Bill Text: IA HSB507 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to public assistance program eligibility verification.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-26 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0 [HSB507 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HSB507-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
507
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MEYER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
public
assistance
program
eligibility
1
verification.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
239.1
Definitions.
1
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2
requires:
3
1.
“Applicant”
means
an
individual
who
is
applying
for
4
public
assistance
benefits
in
the
state.
5
2.
“Asset”
means
all
assets
of
the
members
of
the
6
applicant’s
household,
including
all
of
the
following:
7
a.
All
bank
accounts,
excluding
retirement
accounts
of
8
members
of
the
household.
9
b.
All
cash,
excluding
the
first
two
thousand
dollars
of
10
members
of
the
household.
11
c.
All
lottery
and
gambling
income
of
the
household
whether
12
received
as
a
lump
sum
or
installment
payments.
13
d.
All
real
estate,
excluding
the
primary
household
14
residence
and
surrounding
lot.
15
e.
All
other
personal
property
excluding
personal
16
belongings,
household
goods,
and
one
vehicle.
17
3.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
human
services.
18
4.
“Public
assistance”
means
SNAP
(the
supplemental
19
nutrition
assistance
program),
the
Medicaid
program,
FIP
(the
20
family
investment
program),
and
CHIP
(the
children’s
health
21
insurance
program).
22
5.
“Recipient”
means
an
individual
who
is
receiving
public
23
assistance
benefits
in
the
state.
24
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
239.2
Public
assistance
programs
——
25
applicant
and
recipient
eligibility
verification.
26
1.
All
applications
for
initial
public
assistance
27
program
benefits
and
all
determinations
of
ongoing
recipient
28
eligibility
shall
be
processed
through
a
system
as
specified
29
in
this
section.
Complete
initial
applications
shall
be
30
processed
within
the
minimum
period
required
by
federal
law.
31
Prior
to
determining
initial
eligibility
of
an
applicant
for,
32
or
ongoing
eligibility
of
a
recipient
of,
public
assistance,
33
the
department
shall
access
information
for
every
applicant
or
34
recipient
from
the
following
federal,
state,
and
other
sources:
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a.
Federal
sources
and
information:
1
(1)
Earned
and
unearned
income
information
maintained
by
2
the
internal
revenue
service.
3
(2)
The
following
sources
and
information
maintained
by
the
4
United
States
social
security
administration:
5
(a)
Earned
income
information.
6
(b)
Death
register
information.
7
(c)
Prisoner
or
incarceration
status
information.
8
(d)
Supplemental
security
income
information
maintained
in
9
the
state
data
exchange
database.
10
(e)
Beneficiary
records
and
earnings
information
maintained
11
in
the
beneficiary
and
earnings
data
exchange
database.
12
(f)
Earnings
and
pension
information
maintained
in
the
13
beneficiary
earnings
exchange
record
system
database.
14
(3)
The
following
sources
and
information
maintained
by
the
15
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services:
16
(a)
Income
and
employment
information
maintained
in
the
17
national
directory
of
new
hires
database
by
the
office
of
child
18
support
enforcement
of
the
administration
for
children
and
19
families.
20
(b)
Other
federal
data
sources
maintained
by
the
office
of
21
child
support
enforcement
of
the
administration
for
children
22
and
families.
23
(4)
Information
maintained
by
the
United
States
citizenship
24
and
immigration
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
25
homeland
security.
26
(5)
Payment
information
for
public
housing
and
section
8
27
housing
assistance
guidelines
maintained
by
the
United
States
28
department
of
housing
and
urban
development.
29
(6)
National
fleeing
felon
information
maintained
by
the
30
United
States
federal
bureau
of
investigation.
31
b.
State
sources
and
information:
32
(1)
The
department’s
sources
and
information
including
but
33
not
limited
to
all
of
the
following:
34
(a)
Income
and
employment
information
maintained
by
the
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child
support
recovery
unit.
1
(b)
Child
care
assistance
information
maintained
by
the
2
division
of
child
and
family
services.
3
(c)
Enrollment
status
in
other
public
assistance
programs.
4
(2)
The
department
of
workforce
development
sources
and
5
information
including
all
of
the
following:
6
(a)
Employment
information.
7
(b)
Employer
weekly,
monthly,
and
quarterly
reports
of
8
income
and
unemployment
insurance
payments.
9
(3)
The
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
for
10
earnings
and
pension
information.
11
c.
Other
sources
including
all
of
the
following:
12
(1)
Any
existing
real-time
database
of
persons
currently
13
receiving
benefits
in
other
states,
such
as
the
national
14
accuracy
clearinghouse.
15
(2)
An
available
database
of
persons
who
currently
hold
a
16
license,
permit,
or
certificate
from
any
state
agency,
the
cost
17
of
which
exceeds
five
hundred
dollars.
18
(3)
Wage
reporting
and
similar
information
maintained
by
19
states
contiguous
to
Iowa.
20
(4)
A
third-party
consumer
reporting
agency,
as
defined
21
by
the
federal
Fair
Credit
Reporting
Act,
15
U.S.C.
§1681a,
22
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
real-time
employment
and
income
23
information.
24
2.
Prior
to
determining
the
initial
eligibility
of
an
25
applicant
for,
or
the
ongoing
eligibility
of
a
recipient
26
of,
public
assistance
benefits,
the
department
shall
access
27
information
for
every
applicant
or
recipient
from,
at
a
28
minimum,
the
following
public
records:
29
a.
A
nationwide
public
records
data
source
of
physical
asset
30
ownership.
The
data
source
may
include
but
is
not
limited
to
31
real
property,
automobiles,
watercraft,
aircraft,
and
luxury
32
vehicles,
or
any
other
vehicle
owned
by
the
applicant
for
or
33
recipient
of
assistance.
34
b.
A
nationwide
public
records
data
source
of
incarcerated
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individuals.
1
c.
A
nationwide
best
address
and
driver’s
license
data
2
source
to
verify
that
individuals
are
residents
of
the
state.
3
d.
A
comprehensive
public
records
database
from
which
the
4
department
may
identify
potential
identity
fraud
or
identity
5
theft
that
is
capable
of
closely
associating
name,
social
6
security
number,
date
of
birth,
phone,
and
address
information.
7
e.
National
and
local
financial
institutions
in
order
8
to
locate
undisclosed
depository
accounts
or
verify
account
9
balances
of
disclosed
accounts.
10
f.
Outstanding
default
or
arrest
warrant
information.
11
3.
The
state
may
contract
with
a
third-party
consumer
12
reporting
agency,
as
defined
by
the
federal
Fair
Credit
13
Reporting
Act,
15
U.S.C.
§1681a,
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
14
real-time
employment
and
income
information
under
this
section.
15
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
239.3
Administration
——
rules
——
16
reporting.
17
1.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
adopt
rules
18
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
chapter.
19
2.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
20
and
the
general
assembly
by
January
15,
2024,
and
by
January
21
15
annually
thereafter
through
January
15,
2029,
detailing
the
22
impact
of
the
verification
measures
taken
under
this
chapter.
23
Sec.
4.
IMPLEMENTATION.
24
1.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
request
federal
25
approval
including
for
any
state
plan
amendment
or
waiver
26
necessary
to
administer
this
Act.
27
2.
The
provisions
of
this
Act
requiring
federal
approval
28
shall
be
implemented
upon
receipt
of
such
federal
approval.
29
3.
The
provisions
of
this
Act
not
requiring
federal
approval
30
shall
be
implemented
no
later
than
July
1,
2023.
31
4.
The
department
may
contract
with
multiple
third-party
32
vendors
to
administer
this
Act.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
requires
that
for
all
applications
for
initial
2
public
assistance
program
benefits
and
all
determinations
of
3
ongoing
recipient
eligibility
processed
by
the
department
of
4
human
services
(DHS),
DHS
shall
access
information
for
every
5
applicant
or
recipient
from
specified
federal,
state,
and
other
6
sources,
and
from
specified
public
records.
7
The
bill
requires
DHS
to
adopt
administrative
rules
to
8
administer
the
bill
and
includes
reporting
and
implementation
9
provisions.
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