Senate File 527 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 527 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1207) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate April 26, 2011 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the administration of the Iowa finance 1 authority and making appropriations and including effective 2 date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 SF 527 (3) 84 tw/tm

S.F. 527 Section 1. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY. 1 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 2 to the Iowa finance authority for the fiscal year beginning 3 July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, the following amount, 4 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used to provide 5 reimbursement for rent expenses to eligible persons under the 6 rent subsidy program: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 658,000 8 2. Participation in the rent subsidy program shall be 9 limited to only those persons who meet the requirements for the 10 nursing facility level of care for home and community-based 11 services waiver services as in effect on July 1, 2011, and 12 to those individuals who are eligible for the federal money 13 follows the person grant program under the medical assistance 14 program. Of the moneys appropriated in this section, not more 15 than $35,000 may be used for administrative costs. 16 Sec. 2. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY AUDIT. The auditor of state 17 is requested to review the audit of the Iowa finance authority 18 performed by the auditor hired by the authority. 19 Sec. 3. Section 16.41, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 1. A shelter assistance fund is created as a revolving 22 fund in the state treasury under the control of the authority 23 consisting of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly 24 and received under section 428A.8 for purposes of the 25 rehabilitation, expansion, or costs of operations of group 26 home shelters for the homeless and domestic violence shelters , 27 evaluation of services for the homeless, and match moneys for 28 federal funds for the homeless management information system. 29 Each fiscal year, moneys in the fund, in an amount equal to not 30 more than two percent of the total moneys distributed as grants 31 from the fund during the fiscal year, may be used for purposes 32 of administering the fund . 33 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 16.185 Community housing for persons 34 with disabilities revolving loan program fund. 35 -1- SF 527 (3) 84 tw/tm 1/ 4

S.F. 527 1. A community housing for persons with disabilities loan 1 program fund is created within the authority to further the 2 availability of affordable housing for Medicaid waiver-eligible 3 individuals with behaviors that provide significant barriers to 4 accessing traditional rental opportunities. The moneys in the 5 fund are annually appropriated to the authority to be used for 6 the development and operation of a revolving loan program to 7 provide financing to construct affordable permanent supportive 8 housing, including through new construction, acquisition and 9 rehabilitation of existing housing, or conversion or adaptive 10 reuse. 11 2. Moneys transferred by the authority for deposit in the 12 community housing for persons with disabilities revolving loan 13 program fund, moneys appropriated to the community housing 14 for persons with disabilities revolving loan program, and any 15 other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the 16 authority for placement in the fund shall be credited to the 17 fund. Additionally, payment of interest, recaptures of awards, 18 and other repayments to the community housing for persons with 19 disabilities revolving loan program fund shall be credited 20 to the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, 21 interest or earnings on moneys in the community housing for 22 persons with disabilities revolving loan program fund shall be 23 credited to the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys 24 credited to the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated 25 at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any other 26 fund. 27 3. The authority shall annually allocate moneys available 28 in the community housing for persons with disabilities 29 revolving loan program fund for the development of permanent 30 supportive housing for Medicaid waiver-eligible individuals. 31 The authority shall develop a joint application process for the 32 allocation of United States housing and urban development HOME 33 investment partnerships program funding and the funds available 34 under this section. Moneys allocated to such projects may be 35 -2- SF 527 (3) 84 tw/tm 2/ 4

S.F. 527 in the form of loans, forgivable loans, or a combination of 1 loans and forgivable loans. 2 4. a. A project shall demonstrate written approval of the 3 project by the department of human services to the authority 4 prior to application for funding under this section. 5 b. In order to be approved by the department of human 6 services for application for funding under this section, a 7 project shall include all of the following components: 8 (1) Provision of services to any of the following Medicaid 9 waiver-eligible individuals: 10 (a) Individuals who are currently underserved in community 11 placements, including individuals who are physically aggressive 12 or have behaviors that are difficult to manage. 13 (b) Individuals who are currently residing in out-of-state 14 facilities. 15 (c) Individuals who are currently receiving care in a 16 licensed health care facility. 17 (2) A plan to provide each individual with crisis 18 stabilization services to ensure that the individual’s 19 behavioral issues are appropriately addressed by the provider. 20 (3) Policies and procedures that prohibit discharge of the 21 individual from the waiver services provided by the project 22 provider unless an alternative placement that is acceptable to 23 the client or client’s guardian is identified. 24 c. Housing provided through a project under this section is 25 exempt from the requirements of chapter 135O. 26 5. The authority, in collaboration with the department of 27 human services, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17 to 28 administer this section. 29 Sec. 5. 2009 Iowa Acts, chapter 182, section 14, subsection 30 5, is amended by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph: 31 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH . Notwithstanding section 32 232.188, subsection 5, moneys from the allocations made 33 in this subsection or made from any other source for the 34 decategorization of child welfare and juvenile justice funding 35 -3- SF 527 (3) 84 tw/tm 3/ 4

S.F. 527 initiative under section 232.188 for the fiscal year beginning 1 July 1, 2009, that are designated as carryover funding that 2 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 3 year beginning July 1, 2010, shall not revert but shall 4 be transferred to the community housing for persons with 5 disabilities revolving loan program fund created in section 6 16.185, as enacted by this Act. 7 Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 8 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 9 -4- SF 527 (3) 84 tw/tm 4/ 4