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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1226)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
opioid
settlement
fund,
making
1
appropriations,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
12.51,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
not
be
transferred,
used,
3
obligated,
appropriated,
or
otherwise
encumbered
except
as
4
provided
in
this
section
.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
only
be
5
used
pursuant
to
appropriations
from
the
fund
by
the
general
6
assembly
for
purposes
of
abating
the
opioid
crisis
in
this
7
state,
which
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
purposes
8
specified
in
section
135.190A
for
moneys
in
the
opioid
9
antagonist
medication
fund.
10
b.
(1)
Annually,
the
department
of
health
and
human
11
services
and
the
office
of
the
attorney
general
shall
each
12
submit
a
proposed
legislative
bill
pursuant
to
section
2.16,
13
subsection
2,
containing
recommended
appropriations
from
the
14
fund
to
the
respective
entity
for
the
upcoming
fiscal
year.
To
15
ensure
equitable
statewide
services,
the
department
of
health
16
and
human
services
and
the
attorney
general
shall
consider
17
the
recommendations
for
the
proposed
legislative
bill
from
18
each
district
behavioral
health
advisory
council
established
19
pursuant
to
2024
Iowa
Acts,
ch.
1161,
§5.
The
proposed
20
legislative
bills
must
provide
that
seventy-five
percent
21
of
the
unencumbered
and
unobligated
moneys
in
the
fund
are
22
appropriated
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
23
and
twenty-five
percent
of
the
unencumbered
and
unobligated
24
moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
office
of
the
25
attorney
general.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
26
and
the
office
of
the
attorney
general
shall
disburse
moneys
27
appropriated
from
the
fund
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
28
of
the
master
settlement
agreements,
the
Act
in
which
the
29
moneys
are
appropriated,
and
this
section.
The
moneys
30
disbursed
by
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
and
31
the
office
of
the
attorney
general
pursuant
to
an
appropriation
32
from
the
fund
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
statement
on
any
33
printed
or
marketing
materials
that
the
funding
is
a
one-time
34
allocation
from
the
opioid
settlement
fund.
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(2)
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
and
the
1
office
of
the
attorney
general
shall
submit
a
report
jointly
or
2
individually
by
January
1,
2027,
and
by
January
1
every
year
3
thereafter,
to
the
general
assembly
detailing
the
disbursements
4
from
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year
and,
if
applicable,
5
the
impact
of
the
disbursements
on
Iowans.
6
Sec.
2.
OPIOID
SETTLEMENT
FUND
——
APPROPRIATIONS
——
7
FY
2024-2025.
8
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
opioid
settlement
fund
9
created
in
section
12.51
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
10
services
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
11
June
30,
2025,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
12
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
13
a.
To
provide
grants
to
nonprofit
organizations
14
headquartered
in
a
city
with
a
population
between
24,500
and
15
25,000
as
determined
by
the
2020
federal
decennial
census,
that
16
are
members
of
the
Iowa
substance
use
and
problem
gambling
17
services
integrated
provider
network
and
specialize
in
the
18
treatment
and
prevention
of
co-occurring
mental
health
and
19
substance
use
disorders
for
adolescents
and
adults,
to
be
used
20
for
renovation
and
expansion
of
a
nature-based
recovery
campus
21
to
provide
co-occurring
assessment,
treatment,
and
prevention
22
services
for
both
adolescents
and
adults
who
are
suffering
23
from
mental
health
and
substance
use
disorders,
including
24
outpatient,
residential
treatment,
and
detoxification:
25
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$
12,000,000
26
b.
To
abate
the
opioid
crisis
in
the
state
as
described
in
27
section
12.51,
subsection
2:
28
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$
30,000,000
29
2.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
30
this
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
31
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
32
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
33
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
34
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
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importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
relates
to
and
makes
appropriations
from
the
5
opioid
settlement
fund
(fund).
6
The
bill
provides
that
annually,
the
department
of
health
7
and
human
services
(HHS)
and
the
office
of
the
attorney
general
8
(AG)
shall
each
submit
a
proposed
legislative
bill
by
the
9
prefiling
deadline
for
departments
containing
recommended
10
appropriations
from
the
fund
for
the
upcoming
fiscal
year.
11
To
ensure
equitable
statewide
services,
HHS
and
the
AG
shall
12
consider
recommendations
for
the
proposed
legislative
bill
from
13
each
district
behavioral
health
advisory
council.
The
proposed
14
legislative
bills
shall
provide
that
of
the
unencumbered
and
15
unobligated
moneys
in
the
fund,
75
percent
is
appropriated
16
to
HHS
and
25
percent
is
appropriated
to
the
AG.
Moneys
17
appropriated
to
HHS
or
the
AG
shall
be
disbursed
in
accordance
18
with
the
requirements
of
the
master
settlement
agreements,
19
the
Act
in
which
the
money
is
appropriated,
and
the
bill,
and
20
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
statement
on
any
printed
or
marketing
21
materials
that
the
funding
is
a
one-time
allocation
from
the
22
fund.
23
The
bill
requires
HHS
and
the
AG
to
submit
a
report
jointly
24
or
individually
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
1,
2027,
and
25
by
January
1
each
subsequent
year,
detailing
the
disbursements
26
from
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year,
including
the
27
impact
of
the
disbursements.
28
The
bill
appropriates
$12
million
for
FY
2024-2025
from
29
the
fund
to
HHS
to
provide
grants
to
nonprofit
organizations
30
headquartered
in
a
city
with
a
population
between
24,500
and
31
25,000
as
determined
by
the
2020
federal
decennial
census,
that
32
are
members
of
the
Iowa
substance
use
and
problem
gambling
33
services
integrated
provider
network
and
specialize
in
the
34
treatment
and
prevention
of
co-occurring
mental
health
and
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substance
use
disorders
for
adolescents
and
adults,
for
1
purposes
of
renovation
and
expansion
of
a
campus
as
detailed
2
in
the
bill.
3
The
bill
also
appropriates
$30
million
for
FY
2024-2025
from
4
the
fund
to
HHS
to
abate
the
opioid
crisis
in
the
state.
5
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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