Bill Text: IA HF2022 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-10 - Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 54. [HF2022 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2022-Introduced.html
House
File
2022
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2022
BY
LATHAM
,
INGELS
,
and
YOUNG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
double
up
food
bucks
program
and
making
1
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
DOUBLE
1
UP
FOOD
BUCKS
PROGRAM
——
SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATION.
There
2
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
3
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
the
fiscal
year
4
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
in
addition
5
to
any
other
funding
appropriated
for
such
purpose,
the
6
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
7
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
8
To
provide
grants
to
support
the
double
up
food
bucks
9
program
administered
by
the
Iowa
healthiest
state
initiative
10
to
make
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
sold
at
farmers
markets,
11
grocery
stores,
and
other
participating
locations
accessible
12
to
individuals
and
families
who
reside
in
this
state
and
13
receive
assistance
through
the
federal
supplemental
nutrition
14
assistance
program:
15
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$
1,000,000
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1.
Beginning
January
1,
2025,
the
department
of
health
17
and
human
services,
in
cooperation
with
the
Iowa
healthiest
18
state
initiative,
shall
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
general
19
assembly
that
provides
all
of
the
following
information
related
20
to
the
double
up
food
bucks
program,
including
but
not
limited
21
to:
22
a.
The
utilization
rate
of
all
individuals
eligible
to
23
participate
in
the
program.
24
b.
The
participating
locations
providing
access
to
25
participants
in
the
program.
26
c.
Participant
demographics.
27
2.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
under
28
this
section
shall
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year,
29
but
shall
remain
available
for
the
purposes
designated.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
relates
to
the
double
up
food
bucks
program
by
34
making
a
supplemental
appropriation
from
the
general
fund
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of
the
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
1
(HHS)
for
fiscal
year
2024-2025,
in
addition
to
any
other
2
funding
appropriated
for
such
purpose
for
the
same
fiscal
3
year,
to
provide
grants
to
support
the
double
up
food
bucks
4
program
administered
by
the
Iowa
healthiest
state
initiative
5
to
make
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
sold
at
farmers
markets,
6
grocery
stores,
and
other
participating
locations
accessible
7
to
individuals
and
families
who
reside
in
this
state
and
8
receive
assistance
through
the
federal
supplemental
nutrition
9
assistance
program.
10
Beginning
January
1,
2025,
HHS,
in
cooperation
with
the
Iowa
11
healthiest
state
initiative,
shall
submit
an
annual
report
12
to
the
general
assembly
that
provides
information
related
to
13
the
double
up
food
bucks
program,
including
but
not
limited
14
to
the
utilization
rate
of
participants
in
the
program,
the
15
participating
locations
providing
access
to
participants,
16
and
participant
demographics.
Moneys
appropriated
under
the
17
bill
do
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
but
remain
18
available
for
the
purposes
of
the
double
up
food
bucks
program.
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