Bill Text: IA HF597 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requesting the establishment of an interim study committee relating to the impact of state assistance program income restriction guidelines. (Formerly HSB 166.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-11 - Amendment H-1014 filed. H.J. 498. [HF597 Detail]
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HOUSE
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597
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
166)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requesting
the
establishment
of
an
interim
study
1
committee
relating
to
the
impact
of
state
assistance
program
2
income
restriction
guidelines.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
LEGISLATIVE
INTERIM
STUDY
COMMITTEE
——
STATE
1
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
INCOME
RESTRICTIONS.
2
1.
The
legislative
council
is
requested
to
establish
3
an
interim
study
committee
to
evaluate
the
impact
of
state
4
assistance
program
income
restriction
guidelines.
The
5
committee
shall
specifically
evaluate
the
financial
impact
6
of
a
modest
increase
in
income,
coupled
with
a
resulting
7
ineligibility
for
state
assistance
programs,
commonly
referred
8
to
as
the
“cliff
effect”,
on
current
and
former
participants
in
9
such
programs.
State
assistance
programs
to
be
evaluated
shall
10
include
but
not
be
limited
to
the
state
child
care
assistance
11
and
food
assistance
programs.
12
2.
The
committee
shall
meet
during
the
2019
legislative
13
interim
and
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
14
general
assembly
by
December
21,
2019.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
requests
the
legislative
council
to
establish
19
an
interim
study
committee
for
the
2019
legislative
interim.
20
The
bill
requires
the
study
committee
to
evaluate
the
impact
21
of
state
assistance
program
income
restriction
guidelines.
22
The
bill
requires
the
committee
to
specifically
evaluate
the
23
financial
impact
of
a
modest
increase
in
income
coupled
with
a
24
resulting
ineligibility
for
state
assistance
programs,
commonly
25
referred
to
as
the
“cliff
effect”,
on
current
and
former
26
participants
in
state
assistance
programs
including
but
not
27
limited
to
state
child
care
assistance
and
food
assistance.
28
The
committee
is
required
to
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
29
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
21,
2019.
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