Senate File 186 - Introduced SENATE FILE 186 BY MATHIS , WAHLS , GIDDENS , RAGAN , LYKAM , BOULTON , T. TAYLOR , JOCHUM , TRONE GARRIOTT , and J. SMITH A BILL FOR An Act making an appropriation to the department of workforce 1 development for deposit in the Iowa employer innovation fund 2 and requiring a transfer of a portion of the moneys to the 3 Iowa child care challenge fund. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1792XS (3) 89 ko/jh
S.F. 186 Section 1. IOWA EMPLOYER INNOVATION FUND. There is 1 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 2 department of workforce development for the fiscal year 3 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following 4 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 5 purposes designated: 6 For deposit in the Iowa employer innovation fund created 7 pursuant to section 84A.13, subsection 4: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,500,000 9 Notwithstanding section 84A.13, subsection 4, of the moneys 10 appropriated in this section, at least three million dollars 11 shall be transferred to the Iowa child care challenge fund 12 created in section 84A.13A, subsection 4. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, this bill 17 appropriates $4.5 million from the general fund of the state 18 to the department of workforce development (department) for 19 deposit in the Iowa employer innovation fund. Of the moneys 20 appropriated, at least $3 million is to be transferred to the 21 Iowa child care challenge fund. Under current law, the amount 22 of moneys to be transferred annually to the Iowa child care 23 challenge fund is determined by the department in consultation 24 with the workforce development board. 25 -1- LSB 1792XS (3) 89 ko/jh 1/ 1