Amendment H-8232 to HF 2641

Filed March 20, 2024 in the House by

What it changes

1. Page 3, after line 27 by inserting: “PART ___ ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER —— APPROPRIATION Sec. ___. PARTICIPATION IN SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM —— APPROPRIATION. The department of agriculture and land stewardship, in coordination with the department of education and the department of health and human services, shall do all of the following:
2. Immediately upon the effective date of this part of this division of this Act, submit a letter of intent to the United States secretary of agriculture to apply for and participate in the summer EBT for children program established as a permanent program under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, 42 U.S.C. §1762, during summer
4. Coordinate with the department of education, the department of health and human services, and the United States department of agriculture food and nutrition service to develop a successful management and administration plan for the summer EBT for children program, and submit the plan to the United States secretary of agriculture by a date designated by the United States secretary of agriculture. Sec. ___. SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM —— HEALTHIEST STATE INITIATIVE COORDINATION —— APPROPRIATIONS.
5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for administration of the summer EBT for children program as provided under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, during summer 2024: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,900,000 a. The department of agriculture and land stewardship may allocate funding to the department of health and human services or department of education for administration of the summer electronic benefits transfer for children program. b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection, at least $700,000 shall be used by the department of agriculture and land stewardship to contract with the Iowa institute of public health research and policy at the university of Iowa college of public health to evaluate the nutritional and other health impacts of the summer EBT for children program, and to document the nutritional content of food products carrying the choose Iowa logo as provided in section 159.29. The department shall post the information on its internet site advertising the choose Iowa promotional program established in section 159.28. c. Any moneys appropriated in this subsection that remain unexpended or unobligated at the end of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, shall not revert but shall remain available for use in the succeeding fiscal year for the purposes authorized in this subsection.
6. The department of agriculture and land stewardship shall conduct a study regarding how the choose Iowa promotional program may be combined with financial incentives provided by the state to support the purchase or procurement of food items that are Iowa products for use by publicly administered or supported food assistance or feeding programs administered by the state, including the double up food bucks program as part of the Iowa healthiest state initiative. The department shall submit its report to the general assembly and governor by November 1,
7. Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE DATE. This part of this division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. Sec. ___. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This part of this division of this Act applies retroactively to July 1,
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9. Title page, line 3, after “date” by inserting “and retroactive applicability”
10. By renumbering as necessary.

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