Senate Study Bill 1241 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED GOVERNOR BUDGET
BILL)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations involving certain
2 state departments, agencies, funds, and certain other
3 entities, providing for regulatory authority, and other
4 properly related matters.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 DIVISION I
2 FY 2021-2022
3 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
4 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
5 to the department of administrative services for the fiscal
6 year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the
7 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
8 used for the purposes designated:
9 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10 purposes:
11 .................................................. $ 3,603,404
12 b. For the payment of utility costs:
13 .................................................. $ 4,104,239
14 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any excess moneys appropriated
15 for utility costs in this lettered paragraph shall not revert
16 to the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal year
17 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes of
18 this lettered paragraph during the succeeding fiscal year.
19 c. For Terrace Hill operations:
20 .................................................. $ 461,674
21 2. Any moneys and premiums collected by the department
22 for workers’ compensation shall be segregated into a separate
23 workers’ compensation fund in the state treasury to be used
24 for payment of state employees’ workers’ compensation claims
25 and administrative costs. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
26 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers’
27 compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not
28 revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of
29 the fund for subsequent fiscal years.
30 Sec. 2. REVOLVING FUNDS. There is appropriated to the
31 department of administrative services for the fiscal year
32 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, from the
33 revolving funds designated in chapter 8A and from internal
34 service funds created by the department such amounts as the
35 department deems necessary for the operation of the department
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1 consistent with the requirements of chapter 8A.
2 Sec. 3. STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
3 CHARGE. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
4 June 30, 2022, the monthly per contract administrative charge
5 which may be assessed by the department of administrative
6 services shall be $2 per contract on all health insurance plans
7 administered by the department.
8 Sec. 4. AUDITOR OF STATE.
9 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
10 to the office of the auditor of state for the fiscal year
11 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
12 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
13 purposes designated:
14 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15 purposes:
16 .................................................. $ 986,193
17 2. The auditor of state may retain full-time equivalent
18 positions as is reasonable and necessary to perform
19 governmental subdivision audits which are reimbursable
20 pursuant to section 11.20 or 11.21, to perform audits which are
21 requested by and reimbursable from the federal government, and
22 to perform work requested by and reimbursable from departments
23 or agencies pursuant to section 11.5A or 11.5B. The auditor
24 of state shall notify the department of management, the
25 legislative fiscal committee, and the legislative services
26 agency of the additional full-time equivalent positions
27 retained.
28 3. The auditor of state shall allocate moneys from the
29 appropriation in this section solely for audit work related to
30 the comprehensive annual financial report, federally required
31 audits, and investigations of embezzlement, theft, or other
32 significant financial irregularities until the audit of the
33 comprehensive annual financial report is complete.
34 Sec. 5. IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD. There
35 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
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1 Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board for the fiscal year
2 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
3 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
4 purposes designated:
5 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6 purposes:
7 .................................................. $ 743,505
8 Sec. 6. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.
9 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
10 to the office of the chief information officer for the fiscal
11 year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the
12 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
13 used for the purposes designated:
14 For deposit in the empower rural Iowa broadband grant fund
15 established under section 8B.11 for a broadband grant program:
16 .................................................. $ 5,000,000
17 2. There is appropriated to the office of the chief
18 information officer for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021,
19 and ending June 30, 2022, from the revolving funds designated
20 in chapter 8B and from internal service funds created by the
21 office such amounts as the office deems necessary for the
22 operation of the office consistent with the requirements of
23 chapter 8B.
24 3. a. Notwithstanding section 321A.3, subsection 1, for the
25 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022,
26 the first $750,000 collected and transferred to the treasurer
27 of state with respect to the fees for transactions involving
28 the furnishing of a certified abstract of a vehicle operating
29 record under section 321A.3, subsection 1, shall be transferred
30 to the IowAccess revolving fund created in section 8B.33 for
31 the purposes of developing, implementing, maintaining, and
32 expanding electronic access to government records as provided
33 by law.
34 b. All fees collected with respect to transactions
35 involving IowAccess shall be deposited in the IowAccess
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1 revolving fund created under section 8B.33 and shall be used
2 only for the support of IowAccess projects.
3 Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
4 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
5 to the department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning
6 July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amounts,
7 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
8 designated:
9 a. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION
10 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
11 purposes:
12 .................................................. $ 1,075,454
13 b. PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION BUREAU
14 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15 purposes:
16 .................................................. $ 360,856
17 2. There is appropriated from the department of commerce
18 revolving fund created in section 546.12 to the department of
19 commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
20 June 30, 2022, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
21 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
22 a. BANKING DIVISION
23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
24 purposes:
25 .................................................. $ 12,468,015
26 b. CREDIT UNION DIVISION
27 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
28 purposes:
29 .................................................. $ 2,260,005
30 c. INSURANCE DIVISION
31 (1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
32 purposes:
33 .................................................. $ 6,367,094
34 (2) The insurance division may reallocate full-time
35 equivalent positions as necessary to respond to accreditation
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1 recommendations or requirements.
2 (3) The insurance division expenditures for examination
3 purposes may exceed the projected receipts, refunds, and
4 reimbursements, estimated pursuant to section 505.7, subsection
5 7, including the expenditures for retention of additional
6 personnel, if the expenditures are fully reimbursable and the
7 division first does both of the following:
8 (a) Notifies the department of management, the legislative
9 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
10 need for the expenditures.
11 (b) Files with each of the entities named in subparagraph
12 division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
13 the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
14 d. UTILITIES DIVISION
15 (1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
16 purposes:
17 .................................................. $ 8,945,727
18 (2) The utilities division may expend additional moneys,
19 including moneys for additional personnel, if those additional
20 expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the moneys
21 budgeted for utility regulation and the expenditures are fully
22 reimbursable. Before the division expends or encumbers an
23 amount in excess of the moneys budgeted for regulation, the
24 division shall first do both of the following:
25 (a) Notify the department of management, the legislative
26 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
27 need for the expenditures.
28 (b) File with each of the entities named in subparagraph
29 division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
30 the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
31 3. CHARGES. Each division and the office of consumer
32 advocate shall include in its charges assessed or revenues
33 generated an amount sufficient to cover the amount stated
34 in its appropriation and any state-assessed indirect costs
35 determined by the department of administrative services.
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1 Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE —— PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
2 AND REGULATION BUREAU. There is appropriated from the housing
3 trust fund created pursuant to section 16.181, to the bureau of
4 professional licensing and regulation of the banking division
5 of the department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning
6 July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amounts,
7 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
8 designated:
9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10 purposes:
11 .................................................. $ 62,317
12 Sec. 9. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. There is
13 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices
14 of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal year
15 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
16 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
17 purposes designated:
18 1. GENERAL OFFICE
19 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
20 purposes:
21 .................................................. $ 2,315,344
22 2. TERRACE HILL QUARTERS
23 For the governor’s quarters at Terrace Hill, including
24 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
25 .................................................. $ 142,702
26 Sec. 10. GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY. There
27 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
28 governor’s office of drug control policy for the fiscal year
29 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
30 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
31 purposes designated:
32 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
33 purposes, including statewide coordination of the drug abuse
34 resistance education (D.A.R.E.) programs or similar programs:
35 .................................................. $ 239,271
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1 Sec. 11. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. There is appropriated
2 from the general fund of the state to the department of human
3 rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
4 June 30, 2022, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
5 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
6 1. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
7 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8 purposes:
9 .................................................. $ 189,071
10 2. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND SERVICES DIVISION
11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12 purposes:
13 .................................................. $ 956,894
14 Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There
15 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
16 department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year
17 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
18 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
19 purposes designated:
20 1. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
21 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
22 purposes:
23 .................................................. $ 546,312
24 2. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DIVISION
25 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
26 purposes:
27 .................................................. $ 625,827
28 3. INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
29 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
30 purposes:
31 .................................................. $ 2,339,591
32 b. By December 1, 2021, the department, in coordination
33 with the investigations division, shall submit a report to the
34 general assembly concerning the division’s activities relative
35 to fraud in public assistance programs for the fiscal year
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1 beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021. The report
2 shall include but is not limited to a summary of the number
3 of cases investigated, case outcomes, overpayment dollars
4 identified, amount of cost avoidance, and actual dollars
5 recovered.
6 4. HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION
7 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8 purposes:
9 .................................................. $ 4,866,882
10 b. The department shall, in coordination with the health
11 facilities division, make the following information available
12 to the public as part of the department’s development efforts
13 to revise the department’s internet site:
14 (1) The number of inspections conducted by the division
15 annually by type of service provider and type of inspection.
16 (2) The total annual operations budget for the division,
17 including general fund appropriations and federal contract
18 dollars received by type of service provider inspected.
19 (3) The total number of full-time equivalent positions in
20 the division, to include the number of full-time equivalent
21 positions serving in a supervisory capacity, and serving as
22 surveyors, inspectors, or monitors in the field by type of
23 service provider inspected.
24 (4) Identification of state and federal survey trends,
25 cited regulations, the scope and severity of deficiencies
26 identified, and federal and state fines assessed and collected
27 concerning nursing and assisted living facilities and programs.
28 c. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
29 department and division continuously solicit input from
30 facilities regulated by the division to assess and improve
31 the division’s level of collaboration and to identify new
32 opportunities for cooperation.
33 5. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD
34 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
35 purposes:
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