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HOUSE
FILE
738
BY
TUREK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
centralized
accommodation
grant
program
1
and
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
231.81
Centralized
accommodation
1
grant
program.
2
1.
The
department
shall
establish
and
administer
a
3
centralized
accommodation
grant
program.
The
program
shall
4
provide
grants
to
individuals
with
disabilities
and
employers
5
thereof
for
the
purposes
of
funding
repairs
to
mobility
devices
6
and
improving
accessibility
of
workplaces.
7
2.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
8
to
administer
the
program,
including
but
not
limited
to
rules
9
establishing
eligibility
requirements,
an
application
process,
10
and
award
criteria.
11
3.
A
centralized
accommodation
fund
is
created
in
the
12
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
The
fund
13
shall
consist
of
all
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
pursuant
to
14
section
602.8108,
subsection
12,
and
appropriations
made
to
the
15
fund.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
16
for
purposes
of
the
centralized
accommodation
grant
program.
17
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
18
earnings
on
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
19
the
fund.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
credited
to
the
20
fund
shall
not
revert
at
the
close
of
a
fiscal
year.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
602.8108,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
22
the
following
new
subsection:
23
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12.
The
state
court
administrator
shall
24
allocate
all
of
the
fines
and
fees
attributable
to
citations
25
for
violations
under
section
321L.2A,
subsections
2
and
3,
26
section
321L.3,
section
321L.4,
subsection
2,
and
section
27
321L.7
to
the
treasurer
of
state
for
deposit
in
the
centralized
28
accommodation
fund
created
in
section
231.81.
29
Sec.
3.
Section
602.8108A,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
30
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
1.
The
Iowa
prison
infrastructure
fund
is
created
and
32
established
as
a
separate
and
distinct
fund
in
the
state
33
treasury.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
this
chapter
34
to
the
contrary,
the
first
eight
million
dollars
and,
beginning
35
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July
1,
1997,
the
first
nine
million
five
hundred
thousand
1
dollars,
of
moneys
remitted
to
the
treasurer
of
state
from
2
fines,
fees,
costs,
and
forfeited
bail
collected
by
the
clerks
3
of
the
district
court
in
criminal
cases,
including
those
4
collected
for
both
scheduled
and
nonscheduled
violations,
5
collected
in
each
fiscal
year
commencing
with
the
fiscal
6
year
beginning
July
1,
1995,
shall
be
deposited
in
the
fund.
7
Beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
treasurer
of
state
shall
certify
8
to
the
judicial
branch
the
annual
amount
of
funds
necessary
9
to
be
remitted
for
deposit
into
the
fund
for
that
fiscal
year
10
and
such
moneys
shall
be
remitted
to
the
treasurer
of
state
11
from
fines,
fees,
costs,
and
forfeited
bail
collected
by
the
12
clerks
of
the
district
court
in
criminal
cases,
including
those
13
collected
for
both
scheduled
and
nonscheduled
violations,
for
14
debt
payments
expected
to
be
paid
from
the
fund.
Interest
15
and
other
income
earned
by
the
fund
shall
be
deposited
in
16
the
fund.
However,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
17
July
1,
1998,
all
fines
and
fees
attributable
to
commercial
18
vehicle
violation
citations
issued
after
July
1,
1998,
shall
19
be
deposited
as
provided
in
section
602.8108,
subsection
20
8
.
Additionally,
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
21
July
1,
2025,
all
fines
and
fees
attributable
to
citations
22
for
violations
under
section
321L.2A,
subsections
2
and
3,
23
section
321L.3,
section
321L.4,
subsection
2,
and
section
24
321L.7
issued
on
or
after
July
1,
2025,
shall
be
deposited
as
25
provided
in
section
602.8108,
subsection
12.
The
moneys
in
the
26
fund
are
appropriated
and
shall
have
priority
and
precedence
27
for
the
purpose
of
paying
the
principal
of,
premium,
if
any,
28
and
interest
on
bonds
issued
by
the
Iowa
finance
authority
29
under
section
16.177
.
Any
remaining
moneys
not
otherwise
30
appropriated
for
purposes
of
paying
the
principal,
premium,
31
and
interest
on
the
bonds
issued
by
the
Iowa
finance
authority
32
pursuant
to
section
16.177
shall
be
available
and
appropriated
33
to
the
treasurer
of
state
pursuant
to
section
12.80
.
Except
34
as
otherwise
provided
in
subsection
2
,
amounts
in
the
funds
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shall
not
be
subject
to
appropriation
for
any
purpose
by
the
1
general
assembly,
but
shall
be
used
only
for
the
purposes
set
2
forth
in
this
section
.
The
treasurer
of
state
shall
act
as
3
custodian
of
the
fund
and
disburse
amounts
contained
in
it
4
as
directed
by
the
department
of
corrections
including
the
5
automatic
disbursement
of
funds
pursuant
to
the
terms
of
bond
6
indentures
and
documents
and
security
provisions
to
trustees
7
and
custodians.
The
treasurer
of
state
is
authorized
to
invest
8
the
funds
deposited
in
the
fund
subject
to
any
limitations
9
contained
in
any
applicable
bond
proceedings.
Any
amounts
10
remaining
in
the
fund
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
be
11
transferred
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
health
and
human
16
services
to
establish
a
centralized
accommodation
grant
17
program.
The
program
shall
provide
grants
to
individuals
with
18
disabilities
and
employers
thereof
for
the
purposes
of
funding
19
repairs
to
mobility
devices
and
improving
accessibility
of
20
workplaces.
21
The
bill
directs
the
department
to
adopt
administrative
22
rules
to
administer
the
program,
including
but
not
limited
to
23
rules
establishing
eligibility
requirements,
an
application
24
process,
and
award
criteria.
25
The
bill
creates
a
centralized
accommodation
fund
under
the
26
control
of
the
department
consisting
of
all
moneys
deposited
in
27
the
fund
pursuant
to
the
bill
and
appropriations
made
to
the
28
fund.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
29
for
purposes
of
the
centralized
accommodation
grant
program.
30
The
bill
directs
the
state
court
administrator
to
allocate
31
all
of
the
fines
and
fees
attributable
to
citations
for
32
specified
violations
of
Code
chapter
321L
(parking
for
persons
33
with
disabilities)
to
the
treasurer
of
state
for
deposit
in
the
34
centralized
accommodation
fund.
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