House File 659 - Enrolled
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 248)
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A BILL FOR
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House File 659
AN ACT
RELATING TO AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO CERTAIN STATE
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, FUNDS, AND CERTAIN OTHER ENTITIES,
PROVIDING FOR REGULATORY AUTHORITY, AND OTHER PROPERLY
RELATED MATTERS AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE AND RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY DATE PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
FY 2015=2016
Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of administrative services for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the
following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 4,067,924
............................................... FTEs 56.56
b. For the payment of utility costs, and for not more than
the following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,568,909
............................................... FTEs 1.00
Notwithstanding section 8.33, any excess moneys appropriated
for utility costs in this lettered paragraph shall not revert
to the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal year
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes of
this lettered paragraph during the succeeding fiscal year.
c. For Terrace Hill operations, and for not more than the
following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 405,914
............................................... FTEs 5.00
2. Any moneys and premiums collected by the department
for workers' compensation shall be segregated into a separate
workers' compensation fund in the state treasury to be used
for payment of state employees' workers' compensation claims
and administrative costs. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers'
compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not
revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of
the fund for subsequent fiscal years.
Sec. 2. REVOLVING FUNDS. There is appropriated to the
department of administrative services for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, from the
revolving funds designated in chapter 8A and from internal
service funds created by the department such amounts as the
department deems necessary for the operation of the department
consistent with the requirements of chapter 8A.
Sec. 3. STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
CHARGE. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
June 30, 2016, the monthly per contract administrative charge
which may be assessed by the department of administrative
services shall be $2 per contract on all health insurance plans
administered by the department.
Sec. 4. AUDITOR OF STATE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the office of the auditor of state for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 944,506
............................................... FTEs 103.00
2. The auditor of state may retain additional full=time
equivalent positions as is reasonable and necessary to
perform governmental subdivision audits which are reimbursable
pursuant to section 11.20 or 11.21, to perform audits which are
requested by and reimbursable from the federal government, and
to perform work requested by and reimbursable from departments
or agencies pursuant to section 11.5A or 11.5B. The auditor
of state shall notify the department of management, the
legislative fiscal committee, and the legislative services
agency of the additional full=time equivalent positions
retained.
3. The auditor of state shall allocate moneys from the
appropriation in this section solely for audit work related to
the comprehensive annual financial report, federally required
audits, and investigations of embezzlement, theft, or other
significant financial irregularities until the audit of the
comprehensive annual financial report is complete.
Sec. 5. IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 550,335
............................................... FTEs 6.00
Sec. 6. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ==== INTERNAL
SERVICE FUNDS ==== IOWACCESS.
1. There is appropriated to the office of the chief
information officer for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015,
and ending June 30, 2016, from the revolving funds designated
in chapter 8B and from internal service funds created by the
office such amounts as the office deems necessary for the
operation of the office consistent with the requirements of
chapter 8B.
2. a. Notwithstanding section 321A.3, subsection 1,
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June
30, 2016, the first $750,000 collected by the department of
transportation and transferred to the treasurer of state
with respect to the fees for transactions involving the
furnishing of a certified abstract of a vehicle operating
record under section 321A.3, subsection 1, shall be transferred
to the IowAccess revolving fund created in section 8B.33 for
the purposes of developing, implementing, maintaining, and
expanding electronic access to government records as provided
by law.
b. All fees collected with respect to transactions
involving IowAccess shall be deposited in the IowAccess
revolving fund and shall be used only for the support of
IowAccess projects.
Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amounts,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
a. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,220,391
............................................... FTEs 17.90
b. PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION BUREAU
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 601,537
............................................... FTEs 12.51
2. There is appropriated from the department of commerce
revolving fund created in section 546.12 to the department of
commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
a. BANKING DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 9,667,235
............................................... FTEs 93.23
b. CREDIT UNION DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,869,256
............................................... FTEs 16.00
c. INSURANCE DIVISION
(1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 5,325,889
............................................... FTEs 103.15
(2) The insurance division may reallocate authorized
full=time equivalent positions as necessary to respond to
accreditation recommendations or requirements.
(3) The insurance division expenditures for examination
purposes may exceed the projected receipts, refunds, and
reimbursements, estimated pursuant to section 505.7, subsection
7, including the expenditures for retention of additional
personnel, if the expenditures are fully reimbursable and the
division first does both of the following:
(a) Notifies the department of management, the legislative
services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
need for the expenditures.
(b) Files with each of the entities named in subparagraph
division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
d. UTILITIES DIVISION
(1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 8,560,405
............................................... FTEs 79.00
(2) The utilities division may expend additional moneys,
including moneys for additional personnel, if those additional
expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the moneys
budgeted for utility regulation and the expenditures are fully
reimbursable. Before the division expends or encumbers an
amount in excess of the moneys budgeted for regulation, the
division shall first do both of the following:
(a) Notify the department of management, the legislative
services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
need for the expenditures.
(b) File with each of the entities named in subparagraph
division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
3. CHARGES. Each division and the office of consumer
advocate shall include in its charges assessed or revenues
generated an amount sufficient to cover the amount stated
in its appropriation and any state=assessed indirect costs
determined by the department of administrative services.
Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ==== PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
AND REGULATION BUREAU. There is appropriated from the housing
trust fund created pursuant to section 16.181, to the bureau of
professional licensing and regulation of the banking division
of the department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amount,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
.................................................. $ 62,317
Sec. 9. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. There is
appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices
of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
1. GENERAL OFFICE
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,196,455
............................................... FTEs 23.00
2. TERRACE HILL QUARTERS
For the governor's quarters at Terrace Hill, including
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
for not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 93,111
............................................... FTEs 1.93
Sec. 10. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
governor's office of drug control policy for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, including statewide coordination of the drug abuse
resistance education (D.A.R.E.) programs or similar programs,
and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
positions:
.................................................. $ 241,134
............................................... FTEs 4.00
Sec. 11. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. There is appropriated
from the general fund of the state to the department of human
rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 224,184
............................................... FTEs 5.65
2. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND SERVICES DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,028,077
............................................... FTEs 9.15
Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
1. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 545,242
............................................... FTEs 13.65
2. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 678,942
............................................... FTEs 23.00
3. INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,573,089
............................................... FTEs 55.00
b. By December 1, 2015, the department, in coordination
with the investigations division, shall submit a report to the
general assembly concerning the division's activities relative
to fraud in public assistance programs for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015. The report
shall include but is not limited to a summary of the number
of cases investigated, case outcomes, overpayment dollars
identified, amount of cost avoidance, and actual dollars
recovered.
4. HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 5,092,033
............................................... FTEs 114.00
b. The department shall, in coordination with the health
facilities division, make the following information available
to the public as part of the department's development efforts
to revise the department's internet site:
(1) The number of inspections conducted by the division
annually by type of service provider and type of inspection.
(2) The total annual operations budget for the division,
including general fund appropriations and federal contract
dollars received by type of service provider inspected.
(3) The total number of full=time equivalent positions in
the division, to include the number of full=time equivalent
positions serving in a supervisory capacity, and serving as
surveyors, inspectors, or monitors in the field by type of
service provider inspected.
(4) Identification of state and federal survey trends,
cited regulations, the scope and severity of deficiencies
identified, and federal and state fines assessed and collected
concerning nursing and assisted living facilities and programs.
c. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
department and division continuously solicit input from
facilities regulated by the division to assess and improve
the division's level of collaboration and to identify new
opportunities for cooperation.
5. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 42,215
............................................... FTEs 11.00
b. The employment appeal board shall be reimbursed by
the labor services division of the department of workforce
development for all costs associated with hearings conducted
under chapter 91C, related to contractor registration. The
board may expend, in addition to the amount appropriated under
this subsection, additional amounts as are directly billable
to the labor services division under this subsection and to
retain the additional full=time equivalent positions as needed
to conduct hearings required pursuant to chapter 91C.
6. CHILD ADVOCACY BOARD
a. For foster care review and the court appointed special
advocate program, including salaries, support, maintenance, and
miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,680,290
............................................... FTEs 32.25
b. The department of human services, in coordination with
the child advocacy board and the department of inspections and
appeals, shall submit an application for funding available
pursuant to Tit. IV=E of the federal Social Security Act for
claims for child advocacy board administrative review costs.
c. The court appointed special advocate program shall
investigate and develop opportunities for expanding
fund=raising for the program.
d. Administrative costs charged by the department of
inspections and appeals for items funded under this subsection
shall not exceed 4 percent of the amount appropriated in this
subsection.
7. FOOD AND CONSUMER SAFETY
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,279,331
............................................... FTEs 23.65
Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS ==== MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION FOOD INSPECTIONS. For the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the department of
inspections and appeals shall retain any license fees generated
during the fiscal year as a result of actions under section
137F.3A occurring during the period beginning July 1, 2009,
and ending June 30, 2016, for the purpose of enforcing the
provisions of chapters 137C, 137D, and 137F.
Sec. 14. RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION ==== RACING AND GAMING
REGULATION. There is appropriated from the gaming regulatory
revolving fund established in section 99F.20 to the racing
and gaming commission of the department of inspections and
appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes for regulation, administration, and enforcement of
pari=mutuel racetracks, excursion boat gambling, and gambling
structure laws and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 6,194,499
............................................... FTEs 73.75
2. For conducting a study on exchange wagering as required
by 2015 Iowa Acts, Senate File 438:
.................................................. $ 50,000
Sec. 15. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There is appropriated from the road
use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the administrative
hearings division of the department of inspections and appeals
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
.................................................. $ 1,623,897
Sec. 16. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated
from the general fund of the state to the department of
management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and
ending June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
For enterprise resource planning, providing for a salary
model administrator, conducting performance audits, and the
department's LEAN process; for salaries, support, maintenance,
and miscellaneous purposes; and for not more than the following
full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,550,220
............................................... FTEs 20.58
Sec. 17. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== DEPARTMENT OF
MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund
created in section 312.1 to the department of management for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
.................................................. $ 56,000
Sec. 18. IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD. There is
appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Iowa
public information board for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or
so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 350,000
............................................... FTEs 3.00
Sec. 19. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of revenue for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following amounts, or
so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 17,880,839
............................................... FTEs 228.55
2. From the moneys appropriated in this section, the
department shall use $400,000 to pay the direct costs of
compliance related to the collection and distribution of local
sales and services taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 423B and
423E.
3. The director of revenue shall prepare and issue a state
appraisal manual and the revisions to the state appraisal
manual as provided in section 421.17, subsection 17, without
cost to a city or county.
Sec. 20. MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX FUND APPROPRIATION. There
is appropriated from the motor vehicle fuel tax fund created
pursuant to section 452A.77 to the department of revenue for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30,
2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for administration and enforcement of the
provisions of chapter 452A and the motor vehicle fuel tax
program:
.................................................. $ 1,305,775
Sec. 21. SECRETARY OF STATE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the office of the secretary of state for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,896,699
............................................... FTEs 32.00
2. The state department or state agency which provides
data processing services to support voter registration file
maintenance and storage shall provide those services without
charge.
Sec. 22. SECRETARY OF STATE FILING FEES REFUND.
Notwithstanding the obligation to collect fees pursuant to the
provisions of section 489.117, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and
"o", section 490.122, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and "s",
and section 504.113, subsection 1, paragraphs "a", "c", "d",
"j", "k", "l", and "m", for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2015, the secretary of state may refund these fees to the filer
pursuant to rules established by the secretary of state. The
decision of the secretary of state not to issue a refund under
rules established by the secretary of state is final and not
subject to review pursuant to chapter 17A.
Sec. 23. ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM ==== SURCHARGE
APPROPRIATION. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and
ending June 30, 2016, there is appropriated from the surcharges
collected by the clerk of the district court and deposited in
the address confidentiality program revolving fund created in
2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, the amount of up to $47,300 to
the office of the secretary of state to administer the address
confidentiality program established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House
File 585.
Sec. 24. TREASURER OF STATE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the office of treasurer of state for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,084,392
............................................... FTEs 28.80
2. The office of treasurer of state shall supply clerical
and accounting support for the executive council.
Sec. 25. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== OFFICE OF
TREASURER OF STATE. There is appropriated from the road use
tax fund created in section 312.1 to the office of treasurer of
state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
June 30, 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
For enterprise resource management costs related to the
distribution of road use tax funds:
.................................................. $ 93,148
Sec. 26. IPERS ==== GENERAL OFFICE. There is appropriated
from the Iowa public employees' retirement system fund created
in section 97B.7 to the Iowa public employees' retirement
system for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending
June 30, 2016, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and other operational
purposes to pay the costs of the Iowa public employees'
retirement system, and for not more than the following
full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 17,686,968
............................................... FTEs 88.00
Sec. 27. IOWA PRODUCTS. As a condition of receiving an
appropriation, any agency appropriated moneys pursuant to this
2015 Act shall give first preference when purchasing a product
to an Iowa product or a product produced by an Iowa=based
business. Second preference shall be given to a United States
product or a product produced by a business based in the United
States.
Sec. 28. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS. As
a condition of the appropriations in this Act, the moneys
appropriated and any other moneys available shall not be used
for payment of a personnel settlement agreement that contains a
confidentiality provision intended to prevent public disclosure
of the agreement or any terms of the agreement.
Sec. 29. TRANSFER ==== SECRETARY OF STATE ==== ADDRESS
CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM. Any unencumbered or unobligated
moneys remaining in the federal recovery and reinvestment fund
established in section 8.41A on June 30, 2015, are transferred
to the office of the secretary of state for deposit in the
address confidentiality program revolving fund established in
2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, and are appropriated to the
office of the secretary of state to be used for the start=up
costs of implementing the address confidentiality program
established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585.
Sec. 30. TRANSFER ==== SECRETARY OF STATE ==== ADDRESS
CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM. Any unencumbered or unobligated
moneys remaining in the vertical infrastructure fund
established in section 8.57B on June 30, 2015, are transferred
to the office of the secretary of state for deposit in the
address confidentiality program revolving fund established in
2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, and are appropriated to the
office of the secretary of state to be used for the start=up
costs of implementing the address confidentiality program
established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585.
Sec. 31. Section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph h, Code 2015,
is amended by striking the paragraph.
Sec. 32. 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1138, section 7, subsection
2, is amended to read as follows:
2. A banking division mortgage servicing settlement fund is
established, separate and apart from all other public moneys
or funds of the state, under the control of the division of
banking of the department of commerce. The banking division
shall deposit moneys received by the division from the joint
state=federal mortgage servicing settlement into the fund.
Moneys deposited in the fund are appropriated to the banking
division to be used as provided in a financial plan developed
by the superintendent of banking and approved by the department
of management to support state financial regulation, including
oversight of mortgage lending and mortgage servicing, real
estate and real estate appraisal, state chartered banks,
and other financial services regulated by the division of
banking. Moneys in the fund may also be used to support
financial literacy efforts. The financial plan may be updated
periodically as provided by the superintendent and approved by
the department of management. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until
the close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2014. Any
unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in the fund on
June 30, 2015, shall be are transferred to the general fund of
the state office of the secretary of state for deposit in the
address confidentiality program revolving fund established in
2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, and are appropriated to the
office of the secretary of state to be used for the start=up
costs of implementing the address confidentiality program
established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585.
Sec. 33. TRANSFERS == SECRETARY OF STATE == ADDRESS
CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM == AGGREGATE LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFERS.
1. Unencumbered or unobligated moneys transferred to the
office of the secretary of state for deposit in the address
confidentiality program fund established in 2015 Iowa Acts,
House File 585, and appropriated to the office of the secretary
of state to be used for the start=up costs of implementing the
address confidentiality program established in 2015 Iowa Acts,
House File 585, pursuant to the following provisions of this
Act, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount of $47,300:
a. The section of this Act transferring moneys remaining
in the federal recovery and reinvestment fund established in
section 8.41A on June 30, 2015.
b. The section of this Act transferring moneys remaining in
the vertical infrastructure fund established in section 8.57B
on June 30, 2015.
c. The section of this Act transferring moneys remaining
in the banking division mortgage servicing settlement fund
established in 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter 1138, section 7,
subsection 2, on June 30, 2015.
2. Any unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in the
funds described in subsection 1, paragraphs "a" through "c" on
June 30, 2015, which in the aggregate exceed $47,300 shall be
transferred to the general fund of the state.
Sec. 34. Section 9.8, subsection 1, as enacted by 2015 Iowa
Acts, House File 585, section 1, is amended to read as follows:
1. An address confidentiality program revolving fund
is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist
of moneys collected by the clerk of the district court and
transferred to the office of the secretary of state for deposit
in the fund pursuant to section 602.8108, subsection 6A, and
transfers of interest, earnings, and moneys from other funds
as provided by law. The moneys in the fund are subject to
appropriation to the office of the secretary of state by the
general assembly. The office of the secretary of state shall
administer the fund. The office of the secretary of state
shall provide an annual report to the department of management
and the legislative services agency on expenditures from the
fund in a format as determined by the department of management
in consultation with the legislative services agency.
Sec. 35. Section 9.8, subsection 3, as enacted by 2015 Iowa
Acts, House File 585, section 1, is amended to read as follows:
3. Section 8.33 does not apply to any moneys transferred,
credited, or appropriated to the revolving fund.
Sec. 36. REPEAL. Sections 8.41A and 8.57B, Code 2015, are
repealed.
Sec. 37. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following
provisions of this division of this Act, being deemed of
immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
1. The section of this Act transferring moneys remaining
in the federal recovery and reinvestment fund established in
section 8.41A on June 30, 2015, to the office of the secretary
of state for deposit in the address confidentiality program
fund established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, and
appropriating those moneys to the office of the secretary of
state to be used by the office of the secretary of state for
the start=up costs of implementing the address confidentiality
program.
2. The section of this Act transferring moneys remaining in
the vertical infrastructure fund established in section 8.57B
on June 30, 2015, to the office of the secretary of state for
deposit in the address confidentiality program fund established
in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, and appropriating those
moneys to the office of the secretary of state to be used by
the office of the secretary of state for the start=up costs of
implementing the address confidentiality program.
3. The section of this Act amending 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter
1138, section 7, subsection 2.
Sec. 38. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY. The following provisions of this division of
this Act, if approved by the governor on or after July 1, 2015,
take effect upon enactment, and apply retroactively to June 30,
2015:
1. The section of this Act transferring moneys remaining
in the federal recovery and reinvestment fund established in
section 8.41A on June 30, 2015, to the office of the secretary
of state for deposit in the address confidentiality program
fund established in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, and
appropriating those moneys to the office of the secretary of
state to be used by the office of the secretary of state for
the start=up costs of implementing the address confidentiality
program.
2. The section of this Act transferring moneys remaining in
the vertical infrastructure fund established in section 8.57B
on June 30, 2015, to the office of the secretary of state for
deposit in the address confidentiality program fund established
in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 585, and appropriating those
moneys to the office of the secretary of state to be used by
the office of the secretary of state for the start=up costs of
implementing the address confidentiality program.
3. The section of this Act amending 2012 Iowa Acts, chapter
1138, section 7, subsection 2.
DIVISION II
FY 2016=2017
Sec. 39. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of administrative services for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the
following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
used for the purposes designated:
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,033,962
............................................... FTEs 56.56
b. For the payment of utility costs, and for not more than
the following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,284,455
............................................... FTEs 1.00
Notwithstanding section 8.33, any excess moneys appropriated
for utility costs in this lettered paragraph shall not revert
to the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal year
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes of
this lettered paragraph during the succeeding fiscal year.
c. For Terrace Hill operations, and for not more than the
following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 202,957
............................................... FTEs 5.00
2. Any moneys and premiums collected by the department
for workers' compensation shall be segregated into a separate
workers' compensation fund in the state treasury to be used
for payment of state employees' workers' compensation claims
and administrative costs. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers'
compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not
revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of
the fund for subsequent fiscal years.
Sec. 40. REVOLVING FUNDS. There is appropriated to the
department of administrative services for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, from the
revolving funds designated in chapter 8A and from internal
service funds created by the department such amounts as the
department deems necessary for the operation of the department
consistent with the requirements of chapter 8A.
Sec. 41. STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
CHARGE. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
June 30, 2017, the monthly per contract administrative charge
which may be assessed by the department of administrative
services shall be $2 per contract on all health insurance plans
administered by the department.
Sec. 42. AUDITOR OF STATE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the office of the auditor of state for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 472,253
............................................... FTEs 103.00
2. The auditor of state may retain additional full=time
equivalent positions as is reasonable and necessary to
perform governmental subdivision audits which are reimbursable
pursuant to section 11.20 or 11.21, to perform audits which are
requested by and reimbursable from the federal government, and
to perform work requested by and reimbursable from departments
or agencies pursuant to section 11.5A or 11.5B. The auditor
of state shall notify the department of management, the
legislative fiscal committee, and the legislative services
agency of the additional full=time equivalent positions
retained.
3. The auditor of state shall allocate moneys from the
appropriation in this section solely for audit work related to
the comprehensive annual financial report, federally required
audits, and investigations of embezzlement, theft, or other
significant financial irregularities until the audit of the
comprehensive annual financial report is complete.
Sec. 43. IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 275,168
............................................... FTEs 6.00
Sec. 44. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ==== INTERNAL
SERVICE FUNDS ==== IOWACCESS.
1. There is appropriated to the office of the chief
information officer for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016,
and ending June 30, 2017, from the revolving funds designated
in chapter 8B and from internal service funds created by the
office such amounts as the office deems necessary for the
operation of the office consistent with the requirements of
chapter 8B.
2. a. Notwithstanding section 321A.3, subsection 1,
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June
30, 2017, the first $375,000 collected by the department of
transportation and transferred to the treasurer of state
with respect to the fees for transactions involving the
furnishing of a certified abstract of a vehicle operating
record under section 321A.3, subsection 1, shall be transferred
to the IowAccess revolving fund created in section 8B.33 for
the purposes of developing, implementing, maintaining, and
expanding electronic access to government records as provided
by law.
b. All fees collected with respect to transactions
involving IowAccess shall be deposited in the IowAccess
revolving fund and shall be used only for the support of
IowAccess projects.
Sec. 45. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
a. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 610,196
............................................... FTEs 17.90
b. PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION BUREAU
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 300,769
............................................... FTEs 12.51
2. There is appropriated from the department of commerce
revolving fund created in section 546.12 to the department of
commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
a. BANKING DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 4,833,618
............................................... FTEs 93.23
b. CREDIT UNION DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 934,628
............................................... FTEs 16.00
c. INSURANCE DIVISION
(1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,662,945
............................................... FTEs 103.15
(2) The insurance division may reallocate authorized
full=time equivalent positions as necessary to respond to
accreditation recommendations or requirements.
(3) The insurance division expenditures for examination
purposes may exceed the projected receipts, refunds, and
reimbursements, estimated pursuant to section 505.7, subsection
7, including the expenditures for retention of additional
personnel, if the expenditures are fully reimbursable and the
division first does both of the following:
(a) Notifies the department of management, the legislative
services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
need for the expenditures.
(b) Files with each of the entities named in subparagraph
division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
d. UTILITIES DIVISION
(1) For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 4,280,203
............................................... FTEs 79.00
(2) The utilities division may expend additional moneys,
including moneys for additional personnel, if those additional
expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the moneys
budgeted for utility regulation and the expenditures are fully
reimbursable. Before the division expends or encumbers an
amount in excess of the moneys budgeted for regulation, the
division shall first do both of the following:
(a) Notify the department of management, the legislative
services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
need for the expenditures.
(b) File with each of the entities named in subparagraph
division (a) the legislative and regulatory justification for
the expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
3. CHARGES. Each division and the office of consumer
advocate shall include in its charges assessed or revenues
generated an amount sufficient to cover the amount stated
in its appropriation and any state=assessed indirect costs
determined by the department of administrative services.
Sec. 46. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ==== PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
AND REGULATION BUREAU. There is appropriated from the housing
trust fund created pursuant to section 16.181, to the bureau of
professional licensing and regulation of the banking division
of the department of commerce for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amount,
or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
.................................................. $ 31,159
Sec. 47. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. There is
appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices
of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
1. GENERAL OFFICE
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,098,228
............................................... FTEs 23.00
2. TERRACE HILL QUARTERS
For the governor's quarters at Terrace Hill, including
salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
for not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 46,556
............................................... FTEs 1.93
Sec. 48. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
governor's office of drug control policy for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, including statewide coordination of the drug abuse
resistance education (D.A.R.E.) programs or similar programs,
and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
positions:
.................................................. $ 120,567
............................................... FTEs 4.00
Sec. 49. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. There is appropriated
from the general fund of the state to the department of human
rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 112,092
............................................... FTEs 5.65
2. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND SERVICES DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 514,039
............................................... FTEs 9.15
Sec. 50. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There
is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
1. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 272,621
............................................... FTEs 13.65
2. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 339,471
............................................... FTEs 23.00
3. INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,286,545
............................................... FTEs 55.00
b. By December 1, 2016, the department, in coordination
with the investigations division, shall submit a report to the
general assembly concerning the division's activities relative
to fraud in public assistance programs for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016. The report
shall include but is not limited to a summary of the number
of cases investigated, case outcomes, overpayment dollars
identified, amount of cost avoidance, and actual dollars
recovered.
4. HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 2,546,017
............................................... FTEs 114.00
b. The department shall, in coordination with the health
facilities division, make the following information available
to the public as part of the department's development efforts
to revise the department's internet site:
(1) The number of inspections conducted by the division
annually by type of service provider and type of inspection.
(2) The total annual operations budget for the division,
including general fund appropriations and federal contract
dollars received by type of service provider inspected.
(3) The total number of full=time equivalent positions in
the division, to include the number of full=time equivalent
positions serving in a supervisory capacity, and serving as
surveyors, inspectors, or monitors in the field by type of
service provider inspected.
(4) Identification of state and federal survey trends,
cited regulations, the scope and severity of deficiencies
identified, and federal and state fines assessed and collected
concerning nursing and assisted living facilities and programs.
c. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
department and division continuously solicit input from
facilities regulated by the division to assess and improve
the division's level of collaboration and to identify new
opportunities for cooperation.
5. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 21,108
............................................... FTEs 11.00
b. The employment appeal board shall be reimbursed by
the labor services division of the department of workforce
development for all costs associated with hearings conducted
under chapter 91C, related to contractor registration. The
board may expend, in addition to the amount appropriated under
this subsection, additional amounts as are directly billable
to the labor services division under this subsection and to
retain the additional full=time equivalent positions as needed
to conduct hearings required pursuant to chapter 91C.
6. CHILD ADVOCACY BOARD
a. For foster care review and the court appointed special
advocate program, including salaries, support, maintenance, and
miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,340,145
............................................... FTEs 32.25
b. The department of human services, in coordination with
the child advocacy board and the department of inspections and
appeals, shall submit an application for funding available
pursuant to Tit. IV=E of the federal Social Security Act for
claims for child advocacy board administrative review costs.
c. The court appointed special advocate program shall
investigate and develop opportunities for expanding
fund=raising for the program.
d. Administrative costs charged by the department of
inspections and appeals for items funded under this subsection
shall not exceed 4 percent of the amount appropriated in this
subsection.
7. FOOD AND CONSUMER SAFETY
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 639,666
............................................... FTEs 23.65
Sec. 51. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS ==== MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION FOOD INSPECTIONS. For the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the department of
inspections and appeals shall retain any license fees generated
during the fiscal year as a result of actions under section
137F.3A occurring during the period beginning July 1, 2009,
and ending June 30, 2017, for the purpose of enforcing the
provisions of chapters 137C, 137D, and 137F.
Sec. 52. RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION ==== RACING AND GAMING
REGULATION. There is appropriated from the gaming regulatory
revolving fund established in section 99F.20 to the racing and
gaming commission of the department of inspections and appeals
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes for regulation, administration, and enforcement of
pari=mutuel racetracks, excursion boat gambling, and gambling
structure laws and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 3,097,250
............................................... FTEs 73.75
Sec. 53. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There is appropriated from the road
use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the administrative
hearings division of the department of inspections and appeals
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
.................................................. $ 811,949
Sec. 54. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated
from the general fund of the state to the department of
management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and
ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
For enterprise resource planning, providing for a salary
model administrator, conducting performance audits, and the
department's LEAN process; for salaries, support, maintenance,
and miscellaneous purposes; and for not more than the following
full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,275,110
............................................... FTEs 20.58
Sec. 55. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== DEPARTMENT OF
MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund
created in section 312.1 to the department of management for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
.................................................. $ 28,000
Sec. 56. IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD. There is
appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Iowa
public information board for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or
so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 175,000
............................................... FTEs 3.00
Sec. 57. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the department of revenue for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following amounts, or
so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 8,940,420
............................................... FTEs 228.55
2. From the moneys appropriated in this section, the
department shall use $200,000 to pay the direct costs of
compliance related to the collection and distribution of local
sales and services taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 423B and
423E.
3. The director of revenue shall prepare and issue a state
appraisal manual and the revisions to the state appraisal
manual as provided in section 421.17, subsection 17, without
cost to a city or county.
Sec. 58. MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX FUND APPROPRIATION. There
is appropriated from the motor vehicle fuel tax fund created
pursuant to section 452A.77 to the department of revenue for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30,
2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for administration and enforcement of the
provisions of chapter 452A and the motor vehicle fuel tax
program:
.................................................. $ 652,888
Sec. 59. SECRETARY OF STATE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the office of the secretary of state for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 1,448,350
............................................... FTEs 32.00
2. The state department or state agency which provides
data processing services to support voter registration file
maintenance and storage shall provide those services without
charge.
Sec. 60. SECRETARY OF STATE FILING FEES REFUND.
Notwithstanding the obligation to collect fees pursuant to the
provisions of section 489.117, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and
"o", section 490.122, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and "s",
and section 504.113, subsection 1, paragraphs "a", "c", "d",
"j", "k", "l", and "m", for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2016, the secretary of state may refund these fees to the filer
pursuant to rules established by the secretary of state. The
decision of the secretary of state not to issue a refund under
rules established by the secretary of state is final and not
subject to review pursuant to chapter 17A.
Sec. 61. TREASURER OF STATE.
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the office of treasurer of state for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 542,196
............................................... FTEs 28.80
2. The office of treasurer of state shall supply clerical
and secretarial support for the executive council.
Sec. 62. ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION ==== OFFICE OF
TREASURER OF STATE. There is appropriated from the road use
tax fund created in section 312.1 to the office of treasurer of
state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
For enterprise resource management costs related to the
distribution of road use tax funds:
.................................................. $ 46,574
Sec. 63. IPERS ==== GENERAL OFFICE. There is appropriated
from the Iowa public employees' retirement system fund created
in section 97B.7 to the Iowa public employees' retirement
system for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending
June 30, 2017, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
For salaries, support, maintenance, and other operational
purposes to pay the costs of the Iowa public employees'
retirement system, and for not more than the following
full=time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 8,843,484
............................................... FTEs 88.00
Sec. 64. IOWA PRODUCTS. As a condition of receiving an
appropriation, any agency appropriated moneys pursuant to this
2015 Act shall give first preference when purchasing a product
to an Iowa product or a product produced by an Iowa=based
business. Second preference shall be given to a United States
product or a product produced by a business based in the United
States.
Sec. 65. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS. As
a condition of the appropriations in this Act, the moneys
appropriated and any other moneys available shall not be used
for payment of a personnel settlement agreement that contains a
confidentiality provision intended to prevent public disclosure
of the agreement or any terms of the agreement.
DIVISION III
AUDIT EXPENSES
Sec. 66. Section 11.5B, Code 2015, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Office of the chief information
officer.
DIVISION IV
CONDITIONAL EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS
Sec. 67. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. Unless otherwise
provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
July 1, 2015, takes effect upon enactment, notwithstanding
section 3.7, subsection 2, to the contrary.
Sec. 68. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Unless otherwise
provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
July 1, 2015, applies retroactively to July 1, 2015.
KRAIG PAULSEN
Speaker of the House
PAM JOCHUM
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 659, Eighty=sixth General Assembly.
CARMINE BOAL
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved , 2015
TERRY E. BRANSTAD
Governor
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