Bill Text: IA HF288 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to military and veterans benefits. (Formerly HSB 65.) Effective 7-1-19.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 622. [HF288 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF288-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to military and veterans benefits. (Formerly HSB 65.) Effective 7-1-19.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 622. [HF288 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF288-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
65)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
military
and
veterans
benefits.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35A.14,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
Moneys
appropriated
to
or
received
by
the
department
for
3
providing
injured
veterans
grants
under
this
section
may
be
4
expended
for
grants
of
up
to
ten
thousand
dollars
to
a
veteran
5
who
is
seriously
injured
or
very
seriously
injured,
as
defined
6
in
the
most
recently
published
United
States
department
of
7
defense
joint
publication
1-02,
to
provide
financial
assistance
8
to
the
veteran
so
that
family
members
of
the
veteran
may
be
9
with
the
veteran
during
the
veteran’s
recovery
from
an
injury
10
received
in
the
line
of
duty
in
a
combat
zone
or
in
a
zone
where
11
the
veteran
was
receiving
hazardous
duty
pay
after
September
12
11,
2001.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
35A.14,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
14
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
b.
Proof
of
continued
medical
care
or
rehabilitation
16
services
may
include
any
reasonably
reliable
documentation
17
showing
that
the
veteran
is
receiving
continued
medical
or
18
rehabilitative
care
as
a
result
of
qualifying
injuries.
Proof
19
that
the
injury
occurred
in
the
line
of
duty
shall
be
made
20
based
upon
the
circumstances
of
the
injury
known
at
the
time
of
21
evacuation
from
the
combat
zone
or
zone
in
which
the
veteran
22
was
receiving
hazardous
duty
pay
place
where
the
veteran
was
23
injured
.
24
Sec.
3.
Section
35A.14,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
25
following
new
subsection:
26
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
The
department,
the
commission,
and
27
the
national
guard
shall
collaborate
on
a
report
regarding
the
28
sustainability
of
future
funding
for
the
injured
veterans
grant
29
program
and
shall
submit
their
findings
and
recommendations
in
30
a
written
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
31
December
31,
2019.
32
Sec.
4.
Section
272C.4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
33
following
new
subsection:
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12A.
a.
Establish
procedures
by
January
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1,
2020,
to
expedite
the
licensing
of
an
individual
who
is
1
licensed
in
a
similar
profession
or
occupation
in
another
state
2
and
who
is
the
spouse
of
an
active
duty
member
of
the
military
3
forces
of
the
United
States.
4
b.
If
the
board
determines
that
the
professional
or
5
occupational
licensing
requirements
of
the
state
where
6
the
spouse
is
licensed
are
substantially
equivalent
to
the
7
licensing
requirements
of
this
state,
the
procedures
shall
8
require
the
expedited
licensing
of
the
spouse
in
this
state.
9
c.
If
the
board
determines
that
the
professional
or
10
occupational
licensing
requirements
of
the
state
where
the
11
spouse
is
licensed
are
not
substantially
equivalent
to
the
12
professional
or
occupational
licensing
requirements
of
this
13
state,
the
procedures
shall
allow
the
provisional
licensing
14
of
the
spouse
for
a
period
of
time
deemed
necessary
by
the
15
board
to
obtain
a
substantial
equivalent
to
the
licensing
16
requirements
of
this
state.
The
board
shall
advise
the
17
spouse
of
required
education
or
training
necessary
to
obtain
18
a
substantial
equivalent
to
the
professional
or
occupational
19
licensing
requirements
of
this
state,
and
the
procedures
shall
20
provide
for
licensing
of
an
individual
who
has,
pursuant
to
21
this
paragraph,
obtained
a
substantial
equivalent
to
the
22
licensing
requirements
of
this
state.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
Currently,
under
Code
section
35A.14,
the
injured
veterans
27
grant
program
provides
grants
to
veterans
recovering
from
an
28
injury
received
in
the
line
of
duty
in
a
combat
zone
or
in
a
29
zone
where
the
veteran
was
receiving
hazardous
duty
pay
after
30
September
11,
2001.
This
bill
eliminates
the
requirement
that
31
the
veteran
be
injured
in
a
combat
zone
or
zone
where
the
32
veteran
is
receiving
hazardous
duty
pay
in
order
to
qualify
for
33
the
program.
The
bill
further
provides
that
the
department
of
34
veterans
affairs,
the
commission
of
veterans
affairs,
and
the
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national
guard
are
to
collaborate
on
a
report
regarding
the
1
sustainability
of
future
funding
for
the
injured
veterans
grant
2
program
with
a
written
report
due
to
the
governor
and
general
3
assembly
by
December
31,
2019.
4
The
bill
also
establishes
an
expedited
licensing
process
for
5
spouses
of
active
duty
members
of
the
United
States
military
6
who
are
stationed
in
Iowa
pursuant
to
military
orders.
Code
7
section
272C.4
is
amended
to
provide
that
licensing
boards
8
establish
procedures
by
January
1,
2020,
to
expedite
the
9
licensing
of
an
individual
who
is
licensed
in
a
similar
10
profession
or
occupation
in
another
state
and
who
is
the
spouse
11
of
an
active
duty
member
of
the
military
forces
of
the
United
12
States.
Provisional
licensing
procedures
are
also
required
to
13
be
established.
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