Bill Text: IA HF2460 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of cultural affairs, the economic development authority, the department of workforce development, the Iowa finance authority, the public employment relations board, and the state board of regents and regents institutions, and providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date provisions. Item vetoed. Effective 5-27-14.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-27 - Item vetoed, signed by Governor H.J. 902. [HF2460 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2460-Enrolled.html
House
File
2460
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
AND
MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
CULTURAL
AFFAIRS,
THE
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY,
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT,
THE
IOWA
FINANCE
AUTHORITY,
THE
PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS
BOARD,
AND
THE
STATE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS
AND
REGENTS
INSTITUTIONS,
AND
PROVIDING
FOR
OTHER
PROPERLY
RELATED
MATTERS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
FY
2014-2015
APPROPRIATIONS
Section
1.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
137,
section
16,
subsection
1,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
16.
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,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
a.
ADMINISTRATION
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions
for
the
department:
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$
85,907
176,882
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FTEs
74.50
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
this
state’s
historic
sites.
House
File
2460,
p.
2
Full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
under
this
paragraph
shall
be
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
:
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$
86,045
172,090
c.
HISTORICAL
DIVISION
For
the
support
of
the
historical
division:
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$
1,583,851
3,167,701
d.
HISTORIC
SITES
For
the
administration
and
support
of
historic
sites:
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$
213,199
426,398
e.
ARTS
DIVISION
For
the
support
of
the
arts
division:
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$
616,882
1,233,764
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
paragraph,
the
department
shall
allocate
$300,000
for
purposes
of
the
film
office.
f.
IOWA
GREAT
PLACES
For
the
Iowa
great
places
program
established
under
section
303.3C
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$
75,000
150,000
g.
ARCHIVE
IOWA
GOVERNORS’
RECORDS
For
archiving
the
records
of
Iowa
governors:
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$
32,967
65,933
h.
RECORDS
CENTER
RENT
For
payment
of
rent
for
the
state
records
center:
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$
113,622
227,243
i.
BATTLE
FLAGS
For
continuation
of
the
project
recommended
by
the
Iowa
battle
flag
advisory
committee
to
stabilize
the
condition
of
the
battle
flag
collection:
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$
47,000
94,000
Sec.
2.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
137,
section
18,
is
amended
House
File
2460,
p.
3
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
18.
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,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
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:
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$
7,734,483
15,516,372
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FTEs
149.00
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.
(2)
The
full-time
equivalent
positions
authorized
under
this
section
shall
be
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
the
strategic
investment
fund
created
in
section
15.313
.
(5)
For
community
economic
development
programs,
tourism
operations,
community
assistance,
plans
for
Iowa
green
corps
and
summer
youth
programs,
the
mainstreet
and
rural
mainstreet
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
House
File
2460,
p.
4
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
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
reside
within
the
United
States
or
any
person
authorized
to
work
in
the
United
States
pursuant
to
federal
law,
including
legal
resident
aliens
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
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
economic
development
authority
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
House
File
2460,
p.
5
amount
for
the
world
food
prize
and
in
lieu
of
the
standing
appropriation
in
section
15.368,
subsection
1
:
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$
400,000
800,000
5.
IOWA
COMMISSION
ON
VOLUNTEER
SERVICE
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
economic
development
authority
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
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:
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$
89,067
178,133
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FTEs
7.00
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
the
authority
shall
allocate
$37,500
$75,000
for
purposes
of
the
Iowa
state
commission
grant
program
and
$51,567
$103,133
for
purposes
of
the
Iowa’s
promise
and
Iowa
mentoring
partnership
programs.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
6.
COUNCILS
OF
GOVERNMENTS
——
ASSISTANCE
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
economic
development
authority
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amount
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
providing
financial
assistance
to
Iowa’s
councils
of
governments:
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$
87,500
200,000
Sec.
3.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
137,
section
21,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
21.
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
FUND
ACCOUNT
.
1.
There
Notwithstanding
section
15.342A,
as
amended
by
this
Act,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
workforce
development
fund
account
created
in
section
15.342A
to
the
workforce
development
fund
created
in
section
15.343
following
funds
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amount
amounts
,
for
purposes
of
the
workforce
development
fund
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
House
File
2460,
p.
6
designated
:
a.
JOB
TRAINING
FUND
For
deposit
in
the
job
training
fund
created
in
section
260F.6,
as
amended
in
this
Act:
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$
2,000,000
3,000,000
b.
APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING
PROGRAM
FUND
For
deposit
in
the
apprenticeship
training
program
fund
created
in
section
15B.3,
as
enacted
in
this
Act:
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.
$
2,750,000
2.
The
first
$250,000
of
any
unexpended
or
unobligated
moneys
accruing
to
the
workforce
development
fund
created
in
section
15.343,
Code
2014,
as
a
result
of
section
260F.6A,
as
repealed
by
this
Act,
shall
be
allocated
for
purposes
of
the
apprenticeship
training
program.
Any
unexpended
or
unobligated
moneys
accruing
to
the
workforce
development
fund
created
in
section
15.343,
Code
2014,
as
a
result
of
section
260F.6A,
as
repealed
by
this
Act,
after
the
first
$250,000,
shall
be
allocated
equally
between
the
job
training
program
and
the
apprenticeship
training
program.
Sec.
4.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
137,
section
22,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
22.
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,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
to
provide
reimbursement
for
rent
expenses
to
eligible
persons
under
the
rent
subsidy
program:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
329,000
658,000
2.
Participation
in
the
rent
subsidy
program
shall
be
limited
to
only
those
persons
who
meet
the
requirements
for
the
nursing
facility
level
of
care
for
home
and
community-based
services
waiver
services
as
in
effect
on
July
1,
2014,
and
to
those
individuals
who
are
eligible
for
the
federal
money
follows
the
person
grant
program
under
the
medical
assistance
program.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section,
not
more
than
$35,000
may
be
used
for
administrative
costs.
Sec.
5.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
137,
section
24,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
24.
PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS
BOARD.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
House
File
2460,
p.
7
to
the
public
employment
relations
board
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
670,963
1,342,452
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
10.00
2.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section,
the
board
shall
allocate
$15,000
for
maintaining
a
website
that
allows
searchable
access
to
a
database
of
collective
bargaining
information.
Sec.
6.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
137,
section
25,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
25.
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,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
DIVISION
OF
LABOR
SERVICES
a.
For
the
division
of
labor
services,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,774,360
3,823,539
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
65.00
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.
c.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
under
this
subsection,
the
department
shall
allocate
$53,280
for
the
purpose
of
employing
an
additional
investigator
to
investigate
wage
enforcement.
2.
DIVISION
OF
WORKERS’
COMPENSATION
a.
For
the
division
of
workers’
compensation,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,629,522
3,259,044
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
30.00
House
File
2460,
p.
8
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,
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
subsection
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
4,589,707
9,179,413
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
130.00
b.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”
of
this
subsection,
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.
c.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”
of
this
subsection,
the
department
shall
allocate
at
least
$1,130,602
for
the
operation
of
the
three
satellite
field
offices
projected
by
the
department
to
serve
the
most
people
from
the
offices
located
in
Decorah,
Fort
Madison,
Iowa
City,
or
Webster
City.
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
142,232
358,464
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
4.00
b.
The
department
of
workforce
development
shall
partner
with
the
department
of
corrections
to
provide
staff
within
the
correctional
facilities
to
improve
offenders’
abilities
to
find
and
retain
productive
employment.
5.
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
House
File
2460,
p.
9
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
Sec.
7.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
137,
section
26,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
26.
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,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
225,729
451,458
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
8.10
Sec.
8.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
137,
section
27,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
27.
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,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
field
offices:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
883,042
1,766,084
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,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
to
accomplish
the
mission
of
the
department.
Sec.
9.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
137,
section
28,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
28.
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,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amount
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
the
operation
of
field
offices:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
247,000
400,000
House
File
2460,
p.
10
Sec.
10.
2013
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
141,
section
54,
subsections
2,
3,
and
5,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
a.
For
the
purposes
of
providing
assistance
under
the
high
quality
jobs
program
as
described
in
section
15.335B
:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
8,450,000
16,900,000
b.
From
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
the
economic
development
authority
may
use
not
more
than
$1,000,000
for
purposes
of
providing
infrastructure
grants
to
mainstreet
communities
under
the
main
street
Iowa
program.
c.
As
a
condition
of
receiving
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
an
entity
shall
testify
upon
the
request
of
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
economic
development
regarding
the
expenditure
of
such
moneys.
3.
REGENTS
INSTITUTIONS
a.
To
the
state
board
of
regents
for
capacity
building
infrastructure
in
areas
related
to
technology
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
:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,500,000
3,000,000
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
pursuant
to
this
paragraph,
35
percent
shall
be
allocated
for
Iowa
state
university,
35
percent
shall
be
allocated
for
the
university
of
Iowa,
and
30
percent
shall
be
allocated
for
the
university
of
northern
Iowa.
(1)
The
institutions
shall
provide
a
one-to-one
match
of
additional
moneys
for
the
activities
funded
with
moneys
appropriated
under
this
paragraph.
(2)
The
state
board
of
regents
shall
annually
submit
a
report
by
January
15
of
each
year
to
the
governor,
the
general
assembly,
and
the
legislative
services
agency
regarding
the
activities,
projects,
and
programs
funded
with
moneys
allocated
under
this
paragraph.
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,
House
File
2460,
p.
11
and
programs
in
the
areas
of
technology
commercialization,
entrepreneurship,
regional
development,
and
market
research.
b.
To
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
for
small
business
development
centers,
the
science
and
technology
research
park,
and
the
institute
for
physical
research
and
technology,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
$
1,212,151
2,424,302
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
56.63
(1)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
paragraph,
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
shall
allocate
at
least
$367,864
$735,728
for
purposes
of
funding
small
business
development
centers.
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
may
allocate
moneys
appropriated
in
this
paragraph
to
the
various
small
business
development
centers
in
any
manner
necessary
to
achieve
the
purposes
of
this
paragraph.
(2)
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
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.
(3)
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
institute
for
physical
research
and
technology
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.
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
shall
report
annually
to
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
economic
development
and
the
legislative
services
agency
the
total
amount
of
private
contributions,
the
proportion
of
contributions
from
small
businesses
and
other
businesses,
and
House
File
2460,
p.
12
the
proportion
for
directed
contract
research
and
nondirected
research
of
benefit
to
Iowa
businesses
and
industrial
sectors.
c.
To
the
state
university
of
Iowa
for
the
state
university
of
Iowa
research
park
and
for
the
advanced
drug
development
program
at
the
Oakdale
research
park,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
equipment,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
104,640
209,279
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
6.00
The
state
university
of
Iowa
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
(1)
Direct
expenditures
for
research
toward
projects
that
will
provide
economic
stimulus
for
Iowa.
(2)
Provide
emphasis
to
providing
services
to
Iowa-based
companies.
d.
To
the
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,000,000
2,000,000
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
8.00
e.
To
the
university
of
northern
Iowa
for
the
metal
casting
institute,
the
MyEntreNet
internet
application,
and
the
institute
of
decision
making,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
533,209
1,066,419
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FTEs
9.75
(1)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
pursuant
to
this
paragraph,
the
university
of
northern
Iowa
shall
allocate
at
least
$308,819
$617,639
for
purposes
of
support
of
entrepreneurs
through
the
university’s
regional
business
center
and
economic
gardening
program.
(2)
The
university
of
northern
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.
f.
As
a
condition
of
receiving
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
an
entity
shall
testify
upon
the
request
of
House
File
2460,
p.
13
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
economic
development
regarding
the
expenditure
of
such
moneys.
5.
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:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
50,000
100,000
a.
The
department
of
workforce
development
shall
begin
a
request
for
proposals
process,
issued
for
purposes
of
this
subsection,
no
later
than
September
1,
2014.
b.
As
a
condition
of
receiving
moneys
appropriated
under
this
subsection,
an
entity
shall
testify
upon
the
request
of
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
economic
development
regarding
the
expenditure
of
such
moneys.
Sec.
11.
SMALL
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CENTERS.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
funding
small
business
development
centers:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
101,000
Sec.
12.
SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING,
AND
MATHEMATICS
INTERNSHIPS
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
Iowa
economic
development
authority
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
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”,
as
enacted
by
this
Act:
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,000,000
1.
No
more
than
3
percent
of
the
moneys
appropriated
pursuant
to
this
section
may
be
used
by
the
authority
for
costs
associated
with
administration
of
the
internship
program
as
amended
by
2014
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2329,
2014
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
2324,
or
2014
successor
legislation,
if
enacted.
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
in
subsequent
fiscal
years.
House
File
2460,
p.
14
2.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
appropriate
moneys
to
the
authority
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2015,
and
ending
June
30,
2016,
to
fund
internships
for
students
studying
in
the
fields
of
science,
technology,
engineering,
and
mathematics.
DIVISION
II
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
FUND
ACCOUNT
CHANGES
Sec.
13.
Section
15.342A,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15.342A
Workforce
development
fund
account.
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
422.16A
up
to
a
maximum
of
four
six
million
dollars
per
year.
2.
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
apprenticeship
training
program
fund
created
in
section
15B.3
three
million
dollars
for
the
purposes
of
chapter
15B.
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.6
three
million
dollars
for
the
purposes
of
chapter
260F.
Sec.
14.
Section
422.16A,
Code
2014,
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
or
repaid
in
whole
or
in
part
by
the
supplemental
new
jobs
credit
from
withholding
under
section
15A.7
or
section
15E.197
,
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
House
File
2460,
p.
15
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
four
six
million
dollars.
Sec.
15.
FY
2014-2015
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
FUND
TRANSFER.
Notwithstanding
sections
15.342A
and
422.16A,
as
amended
in
this
Act,
the
maximum
amount
from
all
employers
which
shall
be
transferred
pursuant
to
section
422.16A
to
the
workforce
development
fund
account
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015,
is
$5,750,000.
DIVISION
III
JOBS
TRAINING
AND
APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING
Sec.
16.
Section
15.108,
subsection
6,
paragraph
a,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
Coordinate
and
perform
the
duties
specified
under
the
Iowa
industrial
new
jobs
training
Act
in
chapter
260E
,
the
Iowa
jobs
training
Act
in
chapter
260F
,
and
the
workforce
development
fund
in
section
15.341
.
Sec.
17.
NEW
SECTION
.
15B.1
Title.
This
chapter
shall
be
known
and
may
be
cited
as
the
“Iowa
Apprenticeship
Act”
.
Sec.
18.
NEW
SECTION
.
15B.2
Definitions.
For
purposes
of
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
1.
“Apprentice”
means
a
person
who
is
at
least
sixteen
years
of
age,
except
where
a
higher
minimum
age
is
required
by
law,
who
is
employed
in
an
apprenticeable
occupation,
and
is
registered
in
Iowa
with
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship.
2.
“Apprenticeable
occupation”
means
an
occupation
approved
for
apprenticeship
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship.
3.
“Apprenticeship
program”
means
a
program
registered
with
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
which
includes
terms
and
conditions
for
the
qualification,
recruitment,
selection,
employment,
and
training
of
apprentices,
including
the
requirement
for
a
written
apprenticeship
agreement.
4.
“Apprenticeship
sponsor”
means
an
entity
operating
an
apprenticeship
program
or
an
entity
in
whose
name
an
apprenticeship
program
is
being
operated,
which
is
registered
with
or
approved
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
House
File
2460,
p.
16
office
of
apprenticeship.
5.
“Authority”
means
the
economic
development
authority
created
in
section
15.105.
6.
“Financial
assistance”
means
assistance
provided
only
from
the
funds,
rights,
and
assets
legally
available
to
the
authority
and
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
assistance
in
the
forms
of
grants,
loans,
forgivable
loans,
and
royalty
payments.
7.
“Fund”
means
the
apprenticeship
training
program
fund
created
in
section
15B.3.
8.
“Lead
apprenticeship
sponsor”
means
a
trade
organization,
labor
organization,
employer
association,
or
other
incorporated
entity
representing
a
group
of
apprenticeship
sponsors.
Sec.
19.
NEW
SECTION
.
15B.3
Apprenticeship
training
program
——
fund.
1.
An
apprenticeship
training
program
fund
is
created
as
a
revolving
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
authority.
2.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
for
purposes
of
the
apprenticeship
training
program,
and
any
other
moneys
lawfully
available
to
the
authority
for
purposes
of
this
chapter.
3.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
authority
for
the
purposes
of
this
chapter.
4.
No
more
than
two
percent
of
the
total
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
on
July
1
of
a
fiscal
year
is
appropriated
to
the
authority
for
the
purposes
of
administering
this
chapter.
5.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
6.
The
authority
shall
adopt
rules
to
administer
this
chapter.
Sec.
20.
NEW
SECTION
.
15B.4
Financial
assistance
for
an
apprenticeship
program.
1.
a.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
conducting
apprenticeship
programs
registered
with
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
through
Iowa,
for
apprentices
who
will
be
employed
at
Iowa
worksites
may
apply
to
the
authority
for
a
training
grant
under
this
section.
b.
Financial
assistance
received
by
an
apprenticeship
House
File
2460,
p.
17
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
under
this
section
shall
be
used
only
for
the
cost
of
conducting
and
maintaining
an
apprenticeship
program.
2.
The
authority
shall
provide
financial
assistance
in
the
form
of
training
grants
to
apprenticeship
sponsors
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
in
the
following
manner:
a.
By
determining
the
total
amount
of
funding
allocated
for
purposes
of
training
grants
for
apprenticeship
programs
pursuant
to
section
15B.3.
b.
By
adding
together
all
of
the
following:
(1)
The
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
by
all
applying
apprenticeship
sponsors
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
during
the
most
recent
training
year
as
calculated
on
the
last
day
of
the
training
year.
(2)
The
total
number
of
contact
hours
that
apprenticeship
instructors
for
all
applying
apprenticeship
sponsors
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors
spent
in
contact
with
apprentices
during
the
most
recent
training
year.
For
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
“contact
hours”
includes
the
time
spent
instructing
apprentices
in
person
or,
in
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
with
programs
totaling
one
hundred
or
more
total
instructional
hours,
“contact
hours”
includes
the
time
spent
in
online
training
if
the
total
amount
of
online
instruction
does
not
account
for
more
than
thirty
percent
of
the
total
instructional
hours.
c.
By
adding
together
all
of
the
following:
(1)
The
total
number
of
apprentices
trained
by
a
single
applying
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
during
the
most
recent
training
year
as
calculated
on
the
last
day
of
the
training
year.
(2)
The
total
number
of
contact
hours
that
apprenticeship
instructors
for
a
single
applying
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
spent
in
contact
with
apprentices
during
the
most
recent
training
year.
For
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
“contact
hours”
includes
the
time
spent
instructing
apprentices
in
person
or,
in
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
with
programs
totaling
one
hundred
or
more
total
instructional
hours,
“contact
hours”
includes
the
time
spent
in
online
training
if
the
total
amount
of
online
instruction
does
not
account
for
more
than
thirty
percent
of
the
total
instructional
hours.
d.
By
determining
the
proportion,
stated
as
a
percentage,
that
a
single
applying
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
or
lead
House
File
2460,
p.
18
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
total
calculated
pursuant
to
paragraph
“c”
bears
to
all
applying
apprenticeship
sponsors’
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsors’
total
calculated
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
.
e.
By
multiplying
the
percentage
calculated
in
paragraph
“d”
by
the
amount
determined
in
paragraph
“a”
.
3.
An
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
seeking
financial
assistance
under
this
section
shall
provide
the
following
information
to
the
authority:
a.
The
federal
apprentice
registration
number
of
each
apprentice
in
the
apprenticeship
program.
b.
The
address
and
a
description
of
the
physical
location
where
in-person
training
is
conducted.
c.
A
certification
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
training
standards
as
most
recently
approved
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship
or,
in
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
a
representative
sample
of
participating
members’
training
standards.
d.
A
certification
of
the
apprenticeship
sponsor’s
compliance
review
or
quality
assessment
as
most
recently
conducted
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
unless
the
apprenticeship
sponsor
has
not
been
subjected
to
a
compliance
review
or
quality
assessment.
In
the
case
of
a
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor,
a
sampling
of
compliance
reviews
or
quality
assessments
from
participating
members
shall
be
sufficient.
e.
Any
other
information
the
authority
reasonably
determines
is
necessary.
4.
The
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor
and
the
authority
shall
enter
into
an
agreement
regarding
the
provision
of
any
financial
assistance
to
the
apprenticeship
sponsor
or
lead
apprenticeship
sponsor.
5.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
this
section,
an
apprenticeship
program
receiving
funds
from
section
260F.6
or
other
community
college
funding
sources
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2013,
and
ending
June
30,
2014,
shall
receive
no
less
than
that
amount
from
the
fund
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2015.
Sec.
21.
NEW
SECTION
.
15B.5
Apprenticeship
training
program
advisory
board.
1.
An
apprenticeship
training
program
advisory
board
is
established
to
advise
the
authority
on
issues
concerning
the
apprenticeship
training
program.
House
File
2460,
p.
19
2.
The
advisory
board
shall
consist
of
the
following
members:
a.
One
member
of
the
master
builders
of
Iowa.
b.
One
member
of
the
associated
builders
and
contractors
of
Iowa.
c.
One
member
of
the
heavy
highway
contractors
association
domiciled
in
Iowa.
d.
One
member
of
the
associated
general
contractors
of
Iowa.
e.
One
member
of
the
technology
association
of
Iowa.
f.
One
member
of
the
Iowa
association
of
business
and
industry.
g.
One
member
representing
the
mechanical
contractors
association
of
Iowa.
h.
Five
members,
one
member
each
from
different
labor
organizations.
The
Iowa
state
building
and
construction
trades
council
shall
select
five
members
from
different
labor
organizations
within
the
construction
trade.
i.
One
member
from
the
Iowa
federation
of
labor.
j.
One
member
representing
community
college
apprenticeship
programs.
k.
One
member
representing
the
authority.
l.
One
member
representing
the
department
of
education.
m.
One
member
of
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
serving
as
an
ex-officio,
nonvoting
member.
n.
Four
members
of
the
general
assembly
serving
as
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members,
one
representative
to
be
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives,
one
representative
to
be
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives,
one
senator
to
be
appointed
by
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
and
one
senator
to
be
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
senate.
3.
a.
The
voting
members
of
the
advisory
board
and
the
member
from
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
shall
be
selected
by
the
named
entity
or
entities.
The
member
representing
the
community
college
apprenticeship
programs
shall
be
selected
by
the
Iowa
association
of
community
college
trustees.
b.
The
voting
members
of
the
advisory
board
and
the
member
from
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
office
of
apprenticeship,
shall
serve
three-year
staggered
terms.
If
a
vacancy
occurs
a
successor
shall
be
selected
in
the
same
manner
and
subject
to
the
same
qualifications
as
the
original
House
File
2460,
p.
20
selection
to
serve
the
remainder
of
the
term.
c.
The
legislative
members
of
the
advisory
board
shall
serve
terms
as
provided
in
section
69.16B.
A
legislative
member
may
designate
another
person
to
attend
an
advisory
board
meeting
if
the
member
is
unavailable.
4.
The
voting
members
shall
elect
a
chairperson
and
vice
chairperson
annually
from
the
voting
membership
of
the
advisory
board.
A
majority
of
the
voting
members
of
the
advisory
board
constitute
a
quorum.
If
the
chairperson
and
vice
chairperson
are
unable
to
preside
over
the
advisory
board
due
to
absence
or
disability,
a
majority
of
the
voting
members
present
may
elect
a
temporary
chairperson
providing
a
quorum
is
present.
5.
The
advisory
board
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
a.
Advise
the
authority
on
issues
related
to
apprenticeship
programs
supported
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
b.
Promote
the
development
of
new
and
the
expansion
of
existing
apprenticeship
programs
in
Iowa.
c.
In
collaboration
with
the
department
of
education,
educate
students
about
apprenticeship
training
opportunities
and
promote
apprenticeship
training
in
middle
school
and
high
school.
Sec.
22.
Section
260C.18A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
Projects
in
which
an
agreement
between
a
community
college
and
a
business
meet
all
the
requirements
of
the
Iowa
jobs
training
Act
under
chapter
260F
.
However,
projects
funded
by
moneys
provided
by
a
local
workforce
training
and
economic
development
fund
of
a
community
college
are
not
subject
to
the
maximum
advance
or
award
limitations
contained
in
section
260F.6,
subsection
2
,
or
the
allocation
limitations
contained
in
section
260F.8,
subsection
1
.
Sec.
23.
Section
260F.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
Sec.
24.
Section
260F.2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
education.
Sec.
25.
Section
260F.2,
subsections
4,
5,
10,
and
11,
Code
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
“Date
of
commencement
of
the
project”
commencement”
means
the
date
of
the
preliminary
signed
agreement
or
the
date
an
application
for
assistance
is
received
by
the
authority
.
5.
“Eligible
business”
or
“business”
means
a
business
House
File
2460,
p.
21
training
employees
which
is
engaged
in
interstate
or
intrastate
commerce
for
the
purpose
of
manufacturing,
processing,
or
assembling
products,
conducting
research
and
development,
commercial
construction,
or
providing
services
in
interstate
commerce
including
electronic
commerce
,
but
excludes
retail,
health,
or
professional
services
and
which
meets
the
other
criteria
established
by
the
authority
department
.
“Eligible
business”
does
not
include
a
business
whose
training
costs
can
be
economically
funded
under
chapter
260E
,
a
business
which
closes
or
substantially
reduces
its
employment
base
in
order
to
relocate
substantially
the
same
operation
to
another
area
of
the
state,
or
a
business
which
is
involved
in
a
strike,
lockout,
or
other
labor
dispute
in
Iowa.
10.
“Program
services”
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
the
following:
a.
Training
of
employees.
b.
Adult
basic
education
and
job-related
instruction.
c.
Vocational
and
skill-assessment
services
and
testing.
d.
Training
facilities,
equipment,
materials,
and
supplies.
e.
Administrative
expenses
incurred
by
community
colleges
for
the
jobs
training
program
,
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
five
percent
of
the
total
project
cost
.
f.
Subcontracted
services
with
institutions
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
private
colleges
or
universities,
or
other
federal,
state,
or
local
agencies.
g.
Contracted
or
professional
services.
11.
“Project”
means
a
training
arrangement
which
is
the
subject
of
an
agreement
entered
into
between
the
community
college
and
a
business
to
provide
program
services.
“Project”
also
means
an
authority-sponsored
training
arrangement
which
is
sponsored
by
the
authority
and
administered
under
sections
260F.6A
and
260F.6B
.
Sec.
26.
Section
260F.3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsections:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
Type
of
training
to
be
delivered.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4B.
Amount
of
employer
match.
Sec.
27.
NEW
SECTION
.
260F.4
Financial
assistance
——
restrictions.
1.
The
maximum
award
of
financial
assistance
for
any
one
project
is
fifty
thousand
dollars.
2.
A
business
may
be
approved
for
multiple
projects,
but
the
total
financial
assistance
award
to
a
business
shall
not
exceed
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
within
a
three-year
period.
House
File
2460,
p.
22
3.
An
award
of
financial
assistance
does
not
include
reimbursement
to
the
business
for
employee
wages
while
the
employee
is
in
training.
4.
An
award
of
financial
assistance
is
based
on
the
actual
cost
of
services.
5.
A
business’s
request
for
financial
assistance
shall
be
commensurate
with
training
needs.
6.
Community
colleges
shall
provide
financial
assistance
to
a
business
on
a
reimbursement
basis
or
by
directly
paying
for
training
expenses
from
an
account
administered
by
the
community
college.
7.
a.
A
business
shall
provide
a
cash
match
or
in-kind
match
in
order
to
be
eligible
for
financial
assistance
pursuant
to
this
section.
b.
A
business
requesting
financial
assistance
of
less
than
five
thousand
dollars
for
a
program
shall
provide
an
in-kind
match.
c.
A
business
requesting
financial
assistance
of
five
thousand
dollars
or
more
for
a
program
shall
provide
cash
to
pay
at
least
twenty-five
percent
of
the
total
project
cost,
including
training
and
administration
costs.
d.
An
in-kind
match
includes
employee
wages
paid
by
the
business
during
the
training
period,
the
value
of
business-provided
facilities
and
equipment
used
for
training,
or
the
value
of
any
other
resource
provided
by
the
business
to
facilitate
the
training
program.
Sec.
28.
NEW
SECTION
.
260F.5
Community
college
annual
report.
1.
Each
community
college
shall
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
governor,
the
general
assembly,
and
the
department
by
September
1
documenting
the
job
training
programs
funded
and
the
community
college
training
fund
during
the
previous
fiscal
year.
2.
The
report
shall
address
the
performance
metrics
established
by
the
department
for
the
job
training
program
pursuant
to
section
260F.8.
3.
The
report
shall
include
the
following
information
concerning
the
community
college
training
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
260F.6
for
that
community
college:
a.
The
number
of
projects
and
the
amount
paid
for
each
project
out
of
the
fund.
b.
The
amount
of
money
remaining
in
the
fund
at
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year.
House
File
2460,
p.
23
c.
An
accounting
of
any
other
moneys
spent
out
of
the
fund
in
the
fiscal
year.
4.
The
report
shall
be
submitted
in
a
manner
and
form
prescribed
by
the
department.
Sec.
29.
Section
260F.6,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
There
is
established
created
as
a
revolving
fund
for
the
community
colleges
a
job
training
fund
in
the
economic
development
authority
in
the
workforce
development
fund
to
be
administered
by
the
department
.
The
job
training
fund
consists
of
moneys
appropriated
for
the
purposes
of
this
chapter
plus
the
interest
and
principal
from
repayment
of
advances
made
to
businesses
for
program
costs,
plus
the
repayments,
including
interest,
of
loans
made
from
that
retraining
fund,
and
interest
earned
from
moneys
in
the
job
training
fund
.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
for
purposes
of
this
chapter.
Sec.
30.
Section
260F.6,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2014,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
2.
A
community
college
training
fund
is
created
for
each
community
college.
Moneys
in
the
job
training
fund
shall
be
allocated
to
each
community
college
training
fund
pursuant
to
the
formula
established
in
section
260C.18C.
A
project
meeting
the
criteria
of
an
eligible
business
established
by
the
department
is
funded
upon
the
approval
of
the
community
college’s
board
of
directors.
3.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
community
college
training
funds
and
the
job
training
fund
created
in
this
section
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purpose
designated
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
funds
shall
be
credited
to
the
funds.
Sec.
31.
Section
260F.7,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
260F.7
Economic
development
authority
Department
of
education
to
coordinate.
The
economic
development
authority,
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
education
and
the
department
of
workforce
development,
department
shall
coordinate
the
jobs
training
program.
A
project
shall
not
be
funded
under
this
chapter
House
File
2460,
p.
24
unless
the
economic
development
authority
approves
the
project.
The
authority
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
governing
the
program’s
operation
and
eligibility
for
participation
in
the
program.
The
authority
department
shall
establish
by
rule
criteria
for
determining
what
constitutes
an
eligible
business.
Sec.
32.
Section
260F.8,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
260F.8
Program
assessment,
development,
and
coordination.
1.
The
department
shall
establish
performance
metrics
for
the
job
training
programs
funded
under
this
chapter
and
assess
program
outcomes
on
an
annual
basis.
2.
A
community
college
may
retain
up
to
ten
percent
of
the
total
project
cost
for
the
following
purposes:
a.
Outreach
to
employers
by
community
college
business
and
industry
outreach
staff.
b.
Monitoring
the
performance
of
training
agreements
and
accountability
measures.
c.
Development
of
training
project
and
program
plans.
d.
Business
development
activities.
Sec.
33.
Section
403.21,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
In
order
to
promote
communication
and
cooperation
among
cities,
counties,
and
community
colleges
with
respect
to
the
allocation
and
division
of
taxes,
no
jobs
training
projects
as
defined
in
chapter
260E
or
260F
shall
be
undertaken
within
the
area
of
operation
of
a
municipality
after
July
1,
1995,
unless
the
municipality
and
the
community
college
have
entered
into
an
agreement
or
have
jointly
adopted
a
plan
relating
to
a
community
college’s
new
jobs
training
program
which
shall
provide
for
a
procedure
for
advance
notification
to
each
affected
municipality,
for
exchange
of
information,
for
mutual
consultation,
and
for
procedural
guidelines
for
all
such
new
jobs
training
projects,
including
related
project
financing
to
be
undertaken
within
the
area
of
operation
of
the
municipality.
The
joint
agreement
or
the
plan
shall
state
its
precise
duration
and
shall
be
binding
on
the
community
college
and
the
municipality
with
respect
to
all
new
jobs
training
projects,
including
related
project
financing
undertaken
during
its
existence.
The
joint
agreement
or
plan
shall
be
effective
upon
adoption
and
shall
be
placed
on
file
in
the
office
of
the
secretary
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
community
college
and
such
other
location
as
may
be
stated
in
the
joint
agreement
House
File
2460,
p.
25
or
plan.
The
joint
agreement
or
plan
shall
also
be
sent
to
each
school
district
which
levied
or
certified
for
levy
a
property
tax
on
any
portion
of
the
taxable
property
located
in
the
area
of
operation
of
the
municipality
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
prior
to
the
calendar
year
in
which
the
plan
is
adopted
or
the
agreement
is
reached.
If
no
such
agreement
is
reached
or
plan
adopted,
the
community
college
shall
not
use
incremental
property
tax
revenues
to
fund
jobs
training
projects
within
the
area
of
operation
of
the
municipality.
Agreements
entered
into
between
a
community
college
and
a
city
or
county
pursuant
to
chapter
28E
shall
not
apply.
3.
The
community
college
shall
send
a
copy
of
the
final
agreement
prepared
pursuant
to
section
260F.3
to
the
economic
development
authority.
For
each
year
in
which
incremental
property
taxes
are
used
to
retire
debt
service
on
a
jobs
training
advance
issued
for
a
project
creating
new
jobs,
the
community
college
shall
provide
to
the
economic
development
authority
a
report
of
the
incremental
property
taxes
and
new
jobs
credits
from
withholding
generated
for
that
year,
a
specific
description
of
the
training
conducted,
the
number
of
employees
provided
program
services
under
the
project,
the
median
wage
of
employees
in
the
new
jobs
in
the
project,
and
the
administrative
costs
directly
attributable
to
the
project.
Sec.
34.
Section
558.1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
558.1
“Instruments
affecting
real
estate”
defined
——
revocation.
All
instruments
containing
a
power
to
convey,
or
in
any
manner
relating
to
real
estate,
including
certified
copies
of
petitions
in
bankruptcy
with
or
without
the
schedules
appended,
of
decrees
of
adjudication
in
bankruptcy,
and
of
orders
approving
trustees’
bonds
in
bankruptcy,
and
a
jobs
training
agreement
entered
into
under
chapter
260E
or
260F
between
an
employer
and
community
college
which
contains
a
description
of
the
real
estate
affected,
shall
be
held
to
be
instruments
affecting
the
same;
and
no
such
instrument,
when
acknowledged
or
certified
and
recorded
as
in
this
chapter
prescribed,
can
be
revoked
as
to
third
parties
by
any
act
of
the
parties
by
whom
it
was
executed,
until
the
instrument
containing
such
revocation
is
acknowledged
and
filed
for
record
in
the
same
office
in
which
the
instrument
containing
such
power
is
recorded,
except
that
uniform
commercial
code
financing
statements
and
financing
statement
changes
as
provided
in
chapter
554
need
not
be
thus
House
File
2460,
p.
26
acknowledged.
Sec.
35.
REPEAL.
Section
15.343,
Code
2014,
is
repealed.
Sec.
36.
REPEAL.
Section
260F.6A,
Code
2014,
is
repealed.
Sec.
37.
REPEAL.
Section
260F.6B,
Code
2014,
is
repealed.
Sec.
38.
RULES.
The
economic
development
authority
and
the
department
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
to
administer
this
Act.
Sec.
39.
TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
Act,
all
moneys
in
the
workforce
development
fund,
created
in
section
15.343,
Code
2014,
as
of
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
Act
and
any
moneys
accruing
to
the
workforce
development
fund,
created
in
section
15.343,
Code
2014,
after
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
Act,
shall
be
distributed
equally
between
the
job
training
fund
created
in
section
260F.6,
as
amended
in
this
Act,
and
the
apprenticeship
training
program
fund
created
in
section
15B.3,
as
enacted
in
this
Act,
and
deposited
in
the
job
training
fund
and
the
apprenticeship
training
program
fund.
DIVISION
IV
IOWA
PRODUCTS
Sec.
40.
IOWA
PRODUCTS.
As
a
condition
of
receiving
an
appropriation,
any
agency
appropriated
moneys
pursuant
to
this
Act
shall
give
first
preference
when
purchasing
a
product
to
an
Iowa
product
or
a
product
produced
from
an
Iowa-based
business.
Second
preference
shall
be
given
to
a
United
States
product
or
a
product
produced
from
a
business
based
in
the
United
States.
DIVISION
V
STEM
INTERNSHIPS
Sec.
41.
Section
15.411,
subsection
3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
a.
The
authority
shall
establish
and
administer
an
innovative
businesses
internship
program
with
two
components
for
Iowa
students.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“Iowa
student”
means
a
student
of
an
Iowa
community
college,
private
college,
or
institution
of
higher
learning
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
a
student
who
graduated
from
high
school
in
Iowa
but
now
attends
an
institution
of
higher
learning
outside
the
state
of
Iowa.
b.
The
purpose
of
the
first
component
of
the
program
is
to
link
Iowa
students
to
small
and
medium
sized
Iowa
firms
through
internship
opportunities.
An
Iowa
employer
may
receive
financial
assistance
in
an
amount
of
one
dollar
for
every
two
dollars
paid
by
the
employer
to
an
intern.
The
amount
House
File
2460,
p.
27
of
financial
assistance
shall
not
exceed
three
thousand
one
hundred
dollars
for
any
single
internship,
or
nine
thousand
three
hundred
dollars
for
any
single
employer.
In
order
to
be
eligible
to
receive
financial
assistance
under
this
subsection
paragraph
,
the
employer
must
have
five
hundred
or
fewer
employees
and
must
be
an
innovative
business.
The
authority
shall
encourage
youth
who
reside
in
economically
distressed
areas,
youth
adjudicated
to
have
committed
a
delinquent
act,
and
youth
transitioning
out
of
foster
care
to
participate
in
the
first
component
of
the
internship
program.
c.
(1)
The
purpose
of
the
second
component
of
the
program
is
to
assist
in
placing
Iowa
students
studying
in
the
fields
of
science,
technology,
engineering,
and
mathematics
into
internships
that
lead
to
permanent
positions
with
Iowa
employers.
The
authority
shall
collaborate
with
eligible
employers,
including
but
not
limited
to
innovative
businesses,
to
ensure
that
the
interns
hired
are
studying
in
such
fields.
An
Iowa
employer
may
receive
financial
assistance
in
an
amount
of
one
dollar
for
every
dollar
paid
by
the
employer
to
an
intern.
The
amount
of
financial
assistance
shall
not
exceed
five
thousand
dollars
per
internship.
The
authority
may
adopt
rules
to
administer
this
component.
(2)
The
requirement
to
administer
this
component
of
the
internship
program
is
contingent
upon
the
provision
of
funding
for
such
purposes
by
the
general
assembly.
DIVISION
VI
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
BORDER
COUNTY
HOSPITALS
Sec.
42.
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
BORDER
COUNTY
HOSPITALS.
1.
Notwithstanding
the
purposes
provided
under
section
16.182,
subsection
1,
section
16.183,
subsection
1,
section
16.184,
subsection
1,
and
section
16.185,
subsection
1,
the
Iowa
finance
authority
created
in
section
16.1A
shall
use
moneys
from
the
funds
created
in
sections
16.182,
16.183,
16.184,
and
16.185
to
provide
financial
assistance
directly
to
hospitals
in
counties
that
border
other
states.
A
border
county
hospital
may
apply
to
the
authority
for
financial
assistance
and
the
authority
shall
provide
financial
assistance
pursuant
to
this
section
if
the
applying
hospital
meets
the
criteria
described
in
subsection
2
and
funding
is
available.
2.
To
qualify
for
financial
assistance
pursuant
to
this
section,
a
hospital
shall
meet
the
following
criteria:
a.
The
hospital
is
licensed
in
this
state
and
is
located
in
a
county
bordering
two
states.
House
File
2460,
p.
28
b.
The
hospital
is
located
in
a
county
with
a
population
of
greater
than
25,000
persons,
but
less
than
50,000
persons.
c.
Not
less
than
ninety
percent
of
the
operations
of
the
hospital
are
located
within
this
state.
d.
Based
upon
the
hospital’s
net
worth,
cash
flow,
debt-to-asset
ratio,
and
other
criteria
prescribed
by
the
authority,
the
applying
hospital
has
determined
that
without
receiving
financial
assistance
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
hospital
could
not
reasonably
be
expected
to
obtain,
retain,
restructure,
or
service
loans
or
other
financing
for
operating
expenses
or
cash
flow
requirements
on
a
reasonable
and
affordable
basis.
3.
a.
The
Iowa
finance
authority
shall
provide
financial
assistance
pursuant
to
this
section
in
the
form
of
a
loan.
The
loan
may
be
a
secured
or
unsecured
direct
loan
to
the
qualifying
hospital.
b.
The
amount
of
financial
assistance
provided
pursuant
to
this
section
as
a
secured
or
unsecured
direct
loan
to
a
qualifying
border
hospital
shall
not
exceed
five
million
dollars.
c.
Any
loan
provided
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
fully
amortized
and
repaid
over
a
five-year
period.
d.
Repayments
of
any
loan
provided
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
made
to
the
authority
and
the
authority
shall
credit
the
moneys
to
the
account
from
which
it
was
provided.
4.
Notwithstanding
the
purposes
provided
under
section
16.182,
subsection
1,
section
16.183,
subsection
1,
section
16.184,
subsection
1,
and
section
16.185,
subsection
1,
moneys
in
the
funds
established
in
sections
16.182,
16.183,
16.184,
and
16.185
may
be
commingled
and
transferred
for
the
purpose
of
providing
financial
assistance
pursuant
to
this
section
or
for
the
purposes
provided
under
section
16.182,
subsection
1,
section
16.183,
subsection
1,
section
16.184,
subsection
1,
and
section
16.185,
subsection
1.
Moneys
in
the
funds
established
in
sections
16.182,
16.183,
16.184,
and
16.185
shall
be
commingled
or
transferred
if
the
moneys
in
any
of
the
funds
individually
are
insufficient
to
provide
financial
assistance
pursuant
to
this
section,
or
to
provide
assistance
for
the
purposes
provided
in
section
16.182,
subsection
1,
section
16.183,
subsection
1,
section
16.184,
subsection
1,
and
section
16.185,
subsection
1.
5.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires,
“hospital”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
House
File
2460,
p.
29
135B.1.
Sec.
43.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
DIVISION
VII
PERSONNEL
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT
PAYMENTS
Sec.
44.
PERSONNEL
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT
PAYMENTS.
As
a
condition
made
to
any
appropriation
to
the
department
of
cultural
affairs,
the
economic
development
authority,
the
Iowa
finance
authority,
the
public
employment
relations
board,
the
department
of
workforce
development,
the
state
board
of
regents,
Iowa
state
university,
the
state
university
of
Iowa,
or
the
university
of
northern
Iowa
as
provided
in
this
Act,
moneys
appropriated
and
any
other
moneys
available
for
use
by
that
entity
under
this
Act
shall
not
be
used
for
the
payment
of
a
personnel
settlement
agreement
between
that
entity
and
a
state
employee
that
contains
a
confidentiality
provision
intended
to
prevent
public
disclosure
of
the
agreement
or
any
terms
of
the
agreement.
______________________________
KRAIG
PAULSEN
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
PAM
JOCHUM
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2460,
Eighty-fifth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2014
______________________________
TERRY
E.
BRANSTAD
Governor