Bill Text: IA SSB3061 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
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.(See SF 2193.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-31 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2193. [SSB3061 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB3061-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3061
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AND
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
disaster
aid
including
the
disaster
aid
1
individual
assistance
grant
fund
and
program
and
the
2
disaster
case
advocacy
grant
fund
and
program.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
29C.2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
“Local
administrative
entity”
means
3
a
countywide
provider,
or
a
provider
of
a
statewide
program
4
with
local
offices
throughout
the
state,
contracted
for
the
5
administration
of
the
disaster
aid
individual
assistance
grant
6
program
and
the
disaster
case
advocacy
program.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
29C.20A,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
paragraph
8
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
The
grant
funds
shall
be
administered
by
the
department.
10
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
to
create
the
Iowa
disaster
11
aid
individual
assistance
grant
program.
The
rules
shall
12
specify
the
eligibility
of
applicants
and
eligible
items
for
13
grant
funding.
The
executive
council
shall
use
grant
funds
to
14
reimburse
the
department
for
its
actual
expenses
associated
15
with
the
administration
of
the
grants.
The
department
may
16
implement
an
ongoing
contract
with
a
provider
or
providers
of
a
17
statewide
program
with
local
offices
throughout
the
state
to
18
serve
as
the
local
administrative
entity
for
the
grant
program
19
so
that
the
program
can
be
implemented
with
minimal
delay
when
20
a
disaster
occurs
in
a
local
area.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
21
department
for
the
program
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
22
to
all
of
the
following:
23
Sec.
3.
Section
29C.20A,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
3.
To
be
eligible
for
a
grant,
an
applicant
shall
have
26
an
annual
household
income
that
is
less
than
two
hundred
27
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
based
on
the
number
of
28
people
in
the
applicant’s
household
as
defined
by
the
most
29
recently
revised
poverty
income
guidelines
published
by
the
30
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
The
31
amount
of
a
grant
for
a
household
shall
not
exceed
five
seven
32
thousand
dollars.
Expenses
eligible
for
grant
funding
shall
be
33
limited
to
personal
property,
home
repair,
food
assistance,
and
34
temporary
housing
assistance.
An
applicant
for
a
grant
shall
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sign
an
affidavit
committing
to
refund
any
part
of
the
grant
1
that
is
duplicated
by
any
other
assistance,
such
as
but
not
2
limited
to
insurance
or
assistance
from
community
development
3
groups,
charities,
the
small
business
administration,
and
the
4
federal
emergency
management
agency.
5
Sec.
4.
Section
29C.20B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
6
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
b.
The
executive
council
may
make
financial
grants
to
meet
8
disaster-related
case
advocacy
needs
of
disaster-affected
9
individuals.
The
aggregate
total
of
grants
awarded
shall
10
not
be
more
than
one
million
dollars
during
a
fiscal
year.
11
However,
within
the
same
fiscal
year,
additional
funds
12
may
be
specifically
authorized
by
the
executive
council
to
13
meet
additional
needs.
Upon
request
of
the
department,
the
14
executive
council
may
make
available
up
to
one
hundred
thousand
15
dollars,
or
so
much
as
is
necessary,
for
contract
entity
staff
16
support
and
case
management
advocacy
training.
17
Sec.
5.
Section
29C.20B,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
2.
The
department
shall
administer
disaster
case
advocacy
20
grants.
The
department
shall
establish
a
disaster
case
21
advocacy
program
and
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
22
necessary
to
administer
the
program.
The
executive
council
23
shall
use
grant
moneys
to
reimburse
the
department
for
actual
24
expenses
associated
with
the
administration
of
the
grants.
25
Under
the
program,
the
department
shall
coordinate
case
26
advocacy
services
locally
through
one
or
more
contracted
27
entities.
The
department
may
implement
an
ongoing
contract
28
with
a
provider
of
a
statewide
program
with
local
offices
29
throughout
the
state
to
serve
as
the
local
administrative
30
entity
for
the
grant
program
to
allow
implementation
of
the
31
program
with
minimal
delay
following
a
governor’s
proclamation
32
of
a
state
of
disaster
emergency
or
a
declaration
of
a
major
33
disaster
by
the
president
of
the
United
States.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
relates
to
the
disaster
aid
individual
assistance
3
grant
fund
and
program
and
the
disaster
case
advocacy
grant
4
fund
and
program.
5
A
disaster
aid
individual
assistance
grant
fund
exists
6
in
the
state
treasury
to
meet
disaster-related
expenses
or
7
serious
needs
of
individuals
or
families
adversely
affected
8
by
a
disaster.
Current
law
provides
that
the
department
of
9
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
(department)
shall
10
administer
the
grant
funds
and
shall
adopt
rules
to
create
the
11
Iowa
disaster
aid
individual
assistance
grant
program.
12
The
bill
authorizes
the
department
to
implement
an
ongoing
13
contract
with
a
local
administrative
entity
for
the
grant
14
program
so
that
the
program
can
be
implemented
with
minimal
15
delay
when
a
disaster
occurs
in
a
local
area.
16
Current
law
limits
the
grant
amount
for
a
household
to
17
$5,000.
The
bill
increases
the
grant
limit
per
household
to
18
$7,000.
19
A
disaster
case
advocacy
grant
fund
exists
in
the
state
to
20
meet
disaster-related
case
advocacy
needs
of
disaster-affected
21
individuals.
Current
law
requires
the
department
to
administer
22
disaster
case
advocacy
grants
and
establish
a
disaster
case
23
advocacy
program.
Under
the
program,
the
department
shall
24
coordinate
case
advocacy
services
locally
through
one
or
more
25
contracted
entities.
26
The
bill
authorizes
the
department
to
implement
an
ongoing
27
contract
with
a
local
administrative
entity
for
the
grant
28
program
to
allow
implementation
of
the
program
with
minimal
29
delay
following
a
governor’s
proclamation
of
a
state
of
30
disaster
emergency
or
a
declaration
of
a
major
disaster
by
the
31
president
of
the
United
States.
32
The
bill
defines
“local
administrative
entity”
as
a
33
countywide
provider,
or
a
provider
of
a
statewide
program
34
with
local
offices
throughout
the
state,
contracted
for
the
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