Senate File 2400 - Reprinted SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3264) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to and making appropriations to certain state 2 departments, agencies, funds, and certain other entities, 3 providing for regulatory authority, and other properly related 4 matters and providing an effective date. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5000SV 82 7 ec/mg/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. 1 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 3 state to the department of administrative services for the 1 4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, 1 5 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 1 6 be used for the purposes designated: 1 7 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 1 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 1 9 equivalent positions: 1 10 .................................................. $ 6,389,186 1 11 ............................................... FTEs 457.33 1 12 b. For the payment of utility costs: 1 13 .................................................. $ 3,704,800 1 14 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any excess funds appropriated 1 15 for utility costs in this lettered paragraph shall not revert 1 16 to the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal year 1 17 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes of 1 18 this lettered paragraph during the succeeding fiscal year. 1 19 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 1 20 department shall reduce utility costs through energy 1 21 conservation practices. The goal of the general assembly is 1 22 to reduce energy use by 10 percent to save money, conserve 1 23 energy resources, and reduce pollution. 1 24 2. Members of the general assembly serving as members of 1 25 the deferred compensation advisory board shall be entitled to 1 26 receive per diem and necessary travel and actual expenses 1 27 pursuant to section 2.10, subsection 5, while carrying out 1 28 their official duties as members of the board. 1 29 3. Any funds and premiums collected by the department for 1 30 workers' compensation shall be segregated into a separate 1 31 workers' compensation fund in the state treasury to be used 1 32 for payment of state employees' workers' compensation claims 1 33 and administrative costs. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 1 34 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers' 1 35 compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not 2 1 revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of 2 2 the fund for subsequent fiscal years. 2 3 Sec. 2. REVOLVING FUNDS. There is appropriated to the 2 4 department of administrative services for the fiscal year 2 5 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, from the 2 6 revolving funds designated in chapter 8A and from internal 2 7 service funds created by the department such amounts as the 2 8 department deems necessary for the operation of the department 2 9 consistent with the requirements of chapter 8A. 2 10 Sec. 3. FUNDING FOR IOWACCESS. 2 11 1. Notwithstanding section 321A.3, subsection 1, for the 2 12 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, 2 13 the first $1,000,000 collected and transferred by the 2 14 department of transportation to the treasurer of state with 2 15 respect to the fees for transactions involving the furnishing 2 16 of a certified abstract of a vehicle operating record under 2 17 section 321A.3, subsection 1, shall be transferred to the 2 18 IowAccess revolving fund established by section 8A.224 and 2 19 administered by the department of administrative services for 2 20 the purposes of developing, implementing, maintaining, and 2 21 expanding electronic access to government records as provided 2 22 by law. 2 23 2. All fees collected with respect to transactions 2 24 involving IowAccess shall be deposited in the IowAccess 2 25 revolving fund and shall be used only for the support of 2 26 IowAccess projects. 2 27 Sec. 4. STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION 2 28 CHARGE. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and 2 29 ending June 30, 2009, the monthly per contract administrative 2 30 charge which may be assessed by the department of 2 31 administrative services shall be $2 per contract on all health 2 32 insurance plans administered by the department. 2 33 Sec. 5. AUDITOR OF STATE. There is appropriated from the 2 34 general fund of the state to the office of the auditor of 2 35 state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending 3 1 June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 3 2 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 3 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 3 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 3 5 equivalent positions: 3 6 .................................................. $ 1,249,178 3 7 ............................................... FTEs 103.00 3 8 The auditor of state may retain additional full=time 3 9 equivalent positions as is reasonable and necessary to perform 3 10 governmental subdivision audits which are reimbursable 3 11 pursuant to section 11.20 or 11.21, to perform audits which 3 12 are requested by and reimbursable from the federal government, 3 13 and to perform work requested by and reimbursable from 3 14 departments or agencies pursuant to section 11.5A or 11.5B. 3 15 The auditor of state shall notify the department of 3 16 management, the legislative fiscal committee, and the 3 17 legislative services agency of the additional full=time 3 18 equivalent positions retained. 3 19 Sec. 6. IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD. There 3 20 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Iowa 3 21 ethics and campaign disclosure board for the fiscal year 3 22 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the 3 23 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the 3 24 purposes designated: 3 25 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 3 26 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 3 27 equivalent positions: 3 28 .................................................. $ 527,122 3 29 ............................................... FTEs 6.00 3 30 Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. There is appropriated 3 31 from the general fund of the state to the department of 3 32 commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and 3 33 ending June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or so much 3 34 thereof as is necessary, for the purposes designated: 3 35 1. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION 4 1 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 4 2 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 4 3 equivalent positions: 4 4 .................................................. $ 2,079,509 4 5 ............................................... FTEs 37.00 4 6 2. BANKING DIVISION 4 7 a. Banking. For salaries, support, maintenance, and 4 8 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 4 9 full=time equivalent positions: 4 10 .................................................. $ 8,200,316 4 11 ............................................... FTEs 73.00 4 12 b. Professional licensing and regulation. For salaries, 4 13 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not 4 14 more than the following full=time equivalent positions: 4 15 .................................................. $ 945,982 4 16 ............................................... FTEs 16.00 4 17 3. CREDIT UNION DIVISION 4 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 4 19 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 4 20 equivalent positions: 4 21 .................................................. $ 1,631,740 4 22 ............................................... FTEs 19.00 4 23 4. INSURANCE DIVISION 4 24 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 4 25 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 4 26 equivalent positions: 4 27 .................................................. $ 4,857,123 4 28 ............................................... FTEs 101.00 4 29 b. The insurance division may reallocate authorized full= 4 30 time equivalent positions as necessary to respond to 4 31 accreditation recommendations or requirements. The insurance 4 32 division expenditures for examination purposes may exceed the 4 33 projected receipts, refunds, and reimbursements, estimated 4 34 pursuant to section 505.7, subsection 7, including the 4 35 expenditures for retention of additional personnel, if the 5 1 expenditures are fully reimbursable and the division first 5 2 does both of the following: 5 3 (1) Notifies the department of management, the legislative 5 4 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the 5 5 need for the expenditures. 5 6 (2) Files with each of the entities named in subparagraph 5 7 (1) the legislative and regulatory justification for the 5 8 expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures. 5 9 c. The insurance division shall allocate $10,000 from the 5 10 examination receipts for the payment of its fees to the 5 11 national conference of insurance legislators. 5 12 5. UTILITIES DIVISION 5 13 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 5 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 5 15 equivalent positions: 5 16 .................................................. $ 7,573,402 5 17 ............................................... FTEs 79.00 5 18 b. The utilities division may expend additional funds, 5 19 including funds for additional personnel, if those additional 5 20 expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the funds 5 21 budgeted for utility regulation and the expenditures are fully 5 22 reimbursable. Before the division expends or encumbers an 5 23 amount in excess of the funds budgeted for regulation, the 5 24 division shall first do both of the following: 5 25 (1) Notify the department of management, the legislative 5 26 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the 5 27 need for the expenditures. 5 28 (2) File with each of the entities named in subparagraph 5 29 (1) the legislative and regulatory justification for the 5 30 expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures. 5 31 c. Notwithstanding sections 8.33 and 476.10 or any other 5 32 provision to the contrary, any balance of the appropriation 5 33 made in this subsection for the utilities division or any 5 34 other operational appropriation made for the fiscal year 5 35 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, that remains 6 1 unused, unencumbered, or unobligated at the close of the 6 2 fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available to be 6 3 used for purposes of the energy=efficient building project 6 4 authorized under section 476.10B, or for relocation costs in 6 5 succeeding fiscal years. 6 6 6. CHARGES == TRAVEL 6 7 Each division and the office of consumer advocate shall 6 8 include in its charges assessed or revenues generated an 6 9 amount sufficient to cover the amount stated in its 6 10 appropriation and any state=assessed indirect costs determined 6 11 by the department of administrative services. The director of 6 12 the department of commerce shall review on a quarterly basis 6 13 all out=of=state travel for the previous quarter for officers 6 14 and employees of each division of the department if the travel 6 15 is not already authorized by the executive council. 6 16 Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE == PROFESSIONAL LICENSING 6 17 AND REGULATION BUREAU. There is appropriated from the housing 6 18 improvement fund of the department of economic development to 6 19 the bureau of professional licensing and regulation of the 6 20 banking division of the department of commerce for the fiscal 6 21 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the 6 22 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 6 23 used for the purposes designated: 6 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 6 25 purposes: 6 26 .................................................. $ 62,317 6 27 Sec. 9. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. There is 6 28 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices 6 29 of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal 6 30 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the 6 31 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 6 32 used for the purposes designated: 6 33 1. GENERAL OFFICE 6 34 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 6 35 purposes for the general office of the governor and the 7 1 general office of the lieutenant governor, and for not more 7 2 than the following full=time equivalent positions: 7 3 .................................................. $ 2,224,462 7 4 ............................................... FTEs 23.25 7 5 2. TERRACE HILL QUARTERS 7 6 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 7 7 purposes for the governor's quarters at Terrace Hill, and for 7 8 not more than the following full=time equivalent positions: 7 9 .................................................. $ 452,593 7 10 ............................................... FTEs 10.00 7 11 3. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES COORDINATOR 7 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 7 13 purposes for the office of administrative rules coordinator, 7 14 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 7 15 positions: 7 16 .................................................. $ 158,873 7 17 ............................................... FTEs 3.00 7 18 4. NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION 7 19 For payment of Iowa's membership in the national governors 7 20 association: 7 21 .................................................. $ 80,600 7 22 5. STATE=FEDERAL RELATIONS 7 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 7 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 7 25 equivalent positions: 7 26 .................................................. $ 131,222 7 27 ............................................... FTEs 2.00 7 28 Sec. 10. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY. 7 29 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 7 30 state to the governor's office of drug control policy for the 7 31 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, 7 32 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 7 33 be used for the purposes designated: 7 34 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 7 35 purposes, including statewide coordination of the drug abuse 8 1 resistance education (D.A.R.E.) programs or similar programs, 8 2 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 8 3 positions: 8 4 .................................................. $ 346,731 8 5 ............................................... FTEs 8.00 8 6 b. For support of multijurisdictional drug enforcement 8 7 programs: 8 8 .................................................. $ 1,760,000 8 9 If federal funding is received for multijurisdictional drug 8 10 enforcement programs during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 8 11 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, of the moneys appropriated in 8 12 this lettered paragraph, an amount equal to the federal 8 13 funding received shall revert to the general fund of the state 8 14 at the end of the fiscal year. 8 15 The programs shall provide for at least a 25 percent local 8 16 match. 8 17 2. The governor's office of drug control policy, in 8 18 consultation with the department of public health, and after 8 19 discussion and collaboration with all interested agencies, 8 20 shall coordinate substance abuse treatment and prevention 8 21 efforts in order to avoid duplication of services. 8 22 Sec. 11. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. There is 8 23 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 8 24 department of human rights for the fiscal year beginning July 8 25 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or 8 26 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 8 27 designated: 8 28 1. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION 8 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 8 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 8 31 equivalent positions: 8 32 .................................................. $ 341,535 8 33 ............................................... FTEs 7.00 8 34 2. DEAF SERVICES DIVISION 8 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 9 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 9 2 equivalent positions: 9 3 .................................................. $ 413,700 9 4 ............................................... FTEs 6.00 9 5 3. STATUS OF IOWANS OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE 9 6 DIVISION 9 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 9 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 9 9 equivalent positions: 9 10 .................................................. $ 127,093 9 11 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 9 12 4. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DIVISION 9 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 9 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 9 15 equivalent positions: 9 16 .................................................. $ 206,221 9 17 ............................................... FTEs 3.20 9 18 5. LATINO AFFAIRS DIVISION 9 19 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 9 20 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 9 21 equivalent positions: 9 22 .................................................. $ 191,035 9 23 ............................................... FTEs 3.00 9 24 6. STATUS OF WOMEN DIVISION 9 25 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 9 26 purposes, including the Iowans in transition program and the 9 27 domestic violence and sexual assault=related grants, and for 9 28 not more than the following full=time equivalent positions: 9 29 .................................................. $ 353,203 9 30 ............................................... FTEs 3.00 9 31 7. STATUS OF AFRICAN=AMERICANS DIVISION 9 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 9 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 9 34 equivalent positions: 9 35 .................................................. $ 187,066 10 1 ............................................... FTEs 2.00 10 2 8. CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE PLANNING DIVISION 10 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 10 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 10 5 equivalent positions: 10 6 .................................................. $ 1,587,333 10 7 ............................................... FTEs 11.18 10 8 The criminal and juvenile justice planning advisory council 10 9 and the juvenile justice advisory council shall coordinate 10 10 their efforts in carrying out their respective duties relative 10 11 to juvenile justice. 10 12 9. SHARED STAFF 10 13 The divisions of the department of human rights shall 10 14 retain their individual administrators, but shall share staff 10 15 to the greatest extent possible. 10 16 Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There is 10 17 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 10 18 department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year 10 19 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the 10 20 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the 10 21 purposes designated: 10 22 1. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION 10 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 10 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 10 25 equivalent positions: 10 26 .................................................. $ 2,209,075 10 27 ............................................... FTEs 39.25 10 28 As a condition of receiving funding appropriated in this 10 29 subsection, the department shall maintain the targeted small 10 30 business certification employee position within the division. 10 31 2. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DIVISION 10 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 10 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 10 34 equivalent positions: 10 35 .................................................. $ 708,962 11 1 ............................................... FTEs 24.00 11 2 3. INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION 11 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 11 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 11 5 equivalent positions: 11 6 .................................................. $ 1,599,591 11 7 ............................................... FTEs 49.00 11 8 4. HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION 11 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 11 10 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 11 11 equivalent positions: 11 12 .................................................. $ 2,498,437 11 13 ............................................... FTEs 140.75 11 14 5. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD 11 15 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 11 16 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 11 17 equivalent positions: 11 18 .................................................. $ 58,117 11 19 ............................................... FTEs 15.00 11 20 The employment appeal board shall be reimbursed by the 11 21 labor services division of the department of workforce 11 22 development for all costs associated with hearings conducted 11 23 under chapter 91C, related to contractor registration. The 11 24 board may expend, in addition to the amount appropriated under 11 25 this subsection, additional amounts as are directly billable 11 26 to the labor services division under this subsection and to 11 27 retain the additional full=time equivalent positions as needed 11 28 to conduct hearings required pursuant to chapter 91C. 11 29 6. CHILD ADVOCACY BOARD 11 30 For foster care review and the court appointed special 11 31 advocate program, including salaries, support, maintenance, 11 32 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 11 33 following full=time equivalent positions: 11 34 .................................................. $ 2,751,058 11 35 ............................................... FTEs 45.12 12 1 a. The department of human services, in coordination with 12 2 the child advocacy board and the department of inspections and 12 3 appeals, shall submit an application for funding available 12 4 pursuant to Title IV=E of the federal Social Security Act for 12 5 claims for child advocacy board administrative review costs. 12 6 b. The court appointed special advocate program shall 12 7 investigate and develop opportunities for expanding fund= 12 8 raising for the program. 12 9 c. Administrative costs charged by the department of 12 10 inspections and appeals for items funded under this subsection 12 11 shall not exceed 4 percent of the amount appropriated in this 12 12 subsection. 12 13 d. Notwithstanding any provision of sections 237.18 and 12 14 237.20 to the contrary, the child advocacy board may establish 12 15 up to six pilot projects using alternative policies to guide 12 16 the selection of cases and the procedures used by local 12 17 citizen foster care review boards as they review cases of 12 18 children who received or are receiving foster care or other 12 19 out=of=home placement services while under the supervision of 12 20 the department of human services. Policies to guide the pilot 12 21 project case selection, review time frames and reporting 12 22 formats shall be approved by the department of human services, 12 23 state court administrator, and the chief judge of any judicial 12 24 district in which a pilot project is to be implemented. The 12 25 child advocacy board shall report to the governor and general 12 26 assembly by February 1, 2009, on the progress of any new 12 27 approaches and their impact on efficiencies and case outcomes. 12 28 Sec. 13. RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION. 12 29 1. RACETRACK REGULATION 12 30 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 12 31 the racing and gaming commission of the department of 12 32 inspections and appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 12 33 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so 12 34 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 12 35 designated: 13 1 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 13 2 purposes for the regulation of pari=mutuel racetracks, and for 13 3 not more than the following full=time equivalent positions: 13 4 .................................................. $ 2,827,266 13 5 ............................................... FTEs 28.53 13 6 2. EXCURSION BOAT AND GAMBLING STRUCTURE REGULATION 13 7 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 13 8 the racing and gaming commission of the department of 13 9 inspections and appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 13 10 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so 13 11 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 13 12 designated: 13 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 13 14 purposes for administration and enforcement of the excursion 13 15 boat gambling and gambling structure laws, and for not more 13 16 than the following full=time equivalent positions: 13 17 .................................................. $ 3,171,229 13 18 ............................................... FTEs 42.22 13 19 Sec. 14. USE TAX APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated 13 20 from the use tax receipts collected pursuant to sections 13 21 423.26 and 423.27 prior to their deposit in the road use tax 13 22 fund pursuant to section 423.43 to the administrative hearings 13 23 division of the department of inspections and appeals for the 13 24 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, 13 25 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for 13 26 the purposes designated: 13 27 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 13 28 purposes: 13 29 .................................................. $ 1,623,897 13 30 Sec. 15. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated 13 31 from the general fund of the state to the department of 13 32 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and 13 33 ending June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or so much 13 34 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 13 35 designated: 14 1 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 14 2 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 14 3 equivalent positions: 14 4 .................................................. $ 3,178,337 14 5 ............................................... FTEs 37.50 14 6 Of the moneys appropriated in this section, the department 14 7 shall use a portion for enterprise resource planning, 14 8 providing for a salary model administrator, conducting 14 9 performance audits, and for the department's LEAN process. 14 10 As a condition of receiving funding appropriated in this 14 11 section, the department of management shall report to the 14 12 members and staff of the joint appropriations subcommittee on 14 13 administration and regulation by January 1, 2009, concerning 14 14 the feasibility and costs of creating and publishing on the 14 15 internet a publicly available, single state database providing 14 16 detailed information on state funding that is subject to state 14 17 budgeting and expenditure. 14 18 Sec. 16. ROAD USE TAX APPROPRIATION. There is 14 19 appropriated from the road use tax fund to the department of 14 20 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and 14 21 ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof 14 22 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 14 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 14 24 purposes: 14 25 .................................................. $ 56,000 14 26 Sec. 17. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. There is appropriated 14 27 from the general fund of the state to the department of 14 28 revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending 14 29 June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 14 30 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 14 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 14 32 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 14 33 equivalent positions: 14 34 ................................................. $ 26,472,699 14 35 ............................................... FTEs 399.01 15 1 Of the funds appropriated pursuant to this section, 15 2 $400,000 shall be used to pay the direct costs of compliance 15 3 related to the collection and distribution of local sales and 15 4 services taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 423B and 423E. 15 5 The director of revenue shall prepare and issue a state 15 6 appraisal manual and the revisions to the state appraisal 15 7 manual as provided in section 421.17, subsection 17, without 15 8 cost to a city or county. 15 9 Sec. 18. MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX APPROPRIATION. There is 15 10 appropriated from the motor fuel tax fund created by section 15 11 452A.77 to the department of revenue for the fiscal year 15 12 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the 15 13 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 15 14 used for the purposes designated: 15 15 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 15 16 purposes for administration and enforcement of the provisions 15 17 of chapter 452A and the motor vehicle use tax program: 15 18 .................................................. $ 1,305,775 15 19 Sec. 19. SECRETARY OF STATE. There is appropriated from 15 20 the general fund of the state to the office of the secretary 15 21 of state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and 15 22 ending June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or so much 15 23 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 15 24 designated: 15 25 1. ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS 15 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 15 27 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 15 28 equivalent positions: 15 29 .................................................. $ 1,370,063 15 30 ............................................... FTEs 17.00 15 31 The state department or state agency which provides data 15 32 processing services to support voter registration file 15 33 maintenance and storage shall provide those services without 15 34 charge. 15 35 2. BUSINESS SERVICES 16 1 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 16 2 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 16 3 equivalent positions: 16 4 .................................................. $ 2,012,018 16 5 ............................................... FTEs 25.00 16 6 Sec. 20. SECRETARY OF STATE FILING FEES REFUND. 16 7 Notwithstanding the obligation to collect fees pursuant to the 16 8 provisions of section 490.122, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" 16 9 and "s", and section 504.113, subsection 1, paragraphs "a", 16 10 "c", "d", "j", "k", "l", and "m", for the fiscal year 16 11 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the 16 12 secretary of state may refund these fees to the filer pursuant 16 13 to rules established by the secretary of state. The decision 16 14 of the secretary of state not to issue a refund under rules 16 15 established by the secretary of state is final and not subject 16 16 to review pursuant to the provisions of the Iowa 16 17 administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. 16 18 Sec. 21. TREASURER. There is appropriated from the 16 19 general fund of the state to the office of treasurer of state 16 20 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 16 21 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 16 22 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 16 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 16 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 16 25 equivalent positions: 16 26 .................................................. $ 1,027,970 16 27 ............................................... FTEs 28.80 16 28 The office of treasurer of state shall supply clerical and 16 29 secretarial support for the executive council. 16 30 Sec. 22. ROAD USE TAX APPROPRIATION. There is 16 31 appropriated from the road use tax fund to the office of 16 32 treasurer of state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, 16 33 and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much 16 34 thereof as necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 16 35 For enterprise resource management costs related to the 17 1 distribution of road use tax funds: 17 2 .................................................. $ 93,148 17 3 Sec. 23. IPERS == GENERAL OFFICE. There is appropriated 17 4 from the Iowa public employees' retirement system fund to the 17 5 Iowa public employees' retirement system for the fiscal year 17 6 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the 17 7 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 17 8 used for the purposes designated: 17 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and other operational 17 10 purposes to pay the costs of the Iowa public employees' 17 11 retirement system, and for not more than the following full= 17 12 time equivalent positions: 17 13 .................................................. $ 17,313,766 17 14 ............................................... FTEs 95.13 17 15 Sec. 24. Section 68B.32A, Code Supplement 2007, is amended 17 16 by adding the following new subsection: 17 17 NEW SUBSECTION. 15. At the board's discretion, develop 17 18 and operate a searchable internet site database that provides 17 19 access to information on statements or reports filed with the 17 20 board. For purposes of this subsection, "searchable internet 17 21 site database" means an internet site database that allows the 17 22 public to search and aggregate information and is in a 17 23 downloadable format. 17 24 Sec. 25. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 217, section 7, 17 25 subsection 5, is amended by adding the following new 17 26 paragraph: 17 27 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Notwithstanding sections 8.33 and 17 28 476.10 or any other provision to the contrary, any balance of 17 29 the appropriation made in this subsection for the utilities 17 30 division or any other operational appropriation made for the 17 31 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, 17 32 that remains unused, unencumbered, or unobligated at the close 17 33 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 17 34 to be used for purposes of the energy=efficient building 17 35 project authorized under section 476.10B, or for relocation 18 1 costs in succeeding fiscal years. 18 2 Sec. 26. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 217, section 10, 18 3 subsection 1, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows: 18 4 b. For support of multijurisdictional drug enforcement 18 5 programs: 18 6 .................................................. $ 1,400,000 18 7If federal funding is received for multijurisdictional drug 18 8 enforcement programs during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 18 9 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, of the moneys appropriated in 18 10 this lettered paragraph an amount equal to the federal funding 18 11 received less $1,560,000 shall revert to the general fund of 18 12 the state at the end of the fiscal year.The programs shall 18 13 provide for at least a 25 percent local match. 18 14 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 18 15 lettered paragraph that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 18 16 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 18 17 available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the 18 18 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 18 19 Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATES. 18 20 1. The provision of this Act amending 2007 Iowa Acts, 18 21 chapter 217, section 7, relating to the expenditure authority 18 22 of the utilities board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 18 23 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, for purposes of a building 18 24 project, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect 18 25 upon enactment. 18 26 2. The provision of this Act amending 2007 Iowa Acts, 18 27 chapter 217, section 10, relating to appropriations to the 18 28 governor's office of drug control policy, being deemed of 18 29 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 18 30 SF 2400 18 31 ec/mg/cc/26