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IA HSB243
SB
Status
2/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Veterans Affairs
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AI Summary
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Establishes a veterans service organization grant program administered by the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs to provide matching funds for hiring staff who assist veterans with claims
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Creates a veterans service organization grant fund within the state treasury; unspent moneys do not revert at fiscal year end and interest earned stays in the fund
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Requires grant recipients to be organizations recognized under 38 C.F.R. §14.628(c) and to demonstrate they have budgeted matching funds for each staff position funded by the grant
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Appropriates $250,000 from the general fund for fiscal year 2025-2026 (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026) for deposit into the grant fund
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Directs the department to adopt application procedures, forms, administrative guidelines, and rules to implement the program
Legislative Description
A bill for an act providing for the establishment of a veterans service organization grant program, and making appropriations.(See HF 909, HF 1000.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 909.
3/10/2025