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Senate
File
438
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
438
BY
WEINER
,
DONAHUE
,
DOTZLER
,
WINCKLER
,
CELSI
,
TOWNSEND
,
STAED
,
PETERSEN
,
and
QUIRMBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
a
988
emergency
service
1
fund,
making
an
appropriation,
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
34B.1
Definitions.
1
1.
For
purposes
of
this
chapter:
2
a.
“988
service”
means
a
service
which
provides
the
user
3
of
a
public
telephone
system
the
ability
to
reach
a
suicide
4
and
crisis
lifeline
by
dialing
or
texting
the
digits
9-8-8,
or
5
using
an
internet
site
chat
function.
6
b.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
health
and
human
7
services.
8
2.
A
988
emergency
service
fund
is
created
in
the
state
9
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
Moneys
in
the
10
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
for
purposes
described
11
in
subsection
4.
12
3.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
13
fiscal
year
thereafter,
there
is
transferred
to
the
988
14
emergency
service
fund
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
the
15
sum
of
three
million
dollars.
16
4.
Moneys
in
the
988
emergency
service
fund
shall
be
17
distributed
by
the
department
to
persons
operating
a
988
18
service
in
this
state
in
the
event
that
federal
funding
for
988
19
services
terminates,
becomes
delayed,
or
is
otherwise
impacted
20
in
such
a
way
that
988
service
is
interrupted
in
the
state.
21
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
22
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
the
establishment
of
a
988
emergency
27
service
fund
(988
fund).
28
The
bill
defines
“988
service”
as
a
service
which
provides
29
the
user
of
a
public
telephone
system
the
ability
to
reach
a
30
suicide
and
crisis
lifeline
by
dialing
or
texting
the
digits
31
9-8-8,
or
using
an
internet
site
chat
function.
32
The
bill
creates
a
988
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
33
control
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
(HHS).
34
For
FY
2025-2026,
and
each
fiscal
year
thereafter,
the
bill
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transfers
$3
million
to
the
988
fund
from
the
general
fund
of
1
the
state.
Moneys
in
the
988
fund
are
appropriated
to
HHS
for
2
distribution
to
persons
operating
a
988
service
in
this
state
3
in
the
event
that
federal
funding
for
988
services
terminates,
4
becomes
delayed,
or
is
otherwise
impacted
in
such
a
way
that
5
interrupts
988
service
in
this
state.
6
The
bill
is
effective
upon
enactment.
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