HF 38: Making an appropriation to provide assistance to parents, guardians, and custodians with costs resulting from the death of a child

What it does

This bill makes an appropriation to the department of public health for a grant to provide assistance to parents, guardians, and custodians with the costs resulting from the death of a child. The bill includes grantee qualifications; limits assistance to the costs incurred for a funeral, burial or cremation, cemetery costs, or grave marker costs associated with the unintended death of a child of the parent or a child under the care or custody of the guardian or custodian; limits eligibility to parents, guardians, and custodians who receive county, state, or federal public assistance or do not have the financial resources to pay for more than a portion of the costs; requires approval of a request for assistance by a local board or department of public health or the county general assistance director; limits assistance under the grant to not more than $2,000; and allows a recipient to receive other public or private assistance in addition to grant assistance.

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Funeral Directors Association; Iowa State Association of Counties

In plain words

1. January 17, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee