Senate File 2432 - Enrolled
Senate File 2432
AN ACT
RELATING TO AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE, INCLUDING TO 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.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 DIVISION I
2 FY 2024–2025 APPROPRIATIONS
3 Section 1. GOALS AND ACCOUNTABILITY —— ECONOMIC
4 DEVELOPMENT.
5 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, the goals
6 for the economic development authority shall be to expand and
7 stimulate the state economy, increase the wealth of Iowans, and
8 increase the population of the state.
9 2. To achieve the goals in subsection 1, the economic
10 development authority shall do all of the following for the
11 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024:
12 a. Concentrate its efforts on programs and activities that
13 result in commercially viable products and services.
14 b. Adopt practices and services consistent with free
15 market, private sector philosophies.
16 c. Ensure economic growth and development throughout the
17 state.
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18 d. Work with businesses and communities to continually
19 improve the economic development climate along with the
20 economic well-being and quality of life for Iowans.
21 e. Coordinate with other state agencies to ensure that they
22 are attentive to the needs of an entrepreneurial culture.
23 f. Establish a strong and aggressive marketing image to
24 showcase Iowa’s workforce, existing industry, and potential.
25 A priority shall be placed on recruiting new businesses,
26 business expansion, and retaining existing Iowa businesses.
27 Emphasis shall be placed on entrepreneurial development through
28 helping entrepreneurs secure capital, and developing networks
29 and a business climate conducive to entrepreneurs and small
30 businesses.
31 g. Encourage the development of communities and quality of
32 life to foster economic growth.
33 h. Prepare communities for future growth and development
34 through development, expansion, and modernization of
35 infrastructure.
1 i. Develop public-private partnerships with Iowa businesses
2 in the tourism industry, Iowa tour groups, Iowa tourism
3 organizations, and political subdivisions in this state to
4 assist in the development of advertising efforts.
5 Sec. 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
6 1. APPROPRIATION
7 a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
8 to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
9 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following
10 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
11 purposes designated in this subsection, and for not more than
12 the following full-time equivalent positions:
13 .................................................. $ 12,921,510
14 ............................................... FTEs 112.50
15 b. (1) For salaries, support, miscellaneous purposes,
16 programs, marketing, administration, business development,
17 community development, small business development, and any
18 divisions the authority may organize.
19 (2) For business development operations and programs,
20 international trade, export assistance, workforce recruitment,
21 and the partner state program.
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22 (3) For transfer to a fund created pursuant to section
23 15.313 for purposes of financing strategic infrastructure
24 projects.
25 (4) For community economic development programs, tourism
26 operations, community assistance, and the community development
27 block grant.
28 (5) For achieving the goals and accountability, and
29 fulfilling the requirements and duties required under this Act.
30 (6) The full-time equivalent positions authorized under
31 this section are funded, in whole or in part, by the moneys
32 appropriated under this subsection or by other moneys received
33 by the authority, including certain federal moneys.
34 c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
35 this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
1 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
2 available for expenditure for the purposes designated in this
3 subsection until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
4 2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RESTRICTIONS
5 a. A business creating jobs through moneys appropriated in
6 subsection 1 shall be subject to contract provisions requiring
7 new and retained jobs to be filled by individuals who are
8 citizens of the United States who reside within the United
9 States, or any person authorized to work in the United States
10 pursuant to federal law, including legal resident aliens
11 residing in the United States.
12 b. Any vendor who receives moneys appropriated in
13 subsection 1 shall adhere to such contract provisions and
14 provide periodic assurances as the state shall require that the
15 jobs are filled solely by citizens of the United States who
16 reside within the United States, or any person authorized to
17 work in the United States, pursuant to federal law, including
18 legal resident aliens residing in the United States.
19 c. A business that receives financial assistance from
20 the authority from moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall
21 only employ individuals legally authorized to work in this
22 state. In addition to all other applicable penalties provided
23 by current law, all or a portion of the assistance received
24 by a business which is found to knowingly employ individuals
25 not legally authorized to work in this state is subject to
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26 recapture by the authority.
27 3. USES OF APPROPRIATIONS
28 a. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
29 authority may provide financial assistance in the form of a
30 grant to a community economic development entity for conducting
31 a local workforce recruitment effort designed to recruit former
32 citizens of the state and former students at colleges and
33 universities in the state to meet the needs of local employers.
34 b. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
35 authority may provide financial assistance to early stage
1 industry companies being established by women entrepreneurs.
2 c. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
3 authority may provide financial assistance in the form of
4 grants, loans, or forgivable loans for advanced research and
5 commercialization projects involving value-added agriculture,
6 advanced technology, or biotechnology.
7 d. The authority shall not use any moneys appropriated in
8 subsection 1 for purposes of providing financial assistance
9 for any program or project that involves the installation of
10 geothermal systems for melting snow and ice from streets or
11 sidewalks.
12 4. WORLD FOOD PRIZE
13 In lieu of the standing appropriation in section 15.368,
14 there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
15 economic development authority for the fiscal year beginning
16 July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following amount
17 for the world food prize:
18 .................................................. $ 650,000
19 5. COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS —— ASSISTANCE
20 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
21 to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
22 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following
23 amount to be used for the purposes of providing financial
24 assistance to Iowa’s councils of governments:
25 .................................................. $ 350,000
26 6. TOURISM OFFICE
27 a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
28 to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
29 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following
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30 amount for the tourism office to be used for advertising,
31 promoting, placement, and implementation of the economic
32 development authority’s strategic plan for tourism and travel:
33 .................................................. $ 1,100,000
34 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
35 this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
1 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
2 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
3 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
4 c. The economic development authority shall submit an
5 annual report on or before January 15 to the general assembly
6 regarding the tourism office’s activities funded with moneys
7 appropriated under this subsection. The report shall be
8 provided in an electronic format and shall include metrics
9 and criteria that allow the general assembly to quantify
10 and evaluate the effectiveness and economic impact of the
11 tourism office’s activities related to advertising, promoting,
12 placement, and implementation of the economic development
13 authority’s strategic plan for tourism and travel.
14 7. CULTURAL AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES
15 a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
16 to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
17 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following
18 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
19 purposes designated:
20 (1) For planning and programming for the community cultural
21 grants program established under section 15.436:
22 .................................................. $ 172,090
23 (2) For support of the Iowa arts council:
24 .................................................. $ 1,450,000
25 Of the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph, the
26 authority shall allocate $300,000 for purposes of the film
27 office.
28 (3) For the Iowa great places program established under
29 section 15.439:
30 .................................................. $ 149,710
31 (4) For grant programs administered by the Iowa arts
32 council including those programs supporting the long-term
33 financial stability and sustainability of nonprofit cultural
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34 organizations:
35 .................................................. $ 150,000
1 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
2 this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
3 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
4 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
5 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
6 Sec. 3. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS —— FY
7 2024-2025. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
8 in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
9 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the amounts
10 appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
11 those sections for the following purposes shall not exceed the
12 following amounts:
13 1. For operational support grants and community cultural
14 grants under section 99F.11, subsection 4, paragraph “d”,
15 subparagraph (1):
16 .................................................. $ 448,403
17 2. For the purposes of tourism marketing under section
18 99F.11, subsection 4, paragraph “d”, subparagraph (2):
19 .................................................. $ 1,443,700
20 Sec. 4. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPORTING —— ECONOMIC
21 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. The economic development authority
22 shall submit an annual report to the general assembly no later
23 than November 1, 2024, that details the amount of every direct
24 loan, forgivable loan, tax credit, tax exemption, tax refund,
25 grant, or any other financial assistance awarded to a person
26 during the prior fiscal year by the authority under an economic
27 development program administered by the authority. The report
28 shall identify the county where the project associated with
29 each such award is located.
30 Sec. 5. INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. From the moneys
31 collected by the insurance division of the department of
32 insurance and financial services in excess of the anticipated
33 gross revenues under section 505.7, subsection 3, during
34 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, $100,000 shall be
35 transferred to the economic development authority for insurance
1 economic development and international insurance economic
2 development.
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3 Sec. 6. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY.
4 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
5 to the Iowa finance authority for the fiscal year beginning
6 July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following amounts,
7 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
8 designated:
9 a. Rent subsidy program
10 (1) To provide reimbursement for rent expenses to eligible
11 persons under the home and community-based services rent
12 subsidy program established in section 16.55:
13 .................................................. $ 873,000
14 (2) Of the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, not more
15 than $35,000 may be used for administrative costs.
16 b. Housing renewal pilot program
17 To provide housing renewal moneys to a nonprofit Iowa
18 affiliate to award grants to eligible communities for a housing
19 renewal pilot program:
20 .................................................. $ 550,000
21 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
22 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
23 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
24 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
25 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
26 Sec. 7. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY AUDIT. The auditor of state
27 is requested to review the audit of the Iowa finance authority
28 performed by the auditor hired by the authority.
29 Sec. 8. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD.
30 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
31 to the public employment relations board for the fiscal year
32 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following
33 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
34 purposes designated:
35 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
1 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
2 equivalent positions:
3 .................................................. $ 1,296,403
4 ............................................... FTEs 9.00
5 2. Of the moneys appropriated in this section, the board
6 shall allocate $15,000 for maintaining an internet site that
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7 allows access to a searchable database of collective bargaining
8 information.
9 Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. There
10 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
11 department of workforce development for the fiscal year
12 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following
13 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
14 purposes designated:
15 1. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
16 a. For the operation of field offices and the workforce
17 development board, and for not more than the following
18 full-time equivalent positions:
19 .................................................. $ 6,902,636
20 ............................................... FTEs 166.41
21 b. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a”, the
22 department shall allocate $150,000 to the state library for the
23 purpose of licensing an online resource which prepares persons
24 to succeed in the workplace through programs which improve job
25 skills and vocational test-taking abilities.
26 2. OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM
27 a. For the development and administration of an offender
28 reentry program to provide offenders with employment skills,
29 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
30 positions:
31 .................................................. $ 387,158
32 ............................................... FTEs 5.00
33 b. The department of workforce development shall partner
34 with the department of corrections to provide staff within
35 the correctional facilities resources to improve offenders’
1 abilities to find and retain productive employment.
2 3. INTEGRATED INFORMATION FOR IOWA SYSTEM
3 For the payment of services provided by the department of
4 administrative services related to the integrated information
5 for Iowa system:
6 .................................................. $ 228,822
7 4. WORKPLACE INJURY AND SAFETY SURVEYS
8 For the operation of workplace safety surveys and workplace
9 data collection and analysis, including salaries, support,
10 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
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11 the following full-time equivalent positions: