Bill Text: IA HF2167 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to disaster aid including the disaster aid individual assistance grant fund and program and the disaster case advocacy grant fund and program. (Formerly HSB 549.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-17 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 936. [HF2167 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2167-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
DISASTER
AID
INCLUDING
THE
DISASTER
AID
INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE
GRANT
FUND
AND
PROGRAM
AND
THE
DISASTER
CASE
ADVOCACY
GRANT
FUND
AND
PROGRAM.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
29C.2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
“Local
administrative
entity”
means
a
countywide
provider,
or
a
provider
of
a
statewide
program
with
local
offices
throughout
the
state,
contracted
for
the
administration
of
the
disaster
aid
individual
assistance
grant
program
and
the
disaster
case
advocacy
program.
Sec.
2.
Section
29C.20A,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
The
grant
funds
shall
be
administered
by
the
department.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
to
create
the
Iowa
disaster
aid
individual
assistance
grant
program.
The
rules
shall
specify
the
eligibility
of
applicants
and
eligible
items
for
grant
funding.
The
executive
council
shall
use
grant
funds
to
reimburse
the
department
for
its
actual
expenses
associated
with
the
administration
of
the
grants.
The
department
may
implement
an
ongoing
contract
with
a
provider
or
providers
of
a
statewide
program
with
local
offices
throughout
the
state
to
serve
as
the
local
administrative
entity
for
the
grant
program
so
that
the
program
can
be
implemented
with
minimal
delay
when
a
disaster
occurs
in
a
local
area.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
House
File
2167,
p.
2
department
for
the
program
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
to
all
of
the
following:
Sec.
3.
Section
29C.20A,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
To
be
eligible
for
a
grant,
an
applicant
shall
have
an
annual
household
income
that
is
less
than
two
hundred
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
based
on
the
number
of
people
in
the
applicant’s
household
as
defined
by
the
most
recently
revised
poverty
income
guidelines
published
by
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
The
amount
of
a
grant
for
a
household
shall
not
exceed
five
seven
thousand
dollars.
Expenses
eligible
for
grant
funding
shall
be
limited
to
personal
property,
home
repair,
food
assistance,
and
temporary
housing
assistance.
An
applicant
for
a
grant
shall
sign
an
affidavit
committing
to
refund
any
part
of
the
grant
that
is
duplicated
by
any
other
assistance,
such
as
but
not
limited
to
insurance
or
assistance
from
community
development
groups,
charities,
the
small
business
administration,
and
the
federal
emergency
management
agency.
Sec.
4.
Section
29C.20B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
The
executive
council
may
make
financial
grants
to
meet
disaster-related
case
advocacy
needs
of
disaster-affected
individuals.
The
aggregate
total
of
grants
awarded
shall
not
be
more
than
one
million
dollars
during
a
fiscal
year.
However,
within
the
same
fiscal
year,
additional
funds
may
be
specifically
authorized
by
the
executive
council
to
meet
additional
needs.
Upon
request
of
the
department,
the
executive
council
may
make
available
up
to
one
hundred
thousand
dollars,
or
so
much
as
is
necessary,
for
contract
entity
staff
support
and
case
management
advocacy
training.
Sec.
5.
Section
29C.20B,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
department
shall
administer
disaster
case
advocacy
grants.
The
department
shall
establish
a
disaster
case
advocacy
program
and
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
necessary
to
administer
the
program.
The
executive
council
shall
use
grant
moneys
to
reimburse
the
department
for
actual
expenses
associated
with
the
administration
of
the
grants.
House
File
2167,
p.
3
Under
the
program,
the
department
shall
coordinate
case
advocacy
services
locally
through
one
or
more
contracted
entities.
The
department
may
implement
an
ongoing
contract
with
a
provider
of
a
statewide
program
with
local
offices
throughout
the
state
to
serve
as
the
local
administrative
entity
for
the
grant
program
to
allow
implementation
of
the
program
with
minimal
delay
following
a
governor’s
proclamation
of
a
state
of
disaster
emergency
or
a
declaration
of
a
major
disaster
by
the
president
of
the
United
States.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2167,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
