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A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system.(Formerly SSB 3184 .)

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system.(Formerly SSB 3184 .)

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Passed Legislature

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action
2026-05-02
Official status
Withdrawn. S.J. 990 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system.(Formerly SSB 3184 .)

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system.(Formerly SSB 3184 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system.(Formerly SSB 3184 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. S.J. 990 .

  2. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    HF 2770 substituted. S.J. 989 .

  3. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-5247 adopted. S.J. 989 .

  4. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Attached to HF 2770 . S.J. 985 .

  5. 2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-5247 filed. S.J. 961 .

  6. 2026-04-09 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 768 .

  7. 2026-04-09 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 765 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system.(Formerly SSB 3184 .)

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Senate

File

2481

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2481

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3184)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

and

making

appropriations

to

the

justice

1

system.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

DEPARTMENT

OF

JUSTICE.

1

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

2

to

the

department

of

justice

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

3

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

4

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

5

designated:

6

a.

For

the

general

office

of

attorney

general

for

7

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

8

including

the

prosecuting

attorneys

training

program,

matching

9

funds

for

federal

violence

against

women

grant

programs,

10

victim

assistance

grants,

the

office

of

drug

control

policy

11

prosecuting

attorney

program,

and

odometer

fraud

enforcement:

12

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$

11,672,266

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As

a

condition

of

receiving

the

appropriation

provided

14

in

this

lettered

paragraph,

the

department

of

justice

shall

15

maintain

a

record

of

the

estimated

time

incurred

representing

16

each

agency

or

department.

17

The

general

office

of

attorney

general

may

temporarily

18

exceed

and

draw

more

than

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

19

lettered

paragraph

and

incur

a

negative

cash

balance

as

long

20

as

there

are

receivables

equal

to

or

greater

than

the

negative

21

balances

and

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

22

is

not

exceeded

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year.

23

b.

For

victim

assistance

grants:

24

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$

5,166,708

25

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph,

26

$150,000

is

allocated

to

provide

grants

to

care

providers

27

providing

services

to

victims

of

human

trafficking.

The

28

remaining

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

29

are

allocated

to

provide

grants

to

care

providers

providing

30

services

to

all

other

victims

of

violent

crime.

31

The

balance

of

the

victim

compensation

fund

established

in

32

section

915.94

may

be

used

to

provide

salary

and

support

of

not

33

more

than

24.00

full-time

equivalent

positions

and

to

provide

34

maintenance

for

the

victim

compensation

functions

of

the

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department

of

justice.

In

addition

to

the

full-time

equivalent

1

positions

authorized

pursuant

to

this

unnumbered

paragraph,

2

7.00

full-time

equivalent

positions

are

authorized

and

shall

be

3

used

by

the

department

of

justice

to

employ

one

accountant

and

4

four

program

planners.

The

department

of

justice

may

employ

5

the

additional

7.00

full-time

equivalent

positions

authorized

6

pursuant

to

this

unnumbered

paragraph

that

are

in

excess

of

the

7

number

of

full-time

equivalent

positions

authorized

only

if

8

the

department

of

justice

receives

sufficient

federal

moneys

9

to

maintain

employment

for

the

additional

full-time

equivalent

10

positions

during

the

current

fiscal

year.

The

department

11

of

justice

shall

only

employ

the

additional

7.00

full-time

12

equivalent

positions

in

succeeding

fiscal

years

if

sufficient

13

federal

moneys

are

received

during

each

of

those

succeeding

14

fiscal

years.

15

The

department

of

justice

shall

transfer

at

least

$150,000

16

from

the

victim

compensation

fund

established

in

section

915.94

17

to

the

victim

assistance

grant

program

established

in

section

18

13.31.

19

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

20

lettered

paragraph

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

21

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

22

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

23

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

24

c.

For

legal

services

for

persons

in

poverty

grants

as

25

provided

in

section

13.34:

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$

2,634,601

27

d.

To

improve

the

department

of

justice’s

cybersecurity

and

28

technology

infrastructure:

29

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$

202,060

30

2.

a.

The

department

of

justice,

in

submitting

budget

31

estimates

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027,

pursuant

32

to

section

8.23,

shall

include

a

report

of

funding

from

sources

33

other

than

amounts

appropriated

directly

from

the

general

fund

34

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

justice

or

to

the

office

of

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consumer

advocate.

These

funding

sources

must

include

but

1

are

not

limited

to

reimbursements

from

other

state

agencies,

2

commissions,

boards,

or

similar

entities,

and

reimbursements

3

from

special

funds

or

internal

accounts

within

the

department

4

of

justice.

The

department

of

justice

shall

also

report

actual

5

reimbursements

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

6

and

actual

and

expected

reimbursements

for

the

fiscal

year

7

beginning

July

1,

2026.

8

b.

The

department

of

justice

shall

include

the

report

9

required

under

paragraph

“a”,

as

well

as

information

regarding

10

any

revisions

occurring

as

a

result

of

reimbursements

actually

11

received

or

expected

at

a

later

date,

in

a

report

to

the

12

general

assembly.

The

department

of

justice

shall

submit

the

13

report

on

or

before

January

15,

2027.

14

3.

a.

The

department

of

justice

shall

fully

reimburse

15

the

costs

and

necessary

related

expenses

incurred

by

the

Iowa

16

law

enforcement

academy

to

continue

to

employ

one

additional

17

instructor

position

who

shall

provide

training

for

human

18

trafficking-related

issues

throughout

the

state.

19

b.

The

department

of

justice

shall

obtain

the

moneys

20

necessary

to

reimburse

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

to

21

employ

such

an

instructor

from

unrestricted

moneys

from

either

22

the

victim

compensation

fund

established

in

section

915.94

or

23

the

human

trafficking

victim

fund

established

in

section

915.95

24

or

the

human

trafficking

enforcement

fund

established

in

2015

25

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

138,

section

141.

26

4.

Notwithstanding

sections

553.19

and

714.16C,

for

the

27

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

28

any

moneys

not

otherwise

appropriated

from

the

antitrust

fund

29

created

in

section

553.19

and

the

consumer

education

and

30

litigation

fund

created

in

section

714.16C

are

appropriated

to

31

the

department

of

justice

for

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

32

and

miscellaneous

purposes

necessary

to

perform

the

duties

33

described

in

section

13.2.

34

Sec.

2.

OFFICE

OF

CONSUMER

ADVOCATE.

There

is

appropriated

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from

the

commerce

revolving

fund

created

in

section

546.12

to

1

the

office

of

consumer

advocate

of

the

department

of

justice

2

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

3

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

4

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

5

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

6

purposes:

7

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$

3,784,047

8

The

office

of

consumer

advocate

shall

include

in

its

charges

9

assessed

or

revenues

generated

an

amount

sufficient

to

cover

10

the

amount

stated

in

its

appropriation

and

any

state-assessed

11

indirect

costs

determined

by

the

department

of

administrative

12

services.

13

Sec.

3.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

FACILITIES.

14

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

15

to

the

department

of

corrections

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

16

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

17

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

18

designated:

19

a.

For

the

operation

of

the

Fort

Madison

correctional

20

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

21

miscellaneous

purposes:

22

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$

46,724,722

23

b.

For

the

operation

of

the

Anamosa

correctional

facility,

24

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

25

purposes:

26

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$

40,255,974

27

c.

For

the

operation

of

the

Oakdale

correctional

facility,

28

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

29

purposes:

30

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$

59,344,020

31

d.

For

the

Oakdale

correctional

facility

for

32

department-wide

institutional

pharmaceuticals

and

miscellaneous

33

purposes:

34

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$

10,175,417

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e.

For

the

operation

of

the

Newton

correctional

facility,

1

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

2

purposes:

3

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$

32,509,092

4

f.

For

the

operation

of

the

Mount

Pleasant

correctional

5

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

6

miscellaneous

purposes:

7

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$

30,619,297

8

g.

For

the

operation

of

the

Rockwell

City

correctional

9

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

10

miscellaneous

purposes:

11

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$

11,916,579

12

h.

For

the

operation

of

the

Clarinda

correctional

facility,

13

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

14

purposes:

15

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$

29,678,380

16

i.

For

the

operation

of

the

Mitchellville

correctional

17

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

18

miscellaneous

purposes:

19

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$

26,350,539

20

j.

For

the

operation

of

the

Fort

Dodge

correctional

21

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

22

miscellaneous

purposes:

23

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$

34,467,251

24

k.

For

reimbursement

of

counties

for

temporary

confinement

25

of

prisoners,

as

provided

in

sections

901.7,

904.908,

and

26

906.17,

and

for

offenders

confined

pursuant

to

section

904.513:

27

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$

1,345,319

28

l.

For

federal

prison

reimbursement,

reimbursements

for

29

out-of-state

placements,

and

miscellaneous

contracts:

30

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

234,411

31

2.

The

department

of

corrections

shall

use

moneys

32

appropriated

in

subsection

1

to

continue

to

contract

for

the

33

services

of

a

Muslim

imam

and

a

Native

American

spiritual

34

leader.

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4.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

ADMINISTRATION.

There

1

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

2

department

of

corrections

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

3

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

4

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

5

designated:

6

1.

For

general

administration,

including

salaries

and

the

7

adjustment

of

salaries

throughout

the

department,

support,

8

maintenance,

employment

of

an

education

director

to

administer

9

a

centralized

education

program

for

the

correctional

system,

10

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

11

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

9,650,695

12

a.

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

each

13

lease

negotiated

by

the

department

of

corrections

with

a

14

private

corporation

for

the

purpose

of

providing

private

15

industry

employment

of

inmates

in

a

correctional

institution

16

shall

prohibit

the

private

corporation

from

utilizing

inmate

17

labor

for

partisan

political

purposes

for

any

person

seeking

18

election

to

public

office

in

this

state

and

that

a

violation

19

of

this

requirement

shall

result

in

a

termination

of

the

lease

20

agreement.

21

b.

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

as

a

22

condition

of

receiving

the

appropriation

provided

in

this

23

subsection

the

department

of

corrections

shall

not

enter

into

24

a

lease

or

contractual

agreement

pursuant

to

section

904.809

25

with

a

private

corporation

for

the

use

of

building

space

for

26

the

purpose

of

providing

inmate

employment

without

providing

27

that

the

terms

of

the

lease

or

contract

establish

safeguards

to

28

restrict,

to

the

greatest

extent

feasible,

access

by

inmates

29

working

for

the

private

corporation

to

personal

identifying

30

information

of

citizens.

31

2.

For

educational

programs

for

inmates

at

state

penal

32

institutions:

33

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,108,109

34

a.

To

maximize

the

funding

for

educational

programs,

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the

department

shall

establish

guidelines

and

procedures

to

1

prioritize

the

availability

of

educational

and

vocational

2

training

for

inmates

based

upon

the

goal

of

facilitating

an

3

inmate’s

successful

release

from

the

correctional

institution.

4

b.

The

director

of

the

department

of

corrections

may

5

transfer

moneys

from

Iowa

prison

industries

and

the

canteen

6

operating

funds

established

pursuant

to

section

904.310,

for

7

use

in

educational

programs

for

inmates.

8

c.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

9

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

10

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

11

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

in

this

12

subsection

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

13

3.

For

the

development

and

operation

of

the

Iowa

corrections

14

offender

network

(ICON)

data

system:

15

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,000,000

16

4.

For

offender

mental

health

and

substance

abuse

17

treatment:

18

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

28,065

19

5.

For

department-wide

duties,

including

operations,

costs,

20

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

21

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

5,500,000

22

Sec.

5.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

JUDICIAL

DISTRICT

23

DEPARTMENTS

OF

CORRECTIONAL

SERVICES.

24

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

25

to

the

department

of

corrections

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

26

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

27

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

salaries,

28

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

29

a.

For

the

first

judicial

district

department

of

30

correctional

services:

31

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

17,395,981

32

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

first

33

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

34

the

drug

courts

operated

by

the

district

department.

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b.

For

the

second

judicial

district

department

of

1

correctional

services:

2

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

14,105,725

3

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

second

4

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

5

two

drug

courts

to

be

operated

by

the

district

department.

6

c.

For

the

third

judicial

district

department

of

7

correctional

services:

8

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

8,915,376

9

d.

For

the

fourth

judicial

district

department

of

10

correctional

services:

11

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

6,563,898

12

e.

For

the

fifth

judicial

district

department

of

13

correctional

services,

including

funding

for

electronic

14

monitoring

devices

for

use

on

a

statewide

basis:

15

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

25,194,813

16

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

fifth

17

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

18

the

drug

court

operated

by

the

district

department.

19

f.

For

the

sixth

judicial

district

department

of

20

correctional

services:

21

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

17,554,811

22

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

sixth

23

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

24

the

drug

court

operated

by

the

district

department.

25

g.

For

the

seventh

judicial

district

department

of

26

correctional

services:

27

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

11,003,457

28

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

seventh

29

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

30

the

drug

court

operated

by

the

district

department.

31

h.

For

the

eighth

judicial

district

department

of

32

correctional

services:

33

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

10,259,926

34

2.

Each

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

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services,

within

the

moneys

available,

shall

continue

programs

1

and

plans

established

within

that

district

to

provide

for

2

intensive

supervision,

sex

offender

treatment,

diversion

of

3

low-risk

offenders

to

the

least

restrictive

sanction

available,

4

job

development,

and

expanded

use

of

intermediate

criminal

5

sanctions.

6

3.

Each

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

7

services

shall

provide

alternatives

to

prison

consistent

with

8

chapter

901B.

The

alternatives

to

prison

must

ensure

public

9

safety

while

providing

maximum

rehabilitation

to

the

offender.

10

A

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

may

11

also

establish

a

day

program.

12

4.

The

office

of

drug

control

policy

of

the

department

13

of

public

safety

shall

consider

federal

grants

made

to

the

14

department

of

corrections

for

the

benefit

of

each

of

the

eight

15

judicial

district

departments

of

correctional

services

as

local

16

government

grants,

as

defined

pursuant

to

federal

regulations.

17

5.

The

department

of

corrections

shall

continue

to

contract

18

with

a

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

19

to

provide

for

the

rental

of

electronic

monitoring

equipment

20

available

statewide.

21

6.

The

public

safety

assessment

shall

not

be

utilized

in

22

pretrial

hearings

when

determining

whether

to

detain

or

release

23

a

defendant

before

trial

until

such

time

the

use

of

the

public

24

safety

assessment

has

been

specifically

authorized

by

the

25

general

assembly.

26

Sec.

6.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

REALLOCATION

OF

27

APPROPRIATIONS.

Notwithstanding

section

8.39,

within

28

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

Act

to

the

department

of

29

corrections,

the

department

may

reallocate

the

moneys

30

appropriated

and

allocated

as

necessary

to

best

fulfill

the

31

needs

of

the

correctional

institutions,

administration

of

32

the

department,

and

the

judicial

district

departments

of

33

correctional

services.

However,

in

addition

to

complying

with

34

the

requirements

of

section

904.116

and

providing

notice

to

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the

legislative

services

agency,

the

department

of

corrections

1

shall

also

provide

notice

to

the

department

of

management,

2

prior

to

the

effective

date

of

the

revision

or

reallocation

of

3

an

appropriation

made

pursuant

to

this

section.

The

department

4

of

corrections

shall

not

reallocate

an

appropriation

or

5

allocation

for

the

purpose

of

eliminating

any

program.

6

Sec.

7.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

INTENT

——

REPORTS.

7

1.

The

department

of

corrections,

in

cooperation

with

8

townships,

the

Iowa

cemetery

associations,

and

other

nonprofit

9

or

governmental

entities,

may

use

inmate

labor

during

the

10

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

to

restore

or

preserve

11

rural

cemeteries

and

historical

landmarks.

The

department,

in

12

cooperation

with

the

counties,

may

also

use

inmate

labor

to

13

clean

up

roads,

major

water

sources,

and

other

water

sources

14

around

the

state.

15

2.

By

January

15,

2027,

the

department

shall

provide

an

16

annual

status

report

regarding

private-sector

employment

to

17

the

general

assembly.

The

report

must

include

the

number

18

of

offenders

employed

in

the

private

sector,

the

combined

19

number

of

hours

worked

by

the

offenders,

the

total

amount

of

20

allowances,

and

the

distribution

of

allowances

pursuant

to

21

section

904.702,

including

any

moneys

deposited

in

the

general

22

fund

of

the

state.

23

Sec.

8.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

ELECTRONIC

MONITORING

24

REPORT.

The

department

of

corrections

shall

submit

a

report

25

on

electronic

monitoring

to

the

general

assembly

by

January

26

15,

2027.

The

report

must

specifically

address

the

number

27

of

persons

being

electronically

monitored

and

break

down

the

28

number

of

persons

being

electronically

monitored

by

offense

29

committed.

The

report

must

also

include

a

comparison

of

any

30

data

from

the

prior

fiscal

year

with

the

current

fiscal

year.

31

Sec.

9.

STATE

AGENCY

PURCHASES

FROM

PRISON

INDUSTRIES.

32

1.

As

used

in

this

section,

unless

the

context

otherwise

33

requires,

“state

agency”

means

the

government

of

the

state

34

of

Iowa,

including

but

not

limited

to

all

executive

branch

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departments,

agencies,

boards,

bureaus,

and

commissions,

the

1

judicial

branch,

the

general

assembly

and

all

legislative

2

agencies,

institutions

within

the

purview

of

the

state

board

of

3

regents,

and

any

corporation

whose

primary

function

is

to

act

4

as

an

instrumentality

of

the

state.

5

2.

State

agencies

are

encouraged

to

purchase

products

from

6

Iowa

state

industries,

as

defined

in

section

904.802,

when

7

purchases

are

required

and

the

products

are

available

from

8

Iowa

state

industries.

State

agencies

shall

obtain

bids

from

9

Iowa

state

industries

for

purchases

of

office

furniture

during

10

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

exceeding

$5,000

or

11

in

accordance

with

applicable

administrative

rules

related

to

12

purchases

for

the

agency.

13

Sec.

10.

IOWA

LAW

ENFORCEMENT

ACADEMY.

14

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

15

state

to

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

for

the

fiscal

year

16

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

17

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

18

purposes

designated:

19

a.

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

20

purposes,

including

jailer

training

and

technical

assistance:

21

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,919,407

22

b.

The

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

may

temporarily

exceed

23

and

draw

more

than

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection

24

and

incur

a

negative

cash

balance

as

long

as

there

are

25

receivables

equal

to

or

greater

than

the

negative

balance

and

26

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection

is

not

exceeded

at

27

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year.

28

2.

The

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

may

select

at

least

29

five

automobiles

of

the

department

of

public

safety,

division

30

of

state

patrol,

prior

to

turning

over

the

automobiles

to

31

the

department

of

administrative

services

to

be

disposed

32

of

by

public

auction,

and

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

33

may

exchange

any

automobile

owned

by

the

academy

for

each

34

automobile

selected

if

the

selected

automobile

is

used

in

35

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as/ns

11/

18

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2481

training

law

enforcement

officers

at

the

academy.

However,

any

1

automobile

exchanged

by

the

academy

must

be

substituted

for

2

the

selected

vehicle

of

the

department

of

public

safety

and

3

sold

by

public

auction

with

the

receipts

being

deposited

in

the

4

depreciation

fund

maintained

pursuant

to

section

8A.365

to

the

5

credit

of

the

department

of

public

safety,

division

of

state

6

patrol.

7

3.

The

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

shall

provide

training

8

for

domestic

abuse

and

human

trafficking-related

issues

9

throughout

the

state.

The

academy

shall

offer

the

training

at

10

no

cost

to

the

attendees

and

the

training

shall

not

replace

any

11

existing

domestic

abuse

or

human

trafficking

training

offered

12

by

the

academy.

13

Sec.

11.

STATE

PUBLIC

DEFENDER.

14

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

15

to

the

office

of

the

state

public

defender

of

the

department

16

of

inspections,

appeals,

and

licensing

for

the

fiscal

year

17

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

18

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

19

purposes

designated:

20

a.

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

21

purposes:

22

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

38,627,894

23

b.

For

payments

on

behalf

of

eligible

adults

and

juveniles

24

from

the

indigent

defense

fund,

in

accordance

with

section

25

815.11:

26

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

41,226,374

27

2.

Moneys

received

by

the

office

of

the

state

public

28

defender

pursuant

to

Tit.

IV-E

of

the

federal

Social

Security

29

Act

remaining

unencumbered

and

unobligated

at

the

end

of

the

30

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

be

transferred

to

the

31

Tit.

IV-E

juvenile

justice

improvement

fund

created

in

2022

32

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1146,

section

11,

subsection

3,

to

remain

33

available

for

expenditure

by

the

office

of

the

state

public

34

defender

in

succeeding

fiscal

years

for

the

purposes

allowed

by

35

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Tit.

IV-E

of

the

federal

Social

Security

Act.

1

Sec.

12.

BOARD

OF

PAROLE.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

2

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

board

of

parole

for

the

fiscal

3

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

4

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

5

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

6

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

7

purposes:

8

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,545,114

9

Sec.

13.

DEPARTMENT

OF

PUBLIC

DEFENSE.

10

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

11

state

to

the

department

of

public

defense,

for

the

fiscal

year

12

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

13

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

14

purposes

designated:

15

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

16

purposes:

17

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

7,646,037

18

2.

The

department

of

public

defense

may

temporarily

exceed

19

and

draw

more

than

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

section

and

20

incur

a

negative

cash

balance

as

long

as

there

are

receivables

21

of

federal

funds

equal

to

or

greater

than

the

negative

balance

22

and

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

section

is

not

exceeded

at

23

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year.

24

Sec.

14.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HOMELAND

SECURITY

AND

EMERGENCY

25

MANAGEMENT.

26

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

27

to

the

department

of

homeland

security

and

emergency

management

28

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

29

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

30

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

31

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

32

purposes:

33

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,396,138

34

2.

The

department

of

homeland

security

and

emergency

35

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91

as/ns

13/

18

S.F.

2481

management

may

temporarily

exceed

and

draw

more

than

the

amount

1

appropriated

in

this

section

and

incur

a

negative

cash

balance

2

as

long

as

there

are

receivables

of

federal

funds

equal

to

or

3

greater

than

the

negative

balance

and

the

amount

appropriated

4

in

this

section

is

not

exceeded

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

5

year.

6

Sec.

15.

DEPARTMENT

OF

PUBLIC

SAFETY.

There

is

appropriated

7

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

public

8

safety

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

9

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

10

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

11

1.

For

administrative

functions,

including

salaries

and

12

the

adjustment

of

salaries

throughout

the

department,

and

the

13

criminal

justice

information

system:

14

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

7,325,444

15

2.

For

the

division

of

criminal

investigation,

including

16

the

state’s

contribution

to

the

peace

officers’

retirement,

17

accident,

and

disability

system

provided

in

chapter

97A

in

the

18

amount

of

the

state’s

normal

contribution

rate,

as

defined

in

19

section

97A.8,

multiplied

by

the

salaries

for

which

the

moneys

20

are

appropriated,

to

meet

federal

fund

matching

requirements:

21

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

23,282,804

22

3.

For

the

criminalistics

laboratory

fund

created

in

23

section

691.9:

24

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

650,000

25

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

26

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

27

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

28

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

29

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

30

4.

a.

For

the

division

of

narcotics

enforcement,

including

31

the

state’s

contribution

to

the

peace

officers’

retirement,

32

accident,

and

disability

system

provided

in

chapter

97A

in

the

33

amount

of

the

state’s

normal

contribution

rate,

as

defined

in

34

section

97A.8,

multiplied

by

the

salaries

for

which

the

moneys

35

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14/

18

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2481

are

appropriated,

to

meet

federal

fund

matching

requirements:

1

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

10,496,573

2

b.

For

the

division

of

narcotics

enforcement

for

undercover

3

purchases:

4

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

209,042

5

5.

For

the

division

of

state

fire

marshal,

for

fire

6

protection

services

as

provided

through

the

state

fire

service

7

and

emergency

response

council

as

created

in

the

department,

8

and

for

the

state’s

contribution

to

the

peace

officers’

9

retirement,

accident,

and

disability

system

provided

in

chapter

10

97A

in

the

amount

of

the

state’s

normal

contribution

rate,

as

11

defined

in

section

97A.8,

multiplied

by

the

salaries

for

which

12

the

moneys

are

appropriated:

13

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,635,378

14

6.

For

the

division

of

state

patrol,

for

salaries,

support,

15

maintenance,

workers’

compensation

costs,

and

miscellaneous

16

purposes,

including

the

state’s

contribution

to

the

peace

17

officers’

retirement,

accident,

and

disability

system

provided

18

in

chapter

97A

in

the

amount

of

the

state’s

normal

contribution

19

rate,

as

defined

in

section

97A.8,

multiplied

by

the

salaries

20

for

which

the

moneys

are

appropriated:

21

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

94,251,941

22

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

members

of

the

23

state

patrol

be

assigned

to

patrol

the

highways

and

roads

in

24

lieu

of

assignments

for

inspecting

school

buses

for

the

school

25

districts.

26

7.

For

deposit

in

the

sick

leave

benefits

fund

established

27

in

section

80.42

for

all

departmental

employees

eligible

to

28

receive

benefits

for

accrued

sick

leave

under

the

collective

29

bargaining

agreement:

30

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

279,517

31

8.

For

costs

associated

with

the

training

and

equipment

32

needs

of

volunteer

fire

fighters:

33

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,075,520

34

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

35

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15/

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subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

1

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

2

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

in

this

subsection

3

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

4

9.

For

the

public

safety

interoperable

and

broadband

5

communications

fund

established

in

section

80.44:

6

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

115,661

7

10.

For

the

office

to

combat

human

trafficking

established

8

in

section

80.45,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

9

miscellaneous

purposes:

10

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

200,742

11

11.

For

department-wide

duties,

including

operations,

12

costs,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

13

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,430,000

14

12.

For

the

office

of

drug

control

policy,

for

salaries,

15

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

including

16

statewide

coordination

of

the

drug

abuse

resistance

education

17

(D.A.R.E.)

programs

or

other

similar

programs:

18

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

270,546

19

Notwithstanding

section

8.39,

the

department

of

public

20

safety

may

reallocate

moneys

appropriated

in

this

section

21

as

necessary

to

best

fulfill

the

needs

provided

for

in

the

22

appropriation.

However,

the

department

shall

not

reallocate

23

moneys

appropriated

to

the

department

in

this

section

unless

24

notice

of

the

reallocation

is

given

to

the

legislative

services

25

agency

and

the

department

of

management

prior

to

the

effective

26

date

of

the

reallocation.

The

notice

must

include

information

27

regarding

the

rationale

for

reallocating

the

moneys.

The

28

department

shall

not

reallocate

moneys

appropriated

in

this

29

section

for

the

purpose

of

eliminating

any

program.

30

Sec.

16.

DEPARTMENT

OF

PUBLIC

SAFETY

——

GAMING

ENFORCEMENT.

31

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

gaming

enforcement

32

revolving

fund

created

in

section

80.43

to

the

department

of

33

public

safety

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

34

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

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as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

1

For

any

direct

support

costs

for

agents

and

officers

of

2

the

division

of

criminal

investigation’s

excursion

gambling

3

boat,

gambling

structure,

and

racetrack

enclosure

enforcement

4

activities,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

5

miscellaneous

purposes:

6

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

13,084,081

7

2.

For

each

additional

license

to

conduct

gambling

games

on

8

an

excursion

gambling

boat,

gambling

structure,

or

racetrack

9

enclosure

issued

during

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

10

there

is

appropriated

from

the

gaming

enforcement

revolving

11

fund

to

the

department

of

public

safety

for

the

fiscal

year

12

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

an

additional

13

amount

of

not

more

than

$300,000

to

be

used

for

full-time

14

equivalent

positions.

15

3.

The

department

of

public

safety,

with

the

approval

of

the

16

department

of

management,

may

employ

no

more

than

three

special

17

agents

for

each

additional

riverboat

or

gambling

structure

18

regulated

after

July

1,

2026,

and

three

special

agents

for

19

each

racing

facility

which

becomes

operational

during

the

20

fiscal

year

which

begins

July

1,

2026.

Positions

authorized

21

in

this

subsection

are

in

addition

to

the

full-time

equivalent

22

positions

otherwise

authorized

in

this

section.

23

Sec.

17.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HOMELAND

SECURITY

AND

EMERGENCY

24

MANAGEMENT.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

911

emergency

25

communications

fund

created

in

section

34A.7A

to

the

department

26

of

homeland

security

and

emergency

management

for

the

fiscal

27

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

28

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

29

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

30

For

implementation,

support,

and

maintenance

of

the

31

functions

of

the

administrator

and

program

manager

under

32

chapter

34A

and

to

employ

the

auditor

of

the

state

to

perform

33

an

annual

audit

of

the

911

emergency

communications

fund:

34

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

300,000

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18.

DEPARTMENT

OF

JUSTICE

——

CONSUMER

EDUCATION

AND

1

LITIGATION

——

FARM

MEDIATION

AND

PROSECUTIONS,

APPEALS,

AND

2

CLAIMS.

Notwithstanding

section

714.16C,

there

is

appropriated

3

from

the

consumer

education

and

litigation

fund

to

the

4

department

of

justice

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

5

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

6

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

7

designated:

8

1.

For

farm

mediation

services

as

specified

in

section

9

13.13,

subsection

2:

10

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

300,000

11

2.

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

12

purposes

for

criminal

prosecutions,

criminal

appeals,

and

13

performing

duties

pursuant

to

chapter

669:

14

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,000,000

15

EXPLANATION

16

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

17

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

18

This

bill

relates

to

and

makes

appropriations

to

the

justice

19

system.

20

The

bill

makes

appropriations

for

FY

2026-2027

from

the

21

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

departments

of

justice,

22

corrections,

public

defense,

public

safety,

and

homeland

23

security

and

emergency

management,

and

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

24

academy,

office

of

the

state

public

defender,

and

board

of

25

parole.

26

The

bill

also

appropriates

moneys

for

FY

2026-2027

from

the

27

commerce

revolving

fund

to

the

office

of

consumer

advocate

28

of

the

department

of

justice;

from

the

gaming

enforcement

29

revolving

fund

to

the

department

of

public

safety;

from

the

911

30

emergency

communications

fund

to

the

department

of

homeland

31

security

and

emergency

management;

and

from

the

consumer

32

education

and

litigation

fund

to

the

department

of

justice

for

33

farm

mediation

services

and

for

criminal

prosecutions,

criminal

34

appeals,

and

performing

certain

duties.

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