HF3273 Summary

• Appropriates $49.72 million for public safety and corrections ($6.36 million in 2014, $43.36 million in 2015) for emergency communications, disaster assistance, correctional institutions, and victim services programs

• Creates a disaster assistance contingency account and establishes state public disaster assistance program (Chapter 12B) for local governments ineligible for federal FEMA assistance but meeting 50% of county per capita damage threshold, requiring applicants to cover 25% of costs

• Modifies criminal sentencing by increasing felony criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree penalties from 5 to 10 years imprisonment for repeat offenders and establishing 6-year stay of sentence for gross misdemeanor violations

• Requires disclosure of offender city and five-digit zip code to domestic violence victims upon request if state corrections supervises the offender, with exceptions for safety risks

• Continues the Fire Service Advisory Committee permanently and amends statutes related to emergency management funding, victim notification rights, and disaster cost-sharing requirements for federal assistance