Senate File 498 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB
1286)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations to certain state
2 departments, agencies, funds, and certain other entities,
3 providing for regulatory authority, and other properly
4 related matters and including effective date provisions.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 DIVISION I
1 2 FY 2015=2016
1 3 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
1 4 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
1 5 to the department of administrative services for the fiscal
1 6 year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the
1 7 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
1 8 used for the purposes designated:
1 9 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
1 10 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
1 11 equivalent positions:
1 12 .................................................. $ 4,067,924
1 13 ............................................... FTEs 56.56
1 14 b. For the payment of utility costs, and for not more than
1 15 the following full=time equivalent positions:
1 16 .................................................. $ 2,568,909
1 17 ............................................... FTEs 1.00
1 18 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any excess moneys appropriated
1 19 for utility costs in this lettered paragraph shall not revert
1 20 to the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal year
1 21 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes of
1 22 this lettered paragraph during the succeeding fiscal year.
1 23 c. For Terrace Hill operations, and for not more than the
1 24 following full=time equivalent positions:
1 25 .................................................. $ 405,914
1 26 ............................................... FTEs 5.00
1 27 2. Any moneys and premiums collected by the department
1 28 for workers' compensation shall be segregated into a separate
1 29 workers' compensation fund in the state treasury to be used
1 30 for payment of state employees' workers' compensation claims
1 31 and administrative costs. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
1 32 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers'
1 33 compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not
1 34 revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of
1 35 the fund for subsequent fiscal years.
2 1 Sec. 2. REVOLVING FUNDS. There is appropriated to the
2 2 department of administrative services for the fiscal year
2 3 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, from the
2 4 revolving funds designated in chapter 8A and from internal
2 5 service funds created by the department such amounts as the
2 6 department deems necessary for the operation of the department
2 7 consistent with the requirements of chapter 8A.
2 8 Sec. 3. STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
2 9 CHARGE. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
2 10 June 30, 2016, the monthly per contract administrative charge
2 11 which may be assessed by the department of administrative
2 12 services shall be $2 per contract on all health insurance plans
2 13 administered by the department.
2 14 Sec. 4. AUDITOR OF STATE.
2 15 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
2 16 to the office of the auditor of state for the fiscal year
2 17 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
2 18 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
2 19 purposes designated:
2 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
2 21 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
2 22 equivalent positions:
2 23 .................................................. $ 944,506
2 24 ............................................... FTEs 96.75
2 25 2. The auditor of state may retain additional full=time
2 26 equivalent positions as is reasonable and necessary to
2 27 perform governmental subdivision audits which are reimbursable
2 28 pursuant to section 11.20 or 11.21, to perform audits which are
2 29 requested by and reimbursable from the federal government, and
2 30 to perform work requested by and reimbursable from departments
2 31 or agencies pursuant to section 11.5A or 11.5B. The auditor
2 32 of state shall notify the department of management, the
2 33 legislative fiscal committee, and the legislative services
2 34 agency of the additional full=time equivalent positions
2 35 retained.
3 1 3. The auditor of state shall allocate moneys from the
3 2 appropriation in this section solely for audit work related to
3 3 the comprehensive annual financial report, federally required
3 4 audits, and investigations of embezzlement, theft, or other
3 5 significant financial irregularities until the audit of the
3 6 comprehensive annual financial report is complete.
3 7 Sec. 5. IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD. There
3 8 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
3 9 Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board for the fiscal year
3 10 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
3 11 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
3 12 designated:
3 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
3 15 equivalent positions:
3 16 .................................................. $ 550,335
3 17 ............................................... FTEs 6.00
3 18 Sec. 6. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ==== INTERNAL
3 19 SERVICE FUNDS ==== IOWACCESS.
3 20 1. There is appropriated to the office of the chief
3 21 information officer for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015,
3 22 and ending June 30, 2016, from the revolving funds designated
3 23 in chapter 8B and from internal service funds created by the
3 24 office such amounts as the office deems necessary for the
3 25 operation of the office consistent with the requirements of
3 26 chapter 8B.
3 27 2. a. Notwithstanding section 321A.3, subsection 1,
3 28 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June
3 29 30, 2016, the first $750,000 collected by the department of
3 30 transportation and transferred to the treasurer of state
3 31 with respect to the fees for transactions involving the
3 32 furnishing of a certified abstract of a vehicle operating
3 33 record under section 321A.3, subsection 1, shall be transferred
3 34 to the IowAccess revolving fund created in section 8B.33 for
3 35 the purposes of developing, implementing, maintaining, and
4 1 expanding electronic access to government records as provided
4 2 by law.
4 3 b. All fees collected with respect to transactions
4 4 involving IowAccess shall be deposited in the IowAccess
4 5 revolving fund and shall be used only for the support of
4 6 IowAccess projects.
4 7 Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
4 8 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
4 9 state to the department of commerce for the fiscal year
4 10 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
4 11 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
4 12 designated:
4 13 a. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION
4 14 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4 15 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
4 16 equivalent positions:
4 17 .................................................. $ 1,220,391
4 18 ............................................... FTEs 17.90
4 19 b. PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION BUREAU
4 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4 21 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
4 22 equivalent positions:
4 23 .................................................. $ 601,537
4 24 ............................................... FTEs 12.51
4 25 2. There is appropriated from the department of commerce
4 26 revolving fund created in section 546.12 to the department of
4 27 commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
4 28 June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
4 29 necessary, for the purposes designated:
4 30 a. BANKING DIVISION
4 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4 32 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
4 33 equivalent positions:
4 34 .................................................. $ 9,667,235
4 35 ............................................... FTEs 93.23
5 1 b. CREDIT UNION DIVISION
5 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
5 3 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
5 4 equivalent positions:
5 5 .................................................. $ 1,869,256
5 6 ............................................... FTEs 16.00
5 7 c. INSURANCE DIVISION
5 8 (1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
5 9 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
5 10 equivalent positions:
5 11 .................................................. $ 5,325,889
5 12 ............................................... FTEs 103.15
5 13 (2) The insurance division may reallocate authorized
5 14 full=time equivalent positions as necessary to respond to
5 15 accreditation recommendations or requirements.
5 16 (3) The insurance division expenditures for examination
5 17 purposes may exceed the projected receipts, refunds, and
5 18 reimbursements, estimated pursuant to section 505.7, subsection
5 19 7, including the expenditures for retention of additional
5 20 personnel, if the expenditures are fully reimbursable and the
5 21 division first does both of the following:
5 22 (a) Notifies the department of management, the legislative
5 23 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
5 24 need for the expenditures.
5 25 (b) Files with each of the entities named in subparagraph
5 26 division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
5 27 the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
5 28 d. UTILITIES DIVISION
5 29 (1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
5 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
5 31 equivalent positions:
5 32 .................................................. $ 8,560,405
5 33 ............................................... FTEs 79.00
5 34 (2) The utilities division may expend additional moneys,
5 35 including moneys for additional personnel, if those additional
6 1 expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the moneys
6 2 budgeted for utility regulation and the expenditures are fully
6 3 reimbursable. Before the division expends or encumbers an
6 4 amount in excess of the moneys budgeted for regulation, the
6 5 division shall first do both of the following:
6 6 (a) Notify the department of management, the legislative
6 7 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
6 8 need for the expenditures.
6 9 (b) File with each of the entities named in subparagraph
6 10 division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
6 11 the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
6 12 3. CHARGES. Each division and the office of consumer
6 13 advocate shall include in its charges assessed or revenues
6 14 generated an amount sufficient to cover the amount stated
6 15 in its appropriation and any state=assessed indirect costs
6 16 determined by the department of administrative services.
6 17 Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ==== PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
6 18 AND REGULATION BUREAU. There is appropriated from the housing
6 19 trust fund created pursuant to section 16.181, to the bureau of
6 20 professional licensing and regulation of the banking division
6 21 of the department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning
6 22 July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount,
6 23 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
6 24 designated:
6 25 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6 26 purposes:
6 27 .................................................. $ 62,317
6 28 Sec. 9. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. There is
6 29 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices
6 30 of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal year
6 31 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
6 32 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
6 33 purposes designated:
6 34 1. GENERAL OFFICE
6 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
7 2 equivalent positions:
7 3 .................................................. $ 2,196,455
7 4 ............................................... FTEs 23.00
7 5 2. TERRACE HILL QUARTERS
7 6 For the governor's quarters at Terrace Hill, including
7 7 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
7 8 for not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
7 9 .................................................. $ 93,111
7 10 ............................................... FTEs 1.93
7 11 Sec. 10. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY. There
7 12 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
7 13 governor's office of drug control policy for the fiscal year
7 14 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
7 15 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
7 16 purposes designated:
7 17 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7 18 purposes, including statewide coordination of the drug abuse
7 19 resistance education (D.A.R.E.) programs or similar programs,
7 20 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
7 21 positions:
7 22 .................................................. $ 241,134
7 23 ............................................... FTEs 4.00
7 24 Sec. 11. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. There is appropriated
7 25 from the general fund of the state to the department of human
7 26 rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
7 27 June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
7 28 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
7 29 1. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
7 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7 31 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
7 32 equivalent positions:
7 33 .................................................. $ 224,184
7 34 ............................................... FTEs 5.65
7 35 2. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND SERVICES DIVISION
8 1 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8 2 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
8 3 equivalent positions:
8 4 .................................................. $ 1,028,077
8 5 ............................................... FTEs 9.15
8 6 Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There
8 7 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
8 8 department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year
8 9 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
8 10 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
8 11 designated:
8 12 1. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
8 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
8 15 equivalent positions:
8 16 .................................................. $ 545,242
8 17 ............................................... FTEs 13.65
8 18 2. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DIVISION
8 19 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8 20 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
8 21 equivalent positions:
8 22 .................................................. $ 678,942
8 23 ............................................... FTEs 23.00
8 24 3. INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
8 25 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8 26 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
8 27 equivalent positions:
8 28 .................................................. $ 2,573,089
8 29 ............................................... FTEs 55.00
8 30 b. By December 1, 2015, the department, in coordination
8 31 with the investigations division, shall submit a report to the
8 32 general assembly concerning the division's activities relative
8 33 to fraud in public assistance programs for the fiscal year
8 34 beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015. The report
8 35 shall include but is not limited to a summary of the number
9 1 of cases investigated, case outcomes, overpayment dollars
9 2 identified, amount of cost avoidance, and actual dollars
9 3 recovered.
9 4 4. HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION
9 5 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9 6 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
9 7 equivalent positions:
9 8 .................................................. $ 5,092,033
9 9 ............................................... FTEs 114.00
9 10 b. The department shall, in coordination with the health
9 11 facilities division, make the following information available
9 12 to the public as part of the department's development efforts
9 13 to revise the department's internet site:
9 14 (1) The number of inspections conducted by the division
9 15 annually by type of service provider and type of inspection.
9 16 (2) The total annual operations budget for the division,
9 17 including general fund appropriations and federal contract
9 18 dollars received by type of service provider inspected.
9 19 (3) The total number of full=time equivalent positions in
9 20 the division, to include the number of full=time equivalent
9 21 positions serving in a supervisory capacity, and serving as
9 22 surveyors, inspectors, or monitors in the field by type of
9 23 service provider inspected.
9 24 (4) Identification of state and federal survey trends,
9 25 cited regulations, the scope and severity of deficiencies
9 26 identified, and federal and state fines assessed and collected
9 27 concerning nursing and assisted living facilities and programs.
9 28 c. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
9 29 department and division continuously solicit input from
9 30 facilities regulated by the division to assess and improve
9 31 the division's level of collaboration and to identify new
9 32 opportunities for cooperation.
9 33 5. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD
9 34 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9 35 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
10 1 equivalent positions:
10 2 .................................................. $ 42,215
10 3 ............................................... FTEs 11.00
10 4 b. The employment appeal board shall be reimbursed by
10 5 the labor services division of the department of workforce
10 6 development for all costs associated with hearings conducted
10 7 under chapter 91C, related to contractor registration. The
10 8 board may expend, in addition to the amount appropriated under
10 9 this subsection, additional amounts as are directly billable
10 10 to the labor services division under this subsection and to
10 11 retain the additional full=time equivalent positions as needed
10 12 to conduct hearings required pursuant to chapter 91C.
10 13 6. CHILD ADVOCACY BOARD
10 14 a. For foster care review and the court appointed special
10 15 advocate program, including salaries, support, maintenance, and
10 16 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
10 17 full=time equivalent positions:
10 18 .................................................. $ 2,680,290
10 19 ............................................... FTEs 32.25
10 20 b. The department of human services, in coordination with
10 21 the child advocacy board and the department of inspections and
10 22 appeals, shall submit an application for funding available
10 23 pursuant to Tit. IV=E of the federal Social Security Act for
10 24 claims for child advocacy board administrative review costs.
10 25 c. The court appointed special advocate program shall
10 26 investigate and develop opportunities for expanding
10 27 fund=raising for the program.
10 28 d. Administrative costs charged by the department of
10 29 inspections and appeals for items funded under this subsection
10 30 shall not exceed 4 percent of the amount appropriated in this
10 31 subsection.
10 32 7. FOOD AND CONSUMER SAFETY
10 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10 34 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
10 35 equivalent positions:
11 1 .................................................. $ 1,279,331
11 2 ............................................... FTEs 23.65
11 3 Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS ==== MUNICIPAL
11 4 CORPORATION FOOD INSPECTIONS. For the fiscal year beginning
11 5 July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the department of
11 6 inspections and appeals shall retain any license fees generated
11 7 during the fiscal year as a result of actions under section
11 8 137F.3A occurring during the period beginning July 1, 2009,
11 9 and ending June 30, 2016, for the purpose of enforcing the
11 10 provisions of chapters 137C, 137D, and 137F.
11 11 Sec. 14. RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION ==== RACING AND GAMING
11 12 REGULATION. There is appropriated from the gaming regulatory
11 13 revolving fund established in section 99F.20 to the racing and
11 14 gaming commission of the department of inspections and appeals
11 15 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
11 16 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
11 17 to be used for the purposes designated:
11 18 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
11 19 purposes for regulation, administration, and enforcement of
11 20 pari=mutuel racetracks, excursion boat gambling, and gambling
11 21 structure laws and for not more than the following full=time
11 22 equivalent positions:
11 23 .................................................. $ 6,114,211
11 24 ............................................... FTEs 72.75
11 25 2. For each additional license to conduct gambling games on
11 26 an excursion gambling boat, gambling structure, or racetrack
11 27 enclosure issued during the period beginning January 1, 2015,
11 28 and ending June 30, 2016, there is appropriated from the gaming
11 29 regulatory revolving fund established in section 99F.20 to the
11 30 racing and gaming commission of the department of inspections
11 31 and appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and
11 32 ending June 30, 2016, an additional amount of not more than
11 33 $191,000 to be used for not more than 2.00 full=time equivalent
11 34 positions.
11 35 Sec. 15. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== DEPARTMENT OF
12 1 INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There is appropriated from the road
12 2 use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the administrative
12 3 hearings division of the department of inspections and appeals
12 4 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
12 5 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
12 6 for the purposes designated:
12 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12 8 purposes:
12 9 .................................................. $ 1,623,897
12 10 Sec. 16. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated
12 11 from the general fund of the state to the department of
12 12 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and
12 13 ending June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof
12 14 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
12 15 For enterprise resource planning, providing for a salary
12 16 model administrator, conducting performance audits, and the
12 17 department's LEAN process; for salaries, support, maintenance,
12 18 and miscellaneous purposes; and for not more than the following
12 19 full=time equivalent positions:
12 20 .................................................. $ 2,550,220
12 21 ............................................... FTEs 20.58
12 22 Sec. 17. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== DEPARTMENT OF
12 23 MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund
12 24 created in section 312.1 to the department of management for
12 25 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
12 26 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
12 27 to be used for the purposes designated:
12 28 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12 29 purposes:
12 30 .................................................. $ 56,000
12 31 Sec. 18. IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD. There is
12 32 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Iowa
12 33 public information board for the fiscal year beginning July
12 34 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or
12 35 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
13 1 designated:
13 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13 3 purposes and for not more than the following full=time
13 4 equivalent positions:
13 5 .................................................. $ 400,000
13 6 ............................................... FTEs 3.00
13 7 Sec. 19. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
13 8 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
13 9 to the department of revenue for the fiscal year beginning July
13 10 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or
13 11 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
13 12 designated:
13 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
13 15 equivalent positions:
13 16 .................................................. $ 17,880,839
13 17 ............................................... FTEs 228.55
13 18 2. From the moneys appropriated in this section, the
13 19 department shall use $400,000 to pay the direct costs of
13 20 compliance related to the collection and distribution of local
13 21 sales and services taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 423B and
13 22 423E.
13 23 3. The director of revenue shall prepare and issue a state
13 24 appraisal manual and the revisions to the state appraisal
13 25 manual as provided in section 421.17, subsection 17, without
13 26 cost to a city or county.
13 27 Sec. 20. MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX FUND APPROPRIATION. There
13 28 is appropriated from the motor vehicle fuel tax fund created
13 29 pursuant to section 452A.77 to the department of revenue for
13 30 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
13 31 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
13 32 to be used for the purposes designated:
13 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13 34 purposes, and for administration and enforcement of the
13 35 provisions of chapter 452A and the motor vehicle fuel tax
14 1 program:
14 2 .................................................. $ 1,305,775
14 3 Sec. 21. SECRETARY OF STATE.
14 4 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
14 5 to the office of the secretary of state for the fiscal year
14 6 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
14 7 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
14 8 purposes designated:
14 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14 10 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
14 11 equivalent positions:
14 12 .................................................. $ 2,896,699
14 13 ............................................... FTEs 32.00
14 14 2. The state department or state agency which provides
14 15 data processing services to support voter registration file
14 16 maintenance and storage shall provide those services without
14 17 charge.
14 18 Sec. 22. SECRETARY OF STATE FILING FEES REFUND.
14 19 Notwithstanding the obligation to collect fees pursuant to the
14 20 provisions of section 489.117, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and
14 21 "o", section 490.122, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and "s",
14 22 and section 504.113, subsection 1, paragraphs "a", "c", "d",
14 23 "j", "k", "l", and "m", for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
14 24 2015, the secretary of state may refund these fees to the filer
14 25 pursuant to rules established by the secretary of state. The
14 26 decision of the secretary of state not to issue a refund under
14 27 rules established by the secretary of state is final and not
14 28 subject to review pursuant to chapter 17A.
14 29 Sec. 23. ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM. Contingent upon
14 30 the enactment of 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, establishing
14 31 an address confidentiality program for certain victims of
14 32 crimes, there is appropriated from the general fund of the
14 33 state to the treasurer of state for deposit in the address
14 34 confidentiality program fund established in 2015 Iowa Acts,
14 35 House File 585, the amount of $47,225 to be used by the
15 1 office of the secretary of state for the start=up costs of
15 2 implementing the address confidentiality program.
15 3 Sec. 24. TREASURER OF STATE.
15 4 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
15 5 state to the office of treasurer of state for the fiscal year
15 6 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
15 7 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
15 8 purposes designated:
15 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15 10 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
15 11 equivalent positions:
15 12 .................................................. $ 1,084,392
15 13 ............................................... FTEs 28.80
15 14 2. The office of treasurer of state shall supply clerical
15 15 and accounting support for the executive council.
15 16 Sec. 25. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== OFFICE OF
15 17 TREASURER OF STATE. There is appropriated from the road use
15 18 tax fund created in section 312.1 to the office of treasurer of
15 19 state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
15 20 June 30, 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
15 21 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
15 22 For enterprise resource management costs related to the
15 23 distribution of road use tax funds:
15 24 .................................................. $ 93,148
15 25 Sec. 26. IPERS ==== GENERAL OFFICE. There is appropriated
15 26 from the Iowa public employees' retirement system fund created
15 27 in section 97B.7 to the Iowa public employees' retirement
15 28 system for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
15 29 June 30, 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
15 30 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
15 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, and other operational
15 32 purposes to pay the costs of the Iowa public employees'
15 33 retirement system, and for not more than the following
15 34 full=time equivalent positions:
15 35 .................................................. $ 17,686,968
16 1 ............................................... FTEs 88.00
16 2 Sec. 27. IOWA PRODUCTS. As a condition of receiving an
16 3 appropriation, any agency appropriated moneys pursuant to this
16 4 2015 Act shall give first preference when purchasing a product
16 5 to an Iowa product or a product produced by an Iowa=based
16 6 business. Second preference shall be given to a United States
16 7 product or a product produced by a business based in the United
16 8 States.
16 9 Sec. 28. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS. As
16 10 a condition of the appropriations in this Act, the moneys
16 11 appropriated and any other moneys available shall not be used
16 12 for payment of a personnel settlement agreement that contains a
16 13 confidentiality provision intended to prevent public disclosure
16 14 of the agreement or any terms of the agreement.
16 15 Sec. 29. TRANSFER ==== SECRETARY OF STATE ==== ADDRESS
16 16 CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM. Contingent upon the enactment
16 17 of 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, establishing an address
16 18 confidentiality program for certain victims of crimes, any
16 19 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in the federal
16 20 recovery and reinvestment fund established in section 8.41A
16 21 on June 30, 2015, shall be transferred to the office of the
16 22 secretary of state for deposit in the address confidentiality
16 23 program fund established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, if
16 24 enacted, to be used for the start=up costs of implementing the
16 25 address confidentiality program.
16 26 Sec. 30. TRANSFER ==== SECRETARY OF STATE ==== ADDRESS
16 27 CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM. Contingent upon the enactment
16 28 of 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, establishing an address
16 29 confidentiality program for certain victims of crimes, any
16 30 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in the vertical
16 31 infrastructure fund established in section 8.57B on June 30,
16 32 2015, shall be transferred to the office of the secretary of
16 33 state for deposit in the address confidentiality program fund
16 34 established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, if enacted, to
16 35 be used for the start=up costs of implementing the address
17 1 confidentiality program.
17 2 Sec. 31. TRANSFER ==== DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ====
17 3 INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT STATE MATCH FUND. There is
17 4 transferred from the moneys appropriated to the professional
17 5 licensing and regulation bureau of the department of commerce
17 6 pursuant to section 546.10, subsection 3, paragraph "b", to the
17 7 department of human rights for the fiscal year beginning July
17 8 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount to be
17 9 used for the purposes designated:
17 10 For deposit in the individual development account state
17 11 match fund created in section 541A.7:
17 12 .................................................. $ 100,000
17 13 Sec. 32. Section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph h, Code 2015,
17 14 is amended by striking the paragraph.
17 15 Sec. 33. 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1138, section 7, subsection
17 16 2, is amended to read as follows:
17 17 2. A banking division mortgage servicing settlement fund is
17 18 established, separate and apart from all other public moneys
17 19 or funds of the state, under the control of the division of
17 20 banking of the department of commerce. The banking division
17 21 shall deposit moneys received by the division from the joint
17 22 state=federal mortgage servicing settlement into the fund.
17 23 Moneys deposited in the fund are appropriated to the banking
17 24 division to be used as provided in a financial plan developed
17 25 by the superintendent of banking and approved by the department
17 26 of management to support state financial regulation, including
17 27 oversight of mortgage lending and mortgage servicing, real
17 28 estate and real estate appraisal, state chartered banks,
17 29 and other financial services regulated by the division of
17 30 banking. Moneys in the fund may also be used to support
17 31 financial literacy efforts. The financial plan may be updated
17 32 periodically as provided by the superintendent and approved by
17 33 the department of management. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
17 34 moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
17 35 the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
18 1 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until
18 2 the close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2014. Any
18 3 Contingent upon the enactment of 2015 Iowa Acts, House File
18 4 585, establishing an address confidentiality program for
18 5 certain victims of crimes, any unencumbered or unobligated
18 6 moneys remaining in the fund on June 30, 2015, shall be
18 7 transferred to the general fund of the state office of the
18 8 secretary of state for deposit in the address confidentiality
18 9 program fund established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, if
18 10 enacted, to be used for the start=up costs of implementing the
18 11 address confidentiality program.
18 12 Sec. 34. REPEAL. Sections 8.41A and 8.57B, Code 2015, are
18 13 repealed.
18 14 Sec. 35. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following
18 15 provisions of this division of this Act, being deemed of
18 16 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
18 17 1. The section of this Act transferring moneys remaining
18 18 in the federal recovery and reinvestment fund established in
18 19 section 8.41A on June 30, 2015, to the office of the secretary
18 20 of state for deposit in the address confidentiality program
18 21 fund established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, if enacted,
18 22 to be used by the office of the secretary of state for the
18 23 start=up costs of implementing the address confidentiality
18 24 program.
18 25 2. The section of this Act transferring moneys remaining in
18 26 the vertical infrastructure fund established in section 8.57B
18 27 on June 30, 2015, to the office of the secretary of state for
18 28 deposit in the address confidentiality program fund established
18 29 in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, if enacted, to be used by
18 30 the office of the secretary of state for the start=up costs of
18 31 implementing the address confidentiality program.
18 32 3. The section of this Act amending 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter
18 33 1138, section 7, subsection 2.
18 34 DIVISION II
18 35 FY 2016=2017
19 1 Sec. 36. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
19 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
19 3 to the department of administrative services for the fiscal
19 4 year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the
19 5 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
19 6 used for the purposes designated:
19 7 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
19 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
19 9 equivalent positions:
19 10 .................................................. $ 2,033,962
19 11 ............................................... FTEs 56.56
19 12 b. For the payment of utility costs, and for not more than
19 13 the following full=time equivalent positions:
19 14 .................................................. $ 1,284,455
19 15 ............................................... FTEs 1.00
19 16 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any excess moneys appropriated
19 17 for utility costs in this lettered paragraph shall not revert
19 18 to the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal year
19 19 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes of
19 20 this lettered paragraph during the succeeding fiscal year.
19 21 c. For Terrace Hill operations, and for not more than the
19 22 following full=time equivalent positions:
19 23 .................................................. $ 202,957
19 24 ............................................... FTEs 5.00
19 25 2. Any moneys and premiums collected by the department
19 26 for workers' compensation shall be segregated into a separate
19 27 workers' compensation fund in the state treasury to be used
19 28 for payment of state employees' workers' compensation claims
19 29 and administrative costs. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
19 30 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers'
19 31 compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not
19 32 revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of
19 33 the fund for subsequent fiscal years.
19 34 Sec. 37. REVOLVING FUNDS. There is appropriated to the
19 35 department of administrative services for the fiscal year
20 1 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, from the
20 2 revolving funds designated in chapter 8A and from internal
20 3 service funds created by the department such amounts as the
20 4 department deems necessary for the operation of the department
20 5 consistent with the requirements of chapter 8A.
20 6 Sec. 38. STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
20 7 CHARGE. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
20 8 June 30, 2017, the monthly per contract administrative charge
20 9 which may be assessed by the department of administrative
20 10 services shall be $2 per contract on all health insurance plans
20 11 administered by the department.
20 12 Sec. 39. AUDITOR OF STATE.
20 13 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
20 14 to the office of the auditor of state for the fiscal year
20 15 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
20 16 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
20 17 purposes designated:
20 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
20 19 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
20 20 equivalent positions:
20 21 .................................................. $ 472,253
20 22 ............................................... FTEs 96.75
20 23 2. The auditor of state may retain additional full=time
20 24 equivalent positions as is reasonable and necessary to
20 25 perform governmental subdivision audits which are reimbursable
20 26 pursuant to section 11.20 or 11.21, to perform audits which are
20 27 requested by and reimbursable from the federal government, and
20 28 to perform work requested by and reimbursable from departments
20 29 or agencies pursuant to section 11.5A or 11.5B. The auditor
20 30 of state shall notify the department of management, the
20 31 legislative fiscal committee, and the legislative services
20 32 agency of the additional full=time equivalent positions
20 33 retained.
20 34 3. The auditor of state shall allocate moneys from the
20 35 appropriation in this section solely for audit work related to
21 1 the comprehensive annual financial report, federally required
21 2 audits, and investigations of embezzlement, theft, or other
21 3 significant financial irregularities until the audit of the
21 4 comprehensive annual financial report is complete.
21 5 Sec. 40. IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD. There
21 6 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
21 7 Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board for the fiscal year
21 8 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
21 9 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
21 10 designated:
21 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
21 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
21 13 equivalent positions:
21 14 .................................................. $ 275,168
21 15 ............................................... FTEs 6.00
21 16 Sec. 41. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ==== INTERNAL
21 17 SERVICE FUNDS ==== IOWACCESS.
21 18 1. There is appropriated to the office of the chief
21 19 information officer for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016,
21 20 and ending June 30, 2017, from the revolving funds designated
21 21 in chapter 8B and from internal service funds created by the
21 22 office such amounts as the office deems necessary for the
21 23 operation of the office consistent with the requirements of
21 24 chapter 8B.
21 25 2. a. Notwithstanding section 321A.3, subsection 1,
21 26 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June
21 27 30, 2017, the first $375,000 collected by the department of
21 28 transportation and transferred to the treasurer of state
21 29 with respect to the fees for transactions involving the
21 30 furnishing of a certified abstract of a vehicle operating
21 31 record under section 321A.3, subsection 1, shall be transferred
21 32 to the IowAccess revolving fund created in section 8B.33 for
21 33 the purposes of developing, implementing, maintaining, and
21 34 expanding electronic access to government records as provided
21 35 by law.
22 1 b. All fees collected with respect to transactions
22 2 involving IowAccess shall be deposited in the IowAccess
22 3 revolving fund and shall be used only for the support of
22 4 IowAccess projects.
22 5 Sec. 42. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
22 6 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
22 7 state to the department of commerce for the fiscal year
22 8 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
22 9 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
22 10 designated:
22 11 a. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION
22 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
22 13 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
22 14 equivalent positions:
22 15 .................................................. $ 610,196
22 16 ............................................... FTEs 17.90
22 17 b. PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION BUREAU
22 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
22 19 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
22 20 equivalent positions:
22 21 .................................................. $ 300,769
22 22 ............................................... FTEs 12.51
22 23 2. There is appropriated from the department of commerce
22 24 revolving fund created in section 546.12 to the department of
22 25 commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
22 26 June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
22 27 necessary, for the purposes designated:
22 28 a. BANKING DIVISION
22 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
22 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
22 31 equivalent positions:
22 32 .................................................. $ 4,833,618
22 33 ............................................... FTEs 93.23
22 34 b. CREDIT UNION DIVISION
22 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
23 2 equivalent positions:
23 3 .................................................. $ 934,628
23 4 ............................................... FTEs 16.00
23 5 c. INSURANCE DIVISION
23 6 (1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23 7 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
23 8 equivalent positions:
23 9 .................................................. $ 2,662,945
23 10 ............................................... FTEs 103.15
23 11 (2) The insurance division may reallocate authorized
23 12 full=time equivalent positions as necessary to respond to
23 13 accreditation recommendations or requirements.
23 14 (3) The insurance division expenditures for examination
23 15 purposes may exceed the projected receipts, refunds, and
23 16 reimbursements, estimated pursuant to section 505.7, subsection
23 17 7, including the expenditures for retention of additional
23 18 personnel, if the expenditures are fully reimbursable and the
23 19 division first does both of the following:
23 20 (a) Notifies the department of management, the legislative
23 21 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
23 22 need for the expenditures.
23 23 (b) Files with each of the entities named in subparagraph
23 24 division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
23 25 the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
23 26 d. UTILITIES DIVISION
23 27 (1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23 28 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
23 29 equivalent positions:
23 30 .................................................. $ 4,280,203
23 31 ............................................... FTEs 79.00
23 32 (2) The utilities division may expend additional moneys,
23 33 including moneys for additional personnel, if those additional
23 34 expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the moneys
23 35 budgeted for utility regulation and the expenditures are fully
24 1 reimbursable. Before the division expends or encumbers an
24 2 amount in excess of the moneys budgeted for regulation, the
24 3 division shall first do both of the following:
24 4 (a) Notify the department of management, the legislative
24 5 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
24 6 need for the expenditures.
24 7 (b) File with each of the entities named in subparagraph
24 8 division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
24 9 the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
24 10 3. CHARGES. Each division and the office of consumer
24 11 advocate shall include in its charges assessed or revenues
24 12 generated an amount sufficient to cover the amount stated
24 13 in its appropriation and any state=assessed indirect costs
24 14 determined by the department of administrative services.
24 15 Sec. 43. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ==== PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
24 16 AND REGULATION BUREAU. There is appropriated from the housing
24 17 trust fund created pursuant to section 16.181, to the bureau of
24 18 professional licensing and regulation of the banking division
24 19 of the department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning
24 20 July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount,
24 21 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
24 22 designated:
24 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
24 24 purposes:
24 25 .................................................. $ 31,159
24 26 Sec. 44. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. There is
24 27 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices
24 28 of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal year
24 29 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
24 30 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
24 31 purposes designated:
24 32 1. GENERAL OFFICE
24 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
24 34 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
24 35 equivalent positions:
25 1 .................................................. $ 1,098,228
25 2 ............................................... FTEs 23.00
25 3 2. TERRACE HILL QUARTERS
25 4 For the governor's quarters at Terrace Hill, including
25 5 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
25 6 for not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
25 7 .................................................. $ 46,556
25 8 ............................................... FTEs 1.93
25 9 Sec. 45. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY. There
25 10 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
25 11 governor's office of drug control policy for the fiscal year
25 12 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
25 13 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
25 14 purposes designated:
25 15 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
25 16 purposes, including statewide coordination of the drug abuse
25 17 resistance education (D.A.R.E.) programs or similar programs,
25 18 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
25 19 positions:
25 20 .................................................. $ 120,567
25 21 ............................................... FTEs 4.00
25 22 Sec. 46. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. There is appropriated
25 23 from the general fund of the state to the department of human
25 24 rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
25 25 June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
25 26 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
25 27 1. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
25 28 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
25 29 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
25 30 equivalent positions:
25 31 .................................................. $ 112,092
25 32 ............................................... FTEs 5.65
25 33 2. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND SERVICES DIVISION
25 34 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
25 35 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
26 1 equivalent positions:
26 2 .................................................. $ 514,039
26 3 ............................................... FTEs 9.15
26 4 Sec. 47. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There
26 5 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
26 6 department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year
26 7 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
26 8 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes
26 9 designated:
26 10 1. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
26 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
26 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
26 13 equivalent positions:
26 14 .................................................. $ 272,621
26 15 ............................................... FTEs 13.65
26 16 2. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DIVISION
26 17 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
26 18 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
26 19 equivalent positions:
26 20 .................................................. $ 339,471
26 21 ............................................... FTEs 23.00
26 22 3. INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
26 23 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
26 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
26 25 equivalent positions:
26 26 .................................................. $ 1,286,545
26 27 ............................................... FTEs 55.00
26 28 b. By December 1, 2016, the department, in coordination
26 29 with the investigations division, shall submit a report to the
26 30 general assembly concerning the division's activities relative
26 31 to fraud in public assistance programs for the fiscal year
26 32 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016. The report
26 33 shall include but is not limited to a summary of the number
26 34 of cases investigated, case outcomes, overpayment dollars
26 35 identified, amount of cost avoidance, and actual dollars
27 1 recovered.
27 2 4. HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION
27 3 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
27 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
27 5 equivalent positions:
27 6 .................................................. $ 2,546,017
27 7 ............................................... FTEs 114.00
27 8 b. The department shall, in coordination with the health
27 9 facilities division, make the following information available
27 10 to the public as part of the department's development efforts
27 11 to revise the department's internet site:
27 12 (1) The number of inspections conducted by the division
27 13 annually by type of service provider and type of inspection.
27 14 (2) The total annual operations budget for the division,
27 15 including general fund appropriations and federal contract
27 16 dollars received by type of service provider inspected.
27 17 (3) The total number of full=time equivalent positions in
27 18 the division, to include the number of full=time equivalent
27 19 positions serving in a supervisory capacity, and serving as
27 20 surveyors, inspectors, or monitors in the field by type of
27 21 service provider inspected.
27 22 (4) Identification of state and federal survey trends,
27 23 cited regulations, the scope and severity of deficiencies
27 24 identified, and federal and state fines assessed and collected
27 25 concerning nursing and assisted living facilities and programs.
27 26 c. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
27 27 department and division continuously solicit input from
27 28 facilities regulated by the division to assess and improve
27 29 the division's level of collaboration and to identify new
27 30 opportunities for cooperation.
27 31 5. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD
27 32 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
27 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
27 34 equivalent positions:
27 35 .................................................. $ 21,108
28 1 ............................................... FTEs 11.00
28 2 b. The employment appeal board shall be reimbursed by
28 3 the labor services division of the department of workforce
28 4 development for all costs associated with hearings conducted
28 5 under chapter 91C, related to contractor registration. The
28 6 board may expend, in addition to the amount appropriated under
28 7 this subsection, additional amounts as are directly billable
28 8 to the labor services division under this subsection and to
28 9 retain the additional full=time equivalent positions as needed
28 10 to conduct hearings required pursuant to chapter 91C.
28 11 6. CHILD ADVOCACY BOARD
28 12 a. For foster care review and the court appointed special
28 13 advocate program, including salaries, support, maintenance, and
28 14 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
28 15 full=time equivalent positions:
28 16 .................................................. $ 1,340,145
28 17 ............................................... FTEs 32.25
28 18 b. The department of human services, in coordination with
28 19 the child advocacy board and the department of inspections and
28 20 appeals, shall submit an application for funding available
28 21 pursuant to Tit. IV=E of the federal Social Security Act for
28 22 claims for child advocacy board administrative review costs.
28 23 c. The court appointed special advocate program shall
28 24 investigate and develop opportunities for expanding
28 25 fund=raising for the program.
28 26 d. Administrative costs charged by the department of
28 27 inspections and appeals for items funded under this subsection
28 28 shall not exceed 4 percent of the amount appropriated in this
28 29 subsection.
28 30 7. FOOD AND CONSUMER SAFETY
28 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
28 32 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
28 33 equivalent positions:
28 34 .................................................. $ 639,666
28 35 ............................................... FTEs 23.65
29 1 Sec. 48. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS ==== MUNICIPAL
29 2 CORPORATION FOOD INSPECTIONS. For the fiscal year beginning
29 3 July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the department of
29 4 inspections and appeals shall retain any license fees generated
29 5 during the fiscal year as a result of actions under section
29 6 137F.3A occurring during the period beginning July 1, 2009,
29 7 and ending June 30, 2017, for the purpose of enforcing the
29 8 provisions of chapters 137C, 137D, and 137F.
29 9 Sec. 49. RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION ==== RACING AND GAMING
29 10 REGULATION. There is appropriated from the gaming regulatory
29 11 revolving fund established in section 99F.20 to the racing and
29 12 gaming commission of the department of inspections and appeals
29 13 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
29 14 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
29 15 to be used for the purposes designated:
29 16 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
29 17 purposes for regulation, administration, and enforcement of
29 18 pari=mutuel racetracks, excursion boat gambling, and gambling
29 19 structure laws and for not more than the following full=time
29 20 equivalent positions:
29 21 .................................................. $ 3,057,106
29 22 ............................................... FTEs 72.75
29 23 2. For each additional license to conduct gambling games on
29 24 an excursion gambling boat, gambling structure, or racetrack
29 25 enclosure issued during the period beginning January 1, 2016,
29 26 and ending June 30, 2017, there is appropriated from the gaming
29 27 regulatory revolving fund established in section 99F.20 to the
29 28 racing and gaming commission of the department of inspections
29 29 and appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and
29 30 ending June 30, 2017, an additional amount of not more than
29 31 $95,500 to be used for not more than 2.00 full=time equivalent
29 32 positions.
29 33 Sec. 50. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== DEPARTMENT OF
29 34 INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There is appropriated from the road
29 35 use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the administrative
30 1 hearings division of the department of inspections and appeals
30 2 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
30 3 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
30 4 for the purposes designated:
30 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
30 6 purposes:
30 7 .................................................. $ 811,949
30 8 Sec. 51. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated
30 9 from the general fund of the state to the department of
30 10 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and
30 11 ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof
30 12 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
30 13 For enterprise resource planning, providing for a salary
30 14 model administrator, conducting performance audits, and the
30 15 department's LEAN process; for salaries, support, maintenance,
30 16 and miscellaneous purposes; and for not more than the following
30 17 full=time equivalent positions:
30 18 .................................................. $ 1,275,110
30 19 ............................................... FTEs 20.58
30 20 Sec. 52. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== DEPARTMENT OF
30 21 MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund
30 22 created in section 312.1 to the department of management for
30 23 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
30 24 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
30 25 to be used for the purposes designated:
30 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
30 27 purposes:
30 28 .................................................. $ 28,000
30 29 Sec. 53. IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD. There is
30 30 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Iowa
30 31 public information board for the fiscal year beginning July
30 32 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or
30 33 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
30 34 designated:
30 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
31 1 purposes and for not more than the following full=time
31 2 equivalent positions:
31 3 .................................................. $ 200,000
31 4 ............................................... FTEs 3.00
31 5 Sec. 54. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
31 6 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
31 7 to the department of revenue for the fiscal year beginning July
31 8 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or
31 9 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
31 10 designated:
31 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
31 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
31 13 equivalent positions:
31 14 .................................................. $ 8,940,420
31 15 ............................................... FTEs 228.55
31 16 2. From the moneys appropriated in this section, the
31 17 department shall use $200,000 to pay the direct costs of
31 18 compliance related to the collection and distribution of local
31 19 sales and services taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 423B and
31 20 423E.
31 21 3. The director of revenue shall prepare and issue a state
31 22 appraisal manual and the revisions to the state appraisal
31 23 manual as provided in section 421.17, subsection 17, without
31 24 cost to a city or county.
31 25 Sec. 55. MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX FUND APPROPRIATION. There
31 26 is appropriated from the motor vehicle fuel tax fund created
31 27 pursuant to section 452A.77 to the department of revenue for
31 28 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
31 29 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
31 30 to be used for the purposes designated:
31 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
31 32 purposes, and for administration and enforcement of the
31 33 provisions of chapter 452A and the motor vehicle fuel tax
31 34 program:
31 35 .................................................. $ 652,888
32 1 Sec. 56. SECRETARY OF STATE.
32 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
32 3 to the office of the secretary of state for the fiscal year
32 4 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
32 5 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
32 6 purposes designated:
32 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
32 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
32 9 equivalent positions:
32 10 .................................................. $ 1,448,350
32 11 ............................................... FTEs 32.00
32 12 2. The state department or state agency which provides
32 13 data processing services to support voter registration file
32 14 maintenance and storage shall provide those services without
32 15 charge.
32 16 Sec. 57. SECRETARY OF STATE FILING FEES REFUND.
32 17 Notwithstanding the obligation to collect fees pursuant to the
32 18 provisions of section 489.117, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and
32 19 "o", section 490.122, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and "s",
32 20 and section 504.113, subsection 1, paragraphs "a", "c", "d",
32 21 "j", "k", "l", and "m", for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
32 22 2016, the secretary of state may refund these fees to the filer
32 23 pursuant to rules established by the secretary of state. The
32 24 decision of the secretary of state not to issue a refund under
32 25 rules established by the secretary of state is final and not
32 26 subject to review pursuant to chapter 17A.
32 27 Sec. 58. TREASURER OF STATE.
32 28 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
32 29 state to the office of treasurer of state for the fiscal year
32 30 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
32 31 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
32 32 purposes designated:
32 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
32 34 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
32 35 equivalent positions:
33 1 .................................................. $ 542,196
33 2 ............................................... FTEs 28.80
33 3 2. The office of treasurer of state shall supply clerical
33 4 and secretarial support for the executive council.
33 5 Sec. 59. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== OFFICE OF
33 6 TREASURER OF STATE. There is appropriated from the road use
33 7 tax fund created in section 312.1 to the office of treasurer of
33 8 state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
33 9 June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
33 10 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
33 11 For enterprise resource management costs related to the
33 12 distribution of road use tax funds:
33 13 .................................................. $ 46,574
33 14 Sec. 60. IPERS ==== GENERAL OFFICE. There is appropriated
33 15 from the Iowa public employees' retirement system fund created
33 16 in section 97B.7 to the Iowa public employees' retirement
33 17 system for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
33 18 June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
33 19 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
33 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, and other operational
33 21 purposes to pay the costs of the Iowa public employees'
33 22 retirement system, and for not more than the following
33 23 full=time equivalent positions:
33 24 .................................................. $ 8,843,484
33 25 ............................................... FTEs 88.00
33 26 Sec. 61. IOWA PRODUCTS. As a condition of receiving an
33 27 appropriation, any agency appropriated moneys pursuant to this
33 28 2015 Act shall give first preference when purchasing a product
33 29 to an Iowa product or a product produced by an Iowa=based
33 30 business. Second preference shall be given to a United States
33 31 product or a product produced by a business based in the United
33 32 States.
33 33 Sec. 62. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS. As
33 34 a condition of the appropriations in this Act, the moneys
33 35 appropriated and any other moneys available shall not be used
34 1 for payment of a personnel settlement agreement that contains a
34 2 confidentiality provision intended to prevent public disclosure
34 3 of the agreement or any terms of the agreement.
34 4 DIVISION III
34 5 AUDIT EXPENSES
34 6 Sec. 63. Section 11.5B, Code 2015, is amended by adding the
34 7 following new subsection:
34 8 NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Office of the chief information
34 9 officer.
34 10 EXPLANATION
34 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
34 12 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
34 13 FY 2015=2016. This bill relates to and appropriates
34 14 moneys to various state departments, agencies, and funds for
34 15 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
34 16 2016. The bill makes appropriations to state departments and
34 17 agencies including the department of administrative services,
34 18 auditor of state, Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board,
34 19 department of commerce, offices of governor and lieutenant
34 20 governor, the governor's office of drug control policy,
34 21 department of human rights, department of inspections and
34 22 appeals, department of management, Iowa public information
34 23 board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of
34 24 state, and Iowa public employees' retirement system. The bill
34 25 repeals Code section 8.41A establishing the federal recovery
34 26 and reinvestment fund and Code section 8.57B establishing
34 27 the vertical infrastructure fund, and contingent upon the
34 28 enactment of 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, transfers moneys
34 29 remaining in the repealed funds on June 30, 2015, to the office
34 30 of the secretary of state to be used for the start=up costs of
34 31 implementing the address confidentiality program for certain
34 32 victims of crimes. The bill also transfers moneys remaining
34 33 in the banking division mortgage servicing settlement fund
34 34 established in 2012 Iowa Acts, ch. 1138(7)(2), on June 30,
34 35 2015, to the secretary of state to be used for the start=up
35 1 costs of the address confidentiality program, contingent
35 2 upon the enactment of 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585. The
35 3 provisions authorizing these transfers are effective upon
35 4 enactment. The bill also transfers certain moneys appropriated
35 5 to the professional licensing and regulation bureau of the
35 6 department of commerce pursuant to Code section 546.10(3)(b) to
35 7 the department of human rights for the fiscal year beginning
35 8 July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, for deposit in the
35 9 individual development account state match fund created in Code
35 10 section 541A.7.
35 11 FY 2016=2017. The bill also relates to and appropriates
35 12 moneys to various state departments, agencies, and funds for
35 13 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
35 14 2017. The bill makes appropriations to state departments and
35 15 agencies including the department of administrative services,
35 16 auditor of state, Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board,
35 17 department of commerce, offices of governor and lieutenant
35 18 governor, the governor's office of drug control policy,
35 19 department of human rights, department of inspections and
35 20 appeals, department of management, Iowa public information
35 21 board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of
35 22 state, and Iowa public employees' retirement system.
35 23 AUDIT EXPENSES. Code section 11.5B is amended to provide
35 24 that the auditor of state shall be reimbursed for performing
35 25 audits or examinations of the office of the chief information
35 26 officer.
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