center and has deducted a fee from the 14 moneys of the account, or if any additional fees or costs are 15 levied against the account, and all funds are subsequently 16 refunded to the account due to a mistake of fact or ruling 17 of the court, the child support recovery unit services shall 18 reimburse the account for any fees assessed by the financial 19 institution. If the mistake of fact is a mistake in the amount 20 of support due and any portion of the moneys is retained as 21 support payments, however, the unit child support services is 22 not required to reimburse the account for any fees or costs 23 levied against the account. Additionally, for the purposes 24 of reimbursement to the account for any fees or costs, each 25 certificate of deposit is considered a separate account. 26 Sec. 960. Section 252J.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 252J.1 Definitions. 29 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 30 requires: 31 1. “Certificate of noncompliance” means a document provided 32 by the child support recovery unit services certifying that 33 -697- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 697/ 1541
H.F. 662 the named individual is not in compliance with any of the 34 following: 35 a. A support order. 1 b. A written agreement for payment of support entered into 2 by the unit child support services and the obligor. 3 c. A subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or support 4 proceeding. 5 2. “Child support services” means child support services 6 created in section 252B.2. 7 3. “Department” means the department of health and human 8 services. 9 2. 4. “Individual” means a parent, an obligor, or a 10 putative father in a paternity or support proceeding. 11 3. 5. “License” means a license, certification, 12 registration, permit, approval, renewal, or other similar 13 authorization issued to an individual by a licensing authority 14 which evidences the admission to, or granting of authority to 15 engage in, a profession, occupation, business, industry, or 16 recreation or to operate or register a motor vehicle. “License” 17 includes licenses for hunting, fishing, boating, or other 18 recreational activity. 19 4. 6. “Licensee” means an individual to whom a license has 20 been issued, or who is seeking the issuance of a license. 21 5. 7. “Licensing authority” means a county treasurer, 22 county recorder or designated depositary, the supreme court, 23 or an instrumentality, agency, board, commission, department, 24 officer, organization, or any other entity of the state, which 25 has authority within this state to suspend or revoke a license 26 or to deny the renewal or issuance of a license authorizing an 27 individual to register or operate a motor vehicle or to engage 28 in a business, occupation, profession, recreation, or industry. 29 6. 8. “Obligor” means a natural person as defined 30 in section 252G.1 who has been ordered by a court or 31 administrative authority to pay support. 32 7. 9. “Subpoena or warrant” means a subpoena or warrant 33 -698- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 698/ 1541
H.F. 662 relating to a paternity or support proceeding initiated or 34 obtained by the unit child support services or a child support 35 agency as defined in section 252H.2 . 1 8. 10. “Support” means support or support payments as 2 defined in section 252D.16 , whether established through court 3 or administrative order. 4 9. 11. “Support order” means an order for support issued 5 pursuant to chapter 232 , 234 , 252A , 252C , 252D , 252E , 252F , 6 252H , 598 , 600B , or any other applicable chapter, or under 7 a comparable statute of another state or foreign country as 8 registered with the clerk of the district court or certified to 9 the child support recovery unit services . 10 10. “Unit” means the child support recovery unit created in 11 section 252B.2 . 12 11. 12. “Withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance” 13 means a document provided by the unit child support services 14 certifying that the certificate of noncompliance is withdrawn 15 and that the licensing authority may proceed with issuance, 16 reinstatement, or renewal of an individual’s license. 17 Sec. 961. Section 252J.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 252J.2 Purpose and use. 20 1. Notwithstanding other statutory provisions to the 21 contrary, and if an individual has not been cited for contempt 22 and enjoined from engaging in the activity governed by a 23 license pursuant to section 598.23A , the unit child support 24 services may utilize the process established in this chapter 25 to collect support. 26 2. For cases in which services are provided by the unit 27 child support services all of the following apply: 28 a. An obligor is subject to the provisions of this chapter 29 if the obligor’s support obligation is being enforced by the 30 unit child support services , if the support payments required 31 by a support order to be paid to the clerk of the district 32 court or the collection services center pursuant to section 33 -699- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 699/ 1541
H.F. 662 598.22 are not paid and become delinquent in an amount equal 34 to the support payment for three months, and if the obligor’s 35 situation meets other criteria specified under rules adopted by 1 the department pursuant to chapter 17A . The criteria specified 2 by rule shall include consideration of the length of time since 3 the obligor’s last support payment and the total amount of 4 support owed by the obligor. 5 b. An individual is subject to the provisions of this 6 chapter if the individual has failed, after receiving 7 appropriate notice, to comply with a subpoena or warrant. 8 3. Actions initiated by the unit child support services 9 under this chapter shall not be subject to contested case 10 proceedings or further review pursuant to chapter 17A and any 11 resulting court hearing shall be an original hearing before the 12 district court. 13 4. Notwithstanding chapter 22 , all of the following apply: 14 a. Information obtained by the unit child support services 15 under this chapter shall be used solely for the purposes of 16 this chapter or chapter 252B . 17 b. Information obtained by a licensing authority shall be 18 used solely for the purposes of this chapter . 19 Sec. 962. Section 252J.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 252J.3 Notice to individual of potential sanction of license. 22 The unit Child support services shall proceed in accordance 23 with this chapter only if the unit child support services sends 24 a notice to the individual by regular mail to the last known 25 address of the individual. The notice shall include all of the 26 following: 27 1. The address and telephone number of the unit child 28 support services and the unit the child support services’ case 29 number. 30 2. A statement that the obligor is not in compliance with 31 a support order or the individual has not complied with a 32 subpoena or warrant. 33 -700- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 700/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. A statement that the individual may request a conference 34 with the unit child support services to contest the action. 35 4. A statement that if, within twenty days of mailing of 1 the notice to the individual, the individual fails to contact 2 the unit child support services to schedule a conference, 3 the unit child support services shall issue a certificate of 4 noncompliance, bearing the individual’s name, social security 5 number and unit the child support services’ case number, to any 6 appropriate licensing authority, certifying that the obligor is 7 not in compliance with a support order or an individual has not 8 complied with a subpoena or warrant. 9 5. A statement that in order to stay the issuance of a 10 certificate of noncompliance the request for a conference shall 11 be in writing and shall be received by the unit child support 12 services within twenty days of mailing of the notice to the 13 individual. 14 6. The names of the licensing authorities to which the 15 unit child support services intends to issue a certificate of 16 noncompliance. 17 7. A statement that if the unit child support services 18 issues a certificate of noncompliance to an appropriate 19 licensing authority, the licensing authority shall initiate 20 proceedings to refuse to issue or renew, or to suspend or 21 revoke the individual’s license, unless the unit child support 22 services provides the licensing authority with a withdrawal of 23 a certificate of noncompliance. 24 Sec. 963. Section 252J.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 252J.4 Conference. 27 1. The individual may schedule a conference with the unit 28 child support services following mailing of the notice pursuant 29 to section 252J.3 , or at any time after service of notice of 30 suspension, revocation, denial of issuance, or nonrenewal of 31 a license from a licensing authority, to challenge the unit’s 32 child support services’ actions under this chapter . 33 -701- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 701/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The request for a conference shall be made to the unit 34 child support services , in writing, and, if requested after 35 mailing of the notice pursuant to section 252J.3 , shall be 1 received by the unit child support services within twenty days 2 following mailing of the notice. 3 3. The unit Child support services shall notify the 4 individual of the date, time, and location of the conference by 5 regular mail, with the date of the conference to be no earlier 6 than ten days following issuance of notice of the conference 7 by the unit child support services , unless the individual and 8 the unit child support services agree to an earlier date which 9 may be the same date the individual requests the conference. 10 If the individual fails to appear at the conference, the 11 unit child support services shall issue a certificate of 12 noncompliance. 13 4. Following the conference, the unit child support 14 services shall issue a certificate of noncompliance unless any 15 of the following applies: 16 a. The unit Child support services finds a mistake in the 17 identity of the individual. 18 b. The unit Child support services finds a mistake in 19 determining that the amount of delinquent support is equal to 20 or greater than three months. 21 c. The obligor enters a written agreement with the unit 22 child support services to comply with a support order, the 23 obligor complies with an existing written agreement to comply 24 with a support order, or the obligor pays the total amount of 25 delinquent support due. 26 d. Issuance of a certificate of noncompliance is not 27 appropriate under other criteria established in accordance with 28 rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A . 29 e. The unit Child support services finds a mistake in 30 determining the compliance of the individual with a subpoena 31 or warrant. 32 f. The individual complies with a subpoena or warrant. 33 -702- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 702/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. The unit Child support services shall grant the 34 individual a stay of the issuance of a certificate of 35 noncompliance upon receiving a timely written request 1 for a conference, and if a certificate of noncompliance 2 has previously been issued, shall issue a withdrawal of a 3 certificate of noncompliance if the obligor enters into a 4 written agreement with the unit child support services to 5 comply with a support order or if the individual complies with 6 a subpoena or warrant. 7 6. If the individual does not timely request a conference 8 or does not comply with a subpoena or warrant or if the 9 obligor does not pay the total amount of delinquent support 10 owed within twenty days of mailing of the notice pursuant to 11 section 252J.3 , the unit child support services shall issue a 12 certificate of noncompliance. 13 Sec. 964. Section 252J.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 252J.5 Written agreement. 16 1. If an obligor is subject to this chapter as established 17 in section 252J.2, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , the obligor 18 and the unit child support services may enter into a written 19 agreement for payment of support and compliance which takes 20 into consideration the obligor’s ability to pay and other 21 criteria established by rule of the department. The written 22 agreement shall include all of the following: 23 a. The method, amount, and dates of support payments by the 24 obligor. 25 b. A statement that upon breach of the written agreement 26 by the obligor, the unit child support services shall issue 27 a certificate of noncompliance to any appropriate licensing 28 authority. 29 2. A written agreement entered into pursuant to this section 30 does not preclude any other remedy provided by law and shall 31 not modify or affect an existing support order. 32 3. Following issuance of a certificate of noncompliance, 33 -703- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 703/ 1541
H.F. 662 if the obligor enters into a written agreement with the unit 34 child support services , the unit child support services shall 35 issue a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance to any 1 appropriate licensing authority and shall forward a copy of the 2 withdrawal by regular mail to the obligor. 3 Sec. 965. Section 252J.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 252J.6 Decision of the unit child support services . 6 1. If an obligor is not in compliance with a support order 7 or the individual is not in compliance with a subpoena or 8 warrant pursuant to section 252J.2 , the unit child support 9 services mails a notice to the individual pursuant to section 10 252J.3 , and the individual requests a conference pursuant to 11 section 252J.4 , the unit child support services shall issue a 12 written decision if any of the following conditions exists: 13 a. The individual fails to appear at a scheduled conference 14 under section 252J.4 . 15 b. A conference is held under section 252J.4 . 16 c. The obligor fails to comply with a written agreement 17 entered into by the obligor and the unit child support services 18 under section 252J.5 . 19 2. The unit Child support services shall send a copy of 20 the written decision to the individual by regular mail at the 21 individual’s most recent address of record. If the decision 22 is made to issue a certificate of noncompliance or to withdraw 23 the certificate of noncompliance, a copy of the certificate 24 of noncompliance or of the withdrawal of the certificate of 25 noncompliance shall be attached to the written decision. The 26 written decision shall state all of the following: 27 a. That the certificate of noncompliance or withdrawal 28 of the certificate of noncompliance has been provided to the 29 licensing authorities named in the notice provided pursuant to 30 section 252J.3 . 31 b. That upon receipt of a certificate of noncompliance, 32 the licensing authority shall initiate proceedings to suspend, 33 -704- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 704/ 1541
H.F. 662 revoke, deny issuance, or deny renewal of a license, unless 34 the licensing authority is provided with a withdrawal of a 35 certificate of noncompliance from the unit child support 1 services . 2 c. That in order to obtain a withdrawal of a certificate of 3 noncompliance from the unit child support services , the obligor 4 shall enter into a written agreement with the unit child 5 support services , comply with an existing written agreement 6 with the unit child support services , or pay the total amount 7 of delinquent support owed or the individual shall comply with 8 a subpoena or warrant. 9 d. That if the unit child support services issues a written 10 decision which includes a certificate of noncompliance, that 11 all of the following apply: 12 (1) The individual may request a hearing as provided in 13 section 252J.9 , before the district court as follows: 14 (a) If the action is a result of section 252J.2, subsection 15 2 , paragraph “a” , in the county in which the underlying support 16 order is filed, by filing a written application to the court 17 challenging the issuance of the certificate of noncompliance 18 by the unit child support services and sending a copy of the 19 application to the unit child support services within the time 20 period specified in section 252J.9 . 21 (b) If the action is a result of section 252J.2, subsection 22 2 , paragraph “b” , and the individual is not an obligor, in the 23 county in which the dependent child or children reside if the 24 child or children reside in Iowa; in the county in which the 25 dependent child or children last received public assistance if 26 the child or children received public assistance in Iowa; or 27 in the county in which the individual resides if the action is 28 the result of a request from a child support agency in another 29 state or foreign country. 30 (2) The individual may retain an attorney at the 31 individual’s own expense to represent the individual at the 32 hearing. 33 -705- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 705/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) The scope of review of the district court shall be 34 limited to demonstration of a mistake of fact related to the 35 delinquency of the obligor or the compliance of the individual 1 with a subpoena or warrant. 2 3. If the unit child support services issues a certificate 3 of noncompliance, the unit child support services shall only 4 issue a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance if any 5 of the following applies: 6 a. The unit Child support services or the court finds a 7 mistake in the identity of the individual. 8 b. The unit Child support services finds a mistake in 9 determining compliance with a subpoena or warrant. 10 c. The unit Child support services or the court finds a 11 mistake in determining that the amount of delinquent support 12 due is equal to or greater than three months. 13 d. The obligor enters a written agreement with the unit 14 child support services to comply with a support order, the 15 obligor complies with an existing written agreement to comply 16 with a support order, or the obligor pays the total amount of 17 delinquent support owed. 18 e. The individual complies with the subpoena or warrant. 19 f. Issuance of a withdrawal of the certificate of 20 noncompliance is appropriate under other criteria in accordance 21 with rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A . 22 Sec. 966. Section 252J.7, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 1. If the individual fails to respond to the notice of 25 potential license sanction provided pursuant to section 252J.3 26 or the unit child support services issues a written decision 27 under section 252J.6 which states that the individual is not 28 in compliance, the unit child support services shall issue 29 a certificate of noncompliance to any appropriate licensing 30 authority. 31 Sec. 967. Section 252J.8, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -706- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 706/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. In addition to other grounds for suspension, revocation, 34 or denial of issuance or renewal of a license, a licensing 35 authority shall include in rules adopted by the licensing 1 authority as grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial of 2 issuance or renewal of a license, the receipt of a certificate 3 of noncompliance from the unit child support services . 4 Sec. 968. Section 252J.8, subsection 4, paragraph c, 5 subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), Code 2023, are amended to read 6 as follows: 7 (1) The licensing authority intends to suspend, revoke, or 8 deny issuance or renewal of an individual’s license due to the 9 receipt of a certificate of noncompliance from the unit child 10 support services . 11 (2) The individual must contact the unit child support 12 services to schedule a conference or to otherwise obtain a 13 withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance. 14 (3) Unless the unit child support services furnishes a 15 withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance to the licensing 16 authority within thirty days of the issuance of the notice 17 under this section , the individual’s license will be revoked, 18 suspended, or denied. 19 Sec. 969. Section 252J.8, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 5. If the licensing authority receives a withdrawal of 22 a certificate of noncompliance from the unit child support 23 services , the licensing authority shall immediately reinstate, 24 renew, or issue a license if the individual is otherwise in 25 compliance with licensing requirements established by the 26 licensing authority. 27 Sec. 970. Section 252J.9, subsection 1, unnumbered 28 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 29 Following the issuance of a written decision by the unit 30 child support services under section 252J.6 which includes 31 the issuance of a certificate of noncompliance, or following 32 provision of notice to the individual by a licensing authority 33 -707- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 707/ 1541
H.F. 662 pursuant to section 252J.8 , an individual may seek review of 34 the decision and request a hearing before the district court 35 as follows: 1 Sec. 971. Section 252J.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 a. If the action is a result of section 252J.2, subsection 4 2 , paragraph “a” , in the county in which the underlying support 5 order is filed, by filing an application with the district 6 court, and sending a copy of the application to the unit by 7 regular mail child support services . 8 Sec. 972. Section 252J.9, subsections 2 and 6, Code 2023, 9 are amended to read as follows: 10 2. An application shall be filed to seek review of the 11 decision by the unit child support services or following 12 issuance of notice by the licensing authority no later than 13 within thirty days after the issuance of the notice pursuant to 14 section 252J.8 . The clerk of the district court shall schedule 15 a hearing and mail a copy of the order scheduling the hearing 16 to the individual and the unit child support services and shall 17 also mail a copy of the order to the licensing authority, if 18 applicable. The unit Child support services shall certify a 19 copy of its written decision and certificate of noncompliance, 20 indicating the date of issuance, and the licensing authority 21 shall certify a copy of a notice issued pursuant to section 22 252J.8 , to the court prior to the hearing. 23 6. If the court finds that the unit child support services 24 was in error in issuing a certificate of noncompliance, 25 or in failing to issue a withdrawal of a certificate of 26 noncompliance, the unit child support services shall issue a 27 withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance to the appropriate 28 licensing authority. 29 Sec. 973. Section 252K.103, Code 2023, is amended to read 30 as follows: 31 252K.103 State tribunal and support enforcement agency. 32 1. The child Child support recovery unit services when 33 -708- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 708/ 1541
H.F. 662 the unit child support services establishes or modifies an 34 order, upon ratification by the court, and the court, are the 35 tribunals of this state. 1 2. The child Child support recovery unit services created in 2 section 252B.2 is the support enforcement agency of this state. 3 Sec. 974. Section 252K.201, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 g. The individual asserted parentage of a child in the 6 declaration of paternity registry maintained in this state 7 by the Iowa department of public health and human services 8 pursuant to section 144.12A or established paternity by 9 affidavit under section 252A.3A . 10 Sec. 975. Section 252K.310, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 1. The child Child support recovery unit services is the 13 state information agency under this chapter . 14 Sec. 976. Section 252K.319, subsection 2, unnumbered 15 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 If neither the obligor, nor the obligee who is an individual, 17 nor the child resides in this state, upon request from the 18 support enforcement agency of this state or another state, the 19 child support recovery unit services or a tribunal of this 20 state shall: 21 Sec. 977. Section 252K.703, Code 2023, is amended to read 22 as follows: 23 252K.703 Relationship of child support recovery unit services 24 to United States central authority. 25 The child Child support recovery unit services of this state 26 is recognized as the agency designated by the United States 27 central authority to perform specific functions under the 28 convention. 29 Sec. 978. Section 252K.704, Code 2023, is amended to read 30 as follows: 31 252K.704 Initiation by child support recovery unit services 32 of support proceeding under convention. 33 -709- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 709/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. In a support proceeding under this article , the child 34 support recovery unit services of this state shall: 35 a. Transmit and receive applications. 1 b. Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding 2 regarding an application in a tribunal of this state. 3 2. The following support proceedings are available to an 4 obligee under the convention: 5 a. Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign 6 support order. 7 b. Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in 8 this state. 9 c. Establishment of a support order if there is no existing 10 order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a 11 child. 12 d. Establishment of a support order if recognition of 13 a foreign support order is refused under section 252K.708, 14 subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , “d” , or “i” . 15 e. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this 16 state. 17 f. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another 18 state or a foreign country. 19 3. The following support proceedings are available under 20 the convention to an obligor against which there is an existing 21 support order: 22 a. Recognition of an order suspending or limiting 23 enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this 24 state. 25 b. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this 26 state. 27 c. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another 28 state or a foreign country. 29 4. A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, 30 or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of 31 costs and expenses in proceedings under the convention. 32 Sec. 979. Section 252K.705, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 33 -710- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 710/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 4. A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to 35 assistance from the child support recovery unit services . 1 Sec. 980. Section 252K.708, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 b. The child Child support recovery unit services shall take 4 all appropriate measures to request a child support order for 5 the obligee if the application for recognition and enforcement 6 was received under section 252K.704 . 7 Sec. 981. Section 256.1, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 e. Educational supervision over the elementary and secondary 10 schools under the control of an administrator of a division of 11 the department of health and human services. 12 Sec. 982. Section 256.9, subsection 15, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 15. Provide the same educational supervision for the 15 schools maintained by the director of health and human services 16 as is provided for the public schools of the state and make 17 recommendations to the director of health and human services 18 for the improvement of the educational program in those 19 institutions. 20 Sec. 983. Section 256.9, subsection 31, paragraph b, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. Standards and materials developed shall include materials 23 which employ developmentally appropriate practices and 24 incorporate substantial parental involvement. The materials 25 and standards shall include alternative teaching approaches 26 including collaborative teaching and alternative dispute 27 resolution training. The department shall consult with the 28 child development coordinating council, the state child care 29 advisory committee established pursuant to section 135.173A , 30 the department of health and human services, the state board 31 of regents center for early developmental education, the 32 area education agencies, the department of human development 33 -711- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 711/ 1541
H.F. 662 and family studies in the college of human sciences at 34 Iowa state university of science and technology, the early 35 childhood elementary division of the college of education at 1 the university of Iowa, and the college of education at the 2 university of northern Iowa, in developing these standards and 3 materials. 4 Sec. 984. Section 256.9, subsection 46, paragraph a, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 a. Develop and make available to school districts, examples 7 of age-appropriate and research-based materials and lists 8 of resources which parents may use to teach their children 9 to recognize unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances, 10 to not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances, 11 to effectively reject unwanted sexual advances, that it is 12 wrong to take advantage of or exploit another person, about 13 the dangers of sexual exploitation by means of the internet 14 including specific strategies to help students protect 15 themselves and their personally identifiable information 16 from such exploitation, and about counseling, medical, and 17 legal resources available to survivors of sexual abuse and 18 sexual assault, including resources for escaping violent 19 relationships. The materials and resources shall cover verbal, 20 physical, and visual sexual harassment, including nonconsensual 21 sexual advances, and nonconsensual physical sexual contact. In 22 developing the materials and resource list, the director shall 23 consult with entities that shall include but not be limited to 24 the departments of health and human services , public health, 25 and public safety, education stakeholders, and parent-teacher 26 organizations. School districts shall provide age-appropriate 27 and research-based materials and a list of available community 28 and internet-based resources to parents at registration and 29 shall also include the age-appropriate and research-based 30 materials and resource list in the student handbook. School 31 districts are encouraged to work with their communities to 32 provide voluntary parent education sessions to provide parents 33 -712- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 712/ 1541
H.F. 662 with the skills and appropriate strategies to teach their 34 children as described in this subsection . School districts 35 shall incorporate the age-appropriate and research-based 1 materials into relevant curricula and shall reinforce the 2 importance of preventive measures when reasonable with parents 3 and students. 4 Sec. 985. Section 256.9, subsection 50, unnumbered 5 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 Convene, in collaboration with the department of public 7 health and human services , a nutrition advisory panel to 8 review research in pediatric nutrition conducted in compliance 9 with accepted scientific methods by recognized professional 10 organizations and agencies including but not limited to the 11 institute of medicine. The advisory panel shall submit its 12 findings and recommendations, which shall be consistent with 13 the dietary guidelines for Americans published jointly by the 14 United States department of health and human services and 15 department of agriculture if in the judgment of the advisory 16 panel the guidelines are supported by the research findings, in 17 a report to the state board. The advisory panel may submit to 18 the state board recommendations on standards related to federal 19 school food programs if the recommendations are intended to 20 exceed the existing federal guidelines. The state board 21 shall consider the advisory panel report when establishing or 22 amending the nutritional content standards required pursuant 23 to section 256.7, subsection 29 . The director shall convene 24 the advisory panel by July 1, 2008, and every five years 25 thereafter to review the report and make recommendations for 26 changes as appropriate. The advisory panel shall include 27 but is not limited to at least one Iowa state university 28 extension nutrition and health field specialist and at least 29 one representative from each of the following: 30 Sec. 986. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph j, 31 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 (1) One unit of health education which shall include 33 -713- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 713/ 1541
H.F. 662 personal health; food and nutrition; environmental health; 34 safety and survival skills; consumer health; family life; 35 age-appropriate and research-based human growth and 1 development; substance abuse use disorder and nonuse; emotional 2 and social health; health resources; and prevention and control 3 of disease, including age-appropriate and research-based 4 information regarding sexually transmitted diseases, including 5 HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent HPV, and 6 acquired immune deficiency syndrome. 7 Sec. 987. Section 256.16, subsection 1, paragraphs b and l, 8 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 9 b. Include in the professional education program, 10 preparation that contributes to the education of students 11 with disabilities and students who are gifted and talented, 12 preparation in developing and implementing individualized 13 education programs and behavioral intervention plans, 14 preparation for educating individuals in the least restrictive 15 environment and identifying that environment, strategies that 16 address difficult and violent student behavior and improve 17 academic engagement and achievement, and preparation in 18 classroom management addressing high-risk behaviors including 19 but not limited to behaviors related to substance abuse use 20 disorder . Preparation required under this paragraph must be 21 successfully completed before graduation from the practitioner 22 preparation program. 23 l. If the rules adopted by the board of educational 24 examiners for issuance of any type or class of license require 25 an applicant to complete work in student teaching, pre-student 26 teaching experiences, field experiences, practicums, clinicals, 27 or internships, enter into a written contract with any school 28 district, accredited nonpublic school, preschool registered or 29 licensed by the department of health and human services, or 30 area education agency in Iowa, to provide for such work under 31 terms and conditions as agreed upon by the contracting parties. 32 The terms and conditions of a written contract entered into 33 -714- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 714/ 1541
H.F. 662 with a preschool pursuant to this paragraph shall require 34 that a student teacher be under the direct supervision of an 35 appropriately licensed cooperating teacher who is employed 1 to teach at the preschool. Students actually teaching or 2 engaged in preservice licensure activities in a school district 3 under the terms of such a contract are entitled to the same 4 protection under section 670.8 as is afforded by that section 5 to officers and employees of the school district, during the 6 time such students are so assigned. 7 Sec. 988. Section 256.35A, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 b. In addition, representatives of the department of 10 education, the division of vocational rehabilitation of the 11 department of education workforce development , the department 12 of public health, the department of health and human services, 13 the Iowa developmental disabilities council, the division 14 of insurance of the department of commerce, and the state 15 board of regents shall serve as ex officio members of the 16 advisory council. Ex officio members shall work together in 17 a collaborative manner to serve as a resource to the advisory 18 council. The council may also form workgroups as necessary 19 to address specific issues within the technical purview of 20 individual members. 21 Sec. 989. Section 256.39, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 5. In developing career pathways program efforts, each 24 consortium shall make every effort to cooperate with the 25 juvenile courts, the economic development authority, the 26 department of workforce development, the department of health 27 and human services, and the new Iowa schools development 28 corporation. 29 Sec. 990. Section 256.46, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 g. The child is a participant in a substance abuse use 32 disorder or mental health program. 33 -715- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 715/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 991. Section 256A.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 256A.2 Child development coordinating council established. 1 1. A child development coordinating council is established 2 to promote the provision of child development services to 3 at-risk three-year-old and four-year-old children. The council 4 shall consist of the following members: 5 a. The administrator of the division of adult, children 6 and family services of the department of human services or the 7 administrator’s designee. 8 b. a. The director of the department of education or the 9 director’s designee. 10 c. b. The director of health and human services or the 11 director’s designee. 12 d. The director of the department of public health or the 13 director’s designee. 14 e. c. An early childhood specialist of an area education 15 agency selected by the area education agency administrators. 16 f. d. The dean of the college of human sciences at Iowa 17 state university of science and technology or the dean’s 18 designee. 19 g. e. The dean of the college of education from the 20 university of northern Iowa or the dean’s designee. 21 h. f. The professor and head of the department of 22 pediatrics at the university of Iowa or the professor’s 23 designee. 24 i. g. A resident of this state who is a parent of a child 25 who is or has been served by a federal head start program. 26 2. Staff assistance for the council shall be provided by 27 the department of education. Members of the council shall be 28 reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while 29 engaged in their official duties and shall receive per diem 30 compensation at the level authorized under section 7E.6, 31 subsection 1 , paragraph “a” . 32 Sec. 992. Section 256B.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 33 -716- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 716/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 c. For those children who cannot adapt to the regular 35 educational or home living conditions, and who are attending 1 facilities under chapters 263 , 269 , and 270 , upon the request 2 of the board of directors of an area education agency, 3 the department of health and human services shall provide 4 residential or detention facilities and the area education 5 agency shall provide special education programs and services. 6 The area education agencies shall cooperate with the board of 7 regents to provide the services required by this chapter . 8 Sec. 993. Section 256B.3, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 9. To cooperate with existing agencies such as the 11 department of health and human services, the Iowa department of 12 public health, the Iowa school for the deaf, the Iowa braille 13 and sight saving school, the children’s hospitals, or other 14 agencies concerned with the welfare and health of children 15 requiring special education in the coordination of their 16 educational activities for such children. 17 Sec. 994. Section 256B.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 256B.5 Information available upon request by bureau. 20 The Iowa department of public health and human services 21 shall furnish to the state bureau of special education 22 upon request information obtained from birth certificates 23 relative to the name, address, and disability of any case of 24 developmental disability. The state child health specialty 25 clinics of the university of Iowa shall upon request furnish to 26 the state bureau of special education the name, address, and 27 disability of all children of their register. 28 Sec. 995. Section 256B.10, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 29 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 a. The department of education shall work with the state 31 school for the deaf, the area education agencies, school 32 districts, and the early hearing detection and intervention 33 -717- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 717/ 1541
H.F. 662 program in the Iowa department of public health and human 34 services for purposes of coordinating, developing, and 35 disseminating resources for use by parents or guardians, early 1 hearing detection and intervention programs, the state school 2 for the deaf, area education agencies, school districts, and 3 accredited nonpublic schools to inform deaf and hard-of-hearing 4 children’s expressive and receptive language acquisition or 5 development. 6 Sec. 996. Section 256B.10, subsection 3, unnumbered 7 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 The department of education, in consultation with the state 9 school for the deaf, the area education agencies, school 10 districts, and the early hearing detection and intervention 11 program in the Iowa department of public health and human 12 services , shall select existing tools or assessments that may 13 be used by qualified educators to assess American sign language 14 and English language and literacy development of deaf and 15 hard-of-hearing children from birth through age eight. 16 Sec. 997. Section 256B.10, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 b. The department of education shall work with the early 19 hearing detection and intervention program in the Iowa 20 department of public health and human services , the state 21 school for the deaf, and the area education agencies when 22 developing the guidelines. The department of education, 23 in consultation with the Iowa school for the deaf, shall 24 administer the family support mentoring program for deaf or 25 hard-of-hearing children. 26 Sec. 998. Section 256B.10, subsection 5, paragraph d, 27 subparagraph (5), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 (5) Reach out to parents of children identified through 29 the early hearing detection and intervention program in the 30 Iowa department of public health and human services and share 31 information about the family support mentoring program services 32 available to such parents. 33 -718- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 718/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 999. Section 256B.10, subsection 5, paragraph e, Code 34 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 e. The department of education shall coordinate family 1 support mentoring activities with the early hearing detection 2 and intervention program in the Iowa department of public 3 health and human services , the state school for the deaf, the 4 area education agencies, and nonprofit organizations that 5 provide family support mentoring to parents with deaf or 6 hard-of-hearing children. 7 Sec. 1000. Section 256B.15, subsections 7, 9, and 10, Code 8 2023, are amended to read as follows: 9 7. The area education agencies shall transfer to the 10 department of health and human services an amount equal to 11 the nonfederal share of the payments to be received from the 12 medical assistance program pursuant to chapter 249A . The 13 nonfederal share amount shall be transferred to the medical 14 assistance account prior to claims payment. This requirement 15 does not apply to medical assistance reimbursement for 16 services provided by an area education agency under part C 17 of the federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. 18 Funds received under this section shall not be considered or 19 included as part of the area education agencies’ budgets when 20 calculating funds that are to be received by area education 21 agencies during a fiscal year. 22 9. The department of education and the department of health 23 and human services shall adopt rules to implement this section . 24 10. The department of health and human services shall offer 25 assistance to the area education agencies in the identification 26 of children eligible for reimbursement for services under this 27 section . 28 Sec. 1001. Section 256I.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 256I.1 Definitions. 31 For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context 32 otherwise requires: 33 -719- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 719/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. “Department” means the department of management health 34 and human services . 35 2. “Desired results” means the set of desired results for 1 improving the quality of life in this state for young children 2 and their families identified in section 256I.2 . 3 3. “Early care” , “early care services” , or “early care 4 system” means the programs, services, support, or other 5 assistance made available to a parent or other person who is 6 involved with addressing the health and education needs of a 7 child from zero through age five. “Early care” , “early care 8 services” , or “early care system” includes but is not limited to 9 public and private efforts and formal and informal settings. 10 4. “Early childhood Iowa area” means a geographic area 11 designated in accordance with this chapter . 12 5. “Early childhood Iowa area board” or “area board” 13 means the board for an early childhood Iowa area created in 14 accordance with this chapter . 15 6. “Early childhood Iowa program” or “program” means the 16 early childhood Iowa program established in section 256I.5. 17 6. 7. “Early childhood Iowa state board” or “state board” 18 means the early childhood Iowa state board created in section 19 256I.3 . 20 Sec. 1002. Section 256I.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 a. The board shall consist of twenty-one nineteen voting 23 members with fifteen citizen members and six four state agency 24 members. The six state agency members shall be the directors 25 or their designees of the following agencies: economic 26 development authority, education, human rights, health and 27 human services, public health, and workforce development. 28 The designees of state agency directors shall be selected on 29 an annual basis. The citizen members shall be appointed by 30 the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. The 31 governor’s appointments of citizen members shall be made in 32 a manner so that each of the state’s congressional districts 33 -720- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 720/ 1541
H.F. 662 is represented by at least two citizen members and so that 34 all the appointments as a whole reflect the ethnic, cultural, 35 social, and economic diversity of the state. A member of the 1 state board shall not be a provider of services or other entity 2 receiving funding through the early childhood Iowa initiative 3 or be employed by such a provider or other entity. 4 Sec. 1003. Section 256I.4, subsection 15, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 15. Work with the early childhood Iowa office program 7 in building public-private partnerships for promoting the 8 collaborative early care, education, health, and human services 9 system. 10 Sec. 1004. Section 256I.5, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 2. An early childhood Iowa office program is established 13 in the department to provide leadership for facilitation, 14 communication, and coordination for the early childhood Iowa 15 initiative activities and funding and for improvement of the 16 early care, education, health, and human services systems. An 17 administrator for the early childhood Iowa office program shall 18 be appointed by the director of the department. Other staff 19 may also be designated, subject to appropriation made for this 20 purpose. 21 Sec. 1005. Section 256I.5, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 4. The office program shall work with the state and 24 area boards to provide leadership for comprehensive system 25 development. The office program shall also do all of the 26 following: 27 a. Enter into memoranda of agreement with the departments 28 of education , human rights, human services, public health, and 29 workforce development and the economic development authority to 30 formalize the commitments of the respective departments and the 31 authority to collaborating with and integrating a comprehensive 32 early care, education, health, and human services system. 33 -721- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 721/ 1541
H.F. 662 Items addressed in the memoranda shall include but are not 34 limited to data sharing and providing staffing to the technical 35 assistance team. 1 b. Work with private businesses, foundations, and nonprofit 2 organizations to develop sustained funding. 3 c. Maintain the internet site in accordance with section 4 256I.10 . 5 d. Propose any needed revisions to administrative rules 6 based on stakeholder input. 7 e. Provide technical support to the state and area boards 8 and to the early childhood Iowa areas through staffing services 9 made available through the state agencies that serve on the 10 state board. 11 f. Develop, collect, disseminate, and provide guidance for 12 common performance measures for the programs receiving funding 13 under the auspices of the area boards. 14 g. If a disagreement arises within an early childhood Iowa 15 area regarding the interests represented on the area’s board, 16 board decisions, or other disputes that cannot be locally 17 resolved, upon request, provide state or regional technical 18 assistance as deemed appropriate by the office program to 19 assist the area in resolving the disagreement. 20 Sec. 1006. Section 256I.11, subsection 2, unnumbered 21 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 A school ready children grants account is created in the 23 fund under the authority of the director of the department of 24 education. Moneys credited to the account are appropriated 25 to and shall be distributed by the department of education in 26 the form of grants to early childhood Iowa areas pursuant to 27 criteria established by the state board in accordance with law. 28 Sec. 1007. Section 256I.11, subsection 4, paragraphs a, b, 29 and c, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 30 a. An early childhood programs grant account is created in 31 the fund under the authority of the director of the department 32 of human services . Moneys credited to the account are 33 -722- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 722/ 1541
H.F. 662 appropriated to and shall be distributed by the department of 34 human services in the form of grants to early childhood Iowa 35 areas pursuant to criteria established by the state board in 1 accordance with law. The criteria shall include but are not 2 limited to a requirement that an early childhood Iowa area must 3 be designated by the state board in order to be eligible to 4 receive an early childhood programs grant. 5 b. An early childhood Iowa area receiving funding from 6 the early childhood programs grant account shall comply with 7 any federal reporting requirements associated with the use 8 of that funding and other results and reporting requirements 9 established by the state board. The department of human 10 services shall provide technical assistance in identifying and 11 meeting the federal requirements. The availability of funding 12 provided from the account is subject to changes in federal 13 requirements and amendments to Iowa law. 14 c. The moneys distributed from the early childhood programs 15 grant account shall be used by early childhood Iowa areas 16 for the purposes of enhancing quality child care capacity in 17 support of parent capability to obtain or retain employment. 18 The moneys shall be used with a primary emphasis on low-income 19 families and children from zero to age five. Moneys shall be 20 provided in a flexible manner and shall be used to implement 21 strategies identified by the early childhood Iowa area to 22 achieve such purposes. The department of human services may 23 use a portion of the funding appropriated to the department 24 under this subsection for provision of technical assistance and 25 other support to the early childhood Iowa areas developing and 26 implementing strategies with grant moneys distributed from the 27 account. 28 Sec. 1008. Section 256I.11, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 5. A first years first account is created in the fund under 31 the authority of the department of management . The account 32 shall consist of gift or grant moneys obtained from any source, 33 -723- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 723/ 1541
H.F. 662 including but not limited to the federal government. Moneys 34 credited to the account are appropriated to the department to 35 be used for the early childhood-related purposes for which the 1 moneys were received. 2 Sec. 1009. Section 256I.12, subsections 6 and 7, Code 2023, 3 are amended to read as follows: 4 6. Steering committee. The early childhood stakeholders 5 alliance shall operate with a steering committee to organize, 6 manage, and coordinate the activities of the alliance and its 7 component groups. The steering committee may act on behalf of 8 the alliance as necessary. The steering committee membership 9 shall consist of the co-chairpersons of the alliance’s 10 component groups, the administrator of the early childhood Iowa 11 office program , and other leaders designated by the alliance. 12 7. Component groups. The early childhood stakeholders 13 alliance shall maintain component groups to address the 14 key components of the Iowa early childhood system. Each 15 component group shall have one private and one public agency 16 co-chairperson. The alliance may change the component groups 17 as deemed necessary by the alliance. Initially, there shall 18 be a component group for each of the following: The component 19 groups shall implement the strategic plan created pursuant to 20 section 256I.4. 21 a. Governance planning and administration. 22 b. Professional development. 23 c. Public engagement. 24 d. Quality services and programs. 25 e. Resources and funding. 26 f. Results accountability. 27 Sec. 1010. Section 256I.13, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 1. In order to implement the legislative intent stated in 30 sections 135.106 and 256I.9 , that priority for family support 31 program funding be given to programs using evidence-based or 32 promising models for family support, it is the intent of the 33 -724- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 724/ 1541
H.F. 662 general assembly that by July 1, 2016, ninety percent of state 34 funds expended for family support programs shall be used for 35 evidence-based or promising program models. The remaining ten 1 percent of funds may be used for innovative program models that 2 do not yet meet the definition of evidence-based or promising 3 programs. 4 Sec. 1011. Section 256I.13, subsection 3, paragraphs b and 5 e, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 6 b. The data on families served that is collected by the 7 family support programs funded through the early childhood 8 Iowa initiative shall include but is not limited to basic 9 demographic information, services received, funding utilized, 10 and program outcomes for the children and families served. The 11 state board shall adopt performance benchmarks for the family 12 support programs and shall revise the Iowa family support 13 credential to incorporate the performance benchmarks on or 14 before January 1, 2014 . 15 e. The state board shall develop a plan to implement a 16 coordinated intake and referral process for publicly funded 17 family support programs in order to engage the families 18 expecting a child or with newborn and infant children through 19 age five in all communities in the state by July 1, 2015 . 20 Sec. 1012. Section 257.11, subsection 4, paragraph e, 21 subparagraphs (2) and (3), Code 2023, are amended to read as 22 follows: 23 (2) The pupil is not in a court-ordered placement under 24 chapter 232 under the care and custody of the department of 25 health and human services or juvenile court services. 26 (3) The pupil is not in the state training school pursuant 27 to a court order entered under chapter 232 under the care and 28 custody of the department of health and human services. 29 Sec. 1013. Section 257.41, subsection 4, paragraphs b and c, 30 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 31 b. The student is not in a court-ordered placement under 32 chapter 232 under the care and custody of the department of 33 -725- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 725/ 1541
H.F. 662 health and human services or juvenile court services. 34 c. The student is not in the state training school pursuant 35 to a court order entered under chapter 232 under the care and 1 custody of the department of health and human services. 2 Sec. 1014. Section 260C.40, Code 2023, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 260C.40 Prohibition of controlled substances. 5 Each community college shall adopt a policy that prohibits 6 unlawful possession, use, or distribution of controlled 7 substances by students and employees on property owned 8 or leased by the community college or in conjunction with 9 activities sponsored by a community college. Each community 10 college shall provide information about the policy to all 11 students and employees. The policy shall include a clear 12 statement of sanctions for violation of the policy and 13 information about available drug or alcohol counseling and 14 rehabilitation programs. In carrying out this policy, the 15 community college shall provide substance abuse use disorder 16 prevention programs for students and employees. 17 Sec. 1015. Section 261.2, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 6. Develop and implement, in cooperation with the 20 department of health and human services and the judicial 21 branch, a program to assist juveniles who are sixteen years of 22 age or older and who have a case permanency plan under chapter 23 232 or 237 or are otherwise under the jurisdiction of chapter 24 232 in applying for federal and state aid available for higher 25 education. 26 Sec. 1016. Section 261.9, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 e. Adopts a policy that prohibits unlawful possession, 29 use, or distribution of controlled substances by students and 30 employees on property owned or leased by the institution or 31 in conjunction with activities sponsored by the institution. 32 Each institution shall provide information about the policy 33 -726- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 726/ 1541
H.F. 662 to all students and employees. The policy shall include a 34 clear statement of sanctions for violation of the policy 35 and information about available drug or alcohol counseling 1 and rehabilitation programs. In carrying out this policy, 2 an institution shall provide substance abuse use disorder 3 prevention programs for students and employees. 4 Sec. 1017. Section 261.71, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 3. For purposes of this section “graduate student” means 7 a student who has completed at least ninety semester hours, 8 or the trimester or quarter equivalent, of postsecondary 9 course work at a public higher education institution or at an 10 accredited private institution, as defined under section 261.9 . 11 “Underserved area” means a geographical area included on the 12 Iowa governor’s health practitioner shortage area list, which 13 is compiled by the center for rural health and primary care 14 of the Iowa department of public health and human services . 15 The commission shall adopt rules, consistent with rules used 16 for students enrolled in higher education institutions under 17 the control of the state board of regents, for purposes of 18 determining Iowa residency status of graduate students under 19 this section . The commission shall also adopt rules which 20 provide standards, guidelines, and procedures for the receipt, 21 processing, and administration of student applications and 22 loans under this section . 23 Sec. 1018. Section 261.87, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 b. “Eligible foster care student” means a person who has a 26 high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma under 27 chapter 259A and is described by any of the following: 28 (1) Is age seventeen and is in a court-ordered placement 29 under chapter 232 under the care and custody of the department 30 of health and human services or juvenile court services. 31 (2) Is age seventeen and has been placed in a state juvenile 32 institution pursuant to a court order entered under chapter 33 -727- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 727/ 1541
H.F. 662 232 under the care and custody of the department of health and 34 human services. 35 (3) Is described by any of the following: 1 (a) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during 2 the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date, 3 the person was in a licensed foster care placement pursuant 4 to a court order entered under chapter 232 under the care and 5 custody of the department of health and human services or 6 juvenile court services. 7 (b) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during 8 the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date, the 9 person was under a court order under chapter 232 to live with a 10 relative or other suitable person. 11 (c) The person was in a licensed foster care placement 12 pursuant to an order entered under chapter 232 prior to being 13 legally adopted after reaching age sixteen. 14 (d) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during 15 the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date, 16 the person was placed in a state juvenile institution pursuant 17 to a court order entered under chapter 232 under the care and 18 custody of the department of health and human services. 19 Sec. 1019. Section 262.9A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 262.9A Prohibition of controlled substances. 22 The state board of regents shall adopt a policy that 23 prohibits unlawful possession, use, or distribution of 24 controlled substances by students and employees on property 25 owned or leased by an institution or in conjunction with 26 activities sponsored by an institution governed by the board. 27 Each institution shall provide information about the policy 28 to all students and employees. The policy shall include a 29 clear statement of sanctions for violation of the policy 30 and information about available drug or alcohol counseling 31 and rehabilitation programs. In carrying out this policy, 32 the institutions shall provide substance abuse use disorder 33 -728- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 728/ 1541
H.F. 662 prevention programs for students and employees. 34 Sec. 1020. Section 262.70, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 262.70 Education, prevention, and research programs in mental 2 health and disability services. 3 The division of mental health and disability services of 4 the department of health and human services may contract with 5 the board of regents or any institution under the board’s 6 jurisdiction to establish and maintain programs of education, 7 prevention, and research in the fields of mental health, 8 intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, and 9 brain injury. The board may delegate responsibility for these 10 programs to the state psychiatric hospital, the university 11 hospital, or any other appropriate entity under the board’s 12 jurisdiction. 13 Sec. 1021. Section 262.71, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 262.71 Center for early development education. 16 The board of regents shall develop a center for early 17 development education at one of the regents institutions 18 specified in section 262.7, subsections 1 through 3 . The 19 center’s programs shall be conducted in a laboratory school 20 setting to serve as a model for early childhood education. 21 The programs shall include, but not be limited to, programs 22 designed to accommodate the needs of at-risk children. The 23 teacher education programs at all three state universities 24 shall cooperate in developing the center and its programs. The 25 center’s programs shall take a holistic approach and the center 26 shall, in developing its programs, consult with representatives 27 from each of the following agencies, institutions, or groups: 28 1. The university of northern Iowa. 29 2. Iowa state university. 30 3. The university of Iowa. 31 4. The division of child and family services of the 32 department of human services. 33 -729- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 729/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. The department of public health. 34 6. 4. The department of health and human services. 35 7. 5. An early childhood development specialist from an 1 area education agency. 2 8. 6. A parent of a child in a head start program. 3 9. 7. The department of education. 4 10. 8. The child development coordinating council. 5 Sec. 1022. Section 262.78, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 6 are amended to read as follows: 7 2. The center shall cooperate with the center for rural 8 health and primary care, established under department of health 9 and human services pursuant to section 135.107 , the center 10 for health effects of environmental contamination established 11 pursuant to section 263.17 , and the department of agriculture 12 and land stewardship. The agencies shall coordinate programs 13 to the extent practicable. 14 3. The president of the university of Iowa, in consultation 15 with the president of Iowa state university of science and 16 technology, shall employ a full-time director of the center. 17 The center may employ staff to carry out the center’s purpose. 18 The director shall coordinate the agricultural health and 19 safety programs of the center. The director shall regularly 20 meet and consult with the center for rural health and primary 21 care department of health and human services pursuant to 22 section 135.107 . The director shall provide the board of 23 regents with relevant information regarding the center. 24 Sec. 1023. Section 263.8, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 2. In addition to its regular work, the state hygienic 27 laboratory shall perform without charge all bacteriological, 28 serological, and epidemiological examinations and 29 investigations which may be required by the Iowa department of 30 public health and human services and the department shall adopt 31 rules pursuant to chapter 17A therefor for the examinations 32 and investigations . The laboratory shall also provide, those 33 -730- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 730/ 1541
H.F. 662 laboratory, scientific field measurement, and environmental 34 quality services which, by contract, are requested by the other 35 agencies of government. 1 Sec. 1024. Section 263.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 263.10 Persons admitted. 4 Every resident of the state who is not more than twenty-one 5 years of age, who has such severe disabilities as to be unable 6 to acquire an education in the public or accredited nonpublic 7 schools, and every such person who is twenty-one and under 8 thirty-five years of age who has the consent of the state board 9 of regents, shall be entitled to receive an education, care, 10 and training in the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics 11 center for disabilities and development, and nonresidents 12 similarly situated may be entitled to an education and care at 13 the center upon such terms as may be fixed by the state board 14 of regents. The fee for nonresidents shall be not less than 15 the average expense of resident pupils and shall be paid in 16 advance. Residents and persons under the care and control of a 17 director of a division of the department of health and human 18 services who have severe disabilities may be transferred to the 19 center upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the state board 20 of regents and the director of health and human services . 21 Sec. 1025. Section 263.17, subsection 2, paragraph a, 22 subparagraph (10), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 (10) The Iowa department of public health and human 24 services . 25 Sec. 1026. Section 263.17, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 7. The center shall cooperate with the center for rural 28 health and primary care, established under department of 29 health and human services pursuant to section 135.107 , the 30 center for agricultural safety and health established under 31 section 262.78 , and the department of agriculture and land 32 stewardship. The agencies shall coordinate programs to the 33 -731- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 731/ 1541
H.F. 662 extent practicable. 34 Sec. 1027. Section 263.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 263.21 Transfer of patients from state institutions. 2 The director of the department of health and human services, 3 in respect to institutions under the director’s control, the 4 administrator of any of the divisions of the department, in 5 respect to the institutions under the administrator’s control, 6 the director of the department of corrections, in respect to 7 the institutions under the department’s control, and the state 8 board of regents, in respect to the Iowa braille and sight 9 saving school and the Iowa school for the deaf, may send any 10 inmate, student, or patient of an institution, or any person 11 committed or applying for admission to an institution, to 12 the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics for treatment 13 and care. The department of health and human services, the 14 department of corrections, and the state board of regents shall 15 respectively pay the traveling expenses of such patient, and 16 when necessary the traveling expenses of an attendant for 17 the patient, out of funds appropriated for the use of the 18 institution from which the patient is sent. 19 Sec. 1028. Section 263B.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 263B.7 Ancient remains. 22 The state archaeologist has the primary responsibility 23 for investigating, preserving, and reinterring discoveries 24 of ancient human remains. For the purposes of this section , 25 ancient human remains are those remains found within the state 26 which are more than one hundred fifty years old. The state 27 archaeologist shall make arrangements for the services of a 28 forensic osteologist in studying and interpreting ancient 29 burials and may designate other qualified archaeologists to 30 assist the state archaeologist in recovering physical and 31 cultural information about the ancient burials. The state 32 archaeologist shall file with the Iowa department of public 33 -732- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 732/ 1541
H.F. 662 health and human services a written report containing both 34 physical and cultural information regarding the remains at the 35 conclusion of each investigation. 1 Sec. 1029. Section 272C.1, subsection 6, paragraph ad, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 ad. The director of public health and human services in 4 certifying emergency medical care providers and emergency 5 medical care services pursuant to chapter 147A . 6 Sec. 1030. Section 272C.3, subsection 1, paragraph k, Code 7 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 k. Establish a licensee review committee for the purpose 9 of evaluating and monitoring licensees who are impaired as 10 a result of alcohol or drug abuse substance use disorder , 11 dependency, or addiction, or by any mental or physical disorder 12 or disability, and who self-report the impairment to the 13 committee, or who are referred by the board to the committee. 14 Members of the committee shall receive actual expenses for the 15 performance of their duties and shall be eligible to receive 16 per diem compensation pursuant to section 7E.6 . The board 17 shall adopt rules for the establishment and administration of 18 the committee, including but not limited to establishment of 19 the criteria for eligibility for referral to the committee and 20 the grounds for disciplinary action for noncompliance with 21 committee decisions. Information in the possession of the 22 board or the licensee review committee, under this paragraph, 23 shall be subject to the confidentiality requirements of section 24 272C.6 . Referral of a licensee by the board to a licensee 25 review committee shall not relieve the board of any duties 26 of the board and shall not divest the board of any authority 27 or jurisdiction otherwise provided. A licensee who violates 28 section 272C.10 or the rules of the board while under review by 29 the licensee review committee shall be referred to the board 30 for appropriate action. 31 Sec. 1031. Section 272C.6, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code 32 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 -733- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 733/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. The department of agriculture and land stewardship, the 34 department of commerce insurance and financial services, the 35 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing , and the Iowa 1 department of public health and human services shall each adopt 2 rules pursuant to chapter 17A which provide for the allocation 3 of fees and costs collected pursuant to this section to the 4 board under its jurisdiction collecting the fees and costs. 5 The fees and costs shall be considered repayment receipts as 6 defined in section 8.2 . 7 Sec. 1032. Section 279.49, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 8 are amended to read as follows: 9 1. The board of directors of a school corporation may 10 operate or contract for the operation of a program to provide 11 child care to children not enrolled in school or to students 12 enrolled in kindergarten through grade six before and after 13 school, or to both. Programs operated or contracted by a 14 board shall be licensed by the department of health and human 15 services under chapter 237A as a child care center unless 16 the program is exempt from licensure under chapter 237A . 17 Notwithstanding requirements of the department of health and 18 human services regarding space allocated to child care centers 19 licensed under chapter 237A , a program operated or contracted 20 by a board which is located on school grounds may define 21 alternative spaces, in policy and procedures, appropriate to 22 meet the needs of children in the program if the primary space 23 is required for another use. 24 3. The facilities housing a program operated under this 25 section shall comply with standards adopted by the state fire 26 marshal for school buildings under chapter 100 . In addition, 27 if a program involves children who are younger than school 28 age, the facilities housing those children shall meet the fire 29 safety standards which would apply to that age of child in a 30 child care facility licensed by the department of health and 31 human services. 32 Sec. 1033. Section 279.50, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 33 -734- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 734/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 8. The department of education shall identify and 35 disseminate information about early intervention programs 1 for students who are at the greatest risk of suffering from 2 the problem of dropping out of school, substance abuse use 3 disorder , adolescent pregnancy, or suicide. 4 Sec. 1034. Section 279.60, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 2. The school district shall also collect information from 7 each parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a kindergarten 8 student enrolled in the district on whether the student 9 attended preschool. Each school district shall report the 10 preschool information collected to the department of education 11 in the manner prescribed by the department not later than 12 January 1 of that school year. The early childhood Iowa office 13 program in the department of management health and human 14 services shall have access to the raw data. The department of 15 education shall review the information submitted pursuant to 16 this section and shall submit its findings and recommendations 17 annually in a report to the governor, the general assembly, the 18 early childhood Iowa state board, and the early childhood Iowa 19 area boards. 20 Sec. 1035. Section 279.76, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 a. “Emergent care situation” means a sudden or unforeseen 23 occurrence or onset of a medical or behavioral condition that 24 could result in serious injury or harm to a student or others 25 in the event immediate medical attention is not provided. 26 “Emergent care situation” includes the need to screen a student 27 or others for symptoms or exposures during an outbreak or 28 public health event of concern as designated by the department 29 of public health and human services . 30 Sec. 1036. Section 280.13C, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 a. The department of public health and human services , the 33 -735- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 735/ 1541
H.F. 662 Iowa high school athletic association, and the Iowa girls high 34 school athletic union shall work together to develop training 35 materials and courses regarding concussions and brain injuries, 1 including training regarding evaluation, prevention, symptoms, 2 risks, and long-term effects of concussions and brain injuries. 3 Each coach or contest official shall complete such training at 4 least every two years. 5 Sec. 1037. Section 280.13C, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 4. Guidelines and information sheet. 8 a. The department of public health and human services , the 9 Iowa high school athletic association, and the Iowa girls high 10 school athletic union shall work together to distribute the 11 guidelines of the centers for disease control and prevention 12 of the United States department of health and human services 13 and other pertinent information to inform and educate coaches, 14 students, and the parents and guardians of students of the 15 risks, signs, symptoms, and behaviors consistent with a 16 concussion or brain injury, including the danger of continuing 17 to participate in extracurricular interscholastic activities 18 after suffering a concussion or brain injury and their 19 responsibility to report such signs, symptoms, and behaviors 20 if they occur. 21 b. For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2018, 22 each school district and nonpublic school shall provide to the 23 parent or guardian of each student in grades seven through 24 twelve a concussion and brain injury information sheet, 25 as provided by the department of public health and human 26 services , the Iowa high school athletic association, and the 27 Iowa girls high school athletic union. The student and the 28 student’s parent or guardian shall sign and return a copy 29 of the concussion and brain injury information sheet to the 30 student’s school prior to the student’s participation in any 31 extracurricular interscholastic activity. 32 Sec. 1038. Section 280.13C, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 33 -736- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 736/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 a. The department of public health and human services , in 35 cooperation with the Iowa high school athletic association 1 and the Iowa girls high school athletic union, shall develop 2 a return-to-play protocol based on peer-reviewed scientific 3 evidence consistent with the guidelines of the centers for 4 disease control and prevention of the United States department 5 of health and human services, for a student’s return to 6 participation in any extracurricular interscholastic activity 7 after showing signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a 8 concussion or brain injury. The department of public health 9 and human services shall adopt the return-to-play protocol 10 by rule pursuant to chapter 17A . The board of directors 11 of each school district and the authorities in charge of 12 each accredited nonpublic school with enrolled students who 13 participate in an extracurricular interscholastic activity 14 which is a contest in grades seven through twelve shall adopt 15 such protocol by July 1, 2019. 16 Sec. 1039. Section 280.16, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 a. “Bronchodilator” means a bronchodilator as recommended 19 by the department of public health and human services for 20 treatment of a student’s respiratory distress, asthma, or other 21 airway constricting disease. 22 Sec. 1040. Section 280.16, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 7. The Iowa braille and sight saving school, the Iowa school 25 for the deaf, and the institutions under the control of the 26 department of health and human services as provided in section 27 218.1 are exempt from the provisions of this section . 28 Sec. 1041. Section 280.17, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 1. The board of directors of a school district and the 31 authorities in charge of a nonpublic school shall prescribe 32 procedures, in accordance with the guidelines contained in 33 -737- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 737/ 1541
H.F. 662 the model policy developed by the department of education in 34 consultation with the department of health and human services, 35 and adopted by the department of education pursuant to chapter 1 17A , for the handling of reports of child abuse, as defined in 2 section 232.68, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), 3 (3), or (5), alleged to have been committed by an employee or 4 agent of the public or nonpublic school. 5 Sec. 1042. Section 280.25, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 1. The board of directors of each public school and the 8 authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school 9 shall adopt a policy and the superintendent of each public 10 school shall adopt rules which provide that the school 11 district or school may share information contained within a 12 student’s permanent record pursuant to an interagency agreement 13 with state and local agencies that are part of the juvenile 14 justice system. These agencies include, but are not limited 15 to, juvenile court services, the department of health and 16 human services, and local law enforcement authorities. The 17 disclosure of information shall be directly related to the 18 juvenile justice system’s ability to effectively serve, prior 19 to adjudication, the student whose records are being released. 20 Sec. 1043. Section 280.29, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 e. Enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 23 department of health and human services regarding the exchange 24 of information as appropriate to facilitate the enrollment 25 transition of children adjudicated under chapter 232 or 26 receiving foster care services from one school to another 27 school. 28 Sec. 1044. Section 280.32, subsections 3 and 6, Code 2023, 29 are amended to read as follows: 30 3. Radon testing pursuant to this section conducted on and 31 after July 1, 2022, shall be conducted by a person certified 32 to conduct such testing pursuant to section 136B.1 or by 33 -738- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 738/ 1541
H.F. 662 district employees that have completed a school radon testing 34 training program approved by the department of education and 35 the department of public health and human services . District 1 employees that have completed training shall not perform 2 testing services in locations other than the employee’s 3 employing district. The department of public health and human 4 services shall maintain and make available to school districts 5 a list of such approved school radon testing training programs. 6 Testing shall be based on recognized national standards that 7 outline school radon testing practices. 8 6. In consultation with appropriate stakeholders and the 9 department of education, the department of public health and 10 human services shall adopt rules to administer this section . 11 Sec. 1045. Section 280A.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 3. “Behavioral health screening” or “screening” means a 14 screening and assessment performed using a universal behavioral 15 health screening and assessment tool, approved for use by the 16 department of education in consultation with the department of 17 public health and the department of human services, to identify 18 factors that place children at higher risk for behavioral 19 health conditions, to determine appropriate treatment or 20 intervention, and to identify the need for referral for 21 appropriate services. 22 Sec. 1046. Section 282.18, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 b. If a request to transfer is due to a change in family 25 residence, a change in a child’s residence from the residence 26 of one parent or guardian to the residence of a different 27 parent or guardian, a change in the state in which the family 28 residence is located, a change in a child’s parents’ marital 29 status, a guardianship proceeding, placement in foster care, 30 adoption, participation in a foreign exchange program, or 31 participation in a substance abuse use disorder or mental 32 health treatment program, and the child who is the subject of 33 -739- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 739/ 1541
H.F. 662 the request is enrolled in any grade from kindergarten through 34 grade twelve or who is a prekindergarten student enrolled in a 35 special education program at the time of the request and is not 1 currently using any provision of open enrollment, the parent or 2 guardian of the child shall have the option to have the child 3 remain in the child’s original district of residence under open 4 enrollment with no interruption in the child’s educational 5 program. If a parent or guardian exercises this option, the 6 child’s new district of residence is not required to pay the 7 amount calculated in subsection 5 or 6 , as applicable, until 8 the start of the first full year of enrollment of the child. 9 Sec. 1047. Section 282.18, subsection 9, paragraph a, 10 subparagraph (8), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 (8) If the pupil participates in open enrollment because 12 of circumstances that meet the definition of good cause. For 13 purposes of this subparagraph, “good cause” means a change in a 14 child’s residence due to a change in family residence, a change 15 in a child’s residence from the residence of one parent or 16 guardian to the residence of a different parent or guardian, a 17 change in the state in which the family residence is located, 18 a change in a child’s parents’ marital status, a guardianship 19 or custody proceeding, placement in foster care, adoption, 20 participation in a foreign exchange program, initial placement 21 of a prekindergarten student in a special education program 22 requiring specially designed instruction, or participation 23 in a substance abuse use disorder or mental health treatment 24 program, a change in the status of a child’s resident district 25 such as removal of accreditation by the state board, surrender 26 of accreditation, or permanent closure of a nonpublic school, 27 revocation of a charter school contract as provided in section 28 256E.10 or 256F.8 , the failure of negotiations for a whole 29 grade sharing, reorganization, dissolution agreement, or the 30 rejection of a current whole grade sharing agreement, or 31 reorganization plan. 32 Sec. 1048. Section 282.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 -740- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 740/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 34 282.19 Child living in substance abuse use disorder or foster 35 care placement. 1 1. A child who is living in a facility that provides 2 residential treatment as “facility” is defined in section 3 125.2 , which is located in a school district other than the 4 school district in which the child resided before entering the 5 facility may enroll in and attend an accredited school in the 6 school district in which the child is living. 7 2. A child who is living in a licensed individual or agency 8 child foster care facility, as defined in section 237.1 , or 9 in an unlicensed relative foster care placement, shall remain 10 enrolled in and attend an accredited school in the school 11 district in which the child resided and is enrolled at the 12 time of placement, unless it is determined by the juvenile 13 court or the public or private agency of this state that has 14 responsibility for the child’s placement that remaining in such 15 school is not in the best interests of the child. If such 16 a determination is made, the child may attend an accredited 17 school located in the school district in which the child is 18 living and not in the school district in which the child 19 resided prior to receiving foster care. 20 3. The instructional costs for students who do not require 21 special education shall be paid as provided in section 282.31, 22 subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , or for students who require 23 special education shall be paid as provided in section 282.31, 24 subsection 2 or 3 . 25 Sec. 1049. Section 282.27, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 26 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 b. The child is not placed by the department of health and 28 human services or a court in a day program treatment program in 29 such psychiatric unit or institution. 30 Sec. 1050. Section 282.27, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 b. The child is not placed by the department of health and 33 -741- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 741/ 1541
H.F. 662 human services or a court in a day program treatment program in 34 such psychiatric unit or institution. 35 Sec. 1051. Section 282.33, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. A child who resides in an institution for children 3 under the jurisdiction of the director of health and human 4 services referred to in section 218.1, subsection 3, 4, or 5 5, or 6, and who is not enrolled in the educational program 6 of the district of residence of the child, shall receive 7 appropriate educational services. The institution in which 8 the child resides shall submit a proposed program and budget 9 based on the average daily attendance of the children residing 10 in the institution to the department of education and the 11 department of health and human services by January 1 for the 12 next succeeding school year. The department of education shall 13 review and approve or modify the proposed program and budget 14 and shall notify the department of administrative services of 15 its action by February 1. The department of administrative 16 services shall pay the approved budget amount to the department 17 of health and human services in monthly installments beginning 18 September 15 and ending June 15 of the next succeeding school 19 year. The installments shall be as nearly equal as possible as 20 determined by the department of administrative services, taking 21 into consideration the relative budget and cash position of the 22 state’s resources. The department of administrative services 23 shall pay the approved budget amount for the department 24 of health and human services from the moneys appropriated 25 under section 257.16 and the department of health and human 26 services shall distribute the payment to the institution. The 27 institution shall submit an accounting for the actual cost of 28 the program to the department of education by August 1 of the 29 following school year. The department shall review and approve 30 or modify all expenditures incurred in compliance with the 31 guidelines adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 10 , 32 and shall notify the department of administrative services of 33 -742- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 742/ 1541
H.F. 662 the approved accounting amount. The approved accounting amount 34 shall be compared with any amounts paid by the department of 35 administrative services to the department of health and human 1 services and any differences added to or subtracted from the 2 October payment made under this subsection for the next school 3 year. Any amount paid by the department of administrative 4 services shall be deducted monthly from the state foundation 5 aid paid under section 257.16 to all school districts in the 6 state during the subsequent fiscal year. The portion of the 7 total amount of the approved budget that shall be deducted from 8 the state aid of a school district shall be the same as the 9 ratio that the budget enrollment for the budget year of the 10 school district bears to the total budget enrollment in the 11 state for that budget year in which the deduction is made. 12 Sec. 1052. Section 283A.2, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 3. Each school district that operates or provides for 15 a school breakfast or lunch program shall provide for the 16 forwarding of information from the applications for the school 17 breakfast or lunch program, for which federal funding is 18 provided, to identify children for enrollment in the medical 19 assistance program pursuant to chapter 249A or the healthy 20 and well kids in Iowa program pursuant to chapter 514I to the 21 department of health and human services. 22 Sec. 1053. Section 285.1, subsection 1, paragraph a, 23 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (3) Children attending prekindergarten programs offered or 25 sponsored by the district or nonpublic school and approved by 26 the department of education or department of health and human 27 services or children participating in preschool in an approved 28 local program under chapter 256C may be provided transportation 29 services. However, transportation services provided to 30 nonpublic school children are not eligible for reimbursement 31 under this chapter . 32 Sec. 1054. Section 303.3C, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 33 -743- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 743/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 a. The department of cultural affairs shall establish 35 and administer an Iowa great places program for purposes 1 of combining resources of state government in an effort to 2 showcase the unique and authentic qualities of communities, 3 regions, neighborhoods, and districts that make such places 4 exceptional places to work and live. The department of 5 cultural affairs shall provide administrative assistance to 6 the Iowa great places board. The department of cultural 7 affairs shall coordinate the efforts of the Iowa great places 8 board with the efforts of state agencies participating in 9 the program which shall include , but not be limited to , the 10 economic development authority, the Iowa finance authority, the 11 department of health and human rights services , the department 12 of natural resources, the state department of transportation, 13 and the department of workforce development. 14 Sec. 1055. Section 307.24, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 b. For department of health and human services facility 17 roads, six and one-half percent. 18 Sec. 1056. Section 321.1, subsection 8, paragraph g, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 g. If authorized to transport patients or clients by the 21 director of the department of health and human services or the 22 director’s designee, an employee of the department of health 23 and human services is not a chauffeur when transporting the 24 patients or clients in an automobile. 25 Sec. 1057. Section 321.19, subsection 1, paragraph c, 26 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 (3) Persons in the department of justice, the alcoholic 28 beverages division of the department of commerce, disease 29 investigators of the Iowa department of public health and human 30 services , the department of inspections and appeals, and the 31 department of revenue, who are regularly assigned to conduct 32 investigations which cannot reasonably be conducted with a 33 -744- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 744/ 1541
H.F. 662 vehicle displaying “official” state registration plates. 34 Sec. 1058. Section 321.34, subsection 11A, paragraphs b and 35 c, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 1 b. Love our kids plates shall be designed by the department 2 in cooperation with the Iowa department of public health and 3 human services . 4 c. The special fee for letter-number designated love our 5 kids plates is thirty-five dollars. The fee for personalized 6 love our kids plates is twenty-five dollars, which shall 7 be paid in addition to the special love our kids fee of 8 thirty-five dollars. The fees collected by the director under 9 this subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of 10 state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer 11 of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations 12 fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2 , to the Iowa 13 department of public health and human services the amount 14 of the special fees collected in the previous month for the 15 love our kids plates. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys 16 transferred under this subsection shall not revert to the 17 general fund of the state. 18 Sec. 1059. Section 321.34, subsection 23, paragraph c, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 c. The special fee for letter-number designated breast 21 cancer awareness plates is thirty-five dollars. The fee for 22 personalized breast cancer awareness plates is twenty-five 23 dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the special 24 breast cancer awareness fee of thirty-five dollars. The fees 25 collected by the director under this subsection shall be paid 26 monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road 27 use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly 28 from the statutory allocations fund created under section 29 321.145, subsection 2 , to the Iowa department of public health 30 and human services the amount of the special fees collected 31 in the previous month for the breast cancer awareness plates 32 and such funds are appropriated to the Iowa department of 33 -745- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 745/ 1541
H.F. 662 public health and human services . The Iowa department of 34 public health and human services shall distribute one hundred 35 percent of the funds received monthly in the form of grants to 1 support breast cancer screenings for both men and women who 2 meet eligibility requirements like those established by the 3 Susan G. Komen foundation. In the awarding of grants, the Iowa 4 department of public health and human services shall give first 5 consideration to affiliates of the Susan G. Komen foundation 6 and similar nonprofit organizations providing for breast cancer 7 screenings at no cost in Iowa. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , 8 moneys transferred under this subsection shall not revert to 9 the general fund of the state. 10 Sec. 1060. Section 321.178, subsection 1, paragraph a, 11 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 (1) A minimum of four hours of instruction concerning 13 substance abuse use disorder and distracted driving. 14 Sec. 1061. Section 321.178A, subsection 3, paragraph a, 15 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 (2) Instruction concerning substance abuse use disorder and 17 distracted driving. 18 Sec. 1062. Section 321.215, subsection 1, paragraph a, 19 subparagraph (4), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 (4) The person’s substance abuse use disorder treatment. 21 Sec. 1063. Section 321.231B, subsection 1, paragraph b, 22 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 b. An emergency medical care provider, as defined in 24 section 147A.1 , operating the authorized emergency vehicle who 25 has completed an emergency vehicle operations course and any 26 applicable continuing education requirements established or 27 approved by the department of public health and human services . 28 Sec. 1064. Section 321.423, subsection 7, paragraph a, 29 subparagraph (2), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 On a vehicle authorized by the director of public health and 32 human services when all of the following apply: 33 -746- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 746/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1065. Section 321.423, subsection 7, paragraph a, 34 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 (b) The request for authorization is made by the member 2 on forms provided by the Iowa department of public health and 3 human services . 4 Sec. 1066. Section 321.423, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 b. The Iowa department of public health and human services 7 shall adopt rules to establish issuance standards, including 8 allowing local emergency medical service providers to issue 9 certificates of authorization, and shall adopt rules to 10 establish certificate of authorization revocation procedures. 11 Sec. 1067. Section 321.451, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 h. A vehicle owned by a chief, medical director, or 14 certified medical provider of an authorized emergency medical 15 service, if the application for a certificate of designation is 16 requested by the chief, medical officer, or medical director 17 of the authorized emergency medical service. However, the 18 department shall not approve an application received pursuant 19 to this paragraph unless the owner of the vehicle has completed 20 an emergency vehicle operations course approved by the 21 department of public health and human services , and provided 22 proof of financial liability coverage or risk pool coverage. 23 Sec. 1068. Section 321J.2, subsection 3, paragraph e, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 e. Assignment to substance abuse use disorder evaluation and 26 treatment, a course for drinking drivers, and, if available and 27 appropriate, a reality education substance abuse use disorder 28 prevention program pursuant to section 321J.24 . 29 Sec. 1069. Section 321J.2, subsection 4, paragraph d, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 d. Assignment to substance abuse use disorder evaluation and 32 treatment, a course for drinking drivers, and, if available and 33 -747- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 747/ 1541
H.F. 662 appropriate, a reality education substance abuse use disorder 34 prevention program pursuant to section 321J.24 . 35 Sec. 1070. Section 321J.2, subsection 5, paragraph d, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 d. Assignment to substance abuse use disorder evaluation and 3 treatment, a course for drinking drivers, and, if available and 4 appropriate, a reality education substance abuse use disorder 5 prevention program pursuant to section 321J.24 . 6 Sec. 1071. Section 321J.2, subsection 7, paragraphs a and b, 7 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 8 a. All persons convicted of an offense under subsection 2 9 shall be ordered, at the person’s expense, to undergo, prior 10 to sentencing, a substance abuse use disorder evaluation. The 11 court shall order the person to follow the recommendations 12 proposed in the substance abuse use disorder evaluation as 13 provided in section 321J.3 . 14 b. Where the program is available and is appropriate for 15 the convicted person, a person convicted of an offense under 16 subsection 2 shall be ordered to participate in a reality 17 education substance abuse use disorder prevention program as 18 provided in section 321J.24 . 19 Sec. 1072. Section 321J.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 321J.3 Substance abuse use disorder evaluation or treatment 22 —— rules. 23 1. a. In addition to orders issued pursuant to section 24 321J.2, subsections 3, 4, and 5 , and section 321J.17 , the court 25 shall order any defendant convicted under section 321J.2 to 26 follow the recommendations proposed in the substance abuse 27 use disorder evaluation for appropriate substance abuse use 28 disorder treatment for the defendant. Court-ordered substance 29 abuse use disorder treatment is subject to the periodic 30 reporting requirements of section 125.86 . 31 b. If a defendant is committed by the court to a substance 32 abuse use disorder treatment facility, the administrator of the 33 -748- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 748/ 1541
H.F. 662 facility shall report to the court when it is determined that 34 the defendant has received the maximum benefit of treatment 35 at the facility and the defendant shall be released from the 1 facility. The time for which the defendant is committed for 2 treatment shall be credited against the defendant’s sentence. 3 c. The court may prescribe the length of time for the 4 evaluation and treatment or it may request that the community 5 college or other approved provider conducting the course 6 for drinking drivers which the person is ordered to attend 7 or the treatment program to which the person is committed 8 immediately report to the court when the person has received 9 maximum benefit from the course for drinking drivers or 10 treatment program or has recovered from the person’s addiction, 11 dependency, or tendency to chronically abuse use alcohol or 12 drugs. 13 d. Upon successfully completing a course for drinking 14 drivers or an ordered substance abuse use disorder treatment 15 program, a court may place the person on probation for six 16 months and as a condition of probation, the person shall 17 attend a program providing posttreatment services relating to 18 substance abuse use disorder as approved by the court. 19 e. A person committed under this section who does not 20 possess sufficient income or estate to make payment of the 21 costs of the treatment in whole or in part shall be considered 22 a state patient and the costs of treatment shall be paid as 23 provided in section 125.44 . 24 f. A defendant who fails to carry out the order of the 25 court shall be confined in the county jail for twenty days in 26 addition to any other imprisonment ordered by the court or may 27 be ordered to perform unpaid community service work, and shall 28 be placed on probation for one year with a violation of this 29 probation punishable as contempt of court. 30 g. In addition to any other condition of probation, the 31 person shall attend a program providing substance abuse use 32 disorder prevention services or posttreatment services related 33 -749- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 749/ 1541
H.F. 662 to substance abuse use disorder as ordered by the court. The 34 person shall report to the person’s probation officer as 35 ordered concerning proof of attendance at the treatment program 1 or posttreatment program ordered by the court. Failure to 2 attend or complete the program shall be considered a violation 3 of probation and is punishable as contempt of court. 4 2. a. Upon a second or subsequent offense in violation of 5 section 321J.2 , the court upon hearing may commit the defendant 6 for inpatient treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction 7 or dependency to any hospital, institution, or community 8 correctional facility in Iowa providing such treatment. The 9 time for which the defendant is committed for treatment shall 10 be credited against the defendant’s sentence. 11 b. The court may prescribe the length of time for the 12 evaluation and treatment or it may request that the hospital 13 to which the person is committed immediately report to the 14 court when the person has received maximum benefit from the 15 program of the hospital or institution or has recovered from 16 the person’s addiction, dependency, or tendency to chronically 17 abuse use alcohol or drugs. 18 c. A person committed under this section who does not 19 possess sufficient income or estate to make payment of the 20 costs of the treatment in whole or in part shall be considered 21 a state patient and the costs of treatment shall be paid as 22 provided in section 125.44 . 23 3. The state department of transportation, in cooperation 24 with the judicial branch, shall adopt rules, pursuant to the 25 procedure in section 125.33 , regarding the assignment of 26 persons ordered under section 321J.17 to submit to substance 27 abuse use disorder evaluation and treatment. The rules shall 28 be applicable only to persons other than those committed to 29 the custody of the director of the department of corrections 30 under section 321J.2 . The rules shall be consistent with the 31 practices and procedures of the judicial branch in sentencing 32 persons to substance abuse use disorder evaluation and 33 -750- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 750/ 1541
H.F. 662 treatment under section 321J.2 . The rules shall include the 34 requirement that the treatment programs utilized by a person 35 pursuant to an order of the department of transportation meet 1 the licensure standards of the department of public health 2 and human services for substance abuse use disorder treatment 3 programs under chapter 125 . The rules shall also include 4 provisions for payment of costs by the offenders, including 5 insurance reimbursement on behalf of offenders, or other forms 6 of funding, and shall also address reporting requirements of 7 the facility, consistent with the provisions of sections 125.84 8 and 125.86 . The department of transportation shall be entitled 9 to treatment information contained in reports to the department 10 of transportation, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 125 11 that would restrict department access to treatment information 12 and records. 13 Sec. 1073. Section 321J.17, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 14 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 b. The court or department may request that the community 16 college or substance abuse use disorder treatment providers 17 licensed under chapter 125 or other approved provider 18 conducting the course for drinking drivers that the person is 19 ordered to attend immediately report to the court or department 20 that the person has successfully completed the course for 21 drinking drivers. The court or department may request that the 22 treatment program which the person attends periodically report 23 on the defendant’s attendance and participation in the program, 24 as well as the status of treatment or rehabilitation. 25 Sec. 1074. Section 321J.22, subsections 2, 4, and 5, Code 26 2023, are amended to read as follows: 27 2. a. The course provided according to this section shall 28 be offered on a regular basis at each community college as 29 defined in section 260C.2 , or by substance abuse use disorder 30 treatment programs licensed under chapter 125 , or may be 31 offered at a state correctional facility listed in section 32 904.102 . However, a community college shall not be required to 33 -751- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 751/ 1541
H.F. 662 offer the course if a substance abuse use disorder treatment 34 program licensed under chapter 125 offers the course within the 35 merged area served by the community college. 1 b. Enrollment in the courses is not limited to persons 2 ordered to enroll, attend, and successfully complete the 3 course required under sections 321J.2 and 321J.17, subsection 4 2 . However, any person under age eighteen who is required to 5 attend the courses for violation of section 321J.2 or 321J.17 6 must attend a course offered by a substance abuse use disorder 7 treatment program licensed under chapter 125 . 8 c. The course required by this section shall be: 9 (1) Taught by a community college under the supervision 10 of the department of education or by a substance abuse use 11 disorder treatment program licensed under chapter 125 , and may 12 be offered at a state correctional facility. 13 (2) Approved by the department of education, in 14 consultation with the community colleges, substance abuse 15 use disorder treatment programs licensed under chapter 125 , 16 the department of public health and human services , and the 17 department of corrections. 18 d. The department of education may approve a provider of 19 a course for drinking drivers offered outside this state upon 20 proof to the department’s satisfaction that the course is 21 comparable to those offered by community colleges, substance 22 abuse use disorder treatment programs licensed under chapter 23 125 , and state correctional facilities as provided in this 24 section . The department shall comply with the requirements of 25 subsection 5 regarding such approved providers. 26 e. The department of education shall establish reasonable 27 fees to defray the expense of obtaining classroom space, 28 instructor salaries, and class materials for courses offered 29 both by community colleges and by substance abuse use 30 disorder treatment programs licensed under chapter 125 , or 31 for classes offered at a state correctional facility, and 32 for administrative expenses incurred by the department of 33 -752- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 752/ 1541
H.F. 662 education in implementing subsection 5 on behalf of in-state 34 and out-of-state offenders. 35 f. A person shall not be denied enrollment in a course by 1 reason of the person’s indigency. 2 4. The department of education, substance abuse use 3 disorder treatment programs licensed under chapter 125 , 4 and state correctional facilities shall prepare for their 5 respective courses a list of the locations of the courses 6 taught under this section , the dates and times taught, the 7 procedure for enrollment, and the schedule of course fees. The 8 list shall be kept current and a copy of the list shall be sent 9 to each court having jurisdiction over offenses provided in 10 this chapter . 11 5. The department of education, substance abuse use 12 disorder treatment programs licensed under chapter 125 , and 13 state correctional facilities shall maintain enrollment, 14 attendance, successful and nonsuccessful completion data for 15 their respective courses on the persons ordered to enroll, 16 attend, and successfully complete a course for drinking 17 drivers. This data shall be forwarded to the court by the 18 department of education, substance abuse use disorder treatment 19 programs licensed under chapter 125 , and the department of 20 corrections. 21 Sec. 1075. Section 321J.23, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 5. The reality education substance abuse use disorder 24 prevention program provides guidelines for the operation of an 25 intensive program to discourage recidivism. 26 Sec. 1076. Section 321J.24, subsection 1, paragraphs b and 27 c, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 b. “Participant” means a person who is ordered by the court 29 to participate in the reality education substance abuse use 30 disorder prevention program. 31 c. “Program” means the reality education substance abuse use 32 disorder prevention program. 33 -753- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 753/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1077. Section 321J.24, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 2. A reality education substance abuse use disorder 1 prevention program is established in those judicial 2 districts where the chief judge of the judicial district 3 authorizes participation in the program. Upon a conviction 4 or adjudication for a violation of section 321J.2 , or the 5 entry of a deferred judgment concerning a violation of section 6 321J.2 , the court or juvenile court may order participation in 7 the reality education substance abuse use disorder prevention 8 program as a term and condition of probation or disposition 9 in addition to any other term or condition of probation or 10 disposition required or authorized by law. The court or 11 juvenile court shall require the defendant or delinquent child 12 to abstain from consuming any controlled substance, alcoholic 13 liquor, wine, or beer while participating in the program. 14 Sec. 1078. Section 321J.24, subsection 5, paragraph a, 15 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 (2) A facility for the treatment of persons with 17 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder as defined 18 in section 125.2 , under the supervision of appropriately 19 licensed medical personnel. 20 Sec. 1079. Section 321J.25, Code 2023, is amended to read 21 as follows: 22 321J.25 Youthful offender substance abuse use disorder 23 awareness program. 24 1. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise 25 requires: 26 a. “Participant” means a person whose driver’s license or 27 operating privilege has been revoked for a violation of section 28 321J.2A . 29 b. “Program” means a substance abuse use disorder awareness 30 program provided under a contract entered into between the 31 provider and the Iowa department of public health and human 32 services under chapter 125 . 33 -754- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 754/ 1541
H.F. 662 c. “Program coordinator” means a person assigned the duty 34 to coordinate a participant’s activities in a program by the 35 program provider. 1 2. A substance abuse use disorder awareness program is 2 established in each of the regions established by the director 3 of public health and human services pursuant to section 4 125.12 . The program shall consist of an insight class and 5 a substance abuse use disorder evaluation, which shall be 6 attended by the participant, to discuss issues related to the 7 potential consequences of substance abuse use disorder . The 8 parent or parents of the participant shall also be encouraged 9 to participate in the program. The program provider shall 10 consult with the participant or the parents of the participant 11 in the program to determine the timing and appropriate level 12 of participation for the participant and any participation by 13 the participant’s parents. The program may also include a 14 supervised educational tour by the participant to any or all 15 of the following: 16 a. A hospital or other emergency medical care facility 17 which regularly receives victims of motor vehicle accidents, 18 to observe treatment of appropriate victims of motor vehicle 19 accidents involving intoxicated drivers, under the supervision 20 of a registered nurse, physician, paramedic, or emergency 21 medical technician. 22 b. A facility for the treatment of persons with 23 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder as defined 24 in section 125.2 , under the supervision of appropriately 25 licensed medical personnel. 26 c. If approved by the state or county medical examiner, a 27 morgue or a similar facility to receive appropriate educational 28 material and instruction concerning damage caused by the 29 consumption of alcohol or other drugs, under the supervision of 30 the county medical examiner or deputy medical examiner. 31 3. If the program includes a tour, the program coordinator 32 shall explain and discuss the experiences which may be 33 -755- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 755/ 1541
H.F. 662 encountered during the tour to the participant. If the program 34 coordinator determines at any time before or during a tour that 35 the tour may be traumatic or otherwise inappropriate for the 1 participant, the program coordinator shall terminate the tour 2 without prejudice to the participant. 3 4. Upon the revocation of the driver’s license or operating 4 privileges of a person who is fourteen years of age or older 5 for a violation of section 321J.2A , if the person has had no 6 previous revocations under either section 321J.2 or section 7 321J.2A , a person may participate in the substance abuse 8 use disorder awareness program. The state department of 9 transportation shall notify a potential program participant 10 of the possibility and potential benefits of attending a 11 program and shall notify a potential program participant of the 12 availability of programs which exist in the area in which the 13 person resides. The state department of transportation shall 14 consult with the Iowa department of public health and human 15 services to determine what programs are available in various 16 areas of the state. 17 5. Program providers and facilities toured during the 18 program are not liable for any civil damages resulting from 19 injury to the participant, or civil damages caused by the 20 participant during or from any activities related to a tour, 21 except for willful or grossly negligent acts intended to, or 22 reasonably expected to result in, such injury or damage. 23 6. The program provider shall determine fees to be paid by 24 participants in the program. The program fees shall be paid on 25 a sliding scale, based upon the ability of a participant and a 26 participant’s family to pay the fees, and shall not exceed one 27 hundred dollars per participant. The program provider shall 28 use the fees to pay all costs associated with the program. 29 Sec. 1080. Section 324A.1, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 6. “Transportation” means the movement of individuals 32 in a four or more wheeled motorized vehicle designed to 33 -756- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 756/ 1541
H.F. 662 carry passengers, including a car, van, or bus, between one 34 geographic point and another geographic point. “Transportation” 35 does not include emergency or incidental transportation or 1 transportation conducted by the department of health and human 2 services at its institutions. 3 Sec. 1081. Section 324A.4, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 a. Upon request, the department shall provide assistance 6 to political subdivisions, state agencies, and organizations 7 affected by this chapter for federal aid applications for urban 8 and rural transit system program aid. The department, in 9 cooperation with the regional planning agencies, shall maintain 10 current information reflecting the amount of federal, state, 11 and local aid received by the public and private nonprofit 12 organizations providing public transit services and the purpose 13 for which the aid is received. The department shall biennially 14 prepare a report to be submitted to the general assembly and 15 the governor prior to December 15 of even-numbered years. The 16 report shall recommend methods to increase transportation 17 coordination and improve the efficiency of federal, state, 18 and local government programs used to finance public transit 19 services and may address other topics as appropriate. The 20 department of health and human services , the department on 21 aging, and the officers and agents of the other affected state 22 and local government units shall provide input as requested by 23 the department. 24 Sec. 1082. Section 324A.5, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 25 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 The department of health and human services , department on 27 aging, and the officers and agents of other state and local 28 governmental units shall assist the department in carrying out 29 section 324A.4, subsections 1 and 2 , insofar as the functions 30 of these respective officers and departments are concerned 31 with the health, welfare and safety of any recipient of 32 transportation services. 33 -757- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 757/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1083. Section 331.304, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 9. A county shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance 1 imposing any registration or licensing system or registration 2 or license fees for or relating to owner-occupied manufactured 3 or mobile homes including the lots, lands, or manufactured 4 home community or mobile home park upon or in which they are 5 located. A county shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance 6 imposing any registration or licensing system, or registration 7 or license fees, or safety or sanitary standards for rental 8 manufactured or mobile homes unless similar registration or 9 licensing system, or registration or license fees, or safety 10 or sanitary standards are required for other rental properties 11 intended for human habitation. This subsection does not 12 preclude the investigation and abatement of a nuisance or the 13 enforcement of a tiedown system, or the enforcement of any 14 regulations of the state council on health and human services 15 or local board of health if those regulations apply to other 16 rental properties or to owner-occupied housing intended for 17 human habitation. 18 Sec. 1084. Section 331.321, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 f. The members of the service area advisory board in 21 accordance with section 217.43 . 22 Sec. 1085. Section 331.323, subsection 1, paragraph a, 23 subparagraph (9), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (9) Executive officer of the service area advisory board in 25 accordance with section 217.43 . 26 Sec. 1086. Section 331.382, subsections 3 and 6, Code 2023, 27 are amended to read as follows: 28 3. The power to legislate in regard to chemical substance 29 abuse use is subject to section 125.40 . 30 6. The power to operate juvenile detention and shelter care 31 homes is subject to approval of the homes by the director of 32 the department of health and human services or the director’s 33 -758- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 758/ 1541
H.F. 662 designee, as provided in section 232.142 . 34 Sec. 1087. Section 331.388, Code 2023, is amended to read 35 as follows: 1 331.388 Definitions. 2 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: 3 1. “Children’s behavioral health services” means the same as 4 defined in section 225C.2 . 5 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 6 services. 7 3. “Director” means the director of health and human 8 services. 9 3. 4. “Disability services” means the same as defined in 10 section 225C.2 . 11 4. 5. “Population” means, as of July 1 of the fiscal year 12 preceding the fiscal year in which the population figure is 13 applied, the population shown by the latest preceding certified 14 federal census or the latest applicable population estimate 15 issued by the United States census bureau, whichever is most 16 recent. 17 5. 6. “Regional administrator” means the administrative 18 office, organization, or entity formed by agreement of the 19 counties participating in a region to function on behalf of 20 those counties in accordance with this part. 21 6. 7. “Serious emotional disturbance” means the same as 22 defined in section 225C.2 . 23 7. 8. “State board” means the children’s system state board 24 created in section 225C.51 . 25 8. 9. “State commission” means the mental health and 26 disability services commission created in section 225C.5 . 27 Sec. 1088. Section 331.389, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 28 are amended to read as follows: 29 1. Local access to mental health and disability services 30 shall be provided by a regional service system comprised of 31 mental health and disability services regions approved by the 32 director of the department . It is the intent of the general 33 -759- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 759/ 1541
H.F. 662 assembly that the residents of this state should have access to 34 needed mental health and disability services regardless of the 35 location of their residence. 1 2. The director of human services shall approve a region 2 meeting the requirements of subsection 3 . 3 Sec. 1089. Section 331.390, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 c. The membership of the governing board shall not include 6 employees of the department of human services or a nonelected 7 employee of a county. 8 Sec. 1090. Section 331.391, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 b. Each region shall certify to the department of human 11 services on or before December 1, 2021, and each December 1 12 thereafter, the amount of the region’s cash flow amount in 13 the combined account at the conclusion of the most recently 14 completed fiscal year. 15 Sec. 1091. Section 331.393, subsection 2, unnumbered 16 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 Each region shall submit to the department an annual 18 service and budget plan approved by the region’s governing 19 board and subject to approval by the director of human 20 services . Provisions for approval by the director of human 21 services’ approval of the annual service and budget plan, 22 and any amendments to the plan, and other requirements shall 23 be specified in rule adopted by the state commission. The 24 provisions addressed in the annual plan shall include but are 25 not limited to all of the following: 26 Sec. 1092. Section 331.393, subsection 4, unnumbered 27 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 The region shall have in effect a policies and procedures 29 manual for the regional service system. The manual shall be 30 approved by the region’s governing board and is subject to 31 approval by the director of human services . An approved manual 32 shall remain in effect subject to amendment. An amendment 33 -760- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 760/ 1541
H.F. 662 to the manual shall be submitted to the department at least 34 forty-five days prior to the date of implementation of the 35 amendment. Prior to implementation of an amendment to the 1 manual, the amendment must be approved by the director of human 2 services in consultation with the state commission. The manual 3 shall include but is not limited to all of the following: 4 Sec. 1093. Section 331.393, subsections 5 and 8, Code 2023, 5 are amended to read as follows: 6 5. The provisions of a regional service system management 7 plan shall include measures to address the needs of persons 8 who have two or more co-occurring mental health, intellectual 9 or other developmental disability, brain injury, or 10 substance-related substance use disorders and individuals with 11 specialized needs. Implementation of measures to meet the 12 needs of persons with a developmental disability other than 13 intellectual disability, brain injury, or substance-related 14 disorders a substance use disorder is contingent upon 15 identification of a funding source to meet those needs and 16 implementation of provisions to engage the entity under 17 contract with the state to provide services to address 18 substance-related substance use disorders within the regional 19 service system. 20 8. If a region determines that the region cannot provide 21 services for the fiscal year in accordance with the regional 22 plan and remain in compliance with applicable budgeting 23 requirements, the region may implement a waiting list for 24 the services. The procedures for establishing and applying 25 a waiting list shall be specified in the regional plan. If 26 a region implements a waiting list for services, the region 27 shall notify the department of human services . The department 28 shall maintain on the department’s internet site an up-to-date 29 listing of the regions that have implemented a waiting list and 30 the services affected by each waiting list. 31 Sec. 1094. Section 331.394, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 32 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 -761- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 761/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. “County of residence” means the county in this state in 34 which, at the time a person applies for or receives services, 35 the person is living and has established an ongoing presence 1 with the declared, good faith intention of living in the 2 county for a permanent or indefinite period of time. The 3 county of residence of a person who is a homeless person is 4 the county where the homeless person usually sleeps. A person 5 maintains residency in the county or state in which the person 6 last resided while the person is present in another county or 7 this state receiving services in a hospital, a correctional 8 facility, a halfway house for community-based corrections or 9 substance-related substance use disorder treatment, a nursing 10 facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with an 11 intellectual disability, or a residential care facility, or for 12 the purpose of attending a college or university. 13 Sec. 1095. Section 331.394, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 3. If a service authorization or other services-related 16 decision made by a regional administrator concerning a person 17 varies from the type and amount of service identified to be 18 necessary for the person in a clinical determination made by a 19 mental health professional and the mental health professional 20 believes that failure to provide the type and amount of service 21 identified could cause an immediate danger to the person’s 22 health or safety, the person may request an expedited review 23 of the regional administrator’s decision to be made by the 24 department of human services . An expedited review held in 25 accordance with this subsection is subject to the following 26 procedures: 27 a. The request for the expedited review shall be filed 28 within five business days of receiving the notice of decision 29 by the regional administrator. The request must be in writing, 30 plainly state the request for an expedited review in the 31 caption and body of the request, and be supported by written 32 documentation from the mental health professional who made the 33 -762- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 762/ 1541
H.F. 662 clinical determination stating how the notice of decision on 34 services could cause an immediate danger to the person’s health 35 or safety. 1 b. The expedited review shall be performed by a designee 2 of the director who is a mental health professional , who is 3 either the administrator of the division of mental health and 4 disability services of the department of human services or the 5 administrator’s designee. If the administrator is not a mental 6 health professional, the expedited review shall be performed 7 by a designee of the administrator who is a mental health 8 professional and is free of any conflict of interest to perform 9 the expedited review. The expedited review shall be performed 10 within two business days of the time the request is filed. If 11 the reviewer determines the information submitted in connection 12 with the request is inadequate to perform the review, the 13 reviewer shall request the submission of additional information 14 and the review shall be performed within two business days of 15 the time that adequate information is submitted. The regional 16 administrator and the person, with the assistance of the mental 17 health professional who made the clinical determination, shall 18 each provide a brief statement of facts, conclusions, and 19 reasons for the decision made. Supporting clinical information 20 shall also be attached. All information related to the 21 proceedings and any related filings shall be considered to be 22 mental health information subject to chapter 228 . 23 c. The administrator or director’s designee shall issue 24 an order, including a brief statement of findings of fact, 25 conclusions of law, and policy reasons for the order, to 26 justify the decision made concerning the expedited review. 27 If the decision concurs with the contention that there is an 28 immediate danger to the person’s health or safety, the order 29 shall identify the type and amount of service which shall be 30 provided for the person. The administrator or director’s 31 designee shall give such notice as is practicable to persons 32 who are required to comply with the order. The order is 33 -763- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 763/ 1541
H.F. 662 effective when issued. 34 d. The decision of the administrator or director’s designee 35 shall be considered a final agency action and is subject to 1 judicial review in accordance with section 17A.19 . The record 2 for judicial review consists of any documents regarding the 3 matter that were considered or prepared by the administrator or 4 director’s designee. The administrator or director’s designee 5 shall maintain these documents as the official record of the 6 decision. If the matter is appealed to the district court, the 7 record shall be filed as confidential. 8 Sec. 1096. Section 331.396, subsection 1, paragraphs c and 9 d, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 10 c. The person has had at any time during the preceding 11 twelve-month period a mental health, behavioral, or emotional 12 disorder or, in the opinion of a mental health professional, 13 may now have such a diagnosable disorder. The diagnosis 14 shall be made in accordance with the criteria provided in 15 the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 16 fourth edition, text revision, published by the American 17 psychiatric association, and shall not include the manual’s 18 “V” codes identifying conditions other than a disease or 19 injury. The diagnosis shall also not include substance-related 20 substance use disorders, dementia, antisocial personality, or 21 developmental disabilities, unless co-occurring with another 22 diagnosable mental illness. 23 d. The person’s eligibility for individualized services 24 shall be determined in accordance with the standardized 25 functional assessment methodology approved for mental health 26 services by the director of human services in consultation with 27 the state commission. 28 Sec. 1097. Section 331.396, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 29 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 e. The person’s eligibility for individualized services 31 shall be determined in accordance with the standardized 32 functional assessment methodology approved for intellectual 33 -764- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 764/ 1541
H.F. 662 disability and developmental disability services by the 34 director of human services . 35 Sec. 1098. Section 331.396, subsection 3, paragraph d, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 d. The person’s eligibility for individualized services 3 shall be determined in accordance with a standardized 4 functional assessment methodology approved for this purpose by 5 the director of human services . 6 Sec. 1099. Section 331.397, subsection 2, paragraph a, 7 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 (2) Subject to the available appropriations, the director 9 of human services shall ensure the core service domains listed 10 in subsections 4 and 5 are covered services for the medical 11 assistance program under chapter 249A to the greatest extent 12 allowable under federal regulations. The medical assistance 13 program shall reimburse Medicaid enrolled providers for 14 Medicaid covered services under subsections 4 and 5 when 15 the services are medically necessary, the Medicaid enrolled 16 provider submits an appropriate claim for such services, and 17 no other third-party payer is responsible for reimbursement of 18 such services. Within funds available, the region shall pay 19 for such services for eligible persons when payment through the 20 medical assistance program or another third-party payment is 21 not available, unless the person is on a waiting list for such 22 payment or it has been determined that the person does not meet 23 the eligibility criteria for any such service. 24 Sec. 1100. Section 331.397, subsection 3, unnumbered 25 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 Pursuant to recommendations made by the director of human 27 services , the state commission shall adopt rules as required 28 by section 225C.6 to define the services included in the core 29 service domains listed in this section . The rules shall 30 provide service definitions, service provider standards, 31 service access standards, and service implementation dates, and 32 shall provide consistency, to the extent possible, with similar 33 -765- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 765/ 1541
H.F. 662 service definitions under the medical assistance program. 34 Sec. 1101. Section 331.397A, subsection 2, paragraph a, 35 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 (2) Subject to the available appropriations, the director 2 of human services shall ensure the behavioral health core 3 service domains listed in subsection 4 are covered services 4 for the medical assistance program under chapter 249A to the 5 greatest extent allowable under federal regulations. The 6 medical assistance program shall reimburse Medicaid enrolled 7 providers for Medicaid covered services under subsection 4 when 8 the services are medically necessary, the Medicaid enrolled 9 provider submits an appropriate claim for such services, and 10 no other third-party payor is responsible for reimbursement 11 of such services. Within the funds available, the region 12 shall pay for such services for eligible children when payment 13 through the medical assistance program or another third-party 14 payment is not available, unless the child is on a waiting list 15 for such payment or it has been determined that the child does 16 not meet the eligibility criteria for any such service. 17 Sec. 1102. Section 331.397A, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 3. Pursuant to recommendations made by the state board, the 20 department of human services shall adopt rules to define the 21 services included in the core domains listed in this section . 22 The rules shall provide service definitions, service provider 23 standards, service access standards, and service implementation 24 dates, and shall provide consistency, to the extent possible, 25 with similar service definitions under the medical assistance 26 program. 27 Sec. 1103. Section 331.398, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 1. The financing of a regional mental health and disability 30 services regional service system is limited to a fixed budget 31 amount. The fixed budget amount shall be the amount identified 32 in a regional service system management plan and budget for the 33 -766- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 766/ 1541
H.F. 662 fiscal year. 34 Sec. 1104. Section 331.402, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 35 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 b. Enter into an agreement with the state department of 2 health and human services for assistance in accordance with 3 section 249A.12 . 4 Sec. 1105. Section 331.424, subsection 1, paragraph 5 a, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), unnumbered 6 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 The costs of inpatient or outpatient substance abuse use 8 disorder admission, commitment, transportation, care, and 9 treatment at any of the following: 10 Sec. 1106. Section 331.756, subsections 26 and 39, Code 11 2023, are amended to read as follows: 12 26. At the request of the director of public health and 13 human services , commence legal action to enjoin the unlawful 14 use of radiation-emitting equipment as provided in section 15 136C.5 . 16 39. Appear on behalf of the administrator of the division 17 of mental health and disability services director of the 18 department of health and human services in support of an 19 application to transfer a person with mental illness who 20 becomes incorrigible and dangerous from a state hospital for 21 persons with mental illness mental health institute to the 22 Iowa medical and classification center as provided in section 23 226.30 . 24 Sec. 1107. Section 331.910, Code 2023, is amended to read 25 as follows: 26 331.910 Interstate contracts for mental health and 27 substance-related substance use disorder treatment. 28 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to enable 29 appropriate care and treatment to be provided to a person with 30 a substance-related substance use disorder or a mental illness, 31 across state lines from the person’s state of residence, in 32 qualified hospitals, centers, and facilities. 33 -767- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 767/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section : 34 a. “Bordering state” means Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, 35 Nebraska, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. 1 b. “Receiving agency” means a public or private hospital, 2 mental health center, substance abuse use disorder treatment 3 and rehabilitation facility, or detoxification center, which 4 provides substance abuse use disorder or mental health care 5 and treatment to a person from a state other than the state in 6 which a hospital, center, or facility is located. 7 c. “Receiving state” means the state in which a receiving 8 agency is located. 9 d. “Region” means a mental health and disability services 10 region formed in accordance with section 331.389 . 11 e. “Sending agency” means a state or regional agency 12 located in a state which sends a person to a receiving state 13 for substance abuse use disorder or mental health care and 14 treatment under this section . 15 f. “Sending state” means the state in which a sending agency 16 is located. 17 3. Voluntary civil commitments. 18 a. A region may contract with a receiving agency in a 19 bordering state to secure substance abuse use disorder or 20 mental health care and treatment under this subsection for 21 persons who receive substance abuse use disorder or mental 22 health care and treatment pursuant to section 125.33 , 125.91 , 23 229.2 , or 229.22 through a region. 24 b. This subsection shall not apply to a person who is any 25 of the following: 26 (1) Serving a criminal sentence. 27 (2) On probation or parole. 28 (3) The subject of a presentence investigation. 29 c. A region may contract with a sending agency in a 30 bordering state to provide care and treatment under this 31 subsection for residents of the bordering state in approved 32 substance abuse use disorder and mental health care and 33 -768- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 768/ 1541
H.F. 662 treatment hospitals, centers, and facilities in this state, 34 except that care and treatment shall not be provided for 35 residents of the bordering state who are involved in criminal 1 proceedings substantially similar to the involvement described 2 in paragraph “b” . 3 4. Involuntary civil commitments. 4 a. A person who is detained, committed, or placed on an 5 involuntary basis under section 125.75 , 125.91 , 229.6 , or 6 229.22 may be civilly committed and treated in another state 7 pursuant to a contract under this subsection . 8 b. A person who is detained, committed, or placed on 9 an involuntary basis under the civil commitment laws of a 10 bordering state substantially similar to section 125.75 , 11 125.91 , 229.6 , or 229.22 may be civilly committed and treated 12 in this state pursuant to a contract under this subsection . 13 c. A law enforcement officer acting under the authority of a 14 sending state may transport a person to a receiving agency that 15 provides substance abuse use disorder or mental health care and 16 treatment pursuant to a contract under this subsection and may 17 transport the person back to the sending state under the laws 18 of the sending state. 19 d. Court orders valid under the law of the sending state 20 are granted recognition and reciprocity in the receiving state 21 for a person covered by a contract under this subsection to 22 the extent that the court orders relate to civil commitment 23 for substance abuse use disorder or mental health care and 24 treatment. Such care and treatment may include care and 25 treatment for co-occurring substance-related substance use and 26 mental health disorders. Such court orders are not subject to 27 legal challenge in the courts of the receiving state. 28 e. A person who is detained, committed, or placed under the 29 laws of a sending state and who is transferred to a receiving 30 state under this subsection shall be considered to be in the 31 legal custody of the authority responsible for the person under 32 the laws of the sending state with respect to the involuntary 33 -769- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 769/ 1541
H.F. 662 civil commitment of the person due to a mental illness or a 34 substance-related substance use disorder. 35 f. While in the receiving state pursuant to a contract 1 under this subsection , a person detained, committed, or placed 2 under the laws of a sending state shall be subject to all laws 3 and regulations of the receiving state, except those laws and 4 regulations with respect to the involuntary civil commitment 5 of the person due to a mental illness or substance-related 6 substance use disorder. A person shall not be sent to a 7 receiving state pursuant to a contract under this subsection 8 until the receiving state has enacted a law recognizing the 9 validity and applicability of this subsection . 10 g. If a person receiving care and treatment pursuant to 11 a contract under this subsection escapes from the receiving 12 agency and the person at the time of the escape is subject to 13 involuntary civil commitment under the laws of the sending 14 state, the receiving agency shall use all reasonable means to 15 recapture the escapee. The receiving agency shall immediately 16 report the escape of the person to the sending agency. The 17 receiving state has the primary responsibility for, and the 18 authority to direct, the pursuit, retaking, and prosecution of 19 escaped persons within its borders and is liable for the cost 20 of such action to the extent that it would be liable for costs 21 if its own resident escaped. 22 h. Responsibility for payment for the cost of care and 23 treatment under this subsection shall remain with the sending 24 agency. 25 5. A contract entered into under this section shall, at a 26 minimum, meet all of the following requirements: 27 a. Describe the care and treatment to be provided. 28 b. Establish responsibility for the costs of the care and 29 treatment, except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 . 30 c. Establish responsibility for the costs of transporting 31 individuals receiving care and treatment under this section . 32 d. Specify the duration of the contract. 33 -770- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 770/ 1541
H.F. 662 e. Specify the means of terminating the contract. 34 f. Identify the goals to be accomplished by the placement 35 of a person under this section . 1 6. This section shall apply to all of the following: 2 a. Detoxification services that are unrelated to substance 3 abuse use disorder or mental health care and treatment 4 regardless of whether the care and treatment are provided on a 5 voluntary or involuntary basis. 6 b. Substance abuse use disorder and mental health care and 7 treatment contracts that include emergency care and treatment 8 provided to a resident of this state in a bordering state. 9 Sec. 1108. Section 347.7, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. The tax levy authorized by this section for operation 12 and maintenance of the hospital may be available in whole or in 13 part to any county with or without a county hospital organized 14 under this chapter , to be used to enhance rural health services 15 in the county. However, the tax levied may be expended for 16 enhancement of rural health care services only following a 17 local planning process. The Iowa department of public health 18 and human services shall establish guidelines to be followed 19 by counties in implementing the local planning process which 20 shall require legal notice, public hearings, and a referendum 21 in accordance with this subsection prior to the authorization 22 of any new levy or a change in the use of a levy. The notice 23 shall describe the new levy or the change in the use of the 24 levy, indicate the date and location of the hearing, and shall 25 be published at least once each week for two consecutive weeks 26 in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. The 27 hearing shall not take place prior to two weeks after the 28 second publication. 29 Sec. 1109. Section 347.16, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 2. Free care and treatment shall be furnished in a county 32 public hospital to any sick or injured person who fulfills 33 -771- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 771/ 1541
H.F. 662 the residency requirements under section 47.4, subsection 34 1 , paragraph “d” , Code 1993, in the county maintaining the 35 hospital, and who is indigent. The board of hospital trustees 1 shall determine whether a person is indigent and entitled 2 to free care under this subsection , or may delegate that 3 determination to the general assistance director or the office 4 of the department of health and human services in that county, 5 subject to guidelines the board may adopt in conformity with 6 applicable statutes. 7 Sec. 1110. Section 347B.14, Code 2023, is amended to read 8 as follows: 9 347B.14 Effect of approval of plans. 10 When plans for construction or modification of a county care 11 facility have been properly approved by the Iowa department of 12 public health and human services or other appropriate state 13 agency, the facility constructed in accord with the plans so 14 approved shall not for a period of at least ten years from 15 completion of the construction or modification be considered 16 deficient or ineligible for licensing by reason of failure 17 to meet any regulation or standard established subsequent to 18 approval of the construction and modification plans, unless a 19 clear and present danger exists that would adversely affect the 20 residents of the facility. 21 Sec. 1111. Section 351.40, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 351.40 Quarantine. 24 If a local board of health believes rabies to be epidemic, or 25 believes there is a threat of epidemic, in its jurisdiction, 26 it may declare a quarantine in all or part of the area under 27 its jurisdiction and such declaration shall be reported to the 28 Iowa department of public health and human services . During 29 the period of quarantine, any person owning or having a dog in 30 the person’s possession in the quarantined area shall keep such 31 animal securely enclosed or on a leash for the duration of the 32 quarantine period. 33 -772- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 772/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1112. Section 356.37, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 356.37 Confinement and detention report —— design proposals. 1 The division of subunit of the department of health and 2 human services responsible for criminal and juvenile justice 3 planning of the department of human rights , in consultation 4 with the department of corrections, the Iowa county attorneys 5 association, the Iowa state sheriff’s association, the 6 Iowa peace officers association, a statewide organization 7 representing rural property taxpayers, the Iowa league of 8 cities, and the Iowa board of supervisors association, shall 9 prepare a report analyzing the confinement and detention 10 needs of jails and facilities established pursuant to this 11 chapter and chapter 356A . The report for each type of jail or 12 facility shall include but is not limited to an inventory of 13 prisoner space, daily prisoner counts, options for detention 14 of prisoners with mental illness or substance abuse use 15 disorder service needs, and the compliance status under section 16 356.36 for each jail or facility. The report shall contain an 17 inventory of recent jail or facility construction projects in 18 which voters have approved the issuance of general obligation 19 bonds, essential county purpose bonds, revenue bonds, or bonds 20 issued pursuant to chapter 423B . The report shall be revised 21 periodically as directed by the administrator of the division 22 of criminal and juvenile justice planning director of health 23 and human services . The first submission of the report shall 24 include recommendations on offender data needed to estimate 25 jail space needs in the next two, three, and five years, on a 26 county, geographic region, and statewide basis, which may be 27 based upon information submitted pursuant to section 356.49 . 28 Sec. 1113. Section 356.48, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 1. A person confined to a jail or in the custody of a peace 31 officer, who bites another person, who causes an exchange of 32 bodily fluids with another person, or who causes any bodily 33 -773- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 773/ 1541
H.F. 662 secretion to be cast upon another person, shall submit to the 34 withdrawal of a bodily specimen for testing to determine if 35 the person is infected with a contagious or infectious disease 1 as defined in section 141A.2 . The bodily specimen to be taken 2 shall be determined by the attending physician of the jail 3 or the county medical examiner. The specimen taken shall be 4 sent to the state hygienic laboratory at the state university 5 at Iowa City or some other laboratory approved by the Iowa 6 department of public health and human services . If a person 7 to be tested pursuant to this section refuses to submit to the 8 withdrawal of a bodily specimen, the sheriff, person in charge 9 of the jail, or any potentially infected person may file an 10 application with the district court for an order compelling 11 the person that may have caused an infection to submit to the 12 withdrawal and, if infected, to receive available treatment. 13 An order authorizing the withdrawal of a specimen for testing 14 may be issued only by a district judge or district associate 15 judge upon application by the sheriff, person in charge of the 16 jail, or any other potentially infected person. 17 Sec. 1114. Section 358.24, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 3. A sanitary district adjoining a border of the state and 20 owning and operating a sewage disposal plant, may contract with 21 the governing body of any legal entity in an adjacent area 22 in another state, to process the sewage from the area. The 23 contract shall be subject to approval of the Iowa department of 24 public health and human services . 25 Sec. 1115. Section 364.3, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 5. A city shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance imposing 28 any registration or licensing system or registration or license 29 fees for or relating to owner-occupied manufactured or mobile 30 homes including the lots, lands, or manufactured home community 31 or mobile home park upon or in which they are located. A 32 city shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance imposing any 33 -774- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 774/ 1541
H.F. 662 registration or licensing system, or registration or license 34 fees, or safety or sanitary standards for rental manufactured 35 or mobile homes unless a similar registration or licensing 1 system, or registration or license fees, or safety or sanitary 2 standards are required for other rental properties intended 3 for human habitation. This subsection does not preclude the 4 investigation and abatement of a nuisance or the enforcement of 5 a tiedown system, or the enforcement of any regulations of the 6 state council on health and human services or local board of 7 health if those regulations apply to other rental properties or 8 to owner-occupied housing intended for human habitation. 9 Sec. 1116. Section 403A.23, Code 2023, is amended to read 10 as follows: 11 403A.23 Eligibility of persons receiving public assistance. 12 Any statute to the contrary notwithstanding, no person 13 otherwise eligible to be a tenant in a municipal housing 14 project, shall be declared ineligible therefor or denied 15 occupancy therein in the municipal housing project merely 16 because the person is receiving in some form public assistance 17 such as including but not limited to federal supplemental 18 security income or state supplementary payments, assistance as 19 defined by section 249.1 , or welfare assistance, unemployment 20 compensation, or social security payments, etc . 21 Sec. 1117. Section 411.6, subsection 16, paragraph c, Code 22 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 c. A member eligible to commence receiving a disability 24 benefit on or after July 1, 2000, may be ineligible to receive 25 a disability retirement benefit if the system determines that 26 the member’s alcoholism or drug addiction was a contributing 27 factor material to the determination of the member’s 28 disability. Upon a determination that the member’s alcoholism 29 or drug addiction was a contributing factor in the member’s 30 disability, the system shall direct the member to undergo 31 substance abuse use disorder treatment that the medical board 32 determines is appropriate to treat the member’s alcoholism 33 -775- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 775/ 1541
H.F. 662 or drug addiction. After the end of a twenty-four-month 34 period following the member’s first month of entitlement to a 35 disability benefit, the system shall reevaluate the member’s 1 disability. If the system determines that the member failed to 2 comply with the treatment program prescribed by this paragraph 3 and that the member would not be disabled but for the member’s 4 alcoholism or drug addiction, the member’s entitlement to a 5 disability benefit under this chapter shall terminate effective 6 the first day of the first month following the month the member 7 is notified of the system’s determination. 8 Sec. 1118. Section 421.17, subsections 20 and 21, Code 2023, 9 are amended to read as follows: 10 20. To cooperate with the child support recovery unit 11 services created in chapter 252B to establish and maintain 12 a process to implement the provisions of section 252B.5, 13 subsection 9 . The department of revenue shall forward to 14 individuals meeting the criteria under section 252B.5, 15 subsection 9 , paragraph “a” , a notice by first class mail that 16 the individual is obligated to file a state estimated tax form 17 and to remit a separate child support payment. 18 a. Individuals notified shall submit a state estimated tax 19 form on a quarterly basis. 20 b. The individual shall pay monthly, the lesser of the total 21 delinquency or one hundred fifty percent of the current or most 22 recent monthly obligation. 23 c. The individual shall remit the payment to the department 24 of revenue separate from any tax liability payments, identify 25 the payment as a support payment, and make the payment payable 26 to the collection services center. The department shall 27 forward all payments received pursuant to this section to the 28 collection services center established pursuant to chapter 29 252B , for processing and disbursement. The department of 30 revenue may establish a process for the child support recovery 31 unit services or the collection services center to directly 32 receive the payments. For purposes of crediting the support 33 -776- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 776/ 1541
H.F. 662 payments pursuant to sections 252B.14 and 598.22 , payments 34 received by the department of revenue and forwarded to the 35 collection services center shall be credited as if received 1 directly by the collection services center. 2 d. The notice shall provide that, as an alternative to the 3 provisions of paragraph “b” , the individual may contact the 4 child support recovery unit services to formalize a repayment 5 plan and obtain an exemption from the quarterly filing 6 requirement when payments are made pursuant to the repayment 7 plan or to contest the balance due listed in the notice. 8 e. The department of revenue, in cooperation with the child 9 support recovery unit services , may adopt rules, if necessary, 10 to implement this subsection . 11 21. To provide information contained in state individual 12 tax returns to the child support recovery unit services 13 for the purposes of establishment or enforcement of support 14 obligations. The department of revenue and child support 15 recovery unit services may exchange information in a manual or 16 automated fashion. The department of revenue, in cooperation 17 with the child support recovery unit services , may adopt rules, 18 if necessary, to implement this subsection . 19 Sec. 1119. Section 422.7, subsection 42, paragraph a, 20 subparagraph (6), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 (6) Subtract to the extent included the amount of a 22 recruitment and retention bonus, not to exceed one thousand 23 dollars, received by a child care worker through the 24 recruitment and retention bonus program administered by the 25 department of health and human services. 26 Sec. 1120. Section 422.12A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 a. “Adoption” means the permanent placement in this state of 29 a child by the department of health and human services, by an 30 adoption service provider as defined in section 600A.2 , or by 31 an agency that meets the provisions of the interstate compact 32 in section 232.158 . 33 -777- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 777/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1121. Section 422.12A, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 5. The department of revenue and the department of health 1 and human services shall each adopt rules to jointly administer 2 this section . 3 Sec. 1122. Section 422.12K, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 3. The department of health and human services may authorize 6 payment of moneys from the child abuse prevention program fund 7 in accordance with section 235A.2 . 8 Sec. 1123. Section 422D.6, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 b. Nondisposable essential ambulance equipment, as defined 11 by rule by the Iowa department of public health and human 12 services . 13 Sec. 1124. Section 423.3, subsection 18, paragraphs b, c, d, 14 and g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 b. Residential facilities licensed by the department of 16 health and human services pursuant to chapter 237 , other than 17 those maintained by individuals as defined in section 237.1, 18 subsection 7 . 19 c. Rehabilitation facilities that provide accredited 20 rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities which are 21 accredited by the commission on accreditation of rehabilitation 22 facilities or the council on quality and leadership and adult 23 day care services approved for reimbursement by the state 24 department of health and human services. 25 d. Community mental health centers accredited by the 26 department of health and human services pursuant to chapter 27 225C . 28 g. Substance abuse use disorder treatment or prevention 29 programs that receive block grant funding from the Iowa 30 department of public health and human services . 31 Sec. 1125. Section 423.3, subsection 18, paragraph f, 32 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 -778- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 778/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 34 Home and community-based services providers certified to 35 offer Medicaid waiver services by the department of health and 1 human services that are any of the following: 2 Sec. 1126. Section 423.3, subsections 31 and 58, Code 2023, 3 are amended to read as follows: 4 31. a. The sales price of tangible personal property or 5 specified digital products sold to and of services furnished 6 to a tribal government as defined in section 216A.161 , or the 7 sales price of tangible personal property or specified digital 8 products sold to and of services furnished, and used for public 9 purposes sold to a tax-certifying or tax-levying body of the 10 state or a governmental subdivision of the state, including the 11 following: regional transit systems, as defined in section 12 324A.1 ; the state board of regents; department of health 13 and human services; state department of transportation; any 14 municipally owned solid waste facility which sells all or part 15 of its processed waste as fuel to a municipally owned public 16 utility; and all divisions, boards, commissions, agencies, 17 or instrumentalities of state, federal, county, municipal, 18 or tribal government which have no earnings going to the 19 benefit of an equity investor or stockholder, except any of the 20 following: 21 a. (1) The sales price of tangible personal property or 22 specified digital products sold to, or of services furnished, 23 and used by or in connection with the operation of any 24 municipally owned public utility engaged in selling gas, 25 electricity, heat, pay television service, or communication 26 service to the general public. 27 b. (2) The sales price of furnishing of sewage services to 28 a county or municipality on behalf of nonresidential commercial 29 operations. 30 c. (3) The furnishing of solid waste collection and 31 disposal service to a county or municipality on behalf of 32 nonresidential commercial operations located within the county 33 -779- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 779/ 1541
H.F. 662 or municipality. 34 b. For the purposes of this subsection, “tribal government” 35 means the governing body of a federally recognized Indian 1 tribe. 2 58. The sales price from the sale of items purchased with 3 coupons, food stamps, electronic benefits transfer cards a 4 supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit transfer 5 instrument as defined in section 234.13 , or other methods 6 method of payment authorized by the United States department 7 of agriculture, and issued under the federal Food Stamp Act of 8 1977, 7 U.S.C. §2011 et seq. or under the federal supplemental 9 nutritional assistance program established in 7 U.S.C. §2013. 10 Sec. 1127. Section 423.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, 11 subparagraphs (4) and (9), Code 2023, are amended to read as 12 follows: 13 (4) A tax-certifying or tax-levying body or governmental 14 subdivision of the state, including the state board of regents, 15 state the department of health and human services, and the 16 state department of transportation. 17 (9) A tribal government as defined in section 216A.161 , 18 and any instrumentalities of the tribal government which do 19 not have earnings going to the benefit of an equity investor 20 or stockholder. For the purposes of this subparagraph, “tribal 21 government” means the governing body of a federally recognized 22 Indian tribe. 23 Sec. 1128. Section 425.2, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 3. In case the owner of the homestead is in active service 26 in the armed forces of this state or of the United States, 27 or is sixty-five years of age or older, or is disabled, the 28 statement and designation may be signed and delivered by any 29 member of the owner’s family, by the owner’s guardian or 30 conservator, or by any other person who may represent the owner 31 under power of attorney. If the owner of the homestead is 32 married, the spouse may sign and deliver the statement and 33 -780- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 780/ 1541
H.F. 662 designation. The director of health and human services or 34 the director’s designee may make application for the benefits 35 of this subchapter as the agent for and on behalf of persons 1 receiving assistance under chapter 249 . 2 Sec. 1129. Section 425.16, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 b. The reimbursement of rent constituting property taxes 5 paid under this subchapter shall be administered by the 6 department of health and human services as provided in this 7 subchapter . 8 Sec. 1130. Section 425.17, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 3. “Gross rent” means rental paid at arm’s length for the 11 right of occupancy of a homestead or manufactured or mobile 12 home, including rent for space occupied by a manufactured or 13 mobile home not to exceed one acre. If the department of 14 health and human services determines that the landlord and 15 tenant have not dealt with each other at arm’s length, and the 16 department of health and human services is satisfied that the 17 gross rent charged was excessive, the department of health and 18 human services shall adjust the gross rent to a reasonable 19 amount as determined by the department of health and human 20 services. 21 Sec. 1131. Section 425.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 425.18 Right to file a claim. 24 The right to file a claim for reimbursement or credit under 25 this subchapter may be exercised by the claimant or on behalf 26 of a claimant by the claimant’s legal guardian, spouse, or 27 attorney, or by the executor or administrator of the claimant’s 28 estate. If a claimant dies after having filed a claim for 29 reimbursement for rent constituting property taxes paid, the 30 amount of the reimbursement may be paid to another member of 31 the household as determined by the department of health and 32 human services. If the claimant was the only member of the 33 -781- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 781/ 1541
H.F. 662 household, the reimbursement may be paid to the claimant’s 34 executor or administrator, but if neither is appointed and 35 qualified within one year from the date of the filing of 1 the claim, the reimbursement shall escheat to the state. If 2 a claimant dies after having filed a claim for credit for 3 property taxes due, the amount of credit shall be paid as if 4 the claimant had not died. 5 Sec. 1132. Section 425.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 425.19 Claim and credit or reimbursement. 8 Subject to the limitations provided in this subchapter , a 9 claimant may annually claim a credit for property taxes due 10 during the fiscal year next following the base year or claim 11 a reimbursement for rent constituting property taxes paid in 12 the base year. The amount of the credit for property taxes 13 due for a homestead shall be paid on June 15 of each year 14 from the elderly and disabled property tax credit fund under 15 section 425.39, subsection 1 , by the director of revenue to 16 the county treasurer who shall credit the money received 17 against the amount of the property taxes due and payable on the 18 homestead of the claimant and the amount of the reimbursement 19 for rent constituting property taxes paid shall be paid by the 20 director of health and human services to the claimant from the 21 reimbursement fund under section 425.39, subsection 2 , on or 22 before December 31 of each year. 23 Sec. 1133. Section 425.20, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 24 are amended to read as follows: 25 1. A claim for reimbursement for rent constituting property 26 taxes paid shall not be paid or allowed, unless the claim is 27 filed with and in the possession of the department of health 28 and human services on or before June 1 of the year following 29 the base year. 30 3. In case of sickness, absence, or other disability of 31 the claimant or if, in the judgment of the director of revenue 32 or the director of health and human services, as applicable, 33 -782- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 782/ 1541
H.F. 662 good cause exists and the claimant requests an extension, the 34 director of health and human services may extend the time for 35 filing a claim for reimbursement and the director of revenue 1 may extend the time for filing a claim for credit. However, 2 any further time granted shall not extend beyond December 31 3 of the year following the year in which the claim was required 4 to be filed. Claims filed as a result of this subsection shall 5 be filed with the director of health and human services or the 6 director of revenue, as applicable, who shall provide for the 7 reimbursement of the claim to the claimant. 8 Sec. 1134. Section 425.25, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. The director of health and human services shall make 11 available suitable forms with instructions for claimants of the 12 reimbursement for rent constituting property taxes paid. The 13 claim shall be in a form as the director of health and human 14 services may prescribe. The director of revenue shall devise a 15 reimbursement table with amounts rounded to the nearest even 16 whole dollar and provide such table to the director of health 17 and human services. Reimbursements in the amount of less than 18 one dollar shall not be paid. 19 Sec. 1135. Section 425.26, subsection 2, unnumbered 20 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 Every claimant for reimbursement of rent constituting 22 property taxes paid shall give the department of health and 23 human services, in support of the claim, reasonable proof of: 24 Sec. 1136. Section 425.26, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 3. The department of revenue or the department of health and 27 human services may require any additional proof necessary to 28 support a claim. 29 Sec. 1137. Section 425.27, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 b. The department of health and human services is 32 responsible for the audit of claims for reimbursement for rent 33 -783- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 783/ 1541
H.F. 662 constituting property taxes paid under this subchapter . 34 Sec. 1138. Section 425.27, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 3. If on the audit of a claim for reimbursement for rent 2 constituting property taxes paid under this subchapter , the 3 department of health and human services determines the amount 4 of the claim to have been incorrectly calculated or that the 5 claim is not allowable, the department of health and human 6 services shall recalculate the claim and notify the claimant 7 of the recalculation or denial and the reasons for it. The 8 recalculation of the claim shall be final unless appealed 9 to the director of health and human services within thirty 10 days from the date of notice of recalculation or denial. The 11 director of health and human services shall grant a hearing, 12 and upon hearing determine the correct claim, if any, and 13 notify the claimant of the decision by mail. The department of 14 health and human services shall not adjust a claim after three 15 years from October 31 of the year in which the claim was filed. 16 If the claim for reimbursement has been paid, the amount may be 17 recovered by the department of health and human services. The 18 decision of the director of health and human services shall be 19 final unless appealed as provided in section 425.31 . 20 Sec. 1139. Section 425.27, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. For the purpose of administering the reimbursement for 23 rent constituting property taxes paid, including the duties of 24 the director of health and human services and the department of 25 health and human services under this subchapter , the director 26 of health and human services shall have the same powers as 27 those described in section 422.70 . 28 Sec. 1140. Section 425.28, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code 29 2023, are amended to read as follows: 30 2. A claimant for reimbursement of rent constituting 31 property taxes paid shall expressly waive any right to 32 confidentiality relating to all income tax information 33 -784- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 784/ 1541
H.F. 662 obtainable by the department of health and human services. 34 3. For the effective administration of this subchapter , the 35 department of revenue and the department of health and human 1 services shall share information obtained by each department 2 from claimants under this subchapter . 3 4. In addition to the sharing of information under 4 subsection 3 , the department of health and human services may 5 release information pertaining to a person’s eligibility or 6 claim for or receipt of rent reimbursement to an employee of 7 the department of inspections and appeals in the employee’s 8 official conduct of an audit or investigation. 9 Sec. 1141. Section 425.29, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 3. In the case of a claim for reimbursement disallowed by 12 the department of health and human services, the department of 13 health and human services may impose penalties described in 14 section 421.27 . The department of health and human services 15 shall send a notice of disallowance of the claim. 16 Sec. 1142. Section 425.31, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code 17 2023, are amended to read as follows: 18 2. Judicial review of the actions of the director of health 19 and human services or the department of health and human 20 services under this subchapter may be sought in accordance with 21 the terms of chapter 17A and the rules of the department of 22 health and human services. 23 3. For cause and upon a showing by the director of revenue 24 or the director of health and human services, as applicable, 25 that collection of the amount in dispute is in doubt, the 26 court may order the petitioner to file with the clerk a bond 27 for the use of the respondent, with sureties approved by the 28 clerk, equal to the amount appealed from, conditioned that the 29 petitioner shall perform the orders of the court. 30 4. An appeal may be taken by the claimant or the director 31 of revenue or the director of health and human services, as 32 applicable, to the supreme court of this state irrespective of 33 -785- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 785/ 1541
H.F. 662 the amount involved. 34 Sec. 1143. Section 425.33, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 1. If upon petition by a claimant the department of health 2 and human services determines that a landlord has increased the 3 claimant’s rent primarily because the claimant is eligible for 4 reimbursement under this subchapter , the department of health 5 and human services shall request the landlord by mail to reduce 6 the rent appropriately. 7 Sec. 1144. Section 425.33, subsection 2, unnumbered 8 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 In determining whether a landlord has increased a 10 claimant’s rent primarily because the claimant is eligible for 11 reimbursement under this subchapter , the department of health 12 and human services shall consider the following factors: 13 Sec. 1145. Section 425.33, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 3. If the landlord fails to comply with the request of the 16 department of health and human services within fifteen days 17 after the request is mailed, the department of health and human 18 services shall order the rent reduced by an appropriate amount. 19 Sec. 1146. Section 425.34, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 1. If the department of health and human services orders a 22 landlord to reduce rent to a claimant, then upon the request 23 of the landlord the department of health and human services 24 shall hold a prompt hearing of the matter, to be conducted in 25 accordance with the rules of the department. The department of 26 health and human services shall give notice of the decision by 27 mail to the claimant and to the landlord. 28 Sec. 1147. Section 425.37, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 425.37 Rules. 31 The director of revenue and the director of health and human 32 services shall each adopt rules in accordance with chapter 33 -786- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 786/ 1541
H.F. 662 17A for the interpretation and proper administration of this 34 subchapter and each department’s applicable powers and duties 35 under this subchapter , including rules to prevent and disallow 1 duplication of benefits and to prevent any unreasonable 2 hardship or advantage to any person. 3 Sec. 1148. Section 425.39, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 2. The elderly and disabled rent reimbursement fund is 6 created. There is appropriated annually from the general fund 7 of the state to the department of health and human services 8 to be credited to the elderly and disabled rent reimbursement 9 fund, from funds not otherwise appropriated, an amount 10 sufficient to implement this subchapter for reimbursement for 11 rent constituting property taxes paid for claimants described 12 in section 425.17, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph 13 (1). 14 Sec. 1149. Section 425.40, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 425.40 Low-income fund created. 17 1. A low-income tax credit and reimbursement fund is 18 created. Within the low-income tax credit and reimbursement 19 fund, a rent reimbursement account is created under the control 20 of the department of health and human services and a tax 21 credit account is created under the control of the department 22 of revenue. Amounts appropriated to the fund shall first be 23 credited to the rent reimbursement account. 24 2. a. The director of health and human services shall use 25 amounts credited to the rent reimbursement account for a fiscal 26 year to pay all claims for reimbursement of rent constituting 27 property taxes paid for claimants described in section 425.17, 28 subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2). If the amount 29 appropriated for purposes of this section for a fiscal year 30 and credited to the rent reimbursement account is insufficient 31 to pay all claims in full, the director of health and human 32 services shall pay all such claims on a pro rata basis. 33 -787- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 787/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. If the amount appropriated for purposes of this section 34 for a fiscal year and credited to the rent reimbursement 35 account exceeds the amount necessary to pay in full all 1 reimbursement claims for the fiscal year, the department of 2 health and human services shall transfer such excess amount 3 to the department of revenue for deposit in the tax credit 4 account. The department of revenue shall use any amounts 5 credited to the tax credit account for a fiscal year to pay to 6 the counties all claims for credit for property taxes due for 7 the fiscal year, or if such amount is insufficient, to pay to 8 the counties all such claims on a pro rata basis. 9 3. In order for the director of revenue or the director 10 of health and human services to carry out the requirements of 11 subsection 2 , notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in 12 this subchapter , claims for reimbursement for rent constituting 13 property taxes paid filed before May 1 of the fiscal year 14 shall be eligible to be paid in full during the fiscal year 15 and those claims filed on or after May 1 of the fiscal year 16 shall be eligible to be paid during the following fiscal year 17 and the director of revenue is not required to make payments 18 to counties for the property tax credit before June 15 of the 19 fiscal year. 20 Sec. 1150. Section 426B.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 426B.1 Appropriations —— property tax relief fund. 23 1. A property tax relief fund is created in the state 24 treasury under the authority of the department of health 25 and human services. The fund shall be separate from the 26 general fund of the state and shall not be considered part 27 of the general fund of the state except in determining the 28 cash position of the state for payment of state obligations. 29 The moneys in the fund are not subject to the provisions of 30 section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, 31 appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in 32 this chapter . Moneys in the fund may be used for cash flow 33 -788- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 788/ 1541
H.F. 662 purposes, provided that any moneys so allocated are returned 34 to the fund by the end of each fiscal year. However, the 35 fund shall be considered a special account for the purposes 1 of section 8.53 , relating to elimination of any GAAP deficit. 2 For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context otherwise 3 requires, “property tax relief fund” means the property tax 4 relief fund created in this section . 5 2. Moneys shall be distributed from the property tax relief 6 fund to the mental health and disability services regional 7 service system for mental health and disabilities disability 8 services, in accordance with the appropriations made to the 9 fund and other statutory requirements. 10 Sec. 1151. Section 426B.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 426B.2 Property tax relief fund payments. 13 The director of health and human services shall draw 14 warrants on the property tax relief fund, payable to 15 the regional administrator in the amount due to a mental 16 health and disability services region in accordance with 17 statutory requirements, and mail the warrants to the regional 18 administrator in July and January of each year. 19 Sec. 1152. Section 426B.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 426B.4 Rules. 22 The mental health and disability services commission shall 23 consult with regional administrators and the director of health 24 and human services in prescribing forms and adopting rules 25 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this chapter . 26 Sec. 1153. Section 427.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 427.9 Suspension of taxes, assessments, and rates or charges, 29 including interest, fees, and costs. 30 If a person is a recipient of federal supplementary security 31 income or state supplementary assistance, as defined in 32 section 249.1 , or is a resident of a health care facility, as 33 -789- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 789/ 1541
H.F. 662 defined by section 135C.1 , which is receiving payment from 34 the department of health and human services for the person’s 35 care, the person shall be deemed to be unable to contribute to 1 the public revenue. The director of health and human services 2 shall notify a person receiving such assistance of the tax 3 suspension provision and shall provide the person with evidence 4 to present to the appropriate county board of supervisors which 5 shows the person’s eligibility for tax suspension on parcels 6 owned, possessed, or upon which the person is paying taxes 7 as a purchaser under contract. The board of supervisors so 8 notified, without the filing of a petition and statement as 9 specified in section 427.8 , shall order the county treasurer to 10 suspend the collection of all the taxes, special assessments, 11 and rates or charges, including interest, fees, and costs, 12 assessed against the parcels and remaining unpaid by the person 13 or contractually payable by the person, for such time as the 14 person remains the owner or contractually prospective owner 15 of the parcels, and during the period the person receives 16 assistance as described in this section . The county board of 17 supervisors shall annually send to the department of health 18 and human services the names and social security numbers of 19 persons receiving a tax suspension pursuant to this section . 20 The department shall verify the continued eligibility for tax 21 suspension of each name on the list and shall return the list 22 to the board of supervisors. The director of health and human 23 services shall advise the person that the person may apply for 24 an additional property tax credit pursuant to sections 425.16 25 through 425.37 which shall be credited against the amount of 26 the taxes suspended. 27 Sec. 1154. Section 432.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 432.13 Premium tax exemption —— hawk-i Hawki program —— state 30 employee benefits. 31 1. Premiums collected by participating insurers under 32 chapter 514I are exempt from premium tax. 33 -790- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 790/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. Premiums received for benefits acquired on behalf of 34 state employees by the department of administrative services 35 pursuant to section 8A.402, subsection 1 , and by the state 1 board of regents pursuant to chapter 262 , are exempt from 2 premium tax. 3 Sec. 1155. Section 453A.13, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 c. The department, or a city or county, shall submit 6 a duplicate of any application for a retail permit to the 7 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce 8 within thirty days of the issuance. The alcoholic beverages 9 division of the department of commerce shall submit the current 10 list of all retail permits issued to the Iowa department of 11 public health and human services by the last day of each 12 quarter of a state fiscal year. 13 Sec. 1156. Section 453A.35A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 2. Moneys in the fund shall be used only for purposes 16 related to health care, substance abuse use disorder treatment 17 and prevention, and tobacco use prevention, cessation, and 18 control. 19 Sec. 1157. Section 453A.47A, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 6. Issuance. Cities may issue retail permits to retailers 22 located within their respective limits. County boards of 23 supervisors may issue retail permits to retailers located in 24 their respective counties, outside of the corporate limits of 25 cities. The city or county shall submit a duplicate of any 26 application for a retail permit to the alcoholic beverages 27 division of the department of commerce within thirty days of 28 issuance of a permit. The alcoholic beverages division of the 29 department of commerce shall submit the current list of all 30 retail permits issued to the Iowa department of public health 31 and human services by the last day of each quarter of a state 32 fiscal year. 33 -791- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 791/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1158. Section 455B.190A, subsection 3, paragraph b, 34 subparagraph (5), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 (5) The director of public health and human services or the 1 director’s designee. 2 Sec. 1159. Section 455B.335A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. The director shall require that a person who operates 5 or proposes to operate a waste incinerator which provides for 6 the incineration of pathological radioactive materials conduct 7 dispersion modeling, under the direction of the Iowa department 8 of public health and human services , for radiological isotopes 9 to measure the emission levels of alpha and gamma rays. The 10 director shall allow a three-month period during which time the 11 operator or person proposing operation of such an incinerator 12 shall conduct the required dispersion modeling. In order to 13 initiate or continue such incineration, the results of the 14 modeling shall provide that the existing incinerator meets 15 or the proposed incinerator will meet the emission standards 16 established by the United States environmental protection 17 agency for a selected isotope. 18 Sec. 1160. Section 455B.427, subsection 2, paragraph c, 19 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 c. A summary of serious health problems in the immediate 21 vicinity of the site and health problems deemed by the director 22 in cooperation with the Iowa department of public health and 23 human services to be related to conditions at the site. 24 Sec. 1161. Section 455B.427, subsection 3, unnumbered 25 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 In developing and maintaining the annual report, the 27 director shall assess the relative priority of the need for 28 action at each site to remedy environmental and health problems 29 resulting from the presence of hazardous wastes or hazardous 30 substances at the sites. In making assessments of relative 31 priority, the director, in cooperation with the Iowa department 32 of public health and human services on matters relating to 33 -792- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 792/ 1541
H.F. 662 public health, shall place every site in one of the following 34 classifications: 35 Sec. 1162. Section 455B.427, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 5. The director shall work with the Iowa department of 3 public health and human services when assessing the effects of 4 a hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposal site on human 5 health. 6 Sec. 1163. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph a, 7 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (a), subparagraph 8 subdivision (i), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 (i) Eight thousand dollars shall be transferred to the Iowa 10 department of public health and human services for departmental 11 duties required under section sections 135.11 , subsections 18 12 and 19, and section 139A.21. 13 Sec. 1164. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph b, 14 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 (1) Nine thousand dollars of the account is appropriated 16 to the Iowa department of public health and human services for 17 carrying out the departmental duties under section sections 18 135.11 , subsections 18 and 19, and section 139A.21. 19 Sec. 1165. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph 20 b, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), unnumbered 21 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 Two percent is appropriated annually to the department and, 23 except for administrative expenses, is transferred to the Iowa 24 department of public health and human services for the purpose 25 of administering grants to counties and conducting oversight of 26 county-based programs for the testing of private rural water 27 supply wells, private rural water supply well sealing, and the 28 proper closure of private rural abandoned wells and cisterns. 29 Not more than thirty-five percent of the moneys is appropriated 30 annually for grants to counties for the purpose of conducting 31 programs of private rural water supply testing, private rural 32 water supply well sealing, the proper closure of private rural 33 -793- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 793/ 1541
H.F. 662 abandoned wells and cisterns, or any combination thereof. 34 An amount agreed to by the department of natural resources 35 and the Iowa department of public health and human services 1 shall be retained by the department of natural resources for 2 administrative expenses. 3 Sec. 1166. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph c, 4 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 (1) The moneys collected pursuant to section 455F.7 6 and moneys collected pursuant to section 29C.8A which are 7 designated for deposit shall be deposited in the household 8 hazardous waste account. Two thousand dollars is appropriated 9 annually to the Iowa department of public health and human 10 services to carry out departmental duties under section 11 sections 135.11 , subsections 18 and 19, and section 139A.21. 12 The remainder of the account shall be used to fund the efforts 13 of the department to support a collection system for household 14 hazardous materials, including public education programs, 15 training, and consultation of local governments in the 16 establishment and operation of permanent collection systems, 17 and the management of collection sites, education programs, 18 and other activities pursuant to chapter 455F , including the 19 administration of the household hazardous materials retailer 20 permit program by the department of revenue. 21 Sec. 1167. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph d, 22 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 (1) One thousand dollars is appropriated annually to 24 the Iowa department of public health and human services to 25 carry out departmental duties under section sections 135.11 , 26 subsections 18 and 19, and section 139A.21. 27 Sec. 1168. Section 462A.14, subsection 2, paragraph a, 28 subparagraph (4), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 29 (4) Assignment to substance abuse use disorder evaluation 30 and treatment, pursuant to subsection 12 , and a course for 31 drinking drivers. 32 Sec. 1169. Section 462A.14, subsection 2, paragraph b, 33 -794- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 794/ 1541
H.F. 662 subparagraph (4), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 (4) Assignment to substance abuse use disorder evaluation 35 and treatment, pursuant to subsections 12 and 13 , and a course 1 for drinking drivers. 2 Sec. 1170. Section 462A.14, subsection 2, paragraph c, 3 subparagraph (4), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 (4) Assignment to substance abuse use disorder evaluation 5 and treatment, pursuant to subsections 12 and 13 , and a course 6 for drinking drivers. 7 Sec. 1171. Section 462A.14, subsection 2, paragraphs d and 8 e, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 9 d. A class “D” felony for any offense under this 10 section resulting in serious injury to persons other than 11 the defendant, if the court determines that the person who 12 committed the offense caused the serious injury, and shall 13 be imprisoned for a determinate sentence of not more than 14 five years but not less than thirty days, or committed to the 15 custody of the director of the department of corrections, and 16 assessed a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred 17 dollars nor more than seven thousand five hundred dollars. A 18 person convicted of a felony offense may be committed to the 19 custody of the director of the department of corrections, who 20 shall assign the person to a facility pursuant to section 21 904.513 . The court shall also order that the person not 22 operate a motorboat or sailboat for one year in addition to 23 any other period of time the defendant would have been ordered 24 not to operate if no injury had occurred in connection with 25 the violation. The court shall also assign the defendant to 26 substance abuse use disorder evaluation and treatment pursuant 27 to subsections 12 and 13 , and a course for drinking drivers. 28 e. A class “B” felony for any offense under this section 29 resulting in the death of persons other than the defendant, if 30 the court determines that the person who committed the offense 31 caused the death, and shall be imprisoned for a determinate 32 sentence of not more than twenty-five years, or committed to 33 -795- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 795/ 1541
H.F. 662 the custody of the director of the department of corrections. 34 A person convicted of a felony offense may be committed to 35 the custody of the director of the department of corrections, 1 who shall assign the person to a facility pursuant to section 2 904.513 . The court shall also order that the person not 3 operate a motorboat or sailboat for six years. The court shall 4 also assign the defendant to substance abuse use disorder 5 evaluation and treatment pursuant to subsections 12 and 13 , and 6 a course for drinking drivers. 7 Sec. 1172. Section 462A.14, subsection 12, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 12. a. All substance abuse use disorder evaluations 10 required under this section shall be completed at the 11 defendant’s expense. 12 b. In addition to assignment to substance abuse use disorder 13 evaluation and treatment under this section , the court shall 14 order any defendant convicted under this section to follow the 15 recommendations proposed in the substance abuse use disorder 16 evaluation for appropriate substance abuse use disorder 17 treatment for the defendant. Court-ordered substance abuse 18 use disorder treatment is subject to the periodic reporting 19 requirements of section 125.86 . 20 c. If a defendant is committed by the court to a substance 21 abuse use disorder treatment facility, the administrator of the 22 facility shall report to the court when it is determined that 23 the defendant has received the maximum benefit of treatment 24 at the facility and the defendant shall be released from the 25 facility. The time for which the defendant is committed for 26 treatment shall be credited against the defendant’s sentence. 27 d. The court may prescribe the length of time for the 28 evaluation and treatment or the court may request that the 29 community college or licensed substance abuse use disorder 30 program conducting the course for drinking drivers which the 31 defendant is ordered to attend or the treatment program to 32 which the defendant is committed immediately report to the 33 -796- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 796/ 1541
H.F. 662 court when the defendant has received maximum benefit from 34 the course for drinking drivers or treatment program or has 35 recovered from the defendant’s addiction, dependency, or 1 tendency to chronically abuse use alcohol or drugs. 2 e. Upon successfully completing a course for drinking 3 drivers or an ordered substance abuse use disorder treatment 4 program, a court may place the defendant on probation for six 5 months and as a condition of probation, the defendant shall 6 attend a program providing posttreatment services relating to 7 substance abuse use disorder as approved by the court. 8 f. A defendant committed under this section who does not 9 possess sufficient income or estate to make payment of the 10 costs of the treatment in whole or in part shall be considered 11 a state patient and the costs of treatment shall be paid as 12 provided in section 125.44 . 13 g. A defendant who fails to carry out the order of the 14 court shall be confined in the county jail for twenty days in 15 addition to any other imprisonment ordered by the court or may 16 be ordered to perform unpaid community service work, and shall 17 be placed on probation for one year with a violation of this 18 probation punishable as contempt of court. 19 h. In addition to any other condition of probation, the 20 defendant shall attend a program providing substance abuse use 21 disorder prevention services or posttreatment services related 22 to substance abuse use disorder as ordered by the court. The 23 defendant shall report to the defendant’s probation officer as 24 ordered concerning proof of attendance at the treatment program 25 or posttreatment program ordered by the court. Failure to 26 attend or complete the program shall be considered a violation 27 of probation and is punishable as contempt of court. 28 Sec. 1173. Section 466B.3, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 29 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 c. The director of the department of public health and human 31 services or the director’s designee. 32 Sec. 1174. Section 470.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 -797- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 797/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 34 470.5 Exceptions. 35 This chapter does not apply to buildings used on January 1, 1 1980 , by the division of adult corrections of the department 2 of health and human services as maximum security detention 3 facilities or to the renovation of property nominated to, or 4 entered in the national register of historic places, designated 5 by statute, or included in an established list of historic 6 places compiled by the historical division of the department of 7 cultural affairs. 8 Sec. 1175. Section 476.20, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. The board shall establish rules requiring a regulated 11 public utility furnishing gas or electricity to include in 12 the utility’s notice of pending disconnection of service a 13 written statement advising the customer that the customer 14 may be eligible to participate in the low income home energy 15 assistance program or weatherization assistance program 16 administered by the division of community action agencies 17 of the department of health and human rights services . The 18 written statement shall list the address and telephone number 19 of the local agency which is administering the customer’s low 20 income home energy assistance program and the weatherization 21 assistance program. The written statement shall also state 22 that the customer is advised to contact the public utility 23 to settle any of the customer’s complaints with the public 24 utility, but if a complaint is not settled to the customer’s 25 satisfaction, the customer may file the complaint with the 26 board. The written statement shall include the address 27 and phone number of the board. If the notice of pending 28 disconnection of service applies to a residence, the written 29 statement shall advise that the disconnection does not apply 30 from November 1 through April 1 for a resident who is a “head 31 of household”, as defined in section 422.4 , and who has been 32 certified to the public utility by the local agency which is 33 -798- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 798/ 1541
H.F. 662 administering the low income home energy assistance program and 34 weatherization assistance program as being eligible for either 35 the low income home energy assistance program or weatherization 1 assistance program, and that if such a resident resides within 2 the serviced residence, the customer should promptly have 3 the qualifying resident notify the local agency which is 4 administering the low income home energy assistance program and 5 weatherization assistance program. The board shall establish 6 rules requiring that the written notice contain additional 7 information as it deems necessary and appropriate. 8 Sec. 1176. Section 476.51, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 5. Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section from 11 utilities providing water, electric, or gas service shall 12 be forwarded by the chief operating officer of the board to 13 the treasurer of state to be credited to the general fund of 14 the state and to be used only for the low income home energy 15 assistance program and the weatherization assistance program 16 administered by the division of community action agencies of 17 the department of health and human rights services . Civil 18 penalties collected pursuant to this section from utilities 19 providing telecommunications service shall be forwarded to 20 the treasurer of state to be credited to the department of 21 commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 to be used 22 only for consumer education programs administered by the board. 23 Penalties paid by a rate-regulated public utility pursuant to 24 this section shall be excluded from the utility’s costs when 25 determining the utility’s revenue requirement, and shall not be 26 included either directly or indirectly in the utility’s rates 27 or charges to customers. 28 Sec. 1177. Section 476.66, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 6. The rules established by the utilities board shall 31 require an annual report to be filed for each fund. The 32 utilities board shall compile an annual statewide report of the 33 -799- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 799/ 1541
H.F. 662 fund results. The division of community action agencies of the 34 department of health and human rights services shall prepare 35 an annual report of the unmet need for energy assistance 1 and weatherization. Both reports shall be submitted to the 2 appropriations committees of the general assembly on the first 3 day of the following session. 4 Sec. 1178. Section 477C.5, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 c. One representative from the office of deaf services of 7 the department of health and human rights services . 8 Sec. 1179. Section 478.29, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is 11 subject to a civil penalty, which may be levied by the board, 12 of not more than one hundred dollars per violation or one 13 thousand dollars per day of a continuing violation, whichever 14 is greater. Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section 15 shall be forwarded by the chief operating officer of the board 16 to the treasurer of state to be credited to the general fund of 17 the state and appropriated to the division of community action 18 agencies of the department of health and human rights services 19 for purposes of the low income home energy assistance program 20 and the weatherization assistance program. 21 Sec. 1180. Section 479.31, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 1. A person who violates this chapter or any rule or 24 order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to 25 a civil penalty levied by the board in accordance with 49 26 C.F.R. §190.223. Each day that the violation continues shall 27 constitute a separate offense. Civil penalties collected 28 pursuant to this section shall be forwarded by the chief 29 operating officer of the board to the treasurer of state to be 30 credited to the general fund of the state and appropriated to 31 the division of community action agencies of the department 32 of health and human rights services for purposes of the low 33 -800- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 800/ 1541
H.F. 662 income home energy assistance program and the weatherization 34 assistance program. 35 Sec. 1181. Section 479B.21, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. A person who violates this chapter or any rule or 3 order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a 4 civil penalty levied by the board in an amount not to exceed 5 one thousand dollars for each violation. Each day that the 6 violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. 7 However, the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed two hundred 8 thousand dollars for any related series of violations. Civil 9 penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded 10 by the chief operating officer of the board to the treasurer 11 of state to be credited to the general fund of the state and 12 appropriated to the division of community action agencies of 13 the department of health and human rights services for purposes 14 of the low income home energy assistance program and the 15 weatherization assistance program. 16 Sec. 1182. Section 483A.24, subsections 7 and 15, Code 2023, 17 are amended to read as follows: 18 7. A license shall not be required of minor pupils of the 19 Iowa braille and sight saving school, Iowa school for the deaf, 20 or of minor residents of other state institutions under the 21 control of an administrator of a division of the department 22 of health and human services. In addition, a person who is 23 on active duty with the armed forces of the United States, 24 on authorized leave from a duty station located outside of 25 this state, and a resident of the state of Iowa shall not be 26 required to have a license to hunt or fish in this state. The 27 military person shall carry the person’s leave papers and a 28 copy of the person’s current earnings statement showing a 29 deduction for Iowa income taxes while hunting or fishing. In 30 lieu of carrying the person’s earnings statement, the military 31 person may also claim residency if the person is registered to 32 vote in this state. If a deer or wild turkey is taken, the 33 -801- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 801/ 1541
H.F. 662 military person shall immediately contact a state conservation 34 officer to obtain an appropriate tag to transport the animal. 35 A license shall not be required of residents of county care 1 facilities or any person who is receiving supplementary 2 assistance under chapter 249 . 3 15. The department may issue a permit, subject to conditions 4 established by the department, which authorizes patients of a 5 substance abuse use disorder facility, residents of health care 6 facilities licensed under chapter 135C , tenants of elder group 7 homes licensed under chapter 231B , tenants of assisted living 8 program facilities licensed under chapter 231C , participants 9 who attend adult day services programs licensed under chapter 10 231D , participants in services funded under a federal home and 11 community-based services waiver implemented under the medical 12 assistance program as defined in chapter 249A , and persons 13 cared for in juvenile shelter care homes as provided for in 14 chapter 232 to fish without a license as a supervised group. 15 A person supervising a group pursuant to this subsection may 16 fish with the group pursuant to the permit and is not required 17 to obtain a fishing license. 18 Sec. 1183. Section 505.16, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 2. The insurance commissioner shall approve rules for 21 carrying out this section including rules relating to the 22 preparation of information to be provided before and after a 23 test and the protection of confidentiality of personal and 24 medical records of insurance applicants and policyholders. 25 The rules shall require a person engaged in the business 26 of insurance who receives results of a positive human 27 immunodeficiency virus test of an insurance applicant or 28 policyholder to report those results to a physician or 29 alternative testing site of the applicant’s or policyholder’s 30 choice, or if the applicant or policyholder does not choose a 31 physician or alternative testing site to receive the results, 32 to the Iowa department of public health and human services . 33 -802- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 802/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1184. Section 505.25, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 505.25 Information provided to medical assistance program, 1 hawk-i Hawki program, and child support recovery unit services . 2 A carrier, as defined in section 514C.13 , shall enter into 3 a health insurance data match program with the department of 4 health and human services for the sole purpose of comparing the 5 names of the carrier’s insureds with the names of recipients of 6 the medical assistance program under chapter 249A , individuals 7 under the purview of the child support recovery unit services 8 pursuant to chapter 252B , or enrollees of the hawk-i Hawki 9 program under chapter 514I . 10 Sec. 1185. Section 505.34, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 505.34 Medical assistance and hawk-i Hawki programs —— 13 applicability of subtitle. 14 1. The medical assistance program under chapter 249A and 15 the healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) (Hawki) program 16 under chapter 514I shall not be subject to this subtitle unless 17 otherwise provided by law. 18 2. A managed care organization acting pursuant to a contract 19 with the department of health and human services to administer 20 the medical assistance program under chapter 249A , or the 21 healthy and well kids in the Iowa (hawk-i) (Hawki) program 22 under chapter 514I , shall not be subject to this subtitle 23 unless otherwise provided by law. 24 Sec. 1186. Section 508C.5, subsection 13, paragraph f, Code 25 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 f. An entity whose only business in this state is operating 27 as a managed care organization. For purposes of this 28 paragraph, “managed care organization” means an entity that is 29 under contract with the Iowa department of health and human 30 services to provide services to Medicaid recipients and that 31 also meets the definition of “health maintenance organization” 32 in section 514B.1 . 33 -803- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 803/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1187. Section 509.1, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 7. A policy issued to the department of health and human 1 services, which shall be deemed the policyholder, to insure 2 eligible persons for medical assistance, or for both mandatory 3 medical assistance and optional medical assistance, as defined 4 by chapter 249A as hereafter amended. 5 Sec. 1188. Section 509.3A, subsection 12, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 12. The hawk-i Hawki program authorized by chapter 514I . 8 Sec. 1189. Section 510B.1, subsections 9 and 22, Code 2023, 9 are amended to read as follows: 10 9. “Health carrier” means an entity subject to the 11 insurance laws and regulations of this state, or subject 12 to the jurisdiction of the commissioner, including an 13 insurance company offering sickness and accident plans, a 14 health maintenance organization, a nonprofit health service 15 corporation, or a plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for 16 public employees. “Health carrier” does not include any of the 17 following: 18 a. The department of health and human services. 19 b. A managed care organization acting pursuant to a contract 20 with the department of health and human services to administer 21 the medical assistance program under chapter 249A or the 22 healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) (Hawki) program under 23 chapter 514I . 24 c. A policy or contract providing a prescription drug 25 benefit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ch. 7, subch. XVIII, part D. 26 d. A plan offered or maintained by a multiple employer 27 welfare arrangement established under chapter 513D before 28 January 1, 2022. 29 22. “Third-party payor” means any entity other than a 30 covered person or a health care provider that is responsible 31 for any amount of reimbursement for a prescription drug 32 benefit. “Third-party payor” includes health carriers and other 33 -804- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 804/ 1541
H.F. 662 entities that provide a plan of health insurance or health 34 care benefits. “Third-party payor” does not include any of the 35 following: 1 a. The department of health and human services. 2 b. A managed care organization acting pursuant to a contract 3 with the department of health and human services to administer 4 the medical assistance program under chapter 249A or the 5 healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) (Hawki) program under 6 chapter 514I . 7 c. A policy or contract providing a prescription drug 8 benefit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ch. 7, subch. XVIII, part D. 9 Sec. 1190. Section 513B.2, subsection 8, paragraph l, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 l. The hawk-i Hawki program authorized by chapter 514I . 12 Sec. 1191. Section 513C.3, subsection 12, paragraph d, Code 13 2023, is amended to read as follows: 14 d. Loss of eligibility for the hawk-i Hawki program 15 authorized in chapter 514I . 16 Sec. 1192. Section 514.1, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 c. “Subscriber” means an individual who enters into a 19 contract for health care services with a corporation subject 20 to this chapter and includes a person eligible for mandatory 21 medical assistance or optional medical assistance as defined 22 under chapter 249A , with respect to whom the department of 23 health and human services has entered into a contract with a 24 firm operating under this chapter . 25 Sec. 1193. Section 514A.3B, subsection 3, paragraph l, Code 26 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 l. The hawk-i Hawki program authorized by chapter 514I . 28 Sec. 1194. Section 514B.3, subsection 1, paragraph m, Code 29 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 m. A description of the procedures and programs to be 31 implemented to meet the requirements for quality of health 32 care as determined by the director of public health and human 33 -805- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 805/ 1541
H.F. 662 services under section 514B.4 . 34 Sec. 1195. Section 514B.3, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 3. Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of 2 authority, the commissioner shall immediately transmit copies 3 of the application and accompanying documents to the director 4 of public health and human services and the affected regional 5 health planning council, as authorized by Pub. L. No. 89-749, 6 42 U.S.C. §246(b)2b, for their nonbinding consultation and 7 advice. 8 Sec. 1196. Section 514B.4A, Code 2023, is amended to read 9 as follows: 10 514B.4A Direct provision of health care services. 11 1. An application for a certificate of authority to 12 provide health care services, directly, shall be forwarded 13 by the commissioner to the director of public health and 14 human services for review, comment, and recommendation, with 15 respect to the health care services to be provided directly, to 16 assure that the applicant has demonstrated the willingness and 17 potential ability to provide the health care services through 18 adequate personnel and facilities. 19 2. Rules proposed by the commissioner for adoption 20 for the direct provision of health care services by a 21 health maintenance organization, shall be forwarded by the 22 commissioner to the director of public health and human 23 services for review, comment, and recommendation, prior to 24 submission to the administrative rules coordinator pursuant to 25 section 17A.4 . 26 3. The director of public health and human services shall 27 respond to the commissioner, with respect to an application 28 or proposed rule, with any comments or recommendations within 29 thirty days of the forwarding of the application or proposed 30 rules to the director of public health and human services . 31 Sec. 1197. Section 514B.32, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -806- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 806/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to a 34 managed care organization acting pursuant to a contract with 35 the department of health and human services to administer the 1 medical assistance program under chapter 249A , or the healthy 2 and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) (Hawki) program under chapter 3 514I , only with respect to licensure and solvency standards 4 as evidenced by the managed care organization obtaining 5 and maintaining a certificate of authority, and maintaining 6 compliance with the solvency standards set forth in this 7 chapter . 8 Sec. 1198. Section 514B.33, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 a. For purposes of this section , “limited service 11 organization” means an organization providing dental care 12 services, vision care services, mental health services, 13 substance abuse use disorder services, pharmaceutical services, 14 podiatric care services, or such other services as may be 15 determined by the commissioner. 16 Sec. 1199. Section 514C.9, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 b. Enroll a child who is eligible for coverage under the 19 applicable terms and conditions of the health benefit plan and 20 the standard enrollment guidelines of the insurer, without 21 regard to any time of enrollment restriction, under dependent 22 coverage upon application by the obligee or other legal 23 custodian of the child or by the department of health and human 24 services in the event an obligor required by a court order or 25 administrative order fails to apply for coverage for the child. 26 Sec. 1200. Section 514C.9, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 4. A group health plan shall establish reasonable 29 procedures to determine whether a child is covered under a 30 qualified medical child support order issued pursuant to 31 chapter 252E . The procedures shall be in writing, provide for 32 prompt notice of each person specified in the medical child 33 -807- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 807/ 1541
H.F. 662 support order as eligible to receive benefits under the group 34 health plan upon receipt by the plan of the medical child 35 support order, and allow an obligee or other legal custodian 1 of the child under chapter 252E to designate a representative 2 for receipt of copies of notices in regard to the medical child 3 support order that are sent to the obligee or other legal 4 custodian of the child and the department of health and human 5 services’ child support recovery unit services . 6 Sec. 1201. Section 514C.18, subsection 1, paragraph b, 7 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 (2) The diabetes self-management training and education 9 program is certified by the Iowa department of public health 10 and human services . The department shall consult with the 11 American diabetes association, Iowa affiliate, in developing 12 the standards for certification of diabetes education programs 13 that cover at least ten hours of initial outpatient diabetes 14 self-management training within a continuous twelve-month 15 period and up to two hours of follow-up training for each 16 subsequent year for each individual diagnosed by a physician or 17 physician assistant with any type of diabetes mellitus. 18 Sec. 1202. Section 514C.27, Code 2023, is amended to read 19 as follows: 20 514C.27 Mental illness and substance abuse use disorder 21 treatment coverage for veterans. 22 1. Notwithstanding the uniformity of treatment requirements 23 of section 514C.6 , a group policy or contract providing for 24 third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses 25 issued by a carrier, as defined in section 513B.2 , shall 26 provide coverage benefits to an insured who is a veteran for 27 treatment of mental illness and substance abuse use disorder if 28 either of the following is satisfied: 29 a. The policy or contract is issued to an employer who 30 on at least fifty percent of the employer’s working days 31 during the preceding calendar year employed more than fifty 32 full-time equivalent employees. In determining the number 33 -808- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 808/ 1541
H.F. 662 of full-time equivalent employees of an employer, employers 34 who are affiliated or who are able to file a consolidated tax 35 return for purposes of state taxation shall be considered one 1 employer. 2 b. The policy or contract is issued to a small employer as 3 defined in section 513B.2 , and such policy or contract provides 4 coverage benefits for the treatment of mental illness and 5 substance abuse use disorder . 6 2. Notwithstanding the uniformity of treatment requirements 7 of section 514C.6 , a plan established pursuant to chapter 509A 8 for public employees shall provide coverage benefits to an 9 insured who is a veteran for treatment of mental illness and 10 substance abuse use disorder as defined in subsection 3 . 11 3. For purposes of this section: 12 a. “Mental illness” means mental disorders as defined by the 13 commissioner by rule. 14 b. “Substance abuse use disorder means a pattern of 15 pathological use of alcohol or a drug that causes impairment 16 in social or occupational functioning, or that produces 17 physiological dependency evidenced by physical tolerance or by 18 physical symptoms when the alcohol or drug is withdrawn. 19 c. “Veteran” means the same as defined in section 35.1 . 20 4. The commissioner, by rule, shall define “mental illness” 21 consistent with definitions provided in the most recent edition 22 of the American psychiatric association’s diagnostic and 23 statistical manual of mental disorders, as the definitions may 24 be amended from time to time. The commissioner may adopt the 25 definitions provided in such manual by reference. 26 5. This section shall not apply to accident-only, 27 specified disease, short-term hospital or medical, hospital 28 confinement indemnity, credit, dental, vision, Medicare 29 supplement, long-term care, basic hospital and medical-surgical 30 expense coverage as defined by the commissioner, disability 31 income insurance coverage, coverage issued as a supplement 32 to liability insurance, workers’ compensation or similar 33 -809- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 809/ 1541
H.F. 662 insurance, or automobile medical payment insurance, or 34 individual accident and sickness policies issued to individuals 35 or to individual members of a member association. 1 6. A carrier or plan established pursuant to chapter 509A 2 may manage the benefits provided through common methods, 3 including but not limited to providing payment of benefits or 4 providing care and treatment under a capitated payment system, 5 prospective reimbursement rate system, utilization control 6 system, incentive system for the use of least restrictive and 7 least costly levels of care, a preferred provider contract 8 limiting choice of specific providers, or any other system, 9 method, or organization designed to assure services are 10 medically necessary and clinically appropriate. 11 7. a. A group policy or contract or plan covered under this 12 section shall not impose an aggregate annual or lifetime limit 13 on mental illness or substance abuse use disorder coverage 14 benefits unless the policy or contract or plan imposes an 15 aggregate annual or lifetime limit on substantially all medical 16 and surgical coverage benefits. 17 b. A group policy or contract or plan covered under this 18 section that imposes an aggregate annual or lifetime limit on 19 substantially all medical and surgical coverage benefits shall 20 not impose an aggregate annual or lifetime limit on mental 21 illness or substance abuse use disorder coverage benefits which 22 is less than the aggregate annual or lifetime limit imposed on 23 substantially all medical and surgical coverage benefits. 24 8. A group policy or contract or plan covered under this 25 section shall at a minimum allow for thirty inpatient days 26 and fifty-two outpatient visits annually. The policy or 27 contract or plan may also include deductibles, coinsurance, 28 or copayments, provided the amounts and extent of such 29 deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments applicable to other 30 medical or surgical services coverage under the policy or 31 contract or plan are the same. It is not a violation of this 32 section if the policy or contract or plan excludes entirely 33 -810- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 810/ 1541
H.F. 662 from coverage benefits for the cost of providing the following: 34 a. Care that is substantially custodial in nature. 35 b. Services and supplies that are not medically necessary or 1 clinically appropriate. 2 c. Experimental treatments. 3 9. This section applies to third-party payment provider 4 policies or contracts and plans established pursuant to chapter 5 509A delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in 6 this state on or after January 1, 2011. 7 Sec. 1203. Section 514E.1, subsection 6, paragraph k, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 k. The hawk-i Hawki program authorized by chapter 514I . 10 Sec. 1204. Section 514F.7, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 11 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 h. “Health carrier” means an entity subject to the 13 insurance laws and regulations of this state, or subject 14 to the jurisdiction of the commissioner, including an 15 insurance company offering sickness and accident plans, a 16 health maintenance organization, a nonprofit health service 17 corporation, a plan established pursuant to chapter 509A 18 for public employees, or any other entity providing a plan 19 of health insurance, health care benefits, or health care 20 services. “Health carrier” does not include a managed care 21 organization as defined in 441 IAC 73.1 when the managed care 22 organization is acting pursuant to a contract with the Iowa 23 department of health and human services to provide services to 24 Medicaid recipients. 25 Sec. 1205. Section 514F.8, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 26 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 g. “Health carrier” means an entity subject to the 28 insurance laws and regulations of this state, or subject 29 to the jurisdiction of the commissioner, including an 30 insurance company offering sickness and accident plans, a 31 health maintenance organization, a nonprofit health service 32 corporation, a plan established pursuant to chapter 509A 33 -811- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 811/ 1541
H.F. 662 for public employees, or any other entity providing a plan 34 of health insurance, health care benefits, or health care 35 services. “Health carrier does not include the department 1 of health and human services, or a managed care organization 2 acting pursuant to a contract with the department of health 3 and human services to administer the medical assistance 4 program under chapter 249A or the healthy and well kids in Iowa 5 (hawk-i) (Hawki) program under chapter 514I . 6 Sec. 1206. Section 514H.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 2. The insurance division of the department of commerce 9 shall administer the program in cooperation with the division 10 responsible for medical services within the department 11 of health and human services. Each agency shall take all 12 necessary actions, including filing an appropriate medical 13 assistance state plan amendment to the state Medicaid plan to 14 take full advantage of the benefits and features of the Deficit 15 Reduction Act of 2005. 16 Sec. 1207. Section 514H.5, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 2. When the division responsible for medical services 19 within the department of health and human services determines 20 whether an individual is eligible for medical assistance 21 under chapter 249A , the division department shall make an 22 asset disregard adjustment for any individual who meets the 23 requirements of section 514H.3 . The asset disregard shall 24 be available after benefits of the qualified long-term care 25 insurance policy have been applied to the cost of qualified 26 long-term care services as required under this chapter . 27 Sec. 1208. Section 514H.7, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 3. The insurance division, in cooperation with the 30 department of health and human services, shall adopt rules 31 to provide an asset disregard to individuals who are covered 32 by a long-term care insurance policy prior to November 17, 33 -812- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 812/ 1541
H.F. 662 2005, consistent with the Iowa long-term care asset disregard 34 incentive program. 35 Sec. 1209. Section 514H.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 514H.8 Reciprocal agreements to extend asset disregard. 3 The division responsible for medical services within 4 the department of health and human services may enter into 5 reciprocal agreements with other states to extend the asset 6 disregard under section 514H.5 to Iowa residents who had 7 purchased or were covered by qualified long-term care insurance 8 policies in other states. 9 Sec. 1210. Section 514H.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 514H.9 Rules. 12 The insurance division of the department of commerce in 13 cooperation with the department of health and human services 14 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to 15 administer this chapter . 16 Sec. 1211. Section 514I.1, subsections 2 and 4, Code 2023, 17 are amended to read as follows: 18 2. It is the intent of the general assembly that the program 19 be implemented and administered in compliance with Tit. XXI 20 of the federal Social Security Act. If, as a condition of 21 receiving federal funds for the program, federal law requires 22 implementation and administration of the program in a manner 23 not provided in this chapter , during a period when the general 24 assembly is not in session, the department, with the approval 25 of the hawk-i Hawki board, shall proceed to implement and 26 administer those provisions, subject to review by the next 27 regular session of the general assembly. 28 4. It is the intent of the general assembly that the 29 hawk-i Hawki program be an integral part of the continuum of 30 health insurance coverage and that the program be developed 31 and implemented in such a manner as to facilitate movement of 32 families between health insurance providers and to facilitate 33 -813- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 813/ 1541
H.F. 662 the transition of families to private sector health insurance 34 coverage. 35 Sec. 1212. Section 514I.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 514I.2 Definitions. 3 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 4 requires: 5 1. “Benchmark benefit package” means any of the following: 6 a. The standard blue cross/blue shield preferred provider 7 option service benefit plan, described in and offered under 5 8 U.S.C. §8903(1). 9 b. A health benefits coverage plan that is offered and 10 generally available to state employees in this state. 11 c. The plan of a health maintenance organization as defined 12 in 42 U.S.C. §300e, with the largest insured commercial, 13 nonmedical assistance enrollment of covered lives in the state. 14 2. “Cost sharing” means the payment of a premium or 15 copayment as provided for by Tit. XXI of the federal Social 16 Security Act and section 514I.10 . 17 3. “Department” means the department of health and human 18 services. 19 4. “Director” means the director of health and human 20 services. 21 5. “Eligible child” means an individual who meets the 22 criteria for participation in the program under section 514I.8 . 23 6. Hawk-i Hawki board” or “board” means the entity which 24 adopts rules and establishes policy for, and directs the 25 department regarding, the hawk-i Hawki program. 26 7. Hawk-i Hawki program” or “program” means the healthy and 27 well kids in Iowa program created in this chapter to provide 28 health insurance coverage to eligible children. 29 8. “Health insurance coverage” means health insurance 30 coverage as defined in 42 U.S.C. §300gg-91. 31 9. “Participating insurer” means any of the following: 32 a. An entity licensed by the division of insurance of the 33 -814- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 814/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of commerce to provide health insurance in Iowa that 34 has contracted with the department to provide health insurance 35 coverage to eligible children under this chapter . 1 b. A managed care organization acting pursuant to a contract 2 with the department of human services to administer the hawk-i 3 Hawki program. 4 10. “Qualified child health plan” or “plan” means health 5 insurance coverage provided by a participating insurer under 6 this chapter . 7 Sec. 1213. Section 514I.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 514I.3 Hawk-i Hawki program —— established. 10 1. The hawk-i Hawki program, a statewide program designed to 11 improve the health of children and to provide health insurance 12 coverage to eligible children on a regional basis which 13 complies with Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act, is 14 established and shall be implemented January 1, 1999. 15 2. Health insurance coverage under the program shall be 16 provided by participating insurers and through qualified child 17 health plans. 18 3. The department of human services is designated to receive 19 the state and federal funds appropriated or provided for the 20 program, and to submit and maintain the state plan for the 21 program, which is approved by the centers for Medicare and 22 Medicaid services of the United States department of health and 23 human services. 24 4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed or is intended 25 as, or shall imply, a grant of entitlement for services to 26 persons who are eligible for participation in the program based 27 upon eligibility consistent with the requirements of this 28 chapter . Any state obligation to provide services pursuant to 29 this chapter is limited to the extent of the funds appropriated 30 or provided for this chapter . 31 5. Participating insurers under this chapter are not 32 subject to the requirements of chapters 513B and 513C . 33 -815- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 815/ 1541
H.F. 662 6. Health care coverage provided under this chapter in 34 accordance with Tit. XXI of the federal Social Security Act 35 shall be recognized as prior creditable coverage for the 1 purposes of private individual and group health insurance 2 coverage. 3 Sec. 1214. Section 514I.4, subsection 1, unnumbered 4 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 The director, with the approval of the hawk-i Hawki board, 6 shall implement this chapter . The director shall do all of the 7 following: 8 Sec. 1215. Section 514I.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 514I.5 Hawk-i Hawki board. 11 1. A hawk-i Hawki board for the hawk-i Hawki program is 12 established. The board shall meet not less than six and 13 not more than twelve times annually, for the purposes of 14 establishing policy for, directing the department on, and 15 adopting rules for the program. The board shall consist of 16 seven voting members and four ex officio, nonvoting members, 17 including all of the following: 18 a. The commissioner of insurance, or the commissioner’s 19 designee. 20 b. The director of the department of education, or the 21 director’s designee. 22 c. The director of public health and human services , or the 23 director’s designee. 24 d. Four public members appointed by the governor and 25 subject to confirmation by the senate. The public members 26 shall be members of the general public who have experience, 27 knowledge, or expertise in the subject matter embraced within 28 this chapter . 29 e. Two members of the senate and two members of the house of 30 representatives, serving as ex officio, nonvoting members. The 31 legislative members of the board shall be appointed one each 32 by the majority leader of the senate, after consultation with 33 -816- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 816/ 1541
H.F. 662 the president of the senate, and by the minority leader of the 34 senate, and by the speaker of the house of representatives, 35 after consultation with the majority leader of the house of 1 representatives, and by the minority leader of the house 2 of representatives. Legislative members shall receive 3 compensation pursuant to section 2.12 . 4 2. Members appointed by the governor shall serve two-year 5 staggered terms as designated by the governor, and legislative 6 members of the board shall serve two-year terms. The filling 7 of positions reserved for the public representatives, 8 vacancies, membership terms, payment of compensation and 9 expenses, and removal of the members are governed by chapter 10 69 . Members of the board are entitled to receive reimbursement 11 of actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. 12 Public members of the board are also eligible to receive 13 compensation as provided in section 7E.6 . A majority of the 14 voting members constitutes a quorum and the affirmative vote 15 of a majority of the voting members is necessary for any 16 substantive action to be taken by the board. The members 17 shall select a chairperson on an annual basis from among the 18 membership of the board. 19 3. The board shall approve any contract entered into 20 pursuant to this chapter . All contracts entered into pursuant 21 to this chapter shall be made available to the public. 22 4. The department of human services shall act as support 23 staff to the board. 24 5. The board may receive and accept grants, loans, or 25 advances of funds from any person and may receive and accept 26 from any source contributions of money, property, labor, or any 27 other thing of value, to be held, used, and applied for the 28 purposes of the program. 29 6. The hawk-i Hawki board shall do all of the following: 30 a. Define, in consultation with the department, the regions 31 of the state for which plans are offered in a manner as to 32 ensure access to services for all children participating in the 33 -817- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 817/ 1541
H.F. 662 program. 34 b. Approve the benefit package design, review the benefit 35 package design on a periodic basis, and make necessary changes 1 in the benefit design to reflect the results of the periodic 2 reviews. 3 c. Develop, with the assistance of the department, an 4 outreach plan, and provide for periodic assessment of the 5 effectiveness of the outreach plan. The plan shall provide 6 outreach to families of children likely to be eligible 7 for assistance under the program, to inform them of the 8 availability of and to assist the families in enrolling 9 children in the program. The outreach efforts may include, but 10 are not limited to, solicitation of cooperation from programs, 11 agencies, and other persons who are likely to have contact 12 with eligible children, including but not limited to those 13 associated with the educational system, and the development 14 of community plans for outreach and marketing. Other state 15 agencies shall assist the department in data collection related 16 to outreach efforts to potentially eligible children and their 17 families. 18 d. In consultation with the clinical advisory committee, 19 assess the initial health status of children participating in 20 the program, establish a baseline for comparison purposes, and 21 develop appropriate indicators to measure the subsequent health 22 status of children participating in the program. 23 e. Review, in consultation with the department, and take 24 necessary steps to improve interaction between the program and 25 other public and private programs which provide services to the 26 population of eligible children. 27 f. By January 1, annually, prepare, with the assistance 28 of the department, and submit a report to the governor, 29 the general assembly, and the council on health and human 30 services, concerning the board’s activities, findings, and 31 recommendations. 32 g. Solicit input from the public regarding the program and 33 -818- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 818/ 1541
H.F. 662 related issues and services. 34 h. Establish and consult with a clinical advisory committee 35 to make recommendations to the board regarding the clinical 1 aspects of the hawk-i Hawki program. 2 i. Prescribe the elements to be included in a health 3 improvement program plan required to be developed by a 4 participating insurer. The elements shall include but are not 5 limited to health maintenance and prevention and health risk 6 assessment. 7 j. Establish an advisory committee to make recommendations 8 to the board and to the general assembly by January 1 annually 9 concerning the provision of health insurance coverage to 10 children with special health care needs. The committee shall 11 include individuals with experience in, knowledge of, or 12 expertise in this area. The recommendations shall address, but 13 are not limited to, all of the following: 14 (1) The definition of the target population of children 15 with special health care needs for the purposes of determining 16 eligibility under the program. 17 (2) Eligibility options for and assessment of children with 18 special health care needs for eligibility. 19 (3) Benefit options for children with special health care 20 needs. 21 (4) Options for enrollment of children with special health 22 care needs in and disenrollment of children with special health 23 care needs from qualified child health plans utilizing a 24 capitated fee form of payment. 25 (5) The appropriateness and quality of care for children 26 with special health care needs. 27 (6) The coordination of health services provided for 28 children with special health care needs under the program with 29 services provided by other publicly funded programs. 30 k. Develop options and recommendations to allow children 31 eligible for the hawk-i Hawki program to participate in 32 qualified employer-sponsored health plans through a premium 33 -819- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 819/ 1541
H.F. 662 assistance program. The options and recommendations shall 34 ensure reasonable alignment between the benefits and costs 35 of the hawk-i Hawki program and the employer-sponsored 1 health plans consistent with federal law. In addition, the 2 board shall implement the premium assistance program options 3 described under the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program 4 Reauthorization Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-3, for the hawk-i 5 Hawki program. 6 7. The hawk-i Hawki board, in consultation with the 7 department of human services , shall adopt rules which address, 8 but are not limited to addressing, all of the following: 9 a. Implementation and administration of the program. 10 b. Qualifying standards for selecting participating insurers 11 for the program. 12 c. The benefits to be included in a qualified child health 13 plan which are those included in a benchmark or benchmark 14 equivalent plan and which comply with Tit. XXI of the federal 15 Social Security Act. Benefits covered shall include but are 16 not limited to all of the following: 17 (1) Inpatient hospital services including medical, 18 surgical, intensive care unit, mental health, and substance 19 abuse use disorder services. 20 (2) Nursing care services including skilled nursing 21 facility services. 22 (3) Outpatient hospital services including emergency room, 23 surgery, lab, and x-ray services and other services. 24 (4) Physician services, including surgical and medical, and 25 including office visits, newborn care, well-baby and well-child 26 care, immunizations, urgent care, specialist care, allergy 27 testing and treatment, mental health visits, and substance 28 abuse use disorder visits. 29 (5) Ambulance services. 30 (6) Physical therapy. 31 (7) Speech therapy. 32 (8) Durable medical equipment. 33 -820- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 820/ 1541
H.F. 662 (9) Home health care. 34 (10) Hospice services. 35 (11) Prescription drugs. 1 (12) Dental services including preventive services. 2 (13) Medically necessary hearing services. 3 (14) Vision services including corrective lenses. 4 (15) Translation and interpreter services as specified 5 pursuant to the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program 6 Reauthorization Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-3. 7 (16) Chiropractic services. 8 (17) Occupational therapy. 9 d. Presumptive eligibility criteria for the program. 10 Beginning January 1, 2010, presumptive eligibility shall be 11 provided for eligible children. 12 e. The amount of any cost sharing under the program which 13 shall be assessed based on family income and which complies 14 with federal law. 15 f. The reasons for disenrollment including, but not limited 16 to, nonpayment of premiums, eligibility for medical assistance 17 or other insurance coverage, admission to a public institution, 18 relocation from the area, and change in income. 19 g. Conflict of interest provisions applicable to 20 participating insurers and between public members of the board 21 and participating insurers. 22 h. Penalties for breach of contract or other violations of 23 requirements or provisions under the program. 24 i. A mechanism for participating insurers to report any 25 rebates received to the department. 26 j. The data to be maintained by the department including 27 data to be collected for the purposes of quality assurance 28 reports. 29 k. The use of provider guidelines in assessing the 30 well-being of children, which may include the use of the bright 31 futures for infants, children, and adolescents program as 32 developed by the federal maternal and child health bureau and 33 -821- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 821/ 1541
H.F. 662 the American academy of pediatrics guidelines for well-child 34 care. 35 8. a. The hawk-i Hawki board may provide approval to the 1 director to contract with participating insurers to provide 2 dental-only services. In determining whether to provide 3 such approval to the director, the board shall take into 4 consideration the impact on the overall program of single 5 source contracting for dental services. 6 b. The hawk-i Hawki board may provide approval to the 7 director to contract with participating insurers to provide 8 the supplemental dental-only coverage to otherwise eligible 9 children who have private health care coverage as specified in 10 the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization 11 Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-3. 12 9. The hawk-i Hawki board shall monitor the capacity of 13 Medicaid managed care organizations acting pursuant to a 14 contract with the department to administer the hawk-i Hawki 15 program to specifically and appropriately address the unique 16 needs of children and children’s health delivery. 17 Sec. 1216. Section 514I.8, subsection 2, unnumbered 18 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 A child may participate in the hawk-i Hawki program if the 20 child meets all of the following criteria: 21 Sec. 1217. Section 514I.8A, Code 2023, is amended to read 22 as follows: 23 514I.8A Hawk-i Hawki —— all income-eligible children. 24 The department shall provide coverage to individuals 25 under nineteen years of age who meet the income eligibility 26 requirements for the hawk-i Hawki program and for whom federal 27 financial participation is or becomes available for the cost 28 of such coverage. 29 Sec. 1218. Section 514I.9, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 1. The hawk-i Hawki board shall review the benefits package 32 annually and shall determine additions to or deletions from the 33 -822- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 822/ 1541
H.F. 662 benefits package offered. The hawk-i Hawki board shall submit 34 the recommendations to the general assembly for any amendment 35 to the benefits package. 1 Sec. 1219. Section 514I.11, Code 2023, is amended to read 2 as follows: 3 514I.11 Hawk-i Hawki trust fund. 4 1. A hawk-i Hawki trust fund is created in the state 5 treasury under the authority of the department of human 6 services , in which all appropriations and other revenues of the 7 program such as grants, contributions, and participant payments 8 shall be deposited and used for the purposes of the program. 9 The moneys in the fund shall not be considered revenue of the 10 state, but rather shall be funds of the program. 11 2. The trust fund shall be separate from the general fund 12 of the state and shall not be considered part of the general 13 fund of the state. The moneys in the trust fund are not 14 subject to section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, 15 obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered, except to 16 provide for the purposes of this chapter and except as provided 17 in subsection 4 . Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 18 2 , interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the trust fund 19 shall be credited to the trust fund. 20 3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department and 21 shall be used to offset any program costs. 22 4. The department may transfer moneys appropriated from 23 the fund to be used for the purpose of expanding health care 24 coverage to children under the medical assistance program. 25 5. The department shall provide periodic updates to the 26 general assembly regarding expenditures from the fund. 27 Sec. 1220. Section 523A.301, Code 2023, is amended to read 28 as follows: 29 523A.301 Definition. 30 As used in sections 523A.302 and 523A.303 , “director” means 31 the director of health and human services. 32 Sec. 1221. Section 523A.303, subsection 2, paragraph e, 33 -823- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 823/ 1541
H.F. 662 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 e. A notice in substantially the following form complies 35 with this subsection : 1 TO: THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2 FROM: (SELLER’S NAME, CURRENT ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER) 3 You are hereby notified that (name of deceased), who had an 4 irrevocable burial trust fund, has died, that final payment 5 for cemetery merchandise, funeral merchandise, and funeral 6 services has been made, and that (remaining amount) remains in 7 the irrevocable burial trust fund. 8 The above-named seller must receive a written response 9 regarding any claim by the director within sixty days after the 10 mailing of this notice to the director. 11 If the above-named seller does not receive a written response 12 regarding a claim by the director within sixty days after the 13 mailing of this notice, the seller may dispose of the remaining 14 funds in accordance with section 523A.303 , Code of Iowa. 15 Sec. 1222. Section 523A.303, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 3. Upon receipt of the seller’s written notice, the director 18 shall determine if a debt is due the department of health and 19 human services pursuant to section 249A.53 . If the director 20 determines that a debt is owing, the director shall provide 21 a written response to the seller within sixty days after the 22 mailing of the seller’s notice. If the director does not 23 respond with a claim within the sixty-day period, any claim 24 made by the director shall not be enforceable against the 25 seller, the trust, or a trustee. 26 Sec. 1223. Section 523I.214, Code 2023, is amended to read 27 as follows: 28 523I.214 Violations of law —— referrals to the Iowa 29 department of public health and human services . 30 If the commissioner discovers a violation of a provision 31 of this chapter or any other state law or rule concerning the 32 disposal or transportation of human remains, the commissioner 33 -824- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 824/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall forward all evidence in the possession of the 34 commissioner concerning such a violation to the Iowa department 35 of public health and human services for such proceedings as 1 the Iowa department of public health and human services deems 2 appropriate. 3 Sec. 1224. Section 523I.701, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 6. The lawn crypt shall be installed in compliance with any 6 applicable law or rule adopted by the Iowa department of public 7 health and human services . 8 Sec. 1225. Section 541A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 541A.1 Definitions. 11 For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context 12 otherwise requires: 13 1. “Account holder” means an individual who is the owner of 14 an individual development account. 15 2. “Administrator” means the division of community action 16 agencies of the department of human rights. 17 3. 2. “Charitable contributor” means a nonprofit 18 association described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 19 Revenue Code which makes a deposit to an individual development 20 account and which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 21 of the Internal Revenue Code. 22 3. “Commission” means the commission on community action 23 agencies created in section 216A.92A. 24 4. “Department” means the department of health and human 25 services. 26 5. “Director” means the director of health and human 27 services. 28 4. 6. “Federal poverty level” means the first poverty 29 income guidelines published in the calendar year by the United 30 States department of health and human services. 31 5. 7. “Financial institution” means a financial institution 32 approved by the administrator director as an investment 33 -825- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 825/ 1541
H.F. 662 mechanism for individual development accounts. 34 6. 8. “Household income” means the annual household 35 income of an account holder or prospective account holder, 1 as determined in accordance with rules adopted by the 2 administrator director . 3 7. 9. “Individual contributor” means an individual who 4 makes a deposit to an individual development account and is not 5 the account holder or a charitable contributor. 6 8. 10. “Individual development account” means either of the 7 following: 8 a. A financial instrument that is certified to have the 9 characteristics described in section 541A.2 by the operating 10 organization. 11 b. A financial instrument that is certified by the 12 operating organization to have the characteristics described 13 in and funded by a federal individual development account 14 program under which federal and state funding contributed to 15 match account holder deposits is deposited by an operating 16 organization in accordance with federal law and regulations, 17 and which includes but is not limited to any of the programs 18 implemented under the following federal laws: 19 (1) The federal Personal Responsibility and Work 20 Opportunity Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. §604(h). 21 (2) The federal Assets for Independence Act, Pub. L. No. 22 105-285, Tit. IV. 23 9. 11. “Operating organization” means an agency selected 24 by the administrator department for involvement in operating 25 individual development accounts directed to a specific target 26 population. 27 10. 12. “Source of principal” means any of the sources of 28 a deposit to an individual development account under section 29 541A.2, subsection 2 . 30 Sec. 1226. Section 541A.2, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 7. Subject to obtaining any necessary federal waivers, the 33 -826- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 826/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of human services shall not consider moneys in an 34 individual development account and any earnings on the moneys 35 in determining the eligibility or need of an individual for 1 benefits or assistance or the amount of benefits or assistance 2 under the family investment program under chapter 239B , the 3 promoting independence and self-sufficiency through employment 4 job opportunities and basic skills program, or any other 5 program administered by the department of human services . 6 Sec. 1227. Section 541A.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 541A.3 Individual development accounts —— state savings match 9 and tax provisions. 10 All of the following state savings match and tax provisions 11 shall apply to an individual development account: 12 1. a. Payment by the state of a state savings match on 13 amounts of up to two thousand dollars that an account holder 14 deposits in the account holder’s account. 15 b. Moneys transferred to an individual development account 16 from another individual development account and a state savings 17 match received by the account holder in accordance with this 18 section shall not be considered an account holder deposit for 19 purposes of determining a state savings match. 20 c. Payment of a state savings match either shall be 21 made directly to the account holder or to an operating 22 organization’s central reserve account for later distribution 23 to the account holder in the most appropriate manner as 24 determined by the administrator department . 25 d. Subject to the limitation in paragraph “a” , the state 26 savings match shall be equal to one hundred percent of 27 the amount deposited by the account holder. However, the 28 administrator department may limit, reduce, delay, or otherwise 29 revise state savings match payment provisions as necessary to 30 restrict the payments to the funding available. 31 2. Income earned by an individual development account is 32 not subject to state tax, in accordance with the provisions of 33 -827- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 827/ 1541
H.F. 662 section 422.7, subsection 17 . 34 3. Amounts transferred between individual development 35 accounts are not subject to state tax. 1 4. The administrator department shall coordinate the filing 2 of claims for a state savings match authorized under subsection 3 1 , between account holders and operating organizations. Claims 4 approved by the administrator department may be paid to each 5 account holder, for an aggregate amount for distribution to the 6 holders of the accounts in a particular financial institution, 7 or to an operating organization’s central reserve account 8 for later distribution to the account holders depending on 9 the efficiency for issuing the state savings match payments. 10 Claims shall be initially filed with the administrator 11 department on or before a date established by the administrator 12 department . Claims approved by the administrator department 13 shall be paid from the individual development account state 14 savings match fund. 15 Sec. 1228. Section 541A.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 541A.5 Rules. 18 1. The commission on community action agencies created 19 in section 216A.92A , in consultation with the department of 20 administrative services, shall adopt administrative rules to 21 administer this chapter . 22 2. a. The rules adopted by the commission shall include 23 but are not limited to provision for transfer of an individual 24 development account to a different financial institution than 25 originally approved by the administrator department , if the 26 different financial institution has an agreement with the 27 account’s operating organization. 28 b. The rules for determining household income may provide 29 categorical eligibility for prospective account holders who are 30 enrolled in programs with income eligibility restrictions that 31 are equal to or less than the maximum household income allowed 32 for payment of a state match under section 541A.3 . 33 -828- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 828/ 1541
H.F. 662 c. Subject to the availability of funding, the commission 34 may adopt rules implementing an individual development account 35 program for refugees. Rules shall identify purposes authorized 1 for withdrawals to meet the special needs of refugee families. 2 3. The administrator department shall utilize a request for 3 proposals process for selection of operating organizations and 4 approval of financial institutions. 5 Sec. 1229. Section 541A.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 541A.6 Compliance with federal requirements. 8 The commission on community action agencies shall adopt 9 rules for compliance with federal individual development 10 account requirements under the federal Personal Responsibility 11 and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, §103, as 12 codified in 42 U.S.C. §604(h), under the federal Assets 13 for Independence Act, Pub. L. No. 105-285, Tit. IV, or with 14 any other federal individual development account program 15 requirements for drawing federal funding. Any rules adopted 16 under this section shall not apply the federal individual 17 development account program requirements to an operating 18 organization which does not utilize federal funding for the 19 accounts with which it is connected or to an account holder who 20 does not receive temporary assistance for needy families block 21 grant or other federal funding. 22 Sec. 1230. Section 541A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 541A.7 Individual development account state match fund. 25 1. An individual development account state match fund 26 is created in the state treasury under the authority of the 27 administrator department . Notwithstanding section 8.33 , 28 moneys appropriated to the fund shall not revert to any other 29 fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest 30 or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited 31 to the fund. 32 2. Moneys available in the fund for a fiscal year are 33 -829- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 829/ 1541
H.F. 662 appropriated to the administrator department to be used 34 to provide the state match for account holder deposits in 35 accordance with section 541A.3 . At least eighty-five percent 1 of the amount appropriated shall be used for state match 2 payments and the remainder may be used for the administrative 3 costs of the operating organization. Administrative costs 4 include but are not limited to accounting services, curriculum 5 costs for financial education or asset-specific training, and 6 costs for technical assistance contractors. 7 Sec. 1231. Section 589.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 589.26 Land transfers by the department of health and human 10 services legalized. 11 Every deed, release or other instrument in writing 12 purporting to transfer any interest in land held or claimed by 13 the department of health and human services or a predecessor 14 agency, which is signed by a departmental official, and which 15 was filed of record more than ten years earlier, in the office 16 of the auditor or recorder or clerk of the district court of 17 any county is legalized and shall be good and valid in law 18 and in equity as fully as if the record expressly showed that 19 it in all respects complied with and was fully authorized as 20 provided in any statute pertaining to such instrument, any 21 other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. 22 Sec. 1232. Section 595.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 1. Previous to the issuance of any license to marry, the 25 parties desiring the license shall sign and file a verified 26 application with the county registrar which application 27 either may be mailed to the parties at their request or 28 may be signed by them at the office of the county registrar 29 in the county in which the license is to be issued. The 30 application shall include the social security number of each 31 applicant and shall set forth at least one affidavit of some 32 competent and disinterested person stating the facts as to 33 -830- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 830/ 1541
H.F. 662 age and qualification of the parties. Upon the filing of the 34 application for a license to marry, the county registrar shall 35 file the application in a record kept for that purpose and 1 shall take all necessary steps to ensure the confidentiality of 2 the social security number of each applicant. All information 3 included on an application may be provided as mutually agreed 4 upon by the division of records and state registrar of vital 5 statistics and the child support recovery unit services , 6 including by automated exchange. 7 Sec. 1233. Section 598.7, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 1. The district court may, on its own motion or on the 10 motion of any party, order the parties to participate in 11 mediation in any dissolution of marriage action or other 12 domestic relations action. Mediation performed under this 13 section shall comply with the provisions of chapter 679C . 14 The provisions of this section shall not apply if the action 15 involves a child support or medical support obligation enforced 16 by the child support recovery unit services . The provisions 17 of this section shall not apply to actions which involve elder 18 abuse pursuant to chapter 235F or domestic abuse pursuant 19 to chapter 236 . The provisions of this section shall not 20 affect a judicial district’s or court’s authority to order 21 settlement conferences pursuant to rules of civil procedure. 22 The court shall, on application of a party, grant a waiver 23 from any court-ordered mediation under this section if the 24 party demonstrates that a history of domestic abuse exists as 25 specified in section 598.41, subsection 3 , paragraph “j” . 26 Sec. 1234. Section 598.21B, subsection 1, paragraphs c and 27 d, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 c. It is the intent of the general assembly that, to the 29 extent possible within the requirements of federal law, the 30 court and the child support recovery unit services consider the 31 individual facts of each judgment or case in the application 32 of the guidelines and determine the support obligation 33 -831- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 831/ 1541
H.F. 662 accordingly. It is also the intent of the general assembly 34 that in the supreme court’s review of the guidelines, the 35 supreme court shall do both of the following: 1 (1) Emphasize the ability of a court to apply the guidelines 2 in a just and appropriate manner based upon the individual 3 facts of a judgment or case. 4 (2) In determining monthly child support payments, consider 5 other children for whom either parent is legally responsible 6 for support and other child support obligations actually paid 7 by either party pursuant to a court or administrative order. 8 d. The guidelines prescribed by the supreme court shall 9 be used by the department of health and human services in 10 determining child support payments under sections 252C.2 11 and 252C.4 . A variation from the guidelines shall not be 12 considered by the department without a record or written 13 finding, based on stated reasons, that the guidelines would be 14 unjust or inappropriate as determined under criteria prescribed 15 by the supreme court. 16 Sec. 1235. Section 598.21B, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 e. Special circumstances justifying variation from 19 guidelines. Unless the special circumstances of the case 20 justify a deviation, the court or the child support recovery 21 unit services shall establish a monthly child support payment 22 in accordance with the guidelines for a parent who is nineteen 23 years of age or younger, who has not received a high school 24 or high school equivalency diploma, and to whom each of the 25 following apply: 26 (1) The parent is attending a school or program described as 27 follows or has been identified as one of the following: 28 (a) The parent is in full-time attendance at an accredited 29 school and is pursuing a course of study leading to a high 30 school diploma. 31 (b) The parent is attending an instructional program 32 leading to a high school equivalency diploma. 33 -832- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 832/ 1541
H.F. 662 (c) The parent is attending a career and technical education 34 program approved pursuant to chapter 258 . 35 (d) The parent has been identified by the director of 1 special education of the area education agency as a child 2 requiring special education as defined in section 256B.2 . 3 (2) The parent provides proof of compliance with the 4 requirements of subparagraph (1) to the child support recovery 5 unit services , if the unit child support services is providing 6 services under chapter 252B , or if the unit child support 7 services is not providing services pursuant to chapter 252B , to 8 the court as the court may direct. Failure to provide proof of 9 compliance under this subparagraph or proof of compliance under 10 section 598.21G is grounds for modification of the support 11 order using the uniform child support guidelines and imputing 12 an income to the parent equal to a forty-hour workweek at the 13 state minimum wage, unless the parent’s education, experience, 14 or actual earnings justify a higher income. 15 Sec. 1236. Section 598.21C, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. This basis for modification is applicable to petitions 18 filed on or after July 1, 1992, notwithstanding whether 19 the guidelines prescribed by section 598.21B were used in 20 establishing the current amount of support. Upon application 21 for a modification of an order for child support for which 22 services are being received pursuant to chapter 252B , the 23 court shall set the amount of child support based upon the 24 most current child support guidelines established pursuant 25 to section 598.21B , including provisions for medical support 26 pursuant to chapter 252E . The child Child support recovery 27 unit services shall, in submitting an application for 28 modification, adjustment, or alteration of an order for 29 support, employ additional criteria and procedures as provided 30 in chapter 252H and as established by rule. 31 Sec. 1237. Section 598.21C, subsections 3, 5, and 7, Code 32 2023, are amended to read as follows: 33 -833- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 833/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. Applicable law. Unless otherwise provided pursuant to 34 28 U.S.C. §1738B, a modification of a support order entered 35 under chapter 234 , 252A , 252C , 600B , this chapter , or any 1 other support chapter or proceeding between parties to the 2 order is void unless the modification is approved by the 3 court, after proper notice and opportunity to be heard is 4 given to all parties to the order, and entered as an order 5 of the court. If support payments have been assigned to the 6 department of health and human services pursuant to section 7 234.39 , 239B.6 , or 252E.11 , or if services are being provided 8 pursuant to chapter 252B , the department is a party to the 9 support order. Modifications of orders pertaining to child 10 custody shall be made pursuant to chapter 598B . If the petition 11 for a modification of an order pertaining to child custody asks 12 either for joint custody or that joint custody be modified to 13 an award of sole custody, the modification, if any, shall be 14 made pursuant to section 598.41 . 15 5. Retroactivity of modification. Judgments for child 16 support or child support awards entered pursuant to this 17 chapter , chapter 234 , 252A , 252C , 252F , 600B , or any other 18 chapter of the Code which are subject to a modification 19 proceeding may be retroactively modified only from three 20 months after the date the notice of the pending petition for 21 modification is served on the opposing party. The three-month 22 limitation applies to a modification action pending on or after 23 July 1, 1997. The prohibition of retroactive modification does 24 not bar the child support recovery unit services from obtaining 25 orders for accrued support for previous time periods. Any 26 retroactive modification which increases the amount of child 27 support or any order for accrued support under this subsection 28 shall include a periodic payment plan. A retroactive 29 modification shall not be regarded as a delinquency unless 30 there are subsequent failures to make payments in accordance 31 with the periodic payment plan. 32 7. Modification by child support recovery unit 33 -834- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 834/ 1541
H.F. 662 services . Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 34 contrary, when an application for modification or adjustment 35 of support is submitted by the child support recovery unit 1 services , the sole issues which may be considered by the 2 court in that action are the application of the guidelines 3 in establishing the amount of support pursuant to section 4 598.21B , and provision for medical support under chapter 5 252E . When an application for a cost-of-living alteration 6 of support is submitted by the child support recovery unit 7 services pursuant to section 252H.24 , the sole issue which may 8 be considered by the court in the action is the application of 9 the cost-of-living alteration in establishing the amount of 10 child support. Issues related to custody, visitation, or other 11 provisions unrelated to support shall be considered only under 12 a separate application for modification. 13 Sec. 1238. Section 598.21G, Code 2023, is amended to read 14 as follows: 15 598.21G Minor parent —— parenting classes. 16 In any order or judgment entered under this chapter or 17 chapter 234 , 252A , 252C , 252F , or 600B , or under any other 18 chapter which provides for temporary or permanent support 19 payments, if the parent ordered to pay support is less than 20 eighteen years of age, one of the following shall apply: 21 1. If the child support recovery unit services is 22 providing services pursuant to chapter 252B , the court , or 23 the administrator as defined in section 252C.1 , department of 24 health and human services shall order the parent ordered to pay 25 support to attend parenting classes which are approved by the 26 department of health and human services. 27 2. If the child support recovery unit services is not 28 providing services pursuant to chapter 252B , the court may 29 order the parent ordered to pay support to attend parenting 30 classes which are approved by the court. 31 Sec. 1239. Section 598.22A, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -835- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 835/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. Payment of accrued support debt due the department of 34 health and human services shall be credited pursuant to section 35 252B.3, subsection 5 . 1 Sec. 1240. Section 598.22B, Code 2023, is amended to read 2 as follows: 3 598.22B Information required in order or judgment. 4 This section applies to all initial or modified orders 5 for paternity or support entered under this chapter , chapter 6 234 , 252A , 252C , 252F , 252H , 252K , or 600B , or under any other 7 chapter, and any subsequent order to enforce such support 8 orders. 9 1. All such orders or judgments shall direct each party 10 to file with the clerk of court or the child support recovery 11 unit services , as appropriate, upon entry of the order, and to 12 update as appropriate, information on location and identity of 13 the party, including social security number, residential and 14 mailing addresses, electronic mail address, telephone number, 15 driver’s license number, and name, address, and telephone 16 number of the party’s employer. The order shall also include a 17 provision that the information filed will be disclosed and used 18 pursuant to this section . The party shall file the information 19 with the clerk of court, or, if all support payments are to 20 be directed to the collection services center as provided in 21 section 252B.14, subsection 2 , and section 252B.16 , with the 22 child support recovery unit services . 23 2. All such orders or judgments shall include a statement 24 that in any subsequent child support action initiated by the 25 child support recovery unit services or between the parties, 26 upon sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to 27 ascertain the location of such a party, the unit child support 28 services or the court shall deem due process requirements for 29 notice and service of process to be met with respect to the 30 party, upon delivery of written notice to the most recent 31 residential or employer address filed with the clerk of court 32 or unit child support services pursuant to subsection 1 . 33 -836- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 836/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. a. Information filed pursuant to subsection 1 shall not 34 be a public record. 35 b. Information filed with the clerk of court pursuant 1 to subsection 1 shall be available to the child support 2 recovery unit services , upon request. Beginning October 1, 3 1998, information filed with the clerk of court pursuant to 4 subsection 1 shall be provided by the clerk of court to the 5 child support recovery unit services pursuant to section 6 252B.24 . 7 c. Information filed with the clerk of court shall be 8 available, upon request, to a party unless the party filing 9 the information also files an affidavit alleging the party has 10 reason to believe that release of the information may result in 11 physical or emotional harm to the affiant or child. However, 12 even if an affidavit has been filed, any information provided 13 by the clerk of court to the child support recovery unit 14 services shall be disclosed by the unit child support services 15 as provided in section 252B.9 . 16 d. Information provided to the unit child support services 17 shall only be disclosed as provided in section 252B.9 . 18 Sec. 1241. Section 598.23A, subsection 2, paragraph b, 19 subparagraph (2), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 The contemnor shall keep a record of and provide the 22 following information to the court at the court’s request, or 23 to the child support recovery unit established pursuant to 24 chapter 252B services created in section 252B.2 , at the unit’s 25 request of child support services , when the unit child support 26 services is providing enforcement services pursuant to chapter 27 252B : 28 Sec. 1242. Section 598.23A, subsection 2, paragraph c, 29 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 (3) The court order under this paragraph shall be vacated 31 only after verification is provided to the court that the 32 contemnor has satisfied all accrued obligations owing and that 33 -837- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 837/ 1541
H.F. 662 the contemnor has satisfied all terms established by the court 34 and when the person entitled to receive support payments, or 35 the child support recovery unit services when the unit child 1 support services is providing enforcement services pursuant 2 to chapter 252B , has been provided ten days’ notice and an 3 opportunity to object. 4 Sec. 1243. Section 598.26, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 1. Until a decree of dissolution has been entered, the 7 record and evidence shall be closed to all but the court, 8 its officers, and the child support recovery unit services 9 of the department of health and human services pursuant to 10 section 252B.9 . However, the payment records of a temporary 11 support order maintained by the clerk of the district court 12 are public records and may be released upon request. Payment 13 records shall not include address or location information. No 14 other person shall permit a copy of any of the testimony, or 15 pleading, or the substance of any testimony or pleading, to be 16 made available to any person other than a party to the action 17 or a party’s attorney. Nothing in this subsection shall be 18 construed to prohibit publication of the original notice as 19 provided by the rules of civil procedure. 20 Sec. 1244. Section 598.34, subsection 1, unnumbered 21 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 If public assistance is provided by the department of 23 health and human services to or on behalf of a dependent child 24 or a dependent child’s caretaker, there is an assignment by 25 operation of law to the department of any and all rights in, 26 title to, and interest in any support obligation, payment, and 27 arrearages owed to or for the child or caretaker not to exceed 28 the amount of public assistance paid for or on behalf of the 29 child or caretaker as follows: 30 Sec. 1245. Section 598.34, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 3. The clerk shall furnish the department with copies 33 -838- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 838/ 1541
H.F. 662 of all orders or decrees and temporary or domestic abuse 34 orders addressing support when the parties are receiving 35 public assistance or services are otherwise provided by the 1 child support recovery unit services pursuant to chapter 2 252B . Unless otherwise specified in the order, an equal and 3 proportionate share of any child support awarded shall be 4 presumed to be payable on behalf of each child subject to the 5 order or judgment for purposes of an assignment under this 6 section . 7 Sec. 1246. Section 600.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 600.2 Definitions. 10 1. “Child” , “parent” , “parent-child relationship” , 11 “termination of parental rights” , “biological parent” , 12 “stepparent” , “guardian” , “custodian” , “guardian ad litem” , 13 “minor” , “adoption service provider” , “certified adoption 14 investigator” , “adult” , “agency” , “department” , “court” , and 15 “juvenile court” “Adoption service provider” , “adult” , “agency” , 16 “biological parent” , “certified adoption investigator” , “child” , 17 “court” , “custodian” , “department” , “guardian” , “guardian ad 18 litem” , “juvenile court” , “minor” , “parent” , “parent-child 19 relationship” , “stepparent” , and “termination of parental rights” 20 mean the same as defined in section 600A.2 . 21 2. “Investigator” means a natural person who is certified or 22 approved by the department of human services , after inspection 23 by the department of inspections and appeals, as being capable 24 of conducting an investigation under section 600.8 . 25 Sec. 1247. Section 600.7A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 600.7A Adoption services provided by or through the 28 department of human services —— selection of adoptive parent 29 criteria. 30 The department of human services shall adopt rules which 31 provide that if adoption services are provided by or through 32 the department, notwithstanding any other selection of 33 -839- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 839/ 1541
H.F. 662 adoptive parent criteria, the overriding criterion shall be a 34 preference for placing a child in a stable home environment as 35 expeditiously as possible. 1 Sec. 1248. Section 600.8, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 c. If the person making the investigation does not approve 4 a prospective adoption petitioner under paragraph “a” of this 5 subsection , the person investigated may appeal the disapproval 6 as a contested case to the director of health and human 7 services. Judicial review of any adverse decision by the 8 director may be sought pursuant to chapter 17A . 9 Sec. 1249. Section 600.16A, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 5. Notwithstanding subsection 2 , a termination of parental 12 rights order issued pursuant to this chapter , section 600A.9 , 13 or any other chapter shall be disclosed to the child support 14 recovery unit services , upon request, without court order. 15 Sec. 1250. Section 600.16B, Code 2023, is amended to read 16 as follows: 17 600.16B Fees. 18 The supreme court shall prescribe and the department of 19 human services shall adopt rules, to defray the actual cost of 20 the provision of information or the opening of records pursuant 21 to section 600.16 or 600.16A . 22 Sec. 1251. Section 600.17, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 The department of human services shall, within the limits of 25 funds appropriated to the department of human services and any 26 gifts or grants received by the department for this purpose, 27 provide financial assistance to any person who adopts a child 28 with physical or mental disabilities or an older or otherwise 29 hard-to-place child, if the adoptive parent has the capability 30 of providing a suitable home for the child but the need for 31 special services or the costs of maintenance are beyond the 32 economic resources of the adoptive parent. 33 -840- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 840/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1252. Section 600.17, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 3. The department of human services shall make adoption 1 presubsidy and adoption subsidy payments to adoptive parents at 2 the beginning of the month for the current month. 3 Sec. 1253. Section 600.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 600.18 Determination of assistance. 6 1. Any prospective adoptive parent desiring financial 7 assistance shall state this fact in the petition for adoption. 8 The department of human services shall investigate the person 9 petitioning for adoption and the child and shall file with the 10 juvenile court or court a statement of whether the department 11 will provide assistance as provided in section 600.17 , this 12 section , and sections 600.19 through 600.22 , the estimated 13 amount, extent, and duration of assistance, and any other 14 information the juvenile court or court may order. 15 2. If the department of human services is unable to 16 determine that an insurance policy will cover the costs of 17 special services, it shall proceed as if no policy existed, for 18 the purpose of determining eligibility to receive assistance. 19 The department shall, to the amount of financial assistance 20 given, be subrogated to the rights of the adoptive parent in 21 the insurance contract. 22 Sec. 1254. Section 600.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 600.22 Rules. 25 The department of human services shall adopt rules in 26 accordance with the provisions of chapter 17A , which are 27 necessary for the administration of sections 600.17 through 28 600.21 and 600.23 . 29 Sec. 1255. Section 600.23, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 1. Purpose. The department of human services may enter 32 into interstate agreements with state agencies of other states 33 -841- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 841/ 1541
H.F. 662 for the protection of children on behalf of whom adoption 34 subsidy is being provided by the department of human services 35 and to provide procedures for interstate children’s adoption 1 assistance payments, including medical payments. 2 Sec. 1256. Section 600.23, subsection 2, paragraphs a and b, 3 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 4 a. The Iowa department of human services may enter into 5 interstate agreements with state agencies of other states for 6 the provision of medical services to adoptive families who 7 participate in the subsidized adoption or adoption assistance 8 program. 9 b. The Iowa department of human services may develop, 10 participate in the development of, negotiate, and enter into 11 one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state with 12 other states to implement one or more of the purposes set forth 13 in this section . When so entered into, and for so long as it 14 shall remain in force, such a compact shall have the force and 15 effect of law. 16 Sec. 1257. Section 600.23, subsection 4, paragraphs a, b, 17 and c, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 18 a. A child with special needs residing in this state who is 19 the subject of an adoption assistance agreement with another 20 state shall be entitled to receive a medical assistance card 21 from this state upon the filing of a certified copy of the 22 adoption assistance agreement obtained from the adoption 23 assistance state. In accordance with regulations of the Iowa 24 department of human services , the adoptive parents shall be 25 required at least annually to show that the agreement is still 26 in force or has been renewed. 27 b. The Iowa department of human services shall consider the 28 holder of a medical assistance card pursuant to this section as 29 any other holder of a medical assistance card under the laws 30 of this state and shall process and make payment on claims 31 on account of such holder in the same manner and pursuant to 32 the same conditions and procedures as for other recipients of 33 -842- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 842/ 1541
H.F. 662 medical assistance. 34 c. The Iowa department of human services shall provide 35 coverage and benefits for a child who is in another state and 1 who is covered by an adoption subsidy agreement made prior 2 to July 1, 1987 , by the Iowa department of human services 3 for the coverage or benefits, if any, not provided by the 4 residence state. The adoptive parents acting for the child may 5 submit evidence of payment for services or benefit amounts not 6 payable in the residence state and shall be reimbursed for such 7 expense. However, reimbursement shall not be made for services 8 or benefit amounts covered under any insurance or other third 9 party medical contract or arrangement held by the child or the 10 adoptive parents. The additional coverages and benefit amounts 11 provided pursuant to this subsection shall be for services to 12 the cost of which there is no federal contribution, or which, 13 if federally aided, are not provided by the residence state. 14 Such regulations shall include procedures to be followed in 15 obtaining prior approvals for services in those instances where 16 required for the assistance. 17 Sec. 1258. Section 600A.2, subsections 5 and 9, Code 2023, 18 are amended to read as follows: 19 5. “Certified adoption investigator” means a person who is 20 certified and approved by the department of human services , 21 after inspection by the department of inspections and appeals, 22 as being capable of conducting an investigation under section 23 600.8 . 24 9. “Department” means the state department of health and 25 human services or its subdivisions . 26 Sec. 1259. Section 600A.4, subsection 2, paragraph d, 27 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 (2) If accepted, the counseling shall be provided after 29 the birth of the child and prior to the signing of a release 30 of custody or the filing of a petition for termination of 31 parental rights as applicable. Counseling shall be provided 32 only by a person who is qualified under rules adopted by the 33 -843- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 843/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of human services which shall include a requirement 34 that the person complete a minimum number of hours of training 35 in the area of adoption-related counseling approved by the 1 department. If counseling is accepted, the counselor shall 2 provide an affidavit, which shall be attached to the release of 3 custody, when practicable, certifying that the counselor has 4 provided the biological parent with the requested counseling 5 and documentation that the person is qualified to provide the 6 requested counseling as prescribed by this paragraph “d” . The 7 requirements of this paragraph “d” do not apply to a release 8 of custody which is executed for the purposes of a stepparent 9 adoption. 10 Sec. 1260. Section 600A.8, subsection 8, paragraph a, Code 11 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 a. The parent has been determined to be a person with a 13 substance-related substance use disorder as defined in section 14 125.2 and the parent has committed a second or subsequent 15 domestic abuse assault pursuant to section 708.2A . 16 Sec. 1261. Section 600B.38, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 17 are amended to read as follows: 18 1. If public assistance is provided by the department of 19 health and human services to or on behalf of a dependent child 20 or a dependent child’s caretaker, there is an assignment by 21 operation of law to the department of any and all rights in, 22 title to, and interest in any support obligation, payment, and 23 arrearages owed to or on behalf of the child or caretaker, not 24 to exceed the amount of public assistance paid for or on behalf 25 of the child or caretaker as follows: 26 a. For family investment program assistance, section 239B.6 27 shall apply. 28 b. For foster care services, section 234.39 shall apply. 29 c. For medical assistance, section 252E.11 shall apply. 30 3. The clerk shall furnish the department with copies of 31 all orders or decrees and temporary or domestic abuse orders 32 addressing support when the parties are receiving public 33 -844- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 844/ 1541
H.F. 662 assistance or services are otherwise provided by the child 34 support recovery unit services . Unless otherwise specified 35 in the order, an equal and proportionate share of any child 1 support awarded shall be presumed to be payable on behalf of 2 each child subject to the order or judgment for purposes of an 3 assignment under this section . 4 Sec. 1262. Section 600B.41A, subsection 3, paragraph c, 5 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 (1) If enforcement services are being provided by the 7 child support recovery unit services pursuant to chapter 252B , 8 notice shall also be served on the child support recovery unit 9 services . 10 Sec. 1263. Section 600B.41A, subsection 11, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 11. Participation of the child support recovery unit 13 services created in section 252B.2 in an action brought under 14 this section shall be limited as follows: 15 a. The unit Child support services shall only participate 16 in actions if services are being provided by the unit child 17 support services pursuant to chapter 252B . 18 b. When services are being provided by the unit child 19 support services under chapter 252B , the unit child support 20 services may enter an administrative order for blood and 21 genetic tests pursuant to chapter 252F . 22 c. The unit Child support services is not responsible for or 23 required to provide for or assist in obtaining blood or genetic 24 tests in any case in which services are not being provided by 25 the unit child support services . 26 d. The unit Child support services is not responsible for 27 the costs of blood or genetic testing conducted pursuant to an 28 action brought under this section . 29 e. Pursuant to section 252B.7, subsection 4 , an attorney 30 employed by the unit child support services represents the 31 state in any action under this section . The unit’s Child 32 support services’ attorney is not the legal representative of 33 -845- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 845/ 1541
H.F. 662 the mother, the established father, or the child in any action 34 brought under this section . 35 Sec. 1264. Section 600C.1, subsection 3, paragraph c, 1 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (f), Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 (f) Drug abuse Substance use disorder . 4 Sec. 1265. Section 602.4201, subsection 3, paragraph h, 5 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 h. Involuntary commitment or treatment of persons with 7 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder . 8 Sec. 1266. Section 602.6111, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. Any party, except the child support recovery unit 11 services , filing a petition, complaint, answer, appearance, 12 first motion, or any document with the clerk of the district 13 court to establish or modify an order for child support 14 under chapter 236 , 252A , 252K , 598 , or 600B shall provide the 15 clerk of the district court with the date of birth and social 16 security number of the child. 17 Sec. 1267. Section 602.6405, subsection 2, paragraph b, 18 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 b. Magistrates shall forward copies of citations issued 20 for violations of section 453A.2, subsection 2 , and of their 21 dispositions to the clerk of the district court. The clerk of 22 the district court shall maintain records of citations issued 23 and the dispositions of citations, and shall forward a copy of 24 the records to the Iowa department of public health and human 25 services . 26 Sec. 1268. Section 602.8102, subsections 33, 43, and 47, 27 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 33. Furnish to the Iowa department of public health and 29 human services a certified copy of a judgment relating to the 30 suspension or revocation of a professional license. 31 43. Submit to the director of the division of child and 32 family services of the department of health and human services 33 -846- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 846/ 1541
H.F. 662 a duplicate of the findings of the court related to adoptions 34 as provided in section 235.3, subsection 7 . 35 47. Record support payments made pursuant to an order 1 entered under chapter 252A , 252F , 598 , or 600B , or under a 2 comparable statute of another state or foreign country as 3 defined in chapter 252K , and through setoff of a state or 4 federal income tax refund or rebate, as if the payments were 5 received and disbursed by the clerk; forward support payments 6 received under section 252A.6 to the department of health 7 and human services and furnish copies of orders and decrees 8 awarding support to parties receiving welfare public assistance 9 as provided in section 252A.13 . 10 Sec. 1269. Section 602.8103, subsection 4, paragraph j, 11 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 j. Court reporters’ notes and certified transcripts of 13 those notes in mental health hearings under section 229.12 and 14 substance abuse use disorder hearings under section 125.82 , 15 ninety days after the respondent has been discharged from 16 involuntary custody. 17 Sec. 1270. Section 602.8108, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 3. The clerk of the district court shall remit to the 20 state court administrator, not later than the fifteenth day of 21 each month, all moneys collected from the surcharge provided 22 in section 911.1 during the preceding calendar month. The 23 state court administrator shall allocate and deposit each 24 month forty-six percent in the juvenile detention home fund in 25 section 232.142 , thirty-two percent in the victim compensation 26 fund established in section 915.94 , twenty percent in the 27 criminalistics laboratory fund established in section 691.9 , 28 and two percent in the drug abuse resistance substance use 29 disorder education fund established in section 80E.4 . 30 Sec. 1271. Section 613.17, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 b. A person or entity that owns, manages, or is otherwise 33 -847- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 847/ 1541
H.F. 662 responsible for the premises on which an automated external 34 defibrillator is located if the person or entity maintains the 35 automated external defibrillator in a condition for immediate 1 and effective use at all times, subject to standards developed 2 by the department of public health and human services by rule. 3 Sec. 1272. Section 622.10, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 a. The fee charged for the cost of producing the requested 6 records or images shall be based upon the actual cost 7 of production. If the written request and accompanying 8 patient’s waiver, if required, authorizes the release of 9 all of the patient’s records for the requested time period, 10 including records relating to the patient’s mental health, 11 substance abuse use disorder , and acquired immune deficiency 12 syndrome-related conditions, the amount charged shall not 13 exceed the rates established by the workers’ compensation 14 commissioner for copies of records in workers’ compensation 15 cases. If requested, the provider shall include an affidavit 16 certifying that the records or images produced are true and 17 accurate copies of the originals for an additional fee not to 18 exceed ten dollars. 19 Sec. 1273. Section 622A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 622A.7 Rules. 22 The supreme court, after consultation with the department 23 of health and human rights services and other appropriate 24 departments, shall adopt rules governing the qualifications and 25 compensation of interpreters or translators appearing in legal 26 proceedings under this chapter . However, an administrative 27 agency which is subject to chapter 17A may adopt rules 28 differing from those of the supreme court governing the 29 qualifications and compensation of interpreters or translators 30 appearing in proceedings before that agency. 31 Sec. 1274. Section 622B.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -848- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 848/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The supreme court, after consultation with the 34 department of health and human rights services , shall adopt 35 rules governing the qualifications and compensation of sign 1 language interpreters appearing in a legal proceeding or before 2 an administrative agency under this chapter . However, an 3 administrative agency which is subject to chapter 17A may adopt 4 rules differing from those of the supreme court governing the 5 qualifications and compensation of sign language interpreters 6 appearing in proceedings before that agency. 7 Sec. 1275. Section 622B.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 622B.4 List. 10 The office of deaf services of the department of health 11 and human rights services shall prepare and continually 12 update a listing of qualified and available sign language 13 interpreters. The courts and administrative agencies shall 14 maintain a directory of qualified interpreters for deaf and 15 hard-of-hearing persons as furnished by the department of 16 health and human rights services . The office of deaf services 17 of the department of health and human services shall maintain 18 a list of sign language interpreters which shall be made 19 available to a court, administrative agency, or interested 20 parties to an action using the services of a sign language 21 interpreter. 22 Sec. 1276. Section 626.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 626.29 Distress warrant by director of revenue, director of 25 inspections and appeals, or director of workforce development. 26 In the service of a distress warrant issued by the director 27 of revenue for the collection of taxes administered by or debts 28 to be collected by the department of revenue, in the service of 29 a distress warrant issued by the director of inspections and 30 appeals for the collection of overpayment debts owed to the 31 department of health and human services, or in the service of a 32 distress warrant issued by the director of the department of 33 -849- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 849/ 1541
H.F. 662 workforce development for the collection of employment security 34 contributions, the property of the taxpayer or the employer in 35 the possession of another, or debts due the taxpayer or the 1 employer, may be reached by garnishment. 2 Sec. 1277. Section 633.231, Code 2023, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 633.231 Notice in intestate estates —— medical assistance 5 claims. 6 1. Upon opening administration of an intestate estate, 7 the administrator shall, in accordance with section 633.410 , 8 provide by electronic transmission on a form approved by 9 the department of health and human services to the entity 10 designated by the department of health and human services, 11 a notice of opening administration of the estate and of 12 the appointment of the administrator, which shall include a 13 notice to file claims with the clerk or to provide electronic 14 notification to the administrator that the department has no 15 claim within six months from the date of sending this notice, 16 or thereafter be forever barred. 17 2. The notice shall be in substantially the following form: 18 In the District Court of Iowa 19 in and for ..... County. 20 In the Estate of Probate No. .... 21 ..... , Deceased 22 NOTICE OF OPENING 23 ADMINISTRATION OF 24 ESTATE, OF APPOINTMENT OF 25 ADMINISTRATOR, AND 26 NOTICE TO CREDITOR 27 To the Department of Health and Human Services Who May Be 28 Interested in the Estate of ..... , Deceased, who died on or 29 about ...... (date): 30 You are hereby notified that on the .. day of ... (month), 31 ... (year), an intestate estate was opened in the above-named 32 court and that ..... was appointed administrator of the 33 -850- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 850/ 1541
H.F. 662 estate. 34 You are further notified that the birthdate of the 35 deceased is ... and the deceased’s social security number 1 is ...-...-.... The name of the spouse is ........ . The 2 birthdate of the spouse is ... and the spouse’s social 3 security number is ...-...-...., and that the spouse of the 4 deceased is alive as of the date of this notice, or deceased as 5 of ...... (date). 6 You are further notified that the deceased was/was not a 7 disabled or a blind child of the medical assistance recipient 8 by the name of ..... , who had a birthdate of ... and a social 9 security number of ...-...-...., and the medical assistance 10 debt of that medical assistance recipient was waived pursuant 11 to section 249A.53, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph 12 (1), and is now collectible from this estate pursuant to 13 section 249A.53, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” . 14 Notice is hereby given that if the department of health 15 and human services has a claim against the estate for the 16 deceased person or persons named in this notice, the claim 17 shall be filed with the clerk of the above-named district 18 court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, 19 within six months from the date of sending this notice and, 20 unless otherwise allowed or paid, the claim is thereafter 21 forever barred. If the department does not have a claim, the 22 department shall return the notice to the administrator with 23 notification stating the department does not have a claim 24 within six months from the date of sending this notice. 25 Dated this .. day of ... (month), ... (year) 26 .................... 27 Administrator of the estate 28 .................... 29 Address 30 .................... 31 Attorney for the administrator 32 .................... 33 -851- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 851/ 1541
H.F. 662 Address 34 Sec. 1278. Section 633.304A, Code 2023, is amended to read 35 as follows: 1 633.304A Notice of probate of will —— medical assistance 2 claims. 3 1. On admission of a will to probate, the executor shall, 4 in accordance with section 633.410 , provide by electronic 5 transmission on a form approved by the department of health and 6 human services to the entity designated by the department of 7 health and human services, a notice of admission of the will 8 to probate and of the appointment of the executor, which shall 9 include a notice to file claims with the clerk or to provide 10 electronic notification to the executor that the department 11 has no claim within six months of sending this notice, or 12 thereafter be forever barred. 13 2. The notice shall be in substantially the following form: 14 In the District Court of Iowa 15 in and for ..... County. 16 Probate No. .... 17 In the Estate of NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, 18 ..... , Deceased OF APPOINTMENT OF 19 EXECUTOR, AND 20 NOTICE TO CREDITORS 21 To the Department of Health and Human Services, Who May Be 22 Interested in the Estate of ..... , Deceased, who died on or 23 about ...... (date): 24 You are hereby notified that on the .. day of ... (month), 25 ... (year), the last will and testament of ...... , deceased, 26 bearing date of the .. day of ... (month), ... (year) was 27 admitted to probate in the above-named court and that ...... 28 was appointed executor of the estate. 29 You are further notified that the birthdate of the 30 deceased is ... and the deceased’s social security number is 31 ...-...-.... The name of the spouse is ...... The birthdate 32 of the spouse is ... and the spouse’s social security number 33 -852- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 852/ 1541
H.F. 662 is ...-...-...., and that the spouse of the deceased is alive 34 as of the date of this notice, or deceased as of ..... (date). 35 You are further notified that the deceased was/was not a 1 disabled or a blind child of the medical assistance recipient 2 by the name of ...... , who had a birthdate of .... and a social 3 security number of ...-...-...., and the medical assistance 4 debt of that medical assistance recipient was waived pursuant 5 to section 249A.53, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph 6 (1), and is now collectible from this estate pursuant to 7 section 249A.53, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” . 8 Notice is hereby given that if the department of health 9 and human services has a claim against the estate for the 10 deceased person or persons named in this notice, the claim 11 shall be filed with the clerk of the above-named district 12 court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance 13 within six months from the date of sending this notice and, 14 unless otherwise allowed or paid, the claim is thereafter 15 forever barred. If the department does not have a claim, 16 the department shall return the notice to the executor with 17 notification that the department does not have a claim within 18 six months from the date of sending this notice. 19 Dated this .. day of ... (month), ... (year) 20 ...... 21 Executor of estate 22 ........ 23 Address 24 ...... 25 Attorney for executor 26 ........ 27 Address 28 Sec. 1279. Section 633.336, Code 2023, is amended to read 29 as follows: 30 633.336 Damages for wrongful death. 31 When a wrongful act produces death, damages recovered as a 32 result of the wrongful act shall be disposed of as personal 33 -853- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 853/ 1541
H.F. 662 property belonging to the estate of the deceased; however, if 34 the damages include damages for loss of services and support 35 of a deceased spouse, parent, or child, the damages shall be 1 apportioned by the court among the surviving spouse, children, 2 and parents of the decedent in a manner as the court may deem 3 equitable consistent with the loss of services and support 4 sustained by the surviving spouse, children, and parents 5 respectively. Any recovery by a parent for the death of a 6 child shall be subordinate to the recovery, if any, of the 7 spouse or a child of the decedent. If the decedent leaves 8 a spouse, child, or parent, damages for wrongful death shall 9 not be subject to debts and charges of the decedent’s estate, 10 except for amounts to be paid to the department of health 11 and human services for payments made for medical assistance 12 pursuant to chapter 249A , paid on behalf of the decedent from 13 the time of the injury which gives rise to the decedent’s death 14 up until the date of the decedent’s death. 15 Sec. 1280. Section 633.356, subsection 3, paragraph a, 16 subparagraph (9), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 (9) That no debt is owed to the department of health and 18 human services for reimbursement of Medicaid benefits; or if 19 debt is owed, that the debt will be paid to the extent of funds 20 received pursuant to the affidavit. 21 Sec. 1281. Section 633.356, subsection 8, paragraph b, Code 22 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 b. When the department of health and human services is 24 entitled to money or property of a decedent pursuant to section 25 249A.53, subsection 2 , and no affidavit has been presented by 26 a successor as defined in subsection 2 , paragraph “a” or “b” , 27 within ninety days of the date of the decedent’s death, the 28 funds in the account or other property, up to the amount of 29 the claim of the department, shall be paid to the department 30 upon presentation by the department or an entity designated by 31 the department of an affidavit to the holder of the decedent’s 32 property. Such affidavit shall include the information 33 -854- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 854/ 1541
H.F. 662 specified in subsection 3 , except that the department may 34 submit proof of payment of funeral expenses as verification 35 of the decedent’s death instead of a certified copy of the 1 decedent’s death certificate. The amount of the department’s 2 claim shall also be included in the affidavit, which shall 3 entitle the department to receive the funds as a successor. 4 The department shall issue a refund within sixty days to any 5 claimant with a superior priority pursuant to section 633.425 , 6 if notice of such claim is given to the department, or to the 7 entity designated by the department to receive notice, within 8 one year of the department’s receipt of funds. This paragraph 9 shall apply to funds or property of the decedent transferred 10 to the custody of the treasurer of state as unclaimed property 11 pursuant to chapter 556 . 12 Sec. 1282. Section 633.410, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , claims for debts created 15 under section 249A.53, subsection 2 , relating to the recovery 16 of medical assistance payments shall be barred under this 17 section unless filed with the clerk within six months after 18 sending notice by electronic transmission, on the form 19 prescribed in section 633.231 for intestate estates or on the 20 form prescribed in section 633.304A for testate estates, to 21 the entity designated by the department of health and human 22 services to receive notice. 23 Sec. 1283. Section 633.564, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 3. The judicial branch, in conjunction with the department 26 of public safety, the department of health and human services, 27 and the state chief information officer, shall establish 28 procedures for electronic access to the single contact 29 repository established pursuant to section 135C.33 necessary to 30 conduct background checks requested under subsection 1 . 31 Sec. 1284. Section 633.641, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -855- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 855/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. The conservator shall report to the department of health 34 and human services the protected person’s assets and income, 35 if the protected person is receiving medical assistance under 1 chapter 249A . Such reports shall be made upon establishment of 2 a conservatorship for an individual applying for or receiving 3 medical assistance, upon application for benefits on behalf 4 of the protected person, upon annual or semiannual review of 5 continued medical assistance eligibility, when any significant 6 change in the protected person’s assets or income occurs, or 7 as otherwise requested by the department of health and human 8 services. Written reports shall be provided to the department 9 of health and human services office for the county in which the 10 protected person resides or the office in which the protected 11 person’s medical assistance is administered. 12 Sec. 1285. Section 633B.120, subsection 2, paragraph f, 13 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 14 f. The person makes, or has actual knowledge that another 15 person has made, a report to the department of health and human 16 services stating a good-faith belief that the principal may be 17 subject to physical or financial abuse, neglect, exploitation, 18 or abandonment by the agent or a person acting for or with the 19 agent. 20 Sec. 1286. Section 633C.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 633C.1 Definitions. 23 For purposes of this chapter , unless the context otherwise 24 requires: 25 1. “Available monthly income” means in reference to a 26 medical assistance income trust beneficiary, any income 27 received directly by the beneficiary, not from the trust, 28 that counts as income in determining eligibility for medical 29 assistance and any amounts paid to or otherwise made available 30 to the beneficiary by the trustee pursuant to section 633C.3, 31 subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , or section 633C.3, subsection 2 , 32 paragraph “b” . 33 -856- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 856/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. “Beneficiary” means the original beneficiary of a medical 34 assistance special needs trust or medical assistance income 35 trust, whose assets funded the trust. 1 3. “Department” means the department of health and human 2 services. 3 3. 4. “Institutionalized individual” means an individual 4 receiving nursing facility services, a level of care in any 5 institution equivalent to nursing facility services, or home 6 and community-based services under the medical assistance home 7 and community-based services waiver program. 8 4. 5. “Maximum monthly medical assistance payment rate for 9 services in an intermediate care facility for persons with an 10 intellectual disability” means the allowable rate established by 11 the department of human services and as published in the Iowa 12 administrative bulletin. 13 5. 6. “Medical assistance” means medical assistance as 14 defined in section 249A.2 . 15 6. 7. “Medical assistance income trust” means a trust or 16 similar legal instrument or device that meets the criteria of 17 42 U.S.C. §1396p(d)(4)(B)(i)-(ii). 18 7. 8. “Medical assistance special needs trust” means a trust 19 or similar legal instrument or device that meets the criteria 20 of 42 U.S.C. §1396p(d)(4)(A) or (C). 21 8. 9. “Statewide average charge for state mental health 22 institute care” means the statewide average charge for such 23 care as calculated by the department of human services and as 24 published in the Iowa administrative bulletin. 25 9. 10. “Statewide average charge for nursing facility 26 services” means the statewide average charge for such care, 27 excluding charges by Medicare-certified, skilled nursing 28 facilities, as calculated by the department of human services 29 and as published in the Iowa administrative bulletin. 30 10. 11. “Statewide average charge to private-pay patients 31 for psychiatric medical institutions for children care” means 32 the statewide average charge for such care as calculated by 33 -857- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 857/ 1541
H.F. 662 the department of human services and as published in the Iowa 34 administrative bulletin. 35 11. 12. “Total monthly income” means in reference to a 1 medical assistance income trust beneficiary, income received 2 directly by the beneficiary, not from the trust, that counts 3 as income in determining eligibility for medical assistance, 4 income of the beneficiary received by the trust that would 5 otherwise count as income in determining the beneficiary’s 6 eligibility for medical assistance, and income or earnings of 7 the trust received by the trust. 8 Sec. 1287. Section 633C.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 633C.5 Cooperation. 11 1. The department of human services shall cooperate with 12 the trustee of a medical assistance special needs trust or a 13 medical assistance income trust in determining the appropriate 14 disposition of the trust under sections 633C.2 and 633C.3 . 15 2. The trustee of a medical assistance special needs trust 16 or medical assistance income trust shall cooperate with the 17 department of human services in supplying information regarding 18 a trust established under this chapter . 19 Sec. 1288. Section 642.2, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 4. Notwithstanding subsections 2, 3, 6, and 7 , any moneys 22 owed to the child support obligor by the state, with the 23 exception of unclaimed property held by the treasurer of 24 state pursuant to chapter 556 , and payments owed to the child 25 support obligor through the Iowa public employees’ retirement 26 system are subject to garnishment, attachment, execution, or 27 assignment by the child support recovery unit services if the 28 child support recovery unit services is providing enforcement 29 services pursuant to chapter 252B . Any moneys that are 30 determined payable by the treasurer pursuant to section 556.20, 31 subsection 2 , to the child support obligor shall be subject 32 to setoff pursuant to section 8A.504 , notwithstanding any 33 -858- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 858/ 1541
H.F. 662 administrative rule pertaining to the child support recovery 34 unit services limiting the amount of the offset. 35 Sec. 1289. Section 669.2, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. “Employee of the state” includes any one or more 3 officers, agents, or employees of the state or any state 4 agency, including members of the general assembly, and persons 5 acting on behalf of the state or any state agency in any 6 official capacity, temporarily or permanently in the service of 7 the state of Iowa, whether with or without compensation, but 8 does not include a contractor doing business with the state. 9 Professional personnel, including physicians, osteopathic 10 physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians, optometrists, 11 dentists, nurses, physician assistants, and other medical 12 personnel, who render services to patients or inmates of state 13 institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of health 14 and human services or the Iowa department of corrections, 15 and employees of the department of veterans affairs, are to 16 be considered employees of the state, whether the personnel 17 are employed on a full-time basis or render services on 18 a part-time basis on a fee schedule or other arrangement. 19 Criminal defendants while performing unpaid community service 20 ordered by the district court, board of parole, or judicial 21 district department of correctional services, or an inmate 22 providing services pursuant to a chapter 28E agreement entered 23 into pursuant to section 904.703 , and persons supervising 24 those inmates under and according to the terms of the chapter 25 28E agreement, are to be considered employees of the state. 26 Members of the Iowa national guard performing duties in 27 a requesting state pursuant to section 29C.21 are to be 28 considered employees of the state solely for the purpose of 29 claims arising out of those duties in the event that the 30 requesting state’s tort claims coverage does not extend to 31 such members of the Iowa national guard or is less than that 32 provided under Iowa law. 33 -859- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 859/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1290. Section 674.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 674.3 Petition copy. 1 A copy of the petition shall be filed by the clerk of court 2 with the division for records and state registrar of vital 3 statistics of the Iowa department of public health and human 4 services . 5 Sec. 1291. Section 674.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 674.7 Copy to Iowa department of public health and human 8 services . 9 When the court grants a decree of change of name, the clerk 10 of the court shall furnish the petitioner with a certified copy 11 of the decree and mail an abstract of a decree requiring a name 12 change to be reflected on a birth certificate to the state 13 registrar of vital statistics of the Iowa department of public 14 health and human services on a form provided by the state 15 registrar. 16 Sec. 1292. Section 686D.2, subsection 11, paragraph e, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 e. Any state agency, including the department of public 19 health and human services . 20 Sec. 1293. Section 691.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 691.5 State medical examiner. 23 The office and position of state medical examiner is 24 established for administrative purposes within the Iowa 25 department of public health and human services . Other state 26 agencies shall cooperate with the state medical examiner in 27 the use of state-owned facilities when appropriate for the 28 performance of nonadministrative duties of the state medical 29 examiner. The state medical examiner shall be a physician 30 and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, be licensed 31 to practice medicine in the state of Iowa, and be board 32 certified or eligible to be board certified in anatomic and 33 -860- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 860/ 1541
H.F. 662 forensic pathology by the American board of pathology. The 34 state medical examiner shall be appointed by and serve at the 35 pleasure of the director of public health and human services 1 upon the advice of and in consultation with the director of 2 public safety and the governor. The state medical examiner, 3 in consultation with the director of public health and human 4 services , shall be responsible for developing and administering 5 the medical examiner’s budget and for employment of medical 6 examiner staff and assistants. The state medical examiner 7 may be a faculty member of the university of Iowa college of 8 medicine or the college of law at the university of Iowa, and 9 any of the examiner’s assistants or staff may be members of the 10 faculty or staff of the university of Iowa college of medicine 11 or the college of law at the university of Iowa. 12 Sec. 1294. Section 691.6, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 3. To adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and subject to the 15 approval of the director of public health and human services . 16 Sec. 1295. Section 691.6, subsection 10, Code 2023, is 17 amended by striking the subsection. 18 Sec. 1296. Section 691.6A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 691.6A Deputy state medical examiner —— creation and duties. 21 The position of deputy state medical examiner is created 22 within the office of the state medical examiner. The deputy 23 state medical examiner shall report to and be responsible to 24 the state medical examiner. The deputy state medical examiner 25 shall meet the qualification criteria established in section 26 691.5 for the state medical examiner and shall be subject to 27 rules adopted by the state medical examiner as provided in 28 section 691.6, subsection 3 . The state medical examiner and 29 the deputy state medical examiner shall function as a team, 30 providing peer review as necessary, fulfilling each other’s job 31 responsibilities during times of absence, and working jointly 32 to provide services and education to county medical examiners, 33 -861- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 861/ 1541
H.F. 662 law enforcement officials, hospital pathologists, and other 34 individuals and entities. The deputy medical examiner may 35 be, but is not required to be, a full-time salaried faculty 1 member of the department of pathology of the university of Iowa 2 college of medicine. If the medical examiner is a full-time 3 salaried faculty member of the department of pathology of the 4 university of Iowa college of medicine, the Iowa department 5 of public health and human services and the state board of 6 regents shall enter into a chapter 28E agreement to define the 7 activities and functions of the deputy medical examiner, and 8 to allocate deputy medical examiner costs, consistent with the 9 requirements of this section . 10 Sec. 1297. Section 691.6B, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 11 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 b. Advise the state medical examiner concerning the 13 assurance of effective coordination of the functions and 14 operations of the office of the state medical examiner with the 15 needs and interests of the departments of public safety and 16 public health and human services . 17 Sec. 1298. Section 691.6B, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 18 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 c. The director of public health and human services or the 20 director’s designee. 21 Sec. 1299. Section 691.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 691.7 Commissioner to accept federal or private grants. 24 The commissioner of public safety may accept federal 25 or private funds or grants to aid in the establishment or 26 operation of the state criminalistics laboratory, and the 27 director of public health and human services or the state board 28 of regents may accept federal or private funds or grants to 29 aid in the establishment or operation of the position of state 30 medical examiner. 31 Sec. 1300. Section 692.15, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -862- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 862/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. If it comes to the attention of a sheriff, police 34 department, or other law enforcement agency that a public 35 offense or delinquent act has been committed in its 1 jurisdiction, the law enforcement agency shall report 2 information concerning the public offense or delinquent act to 3 the department on a form to be furnished by the department not 4 more than thirty-five days from the time the public offense 5 or delinquent act first comes to the attention of the law 6 enforcement agency. The reports shall be used to generate 7 crime statistics. The department shall submit statistics to 8 the governor, the general assembly, and the division of subunit 9 of the department of health and human services responsible for 10 criminal and juvenile justice planning of the department of 11 human rights on a quarterly and yearly basis. 12 Sec. 1301. Section 707.6A, subsection 1D, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 1D. Where the program is available and appropriate for 15 the defendant, the court shall also order the defendant to 16 participate in a reality education substance abuse use disorder 17 prevention program as provided in section 321J.24 . 18 Sec. 1302. Section 708.3A, subsections 1, 2, 3, and 4, Code 19 2023, are amended to read as follows: 20 1. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 21 708.1 , against a peace officer, jailer, correctional staff, 22 member or employee of the board of parole, health care 23 provider, employee of the department of health and human 24 services, employee of the department of revenue, national 25 guard member engaged in national guard duty or state active 26 duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian 27 employee of a fire department, or fire fighter, whether paid 28 or volunteer, with the knowledge that the person against 29 whom the assault is committed is a peace officer, jailer, 30 correctional staff, member or employee of the board of parole, 31 health care provider, employee of the department of health and 32 human services, employee of the department of revenue, national 33 -863- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 863/ 1541
H.F. 662 guard member engaged in national guard duty or state active 34 duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian 35 employee of a fire department, or fire fighter and with the 1 intent to inflict a serious injury upon the peace officer, 2 jailer, correctional staff, member or employee of the board 3 of parole, health care provider, employee of the department 4 of health and human services, employee of the department of 5 revenue, national guard member engaged in national guard duty 6 or state active duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement 7 agency, civilian employee of a fire department, or fire 8 fighter, is guilty of a class “D” felony. 9 2. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 10 708.1 , against a peace officer, jailer, correctional staff, 11 member or employee of the board of parole, health care 12 provider, employee of the department of health and human 13 services, employee of the department of revenue, national 14 guard member engaged in national guard duty or state active 15 duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian 16 employee of a fire department, or fire fighter, whether paid 17 or volunteer, who knows that the person against whom the 18 assault is committed is a peace officer, jailer, correctional 19 staff, member or employee of the board of parole, health care 20 provider, employee of the department of health and human 21 services, employee of the department of revenue, national 22 guard member engaged in national guard duty or state active 23 duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian 24 employee of a fire department, or fire fighter and who uses or 25 displays a dangerous weapon in connection with the assault, is 26 guilty of a class “D” felony. 27 3. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 28 708.1 , against a peace officer, jailer, correctional staff, 29 member or employee of the board of parole, health care 30 provider, employee of the department of health and human 31 services, employee of the department of revenue, national 32 guard member engaged in national guard duty or state active 33 -864- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 864/ 1541
H.F. 662 duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian 34 employee of a fire department, or fire fighter, whether paid 35 or volunteer, who knows that the person against whom the 1 assault is committed is a peace officer, jailer, correctional 2 staff, member or employee of the board of parole, health care 3 provider, employee of the department of health and human 4 services, employee of the department of revenue, national 5 guard member engaged in national guard duty or state active 6 duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian 7 employee of a fire department, or fire fighter, and who causes 8 bodily injury or mental illness, is guilty of an aggravated 9 misdemeanor. 10 4. Any other assault, as defined in section 708.1 , committed 11 against a peace officer, jailer, correctional staff, member 12 or employee of the board of parole, health care provider, 13 employee of the department of health and human services, 14 employee of the department of revenue, national guard member 15 engaged in national guard duty or state active duty, civilian 16 employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian employee of a 17 fire department, or fire fighter, whether paid or volunteer, 18 by a person who knows that the person against whom the assault 19 is committed is a peace officer, jailer, correctional staff, 20 member or employee of the board of parole, health care 21 provider, employee of the department of health and human 22 services, employee of the department of revenue, national 23 guard member engaged in national guard duty or state active 24 duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian 25 employee of a fire department, or fire fighter, is a serious 26 misdemeanor. 27 Sec. 1303. Section 708.3A, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 28 2023, is amended to read as follows: 29 b. “Employee of the department of health and human services” 30 means a person who is an employee of an institution controlled 31 by the director of health and human services that is listed in 32 section 218.1 , or who is an employee of the civil commitment 33 -865- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 865/ 1541
H.F. 662 unit for sex offenders operated by the department of health and 34 human services. A person who commits an assault under this 35 section against an employee of the department of health and 1 human services at a department of health and human services 2 institution or unit is presumed to know that the person against 3 whom the assault is committed is an employee of the department 4 of health and human services. 5 Sec. 1304. Section 709.16, subsection 2, paragraph b, 6 subparagraphs (2) and (5), Code 2023, are amended to read as 7 follows: 8 (2) Institutions controlled by the department of health and 9 human services listed in section 218.1 . 10 (5) Facilities for the treatment of persons with 11 substance-related disorders a substance use disorder as defined 12 in section 125.2 . 13 Sec. 1305. Section 710.8, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 3. A person shall not harbor a runaway child with the intent 16 of allowing the runaway child to remain away from home against 17 the wishes of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian. 18 However, the provisions of this subsection do not apply to 19 a shelter care home which is licensed or approved by the 20 department of health and human services. 21 Sec. 1306. Section 714G.8, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 5. The department of health and human services or its agents 24 or assignees acting to investigate fraud under the medical 25 assistance program. 26 Sec. 1307. Section 715A.11, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 5. A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple 29 misdemeanor for a first offense and a serious misdemeanor for 30 each subsequent offense. The court may require a substance 31 abuse use disorder evaluation and treatment through a program 32 licensed by the Iowa department of public health and human 33 -866- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 866/ 1541
H.F. 662 services in lieu of or in addition to other penalties. Any 34 substance abuse use disorder evaluation required under this 35 subsection shall be completed at the expense of the defendant. 1 Sec. 1308. Section 724.31, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. A person who is subject to the disabilities imposed 4 by 18 U.S.C. §922(d)(4) and (g)(4) because of an order or 5 judgment that occurred under the laws of this state may 6 petition the court that issued the order or judgment or the 7 court in the county where the person resides for relief from 8 the disabilities imposed under 18 U.S.C. §922(d)(4) and (g)(4). 9 A copy of the petition shall also be served on the director of 10 health and human services and the county attorney at the county 11 attorney’s office of the county in which the original order 12 occurred, and the director or the county attorney may appear, 13 support, object to, and present evidence relevant to the relief 14 sought by the petitioner. 15 Sec. 1309. Section 725.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. If the person who sells or offers for sale the person’s 18 services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen, 19 the county attorney may elect, in lieu of filing a petition 20 alleging that the person has committed a delinquent act, 21 to refer that person to the department of health and human 22 services for the possible filing of a petition alleging that 23 the person is a child in need of assistance. 24 Sec. 1310. Section 730.5, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 25 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 g. “Medical review officer” means a licensed physician, 27 osteopathic physician, chiropractor, nurse practitioner, or 28 physician assistant authorized to practice in any state of the 29 United States, who is responsible for receiving laboratory 30 results generated by an employer’s drug or alcohol testing 31 program, and who has knowledge of substance abuse use disorders 32 and has appropriate medical training to interpret and evaluate 33 -867- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 867/ 1541
H.F. 662 an individual’s confirmed positive test result together 34 with the individual’s medical history and any other relevant 35 biomedical information. 1 Sec. 1311. Section 730.5, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 3. Testing optional. This section does not require or 4 create a legal duty on an employer to conduct drug or alcohol 5 testing and the requirements of this section shall not be 6 construed to encourage, discourage, restrict, limit, prohibit, 7 or require such testing. In addition, an employer may 8 implement and require drug or alcohol testing at some but not 9 all of the work sites of the employer and the requirements of 10 this section shall only apply to the employer and employees who 11 are at the work sites where drug or alcohol testing pursuant to 12 this section has been implemented. A cause of action shall not 13 arise in favor of any person against an employer or agent of an 14 employer based on the failure of the employer to establish a 15 program or policy on substance abuse use disorder prevention 16 or to implement any component of testing as permitted by this 17 section . 18 Sec. 1312. Section 730.5, subsection 7, paragraph f, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 f. All confirmatory drug testing shall be conducted at a 21 laboratory certified by the United States department of health 22 and human services’ substance abuse and mental health services 23 administration or approved under rules adopted by the Iowa 24 department of public health and human services . 25 Sec. 1313. Section 730.5, subsection 9, paragraph c, 26 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 (2) If an employer does not have an employee assistance 28 program, the employer must maintain a resource file of alcohol 29 and other drug abuse substance use disorder programs certified 30 by the Iowa department of public health and human services , 31 mental health providers, and other persons, entities, or 32 organizations available to assist employees with personal or 33 -868- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 868/ 1541
H.F. 662 behavioral problems. The employer shall provide all employees 34 information about the existence of the resource file and a 35 summary of the information contained within the resource file. 1 The summary should contain, but need not be limited to, all 2 information necessary to access the services listed in the 3 resource file. 4 Sec. 1314. Section 730.5, subsection 9, paragraph g, 5 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 Upon receipt of a confirmed positive alcohol test 8 which indicates an alcohol concentration greater than the 9 concentration level established by the employer pursuant to 10 this section , and if the employer has at least fifty employees, 11 and if the employee has been employed by the employer for 12 at least twelve of the preceding eighteen months, and if 13 rehabilitation is agreed upon by the employee, and if the 14 employee has not previously violated the employer’s substance 15 abuse use disorder prevention policy pursuant to this section , 16 the written policy shall provide for the rehabilitation of the 17 employee pursuant to subsection 10 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph 18 (1), and the apportionment of the costs of rehabilitation as 19 provided by this paragraph “g” . 20 Sec. 1315. Section 730.5, subsection 9, paragraph h, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 h. In order to conduct drug or alcohol testing under this 23 section , an employer shall require supervisory personnel of 24 the employer involved with drug or alcohol testing under this 25 section to attend a minimum of two hours of initial training 26 and to attend, on an annual basis thereafter, a minimum of one 27 hour of subsequent training. The training shall include, but 28 is not limited to, information concerning the recognition of 29 evidence of employee alcohol and other drug abuse substance 30 use disorder , the documentation and corroboration of employee 31 alcohol and other drug abuse substance use disorder , and the 32 referral of employees who abuse alcohol or other drugs with a 33 -869- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 869/ 1541
H.F. 662 substance use disorder to the employee assistance program or 34 to the resource file maintained by the employer pursuant to 35 paragraph “c” , subparagraph (2). 1 Sec. 1316. Section 730.5, subsection 11, paragraph d, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 d. Termination or suspension of any substance abuse use 4 disorder prevention or testing program or policy. 5 Sec. 1317. Section 730.5, subsection 12, paragraph b, 6 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 (1) The employer discloses the test results to a person 8 other than the employer, an authorized employee, agent, or 9 representative of the employer, the tested employee or the 10 tested applicant for employment, an authorized substance abuse 11 use disorder treatment program or employee assistance program, 12 or an authorized agent or representative of the tested employee 13 or applicant. 14 Sec. 1318. Section 730.5, subsection 13, paragraph d, 15 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (e), Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 (e) To a substance abuse use disorder evaluation or 18 treatment facility or professional for the purpose of 19 evaluation or treatment of the employee. 20 Sec. 1319. Section 730.5, subsection 16, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 16. Reports. A laboratory doing business for an employer 23 who conducts drug or alcohol tests pursuant to this section 24 shall file an annual report with the Iowa department of public 25 health and human services by March 1 of each year concerning 26 the number of drug or alcohol tests conducted on employees who 27 work in this state pursuant to this section , and the number 28 of positive and negative results of the tests, during the 29 previous calendar year. In addition, the laboratory shall 30 include in its annual report the specific basis for each test 31 as authorized in subsection 8 , the type of drug or drugs which 32 were found in the positive drug tests, and all significant 33 -870- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 870/ 1541
H.F. 662 available demographic factors relating to the positive test 34 pool. 35 Sec. 1320. Section 804.31, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. When a person is detained for questioning or arrested 3 for an alleged violation of a law or ordinance and there is 4 reason to believe that the person is deaf or hard-of-hearing, 5 the peace officer making the arrest or taking the person 6 into custody or any other officer detaining the person shall 7 determine if the person is a deaf or hard-of-hearing person as 8 defined in section 622B.1 . If the officer so determines, the 9 officer, at the earliest possible time and prior to commencing 10 any custodial interrogation of the person, shall procure a 11 qualified interpreter in accordance with section 622B.2 and the 12 rules adopted by the supreme court under section 622B.1 unless 13 the deaf or hard-of-hearing person knowingly, voluntarily, 14 and intelligently waives the right to an interpreter in 15 writing by executing a form prescribed by the department of 16 health and human rights services and the Iowa county attorneys 17 association. The interpreter shall interpret the officer’s 18 warnings of constitutional rights and protections and all other 19 warnings, statements, and questions spoken or written by any 20 officer, attorney, or other person present and all statements 21 and questions communicated in sign language by the deaf or 22 hard-of-hearing person. 23 Sec. 1321. Section 811.2, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 b. Any bailable defendant who is charged with unlawful 26 possession, manufacture, delivery, or distribution of a 27 controlled substance or other drug under chapter 124 and is 28 ordered released shall be required, as a condition of that 29 release, to submit to a substance abuse use disorder evaluation 30 and follow any recommendations proposed in the evaluation for 31 appropriate substance abuse use disorder treatment. However, 32 if a bailable defendant is charged with manufacture, delivery, 33 -871- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 871/ 1541
H.F. 662 possession with the intent to manufacture or deliver, or 34 distribution of methamphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, 35 and salts of its optical isomers, the defendant shall, in 1 addition to a substance abuse use disorder evaluation, remain 2 under supervision and be required to undergo random drug tests 3 as a condition of release. 4 Sec. 1322. Section 812.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 b. A defendant who does not pose a danger to the public 7 peace or safety, but is otherwise being held in custody, or 8 who refuses to cooperate with treatment, shall be committed to 9 the custody of the director of health and human services at a 10 department of health and human services facility for treatment 11 designed to restore the defendant to competency. The costs of 12 the treatment pursuant to this paragraph shall be borne by the 13 department of health and human services. 14 Sec. 1323. Section 901.3, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 h. Whether the defendant has a history of mental health 17 issues or a substance abuse problems use disorder . If so, the 18 investigator shall inquire into the treatment options available 19 in both the community of the defendant and the correctional 20 system. 21 Sec. 1324. Section 901.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 2. All local and state mental and correctional 24 institutions, courts, and police agencies shall furnish to the 25 investigator on request the defendant’s criminal record and 26 other relevant information. The originating source of specific 27 mental health or substance abuse use disorder information 28 including the histories, treatment, and use of medications 29 shall not be released to the presentence investigator unless 30 the defendant authorizes the release of such information. 31 If the defendant refuses to release the information, the 32 presentence investigator may note the defendant’s refusal 33 -872- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 872/ 1541
H.F. 662 to release mental health or substance abuse use disorder 34 information in the presentence investigation report and rely 35 upon other mental health or substance abuse use disorder 1 information available to the presentence investigator. 2 With the approval of the court, a physical examination or 3 psychiatric evaluation of the defendant may be ordered, or 4 the defendant may be committed to an inpatient or outpatient 5 psychiatric facility for an evaluation of the defendant’s 6 personality and mental health. The results of any such 7 examination or evaluation shall be included in the report of 8 the investigator. 9 Sec. 1325. Section 901.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 901.4 Presentence investigation report confidential —— 12 access. 13 The presentence investigation report is confidential and the 14 court shall provide safeguards to ensure its confidentiality, 15 including but not limited to sealing the report, which may 16 be opened only by further court order. The defendant’s 17 attorney and the attorney for the state shall have access to 18 the presentence investigation report at least three days prior 19 to the date set for sentencing. The defendant’s appellate 20 attorney and the appellate attorney for the state shall have 21 access to the presentence investigation report upon request 22 and without the necessity of a court order. The report shall 23 remain confidential except upon court order. However, the 24 court may conceal the identity of the person who provided 25 confidential information. The report of a medical examination 26 or psychological or psychiatric evaluation shall be made 27 available to the attorney for the state and to the defendant 28 upon request. The reports are part of the record but shall 29 be sealed and opened only on order of the court. If the 30 defendant is committed to the custody of the Iowa department 31 of corrections and is not a class “A” felon, an employee 32 of the department, if authorized by the director of the 33 -873- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 873/ 1541
H.F. 662 department, an employee of a judicial district department 34 of correctional services, if authorized by the director of 35 the judicial district department of correctional services, 1 and an employee of the board of parole, if authorized by the 2 chairperson or a member of the board of parole, shall have 3 access to the presentence investigation report. Pursuant to 4 section 904.602 , the presentence investigation report may also 5 be released by ordinary or electronic mail by the department of 6 corrections or a judicial district department of correctional 7 services to another jurisdiction for the purpose of providing 8 interstate probation and parole compact or interstate compact 9 for adult offender supervision services or evaluations, or 10 to a substance abuse use disorder or mental health services 11 provider when referring a defendant for services. The 12 defendant or the defendant’s attorney may file with the 13 presentence investigation report, a denial or refutation of the 14 allegations, or both, contained in the report. The denial or 15 refutation shall be included in the report. 16 Sec. 1326. Section 901.4A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 901.4A Substance abuse use disorder evaluation. 19 Upon a plea of guilty, a verdict of guilty, or a special 20 verdict upon which a judgment of conviction may be rendered, 21 the court may order the defendant to submit to and complete 22 a substance abuse use disorder evaluation, if the court 23 determines that there is reason to believe that the defendant 24 regularly abuses uses alcohol or other controlled substances 25 and may be in need of treatment. An order made pursuant to this 26 section may be made in addition to any other sentence or order 27 of the court. 28 Sec. 1327. Section 901.5, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 8. The court may order the defendant to complete any 31 treatment indicated by a substance abuse use disorder 32 evaluation ordered pursuant to section 901.4A or any other 33 -874- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 874/ 1541
H.F. 662 section. 34 Sec. 1328. Section 901B.1, subsection 1, paragraph c, 35 subparagraph (5), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 (5) A substance abuse use disorder treatment facility 2 as established and operated by the Iowa department of public 3 health and human services or the department of corrections. 4 Sec. 1329. Section 901B.1, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 c. A copy of the program and plan shall be filed with 7 the chief judge of the judicial district, the department of 8 corrections, and the division of subunit of the department of 9 health and human services responsible for criminal and juvenile 10 justice planning of the department of human rights . 11 Sec. 1330. Section 904.108, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 d. Establish and maintain acceptable standards of treatment, 14 training, education, and rehabilitation in the various 15 state penal and corrective institutions which shall include 16 habilitative services and treatment for offenders with an 17 intellectual disability. For the purposes of this paragraph, 18 “habilitative services and treatment” means medical, mental 19 health, social, educational, counseling, and other services 20 which will assist a person with an intellectual disability 21 to become self-reliant. However, the director may also 22 provide rehabilitative treatment and services to other persons 23 who require the services. The director shall identify all 24 individuals entering the correctional system who are persons 25 with an intellectual disability, as defined in section 4.1 . 26 Identification shall be made by a qualified professional in the 27 area of intellectual disability. In assigning an offender with 28 an intellectual disability, or an offender with an inadequately 29 developed intelligence or with impaired mental abilities, to 30 a correctional facility, the director shall consider both 31 the program needs and the security needs of the offender. 32 The director shall consult with the department of health 33 -875- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 875/ 1541
H.F. 662 and human services in providing habilitative services and 34 treatment to offenders with mental illness or an intellectual 35 disability. The director may enter into agreements with the 1 department of health and human services to utilize mental 2 health institutions and share staff and resources for purposes 3 of providing habilitative services and treatment, as well as 4 providing other special needs programming. Any agreement to 5 utilize mental health institutions and to share staff and 6 resources shall provide that the costs of the habilitative 7 services and treatment shall be paid from state funds. Not 8 later than twenty days prior to entering into any agreement 9 to utilize mental health institution staff and resources, 10 other than the use of a building or facility, for purposes of 11 providing habilitative services and treatment, as well as other 12 special needs programming, the directors of the departments of 13 corrections and health and human services shall each notify the 14 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 15 subcommittees that last handled the appropriation for their 16 respective departments of the pending agreement. Use of a 17 building or facility shall require approval of the general 18 assembly if the general assembly is in session or, if the 19 general assembly is not in session, the legislative council 20 may grant temporary authority, which shall be subject to final 21 approval of the general assembly during the next succeeding 22 legislative session. 23 Sec. 1331. Section 904.108, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 5. The director may obtain assistance for the department 26 for construction, facility planning, and project accomplishment 27 with the department of administrative services and by 28 contracting under chapter 28E for data processing with the 29 department of health and human services or the department of 30 administrative services. 31 Sec. 1332. Section 904.201, subsection 3, paragraph a, 32 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 -876- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 876/ 1541
H.F. 662 (1) Residents transferred from an institution under the 34 jurisdiction of the department of health and human services or 35 the Iowa department of corrections. 1 Sec. 1333. Section 904.302, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 The director may appoint a farm operations administrator 4 for institutions under the control of the departments of 5 corrections and health and human services. If appointed, the 6 farm operations administrator, subject to the direction of the 7 director shall do all of the following: 8 Sec. 1334. Section 904.302, subsections 1, 3, and 8, Code 9 2023, are amended to read as follows: 10 1. Manage and supervise all farming and nursery operations 11 at institutions, farms and gardens of the departments of 12 corrections and health and human services. 13 3. Develop an annual operations plan for crop and 14 livestock production and utilization that will provide work 15 experience and contribute to developing vocational skills of 16 the institutions’ inmates and residents. The department of 17 health and human services must approve the parts of the plan 18 that affect farm operations on property of institutions having 19 programs of the department of health and human services. 20 8. Pay property taxes levied against land leased by the 21 department of corrections or department of health and human 22 services as provided in section 427.1, subsection 1 . 23 Sec. 1335. Section 904.503, Code 2023, is amended to read 24 as follows: 25 904.503 Transfers —— persons with mental illness. 26 1. a. The director may transfer at the expense of the 27 department an inmate of one institution to another institution 28 under the director’s control if the director is satisfied that 29 the transfer is in the best interests of the institutions or 30 inmates. 31 b. The director may transfer at the expense of the 32 department an inmate under the director’s jurisdiction from any 33 -877- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 877/ 1541
H.F. 662 institution supervised by the director to another institution 34 under the control of an administrator of a division of the 35 department director of health and human services with the 1 consent and approval of the administrator director of health 2 and human services and may transfer an inmate to any other 3 institution for mental or physical examination or treatment 4 retaining jurisdiction over the inmate when so transferred. 5 c. If the juvenile court waives its jurisdiction over a 6 child over thirteen and under eighteen years of age pursuant 7 to section 232.45 so that the child may be prosecuted as an 8 adult and if the child is convicted of a public offense in the 9 district court and committed to the custody of the director 10 under section 901.7 , the director may request transfer of the 11 child to the state training school under this section . If 12 the administrator of a division of the department director of 13 health and human services consents and approves the transfer, 14 the child may be retained in temporary custody by the state 15 training school until attaining the age of eighteen, at which 16 time the child shall be returned to the custody of the director 17 of the department of corrections to serve the remainder of 18 the sentence imposed by the district court. If the child 19 becomes a security risk or becomes a danger to other residents 20 of the state training school at any time before reaching 21 eighteen years of age, the administrator of the division of 22 the department director of health and human services may 23 immediately return the child to the custody of the director of 24 the department of corrections to serve the remainder of the 25 sentence. 26 2. When the director has cause to believe that an inmate 27 in a state correctional institution is mentally ill, the 28 Iowa department of corrections may cause the inmate to be 29 transferred to the Iowa medical and classification center, 30 or to another appropriate facility within the department, 31 for examination, diagnosis, or treatment. The inmate shall 32 be confined at that center or facility or a state hospital 33 -878- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 878/ 1541
H.F. 662 for persons with mental illness health institute until the 34 expiration of the inmate’s sentence or until the inmate 35 is pronounced in good mental health. If the inmate is 1 pronounced in good mental health before the expiration of the 2 inmate’s sentence, the inmate shall be returned to the state 3 correctional institution until the expiration of the inmate’s 4 sentence. 5 3. When the director has reason to believe that a prisoner 6 in a state correctional institution, whose sentence has 7 expired, is mentally ill, the director shall cause examination 8 to be made of the prisoner by competent physicians who shall 9 certify to the director whether the prisoner is in good 10 mental health or mentally ill. The director may make further 11 investigation and if satisfied that the prisoner is mentally 12 ill, the director may cause the prisoner to be transferred 13 to one of the hospitals for persons with mental illness, or 14 may order the prisoner to be confined in the Iowa medical and 15 classification center. 16 Sec. 1336. Section 904.513, subsection 1, paragraph b, 17 subparagraphs (2) and (3), Code 2023, are amended to read as 18 follows: 19 (2) Offenders convicted of violating chapter 321J , 20 sentenced to the custody of the director, and awaiting 21 placement in a community residential substance abuse use 22 disorder treatment program for such offenders shall be placed 23 in an institutional substance abuse use disorder program 24 for such offenders within sixty days of admission to the 25 institution or as soon as practical. When placing offenders 26 convicted of violating chapter 321J in community residential 27 substance abuse use disorder treatment programs for such 28 offenders, the department shall give priority as appropriate 29 to the placement of those offenders currently in institutional 30 substance abuse use disorder programs for such offenders. The 31 department shall work with each judicial district to enable 32 such offenders to enter community residential substance abuse 33 -879- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 879/ 1541
H.F. 662 use disorder treatment programs at a level comparable to their 34 prior institutional program participation. 35 (3) Assignment shall be for the purposes of risk 1 management and substance abuse use disorder treatment and may 2 include education or work programs when the offender is not 3 participating in other program components. 4 Sec. 1337. Section 904.513, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 3. The department shall adopt rules for the implementation 7 of this section . The rules shall include the requirement 8 that the treatment programs established pursuant to this 9 chapter meet the licensure standards of the department of 10 public health and human services under chapter 125 . The rules 11 shall also include provisions for the funding of the program 12 by means of self-contribution by the offenders, insurance 13 reimbursement on behalf of offenders, or other forms of 14 funding, program structure, criteria for the evaluation of 15 offenders and programs, and all other issues the director shall 16 deem appropriate. 17 Sec. 1338. Section 904.514, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 1. A person committed to an institution under the control of 20 the department who bites another person, who causes an exchange 21 of bodily fluids with another person, or who causes any bodily 22 secretion to be cast upon another person, shall submit to the 23 withdrawal of a bodily specimen for testing to determine if the 24 person is infected with a contagious infectious disease. The 25 bodily specimen to be taken shall be determined by the staff 26 physician of the institution. The specimen taken shall be 27 sent to the state hygienic laboratory at the state university 28 at Iowa City or some other laboratory approved by the Iowa 29 department of public health and human services . If a person 30 to be tested pursuant to this section refuses to submit to the 31 withdrawal of a bodily specimen, application may be made by the 32 superintendent of the institution to the district court for an 33 -880- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 880/ 1541
H.F. 662 order compelling the person to submit to the withdrawal and, 34 if infected, to available treatment. An order authorizing the 35 withdrawal of a specimen for testing may be issued only by a 1 district judge or district associate judge upon application by 2 the superintendent of the institution. 3 Sec. 1339. Section 904.706, subsections 3, 4, and 5, Code 4 2023, are amended to read as follows: 5 3. As used in this section , “department” means the Iowa 6 department of corrections and the Iowa department of health and 7 human services. 8 4. The farm operations administrator appointed under 9 section 904.302 shall perform the functions described under 10 section 904.302 for agricultural operations on property of the 11 Iowa department of health and human services. 12 5. The Iowa department of health and human services shall 13 enter into an agreement under chapter 28D with the Iowa 14 department of corrections to implement this section . 15 Sec. 1340. Section 904.809, subsection 5, paragraph c, 16 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 (1) An amount which the inmate may be legally obligated to 18 pay for the support of the inmate’s dependents, which shall 19 be paid through the department of health and human services 20 collection services center, and which shall include an amount 21 for delinquent child support not to exceed fifty percent of net 22 earnings. 23 Sec. 1341. Section 904.905, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 a. An amount the inmate may be legally obligated to pay for 26 the support of the inmate’s dependents, the amount of which 27 shall be paid to the dependents through the department of 28 health and human services office or unit serving the county or 29 city in which the dependents reside . 30 Sec. 1342. Section 905.4, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 9. Arrange, by contract or on an alternative basis mutually 33 -881- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 881/ 1541
H.F. 662 acceptable, and with approval of the director of the Iowa 34 department of corrections or that director’s designee for 35 utilization of existing local treatment and service resources, 1 including but not limited to employment, job training, general, 2 special, or remedial education; psychiatric and marriage 3 counseling; and alcohol and drug abuse substance use disorder 4 treatment and counseling. It is the intent of this chapter 5 that a district board shall approve the development and 6 maintenance of such resources by its own staff only if the 7 resources are otherwise unavailable to the district department 8 within reasonable proximity to the community where these 9 services are needed in connection with the community-based 10 correctional program. 11 Sec. 1343. Section 905.12, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 a. An amount the resident may be legally obligated to pay 14 for the support of dependents, which shall be paid to the 15 dependents directly or through the department of health and 16 human services office or unit serving the county in which the 17 dependents reside. For the purpose of this paragraph, “legally 18 obligated” means under a court order. 19 Sec. 1344. Section 905.15, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 2. A person under supervision of a district department, who 22 assaults another person as defined in section 708.1 , by biting, 23 casting bodily fluids, or acting in a manner that results in 24 the exchange of bodily fluids, shall submit to the withdrawal 25 of a bodily specimen for testing to determine if the person 26 is infected with a contagious infectious disease. The bodily 27 specimen to be taken shall be determined by a physician. The 28 specimen taken shall be sent to the state hygienic laboratory 29 at the state university at Iowa City or some other laboratory 30 approved by the department of public health and human services . 31 If a person to be tested pursuant to this section refuses to 32 submit to the withdrawal of a bodily specimen, application may 33 -882- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 882/ 1541
H.F. 662 be made by the director to the district court for an order 34 compelling the person to submit to the withdrawal and, if 35 infected, to available treatment. An order authorizing the 1 withdrawal of a specimen for testing may be issued only by a 2 district judge or district associate judge upon application by 3 the director. 4 Sec. 1345. Section 907.5, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 e. The defendant’s mental health and substance abuse 7 use disorder history and treatment options available in the 8 community and the correctional system. 9 Sec. 1346. Section 915.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 915.29 Notification of victim of juvenile by department of 12 health and human services. 13 1. The department of health and human services shall notify 14 a registered victim regarding a juvenile adjudicated delinquent 15 for a violent crime, committed to the custody of the department 16 of health and human services, and placed at the state training 17 school, of the following: 18 a. The date on which the juvenile is expected to be 19 temporarily released from the custody of the department of 20 health and human services, and whether the juvenile is expected 21 to return to the community where the registered victim resides. 22 b. The juvenile’s escape from custody. 23 c. The recommendation by the department to consider the 24 juvenile for release or placement. 25 d. The date on which the juvenile is expected to be released 26 from a facility pursuant to a plan of placement. 27 2. The notification required pursuant to this section 28 may occur through the automated victim notification system 29 referred to in section 915.10A to the extent such information 30 is available for dissemination through the system. 31 Sec. 1347. Section 915.35, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -883- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 883/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. a. A child protection assistance team involving the 34 county attorney, law enforcement personnel, and personnel 35 of the department of health and human services shall be 1 established for each county by the county attorney. However, 2 by mutual agreement, two or more county attorneys may 3 establish a single child protection assistance team to cover a 4 multicounty area. A child protection assistance team, to the 5 greatest extent possible, may be consulted in cases involving a 6 forcible felony against a child who is less than age fourteen 7 in which the suspected offender is the person responsible 8 for the care of a child, as defined in section 232.68 . A 9 child protection assistance team may also be utilized in cases 10 involving a violation of chapter 709 or 726 or other crime 11 committed upon a victim as defined in subsection 1 . 12 b. A child protection assistance team may also consult 13 with or include juvenile court officers, medical and mental 14 health professionals, physicians or other hospital-based health 15 professionals, court-appointed special advocates, guardians 16 ad litem, and members of a multidisciplinary team created by 17 the department of health and human services for child abuse 18 investigations assessments . A child protection assistance 19 team may work cooperatively with the early childhood Iowa area 20 board established under chapter 256I . The child protection 21 assistance team shall work with the department of health and 22 human services in accordance with section 232.71B, subsection 23 3 , in developing the protocols for prioritizing the actions 24 taken in response to child abuse assessments and for law 25 enforcement agencies working jointly with the department at 26 the local level in processes for child abuse assessments. The 27 department of justice may provide training and other assistance 28 to support the activities of a child protection assistance 29 team. 30 Sec. 1348. Section 915.37, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 2. References in this section to a guardian ad litem shall 33 -884- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 884/ 1541
H.F. 662 be interpreted to include references to a court appointed 34 special advocate as defined in section 232.2 , subsection 10 . 35 Sec. 1349. Section 915.40, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 5. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 3 and human services . 4 Sec. 1350. Section 915.45, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 1. In addition to any other information required to be 7 released under chapter 229A , prior to the discharge of a person 8 committed under chapter 229A , the director of health and human 9 services shall give written notice of the person’s discharge 10 to any living victim of the person’s activities or crime whose 11 address is known to the director or, if the victim is deceased, 12 to the victim’s family, if the family’s address is known. 13 Failure to notify shall not be a reason for postponement of 14 discharge. Nothing in this section shall create a cause of 15 action against the state or an employee of the state acting 16 within the scope of the employee’s employment as a result of 17 the failure to notify pursuant to this action. 18 Sec. 1351. Section 915.46, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 b. The sexual assault forensic examiner program shall 21 provide didactic and clinical training opportunities consistent 22 with the sexual assault forensic examiner education guidelines 23 established by the international association of forensic 24 nurses, in collaboration with the Iowa department of public 25 health and human services and the Iowa coalition against sexual 26 assault, in sufficient numbers and geographical locations 27 across the state to assist treatment facilities with training 28 sexual assault examiners and sexual assault nurse examiners. 29 Sec. 1352. Section 915.46, subsections 5 and 6, Code 2023, 30 are amended to read as follows: 31 5. The sexual assault forensic examiner program, in 32 collaboration with qualified medical providers, the Iowa 33 -885- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 885/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of public health and human services , and the 34 Iowa coalition against sexual assault, shall create uniform 35 materials that all treatment facilities and federally 1 qualified health centers are required to provide to patients 2 and non-offending parents or legal guardians, if applicable, 3 regarding medical forensic examination procedures, laws 4 regarding consent relating to medical forensic services, and 5 the benefits and risks of evidence collection, including 6 recommended time frames for evidence collection pursuant 7 to evidence-based research. These materials shall be made 8 available on the department of justice’s internet site to all 9 treatment facilities and federally qualified health centers. 10 6. The sexual assault forensic examiner program, in 11 collaboration with qualified medical providers, the Iowa 12 department of public health and human services , and the Iowa 13 coalition against sexual assault, shall create and update 14 statewide sexual assault examiner and sexual assault nurse 15 examiner protocols, shall provide technical assistance upon 16 request to health care professionals, and shall provide 17 expertise on best practices to health care professionals 18 relating to sexual assault forensic examinations. 19 Sec. 1353. Section 915.46, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 b. Members of the advisory committee shall include staff 22 members of the department of justice managing the sexual 23 assault forensic examiner program; representatives from the 24 department of public health and human services as determined 25 by the director to be appropriate, the Iowa coalition against 26 sexual assault, the board of nursing, and other constituencies 27 as determined by the department of justice with an interest in 28 sexual assault forensic examinations; and the hospital medical 29 staff person involved with emergency services pursuant to 30 section 915.82 . 31 Sec. 1354. Section 915.83, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -886- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 886/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. Request from the department of health and human services, 34 the department of workforce development and its division of 35 workers’ compensation, the department of public safety, the 1 county sheriff departments, the municipal police departments, 2 the county attorneys, or other public authorities or agencies 3 reasonable assistance or data necessary to administer the crime 4 victim compensation program. 5 Sec. 1355. Section 915.84, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code 6 2023, are amended to read as follows: 7 4. Notwithstanding subsection 3 , a victim under the age of 8 eighteen or dependent adult as defined in section 235B.2 who 9 has been sexually abused or subjected to any other unlawful 10 sexual conduct under chapter 709 or 726 or who has been 11 the subject of a forcible felony is not required to report 12 the crime to the local police department or county sheriff 13 department to be eligible for compensation if the crime was 14 allegedly committed upon a child by a person responsible for 15 the care of a child, as defined in section 232.68, subsection 16 8 , or upon a dependent adult by a caretaker as defined 17 in section 235B.2 , and was reported to an employee of the 18 department of health and human services and the employee 19 verifies the report to the department. 20 5. When immediate or short-term medical services or mental 21 health services are provided to a victim under section 915.35 , 22 the department of health and human services shall file the 23 claim for compensation as provided in subsection 4 for the 24 victim. 25 6. When immediate or short-term medical services to a victim 26 are provided pursuant to section 915.35 by a professional 27 licensed or certified by the state to provide such services, 28 the professional shall file the claim for compensation, 29 unless the department of health and human services is required 30 to file the claim under this section . The requirement to 31 report the crime to the local police department or county 32 sheriff department under subsection 3 does not apply to this 33 -887- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 887/ 1541
H.F. 662 subsection . 34 Sec. 1356. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1064, section 16, 35 subsection 1, paragraph d, subparagraph (1), is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 (1) Any debt, which is assigned to the department of health 3 and human services, or which is owed to the department of 4 health and human services for unpaid premiums under section 5 249A.3, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), or 6 which the child support recovery unit services is otherwise 7 attempting to collect, or which the foster care recovery unit 8 services of the department of health and human services is 9 attempting to collect on behalf of a child receiving foster 10 care provided by the department of health and human services. 11 Sec. 1357. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 1098, section 92, 12 subsection 1, is amended by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 1358. REPEAL. Chapter 136, Code 2023, is repealed. 14 Sec. 1359. REPEAL. 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1098, section 15 68, is repealed. 16 Sec. 1360. REPEAL. Sections 135.2, 135.3, 135.6, 135.7, 17 135.8, 135.9, 135.10, 216A.2, 217.7, 217.9, 217.10, 217.15, 18 217.16, 217.17, 218.19, 218.20, 218.40, 218.53, 218.54, 222.6, 19 227.19, 231.22, and 234.2, Code 2023, are repealed. 20 Sec. 1361. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor is 21 directed to do all of the following: 22 1. Make changes in the structure of any Code chapter 23 including but not limited to chapter titles and subtitles to 24 correspond with the changes made in this division of this 25 Act in consultation with the department of health and human 26 services. 27 2. Make changes in any Code sections amended or enacted 28 by any other Act to correspond with the changes made in this 29 division of this Act if there appears to be no doubt as to 30 the proper method of making the changes and the changes would 31 not be contrary to or inconsistent with the purposes of this 32 division of this Act or any other Act. 33 -888- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 888/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. Correct internal references in the Code and in enacted 34 legislation as necessary due to the enactment of this division 35 of this Act. 1 Sec. 1362. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. The following takes 2 effect on the effective date of the rules adopted by the 3 department of revenue pursuant to chapter 17A implementing 2020 4 Iowa Acts, chapter 1064, other than transitional rules: 5 The section of this division of this Act amending 2020 Iowa 6 Acts, chapter 1064. 7 DIVISION II 8 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 9 LIBRARY SERVICES 10 Sec. 1363. NEW SECTION . 8A.204 State librarian. 11 1. The director shall appoint the state librarian who 12 shall administer the duties of the department as it relates to 13 library services. 14 2. The state librarian shall do all of the following: 15 a. Organize, staff, and administer the department as it 16 relates to library services so as to render the greatest 17 benefit to libraries in the state. 18 b. Submit a biennial report to the governor on the 19 activities and an evaluation of the department as it relates to 20 library services and its programs and policies. 21 c. Control all library services-related property of the 22 department. The state librarian may dispose of, through 23 sale, conveyance, or exchange, any library materials that 24 may be obsolete or worn out or that may no longer be needed 25 or appropriate to the mission of the state library of Iowa. 26 These materials may be sold by the state library directly or 27 the library may sell the materials by consignment with an 28 outside entity. A state library fund is created in the state 29 treasury. Proceeds from the sale of the library materials 30 shall be remitted to the treasurer of state and credited to the 31 state library fund and shall be used for the purchase of books 32 and other library materials. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any 33 -889- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 889/ 1541
H.F. 662 balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not 34 revert to the general fund of the state. 35 d. Perform other duties as assigned by the director or as 1 imposed by law. 2 Sec. 1364. Section 256.1, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 3 amended by striking the subsection. 4 Sec. 1365. Section 256.7, subsection 17, Code 2023, is 5 amended by striking the subsection. 6 Sec. 1366. Section 256.50, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 7 amended by striking the subsection. 8 Sec. 1367. Section 256.51, subsection 1, unnumbered 9 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 The division of library services is attached to the 11 department of education for administrative purposes. The state 12 librarian shall be responsible for the division’s budgeting 13 and related management functions in accordance with section 14 256.52, subsection 3 . The division department, as it relates 15 to library services, shall do all of the following: 16 Sec. 1368. Section 256.51, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 e. Develop and approve , in consultation with the area 19 education agency media centers and the commission , a biennial 20 unified plan of service and service delivery for the division 21 of library services department . 22 Sec. 1369. Section 256.51, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 23 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 24 NEW PARAGRAPH . m. Provide for the improvement of library 25 services to all Iowa citizens and foster development and 26 cooperation among libraries. 27 Sec. 1370. Section 256.51, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 2. The division department, as it relates to library 30 services, may do all of the following: 31 a. Enter into interstate library compacts on behalf of 32 the state of Iowa with any state which legally joins in the 33 -890- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 890/ 1541
H.F. 662 compacts as provided in section 256.70 . 34 b. Receive and expend money for providing programs and 35 services. The division department may receive, accept, and 1 administer any moneys appropriated or granted to it, separate 2 from the general library fund, by the federal government or by 3 any other public or private agency. 4 c. Accept gifts, contributions, bequests, endowments, 5 or other moneys, including but not limited to the Westgate 6 endowment fund, for any or all purposes of the division 7 department as it relates to library services . Interest earned 8 on moneys accepted under this paragraph shall be credited to 9 the fund or funds to which the gifts, contributions, bequests, 10 endowments, or other moneys have been deposited, and is 11 available for any or all purposes of the division department as 12 it relates to library services . The division department shall 13 report annually to the commission and the general assembly 14 regarding the gifts, contributions, bequests, endowments, 15 or other moneys accepted pursuant to this paragraph and the 16 interest earned on them. 17 Sec. 1371. Section 256.52, subsection 1, paragraph a, 18 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 The state commission of libraries consists of one member 21 appointed by the supreme court, the director of the department 22 of education, or the director’s designee , and the following 23 seven members who shall be appointed by the governor to serve 24 four-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 25 69.19 . 26 Sec. 1372. Section 256.52, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 27 amended by striking the subsection. 28 Sec. 1373. Section 256.52, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 4. The commission shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for 31 carrying out the responsibilities of the division department as 32 it relates to library services duties of the department . 33 -891- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 891/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1374. Section 256.52, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 34 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 35 thereof the following: 1 5. Advise the department and the state librarian concerning 2 the library services duties of the department. 3 Sec. 1375. Section 256.53, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 256.53 State publications. 6 Upon issuance of a state publication in any format, a 7 state agency shall provide the division department with 8 an electronic version of the publication at no cost to the 9 division department . 10 Sec. 1376. Section 256.54, subsection 2, unnumbered 11 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 The law library shall be administered by a law librarian 13 appointed by the state librarian subject to chapter 8A, 14 subchapter IV , who shall do all of the following: 15 Sec. 1377. Section 256.55, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 A state data center is established in the division 18 department . The state data center shall be administered by 19 the state data center coordinator, who shall do all of the 20 following: 21 Sec. 1378. Section 256.55, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 3. Perform other duties imposed by law or prescribed by the 24 commission department . 25 Sec. 1379. Section 256.57, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 256.57 Enrich Iowa program. 28 1. An enrich Iowa program is established in the division 29 department to provide direct state assistance to public 30 libraries, to support the open access and access plus programs, 31 to provide public libraries with an incentive to improve 32 library services that are in compliance with performance 33 -892- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 892/ 1541
H.F. 662 measures, and to reduce inequities among communities in the 34 delivery of library services based on performance measures 35 adopted by rule by the commission. The commission shall 1 adopt rules governing the allocation of funds appropriated by 2 the general assembly for purposes of this section to provide 3 direct state assistance to eligible public libraries. A public 4 library is eligible for funds under this chapter subchapter if 5 it is in compliance with the commission’s performance measures. 6 2. The amount of direct state assistance distributed to each 7 eligible public library shall be based on the following: 8 a. The level of compliance by the eligible public library 9 with the performance measures adopted by the commission as 10 provided in this section . 11 b. The number of people residing within an eligible 12 library’s geographic service area for whom the library provides 13 services. 14 c. The amount of other funding the eligible public library 15 received in the previous fiscal year for providing services to 16 rural residents and to contracting communities. 17 3. Moneys received by a public library pursuant to this 18 section shall supplement, not supplant, any other funding 19 received by the library. 20 4. For purposes of this section , “eligible public library” 21 means a public library that meets all of the following 22 requirements: 23 a. Submits to the division department all of the following: 24 (1) The report provided for under section 256.51, 25 subsection 1 , paragraph “h” . 26 (2) An application and accreditation report, in a format 27 approved by the commission department , that provides evidence 28 of the library’s compliance with at least one level of the 29 standards established in accordance with section 256.51, 30 subsection 1 , paragraph “k” . 31 (3) Any other application or report the division department 32 deems necessary for the implementation of the enrich Iowa 33 -893- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 893/ 1541
H.F. 662 program. 34 b. Participates in the library resource and information 35 sharing programs established by the state library. 1 c. Is a public library established by city ordinance or a 2 library district as provided in chapter 336 . 3 5. Each eligible public library shall maintain a 4 separate listing within its budget for payments received and 5 expenditures made pursuant to this section , and shall annually 6 submit this listing to the division department . 7 6. By January 15, annually, the division department shall 8 submit a program evaluation report to the general assembly 9 and the governor detailing the uses and the impacts of funds 10 allocated under this section . 11 7. A public library that receives funds in accordance with 12 this section shall have an internet use policy in place, which 13 may or may not include internet filtering. The library shall 14 submit a report describing the library’s internet use efforts 15 to the division department . 16 8. A public library that receives funds in accordance 17 with this section shall provide open access, the reciprocal 18 borrowing program, as a service to its patrons, at a 19 reimbursement rate determined by the state library. 20 9. Funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall not 21 be used by the division department for administrative purposes. 22 Sec. 1380. Section 256.58, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 256.58 Library support network. 25 1. A library support network is established in the division 26 department to offer services and programs for libraries, 27 including but not limited to individualized, locally delivered 28 consulting and training, and to facilitate resource sharing and 29 innovation through the use of technology, administer enrich 30 Iowa programs, advocate for libraries, promote excellence 31 and innovation in library services, encourage governmental 32 subdivisions to provide local financial support for local 33 -894- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 894/ 1541
H.F. 662 libraries, and ensure the consistent availability of quality 34 service to all libraries throughout the state, regardless of 35 location or size. 1 2. The organizational structure to deliver library support 2 network services shall include district offices. The district 3 offices shall serve as a basis for providing field services 4 to local libraries in the counties comprising the district. 5 The division department shall determine which counties are 6 served by each district office. The number of district offices 7 established to provide services pursuant to this section shall 8 be six. 9 Sec. 1381. Section 256.59, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 256.59 Specialized library services. 12 The specialized library services unit is established in 13 the division department to provide information services to 14 the three branches of state government and to offer focused 15 information services to the general public in the areas of Iowa 16 law, Iowa state documents, and Iowa history and culture. 17 Sec. 1382. Section 256.62, subsections 1, 3, and 4, Code 18 2023, are amended to read as follows: 19 1. The state librarian shall convene a library services 20 advisory panel to advise and recommend to the commission and 21 the division department evidence-based best practices, to 22 assist the commission and division department to determine 23 service priorities and launch programs, articulate the needs 24 and interests of Iowa librarians, and share research and 25 professional development information. 26 3. The library services advisory panel shall meet at least 27 twice annually and shall submit its recommendations in a report 28 to the commission department and the state librarian at least 29 once annually. The report shall be timely submitted to allow 30 for consideration of the recommendations prior to program 31 planning and budgeting for the following fiscal year. 32 4. Members of the library services advisory panel shall 33 -895- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 895/ 1541
H.F. 662 receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the 34 performance of their duties. Expenses shall be paid from funds 35 appropriated to the department for purposes of the division . 1 Sec. 1383. Section 256.70, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 The division of library services of the department of 4 education is hereby authorized to enter into interstate 5 library compacts on behalf of the state of Iowa with any state 6 bordering on Iowa which legally joins therein in substantially 7 the following form and the contracting states agree that: 8 Sec. 1384. Section 256.71, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 256.71 Administrator. 11 The administrator of the division of library services state 12 librarian shall be the compact administrator. The compact 13 administrator shall receive copies of all agreements entered 14 into by the state or its political subdivisions and other 15 states or political subdivisions; consult with, advise and aid 16 such governmental units in the formulation of such agreements; 17 make such recommendations to the governor, legislature, 18 governmental agencies and units as the administrator deems 19 desirable to effectuate the purposes of this compact and 20 consult and cooperate with the compact administrators of other 21 party states. 22 Sec. 1385. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE —— LIBRARY SERVICES. 23 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 24 transfers: 25 a. Section 256.50 to section 8A.201. 26 b. Section 256.51 to section 8A.202. 27 c. Section 256.52 to section 8A.203. 28 d. Section 256.53 to section 8A.205. 29 e. Section 256.54 to section 8A.206. 30 f. Section 256.55 to section 8A.207. 31 g. Section 256.56 to section 8A.208. 32 h. Section 256.57 to section 8A.209. 33 -896- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 896/ 1541
H.F. 662 i. Section 256.58 to section 8A.210. 34 j. Section 256.59 to section 8A.211. 35 k. Section 256.62 to section 8A.221. 1 l. Section 256.69 to section 8A.222. 2 m. Section 256.70 to section 8A.231. 3 n. Section 256.71 to section 8A.232. 4 o. Section 256.72 to section 8A.233. 5 p. Section 256.73 to section 8A.234. 6 2. The Code editor is directed to rename subchapter II and 7 designate parts in chapter 8A as follows: 8 a. Subchapter II shall be entitled “Library Services” and 9 include sections 8A.201 through 8A.234. 10 b. Subchapter II, part 1, shall be entitled “General 11 Provisions” and include sections 8A.201 through 8A.211. 12 c. Subchapter II, part 2, shall be entitled “Library 13 Services Advisory Panel and Local Financial Support” and 14 include sections 8A.221 through 8A.222. 15 d. Subchapter II, new part 3, shall be entitled “Library 16 Compact” and include sections 8A.231 through 8A.234. 17 3. The Code editor may modify subchapter and part titles if 18 necessary and is directed to correct internal references in the 19 Code as necessary due to enactment of this section. 20 STATE RECORDS AND ARCHIVES 21 Sec. 1386. Section 163.37, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 3. Such records shall be maintained for a length of time as 24 required by and pursuant to chapter 305 8A, subchapter VI, and 25 at the point of concentration and shall be made available for 26 inspection by the department at reasonable times. 27 Sec. 1387. Section 305.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 305.1 Citation. 30 This chapter subchapter shall be known and may be cited as 31 the “State Archives and Records Act” . 32 Sec. 1388. Section 305.2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 33 -897- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 897/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 As used in this chapter subchapter , unless the context 35 otherwise requires: 1 Sec. 1389. Section 305.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 2 amended by striking the subsection. 3 Sec. 1390. Section 305.3, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 8. The director of the department of administrative 6 services . 7 Sec. 1391. Section 305.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 305.7 Administration Commission administration . 10 The department of cultural affairs , through the state 11 archives and records program, is the primary agency responsible 12 for providing administrative personnel and services for the 13 commission. 14 Sec. 1392. Section 305.8, subsection 1, paragraphs e, f, and 15 g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 16 e. Adopt and maintain an interagency records manual 17 containing the rules governing records management, as well as 18 records series retention and disposition schedules, guidelines, 19 and other information relating to implementation of this 20 chapter subchapter . 21 f. Make recommendations, in consultation with the department 22 of administrative services , to the governor and the general 23 assembly for the continued reduction of printed reports 24 throughout state government in a manner that protects the 25 public’s right to access such reports. 26 g. Provide advice, counsel, and services to the legislative, 27 judicial, and executive branch agencies subject to this chapter 28 subchapter on the care and management of state government 29 records. 30 Sec. 1393. Section 305.8, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 a. Examine records in the possession, constructive 33 -898- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 898/ 1541
H.F. 662 possession, or control of state agencies to carry out the 34 purposes of this chapter subchapter . 35 Sec. 1394. Section 305.9, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 The department of cultural affairs shall do all of the 3 following as it relates to state records and archives : 4 Sec. 1395. Section 305.9, subsection 1, paragraphs a and j, 5 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 6 a. Provide Administer the state archives and records 7 program and provide administrative support to the state records 8 commission through the state archives and records program. 9 j. Provide advice, counsel, and services to the legislative, 10 judicial, and executive branch agencies subject to this chapter 11 subchapter on the care and management of state government 12 records. 13 Sec. 1396. Section 305.9, subsection 1, paragraph l, 14 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 (2) Upon request, the state archivist shall make a certified 16 copy of any record in the legal custody or in the physical 17 custody of the state archivist, or a certified transcript of 18 any record if reproduction is inappropriate because of legal or 19 physical considerations. If a copy or transcript is properly 20 authenticated, it has the same legal effect as though certified 21 by the officer from whose office it was transferred or by the 22 secretary of state. The department of cultural affairs shall 23 establish reasonable fees for certified copies or certified 24 transcripts of records in the legal custody or physical custody 25 of the state archivist. 26 Sec. 1397. Section 305.9, subsection 2, unnumbered 27 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 The department of cultural affairs may do any of the 29 following as it relates to state records and archives : 30 Sec. 1398. Section 305.10, subsection 1, paragraphs d and j, 31 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 32 d. Comply with requests from the state records commission 33 -899- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 899/ 1541
H.F. 662 or the state archives and records program to examine records 34 in the possession, constructive possession, or control of the 35 agency in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter 1 subchapter . 2 j. Provide for compliance with this chapter subchapter and 3 the rules adopted by the state records commission. 4 Sec. 1399. Section 305.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 305.14 Liability precluded. 7 No member of the commission or head of an agency shall 8 be held liable for damages or loss, or civil or criminal 9 liability, because of the destruction of public records 10 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter subchapter or any 11 other law authorizing their destruction. 12 Sec. 1400. Section 305.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 305.15 Exemptions —— duties of state department of 15 transportation and state board of regents. 16 The state department of transportation and the agencies and 17 institutions under the control of the state board of regents 18 are exempt from the state records manual and the provisions 19 of this chapter subchapter . However, the state department of 20 transportation and the state board of regents shall adopt rules 21 pursuant to chapter 17A for their employees, agencies, and 22 institutions that are consistent with the objectives of this 23 chapter subchapter . The rules shall be approved by the state 24 records commission. 25 Sec. 1401. Section 305.16, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 26 are amended to read as follows: 27 1. Membership. The board shall consist of nine members 28 appointed by the governor for three-year staggered terms. 29 Members shall be eligible for reappointment. The members shall 30 have experience in a field of research or an activity that 31 administers or makes extensive use of historical records. The 32 majority of the members shall have professional qualifications 33 -900- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 900/ 1541
H.F. 662 and experience in the administration of government records, 34 historical records, or archives. The administrator of the 35 historical division of the department of cultural affairs 1 director shall serve as an ex officio member of the board. 2 3. Administration. The department of cultural affairs , 3 through the state archives and records program, is the primary 4 agency responsible for providing administrative personnel and 5 services for the board. 6 Sec. 1402. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE —— STATE RECORDS AND 7 ARCHIVES. 8 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 9 transfers: 10 a. Section 305.1 to section 8A.601. 11 b. Section 305.2 to section 8A.602. 12 c. Section 305.3 to section 8A.603. 13 d. Section 305.4 to section 8A.604. 14 e. Section 305.5 to section 8A.605. 15 f. Section 305.6 to section 8A.606. 16 g. Section 305.7 to section 8A.607. 17 h. Section 305.8 to section 8A.608. 18 i. Section 305.9 to section 8A.609. 19 j. Section 305.10 to section 8A.610. 20 k. Section 305.11 to section 8A.611. 21 l. Section 305.12 to section 8A.612. 22 m. Section 305.13 to section 8A.613. 23 n. Section 305.14 to section 8A.614. 24 o. Section 305.15 to section 8A.615. 25 p. Section 305.16 to section 8A.616. 26 2. The Code editor is directed to create a new subchapter 27 VI in chapter 8A as follows: Subchapter VI shall be entitled 28 “State Records and Archives” and include sections 8A.601 29 through 8A.616. 30 3. The Code editor may modify subchapter titles if necessary 31 and is directed to correct internal references in the Code as 32 necessary due to enactment of this section. 33 -901- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 901/ 1541
H.F. 662 HISTORICAL RESOURCES 34 Sec. 1403. NEW SECTION . 8A.702 Departmental duties —— 35 historical resources. 1 The duties of the department as it relates to the historical 2 resources of the state shall include all of the following: 3 1. Develop a comprehensive, coordinated, and efficient 4 policy to preserve, research, interpret, and promote to the 5 public an awareness and understanding of local, state, and 6 regional history. 7 2. Administer and care for historical sites under the 8 authority of the department, and maintain collections within 9 these buildings. 10 a. Except for the state board of regents, a state agency 11 which owns, manages, or administers a historical site must 12 enter into an agreement with the department under chapter 28E 13 to ensure the proper management, maintenance, and development 14 of the site. 15 b. For the purposes of this section, “historical site” 16 means any district, site, building, or structure listed on the 17 national register of historic sites or identified as eligible 18 for such status by the state historic preservation officer 19 or that is identified according to established criteria by 20 the state historic preservation officer as significant in 21 national, state, and local history, architecture, engineering, 22 archaeology, or culture. 23 3. Encourage and assist local, county, and state 24 organizations and museums devoted to historical purposes. 25 4. Develop standards and criteria for the acquisition of 26 historic properties and for the preservation, restoration, 27 maintenance, operation, and interpretation of properties under 28 the jurisdiction of the department. 29 5. Implement tourism-related art and history projects as 30 directed by the general assembly. 31 6. Encourage the use of volunteers throughout the 32 department as it relates to the historical resources of 33 -902- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 902/ 1541
H.F. 662 the state, especially for purposes of restoring books and 34 manuscripts. 35 7. Publish matters of historical value to the public. 1 8. Buy or receive by other means historical materials 2 including but not limited to artifacts, art, books, 3 manuscripts, and images. Such materials are not personal 4 property under sections 8A.321 and 8A.324 and shall be 5 received and cared for under the rules of the department. The 6 department may sell or otherwise dispose of those materials 7 according to the rules of the department and be credited for 8 any revenues credited by the disposal less the costs incurred. 9 9. Administer the historical resource development program 10 established in section 8A.712. 11 10. Administer, preserve, and interpret the battle 12 flag collection assembled by the state in consultation and 13 coordination with the department of veterans affairs. A 14 portion of the battle flag collection shall be on display at 15 the state capitol and the state historical building at all 16 times, unless on loan approved by the department. 17 11. Establish, maintain, and administer a digital 18 collection of historical manuscripts, documents, records, 19 reports, images, and artifacts and make the collection 20 available to the public through an online research center. 21 12. Perform such duties as required under chapter 305B. 22 Sec. 1404. Section 218.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 218.22 Record privileged. 25 Except with the consent of the administrator in charge 26 of an institution, or on an order of a court of record, the 27 record provided in section 218.21 shall be accessible only to 28 the administrator of the division of the department of human 29 services in control of such institution, the director of the 30 department of human services and to assistants and proper 31 clerks authorized by such administrator or the administrator’s 32 director. The administrator of the division of such 33 -903- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 903/ 1541
H.F. 662 institution is authorized to permit the division of library 34 services of the department of education and the historical 35 division of the department of cultural affairs administrative 1 services to copy or reproduce by any photographic, photostatic, 2 microfilm, microcard or other process which accurately 3 reproduces a durable medium for reproducing the original and 4 to destroy in the manner described by law such records of 5 residents designated in section 218.21 . 6 Sec. 1405. Section 303.5, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 7 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 The state historical society administrator director may: 9 Sec. 1406. Section 303.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 1. Make and sign any agreements and perform any acts which 12 are necessary, desirable, or proper to carry out the purpose 13 of the division department as it relates to the historical 14 resources of the state . 15 Sec. 1407. Section 303.7, Code 2023, is amended by striking 16 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 17 303.7 State historical society. 18 1. As used in this subchapter, “state historical society” 19 means a membership organization of the department that is open 20 to members of the general public who are interested in the 21 history of the state. 22 2. The state historical society board of trustees shall 23 recommend to the director rules for membership of the general 24 public in the state historical society, including rules 25 relating to membership fees. Members shall be persons who 26 indicate an interest in the history, progress, and development 27 of the state and who pay the prescribed fee. The members 28 of the state historical society may meet at least one time 29 per year to further the understanding of the history of this 30 state. The members of the society shall not determine policy 31 for the department as it relates to the historical resources 32 of the state but may advise the director and perform functions 33 -904- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 904/ 1541
H.F. 662 to stimulate interest in the history of this state among the 34 general public. The society may perform other activities 35 related to history which are not contrary to this subchapter. 1 3. Unless designated otherwise, an application for 2 membership in the state historical society, or a gift, bequest, 3 devise, endowment, or grant to the state historical society or 4 the department as it relates to the historical resources of the 5 state shall be presumed to be to or in the department. 6 4. Notwithstanding section 633.63, the board may enter into 7 agreements authorizing nonprofit foundations acting solely for 8 the support of the state historical society or the department 9 to administer the membership program of the state historical 10 society and funds of the state historical society or the 11 department as it relates to the historical resources of the 12 state. 13 Sec. 1408. Section 303.8, subsection 1, paragraphs b and c, 14 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 b. Make recommendations to the division administrator 16 director on historically related matters. 17 c. Review and recommend to the director or the director’s 18 designee policy decisions regarding the division department as 19 it relates to the historical resources of the state . 20 Sec. 1409. Section 303.8, Code 2023, is amended by adding 21 the following new subsection: 22 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. The department may: 23 a. By rule, establish advisory groups necessary for the 24 receipt of federal funds or grants or the administration of 25 any of the department’s programs relating to the historical 26 resources of the state. 27 b. Develop and implement fee-based educational programming 28 opportunities, including preschool programs, related to arts, 29 history, and other cultural matters for Iowans of all ages. 30 Sec. 1410. Section 303.9, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 31 are amended to read as follows: 32 1. All funds received by the department relating to the 33 -905- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 905/ 1541
H.F. 662 historical resources of the state , including but not limited 34 to gifts, endowments, funds from the sale of memberships in 35 the state historical society, funds from the sale of mementos 1 and other items relating to Iowa history as authorized under 2 subsection 2 , interest generated by the life membership 3 trust fund, and fees, shall be credited to the account of 4 the department and are appropriated to the department to 5 be invested or used for programs and purposes under the 6 authority of the department as it relates to the historical 7 resources of the state . Interest earned on funds credited to 8 the department, except funds appropriated to the department 9 from the general fund of the state, shall be credited to the 10 department. Section 8.33 does not apply to funds credited to 11 the department under this section . 12 3. Notwithstanding section 633.63 , the state historical 13 society board of trustees may authorize nonprofit foundations 14 acting solely for the support of the state historical society 15 of Iowa department as it relates to the historical resources of 16 the state to accept and administer trusts deemed by the board 17 to be beneficial to the division’s department’s operations 18 under this subchapter . The board and the foundation may act 19 as trustees in such instances. 20 Sec. 1411. Section 303.9A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 303.9A Iowa heritage fund. 23 1. An Iowa heritage fund is created in the state treasury 24 to be administered by the state historical society department . 25 The fund shall consist of all moneys allocated to the fund by 26 the treasurer of state. 27 2. Moneys in the fund shall be used in accordance with the 28 following: 29 a. Ninety percent shall be retained by the state historical 30 society department and used to maintain and expand Iowa’s 31 history curriculum, to provide teacher training in Iowa 32 history, and to support museum exhibits, historic sites, and 33 -906- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 906/ 1541
H.F. 662 adult education programs. 34 b. Five percent shall be retained by the state historical 35 society department to be used for start-up costs for the one 1 hundred seventy-fifth and two hundredth anniversaries of Iowa 2 statehood. 3 c. Five percent shall be retained by the state historical 4 society department to be used for the promotion of the sale 5 of the Iowa heritage registration plate issued under section 6 321.34 . 7 Sec. 1412. Section 303.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 303.10 Acceptance and use of money grants. 10 All federal grants to and the federal receipts of the 11 agencies receiving funds under this chapter subchapter are 12 appropriated for the purpose set forth in the federal grants 13 or receipts. 14 Sec. 1413. Section 303.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 303.11 Gifts. 17 1. The division department may accept gifts and bequests 18 which shall be used in accordance with the desires of the donor 19 if expressed. Funds contained in an endowment fund for either 20 the department of history and archives or the state historical 21 society existing on July 1, 1974, remain an endowment of the 22 division department . Gifts shall be accepted only on behalf 23 of the division department , and gifts to a part, branch, or 24 section of the division department are presumed to be gifts to 25 the division department . 26 2. If publication of a book is financed by the endowment 27 fund, this chapter subchapter does not prevent the return of 28 moneys from sales of the book to the endowment fund. 29 Sec. 1414. Section 303.16, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 30 are amended to read as follows: 31 1. The historical division department shall administer a 32 program of grants and loans for historical resource development 33 -907- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 907/ 1541
H.F. 662 throughout the state, subject to funds for such grants and 34 loans being made available through the appropriations process 35 or otherwise provided by law. 1 2. The purpose of the historical resource development 2 program is to preserve, conserve, interpret, and enhance 3 historical resources that will encourage and support the 4 economic and cultural health and development of the state and 5 the communities in which the resources are located. For this 6 purpose, the division department may make grants and loans as 7 otherwise provided by law with funds as may be made available 8 by applicable law. 9 Sec. 1415. Section 303.16, subsection 6, paragraphs b, f, 10 and g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 11 b. A portion of the applicant’s operating expenses may 12 be used as a cash match or in-kind match as specified by the 13 division’s department’s rules. 14 f. Grants under this program may be given only after review 15 and recommendation by the state historical society board of 16 trustees. The division department may contract with lending 17 institutions chartered in this state to act as agents for the 18 administration of loans under the program, in which case, the 19 lending institution may have the right of final approval of 20 loans, subject to the division’s department’s administrative 21 rules. If the division department does not contract with 22 a lending institution, loans may be made only after review 23 and recommendation by the state historical society board of 24 trustees. 25 g. The division department shall not award grants or loans 26 to be used for goods or services obtained outside the state, 27 unless the proposed recipient demonstrates that it is neither 28 feasible nor prudent to obtain the goods or services within the 29 state. 30 Sec. 1416. Section 303.16, subsections 8 and 9, Code 2023, 31 are amended to read as follows: 32 8. The division department may use ten percent of the annual 33 -908- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 908/ 1541
H.F. 662 appropriation allocation to the division historical resource 34 grant and loan fund established in this section pursuant 35 to section 455A.19 , but in no event more than seventy-five 1 thousand dollars , for administration of the grant and loan 2 program. 3 9. a. (1) The division department may establish a 4 historical resource grant and loan fund composed of any 5 money appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose, 6 funds allocated pursuant to section 455A.19 , and of any other 7 moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the division 8 department from the federal government or private sources for 9 placement in that fund. Each loan made under this section 10 shall be for a period not to exceed ten years, shall bear 11 interest at a rate determined by the state historical board, 12 and shall be repayable to the revolving loan fund in equal 13 yearly installments due March 1 of each year the loan is in 14 effect. The interest rate upon loans for which payment is 15 delinquent shall accelerate immediately to the current legal 16 usury limit. Applicants are eligible for not more than one 17 hundred thousand dollars in loans outstanding at any time under 18 this program. A single lending institution contracting with 19 the division department pursuant to this section shall not hold 20 more than five hundred thousand dollars worth of outstanding 21 loans under the program. 22 (2) Any applicant, who is otherwise eligible, who receives 23 a direct or indirect appropriation from the general assembly 24 for a project or portion of a project is ineligible for a 25 historical resources development grant for that same project 26 during the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. 27 For purposes of this paragraph, “project” includes any related 28 activities, including but not limited to construction, 29 restoration, supplies, equipment, consulting, or other 30 services. 31 b. The division department may: 32 (1) Contract and adopt administrative rules necessary to 33 -909- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 909/ 1541
H.F. 662 carry out the provisions of this section , but the division 34 department shall not in any manner directly or indirectly 35 pledge the credit of the state of Iowa. 1 (2) Authorize payment from the historical resource grant 2 and loan fund, from fees and from any income received by 3 investments of money in the fund for costs, commissions, 4 attorney fees and other reasonable expenses related to 5 and necessary for making and protecting direct loans under 6 this section , and for the recovery of moneys loaned or the 7 management of property acquired in connection with such loans. 8 Sec. 1417. Section 303.16, subsection 10, paragraph b, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 b. A country schools historical resource preservation 11 grant program is therefore established to be administered by 12 the historical division department for the preservation of 13 one-room and two-room buildings once used as country schools. 14 In developing grant approval criteria, the division department 15 shall place a priority on the educational uses planned for the 16 country school building, which may include, but are not limited 17 to, historical interpretation and use as a teaching museum or 18 as an operational classroom accessible to a school district 19 or accredited nonpublic school for provisional instructional 20 purposes. 21 Sec. 1418. Section 305B.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 305B.5 Notice of injury or loss. 24 A museum shall give a lender or claimant prompt notice of 25 any known injury to or loss of property on loan on a form for 26 notice of injury loss adopted by rule by the department of 27 administrative services . The department of cultural affairs 28 shall adopt by rule a form for notice of injury or loss, no 29 later than January 1, 1989, and shall distribute the rule 30 and form to all identified museums in Iowa within sixty days 31 after adoption of the rule. The notice shall be mailed to the 32 lender’s or claimant’s last known address in event of injury 33 -910- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 910/ 1541
H.F. 662 or loss of property on loan to the museum. Published notice of 34 injury or loss of undocumented property shall not be required. 35 Sec. 1419. Section 305B.8, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. The department of cultural affairs administrative 3 services shall adopt by rule a form for notice of intent to 4 preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum. The 5 form shall satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 and shall 6 notify the claimant of the rights and procedures to preserve an 7 interest in museum property. The form shall also facilitate 8 recordkeeping and record retrieval by a museum. At a minimum 9 the form shall provide a place for recording evidence of 10 receipt of a notice by a museum, including the date of receipt, 11 signature of the person receiving the notice, and the date on 12 which a copy of the receipt is returned to the claimant. 13 Sec. 1420. Section 305B.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 2. The department of cultural affairs administrative 16 services may by rule determine the minimum form and substance 17 of recordkeeping by museums with regard to museum property to 18 implement this chapter . 19 Sec. 1421. Section 321.34, subsection 25, paragraph b, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 b. An owner referred to in subsection 12 , upon written 22 application to the department, may order special registration 23 plates with a civil war sesquicentennial processed emblem. The 24 special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 25 12 , paragraphs “a” and “c” , from the issuance and annual 26 validation of letter-number designated and personalized civil 27 war sesquicentennial plates shall be paid monthly to the 28 treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The 29 treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory 30 allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2 , 31 to the department of cultural affairs administrative services 32 the amount of the special fees collected under subsection 33 -911- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 911/ 1541
H.F. 662 12 , paragraph “a” , in the previous month for civil war 34 sesquicentennial plates, and such funds are appropriated to the 35 department of cultural affairs administrative services to be 1 used for the Iowa battle flag project. 2 Sec. 1422. Section 423.3, subsection 34, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 34. The sales price from sales of mementos and other items 5 relating to Iowa history and historic sites by the department 6 of cultural affairs administrative services on the premises of 7 property under its control and at the state capitol. 8 Sec. 1423. Section 427.16, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 b. A historical site as defined in section 303.2 8A.702 . 11 Sec. 1424. Section 455A.19, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 f. Five percent shall be allocated to the historical 14 resource grant and loan fund established pursuant to section 15 303.16 . The department of cultural affairs administrative 16 services shall use the moneys allocated to this fund to 17 implement historical resource development programs as provided 18 under section 303.16 . 19 Sec. 1425. Section 904.601, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 1. The director shall keep the following record 22 of every person committed to any of the department’s 23 institutions: Name, residence, sex, age, place of birth, 24 occupation, civil condition, date of entrance or commitment, 25 date of discharge, whether a discharge is final, condition of 26 the person when discharged, the name of the institutions from 27 which and to which the person has been transferred, and if the 28 person is dead, the date and cause of death. The director may 29 permit the division of library services of the department of 30 education and the historical division of the department of 31 cultural affairs administrative services to copy or reproduce 32 by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, or 33 -912- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 912/ 1541
H.F. 662 other process which accurately reproduces in a durable medium 34 and to destroy in the manner described by law the records of 35 inmates required by this paragraph. 1 Sec. 1426. 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1136, section 27, 2 subsection 1, is amended to read as follows: 3 1. A battle flag restoration fund is created and established 4 as a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury under the 5 control of the department of cultural affairs administrative 6 services . The moneys in the fund are appropriated to the 7 department for purposes of continuing the project recommended 8 by the Iowa battle flag advisory committee to stabilize the 9 condition of the battle flag collection. Moneys in the fund 10 shall not be subject to appropriation for any other purpose by 11 the general assembly, but shall be used only for the purposes 12 of the battle flag restoration fund. 13 Sec. 1427. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE —— HISTORICAL RESOURCES. 14 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 15 transfers: 16 a. Section 303.4 to section 8A.703. 17 b. Section 303.5 to section 8A.704. 18 c. Section 303.6 to section 8A.705. 19 d. Section 303.7 to section 8A.706. 20 e. Section 303.8 to section 8A.707. 21 f. Section 303.9 to section 8A.708. 22 g. Section 303.9A to section 8A.709. 23 h. Section 303.10 to section 8A.710. 24 i. Section 303.11 to section 8A.711. 25 j. Section 303.16 to section 8A.712. 26 2. The Code editor is directed to create a new subchapter 27 VII in chapter 8A as follows: Subchapter VII shall be entitled 28 “Historical Resources” and include sections 8A.702 through 29 8A.712. 30 3. The Code editor may modify subchapter titles if necessary 31 and is directed to correct internal references in the Code as 32 necessary due to enactment of this section. 33 -913- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 913/ 1541
H.F. 662 DIVISION III 34 DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND LICENSING 35 ORGANIZATION —— GENERAL PROVISIONS 1 Sec. 1428. Section 7E.5, subsection 1, paragraphs d and h, 2 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 3 d. The department of inspections , and appeals, and 4 licensing, created in section 10A.102 , which has primary 5 responsibility for licensing, administering the laws 6 relating to employment safety, labor standards, and workers’ 7 compensation, and coordinating the conducting of various 8 inspections, investigations, appeals, hearings, and audits. 9 h. The department of workforce development, created 10 in section 84A.1 , which has primary responsibility for 11 administering the laws relating to unemployment compensation 12 insurance, job placement and training, employment safety, labor 13 standards, workers’ compensation, and related matters. 14 Sec. 1429. Section 10A.101, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 15 are amended to read as follows: 16 2. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 17 appeals , and licensing . 18 3. “Director” means the director of inspections , and 19 appeals , and licensing . 20 Sec. 1430. Section 10A.102, Code 2023, is amended to read 21 as follows: 22 10A.102 Department established. 23 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing is 24 established. The director of the department shall be appointed 25 by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor 26 subject to confirmation by the senate no less frequently than 27 every four years, whether or not there has been a new director 28 appointed during that time. If the office becomes vacant, the 29 vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as provided for the 30 original appointment. 31 Sec. 1431. Section 10A.103, Code 2023, is amended to read 32 as follows: 33 -914- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 914/ 1541
H.F. 662 10A.103 Purpose of the department. 34 The department is created for the purpose of coordinating 35 and conducting various audits, appeals, hearings, inspections, 1 and investigations , and licensing activities related to the 2 operations of the executive branch of state government , and 3 administering the laws relating to employment safety, labor 4 standards, and workers’ compensation . 5 Sec. 1432. Section 10A.104, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2023, 6 are amended to read as follows: 7 2. Appoint the administrators of the divisions within 8 the department and all other personnel deemed necessary for 9 the administration of this chapter , except the state public 10 defender, assistant state public defenders, administrator 11 of the racing and gaming commission, labor commissioner, 12 workers’ compensation commissioner, director of the Iowa 13 state civil rights commission, and members of the employment 14 appeal board , and administrator of the child advocacy board 15 created in section 237.16 . All persons appointed and employed 16 in the department are covered by the provisions of chapter 17 8A, subchapter IV , but persons not appointed by the director 18 are exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, 19 subchapter IV . 20 5. Adopt Except for rules required or authorized by law 21 to be adopted by another entity, adopt rules deemed necessary 22 for the implementation and administration of this chapter in 23 accordance with chapter 17A . 24 Sec. 1433. Section 10A.104, Code 2023, is amended by adding 25 the following new subsections: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 15. To adopt rules, in consultation with 27 the state fire marshal, designating a fee to be assessed 28 to each building, structure, or facility for which a fire 29 safety inspection or plan review is required by law. The fee 30 designated by rule shall be set in an amount that is reasonably 31 related to the costs of conducting the applicable inspection 32 or plan review. The fees collected shall be deposited in the 33 -915- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 915/ 1541
H.F. 662 general fund of the state. 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 16. Serve as the state building code 35 commissioner pursuant to section 103A.4 and administer chapters 1 101, 101A, 101B, 103, 103A, 104A, 104B, and 105. 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 17. Establish, publish, and enforce 3 rules not inconsistent with law for the enforcement of those 4 provisions of Title IV, subtitle 2, the administration and 5 supervision of which are imposed upon the department. 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 18. Enforce the law relative to 7 “Health-related Professions”, Title IV, subtitle 3, excluding 8 chapter 147A. 9 NEW SUBSECTION . 19. Regulate and supervise real estate 10 appraisers under chapter 543D and real estate appraisal 11 management companies under chapter 543E. 12 Sec. 1434. Section 10A.106, Code 2023, is amended to read 13 as follows: 14 10A.106 Divisions of the department. 15 1. The department is comprised of the following divisions: 16 a. Administrative administrative hearings division . 17 b. Investigations , labor services division . 18 c. Health facilities , workers’ compensation division , and 19 other divisions as appropriate . 20 2. The allocation of departmental duties to the divisions of 21 the department in sections 10A.402 , 10A.702 , sections 10A.202, 22 10A.301, and 10A.801 does not prohibit the director from 23 reallocating departmental duties within the department. 24 Sec. 1435. NEW SECTION . 10A.109 Statutory board, 25 commission, committee, or council —— teleconference option. 26 Any statutorily established board, commission, committee, 27 or council established under the purview of the department 28 relative to “Health-related Professions”, Title IV, subtitle 29 3, excluding chapter 147A, shall provide for a teleconference 30 option for board, commission, committee, or council members to 31 participate in official meetings. 32 Sec. 1436. Section 10A.402, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 33 -916- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 916/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 The administrator director shall coordinate the division’s 35 department’s conduct of various audits and investigations as 1 provided by law including but not limited to the following: 2 Sec. 1437. Section 10A.403, Code 2023, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 10A.403 Investigators —— peace officer status. 5 Investigators of the division department shall have the 6 powers and authority of peace officers when acting within the 7 scope of their responsibilities to conduct investigations as 8 specified in section 10A.402, subsection 5 . An investigator 9 shall not carry a weapon to perform responsibilities as 10 described in this section . 11 Sec. 1438. Section 10A.601, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. A full-time employment appeal board is created within the 14 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing, to hear 15 and decide contested cases under chapter 8A, subchapter IV , and 16 chapters 80 , 88 , 91C , 96 , and 97B . 17 Sec. 1439. Section 10A.702, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 18 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 The administrator director shall coordinate the division’s 20 department’s conduct of various inspections and investigations 21 as otherwise provided by law including, but not limited to, all 22 of the following: 23 Sec. 1440. Section 10A.702, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 2. Inspections and other licensing procedures relative to 26 the hospice program, hospitals, and health care facilities. 27 The division department is designated as the sole licensing 28 authority for these programs and facilities. 29 Sec. 1441. Section 10A.801, subsection 1, unnumbered 30 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 For purposes of this article subchapter , unless the context 32 otherwise requires: 33 -917- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 917/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1442. Section 10A.801, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 34 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 b. “Division” means the administrative hearings division of 1 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 2 Sec. 1443. Section 84A.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 3. a. The director of the department of workforce 5 development shall, subject to the requirements of section 6 84A.1B , prepare, administer, and control the budget of the 7 department and its divisions and shall approve the employment 8 of all personnel of the department and its divisions. 9 b. The director of the department of workforce development 10 shall direct the administrative and compliance functions and 11 control the docket of the division of workers’ compensation. 12 Sec. 1444. Section 84A.5, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 13 are amended by striking the subsections. 14 Sec. 1445. REPEAL. Sections 10A.401 and 10A.701, Code 2023, 15 are repealed. 16 Sec. 1446. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 17 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 18 transfers: 19 a. Section 135.61 to section 10A.711. 20 b. Section 135.62 to section 10A.712. 21 c. Section 135.63 to section 10A.713. 22 d. Section 135.64 to section 10A.714. 23 e. Section 135.65 to section 10A.715. 24 f. Section 135.66 to section 10A.716. 25 g. Section 135.67 to section 10A.717. 26 h. Section 135.68 to section 10A.718. 27 i. Section 135.69 to section 10A.719. 28 j. Section 135.70 to section 10A.720. 29 k. Section 135.71 to section 10A.721. 30 l. Section 135.72 to section 10A.722. 31 m. Section 135.73 to section 10A.723. 32 n. Section 135.74 to section 10A.724. 33 -918- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 918/ 1541
H.F. 662 o. Section 135.75 to section 10A.725. 34 p. Section 135.76 to section 10A.726. 35 q. Section 135.78 to section 10A.727. 1 r. Section 135.79 to section 10A.728. 2 s. Section 135.83 to section 10A.729. 3 2. The Code editor is directed to rename and retitle article 4 I of chapter 10A as follows: 5 Subchapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS 6 3. The Code editor is directed to rename and retitle article 7 IV of chapter 10A as follows: 8 Subchapter IV INVESTIGATIONS 9 4. The Code editor is directed to rename article VI of 10 chapter 10A as subchapter VI. 11 5. The Code editor is directed to rename and retitle article 12 VII of chapter 10A and designate parts as follows: 13 a. Subchapter VII shall be entitled HEALTH FACILITIES and 14 include sections 10A.702 through 10A.729. 15 b. Subchapter VII, part 1, shall be entitled GENERAL 16 PROVISIONS and include section 10A.702. 17 c. Subchapter VII, part 2, shall be entitled HEALTH 18 FACILITIES COUNCIL and include sections 10A.711 through 19 10A.729. 20 6. The Code editor is directed to rename article VIII of 21 chapter 10A as subchapter VIII. 22 7. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 23 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 24 enactment of this section. 25 LABOR SERVICES 26 Sec. 1447. NEW SECTION . 10A.200 Definitions. 27 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise 28 requires: 29 1. “Commissioner” means the labor commissioner appointed 30 pursuant to section 10A.203, or the commissioner’s designee. 31 2. “Division” means the division of labor services of the 32 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 33 -919- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 919/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1448. NEW SECTION . 10A.202 Labor services —— 34 responsibilities. 35 1. The division is responsible for the administration of 1 the laws of this state under chapters 88 and 89B and sections 2 85.67A and 85.68, and such other duties assigned to the 3 division or commissioner. The executive head of the division 4 is the commissioner, appointed pursuant to section 10A.203. 5 2. The department is responsible for the administration of 6 the laws of this state under chapters 88A, 88B, 89, 89A, 90A, 7 91A, 91C, 91D, 91E, 92, and such other labor-services duties 8 assigned to the department or director. 9 Sec. 1449. Section 73A.21, subsection 1, paragraphs a and b, 10 Code 2023, are amended by striking the paragraphs. 11 Sec. 1450. Section 73A.21, subsections 5, 6, 8, and 9, Code 12 2023, are amended to read as follows: 13 5. The commissioner director and the division department 14 shall administer and enforce this section , and the commissioner 15 director shall adopt rules for the administration and 16 enforcement of this section as provided in section 91.6 . 17 6. The commissioner director shall have the following 18 powers and duties for the purposes of this section : 19 a. The commissioner director may hold hearings and 20 investigate charges of violations of this section . 21 b. The commissioner director may, consistent with due 22 process of law, enter any place of employment to inspect 23 records concerning labor force residency, to question 24 an employer or employee, and to investigate such facts, 25 conditions, or matters as are deemed appropriate in determining 26 whether any person has violated the provisions of this section . 27 The commissioner director shall only make such an entry in 28 response to a written complaint. 29 c. The commissioner director shall develop a written 30 complaint form applicable to this section and make it available 31 in division department offices and on the department of 32 workforce development’s department’s internet site. 33 -920- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 920/ 1541
H.F. 662 d. The commissioner director may sue for injunctive relief 34 against the awarding of a contract, the undertaking of a public 35 improvement, or the continuation of a public improvement in 1 response to a violation of this section . 2 e. The commissioner director may investigate and ascertain 3 the residency of a worker engaged in any public improvement in 4 this state. 5 f. The commissioner director may administer oaths, take 6 or cause to be taken deposition of witnesses, and require 7 by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and 8 the production of all books, registers, payrolls, and other 9 evidence relevant to a matter under investigation or hearing. 10 g. The commissioner director may employ qualified personnel 11 as are necessary for the enforcement of this section . Such 12 personnel shall be employed pursuant to the merit system 13 provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV . 14 h. The commissioner director shall require a contractor or 15 subcontractor to file, within ten days of receipt of a request, 16 any records enumerated in subsection 7 . If the contractor or 17 subcontractor fails to provide the requested records within ten 18 days, the commissioner director may direct, within fifteen days 19 after the end of the ten-day period, the fiscal or financial 20 office charged with the custody and disbursement of funds of 21 the public body that contracted for construction of the public 22 improvement or undertook the public improvement, to immediately 23 withhold from payment to the contractor or subcontractor 24 up to twenty-five percent of the amount to be paid to the 25 contractor or subcontractor under the terms of the contract 26 or written instrument under which the public improvement is 27 being performed. The amount withheld shall be immediately 28 released upon receipt by the public body of a notice from 29 the commissioner indicating that the request for records as 30 required by this section has been satisfied. 31 8. Any person or entity that violates the provisions of 32 this section is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not 33 -921- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 921/ 1541
H.F. 662 to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation found in 34 a first investigation by the division department , not to 35 exceed five thousand dollars for each violation found in a 1 second investigation by the division department , and not to 2 exceed fifteen thousand dollars for a third or subsequent 3 violation found in any subsequent investigation by the division 4 department . Each violation of this section for each worker and 5 for each day the violation continues constitutes a separate and 6 distinct violation. In determining the amount of the penalty, 7 the division department shall consider the appropriateness of 8 the penalty to the person or entity charged, upon determination 9 of the gravity of the violations. The collection of these 10 penalties shall be enforced in a civil action brought by the 11 attorney general on behalf of the division department . 12 9. A party seeking review of the division’s department’s 13 determination pursuant to this section may file a written 14 request for an informal conference. The request must be 15 received by the division department within fifteen days 16 after the date of issuance of the division’s department’s 17 determination. During the conference, the party seeking 18 review may present written or oral information and arguments 19 as to why the division’s department’s determination should be 20 amended or vacated. The division department shall consider 21 the information and arguments presented and issue a written 22 decision advising all parties of the outcome of the conference. 23 Sec. 1451. Section 91.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 91.2 Appointment Labor commissioner —— appointment . 26 The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the 27 senate, a labor commissioner who shall serve for a period of 28 six years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19 at 29 the pleasure of the governor. If the office becomes vacant, 30 the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as provided for 31 the original appointment . 32 Sec. 1452. Section 91.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 -922- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 922/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 34 91.4 Duties and powers —— labor services . 35 1. The duties of said the commissioner or director, as 1 applicable, pursuant to this subchapter shall be as follows : 2 a. To safely keep all records, papers, documents, 3 correspondence, and other property pertaining to or coming into 4 the commissioner’s or director’s hands by virtue of the office, 5 and deliver the same to the commissioner’s or director’s 6 successor, except as otherwise provided. 7 b. To collect, assort, and systematize statistical details 8 relating to programs of the division of labor services or 9 department under this subchapter . 10 c. To issue from time to time bulletins containing 11 information of importance to the industries of the state and 12 to the safety of wage earners. 13 d. To conduct and to cooperate with other interested persons 14 and organizations in conducting educational programs and 15 projects on employment safety. 16 e. 2. To The commissioner shall serve as an ex officio 17 member of the state fire service and emergency response council 18 created in section 100B.1 , or shall appoint a designee to serve 19 as an ex officio member of such council, to assist the council 20 in the development of rules relating to fire fighting training 21 standards and any other issues relating to occupational safety 22 and health standards for fire fighters. 23 2. 3. The director of the department of workforce 24 development , in consultation with the labor commissioner, 25 shall, at the time provided by law, make an annual report to 26 the governor setting forth in appropriate form the business and 27 expense of the division of labor services and department under 28 this subchapter for the preceding year, the number of remedial 29 actions taken under chapter 89A , the number of disputes or 30 violations processed by the division or department and the 31 disposition of the disputes or violations, and other matters 32 pertaining to the division or department under this subchapter 33 -923- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 923/ 1541
H.F. 662 which are of public interest, together with recommendations for 34 change or amendment of the laws in this chapter and chapters 35 88 , 88A , 88B , 89 , 89A , 89B , 90A , 91A , 91C , 91D , 91E , and 1 92 , and 94A , and section sections 85.67A, and 85.68 , and the 2 recommendations, if any, shall be transmitted by the governor 3 to the first general assembly in session after the report is 4 filed. 5 3. 4. The commissioner or director, as applicable , with the 6 assistance of the office of the attorney general if requested 7 by the commissioner or director , may commence a civil action 8 in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the statutes 9 under the commissioner’s or director’s jurisdiction under this 10 subchapter . 11 4. 5. The division of labor services or department, as 12 applicable, may sell documents printed by the division or 13 department as it relates to this subchapter at cost according 14 to rules established by the labor commissioner or director 15 pursuant to chapter 17A . Receipts from the sale shall be 16 deposited to the credit of the division department and may 17 be used by the division for administrative expenses of the 18 division and department under this subchapter . 19 5. 6. Except as provided in chapter 91A , the commissioner 20 or director, as applicable, may recover interest, court costs, 21 and any attorney fees incurred in recovering any amounts due 22 under this subchapter . The recovery shall only take place 23 after final agency action is taken under chapter 17A , or upon 24 judicial review, after final disposition of the case by the 25 court. Attorney fees recovered in an action brought under 26 the jurisdiction of the commissioner or director under this 27 subchapter shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. 28 The commissioner is and director are exempt from the payment of 29 any filing fee or other court costs including but not limited 30 to fees paid to county sheriffs. 31 6. 7. The commissioner or director may establish rules 32 pursuant to chapter 17A to assess and collect interest on fees, 33 -924- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 924/ 1541
H.F. 662 penalties, and other amounts due the division or department, 34 as applicable, under this subchapter . The commissioner or 35 director may delay or, following written notice, deny the 1 issuance of a license, commission, registration, certificate, 2 or permit authorized under chapter 88A , 89 , 89A , 90A , or 3 91C , or 94A if the applicant for the license, commission, 4 registration, certificate, or permit owes a liquidated debt to 5 the commissioner or director . 6 Sec. 1453. Section 91.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 91.5 Other duties —— jurisdiction in general. 9 The As provided by this subchapter, the commissioner 10 or director shall have jurisdiction and it shall be the 11 commissioner’s or director’s duty to supervise the enforcement 12 of: 13 1. All laws relating to safety appliances and inspection 14 thereof and health conditions in manufacturing and mercantile 15 establishments, workshops, machine shops, other industrial 16 concerns within the commissioner’s jurisdiction and sanitation 17 and shelter for railway employees. 18 2. All laws of the state relating to child labor. 19 3. All laws relating to employment agencies. 20 4. Such other provisions of law as are now or shall 21 hereafter be relating to this subchapter within the 22 commissioner’s or director’s jurisdiction. 23 Sec. 1454. Section 91.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 91.6 Rules Labor commissioner —— rules . 26 The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 27 for the purpose of administering this chapter and all other 28 chapters under the commissioner’s jurisdiction as provided in 29 section 10A.202, subsection 1 . 30 Sec. 1455. Section 91.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 91.8 Traveling expenses. 33 -925- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 925/ 1541
H.F. 662 The director, commissioner, inspectors , and other employees 34 of the office division or department shall be allowed their 35 necessary traveling expenses while in the discharge of their 1 duties under this subchapter . 2 Sec. 1456. Section 91.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 91.9 Right to enter premises. 5 The labor director, commissioner , and the inspectors shall 6 have the power to enter any factory or mill, workshop, mine, 7 store, railway facility, including locomotive or caboose, 8 business house, or public or private work, when the same is 9 open or in operation, for the purpose of gathering facts and 10 statistics such as are contemplated by this chapter subchapter , 11 and to examine into the methods of protection from danger to 12 employees, and the sanitary conditions in and around such 13 buildings and places, and make a record thereof. 14 Sec. 1457. Section 91.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 91.10 Power to secure evidence. 17 The labor director or commissioner, or the commissioner’s 18 designee as applicable , may issue subpoenas, administer 19 oaths, and take testimony in all matters relating to the 20 duties required of them the director or commissioner under 21 this subchapter . Witnesses subpoenaed and testifying before 22 the director or commissioner or the commissioner’s designee 23 shall be paid the same fees as witnesses under section 622.69 , 24 payment to be made out of the funds appropriated to the 25 department or division of labor services , as applicable . 26 Sec. 1458. Section 91.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 91.11 Prosecutions for violations —— labor services . 29 1. If the director or commissioner learns of any violation 30 of any law administered by the department or division under 31 this subchapter , the director or commissioner may give the 32 county attorney of the county in which the violation occurred 33 -926- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 926/ 1541
H.F. 662 written notice of the facts, whereupon that officer shall 34 institute the proper proceedings against the person charged 35 with the offense. 1 2. If the director or commissioner is of the opinion 2 that the violation is not willful, or is an oversight or of 3 a trivial nature, the director or commissioner may at the 4 director’s or commissioner’s discretion fix a time within 5 which the violation shall be corrected and notify the owner, 6 operator, superintendent, or person in charge. If the 7 violation is corrected within the time fixed, then the director 8 or commissioner shall not cause prosecution to be begun. 9 Sec. 1459. Section 91.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 91.15 Definition of additional terms. 12 The expressions “factory” , “mill” , “workshop” , “mine” , 13 “store” , “railway” , “business house” , and “public or private 14 work” , as used in this chapter subchapter , shall be construed 15 to mean any factory, mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, 16 business house, or public or private work, where wage earners 17 are employed for a compensation. 18 Sec. 1460. Section 91.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 91.16 Violations —— penalties. 21 Persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter 22 subchapter shall be punished as in this section provided, 23 respectively: 24 1. Any owner, superintendent, manager, or person in charge 25 of any factory, mill, workshop, store, mine, hotel, restaurant, 26 cafe, railway, business house, or public or private work, who 27 shall refuse to allow the labor director, commissioner , or any 28 inspector or employee of the department or division of labor 29 services to enter the same, or who shall hinder or deter the 30 director, commissioner, inspector, or employee in collecting 31 information which it is that person’s duty to collect shall be 32 guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 33 -927- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 927/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. Any officer or employee of the department or division 34 of labor services , or any person making unlawful use of names 35 or information obtained under this subchapter by virtue of the 1 person’s office, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 2 3. Any owner, operator, or manager of a factory, mill, 3 workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, or public or 4 private work, who shall neglect or refuse for thirty days 5 after receipt of notice from the director or commissioner to 6 furnish any reports or returns the director or commissioner may 7 require to enable the director or commissioner to discharge the 8 director’s or commissioner’s duties under this subchapter shall 9 be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 10 Sec. 1461. REPEAL. Section 91.1, Code 2023, is repealed. 11 Sec. 1462. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 12 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 13 transfers: 14 a. Section 91.2 to section 10A.203. 15 b. Section 91.4 to section 10A.204. 16 c. Section 91.5 to section 10A.205. 17 d. Section 91.6 to section 10A.206. 18 e. Section 91.8 to section 10A.207. 19 f. Section 91.9 to section 10A.208. 20 g. Section 91.10 to section 10A.209. 21 h. Section 91.11 to section 10A.210. 22 i. Section 91.15 to section 10A.201. 23 j. Section 91.16 to section 10A.211. 24 k. Section 73A.21 to section 8A.311B. 25 2. The Code editor is directed to rename article II in 26 chapter 10A as follows: 27 Article II shall be subchapter II and shall be entitled 28 “Labor Services” and include sections 10A.200 through 10A.211. 29 3. The Code editor may modify subchapter titles if necessary 30 and is directed to correct internal references in the Code as 31 necessary due to enactment of this section. 32 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 33 -928- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 928/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1463. NEW SECTION . 10A.301 Definitions. 34 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise 35 requires: 1 1. “Commissioner” means the workers’ compensation 2 commissioner appointed pursuant to section 86.1, or the 3 commissioner’s designee. 4 2. “Division” means the division of workers’ compensation of 5 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 6 Sec. 1464. NEW SECTION . 10A.302 Workers’ compensation —— 7 responsibilities. 8 The division is responsible for the administration of the 9 laws of this state relating to workers’ compensation under this 10 subchapter and chapters 85, 85A, 85B, and 87. The executive 11 head of the division is the workers’ compensation commissioner, 12 appointed pursuant to section 86.1. 13 Sec. 1465. Section 86.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 86.1 Workers’ compensation commissioner —— term appointment . 16 The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the 17 senate, a workers’ compensation commissioner whose term of 18 office who shall be six years beginning and ending as provided 19 in section 69.19 serve at the pleasure of the governor . The 20 workers’ compensation commissioner shall maintain an office 21 at the seat of government. If the office becomes vacant, the 22 vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as provided for the 23 original appointment. The workers’ compensation commissioner 24 must be a lawyer admitted to practice in this state. 25 Sec. 1466. Section 86.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 86.7 Interest in affected business. 28 It shall be unlawful for the commissioner to be financially 29 interested in any business enterprise coming under or affected 30 by this chapter subchapter during the commissioner’s term of 31 office, and if the commissioner violates this statute, it shall 32 be sufficient grounds for removal from office, and in such 33 -929- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 929/ 1541
H.F. 662 case the governor shall at once declare the office vacant and 34 appoint another to fill the vacancy. 35 Sec. 1467. Section 86.8, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. Adopt and enforce rules necessary to implement this 3 chapter subchapter and chapters 85 , 85A , 85B , and 87 . 4 Sec. 1468. Section 86.9, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, are 5 amended to read as follows: 6 1. The director of the department of workforce development , 7 in consultation with the commissioner, shall, at the time 8 provided by law, make an annual report to the governor setting 9 forth in appropriate form the business and expense of the 10 division of workers’ compensation for the preceding year, the 11 number of claims processed by the division and the disposition 12 of the claims, and other matters pertaining to the division 13 which are of public interest, together with recommendations 14 for change or amendment of the laws in this chapter subchapter 15 and chapters 85 , 85A , 85B , and 87 , and the recommendations, if 16 any, shall be transmitted by the governor to the first general 17 assembly in session after the report is filed. 18 2. The commissioner, after consultation with the director 19 of the department of workforce development , may compile an 20 annual report setting forth the final decisions, rulings, and 21 orders of the division for the preceding year and setting forth 22 other matters or information which the commissioner considers 23 desirable for publication. 24 Sec. 1469. Section 86.13, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 1. If an employer or insurance carrier pays weekly 27 compensation benefits to an employee, the employer or insurance 28 carrier shall file with the workers’ compensation commissioner 29 in the form and manner required by the workers’ compensation 30 commissioner a notice of the commencement of the payments. 31 The payments establish conclusively that the employer and 32 insurance carrier have notice of the injury for which benefits 33 -930- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 930/ 1541
H.F. 662 are claimed but the payments do not constitute an admission of 34 liability under this chapter subchapter or chapter 85 , 85A , or 35 85B . 1 Sec. 1470. Section 86.13, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 a. If a denial, a delay in payment, or a termination of 4 benefits occurs without reasonable or probable cause or excuse 5 known to the employer or insurance carrier at the time of 6 the denial, delay in payment, or termination of benefits, 7 the workers’ compensation commissioner shall award benefits 8 in addition to those benefits payable under this chapter 9 subchapter , or chapter 85 , 85A , or 85B , up to fifty percent of 10 the amount of benefits that were denied, delayed, or terminated 11 without reasonable or probable cause or excuse. 12 Sec. 1471. Section 86.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 86.17 Hearings —— presiding officer —— venue. 15 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17A.11 , 16 the workers’ compensation commissioner or a deputy workers’ 17 compensation commissioner shall preside over any contested case 18 proceeding brought under this chapter subchapter , or chapter 19 85 , 85A , or 85B in the manner provided by chapter 17A . The 20 deputy commissioner or the commissioner may make such inquiries 21 in contested case proceedings as shall be deemed necessary, so 22 long as such inquiries do not violate any of the provisions of 23 section 17A.17 . 24 2. Hearings in contested case proceedings under this 25 subchapter and chapters 85 , and 85A and this chapter shall be 26 held in the judicial district where the injury occurred. By 27 written stipulation of the parties or by the order of a deputy 28 workers’ compensation commissioner or the commissioner, a 29 hearing may be held elsewhere. If the injury occurred outside 30 this state, or if the proceeding is not one for benefits 31 resulting from an injury, hearings shall be held in Polk county 32 or as otherwise stipulated by the parties or by order of a 33 -931- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 931/ 1541
H.F. 662 deputy workers’ compensation commissioner or the workers’ 34 compensation commissioner. 35 Sec. 1472. Section 86.18, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. Evidence, process and procedure in contested case 3 proceedings or appeal proceedings within the agency under this 4 chapter, subchapter and chapters 85 and 85A shall be as summary 5 as practicable consistent with the requirements of chapter 17A . 6 Sec. 1473. Section 86.19, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 1. The workers’ compensation commissioner, or a deputy 9 commissioner, may appoint or may direct a party to furnish at 10 the party’s initial expense a certified shorthand reporter 11 to be present and report, or to furnish mechanical means 12 to record, and if necessary, transcribe proceedings of any 13 contested case under this chapter, subchapter and chapters 85 14 and 85A and fix the reasonable amount of compensation for such 15 service. The charges shall be taxed as costs and the party 16 initially paying the expense of the presence or transcription 17 shall be reimbursed. The reporter shall faithfully and 18 accurately report the proceedings. 19 Sec. 1474. Section 86.24, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 1. Any party aggrieved by a decision, order, ruling, finding 22 or other act of a deputy commissioner in a contested case 23 proceeding arising under this chapter subchapter or chapter 85 24 or 85A may appeal to the workers’ compensation commissioner 25 in the time and manner provided by rule. The hearing on an 26 appeal shall be in Polk county unless the workers’ compensation 27 commissioner shall direct the hearing be held elsewhere. 28 Sec. 1475. Section 86.26, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 1. Judicial review of decisions or orders of the workers’ 31 compensation commissioner may be sought in accordance 32 with chapter 17A . Notwithstanding chapter 17A , the Iowa 33 -932- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 932/ 1541
H.F. 662 administrative procedure Act, petitions for judicial review 34 may be filed in the district court of the county in which the 35 hearing under section 86.17 was held, the workers’ compensation 1 commissioner shall transmit to the reviewing court the original 2 or a certified copy of the entire record of the contested case 3 which is the subject of the petition within thirty days after 4 receiving written notice from the party filing the petition 5 that a petition for judicial review has been filed, and an 6 application for stay of agency action during the pendency of 7 judicial review shall not be filed in the division of workers’ 8 compensation of the department of workforce development 9 but shall be filed with the district court. Such a review 10 proceeding shall be accorded priority over other matters 11 pending before the district court. 12 Sec. 1476. Section 86.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 86.29 The judicial review petition. 15 Notwithstanding chapter 17A , the Iowa administrative 16 procedure Act, in a petition for judicial review of a decision 17 of the workers’ compensation commissioner in a contested case 18 under this chapter subchapter or chapter 85 , 85A , 85B , or 87 , 19 the opposing party shall be named the respondent, and the 20 agency shall not be named as a respondent. 21 Sec. 1477. Section 86.39, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 86.39 Fees —— approval. 24 1. All fees or claims for legal, medical, hospital, and 25 burial services rendered under this chapter subchapter and 26 chapters 85 , 85A , 85B , and 87 are subject to the approval of 27 the workers’ compensation commissioner. For services rendered 28 in the district court and appellate courts, the attorney fee is 29 subject to the approval of a judge of the district court. 30 2. An attorney shall not recover fees for legal services 31 based on the amount of compensation voluntarily paid or agreed 32 to be paid to an employee for temporary or permanent disability 33 -933- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 933/ 1541
H.F. 662 under this chapter subchapter , or chapter 85 , 85A , 85B , or 34 87 . An attorney shall only recover a fee based on the amount 35 of compensation that the attorney demonstrates would not have 1 been paid to the employee but for the efforts of the attorney. 2 Any disputes over the recovery of attorney fees under this 3 subsection shall be resolved by the workers’ compensation 4 commissioner. 5 Sec. 1478. Section 86.43, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 86.43 Judgment —— modification. 8 Upon the presentation to the court of a file-stamped copy 9 of a decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner, 10 ending, diminishing, or increasing the compensation under the 11 provisions of this chapter subchapter , the court shall revoke 12 or modify the decree or judgment to conform to such decision. 13 Sec. 1479. Section 86.44, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 86.44 Confidentiality. 16 1. All verbal or written information relating to the subject 17 matter of an agreement and transmitted between any party to 18 a dispute and a mediator to resolve a dispute pursuant to 19 this chapter subchapter or chapter 85 , 85A , or 85B , during 20 any stage of a mediation or a dispute resolution process 21 conducted by a mediator as provided in this section , whether 22 reflected in notes, memoranda, or other work products in the 23 case files, is a confidential communication except as otherwise 24 expressly provided in this chapter . Mediators involved in 25 a mediation or a dispute resolution process shall not be 26 examined in any judicial or administrative proceeding regarding 27 confidential communications and are not subject to judicial or 28 administrative process requiring the disclosure of confidential 29 communications. 30 2. For purposes of this section , “mediator” means a chief 31 deputy workers’ compensation commissioner or deputy workers’ 32 compensation commissioner acting in the capacity to resolve a 33 -934- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 934/ 1541
H.F. 662 dispute pursuant to this chapter subchapter or chapter 85 , 85A , 34 or 85B , or an employee of the division of workers’ compensation 35 involved during any stage of a process to resolve a dispute. 1 Sec. 1480. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 2 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 3 transfers: 4 a. Section 86.1 to section 10A.303. 5 b. Section 86.2 to section 10A.304. 6 c. Section 86.3 to section 10A.305. 7 d. Section 86.4 to section 10A.306. 8 e. Section 86.5 to section 10A.307. 9 f. Section 86.6 to section 10A.308. 10 g. Section 86.7 to section 10A.309. 11 h. Section 86.8 to section 10A.310. 12 i. Section 86.9 to section 10A.311. 13 j. Section 86.10 to section 10A.312. 14 k. Section 86.11 to section 10A.313. 15 l. Section 86.12 to section 10A.314. 16 m. Section 86.13 to section 10A.315. 17 n. Section 86.13A to section 10A.316. 18 o. Section 86.14 to section 10A.317. 19 p. Section 86.17 to section 10A.318. 20 q. Section 86.18 to section 10A.319. 21 r. Section 86.19 to section 10A.320. 22 s. Section 86.24 to section 10A.321. 23 t. Section 86.26 to section 10A.322. 24 u. Section 86.27 to section 10A.323. 25 v. Section 86.29 to section 10A.324. 26 w. Section 86.32 to section 10A.325. 27 x. Section 86.38 to section 10A.326. 28 y. Section 86.39 to section 10A.327. 29 z. Section 86.40 to section 10A.328. 30 aa. Section 86.41 to section 10A.329. 31 ab. Section 86.42 to section 10A.330. 32 ac. Section 86.43 to section 10A.331. 33 -935- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 935/ 1541
H.F. 662 ad. Section 86.44 to section 10A.332. 34 ae. Section 86.45 to section 10A.333. 35 2. The Code editor is directed to rename article III in 1 chapter 10A as follows: 2 Article III shall be subchapter III and shall be entitled 3 “Workers’ Compensation” and include sections 10A.301 through 4 10A.333. 5 3. The Code editor may modify subchapter titles if necessary 6 and is directed to correct internal references in the Code as 7 necessary due to enactment of this section. 8 LICENSING AND REGULATION ACTIVITIES 9 Sec. 1481. NEW SECTION . 10A.502 Responsibilities. 10 The director shall coordinate the department’s conduct of 11 various licensing and regulatory functions of the state under 12 the administrative authority of the department including but 13 not limited to all of the following: 14 1. Licensing and regulation of certain fire control and 15 building code-related activities and professions. 16 2. Licensing and regulation of certain health-related 17 professions. 18 3. Licensing and regulation of certain business and 19 commerce-related professions. 20 Sec. 1482. NEW SECTION . 10A.511 Fire control duties. 21 The duties of the director as it relates to fire control 22 shall be as follows: 23 1. To enforce all laws, and the rules and regulations of the 24 department concerned with all of the following: 25 a. The prevention of fires. 26 b. The storage, transportation, handling, and use of 27 flammable liquids, combustibles, fireworks, and explosives. 28 c. The storage, transportation, handling, and use of liquid 29 petroleum gas. 30 d. The electric wiring and heating, and adequate means of 31 exit in case of fire, from churches, schools, hotels, theaters, 32 amphitheaters, asylums, hospitals, health care facilities as 33 -936- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 936/ 1541
H.F. 662 defined in section 135C.1, college buildings, lodge halls, 34 public meeting places, and all other structures in which 35 persons congregate from time to time, whether publicly or 1 privately owned. 2 2. To promote fire safety and reduction of loss by fire 3 through educational methods. 4 3. To promulgate fire safety rules in consultation with the 5 state fire marshal. The director shall have exclusive right 6 to promulgate fire safety rules as they apply to enforcement 7 or inspection requirements by the department, but the rules 8 shall be promulgated pursuant to chapter 17A. Wherever by 9 any statute the director or the department is authorized 10 or required to promulgate, proclaim, or amend rules and 11 minimum standards regarding fire hazards or fire safety or 12 protection in any establishment, building, or structure, the 13 rules and standards shall promote and enforce fire safety, 14 fire protection, and the elimination of fire hazards as the 15 rules may relate to the use, occupancy, and construction 16 of the buildings, establishments, or structures. The word 17 “construction” shall include but is not limited to electrical 18 wiring, plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation, construction 19 materials, entrances and exits, and all other physical 20 conditions of the building which may affect fire hazards, 21 safety, or protection. The rules and minimum standards shall 22 be in substantial compliance except as otherwise specifically 23 provided in this chapter, with the standards of the national 24 fire protection association relating to fire safety as 25 published in the national fire codes. 26 4. To adopt rules designating a fee to be assessed to 27 each building, structure, or facility for which a fire safety 28 inspection or plan review by the director is required by law. 29 The fee designated by rule shall be set in an amount that is 30 reasonably related to the costs of conducting the applicable 31 inspection or plan review. The fees collected by the 32 department shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. 33 -937- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 937/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. To administer the fire extinguishing system contractor, 34 alarm system contractor, and alarm system installer 35 certification program established in chapter 100C. 1 6. To order the suspension of the use of consumer fireworks, 2 display fireworks, or novelties, as described in section 727.2, 3 if the state fire marshal determines that the use of such 4 devices would constitute a threat to public safety. 5 Sec. 1483. NEW SECTION . 10A.512 Inspections. 6 The director, and the director’s designated subordinates, 7 in the performance of their duties under this part, shall have 8 authority to enter any building or premises and to examine the 9 same and the contents thereof. 10 Sec. 1484. NEW SECTION . 10A.533 Enforcement. 11 1. If any local board, as defined in section 135.1, shall 12 fail to enforce the rules of the department under this part or 13 carry out the department’s lawful directions under this part, 14 the department may enforce the same within the territorial 15 jurisdiction of such local board, and for that purpose it may 16 exercise all of the powers given by statute to the local board, 17 and may employ the necessary assistants to carry out its lawful 18 directions. 19 2. All expenses incurred by the department in determining 20 whether its rules are enforced by a local board under this 21 part, and in enforcing the same when a local board has failed 22 to do so, shall be paid in the same manner as the expenses of 23 enforcing such rules when enforced by the local board. 24 3. All peace officers of the state when called upon by the 25 department shall enforce the department’s rules under this part 26 and execute the lawful orders of the department under this part 27 within their respective jurisdictions. 28 Sec. 1485. NEW SECTION . 10A.534 Penalties. 29 1. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this 30 part, or of the rules of the department under this part, or 31 any lawful order, written or oral, of the department or of its 32 officers, or authorized agents under this part, shall be guilty 33 -938- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 938/ 1541
H.F. 662 of a simple misdemeanor. 34 2. Any person resisting or interfering with the department, 35 its employees, or authorized agents, in the discharge of any 1 duty imposed by law under this part shall be guilty of a simple 2 misdemeanor. 3 Sec. 1486. Section 12.83, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 12.83 School infrastructure fund moneys —— state fire marshal 6 allocation to department of inspections, appeals, and licensing . 7 During the term of the school infrastructure program 8 established in section 292.2 , up to fifty thousand dollars 9 of the moneys deposited each fiscal year in the school 10 infrastructure fund shall be allocated each fiscal year to the 11 department of public safety inspections, appeals, and licensing 12 for the use of the state fire marshal department . The funds 13 shall be used by the state fire marshal department solely 14 for the purpose of retaining an architect or architectural 15 firm to evaluate structures for which school infrastructure 16 program grant applications are made, to consult with school 17 district representatives, to review construction drawings and 18 blueprints, and to perform related duties at the direction of 19 the state fire marshal department to ensure the best possible 20 use of moneys received by a school district under the school 21 infrastructure program. The state fire marshal department 22 shall provide for the review of plans, drawings, and blueprints 23 in a timely manner. 24 Sec. 1487. Section 72.5, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 2. The director of the economic development authority, 27 in consultation with the department of management , and the 28 state building code commissioner, and state fire marshal, shall 29 develop standards and methods to evaluate design development 30 documents and construction documents based upon life cycle cost 31 factors to facilitate fair and uniform comparisons between 32 design proposals and informed decision making by public bodies. 33 -939- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 939/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1488. Section 88A.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 2. A concession booth, amusement device or ride which is 1 owned and operated by a nonprofit religious, educational or 2 charitable institution or association if such booth, device or 3 ride is located within a building subject to inspection by the 4 state fire marshal director or by any political subdivisions 5 of the state under its building, fire, electrical, and related 6 public safety ordinances. 7 Sec. 1489. Section 100.1, subsections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, 8 Code 2023, are amended by striking the subsections. 9 Sec. 1490. Section 100.1, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 8. To recommend to the director of the department of 12 inspections, appeals, and licensing, that the director order 13 the suspension of the use of consumer fireworks, display 14 fireworks, or novelties, as described in section 727.2 , if the 15 fire marshal determines that the use of such devices would 16 constitute a threat to public safety. 17 Sec. 1491. Section 100.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 100.11 Fire escapes. 20 It shall be the duty of the fire marshal director to enforce 21 all laws relating to fire escapes. 22 Sec. 1492. Section 100.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 100.12 Authority for inspection —— orders. 25 The chief of a fire department or an authorized subordinate 26 who is trained in fire prevention safety standards may enter 27 a building or premises at a reasonable hour to examine the 28 building or premises and its contents. The examining official 29 shall order the correction of a condition which is in violation 30 of this chapter , a rule adopted under this chapter , or a 31 city or county fire safety ordinance. The order shall be 32 in writing or, if the danger is imminent, orally followed by 33 -940- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 940/ 1541
H.F. 662 a written order. The examining official shall enforce the 34 order in accordance with the applicable law or ordinance. At 35 the request of the examining official the state fire marshal 1 director may assist in an enforcement action. 2 Sec. 1493. Section 100.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 100.13 Violations —— orders. 5 1. If a person has violated or is violating a provision of 6 this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter , the 7 state fire marshal director , the chief of any fire department, 8 or the fire prevention officer of a fire department organized 9 under chapter 400 may issue an order directing the person to 10 desist in the practice which constitutes the violation and 11 to take corrective action as necessary to ensure that the 12 violation will cease. The order shall be in writing and shall 13 specify a reasonable time by which the person shall comply 14 with the order. The person to whom the order is issued may 15 appeal the order as provided in chapter 17A . On appeal, 16 the administrative law judge may affirm, modify, or vacate 17 the order. Judicial review may be sought in accordance with 18 chapter 17A . 19 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 20 contrary, if the state fire marshal director determines that 21 an emergency exists respecting any matter affecting or likely 22 to affect the public safety, the fire marshal director may 23 issue any order necessary to terminate the emergency without 24 notice or hearing. An emergency order is binding and effective 25 immediately, until or unless the order is modified, vacated, or 26 stayed at an administrative hearing or by a district court. 27 Sec. 1494. Section 100.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 100.14 Legal proceedings —— penalties —— injunctive relief. 30 At the request of the state fire marshal director , the 31 county attorney shall institute any legal proceedings on behalf 32 of the state necessary to obtain compliance or enforce the 33 -941- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 941/ 1541
H.F. 662 penalty provisions of this chapter or rules or orders adopted 34 or issued pursuant to this chapter , including, but not limited 35 to, a legal action for injunctive relief. The county attorney 1 or any other attorney acting on behalf of the chief of a fire 2 department or a fire prevention officer may institute legal 3 proceedings, including, but not limited to, a legal action for 4 injunctive relief, to obtain compliance or enforce the penalty 5 provisions or orders issued pursuant to section 100.13 . 6 Sec. 1495. Section 100.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 100.16 Judicial review —— court costs. 9 1. Judicial review of actions of the fire marshal director 10 may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa 11 administrative procedure Act pursuant to chapter 17A . If 12 legal proceedings have been instituted pursuant to section 13 100.14 , all related issues which could otherwise be raised in 14 a proceeding for judicial review shall be raised in the legal 15 proceedings instituted pursuant to section 100.14 . 16 2. Upon judicial review of the fire marshal’s director’s 17 action, if the court affirms the agency action, the court 18 shall tax all court costs of the review proceeding against the 19 appellant. However, if the court reverses, revokes, or annuls 20 the fire marshal’s director’s action, the court shall tax all 21 court costs of the review proceeding against the agency. If 22 the fire marshal’s director’s action is modified or the matter 23 is remanded to the agency for further proceedings, the court 24 shall apportion the court costs within the discretion of the 25 court. 26 Sec. 1496. Section 100.18, subsections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, 27 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 2. a. Except as provided in subsection 4 , multiple-unit 29 residential buildings and single-family dwellings the 30 construction of which is begun on or after July 1, 1991, shall 31 include the installation of smoke detectors in compliance with 32 the rules established by the state fire marshal director under 33 -942- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 942/ 1541
H.F. 662 subsection 5 . 34 b. The rules shall require the installation of smoke 35 detectors in existing single-family rental units and 1 multiple-unit residential buildings. Existing single-family 2 dwelling units shall be equipped with approved smoke detectors. 3 A person who files for a homestead credit pursuant to chapter 4 425 shall certify that the single-family dwelling unit for 5 which the credit is filed has a smoke detector installed in 6 compliance with this section , or that one will be installed 7 within thirty days of the date the filing for the credit is 8 made. The state fire marshal director shall adopt rules and 9 establish appropriate procedures to administer this subsection . 10 c. An owner or an owner’s agent of a multiple-unit 11 residential building or single-family dwelling shall supply 12 light-emitting smoke detectors, upon request, for a tenant who 13 is deaf or hard of hearing. 14 3. a. Multiple-unit residential buildings and single-family 15 dwellings, the construction of which is begun on or after 16 July 1, 2018, and that have a fuel-fired heater or appliance, 17 a fireplace, or an attached garage, shall include the 18 installation of carbon monoxide alarms in compliance with the 19 rules established by the state fire marshal director under 20 subsection 5 . 21 b. The rules shall require the installation of carbon 22 monoxide alarms in existing single-family rental units and 23 multiple-unit residential buildings that have a fuel-fired 24 heater or appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage. 25 Existing single-family dwellings that have a fuel-fired heater 26 or appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage shall be 27 equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms. For purposes 28 of this paragraph, “approved carbon monoxide alarm” means a 29 carbon monoxide alarm that meets the standards established by 30 the underwriters’ laboratories or is approved by the state fire 31 marshal director as established by rule under subsection 5 . A 32 person who files for a homestead credit pursuant to chapter 425 33 -943- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 943/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall certify that the single-family dwelling for which the 34 credit is filed and that has a fuel-fired heater or appliance, 35 a fireplace, or an attached garage, has carbon monoxide alarms 1 installed in compliance with this section , or that such alarms 2 will be installed within thirty days of the date the filing 3 for the credit is made. The state fire marshal director shall 4 adopt rules and establish appropriate procedures to administer 5 this subsection . 6 c. An owner of a multiple-unit residential building or 7 a single-family rental unit that has a fuel-fired heater or 8 appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage, or an owner’s 9 agent, shall supply light-emitting carbon monoxide alarms, upon 10 request, for a tenant who is deaf or hard of hearing. 11 d. The owner of a building requiring the installation of 12 carbon monoxide alarms under this subsection shall install 13 a carbon monoxide alarm in a location as specified by rules 14 established by the state fire marshal director under subsection 15 5 , taking into account the number and location of all fuel 16 sources in the building. 17 4. This section does not require the following: 18 a. The installation of smoke detectors in multiple-unit 19 residential buildings which, on July 1, 1981, are equipped 20 with heat detection devices or a sprinkler system with alarms 21 approved by the state fire marshal director . 22 b. The installation of smoke detectors in hotels, motels, 23 and dormitories equipped with an automatic smoke detection 24 system approved by the state fire marshal director . 25 5. The state fire marshal director shall enforce the 26 requirements of subsections 2 and 3 and may implement a program 27 of inspections to monitor compliance with the provisions of 28 those subsections. Upon inspection, the state fire marshal 29 director shall issue a written notice to the owner or manager 30 of a multiple-unit residential building or single-family 31 rental unit informing the owner or manager of compliance or 32 noncompliance with this section . The state fire marshal 33 -944- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 944/ 1541
H.F. 662 director may contract with any political subdivision without 34 fee assessed to either the state fire marshal director or the 35 political subdivision, for the performance of the inspection 1 and notification responsibilities. The inspections authorized 2 under this section are limited to the placement, repair, and 3 operability of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms. Any 4 broader inspection authority is not derived from this section . 5 The state fire marshal director shall adopt rules under chapter 6 17A as necessary to enforce this section including rules 7 concerning the placement of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide 8 alarms and the use of acceptable smoke detectors and carbon 9 monoxide alarms. The smoke detectors and carbon monoxide 10 alarms shall display a label or other identification issued 11 by an approved testing agency or another label specifically 12 approved by the state fire marshal director . 13 6. The inspection of a building or notification of 14 compliance or noncompliance under this section is not the basis 15 for a legal cause of action against the political subdivision, 16 state fire marshal director , the fire marshal’s director’s 17 subordinates, chiefs of local fire departments, building 18 inspectors, or other fire, building, or safety officials due 19 to a failure to discover a latent defect in the course of the 20 inspection. 21 7. If a smoke detector or carbon monoxide alarm is found 22 to be inoperable, the owner or manager of the multiple-unit 23 residential building or single-family rental unit shall correct 24 the situation within thirty days after written notification 25 to the owner or manager by the tenant, guest, roomer, state 26 fire marshal director , fire marshal’s director’s subordinates, 27 chiefs of local fire departments, building inspectors, or other 28 fire, building, or safety officials. If the owner or manager 29 of a multiple-unit residential building or single-family rental 30 unit fails to correct the situation within the thirty days 31 the tenant, guest, or roomer may cause the smoke detector or 32 carbon monoxide alarm to be repaired or purchase and install 33 -945- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 945/ 1541
H.F. 662 a smoke detector or carbon monoxide alarm required under this 34 section and may deduct the repair cost or purchase price from 35 the next rental payment or payments made by the tenant, guest, 1 or roomer. However, a lessor or owner may require a lessee, 2 tenant, guest, or roomer who has a residency of longer than 3 thirty days to provide the battery for a battery operated smoke 4 detector or carbon monoxide alarm. 5 Sec. 1497. Section 100.19, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 6 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 a. The state fire marshal director shall establish a 8 consumer fireworks seller license. An application for a 9 consumer fireworks seller license shall be made on a form 10 provided by the state fire marshal director . The state fire 11 marshal director shall adopt rules consistent with this section 12 establishing minimum requirements for a retailer or community 13 group to be issued a consumer fireworks seller license. 14 Sec. 1498. Section 100.19, subsection 3, paragraph a, 15 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 The state fire marshal director shall establish a fee 18 schedule for consumer fireworks seller licenses as follows: 19 Sec. 1499. Section 100.19, subsection 4, unnumbered 20 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 The state fire marshal director shall adopt rules to: 22 Sec. 1500. Section 100.19, subsections 6, 7, and 8, Code 23 2023, are amended to read as follows: 24 6. a. The state fire marshal director shall adopt rules to 25 provide that a person’s consumer fireworks seller license may 26 be revoked for the intentional violation of this section . The 27 proceedings for revocation shall be held before the division of 28 the state fire marshal department , which may revoke the license 29 or licenses involved as provided in paragraph “b” . 30 b. (1) If, upon the hearing of the order to show cause, the 31 division of the state fire marshal department finds that the 32 licensee intentionally violated this section , then the license 33 -946- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 946/ 1541
H.F. 662 or licenses under which the licensed retailer or community 34 group sells first-class consumer fireworks or second-class 35 consumer fireworks, shall be revoked. 1 (2) Judicial review of actions of the division of the state 2 fire marshal department may be sought in accordance with the 3 terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A . 4 If the licensee has not filed a petition for judicial review 5 in district court, revocation shall date from the thirty-first 6 day following the date of the order of the division of the 7 state fire marshal department . If the licensee has filed a 8 petition for judicial review, revocation shall date from the 9 thirty-first day following entry of the order of the district 10 court, if action by the district court is adverse to the 11 licensee. 12 (3) A new license shall not be issued to a person whose 13 license has been revoked, or to the business in control of the 14 premises on which the violation occurred if it is established 15 that the owner of the business had actual knowledge of the 16 violation resulting in the license revocation, for the period 17 of one year following the date of revocation. 18 7. a. A consumer fireworks fee fund is created in the 19 state treasury under the control of the state fire marshal 20 director . Notwithstanding section 12C.7 , interest or earnings 21 on moneys in the consumer fireworks fee fund shall be credited 22 to the consumer fireworks fee fund. Moneys in the fund are 23 appropriated to the state fire marshal director to be used to 24 fulfill the responsibilities of the state fire marshal director 25 for the administration and enforcement of this section and 26 section 100.19A and to provide grants pursuant to paragraph “b” . 27 The fund shall include the fees collected by the state fire 28 marshal director under the fee schedule established pursuant to 29 subsection 3 and the fees collected by the state fire marshal 30 director under section 100.19A for wholesaler registration. 31 b. The state fire marshal director shall establish a local 32 fire protection and emergency medical service providers grant 33 -947- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 947/ 1541
H.F. 662 program to provide grants in the following order of priority: 34 (1) Local fire protection service providers and local 35 emergency medical service providers to establish or provide 1 fireworks safety education programming to members of the 2 public, and for the purchase of necessary enforcement, 3 protection, or emergency response equipment related to the sale 4 and use of consumer fireworks in this state. 5 (2) Local volunteer fire protection service providers for 6 the purchase of necessary enforcement, protection, or emergency 7 response equipment. 8 8. The state fire marshal director shall adopt rules for the 9 administration of this section . 10 Sec. 1501. Section 100.19A, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 11 are amended to read as follows: 12 2. The state fire marshal director shall adopt rules to 13 require all wholesalers to annually register with the state 14 fire marshal director . The state fire marshal director 15 may also adopt rules to regulate the storage or transfer of 16 consumer fireworks by wholesalers and to require wholesalers 17 to maintain insurance. 18 3. The state fire marshal director shall establish an 19 annual registration fee of one thousand dollars for wholesalers 20 of consumer fireworks within the state. Registration fees 21 collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 22 consumer fireworks fee fund created in section 100.19 . 23 Sec. 1502. Section 100.31, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 100.31 Fire and tornado drills in schools —— warning systems 26 —— inspections. 27 1. It shall be the duty of the state fire marshal director 28 and the fire marshal’s director’s designated subordinates to 29 require all private and public school officials and teachers to 30 conduct not less than four fire drills and not less than four 31 tornado drills in all school buildings during each school year 32 when school is in session; and to require the officials and 33 -948- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 948/ 1541
H.F. 662 teachers of all schools to keep all doors and exits of their 34 respective rooms and buildings unlocked when occupied during 35 school hours or when such areas are being used by the public at 1 other times. Not less than two drills of each type shall be 2 conducted between July 1 and December 31 of each year and not 3 less than two drills of each type shall be conducted between 4 January 1 and June 30 of each year. 5 2. Every school building with two or more classrooms 6 shall have a warning system for fires of a type approved by 7 the underwriters’ laboratories and by the state fire marshal 8 director . The warning system shall be used only for fire 9 drills or as a warning for emergency. Schools may modify 10 the fire warning system for use as a tornado warning system 11 or shall install a separate tornado warning system. Every 12 school building shall also be equipped with portable fire 13 extinguishers, with the type, size and number in accordance 14 with national fire protection association standards and 15 approved by the state fire marshal director . 16 3. The state fire marshal director or the fire marshal’s 17 director’s deputies shall cause each public or private school, 18 college, or university to be inspected at least once every two 19 years to determine whether each school meets the fire safety 20 standards of this Code and is free from other fire hazards. 21 Provided, however, that cities which employ fire department 22 inspectors shall cause such inspections to be made. 23 Sec. 1503. Section 100.35, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 100.35 Rules of marshal director —— penalties. 26 1. The fire marshal director shall adopt, and may amend 27 rules under chapter 17A , which include standards relating 28 to exits and exit lights, fire escapes, fire protection, 29 fire safety and the elimination of fire hazards, in and for 30 churches, schools, hotels, theaters, amphitheaters, hospitals, 31 health care facilities as defined in section 135C.1 , boarding 32 homes or housing, rest homes, dormitories, college buildings, 33 -949- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 949/ 1541
H.F. 662 lodge halls, club rooms, public meeting places, places of 34 amusement, apartment buildings, food establishments as defined 35 in section 137F.1 , and all other buildings or structures in 1 which persons congregate from time to time, whether publicly 2 or privately owned. Violation of a rule adopted by the fire 3 marshal director is a simple misdemeanor. However, upon 4 proof that the fire marshal director gave written notice to 5 the defendant of the violation, and proof that the violation 6 constituted a clear and present danger to life, and proof that 7 the defendant failed to eliminate the condition giving rise 8 to the violation within thirty days after receipt of notice 9 from the fire marshal director , the penalty is that provided 10 by law for a serious misdemeanor. Each day of the continuing 11 violation of a rule after conviction of a violation of the rule 12 is a separate offense. A conviction is subject to appeal as in 13 other criminal cases. 14 2. Rules by the fire marshal director affecting the 15 construction of new buildings, additions to buildings or 16 rehabilitation of existing buildings and related to fire 17 protection, shall be substantially in accord with the 18 provisions of the nationally recognized building and related 19 codes adopted as the state building code pursuant to section 20 103A.7 or with codes adopted by a local subdivision which are 21 in substantial accord with the codes comprising the state 22 building code. 23 3. The rules adopted by the state fire marshal director 24 under this section shall provide standards for fire resistance 25 of cellulose insulation sold or used in this state, whether for 26 public or private use. The rules shall provide for approval of 27 the cellulose insulation by at least one nationally recognized 28 independent testing laboratory. 29 Sec. 1504. Section 100.38, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 100.38 Conflicting statutes. 32 Provisions of this chapter part in conflict with the state 33 -950- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 950/ 1541
H.F. 662 building code, as adopted pursuant to section 103A.7 , shall not 34 apply where the state building code has been adopted or when 35 the state building code applies throughout the state. 1 Sec. 1505. Section 100.39, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 2 2023, are amended to read as follows: 3 1. All buildings approved for construction after July 1, 4 1998, that exceed four stories in height, or seventy-five feet 5 above grade, shall require the installation of an approved 6 automatic fire extinguishing system designed and installed in 7 conformity with rules promulgated by the state fire marshal 8 director pursuant to this chapter part . 9 2. The requirements of this section shall not apply to the 10 following: 11 a. Any noncombustible elevator storage structure or any 12 noncombustible plant building with noncombustible contents. 13 b. Any combustible elevator storage structure that is 14 equipped with an approved drypipe, nonautomatic sprinkler and 15 automatic alarm system. 16 c. Buildings in existence or under construction on August 17 15, 1975. However, if subsequent to that date any building is 18 enlarged or altered beyond the height limitations applicable to 19 new buildings, such building in its entirety shall be subject 20 to all the provisions of this section . 21 d. Any open parking garage structure which is in compliance 22 with rules adopted by the state fire marshal director . 23 3. Plans and installation of systems shall be approved by 24 the state fire marshal director , a designee of the state fire 25 marshal director , or local authorities having jurisdiction. 26 Except where local fire protection regulations are more 27 stringent, the provisions of this section shall be applicable 28 to all buildings, whether privately or publicly owned. The 29 definition of terms shall be in conformity, insofar as 30 possible, with definitions found in the state building code 31 adopted pursuant to section 103A.7 . 32 Sec. 1506. Section 100.41, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 -951- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 951/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 34 100.41 Authority to cite violations. 35 Fire officials acting under the authority of this chapter 1 part may issue citations in accordance with chapter 805 , for 2 violations of this chapter part or a violation of a local fire 3 safety code. 4 Sec. 1507. Section 100C.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding 5 the following new subsections: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 8A. “Department” means the department of 7 inspections, appeals, and licensing. 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 8B. “Director” means the director of 9 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the 10 director’s designee. 11 Sec. 1508. Section 100C.1, subsection 14, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 14. “Responsible managing employee” means one of the 14 following: 15 a. An owner, partner, officer, or manager employed full-time 16 by a fire extinguishing system contractor who is certified 17 by the national institute for certification in engineering 18 technologies at a level three in fire protection technology, 19 automatic sprinkler system layout, or another certification in 20 automatic sprinkler system layout recognized by rules adopted 21 by the fire marshal director pursuant to section 100C.7 or who 22 meets any other criteria established by rule. 23 b. An owner, partner, officer, or manager employed full-time 24 by an alarm system contractor who is certified by the national 25 institute for certification in engineering technologies in fire 26 alarm systems or security systems at a level established by the 27 fire marshal director by rule or who meets any other criteria 28 established by rule under this chapter . The rules may provide 29 for separate endorsements for fire alarm systems, security 30 alarm systems, and nurse call systems and may require separate 31 qualifications for each. 32 Sec. 1509. Section 100C.2, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 33 -952- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 952/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 b. An employee or subcontractor of a certified alarm system 35 contractor who is an alarm system installer, and who is not 1 licensed pursuant to chapter 103 shall obtain and maintain 2 certification as an alarm system installer and shall meet and 3 maintain qualifications established by the state fire marshal 4 director by rule. 5 Sec. 1510. Section 100C.3, subsections 1, 3, and 5, Code 6 2023, are amended to read as follows: 7 1. A fire extinguishing system contractor, an alarm system 8 contractor, or an alarm system installer shall apply for a 9 certificate on a form prescribed by the state fire marshal 10 director . The application shall be accompanied by a fee in an 11 amount prescribed by rule pursuant to section 100C.7 and shall 12 include all of the following information, as applicable: 13 a. The name, address, and telephone number of the contractor 14 or installer and, in the case of an installer, the name and 15 certification number of the contractor by whom the installer is 16 employed, including all legal and fictitious names. 17 b. Proof of insurance coverage required by section 100C.4 . 18 c. The name and qualifications of the person designated as 19 the contractor’s responsible managing employee and of persons 20 designated as alternate responsible managing employees. 21 d. Any other information deemed necessary by the state fire 22 marshal director . 23 3. Upon receipt of a completed application and prescribed 24 fees, if the contractor or installer meets all requirements 25 established by this chapter , the state fire marshal director 26 shall issue a certificate to the contractor or installer within 27 thirty days. 28 5. Any change in the information provided in the application 29 shall be promptly reported to the state fire marshal director . 30 When the employment of a responsible managing employee is 31 terminated, the contractor shall notify the state fire marshal 32 director within thirty days after termination. 33 -953- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 953/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1511. Section 100C.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 100C.4 Insurance. 1 1. A fire extinguishing system contractor shall maintain 2 general and complete operations liability insurance for 3 the layout, installation, repair, alteration, addition, 4 maintenance, and inspection of automatic fire extinguishing 5 systems in an amount determined by the state fire marshal 6 director by rule. 7 2. An alarm system contractor shall maintain general 8 and complete operations liability insurance for the layout, 9 installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, and 10 inspection of alarm systems in an amount determined by the 11 state fire marshal director by rule. 12 Sec. 1512. Section 100C.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 100C.5 Suspension and revocation. 15 1. The state fire marshal director shall suspend or revoke 16 the certificate of any contractor or installer who fails to 17 maintain compliance with the conditions necessary to obtain a 18 certificate. A certificate may also be suspended or revoked 19 if any of the following occur: 20 a. The employment or relationship of a responsible managing 21 employee with a contractor is terminated, unless the contractor 22 has included a qualified alternate on the application or an 23 application designating a new responsible managing employee is 24 filed with the state fire marshal director within six months 25 after the termination. 26 b. The contractor or installer fails to comply with any 27 provision of this chapter . 28 c. The contractor or installer fails to comply with any 29 other applicable codes and ordinances. 30 2. If a certificate is suspended pursuant to this section , 31 the certificate shall not be reinstated until the condition or 32 conditions which led to the suspension have been corrected. 33 -954- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 954/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. The state fire marshal director shall adopt rules 34 pursuant to section 100C.7 for the acceptance and processing 35 of complaints against certificate holders, for procedures to 1 suspend and revoke certificates, and for appeals of decisions 2 to suspend or revoke certificates. 3 Sec. 1513. Section 100C.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 100C.7 Administration —— rules. 6 The state fire marshal director shall administer this 7 chapter and, after consultation with the fire extinguishing 8 system contractors and alarm systems advisory board, shall 9 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary for the 10 administration and enforcement of this chapter . 11 Sec. 1514. Section 100C.8, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 2. The state fire marshal director may impose a civil 14 penalty of up to five hundred dollars on any person who 15 violates any provision of this chapter for each day a violation 16 continues. The state fire marshal director may adopt rules 17 necessary to enforce and collect any penalties imposed pursuant 18 to this chapter . 19 Sec. 1515. Section 100C.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 100C.9 Deposit and use of moneys collected. 22 1. All fees assessed pursuant to this chapter shall be 23 retained as repayment receipts by the division of state fire 24 marshal in the department of public safety and such fees 25 received shall be used exclusively to offset the costs of 26 administering this chapter . 27 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , fees collected by 28 the division of state fire marshal department that remain 29 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 30 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 31 the purposes designated in succeeding fiscal years. 32 Sec. 1516. Section 100C.10, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 33 -955- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 955/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 1. A fire extinguishing system contractors and alarm 35 systems advisory board is established in the division of state 1 fire marshal of the department of public safety and shall 2 advise the division department on matters pertaining to the 3 application and certification of contractors and installers 4 pursuant to this chapter . 5 Sec. 1517. Section 100C.10, subsection 2, unnumbered 6 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 The board shall consist of eleven voting members appointed 8 by the commissioner of public safety director as follows: 9 Sec. 1518. Section 100C.10, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 10 are amended to read as follows: 11 3. The state fire marshal , or the state fire marshal’s 12 designee, the director, and the chairperson of the electrical 13 examining board created in section 103.2 shall be nonvoting ex 14 officio members of the board. 15 4. The commissioner shall initially appoint two members 16 for two-year terms, two members for four-year terms, and three 17 members for six-year terms. Following the expiration of the 18 terms of initially appointed members, each Each term thereafter 19 shall be for a period of six years. No member shall serve 20 more than two consecutive terms. If a position on the board 21 becomes vacant prior to the expiration of a member’s term, the 22 member appointed to the vacancy shall serve the balance of the 23 unexpired term. 24 Sec. 1519. Section 100D.1, subsections 2 and 10, Code 2023, 25 are amended to read as follows: 26 2. “Department” means the department of public safety 27 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 28 10. “Responsible managing employee” means an owner, partner, 29 officer, or manager employed full-time by a fire extinguishing 30 system contractor who is certified by the national institute 31 for certification in engineering technologies at a level three 32 in fire protection technology, automatic sprinkler system 33 -956- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 956/ 1541
H.F. 662 layout, or another certification in automatic sprinkler system 34 layout recognized by rules adopted by the fire marshal director 35 pursuant to section 100C.7 or who meets any other criteria 1 established by rule. 2 Sec. 1520. Section 100D.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 3 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 4 thereof the following: 5 3. “Director” means the director of the department of 6 inspections, appeals, and licensing or the director’s designee. 7 Sec. 1521. Section 100D.2, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 4. Licenses shall be issued for a two-year period, and may 10 be renewed as established by the state fire marshal director 11 by rule. 12 Sec. 1522. Section 100D.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 100D.3 Fire protection system installer and maintenance 15 worker license. 16 1. The state fire marshal director shall issue a fire 17 protection system installer and maintenance worker license to 18 an applicant who meets all of the following requirements: 19 a. Has completed a fire protection apprenticeship program 20 approved by the United States department of labor, or has 21 completed two years of full-time employment or the equivalent 22 thereof as a trainee. 23 b. Is employed by a fire extinguishing system contractor. 24 However, an applicant whose work on extinguishing systems will 25 be restricted to systems on property owned or controlled by the 26 applicant’s employer may obtain a license if the employer is 27 not a certified contractor. 28 c. Has received a passing score on the national inspection, 29 testing, and certification star fire sprinkler mastery 30 exam or on an equivalent exam from a nationally recognized 31 third-party testing agency that is approved by the state fire 32 marshal director , or is certified at level one by the national 33 -957- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 957/ 1541
H.F. 662 institute for certification in engineering technologies and as 34 specified by rule by the state fire marshal director , or is 35 certified by another entity approved by the fire marshal. 1 2. The state fire marshal director shall issue a fire 2 protection system installer and maintenance worker license 3 with endorsements restricted to preengineered fire protection 4 systems to an applicant who does not meet the requirements of 5 subsection 1 but does meet the following requirements: 6 a. To be endorsed as a preengineered kitchen fire 7 extinguishing system installer, has successfully completed 8 training and an examination verified by a preengineered system 9 manufacturer, an agent of a preengineered system manufacturer, 10 or an organization that is approved by the state fire marshal 11 director . 12 b. To be endorsed as a preengineered kitchen fire 13 extinguishing system maintenance worker, has successfully 14 completed training by the worker’s employer or the system’s 15 manufacturer and has passed a written or online examination for 16 preengineered kitchen fire extinguishing system maintenance 17 that is approved by the state fire marshal director . 18 c. To be endorsed as a preengineered industrial fire 19 extinguishing system installer, possesses a training and 20 examination certification from a preengineered system 21 manufacturer, an agent of a preengineered system manufacturer, 22 or an organization that is approved by the state fire marshal 23 director . 24 d. To be endorsed as a preengineered industrial fire 25 extinguishing system maintenance worker, has been trained 26 by the worker’s employer and has passed a written or online 27 examination for preengineered industrial fire extinguishing 28 system maintenance that is approved by the state fire marshal 29 director . 30 3. The holder of a fire protection system installer and 31 maintenance worker license shall be responsible for license 32 fees, renewal fees, and continuing education hours. 33 -958- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 958/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. The license of a fire protection system installer 34 and maintenance worker licensee who ceases to be employed 35 by a fire extinguishing system contractor shall continue to 1 be valid until it would otherwise expire, but the licensee 2 shall not perform work requiring licensure under this chapter 3 until the licensee is again employed by a fire extinguishing 4 system contractor. If the licensee becomes employed by a fire 5 extinguishing system contractor other than the contractor which 6 employed the licensee at the time the license was issued, the 7 licensee shall notify the fire marshal director and shall apply 8 for an amendment to the license. The fire marshal director 9 may establish by rule a fee for amending a license. This 10 subsection shall not extend the time period during which a 11 license is valid. This subsection does not apply to a licensee 12 whose work on extinguishing systems is restricted to systems on 13 property owned or controlled by the licensee’s employer. 14 5. The fire marshal director , by rule, may restrict 15 the scope of work authorized by a license with appropriate 16 endorsements. 17 Sec. 1523. Section 100D.4, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 18 are amended to read as follows: 19 1. An applicant for a fire protection system installer and 20 maintenance worker license or renewal of an active license 21 shall provide evidence of a public liability insurance policy 22 and surety bond in an amount determined sufficient by the fire 23 marshal director by rule. 24 3. The insurance and surety bond shall be written by an 25 entity licensed to do business in this state and each licensee 26 shall maintain on file with the department a certificate 27 evidencing the insurance providing that the insurance or surety 28 bond shall not be canceled without the entity first giving 29 fifteen days written notice to the fire marshal director . 30 Sec. 1524. Section 100D.5, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 The state fire marshal director shall do all of the 33 -959- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 959/ 1541
H.F. 662 following: 34 Sec. 1525. Section 100D.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 100D.6 Penalties. 2 The state fire marshal director may impose a civil penalty 3 of up to five hundred dollars on any person who violates any 4 provision of this chapter for each day a violation continues. 5 The state fire marshal director may adopt rules necessary to 6 enforce and collect any penalties imposed pursuant to this 7 chapter . 8 Sec. 1526. Section 100D.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 100D.7 Deposit and use of moneys collected. 11 1. The state fire marshal director shall set the license 12 fees and renewal fees for all licenses issued pursuant to this 13 chapter , by rule, based upon the actual costs of licensing. 14 2. All fees assessed pursuant to this chapter shall be 15 retained as repayment receipts by the division of state fire 16 marshal in the department of public safety and such fees 17 received shall be used exclusively to offset the costs of 18 administering this chapter . 19 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , fees collected by 20 the division of state fire marshal department that remain 21 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 22 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure 23 for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding 24 fiscal year. 25 Sec. 1527. Section 100D.10, Code 2023, is amended to read 26 as follows: 27 100D.10 Reciprocal licenses. 28 To the extent that another state provides for the licensing 29 of fire protection system installers and maintenance workers 30 or similar action, the state fire marshal director may issue 31 a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker 32 license, without examination, to a nonresident fire protection 33 -960- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 960/ 1541
H.F. 662 system installer and maintenance worker who has been licensed 34 by such other state for at least three years provided such 35 other state grants the same reciprocal licensing privileges to 1 residents of Iowa who have obtained a fire protection system 2 installer and maintenance worker license upon payment by 3 the applicant of the required fee and upon furnishing proof 4 that the qualifications of the applicant are equal to the 5 qualifications of holders of similar licenses in this state. 6 Sec. 1528. Section 100D.13, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 7 are amended to read as follows: 8 1. The state fire marshal director may issue a temporary 9 fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license 10 to a person, providing that all of the following conditions are 11 met: 12 a. The person is currently licensed or certified to perform 13 work as a fire protection system installer and maintenance 14 worker in another state. 15 b. The person meets any additional criteria for a temporary 16 license established by the state fire marshal director by rule. 17 c. The person provides all information required by the state 18 fire marshal director . 19 d. The person has paid the fee for a temporary license, 20 which fee shall be established by the state fire marshal 21 director by rule. 22 e. The person intends to perform work as a fire protection 23 system installer and maintenance worker only in areas of this 24 state which are covered by a disaster emergency declaration 25 issued by the governor pursuant to section 29C.6 . 26 2. A temporary license issued pursuant to this section shall 27 be valid for ninety days. The state fire marshal director may 28 establish criteria and procedures for the extension of such 29 licenses for additional periods, which in no event shall exceed 30 ninety days. 31 Sec. 1529. Section 101.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -961- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 961/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. The state fire marshal director is hereby empowered and 34 directed to formulate and adopt and from time to time amend or 35 revise and to promulgate, in conformity with and subject to the 1 conditions set forth in this chapter , reasonable rules for the 2 safe transportation, storage, handling, and use of combustible 3 liquids, flammable liquids, liquefied petroleum gases, and 4 liquefied natural gases. 5 Sec. 1530. Section 101.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 6 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 7 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0b. “Director” means the director of the 8 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the 9 director’s designee. 10 Sec. 1531. Section 101.5A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 101.5A Shared public petroleum storage facilities. 13 The state fire marshal director shall permit by rule the 14 shared ownership, operation, or cooperative use of a publicly 15 owned petroleum storage or dispensing facility by more than one 16 public agency or political subdivision in order to maximize the 17 opportunity for cooperation, to avoid unnecessary duplication 18 of facilities posing both an environmental and fire hazard, 19 and to minimize the cost of providing public services. Shared 20 or cooperative use is not a violation of chapter 23A , even 21 if one public agency or political subdivision compensates 22 another public agency or political subdivision for the use or 23 for petroleum dispensed. A publicly owned petroleum storage 24 facility subject to this section may use aboveground or 25 underground storage tanks, or a combination of both. 26 Sec. 1532. Section 101.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 101.8 Assistance by local officials. 29 The chief fire prevention officer of every city or village 30 having an established fire prevention department, the chief of 31 the fire department of every other city or village in which 32 a fire department is established, the mayor of every city in 33 -962- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 962/ 1541
H.F. 662 which no fire department exists, the township clerk of every 34 township outside the limits of any city or village and all 35 other local officials upon whom fire prevention duties are 1 imposed by law shall assist the state fire marshal director in 2 the enforcement of the rules. 3 Sec. 1533. Section 101.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 101.9 Repairs ordered by fire marshal director . 6 If the state fire marshal director has reasonable grounds 7 for believing after conducting tests that a leak exists in 8 a flammable or combustible liquid storage tank or in the 9 distribution system of a flammable or combustible liquid 10 storage tank the state fire marshal director shall issue a 11 written order to the owner or lessee of the storage tank or 12 distribution system requiring the storage tank and distribution 13 system be emptied and removed or repaired immediately upon 14 receipt of the written order. 15 Sec. 1534. Section 101.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 101.10 Assistance of department of natural resources. 18 If the state fire marshal director has reasonable grounds 19 for believing that a leak constitutes a hazardous condition 20 which threatens the public health and safety, the fire marshal 21 director may request the assistance of the department of 22 natural resources, and upon such request the department of 23 natural resources is empowered to eliminate the hazardous 24 condition as provided in chapter 455B, subchapter IV, part 25 4 , the provisions of section 455B.390, subsection 3 , to the 26 contrary notwithstanding. 27 Sec. 1535. Section 101.12, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 28 are amended to read as follows: 29 1. An aboveground flammable or combustible liquid storage 30 tank may be installed at a retail motor vehicle fuel outlet, 31 subject to rules adopted by the state fire marshal director . 32 2. Rules adopted by the state fire marshal director 33 -963- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 963/ 1541
H.F. 662 pursuant to this section shall be in substantial compliance 34 with the applicable standards of the national fire protection 35 association. 1 Sec. 1536. Section 101.21, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 2 amended by striking the subsection. 3 Sec. 1537. Section 101.22, subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7, 4 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 5 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 , the owner or operator 6 of an aboveground flammable or combustible liquid storage tank 7 existing on July 1, 2010, shall notify the state fire marshal 8 director in writing by October 1, 2010, of the existence of 9 each tank and specify the age, size, type, location, and uses 10 of the tank. 11 2. The owner of an aboveground flammable or combustible 12 liquid storage tank taken out of operation on or before July 1, 13 2010, shall notify the state fire marshal director in writing 14 by October 1, 2010, of the existence of the tank unless the 15 owner knows the tank has been removed from the site. The 16 notice shall specify, to the extent known to the owner, the 17 date the tank was taken out of operation, the age of the 18 tank on the date taken out of operation, the size, type, and 19 location of the tank, and the type and quantity of substances 20 left stored in the tank on the date that it was taken out of 21 operation. 22 3. An owner or operator who brings into use an aboveground 23 flammable or combustible liquid storage tank after July 1, 24 2010, shall notify the state fire marshal director in writing 25 within thirty days of the existence of the tank and specify the 26 age, size, type, location, and uses of the tank. 27 4. The registration notice of the owner or operator to the 28 state fire marshal director under subsections 1 through 3 shall 29 be accompanied by an annual fee of twenty dollars for each tank 30 included in the notice. All moneys collected shall be retained 31 by the department of public safety inspections, appeals, and 32 licensing and are appropriated for the use of the state fire 33 -964- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 964/ 1541
H.F. 662 marshal director . The annual renewal fee applies to all owners 34 or operators who file a registration notice with the state fire 35 marshal pursuant to subsections 1 through 3 . 1 7. a. The state fire marshal director shall furnish the 2 owner or operator of an aboveground flammable or combustible 3 liquid storage tank with a registration tag for each 4 aboveground flammable or combustible liquid storage tank 5 registered with the state fire marshal director . 6 b. The owner or operator shall affix the tag to the fill 7 pipe of each registered aboveground flammable or combustible 8 liquid storage tank. 9 Sec. 1538. Section 101.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 101.23 State fire marshal Director reporting rules. 12 The state fire marshal director shall adopt rules pursuant 13 to chapter 17A relating to reporting requirements necessary to 14 enable the state fire marshal director to maintain an accurate 15 inventory of aboveground flammable or combustible liquid 16 storage tanks. 17 Sec. 1539. Section 101.24, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 101.24 Duties and powers of the state fire marshal director . 20 The state fire marshal director shall: 21 1. Inspect and investigate the facilities and records of 22 owners and operators of aboveground flammable or combustible 23 liquid storage tanks with a capacity of fifteen thousand or 24 more gallons, as necessary to determine compliance with this 25 subchapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter . 26 An inspection or investigation shall be conducted subject to 27 subsection 4 . For purposes of developing a rule, maintaining 28 an accurate inventory, or enforcing this subchapter , the 29 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing may: 30 a. Enter at reasonable times an establishment or other place 31 where an aboveground storage tank is located. 32 b. Inspect and obtain samples from any person of flammable 33 -965- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 965/ 1541
H.F. 662 or combustible liquid or another regulated substance and 34 conduct monitoring or testing of the tanks, associated 35 equipment, contents, or surrounding soils, air, surface water, 1 and groundwater. Each inspection shall be commenced and 2 completed with reasonable promptness. 3 (1) If the state fire marshal director obtains a sample, 4 prior to leaving the premises, the fire marshal director 5 shall give the owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt 6 describing the sample obtained and if requested a portion of 7 each sample equal in volume or weight to the portion retained. 8 If the sample is analyzed, a copy of the results of the 9 analysis shall be furnished promptly to the owner, operator, 10 or agent in charge. 11 (2) Documents or information obtained from a person under 12 this subsection shall be available to the public except as 13 provided in this subparagraph. Upon a showing satisfactory 14 to the state fire marshal director by a person that public 15 disclosure of documents or information, or a particular 16 part of the documents or information to which the state fire 17 marshal director has access under this subsection would divulge 18 commercial or financial information entitled to protection as a 19 trade secret, the state fire marshal director shall consider 20 the documents or information or the particular portion of the 21 documents or information confidential. However, the documents 22 or information may be disclosed to officers, employees, or 23 authorized representatives of the United States charged with 24 implementing the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, to employees 25 of the state of Iowa or of other states when the document or 26 information is relevant to the discharge of their official 27 duties, and when relevant in a proceeding under the federal 28 Solid Waste Disposal Act or this subchapter . 29 2. Maintain an accurate inventory of aboveground flammable 30 or combustible liquid storage tanks. 31 3. Take any action allowed by law which, in the state fire 32 marshal’s director’s judgment, is necessary to enforce or 33 -966- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 966/ 1541
H.F. 662 secure compliance with this subchapter or any rule adopted 34 pursuant to this subchapter . 35 4. Conduct investigations of complaints received directly, 1 referred by other agencies, or other investigations deemed 2 necessary. While conducting an investigation, the state fire 3 marshal director may enter at any reasonable time in and upon 4 any private or public property to investigate any actual or 5 possible violation of this subchapter or the rules or standards 6 adopted under this subchapter . However, the owner or person in 7 charge shall be notified. 8 a. If the owner or operator of any property refuses 9 admittance, or if prior to such refusal the state fire marshal 10 director demonstrates the necessity for a warrant, the state 11 fire marshal may make application under oath or affirmation 12 to the district court of the county in which the property is 13 located for the issuance of a search warrant. 14 b. In the application the state fire marshal director shall 15 state that an inspection of the premises is mandated by the 16 laws of this state or that a search of certain premises, areas, 17 or things designated in the application may result in evidence 18 tending to reveal the existence of violations of public health, 19 safety, or welfare requirements imposed by statutes, rules, or 20 ordinances established by the state or a political subdivision 21 of the state. The application shall describe the area, 22 premises, or thing to be searched, give the date of the last 23 inspection if known, give the date and time of the proposed 24 inspection, declare the need for such inspection, recite that 25 notice of the desire to make an inspection has been given to 26 affected persons and that admission was refused if that be the 27 fact, and state that the inspection has no purpose other than 28 to carry out the purpose of the statute, rule, or ordinance 29 pursuant to which inspection is to be made. If an item of 30 property is sought by the state fire marshal director, it shall 31 be identified in the application. 32 c. If the court is satisfied from the examination of 33 -967- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 967/ 1541
H.F. 662 the applicant, and of other witnesses, if any, and of the 34 allegations of the application of the existence of the grounds 35 of the application, or that there is probable cause to believe 1 in their existence, the court may issue a search warrant. 2 d. In making inspections and searches pursuant to the 3 authority of this subchapter , the state fire marshal director 4 must execute the warrant as follows: 5 (1) Within ten days after its date. 6 (2) In a reasonable manner, and any property seized shall 7 be treated in accordance with the provisions of chapters 808 8 and 809 . 9 (3) Subject to any restrictions imposed by the statute, rule 10 or ordinance pursuant to which inspection is made. 11 Sec. 1540. Section 101.25, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 101.25 Violations —— orders. 14 1. If substantial evidence exists that a person has 15 violated or is violating a provision of this subchapter or 16 a rule adopted under this subchapter the state fire marshal 17 director may issue an order directing the person to desist 18 in the practice which constitutes the violation, and to take 19 corrective action as necessary to ensure that the violation 20 will cease, and may impose appropriate administrative penalties 21 pursuant to section 101.26 . The person to whom the order is 22 issued may appeal the order as provided in chapter 17A . On 23 appeal, the administrative law judge may affirm, modify, or 24 vacate the order of the state fire marshal director . 25 2. However, if it is determined by the state fire marshal 26 director that an emergency exists respecting any matter 27 affecting or likely to affect the public health, the fire 28 marshal director may issue any order necessary to terminate 29 the emergency without notice and without hearing. The order 30 is binding and effective immediately and until the order is 31 modified or vacated at an administrative hearing or by a 32 district court. 33 -968- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 968/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. The state fire marshal director may request the attorney 34 general to institute legal proceedings pursuant to section 35 101.26 . 1 Sec. 1541. Section 101.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 101.26 Penalties —— burden of proof. 4 1. A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted 5 or order issued pursuant to this subchapter is subject to a 6 civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars for each day 7 during which the violation continues, up to a maximum of one 8 thousand dollars; however, if the tank is registered within 9 thirty days after the state fire marshal director issues a 10 cease and desist order pursuant to section 101.25, subsection 11 1 , the civil penalty under this section shall not accrue. The 12 civil penalty is an alternative to a criminal penalty provided 13 under this subchapter . 14 2. A person who knowingly fails to notify or makes a false 15 statement, representation, or certification in a record, 16 report, or other document filed or required to be maintained 17 under this subchapter , or violates an order issued under this 18 subchapter , is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. 19 3. The attorney general, at the request of the state fire 20 marshal director , shall institute any legal proceedings, 21 including an action for an injunction, necessary to enforce the 22 penalty provisions of this subchapter or to obtain compliance 23 with the provisions of this subchapter or rules adopted or 24 order pursuant to this subchapter . In any action, previous 25 findings of fact of the state fire marshal director after 26 notice and hearing are conclusive if supported by substantial 27 evidence in the record when the record is viewed as a whole. 28 4. In all proceedings with respect to an alleged violation 29 of this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued by the 30 state fire marshal director pursuant to this subchapter , the 31 burden of proof is upon the state fire marshal director . 32 5. If the attorney general has instituted legal proceedings 33 -969- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 969/ 1541
H.F. 662 in accordance with this section , all related issues which could 34 otherwise be raised by the alleged violator in a proceeding for 35 judicial review under section 101.27 shall be raised in the 1 legal proceedings instituted in accordance with this section . 2 Sec. 1542. Section 101.27, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 101.27 Judicial review. 5 Except as provided in section 101.26, subsection 5 , 6 judicial review of an order or other action of the state fire 7 marshal director may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A . 8 Notwithstanding chapter 17A , the Iowa administrative procedure 9 Act, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district 10 court of the county in which the alleged offense was committed 11 or the final order was entered. 12 Sec. 1543. Section 101A.1, subsections 2, 6, and 7, Code 13 2023, are amended to read as follows: 14 2. “Commercial license” or “license” means a license issued 15 by the state fire marshal director pursuant to this chapter . 16 6. “Licensee” means a person holding a commercial license 17 issued by the state fire marshal director pursuant to this 18 chapter . 19 7. “Magazine” means any building or structure, other than an 20 explosives manufacturing building, approved by the state fire 21 marshal director or the fire marshal’s director’s designated 22 agent for the storage of explosive materials. 23 Sec. 1544. Section 101A.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding 24 the following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. “Director” means the director of 26 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the 27 director’s designee. 28 Sec. 1545. Section 101A.2, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 29 are amended to read as follows: 30 1. The state fire marshal director shall issue commercial 31 licenses for the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, 32 and commercial use of explosives to persons who, in the state 33 -970- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 970/ 1541
H.F. 662 fire marshal’s director’s discretion are of good character 34 and sound judgment, and have sufficient knowledge of the 35 use, handling, and storage of explosive materials to protect 1 the public safety. Licenses shall be issued for a period of 2 three years, but may be issued for shorter periods, and may be 3 revoked or suspended by the state fire marshal director for any 4 of the following reasons: 5 a. Falsification of information submitted in the application 6 for a license. 7 b. Proof that the licensee has violated any provisions of 8 this chapter or any rules prescribed by the state fire marshal 9 director pursuant to the provisions of this chapter . 10 c. The results of a national criminal history check 11 conducted pursuant to subsection 3 . 12 2. Licenses shall be issued by the state fire marshal 13 director upon payment of a fee of sixty dollars, valid for a 14 period of three calendar years, commencing on January 1 of the 15 first year and terminating on December 31 of the third year. 16 However, an initial license may be issued during a calendar 17 year for the number of months remaining in such calendar year 18 and the following two years, computed to the first day of the 19 month when the application for the license is approved. The 20 license fee shall be charged on a pro rata basis for the number 21 of months remaining in the period of issue. Applications for 22 renewal of licenses shall be submitted within thirty days prior 23 to the license expiration date and shall be accompanied by 24 payment of the prescribed fee. 25 Sec. 1546. Section 101A.3, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 26 are amended to read as follows: 27 1. User’s permits to purchase, possess, transport, store, 28 and detonate explosive materials shall be issued by the sheriff 29 of the county or the chief of police of a city of ten thousand 30 population or more where the possession and detonation will 31 occur. If the possession and detonation are to occur in more 32 than one county or city, then such permits must be issued by 33 -971- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 971/ 1541
H.F. 662 the sheriff or chief of police of each of such counties or 34 cities, except in counties and cities in which the explosives 35 are possessed for the sole purpose of transporting them 1 through such counties and cities. A permit shall not be issued 2 unless the sheriff or chief of police having jurisdiction is 3 satisfied that possession and detonation of explosive materials 4 is necessary to the applicant’s business or to improve the 5 applicant’s property. Permits shall be issued only to persons 6 who, in the discretion of the sheriff or chief of police, are 7 of good character and sound judgment, and have sufficient 8 knowledge of the use and handling of explosive materials to 9 protect the public safety. Applicants shall be subject to the 10 criminal history check provisions of section 101A.2, subsection 11 3 . The state fire marshal director shall prescribe, have 12 printed, and distribute permit application forms to all local 13 permit issuing authorities. 14 2. The user’s permit shall state the quantity of explosive 15 materials which the permittee may purchase, the amount the 16 permittee may have in possession at any one time, the amount 17 the permittee may detonate at any one time, and the period of 18 time during which the purchase, possession, and detonation 19 of explosive materials is authorized. The permit shall also 20 specify the place where detonation may occur, the location and 21 description of the place where the explosive materials will 22 be stored, if such be the case, and shall contain such other 23 information as may be required under the rules and regulations 24 of the state fire marshal director . The permit shall not 25 authorize purchase, possession, and detonation of a quantity of 26 explosive materials in excess of that which is necessary in the 27 pursuit of the applicant’s business or the improvement of the 28 permittee’s property, nor shall such purchase, possession, and 29 detonation be authorized for a period longer than is necessary 30 for the specified purpose. In no event shall the permit be 31 valid for more than thirty days from date of issuance but it 32 may be renewed upon proper showing of necessity. 33 -972- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 972/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1547. Section 101A.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 1. Judicial review of the action of the state fire marshal 1 director may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa 2 administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A . 3 Sec. 1548. Section 101A.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 101A.5 Rules —— director duties . 6 1. The state fire marshal director shall adopt rules 7 pursuant to chapter 17A pertaining to the manufacture, 8 transportation, storage, possession, and use of explosive 9 materials. Rules adopted by the state fire marshal director 10 shall be compatible with, but not limited to, the national 11 fire protection association’s pamphlet number 495 and federal 12 rules pertaining to commerce, possession, storage, and use of 13 explosive materials. Such rules shall do all of the following : 14 1. a. Prescribe reasonable standards for the safe 15 transportation and handling of explosive materials so as to 16 prevent accidental fires and explosions and prevent theft and 17 unlawful or unauthorized possession of explosive materials. 18 2. b. Prescribe procedures and methods of inventory so 19 as to assure accurate records of all explosive materials 20 manufactured or imported into the state and records of the 21 disposition of such explosive materials, including records of 22 the identity of persons to whom sales and transfers are made, 23 and the time and place of any loss or destruction of explosive 24 materials which might occur. 25 3. c. Prescribe reasonable standards for the safe 26 storage of explosive materials as may be necessary to prevent 27 accidental fires and explosions and prevent thefts and unlawful 28 or unauthorized possession of explosive materials. 29 4. d. Require such reports from licensees, permittees, 30 sheriffs, and chiefs of police as may be necessary for the 31 state fire marshal director to discharge the fire marshal’s 32 director’s duties pursuant to this chapter . 33 -973- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 973/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. e. Prescribe the form and content of license and permit 34 applications. 35 6. 2. Conduct The director shall conduct such inspections 1 of licensees and permittees as may be necessary to enforce the 2 provisions of this chapter . 3 Sec. 1549. Section 101A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 101A.7 Inspection of storage facility. 6 1. The licensee’s or permittee’s explosives storage 7 facility shall be inspected at least once a year by a 8 representative of the state fire marshal’s office department 9 of inspections, appeals, and licensing , except that the state 10 fire marshal director may, at those mining operations licensed 11 and regulated by the United States department of labor, accept 12 an approved inspection report issued by the United States 13 department of labor, mine safety and health administration, for 14 the twelve-month period following the issuance of the report. 15 The state fire marshal director shall notify the appropriate 16 city or county governing board of licenses to be issued in 17 their respective jurisdictions pursuant to this chapter . The 18 notification shall contain the name of the applicant to be 19 licensed, the location of the facilities to be used in storing 20 explosives, the types and quantities of explosive materials to 21 be stored, and other information deemed necessary by either 22 the governing boards or the state fire marshal director . The 23 facility may be examined at other times by the sheriff of the 24 county where the facility is located or by the local police 25 authority if the facility is located within a city of over 26 ten thousand population and if the sheriff or city council 27 considers it necessary. 28 2. If the state fire marshal director finds the facility 29 to be improperly secured, the licensee or permittee shall 30 immediately correct the improper security and, if not so 31 corrected, the state fire marshal director shall immediately 32 confiscate the stored explosives. Explosives may be 33 -974- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 974/ 1541
H.F. 662 confiscated by the county sheriff or local police authority 34 only if a situation that is discovered during an examination by 35 those authorities is deemed to present an immediate danger. If 1 the explosives are confiscated by the county sheriff or local 2 police authority, they shall be delivered to the state fire 3 marshal director . The state fire marshal director shall hold 4 confiscated explosives for a period of thirty days under proper 5 security unless the period of holding is shortened pursuant to 6 this section . 7 3. If the licensee or permittee corrects the improper 8 security within the thirty-day period, the explosives shall 9 be returned to the licensee or permittee after correction and 10 after the licensee or permittee has paid to the state an amount 11 equal to the expense incurred by the state in storing the 12 explosives during the period of confiscation. The amount of 13 expense shall be determined by the state fire marshal director . 14 4. If the improper security is not corrected during the 15 thirty-day period, the state fire marshal director shall 16 dispose of the explosives and the license or permit shall be 17 canceled. A canceled license or permit shall not be reissued 18 for a period of two years from the date of cancellation. 19 Sec. 1550. Section 101A.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 101A.8 Report of theft or loss required. 22 Any theft or loss of explosive materials, whether from 23 a storage magazine, a vehicle in which they are being 24 transported, or from a site on which they are being used, 25 or from any other location, shall immediately be reported by 26 the person authorized to possess such explosives to the local 27 police or county sheriff. The local police or county sheriff 28 shall immediately transmit a report of such theft or loss of 29 explosive materials to the state fire marshal director . 30 Sec. 1551. Section 101A.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 101A.9 Disposal regulated. 33 -975- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 975/ 1541
H.F. 662 No person shall abandon or otherwise dispose of any 34 explosives in any manner which might, as the result of such 35 abandonment or disposal, create any danger or threat of danger 1 to life or property. Any person in possession or control of 2 explosives shall, when the need for such explosives no longer 3 exists, dispose of them in accordance with rules prescribed by 4 the state fire marshal director . 5 Sec. 1552. Section 101A.10, Code 2023, is amended to read 6 as follows: 7 101A.10 Persons and agencies exempt. 8 This chapter shall not apply to the transportation and 9 use of explosive materials by the regular military or naval 10 forces of the United States, the duly organized militia of this 11 state, representatives of the state fire marshal director , the 12 state patrol, division of criminal investigation, local police 13 departments, sheriffs departments, and fire departments acting 14 in their official capacity; nor shall this chapter apply to 15 the transportation and use of explosive materials by any peace 16 officer to enforce provisions of this chapter when the peace 17 officer is acting pursuant to such authority, however, other 18 agencies of the state or any of its political subdivisions 19 desiring to purchase, possess, transport, or use explosive 20 materials for construction or other purposes shall be required 21 to obtain user’s permits. 22 Sec. 1553. Section 101A.12, Code 2023, is amended to read 23 as follows: 24 101A.12 Deposit and use of fees. 25 The fees collected by the state fire marshal director in 26 issuing licenses pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in 27 the state general fund. 28 Sec. 1554. Section 101A.14, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 2. Any person who violates the provisions of section 101A.6 , 31 101A.8 or 101A.9 or any of the rules adopted by the state fire 32 marshal director pursuant to the provisions of this chapter , 33 -976- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 976/ 1541
H.F. 662 commits a simple misdemeanor. 34 Sec. 1555. Section 101B.2, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 3. “Department” means the department of public safety 2 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 3 Sec. 1556. Section 101B.3, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 4. The department of public safety shall administer 6 this chapter and may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 7 administer this chapter . This chapter shall be implemented in 8 accordance with the implementation and substance of the New 9 York fire safety standards for cigarettes. 10 Sec. 1557. Section 101B.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 2. A wholesaler or agent shall provide a copy of the 13 cigarette packaging markings received from a manufacturer to 14 all retailers to whom the wholesaler or agent sells cigarettes. 15 A wholesaler, agent, or retailer shall permit the state fire 16 marshal department , department of revenue, or the office of the 17 attorney general to inspect markings of cigarette packaging 18 marked in accordance with section 101B.7 . 19 Sec. 1558. Section 101B.8, subsections 7, 8, and 9, Code 20 2023, are amended to read as follows: 21 7. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the 22 department of public safety or the office of the attorney 23 general may file an action in district court for a violation of 24 this chapter , including petitioning for injunctive relief or to 25 recover any costs or damages suffered by the state because of a 26 violation of this chapter , including enforcement costs relating 27 to the specific violation and attorney fees. Each violation of 28 the chapter or of rules adopted under this chapter constitutes 29 a separate civil violation for which the department of public 30 safety or the office of the attorney general may seek relief. 31 8. The department of revenue in the regular course of 32 conducting inspections of a wholesaler, agent, or retailer 33 -977- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 977/ 1541
H.F. 662 may inspect cigarettes in the possession or control of the 34 wholesaler, agent, or retailer or on the premises of any 35 wholesaler, agent, or retailer to determine if the cigarettes 1 are marked as required pursuant to section 101B.7 . If the 2 cigarettes are not marked as required, the department of 3 revenue shall notify the department of public safety . 4 9. To enforce the provisions of this chapter , the department 5 of public safety and the office of the attorney general may 6 examine the books, papers, invoices, and other records of any 7 person in possession, control, or occupancy of any premises 8 where cigarettes are placed, sold, or offered for sale, 9 including the stock of cigarettes on the premises. 10 Sec. 1559. Section 101B.10, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 1. This chapter shall cease to be applicable if federal 13 fire safety standards for cigarettes that preempt this chapter 14 are enacted and take effect subsequent to January 1, 2009, and 15 the state fire marshal department shall notify the secretary of 16 state and the Code editor if such federal fire safety standards 17 for cigarettes are enacted. 18 Sec. 1560. Section 103.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding 19 the following new subsections: 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. “Department” means the department of 21 inspections, appeals, and licensing. 22 NEW SUBSECTION . 6B. “Director” means the director of 23 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the 24 director’s designee. 25 Sec. 1561. Section 103.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 1. An electrical examining board is created within the 28 division of state fire marshal of the department of public 29 safety . The board shall consist of eleven voting members 30 appointed by the governor and subject to senate confirmation , 31 all of whom shall be residents of this state. Except for the 32 board member enumerated in subsection 2, paragraph “e” , members 33 -978- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 978/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall be appointed by the governor and subject to senate 34 confirmation. 35 Sec. 1562. Section 103.2, Code 2023, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. a. The board shall elect annually from 3 its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson. 4 b. The board shall hold at least one meeting quarterly at 5 the location of the board’s principal office, and meetings 6 shall be called at other times by the chairperson or four 7 members of the board. At any meeting of the board, a majority 8 of members constitutes a quorum. 9 Sec. 1563. Section 103.4, Code 2023, is amended by striking 10 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 11 103.4 Executive secretary —— staff and duties. 12 The director shall appoint an executive secretary for the 13 board and shall hire and provide staff to assist the board 14 in administering this chapter. The executive secretary 15 shall report to the director for purposes of routine board 16 administrative functions, and shall report directly to 17 the board for purposes of execution of board policy such 18 as application of licensing criteria and processing of 19 applications. 20 Sec. 1564. Section 103.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 103.7 Electrician and installer licensing and inspection 23 fund. 24 An electrician and installer licensing and inspection fund 25 is created in the state treasury as a separate fund under the 26 control of the board. All licensing, examination, renewal, 27 and inspection fees shall be deposited into the fund and 28 retained by and for the use of the board. Expenditures from 29 the fund shall be approved by the sole authority of the board 30 in consultation with the state fire marshal director . Amounts 31 deposited into the fund shall be considered repayment receipts 32 as defined in section 8.2 . Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any 33 -979- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 979/ 1541
H.F. 662 balance in the fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not 34 revert to the general fund of the state, but shall remain 35 available for the purposes of this chapter in subsequent fiscal 1 years. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest 2 or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited 3 to the fund. 4 Sec. 1565. Section 103.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 103.14 Alarm installations. 7 A person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may 8 plan, lay out, or install electrical wiring, apparatus, and 9 equipment for components of alarm systems that operate at 10 seventy volt/amps (VA) or less, only if the person is certified 11 to conduct such work pursuant to chapter 100C . Installations 12 of alarm systems that operate at seventy volt/amps (VA) or less 13 are subject to inspection by state inspectors as provided in 14 section 103.31 , except that reports of such inspections, if 15 the installation being inspected was performed by a person 16 certified pursuant to chapter 100C , shall be submitted to 17 the state fire marshal director and any action taken on a 18 report of an inspection of an installation performed by a 19 person certified pursuant to chapter 100C shall be taken by 20 or at the direction of the state fire marshal, unless the 21 installation has been found to exceed the authority granted to 22 the certificate holder pursuant to chapter 100C and therefore 23 to be in violation of this chapter . 24 Sec. 1566. Section 103.25, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 1. At or before commencement of any installation required 27 to be inspected by the board, the licensee or property owner 28 making such installation shall submit to the state fire 29 marshal’s office department a request for inspection. The 30 board shall prescribe the methods by which the request may be 31 submitted, which may include electronic submission or through 32 a form prescribed by the board that can be submitted either 33 -980- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 980/ 1541
H.F. 662 through the mail or by a fax transmission. The board shall 34 also prescribe methods by which inspection fees can be paid, 35 which may include electronic methods of payment. If the board 1 or the state fire marshal’s office department becomes aware 2 that a person has failed to file a necessary request for 3 inspection, the board shall send a written notification by 4 certified mail that the request must be filed within fourteen 5 days. Any person filing a late request for inspection shall 6 pay a delinquency fee in an amount to be determined by the 7 board. A person who fails to file a late request within 8 fourteen days from receipt of the notification shall be subject 9 to a civil penalty to be determined by the board by rule. 10 Sec. 1567. Section 103.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 103.26 Condemnation —— disconnection —— opportunity to 13 correct noncompliance. 14 If the inspector finds that any installation or portion of 15 an installation is not in compliance with accepted standards 16 of construction for health safety and property safety, based 17 upon minimum standards set forth in the local electrical 18 code or the national electrical code adopted by the board 19 pursuant to section 103.6 , the inspector shall by written 20 order condemn the installation or noncomplying portion or 21 order service to such installation disconnected and shall 22 send a copy of such order to the board, the state fire 23 marshal director , and the electrical utility supplying power 24 involved. If the installation or the noncomplying portion is 25 such as to seriously and proximately endanger human health 26 or property, the order of the inspector when approved by the 27 inspector’s supervisor shall require immediate condemnation 28 and disconnection by the applicant. In all other cases, the 29 order of the inspector shall establish a reasonable period 30 of time for the installation to be brought into compliance 31 with accepted standards of construction for health safety and 32 property safety prior to the effective date established in such 33 -981- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 981/ 1541
H.F. 662 order for condemnation or disconnection. 34 Sec. 1568. Section 103.31, subsections 3, 4, and 5, Code 35 2023, are amended to read as follows: 1 3. State inspection procedures and policies shall be 2 established by the board. The state fire marshal director , or 3 the state fire marshal’s director’s designee, shall enforce 4 the procedures and policies, and enforce the provisions of the 5 national electrical code adopted by the board. 6 4. Except when an inspection reveals that an installation or 7 portion of an installation is not in compliance with accepted 8 standards of construction for health safety and property 9 safety, based upon minimum standards set forth in the local 10 electrical code or the national electrical code adopted by 11 the board pursuant to section 103.6 , such that an order of 12 condemnation or disconnection is warranted pursuant to section 13 103.26 , an inspector shall not add to, modify, or amend a 14 construction plan as originally approved by the state fire 15 marshal director or the state building code commissioner in the 16 course of conducting an inspection. 17 5. Management and supervision of inspectors, including 18 hiring decisions, disciplinary action, promotions, and work 19 schedules are the responsibility of the state fire marshal 20 director acting in accordance with applicable law and pursuant 21 to any applicable collective bargaining agreement. The state 22 fire marshal director and the board shall jointly determine 23 work territories, regions, or districts for inspectors 24 and continuing education and ongoing training requirements 25 applicable to inspectors. An inspector subject to disciplinary 26 action pursuant to this subsection shall be entitled to an 27 appeal according to the procedure set forth in section 103.34 28 and judicial review pursuant to section 17A.19 . 29 Sec. 1569. Section 103.32, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 3. When an inspection is requested by a property owner, 32 the minimum fee shall be thirty dollars plus five dollars 33 -982- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 982/ 1541
H.F. 662 per branch circuit or feeder. The fee for fire and accident 34 inspections shall be computed at the rate of forty-seven 35 dollars per hour, and mileage and other expenses shall be 1 reimbursed as provided by the office of the state fire marshal 2 department . 3 Sec. 1570. Section 103.33, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 1. Any person aggrieved by a condemnation or disconnection 6 order issued by the state fire marshal’s office department may 7 appeal from the order by filing a written notice of appeal with 8 the board within ten days after the date the order was served 9 upon the property owner or within ten days after the order was 10 filed with the board, whichever is later. 11 Sec. 1571. Section 103A.3, Code 2023, is amended by adding 12 the following new subsections: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. “Department” means the department of 14 inspections, appeals, and licensing. 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 6B. “Director” means the director of 16 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the 17 director’s designee. 18 Sec. 1572. Section 103A.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 103A.4 Building code commissioner. 21 The commissioner of public safety director , in addition 22 to other duties, shall serve as the state building code 23 commissioner or may designate a building code commissioner. 24 Sec. 1573. Section 103A.23, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 1. For the purpose of obtaining revenue to defray the 27 costs of administering the provisions of this chapter , the 28 commissioner shall establish by rule a schedule of fees based 29 upon the costs of administration which fees shall be collected 30 from persons whose manufacture, installation, or construction 31 is subject to the provisions of the state building code. For 32 the performance of building plan reviews by the department 33 -983- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 983/ 1541
H.F. 662 of public safety , the commissioner shall establish by rule a 34 fee, chargeable to the owner of the building, which shall be 35 equal to a percentage of the estimated total valuation of the 1 building and which shall be in an amount reasonably related to 2 the cost of conducting the review. 3 Sec. 1574. Section 103A.54, Code 2023, is amended to read 4 as follows: 5 103A.54 Fees. 6 Notwithstanding section 103A.23 , the department of 7 public safety shall retain all fees collected pursuant to 8 this subchapter and the fees retained are appropriated to 9 the commissioner to administer the licensing program and 10 the certification program for manufactured or mobile home 11 installers, including the employment of personnel for the 12 enforcement and administration of such programs. 13 Sec. 1575. Section 105.2, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 4. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 16 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 17 Sec. 1576. Section 105.3, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 1. A plumbing and mechanical systems board is created within 20 the Iowa department of public health . 21 Sec. 1577. Section 105.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, 22 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 The board shall be comprised of eleven twelve voting 25 members , appointed by the governor, as follows: 26 Sec. 1578. Section 105.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, 27 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 (1) The director of public health and human services or the 29 director’s designee. 30 Sec. 1579. Section 105.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 31 2023, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 32 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (2A) The director of the department of 33 -984- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 984/ 1541
H.F. 662 inspections, appeals, and licensing or the director’s designee. 34 Sec. 1580. Section 105.3, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 35 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 b. The board members enumerated in paragraph a “a” , 2 subparagraphs (3) through (9), are shall be appointed by the 3 governor and subject to confirmation by the senate. 4 Sec. 1581. Section 105.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 a. The board shall establish by rule a plumbing installation 7 code governing the installation of plumbing in this state. 8 Consistent with fire safety rules and standards promulgated 9 by the state fire marshal department , the board shall adopt 10 the most current version of the uniform plumbing code and the 11 international mechanical code, as the state plumbing code 12 and the state mechanical code, to govern the installation of 13 plumbing and mechanical systems in this state. The board shall 14 adopt the current version of each code within six months of its 15 being released. The board may adopt amendments to each code by 16 rule. The board shall work in consultation with the state fire 17 marshal department to ensure that proposed amendments do not 18 conflict with the fire safety rules and standards promulgated 19 by the state fire marshal department . The state plumbing 20 code and the state mechanical code shall be applicable to all 21 buildings and structures owned by the state or an agency of the 22 state and in each local jurisdiction. 23 Sec. 1582. Section 105.12, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. A contracting, plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, 26 sheet metal, or hydronic license shall be in the form of a 27 certificate under the seal of the department, signed by the 28 director of public health the department , and shall be issued 29 in the name of the board. The license number shall be noted on 30 the face of the license. 31 Sec. 1583. Section 135.11A, Code 2023, is amended to read 32 as follows: 33 -985- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 985/ 1541
H.F. 662 135.11A Professional licensure division —— other licensing 34 Licensing boards —— expenses —— fees. 35 1. There shall be a professional licensure division within 1 the department of public health. Each board under chapter 2 chapters 100C, 103, 103A, 105, or 147 or that are under the 3 administrative authority of the department, except the board 4 of nursing, board of medicine, dental board, and board of 5 pharmacy, shall receive administrative and clerical support 6 from the division department and may not employ its own support 7 staff for administrative and clerical duties. The executive 8 director of the board of nursing, board of medicine, dental 9 board, and board of pharmacy shall be appointed pursuant to 10 section 135.11B . 11 2. The professional licensure division department and the 12 licensing boards referenced in subsection 1 may expend funds in 13 addition to amounts budgeted, if those additional expenditures 14 are directly the result of actual examination and exceed funds 15 budgeted for examinations. Before the division department or a 16 licensing board expends or encumbers an amount in excess of the 17 funds budgeted for examinations, the director of the department 18 of management shall approve the expenditure or encumbrance. 19 Before approval is given, the department of management shall 20 determine that the examination expenses exceed the funds 21 budgeted by the general assembly to the division department 22 or board and the division department or board does not have 23 other funds from which examination expenses can be paid. 24 Upon approval of the department of management, the division 25 department or licensing board may expend and encumber funds for 26 excess examination expenses. The amounts necessary to fund 27 the excess examination expenses shall be collected as fees 28 from additional examination applicants and shall be treated as 29 repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2 . 30 Sec. 1584. Section 135.24, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 a. Procedures for registration of health care providers 33 -986- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 986/ 1541
H.F. 662 deemed qualified by the board of medicine, the board of 34 physician assistants, the dental board, the board of nursing, 35 the board of chiropractic, the board of psychology, the board 1 of social work, the board of behavioral science, the board 2 of pharmacy, the board of optometry, the board of podiatry, 3 the board of physical and occupational therapy, the board of 4 respiratory care and polysomnography, and the Iowa department 5 of public health inspections, appeals, and licensing , as 6 applicable. 7 Sec. 1585. Section 135.31, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 135.31 Location of boards —— rulemaking. 10 The offices for the board of medicine, the board of pharmacy, 11 the board of nursing, and the dental board shall be located 12 within the department of public health . The individual boards 13 shall have policymaking and rulemaking authority. 14 Sec. 1586. Section 135.37, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 135.37 Tattooing —— permit requirement —— penalty. 17 1. A person shall not own, control and lease, act as an 18 agent for, conduct, manage, or operate an establishment to 19 practice the art of tattooing or engage in the practice of 20 tattooing without first applying for and receiving a permit 21 from the Iowa department of public health . 22 2. A minor shall not obtain a tattoo and a person shall 23 not provide a tattoo to a minor. For the purposes of this 24 section , “minor” means an unmarried person who is under the age 25 of eighteen years. 26 3. A person who fails to meet the requirements of subsection 27 1 or a person providing a tattoo to a minor is guilty of a 28 serious misdemeanor. 29 4. The Iowa department of public health shall: 30 a. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and establish and 31 collect all fees necessary to administer this section . The 32 provisions of chapter 17A , including licensing provisions, 33 -987- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 987/ 1541
H.F. 662 judicial review, and appeal, shall apply to this chapter 34 section . 35 b. Establish minimum safety and sanitation criteria for the 1 operation of tattooing establishments. 2 5. If the Iowa department of public health determines that 3 a provision of this section has been or is being violated, the 4 department may order that a tattooing establishment not be 5 operated until the necessary corrective action has been taken. 6 If the establishment continues to be operated in violation of 7 the order of the department, the department may request that 8 the county attorney or the attorney general make an application 9 in the name of the state to the district court of the county 10 in which the violations have occurred for an order to enjoin 11 the violations. This remedy is in addition to any other legal 12 remedy available to the department. 13 6. As necessary to avoid duplication and promote 14 coordination of public health inspection and enforcement 15 activities, the department may enter into agreements with 16 local boards of health to provide for inspection of tattooing 17 establishments and enforcement activities in accordance with 18 the rules and criteria implemented under this section . 19 Sec. 1587. Section 135.61, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 As used in this subchapter part , unless the context 22 otherwise requires: 23 Sec. 1588. Section 135.61, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 d. Each institutional health facility or health maintenance 26 organization which, prior to receipt of the application by the 27 department, has formally indicated to the department pursuant 28 to this subchapter part an intent to furnish in the future 29 institutional health services similar to the new institutional 30 health service proposed in the application. 31 Sec. 1589. Section 135.61, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -988- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 988/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. “Council” means the state health facilities council 34 established by this subchapter part . 35 Sec. 1590. Section 135.61, subsections 5 and 7, Code 2023, 1 are amended by striking the subsections. 2 Sec. 1591. Section 135.62, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. This subchapter part shall be administered by the 5 department. The director shall employ or cause to be employed 6 the necessary persons to discharge the duties imposed on the 7 department by this subchapter part . 8 Sec. 1592. Section 135.62, subsection 2, paragraph e, 9 subparagraphs (2), (4), and (5), Code 2023, are amended to read 10 as follows: 11 (2) Determine and adopt such policies as are authorized by 12 law and are deemed necessary to the efficient discharge of its 13 duties under this subchapter part . 14 (4) Advise and counsel with the director concerning 15 the provisions of this subchapter part and the policies 16 and procedures adopted by the department pursuant to this 17 subchapter part . 18 (5) Review and approve, prior to promulgation, all rules 19 adopted by the department under this subchapter part . 20 Sec. 1593. Section 135.63, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. A new institutional health service or changed 23 institutional health service shall not be offered or developed 24 in this state without prior application to the department 25 for and receipt of a certificate of need, pursuant to this 26 subchapter part . The application shall be made upon forms 27 furnished or prescribed by the department and shall contain 28 such information as the department may require under this 29 subchapter part . The application shall be accompanied 30 by a fee equivalent to three-tenths of one percent of the 31 anticipated cost of the project with a minimum fee of six 32 hundred dollars and a maximum fee of twenty-one thousand 33 -989- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 989/ 1541
H.F. 662 dollars. The fee shall be remitted by the department to the 34 treasurer of state, who shall place it in the general fund of 35 the state. If an application is voluntarily withdrawn within 1 thirty calendar days after submission, seventy-five percent 2 of the application fee shall be refunded; if the application 3 is voluntarily withdrawn more than thirty but within sixty 4 days after submission, fifty percent of the application fee 5 shall be refunded; if the application is withdrawn voluntarily 6 more than sixty days after submission, twenty-five percent of 7 the application fee shall be refunded. Notwithstanding the 8 required payment of an application fee under this subsection , 9 an applicant for a new institutional health service or a 10 changed institutional health service offered or developed by 11 an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual 12 disability or an intermediate care facility for persons with 13 mental illness as defined pursuant to section 135C.1 is exempt 14 from payment of the application fee. 15 Sec. 1594. Section 135.63, subsection 2, unnumbered 16 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 This subchapter part shall not be construed to augment, 18 limit, contravene, or repeal in any manner any other statute 19 of this state which may authorize or relate to licensure, 20 regulation, supervision, or control of, nor to be applicable 21 to: 22 Sec. 1595. Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 f. A residential care facility, as defined in section 25 135C.1 , including a residential care facility for persons with 26 an intellectual disability, notwithstanding any provision in 27 this subchapter part to the contrary. 28 Sec. 1596. Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph g, 29 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 A reduction in bed capacity of an institutional health 32 facility, notwithstanding any provision in this subchapter part 33 -990- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 990/ 1541
H.F. 662 to the contrary, if all of the following conditions exist: 34 Sec. 1597. Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph h, 35 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 The deletion of one or more health services, previously 3 offered on a regular basis by an institutional health facility 4 or health maintenance organization, notwithstanding any 5 provision of this subchapter part to the contrary, if all of 6 the following conditions exist: 7 Sec. 1598. Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph j, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 j. The construction, modification, or replacement of 10 nonpatient care services, including parking facilities, 11 heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, computers, 12 telephone systems, medical office buildings, and other projects 13 of a similar nature, notwithstanding any provision in this 14 subchapter part to the contrary. 15 Sec. 1599. Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph k, 16 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 The redistribution of beds by a hospital within the acute 19 care category of bed usage, notwithstanding any provision in 20 this subchapter part to the contrary, if all of the following 21 conditions exist: 22 Sec. 1600. Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph l, 23 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 The replacement or modernization of any institutional health 26 facility if the replacement or modernization does not add new 27 health services or additional bed capacity for existing health 28 services, notwithstanding any provision in this subchapter 29 part to the contrary. With respect to a nursing facility, 30 “replacement” means establishing a new facility within the same 31 county as the prior facility to be closed. With reference to 32 a hospital, “replacement” means establishing a new hospital 33 -991- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 991/ 1541
H.F. 662 that demonstrates compliance with all of the following criteria 34 through evidence submitted to the department: 35 Sec. 1601. Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraphs m and n, 1 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 2 m. Hemodialysis services provided by a hospital or 3 freestanding facility, notwithstanding any provision in this 4 subchapter part to the contrary. 5 n. Hospice services provided by a hospital, notwithstanding 6 any provision in this subchapter part to the contrary. 7 Sec. 1602. Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph p, 8 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 The conversion of an existing number of beds by an 11 intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual 12 disability to a smaller facility environment, including but not 13 limited to a community-based environment which does not result 14 in an increased number of beds, notwithstanding any provision 15 in this subchapter part to the contrary, including subsection 16 4 , if all of the following conditions exist: 17 Sec. 1603. Section 135.63, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 3. This subchapter part shall not be construed to be 20 applicable to a health care facility operated by and for the 21 exclusive use of members of a religious order, which does 22 not admit more than two individuals to the facility from the 23 general public, and which was in operation prior to July 1, 24 1986. However, this subchapter part is applicable to such 25 a facility if the facility is involved in the offering or 26 developing of a new or changed institutional health service on 27 or after July 1, 1986. 28 Sec. 1604. Section 135.63, subsection 4, unnumbered 29 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 A copy of the application shall be sent to the department 31 of health and human services at the time the application 32 is submitted to the Iowa department of public health . The 33 -992- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 992/ 1541
H.F. 662 department shall not process applications for and the council 34 shall not consider a new or changed institutional health 35 service for an intermediate care facility for persons with an 1 intellectual disability unless both of the following conditions 2 are met: 3 Sec. 1605. Section 135.64, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 3. In the evaluation of applications for certificates 6 of need submitted by the university of Iowa hospitals and 7 clinics, the unique features of that institution relating to 8 statewide tertiary health care, health science education, and 9 clinical research shall be given due consideration. Further, 10 in administering this subchapter part , the unique capacity of 11 university hospitals for the evaluation of technologically 12 innovative equipment and other new health services shall be 13 utilized. 14 Sec. 1606. Section 135.72, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 The department shall adopt, with approval of the council, 17 such administrative rules as are necessary to enable it to 18 implement this subchapter part . These rules shall include: 19 Sec. 1607. Section 135.73, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 1. Any party constructing a new institutional health 22 facility or an addition to or renovation of an existing 23 institutional health facility without first obtaining a 24 certificate of need or, in the case of a mobile health service, 25 ascertaining that the mobile health service has received 26 certificate of need approval, as required by this subchapter 27 part , shall be denied licensure or change of licensure by the 28 appropriate responsible licensing agency of this state. 29 Sec. 1608. Section 135.73, subsection 2, unnumbered 30 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 A party violating this subchapter part shall be subject 32 to penalties in accordance with this section . The 33 -993- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 993/ 1541
H.F. 662 department shall adopt rules setting forth the violations by 34 classification, the criteria for the classification of any 35 violation not listed, and procedures for implementing this 1 subsection . 2 Sec. 1609. Section 135.73, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 3. Notwithstanding any other sanction imposed pursuant 5 to this section , a party offering or developing any new 6 institutional health service or changed institutional health 7 service without first obtaining a certificate of need as 8 required by this subchapter part may be temporarily or 9 permanently restrained from doing so by any court of competent 10 jurisdiction in any action brought by the state, any of its 11 political subdivisions, or any other interested person. 12 Sec. 1610. Section 135.74, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 3. The department shall, where appropriate, provide for 15 modification, consistent with the purposes of this subchapter 16 part , of reporting requirements to correctly reflect the 17 differences among hospitals and among health care facilities 18 referred to in subsection 2 , and to avoid otherwise unduly 19 burdensome costs in meeting the requirements of uniform methods 20 of financial reporting. 21 Sec. 1611. Section 135.75, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 2. Where more than one licensed hospital or health 24 care facility is operated by the reporting organization, 25 the information required by this section shall be reported 26 separately for each licensed hospital or health care facility. 27 The department shall require preparation of specified financial 28 reports by a certified public accountant, and may require 29 attestation of responsible officials of the reporting hospital 30 or health care facility that the reports submitted are to the 31 best of their knowledge and belief prepared in accordance with 32 the prescribed methods of reporting. The department shall 33 -994- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 994/ 1541
H.F. 662 have the right to inspect the books, audits and records of any 34 hospital or health care facility as reasonably necessary to 35 verify reports submitted pursuant to this subchapter part . 1 Sec. 1612. Section 135.76, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. The department shall from time to time undertake analyses 4 and studies relating to hospital and health care facility 5 costs and to the financial status of hospitals or health care 6 facilities, or both, which are subject to the provisions of 7 this subchapter part . It shall further require the filing 8 of information concerning the total financial needs of each 9 individual hospital or health care facility and the resources 10 currently or prospectively available to meet these needs, 11 including the effect of proposals made by health systems 12 agencies. The department shall also prepare and file such 13 summaries and compilations or other supplementary reports based 14 on the information filed with it as will, in its judgment, 15 advance the purposes of this subchapter part . 16 Sec. 1613. Section 135C.2, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 c. The rules adopted for intermediate care facilities for 19 persons with an intellectual disability shall be consistent 20 with, but no more restrictive than, the federal standards for 21 intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual 22 disability established pursuant to the federal Social Security 23 Act, §1905(c)(d), as codified in 42 U.S.C. §1396d, in effect on 24 January 1, 1989. However, in order for an intermediate care 25 facility for persons with an intellectual disability to be 26 licensed, the state fire marshal director must certify to the 27 department that the facility meets the applicable provisions 28 of the rules adopted for such facilities by the state fire 29 marshal director . The state fire marshal’s director’s rules 30 shall be based upon such a facility’s compliance with either 31 the provisions applicable to health care occupancies or 32 residential board and care occupancies of the life safety code 33 -995- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 995/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the national fire protection association, 2000 edition. The 34 department shall adopt additional rules for intermediate care 35 facilities for persons with an intellectual disability pursuant 1 to section 135C.14, subsection 8 . 2 Sec. 1614. Section 135C.2, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 b. A facility must be located in an area zoned for single or 5 multiple-family housing or in an unincorporated area and must 6 be constructed in compliance with applicable local requirements 7 and the rules adopted for the special classification by the 8 state fire marshal director in accordance with the concept of 9 the least restrictive environment for the facility residents. 10 Local requirements shall not be more restrictive than the 11 rules adopted for the special classification by the state fire 12 marshal director and the state building code requirements for 13 single or multiple-family housing, under section 103A.7 . 14 Sec. 1615. Section 135C.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 135C.5 Limitations on use. 17 Another business or activity serving persons other than 18 the residents of a health care facility may be operated or 19 provided in a designated part of the physical structure of 20 the health care facility if the other business or activity 21 meets the requirements of applicable state and federal 22 laws, administrative rules, and federal regulations. The 23 department shall not limit the ability of a health care 24 facility to operate or provide another business or activity 25 in the designated part of the facility if the business or 26 activity does not interfere with the use of the facility by the 27 residents or with the services provided to the residents, and 28 is not disturbing to the residents. In denying the ability of 29 a health care facility to operate or provide another business 30 or activity under this section , the burden of proof shall be 31 on the department to demonstrate that the other business or 32 activity substantially interferes with the use of the facility 33 -996- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 996/ 1541
H.F. 662 by the residents or the services provided to the residents, 34 or is disturbing to the residents. The state fire marshal 35 director , in accordance with chapter 17A , shall adopt rules 1 which establish criteria for approval of a business or activity 2 to be operated or provided in a designated part of the physical 3 structure of a health care facility. For the purposes of 4 this section , “another business or activity” shall not include 5 laboratory services with the exception of laboratory services 6 for which a waiver from regulatory oversight has been obtained 7 under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 8 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-578, as amended, radiological services, 9 anesthesiology services, obstetrical services, surgical 10 services, or emergency room services provided by hospitals 11 licensed under chapter 135B . 12 Sec. 1616. Section 135C.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 135C.9 Inspection before issuance —— notice of deficiencies. 15 1. The department shall not issue a health care facility 16 license to any applicant until: 17 a. The department has ascertained that the staff and 18 equipment of the facility is adequate to provide the care and 19 services required of a health care facility of the category 20 for which the license is sought. Prior to the review and 21 approval of plans and specifications for any new facility 22 and the initial licensing under a new licensee, a resume of 23 the programs and services to be furnished and of the means 24 available to the applicant for providing the same and for 25 meeting requirements for staffing, equipment, and operation 26 of the health care facility, with particular reference to the 27 professional requirements for services to be rendered, shall be 28 submitted in writing to the department for review and approval. 29 The resume shall be reviewed by the department within ten 30 working days and returned to the applicant. The resume shall, 31 upon the department’s request, be revised as appropriate by the 32 facility from time to time after issuance of a license. 33 -997- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 997/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. The facility has been inspected by the state fire marshal 34 or a deputy appointed by the fire marshal for that purpose 35 director , who may be a member of a municipal fire department, 1 and the department has received either a certificate of 2 compliance or a provisional certificate of compliance by 3 the facility with the fire hazard and fire safety rules and 4 standards of the department as promulgated by the fire marshal 5 director and, where applicable, the fire safety standards 6 required for participation in programs authorized by either 7 Tit. XVIII or Tit. XIX of the United States Social Security 8 Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. §1395 1395ll and 1396 1396g. The 9 certificate or provisional certificate shall be signed by the 10 fire marshal director or the fire marshal’s deputy director’s 11 designee who made the inspection. If the state fire marshal 12 or a deputy director finds a deficiency upon inspection, the 13 notice to the facility shall be provided in a timely manner 14 and shall specifically describe the nature of the deficiency, 15 identifying the Code section or subsection or the rule or 16 standard violated. The notice shall also specify the time 17 allowed for correction of the deficiency, at the end of which 18 time the fire marshal or a deputy director shall perform a 19 follow-up inspection. 20 2. The rules and standards promulgated by the fire marshal 21 director pursuant to subsection 1 , paragraph “b” of this section 22 shall be substantially in keeping with the latest generally 23 recognized safety criteria for the facilities covered, of which 24 the applicable criteria recommended and published from time 25 to time by the national fire protection association shall be 26 prima facie evidence. The rules and standards promulgated by 27 the fire marshal director shall be promulgated in consultation 28 with the department and shall, to the greatest extent possible, 29 be consistent with rules adopted by the department under this 30 chapter . 31 3. The state fire marshal or the fire marshal’s deputy 32 director may issue successive provisional certificates of 33 -998- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 998/ 1541
H.F. 662 compliance for periods of one year each to a facility which is 34 in substantial compliance with the applicable fire hazard and 35 fire safety rules and standards, upon satisfactory evidence 1 of an intent, in good faith, by the owner or operator of the 2 facility to correct the deficiencies noted upon inspection 3 within a reasonable period of time as determined by the state 4 fire marshal or the fire marshal’s deputy director . Renewal 5 of a provisional certificate shall be based on a showing 6 of substantial progress in eliminating deficiencies noted 7 upon the last previous inspection of the facility without 8 the appearance of additional deficiencies other than those 9 arising from changes in the fire hazard and fire safety rules, 10 regulations and standards which have occurred since the last 11 previous inspection, except that substantial progress toward 12 achievement of a good faith intent by the owner or operator to 13 replace the entire facility within a reasonable period of time, 14 as determined by the state fire marshal or the fire marshal’s 15 deputy director , may be accepted as a showing of substantial 16 progress in eliminating deficiencies, for the purposes of this 17 section . 18 4. If a facility subject to licensure under this chapter , 19 a facility exempt from licensure under this chapter pursuant 20 to section 135C.6 , or a family home under section 335.25 21 or 414.22 , has been issued a certificate of compliance or 22 a provisional certificate of compliance under subsection 23 1 or 3 , or has otherwise been approved as complying with 24 a rule or standard by the state or a deputy fire marshal 25 the director or a local building department as defined in 26 section 103A.3 , the state or deputy fire marshal director 27 or local building department which issued the certificate, 28 provisional certificate, or approval shall not apply additional 29 requirements for compliance with the rule or standard unless 30 the rule or standard is revised in accordance with chapter 17A 31 or with local regulatory procedure following issuance of the 32 certificate, provisional certificate, or approval. 33 -999- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 999/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1617. Section 135C.14, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 34 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 The department shall, in accordance with chapter 17A 1 and with the approval of the state board of health, adopt 2 and enforce rules setting minimum standards for health care 3 facilities. In so doing, the department, with the approval 4 of the state board of health, may adopt by reference, with 5 or without amendment, nationally recognized standards and 6 rules, which shall be specified by title and edition, date 7 of publication, or similar information. The rules and 8 standards required by this section shall be formulated in 9 consultation with the director of health and human services or 10 the director’s director of health and human services’ designee, 11 with the state fire marshal director , and with affected 12 industry, professional, and consumer groups, and shall be 13 designed to further the accomplishment of the purposes of this 14 chapter and shall relate to: 15 Sec. 1618. Section 135C.14, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 1. Location and construction of the facility, including 18 plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation, and other housing 19 conditions, which shall ensure the health, safety and comfort 20 of residents and protection from fire hazards. The rules of 21 the department relating to protection from fire hazards and 22 fire safety shall be promulgated by the state fire marshal 23 director in consultation with the department, and shall be in 24 keeping with the latest generally recognized safety criteria 25 for the facilities covered of which the applicable criteria 26 recommended and published from time to time by the national 27 fire protection association are prima facie evidence. To 28 the greatest extent possible, the rules promulgated by the 29 state fire marshal director shall be consistent with the rules 30 adopted by the department under this chapter . 31 Sec. 1619. Section 135C.16, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -1000- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1000/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. An authorized representative of the department may 34 enter any licensed health care facility without a warrant, 35 and may examine all records pertaining to the care provided 1 residents of the facility. An authorized representative of the 2 department may contact or interview any resident, employee, or 3 any other person who might have knowledge about the operation 4 of a health care facility. An authorized representative of 5 the department of human services shall have the same right 6 with respect to any facility where one or more residents are 7 cared for entirely or partially at public expense, and an 8 authorized representative of the designated protection and 9 advocacy agency shall have the same right with respect to 10 any facility where one or more residents have developmental 11 disabilities or mental illnesses, and the state fire marshal or 12 a deputy appointed pursuant to section 135C.9, subsection 1 , 13 paragraph “b” , director shall have the same right of entry into 14 any facility and the right to inspect any records pertinent 15 to fire safety practices and conditions within that facility, 16 and an authorized representative of the office of long-term 17 care ombudsman shall have the same right with respect to any 18 nursing facility or residential care facility. If any such 19 authorized representative has probable cause to believe that 20 any institution, building, or agency not licensed as a health 21 care facility is in fact a health care facility as defined 22 by this chapter , and upon producing identification that the 23 individual is an authorized representative is denied entry 24 thereto for the purpose of making an inspection, the authorized 25 representative may, with the assistance of the county attorney 26 of the county in which the purported health care facility is 27 located, apply to the district court for an order requiring 28 the owner or occupant to permit entry and inspection of the 29 premises to determine whether there have been any violations of 30 this chapter . 31 Sec. 1620. Section 135C.17, Code 2023, is amended to read 32 as follows: 33 -1001- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1001/ 1541
H.F. 662 135C.17 Duties of other departments. 34 It shall be the duty of the department of human services, 35 state fire marshal, office of long-term care ombudsman, and 1 the officers and agents of other state and local governmental 2 units, and the designated protection and advocacy agency to 3 assist the department in carrying out the provisions of this 4 chapter , insofar as the functions of these respective offices 5 and departments are concerned with the health, welfare, and 6 safety of any resident of any health care facility. It shall 7 be the duty of the department to cooperate with the protection 8 and advocacy agency and the office of long-term care ombudsman 9 by responding to all reasonable requests for assistance and 10 information as required by federal law and this chapter . 11 Sec. 1621. Section 135I.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 14 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 15 Sec. 1622. Section 135K.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 3. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 18 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 19 Sec. 1623. Section 136D.2, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 20 are amended to read as follows: 21 1. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 22 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 23 2. “Director” means the director of public health the 24 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing , or the 25 director’s designee. 26 Sec. 1624. Section 137C.35, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 2. A bed and breakfast inn is subject to regulation, 29 licensing, and inspection under this chapter , but separate 30 toilet and lavatory facilities shall not be required for each 31 guest room. Additionally, a bed and breakfast inn is exempt 32 from fire safety rules adopted pursuant to section 100.35 and 33 -1002- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1002/ 1541
H.F. 662 applicable to hotels, but is subject to fire safety rules which 34 the state fire marshal director shall specifically adopt for 35 bed and breakfast inns. 1 Sec. 1625. Section 138.1, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 2 are amended to read as follows: 3 4. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 4 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 5 5. “Director” means the director of public health the 6 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the 7 director’s designee. 8 Sec. 1626. Section 147.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. “Department” means the department of public health 11 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 12 Sec. 1627. Section 147.82, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 147.82 Fee retention. 15 All fees collected by a board listed in section 147.13 or 16 by the department for the bureau of professional licensure , 17 and fees collected pursuant to sections 124.301 and 147.80 and 18 chapter 155A by the board of pharmacy, shall be retained by 19 each board or by the department for the bureau of professional 20 licensure . The moneys retained by a board shall be used for 21 any of the board’s duties, including but not limited to the 22 addition of full-time equivalent positions for program services 23 and investigations. Revenues retained by a board pursuant 24 to this section shall be considered repayment receipts as 25 defined in section 8.2 . Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys 26 retained by a board pursuant to this section are not subject to 27 reversion to the general fund of the state. 28 Sec. 1628. Section 148C.1, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 4. “Department” means the department of public health 31 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 32 Sec. 1629. Section 152B.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 33 -1003- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1003/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 2. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 35 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 1 Sec. 1630. Section 154A.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 4 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 5 Sec. 1631. Section 154B.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 154B.8 Voluntary surrender of license. 8 The director of public health the department of inspections, 9 appeals, and licensing may accept the voluntary surrender of 10 license if accompanied by a written statement of intention. 11 The voluntary surrender, when accepted, shall have the same 12 force and effect as an order of revocation. 13 Sec. 1632. Section 154B.13, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 2. The board shall appoint a prescribing psychologist 16 rules subcommittee comprised of a psychologist appointed by 17 the board, a physician appointed by the board of medicine, and 18 a member of the public appointed by the director of public 19 health the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to 20 develop rules for consideration by the board pursuant to this 21 section . 22 Sec. 1633. Section 154E.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 3. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 25 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 26 Sec. 1634. Section 155A.13, subsection 3, paragraph d, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 d. An applicant seeking a special or limited-use pharmacy 29 license for a proposed telepharmacy site that does not meet the 30 mileage requirement established in paragraph “c” and is not 31 statutorily exempt from the mileage requirement may apply to 32 the board for a waiver of the mileage requirement. A waiver 33 -1004- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1004/ 1541
H.F. 662 request shall only be granted if the applicant can demonstrate 34 to the board that the proposed telepharmacy site is located in 35 an area where there is limited access to pharmacy services and 1 can establish the existence of compelling circumstances that 2 justify waiving the mileage requirement. The board’s decision 3 to grant or deny a waiver request shall be a proposed decision 4 subject to mandatory review by the director of public health 5 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing . The 6 director shall review a proposed decision and shall have the 7 power to approve, modify, or veto a proposed decision. The 8 director’s decision on a waiver request shall be considered 9 final agency action subject to judicial review under chapter 10 17A . 11 Sec. 1635. Section 156.1A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 156.1A Provision of services. 14 Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed 15 as prohibiting the operation of any funeral home, funeral 16 establishment, or cremation establishment by any person, 17 heir, fiduciary, firm, cooperative burial association, or 18 corporation. However, each such person, firm, cooperative 19 burial association, or corporation shall ensure that 20 all mortuary science services are provided by a funeral 21 director, and shall keep the Iowa department of public health 22 inspections, appeals, and licensing advised of the name of the 23 funeral director. 24 Sec. 1636. Section 156.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 156.10 Inspection. 27 1. The director of public health the department of 28 inspections, appeals, and licensing may inspect all places 29 where dead human bodies are prepared or held for burial, 30 entombment, or cremation, and may adopt and enforce such rules 31 and regulations in connection with the inspection as may be 32 necessary for the preservation of the public health. 33 -1005- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1005/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The Iowa department of public health inspections, 34 appeals, and licensing may assess an inspection fee for an 35 inspection of a place where dead human bodies are prepared 1 for burial or cremation. The fee may be determined by the 2 department by rule. 3 Sec. 1637. Section 157.1, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 7. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 6 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 7 Sec. 1638. Section 157.7, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 8 are amended to read as follows: 9 1. The department of inspections and appeals shall 10 employ personnel pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV , to 11 perform duties related to inspection functions under this 12 chapter . The department of inspections and appeals shall, when 13 possible, integrate inspection efforts under this chapter with 14 inspections conducted under chapter 158 . 15 2. The Iowa department of public health may employ clerical 16 assistants pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV , to administer 17 and enforce this chapter . The costs and expenses of the 18 clerical assistants shall be paid from funds appropriated to 19 the department of public health . 20 Sec. 1639. Section 158.1, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 6. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health 23 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 24 Sec. 1640. Section 158.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 158.6 Inspectors and clerical assistants. 27 1. The department of inspections and appeals shall 28 employ personnel pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV , to 29 perform duties related to inspection functions under this 30 chapter . The department of inspections and appeals shall, when 31 possible, integrate inspection efforts under this chapter with 32 inspections conducted under chapter 157 . 33 -1006- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1006/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The Iowa department of public health may employ clerical 34 assistants pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV , to administer 35 and enforce this chapter . The costs and expenses of the 1 clerical assistants shall be paid from funds appropriated to 2 the department of public health . 3 Sec. 1641. Section 214A.35, subsection 2, paragraph g, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 g. The department of agriculture and land stewardship may 6 cooperate with the department of natural resources and the 7 state fire marshal department of inspections, appeals, and 8 licensing in administering and enforcing the provisions of this 9 section . 10 Sec. 1642. Section 218.4, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 3. The state fire marshal department of inspections, 13 appeals, and licensing shall cause to be made an annual 14 inspection of all the institutions listed in section 218.1 15 and shall make written report thereof to the particular 16 administrator of the state department of human services in 17 control of such institution. 18 Sec. 1643. Section 231B.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 231B.4 Zoning —— fire and safety standards. 21 An elder group home shall be located in an area zoned 22 for single-family or multiple-family housing or in an 23 unincorporated area and shall be constructed in compliance with 24 applicable local housing codes and the rules adopted for the 25 special classification by the state fire marshal department . 26 In the absence of local building codes, the facility shall 27 comply with the state plumbing code established pursuant to 28 section 135.11 and the state building code established pursuant 29 to section 103A.7 and the rules adopted for the special 30 classification by the state fire marshal department . The 31 rules adopted for the special classification by the state fire 32 marshal department regarding second floor occupancy shall be 33 -1007- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1007/ 1541
H.F. 662 adopted in consultation with the department and shall take into 34 consideration the mobility of the tenants. 35 Sec. 1644. Section 231C.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 231C.4 Fire and safety standards. 3 The state fire marshal department shall adopt rules , in 4 coordination with the department, relating to the certification 5 and monitoring of the fire and safety standards of certified 6 assisted living programs. 7 Sec. 1645. Section 231D.15, Code 2023, is amended to read 8 as follows: 9 231D.15 Fire and safety standards. 10 The state fire marshal department shall adopt rules , in 11 coordination with the department, relating to the certification 12 and monitoring of the fire and safety standards of adult day 13 services programs. 14 Sec. 1646. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph d, 15 subparagraph (7), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 (7) Each licensing board specified under chapter 147 and 17 the Iowa department of public health inspections, appeals, 18 and licensing for the purpose of licensure, certification or 19 registration, disciplinary investigation, or the renewal of 20 licensure, certification or registration, or disciplinary 21 proceedings of health care professionals. 22 Sec. 1647. Section 237.3, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 3. Rules governing fire safety in facilities with child 25 foster care provided by agencies shall be promulgated by the 26 state fire marshal director of the department of inspections, 27 appeals, and licensing pursuant to section 100.1, subsection 5 28 10A.511 after consultation with the administrator. 29 Sec. 1648. Section 237A.3A, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 c. In consultation with the state fire marshal director 32 of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing , the 33 -1008- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1008/ 1541
H.F. 662 department shall adopt rules relating to the provision of fire 34 extinguishers, smoke detectors, and two exits accessible to 35 children in a child development home. 1 Sec. 1649. Section 237A.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 237A.4 Inspection and evaluation. 4 The department shall make periodic inspections of licensed 5 centers to ensure compliance with licensing requirements 6 provided in this chapter , and the local boards of health 7 may make periodic inspections of licensed centers to ensure 8 compliance with health-related licensing requirements provided 9 in this chapter . The department may inspect records maintained 10 by a licensed center and may inquire into matters concerning 11 these centers and the persons in charge. The department 12 shall require that the center be inspected by the state fire 13 marshal director of the department of inspections, appeals, 14 and licensing or a designee for compliance with rules relating 15 to fire safety before a license is granted or renewed. The 16 department or a designee may periodically visit registered 17 child development homes for the purpose of evaluation of an 18 inquiry into matters concerning compliance with rules adopted 19 under section 237A.12 . Evaluation of child development homes 20 under this section may include consultative services provided 21 pursuant to section 237A.6 . 22 Sec. 1650. Section 237A.12, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code 23 2023, are amended to read as follows: 24 2. Rules adopted by the state fire marshal director of 25 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing for 26 buildings, other than school buildings, used as child care 27 centers as an adjunct to the primary purpose of the building 28 shall take into consideration that children are received for 29 temporary care only and shall not differ from rules adopted 30 for these buildings when they are used by groups of persons 31 congregating from time to time in the primary use and occupancy 32 of the buildings. However, the rules may require a fire-rated 33 -1009- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1009/ 1541
H.F. 662 separation from the remaining portion of the building if 34 the fire marshal director of the department of inspections, 35 appeals, and licensing determines that the separation is 1 necessary for the protection of children from a specific 2 flammable hazard. 3 3. Rules relating to fire safety for child care centers 4 shall be adopted under this chapter by the state fire marshal 5 director of the department of inspections, appeals, and 6 licensing in consultation with the department. Rules adopted 7 by the state fire marshal director of the department of 8 inspections, appeals, and licensing for a building which is 9 owned or leased by a school district or accredited nonpublic 10 school and used as a child care facility shall not differ from 11 standards adopted by the state fire marshal director of the 12 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing for school 13 buildings under chapter 100 10A, subchapter V, part 2 . Rules 14 relating to sanitation shall be adopted by the department in 15 consultation with the director of public health. All rules 16 shall be developed in consultation with the state child care 17 advisory committee. The state fire marshal director of the 18 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall inspect 19 the facilities. 20 4. If a building is owned or leased by a school district 21 or accredited nonpublic school and complies with standards 22 adopted by the state fire marshal director of the department 23 of inspections, appeals, and licensing for school buildings 24 under chapter 100 10A, subchapter V, part 2 , the building is 25 considered appropriate for use by a child care facility. The 26 rules adopted by the administrator under this section shall not 27 require the facility to comply with building requirements which 28 differ from requirements for use of the building as a school. 29 Sec. 1651. Section 237C.4, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 2. Before the administrator department issues or reissues a 32 certificate of approval to a children’s residential facility 33 -1010- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1010/ 1541
H.F. 662 under section 237C.6 , the facility shall comply with standards 34 adopted by the state fire marshal director of the department 35 of inspections, appeals, and licensing under chapter 100 10A, 1 subchapter V, part 2 . 2 Sec. 1652. Section 237C.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 2. The certificate of approval shall state on its face the 5 name of the holder of the certificate, the particular premises 6 for which the certificate is issued, and the number of children 7 who may be cared for by the children’s residential facility on 8 the premises at one time under the certificate of occupancy 9 issued by the state fire marshal director of the department of 10 inspections, appeals, and licensing or the state fire marshal’s 11 director’s designee. The certificate of approval shall be 12 posted in a conspicuous place in the children’s residential 13 facility. 14 Sec. 1653. Section 261B.11, subsection 1, paragraph m, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 m. Higher education institutions located in Iowa whose 17 massage therapy curriculum is approved under administrative 18 rules of the professional licensure division of the department 19 of public health inspections, appeals, and licensing and whose 20 instructors are licensed massage therapists under chapter 152C . 21 Sec. 1654. Section 262.33A, Code 2023, is amended to read 22 as follows: 23 262.33A Fire and environmental safety —— report —— 24 expenditures. 25 It is the intent of the general assembly that each 26 institution of higher education under the control of the state 27 board of regents shall, in consultation with the state fire 28 marshal director of the department of inspections, appeals, 29 and licensing , identify and correct all critical fire and 30 environmental safety deficiencies. Commencing July 1, 1993, 31 each institution under the control of the state board of 32 regents shall expend annually for fire safety and deferred 33 -1011- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1011/ 1541
H.F. 662 maintenance at least the amount budgeted for these purposes 34 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1992, in addition to any 35 moneys appropriated from the general fund for these purposes in 1 succeeding years. 2 Sec. 1655. Section 272C.1, subsection 6, paragraphs af and 3 ag, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 4 af. The department of public safety inspections, appeals, 5 and licensing , in licensing fire protection system installers 6 and maintenance workers pursuant to chapter 100D . 7 ag. The superintendent of the division of banking director 8 of the department of commerce inspections, appeals, and 9 licensing in registering and supervising appraisal management 10 companies pursuant to chapter 543E . 11 Sec. 1656. Section 272C.3, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 b. All health care boards shall file written decisions 14 which specify the sanction entered by the board with the Iowa 15 department of public health inspections, appeals, and licensing 16 which shall be available to the public upon request. All 17 non-health care boards shall have on file the written and 18 specified decisions and sanctions entered by the board and 19 shall be available to the public upon request. 20 Sec. 1657. Section 272C.4, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 9. Require each health care licensing board to file with 23 the Iowa department of public health inspections, appeals, 24 and licensing a copy of each decision of the board imposing 25 licensee discipline. Each non-health care board shall have on 26 file a copy of each decision of the board imposing licensee 27 discipline which copy shall be properly dated and shall be in 28 simple language and in the most concise form consistent with 29 clearness and comprehensiveness of subject matter. 30 Sec. 1658. Section 279.49, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 3. The facilities housing a program operated under this 33 -1012- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1012/ 1541
H.F. 662 section shall comply with standards adopted by the state fire 34 marshal director of the department of inspections, appeals, 35 and licensing for school buildings under chapter 100 10A, 1 subchapter V, part 2 . In addition, if a program involves 2 children who are younger than school age, the facilities 3 housing those children shall meet the fire safety standards 4 which would apply to that age of child in a child care facility 5 licensed by the department of human services. 6 Sec. 1659. Section 292.2, subsection 7, unnumbered 7 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 The department shall form a task force to review 9 applications for financial assistance and provide 10 recommendations to the school budget review committee. The 11 task force shall include, at a minimum, representatives from 12 the kindergarten through grade twelve education community, the 13 state fire marshal director of the department of inspections, 14 appeals, and licensing , and individuals knowledgeable in school 15 infrastructure and construction issues. The department, 16 in consultation with the task force, shall establish the 17 parameters and the details of the criteria for awarding grants 18 based on the information listed in subsection 3 , including 19 greater priority to the following: 20 Sec. 1660. Section 323.4A, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. Using a dispenser to dispense ethanol blended gasoline, 23 including gasoline with a specified blend or a range of 24 blends under chapter 214A , if the dispenser is approved as 25 required by the state fire marshal director of the department 26 of inspections, appeals, and licensing for dispensing the 27 specified blend or range of blends, including as provided in 28 section 455G.31 . 29 Sec. 1661. Section 423E.6, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code 30 2023, are amended to read as follows: 31 2. The funds shall be allocated to the school budget 32 review committee to develop a school infrastructure safety 33 -1013- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1013/ 1541
H.F. 662 fund grant program, in conjunction with the state fire marshal 34 director of the department of inspections, appeals, and 35 licensing . For purposes of reviewing grant applications and 1 making recommendations regarding the administration of the 2 program, the state fire marshal director of the department of 3 inspections, appeals, and licensing shall be considered an 4 additional voting member of the school budget review committee. 5 3. Top priority in awarding program grants shall be the 6 making of school infrastructure improvements relating to fire 7 and personal safety. School districts eligible for program 8 grants shall have received an order or citation from the 9 state fire marshal director of the department of inspections, 10 appeals, and licensing , or a fire department chief or fire 11 prevention officer, for one or more fire safety violations 12 regarding a school facility, or in the opinion of the state 13 fire marshal director of the department of inspections, 14 appeals, and licensing shall be regarded as operating 15 facilities subject to significant fire safety deficiencies. 16 Grant awards shall also be available for defects or violations 17 of the state building code, as adopted pursuant to section 18 103A.7 , revealed during an inspection of school facilities by 19 a local building department, or for improvements consistent 20 with the standards and specifications contained in the state 21 building code regarding ensuring that buildings and facilities 22 are accessible to and functional for persons with disabilities. 23 The school budget review committee shall allocate program 24 funds to school districts which, in its discretion, are 25 determined to be faced with the most severe deficiencies. 26 School districts applying for program grants shall have 27 developed and submitted to the state fire marshal director of 28 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or local 29 building department a written plan to remedy fire or safety 30 defects within a specified time frame. Approval of the written 31 plan by the state fire marshal director of the department 32 of inspections, appeals, and licensing or local building 33 -1014- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1014/ 1541
H.F. 662 department shall be obtained prior to receipt of a grant award 34 by a school district. 35 4. Application forms, submission dates for applications and 1 for written plans to remedy fire or safety defects, and grant 2 award criteria shall be developed by the state department of 3 education, in coordination with the state fire marshal director 4 of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing , by 5 rule. 6 Sec. 1662. Section 455B.390, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 3. The storage, transportation, handling, or use of 9 flammable liquids, combustibles, and explosives, control over 10 which is exercised by the state fire marshal director of the 11 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing under chapter 12 100 10A, subchapter V, part 2 . 13 Sec. 1663. Section 455B.474, subsection 10, unnumbered 14 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 Requirements that persons and companies performing or 16 providing services for underground storage tank installations, 17 installation inspections, testing, permanent closure of 18 underground storage tanks by removal or filling in place, and 19 other closure activities as defined by rules adopted by the 20 commission be certified by the department. This provision does 21 not apply to persons performing services in their official 22 capacity and as authorized by the state fire marshal’s office 23 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or fire 24 departments of political subdivisions of the state. The rules 25 adopted by the commission shall include all of the following: 26 Sec. 1664. Section 455B.474, subsection 10, paragraph c, 27 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 c. Requiring a written examination developed and 29 administered by the department or by some other qualified 30 public or private entity identified by the department. 31 The department may contract with a public or private 32 entity to administer the department’s examination or a 33 -1015- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1015/ 1541
H.F. 662 department-approved third party examination. The examination 34 shall, at a minimum, be sufficient to establish knowledge of 35 all applicable underground storage tank rules adopted under 1 this section , private industry standards, federal standards, 2 and other applicable standards adopted by the state fire 3 marshal’s office department of inspections, appeals, and 4 licensing pursuant to chapter 101 . 5 Sec. 1665. Section 455G.31, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 2. Subject to section 455G.32 , a retail dealer may use 8 gasoline storage and dispensing infrastructure to store and 9 dispense ethanol blended gasoline classified as E-9 or higher 10 if the department under this subchapter or the state fire 11 marshal director of the department of inspections, appeals, 12 and licensing under chapter 101 determines that the gasoline 13 infrastructure is compatible with the classification of ethanol 14 blended gasoline being used. 15 Sec. 1666. Section 455G.33, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. Approved by the department or state fire marshal director 18 of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing 19 subject to conditions determined necessary by the department or 20 state fire marshal director of the department of inspections, 21 appeals, and licensing . The department or state fire marshal 22 director of the department of inspections, appeals, and 23 licensing may waive the requirement in paragraph “a” upon 24 satisfaction that a substitute requirement serves the same 25 purpose. 26 Sec. 1667. Section 542.4, subsection 1, unnumbered 27 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 An Iowa accountancy examining board is created within the 29 professional licensing and regulation bureau of the banking 30 division of the department of commerce inspections, appeals, 31 and licensing to administer and enforce this chapter . 32 Sec. 1668. Section 542.4, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 33 -1016- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1016/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 6. The administrator director of the professional licensing 35 and regulation bureau of the banking division of the department 1 of commerce inspections, appeals, and licensing shall provide 2 staffing assistance to the board for implementing this chapter . 3 Sec. 1669. Section 542B.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 542B.3 Engineering and land surveying examining board 6 created. 7 An engineering and land surveying examining board is 8 created within the professional licensing and regulation 9 bureau of the banking division of the department of commerce 10 inspections, appeals, and licensing . The board consists of 11 three members who are licensed professional engineers, two 12 members who are licensed professional land surveyors, and 13 two members who are not licensed professional engineers or 14 licensed professional land surveyors and who shall represent 15 the general public. An individual who is licensed as both 16 a professional engineer and a professional land surveyor may 17 serve to satisfy the board membership requirement for either 18 a licensed professional engineer or a licensed professional 19 land surveyor, but not both. Members shall be appointed 20 by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate. A 21 licensed member shall be actively engaged in the practice of 22 engineering or land surveying and shall have been so engaged 23 for five years preceding the appointment, the last two of which 24 shall have been in Iowa. Insofar as practicable, licensed 25 engineer members of the board shall be from different branches 26 of the profession of engineering. Professional associations 27 or societies composed of licensed engineers or licensed land 28 surveyors may recommend the names of potential board members 29 whose profession is representative of that association or 30 society to the governor. However, the governor is not bound by 31 the recommendations. A board member shall not be required to 32 be a member of any professional association or society composed 33 -1017- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1017/ 1541
H.F. 662 of professional engineers or professional land surveyors. 34 Sec. 1670. Section 542B.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 542B.9 Organization of the board —— staff. 2 The board shall elect annually from its members a 3 chairperson and a vice chairperson. The administrator director 4 of the professional licensing and regulation bureau of the 5 banking division of the department of commerce inspections, 6 appeals, and licensing shall hire and provide staff to assist 7 the board in implementing this chapter . The board shall hold 8 at least one meeting at the location of the board’s principal 9 office, and meetings shall be called at other times by the 10 administrator director or the director’s designee at the 11 request of the chairperson or four members of the board. At 12 any meeting of the board, a majority of members constitutes a 13 quorum. 14 Sec. 1671. Section 543B.8, subsections 1 and 5, Code 2023, 15 are amended to read as follows: 16 1. A real estate commission is created within the 17 professional licensing and regulation bureau of the banking 18 division of the department of commerce inspections, appeals, 19 and licensing . The commission consists of five members 20 licensed under this chapter and two members not licensed under 21 this chapter and who shall represent the general public. 22 Commission members shall be appointed by the governor subject 23 to confirmation by the senate. 24 5. The administrator director of the professional licensing 25 and regulation bureau of the banking division department of 26 inspections, appeals, and licensing shall hire and provide 27 staff to assist the commission with implementing this chapter . 28 The administrator of the professional licensing and regulation 29 bureau of the banking division of the department of commerce 30 and shall hire a real estate education director to assist 31 the commission in administering education programs for the 32 commission. 33 -1018- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1018/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1672. Section 543B.14, Code 2023, is amended to read 34 as follows: 35 543B.14 Fees and expenses. 1 All fees and charges collected by the real estate commission 2 under this chapter shall be paid into the general fund of the 3 state, except that twenty-five dollars from each real estate 4 salesperson’s license fee and each broker’s license fee is 5 appropriated to the professional licensing and regulation 6 bureau of the banking division of the department of commerce 7 shall be appropriated to the department of inspections, 8 appeals, and licensing for the purpose of hiring and 9 compensating a real estate education director and regulatory 10 compliance personnel. All expenses incurred by the commission 11 under this chapter , including compensation of staff assigned 12 to the commission, shall be paid from funds appropriated for 13 those purposes. 14 Sec. 1673. Section 543D.2, Code 2023, is amended by adding 15 the following new subsection: 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. “Director” means the director of 17 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the 18 director’s designee. 19 Sec. 1674. Section 543D.2, subsection 14, Code 2023, is 20 amended by striking the subsection. 21 Sec. 1675. Section 543D.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 1. A real estate appraiser examining board is established 24 within the banking division of the department of commerce 25 inspections, appeals, and licensing . The board consists of 26 seven members, two of whom shall be public members and five of 27 whom shall be certified real estate appraisers. 28 Sec. 1676. Section 543D.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 1. The board shall adopt rules establishing uniform 31 appraisal standards and appraiser certification requirements 32 and other rules necessary to administer and enforce this 33 -1019- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1019/ 1541
H.F. 662 chapter and its responsibilities under chapter 272C , subject to 34 the superintendent’s director’s supervision and authority under 35 section 543D.23 . The board shall consider and may incorporate 1 any standards required or recommended by the appraisal 2 foundation or by a federal agency with regulatory authority 3 over appraisal standards or the certification of appraisers for 4 federally related transactions. 5 Sec. 1677. Section 543D.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 2. All fees collected by the board shall be deposited into 8 the department of commerce revolving fund created in section 9 546.12 and are appropriated to the superintendent director on 10 behalf of the board to be used to administer this chapter , 11 including but not limited to purposes such as examinations, 12 investigations, and administrative staffing. Notwithstanding 13 section 8.33 , moneys retained by the superintendent director 14 pursuant to this section are not subject to reversion to the 15 general fund of the state. However, the appraisal management 16 company national registry fees the board collects on behalf of 17 the appraisal subcommittee as defined in section 543E.3 shall 18 be transmitted to the appraisal subcommittee in accordance with 19 federal laws and regulations. 20 Sec. 1678. Section 543D.23, Code 2023, is amended to read 21 as follows: 22 543D.23 Superintendent Director supervision and authority. 23 1. The superintendent director shall supervise the 24 board and manage the board’s budget and retained fees. 25 The superintendent director may exercise all authority 26 conferred upon the board under this chapter and shall have 27 access to all records and information to which the board 28 has access. In supervising the board, the superintendent 29 director shall independently evaluate the substantive merits 30 of actions recommended or proposed by the board which may 31 be anticompetitive and shall have the authority to review, 32 approve, modify, or reject all board actions including but not 33 -1020- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1020/ 1541
H.F. 662 limited to those taken in connection with any of the following: 34 a. Initial or reciprocal certification of real estate 35 appraisers, registration of associate real estate appraisers, 1 and temporary practice permits. 2 b. Disciplinary investigations and proceedings. 3 c. Investigations and proceedings under section 543D.21 . 4 d. Rulemaking under chapter 17A , including orders on 5 petitions for rulemaking. 6 e. Orders on petitions for declaratory orders or waivers. 7 2. A person aggrieved by any final action of the board taken 8 under this chapter shall not have exhausted administrative 9 remedies until the person has appealed the action to the 10 superintendent director and the superintendent director has 11 issued a final decision or order. 12 3. The superintendent director shall adopt rules to 13 implement this section. 14 Sec. 1679. Section 543E.3, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 15 amended by striking the subsection. 16 Sec. 1680. Section 543E.3, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 8. “Appraiser panel” means a network, list, or roster of 19 certified appraisers who are independent contractors with 20 an appraisal management company and who have been selected 21 and approved by the appraisal management company to perform 22 appraisals directly for the appraisal management company or 23 for persons that have ordered appraisals through the appraisal 24 management company. Appraisers on an appraisal management 25 company’s appraiser panel may include both appraisers engaged 26 to perform one or more appraisals for covered transactions or 27 for secondary mortgage market participants in connection with 28 covered transactions, and appraisers accepted by the appraisal 29 management company for consideration for future appraisal 30 assignments for such purposes, as the administrator director 31 may further provide by rule. 32 Sec. 1681. Section 543E.3, Code 2023, is amended by adding 33 -1021- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1021/ 1541
H.F. 662 the following new subsection: 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 13A. “Director” means the director of 35 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the 1 director’s designee. 2 Sec. 1682. Section 543E.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 543E.4 Registration required. 5 A person shall not directly or indirectly engage in or 6 attempt to engage in business as an appraisal management 7 company or advertise or hold itself out as engaging in or 8 conducting business as an appraisal management company in 9 this state without first registering with the administrator 10 director . 11 Sec. 1683. Section 543E.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 2. A person who directly or indirectly owns more than 14 ten percent of an appraisal management company in this 15 state shall be of good moral character, as prescribed by 16 rules adopted by the administrator director consistent with 17 applicable federal law and regulations, and shall submit to a 18 background investigation, as prescribed by rules adopted by the 19 administrator director consistent with applicable federal law 20 and regulations. 21 Sec. 1684. Section 543E.7, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 22 are amended to read as follows: 23 1. An appraisal management company registered or applying 24 for registration in this state shall designate a controlling 25 person who shall be the main contact for all communications 26 between the administrator director and the appraisal management 27 company, and who shall be responsible for assuring the 28 appraisal management company complies with the provisions of 29 this chapter when performing appraisal management services in 30 connection with real estate located in this state. 31 3. The designated controlling person shall be of good moral 32 character, as prescribed by rules adopted by the administrator 33 -1022- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1022/ 1541
H.F. 662 director consistent with applicable federal law and 34 regulations, and shall submit to a background investigation, 35 as prescribed by rules adopted by the administrator director 1 consistent with applicable federal law and regulations. 2 Sec. 1685. Section 543E.8, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. An application for registration as an appraisal 5 management company shall be submitted on a form prescribed by 6 the administrator director . 7 Sec. 1686. Section 543E.8, subsection 2, paragraphs b, c, 8 and f, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 9 b. The names and contact information for all persons 10 who directly or indirectly own more than ten percent of the 11 applicant and for the controlling person designated pursuant 12 to section 543E.7 , and such additional information the 13 administrator director may need to enforce section 543E.6, 14 subsection 1 . 15 c. Information as reasonably necessary to establish the size 16 of the applicant’s nationwide and Iowa appraiser panels, in 17 accordance with rules adopted by the administrator director . 18 f. Any additional information that is reasonably needed 19 for the administrator director to implement the provisions of 20 this chapter and assure that the applicant is eligible for 21 registration under this chapter. 22 Sec. 1687. Section 543E.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 543E.9 Registration renewal. 25 1. A registration issued under this chapter shall be valid 26 for one year as provided by rule. 27 2. An application to renew registration shall be submitted 28 in the form and in the manner prescribed by the administrator 29 director . The administrator director may further require 30 periodic disclosures of changes impacting registration, such as 31 a change in ownership or the designated controlling person. 32 3. An application to renew registration shall contain the 33 -1023- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1023/ 1541
H.F. 662 information described in section 543E.8, subsection 2 . 34 4. A registration issued under this chapter shall lapse if 35 not timely renewed, in accordance with rules adopted by the 1 administrator director . 2 5. A person holding a lapsed registration shall not directly 3 or indirectly engage in or attempt to engage in business as an 4 appraisal management company or advertise or hold itself out as 5 engaging in or conducting business as an appraisal management 6 company in this state until the registration has been 7 reinstated under the process prescribed by the administrator 8 director by rule. 9 Sec. 1688. Section 543E.10, Code 2023, is amended to read 10 as follows: 11 543E.10 Fees. 12 1. The administrator director shall by rule establish fees 13 for registration, renewal, reinstatement, and such additional 14 fees as are reasonably necessary for the administration of this 15 chapter . The fees shall be established in consideration of 16 the costs of administering this chapter and the actual cost 17 of the specific service to be provided or performed. The 18 administrator director shall periodically review and adjust the 19 schedule of fees as needed to cover projected expenses. 20 2. Except as provided in subsection 3 , all fees collected 21 under this chapter shall be deposited into the department of 22 commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 and are 23 appropriated to the administrator director to be used to 24 administer this chapter including but not limited to purposes 25 such as examinations, investigations, and administrative 26 staffing. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated 27 pursuant to this subsection are not subject to reversion to the 28 general fund of the state. 29 3. The administrator director shall also collect the 30 appraisal management company national registry fee from each 31 appraisal management company seeking to register in this state 32 and from federally regulated appraisal management companies 33 -1024- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1024/ 1541
H.F. 662 operating in this state. The administrator director shall 34 transfer all appraisal management company national registry 35 fees collected by the administrator director to the appraisal 1 subcommittee. 2 Sec. 1689. Section 543E.12, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 3 are amended to read as follows: 4 3. An appraisal management company that has a reasonable 5 basis to believe an appraiser has materially failed to comply 6 with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice 7 or has otherwise materially violated chapter 543D or this 8 chapter shall refer the matter to the administrator director 9 in conformance with applicable federal law and regulations. 10 An appraisal management company that has a reasonable basis 11 to believe another appraisal management company is failing 12 to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall refer 13 the matter to the administrator director in conformance with 14 section 272C.9, subsection 2 . 15 4. An appraiser who is employed by or is on the appraiser 16 panel of an appraisal management company registered under this 17 chapter who has a reasonable basis to believe the appraisal 18 management company is in violation of this chapter shall refer 19 the matter to the administrator director . 20 Sec. 1690. Section 543E.13, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. An appraisal management company shall maintain a 23 detailed record of each service request the appraisal 24 management company receives involving real estate located in 25 this state and the identity of the appraiser who performs the 26 appraisal assignment. All such records shall be maintained for 27 at least five years after the request is sent by the appraisal 28 management company to the appraiser or the completion of the 29 appraisal report, whichever period expires later. An appraisal 30 management company shall maintain such additional records 31 regarding appraisal management services performed in this state 32 as the administrator director may specify by rule. 33 -1025- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1025/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1691. Section 543E.15, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 4. Remove an appraiser from an appraiser panel without prior 1 written notice that identifies the basis for removal. Upon 2 request or in conjunction with an examination, an appraisal 3 management company shall forward to the administrator director 4 copies of such notices issued to an appraiser located or 5 certified in Iowa. 6 Sec. 1692. Section 543E.17, subsection 1, unnumbered 7 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 After notice and hearing, the administrator director may 9 revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue, renew, or reinstate 10 a registration; reprimand, censure, or limit the scope of 11 practice of any registrant; impose a civil penalty not to 12 exceed ten thousand dollars per violation; require remedial 13 action; or place any registrant on probation; all with or 14 without terms, conditions, or in combinations of remedies, for 15 any one or more of the following reasons: 16 Sec. 1693. Section 543E.17, subsection 2, unnumbered 17 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 When determining whether to initiate a disciplinary 19 proceeding against an appraisal management company based 20 on actions or omissions by an employee, owner, director, 21 controlling person, or other agent of the appraisal 22 management company, the administrator director shall take into 23 consideration all of the following: 24 Sec. 1694. Section 543E.18, Code 2023, is amended to read 25 as follows: 26 543E.18 Unlawful practice —— complaints and investigations —— 27 remedies and penalties. 28 1. If, as the result of a complaint or otherwise, the 29 administrator director believes that a person has engaged, or 30 is about to engage, in an act or practice that constitutes or 31 will constitute a violation of this chapter , the administrator 32 director may make application to the district court for an 33 -1026- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1026/ 1541
H.F. 662 order enjoining such act or practice. Upon a showing by the 34 administrator director that such person has engaged, or is 35 about to engage, in any such act or practice, an injunction, 1 restraining order, or other order as may be appropriate shall 2 be granted by the district court. 3 2. The administrator director may investigate a complaint 4 or initiate a complaint against a person who is not registered 5 under this chapter to determine whether grounds exist to make 6 application to the district court pursuant to subsection 1 or 7 to issue an order pursuant to subsection 3 , and in connection 8 with such complaint or investigation may issue subpoenas to 9 compel witnesses to testify or persons to produce evidence 10 consistent with the provisions of section 272C.6, subsection 11 3 , as needed to determine whether probable cause exists to 12 initiate a proceeding under this section or to make application 13 to the district court for an order enjoining a violation of 14 this chapter . 15 3. In addition to or as an alternative to making application 16 to the district court for an injunction, the administrator 17 director may issue an order to a person who is not registered 18 under this chapter to require compliance with this chapter 19 and may impose a civil penalty against such person for any 20 violation specified in subsection 4 in an amount up to ten 21 thousand dollars for each violation. All civil penalties 22 collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 23 housing trust fund created in section 16.181 . An order issued 24 pursuant to this section may prohibit a person from applying 25 for registration under this chapter or certification or 26 registration under chapter 543D . 27 4. The administrator director may impose a civil penalty 28 against a person who is not registered under this chapter for 29 any of the following: 30 a. A violation of section 543E.4 . 31 b. A violation of section 543D.18A, subsection 1 . 32 c. Fraud, deceit, or deception, through act or omission, 33 -1027- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1027/ 1541
H.F. 662 in connection with an application for registration under this 34 chapter . 35 5. The administrator director , before issuing an order 1 under this section , shall provide the person written notice 2 and the opportunity to request a hearing. The hearing must 3 be requested within thirty days after receipt of the notice 4 and shall be conducted in the same manner as provided for 5 disciplinary proceedings involving a registrant under this 6 chapter . 7 6. A person aggrieved by the imposition of a civil penalty 8 under this section may seek judicial review pursuant to section 9 17A.19 . 10 7. If a person fails to pay a civil penalty within thirty 11 days after entry of an order imposing the civil penalty, or if 12 the order is stayed pending an appeal, within ten days after 13 the court enters a final judgment in favor of the administrator 14 director , the administrator director shall notify the attorney 15 general. The attorney general may commence an action to 16 recover the amount of the penalty, including reasonable 17 attorney fees and costs. 18 8. An action to enforce an order under this section may be 19 joined with an action for an injunction. 20 Sec. 1695. Section 543E.19, Code 2023, is amended to read 21 as follows: 22 543E.19 Surety bond. 23 1. The administrator director shall require that an 24 appraisal management company be covered by a surety bond in the 25 amount of twenty-five thousand dollars. 26 2. The surety bond shall be in a form as prescribed by 27 the administrator director . The administrator director may, 28 pursuant to rule, determine requirements for such surety 29 bonds as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this 30 chapter. The requirements for a surety bond shall only relate 31 to liabilities, damages, losses, or claims arising out of 32 the appraisal management services performed by the appraisal 33 -1028- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1028/ 1541
H.F. 662 management company involving real estate located in this state. 34 The bond shall provide that a person having a claim against an 35 appraisal management company may bring suit directly on the 1 bond or the administrator director may bring suit on behalf of 2 such person. 3 Sec. 1696. Section 543E.20, subsections 1, 3, 4, and 5, Code 4 2023, are amended to read as follows: 5 1. The administrator director is vested with broad 6 administrative authority to administer, interpret, and enforce 7 this chapter and to promulgate rules implementing this chapter . 8 3. The administrator director may conduct periodic 9 examinations of applicants or registrants under this chapter as 10 reasonably necessary to assure compliance with all or specific 11 provisions of this chapter . All papers, documents, examination 12 reports, and other records relating to such examinations shall 13 be confidential as provided in section 272C.6, subsection 4 , 14 except as provided in this section . 15 4. The administrator director may adopt rules governing 16 an appraiser’s use of associate real estate appraisers while 17 performing appraisal assignments subject to this chapter . 18 Associate real estate appraisers may provide appraisal services 19 under the supervision of a certified appraiser as provided 20 in chapter 543D and associated rules, but shall not be on an 21 appraiser panel of an appraisal management company. 22 5. The administrator director may require a national 23 criminal history check through the federal bureau of 24 investigation or, if authorized by federal law or regulation, 25 the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, 26 as defined in section 535D.3 , when conducting background 27 investigations under this chapter . Except as inconsistent with 28 the registry, the following shall apply: 29 a. The administrator director may require owners and 30 controlling persons who are subject to the background 31 investigation provisions of sections 543E.6 and 543E.7 to 32 provide a full set of fingerprints, in a form and manner 33 -1029- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1029/ 1541
H.F. 662 prescribed by the administrator director . Such fingerprints, 34 if required, shall be submitted to the federal bureau of 35 investigation through the state criminal history repository for 1 purposes of the national criminal history check. 2 b. The administrator director may also request and obtain, 3 notwithstanding section 692.2, subsection 5 , criminal history 4 data for owners and controlling persons who are subject to the 5 background investigation provisions of sections 543E.6 and 6 543E.7 . A request for criminal history data shall be submitted 7 to the department of public safety, division of criminal 8 investigation, pursuant to section 692.2, subsection 1 . 9 c. The administrator director shall inform such owners and 10 controlling persons of the requirement of a national criminal 11 history check or request for criminal history data and obtain 12 a signed waiver from the applicant, certificate holder, or 13 registrant prior to requesting the check or data. 14 d. The administrator director may, in addition to any other 15 fees, charge and collect such amounts as may be incurred by the 16 administrator director , the department of public safety, or the 17 federal bureau of investigation in obtaining criminal history 18 information. Amounts collected shall be considered repayment 19 receipts as defined in section 8.2 . 20 e. Criminal history data and other criminal history 21 information relating to affected owners or controlling persons, 22 or their appraisal management companies obtained by the 23 administrator director pursuant to this section shall remain 24 confidential. Such information may, however, be used by the 25 administrator director in a registration denial, enforcement, 26 or disciplinary proceeding. 27 Sec. 1697. Section 543E.20, subsection 2, unnumbered 28 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 29 In addition to the duties and powers conferred upon the 30 administrator director in this chapter , the administrator 31 director shall have the authority to adopt such rules as are 32 reasonably necessary to assure the administrator’s director’s 33 -1030- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1030/ 1541
H.F. 662 registration and supervision of appraisal management companies 34 comply with the minimum requirements of 12 U.S.C. §3352 and 35 related federal laws and regulations, with respect to any of 1 the following: 2 Sec. 1698. Section 544A.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 2. The architectural examining board is created within the 5 professional licensing and regulation bureau of the banking 6 division of the department of commerce inspections, appeals, 7 and licensing . The board consists of five members who possess 8 a license issued under section 544A.9 and who have been in 9 active practice of architecture for not less than five years, 10 the last two of which shall have been in Iowa, and two members 11 who do not possess a license issued under section 544A.9 12 and who shall represent the general public. Members shall 13 be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the 14 senate. 15 Sec. 1699. Section 544A.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 544A.5 Duties. 18 The architectural examining board shall enforce this 19 chapter , shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the 20 examination of applicants for the license provided by this 21 chapter , and shall, after due public notice, hold meetings each 22 year for the purpose of examining applicants for licensure 23 and the transaction of business pertaining to the affairs of 24 the board. Examinations shall be given as often as deemed 25 necessary, but not less than annually. Action at a meeting 26 shall not be taken without the affirmative votes of a majority 27 of the members of the board. The administrator director of the 28 professional licensing and regulation bureau of the banking 29 division of the department of commerce inspections, appeals, 30 and licensing shall hire and provide staff to assist the board 31 with implementing this chapter . 32 Sec. 1700. Section 544B.3, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 33 -1031- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1031/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 1. A landscape architectural examining board is created 35 within the professional licensing and regulation bureau of the 1 banking division of the department of commerce inspections, 2 appeals, and licensing . The board consists of five members 3 who are professional landscape architects and two members 4 who are not professional landscape architects and who shall 5 represent the general public. Members shall be appointed by 6 the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. Four of 7 the five professional members shall be actively engaged in the 8 practice of landscape architecture or the teaching of landscape 9 architecture in an accredited college or university, and shall 10 have been so engaged for five years preceding appointment, 11 the last two of which shall have been in Iowa. One of the 12 five professional members shall be actively engaged in the 13 practice of landscape architecture or the teaching of landscape 14 architecture in an accredited college or university, and may 15 have been so engaged for fewer than five years preceding 16 appointment but at least one year preceding appointment. 17 Associations or societies composed of professional landscape 18 architects may recommend the names of potential board members 19 to the governor. However, the governor is not bound by the 20 recommendations. A board member shall not be required to be a 21 member of any professional association or society composed of 22 professional landscape architects. 23 Sec. 1701. Section 544B.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 544B.5 Duties. 26 The board shall enforce this chapter and shall make rules 27 for the examination of applicants for licensure. The board 28 shall keep a record of its proceedings. The board shall adopt 29 an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates 30 of licensure granted. The board may make other rules, not 31 inconsistent with law, as necessary for the proper performance 32 of its duties. The board shall maintain a roster showing 33 -1032- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1032/ 1541
H.F. 662 the name, place of business, and residence, and the date and 34 number of the certificate of licensure of every professional 35 landscape architect in this state. The administrator of the 1 professional licensing and regulation bureau of the banking 2 division director of the department of commerce inspections, 3 appeals, and licensing shall hire and provide staff to assist 4 the board in implementing this chapter . 5 Sec. 1702. Section 544C.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 6 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 7 thereof the following: 8 2. “Department” means the department of inspections, 9 appeals, and licensing. 10 Sec. 1703. Section 544C.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 1. An interior design examining board is established 13 within the bureau department . The board consists of seven 14 members: five members who are interior designers who are 15 registered under this chapter and who have been in the active 16 practice of interior design for not less than five years, the 17 last two of which shall have been in Iowa; and two members who 18 are not registered under this chapter and who shall represent 19 the general public. Members shall be appointed by the governor 20 subject to confirmation by the senate. 21 Sec. 1704. Section 544C.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 2. The administrator director of the bureau department 24 shall provide staff to assist the board in the implementation 25 of this chapter . 26 Sec. 1705. Section 544C.5, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 Each applicant for registration must meet the interior 29 design education and practical training requirements adopted by 30 rule by the board, and have passed an examination prescribed 31 by the board that is task-oriented, focused on public 32 safety, and validated by a recognized testing agency. The 33 -1033- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1033/ 1541
H.F. 662 bureau department shall register an individual who submits 34 an application to the board on the form and in the manner 35 prescribed by the board as a registered interior designer if 1 the individual satisfies the following requirements: 2 Sec. 1706. Section 546.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 3 amended by striking the subsection. 4 Sec. 1707. Section 546.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 546.10 Professional licensing Licensing and regulation bureau 7 —— superintendent of banking of business and commerce-related 8 professions . 9 1. a. The professional licensing and regulation bureau of 10 the banking division department shall administer and coordinate 11 the licensing and regulation of several professions by bringing 12 together the following licensing boards: 13 a. (1) The engineering and land surveying examining board 14 created pursuant to chapter 542B . 15 b. (2) The Iowa accountancy examining board created 16 pursuant to chapter 542 . 17 c. (3) The real estate commission created pursuant to 18 chapter 543B . 19 (4) The real estate appraiser examining board created 20 pursuant to chapter 543D. 21 d. (5) The architectural examining board created pursuant 22 to chapter 544A . 23 e. (6) The landscape architectural examining board created 24 pursuant to chapter 544B . 25 f. (7) The interior design examining board created pursuant 26 to chapter 544C . 27 b. The director shall administer chapter 543E. 28 2. The bureau is headed by the administrator of professional 29 licensing and regulation who shall be the superintendent 30 of banking. The administrator director shall appoint and 31 supervise staff and shall coordinate activities for the 32 licensing boards within the bureau department pursuant to 33 -1034- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1034/ 1541
H.F. 662 subsection 1 and for the administration of chapter 543E . 34 3. a. The licensing and regulation examining boards 35 included in the bureau pursuant to subsection 1 retain the 1 powers granted them pursuant to the chapters in which they 2 are created, except for budgetary and personnel matters which 3 shall be handled by the administrator director . Each licensing 4 board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A . Decisions by 5 a licensing board are final agency actions for purposes of 6 chapter 17A . 7 b. Notwithstanding subsection 5 , eighty-five percent of the 8 funds received annually resulting from an increase in licensing 9 fees implemented on or after April 1, 2002, by a licensing 10 board or commission listed in subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , 11 subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7), is appropriated 12 to the professional licensing and regulation bureau department 13 to be allocated to the board or commission for the fiscal 14 year beginning July 1, 2002, and succeeding fiscal years, for 15 purposes related to the duties of the board or commission, 16 including but not limited to additional full-time equivalent 17 positions. In addition, notwithstanding subsection 5 , 18 twenty-five dollars from each real estate salesperson’s license 19 fee and each broker’s license fee received pursuant to section 20 543B.14 is appropriated to the professional licensing and 21 regulation bureau department for the purpose of hiring and 22 compensating a real estate education director and regulatory 23 compliance personnel. The director of the department of 24 administrative services shall draw warrants upon the treasurer 25 of state from the funds appropriated as provided in this 26 section and shall make the funds available to the professional 27 licensing and regulation bureau department on a monthly basis 28 during each fiscal year. 29 4. The professional licensing and regulation bureau of 30 the banking division of the department of commerce may expend 31 additional funds, including funds for additional personnel, if 32 those additional expenditures are directly the cause of actual 33 -1035- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1035/ 1541
H.F. 662 examination expenses exceeding funds budgeted for examinations. 34 Before the bureau department expends or encumbers an amount in 35 excess of the funds budgeted for examinations, the director of 1 the department of management shall approve the expenditure or 2 encumbrance. Before approval is given, the director of the 3 department of management shall determine that the examination 4 expenses exceed the funds budgeted by the general assembly to 5 the bureau department and the bureau department does not have 6 other funds from which the expenses can be paid. Upon approval 7 of the director of the department of management, the bureau 8 department may expend and encumber funds for excess examination 9 expenses. The amounts necessary to fund the examination 10 expenses shall be collected as fees from additional examination 11 applicants and shall be treated as repayment receipts as 12 defined in section 8.2, subsection 8 . 13 5. Fees collected under chapters 542 , 542B , 543B , 544A , 14 544B , and 544C shall be paid to the treasurer of state and 15 credited to the general fund of the state. All expenses 16 required in the discharge of the duties and responsibilities 17 imposed upon the professional licensing and regulation bureau 18 of the banking division of the department of commerce , the 19 administrator director , and the licensing boards by the laws 20 of this state shall be paid from moneys appropriated by the 21 general assembly for those purposes. All fees deposited into 22 the general fund of the state, as provided in this subsection , 23 shall be subject to the requirements of section 8.60 . 24 6. The licensing boards included in the bureau department 25 pursuant to subsection 1 may refuse to issue or renew a license 26 to practice a profession to any person otherwise qualified 27 upon any of the grounds for which a license may be revoked 28 or suspended or a licensee may otherwise be disciplined, or 29 upon any other grounds set out in the chapter governing the 30 respective board. 31 7. The licensing boards included in the bureau department 32 pursuant to subsection 1 may suspend, revoke, or refuse to 33 -1036- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1036/ 1541
H.F. 662 issue or renew a license, or may discipline a licensee based 34 upon a suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary action 35 taken by a licensing authority in this or another state, 1 territory, or country. For purposes of this subsection , 2 “disciplinary action” includes the voluntary surrender of 3 a license to resolve a pending disciplinary investigation 4 or proceeding. A certified copy of the record or order 5 of suspension, revocation, voluntary surrender, or other 6 disciplinary action is prima facie evidence of such fact. 7 8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 8 contrary, the licensing boards included within the bureau 9 department pursuant to subsection 1 may by rule establish the 10 conditions under which an individual licensed in a different 11 jurisdiction may be issued a reciprocal or comity license, if, 12 in the board’s discretion, the applicant’s qualifications for 13 licensure are substantially equivalent to those required of 14 applicants for initial licensure in this state. 15 9. Notwithstanding section 272C.6 , the licensing boards 16 included within the bureau department pursuant to subsection 17 1 may by rule establish the conditions under which the board 18 may supply to a licensee who is the subject of a disciplinary 19 complaint or investigation, prior to the initiation of a 20 disciplinary proceeding, all or such parts of a disciplinary 21 complaint, disciplinary or investigatory file, report, or other 22 information, as the board in its sole discretion believes would 23 aid the investigation or resolution of the matter. 24 10. Notwithstanding section 17A.6, subsection 2 , the 25 licensing boards included within the bureau department pursuant 26 to subsection 1 may adopt standards by reference to another 27 publication without providing a copy of the publication to the 28 administrative code editor if the publication containing the 29 standards is readily accessible on the internet at no cost and 30 the internet site at which the publication may be found is 31 included in the administrative rules that adopt the standard. 32 11. Renewal periods for all licenses and certificates of the 33 -1037- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1037/ 1541
H.F. 662 licensing boards included within the bureau department pursuant 34 to subsection 1 may be annual or multiyear, as provided by 35 rule. 1 12. A quorum of a licensing board included within the 2 bureau department pursuant to subsection 1 shall be a majority 3 of the members of the board and action may be taken upon a 4 majority vote of board members present at a meeting who are not 5 disqualified. 6 Sec. 1708. Section 710A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 710A.7 Peace officer referral. 9 If during the course of an investigation or prosecution 10 under this chapter a peace officer has reason to believe that 11 a person who purports to be licensed pursuant to chapter 152C 12 or 157 does not possess a valid license or is in violation of 13 any other state or federal laws, the peace officer may report 14 such noncompliance to the appropriate licensing board under 15 the professional licensure division within the department of 16 public health inspections, appeals, and licensing , and to the 17 appropriate state or federal authorities. 18 Sec. 1709. Section 727.2, subsection 2, paragraph b, 19 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 (2) A person who uses or explodes display fireworks while 21 the use of such devices is suspended by an order of the state 22 fire marshal director of the department of inspections, 23 appeals, and licensing pursuant to section 10A.511, subsection 24 6, commits a simple misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not 25 less than two hundred fifty dollars. 26 Sec. 1710. Section 727.2, subsection 3, paragraph c, 27 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 (2) A person who uses or explodes consumer fireworks or 29 novelties while the use of such devices is suspended by an 30 order of the state fire marshal director of the department 31 of inspections, appeals, and licensing pursuant to section 32 10A.511, subsection 6, commits a simple misdemeanor, punishable 33 -1038- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1038/ 1541
H.F. 662 by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars. 34 Sec. 1711. Section 904.318, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 2. The state fire marshal director of the department 2 of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the director’s 3 designee shall cause an annual inspection to be made of all the 4 institutions listed in section 904.102 and shall make a written 5 report of the inspection to the director. 6 Sec. 1712. REPEAL. Sections 100D.8 and 100D.9, Code 2023, 7 are repealed. 8 Sec. 1713. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 97, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 SEC. 97. RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOLS —— PRIVATE SWIMMING 11 LESSONS. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 12 the department of public health inspections, appeals, and 13 licensing shall require that a residential swimming pool used 14 for private swimming lessons for up to two hundred seven hours 15 in a calendar month, or the number of hours prescribed by local 16 ordinance applicable to such use of a residential swimming 17 pool, whichever is greater, be regulated as a residential 18 swimming pool used for commercial purposes pursuant to chapter 19 135I . The department of public health may adopt rules to 20 implement this section. 21 Sec. 1714. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 22 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 23 transfers: 24 a. Section 100.11 to section 10A.513. 25 b. Section 100.12 to section 10A.514. 26 c. Section 100.13 to section 10A.515. 27 d. Section 100.14 to section 10A.516. 28 e. Section 100.16 to section 10A.517. 29 f. Section 100.18 to section 10A.518. 30 g. Section 100.19 to section 10A.519. 31 h. Section 100.19A to section 10A.520. 32 i. Section 100.26 to section 10A.521. 33 -1039- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1039/ 1541
H.F. 662 j. Section 100.31 to section 10A.522. 34 k. Section 100.35 to section 10A.523. 35 l. Section 100.38 to section 10A.525. 1 m. Section 100.39 to section 10A.524. 2 n. Section 135.11A to section 10A.503. 3 o. Section 135.11B to section 10A.504. 4 p. Section 135.31 to section 10A.505. 5 q. Section 135.37 to section 10A.531. 6 r. Section 135.37A to section 10A.532. 7 s. Section 135.105A to section 10A.902. 8 t. Section 135.105C to section 10A.903. 9 u. Section 546.10 to section 10A.506. 10 2. The Code editor is directed to rename article V of 11 chapter 10A as subchapter V and designate parts as follows: 12 a. Subchapter V shall be entitled “Licensing and 13 Regulation” and include sections 10A.501 through 10A.534. 14 b. Subchapter V, part 1, shall be entitled “General 15 Provisions” and include sections 10A.501 through 10A.510. 16 c. Subchapter V, part 2, shall be entitled “Fire Control” 17 and include sections 10A.511 through 10A.530. 18 d. Subchapter V, part 3, shall be entitled “Tattooing and 19 Hair Braiding” and include sections 10A.531 through 10A.534. 20 3. The Code editor is directed to create new subchapter 21 IX within chapter 10A which shall be entitled “Lead Abatement 22 Program” and include sections 10A.902 and 10A.903. 23 4. The Code editor may modify subchapter and part titles if 24 necessary and is directed to correct internal references in the 25 Code as necessary due to enactment of this section. 26 Sec. 1715. TRANSITION PROVISION. All fees collected under 27 chapters 543D and 543E and deposited into the department of 28 commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12, Code 2023, 29 as of the effective date of this division of this Act, shall be 30 transferred for deposit in the licensing and regulation fund as 31 created in this division of this Act. 32 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 33 -1040- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1040/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1716. Section 8A.415, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 34 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 b. If not satisfied, the employee may, within thirty 1 calendar days following the director’s response, file an 2 appeal with the public employment relations board. The 3 hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the 4 public employment relations board and the Iowa administrative 5 procedure Act, chapter 17A . Decisions rendered shall be based 6 upon a standard of substantial compliance with this subchapter 7 and the rules of the department. Decisions by the public 8 employment relations board constitute final agency action. 9 However, if the employee is an administrative law judge 10 appointed or employed by the public employment relations board, 11 the employee’s appeal shall be heard by an administrative law 12 judge employed by the administrative hearings division of the 13 department of inspections and appeals in accordance with the 14 provisions of section 10A.801 , whose decision shall constitute 15 final agency action. 16 Sec. 1717. Section 8A.415, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 b. If not satisfied, the employee may, within thirty 19 calendar days following the director’s response, file an appeal 20 with the public employment relations board. The employee has 21 the right to a hearing closed to the public, unless a public 22 hearing is requested by the employee. The hearing shall 23 otherwise be conducted in accordance with the rules of the 24 public employment relations board and the Iowa administrative 25 procedure Act, chapter 17A . If the public employment relations 26 board finds that the action taken by the appointing authority 27 was for political, religious, racial, national origin, sex, 28 age, or other reasons not constituting just cause, the employee 29 may be reinstated without loss of pay or benefits for the 30 elapsed period, or the public employment relations board may 31 provide other appropriate remedies. Decisions by the public 32 employment relations board constitute final agency action. 33 -1041- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1041/ 1541
H.F. 662 However, if the employee is an administrative law judge 34 appointed or employed by the public employment relations board, 35 the employee’s appeal shall be heard by an administrative law 1 judge employed by the administrative hearings division of the 2 department of inspections and appeals in accordance with the 3 provisions of section 10A.801 , whose decision shall constitute 4 final agency action. 5 Sec. 1718. Section 96.6, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 6 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 b. Appeals from the initial determination shall be heard by 8 an administrative law judge employed by the department division 9 of administrative hearings created by section 10A.801 . An 10 administrative law judge’s decision may be appealed by any 11 party to the employment appeal board created in section 10A.601 12 or directly to the district court. 13 Sec. 1719. Section 216.15, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 14 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 a. After the filing of a verified complaint, a true copy 16 shall be served within twenty days on the person against whom 17 the complaint is filed, except as provided in subsection 4 . 18 An authorized member of the commission staff shall make a 19 prompt investigation and shall issue a recommendation to an 20 administrative law judge employed either by the commission or 21 by the division of administrative hearings created by section 22 10A.801 , who shall then issue a determination of probable cause 23 or no probable cause. 24 Sec. 1720. Section 256.7, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 6. Hear appeals of persons aggrieved by decisions of boards 27 of directors of school corporations under chapter 290 and 28 other appeals prescribed by law. The state board may review 29 the record and shall review the decision of the director of 30 the department of education or the administrative law judge 31 employed by the division of administrative hearings created 32 by section 10A.801 and designated for any appeals heard and 33 -1042- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1042/ 1541
H.F. 662 decided by the director under chapter 290 , and may affirm, 34 modify, or vacate the decision, or may direct a rehearing 35 before the director. 1 Sec. 1721. Section 256B.6, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 4. Notwithstanding section 17A.11 , the state board 4 of education shall adopt rules for the appointment of an 5 impartial administrative law judge employed by the division 6 of administrative hearings created by section 10A.801 for 7 special education appeals. The rules shall comply with federal 8 statutes and regulations. 9 Sec. 1722. Section 272.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 272.14 Appointment of administrative law judges. 12 The board shall maintain a list of qualified persons 13 employed by the division of administrative hearings created 14 by section 10A.801 and who are experienced in the educational 15 system of this state to serve as administrative law judges when 16 a hearing is requested under section 279.24 . When requested 17 under section 279.24 , the board shall submit a list of five 18 qualified administrative law judges from the list maintained 19 by the board to the parties. The parties shall select one of 20 the five qualified persons to conduct the hearing as provided 21 in section 279.24 . The hearing shall be held pursuant to 22 the provisions of chapter 17A relating to contested cases. 23 The full costs of the hearing shall be shared equally by the 24 parties. 25 Sec. 1723. Section 279.24, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 26 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 c. Within five days after receipt of the written notice 28 that the school board has voted to consider termination of 29 the contract, the administrator may request a private hearing 30 in writing to the secretary of the school board. The board 31 shall then forward the notification to the board of educational 32 examiners along with a request that the board of educational 33 -1043- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1043/ 1541
H.F. 662 examiners submit a list of five qualified administrative law 34 judges who are employed by the division of administrative 35 hearings created by section 10A.801 to the parties. Within 1 three days from receipt of the list the parties shall select an 2 administrative law judge by alternately removing a name from 3 the list until only one name remains. The person whose name 4 remains shall be the administrative law judge. The parties 5 shall determine by lot which party shall remove the first name 6 from the list. The private hearing shall be held no sooner 7 than twenty days and not later than forty days following the 8 administrator’s request unless the parties otherwise agree. 9 If the administrator does not request a private hearing, 10 the school board, not later than May 31, may determine the 11 continuance or discontinuance of the contract and, if the 12 board determines to continue the administrator’s contract, 13 whether to suspend the administrator with or without pay for a 14 period specified by the board. School board action shall be by 15 majority roll call vote entered on the minutes of the meeting. 16 Notice of school board action shall be personally delivered or 17 mailed to the administrator. 18 CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION 19 Sec. 1724. Section 216.3, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 1. The Iowa state civil rights commission shall consist 22 is created within the department of inspections, appeals, and 23 licensing consisting of seven members appointed by the governor 24 subject to confirmation by the senate. Appointments shall be 25 made to provide geographical area representation insofar as 26 practicable. No more than four members of the commission shall 27 belong to the same political party. Members appointed to the 28 commission shall serve for four-year staggered terms beginning 29 and ending as provided by section 69.19 . 30 CONFORMING CHANGES 31 Sec. 1725. Section 8A.412, subsection 19, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -1044- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1044/ 1541
H.F. 662 19. The superintendent of the banking division of the 34 department of commerce, all members of the state banking 35 council, and all employees of the banking division except for 1 employees of the professional licensing and regulation bureau 2 of the division . 3 Sec. 1726. Section 8A.457, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 8A.457 Workers’ compensation claims. 6 The director shall employ appropriate staff to handle and 7 adjust claims of state employees for workers’ compensation 8 benefits pursuant to chapter 10A, subchapter III, and 9 chapters 85 , 85A , and 85B , and 86 , or , with the approval of 10 the executive council , contract for the services or purchase 11 workers’ compensation insurance coverage for state employees or 12 selected groups of state employees. A state employee workers’ 13 compensation fund is created in the state treasury under the 14 control of the department to pay state employee workers’ 15 compensation claims and administrative costs. The department 16 shall establish a rating formula and assess premiums to all 17 agencies, departments, and divisions of the state including 18 those which have not received an appropriation for the payment 19 of workers’ compensation insurance and which operate from 20 moneys other than from the general fund of the state. The 21 department shall collect the premiums and deposit them into the 22 state employee workers’ compensation fund. Notwithstanding 23 section 8.33 , moneys deposited in the state employee workers’ 24 compensation fund shall not revert to the general fund of the 25 state at the end of any fiscal year, but shall remain in the 26 state employee workers’ compensation fund and be continuously 27 available to pay state employee workers’ compensation claims. 28 The director may, to the extent practicable, contract with 29 a private organization to handle the processing and payment 30 of claims and services rendered under the provisions of this 31 section . 32 Sec. 1727. Section 8A.504, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 33 -1045- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1045/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 3. In the case of multiple claims to payments filed 35 under this section , priority shall be given to claims filed 1 by the child support recovery unit services or the foster 2 care recovery unit services , next priority shall be given to 3 claims filed by the clerk of the district court, next priority 4 shall be given to claims filed by the college student aid 5 commission, next priority shall be given to claims filed by 6 the investigations division of the department of inspections , 7 and appeals, and licensing relating to investigations by the 8 department, and last priority shall be given to claims filed by 9 other public agencies. In the case of multiple claims in which 10 the priority is not otherwise provided by this subsection , 11 priority shall be determined in accordance with rules to be 12 established by the director. 13 Sec. 1728. Section 8A.512, subsection 1, paragraph b, 14 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 (1) Claims by state employees for benefits pursuant to 16 chapter 10A, subchapter III, and chapters 85 , 85A , and 85B , and 17 86 are subject to limitations provided in those chapters. 18 Sec. 1729. Section 13B.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 3. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 21 appeals , and licensing . 22 Sec. 1730. Section 13B.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 13B.2 Position established. 25 The position of state public defender is established within 26 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . The 27 governor shall appoint the state public defender, who shall 28 serve at the pleasure of the governor, subject to confirmation 29 by the senate, no less frequently than once every four years, 30 whether or not there has been a new state public defender 31 appointed during that time, and shall establish the state 32 public defender’s salary. 33 -1046- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1046/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1731. Section 13B.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 2. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 1 licensing shall provide internal accounting and related fiscal 2 services for the state public defender. 3 Sec. 1732. Section 15.108, subsection 7, paragraph f, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 f. To the extent feasible, cooperate with the department of 6 workforce development and the division of workers’ compensation 7 of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to 8 establish a program to educate existing employers and new or 9 potential employers on the rates and workings of the state 10 unemployment compensation program and the state workers’ 11 compensation program. 12 Sec. 1733. Section 15E.208, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 13 2023, is amended to read as follows: 14 b. An agricultural products processor, if the processor or 15 a person owning a controlling interest in the processor has 16 demonstrated, within the most recent consecutive three-year 17 period prior to the application for financing, a continuous and 18 flagrant disregard for the health and safety of its employees 19 or the quality of the environment. Violations of environmental 20 protection statutes, rules, or regulations shall be reported 21 for the most recent five-year period prior to application. 22 Evidence of such disregard shall include a history of serious 23 or uncorrected violations of state or federal law protecting 24 occupational health and safety or the environment, including 25 but not limited to serious or uncorrected violations of 26 occupational safety and health standards enforced by the 27 division of labor services of the department of workforce 28 development inspections, appeals, and licensing pursuant to 29 chapter 84A 10A , or rules enforced by the department of natural 30 resources pursuant to chapter 455B or 459, subchapters II and 31 III . 32 Sec. 1734. Section 17A.11, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 33 -1047- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1047/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 c. For purposes of paragraph “a” , the division of 35 administrative hearings established in section 10A.801 shall 1 be treated as a wholly separate agency from the department of 2 inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 3 Sec. 1735. Section 35D.15, subsection 2, paragraph c, 4 subparagraph (2), subparagraph divisions (c), (d), and (e), 5 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 6 (c) If the member is not satisfied with the decision of the 7 commission, the member may appeal the commission’s decision 8 by filing an appeal with the department of inspections , and 9 appeals , and licensing within five calendar days of being 10 notified in writing of the commission’s decision. 11 (d) The department of inspections , and appeals , and 12 licensing shall render a decision on the appeal of the 13 commission’s decision and notify the member of the decision, 14 in writing, within fifteen calendar days of the filing of the 15 appeal with the department. 16 (e) The maximum time period that shall elapse between 17 receipt by the member of the discharge notice and actual 18 discharge shall not exceed fifty-five days, which includes the 19 thirty-day discharge notice period and any time during which 20 any appeals to the commission or the department of inspections , 21 and appeals , and licensing are pending. 22 Sec. 1736. Section 35D.15, subsection 2, paragraph c, 23 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (3) If a member is not satisfied with the decision of the 25 department of inspections , and appeals, and licensing, the 26 member may seek judicial review in accordance with chapter 17A . 27 A member’s discharge under this subsection shall be stayed 28 while judicial review is pending. 29 Sec. 1737. Section 35D.15, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 f. Any involuntary discharge by the commandant under 32 this subsection shall comply with the rules adopted by the 33 -1048- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1048/ 1541
H.F. 662 commission under this subsection and by the department of 34 inspections , and appeals , and licensing pursuant to section 35 135C.14, subsection 8 , paragraph “f” . 1 Sec. 1738. Section 53.8, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 a. When an application for an absentee ballot is received 4 by the commissioner of any county from a registered voter who 5 is a patient in a hospital in that county, a tenant of an 6 assisted living program in that county as shown by the list 7 of certifications provided the commissioner under section 8 231C.21 , or a resident of any facility in that county shown to 9 be a health care facility by the list of licenses provided the 10 commissioner under section 135C.29 , the absentee ballot shall 11 be delivered to the voter and returned to the commissioner in 12 the manner prescribed by section 53.22 . For purposes of this 13 paragraph, “assisted living program” means a program certified 14 pursuant to section 231C.3 that meets the standards for a 15 dementia-specific assisted living program, as established 16 by rule by the department of inspections , and appeals , and 17 licensing . 18 Sec. 1739. Section 53.22, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 1. For purposes of this section , “assisted living program” 21 means a program certified pursuant to section 231C.3 that meets 22 the standards for a dementia-specific assisted living program, 23 as established by rule by the department of inspections , and 24 appeals , and licensing . 25 Sec. 1740. Section 68B.2, subsection 23, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 23. “Regulatory agency” means the department of agriculture 28 and land stewardship, department of workforce development, 29 department of commerce, Iowa department of public health, 30 department of public safety, department of education, state 31 board of regents, department of human services, department of 32 revenue, department of inspections , and appeals, and licensing, 33 -1049- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1049/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of administrative services, public employment 34 relations board, state department of transportation, civil 35 rights commission, department of public defense, department of 1 homeland security and emergency management, Iowa ethics and 2 campaign disclosure board, and department of natural resources. 3 Sec. 1741. Section 73.16, subsection 2, paragraph c, 4 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 (1) The director of each department and agency of state 6 government shall cooperate with the director of the department 7 of inspections , and appeals, and licensing, the director of 8 the economic development authority, and the director of the 9 department of management and do all acts necessary to carry out 10 the provisions of this subchapter . 11 Sec. 1742. Section 80.15, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 2. During the period of twelve months after appointment, a 14 peace officer of the department is subject to dismissal at the 15 will of the commissioner. After the twelve months’ service, 16 a peace officer of the department, who was appointed after 17 having passed the examinations, is not subject to dismissal, 18 suspension, disciplinary demotion, or other disciplinary action 19 resulting in the loss of pay unless charges have been filed 20 with the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 21 and a hearing held by the employment appeal board created by 22 section 10A.601 , if requested by the peace officer, at which 23 the peace officer has an opportunity to present a defense 24 to the charges. The decision of the appeal board is final, 25 subject to the right of judicial review in accordance with 26 the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 27 17A . However, these procedures as to dismissal, suspension, 28 demotion, or other discipline do not apply to a peace officer 29 who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement which 30 provides otherwise, and do not apply to the demotion of a 31 division head to the rank which the division head held at the 32 time of appointment as division head, if any. A division head 33 -1050- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1050/ 1541
H.F. 662 who is demoted has the right to return to the rank which the 34 division head held at the time of appointment as division head, 35 if any. 1 Sec. 1743. Section 84A.5, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 6. The director of the department of workforce development 4 shall form a coordinating committee composed of the director 5 of the department of workforce development , the labor 6 commissioner, the workers’ compensation commissioner, and 7 other administrators. The committee shall monitor federal 8 compliance issues relating to coordination of functions among 9 the divisions within the department . 10 Sec. 1744. Section 85.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 2. Any employer who is a nonresident of this state, for whom 13 services are performed within this state by any employee, is 14 deemed to be doing business in this state by virtue of having 15 such services performed and the employer and employee shall 16 be subject to the jurisdiction of the workers’ compensation 17 commissioner and to all of the provisions of chapter 10A, 18 subchapter III, this chapter , and chapters 85A , 85B , 86 , and 19 87 , as to any and all personal injuries sustained by the 20 employee arising out of and in the course of such employment 21 within this state. In addition, every corporation, individual, 22 personal representative, partnership, or association that has 23 the necessary minimum contact with this state shall be subject 24 to the jurisdiction of the workers’ compensation commissioner, 25 and the workers’ compensation commissioner shall hold such 26 corporation, individual, personal representative, partnership, 27 or association amenable to suit in this state in every case not 28 contrary to the provisions of the Constitution of the United 29 States. 30 Sec. 1745. Section 85.3, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 b. In addition to those persons authorized to receive 33 -1051- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1051/ 1541
H.F. 662 personal service as in civil actions as permitted by chapter 34 17A and this chapter , such employer shall be deemed to have 35 appointed the secretary of state of this state as its lawful 1 attorney upon whom may be served or delivered any and all 2 notices authorized or required by the provisions of chapter 3 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , and chapters 85A , 85B , 86 , 4 87 , and 17A , and to agree that any and all such services or 5 deliveries of notice on the secretary of state shall be of the 6 same legal force and validity as if personally served upon or 7 delivered to such nonresident employer in this state. 8 Sec. 1746. Section 85.26, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 9 are amended to read as follows: 10 1. An original proceeding for benefits under chapter 11 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , or chapter 85A , or 85B , 12 or 86 , shall not be maintained in any contested case unless 13 the proceeding is commenced within two years from the date of 14 the occurrence of the injury for which benefits are claimed 15 or, if weekly compensation benefits are paid under section 16 86.13 , within three years from the date of the last payment 17 of weekly compensation benefits. For the purposes of this 18 section , “date of the occurrence of the injury” means the date 19 that the employee knew or should have known that the injury was 20 work-related. 21 2. An award for payments or an agreement for settlement 22 provided by section 86.13 for benefits under this chapter or 23 chapter 85A or 85B , where the amount has not been commuted, 24 may be reviewed upon commencement of reopening proceedings 25 by the employer or the employee within three years from the 26 date of the last payment of weekly benefits made under the 27 award or agreement. If an award for payments or agreement for 28 settlement as provided by section 86.13 for benefits under this 29 chapter or chapter 85A or 85B has been made and the amount 30 has not been commuted, or if a denial of liability is not 31 filed with the workers’ compensation commissioner and notice 32 of the denial is not mailed to the employee, in the form and 33 -1052- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1052/ 1541
H.F. 662 manner required by the commissioner, within six months of the 34 commencement of weekly compensation benefits, the commissioner 35 may at any time upon proper application make a determination 1 and appropriate order concerning the entitlement of an employee 2 to benefits provided for in section 85.27 . The failure to 3 file a denial of liability does not constitute an admission of 4 liability under chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , or 5 chapter 85A , or 85B , or 86 . 6 Sec. 1747. Section 85.31, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 5. Except as otherwise provided by treaty, whenever, under 9 the provisions of chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , 10 and chapters 86 and chapter 87 , compensation is payable to a 11 dependent who is an alien not residing in the United States at 12 the time of the injury, the employer shall pay fifty percent of 13 the compensation herein otherwise provided to such dependent, 14 and the other fifty percent shall be paid into the second 15 injury fund in the custody of the treasurer of state. But if 16 the nonresident alien dependent is a citizen of a government 17 having a compensation law which excludes citizens of the United 18 States, either resident or nonresident, from partaking of the 19 benefits of such law in as favorable degree as herein extended 20 to the nonresident alien, then the compensation which would 21 otherwise be payable to the dependent shall be paid into the 22 second injury fund in the custody of the treasurer of state. 23 Sec. 1748. Section 85.34, subsections 4, 5, and 7, Code 24 2023, are amended to read as follows: 25 4. Credits for excess payments. If an employee is paid 26 weekly compensation benefits for temporary total disability 27 under section 85.33, subsection 1 , for a healing period 28 under section 85.34, subsection 1 , or for temporary partial 29 disability under section 85.33, subsection 2 , in excess of that 30 required by chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , and 31 chapters 85A , and 85B , and 86 , the excess paid by the employer 32 shall be credited against the liability of the employer for 33 -1053- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1053/ 1541
H.F. 662 any future weekly benefits due for an injury to that employee, 34 provided that the employer or the employer’s representative has 35 acted in good faith in determining and notifying an employee 1 when the temporary total disability, healing period, or 2 temporary partial disability benefits are terminated. 3 5. Recovery of employee overpayment. If an employee is paid 4 any weekly benefits in excess of that required by chapter 10A, 5 subchapter III, this chapter , and chapters 85A , and 85B , and 6 86 , the excess paid by the employer shall be credited against 7 the liability of the employer for any future weekly benefits 8 due pursuant to subsection 2 , for any current or subsequent 9 injury to the same employee. 10 7. Successive disabilities. An employer is liable for 11 compensating only that portion of an employee’s disability that 12 arises out of and in the course of the employee’s employment 13 with the employer and that relates to the injury that serves 14 as the basis for the employee’s claim for compensation under 15 chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , or chapter 85A , or 16 85B , or 86 . An employer is not liable for compensating an 17 employee’s preexisting disability that arose out of and in the 18 course of employment from a prior injury with the employer, 19 to the extent that the employee’s preexisting disability has 20 already been compensated under chapter 10A, subchapter III, 21 this chapter , or chapter 85A , or 85B , or 86 . An employer is not 22 liable for compensating an employee’s preexisting disability 23 that arose out of and in the course of employment with a 24 different employer or from causes unrelated to employment. 25 Sec. 1749. Section 85.35, subsections 1 and 10, Code 2023, 26 are amended to read as follows: 27 1. The parties to a contested case or persons who are 28 involved in a dispute which could culminate in a contested case 29 may enter into a settlement of any claim arising under chapter 30 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , or chapter 85A , or 85B , or 31 86 , providing for disposition of the claim. The settlement 32 shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the workers’ 33 -1054- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1054/ 1541
H.F. 662 compensation commissioner and submitted to the workers’ 34 compensation commissioner for approval. 35 10. Approval of a settlement by the workers’ compensation 1 commissioner is binding on the parties and shall not be 2 construed as an original proceeding. Notwithstanding any 3 provisions of chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , 4 and chapters 85A , 85B , 86 , and 87 , an approved compromise 5 settlement shall constitute a final bar to any further rights 6 arising under chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , and 7 chapters 85A , 85B , 86 , and 87 regarding the subject matter of 8 the compromise and a payment made pursuant to a compromise 9 settlement agreement shall not be construed as the payment of 10 weekly compensation. 11 Sec. 1750. Section 85.55, subsection 2, unnumbered 12 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 For purposes of chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , 14 and chapters 86 and chapter 87 , a franchisor shall not be 15 considered to be an employer of a franchisee or of an employee 16 of a franchisee unless any of the following conditions apply: 17 Sec. 1751. Section 85.59, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 7. Responsibility for the filings required by chapter 20 86 chapter 10A, subchapter III, for injuries resulting in 21 permanent disability or death and as modified by this section 22 shall be made in the same manner as for other employees of the 23 institution. 24 Sec. 1752. Section 85.60, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 85.60 Injuries while in work-based learning opportunity, 27 employment training, or evaluation. 28 A person participating in a work-based learning opportunity 29 referred to in section 85.61 , or receiving earnings while 30 engaged in employment training or while undergoing an 31 employment evaluation under the direction of a rehabilitation 32 facility approved for purchase-of-service contracts or for 33 -1055- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1055/ 1541
H.F. 662 referrals by the department of human services or the department 34 of education, who sustains an injury arising out of and in the 35 course of the work-based learning opportunity participation, 1 employment training, or employment evaluation is entitled 2 to benefits as provided in chapter 10A, subchapter III, 3 this chapter , chapter 85A , and chapter 85B , and chapter 86 . 4 Notwithstanding the minimum benefit provisions of this chapter , 5 a person referred to in this section and entitled to benefits 6 under this chapter is entitled to receive a minimum weekly 7 benefit amount for a permanent partial disability under section 8 85.34, subsection 2 , or for a permanent total disability under 9 section 85.34, subsection 3 , equal to the weekly benefit amount 10 of a person whose gross weekly earnings are thirty-five percent 11 of the statewide average weekly wage computed pursuant to 12 section 96.3 and in effect at the time of the injury. 13 Sec. 1753. Section 85.61, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 14 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 In chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , and chapters 16 86 and chapter 87 , unless the context otherwise requires, the 17 following definitions of terms shall prevail: 18 Sec. 1754. Section 85.61, subsection 12, paragraph b, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 b. The term “worker” or “employee” shall include the 21 singular and plural. Any reference to a worker or employee 22 who has been injured shall, when such worker or employee 23 is dead, include the worker’s or employee’s dependents as 24 defined in this chapter or the worker’s or employee’s legal 25 representatives; and where the worker or employee is a minor 26 or incompetent, it shall include the minor’s or incompetent 27 person’s guardian, next friend, or trustee. Notwithstanding 28 any law prohibiting the employment of minors, all minor 29 employees shall be entitled to the benefits of chapter 10A, 30 subchapter III, this chapter , and chapters 86 and chapter 87 31 regardless of the age of such minor employee. 32 Sec. 1755. Section 85.70, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 33 -1056- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1056/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 f. Beginning on or before December 1, 2018, the department 35 of workforce development, in cooperation with the department of 1 education, the workers’ compensation division of the department 2 of inspections, appeals, and licensing, the insurance division 3 of the department of commerce, and all community colleges 4 that are participating in the new career vocational training 5 and education program, shall prepare an annual report for 6 submission to the general assembly that provides information 7 about the status of the program including but not limited to 8 the utilization of and participants in the program, program 9 completion rates, employment rates after completion of the 10 program and the types of employment obtained by the program 11 participants, and the effects of the program on workers’ 12 compensation premium rates. 13 Sec. 1756. Section 85B.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 85B.14 Applicable chapters. 16 Chapters Chapter 10A, subchapter III, and chapters 17A , 17 and 85 , and 86 , so far as applicable, and not inconsistent 18 with this chapter , apply in cases of compensable occupational 19 hearing loss. 20 Sec. 1757. Section 87.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 1. Every employer subject to the provisions of chapter 23 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , and chapters 85 , 85A , and 24 85B , and 86 , unless relieved as hereinafter provided from the 25 requirements imposed under chapter 10A, subchapter III, this 26 chapter , and chapters 85 , 85A , and 85B , and 86 , shall insure 27 the employer’s liability under chapter 10A, subchapter III, 28 this chapter , and chapters 85 , 85A , and 85B , and 86 in some 29 corporation, association, or organization approved by the 30 commissioner of insurance. 31 Sec. 1758. Section 87.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 -1057- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1057/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. An employer coming under the provisions of chapter 10A, 34 subchapter III, this chapter , and chapters 85 , 85A , and 85B , 35 and 86 who fails to comply with this section , or to post and 1 keep the above notice in the manner and form required, shall be 2 guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 3 Sec. 1759. Section 87.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 87.6 Certificate of approval. 6 When such scheme or plan is approved by the workers’ 7 compensation commissioner, the commissioner shall issue a 8 certificate to that effect, whereupon it shall be legal for 9 such employer, or group of employers, to contract with any or 10 all of the workers of the employer or group of employers to 11 substitute such scheme or plan for the provisions relating to 12 compensation and insurance during a period of time fixed by 13 said department the insurance division of the department of 14 insurance and financial services . 15 Sec. 1760. Section 87.11, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 16 are amended to read as follows: 17 3. a. If an employer becomes insolvent and a debtor under 18 11 U.S.C., on or after January 1, 1990, the commissioner of 19 insurance may request of the workers’ compensation commissioner 20 that all future payments of workers’ compensation weekly 21 benefits, medical expenses, or other payments pursuant to 22 chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , or chapter 85 , 85A , 23 or 85B , or 86 , be commuted to a present lump sum. The workers’ 24 compensation commissioner shall fix the lump sum of probable 25 future medical expenses and weekly compensation benefits, or 26 other benefits payable pursuant to chapter 10A, subchapter III, 27 this chapter , or chapter 85 , 85A , or 85B , or 86 , capitalized 28 at their present value upon the basis of interest at the rate 29 provided in section 535.3 for court judgments and decrees. The 30 commissioner of insurance shall be discharged from all further 31 liability for the commuted workers’ compensation claim upon 32 payment of the present lump sum to either the claimant, or a 33 -1058- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1058/ 1541
H.F. 662 licensed insurer for purchase of an annuity or other periodic 34 payment plan for the benefit of the claimant. 35 b. The commissioner of insurance shall not be required to 1 pay more for all claims of an insolvent self-insured employer 2 than is available for payment of such claims from the security 3 given under this section . 4 4. Notwithstanding contrary provisions of section 85.45 , 5 any future payment of medical expenses, weekly compensation 6 benefits, or other payments by the commissioner of insurance 7 from the security given under this section , pursuant to 8 chapter 10A, subchapter III, this chapter , or chapter 85 , 85A , 9 or 85B , or 86 , shall be deemed an undue expense, hardship, 10 or inconvenience upon the employer for purposes of a full 11 commutation pursuant to section 85.45, subsection 1 , paragraph 12 “b” . 13 Sec. 1761. Section 87.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 87.13 Interpretative clause. 16 All provisions in chapter 10A, subchapter III, and chapters 17 85 , 85A , 85B , 86 , and this chapter relating to compensation 18 for injuries sustained arising out of and in the course of 19 employment in the operation of coal mines or production of 20 coal under any system of removing coal for sale are exclusive, 21 compulsory and obligatory upon the employer and employee in 22 such employment. 23 Sec. 1762. Section 87.14A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 87.14A Insurance required. 26 An employer subject to chapter 10A, subchapter III, this 27 chapter , and chapters 85 , 85A , and 85B , and 86 shall not 28 engage in business without first obtaining insurance covering 29 compensation benefits or obtaining relief from insurance as 30 provided in this chapter . A person who willfully and knowingly 31 violates this section is guilty of a class “D” felony. 32 Sec. 1763. Section 87.21, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 33 -1059- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1059/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 Any employer, except an employer with respect to an exempt 35 employee under section 85.1 , who has failed to insure the 1 employer’s liability in one of the ways provided in this 2 chapter , unless relieved from carrying such insurance as 3 provided in section 87.11 , is liable to an employee for 4 a personal injury in the course of and arising out of the 5 employment, and the employee may enforce the liability by an 6 action at law for damages, or may collect compensation as 7 provided in chapter 10A, subchapter III, and chapters 85 , 85A , 8 and 85B , and 86 . In actions by the employee for damages under 9 this section , the following rules apply: 10 Sec. 1764. Section 88.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 3. Authorizing the labor commissioner to set mandatory 13 occupational safety and health standards applicable to 14 businesses, and by providing for an adjudicatory process 15 through the employment appeal board within the department 16 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing for carrying out 17 adjudicatory functions under this chapter . 18 Sec. 1765. Section 88.2, subsections 1 and 4, Code 2023, are 19 amended to read as follows: 20 1. The labor commissioner, appointed pursuant to section 21 91.2 , and the division of labor services of the department 22 of workforce development inspections, appeals, and licensing 23 created in section 84A.1 10A.106 shall administer this chapter . 24 4. Subject to the approval of the director of the 25 department of workforce development inspections, appeals, and 26 licensing , the labor commissioner may enter into contracts 27 with any state agency, with or without reimbursement, for 28 the purpose of obtaining the services, facilities, and 29 personnel of the agency, and with the consent of any state 30 agency or any political subdivision of the state, accept and 31 use the services, facilities, and personnel of the agency or 32 political subdivision, and employ experts and consultants or 33 -1060- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1060/ 1541
H.F. 662 organizations, in order to expeditiously, efficiently, and 34 economically effectuate the purposes of this chapter . The 35 agreements under this subsection are subject to approval of the 1 executive council if approval is required by law. 2 Sec. 1766. Section 88A.1, subsections 4 and 6, Code 2023, 3 are amended by striking the subsections. 4 Sec. 1767. Section 88A.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding 5 the following new subsections: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. “Department” means the department of 7 inspections, appeals, and licensing. 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 6B. “Director” means the director of the 9 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 10 Sec. 1768. Section 88A.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 88A.2 Permit required. 13 1. No amusement device or ride, concession booth, or any 14 related electrical equipment shall be operated at a carnival 15 or fair in this state without a permit having been issued by 16 the commissioner director to an operator of such equipment. On 17 or before the first of May of each year, any person required 18 to obtain a permit by this chapter shall apply to the division 19 department for a permit on a form furnished by the commissioner 20 director which form shall contain such information as the 21 commissioner director may require. The commissioner director 22 may waive the requirement that an application for a permit 23 must be filed on or before the first of May of each year if 24 the applicant gives satisfactory proof to the commissioner 25 director that the applicant could not reasonably comply with 26 the date requirement and if the applicant immediately applies 27 for a permit after the need for a permit is first determined. 28 For the purpose of determining if an amusement ride, amusement 29 device, concession booth, or any related electrical equipment 30 is in safe operating condition and will provide protection 31 to the public using such ride, device, booth, or related 32 electrical equipment, each amusement ride, amusement device, 33 -1061- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1061/ 1541
H.F. 662 concession booth, or related electrical equipment shall be 34 inspected by the commissioner director before it is initially 35 placed in operation in this state, and shall thereafter be 1 inspected at least once each year. 2 2. If, after inspection, an amusement device or ride, 3 concession booth, or related electrical equipment is found 4 to comply with the rules adopted under this chapter , the 5 commissioner director shall, upon payment of the permit fee 6 and the inspection fee, permit the operation of the amusement 7 device or ride or concession booth or to use any related 8 electrical equipment. 9 3. If, after inspection, additions or alterations 10 are contemplated which change a structure, mechanism, 11 classification, or capacity, the operator shall notify the 12 commissioner director of the operator’s intentions in writing 13 and provide any plans or diagrams requested by the commissioner 14 director . 15 Sec. 1769. Section 88A.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 88A.3 Rules. 18 1. The commissioner director shall adopt rules pursuant to 19 chapter 17A for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, 20 use, operation, and inspection of amusement devices, amusement 21 rides, concession booths, and related electrical equipment at 22 carnivals and fairs to the extent necessary for the protection 23 of the public. The rules shall be based on generally accepted 24 engineering standards and shall be concerned with, but not 25 necessarily limited to, engineering force stresses, safety 26 devices, and preventive maintenance. If standards are 27 available in suitable form, the standards may be incorporated 28 by reference. The rules shall provide for the reporting of 29 accidents and injuries incurred from the operation of amusement 30 devices or rides, concession booths, or related electrical 31 equipment. 32 2. The commissioner director may modify or repeal any rule 33 -1062- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1062/ 1541
H.F. 662 adopted under the provisions of this chapter . 34 Sec. 1770. Section 88A.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 88A.5 Fees to general fund. 2 All fees collected by the division department under 3 the provisions of this chapter shall be transmitted to the 4 treasurer of state and credited by the treasurer to the general 5 fund of the state. 6 Sec. 1771. Section 88A.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 88A.6 Personnel. 9 The commissioner director may employ inspectors and any 10 other personnel deemed necessary to carry out the provisions 11 of this chapter , subject to the provisions of chapter 8A, 12 subchapter IV . 13 Sec. 1772. Section 88A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 88A.7 Cessation order. 16 The commissioner director may order, in writing, a temporary 17 cessation of operation of any amusement device or ride, 18 concession booth, or related electrical equipment if it has 19 been determined after inspection to be hazardous or unsafe. 20 Operation of the amusement device or ride, concession booth or 21 related electrical equipment shall not resume until the unsafe 22 or hazardous condition is corrected to the satisfaction of the 23 commissioner director . 24 Sec. 1773. Section 88A.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 88A.8 Judicial review. 27 Judicial review of action of the commissioner director 28 may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa 29 administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A . 30 Sec. 1774. Section 88A.10, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 31 are amended to read as follows: 32 1. Any person who operates an amusement device or ride, 33 -1063- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1063/ 1541
H.F. 662 concession booth or related electrical equipment at a carnival 34 or fair without having obtained a permit from the commissioner 35 director or who violates any order or rule issued by the 1 commissioner director under this chapter is guilty of a serious 2 misdemeanor. 3 2. A person who interferes with, impedes, or obstructs in 4 any manner the commissioner director in the performance of the 5 commissioner’s director’s duties under this chapter is guilty 6 of a simple misdemeanor. A person who bribes or attempts to 7 bribe the commissioner director is subject to section 722.1 . 8 Sec. 1775. Section 88A.11, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 9 are amended to read as follows: 10 3. The commissioner director may exempt amusement devices 11 from the provisions of this chapter that have self-contained 12 wiring installed by the manufacturer, that are operated 13 manually by the use of hands or feet, that operate on less than 14 one hundred twenty volts of electrical power, and that are 15 fixtures or appliances within or part of a structure subject to 16 the building code of this state or any political subdivision 17 of this state. 18 4. The commissioner director may exempt playground 19 equipment owned, maintained, and operated by any political 20 subdivision of this state. 21 Sec. 1776. Section 88A.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 88A.13 Waiver of inspection. 24 The commissioner director may waive the requirement that 25 an amusement device or ride or any part thereof be inspected 26 before being operated in this state if an operator gives 27 satisfactory proof to the commissioner director that the 28 amusement device or ride or any part thereof has passed an 29 inspection conducted by a public or private agency whose 30 inspection standards and requirements are at least equal 31 to those requirements and standards established by the 32 commissioner director under the provisions of this chapter . 33 -1064- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1064/ 1541
H.F. 662 The annual permit and inspection fees shall be paid before the 34 commissioner director may waive this requirement. 35 Sec. 1777. Section 88A.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 88A.14 Injunction. 3 In addition to any and all other remedies, if an owner, 4 operator, or person in charge of any amusement device or ride, 5 concession booth, or related electrical equipment covered by 6 this chapter , continues to operate any amusement device or 7 ride, concession booth, or related electrical equipment covered 8 by this chapter , after receiving a notice of defect as provided 9 by this chapter , without first correcting the defects or making 10 replacements, the commissioner director may petition the 11 district court in equity, in an action brought in the name of 12 the state, for a writ of injunction to restrain the use of the 13 alleged defective amusement device or ride, concession booth, 14 or related electrical equipment. 15 Sec. 1778. Section 88B.1, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 16 are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in lieu 17 thereof the following: 18 3. “Department” means the department of inspections, 19 appeals, and licensing. 20 4. “Director” means the director of the department of 21 inspections, appeals, and licensing. 22 Sec. 1779. Section 88B.1, subsections 5 and 6, Code 2023, 23 are amended to read as follows: 24 5. “License” means an authorization issued by the division 25 department permitting an individual person, including a 26 supervisor or contractor, to work on an asbestos project, to 27 inspect buildings for asbestos-containing building materials, 28 to develop management plans, and to act as an asbestos project 29 designer. 30 6. “Permit” means an authorization issued by the division 31 department permitting a business entity to remove or 32 encapsulate asbestos. 33 -1065- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1065/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1780. Section 88B.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 88B.3 Administration —— rules —— fees —— inspections. 1 1. The commissioner director shall administer this chapter . 2 2. The commissioner director shall adopt, in accordance 3 with chapter 17A , rules necessary to carry out the provisions 4 of this chapter . 5 3. The commissioner director shall prescribe fees for 6 the issuance and renewal of licenses and permits. The fees 7 shall be based on the costs of licensing, permitting, and 8 administering this chapter , including time spent by personnel 9 of the division department in performing duties and any travel 10 expenses incurred. All fees provided for in this chapter shall 11 be collected by the commissioner director and remitted to the 12 treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the 13 state. 14 4. At least once a year, during an actual asbestos project, 15 the division department shall conduct an on-site inspection 16 of each permittee’s procedures for removing and encapsulating 17 asbestos. 18 Sec. 1781. Section 88B.3A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 1. To qualify for a permit, a business entity shall submit 21 an application to the division department in the form required 22 by the division department and pay the prescribed fee. 23 Sec. 1782. Section 88B.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 88B.4 Permit —— term, renewal, and records required. 26 1. A permit expires on the first anniversary of its 27 effective date, unless it is renewed for a one-year term as 28 provided in this section . 29 2. At least one month before the permit expires, the 30 division department shall send to the permittee, at the last 31 known address of the permittee, a renewal notice that states 32 all of the following: 33 -1066- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1066/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. The date on which the current permit expires. 34 b. The date by which the renewal application must be 35 received by the division department for the renewal to be 1 issued and mailed before the permit expires. 2 c. The amount of the renewal fee. 3 3. Before the permit expires, the permittee may renew it for 4 an additional one-year term, if the business entity meets the 5 following conditions: 6 a. Is otherwise entitled to a permit. 7 b. Submits a renewal application to the division department 8 in the form required by the division department . 9 c. Pays the renewal fee prescribed by the division 10 department . 11 4. The permittee shall keep a record of each asbestos 12 project it performs and shall make the record available to the 13 division department at any reasonable time. Records shall 14 contain information and be kept for a time prescribed in rules 15 adopted by the division department . 16 Sec. 1783. Section 88B.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 88B.5 Waivers and alternative procedures. 19 1. In an emergency that results from a sudden, unexpected 20 event that is not a planned renovation or demolition, the 21 commissioner director may waive the requirement for a permit. 22 2. If the business entity is not primarily engaged in the 23 removal or encapsulation of asbestos, the commissioner director 24 may waive the requirement for a permit if worker protection 25 requirements are met. 26 3. The division department shall not approve any waivers 27 on work conducted at a school, public, or commercial building 28 unless the request is accompanied by a recommendation from an 29 asbestos project designer. 30 Sec. 1784. Section 88B.6, subsection 1, paragraphs a and b, 31 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 32 a. To apply for a license, an individual shall submit an 33 -1067- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1067/ 1541
H.F. 662 application to the division department in the form required by 34 the division department and shall pay the prescribed fee. 35 b. The application shall include information prescribed by 1 rules adopted by the commissioner director . 2 Sec. 1785. Section 88B.6, subsection 2, paragraph a, 3 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 An individual is not eligible to be or do any of the 6 following unless the person obtains a license from the division 7 department : 8 Sec. 1786. Section 88B.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 b. To qualify for a license, the applicant must have 11 successfully completed training as established by the United 12 States environmental protection agency, paid a fee, and met 13 other requirements as specified by the division department by 14 rule. 15 Sec. 1787. Section 88B.8, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 The division department may deny, suspend, or revoke a 18 permit or license, in accordance with chapter 17A , if the 19 permittee or licensee does any of the following: 20 Sec. 1788. Section 88B.8, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 2. Fails at any time to meet the qualifications for a permit 23 or license or to comply with a rule adopted by the commissioner 24 director under this chapter . 25 Sec. 1789. Section 88B.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 88B.11 Bids for governmental projects. 28 A state agency or political subdivision shall not accept a 29 bid in connection with any asbestos project from a business 30 entity that does not hold a permit from the division department 31 at the time the bid is submitted, unless the business entity 32 provides the state agency or political subdivision with written 33 -1068- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1068/ 1541
H.F. 662 proof that ensures that the business entity has contracted 34 to have the asbestos removal or encapsulation performed by a 35 licensed asbestos contractor. 1 Sec. 1790. Section 89.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 1. The labor commissioner director shall enforce the 4 provisions of this chapter and may employ qualified personnel 5 under the provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV , to 6 administer the provisions of this chapter . 7 Sec. 1791. Section 89.2, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended 8 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 9 following: 10 4. “Department” means the department of inspections, 11 appeals, and licensing. 12 Sec. 1792. Section 89.2, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 13 following new subsection: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. “Director” means the director of the 15 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 16 Sec. 1793. Section 89.2, subsection 9, Code 2023, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 9. “Special inspector” means an inspector who holds a 19 commission from the commissioner director and who is not a 20 state employee. 21 Sec. 1794. Section 89.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 89.3 Inspection made. 24 1. It shall be the duty of the commissioner director to 25 inspect or cause to be inspected internally and externally, at 26 least once every twelve months, except as otherwise provided 27 in this section , in order to determine whether all such 28 equipment is in a safe and satisfactory condition, and properly 29 constructed and maintained for the purpose for which it is 30 used, all boilers and unfired steam pressure vessels operating 31 in excess of fifteen pounds per square inch, all low pressure 32 heating boilers and unfired steam pressure vessels located in 33 -1069- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1069/ 1541
H.F. 662 places of public assembly and other appurtenances used in this 34 state for generating or transmitting steam for power, or for 35 using steam under pressure for heating or steaming purposes. 1 2. The commissioner director may enter any building or 2 structure, public or private, for the purpose of inspecting any 3 equipment covered by this chapter or gathering information with 4 reference thereto. 5 3. The commissioner may inspect boilers and tanks 6 and other equipment stamped with the American society of 7 mechanical engineers code symbol for other than steam pressure, 8 manufactured in Iowa, when requested by the manufacturer. 9 4. a. An object that meets all of the following criteria 10 shall be inspected at least once every two years internally 11 and externally while not under pressure, and at least once 12 every two years externally while under pressure, unless the 13 commissioner director determines that an earlier inspection is 14 warranted: 15 (1) The object is a boiler with one hundred thousand pounds 16 per hour or more capacity, or the object is an unfired steam 17 pressure vessel or a regulated appurtenance that is part of the 18 same system as a boiler with one hundred thousand pounds per 19 hour or more capacity. 20 (2) The object contains only water subject to internal 21 continuous water treatment under the direct supervision of 22 a graduate engineer or chemist, or one having equivalent 23 experience in the treatment of boiler water. 24 (3) The water treatment is for the purpose of controlling 25 and limiting serious corrosion and other deteriorating factors. 26 b. The owner or user of an object meeting the criteria in 27 paragraph “a” shall do the following: 28 (1) At any time the commissioner director , a special 29 inspector, or the supervisor of water treatment deems a 30 hydrostatic test is necessary to determine the safety of 31 an object, conduct the test under the supervision of the 32 commissioner director . 33 -1070- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1070/ 1541
H.F. 662 (2) Keep available for examination by the commissioner 34 director accurate records showing the date and actual time the 35 object is out of service and the reason it is out of service. 1 (3) Keep available for examination by the commissioner 2 director chemical physical laboratory analyses of samples of 3 the object water taken at regular intervals of not more than 4 forty-eight hours of operation as will adequately show the 5 condition of the water and any elements or characteristics of 6 the water which are capable of producing corrosion or other 7 deterioration of the object or its parts. 8 5. a. An object that meets all of the following criteria 9 shall be inspected at least once each year externally while 10 under pressure and at least once every four years internally 11 while not under pressure, unless the commissioner director 12 determines an earlier inspection is warranted: 13 (1) The object is a boiler with one hundred thousand pounds 14 per hour or more capacity, or the object is an unfired steam 15 pressure vessel or a regulated appurtenance that is part of the 16 same system as a boiler with one hundred thousand pounds per 17 hour or more capacity. 18 (2) The object contains only water subject to internal 19 continuous water treatment under the direct supervision of 20 a graduate engineer or chemist, or one having equivalent 21 experience in the treatment of boiler water. 22 (3) The water treatment is for the purpose of controlling 23 and limiting serious corrosion and other deteriorating factors. 24 (4) Either of the following: 25 (a) The owner or user is a participant in good standing in 26 the Iowa occupational safety and health voluntary protection 27 program and has achieved star status within the program, which 28 is administered by the division of labor services in the 29 department of workforce development inspections, appeals, and 30 licensing . 31 (b) The object is an unfired steam pressure vessel and is 32 part of or integral to the continuous operation of a process 33 -1071- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1071/ 1541
H.F. 662 covered by and compliant with the occupational safety and 34 health administration process safety management standard 35 contained in 29 C.F.R. §1910.119 and the owner demonstrates 1 such compliance to a special inspector or the commissioner 2 director . The unfired steam pressure vessel must also be 3 included as process safety management process equipment in the 4 owner of the unfired steam pressure vessel’s process safety 5 management program. 6 b. The owner or user of an object that meets the criteria in 7 paragraph “a” shall do the following: 8 (1) At any time the commissioner director , a special 9 inspector, or the supervisor of the water treatment deems 10 a hydrostatic test necessary to determine the safety of 11 an object, conduct the test under the supervision of the 12 commissioner director . 13 (2) Keep available for examination by the commissioner 14 director accurate records showing the date and actual time the 15 object is out of service and the reason it is out of service. 16 (3) Arrange for an internal inspection of the object during 17 each planned outage by a special inspector or the commissioner 18 director . 19 (4) Keep for examination by the commissioner director 20 accurate records showing the chemical physical laboratory 21 analyses of samples of the object’s water taken at regular 22 intervals of not more than forty-eight hours of operation 23 adequate to show the condition of the water and any elements 24 or characteristics of the water that are capable of producing 25 corrosion or other deterioration of the object or its parts. 26 6. Internal inspections of cast aluminum steam, cast 27 aluminum hot water heating, sectional cast iron steam, and 28 cast iron hot water heating boilers shall be conducted only 29 as deemed necessary by the commissioner director . External 30 operating inspections shall be conducted annually. 31 7. Internal inspections of steel hot water boilers shall be 32 conducted once every six years. External operating inspections 33 -1072- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1072/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall be conducted annually in years other than the year in 34 which internal inspections are conducted. 35 8. Inspections of unfired steam pressure vessels operating 1 in excess of fifteen pounds per square inch and low pressure 2 steam boilers shall be conducted at least once each calendar 3 year. The inspections conducted within each two-year period 4 shall include an external inspection conducted while the boiler 5 is operating and an internal inspection, where construction 6 permits. No more than one inspection shall be conducted per 7 six-month period. An internal inspection of an unfired steam 8 pressure vessel or low pressure steam boiler may be required 9 at any time by the commissioner director upon the observation 10 by an inspector of conditions, enumerated by the commissioner 11 director through rules, warranting an internal inspection. 12 If a low pressure steam boiler is in dry lay-up, an internal 13 inspection shall be conducted in lieu of an external 14 inspection. For purposes of this subsection , “dry lay-up” 15 means a process whereby a boiler is taken out of service for a 16 period of six months or longer, drained, dried, and cleaned, 17 and measures to prevent corrosion are performed on the boiler. 18 9. An internal inspection shall not be required on an 19 unfired steam pressure vessel that was manufactured without an 20 inspection opening. 21 10. An exhibition boiler does not require an annual 22 inspection certificate but special inspections may be requested 23 by the owner or an event’s management to be performed by the 24 commissioner director . Upon the completion of an exhibition 25 boiler inspection a written condition report shall be prepared 26 by the commissioner director regarding the condition of 27 the exhibition boiler’s boiler or pressure vessel. This 28 report will be issued to the owner and the management of all 29 events at which the exhibition boiler is to be operated. The 30 event’s management is responsible for the decision on whether 31 the exhibition boiler should be operated and shall inform 32 the division of labor services department of the event’s 33 -1073- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1073/ 1541
H.F. 662 management’s decision. The event’s management is responsible 34 for any injuries which result from the operation of any 35 exhibition boiler approved for use at the event by the event’s 1 management. A repair symbol, known as the “R” stamp, is not 2 required for repairs made to exhibition boilers pursuant to the 3 rules regarding inspections and repair of exhibition boilers as 4 adopted by the commissioner director , pursuant to chapter 17A . 5 11. An inspection report created pursuant to this chapter 6 that requires modification, alteration, or change shall be in 7 writing and shall cite the state law or rule or the ASME code 8 section allegedly violated. 9 Sec. 1795. Section 89.4, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 10 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 Unfired steam pressure vessels not exceeding the following 12 limitations are not required to be reported to the commissioner 13 director and shall be exempt from regular inspection under 14 provisions of this chapter : 15 Sec. 1796. Section 89.5, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, are 16 amended to read as follows: 17 1. The commissioner director shall investigate and record 18 the cause of any boiler explosion that may occur in the state, 19 the loss of life, injuries sustained, and estimated loss of 20 property, if any; and such other data as may be of benefit in 21 preventing a recurrence of similar explosions. 22 2. The commissioner director shall keep a complete and 23 accurate record of the name of the owner or user of each steam 24 boiler or other equipment subject to this chapter , giving 25 a full description of the equipment, including the type, 26 dimensions, age, condition, the amount of pressure allowed, and 27 the date when last inspected. 28 Sec. 1797. Section 89.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 89.6 Notice to commissioner director . 31 1. Before any equipment included under the provisions 32 of this chapter is installed by any owner, user, or lessee 33 -1074- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1074/ 1541
H.F. 662 thereof, a ten days’ written notice of intention to install the 34 equipment shall be given to the commissioner director . The 35 notice shall designate the proposed place of installation, the 1 type and capacity of the equipment, the use to be made thereof, 2 the name of the company which manufactured the equipment, and 3 whether the equipment is new or used. 4 2. Before any power boiler is converted to a low pressure 5 boiler, the owner or user shall give to the commissioner 6 director ten days’ written notice of intent to convert the 7 boiler. The notice shall designate the boiler location, the 8 uses of the building, and other information specified by rule 9 by the board. 10 Sec. 1798. Section 89.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 89.7 Special inspectors. 13 1. The inspection required by this chapter shall not be 14 made by the commissioner director if an owner or user of 15 equipment specified by this chapter obtains an inspection by 16 a representative of a reputable insurance company and obtains 17 a policy of insurance upon the equipment from that insurance 18 company. 19 2. The representative conducting the inspection shall 20 be commissioned by the commissioner director as a special 21 inspector for the year during which the inspection occurs 22 and shall meet such other requirements as the commissioner 23 director may by rule establish. The commission shall be valid 24 for one year and the special inspector shall pay a fee for the 25 issuance of the commission. The commissioner director shall 26 establish the amount of the fee by rule. The commissioner 27 director shall establish rules for the issuance and revocation 28 of special inspector commissions. The rules are subject to the 29 requirements of chapter 17A . 30 3. The insurance company shall file a notice of insurance 31 coverage on forms approved by the commissioner director stating 32 that the equipment is insured and that inspection shall be made 33 -1075- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1075/ 1541
H.F. 662 in accordance with section 89.3 . 34 4. The special inspector shall provide the user and the 35 commissioner director with an inspection report including the 1 nature and extent of all defects and violations, in a format 2 approved by the labor commissioner director . 3 5. The failure of a special inspector to inform the 4 commissioner director of violations shall not subject the 5 commissioner director to liability for any damages incurred. 6 Sec. 1799. Section 89.7A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 89.7A Certificates. 9 1. The commissioner director shall issue a certificate of 10 inspection valid for the period specified in section 89.3 after 11 the payment of a fee, the filing of an inspection report, and 12 the correction or other appropriate resolution of any defects 13 identified in the inspection report. The certificate shall be 14 posted at a place near the location of the equipment. 15 2. The owner or user of any equipment covered in this 16 chapter , or persons in charge of such equipment, shall not 17 allow or permit a greater pressure in any unit than is stated 18 in the certificate of inspection issued by the commissioner 19 director . 20 3. The commissioner director shall indicate to the user 21 whether or not the equipment may be used without making repair 22 or replacement of defective parts, or whether or how the 23 equipment may be used in a limited capacity before repairs 24 or replacements are made, and the commissioner director may 25 permit the user a reasonable time to make such repairs or 26 replacements. 27 Sec. 1800. Section 89.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 89.8 Boiler and pressure vessel safety fund —— fees 30 appropriated. 31 A boiler and pressure vessel safety revolving fund is 32 created within the state treasury under the control of the 33 -1076- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1076/ 1541
H.F. 662 commissioner director and shall consist of moneys collected 34 by the commissioner director as fees. Moneys in the fund are 35 appropriated and shall be used by the commissioner director 1 to pay the actual costs and expenses necessary to operate the 2 board and administer the provisions of this chapter . All 3 salaries and expenses properly chargeable to the fund shall be 4 paid from the fund. Section 8.33 does not apply to any moneys 5 in the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 , 6 interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be 7 credited to the fund. 8 Sec. 1801. Section 89.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 89.9 Disposal of fees. 11 All fees provided for in this chapter shall be collected 12 by the commissioner director and remitted to the treasurer 13 of state, to be deposited in the boiler and pressure vessel 14 safety fund pursuant to section 89.8 , together with an itemized 15 statement showing the source of collection. 16 Sec. 1802. Section 89.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 89.11 Injunction. 19 1. In addition to all other remedies, if any owner, user, 20 or person in charge of any equipment covered by this chapter 21 continues to use any equipment covered by this chapter , 22 after receiving an inspection report identifying defects and 23 exhausting appeal rights as provided by this chapter without 24 first correcting the defects or making replacements, the 25 commissioner director may apply to the district court by 26 petition in equity, in an action brought in the name of the 27 state, for a writ of injunction to restrain the use of the 28 alleged defective equipment. 29 2. If the commissioner director believes that the continued 30 operation of equipment constitutes an imminent danger that 31 could seriously injure or cause death to any person, in 32 addition to all other remedies, the commissioner director 33 -1077- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1077/ 1541
H.F. 662 may apply to the district court in the county in which the 34 imminently dangerous condition exists for a temporary order to 35 enjoin the owner, user, or person in charge from operating the 1 equipment before the owner’s, user’s, or person’s rights to 2 administrative appeals have been exhausted. 3 Sec. 1803. Section 89.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 89.12 Hearing —— notice —— decree. 6 The commissioner director shall notify in writing the owner 7 or user of the equipment of the time and place of hearing of the 8 petition as fixed by the court or judge, and shall serve the 9 notice on the defendant at least five days prior to the hearing 10 in the same manner as original notices are served. The general 11 provisions relating to civil practice and procedure as may be 12 applicable, shall govern the proceedings, except as herein 13 modified. In the event the defendant does not appear or plead 14 to the action, default shall be entered against the defendant. 15 The action shall be tried in equity, and the court or judge 16 shall make such order or decree as the evidence warrants. 17 Sec. 1804. Section 89.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 89.13 Civil penalty allowed. 20 If upon notice and hearing the commissioner director 21 determines that an owner has operated a facility in violation 22 of a safety order, the commissioner director may assess a civil 23 penalty against the owner in an amount not exceeding five 24 hundred dollars, as determined by the commissioner director . 25 An order assessing a civil penalty is subject to appeal to 26 the employment appeal board and to judicial review. The 27 commissioner director may commence an action in the district 28 court to enforce payment of a civil penalty. Revenue from 29 the penalty provided in this section shall be remitted to the 30 treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the 31 state. 32 Sec. 1805. Section 89.14, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 33 -1078- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1078/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 1. A boiler and pressure vessel board is created within 35 the division of labor services of the department of workforce 1 development to formulate definitions and rules requirements 2 for the safe and proper installation, repair, maintenance, 3 alteration, use, and operation of boilers and pressure vessels 4 in this state. 5 Sec. 1806. Section 89.14, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 6 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 a. The commissioner director or the commissioner’s 8 director’s designee. 9 Sec. 1807. Section 89.14, subsections 4, 6, and 8, Code 10 2023, are amended to read as follows: 11 4. The members of the board shall select a chairperson, vice 12 chairperson, and secretary from their membership. However, 13 neither the commissioner director nor the commissioner’s 14 director’s designee shall serve as chairperson. The board 15 shall meet at least quarterly but may meet as often as 16 necessary. Meetings shall be set by a majority of the board 17 or upon the call of the chairperson, or in the chairperson’s 18 absence, upon the call of the vice chairperson. A majority of 19 the board members shall constitute a quorum. 20 6. A notice of defect or inspection report issued by the 21 commissioner director pursuant to this chapter may, within 22 thirty days after the making of the order, be appealed to 23 the board. Board action constitutes final agency action for 24 purposes of chapter 17A . 25 8. The board shall establish fees for examinations, 26 inspections, annual statements, shop inspections, and other 27 services. The fees shall reflect the actual costs and expenses 28 necessary to operate the board and perform the duties of the 29 commissioner director . 30 Sec. 1808. Section 89A.1, subsections 2 and 4, Code 2023, 31 are amended by striking the subsections. 32 Sec. 1809. Section 89A.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding 33 -1079- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1079/ 1541
H.F. 662 the following new subsections: 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. “Department” means the department of 35 inspections, appeals, and licensing. 1 NEW SUBSECTION . 4B. “Director” means the director of the 2 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 3 Sec. 1810. Section 89A.1, subsections 11, 15, 16, and 19, 4 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 5 11. “Inspector” means an inspector employed by the division 6 department for the purpose of administering this chapter . 7 15. “New installation” means a conveyance the construction 8 or relocation of which is begun, or for which an application 9 for a new installation permit is filed, on or after the 10 effective date of rules relating to those permits adopted by 11 the commissioner director under authority of this chapter . All 12 other installations are existing installations. 13 16. “Owner” means the owner of a conveyance, unless the 14 conveyance is a new installation or is undergoing major 15 alterations, in which case the owner shall be considered the 16 person responsible for the installation or alteration of the 17 conveyance until the conveyance has passed final inspection by 18 the division department . 19 19. “Special inspector” means an inspector commissioned 20 by the labor commissioner director , and not employed by the 21 division department . 22 Sec. 1811. Section 89A.3, subsections 6 and 8, Code 2023, 23 are amended to read as follows: 24 6. The commissioner director shall furnish copies of 25 the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter to any person who 26 requests them, without charge, or upon payment of a charge not 27 to exceed the actual cost of printing of the rules. 28 8. The commissioner director may adopt rules pursuant to 29 chapter 17A relating to the denial, issuance, revocation, and 30 suspension of special inspector commissions. 31 Sec. 1812. Section 89A.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1080- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1080/ 1541
H.F. 662 89A.4 Commissioner’s Director’s duties and personnel. 34 The commissioner director shall enforce the provisions of 35 this chapter . The commissioner director shall employ personnel 1 for the administration of this chapter pursuant to chapter 8A, 2 subchapter IV . 3 Sec. 1813. Section 89A.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 89A.5 Registration of conveyances. 6 The owner of every existing conveyance, whether or not 7 dormant, shall register the conveyance with the commissioner 8 director , giving type, contract load and speed, name of 9 manufacturer, its location, and the purpose for which it is 10 used, and other information the commissioner director may 11 require. Registration shall be made in a format required by 12 the division department . 13 Sec. 1814. Section 89A.6, subsections 2, 4, and 5, Code 14 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 2. Every existing conveyance registered with the 16 commissioner director shall be inspected within one year 17 after the effective date of the registration, except that the 18 safety board may extend by rule the time specified for making 19 inspections. 20 4. The inspections required by subsections 1 through 3 21 shall be made only by inspectors or special inspectors. An 22 inspection by a special inspector may be accepted by the 23 commissioner director in lieu of a required inspection by an 24 inspector. 25 5. A report of every inspection shall be filed with the 26 commissioner director by the inspector or special inspector, 27 in a format required by the commissioner director , after the 28 inspection has been completed and within the time provided 29 by rule, but not to exceed thirty days. The report shall 30 include all information required by the commissioner director 31 to determine whether the conveyance is in compliance with 32 applicable rules. For the inspection required by subsection 33 -1081- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1081/ 1541
H.F. 662 1 , the report shall indicate whether the conveyance has 34 been installed in accordance with the detailed plans and 35 specifications approved by the commissioner director , and 1 meets the requirements of the applicable rules. The failure 2 of a special inspector to inform the commissioner director 3 of violations shall not subject the commissioner director to 4 liability for any damages incurred. 5 Sec. 1815. Section 89A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 89A.7 Alteration permits. 8 The owner shall submit to the commissioner director detailed 9 plans, specifications, and other information the commissioner 10 director may require for each conveyance to be altered, 11 together with an application for an alteration permit, in 12 a format required by the commissioner director . Repairs 13 or replacements necessary for normal maintenance are not 14 alterations, and may be made on existing installations with 15 parts equivalent in material, strength, and design to those 16 replaced and no plans or specifications or application need be 17 filed for the repairs or replacements. However, this section 18 does not authorize the use of any conveyance contrary to an 19 order issued pursuant to section 89A.10, subsections 2 and 3 . 20 Sec. 1816. Section 89A.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 89A.8 New installation permits. 23 1. The installation or relocation of a conveyance shall 24 not begin until an installation permit has been issued by the 25 commissioner director . 26 2. An application for an installation permit shall be 27 submitted in a format determined by the commissioner director . 28 3. a. If the application or any accompanying materials 29 indicates a failure to comply with applicable rules, the 30 commissioner director shall give notice of the compliance 31 failures to the person filing the application. 32 b. If the application indicates compliance with applicable 33 -1082- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1082/ 1541
H.F. 662 rules or after compliance failures have been remedied, the 34 commissioner director shall issue an installation permit for 35 relocation or installation, as applicable. 1 Sec. 1817. Section 89A.9, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. Operating permits shall be issued by the commissioner 4 director to the owner of every conveyance when the inspection 5 report indicates compliance with the applicable provisions 6 of this chapter . However, a permit shall not be issued 7 if the fees required by this chapter have not been paid. 8 Permits shall be issued within thirty days after filing of 9 the inspection report required by section 89A.6 , unless the 10 time is extended for cause by the division department . A 11 conveyance shall not be operated after the thirty days or after 12 an extension granted by the commissioner director has expired, 13 unless an operating permit has been issued. 14 Sec. 1818. Section 89A.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 89A.10 Enforcement orders by commissioner director —— 17 injunction. 18 1. If an inspection report indicates a failure to comply 19 with applicable rules, or with the detailed plans and 20 specifications approved by the commissioner director , the 21 commissioner director may, upon giving notice, order the owner 22 of a conveyance to make the changes necessary for compliance. 23 2. If the owner does not make the changes necessary for 24 compliance as required in subsection 1 within the period 25 specified by the commissioner director , the commissioner 26 director , upon notice, may suspend or revoke the operating 27 permit, or may refuse to issue the operating permit for 28 the conveyance. The commissioner director shall notify the 29 owner of any action to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue an 30 operating permit and the reason for the action by service in 31 the same manner as an original notice or by certified mail. An 32 owner may appeal the commissioner’s director’s initial decision 33 -1083- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1083/ 1541
H.F. 662 to the safety board. The decision of the safety board shall be 34 considered final agency action pursuant to chapter 17A . 35 3. If the commissioner director has reason to believe 1 that the continued operation of a conveyance constitutes 2 an imminent danger which could reasonably be expected to 3 seriously injure or cause death to any person, in addition to 4 any other remedies, the commissioner director may apply to the 5 district court in the county in which such imminently dangerous 6 condition exists for a temporary order for the purpose of 7 enjoining such imminently dangerous conveyance. Upon hearing, 8 if deemed appropriate by the court, a permanent injunction 9 may be issued to ensure that such imminently dangerous 10 conveyance be prevented or controlled. Upon the elimination 11 or rectification of such imminently dangerous condition, the 12 temporary or permanent injunction shall be vacated. 13 Sec. 1819. Section 89A.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 89A.12 Access to conveyances. 16 Every owner of a conveyance subject to regulation by 17 this chapter shall grant access to that conveyance to the 18 commissioner director and personnel of the division department . 19 Inspections shall be permitted at reasonable times, with or 20 without prior notice. 21 Sec. 1820. Section 89A.13, subsections 1, 2, and 4, Code 22 2023, are amended to read as follows: 23 1. An elevator safety board is created within the division 24 of labor services in the department of workforce development 25 to formulate definitions and rules for the safe and proper 26 installation, repair, maintenance, alteration, use, and 27 operation of conveyances in this state. 28 2. The safety board is composed of nine members, one of 29 whom shall be the commissioner director or the commissioner’s 30 director’s designee. The governor shall appoint the remaining 31 eight members of the board, subject to senate confirmation, to 32 staggered four-year terms which shall begin and end as provided 33 -1084- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1084/ 1541
H.F. 662 in section 69.19 . The members shall be as follows: two 34 representatives from an elevator manufacturing company or 35 its authorized representative; two representatives from 1 elevator servicing companies; one building owner or manager; 2 one representative employed by a local government in this 3 state who is knowledgeable about building codes in this 4 state; one representative of workers actively involved in the 5 installation, maintenance, and repair of elevators; and one 6 licensed mechanical engineer. 7 4. The members of the safety board shall select a 8 chairperson, vice chairperson, and a secretary from their 9 membership. However, neither the commissioner director nor the 10 commissioner’s director’s designee shall serve as chairperson. 11 The safety board shall meet at least quarterly but may meet as 12 often as necessary. Meetings shall be set by a majority of the 13 safety board or upon the call of the chairperson, or in the 14 chairperson’s absence, upon the call of the vice chairperson. 15 A majority of the safety board members shall constitute a 16 quorum. 17 Sec. 1821. Section 89A.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 89A.15 Inspections by local authorities. 20 A city or other governmental subdivision shall not make or 21 maintain any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution providing for the 22 licensing of special inspectors. An ordinance or resolution 23 relating to the inspection, construction, installation, 24 alteration, maintenance, or operation of conveyances within 25 the limits of the city or governmental subdivision which 26 conflicts with this chapter or with rules adopted pursuant 27 to this chapter is void. The commissioner director , in the 28 commissioner’s director’s discretion, may accept inspections by 29 local authorities in lieu of inspections required by section 30 89A.6 , but only upon a showing by the local authority that 31 applicable laws and rules will be consistently and literally 32 enforced and that inspections will be performed by special 33 -1085- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1085/ 1541
H.F. 662 inspectors. 34 Sec. 1822. Section 89A.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 89A.16 Prosecution of offenses. 2 The division department shall cause prosecution for the 3 violation of the provisions of this chapter to be instituted 4 by the attorney general in the county in which the violation 5 occurred. 6 Sec. 1823. Section 89A.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 89A.18 Civil penalty. 9 If upon notice and hearing the commissioner director 10 determines that an owner has operated a conveyance after an 11 order of the commissioner director that suspends, revokes, 12 or refuses to issue an operating permit for the conveyance 13 has become final under section 89A.10, subsection 2 , the 14 commissioner director may assess a civil penalty against the 15 owner in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars, as 16 determined by the commissioner director . An order assessing 17 a civil penalty is subject to appeal under section 89A.10, 18 subsection 2 , in the same manner and to the same extent as 19 decisions referred to in that subsection. The commissioner 20 director may commence an action in the district court to 21 enforce payment of the civil penalty. A record of assessment 22 against or payment of a civil penalty by any person for a 23 violation of this section shall not be admissible as evidence 24 in any court in any civil action. Revenue from the penalty 25 provided in this section shall be remitted to the treasurer of 26 state for deposit in the state general fund. 27 Sec. 1824. Section 89A.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 89A.19 Elevator safety fund —— fees appropriated. 30 A revolving elevator safety fund is created in the state 31 treasury under the control of the commissioner director and 32 shall consist of moneys collected by the commissioner director 33 -1086- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1086/ 1541
H.F. 662 as fees. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to and shall 34 be used by the commissioner director to pay the actual costs 35 and expenses necessary to operate the safety board and perform 1 the duties of the commissioner director as described in this 2 chapter . All fees collected by the commissioner director 3 pursuant to this chapter shall be remitted to the treasurer 4 of state to be deposited in the elevator safety fund. All 5 salaries and expenses properly chargeable to the fund shall be 6 paid from the fund. Section 8.33 does not apply to any moneys 7 in the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 , 8 interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be 9 credited to the fund. 10 Sec. 1825. Section 89B.3, Code 2023, is amended by adding 11 the following new subsection: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 01. “Commissioner” means the labor 13 commissioner appointed pursuant to section 10A.203, or the 14 labor commissioner’s designee. 15 Sec. 1826. Section 89B.3, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 1. “Division” means the division of labor services of the 18 department of workforce development created under section 84A.1 19 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 20 Sec. 1827. Section 90A.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 2. “Commissioner” means the state commissioner of athletics, 23 who is also the labor commissioner appointed pursuant to 24 section 91.2 , director of the department of inspections, 25 appeals, and licensing or the labor commissioner’s director’s 26 designee. 27 Sec. 1828. Section 91A.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 28 amended by striking the subsection. 29 Sec. 1829. Section 91A.2, Code 2023, is amended by adding 30 the following new subsection: 31 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. “Director” means the director of the 32 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 33 -1087- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1087/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1830. Section 91A.6, subsection 1, unnumbered 34 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 An employer shall after being notified by the commissioner 1 director pursuant to subsection 2 : 2 Sec. 1831. Section 91A.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 2. The commissioner director shall notify an employer to 5 comply with subsection 1 if the employer has paid a claim 6 for unpaid wages or nonreimbursed authorized expenses and 7 liquidated damages under section 91A.10 or if the employer 8 has been assessed a civil money penalty under section 91A.12 . 9 However, a court may, when rendering a judgment for wages or 10 nonreimbursed authorized expenses and liquidated damages or 11 upholding a civil money penalty assessment, order that an 12 employer shall not be required to comply with the provisions of 13 subsection 1 or that an employer shall be required to comply 14 with the provisions of subsection 1 for a particular period of 15 time. 16 Sec. 1832. Section 91A.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 91A.9 General powers and duties of the commissioner director . 19 1. The commissioner director shall administer and enforce 20 the provisions of this chapter . The commissioner director may 21 hold hearings and investigate charges of violations of this 22 chapter . 23 2. The commissioner director may, consistent with due 24 process of law, enter any place of employment to inspect 25 records concerning wages and payrolls, to question the employer 26 and employees, and to investigate such facts, conditions, or 27 matters as are deemed appropriate in determining whether any 28 person has violated the provisions of this chapter . However, 29 such entry by the commissioner director shall only be in 30 response to a written complaint. 31 3. The commissioner director may employ such qualified 32 personnel as are necessary for the enforcement of this chapter . 33 -1088- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1088/ 1541
H.F. 662 Such personnel shall be employed pursuant to chapter 8A, 34 subchapter IV . 35 4. The commissioner director shall, in consultation with 1 the United States department of labor, develop a database of 2 the employers in this state utilizing special certificates 3 issued by the United States secretary of labor as authorized 4 under 29 U.S.C. §214, and shall maintain the database. 5 5. The commissioner director shall promulgate, pursuant to 6 chapter 17A , any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of 7 this chapter . 8 Sec. 1833. Section 91A.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 91A.10 Settlement of claims and suits for wages —— 11 prohibition against discharge of employee. 12 1. Upon the written complaint of the employee involved, 13 the commissioner director may determine whether wages have 14 not been paid and may constitute an enforceable claim. If 15 for any reason the commissioner director decides not to make 16 such determination, the commissioner director shall so notify 17 the complaining employee within fourteen days of receipt of 18 the complaint. The commissioner director shall otherwise 19 notify the employee of such determination within a reasonable 20 time and if it is determined that there is an enforceable 21 claim, the commissioner director shall, with the consent of 22 the complaining employee, take an assignment in trust for the 23 wages and for any claim for liquidated damages without being 24 bound by any of the technical rules respecting the validity of 25 the assignment. However, the commissioner director shall not 26 accept any complaint for unpaid wages and liquidated damages 27 after one year from the date the wages became due and payable. 28 2. The commissioner director , with the assistance of the 29 office of the attorney general if the commissioner director 30 requests such assistance, shall, unless a settlement is 31 reached under this subsection , commence a civil action in any 32 court of competent jurisdiction to recover for the benefit 33 -1089- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1089/ 1541
H.F. 662 of any employee any wage, expenses, and liquidated damages’ 34 claims that have been assigned to the commissioner director 35 for recovery. The commissioner director may also request 1 reasonable and necessary attorney fees. With the consent 2 of the assigning employee, the commissioner director may 3 also settle a claim on behalf of the assigning employee. 4 Proceedings under this subsection and subsection 1 that precede 5 commencement of a civil action shall be conducted informally 6 without any party having a right to be heard before the 7 commissioner director . The commissioner director may join 8 various assignments in one claim for the purpose of settling or 9 litigating their claims. 10 3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 shall not be 11 construed to prevent an employee from settling or bringing an 12 action for damages under section 91A.8 if the employee has not 13 assigned the claim under subsection 1 . 14 4. Any recovery of attorney fees, in the case of actions 15 brought under this section by the commissioner director , shall 16 be remitted by the commissioner director to the treasurer of 17 state for deposit in the general fund of the state. Also, the 18 commissioner director shall not be required to pay any filing 19 fee or other court costs. 20 5. An employer shall not discharge or in any other manner 21 discriminate against any employee because the employee has 22 filed a complaint, assigned a claim, or brought an action 23 under this section or has cooperated in bringing any action 24 against an employer. Any employee may file a complaint with 25 the commissioner director alleging discharge or discrimination 26 within thirty days after such violation occurs. Upon receipt 27 of the complaint, the commissioner director shall cause an 28 investigation to be made to the extent deemed appropriate. If 29 the commissioner director determines from the investigation 30 that the provisions of this subsection have been violated, the 31 commissioner director shall bring an action in the appropriate 32 district court against such person. The district court shall 33 -1090- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1090/ 1541
H.F. 662 have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to restrain violations of 34 this subsection and order all appropriate relief including 35 rehiring or reinstatement of the employee to the former 1 position with back pay. 2 Sec. 1834. Section 91A.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 91A.11 Wage claims brought under reciprocity. 5 1. The commissioner director may enter into reciprocal 6 agreements with the labor department or corresponding agency 7 of any other state or its representatives for the collection 8 in such other states of claims or judgments for wages and 9 other demands based upon claims assigned to the commissioner 10 director . 11 2. The commissioner director may, to the extent provided 12 for by any reciprocal agreement entered into by law or with an 13 agency of another state as provided in this section , maintain 14 actions in the courts of such other state to the extent 15 permitted by the laws of that state for the collection of 16 claims for wages, judgments and other demands and may assign 17 such claims, judgments and demands to the labor department or 18 agency of such other state for collection to the extent that 19 such an assignment may be permitted or provided for by the laws 20 of such state or by reciprocal agreement. 21 3. The commissioner director may, upon the written consent 22 of the labor department or other corresponding agency of any 23 other state or its representatives, maintain actions in the 24 courts of this state upon assigned claims for wages, judgments 25 and demands arising in such other state in the same manner 26 and to the same extent that such actions by the commissioner 27 director are authorized when arising in this state. However, 28 such actions may be maintained only in cases in which such 29 other state by law or reciprocal agreement extends a like 30 comity to cases arising in this state. 31 Sec. 1835. Section 91A.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1091- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1091/ 1541
H.F. 662 91A.12 Civil penalties. 34 1. Any employer who violates the provisions of this chapter 35 or the rules promulgated under it shall be subject to a civil 1 money penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per pay 2 period for each violation. The commissioner director may 3 recover such civil money penalty according to the provisions 4 of subsections 2 through 5 . Any civil money penalty recovered 5 shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. 6 2. The commissioner director may propose that an employer 7 be assessed a civil money penalty by serving the employer with 8 notice of such proposal in the same manner as an original 9 notice is served under the rules of civil procedure. Upon 10 service of such notice, the proposed assessment shall be 11 treated as a contested case under chapter 17A . However, an 12 employer must request a hearing within thirty days of being 13 served. 14 3. If an employer does not request a hearing pursuant 15 to subsection 2 or if the commissioner director determines, 16 after an appropriate hearing, that an employer is in violation 17 of this chapter , the commissioner director shall assess a 18 civil money penalty which is consistent with the provisions 19 of subsection 1 and which is rendered with due consideration 20 for the penalty amount in terms of the size of the employer’s 21 business, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the 22 employer, and the history of previous violations. 23 4. An employer may seek judicial review of any assessment 24 rendered under subsection 3 by instituting proceedings for 25 judicial review pursuant to chapter 17A . However, such 26 proceedings must be instituted in the district court of the 27 county in which the violation or one of the violations occurred 28 and within thirty days of the day on which the employer was 29 notified that an assessment has been rendered. Also, an 30 employer may be required, at the discretion of the district 31 court and upon instituting such proceedings, to deposit the 32 amount assessed with the clerk of the district court. Any 33 -1092- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1092/ 1541
H.F. 662 moneys so deposited shall either be returned to the employer 34 or be forwarded to the commissioner director for deposit in 35 the general fund of the state, depending on the outcome of the 1 judicial review, including any appeal to the supreme court. 2 5. After the time for seeking judicial review has expired 3 or after all judicial review has been exhausted and the 4 commissioner’s director’s assessment has been upheld, the 5 commissioner director shall request the attorney general to 6 recover the assessed penalties in a civil action. 7 Sec. 1836. Section 91A.15, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 b. The franchisor has been found by the commissioner 10 director to have exercised a type or degree of control over 11 the franchisee or the franchisee’s employees that is not 12 customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of 13 protecting the franchisor’s trademarks and brand. 14 Sec. 1837. Section 91C.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 91C.1 Definition —— exemption —— combined registration and 17 licensing process for plumbers and mechanical professionals. 18 1. As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 19 requires , “contractor” : 20 a. “Contractor” means a person who engages in the business 21 of construction, as the term “construction” is defined in the 22 Iowa administrative code for purposes of chapter 96, the Iowa 23 employment security law. However, a person who earns less than 24 two thousand dollars annually or who performs work or has work 25 performed on the person’s own property is not a contractor for 26 purposes of this chapter . 27 b. “Department” means the department of inspections, 28 appeals, and licensing. 29 c. “Director” means the director of the department of 30 inspections, appeals, and licensing. 31 2. The state, its boards, commissions, agencies, 32 departments, and its political subdivisions including school 33 -1093- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1093/ 1541
H.F. 662 districts and other special purpose districts, are not 34 contractors for purposes of this chapter . 35 2. 3. If a contractor’s registration application shows 1 that the contractor is self-employed, does not pay more than 2 two thousand dollars annually to employ other persons in the 3 business, and does not work with or for other contractors in 4 the same phases of construction, the contractor is exempt from 5 the fee requirements under this chapter . 6 3. 4. a. The labor services division of the department of 7 workforce development and the Iowa department of public health 8 will work with stakeholders to develop a plan to combine the 9 contractor registration and contractor licensing application 10 process for contractors licensed under chapter 105 , to be 11 implemented in time for licensing renewals due July 1, 2017. 12 Effective July 1, 2017, a A contractor licensed under chapter 13 105 shall register as a contractor under this chapter in 14 conjunction with the contractor licensing process established 15 by the department . At no cost to the labor services division, 16 the The department of public health shall collect both the 17 registration and licensing applications as part of one combined 18 application. The labor commissioner director shall design 19 the contractor registration application form to exclude 20 from the division of labor services’ department’s contractor 21 registration application process those contractors who are also 22 covered by chapter 103 or 105 . The labor commissioner director 23 is authorized to adopt rules as needed to accomplish a merger 24 of the application systems including transitional registration 25 periods and fees. 26 b. Effective July 1, 2017, excluding registrations by 27 contractors that are exempt from the registration fee pursuant 28 to this section , the department of public health shall collect 29 and transfer to the labor services division a portion of each 30 contractor license fee equal to three times the contractor 31 registration fee for each three-year license or a prorated 32 portion thereof using a one-sixth deduction for each six-month 33 -1094- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1094/ 1541
H.F. 662 period of the renewal cycle. 34 Sec. 1838. Section 91C.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 91C.2 Registration required —— conditions. 2 A contractor doing business in this state shall register 3 with the labor commissioner director and shall meet all of the 4 following requirements as a condition of registration: 5 1. The contractor shall be in compliance with the laws of 6 this state relating to workers’ compensation insurance and 7 shall provide evidence of workers’ compensation insurance 8 coverage annually, of relief from the insurance requirement 9 pursuant to section 87.11 , or a statement that the contractor 10 is not required to carry workers’ compensation coverage. 11 Notice of a policy’s cancellation shall be provided to the 12 labor commissioner director by the insurance company. 13 2. The contractor shall possess an employer account number 14 or a special contractor number issued by the department 15 of workforce development pursuant to chapter 96, the Iowa 16 employment security law. 17 3. An out-of-state contractor shall either file a surety 18 bond, as provided in section 91C.7 , with the division of labor 19 services department in the amount of twenty-five thousand 20 dollars or shall provide a statement to the division of labor 21 services department that the contractor is prequalified to bid 22 on projects for the department of transportation pursuant to 23 section 314.1 . 24 Sec. 1839. Section 91C.3, subsection 1, unnumbered 25 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 The registration application shall be in the form prescribed 27 by the labor commissioner director , shall be accompanied by 28 the registration fee prescribed pursuant to section 91C.4 , and 29 shall contain information which is substantially complete and 30 accurate. In addition to the information determined by the 31 labor commissioner director to be necessary for purposes of 32 section 91C.2 , the application shall include information as to 33 -1095- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1095/ 1541
H.F. 662 each of the following: 34 Sec. 1840. Section 91C.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 2. Any change in the information provided shall be reported 2 promptly to the labor commissioner director . 3 Sec. 1841. Section 91C.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 91C.4 Fees. 6 The labor commissioner director shall prescribe the fee for 7 registration, which fee shall not exceed fifty dollars every 8 year. 9 Sec. 1842. Section 91C.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 91C.5 Public registration number —— records —— revocation. 12 1. The labor commissioner director shall issue to each 13 registered contractor an identifying public registration 14 number and shall compile records showing the names and public 15 registration numbers of all contractors registered in the 16 state. These records and the complete registration information 17 provided by each contractor are public records and the labor 18 commissioner director shall take steps as necessary to 19 facilitate access to the information by governmental agencies 20 and the general public. 21 2. The labor commissioner director shall revoke a 22 registration number when the contractor fails to maintain 23 compliance with the conditions necessary to obtain a 24 registration. The labor commissioner director shall provide 25 a fact-finding interview to assure that the contractor is not 26 in compliance before revoking any registration. Hearings on 27 revocation of registrations shall be held in accordance with 28 section 91C.8 . 29 Sec. 1843. Section 91C.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 91C.6 Rules. 32 The labor commissioner director shall adopt rules, pursuant 33 -1096- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1096/ 1541
H.F. 662 to chapter 17A , determined to be reasonably necessary for 34 phasing in, administering, and enforcing the system of 35 contractor registration established by this chapter . 1 Sec. 1844. Section 91C.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 91C.7 Contracts —— contractor’s bond. 4 1. A contractor who is not registered with the labor 5 commissioner director as required by this chapter shall not be 6 awarded a contract to perform work for the state or an agency 7 of the state. 8 2. A surety bond filed pursuant to section 91C.2 shall 9 be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in 10 this state, and the bond shall be continuous in nature until 11 canceled by the surety with not less than thirty days’ written 12 notice to the contractor and to the division of labor services 13 of the department of workforce development indicating the 14 surety’s desire to cancel the bond. The surety company shall 15 not be liable under the bond for any contract commenced after 16 the cancellation of the bond. The division of labor services 17 of the department of workforce development may increase the 18 bond amount after a hearing. 19 3. Release of the bond shall be conditioned upon the 20 payment of all taxes, including contributions due under 21 the unemployment compensation insurance system, penalties, 22 interest, and related fees, which may accrue to the state 23 of Iowa. If at any time during the term of the bond, 24 the department of revenue or the department of workforce 25 development determines that the amount of the bond is not 26 sufficient to cover the tax liabilities accruing to the state 27 of Iowa, the labor commissioner director shall require the bond 28 to be increased by an amount the labor commissioner director 29 deems sufficient to cover the tax liabilities accrued and 30 accruing. 31 4. The department of revenue and the department of workforce 32 development shall adopt rules for the collection of the 33 -1097- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1097/ 1541
H.F. 662 forfeiture. Notice shall be provided to the surety and to 34 the contractor. Notice to the contractor shall be mailed to 35 the contractor’s last known address and to the contractor’s 1 registered agent for service of process, if any, within the 2 state. The contractor or surety shall have the opportunity to 3 apply to the director of revenue for a hearing within thirty 4 days after the giving of such notice. Upon the failure to 5 timely request a hearing, the bond shall be forfeited. If, 6 after the hearing upon timely request, the department of 7 revenue or the department of workforce development finds 8 that the contractor has failed to pay the total of all taxes 9 payable, the department of revenue or the department of 10 workforce development shall order the bond forfeited. The 11 amount of the forfeiture shall be the amount of taxes payable 12 or the amount of the bond, whichever is less. For purposes of 13 this section “taxes payable” means all tax, penalties, interest, 14 and fees that the department of revenue has previously 15 determined to be due to the state by assessment or in an appeal 16 of an assessment, including contributions to the unemployment 17 compensation insurance system. 18 5. If it is determined that this section may cause denial 19 of federal funds which would otherwise be available, or is 20 otherwise inconsistent with requirements of federal law, this 21 section shall be suspended, but only to the extent necessary to 22 prevent denial of the funds or to eliminate the inconsistency 23 with federal requirements. 24 6. The bond required by this section may be attached by the 25 commissioner director for collection of fees and penalties due 26 to the division. 27 Sec. 1845. Section 91C.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 91C.8 Investigations —— enforcement —— administrative 30 penalties. 31 1. The labor commissioner director and inspectors of the 32 division of labor services of the department of workforce 33 -1098- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1098/ 1541
H.F. 662 development have jurisdiction for investigation and enforcement 34 in cases where contractors may be in violation of the 35 requirements of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this 1 chapter . 2 2. If, upon investigation, the labor commissioner director 3 or the commissioner’s director’s authorized representative 4 believes that a contractor has violated any of the following, 5 the commissioner director shall with reasonable promptness 6 issue a citation to the contractor: 7 a. The requirement that a contractor be registered. 8 b. The requirement that the contractor’s registration 9 information be substantially complete and accurate. 10 c. The requirement that an out-of-state contractor file a 11 bond with the division of labor services department . 12 3. Each citation shall be in writing and shall describe 13 with particularity the nature of the violation, including a 14 reference to the provision of the statute alleged to have been 15 violated. 16 4. If a citation is issued, the commissioner director shall, 17 within seven days, notify the contractor by service in the 18 same manner as an original notice or by certified mail of the 19 administrative penalty, if any, proposed to be assessed and 20 that the contractor has fifteen working days within which to 21 notify the commissioner director that the contractor wishes to 22 contest the citation or proposed assessment of penalty. 23 5. The administrative penalties which may be imposed under 24 this section shall be not more than five hundred dollars 25 in the case of a first violation and not more than five 26 thousand dollars for each violation in the case of a second or 27 subsequent violation. All administrative penalties collected 28 pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund 29 of the state. 30 6. If, within fifteen working days from the receipt of 31 the notice, the contractor fails to notify the commissioner 32 director that the contractor intends to contest the citation 33 -1099- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1099/ 1541
H.F. 662 or proposed assessment of penalty, the citation and the 34 assessment, as proposed, shall be deemed a final order of the 35 employment appeal board and not subject to review by any court 1 or agency. 2 7. If the contractor notifies the commissioner director 3 that the contractor intends to contest the citation or proposed 4 assessment of penalty, the commissioner director shall 5 immediately advise the employment appeal board established by 6 section 10A.601 . The employment appeal board shall review the 7 action of the commissioner director and shall thereafter issue 8 an order, based on findings of fact, affirming, modifying, or 9 vacating the commissioner’s director’s citation or proposed 10 penalty or directing other appropriate relief, and the order 11 shall become final sixty days after its issuance. 12 8. The labor commissioner director shall notify the 13 department of revenue upon final agency action regarding 14 the citation and assessment of penalty against a registered 15 contractor. 16 9. Judicial review of any order of the employment appeal 17 board issued pursuant to this section may be sought in 18 accordance with the terms of chapter 17A . If no petition 19 for judicial review is filed within sixty days after service 20 of the order of the employment appeal board, the appeal 21 board’s findings of fact and order shall be conclusive in 22 connection with any petition for enforcement which is filed 23 by the commissioner director after the expiration of the 24 sixty-day period. In any such case, the clerk of court, unless 25 otherwise ordered by the court, shall forthwith enter a decree 26 enforcing the order and shall transmit a copy of the decree to 27 the employment appeal board and the contractor named in the 28 petition. 29 Sec. 1846. Section 91C.9, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 1. A contractor registration revolving fund is created in 32 the state treasury. The revolving fund shall be administered 33 -1100- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1100/ 1541
H.F. 662 by the commissioner director and shall consist of moneys 34 collected by the commissioner director as fees. The 35 commissioner director shall remit all fees collected pursuant 1 to this chapter to the revolving fund. The moneys in the 2 revolving fund are appropriated to and shall be used by the 3 commissioner director to pay the actual costs and expenses 4 necessary to perform the duties of the commissioner director 5 and the division of labor services department as described in 6 this chapter . All salaries and expenses properly chargeable to 7 the revolving fund shall be paid from the revolving fund. 8 Sec. 1847. Section 91D.1, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 c. For purposes of determining whether an employee of a 11 restaurant, hotel, motel, inn, or cabin, who customarily and 12 regularly receives more than thirty dollars a month in tips 13 is receiving the minimum hourly wage rate prescribed by this 14 section , the amount paid the employee by the employer shall 15 be deemed to be increased on account of the tips by an amount 16 determined by the employer, not to exceed forty percent of 17 the applicable minimum wage. An employee may file a written 18 appeal with the labor commissioner director of the department 19 of inspections, appeals, and licensing if the amount of tips 20 received by the employee is less than the amount determined by 21 the employer under this subsection . 22 Sec. 1848. Section 91D.1, subsection 3, paragraph b, 23 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (2) The franchisor has been found by the labor commissioner 25 director of the department of inspections, appeals, and 26 licensing to have exercised a type or degree of control over 27 the franchisee or the franchisee’s employees that is not 28 customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of 29 protecting the franchisor’s trademarks and brand. 30 Sec. 1849. Section 91D.1, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 5. The labor commissioner director of the department of 33 -1101- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1101/ 1541
H.F. 662 inspections, appeals, and licensing shall adopt rules to 34 implement and administer this section . 35 Sec. 1850. Section 91E.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 2 thereof the following: 3 1. “Director” means the director of the department of 4 inspections, appeals, and licensing. 5 Sec. 1851. Section 91E.2, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 6 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 b. If a Spanish-speaking interpreter is needed, the employer 8 shall select an interpreter from a list of interpreters 9 developed by the department of workforce development 10 inspections, appeals, and licensing . 11 Sec. 1852. Section 91E.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 91E.5 Duties and authority of the commissioner director . 14 1. The commissioner director shall adopt rules to implement 15 and enforce this chapter and shall provide further exemptions 16 from the provisions of this chapter where reasonable. 17 2. In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter , 18 the commissioner director or the commissioner’s director’s 19 representative, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the 20 owner, operator, or agent in charge, may: 21 a. Inspect employment records relating to the total number 22 of employees and non-English speaking employees, and the 23 services provided to non-English speaking employees. 24 b. Interview an employer, owner, operator, agent, or 25 employee, during working hours or at other reasonable times. 26 Sec. 1853. Section 92.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 92.1 Street occupations —— migratory labor. 29 1. No person under ten years of age shall be employed or 30 permitted to work with or without compensation at any time 31 within this state in street occupations of peddling, shoe 32 polishing, the distribution or sale of newspapers, magazines, 33 -1102- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1102/ 1541
H.F. 662 periodicals or circulars, nor in any other occupations in any 34 street or public place. The labor commissioner director shall, 35 when ordered by a judge of the juvenile court, issue a work 1 permit as provided in this chapter to a person under ten years 2 of age. 3 2. No person under twelve years of age shall be employed 4 or permitted to work with or without compensation at any time 5 within this state in connection with migratory labor, except 6 that the labor commissioner director may upon sufficient 7 showing by a judge of the juvenile court, issue a work permit 8 as provided in this chapter to a person under twelve years of 9 age. 10 Sec. 1854. NEW SECTION . 92.1B Definition. 11 For purposes of this chapter, “director” means the director 12 of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 13 Sec. 1855. Section 92.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 1. Those persons legally out of school, if such status 16 is verified by the submission of written proof to the labor 17 commissioner director . 18 Sec. 1856. Section 92.6, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 g. Occupations prohibited by rules adopted pursuant to 21 chapter 17A by the labor commissioner director . 22 Sec. 1857. Section 92.8, subsection 21, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 21. Occupations prohibited by rules adopted pursuant to 25 chapter 17A by the labor commissioner director . 26 Sec. 1858. Section 92.11, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 A work permit, except for migrant laborers, shall be issued 29 only by the labor commissioner director upon the application of 30 the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child desiring such 31 permit. The application shall include the following: 32 Sec. 1859. Section 92.12, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 33 -1103- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1103/ 1541
H.F. 662 are amended to read as follows: 34 2. Work permits for migrant workers shall be issued by the 35 labor commissioner director upon application of the parent or 1 head of the migrant family. The application shall include 2 documentation of proof of age as described in section 92.11, 3 subsection 2 . 4 3. One copy of the permit issued shall be given to the 5 employer to be kept on file for the length of employment and 6 upon termination of employment shall be returned to the labor 7 commissioner director . The blank forms for the application 8 for a work permit for migratory workers and the work permit 9 for migratory workers shall be formulated by the commissioner 10 director . 11 Sec. 1860. Section 92.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 92.13 Optional refusal of permit. 14 The labor commissioner director may refuse to grant a 15 permit if, in the commissioner’s director’s judgment, the best 16 interests of the minor would be served by such refusal and the 17 commissioner director shall keep a record of such refusals, and 18 the reasons therefor. 19 Sec. 1861. Section 92.15, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 92.15 Application to labor commissioner director . 22 An application for a work permit pursuant to section 92.11 23 or section 92.12 shall be submitted to the office of the labor 24 commissioner director within three days after the child begins 25 work. 26 Sec. 1862. Section 92.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 92.16 Forms for permits formulated. 29 The proper forms for the application for a work permit, 30 the work permit, the certificate of age, and the physician’s 31 certificate shall be formulated by the labor commissioner 32 director . 33 -1104- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1104/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1863. Section 92.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 92.21 Rules and orders of labor commissioner director . 1 1. The labor commissioner director may adopt rules pursuant 2 to chapter 17A to more specifically define the occupations 3 and equipment permitted or prohibited in this chapter , to 4 determine occupations for which work permits are required, and 5 to issue general and special orders prohibiting or allowing 6 the employment of persons under eighteen years of age in any 7 place of employment defined in this chapter as hazardous to the 8 health, safety, and welfare of the persons. 9 2. The labor commissioner director shall adopt rules 10 pursuant to chapter 17A specifically defining the civil penalty 11 amount to be assessed for violations of this chapter . 12 Sec. 1864. Section 92.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 92.22 Labor commissioner Director to enforce —— civil penalty 15 —— judicial review. 16 1. The labor commissioner director shall enforce this 17 chapter . An employer who violates this chapter or the rules 18 adopted pursuant to this chapter is subject to a civil penalty 19 of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation. 20 2. The commissioner director shall notify the employer 21 of a proposed civil penalty by service in the same manner as 22 an original notice or by certified mail. If, within fifteen 23 working days from the receipt of the notice, the employer fails 24 to file a notice of contest in accordance with rules adopted by 25 the commissioner director pursuant to chapter 17A , the penalty, 26 as proposed, shall be deemed final agency action for purposes 27 of judicial review. 28 3. The commissioner director shall notify the department of 29 revenue upon final agency action regarding the assessment of a 30 penalty against an employer. Interest shall be calculated from 31 the date of final agency action. 32 4. Judicial review of final agency action pursuant to 33 -1105- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1105/ 1541
H.F. 662 this section may be sought in accordance with the terms of 34 section 17A.19 . If no petition for judicial review is filed 35 within sixty days after service of the final agency action 1 of the commissioner director , the commissioner’s director’s 2 findings of fact and final agency action shall be conclusive in 3 connection with any petition for enforcement which is filed by 4 the commissioner director after the expiration of the sixty-day 5 period. In any such case, the clerk of court, unless otherwise 6 ordered by the court, shall forthwith enter a decree enforcing 7 the final agency action and shall transmit a copy of the decree 8 to the commissioner director and the employer named in the 9 petition. 10 5. Any penalties recovered pursuant to this section shall be 11 remitted by the commissioner director to the treasurer of state 12 for deposit in the general fund of the state. 13 6. Mayors and police officers, sheriffs, school 14 superintendents, and school truant and attendance officers, 15 within their several jurisdictions, shall cooperate in the 16 enforcement of this chapter and furnish the commissioner 17 director and the commissioner’s director’s designees with all 18 information coming to their knowledge regarding violations of 19 this chapter . All such officers and any person authorized in 20 writing by a court of record shall have the authority to enter, 21 for the purpose of investigation, any of the establishments and 22 places mentioned in this chapter and to freely question any 23 person therein as to any violations of this chapter . 24 7. County attorneys shall investigate all complaints made 25 to them of violations of this chapter , and prosecute all such 26 cases of violation within their respective counties. 27 Sec. 1865. Section 96.1A, subsection 23, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 23. “Hospital” means an institution which has been licensed, 30 certified, or approved by the department of inspections , and 31 appeals , and licensing as a hospital. 32 Sec. 1866. Section 97B.20A, Code 2023, is amended to read 33 -1106- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1106/ 1541
H.F. 662 as follows: 34 97B.20A Appeal procedure. 35 Members and third-party payees may appeal any decision made 1 by the system that affects their rights under this chapter . 2 The appeal shall be filed with the system within thirty days 3 after the notification of the decision was mailed to the 4 party’s last known mailing address, or the decision of the 5 system is final. If the party appeals the decision of the 6 system, the system shall conduct an internal review of the 7 decision and the chief executive officer shall notify the 8 individual who has filed the appeal in writing of the system’s 9 decision. The individual who has filed the appeal may file an 10 appeal of the system’s final decision with the system under 11 chapter 17A by notifying the system of the appeal in writing 12 within thirty days after the notification of its final decision 13 was mailed to the party’s last known mailing address. Once 14 notified, the system shall forward the appeal to the department 15 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 16 Sec. 1867. Section 97B.20B, Code 2023, is amended to read 17 as follows: 18 97B.20B Hearing by administrative law judge. 19 If an appeal is filed and is not withdrawn, an administrative 20 law judge in the department of inspections , and appeals , and 21 licensing , after affording the parties reasonable opportunity 22 for fair hearing, shall affirm, modify, or reverse the 23 decision of the system. The hearing shall be recorded by 24 mechanical means and a transcript of the hearing shall be 25 made. The transcript shall then be made available for use by 26 the employment appeal board and by the courts at subsequent 27 judicial review proceedings under the Iowa administrative 28 procedure Act, chapter 17A , if any. The parties shall be duly 29 notified of the administrative law judge’s decision, together 30 with the administrative law judge’s reasons. The decision is 31 final unless, within thirty days after the date of notification 32 or mailing of the decision, review by the employment appeal 33 -1107- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1107/ 1541
H.F. 662 board is initiated pursuant to section 97B.27 . 34 Sec. 1868. Section 97B.27, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 97B.27 Review of decision. 2 Anyone aggrieved by the decision of the administrative law 3 judge may, at any time before the administrative law judge’s 4 decision becomes final, petition the department of inspections , 5 and appeals , and licensing for review by the employment appeal 6 board established in section 10A.601 . The appeal board shall 7 review the record made before the administrative law judge, but 8 no additional evidence shall be heard. On the basis of the 9 record the appeal board shall affirm, modify, or reverse the 10 decision of the administrative law judge and shall determine 11 the rights of the appellant. It shall promptly notify the 12 appellant and any other interested party by written decision. 13 Sec. 1869. Section 99B.1, subsection 13, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 13. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 16 appeals , and licensing . 17 Sec. 1870. Section 99B.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 99B.6 Attorney general and county attorney —— prosecution. 20 Upon request of the department of inspections , and appeals , 21 and licensing or the division of criminal investigation of 22 the department of public safety, the attorney general shall 23 institute in the name of the state the proper proceedings 24 against a person charged by either department with violating 25 this chapter , and a county attorney, at the request of the 26 attorney general, shall appear and prosecute an action when 27 brought in the county attorney’s county. 28 Sec. 1871. Section 99B.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 99B.7 Division of criminal investigation. 31 The division of criminal investigation of the department of 32 public safety may investigate to determine licensee compliance 33 -1108- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1108/ 1541
H.F. 662 with the requirements of this chapter . Investigations may be 34 conducted either on the criminal investigation division’s own 35 initiative or at the request of the department of inspections , 1 and appeals , and licensing . The criminal investigation 2 division and the department of inspections , and appeals , and 3 licensing shall cooperate to the maximum extent possible on an 4 investigation. 5 Sec. 1872. Section 99B.58, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 99B.58 Electrical or mechanical amusement devices —— special 8 fund. 9 Fees collected by the department pursuant to sections 99B.53 10 and 99B.56 shall be deposited in a special fund created in 11 the state treasury. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to 12 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 13 and the department of public safety for administration and 14 enforcement of this subchapter , including employment of 15 necessary personnel. The distribution of moneys in the fund to 16 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing and 17 the department of public safety shall be pursuant to a written 18 policy agreed upon by the departments. Notwithstanding section 19 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest or earnings on moneys deposited 20 in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding 21 section 8.33 , moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a 22 fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state. 23 Sec. 1873. Section 99D.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. A state racing and gaming commission is created within 26 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 27 consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the 28 governor subject to confirmation by the senate, and who shall 29 serve not to exceed a three-year term at the pleasure of the 30 governor. The term of each member shall begin and end as 31 provided in section 69.19 . 32 Sec. 1874. Section 99F.4B, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 -1109- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1109/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 34 99F.4B Rules. 35 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 1 shall cooperate to the maximum extent possible with the 2 division of criminal investigation in adopting rules relating 3 to the gaming operations in this chapter and chapters 99D and 4 99E . 5 Sec. 1875. Section 99F.20, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 1. A gaming regulatory revolving fund is created in 8 the state treasury under the control of the department of 9 inspections , and appeals , and licensing . The fund shall 10 consist of fees collected and deposited into the fund paid 11 by licensees pursuant to section 99D.14, subsection 2 , 12 paragraph “c” , fees paid by licensees pursuant to section 13 99E.5, subsection 4 , paragraph “c” , regulatory fees paid by 14 licensees pursuant to section 99F.4, subsection 27 , and fees 15 paid by licensees pursuant to section 99F.10, subsection 4 , 16 paragraph “c” . All costs relating to racetrack, excursion 17 boat, gambling structure, internet fantasy sports contests as 18 defined in section 99E.1 , and sports wagering regulation shall 19 be paid from the fund as provided in appropriations made for 20 this purpose by the general assembly. The department shall 21 provide quarterly reports to the department of management and 22 the legislative services agency specifying revenues billed 23 and collected and expenditures from the fund in a format as 24 determined by the department of management in consultation with 25 the legislative services agency. 26 Sec. 1876. Section 123.3, subsection 23, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 23. “Hotel” or “motel” means premises licensed by the 29 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing and 30 regularly or seasonally kept open in a bona fide manner for the 31 lodging of transient guests, and with twenty or more sleeping 32 rooms. 33 -1110- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1110/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1877. Section 123.10, subsection 15, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 15. Prescribing the uniform fee, not to exceed one hundred 1 dollars, to be assessed against a licensee or permittee for 2 a contested case hearing conducted by the division or by an 3 administrative law judge from the department of inspections , 4 and appeals , and licensing which results in administrative 5 action taken against the licensee or permittee by the division. 6 Sec. 1878. Section 123.17, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 4. The treasurer of state shall, each quarter, prepare 9 an estimate of the gaming revenues and of the moneys to be 10 deposited in the beer and liquor control fund that will become 11 available during the remainder of the appropriate fiscal year 12 for the purposes described in subsection 3 . The department 13 of management, the department of inspections , and appeals , 14 and licensing , and the department of commerce shall take 15 appropriate actions to provide that the sum of the amount of 16 gaming revenues available to be deposited into the revenue 17 bonds debt service fund and the revenue bonds federal subsidy 18 holdback fund during a fiscal year and the amount of moneys to 19 be deposited in the beer and liquor control fund available to 20 be deposited into the revenue bonds debt service fund and the 21 revenue bonds federal subsidy holdback fund during such fiscal 22 year will be sufficient to cover any anticipated deficiencies. 23 Sec. 1879. Section 123.30, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 b. As a condition for issuance of a retail alcohol license 26 or wine or beer permit, the applicant must give consent 27 to members of the fire, police, and health departments and 28 the building inspector of cities; the county sheriff or 29 deputy sheriff; members of the department of public safety; 30 representatives of the division and of the department of 31 inspections , and appeals , and licensing ; certified police 32 officers; and any official county health officer to enter upon 33 -1111- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1111/ 1541
H.F. 662 areas of the premises where alcoholic beverages are stored, 34 served, or sold, without a warrant during business hours of 35 the licensee or permittee to inspect for violations of this 1 chapter or ordinances and regulations that cities and boards 2 of supervisors may adopt. However, a subpoena issued under 3 section 421.17 or a warrant is required for inspection of 4 private records, a private business office, or attached living 5 quarters. Persons who are not certified peace officers shall 6 limit the scope of their inspections of licensed premises 7 to the regulatory authority under which the inspection is 8 conducted. All persons who enter upon a licensed premises to 9 conduct an inspection shall present appropriate identification 10 to the owner of the establishment or the person who appears 11 to be in charge of the establishment prior to commencing 12 an inspection; however, this provision does not apply to 13 undercover criminal investigations conducted by peace officers. 14 Sec. 1880. Section 123.32, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 b. Upon receipt of an application having been approved by 17 the local authority, the division shall make an investigation 18 as the administrator deems necessary to determine that the 19 applicant complies with all requirements for holding a license, 20 and may require the applicant to appear to be examined under 21 oath to demonstrate that the applicant complies with all of the 22 requirements to hold a license. If the administrator requires 23 the applicant to appear and to testify under oath, a record 24 shall be made of all testimony or evidence and the record 25 shall become a part of the application. The administrator 26 may appoint a member of the division or may request an 27 administrative law judge of the department of inspections , and 28 appeals , and licensing to receive the testimony under oath 29 and evidence, and to issue a proposed decision to approve or 30 disapprove the application for a license. The administrator 31 may affirm, reverse, or modify the proposed decision to 32 approve or disapprove the application for the license. If 33 -1112- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1112/ 1541
H.F. 662 the application is approved by the administrator, the license 34 shall be issued. If the application is disapproved by the 35 administrator, the applicant shall be so notified by certified 1 mail or personal service and the appropriate local authority 2 shall be notified electronically, or in a manner prescribed by 3 the administrator. 4 Sec. 1881. Section 123.32, subsections 7 and 9, Code 2023, 5 are amended to read as follows: 6 7. Appeal to administrator. An applicant for a retail 7 alcohol license may appeal from the local authority’s 8 disapproval of an application for a license or permit to the 9 administrator. In the appeal the applicant shall be allowed 10 the opportunity to demonstrate in an evidentiary hearing 11 conducted pursuant to chapter 17A that the applicant complies 12 with all of the requirements for holding the license or permit. 13 The administrator may appoint a member of the division or 14 may request an administrative law judge from the department 15 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to conduct the 16 evidentiary hearing and to render a proposed decision to 17 approve or disapprove the issuance of the license or permit. 18 The administrator may affirm, reverse, or modify the proposed 19 decision. If the administrator determines that the applicant 20 complies with all of the requirements for holding a license 21 or permit, the administrator shall order the issuance of the 22 license or permit. If the administrator determines that the 23 applicant does not comply with the requirements for holding 24 a license or permit, the administrator shall disapprove the 25 issuance of the license or permit. 26 9. Suspension by local authority. A retail alcohol licensee 27 whose license has been suspended or revoked or a civil penalty 28 imposed by a local authority for a violation of this chapter 29 or suspended by a local authority for violation of a local 30 ordinance may appeal the suspension, revocation, or civil 31 penalty to the administrator. The administrator may appoint 32 a member of the division or may request an administrative 33 -1113- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1113/ 1541
H.F. 662 law judge from the department of inspections , and appeals , 34 and licensing to hear the appeal which shall be conducted in 35 accordance with chapter 17A and to issue a proposed decision. 1 The administrator may review the proposed decision upon the 2 motion of a party to the appeal or upon the administrator’s 3 own motion in accordance with chapter 17A . Upon review of the 4 proposed decision, the administrator may affirm, reverse, or 5 modify the proposed decision. A retail alcohol licensee or a 6 local authority aggrieved by a decision of the administrator 7 may seek judicial review of the decision pursuant to chapter 8 17A . 9 Sec. 1882. Section 123.39, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 e. Before suspension, revocation, or imposition of a 12 civil penalty by the administrator, the license, permit, 13 or certificate holder shall be given written notice and an 14 opportunity for a hearing. The administrator may appoint 15 a member of the division or may request an administrative 16 law judge from the department of inspections , and appeals , 17 and licensing to conduct the hearing and issue a proposed 18 decision. Upon the motion of a party to the hearing or 19 upon the administrator’s own motion, the administrator may 20 review the proposed decision in accordance with chapter 17A . 21 Upon review of the proposed decision, the administrator may 22 affirm, reverse, or modify the proposed decision. A license, 23 permit, or certificate holder aggrieved by a decision of the 24 administrator may seek judicial review of the administrator’s 25 decision in accordance with chapter 17A . 26 Sec. 1883. Section 125.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 125.18 Hearing before board. 29 If a licensee under this chapter makes a written request 30 for a hearing within thirty days of suspension, revocation, or 31 refusal to renew a license, a hearing before the board shall 32 be expeditiously arranged by the department of inspections , 33 -1114- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1114/ 1541
H.F. 662 and appeals , and licensing whose decision is subject to review 34 by the board. The board shall issue a written statement of 35 the board’s findings within thirty days after conclusion of 1 the hearing upholding or reversing the proposed suspension, 2 revocation, or refusal to renew a license. Action involving 3 suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license shall 4 not be taken by the board unless a quorum is present at the 5 meeting. A copy of the board’s decision shall be promptly 6 transmitted to the affected licensee who may, if aggrieved by 7 the decision, seek judicial review of the actions of the board 8 in accordance with the terms of chapter 17A . 9 Sec. 1884. Section 135.16A, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 d. “Grocery store” means a food establishment as defined 12 in section 137F.1 licensed by the department of inspections , 13 and appeals , and licensing pursuant to section 137F.4 , to sell 14 food or food products to customers intended for preparation or 15 consumption off premises. 16 Sec. 1885. Section 135.16A, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 a. The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 19 shall assist the Iowa department of public health in adopting 20 rules necessary to implement and administer this section . 21 Sec. 1886. Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraph g, 22 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 (a) The institutional health facility reports to the 25 department the number and type of beds reduced on a form 26 prescribed by the department at least thirty days before the 27 reduction. In the case of a health care facility, the new bed 28 total must be consistent with the number of licensed beds at 29 the facility. In the case of a hospital, the number of beds 30 must be consistent with bed totals reported to the department 31 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing for purposes of 32 licensure and certification. 33 -1115- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1115/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1887. Section 135B.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 1. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 1 appeals , and licensing . 2 Sec. 1888. Section 135C.1, subsections 4, 6, and 20, Code 3 2023, are amended to read as follows: 4 4. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 5 appeals , and licensing . 6 6. “Director” means the director of the department of 7 inspections , and appeals , and licensing , or the director’s 8 designee. 9 20. “Residential care facility” means any institution, 10 place, building, or agency providing for a period exceeding 11 twenty-four consecutive hours accommodation, board, personal 12 assistance and other essential daily living activities to 13 three or more individuals, not related to the administrator or 14 owner thereof within the third degree of consanguinity, who by 15 reason of illness, disease, or physical or mental infirmity 16 are unable to sufficiently or properly care for themselves but 17 who do not require the services of a registered or licensed 18 practical nurse except on an emergency basis or who by reason 19 of illness, disease, or physical or mental infirmity are unable 20 to sufficiently or properly care for themselves but who do not 21 require the services of a registered or licensed practical 22 nurse except on an emergency basis if home and community-based 23 services, other than nursing care, as defined by this chapter 24 and departmental rule, are provided. For the purposes of 25 this definition, the home and community-based services to be 26 provided are limited to the type included under the medical 27 assistance program provided pursuant to chapter 249A , are 28 subject to cost limitations established by the department of 29 human services under the medical assistance program, and except 30 as otherwise provided by the department of inspections , and 31 appeals , and licensing with the concurrence of the department 32 of human services, are limited in capacity to the number of 33 -1116- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1116/ 1541
H.F. 662 licensed residential care facilities and the number of licensed 34 residential care facility beds in the state as of December 1, 35 2003. 1 Sec. 1889. Section 135C.4, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 3. For the purposes of this section , the home and 4 community-based services to be provided shall be limited to the 5 type included under the medical assistance program provided 6 pursuant to chapter 249A , shall be subject to cost limitations 7 established by the department of human services under the 8 medical assistance program, and except as otherwise provided by 9 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing with 10 the concurrence of the department of human services, shall be 11 limited in capacity to the number of licensed residential care 12 facilities and the number of licensed residential care facility 13 beds in the state as of December 1, 2003. 14 Sec. 1890. Section 135C.19, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 3. If the facility cited subsequently advises the 17 department of human services that the violation has been 18 corrected to the satisfaction of the department of inspections , 19 and appeals , and licensing , the department of human services 20 shall maintain this advisory in the same file with the copy 21 of the citation. The department of human services shall 22 not disseminate to the public any information regarding 23 citations issued by the department of inspections , and appeals , 24 and licensing , but shall forward or refer inquiries to the 25 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 26 Sec. 1891. Section 135C.31A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 1. A health care facility shall assist the Iowa department 29 of veterans affairs in identifying, upon admission of a 30 resident, the resident’s eligibility for benefits through the 31 United States department of veterans affairs. The department 32 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , in cooperation 33 -1117- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1117/ 1541
H.F. 662 with the department of human services, shall adopt rules to 34 administer this section , including a provision that ensures 35 that if a resident is eligible for benefits through the United 1 States department of veterans affairs or other third-party 2 payor, the payor of last resort for reimbursement to the 3 health care facility is the medical assistance program. 4 The rules shall also require the health care facility to 5 request information from a resident or resident’s personal 6 representative regarding the resident’s veteran status and to 7 report to the Iowa department of veterans affairs only the 8 names of residents identified as potential veterans along with 9 the names of their spouses and any dependents. Information 10 reported by the health care facility shall be verified by the 11 Iowa department of veterans affairs. This section shall not 12 apply to the admission of an individual to a state mental 13 health institute for acute psychiatric care or to the admission 14 of an individual to the Iowa veterans home. 15 Sec. 1892. Section 135C.31A, subsection 2, paragraph b, 16 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 18 licensing , the department of veterans affairs, and the 19 department of human services shall identify any barriers 20 to residents in accessing such prescription drug benefits 21 and shall assist health care facilities in adjusting their 22 procedures for medication administration to comply with this 23 subsection . 24 Sec. 1893. Section 135C.33, subsection 7, paragraph a, Code 25 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 a. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 27 licensing , in conjunction with other departments and agencies 28 of state government involved with criminal history and 29 abuse registry information, shall establish a single contact 30 repository for facilities and other providers to have 31 electronic access to data to perform background checks for 32 purposes of employment, as required of the facilities and other 33 -1118- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1118/ 1541
H.F. 662 providers under this section . 34 Sec. 1894. Section 135C.34, Code 2023, is amended to read 35 as follows: 1 135C.34 Medication aide —— certification. 2 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , 3 in cooperation with other appropriate agencies, shall establish 4 a procedure to allow a person who is certified as a medication 5 aide in another state to become certified in this state upon 6 completion and passage of both the certified nurse aide and 7 certified medication aide challenge examinations, without 8 additional requirements for certification, including but 9 not limited to, required employment in this state prior to 10 certification. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to 11 chapter 17A to administer this section . 12 Sec. 1895. Section 135G.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 2. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 15 appeals , and licensing . 16 Sec. 1896. Section 135G.10, subsection 1, unnumbered 17 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 19 and the department of human services shall collaborate 20 in establishing standards for licensing of subacute care 21 facilities to achieve all of the following objectives: 22 Sec. 1897. Section 135G.10, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 3. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 25 licensing , in consultation with the department of human 26 services and affected professional groups, shall adopt and 27 enforce rules setting out the standards for a subacute care 28 facility and the rights of the residents admitted to a subacute 29 care facility. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 30 licensing and the department of human services shall coordinate 31 the adoption of rules and the enforcement of the rules in order 32 to prevent duplication of effort by the departments and of 33 -1119- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1119/ 1541
H.F. 662 requirements of the licensee. 34 Sec. 1898. Section 135G.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 2. Upon receipt of a complaint made in accordance with 2 subsection 1 , the department shall make a preliminary review 3 of the complaint. Unless the department concludes that the 4 complaint is intended to harass a subacute care facility or 5 a licensee or is without reasonable basis, it shall within 6 twenty working days of receipt of the complaint make or cause 7 to be made an on-site inspection of the subacute care facility 8 which is the subject of the complaint. The department of 9 inspections , and appeals , and licensing may refer to the 10 department of human services any complaint received by the 11 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing if the 12 complaint applies to rules adopted by the department of human 13 services. The complainant shall also be notified of the name, 14 address, and telephone number of the designated protection and 15 advocacy agency if the alleged violation involves a facility 16 with one or more residents with a developmental disability or 17 mental illness. In any case, the complainant shall be promptly 18 informed of the result of any action taken by the department 19 in the matter. 20 Sec. 1899. Section 135H.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 23 appeals , and licensing . 24 Sec. 1900. Section 135H.10, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 1. The department of inspections and appeals , in 27 consultation with the department of human services and affected 28 professional groups, shall adopt and enforce rules setting 29 out the standards for a psychiatric medical institution 30 for children and the rights of the residents admitted to a 31 psychiatric institution. The department of inspections and 32 appeals and the department of human services shall coordinate 33 -1120- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1120/ 1541
H.F. 662 the adoption of rules and the enforcement of the rules in order 34 to prevent duplication of effort by the departments and of 35 requirements of the licensee. 1 Sec. 1901. Section 135H.12, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. Upon receipt of a complaint made in accordance with 4 section 135H.11 , the department shall make a preliminary review 5 of the complaint. Unless the department concludes that the 6 complaint is intended to harass a psychiatric institution or a 7 licensee or is without reasonable basis, it shall within twenty 8 working days of receipt of the complaint make or cause to be 9 made an on-site inspection of the psychiatric institution which 10 is the subject of the complaint. The department of inspections 11 and appeals may refer to the department of human services any 12 complaint received by the department if the complaint applies 13 to rules adopted by the department of human services. The 14 complainant shall also be notified of the name, address, and 15 telephone number of the designated protection and advocacy 16 agency if the alleged violation involves a facility with one 17 or more residents with developmental disabilities or mental 18 illness. In any case, the complainant shall be promptly 19 informed of the result of any action taken by the department 20 in the matter. 21 Sec. 1902. Section 135J.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 3. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 24 appeals , and licensing . 25 Sec. 1903. Section 135J.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 2. The hospice program shall meet the criteria pursuant 28 to section 135J.3 before a license is issued. The department 29 of inspections and appeals is responsible to provide the 30 necessary personnel to inspect the hospice program, the home 31 care and inpatient care provided and the hospital or facility 32 used by the hospice to determine if the hospice complies with 33 -1121- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1121/ 1541
H.F. 662 necessary standards before a license is issued. Hospices that 34 are certified as Medicare hospice providers by the department 35 of inspections and appeals or are accredited as hospices by 1 the joint commission on the accreditation of health care 2 organizations, shall be licensed without inspection by the 3 department of inspections and appeals . 4 Sec. 1904. Section 135J.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 135J.4 Inspection. 7 The department of inspections and appeals shall make or be 8 responsible for inspections of the hospice program, the home 9 care and the inpatient care provided in the hospice program, 10 and the hospital or facility before a license is issued. The 11 department of inspections and appeals shall inspect the hospice 12 program periodically after initial inspection. 13 Sec. 1905. Section 135O.1, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 14 are amended to read as follows: 15 1. “Boarding home” means a premises used by its owner 16 or lessee for the purpose of letting rooms for rental to 17 three or more persons not related within the third degree of 18 consanguinity to the owner or lessee where supervision or 19 assistance with activities of daily living is provided to such 20 persons. A boarding home does not include a facility, home, 21 or program otherwise subject to licensure or regulation by the 22 department of health and human services , or the department of 23 inspections and appeals, or department of public health . 24 2. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 25 appeals , and licensing . 26 Sec. 1906. Section 135O.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 2. The department of inspections and appeals shall adopt 29 rules to administer this chapter in consultation with the 30 departments of human services and public safety. 31 Sec. 1907. Section 135O.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 32 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 -1122- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1122/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. The interagency approach may involve a multidisciplinary 34 team consisting of employees of the department of inspections 35 and appeals , the department of human services, the state fire 1 marshal, and the division of criminal investigation of the 2 department of public safety, or other local, state, and federal 3 agencies. 4 Sec. 1908. Section 135O.3, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 4. If the department or a multidisciplinary team has 7 probable cause to believe that a boarding home is in violation 8 of this chapter or licensing or other regulatory requirements 9 of the department of human services, department of inspections 10 and appeals , or department of public health, or that dependent 11 adult abuse of any individual living in a boarding home 12 has occurred, and upon producing proper identification, is 13 denied entry to the boarding home or access to any individual 14 living in the boarding home for the purpose of making an 15 inspection or conducting an investigation, the department or 16 multidisciplinary team may, with the assistance of the county 17 attorney of the county in which the boarding home is located, 18 apply to the district court for an order requiring the owner or 19 lessee to permit entry to the boarding home and access to the 20 individuals living in the boarding home. 21 Sec. 1909. Section 135Q.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 1. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 24 appeals , and licensing . 25 Sec. 1910. Section 137C.2, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 26 are amended to read as follows: 27 2. “Director” means the director of the department of 28 inspections , and appeals , and licensing or the director’s 29 designee. 30 3. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 31 appeals , and licensing . 32 Sec. 1911. Section 137D.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 33 -1123- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1123/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 1. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 35 appeals , and licensing . 1 Sec. 1912. Section 137F.1, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 2 are amended to read as follows: 3 4. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 4 appeals , and licensing . 5 5. “Director” means the director of the department of 6 inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 7 Sec. 1913. Section 137F.3A, Code 2023, is amended to read 8 as follows: 9 137F.3A Municipal corporation inspections —— contingent 10 appropriation. 11 1. a. The department of inspections and appeals may employ 12 additional full-time equivalent positions to enforce the 13 provisions of this chapter and chapters 137C and 137D , with 14 the approval of the department of management, if either of the 15 following apply: 16 (1) A municipal corporation operating pursuant to a chapter 17 28E agreement with the department of inspections and appeals 18 to enforce the chapters either fails to renew the agreement 19 effective after April 1, 2007, or discontinues, after April 20 1, 2007, enforcement activities in one or more jurisdictions 21 during the agreement time frame. 22 (2) The department of inspections and appeals cancels an 23 agreement after April 1, 2007, due to noncompliance with the 24 terms of the agreement. 25 b. Before approval may be given, the director of the 26 department of management must have determined that the expenses 27 exceed the funds budgeted by the general assembly for food 28 inspections to the department of inspections and appeals . The 29 department of inspections and appeals may hire no more than one 30 full-time equivalent position for each six hundred inspections 31 required pursuant to this chapter and chapters 137C and 137D . 32 2. Notwithstanding chapter 137D , and sections 137C.9 and 33 -1124- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1124/ 1541
H.F. 662 137F.6 , if the conditions described in this section are met, 34 fees imposed pursuant to that chapter and those sections 35 shall be retained by and are appropriated to the department 1 of inspections and appeals each fiscal year to provide for 2 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes 3 associated with the additional inspections. The appropriation 4 made in this subsection is not applicable in a fiscal year for 5 which the general assembly enacts an appropriation made for the 6 purposes described in this subsection . 7 Sec. 1914. Section 147.77, subsection 1, paragraph g, 8 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , 11 with respect to rules relating to the following: 12 Sec. 1915. Section 147.77, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 13 2023, is amended by adding the following new subparagraphs: 14 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (6) For applications for a license to 15 practice asbestos removal, that except as noted in rule, only 16 worker and contractor/supervisor license applicants must submit 17 the respiratory protection and physician’s certification forms. 18 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (7) For documentation held by persons 19 licensed for asbestos abatement in an area that is subject to 20 a disaster emergency proclamation, that the director of the 21 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing deems an 22 individual contractor, supervisor, or worker to be licensed 23 and authorized for asbestos abatement if the individual, in 24 addition to other specified conditions, makes immediately 25 available on the work site a copy of a physician’s statement 26 indicating that, consistent with federal law, a licensed 27 physician has examined the individual within the past twelve 28 months and approved the individual to work while wearing a 29 respirator. 30 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (8) That the contents of an application 31 for an event license for a covered athletic event other than a 32 professional wrestling event shall contain, along with other 33 -1125- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1125/ 1541
H.F. 662 requirements, a copy of the medical license of the ringside 34 physician and the date, time, and location of the ringside 35 physician’s examination of the contestants. 1 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (9) For the responsibilities of the 2 promoter of an athletic event, that the promoter submit test 3 results to the ringside physician no later than at the time of 4 the physical showing that each contestant scheduled for the 5 event tested negative for the human immunodeficiency, hepatitis 6 B, and hepatitis C viruses within the one-year period prior to 7 the event, and that the contestant shall not participate and 8 the physician shall notify the promoter that the contestant is 9 prohibited from participating for medical reasons if specified 10 circumstances occur. 11 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (10) For injuries during a professional 12 boxing match, that if a contestant claims to be injured during 13 the bout, the referee shall stop the bout and request the 14 attending physician to make an examination. If the physician 15 decides that the contestant has been injured as the result of a 16 foul, the physician shall advise the referee of the injury. If 17 the physician is of the opinion that the injured contestant may 18 be able to continue, the physician shall order an intermission, 19 after which the physician shall make another examination and 20 again advise the referee of the injured contestant’s condition. 21 It shall be the duty of the promoter to have an approved 22 physician in attendance during the entire duration of all 23 bouts. 24 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (11) For persons allowed in a ring during 25 a professional boxing match, that no person other than the 26 contestants and the referee shall enter the ring during the 27 bout, excepting the seconds between the rounds or the attending 28 physician if asked by the referee to examine an injury to a 29 contestant. 30 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (12) For the weighing of contestants in 31 a professional boxing match, that contestants shall be weighed 32 and examined on the day of the scheduled match by the attending 33 -1126- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1126/ 1541
H.F. 662 ring physician at a time and place to be determined by the 34 state commissioner of athletics. 35 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (13) For attending ring physicians 1 during a professional boxing match, that when a boxer has been 2 injured seriously, knocked out, or technically knocked out, the 3 referee shall immediately summon the attending ring physician 4 to aid the stricken boxer, and that managers, handlers, and 5 seconds shall not attend to the stricken boxer, except at the 6 request of the physician. 7 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (14) For the keeping of time during a 8 professional boxing match, that the timekeeper shall keep an 9 exact record of time taken out at the request of a referee for 10 an examination of a contestant by the physician. 11 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (15) For the suspension of contestants 12 during a professional boxing match that is an elimination 13 tournament, that a contestant who for specified reasons is not 14 permitted to box in the state for a period of time shall be 15 examined by a physician approved by the state commissioner of 16 athletics before being permitted to fight again. 17 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (16) For the designation of officials for 18 professional kickboxing, that the designation of physicians is 19 subject to the approval of the state commissioner of athletics 20 or designee. 21 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (17) For officials for a mixed martial 22 arts event, that officials shall include a physician. 23 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (18) For the keeping of time for a mixed 24 martial arts event, that the timekeeper shall keep an exact 25 record of time taken out at the request of a referee for an 26 examination of a contestant by the physician. 27 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (19) For persons allowed in the cage 28 during a mixed martial arts event, that a physician may enter 29 the cage to examine a contestant upon the request of the 30 referee. 31 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (20) For the decorum of persons involved 32 in a mixed martial arts event, that a contestant is exempt 33 -1127- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1127/ 1541
H.F. 662 from prohibitions on specified conduct while interacting with 34 the contestant’s opponent during a round, but if the round 35 is stopped by the physician or referee for a time out, the 1 prohibitions shall apply to the contestant. 2 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (21) For the examination of contestants 3 in a mixed martial arts event, that on the day of the event, 4 at a time and place to be approved by the state commissioner 5 of athletics, the ringside physician shall conduct a rigorous 6 physical examination to determine the contestant’s fitness 7 to participate in a mixed martial arts match, and that 8 a contestant deemed not fit by the physician shall not 9 participate in the event. 10 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (22) For injuries during a mixed martial 11 arts event, that if a contestant claims to be injured or 12 when a contestant has been injured seriously or knocked out, 13 the referee shall immediately stop the fight and summon the 14 attending ring physician to make an examination of the stricken 15 fighter. If the physician decides that the contestant has 16 been injured, the physician shall advise the referee of the 17 severity of the injury. If the physician is of the opinion the 18 injured contestant may be able to continue, the physician shall 19 order an intermission, after which the physician shall make 20 another examination and again advise the referee of the injured 21 contestant’s condition. Managers, handlers, and seconds shall 22 not attend to the stricken fighter, except at the request of 23 the physician. 24 Sec. 1916. Section 147.77, subsection 1, paragraph p, 25 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 The labor services division of the department of workforce 28 development inspections, appeals, and licensing , with respect 29 to rules relating to the following: 30 Sec. 1917. Section 147.77, subsection 1, paragraph p, 31 subparagraphs (3) through (19), Code 2023, are amended by 32 striking the subparagraphs. 33 -1128- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1128/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1918. Section 147.87, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 147.87 Enforcement. 1 A board shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and the 2 board’s enabling statute and for that purpose may request the 3 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to make 4 necessary investigations. Every licensee and member of a board 5 shall furnish the board or the department of inspections , and 6 appeals , and licensing such evidence as the member or licensee 7 may have relative to any alleged violation which is being 8 investigated. 9 Sec. 1919. Section 147.88, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 147.88 Inspections and investigations. 12 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 13 may perform inspections and investigations as required by this 14 subtitle, except inspections and investigations for the board 15 of medicine, board of pharmacy, board of nursing, and the 16 dental board. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 17 licensing shall employ personnel related to the inspection and 18 investigative functions. 19 Sec. 1920. Section 155A.13, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 b. To the maximum extent possible, the board shall 22 coordinate the rules with the standards and conditions 23 described in paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4), and shall 24 coordinate its inspections of hospital pharmacies with the 25 Medicare surveys of the department of inspections , and appeals , 26 and licensing and with the board’s inspections with respect to 27 controlled substances conducted under contract with the federal 28 government. 29 Sec. 1921. Section 155A.15, subsection 2, paragraph d, 30 subparagraph (5), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 (5) A licensed health care facility which is furnished 32 the drug or device by a pharmacy for storage in secured 33 -1129- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1129/ 1541
H.F. 662 emergency pharmaceutical supplies containers maintained within 34 the facility in accordance with rules of the department of 35 inspections , and appeals , and licensing and rules of the board. 1 Sec. 1922. Section 169.14, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. The board, upon its own motion or upon a verified 4 complaint in writing, may request the department of 5 inspections , and appeals , and licensing to conduct an 6 investigation of the charges contained in the complaint. The 7 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall 8 report its findings to the board, and the board may issue an 9 order fixing the time and place for hearing if a hearing is 10 deemed warranted. A written notice of the time and place of 11 the hearing, together with a statement of the charges, shall 12 be served upon the licensee at least ten days before the 13 hearing in the manner required for the service of notice of the 14 commencement of an ordinary action. 15 Sec. 1923. Section 190B.102, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 3. The department of agriculture and land stewardship, the 18 department of public health, the department of human services, 19 and the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 20 shall cooperate with the department of revenue to administer 21 this subchapter . 22 Sec. 1924. Section 217.34, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 217.34 Debt setoff. 25 The investigations division of the department of 26 inspections , and appeals , and licensing and the department of 27 human services shall provide assistance to set off against a 28 person’s or provider’s income tax refund or rebate any debt 29 which has accrued through written contract, nonpayment of 30 premiums pursuant to section 249A.3, subsection 2 , paragraph 31 “a” , subparagraph (1), subrogation, departmental recoupment 32 procedures, or court judgment and which is in the form of a 33 -1130- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1130/ 1541
H.F. 662 liquidated sum due and owing the department of human services. 34 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , 35 with approval of the department of human services, shall adopt 1 rules under chapter 17A necessary to assist the department of 2 administrative services in the implementation of the setoff 3 under section 8A.504 in regard to money owed to the state for 4 public assistance overpayments or nonpayment of premiums as 5 specified in this section . The department of human services 6 shall adopt rules under chapter 17A necessary to assist the 7 department of administrative services in the implementation of 8 the setoff under section 8A.504 , in regard to collections by 9 the child support recovery unit and the foster care recovery 10 unit. 11 Sec. 1925. Section 217.35, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 Notwithstanding the requirement for deposit of recovered 14 moneys under section 239B.14 , recovered moneys generated 15 through fraud and recoupment activities are appropriated to 16 the department of human services to be used for additional 17 fraud and recoupment activities performed by the department of 18 human services or the department of inspections , and appeals , 19 and licensing . The department of human services may use 20 the recovered moneys appropriated to add not more than five 21 full-time equivalent positions, in addition to those funded 22 by annual appropriations. The appropriation of the recovered 23 moneys is subject to both of the following conditions: 24 Sec. 1926. Section 225C.4, subsection 1, paragraphs t and u, 25 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 26 t. In cooperation with the department of inspections , and 27 appeals , and licensing , recommend minimum standards under 28 section 227.4 for the care of and services to persons with 29 mental illness or an intellectual disability residing in county 30 care facilities. The administrator shall also cooperate with 31 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 32 in recommending minimum standards for care of and services 33 -1131- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1131/ 1541
H.F. 662 provided to persons with mental illness or an intellectual 34 disability living in a residential care facility regulated 35 under chapter 135C . 1 u. In cooperation with the Iowa department of public health, 2 recommend minimum standards for the maintenance and operation 3 of public or private facilities offering disability services, 4 which are not subject to licensure by the department or the 5 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 6 Sec. 1927. Section 225C.6, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 7 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 e. Unless another governmental body sets standards for a 9 service available to persons with disabilities, adopt state 10 standards for that service. The commission shall review the 11 licensing standards used by the department of human services or 12 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing for those 13 facilities providing disability services. 14 Sec. 1928. Section 225C.6, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 a. The department shall coordinate with the department of 17 inspections , and appeals , and licensing in the establishment 18 of facility-based and community-based, subacute mental health 19 services. 20 Sec. 1929. Section 227.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 227.4 Standards for care of persons with mental illness or an 23 intellectual disability in county care facilities. 24 The administrator, in cooperation with the department of 25 inspections , and appeals , and licensing , shall recommend 26 and the mental health and disability services commission 27 created in section 225C.5 shall adopt, or amend and adopt, 28 standards for the care of and services to persons with mental 29 illness or an intellectual disability residing in county care 30 facilities. The standards shall be enforced by the department 31 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing as a part of the 32 licensure inspection conducted pursuant to chapter 135C . The 33 -1132- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1132/ 1541
H.F. 662 objective of the standards is to ensure that persons with 34 mental illness or an intellectual disability who are residents 35 of county care facilities are not only adequately fed, clothed, 1 and housed, but are also offered reasonable opportunities for 2 productive work and recreational activities suited to their 3 physical and mental abilities and offering both a constructive 4 outlet for their energies and, if possible, therapeutic 5 benefit. When recommending standards under this section , 6 the administrator shall designate an advisory committee 7 representing administrators of county care facilities, regional 8 administrators, mental health and disability services region 9 governing boards, and county care facility certified volunteer 10 long-term care ombudsmen to assist in the establishment of 11 standards. 12 Sec. 1930. Section 231.42, subsections 4 and 10, Code 2023, 13 are amended to read as follows: 14 4. Referrals of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. 15 a. If abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident or 16 tenant is suspected, the state or a local long-term care 17 ombudsman shall, with the permission of the resident or tenant 18 as applicable under federal law, make an immediate referral to 19 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , the 20 department of human services, the department on aging, or the 21 appropriate law enforcement agency, as applicable. 22 b. If the department of inspections , and appeals , and 23 licensing responds to a complaint referred by the state or 24 a local long-term care ombudsman against a long-term care 25 facility, assisted living program, elder group home, or an 26 employee of such entity, copies of related inspection reports, 27 plans of correction, and notice of any citations and sanctions 28 levied against the facility, program, or home shall be 29 forwarded to the office of long-term care ombudsman. 30 10. Change in operations. A long-term care facility, 31 assisted living program, or elder group home shall inform the 32 office of long-term care ombudsman in writing at least thirty 33 -1133- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1133/ 1541
H.F. 662 days prior to any change in operations, programs, services, 34 licensure, or certification that affects residents or tenants, 35 including but not limited to the intention to close, decertify, 1 or change ownership. In an emergency situation, or when a 2 long-term care facility, assisted living program, or elder 3 group home is evacuated, the department of inspections , and 4 appeals , and licensing shall notify the office of long-term 5 care ombudsman. 6 Sec. 1931. Section 231.58, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 231.58 Long-term living coordination. 9 The director may convene meetings, as necessary, of the 10 director and the directors of human services, public health, 11 and inspections , and appeals , and licensing , to assist in 12 the coordination of policy, service delivery, and long-range 13 planning relating to the long-term living system and older 14 Iowans in the state. The group may consult with individuals, 15 institutions and entities with expertise in the area of the 16 long-term living system and older Iowans, as necessary, to 17 facilitate the group’s efforts. 18 Sec. 1932. Section 231B.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 1. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 21 appeals , and licensing or the department’s designee. 22 Sec. 1933. Section 231C.2, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 4. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 25 appeals , and licensing or the department’s designee. 26 Sec. 1934. Section 231C.5A, Code 2023, is amended to read 27 as follows: 28 231C.5A Assessment of tenants —— program eligibility. 29 An assisted living program receiving reimbursement through 30 the medical assistance program under chapter 249A shall 31 assist the department of veterans affairs in identifying, upon 32 admission of a tenant, the tenant’s eligibility for benefits 33 -1134- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1134/ 1541
H.F. 662 through the United States department of veterans affairs. The 34 assisted living program shall also assist the commission of 35 veterans affairs in determining such eligibility for tenants 1 residing in the program on July 1, 2009. The department 2 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , in cooperation 3 with the department of human services, shall adopt rules to 4 administer this section , including a provision that ensures 5 that if a tenant is eligible for benefits through the United 6 States department of veterans affairs or other third-party 7 payor, the payor of last resort for reimbursement to the 8 assisted living program is the medical assistance program. 9 The rules shall also require the assisted living program 10 to request information from a tenant or tenant’s personal 11 representative regarding the tenant’s veteran status and to 12 report to the department of veterans affairs only the names of 13 tenants identified as potential veterans along with the names 14 of their spouses and any dependents. Information reported by 15 the assisted living program shall be verified by the department 16 of veterans affairs. 17 Sec. 1935. Section 231D.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 3. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 20 appeals , and licensing . 21 Sec. 1936. Section 232.142, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 5. The director, the director of the department of human 24 rights, or a designee of the director of the department of 25 human rights shall approve annually all such homes established 26 and maintained under the provisions of this chapter . A home 27 shall not be approved unless it complies with minimal rules and 28 standards adopted by the director and has been inspected by the 29 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . The 30 statewide number of beds in the homes approved by the director 31 shall not exceed two hundred seventy-two beds beginning July 1, 32 2017. This subsection is repealed July 1, 2023. 33 -1135- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1135/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1937. Section 234.12, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 3. Upon request by the department of human services, the 1 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall 2 conduct investigations into possible fraudulent practices, 3 as described in section 234.13 , relating to food programs 4 administered by the department of human services. 5 Sec. 1938. Section 235.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 235.5 Inspections. 8 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 9 shall conduct inspections of private institutions for the care 10 of dependent, neglected, and delinquent children in accordance 11 with procedures established pursuant to chapters 10A and 17A . 12 Sec. 1939. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph e, 13 subparagraph (17), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 14 (17) To the department of inspections , and appeals , and 15 licensing for purposes of record checks of applicants for 16 employment with the department of inspections , and appeals , and 17 licensing . 18 Sec. 1940. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph d, 19 subparagraph (7), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 (7) Each licensing board specified under chapter 147 and 21 the Iowa department of public health inspections, appeals, 22 and licensing for the purpose of licensure, certification or 23 registration, disciplinary investigation, or the renewal of 24 licensure, certification or registration, or disciplinary 25 proceedings of health care professionals. 26 Sec. 1941. Section 235A.16, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 b. The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 29 may provide access to the single contact repository established 30 under section 135C.33, subsection 7 , for criminal and abuse 31 history checks made by those employers, agencies, and other 32 persons that are authorized access to child abuse information 33 -1136- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1136/ 1541
H.F. 662 under section 235A.15 and are required by law to perform such 34 checks. 35 Sec. 1942. Section 235B.1, subsection 4, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 (1) Advise the director of human services, the director 3 of the department on aging, the director of inspections , and 4 appeals , and licensing , the director of public health, the 5 director of the department of corrections, and the director of 6 human rights regarding dependent adult abuse. 7 Sec. 1943. Section 235B.1, subsection 4, paragraph b, 8 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 (1) The advisory council shall consist of twelve members. 10 Eight members shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure 11 of the governor. Four of the members appointed shall be 12 appointed on the basis of knowledge and skill related to 13 expertise in the area of dependent adult abuse including 14 professionals practicing in the disciplines of medicine, public 15 health, mental health, long-term care, social work, law, 16 and law enforcement. Two of the members appointed shall be 17 members of the general public with an interest in the area of 18 dependent adult abuse and two of the members appointed shall 19 be members of the Iowa caregivers association. In addition, 20 the membership of the council shall include the director or the 21 director’s designee of the department of human services, the 22 department on aging, the Iowa department of public health, and 23 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 24 Sec. 1944. Section 235B.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, 25 subparagraphs (2), (3), and (4), Code 2023, are amended to read 26 as follows: 27 (2) However, the department of inspections , and appeals , 28 and licensing is solely responsible for the evaluation and 29 disposition of dependent adult abuse cases within facilities 30 and programs pursuant to chapter 235E and shall inform 31 the department of human services of such evaluations and 32 dispositions pursuant to section 235E.2 . 33 -1137- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1137/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) If, in the course of an assessment or evaluation 34 of a report of dependent adult abuse, the department of 35 human services or the department of inspections and appeals 1 determines the case involves wages, workplace safety, or 2 other labor and employment matters under the jurisdiction of 3 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the 4 division of labor services of the department of workforce 5 development inspections, appeals, and licensing , the relevant 6 portions of the case shall be referred to the department 7 of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the division , as 8 applicable . 9 (4) If, in the course of an assessment or evaluation of 10 a report of dependent adult abuse, the department of human 11 services or the department of inspections , and appeals , and 12 licensing determines that the case involves discrimination 13 under the jurisdiction of the civil rights commission, 14 the relevant portions of the case shall be referred to the 15 commission. 16 Sec. 1945. Section 235B.3, subsection 10, paragraph a, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 a. If, upon completion of the evaluation or upon referral 19 from the department of inspections , and appeals , and 20 licensing , the department determines that the best interests 21 of the dependent adult require court action, the department 22 shall initiate action for the appointment of a guardian or 23 conservator or for admission or commitment to an appropriate 24 institution or facility pursuant to the applicable procedures 25 under chapter 125 , 222 , 229 , or 633 , or shall pursue other 26 remedies provided by law. The appropriate county attorney 27 shall assist the department in the preparation of the necessary 28 papers to initiate the action and shall appear and represent 29 the department at all district court proceedings. 30 Sec. 1946. Section 235B.3, subsection 14, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 14. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 33 -1138- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1138/ 1541
H.F. 662 licensing shall adopt rules which require facilities or 34 programs to separate an alleged dependent adult abuser from a 35 victim following an allegation of perpetration of abuse and 1 prior to the completion of an investigation of the allegation. 2 Sec. 1947. Section 235B.5, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 5. An oral report of suspected dependent adult abuse 5 initially made to the central registry regarding a facility or 6 program as defined in section 235E.1 shall be transmitted by 7 the department to the department of inspections , and appeals , 8 and licensing on the first working day following the submitting 9 of the report. 10 Sec. 1948. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph e, 11 subparagraph (9), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 (9) The department of inspections , and appeals , and 13 licensing for purposes of record checks of applicants for 14 employment with the department of inspections , and appeals , and 15 licensing . 16 Sec. 1949. Section 235B.7, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 b. The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 19 may provide access to the single contact repository established 20 under section 135C.33, subsection 7 , for criminal and abuse 21 history checks made by those employers, agencies, and other 22 persons that are authorized access to dependent adult abuse 23 information under section 235B.6 and are required by law to 24 perform such checks. 25 Sec. 1950. Section 235B.16, subsections 2 and 4, Code 2023, 26 are amended to read as follows: 27 2. The department, in cooperation with the department 28 on aging and the department of inspections , and appeals , and 29 licensing , shall institute a program of education and training 30 for persons, including members of provider groups and family 31 members, who may come in contact with dependent adult abuse. 32 The program shall include but is not limited to instruction 33 -1139- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1139/ 1541
H.F. 662 regarding recognition of dependent adult abuse and the 34 procedure for the reporting of suspected abuse. 35 4. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 1 licensing shall provide training to investigators regarding 2 the collection and preservation of evidence in the case of 3 suspected dependent adult abuse. 4 Sec. 1951. Section 235B.16A, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 4. The department of human services shall cooperate with 7 the department on aging, the departments of inspections , and 8 appeals , and licensing , public health, public safety, and 9 workforce development, the civil rights commission, and other 10 state and local agencies performing inspections or otherwise 11 visiting residential settings where dependent adults live, 12 to regularly provide training to the appropriate staff in 13 the agencies concerning each agency’s procedures involving 14 dependent adults, and to build awareness concerning dependent 15 adults and reporting of dependent adult abuse. 16 Sec. 1952. Section 235E.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 3. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 19 appeals , and licensing . 20 Sec. 1953. Section 235E.2, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 5. Any other person who believes that a dependent adult 23 has suffered dependent adult abuse may report the suspected 24 dependent adult abuse to the department of inspections , and 25 appeals , and licensing . The department of inspections , and 26 appeals , and licensing shall transfer any reports received 27 of dependent adult abuse in the community to the department 28 of human services. The department of human services shall 29 transfer any reports received of dependent adult abuse in 30 facilities or programs to the department of inspections , and 31 appeals , and licensing . 32 Sec. 1954. Section 235F.6, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 33 -1140- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1140/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 4. The court may approve a consent agreement between the 35 parties entered into to bring about the cessation of elder 1 abuse. A consent agreement approved under this section shall 2 not contain any of the following: 3 a. A provision that prohibits any party to the action 4 from contacting or cooperating with any government agency 5 including the department of human services, the department of 6 inspections , and appeals , and licensing , the department on 7 aging, the department of justice, law enforcement, and the 8 office of long-term care ombudsman; a licensing or regulatory 9 agency that has jurisdiction over any license or certification 10 held by the defendant; a protection and advocacy agency 11 recognized in section 135C.2 ; or the defendant’s current 12 employer if the defendant’s professional responsibilities 13 include contact with vulnerable elders, dependent adults, or 14 minors, if the party contacting or cooperating has a good-faith 15 belief that the information is relevant to the duties or 16 responsibilities of the entity. 17 b. A provision that prohibits any party to the action 18 from filing a complaint with or reporting a violation of law 19 to any government agency including the department of human 20 services, the department of inspections , and appeals , and 21 licensing , the department on aging, the department of justice, 22 law enforcement, and the office of long-term care ombudsman; a 23 licensing or regulatory agency that has jurisdiction over any 24 license or certification held by the defendant; a protection 25 and advocacy agency recognized in section 135C.2 ; or the 26 defendant’s current employer. 27 c. A provision that requires any party to the action 28 to withdraw a complaint filed with or a violation reported 29 to any government agency including the department of human 30 services, the department of inspections , and appeals , and 31 licensing , the department on aging, the department of justice, 32 law enforcement, and the office of long-term care ombudsman; a 33 -1141- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1141/ 1541
H.F. 662 licensing or regulatory agency that has jurisdiction over any 34 license or certification held by the defendant; a protection 35 and advocacy agency recognized in section 135C.2 ; or the 1 defendant’s current employer. 2 Sec. 1955. Section 237.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 237.7 Reports and inspections. 5 The administrator may require submission of reports by a 6 licensee, and shall cause at least one annual unannounced 7 inspection of each facility to assess the quality of the 8 living situation and to determine compliance with applicable 9 requirements and standards. The inspections shall be conducted 10 by the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 11 The director of the department of inspections , and appeals , and 12 licensing may examine records of a licensee, including but not 13 limited to corporate records and board minutes, and may inquire 14 into matters concerning a licensee and its employees relating 15 to requirements and standards for child foster care under this 16 chapter . 17 Sec. 1956. Section 237A.1, subsection 3, paragraph d, Code 18 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 d. A child care center for sick children operated as part 20 of a pediatrics unit in a hospital licensed by the department 21 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing pursuant to chapter 22 135B . 23 Sec. 1957. Section 237A.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 237A.8 Violations —— actions against license or registration. 26 The administrator, after notice and opportunity for an 27 evidentiary hearing before the department of inspections , and 28 appeals , and licensing , may suspend or revoke a license or 29 certificate of registration issued under this chapter or may 30 reduce a license to a provisional license if the person to whom 31 a license or certificate is issued violates a provision of this 32 chapter or if the person makes false reports regarding the 33 -1142- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1142/ 1541
H.F. 662 operation of the child care facility to the administrator or a 34 designee of the administrator. The administrator shall notify 35 the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each child for whom 1 the person provides child care at the time of action to suspend 2 or revoke a license or certificate of registration. 3 Sec. 1958. Section 237A.29, subsection 2, paragraph b, 4 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 A child care provider that has been found by the department 7 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing in an administrative 8 proceeding or in a judicial proceeding to have obtained, or has 9 agreed to entry of a civil judgment or judgment by confession 10 that includes a conclusion of law that the child care provider 11 has obtained, by fraudulent means, public funding for provision 12 of child care in an amount equal to or in excess of the minimum 13 amount for a fraudulent practice in the second degree under 14 section 714.10, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , shall be subject 15 to sanction in accordance with this subsection . Such child 16 care provider shall be subject to a period during which receipt 17 of public funding for provision of child care is conditioned 18 upon no further violations and to one or more of the following 19 sanctions as determined by the department of human services: 20 Sec. 1959. Section 237C.3, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. The department of human services shall consult with 23 the department of education, the department of inspections , 24 and appeals , and licensing , the department of public health, 25 the state fire marshal, and other agencies as determined by 26 the department of human services to establish certification 27 standards for children’s residential facilities in accordance 28 with this chapter . 29 Sec. 1960. Section 237C.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 237C.8 Reports and inspections. 32 The administrator may require submission of reports by a 33 -1143- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1143/ 1541
H.F. 662 certificate of approval holder and shall cause at least one 34 annual unannounced inspection of a children’s residential 35 facility to assess compliance with applicable requirements 1 and standards. The inspections shall be conducted by the 2 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing in 3 addition to initial, renewal, and other inspections that result 4 from complaints or self-reported incidents. The department of 5 inspections , and appeals , and licensing and the department of 6 human services may examine records of a children’s residential 7 facility and may inquire into matters concerning the children’s 8 residential facility and its employees, volunteers, and 9 subcontractors relating to requirements and standards for 10 children’s residential facilities under this chapter . 11 Sec. 1961. Section 238.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 238.19 Inspection generally. 14 Authorized employees of the department of inspections , and 15 appeals , and licensing may inspect the premises and conditions 16 of the agency at any time and examine every part of the agency; 17 and may inquire into all matters concerning the agency and the 18 children in the care of the agency. 19 Sec. 1962. Section 238.20, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 238.20 Minimum inspection —— record. 22 Authorized employees of the department of inspections , and 23 appeals , and licensing shall visit and inspect the premises 24 of licensed child-placing agencies at least once every twelve 25 months and make and preserve written reports of the conditions 26 found. 27 Sec. 1963. Section 239B.16, Code 2023, is amended to read 28 as follows: 29 239B.16 Appeal —— judicial review. 30 If an applicant’s application is not acted upon within a 31 reasonable time, if it is denied in whole or in part, or if a 32 participant’s assistance or other benefits under this chapter 33 -1144- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1144/ 1541
H.F. 662 are modified, suspended, or canceled under a provision of 34 this chapter , the applicant or participant may appeal to the 35 department of human services which shall request the department 1 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to conduct a 2 hearing. Upon completion of a hearing, the department of 3 inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall issue a decision 4 which is subject to review by the department of human services. 5 Judicial review of the actions of the department of human 6 services may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A . Upon 7 receipt of a notice of the filing of a petition for judicial 8 review, the department of human services shall furnish the 9 petitioner with a copy of any papers filed in support of the 10 petitioner’s position, a transcript of any testimony taken, and 11 a copy of the department’s decision. 12 Sec. 1964. Section 249.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 249.5 Judicial review. 15 If an application is not acted upon within a reasonable 16 time, if it is denied in whole or in part, or if an award 17 of assistance is modified, suspended, or canceled under a 18 provision of this chapter , the applicant or recipient may 19 appeal to the department of human services, which shall request 20 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 21 to conduct a hearing. Upon completion of a hearing, the 22 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall 23 issue a decision which is subject to review by the department 24 of human services. Judicial review of the actions of the 25 department of human services may be sought in accordance with 26 chapter 17A . Upon receipt of the petition for judicial review, 27 the department of human services shall furnish the petitioner 28 with a copy of any papers filed by the petitioner in support of 29 the petitioner’s position, a transcript of any testimony taken, 30 and a copy of the department’s decision. 31 Sec. 1965. Section 249.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -1145- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1145/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 34 licensing shall conduct investigations and audits as deemed 35 necessary to ensure compliance with state supplementary 1 assistance programs administered under this chapter . The 2 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall 3 cooperate with the department of human services on the 4 development of procedures relating to such investigations and 5 audits to ensure compliance with federal and state single state 6 agency requirements. 7 Sec. 1966. Section 249A.4, subsection 11, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 11. Shall provide an opportunity for a fair hearing before 10 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 11 to an individual whose claim for medical assistance under 12 this chapter is denied or is not acted upon with reasonable 13 promptness. Upon completion of a hearing, the department of 14 inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall issue a decision 15 which is subject to review by the department of human services. 16 Judicial review of the decisions of the department of human 17 services may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A . If 18 a petition for judicial review is filed, the department of 19 human services shall furnish the petitioner with a copy of 20 the application and all supporting papers, a transcript of 21 the testimony taken at the hearing, if any, and a copy of its 22 decision. 23 Sec. 1967. Section 249A.50, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 2. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 26 licensing shall conduct investigations and audits as deemed 27 necessary to ensure compliance with the medical assistance 28 program administered under this chapter . The department 29 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall cooperate 30 with the department of human services on the development of 31 procedures relating to such investigations and audits to 32 ensure compliance with federal and state single state agency 33 -1146- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1146/ 1541
H.F. 662 requirements. 34 Sec. 1968. Section 249A.50, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 35 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 a. A Medicaid fraud fund is created in the state treasury 2 under the authority of the department of inspections , and 3 appeals , and licensing . Moneys from penalties, investigative 4 costs recouped by the Medicaid fraud control unit, and other 5 amounts received as a result of prosecutions involving 6 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 7 investigations and audits to ensure compliance with the medical 8 assistance program that are not credited to the program shall 9 be credited to the fund. 10 Sec. 1969. Section 321.11, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 11 are amended to read as follows: 12 3. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section to the 13 contrary, the department shall not release personal information 14 to a person, other than to an officer or employee of a law 15 enforcement agency, an employee of a federal or state agency 16 or political subdivision in the performance of the employee’s 17 official duties, a contract employee of the department of 18 inspections , and appeals , and licensing in the conduct of an 19 investigation, or a licensed private investigation agency 20 or a licensed security service or a licensed employee of 21 either, if the information is requested by the presentation 22 of a registration plate number. In addition, an officer or 23 employee of a law enforcement agency may release the name, 24 address, and telephone number of a motor vehicle registrant to 25 a person requesting the information by the presentation of a 26 registration plate number if the officer or employee of the law 27 enforcement agency believes that the release of the information 28 is necessary in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s 29 duties. 30 4. The department shall not release personal information 31 that is in the form of a person’s photograph or digital 32 image or a digital reproduction of a person’s photograph to a 33 -1147- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1147/ 1541
H.F. 662 person other than an officer or employee of a law enforcement 34 agency, an employee of a federal or state agency or political 35 subdivision in the performance of the employee’s official 1 duties, a contract employee of the department of inspections , 2 and appeals , and licensing in the conduct of an investigation, 3 or a licensed private investigation agency or a licensed 4 security service or a licensed employee of either, regardless 5 of whether a person has provided express written consent to 6 disclosure of the information. The department may collect 7 reasonable fees for copies of records or other services 8 provided pursuant to this section or section 22.3 , 321.10 , or 9 622.46 . 10 Sec. 1970. Section 321.19, subsection 1, paragraph c, 11 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 (3) Persons in the department of justice, the alcoholic 13 beverages division of the department of commerce, disease 14 investigators of the Iowa department of public health, the 15 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , and the 16 department of revenue, who are regularly assigned to conduct 17 investigations which cannot reasonably be conducted with a 18 vehicle displaying “official” state registration plates. 19 Sec. 1971. Section 321.211, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 1. Upon suspending the license of a person as authorized, 22 the department shall immediately notify the licensee in writing 23 and upon the licensee’s request shall afford the licensee an 24 opportunity for a hearing before the department of inspections , 25 and appeals , and licensing as early as practical within 26 thirty days after receipt of the request. The hearing shall 27 be held by telephone conference unless the licensee and the 28 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing agree to 29 hold the hearing in the county in which the licensee resides 30 or in some other county. Upon the hearing the department of 31 inspections , and appeals , and licensing may administer oaths 32 and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the 33 -1148- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1148/ 1541
H.F. 662 production of relevant books and papers and may require a 34 reexamination of the licensee. Upon the hearing and issuance 35 of a recommendation by the department of inspections , and 1 appeals , and licensing , the state department of transportation 2 shall either rescind its order of suspension or for good cause 3 may extend the suspension of the license or revoke the license. 4 This section does not preclude the director from attempting to 5 effect an informal settlement under chapter 17A . 6 Sec. 1972. Section 322.9, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 1. The department may revoke or suspend the license of a 9 retail motor vehicle dealer if, after notice and hearing by the 10 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , it finds 11 that the licensee has been guilty of an act which would be a 12 ground for the denial of a license under section 322.6 . 13 Sec. 1973. Section 322.9, subsection 2, unnumbered 14 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 The department may revoke or suspend the license of a retail 16 motor vehicle dealer if, after notice and hearing by the 17 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , it finds 18 that the licensee has been convicted or has forfeited bail on 19 three charges of: 20 Sec. 1974. Section 322.24, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. The state department of transportation and the 23 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing may 24 issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the 25 production of documents, papers, books, records, and other 26 evidence in any matter over which the respective department 27 has jurisdiction, control, or supervision pertaining to this 28 chapter . 29 Sec. 1975. Section 322A.3A, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 b. After a hearing held as described in this subsection , 32 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 33 -1149- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1149/ 1541
H.F. 662 may affirm, deny, or modify the proposed alteration of a 34 franchisee’s community, may enter any other orders necessary 35 to ensure that an alteration of the franchisee’s community is 1 reasonable in light of all the relevant circumstances, and 2 may assess the costs of the hearing among the parties to the 3 hearing as appropriate. 4 Sec. 1976. Section 322A.5, subsection 2, paragraph b, 5 subparagraph (3), subparagraph division (b), Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 (b) Within thirty days of receiving the franchisee’s 8 submission, the franchiser may choose to audit the submitted 9 orders. The franchiser shall then approve or deny the 10 establishment of the franchisee’s average percentage markup 11 or labor rate. If the franchiser approves the establishment 12 of the franchisee’s average percentage markup or labor rate, 13 the markup or rate calculated under this subparagraph shall go 14 into effect forty-five days after the date of the franchiser’s 15 approval. If the franchiser denies the establishment of the 16 franchisee’s average percentage markup or labor rate, the 17 franchisee may file a complaint with the department and a 18 hearing shall be held before the department of inspections , 19 and appeals , and licensing . The franchiser shall have the 20 burden of proof to establish that the franchiser’s denial was 21 reasonable. If the department of inspections , and appeals , 22 and licensing finds the denial was not reasonable, the denial 23 shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and the department 24 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall determine 25 the franchisee’s average percentage markup or labor rate for 26 purposes of calculating a reasonable schedule of compensation. 27 In making such a determination, the department of inspections , 28 and appeals , and licensing shall not consider retail service 29 orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to 30 routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service. 31 Sec. 1977. Section 322A.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -1150- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1150/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. An applicant seeking permission to enter into a franchise 34 for additional representation of the same line-make in a 35 community shall deposit with the department at the time the 1 application is filed, an amount of money to be determined by 2 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to 3 pay the costs of the hearing. 4 Sec. 1978. Section 322A.7, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 1. Upon receiving an application, the department shall 7 notify the department of inspections , and appeals , and 8 licensing which shall enter an order fixing a time, which 9 shall be within ninety days of the date of the order, and 10 place of hearing, and shall send by certified or registered 11 mail, with return receipt requested, a copy of the order 12 to the franchisee whose franchise the franchiser seeks to 13 terminate or not continue, or to the franchiser who is seeking 14 to alter a franchisee’s community, as applicable. If the 15 application requests permission to establish an additional 16 motor vehicle dealership, a copy of the order shall be sent to 17 all franchisees in the community who are then engaged in the 18 business of offering to sell or selling the same line-make. If 19 the application challenges the reasonableness of a proposed 20 alteration to a franchisee’s community, a copy of the order 21 shall be sent to all franchisees located in Iowa surrounding 22 the affected community which are then engaged in the business 23 of offering to sell or selling the same line-make. Copies of 24 orders shall be addressed to the franchisee at the place where 25 the business is conducted. The department of inspections , and 26 appeals , and licensing may also give notice of the franchiser’s 27 application to any other parties deemed interested persons, the 28 notice to be in the form and substance and given in the manner 29 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing deems 30 appropriate. 31 Sec. 1979. Section 322A.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1151- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1151/ 1541
H.F. 662 322A.8 Continuation. 34 If the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 35 finds it desirable it may upon request continue the date of 1 hearing for a period of ninety days, and may upon application, 2 but not ex parte, continue the date of hearing for an 3 additional period of ninety days. 4 Sec. 1980. Section 322A.9, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 2. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to 7 require or authorize any investigation by the department of any 8 matter before the department under this chapter . Upon hearing, 9 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall 10 hear the evidence introduced by the parties and shall make its 11 decision solely upon the record so made. 12 Sec. 1981. Section 322A.10, Code 2023, is amended to read 13 as follows: 14 322A.10 Rules of evidence. 15 1. The rules of civil procedure relating to discovery and 16 inspection shall apply to hearings held under the provisions of 17 this chapter , and the department of inspections , and appeals , 18 and licensing may issue orders to give effect to such rules. 19 2. In the event issues are raised which would involve 20 violations of any state or federal antitrust or price-fixing 21 law, all discovery and inspection proceedings which would be 22 available under such issues in a state or federal court action 23 shall be available to the parties to the hearing, and the 24 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing may issue 25 orders to give effect to such proceedings. 26 3. Evidence which would be admissible under the issues in a 27 state or federal court action is admissible in a hearing held 28 by the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 29 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall 30 apportion all costs between the parties. 31 Sec. 1982. Section 322A.13, Code 2023, is amended to read 32 as follows: 33 -1152- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1152/ 1541
H.F. 662 322A.13 Compulsory attendance at hearings. 34 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 35 may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, compel the attendance of 1 witnesses and production of books, papers, documents, and all 2 other evidence. The department of inspections , and appeals , 3 and licensing may apply to the district court of the county 4 wherein the hearing is being held for a court order enforcing 5 this section . 6 Sec. 1983. Section 322A.15, subsection 1, unnumbered 7 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 In determining whether good cause has been established for 9 terminating or not continuing a franchise, the department 10 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall take into 11 consideration the existing circumstances, including, but not 12 limited to: 13 Sec. 1984. Section 322A.15, subsection 1, paragraphs g and 14 h, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 g. Except as provided in section 322A.11 , failure by the 16 franchisee to substantially comply with those requirements 17 of the franchise which are determined by the department of 18 inspections , and appeals , and licensing to be reasonable and 19 material. 20 h. Except as provided in section 322A.11 , bad faith by the 21 franchisee in complying with those terms of the franchise which 22 are determined by the department of inspections , and appeals , 23 and licensing to be reasonable and material. 24 Sec. 1985. Section 322A.16, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 25 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 In determining whether good cause has been established for 27 entering into an additional franchise for the same line-make, 28 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall 29 take into consideration the existing circumstances, including, 30 but not limited to: 31 Sec. 1986. Section 322A.17, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -1153- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1153/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. A decision of the department of inspections , and appeals , 34 and licensing is subject to review by the state department of 35 transportation, whose decision is final agency action for the 1 purpose of judicial review. 2 Sec. 1987. Section 322C.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 A license issued under section 322C.4 or 322C.9 may be 5 denied, revoked, or suspended, after opportunity for a 6 hearing before the department of inspections , and appeals , and 7 licensing in accordance with chapters 10A and 17A , if it is 8 determined that the licensee or applicant has done any of the 9 following: 10 Sec. 1988. Section 323.1, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 4. “Department” means the department of inspections , and 13 appeals , and licensing . 14 Sec. 1989. Section 324A.5, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 c. The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 17 shall establish an appeal process pursuant to chapters 10A and 18 17A which allows those agencies or organizations determined 19 to not be in compliance with this chapter an opportunity for 20 a timely hearing before the department of inspections , and 21 appeals , and licensing . A decision by the department of 22 inspections , and appeals , and licensing is subject to review by 23 the state department of transportation. The state department 24 of transportation’s decision is the final agency action. 25 Judicial review of the action of the department may be sought 26 in accordance with chapter 17A . 27 Sec. 1990. Section 327C.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 327C.8 Objections —— hearing. 30 A person directly affected by the proposed discontinuance 31 of an agency may file written objections with the department 32 stating the grounds for the objections, within fifteen days 33 -1154- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1154/ 1541
H.F. 662 from the time of the publication of the notice as provided in 34 section 327C.7 . Upon the filing of objections the department 35 shall request the department of inspections , and appeals , and 1 licensing to hold a hearing, which shall be held within sixty 2 days from the filing of the objections. Written notice of the 3 time and place of the hearing shall be mailed by the department 4 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to the railroad 5 corporation and the person filing objections at least ten days 6 prior to the date fixed for the hearing. 7 Sec. 1991. Section 327C.12, Code 2023, is amended to read 8 as follows: 9 327C.12 Aid from courts. 10 The department or the department of inspections , and 11 appeals , and licensing may invoke the aid of any court of 12 record in the state in requiring the attendance and testimony 13 of witnesses and the production of books, papers, tariff 14 schedules, agreements, and other documents. If a person 15 refuses to obey a subpoena or other process, a court having 16 jurisdiction of the inquiry shall issue an order requiring any 17 of the officers, agents, or employees of a carrier or other 18 person to appear before either department and produce all books 19 and papers required by the order and testify in relation to any 20 matter under investigation. 21 Sec. 1992. Section 327C.17, Code 2023, is amended to read 22 as follows: 23 327C.17 Penalty. 24 If a railroad fails or refuses to comply with a rule or 25 order made by the state department of transportation or the 26 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing within 27 the time specified, the railroad is, for each day of such 28 failure, subject to a schedule “two” penalty. 29 Sec. 1993. Section 327C.19, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 1. A decision of the department of inspections , and appeals , 32 and licensing is subject to review by the state department of 33 -1155- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1155/ 1541
H.F. 662 transportation. 34 Sec. 1994. Section 327C.20, Code 2023, is amended to read 35 as follows: 1 327C.20 Remitting penalty. 2 If a common carrier fails in a judicial review proceeding 3 to secure a vacation of the order objected to, it may apply to 4 the court in which the review proceeding is finally adjudicated 5 for an order remitting the penalty which has accrued during 6 the review proceeding. Upon a satisfactory showing that the 7 petition for judicial review was filed in good faith and not 8 for the purpose of delay, and that there were reasonable 9 grounds to believe that the order was unreasonable or unjust 10 or that the power of the department of transportation or the 11 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to make 12 the order was doubtful, the court may remit the penalty that 13 has accrued during the review proceeding. 14 Sec. 1995. Section 327C.25, Code 2023, is amended to read 15 as follows: 16 327C.25 Complaints. 17 A person may file with the department a petition setting 18 forth any particular in which a common carrier has violated the 19 law to which it is subject and the amount of damages sustained 20 by reason of the violation. The department shall furnish a 21 copy of the complaint to the carrier against which a complaint 22 is filed. The department shall request the department 23 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to schedule a 24 hearing in which the carrier shall answer the petition or 25 satisfy the demands of the complaint. If the carrier fails 26 to satisfy the complaint within the time fixed or there 27 appears to be reasonable grounds for investigating the matters 28 set forth in the petition, the department of inspections , 29 and appeals , and licensing shall hear and determine the 30 questions involved and make orders it finds proper. If the 31 department of transportation has reason to believe that a 32 carrier is violating any of the laws to which it is subject, 33 -1156- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1156/ 1541
H.F. 662 the department may institute an investigation and request 34 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to 35 conduct a hearing in relation to the matters as if a petition 1 had been filed. 2 Sec. 1996. Section 327C.26, Code 2023, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 327C.26 Reports. 5 When a hearing has been held before the department of 6 inspections , and appeals , and licensing after notice, it shall 7 make a report in writing setting forth the findings of fact 8 and its conclusions together with its recommendations as to 9 what reparation, if any, the offending carrier shall make to a 10 party who has suffered damage. The findings of fact are prima 11 facie evidence in all further legal proceedings of every fact 12 found. All reports of hearings and investigations made by the 13 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall be 14 entered of record and a copy furnished to the carrier against 15 which the complaint was filed, to the party complaining, and 16 to any other person having a direct interest in the matter. A 17 reasonable fee not to exceed the actual duplication costs may 18 be charged for the copies. 19 Sec. 1997. Section 327C.28, Code 2023, is amended to read 20 as follows: 21 327C.28 Violation of order —— petition —— notice. 22 If a person violates or fails to obey a lawful order 23 or requirement of the department of transportation or the 24 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , the 25 department of transportation or the department of inspections , 26 and appeals , and licensing shall apply by petition in the 27 name of the state against the person, to the district court, 28 alleging the violation or failure to obey. The court shall 29 hear and determine the matter set forth in the petition on 30 reasonable notice to the person, to be fixed by the court and 31 to be served in the same manner as an original notice for the 32 commencement of action. 33 -1157- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1157/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 1998. Section 327C.29, Code 2023, is amended to read 34 as follows: 35 327C.29 Interested party may begin proceedings. 1 A person interested in enforcing an order or requirement 2 of the department of transportation or the department of 3 inspections , and appeals , and licensing , may file a petition 4 against the violator, alleging the failure to comply with 5 the order or requirement and asking for summary relief to 6 the same extent and in the same manner as the department of 7 transportation or the department of inspections , and appeals , 8 and licensing may under section 327C.28 , and the proceedings 9 after the filing of the petition shall be the same as in 10 section 327C.28 . 11 Sec. 1999. Section 327D.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 327D.4 Connections. 14 If a railroad corporation in this state refuses to connect by 15 proper switches or tracks with the tracks of another railroad 16 corporation or refuses to receive, transport, load, discharge, 17 reload, or return cars furnished by another connecting railroad 18 corporation, a petition requesting resolution of the dispute 19 may be filed with the department. The department shall notify 20 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 21 which shall hold a hearing on the dispute. Upon conclusion of 22 the hearing, the department of inspections , and appeals , and 23 licensing shall issue an order to resolve the dispute. The 24 order may include the allocation of costs between the parties. 25 The order is subject to review by the department which review 26 shall be the final agency action. 27 Sec. 2000. Section 327D.53, Code 2023, is amended to read 28 as follows: 29 327D.53 Division of joint rates. 30 Before the adoption of the rates, the department shall 31 notify the railroad corporations interested in the schedule of 32 joint rates fixed, and give them a reasonable time to agree 33 -1158- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1158/ 1541
H.F. 662 upon a division of the charges provided. If the corporations 34 fail to agree upon a division, and to notify the department 35 of their agreement, the department shall, after a hearing 1 conducted by the department of inspections , and appeals , and 2 licensing , decide the rates, taking into consideration the 3 value of terminal facilities and all the circumstances of 4 the haul, and the division so determined by it is, in all 5 controversies or actions between the railroad corporations 6 interested, prima facie evidence of a just and reasonable 7 division. 8 Sec. 2001. Section 327D.83, Code 2023, is amended to read 9 as follows: 10 327D.83 Rate hearing. 11 If a schedule is filed with the department stating a rate, 12 the department may, either upon complaint or upon its own 13 motion, request the department of inspections , and appeals , and 14 licensing to conduct a hearing concerning the propriety of the 15 rate. 16 Sec. 2002. Section 327D.85, Code 2023, is amended to read 17 as follows: 18 327D.85 Rate proposal —— review. 19 At the hearing the department of inspections , and appeals , 20 and licensing shall propose the rates on the schedule, in whole 21 or in part, or others in lieu thereof, which the department 22 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing finds are just and 23 reasonable rates. The action of the department of inspections , 24 and appeals , and licensing is subject to review by the state 25 department of transportation. The decision of the state 26 department of transportation is the final agency action. 27 Sec. 2003. Section 327D.89, Code 2023, is amended to read 28 as follows: 29 327D.89 Complaint of violation. 30 When a person complains to the department that the rate 31 charged or published by a railway corporation, or the maximum 32 rate fixed by law, is unreasonably high or discriminating, 33 -1159- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1159/ 1541
H.F. 662 the department may investigate the matter, and request the 34 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to 35 conduct a hearing. The department of inspections , and appeals , 1 and licensing shall give the parties notice of the time and 2 place of the hearing. 3 Sec. 2004. Section 327D.90, Code 2023, is amended to read 4 as follows: 5 327D.90 Hearing —— evidence. 6 At the time of the hearing the department of inspections , and 7 appeals , and licensing shall receive any evidence and listen 8 to any arguments presented by either party relevant to the 9 matter under investigation, and the burden of proof is not 10 upon the person making the complaint. The complainant shall 11 add to the showing made at the hearing whatever information 12 the complainant then has, or can obtain from any source. 13 The department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing 14 shall propose just and reasonable rates, which may be adopted 15 in whole or in part or modified as the state department of 16 transportation determines. 17 Sec. 2005. Section 327D.128, Code 2023, is amended to read 18 as follows: 19 327D.128 Weighing —— disagreement. 20 If a railroad corporation and the owner, consignor, 21 or consignee of car lots of bulk commodities cannot reach 22 agreement relative to the weighing of the commodities, appeal 23 may be made to the state department of transportation. The 24 state department of transportation, after a hearing by the 25 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , shall 26 issue an order equitable to all parties including but not 27 limited to allocation of costs and specification of the place 28 and manner of weighing. 29 Sec. 2006. Section 327G.12, Code 2023, is amended to read 30 as follows: 31 327G.12 Overhead, underground, or more than one crossing. 32 The owner of land may serve upon the railroad corporation 33 -1160- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1160/ 1541
H.F. 662 a request in writing for more than one private crossing, or 34 for an overhead or underground crossing, accompanied by a plat 35 of the owner’s land designating the location and character 1 of crossing desired. If the railroad corporation refuses or 2 neglects to comply within thirty days of a written request, 3 the owner of the land may make written application to the 4 department to determine the owner’s rights. The department 5 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , after notice to 6 the railroad corporation, shall hear the application and all 7 objections to the application, and make an order which is 8 reasonable and just, and if it requires the railroad company to 9 construct any crossing or roadway, fix the time for compliance 10 with the order and apportion the costs as appropriate. The 11 order of the department of inspections , and appeals , and 12 licensing is subject to review by the state department of 13 transportation. The decision of the state department of 14 transportation is the final agency action. 15 Sec. 2007. Section 327G.16, Code 2023, is amended to read 16 as follows: 17 327G.16 Disagreement —— application —— notice. 18 If the persons specified in section 327G.15 cannot reach 19 an agreement, either party may make written application to 20 the department requesting resolution of the disagreement. 21 The department shall request the department of inspections , 22 and appeals , and licensing to set a date for hearing. The 23 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall 24 give ten days’ written notice of the hearing date. 25 Sec. 2008. Section 327G.17, Code 2023, is amended to read 26 as follows: 27 327G.17 Hearing —— order. 28 1. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 29 licensing shall hear the evidence of each party to the 30 controversy and shall make an order, which may include, 31 pursuant to chapters 6A and 6B , authority to condemn, resolving 32 the controversy. The order shall include the portion of the 33 -1161- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1161/ 1541
H.F. 662 expense to be paid by each party to the controversy. In 34 determining what portion of the expense shall be paid by 35 each party, the department of inspections , and appeals , and 1 licensing may consider the ratio of the benefits accruing to 2 the railroad or the governmental unit or both, to the general 3 public use and benefit. 4 2. The order of the department of inspections , and appeals , 5 and licensing is subject to review by the state department 6 of transportation. The decision of the state department of 7 transportation is the final agency action. 8 Sec. 2009. Section 327G.31, Code 2023, is amended to read 9 as follows: 10 327G.31 Disagreement resolved. 11 If a railroad corporation and the jurisdiction having 12 authority cannot reach agreement on grade crossing surface 13 repair and maintenance, either party may appeal to the 14 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing if prior 15 to disagreement both parties have filed a statement with the 16 state department of transportation to the effect that they have 17 entered into negotiations on grade crossing surface repair 18 and maintenance of a particular crossing. The department of 19 inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall resolve the 20 dispute in the manner provided in sections 327G.16 and 327G.17 , 21 except for the allocation of costs. 22 Sec. 2010. Section 327G.32, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 23 are amended to read as follows: 24 3. Other portions of this section notwithstanding, a 25 political subdivision may pass an ordinance regulating the 26 length of time a specific crossing may be blocked if the 27 political subdivision demonstrates that an ordinance is 28 necessary for public safety or convenience. If an ordinance 29 is passed, the political subdivision shall, within thirty days 30 of the effective date of the ordinance, notify the department 31 and the railroad corporation using the crossing affected by the 32 ordinance. The ordinance does not become effective unless the 33 -1162- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1162/ 1541
H.F. 662 department and the railroad corporation are notified within 34 thirty days. The ordinance becomes effective thirty days 35 after notification unless a person files an objection to the 1 ordinance with the department. If an objection is filed the 2 department shall notify the department of inspections , and 3 appeals , and licensing which shall hold a hearing. After 4 a hearing by the department of inspections , and appeals , 5 and licensing , the state department of transportation may 6 disapprove the ordinance if public safety or convenience 7 does not require the ordinance. The decision of the state 8 department of transportation is final agency action. The 9 ordinance approved by the political subdivision is prima facie 10 evidence that the ordinance is adopted to preserve public 11 safety or convenience. 12 4. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 13 licensing when considering rebuttal evidence shall weigh the 14 benefits accruing to the political subdivision as they affect 15 the general public use compared to the burden placed on the 16 railroad operation. Public safety or convenience may include, 17 but is not limited to, high traffic density at a specific 18 crossing of a main artery or interference with the flow of 19 authorized emergency vehicles. 20 Sec. 2011. Section 327G.62, Code 2023, is amended to read 21 as follows: 22 327G.62 Controversies —— hearing —— order —— review. 23 When a disagreement arises between a railroad corporation, 24 its grantee, or its successor in interest, and the owner, 25 lessee, or licensee of a building or other improvement, 26 including trackage, used for receiving, storing, transporting, 27 or manufacturing an article of commerce transported or to 28 be transported, situated on a present or former railroad 29 right-of-way or on land owned or controlled by the railroad 30 corporation, its grantee, or its successor in interest, as 31 to the terms and conditions on which the article is to be 32 continued or removed, the railway corporation, its grantee, or 33 -1163- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1163/ 1541
H.F. 662 its successor in interest, or the owner, lessee, or licensee 34 may make written application to the department. The department 35 shall notify the department of inspections , and appeals , and 1 licensing which shall hear and determine the controversy and 2 make an order which is just and equitable between the parties. 3 That order is subject to review by the state department of 4 transportation. The decision of the state department of 5 transportation is final agency action. 6 Sec. 2012. Section 327G.65, Code 2023, is amended to read 7 as follows: 8 327G.65 Cost of construction. 9 The railroad corporation may require the person primarily to 10 be served to pay the legitimate cost and expense of acquiring, 11 by condemnation or purchase, the necessary right-of-way for the 12 spur track and of constructing it, as determined in separate 13 items by the department. Except as provided in section 14 327G.66 , the total cost as ascertained by the department 15 shall be deposited with the railroad corporation before it is 16 required to incur expense. If an agreement cannot be reached, 17 the question shall be referred to the department which may, 18 after a hearing conducted by the department of inspections , and 19 appeals , and licensing , issue an order. 20 Sec. 2013. Section 327G.78, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. Subject to section 6A.16 and 327G.77 , when a railroad 23 corporation, its trustee, or its successor in interest has 24 interests in real property adjacent to a railroad right-of-way 25 that are abandoned by order of the surface transportation 26 board, reorganization court, bankruptcy court, or the 27 department, or when a railroad corporation, its trustee, or 28 its successor in interest seeks to sell its interests in 29 that property under any other circumstance, the railroad 30 corporation, its trustee, or its successor in interest shall 31 extend a written offer to sell at a fair market value price to 32 the persons holding leases, licenses, or permits upon those 33 -1164- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1164/ 1541
H.F. 662 properties, allowing sixty days from the time of receipt for a 34 written response. If a disagreement arises between the parties 35 concerning the price or other terms of the sale transaction, 1 either or both parties may make written application to the 2 department to resolve the disagreement. The application shall 3 be made within sixty days from the time an initial written 4 response is served upon the railroad corporation, trustee, 5 or successor in interest by the person wishing to purchase 6 the property. The department shall notify the department of 7 inspections , and appeals , and licensing which shall hear the 8 controversy and make a final determination of the fair market 9 value of the property and the other terms of the transaction 10 which were in dispute, within ninety days after the application 11 is filed. The determination is subject to review by the 12 department and the department’s decision is the final agency 13 action. All correspondence shall be by certified mail. 14 Sec. 2014. Section 327G.79, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 15 are amended to read as follows: 16 1. The department of inspections and appeals’ , appeals, and 17 licensing’s determination and order shall be just and equitable 18 and, in the case of the determination of the fair market value 19 of the property, shall be based in part upon at least three 20 independent appraisals prepared by certified appraisers. Each 21 party shall select one appraiser and each appraisal shall be 22 paid for by the party for whom the appraisal is prepared. 23 The two appraisers shall select a third appraiser and the 24 costs of this appraisal shall be divided equally between the 25 parties. If the appraisers selected by the parties cannot 26 agree on selection of a third appraiser, the state department 27 of transportation shall appoint a third appraiser and the costs 28 of this appraisal shall be divided equally between the parties. 29 2. The department of inspections and appeals’ , appeals, and 30 licensing’s determination and order is final for the purpose 31 of administrative review to the district court as provided in 32 chapter 17A . The district court’s scope of review shall be 33 -1165- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1165/ 1541
H.F. 662 confined to whether there is substantial evidence to support 34 the department of inspections and appeals’ , appeals, and 35 licensing’s determination and order. 1 Sec. 2015. Section 331.324, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 e. Cooperate with the workers’ compensation commissioner and 4 comply with requirements imposed upon counties under chapters 5 86 chapter 10A, subchapter III, and chapter 87 . 6 Sec. 2016. Section 331.394, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 7 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 c. The county or region that received the notification, 9 as applicable, shall respond to the party that provided 10 the notification within forty-five days of receiving the 11 notification. If the parties cannot agree to a settlement as 12 to the person’s residency status within ninety days of the 13 date of notification, on motion of any of the parties, the 14 matter shall be referred to the department of inspections , 15 and appeals , and licensing for a contested case hearing under 16 chapter 17A before an administrative law judge assigned in 17 accordance with section 10A.801 to determine the person’s 18 residency status. 19 Sec. 2017. Section 331.394, subsection 5, paragraph d, 20 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 (1) The administrative law judge’s determination of the 22 person’s residency status shall be considered final agency 23 action, notwithstanding contrary provisions of section 17A.15 . 24 The party that does not prevail in the determination or 25 subsequent judicial review is liable for costs associated with 26 the proceeding, including reimbursement of the department of 27 inspections and appeals’ , appeals, and licensing’s actual costs 28 associated with the administrative proceeding. Judicial review 29 of the determination may be sought in accordance with section 30 17A.19 . 31 Sec. 2018. Section 331.394, subsection 6, paragraph c, Code 32 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 -1166- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1166/ 1541
H.F. 662 c. The department, county, or region that received the 34 notification, as applicable, shall respond to the party 35 that provided the notification within forty-five days of 1 receiving the notification. If the parties cannot agree to a 2 settlement as to the dispute within ninety days of the date of 3 notification, on motion of any of the parties, the matter shall 4 be referred to the department of inspections , and appeals , and 5 licensing for a contested case hearing under chapter 17A before 6 an administrative law judge assigned in accordance with section 7 10A.801 to determine facts and issue a decision to resolve the 8 dispute. 9 Sec. 2019. Section 331.394, subsection 6, paragraph d, 10 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 (1) The administrative law judge’s decision is a final 12 agency action, notwithstanding contrary provisions of section 13 17A.15 . The party that does not prevail in the decision or 14 subsequent judicial review is liable for costs associated with 15 the proceeding, including reimbursement of the department of 16 inspections and appeals’ , appeals, and licensing’s actual 17 costs associated with the administrative proceeding. Judicial 18 review of the decision may be sought in accordance with section 19 17A.19 . 20 Sec. 2020. Section 331.653, subsection 10, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 10. Cooperate with the division of labor services of the 23 department of workforce development inspections, appeals, and 24 licensing in the enforcement of child labor laws as provided 25 in section 92.22 . 26 Sec. 2021. Section 331.756, subsections 16 and 55, Code 27 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 16. Institute legal proceedings against persons who 29 violate laws administered by the division of labor services 30 of the department of workforce development under chapter 10A, 31 subchapter II, as provided in section 91.11 10A.210 . 32 55. Make a written report to the department of inspections , 33 -1167- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1167/ 1541
H.F. 662 and appeals , and licensing within fifteen days of the end of 34 each calendar quarter of the amount of funds which were owed to 35 the state for indigent defense services and which were recouped 1 pursuant to subsection 5 . 2 Sec. 2022. Section 423.3, subsection 18, paragraph a, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 a. Residential care facilities and intermediate care 5 facilities for persons with an intellectual disability and 6 residential care facilities for persons with mental illness 7 licensed by the department of inspections , and appeals , and 8 licensing under chapter 135C . 9 Sec. 2023. Section 425.28, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 4. In addition to the sharing of information under 12 subsection 3 , the department of human services may release 13 information pertaining to a person’s eligibility or claim 14 for or receipt of rent reimbursement to an employee of the 15 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing in the 16 employee’s official conduct of an audit or investigation. 17 Sec. 2024. Section 453A.2, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 6. If a county or a city has not assessed a penalty pursuant 20 to section 453A.22, subsection 2 , for a violation of subsection 21 1 , within sixty days of the adjudication of the violation, 22 the matter shall be transferred to and be the exclusive 23 responsibility of the alcoholic beverages division of the 24 department of commerce. Following transfer of the matter, if 25 the violation is contested, the alcoholic beverages division 26 of the department of commerce shall request an administrative 27 hearing before an administrative law judge, assigned by the 28 division of administrative hearings of the department of 29 inspections , and appeals , and licensing in accordance with 30 the provisions of section 10A.801 , to adjudicate the matter 31 pursuant to chapter 17A . 32 Sec. 2025. Section 455B.135, Code 2023, is amended to read 33 -1168- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1168/ 1541
H.F. 662 as follows: 34 455B.135 Limit on authority. 35 Nothing contained in this subchapter II or chapter 459, 1 subchapter II , shall be deemed to grant to the department or 2 the director any authority or jurisdiction with respect to 3 air pollution existing solely within residences; or solely 4 within commercial and industrial plants, works, or shops under 5 the jurisdiction of chapters chapter 10A, subchapter II, and 6 chapter 88 and 91 ; or to affect the relations between employers 7 and employees with respect to, or arising out of, any condition 8 of air pollution. 9 Sec. 2026. Section 455B.145, subsection 2, paragraphs b and 10 c, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 11 b. The director shall promptly investigate the application 12 and approve or disapprove the application. The director may 13 conduct a public hearing before action is taken to approve or 14 disapprove. If the director disapproves issuing a certificate, 15 the political subdivision may appeal the action to the 16 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing . At the 17 hearing on appeal, the department of inspections , and appeals , 18 and licensing shall decide whether the local program is 19 substantially consistent with the provisions of this subchapter 20 II , or rules adopted under this subchapter II , and whether the 21 local program is being enforced. The burden of proof shall be 22 upon the political subdivision. 23 c. If the director determines at any time that a local air 24 pollution program is being conducted in a manner inconsistent 25 with the substantive provisions of this subchapter II or the 26 rules adopted under this subchapter II , the director shall 27 notify the political subdivision, citing the deviations 28 from the acceptable standards and the corrective measures 29 to be completed within a reasonable amount of time. If the 30 corrective measures are not implemented as prescribed, the 31 director shall suspend in whole or in part the certificate of 32 acceptance of such political subdivision and shall administer 33 -1169- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1169/ 1541
H.F. 662 the regulatory provisions of this subchapter II in whole or in 34 part within the political subdivision until the appropriate 35 standards are met. Upon receipt of evidence that necessary 1 corrective action has been taken, the director shall reinstate 2 the suspended certificate of acceptance, and the political 3 subdivision shall resume the administration of the local air 4 pollution control program within its jurisdiction. In cases 5 where the certificate of acceptance is suspended, the political 6 subdivision may appeal the suspension to the department of 7 inspections , and appeals , and licensing . 8 Sec. 2027. Section 455B.271, subsection 2, unnumbered 9 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 Subject to appeal to the department of inspections , and 11 appeals , and licensing , a permit may be modified or canceled by 12 the director if any of the following occur: 13 Sec. 2028. Section 455B.390, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 1. Hazardous conditions existing solely within and which 16 will probably continue to exist solely within commercial and 17 industrial plants, works, or shops under the jurisdiction of 18 chapters chapter 10A, subchapter II, and chapter 88 and 91 . 19 Sec. 2029. Section 515B.5, subsection 2, paragraph h, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 h. Request that all future payments of workers’ compensation 22 weekly benefits, medical expenses, or other payments under 23 chapter 10A, subchapter III, chapter 85 , 85A , 85B , 86 , or 87 24 be commuted to a present lump sum and upon the payment of 25 which, either to the claimant or to a licensed insurer for 26 purchase of an annuity or other periodic payment plan for the 27 benefit of the claimant, the employer and the association shall 28 be discharged from all further liability for the workers’ 29 compensation claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of 30 section 85.45 , any future payment of medical expenses, weekly 31 compensation benefits, or other payment by the association 32 under this chapter pursuant to chapter 10A, subchapter III, 33 -1170- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1170/ 1541
H.F. 662 chapter 85 , 85A , 85B , 86 , or 87 , is deemed an undue expense, 34 hardship, or inconvenience upon the employer for purposes of 35 a full commutation pursuant to section 85.45, subsection 1 , 1 paragraph “b” , and the workers’ compensation commissioner shall 2 fix the lump sum of the probable future medical expenses and 3 weekly compensation benefits capitalized at their present value 4 upon the basis of interest at the rate provided in section 5 535.3 for court judgments and decrees. 6 Sec. 2030. Section 524.208, Code 2023, is amended to read 7 as follows: 8 524.208 Examiners and other employees. 9 The superintendent may appoint examiners and other 10 employees, including for the banking division’s internal 11 information technology group, as the superintendent deems 12 necessary to the proper discharge of the duties imposed upon 13 the superintendent by the laws of this state. Pay plans shall 14 be established for employees, other than clerical employees or 15 employees of the professional licensing and regulation bureau 16 of the banking division , who examine the accounts and affairs 17 of state banks and who examine the accounts and affairs of 18 other persons, subject to supervision and regulation by the 19 superintendent, which are substantially equivalent to those 20 paid by the federal deposit insurance corporation and other 21 federal supervisory agencies in this area of the United States. 22 Sec. 2031. Section 524.211, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 5. An employee of the banking division, other than the 25 superintendent or a member of the state banking council or one 26 of the boards in the professional licensing and regulation 27 bureau of the division , shall not perform any services for, and 28 shall not be a shareholder, member, partner, owner, director, 29 officer, or employee of, any enterprise, person, or affiliate 30 subject to the regulatory purview of the banking division. 31 Sec. 2032. Section 542B.22, Code 2023, is amended to read 32 as follows: 33 -1171- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1171/ 1541
H.F. 662 542B.22 Procedure. 34 Proceedings for any action under section 542B.21 shall be 35 begun by filing with the board written charges against the 1 accused. Upon the filing of charges the board may request 2 the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to 3 conduct an investigation into the charges. The department 4 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall report its 5 findings to the board, and the board shall designate a time 6 and place for a hearing, and shall notify the accused of this 7 action and furnish the accused a copy of all charges at least 8 thirty days prior to the date of the hearing. The accused has 9 the right to appear personally or by counsel, to cross-examine 10 witnesses, and to produce witnesses in defense. 11 Sec. 2033. Section 543C.4, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 12 are amended to read as follows: 13 1. The commission may request the department of 14 inspections , and appeals , and licensing to conduct an 15 investigation and inspection to be made of any subdivided land 16 proposed to be offered for sale or lease in this state pursuant 17 to this chapter . The department of inspections , and appeals , 18 and licensing shall make a report of its findings. 19 2. If an inspection is to be made of subdivided land 20 situated outside of this state and offered for sale in this 21 state, the inspection as authorized by subsection 1 shall 22 be made by the department of inspections , and appeals , 23 and licensing at the expense of the subdivider. After the 24 application required by section 543C.2 is filed and after 25 the filing fee required by section 543C.8 is received, the 26 commission may decide whether an inspection pursuant to this 27 subsection is to be made. If the commission requires an 28 inspection, the department of inspections , and appeals , and 29 licensing shall so notify the subdivider and the subdivider 30 shall remit to the department an amount equivalent to the 31 round trip cost of travel from this state to the location 32 of the project, as estimated by the department and a further 33 -1172- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1172/ 1541
H.F. 662 amount estimated to be necessary to cover the additional 34 expenses of inspection but not to exceed fifty dollars a day 35 for each day incurred in the inspection. The costs of any 1 subsequent inspections deemed necessary shall be paid for by 2 the subdivider. At the completion of an inspection trip the 3 department shall furnish the subdivider a statement as to the 4 costs of the inspection trip, and if the costs are less than 5 the amount advanced by the subdivider to the department, the 6 remaining balance shall be refunded to the subdivider. 7 Sec. 2034. Section 544B.16, Code 2023, is amended to read 8 as follows: 9 544B.16 Complaints —— procedure. 10 A person may file a complaint with the board against a 11 professional landscape architect or the board may initiate 12 a complaint. Unless the complaint is dismissed by the 13 board as unfounded or trivial, the board may request the 14 department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing to 15 conduct an investigation into the complaint. The department 16 of inspections , and appeals , and licensing shall report its 17 findings to the board, and the board shall hold a hearing 18 within sixty days after the date on which the complaint is 19 filed. The board shall fix the time and place for such hearing 20 and shall cause a copy of the complaint, together with a notice 21 of the time and place fixed for the hearing, to be served on 22 the accused at least thirty days before the date fixed for the 23 hearing. Where personal service cannot be effected, service 24 may be effected by publication. At such hearing, the accused 25 shall have the right to appear personally or by counsel, to 26 cross-examine witnesses against the accused, and to produce 27 evidence and witnesses in defense. After the hearing, the 28 board may suspend or revoke the certificate of licensure. The 29 board may restore the certificate of licensure to any person 30 whose certificate of licensure has been revoked. Application 31 for the restoration of a certificate of licensure shall be made 32 in such manner, form, and content as the board may prescribe. 33 -1173- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1173/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2035. Section 546.2, subsection 6, unnumbered 34 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 Each division is responsible for policymaking and 1 enforcement duties assigned to the division under the law. 2 Except as provided in section 546.10, subsection 3 : 3 Sec. 2036. Section 546.3, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 1. The banking division shall regulate and supervise banks 6 under chapter 524 , debt management licensees under chapter 7 533A , money services under chapter 533C , delayed deposit 8 services under chapter 533D , mortgage bankers and brokers 9 under chapter 535B , regulated loan companies under chapter 10 536 , and industrial loan companies under chapter 536A , real 11 estate appraisers under chapter 543D , and appraisal management 12 companies under chapter 543E , and shall perform other duties 13 assigned to the division by law. The division is headed by the 14 superintendent of banking who is appointed pursuant to section 15 524.201 . The state banking council shall render advice within 16 the division when requested by the superintendent. 17 Sec. 2037. Section 600.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 2. “Investigator” means a natural person who is certified or 20 approved by the department of human services, after inspection 21 by the department of inspections , and appeals , and licensing , 22 as being capable of conducting an investigation under section 23 600.8 . 24 Sec. 2038. Section 600A.2, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 5. “Certified adoption investigator” means a person who is 27 certified and approved by the department of human services, 28 after inspection by the department of inspections , and appeals , 29 and licensing , as being capable of conducting an investigation 30 under section 600.8 . 31 Sec. 2039. Section 626.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1174- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1174/ 1541
H.F. 662 626.29 Distress warrant by director of revenue, director of 34 inspections , and appeals , and licensing , or director of workforce 35 development. 1 In the service of a distress warrant issued by the director 2 of revenue for the collection of taxes administered by or debts 3 to be collected by the department of revenue, in the service of 4 a distress warrant issued by the director of inspections , and 5 appeals , and licensing for the collection of overpayment debts 6 owed to the department of human services, or in the service of 7 a distress warrant issued by the director of the department of 8 workforce development for the collection of employment security 9 contributions, the property of the taxpayer or the employer in 10 the possession of another, or debts due the taxpayer or the 11 employer, may be reached by garnishment. 12 Sec. 2040. Section 626.30, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 626.30 Expiration or return of distress warrant. 15 Proceedings by garnishment under a distress warrant issued 16 by the director of revenue or the director of inspections , and 17 appeals , and licensing shall not be affected by the expiration 18 or return of the warrant. 19 Sec. 2041. Section 626.31, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 626.31 Return of garnishment —— action docketed —— distress 22 action. 23 Where parties have been garnished under a distress 24 warrant issued by the director of revenue or the director of 25 inspections , and appeals , and licensing , the officer shall make 26 return thereof to the court in the county where the garnishee 27 lives, if the garnishee lives in Iowa, otherwise in the county 28 where the taxpayer resides, if the taxpayer lives in Iowa; 29 and if neither the garnishee nor the taxpayer lives in Iowa, 30 then to the district court in Polk county, Iowa; the officer 31 shall make return in the same manner as a return is made on 32 a garnishment made under a writ of execution so far as they 33 -1175- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1175/ 1541
H.F. 662 relate to garnishments, and the clerk of the district court 34 shall docket an action thereon without fee the same as if a 35 judgment had been recovered against the taxpayer in the county 1 where the return is made, an execution issued thereon, and 2 garnishment made thereunder, and thereafter the proceedings 3 shall conform to proceedings in garnishment under attachments 4 as nearly as may be. The warrant shall be considered in all 5 respects as a final judgment. 6 Sec. 2042. Section 626.76, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 626.76 Labor commissioner Department of inspections, appeals, 9 and licensing director to represent. 10 The labor commissioner, appointed pursuant to section 11 91.2 director of the department of inspections, appeals, 12 and licensing , may, at the labor commissioner’s director’s 13 discretion, represent laborers or employees seeking payment for 14 labor or wage claims from the receiver, trustee, or assignee, 15 or the court, or the person charged with the property, in 16 accordance with and subject to the provisions of sections 17 626.69 and 626.71 . 18 Sec. 2043. Section 724.21A, subsections 1 and 6, Code 2023, 19 are amended to read as follows: 20 1. In any case where the sheriff or the commissioner of 21 public safety denies an application for or suspends or revokes 22 a permit to carry weapons or a permit to acquire pistols 23 or revolvers, the sheriff or commissioner shall provide a 24 written statement of the reasons for the denial, suspension, or 25 revocation and the applicant or permit holder shall have the 26 right to appeal the denial, suspension, or revocation to an 27 administrative law judge in the department of inspections , and 28 appeals , and licensing within thirty days of receiving written 29 notice of the denial, suspension, or revocation. 30 6. The department of inspections , and appeals , and 31 licensing shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as 32 necessary to carry out the provisions of this section . 33 -1176- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1176/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2044. Section 729.6, subsection 9, paragraph a, Code 34 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 a. Investigating a workers’ compensation claim under chapter 1 10A, subchapter III, and chapters 85 , 85A , and 85B , and 86 . 2 Sec. 2045. Section 815.11, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. Costs incurred for legal representation by a 5 court-appointed attorney under chapter 229A , 665 , 822 , or 908 , 6 or section 232.141, subsection 3 , paragraph “d” , or section 7 598.23A , 600A.6B , 814.9 , 814.10 , 814.11 , 815.4 , 815.7 , or 8 815.10 on behalf of an indigent shall be paid from moneys 9 appropriated by the general assembly to the office of the state 10 public defender in the department of inspections , and appeals , 11 and licensing and deposited in an account to be known as the 12 indigent defense fund, except as provided in subsection 2 . 13 Costs incurred representing an indigent defendant in a contempt 14 action, representing an indigent juvenile in a juvenile court 15 proceeding, or representing a person pursuant to section 13B.13 16 are also payable from the fund. However, costs incurred in any 17 administrative proceeding or in any other proceeding under this 18 chapter or chapter 598 , 600 , 600A , 633 , 633A , 814 , or 915 or 19 other provisions of the Code or administrative rules are not 20 payable from the fund. 21 Sec. 2046. Section 915.83, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 4. Request from the department of human services, the 24 department of workforce development and its , the division 25 of workers’ compensation of the department of inspections, 26 appeals, and licensing , the department of public safety, the 27 county sheriff departments, the municipal police departments, 28 the county attorneys, or other public authorities or agencies 29 reasonable assistance or data necessary to administer the crime 30 victim compensation program. 31 Sec. 2047. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1064, section 16, 32 subsection 4, is amended to read as follows: 33 -1177- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1177/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. Priority. In the case of multiple claims to payments 34 filed under this section , priority shall be given to claims 35 filed by the child support recovery unit or the foster care 1 recovery unit, next priority shall be given to claims filed 2 by the clerk of the district court, next priority shall be 3 given to claims filed by the investigations division of the 4 department of inspections , and appeals, and licensing relating 5 to investigations by the department, next priority shall be 6 given to claims that will be deposited into the state general 7 fund, and last priority shall be given to claims filed by other 8 public agencies. In the case of multiple claims in which the 9 priority is not otherwise provided by this subsection , priority 10 shall be determined in accordance with rules to be established 11 by the department. 12 Sec. 2048. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 13 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 14 transfers: 15 a. Section 92.1 to section 92.1A. 16 b. Section 92.1B to section 92.1. 17 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 18 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 19 enactment of this section. 20 Sec. 2049. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. The following takes 21 effect on the effective date of the rules adopted by the 22 department of revenue pursuant to chapter 17A implementing 2020 23 Iowa Acts, chapter 1064, other than transitional rules: 24 The section of this division of this Act amending 2020 Iowa 25 Acts, chapter 1064. 26 DIVISION IV 27 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 28 Sec. 2050. Section 6B.18, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 3. In case of condemnation proceedings instituted by the 31 state department of transportation, when the owner appeals from 32 the assessment made, such notice of appeal shall be served upon 33 -1178- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1178/ 1541
H.F. 662 the attorney general , or the department general counsel to 34 the state department of transportation, or the chief highway 35 engineer for the department. 1 Sec. 2051. Section 8A.412, subsection 11, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 11. Professional employees under the supervision of the 4 attorney general, the state public defender, the secretary 5 of state, the auditor of state, the treasurer of state, and 6 the public employment relations board. However, employees of 7 the consumer advocate division of the department of justice, 8 other than the consumer advocate, and administrative law judges 9 appointed or employed by the public employment relations board 10 are subject to the merit system. 11 Sec. 2052. Section 13.2, subsection 1, paragraphs b and o, 12 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 13 b. Prosecute and defend in any other court or tribunal, 14 all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in which the 15 state may be a party or interested, when, in the attorney 16 general’s judgment, the interest of the state requires such 17 action, or when requested to do so by the governor, executive 18 council, or general assembly. The attorney general may 19 prosecute a criminal proceeding on behalf of the state even if 20 a county attorney does not request the attorney general to act 21 as a county attorney in a proceeding under section 331.754, 22 subsection 7. 23 o. Submit a report by January 15 of each year to the 24 co-chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 25 subcommittee on the justice system, to the executive council, 26 and to the legislative services agency detailing the amount of 27 annual money receipts generated by each settlement or judgment 28 in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars collected 29 pursuant to legal proceedings under chapters 455B , 553 , and 714 30 all money settlement awards and court money awards that were 31 awarded to the state of Iowa . The report shall include the 32 name of the civil or criminal case involved, the specify the 33 -1179- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1179/ 1541
H.F. 662 parties to each settlement or court proceeding, any court of 34 jurisdiction, the settlement amount, the state’s share of the 35 settlement amount, the name of the fund in which the receipts 1 were deposited, and the planned use of the moneys. 2 Sec. 2053. Section 13.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 13.4 Assistant and deputy attorneys general. 5 The attorney general may appoint a first assistant chief 6 deputy attorney general and such other deputy and assistant 7 attorneys general as may be authorized by law, who shall devote 8 their entire time to the duties of their positions. The deputy 9 and assistant attorneys general shall, subject to the direction 10 of the attorney general, have the same power and authority as 11 the attorney general. 12 Sec. 2054. Section 13.6, Code 2023, is amended by striking 13 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 14 13.6 Agency reimbursement for legal services. 15 The attorney general may charge departments, agencies, and 16 other state governmental entities for the cost of performing 17 legal services for the department, agency, or governmental 18 entity. Upon request of the attorney general, a department 19 or agency shall provide and equip a suitable office for an 20 assistant attorney general or other staff providing legal 21 services exclusively for that department or agency. 22 Sec. 2055. Section 13.7, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 1. Compensation shall not be allowed to any person for 25 services as an attorney or counselor to an executive department 26 of the state government, or the head of an executive department 27 of state government, or to a state board or commission A 28 department, agency, or other state governmental entity shall 29 not contract for legal services to be provided by a private 30 attorney unless authorized by the executive council under 31 this section or section 13.3 . However, the The executive 32 council may authorize employment of legal assistance, at a 33 -1180- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1180/ 1541
H.F. 662 reasonable compensation, in a pending action or proceeding to 34 protect the interests of the state, but only upon a sufficient 35 showing, in writing, made by the attorney general, that the 1 department of justice cannot for reasons stated by the attorney 2 general perform the service. The reasons and action of the 3 executive council shall be entered upon its records. If the 4 attorney general determines that the department of justice 5 cannot perform legal service in an action or proceeding, 6 the executive council shall request the department involved 7 in the action or proceeding to recommend legal counsel to 8 represent the department. If the attorney general concurs with 9 the department that the person recommended is qualified and 10 suitable to represent the department, the person recommended 11 shall be employed. If the attorney general does not concur 12 in the recommendation, the department shall submit a new 13 recommendation. This subsection does not affect the general 14 counsel for the utilities board of the department of commerce, 15 the legal counsel of the department of workforce development, 16 or the general counsel for the property assessment appeal 17 board. 18 Sec. 2056. Section 13.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 13.9 Salary. 21 The salary of the attorney general shall be as fixed by 22 the general assembly, and the salaries of the first assistant 23 chief deputy attorney general and other deputy and assistant 24 attorneys general shall be such as may be fixed by law. 25 Sec. 2057. Section 13.11, Code 2023, is amended by striking 26 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 27 13.11 Exclusive criminal jurisdiction over election crimes. 28 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 29 attorney general shall have exclusive jurisdiction to prosecute 30 all criminal proceedings under chapter 39A. 31 Sec. 2058. Section 20.4, subsection 9, Code 2023, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 -1181- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1181/ 1541
H.F. 662 9. Persons employed by the state department of justice , 34 except nonsupervisory employees of the consumer advocate 35 division who are employed primarily for the purpose of 1 performing technical analysis of nonlegal issues . 2 Sec. 2059. Section 25.1, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 3 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 The state appeal board shall make a record of the receipt 5 of claims received from the director of the department of 6 management, notify the special assistant attorney general for 7 claims , and deliver a copy to the state official or agency 8 against whom the claim is made, if any. 9 Sec. 2060. Section 25.1, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. The official or agency shall report its recommendations 12 concerning the claim to the special assistant attorney general 13 for claims who, with a view to determining the merits and 14 legality of the claim, shall investigate the claim and report 15 the findings and conclusions of the investigation to the state 16 appeal board. 17 Sec. 2061. Section 25.2, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 18 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 The state appeal board with the recommendation of the 20 special assistant attorney general for claims may approve 21 or reject claims against the state of less than five years 22 involving the following: 23 Sec. 2062. Section 25.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 25.3 Filing with general assembly —— testimony. 26 On the second day after the convening of each regular 27 session of the general assembly, the state appeal board shall 28 file with the clerk of the house of representatives and the 29 secretary of the senate a list of all claims rejected by the 30 state appeal board together with a copy of the report made 31 to it by the special assistant attorney general for claims 32 and its recommendation thereon for each claim, which report 33 -1182- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1182/ 1541
H.F. 662 and recommendation shall be delivered to the claims committee 34 of the house and senate. Any testimony taken by the special 35 assistant attorney general for claims shall be preserved by the 1 state appeal board and made available to the claims committee 2 of the general assembly. 3 Sec. 2063. Section 25.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 25.4 Assistant attorney Attorney general —— salary . 6 The attorney general shall appoint a special assistant 7 attorney general for claims who shall, under the direction of 8 the attorney general, investigate and report on all claims 9 between the state and other parties, which may be referred to 10 the state appeal board, and on any other claims or matters 11 which the state appeal board or the attorney general may 12 direct. 13 Sec. 2064. Section 25.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 25.5 Testimony —— filing with board. 16 The special assistant attorney general for claims shall 17 fully investigate each claim and the facts upon which same 18 is based and may take testimony in the form of affidavits or 19 otherwise, and in connection therewith shall ex officio be 20 empowered to administer oaths, to compel the attendance of 21 witnesses and certify to any district court for contempt. All 22 testimony, affidavits, and other papers in connection with 23 a claim, obtained by the special assistant attorney general 24 for claims in making an investigation shall be filed with the 25 report to the state appeal board. 26 Sec. 2065. Section 25.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 25.6 Claims by state against municipalities. 29 The state appeal board may investigate and collect claims 30 which the state has against municipal or political corporations 31 in the state including counties, cities, townships, and school 32 corporations. The board shall refer any such claim to the 33 -1183- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1183/ 1541
H.F. 662 special assistant attorney general for claims , when the claim 34 has not been promptly paid, and if the special assistant 35 attorney general for claims is not able to collect the full 1 amount of the claim, the special assistant attorney general 2 shall fully investigate and report to the state appeal board 3 findings of fact and conclusions of law, together with any 4 recommendation as to the claim. Thereafter the state appeal 5 board may effect a compromise settlement with the debtor in an 6 amount and under terms as the board deems just and equitable 7 in view of the findings and conclusions reported to it. If 8 the state appeal board is unable to collect a claim in full 9 or effect what it has determined to be a fair compromise, it 10 shall deliver the claim to the attorney general for action 11 as the attorney general shall determine and the special 12 assistant attorney general for claims is specifically charged 13 with carrying out the directions of the attorney general with 14 reference to the claim . When a claim is compromised by the 15 state appeal board, the board shall file with the department 16 of management and the department of administrative services a 17 statement as to the settlement, together with a true copy of 18 the agreement of settlement, and if in settlement an amount 19 less than the face amount is accepted in full, the proper 20 entries shall be made in the books of the department of 21 management, the department of administrative services, and the 22 auditor of state showing the amount of the claim, the amount of 23 the settlement, and the amount charged off. 24 Sec. 2066. Section 39A.6, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 4. Upon issuing a technical infraction, the state 27 commissioner shall immediately inform the attorney general and 28 relevant county attorney if the apparent violation constitutes 29 or may constitute election misconduct under this chapter . 30 Sec. 2067. Section 39A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 39A.7 Election misconduct —— investigation. 33 -1184- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1184/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. The attorney general or county attorney shall 34 investigate allegations of election misconduct reported to the 35 attorney general or county attorney . Election misconduct by an 1 election official shall also be investigated for prosecution 2 under chapter 721 . 3 2. Upon the completion of an investigation required by this 4 section , the attorney general or county attorney shall submit 5 the results of the investigation to the state commissioner and 6 explain whether the attorney general or county attorney will 7 pursue charges. 8 Sec. 2068. Section 48A.41, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. If in the course of an audit under this section the state 11 registrar of voters finds that a commissioner of registration 12 has failed to perform required voter list maintenance, 13 the state registrar of voters shall submit the audit to 14 the relevant county attorney and attorney general within 15 twenty-four hours for investigation of a violation of section 16 39A.3, subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , subparagraph (9), or other 17 provision of law. 18 Sec. 2069. Section 80.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 80.1 Department created. 21 There is hereby created a department of the state government 22 which shall be known and designated as the department of public 23 safety, which shall consist of a commissioner of public safety 24 and of such officers and employees as may be required , one of 25 whom shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in this 26 state . Such attorney shall be an assistant attorney general 27 appointed by the attorney general who shall fix the assistant’s 28 salary. The department shall reimburse the attorney general 29 for the salary and expense of such assistant attorney general 30 and furnish the assistant a suitable office if requested by the 31 attorney general. 32 Sec. 2070. Section 307.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 -1185- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1185/ 1541
H.F. 662 follows: 34 307.23 General Legal counsel. 35 1. The general counsel shall be a special assistant attorney 1 general appointed by the attorney general who shall act as the 2 attorney for the department. The general counsel shall have 3 the following duties and responsibilities It shall be the duty 4 of the attorney general to do all of the following : 5 a. Act as legal advisor to the department, commission , and 6 the director. 7 b. Provide all legal services for the department. 8 2. The attorney general shall appoint additional assistant 9 attorneys general as the director deems necessary to carry 10 out the these duties assigned to the office of the general 11 counsel . The salary of the general counsel shall be fixed by 12 the director, subject to the approval of the attorney general. 13 The director shall provide and furnish a suitable office for 14 the general counsel upon request of the attorney general. 15 Sec. 2071. Section 327C.30, Code 2023, is amended to read 16 as follows: 17 327C.30 Duty of department, general counsel attorney general, 18 and county attorney. 19 When any proceeding has been instituted under sections 20 327C.28 and 327C.29 , the department attorney general counsel 21 shall prosecute the same, and the county attorney of the 22 county in which such proceeding is pending shall render such 23 assistance as the department attorney general counsel may 24 require. 25 Sec. 2072. Section 331.756, subsection 49, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 49. Assist, upon request, the department of 28 transportation’s attorney general counsel in the prosecution of 29 violations of common carrier laws and regulations as provided 30 in section 327C.30 . 31 Sec. 2073. Section 475A.1, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 32 are amended to read as follows: 33 -1186- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1186/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. Appointment. The attorney general shall appoint a 34 competent attorney to the office of consumer advocate, who 35 shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general, subject to 1 confirmation by the senate, no less frequently than once every 2 four years, in accordance with section 2.32 . The consumer 3 advocate is the chief administrator of the consumer advocate 4 division of the department of justice. The advocate’s term of 5 office is for four years. The term begins and ends in the same 6 manner as set forth in section 69.19 . 7 2. Vacancy. If a vacancy occurs in the office of consumer 8 advocate, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in 9 the same manner as an original appointment under the procedures 10 of section 2.32 . 11 Sec. 2074. Section 475A.1, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 12 amended by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 2075. Section 475A.2, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2023, 14 are amended to read as follows: 15 2. Act as attorney for and represent Represent the interests 16 of all consumers generally and the public generally in all 17 proceedings before the utilities board. 18 5. Act as attorney for and represent Represent the 19 interests of all consumers generally and the public generally 20 in proceedings before federal and state agencies and related 21 judicial review proceedings and appeals, at the discretion of 22 the consumer advocate. 23 Sec. 2076. Section 475A.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 2. Employees. The consumer advocate attorney general 26 may employ attorneys, legal assistants, secretaries, clerks, 27 and other employees the consumer advocate finds necessary 28 for the full and efficient discharge of the duties and 29 responsibilities of the office consumer advocate division . The 30 consumer advocate may employ consultants as expert witnesses 31 or technical advisors pursuant to contract as the consumer 32 advocate finds necessary for the full and efficient discharge 33 -1187- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1187/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the duties of the office. Employees of the consumer 34 advocate division, other than the consumer advocate, are 35 subject to merit employment, except as provided in section 1 8A.412 . 2 Sec. 2077. REPEAL. Section 13.5, Code 2023, is repealed. 3 Sec. 2078. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 4 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 5 DIVISION V 6 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 7 CULTURAL AFFAIRS 8 Sec. 2079. Section 7E.5, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 g. The economic development authority, created in section 11 15.105 , which has responsibility for ensuring that the 12 economic development policies of the state are effectively and 13 efficiently carried out , and for managing the state’s interest 14 in the areas of the arts, history, and other cultural matters . 15 Sec. 2080. Section 7E.5, subsection 1, paragraph l, Code 16 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 17 Sec. 2081. Section 8A.412, subsection 14, Code 2023, is 18 amended by striking the subsection. 19 Sec. 2082. Section 15.108, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 c. Coordinate and develop with the department of 22 transportation, the department of natural resources, the 23 department of cultural affairs, the enhance Iowa board, 24 other state agencies, and local and regional entities public 25 interpretation, marketing, and education programs that 26 encourage Iowans and out-of-state visitors to participate in 27 the recreational and leisure opportunities available in Iowa. 28 The authority shall establish and administer a program that 29 helps connect both Iowa residents and residents of other states 30 to new and existing Iowa experiences as a means to enhance the 31 economic, social, and cultural well-being of the state. The 32 program shall include a broad range of new opportunities, both 33 -1188- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1188/ 1541
H.F. 662 rural and urban, including main street destinations, green 34 space initiatives, and artistic and cultural attractions. 35 Sec. 2083. Section 15.108, subsection 5, paragraph l, Code 1 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 2 Sec. 2084. Section 15.108, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 3 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 4 thereof the following: 5 9. Cultural affairs. To develop the state’s interest in 6 the areas of the arts, history, and other cultural matters. To 7 carry out this responsibility, the authority shall: 8 a. Accept, receive, and administer grants or other funds or 9 gifts from public or private agencies, including the federal 10 government, for the authority. 11 b. Administer the Iowa cultural trust, as advised and 12 assisted by the Iowa arts council, as provided in chapter 303A, 13 and do all of the following: 14 (1) Develop and adopt by rule criteria for the issuance 15 of trust fund credits by measuring the efforts of qualified 16 organizations to increase their endowment or other resources 17 for the promotion of the arts, history, or the sciences and 18 humanities in Iowa. For purposes of this paragraph, “qualified 19 organization” means a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization 20 whose primary mission is to promote the arts, history, or the 21 sciences and humanities in Iowa. If the authority determines 22 that a qualified organization has increased the amount of the 23 qualified organization’s endowment and other resources, the 24 authority shall certify the amount of increase in the form of 25 trust fund credits to the treasurer, who shall deposit in the 26 Iowa cultural trust fund, from moneys received for purposes 27 of the trust fund as provided in section 303A.4, subsection 28 2, an amount equal to the trust fund credits. If the amount 29 of the trust fund credits issued by the authority exceeds the 30 amount of moneys available to be deposited in the trust fund as 31 provided in section 303A.4, subsection 2, the outstanding trust 32 fund credits shall not expire but shall be available to draw 33 -1189- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1189/ 1541
H.F. 662 down additional moneys which become available to be deposited 34 in the trust fund as provided in section 303A.4, subsection 2. 35 (2) Develop and implement, in accordance with subchapter 1 II, part 30, a grant application process for grants issued to 2 qualified organizations. 3 (3) Develop and adopt by rule criteria for the approval of 4 Iowa cultural trust grants. The criteria shall include but 5 shall not be limited to the future stability and sustainability 6 of a qualified organization. 7 (4) Compile, in consultation with the Iowa arts council, 8 a list of grant applications recommended for funding in 9 accordance with the amount available for distribution as 10 provided in section 303A.6, subsection 3. The list of 11 recommended grant applications shall be submitted to the Iowa 12 cultural trust board of trustees for approval. 13 (5) Monitor the allocation and use of grant moneys by all 14 qualified organizations to determine whether moneys are used 15 in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph “b” and 16 subchapter II, part 30. The authority shall annually submit 17 a report with the authority’s findings and recommendations to 18 the Iowa cultural trust board of trustees prior to final board 19 action in approving grants for the next succeeding fiscal year. 20 c. Design a comprehensive, statewide, long-range plan with 21 the assistance of the Iowa arts council to develop the arts 22 in Iowa. The authority is designated as the state agency for 23 carrying out the plan. 24 d. By rule, establish advisory groups as necessary for the 25 receipt of federal funds or grants or the administration of any 26 of the authority’s programs. 27 e. Develop and implement fee-based educational programming 28 opportunities, including preschool programs, related to arts, 29 history, and other cultural matters for Iowans of all ages. 30 f. Conduct surveys of existing art and cultural programs 31 and activities within the state, including but not limited to 32 music, theater, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture, and 33 -1190- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1190/ 1541
H.F. 662 allied arts and crafts. The authority shall submit a report 34 on the survey to the governor and to the general assembly no 35 later than ten calendar days after the commencement of each 1 first session of the general assembly recommending appropriate 2 legislation or other action as the authority deem appropriate. 3 g. Establish and administer a film office. The purpose 4 of the film office is to assist legitimate film, television, 5 and video producers in the production of film, television, and 6 video projects in the state, and to increase the fiscal impact 7 on the state’s economy of film, television, and video projects 8 produced in the state. 9 Sec. 2085. Section 15.108, Code 2023, is amended by adding 10 the following new subsection: 11 NEW SUBSECTION . 12. Miscellaneous. To provide other 12 necessary services, the authority shall do all of the 13 following: 14 a. Collect and assemble, or cause to have collected and 15 assembled, all pertinent information available regarding the 16 industrial, agricultural, and public and private recreation 17 and tourism opportunities and possibilities of the state 18 of Iowa, including raw materials and products that may be 19 produced from the raw materials; power and water resources; 20 transportation facilities; available markets; the banking and 21 financing facilities; the availability of industrial sites; the 22 advantages of the state as a whole, and particular sections 23 of the state, as industrial locations; the development of a 24 grain alcohol motor fuel industry and its related products; 25 and other fields of research and study as the board deems 26 necessary. This information shall consider the encouragement 27 of new industrial enterprises in the state and the expansion 28 of industries now existing within the state, and allied fields 29 to those industries. The information shall also consider the 30 changing composition of the Iowa family, the level of poverty 31 among different age groups, and different family structures in 32 Iowa society and their impact on Iowa families. 33 -1191- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1191/ 1541
H.F. 662 b. Apply for, receive, contract for, and expend federal 34 funds and grants, and funds and grants from other sources. 35 c. Except as otherwise provided in sections 8A.110, 260C.14, 1 and 262.9, provide that an inventor whose research is funded 2 in whole or in part by the state shall assign to the state a 3 proportionate part of the inventor’s rights to a letter patent 4 resulting from that research. The state's portion of the 5 royalties or earnings derived from a letter patent shall be 6 paid to the treasurer of state and credited by the treasurer to 7 the general fund of the state. The authority, in conjunction 8 with other state agencies including the board of regents, 9 shall provide incentives to inventors whose research is funded 10 in whole or in part by the state to encourage the inventors 11 to have the invented products produced in the state. The 12 incentives may include the state receiving a smaller portion of 13 the inventor’s royalties or earnings than would otherwise occur 14 under this paragraph or other provisions of law. 15 d. Administer or oversee federal rural economic development 16 programs in the state. 17 e. At the director’s discretion, accept payment by 18 credit card of any fees, interest, penalties, subscriptions, 19 registrations, purchases, or other payments, or any portion of 20 such payments, which are due or collected by the authority. 21 The authority may adjust the amount of the payment to reflect 22 the costs of processing the payment as determined by the 23 treasurer of state. Payment by credit card shall include, in 24 addition to all other charges, any discount charged by the 25 credit card issuer. 26 f. Provide technical assistance to individuals who 27 are pursuing the purchase and operation of employee-owned 28 businesses. 29 g. Administer the Iowa energy center established in section 30 15.120. This paragraph “g” is repealed July 1, 2027. 31 h. Administer the partner state program created in section 32 15.421. 33 -1192- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1192/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2086. Section 15.274, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 15.274 Promotional program for national historic landmarks 1 and cultural and entertainment districts. 2 The economic development authority, in cooperation with 3 the state department of transportation and the department of 4 cultural affairs , shall establish and administer a program 5 designed to promote knowledge of and access to buildings, 6 sites, districts, structures, and objects located in this state 7 that have been designated by the secretary of the interior 8 of the United States as a national historic landmark, unless 9 the national historic landmark is protected under section 10 22.7, subsection 20 , and certified cultural and entertainment 11 districts, as established pursuant to section 303.3B . The 12 program shall be designed to maximize the visibility and 13 visitation of national historic landmarks in this state and 14 buildings, sites, structures, and objects located in certified 15 cultural and entertainment districts, as established pursuant 16 to section 303.3B . Methods used to maximize the visibility and 17 visitation of such locations may include the use of tourism 18 literature, signage on highways, maps of the state and cities, 19 and internet sites. For purposes of this section , “highway” 20 means the same as defined in section 325A.1 . 21 Sec. 2087. Section 99F.11, subsection 4, paragraph d, 22 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 (1) Five hundred twenty thousand dollars is appropriated 24 each fiscal year to the department of cultural affairs economic 25 development authority with one-half of the moneys allocated for 26 operational support grants and the remaining one-half allocated 27 for the community cultural grants program established under 28 section 303.3 . 29 Sec. 2088. Section 103A.45, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 4. Consult with state agencies, including the state 32 fire marshal department of inspections, appeals, and 33 -1193- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1193/ 1541
H.F. 662 licensing and the department of cultural affairs economic 34 development authority , governmental subdivisions, architects, 35 engineers, and others who have knowledge of or interest in the 1 rehabilitation, preservation, restoration, and relocation of 2 historic buildings, with respect to matters relating to the 3 state historic building code. 4 Sec. 2089. Section 303.3, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 5 are amended to read as follows: 6 1. The department authority shall establish a grant program 7 for cities and nonprofit, tax-exempt community organizations 8 for the development of community programs that provide local 9 jobs for Iowa residents and also promote Iowa’s historic, 10 ethnic, and cultural heritages through the development 11 of festivals, music, drama, cultural programs, or tourist 12 attractions. A city or nonprofit, tax-exempt community 13 organization may submit an application to the department 14 authority for review. The department authority shall establish 15 criteria for the review and approval of grant applications. 16 The amount of a grant shall not exceed fifty percent of 17 the cost of the community program. Each application shall 18 include information demonstrating that the city or nonprofit, 19 tax-exempt community organization will provide matching funds 20 of fifty percent of the cost of the program. The matching 21 funds requirement may be met by substituting in-kind services, 22 based on the value of the services, for actual dollars. 23 2. The department authority shall establish a grant program 24 which provides general operating budget support to major, 25 multidisciplined multidisciplinary cultural organizations 26 which that demonstrate cultural and managerial excellence 27 on a continuing basis to the citizens of Iowa. Applicant 28 organizations must be incorporated under chapter 504 , be exempt 29 from federal taxation, and not be attached or affiliated with 30 an educational institution. Eligible organizations shall 31 be operated on a year-round basis and employ at least one 32 full-time, paid professional staff member. The department 33 -1194- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1194/ 1541
H.F. 662 authority shall establish criteria for review and approval 34 of grant applications. Criteria established shall include, 35 but are not limited to, a matching funds requirement. The 1 matching funds requirement shall permit an applicant to meet 2 the matching requirement by demonstrating that the applicant’s 3 budget contains funds, other than state and federal funds, in 4 excess of the grant award. 5 Sec. 2090. Section 303.3A, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 6 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 7 Sec. 2091. Section 303.3A, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 8 are amended to read as follows: 9 2. The department authority shall administer regional 10 conferences and a statewide caucus on arts and cultural 11 enhancement. The purpose of the conferences and caucus is to 12 encourage the development of the arts and culture in the state 13 by in all of the following ways: 14 a. By identifying opportunities for programs involving 15 education, outreach, and enhancement ; by . 16 b. By reviewing possible changes in enhancement program 17 policies, programs, and funding ; and by . 18 c. By making recommendations to the department authority 19 regarding funding allocations and priorities for arts and 20 cultural enhancement. 21 3. a. Every four years beginning in June 2001 2025 , the 22 department authority shall convene a statewide caucus on arts 23 and cultural enhancement. 24 a. b. Prior to the statewide caucus, the department 25 authority shall make arrangements to hold a conference in each 26 of several regions of the state as determined by the Iowa arts 27 council. The department authority shall promote attendance 28 of interested persons at each conference. A designee of 29 the department shall serve as temporary chairperson until 30 persons attending the conference elect a chairperson. The 31 department authority shall provide persons attending the 32 conference with current information regarding cultural programs 33 -1195- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1195/ 1541
H.F. 662 and expenditures. Persons attending the conference shall 34 identify opportunities for programs in the areas of education, 35 outreach, and enhancement, and make recommendations in the 1 form of a resolution. The persons attending the conference 2 shall elect six persons from among the attendees to serve 3 as regional, voting delegates to the statewide caucus. The 4 conference attendees shall elect a chairperson from among the 5 six representatives. Other interested persons are encouraged 6 to attend the statewide caucus as nonvoting attendees. 7 b. c. The department authority shall charge a reasonable 8 fee for attendance at the statewide caucus on arts and cultural 9 enhancement. 10 c. d. A designee of the department authority shall call the 11 statewide caucus to order and serve as temporary chairperson 12 until persons attending the caucus elect a chairperson. 13 Persons attending the caucus shall discuss the recommendations 14 of the regional conferences and decide upon recommendations to 15 be made to the department authority and the general assembly. 16 Elected chairpersons of the regional conferences shall meet 17 with representatives of the department authority and present 18 the recommendations of the caucus. 19 Sec. 2092. Section 303.3B, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 303.3B Cultural and entertainment districts. 22 1. The department of cultural affairs authority shall 23 establish and administer a cultural and entertainment district 24 certification program. The program shall encourage the growth 25 of communities through the development of areas within a city 26 or county for public and private uses related to cultural and 27 entertainment purposes. 28 2. A city or county may create and designate a cultural 29 and entertainment district subject to certification 30 by the department of cultural affairs, in consultation 31 with the economic development authority. A cultural and 32 entertainment district is encouraged to include a unique form 33 -1196- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1196/ 1541
H.F. 662 of transportation within the district and for transportation 34 between the district and recreational trails. A cultural and 35 entertainment district certification shall remain in effect for 1 ten years following the date of certification. Two or more 2 cities or counties may apply jointly for certification of a 3 district that extends across a common boundary. Through the 4 adoption of administrative rules, the department of cultural 5 affairs authority shall develop a certification application 6 for use in the certification process. The provisions of this 7 subsection relating to the adoption of administrative rules 8 shall be construed narrowly. 9 3. The department of cultural affairs authority shall 10 encourage development projects and activities located in 11 certified cultural and entertainment districts through 12 incentives under cultural grant programs pursuant to section 13 303.3 , chapter 303A part 30 , and any other applicable grant 14 programs. 15 Sec. 2093. Section 303.3C, subsection 1, paragraphs a, d, 16 and f, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 17 a. The department of cultural affairs authority shall 18 establish and administer an Iowa great places program for 19 purposes of combining resources of state government in an 20 effort to showcase the unique and authentic qualities of 21 communities, regions, neighborhoods, and districts that 22 make such places exceptional places to work and live. The 23 department of cultural affairs authority shall provide 24 administrative assistance to the Iowa great places board. The 25 department of cultural affairs authority shall coordinate 26 the efforts of the Iowa great places board with the efforts 27 of state agencies participating in the program which shall 28 include , but not be limited to , the economic development 29 authority, the Iowa finance authority, the department of 30 human rights, the department of natural resources, the state 31 department of transportation, and the department of workforce 32 development. 33 -1197- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1197/ 1541
H.F. 662 d. The department of cultural affairs authority shall work 34 in cooperation with the vision Iowa and community attraction 35 and tourism programs enhance Iowa board for purposes of 1 maximizing and leveraging moneys appropriated to identified 2 Iowa great places. 3 f. The department of cultural affairs authority shall 4 account for any funds appropriated from the endowment for 5 Iowa’s health restricted capitals fund for an identified Iowa 6 great place. 7 Sec. 2094. Section 303.3C, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 a. The Iowa great places board is established consisting of 10 twelve members. The board shall be located for administrative 11 purposes within the department of cultural affairs authority 12 and the director shall provide office space, staff assistance, 13 and necessary supplies and equipment for the board. The 14 director shall budget moneys to pay the compensation and 15 expenses of the board. In performing its functions, the board 16 is performing a public function on behalf of the state and is a 17 public instrumentality of the state. 18 Sec. 2095. Section 303.3D, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 19 are amended to read as follows: 20 1. An Iowa great places program fund is created under the 21 authority of the department of cultural affairs . The fund 22 shall consist of appropriations made to the fund and transfers 23 of interest, earnings, and moneys from other funds as provided 24 by law. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest 25 or earnings on investments or time deposits of the moneys in 26 the Iowa great places program fund shall be credited to the 27 Iowa great places program fund. 28 3. In awarding moneys the department of cultural affairs 29 authority shall give consideration to the particular needs of 30 each identified Iowa great place. 31 Sec. 2096. Section 303.3E, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1198- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1198/ 1541
H.F. 662 303.3E Culture, history, and arts teams program. 34 1. The department of cultural affairs authority shall 35 establish and administer a statewide program facilitating the 1 promotion of culture, history, and arts in Iowa. The program’s 2 purpose shall be to encourage cooperation and collaboration 3 among the various state and local organizations working in 4 these areas to improve Iowa’s quality of life. 5 2. The department authority shall implement the program 6 by working with the local organizations to establish local 7 committees. Each committee shall: 8 a. Include representatives from local organizations 9 dedicated to promoting culture, history, and arts. 10 b. Gather and disseminate information on the cultural, 11 historical, and arts opportunities in the regions. 12 c. Enhance communication among the local organizations. 13 d. Assist the staff members of local organizations in 14 obtaining technical and professional training. 15 3. The department authority shall assist local 16 organizations in the delivery of technical services, 17 professional training, and programming opportunities by working 18 with these committees. 19 Sec. 2097. Section 303.20, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 As used in this subchapter of this chapter part , unless the 22 context otherwise requires: 23 Sec. 2098. Section 303.20, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 24 are amended to read as follows: 25 2. “Commission” is the five-person body, elected by the 26 registered voters in the historical preservation district from 27 persons living in the district for the purpose of administering 28 this subchapter of this chapter part . 29 3. “District” means a historical preservation district 30 established under this subchapter of this chapter part . 31 Sec. 2099. Section 303.20, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 32 amended by striking the subsection. 33 -1199- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1199/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2100. Section 303.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 303.21 Petition. 1 1. The eligible voters in an area of asserted historical 2 significance may petition the department authority for a 3 referendum for the establishment of a district. 4 2. The petition must be signed by not less than ten percent 5 of the eligible voters of in the area of asserted historical 6 significance and shall contain both a description of the 7 property suggested for inclusion in the district and the 8 reasons justifying the creation of the district. 9 Sec. 2101. Section 303.22, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 303.22 Action by department the authority . 12 1. The department authority shall hold a hearing not less 13 than thirty days or and not more than sixty days after the 14 petition is received. The department authority shall publish 15 notice of the hearing, at a reasonable time before the hearing 16 is to take place, and shall post notice of the hearing in a 17 reasonable number of places within the suggested district. The 18 cost of notification shall be paid by the persons who petition 19 for the establishment of a district. 20 2. At the hearing the department authority shall hear 21 interested persons, accept written presentations, and shall 22 determine whether the suggested district is an area of 23 historical significance which may properly be established as a 24 historical preservation district pursuant to the provisions of 25 this subchapter of this chapter part . The department authority 26 may determine the boundaries which shall be established for the 27 district. The department authority shall not include property 28 which is not included in the suggested district unless the 29 owner of the property is given an opportunity to be heard. 30 3. The department, if it If the authority determines that 31 the suggested district meets the criteria for establishment 32 as a historical preservation district, the authority shall 33 -1200- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1200/ 1541
H.F. 662 indicate the owners of the property and residents included and 34 shall forward a list of owners and residents to the county 35 commissioner of elections. 1 4. If the department authority determines that the 2 suggested district does not meet the criteria for establishment 3 as a historical preservation district, it the authority shall 4 so notify the petitioners. 5 Sec. 2102. Section 303.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 303.23 Referendum. 8 Within thirty days after the receipt of the list of owners 9 of property and residents within the suggested historical 10 preservation district, the department authority shall fix a 11 date not more than forty-five days from the receipt of the 12 petition seeking a referendum on the question of establishment 13 of a historical preservation district. The department 14 authority , after consultation with the county commissioner of 15 elections, shall specify the polling place within the suggested 16 district that will best serve the convenience of the voters 17 and shall appoint from residents of the proposed district 18 three judges and two clerks of election from residents of the 19 proposed district . 20 Sec. 2103. Section 303.24, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 303.24 Notice. 23 The department authority , after consultation with the county 24 commissioner of elections, shall post notice of the referendum 25 in a reasonable number of places within the suggested district 26 a reasonable time before it the referendum is to take place. 27 The notice shall state the purpose of the referendum, a 28 description of the district, the date of the referendum, the 29 location of the polling place, and the hours when the polls 30 will be open and close . 31 Sec. 2104. Section 303.26, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -1201- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1201/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. Of the initial commission , the person receiving the 34 highest number of votes shall receive serve a five-year term of 35 office, the next highest shall serve a four-year term, the next 1 highest shall serve a three-year term, the next highest shall 2 serve a two-year term, and the fifth highest shall serve a 3 one-year term. Thereafter, an election shall be held annually 4 in the district to elect a member to a five-year term as each 5 term expires. 6 Sec. 2105. Section 303.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 303.29 Use of structures. 9 No A change in the use of any structure or property within 10 a designated historical district shall not be permitted until 11 after an application for a certificate of appropriateness 12 has been submitted to , and been approved by the commission. 13 For purposes of this section “use” means the legal enjoyment 14 of property that consists in its employment, exercise, or 15 practice. 16 Sec. 2106. Section 303.32, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 303.32 Ordinary maintenance and repair. 19 Nothing in this subchapter of this chapter This part shall 20 not be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance or repair 21 of any exterior feature in a district which does not involve a 22 change in design, material or outer appearance, nor to prevent 23 the construction, reconstruction, alteration, restoration 24 or demolition of any such feature which is required by for 25 public safety because of reasons due to an unsafe or dangerous 26 condition. 27 Sec. 2107. Section 303.34, subsections 1 and 4, Code 2023, 28 are amended to read as follows: 29 1. An area of historical significance shall be proposed by 30 the governing body of the city on its the governing body’s own 31 motion or upon the receipt by the governing body of a petition 32 signed by residents of the city. The city shall submit a 33 -1202- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1202/ 1541
H.F. 662 description of the proposed area of historical significance or 34 the petition describing the proposed area, if the proposed area 35 is a result of the receipt of a petition, to the historical 1 division which state historic preservation officer who shall 2 determine if the proposed area meets the criteria in subsection 3 2 and may make recommendations concerning the proposed area. 4 Any recommendations made by the division state historic 5 preservation officer shall be made available by the city to 6 the public for viewing during normal working hours at a city 7 government place of public access. 8 4. An area shall be designated an area of historical 9 significance upon enactment of an ordinance of by the city. 10 Before Prior to enactment of the ordinance or enactment of 11 an amendment to the ordinance is enacted , the governing body 12 of the city shall submit the ordinance or amendment to the 13 historical division state historic preservation officer for its 14 review and recommendations. 15 Sec. 2108. Section 303.87, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 303.87 Duties of Iowa arts council. 18 The Iowa arts council shall : 19 1. Advise the director with respect to policies, programs, 20 and procedures for carrying out the administrator’s functions, 21 duties, or responsibilities. 22 2. Review review programs to be supported and make 23 recommendations on the programs to the director. 24 Sec. 2109. Section 303.88, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 303.88 Administrator’s Authority’s powers and authority . 27 The arts division administrator may authority shall : 28 1. Make and sign any agreements and perform any acts which 29 are necessary, desirable, or proper to carry out the purpose of 30 the division. 31 2. Request and obtain assistance and data from any 32 department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of 33 -1203- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1203/ 1541
H.F. 662 the state. 34 3. Accept any federal funds granted , by Act of Congress or 35 by executive order , for all or any purposes of this subchapter 1 part , and receive and disburse as the official agent of the 2 state any funds made available by the national endowment for 3 the arts. 4 4. 2. Accept gifts, contributions, endowments, bequests, 5 or other moneys available for all or any of the purposes 6 of the division this part . Interest earned on the gifts, 7 contributions, endowments, bequests, or other moneys accepted 8 under this subsection part shall be credited to the fund or 9 funds to which the gifts, contributions, endowments, bequests, 10 or other moneys have been deposited, and is available for all 11 or any of the purposes of the division authority under this 12 part . 13 Sec. 2110. Section 303A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 303A.1 Short title. 16 This chapter part shall be known and may be cited as the 17 “Iowa Cultural Trust Act” . 18 Sec. 2111. Section 303A.3, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 For purposes of this chapter part , unless the context 21 otherwise requires: 22 Sec. 2112. Section 303A.3, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 23 are amended by striking the subsections. 24 Sec. 2113. Section 303A.4, subsections 1, 2, and 4, Code 25 2023, are amended to read as follows: 26 1. The Iowa cultural trust is created as a public body 27 corporate organized for the purposes, with the powers, and 28 subject to the restrictions, set forth in this chapter part . 29 2. An Iowa cultural trust fund is created in the office 30 of the treasurer of state for the purpose of receiving moneys 31 appropriated by the general assembly and any other moneys 32 available to the trust fund due to the issuance of trust fund 33 -1204- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1204/ 1541
H.F. 662 credits by the director as provided in section 303.1A 15.108 , 34 subsection 1 9 , paragraph “f” “b” , subparagraph (1) . 35 4. a. The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of 1 the fund, shall invest moneys in the trust fund, and shall 2 transfer the interest attributable to the investment of trust 3 fund moneys to the grant account created in section 303A.7 . 4 The trust fund’s principal shall not be used or accessed by the 5 department or the board for any purpose. 6 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , for each of the following 7 fiscal years, the treasurer of state shall transfer the 8 following amounts from the principal of the trust fund to the 9 grant account created in section 303A.7 : 10 (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending 11 June 30, 2014, fifty thousand dollars. 12 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending 13 June 30, 2015, fifty thousand dollars. 14 Sec. 2114. Section 303A.5, subsections 1 and 6, Code 2023, 15 are amended to read as follows: 16 1. A board of trustees of the Iowa cultural trust is 17 created. The general responsibility for the proper operation 18 of the trust is vested in the board of trustees, which shall 19 consist of thirteen members as follows: 20 a. Nine public members, five of whom shall be appointed 21 by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. The 22 majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the 23 senate, the speaker of the house, and the minority leader of 24 the house of representatives shall each appoint one public 25 member. A public member of the board appointed in accordance 26 with this section shall not also serve concurrently as a member 27 of the state historical society board of trustees or the Iowa 28 state arts council. 29 b. Four ex officio, nonvoting members, consisting of the 30 treasurer of state or the treasurer’s designee, the director of 31 the department of cultural affairs authority or the director’s 32 designee, the chairperson of the state historical society 33 -1205- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1205/ 1541
H.F. 662 board of trustees elected pursuant to section 303.6 , and the 34 chairperson of the Iowa arts council designated pursuant to 35 section 303.86 . 1 6. The board shall be located for administrative purposes 2 within the department authority . The department authority , 3 subject to approval by the board, shall adopt administrative 4 rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to administer the 5 income derived from the Iowa cultural trust fund and to perform 6 specific powers and duties as provided in section 303A.6 . The 7 director shall budget funds to pay the expenses of the board 8 and administer this chapter part . 9 Sec. 2115. Section 303A.6, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 10 are amended to read as follows: 11 1. Enter into agreements with any qualified organization, 12 the state, or any federal or other state agency, or other 13 entity as required to administer this chapter part . 14 2. Approve or disapprove the grants recommended for 15 approval by the director, in consultation with the Iowa arts 16 council and the state historical society of Iowa, in accordance 17 with section 303.1A 15.108 , subsection 1 9 , paragraph “f” , 18 subparagraph (3) “b” . The board may delete remove any 19 recommendation from the list , but shall not add to or otherwise 20 amend the list of recommended grants. 21 Sec. 2116. Section 306D.2, subsection 1, unnumbered 22 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 The state department of transportation shall prepare a 24 statewide, long-range plan for the protection, enhancement, 25 and identification of highways and secondary roads which pass 26 through unusually scenic areas of the state as identified 27 in section 306D.1 . The department of natural resources, 28 department of the economic development authority , and 29 department of cultural affairs, private organizations, county 30 conservation boards, city park and recreation departments, 31 and the federal agencies having jurisdiction over land in the 32 state shall be encouraged to assist in preparing the plan. The 33 -1206- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1206/ 1541
H.F. 662 plan shall be coordinated with the state’s open space plan 34 if a state open space plan has been approved by the general 35 assembly. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, the 1 following elements: 2 Sec. 2117. Section 321.252, subsection 3, paragraph a, 3 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 (1) The tourist signing committee shall be made up of the 5 directors or their the directors’ designees of the departments 6 of agriculture and land stewardship, natural resources, 7 cultural affairs, and transportation, the director or the 8 director’s designee of the economic development authority, the 9 chairperson or the chairperson’s designee of the Iowa travel 10 council, and a member of the outdoor advertising association 11 of Iowa. The director or the director’s designee of the 12 economic development authority shall be the chairperson of the 13 committee. 14 Sec. 2118. Section 404A.1, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 15 amended by striking the subsection. 16 Sec. 2119. Section 404A.1, subsection 8, paragraph b, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 b. The property meets the physical criteria and standards 19 for rehabilitation established by the department authority by 20 rule. To the extent applicable, the physical standards and 21 criteria shall be consistent with the United States secretary 22 of the interior’s standards for rehabilitation. 23 Sec. 2120. Section 404A.3, subsection 1, paragraphs c and e, 24 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 25 c. The application shall include any information deemed 26 necessary by the authority , in consultation with the 27 department, to evaluate the eligibility under the program 28 of the applicant and the rehabilitation project, the amount 29 of projected qualified rehabilitation expenditures of a 30 rehabilitation project, and the amount and source of all 31 funding for a rehabilitation project. An applicant shall 32 have the burden of proof to demonstrate to the authority that 33 -1207- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1207/ 1541
H.F. 662 the applicant is an eligible taxpayer and the project is a 34 qualified rehabilitation project under the program. 35 e. (1) The authority may charge application and other fees 1 to eligible taxpayers who apply to participate in the program. 2 The amount of such fees shall be determined based on the costs 3 of to the authority and the department associated with of 4 administering the program. 5 (2) Fees collected by the authority pursuant to this 6 paragraph shall be deposited with the authority notwithstanding 7 section 303.9, subsection 1 . 8 (3) A portion of the fees collected shall be directed by the 9 authority to the department. 10 Sec. 2121. Section 404A.3, subsection 3, paragraph b, 11 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 (2) The rehabilitation work to be performed. An eligible 13 taxpayer shall perform the rehabilitation work consistent with 14 the United States secretary of the interior’s standards for 15 rehabilitation, as determined by the department authority . 16 Sec. 2122. Section 404A.3, subsection 4, paragraph c, 17 subparagraph (3), subparagraph division (b), Code 2023, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 (b) “Prohibited activity” means a breach or default under 20 the agreement with the department authority , the violation 21 of any warranty provided by the eligible taxpayer to the 22 department authority or the department of revenue, the claiming 23 of a tax credit issued under this chapter for expenditures that 24 are not qualified rehabilitation expenditures, the violation of 25 any requirements of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to 26 this chapter , misrepresentation, fraud, or any other unlawful 27 act or omission. 28 Sec. 2123. Section 404A.4, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 29 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 c. The amount of a tax credit that was available for 31 approval by the state historical preservation office of the 32 department of cultural affairs under section 404A.4, Code 2014 , 33 -1208- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1208/ 1541
H.F. 662 in a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, but before 34 July 1, 2014, that was required to be allocated to new projects 35 with final qualified rehabilitation costs of five hundred 1 thousand dollars or less, or seven hundred fifty thousand 2 dollars or less, as the case may be, and that was not finally 3 approved by the state historical preservation office, may be 4 awarded under section 404A.3 during the fiscal years beginning 5 on or after July 1, 2014, but before July 1, 2016. 6 Sec. 2124. Section 404A.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 404A.6 Rules. 9 The authority , department, and the department of revenue 10 shall each adopt rules as necessary for the administration of 11 this chapter . 12 Sec. 2125. Section 427.16, subsection 15, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 15. The department of cultural affairs economic development 15 authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 16 administer this section . 17 Sec. 2126. Section 465A.2, subsection 1, paragraph b, 18 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 Prepare a statewide, long-range plan for the acquisition 21 and protection of significant open space lands throughout 22 the state as identified in section 465A.1 . The department 23 of transportation, department of the economic development 24 authority , and department of cultural affairs, private 25 organizations, county conservation boards, city park and 26 recreation departments, and the federal agencies with lands in 27 the state shall be directly involved in preparing the plan. 28 The plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following 29 elements: 30 Sec. 2127. Section 465B.2, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 a. The state department of transportation may enter 33 -1209- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1209/ 1541
H.F. 662 into contracts for the preparation of the trails plan. The 34 department shall involve the department of natural resources , 35 and the Iowa department of economic development , and the 1 department of cultural affairs authority in the preparation of 2 the plan. The recommendations and comments of organizations 3 representing different types of trail users and others with 4 interests in this program shall also be incorporated in the 5 preparation of the trails plan and shall be submitted with the 6 plan to the general assembly. The plan shall be submitted to 7 the general assembly no later than January 15, 1988. Existing 8 trail projects involving acquisition or development may receive 9 funding prior to the completion of the trails plan. 10 Sec. 2128. Section 465B.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 465B.3 Involvement of other agencies. 13 The department of natural resources , and the economic 14 development authority , and the department of cultural 15 affairs shall assist the state department of transportation 16 in developing the statewide plan for recreation trails, in 17 acquiring property, and in the development, promotion, and 18 management of recreation trails. 19 Sec. 2129. REPEAL. Sections 303.1, 303.1A, 303.2, and 20 303.95, Code 2023, are repealed. 21 Sec. 2130. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 22 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 23 transfers: 24 a. Section 303.3 to section 15.436. 25 b. Section 303.3A to section 15.437. 26 c. Section 303.3B to section 15.438. 27 d. Section 303.3C to section 15.439. 28 e. Section 303.3D to section 15.440. 29 f. Section 303.3E to section 15.441. 30 g. Section 303.20 to section 15.445. 31 h. Section 303.21 to section 15.446. 32 i. Section 303.22 to section 15.447. 33 -1210- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1210/ 1541
H.F. 662 j. Section 303.23 to section 15.448. 34 k. Section 303.24 to section 15.449. 35 l. Section 303.25 to section 15.450. 1 m. Section 303.26 to section 15.451. 2 n. Section 303.27 to section 15.452. 3 o. Section 303.28 to section 15.453. 4 p. Section 303.29 to section 15.454. 5 q. Section 303.30 to section 15.455. 6 r. Section 303.31 to section 15.456. 7 s. Section 303.32 to section 15.457. 8 t. Section 303.33 to section 15.458. 9 u. Section 303.34 to section 15.459. 10 v. Section 303.86 to section 15.465. 11 w. Section 303.87 to section 15.466. 12 x. Section 303.88 to section 15.467. 13 y. Section 303.89 to section 15.470. 14 z. Section 303A.1 to section 15.476. 15 aa. Section 303A.2 to section 15.477. 16 ab. Section 303A.3 to section 15.478. 17 ac. Section 303A.4 to section 15.479. 18 ad. Section 303A.5 to section 15.480. 19 ae. Section 303A.6 to section 15.481. 20 af. Section 303A.7 to section 15.482. 21 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 22 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 23 enactment of this section. 24 3. The Code editor shall designate the following new parts 25 in subchapter II of chapter 15: 26 a. Sections 15.436 through 15.441 as part 26. 27 b. Sections 15.445 through 15.459 as part 27. 28 c. Sections 15.465 through 15.467 as part 28. 29 d. Section 15.470 as part 29. 30 e. Sections 15.476 through 15.482 as part 30. 31 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER 32 Sec. 2131. NEW SECTION . 15.121 State historic preservation 33 -1211- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1211/ 1541
H.F. 662 officer. 34 1. The director shall appoint and the governor shall certify 35 the state historic preservation officer pursuant to federal 1 requirements. The recommendations and decisions of the state 2 historic preservation officer shall be subject to the review 3 and approval of the director of the economic development 4 authority. 5 2. The state historic preservation officer shall conduct 6 historic preservation activities pursuant to federal and 7 state requirements, including but not limited to all of the 8 following: 9 a. Identifying and documenting historic properties. 10 b. Preparing and maintaining a state register of historic 11 places, including those listed on the national register of 12 historic places. 13 c. Conducting historic preservation activities pursuant to 14 federal and state requirements. 15 d. Publishing matters of historical value to the public, 16 and pursuing historical, architectural, and archaeological 17 research and development which may include but are not 18 limited to continuing surveys, excavation, scientific 19 recording, interpretation, and publication of the historical, 20 architectural, archaeological, and cultural sites, buildings, 21 and structures in the state. 22 3. Pursuant to section 103A.42, the state historic 23 preservation officer, in response to an adequately documented 24 request, shall issue an opinion stating whether a property is 25 either included in or appears to meet criteria for inclusion in 26 the national register of historic places. 27 4. Pursuant to section 303.16, subsection 6, paragraph “h” , 28 the state historic preservation officer must approve a city or 29 county government as a certified local government prior to a 30 grant or loan fund award to the city or county government for a 31 project in the historic preservation category. 32 5. Pursuant to section 303.18, the state historic 33 -1212- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1212/ 1541
H.F. 662 preservation officer shall require that a rural electric 34 cooperative or a municipal utility that is constructing an 35 electric distribution and transmission facility for which it is 1 receiving federal funding conduct an archeological site survey. 2 6. Pursuant to section 427.16, subsections 4 and 12, the 3 state historic preservation officer shall be responsible 4 for approving applications for certified substantial 5 rehabilitation. 6 Sec. 2132. Section 457A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 457A.1 Acquisition by other than condemnation. 9 The department of natural resources, soil and water 10 conservation districts as provided in chapter 161A , the 11 historical division of the department of cultural affairs 12 state historic preservation officer , the state archaeologist 13 appointed by the state board of regents pursuant to section 14 263B.1 , any county conservation board, and any city or agency 15 of a city may acquire by purchase, gift, contract, or other 16 voluntary means, but not by eminent domain, conservation 17 easements in land to preserve scenic beauty, wildlife 18 habitat, riparian lands, wetlands, or forests; promote outdoor 19 recreation, agriculture, soil or water conservation, or open 20 space; or otherwise conserve for the benefit of the public the 21 natural beauty, natural and cultural resources, and public 22 recreation facilities of the state. 23 Sec. 2133. Section 470.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 470.5 Exceptions. 26 This chapter does not apply to buildings used on January 1, 27 1980 , by the division of adult corrections of the department 28 of human services as maximum security detention facilities or 29 to the renovation of property nominated to, or entered in the 30 national register of historic places, designated by statute, or 31 included in an established list of historic places compiled by 32 the historical division of the department of cultural affairs 33 -1213- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1213/ 1541
H.F. 662 state historic preservation officer . 34 Sec. 2134. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 35 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 1 transfer: 2 Section 303.18 to section 15.122. 3 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 4 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 5 enactment of this section. 6 IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY 7 Sec. 2135. Section 7C.4A, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 b. However, at any time during the calendar year the 10 executive director of the Iowa finance authority may determine 11 that a lesser amount need be allocated to the Iowa finance 12 authority and on that date this lesser amount shall be the 13 amount allocated to the authority and the excess shall be 14 allocated under subsection 7 . 15 Sec. 2136. Section 15.106C, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 1. a. The operations of the authority shall be administered 18 by a director who shall be appointed by the governor, subject 19 to confirmation by the senate, and who shall serve for a 20 four-year term beginning and ending as provided in section 21 69.19 at the pleasure of the governor . An appointment by the 22 governor to fill a vacancy in the office of the director shall 23 be for the balance of the unexpired four-year term. 24 b. The director of the economic development authority 25 under paragraph “a” shall also serve as the director of, and 26 administer the operations of, the Iowa finance authority 27 pursuant to section 16.6. 28 Sec. 2137. Section 16.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 29 following new subsection: 30 NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. “Director” means the director of the 31 economic development authority who also serves as the director 32 of, and administers the operations of, the Iowa finance 33 -1214- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1214/ 1541
H.F. 662 authority pursuant to section 15.106C, subsection 1, paragraph 34 “b” . 35 Sec. 2138. Section 16.1, subsection 9, Code 2023, is amended 1 by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 2139. Section 16.1A, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 5. The board may, by resolution, delegate to the 5 agricultural development board, title guaranty division 6 board, executive director, or other authority employee such 7 of its powers, under such terms and conditions, as it deems 8 appropriate. 9 Sec. 2140. Section 16.2, subsections 6 and 8, Code 2023, are 10 amended to read as follows: 11 6. Members of the authority and the executive director shall 12 give bond as required for public officers in chapter 64 . 13 8. Members shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson 14 annually, and other officers as they the members determine, 15 but and the executive director shall serve as secretary to the 16 authority. 17 Sec. 2141. Section 16.2A, subsections 1, 5, and 7, Code 18 2023, are amended to read as follows: 19 1. A title guaranty division is created within the 20 authority. The division may also be referred to as Iowa title 21 guaranty. The powers of the division relating to the issuance 22 of title guaranties are vested in and shall be exercised by a 23 title guaranty division board of five members appointed by the 24 governor subject to confirmation by the senate. The membership 25 of the title guaranty division board shall include an attorney, 26 an abstractor, a real estate broker, a representative of a 27 lending institution that engages in mortgage lending, and 28 a representative of the housing development industry. The 29 executive director of the authority shall appoint an attorney 30 as director of the title guaranty division, who shall serve 31 as an ex officio member of the title guaranty division board. 32 The appointment of and compensation for the division director 33 -1215- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1215/ 1541
H.F. 662 are exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, 34 subchapter IV . 35 5. Members of the title guaranty division board and the 1 director of the title guaranty division shall give bond as 2 required for public officers in chapter 64 . 3 7. Members shall elect a chair and vice chair annually and 4 other officers as they the members determine. The executive 5 director or the executive director’s designee shall serve as 6 secretary to the title guaranty division board. 7 Sec. 2142. Section 16.2B, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 2. The agricultural development division shall be 10 administered in accordance with the policies of the 11 agricultural development board created in section 16.2C . 12 The executive director of the authority may organize the 13 agricultural development division and employ necessary 14 qualified personnel to administer subchapter VIII . 15 Sec. 2143. Section 16.2C, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 3. The agricultural development board consists of five 18 members appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by 19 the senate. The executive director of the authority or the 20 executive director’s designee shall serve as an ex officio, 21 nonvoting member. 22 Sec. 2144. Section 16.2C, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 c. The appointed members shall elect a chairperson and vice 25 chairperson annually, and other officers as they the members 26 determine. The executive director of the authority or the 27 executive director’s designee shall serve as secretary to the 28 board. 29 Sec. 2145. Section 16.2D, subsection 2, paragraph b, 30 subparagraph (8), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 (8) The executive director of the Iowa finance authority or 32 the executive director’s designee. 33 -1216- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1216/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2146. Section 16.5, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 1 authority may elect whether to utilize any or all of the goods 2 or services available from other state agencies in the conduct 3 of its affairs. Departments, boards, commissions, or other 4 agencies of the state shall provide reasonable assistance and 5 services to the authority upon the request of the executive 6 director. 7 Sec. 2147. Section 16.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 16.6 Executive director Director —— responsibilities. 10 1. The governor, subject to confirmation by the senate, 11 shall appoint an executive director of the authority, who 12 shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The executive 13 director shall be selected primarily for administrative 14 ability and knowledge in the field, without regard to political 15 affiliation. The director of the economic development 16 authority shall also serve as the director of, and administer 17 the operations of, the authority pursuant to section 15.106C, 18 subsection 1, paragraph “b” . The executive director shall not, 19 directly or indirectly, exert influence to induce any other 20 officers or employees of the state to adopt a political view, 21 or to favor a political candidate for office. 22 2. The executive director shall advise the authority on 23 matters relating to housing and housing finance, carry out 24 all directives from the authority, and hire and supervise the 25 authority’s staff pursuant to its the authority’s directions. 26 All employees of the authority are exempt from the merit system 27 provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV . 28 3. The executive director, as secretary of the authority, 29 shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and 30 shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed 31 with the authority and of its minute book and seal. The 32 executive director shall have authority to cause to be made 33 -1217- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1217/ 1541
H.F. 662 copies of all minutes and other records and documents of the 34 authority and to give certificates under the seal of the 35 authority to the effect that such copies are true copies and 1 all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such 2 certificates. 3 4. The executive director may establish administrative 4 divisions within the authority in order to most efficiently 5 and effectively carry out the authority’s responsibilities, 6 provided that any creation or modification of authority 7 divisions be established only after consultation with the board 8 of the authority. 9 Sec. 2148. Section 16.13, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. If a member or employee of the authority other than the 12 executive director of the authority has an interest, either 13 direct or indirect, in a contract to which the authority is, 14 or is to be, a party, or in a mortgage lender requesting a loan 15 from, or offering to sell mortgage loans to, the authority, 16 the interest shall be disclosed to the authority in writing 17 and shall be set forth in the minutes of the authority. The 18 member or employee having the interest shall not participate 19 in any action of the authority with respect to that contract 20 or mortgage lender. 21 Sec. 2149. Section 16.13, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 22 are amended to read as follows: 23 3. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the 24 right of a member, officer, or employee of the authority to 25 acquire an interest in bonds or notes of the authority or to 26 limit the right of a member, officer, or employee other than 27 the executive director to have an interest in a financial 28 institution, including a lending institution, in which the 29 funds of the authority are, or are to be, deposited or which 30 is, or is to be, acting as trustee or paying agent under a trust 31 indenture to which the authority is a party. 32 4. The executive director shall not have an interest in 33 -1218- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1218/ 1541
H.F. 662 a financial institution, including a lending institution, in 34 which the funds of the authority are, or are to be, deposited 35 or which is, or is to be, acting as trustee or paying agent 1 under a trust indenture to which the authority is a party. The 2 executive director shall not receive, in addition to fixed 3 salary or compensation, any money or valuable thing, either 4 directly or indirectly, or through any substantial interest 5 in any other corporation or business unit, for negotiating, 6 procuring, recommending, or aiding in any purchase or sale 7 of property, or loan, made by the authority, nor shall the 8 executive director be pecuniarily interested, either as 9 principal, coprincipal, agent, or beneficiary, either directly 10 or indirectly, or through any substantial interest in any other 11 corporation or business unit, in any such purchase, sale, or 12 loan. 13 Sec. 2150. Section 16.57A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 2. Notwithstanding section 8.39 , and any other law to 16 the contrary, with the prior written consent and approval of 17 the governor, the executive director of the authority may 18 transfer any unobligated and unencumbered moneys in any fund 19 created pursuant to section 16.5, subsection 1 , paragraph “s” , 20 for deposit in the disaster recovery housing assistance fund 21 created in section 16.57B . The prior written consent and 22 approval of the director of the department of management shall 23 not be required to transfer the unobligated and unencumbered 24 moneys. 25 Sec. 2151. Section 16.134, subsection 9, paragraph b, 26 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 (3) The executive director of the authority or the executive 28 director’s designee. 29 Sec. 2152. Section 16.134, subsection 10, paragraph a, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. A water quality financing review committee is created 32 consisting of the secretary of agriculture or the secretary’s 33 -1219- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1219/ 1541
H.F. 662 designee, the executive director of the authority or the 34 executive director’s designee, and the director of the 35 department of natural resources or the director’s designee. 1 Sec. 2153. Section 257C.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 257C.7 Staff. 4 The executive director and staff of the Iowa finance 5 authority, pursuant to chapter 16 , shall also serve as 6 executive director and staff of the advance funding authority, 7 respectively. The executive director shall not, directly or 8 indirectly, exert influence to induce any other officers or 9 employees of the state to adopt a political view, or to favor a 10 political candidate for office. 11 Sec. 2154. Section 257C.12, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 12 are amended to read as follows: 13 1. If a member or employee other than the executive 14 director of the authority has an interest, either direct or 15 indirect, in a contract to which the authority is or is to be 16 a party, the interest shall be disclosed to the authority in 17 writing and shall be set forth in the minutes of a meeting 18 of the authority. The member having the interest shall 19 not participate in action by the board with respect to that 20 contract. 21 3. The executive director shall not have an interest in 22 a bank or other financial institution in which the funds of 23 the authority are deposited or which is acting as trustee or 24 paying agent under a trust indenture to which the authority is 25 a party. The executive director shall not receive, in addition 26 to fixed salary or compensation, any money or valuable thing, 27 either directly or indirectly, or through any substantial 28 interest in any other corporation or business unit, for 29 negotiating, procuring, recommending, or aiding in any loan 30 made by the authority, nor shall the executive director be 31 pecuniarily interested, either as principal, co-principal, 32 agent, or beneficiary, either directly or indirectly or through 33 -1220- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1220/ 1541
H.F. 662 any substantial interest in any other corporation or business 34 unit, in any loan. 35 Sec. 2155. Section 418.5, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 f. The executive director of the Iowa finance authority or 3 the executive director’s designee. 4 Sec. 2156. Section 466B.3, subsection 4, paragraph j, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 j. The executive director of the Iowa finance authority or 7 the executive director’s designee. 8 DIVISION VI 9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY —— PARTNER STATE PROGRAM 10 Sec. 2157. NEW SECTION . 15.421 Partner state program. 11 1. a. A partner state program is created which shall be 12 administered by the authority. The purpose of the partner 13 state program is to establish and maintain relationships 14 between the state and foreign countries, provinces, states, 15 regions, oblasts, municipalities, districts, divisions, 16 counties, prefectures, towns, cities, villages, boroughs, 17 and any other similar political subdivisions to facilitate 18 mutually beneficial exchanges, collaboration, and cooperation 19 with regard to agriculture, culture, education, manufacturing, 20 science and technology, sports and recreation, tourism, and the 21 arts. 22 b. A partner state relationship must be formalized in a 23 partner state agreement approved by the governor. 24 c. A partner state agreement may be modified or terminated 25 only with the approval of the governor. 26 2. a. A partner state program fund is created in the state 27 treasury under the control of the authority and consisting of 28 any moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly 29 and any other moneys available and obtained or accepted by the 30 authority for placement in the fund. The fund shall be used 31 to administer the partner state program. The authority shall 32 use any moneys specifically appropriated for purposes of this 33 -1221- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1221/ 1541
H.F. 662 section only for the purposes of this section. 34 b. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest 35 or earnings on moneys in the fund shall accrue to the 1 authority and shall be used for purposes of this section. 2 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the end of 3 each fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund but shall 4 remain in the fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years. 5 Sec. 2158. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 6 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 7 Sec. 2159. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 8 to all of the following: 9 1. Sister state agreements entered into by the state before 10 the effective date of this division of this Act including 11 agreements with the following: 12 a. China, Hebei Province. 13 b. Italy, Veneto Region. 14 c. Japan, Yamanashi Prefecture. 15 d. Republic of Kosovo. 16 e. Mexico, Yucatan. 17 f. Taiwan. 18 g. Ukraine, Cherkasy Oblast. 19 2. Partner state agreement entered into by the state on or 20 after the effective date of this division of this Act. 21 DIVISION VII 22 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD 23 Sec. 2160. Section 7E.6, subsection 5, Code 2023, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 5. Any position of membership on the board of parole, the 26 public employment relations board, the utilities board, the 27 employment appeal board, and the property assessment appeal 28 board shall be compensated as otherwise provided in law. 29 Sec. 2161. Section 20.1, subsection 2, paragraph g, Code 30 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 31 Sec. 2162. Section 20.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1222- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1222/ 1541
H.F. 662 20.5 Public employment relations board. 34 1. There is established a board to be known as the “Public 35 Employment Relations Board”. 1 a. The board shall consist of three members appointed by the 2 governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. In selecting 3 the members of the board, consideration shall be given to 4 their knowledge, ability, and experience in the field of 5 labor-management relations. No more than two members shall be 6 of the same political affiliation , and no member shall engage 7 in any political activity while holding office and the members 8 shall devote full time to their duties . 9 b. The members shall be appointed for staggered terms of 10 four years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19 . 11 c. The member first appointed for a term of four years shall 12 serve as chairperson and each of the member’s successors shall 13 also serve as chairperson. 14 d. Any vacancy occurring shall be filled in the same manner 15 as regular appointments are made. 16 2. The governor shall appoint an executive director of the 17 board, subject to confirmation by the senate, who shall serve 18 at the pleasure of the governor. The executive director shall 19 serve as the executive officer of the board. In selecting 20 the executive director, consideration shall be given to the 21 person’s knowledge, ability, and experience in the field of 22 labor-management relations. The governor shall set the salary 23 of the executive director within the applicable salary range 24 established by the general assembly. 25 2. 3. The board may employ such persons as are necessary 26 for the performance of its functions. Personnel of the board 27 shall be employed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 8A, 28 subchapter IV . 29 3. 4. The chairperson and the remaining two members 30 shall be compensated as provided in section 7E.6, subsection 31 5 . Members of the board and employees of the board shall 32 be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in 33 -1223- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1223/ 1541
H.F. 662 the performance of their duties and may be entitled to per 34 diem compensation as authorized under section 7E.6 . All 35 expenses and salaries shall be paid from appropriations for 1 such purposes and the board shall be subject to the budget 2 requirements of chapter 8 . 3 5. The board shall meet at least quarterly and at the call 4 of the chairperson. 5 Sec. 2163. Section 20.6, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 1. Administer the provisions of this chapter and delegate 8 the powers and duties of the board to the executive director or 9 persons employed by the board, as appropriate . 10 Sec. 2164. Section 20.11, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 5. The board’s review of proposed decisions and the 13 rehearing or judicial review of final decisions is governed by 14 the provisions of chapter 17A . 15 Sec. 2165. Section 20.13, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 16 amended by striking the subsection. 17 Sec. 2166. NEW SECTION . 20.34 Judicial review. 18 Notwithstanding chapter 17A, in a petition for judicial 19 review of a decision of the board in a contested case under 20 this chapter, the opposing party shall be named the respondent, 21 and the board shall not be named as a respondent. Judicial 22 review of agency action by the board under this chapter is not 23 subject to chapter 17A. 24 DIVISION VIII 25 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 26 Sec. 2167. Section 16.57B, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 4. Registration required. To be considered for a forgivable 29 loan or grant under the program, a homeowner or renter must 30 register for the disaster case management advocacy program 31 established pursuant to section 29C.20B . The disaster case 32 manager may refer the homeowner or renter to the appropriate 33 -1224- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1224/ 1541
H.F. 662 local program administrator. 34 Sec. 2168. Section 29C.8, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 1. The department of homeland security and emergency 2 management shall be under the management of a director who 3 shall be appointed by the governor , subject to confirmation 4 by the senate, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the 5 governor . 6 Sec. 2169. Section 29C.20A, subsections 2, 4, and 5, Code 7 2023, are amended to read as follows: 8 2. The grant funds shall be administered by the department 9 of human services . The department shall adopt rules to create 10 the Iowa disaster aid individual assistance grant program. The 11 rules shall specify the eligibility of applicants and eligible 12 items for grant funding. The executive council shall use 13 grant funds to reimburse the department of human services for 14 its actual expenses associated with the administration of the 15 grants. The department of human services may implement an 16 ongoing contract with a provider or providers of a statewide 17 program with local offices throughout the state to serve as the 18 local administrative entity for the grant program so that the 19 program can be implemented with minimal delay when a disaster 20 occurs in a local area. The rules adopted by the department 21 of human services for the program shall include but are not 22 limited to all of the following: 23 a. If a local administrative entity is under contract with 24 the state to provide other services or is implementing a state 25 or federal program and the contract contains a sufficient 26 surety bond or other adequate financial responsibility 27 provision, the department shall accept the existing surety 28 bond or financial responsibility provision in lieu of applying 29 a new or additional surety bond or financial responsibility 30 requirement. 31 b. If the president of the United States has declared a 32 major disaster to exist in this state and federal aid is made 33 -1225- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1225/ 1541
H.F. 662 available to provide assistance grants to individuals similar 34 to that provided by the Iowa disaster aid individual assistance 35 grant program, the Iowa program shall be discontinued. 1 c. Authorization for the local administrative entity to draw 2 grant funding to pay valid claims on at least a weekly basis. 3 4. A recipient of grant funding shall receive reimbursement 4 for expenses upon presenting a receipt for an eligible expense 5 or shall receive a voucher through a voucher system developed 6 by the department of human services and administered locally 7 within the designated disaster area. A voucher system shall 8 ensure sufficient data collection to discourage and prevent 9 fraud. The department shall consult with long-term disaster 10 recovery committees and disaster recovery case management 11 committees in developing a voucher system. 12 5. The department of human services shall submit an annual 13 report, by January 1 of each year, to the legislative fiscal 14 committee and the general assembly’s standing committees on 15 government oversight concerning the activities of the grant 16 program in the previous fiscal year. 17 Sec. 2170. Section 29C.20B, Code 2023, is amended to read 18 as follows: 19 29C.20B Disaster case management advocacy grant fund and 20 program. 21 1. a. A disaster case management advocacy grant fund is 22 created in the state treasury for the use of the executive 23 council. Moneys in the fund shall be expended if grants are 24 awarded pursuant to section 29C.20A available following the 25 governor’s proclamation of a state of disaster emergency or the 26 declaration of a major disaster by the president of the United 27 States. 28 b. The executive council may make financial grants to 29 meet disaster-related case management advocacy needs of 30 disaster-affected individuals. The aggregate total of grants 31 awarded shall not be more than one million dollars during a 32 fiscal year. However, within the same fiscal year, additional 33 -1226- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1226/ 1541
H.F. 662 funds may be specifically authorized by the executive council 34 to meet additional needs. Upon request of the department of 35 human services , the executive council may make available up to 1 one hundred thousand dollars, or so much as is necessary, for 2 contract entity staff support and case management training. 3 c. The department of human services shall work with the 4 department of homeland security and emergency management 5 and, as selected by the department of human services, a 6 representative representatives of selected nonprofit, 7 voluntary, and faith-based organizations active in disaster 8 recovery and response to establish a statewide system of 9 disaster case management advocacy to be activated following 10 the governor’s proclamation of a disaster emergency or the 11 declaration of a major disaster by the president of the United 12 States for individual assistance purposes. 13 2. The department of human services shall administer 14 disaster case management advocacy grants. The department 15 of human services, in conjunction with the department of 16 homeland security and emergency management, shall establish 17 a disaster case management advocacy program and adopt rules 18 pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to administer the program. 19 The executive council shall use grant moneys to reimburse the 20 department of human services for actual expenses associated 21 with the administration of the grants. Under the program, the 22 department of human services shall coordinate case management 23 advocacy services locally through one or more contracted 24 entities. The department of human services shall may implement 25 an ongoing contract with a provider of a statewide program 26 with local offices throughout the state to serve as the 27 local administrative entity for the grant program to allow 28 implementation of the program with minimal delay if grants are 29 awarded pursuant to section 29C.20A following a governor’s 30 proclamation of a state of disaster emergency or a declaration 31 of a major disaster by the president of the United States. 32 3. The department of human services, in conjunction with the 33 -1227- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1227/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of homeland security and emergency management and 34 a representative in consultation with representatives of the 35 Iowa voluntary organizations active in disaster, shall adopt 1 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to create coordination mechanisms 2 and standards for the establishment and implementation of 3 a statewide system of disaster case management advocacy . 4 The rules adopted by the department of human services for 5 the program shall include but are not limited to all of the 6 following: 7 a. If a local administrative entity is under contract with 8 the state to provide other services or is implementing a state 9 or federal program and the contract contains a sufficient 10 surety bond or other adequate financial responsibility 11 provisions, the department shall accept the existing surety 12 bond or financial responsibility provisions in lieu of applying 13 a new or additional surety bond or financial responsibility 14 requirement. 15 b. Authorization for the local administrative entity to draw 16 down grant funding to pay valid claims on at least a weekly 17 basis. 18 c. Disaster case management advocacy standards. 19 d. Disaster case management advocacy policies. 20 e. Reporting requirements. 21 f. Eligibility criteria. 22 g. Coordination mechanisms necessary to carry out the 23 services provided. 24 h. Development of formal working relationships with agencies 25 and creation of interagency agreements for those considered to 26 provide disaster case management advocacy services. 27 i. Establishment of nonduplication of benefits policies and 28 mechanisms for the exchange of information between agencies to 29 ensure compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability 30 and Accountability Act of 1996 , Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 31 1936 (1996) . 32 j. Referral to all known available services for individuals 33 -1228- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1228/ 1541
H.F. 662 from multiple agencies in coordinated service locations. 34 4. By January 1 of each year, the department of human 35 services shall submit an annual written report to the 1 legislative fiscal committee and the general assembly’s 2 standing committees on government oversight concerning the 3 activities of the grant program during the previous fiscal 4 year. 5 DIVISION IX 6 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 7 Sec. 2171. Section 7E.5, subsection 1, paragraph v, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 v. The department of veterans affairs . However, the 10 commission of veterans affairs created in section 35A.2 shall 11 have created in section 35A.4, which has primary responsibility 12 for state veterans affairs. 13 Sec. 2172. Section 11.5B, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 7. Iowa veterans home Department of veterans affairs . 16 Sec. 2173. Section 16.2D, subsection 2, paragraph b, 17 subparagraph (9), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 (9) The director commandant of the department of veterans 19 affairs or the director’s commandant’s designee. 20 Sec. 2174. Section 35A.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. “Commandant” means the commandant of the Iowa veterans 23 home appointed in section 35D.13 appointed pursuant to section 24 35A.8 . 25 Sec. 2175. Section 35A.1, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 26 amended by striking the subsection. 27 Sec. 2176. Section 35A.2, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 28 are amended to read as follows: 29 1. A commission of veterans affairs is created consisting of 30 eleven persons who shall be appointed by the governor, subject 31 to confirmation by the senate. Members shall be appointed to 32 staggered terms of four years beginning and ending as provided 33 -1229- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1229/ 1541
H.F. 662 in section 69.19 . The governor shall fill a vacancy for the 34 unexpired portion of the term. In addition to the members 35 appointed by the governor, the director of the department and 1 the commandant of the Iowa veterans home shall serve as a 2 nonvoting, ex officio members member of the commission. 3 3. a. The commissioners are entitled to receive 4 reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while engaged in the 5 performance of official duties. Each member of the commission 6 may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in 7 section 7E.6 . 8 b. The executive director, commandant , and employees of the 9 department and the Iowa veterans home are entitled to receive, 10 in addition to salary, reimbursement for actual expenses 11 incurred while engaged in the performance of official duties. 12 c. All out-of-state travel by commissioners shall be 13 approved by the chairperson of the commission. 14 Sec. 2177. Section 35A.3, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 15 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 16 thereof the following: 17 4. Review and approve applications for distributions 18 of moneys from the veterans license fee fund pursuant to 19 section 35A.11 and the veterans trust fund pursuant to section 20 35A.13 for the benefit of veterans, spouses of veterans, and 21 dependents of veterans. 22 Sec. 2178. Section 35A.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 35A.4 Department established. 25 There is established an Iowa department of veterans affairs 26 which shall consist of a commandant, a commission, an executive 27 director, and any additional personnel as employed by the 28 executive director commandant . 29 Sec. 2179. Section 35A.5, subsection 10, paragraph d, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 d. The department through the director commandant shall have 32 the authority to accept suitable cemetery land, in accordance 33 -1230- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1230/ 1541
H.F. 662 with federal veterans cemetery grant guidelines, from the 34 federal government, state government, state subdivisions, 35 private sources, and any other source wishing to transfer land 1 for use as a veterans cemetery. 2 Sec. 2180. Section 35A.5, subsection 12, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 12. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and establish policy 5 for the management and operation of the department , for the 6 facilitation of programs under the department’s authority, and 7 for the performance of duties established under this section . 8 Prior to adopting rules, the department shall submit proposed 9 rules to the commission for review and approval pursuant to the 10 requirements of section 35A.3 . 11 Sec. 2181. Section 35A.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 35A.8 Executive director Commandant —— term —— duties. 14 1. The governor shall appoint an executive director a 15 commandant , subject to confirmation by the senate, who shall 16 serve at the pleasure of the governor. The executive director 17 commandant is responsible for administering the duties of the 18 department and the commission other than those related to the 19 Iowa veterans home . 20 2. The executive director commandant shall be a resident 21 of the state of Iowa and an honorably discharged veteran who 22 served in the armed forces of the United States during a 23 conflict or war. As used in this section , the dates of service 24 in a conflict or war shall coincide with the dates of service 25 established by the Congress of the United States . 26 3. Except for the employment duties and responsibilities 27 assigned to the commandant for the Iowa veterans home, the 28 executive director The commandant shall employ such personnel 29 as are necessary for the performance of the duties and 30 responsibilities assigned to the department and the commission. 31 All employees shall be selected on a basis of fitness for 32 the work to be performed with due regard to training and 33 -1231- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1231/ 1541
H.F. 662 experience and shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 34 8A, subchapter IV . 35 Sec. 2182. Section 35D.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. As used in this chapter : 3 a. “Commandant” means the commandant of the Iowa veterans 4 home appointed pursuant to section 35D.13 35A.8 . 5 b. “Commission” means the commission of veterans affairs 6 established in section 35A.2 . 7 c. “Department” means the department of veterans affairs 8 established in section 35A.4. 9 c. d. “Member” means a patient or resident of the home. 10 Sec. 2183. Section 35D.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 35D.5 Surviving spouses of veterans. 13 If a deceased veteran, who would be entitled to admission 14 to the home if the deceased veteran were living, has left a 15 surviving spouse, the spouse is entitled to admission to the 16 home with the same rights, privileges, and benefits as if the 17 veteran were living and a member of the home, if the spouse 18 was married to the veteran for at least one year immediately 19 prior to the veteran’s death, is found by the commandant 20 department to be disabled, meets the qualifications for nursing 21 or residential level of care, and is a resident of the state of 22 Iowa on the date of the application and immediately preceding 23 the date the application is accepted. 24 Sec. 2184. Section 35D.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 35D.7 Contributing to own support. 27 1. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 249A and other 28 provisions of this chapter , a member of the home who receives 29 a pension, compensation, or gratuity from the United States 30 government, or income from any source of more than one hundred 31 forty dollars per month, shall contribute to the member’s own 32 maintenance or support while a member of the home. The amount 33 -1232- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1232/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the contribution and the method of collection shall be 34 determined by the commandant department , but the amount shall 35 in no case exceed the actual cost of keeping and maintaining 1 the person in the home. 2 2. Sums paid to and received by the commandant department 3 for the support of members of the home shall be considered 4 repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2 and credited to 5 the Iowa veterans home account referred to in section 35D.18, 6 subsection 3 . 7 3. The commandant department may allow any member of the 8 home to render assistance in the care of the home and its 9 grounds as the member’s psychosocial and physical condition 10 permit, as a phase of that member’s rehabilitation program. 11 The commandant department shall compensate each member who 12 furnishes assistance at rates approved by the commission. 13 Sec. 2185. Section 35D.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 35D.10 Payment to spouse. 16 Except as otherwise provided in chapter 249A and other 17 provisions of this chapter , a member of the home who receives a 18 pension or compensation and who has a spouse shall deposit with 19 the commandant department on receipt of the member’s pension or 20 compensation check one-half of its amount, which shall be sent 21 by the eighth day of the month or at once if any such pension 22 or compensation is received after the eighth day of the month 23 to the spouse. 24 Sec. 2186. Section 35D.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 35D.11 Handling of pension money and other funds. 27 1. Pension money deposited with the commandant department 28 is not assignable for any purpose except as provided in section 29 35D.10 , or in accordance with subsection 2 of this section . 30 2. The commandant department , if authorized by a member of 31 the home , and pursuant to policies adopted by the commission, 32 may act on behalf of that member in receiving, disbursing, and 33 -1233- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1233/ 1541
H.F. 662 accounting for personal funds of the member received from any 34 source. The authorization may be given by the member at any 35 time and shall not be a condition of admission to the home. 1 Sec. 2187. Section 35D.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 35D.12 Bank account for members’ deposits. 4 1. a. The Iowa veterans home, for the convenience of its 5 members, may maintain a commercial account with a federally 6 insured bank for the individual personal deposits of its 7 members. The account shall be known as the Iowa veterans 8 home membership account. The commandant department shall 9 record each member’s personal deposits individually and shall 10 deposit the funds in the membership account, where the members’ 11 deposits shall be held in the aggregate. 12 b. The Iowa veterans home may withdraw moneys from the 13 account maintained pursuant to this subsection to establish 14 certificates of deposit for the benefit of all members. The 15 commission department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 16 for the administration of this paragraph. 17 2. The commandant department , if authorized by a member of 18 the home , and pursuant to policies adopted by the commission, 19 may make withdrawals against that member’s personal account to 20 pay regular bills and other expenses incurred by the member. 21 The authorization may be given by the member at any time and 22 shall not be a condition of admission to the home. 23 Sec. 2188. Section 35D.15, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. The commandant shall administer and enforce all rules 26 adopted by the commission, including rules of discipline and, 27 subject to these rules, may immediately suspend the membership 28 of and discharge any person from the home for infraction of 29 the rules when the commandant department determines that the 30 health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the home is in 31 immediate danger and other reasonable alternatives have been 32 exhausted. The suspension and discharge are temporary pending 33 -1234- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1234/ 1541
H.F. 662 action by the commission. Judicial review of the action of the 34 commission may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A . 35 Sec. 2189. Section 35D.15, subsection 2, paragraphs a, b, d, 1 and f, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 2 a. The commandant department shall, with the input 3 and recommendation of the interdisciplinary resident care 4 committee, involuntarily discharge a member for any of the 5 following reasons: 6 (1) (a) The member has been diagnosed with a substance use 7 disorder but continues to abuse alcohol or an illegal drug in 8 violation of the member’s conditional or provisional agreement 9 entered into at the time of admission, and all of the following 10 conditions are met: 11 (i) The member has been provided sufficient notice of any 12 changes in the member’s collaborative care plan. 13 (ii) The member has been notified of the member’s commission 14 of three offenses and has been given the opportunity to correct 15 the behavior through either of the following options: 16 (A) Being given the opportunity to receive the appropriate 17 level of treatment in accordance with best practices for 18 standards of care. 19 (B) By having been placed on probation by the Iowa veterans 20 home for a second offense. 21 (b) Notwithstanding the member’s meeting the criteria 22 for discharge under this subparagraph (1), if the member 23 has demonstrated progress toward the goals established in 24 the member’s collaborative care plan, the interdisciplinary 25 resident care committee and the commandant department may 26 exercise discretion regarding the discharge. Notwithstanding 27 any provision to the contrary, the member may be immediately 28 discharged under this subparagraph (1) if the member’s actions 29 or behavior jeopardizes the life or safety of other members or 30 staff. 31 (2) (a) The member refuses to utilize the resources 32 available to address issues identified in the member’s 33 -1235- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1235/ 1541
H.F. 662 collaborative care plan, and all of the following conditions 34 are met: 35 (i) The member has been provided sufficient notice of any 1 changes in the member’s collaborative care plan. 2 (ii) The member has been notified of the member’s commission 3 of three offenses and the member has been placed on probation 4 by the Iowa veterans home for a second offense. 5 (b) Notwithstanding the member’s meeting the criteria 6 for discharge under this subparagraph (2), if the member 7 has demonstrated progress toward the goals established in 8 the member’s collaborative care plan, the interdisciplinary 9 resident care committee and the commandant department may 10 exercise discretion regarding the discharge. Notwithstanding 11 any provision to the contrary, the member may be immediately 12 discharged if the member’s actions or behavior jeopardizes the 13 life or safety of other members or staff. 14 (3) The member no longer requires a residential or nursing 15 level of care, as determined by the interdisciplinary resident 16 care committee. 17 (4) The member requires a level of licensed care not 18 provided at the Iowa veterans home. 19 b. (1) If a member is discharged under this subsection , 20 the discharge plan shall include placement in a suitable 21 living situation which may include but is not limited to 22 a transitional living program approved by the commission 23 or a living program provided by the United States veterans 24 administration. 25 (2) If a member is involuntarily discharged under this 26 subsection , the commission department shall, to the greatest 27 extent possible, ensure against the veteran being homeless and 28 ensure that the domicile to which the veteran is discharged is 29 fit and habitable and offers a safe and clean environment which 30 is free from health hazards and provides appropriate heating, 31 ventilation, and protection from the elements. 32 d. Annually, by the fourth Monday of each session of the 33 -1236- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1236/ 1541
H.F. 662 general assembly, the commandant department shall submit a 34 report to the veterans affairs committees of the senate and 35 house of representatives specifying the number, circumstances, 1 and placement of each member involuntarily discharged from the 2 Iowa veterans home under this subsection during the previous 3 calendar year. 4 f. Any involuntary discharge by the commandant department 5 under this subsection shall comply with the rules adopted by 6 the commission under this subsection and by the department of 7 inspections and appeals pursuant to section 135C.14, subsection 8 8 , paragraph “f” . 9 Sec. 2190. Section 35D.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 35D.17 Report by commandant department . 12 The commandant department shall, biennially, make a full 13 and detailed report to the governor, the commission, and the 14 general assembly, showing the condition of the home, the 15 number of members in the Iowa veterans home, the order and 16 discipline enforced, and the needs of the home financially and 17 otherwise, together with an itemized statement of all receipts 18 and disbursements and any other matters of importance in the 19 management and control of the Iowa veterans home. 20 Sec. 2191. REPEAL. Sections 35D.13 and 35D.14, Code 2023, 21 are repealed. 22 DIVISION X 23 OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY 24 Sec. 2192. Section 80.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 25 by adding the following new paragraph: 26 NEW PARAGRAPH . g. Office of drug control policy. 27 Sec. 2193. Section 80.5, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 28 following new subsection: 29 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. The department shall receive and review 30 the budget submitted by the drug policy director and assist the 31 drug policy director in directing the office of drug control 32 policy pursuant to section 80E.1. 33 -1237- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1237/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2194. Section 80E.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 80E.1 Drug policy coordinator director . 1 1. The office of drug control policy is established in 2 the department of public safety. A drug policy coordinator 3 director shall be appointed by the governor, subject to 4 confirmation by the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of 5 the governor commissioner of the department of public safety . 6 The governor shall fill a vacancy in the office in the same 7 manner as the original appointment was made. The coordinator 8 director shall be selected primarily for administrative 9 ability. The coordinator director shall not be selected on 10 the basis of political affiliation and shall not engage in 11 political activity while holding the office. The salary of the 12 coordinator shall be fixed by the governor. 13 2. The coordinator director shall: 14 a. Direct the governor’s office of drug control policy, 15 and coordinate and monitor all statewide drug enforcement 16 efforts, coordinate and monitor all state and federal substance 17 use disorder treatment grants and programs, coordinate and 18 monitor all statewide substance abuse use disorder prevention 19 and education programs in communities and schools, and engage 20 in such other related activities as required by law. The 21 coordinator director shall work in coordinating the efforts of 22 the department of corrections, the department of education, 23 the Iowa department of public health, the department of public 24 safety, and the department of health and human services. The 25 coordinator director shall assist in the development and 26 implementation of local and community strategies to fight 27 substance abuse use disorder , including local law enforcement, 28 education, and treatment activities. 29 b. Submit an annual report to the governor and general 30 assembly by November 1 of each year concerning the activities 31 and programs of the coordinator director and other departments 32 related to drug enforcement, substance use disorder treatment 33 -1238- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1238/ 1541
H.F. 662 programs, and substance abuse use disorder prevention and 34 education programs. The report shall include an assessment 35 of needs with respect to programs related to substance use 1 disorder treatment and drug enforcement. 2 c. Submit an advisory budget recommendation to the governor 3 and general assembly concerning enforcement programs, treatment 4 programs, and education programs related to drugs within the 5 various departments. The coordinator director shall work 6 with these departments in developing the departmental budget 7 requests to be submitted to the legislative services agency and 8 the general assembly. 9 3. The governor’s office of drug control policy shall be 10 an independent office, located at the same location as the 11 department of public safety. Administrative support services 12 may shall be provided to the governor’s office of drug control 13 policy by the department of public safety. 14 Sec. 2195. Section 80E.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 80E.4 Drug abuse resistance education fund. 17 A drug abuse resistance education fund is created as a 18 separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the 19 governor’s office department of public safety for the office 20 of drug control policy for use by the drug abuse resistance 21 education program and other programs with a similar purpose. 22 The fund shall consist of appropriations made to the fund 23 and transfers of interest, moneys collected from the crime 24 services surcharge established in section 911.1 , and earnings. 25 All moneys in the fund are appropriated to the governor’s 26 office of drug control policy department of public safety . 27 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any balance in the fund on June 28 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund of the 29 state but shall remain available for the purposes described in 30 this section . 31 Sec. 2196. Section 124.101, subsection 22, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -1239- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1239/ 1541
H.F. 662 22. “Office” means the governor’s office of drug control 34 policy, as referred to in section 80E.1 . 35 DIVISION XI 1 DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 2 PRIMARY DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES 3 Sec. 2197. Section 84A.5, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 3. The department of workforce development is responsible 6 for administration of unemployment compensation benefits 7 and collection of employer contributions under chapter 96 , 8 providing for the delivery of free public employment services 9 established pursuant to chapter 96 , other job placement and 10 training programs established pursuant to section 84A.6 , 11 employment agencies under chapter 84H, and the delivery of 12 services located throughout the state. 13 Sec. 2198. Section 84A.5, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 14 amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 15 NEW PARAGRAPH . f. The statewide work-based learning 16 intermediary network program under section 84A.16. 17 NEW PARAGRAPH . g. The new jobs training program under 18 chapter 260E, in consultation with the community colleges. 19 NEW PARAGRAPH . h. The Iowa jobs training act under chapter 20 260F. 21 NEW PARAGRAPH . i. The workforce development fund program 22 under chapter 84F. 23 NEW PARAGRAPH . j. The accelerated career education 24 program under chapter 260G, in coordination with the community 25 colleges. 26 NEW PARAGRAPH . k. The older American community service 27 employment program under section 84A.17. 28 NEW PARAGRAPH . l. The apprenticeship training program under 29 chapter 84D. 30 NEW PARAGRAPH . m. The future ready Iowa registered 31 apprenticeship development program under section 84E.1. 32 NEW PARAGRAPH . n. The future ready Iowa expanded registered 33 -1240- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1240/ 1541
H.F. 662 apprenticeship opportunities program under section 84E.2. 34 NEW PARAGRAPH . o. Adult education and literacy programs 35 under section 84A.19. 1 REGIONAL INDUSTRY SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS 2 Sec. 2199. Section 260H.2, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 a. A pathways for academic career and employment fund is 5 created for the community colleges in the state treasury to be 6 administered by the department of education and the department 7 of workforce development . The moneys in the pathways for 8 academic career and employment fund are appropriated to the 9 department of education for the pathways for academic career 10 and employment program. 11 Sec. 2200. Section 260H.7B, Code 2023, is amended to read 12 as follows: 13 260H.7B Regional industry sector partnerships. 14 1. A community college and the department of workforce 15 development may use moneys for the pathways for academic career 16 and employment program to provide staff and support for the 17 development and implementation of a regional industry sector 18 partnerships partnership within the each region served by 19 the each community college. For purposes of this section, 20 “community college” means the same as defined in section 260C.2. 21 2. Regional, A regional industry sector partnerships 22 partnership may include but are engage in but is not limited to 23 the following activities: 24 a. Bringing together Collaborating with representatives 25 from industry sectors, government, education, local workforce 26 boards, community-based organizations, labor, economic 27 development organizations, and other stakeholders within the 28 regional labor market to determine how pathways for academic 29 career and employment projects should address workforce skills 30 gaps, occupational shortages, and wage gaps. 31 b. Integrating pathways for academic career and employment 32 projects and other existing supply-side strategies with 33 -1241- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1241/ 1541
H.F. 662 workforce needs within the region served by the community 34 college in that region . 35 c. Developing pathways for academic career and employment 1 projects that focus on the workforce skills, from entry level 2 to advanced, required by industry sectors within the region 3 served by the community college. 4 d. Structuring pathways so that instruction and learning of 5 workforce skills are aligned with industry-recognized standards 6 where such standards exist. 7 Sec. 2201. Section 260H.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 260H.8 Rules. 10 The department of education, in consultation with the 11 community colleges, the economic development authority, and the 12 department of workforce development, shall adopt rules pursuant 13 to chapter 17A and this chapter to implement the provisions of 14 this chapter . Local workforce development boards established 15 pursuant to section 84A.4 shall be consulted in the development 16 and implementation of rules to be adopted pursuant to this 17 chapter section . 18 Sec. 2202. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 19 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 20 transfer: 21 Section 260H.7B to section 84A.15. 22 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 23 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 24 enactment of this section. 25 Sec. 2203. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. A regional industry 26 sector partnership entered into by a community college prior 27 to the effective date of this division of this Act shall be 28 valid and continue per the terms of the agreement between the 29 community college and the partnership. 30 STATEWIDE WORK-BASED LEARNING INTERMEDIARY NETWORK 31 Sec. 2204. Section 256.40, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1242- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1242/ 1541
H.F. 662 256.40 Statewide work-based learning intermediary network —— 34 fund —— steering committee —— regional networks. 35 1. A statewide work-based learning intermediary network 1 program is established in the department of workforce 2 development and shall be administered by the department. A 3 separate, statewide work-based learning intermediary network 4 fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the 5 department of workforce development . The fund shall consist 6 of all moneys deposited in the fund, including any moneys 7 appropriated by the general assembly and any other moneys 8 available to and obtained or accepted by the department of 9 workforce development from federal or private sources for 10 purposes of the program. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys 11 in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to 12 the general fund of the state. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, 13 subsection 2 , interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall 14 be credited to the fund. 15 2. The purpose of the program shall be to prepare students 16 for the workforce by connecting business and the education 17 system facilitating cooperation and collaboration between 18 businesses and entities within the state system of education, 19 as that state system of education is described in section 20 256.1, subsection 1, and offering to offer relevant, work-based 21 learning activities to students and teachers. The program 22 shall do all of the following : 23 a. Better prepare Prepare students to make informed 24 postsecondary education and career decisions. 25 b. Provide communication and coordination in order to build 26 and sustain relationships between employers and local youth, 27 the state system of education system , and the community at 28 large. 29 c. Connect students to local career opportunities within the 30 state , creating economic capital for the region state using a 31 skilled and available workforce. 32 d. Provide a one-stop contact point for information 33 -1243- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1243/ 1541
H.F. 662 useful to both educators and employers, including information 34 on related to internships, job shadowing experiences, 35 apprenticeable occupations as defined in section 15B.2 , 1 and other workplace learning opportunities for students , 2 particularly including those related to occupations in 3 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics occupations , 4 occupations related to critical infrastructure , and commercial 5 and residential construction, or and targeted industries as 6 defined in section 15.102 . 7 e. Integrate services provided through the program with 8 other career exploration-related activities, which may include 9 but are not limited to the a student’s career and academic 10 plans and career information and decision-making systems 11 utilized in accordance with under section 279.61 . 12 f. Facilitate the attainment of portable credentials of 13 value to employers such as the national career readiness 14 certificate, where appropriate. 15 g. Develop work-based capacity with employers. 16 h. Provide core services, which may include student job 17 shadowing, student internships, and teacher or student tours. 18 3. a. The department of workforce development shall 19 establish and facilitate a steering committee comprised of 20 representatives from the department of workforce development 21 education , the economic development authority, the community 22 colleges, the institutions under the control of the state board 23 of regents, accredited private institutions, area education 24 agencies, school districts, the workplace learning connection, 25 and an apprenticeship sponsor as defined in section 15B.2 . The 26 steering committee shall be responsible for the development 27 and implementation of the statewide work-based learning 28 intermediary network. 29 4. b. The steering committee shall develop a design for 30 a statewide network comprised of fifteen regional work-based 31 learning intermediary networks. The design shall include 32 network specifications, strategic functions, and desired 33 -1244- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1244/ 1541
H.F. 662 outcomes. The steering committee shall recommend program 34 parameters and reporting requirements to the department of 35 workforce development . 1 5. 4. Each regional network shall establish an advisory 2 council to provide advice and assistance to the regional 3 network. The advisory council shall include representatives of 4 business and industry, including construction trade industry 5 professionals, and shall meet at least annually. 6 6. 5. Each regional network or consortium of networks shall 7 annually submit a work-based learning plan to the department of 8 workforce development . Each plan shall include provisions to 9 provide core services referred to in subsection 2 , paragraph 10 “h” , to all school districts within the region and for the 11 integration of job shadowing and other work-based learning 12 activities into secondary career and technical education 13 programs. 14 7. 6. a. Moneys Upon approval by the department of 15 workforce development of a region’s work-based learning plan 16 submitted pursuant to subsection 5, moneys deposited in the 17 statewide work-based learning intermediary network fund created 18 in subsection 1 shall be distributed annually by the department 19 of workforce development to each region for the implementation 20 of the statewide work-based learning intermediary network upon 21 approval by the department of the region’s work-based learning 22 plan submitted pursuant to subsection 6 . 23 b. If the balance in the statewide work-based learning 24 intermediary network fund on July 1 of a fiscal year is one 25 million five hundred thousand dollars or less, the department 26 of workforce development shall distribute moneys in the fund to 27 regions or consortiums of regions on a competitive basis. If 28 the balance in the statewide work-based learning intermediary 29 network fund on July 1 of a fiscal year is greater than one 30 million five hundred thousand dollars, the department of 31 workforce development shall distribute one hundred thousand 32 dollars to each region and distribute the remaining moneys 33 -1245- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1245/ 1541
H.F. 662 pursuant to the same formula established for distribution of 34 funds by the department of education in section 260C.18C . 35 8. 7. The department of workforce development shall provide 1 oversight of the statewide work-based learning intermediary 2 network. The department of workforce development shall require 3 each region to submit an annual report on its the region’s 4 ongoing implementation of the statewide work-based learning 5 intermediary network program to the department . 6 9. 8. Each regional network shall match the moneys received 7 pursuant to subsection 7 6 with financial resources equal to at 8 least twenty-five percent of the amount of the moneys received 9 pursuant to subsection 7 6 . The financial resources used 10 to provide the match may include private donations, in-kind 11 contributions, or public moneys other than the moneys received 12 pursuant to subsection 7 6 . 13 10. 9. The state board of education department of workforce 14 development shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for the 15 administration of this section . 16 Sec. 2205. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 17 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 18 transfer: 19 Section 256.40, as amended in this division of this Act, to 20 section 84A.16. 21 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 22 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 23 enactment of this section. 24 INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING 25 Sec. 2206. Section 15A.7, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 3. That the employer shall agree to pay wages for the jobs 28 for which the credit is taken of at least the laborshed wage , 29 as calculated by the authority pursuant to section 15.327, 30 subsection 15 . For purposes of this subsection, “laborshed 31 wage” means the wage level represented by those wages within 32 two standard deviations from the mean wage within the laborshed 33 -1246- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1246/ 1541
H.F. 662 area in which the eligible business is located, as calculated 34 by the department of workforce development by rule, using the 35 most current covered wage and employment data available to 1 the department for the laborshed area. Eligibility for the 2 supplemental credit shall be based on a one-time determination 3 of starting wages by the community college. 4 Sec. 2207. Section 260E.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 260E.7 Program review by economic development authority 7 department of workforce development . 8 1. The economic development authority department of 9 workforce development , in consultation with the department of 10 education , and the department of revenue, and the department 11 of workforce development, shall coordinate and review the new 12 jobs training program. The economic development authority 13 department of workforce development shall adopt, amend, and 14 repeal rules under chapter 17A that the community college will 15 use in developing projects with new and expanding industrial 16 new jobs training proposals and that the economic development 17 authority department of workforce development shall use to 18 review and report on the new jobs training program as required 19 in this section . 20 2. a. The authority department of workforce development , 21 in consultation with the community colleges participating 22 in the new jobs training program pursuant to this chapter , 23 shall identify the information necessary to effectively 24 coordinate and review the program, and the community colleges 25 shall provide such information to the authority department . 26 Using the information provided, the authority department , in 27 consultation with the community colleges, shall issue a report 28 on the effectiveness of the program. 29 b. In coordinating and reviewing the program, the department 30 of workforce development shall give due regard shall be given 31 to the confidentiality of certain information provided by the 32 community colleges , and the authority shall comply with the 33 -1247- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1247/ 1541
H.F. 662 provisions of section 15.118 to the extent that such provisions 34 are applicable to the new jobs training program . 35 3. The authority department of workforce development 1 is authorized to make any rule that is adopted, amended, 2 or repealed effective immediately upon filing with the 3 administrative rules coordinator or at a subsequent stated date 4 prior to indexing and publication, or at a stated date less 5 than thirty-five days after filing, indexing, and publication. 6 Sec. 2208. Section 403.21, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 7 are amended to read as follows: 8 2. The community college shall send a copy of the final 9 agreement prepared pursuant to section 260E.3 to the economic 10 development authority department of workforce development . 11 For each year in which incremental property taxes are used to 12 pay job training certificates issued for a project creating 13 new jobs, the community college shall provide to the economic 14 development authority department of workforce development 15 a report of the incremental property taxes and new jobs 16 credits from withholding generated for that year, a specific 17 description of the training conducted, the number of employees 18 provided program services under the project, the median 19 wage of employees in the new jobs in the project, and the 20 administrative costs directly attributable to the project. 21 3. For each year in which incremental property taxes are 22 used to retire debt service on a jobs training advance issued 23 for a project creating new jobs, the community college shall 24 provide to the economic development authority department of 25 workforce development a report of the incremental property 26 taxes and new jobs credits from withholding generated for that 27 year, a specific description of the training conducted, the 28 number of employees provided services under the project, the 29 median wage of employees in the new jobs in the project, and 30 the administrative costs directly attributable to the project. 31 Sec. 2209. Section 422.16A, Code 2023, is amended to read 32 as follows: 33 -1248- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1248/ 1541
H.F. 662 422.16A Job training withholding —— certification and 34 transfer. 35 Upon the completion by a business of its repayment 1 obligation for a training project funded under chapter 260E , 2 including a job training project funded under section 15A.8 3 or repaid in whole or in part by the supplemental new jobs 4 credit from withholding under section 15A.7 or section 15E.197, 5 Code 2014 , the sponsoring community college shall report to 6 the economic development authority department of workforce 7 development the amount of withholding paid by the business 8 to the community college during the final twelve months of 9 withholding payments. The economic development authority 10 department of workforce development shall notify the department 11 of revenue of that amount. The department of revenue shall 12 credit to the workforce development fund account established in 13 section 15.342A twenty-five percent of that amount each quarter 14 for a period of ten years. If the amount of withholding from 15 the business or employer is insufficient, the department of 16 revenue shall prorate the quarterly amount credited to the 17 workforce development fund account. The maximum amount from 18 all employers which shall be transferred to the workforce 19 development fund account in any year is seven million seven 20 hundred fifty thousand dollars. 21 Sec. 2210. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 22 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 23 transfers: 24 a. Section 15A.7 to section 260J.1. 25 b. Section 15A.8 to section 260J.2. 26 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 27 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 28 enactment of this section. 29 JOB TRAINING 30 Sec. 2211. Section 260F.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 31 amended by striking the subsection. 32 Sec. 2212. Section 260F.2, subsections 4, 5, and 11, Code 33 -1249- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1249/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, are amended to read as follows: 34 4. “Date of commencement of the project” means the date 35 of the preliminary agreement or the date an application for 1 assistance is received by the authority department . 2 5. “Eligible business” or “business” means a business 3 training employees which is engaged in interstate or intrastate 4 commerce for the purpose of manufacturing, processing, or 5 assembling products, conducting research and development, or 6 providing services in interstate commerce, but excludes retail, 7 health, or professional services and which meets the other 8 criteria established by the authority department . “Eligible 9 business” does not include a business whose training costs can 10 be economically funded under chapter 260E , a business which 11 closes or substantially reduces its employment base in order 12 to relocate substantially the same operation to another area 13 of the state, or a business which is involved in a strike, 14 lockout, or other labor dispute in Iowa. 15 11. “Project” means a training arrangement which is the 16 subject of an agreement entered into between the community 17 college and a business to provide program services. “Project” 18 also means a training arrangement which is sponsored by the 19 authority department and administered under sections 260F.6A 20 and 260F.6B . 21 Sec. 2213. Section 260F.2, Code 2023, is amended by adding 22 the following new subsection: 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. “Department” means the department of 24 workforce development. 25 Sec. 2214. Section 260F.3, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 5. Other criteria established by the department of 28 education . 29 Sec. 2215. Section 260F.6, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 30 are amended to read as follows: 31 1. There is established for the community colleges a job 32 training fund in the economic development authority department 33 -1250- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1250/ 1541
H.F. 662 of workforce development in the workforce development fund 34 established in section 15.342A . The job training fund consists 35 of moneys appropriated for the purposes of this chapter plus 1 the interest and principal from repayment of advances made to 2 businesses for program costs, plus the repayments, including 3 interest, of loans made from that retraining fund, and interest 4 earned from moneys in the job training fund. 5 2. To provide funds for the present payment of the costs 6 of a training program by the business, the community college 7 may provide to the business an advance of the moneys to be used 8 to pay for the program costs as provided in the agreement. 9 To receive the funds for this advance from the job training 10 fund established in subsection 1 , the community college shall 11 submit an application to the authority department . The amount 12 of the advance shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars for 13 any business site, or one hundred thousand dollars within 14 a three-fiscal-year period for any business site. If the 15 project involves a consortium of businesses, the maximum award 16 per project shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. 17 Participation in a consortium does not affect a business 18 site’s eligibility for individual project assistance. Prior 19 to approval a business shall agree to match program amounts 20 in accordance with criteria established by the authority 21 department . 22 Sec. 2216. Section 260F.6A, Code 2023, is amended to read 23 as follows: 24 260F.6A Business network training projects . 25 The community colleges and the authority department are 26 authorized to fund business network training projects which 27 include five or more businesses and are located in two or more 28 community college districts. A business network training 29 project must have a designated organization or lead business 30 to serve as the administrative entity that will coordinate the 31 training program. The businesses must have common training 32 needs and develop a plan to meet those needs. The authority 33 -1251- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1251/ 1541
H.F. 662 department shall adopt rules governing this section ’s operation 34 and participant eligibility. 35 Sec. 2217. Section 260F.6B, Code 2023, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 260F.6B High technology apprenticeship program. 3 The community colleges and the authority department 4 are authorized to fund high technology apprenticeship 5 programs which comply with the requirements specified in 6 section 260C.44 and which may include both new and statewide 7 apprenticeship programs. Notwithstanding the provisions 8 of section 260F.6, subsection 2 , relating to maximum award 9 amounts, moneys allocated to the community colleges with high 10 technology apprenticeship programs shall be distributed to the 11 community colleges based upon contact hours under the programs 12 administered during the prior fiscal year as determined by 13 the department of education. The authority department shall 14 adopt rules governing this section ’s operation and participant 15 eligibility. 16 Sec. 2218. Section 260F.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 260F.7 Authority to coordinate Coordination —— department of 19 workforce development . 20 The authority department , in consultation with the 21 department of education and the department of workforce 22 development , shall coordinate the jobs training program. A 23 project shall not be funded under this chapter unless the 24 authority department approves the project. The authority 25 department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A governing 26 the program’s operation and eligibility for participation in 27 the program. The authority department shall establish by rule 28 criteria for determining what constitutes an eligible business. 29 Sec. 2219. Section 260F.8, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 1. For each fiscal year, the authority department shall 32 make funds available to the community colleges. The authority 33 -1252- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1252/ 1541
H.F. 662 department shall allocate by formula from the moneys in 34 the fund an amount for each community college to be used to 35 provide the financial assistance for proposals of businesses 1 whose applications have been approved by the authority 2 department . The financial assistance shall be provided by 3 the authority department from the amount set aside for that 4 community college. If any portion of the moneys set aside for 5 a community college have not been used or committed by May 6 1 of the fiscal year, that portion is available for use by 7 the authority department to provide financial assistance to 8 businesses applying to other community colleges. The authority 9 department shall adopt by rule a formula for this set-aside. 10 Sec. 2220. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 11 1. A project that is entered into by a community college 12 and a business under section 260F.3 prior to the effective 13 date of this division of this Act shall be valid and continue 14 as provided in the terms of the agreement and shall be 15 administered by the department of workforce development. 16 2. A project sponsored by and administered under section 17 260F.6A or 260F.6B by the economic development authority prior 18 to the effective date of this division of this Act shall be 19 valid and continue as provided by the terms of the training 20 arrangement and shall be administered by the department of 21 workforce development. 22 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND PROGRAM 23 Sec. 2221. Section 15.108, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 24 amended by striking the subsection. 25 Sec. 2222. Section 15.341, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 15.341 Workforce development fund program. 28 This part chapter shall be known as the “Workforce 29 Development Fund” program. 30 Sec. 2223. Section 15.342, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 15.342 Purpose. 33 -1253- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1253/ 1541
H.F. 662 The purpose of this part chapter shall be to provide a 34 mechanism for funding workforce development programs listed in 35 section 15.343, subsection 2 , in order to more efficiently meet 1 the needs identified within those individual programs. 2 Sec. 2224. Section 15.342A, Code 2023, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 15.342A Workforce development fund account. 5 1. A workforce development fund account is established in 6 the office of the treasurer of state under the control of the 7 authority department of workforce development . The account 8 shall receive funds pursuant to section 422.16A . 9 2. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 2023 , 10 and for each fiscal year thereafter, there is annually 11 appropriated from the workforce development fund account to the 12 apprenticeship training program fund created in section 15B.3 13 three million dollars for the purposes of chapter 15B . 14 3. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 2023 , and for 15 each fiscal year thereafter, there is annually appropriated 16 from the workforce development fund account to the job training 17 fund created in section 260F.6 four million seven hundred fifty 18 thousand dollars for the purposes of chapter 260F . 19 Sec. 2225. Section 15.343, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 20 are amended to read as follows: 21 1. a. A workforce development fund is created as a 22 revolving fund in the state treasury under the control of the 23 authority department of workforce development consisting of any 24 moneys appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose 25 and any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by 26 the authority department of workforce development from the 27 federal government or private sources for placement in the 28 fund. The fund shall also include moneys appropriated to the 29 fund from the workforce development fund account established 30 in section 15.342A . 31 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys in the workforce 32 development fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not 33 -1254- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1254/ 1541
H.F. 662 revert to any other fund but shall remain in the workforce 34 development fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years. 35 2. The assets of the fund shall be used by the authority 1 department of workforce development for the following programs 2 and purposes: 3 a. Projects under chapter 260F . The authority department of 4 workforce development shall require a match from all businesses 5 participating in a training project under chapter 260F . 6 b. Apprenticeship programs under section 260C.44 , including 7 new or statewide building trades apprenticeship programs. 8 c. To cover the costs of the administration of workforce 9 development programs and services available through the 10 authority. A portion of these funds may be used to To support 11 efforts by the community colleges to provide workforce services 12 to Iowa employers. 13 Sec. 2226. Section 15.344, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 15.344 Common system —— assessment and tracking. 16 The authority department of workforce development shall use 17 information from the customer tracking system administered by 18 the department of workforce development under section 84A.5 to 19 determine the economic impact of the programs. To the extent 20 possible, the authority department shall track individuals and 21 businesses who have received assistance or services through 22 the fund to determine whether the assistance or services have 23 resulted in increased wages paid to the individuals or paid by 24 the businesses. 25 Sec. 2227. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 26 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 27 transfers: 28 a. Section 15.341 to section 84F.1. 29 b. Section 15.342 to section 84F.2. 30 c. Section 15.342A to section 84F.3. 31 d. Section 15.343 to section 84F.4. 32 e. Section 15.344 to section 84F.5. 33 -1255- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1255/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 34 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 35 enactment of this section. 1 ACCELERATED CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAM 2 Sec. 2228. Section 260G.3, subsection 2, unnumbered 3 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 An agreement may include reasonable and necessary provisions 5 to implement the accelerated career education program. If 6 an agreement is entered into, the community college and the 7 employer shall notify the department of revenue as soon as 8 possible. The community college shall also file a copy of the 9 agreement with the economic development authority department 10 of workforce development as required in section 260G.4B . The 11 agreement shall provide for program costs, including deferred 12 costs, which may be paid from any of the following sources: 13 Sec. 2229. Section 260G.4B, Code 2023, is amended to read 14 as follows: 15 260G.4B Maximum statewide program job credit. 16 1. The total amount of program job credits from all 17 employers which shall be allocated for all accelerated career 18 education programs in the state in any one fiscal year shall 19 not exceed five million four hundred thousand dollars. A 20 community college shall file a copy of each agreement with 21 the economic development authority department of workforce 22 development . The authority department of workforce development 23 shall maintain an annual record of the proposed program job 24 credits under each agreement for each fiscal year. Upon 25 receiving a copy of an agreement, the authority department of 26 workforce development shall allocate any available amount of 27 program job credits to the community college according to the 28 agreement sufficient for the fiscal year and for the term of 29 the agreement. When the total available program job credits 30 are allocated for a fiscal year, the authority department of 31 workforce development shall notify all community colleges that 32 the maximum amount has been allocated and that further program 33 -1256- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1256/ 1541
H.F. 662 job credits will not be available for the remainder of the 34 fiscal year. Once program job credits have been allocated to 35 a community college, the full allocation shall be received by 1 the community college throughout the fiscal year and for the 2 term of the agreement even if the statewide program job credit 3 maximum amount is subsequently allocated and used. 4 2. For the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2000, and 5 July 1, 2001, the department of economic development shall 6 allocate eighty thousand dollars of the first one million two 7 hundred thousand dollars of program job credits authorized and 8 available for that fiscal year to each community college. This 9 allocation shall be used by each community college to provide 10 funding for approved programs. For the fiscal year beginning 11 July 1, 2002 2023 , and for every fiscal year thereafter, 12 the economic development authority department of workforce 13 development shall divide equally among the community colleges 14 thirty percent of the program job credits available for that 15 fiscal year for allocation to each community college to be used 16 to provide funding for approved programs. If any portion of 17 the allocation to a community college under this subsection 18 has not been committed by April 1 of the fiscal year for which 19 the allocation is made, the uncommitted portion is available 20 for use by other community colleges. Once a community college 21 has committed its allocation for any fiscal year under this 22 subsection , the community college may receive additional 23 program job credit allocations from those program job credits 24 authorized and still available for that fiscal year. 25 Sec. 2230. Section 260G.4C, Code 2023, is amended to read 26 as follows: 27 260G.4C Facilitator Administration and reporting . 28 The economic development authority department of workforce 29 development shall administer the statewide allocations of 30 program job credits to accelerated career education programs. 31 The authority department of workforce development shall provide 32 information about the accelerated career education programs in 33 -1257- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1257/ 1541
H.F. 662 accordance with its annual reporting requirements in section 34 15.107B to the general assembly annually on or before March 15 . 35 Sec. 2231. Section 260G.6, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. An accelerated career education fund is established 3 in the state treasury under the control of the department of 4 workforce development consisting of moneys appropriated to the 5 fund for purposes of funding the cost of accelerated career 6 education program capital projects. 7 Sec. 2232. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 8 1. On the effective date of this division of this Act, 9 all unencumbered and unobligated moneys remaining in the 10 accelerated career education fund established in section 260G.6 11 shall be under the control of the department of workforce 12 development. 13 2. a. All agreements entered into by a community college 14 under section 260G.3 prior to the effective date of this 15 division of this Act shall be valid and continue as provided 16 in the terms of the agreement. 17 b. Job credits shall be honored per an agreement entered 18 into under paragraph “a” that includes a provision for program 19 job credits. 20 OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM 21 Sec. 2233. Section 231.23A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 22 amended by striking the subsection. 23 Sec. 2234. Section 231.51, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 231.51 Older American community service employment program. 26 1. The department of workforce development shall direct 27 and administer the older American community service employment 28 program as authorized by the federal Act in coordination with 29 the department of workforce development Older Americans Act of 30 1965, 42 U.S.C. §3001 et seq., as amended . 31 2. The purpose of the program is to foster individual 32 economic self-sufficiency and to increase the number of 33 -1258- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1258/ 1541
H.F. 662 participants placed in unsubsidized employment in the public 34 and private sectors while maintaining the community service 35 focus of the program. 1 3. Funds appropriated to the department of workforce 2 development from the United States department of labor shall 3 be distributed to subgrantees in accordance with federal 4 requirements. 5 4. The department of workforce development shall require 6 such uniform reporting and financial accounting by subgrantees 7 as may be necessary to fulfill the purposes of this section . 8 5. The older American community service employment program 9 shall be coordinated with the federal Workforce Innovation and 10 Opportunity Act administered by the department of workforce 11 development. 12 Sec. 2235. REPEAL. Section 231.53, Code 2023, is repealed. 13 Sec. 2236. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 14 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 15 transfer: 16 Section 231.51 to section 84A.17. 17 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 18 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 19 enactment of this section. 20 Sec. 2237. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. On the effective date 21 of this division of this Act, all unencumbered and unobligated 22 moneys remaining in any account or fund under the control of 23 the department on aging and relating to this division of this 24 Act shall be transferred to a comparable fund or account under 25 the control of the department of workforce development for 26 purposes of this division of this Act. Notwithstanding section 27 8.33, the moneys transferred in accordance with this subsection 28 shall not revert to the account or fund from which the moneys 29 are appropriated or transferred. 30 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION 31 Sec. 2238. Section 19B.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -1259- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1259/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. It is the policy of this state to permit special 34 appointments by bypassing the usual testing procedures for any 35 applicant for whom the division of vocational rehabilitation 1 services of the department of education workforce development 2 or the department for the blind has certified the applicant’s 3 disability and competence to perform the job. The department 4 of administrative services, in cooperation with the department 5 for the blind and the division of vocational rehabilitation 6 services, shall develop appropriate certification procedures. 7 This subsection should not be interpreted to bar promotional 8 opportunities for persons who are blind or persons with 9 physical or mental disabilities. If this subsection conflicts 10 with any other provisions of this chapter , the provisions of 11 this subsection govern. 12 Sec. 2239. Section 84A.1, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 4. The department of workforce development shall include 15 the division of labor services, the division of workers’ 16 compensation, vocational rehabilitation services, and other 17 divisions as appropriate. 18 Sec. 2240. Section 84A.1A, subsection 1, paragraph a, 19 subparagraph (7), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 (7) The administrator of the division of Iowa vocational 21 rehabilitation services of the department of education 22 workforce development or the administrator’s designee. 23 Sec. 2241. Section 84A.4, subsection 2, paragraph b, 24 subparagraph (4), subparagraph division (a), subparagraph 25 subdivision (iii), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 (iii) The members shall include at least one appropriate 27 representative of the programs carried out under Tit. I of 28 the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as codified at 29 29 U.S.C. §720 et seq., relating to vocational rehabilitation 30 services, excluding 29 U.S.C. §732 and 741, serving the local 31 workforce development area and nominated by the administrator 32 of the division of vocational rehabilitation services of the 33 -1260- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1260/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of education workforce development or director of 34 the department for the blind, as appropriate. 35 Sec. 2242. Section 85.70, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. An employee who has sustained an injury resulting 3 in permanent partial or permanent total disability, for 4 which compensation is payable under this chapter other than 5 an injury to the shoulder compensable pursuant to section 6 85.34, subsection 2 , paragraph “n” , and who cannot return 7 to gainful employment because of such disability, shall upon 8 application to and approval by the workers’ compensation 9 commissioner be entitled to a one hundred dollar weekly 10 payment from the employer in addition to any other benefit 11 payments, during each full week in which the employee is 12 actively participating in a vocational rehabilitation program 13 recognized by the vocational rehabilitation services division 14 of the department of education workforce development . The 15 workers’ compensation commissioner’s approval of such 16 application for payment may be given only after a careful 17 evaluation of available facts, and after consultation with the 18 employer or the employer’s representative. Judicial review 19 of the decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner 20 may be obtained in accordance with the terms of the Iowa 21 administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A , and in section 22 86.26 . Such additional benefit payment shall be paid for a 23 period not to exceed thirteen consecutive weeks except that 24 the workers’ compensation commissioner may extend the period 25 of payment not to exceed an additional thirteen weeks if the 26 circumstances indicate that a continuation of training will in 27 fact accomplish rehabilitation. 28 Sec. 2243. Section 256.1, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 29 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 30 Sec. 2244. Section 256.35A, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 b. In addition, representatives of the department of 33 -1261- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1261/ 1541
H.F. 662 education workforce development , the division of vocational 34 rehabilitation of the department of education workforce 35 development , the department of public health, the department of 1 human services, the Iowa developmental disabilities council, 2 the division of insurance of the department of commerce, and 3 the state board of regents shall serve as ex officio members 4 of the advisory council. Ex officio members shall work 5 together in a collaborative manner to serve as a resource to 6 the advisory council. The council may also form workgroups 7 as necessary to address specific issues within the technical 8 purview of individual members. 9 Sec. 2245. Section 259.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 259.2 Custodian of funds. 12 1. The treasurer of state is custodian of moneys received 13 by the state from appropriations made by the Congress of the 14 United States for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals 15 with disabilities, and may receive and provide for the proper 16 custody of the moneys and make disbursement of them the moneys 17 upon the requisition of the director of the department of 18 education workforce development . 19 2. The treasurer of state is appointed custodian of moneys 20 paid by the federal government to the state for the purpose of 21 carrying out the agreement relative to making determinations 22 of disability under Tit. II and Tit. XVI of the federal Social 23 Security Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. ch. 7, and may receive the 24 moneys and make disbursements of them the moneys upon the 25 requisition of the director of the department of education 26 workforce development . 27 Sec. 2246. Section 259.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 259.3 Board and division Division of vocational 30 rehabilitation services . 31 The division of vocational rehabilitation services 32 is established in the department of education workforce 33 -1262- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1262/ 1541
H.F. 662 development . The director of the department of education 34 workforce development shall cooperate with the United States 35 secretary of education in carrying out the federal law cited 1 in sections 259.1 and 259.2 providing for the vocational 2 rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. The state 3 board of education shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for the 4 administration of this chapter . 5 Sec. 2247. Section 259.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 259.5 Report to governor. 8 The division of vocational rehabilitation services shall 9 report biennially to the governor the condition of vocational 10 rehabilitation within the state, designating the educational 11 institutions, establishments, plants, factories, and other 12 agencies in which training is being given, and include a 13 detailed statement of expenditures of the state and federal 14 funds in the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. 15 Sec. 2248. Section 259.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 259.6 Gifts and donations. 18 The division of vocational rehabilitation services may 19 receive gifts and donations from either public or private 20 sources offered unconditionally or under conditions related to 21 the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities 22 that are consistent with this chapter . 23 Sec. 2249. Section 259.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 259.7 Fund. 26 All the moneys received as gifts or donations shall be 27 deposited in the state treasury and shall constitute a 28 permanent fund to be called the special fund for the vocational 29 rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, to be used 30 by the director of the department of education workforce 31 development in carrying out the provisions of this chapter or 32 for related purposes. 33 -1263- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1263/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2250. Section 259.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 259.8 Report of gifts. 1 A full report of all gifts and donations offered and 2 accepted, together with the names of the donors name of each 3 donor and the respective amounts amount contributed by each 4 donor , and all disbursements from the special fund for the 5 vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities 6 shall be submitted at call or biennially to the governor of the 7 state by the division department of workforce development . 8 Sec. 2251. NEW SECTION . 259.10 Rules. 9 The department of workforce development shall adopt rules 10 under chapter 17A for the administration of this chapter. 11 Sec. 2252. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 12 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 13 transfers: 14 a. Section 259.1 to section 84G.1. 15 b. Section 259.2 to section 84G.2. 16 c. Section 259.3 to section 84G.3. 17 d. Section 259.4 to section 84G.4. 18 e. Section 259.5 to section 84G.5. 19 f. Section 259.6 to section 84G.6. 20 g. Section 259.7 to section 84G.7. 21 h. Section 259.8 to section 84G.8. 22 i. Section 259.9 to section 84G.9. 23 j. Section 259.10 to section 84G.10. 24 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 25 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 26 enactment of this section. 27 Sec. 2253. TRANSITION PROVISION. The agreement between the 28 director of the department of education and the commissioner of 29 the United States social security administration under section 30 259.9 shall remain in full force and effect until amended, 31 repealed, or supplemented by the United States social security 32 administration or by the department of workforce development. 33 -1264- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1264/ 1541
H.F. 662 APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM 34 Sec. 2254. Section 15.106A, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 35 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 a. That through this section and section 15.106B , the 2 authority has been granted broad general powers and specific 3 program powers over all of the authority’s statutory programs, 4 including but not limited to the programs created pursuant to 5 chapters 15 , 15A , 15B , 15C , 15E , and 15J . 6 Sec. 2255. Section 15B.2, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 7 amended by striking the subsection. 8 Sec. 2256. Section 15B.2, Code 2023, is amended by adding 9 the following new subsections: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. “Department” means the department of 11 workforce development. 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. “Targeted industries” means the 13 industries of advanced manufacturing, biosciences, and 14 information technology. 15 Sec. 2257. Section 15B.2, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 7. “Financial assistance” means assistance provided only 18 from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to 19 the authority department and includes but is not limited to 20 assistance in the forms of grants, loans, forgivable loans, and 21 royalty payments. 22 Sec. 2258. Section 15B.3, subsections 1, 2, 3, and 4, Code 23 2023, are amended to read as follows: 24 1. An apprenticeship training program fund is created as a 25 revolving fund in the state treasury under the control of the 26 authority department . 27 2. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated for 28 purposes of the apprenticeship training program, and any other 29 moneys lawfully available to the authority department for 30 purposes of this chapter . 31 3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the authority 32 department for the purposes of this chapter . 33 -1265- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1265/ 1541
H.F. 662 4. No more than two percent of the total moneys deposited 34 in the fund on July 1 of a fiscal year is appropriated to the 35 authority department for the purposes of administering this 1 chapter . 2 Sec. 2259. Section 15B.3, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 3 amended by striking the subsection. 4 Sec. 2260. Section 15B.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 a. An apprenticeship sponsor or lead apprenticeship 7 sponsor that conducts an apprenticeship program that is 8 registered with the United States department of labor, office 9 of apprenticeship, through Iowa, for apprentices who will 10 be employed at worksites located in this state may apply to 11 the authority department for financial assistance under this 12 section if the apprenticeship program includes a minimum of one 13 hundred contact hours per apprentice for each training year of 14 the apprenticeship program. 15 Sec. 2261. Section 15B.4, subsection 2, unnumbered 16 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 The authority department shall provide financial assistance 18 in the form of training grants to eligible apprenticeship 19 sponsors or lead apprenticeship sponsors in the following 20 manner: 21 Sec. 2262. Section 15B.4, subsection 3, unnumbered 22 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 An apprenticeship sponsor or lead apprenticeship sponsor 24 seeking financial assistance under this section shall provide 25 the following information to the authority department : 26 Sec. 2263. Section 15B.4, subsection 3, paragraph e, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 e. Any other information the authority department reasonably 29 determines is necessary. 30 Sec. 2264. Section 15B.4, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 4. The apprenticeship sponsor or lead apprenticeship 33 -1266- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1266/ 1541
H.F. 662 sponsor and the authority department shall enter into an 34 agreement regarding the provision of any financial assistance 35 to the apprenticeship sponsor or lead apprenticeship sponsor. 1 Sec. 2265. NEW SECTION . 15B.5 Rules. 2 The department shall adopt rules to administer this chapter. 3 Sec. 2266. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 45, section 5, is amended 4 to read as follows: 5 SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to financial 6 assistance provided by the economic development authority to 7 apprenticeship sponsors and lead apprenticeship sponsors that 8 apply for financial assistance on or after July 1, 2021 , and on 9 or before June 30, 2023 . 10 Sec. 2267. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 11 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 12 transfers: 13 a. Section 15B.1 to section 84D.1. 14 b. Section 15B.2 to section 84D.2. 15 c. Section 15B.3 to section 84D.3. 16 d. Section 15B.4 to section 84D.4. 17 e. Section 15B.5 to section 84D.5. 18 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 19 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 20 enactment of this section. 21 Sec. 2268. TRANSITION PROVISION. All agreements entered 22 into by an apprenticeship sponsor or lead apprenticeship 23 sponsor and the economic development authority regarding the 24 provision of any financial assistance to the apprenticeship 25 sponsor or lead apprenticeship sponsor prior to the effective 26 date of this division of this Act shall be valid and continue 27 as provided in the terms of the agreement. 28 FUTURE READY IOWA REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 29 Sec. 2269. Section 15C.1, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 30 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 31 lieu thereof the following: 32 f. “Department” means the department of workforce 33 -1267- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1267/ 1541
H.F. 662 development. 34 Sec. 2270. Section 15C.1, subsection 1, paragraphs g and h, 35 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 1 g. “Eligible apprenticeable occupation” means an 2 apprenticeable occupation identified by the workforce 3 development board or a community college pursuant to section 4 84A.1B, subsection 14 , as a high-demand job , after consultation 5 with the authority . 6 h. “Financial assistance” means assistance provided only 7 from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to 8 the authority department and includes but is not limited 9 to assistance in the form of a reimbursement grant to 10 support the costs associated with establishing a new 11 eligible apprenticeable occupation or an additional eligible 12 apprenticeable occupation in an applicant’s apprenticeship 13 program. 14 Sec. 2271. Section 15C.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 2. Program created. Subject to an appropriation of funds 17 by the general assembly for this purpose, a future ready Iowa 18 registered apprenticeship development program is created 19 which shall be administered by the authority department . The 20 purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to 21 incentivize small and medium-sized apprenticeship sponsors to 22 establish new or additional eligible apprenticeable occupations 23 in the apprenticeship sponsor’s apprenticeship program in order 24 to support the growth of apprenticeship programs and expand 25 high-quality work-based learning experiences in high-demand 26 fields and careers for persons who are employed in eligible 27 apprenticeable occupations in Iowa. 28 Sec. 2272. Section 15C.1, subsection 3, unnumbered 29 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 An apprenticeship sponsor may apply to the authority 31 department , on forms provided by the authority department and 32 in accordance with the authority’s department’s instructions, 33 -1268- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1268/ 1541
H.F. 662 to receive financial assistance under the program. The 34 authority department shall provide upon request and on the 35 authority’s department’s internet site information about the 1 program, the application, application instructions, and the 2 application period established each year for funding available 3 under the program. The application shall include a description 4 of how the financial assistance awarded under this section 5 would be used to establish an apprenticeship program or add new 6 or additional apprenticeable occupations to the apprenticeship 7 sponsor’s apprenticeship program and the anticipated program 8 expenses identified by the applicant. 9 Sec. 2273. Section 15C.1, subsection 3, paragraph a, 10 subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2023, are amended to read as 11 follows: 12 (1) Twenty or fewer apprentices are registered in the 13 existing apprenticeship program as of December 31 of the 14 calendar year prior to the date the authority department 15 receives the apprenticeship sponsor’s application. 16 (2) More than seventy percent of the applicant’s 17 apprentices shall be are residents of Iowa, and the remainder 18 of the applicant’s apprentices shall be are residents of states 19 contiguous to Iowa. In determining the number of apprentices 20 in an applicant’s apprenticeship program, the authority 21 department may calculate the average number of apprentices in 22 the program within the most recent two-year period. 23 Sec. 2274. Section 15C.1, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 24 are amended to read as follows: 25 4. Rules. The authority department shall adopt rules 26 pursuant to chapter 17A establishing a staff review and 27 application approval process, application scoring criteria, the 28 minimum score necessary for approval of financial assistance, 29 procedures for notification of an award of financial 30 assistance, the terms of agreement between the apprenticeship 31 sponsor and the authority department , and any other rules 32 deemed necessary for the implementation and administration of 33 -1269- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1269/ 1541
H.F. 662 this section . 34 5. Agreement. Prior to distributing financial assistance 35 under this section , the authority department shall enter 1 into an agreement with the apprenticeship sponsor awarded 2 financial assistance in accordance with this section , and the 3 financial assistance recipient shall confirm the expenses for 4 establishing the program or adding the additional occupations 5 as identified in the approved application, and shall meet all 6 terms established by the authority department for receipt of 7 financial assistance under this section . 8 Sec. 2275. Section 15C.1, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated to the 11 authority department by the general assembly for purposes of 12 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 13 end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund 14 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 15 designated in subsequent fiscal years. 16 Sec. 2276. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 17 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 18 transfer: 19 Section 15C.1 to section 84E.1. 20 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 21 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 22 enactment of this section, including references to chapter 15C. 23 Sec. 2277. TRANSITION PROVISION. All agreements entered 24 into by an apprenticeship sponsor and the economic development 25 authority under section 15C.1, subsection 5, prior to the 26 effective date of this division of this Act shall be valid and 27 continue as provided in the terms of the agreement. 28 FUTURE READY IOWA EXPANDED REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP 29 OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM 30 Sec. 2278. Section 15C.2, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 31 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 32 lieu thereof the following: 33 -1270- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1270/ 1541
H.F. 662 e. “Department” means the department of workforce 34 development. 35 Sec. 2279. Section 15C.2, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 h. “Financial assistance” means assistance provided only 3 from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to 4 the authority department and includes but is not limited 5 to assistance in the form of a reimbursement grant of one 6 thousand dollars per apprentice in an eligible apprenticeable 7 occupation. 8 Sec. 2280. Section 15C.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. Program created. Subject to an appropriation of funds 11 by the general assembly for this purpose, a future ready Iowa 12 expanded registered apprenticeship opportunities program 13 is created which shall be administered by the authority 14 department . The purpose of the program is to provide 15 financial assistance to encourage apprenticeship sponsors of 16 apprenticeship programs with twenty or fewer apprentices to 17 maintain apprenticeship programs in high-demand occupations. 18 Sec. 2281. Section 15C.2, subsection 3, unnumbered 19 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 An eligible apprenticeship sponsor may apply to the 21 authority department , on forms provided by the authority 22 department and in accordance with the authority’s department’s 23 instructions, to receive financial assistance under the 24 program. The authority department shall provide upon request 25 and on the authority’s department’s internet site information 26 about the program, the application, application instructions, 27 and the application period established each year for funding 28 available under the program. 29 Sec. 2282. Section 15C.2, subsection 3, paragraph a, 30 subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2023, are amended to read as 31 follows: 32 (1) Twenty or fewer apprentices are registered in the 33 -1271- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1271/ 1541
H.F. 662 apprenticeship program as of December 31 of the calendar 34 year prior to the date the authority department receives the 35 eligible apprenticeship sponsor’s application. 1 (2) More than seventy percent of the applicant’s 2 apprentices are residents of Iowa, and the remainder of the 3 applicant’s apprentices are residents of states contiguous 4 to Iowa. In determining the number of apprentices in an 5 applicant’s apprenticeship program, the authority department 6 may calculate the average number of apprentices in the program 7 within the most recent two-year period. 8 Sec. 2283. Section 15C.2, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 9 are amended to read as follows: 10 4. Rules. The authority department shall adopt rules 11 pursuant to chapter 17A establishing a staff review and 12 application approval process, application scoring criteria, the 13 minimum score necessary for approval of financial assistance, 14 procedures for notification of an award of financial 15 assistance, the terms of agreement between the apprenticeship 16 sponsor and the authority department , and any other rules 17 deemed necessary for the implementation and administration of 18 this section . 19 5. Agreement. Prior to distributing financial assistance 20 under this section , the authority department shall enter into 21 an agreement with the eligible apprenticeship sponsor awarded 22 financial assistance in accordance with this section , and 23 the financial assistance recipient shall confirm the number 24 of apprentices in eligible apprenticeable occupations as 25 identified in the approved application, and shall meet all 26 terms established by the authority department for receipt of 27 financial assistance under this section . 28 Sec. 2284. Section 15C.2, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 29 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated to the 31 authority department by the general assembly for purposes of 32 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 33 -1272- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1272/ 1541
H.F. 662 end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund 34 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 35 designated in subsequent fiscal years. 1 Sec. 2285. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 2 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 3 transfer: 4 Section 15C.2 to section 84E.2. 5 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 6 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 7 enactment of this section, including references to chapter 15C. 8 Sec. 2286. TRANSITION PROVISION. All agreements entered 9 into by an apprenticeship sponsor and the economic development 10 authority under section 15C.2, subsection 5, regarding the 11 provision of any financial assistance to the apprenticeship 12 sponsor prior to the effective date of this division of this 13 Act shall be valid and continue as provided in the terms of the 14 agreement. 15 EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES 16 Sec. 2287. Section 94A.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 2. “Commissioner” “Director” means the labor commissioner, 19 appointed pursuant to section 91.2 , director of the department 20 of workforce development or the labor commissioner’s director’s 21 designee. 22 Sec. 2288. Section 94A.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 94A.2 Licensing. 25 1. An employment agency shall obtain a license from the 26 commissioner director prior to transacting any business. 27 Licenses expire on June 30 of each year. 28 2. A license application shall be in the form prescribed by 29 the commissioner director and shall be accompanied by all of 30 the following: 31 a. A surety company bond in the sum of thirty thousand 32 dollars, to be approved by the commissioner director and 33 -1273- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1273/ 1541
H.F. 662 conditioned to pay any damages that may accrue to any person 34 due to a wrongful act or violation of law on the part of the 35 applicant in the conduct of business. 1 b. The schedule of fees to be charged by the employment 2 agency. 3 c. All contract forms to be signed by an employee. 4 d. An application fee of seventy-five dollars. 5 3. The commissioner director shall grant or deny a license 6 within thirty days from the filing date of a completed 7 application. 8 4. The commissioner director may revoke, suspend, or annul a 9 license in accordance with chapter 17A upon good cause pursuant 10 to rules adopted by the director . 11 Sec. 2289. Section 94A.4, subsection 4, paragraph d, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 d. Charge an employee any fee greater than the fee schedule 14 on file with the commissioner director without prior consent 15 of the commissioner director . 16 Sec. 2290. Section 94A.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 94A.5 Powers and duties of the commissioner director . 19 1. At any time, the commissioner The director may examine 20 the records, books, and any papers relating to the conduct and 21 operation of an employment agency at any time . 22 2. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 23 17A to administer this chapter . 24 Sec. 2291. Section 94A.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 94A.6 Violations. 27 1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter or who 28 refuses the commissioner director access to records, books, and 29 papers pursuant to an examination under section 94A.5 shall be 30 guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 31 2. If a person violates a provision of this chapter or 32 refuses the commissioner director access to records, books, 33 -1274- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1274/ 1541
H.F. 662 and papers pursuant to an examination under section 94A.5 , the 34 commissioner director shall assess a civil penalty against the 35 person in an amount not greater than two thousand dollars. 1 Sec. 2292. NEW SECTION . 94A.7 Rules. 2 1. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 3 administer this chapter. 4 2. The director may establish rules pursuant to chapter 5 17A to assess and collect interest on fees and penalties owed 6 to the department of workforce development. The director may 7 delay or, following written notice, deny the issuance of a 8 license, if the applicant for the license owes a debt to the 9 department of workforce development. 10 Sec. 2293. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 11 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 12 transfers: 13 a. Section 94A.1 to section 84H.1. 14 b. Section 94A.2 to section 84H.2. 15 c. Section 94A.3 to section 84H.3. 16 d. Section 94A.4 to section 84H.4. 17 e. Section 94A.5 to section 84H.5. 18 f. Section 94A.6 to section 84H.6. 19 g. Section 94A.7 to section 84H.7. 20 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 21 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 22 enactment of this section. 23 REPORTS AND RECORDS 24 Sec. 2294. Section 91.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 91.12 Reports and records to division of labor services . 27 1. An owner, operator, or manager of every factory, 28 mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, public 29 or private work, or any other establishment where labor is 30 employed, shall submit to the division of labor services 31 department of workforce development reports in the form 32 and manner prescribed by the commissioner director of the 33 -1275- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1275/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of workforce development by rule , for the purpose of 34 compiling labor statistics. The owner, operator, or business 35 manager shall submit the reports within sixty days from receipt 1 of notice, and shall certify under oath the accuracy of the 2 reports. For purposes of this section, “factory” , “mill” , 3 “workshop” , “mine” , “store” , “railway” , “business house” , and 4 “public or private work” shall mean any factory, mill, workshop, 5 mine, store, railway, business house, or public or private work 6 where wage earners are employed for compensation. 7 2. Notwithstanding chapter 22 , records containing submitted 8 under subsection 1 that contain identifiable financial 9 institution or credit card account numbers obtained by the 10 commissioner shall be kept confidential. 11 3. a. Any officer or employee of the department of 12 workforce development who makes unlawful use of a report 13 submitted under subsection 1 shall be guilty of a serious 14 misdemeanor. 15 b. Any person who has access to a report submitted under 16 subsection 1 who makes unlawful use of the report shall be 17 guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 18 c. Any owner, operator, or manager of a factory, mill, 19 workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, or public or 20 private work who fails to submit the report required under 21 subsection 1 shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 22 4. The director of the department of workforce development 23 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this 24 section. 25 Sec. 2295. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 26 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 27 transfer: 28 Section 91.12 to section 84A.18. 29 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 30 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 31 enactment of this section. 32 ADULT EDUCATION 33 -1276- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1276/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2296. NEW SECTION . 84A.19 Adult education and literacy 34 programs. 35 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 1 otherwise requires: 2 a. “Adult education and literacy programs” means adult basic 3 education, adult education leading to a high school equivalency 4 diploma under chapter 259A, English as a second language 5 instruction, and workplace and family literacy instruction. 6 b. “Community colleges” means the same as defined in section 7 260C.2. 8 2. The department of workforce development and community 9 colleges shall jointly implement adult education and literacy 10 programs to assist adults and youths sixteen years of age and 11 older who are not in school in obtaining the knowledge and 12 skills necessary for further education, work, and community 13 involvement. 14 3. The department of workforce development, in consultation 15 with community colleges, shall prescribe standards for adult 16 education and literacy programs including but not limited 17 to contextualized and integrated instruction, assessments, 18 instructor qualification and professional development, data 19 collection and reporting, and performance benchmarks. 20 4. The department of workforce development, in consultation 21 with community colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 22 17A to administer this section. 23 Sec. 2297. Section 260C.50, Code 2023, is amended to read 24 as follows: 25 260C.50 Adult education and literacy programs . 26 1. For purposes of this section , “adult education and 27 literacy programs means adult basic education, adult education 28 leading to a high school equivalency diploma under chapter 29 259A , English as a second language instruction, workplace and 30 family literacy instruction, or integrated basic education and 31 technical skills instruction. 32 2. The department and the community colleges shall jointly 33 -1277- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1277/ 1541
H.F. 662 implement adult education and literacy programs to assist 34 adults and youths sixteen years of age and older who are not 35 in school in obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for 1 further education, work, and community involvement. 2 3. The state board, in consultation with the community 3 colleges, shall prescribe standards for adult education and 4 literacy programs including but not limited to contextualized 5 and integrated instruction, assessments, instructor 6 qualification and professional development, data collection and 7 reporting, and performance benchmarks. 8 4. The state board, in consultation with the community 9 colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 10 administer this section . 11 DIVISION XII 12 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 13 IOWA LOTTERY 14 Sec. 2298. Section 7E.6, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 3. Any position of membership on the board of the Iowa 17 lottery authority board created in section 99G.8 shall receive 18 compensation of fifty dollars per day and expenses. 19 Sec. 2299. Section 68B.35, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 e. Members of the state banking council, the Iowa ethics 22 and campaign disclosure board, the credit union review board, 23 the economic development authority, the employment appeal 24 board, the environmental protection commission, the health 25 facilities council, the Iowa finance authority, the Iowa public 26 employees’ retirement system investment board, the board of 27 the Iowa lottery authority board created in section 99G.8 , the 28 natural resource commission, the board of parole, the petroleum 29 underground storage tank fund board, the public employment 30 relations board, the state racing and gaming commission, the 31 state board of regents, the transportation commission, the 32 office of consumer advocate, the utilities board, the Iowa 33 -1278- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1278/ 1541
H.F. 662 telecommunications and technology commission, and any full-time 34 members of other boards and commissions as defined under 35 section 7E.4 who receive an annual salary for their service 1 on the board or commission. The Iowa ethics and campaign 2 disclosure board shall conduct an annual review to determine 3 if members of any other board, commission, or authority should 4 file a statement and shall require the filing of a statement 5 pursuant to rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A . 6 Sec. 2300. Section 99B.1, subsection 22, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 22. “Merchandise” means goods or services that are bought 9 and sold in the regular course of business. “Merchandise” 10 includes lottery tickets or shares sold or authorized under 11 chapter 99G . The value of the lottery ticket or share is the 12 price of the lottery ticket or share as established by the Iowa 13 lottery authority department of revenue pursuant to chapter 14 99G . “Merchandise” includes a gift card if the gift card is not 15 redeemable for cash. 16 Sec. 2301. Section 99G.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 99G.1 Title. 19 This chapter may be cited as the “Iowa Lottery Authority 20 Act” . 21 Sec. 2302. Section 99G.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 22 amended by striking the subsection. 23 Sec. 2303. Section 99G.3, subsections 2 and 4, Code 2023, 24 are amended by striking the subsections. 25 Sec. 2304. Section 99G.3, Code 2023, is amended by adding 26 the following new subsections: 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. “Administrator” means the administrator 28 of the Iowa lottery appointed pursuant to section 99G.5. 29 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. “Department” means the department of 30 revenue. 31 NEW SUBSECTION . 4B. “Director” means the director of the 32 department of revenue or the director’s designee. 33 -1279- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1279/ 1541
H.F. 662 NEW SUBSECTION . 4C. “Division” means the Iowa lottery 34 division of the department of revenue. 35 Sec. 2305. Section 99G.3, subsections 3, 7, 14, and 18, Code 1 2023, are amended to read as follows: 2 3. “Board” means the board of directors of the authority 3 Iowa lottery created in section 99G.8 . 4 7. “Lottery” , “lotteries” , “lottery game” , “lottery games” , 5 or “lottery products” means any game of chance approved by the 6 board and operated pursuant to this chapter and games using 7 mechanical or electronic devices, provided that the authority 8 division shall not authorize a monitor vending machine or a 9 player-activated gaming machine that utilizes an internal 10 randomizer to determine winning and nonwinning plays and that 11 upon random internal selection of a winning play dispenses 12 coins, currency, or a ticket, credit, or token to the player 13 that is redeemable for cash or a prize, and excluding gambling 14 or gaming conducted pursuant to chapter 99B , 99D , or 99F . 15 14. “Retailer” means a person who sells lottery tickets 16 or shares on behalf of the authority division pursuant to a 17 license issued by the authority department . 18 18. “Vendor” means a person who provides or proposes to 19 provide goods or services to the authority department pursuant 20 to a major procurement contract, but does not include an 21 employee of the authority department under this chapter , a 22 retailer, or a state agency or instrumentality thereof. 23 Sec. 2306. Section 99G.3, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 24 amended by striking the subsection. 25 Sec. 2307. Section 99G.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 99G.4 Iowa lottery authority created. 28 1. An Iowa lottery authority is created , effective 29 September 1, 2003, which shall administer the state lottery be 30 administered by the division . The authority shall be deemed to 31 be a public authority and an instrumentality of the state, and 32 not a state agency. However, the authority shall be considered 33 -1280- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1280/ 1541
H.F. 662 a state agency for purposes of chapters 17A , 21 , 22 , 28E , 68B , 34 91B , 97B , 509A , and 669 . 35 2. The income and property of the authority department under 1 this chapter shall be exempt from all state and local taxes, 2 and the sale of lottery tickets and shares issued and sold by 3 the authority division and its retail licensees shall be exempt 4 from all state and local sales taxes. 5 Sec. 2308. Section 99G.5, Code 2023, is amended by striking 6 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 7 99G.5 Lottery administrator. 8 1. An administrator of the lottery under this chapter shall 9 be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the 10 senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The 11 administrator shall be qualified by training and experience to 12 manage a lottery. 13 2. The salary of the lottery administrator shall be set by 14 the governor within the applicable salary range established by 15 the general assembly. 16 3. The lottery administrator shall be an employee of the 17 department and shall direct the day-to-day operations and 18 management of the lottery under this chapter as specified by 19 the director. 20 Sec. 2309. Section 99G.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 99G.6 Power to administer oaths and take testimony —— 23 subpoena. 24 The chief executive officer administrator or the chief 25 executive officer’s administrator’s designee if authorized 26 to conduct an inquiry, investigation, or hearing under 27 this chapter may administer oaths and take testimony under 28 oath relative to the matter of inquiry, investigation, or 29 hearing. At a hearing ordered by the chief executive officer 30 administrator , the chief executive officer administrator or the 31 designee may subpoena witnesses and require the production of 32 records, paper, or documents pertinent to the hearing. 33 -1281- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1281/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2310. Section 99G.7, subsection 1, unnumbered 34 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 The chief executive officer of the authority administrator 1 shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical 2 activities in accordance with the provisions of this 3 chapter and with the administrative rules, policies, and 4 procedures adopted by the board. The chief executive officer 5 administrator shall do all of the following: 6 Sec. 2311. Section 99G.7, subsection 1, paragraphs b and c, 7 Code 2023, are amended by striking the paragraphs. 8 Sec. 2312. Section 99G.7, subsection 1, paragraphs d, e, f, 9 g, and i, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 10 d. Promote or provide for promotion of the lottery and any 11 functions related to the authority division under this chapter . 12 e. Prepare a budget for the approval of the board director 13 for activities of the division under this chapter . 14 f. Require bond from such retailers and vendors in such 15 amounts as required by the board division . 16 g. Report semiannually to the general assembly’s standing 17 committees on government oversight regarding the operations of 18 the authority division . 19 i. Perform other duties generally associated with a chief 20 executive officer of an authority of an entrepreneurial nature 21 as necessary to administer this chapter . 22 Sec. 2313. Section 99G.7, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code 23 2023, are amended to read as follows: 24 2. The chief executive officer administrator shall conduct 25 an ongoing study of the operation and administration of lottery 26 laws similar to this chapter in other states or countries, 27 of available literature on the subject, of federal laws and 28 regulations which may affect the operation of the lottery 29 and of the reaction of citizens of this state to existing 30 or proposed features of lottery games with a view toward 31 implementing improvements that will tend to serve the purposes 32 of this chapter . 33 -1282- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1282/ 1541
H.F. 662 3. The chief executive officer director may for good cause 34 suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any contract entered into 35 in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or the 1 administrative rules, policies, and procedures of the board. 2 4. The chief executive officer or the chief executive 3 officer’s designee administrator or the administrator’s 4 designee may conduct hearings and administer oaths to persons 5 for the purpose of assuring the security or integrity of 6 lottery operations or to determine the qualifications of or 7 compliance by vendors and retailers. 8 Sec. 2314. Section 99G.8, subsections 1, 4, 6, and 13, Code 9 2023, are amended to read as follows: 10 1. The authority shall be administered by a A board of 11 directors comprised of five members appointed by the governor 12 subject to confirmation by the senate is created within the 13 department . Board members appointed when the senate is not 14 in session shall serve only until the end of the next regular 15 session of the general assembly, unless confirmed by the 16 senate. 17 4. No officer or employee of the authority department shall 18 be a member of the board. 19 6. A majority of members in office shall constitute a quorum 20 for the transaction of any business and for the exercise of any 21 power or function of the authority board . 22 13. Board members shall not have any direct or indirect 23 interest in an undertaking that puts their personal interest 24 in conflict with that of the authority department under this 25 chapter including but not limited to an interest in a major 26 procurement contract or a participating retailer. 27 Sec. 2315. Section 99G.8, subsection 15, Code 2023, is 28 amended by striking the subsection. 29 Sec. 2316. Section 99G.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 The board shall provide the chief executive officer director 32 and the administrator with private-sector perspectives of a 33 -1283- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1283/ 1541
H.F. 662 large marketing enterprise. The board shall do all of the 34 following: 35 Sec. 2317. Section 99G.9, subsections 1 and 5, Code 2023, 1 are amended by striking the subsections. 2 Sec. 2318. Section 99G.9, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 2. Approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the terms of major 5 lottery procurements recommended by the chief executive officer 6 administrator . 7 Sec. 2319. Section 99G.9, subsection 3, unnumbered 8 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 Adopt policies and procedures and promulgate administrative 10 rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to the management and 11 operation of the authority Iowa lottery . The administrative 12 rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection may include but 13 shall not be limited to the following: 14 Sec. 2320. Section 99G.9, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 c. The number and amount of prizes, including but not 17 limited to prizes of free tickets or shares in lottery games 18 conducted by the authority division and merchandise prizes. 19 The authority division shall maintain and make available for 20 public inspection at its offices during regular business hours 21 a detailed listing of the estimated number of prizes of each 22 particular denomination that are expected to be awarded in 23 any game that is on sale or the estimated odds of winning the 24 prizes and, after the end of the claim period, shall maintain 25 and make available a listing of the total number of tickets 26 or shares sold in a game and the number of prizes of each 27 denomination that were awarded. 28 Sec. 2321. Section 99G.9, subsection 3, paragraph j, Code 29 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 30 Sec. 2322. Section 99G.9, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 4. Adopt game specific rules. The promulgation of game 33 -1284- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1284/ 1541
H.F. 662 specific rules shall not be subject to the requirements of 34 chapter 17A . However, game specific rules shall be made 35 available to the public prior to the time the games go on 1 sale and shall be kept on file at the office of the authority 2 division . 3 Sec. 2323. Section 99G.10, Code 2023, is amended by striking 4 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 5 99G.10 Lottery personnel. 6 1. An employee of the division shall not have a financial 7 interest in any vendor doing business or proposing to do 8 business with the department under this chapter. However, an 9 employee may own shares of a mutual fund which may hold shares 10 of a vendor corporation provided the employee does not have the 11 ability to influence the investment functions of the mutual 12 fund. 13 2. An employee of the division with decision-making 14 authority under this chapter shall not participate in any 15 decision involving a retailer with whom the employee has a 16 financial interest. 17 3. A background investigation shall be conducted by 18 the department of public safety, division of criminal 19 investigation, on each applicant who has reached the final 20 selection process prior to employment by the department under 21 this chapter. For positions not designated as sensitive by the 22 department, the investigation may consist of a state criminal 23 history background check, work history, and financial review. 24 The department shall identify those sensitive positions of 25 the division which require full background investigations, 26 which positions shall include, at a minimum, any officer of 27 the division, and any employee with operational management 28 responsibilities, security duties, or system maintenance or 29 programming responsibilities related to the division’s data 30 processing or network hardware, software, communication, or 31 related systems under this chapter. In addition to a work 32 history and financial review, a full background investigation 33 -1285- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1285/ 1541
H.F. 662 may include a national criminal history check through the 34 federal bureau of investigation. The screening of employees 35 through the federal bureau of investigation shall be conducted 1 by submission of fingerprints through the state criminal 2 history repository to the federal bureau of investigation. The 3 results of background investigations conducted pursuant to this 4 section shall not be considered public records under chapter 5 22. 6 4. A person who has been convicted of a felony or bookmaking 7 or other form of illegal gambling or of a crime involving moral 8 turpitude shall not be employed by the department under this 9 chapter. 10 5. The department shall bond employees with access to Iowa 11 lottery funds or lottery revenue under this chapter in such 12 an amount as provided by the department and may bond other 13 employees under this chapter as deemed necessary. 14 Sec. 2324. Section 99G.11, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 15 2023, are amended to read as follows: 16 1. A member of the board, any officer, or other employee 17 of the authority division shall not directly or indirectly, 18 individually, as a member of a partnership or other 19 association, or as a shareholder, director, or officer of a 20 corporation have an interest in a business that contracts for 21 the operation or marketing of the lottery as authorized by this 22 chapter , unless the business is controlled or operated by a 23 consortium of lotteries in which the authority division has an 24 interest. 25 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 68B , a 26 person contracting or seeking to contract with the state to 27 supply gaming equipment or materials for use in the operation 28 of the lottery, an applicant for a license to sell tickets 29 or shares in the lottery, or a retailer shall not offer a 30 member of the board, any officer, or other employee of the 31 authority division , or a member of their immediate family a 32 gift, gratuity, or other thing having a value of more than the 33 -1286- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1286/ 1541
H.F. 662 limits established in chapter 68B , other than food and beverage 34 consumed at a meal. For purposes of this subsection , “member 35 of their immediate family” means a spouse, child, stepchild, 1 brother, brother-in-law, stepbrother, sister, sister-in-law, 2 stepsister, parent, parent-in-law, or step-parent of the board 3 member, the officer, or other employee who resides in the same 4 household in the same principal residence of the board member, 5 officer, or other employee. 6 3. If a board member, officer, or other employee of the 7 authority division violates a provision of this section , the 8 board member, officer, or employee shall be immediately removed 9 from the office or position. 10 Sec. 2325. Section 99G.12, subsection 2, paragraphs a and b, 11 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 12 a. The self-service kiosk shall be owned or leased by the 13 authority department . 14 b. The self-service kiosk shall only be located in a retail 15 location licensed by the authority division pursuant to this 16 chapter . The authority division shall determine, in its sole 17 discretion, the placement of the self-service kiosk. 18 Sec. 2326. Section 99G.21, subsections 1, 3, 4, and 5, Code 19 2023, are amended to read as follows: 20 1. Funds of the state shall not be used or obligated to pay 21 the expenses or prizes of the authority department under this 22 chapter . 23 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 24 purchase of real property and any borrowing of more than one 25 million dollars by the authority department for purposes of 26 this chapter shall require written notice from the authority 27 department to the general assembly’s standing committees on 28 government oversight and the prior approval of the executive 29 council. 30 4. The powers enumerated in this section are cumulative of 31 and in addition to those powers enumerated elsewhere in this 32 chapter and no such powers limit or restrict any other powers 33 -1287- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1287/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the authority department under this chapter . 34 5. Departments, boards, commissions, or other agencies of 35 this state shall provide reasonable assistance and services to 1 the authority department for purposes of this chapter upon the 2 request of the chief executive officer director . 3 Sec. 2327. Section 99G.21, subsection 2, unnumbered 4 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 The authority shall have any and all powers necessary 6 or convenient to carry out and effectuate department, in 7 carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter which 8 are not in conflict with the Constitution of the State of 9 Iowa , including, but without limiting the generality of the 10 foregoing, shall have the following powers: 11 Sec. 2328. Section 99G.21, subsection 2, paragraphs h, i, l, 12 p, and q, Code 2023, are amended by striking the paragraphs. 13 Sec. 2329. Section 99G.22, subsections 1, 3, 4, and 6, Code 14 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 1. The authority department shall investigate the financial 16 responsibility, security, and integrity of any lottery system 17 vendor who is a finalist in submitting a bid, proposal, or 18 offer as part of a major procurement contract. Before a major 19 procurement contract is awarded, the division of criminal 20 investigation of the department of public safety shall conduct 21 a background investigation of the vendor to whom the contract 22 is to be awarded. The chief executive officer and board 23 administrator shall consult with the division of criminal 24 investigation and shall provide for the scope of the background 25 investigation and due diligence to be conducted in connection 26 with major procurement contracts. At the time of submitting 27 a bid, proposal, or offer to the authority department on a 28 major procurement contract, the authority shall require that 29 each vendor shall be required to submit to the division of 30 criminal investigation appropriate investigation authorization 31 to facilitate this investigation, together with an advance 32 of funds to meet the anticipated investigation costs. If 33 -1288- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1288/ 1541
H.F. 662 the division of criminal investigation determines that 34 additional funds are required to complete an investigation, 35 the vendor will be so advised. The background investigation 1 by the division of criminal investigation may include a 2 national criminal history check through the federal bureau of 3 investigation. The screening of vendors or their employees 4 through the federal bureau of investigation shall be conducted 5 by submission of fingerprints through the state criminal 6 history repository to the federal bureau of investigation. 7 3. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into 8 with any lottery system vendor who has not complied with 9 the disclosure requirements described in this section , and 10 any contract with such a vendor is voidable at the option 11 of the authority . Any contract with a vendor that does not 12 comply with the requirements for periodically updating such 13 disclosures during the tenure of the contract as may be 14 specified in such contract may be terminated by the authority . 15 The provisions of this section shall be construed broadly 16 and liberally to achieve the ends of full disclosure of 17 all information necessary to allow for a full and complete 18 evaluation by the authority department of the competence, 19 integrity, background, and character of vendors for major 20 procurements. 21 4. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into 22 with any vendor who has been found guilty of a felony related 23 to the security or integrity of the lottery in this or any 24 other jurisdiction. 25 6. If, based on the results of a background investigation, 26 the board department determines that the best interests of 27 the authority department , including but not limited to the 28 authority’s department’s reputation for integrity, would be 29 served thereby, the board department may disqualify a potential 30 vendor from contracting with the authority department for a 31 major procurement contract or from acting as a subcontractor in 32 connection with a contract for a major procurement contract. 33 -1289- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1289/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2330. Section 99G.22, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 34 amended by striking the subsection. 35 Sec. 2331. Section 99G.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 99G.23 Vendor bonding , and tax filing , and competitive 3 bidding . 4 1. The authority may purchase, lease, or lease-purchase 5 such goods or services as are necessary for effectuating the 6 purposes of this chapter . The authority division may make 7 procurements that integrate functions such as lottery game 8 design, lottery ticket distribution to retailers, supply of 9 goods and services, and advertising. In all procurement 10 decisions under this chapter , the authority division shall 11 take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the 12 lottery and shall act to promote and ensure security, honesty, 13 fairness, and integrity in the operation and administration 14 of the lottery and the objectives of raising net proceeds for 15 state programs. 16 2. Each vendor shall, at the execution of the contract 17 with the authority division , post a performance bond or letter 18 of credit from a bank or credit provider acceptable to the 19 authority division in an amount as deemed necessary by the 20 authority division for that particular bid or contract. 21 3. Each vendor shall be qualified to do business in this 22 state and shall file appropriate tax returns as provided by the 23 laws of this state. 24 4. All major procurement contracts must be competitively 25 bid pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the board 26 unless there is only one qualified vendor and that vendor has 27 an exclusive right to offer the service or product. 28 Sec. 2332. Section 99G.24, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 99G.24 Retailer compensation —— licensing. 31 1. The general assembly recognizes that to conduct a 32 successful lottery, the authority department must develop and 33 -1290- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1290/ 1541
H.F. 662 maintain a statewide network of lottery retailers that will 34 serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets 35 or shares and the playing of lottery games while ensuring the 1 integrity of the lottery operations, games, and activities. 2 2. The board shall determine the compensation to be paid 3 to licensed retailers. Compensation may include provision 4 for variable payments based on sales volume or incentive 5 considerations. 6 3. The authority department shall issue a license 7 certificate to each person with whom it contracts as a retailer 8 for purposes of display as provided in this section . Every 9 lottery retailer shall post its license certificate, or a 10 facsimile thereof, and keep it conspicuously displayed in a 11 location on the premises accessible to the public. No license 12 shall be assignable or transferable. Once issued, a license 13 shall remain in effect until canceled, suspended, or terminated 14 by the authority department . 15 4. A licensee under this section shall cooperate with the 16 authority department by using point-of-purchase materials, 17 posters, and other marketing material when requested to do so 18 by the authority department . Lack of cooperation is sufficient 19 cause for revocation of a retailer’s license. 20 5. The board shall develop a list of objective criteria upon 21 which the qualification of lottery retailers shall be based. 22 Separate criteria shall be developed to govern the selection 23 of retailers of instant tickets and on-line retailers. In 24 developing these criteria, the board shall consider such 25 factors as the applicant’s financial responsibility, security 26 of the applicant’s place of business or activity, accessibility 27 to the public, integrity, and reputation. The criteria shall 28 include but not be limited to the volume of expected sales 29 and the sufficiency of existing licensees to serve the public 30 convenience. 31 6. The applicant shall be current in filing all applicable 32 tax returns to the state of Iowa and in payment of all taxes, 33 -1291- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1291/ 1541
H.F. 662 interest, and penalties owed to the state of Iowa, excluding 34 items under formal appeal pursuant to applicable statutes. The 35 department of revenue is authorized and directed to provide 1 this information to the authority those employees of the 2 division designated to receive this information . 3 7. A person, partnership, unincorporated association, 4 authority, or other business entity shall not be selected as 5 a lottery retailer if the person or entity meets any of the 6 following conditions: 7 a. Has been convicted of a criminal offense related to 8 the security or integrity of the lottery in this or any other 9 jurisdiction. 10 b. Has been convicted of any illegal gambling activity, 11 false statements, perjury, fraud, or a felony in this or any 12 other jurisdiction. 13 c. Has been found to have violated the provisions of 14 this chapter or any regulation, policy, or procedure of 15 the authority or of the lottery division unless either ten 16 years have passed since the violation or the board finds the 17 violation both minor and unintentional in nature. 18 d. Is a vendor or any employee or agent of any vendor doing 19 business with the authority department under this chapter or 20 the division . 21 e. Resides in the same household as an officer of the 22 authority division . 23 f. Is less than eighteen years of age. 24 g. Does not demonstrate financial responsibility sufficient 25 to adequately meet the requirements of the proposed enterprise. 26 h. Has not demonstrated that the applicant is the true 27 owner of the business proposed to be licensed and that all 28 persons holding at least a ten percent ownership interest in 29 the applicant’s business have been disclosed. 30 i. Has knowingly made a false statement of material fact to 31 the authority department . 32 8. Persons applying to become lottery retailers may be 33 -1292- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1292/ 1541
H.F. 662 charged a uniform application fee for each lottery outlet. 34 9. Any lottery retailer contract executed pursuant to 35 this section may, for good cause, be suspended, revoked, or 1 terminated by the chief executive officer director or the 2 chief executive officer’s director’s designee if the retailer 3 is found to have violated any provision of this chapter 4 or objective criteria established by the board. Cause for 5 suspension, revocation, or termination may include, but is not 6 limited to, sale of tickets or shares to a person under the 7 age of twenty-one and failure to pay for lottery products in a 8 timely manner. 9 Sec. 2333. Section 99G.25, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 99G.25 License not assignable. 12 Any lottery retailer license certificate or contract shall 13 not be transferable or assignable. The authority department 14 may issue a temporary license when deemed in the best interests 15 of the state. A lottery retailer shall not contract with any 16 person for lottery goods or services, except with the approval 17 of the board. 18 Sec. 2334. Section 99G.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 99G.26 Retailer bonding. 21 The authority department may require any retailer to post an 22 appropriate bond, as determined by the authority department , 23 using a cash bond or an insurance company acceptable to the 24 authority department . 25 Sec. 2335. Section 99G.27, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 99G.27 Lottery retail licenses —— cancellation, suspension, 28 revocation, or termination. 29 1. A lottery retail license issued by the authority 30 department pursuant to this chapter may be canceled, suspended, 31 revoked, or terminated by the authority department for reasons 32 including , but not limited to , any of the following: 33 -1293- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1293/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. A violation of this chapter , a regulation, or a policy or 34 procedure of the authority division . 35 b. Failure to accurately or timely account or pay for 1 lottery products, lottery games, revenues, or prizes as 2 required by the authority division . 3 c. Commission of any fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. 4 d. Insufficient sales. 5 e. Conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the lottery. 6 f. The retailer filing for or being placed in bankruptcy or 7 receivership. 8 g. Any material change as determined in the sole discretion 9 of the authority department in any matter considered by 10 the authority department in executing the contract with the 11 retailer. 12 h. Failure to meet any of the objective criteria established 13 by the authority division pursuant to this chapter . 14 i. Other conduct likely to result in injury to the property, 15 revenue, or reputation of the authority department under this 16 chapter . 17 2. A lottery retailer license may be temporarily suspended 18 by the authority department without prior notice if the 19 chief executive officer director or designee determines that 20 further sales by the licensed retailer are likely to result in 21 immediate injury to the property, revenue, or reputation of the 22 authority department . 23 3. The board shall adopt administrative rules governing 24 appeals of lottery retailer licensing disputes. 25 Sec. 2336. Section 99G.28, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 99G.28 Proceeds held in trust. 28 All proceeds from the sale of the lottery tickets or shares 29 shall constitute a trust fund until paid to the authority 30 division directly, through electronic funds transfer to the 31 authority division , or through the authority’s division’s 32 authorized collection representative. A lottery retailer 33 -1294- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1294/ 1541
H.F. 662 and officers of a lottery retailer’s business shall have a 34 fiduciary duty to preserve and account for lottery proceeds and 35 lottery retailers shall be personally liable for all proceeds. 1 Proceeds shall include unsold products received but not paid 2 for by a lottery retailer and cash proceeds of the sale of any 3 lottery products net of allowable sales commissions and credit 4 for lottery prizes paid to winners by lottery retailers. Sales 5 proceeds of pull-tab tickets shall include the sales price 6 of the lottery product net of allowable sales commission and 7 prizes contained in the product. Sales proceeds and unused 8 instant tickets shall be delivered to the authority division or 9 its authorized collection representative upon demand. 10 Sec. 2337. Section 99G.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 99G.29 Retailer rental calculations —— lottery ticket sales 13 treatment. 14 If a lottery retailer’s rental payments for the business 15 premises are contractually computed, in whole or in part, on 16 the basis of a percentage of retail sales and such computation 17 of retail sales is not explicitly defined to include sales 18 of tickets or shares in a state-operated or state-managed 19 lottery, only the compensation received by the lottery retailer 20 from the authority department may be considered the amount of 21 the lottery retail sale for purposes of computing the rental 22 payment. 23 Sec. 2338. Section 99G.30, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 99G.30 Ticket sales requirements —— penalties. 26 1. Lottery tickets or shares may be distributed by the 27 authority division for promotional purposes. 28 2. A ticket or share shall not be sold at a price other 29 than that fixed by the authority division and a sale shall not 30 be made other than by a retailer or an employee of the retailer 31 who is authorized by the retailer to sell tickets or shares. A 32 person who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty 33 -1295- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1295/ 1541
H.F. 662 of a simple misdemeanor. 34 3. A ticket or share shall not be sold to a person who has 35 not reached the age of twenty-one. Any person who knowingly 1 sells a lottery ticket or share to a person under the age 2 of twenty-one shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. It 3 shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of a violation 4 under this section that the retailer reasonably and in good 5 faith relied upon presentation of proof of age in making the 6 sale. A prize won by a person who has not reached the age 7 of twenty-one but who purchases a winning ticket or share in 8 violation of this subsection shall be forfeited. This section 9 does not prohibit the lawful purchase of a ticket or share for 10 the purpose of making a gift to a person who has not reached the 11 age of twenty-one. The board shall adopt administrative rules 12 governing the payment of prizes to persons who have not reached 13 the age of twenty-one. 14 4. Except for the authority department , a retailer shall 15 only sell lottery products on the licensed premises and not 16 through the mail or by technological means except as the 17 authority department may provide or authorize. 18 5. The retailer may accept payment by cash, check, money 19 order, debit card, or electronic funds transfer. The retailer 20 shall not extend or arrange credit for the purchase of a ticket 21 or share. As used in this subsection , “cash” means United 22 States currency. 23 6. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit 24 the authority department from designating certain of its 25 agents and employees to sell or give lottery tickets or shares 26 directly to the public. 27 7. No elected official’s name shall be printed on tickets. 28 Sec. 2339. Section 99G.31, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 29 are amended to read as follows: 30 1. The chief executive officer administrator shall award 31 the designated prize to the holder of the ticket or share upon 32 presentation of the winning ticket or confirmation of a winning 33 -1296- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1296/ 1541
H.F. 662 share. The prize shall be given to only one person as provided 34 in this section ; however, a prize shall be divided between 35 holders of winning tickets if there is more than one winning 1 ticket. 2 2. The authority division shall only pay prizes for lottery 3 tickets or shares that the authority department determines were 4 legally purchased, legally possessed, and legally presented. 5 Sec. 2340. Section 99G.31, subsection 3, unnumbered 6 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 The authority board shall adopt administrative rules, 8 policies, and procedures to establish a system of verifying 9 the validity of tickets or shares claimed to win prizes and 10 to effect payment of such prizes, subject to the following 11 requirements: 12 Sec. 2341. Section 99G.31, subsection 3, paragraphs b, d, f, 13 g, h, and i, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 14 b. A prize shall not be paid arising from claimed tickets 15 that are stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, 16 produced or issued in error, unreadable, not received, or 17 not recorded by the authority division within applicable 18 deadlines; lacking in captions that conform and agree with the 19 play symbols as appropriate to the particular lottery game 20 involved; or not in compliance with such additional specific 21 administrative rules, policies, and public or confidential 22 validation and security tests of the authority division 23 appropriate to the particular lottery game involved. 24 d. Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket 25 or share shall be retained for a period deemed appropriate 26 by the chief executive officer administrator , subject to 27 approval by the board. If a valid claim is not made for the 28 money within the applicable period, the unclaimed prize money 29 shall be added to the pool from which future prizes are to be 30 awarded or used for special prize promotions. Notwithstanding 31 this subsection , the disposition of unclaimed prize money from 32 multijurisdictional games shall be made in accordance with the 33 -1297- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1297/ 1541
H.F. 662 rules of the multijurisdictional game. 34 f. The authority division is discharged of all liability 35 upon payment of a prize pursuant to this section . 1 g. No ticket or share issued by the authority division 2 shall be purchased by and no prize shall be paid to any member 3 of the board of directors; any officer or employee of the 4 authority department under this chapter ; or to any spouse, 5 child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the 6 same household in the principal place of residence of any such 7 person. 8 h. No ticket or share issued by the authority division shall 9 be purchased by and no prize shall be paid to any officer, 10 employee, agent, or subcontractor of any vendor or to any 11 spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member 12 of the same household in the principal place of residence 13 of any such person if such officer, employee, agent, or 14 subcontractor has access to confidential information which may 15 compromise the integrity of the lottery. 16 i. The proceeds of any lottery prize shall be subject to 17 state and federal income tax laws. An amount deducted from the 18 prize for payment of a state tax, pursuant to section 422.16, 19 subsection 1 , shall be transferred by the authority to the 20 department of revenue on behalf of the prize winner. 21 Sec. 2342. Section 99G.32, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 99G.32 Authority Department legal representation —— lottery . 24 The authority department shall retain the services of legal 25 counsel to advise the authority department and the board 26 under this chapter and to provide representation in legal 27 proceedings. The authority department may retain the attorney 28 general or a full-time assistant attorney general in that 29 capacity and provide reimbursement for the cost of advising and 30 representing the board and the authority department . 31 Sec. 2343. Section 99G.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1298- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1298/ 1541
H.F. 662 99G.33 Law enforcement investigations. 34 The department of public safety, division of criminal 35 investigation, shall be the primary state agency responsible 1 for investigating criminal violations under this chapter . 2 The chief executive officer director shall contract with 3 the department of public safety for investigative services, 4 including the employment of special agents and support 5 personnel, and procurement of necessary equipment to carry out 6 the responsibilities of the division of criminal investigation 7 under the terms of the contract and this chapter . 8 Sec. 2344. Section 99G.34, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 9 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 The records of the authority department under this chapter 11 shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 22 , provided 12 that, in addition to records that may be kept confidential 13 pursuant to section 22.7 , the following records shall be kept 14 confidential, unless otherwise ordered by a court, by the 15 lawful custodian of the records, or by another person duly 16 authorized to release such information: 17 Sec. 2345. Section 99G.34, subsections 1, 4, and 7, Code 18 2023, are amended to read as follows: 19 1. Marketing plans, research data, and proprietary 20 intellectual property owned or held by the authority department 21 for purposes of this chapter under contractual agreements. 22 4. Security records pertaining to investigations and 23 intelligence-sharing information between lottery security 24 officers and those of other lotteries and law enforcement 25 agencies, the security portions or segments of lottery 26 requests for proposals, proposals by vendors to conduct 27 lottery operations, and records of the security division of 28 the authority department under this chapter pertaining to game 29 security data, ticket validation tests, and processes. 30 7. Security reports and other information concerning bids 31 or other contractual data, the disclosure of which would impair 32 the efforts of the authority department to contract for goods 33 -1299- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1299/ 1541
H.F. 662 or services on favorable terms under this chapter . 34 Sec. 2346. Section 99G.35, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 99G.35 Security. 2 1. The authority’s department’s chief security officer 3 and investigators under this chapter shall be qualified by 4 training and experience in law enforcement to perform their 5 respective duties in support of the activities of the security 6 office. The chief security officer and investigators shall not 7 have sworn peace officer status. The lottery security office 8 shall perform all of the following activities in support of the 9 authority mission of the department under this chapter : 10 a. Supervise ticket or share validation and lottery 11 drawings, provided that the authority department may enter 12 into cooperative agreements with multijurisdictional lottery 13 administrators for shared security services at drawings and 14 game show events involving more than one participating lottery. 15 b. Inspect at times determined solely by the authority 16 department the facilities of any vendor or lottery retailer in 17 order to determine the integrity of the vendor’s product or the 18 operations of the retailer in order to determine whether the 19 vendor or the retailer is in compliance with its contract. 20 c. Report any suspected violations of this chapter to 21 the appropriate county attorney or the attorney general and 22 to any law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over the 23 violation. 24 d. Upon request, provide assistance to any county attorney, 25 the attorney general, the department of public safety, or any 26 other law enforcement agency. 27 e. Upon request, provide assistance to retailers in meeting 28 their licensing contract requirements and in detecting retailer 29 employee theft. 30 f. Monitor authority division operations for compliance with 31 internal security requirements. 32 g. Provide physical security at the authority’s central 33 -1300- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1300/ 1541
H.F. 662 operations facilities used by the department for purposes of 34 this chapter . 35 h. Conduct on-press product production surveillance, 1 testing, and quality approval for printed scratch and pull-tab 2 tickets. 3 i. Coordinate employee and retailer background 4 investigations conducted by the department of public safety, 5 division of criminal investigation. 6 2. The authority department may enter into 7 intelligence-sharing, reciprocal use, or restricted use 8 agreements for purposes of this chapter with the federal 9 government, law enforcement agencies, lottery regulation 10 agencies, and gaming enforcement agencies of other 11 jurisdictions which provide for and regulate the use of 12 information provided and received pursuant to the agreement. 13 3. Records, documents, and information in the possession of 14 the authority department received under this chapter pursuant 15 to an intelligence-sharing, reciprocal use, or restricted 16 use agreement entered into by the authority department with 17 a federal department or agency, any law enforcement agency, 18 or the lottery regulation or gaming enforcement agency of any 19 jurisdiction shall be considered investigative records of a law 20 enforcement agency and are not subject to chapter 22 and shall 21 not be released under any condition without the permission of 22 the person or agency providing the record or information. 23 Sec. 2347. Section 99G.36, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 5. No person shall knowingly or intentionally make 26 a material false statement in any lottery prize claim, 27 make a material false statement in any application for a 28 license or proposal to conduct lottery activities, or make a 29 material false entry in any book or record which is compiled 30 or maintained or submitted to the authority or the board 31 department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter . Any 32 person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be 33 -1301- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1301/ 1541
H.F. 662 guilty of a class “D” felony. 34 Sec. 2348. Section 99G.37, Code 2023, is amended by striking 35 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1 99G.37 Competitive bidding. 2 All procurement contracts under this chapter must be 3 competitively bid in accordance with chapter 8A, subchapter 4 III, part 2. Procurement contracts shall take into 5 consideration the greatest integrity for the Iowa lottery. 6 In any bidding process, the services of the department of 7 administrative services shall be utilized. 8 Sec. 2349. Section 99G.38, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 99G.38 Authority Lottery finance —— self-sustaining. 11 1. The authority department may borrow, or accept and 12 expend, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter , such 13 moneys as may be received from any source, including income 14 from the authority’s department’s operations, for effectuating 15 its business purposes under this chapter , including the payment 16 of the initial expenses of initiation, administration, and 17 operation of the authority department under this chapter and 18 the lottery. 19 2. The authority department as it relates to the lottery 20 shall be self-sustaining and self-funded. Moneys in the 21 general fund of the state shall not be used or obligated to pay 22 the expenses of the authority department under this chapter 23 or prizes of the lottery, and no claim for the payment of an 24 expense of the lottery or prizes of the lottery may be made 25 against any moneys other than moneys credited to the authority 26 department operating account pursuant to this chapter . 27 3. The state of Iowa offset program, as provided in section 28 8A.504 , shall be available to the authority department to 29 facilitate receipt of funds owed to the authority department 30 under this chapter . 31 Sec. 2350. Section 99G.39, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 32 are amended to read as follows: 33 -1302- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1302/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. Upon receipt of any revenue, the chief executive officer 34 director shall deposit the moneys in the lottery fund created 35 pursuant to section 99G.40 . At least fifty percent of the 1 projected annual revenue accruing from the sale of tickets 2 or shares shall be allocated for payment of prizes to the 3 holders of winning tickets. After the payment of prizes, the 4 expenses of conducting the lottery shall be deducted from the 5 authority’s department’s revenue under this chapter prior to 6 disbursement. Expenses for advertising production and media 7 purchases shall not exceed four percent of the authority’s 8 department’s gross revenue under this chapter for the year. 9 3. Two million five hundred thousand dollars in lottery 10 revenues shall be transferred each fiscal year to the veterans 11 trust fund established pursuant to section 35A.13 prior to 12 deposit of the lottery revenues in the general fund pursuant 13 to section 99G.40 . However, if the balance of the veterans 14 trust fund is fifty million dollars or more, the moneys shall 15 be appropriated to the department of revenue for distribution 16 to county directors of veteran affairs, with fifty percent 17 of the moneys to be distributed equally to each county and 18 fifty percent of the moneys to be distributed to each county 19 based upon the population of veterans in the county, so long 20 as the moneys distributed to a county do not supplant moneys 21 appropriated by that county for the county director of veteran 22 affairs. 23 Sec. 2351. Section 99G.39, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 b. The treasurer of state shall, each quarter, prepare 26 an estimate of the gaming revenues and lottery revenues that 27 will become available during the remainder of the appropriate 28 fiscal year for the purposes described in paragraph “a” . The 29 department of management and the department of revenue shall 30 take appropriate actions to provide that the amount of gaming 31 revenues and lottery revenues that will be available during the 32 remainder of the appropriate fiscal year is sufficient to cover 33 -1303- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1303/ 1541
H.F. 662 any anticipated deficiencies. 34 Sec. 2352. Section 99G.40, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 99G.40 Audits and reports —— lottery fund. 2 1. To ensure the financial integrity of the lottery, the 3 authority department shall do all of the following: 4 a. Submit quarterly and annual reports to the governor, 5 state auditor, and the general assembly disclosing the total 6 lottery revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses 7 of the authority department under this chapter during the 8 reporting period. The fourth quarter report shall be included 9 in the annual report made pursuant to this section . The annual 10 report shall include a complete statement of lottery revenues, 11 prize disbursements, and other expenses, and recommendations 12 for changes in the law that the chief executive officer 13 director deems necessary or desirable for purposes of this 14 chapter . The annual report shall be submitted within one 15 hundred twenty days after the close of the fiscal year. The 16 chief executive officer director shall report immediately to 17 the governor, the treasurer of state, and the general assembly 18 any matters that require immediate changes in the law in order 19 to prevent abuses or evasions of this chapter or rules adopted 20 or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the 21 administration or operation of the lottery. 22 b. Maintain weekly or more frequent records of lottery 23 transactions, including the distribution of tickets or shares 24 to retailers, revenues received, claims for prizes, prizes 25 paid, prizes forfeited, and other financial transactions of the 26 authority department under this chapter . 27 c. The authority department shall deposit in the lottery 28 fund created in subsection 2 any moneys received by retailers 29 from the sale of tickets or shares less the amount of any 30 compensation due the retailers. The chief executive officer 31 director may require licensees to file with the authority 32 department reports of receipts and transactions in the sale 33 -1304- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1304/ 1541
H.F. 662 of tickets or shares. The reports shall be in the form and 34 contain the information the chief executive officer director 35 requires. 1 2. A lottery fund is created in the office of the treasurer 2 of state and shall exist as the recipient fund for authority 3 department receipts under this chapter . The fund consists 4 of all revenues received from the sale of lottery tickets or 5 shares and all other moneys lawfully credited or transferred 6 to the fund. The chief executive officer director shall 7 certify quarterly that portion of the fund that has been 8 transferred to the general fund of the state under this chapter 9 and shall cause that portion to be transferred to the general 10 fund of the state. However, upon the request of the chief 11 executive officer director and subject to the approval by 12 the treasurer of state, an amount sufficient to cover the 13 foreseeable administrative expenses of the lottery for a period 14 of twenty-one days may be retained from the lottery fund. 15 Prior to the quarterly transfer to the general fund of the 16 state, the chief executive officer director may direct that 17 lottery revenue shall be deposited in the lottery fund and in 18 interest-bearing accounts designated by the treasurer of state. 19 Interest or earnings paid on the deposits or investments is 20 considered lottery revenue and shall be transferred to the 21 general fund of the state in the same manner as other lottery 22 revenue. 23 3. The chief executive officer director shall certify 24 before the last day of the month following each quarter 25 that portion of the lottery fund resulting from the previous 26 quarter’s sales to be transferred to the general fund of the 27 state. 28 4. For informational purposes only, the chief executive 29 officer shall submit to the department of management by October 30 1 of each year a proposed operating budget for the authority 31 for the succeeding fiscal year. This budget proposal shall 32 also be accompanied by an estimate of the net proceeds to 33 -1305- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1305/ 1541
H.F. 662 be deposited into the general fund during the succeeding 34 fiscal year. This budget shall be on forms prescribed by the 35 department of management. A copy of the information required 1 to be submitted to the department of management pursuant to 2 this subsection shall be submitted to the general assembly’s 3 standing committees on government oversight and the legislative 4 services agency by October 1 of each year. 5 5. 4. The authority shall adopt the same fiscal year 6 as that used by state government and activities of the 7 division shall be audited annually as part of the audit of 8 the department by the auditor of state or a certified public 9 accounting firm appointed by the auditor. The auditor of state 10 or a designee conducting an audit of the activities of the 11 division under this chapter shall have access and authority to 12 examine any and all records of licensees necessary to determine 13 compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to 14 this chapter . The cost of audits and examinations conducted 15 by the auditor of state or a designee shall be paid for by the 16 authority as provided in chapter 11 . 17 Sec. 2353. Section 99G.41, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 99G.41 Prize offsets —— garnishments. 20 1. Any claimant agency may submit to the authority 21 department a list of the names of all persons indebted to such 22 claimant agency or to persons on whose behalf the claimant 23 agency is acting. The full amount of the debt shall be 24 collectible from any lottery winnings due the debtor without 25 regard to limitations on the amounts that may be collectible 26 in increments through garnishment or other proceedings. Such 27 list shall constitute a valid lien upon and claim of lien 28 against the lottery winnings of any debtor named in such list. 29 The list shall contain the names of the debtors, their social 30 security numbers if available, and any other information that 31 assists the authority department in identifying the debtors 32 named in the list. 33 -1306- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1306/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The authority department is authorized and directed 34 to withhold any winnings paid out directly by the authority 35 department subject to the lien created by this section and 1 send notice to the winner. However, if the winner appears 2 and claims winnings in person, the authority department shall 3 notify the winner at that time by hand delivery of such action. 4 The authority department shall pay the funds over to the agency 5 administering the offset program. 6 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 99G.34 7 which prohibit disclosure by the authority department of 8 certain portions of the contents of prize winner records or 9 information, and notwithstanding any other confidentiality 10 statute, the authority department may provide to a claimant 11 agency all information necessary to accomplish and effectuate 12 the intent of this section . 13 4. The information obtained by a claimant agency from 14 the authority department in accordance with this section 15 shall retain its confidentiality and shall only be used by a 16 claimant agency in the pursuit of its debt collection duties 17 and practices. Any employee or prior employee of any claimant 18 agency who unlawfully discloses any such information for any 19 other purpose, except as otherwise specifically authorized by 20 law, shall be subject to the same penalties specified by law 21 for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by 22 an agent or employee of the authority department under this 23 chapter . 24 5. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter , 25 attachments, garnishments, or executions authorized and issued 26 pursuant to law shall be withheld if timely served upon the 27 authority department . 28 6. The provisions of this section shall only apply to prizes 29 paid directly by the authority department and shall not apply 30 to any retailers authorized by the board department to pay 31 prizes of up to six hundred dollars after deducting the price 32 of the ticket or share. 33 -1307- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1307/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2354. Section 99G.42, Code 2023, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 99G.42 Compulsive gamblers —— treatment program information. 1 The authority department shall cooperate with the gambling 2 treatment program administered by the Iowa department of public 3 health and human services to incorporate information regarding 4 the gambling treatment program and its toll-free telephone 5 number in printed materials distributed by the authority 6 department pursuant to this chapter . 7 Sec. 2355. IOWA LOTTERY —— TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 8 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 9 otherwise requires: 10 a. “Department” means the department of revenue. 11 b. “Iowa lottery authority” means the Iowa lottery 12 authority established pursuant to 2003 Iowa Acts, chapter 178, 13 section 66. 14 2. The department shall be the legal successor to the 15 Iowa lottery authority and, as such, shall assume all rights, 16 privileges, obligations, and responsibilities of the Iowa 17 lottery authority. The promulgated rules of the Iowa lottery 18 authority shall remain in full force and effect as the rules of 19 the department until amended or repealed by the department. In 20 addition, the department may continue the security practices 21 and procedures utilized by the Iowa lottery authority until 22 amended or repealed by the department. 23 3. At 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2023, the department shall 24 become the legal successor to the Iowa lottery authority. 25 4. Personnel of the Iowa lottery authority employed on 26 July 1, 2023, shall transition to the department as department 27 employees under chapter 99G. The chief executive officer 28 of the Iowa lottery authority on July 1, 2023, shall be the 29 lottery administrator, as provided in this Act, on that date 30 without the requirement to be reappointed by the governor. 31 5. The department shall function as the legal successor to 32 the Iowa lottery authority and shall assume all of the assets 33 -1308- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1308/ 1541
H.F. 662 and obligations of the Iowa lottery authority, and funds of the 34 state shall not be used or obligated to pay the expenses or 35 prizes of the department or its predecessor, the Iowa lottery 1 authority. 2 6. In order to effect an immediate and efficient transition 3 of the lottery from the Iowa lottery authority to the 4 department, as soon as practicable, the department shall do all 5 of the following: 6 a. Take such steps and enter into such agreements as 7 the director of the department may determine are necessary 8 and proper in order to effect the transfer, assignment, and 9 delivery to the department from the Iowa lottery authority 10 of all the tangible and intangible assets constituting the 11 lottery, including the exclusive right to operate the lottery 12 and the assignment to and assumption by the department of all 13 agreements, covenants, and obligations of the Iowa lottery 14 authority and other agencies of the state, relating to the 15 operation and management of the lottery. 16 b. Receive as transferee from the Iowa lottery authority all 17 of the tangible and intangible assets constituting the lottery 18 including, without limitation, the exclusive authorization 19 to operate a lottery in the state of Iowa and ownership of 20 annuities and bonds purchased prior to the date of transfer and 21 held in the name of the Iowa lottery for payment of lottery 22 prizes, and shall assume and discharge all of the agreements, 23 covenants, and obligations of the Iowa lottery authority 24 entered into and constituting part of the operation and 25 management of the lottery. In consideration for such transfer 26 and assumption, the department shall transfer to the state all 27 net profits of the department under chapter 99G, at such times 28 and subject to such financial transfer requirements as are 29 provided in this division of this Act. 30 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 31 Sec. 2356. Section 123.3, subsections 1 and 19, Code 2023, 32 are amended by striking the subsections. 33 -1309- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1309/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2357. Section 123.3, Code 2023, is amended by adding 34 the following new subsections: 35 NEW SUBSECTION . 16A. “Department” means the department of 1 revenue. 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 17A. “Director” means the director of the 3 department of revenue or the director’s designee. 4 Sec. 2358. Section 123.3, subsections 6, 14, 16, 26, 29, 30, 5 and 38, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 6 6. “Application” means a written request for the issuance 7 of a permit, license, or certificate that is supported by a 8 verified statement of facts and submitted electronically, or in 9 a manner prescribed by the administrator director . 10 14. “Commercial establishment” means a place of business 11 which is at all times equipped with sufficient tables and 12 seats to accommodate twenty-five persons at one time, and 13 the licensed premises of which conform to the standards and 14 specifications of the division department . 15 16. “Completed application” means an application where all 16 necessary fees have been paid in full, any required bonds have 17 been submitted, the applicant has provided all information 18 requested by the division department , and the application 19 meets the requirements of section 123.92, subsection 2 , if 20 applicable. 21 26. The terms “in accordance with the provisions of this 22 chapter , “pursuant to the provisions of this title” , or similar 23 terms shall include all rules and regulations of the division 24 department adopted to aid in the administration or enforcement 25 of those provisions. 26 29. “Licensed premises” or “premises” means all rooms, 27 enclosures, contiguous areas, or places susceptible of precise 28 description satisfactory to the administrator director where 29 alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer is sold or consumed under 30 authority of a retail alcohol license, wine permit, or beer 31 permit. A single licensed premises may consist of multiple 32 rooms, enclosures, areas, or places if they are wholly within 33 -1310- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1310/ 1541
H.F. 662 the confines of a single building or contiguous grounds. 34 30. “Local authority” means the city council of any 35 incorporated city in this state, or the county board of 1 supervisors of any county in this state, which is empowered by 2 this chapter to approve or deny applications for retail alcohol 3 licenses; empowered to recommend that such licenses be granted 4 and issued by the division department ; and empowered to take 5 other actions reserved to them by this chapter . 6 38. “Permit” or “license” means an express written 7 authorization issued by the division department for the 8 manufacture or sale, or both, of alcoholic liquor, wine, or 9 beer. 10 Sec. 2359. Section 123.3, subsection 40, paragraphs a and d, 11 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 12 a. The person has such financial standing and good 13 reputation as will satisfy the administrator director that the 14 person will comply with this chapter and all laws, ordinances, 15 and regulations applicable to the person’s operations under 16 this chapter . However, the administrator director shall not 17 require the person to post a bond to meet the requirements of 18 this paragraph. 19 d. The person has not been convicted of a felony. However, 20 if the person’s conviction of a felony occurred more than 21 five years before the date of the application for a license 22 or permit, and if the person’s rights of citizenship have 23 been restored by the governor, the administrator director 24 may determine that the person is of good moral character 25 notwithstanding such conviction. 26 Sec. 2360. Section 123.4, Code 2023, is amended by striking 27 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 28 123.4 Alcoholic beverage control. 29 The department of revenue shall administer and enforce the 30 laws of this state concerning alcoholic beverage control. 31 Sec. 2361. Section 123.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 -1311- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1311/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. An alcoholic beverages commission is created within 34 the division department . The commission is composed of five 35 members, not more than three of whom shall belong to the same 1 political party. 2 Sec. 2362. Section 123.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 123.6 Commission meetings. 5 The commission shall meet on or before July 1 of each year 6 for the purpose of selecting one of its members as chairperson 7 for the succeeding year. The commission shall otherwise meet 8 quarterly or at the call of the chairperson or administrator 9 director or when three members file a written request for a 10 meeting. Written notice of the time and place of each meeting 11 shall be given to each member of the commission. A majority of 12 the commission members shall constitute a quorum. 13 Sec. 2363. Section 123.7, Code 2023, is amended by striking 14 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 15 123.7 Duties of director. 16 The director shall supervise the daily operations of the 17 department under this chapter and shall execute the alcoholic 18 beverage control policies of the department. 19 Sec. 2364. Section 123.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 123.8 Duties of commission and administrator . 22 1. The commission, in addition to the duties specifically 23 enumerated in this chapter , shall act as a division 24 policy-making body under this chapter and serve in an advisory 25 capacity to the administrator director and department . The 26 administrator shall supervise the daily operations of the 27 division and shall execute the policies of the division as 28 determined by the commission. 29 2. The commission may review and affirm, reverse, or amend 30 all actions of the administrator director under this chapter , 31 including but not limited to the following instances: 32 a. Purchases of alcoholic liquor for resale by the division 33 -1312- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1312/ 1541
H.F. 662 department . 34 b. The establishment of wholesale prices of alcoholic 35 liquor. 1 Sec. 2365. Section 123.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 The administrator director , in executing divisional the 4 alcoholic beverage control functions of the department , shall 5 have the following duties and powers: 6 Sec. 2366. Section 123.9, subsections 1, 4, and 7, Code 7 2023, are amended to read as follows: 8 1. To receive alcoholic liquors on a bailment system for 9 resale by the division department in the manner set forth in 10 this chapter . 11 4. To appoint clerks, agents, or other employees required 12 for carrying out the provisions of this chapter ; to dismiss 13 employees for cause; to assign employees to divisions and 14 bureaus as created by the administrator director within the 15 division department ; and to designate their title, duties, and 16 powers. All employees of the division department for purposes 17 of this chapter are subject to chapter 8A, subchapter IV , 18 unless exempt under section 8A.412 . 19 7. To accept alcoholic liquors ordered delivered to the 20 alcoholic beverages division department pursuant to chapter 21 809A , and offer for sale and deliver the alcoholic liquors to 22 class “E” retail alcohol licensees, unless the administrator 23 director determines that the alcoholic liquors may be 24 adulterated or contaminated. If the administrator director 25 determines that the alcoholic liquors may be adulterated or 26 contaminated, the administrator director shall order their 27 destruction. 28 Sec. 2367. Section 123.10, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 29 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 The administrator director , with the approval of the 31 commission and subject to chapter 17A , may adopt rules as 32 necessary to carry out this chapter . The administrator’s 33 -1313- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1313/ 1541
H.F. 662 director’s authority under this chapter extends to, but is not 34 limited to, the following: 35 Sec. 2368. Section 123.10, subsections 1, 6, 14, and 15, 1 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 2 1. Prescribing the duties of officers, clerks, agents, or 3 other employees of the division department under this chapter 4 and regulating their conduct while in the discharge of their 5 duties. 6 6. Providing for the issuance and electronic distribution 7 of price lists which show the price to be paid by class 8 “E” retail alcohol licensees for each brand, class, or 9 variety of liquor kept for sale by the division department , 10 providing for the filing or posting of prices charged in sales 11 between class “A” beer and class “A” wine permit holders and 12 retailers, as provided in this chapter , and establishing or 13 controlling the prices based on minimum standards of fill, 14 quantity, or alcoholic content for each individual sale of 15 alcoholic beverages as deemed necessary for retail or consumer 16 protection. However, the division department shall not 17 regulate markups, prices, discounts, allowances, or other terms 18 of sale at which alcoholic liquor may be purchased by the 19 retail public or retail alcohol licensees from class “E” retail 20 alcohol licensees or at which wine may be purchased and sold 21 by class “A” and retail wine permittees, or change, nullify, 22 or vary the terms of an agreement between a holder of a vintner 23 certificate of compliance and a class “A” wine permittee. 24 14. Prescribing the uniform fee to be assessed against 25 a retail alcohol licensee, except a class “B”, special class 26 “B”, or class “E” retail alcohol licensee, to cover the 27 administrative costs incurred by the division department 28 resulting from the failure of the licensee to maintain dramshop 29 liability insurance coverage pursuant to section 123.92, 30 subsection 2 , paragraph “a” . 31 15. Prescribing the uniform fee, not to exceed one hundred 32 dollars, to be assessed against a licensee or permittee under 33 -1314- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1314/ 1541
H.F. 662 this chapter for a contested case hearing conducted by the 34 division department or by an administrative law judge from 35 the department of inspections and appeals which results in 1 administrative action taken against the licensee or permittee 2 by the division department . 3 Sec. 2369. Section 123.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 123.11 Compensation and expenses. 6 Members of the commission, the administrator director , and 7 other employees of the division department shall be allowed 8 their actual and necessary expenses while traveling on business 9 of the division department under this chapter outside of their 10 place of residence, however, an itemized account of such 11 expenses shall be verified by the claimant and approved by the 12 administrator director . If such account is paid, the same 13 shall be filed with the division department and be and remain 14 a part of its permanent records. Each member appointed to 15 the commission is entitled to receive reimbursement of actual 16 expenses incurred while attending meetings. Each member of 17 the commission may also be eligible to receive compensation 18 as provided in section 7E.6 . All expenses and salaries of 19 commission members, the administrator director , and other 20 employees shall be paid from appropriations for such purposes 21 and the division department shall be subject to the budget 22 requirements of chapter 8 . 23 Sec. 2370. Section 123.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 123.12 Exemption from suit. 26 No A commission member or officer or employee of the division 27 department shall not be personally liable for damages sustained 28 by any person due to the act of such member, officer, or 29 employee performed in the reasonable discharge of the member’s, 30 officer’s, or employee’s duties as enumerated in this chapter . 31 Sec. 2371. Section 123.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1315- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1315/ 1541
H.F. 662 123.13 Prohibitions on commission members and employees. 34 1. Commission members, officers, and employees of the 35 division department under this chapter shall not, while holding 1 such office or position, do any of the following: 2 a. Hold any other office or position under the laws of this 3 state, or any other state or territory or of the United States. 4 b. Engage in any occupation, business, endeavor, or activity 5 which would or does conflict with their duties under this 6 chapter . 7 c. Directly or indirectly, use their office or employment 8 to influence, persuade, or induce any other officer, employee, 9 or person to adopt their political views or to favor any 10 particular candidate for an elective or appointive public 11 office. 12 d. Directly or indirectly, solicit or accept, in any manner 13 or way, any money or other thing of value for any person 14 seeking an elective or appointive public office, or to any 15 political party or any group of persons seeking to become a 16 political party. 17 2. Except as provided in section 123.5, subsection 3 , a 18 commission member or division department employee under this 19 chapter shall not, directly or indirectly, individually, or as 20 a member of a partnership or shareholder in a corporation, have 21 any interest in dealing in or in the manufacture of alcoholic 22 liquor, wine, or beer, and shall not receive any kind of profit 23 nor have any interest in the purchase or sale of alcoholic 24 liquor, wine, or beer by persons so authorized under this 25 chapter . However, this subsection does not prohibit any member 26 or employee from lawfully purchasing and keeping alcoholic 27 liquor, wine, or beer in the member’s or employee’s possession 28 for personal use. 29 3. Any officer or employee violating this section or any 30 other provisions of this chapter shall, in addition to any 31 other penalties provided by law, be subject to suspension or 32 discharge from employment. Any commission member shall, in 33 -1316- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1316/ 1541
H.F. 662 addition to any other penalties provided by law, be subject to 34 removal from office as provided by chapter 66 . 35 Sec. 2372. Section 123.14, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 123.14 Alcoholic beverage control law enforcement. 3 1. The department of public safety is the primary alcoholic 4 beverage control law enforcement authority for this state. 5 2. The county attorney, the county sheriff and the sheriff’s 6 deputies, and the police department of every city, and the 7 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce , 8 shall be supplementary aids to the department of public safety 9 for purposes of alcoholic beverage control law enforcement . 10 Any neglect, misfeasance, or malfeasance shown by any peace 11 officer included in this section shall be sufficient cause 12 for the peace officer’s removal as provided by law. This 13 section shall not be construed to affect the duties and 14 responsibilities of any county attorney or peace officer with 15 respect to law enforcement. 16 3. The department of public safety shall have full access 17 to all records, reports, audits, tax reports and all other 18 documents and papers in the alcoholic beverages division 19 department pertaining to liquor licensees and wine and beer 20 permittees and their business. 21 Sec. 2373. Section 123.16, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 22 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 The commission department shall cause to be prepared an 24 annual report to the governor of the state, ending with June 30 25 of each fiscal year, on the operation and financial position of 26 the division department under this chapter for the preceding 27 fiscal year. The report shall include but is not limited to 28 the following information: 29 Sec. 2374. Section 123.16, subsections 1 and 7, Code 2023, 30 are amended to read as follows: 31 1. Amount of profit or loss from division department 32 operations under this chapter . 33 -1317- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1317/ 1541
H.F. 662 7. Amount of fees paid to the division department from 34 retail alcohol licenses, wine permits, and beer permits, in 35 gross, and the amount of retail alcohol license fees returned 1 to local subdivisions of government as provided under this 2 chapter . 3 Sec. 2375. Section 123.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 123.17 Beer and liquor control fund —— allocations to 6 substance abuse programs —— use of civil penalties. 7 1. There shall be established within the office of 8 the treasurer of state a fund to be known as the beer and 9 liquor control fund. The fund shall consist of any moneys 10 appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in the fund 11 and moneys received from the sale of alcoholic liquors by the 12 division department , from the issuance of permits and licenses, 13 and of moneys and receipts received by the division department 14 from any other source under this chapter . 15 2. a. The director of the department of administrative 16 services shall periodically transfer from the beer and liquor 17 control fund to the general fund of the state those revenues 18 of the division department which are not necessary for the 19 purchase of liquor for resale by the division department , 20 or for remittances to local authorities or other sources as 21 required by this chapter , or for other obligations and expenses 22 of the division department which are paid from such fund. 23 b. All moneys received by the division department from 24 the issuance of vintner’s certificates of compliance and wine 25 permits shall be transferred by the director of the department 26 of administrative services to the general fund of the state. 27 3. Notwithstanding subsection 2 , if gaming revenues under 28 sections 99D.17 and 99F.11 are insufficient in a fiscal year to 29 meet the total amount of such revenues directed to be deposited 30 in the revenue bonds debt service fund and the revenue bonds 31 federal subsidy holdback fund during the fiscal year pursuant 32 to section 8.57, subsection 5 , paragraph “e” , the difference 33 -1318- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1318/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall be paid from moneys deposited in the beer and liquor 34 control fund prior to transfer of such moneys to the general 35 fund pursuant to subsection 2 and prior to the transfer of such 1 moneys pursuant to subsections 5 and 6 . If moneys deposited in 2 the beer and liquor control fund are insufficient during the 3 fiscal year to pay the difference, the remaining difference 4 shall be paid from moneys deposited in the beer and liquor 5 control fund in subsequent fiscal years as such moneys become 6 available. 7 4. The treasurer of state shall, each quarter, prepare 8 an estimate of the gaming revenues and of the moneys to be 9 deposited in the beer and liquor control fund that will become 10 available during the remainder of the appropriate fiscal year 11 for the purposes described in subsection 3 . The department 12 of management, the department of inspections and appeals, and 13 the department of commerce shall take appropriate actions to 14 provide that the sum of the amount of gaming revenues available 15 to be deposited into the revenue bonds debt service fund and 16 the revenue bonds federal subsidy holdback fund during a fiscal 17 year and the amount of moneys to be deposited in the beer and 18 liquor control fund available to be deposited into the revenue 19 bonds debt service fund and the revenue bonds federal subsidy 20 holdback fund during such fiscal year will be sufficient to 21 cover any anticipated deficiencies. 22 5. After any transfer provided for in subsection 3 is 23 made, the department of commerce shall transfer into a special 24 revenue account in the general fund of the state, a sum of 25 money at least equal to seven percent of the gross amount 26 of sales made by the division department from the beer and 27 liquor control fund on a monthly basis but not less than nine 28 million dollars annually. Of the amounts transferred, two 29 million dollars, plus an additional amount determined by the 30 general assembly, shall be appropriated to the Iowa department 31 of public health for use by the staff who administer the 32 comprehensive substance abuse program under chapter 125 for 33 -1319- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1319/ 1541
H.F. 662 substance abuse treatment and prevention programs. Any amounts 34 received in excess of the amounts appropriated to the Iowa 35 department of public health for use by the staff who administer 1 the comprehensive substance abuse program under chapter 125 2 shall be considered part of the general fund balance. 3 6. After any transfers provided for in subsections 3 and 4 5 , the department of commerce shall receive a transfer to the 5 division from the beer and liquor control fund and before any 6 other transfer to the general fund, an amount sufficient to pay 7 the costs incurred by the division department for collecting 8 and properly disposing of the liquor containers. 9 7. After any transfers provided for in subsections 3, 5, 10 and 6 , and before any other transfer to the general fund, 11 the department of commerce shall transfer to the economic 12 development authority from the beer and liquor control fund 13 two million dollars annually for statewide tourism marketing 14 services and efforts pursuant to section 15.275 . 15 8. After any transfers provided for in subsections 3, 5, 6, 16 and 7 , and before any other transfer to the general fund, the 17 department of commerce shall transfer from the beer and liquor 18 control fund one million dollars to the Iowa department of 19 public health for distribution pursuant to section 125.59 . 20 9. Civil penalties imposed and collected by the division 21 department under this chapter shall be credited to the general 22 fund of the state. The moneys from the civil penalties shall 23 be used by the division department , subject to appropriation by 24 the general assembly, for the purposes of providing educational 25 programs, information and publications for alcoholic 26 beverage licensees and permittees, local authorities, and law 27 enforcement agencies regarding the laws and rules which govern 28 the alcoholic beverages industry, and for promoting compliance 29 with alcoholic beverage laws and rules. 30 Sec. 2376. Section 123.18, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 123.18 Appropriations. 33 -1320- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1320/ 1541
H.F. 662 Division Department appropriations for purposes of this 34 chapter shall be paid by the treasurer of state upon the orders 35 of the administrator director , in such amounts and at such 1 times as the administrator director deems necessary to carry on 2 operations in accordance with the terms of this chapter . 3 Sec. 2377. Section 123.22, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 1. The division department has the exclusive right of 6 importation into the state of all forms of alcoholic liquor, 7 except as otherwise provided in this chapter , and a person 8 shall not import alcoholic liquor, except that an individual of 9 legal age may import and have in the individual’s possession 10 an amount of alcoholic liquor not exceeding nine liters per 11 calendar month that the individual personally obtained outside 12 the state. Alcoholic liquor imported by an individual pursuant 13 to this subsection shall be for personal consumption only in 14 a private home or other private accommodation. A distillery 15 shall not sell alcoholic liquor within the state to any person 16 but only to the division department , except as otherwise 17 provided in this chapter . This section vests in the division 18 department exclusive control within the state as purchaser of 19 all alcoholic liquor sold by distilleries within the state 20 or imported, except beer and wine, and except as otherwise 21 provided in this chapter . The division department shall 22 receive alcoholic liquor on a bailment system for resale by the 23 division department in the manner set forth in this chapter . 24 The division department shall act as the sole wholesaler of 25 alcoholic liquor to class “E” retail alcohol licensees. 26 Sec. 2378. Section 123.23, subsections 1, 2, 3, and 5, Code 27 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 1. Any manufacturer, distiller, or importer of alcoholic 29 liquors shipping, selling, or having alcoholic liquors brought 30 into this state for resale by the state shall, as a condition 31 precedent to the privilege of so trafficking in alcoholic 32 liquors in this state, annually make application for and hold 33 -1321- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1321/ 1541
H.F. 662 a distiller’s certificate of compliance which shall be issued 34 by the administrator director for that purpose. No brand of 35 alcoholic liquor shall be sold by the division department 1 in this state unless the manufacturer, distiller, importer, 2 and all other persons participating in the distribution of 3 that brand in this state have obtained a certificate. The 4 certificate of compliance shall expire at the end of one year 5 from the date of issuance and shall be renewed for a like 6 period upon application to the administrator director unless 7 otherwise suspended or revoked for cause. Each completed 8 application for a certificate of compliance or renewal shall 9 be submitted electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the 10 administrator director , and shall be accompanied by a fee 11 of two hundred dollars payable to the division department . 12 However, this subsection need not apply to a manufacturer, 13 distiller, or importer who ships or sells in this state no more 14 than eleven gallons or its case equivalent during any fiscal 15 year as a result of “special orders” which might be placed, as 16 defined and allowed by divisional departmental rules adopted 17 under this chapter . 18 2. At the time of applying for a certificate of compliance, 19 each applicant shall submit to the division department 20 electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the administrator 21 director , the name and address of its authorized agent 22 for service of process which shall remain effective until 23 changed for another, and a list of names and addresses of all 24 representatives, employees, or attorneys whom the applicant has 25 appointed in the state of Iowa to represent it for any purpose. 26 The listing shall be amended by the certificate holder as 27 necessary to keep the listing current with the division 28 department . 29 3. The administrator director and the attorney general 30 are authorized to require any certificate holder or person 31 listed as the certificate holder’s representative, employee, 32 or attorney to disclose such financial and other records and 33 -1322- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1322/ 1541
H.F. 662 transactions as may be considered relevant in discovering 34 violations of this chapter or of rules and regulations of 35 the division department under this chapter or of any other 1 provision of law by any person. 2 5. This section shall not require the listing of those 3 persons who are employed on premises where alcoholic liquors 4 are manufactured, processed, bottled, or packaged in Iowa or 5 persons who are thereafter engaged in the transporting of such 6 alcoholic liquors to the division department . 7 Sec. 2379. Section 123.24, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 123.24 Alcoholic liquor sales by the division department —— 10 dishonored payments —— liquor prices. 11 1. The division department shall sell alcoholic liquor at 12 wholesale only. The division department shall sell alcoholic 13 liquor to class “E” retail alcohol licensees only. The 14 division department shall offer the same price on alcoholic 15 liquor to all class “E” retail alcohol licensees without regard 16 for the quantity of purchase or the distance for delivery. 17 2. The price of alcoholic liquor sold by the division 18 department shall consist of the following: 19 a. The manufacturer’s price. 20 b. A markup of up to fifty percent of the wholesale price 21 paid by the division department for the alcoholic liquor. 22 The division department may increase the markup on selected 23 kinds of alcoholic liquor sold by the division department if 24 the average return to the division department on all sales of 25 alcoholic liquor does not exceed the wholesale price paid by 26 the division department and the fifty percent markup. 27 c. A split case charge in an amount determined by the 28 division department when alcoholic liquor is sold in quantities 29 which require a case to be split. 30 d. A bottle surcharge in an amount sufficient, when added to 31 the amount not refunded to class “E” retail alcohol licensees 32 pursuant to section 455C.2 , to pay the costs incurred by the 33 -1323- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1323/ 1541
H.F. 662 division department for collecting and properly disposing of 34 the liquor containers. The amount collected pursuant to this 35 paragraph, in addition to any amounts not refunded to class “E” 1 retail alcohol licensees pursuant to section 455C.2 , shall be 2 deposited in the beer and liquor control fund established under 3 section 123.17 . 4 3. a. The division department may accept from a class 5 “E” retail alcohol licensee electronic funds transferred by 6 automated clearing house, wire transfer, or another method 7 deemed acceptable by the administrator director , in payment of 8 alcoholic liquor. If a payment is subsequently dishonored, 9 the division department shall cause a notice of nonpayment 10 and penalty to be served upon the class “E” retail alcohol 11 licensee or upon any person in charge of the licensed premises. 12 The notice shall state that if payment or satisfaction for 13 the dishonored payment is not made within ten days of the 14 service of notice, the licensee’s retail alcohol license may 15 be suspended under section 123.39 . The notice of nonpayment 16 and penalty shall be in a form prescribed by the administrator 17 director , and shall be sent by certified mail. 18 b. If upon notice and hearing under section 123.39 and 19 pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17A concerning a 20 contested case hearing, the administrator director determines 21 that the class “E” retail alcohol licensee failed to satisfy 22 the obligation for which the payment was issued within ten days 23 after the notice of nonpayment and penalty was served on the 24 licensee as provided in paragraph “a” of this subsection , the 25 administrator director may suspend the licensee’s class “E” 26 retail alcohol license for a period not to exceed ten days. 27 4. The administrator director may refuse to sell alcoholic 28 liquor to a class “E” retail alcohol licensee who tenders a 29 payment which is subsequently dishonored until the outstanding 30 obligation is satisfied. 31 Sec. 2380. Section 123.25, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 -1324- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1324/ 1541
H.F. 662 123.25 Consumption on premises. 34 An officer, clerk, agent, or employee of the division 35 department employed in a state-owned warehouse under this 1 chapter shall not allow any alcoholic beverage to be consumed 2 on the premises, nor shall a person consume any alcoholic 3 liquor on the premises except for testing or sampling purposes 4 only. 5 Sec. 2381. Section 123.26, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 123.26 Restrictions on sales —— seals —— labeling. 8 Alcoholic liquor shall not be sold by a class “E” retail 9 alcohol licensee except in a sealed container with identifying 10 markers as prescribed by the administrator director and affixed 11 in the manner prescribed by the administrator director , and no 12 such container shall be opened upon the premises of a state 13 warehouse. The division department shall cooperate with the 14 department of natural resources so that only one identifying 15 marker or mark is needed to satisfy the requirements of this 16 section and section 455C.5, subsection 1 . Possession of 17 alcoholic liquors which do not carry the prescribed identifying 18 markers is a violation of this chapter except as provided in 19 section 123.22 . 20 Sec. 2382. Section 123.27, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 123.27 Sales and deliveries prohibited. 23 It is unlawful to transact the sale or delivery of alcoholic 24 liquor in, on, or from the premises of a state warehouse: 25 1. After the closing hour as established by the 26 administrator director . 27 2. On any legal holiday except those designated by the 28 administrator director . 29 3. During other periods or days as designated by the 30 administrator director . 31 Sec. 2383. Section 123.28, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 32 are amended to read as follows: 33 -1325- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1325/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. It is lawful to transport, carry, or convey alcoholic 34 liquors from the place of purchase by the division department 35 to a state warehouse or depot established by the division 1 department or from one such place to another and, when so 2 permitted by this chapter , it is lawful for the division 3 department , a common carrier, or other person to transport, 4 carry, or convey alcoholic liquor sold from a state warehouse, 5 depot, or point of purchase by the state to any place to which 6 the liquor may be lawfully delivered under this chapter . 7 2. The division department shall deliver alcoholic liquor 8 purchased by class “E” retail alcohol licensees. Class “E” 9 retail alcohol licensees may deliver alcoholic liquor purchased 10 by class “C”, class “D”, or class “F” retail alcohol licensees, 11 and class “C”, class “D”, or class “F” retail alcohol licensees 12 may transport alcoholic liquor purchased from class “E” retail 13 alcohol licensees. 14 Sec. 2384. Section 123.29, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 1. This chapter does not prohibit the sale of patent and 17 proprietary medicines, tinctures, food products, extracts, 18 toiletries, perfumes, and similar products, which are not 19 susceptible of use as a beverage, but which contain alcoholic 20 liquor, wine, or beer as one of their ingredients. These 21 products may be sold through ordinary wholesale and retail 22 businesses without a license or permit issued by the division 23 department . 24 Sec. 2385. Section 123.30, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 25 are amended to read as follows: 26 1. a. A retail alcohol license may be issued to any person 27 who is of good moral character as defined by this chapter . 28 b. As a condition for issuance of a retail alcohol license 29 or wine or beer permit, the applicant must give consent 30 to members of the fire, police, and health departments 31 and the building inspector of cities; the county sheriff 32 or deputy sheriff; members of the department of public 33 -1326- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1326/ 1541
H.F. 662 safety; representatives of the division department and of 34 the department of inspections and appeals; certified police 35 officers; and any official county health officer to enter upon 1 areas of the premises where alcoholic beverages are stored, 2 served, or sold, without a warrant during business hours of 3 the licensee or permittee to inspect for violations of this 4 chapter or ordinances and regulations that cities and boards 5 of supervisors may adopt. However, a subpoena issued under 6 section 421.17 or a warrant is required for inspection of 7 private records, a private business office, or attached living 8 quarters. Persons who are not certified peace officers shall 9 limit the scope of their inspections of licensed premises 10 to the regulatory authority under which the inspection is 11 conducted. All persons who enter upon a licensed premises to 12 conduct an inspection shall present appropriate identification 13 to the owner of the establishment or the person who appears 14 to be in charge of the establishment prior to commencing 15 an inspection; however, this provision does not apply to 16 undercover criminal investigations conducted by peace officers. 17 c. As a further condition for the issuance of a class “E” 18 retail alcohol license, the applicant shall post a bond in 19 a sum of not less than five thousand nor more than fifteen 20 thousand dollars as determined on a sliding scale established 21 by the division department ; however, a bond shall not be 22 required if all purchases of alcoholic liquor from the division 23 department by the licensee are made by means that ensure that 24 the division department will receive full payment in advance of 25 delivery of the alcoholic liquor. 26 d. A class “E” retail alcohol license may be issued to a 27 city council for premises located within the limits of the city 28 if there are no class “E” retail alcohol licensees operating 29 within the limits of the city and no other applications for a 30 class “E” license for premises located within the limits of 31 the city at the time the city council’s application is filed. 32 If a class “E” retail alcohol license is subsequently issued 33 -1327- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1327/ 1541
H.F. 662 to a private person for premises located within the limits of 34 the city, the city council shall surrender its license to the 35 division department within one year of the date that the class 1 “E” retail alcohol licensee begins operating, liquidate any 2 remaining assets connected with the liquor store, and cease 3 operating the liquor store. 4 2. A retail alcohol license shall not be issued for premises 5 which do not constitute a safe and proper place or building 6 and which do not conform to all applicable laws, ordinances, 7 resolutions, and health and fire regulations. A licensee 8 shall not have or maintain any interior access to residential 9 or sleeping quarters unless permission is granted by the 10 administrator director in the form of a living quarters permit. 11 Sec. 2386. Section 123.30, subsection 3, paragraph d, 12 subparagraphs (1) and (5), Code 2023, are amended to read as 13 follows: 14 (1) A class “E” retail alcohol license may be issued and 15 shall authorize the holder to purchase alcoholic liquor in 16 original unopened containers from the division department 17 only, wine from a class “A” wine permittee only, and beer from 18 a class “A” beer permittee only; to sell alcoholic liquor, 19 wine, and beer in original unopened containers at retail to 20 patrons for consumption off the licensed premises; and to sell 21 alcoholic liquor and high alcoholic content beer at wholesale 22 to other retail alcohol licensees, provided the holder has 23 filed with the division department a basic permit issued by the 24 alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States 25 department of the treasury. 26 (5) The division department may issue a class “E” retail 27 alcohol license for premises covered by a retail alcohol 28 license for on-premises consumption under any of the following 29 circumstances: 30 (a) If the premises are in a county having a population 31 under nine thousand five hundred in which no other class 32 “E” retail alcohol license has been issued by the division 33 -1328- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1328/ 1541
H.F. 662 department , and no other application for a class “E” retail 34 alcohol license has been made within the previous twelve 35 consecutive months. 1 (b) If, notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the 2 contrary, the premises covered by a retail alcohol license is a 3 grocery store that is at least five thousand square feet. 4 Sec. 2387. Section 123.31, subsection 1, unnumbered 5 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 A person applying for a retail alcohol license shall submit a 7 completed application electronically, or in a manner prescribed 8 by the administrator director , which shall set forth under oath 9 the following: 10 Sec. 2388. Section 123.31, subsection 1, paragraphs e and g, 11 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 12 e. When required by the administrator director , and in 13 such form and containing such information as the administrator 14 director may require, a description of the premises where the 15 applicant intends to use the license, to include a sketch or 16 drawing of the premises and, if applicable, the number of 17 square feet of interior floor space which comprises the retail 18 sales area of the premises. 19 g. Any other information as required by the administrator 20 director . 21 Sec. 2389. Section 123.31, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 22 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 d. That the premises where the applicant intends to use the 24 license conforms to all applicable laws, health regulations, 25 and fire regulations, and constitutes a safe and proper place 26 or building and that the applicant shall not have or maintain 27 any interior access to residential or sleeping quarters unless 28 permission is granted by the administrator director in the form 29 of a living quarters permit. 30 Sec. 2390. Section 123.31A, subsection 3, unnumbered 31 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 Subject to the rules of the division department , sales made 33 -1329- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1329/ 1541
H.F. 662 pursuant to this section may be made in a container other 34 than the original container only if all of the following 35 requirements are met: 1 Sec. 2391. Section 123.31A, subsection 3, paragraph d, Code 2 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 d. The container to be sold shall be securely sealed 4 by a method authorized by the division department that is 5 designed so that if the sealed container is reopened or the 6 seal tampered with, it is visibly apparent that the seal on the 7 container of beer or wine has been tampered with or the sealed 8 container has otherwise been reopened. 9 Sec. 2392. Section 123.31A, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 4. A container of beer or wine other than the original 12 container that is sold and sealed in compliance with the 13 requirements of subsection 3 and the division’s department’s 14 rules shall not be deemed an open container subject to the 15 requirements of sections 321.284 and 321.284A if the sealed 16 container is unopened and the seal has not been tampered with, 17 and the contents of the container have not been partially 18 removed. 19 Sec. 2393. Section 123.32, subsection 1, paragraph b, 20 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 A completed application for a class “D” retail alcohol 23 license and for any of the following certificates, licenses, 24 or permits shall be submitted to the division department 25 electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the administrator 26 director , which shall proceed in the same manner as in the case 27 of an application approved by local authorities: 28 Sec. 2394. Section 123.32, subsections 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, 29 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 30 2. Action by local authorities. The local authority 31 shall either approve or disapprove the issuance of a retail 32 alcohol license, shall endorse its approval or disapproval 33 -1330- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1330/ 1541
H.F. 662 on the application, and shall forward the application with 34 the necessary fee and bond, if required, to the division 35 department . There is no limit upon the number of retail 1 alcohol licenses which may be approved for issuance by local 2 authorities. 3 6. Action by administrator director . 4 a. Upon receipt of an application having been disapproved by 5 the local authority, the administrator director shall notify 6 the applicant that the applicant may appeal the disapproval of 7 the application to the administrator director . The applicant 8 shall be notified by certified mail or personal service, and 9 the application, the fee, and any bond shall be returned to the 10 applicant. 11 b. Upon receipt of an application having been approved by 12 the local authority, the division department shall make an 13 investigation as the administrator director deems necessary to 14 determine that the applicant complies with all requirements 15 for holding a license, and may require the applicant to appear 16 to be examined under oath to demonstrate that the applicant 17 complies with all of the requirements to hold a license. If 18 the administrator director requires the applicant to appear 19 and to testify under oath, a record shall be made of all 20 testimony or evidence and the record shall become a part of the 21 application. The administrator director may appoint a member 22 of the division department or may request an administrative 23 law judge of the department of inspections and appeals to 24 receive the testimony under oath and evidence, and to issue a 25 proposed decision to approve or disapprove the application for 26 a license. The administrator director may affirm, reverse, 27 or modify the proposed decision to approve or disapprove the 28 application for the license. If the application is approved by 29 the administrator director , the license shall be issued. If 30 the application is disapproved by the administrator director , 31 the applicant shall be so notified by certified mail or 32 personal service and the appropriate local authority shall 33 -1331- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1331/ 1541
H.F. 662 be notified electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the 34 administrator director . 35 7. Appeal to administrator director . An applicant for a 1 retail alcohol license may appeal from the local authority’s 2 disapproval of an application for a license or permit to the 3 administrator director . In the appeal the applicant shall 4 be allowed the opportunity to demonstrate in an evidentiary 5 hearing conducted pursuant to chapter 17A that the applicant 6 complies with all of the requirements for holding the license 7 or permit. The administrator director may appoint a member of 8 the division department or may request an administrative law 9 judge from the department of inspections and appeals to conduct 10 the evidentiary hearing and to render a proposed decision to 11 approve or disapprove the issuance of the license or permit. 12 The administrator director may affirm, reverse, or modify the 13 proposed decision. If the administrator director determines 14 that the applicant complies with all of the requirements 15 for holding a license or permit, the administrator director 16 shall order the issuance of the license or permit. If the 17 administrator director determines that the applicant does not 18 comply with the requirements for holding a license or permit, 19 the administrator director shall disapprove the issuance of the 20 license or permit. 21 8. Judicial review. The applicant or the local 22 authority may seek judicial review of the action of the 23 administrator director in accordance with the terms of the Iowa 24 administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A . Notwithstanding 25 the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 26 17A , petitions for judicial review may be filed in the 27 district court of the county where the premises covered by the 28 application are situated. 29 9. Suspension by local authority. A retail alcohol licensee 30 whose license has been suspended or revoked or a civil penalty 31 imposed by a local authority for a violation of this chapter 32 or suspended by a local authority for violation of a local 33 -1332- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1332/ 1541
H.F. 662 ordinance may appeal the suspension, revocation, or civil 34 penalty to the administrator director . The administrator 35 director may appoint a member of the division department or 1 may request an administrative law judge from the department 2 of inspections and appeals to hear the appeal which shall 3 be conducted in accordance with chapter 17A and to issue a 4 proposed decision. The administrator director may review the 5 proposed decision upon the motion of a party to the appeal or 6 upon the administrator’s director’s own motion in accordance 7 with chapter 17A . Upon review of the proposed decision, the 8 administrator director may affirm, reverse, or modify the 9 proposed decision. A retail alcohol licensee or a local 10 authority aggrieved by a decision of the administrator director 11 may seek judicial review of the decision pursuant to chapter 12 17A . 13 Sec. 2395. Section 123.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 123.33 Records. 16 Every holder of a license or permit under this chapter 17 shall maintain records, in printed or electronic format, 18 which include income statements, balance sheets, purchase and 19 sales invoices, purchase and sales ledgers, and any other 20 records as the administrator director may require. The records 21 required and the premises of the licensee or permittee shall be 22 accessible and open to inspection pursuant to section 123.30, 23 subsection 1 , during normal business hours of the licensee or 24 permittee. 25 Sec. 2396. Section 123.34, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 26 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 a. The administrator director may issue eight-month seasonal 28 class “C”, special class “C”, class “D”, and class “F” retail 29 alcohol licenses. 30 Sec. 2397. Section 123.34, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 a. The administrator director may issue fourteen-day class 33 -1333- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1333/ 1541
H.F. 662 “C”, special class “C”, class “D”, and class “F” retail alcohol 34 licenses. 35 Sec. 2398. Section 123.34, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 1 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. The administrator director may issue five-day class “C”, 3 special class “C”, class “D”, and class “F” retail alcohol 4 licenses. 5 Sec. 2399. Section 123.35, subsection 2, unnumbered 6 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 Notwithstanding section 123.31 and any other provision 8 of this chapter to the contrary, a class “E” retail alcohol 9 license shall automatically renew without the endorsement of 10 a local authority or approval by the administrator director 11 upon collection of the annual fee by the division department , 12 provided all of the following conditions are met since the 13 preceding license was issued: 14 Sec. 2400. Section 123.35, subsection 2, paragraphs a, e, 15 and h, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 16 a. The licensee has given written consent to the division 17 department to have the license automatically renewed as 18 provided in this section . 19 e. The licensee has not submitted payment for alcoholic 20 liquor to the division department that was subsequently 21 dishonored. 22 h. A local authority has not notified the division 23 department , in a manner established by the division department 24 and made available to local authorities, that automatic renewal 25 should not occur and that further review of the licensee by 26 the division department and the applicable local authority is 27 warranted. 28 Sec. 2401. Section 123.35, subsection 3, unnumbered 29 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 Notwithstanding sections 123.23 , 123.135 , 123.180 , and any 31 other provision of this chapter to the contrary, a distiller’s, 32 brewer’s, or vintner’s certificate of compliance shall 33 -1334- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1334/ 1541
H.F. 662 automatically renew without approval by the administrator 34 director upon collection of the annual fee by the division 35 department , provided all of the following conditions are met 1 since the preceding certificate was issued: 2 Sec. 2402. Section 123.35, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 a. The certificate holder has given written consent to 5 the division department to have the certificate automatically 6 renewed as provided in this section . 7 Sec. 2403. Section 123.35, subsection 4, unnumbered 8 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 Notwithstanding section 123.187 and any other provision of 10 this chapter to the contrary, a wine direct shipper’s permit 11 shall automatically renew without approval by the administrator 12 director upon collection of the annual fee by the division 13 department , provided all of the following conditions are met 14 since the preceding permit was issued: 15 Sec. 2404. Section 123.35, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 a. The permittee has given written consent to the division 18 department to have the permit automatically renewed as provided 19 in this section . 20 Sec. 2405. Section 123.36, subsection 1, unnumbered 21 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 The following fees shall be paid to the division department 23 annually for retail alcohol licenses issued under section 24 123.30 : 25 Sec. 2406. Section 123.36, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 2. The division department shall credit all fees to the beer 28 and liquor control fund. The division department shall remit 29 to the appropriate local authority a sum equal to sixty-five 30 percent of the fees collected for each class “B”, class “C”, 31 or class “F” license except special class “C” licenses or 32 class “E” licenses, covering premises located within the local 33 -1335- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1335/ 1541
H.F. 662 authority’s jurisdiction. The division department shall remit 34 to the appropriate local authority a sum equal to seventy-five 35 percent of the fees collected for each special class “C” 1 license covering premises located within the local authority’s 2 jurisdiction. Those fees collected for each class “E” retail 3 alcohol license shall be credited to the beer and liquor 4 control fund. 5 Sec. 2407. Section 123.37, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code 6 2023, are amended to read as follows: 7 2. The administrator director may compromise and settle 8 doubtful and disputed claims for taxes imposed under 9 this chapter or for taxes of doubtful collectibility, 10 notwithstanding section 7D.9 . The administrator director may 11 enter into informal settlements pursuant to section 17A.10 to 12 compromise and settle doubtful and disputed claims for taxes 13 imposed under this chapter . The administrator director may 14 make a claim under a licensee’s or permittee’s penal bond for 15 taxes of doubtful collectibility. Whenever a compromise or 16 settlement is made, the administrator director shall make a 17 complete record of the case showing the tax assessed, reports 18 and audits, if any, the licensee’s or permittee’s grounds for 19 dispute or contest, together with all evidence of the dispute 20 or contest, and the amounts, conditions, and settlement or 21 compromise of the dispute or contest. 22 3. A licensee or permittee who disputes the amount of tax 23 imposed must pay all tax and penalty pertaining to the disputed 24 tax liability prior to appealing the disputed tax liability to 25 the administrator director . 26 4. The administrator director shall adopt rules 27 establishing procedures for payment of disputed taxes imposed 28 under this chapter . If it is determined that the tax is not 29 due in whole or in part, the division department shall promptly 30 refund the part of the tax payment which is determined not to 31 be due. 32 Sec. 2408. Section 123.38, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 33 -1336- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1336/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 34 1. A retail alcohol license, wine permit, or beer permit 35 is a personal privilege and is revocable for cause. It is not 1 property nor is it subject to attachment and execution nor 2 alienable nor assignable, and it shall cease upon the death 3 of the permittee or licensee. However, the administrator of 4 the division director may in the administrator’s director’s 5 discretion allow the executor or administrator of the estate of 6 a permittee or licensee to operate the business of the decedent 7 for a reasonable time not to exceed the expiration date of the 8 permit or license. Every permit or license shall be issued in 9 the name of the applicant and no person holding a permit or 10 license shall allow any other person to use it. 11 Sec. 2409. Section 123.38, subsection 2, paragraph a, 12 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 Any licensee or permittee, or the executor or administrator 15 of the estate of a licensee or permittee, or any person duly 16 appointed by the court to take charge of and administer the 17 property or assets of the licensee or permittee for the benefit 18 of the licensee’s or permittee’s creditors, may voluntarily 19 surrender a license or permit to the division department . When 20 a license or permit is surrendered , the division department 21 shall notify the local authority, and the division department 22 or the local authority shall refund to the person surrendering 23 the license or permit, a proportionate amount of the fee 24 received by the division department or the local authority for 25 the license or permit as follows: 26 Sec. 2410. Section 123.38, subsection 2, paragraphs b and c, 27 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 b. For purposes of this subsection , any portion of license 29 or permit fees used for the purposes authorized in section 30 331.424, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , subparagraphs (1) and 31 (2), shall not be deemed received either by the division 32 department or by a local authority. 33 -1337- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1337/ 1541
H.F. 662 c. No refund shall be made to any licensee or permittee upon 34 the surrender of the license or permit if there is at the time 35 of surrender a complaint filed with the division department 1 or local authority charging the licensee or permittee with a 2 violation of this chapter . 3 Sec. 2411. Section 123.38, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 3. The local authority may in its discretion authorize a 6 licensee or permittee to transfer the license or permit from 7 one location to another within the same incorporated city, 8 or within a county outside the corporate limits of a city, 9 provided that the premises to which the transfer is to be made 10 would have been eligible for a license or permit in the first 11 instance and such transfer will not result in the violation 12 of any law. All transfers authorized, and the particulars 13 of same, shall be reported to the administrator director 14 by the local authority. The administrator director may by 15 rule establish a uniform transfer fee to be assessed by all 16 local authorities upon licensees or permittees to cover the 17 administrative costs of such transfers, such fee to be retained 18 by the local authority involved. 19 Sec. 2412. Section 123.38A, Code 2023, is amended to read 20 as follows: 21 123.38A Confidential investigative records. 22 In order to assure a free flow of information for 23 accomplishing the purposes of section 123.4 and section 24 123.9, subsection 6 , all complaint information, investigation 25 files, audit files, and inspection files, other investigation 26 reports, and other investigative information in the possession 27 of the division department or employees acting under the 28 authority of the administrator director under this chapter 29 are privileged and confidential, and are not subject to 30 discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for 31 their release before administrative or criminal charges are 32 filed. However, investigative information in the possession 33 -1338- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1338/ 1541
H.F. 662 of division department employees under this chapter may be 34 disclosed to the licensing authorities of a city or county 35 within this state, in another state, the District of Columbia, 1 or territory or county in which the licensee or permittee is 2 licensed or permitted or has applied for a license or permit. 3 In addition, the investigative information can be shared with 4 any law enforcement agency or other state agency that also 5 has investigative, regulatory, or enforcement jurisdiction 6 authorized by law. Records received by the division department 7 for purposes of this chapter from other agencies which would 8 be confidential if created by the division department are 9 considered confidential. 10 Sec. 2413. Section 123.39, subsections 1 and 4, Code 2023, 11 are amended to read as follows: 12 1. a. (1) The administrator director or the local 13 authority may suspend a class “B”, special class “B” native 14 wine, class “C”, special class “C”, class “E”, or class “F” 15 retail alcohol license, or charity beer, spirits, and wine 16 special event license for a period not to exceed one year, 17 revoke the license, or impose a civil penalty not to exceed one 18 thousand dollars per violation. 19 (2) The administrator director may suspend a certificate 20 of compliance, a class “D” retail alcohol license, a 21 manufacturer’s license, a broker’s permit, a class “A” native 22 distilled spirits license, a class “A” or special class “A” 23 beer permit, a class “A” wine permit, a wine direct shipper’s 24 permit, or a wine carrier permit for a period not to exceed one 25 year, revoke the license, permit, or certificate, or impose a 26 civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation. 27 b. A license, permit, or certificate of compliance issued 28 under this chapter may be suspended or revoked, or a civil 29 penalty may be imposed for any of the following causes: 30 (1) Misrepresentation of any material fact in the 31 application for the license, permit, or certificate. 32 (2) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter . 33 -1339- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1339/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) Any change in the ownership or interest in the business 34 operated under a retail alcohol license which change was not 35 previously reported in a manner prescribed by the administrator 1 director within thirty days of the change and subsequently 2 approved by the local authority, when applicable, and the 3 division department . 4 (4) An event which would have resulted in disqualification 5 from receiving the license, permit, or certificate when 6 originally issued. 7 (5) Any sale, hypothecation, or transfer of the license, 8 permit, or certificate. 9 (6) The failure or refusal on the part of any license, 10 permit, or certificate holder to render any report or remit any 11 taxes to the division department under this chapter when due. 12 c. A criminal conviction is not a prerequisite to 13 suspension, revocation, or imposition of a civil penalty 14 pursuant to this section . 15 d. A local authority which acts pursuant to this section , 16 section 123.32 , or section 123.50 shall notify the division 17 department in writing of the action taken, and shall notify the 18 license or permit holder of the right to appeal a suspension, 19 revocation, or imposition of a civil penalty to the division 20 department . 21 e. Before suspension, revocation, or imposition of a civil 22 penalty by the administrator director , the license, permit, 23 or certificate holder shall be given written notice and an 24 opportunity for a hearing. The administrator director may 25 appoint a member of the division department or may request an 26 administrative law judge from the department of inspections 27 and appeals to conduct the hearing and issue a proposed 28 decision. Upon the motion of a party to the hearing or upon 29 the administrator’s director’s own motion, the administrator 30 director may review the proposed decision in accordance 31 with chapter 17A . Upon review of the proposed decision, the 32 administrator director may affirm, reverse, or modify the 33 -1340- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1340/ 1541
H.F. 662 proposed decision. A license, permit, or certificate holder 34 aggrieved by a decision of the administrator director may seek 35 judicial review of the administrator’s director’s decision in 1 accordance with chapter 17A . 2 f. Civil penalties imposed and collected by the local 3 authority under this section shall be retained by the local 4 authority. Civil penalties imposed and collected by the 5 division department under this section shall be credited to 6 the general fund of the state pursuant to section 123.17, 7 subsection 9 . 8 4. If the cause for suspension is a first offense 9 violation of section 123.49, subsection 2 , paragraph “h” , 10 the administrator director or local authority shall impose a 11 civil penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars in lieu of 12 suspension of the license or permit. 13 Sec. 2414. Section 123.41, subsections 1, 2, 3, and 4, Code 14 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 1. Each completed application to obtain or renew a 16 manufacturer’s license shall be submitted to the division 17 department electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the 18 administrator director , and shall be accompanied by a fee of 19 three hundred dollars payable to the division department . The 20 administrator director may in accordance with this chapter 21 grant and issue to a manufacturer a manufacturer’s license, 22 valid for a one-year period after date of issuance, which shall 23 allow the manufacture, storage, and wholesale disposition and 24 sale of alcoholic liquors to the division department and to 25 customers outside of the state. 26 2. As a condition precedent to the approval and granting 27 of a manufacturer’s license, an applicant shall file with the 28 division department a basic permit issued by the alcohol and 29 tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department 30 of the treasury, and a statement under oath that the applicant 31 will faithfully observe and comply with all laws, rules, and 32 regulations governing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic 33 -1341- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1341/ 1541
H.F. 662 liquor. 34 3. A person who holds an experimental distilled spirits 35 plant permit or its equivalent issued by the alcohol and 1 tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department 2 of the treasury may produce alcohol for use as fuel without 3 obtaining a manufacturer’s license from the division 4 department . 5 4. A person who holds a manufacturer’s license shall file 6 with the division department , on or before the fifteenth day of 7 each calendar month, all documents filed by the manufacturer 8 with the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United 9 States department of the treasury, including all production, 10 storage, and processing reports. 11 Sec. 2415. Section 123.42, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 12 are amended to read as follows: 13 1. Prior to representing or promoting alcoholic liquor 14 products in the state, the broker shall submit a completed 15 application to the division department electronically, or in a 16 manner prescribed by the administrator director , for a broker’s 17 permit. The administrator director may in accordance with this 18 chapter issue a broker’s permit which shall be valid for one 19 year from the date of issuance unless it is sooner suspended or 20 revoked for a violation of this chapter . 21 2. At the time of applying for a broker’s permit, each 22 applicant shall submit to the division department a list of 23 names and addresses of all manufacturers, distillers, and 24 importers whom the applicant has been appointed to represent 25 in the state of Iowa for any purpose. The listing shall be 26 amended by the broker as necessary to keep the listing current 27 with the division department . 28 Sec. 2416. Section 123.43, subsection 1, unnumbered 29 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 A person applying for a class “A” native distilled spirits 31 license shall submit an application electronically, or in a 32 manner prescribed by the administrator director , which shall 33 -1342- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1342/ 1541
H.F. 662 set forth under oath the following: 34 Sec. 2417. Section 123.43, subsection 1, paragraphs e and g, 35 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 1 e. When required by the administrator director , and in 2 such form and containing such information as the administrator 3 director may require, a description of the premises where the 4 applicant intends to use the license, to include a sketch or 5 drawing of the premises and, if applicable, the number of 6 square feet of interior floor space which comprises the retail 7 sales area of the premises. 8 g. Any other information as required by the administrator 9 director . 10 Sec. 2418. Section 123.43, subsection 2, unnumbered 11 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter , the 13 administrator director shall issue a class “A” native distilled 14 spirits license to any applicant who establishes all of the 15 following: 16 Sec. 2419. Section 123.43, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 d. That the applicant has filed with the division department 19 a basic permit issued by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade 20 bureau of the United States department of the treasury, and 21 that the applicant will faithfully observe and comply with all 22 laws, rules, and regulations governing the manufacture and sale 23 of alcoholic liquor. 24 Sec. 2420. Section 123.43A, subsections 1, 3, 4, and 5, Code 25 2023, are amended to read as follows: 26 1. Subject to rules of the division department , a native 27 distillery holding a class “A” native distilled spirits license 28 issued pursuant to section 123.43 may sell or offer for sale 29 native distilled spirits. As provided in this section , sales 30 of native distilled spirits manufactured on the premises may 31 be made at retail for off-premises consumption when sold on 32 the premises of the native distillery that manufactures native 33 -1343- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1343/ 1541
H.F. 662 distilled spirits. All sales intended for resale in this 34 state shall be made through the state’s wholesale distribution 35 system. 1 3. A native distillery shall not sell native distilled 2 spirits other than as permitted in this chapter and shall 3 not allow native distilled spirits sold for consumption off 4 the premises to be consumed upon the premises of the native 5 distillery. However, native distilled spirits may be tasted 6 pursuant to the rules of the division department on the 7 premises where fermented, distilled, or matured, when no charge 8 is made for the tasting. 9 4. The sale of native distilled spirits to the division 10 department for wholesale disposition and sale by the division 11 department shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter 12 regarding such disposition and sale. 13 5. A native distillery issued a class “A” native distilled 14 spirits license shall file with the division department , on or 15 before the fifteenth day of each calendar month, all documents 16 filed by the native distillery with the alcohol and tobacco 17 tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the 18 treasury, including all production, storage, and processing 19 reports. 20 Sec. 2421. Section 123.44, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 123.44 Gifts prohibited. 23 A manufacturer or broker shall not give away alcoholic 24 liquor at any time in connection with the manufacturer’s or 25 broker’s business except for testing or sampling purposes only. 26 A manufacturer, distiller, vintner, brewer, broker, wholesaler, 27 or importer, organized as a corporation pursuant to the laws of 28 this state or any other state, who deals in alcoholic beverages 29 subject to regulation under this chapter shall not offer or 30 give anything of value to a commission member, official or 31 employee of the division department under this chapter , or 32 directly or indirectly contribute in any manner any money or 33 -1344- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1344/ 1541
H.F. 662 thing of value to a person seeking a public or appointive 34 office or a recognized political party or a group of persons 35 seeking to become a recognized political party. 1 Sec. 2422. Section 123.46A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. Licensees authorized to sell wine, beer, or mixed drinks 4 or cocktails for consumption off the licensed premises in a 5 container other than the original container may deliver the 6 wine, beer, or mixed drinks or cocktails to a home or other 7 designated location in this state only if the container other 8 than the original container has been sold and securely sealed 9 in compliance with this chapter or the rules of the division 10 department . Deliveries shall be limited to alcoholic beverages 11 authorized by the licensee’s license or permit. 12 Sec. 2423. Section 123.46A, subsection 3, paragraph g, Code 13 2023, is amended to read as follows: 14 g. Delivery of alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed drinks 15 or cocktails shall be made by the licensee, the licensee’s 16 employee, or a third party, provided the licensee has entered 17 into a written agreement with the third party that authorizes 18 the third party to act as an agent of the licensee for the 19 purpose of delivering alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed 20 drinks or cocktails. Each licensee shall submit to the 21 division department electronically, or in a manner prescribed 22 by the administrator director , a list of names and addresses of 23 all third parties it has authorized to act as its agent for the 24 purpose of delivering alcoholic liquor, wine, beer, or mixed 25 drinks or cocktails. The licensee shall provide the division 26 department with amendments to the list as necessary to ensure 27 the division department possesses an accurate, current list. 28 Sec. 2424. Section 123.49, subsection 2, paragraph d, 29 subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), Code 2023, are amended to read 30 as follows: 31 (1) Keep on premises covered by a retail alcohol license any 32 alcoholic liquor in any container except the original package 33 -1345- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1345/ 1541
H.F. 662 purchased from the division department , and except mixed drinks 34 or cocktails mixed on the premises for immediate consumption 35 on the licensed premises or as otherwise provided by this 1 paragraph “d” . This prohibition does not apply to holders 2 of a class “D” retail alcohol license or to alcoholic liquor 3 delivered in accordance with section 123.46A . 4 (2) Mixed drinks or cocktails mixed on the premises that are 5 not for immediate consumption may be consumed on the licensed 6 premises subject to the requirements of this subparagraph 7 pursuant to rules adopted by the division department . The 8 rules shall provide that the mixed drinks or cocktails be 9 stored, for no longer than seventy-two hours, in a labeled 10 container in a quantity that does not exceed three gallons. 11 The rules shall also provide that added flavors and other 12 nonbeverage ingredients included in the mixed drinks or 13 cocktails shall not include hallucinogenic substances or added 14 caffeine or other added stimulants including but not limited to 15 guarana, ginseng, and taurine. The rules shall also require 16 that the licensee keep records as to when the contents in 17 a particular container were mixed and the recipe used for 18 that mixture. In addition, mixed drinks or cocktails mixed 19 on the premises pursuant to this subparagraph may be sold 20 for consumption off the licensed premises as provided in and 21 subject to the requirements of subparagraph (3). 22 (3) Mixed drinks or cocktails mixed on premises covered 23 by a class “C” retail alcohol license for consumption off the 24 licensed premises may be sold if the mixed drink or cocktail is 25 immediately filled in a sealed container and is promptly taken 26 from the licensed premises prior to consumption of the mixed 27 drink or cocktail. A mixed drink or cocktail that is sold in a 28 sealed container in compliance with the requirements of this 29 subparagraph and rules adopted by the division department shall 30 not be deemed an open container subject to the requirements 31 of sections 321.284 and 321.284A if the sealed container is 32 unopened and the seal has not been tampered with, and the 33 -1346- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1346/ 1541
H.F. 662 contents of the container have not been partially removed. 34 Sec. 2425. Section 123.50, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 2. The conviction of any retail alcohol licensee for a 2 violation of any of the provisions of section 123.49 , subject 3 to subsection 3 of this section , is grounds for the suspension 4 or revocation of the license or permit by the division 5 department or the local authority. However, if any retail 6 alcohol licensee is convicted of any violation of section 7 123.49, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” or “e” , or any retail 8 alcohol licensee, excluding a special class “B” or class “D” 9 retail alcohol licensee, is convicted of a violation of section 10 123.49, subsection 2 , paragraph “d” , the retail alcohol license 11 shall be revoked and shall immediately be surrendered by the 12 holder, and the bond, if any, of the license holder shall be 13 forfeited to the division department . However, the division 14 department shall retain only that portion of the bond equal 15 to the amount the division department determines the license 16 holder owes the division department . 17 Sec. 2426. Section 123.50, subsection 3, unnumbered 18 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 If any retail alcohol licensee or employee of a licensee is 20 convicted or found in violation of section 123.49, subsection 21 2 , paragraph “h” , the administrator director or local authority 22 shall, in addition to criminal penalties fixed for violations 23 by this section , assess a civil penalty as follows: 24 Sec. 2427. Section 123.50, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 4. In addition to any other penalties imposed under this 27 chapter , the division department shall assess a civil penalty 28 up to the amount of five thousand dollars upon a class “E” 29 retail alcohol licensee when the class “E” retail alcohol 30 license is revoked for a violation of section 123.59 . Failure 31 to pay the civil penalty as required under this subsection 32 shall result in forfeiture of the bond to the division 33 -1347- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1347/ 1541
H.F. 662 department . However, the division department shall retain 34 only that portion of the bond equal to the amount the division 35 department determines the license or permit holder owes the 1 division department . 2 Sec. 2428. Section 123.50A, subsections 1, 2, and 4, Code 3 2023, are amended to read as follows: 4 1. If sufficient funding is appropriated, the division 5 department shall develop an alcohol compliance employee 6 training program, not to exceed two hours in length for 7 employees and prospective employees of licensees and 8 permittees, to inform the employees about state laws and 9 regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages to 10 persons under legal age, and compliance with and the importance 11 of laws regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons 12 under legal age. In developing the alcohol compliance employee 13 training program, the division department may consult with 14 stakeholders who have expertise in the laws and regulations 15 regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 16 legal age. 17 2. The alcohol compliance employee training program shall 18 be made available to employees and prospective employees 19 of licensees and permittees at no cost to the employee, 20 the prospective employee, or the licensee or permittee, and 21 in a manner which is as convenient and accessible to the 22 extent practicable throughout the state so as to encourage 23 attendance. Contingent upon the availability of specified 24 funds for provision of the program, the division department 25 shall schedule the program on at least a monthly basis and the 26 program shall be available at a location in at least a majority 27 of counties. 28 4. The division department shall also offer periodic 29 continuing employee training and recertification for employees 30 who have completed initial training and received an initial 31 certificate of completion as part of the alcohol compliance 32 employee training program. 33 -1348- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1348/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2429. Section 123.56, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, 34 are amended to read as follows: 35 3. Upon filing a suit in equity in district court pursuant 1 to subsection 2 , the county attorney or city attorney shall 2 notify the administrator director of the action. Upon 3 receiving notice, the administrator director shall issue an 4 order reducing the hours during which alcoholic beverages may 5 be sold or consumed at retail on the licensed premises to 6 between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. each day of the week during 7 the pendency of the action in equity. The county attorney or 8 city attorney shall notify the administrator director of any 9 final action or judgment entered resulting from the action. 10 4. In an action seeking abatement of a public safety 11 nuisance as provided in this section , evidence of other 12 current violations of this chapter may be received by the 13 court and considered in determining the remedial provisions 14 of any abatement order. In addition, evidence of prior 15 sanctions, violations of law, nuisance behavior, or general 16 reputation relating to the licensed premises may be admissible 17 in determining the reasonableness of remedial provisions of an 18 abatement order. However, evidence of a prior conviction of 19 the licensee, managers, employees, or contemporaneous patrons 20 and guests is not necessary for purposes of considering or 21 issuing an abatement order under this section . In an action 22 under this section , the administrator director may submit 23 to the court a report as evidence on behalf of the division 24 department regarding the compliance history of the licensee or 25 permittee for consideration by the court. 26 Sec. 2430. Section 123.57, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 123.57 Examination of accounts. 29 The financial condition and transactions of all offices, 30 departments, warehouses, and depots of concerning the division 31 alcohol beverage control activities of the department shall be 32 examined at least once each year by the state auditor and at 33 -1349- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1349/ 1541
H.F. 662 shorter periods if requested by the administrator director , 34 governor, commission, or the general assembly’s standing 35 committees on government oversight. 1 Sec. 2431. Section 123.58, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 123.58 Auditing. 4 All provisions of sections 11.6 , 11.11 , 11.14 , 11.21 , 5 11.31 , and 11.41 , relating to auditing of financial records 6 of governmental subdivisions which are not inconsistent with 7 this chapter are applicable to the division department and its 8 offices, warehouses, and depots under this chapter . 9 Sec. 2432. Section 123.92, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. Subject to the limitation amount specified in paragraph 12 “c” , if applicable, any third party who is not the intoxicated 13 person who caused the injury at issue and who is injured in 14 person or property or means of support by an intoxicated person 15 or resulting from the intoxication of a person, has a right of 16 action for damages actually sustained, severally or jointly 17 against any licensee or permittee, whether or not the license 18 or permit was issued by the division department or by the 19 licensing authority of any other state, who sold and served any 20 alcoholic beverage directly to the intoxicated person, provided 21 that the person was visibly intoxicated at the time of the sale 22 or service. 23 Sec. 2433. Section 123.92, subsection 2, paragraphs a and c, 24 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 25 a. Every retail alcohol licensee, except a class “B”, 26 special class “B”, or class “E” retail alcohol licensee, shall 27 furnish proof of financial responsibility by the existence of 28 a liability insurance policy in an amount determined by the 29 division department . If an insurer provides dramshop liability 30 insurance at a new location to a licensee or permittee who has 31 a positive loss experience at other locations for which such 32 insurance is provided by the insurer, and the insurer bases 33 -1350- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1350/ 1541
H.F. 662 premium rates at the new location on the negative loss history 34 of the previous licensee at that location, the insurer shall 35 examine and consider adjusting the premium for the new location 1 not less than thirty months after the insurance is issued, 2 based on the loss experience of the licensee at that location 3 during that thirty-month period of time. 4 c. The purpose of dramshop liability insurance is to provide 5 protection for members of the public who experience damages as 6 a result of licensees serving patrons any alcoholic beverage 7 to a point that reaches or exceeds the standard set forth in 8 law for liability. Minimum coverage requirements for such 9 insurance are not for the purpose of making the insurance 10 affordable for all licensees regardless of claims experience. 11 A dramshop liability insurance policy obtained by a licensee 12 shall meet the minimum insurance coverage requirements as 13 determined by the division department and is a mandatory 14 condition for holding a license. 15 Sec. 2434. Section 123.95, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 a. The holder of an annual class “C” retail alcohol license 18 may act as the agent of a private social host for the purpose 19 of providing and serving alcoholic beverages as part of a food 20 catering service for a private social gathering in a private 21 place, provided the licensee has applied for and been granted a 22 catering privilege by the division department . The holder of 23 an annual special class “C” retail alcohol license shall not 24 act as the agent of a private social host for the purpose of 25 providing and serving wine and beer as part of a food catering 26 service for a private social gathering in a private place. An 27 applicant for a class “C” retail alcohol license shall state 28 on the application for the license that the licensee intends 29 to engage in catering food and alcoholic beverages for private 30 social gatherings and the catering privilege shall be noted on 31 the license. 32 Sec. 2435. Section 123.125, Code 2023, is amended to read 33 -1351- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1351/ 1541
H.F. 662 as follows: 34 123.125 Issuance of beer permits. 35 The administrator director shall issue class “A” and special 1 class “A” beer permits and may suspend or revoke permits for 2 cause as provided in this chapter . 3 Sec. 2436. Section 123.126A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 2. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the 6 contrary, a manufacturer of beer may obtain and possess 7 alcoholic liquor from the division department for the purpose 8 of manufacturing canned cocktails. 9 Sec. 2437. Section 123.127, subsection 1, unnumbered 10 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 A person applying for a class “A” or special class “A” beer 12 permit shall submit a completed application electronically, or 13 in a manner prescribed by the administrator director , which 14 shall set forth under oath the following: 15 Sec. 2438. Section 123.127, subsection 1, paragraphs e and 16 g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 17 e. When required by the administrator director , and in 18 such form and containing such information as the administrator 19 director may require, a description of the premises where 20 the applicant intends to use the permit, to include a sketch 21 or drawing of the premises and, if applicable, the number of 22 square feet of interior floor space which comprises the retail 23 sales area of the premises. 24 g. Any other information as required by the administrator 25 director . 26 Sec. 2439. Section 123.127, subsection 2, unnumbered 27 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 The administrator director shall issue a class “A” or 29 special class “A” beer permit to any applicant who establishes 30 all of the following: 31 Sec. 2440. Section 123.127, subsection 2, paragraphs d and 32 g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 33 -1352- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1352/ 1541
H.F. 662 d. That the applicant has filed with the division department 34 a basic permit issued by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade 35 bureau of the United States department of the treasury, and 1 that the applicant will faithfully observe and comply with all 2 laws, rules, and regulations governing the manufacture and sale 3 of beer. 4 g. That the applicant has submitted a bond in the amount 5 of ten thousand dollars in a manner prescribed by the 6 administrator director with good and sufficient sureties to be 7 approved by the division department conditioned upon compliance 8 with this chapter . 9 Sec. 2441. Section 123.130, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. Any person holding a class “A” beer permit issued by 12 the division department shall be authorized to manufacture 13 and sell, or sell at wholesale, beer for consumption off the 14 premises, such sales within the state to be made only to 15 persons holding a subsisting class “A” beer permit, or retail 16 alcohol licenses, excluding a special class “B” retail native 17 wine license, issued in accordance with the provisions of this 18 chapter . However, a person holding a class “A” beer permit 19 issued by the division department who also holds a brewer’s 20 notice issued by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau 21 of the United States department of the treasury shall be 22 authorized to sell, at wholesale, no more than thirty thousand 23 barrels of beer on an annual basis for consumption off the 24 premises to a licensee authorized under this chapter to sell 25 beer at retail. 26 Sec. 2442. Section 123.130, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 5. A manufacturer of beer issued a class “A” or special 29 class “A” beer permit shall file with the division department , 30 on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month, all 31 documents filed with the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade 32 bureau of the United States department of the treasury, 33 -1353- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1353/ 1541
H.F. 662 including all brewer’s operation and excise tax return reports. 34 Sec. 2443. Section 123.135, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 35 2023, are amended to read as follows: 1 1. A manufacturer, brewer, bottler, importer, or vendor of 2 beer, or any agent thereof, desiring to ship or sell beer, or 3 have beer brought into this state for resale by a class “A” 4 beer permittee, shall first make application for and be issued 5 a brewer’s certificate of compliance by the administrator 6 director for that purpose. The certificate of compliance 7 expires at the end of one year from the date of issuance and 8 shall be renewed for a like period upon application to the 9 administrator director unless otherwise revoked for cause. 10 Each completed application for a certificate of compliance or 11 renewal of a certificate shall be submitted electronically, 12 or in a manner prescribed by the administrator director , and 13 shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars payable 14 to the division department . Each holder of a certificate 15 of compliance shall furnish the information in a manner the 16 administrator director requires. 17 2. At the time of applying for a certificate of compliance, 18 each applicant shall file with the division department a list 19 of all class “A” beer permittees with whom it intends to do 20 business and shall designate the geographic area in which its 21 products are to be distributed by such permittee. The listing 22 of class “A” beer permittees and geographic area as filed with 23 the division department shall be amended by the holder of a 24 certificate of compliance as necessary to keep the listing 25 current with the division department . 26 3. All class “A” beer permit holders shall sell only 27 those brands of beer which are manufactured, brewed, 28 bottled, shipped, or imported by a person holding a current 29 certificate of compliance. Any employee or agent working for 30 or representing the holder of a certificate of compliance 31 within this state shall submit electronically, or in a manner 32 prescribed by the administrator director , the employee’s or 33 -1354- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1354/ 1541
H.F. 662 agent’s name and address with the division department . 34 Sec. 2444. Section 123.137, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 35 amended to read as follows: 1 1. A person holding a class “A” or special class “A” beer 2 permit shall, on or before the tenth day of each calendar month 3 commencing on the tenth day of the calendar month following 4 the month in which the person is issued a beer permit, make a 5 report under oath to the division department electronically, or 6 in a manner prescribed by the administrator director , showing 7 the exact number of barrels of beer, or fractional parts of 8 barrels, sold by the beer permit holder during the preceding 9 calendar month. The report shall also state information the 10 administrator director requires, and beer permit holders shall 11 at the time of filing a report pay to the division department 12 the amount of tax due at the rate fixed in section 123.136 . 13 Sec. 2445. Section 123.138, Code 2023, is amended to read 14 as follows: 15 123.138 Records required —— keg identification label. 16 1. Each class “A” or special class “A” beer permittee shall 17 keep proper records showing the amount of beer sold by the 18 permittee, and these records shall be at all times open to 19 inspection by the administrator director and to other persons 20 pursuant to section 123.30, subsection 1 . Each retail alcohol 21 licensee as described in section 123.30 shall keep proper 22 records showing each purchase of beer made by the licensee, and 23 the date and the amount of each purchase and the name of the 24 person from whom each purchase was made, which records shall be 25 open to inspection pursuant to section 123.30, subsection 1 , 26 during normal business hours of the licensee. 27 2. a. Each retail alcohol licensee who sells beer for 28 off-premises consumption shall affix to each keg of beer an 29 identification label provided by the administrator director . 30 The label provided shall allow for its full removal when 31 common external keg cleaning procedures are performed. For 32 the purposes of this subsection , “keg” means all durable and 33 -1355- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1355/ 1541
H.F. 662 disposable containers with a liquid capacity of five gallons or 34 more. Each retail alcohol licensee shall also keep a record 35 of the identification label number of each keg of beer sold by 1 the licensee with the name and address of the purchaser and 2 the number of the purchaser’s driver’s license, nonoperator’s 3 identification card, or military identification card, if 4 the military identification card contains a picture and 5 signature. This information shall be retained by the licensee 6 for a minimum of ninety days. The records kept pursuant to 7 this subsection shall be available for inspection by any law 8 enforcement officer during normal business hours. 9 b. (1) The division department shall provide the keg 10 identification labels described in paragraph “a” and shall, 11 prior to utilizing a label, notify licensed brewers and 12 licensed beer importers of the type of label to be utilized. 13 Each label shall contain a number and the following statement: 14 It is unlawful to sell, give, or otherwise supply any 15 alcoholic beverage, wine, or beer to any person under legal 16 age. Any person who defaces this label shall be guilty of 17 criminal mischief punishable pursuant to section 716.6 . 18 (2) The identification label shall be placed on the keg at 19 the time of retail sale. The licensee shall obtain the labels 20 referred to in this subsection from the division department . 21 The cost of the labels to licensees shall not exceed the 22 division’s department’s cost of producing and distributing 23 the labels. The moneys collected by the division department 24 relating to the sale of labels shall be credited to the beer 25 and liquor control fund. 26 c. The provisions of this subsection shall be implemented 27 uniformly throughout the state. The provisions of this 28 subsection shall preempt any local county or municipal 29 ordinance regarding keg registration or the sale of beer in 30 kegs. In addition, a county or municipality shall not adopt or 31 continue in effect an ordinance regarding keg registration or 32 the sale of beer in kegs. 33 -1356- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1356/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2446. Section 123.143, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 1. All permit fees collected by the division department 1 under this subchapter shall accrue to the beer and liquor 2 control fund, except as otherwise provided. All taxes 3 collected by the division department under this subchapter 4 shall accrue to the state general fund, except as otherwise 5 provided. 6 Sec. 2447. Section 123.173, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 3. A class “A” wine permittee shall be required to deliver 9 wine to a retail alcohol licensee, and a retail alcohol 10 licensee shall be required to accept delivery of wine from a 11 class “A” wine permittee, only at the licensed premises of the 12 retail alcohol licensee. Except as specifically permitted by 13 the division department upon good cause shown, delivery or 14 transfer of wine from an unlicensed premises to a licensed 15 retail alcohol licensee’s premises, or from one licensed retail 16 alcohol licensee’s premises to another licensed retail alcohol 17 licensee’s premises, even if there is common ownership of all 18 of the premises by one retail permittee, is prohibited. 19 Sec. 2448. Section 123.173A, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 2. Upon application to the division department and receipt 22 of a charity beer, spirits, and wine special event license, an 23 authorized nonprofit entity may conduct a charity special event 24 subject to the requirements of this section . 25 Sec. 2449. Section 123.173A, subsection 4, paragraph a, 26 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 a. The charity event shall be conducted on a premises 28 covered by a valid retail alcohol license issued by the 29 division department . 30 Sec. 2450. Section 123.173A, subsection 5, paragraph b, 31 Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 b. The retail alcohol license number issued by the division 33 -1357- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1357/ 1541
H.F. 662 department for the premises where a charity event is to be 34 conducted, if applicable. 35 Sec. 2451. Section 123.174, Code 2023, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 123.174 Issuance of wine permits. 3 The administrator director shall issue wine permits as 4 provided in this chapter , and may suspend or revoke a wine 5 permit for cause as provided in this chapter . 6 Sec. 2452. Section 123.175, subsection 1, unnumbered 7 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 A person applying for a class “A” wine permit shall submit a 9 completed application electronically, or in a manner prescribed 10 by the administrator director , which shall set forth under oath 11 the following: 12 Sec. 2453. Section 123.175, subsection 1, paragraphs e and 13 g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 14 e. When required by the administrator director , and in 15 such form and containing such information as the administrator 16 director may require, a description of the premises where the 17 applicant intends to use the permit, to include a sketch or 18 drawing of the premises. 19 g. Any other information as required by the administrator 20 director . 21 Sec. 2454. Section 123.175, subsection 2, unnumbered 22 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 The administrator director shall issue a class “A” wine 24 permit to any applicant who establishes all of the following: 25 Sec. 2455. Section 123.175, subsection 2, paragraphs d and 26 g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 27 d. That the applicant has filed with the division department 28 a basic permit issued by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade 29 bureau of the United States department of the treasury, and 30 that the applicant will faithfully observe and comply with all 31 the laws, rules, and regulations governing the manufacture and 32 sale of wine. 33 -1358- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1358/ 1541
H.F. 662 g. That the applicant has submitted a bond in the amount 34 of five thousand dollars in a manner prescribed by the 35 administrator director with good and sufficient sureties to be 1 approved by the division department conditioned upon compliance 2 with this chapter . 3 Sec. 2456. Section 123.176, subsections 1, 2, 7, and 8, Code 4 2023, are amended to read as follows: 5 1. Subject to rules of the division department , 6 manufacturers of native wines from grapes, cherries, other 7 fruits or other fruit juices, vegetables, vegetable juices, 8 dandelions, clover, honey, or any combination of these 9 ingredients, holding a class “A” wine permit as required by 10 this chapter , may sell, keep, or offer for sale and deliver the 11 wine. Notwithstanding section 123.24, subsection 2 , paragraph 12 “b” , or any other provision of this chapter , manufacturers 13 of native wine may obtain and possess grape brandy from the 14 division department for the sole purpose of manufacturing wine. 15 2. Native wine may be sold at retail for off-premises 16 consumption when sold on the premises of the manufacturer, or 17 in a retail establishment operated by the manufacturer. Sales 18 may also be made to class “A” or retail alcohol licensees as 19 authorized by sections 123.30 and 123.177 . A manufacturer of 20 native wines shall not sell the wines other than as permitted 21 in this chapter and shall not allow wine sold to be consumed 22 upon the premises of the manufacturer. However, prior to 23 sale, native wines may be tasted pursuant to the rules of the 24 division department on the premises where made, when no charge 25 is made for the tasting. 26 7. A manufacturer may use the space and equipment of another 27 manufacturer for the purpose of manufacturing native wine, 28 provided that such an alternating proprietorship arrangement 29 is approved by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau 30 of the United States department of the treasury. A separate 31 class “A” wine permit shall be issued to each manufacturer, 32 and each manufacturer shall be subject to the provisions 33 -1359- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1359/ 1541
H.F. 662 of this chapter and the rules of the division department . 34 Notwithstanding subsection 5 , not more than one class “C” 35 retail alcohol license shall be issued to a premises with 1 alternating proprietorships. 2 8. A manufacturer of native wines shall file with the 3 division department , on or before the fifteenth day of each 4 calendar month, all documents filed with the alcohol and 5 tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of 6 the treasury, including all wine premises operations and excise 7 tax return reports. 8 Sec. 2457. Section 123.180, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 9 2023, are amended to read as follows: 10 1. A manufacturer, vintner, bottler, importer, or vendor of 11 wine, or an agent thereof, desiring to ship, sell, or have wine 12 brought into this state for sale at wholesale by a class “A” 13 permittee shall first make application for and shall be issued 14 a vintner’s certificate of compliance by the administrator 15 director for that purpose. The vintner’s certificate of 16 compliance shall expire at the end of one year from the 17 date of issuance and shall be renewed for a like period upon 18 application to the administrator director unless otherwise 19 revoked for cause. Each completed application for a vintner’s 20 certificate of compliance or renewal of a certificate shall 21 be submitted electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the 22 administrator director , and shall be accompanied by a fee of 23 two hundred dollars payable to the division department . Each 24 holder of a vintner’s certificate of compliance shall furnish 25 the information required by the administrator director in the 26 form the administrator director requires. A vintner or wine 27 bottler whose plant is located in Iowa and who otherwise holds 28 a class “A” wine permit to sell wine at wholesale is exempt 29 from the fee, but not the other terms and conditions. The 30 holder of a vintner’s certificate of compliance may also hold a 31 class “A” wine permit. 32 2. At the time of applying for a vintner’s certificate 33 -1360- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1360/ 1541
H.F. 662 of compliance, each applicant shall file with the division 34 department a list of all class “A” wine permittees with 35 whom it intends to do business. The listing of class “A” 1 wine permittees as filed with the division department shall 2 be amended by the holder of the certificate of compliance 3 as necessary to keep the listing current with the division 4 department . 5 3. All class “A” wine permit holders shall sell only those 6 brands of wine which are manufactured, bottled, fermented, 7 shipped, or imported by a person holding a current vintner’s 8 certificate of compliance. An employee or agent working for 9 or representing the holder of a vintner’s certificate of 10 compliance within this state shall register the employee’s 11 or agent’s name and address with the division department . 12 These names and addresses shall be filed with the division’s 13 department’s copy of the certificate of compliance issued 14 except that this provision does not require the listing of 15 those persons who are employed on the premises of a bottling 16 plant, or winery where wine is manufactured, fermented, 17 or bottled in Iowa or the listing of those persons who are 18 thereafter engaged in the transporting of the wine. 19 Sec. 2458. Section 123.184, Code 2023, is amended to read 20 as follows: 21 123.184 Report of gallonage sales —— penalty. 22 1. Each class “A” wine permit holder on or before the 23 tenth day of each calendar month commencing on the tenth day 24 of the calendar month following the month in which the person 25 is issued a permit, shall make a report under oath to the 26 division department electronically, or in a manner prescribed 27 by the administrator director , showing the exact number of 28 gallons of wine and fractional parts of gallons sold by that 29 permit holder during the preceding calendar month. The report 30 also shall state whatever reasonable additional information 31 the administrator director requires. The permit holder at 32 the time of filing this report shall pay to the division 33 -1361- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1361/ 1541
H.F. 662 department the amount of tax due at the rate fixed in section 34 123.183 . A penalty of ten percent of the amount of the tax 35 shall be assessed and collected if the report required to be 1 filed pursuant to this subsection is not filed and the tax paid 2 within the time required by this subsection . 3 2. Each wine direct shipper license holder shall make a 4 report under oath to the division department electronically, 5 or in a manner prescribed by the administrator director , on 6 or before the tenth day of the calendar months of June and 7 December, showing the exact number of gallons of wine and 8 fractional parts of gallons sold and shipped pursuant to 9 section 123.187 during the preceding six-month calendar period. 10 The report shall also state whatever reasonable additional 11 information the administrator director requires. The license 12 holder at the time of filing this report shall pay to the 13 division department the amount of tax due at the rate fixed 14 in section 123.183 . A penalty of ten percent of this amount 15 shall be assessed and collected if the report required to be 16 filed pursuant to this subsection is not filed and the tax paid 17 within the time required by this subsection . 18 Sec. 2459. Section 123.186, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 19 are amended to read as follows: 20 1. The division department shall adopt as rules the 21 substance of the federal regulations 22 27 C.F.R. pt. 6 , 27 C.F.R. pt. 8, 27 C.F.R. pt. 10 , and 27 C.F.R. pt. 11 . 23 2. The division department shall adopt as rules the 24 substance of 27 C.F.R. §6.88 , to permit a manufacturer of 25 alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer, or an agent of such 26 manufacturer, to provide to a retailer without charge wine and 27 beer coil cleaning services, including carbon dioxide filters 28 and other necessary accessories to properly clean the coil and 29 affix carbon dioxide filters. The rules shall provide that the 30 manufacturer shall be responsible for paying the costs of any 31 filters provided. 32 -1362- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1362/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2460. Section 123.187, subsection 2, paragraphs b and 33 d, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 34 b. A wine manufacturer applying for a wine direct 35 shipper permit shall submit an application for the permit 1 electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the administrator 2 director , accompanied by a true copy of the manufacturer’s 3 current alcoholic beverage license or permit issued by the 4 state where the manufacturer is primarily located and a copy 5 of the manufacturer’s basic permit issued by the alcohol and 6 tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of 7 the treasury. 8 d. A permit issued pursuant to this section may be 9 renewed annually by submitting a renewal application with 10 the administrator director in a manner prescribed by the 11 administrator director , accompanied by the twenty-five dollar 12 permit fee. 13 Sec. 2461. Section 123.187, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 14 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 c. All containers of wine shipped directly to a resident 16 of this state shall be conspicuously labeled with the words 17 “CONTAINS ALCOHOL: SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER 18 REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY” or shall be conspicuously labeled with 19 alternative wording preapproved by the administrator director . 20 Sec. 2462. Section 123.187, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 21 are amended to read as follows: 22 4. A wine direct shipper permittee shall remit to the 23 division department an amount equivalent to the wine gallonage 24 tax on wine subject to direct shipment at the rate specified 25 in section 123.183 for deposit as provided in section 123.183, 26 subsections 2 and 3 . The amount shall be remitted at the time 27 and in the manner provided in section 123.184, subsection 28 2, and the ten percent penalty specified therein shall be 29 applicable. 30 5. A wine direct shipper permittee shall be deemed to have 31 consented to the jurisdiction of the division department or any 32 -1363- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1363/ 1541
H.F. 662 other agency or court in this state concerning enforcement of 33 this section and any related laws, rules, or regulations. A 34 permit holder shall allow the division department to perform an 35 audit of shipping records upon request. 1 Sec. 2463. Section 123.188, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 2 2023, are amended to read as follows: 3 1. A person desiring to deliver wine subject to direct 4 shipment within this state pursuant to section 123.187 shall 5 submit an application for a wine carrier permit electronically, 6 or in a manner prescribed by the administrator director , which 7 shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of one hundred 8 dollars. 9 2. The administrator director may in accordance with this 10 chapter issue a wine carrier permit which shall be valid 11 for one year from the date of issuance unless it is sooner 12 suspended or revoked for a violation of this chapter . 13 3. A permit issued pursuant to this section may be 14 renewed annually by submitting a renewal application with 15 the administrator director in a manner prescribed by the 16 administrator director , accompanied by the one hundred dollar 17 permit fee. 18 Sec. 2464. Section 123.188, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 c. A wine carrier permittee shall maintain records of wine 21 shipped which include the permit number and name of the wine 22 manufacturer, quantity of wine shipped, recipient’s name and 23 address, and an electronic or paper form of signature from 24 the recipient of the wine. Records shall be submitted to the 25 division department on a monthly basis in a form and manner to 26 be determined by the division department . 27 Sec. 2465. Section 321.19, subsection 1, paragraph c, 28 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 29 (3) Persons in the department of justice, the alcoholic 30 beverages division of the department of commerce, disease 31 investigators of the Iowa department of public health, the 32 -1364- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1364/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of inspections and appeals, and the department of 33 revenue, who are regularly assigned to conduct investigations 34 which cannot reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying 35 “official” state registration plates. 1 Sec. 2466. Section 453A.2, subsections 4, 6, and 7, Code 2 2023, are amended to read as follows: 3 4. The alcoholic beverages division of the department of 4 commerce , a county, or a city may directly enforce this section 5 in district court and initiate proceedings pursuant to section 6 453A.22 before a permit-issuing authority which issued the 7 permit against a permit holder violating this section . 8 6. If a county or a city has not assessed a penalty pursuant 9 to section 453A.22, subsection 2 , for a violation of subsection 10 1 , within sixty days of the adjudication of the violation, 11 the matter shall be transferred to and be the exclusive 12 responsibility of the alcoholic beverages division of the 13 department of commerce . Following transfer of the matter, if 14 the violation is contested, the alcoholic beverages division 15 of the department of commerce shall request an administrative 16 hearing before an administrative law judge, assigned by the 17 division of administrative hearings of the department of 18 inspections and appeals in accordance with the provisions of 19 section 10A.801 , to adjudicate the matter pursuant to chapter 20 17A . 21 7. A tobacco compliance employee training fund is 22 created in the office of the treasurer of state. The fund 23 shall consist of civil penalties assessed by the alcoholic 24 beverages division of the department of commerce under 25 section 453A.22 for violations of this section . Moneys in 26 the fund are appropriated to the alcoholic beverages division 27 of the department of commerce and shall be used to develop 28 and administer the tobacco compliance employee training 29 program under section 453A.5 . Moneys deposited in the fund 30 shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or 31 otherwise encumbered except as provided in this subsection . 32 -1365- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1365/ 1541
H.F. 662 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any unexpended balance in the 33 fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be retained in the 34 fund. 35 Sec. 2467. Section 453A.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. The alcoholic beverages division of the department of 3 commerce shall develop a tobacco compliance employee training 4 program not to exceed two hours in length for employees and 5 prospective employees of retailers, as defined in sections 6 453A.1 and 453A.42 , to inform the employees about state and 7 federal laws and regulations regarding the sale of tobacco, 8 tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor 9 products, and cigarettes to persons under twenty-one years of 10 age and compliance with and the importance of laws regarding 11 the sale of tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine 12 products, vapor products, and cigarettes to persons under 13 twenty-one years of age. 14 Sec. 2468. Section 453A.13, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 c. The department, or a A city or county , shall submit 17 a duplicate of any application for a retail permit to the 18 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce 19 within thirty days of the issuance. The alcoholic beverages 20 division of the department of commerce shall submit the current 21 list of all retail permits issued to the Iowa department of 22 public health by the last day of each quarter of a state fiscal 23 year. 24 Sec. 2469. Section 453A.22, subsection 2, unnumbered 25 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 If a retailer or employee of a retailer has violated section 27 453A.2 or section 453A.36, subsection 6 , the department or 28 local authority, or the alcoholic beverages division of the 29 department of commerce following transfer of the matter to the 30 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce 31 pursuant to section 453A.2, subsection 6 , in addition to the 32 -1366- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1366/ 1541
H.F. 662 other penalties fixed for such violations in this section , 33 shall assess a penalty upon the same hearing and notice as 34 prescribed in subsection 1 as follows: 35 Sec. 2470. Section 453A.22, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 6. The department or local authority shall report the 3 suspension or revocation of a retail permit under this section 4 to the alcoholic beverages division of the department of 5 commerce within thirty days of the suspension or revocation of 6 the retail permit. 7 Sec. 2471. Section 453A.47A, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 6. Issuance. Cities may issue retail permits to retailers 10 located within their respective limits. County boards of 11 supervisors may issue retail permits to retailers located in 12 their respective counties, outside of the corporate limits of 13 cities. The city or county shall submit a duplicate of any 14 application for a retail permit to the alcoholic beverages 15 division of the department of commerce within thirty days of 16 issuance of a permit. The alcoholic beverages division of the 17 department of commerce shall submit the current list of all 18 retail permits issued to the Iowa department of public health 19 by the last day of each quarter of a state fiscal year. 20 Sec. 2472. Section 455C.3, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2023, 21 are amended to read as follows: 22 2. A distributor shall accept and pick up from a 23 participating dealer served by the distributor or a redemption 24 center for a dealer served by the distributor at least weekly, 25 or when the distributor delivers the beverage product if 26 deliveries are less frequent than weekly, any empty beverage 27 container of the kind, size, and brand sold by the distributor, 28 and shall pay to the participating dealer or redemption center 29 the refund value of a beverage container and the reimbursement 30 as provided under section 455C.2 within one week following 31 pickup of the containers or when the participating dealer 32 -1367- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1367/ 1541
H.F. 662 normally pays the distributor for the deposit on beverage 33 products purchased from the distributor if less frequent than 34 weekly. A distributor or employee or agent of a distributor is 35 not in violation of this subsection if a redemption center is 1 closed when the distributor attempts to make a regular pickup 2 of empty beverage containers. This subsection does not apply 3 to a distributor selling alcoholic liquor to the alcoholic 4 beverages division of the department of commerce revenue . 5 5. The alcoholic beverages division of the department 6 of commerce revenue shall provide for the disposal of 7 empty beverage containers as required under subsection 8 2 . The division department of revenue shall give priority 9 consideration to the recycling of the empty beverage containers 10 to the extent possible, before any other appropriate disposal 11 method is considered or implemented. 12 CONFORMING CHANGES 13 Sec. 2473. Section 7E.5, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 14 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 c. The department of revenue, created in section 421.2 , 16 which has primary responsibility for revenue collection 17 and revenue law compliance , the Iowa lottery, and alcoholic 18 beverage control . 19 Sec. 2474. Section 421.17, Code 2023, is amended by adding 20 the following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 39. Administer chapters 99G and 123. 22 Sec. 2475. REPEAL. Section 546.9, Code 2023, is repealed. 23 DIVISION XIII 24 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 25 Sec. 2476. Section 216B.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 1. The commission for the blind is established consisting 28 of three members appointed by the governor, subject to 29 confirmation by the senate. Members of the commission shall 30 serve three-year terms beginning and ending as provided in 31 section 69.19 . The members of the commission shall appoint 32 -1368- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1368/ 1541
H.F. 662 officers for the commission. A majority of the members of the 33 commission shall constitute a quorum. 34 Sec. 2477. NEW SECTION . 216B.3A Director —— duties. 35 1. The director of the department shall be appointed by 1 the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate, and shall 2 serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall set 3 the salary of the director within the applicable salary range 4 established by the general assembly. 5 2. The director shall be the executive officer of the 6 commission and shall be responsible for implementing policy set 7 by the commission. The director shall carry out programs and 8 policies as determined by the commission. 9 Sec. 2478. Section 216B.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 216B.5 Commission employees. 12 The commission may employ staff who shall be qualified by 13 experience to assume the responsibilities of the offices. The 14 director shall be the administrative officer of the commission 15 and shall be responsible for implementing policy set by the 16 commission. The director shall carry out programs and policies 17 as determined by the commission. 18 Sec. 2479. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR. On or before July 1, 19 2023, the governor shall appoint a director of the department 20 for the blind, effective July 1, 2023, as provided in this 21 division of this Act. 22 Sec. 2480. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 23 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 24 DIVISION XIV 25 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 26 IOWA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED 27 AND IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 28 Sec. 2481. Section 70A.14, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 29 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 30 Sec. 2482. Section 70A.17A, subsection 1, paragraph 31 d, subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended by striking the 32 -1369- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1369/ 1541
H.F. 662 subparagraph. 33 Sec. 2483. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph 34 c, subparagraph (4), Code 2023, is amended by striking the 35 subparagraph. 1 Sec. 2484. NEW SECTION . 256.95 Iowa educational services 2 for the blind and visually impaired and Iowa school for the deaf. 3 The department shall do all of the following: 4 1. Administer the Iowa educational services for the blind 5 and visually impaired program. 6 2. Govern the Iowa school for the deaf. 7 3. Establish a hall of fame for distinguished graduates 8 of the Iowa school for the deaf, distinguished graduates of 9 the Iowa braille and sight saving school, and distinguished 10 participants in the Iowa educational services for the blind and 11 visually impaired program. 12 Sec. 2485. NEW SECTION . 256.103 Employees —— contracts —— 13 termination and discharge procedures. 14 Sections 279.12 through 279.19 and section 279.27 apply to 15 employees of the Iowa school for the deaf, who are licensed 16 pursuant to subchapter VII, part 3. In following those 17 sections in chapter 279, the references to boards of directors 18 of school districts shall be interpreted to apply to the 19 department. 20 Sec. 2486. NEW SECTION . 256.104 Students residing on 21 state-owned land. 22 The department shall pay to the local school boards the 23 tuition payments and transportation costs, as otherwise 24 authorized by statutes for the elementary or high school 25 education of students residing on land owned by the state and 26 under the control of the department. Such payments shall be 27 made from moneys appropriated to the department. 28 Sec. 2487. NEW SECTION . 256.105 Transfer of a student to 29 the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics. 30 The department may send any student of the Iowa school for 31 the deaf to the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics for 32 -1370- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1370/ 1541
H.F. 662 treatment and care. The department shall pay the traveling 33 expenses of such student, and when necessary the traveling 34 expenses of an attendant for the student, out of funds 35 appropriated for the use of the department. 1 Sec. 2488. NEW SECTION . 256.107 Administrative rules. 2 The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 3 administer this subchapter. 4 Sec. 2489. Section 256B.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 c. For those children who cannot adapt to the regular 7 educational or home living conditions, and who are attending 8 facilities under chapters chapter 263 , 269 , and 270 or chapter 9 256, subchapter V , upon the request of the board of directors 10 of an area education agency, the department of human services 11 shall provide residential or detention facilities and the area 12 education agency shall provide special education programs and 13 services. The area education agencies shall cooperate with 14 the board of regents department of education to provide the 15 services required by this chapter . 16 Sec. 2490. Section 256B.3, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 9. To cooperate with existing agencies such as the 19 department of human services, the Iowa department of public 20 health, the Iowa school for the deaf, the Iowa braille and 21 sight saving school, the children’s hospitals, or other 22 agencies concerned with the welfare and health of children 23 requiring special education in the coordination of their 24 educational activities for such children. 25 Sec. 2491. Section 256B.10, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 26 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 a. The department of education shall work with the state 28 Iowa school for the deaf, the area education agencies, school 29 districts, and the early hearing detection and intervention 30 program in the Iowa department of public health for purposes 31 of coordinating, developing, and disseminating resources for 32 -1371- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1371/ 1541
H.F. 662 use by parents or guardians, early hearing detection and 33 intervention programs, the state Iowa school for the deaf, 34 area education agencies, school districts, and accredited 35 nonpublic schools to inform deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s 1 expressive and receptive language acquisition or development. 2 Sec. 2492. Section 256B.10, subsection 1, paragraph b, 3 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 The duties of the department of education shall, at a 6 minimum, include all of the following: 7 Sec. 2493. Section 256B.10, subsection 3, unnumbered 8 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 The department of education , in consultation with the state 10 Iowa school for the deaf, the area education agencies, school 11 districts, and the early hearing detection and intervention 12 program in the Iowa department of public health, shall select 13 existing tools or assessments that may be used by qualified 14 educators to assess American sign language and English language 15 and literacy development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children 16 from birth through age eight. 17 Sec. 2494. Section 256B.10, subsections 4 and 7, Code 2023, 18 are amended to read as follows: 19 4. The department of education shall disseminate the parent 20 resource developed pursuant to this section to parents and 21 guardians of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and, consistent 22 with federal law, shall disseminate the educator tools and 23 assessments selected pursuant to subsection 3 to early hearing 24 detection and intervention programs, area education agencies, 25 school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and the 26 state Iowa school for the deaf for use in the development and 27 modification of individualized family service or individualized 28 education program plans, and shall provide materials and 29 training on the use of such materials to assist deaf and 30 hard-of-hearing children in kindergarten readiness using 31 American sign language or English, or both, from birth through 32 -1372- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1372/ 1541
H.F. 662 age eight. 33 7. The department of education shall annually compile, 34 and publish on the department’s internet site, a report using 35 existing data reported in compliance with the state performance 1 plan on pupils with disabilities, required under federal law, 2 that is specific to language and literacy development in deaf 3 and hard-of-hearing children from birth through age eight, 4 including those children who are deaf or hard of hearing and 5 have other disabilities, relative to the children’s peers who 6 are not deaf or hard of hearing. 7 Sec. 2495. Section 256B.10, subsection 5, paragraphs a, b, 8 and e, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 9 a. If moneys are appropriated by the general assembly for 10 a fiscal year for the purpose provided in this subsection , 11 the department of education shall develop guidelines for a 12 comprehensive family support mentoring program that meets the 13 language and communication needs of families. 14 b. The department of education shall work with the early 15 hearing detection and intervention program in the Iowa 16 department of public health, the state Iowa school for the 17 deaf, and the area education agencies when developing the 18 guidelines. The department of education , in consultation with 19 the Iowa school for the deaf, shall administer the family 20 support mentoring program for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. 21 e. The department of education shall coordinate family 22 support mentoring activities with the early hearing detection 23 and intervention program in the Iowa department of public 24 health, the state Iowa school for the deaf, the area education 25 agencies, and nonprofit organizations that provide family 26 support mentoring to parents with deaf or hard-of-hearing 27 children. 28 Sec. 2496. Section 256B.10, subsection 5, paragraph d, 29 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 In establishing the family support mentoring program, the 32 -1373- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1373/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of education may do all of the following: 33 Sec. 2497. Section 261E.2, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 8. “Student” means any individual enrolled in grades nine 1 through twelve in a school district who meets the criteria in 2 section 261E.3, subsection 1 . “Student” includes an individual 3 attending an accredited nonpublic school or the Iowa school 4 for the deaf or the Iowa braille and sight saving school for 5 purposes of sections 261E.4 and 261E.6 . 6 Sec. 2498. Section 261E.6, subsections 3, 4, and 6, Code 7 2023, are amended to read as follows: 8 3. Authorization. To participate in this program, an 9 eligible student shall make application to an eligible 10 postsecondary institution to allow the eligible student to 11 enroll for college credit in a nonsectarian course offered at 12 the institution. A comparable course, as defined in rules 13 adopted by the board of directors of the school district 14 consistent with department administrative rule, must not be 15 offered by the school district or accredited nonpublic school 16 the student attends. A course is ineligible for purposes 17 of this section if the school district has a contractual 18 agreement with the eligible postsecondary institution under 19 section 261E.8 that meets the requirements of section 257.11, 20 subsection 3 , and the course may be delivered through such an 21 agreement in accordance with section 257.11, subsection 3 . 22 If the postsecondary institution accepts an eligible student 23 for enrollment under this section , the institution shall send 24 written notice to the student, the student’s parent or legal 25 guardian in the case of a minor child, and the student’s school 26 district or accredited nonpublic school and the school district 27 in the case of a nonpublic school student, or the Iowa school 28 for the deaf or the Iowa braille and sight saving school . The 29 notice shall list the course, the clock hours the student will 30 be attending the course, and the number of hours of college 31 credit that the eligible student will receive from the eligible 32 -1374- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1374/ 1541
H.F. 662 postsecondary institution upon successful completion of the 33 course. 34 4. Credits. 35 a. A school district, the Iowa school for the deaf, the 1 Iowa braille and sight saving school, or accredited nonpublic 2 school shall grant high school credit to an eligible student 3 enrolled in a course under this chapter if the eligible student 4 successfully completes the course as determined by the eligible 5 postsecondary institution. The board of directors of the 6 school district, the board of regents department of education 7 for the Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and 8 sight saving school , or authorities in charge of an accredited 9 nonpublic school shall determine the number of high school 10 credits that shall be granted to an eligible student who 11 successfully completes a course. Eligible students may take 12 up to seven semester hours of credit during the summer months 13 when school is not in session and receive credit for that 14 attendance, if the student pays the cost of attendance for 15 those summer credit hours. 16 b. The high school credits granted to an eligible 17 student under this section shall count toward the graduation 18 requirements and subject area requirements of the school 19 district of residence, the Iowa school for the deaf, the Iowa 20 braille and sight saving school, or accredited nonpublic school 21 of the eligible student. Evidence of successful completion 22 of each course and high school credits and college credits 23 received shall be included in the student’s high school 24 transcript. 25 6. Definition. For purposes of this section and section 26 261E.7 , unless the context otherwise requires, “eligible 27 student” means a student classified by the board of directors 28 of a school district, by the state board of regents department 29 of education for pupils of the Iowa school for the deaf and the 30 Iowa braille and sight saving school , or by the authorities 31 in charge of an accredited nonpublic school as a ninth or 32 -1375- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1375/ 1541
H.F. 662 tenth grade student who is identified according to the school 33 district’s gifted and talented criteria and procedures, 34 pursuant to section 257.43 , as a gifted and talented child, 35 or an eleventh or twelfth grade student, during the period 1 the student is participating in the postsecondary enrollment 2 options program. 3 Sec. 2499. Section 261E.7, subsection 1, unnumbered 4 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 Not later than June 30 of each year, a school district 6 shall pay a tuition reimbursement amount to a postsecondary 7 institution that has enrolled its resident eligible 8 students under this chapter , unless the eligible student is 9 participating in open enrollment under section 282.18 , in which 10 case, the tuition reimbursement amount shall be paid by the 11 receiving district. However, if a child’s residency changes 12 during a school year, the tuition shall be paid by the district 13 in which the child was enrolled as of the date specified in 14 section 257.6, subsection 1 , or the district in which the child 15 was counted under section 257.6, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , 16 subparagraph (6). For students enrolled at the Iowa school 17 for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school , 18 the state board of regents department of education shall pay 19 a tuition reimbursement amount by June 30 of each year. The 20 amount of tuition reimbursement for each separate course shall 21 equal the lesser of: 22 Sec. 2500. Section 262.7, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 23 are amended by striking the subsections. 24 Sec. 2501. Section 262.9, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 2. Elect a president of each of the institutions of higher 27 learning; a superintendent of each of the other institutions; 28 a treasurer and a secretarial officer for each institution 29 annually; professors, instructors, officers, and employees; 30 and fix their compensation. Sections 279.12 through 279.19 31 and section 279.27 apply to employees of the Iowa braille and 32 -1376- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1376/ 1541
H.F. 662 sight saving school and the Iowa school for the deaf, who are 33 licensed pursuant to chapter 272 . In following those sections 34 in chapter 279 , the references to boards of directors of 35 school districts shall be interpreted to apply to the board of 1 regents. 2 Sec. 2502. Section 262.9, subsection 21, Code 2023, is 3 amended by striking the subsection. 4 Sec. 2503. Section 262.43, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 262.43 Students residing on state-owned land. 7 The state board of regents shall pay to the local school 8 boards the tuition payments and transportation costs, as 9 otherwise authorized by statutes for the elementary or high 10 school education of students residing on land owned by the 11 state and under the control of the state board of regents. 12 Such payments for the three institutions of higher learning, 13 the state university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of 14 science and technology, and the university of northern Iowa, 15 shall be made from the funds of the respective institutions 16 other than state appropriations , and for the two noncollegiate 17 institutions, the Iowa braille and sight saving school and the 18 Iowa school for the deaf, the payments and costs shall be paid 19 from moneys appropriated to the state board of regents . 20 Sec. 2504. Section 263.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 263.21 Transfer of patients from state institutions. 23 The director of the department of human services, in respect 24 to institutions under the director’s control, the administrator 25 of any of the divisions of the department, in respect to 26 the institutions under the administrator’s control, and the 27 director of the department of corrections, in respect to the 28 institutions under the department’s control, and the state 29 board of regents, in respect to the Iowa braille and sight 30 saving school and the Iowa school for the deaf, may send any 31 inmate, student, or patient of an institution, or any person 32 -1377- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1377/ 1541
H.F. 662 committed or applying for admission to an institution, to the 33 university of Iowa hospitals and clinics for treatment and 34 care. The department of human services , and the department of 35 corrections , and the state board of regents shall respectively 1 pay the traveling expenses of such patient, and when necessary 2 the traveling expenses of an attendant for the patient, out of 3 funds appropriated for the use of the institution from which 4 the patient is sent. 5 Sec. 2505. Section 269.1, Code 2023, is amended by striking 6 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 7 269.1 Iowa educational services for the blind and visually 8 impaired program. 9 Any resident of the state under twenty-one years of age who 10 is blind or visually impaired shall be entitled to receive the 11 services of the Iowa educational services for the blind and 12 visually impaired program. The department shall coordinate 13 with area education agencies and school districts on the 14 provision of these services for any eligible student. 15 Sec. 2506. Section 270.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 270.3 Admission —— Iowa school for the deaf . 18 Any resident of the state less than twenty-one years of 19 age who has a hearing loss which is too severe to acquire an 20 education in the public schools is eligible to attend the Iowa 21 school for the deaf. Nonresidents similarly situated may be 22 admitted to an education therein the Iowa school for the deaf 23 upon such terms as may be fixed by the state board of regents 24 department . The fee for nonresidents shall be set by the state 25 board of regents department . 26 Sec. 2507. Section 270.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 270.4 Clothing and prescriptions. 29 The superintendent of the Iowa school for the deaf shall 30 provide students, who would otherwise be without, with clothing 31 or prescription refills, and shall bill the student’s parent 32 -1378- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1378/ 1541
H.F. 662 or guardian, if the student is a minor, or the student if the 33 student has attained the age of majority, for any clothing or 34 prescription refills provided. The bill shall be presumptive 35 evidence in all courts. 1 Sec. 2508. Section 270.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 270.8 Residence during vacation. 4 The residence of indigent or homeless children may, by order 5 of the state board of regents department , be continued during 6 vacation months. 7 Sec. 2509. Section 270.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 270.9 Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight 10 saving school —— transportation reimbursement . 11 Funds appropriated to the Iowa school for the deaf and 12 the Iowa braille and sight saving school for payments to the 13 parents or guardians of pupils in either that institution shall 14 be expended as follows: 15 1. Transportation reimbursement at a rate established 16 annually by the state board of regents department to the 17 parents or guardians of children who do not reside in the 18 institution, but are transported to the institution on a daily 19 basis. 20 2. Transportation reimbursement at a rate established 21 annually by the state board of regents department to the 22 parents or guardians for transportation from the institution 23 to the residence of the parent or guardian and return to the 24 institution for children who reside in the institution. 25 Sec. 2510. Section 270.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 270.10 Merger Closure requirements. 28 1. The state board of regents department shall not merge 29 close the Iowa school for the deaf at Council Bluffs with the 30 Iowa braille and sight saving school at Vinton or close either 31 of those institutions until all of the following requirements 32 -1379- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1379/ 1541
H.F. 662 have been met: 33 a. 1. The department of management has presented to the 34 general assembly a comprehensive plan, program, and fiscal 35 analysis of the existing circumstances and the circumstances 1 which would prevail upon the proposed merger or closing, 2 together with data which would support the contention that the 3 merger or closing will be more efficient and effective than 4 continuation of the existing facilities facility . The analysis 5 shall include a detailed study of the educational implications 6 of the merger or closing, the impact on the students, and 7 the opinions and research of nationally recognized experts 8 in the field of the education of visually impaired and deaf 9 or hard-of-hearing students. The comprehensive plan shall 10 further include a study relating to the programming, fiscal 11 consequences, and political implications which would result if 12 either a merger or an agreement under chapter 28E should be 13 implemented between the Iowa school for the deaf in Council 14 Bluffs and comparable state programs in the state of Nebraska. 15 b. 2. The general assembly has studied the plans, programs, 16 and fiscal analysis and has reviewed their impact on the 17 programs. 18 c. 3. The general assembly has enacted legislation 19 authorizing either the closing or the merger to take effect not 20 sooner than two years after the enactment of the legislation. 21 2. This section shall not apply to an agreement related to 22 the sale or transfer of the property of the Iowa braille and 23 sight saving school at Vinton entered into between the state 24 of Iowa and the city of Vinton. 25 Sec. 2511. Section 280.16, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 7. The Iowa braille and sight saving school, the Iowa school 28 for the deaf , and the institutions under the control of the 29 department of human services as provided in section 218.1 are 30 exempt from the provisions of this section . 31 Sec. 2512. Section 321.1, subsection 8, paragraph i, Code 32 -1380- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1380/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 i. If authorized to transport students or clients by the 34 superintendent of the Iowa braille and sight saving school 35 or of the Iowa school for the deaf, or the superintendent’s 1 respective designee, an employee of the Iowa braille and 2 sight saving school or the Iowa school for the deaf is not a 3 chauffeur when transporting the students or clients. 4 Sec. 2513. Section 331.381, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 9. Comply with chapters 269 and 270 chapter 256, subchapter 7 V, in regard to the payment of costs for pupils at the Iowa 8 braille and sight saving school and the Iowa school for the 9 deaf. 10 Sec. 2514. Section 331.424, subsection 1, paragraph a, 11 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 (b) Clothing, transportation, medical, or other services 14 provided persons attending the Iowa braille and sight saving 15 school, the Iowa school for the deaf , or the university of Iowa 16 hospitals and clinics’ center for disabilities and development 17 for children with severe disabilities at Iowa City, for which 18 the county becomes obligated to pay pursuant to sections 19 263.12 , 269.2 , and 270.4 . 20 Sec. 2515. Section 331.552, subsection 13, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 13. Make transfer payments to the state for school expenses 23 for blind and deaf and hard-of-hearing children and support of 24 persons with mental illness as provided in sections section 25 230.21 and 269.2 . 26 Sec. 2516. Section 483A.24, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 7. A license shall not be required of minor pupils of 29 the Iowa braille and sight saving school, Iowa school for 30 the deaf , or of minor residents of other state institutions 31 under the control of an administrator of a division of the 32 -1381- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1381/ 1541
H.F. 662 department of human services. In addition, a person who is 33 on active duty with the armed forces of the United States, 34 on authorized leave from a duty station located outside of 35 this state, and a resident of the state of Iowa shall not be 1 required to have a license to hunt or fish in this state. The 2 military person shall carry the person’s leave papers and a 3 copy of the person’s current earnings statement showing a 4 deduction for Iowa income taxes while hunting or fishing. In 5 lieu of carrying the person’s earnings statement, the military 6 person may also claim residency if the person is registered to 7 vote in this state. If a deer or wild turkey is taken, the 8 military person shall immediately contact a state conservation 9 officer to obtain an appropriate tag to transport the animal. 10 A license shall not be required of residents of county care 11 facilities or any person who is receiving supplementary 12 assistance under chapter 249 . 13 Sec. 2517. REPEAL. Section 269.2, Code 2023, is repealed. 14 Sec. 2518. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 15 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 16 transfers: 17 a. Section 256B.10 to section 256.106. 18 b. Section 269.1 to section 256.96. 19 c. Section 270.1 to section 256.98. 20 d. Section 270.3 to section 256.97. 21 e. Section 270.4 to section 256.99. 22 f. Section 270.8 to section 256.100. 23 g. Section 270.9 to section 256.101. 24 h. Section 270.10 to section 256.102. 25 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 26 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 27 enactment of this section. 28 3. The Code editor may designate sections 256.95 through 29 256.107, as amended or enacted in this division of this Act, as 30 new subchapter V within chapter 256, entitled “Iowa educational 31 services for the blind and visually impaired program and Iowa 32 -1382- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1382/ 1541
H.F. 662 school for the deaf”. 33 Sec. 2519. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 34 1. The property and records in the custody of the state 35 board of regents relating to the Iowa braille and sight saving 1 school, the Iowa school for the deaf, the hall of fame for 2 distinguished graduates at the Iowa braille and sight saving 3 school, and the hall of fame for distinguished graduates at the 4 Iowa school for the deaf shall be transferred to the department 5 of education. 6 2. All employees of the Iowa school for the deaf established 7 pursuant to chapter 270 shall be considered employees of the 8 department of education on the effective date of this division 9 of this Act without incurring any loss in salary, benefits, or 10 accrued years of service. 11 INNOVATION DIVISION 12 Sec. 2520. Section 268.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 268.7 Science, Innovation division —— science, technology, 15 engineering, and mathematics collaborative initiative. 16 1. The innovation division of the department of education 17 is created. The chief administrative officer of the division 18 is the administrator who shall be a highly qualified science, 19 technology, engineering, and mathematics advocate and shall be 20 appointed by the director. 21 2. The administrator shall do all of the following: 22 a. Direct and organize the activities of the division, 23 including the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 24 collaborative initiative created in subsection 3. 25 b. Control all property of the division. 26 c. Perform other duties imposed by law. 27 1. 3. A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 28 collaborative initiative is established at the university of 29 northern Iowa within the innovation division for purposes 30 of supporting activities directly related to recruitment of 31 prekindergarten through grade twelve mathematics and science 32 -1383- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1383/ 1541
H.F. 662 teachers for ongoing mathematics and science programming for 33 students enrolled in prekindergarten through grade twelve. 34 2. 4. The collaborative initiative shall prioritize 35 student interest in achievement in science, technology, 1 engineering, and mathematics; reach every student and teacher 2 in every school district in the state; identify, recruit, 3 prepare, and support the best mathematics and science teachers; 4 and sustain exemplary programs through the university’s Iowa 5 mathematics and science education partnership . The university 6 innovation division shall collaborate with the community 7 colleges to develop science, technology, engineering, and 8 mathematics professional development programs for community 9 college instructors and for purposes of science, technology, 10 engineering, and mathematics curricula development. 11 3. 5. Subject to an appropriation of funds moneys by the 12 general assembly, the initiative innovation division shall 13 administer the following: 14 a. Regional science, technology, engineering, and 15 mathematics networks for Iowa, the purpose of which is to 16 equalize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 17 education enrichment opportunities available to learners 18 statewide. The initiative innovation division shall establish 19 six geographically similar regional science, technology, 20 engineering, and mathematics networks across Iowa that 21 complement and leverage existing resources, including but 22 not limited to extension service assets, area education 23 agencies, state accredited postsecondary institutions, 24 informal educational centers, school districts, economic 25 development zones, and existing public and private science, 26 technology, engineering, and mathematics partnerships. Each 27 network shall be managed by a highly qualified science, 28 technology, engineering, and mathematics advocate positioned 29 at a network hub to be determined through a competitive 30 application process. Oversight for each regional network 31 shall be provided by a regional advisory board. Members of 32 -1384- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1384/ 1541
H.F. 662 the board shall be appointed by the governor. The membership 33 shall represent prekindergarten through grade twelve school 34 districts and schools, and higher education, business, 35 nonprofit organizations, youth agencies, and other appropriate 1 stakeholders. 2 b. A focused array of the best science, technology, 3 engineering, and mathematics enrichment opportunities, selected 4 through a competitive application process, that can be expanded 5 to meet future needs. A limited, focused list of selected 6 exemplary programs shall be made available to each regional 7 network. 8 c. Statewide science, technology, engineering, and 9 mathematics programming designed to increase participation of 10 students and teachers in successful learning experiences; to 11 increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and 12 mathematics-related teaching majors offered by the state’s 13 universities; to elevate public awareness of the opportunities; 14 and to increase collaboration and partnerships. 15 4. 6. The initiative innovation division shall evaluate the 16 effectiveness of programming to document best practices. 17 7. The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 18 to administer this section. 19 Sec. 2521. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 20 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 21 transfer: 22 Section 268.7 to section 256.111. 23 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 24 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 25 enactment of this section. 26 3. The Code editor may designate section 256.111, as enacted 27 in this division of this Act, as new subchapter VI within 28 chapter 256, entitled “Innovation Division”. 29 Sec. 2522. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 30 1. The property and records in the custody of the state 31 board of regents or the university of northern Iowa relating 32 -1385- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1385/ 1541
H.F. 662 to the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 33 collaborative initiative shall be transferred to the department 34 of education on or before the effective date of this division 35 of this Act. 1 2. All employees of the university of northern Iowa whose 2 primary workplace is located at the university of northern Iowa 3 under the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 4 collaborative initiative established pursuant to section 268.7 5 shall be considered employees of the innovation division of the 6 department of education on the effective date of this division 7 of this Act without incurring any loss in salary, benefits, or 8 accrued years of service. 9 3. The state board of regents and the university of 10 northern Iowa shall assist the department of education in 11 implementing this division of this Act by providing for an 12 effective transition of powers and duties from one entity 13 to another under section 268.7, chapters 256 and 262, and 14 related administrative rules. To the extent requested by 15 the department of education, such assistance shall include 16 assisting in cooperating with federal agencies such as the 17 United States department of education. 18 4. Any contract issued or entered into by the state board 19 of regents or the university of northern Iowa relating to the 20 provisions of section 268.7, in effect on the effective date 21 of this division of this Act, shall continue in full force and 22 effect pending transfer of such contract to the innovation 23 division of the department of education. 24 5. Federal funds utilized by the state board of regents or 25 the university of northern Iowa prior to the effective date of 26 this division of this Act to employ personnel necessary for 27 the administration of the science, technology, engineering, 28 and mathematics collaborative initiative established pursuant 29 to section 268.7 shall be applied to and be available for the 30 transfer of such personnel from the state board of regents or 31 the university of northern Iowa to the innovation division of 32 -1386- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1386/ 1541
H.F. 662 the department of education. 33 HIGHER EDUCATION DIVISION AND MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES 34 Sec. 2523. Section 256.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 35 amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 1 NEW PARAGRAPH . g. The Iowa educational services for the 2 blind and visually impaired program. 3 NEW PARAGRAPH . h. The Iowa school for the deaf. 4 NEW PARAGRAPH . i. The science, technology, engineering, 5 and mathematics collaborative initiative within the innovation 6 division of the department. 7 NEW PARAGRAPH . j. The college student aid commission within 8 the higher education division of the department. 9 NEW PARAGRAPH . k. The board of educational examiners within 10 the higher education division of the department. 11 NEW PARAGRAPH . l. Career and technical education programs 12 offered by school districts or community colleges. 13 Sec. 2524. Section 256.7, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 14 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 Except for the college student aid commission, the 16 commission of libraries and division of library services, 17 higher education division; the bureaus, boards, and commissions 18 within the higher education division; and the public 19 broadcasting board and division, the state board shall: 20 Sec. 2525. Section 256.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 Except for the college student aid commission, the 23 commission of libraries and division of library services, 24 higher education division; the bureaus, boards, and commissions 25 within the higher education division; and the public 26 broadcasting board and division, the director shall: 27 Sec. 2526. NEW SECTION . 256.121 Higher education division 28 created. 29 1. The higher education division of the department of 30 education is created. The chief administrative officer of the 31 division is the administrator who shall be appointed by the 32 -1387- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1387/ 1541
H.F. 662 director. 33 2. The administrator shall do all of the following: 34 a. Administer and coordinate all of the following bureaus, 35 boards, and commissions within the higher education division: 1 (1) The career and technical education bureau under part 2. 2 (2) The board of educational examiners under part 3. 3 (3) The college student aid commission under part 4. 4 (4) The community colleges bureau under chapter 260C. 5 b. Direct and organize the activities of the division. 6 c. Control all property of the division. 7 d. Hire and control the personnel employed by the division. 8 e. Perform other duties imposed by law. 9 Sec. 2527. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor may 10 designate section 256.121 as new subchapter VII within chapter 11 256, entitled “Higher Education Division”, and new part 1 12 within new subchapter VII entitled “General Provisions”. 13 COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND POST-SECONDARY READINESS BUREAU 14 Sec. 2528. Section 256.7, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 2. Constitute the state board for career and technical 17 education under chapter 258 subchapter VII, part 2 . 18 Sec. 2529. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph h, 19 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 (2) Instructional programs provided under subparagraph (1) 21 shall comply with the provisions of chapter 258 subchapter VII, 22 part 2, relating to career and technical education, and shall 23 be articulated with postsecondary programs of study and include 24 field, laboratory, or on-the-job training. Each sequential 25 unit shall contain a portion of a career and technical 26 education program approved by the department. Standards for 27 instructional programs shall include but not be limited to new 28 and emerging technologies; job-seeking, job-adaptability, and 29 other employment, self-employment and entrepreneurial skills 30 that reflect current industry standards and labor-market needs; 31 and reinforcement of basic academic skills. 32 -1388- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1388/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2530. Section 257.51, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 3. The department of education shall adopt rules to 35 establish and administer a career academy grant program 1 to provide for the allocation of money in the fund in 2 the form of competitive grants, not to exceed one million 3 dollars per grant, to school corporations for career academy 4 infrastructure, career academy equipment, or both, in 5 accordance with the goals of this section and to further the 6 goals of the establishment and operation of career academies 7 under section 258.15 . The rules adopted by the department 8 of education shall specify the eligibility of applicants 9 and eligible items for grant funding. Priority for grants 10 shall first be given to applications to establish new career 11 academies that are organized as regional centers pursuant to 12 chapter 258 256, subchapter VII, part 2 . Subsequent priority 13 shall be given to applications for expanding existing career 14 academies. 15 Sec. 2531. Section 258.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 258.3 Personnel Community colleges and post-secondary 18 readiness bureau —— personnel . 19 The director of the department of education shall appoint 20 the bureau chief of the community colleges and post-secondary 21 readiness bureau, and the bureau chief shall direct the work of 22 personnel as necessary to carry out this chapter part . 23 Sec. 2532. Section 258.3A, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 3. Adopt rules prescribing standards for approval of school 26 district career and technical education programs; and community 27 colleges with career and technical education programs; and 28 practitioner preparation schools, departments, and classes, 29 applying for federal and state moneys under this chapter part . 30 Sec. 2533. Section 258.4, subsection 10, Code 2023, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 -1389- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1389/ 1541
H.F. 662 10. Notwithstanding the accreditation process contained 33 in section 256.11 , permit school districts that provide a 34 program which does not meet the standards for accreditation 35 for career and technical education to cooperate with the 1 regional career and technical education planning partnership 2 and contract for an approved program under this chapter part 3 without losing accreditation. A school district that fails 4 to cooperate with the regional career and technical education 5 planning partnership and contract for an approved program 6 shall, however, be subject to section 256.11 . 7 Sec. 2534. Section 258.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 258.6 Definitions. 10 As used in this chapter part : 11 1. “Approved career and technical education program” means 12 a career and technical education program offered by a school 13 district or community college and approved by the department 14 bureau which meets the standards for career and technical 15 education programs adopted by the state board under this 16 chapter part . 17 2. “Approved practitioner preparation school, department, 18 or class” means a school, department, or class approved by the 19 state board as entitled under this chapter part to federal 20 moneys for the training of teachers of career and technical 21 education subjects. 22 3. “Approved regional career and technical education 23 planning partnership” means a regional entity that meets the 24 standards for regional career and technical education planning 25 partnerships adopted by the state board pursuant to section 26 258.3A and section 258.14 . 27 4. “Career academy” means a career academy established under 28 section 258.15 . 29 5. “Career and technical education service area” means 30 any one of the service areas specified in section 256.11, 31 subsection 5 , paragraph “h” . 32 -1390- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1390/ 1541
H.F. 662 6. “Department” means the department of education. 33 7. “Director” means the director of the department of 34 education. 35 8. 6. “Sector partnership” means a regional industry sector 1 partnership established pursuant to section 260H.7B . 2 9. 7. “State board” means the state board for career and 3 technical education as provided in section 258.2 . 4 10. 8. “Work-based learning” means opportunities and 5 experiences that include but are not limited to tours, job 6 shadowing, rotations, mentoring, entrepreneurship, service 7 learning, internships, and apprenticeships. 8 11. 9. “Work-based learning intermediary network” means the 9 statewide work-based learning intermediary network established 10 pursuant to section 256.40 . 11 Sec. 2535. Section 258.9, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. The board of directors of a school district or community 14 college that maintains a career and technical education 15 program receiving federal or state funds under this chapter 16 part shall, as a condition of approval by the state board, 17 appoint a local advisory council for each career and technical 18 education program offered by the school district or community 19 college. However, a school district and a community college 20 that maintain a career and technical education program 21 receiving federal or state funds may create a joint local 22 advisory council. The membership of each local advisory 23 council shall consist of public members with expertise in 24 the occupation or occupational field related to the career 25 and technical education program. The local advisory council 26 shall give advice and assistance to the board of directors, 27 administrators, and instructors in the establishment and 28 maintenance of the career and technical education program. 29 Sec. 2536. Section 258.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 258.11 Salary and expenses for administration. 32 -1391- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1391/ 1541
H.F. 662 The director may make expenditures for salaries and other 33 expenses as necessary to the proper administration of this 34 chapter part . 35 Sec. 2537. Section 260C.14, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. Determine the curriculum to be offered in such school or 3 college subject to approval of the director and ensure that all 4 career and technical education offerings are competency-based, 5 provide any minimum competencies required by the department 6 of education, comply with any applicable requirements in 7 chapter 258 256, subchapter VII, part 2 , and are articulated 8 with local school district career and technical education 9 programs. If an existing private educational institution or an 10 existing vocational institution offering a career and technical 11 education program within the merged area has facilities and 12 curriculum of adequate size and quality which would duplicate 13 the functions of the area school, the board of directors shall 14 discuss with the institution the possibility of entering into 15 contracts to have the existing institution offer facilities 16 and curriculum to students of the merged area. The board of 17 directors shall consider any proposals submitted by the private 18 institution for providing such facilities and curriculum. The 19 board of directors may enter into such contracts. In approving 20 curriculum, the director shall ascertain that all courses 21 and programs submitted for approval are needed and that the 22 curriculum being offered by an area school does not duplicate 23 programs provided by existing public or private facilities in 24 the area. In determining whether duplication would actually 25 exist, the director shall consider the needs of the area 26 and consider whether the proposed programs are competitive 27 as to size, quality, tuition, purposes, and area coverage 28 with existing public and private educational or vocational 29 institutions within the merged area. If the board of directors 30 of the merged area chooses not to enter into contracts with 31 private institutions under this subsection , the board shall 32 -1392- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1392/ 1541
H.F. 662 submit a list of reasons why contracts to avoid duplication 33 were not entered into and an economic impact statement relating 34 to the board’s decision. 35 Sec. 2538. Section 598.21B, subsection 2, paragraph e, 1 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 (c) The parent is attending a career and technical education 4 program approved pursuant to chapter 258 256, subchapter VII, 5 part 2 . 6 Sec. 2539. EMERGENCY RULES. The state board of education 7 may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, 8 and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement 9 the provisions of this division of this Act pertaining to the 10 career and technical education bureau and the rules shall 11 be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is 12 specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with 13 this section shall also be published as a notice of intended 14 action as provided in section 17A.4. 15 Sec. 2540. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 16 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 17 transfers: 18 a. Section 258.1 to section 256.126. 19 b. Section 258.2 to section 256.127. 20 c. Section 258.3 to section 256.128. 21 d. Section 258.3A to section 256.129. 22 e. Section 258.4 to section 256.130. 23 f. Section 258.5 to section 256.131. 24 g. Section 258.6 to section 256.125. 25 h. Section 258.9 to section 256.132. 26 i. Section 258.10 to section 256.133. 27 j. Section 258.11 to section 256.134. 28 k. Section 258.12 to section 256.135. 29 l. Section 258.14 to section 256.136. 30 m. Section 258.15 to section 256.137. 31 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 32 -1393- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1393/ 1541
H.F. 662 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 33 enactment of this section. 34 3. The Code editor may designate sections 256.125 through 35 256.137, as amended or enacted in this division of this Act, 1 as new part 2 entitled “Career and Technical Education Bureau” 2 within the subchapter entitled “Higher Education Division” as 3 enacted by another division of this Act. 4 Sec. 2541. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 5 1. Any contract issued or entered into by the state board 6 of education or the department of education relating to the 7 provisions of chapter 258, in effect on the effective date 8 of this division of this Act, shall continue in full force 9 and effect pending transfer of such contract to the higher 10 education division of the department of education. 11 2. All employees of the department of education who work 12 under the career and technical education program established 13 pursuant to chapter 258 shall be considered employees of the 14 career and technical education bureau of the higher education 15 division of the department of education on the effective date 16 of this division of this Act without incurring any loss in 17 salary, benefits, or accrued years of service. 18 BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS 19 Sec. 2542. Section 20.17, subsection 10, paragraph a, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 a. In the absence of an impasse agreement negotiated 22 pursuant to section 20.19 which provides for a different 23 completion date, public employees represented by a certified 24 employee organization who are teachers licensed under chapter 25 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, and who are employed by a 26 public employer which is a school district or area education 27 agency shall complete the negotiation of a proposed collective 28 bargaining agreement not later than May 31 of the year 29 when the agreement is to become effective. The board shall 30 provide, by rule, a date on which impasse items in such cases 31 must be submitted to binding arbitration and for such other 32 -1394- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1394/ 1541
H.F. 662 procedures as deemed necessary to provide for the completion 33 of negotiations of proposed collective bargaining agreements 34 not later than May 31. The date selected for the mandatory 35 submission of impasse items to binding arbitration in such 1 cases shall be sufficiently in advance of May 31 to ensure that 2 the arbitrator’s award can be reasonably made by May 31. 3 Sec. 2543. Section 20.19, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 1. As the first step in the performance of their duty to 6 bargain, the public employer and the employee organization 7 shall endeavor to agree upon impasse procedures. Such 8 agreement shall provide for implementation of these impasse 9 procedures not later than one hundred twenty days prior to 10 the certified budget submission date of the public employer. 11 However, if public employees represented by the employee 12 organization are teachers licensed under chapter 272 256, 13 subchapter VII, part 3 , and the public employer is a school 14 district or area education agency, the agreement shall provide 15 for implementation of impasse procedures not later than one 16 hundred twenty days prior to May 31 of the year when the 17 collective bargaining agreement is to become effective. If the 18 public employer is a community college, the agreement shall 19 provide for implementation of impasse procedures not later than 20 one hundred twenty days prior to May 31 of the year when the 21 collective bargaining agreement is to become effective. If 22 the public employer is not subject to the budget certification 23 requirements of section 24.17 and other applicable sections, 24 the agreement shall provide for implementation of impasse 25 procedures not later than one hundred twenty days prior 26 to the date the next fiscal or budget year of the public 27 employer commences. If the parties fail to agree upon impasse 28 procedures under the provisions of this section , the impasse 29 procedures provided in sections 20.20 and 20.22 shall apply. 30 Sec. 2544. Section 20.20, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 -1395- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1395/ 1541
H.F. 662 20.20 Mediation. 33 In the absence of an impasse agreement negotiated pursuant 34 to section 20.19 or the failure of either party to utilize its 35 procedures, one hundred twenty days prior to the certified 1 budget submission date, or one hundred twenty days prior to 2 May 31 of the year when the collective bargaining agreement 3 is to become effective if public employees represented by the 4 employee organization are teachers licensed under chapter 5 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, and the public employer is 6 a school district or area education agency, the board shall, 7 upon the request of either party, appoint an impartial and 8 disinterested person to act as mediator. If the public 9 employer is a community college, and in the absence of an 10 impasse agreement negotiated pursuant to section 20.19 or 11 the failure of either party to utilize its procedures, one 12 hundred twenty days prior to May 31 of the year when the 13 collective bargaining agreement is to become effective, the 14 board, upon the request of either party, shall appoint an 15 impartial and disinterested person to act as mediator. If the 16 public employer is not subject to the budget certification 17 requirements of section 24.17 or other applicable sections and 18 in the absence of an impasse agreement negotiated pursuant 19 to section 20.19 , or the failure of either party to utilize 20 its procedures, one hundred twenty days prior to the date the 21 next fiscal or budget year of the public employer commences, 22 the board, upon the request of either party, shall appoint an 23 impartial and disinterested person to act as a mediator. It 24 shall be the function of the mediator to bring the parties 25 together to effectuate a settlement of the dispute, but the 26 mediator may not compel the parties to agree. 27 Sec. 2545. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph e, 28 subparagraph (9), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 29 (9) To the board of educational examiners created under 30 chapter 272 256 for purposes of determining whether a license, 31 certificate, or authorization should be issued, denied, or 32 -1396- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1396/ 1541
H.F. 662 revoked. 33 Sec. 2546. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph e, 34 subparagraph (13), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 (13) To the board of educational examiners created under 1 chapter 272 256 for purposes of determining whether a license, 2 certificate, or authorization should be issued, denied, or 3 revoked. 4 Sec. 2547. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, 5 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 (2) The rules shall allow a school district or accredited 7 nonpublic school to award high school credit to an enrolled 8 student upon the demonstration of required competencies for 9 a course or content area, as approved by a teacher licensed 10 under chapter 272 subchapter VII, part 3 . The school district 11 or accredited nonpublic school shall determine the assessment 12 methods by which a student demonstrates sufficient evidence of 13 the required competencies. 14 Sec. 2548. Section 256.7, subsection 32, paragraph c, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 c. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection shall require 17 that online learning coursework offered by school districts, 18 accredited nonpublic schools, and area education agencies be 19 rigorous, high-quality, aligned with the Iowa core and core 20 content requirements and standards and the national standards 21 of quality for online courses issued by an internationally 22 recognized association for kindergarten through grade twelve 23 online learning, and taught by a teacher licensed under chapter 24 272 subchapter VII, part 3, who has specialized training or 25 experience in online learning, including but not limited to an 26 online-learning-for-Iowa-educators-professional-development 27 project offered by area education agencies, a teacher 28 preservice program, or comparable coursework. 29 Sec. 2549. Section 256.9, subsection 55, Code 2023, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 55. Develop and maintain a list of approved online 32 -1397- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1397/ 1541
H.F. 662 providers that provide course content through an online 33 learning platform taught by a teacher licensed under chapter 34 272 subchapter VII, part 3, who has specialized training or 35 experience in online learning including but not limited to an 1 online-learning-for-Iowa-educators-professional-development 2 project offered by area education agencies, a teacher 3 preservice program, or comparable coursework, and whose online 4 learning coursework meets the requirements established by 5 rule pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 32 , paragraph “c” . 6 Providers shall apply for approval annually or as determined 7 by the department. 8 Sec. 2550. Section 256.11, subsections 9, 9A, and 9B, Code 9 2023, are amended to read as follows: 10 9. Beginning July 1, 2006, each school district shall have a 11 qualified teacher librarian who shall be licensed by the board 12 of educational examiners under chapter 272 subchapter VII, 13 part 3 . The state board shall establish in rule a definition 14 of and standards for an articulated sequential kindergarten 15 through grade twelve media program. A school district that 16 entered into a contract with an individual for employment as a 17 media specialist or librarian prior to June 1, 2006, shall be 18 considered to be in compliance with this subsection until June 19 30, 2011, if the individual is making annual progress toward 20 meeting the requirements for a teacher librarian endorsement 21 issued by the board of educational examiners under chapter 22 272 subchapter VII, part 3 . A school district that entered 23 into a contract with an individual for employment as a media 24 specialist or librarian who holds at least a master’s degree in 25 library and information studies shall be considered to be in 26 compliance with this subsection until the individual leaves the 27 employ of the school district. 28 9A. Beginning July 1, 2007, each school district shall have 29 a qualified guidance counselor who shall be licensed by the 30 board of educational examiners under chapter 272 subchapter 31 VII, part 3 . Each school district shall work toward the 32 -1398- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1398/ 1541
H.F. 662 goal of having one qualified guidance counselor for every 33 three hundred fifty students enrolled in the school district. 34 The state board shall establish in rule a definition of and 35 standards for an articulated sequential kindergarten through 1 grade twelve guidance and counseling program. 2 9B. Beginning July 1, 2007, each school district shall have 3 a school nurse to provide health services to its students. 4 Each school district shall work toward the goal of having one 5 school nurse for every seven hundred fifty students enrolled in 6 the school district. For purposes of this subsection , “school 7 nurse” means a person who holds an endorsement or a statement of 8 professional recognition for school nurses issued by the board 9 of educational examiners under chapter 272 subchapter VII, part 10 3 . 11 Sec. 2551. Section 256.11, subsection 17, paragraph a, 12 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 (a) The school district or accredited nonpublic school 15 makes every reasonable and good faith effort to employ a 16 teacher licensed under chapter 272 subchapter VII, part 3, for 17 the specified subject and is unable to employ such a teacher. 18 Sec. 2552. Section 256.11, subsection 17, paragraph c, 19 subparagraphs (1) and (3), Code 2023, are amended to read as 20 follows: 21 (1) An online learning platform if the course is developed 22 by the school district or accredited nonpublic school itself 23 or is developed by a partnership or consortium of schools 24 that have developed the course individually or cooperatively, 25 provided the course is taught and supervised by a teacher 26 licensed under chapter 272 subchapter VII, part 3, who has 27 online learning experience and the course content meets the 28 requirements established by rule pursuant to section 256.7, 29 subsection 32 , paragraph “c” . A partnership or consortium of 30 schools may include two or more school districts or accredited 31 nonpublic schools, or any combination thereof. 32 -1399- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1399/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) An online learning platform offered, subject to the 33 initial availability of federal funds, by the department in 34 collaboration with one or more area education agencies or in 35 partnership with school districts and accredited nonpublic 1 schools. The online learning platform may deliver distance 2 education to students, including students receiving competent 3 private instruction under chapter 299A , provided such students 4 register with the school district of residence and the 5 coursework offered by the online learning platform is taught 6 and supervised by a teacher licensed under chapter 272 7 subchapter VII, part 3, who has online learning experience and 8 the course content meets the requirements established by rule 9 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 32 , paragraph “c” . The 10 department and the area education agencies operating online 11 learning programs pursuant to section 273.16 shall coordinate 12 to ensure the most effective use of resources and delivery 13 of services. Federal funds, if available, may be used to 14 offset what would otherwise be costs to school districts for 15 participation in the program. 16 Sec. 2553. Section 256.16, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 2. A person initially applying for a license shall 19 successfully complete a practitioner preparation program 20 approved under section 256.7, subsection 3 , and containing the 21 subject matter specified in this section , before the initial 22 action by the board of educational examiners under chapter 272 23 subchapter VII, part 3, takes place. 24 Sec. 2554. Section 256.41, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 2. Online learning curricula shall be provided and 27 supervised by a teacher licensed under chapter 272 subchapter 28 VII, part 3 . 29 Sec. 2555. Section 256.43, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 d. High-quality online instruction taught by teachers 32 -1400- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1400/ 1541
H.F. 662 licensed under chapter 272 subchapter VII, part 3 . 33 Sec. 2556. Section 256.43, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 34 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 a. At the discretion of the school board or authorities in 1 charge of an accredited nonpublic school, after consideration 2 of circumstances created by necessity, convenience, and 3 cost-effectiveness, courses developed by private providers may 4 be utilized by the school district or school in implementing a 5 high-quality online learning program. Courses obtained from 6 private providers shall be taught by teachers licensed under 7 chapter 272 subchapter VII, part 3 . 8 Sec. 2557. Section 256.43, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 3. Grading. Grades in online courses shall be based, 11 at a minimum, on whether a student mastered the subject, 12 demonstrated competency, and met the standards established 13 by the school district. Grades shall be conferred only by 14 teachers licensed under chapter 272 subchapter VII, part 3 . 15 Sec. 2558. Section 256C.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, 16 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 (2) The individual is appropriately licensed under chapter 18 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, and meets requirements under 19 chapter 284 . 20 Sec. 2559. Section 256E.7, subsection 4, paragraph b, 21 subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), Code 2023, are amended to read 22 as follows: 23 (1) An administrator who holds a valid license under chapter 24 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 . 25 (2) A teacher who holds a valid license under chapter 272 26 256, subchapter VII, part 3 . 27 (3) An individual who holds an authorization to be a 28 charter school administrator issued by the board of educational 29 examiners under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 . The 30 board of educational examiners shall adopt rules for the 31 issuance of such authorizations not later than December 31, 32 -1401- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1401/ 1541
H.F. 662 2021, and such authorizations shall only be valid for service 33 or employment as a charter school administrator. 34 Sec. 2560. Section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph c, 35 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 (1) The school district has made every reasonable and good 2 faith effort to employ a teacher licensed under chapter 272 3 256, subchapter VII, part 3, for the science or mathematics 4 unit, as applicable, and is unable to employ such a teacher. 5 For purposes of this paragraph “c” , “good faith effort” means 6 the same as defined in section 279.19A, subsection 9 . 7 Sec. 2561. Section 260C.48, subsection 1, paragraph a, 8 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 (2) For purposes of subparagraph (1), subparagraph 10 divisions (b) and (c), if the instructor is a licensed 11 practitioner who holds a career and technical endorsement 12 under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 , relevant work 13 experience in the occupational area includes but is not limited 14 to classroom instruction in a career and technical education 15 subject area offered by a school district or accredited 16 nonpublic school. 17 Sec. 2562. Section 261.1, subsection 2, paragraph d, 18 subparagraph (5), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 (5) One member shall represent practitioners licensed under 20 chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 . When appointing 21 this member, the governor shall give careful consideration to 22 any person nominated by an Iowa teacher association or other 23 education stakeholder organization. 24 Sec. 2563. Section 261E.4, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 3. A school district shall ensure that advanced placement 27 course teachers or instructors are appropriately licensed 28 by the board of educational examiners in accordance with 29 chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, and meet the minimum 30 certification requirements of the national organization that 31 administers the advanced placement program. 32 -1402- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1402/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2564. Section 261H.2, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 33 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 b. If it is determined, after exhaustion of all available 35 administrative and judicial appeals, that a faculty member 1 knowingly and intentionally restricts the protected speech or 2 otherwise penalizes a student in violation of this subsection , 3 the faculty member shall be subject to discipline by the 4 institution through the normal disciplinary processes of the 5 institution, and such discipline may include termination 6 depending on the totality of the facts. If the faculty member 7 is licensed by the board of educational examiners under chapter 8 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 , the board of educational 9 examiners shall conduct a hearing pursuant to section 272.13 , 10 and the faculty member may be subject to disciplinary action 11 by the board. 12 Sec. 2565. Section 272.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 272.1 Definitions. 15 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: 16 1. “Administrator” means a person who is licensed to 17 coordinate, supervise, or direct an educational program or the 18 activities of other practitioners. 19 2. “Board” means the board of educational examiners. 20 3. “Certificate” means limited recognition to perform 21 instruction and instruction-related duties in school, other 22 than those duties for which practitioners are licensed. A 23 certificate is nonexclusive recognition and does not confer the 24 exclusive authority of a license. 25 4. “Department” means the state department of education. 26 5. 4. “License” means the authority that is given to allow 27 a person to legally serve as a practitioner, a school, an 28 institution, or a course of study to legally offer professional 29 development programs, other than those programs offered by 30 practitioner preparation schools, institutions, courses of 31 study, or area education agencies. A license is the exclusive 32 -1403- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1403/ 1541
H.F. 662 authority to perform these functions. 33 6. 5. “Offense directly relates” refers to either of the 34 following: 35 a. The actions taken in furtherance of an offense are 1 actions customarily performed within the scope of practice of 2 a licensed profession. 3 b. The circumstances under which an offense was committed 4 are circumstances customary to a licensed profession. 5 7. 6. “Para-educator” means a person who is certified to 6 assist a teacher in the performance of instructional tasks to 7 support and assist classroom instruction and related school 8 activities. 9 8. 7. “Practitioner” means an administrator, teacher, 10 or other licensed professional, including an individual who 11 holds a statement of professional recognition, who provides 12 educational assistance to students. 13 9. 8. “Practitioner preparation program” means a program 14 approved by the state board of education which prepares a 15 person to obtain a license as a practitioner. 16 10. 9. “Principal” means a licensed member of a school’s 17 instructional staff who serves as an instructional leader, 18 coordinates the process and substance of educational and 19 instructional programs, coordinates the budget of the school, 20 provides formative evaluation for all practitioners and other 21 persons in the school, recommends or has effective authority 22 to appoint, assign, promote, or transfer personnel in a school 23 building, implements the local school board’s policy in a 24 manner consistent with professional practice and ethics, and 25 assists in the development and supervision of a school’s 26 student activities program. 27 11. 10. “Professional development program” means a course or 28 program which is offered by a person or agency for the purpose 29 of providing continuing education for the renewal or upgrading 30 of a practitioner’s license. 31 12. 11. “School” means a school under section 280.2 , an 32 -1404- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1404/ 1541
H.F. 662 area education agency, and a school operated by a state agency 33 for special purposes. 34 13. 12. “School administration manager” means a person 35 who is authorized to assist a school principal in performing 1 noninstructional administrative duties. 2 14. 13. “School service personnel” means those persons 3 holding a practitioner’s license who provide support services 4 for a student enrolled in school or to practitioners employed 5 in a school. 6 15. 14. “Student” means a person who is enrolled in 7 a course of study at a school or practitioner preparation 8 program, or who is receiving direct or indirect assistance from 9 a practitioner. 10 16. 15. “Superintendent” means an administrator 11 who promotes, demotes, transfers, assigns, or evaluates 12 practitioners or other personnel, and carries out the policies 13 of a governing board in a manner consistent with professional 14 practice and ethics. 15 17. 16. “Teacher” means a licensed member of a school’s 16 instructional staff who diagnoses, prescribes, evaluates, 17 and directs student learning in a manner which is consistent 18 with professional practice and school objectives, shares 19 responsibility for the development of an instructional program 20 and any coordinating activities, evaluates or assesses student 21 progress before and after instruction, and who uses the student 22 evaluation or assessment information to promote additional 23 student learning. 24 18. 17. “Work-based learning program supervisor” means a 25 person who is certified pursuant to section 272.16 to supervise 26 students’ opportunities and experiences related to workplace 27 tours, job shadowing, rotations, mentoring, entrepreneurship, 28 service learning, internships, and apprenticeships. 29 Sec. 2566. Section 272.2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 The board of educational examiners is created within the 32 -1405- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1405/ 1541
H.F. 662 higher education division of the department of education to 33 exercise the exclusive authority to: 34 Sec. 2567. Section 272.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 35 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 a. License practitioners, which includes the authority to 2 establish do all of the following: 3 (1) Establish criteria for the licenses ; establish . 4 (2) Establish issuance and renewal requirements, provided 5 that a continuing education requirement may be completed by 6 electronic means ; create . 7 (3) Create application and renewal forms ; create . 8 (4) Create licenses that authorize different instructional 9 functions or specialties ; develop . 10 (5) Develop a code of professional rights and 11 responsibilities, practices, and ethics, which shall, among 12 other things, address the all of the following: 13 (a) The failure of a practitioner to fulfill contractual 14 obligations under section 279.13 , the . In addressing the 15 failure of a practitioner to fulfill contractual obligations, 16 the board shall consider factors beyond the practitioner’s 17 control. 18 (b) The failure of an administrator to protect the safety of 19 staff and students , the . 20 (c) The failure of an administrator to meet mandatory 21 reporter obligations , the . 22 (d) The refusal of a practitioner to implement provisions of 23 an individualized education program or behavioral intervention 24 plan , and habitual . 25 (e) Habitual nonparticipation in professional development ; 26 and develop . 27 (f) The development of any other classifications, 28 distinctions, and procedures which may be necessary to exercise 29 licensing duties. In addressing the failure of a practitioner 30 to fulfill contractual obligations, the board shall consider 31 factors beyond the practitioner’s control. 32 -1406- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1406/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2568. Section 272.2, subsections 4 and 24, Code 2023, 33 are amended to read as follows: 34 4. Enforce rules adopted by the board through revocation 35 or suspension of a license, or by other disciplinary action 1 against a practitioner or professional development program 2 licensed by the board of educational examiners . The 3 board shall designate who may or shall initiate a licensee 4 disciplinary investigation and a licensee disciplinary 5 proceeding, and who shall prosecute a disciplinary proceeding 6 and under what conditions, and shall state the procedures for 7 review by the board of findings of fact if a majority of the 8 board does not hear the disciplinary proceeding. However, in a 9 case alleging failure of a practitioner to fulfill contractual 10 obligations, the person who files a complaint with the board, 11 or the complainant’s designee, shall represent the complainant 12 in a disciplinary hearing conducted in accordance with this 13 chapter part . 14 24. By August 1, 2021, adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A , 15 developed in consultation with the department, establishing a 16 statement of professional recognition for behavior analysts 17 licensed under chapter 154D . 18 Sec. 2569. Section 272.2, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 19 amended by striking the subsection. 20 Sec. 2570. Section 272.2, subsection 14, paragraph d, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 d. An applicant for a license or certificate under this 23 chapter part shall demonstrate that the requirements of 24 the license or certificate have been met and the burden of 25 proof shall be on the applicant. However, if the executive 26 director of the board receives notice from the director of the 27 department of education under section 256.9, subsection 17 , 28 that an error in the basic education data survey submission 29 resulted in an incorrect determination relating to licensure 30 of a practitioner, the executive director shall initiate 31 corrective action with the board and the findings of the 32 -1407- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1407/ 1541
H.F. 662 director of the department of education shall be sufficient 33 evidence to correct such error. 34 Sec. 2571. Section 272.3, subsection 1, unnumbered 35 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 The board of educational examiners consists of twelve 2 members. Two must shall be members of the general public, one 3 must shall be the director of the department of education or 4 the director’s designee, and the remaining nine members must 5 shall be licensed practitioners. One of the public members 6 shall have served on a school board. The public members shall 7 never have held a practitioner’s license, but shall have a 8 demonstrated interest in education. The nine practitioners 9 shall be selected from the following areas and specialties of 10 the teaching profession: 11 Sec. 2572. Section 272.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 2. A majority of the licensed practitioner members shall 14 be nonadministrative practitioners. Four of the members shall 15 be administrators. Membership of the board shall comply with 16 the requirements of sections 69.16 and 69.16A . A quorum of 17 the board shall consist of six members. Members shall elect a 18 chairperson of the board. Members, except for the director of 19 the department of education or the director’s designee, shall 20 be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the 21 senate. 22 Sec. 2573. Section 272.4, subsection 1, unnumbered 23 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 Members, except for the director of the department of 25 education or the director’s designee, shall be appointed to 26 serve staggered terms of four years. A member shall not serve 27 more than two consecutive terms, except for the director of the 28 department of education or the director’s designee, who shall 29 serve until the director’s term of office expires. A member of 30 the board, except for the two public members and the director 31 of the department of education or the director’s designee, 32 -1408- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1408/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall hold a valid practitioner’s license during the member’s 33 term of office. A vacancy exists when any of the following 34 occur: 35 Sec. 2574. Section 272.5, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. The governor director shall appoint an executive 3 director of the board of educational examiners subject to 4 confirmation by the senate . The executive director shall 5 possess a background in education licensure and administrative 6 experience and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor . 7 The board of educational examiners director shall set the 8 salary of the executive director within the range established 9 for the position by the general assembly . 10 Sec. 2575. Section 272.9, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 1. A certificate which was issued by the board of 13 educational examiners to a practitioner before July 1, 1989, 14 continues to be in force as long as the certificate complies 15 with the rules and statutes in effect on July 1, 1989. 16 Requirements for the renewal of licenses, under this chapter 17 part , do not apply retroactively to renewal of certificates. 18 However, this section does not limit the duties or powers of 19 a school board to select or discharge practitioners or to 20 terminate practitioners’ contracts. 21 Sec. 2576. Section 272.9A, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 3. An administrator formerly employed by an accredited 24 nonpublic school or formerly employed as an administrator in 25 another state or country is exempt from the mentoring and 26 induction requirement under subsection 1 if the administrator 27 can document two years of successful administrator experience 28 and meet or exceed the requirements contained in rules adopted 29 pursuant to this chapter part for endorsement and licensure. 30 However, if an administrator cannot document two years of 31 successful administrator experience when hired by a school 32 -1409- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1409/ 1541
H.F. 662 district, the administrator shall meet the requirements of 33 subsection 1 . 34 Sec. 2577. Section 272.10, subsections 1, 2, and 5, Code 35 2023, are amended to read as follows: 1 1. It is the intent of the general assembly that licensing 2 fees established by the board of educational examiners be 3 sufficient to finance the activities of the board under this 4 chapter part . 5 2. Licensing fees are payable to the treasurer of state and 6 shall be deposited with the executive director of the board. 7 The executive director shall deposit twenty-five percent of 8 the fees collected annually with the treasurer of state and 9 the fees shall be credited to the general fund of the state. 10 The remaining licensing fees collected during the fiscal year 11 shall be retained by and are appropriated to the board for 12 the purposes related to the board’s duties. Notwithstanding 13 section 8.33 , licensing fees retained by and appropriated to 14 the board pursuant to this section that remain unencumbered or 15 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 16 but shall remain available for expenditure for the activities 17 of the board as provided in this chapter part until the close 18 of the succeeding fiscal year. 19 5. The fees established by the board for the administrative 20 costs of processing complaints and conducting hearings pursuant 21 to section 272.2, subsection 23 , may include a fee for personal 22 service by a sheriff, a fee for legal notice when placed in a 23 newspaper, transcription service or court reporter fee, and 24 other fees assessed as costs by the board. The fees collected 25 annually in accordance with this subsection shall be retained 26 by and are appropriated to the board for the purposes related 27 to the board’s duties. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , fees 28 retained by and appropriated to the board pursuant to this 29 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 30 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 31 for expenditure for the activities of the board as provided 32 -1410- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1410/ 1541
H.F. 662 in this chapter part until the close of the succeeding fiscal 33 year. 34 Sec. 2578. Section 272.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 272.11 Expenditures and refunds. 2 Expenditures and refunds made by the board under this 3 chapter part shall be certified by the executive director of 4 the board to the director of the department of administrative 5 services, and if found correct, the director of the department 6 of administrative services shall approve the expenditures and 7 refunds and draw warrants upon the treasurer of state from the 8 funds appropriated for that purpose. 9 Sec. 2579. Section 272.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 272.12 Para-educator certificates. 12 The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules 13 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a voluntary certification 14 system for para-educators. The rules shall specify rights, 15 responsibilities, levels, and qualifications for the 16 certificate. Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason 17 specified in section 272.2, subsection 14 , or in administrative 18 rule. Notwithstanding section 272.2, subsection 14 , paragraph 19 “b” , subparagraph (2), the board may issue a para-educator 20 certificate to a person who is at least eighteen years of age. 21 A person holding a para-educator certificate shall not perform 22 the duties of a licensed practitioner. A certificate issued 23 pursuant to this chapter part shall not be considered a teacher 24 or administrator license for any purpose specified by law, 25 including the purposes specified under this chapter part or 26 chapter 279 . 27 Sec. 2580. Section 272.15, subsections 2 and 4, Code 2023, 28 are amended to read as follows: 29 2. If, in the course of performing official duties, an 30 employee of the department becomes aware of any alleged 31 misconduct by an individual licensed under this chapter part , 32 -1411- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1411/ 1541
H.F. 662 the employee shall report the alleged misconduct to the board 33 of educational examiners under rules adopted pursuant to 34 subsection 1 . 35 4. If the executive director of the board verifies through 1 a review of official records that a teacher who holds a 2 practitioner’s license under this chapter part is assigned 3 instructional duties for which the teacher does not hold the 4 appropriate license or endorsement, either by grade level or 5 subject area, by a school district or accredited nonpublic 6 school, the executive director may initiate a complaint 7 against the teacher and the administrator responsible for the 8 inappropriate assignment of instructional duties. 9 Sec. 2581. Section 272.16, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 10 2023, are amended to read as follows: 11 1. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules 12 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a certification system 13 for work-based learning program supervisors. The rules shall 14 specify rights, responsibilities, levels, and qualifications 15 for the certificate. The certificate shall not require more 16 than fifteen contact hours, which shall be available over 17 the internet and which shall provide instruction related to 18 fundamentals in career education, curriculum, assessment, and 19 the evaluation of student participation. 20 2. Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason 21 specified in section 272.2, subsection 14 , or in rules adopted 22 by the board of educational examiners . 23 3. A certificate issued pursuant to this section shall 24 not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any 25 purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified 26 under this chapter part or chapter 279 . 27 Sec. 2582. Section 272.20, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 272.20 National certification. 30 The board of educational examiners shall review the 31 standards for teacher’s certificates adopted by the national 32 -1412- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1412/ 1541
H.F. 662 board for professional teaching standards, a nonprofit 33 corporation created as a result of recommendations of the 34 task force on teaching as a profession of the Carnegie 35 forum on education and the economy. In those cases in 1 which the standards required by the national board for an 2 Iowa endorsement or license meet or exceed the requirements 3 contained in rules adopted under this chapter part for that 4 endorsement or license, the board of educational examiners 5 shall issue endorsements or licenses to holders of certificates 6 issued by the national board who request the endorsement or 7 license. 8 Sec. 2583. Section 272.28, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. A teacher from an accredited nonpublic school or another 11 state or country is exempt from the requirement of subsection 1 12 if the teacher can document three years of successful teaching 13 experience and meet or exceed the requirements contained in 14 rules adopted under this chapter part for endorsement and 15 licensure. 16 Sec. 2584. Section 272.29, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 272.29 Annual administrative rules review —— triennial 19 report. 20 The executive director of the board shall annually review 21 the administrative rules adopted pursuant to this chapter part 22 and related state laws. The executive director shall submit 23 the executive director’s findings and recommendations in a 24 report every three years to the board and the general assembly 25 by January 15. 26 Sec. 2585. Section 272C.15, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 29 contrary, except for chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 , a 30 person’s conviction of a crime may be grounds for the denial, 31 revocation, or suspension of a license only if an unreasonable 32 -1413- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1413/ 1541
H.F. 662 risk to public safety exists because the offense directly 33 relates to the duties and responsibilities of the profession 34 and the appropriate licensing board, agency, or department does 35 not grant an exception pursuant to subsection 4 . 1 Sec. 2586. Section 273.3, subsections 11 and 25, Code 2023, 2 are amended to read as follows: 3 11. Employ personnel to carry out the functions of the 4 area education agency which shall include the employment of an 5 administrator who shall possess a license issued under chapter 6 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 . The administrator shall 7 be employed pursuant to section 279.20 and sections 279.23 , 8 279.24 , and 279.25 . The salary for an area education agency 9 administrator shall be established by the board based upon 10 the previous experience and education of the administrator. 11 Section 279.13 applies to the area education agency board 12 and to all teachers employed by the area education agency. 13 Sections 279.23 , 279.24 , and 279.25 apply to the area education 14 board and to all administrators employed by the area education 15 agency. Section 279.69 applies to the area education agency 16 board and employees of the board, including part-time, 17 substitute, or contract employees, who provide services to a 18 school or school district. 19 25. Require, by July 1, 2024, any person employed by 20 the area education agency who holds a license, certificate, 21 statement of recognition, or authorization other than a 22 coaching authorization, issued by the board of educational 23 examiners under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 , to 24 complete the Iowa reading research center dyslexia overview 25 module. Such persons employed after July 1, 2024, shall 26 complete the module within one year of the employee’s initial 27 date of hire. 28 Sec. 2587. Section 279.13, subsection 1, paragraph b, 29 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 (1) Prior to entering into an initial contract with a 31 teacher who holds a license other than an initial license 32 -1414- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1414/ 1541
H.F. 662 issued by the board of educational examiners under chapter 272 33 256, subchapter VII, part 3 , the school district shall initiate 34 a state criminal history record check of the applicant through 35 the division of criminal investigation of the department of 1 public safety, submit the applicant’s fingerprints to the 2 division for submission to the federal bureau of investigation 3 for a national criminal history record check, and review the 4 sex offender registry information under section 692A.121 5 available to the general public, the central registry for 6 child abuse information established under section 235A.14 , and 7 the central registry for dependent adult abuse information 8 established under section 235B.5 for information regarding the 9 applicant for employment as a teacher. 10 Sec. 2588. Section 279.19B, subsection 1, paragraph a, 11 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 The board of directors of a school district may employ for 14 head coach of any interscholastic athletic activities or for 15 assistant coach of any interscholastic athletic activity, an 16 individual who possesses a coaching authorization issued by the 17 board of educational examiners or possesses a teaching license 18 with a coaching endorsement issued pursuant to chapter 272 256, 19 subchapter VII, part 3 . However, a board of directors of a 20 school district shall consider applicants with qualifications 21 described below, in the following order of priority: 22 Sec. 2589. Section 279.50A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 a. The school district has made every reasonable and 25 good faith effort to employ a teacher licensed under chapter 26 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, for the unit of science or 27 mathematics, as applicable, and is unable to employ such a 28 teacher. For purposes of this subsection , “good faith effort” 29 means the same as defined in section 279.19A, subsection 9 . 30 Sec. 2590. Section 279.72, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 -1415- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1415/ 1541
H.F. 662 279.72 Training on dyslexia. 33 By July 1, 2024, the board of directors of a school 34 district shall require all persons employed by the school 35 district who hold a teaching license with an endorsement 1 for prekindergarten, prekindergarten or elementary special 2 education, or prekindergarten through grade three levels 3 issued under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 , all 4 practitioners and paraprofessionals assigned as Title I 5 teachers and Title I paraprofessionals under the federal Every 6 Student Succeeds Act, Pub. L. No. 114-95, and all practitioners 7 endorsed to teach English as a second language to complete the 8 Iowa reading research center dyslexia overview module. Such 9 persons employed by the school district after July 1, 2024, 10 shall complete the module within one year of the employee’s 11 initial date of hire. 12 Sec. 2591. Section 279.73, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 2. If the board of directors of the school district or 15 a court finds that an employee of the school district who 16 holds a license, certificate, statement of recognition, or 17 authorization issued by the board of educational examiners 18 under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, discriminated 19 against a student or employee in violation of this section , 20 the employee found to be in violation under this section shall 21 be subject to a hearing conducted by the board of educational 22 examiners pursuant to section 272.2, subsection 14 , which may 23 result in disciplinary action and the employee’s employment may 24 be terminated. 25 Sec. 2592. Section 284.2, subsections 1, 7, and 11, Code 26 2023, are amended to read as follows: 27 1. “Beginning teacher” means an individual serving under 28 an initial or intern license, issued under chapter 272 256, 29 subchapter VII, part 3 , who is assuming a position as a 30 teacher. “Beginning teacher” includes an individual who is 31 an initial teacher. For purposes of the beginning teacher 32 -1416- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1416/ 1541
H.F. 662 mentoring and induction program created pursuant to section 33 284.5 , “beginning teacher” also includes preschool teachers 34 who are licensed under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 35 3, and are employed by a school district or area education 1 agency. “Beginning teacher” does not include a teacher whose 2 employment with a school district or area education agency is 3 probationary unless the teacher is serving under an initial or 4 teacher intern license issued under chapter 272 256, subchapter 5 VII, part 3 . 6 7. “Mentor” means an individual employed by a school 7 district or area education agency as a teacher or a retired 8 teacher who holds a valid license issued under chapter 272 256, 9 subchapter VII, part 3 . The individual must have a record of 10 three years of successful teaching practice, must be employed 11 on a nonprobationary basis, and must demonstrate professional 12 commitment to both the improvement of teaching and learning and 13 the development of beginning teachers. 14 11. “Teacher” means an individual who holds a practitioner’s 15 license issued under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 16 3 , or a statement of professional recognition issued under 17 chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, who is employed in 18 a nonadministrative position by a school district or area 19 education agency pursuant to a contract issued by a board of 20 directors under section 279.13 . A teacher may be employed in 21 both an administrative and a nonadministrative position by a 22 board of directors and shall be considered a part-time teacher 23 for the portion of time that the teacher is employed in a 24 nonadministrative position. 25 Sec. 2593. Section 284.10, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 2. An administrator licensed under chapter 272 256, 28 subchapter VII, part 3, who conducts evaluations of teachers 29 for purposes of this chapter shall complete the evaluator 30 training program. A practitioner licensed under chapter 272 31 256, subchapter VII, part 3, who is not an administrator 32 -1417- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1417/ 1541
H.F. 662 may enroll in the evaluator training program. Enrollment 33 preference shall be given to administrators. Upon successful 34 completion, the provider shall certify that the administrator 35 or other practitioner is qualified to conduct evaluations 1 for employment, make recommendations for licensure, and make 2 recommendations that a teacher is qualified to advance from one 3 career path level to the next career path level pursuant to 4 this chapter . Certification is for a period of five years and 5 may be renewed. 6 Sec. 2594. Section 284.15, subsection 2, paragraph a, 7 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 8 (1) The salary for an initial teacher who has successfully 9 completed an approved practitioner preparation program as 10 defined in section 272.1 or holds an initial or intern teacher 11 license issued under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, 12 shall be at least thirty-three thousand five hundred dollars, 13 which shall also constitute the minimum salary for an Iowa 14 teacher. 15 Sec. 2595. Section 284.15, subsection 2, paragraph b, 16 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 A career teacher is a teacher who holds a statement of 19 professional recognition issued under chapter 272 256, 20 subchapter VII, part 3, or who meets all of the following 21 requirements: 22 Sec. 2596. Section 284.15, subsection 2, paragraph b, 23 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (2) Holds a valid license issued under chapter 272 256, 25 subchapter VII, part 3 . 26 Sec. 2597. Section 284.15, subsection 2, paragraphs d and e, 27 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 28 d. Mentor teacher. A mentor teacher is a teacher who 29 is evaluated by the school district as demonstrating the 30 competencies and superior teaching skills of a mentor teacher, 31 and has been recommended for a one-year assignment as a mentor 32 -1418- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1418/ 1541
H.F. 662 teacher by a site-based review council appointed pursuant to 33 subsection 4 . In addition, a mentor teacher shall hold a 34 valid license issued under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, 35 part 3 , participate in teacher professional development as 1 outlined in this chapter , demonstrate continuous improvement in 2 teaching, and possess the skills and qualifications to assume 3 leadership roles. A mentor teacher shall have a teaching load 4 of not more than seventy-five percent student instruction to 5 allow the teacher to mentor other teachers. A school district 6 shall designate at least ten percent of its teachers as mentor 7 teachers, though the district may enter into an agreement with 8 one or more other districts or an area education agency to meet 9 this requirement through a collaborative arrangement. The 10 terms of the teaching contracts issued under section 279.13 to 11 mentor teachers shall exceed by ten days the terms of teaching 12 contracts issued under section 279.13 to career teachers, and 13 the ten additional contract days shall be used to strengthen 14 instructional leadership in accordance with this subsection . A 15 mentor teacher shall receive annually a salary supplement of 16 at least five thousand dollars. 17 e. Lead teacher. A lead teacher is a teacher who holds a 18 valid license issued under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, 19 part 3, and has been recommended for a one-year assignment 20 as a lead teacher by a site-based review council appointed 21 pursuant to subsection 4 . The recommendation from the council 22 must assert that the teacher possesses superior teaching 23 skills and the ability to lead adult learners. A lead 24 teacher shall assume leadership roles that may include but 25 are not limited to the planning and delivery of professional 26 development activities designed to improve instructional 27 strategies; the facilitation of an instructional leadership 28 team within the lead teacher’s building, school district, or 29 other school districts; the mentoring of other teachers; and 30 participation in the evaluation of student teachers. A lead 31 teacher shall have a teaching load of not more than fifty 32 -1419- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1419/ 1541
H.F. 662 percent student instruction to allow the lead teacher to spend 33 time on co-teaching; co-planning; peer reviews; observing 34 career teachers, model teachers, and mentor teachers; and other 35 duties mutually agreed upon by the superintendent and the lead 1 teacher. A school district shall designate at least five 2 percent of its teachers as lead teachers, though the district 3 may enter into an agreement with one or more other districts 4 or an area education agency to meet this requirement through a 5 collaborative arrangement. The terms of the teaching contracts 6 issued under section 279.13 to lead teachers shall exceed by 7 fifteen days the terms of teaching contracts issued under 8 section 279.13 to career teachers, and the fifteen additional 9 contract days shall be used to strengthen instructional 10 leadership in accordance with this subsection . A lead teacher 11 shall receive annually a salary supplement of at least ten 12 thousand dollars. 13 Sec. 2598. Section 284.16, subsection 1, paragraph a, 14 subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2023, are amended to read as 15 follows: 16 (1) Has successfully completed an approved practitioner 17 preparation program as defined in section 272.1 or holds an 18 intern teacher license issued under chapter 272 256, subchapter 19 VII, part 3 . 20 (2) Holds an initial or intern teacher license issued under 21 chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 . 22 Sec. 2599. Section 284.16, subsection 1, paragraph b, 23 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 A career teacher is a teacher who holds a statement 26 of professional recognition issued under chapter 272 27 256, subchapter VII, part 3, or who meets the following 28 requirements: 29 Sec. 2600. Section 284.16, subsection 1, paragraph b, 30 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 (3) Holds a valid license issued under chapter 272 256, 32 -1420- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1420/ 1541
H.F. 662 subchapter VII, part 3 . 33 Sec. 2601. Section 284A.2, subsections 1, 2, and 7, Code 34 2023, are amended to read as follows: 35 1. “Administrator” means an individual holding a 1 professional administrator license issued under chapter 272 2 256, subchapter VII, part 3, who is employed in a school 3 district administrative position by a school district or area 4 education agency pursuant to a contract issued by a board of 5 directors under section 279.23 and is engaged in instructional 6 leadership. An administrator may be employed in both an 7 administrative and a nonadministrative position by a board of 8 directors and shall be considered a part-time administrator 9 for the portion of time that the individual is employed in an 10 administrative position. 11 2. “Beginning administrator” means an individual serving 12 under an administrator license, issued by the board of 13 educational examiners under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, 14 part 3 , who is assuming a position as a school district 15 principal or superintendent for the first time. 16 7. “Mentor” means an individual employed by a school 17 district or area education agency as a school district 18 administrator or a retired administrator who holds a valid 19 license issued under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 . 20 The individual must have a record of four years of successful 21 administrative experience and must demonstrate professional 22 commitment to both the improvement of teaching and learning and 23 the development of beginning administrators. 24 Sec. 2602. Section 284A.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 2. In cooperation with the administrator’s evaluator, the 27 administrator who has a professional administrator license 28 issued by the board of educational examiners pursuant to 29 chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, and is employed 30 by a school district or area education agency in a school 31 district administrative position shall develop an individual 32 -1421- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1421/ 1541
H.F. 662 administrator professional development plan. The purpose 33 of the plan is to promote individual and group professional 34 development. The individual plan shall be based, at a minimum, 35 on the needs of the administrator, the Iowa standards for 1 school administrators adopted pursuant to section 256.7, 2 subsection 27 , and the student achievement goals of the 3 attendance center and the school district as outlined in the 4 comprehensive school improvement plan. 5 Sec. 2603. Section 284A.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 284A.7 Evaluation requirements for administrators. 8 A school district shall conduct an annual evaluation of an 9 administrator who holds a professional administrator license 10 issued under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3, for 11 purposes of assisting the administrator in making continuous 12 improvement, documenting continued competence in the Iowa 13 standards for school administrators adopted pursuant to 14 section 256.7, subsection 27 , or to determine whether the 15 administrator’s practice meets school district expectations. 16 The evaluation shall include, at a minimum, an assessment of 17 the administrator’s competence in meeting the Iowa standards 18 for school administrators and the goals of the administrator’s 19 individual professional development plan, including supporting 20 documentation or artifacts aligned to the Iowa standards for 21 school administrators and the individual administrator’s 22 professional development plan. 23 Sec. 2604. Section 299A.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 299A.2 Competent private instruction by licensed 26 practitioner. 27 If a licensed practitioner provides competent instruction 28 to a school-age child, the practitioner shall possess a valid 29 license or certificate which has been issued by the state board 30 of educational examiners under chapter 272 256, subchapter VII, 31 part 3, and which is appropriate to the ages and grade levels 32 -1422- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1422/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the children to be taught. Competent private instruction 33 may include but is not limited to a home school assistance 34 program which provides instruction or instructional supervision 35 offered through an accredited nonpublic school or public school 1 district by a teacher, who is employed by the accredited 2 nonpublic school or public school district, who assists and 3 supervises a parent, guardian, or legal custodian in providing 4 instruction to a child. If competent private instruction is 5 provided through a public school district, the child shall be 6 enrolled and included in the basic enrollment of the school 7 district as provided in section 257.6 . Sections 299A.3 through 8 299A.7 do not apply to competent private instruction provided 9 by a licensed practitioner under this section . However, the 10 reporting requirement contained in section 299A.3, subsection 11 1 , shall apply to competent private instruction provided by 12 licensed practitioners that is not part of a home school 13 assistance program offered through an accredited nonpublic 14 school or public school district. 15 Sec. 2605. Section 622.10, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 8. A qualified school guidance counselor, who is licensed 18 by the board of educational examiners under chapter 272 256, 19 subchapter VII, part 3, and who obtains information by reason 20 of the counselor’s employment as a qualified school guidance 21 counselor, shall not be allowed, in giving testimony, to 22 disclose any confidential communications properly entrusted 23 to the counselor by a pupil or the pupil’s parent or guardian 24 in the counselor’s capacity as a qualified school guidance 25 counselor and necessary and proper to enable the counselor to 26 perform the counselor’s duties as a qualified school guidance 27 counselor. 28 Sec. 2606. Section 709.15, subsection 1, paragraph g, 29 subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), Code 30 2023, are amended to read as follows: 31 (a) A person who holds a license, certificate, or statement 32 -1423- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1423/ 1541
H.F. 662 of professional recognition issued under chapter 272 256, 33 subchapter VII, part 3 . 34 (b) A person who holds an authorization issued under chapter 35 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 . 1 Sec. 2607. Section 714.19, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 4. Private and nonprofit elementary or secondary schools 4 recognized by the department of education or the board of 5 directors of a school district for the purpose of complying 6 with chapter 299 and employing teachers licensed under chapter 7 272 256, subchapter VII, part 3 . 8 Sec. 2608. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 9 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 10 transfers: 11 a. Section 272.1 to section 256.145. 12 b. Section 272.2 to section 256.146. 13 c. Section 272.3 to section 256.147. 14 d. Section 272.4 to section 256.148. 15 e. Section 272.5 to section 256.149. 16 f. Section 272.6 to section 256.150. 17 g. Section 272.7 to section 256.151. 18 h. Section 272.8 to section 256.152. 19 i. Section 272.9 to section 256.153. 20 j. Section 272.9A to section 256.154. 21 k. Section 272.10 to section 256.155. 22 l. Section 272.11 to section 256.156. 23 m. Section 272.12 to section 256.157. 24 n. Section 272.13 to section 256.158. 25 o. Section 272.14 to section 256.159. 26 p. Section 272.15 to section 256.160. 27 q. Section 272.16 to section 256.161. 28 r. Section 272.20 to section 256.162. 29 s. Section 272.28 to section 256.163. 30 t. Section 272.29 to section 256.164. 31 u. Section 272.31 to section 256.165. 32 -1424- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1424/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 33 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 34 enactment of this section. 35 3. The Code editor may designate sections 256.145 through 1 256.165, as enacted in this division of this Act, as new part 3 2 entitled “Board of Educational Examiners” within the subchapter 3 entitled “Higher Education Division” as enacted by another 4 division of this Act. 5 Sec. 2609. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 6 1. Any license, certificate, or authorization issued by 7 the board of education examiners pursuant to chapter 272 prior 8 to the effective date of this division of this Act is valid 9 and shall continue as provided in the terms of the license, 10 certificate, or authorization. 11 2. Federal funds utilized by the board of educational 12 examiners prior to the effective date of this division of this 13 Act to employ personnel necessary for the administration of the 14 board of educational examiners’ programs shall be applied to 15 and be available for the transfer of such personnel from the 16 board of educational examiners to the higher education division 17 of the department of education. 18 Sec. 2610. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 19 to individuals appointed as the executive director of the board 20 of educational examiners before, on, or after the effective 21 date of this division of this Act. 22 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 23 Sec. 2611. Section 8A.504, subsection 1, paragraph d, 24 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 (2) An amount that is due because of a default on a loan 26 under chapter 261 256, subchapter VII, part 4 . 27 Sec. 2612. Section 8A.504, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 4. The director shall have the authority to enter into 30 reciprocal agreements with the departments of revenue of other 31 states that have enacted legislation that is substantially 32 -1425- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1425/ 1541
H.F. 662 equivalent to the setoff procedure provided in this section for 33 the recovery of an amount due because of a default on a loan 34 under chapter 261 256, subchapter VII, part 4 . A reciprocal 35 agreement shall also be approved by the college student aid 1 commission. The agreement shall authorize the department to 2 provide by rule for the setoff of state income tax refunds 3 or rebates of defaulters from states with which Iowa has a 4 reciprocal agreement and to provide for sending lists of 5 names of Iowa defaulters to the states with which Iowa has 6 a reciprocal agreement for setoff of that state’s income tax 7 refunds. 8 Sec. 2613. Section 261.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 1. There is hereby created within the higher education 11 division of the department a commission to be known as the 12 “College Student Aid Commission” of the state of Iowa. 13 Sec. 2614. Section 261.1, subsection 2, paragraphs a and b, 14 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 a. A member of the state board of regents to be named by the 16 state board of regents , or the executive director of the state 17 board of regents if so appointed by the state board of regents , 18 who shall serve for a four-year term or until the expiration 19 of the member’s term of office. 20 b. The director of the department of education or the 21 director’s designee. 22 Sec. 2615. Section 261.1, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 a. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the 25 unexpired term of such vacancies , if applicable, in the same 26 manner as the original appointment. 27 Sec. 2616. Section 261.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding 28 the following new subsection: 29 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. The director shall appoint an executive 30 director of the commission. The director shall set the salary 31 of the executive director. 32 -1426- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1426/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2617. Section 261.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 2. Administer the tuition grant program under this chapter 35 part . 1 Sec. 2618. Section 261.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 261.3 Organization —— bylaws. 4 1. The commission is an autonomous state agency which is 5 attached to the department of education for organizational 6 purposes only. 7 2. 1. The commission , under the authority of the higher 8 education division of the department, shall determine its 9 own organization, draw up its own bylaws, adopt rules under 10 chapter 17A , and do such other things as may be necessary 11 and incidental in the administration of this chapter part , 12 including the housing , employment, and fixing the compensation 13 and bond of persons required to carry out its functions and 14 responsibilities. A decision of the commission is final agency 15 action under chapter 17A . 16 3. 2. The commission shall function at the seat of 17 government or such other place as it the commission might 18 designate. 19 Sec. 2619. Section 261.5, subsection 2, unnumbered 20 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter part , in 22 the event of a national emergency declared by the president of 23 the United States by reason of terrorist attack, the commission 24 may waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision 25 applicable to state financial aid programs established pursuant 26 to this chapter part to ensure, with regard to affected 27 individuals, that the following occurs: 28 Sec. 2620. Section 261.5, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter 31 part , in the event of a national emergency declared by the 32 -1427- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1427/ 1541
H.F. 662 president of the United States by reason of terrorist attack, 33 the commission may grant temporary relief from requirements 34 rendered infeasible or unreasonable, including due diligence 35 requirements and reporting deadlines, by the national 1 emergency, to an institution of higher education under the 2 state board of regents, a community college, an accredited 3 private institution as defined in section 261.9 , eligible 4 lenders, and other entities participating in the state student 5 assistance programs in accordance with this chapter part , that 6 are located in, or whose operations are directly affected 7 by, areas that are declared disaster areas by any federal, 8 state, or local official in connection with the national 9 emergency. If the commission issues a waiver in accordance 10 with this section , the report prepared by the commission 11 pursuant to section 17A.9A, subsection 5 , shall include 12 examples of measures that a postsecondary institution may take 13 in the appropriate exercise of discretion, as provided in 20 14 U.S.C. §1087tt, to adjust financial need and aid eligibility 15 determinations for affected individuals. 16 Sec. 2621. Section 261.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 17 2023, is amended to read as follows: 18 When used in this subchapter subpart , unless the context 19 otherwise requires: 20 Sec. 2622. Section 261.9, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. Is accredited by the higher learning commission, is 23 exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 24 Revenue Code, and annually provides a matching aggregate amount 25 of institutional financial aid equal to at least seventy-five 26 percent of the amount received in a fiscal year by the 27 institution’s students for Iowa tuition grant assistance under 28 this chapter part . Commencing with the fiscal year beginning 29 July 1, 2006, the matching aggregate amount of institutional 30 financial aid shall increase by the percentage of increase each 31 fiscal year of funds appropriated for Iowa tuition grants under 32 -1428- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1428/ 1541
H.F. 662 section 261.25, subsection 1 , to a maximum match of one hundred 33 percent. The institution shall file annual reports with the 34 commission prior to receipt of tuition grant moneys under this 35 chapter part . An institution whose income is not exempt from 1 taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and 2 whose students were eligible to receive Iowa tuition grant 3 money in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, shall meet the 4 match requirements of this paragraph no later than June 30, 5 2005. 6 Sec. 2623. Section 261.9, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 8. “Tuition grant” means an award by the state of Iowa to a 9 qualified student under this subchapter subpart . 10 Sec. 2624. Section 261.15, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 2. Adopt rules and regulations for determining financial 13 need, defining tuition and mandatory fees, defining residence 14 for the purposes of this subchapter subpart , processing and 15 approving applications for tuition grants, and determining 16 priority of grants. The commission may provide for proration 17 of funds if the available funds are insufficient to pay all 18 approved grants. Such proration shall take primary account of 19 the financial need of the applicant. In determining who is a 20 resident of Iowa, the commission’s rules shall be at least as 21 restrictive as those of the board of regents. 22 Sec. 2625. Section 261.16A, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 7. Reports to commission. An eligible institution shall 25 file annual reports with the commission, as required by the 26 commission and under section 261.9 , prior to receipt of tuition 27 grant moneys under this chapter part . 28 Sec. 2626. Section 261.17, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 5. A vocational-technical tuition grant shall be awarded 31 on an annual basis, requiring reapplication by the student for 32 -1429- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1429/ 1541
H.F. 662 each year. Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally 33 among the semesters or quarters of the year upon certification 34 by the institution that the student is in full-time or 35 part-time attendance in a vocational-technical or career option 1 program, as defined under rules of the department of education . 2 If the student discontinues attendance before the end of any 3 term after receiving payment of the grant, the entire amount of 4 any refund due that student, up to the amount of any payments 5 made under the annual grant, shall be paid by the institution 6 to the state. 7 Sec. 2627. Section 261.20, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 1. A scholarship and tuition grant reserve fund is created 10 to assure that financial assistance will be available to all 11 students who are awarded scholarships or tuition grants through 12 programs funded under this chapter part . The fund is created 13 as a separate fund in the state treasury, and moneys in the 14 fund shall not revert to the general fund unless, and then 15 only to the extent that, the funds exceed the maximum allowed 16 balance. 17 Sec. 2628. Section 261.35, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 18 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 As used in this subchapter subpart , unless the context 20 otherwise requires: 21 Sec. 2629. Section 261.36, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 22 2023, is amended to read as follows: 23 The commission shall have necessary powers to carry out its 24 purposes and duties under this subchapter subpart , including 25 but not limited to the power to: 26 Sec. 2630. Section 261.37, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 The duties of the commission under this subchapter subpart 29 shall be as follows: 30 Sec. 2631. Section 261.37, subsections 5 and 7, Code 2023, 31 are amended to read as follows: 32 -1430- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1430/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. To adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement 33 the provisions of this subchapter subpart, including 34 establishing standards for educational institutions, lenders, 35 and individuals to become eligible institutions, lenders, and 1 borrowers. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions in chapter 2 537 , the rules and standards established shall be consistent 3 with the requirements provided in the Higher Education Act of 4 1965. 5 7. To establish an effective system for the collection of 6 delinquent loans, including the adoption of an agreement with 7 the department of administrative services to set off against 8 a defaulter’s income tax refund or rebate the amount that is 9 due because of a default on a loan made under this subchapter 10 subpart . The commission shall adopt rules under chapter 17A 11 necessary to assist the department of administrative services 12 in the implementation of the student loan setoff program as 13 established under section 8A.504 . The commission shall apply 14 administrative wage garnishment procedures authorized under the 15 federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended and codified 16 in 20 U.S.C. §1071 et seq., for all delinquent loans, including 17 loans authorized under section 261.38 , when a defaulter who is 18 financially capable of paying fails to voluntarily enter into a 19 reasonable payment agreement. In no case shall the commission 20 garnish more than the amount authorized by federal law for 21 all loans being collected by the commission, including those 22 authorized under section 261.38 . 23 Sec. 2632. Section 261.42, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 261.42 Short title. 26 This subchapter subpart shall be known and may be cited as 27 the “Iowa Guaranteed Loan Program” . 28 Sec. 2633. Section 261.43A, Code 2023, is amended to read 29 as follows: 30 261.43A Security interest in education loans. 31 A nonprofit organization qualifying for tax-exempt status 32 -1431- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1431/ 1541
H.F. 662 under the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 422.3 , 33 that provides or acquires education loans in the organization’s 34 normal course of business shall, notwithstanding any contrary 35 provision of chapter 554 or other state law, establish and 1 perfect a security interest and establish priority over other 2 security interests in such education loans by filing in the 3 same manner as provided for perfecting a security interest in 4 a student loan pursuant to 20 U.S.C. §1082(m)(1)(E). This 5 section applies to education loans provided under this chapter 6 part by such nonprofit organizations and other education loans 7 provided by such nonprofit organizations. 8 Sec. 2634. Section 261.87, subsection 1, unnumbered 9 paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 10 As used in this subchapter subpart , unless the context 11 otherwise requires: 12 Sec. 2635. Section 261.102, subsection 7, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 7. “Program” means the Iowa minority academic grants 15 for economic success program established in this subchapter 16 subpart . 17 Sec. 2636. Section 261.110, subsections 1 and 5, Code 2023, 18 are amended to read as follows: 19 1. A teach Iowa scholar program is established to provide 20 teach Iowa scholar grants to selected high-caliber teachers. 21 The commission shall administer the program in collaboration 22 with the department of education. 23 5. The commission , in collaboration with the department 24 of education, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 25 administer this section . The rules shall include but shall not 26 be limited to a process for use by the commission to determine 27 which eligible applicants will receive teach Iowa scholar 28 grants. 29 Sec. 2637. Section 261.110, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 30 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. The applicant was in the top twenty-five percent 32 -1432- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1432/ 1541
H.F. 662 academically of students exiting a teacher preparation program 33 approved by the state board of education pursuant to section 34 256.7, subsection 3 , or a similar teacher preparation program 35 in another state, or had earned other comparable academic 1 credentials. 2 Sec. 2638. Section 261.111, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 2. The director of the department of education shall 5 annually designate the areas in which teacher shortages are 6 anticipated. The director shall periodically conduct a survey 7 of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and approved 8 practitioner preparation programs to determine current shortage 9 areas and predict future shortage areas. 10 Sec. 2639. Section 261.112, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 11 are amended to read as follows: 12 1. A teacher shortage loan forgiveness program is 13 established to be administered by the commission. A teacher 14 is eligible for the program if the teacher is practicing in 15 a teacher shortage area as designated by the department of 16 education pursuant to subsection 2 . A person is ineligible 17 for this program if the person receives a grant under section 18 261.110 or a forgivable loan under section 261.111 . For 19 purposes of this section , “teacher” means an individual holding 20 a practitioner’s license issued under chapter 272 part 3 , who 21 is employed in a nonadministrative position in a designated 22 shortage area by a school district or area education agency 23 pursuant to a contract issued by a board of directors under 24 section 279.13 . 25 2. The director of the department of education shall 26 annually designate the geographic or subject areas experiencing 27 teacher shortages. The director shall periodically conduct a 28 survey of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and 29 approved practitioner preparation programs to determine current 30 shortage areas. 31 Sec. 2640. Section 261.130, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 32 -1433- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1433/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 33 2. Skilled workforce shortage tuition grants shall be 34 awarded only to students pursuing a career-technical or career 35 option program in an industry identified as having a shortage 1 of skilled workers by a community college after conducting a 2 regional skills gap analysis or as being a high-demand job by 3 the department of workforce development in the department’s 4 department of workforce development’s most recent list of 5 high-demand jobs. If a community college no longer identifies 6 the industry as having a shortage of skilled workers or the 7 department of workforce development no longer identifies the 8 industry as a high-demand job, an eligible student who received 9 a grant for a career-technical or career option program based 10 on that identification shall continue to receive the grant 11 until achieving a postsecondary credential, up to an associate 12 degree, as long as the student is continuously enrolled in 13 that program and continues to meet all other eligibility 14 requirements. 15 Sec. 2641. Section 261.131, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. “Approved state-recognized work-based learning program” 18 means a structured educational and training program that 19 includes authentic worksite training and is approved by the 20 department of education according to a process established 21 under rules adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 34 . 22 Sec. 2642. Section 261.132, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 c. “Eligible program” means a program of study or an 25 academic major jointly approved by the commission and the 26 department of workforce development, in consultation with the 27 eligible institution, that leads to a bachelor’s degree aligned 28 with a high-demand job designated by the workforce development 29 board pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 14 . If the 30 department of workforce development removes a high-demand job 31 from the list created under section 84A.1B, subsection 14 , an 32 -1434- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1434/ 1541
H.F. 662 eligible student who received a grant for a program based on 33 that high-demand job shall continue to receive the grant until 34 achieving a bachelor’s degree as long as the student continues 35 to meet all other eligibility requirements. 1 Sec. 2643. Section 261B.11A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. Students attending schools required to register under 4 this chapter are ineligible for state student financial aid 5 programs established under chapter 261 256, subchapter VII, 6 part 4 . 7 Sec. 2644. Section 261F.1, subsection 5, paragraph e, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 e. State education grants, scholarships, or financial aid 10 funds administered under chapter 261 256, subchapter VII, part 11 4 . 12 Sec. 2645. Section 261G.4, subsections 1, 2, and 5, Code 13 2023, are amended to read as follows: 14 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 15 contrary, a participating nonresident institution shall not 16 be required to register under chapter 261B or to comply with 17 the registration and disclosure requirements of chapter 261 18 256, subchapter VII, part 4, or chapter 261B or section 714.17, 19 subsections 2 and 3 , or sections 714.18 , 714.20 , 714.21 , and 20 714.23 , or section 714.24, subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 , or 21 section 714.25 , if the provisions of an interstate reciprocity 22 agreement prohibit such registration or compliance. 23 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 24 contrary, a participating resident institution shall be 25 required to register under chapter 261B or to comply with the 26 registration and disclosure requirements of chapter 261 256, 27 subchapter VII, part 4, or chapter 261B or section 714.17, 28 subsections 2 and 3 , or sections 714.18 , 714.20 , 714.21 , and 29 714.23 , or section 714.24, subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 , or 30 section 714.25 , if the provisions of the interstate reciprocity 31 agreement require such registration or compliance. 32 -1435- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1435/ 1541
H.F. 662 5. Students attending a participating nonresident 33 institution are ineligible for state student financial aid 34 programs established under chapter 261 256, subchapter VII, 35 part 4 . 1 Sec. 2646. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. 2 1. The Code editor is directed to make the following 3 transfers: 4 a. Section 261.1 to section 256.176. 5 b. Section 261.2 to section 256.177. 6 c. Section 261.3 to section 256.178. 7 d. Section 261.4 to section 256.179. 8 e. Section 261.5 to section 256.180. 9 f. Section 261.7 to section 256.181. 10 g. Section 261.8 to section 256.182. 11 h. Section 261.9 to section 256.183. 12 i. Section 261.10 to section 256.184. 13 j. Section 261.11 to section 256.185. 14 k. Section 261.12 to section 256.186. 15 l. Section 261.13 to section 256.187. 16 m. Section 261.14 to section 256.188. 17 n. Section 261.15 to section 256.189. 18 o. Section 261.16 to section 256.190. 19 p. Section 261.16A to section 256.191. 20 q. Section 261.17 to section 256.192. 21 r. Section 261.20 to section 256.193. 22 s. Section 261.25 to section 256.194. 23 t. Section 261.35 to section 256.195. 24 u. Section 261.36 to section 256.196. 25 v. Section 261.37 to section 256.197. 26 w. Section 261.38 to section 256.198. 27 x. Section 261.42 to section 256.199. 28 y. Section 261.43 to section 256.200. 29 z. Section 261.43A to section 256.201. 30 aa. Section 261.62 to section 256.202. 31 ab. Section 261.71 to section 256.203. 32 -1436- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1436/ 1541
H.F. 662 ac. Section 261.72 to section 256.204. 33 ad. Section 261.73 to section 256.205. 34 ae. Section 261.81 to section 256.206. 35 af. Section 261.83 to section 256.207. 1 ag. Section 261.84 to section 256.208. 2 ah. Section 261.85 to section 256.209. 3 ai. Section 261.86 to section 256.210. 4 aj. Section 261.86A to section 256.211. 5 ak. Section 261.87 to section 256.212. 6 al. Section 261.101 to section 256.213. 7 am. Section 261.102 to section 256.214. 8 an. Section 261.103 to section 256.215. 9 ao. Section 261.104 to section 256.216. 10 ap. Section 261.105 to section 256.217. 11 aq. Section 261.110 to section 256.218. 12 ar. Section 261.111 to section 256.219. 13 as. Section 261.112 to section 256.220. 14 at. Section 261.113 to section 256.221. 15 au. Section 261.114 to section 256.222. 16 av. Section 261.115 to section 256.223. 17 aw. Section 261.116 to section 256.224. 18 ax. Section 261.117 to section 256.225. 19 ay. Section 261.120 to section 256.226. 20 az. Section 261.130 to section 256.227. 21 ba. Section 261.131 to section 256.228. 22 bb. Section 261.132 to section 256.229. 23 2. The Code editor shall correct internal references in the 24 Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the 25 enactment of this section. 26 3. a. The Code editor may designate sections 256.176 27 through 256.229, as enacted in this division of this Act, as 28 new part 4 entitled “College Student Aid Commission” within the 29 subchapter entitled “Higher education division” as enacted by 30 another division of this Act. 31 b. The Code editor shall designate sections 256.176 through 32 -1437- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1437/ 1541
H.F. 662 256.229 into the following subparts: 33 (1) Sections 256.176 through 256.182 shall be designated as 34 subpart A and entitled “General Provisions”. 35 (2) Sections 256.183 through 256.194 shall be designated as 1 subpart B and entitled “Tuition Grants to Students”. 2 (3) Sections 256.195 through 256.201 shall be designated as 3 subpart C and entitled “Iowa Guaranteed Loan Program”. 4 (4) Section 256.202 shall be designated as subpart D and 5 entitled “Iowa State Fair Scholarship”. 6 (5) Sections 256.203 through 256.205 shall be designated 7 as subpart E and entitled “Chiropractic Graduate Student 8 Forgivable Loan Program”. 9 (6) Sections 256.206 through 256.209 shall be designated as 10 subpart F and entitled “Work-Study Program”. 11 (7) Sections 256.210 through 256.211 shall be designated as 12 subpart G and entitled “National Guard Educational Assistance”. 13 (8) Section 256.212 shall be designated as subpart H and 14 entitled “All Iowa Opportunity Scholarships”. 15 (9) Sections 256.213 through 256.217 shall be designated as 16 subpart I and entitled “Minority Academic Grants for Economic 17 Success”. 18 (10) Sections 256.218 through 256.220 shall be designated 19 as subpart J and entitled “Teach Iowa Scholar Grants and 20 Teacher Shortage Forgivable Loan and Loan Forgiveness 21 Programs”. 22 (11) Sections 256.221 through 256.226 shall be designated 23 as subpart K and entitled “Other Loan Repayment and Forgiveness 24 Programs —— Health Professions”. 25 (12) Sections 256.227 through 256.229 shall be designated 26 as subpart L and entitled “Skilled Workforce Shortage Tuition 27 Grant Program”. 28 Sec. 2647. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 29 1. Any scholarship, loan, or grant awarded under a 30 program administered by the college student aid commission in 31 accordance with chapter 261 prior to the effective date of this 32 -1438- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1438/ 1541
H.F. 662 division of this Act is valid and shall continue as provided in 33 the terms of the scholarship, loan, or grant. 34 2. Federal funds utilized by the college student aid 35 commission prior to the effective date of this division of this 1 Act to employ personnel necessary for the administration of the 2 college student aid commission’s programs shall be applied to 3 and be available for the transfer of such personnel from the 4 college student aid commission to the higher education division 5 of the department of education. 6 Sec. 2648. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act 7 applies to individuals appointed as the executive director of 8 the college student aid commission before, on, or after the 9 effective date of this division of this Act. 10 COMMUNITY COLLEGES BUREAU 11 Sec. 2649. Section 256.9, subsection 36, Code 2023, is 12 amended by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 2650. Section 260C.2, Code 2023, is amended by adding 14 the following new subsections: 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 01. “Bureau” means the community colleges 16 bureau of the higher education division of the department 17 established under section 260C.6. 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 001. “Bureau chief” means the bureau 19 chief of the community colleges bureau of the higher education 20 division of the department. 21 Sec. 2651. Section 260C.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 260C.5 Duties of director Community colleges bureau —— duties 24 of bureau chief . 25 The director shall appoint the bureau chief, and the bureau 26 chief shall direct the work of the personnel as necessary to 27 carry out this chapter. The bureau chief shall do all of the 28 following : 29 1. Designate a community college as an “area career and 30 technical education school” within the meaning of, and for the 31 purpose of administering, the federal Carl D. Perkins Career 32 -1439- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1439/ 1541
H.F. 662 and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. A community 33 college shall not be so designated by the director for the 34 expenditure of funds under 20 U.S.C. §2301 et seq., as amended, 35 which has not been designated and classified as a community 1 college by the state board. 2 2. Change boundaries of director districts in a merged area 3 when the board fails to change boundaries as required by law. 4 3. Make changes in boundaries of merged areas with the 5 approval of the board of directors of each merged area affected 6 by the change. When the boundaries of a merged area are 7 changed, the director of the department of education may 8 authorize the board of directors of the merged area to levy 9 additional taxes upon the property within the merged area, or 10 any part of the merged area, and distribute the taxes so that 11 all parts of the merged area are paying their share toward the 12 support of the college. 13 4. Administer, allocate, and disburse federal or state 14 funds made available to pay a portion of the cost of acquiring 15 sites for and constructing, acquiring, or remodeling facilities 16 for community colleges, and establish priorities for the use 17 of such funds. 18 5. Administer, allocate, and disburse federal or state 19 funds available to pay a portion of the operating costs of 20 community colleges. 21 6. Propose administrative rules to carry out this chapter 22 subject to approval of the state board. 23 7. Enter into contracts with local school boards within the 24 area that have and maintain a career and technical education 25 program and with private schools or colleges in the cooperative 26 or merged areas to provide courses or programs of study in 27 addition to or as a part of the curriculum made available in 28 the community college. 29 8. Make arrangements with boards of merged areas and local 30 school districts to permit students attending high school to 31 participate in career and technical education programs and 32 -1440- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1440/ 1541
H.F. 662 advanced college placement courses and obtain credit for such 33 participation for application toward the completion of a high 34 school diploma. The granting of credit is subject to the 35 approval of the director of the department of education . 1 9. Prescribe a uniform system of accounting for community 2 colleges. 3 10. Ensure that community colleges that provide 4 intercollegiate athletics as a part of their program comply 5 with section 216.9 . 6 11. Develop an application and review process for approval 7 of administrative and program sharing agreements between two 8 or more community colleges or a community college and an 9 institution of higher education under the board of regents 10 entered into pursuant to section 260C.46. 11 Sec. 2652. Section 260C.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 260C.6 Community colleges division in department bureau in 14 the higher education division . 15 A community colleges division bureau shall be established 16 within the higher education division of the department of 17 education . The division bureau shall exercise the powers and 18 perform the duties conferred by law upon the department with 19 respect to community colleges. 20 Sec. 2653. Section 260C.18, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. Federal funds made available and administered by the 23 director of the department of education , for purposes provided 24 by federal laws, rules, and regulations. 25 Sec. 2654. Section 260C.46, Code 2023, is amended to read 26 as follows: 27 260C.46 Program and administrative sharing. 28 By September 1, 1990, the The department shall establish 29 guidelines and an approval process for program sharing 30 agreements and for administrative sharing agreements entered 31 into by two or more community colleges or by a community 32 -1441- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1441/ 1541
H.F. 662 college and a higher education institution under the control 33 of the board of regents. Guidelines established shall be 34 designed to increase student access to programs, enhance 35 educational program offerings throughout the state, and enhance 1 interinstitutional cooperation in program offerings. 2 DIVISION XV 3 COMMERCE 4 CONSUMER ADVOCATE 5 Sec. 2655. Section 475A.3, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 6 are amended to read as follows: 7 1. Office. The office of consumer advocate shall be a 8 separate division of the department of justice and located at 9 the same location as the utilities division of the department 10 of commerce board . Administrative support services may be 11 provided to the consumer advocate division by the department of 12 commerce utilities board . 13 3. Salaries, expenses, and appropriation. The salary of 14 the consumer advocate shall be fixed by the attorney general 15 within the salary range set by the general assembly. The 16 salaries of employees of the consumer advocate shall be at 17 rates of compensation consistent with current standards in 18 industry. The reimbursement of expenses for the employees and 19 the consumer advocate is as provided by law. The appropriation 20 for the office of consumer advocate shall be a separate line 21 item contained in the appropriation from the department of 22 commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 . 23 Sec. 2656. Section 475A.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 475A.4 Utilities division board records. 26 The consumer advocate has free access to all the files, 27 records, and documents in the office of the utilities division 28 board except: 29 1. Personal information in confidential personnel records 30 of the utilities division board . 31 2. Records which represent and constitute the work product 32 -1442- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1442/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the general counsel of the utilities board, and records of 33 confidential communications between utilities board members and 34 their general counsel, where the records relate to a proceeding 35 before the board in which the consumer advocate is a party or 1 a proceeding in any state or federal court in which both the 2 board and the consumer advocate are parties. 3 3. Customer information of a confidential nature which 4 could jeopardize the customer’s competitive status and 5 is provided by the utility to the division board . Such 6 information shall be provided to the consumer advocate by the 7 division board , if the board determines it to be in the public 8 interest. 9 Sec. 2657. Section 475A.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 475A.6 Certification of expenses to utilities division board . 12 1. a. The consumer advocate shall determine the advocate’s 13 expenses, including a reasonable allocation of general office 14 expenses, directly attributable to the performance of the 15 advocate’s duties involving specific persons subject to direct 16 assessment, and shall certify the expenses to the utilities 17 division board not less than quarterly. The expenses shall 18 then be includable in the expenses of the division board 19 subject to direct assessment under section 476.10 . 20 b. The consumer advocate shall annually, within ninety 21 days after the close of each fiscal year, determine the 22 advocate’s expenses, including a reasonable allocation of 23 general office expenses, attributable to the performance of the 24 advocate’s duties generally, and shall certify the expenses 25 to the utilities division board . The expenses shall then be 26 includable in the expenses of the division board subject to 27 remainder assessment under section 476.10 . 28 2. The consumer advocate is entitled to notice and 29 opportunity to be heard in any utilities board proceeding 30 on objection to an assessment for expenses certified by the 31 consumer advocate. Expenses assessed under this section shall 32 -1443- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1443/ 1541
H.F. 662 not exceed the amount appropriated for the consumer advocate 33 division of the department of justice. 34 3. The office of consumer advocate may expend additional 35 funds, including funds for outside consultants, if those 1 additional expenditures are actual expenses which exceed 2 the funds budgeted for the performance of the advocate’s 3 duties. Before the office expends or encumbers an amount in 4 excess of the funds budgeted, the director of the department 5 of management shall approve the expenditure or encumbrance. 6 Before approval is given, the director of the department of 7 management shall determine that the expenses exceed the funds 8 budgeted by the general assembly to the office of consumer 9 advocate and that the office does not have other funds from 10 which such expenses can be paid. Upon approval of the director 11 of the department of management, the office may expend and 12 encumber funds for excess expenses. The amounts necessary 13 to fund the excess expenses shall be collected from those 14 utilities or persons which caused the excess expenditures, 15 and the collections shall be treated as repayment receipts as 16 defined in section 8.2, subsection 8 . 17 IOWA UTILITIES BOARD 18 Sec. 2658. Section 6A.21, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 2. The limitation on the definition of public use, 21 public purpose, or public improvement does not apply to the 22 establishment, relocation, or improvement of a road pursuant 23 to chapter 306 , or to the establishment of a railway under the 24 supervision of the department of transportation as provided in 25 section 327C.2 , or to an airport as defined in section 328.1 , 26 or to land acquired in order to replace or mitigate land used 27 in a road project when federal law requires replacement or 28 mitigation. This limitation also does not apply to utilities, 29 persons, companies, or corporations under the jurisdiction of 30 the Iowa utilities board in the department of commerce or to 31 any other utility conferred the right by statute to condemn 32 -1444- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1444/ 1541
H.F. 662 private property or to otherwise exercise the power of eminent 33 domain, except to the extent such purpose includes construction 34 of aboveground merchant lines. 35 Sec. 2659. Section 6B.42, subsection 2, paragraphs b and d, 1 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 2 b. A person aggrieved by a determination made by a utility 3 as to eligibility for relocation assistance, a payment, or 4 the amount of the payment, upon application, may have the 5 matter reviewed by the utilities division of the department of 6 commerce board . 7 d. A utility or railroad subject to this section that 8 proposes to displace a person shall inform the person of the 9 person’s right to receive relocation assistance and payments, 10 and of an aggrieved person’s right to appeal to the utilities 11 division of the department of commerce board or the state 12 department of transportation. 13 Sec. 2660. Section 6B.45, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 1. When any real property or interest in real property 16 is to be purchased, or in lieu thereof to be condemned, the 17 acquiring agency or its agent shall submit to the person, 18 corporation, or entity whose property or interest in the 19 property is to be taken, by ordinary mail, at least ten days 20 prior to the date upon which the acquiring agency or its agent 21 contacts the property owner to commence negotiations, a copy 22 of the appraisal in its entirety upon such real property or 23 interest in such real property prepared for the acquiring 24 agency or its agent, which shall include, at a minimum, an 25 itemization of the appraised value of the real property or 26 interest in the property, any buildings on the property, all 27 other improvements including fences, severance damages, and 28 loss of access. In determining fair market value of property, 29 the acquiring agency shall not consider only the assessed value 30 assigned to such property for purposes of property taxation. 31 The appraisal sent to the condemnee shall be that appraisal 32 -1445- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1445/ 1541
H.F. 662 upon which the condemnor will rely to establish an amount 33 which the condemnor believes to be just compensation for the 34 real property. All other appraisals made on the property as a 35 result of the condemnation proceeding shall be made available 1 to the condemnee upon request. In lieu of an appraisal, a 2 utility or person under the jurisdiction of the utilities board 3 of the department of commerce , or any other utility conferred 4 the right by statute to condemn private property, shall provide 5 in writing by certified mail to the owner of record thirty 6 days prior to negotiations, the methods and factors used in 7 arriving at an offered price for voluntary easements including 8 the range of cash amount of each component. An acquiring 9 agency may obtain a signed written waiver from the landowner to 10 allow negotiations to commence prior to the expiration of the 11 applicable waiting period for the commencement of negotiations. 12 Sec. 2661. Section 6B.54, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, 13 are amended to read as follows: 14 2. Real property shall be appraised as required by section 15 6B.45 before the initiation of negotiations, and the owner 16 or the owner’s designated representative shall be given 17 an opportunity to accompany at least one appraiser of the 18 acquiring agency during an inspection of the property, except 19 that an acquiring agency may prescribe a procedure to waive the 20 appraisal in cases involving the acquisition of property with 21 a low fair market value. In lieu of an appraisal, a utility 22 or person under the jurisdiction of the utilities board of the 23 department of commerce , or any other utility conferred the 24 right by statute to condemn private property, shall provide in 25 writing by certified mail to the owner of record thirty days 26 before negotiations, the methods and factors used in arriving 27 at an offered price for voluntary easements including the range 28 of cash amount of each component. 29 3. Before the initiation of negotiations for real property, 30 the acquiring agency shall establish an amount which it 31 believes to be just compensation for the real property, and 32 -1446- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1446/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall make a prompt offer to acquire the property for the full 33 amount established by the agency. In no event shall the amount 34 be less than the fair market value the acquiring agency has 35 established for the property or property interest pursuant 1 to the appraisal required in section 6B.45 or less than the 2 value determined under the acquiring agency’s waiver procedure 3 established pursuant to subsection 2 . A purchase offer made 4 by an acquiring agency shall include provisions for payment to 5 the owner of expenses, including relocation expenses, expenses 6 listed in subsection 10 , and other expenses required by law 7 to be paid by an acquiring agency to a condemnee. However, 8 in the alternative, the acquiring agency may make, and the 9 owner may accept, a purchase offer from the acquiring agency 10 that is an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent of the 11 appraisal amount plus payment to the owner of expenses listed 12 in subsection 10 , once those expenses have been determined. If 13 the owner accepts such a purchase offer, the owner is barred 14 from claiming payment from the acquiring agency for any other 15 expenses allowed by law. In the case of a utility or person 16 under the jurisdiction of the utilities board of the department 17 of commerce , or any other utility conferred the right by 18 statute to condemn private property, the amount shall not be 19 less than the amount indicated by the methods and factors used 20 in arriving at an offered price for a voluntary easement. The 21 option to make an alternative purchase offer does not apply 22 when property is being acquired for street and highway projects 23 undertaken by the state, a county, or a city. 24 Sec. 2662. Section 8C.2, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 25 2023, is amended to read as follows: 26 b. The utilities division of the department of commerce 27 board . 28 Sec. 2663. Section 12.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 12.10 Deposits by state officers. 31 Except as otherwise provided, all elective and appointive 32 -1447- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1447/ 1541
H.F. 662 state officers, boards, commissions, and departments shall, 33 within ten days succeeding the collection, deposit with the 34 treasurer of state, or to the credit of the treasurer of state 35 in any depository designated by the treasurer of state, ninety 1 percent of all fees, commissions, and moneys collected or 2 received. The balance actually collected in cash, remaining 3 in the hands of any officer, board, or department shall not 4 exceed the sum of five thousand dollars and money collected 5 shall not be held more than thirty days. This section does not 6 apply to the state fair board, the state board of regents, the 7 utilities board of the department of commerce , the director of 8 the department of human services, the Iowa finance authority or 9 to the funds received by the state racing and gaming commission 10 under sections 99D.7 and 99D.14 . 11 Sec. 2664. Section 15H.6, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. The commission, in collaboration with the department of 14 natural resources, the department of workforce development, 15 and the utilities board of the department of commerce , shall 16 establish an Iowa green corps program. The commission shall 17 work with the collaborating agencies and nonprofit agencies 18 in developing a strategy for attracting additional financial 19 resources for the program from other sources which may include 20 but are not limited to utilities, private sector, and local, 21 state, and federal government funding sources. The financial 22 resources received shall be credited to the community programs 23 account created pursuant to section 15H.5 . 24 Sec. 2665. Section 22.7, subsection 71, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 71. Information and records related to cyber security 27 information or critical infrastructure, the disclosure of which 28 may expose or create vulnerability to critical infrastructure 29 systems, held by the utilities board of the department of 30 commerce or the department of homeland security and emergency 31 management for purposes relating to the safeguarding of 32 -1448- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1448/ 1541
H.F. 662 telecommunications, electric, water, sanitary sewage, storm 33 water drainage, energy, hazardous liquid, natural gas, or 34 other critical infrastructure systems. For purposes of this 35 subsection, “cyber security information” includes but is not 1 limited to information relating to cyber security defenses, 2 threats, attacks, or general attempts to attack cyber system 3 operations. 4 Sec. 2666. Section 313.4, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 b. The costs of serving freeway lighting for each utility 7 providing the service shall be determined by the utilities 8 division of the department of commerce board , and rates for 9 such service shall be no higher than necessary to recover these 10 costs. Funds received under the provisions of this subsection 11 shall be used solely for the operation and maintenance of a 12 freeway lighting system. 13 Sec. 2667. Section 320.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 1. To lay gas mains in highways outside cities to local 16 municipal distributing plants or companies, but not to pipeline 17 companies. This section shall not apply to or include pipeline 18 companies required to obtain a license from the utilities 19 division of the department of commerce board . 20 Sec. 2668. Section 357A.19, Code 2023, is amended to read 21 as follows: 22 357A.19 Not exempt from other requirements. 23 This chapter does not exempt any district from the 24 requirements of any other statute, whether enacted prior to 25 or subsequent to July 1, 1970, under which the district is 26 required to obtain the permission or approval of, or to notify, 27 the department, the utilities division of the department 28 of commerce board , or any other agency of this state or of 29 any of its political subdivisions prior to proceeding with 30 construction, acquisition, operation, enlargement, extension, 31 or alteration of any works or facilities which the district is 32 -1449- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1449/ 1541
H.F. 662 authorized to undertake pursuant to this chapter . 33 Sec. 2669. Section 364.3, subsection 13, paragraph b, 34 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 (2) Paragraph “a” does not apply to an ordinance, motion, 1 resolution, or amendment relating to the rates, services, or 2 governance of a public utility providing gas service to the 3 public for compensation and subject to the jurisdiction of 4 the utilities board of the department of commerce pursuant to 5 section 476.1B . 6 Sec. 2670. Section 364.23, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 364.23 Energy-efficient lighting required. 9 All city-owned exterior flood lighting, including but not 10 limited to street and security lighting but not including era 11 or period lighting which has a minimum efficiency rating of 12 fifty-eight lumens per watt and not including stadium or ball 13 park lighting, shall be replaced, when worn-out, exclusively 14 with high pressure sodium lighting or lighting with equivalent 15 or better energy efficiency as approved in rules adopted by the 16 utilities board within the utilities division of the department 17 of commerce . In lieu of the requirements established for 18 replacement lighting under this section , stadium or ball park 19 lighting shall be replaced, when worn-out, with the most 20 energy-efficient lighting available at the time of replacement 21 which may include metal halide, high-pressure sodium, or other 22 light sources which may be developed. 23 Sec. 2671. Section 384.84, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 a. A city utility or enterprise service to a property or 26 premises, including services of sewer systems, storm water 27 drainage systems, sewage treatment, solid waste collection, 28 water, solid waste disposal, or any of these services, may be 29 discontinued or disconnected if the account for the service 30 becomes delinquent. Gas or electric service provided by a city 31 utility or enterprise shall be discontinued or disconnected 32 -1450- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1450/ 1541
H.F. 662 only as provided by section 476.20, subsections 1 through 33 4, and discontinuance or disconnection of those services 34 is subject to rules adopted by the utilities board of the 35 department of commerce . 1 Sec. 2672. Section 422.93, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 422.93 Public utility accounting method. 4 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the 5 utilities board of the department of commerce to allow or 6 require the use of any particular method of accounting by 7 any public utility to compute its tax expense, depreciation 8 expense, or operating expense for purposes of establishing its 9 cost of service for rate-making purposes and for reflecting 10 operating results in its regulated books of account. 11 Sec. 2673. Section 474.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 474.1 Creation of division and board —— organization. 14 1. A utilities division board is created within the 15 department of commerce . The policymaking body for the division 16 is the utilities board which is created within the division. 17 The board is composed shall consist of three members appointed 18 by the governor and subject to confirmation by the senate, not 19 more than two of whom shall be from the same political party. 20 Each member appointed shall serve for six-year staggered terms 21 beginning and ending as provided by section 69.19 . Vacancies 22 shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the 23 same manner as full-term appointments are made. 24 2. a. Subject to confirmation by the senate, the governor 25 shall appoint a member as the chairperson of the board. The 26 chairperson shall be the administrator of the utilities 27 division board . The appointment as chairperson shall be for 28 a two-year term which begins and ends as provided in section 29 69.19 . 30 b. The board shall appoint a chief operating officer to 31 manage the operations of the utilities division as directed 32 -1451- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1451/ 1541
H.F. 662 by the board. The board shall set the salary of the chief 33 operating officer within the limits of the pay plan for exempt 34 positions provided for in section 8A.413, subsection 3 , unless 35 otherwise provided by the general assembly. The board may 1 employ additional personnel as it finds necessary. 2 3. The utilities board shall regulate and supervise public 3 utilities operating in the state. The board shall enforce and 4 implement chapters 476, 476A, 477C, 478, 479, 479A, and 479B 5 and shall perform other duties assigned to it by law. 6 3. 4. As used in this chapter and chapters 475A , 476 , 7 476A , 477C, 478 , 479 , 479A , and 479B , “division” “board” and 8 “utilities division” “utilities board” mean the Iowa utilities 9 division of the department of commerce board . 10 Sec. 2674. Section 476.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 1. The utilities board within the utilities division of the 13 department of commerce shall regulate the rates and services of 14 public utilities to the extent and in the manner hereinafter 15 provided. 16 Sec. 2675. Section 476.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 17 amended by striking the subsection. 18 Sec. 2676. Section 476.1A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 19 2023, is amended to read as follows: 20 a. Assessment of fees for the support of the division 21 board and the office of consumer advocate, pursuant to section 22 476.10 . 23 Sec. 2677. Section 476.1B, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 a. Assessment of fees for the support of the division board 26 and the office of consumer advocate, as set forth in section 27 476.10 . 28 Sec. 2678. Section 476.3, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 2. If, as a result of a review procedure conducted under 31 section 476.31 , a review conducted under section 476.32 , a 32 -1452- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1452/ 1541
H.F. 662 special audit, an investigation by division board staff, or 33 an investigation by the consumer advocate, a petition is 34 filed with the board by the consumer advocate, alleging that 35 a utility’s rates are excessive, the disputed amount shall be 1 specified in the petition. The public utility shall, within 2 the time prescribed by the board, file a bond or undertaking 3 approved by the board conditioned upon the refund in a manner 4 prescribed by the board of amounts collected after the date of 5 filing of the petition in excess of rates or charges finally 6 determined by the board to be lawful. If upon hearing the 7 board finds that the utility’s rates are unlawful, the board 8 shall order a refund, with interest, of amounts collected 9 after the date of filing of the petition that are determined 10 to be in excess of the amounts which would have been collected 11 under the rates finally approved. However, the board shall 12 not order a refund that is greater than the amount specified 13 in the petition, plus interest, and if the board fails to 14 render a decision within ten months following the date of 15 filing of the petition, the board shall not order a refund of 16 any excess amounts that are collected after the expiration of 17 that ten-month period and prior to the date the decision is 18 rendered. 19 Sec. 2679. Section 476.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 476.10 Investigations —— expense —— appropriation. 22 1. a. In order to carry out the duties imposed upon 23 it by law, the board may, at its discretion, allocate and 24 charge directly the expenses attributable to its duties to 25 the person bringing a proceeding before the board, to persons 26 participating in matters before the board, or to persons 27 subject to inspection by the board. The board shall ascertain 28 the certified expenses incurred and directly chargeable by 29 the consumer advocate division of the department of justice 30 in the performance of its duties. The board and the consumer 31 advocate separately may decide not to charge expenses to 32 -1453- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1453/ 1541
H.F. 662 persons who, without expanding the scope of the proceeding 33 or matter, intervene in good faith in a board proceeding 34 initiated by a person subject to the board’s jurisdiction, 35 the consumer advocate, or the board on its own motion. For 1 assessments in any proceedings or matters before the board, the 2 board and the consumer advocate separately may consider the 3 financial resources of the person, the impact of assessment on 4 participation by intervenors, the nature of the proceeding or 5 matter, and the contribution of a person’s participation to the 6 public interest. The board may present a bill for expenses 7 under this subsection to the person, either at the conclusion 8 of a proceeding or matter, or from time to time during its 9 progress. Presentation of a bill for expenses under this 10 subsection constitutes notice of direct assessment and request 11 for payment in accordance with this section . 12 b. The board shall ascertain the total of the division’s 13 board’s expenses incurred during each fiscal year in the 14 performance of its duties under law. The board shall add to 15 the total of the division’s board’s expenses the certified 16 expenses of the consumer advocate as provided under section 17 475A.6 . The board shall deduct all amounts charged directly 18 to any person from the total expenses of the board and the 19 consumer advocate. The board may assess the amount remaining 20 after the deduction to all persons providing service over which 21 the board has jurisdiction in proportion to the respective 22 gross operating revenues of such persons from intrastate 23 operations during the last calendar year over which the board 24 has jurisdiction. For purposes of determining gross operating 25 revenues under this section , the board shall not include gross 26 receipts received by a cooperative corporation or association 27 for wholesale transactions with members of the cooperative 28 corporation or association, provided that the members are 29 subject to assessment by the board based upon the members’ 30 gross operating revenues, or provided that such a member is 31 an association whose members are subject to assessment by the 32 -1454- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1454/ 1541
H.F. 662 board based upon the members’ gross operating revenues. If 33 any portion of the remainder can be identified with a specific 34 type of utility service, the board shall assess those expenses 35 only to the entities providing that type of service over which 1 the board has jurisdiction. The board may make the remainder 2 assessments under this paragraph to some or all persons 3 providing service over which the board has jurisdiction, based 4 upon estimates of the expenditures for the fiscal year for 5 the utilities division board and the consumer advocate. Not 6 more than ninety days following the close of the fiscal year, 7 the utilities division board shall conform the amount of the 8 prior fiscal year’s assessments to the requirements of this 9 paragraph. For gas and electric public utilities exempted from 10 rate regulation pursuant to this chapter , and for providers 11 of telecommunications service required to register with the 12 board pursuant to section 476.95A that are exempted from rate 13 regulation pursuant to this chapter , the remainder assessments 14 under this paragraph shall be computed at one-half the rate 15 used in computing the assessment for other persons. 16 2. a. A person subject to a charge or assessment shall 17 pay the division board the amount charged or assessed against 18 the person within thirty days from the time the division board 19 provides notice to the person of the amount due, unless the 20 person files an objection in writing with the board setting out 21 the grounds upon which the person claims that such charge or 22 assessment is excessive, unreasonable, erroneous, unlawful, or 23 invalid. Upon receipt of an objection, the board shall set the 24 matter for hearing and issue its order in accordance with its 25 findings in the proceeding. 26 b. The order shall be subject to review in the manner 27 provided in this chapter . All amounts collected by the 28 division board pursuant to the provisions of this section 29 shall be deposited with the treasurer of state and credited to 30 the department of commerce revolving fund created in section 31 546.12 . Such amounts shall be spent in accordance with the 32 -1455- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1455/ 1541
H.F. 662 provisions of chapter 8 . 33 3. Whenever the board shall deem it necessary in order 34 to carry out the duties imposed upon it in connection with 35 rate regulation under section 476.6 , investigations under 1 section 476.3 , or review proceedings under section 476.31 , 2 the board may employ additional temporary or permanent staff, 3 or may contract with persons who are not state employees for 4 engineering, accounting, or other professional services, or 5 both. The costs of these additional employees and contract 6 services shall be paid by the public utility whose rates 7 are being reviewed in the same manner as other expenses are 8 paid under this section . Beginning on July 1, 1991, there 9 is appropriated out of any funds in the state treasury not 10 otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to enable 11 the board to hire additional staff and contract for services 12 under this section . The board shall increase quarterly 13 assessments specified in subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , by 14 amounts necessary to enable the board to hire additional staff 15 and contract for services under this section . The authority to 16 hire additional temporary or permanent staff that is granted to 17 the board by this section shall not be subject to limitation 18 by any administrative or executive order or decision that 19 restricts the number of state employees or the filling of 20 employee vacancies, and shall not be subject to limitation 21 by any law of this state that restricts the number of state 22 employees or the filling of employee vacancies unless that 23 law is made applicable to this section by express reference 24 to this section . Before the board expends or encumbers an 25 amount in excess of the funds budgeted for rate regulation and 26 before the board increases quarterly assessments pursuant to 27 this subsection , the director of the department of management 28 shall approve the expenditure or encumbrance. Before approval 29 is given, the director of the department of management shall 30 determine that the expenses exceed the funds budgeted by the 31 general assembly to the board for rate regulation and that 32 -1456- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1456/ 1541
H.F. 662 the board does not have other funds from which the expenses 33 can be paid. Upon approval of the director of the department 34 of management the board may expend and encumber funds for 35 the excess expenses, and increase quarterly assessments to 1 raise the additional funds. The board and the office of 2 consumer advocate may add additional personnel or contract 3 for additional assistance to review and evaluate energy 4 efficiency plans and the implementation of energy efficiency 5 programs including, but not limited to, professionally trained 6 engineers, accountants, attorneys, skilled examiners and 7 inspectors, and secretaries and clerks. The board and the 8 office of consumer advocate may also contract for additional 9 assistance in the evaluation and implementation of issues 10 relating to telecommunication competition. The board and the 11 office of the consumer advocate may expend additional sums 12 beyond those sums appropriated. However, the authority to add 13 additional personnel or contract for additional assistance 14 must first be approved by the department of management. The 15 additional sums for energy efficiency shall be provided to the 16 board and the office of the consumer advocate by the utilities 17 subject to the energy efficiency requirements in this chapter . 18 Telephone companies shall pay any additional sums needed for 19 assistance with telecommunication competition issues. The 20 assessments shall be in addition to and separate from the 21 quarterly assessment. 22 4. a. Fees paid to the utilities division board shall be 23 deposited in the department of commerce revolving fund created 24 in section 546.12 . These funds shall be used for the payment, 25 upon appropriation by the general assembly, of the expenses of 26 the utilities division board and the consumer advocate division 27 of the department of justice. 28 b. The administrator and consumer advocate shall account 29 for receipts and disbursements according to the separate duties 30 imposed upon the utilities board and the consumer advocate 31 divisions division by the laws of this state and each separate 32 -1457- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1457/ 1541
H.F. 662 duty shall be fiscally self-sustaining. 33 c. All fees and other moneys collected under this section 34 and sections 478.4 , 479.16 , and 479A.9 shall be deposited into 35 the department of commerce revolving fund created in section 1 546.12 and expenses required to be paid under this section 2 shall be paid from funds appropriated for those purposes. 3 Sec. 2680. Section 476.48, subsections 2 and 6, Code 2023, 4 are amended to read as follows: 5 2. Program established. 6 a. The utilities division board shall establish and 7 administer a small wind innovation zone program to optimize 8 local, regional, and state benefits from wind energy and 9 to facilitate and expedite interconnection of small wind 10 energy systems with electric utilities throughout this state. 11 Pursuant to the program, the owner of a small wind energy 12 system located within a small wind innovation zone desiring 13 to interconnect with an electric utility shall benefit 14 from a streamlined application process, may utilize a model 15 interconnection agreement, and can qualify under a model 16 ordinance. 17 b. A political subdivision seeking to be designated a small 18 wind innovation zone shall apply to the division board upon a 19 form developed by the division board . The division board shall 20 approve an application which documents that the applicable 21 local government has adopted the model ordinance or is in the 22 process of amending an existing zoning ordinance to comply with 23 the model ordinance and that an electric utility operating 24 within the political subdivision has agreed to utilize the 25 model interconnection agreement to contract with the small wind 26 energy system owners who agree to its terms. 27 6. Reporting requirements. The division board shall prepare 28 a report summarizing the number of applications received from 29 political subdivisions seeking to be designated a small wind 30 innovation zone, the number of applications granted, the number 31 of small wind energy systems generating electricity within 32 -1458- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1458/ 1541
H.F. 662 each small wind innovation zone, and the amount of wind energy 33 produced, and shall submit the report to the members of the 34 general assembly by January 1 annually. 35 Sec. 2681. Section 476.51, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 5. Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section from 3 utilities providing water, electric, or gas service shall 4 be forwarded by the chief operating officer of the board to 5 the treasurer of state to be credited to the general fund 6 of the state and to be used only for the low income home 7 energy assistance program and the weatherization assistance 8 program administered by the division of community action 9 agencies of the department of human rights. Civil penalties 10 collected pursuant to this section from utilities providing 11 telecommunications service shall be forwarded to the treasurer 12 of state to be credited to the department of commerce revolving 13 fund created in section 546.12 to be used only for consumer 14 education programs administered by the board. Penalties paid 15 by a rate-regulated public utility pursuant to this section 16 shall be excluded from the utility’s costs when determining 17 the utility’s revenue requirement, and shall not be included 18 either directly or indirectly in the utility’s rates or charges 19 to customers. 20 Sec. 2682. Section 476.63, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 476.63 Energy efficiency programs. 23 The division board shall consult with the economic 24 development authority in the development and implementation of 25 public utility energy efficiency programs. 26 Sec. 2683. Section 476.87, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 3. The board shall allocate the costs and expenses 29 reasonably attributable to certification and dispute resolution 30 in this section to persons identified as parties to such 31 proceeding who are engaged in or who seek to engage in 32 -1459- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1459/ 1541
H.F. 662 providing natural gas services or other persons identified as 33 participants in such proceeding. The funds received for the 34 costs and the expenses of certification and dispute resolution 35 shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the 1 department of commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 2 as provided in section 476.10 . 3 Sec. 2684. Section 476.95B, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 2. In proceedings under 47 U.S.C. §251 254, the board 6 shall allocate the costs and expenses of the proceedings to 7 persons identified as parties in the proceeding who are engaged 8 in or who seek to engage in providing telecommunications 9 service or other persons identified as participants in the 10 proceeding. The funds received for the costs and the expenses 11 shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the 12 department of commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 13 as provided in section 476.10 . 14 Sec. 2685. Section 476.103, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 15 2023, is amended to read as follows: 16 c. A civil penalty collected pursuant to this subsection 17 shall be forwarded by the chief operating officer of the board 18 to the treasurer of state to be credited to the department of 19 commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 and to be 20 used only for consumer education programs administered by the 21 board. 22 Sec. 2686. Section 476A.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 2. “Board” means the utilities board within the utilities 25 division of the department of commerce . 26 Sec. 2687. Section 476A.10, Code 2023, is amended to read 27 as follows: 28 476A.10 Costs of proceeding. 29 The applicant for a certificate, or an amendment to 30 certificate, shall pay all the costs and expenses incurred by 31 the division board in reaching a decision on the application 32 -1460- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1460/ 1541
H.F. 662 including the costs of examinations of the site, the hearing, 33 publishing of notice, division board staff salaries, the cost 34 of consultants employed by the division board , and other 35 expenses reasonably attributable to the proceeding. 1 Sec. 2688. Section 476A.14, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. Any person who commences to construct a facility as 4 provided in this subchapter without having first obtained a 5 certificate, or who constructs, operates, or maintains any 6 facility other than in compliance with a certificate issued by 7 the board or a certificate amended pursuant to this subchapter , 8 or who causes any of these acts to occur, shall be liable 9 for a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars 10 for each violation or for each day of continuing violation. 11 Civil penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be 12 forwarded by the clerk of court to the treasurer of state for 13 deposit in the department of commerce revolving fund created 14 in section 546.12 . 15 Sec. 2689. Section 476B.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 1. “Board” means the utilities board within the utilities 18 division of the department of commerce . 19 Sec. 2690. Section 476C.1, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 4. “Board” means the utilities board within the utilities 22 division of the department of commerce . 23 Sec. 2691. Section 477A.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. “Board” means the utilities board within the utilities 26 division of the department of commerce . 27 Sec. 2692. Section 477C.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 1. “Board” means the utilities board within the department 30 of commerce created in section 474.1 . 31 Sec. 2693. Section 478.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 32 -1461- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1461/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 33 1. A person shall not construct, erect, maintain, or 34 operate a transmission line, wire, or cable that is capable 35 of operating at an electric voltage of sixty-nine kilovolts 1 or more along, over, or across any public highway or grounds 2 outside of cities for the transmission, distribution, or sale 3 of electric current without first procuring from the utilities 4 board within the utilities division of the department of 5 commerce a franchise granting authority as provided in this 6 chapter . 7 Sec. 2694. Section 478.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 478.4 Franchise —— hearing. 10 The utilities board shall consider the petition and any 11 objections filed to it in the manner provided. It shall 12 examine the proposed route or cause any engineer selected 13 by it to do so. If a hearing is held on the petition it may 14 hear testimony as may aid it in determining the propriety of 15 granting the franchise. It may grant the franchise in whole or 16 in part upon the terms, conditions, and restrictions, and with 17 the modifications as to location and route as may seem to it 18 just and proper. Before granting the franchise, the utilities 19 board shall make a finding that the proposed line or lines are 20 necessary to serve a public use and represents a reasonable 21 relationship to an overall plan of transmitting electricity in 22 the public interest. A franchise shall not become effective 23 until the petitioners shall pay, or file an agreement to pay, 24 all costs and expenses of the franchise proceeding, whether 25 or not objections are filed, including costs of inspections 26 or examinations of the route, hearing, salaries, publishing 27 of notice, and any other expenses reasonably attributable to 28 it. The funds received for the costs and the expenses of the 29 franchise proceeding shall be remitted to the treasurer of 30 state for deposit in the department of commerce revolving fund 31 created in section 546.12 as provided in section 476.10 . 32 -1462- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1462/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2695. Section 478A.7, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 4. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , commencing January 1, 35 1990, a person may sell or offer for sale in this state a 1 decorative gas lamp manufactured after December 31, 1978, 2 if the utilities board within the utilities division of 3 the department of commerce determines, after notice and an 4 opportunity for interested persons to comment at an oral 5 presentation, that the sale or offer for sale of decorative gas 6 lamps does not violate the public interest. 7 Sec. 2696. Section 479.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 1. “Board” means the utilities board within the utilities 10 division of the department of commerce . 11 Sec. 2697. Section 479.16, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 479.16 Receipt of funds. 14 All moneys received under this chapter shall be remitted 15 monthly to the treasurer of state and credited to the 16 department of commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 17 as provided in section 476.10 . 18 Sec. 2698. Section 479A.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 1. “Board” means the utilities board within the utilities 21 division of the department of commerce . 22 Sec. 2699. Section 479A.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 479A.9 Deposit of funds. 25 Moneys received under this chapter shall be credited to the 26 department of commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 27 as provided in section 476.10 . 28 Sec. 2700. Section 479B.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 1. “Board” means the utilities board within the utilities 31 division of the department of commerce . 32 -1463- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1463/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2701. Section 479B.2, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 33 amended by striking the subsection. 34 Sec. 2702. Section 479B.12, Code 2023, is amended to read 35 as follows: 1 479B.12 Use of funds. 2 All moneys received under this chapter , other than civil 3 penalties collected pursuant to section 479B.21 , shall be 4 remitted monthly to the treasurer of state and credited to 5 the department of commerce revolving fund created in section 6 546.12 . 7 Sec. 2703. Section 657.1, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , in an action to abate 10 a nuisance against an electric utility, an electric utility 11 may assert a defense of comparative fault as set out in 12 section 668.3 if the electric utility demonstrates that in 13 the course of providing electric services to its customers it 14 has complied with engineering and safety standards as adopted 15 by the utilities board of the department of commerce , and if 16 the electric utility has secured all permits and approvals, 17 as required by state law and local ordinances, necessary to 18 perform activities alleged to constitute a nuisance. 19 Sec. 2704. Section 714D.2, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 9. “Unfair practice” means the same as defined in section 22 714.16, subsection 1 , and also means any failure of a 23 person to comply with the Telecommunications Act or with any 24 statute or rule enforced by the utilities board within the 25 utilities division of the department of commerce relating to a 26 telecommunications service selection or change. 27 Sec. 2705. Section 714D.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 2. A cause of action under this section shall not apply 30 unless, prior to filing the action, the consumer has submitted 31 a complaint to the utilities board within the utilities 32 -1464- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1464/ 1541
H.F. 662 division of the department of commerce , the utilities board has 33 failed to resolve the complaint to the consumer’s satisfaction 34 within one hundred twenty days of the date the complaint was 35 submitted, and the consumer dismisses the complaint before the 1 utilities board. The requirement that a consumer complaint be 2 submitted to the utilities board and resolved by the utilities 3 board to the consumer’s satisfaction within one hundred twenty 4 days of filing before the consumer may file an action pursuant 5 to this section shall not apply to an action by the attorney 6 general to recover moneys for the consumer pursuant to section 7 714D.7 or any other law. A finding by the utilities board 8 that a respondent has complied with rules governing carrier 9 selection procedures adopted by the utilities board shall be 10 an affirmative defense to any claim brought under this section 11 or section 476.103 or 714D.7 that an unauthorized change in 12 service has occurred. 13 Sec. 2706. Section 714D.7, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 4. The attorney general shall not file a civil enforcement 16 action under this chapter or under section 714.16 against a 17 person for an act which is the subject of an administrative 18 proceeding to impose a civil penalty which has been initiated 19 against the person by the utilities board within the utilities 20 division of the department of commerce . This subsection shall 21 not be construed to limit the authority of the attorney general 22 to file a civil enforcement or other enforcement action against 23 a person for violating a prior agreement entered into by the 24 person with the attorney general or a court order obtained 25 by the attorney general against the person. This subsection 26 shall not be construed to limit the authority of the attorney 27 general to file a civil enforcement or other enforcement action 28 against the person for acts which are not the subject of an 29 administrative proceeding which has been initiated against the 30 person by the utilities board. 31 Sec. 2707. REPEAL. Section 546.7, Code 2023, is repealed. 32 -1465- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1465/ 1541
H.F. 662 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 33 Sec. 2708. Section 7E.5, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 34 2023, is amended to read as follows: 35 f. The department of commerce insurance and financial 1 services , created in section 546.2 , which has primary 2 responsibility for business and professional regulatory, 3 service, and licensing insurance and financial services 4 functions. 5 Sec. 2709. Section 7E.5, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 6 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 a. There is a civil rights commission, a public employment 8 relations board, an interstate cooperation commission, an Iowa 9 ethics and campaign disclosure board, an Iowa utilities board, 10 and an Iowa law enforcement academy. 11 Sec. 2710. Section 8A.412, subsections 18 and 19, Code 2023, 12 are amended to read as follows: 13 18. The administrator and the deputy administrator 14 superintendent and deputy superintendent of the credit union 15 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 16 services , all members of the credit union review board, and all 17 employees of the credit union division. 18 19. The superintendent of the banking division of the 19 department of commerce insurance and financial services , all 20 members of the state banking council, and all employees of 21 the banking division except for employees of the professional 22 licensing and regulation bureau of the division. 23 Sec. 2711. Section 8A.438, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. The director may establish a tax-sheltered investment 26 program for eligible employees. The director may arrange for 27 the provision of investment vehicles authorized under section 28 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 29 422.3 . The tax-sheltered investment program shall include 30 investment vehicles authorized under section 403(b) of the 31 Internal Revenue Code provided by any insurance company or 32 -1466- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1466/ 1541
H.F. 662 investment company that is recommended for inclusion in the 33 program by a person licensed as an insurance producer under 34 chapter 522B , or registered as a securities agent or investment 35 adviser representative under chapter 502 , by the insurance 1 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 2 services . The director shall require each insurance company 3 and investment company included in the program to utilize the 4 third party administrator selected by the department and a 5 common remitter, and shall limit the total number of insurance 6 companies and investment companies in the program to no more 7 than thirty. To be eligible for inclusion in the program, an 8 insurance company shall have filed with, and had the company’s 9 contract and forms approved by, the insurance division of the 10 department of commerce insurance and financial services , and 11 an investment company shall be registered with the federal 12 securities and exchange commission. The department may 13 offer the tax-sheltered investment program to eligible public 14 employers in the state of Iowa. 15 Sec. 2712. Section 8E.103, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. Each division within the department of commerce insurance 18 and financial services is considered an agency, and each bureau 19 within a division of the department of commerce insurance and 20 financial services is considered a division, as otherwise 21 provided in chapter 7E . 22 Sec. 2713. Section 8F.2, subsection 8, paragraph b, 23 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (3) A contract concerning an entity that has contracted 25 with the state and is licensed and regulated by the insurance 26 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 27 services . 28 Sec. 2714. Section 11.5B, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 1. Department of commerce insurance and financial services . 31 Sec. 2715. Section 11.6, subsection 1, paragraph c, 32 -1467- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1467/ 1541
H.F. 662 subparagraph (6), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 (6) A joint investment trust organized pursuant to chapter 34 28E shall file the audit reports required by this chapter with 35 the administrator of the securities and regulated industries 1 bureau of the insurance division of the department of commerce 2 insurance and financial services within ten days of receipt 3 from the auditor. The auditor of a joint investment trust 4 shall provide written notice to the administrator of the time 5 of delivery of the reports to the joint investment trust. 6 Sec. 2716. Section 15E.17, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 4. Subsections 2 and 3 do not apply to the following: 9 a. The utilities division of the department of commerce 10 board insofar as the information relates to public utilities. 11 b. The banking division of the department of commerce 12 insurance and financial services . 13 c. The credit union division of the department of commerce 14 insurance and financial services . 15 Sec. 2717. Section 16.45, subsection 5, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 5. For purposes of this section , “financial institutions” 18 means the same as defined in section 12C.1 , “lender” means a 19 lender as defined in section 537.1301 that is licensed by the 20 banking division of the department of commerce insurance and 21 financial services , and “manufactured home” or “manufactured 22 housing” means the same as the definition of manufactured home 23 in section 435.1 . 24 Sec. 2718. Section 16.91, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 3. With the approval of the authority board the division 27 and its board shall consult with the insurance division of 28 the department of commerce insurance and financial services 29 in developing a guaranty contract acceptable to the secondary 30 market and developing any other feature of the program with 31 which the insurance division may have special expertise. 32 -1468- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1468/ 1541
H.F. 662 Except as provided in this subsection , the Iowa title guaranty 33 program is not subject to the jurisdiction of or regulation by 34 the insurance division or the commissioner of insurance. 35 Sec. 2719. Section 20.4, subsections 10 and 11, Code 2023, 1 are amended to read as follows: 2 10. Persons employed by the credit union division of the 3 department of commerce insurance and financial services . 4 11. Persons employed by the banking division of the 5 department of commerce insurance and financial services . 6 Sec. 2720. Section 68B.2, subsection 23, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 23. “Regulatory agency” means the department of agriculture 9 and land stewardship, department of workforce development, 10 department of commerce insurance and financial services , 11 Iowa department of public health, department of public 12 safety, department of education, state board of regents, 13 department of human services, department of revenue, department 14 of inspections and appeals, department of administrative 15 services, public employment relations board, state department 16 of transportation, civil rights commission, department of 17 public defense, department of homeland security and emergency 18 management, Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, 19 utilities board, and department of natural resources. 20 Sec. 2721. Section 85.70, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 21 2023, is amended to read as follows: 22 f. Beginning on or before December 1, 2018, the department 23 of workforce development, in cooperation with the department of 24 education, the insurance division of the department of commerce 25 insurance and financial services , and all community colleges 26 that are participating in the new career vocational training 27 and education program, shall prepare an annual report for 28 submission to the general assembly that provides information 29 about the status of the program including but not limited to 30 the utilization of and participants in the program, program 31 completion rates, employment rates after completion of the 32 -1469- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1469/ 1541
H.F. 662 program and the types of employment obtained by the program 33 participants, and the effects of the program on workers’ 34 compensation premium rates. 35 Sec. 2722. Section 87.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. An employer seeking relief from the insurance 3 requirements of this chapter shall pay to the insurance 4 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 5 services the following fees: 6 a. A fee of one hundred dollars, to be submitted annually 7 along with an application for relief. 8 b. A fee of one hundred dollars for issuance of the 9 certificate relieving the employer from the insurance 10 requirements of this chapter . 11 c. A fee of fifty dollars, to be submitted with each filing 12 required by the commissioner of insurance, including but not 13 limited to the annual and quarterly financial statements, and 14 material change statements. 15 Sec. 2723. Section 97B.49B, subsection 1, paragraph e, 16 subparagraph (13), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 (13) An employee of the insurance division of the department 18 of commerce insurance and financial services who as a condition 19 of employment is required to be certified by the Iowa law 20 enforcement academy and who is required to perform the duties 21 of a peace officer as provided in section 507E.8 . 22 Sec. 2724. Section 100A.1, subsection 1, paragraph j, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 j. The fraud bureau within the insurance division of the 25 department of commerce insurance and financial services . 26 Sec. 2725. Section 256.35A, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 27 2023, is amended to read as follows: 28 b. In addition, representatives of the department of 29 education, the division of vocational rehabilitation of the 30 department of education, the department of public health, 31 the department of human services, the Iowa developmental 32 -1470- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1470/ 1541
H.F. 662 disabilities council, the division of insurance of the 33 department of commerce insurance and financial services , and 34 the state board of regents shall serve as ex officio members 35 of the advisory council. Ex officio members shall work 1 together in a collaborative manner to serve as a resource to 2 the advisory council. The council may also form workgroups 3 as necessary to address specific issues within the technical 4 purview of individual members. 5 Sec. 2726. Section 502.102, subsection 27A, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 27A. “Securities and regulated industries bureau” means the 8 securities and regulated industries bureau of the insurance 9 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 10 services . 11 Sec. 2727. Section 502.321A, subsection 8, paragraph b, 12 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 (3) An offer in which the target company is an insurance 14 company or insurance holding company subject to regulation 15 by the commissioner of insurance, a financial institution 16 subject to regulation by the superintendent of banking or the 17 superintendent of savings and loan associations, or a public 18 utility subject to regulation by the utilities division of the 19 department of commerce board . 20 Sec. 2728. Section 502.601, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. Administration. This chapter shall be administered by 23 the commissioner of insurance of this state. The administrator 24 shall appoint a deputy administrator who shall be exempt from 25 the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV . The 26 deputy administrator is the principal operations officer of the 27 securities and regulated industries bureau of the insurance 28 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 29 services . The deputy administrator is responsible to the 30 administrator for the routine administration of this chapter 31 and the management of the securities and regulated industries 32 -1471- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1471/ 1541
H.F. 662 bureau. In the absence of the administrator, whether because 33 of vacancy in the office, by reason of absence, physical 34 disability, or other cause, the deputy administrator shall be 35 the acting administrator and shall, for that period, have and 1 exercise the authority conferred upon the administrator. The 2 administrator may by order delegate to the deputy administrator 3 any or all of the functions assigned to the administrator 4 under this chapter . The administrator shall employ officers, 5 attorneys, accountants, and other employees as needed for the 6 administration of this chapter . 7 Sec. 2729. Section 502A.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the securities 10 and regulated industries bureau of the insurance division of 11 the department of commerce insurance and financial services . 12 Sec. 2730. Section 502A.15, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 1. This chapter shall be administered by the administrator 15 of the securities and regulated industries bureau of the 16 insurance division of the department of commerce insurance and 17 financial services . 18 Sec. 2731. Section 505.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 505.1 Insurance division created. 21 An insurance division is created within the department 22 of commerce insurance and financial services to regulate and 23 supervise the conducting of the business of insurance in the 24 state. The commissioner of insurance is the chief executive 25 officer of the division. As used in this subtitle and chapter 26 502 , “division” means the insurance division. 27 Sec. 2732. Section 505.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 505.2 Appointment and term of commissioner. 30 1. The governor shall appoint subject to confirmation 31 by the senate, a commissioner of insurance, who shall be 32 -1472- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1472/ 1541
H.F. 662 selected solely with regard to qualifications and fitness to 33 discharge the duties of this position, devote the entire time 34 to such duties, and serve for four years beginning and ending 35 as provided by section 69.19 . The governor may remove the 1 commissioner for malfeasance in office, or for any cause that 2 renders the commissioner ineligible, incapable, or unfit to 3 discharge the duties of the office. 4 2. A vacancy in the office of the commissioner shall be 5 filled for the unexpired portion of the regular term. 6 3. The commissioner of insurance shall also serve as the 7 director of the department of insurance and financial services 8 pursuant to section 546.2. 9 Sec. 2733. Section 505.5, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 505.5 Expenses —— salary . 12 The commissioner shall be entitled to reimbursement of 13 actual necessary expenses in attending meetings of insurance 14 commissioners of other states, and in the performance of the 15 duties of the office. The commissioner’s salary shall be as 16 fixed by the general assembly. 17 Sec. 2734. Section 505.7, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 18 are amended to read as follows: 19 1. All fees and charges which are required by law to be 20 paid by insurance companies, associations, and other regulated 21 entities shall be payable to the commissioner of the insurance 22 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 23 services or department of revenue, as provided by law, whose 24 duty it shall be to account for and pay over the same to the 25 treasurer of state at the time and in the manner provided by 26 law for deposit in the department of commerce revolving fund 27 created in section 546.12 . 28 3. Forty percent of the nonexamination revenues payable 29 to the division of insurance or the department of revenue in 30 connection with the regulation of insurance companies or other 31 entities subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the division 32 -1473- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1473/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall be deposited in the department of commerce revolving 33 fund created in section 546.12 and shall be subject to annual 34 appropriation to the division for its operations and is also 35 subject to expenditure under subsection 6 . The remaining 1 nonexamination revenues payable to the division of insurance 2 or the department of revenue shall be deposited in the general 3 fund of the state. 4 Sec. 2735. Section 507.1, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 c. “Division” means the division of insurance of the 7 department of commerce insurance and financial services . 8 Sec. 2736. Section 507E.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 507E.8 Law enforcement authority. 11 1. An individual employed by the division and designated as 12 a peace officer shall be considered a law enforcement officer 13 as that term is defined in section 80B.3 , and shall exercise 14 the powers of a law enforcement officer as follows: 15 a. For purposes of an arrest resulting from a criminal 16 violation of any provision of the Code subject to the 17 jurisdiction of the commissioner established as a result of an 18 investigation pursuant to this chapter or chapter 502, 502A, 19 507A, 523A, 523C, 523D, or 523I . 20 b. While conducting an investigation or engaged in an 21 assignment authorized by this chapter or ordered by the 22 commissioner chapter 502, 502A, 507A, 523A, 523C, 523D, or 23 523I . 24 c. To protect life if a public offense is committed in the 25 presence of the peace officer. 26 d. While providing assistance to a law enforcement agency or 27 another law enforcement officer. 28 e. While providing assistance at the request of a member of 29 the public. 30 2. Laws applicable to an arrest of an individual by a law 31 enforcement officer of the state shall apply to an individual 32 -1474- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1474/ 1541
H.F. 662 employed by the division and designated as a peace officer. An 33 individual employed by the division and designated as a peace 34 officer shall have the power to execute arrest warrants and 35 search warrants, serve subpoenas issued for the examination, 1 investigation, and trial of all offenses identified through the 2 course of an investigation conducted pursuant to this section , 3 and arrest upon probable cause without warrant a person found 4 in the act of committing a violation of this chapter or a law 5 of this state. 6 Sec. 2737. Section 514H.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 2. The insurance division of the department of commerce 9 insurance and financial services shall administer the program 10 in cooperation with the division responsible for medical 11 services within the department of human services. Each 12 agency shall take all necessary actions, including filing an 13 appropriate medical assistance state plan amendment to the 14 state Medicaid plan to take full advantage of the benefits and 15 features of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. 16 Sec. 2738. Section 514H.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 514H.9 Rules. 19 The insurance division of the department of commerce 20 insurance and financial services in cooperation with the 21 department of human services shall adopt rules pursuant to 22 chapter 17A as necessary to administer this chapter . 23 Sec. 2739. Section 514I.2, subsection 9, paragraph a, Code 24 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 a. An entity licensed by the division of insurance of the 26 department of commerce insurance and financial services to 27 provide health insurance in Iowa that has contracted with the 28 department to provide health insurance coverage to eligible 29 children under this chapter . 30 Sec. 2740. Section 515A.6, subsection 7, paragraph a, Code 31 2023, is amended to read as follows: 32 -1475- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1475/ 1541
H.F. 662 a. The commissioner shall provide notice of the filing of 33 the proposed rates at least thirty days before the effective 34 date of the proposed rates by publishing a notice on the 35 internet site of the insurance division of the department of 1 commerce insurance and financial services . 2 Sec. 2741. Section 521H.6, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. Documents, materials, or other information, including 5 a corporate governance annual disclosure, in the possession 6 or control of the insurance division of the department of 7 commerce insurance and financial services , that is obtained 8 by, created by, or disclosed to the commissioner or to any 9 other person pursuant to this chapter , is recognized in this 10 state as being proprietary and containing trade secrets. All 11 such documents, materials, or other information, including the 12 disclosure, shall be confidential and privileged, shall not be 13 subject to chapter 22 , shall be considered confidential under 14 chapter 507 , shall not be subject to subpoena, and shall not be 15 subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private 16 civil action. However, the commissioner is authorized to use 17 such documents, materials, or other information, including 18 the disclosure, in the furtherance of any regulatory or legal 19 action brought as a part of the commissioner’s official duties. 20 The commissioner shall not otherwise make the documents, 21 materials, or other information, including the disclosure, 22 public without the prior written consent of the insurer or 23 insurance group that provided the documents, materials, or 24 other information, including the disclosure. Nothing in this 25 section shall be construed to require written consent of 26 the insurer or insurance group before the commissioner may 27 share or receive confidential documents, materials, or other 28 information related to governance of an insurer or insurance 29 group pursuant to subsection 3 to assist in the performance of 30 the commissioner’s regular duties. 31 Sec. 2742. Section 522.8, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 32 -1476- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1476/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 33 1. Documents, materials, or other information, including 34 an own risk and solvency assessment summary report, in 35 the possession or control of the insurance division of the 1 department of commerce insurance and financial services , that 2 are obtained by, created by, or disclosed to the commissioner 3 or to any other person pursuant to this chapter , are recognized 4 in this state as being proprietary and containing trade 5 secrets. All such documents, materials, or other information, 6 including the summary report, shall be confidential and 7 privileged, shall not be subject to chapter 22 , shall not be 8 subject to subpoena, and shall not be subject to discovery 9 or admissible in evidence in any private civil action. 10 However, the commissioner is authorized to use such documents, 11 materials, or other information, including the summary report, 12 in the furtherance of any regulatory or legal action brought as 13 a part of the commissioner’s official duties. The commissioner 14 shall not otherwise make the documents, materials, or other 15 information, including the summary report, public without 16 the prior written consent of the insurer that provided the 17 documents, materials, or other information, including the 18 summary report. 19 Sec. 2743. Section 523A.807, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 4. The commissioner shall post on the internet site of the 22 division of insurance of the department of commerce insurance 23 and financial services a list of all persons licensed under 24 this chapter and an index of orders issued by the commissioner 25 pertaining to such persons. 26 Sec. 2744. Section 524.201, Code 2023, is amended to read 27 as follows: 28 524.201 Superintendent of banking. 29 1. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by 30 the senate, a superintendent of banking. The appointee shall 31 be selected solely with regard to qualification and fitness 32 -1477- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1477/ 1541
H.F. 662 to discharge the duties of office, and a person shall not be 33 appointed who has not had at least five years’ experience as an 34 executive officer in a bank. The superintendent shall serve at 35 the pleasure of the governor. 1 2. The superintendent shall have an office at the seat 2 of government. The regular term of office shall be four 3 years beginning and ending as provided by section 69.19 The 4 superintendent shall receive a salary set by the governor 5 within a range established by the general assembly . 6 Sec. 2745. Section 524.206, Code 2023, is amended to read 7 as follows: 8 524.206 Banking division created. 9 The banking division is created within the department of 10 commerce insurance and financial services . 11 Sec. 2746. Section 524.207, subsections 1, 2, 5, and 6, Code 12 2023, are amended to read as follows: 13 1. Except as otherwise provided by statute, all expenses 14 required in the discharge of the duties and responsibilities 15 imposed upon the banking division of the department of commerce 16 insurance and financial services , the superintendent, and the 17 state banking council by the laws of this state shall be paid 18 from fees provided by the laws of this state and appropriated 19 by the general assembly from the department of commerce 20 revolving fund created in section 546.12 . All of these 21 fees are payable to the superintendent. The superintendent 22 shall pay all the fees and other moneys received by the 23 superintendent to the treasurer of state within the time 24 required by section 12.10 and the fees and other moneys shall 25 be deposited into the department of commerce revolving fund 26 created in section 546.12 . 27 2. All fees and assessments generated as the result of a 28 national bank or federal savings association converting to a 29 state bank on or after December 31, 2015, and thereafter, are 30 payable to the superintendent. The superintendent shall pay 31 all the fees and assessments received by the superintendent 32 -1478- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1478/ 1541
H.F. 662 pursuant to this subsection to the treasurer of state within 33 the time required by section 12.10 and the fees and assessments 34 shall be deposited into the department of commerce revolving 35 fund created in section 546.12 . An amount equal to such fees 1 and assessments deposited into the department of commerce 2 revolving fund is appropriated from the department of commerce 3 revolving fund to the banking division of the department of 4 commerce insurance and financial services for the fiscal 5 year in which a national bank or federal savings association 6 converted to a state bank and an amount equal to such 7 annualized fees and assessments deposited into the department 8 of commerce revolving fund in succeeding years is appropriated 9 from the department of commerce revolving fund to the banking 10 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 11 services for succeeding fiscal years for purposes related to 12 the discharge of the duties and responsibilities imposed upon 13 the banking division of the department of commerce insurance 14 and financial services , the superintendent, and the state 15 banking council by the laws of this state. This appropriation 16 shall be in addition to the appropriation of moneys otherwise 17 described in this section . If a state bank converts to a 18 national bank or federal savings association, any appropriation 19 made pursuant to this subsection for the following fiscal 20 year shall be reduced by the amount of the assessment paid by 21 the state bank during the fiscal year in which the state bank 22 converted to a national bank or federal savings association. 23 5. All fees and moneys collected shall be deposited into the 24 department of commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 25 and expenses required to be paid under this section shall be 26 paid from moneys in the department of commerce revolving fund 27 and appropriated for those purposes. 28 6. All moneys received by the superintendent pursuant to a 29 multi-state settlement with a provider of financial services 30 such as a mortgage lender, a mortgage servicer, or any other 31 person regulated by the banking division of the department of 32 -1479- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1479/ 1541
H.F. 662 commerce insurance and financial services shall be deposited 33 into the department of commerce revolving fund created in 34 section 546.12 and an amount equal to the amount deposited 35 into the fund is appropriated to the banking division of the 1 department of commerce insurance and financial services for the 2 fiscal year in which such moneys are received and in succeeding 3 fiscal years for the purpose of promoting financial-related 4 education and supporting those duties of the banking 5 division related to financial regulation that are limited to 6 nonrecurring expenses such as equipment purchases, training, 7 technology, and retirement payouts related to the oversight of 8 mortgage lending, state banks, and other financial services 9 regulated by the banking division. This appropriation shall be 10 in addition to the appropriation of moneys otherwise described 11 in this section . The superintendent shall submit a report to 12 the department of management and to the legislative services 13 agency detailing the expenditure of moneys appropriated to the 14 banking division pursuant to this subsection during each fiscal 15 year. The initial report shall be submitted on or before 16 September 15, 2016, and each September 15 thereafter. Moneys 17 appropriated pursuant to this subsection are not subject to 18 section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, 19 appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in 20 this subsection . 21 Sec. 2747. Section 527.2, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 2. “Administrator” means and includes the superintendent 24 of banking and the superintendent of credit unions within 25 the department of commerce insurance and financial services 26 and the supervisor of industrial loan companies within the 27 office of the superintendent of banking. However, the powers 28 of administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be 29 exercised only as provided in sections 527.3 , 527.5, subsection 30 7 , sections 527.11 , 527.12 , and any other pertinent provision 31 of this chapter . 32 -1480- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1480/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2748. Section 528.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 1. “Administrator” means the superintendent of banking and 35 the superintendent of credit unions within the department of 1 commerce insurance and financial services . 2 Sec. 2749. Section 533.102, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 4. “Credit union service organization” means a corporation, 5 limited partnership, or limited liability company organized 6 under state law to provide financial and financial-related 7 services for one or more credit unions, each of which owns part 8 of the capital stock of the credit union service organization, 9 as authorized under section 533.301, subsection 5 , paragraph 10 “f” , and which corporation, limited partnership, or limited 11 liability company is subject to examination by the credit union 12 division of the Iowa department of commerce insurance and 13 financial services or a federal supervisory agency. 14 Sec. 2750. Section 533.103, Code 2023, is amended to read 15 as follows: 16 533.103 Credit union division created. 17 A credit union division of the department of commerce 18 insurance and financial services is created to administer this 19 chapter . 20 Sec. 2751. Section 533.104, Code 2023, is amended to read 21 as follows: 22 533.104 Superintendent of credit unions . 23 1. A superintendent of credit unions shall be appointed by 24 the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor , subject 25 to confirmation by the senate, to regulate credit unions. 26 a. The appointee shall be selected solely with regard to 27 qualification and fitness to discharge the duties of office . 28 b. The and the individual appointed shall have at least 29 five years’ experience as a director or executive officer of 30 a credit union, or comparable experience in the regulation or 31 examination of credit unions. For purposes of this paragraph 32 -1481- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1481/ 1541
H.F. 662 subsection , credit union membership does not qualify as credit 33 union experience. 34 2. The superintendent shall have an office at the seat 35 of government. The superintendent’s term of office shall be 1 four years beginning and ending as provided by section 69.19 . 2 The governor may remove the superintendent for malfeasance 3 in office, or for any cause that renders the superintendent 4 ineligible, incapable, or unfit to discharge the duties of the 5 office. 6 3. The superintendent shall receive a salary set by the 7 governor within a range established by the general assembly. 8 4. A vacancy in the office of superintendent shall be filled 9 for the unexpired portion of the regular term. 10 5. 3. The superintendent may adopt rules as necessary or 11 appropriate to administer this chapter , subject to the prior 12 approval of the rules by the review board. 13 Sec. 2752. Section 533.111, subsections 1, 4, and 5, Code 14 2023, are amended to read as follows: 15 1. a. All expenses required in the discharge of the 16 duties and responsibilities imposed upon the credit union 17 division, the superintendent, and the review board by the laws 18 of this state shall be paid from fees provided by the laws 19 of this state and appropriated by the general assembly from 20 the department of commerce revolving fund created in section 21 546.12 . 22 b. All fees imposed under this chapter are payable to 23 the superintendent, who shall pay all fees and other moneys 24 received to the treasurer of state within the time required by 25 section 12.10 . The treasurer of state shall deposit such funds 26 in the department of commerce revolving fund created in section 27 546.12 . 28 4. a. All fees and other moneys collected shall be 29 deposited into the department of commerce revolving fund 30 created in section 546.12 and expenses required to be paid 31 under this section shall be paid from moneys in the department 32 -1482- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1482/ 1541
H.F. 662 of commerce revolving fund and appropriated for those purposes. 33 b. Funds appropriated to the credit union division shall 34 be subject at all times to the warrant of the director 35 of the department of administrative services, drawn upon 1 written requisition of the superintendent or a designated 2 representative, for the payment of all salaries and other 3 expenses necessary to carry out the duties of the credit union 4 division. 5 5. The credit union division may accept reimbursement of 6 expenses related to the examination of a state credit union 7 from the national credit union administration or any other 8 guarantor or insurance plan authorized by this chapter . These 9 reimbursements shall be deposited into the department of 10 commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 . 11 Sec. 2753. Section 533A.10, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. The superintendent may examine the condition and 14 affairs of a licensee. In connection with any examination, 15 the superintendent may examine on oath any licensee, and any 16 director, officer, employee, customer, creditor, or stockholder 17 of a licensee concerning the affairs and business of the 18 licensee. The superintendent shall ascertain whether the 19 licensee transacts its business in the manner prescribed by 20 the law and applicable rules. The licensee shall pay the cost 21 of the examination as determined by the superintendent based 22 on the actual cost of the operation of the finance bureau of 23 the banking division of the department of commerce insurance 24 and financial services , including the proportionate share of 25 the administrative expenses in the operation of the banking 26 division attributable to the finance bureau, as determined by 27 the superintendent, incurred in the discharge of duties imposed 28 upon the superintendent by this chapter . Failure to pay the 29 examination fee within thirty days of receipt of demand from 30 the superintendent shall subject the licensee to a late fee of 31 up to five percent per day of the amount of the examination fee 32 -1483- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1483/ 1541
H.F. 662 for each day the payment is delinquent. 33 Sec. 2754. Section 533A.14, Code 2023, is amended to read 34 as follows: 35 533A.14 Fees to state treasurer. 1 All moneys received by the superintendent from fees, 2 licenses, and examinations pursuant to this chapter shall be 3 deposited by the superintendent with the treasurer of state for 4 deposit in the department of commerce revolving fund created 5 in section 546.12 . 6 Sec. 2755. Section 533C.902, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 1. A financial services licensing fund is created as a 9 separate fund in the state treasury under the authority of the 10 banking division of the department of commerce insurance and 11 financial services . Moneys deposited in the fund shall be used 12 to pay for staffing necessary to perform examinations, audits, 13 and other duties required of the superintendent and the banking 14 division under this chapter . 15 Sec. 2756. Section 533D.11, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 3. The superintendent shall determine the cost of the 18 examination or investigation based upon the actual cost of the 19 operation of the finance bureau of the banking division of 20 the department of commerce insurance and financial services , 21 including the proportionate share of administrative expenses 22 in the operation of the banking division attributable to the 23 finance bureau as determined by the superintendent, incurred 24 in the discharge of duties imposed upon the superintendent by 25 this chapter . 26 Sec. 2757. Section 535B.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 1. “Administrator” means the superintendent of the division 29 of banking of the department of commerce insurance and 30 financial services . 31 Sec. 2758. Section 535B.10, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 32 -1484- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1484/ 1541
H.F. 662 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 a. The licensee shall pay the cost of the examination or 34 investigation as determined by the administrator based on 35 the actual cost of the operation of the finance bureau of 1 the banking division of the department of commerce insurance 2 and financial services , including the proportionate share 3 of administrative expenses in the operation of the banking 4 division attributable to the finance bureau as determined by 5 the administrator, incurred in the discharge of duties imposed 6 upon the administrator by this chapter . 7 Sec. 2759. Section 535C.11, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 This chapter does not apply to activities or arrangements 10 expressly approved or regulated by the department of commerce 11 insurance and financial services . 12 Sec. 2760. Section 535D.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 2. The payment of application and renewal fees for licenses 15 through the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry 16 and any additional fees as determined by the superintendent 17 based on the actual cost of the operation of the finance bureau 18 of the banking division of the department of commerce insurance 19 and financial services , including the proportionate share 20 of administrative expenses in the operation of the banking 21 division attributable to the finance bureau as determined by 22 the superintendent, incurred in the discharge of duties imposed 23 by this chapter . 24 Sec. 2761. Section 536.10, subsection 3, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 3. A licensee subject to examination, supervision, 27 and regulation by the superintendent shall pay to the 28 superintendent an examination fee based on the actual cost 29 of the operation of the regulated loan bureau of the banking 30 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 31 services and the proportionate share of administrative expenses 32 -1485- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1485/ 1541
H.F. 662 in the operation of the banking division attributable to the 33 regulated loan bureau as determined by the superintendent. 34 The fee shall apply equally to all licenses and shall not be 35 changed more frequently than annually. A fee change shall be 1 effective on January 1 of the year following the year in which 2 the change is approved. 3 Sec. 2762. Section 536A.2, subsection 9, Code 2023, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 9. “Superintendent” means the superintendent of banking 6 within the banking division of the department of commerce 7 insurance and financial services . 8 Sec. 2763. Section 536A.15, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 4. The licensee shall be charged and shall pay the actual 11 costs of the examination as determined by the superintendent 12 based on the actual cost of the operation of the finance bureau 13 of the banking division of the department of commerce insurance 14 and financial services including the proportionate share 15 of administrative expenses in the operation of the banking 16 division attributable to the finance bureau as determined by 17 the superintendent incurred in the discharge of the duties 18 imposed upon the superintendent by this chapter . Failure to 19 pay the examination fee within thirty days of receipt of demand 20 from the superintendent shall subject the licensee to a late 21 fee of five percent of the amount of the examination fee for 22 each day the payment is delinquent. 23 Sec. 2764. Section 537.2501, subsection 2, paragraph b, 24 subparagraph (3), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 The premium rates have been affirmatively approved by the 27 insurance division of the department of commerce insurance and 28 financial services . In approving or establishing the rates, 29 the division shall review the insurance company’s actuarial 30 data to assure that the rates are fair and reasonable. The 31 insurance commissioner shall either hire or contract with a 32 -1486- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1486/ 1541
H.F. 662 qualified actuary to review the data. The insurance division 33 shall obtain reimbursement from the insurance company for the 34 cost of the actuarial review prior to approving the rates. 35 In addition, the rates shall be made in accordance with the 1 following provisions: 2 Sec. 2765. Section 546.1, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 3 are amended to read as follows: 4 1. “Department” means the department of commerce insurance 5 and financial services . 6 2. “Director” means the director of the department of 7 commerce insurance and financial services . 8 Sec. 2766. Section 546.2, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 9 2023, are amended to read as follows: 10 1. A department of commerce insurance and financial 11 services is created to coordinate and administer the various 12 regulatory, service, and licensing functions of the state 13 relating to the conducting of business or commerce in the 14 state. 15 2. The chief administrative officer of the department is the 16 director. The director shall be appointed by the governor from 17 among those individuals who serve as heads of the divisions 18 within the department the commissioner of insurance appointed 19 pursuant to section 505.2 . A division head appointed to be the 20 The director shall fulfill the responsibilities and duties of 21 the director of the department in addition to the individual’s 22 director’s responsibilities and duties as the head of a the 23 insurance division. The director shall serve at the pleasure 24 of the governor. If the office of director becomes vacant, 25 the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original 26 appointment was made. 27 3. The department is administratively organized into the 28 following divisions: 29 a. Banking. 30 b. Credit union. 31 c. Utilities. 32 -1487- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1487/ 1541
H.F. 662 d. c. Insurance. 33 e. Alcoholic beverages. 34 Sec. 2767. Section 546.12, Code 2023, is amended to read as 35 follows: 1 546.12 Department of insurance and financial services 2 commerce revolving fund. 3 1. A department of commerce revolving fund is created in 4 the state treasury. The fund shall consist of moneys collected 5 by the banking division; credit union division; utilities 6 division board , including moneys collected on behalf of the 7 office of consumer advocate established in section 475A.3 ; 8 and the insurance division of the department; and deposited 9 into an account for that division , board, or office within 10 the fund on a monthly basis. Except as otherwise provided 11 by statute, all costs for operating the office of consumer 12 advocate and the banking division, the credit union division, 13 the utilities division board , and the insurance division of the 14 department shall be paid from the division’s accounts within 15 the fund, subject to appropriation by the general assembly. 16 The insurance division shall administer the fund and all other 17 divisions shall work with the insurance division to make sure 18 the fund is properly accounted and reported to the department 19 of management and the department of administrative services. 20 The divisions shall provide quarterly reports to the department 21 of management and the legislative services agency on revenues 22 billed and collected and expenditures from the fund in a format 23 as determined by the department of management in consultation 24 with the legislative services agency. 25 2. To meet cash flow needs for the office of consumer 26 advocate and the banking division, credit union division, 27 utilities division board , or the insurance division of the 28 department, the administrative head of that division , board, 29 or office may temporarily use funds from the general fund of 30 the state to pay expenses in excess of moneys available in 31 the revolving fund for that division , board, or office if 32 -1488- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1488/ 1541
H.F. 662 those additional expenditures are fully reimbursable and the 33 division , board, or office reimburses the general fund of the 34 state and ensures all moneys are repaid in full by the close 35 of the fiscal year. Notwithstanding any provision to the 1 contrary, the divisions shall, to the fullest extent possible, 2 make an estimate of billings and make such billings as early as 3 possible in each fiscal year, so that the need for the use of 4 general fund moneys is minimized to the lowest extent possible. 5 Periodic billings shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy this 6 requirement. Because any general fund moneys used shall be 7 fully reimbursed, such temporary use of funds from the general 8 fund of the state shall not constitute an appropriation for 9 purposes of calculating the state general fund expenditure 10 limitation pursuant to section 8.54 . 11 3. Section 8.33 does not apply to any moneys credited or 12 appropriated to the commerce revolving fund from any other 13 fund. 14 4. The establishment of the commerce revolving fund 15 pursuant to this section shall not be interpreted in any 16 manner to compromise or impact the accountability of, or limit 17 authority with respect to, an agency or entity under state 18 law. Any provision applicable to, or responsibility of, a 19 division , board, or office collecting moneys for deposit into 20 the fund established pursuant to this section shall not be 21 altered or impacted by the existence of the fund and shall 22 remain applicable to the same extent as if the division , board, 23 or office were receiving moneys pursuant to a general fund 24 appropriation. The divisions of the department of commerce 25 insurance and financial services shall comply with directions 26 by the governor to executive branch departments regarding 27 restrictions on out-of-state travel, hiring justifications, 28 association memberships, equipment purchases, consulting 29 contracts, and any other expenditure efficiencies that the 30 governor deems appropriate. 31 Sec. 2768. Section 714E.6, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 32 -1489- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1489/ 1541
H.F. 662 amended to read as follows: 33 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section , 34 an action shall not be brought on the basis of a violation of 35 this chapter , except by an owner against whom the violation was 1 committed or by the attorney general. This limitation does not 2 apply to administrative action by either the attorney general 3 or the superintendent of the banking division of the department 4 of commerce insurance and financial services . 5 Sec. 2769. Section 714F.8, subsection 3, paragraph b, 6 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 (1) Make a payment to the foreclosed homeowner such that the 8 foreclosed homeowner has received consideration in an amount 9 of at least eighty-two percent of the fair market value of the 10 property, as the property was when the foreclosed homeowner 11 vacated the property, within ninety days of either the eviction 12 or voluntary relinquishment of possession of the property by 13 the foreclosed homeowner. The foreclosure purchaser shall make 14 a detailed accounting of the basis for the payment amount, or 15 a detailed accounting of the reasons for failure to make a 16 payment, including providing written documentation of expenses, 17 within this ninety-day period. The accounting shall be on a 18 form prescribed by the attorney general, in consultation with 19 the superintendent of the banking division of the department of 20 commerce insurance and financial services without being subject 21 to the rulemaking procedures of chapter 17A . 22 Sec. 2770. Section 714F.8, subsection 3, paragraph b, 23 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 (b) The time for determining the fair market value amount 26 shall be determined in the foreclosure reconveyance contract 27 as either at the time of the execution of the foreclosure 28 reconveyance contract or at resale. If the contract states 29 that the fair market value shall be determined at the time 30 of resale, the fair market value shall be the resale price 31 if it is sold within sixty days of the eviction or voluntary 32 -1490- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1490/ 1541
H.F. 662 relinquishment of the property by the foreclosed homeowner. 33 If the contract states that the fair market value shall 34 be determined at the time of resale, and the resale is not 35 completed within sixty days of the eviction or voluntary 1 relinquishment of the property by the foreclosed homeowner, the 2 fair market value shall be determined by an appraisal conducted 3 within one hundred eighty days of the eviction or voluntary 4 relinquishment of the property by the foreclosed homeowner 5 and payment, if required, shall be made to the foreclosed 6 homeowner, but the fair market value shall be recalculated as 7 the resale price on resale and an additional payment amount, 8 if appropriate, based on the resale price, shall be made to 9 the foreclosed homeowner within fifteen days of resale, and 10 a detailed accounting of the basis for the payment amount, 11 or a detailed accounting of the reasons for failure to make 12 additional payment, shall be made within fifteen days of 13 resale, including providing written documentation of expenses. 14 The accounting shall be on a form prescribed by the attorney 15 general, in consultation with the superintendent of the banking 16 division of the department of commerce insurance and financial 17 services , without being subject to the rulemaking procedures 18 of chapter 17A . 19 Sec. 2771. Section 714F.9, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 1. Remedies. A violation of this chapter is an unlawful 22 practice pursuant to section 714.16 , and all the remedies of 23 section 714.16 are available for such an action. A private 24 cause of action brought under this chapter by a foreclosed 25 homeowner is in the public interest. A foreclosed homeowner 26 may bring an action for a violation of this chapter . If 27 the court finds a violation of this chapter , the court shall 28 award to the foreclosed homeowner actual damages, appropriate 29 equitable relief, and the costs of the action, and shall 30 award reasonable fees to the foreclosed homeowner’s attorney. 31 Notwithstanding any other provision of this section , an action 32 -1491- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1491/ 1541
H.F. 662 shall not be brought on the basis of a violation of this 33 chapter except by a foreclosed homeowner against whom the 34 violation was committed or by the attorney general. This 35 limitation does not apply to administrative action by the 1 superintendent of the banking division of the department of 2 commerce insurance and financial services . 3 Sec. 2772. REPEAL. Section 524.202, Code 2023, is repealed. 4 DIVISION XVI 5 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS —— JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS OF 6 CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS 7 Sec. 2773. Section 7E.5, subsection 1, paragraph n, Code 8 2023, is amended to read as follows: 9 n. The department of corrections, created in section 10 904.102 , which has primary responsibility for corrections 11 administration, corrections institutions, prison industries, 12 judicial district departments of correctional services and 13 the development, funding, and monitoring of community-based 14 corrections programs. 15 Sec. 2774. Section 8D.2, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 a. “Public agency” means a state agency, an institution 18 under the control of the board of regents, the judicial 19 branch as provided in section 8D.13, subsection 14 , a school 20 corporation, a city library, a county library as provided in 21 chapter 336 , or a judicial district department of correctional 22 services established in section 905.2 , to the extent provided 23 in section 8D.13, subsection 12 , an agency of the federal 24 government, or a United States post office which receives a 25 federal grant for pilot and demonstration projects. 26 Sec. 2775. Section 80D.1, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 1. The governing body of a city, a county, the state 29 of Iowa, or a judicial district department of correctional 30 services the Iowa department of corrections may provide, either 31 separately or collectively through a chapter 28E agreement, for 32 -1492- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1492/ 1541
H.F. 662 the establishment of a force of reserve peace officers, and may 33 limit the size of the reserve force. In the case of the state, 34 the department of public safety shall act as the governing 35 body. 1 Sec. 2776. Section 80D.6, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. Reserve peace officers shall serve as peace officers 4 on the orders and at the discretion of the chief of police, 5 sheriff, commissioner of public safety or the commissioner’s 6 designee, or director of the judicial district department of 7 correctional services Iowa department of corrections or the 8 director’s designee, as the case may be. 9 Sec. 2777. Section 80D.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 80D.7 Carrying weapons. 12 A member of a reserve force shall not carry a weapon in 13 the line of duty until the member has been approved by the 14 governing body and certified by the Iowa law enforcement 15 academy council to carry weapons. After approval and 16 certification, a reserve peace officer may carry a weapon in 17 the line of duty only when authorized by the chief of police, 18 sheriff, commissioner of public safety or the commissioner’s 19 designee, or director of the judicial district department of 20 correctional services Iowa department of corrections or the 21 director’s designee, as the case may be. 22 Sec. 2778. Section 80D.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 80D.9 Supervision of reserve peace officers. 25 1. Reserve peace officers shall be subordinate to regular 26 peace officers, shall not serve as peace officers unless 27 under the direction of regular peace officers, and shall 28 wear a uniform prescribed by the chief of police, sheriff, 29 commissioner of public safety, or director of the judicial 30 district department of correctional services Iowa department of 31 corrections unless that superior officer designates alternate 32 -1493- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1493/ 1541
H.F. 662 apparel for use when engaged in assignments involving special 33 investigation, civil process, court duties, jail duties, and 34 the handling of mental patients. The reserve peace officer 35 shall not wear an insignia of rank. 1 2. Each department for which a reserve force is established 2 shall appoint a certified peace officer as the reserve force 3 coordinating and supervising officer. A reserve peace 4 officer force established in a judicial district department of 5 correctional services by the Iowa department of corrections 6 must be directly supervised by a certified peace officer who is 7 on duty. That certified peace officer shall report directly 8 to the chief of police, sheriff, commissioner of public safety 9 or the commissioner’s designee, or director of the judicial 10 district department of correctional services Iowa department of 11 corrections or the director’s designee, as the case may be. 12 Sec. 2779. Section 80D.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 80D.11 Employee —— pay. 15 While performing official duties, each reserve peace officer 16 shall be considered an employee of the governing body which the 17 officer represents and shall be paid a minimum of one dollar 18 per year. The governing body of a city, a county, the state, 19 or a judicial district department of correctional services the 20 Iowa department of corrections may provide additional monetary 21 assistance for the purchase and maintenance of uniforms and 22 equipment used by reserve peace officers. 23 Sec. 2780. Section 97B.49B, subsection 1, paragraph e, 24 subparagraph (14), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 25 (14) An employee of a judicial district the Iowa department 26 of correctional services corrections whose condition of 27 employment requires the employee to be certified by the Iowa 28 law enforcement academy and who is required to perform the 29 duties of a parole officer as provided in section 906.2 . 30 Sec. 2781. Section 97B.49B, subsection 3, paragraph f, Code 31 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 32 -1494- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1494/ 1541
H.F. 662 Sec. 2782. Section 331.211, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 1. The board, at its first meeting in each year, shall : 35 a. Organize by choosing choose one of its members as 1 chairperson who shall preside at all of its meetings during the 2 year. The board may also select a vice chairperson who shall 3 serve during the absence of the chairperson. 4 b. Choose one of its members to be a member of the board of 5 directors of the judicial district department of correctional 6 services as provided in section 905.3, subsection 1 , paragraph 7 “a” , subparagraph (1). 8 Sec. 2783. Section 331.321, subsection 1, paragraph x, Code 9 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 10 Sec. 2784. Section 904.108, subsection 1, paragraph l, Code 11 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 l. Adopt rules, policies, and procedures, subject to 13 the approval of the board, pertaining to community-based 14 correctional programs, and the supervision of parole and work 15 release. 16 Sec. 2785. NEW SECTION . 904.301A Appointment of directors. 17 The director shall appoint, subject to the approval of the 18 board, a director for each judicial district department of 19 correctional services established in section 905.2. 20 Sec. 2786. Section 905.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 905.1 Definitions. 23 As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 24 requires: 25 1. “Administrative agent” means the county selected by the 26 district board to perform accounting, budgeting, personnel, 27 facilities management, insurance, payroll and other supportive 28 services on the behalf of the district board, or the district 29 department itself, if so designated by the district board. 30 2. 1. “Community-based correctional program” means 31 correctional programs and services, under the direction of a 32 -1495- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1495/ 1541
H.F. 662 director and the Iowa department of corrections, including 33 but not limited to an intermediate criminal sanctions program 34 in accordance with the corrections continuum in section 35 901B.1 , designed to supervise and assist individuals who 1 are charged with or have been convicted of a felony, an 2 aggravated misdemeanor or a serious misdemeanor, or who 3 are on probation or parole in lieu of or as a result of a 4 sentence of incarceration imposed upon conviction of any 5 of these offenses, or who are contracted to the district 6 department for supervision and housing while on work release. 7 A community-based correctional program shall be designed by a 8 district department , under the direction and control of the 9 Iowa department of corrections, in a manner that provides 10 services in a manner free of disparities based upon an 11 individual’s race or ethnic origin. 12 3. 2. “Director” means the director of a judicial district 13 department of correctional services , appointed by the director 14 of the Iowa department of corrections, and employed by the Iowa 15 department of corrections . 16 4. 3. “District advisory board” means the advisory board 17 of directors of a judicial district department of correctional 18 services. 19 5. 4. “District department” means a judicial district 20 department of correctional services, under the direction and 21 control of the Iowa department of corrections, established as 22 required by section 905.2 . 23 6. “Project” means a locally functioning part of a 24 community-based correctional program, officed and operating in 25 a physical location separate from the offices of the district 26 department. 27 7. “Project advisory committee” means a committee of no more 28 than seven persons which shall act in an advisory capacity to 29 the director on matters pertaining to the planning, operation, 30 and other pertinent functions of each project in the judicial 31 district. The members of the project advisory committee for 32 -1496- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1496/ 1541
H.F. 662 each project shall be initially appointed by the director 33 from among the general public. Not more than one half of the 34 project advisory committee shall hold public office or public 35 employment during membership on the committee. A person who 1 holds public office as a county supervisor and serves on the 2 board of directors under section 905.3 shall not be a member of 3 a project advisory committee under this section . The terms of 4 the initial members of the project advisory committee shall be 5 staggered to permit the terms of just over half of the members 6 to expire in two years and those of the remaining members to 7 expire in one year. Subsequent appointments to the project 8 advisory committee shall be by vote of a majority of the whole 9 project advisory committee for two-year terms. 10 Sec. 2787. Section 905.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 905.2 District departments established. 13 1. There is established in each judicial district in this 14 state a public agency to be known as the ........ judicial 15 district department of correctional services. Each district 16 department shall furnish or contract for those services 17 necessary to provide a community-based correctional program 18 which meets the needs of that judicial district requirements of 19 the Iowa department of corrections . 20 2. The district department is under the direction of a 21 board of directors the Iowa department of corrections , selected 22 as provided in section 905.3 , and shall be administered by a 23 director employed by the board Iowa department of corrections . 24 A district department is a state agency for purposes of chapter 25 669 . 26 3. All employees of a district department shall be employees 27 of the Iowa department of corrections. 28 Sec. 2788. Section 905.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 905.3 Board of directors —— executive committee District 31 advisory board —— expenses reimbursed. 32 -1497- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1497/ 1541
H.F. 662 1. a. The board of directors of A district advisory board 33 is established for each district department , which shall serve 34 in an advisory capacity to a director without compensation, and 35 shall be composed as follows: 1 (1) One member shall be chosen appointed annually by a 2 director from and by the board of supervisors of each county 3 in the judicial district and shall be so designated annually 4 by the respective boards of supervisors at the organizational 5 meetings held under section 331.211 . 6 (2) One member shall be chosen from each of the project 7 advisory committees within the judicial district, which person 8 shall be designated annually, no later than January 15, by and 9 from the project advisory committee. However, in lieu of the 10 designation of project advisory committee members as members of 11 the district board, the district board may The director shall 12 on or before December 31 appoint two citizen members to serve 13 on the district advisory board for the following calendar year. 14 (3) A number of members equal to the number of authorized 15 board members from project advisory committees or equal to the 16 number of citizen members shall be appointed by the chief judge 17 of the judicial district no later than January 15 of each year 18 on or before December 31 to serve on the district advisory 19 board for the following calendar year . 20 b. Within thirty days after the members of the district 21 board have been so designated for the year, the district 22 board shall organize by election of a chairperson, a vice 23 chairperson, and members of the executive committee as required 24 by subsection 2 . The district advisory board shall meet at 25 least not more often than quarterly during the calendar year 26 but may meet more frequently upon the call of the chairperson 27 or upon a call signed by a majority, determined by weighted 28 vote computed as in subsection 4 , of the members of the board . 29 2. Each district board shall have an executive committee 30 consisting of the chairperson and vice chairperson and at 31 least one but no more than five other members of the district 32 -1498- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1498/ 1541
H.F. 662 board. Either the chairperson or the vice chairperson shall 33 be a supervisor, and the remaining representation on the 34 executive committee shall be divided as equally as possible 35 among supervisor members, project advisory committee members 1 or citizen members, and judicially appointed members. The 2 executive committee may exercise all of the powers and 3 discharge all of the duties of the district board, as 4 prescribed by this chapter , except those specifically withheld 5 from the executive committee by action of the district board. 6 3. 2. The members of the district advisory board and of 7 the executive committee shall be reimbursed from funds of the 8 district department for travel and other expenses necessarily 9 incurred in attending meetings of those bodies, or while 10 otherwise engaged on business of the district department . 11 4. Each member of the district board shall have one vote 12 on the board. However, upon the request of any supervisory 13 member, the vote on any matter before the board shall be 14 taken by weighted vote. In each such case, the vote of the 15 supervisor representative of the least populous county in the 16 judicial district shall have a weight of one unit, and the vote 17 of each of the other supervisor members shall have a weight 18 which bears the same proportion to one unit as the population 19 of the county that supervisor member represents bears to the 20 population of the least populous county in the district. In 21 the event of weighted vote, the vote of each member appointed 22 from a project advisory committee or of each citizen member and 23 of each judicially appointed member shall have a weight of one 24 unit. 25 Sec. 2789. Section 905.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 905.4 Duties of the district advisory board. 28 The district advisory board shall: 29 1. Adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct of its own 30 business and for the government of the district department’s 31 community-based correctional program . 32 -1499- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1499/ 1541
H.F. 662 2. Employ a director having the qualifications required by 33 section 905.6 to head the district department’s community-based 34 correctional program and, within a range established by the 35 Iowa department of corrections, fix the compensation of and 1 have control over the director and the district department’s 2 staff. For purposes of collective bargaining under chapter 3 20 , employees of the district board who are not exempt from 4 chapter 20 are employees of the state, and the employees of all 5 of the district boards shall be included within one collective 6 bargaining unit. 7 3. Designate one of the counties in the judicial district 8 to serve as the district department’s administrative agent 9 to provide, in that capacity, all accounting, personnel, 10 facilities management and supportive services needed by the 11 district department, on terms mutually agreeable in regard 12 to advancement of funds to the county for the added expense 13 it incurs as a result of being so designated. However, the 14 district board may designate the district department itself as 15 the district department’s administrative agent, if the district 16 board determines that it would be more efficient and less 17 costly than designating a county as the administrative agent. 18 4. File with the board of supervisors of each county in the 19 district and with the Iowa department of corrections, within 20 ninety days after the close of each fiscal year, a report 21 covering the district board’s proceedings and a statement of 22 receipts and expenditures during the preceding fiscal year. 23 5. 2. Arrange for, by contract or on such alternative 24 basis as may be mutually acceptable, and equip Advise the 25 director concerning suitable quarters at one or more sites in 26 the district as may be necessary for the district department’s 27 community-based correctional program , provided that the 28 board shall to the greatest extent feasible utilize existing 29 facilities and shall keep capital expenditures for acquisition, 30 renovation and repair of facilities to a minimum. The 31 district board shall not enter into lease-purchase agreements 32 -1500- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1500/ 1541
H.F. 662 for the purposes of constructing, renovating, expanding, or 33 otherwise improving a community-based correctional facility or 34 office unless express authorization has been granted by the 35 general assembly, and current funding is adequate to meet the 1 lease-purchase obligation . 2 6. Have authority to accept property by gift, devise, 3 bequest or otherwise and to sell or exchange any property 4 so accepted and apply the proceeds thereof, or the property 5 received in exchange therefor, to the purposes enumerated in 6 subsection 5 . 7 7. 3. Recruit , and promote , accept and use local financial 8 support for the district department’s community-based 9 correctional program from private sources such as community 10 service funds, business, industrial and private foundations, 11 voluntary agencies and other lawful sources. 12 8. Accept and expend state and federal funds available 13 directly to the district department for all or any part of the 14 cost of its community-based correctional program. 15 9. Arrange, by contract or on an alternative basis mutually 16 acceptable, and with approval of the director of the Iowa 17 department of corrections or that director’s designee for 18 utilization of existing local treatment and service resources, 19 including but not limited to employment, job training, 20 general, special, or remedial education; psychiatric and 21 marriage counseling; and alcohol and drug abuse treatment and 22 counseling. It is the intent of this chapter that a district 23 board shall approve the development and maintenance of such 24 resources by its own staff only if the resources are otherwise 25 unavailable to the district department within reasonable 26 proximity to the community where these services are needed in 27 connection with the community-based correctional program. 28 10. Establish a project advisory committee to act in an 29 advisory capacity on matters pertaining to the planning, 30 operation, and other pertinent functions of each project in the 31 judicial district. 32 -1501- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1501/ 1541
H.F. 662 11. Have authority to establish a force of reserve peace 33 officers, either separately or collectively through a chapter 34 28E agreement, as provided in chapter 80D . 35 Sec. 2790. Section 905.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 905.6 Duties of director. 3 The director employed by the district board under section 4 905.4, subsection 2 , Iowa department of corrections shall be 5 qualified in the administration of correctional programs. The 6 director shall: 7 1. Perform the duties and have the responsibilities 8 delegated by the district board or specified by the Iowa 9 department of corrections pursuant to this chapter . 10 2. Manage the district department’s community-based 11 correctional program, in accordance with the policies of the 12 district board and the Iowa department of corrections. 13 3. Employ, with approval of the district board Iowa 14 department of corrections , and supervise the employees of the 15 district department, including reserve peace officers, if a 16 force of reserve peace officers has been established. 17 4. Prepare all budgets and fiscal documents, and certify 18 for payment all expenses and payrolls lawfully incurred by 19 the district department. The director may invest funds which 20 are not needed for current expenses, jointly with one or more 21 cities, city utilities, counties, or rural water districts 22 created under chapter 357A pursuant to a joint investment 23 agreement. All investment of funds shall be subject to 24 sections 12B.10 and 12B.10A and other applicable law. 25 5. Act as secretary to the district advisory board, prepare 26 its agenda and record its proceedings. The district shall 27 provide a copy of minutes from each meeting of the district 28 advisory board to the legislative services agency. 29 6. Develop and submit to the district board Iowa department 30 of corrections a plan for the establishment, implementation, 31 and operation of a community-based correctional program in that 32 -1502- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1502/ 1541
H.F. 662 judicial district, which program conforms to the guidelines 33 drawn up by the Iowa department of corrections under this 34 chapter and which conform to rules, policies, and procedures 35 pertaining to the supervision of parole and work release 1 adopted by the director of the Iowa department of corrections 2 concerning the community-based correctional program. 3 7. Negotiate and, upon approval by the district board 4 Iowa department of corrections , implement contracts or other 5 arrangements for utilization of local treatment and service 6 resources authorized by section 905.4, subsection 9 15 . 7 8. Administer the batterers’ treatment program for domestic 8 abuse offenders required in section 708.2B . 9 9. Notify the board of parole, thirty days prior to release, 10 of the release from a residential facility operated by the 11 district department of a person serving a sentence under 12 section 902.12 . 13 10. File with the director of the Iowa department of 14 corrections, within ninety days after the close of each 15 fiscal year, a report covering the district advisory board’s 16 proceedings and a statement of receipts and expenditures during 17 the preceding fiscal year. 18 11. Arrange for, upon approval of the Iowa department of 19 corrections, by contract or on such alternative basis as may 20 be mutually acceptable, and equip suitable quarters at one or 21 more sites in the district as may be necessary for the district 22 department’s community-based correctional program, provided 23 that the director shall to the greatest extent feasible utilize 24 existing facilities and shall keep capital expenditures for 25 acquisition, renovation, and repair of facilities to a minimum. 26 The director shall not enter into lease-purchase agreements 27 for the purposes of constructing, renovating, expanding, or 28 otherwise improving a community-based correctional facility or 29 office unless express authorization has been granted by the 30 general assembly, and current funding is adequate to meet the 31 lease-purchase obligation. 32 -1503- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1503/ 1541
H.F. 662 12. Have authority to accept property by gift, devise, 33 bequest, or otherwise, and to sell or exchange any property 34 so accepted and apply the proceeds thereof, or the property 35 received in exchange therefor, to the purposes enumerated in 1 subsection 11. 2 13. Recruit, promote, accept, and use local financial 3 support for the district department’s community-based 4 correctional program from private sources such as community 5 service funds, business, industrial and private foundations, 6 voluntary agencies, and other lawful sources. 7 14. Accept and expend state and federal funds available 8 directly to the district department for all or any part of the 9 cost of its community-based correctional program. 10 15. Arrange, by contract or on an alternative basis mutually 11 acceptable, and with approval of the director of the Iowa 12 department of corrections or that director’s designee for 13 utilization of existing local treatment and service resources, 14 including but not limited to employment, job training, 15 general, special, or remedial education; psychiatric and 16 marriage counseling; and alcohol and drug abuse treatment and 17 counseling. 18 16. Have authority to establish a force of reserve peace 19 officers, either separately or collectively through a chapter 20 28E agreement, as provided in chapter 80D. 21 Sec. 2791. Section 905.9, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 905.9 Report of review —— sanction. 24 Upon completion of a review of a district community-based 25 correctional program, made under section 905.8 , the Iowa 26 department of corrections shall submit its findings to the 27 district advisory board in writing. If the Iowa department 28 of corrections concludes that the district department’s 29 community-based correctional program fails to meet any of the 30 requirements of this chapter and of the guidelines adopted 31 under section 905.7 , it shall also request in writing a 32 -1504- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1504/ 1541
H.F. 662 response to this finding from the district advisory board. 33 If a response is not received within sixty days after the 34 date of that request, or if the response is unsatisfactory, 35 the Iowa department of corrections may call a public hearing 1 on the matter. If after the hearing, the Iowa department 2 of corrections is not satisfied that the district’s 3 community-based correctional program will expeditiously be 4 brought into compliance with the requirements of this chapter 5 and of the guidelines adopted under section 905.7 , it may 6 assume responsibility for administration of the district’s 7 community-based correctional program on an interim basis. 8 Sec. 2792. REPEAL. Section 905.5, Code 2023, is repealed. 9 Sec. 2793. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 10 1. Any rule promulgated by a district board of a judicial 11 district department of correctional services as required to 12 administer and enforce the provisions of chapter 905 shall 13 continue in full force and effect until amended, repealed, or 14 supplemented by affirmative action of the Iowa department of 15 corrections. 16 2. Any contract entered into by a district board of a 17 judicial district department of correctional services relating 18 to the provisions of chapter 905 in effect on the effective 19 date of this Act shall continue in full force and effect 20 pending transfer of such contract to the Iowa department of 21 corrections. 22 3. Any moneys remaining in any account or fund under the 23 control of a district board of a judicial district department 24 of correctional services on the effective date of this division 25 of this Act and relating to the provisions of this division of 26 this Act shall be transferred to a comparable fund or account 27 under the control of the Iowa department of corrections. 28 Notwithstanding section 8.33, the moneys transferred in 29 accordance with this subsection shall not revert to the account 30 or fund from which appropriated or transferred. 31 Sec. 2794. TRANSITION —— APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF DISTRICT 32 -1505- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1505/ 1541
H.F. 662 BOARD MEMBERS. This division of this Act shall not affect the 33 appointment or term of a member serving on a district board 34 of a judicial district department of correctional services 35 immediately prior to the effective date of this division of 1 this Act. 2 Sec. 2795. APPLICABILITY —— VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS OF 3 PAROLE OR PROBATION. 4 1. This division of this Act shall not be construed to 5 affect a district department, probation officer, or parole 6 officer’s authority, having probable cause, to arrest a person 7 on probation or parole that is believed to have violated the 8 conditions of supervision, consistent with sections 907.2, 9 907.6, 908.1, and 908.11, and any administrative rules 10 promulgated thereunder. 11 2. This division of this Act shall not be construed to 12 affect a district department’s ability to establish probation 13 conditions that meet the approval of the chief judge of the 14 district, consistent with section 907.6 and any administrative 15 rules promulgated thereunder. 16 3. This division of this Act shall not be construed to 17 affect the authority of the board of parole to establish and 18 approve standard parole conditions. 19 DIVISION XVII 20 BOARD OF PAROLE 21 Sec. 2796. Section 904A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 904A.1 Board of parole —— organization . 24 1. The board of parole is created to consist of five 25 members. Each member , except the chairperson and the vice 26 chairperson, shall be compensated on a day-to-day basis shall 27 be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the 28 senate . Each member shall serve a term of four years beginning 29 and ending as provided by section 69.19 , except for members 30 appointed to fill vacancies who shall serve for the balance 31 of the unexpired term. The terms shall be staggered. The 32 -1506- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1506/ 1541
H.F. 662 chairperson and vice chairperson All members of the board shall 33 be full-time, salaried members of the board . A majority of the 34 members of the board constitutes a quorum to transact business. 35 2. The governor shall appoint a member of the board as 1 the chairperson of the board, subject to confirmation by the 2 senate. The appointment as chairperson shall serve at the 3 pleasure of the governor. 4 Sec. 2797. Section 904A.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 904A.6 Salaries and expenses. 7 Each member , except the chairperson and the vice 8 chairperson, of the board shall be paid per diem as determined 9 by the general assembly. The chairperson and vice chairperson 10 of the board shall be paid a salary as determined by the 11 general assembly. Each member of the board and all employees 12 are entitled to receive, in addition to their per diem or 13 salary, their necessary maintenance and travel expenses while 14 engaged in official business. 15 Sec. 2798. REPEAL. Sections 904A.2A and 904A.3, Code 2023, 16 are repealed. 17 Sec. 2799. TRANSITION —— APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF BOARD OF 18 PAROLE MEMBERS. This division of this Act shall not affect the 19 appointment or term of a member serving on the board of parole 20 immediately prior to the effective date of this division of 21 this Act. 22 DIVISION XVIII 23 SALARIES OF APPOINTED STATE OFFICERS 24 Sec. 2800. APPOINTED STATE OFFICERS —— SALARY RANGES. 25 1. Unless otherwise provided by law, the governor shall 26 establish a salary for nonelected persons appointed by the 27 governor within the executive branch of state government. 28 In establishing a salary for a person holding a position 29 enumerated in subsection 3 within the range provided, the 30 governor may consider, among other items, the experience of 31 the person in the position, changes in the duties of the 32 -1507- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1507/ 1541
H.F. 662 position, the incumbent’s performance of assigned duties, 33 and subordinates’ salaries. However, the attorney general 34 shall establish the salary of the consumer advocate, the 35 chief justice of the supreme court shall establish the salary 1 of the state court administrator, the ethics and campaign 2 disclosure board shall establish the salary of the executive 3 director, the Iowa public information board shall establish 4 the salary of the executive director, the board of regents 5 shall establish the salary of the executive director, and the 6 Iowa public broadcasting board shall establish the salary of 7 the administrator of the public broadcasting division of the 8 department of education, each within the salary range provided 9 in subsection 3. 10 2. A person whose salary is established pursuant to this 11 section and who is a full-time, year-round employee of the 12 state shall not receive any other remuneration from the state 13 or from any other source for the performance of that person’s 14 duties unless the additional remuneration is first approved by 15 the governor or authorized by law. However, this subsection 16 does not apply to reimbursement for necessary travel and 17 expenses incurred in the performance of duties or fringe 18 benefits normally provided to employees of the state. 19 3. a. The following annual salary ranges for appointed 20 state officers are effective for the positions specified in 21 this subsection for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, 22 effective for the pay period beginning June 23, 2023, and 23 for subsequent fiscal years until otherwise provided by the 24 general assembly. The governor or other person designated 25 in subsection 1 shall determine the salary to be paid to the 26 person indicated at a rate within the applicable salary range 27 from moneys appropriated by the general assembly for that 28 purpose. 29 SALARY RANGE Minimum Maximum 30 (1) Range 4 . . . . . . $ 63,690 $ 97,460 31 (2) Range 5 . . . . . . $ 73,250 $112,070 32 -1508- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1508/ 1541
H.F. 662 (3) Range 6 . . . . . . $ 84,240 $128,890 33 (4) Range 7 . . . . . . $100,840 $154,300 34 b. The following are range 4 positions: chairperson and 35 members of the employment appeal board of the department of 1 inspections, appeals, and licensing, director of the Iowa state 2 civil rights commission, director of the department for the 3 blind, executive director of the ethics and campaign disclosure 4 board, executive director of the Iowa public information board, 5 and chairperson, vice chairperson, and members of the board of 6 parole. 7 c. The following are range 5 positions: state public 8 defender, labor commissioner, workers’ compensation 9 commissioner, director of the law enforcement academy, and 10 executive director of the public employment relations board. 11 d. The following are range 6 positions: superintendent of 12 banking, superintendent of credit unions, consumer advocate, 13 and chairperson and members of the utilities board. 14 e. The following are range 7 positions: administrator 15 of the public broadcasting division of the department of 16 education, executive director of the Iowa telecommunications 17 and technology commission, executive director of the state 18 board of regents, lottery administrator of the department of 19 revenue, and state court administrator. 20 Sec. 2801. Section 8A.102, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 2. The person appointed as director shall be professionally 23 qualified by education and have no less than five years’ 24 experience in the field of management, public or private sector 25 personnel administration including the application of merit 26 principles in employment, financial management, and policy 27 development and implementation. The appointment shall be made 28 without regard for political affiliation. The director shall 29 not be a member of any local, state, or national committee 30 of a political party, an officer or member of a committee in 31 any partisan political club or organization, or hold or be a 32 -1509- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1509/ 1541
H.F. 662 candidate for a paid elective public office. The director is 33 subject to the restrictions on political activity provided 34 in section 8A.416 . The governor shall set the salary of the 35 director within pay grade nine . 1 Sec. 2802. Section 80.2, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 80.2 Commissioner —— appointment. 4 The chief executive officer of the department of public 5 safety is the commissioner of public safety. The governor 6 shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate, a 7 commissioner of public safety, who shall be a person of 8 high moral character, of good standing in the community in 9 which the commissioner lives, of recognized executive and 10 administrative capacity, and who shall not be selected on the 11 basis of political affiliation. The commissioner of public 12 safety shall devote full time to the duties of this office; the 13 commissioner shall not engage in any other trade, business, or 14 profession, nor engage in any partisan or political activity. 15 The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the governor , 16 at an annual salary as fixed by the general assembly . 17 Sec. 2803. Section 84A.1, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 18 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 b. The governor shall set the salary of the director 20 within the applicable salary range established by the general 21 assembly . 22 Sec. 2804. Section 256.10, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 1. The salary of the director shall be fixed by the governor 25 within a range established by the general assembly . 26 Sec. 2805. Section 307.11, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 2. The director shall receive a salary as fixed by the 29 governor within a salary range set by the general assembly . 30 Sec. 2806. Section 455A.3, Code 2023, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 -1510- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1510/ 1541
H.F. 662 455A.3 Director —— qualifications. 33 The chief administrative officer of the department is 34 the director who shall be appointed by the governor, subject 35 to confirmation of the senate, and serve at the governor’s 1 pleasure. The governor shall make the appointment based on 2 the appointee’s training, experience, and capabilities. The 3 director shall be knowledgeable in the general field of natural 4 resource management and environmental protection. The salary 5 of the director shall be fixed by the governor within salary 6 guidelines or a range established by the general assembly . 7 Sec. 2807. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 8 effect June 23, 2023. 9 DIVISION XIX 10 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 11 Sec. 2808. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE —— 12 REPORT. 13 1. A boards and commissions review committee shall be 14 established to study the efficiency and effectiveness of each 15 board, council, commission, committee, or other similar entity 16 of the state established by the Code. The committee shall 17 evaluate the extent to which the goals and objectives of those 18 entities are currently being met and make recommendations for 19 the continuation, elimination, consolidation, or reorganization 20 of those entities as needed. 21 2. The committee shall consist of six voting members and 22 four ex officio, nonvoting members. 23 a. The voting members of the committee shall be composed of 24 all of the following: 25 (1) One staff member of the governor’s office, appointed by 26 the governor. 27 (2) The administrative rules coordinator or the 28 coordinator’s designee. 29 (3) The director of the department of management or the 30 director’s designee. 31 (4) The director of the department of inspections, appeals, 32 -1511- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1511/ 1541
H.F. 662 and licensing or the director’s designee. 33 (5) One assistant attorney general, appointed by the 34 governor upon recommendation of the attorney general. 35 (6) One member of the public, appointed by the governor. 1 b. The ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee shall 2 be two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of 3 the house of representatives and one by the minority leader 4 of the house of representatives, and two state senators, one 5 appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by the 6 minority leader of the senate. 7 3. The office of the governor shall provide staffing for 8 the committee. The committee may seek the expertise and 9 services of individuals or entities outside of its membership 10 for research, advice, consultation, support, or other needs in 11 furtherance of its responsibilities. 12 4. The committee shall submit a report containing its 13 findings and recommendations to the governor and the general 14 assembly on or before September 30, 2023. 15 5. All departments, agencies, boards, councils, 16 commissions, committees, or other similar entity of the 17 state established by the Code shall cooperate fully with the 18 committee in its review process. 19 6. This section is repealed January 1, 2024. 20 DIVISION XX 21 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 22 Sec. 2809. IRRECONCILABLE AMENDMENTS. If an amendment 23 to a statute in this Act is irreconcilable with an amendment 24 made to the same statute that is contained in division I of 25 this Act that implements the transition of the department of 26 human services and the department of public health into the 27 department of health and human services as required in 2022 28 Iowa Acts, chapter 1131, section 51, the amendment to the 29 statute that is not contained in division I of this Act shall 30 prevail over and shall be codified instead of the amendment 31 to the same statute that is contained in division I of this 32 -1512- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1512/ 1541
H.F. 662 Act that implements the transition of the department of 33 human services and the department of public health into the 34 department of health and human services. 35 Sec. 2810. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 1 1. Administrative rules. 2 a. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 3 promulgated by any state agency mentioned in this Act, 4 including any agency abolished, merged, or altered in this Act, 5 and in effect on July 1, 2023, shall continue in full force and 6 effect until amended, repealed, or supplemented by affirmative 7 action of the appropriate state agency under the duties and 8 powers of state agencies as established in this Act and under 9 the procedure established in paragraph “b”, if applicable. 10 b. In regard to updating references and format in the 11 Iowa administrative code in order to correspond to the 12 restructuring of state government as established in this Act, 13 the administrative rules coordinator and the administrative 14 rules review committee, in consultation with the administrative 15 code editor, shall jointly develop a schedule for the necessary 16 updating of the Iowa administrative code. 17 2. Legal obligations. 18 a. Any license or permit issued by any state agency 19 mentioned in this Act, including any agency abolished, merged, 20 or altered in this Act, and in effect on July 1, 2023, shall 21 continue in full force and effect until expiration or renewal. 22 b. Any loan, grant, or item of value awarded, or contract 23 entered into, as of July 1, 2023, by any state agency mentioned 24 in this Act, including any agency abolished, merged, or altered 25 in this Act, shall continue in full force and effect pursuant 26 to the terms of the award of such loan, grant, item of value, 27 or contract. 28 3. Funds. Any funds in any account or fund that is 29 altered in this Act, or of a state agency abolished, merged, 30 or altered in this Act, shall be transferred to the comparable 31 fund or account or state agency as provided by this Act. 32 -1513- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1513/ 1541
H.F. 662 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys transferred in accordance 33 with this subsection shall not revert to the account or fund 34 from which appropriated or transferred. 35 4. Litigation. Any administrative hearing, cause of 1 action, or statute of limitation relating to a state agency 2 transferred to another state agency as provided by this Act 3 shall not be affected as a result of the transfer and such 4 cause or statute of limitation shall apply to the successor 5 state agency. 6 5. Boards and commissions. The holder of any position of 7 membership on any board, committee, commission, or council in 8 state government shall continue to hold such position until 9 the end of the member’s term of office, notwithstanding any 10 change in the name or organizational location of such board, 11 committee, commission, or council that is made by this Act. 12 6. Signs and insignia. Any replacement of signs, logos, 13 stationery, insignia, uniforms, and related items that is made 14 due to the effect of this Act should be done as part of the 15 normal replacement cycle for such items. 16 Sec. 2811. APPLICABILITY. The transition provisions in 17 this division of this Act, to the extent not inconsistent with 18 alternative provisions specifically provided by law or this 19 Act, shall apply to this Act. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 This bill relates to the organization, structure, and 24 functions of state government. The bill is organized by 25 divisions. 26 DIVISION I —— DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. This 27 division provides the legislative changes for the realignment 28 of the department of human services (DHS) and department of 29 public health (DPH) into the department of health and human 30 services (HHS), as necessary, for consideration by the general 31 assembly during the 2023 legislative session to implement the 32 -1514- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1514/ 1541
H.F. 662 realignment effective July 1, 2023, as required by 2022 Iowa 33 Acts, chapter 1131, section 51, subsection 6, paragraph “a”. 34 In addition, the bill incorporates into HHS the department 35 on aging (DOA), the department of human rights (DHR), early 1 childhood Iowa, and the Iowa commission on volunteer services. 2 The bill eliminates references to the subunit structure 3 and the heads of such subunits of HHS and other agencies 4 incorporated into HHS below the department level, including 5 divisions, bureaus, and administrators. Some of these include 6 the center for rural health and primary care, the center 7 for congenital and inherited disorders, the oral health and 8 delivery systems bureau, the division of tobacco use prevention 9 and control, the division for records and statistics, the 10 bureau of professional licensure, the division of acute disease 11 prevention and emergency response, the division of mental 12 health and disability services, the administrator assigned to 13 control the state mental health institutes and state resource 14 centers, the administrator of mental health and disability 15 services, the division to which the director of DHS had 16 assigned responsibility for income and service programs, the 17 administrator of the child support recovery unit, and the 18 division of adult, children, and family services. Instead, 19 the references are changed so that HHS, the director of HHS, 20 or a designee is responsible for these functions. The bill 21 authorizes the director of HHS to organize HHS into subunits as 22 necessary to most efficiently carry out the responsibilities 23 of HHS. 24 The bill restructures the membership of boards, commissions, 25 and other entities to avoid duplicative representation by more 26 than one person representing HHS following the incorporation of 27 other agencies and units of government into HHS. 28 The bill changes current Code references to “child support 29 recovery unit” to “child support services” and the reference to 30 “foster care recovery unit” to “foster care services”. 31 The bill changes current Code references to “substance 32 -1515- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1515/ 1541
H.F. 662 abuse”, “drug abuse”, and similar terms, to “substance use 33 disorder”. 34 The bill designates “record check evaluation system” to 35 refer to the process used by HHS to perform child and dependent 1 adult abuse record checks and to evaluate criminal history and 2 abuse records. 3 The bill changes current Code references to “food stamps” to 4 “supplemental nutrition assistance program”. 5 The bill eliminates the state board of health and replaces 6 the board with the council on health and human services, but 7 retains local boards of health and local health departments. 8 The bill amends the membership of the HHS council to expand 9 voting membership from seven to nine members, and requires 10 that at least one of these members is a physician licensed to 11 practice medicine in Iowa. 12 Through incorporation of DHR into HHS, the bill eliminates 13 the division of community advocacy and services, the division 14 of community action agencies, and the division of criminal and 15 juvenile justice planning, and assigns the functions of these 16 former divisions to HHS while retaining the underlying offices, 17 commissions, councils, and the human rights board. 18 The bill eliminates current Code references to “service 19 area” and “service area manager” for the delivery of services, 20 but retains references to county offices and advisory boards. 21 The bill moves the Code provision establishing the child 22 abuse prevention advisory committee from a general provision 23 under Code chapter 217 (DHS) to a new provision under Code 24 chapter 235A (child abuse). 25 The bill changes current Code references to the “hawk-i” 26 program and related terms to the “Hawki” program and related 27 terms to reflect current program branding. 28 The bill also moves the function of the Iowa child death 29 review team from the office of the state medical examiner 30 to HHS; establishes the Iowa domestic abuse death review 31 team under HHS rather than as an independent agency of 32 -1516- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1516/ 1541
H.F. 662 state government; eliminates the reference to Iowa Medicaid 33 enterprise and assigns those functions to the Medicaid program; 34 moves the responsibility for regulation of consumable hemp to 35 HHS from the department of inspections and appeals (DIA); and 1 moves the creation of the child advocacy board from DIA to HHS. 2 The bill updates or eliminates outdated Code provisions. 3 The bill repeals Code chapter 136 (state board of health) 4 and incorporates the functions of the board of health into the 5 council on health and human services. 6 The bill repeals Code sections 135.2 (appointment of 7 director and acting director) under the former DPH; 135.3 8 (disqualifications) relating to the former director of DPH; 9 135.6 (assistants and employees) relating to the former 10 DPH; 135.7 (bonds) relating to bond requirements for certain 11 employees of the former DPH; 135.8 (seal) relating to the 12 official seal of DPH; 135.9 (expenses) relating to travel 13 expenses for employees of the former DPH; 135.10 (office) 14 relating to the location of the former DPH at the seat of 15 government; 216A.2 (appointment of department director, 16 deputy director, and administrators —— duties) relating to 17 appointments for the former DHR; 217.7 (administration of 18 divisions); 217.9 (additional duties); 217.10 (administrator 19 of division of mental health and disability services); 20 217.15 (administrator of division of administration) 21 relating to the administrator position under the former DHS; 22 217.16 (cooperation with other divisions) relating to the 23 administrator of the division of administration with others 24 under the former DHS; 217.17 (administrator of division of 25 planning) relating to the administrator under the former 26 DHS; 218.19 (districts) relating to the administrator of 27 institutions having control of an institution under control 28 of the former DHS; 218.20 (place of commitments —— transfers) 29 relating to commitments by district under the former DHS; 30 218.40 (services required) relating to services required to be 31 rendered by residents of institutions; 218.53 (dealers may file 32 -1517- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1517/ 1541
H.F. 662 addresses) relating to the provision of contact information 33 for those desiring to provide services to institutions; 34 218.54 (samples preserved) relating to the retention of 35 when purchases made by sample at institutions; 222.6 (state 1 districts) relating to districts for resource centers; 227.19 2 (administrator defined) relating to the administrator in 3 control of mental health institutes under the former DHS; 4 231.22 (director —— assistant director) relating to the 5 director and assistant director of former DOA; and 234.2 6 (division created) relating to the division of child and family 7 services under the former DHS. 8 The bill repeals 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1098, sections 68 9 and 92, relating to a future amendment to Code section 232.142 10 relating to juvenile detention homes which would have moved 11 administration fully to DHR and the provision making section 68 12 effective July 1, 2023. 13 DIVISION II —— DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. 14 This division transfers the library services duties of the 15 department of education, the state archivist and duties related 16 to state records and archives, and most of the historical 17 division of the department of cultural affairs to the 18 department of administrative services. The bill also provides 19 that the department of administrative services shall undertake 20 responsibilities under Code chapter 305B, concerning museum 21 property, currently provided by the department of cultural 22 affairs. 23 LIBRARY SERVICES. Code sections 256.50 to 256.73, 24 concerning the library services duties of the department of 25 education, are transferred to the department of administrative 26 services in Code chapter 8A. The bill eliminates the library 27 services division of the department of education and transfers 28 duties and responsibilities of the division to the department 29 of administrative services. The state librarian is transferred 30 to the department of administrative services and the bill 31 further provides that the state librarian shall be appointed by 32 -1518- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1518/ 1541
H.F. 662 the director of the department of administrative services and 33 not by the state commission of libraries. The state commission 34 of libraries is also transferred to the department of 35 administrative services and the bill replaces the director of 1 the department of education with the director of the department 2 of administrative services as a member of the commission. The 3 bill retains the rulemaking authority of the commission as it 4 relates to library services. 5 STATE RECORDS AND ARCHIVES. Code chapter 305, the state 6 records and archives Act, is transferred to Code chapter 8A. 7 The bill transfers the duties currently performed by the 8 department of cultural affairs under that Code chapter to the 9 department of administrative services. The bill also strikes 10 the director of the department of cultural affairs as a member 11 of the state records commission. The bill also provides that 12 the director of the department of administrative services, 13 and not the administrator of the historical division of the 14 department of cultural affairs, shall serve as an ex officio 15 member of the Iowa historical records advisory board. 16 HISTORICAL RESOURCES. The bill transfers most of the 17 duties of the historical division of the department of 18 cultural affairs and the administrator of that division to 19 the department of administrative services and the director of 20 the department of administrative services under Code chapter 21 8A. Duties of the historical division described in Code 22 section 303.2 are generally transferred to the department of 23 administrative services. The historic preservation officer, 24 as well as related duties concerning historic properties and 25 historic preservation activities, is not transferred to the 26 department of administrative services. References to the 27 historical division and to the state historical society as an 28 agency of the state are eliminated and those responsibilities 29 are transferred to the department of administrative services. 30 The bill specifically defines the state historical society as 31 a membership organization of the department of administrative 32 -1519- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1519/ 1541
H.F. 662 services and retains those duties and responsibilities 33 currently assigned to the state historical society as a 34 membership organization with the state historical society. 35 Current references to the state historical society as a 1 state agency are changed to department of administrative 2 services. The bill transfers the Iowa heritage fund and the 3 historical resource development program to the department of 4 administrative services. 5 The bill provides that those duties currently assigned to 6 the department of cultural affairs under Code chapter 305B, 7 concerning museum property, are assigned to the department of 8 administrative services. 9 Finally, the bill also provides that control of the battle 10 flag restoration fund, created in 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1136, 11 shall be assigned to the department of administrative services 12 and not the department of cultural affairs. 13 DIVISION III —— DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND 14 LICENSING. This division of the bill renames the department of 15 inspections and appeals (DIA) the department of inspections, 16 appeals, and licensing (DIAL), and modifies the organizational 17 structure and duties of the renamed department. 18 ORGANIZATION —— GENERAL PROVISIONS. Code section 7E.5, 19 listing the principal departments of state government, is 20 amended to reflect the change of DIA to DIAL and to reflect 21 that the duties of the department include licensing, and laws 22 related to employment safety, labor standards, and workers’ 23 compensation. 24 Code chapter 10A, governing the department, is amended to 25 reflect the expanded duties of the department as provided in 26 the bill. The organizational structure of the department is 27 amended to eliminate the investigations and health facilities 28 division of the department and to add a labor services and 29 workers’ compensation division. 30 Code section 10A.104, providing for the powers and duties 31 of the director of DIAL, is amended to reflect the transfer of 32 -1520- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1520/ 1541
H.F. 662 duties to the director in the bill. The bill also provides for 33 a teleconference option for boards and commissions under the 34 purview of DIAL relating to health-related professions. 35 LABOR SERVICES. The bill transfers the labor services 1 division and labor commissioner, currently under the department 2 of workforce development, to DIAL, including duties of the 3 division and commissioner. 4 The bill provides that the labor commissioner shall 5 serve at the pleasure of the governor and not for a six-year 6 term. The bill also provides that current duties of the 7 labor commissioner under Code chapter 87, governing workers’ 8 compensation, Code chapter 88, governing occupational, 9 safety, and health, and Code chapter 89B, concerning 10 hazardous chemicals risks, are retained as duties of the labor 11 commissioner under DIAL. All other current labor-related 12 duties of the labor commissioner, except for duties under 13 Code section 73A.21 and Code chapter 94A, are transferred to 14 DIAL and the director of DIAL, and not retained by the labor 15 commissioner. The bill transfers the duties of the labor 16 commissioner under Code section 73A.21 concerning bidder 17 preferences to the department of administrative services. 18 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. The bill transfers the workers’ 19 compensation services division and workers’ compensation 20 commissioner, including duties of the division and 21 commissioner, currently under the department of workforce 22 development, to DIAL. The bill further provides that the 23 workers’ compensation commissioner shall serve at the pleasure 24 of the governor and not for a six-year term. 25 LICENSING AND REGULATION ACTIVITIES. The division transfers 26 several licensing and regulation functions of state government 27 to DIAL. The licensing and regulation of certain fire control 28 and building code-related activities are transferred from the 29 state fire marshal and the commissioner of public safety to 30 DIAL. The licensing and regulation of certain health-related 31 professions and other health-related activities are generally 32 -1521- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1521/ 1541
H.F. 662 transferred from the department of public health to DIAL. 33 Finally, the licensing and regulation of certain business 34 and commerce-related professions are transferred from the 35 department of commerce and the professional licensing and 1 regulation bureau of the banking division of the department of 2 commerce to DIAL. 3 Concerning fire control duties, the bill transfers several 4 duties currently performed by the state fire marshal to 5 DIAL and the DIAL director. Specifically, those duties of 6 the state fire marshal unrelated to arson investigations 7 provided in Code chapter 100 are transferred to DIAL. In 8 addition, duties and responsibilities of the state fire 9 marshal and department of public safety under Code chapter 100C 10 concerning fire extinguishing and alarm systems contractors 11 and installers, Code chapter 100D concerning fire protection 12 system installation and maintenance, Code chapter 101 13 concerning combustible and flammable liquids and liquefied 14 gases, Code chapter 101A concerning explosive materials, and 15 Code chapter 101B concerning cigarette fire safety standards, 16 are transferred to DIAL and the DIAL director. Also, state 17 fire marshal duties related to school infrastructure, health 18 care facilities, motor fuel facilities and dispensers, elder 19 group homes, assisted living programs, adult day services, 20 child foster care and child care facilities, children’s 21 residential facilities, board of regents, school child care 22 program facilities, fireworks, and department of corrections 23 institutions, are transferred to DIAL and the director of 24 DIAL. Finally, Code section 12.83, providing for allocation 25 of certain school infrastructure fund moneys, is amended to 26 transfer the allocation to DIAL. 27 Concerning state building code duties, the bill provides 28 that the DIAL director, and not the commissioner of public 29 safety, is the state building code commissioner and is 30 responsible for those duties performed by the state building 31 code commissioner. In addition, duties and responsibilities 32 -1522- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1522/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the state fire marshal and department of public safety 33 under Code chapter 103 concerning electricians and electrical 34 contractors, are transferred to DIAL and the director of DIAL. 35 Finally, the duties and responsibilities of the department of 1 public health and the state fire marshal under Code chapter 105 2 concerning plumbers, mechanical professionals, and contractors, 3 are transferred to DIAL and the director of DIAL. 4 Concerning health-related professions and other 5 related duties, the bill generally transfers licensing and 6 board-related duties currently under the jurisdiction of 7 the department of public health to DIAL and the director of 8 DIAL. The bill provides that the boards and laws relative to 9 “Health-related Professions”, Title IV, subtitle 3, of the 10 Code, excluding Code chapter 147, are transferred from the 11 department of public health to DIAL. The bill eliminates 12 the professional licensure division of the department of 13 public health and provides that the DIAL director, and not 14 the director of public health, shall appoint and supervise a 15 full-time executive director for the board of medicine, the 16 board of nursing, the dental board, and the board of pharmacy. 17 Current responsibilities of the department of public health 18 relating to tattooing, natural hair braiding, lead abatement, 19 pools, backflow prevention, tanning facilities, and migrant 20 labor camps are also transferred to DIAL and the DIAL director. 21 Concerning the licensing and regulation of certain business 22 and commerce-related professions, the bill eliminates the 23 professional licensing and regulation bureau of the banking 24 division of the department of commerce and transfers duties 25 of the bureau as well as other department of commerce duties 26 to DIAL and the DIAL director. Specifically, duties and 27 responsibilities of the department of commerce and bureau 28 under Code chapter 542B concerning professional engineers 29 and land surveyors, Code chapter 534B concerning real estate 30 brokers and salespersons, Code chapter 543D concerning real 31 estate appraisals and appraisers, Code chapter 543E concerning 32 -1523- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1523/ 1541
H.F. 662 real estate appraisal management companies, Code chapter 544A 33 concerning licensed architects, Code chapter 544B concerning 34 landscape architects, and Code chapter 544C concerning 35 registered interior designers, are transferred to DIAL and 1 the DIAL director. Code section 546.10, concerning the 2 professional licensing and regulation bureau, is amended and 3 transferred to Code chapter 10A governing DIAL. 4 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES. The division provides that 5 administrative law judges utilized for purposes of unemployment 6 security, the civil rights commission, the department of 7 education, special education, and board of educational 8 examiners shall be administrative law judges employed by the 9 division of administrative hearings of DIAL under Code chapter 10 10A. 11 CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. The division provides that the 12 Iowa state civil rights commission shall be created within 13 DIAL. 14 CONFORMING CHANGES. The division amends the Code as 15 necessary to conform to the changes provided in the division 16 relative to changing the name and duties of the renamed DIAL. 17 DIVISION IV —— DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. This division of 18 the bill relates to the department of justice. The bill 19 eliminates the position of general counsel of the department 20 of transportation and directs the attorney general to provide 21 legal services for the department of transportation. The bill 22 strikes a provision making certain employees of the department 23 of justice and administrative law judges appointed or employed 24 by the public employment relations board subject to the merit 25 system. 26 The bill allows the attorney general to prosecute a criminal 27 proceeding without first receiving a request from a county 28 attorney to act as a county attorney. The bill requires the 29 attorney general to submit a report by January 15 of each year 30 detailing all money settlement awards and court money awards 31 that were awarded to the state of Iowa in the previous year. 32 -1524- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1524/ 1541
H.F. 662 The bill changes the title of the first assistant attorney 33 general to “chief deputy attorney general”. The bill repeals 34 Code sections allowing the attorney general to appoint 35 assistant attorneys general to perform and supervise the legal 1 work of the department of revenue and the division of child 2 and family services of the department of human services. The 3 bill allows the attorney general to charge state governmental 4 entities for the cost of performing legal services and to 5 require state governmental entities to provide office space for 6 an assistant attorney general or other staff providing legal 7 services exclusively for that entity. The bill changes the 8 circumstances under which an entity of the state may employ 9 private legal counsel. 10 The bill grants the attorney general exclusive jurisdiction 11 to prosecute election-related crimes. 12 The bill exempts all employees of the department of justice 13 from Code chapter 20 (public employment relations (collective 14 bargaining)). Currently, nonsupervisory employees of the 15 consumer advocate division who are employed primarily for the 16 purpose of performing technical analysis of nonlegal issues are 17 not exempt. 18 The bill eliminates the position of special assistant 19 attorney general for claims and transfers the duties of the 20 position to the attorney general. 21 The bill strikes a provision requiring the department of 22 public safety to employ an assistant attorney general. 23 The bill changes certain provisions for the appointment 24 and removal of the consumer advocate by the attorney general, 25 including by striking a requirement that the consumer advocate 26 be an attorney. The bill also provides that the attorney 27 general, and not the consumer advocate, may employ attorneys 28 and other employees necessary to discharge the duties of the 29 consumer advocate division. 30 The division takes effect upon enactment. 31 DIVISION V —— ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. This division 32 -1525- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1525/ 1541
H.F. 662 of the bill concerns the duties and responsibilities of 33 the economic development authority and the director of the 34 authority. 35 CULTURAL AFFAIRS. The division of the bill transfers 1 the responsibilities of the department of cultural affairs, 2 including the arts division and the film office, to the 3 economic development authority (authority). The division 4 eliminates the department of cultural affairs and all related 5 internal organizational structure under the department. The 6 division makes conforming changes to Code sections 7E.5, 7 8A.412, 306D.2, 321.252, 404A.1, 404A.3, 404A.6, 423.3, 427.16, 8 465A.2, 465B.2, and 465B.3. 9 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER. The division of the 10 bill transfers the state historic preservation officer (SHPO), 11 and all related duties of the SHPO, under the authority. 12 IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY. The division of the bill codifies 13 that the director of the authority shall also serve as the 14 director of the Iowa finance authority. The bill also provides 15 that the director of the economic development authority shall 16 serve at the pleasure of the governor and not for a four-year 17 term. 18 DIVISION VI —— ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY —— PARTNER 19 STATE PROGRAM. This division of the bill codifies the partner 20 state program and puts the program under the authority. 21 The division takes effect upon enactment and includes an 22 applicability provision relating to sister state agreements 23 entered into before the effective date of the division. 24 DIVISION VII —— PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD. This 25 division relates to the public employment relations board 26 (PERB). 27 The bill strikes language providing that when the governor 28 selects members of the PERB, consideration shall be given 29 to their knowledge, ability, and experience in the field 30 of labor-management relations. The bill strikes language 31 providing that members of the PERB shall devote full time to 32 -1526- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1526/ 1541
H.F. 662 their duties. The bill additionally requires the PERB to meet 33 at least quarterly and modifies language pertaining to the 34 compensation of PERB members and employees. 35 The bill provides for an executive director of the PERB 1 appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the governor 2 and subject to confirmation by the senate. In selecting 3 the executive director, consideration shall be given to the 4 person’s knowledge, ability, and experience in the field of 5 labor-management relations. The governor shall set the salary 6 of the executive director within the applicable salary range 7 established by the general assembly. The bill authorizes 8 the PERB to delegate its powers and duties to the executive 9 director or persons employed by the PERB, as appropriate. 10 The bill provides that in a petition for judicial review of 11 a decision of the PERB in a contested case under Code chapter 12 20, the opposing party shall be named the respondent, and the 13 PERB shall not be named as a respondent, notwithstanding Code 14 chapter 17A, the Iowa administrative procedure Act. The bill 15 provides that judicial review of agency action by the PERB 16 under Code chapter 20 is not subject to Code chapter 17A. The 17 bill additionally strikes language providing that the powers 18 and duties of the PERB include preparing legal briefs and 19 presenting oral arguments in court cases affecting the PERB. 20 DIVISION VIII —— DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND 21 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. Under current law, the department 22 of human services administers the disaster aid individual 23 assistance grant fund and the disaster case management grant 24 fund. The bill provides that the department of homeland 25 security and emergency management shall administer the funds. 26 The name of the disaster case management grant fund is changed 27 to the disaster case advocacy grant fund. 28 The bill also provides that the director of the department of 29 homeland security and emergency management shall be subject to 30 confirmation by the senate and shall serve at the pleasure of 31 the governor. 32 -1527- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1527/ 1541
H.F. 662 The bill makes conforming Code changes. 33 DIVISION IX —— DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. This 34 division relates to the administration of veterans services and 35 the transfer of responsibility for such services. 1 The division requires the department of veterans affairs 2 (IVA) to reimburse the auditor of state for audits and 3 examinations the auditor of state conducts relating to the Iowa 4 veterans home. 5 The division combines the duties of the IVA director and 6 the Iowa veterans home commandant into a single position 7 and changes the title of the head of IVA from director to 8 commandant. 9 The division replaces the commission’s authority to 10 supervise the commandant’s administration of operations and 11 conduct of the Iowa veterans home with the authority to review 12 and approve applications for distributions of moneys from the 13 veterans license fee fund and the veterans trust fund. 14 The division makes several conforming Code changes. 15 DIVISION X —— OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY. Current law 16 provides that the governor’s office of drug control policy 17 shall be an independent office, located at the same location 18 as the department of public safety. Administrative support 19 services may be provided to the governor’s office of drug 20 control policy by the department of public safety. 21 The division provides that the office of drug control policy 22 is established in the department of public safety. A drug 23 policy director shall be appointed by the commissioner of the 24 department of public safety, and the director shall direct the 25 office of drug control policy. 26 DIVISION XI —— DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. This 27 division modifies duties and responsibilities of the department 28 of workforce development and includes transition provisions. 29 The bill makes conforming changes to Code section 84A.5 to 30 reflect the programs and responsibilities acquired by workforce 31 development. 32 -1528- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1528/ 1541
H.F. 662 The bill transfers administration of the statewide 33 work-based learning intermediary network program under Code 34 section 256.40 from the department of education to workforce 35 development. 1 The bill requires workforce development, rather than the 2 authority, to coordinate and review the industrial new jobs 3 training program under Code chapter 260E. 4 The bill transfers jobs training under Code chapter 260F 5 from the authority to workforce development. 6 The bill transfers the workforce development fund program 7 from the authority to workforce development. 8 The bill transfers the accelerated career education program 9 under Code chapter 260G from the authority to workforce 10 development. 11 The bill transfers the older American community service 12 employment program from the department on aging to workforce 13 development. 14 The bill transfers vocational rehabilitation under Code 15 chapter 259 from the department of education to workforce 16 development. 17 The bill transfers the apprenticeship training program under 18 Code chapter 15B from the authority to workforce development. 19 The bill transfers the future ready Iowa registered 20 apprenticeship development program under Code section 15C.1 21 from the authority to workforce development. 22 The bill transfers the future ready Iowa expanded registered 23 apprenticeship opportunities program under Code section 15C.2 24 from the authority to workforce development. 25 The bill transfers employment agencies under Code chapter 26 94A from the labor commissioner to workforce development. 27 The bill transfers responsibility for reports and records 28 under Code section 91.12 from the division of labor services to 29 workforce development. 30 The bill requires workforce development, rather than the 31 department of education, and community colleges to implement 32 -1529- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1529/ 1541
H.F. 662 adult education and literacy programs. The department 33 of education and community colleges are still required to 34 implement adult education under Code section 260C.50. 35 DIVISION XII —— DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. This division of the 1 bill transfers the Iowa lottery authority and the duties of the 2 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce to 3 the department of revenue. 4 IOWA LOTTERY. The division eliminates the Iowa lottery 5 authority and transfers authority for operating the Iowa 6 lottery to an Iowa lottery division within the department 7 of revenue. The position of chief executive officer of the 8 lottery authority is replaced by a lottery administrator, 9 with modified duties. The bill allocates responsibility for 10 operating the Iowa lottery between the division, the lottery 11 administrator, the department of revenue, the director of the 12 department of revenue, and the lottery board. 13 The bill provides for a lottery administrator, instead of 14 a chief executive officer, who shall direct the day-to-day 15 operations of the lottery as specified by the department of 16 revenue and director. The lottery administrator shall be 17 appointed by the governor, confirmed by the senate, and shall 18 serve at the pleasure of the governor. Under current law, the 19 chief executive officer is appointed by the governor for a 20 four-year term and shall only be removed from office for cause. 21 Compensation of the lottery administrator shall be set by the 22 governor. 23 The duties of the board of directors of the Iowa lottery as 24 specified in Code section 99G.9 are modified by the bill by 25 eliminating the authority of the board to approve the budget 26 for the Iowa lottery. 27 Code section 99G.10, concerning personnel of the Iowa 28 lottery, is amended. The power of the chief executive 29 officer to designate particular employees as key personnel 30 and to determine the number of full-time equivalent positions 31 necessary to carry out the provisions of Code chapter 99G is 32 -1530- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1530/ 1541
H.F. 662 eliminated. The bill also eliminates the ability to establish 33 incentive programs for employees. 34 Code section 99G.21, concerning the powers of the Iowa 35 lottery authority, is amended. The bill transfers this 1 authority to the department of revenue and eliminates 2 provisions relating to acquiring real property, incurring debt, 3 and authority to exercise all powers generally exercised by a 4 private business. 5 Code section 99G.37, concerning competitive bidding, is 6 amended to provide that all procurement contracts shall be bid 7 utilizing the services of the department of administrative 8 services and competitively bid in accordance with Code chapter 9 8A. 10 Code section 99G.40, concerning audits and reports, is 11 amended. The provision requiring the chief executive officer 12 to submit an informational budget for the lottery authority is 13 amended. In addition, provisions governing the audit of the 14 lottery authority are modified to reflect that any audit will 15 be done as a part of an audit of the department of revenue. 16 The division includes a transition provision governing 17 the transfer of all rights and authority of the Iowa lottery 18 authority to the department of revenue on July 1, 2023. 19 The provision transfers lottery authority employees to the 20 department of revenue and provides that the chief executive 21 officer on the date of the transfer shall become the lottery 22 administrator without requirement of reappointment by the 23 governor. The transition provision also provides that the 24 department of revenue shall take such steps as is necessary 25 to effectuate the transfer of the lottery authority to the 26 department. 27 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL. The division eliminates the 28 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce and 29 transfers authority over the duties of the alcoholic beverages 30 division to the department of revenue and the director of the 31 department. 32 -1531- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1531/ 1541
H.F. 662 The bill eliminates the position of administrator of the 33 alcoholic beverages division and transfers those duties of the 34 administrator to the director of revenue. 35 CONFORMING CHANGES. Code section 7E.5, describing the 1 responsibilities of the department of revenue, is amended to 2 reflect the new duties of the department under the division. 3 In addition, Code section 421.17, concerning the powers and 4 duties of the director of revenue, is amended to reflect the 5 new duties of the director under the division. 6 DIVISION XIII —— DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND. This division 7 provides that the director of the department of the blind shall 8 be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the 9 senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The 10 bill provides that the salary of the director shall be set by 11 the governor within the applicable salary range established by 12 the general assembly. The bill also eliminates the authority 13 for the commission for the blind to appoint officers for 14 the commission. The division takes effect immediately and 15 authorizes the governor on or before July 1, 2023, to appoint a 16 director of the department effective July 1, 2023. 17 DIVISION XIV —— DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. This division 18 transfers the responsibilities of several governmental entities 19 to the department of education. 20 IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL AND IOWA SCHOOL FOR 21 THE DEAF. Current law establishes the Iowa braille and sight 22 saving school and the Iowa school for the deaf within the 23 state board of regents and requires the board of regents to 24 govern the operations of these schools. The bill strikes Code 25 references to the Iowa braille and sight saving school and 26 provides for an Iowa educational services for the blind and 27 visually impaired program within the department of education. 28 The bill transfers the Iowa educational services for the blind 29 and visually impaired program and the Iowa school for the deaf 30 from the board of regents to the department of education. 31 The bill makes conforming changes. The bill establishes the 32 -1532- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1532/ 1541
H.F. 662 responsibilities of the department with respect to the Iowa 33 educational services for the blind and visually impaired 34 program and the Iowa school for the deaf. The bill includes 35 transition provisions. 1 Current law prohibits the board of regents from merging 2 the Iowa school for the deaf with the Iowa braille and sight 3 saving school, or closing either of the schools, until certain 4 requirements are met. The bill strikes provisions regarding 5 the merging of the schools but retains provisions governing the 6 closure of the Iowa school for the deaf. 7 INNOVATION DIVISION. Current Code section 268.7 establishes 8 the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 9 collaborative initiative (STEM initiative) at the university of 10 northern Iowa. The bill creates the innovation division of the 11 department of education and transfers the STEM initiative from 12 the university of northern Iowa to the innovation division. 13 The bill provides that the chief administrative officer of 14 the innovation division is the administrator, who is appointed 15 by the director of the department. The bill establishes the 16 responsibilities of the administrator and the innovation 17 division. 18 Subject to an appropriation of moneys, the bill requires 19 the innovation division to administer six regional science, 20 technology, engineering, and mathematics networks for Iowa. 21 Oversight for these networks is provided by a regional advisory 22 board, the members of which are appointed by the governor. 23 The bill authorizes the state board of education to adopt 24 rules to administer the STEM initiative. The bill includes 25 transition provisions. 26 HIGHER EDUCATION DIVISION AND MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES. 27 Current Code section 256.1 establishes that the department of 28 education is to act in a policymaking and advisory capacity 29 and to exercise general supervision over the state system 30 of education, including certain specified areas. The bill 31 provides that the department is to act in a policymaking and 32 -1533- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1533/ 1541
H.F. 662 advisory capacity and to exercise general supervision over 33 the Iowa braille and sight saving school, Iowa school for the 34 deaf, STEM initiative, college student aid commission, board of 35 educational examiners, and the career and technical education 1 programs offered by school districts or community colleges. 2 The bill establishes the higher education division 3 within the department. The bill provides that the chief 4 administrative officer of the higher education division is 5 the administrator, who is appointed by the director of the 6 department. 7 The bill establishes all of the following within the higher 8 education division: the community colleges and post-secondary 9 readiness bureau, the board of educational examiners, the 10 college student aid commission, and the community colleges 11 bureau. The bill requires the administrator of the higher 12 education division to administer and coordinate all of these 13 bureaus, boards, and commissions and to hire and control the 14 personnel employed by the division, along with providing for 15 other responsibilities. 16 Current Code sections 256.7 (duties of the state board of 17 education) and 256.9 (duties of the director of the department 18 of education) authorize the state board of education and the 19 director to exercise broad authority over the operations of 20 the department, except with respect to the college student aid 21 commission, the commission of libraries and division of library 22 services, and the public broadcasting board and division. 23 The bill modifies these Code sections to authorize the state 24 board and the director to exercise broad authority over the 25 operations of the department, except with respect to the higher 26 education division; the bureaus, boards, and commissions within 27 the higher education division; the commission of libraries and 28 division of library services; and the public broadcasting board 29 and division. 30 COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND POST-SECONDARY READINESS BUREAU. 31 Current Code chapter 258 establishes the career and technical 32 -1534- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1534/ 1541
H.F. 662 education program within the department of education. Current 33 law requires the director of the department to appoint and 34 direct the work of personnel as necessary to carry out Code 35 chapter 258. 1 The bill modifies provisions related to the career and 2 technical education program to transfer the program to the 3 community colleges and post-secondary readiness bureau, which 4 the bill establishes within the higher education division 5 of the department. The bill requires the director of the 6 department to appoint the bureau chief of the community 7 colleges and post-secondary readiness bureau. The bill tasks 8 the bureau chief with directing the work of personnel as 9 necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the career 10 and technical education program. The bill makes conforming 11 changes. 12 The bill authorizes the state board of education to adopt 13 emergency rules to implement the provisions of the division 14 pertaining to the community colleges and post-secondary 15 readiness bureau. The bill includes transition provisions. 16 BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS. Current Code chapter 272 17 creates the board of educational examiners. The bill transfers 18 the board to the purview of the higher education division 19 of the department of education. The bill makes conforming 20 changes. 21 Current law provides that the governor shall appoint an 22 executive director of the board, subject to confirmation by 23 the senate, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. 24 Current law also provides that the board shall set the salary 25 of the executive director within the range established by 26 the general assembly. The bill modifies these provisions to 27 provide that the director of the department of education shall 28 appoint the executive director of the board and the director 29 shall set the salary of the executive director. This provision 30 applies to individuals appointed as the executive director 31 of the board before, on, or after the effective date of the 32 -1535- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1535/ 1541
H.F. 662 division. 33 The bill includes transition provisions. 34 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION. Current Code chapter 261 35 creates the college student aid commission. The bill transfers 1 the commission to the purview of the higher education division 2 of the department of education. The bill makes conforming 3 changes. 4 Current law provides that the commission is an autonomous 5 state agency that is attached to the department of education 6 for organizational purposes only. The bill strikes this 7 provision. Current law also provides that the commission shall 8 determine its own organization, draw up its own bylaws, adopt 9 rules under Code chapter 17A, and do such other things as may 10 be necessary to carry out its responsibilities. The bill 11 modifies this provision to provide that the commission may draw 12 up its own bylaws, adopt rules, and do other such things as 13 may be necessary to carry out its responsibilities under the 14 authority of the higher education division of the department. 15 The bill provides that the director of the department 16 of education shall appoint an executive director of the 17 commission. The bill requires the director to set the 18 salary of the executive director. This provision applies 19 to individuals appointed as the executive director of the 20 commission before, on, or after the effective date of the 21 division. 22 The bill includes transition provisions. 23 COMMUNITY COLLEGES BUREAU. Current law establishes a 24 community colleges division within the department of education. 25 Current law requires the community college division to exercise 26 the powers conferred upon the department with respect to 27 community colleges. The bill modifies these provisions to 28 transfer the responsibility to govern certain aspects of 29 community colleges to the community colleges bureau, which the 30 bill establishes within the higher education division of the 31 department. 32 -1536- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1536/ 1541
H.F. 662 The bill requires the director of the department of 33 education to appoint the bureau chief of the community colleges 34 bureau. The bill tasks the bureau chief with directing the 35 work of personnel as necessary to carry out Code chapter 260C 1 (community colleges). The bill makes conforming changes. 2 DIVISION XV —— COMMERCE. This division concerns the current 3 organization of the department of commerce. The division 4 renames the department and modifies provisions relating to the 5 office of the consumer advocate, the Iowa utilities board, and 6 the renamed department. 7 CONSUMER ADVOCATE. The bill provides that the office of 8 the consumer advocate shall be administratively supported by 9 the utilities board. Current law provides that administrative 10 support services are provided by the department of commerce. 11 IOWA UTILITIES BOARD. The bill provides that the utilities 12 division of the department of commerce shall be removed as 13 a division of the department and function as a stand-alone 14 board. The utilities board shall continue to participate in 15 the commerce revolving fund. 16 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. The bill 17 provides that the department of commerce shall be renamed 18 the department of insurance and financial services. The 19 department shall contain the insurance division, the banking 20 division, and the credit division. The bill provides that the 21 insurance commissioner shall be the director of the department 22 of insurance and financial services. The superintendent of 23 banking and superintendent of credit unions shall report to 24 the insurance commissioner. The bill also provides that the 25 department of commerce revolving fund shall be renamed the 26 commerce revolving fund. 27 The bill provides that the superintendent of banking 28 and the superintendent of credit unions shall serve at the 29 pleasure of the governor and not for a four-year term. The 30 bill also eliminates the provision that the superintendent of 31 credit unions can only be removed from office by the governor 32 -1537- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1537/ 1541
H.F. 662 for cause. Finally, the bill provides that the salary of 33 the insurance commissioner, superintendent of banking, and 34 superintendent of credit unions shall be set by the governor. 35 The bill updates law enforcement authority under Code 1 section 507E.8 to reflect the insurance commissioner’s 2 responsibility to enforce laws under Code chapters 502, 3 502A, 507A, 523A, 523C, 523D, and 523I, which is also the 4 responsibility of the insurance commissioner. 5 DIVISION XVI —— DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS —— JUDICIAL 6 DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND 7 COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS. Current law provides 8 that a judicial district of correctional services shall be 9 established in each judicial district of the state which shall 10 provide a community-based correctional program. Each judicial 11 district of correctional services has a board of directors 12 which employs a director for the district. 13 The bill provides that all employees of a judicial district 14 department of correctional services shall be employees of 15 the department of corrections, and that the director of 16 the department of corrections shall appoint, subject to the 17 approval of the board of corrections, a director for each 18 judicial district department of correctional services. 19 The bill amends current law by providing that a district 20 board of a judicial district department of correctional 21 services shall be a district advisory board. Duties which were 22 formerly those of the district board are transferred to the 23 director. 24 The bill makes conforming Code changes and includes 25 transition and applicability provisions. 26 DIVISION XVII —— BOARD OF PAROLE. Current law provides 27 that only the chairperson of the board of parole are salaried 28 and full-time employees. The three additional board members 29 and three alternate board members are compensated on a per 30 diem basis and are part-time employees. The bill eliminates 31 the three alternate board members, and provides that all five 32 -1538- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1538/ 1541
H.F. 662 members of the board shall be full-time, salaried employees. 33 The bill provides that the governor shall appoint a 34 chairperson and vice chairperson from the membership of the 35 board who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor subject 1 to senate confirmation. 2 The bill includes transition provisions for the current 3 board membership. 4 DIVISION XVIII —— SALARIES OF APPOINTED STATE OFFICERS. 5 The general assembly periodically establishes salary ranges 6 for certain appointed state officers and authorizes a person 7 (generally the governor) to establish the salaries of those 8 officers within the ranges provided. These noncodified 9 provisions remain operative until the general assembly 10 subsequently passes new salary ranges. The general assembly 11 last passed such provisions in 2008. 12 Under the bill, the salary amounts set forth for ranges 4 13 through 7 remain the same as those passed in 2008. Ranges 2 14 and 3 no longer apply to any positions and are eliminated. The 15 chairperson and members of the employment appeal board are 16 moved from range 3 to range 4, the executive director of the 17 public employment relations board is added to range 5, and the 18 lottery administrator of the department of revenue is added to 19 range 7. 20 The following positions included in the 2008 salary ranges 21 (as amended) are not included in the bill’s salary ranges, 22 either because the position no longer exists under the bill 23 or because the salary of the position is to be set without 24 a salary range limitation: (range 2) administrator of the 25 arts division of the department of cultural affairs, (range 3) 26 administrator of the division of criminal and juvenile justice 27 planning of the department of human rights, administrator of 28 the division of community action agencies of the department of 29 human rights, (range 4) director of the department of human 30 rights, members of the public employment relations board, 31 (range 5) director of the department of homeland security and 32 -1539- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1539/ 1541
H.F. 662 emergency management, drug policy coordinator, director of the 33 department of cultural affairs, director of the department 34 on aging, executive director of the department of veterans 35 affairs, executive director of the college student aid 1 commission, administrator of the historical division of the 2 department of cultural affairs, (range 6) administrator of the 3 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce, 4 director of the department of inspections and appeals, 5 commandant of the Iowa veterans home, commissioner of public 6 safety, commissioner of insurance, executive director of the 7 Iowa finance authority, director of the department of natural 8 resources, (range 7) director of the department of corrections, 9 director of the department of education, director of human 10 services, director of the economic development authority, 11 director of transportation, director of the department of 12 workforce development, director of revenue, director of public 13 health, director of the department of management, and director 14 of the department of administrative services. 15 The bill makes corresponding Code changes. This division 16 takes effect June 23, 2023. 17 DIVISION XIX —— BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. This division 18 establishes a boards and commissions review committee to study 19 the efficiency and effectiveness of each board, council, 20 commission, committee, or other similar entity of the state 21 established by the Code. The committee shall consist of six 22 voting members and four ex officio, nonvoting members. The 23 voting members of the committee shall be composed of one staff 24 member of the governor’s office, appointed by the governor, 25 the administrative rules coordinator or the coordinator’s 26 designee, the director of the department of management or 27 the director’s designee, the director of the department of 28 inspections, appeals, and licensing or the director’s designee, 29 one assistant attorney general, appointed by the governor upon 30 recommendation of the attorney general, and one member of the 31 public, appointed by the governor. The ex officio, nonvoting 32 -1540- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1540/ 1541
H.F. 662 members of the committee shall be two state representatives and 33 two state senators. The bill provides that the office of the 34 governor shall provide staffing for the committee. Finally, 35 the bill provides that the committee shall submit a report 1 containing its findings and recommendations to the governor and 2 the general assembly on or before September 30, 2023. 3 DIVISION XX —— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. This division 4 includes a provision relating to irreconcilable amendments as 5 well as transition provisions. 6 The bill provides that if an amendment contained in division 7 I of the bill concerning the department of health and human 8 services is irreconcilable to an amendment that is made in the 9 remainder of the bill, the amendment in the remainder of the 10 bill, and not in division I, shall prevail. 11 The bill also includes a transition provision concerning 12 administrative rules, legal obligations, funds, litigation, 13 boards and commissions, and signs and insignia. The bill 14 provides that the transition provision in the division of the 15 bill applies to the entirety of the bill to the extent that the 16 transition provisions in the division are not inconsistent with 17 alternative provisions specifically provided by law or in other 18 divisions of the bill. 19 -1541- LSB 2073HV (2) 90 ec/jh 1541/ 1541