Senate File 614 - Introduced
SENATE FILE 614
BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1257)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act appropriating federal moneys made available from federal
2 block grants and other nonstate sources, allocating portions
3 of federal block grants, and providing procedures if
4 federal moneys or federal block grants are more or less than
5 anticipated, and including effective date and retroactive
6 applicability provisions.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 DIVISION I
2 FFY 2021-2022 AND 2022-2023
3 Section 1. SUBSTANCE ABUSE APPROPRIATION.
4 1. a. There is appropriated from the fund created by
5 section 8.41 to the department of public health for the
6 following federal fiscal years beginning October 1, and ending
7 September 30, the following amounts:
8 FFY 2021-2022:.................................... $ 13,094,055
9 FFY 2022-2023:.................................... $ 13,094,055
10 b. The appropriations made in this subsection are in the
11 amounts anticipated to be received from the federal government
12 for the designated federal fiscal years under 42 U.S.C., ch.
13 6A, subch. XVII, part B, subpart ii, which provides for the
14 prevention and treatment of substance abuse block grant.
15 The department shall expend the moneys appropriated in this
16 subsection as provided in the federal law making the moneys
17 available and in conformance with chapter 17A.
18 c. Of the moneys appropriated for each federal fiscal year
19 in this subsection, an amount not exceeding 5 percent shall be
20 used by the department for administrative expenses.
21 d. (1) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021,
22 the department shall expend no less than an amount equal to
23 the amount expended for treatment services in the state fiscal
24 year beginning July 1, 2020, for pregnant women and women with
25 dependent children.
26 (2) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, the
27 department shall expend no less than an amount equal to the
28 amount expended for treatment services in the state fiscal
29 year beginning July 1, 2021, for pregnant women and women with
30 dependent children.
31 2. At least 20 percent of the moneys remaining from the
32 appropriation made in subsection 1 for each federal fiscal year
33 shall be allocated for prevention programs.
34 3. In implementing the federal prevention and treatment of
35 substance abuse block grant under 42 U.S.C., ch. 6A, subch.
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1 XVII, and any other applicable provisions of the federal Public
2 Health Service Act under 42 U.S.C., ch. 6A, the department
3 shall apply the provisions of Pub. L. No. 106-310, §3305,
4 as codified in 42 U.S.C. §300x-65, relating to services
5 under such federal law being provided by religious and other
6 nongovernmental organizations.
7 Sec. 2. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION.
8 1. a. There is appropriated from the fund created by
9 section 8.41 to the department of human services for the
10 following federal fiscal years beginning October 1, and ending
11 September 30, the following amounts:
12 FFY 2021-2022:.................................... $ 5,641,385
13 FFY 2022-2023:.................................... $ 5,641,385
14 b. The appropriations made in this subsection are in the
15 amounts anticipated to be received from the federal government
16 for the designated federal fiscal years under 42 U.S.C., ch.
17 6A, subch. XVII, part B, subpart i, which provides for the
18 community mental health services block grant. The department
19 shall expend the moneys appropriated in this subsection as
20 provided in the federal law making the moneys available and in
21 conformance with chapter 17A.
22 c. The department shall allocate not less than 95 percent
23 of the amount of the block grant each federal fiscal year for
24 eligible community mental health services for carrying out
25 the plan submitted to and approved by the federal substance
26 abuse and mental health services administration or required
27 by the federal substance abuse and mental health services
28 administration for the fiscal year involved.
29 d. Of the amount allocated to eligible services providers
30 in paragraph “c”, 70 percent of the amount each federal fiscal
31 year shall be distributed to the state’s accredited community
32 mental health centers established in accordance with chapter
33 230A or applicable administrative rule. If a mental health
34 services provider was designated as authorized in section
35 230A.107, subsection 2, the provider remains eligible to
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1 receive funding distributed pursuant to this paragraph as
2 a community mental health center. The funding distributed
3 shall be used by recipients of the funding for the purpose of
4 staff training or services to adults with a serious mental
5 illness and children with a serious emotional disturbance. The
6 distribution amounts shall be announced at the beginning of
7 the federal fiscal year and distributed on a quarterly basis.
8 Recipients of the funding shall submit quarterly reports to
9 the department of human services containing data consistent
10 with the performance measures approved by the federal substance
11 abuse and mental health services administration.
12 2. An amount not exceeding 5 percent of the moneys
13 appropriated in subsection 1 for each federal fiscal year shall
14 be used by the department of human services for administrative
15 expenses. From the moneys set aside by this subsection for
16 administrative expenses, the department shall pay to the
17 auditor of state an amount sufficient to pay the cost of
18 auditing the use and administration of the state’s portion of
19 the moneys appropriated in subsection 1. The auditor of state
20 shall bill the department for the costs of the audits.
21 Sec. 3. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
22 1. a. There is appropriated from the fund created by
23 section 8.41 to the department of public health for the
24 following federal fiscal years beginning October 1, and ending
25 September 30, the following amounts:
26 FFY 2021-2022:.................................... $ 6,520,044
27 FFY 2022-2023:.................................... $ 6,520,044
28 b. The appropriations made in this subsection are in the
29 amounts anticipated to be received from the federal government
30 for the designated federal fiscal years under 42 U.S.C., ch.
31 7, subch. V, which provides for the maternal and child health
32 services block grant. The department shall expend the moneys
33 appropriated in this subsection as provided in the federal law
34 making the moneys available and in conformance with chapter
35 17A.
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1 c. Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall not be used
2 by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics for indirect
3 costs.
4 2. An amount not exceeding 10 percent of the moneys
5 appropriated in subsection 1 for each federal fiscal year shall
6 be used by the department of public health for administrative
7 expenses.
8 3. The departments of public health, human services, and
9 education and the university of Iowa’s mobile and regional
10 child health specialty clinics shall continue to pursue to the
11 maximum extent feasible the coordination and integration of
12 services to women and children.
13 4. a. Sixty-three percent of the amount remaining after
14 the allocation made in subsection 2 for each federal fiscal
15 year shall be allocated to supplement appropriations for
16 maternal and child health programs within the department of
17 public health. Of these moneys, the following amounts shall
18 be set aside for the statewide perinatal care program for the
19 following federal fiscal years:
20 FFY 2021-2022:.................................... $ 300,291
21 FFY 2022-2023:.................................... $ 300,291
22 b. Thirty-seven percent of the amount remaining after
23 the allocation made in subsection 2 for each federal fiscal
24 year shall be allocated to the university of Iowa hospitals
25 and clinics under the control of the state board of regents
26 for mobile and regional child health specialty clinics. The
27 university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall not receive an
28 allocation for indirect costs from the moneys for this program.
29 Priority shall be given to establishment and maintenance of a
30 statewide system of mobile and regional child health specialty
31 clinics.
32 5. The department of public health shall administer the
33 statewide maternal and child health program and the disabled
34 children’s program by conducting mobile and regional child
35 health specialty clinics and conducting other activities to
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1 improve the health of low-income women and children and to
2 promote the welfare of children with actual or potential
3 handicapping conditions and chronic illnesses in accordance
4 with the requirements of Tit. V of the federal Social Security
5 Act.
6 Sec. 4. PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
7 APPROPRIATIONS.
8 1. a. There is appropriated from the fund created by
9 section 8.41 to the department of public health for the
10 following federal fiscal years beginning October 1, and ending
11 September 30, the following amounts:
12 FFY 2021-2022:.................................... $ 1,735,326
13 FFY 2022-2023:.................................... $ 1,735,326
14 b. The appropriations made in this subsection are in the
15 amounts anticipated to be received from the federal government
16 for the designated federal fiscal years under 42 U.S.C., ch.
17 6A, subch. XVII, part A, which provides for the preventive
18 health and health services block grant. The department
19 shall expend the moneys appropriated in this subsection as
20 provided in the federal law making the moneys available and in
21 conformance with chapter 17A.
22 2. Of the moneys appropriated in subsection 1 for each
23 federal fiscal year, an amount not exceeding 10 percent shall
24 be used by the department for administrative expenses.
25 3. Of the moneys appropriated in subsection 1 for each
26 federal fiscal year, the specific amount of moneys stipulated
27 by the notice of the block grant award shall be allocated for
28 services to victims of sex offenses and for rape prevention
29 education.
30 4. After deducting the funds allocated in subsections 2 and
31 3, the remaining moneys appropriated in subsection 1 for each
32 federal fiscal year may be used by the department for healthy
33 people 2020 and Iowa’s health improvement plan 2012-2016
34 program objectives, preventive health advisory committee, and
35 risk reduction services, including nutrition programs, health
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1 incentive programs, chronic disease services, emergency medical
2 services, monitoring of the fluoridation program and start-up
3 fluoridation grants, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
4 services. The moneys specified in this subsection shall not be
5 used by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics or by the
6 state hygienic laboratory for the funding of indirect costs.
7 Sec. 5. STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GRANT PROGRAM
8 APPROPRIATION.
9 1. a. There is appropriated from the fund created by
10 section 8.41 to the department of justice for the following
11 federal fiscal years beginning October 1, and ending September
12 30, the following amounts:
13 FFY 2021-2022:.................................... $ 1,731,703
14 FFY 2022-2023:.................................... $ 1,731,703
15 b. The appropriations made in this subsection are in the
16 amounts anticipated to be received from the federal government
17 for the designated fiscal years under 42 U.S.C., ch. 46, subch.
18 XII-H, which provides for grants to combat violent crimes
19 against women. The department of justice shall expend the
20 moneys appropriated in this subsection as provided in the
21 federal law making the moneys available and in conformance with
22 chapter 17A.
23 2. An amount not exceeding 10 percent of the moneys
24 appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used by the department of
25 justice for administrative expenses. From the moneys set aside
26 by this subsection for administrative expenses, the department
27 shall pay to the auditor of state an amount sufficient to pay
28 the cost of auditing the use and administration of the state’s
29 portion of the moneys appropriated in subsection 1.
30 Sec. 6. RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR STATE
31 PRISONERS FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM. There is appropriated from
32 the fund created by section 8.41 to the governor’s office of
33 drug control policy for the following federal fiscal years
34 beginning October 1, and ending September 30, the following
35 amounts:
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1 FFY 2021-2022:.................................... $ 267,879
2 FFY 2022-2023:.................................... $ 267,879
3 The appropriations made in this section are the amounts
4 anticipated to be received from the federal government for the
5 designated federal fiscal years under 42 U.S.C., ch. 46, subch.
6 XII-G, which provides grants for substance abuse treatment
7 programs in state and local correctional facilities. The drug
8 policy coordinator shall expend the moneys appropriated in
9 this section as provided in the federal law making the moneys
10 available and in conformance with chapter 17A.
11 Sec. 7. EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT
12 PROGRAM APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the fund
13 created by section 8.41 to the governor’s office of drug
14 control policy for the following federal fiscal years beginning
15 October 1, and ending September 30, the following amounts:
16 FFY 2021-2022:.................................... $ 1,687,735
17 FFY 2022-2023:.................................... $ 1,687,735
18 The appropriations made in this section are in the amounts
19 anticipated to be received from the federal government for the
20 designated fiscal years under 42 U.S.C., ch. 46, subch. V,
21 which provides for the Edward Byrne memorial justice assistance
22 grant program. The drug policy coordinator shall expend the
23 moneys appropriated in this section as provided in the federal
24 law making the moneys available and in conformance with chapter
25 17A.
26 Sec. 8. COMMUNITY SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
27 1. a. There is appropriated from the fund created by
28 section 8.41 to the division of community action agencies
29 of the department of human rights for the following federal
30 fiscal years beginning October 1, and ending September 30, the
31 following amounts:
32 FFY 2021-2022:.................................... $ 7,979,245
33 FFY 2022-2023:.................................... $ 7,979,245
34 b. The appropriations made in this subsection are in the
35 amounts anticipated to be received from the federal government
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1 for the designated federal fiscal years under 42 U.S.C., ch.
2 106, which provides for the community services block grant.
3 The division of community action agencies of the department
4 of human rights shall expend the moneys appropriated in this
5 subsection as provided in the federal law making the moneys
6 available and in conformance with chapter 17A.
7 c. Each federal fiscal year, the administrator of the
8 division of community action agencies of the department
9 of human rights shall allocate not less than 96 percent of
10 the amount of the block grants to eligible community action
11 agencies for programs benefiting low-income persons. Each
12 eligible agency shall receive a minimum allocation of not less
13 than $100,000. The minimum allocation shall be achieved by
14 redistributing increased moneys from agencies experiencing
15 a greater share of available moneys. The moneys shall be
16 distributed on the basis of the poverty-level population in the
17 area represented by the community action areas compared to the
18 size of the poverty-level population in the state.
19 2. An amount not exceeding 4 percent of the moneys
20