Bill Text: IA SF140 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to parental obligation pilot projects, and making an appropriation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF140 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF140-Introduced.html
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BY
HATCH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
parental
obligation
pilot
projects,
and
1
making
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
PARENTAL
OBLIGATION
PILOT
PROGRAM
1
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
2
the
state
to
the
department
of
human
services
for
the
fiscal
3
year
beginning
July
1,
2013,
and
ending
June
30,
2014,
the
4
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
5
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
6
To
fund
the
expansion
of
an
existing
unfunded
pilot
project,
7
as
defined
in
441
IAC
100.1,
relating
to
parental
obligations,
8
in
which
the
child
support
recovery
unit
participates,
to
9
support
the
efforts
of
a
nonprofit
organization
committed
to
10
strengthening
the
community
through
youth
development,
healthy
11
living,
and
social
responsibility
in
a
county
with
a
population
12
over
350,000:
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$
40,000
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The
funds
appropriated
in
this
section
shall
be
used
by
15
the
recipient
organization
to
develop
a
larger
community
16
effort,
through
public
and
private
partnerships,
to
support
17
a
broad-based
fatherhood
initiative
that
promotes
payment
of
18
child
support
obligations,
improved
family
relationships,
and
19
full-time
employment.
20
EXPLANATION
21
This
bill
appropriates
$40,000
from
the
general
fund
of
the
22
state
for
fiscal
year
2013-2014,
to
the
department
of
human
23
services
to
fund
the
expansion
of
an
existing
unfunded
parental
24
obligations
pilot
project,
in
which
the
child
support
recovery
25
unit
(CSRU)
participates,
and
which
is
supported
by
the
efforts
26
of
a
nonprofit
organization
committed
to
strengthening
the
27
community
through
youth
development,
healthy
living,
and
social
28
responsibility
in
a
county
with
a
population
over
350,000.
29
The
CSRU
participates
in
and
develops
parental
obligations
30
pilot
projects
pursuant
to
441
IAC
ch.
100
to
develop
new
ways
31
to
assist
parents
in
overcoming
the
barriers
which
interfere
32
with
fulfilling
their
obligations
to
their
children.
Parental
33
obligations
under
the
projects
include
emotional
and
personal
34
involvement
of
the
parents
beyond
simply
meeting
financial
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obligations.
An
“unfunded
pilot
project”
is
a
project
in
which
1
CSRU
participates
which
is
funded
totally
by
an
entity
other
2
than
CSRU,
but
which
may
use
incentives
offered
under
441
IAC
3
ch.
100,
such
as
establishment
or
modification
of
support
4
obligations
that
deviate
from
the
child
support
guidelines.
5
The
funds
appropriated
in
the
bill
are
to
be
used
by
6
the
recipient
organization
to
develop
a
larger
community
7
effort,
through
public
and
private
partnerships,
to
support
8
a
broad-based
fatherhood
initiative
that
promotes
payment
of
9
child
support
obligations,
improved
family
relationships,
and
10
full-time
employment.
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