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House File 871 - EnrolledAn Actmaking appropriations to the department of cultural
affairs, the economic development authority, the Iowa
finance authority, the public employment relations board,
the department of workforce development, and the state board
of regents and certain regents institutions, and providing
for properly related matters, and including effective date,
contingent effective date, and applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
FY 2021–2022 APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
a. ADMINISTRATION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions for the department:
.................................................. $168,637
............................................... FTEs55.49
The department of cultural affairs shall coordinate
activities with the tourism office of the economic development
authority to promote attendance at the state historical
building and at the state’s historic sites.
Full-time equivalent positions authorized under this
paragraph are funded, in full or in part, using moneys
appropriated under this paragraph and paragraphs “c” through
“g”.
b. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS
For planning and programming for the community cultural
grants program established under section 303.3:
.................................................. $172,090
c. HISTORICAL DIVISION
For the support of the historical division:
.................................................. $3,142,351
d. HISTORIC SITES
For the administration and support of historic sites:
.................................................. $426,398
e. ARTS DIVISION
For the support of the arts division:
.................................................. $1,317,188
-1- Of the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, the department
shall allocate $300,000 for purposes of the film office.
f. IOWA GREAT PLACES
For the Iowa great places program established under section
303.3C:
.................................................. $150,000
g. CULTURAL TRUST GRANTS
For grant programs administered by the Iowa arts
council including those programs supporting the long-term
financial stability and sustainability of nonprofit cultural
organizations:
.................................................. $150,000
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 2. GOALS AND ACCOUNTABILITY — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, the goals
for the economic development authority shall be to expand and
stimulate the state economy, increase the wealth of Iowans, and
increase the population of the state.
2. To achieve the goals in subsection 1, the economic
development authority shall do all of the following for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021:
a. Concentrate its efforts on programs and activities that
result in commercially viable products and services.
b. Adopt practices and services consistent with free
market, private sector philosophies.
c. Ensure economic growth and development throughout the
state.
d. Work with businesses and communities to continually
improve the economic development climate along with the
economic well-being and quality of life for Iowans.
e. Coordinate with other state agencies to ensure that they
-2-are attentive to the needs of an entrepreneurial culture.
f. Establish a strong and aggressive marketing image to
showcase Iowa’s workforce, existing industry, and potential.
A priority shall be placed on recruiting new businesses,
business expansion, and retaining existing Iowa businesses.
Emphasis shall be placed on entrepreneurial development through
helping entrepreneurs secure capital, and developing networks
and a business climate conducive to entrepreneurs and small
businesses.
g. Encourage the development of communities and quality of
life to foster economic growth.
h. Prepare communities for future growth and development
through development, expansion, and modernization of
infrastructure.
i. Develop public-private partnerships with Iowa businesses
in the tourism industry, Iowa tour groups, Iowa tourism
organizations, and political subdivisions in this state to
assist in the development of advertising efforts.
j. Develop, to the fullest extent possible, cooperative
efforts for advertising with contributions from other sources.
Sec. 3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
1. APPROPRIATION
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated in this subsection, and for not more than
the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $13,318,553
............................................... FTEs106.95
b. (1) For salaries, support, miscellaneous purposes,
programs, marketing, and the maintenance of an administration
division, a business development division, a community
development division, a small business development division,
and other divisions the authority may organize.
-3- (2) The full-time equivalent positions authorized under
this section are funded, in whole or in part, by the moneys
appropriated under this subsection or by other moneys received
by the authority, including certain federal moneys.
(3) For business development operations and programs,
international trade, export assistance, workforce recruitment,
and the partner state program.
(4) For transfer to a fund created pursuant to section
15.313 for purposes of financing strategic infrastructure
projects.
(5) For community economic development programs, tourism
operations, community assistance, plans for Iowa green corps
and summer youth programs, the main street and rural main
street programs, the school-to-career program, the community
development block grant, and housing and shelter-related
programs.
(6) For achieving the goals and accountability, and
fulfilling the requirements and duties required under this Act.
c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated in this
subsection until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RESTRICTIONS
a. A business creating jobs through moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 shall be subject to contract provisions requiring
new and retained jobs to be filled by individuals who are
citizens of the United States who reside within the United
States, or any person authorized to work in the United States
pursuant to federal law, including legal resident aliens
residing in the United States.
b. Any vendor who receives moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 shall adhere to such contract provisions and
provide periodic assurances as the state shall require that the
jobs are filled solely by citizens of the United States who
-4-reside within the United States, or any person authorized to
work in the United States, pursuant to federal law, including
legal resident aliens residing in the United States.
c. A business that receives financial assistance from
the authority from moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall
only employ individuals legally authorized to work in this
state. In addition to all other applicable penalties provided
by current law, all or a portion of the assistance received
by a business which is found to knowingly employ individuals
not legally authorized to work in this state is subject to
recapture by the authority.
3. USES OF APPROPRIATIONS
a. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance in the form of a
grant to a community economic development entity for conducting
a local workforce recruitment effort designed to recruit former
citizens of the state and former students at colleges and
universities in the state to meet the needs of local employers.
b. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance to early stage
industry companies being established by women entrepreneurs.
c. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance in the form of
grants, loans, or forgivable loans for advanced research and
commercialization projects involving value-added agriculture,
advanced technology, or biotechnology.
d. The authority shall not use any moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 for purposes of providing financial assistance for
the Iowa green streets pilot project or for any other program
or project that involves the installation of geothermal systems
for melting snow and ice from streets or sidewalks.
4.WORLD FOOD PRIZE
In lieu of the standing appropriation in section 15.368
there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
economic development authority for the fiscal year beginning
-5-July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount
for the world food prize:
.................................................. $375,000
5. IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount for allocation to the Iowa commission on volunteer
service for purposes of the Iowa state commission grant
program, the Iowa’s promise and Iowa mentoring partnership
programs, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $168,201
............................................... FTEs12.00
Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection, the
authority shall allocate $75,000 for purposes of the Iowa state
commission grant program and $93,201 for purposes of the Iowa’s
promise and Iowa mentoring partnership programs.
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
6. COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS — ASSISTANCE
There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount to be used for the purposes of providing financial
assistance to Iowa’s councils of governments:
.................................................. $275,000
7. FUTURE READY IOWA REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
-6-amount to be used for the funding of the future ready Iowa
registered apprenticeship development program under chapter
15C, to encourage small to midsize businesses to start or grow
registered apprenticeships:
.................................................. $760,000
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
8. REGIONAL SPORTS AUTHORITY DISTRICTS
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount to be distributed equally to regional sports authority
districts certified by the authority pursuant to section
15E.321:
.................................................. $500,000
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
9. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
INTERNSHIPS
a. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the Iowa economic
development authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For the funding of internships for students studying in the
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
with eligible Iowa employers as provided in section 15.411,
subsection 3, paragraph “c”:
-7-.................................................. $1,000,000
b. No more than 3 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
subsection may be used by the authority for costs associated
with administration of the internship program.
c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection which remain unencumbered or unobligated at
the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated in
subsequent fiscal years.
10. FUTURE READY IOWA — VOLUNTEER MENTORING PROGRAM
a. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the economic
development authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
designated:
For allocation to the Iowa commission on volunteer services
to be used for establishing a volunteer mentor program to
support implementation of the future ready Iowa skilled
workforce last-dollar scholarship program in section 261.131
and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program
created in section 261.132, and for not more than the following
full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $400,000
............................................... FTEs1.00
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection which remain unencumbered or unobligated at
the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
11. STEM BEST AND EMPOWER RURAL IOWA
a. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the economic
development authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so
-8-much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
designated:
STEM best:
.................................................. $700,000
Empower rural Iowa program:
.................................................. $700,000
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection which remain unencumbered or unobligated at
the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
c. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
17A to establish criteria for the distribution of the moneys
appropriated in this subsection.
Sec. 4. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS — FY
2021-2022. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the amounts
appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
these sections for the following purposes shall not exceed the
following amounts:
1. For operational support grants and community cultural
grants under section 99F.11, subsection 3, paragraph “d”,
subparagraph (1):
.................................................. $448,403
2. For the purposes of regional tourism marketing under
section 99F.11, subsection 3, paragraph “d”, subparagraph (2):
.................................................. $900,000
Sec. 5. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPORTING — ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. The economic development authority and
the department of revenue shall submit a joint annual report
to the general assembly no later than November 1, 2021, that
details the amount of every direct loan, forgivable loan,
tax credit, tax exemption, tax refund, grant, or any other
financial assistance awarded to a person during the prior
-9-fiscal year by the authority under an economic development
program administered by the authority. The report shall
identify the county where the project associated with each such
award is located.
Sec. 6. INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. From the
moneys collected by the insurance division in excess of the
anticipated gross revenues under section 505.7, subsection
3, during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, $100,000
shall be transferred to the economic development authority for
insurance economic development and international insurance
economic development.
Sec. 7. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the Iowa finance authority for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used to provide
reimbursement for rent expenses to eligible persons under
the home and community-based services rent subsidy program
established in section 16.55:
.................................................. $658,000
2. Of the moneys appropriated in this section, not more than
$35,000 may be used for administrative costs.
3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 8. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY AUDIT. The auditor of state
is requested to review the audit of the Iowa finance authority
performed by the auditor hired by the authority.
Sec. 9. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the public employment relations board for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
-10-purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1,492,452
............................................... FTEs11.00
2. Of the moneys appropriated in this section, the board
shall allocate $15,000 for maintaining an internet site that
allows access to a searchable database of collective bargaining
information.
Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
department of workforce development for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
1. DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICES
a. For the division of labor services, including salaries,
support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3,491,252
............................................... FTEs58.00
b. From the contractor registration fees, the division of
labor services shall reimburse the department of inspections
and appeals for all costs associated with hearings under
chapter 91C, relating to contractor registration.
2. DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
a. For the division of workers’ compensation, including
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3,321,044
............................................... FTEs26.10
b. The division of workers’ compensation shall charge a
$100 filing fee for workers’ compensation cases. The filing
fee shall be paid by the petitioner of a claim. However,
-11-the fee can be taxed as a cost and paid by the losing party,
except in cases where it would impose an undue hardship or be
unjust under the circumstances. The moneys generated by the
filing fee allowed under this paragraph are appropriated to the
department of workforce development to be used for purposes of
administering the division of workers’ compensation.
3. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
a. For the operation of field offices, the workforce
development board, and for not more than the following
full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6,675,650
............................................... FTEs189.18
b. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a”, the
department shall allocate $150,000 to the state library for the
purpose of licensing an online resource which prepares persons
to succeed in the workplace through programs which improve job
skills and vocational test-taking abilities.
4. OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM
a. For the development and administration of an offender
reentry program to provide offenders with employment skills,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
.................................................. $387,158
............................................... FTEs5.00
b. The department of workforce development shall partner
with the department of corrections to provide staff within
the correctional facilities resources to improve offenders’
abilities to find and retain productive employment.
5. INTEGRATED INFORMATION FOR IOWA SYSTEM
For the payment of services provided by the department of
administrative services related to the integrated information
for Iowa system:
.................................................. $228,822
6. SUMMER YOUTH INTERN PILOT PROGRAM
For the funding of a summer youth intern pilot program that
-12-will help young people at risk of not graduating from high
school to explore and prepare for high-demand careers through
summer work experience, including the development of soft
skills:
.................................................. $250,000
7. NONREVERSION
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of
the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 11. GENERAL FUND — EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION
PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the department of workforce development for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the
following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For enhancing efforts to investigate employers that
misclassify workers and for not more than the following
full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $379,631
............................................... FTEs5.15
Sec. 12. SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.
1. There is appropriated from the special employment
security contingency fund to the department of workforce
development for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for field offices:
.................................................. $2,416,084
2. Any remaining additional penalty and interest revenue
collected by the department of workforce development is
appropriated to the department for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, to accomplish the
mission of the department.
Sec. 13. FUTURE READY IOWA — IOWA EMPLOYER INNOVATION FUND.
-13- 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of workforce development for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
In consultation with the workforce development board, for
funding of the Iowa employer innovation program established
under section 84A.13 which shall match eligible employer moneys
to expand opportunities for education and training leading to
high-demand jobs and to encourage Iowa employers, community
leaders, and others to provide leadership and support for
regional workforce talent pools throughout the state, and for
future ready Iowa education and outreach:
.................................................. $4,200,000
Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection, an amount
to be determined by the department of workforce development
in consultation with the workforce development board shall be
transferred to the Iowa child care challenge fund.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section which remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 14. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION RESERVE FUND —
FIELD OFFICES. Notwithstanding section 96.9, subsection 8,
paragraph “e”, there is appropriated from interest earned on
the unemployment compensation reserve fund to the department
of workforce development for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or
so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For the operation of field offices:
.................................................. $2,200,000
Sec. 15. VIRTUAL ACCESS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICES. The
department of workforce development shall require a unique
-14-identification login for all users of workforce development
centers operated through electronic means.
Sec. 16. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM. Notwithstanding
section 96.9, subsection 4, paragraph “a”, moneys credited to
the state by the secretary of the treasury of the United
States pursuant to section 903 of the Social Security
Act are appropriated to the department of workforce
development and shall be used by the department for the
administration of the unemployment compensation program only.
This appropriation shall not apply to any fiscal year
beginning after December 31, 2021.
Sec. 17. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND.
1. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
a. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(1) For the purposes of providing assistance as described in
section 15.335B for the high quality jobs program:
.................................................. $11,700,000
From the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph, the
economic development authority may use not more than $1,000,000
for purposes of providing infrastructure grants to main street
communities under the main street Iowa program and may allocate
not more than $300,000 for the purposes of supporting statewide
worker education and quality preapprenticeship programs.
(2) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph “a”, an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
b. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS AND REGENTS INSTITUTIONS
(1) STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. For capacity building
infrastructure in areas related to technology
-15-commercialization, marketing and business development
efforts in areas related to technology commercialization,
entrepreneurship, and business growth, and infrastructure
projects and programs needed to assist in implementation of
activities under chapter 262B:
.................................................. $3,000,000
(a) Of the moneys appropriated pursuant to this
subparagraph (1), 35 percent shall be allocated for Iowa state
university of science and technology, 35 percent shall be
allocated for the state university of Iowa, and 30 percent
shall be allocated for the university of northern Iowa.
(b) The institutions shall provide a one-to-one match
of additional moneys for the activities funded with moneys
appropriated under this subparagraph (1).
(c) The state board of regents shall submit a report by
January 15, 2022, to the governor and the general assembly
regarding the activities, projects, and programs funded with
moneys appropriated under this subparagraph (1). The report
shall be provided in an electronic format and shall include a
list of metrics and criteria mutually agreed to in advance by
the board of regents and the economic development authority.
The metrics and criteria shall allow the governor’s office and
the general assembly to quantify and evaluate the progress
of the board of regents institutions with regard to their
activities, projects, and programs in the areas of technology
commercialization, entrepreneurship, regional development, and
market research.
(2) IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. For
small business development centers, the research park, and the
center for industrial research and service, and for not more
than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2,424,302
............................................... FTEs50.95
(a) Of the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph (2),
Iowa state university of science and technology shall allocate
-16-at least $735,728 for purposes of funding small business
development centers. Iowa state university of science and
technology may allocate the appropriated moneys to the various
small business development centers in any manner necessary to
achieve the purposes of this subparagraph.
(b) Iowa state university of science and technology shall
do all of the following:
(i) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(ii) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa-based
companies.
(c) It is the intent of the general assembly that the
industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors
and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses,
industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys
for the center for industrial research and service industrial
incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which
are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract
research or for nondirected research. The match required of
small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 10,
for directed contract research or for nondirected research
shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required
for other businesses for directed contract research or
for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state
funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade
associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
(d) Iowa state university of science and technology shall
report annually to the general assembly the total amount of
private contributions, the proportion of contributions from
small businesses and other businesses, and the proportion for
directed contract research and nondirected research of benefit
to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
(3) STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. For the state university of
Iowa research park and for university of Iowa pharmaceuticals
located at the research park, including salaries, support,
-17-maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $209,279
............................................... FTEs6.00
The state university of Iowa shall do all of the following:
(a) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(b) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa-based
companies.
(4) STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. For the purpose of
implementing the entrepreneurship and economic growth
initiative, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2,000,000
............................................... FTEs8.00
(5) UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA. For the metal casting
center, the center for business growth and innovation, and the
institute for decision making, including salaries, support,
maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1,066,419
............................................... FTEs8.12
(a) Of the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph,
the university of northern Iowa shall allocate at least
$617,638 for purposes of support of entrepreneurs through the
university’s center for business growth and innovation and
advance Iowa program.
(b) The university of northern Iowa shall do all of the
following:
(i) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(ii) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa-based
companies.
(6) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph “b”, an entity shall testify upon the
-18-request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
c. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
To develop a long-term sustained program to train unemployed
and underemployed central Iowans with skills necessary to
advance to higher-paying jobs with full benefits:
.................................................. $100,000
(1) The department of workforce development shall begin
a request for proposals process, issued for purposes of this
lettered paragraph “c”, no later than September 1, 2021.
(2) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated under
this lettered paragraph “c”, an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
d. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
For the funding of a future ready Iowa coordinator in the
department, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $150,000
............................................... FTEs1.00
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 18. GENERAL FUND — CERTAIN REGENTS INSTITUTIONS.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the following institutions for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amounts,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
a. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
In cooperation with the Iowa economic development authority,
for support of a biosciences innovation ecosystem, to
strengthen Iowa’s leadership positions in the area of bio-based
-19-chemicals, digital agriculture, vaccines, and medical devices,
including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2,623,481
............................................... FTEs10.01
b. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
In cooperation with the Iowa economic development authority,
for support of a biosciences innovation ecosystem, to
strengthen Iowa’s leadership positions in the area of bio-based
chemicals, digital agriculture, vaccines, and medical devices,
including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
.................................................. $874,494
c. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
For equipment and technology to expand the university’s
additive manufacturing capabilities related to investment
castings technology and industry support, including salaries,
support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $394,321
............................................... FTEs2.73
The university of northern Iowa shall make a good-faith
effort to coordinate with private entities to seek moneys to
supplement this appropriation to support the expansion of the
university’s additive manufacturing capabilities.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
subsection 1, paragraphs “a” and “b”, that remain unencumbered
or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DIVISION II
FY 2021-2022 CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 19. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
-20-to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purpose
designated:
For support of the butchery innovation and revitalization
program:
.................................................. $750,000
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section which remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 20. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. The following takes
effect on the effective date of 2021 Iowa Acts, House File 857,
if enacted:
The section of this division of this Act appropriating
moneys to the economic development authority for purposes of a
butchery innovation and revitalization program.
DIVISION III
FIBEROPTIC NETWORK CONDUIT INSTALLATION AND CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM
Sec. 21. Section 8B.25, subsection 2, Code 2021, is amended
to read as follows:
2. The office shall lead and coordinate a program to provide
for the installation of fiberoptic network conduit where such
conduit does not exist. The chief information officer shall
consult and coordinate with applicable agencies and entities,
including public utilities as defined in section 476.1, the
state department of transportation, the economic development
authority, county boards of supervisors, municipal governing
bodies, the farm-to-market review board, county conservation
boards, and the boards, commissions, or agencies in control
of state parks, as determined appropriate to ensure that the
opportunity is provided to lay or install fiberoptic network
conduit wherever a state-funded construction project involves
-21-trenching, boring, a bridge, a roadway, or opening of the
ground, or alongside any state-owned infrastructure.
Sec. 22. NEW SECTION. 15E.167 Broadband forward and
telecommuter forward — certifications.
1. As used in this section, unless the context requires
otherwise:
a. “Broadband” means the same as defined in section 8B.1.
b. “Broadband infrastructure” means the same as defined in
section 8B.1.
c. “Communications service provider” means a service
provider that provides broadband service.
d. “Political subdivision” means a city, county, or
township.
2. The authority shall establish the following
certification programs:
a. Broadband forward certification, with the objective of
encouraging political subdivisions to further develop broadband
infrastructure and access to broadband.
b. Telecommuter forward certification, with the objective
of encouraging political subdivisions to further develop and
promote the availability of telecommuting.
3. To obtain broadband forward certification, a political
subdivision shall submit to the authority, on forms prescribed
by the authority by rule, an application indicating the
following:
a. The political subdivision’s support and commitment to
promote the availability of broadband.
b. Existing or proposed ordinances encouraging the
further development of broadband infrastructure and access to
broadband.
c. Efforts to secure local funding for the further
development of broadband infrastructure and access to
broadband.
d. A single point of contact for all matters related to
broadband and broadband infrastructure.
-22- 4. A single point of contact designated in an application
submitted pursuant to subsection 3 shall be responsible for all
of the following:
a. Coordination and partnership with the authority,
communications service providers, realtors, economic
development professionals, employers, employees, and other
broadband stakeholders.
b. Collaboration with the authority, communication service
providers, and employers to identify, develop, and market
broadband packages available in the political subdivision.
c. Familiarity with broadband mapping tools and other
state-level resources.
d. Maintaining regular communication with the authority.
e. Providing to the political subdivision regular reports
regarding the availability of broadband in the political
subdivision.
5. A political subdivision that the authority has certified
as a broadband forward community under subsection 3 shall not
do any of the following:
a. Require an applicant to designate a final contractor to
complete a broadband infrastructure project.
b. Impose a fee to review an application or issue a permit
for a broadband infrastructure application in excess of one
hundred dollars.
c. Impose a moratorium of any kind on the approval
of applications and issuance of permits for broadband
infrastructure projects or on construction related to broadband
infrastructure.
d. Discriminate among communications service providers,
or public utilities with respect to any action described in
this section or otherwise related to broadband infrastructure,
including granting access to public rights-of-way,
infrastructure and poles, river and bridge crossings, or any
other physical assets owned or controlled by the political
subdivision.
-23- e. As a condition for approving an application or issuing a
permit for a broadband infrastructure project or for any other
purpose, require the applicant to do any of the following:
(1) Provide any service or make available any part of the
broadband infrastructure to the political subdivision.
(2) Except for the fee allowed under paragraph “b” of this
subsection, make any payment to or on behalf of the political
subdivision.
6. To obtain telecommuter forward certification, a
political subdivision shall submit to the authority, on forms
prescribed by the authority by rule, an application indicating
the following:
a. The political subdivision’s support and commitment to
promote the availability of telecommuting options.
b. Existing or proposed ordinances encouraging the further
development of telecommuting options.
c. Efforts to secure local funding for the further
development of telecommuting options.
d. A single point of contact for coordinating telecommuting
opportunities and options.
7. A single point of contact designated in an application
submitted pursuant to subsection 6 shall be responsible for all
of the following:
a. Coordination and partnership with the authority,
communications service providers, realtors, economic
development professionals, employers, employees, and other
telecommuting stakeholders.
b. Collaboration with the authority, communication service
providers, and employers to identify, develop, and market
telecommuter-capable broadband packages available in the
political subdivision.
c. Promotion of telecommuter-friendly workspaces, such
as business incubators with telecommuting spaces, if such a
workspace has been established in the political subdivision at
the time the political subdivision submits the application.
-24- d. Familiarity with broadband mapping tools and other
state-level resources.
e. Maintaining regular communication with the authority.
f. Providing to the political subdivision regular reports
regarding the availability of telecommuting options in the
political subdivision.
8. The authority shall develop criteria for evaluating an
application for both forms of certification and the awarding
of certificates. The criteria shall take into account, at
a minimum, the applicant’s individual circumstances and the
economic goals of the applicant. The authority shall consult
with local government entities and local economic development
officials when evaluating an application.
9. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
for the implementation of this section.
DIVISION IV
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND ACCOUNT
Sec. 23. Section 15.342A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2021,
are amended to read as follows:
1. A workforce development fund account is established in
the office of the treasurer of state under the control of the
authority. The account shall receive funds pursuant to section
422.16Aup to a maximum of six million dollars per year.
3. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and for each
fiscal year thereafter, there is annually appropriated from the
workforce development fund account to the job training fund
created in section 260F.6three four million seven hundred fifty
thousand dollars for the purposes of chapter 260F.
Sec. 24. Section 422.16A, Code 2021, is amended to read as
follows:
422.16A Job training withholding — certification and
transfer.
Upon the completion by a business of its repayment
obligation for a training project funded under chapter 260E,
including a job training project funded under section 15A.8
-25-or repaid in whole or in part by the supplemental new jobs
credit from withholding under section 15A.7 or section 15E.197,
Code 2014, the sponsoring community college shall report to
the economic development authority the amount of withholding
paid by the business to the community college during the
final twelve months of withholding payments. The economic
development authority shall notify the department of revenue
of that amount. The department shall credit to the workforce
development fund account established in section 15.342A
twenty-five percent of that amount each quarter for a period
of ten years. If the amount of withholding from the business
or employer is insufficient, the department shall prorate the
quarterly amount credited to the workforce development fund
account. The maximum amount from all employers which shall be
transferred to the workforce development fund account in any
year is six seven million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars.
DIVISION V
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
Sec. 25. 2020 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE. Amendments adopted by rule by the electrical examining
board pursuant to section 103.6, subsection 1, to the 2020
edition of the national electrical code issued and adopted by
the national fire protection association, which amendments
were effective as of May 1, 2021, shall not expire, and shall
remain in effect until, at minimum, the effective date of rules
adopted by the board adopting either of the following:
1. A subsequent edition of the national electrical code.
2. Subsequent amendments, issued and adopted by the
national fire protection association, to the 2020 edition of
the national electrical code.
DIVISION VI
Unemployment insurance
Sec. 26. Section 96.4, subsection 3, Code 2021, is amended
to read as follows:
3. a. The individual is able to work, is available for
-26-work, and is earnestly and actively seeking work. This
subsection is waived if the individual is deemed partially
unemployed, while employed at the individual’s regular job,
as defined in section 96.1A, subsection 37, paragraph “b”,
subparagraph (1), or temporarily unemployed as defined in
section 96.1A, subsection 37, paragraph “c”. The work search
requirements of this subsection and the disqualification
requirement for failure to apply for, or to accept suitable
work of section 96.5, subsection 3, are waived if the
individual is not disqualified for benefits under section 96.5,
subsection 1, paragraph “h”.
b. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the
contrary, the department may establish by rule a process to
waive or alter the work search requirements of this subsection
for a claim for benefits if an individual has a reasonable
expectation that the individual will be returning to employment
and is attached to a regular job or industry or a member in
good standing of a union therein eligible for referral for
employment. To be considered attached to a regular job or
industry, an individual must be on a short-term temporary
layoff. If work is not available at the conclusion of the
layoff period due to short-term circumstances beyond the
employer’s control, the employer may request an extension
of the waiver or alteration for up to two weeks from the
department. For purposes of this paragraph, “short-term
temporary layoff” means a layoff period of sixteen weeks or
less due to seasonal weather conditions that impact the ability
to perform work related to highway construction, repair, or
maintenance with a specific return-to-work date verified by the
employer.
Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The section of this division of this Act amending section
96.4, subsection 3, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
effect upon enactment.
Sec. 28. APPLICABILITY.
-27- The section of this division of this Act amending section
96.4, subsection 3, applies to any new claim of unemployment
benefits beginning on or after the first Sunday after the
effective date of that section.
DIVISION VII
Board of review — member removal
Sec. 29. Section 441.32, Code 2021, is amended to read as
follows:
441.32 Terms — vacancies.
1. The terms of the members of the board of review are
for six years each except for the emergency members whose
terms shall be set by the conference board for a period not to
exceed two years. Members of this board may be removed by the
conference board but only after a public hearing upon specified
charges, if a hearing is requested by the member. A subsequent
appointment, and an appointment to fill a vacancy, shall be
made in the same way as the original selection. The board may
subpoena witnesses and administer oaths.
2. a. In addition to removal under subsection 1, the
director of revenue may remove a member of the board of review
if any of the following apply:
(1) The member violates any law or administrative rule
applicable to the member’s duties on the board of review.
(2) The member fails to comply with an order of the director
of revenue or an order of any court.
b. Prior to issuing an order removing a member of the board
of review, the director of revenue shall provide the member
with written notice of the director’s intent to remove the
member from the board of review.
c. If the member of the board of review receiving the notice
of intent for removal files a written request for a hearing
with the director within thirty days after receipt of the
written notice specified in paragraph “b”, the director shall
hold a hearing prior to the issuance of an order removing the
member from the board of review. The director may subpoena
-28-witnesses and administer oaths in connection with the hearing.
d. If the director of revenue removes a member of the
board of review pursuant to this subsection, an appointment
to fill the vacancy shall be made in the same manner as the
original appointment. An order removing a member of the board
is subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 17A.
e. The director of revenue shall adopt rules pursuant to
chapter 17A to administer this subsection.
DIVISION VIII
BEER AND LIQUOR CONTROL FUND — TOURISM
Sec. 30. Section 123.17, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. a. After any transfers provided for in
subsections 3, 5, and 6, and before any other transfer to the
general fund, the department of commerce shall transfer to the
economic development authority from the beer and liquor control
fund one million dollars annually for a statewide tourism
marketing campaign.
b. As part of the statewide tourism marketing campaign
pursuant to paragraph “a”, the economic development authority
shall issue a single request for proposals to select an entity
located in this state for a statewide effort to leverage public
and private partnerships to market and promote the state as a
travel destination.
-29-______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
JAKE CHAPMANPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 871, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2021______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorko/tm/md
affairs, the economic development authority, the Iowa
finance authority, the public employment relations board,
the department of workforce development, and the state board
of regents and certain regents institutions, and providing
for properly related matters, and including effective date,
contingent effective date, and applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
FY 2021–2022 APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
a. ADMINISTRATION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions for the department:
.................................................. $168,637
............................................... FTEs55.49
The department of cultural affairs shall coordinate
activities with the tourism office of the economic development
authority to promote attendance at the state historical
building and at the state’s historic sites.
Full-time equivalent positions authorized under this
paragraph are funded, in full or in part, using moneys
appropriated under this paragraph and paragraphs “c” through
“g”.
b. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS
For planning and programming for the community cultural
grants program established under section 303.3:
.................................................. $172,090
c. HISTORICAL DIVISION
For the support of the historical division:
.................................................. $3,142,351
d. HISTORIC SITES
For the administration and support of historic sites:
.................................................. $426,398
e. ARTS DIVISION
For the support of the arts division:
.................................................. $1,317,188
-1- Of the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, the department
shall allocate $300,000 for purposes of the film office.
f. IOWA GREAT PLACES
For the Iowa great places program established under section
303.3C:
.................................................. $150,000
g. CULTURAL TRUST GRANTS
For grant programs administered by the Iowa arts
council including those programs supporting the long-term
financial stability and sustainability of nonprofit cultural
organizations:
.................................................. $150,000
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 2. GOALS AND ACCOUNTABILITY — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, the goals
for the economic development authority shall be to expand and
stimulate the state economy, increase the wealth of Iowans, and
increase the population of the state.
2. To achieve the goals in subsection 1, the economic
development authority shall do all of the following for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021:
a. Concentrate its efforts on programs and activities that
result in commercially viable products and services.
b. Adopt practices and services consistent with free
market, private sector philosophies.
c. Ensure economic growth and development throughout the
state.
d. Work with businesses and communities to continually
improve the economic development climate along with the
economic well-being and quality of life for Iowans.
e. Coordinate with other state agencies to ensure that they
-2-are attentive to the needs of an entrepreneurial culture.
f. Establish a strong and aggressive marketing image to
showcase Iowa’s workforce, existing industry, and potential.
A priority shall be placed on recruiting new businesses,
business expansion, and retaining existing Iowa businesses.
Emphasis shall be placed on entrepreneurial development through
helping entrepreneurs secure capital, and developing networks
and a business climate conducive to entrepreneurs and small
businesses.
g. Encourage the development of communities and quality of
life to foster economic growth.
h. Prepare communities for future growth and development
through development, expansion, and modernization of
infrastructure.
i. Develop public-private partnerships with Iowa businesses
in the tourism industry, Iowa tour groups, Iowa tourism
organizations, and political subdivisions in this state to
assist in the development of advertising efforts.
j. Develop, to the fullest extent possible, cooperative
efforts for advertising with contributions from other sources.
Sec. 3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
1. APPROPRIATION
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated in this subsection, and for not more than
the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $13,318,553
............................................... FTEs106.95
b. (1) For salaries, support, miscellaneous purposes,
programs, marketing, and the maintenance of an administration
division, a business development division, a community
development division, a small business development division,
and other divisions the authority may organize.
-3- (2) The full-time equivalent positions authorized under
this section are funded, in whole or in part, by the moneys
appropriated under this subsection or by other moneys received
by the authority, including certain federal moneys.
(3) For business development operations and programs,
international trade, export assistance, workforce recruitment,
and the partner state program.
(4) For transfer to a fund created pursuant to section
15.313 for purposes of financing strategic infrastructure
projects.
(5) For community economic development programs, tourism
operations, community assistance, plans for Iowa green corps
and summer youth programs, the main street and rural main
street programs, the school-to-career program, the community
development block grant, and housing and shelter-related
programs.
(6) For achieving the goals and accountability, and
fulfilling the requirements and duties required under this Act.
c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated in this
subsection until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RESTRICTIONS
a. A business creating jobs through moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 shall be subject to contract provisions requiring
new and retained jobs to be filled by individuals who are
citizens of the United States who reside within the United
States, or any person authorized to work in the United States
pursuant to federal law, including legal resident aliens
residing in the United States.
b. Any vendor who receives moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 shall adhere to such contract provisions and
provide periodic assurances as the state shall require that the
jobs are filled solely by citizens of the United States who
-4-reside within the United States, or any person authorized to
work in the United States, pursuant to federal law, including
legal resident aliens residing in the United States.
c. A business that receives financial assistance from
the authority from moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall
only employ individuals legally authorized to work in this
state. In addition to all other applicable penalties provided
by current law, all or a portion of the assistance received
by a business which is found to knowingly employ individuals
not legally authorized to work in this state is subject to
recapture by the authority.
3. USES OF APPROPRIATIONS
a. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance in the form of a
grant to a community economic development entity for conducting
a local workforce recruitment effort designed to recruit former
citizens of the state and former students at colleges and
universities in the state to meet the needs of local employers.
b. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance to early stage
industry companies being established by women entrepreneurs.
c. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance in the form of
grants, loans, or forgivable loans for advanced research and
commercialization projects involving value-added agriculture,
advanced technology, or biotechnology.
d. The authority shall not use any moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 for purposes of providing financial assistance for
the Iowa green streets pilot project or for any other program
or project that involves the installation of geothermal systems
for melting snow and ice from streets or sidewalks.
4.WORLD FOOD PRIZE
In lieu of the standing appropriation in section 15.368
there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
economic development authority for the fiscal year beginning
-5-July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount
for the world food prize:
.................................................. $375,000
5. IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount for allocation to the Iowa commission on volunteer
service for purposes of the Iowa state commission grant
program, the Iowa’s promise and Iowa mentoring partnership
programs, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $168,201
............................................... FTEs12.00
Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection, the
authority shall allocate $75,000 for purposes of the Iowa state
commission grant program and $93,201 for purposes of the Iowa’s
promise and Iowa mentoring partnership programs.
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
6. COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS — ASSISTANCE
There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount to be used for the purposes of providing financial
assistance to Iowa’s councils of governments:
.................................................. $275,000
7. FUTURE READY IOWA REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
-6-amount to be used for the funding of the future ready Iowa
registered apprenticeship development program under chapter
15C, to encourage small to midsize businesses to start or grow
registered apprenticeships:
.................................................. $760,000
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
8. REGIONAL SPORTS AUTHORITY DISTRICTS
a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount to be distributed equally to regional sports authority
districts certified by the authority pursuant to section
15E.321:
.................................................. $500,000
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
9. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
INTERNSHIPS
a. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the Iowa economic
development authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For the funding of internships for students studying in the
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
with eligible Iowa employers as provided in section 15.411,
subsection 3, paragraph “c”:
-7-.................................................. $1,000,000
b. No more than 3 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
subsection may be used by the authority for costs associated
with administration of the internship program.
c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection which remain unencumbered or unobligated at
the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated in
subsequent fiscal years.
10. FUTURE READY IOWA — VOLUNTEER MENTORING PROGRAM
a. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the economic
development authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
designated:
For allocation to the Iowa commission on volunteer services
to be used for establishing a volunteer mentor program to
support implementation of the future ready Iowa skilled
workforce last-dollar scholarship program in section 261.131
and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program
created in section 261.132, and for not more than the following
full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $400,000
............................................... FTEs1.00
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection which remain unencumbered or unobligated at
the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
11. STEM BEST AND EMPOWER RURAL IOWA
a. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the economic
development authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so
-8-much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
designated:
STEM best:
.................................................. $700,000
Empower rural Iowa program:
.................................................. $700,000
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this subsection which remain unencumbered or unobligated at
the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
c. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
17A to establish criteria for the distribution of the moneys
appropriated in this subsection.
Sec. 4. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS — FY
2021-2022. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the amounts
appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
these sections for the following purposes shall not exceed the
following amounts:
1. For operational support grants and community cultural
grants under section 99F.11, subsection 3, paragraph “d”,
subparagraph (1):
.................................................. $448,403
2. For the purposes of regional tourism marketing under
section 99F.11, subsection 3, paragraph “d”, subparagraph (2):
.................................................. $900,000
Sec. 5. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPORTING — ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. The economic development authority and
the department of revenue shall submit a joint annual report
to the general assembly no later than November 1, 2021, that
details the amount of every direct loan, forgivable loan,
tax credit, tax exemption, tax refund, grant, or any other
financial assistance awarded to a person during the prior
-9-fiscal year by the authority under an economic development
program administered by the authority. The report shall
identify the county where the project associated with each such
award is located.
Sec. 6. INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. From the
moneys collected by the insurance division in excess of the
anticipated gross revenues under section 505.7, subsection
3, during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, $100,000
shall be transferred to the economic development authority for
insurance economic development and international insurance
economic development.
Sec. 7. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the Iowa finance authority for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used to provide
reimbursement for rent expenses to eligible persons under
the home and community-based services rent subsidy program
established in section 16.55:
.................................................. $658,000
2. Of the moneys appropriated in this section, not more than
$35,000 may be used for administrative costs.
3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 8. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY AUDIT. The auditor of state
is requested to review the audit of the Iowa finance authority
performed by the auditor hired by the authority.
Sec. 9. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the public employment relations board for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
-10-purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1,492,452
............................................... FTEs11.00
2. Of the moneys appropriated in this section, the board
shall allocate $15,000 for maintaining an internet site that
allows access to a searchable database of collective bargaining
information.
Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
department of workforce development for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
1. DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICES
a. For the division of labor services, including salaries,
support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3,491,252
............................................... FTEs58.00
b. From the contractor registration fees, the division of
labor services shall reimburse the department of inspections
and appeals for all costs associated with hearings under
chapter 91C, relating to contractor registration.
2. DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
a. For the division of workers’ compensation, including
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3,321,044
............................................... FTEs26.10
b. The division of workers’ compensation shall charge a
$100 filing fee for workers’ compensation cases. The filing
fee shall be paid by the petitioner of a claim. However,
-11-the fee can be taxed as a cost and paid by the losing party,
except in cases where it would impose an undue hardship or be
unjust under the circumstances. The moneys generated by the
filing fee allowed under this paragraph are appropriated to the
department of workforce development to be used for purposes of
administering the division of workers’ compensation.
3. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
a. For the operation of field offices, the workforce
development board, and for not more than the following
full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6,675,650
............................................... FTEs189.18
b. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a”, the
department shall allocate $150,000 to the state library for the
purpose of licensing an online resource which prepares persons
to succeed in the workplace through programs which improve job
skills and vocational test-taking abilities.
4. OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM
a. For the development and administration of an offender
reentry program to provide offenders with employment skills,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
.................................................. $387,158
............................................... FTEs5.00
b. The department of workforce development shall partner
with the department of corrections to provide staff within
the correctional facilities resources to improve offenders’
abilities to find and retain productive employment.
5. INTEGRATED INFORMATION FOR IOWA SYSTEM
For the payment of services provided by the department of
administrative services related to the integrated information
for Iowa system:
.................................................. $228,822
6. SUMMER YOUTH INTERN PILOT PROGRAM
For the funding of a summer youth intern pilot program that
-12-will help young people at risk of not graduating from high
school to explore and prepare for high-demand careers through
summer work experience, including the development of soft
skills:
.................................................. $250,000
7. NONREVERSION
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of
the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 11. GENERAL FUND — EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION
PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the department of workforce development for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the
following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For enhancing efforts to investigate employers that
misclassify workers and for not more than the following
full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $379,631
............................................... FTEs5.15
Sec. 12. SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.
1. There is appropriated from the special employment
security contingency fund to the department of workforce
development for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for field offices:
.................................................. $2,416,084
2. Any remaining additional penalty and interest revenue
collected by the department of workforce development is
appropriated to the department for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, to accomplish the
mission of the department.
Sec. 13. FUTURE READY IOWA — IOWA EMPLOYER INNOVATION FUND.
-13- 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of workforce development for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
In consultation with the workforce development board, for
funding of the Iowa employer innovation program established
under section 84A.13 which shall match eligible employer moneys
to expand opportunities for education and training leading to
high-demand jobs and to encourage Iowa employers, community
leaders, and others to provide leadership and support for
regional workforce talent pools throughout the state, and for
future ready Iowa education and outreach:
.................................................. $4,200,000
Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection, an amount
to be determined by the department of workforce development
in consultation with the workforce development board shall be
transferred to the Iowa child care challenge fund.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section which remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 14. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION RESERVE FUND —
FIELD OFFICES. Notwithstanding section 96.9, subsection 8,
paragraph “e”, there is appropriated from interest earned on
the unemployment compensation reserve fund to the department
of workforce development for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or
so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For the operation of field offices:
.................................................. $2,200,000
Sec. 15. VIRTUAL ACCESS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICES. The
department of workforce development shall require a unique
-14-identification login for all users of workforce development
centers operated through electronic means.
Sec. 16. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM. Notwithstanding
section 96.9, subsection 4, paragraph “a”, moneys credited to
the state by the secretary of the treasury of the United
States pursuant to section 903 of the Social Security
Act are appropriated to the department of workforce
development and shall be used by the department for the
administration of the unemployment compensation program only.
This appropriation shall not apply to any fiscal year
beginning after December 31, 2021.
Sec. 17. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND.
1. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
a. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(1) For the purposes of providing assistance as described in
section 15.335B for the high quality jobs program:
.................................................. $11,700,000
From the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph, the
economic development authority may use not more than $1,000,000
for purposes of providing infrastructure grants to main street
communities under the main street Iowa program and may allocate
not more than $300,000 for the purposes of supporting statewide
worker education and quality preapprenticeship programs.
(2) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph “a”, an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
b. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS AND REGENTS INSTITUTIONS
(1) STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. For capacity building
infrastructure in areas related to technology
-15-commercialization, marketing and business development
efforts in areas related to technology commercialization,
entrepreneurship, and business growth, and infrastructure
projects and programs needed to assist in implementation of
activities under chapter 262B:
.................................................. $3,000,000
(a) Of the moneys appropriated pursuant to this
subparagraph (1), 35 percent shall be allocated for Iowa state
university of science and technology, 35 percent shall be
allocated for the state university of Iowa, and 30 percent
shall be allocated for the university of northern Iowa.
(b) The institutions shall provide a one-to-one match
of additional moneys for the activities funded with moneys
appropriated under this subparagraph (1).
(c) The state board of regents shall submit a report by
January 15, 2022, to the governor and the general assembly
regarding the activities, projects, and programs funded with
moneys appropriated under this subparagraph (1). The report
shall be provided in an electronic format and shall include a
list of metrics and criteria mutually agreed to in advance by
the board of regents and the economic development authority.
The metrics and criteria shall allow the governor’s office and
the general assembly to quantify and evaluate the progress
of the board of regents institutions with regard to their
activities, projects, and programs in the areas of technology
commercialization, entrepreneurship, regional development, and
market research.
(2) IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. For
small business development centers, the research park, and the
center for industrial research and service, and for not more
than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2,424,302
............................................... FTEs50.95
(a) Of the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph (2),
Iowa state university of science and technology shall allocate
-16-at least $735,728 for purposes of funding small business
development centers. Iowa state university of science and
technology may allocate the appropriated moneys to the various
small business development centers in any manner necessary to
achieve the purposes of this subparagraph.
(b) Iowa state university of science and technology shall
do all of the following:
(i) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(ii) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa-based
companies.
(c) It is the intent of the general assembly that the
industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors
and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses,
industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys
for the center for industrial research and service industrial
incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which
are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract
research or for nondirected research. The match required of
small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 10,
for directed contract research or for nondirected research
shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required
for other businesses for directed contract research or
for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state
funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade
associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
(d) Iowa state university of science and technology shall
report annually to the general assembly the total amount of
private contributions, the proportion of contributions from
small businesses and other businesses, and the proportion for
directed contract research and nondirected research of benefit
to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
(3) STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. For the state university of
Iowa research park and for university of Iowa pharmaceuticals
located at the research park, including salaries, support,
-17-maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $209,279
............................................... FTEs6.00
The state university of Iowa shall do all of the following:
(a) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(b) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa-based
companies.
(4) STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. For the purpose of
implementing the entrepreneurship and economic growth
initiative, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2,000,000
............................................... FTEs8.00
(5) UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA. For the metal casting
center, the center for business growth and innovation, and the
institute for decision making, including salaries, support,
maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1,066,419
............................................... FTEs8.12
(a) Of the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph,
the university of northern Iowa shall allocate at least
$617,638 for purposes of support of entrepreneurs through the
university’s center for business growth and innovation and
advance Iowa program.
(b) The university of northern Iowa shall do all of the
following:
(i) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(ii) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa-based
companies.
(6) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph “b”, an entity shall testify upon the
-18-request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
c. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
To develop a long-term sustained program to train unemployed
and underemployed central Iowans with skills necessary to
advance to higher-paying jobs with full benefits:
.................................................. $100,000
(1) The department of workforce development shall begin
a request for proposals process, issued for purposes of this
lettered paragraph “c”, no later than September 1, 2021.
(2) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated under
this lettered paragraph “c”, an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
d. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
For the funding of a future ready Iowa coordinator in the
department, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $150,000
............................................... FTEs1.00
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 18. GENERAL FUND — CERTAIN REGENTS INSTITUTIONS.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the following institutions for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amounts,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
a. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
In cooperation with the Iowa economic development authority,
for support of a biosciences innovation ecosystem, to
strengthen Iowa’s leadership positions in the area of bio-based
-19-chemicals, digital agriculture, vaccines, and medical devices,
including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2,623,481
............................................... FTEs10.01
b. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
In cooperation with the Iowa economic development authority,
for support of a biosciences innovation ecosystem, to
strengthen Iowa’s leadership positions in the area of bio-based
chemicals, digital agriculture, vaccines, and medical devices,
including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
.................................................. $874,494
c. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
For equipment and technology to expand the university’s
additive manufacturing capabilities related to investment
castings technology and industry support, including salaries,
support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $394,321
............................................... FTEs2.73
The university of northern Iowa shall make a good-faith
effort to coordinate with private entities to seek moneys to
supplement this appropriation to support the expansion of the
university’s additive manufacturing capabilities.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
subsection 1, paragraphs “a” and “b”, that remain unencumbered
or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DIVISION II
FY 2021-2022 CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 19. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
-20-to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purpose
designated:
For support of the butchery innovation and revitalization
program:
.................................................. $750,000
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section which remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 20. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. The following takes
effect on the effective date of 2021 Iowa Acts, House File 857,
if enacted:
The section of this division of this Act appropriating
moneys to the economic development authority for purposes of a
butchery innovation and revitalization program.
DIVISION III
FIBEROPTIC NETWORK CONDUIT INSTALLATION AND CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM
Sec. 21. Section 8B.25, subsection 2, Code 2021, is amended
to read as follows:
2. The office shall lead and coordinate a program to provide
for the installation of fiberoptic network conduit where such
conduit does not exist. The chief information officer shall
consult and coordinate with applicable agencies and entities,
including public utilities as defined in section 476.1, the
state department of transportation, the economic development
authority, county boards of supervisors, municipal governing
bodies, the farm-to-market review board, county conservation
boards, and the boards, commissions, or agencies in control
of state parks, as determined appropriate to ensure that the
opportunity is provided to lay or install fiberoptic network
conduit wherever a state-funded construction project involves
-21-trenching, boring, a bridge, a roadway, or opening of the
ground, or alongside any state-owned infrastructure.
Sec. 22. NEW SECTION. 15E.167 Broadband forward and
telecommuter forward — certifications.
1. As used in this section, unless the context requires
otherwise:
a. “Broadband” means the same as defined in section 8B.1.
b. “Broadband infrastructure” means the same as defined in
section 8B.1.
c. “Communications service provider” means a service
provider that provides broadband service.
d. “Political subdivision” means a city, county, or
township.
2. The authority shall establish the following
certification programs:
a. Broadband forward certification, with the objective of
encouraging political subdivisions to further develop broadband
infrastructure and access to broadband.
b. Telecommuter forward certification, with the objective
of encouraging political subdivisions to further develop and
promote the availability of telecommuting.
3. To obtain broadband forward certification, a political
subdivision shall submit to the authority, on forms prescribed
by the authority by rule, an application indicating the
following:
a. The political subdivision’s support and commitment to
promote the availability of broadband.
b. Existing or proposed ordinances encouraging the
further development of broadband infrastructure and access to
broadband.
c. Efforts to secure local funding for the further
development of broadband infrastructure and access to
broadband.
d. A single point of contact for all matters related to
broadband and broadband infrastructure.
-22- 4. A single point of contact designated in an application
submitted pursuant to subsection 3 shall be responsible for all
of the following:
a. Coordination and partnership with the authority,
communications service providers, realtors, economic
development professionals, employers, employees, and other
broadband stakeholders.
b. Collaboration with the authority, communication service
providers, and employers to identify, develop, and market
broadband packages available in the political subdivision.
c. Familiarity with broadband mapping tools and other
state-level resources.
d. Maintaining regular communication with the authority.
e. Providing to the political subdivision regular reports
regarding the availability of broadband in the political
subdivision.
5. A political subdivision that the authority has certified
as a broadband forward community under subsection 3 shall not
do any of the following:
a. Require an applicant to designate a final contractor to
complete a broadband infrastructure project.
b. Impose a fee to review an application or issue a permit
for a broadband infrastructure application in excess of one
hundred dollars.
c. Impose a moratorium of any kind on the approval
of applications and issuance of permits for broadband
infrastructure projects or on construction related to broadband
infrastructure.
d. Discriminate among communications service providers,
or public utilities with respect to any action described in
this section or otherwise related to broadband infrastructure,
including granting access to public rights-of-way,
infrastructure and poles, river and bridge crossings, or any
other physical assets owned or controlled by the political
subdivision.
-23- e. As a condition for approving an application or issuing a
permit for a broadband infrastructure project or for any other
purpose, require the applicant to do any of the following:
(1) Provide any service or make available any part of the
broadband infrastructure to the political subdivision.
(2) Except for the fee allowed under paragraph “b” of this
subsection, make any payment to or on behalf of the political
subdivision.
6. To obtain telecommuter forward certification, a
political subdivision shall submit to the authority, on forms
prescribed by the authority by rule, an application indicating
the following:
a. The political subdivision’s support and commitment to
promote the availability of telecommuting options.
b. Existing or proposed ordinances encouraging the further
development of telecommuting options.
c. Efforts to secure local funding for the further
development of telecommuting options.
d. A single point of contact for coordinating telecommuting
opportunities and options.
7. A single point of contact designated in an application
submitted pursuant to subsection 6 shall be responsible for all
of the following:
a. Coordination and partnership with the authority,
communications service providers, realtors, economic
development professionals, employers, employees, and other
telecommuting stakeholders.
b. Collaboration with the authority, communication service
providers, and employers to identify, develop, and market
telecommuter-capable broadband packages available in the
political subdivision.
c. Promotion of telecommuter-friendly workspaces, such
as business incubators with telecommuting spaces, if such a
workspace has been established in the political subdivision at
the time the political subdivision submits the application.
-24- d. Familiarity with broadband mapping tools and other
state-level resources.
e. Maintaining regular communication with the authority.
f. Providing to the political subdivision regular reports
regarding the availability of telecommuting options in the
political subdivision.
8. The authority shall develop criteria for evaluating an
application for both forms of certification and the awarding
of certificates. The criteria shall take into account, at
a minimum, the applicant’s individual circumstances and the
economic goals of the applicant. The authority shall consult
with local government entities and local economic development
officials when evaluating an application.
9. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
for the implementation of this section.
DIVISION IV
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND ACCOUNT
Sec. 23. Section 15.342A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2021,
are amended to read as follows:
1. A workforce development fund account is established in
the office of the treasurer of state under the control of the
authority. The account shall receive funds pursuant to section
422.16Aup to a maximum of six million dollars per year.
3. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and for each
fiscal year thereafter, there is annually appropriated from the
workforce development fund account to the job training fund
created in section 260F.6three four million seven hundred fifty
thousand dollars for the purposes of chapter 260F.
Sec. 24. Section 422.16A, Code 2021, is amended to read as
follows:
422.16A Job training withholding — certification and
transfer.
Upon the completion by a business of its repayment
obligation for a training project funded under chapter 260E,
including a job training project funded under section 15A.8
-25-or repaid in whole or in part by the supplemental new jobs
credit from withholding under section 15A.7 or section 15E.197,
Code 2014, the sponsoring community college shall report to
the economic development authority the amount of withholding
paid by the business to the community college during the
final twelve months of withholding payments. The economic
development authority shall notify the department of revenue
of that amount. The department shall credit to the workforce
development fund account established in section 15.342A
twenty-five percent of that amount each quarter for a period
of ten years. If the amount of withholding from the business
or employer is insufficient, the department shall prorate the
quarterly amount credited to the workforce development fund
account. The maximum amount from all employers which shall be
transferred to the workforce development fund account in any
year is six seven million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars.
DIVISION V
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
Sec. 25. 2020 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE. Amendments adopted by rule by the electrical examining
board pursuant to section 103.6, subsection 1, to the 2020
edition of the national electrical code issued and adopted by
the national fire protection association, which amendments
were effective as of May 1, 2021, shall not expire, and shall
remain in effect until, at minimum, the effective date of rules
adopted by the board adopting either of the following:
1. A subsequent edition of the national electrical code.
2. Subsequent amendments, issued and adopted by the
national fire protection association, to the 2020 edition of
the national electrical code.
DIVISION VI
Unemployment insurance
Sec. 26. Section 96.4, subsection 3, Code 2021, is amended
to read as follows:
3. a. The individual is able to work, is available for
-26-work, and is earnestly and actively seeking work. This
subsection is waived if the individual is deemed partially
unemployed, while employed at the individual’s regular job,
as defined in section 96.1A, subsection 37, paragraph “b”,
subparagraph (1), or temporarily unemployed as defined in
section 96.1A, subsection 37, paragraph “c”. The work search
requirements of this subsection and the disqualification
requirement for failure to apply for, or to accept suitable
work of section 96.5, subsection 3, are waived if the
individual is not disqualified for benefits under section 96.5,
subsection 1, paragraph “h”.
b. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the
contrary, the department may establish by rule a process to
waive or alter the work search requirements of this subsection
for a claim for benefits if an individual has a reasonable
expectation that the individual will be returning to employment
and is attached to a regular job or industry or a member in
good standing of a union therein eligible for referral for
employment. To be considered attached to a regular job or
industry, an individual must be on a short-term temporary
layoff. If work is not available at the conclusion of the
layoff period due to short-term circumstances beyond the
employer’s control, the employer may request an extension
of the waiver or alteration for up to two weeks from the
department. For purposes of this paragraph, “short-term
temporary layoff” means a layoff period of sixteen weeks or
less due to seasonal weather conditions that impact the ability
to perform work related to highway construction, repair, or
maintenance with a specific return-to-work date verified by the
employer.
Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The section of this division of this Act amending section
96.4, subsection 3, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
effect upon enactment.
Sec. 28. APPLICABILITY.
-27- The section of this division of this Act amending section
96.4, subsection 3, applies to any new claim of unemployment
benefits beginning on or after the first Sunday after the
effective date of that section.
DIVISION VII
Board of review — member removal
Sec. 29. Section 441.32, Code 2021, is amended to read as
follows:
441.32 Terms — vacancies.
1. The terms of the members of the board of review are
for six years each except for the emergency members whose
terms shall be set by the conference board for a period not to
exceed two years. Members of this board may be removed by the
conference board but only after a public hearing upon specified
charges, if a hearing is requested by the member. A subsequent
appointment, and an appointment to fill a vacancy, shall be
made in the same way as the original selection. The board may
subpoena witnesses and administer oaths.
2. a. In addition to removal under subsection 1, the
director of revenue may remove a member of the board of review
if any of the following apply:
(1) The member violates any law or administrative rule
applicable to the member’s duties on the board of review.
(2) The member fails to comply with an order of the director
of revenue or an order of any court.
b. Prior to issuing an order removing a member of the board
of review, the director of revenue shall provide the member
with written notice of the director’s intent to remove the
member from the board of review.
c. If the member of the board of review receiving the notice
of intent for removal files a written request for a hearing
with the director within thirty days after receipt of the
written notice specified in paragraph “b”, the director shall
hold a hearing prior to the issuance of an order removing the
member from the board of review. The director may subpoena
-28-witnesses and administer oaths in connection with the hearing.
d. If the director of revenue removes a member of the
board of review pursuant to this subsection, an appointment
to fill the vacancy shall be made in the same manner as the
original appointment. An order removing a member of the board
is subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 17A.
e. The director of revenue shall adopt rules pursuant to
chapter 17A to administer this subsection.
DIVISION VIII
BEER AND LIQUOR CONTROL FUND — TOURISM
Sec. 30. Section 123.17, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. a. After any transfers provided for in
subsections 3, 5, and 6, and before any other transfer to the
general fund, the department of commerce shall transfer to the
economic development authority from the beer and liquor control
fund one million dollars annually for a statewide tourism
marketing campaign.
b. As part of the statewide tourism marketing campaign
pursuant to paragraph “a”, the economic development authority
shall issue a single request for proposals to select an entity
located in this state for a statewide effort to leverage public
and private partnerships to market and promote the state as a
travel destination.
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PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
JAKE CHAPMANPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 871, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2021______________________________
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