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BY
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
BENNETT
,
STAED
,
BLAKE
,
PETERSEN
,
DONAHUE
,
TOWNSEND
,
KNOX
,
DOTZLER
,
WEINER
,
WINCKLER
,
WAHLS
,
BISIGNANO
,
and
QUIRMBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
appropriating
moneys
to
the
department
of
health
and
1
human
services
for
refugee
resettlement
assistance.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
APPROPRIATION
——
REFUGEE
RESETTLEMENT
1
ASSISTANCE.
2
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
3
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
the
fiscal
4
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
the
5
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
6
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
7
For
distribution
to
nonprofit
resettlement
agencies
8
participating
in
the
reception
and
placement
assistance
program
9
under
a
cooperative
agreement
with
the
United
States
department
10
of
state
for
expenses
incurred
to
provide
resettlement
11
assistance
to
refugees
in
Iowa.
12
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$
2,500,000
13
2.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
14
distribute
the
appropriated
moneys
proportionally
to
each
15
nonprofit
resettlement
agency
based
on
the
number
of
refugees
16
each
nonprofit
resettlement
agency
sponsors
under
the
nonprofit
17
resettlement
agency’s
cooperative
agreement
with
the
United
18
States
department
of
state.
19
3.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
20
distribute
the
appropriated
moneys
no
later
than
seven
calendar
21
days
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
22
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
23
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
appropriates
$2.5
million
for
FY
2024-2025
from
28
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
29
human
services
(HHS)
to
distribute
to
nonprofit
resettlement
30
agencies
(agency)
participating
in
the
reception
and
placement
31
assistance
program
under
the
United
States
department
of
state
32
to
provide
resettlement
assistance
to
refugees
in
Iowa.
HHS
33
shall
distribute
the
moneys
proportionally
to
each
agency
34
based
on
the
number
of
refugees
the
agency
sponsors
under
the
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cooperative
agreement.
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment,
1
and
HHS
shall
distribute
the
moneys
no
later
than
seven
2
calendar
days
after
enactment.
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