Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that amends appropriations from the state's general fund for fiscal year 2018.

Highlights:

• Specifies that appropriations, transfers of funds, and other changes in this bill are for the period beginning when this bill is enacted and ending on June 30, 2018 (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the following departments and agencies are subject to reductions in expenditures from the state’s general fund in the following amounts (Sec. 1):

• Board of Regents: $10,933,070;

• Department of Human Services (DHS): $4,316,042;

• Department of Corrections: $3,405,688;

• Community Colleges: $500,000;

• Judicial Branch: $1,611,815; and

• Department of Education: $1,611,815.

• Requires a $10 million reduction in funding for the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund, the amount of which will be transferred to the state’s general fund (Sec. 3).

• Appropriates $13 million from the Iowa Economic Emergency Fund (Sec. 11).

• Requires government-owned hospitals in Iowa that meet specified criteria to fund the non-federal share for both the Disproportionate Share Hospital Program and the Graduate Medical Education Program, effective March 1, 2018 (Sec. 5).

• Reduces appropriations for expenses of the general assembly and legislative agencies by $687,318 (Sec. 4).

• Specifies that the appropriation from the Iowa Economic Emergency Fund applies retroactively to September 28, 2017 (Sec. 12).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass with amendment a bill that amends appropriations from the state's general fund for fiscal year 2018.

Highlights:

• Specifies that appropriations, transfers of funds, and other changes in this bill are for the period beginning when this bill is enacted and ending on June 30, 2018 (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the following departments and agencies are subject to reductions in expenditures from the state’s general fund in the following amounts (Sec. 1):

• Board of Regents: $10,933,070;

• Department of Human Services (DHS): $4,316,042;

• Department of Corrections: $3,405,688;

• Community Colleges: $500,000;

• Judicial Branch: $1,611,815; and

• Department of Education: $1,611,815.

• Requires a $10 million reduction in funding for the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund, the amount of which will be transferred to the state’s general fund (Sec. 3).

• Appropriates $13 million from the Iowa Economic Emergency Fund (Sec. 11).

• Requires government-owned hospitals in Iowa that meet specified criteria to fund the non-federal share for both the Disproportionate Share Hospital Program and the Graduate Medical Education Program, effective March 1, 2018 (Sec. 5).

• Reduces appropriations for expenses of the general assembly and legislative agencies by $687,318 (Sec. 4).

• Specifies that the appropriation from the Iowa Economic Emergency Fund applies retroactively to September 28, 2017 (Sec. 12).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends appropriations from the state's general fund for the fiscal year 2018.

Highlights:

• Specifies that appropriations, transfers of funds, and other changes in this bill are for the period beginning when this bill is enacted and ending on June 30, 2018 (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the following departments and agencies are subject to reductions in expenditures from the state’s general fund in the following amounts (Sec. 1):

• Board of Regents: $14,563,265;

• Department of Human Services (DHS): $6,237,126;

• Department of Corrections: $3,405,688;

• Community Colleges: $1,813,797;

• Judicial Branch: $1,611,815; and

• Department of Education: $1,169,660.

• Requires a $10 million reduction in funding for the High Quality Jobs Program, the amount of which will be transferred to the state’s general fund (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes a supplemental appropriation of $451,871 to the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) for increased utility costs on the Capitol Complex and at the Ankeny Lab Facility (Sec. 11).

• Requires government-owned hospitals in Iowa that meet specified criteria to fund the non-federal share for both the Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Program and the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program, effective March 1, 2018 (Sec. 8).

• Requires DHS to request federal approval for a supplemental reimbursement for ground emergency medical transportation provided to Medicaid beneficiaries (Sec. 4).

• Increases the Pharmaceutical Settlement Account (PSA) appropriation to DHS for medical contracts by $64,257 (Sec. 12).

• Requires a $1 million reduction in funding for expenses of the general assembly and legislative agencies (Sec. 7).

Full Bill Text