Bill Text: IA SF201 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing a home modification grant program within the department on aging, and providing an appropriation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-08 - Subcommittee: Edler, Carlin, and Ragan. S.J. 274. [SF201 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF201-Introduced.html
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BY
RAGAN
,
QUIRMBACH
,
JOCHUM
,
BOLKCOM
,
MATHIS
,
CELSI
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
DOTZLER
,
GIDDENS
,
J.
SMITH
,
WAHLS
,
PETERSEN
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
BISIGNANO
,
BOULTON
,
KINNEY
,
LYKAM
,
and
HOGG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
home
modification
grant
program
within
1
the
department
on
aging,
and
providing
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
231.67
Home
modification
grant
1
program
——
established
——
requirements.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
3
requires:
4
a.
“Accommodate”
means
to
make
a
residence
accessible
for
5
a
qualified
person
in
a
manner
that
is
necessary
due
to
the
6
qualified
person’s
age,
disability,
or
condition.
7
b.
“Medical
provider”
means
a
physician,
physician
8
assistant,
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
physical
9
therapist,
or
occupational
therapist.
10
c.
“Modification
or
improvement”
means
a
modification
of
or
11
improvement
to
a
qualified
person’s
residence
that
is
certified
12
by
a
medical
provider
as
being
necessary
to
accommodate
the
13
qualified
person.
14
(1)
A
“modification
or
improvement”
includes
one
or
more
of
15
the
following:
16
(a)
Providing
for
or
installing
a
nonstep
entrance.
17
(b)
Providing
for
or
installing
exterior
or
interior
ramps.
18
(c)
Providing
for
or
installing
stairway
lifts
or
19
elevators.
20
(d)
Providing
for
or
installing
handrails
or
grab
bars,
or
21
the
reinforcement
of
grab
bars.
22
(e)
Providing
for
or
installing
hardware
for
doors.
23
(f)
Widening
exterior
doors
or
interior
hallways
to
more
24
than
thirty-six
inches.
25
(g)
Widening
interior
doors
to
more
than
thirty-two
inches.
26
(h)
Modifying
electrical
components,
including
moving
27
electrical
outlets
and
switches.
28
(i)
Modifying
bathrooms,
including
but
not
limited
to
29
providing
for
the
modification
or
installation
of
accessible
30
toilets,
bathtubs,
showers,
plumbing,
or
fixtures.
31
(j)
Modifying
kitchens
including
but
not
limited
to
32
providing
for
the
modification
or
installation
of
accessible
33
countertops,
cabinets,
appliances,
plumbing,
or
fixtures.
34
(k)
Modifying
bedrooms
including
but
not
limited
to
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the
relocation
of
a
bedroom
to
an
accessible
space
in
the
1
residence.
2
(2)
A
“modification
or
improvement”
does
not
include
3
the
construction
of
a
new
residence,
or
an
addition
to
or
4
modification
of
an
existing
residence
that
expands
the
living
5
area
but
is
not
otherwise
described
in
this
paragraph
“c”
,
6
subparagraph
(1).
7
d.
“Qualified
homeowner”
means
a
person
who
meets
all
of
the
8
following
conditions:
9
(1)
Has
an
income
at
or
below
the
annual
Iowa
median
10
household
income.
11
(2)
Is
the
owner
of
residential
real
property
in
this
state,
12
including
a
condominium,
that
is
the
primary
residence
of
the
13
owner.
14
(3)
Is
a
qualified
person
or
resides
with
a
spouse
or
15
dependent
who
is
a
qualified
person.
16
e.
“Qualified
person”
means
a
person
who
is
at
least
sixty
17
years
of
age,
or
who
is
living
with
a
disability,
as
defined
in
18
42
U.S.C.
§12102,
or
who
has
a
chronic
condition
the
prognosis
19
for
which
requires
a
permanent
modification
to
the
qualified
20
person’s
residence.
21
2.
a.
A
home
modification
grant
program
is
established
in
22
the
department.
The
department
shall
administer
the
program
23
and
provide
grants
through
expenditure
of
funds
appropriated
24
to
the
department
for
this
purpose.
Grants
shall
be
made,
25
in
amounts
not
to
exceed
five
thousand
dollars
per
primary
26
residence,
to
qualified
homeowners
for
the
purposes
of
27
modification
or
improvement
to
a
qualified
person’s
residence
28
to
accommodate
the
qualified
person.
29
b.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
30
to
administer
the
program.
31
c.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
funds
appropriated
to
32
the
department
for
the
purposes
of
the
home
modification
33
grant
program
under
this
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
34
unobligated
at
the
close
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
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but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
1
designated.
2
Sec.
2.
HOME
MODIFICATION
GRANT
PROGRAM
——
3
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
4
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
on
aging
for
the
fiscal
5
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022,
the
6
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
7
used
for
the
purpose
designated:
8
For
administration
of
and
the
issuance
of
grants
pursuant
9
to
the
home
modification
grant
program
established
in
section
10
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1,000,000
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The
department
shall
work
with
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
13
match
the
funds
appropriated
with
federal
funding
available
for
14
the
purposes
of
home
modification.
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
establishes
a
home
modification
grant
program
to
19
be
administered
by
the
department
on
aging
(IDA).
To
receive
20
a
grant
under
the
program,
a
qualified
homeowner
must
have
an
21
income
at
or
below
the
annual
Iowa
median
household
income,
be
22
the
owner
of
a
residential
real
property
in
the
state
that
is
23
the
primary
residence
of
the
owner,
and
be
a
qualified
person
24
or
reside
with
a
spouse
or
dependent
who
is
a
qualified
person.
25
Under
the
bill,
a
“qualified
person”
means
a
person
who
meets
26
one
of
the
following
conditions:
is
at
least
60
years
of
age,
27
is
living
with
a
disability
as
defined
under
federal
law,
or
28
has
a
chronic
condition
the
prognosis
for
which
requires
a
29
permanent
modification
to
the
qualified
person’s
residence.
30
Grants
under
the
program
are
limited
to
not
more
than
$5,000
31
per
primary
residence
and
may
only
be
used
for
modifications
32
or
improvements
to
a
qualified
person’s
residence
that
are
33
certified
by
a
medical
provider
as
necessary
to
accommodate
34
the
qualified
person.
Under
the
bill,
a
“modification
or
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improvement”
does
not
include
the
construction
of
a
new
1
residence,
or
an
addition
to
or
modification
of
an
existing
2
residence
that
expands
the
living
area
but
is
not
otherwise
3
described
as
an
allowable
modification
or
improvement
under
the
4
bill.
5
The
bill
provides
an
appropriation
for
administration
and
6
the
issuance
of
grants
for
the
home
modification
program
and
7
provides
that
IDA
shall
work
with
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
8
match
the
funds
appropriated
with
federal
funding
available
for
9
the
purposes
of
home
modification.
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