Bill Text: IA SSB3217 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act making appropriations to the department of cultural affairs, the economic development authority, the Iowa finance authority, the public employment relations board, the department of workforce development, the state board of regents and certain regents institutions, and the insurance division, providing for properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

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Senate Study Bill 3217 - Introduced
SENATE FILE _____
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON SCHNEIDER)
A BILL FOR
An Act making appropriations to the department of cultural
affairs, the economic development authority, the Iowa
finance authority, the public employment relations board,
the department of workforce development, the state board of
regents and certain regents institutions, and the insurance
division, providing for properly related matters, and
including effective date and retroactive applicability
provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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DIVISION I
FY 2018-2019
Section 1. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 18, is
amended to read as follows:
SEC. 18. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
a. ADMINISTRATION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions for the department:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 84,318
168,637
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 56.50
The department of cultural affairs shall coordinate
activities with the tourism office of the economic development
authority to promote attendance at the state historical
building and at this state’s historic sites.
Full-time equivalent positions authorized under this
paragraph are funded, in full or in part, using moneys
appropriated under this paragraph and paragraphs “c” through
“g”.
b. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS
For planning and programming for the community cultural
grants program established under section 303.3 :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86,045
172,090
c. HISTORICAL DIVISION
For the support of the historical division:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,488,898
3,017,797
d. HISTORIC SITES
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For the administration and support of historic sites:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 213,199
426,398
e. ARTS DIVISION
For the support of the arts division:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 596,094
1,212,188
Of the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, the department
shall allocate $150,000 $300,000 for purposes of the film
office.
f. IOWA GREAT PLACES
For the Iowa great places program established under section
303.3C :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 75,000
150,000
g. RECORDS CENTER RENT
For payment of rent for the state records center:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 113,621
227,243
h. CULTURAL TRUST GRANTS
For grant programs administered by the Iowa arts council
including but not limited to those programs supporting the
long-term financial stability and sustainability of nonprofit
cultural organizations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500
65,000
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in
this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 2. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 20, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 20. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
1. APPROPRIATION
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a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated in this subsection, and for not more than
the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,700,000
13,362,040
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 147.45
b. (1) For salaries, support, miscellaneous purposes,
programs, marketing, and the maintenance of an administration
division, a business development division, a community
development division, a small business development division,
and other divisions the authority may organize.
(2) The full-time equivalent positions authorized under
this section are funded, in whole or in part, by the moneys
appropriated under this subsection or by other moneys received
by the authority, including certain federal moneys.
(3) For business development operations and programs,
international trade, export assistance, workforce recruitment,
and the partner state program.
(4) For transfer to a fund created pursuant to section
15.313 for purposes of financing strategic infrastructure
projects.
(5) For community economic development programs, tourism
operations, community assistance, plans for Iowa green corps
and summer youth programs, the mainstreet and rural mainstreet
programs, the school-to-career program, the community
development block grant, and housing and shelter-related
programs.
(6) For achieving the goals and accountability, and
fulfilling the requirements and duties required under this Act.
c. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in
this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
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available for expenditure for the purposes designated in this
subsection until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RESTRICTIONS
a. A business creating jobs through moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 shall be subject to contract provisions requiring
new and retained jobs to be filled by individuals who are
citizens of the United States who reside within the United
States or any person authorized to work in the United States
pursuant to federal law, including legal resident aliens in the
United States.
b. Any vendor who receives moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 shall adhere to such contract provisions and
provide periodic assurances as the state shall require that the
jobs are filled solely by citizens of the United States who
reside within the United States or any person authorized to
work in the United States pursuant to federal law, including
legal resident aliens in the United States.
c. A business that receives financial assistance from
the authority from moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall
only employ individuals legally authorized to work in this
state. In addition to all other applicable penalties provided
by current law, all or a portion of the assistance received
by a business which is found to knowingly employ individuals
not legally authorized to work in this state is subject to
recapture by the authority.
3. USES OF APPROPRIATIONS
a. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance in the form of a
grant to a community economic development entity for conducting
a local workforce recruitment effort designed to recruit former
citizens of the state and former students at colleges and
universities in the state to meet the needs of local employers.
b. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance to early stage
industry companies being established by women entrepreneurs.
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c. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the
authority may provide financial assistance in the form of
grants, loans, or forgivable loans for advanced research and
commercialization projects involving value-added agriculture,
advanced technology, or biotechnology.
d. The authority shall not use any moneys appropriated in
subsection 1 for purposes of providing financial assistance for
the Iowa green streets pilot project or for any other program
or project that involves the installation of geothermal systems
for melting snow and ice from streets or sidewalks.
4. WORLD FOOD PRIZE
There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
amount for the world food prize and in lieu of the standing
appropriation in section 15.368 :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000
400,000
5. IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE
There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
amount for allocation to the Iowa commission on volunteer
service for purposes of the Iowa state commission grant
program, the Iowa’s promise and Iowa mentoring partnership
programs, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 84,100
168,201
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 7.00
Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection, the authority
shall allocate $37,500 $75,000 for purposes of the Iowa state
commission grant program and $46,600 $93,201 for purposes of
the Iowa’s promise and Iowa mentoring partnership programs.
Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this
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subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
the succeeding fiscal year.
6. COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS —— ASSISTANCE
There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the economic development authority for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
amount to be used for the purposes of providing financial
assistance to Iowa’s councils of governments:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 87,500
185,000
6A. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
For the funding of a registered apprenticeship development
program designed to encourage small to midsize businesses to
start or grow registered apprenticeships:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
7. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
INTERNSHIPS
a. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the Iowa economic
development authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes designated:
For the funding of internships for students studying in the
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
with eligible Iowa employers as provided in section 15.411,
subsection 3 , paragraph “c”:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
1,000,000
b. No more than 3 percent of the moneys appropriated in this
subsection may be used by the authority for costs associated
with administration of the internship program.
c. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in
this subsection which remain unencumbered or unobligated at
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the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated in
subsequent fiscal years.
Sec. 3. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 21, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 21. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS —— FY
2018-2019. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the amounts
appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
these sections for the following purposes shall not exceed the
following amounts:
1. For operational support grants and community cultural
grants under section 99F.11, subsection 3 , paragraph “d”,
subparagraph (1):
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 208,351
416,702
2. For the purposes of regional tourism marketing under
section 99F.11, subsection 3 , paragraph “d”, subparagraph (2):
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 450,000
900,000
Sec. 4. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 22, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 22. INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. From the moneys
collected by the division of insurance in excess of the
anticipated gross revenues under section 505.7, subsection 3 ,
during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, $50,000 $100,000
shall be transferred to the economic development authority for
insurance economic development and international insurance
economic development.
Sec. 5. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 23, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 23. IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the Iowa finance authority for the fiscal year beginning
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July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amount,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used to provide
reimbursement for rent expenses to eligible persons under
the home and community-based services rent subsidy program
established in section 16.55 :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 329,000
658,000
2. If the Iowa finance authority utilizes a waiting list,
the authority shall give priority to a person participating
in the state’s money follows the person partnership for
community integration project who has been assigned to work
with a transition specialist. Of the moneys appropriated in
this section, not more than $17,500 $35,000 may be used for
administrative costs.
Sec. 6. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 25, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 25. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the public employment relations board for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 671,226
1,442,452
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 10.00
11.00
2. Of the moneys appropriated in this section, the board
shall allocate $7,500 $15,000 for maintaining an internet site
that allows searchable access to a database of collective
bargaining information.
Sec. 7. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 26, is amended
to read as follows:
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SEC. 26. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
department of workforce development for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
designated:
1. DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICES
a. For the division of labor services, including salaries,
support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,745,626
3,491,252
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 61.12
b. From the contractor registration fees, the division of
labor services shall reimburse the department of inspections
and appeals for all costs associated with hearings under
chapter 91C , relating to contractor registration.
2. DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
a. For the division of workers’ compensation, including
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,629,522
3,309,044
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 27.20
b. The division of workers’ compensation shall charge a
$100 filing fee for workers’ compensation cases. The filing
fee shall be paid by the petitioner of a claim. However, the
fee can be taxed as a cost and paid by the losing party, except
in cases where it would impose an undue hardship or be unjust
under the circumstances. The moneys generated by the filing
fee allowed under this subsection are appropriated to the
department of workforce development to be used for purposes of
administering the division of workers’ compensation.
3. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
a. For the operation of field offices, the workforce
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development board, and for not more than the following
full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,972,825
7,848,690
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 187.75
b. Of the moneys appropriated in paragraph “a” of this
subsection, the department shall allocate $75,000 $150,000
to the state library for the purpose of licensing an online
resource which prepares persons to succeed in the workplace
through programs which improve job skills and vocational
test-taking abilities.
4. OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM
a. For the development and administration of an offender
reentry program to provide offenders with employment skills,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 143,579
337,158
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.00
5.00
b. The department of workforce development shall partner
with the department of corrections to provide staff within the
correctional facilities to improve offenders’ abilities to find
and retain productive employment.
5. INTEGRATED INFORMATION FOR IOWA SYSTEM
For the payment of services provided by the department of
administrative services related to the integrated information
for Iowa system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 114,411
228,822
5A. SUMMER YOUTH INTERN PILOT PROGRAM
For the funding for a summer youth intern pilot program that
will help young people at risk of not graduating from high
school to explore and prepare for high-demand careers through
summer work experience, including the development of soft
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skills:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
5B. FUTURE READY IOWA COORDINATOR
For the funding of a future ready Iowa coordinator in the
department, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150,000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00
5C. FUTURE READY IOWA MARKETING
For funding for future ready Iowa marketing:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
6. NONREVERSION
Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this
section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of
the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 8. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 27, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 27. GENERAL FUND —— EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION
PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the department of workforce development for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the
following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
For enhancing efforts to investigate employers that
misclassify workers and for not more than the following
full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 214,815
379,631
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.00
Sec. 9. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 28, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 28. SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND.
1. There is appropriated from the special employment
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security contingency fund to the department of workforce
development for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
ending June 30, 2019, the following amount, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for field offices:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 883,042
1,766,084
1A. There is appropriated from the special employment
security contingency fund to the insurance division of the
department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, to be used by the insurance fraud
bureau established in section 507E.2:
For the investigation and prosecution of workers’
compensation fraud:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000
2. Any remaining additional penalty and interest revenue
collected by the department of workforce development is
appropriated to the department for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, to accomplish the
mission of the department.
Sec. 10. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 29, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 29. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION RESERVE FUND ——
FIELD OFFICES. Notwithstanding section 96.9, subsection 8 ,
paragraph “e”, there is appropriated from interest earned on
the unemployment compensation reserve fund to the department
of workforce development for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following amount, or so
much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes designated:
For the operation of field offices:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 530,000
1,600,000
Sec. 11. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 32, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 32. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND.
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1. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and
job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
a. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(1) For the purposes of providing assistance under the high
quality jobs program as described in section 15.335B :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,950,000
15,900,000
(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
“a”, the economic development authority may use not more than
$500,000 $1,000,000 for purposes of providing infrastructure
grants to mainstreet communities under the main street Iowa
program.
(3) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph “a”, an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
b. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS AND REGENTS INSTITUTIONS
(1) STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. For capacity building
infrastructure in areas related to technology
commercialization, marketing and business development
efforts in areas related to technology commercialization,
entrepreneurship, and business growth, and infrastructure
projects and programs needed to assist in implementation of
activities under chapter 262B :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000
3,000,000
Of the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subparagraph
(1), 35 percent shall be allocated for Iowa state university of
science and technology, 35 percent shall be allocated for the
state university of Iowa, and 30 percent shall be allocated for
the university of northern Iowa.
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(a) The institutions shall provide a one-to-one match
of additional moneys for the activities funded with moneys
appropriated under this subparagraph (1).
(b) The state board of regents shall annually submit a
report by January 15 to the governor, the general assembly,
and the legislative services agency regarding the activities,
projects, and programs funded with moneys appropriated under
this subparagraph (1). The report shall be provided in an
electronic format and shall include a list of metrics and
criteria mutually agreed to in advance by the board of regents
and the economic development authority. The metrics and
criteria shall allow the governor’s office and the general
assembly to quantify and evaluate the progress of the board of
regents institutions with regard to their activities, projects,
and programs in the areas of technology commercialization,
entrepreneurship, regional development, and market research.
(2) IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. For
small business development centers, the science and technology
research park, and the center for industrial research and
service, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,212,151
2,424,302
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 56.63
(a) Of the moneys appropriated in this subparagraph
(2), Iowa state university of science and technology shall
allocate at least $367,864 $735,728 for purposes of funding
small business development centers. Iowa state university of
science and technology may allocate the appropriated moneys to
the various small business development centers in any manner
necessary to achieve the purposes of this subparagraph.
(b) Iowa state university of science and technology shall
do all of the following:
(i) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
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(ii) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa-based
companies.
(c) It is the intent of the general assembly that the
industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors
and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses,
industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys
for the center for industrial research and service industrial
incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which
are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract
research or for nondirected research. The match required of
small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 8 ,
for directed contract research or for nondirected research
shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required
for other businesses for directed contract research or
for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state
funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade
associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
Iowa state university of science and technology shall
report annually to the joint appropriations subcommittee on
economic development and the legislative services agency the
total amount of private contributions, the proportion of
contributions from small businesses and other businesses, and
the proportion for directed contract research and nondirected
research of benefit to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
(3) STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. For the state university
of Iowa research park and for the advanced drug development
program at the Oakdale research park, including salaries,
support, maintenance, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 104,639
209,279
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 6.00
The state university of Iowa shall do all of the following:
(a) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
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will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(b) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa-based
companies.
(4) STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. For the purpose of
implementing the entrepreneurship and economic growth
initiative, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
2,000,000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 8.00
(5) UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA. For the metal casting
institute center , the MyEntreNet internet application, and the
institute of for decision making, including salaries, support,
maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 533,209
1,066,419
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 8.12
(a) Of the moneys appropriated pursuant to this
subparagraph (5), the university of northern Iowa shall
allocate at least $308,819 $617,638 for purposes of support
of entrepreneurs through the university’s center for business
growth and innovation and advance Iowa program.
(b) The university of northern Iowa shall do all of the
following:
(i) Direct expenditures for research toward projects that
will provide economic stimulus for Iowa.
(ii) Provide emphasis to providing services to Iowa-based
companies.
(6) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in
this lettered paragraph “b”, an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
c. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
To develop a long-term sustained program to train unemployed
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and underemployed central Iowans with skills necessary to
advance to higher-paying jobs with full benefits:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000
100,000
(1) The department of workforce development shall begin
a request for proposals process, issued for purposes of this
lettered paragraph “c”, no later than September 1, 2018.
(2) As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated under
this lettered paragraph “c”, an entity shall testify upon the
request of the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic
development regarding the expenditure of such moneys.
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated
in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DIVISION II
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
Sec. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF FUNDS —— UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. Incentive payment funds
made to the state pursuant to the federal Assistance for
Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, Pub. L.
No. 111-5, enacted February 17, 2009, as a special transfer
under section 903 of the Social Security Act, may be used
up to $39,200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
by the department of workforce development, for the purpose
of unemployment insurance systems modernization and for the
acquisition of programming, software, and equipment required
to provide an administrative system for the Iowa unemployment
insurance program. Notwithstanding chapters 8A and 8B and
the rules adopted pursuant thereto, the department may enter
into a contract relating to unemployment insurance systems
modernization for a term of not more than ten years.
Sec. 13. REPEAL. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 15,
is repealed.
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Sec. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
Sec. 15. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following applies
retroactively to July 1, 2017:
The section of this division of this Act relating to
unemployment insurance systems modernization.
DIVISION III
MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 16. Section 8A.311, subsection 10, paragraph a, Code
2018, is amended to read as follows:
a. The director shall adopt rules providing that any state
agency may, upon request and approval by the department,
purchase directly from a vendor if the direct purchasing is
more economical than purchasing through the department, if
the agency shows that direct purchasing by the state agency
would be in the best interests of the state due to an immediate
or emergency need, or if the purchase will not exceed ten
twenty-five thousand dollars and the purchase would contribute
to the agency complying with the targeted small business
procurement goals under sections 73.15 through 73.21 .
Sec. 17. Section 15E.52, subsection 8, Code 2018, is amended
to read as follows:
8. The board shall not certify an innovation fund after June
30, 2018 2023 .
Sec. 18. Section 96.5, Code 2018, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 13. Overpayment resulting in
disqualification. If the department finds that an individual
has received benefits by reason of misrepresentation pursuant
to section 96.16, such individual shall be disqualified for
benefits until the balance of the benefits received by the
individual due to misrepresentation, including all penalties,
interest, and lien fees, is paid in full.
Sec. 19. NEW SECTION . 507E.2A Definition of insurer ——
workers’ compensation.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
requires:
a. “Insurance” means any and all contracts, arrangements,
and agreements by or through which one party, for compensation,
assumes risks of another party and promises to pay the second
party or the second party’s nominee a certain or ascertainable
sum of money on the occurrence of a specified contingency.
“Insurance” includes any and all contracts, arrangements, or
agreements contemplated by, falling within, and coming under
section 87.11. Without limiting the foregoing, “insurance”
includes any contract of insurance, indemnity, subscription,
membership, suretyship, or annuity that has been issued, is
proposed for issuance, or is intended for issuance by any
person or entity.
b. “Insurer” includes an insurer that issues a policy of
workers’ compensation, a self-insured business for purposes of
workers’ compensation liability, or a group or self-insured
plan as described in section 87.4.
Sec. 20. Section 507E.6, Code 2018, is amended to read as
follows:
507E.6 Duties of insurer and fraud bureau .
1. An insurer which believes that a claim or application
for insurance coverage is being made which is a violation of
section 507E.3 or believes that a violation of section 507E.3A
has occurred, shall provide, within sixty days of the receipt
of such claim or application becoming aware of a possible
violation , written notification to the bureau of the claim or
application suspected violation on a form prescribed by the
bureau , including any additional information requested by the
bureau related to the claim or application or the party making
the claim or application .
2. The fraud bureau shall review each notification and
determine whether further investigation is warranted.
3. If the bureau determines that further investigation
is warranted, the bureau shall conduct an independent
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investigation of the facts surrounding the claim or application
for insurance coverage notification to determine the extent,
if any, to which fraud occurred in the submission of the claim
or application .
4. The bureau shall report any alleged violation of law
disclosed by the investigation to the appropriate licensing
agency or prosecuting authority having jurisdiction with
respect to such violation.
5. Fifty percent of the criminal penalties collected
for workers’ compensation fraud under section 507E.3 shall
be deposited in the special employment security contingency
fund created in section 96.13, subsection 3. The remaining
fifty percent of the criminal penalties collected for workers’
compensation fraud under section 507E.3 shall be deposited
pursuant to section 602.8108.
Sec. 21. NEW SECTION . 507E.9 Rulemaking authority.
The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules pursuant to
chapter 17A to administer this chapter.
Sec. 22. Section 904.804, Code 2018, is amended to read as
follows:
904.804 Duties of industries board.
The industries board’s principal duties shall be to
promulgate and adopt rules and to advise the state director
regarding the management of Iowa state industries so as to
further the intent stated by section 904.801 . The industries
board shall also review and approve any new program determined
by the state director under section 904.805, subsection 1,
to be needed or desired by the potential purchasers of Iowa
state industries products, services, or programs that meet
the objectives in section 904.801 of preparing inmates for
meaningful jobs.
Sec. 23. Section 904.805, Code 2018, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 7. Submit an annual report to the general
assembly by January 15 of each year concerning the operation
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of Iowa state industries during the prior fiscal year. The
annual report shall include but not be limited to information
on the number of inmates participating in work programs at a
correctional facility and in the private sector; total revenues
generated and the allocation of such revenues to the general
fund, to Iowa state industries, and for the support of inmates;
total profit and loss from Iowa state industries programs;
financial information concerning the Iowa state industries
revolving fund established in section 904.813, including any
revenues, interest, and expenditures related to the fund; any
new equipment purchased; any changes in products offered;
any waivers requested, accepted, or rejected according to
section 904.808, subsection 1, paragraph “b” ; and the products,
quantities, and dollar amounts of goods approved to be
purchased by contractors involved in construction, renovation,
and remodeling projects when the products will be sold to a
public entity.
Sec. 24. Section 904.807, Code 2018, is amended to read as
follows:
904.807 Price lists to public officials.
The state director shall cause to be prepared from time
to time classified and itemized price lists of the products
manufactured by Iowa state industries and shall publish the
lists on the Iowa state industries’ internet site . Such
lists shall be furnished to all boards of supervisors, boards
of directors of school corporations, city councils, and all
other state, county, city and school departments and officials
empowered to purchase supplies and equipment for public
purposes. In addition, Iowa state industries shall furnish the
lists to any Iowa business upon request.
Sec. 25. NEW SECTION . 904.810 Iowa homes corporation.
1. A council of government, as described in chapter 28H,
in consultation with the state director and industries board,
shall establish the Iowa homes corporation as a nonprofit
corporation organized under chapter 504 and qualifying
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under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as
an organization exempt from taxation. Unless otherwise
provided in this subchapter, the corporation is subject to
the provisions of chapter 504. The corporation shall be
established for the purpose of operating the affordable home
building program as provided in section 904.811.
2. The corporation shall collaborate with the state
director and industries board but the corporation shall not
be considered, in whole or in part, an agency, department, or
administrative unit of the state.
a. The corporation shall not receive appropriations from the
state.
b. The corporation shall not be required to comply with
any requirements that apply to a state agency, department, or
administrative unit and shall not exercise any sovereign power
of the state.
c. The corporation does not have authority to pledge the
credit of the state, and the state shall not be liable for
the debts or obligations of the corporation. All debts and
obligations of the corporation shall be payable solely from the
corporation’s funds.
3. a. The corporation shall be established so that
donations and bequests to it qualify as tax deductible under
state income tax laws and under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
b. The corporation shall be established for the purpose of
operating the affordable home building program as provided in
section 904.811.
4. The articles of the corporation shall provide for its
governance and its efficient management. In providing for its
governance, the articles of the corporation shall address the
following:
a. A board of directors to govern the corporation which
shall be appointed to staggered terms of four years and
shall consist of at least the following members appointed as
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determined by the articles of the corporation:
(1) One member representing general homebuilding or
residential contractors.
(2) One member representing a nonprofit housing
organization.
(3) One member representing trade labor organizations.
(4) One member representing councils of governments.
(5) One member representing agencies, groups and
individuals in this state, such as apprenticeship programs,
community colleges, workforce development regions, or similar
entities, which plan and maintain programs of vocational and
technical education oriented to the development of marketable
skills.
(6) One member representing the Iowa finance authority.
(7) One non-voting member representing the department.
b. The appointment of a chief executive officer by the board
of directors to manage the corporation’s daily operations.
c. The delegation of such powers and responsibilities
to the chief executive officer as may be necessary for the
corporation’s efficient operation.
d. The employment of personnel necessary for the efficient
performance of the duties assigned to the corporation. All
such personnel shall be considered employees of the private,
nonprofit corporation and shall be exempt from the personnel
requirements imposed on state agencies, departments, and
administrative units.
e. The financial operations of the corporation including the
authority to receive and expend moneys from public and private
sources and to use its property, moneys, or other resources for
the purpose of the corporation.
5. The board of directors and the chief executive officer
shall act to ensure all of the following:
a. That the corporation reviews and, at the board of
director’s direction, implements the requirements of the
affordable home building program as provided in section
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b. That the corporation prepares an annual budget that
includes funding levels for the corporation’s activities and
that shows sufficient moneys are available to support those
activities.
c. That the corporation annually completes and files an
information return as described in section 422.15 and that the
information return is submitted to the general assembly.
6. a. The corporation shall submit an annual report to
the governor, the general assembly, and the auditor of state
by January 15. The report shall include the corporation’s
finances, operations, and activities during the prior fiscal
year relative to the affordable home building program as
provided in section 904.811.
b. An annual audit of the corporation performed by a
certified public accountant in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles shall be filed with the office
of auditor of state and made available to the public.
Sec. 26. NEW SECTION . 904.811 Affordable home building
program.
1. The Iowa homes corporation, established pursuant to
section 904.810, in cooperation with the state director and
industries board, shall operate an affordable home building
program for the purposes of manufacturing affordable housing
through the use of inmate labor within state correctional
institutions subject to the requirements of this section.
The objectives of the program are to provide meaningful work
opportunities to inmates as described in section 904.801, to
provide marketable skills to inmates that can lead directly to
gainful employment and reduced recidivism rates upon release
from a correctional institution, to provide a new source of
skilled workers in the home building and construction sectors,
and to provide affordable housing for rural and urban areas of
the state.
2. The Iowa homes corporation shall establish guidelines
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regarding the production and purchase of homes manufactured
under the program subject to the following requirements:
a. The Iowa homes corporation shall enter into an agreement
with the state director who shall provide an inmate workforce
for the program consistent with the objectives of section
904.801. The state director shall provide inmate training
and apprenticeships in partnership with community colleges
and relevant groups, organizations, individuals, or state or
federal departments to implement training and apprenticeship
opportunities for inmates.
b. The Iowa homes corporation shall coordinate with councils
of governments for the sale of homes manufactured under the
program. The sale price to purchasers shall not exceed an
amount in excess of ten percent more than the delivered home
unit purchase price set by the corporation.
c. Homes purchased under the program shall be for the
sole purpose of providing a primary residence for an eligible
homebuyer and the purchased homes shall maintain at least a
three-year affordability period secured by a deed restriction.
For purposes of this section, an eligible homebuyer shall
be a person whose median family income is at or below the
median family income of the state, according to the household
size as published by United States department of housing and
urban development or an eligible service member, as defined in
section 16.54.
d. Homes purchased under the program may be resold at any
time by a purchaser after completion of initial development.
All sales are governed by the applicable affordability
period, which begins on the first date occupied by an eligible
homebuyer, secured by a recorded deed restriction.
e. Each home constructed shall comply with applicable
building codes and shall be subject to the planning, zoning,
sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations
applicable to the locality in which the home will be situated.
f. Preparation of the site for the location of a
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home manufactured under this program shall be the sole
responsibility of the purchaser, purchaser’s agent, purchaser’s
developer, or other party developing a site for home
development. The Iowa home corporation shall develop required
site characteristics of the home site to be met before home
delivery is completed.
g. The Iowa home corporation shall manufacture no more than
two hundred homes each fiscal year under the program. However,
the state director may authorize the manufacture of more than
two hundred homes in a fiscal year for good cause upon request
of the Iowa home corporation.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
This bill makes appropriations and transfers for FY
2018-2019 from the general fund of the state and other funds to
the department of cultural affairs, the economic development
authority, the Iowa finance authority, the public employment
relations board, the department of workforce development, the
board of regents, the state university of Iowa, the university
of northern Iowa, and Iowa state university of science and
technology.
FY 2018-2019. The bill appropriates moneys from the special
employment security contingency fund to the department of
workforce development for field offices.
The bill appropriates interest earned on the unemployment
compensation reserve fund to the department of workforce
development for the operation of field offices.
The bill appropriates moneys from the special employment
security contingency fund to the insurance division of the
department of commerce for investigation and prosecution of
workers’ compensation fraud.
The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa skilled worker
and job creation fund to the economic development authority and
the board of regents and certain regents institutions.
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The bill limits standing appropriations, established
in Code, for certain operational support grants, community
cultural grants, regional tourism marketing, and the world food
prize.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. The bill
repeals 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 15, as the use
of funds authorization for unemployment insurance systems
modernization is included in section 12 of the bill. The
bill allows the department of workforce development to enter
into a contract relating to unemployment insurance systems
modernization for a term of not more than 10 years. This
division takes effect upon enactment. Section 12 of the
division applies retroactively to July 1, 2017.
MISCELLANEOUS. The bill increases the authorization for
direct purchasing from a vendor by a state agency from $10,000
to $25,000.
The bill allows the economic development authority to
certify innovation funds until June 30, 2023. Currently, the
certification period is through June 30, 2018.
The bill disqualifies an individual from receiving
unemployment benefits until full repayment has been made for
any benefits the individual received due to misrepresentation.
The bill defines “insurance” and “insurer” for purposes of
insurance fraud and establishes the duties of an insurer and
the insurance fraud bureau for workers’ compensation fraud.
The bill directs that 50 percent of the penalties collected for
workers’ compensation fraud pursuant to Code section 507E.3
shall be deposited into the special security contingency fund
and 50 percent is to be distributed pursuant to Code section
602.8108.
The bill establishes a home building program through the
department of corrections.
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