Senate Study Bill 1123 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SCHULTZ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the organization, structure, and functions 1 of state government, providing for salaries of appointed 2 state officers, providing for confirmation of appointments, 3 providing for penalties, making appropriations, providing 4 Code editor directives and transition provisions, and 5 including applicability and effective date provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh

S.F. _____ 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 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 1/ 1569

S.F. _____ Sec. 5. Section 7E.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 1. The principal central departments of the executive 3 branch as established by law are listed in this section for 4 central reference purposes as follows: 5 a. The department of management, created in section 8.4 , 6 which has primary responsibility for coordination of state 7 policy planning, management of interagency programs, economic 8 reports, and program development. 9 b. The department of administrative services, created 10 in section 8A.102 , which has primary responsibility for the 11 management and coordination of the major resources of state 12 government. 13 c. The department of revenue, created in section 421.2 , 14 which has primary responsibility for revenue collection and 15 revenue law compliance. 16 d. The department of inspections and appeals, created 17 in section 10A.102 , which has primary responsibility 18 for coordinating the conducting of various inspections, 19 investigations, appeals, hearings, and audits. 20 e. The department of agriculture and land stewardship, 21 created in section 159.2 , which has primary responsibility 22 for encouraging, promoting, and advancing the interests 23 of agriculture and allied industries. The secretary of 24 agriculture is the director of the department of agriculture 25 and land stewardship. 26 f. The department of commerce, created in section 546.2 , 27 which has primary responsibility for business and professional 28 regulatory, service, and licensing functions. 29 g. The economic development authority, created in section 30 15.105 , which has responsibility for ensuring that the 31 economic development policies of the state are effectively and 32 efficiently carried out. 33 h. The department of workforce development, created 34 in section 84A.1 , which has primary responsibility for 35 -2- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 2/ 1569

S.F. _____ administering the laws relating to unemployment compensation 1 insurance, job placement and training, employment safety, labor 2 standards, workers’ compensation, and related matters. 3 i. The department of health and human services, created in 4 section 217.1 , which has primary responsibility for services 5 to individuals to promote the well-being and the social and 6 economic development of the people of the state ; . 7 j. The Iowa department of public health, created in chapter 8 135 , which has primary responsibility for supervision of public 9 health programs, promotion of public hygiene and sanitation, 10 treatment and prevention of substance abuse use disorder , and 11 enforcement of related laws ; . 12 k. The department on aging, created in section 231.21 , 13 which has primary responsibility for leadership and program 14 management for programs which serve the older individuals of 15 the state ; and for services relating to Latino persons, women, 16 persons with disabilities, community action agencies, criminal 17 and juvenile justice planning, African Americans, deaf and 18 hard-of-hearing persons, persons of Asian and Pacific Islander 19 heritage, and Native Americans . 20 l. j. The department of cultural affairs, created in 21 section 303.1 , which has primary responsibility for managing 22 the state’s interests in the areas of the arts, history, the 23 state archives and records program, and other cultural matters. 24 m. k. The department of education, created in section 25 256.1 , which has primary responsibility for supervising public 26 education at the elementary and secondary levels and for 27 supervising the community colleges. 28 n. l. The department of corrections, created in section 29 904.102 , which has primary responsibility for corrections 30 administration, corrections institutions, prison industries, 31 and the development, funding, and monitoring of community-based 32 corrections programs. 33 o. m. The department of public safety, created in section 34 80.1 , which has primary responsibility for statewide law 35 -3- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 3/ 1569

S.F. _____ enforcement and public safety programs that complement and 1 supplement local law enforcement agencies and local inspection 2 services. 3 p. n. The department of public defense, created in section 4 29.1 , which has primary responsibility for state military 5 forces. 6 q. o. The department of natural resources, created in 7 section 455A.2 , which has primary responsibility for state 8 parks and forests, protecting the environment, and managing 9 fish, wildlife, and land and water resources. 10 r. p. The state department of transportation, created in 11 section 307.2 , which has primary responsibility for development 12 and regulation of highway, railway, and air transportation 13 throughout the state, including public transit. 14 s. The department of human rights, created in section 15 216A.1 , which has primary responsibility for services relating 16 to Latino persons, women, persons with disabilities, community 17 action agencies, criminal and juvenile justice planning, 18 African Americans, deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, persons of 19 Asian and Pacific Islander heritage, and Native Americans. 20 t. q. In the area of higher education, an agency headed by 21 the state board of regents and including all the institutions 22 administered by the state board of regents, which has primary 23 responsibility for state involvement in higher education. 24 u. r. The department for the blind, created in chapter 25 216B , which has primary responsibility for services relating 26 to blind persons. 27 v. s. The department of veterans affairs. However, the 28 commission of veterans affairs created in section 35A.2 shall 29 have primary responsibility for state veterans affairs. 30 w. t. The department of homeland security and emergency 31 management, created in section 29C.5 , which has primary 32 responsibility for the administration of emergency planning 33 matters, including emergency resource planning in this state, 34 homeland security activities, and coordination of available 35 -4- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 4/ 1569

S.F. _____ services and resources in the event of a disaster to include 1 those services and resources of the federal government and 2 private entities. 3 Sec. 6. Section 8.39, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 4 to read as follows: 5 2. If the appropriation of a department, institution, or 6 agency is insufficient to properly meet the legitimate expenses 7 of the department, institution, or agency, the director, with 8 the approval of the governor, may make an interdepartmental 9 transfer from any other department, institution, or agency of 10 the state having an appropriation in excess of its needs, of 11 sufficient funds to meet that deficiency. Such transfer shall 12 be to an appropriation made from the same funding source and 13 within the same fiscal year. The amount of a transfer made 14 from an appropriation under this subsection shall be limited 15 to not more than one-tenth of one percent of the total of all 16 appropriations made from the funding source of the transferred 17 appropriation for the fiscal year in which the transfer is 18 made. An interdepartmental transfer to an appropriation which 19 is not an entitlement appropriation is not authorized when 20 the general assembly is in regular session and, in addition, 21 the sum of interdepartmental transfers in a fiscal year to an 22 appropriation which is not an entitlement appropriation shall 23 not exceed fifty percent of the amount of the appropriation 24 as enacted by the general assembly. For the purposes of 25 this subsection , an entitlement appropriation is a line item 26 appropriation to the state public defender for indigent defense 27 or to the department of health and human services for foster 28 care, state supplementary assistance, or medical assistance, or 29 for the family investment program. 30 Sec. 7. Section 8A.321, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 4. Contract, with the approval of the executive council, 33 for the repair, remodeling, or, if the condition warrants, 34 demolition of all buildings and grounds of the state at the 35 -5- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 5/ 1569

S.F. _____ seat of government, at the state laboratories facility in 1 Ankeny, and the institutions of the department of health and 2 human services and the department of corrections for which no 3 specific appropriation has been made, if the cost of repair, 4 remodeling, or demolition will not exceed one hundred thousand 5 dollars when completed. The cost of repair projects for which 6 no specific appropriation has been made shall be paid as an 7 expense authorized by the executive council as provided in 8 section 7D.29 . 9 Sec. 8. Section 8A.362, subsection 8, Code 2023, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 8. All fuel used in state-assigned automobiles shall be 12 purchased at cost from the various installations or garages 13 of the state department of transportation, state board of 14 regents, department of health and human services, or state 15 motor pools throughout the state, unless the state-owned 16 sources for the purchase of fuel are not reasonably accessible. 17 If the director determines that state-owned sources for the 18 purchase of fuel are not reasonably accessible, the director 19 shall authorize the purchase of fuel from other sources. The 20 director may prescribe a manner, other than the use of the 21 revolving fund, in which the purchase of fuel from state-owned 22 sources is charged to the state agency responsible for the 23 use of the motor vehicle. The director shall prescribe the 24 manner in which oil and other normal motor vehicle maintenance 25 for state-owned motor vehicles may be purchased from private 26 sources, if they cannot be reasonably obtained from a state 27 motor pool. The director may advertise for bids and award 28 contracts in accordance with competitive bidding procedures 29 for items and services as provided in this subchapter for 30 furnishing fuel, oil, grease, and vehicle replacement parts for 31 all state-owned motor vehicles. The director and other state 32 agencies, when advertising for bids for gasoline, shall also 33 seek bids for ethanol blended gasoline. 34 Sec. 9. Section 8A.504, subsection 1, paragraph d, 35 -6- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 6/ 1569

S.F. _____ subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 1 (1) Any debt, which is assigned to the department of health 2 and human services, or which is owed to the department of 3 health and human services for unpaid premiums under section 4 249A.3, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), or 5 which the child support recovery unit services is otherwise 6 attempting to collect, or which the foster care recovery unit 7 services of the department of health and human services is 8 attempting to collect on behalf of a child receiving foster 9 care provided by the department of health and human services. 10 Sec. 10. Section 8A.504, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 11 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 12 The collection entity shall establish and maintain a 13 procedure to set off against any claim owed to a person by a 14 public agency any liability of that person owed to a public 15 agency, a support debt being enforced by the child support 16 recovery unit services pursuant to chapter 252B , or such other 17 qualifying debt. The procedure shall only apply when at the 18 discretion of the director it is feasible. The procedure shall 19 meet the following conditions: 20 Sec. 11. Section 8A.504, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 3. In the case of multiple claims to payments filed 23 under this section , priority shall be given to claims filed 24 by the child support recovery unit services or the foster 25 care recovery unit services , next priority shall be given to 26 claims filed by the clerk of the district court, next priority 27 shall be given to claims filed by the college student aid 28 commission, next priority shall be given to claims filed by the 29 investigations division of the department of inspections and 30 appeals, and last priority shall be given to claims filed by 31 other public agencies. In the case of multiple claims in which 32 the priority is not otherwise provided by this subsection , 33 priority shall be determined in accordance with rules to be 34 established by the director. 35 -7- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 7/ 1569

S.F. _____ Sec. 12. Section 8A.512, subsection 1, paragraph b, 1 subparagraph (2), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 2 (2) Claims for medical assistance payments authorized under 3 chapter 249A are subject to the time limits imposed by rule 4 adopted by the department of health and human services. 5 Sec. 13. Section 10A.104, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 6 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 of 11 the racing and gaming commission, and members of the employment 12 appeal board , and administrator of the child advocacy board 13 created in section 237.16 . All persons appointed and employed 14 in the department are covered by the provisions of chapter 15 8A, subchapter IV , but persons not appointed by the director 16 are exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, 17 subchapter IV . 18 Sec. 14. Section 10A.108, Code 2023, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 10A.108 Improper health and human services entitlement 21 benefits or provider payments —— debt, lien, collection. 22 1. a. If a person refuses or neglects to repay benefits or 23 provider payments inappropriately obtained from the department 24 of health and human services, the amount inappropriately 25 obtained, including any interest, penalty, or costs attached 26 to the amount, constitutes a debt and is a lien in favor of the 27 state upon all property and any rights or title to or interest 28 in property, whether real or personal, belonging to the person 29 for the period established in subsection 2 , with the exception 30 of property which is exempt from execution pursuant to chapter 31 627 . 32 b. A lien under this section shall not attach to any amount 33 of inappropriately obtained benefits or provider payments, or 34 portions of the benefits or provider payments, attributable to 35 -8- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 8/ 1569

S.F. _____ errors by the department of health and human services. Liens 1 shall only attach to the amounts of inappropriately obtained 2 benefits or provider payments or portions of the benefits or 3 provider payments which were obtained due to false, misleading, 4 incomplete, or inaccurate information submitted by a person in 5 connection with the application for or receipt of benefits or 6 provider payments. 7 2. a. The lien attaches at the time the notice of the 8 lien is filed under subsection 3 , and continues for ten years 9 from that date, unless released or otherwise discharged at an 10 earlier time. 11 b. The lien may be extended, within ten years from the 12 date of attachment, if a person files a notice with the county 13 recorder or other appropriate county official of the county 14 in which the property is located at the time of filing the 15 extension. From the time of the filing of the notice, the lien 16 period shall be extended for ten years to apply to the property 17 in the county in which the notice is filed, unless released 18 or otherwise discharged at an earlier time. The number of 19 extensions is not limited. 20 c. The director department shall discharge any lien which is 21 allowed to lapse and may charge off any account and release the 22 corresponding lien before the lien has lapsed if the director 23 department determines, under uniform rules prescribed by the 24 director, that the account is uncollectible or collection costs 25 involved would not warrant collection of the amount due. 26 3. To preserve the lien against subsequent mortgagees, 27 purchasers, or judgment creditors, for value and without notice 28 of the lien, on any property located in a county, the director 29 shall file a notice of the lien with the recorder of the county 30 in which the property is located at the time of filing of the 31 notice. 32 4. The county recorder of each county shall prepare 33 and maintain in the recorder’s office an index of liens of 34 debts established based upon benefits or provider payments 35 -9- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 9/ 1569

S.F. _____ inappropriately obtained from and owed the department of health 1 and human services, containing the applicable entries specified 2 in sections 558.49 and 558.52 , and providing appropriate 3 columns for all of the following data, under the names of 4 debtors, arranged alphabetically: 5 a. The name of the debtor. 6 b. “State of Iowa, Department of Health and Human Services” 7 as claimant. 8 c. The time that the notice of the lien was filed for 9 recording. 10 d. The date of notice. 11 e. The amount of the lien currently due. 12 f. The date of the assessment. 13 g. The date of satisfaction of the debt. 14 h. Any extension of the time period for application of the 15 lien and the date that the notice for extension was filed. 16 5. The recorder shall endorse on each notice of lien the day 17 and time filed for recording and the document reference number, 18 and shall preserve the notice. The recorder shall index the 19 notice and shall record the lien in the manner provided for 20 recording real estate mortgages. The lien is effective from 21 the time of the indexing. 22 6. The department shall pay, from moneys appropriated to 23 the department for this purpose, recording fees as provided in 24 section 331.604 , for the recording of the lien. 25 7. Upon payment of a debt for which the director department 26 has filed notice with a county recorder, the director 27 department shall provide to the debtor a satisfaction of 28 the debt. The debtor shall be responsible for filing the 29 satisfaction of the debt with the recorder and the recorder 30 shall enter the satisfaction on the notice on file in the 31 recorder’s office. 32 8. The department of inspections and appeals, as provided 33 in this chapter and chapter 626 , shall proceed to collect all 34 debts owed the department of health and human services as soon 35 -10- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 10/ 1569

S.F. _____ as practicable after the debt becomes delinquent. If service 1 has not been made on a distress warrant by the officer to whom 2 addressed within five days from the date the distress warrant 3 was received by the officer, the authorized investigators of 4 the department of inspections and appeals may serve and make 5 return of the warrant to the clerk of the district court of 6 the county named in the distress warrant, and all subsequent 7 procedures shall be in compliance with chapter 626 . 8 9. The distress warrant shall be in a form as prescribed 9 by the director, shall be directed to the sheriff of the 10 appropriate county, and shall identify the debtor, the type 11 of debt, and the delinquent amount. The distress warrant 12 shall direct the sheriff to distrain, seize, garnish, or levy 13 upon, and sell, as provided by law, any real or personal 14 property belonging to the debtor to satisfy the amount of the 15 delinquency plus costs. The distress warrant shall also direct 16 the sheriff to make due and prompt return to the department 17 or to the district court under chapter 626 of all amounts 18 collected. 19 10. The attorney general, upon the request of the director 20 of inspections and appeals, shall bring an action, as the facts 21 may justify, without bond, to enforce payment of any debts 22 under this section , and in the action the attorney general 23 shall have the assistance of the county attorney of the county 24 in which the action is pending. 25 11. The remedies of the state shall be cumulative and no 26 action taken by the director of inspections and appeals or 27 attorney general shall be construed to be an election on the 28 part of the state or any of its officers to pursue any remedy to 29 the exclusion of any other remedy provided by law. 30 Sec. 15. Section 10A.402, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, 31 are amended to read as follows: 32 4. Investigations and collections relative to the 33 liquidation of overpayment debts owed to the department of 34 health and human services. Collection methods include but are 35 -11- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 11/ 1569

S.F. _____ not limited to small claims filings, debt setoff, distress 1 warrants, and repayment agreements, and are subject to approval 2 by the department of health and human services. 3 5. Investigations relative to the administration of the 4 state supplementary assistance program, the state medical 5 assistance program, the food stamp supplemental nutrition 6 assistance program, the family investment program, and any 7 other state or federal benefit assistance program. 8 Sec. 16. Section 11.5B, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 11.5B Repayment of audit expenses by state departments and 11 agencies. 12 The auditor of state shall be reimbursed by a department 13 or agency for performing audits or examinations of the 14 following state departments or agencies, or funds received by 15 a department or agency: 16 1. Department of commerce. 17 2. Department of health and human services. 18 3. State department of transportation. 19 4. Iowa department of public health. 20 5. 4. State board of regents. 21 6. 5. Department of agriculture and land stewardship. 22 7. 6. Iowa veterans home. 23 8. 7. Department of education. 24 9. 8. Department of workforce development. 25 10. 9. Department of natural resources. 26 11. 10. Offices of the clerks of the district court of the 27 judicial branch. 28 12. 11. The Iowa public employees’ retirement system. 29 13. 12. Federal financial assistance, as defined in the 30 federal Single Audit Act, 31 U.S.C. §7501, et seq., received by 31 all other departments. 32 14. 13. Department of administrative services. 33 15. 14. Office of the chief information officer of the 34 department of management. 35 -12- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 12/ 1569

S.F. _____ Sec. 17. Section 11.6, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2023, 1 is amended to read as follows: 2 b. The financial condition and transactions of community 3 mental health centers organized under chapter 230A , substance 4 abuse use disorder programs organized under chapter 125 , and 5 community action agencies organized under chapter 216A , shall 6 be audited at least once each year. 7 Sec. 18. Section 12.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 12.10 Deposits by state officers. 10 Except as otherwise provided, all elective and appointive 11 state officers, boards, commissions, and departments shall, 12 within ten days succeeding the collection, deposit with the 13 treasurer of state, or to the credit of the treasurer of state 14 in any depository designated by the treasurer of state, ninety 15 percent of all fees, commissions, and moneys collected or 16 received. The balance actually collected in cash, remaining 17 in the hands of any officer, board, or department shall not 18 exceed the sum of five thousand dollars and money collected 19 shall not be held more than thirty days. This section does not 20 apply to the state fair board, the state board of regents, the 21 utilities board of the department of commerce, the director of 22 the department of health and human services, the Iowa finance 23 authority , or to the funds received by the state racing and 24 gaming commission under sections 99D.7 and 99D.14 . 25 Sec. 19. Section 12E.3A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 1. The general assembly reaffirms and reenacts the purposes 28 stated for the use of moneys deposited in the healthy Iowans 29 tobacco trust, as the purposes were enacted in 2000 Iowa Acts, 30 ch. 1232, §12, and codified in section 12.65 , Code 2007, as 31 the purposes for the endowment for Iowa’s health account. 32 The purposes include those purposes related to health care, 33 substance abuse use disorder treatment and enforcement, tobacco 34 use prevention and control, and other purposes related to the 35 -13- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 13/ 1569

S.F. _____ needs of children, adults, and families in the state. 1 Sec. 20. Section 13.6, Code 2023, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 13.6 Assistant for human services department of health and 4 human services . 5 The attorney general may appoint one assistant attorney 6 general to perform and supervise the legal work of the division 7 of child and family services of the department of health and 8 human services, and in such event the salary and necessary 9 traveling expenses of such assistant attorney general shall be 10 paid from the appropriation to said division the department , 11 and upon request of the attorney general the director of the 12 department of health and human services shall provide and equip 13 a suitable office and the necessary secretarial assistance for 14 such assistant attorney general. 15 Sec. 21. Section 15.102, subsection 12, paragraph b, 16 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (d), Code 2023, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 (d) Psychoactive substance abuse use disorders resulting 19 from current illegal use of drugs. 20 Sec. 22. Section 15H.1A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 15H.1A Definitions. 23 For purposes of this chapter , unless the context otherwise 24 requires: 25 1. “Authority” means the economic development authority 26 created in section 15.105 . 27 2. 1. “Commission” means the Iowa commission on volunteer 28 service created in section 15H.2 . 29 2. “Department” means the department of health and human 30 services. 31 3. “Director” means the director of the authority health and 32 human services . 33 Sec. 23. Section 15H.2, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -14- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 14/ 1569

S.F. _____ 1. The Iowa commission on volunteer service is created 1 within the authority department . The governor shall appoint 2 the commission’s members. The director may employ personnel 3 as necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of 4 the commission. 5 Sec. 24. Section 15H.2, subsection 3, paragraph i, Code 6 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 i. Administer the retired and senior volunteer program. 8 Sec. 25. Section 15H.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 9 to read as follows: 10 1. The authority department shall serve as the lead agency 11 for administration of the commission. The authority department 12 may consult with the department of education, the state board 13 of regents, and the department of workforce development for any 14 additional administrative support as necessary to fulfill the 15 duties of the commission. All other state agencies, at the 16 request of the authority department , shall provide assistance 17 to the commission to ensure a fully coordinated state effort 18 for promoting national and community service. 19 Sec. 26. Section 15H.5, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 20 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 a. Funding for the Iowa summer youth corps program, the 22 Iowa green corps program established pursuant to section 23 15H.6 , the Iowa reading corps program established pursuant to 24 section 15H.7 , the RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program established 25 pursuant to section 15H.8 , and the Iowa national service 26 corps program established pursuant to section 15H.9 shall be 27 obtained from private sector, and local, state, and federal 28 government sources, or from other available funds credited 29 to the community programs account, which shall be created 30 within the economic development authority department under the 31 authority of the commission. Moneys available in the account 32 for a fiscal year are appropriated to the commission to be 33 used for the programs. The commission may establish an escrow 34 account within the authority department and obligate moneys 35 -15- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 15/ 1569

S.F. _____ within that escrow account for tuition or program payments to 1 be made beyond the term of any fiscal year. Notwithstanding 2 section 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest earned on moneys in the 3 community programs account shall be credited to the account. 4 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys in the community programs 5 account or escrow account shall not revert to the general fund 6 but shall remain available for expenditure in future fiscal 7 years. 8 Sec. 27. Section 15H.8, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 15H.8 RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program. 11 1. a. The commission, in collaboration with the department 12 of human services , shall establish a Refugee Rebuild, 13 Integrate, Serve, Empower (RefugeeRISE) AmeriCorps program 14 to increase community integration and engagement for diverse 15 refugee communities in rural and urban areas across the state. 16 b. The commission, in collaboration with the department 17 of human services , may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 18 implement and administer this section . 19 2. The commission may use moneys in and lawfully available 20 to the community programs account created in section 15H.5 to 21 fund the program. 22 3. The commission shall submit an annual report to the 23 general assembly and the department of human services relating 24 to the efficacy of the program. 25 Sec. 28. Section 15H.10, subsection 6, Code 2023, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 6. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated to 28 the economic development authority department for allocation 29 to the commission for purposes of this section that remain 30 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year 31 shall not revert but shall remain available to be used for the 32 purposes designated in this section until the close of the 33 succeeding fiscal year. 34 Sec. 29. Section 16.2D, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 35 -16- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 16/ 1569

S.F. _____ to read as follows: 1 1. A council on homelessness is created consisting of twenty 2 members, eleven of whom are voting members and nine of whom are 3 nonvoting members . At all times, at least one voting member 4 shall be a member of a minority group. 5 Sec. 30. Section 16.2D, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 6 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 b. Nine nonvoting Nonvoting agency director members 8 consisting of all of the following: 9 (1) The director of the department of education or the 10 director’s designee. 11 (2) The director of health and human services or the 12 director’s designee. 13 (3) The attorney general or the attorney general’s 14 designee. 15 (4) The director of public health or the director’s 16 designee. 17 (5) The director of the department on aging or the 18 director’s designee. 19 (6) (4) The director of the department of corrections or 20 the director’s designee. 21 (7) (5) The director of the department of workforce 22 development or the director’s designee. 23 (8) (6) The executive director of the Iowa finance 24 authority or the executive director’s designee. 25 (9) (7) The director of the department of veterans affairs 26 or the director’s designee. 27 Sec. 31. Section 16.3, subsection 9, Code 2023, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 9. The interest costs paid by group homes of fifteen beds or 30 less licensed as health care facilities or child foster care 31 facilities for facility acquisition and indirectly reimbursed 32 by the department of health and human services through payments 33 for patients at those facilities who are recipients of medical 34 assistance or state supplementary assistance are severe drains 35 -17- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 17/ 1569

S.F. _____ on the state’s budget. A reduction in these costs obtained 1 through financing with tax-exempt revenue bonds would clearly 2 be in the public interest. 3 Sec. 32. Section 16.47, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 4 to read as follows: 5 3. The authority, in cooperation with the department on 6 aging of health and human services , shall annually allocate 7 moneys available in the home and community-based services 8 revolving loan program fund to develop and expand facilities 9 and infrastructure that provide adult day services, respite 10 services, congregate meals, and programming space for health 11 and wellness, health screening, and nutritional assessments 12 that address the needs of persons with low incomes. 13 Sec. 33. Section 16.48, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, are 14 amended to read as follows: 15 1. A transitional housing revolving loan program fund is 16 created within the authority to further the availability of 17 affordable housing for parents that are reuniting with their 18 children while completing or participating in substance abuse 19 use disorder treatment. The moneys in the fund are annually 20 appropriated to the authority to be used for the development 21 and operation of a revolving loan program to provide financing 22 to construct affordable transitional housing, including through 23 new construction or acquisition and rehabilitation of existing 24 housing. The housing provided shall be geographically located 25 in close proximity to licensed substance abuse use disorder 26 treatment programs. Preference in funding shall be given to 27 projects that reunite mothers with the mothers’ children. 28 3. The authority shall annually allocate moneys available 29 in the transitional housing revolving loan program fund for the 30 development of affordable transitional housing for parents that 31 are reuniting with the parents’ children while completing or 32 participating in substance abuse use disorder treatment. The 33 authority shall develop a joint application process for the 34 allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits and the 35 -18- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 18/ 1569

S.F. _____ funds available under this section . Moneys allocated to such 1 projects may be in the form of loans, grants, or a combination 2 of loans and grants. 3 Sec. 34. Section 16.49, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended 4 to read as follows: 5 4. a. A project shall demonstrate written approval of the 6 project by the department of health and human services to the 7 authority prior to application for funding under this section . 8 b. In order to be approved by the department of health and 9 human services for application for funding for development of 10 permanent supportive housing under this section , a project 11 shall include all of the following components: 12 (1) Provision of services to any of the following Medicaid 13 waiver-eligible individuals: 14 (a) Individuals who are currently underserved in community 15 placements, including individuals who are physically aggressive 16 or have behaviors that are difficult to manage or individuals 17 who meet the psychiatric medical institution for children level 18 of care. 19 (b) Individuals who are currently residing in out-of-state 20 facilities. 21 (c) Individuals who are currently receiving care in a 22 licensed health care facility. 23 (2) A plan to provide each individual with crisis 24 stabilization services to ensure that the individual’s 25 behavioral issues are appropriately addressed by the provider. 26 (3) Policies and procedures that prohibit discharge of the 27 individual from the waiver services provided by the project 28 provider unless an alternative placement that is acceptable to 29 the client or the client’s guardian is identified. 30 c. In order to be approved by the department of health and 31 human services for application for funding for development of 32 infrastructure in which to provide supportive services under 33 this section , a project shall include all of the following 34 components: 35 -19- LSB 2111XC (1) 90 ec/jh 19/ 1569