Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa House Bill HSB286 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/04/2025

                            House Study Bill 286 - Introduced   HOUSE FILE _____   BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE   ON JUDICIARY BILL BY   CHAIRPERSON HOLT)   A BILL FOR   An Act relating to homelessness including unauthorized use of 1   public land, sanctioned camping, drug-free homeless service 2   zones, and funding for homeless services, and providing 3   penalties. 4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5   TLSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js  

  H.F. _____   DIVISION I 1   UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PUBLIC LAND 2   Section 1. NEW SECTION   . 716.15 Unauthorized use of public 3   land. 4   1. A person shall not use public property for unauthorized 5   sleeping, camping, or long-term shelter. If an individual 6   knowingly violates this subsection, the individual shall be 7   issued a warning and offered services or shelter. If the 8   individual refuses to vacate the public property after being 9   issued a warning, the individual commits a simple misdemeanor. 10   2. a. A political subdivision shall not adopt or enforce 11   any policy under which the political subdivision directly or 12   indirectly prohibits or discourages the enforcement of any 13   order or ordinance prohibiting unauthorized sleeping, camping, 14   or long-term shelter on public property, or obstruction of 15   public rights-of-way, including roads and sidewalks. 16   b. A political subdivision shall not directly or indirectly 17   prohibit or discourage a peace officer or prosecuting attorney 18   who is employed by, or otherwise under the direction or control 19   of, the political subdivision from enforcing any order or 20   ordinance prohibiting unauthorized sleeping, camping, or 21   long-term shelter on public property or obstruction of public 22   rights-of-way, including roads and sidewalks. 23   3. This section shall not prohibit a policy of any political 24   subdivision that encourages diversion programs or offers 25   services in lieu of citation or arrest. 26   4. a. The attorney general may bring a civil action in 27   any court of competent jurisdiction against any political 28   subdivision to enjoin the political subdivision from violating 29   this section.   30   b. The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses 31   incurred in any civil action brought under this section, 32   including court costs, reasonable attorney fees, investigative 33   costs, witness fees, and deposition costs. 34   DIVISION II   35   -1-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   1/ 16   

  H.F. _____   PUBLIC CAMPING  COUNTIES AND CITIES 1   Sec. 2. Section 331.301, Code 2025, is amended by adding the 2   following new subsection: 3   NEW SUBSECTION   . 27. a. A county may adopt or enforce 4   an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment designating 5   portions of public property within its jurisdiction, for 6   periods not to exceed one year, to be used for public camping 7   by persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Such an 8   ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment shall include the 9   following standards and requirements: 10   (1) A list of residents must be kept identifying the names 11   and dates of persons using the public camping location. 12   (2) Specific sublots, parking spots, or other designated 13   areas must be assigned to each person or family. 14   (3) Property and personal safety and security measures 15   shall be established. 16   (4) Sanitization measures shall be established including 17   providing residents, at a minimum, clean and running water, 18   restrooms, and a location to shower. 19   (5) Access shall be provided to regionally available 20   services such as behavioral health, substance abuse, and mental 21   health treatment. 22   (6) Alcoholic beverages and all illegal substances shall be 23   banned from the public camping location. 24   (7) All other federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, 25   and resolutions are applicable and shall be enforced. 26   b. The attorney general, or a resident or a business 27   owner of the county, may seek an injunction to enforce 28   the requirements of this subsection or may initiate other 29   proceedings in district court. If the resident or business 30   owner prevails, the court may award reasonable expenses to be 31   paid by the county including but not limited to court costs, 32   attorney fees, and any and all costs associated with the 33   proceedings. Prior to seeking an injunction, the resident or 34   business owner shall provide written notice to the county that 35   -2-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   2/ 16   

  H.F. _____   an alleged violation of paragraph a has occurred and allow the 1   county at least five business days to cure the violation. 2   c. This subsection is not applicable to any other type 3   of camping or campgrounds authorized under local, state, or 4   federal laws and regulations. Nothing in this subsection 5   shall be construed to restrict the state nor any county from 6   authorizing, maintaining, or allowing temporary camping on a 7   public or private campsite. 8   d. For purposes of this subsection: 9   (1) Campsite means a location on public or private 10   grounds designated for recreational overnight use for limited 11   durations. 12   (2) Public camping means sleeping, occupying, or otherwise 13   using public property as a substitute for a shelter. 14   (3) Unsheltered homelessness means the state of using 15   private or public property as a nontraditional primary 16   residence. Areas and objects that are traditionally not used 17   as a primary residence include but are not limited to vehicles, 18   public parks, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, and 19   airport property. 20   Sec. 3. Section 364.2, Code 2025, is amended by adding the 21   following new subsection: 22   NEW SUBSECTION   . 7. a. A city may adopt or enforce an 23   ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment designating 24   portions of public property within its jurisdiction, for 25   periods not to exceed one year, to be used for public camping 26   by persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Such an 27   ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment shall include the   28   following standards and requirements: 29   (1) A list of residents must be kept identifying the names 30   and dates of persons using the public camping location. 31   (2) Specific sublots, parking spots, or other designated 32   areas must be assigned to each person or family. 33   (3) Property and personal safety and security measures 34   shall be established.   35   -3-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   3/ 16   

  H.F. _____   (4) Sanitization measures shall be established including 1   providing residents, at a minimum, clean and running water, 2   restrooms, and a location to shower. 3   (5) Access shall be provided to regionally available 4   services such as behavioral health, substance abuse, and mental 5   health treatment. 6   (6) Alcoholic beverages and all illegal substances shall be 7   banned from the public camping location. 8   (7) All other federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, 9   and resolutions are applicable and shall be enforced. 10   b. The attorney general, or a resident or a business owner 11   of the city, may seek an injunction to enforce the requirements 12   of this subsection or may initiate other proceedings in 13   district court. If the resident or business owner prevails, 14   the court may award reasonable expenses to be paid by the city 15   including but not limited to court costs, attorney fees, and 16   any and all costs associated with the proceedings. Prior to 17   seeking an injunction, the resident or business owner shall 18   provide written notice to the city that an alleged violation 19   of paragraph a has occurred and allow the city at least five 20   business days to cure the violation. 21   c. This subsection is not applicable to any other type 22   of camping or campgrounds authorized under local, state, or 23   federal laws and regulations. Nothing in this subsection 24   shall be construed to restrict the state nor any city from 25   authorizing, maintaining, or allowing temporary camping on a 26   public or private campsite. 27   d. For purposes of this subsection: 28   (1) Campsite means a location on public or private 29   grounds designated for recreational overnight use for limited 30   durations. 31   (2) Public camping means sleeping, occupying, or otherwise 32   using public property as a substitute for a shelter. 33   (3) Unsheltered homelessness means the state of using 34   private or public property as a nontraditional primary 35   -4-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   4/ 16  

  H.F. _____   residence. Areas and objects that are traditionally not used 1   as a primary residence include but are not limited to vehicles, 2   public parks, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, and 3   airport property. 4   DIVISION III 5   DRUG-FREE HOMELESS SERVICE ZONES 6   Sec. 4. NEW SECTION   . 716.16 Drug-free homeless service 7   zones. 8   1. A person commits a violation of this section if the 9   person intentionally or knowingly does any of the following: 10   a. The person is present within a drug-free homeless service 11   zone and sells or transfers or attempts to sell or transfer a 12   controlled substance. 13   b. The person operates or has authority to enforce the 14   policies and requirements of a facility-based drug-free 15   homeless service zone that primarily serves homeless 16   individuals and that receives state, local, or federal funding, 17   and the person allows an individual accessing services to 18   possess or use a controlled substance on the premises of the 19   facility. 20   2. An offense under subsection 1, paragraph a , is 21   punishable as the same class of criminal violation for which 22   the offense would be punishable under existing law had the 23   violation not occurred within a drug-free homeless service 24   zone, except that the presumptive, minimum, and maximum 25   sentence for the offense shall be increased by one year. 26   The additional sentence imposed under this subsection is in 27   addition to any enhanced punishment that may be applicable 28   under subsection 4. Notwithstanding any other law to the 29   contrary, a person convicted under this section is not eligible 30   for a deferred judgment, deferred or suspended sentence, 31   probation, or work release. 32   3. A person who violates subsection 1, paragraph b , is 33   guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. 34   4. An operator of a facility-based drug-free homeless 35   -5-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   5/ 16   

  H.F. _____   service zone who violates subsection 1, paragraph b , is 1   ineligible to apply for homelessness assistance grants from the 2   state for a period of three years from the date of conviction. 3   5. In addition to any other penalty, a person convicted 4   of an offense under this title shall be punished by a fine of 5   not less than two thousand dollars or three times the value 6   as determined by the court of the drugs involved in or giving 7   rise to the offense, whichever is greater. No fine under 8   this subsection shall be suspended, in part or whole, for any 9   reason. 10   6. Each operator of a facility-based service that primarily 11   serve homeless individuals shall place and maintain permanently 12   affixed signs located in a conspicuous manner clearly visible 13   to the public at the main entrance of the facility that 14   identifies the building and its accompanying grounds as a 15   drug-free homeless service zone. Such signs shall be written 16   in both English and Spanish and in contrasting colors with 17   block letters at least one inch in height. 18   7. For the purposes of this section: 19   a. Drug-free homeless service zone means the area within 20   three hundred feet of the premises of a facility-based service. 21   b. Facility-based service means any emergency or temporary 22   shelter, transitional housing provider, or permanent supportive 23   housing entity that receives government funding for the purpose 24   of providing shelter to homeless persons. 25   c. Operator means the sole proprietorship, organization, 26   association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited 27   partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability 28   company, or other entity or business association that is the 29   direct recipient of government funding for the provision of 30   facility-based services. 31   DIVISION IV   32   FUNDING FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS  ANNUAL REPORTS   33   Sec. 5. NEW SECTION   . 16.5G Homelessness funding  annual 34   reports. 35   -6-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   6/ 16   

  H.F. _____   1. As used in this section unless the context requires 1   otherwise: 2   a. Coordinating entity means the state, any political 3   subdivision, or any continuum of care program as recognized by 4   the United States department of housing and urban development 5   and the collaborative applicant of the continuum of care 6   program. 7   b. Service provider means a nonprofit, nongovernmental 8   homeless service provider, including but not limited to a 9   homeless shelter, a homeless service or advocacy program, 10   or a tribal organization, coalition, or other nonprofit, 11   nongovernmental organization carrying out a community-based 12   homeless or housing program that has a documented history of 13   effective work concerning homelessness, or that receives state 14   or federal funding to address homelessness. 15   c. Type of service means an identifiable outcome expected 16   from the disbursement of moneys intended to address a specific 17   purpose in combating homelessness, including but not limited 18   to the provision of housing and emergency shelter, case 19   management, outreach and navigation efforts, job acquisition, 20   or behavioral health counseling. 21   2. A coordinating entity that received funding in the 22   immediately preceding fiscal year for the purpose of combating 23   homelessness shall annually report to the authority all of the 24   following: 25   a. A comprehensive overview of all of the following: 26   (1) The coordinating entitys overall homelessness response 27   plan that prioritizes strategies intended to reduce the 28   number of unsheltered individuals and families, including the 29   overall measurable goal of the response plan and any specific 30   measurable outcomes to reduce the number of unsheltered people 31   and achieve such goal. 32   (2) The coordinating entitys financial award process, 33   including the extent to which prior performance affects 34   financial awards and accountability and affects referrals to 35   -7-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   7/ 16  

  H.F. _____   service providers to ensure that individuals experiencing 1   homelessness who are in need of services receive appropriate 2   services. 3   (3) The coordinating entitys efforts to avoid duplication 4   of services and method of reporting progress in attaining 5   positive outcomes for bed utilization, outreach and referral 6   activities, and participation in rehabilitative and employment 7   attainment programs. 8   (4) The coordinating entitys tracking and management 9   system for financial awards, billing, and invoicing; estimating 10   the number of individuals and households experiencing 11   homelessness; determining the acuity levels of individuals 12   participating in homelessness assistance programs; and 13   coordinating shelter and permanent supportive housing 14   placement. 15   b. An overview of the homeless population served by the 16   coordinating entity including all of the following: 17   (1) The types of homelessness occurring in the region served 18   by the coordinating entity. 19   (2) The subpopulations of homeless individuals, including 20   but not limited to individuals who have recently been 21   incarcerated, are victims of domestic violence, have a 22   disability, are seriously mentally ill, are chronically 23   homeless, are experiencing substance use disorder, and other 24   pertinent characteristics of homelessness. 25   (3) The type of services provided by the coordinating 26   entity and made available for each subpopulation of individuals 27   experiencing homelessness. 28   (4) The types of housing and shelter provided and made 29   available by the coordinating entity for each subpopulation of 30   individuals experiencing homelessness. 31   (5) The number of distinct individuals served by the 32   coordinating entity during the immediately preceding fiscal 33   year. 34   (6) The number of beds and units of each shelter type 35   -8-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   8/ 16  

  H.F. _____   created or maintained by the coordinating entity in the 1   immediately preceding fiscal year. 2   (7) The number of beds and units of each shelter type 3   eliminated, if any, in the immediately preceding fiscal year by 4   each service provider. 5   (8) For each service provider, the number of individuals who 6   successfully transitioned from each of the following: 7   (a) Independent shelter. 8   (b) Permanent supportive housing. 9   (c) Market rate housing. 10   (d) Transitional housing. 11   (e) Other housing. 12   c. The total amount of funding received by the coordinating 13   entity for the purpose of combating homelessness, and for each 14   identified funding source, provide the following: 15   (1) The source of the funding. 16   (2) The recipients and subrecipients of the funding. 17   (3) The amount of funding received from each funding source. 18   (4) The type of services each funding source intended to 19   support with the moneys provided, if applicable. 20   (5) Any restrictions on the use of moneys received from each 21   funding source, if applicable. 22   d. All moneys disbursed for the purpose of combating 23   homelessness, including all of the following: 24   (1) The total moneys disbursed to each service provider and 25   the funding source. 26   (2) The total moneys disbursed to service providers, per 27   type of service, per funding source, and the total number of 28   individuals served by each service provider per type of service 29   during the immediately preceding fiscal year. 30   (3) The average cost per unit of service that was 31   successfully delivered. 32   e. The total funding disbursed for each subpopulation of 33   homeless individual, per type of service. 34   f. Ancillary funding provided for indirect homelessness 35   -9-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   9/ 16  

  H.F. _____   support efforts, including but not limited to all of the 1   following: 2   (1) Emergency room usage. 3   (2) Emergency service usage. 4   (3) Sanitation. 5   (4) Code enforcement. 6   (5) Mental health and substance use treatment. 7   3. Each service provider shall annually report to the 8   authority all of the following: 9   a. The service providers audit and related records as 10   required by 2 C.F.R. 200.501. 11   b. For service providers providing housing services, the 12   providers success rate helping homeless individuals achieve 13   independent shelter. 14   c. For service providers providing vocational services, the 15   providers success rate helping homeless individuals with job 16   acquisition. 17   d. For service providers providing mental and physical 18   health care, the providers success rate helping homeless 19   individuals reduce emergency room usage and increase management 20   or treatment of substance use disorder, as applicable. 21   e. For service providers providing mental and physical 22   health care, the providers success rate helping homeless 23   individuals reduce emergency room usage and increase management 24   or treatment of severe mental illness, as applicable. 25   f. For service providers providing emergency shelter and 26   service providers providing transitional housing, all of the 27   following: 28   (1) Retention rates per night per occupied bed. 29   (2) Occupancy rate based on total available capacity, on 30   average. 31   (3) Frequency and number of individuals denied shelter each 32   night. 33   (4) Cost of unit delivery, per night. 34   (5) Outcomes of individuals exits from shelter, including 35   -10-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   10/ 16  

  H.F. _____   aggregate reason and individuals new location. 1   (6) Efforts by a shelter and service provider to support 2   independent shelter, job acquisition, and management or 3   elimination of substance use disorders or severe mental 4   illnesses. 5   (7) Types of services provided or facilitated by a shelter 6   provider. 7   (8) Prevalence of violence. 8   (9) Prevalence of unintended death. 9   (10) Prevalence of mortality and morbidity. 10   g. For service providers providing safe haven and service 11   providers providing rapid rehousing, all of the following: 12   (1) Retention rates per night per occupied bed. 13   (2) Occupancy rate based on total available capacity, on 14   average. 15   (3) Cost of unit delivery, per night. 16   (4) Outcomes of individuals exits from shelter, including 17   aggregate reason and each individuals new location. 18   (5) Efforts by a shelter and service provider to support 19   independent shelter, job acquisition, and management or 20   elimination of substance use disorders or severe mental 21   illnesses. 22   (6) Types of services provided or facilitated by a shelter 23   provider. 24   (7) Prevalence of violence. 25   (8) Prevalence of unintended death. 26   (9) Prevalence of mortality and morbidity. 27   h. For service providers providing permanent supportive 28   housing, all of the following: 29   (1) Retention rates per month of service provided. 30   (2) Occupancy rate based on total available capacity, on 31   average. 32   (3) Cost of unit delivery, per month. 33   (4) Outcomes of individuals exits from shelter, including 34   aggregate reason and each individuals new location. 35   -11-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   11/ 16  

  H.F. _____   (5) Efforts by a service provider to support independent 1   shelter, job acquisition, and management or elimination of 2   substance use disorders or severe mental illnesses. 3   (6) Types of service provided or facilitated by a shelter 4   provider. 5   (7) Prevalence of violence. 6   (8) Prevalence of unintended death. 7   (9) Prevalence of mortality and morbidity. 8   4. The authority shall make the reports submitted under this 9   section publicly available on the authoritys internet site. 10   EXPLANATION 11   The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12   the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 13   This bill relates to homelessness including unauthorized use 14   of public land, sanctioned camping, drug-free homeless service 15   zones, and funding for homeless services. 16   DIVISION I  UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PUBLIC LAND. The bill 17   prohibits a person from using public property for unauthorized 18   sleeping, camping, or long-term shelter. If an individual 19   knowingly violates this provision, the individual shall 20   be provided a warning and offered services or shelter. If 21   the individual refuses to vacate the public property, the 22   individual commits a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor 23   is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days and a 24   fine of at least $105 but not more than $855. 25   The bill also prohibits a political subdivision from 26   adopting or enforcing any policy under which the political 27   subdivision directly or indirectly prohibits or discourages the 28   enforcement of any order or ordinance prohibiting unauthorized 29   sleeping, camping, or long-term shelter on public property, 30   or obstruction of public rights-of-way, including roads 31   and sidewalks. A political subdivision shall not directly 32   or indirectly prohibit or discourage a peace officer or 33   prosecuting attorney who is employed by, or otherwise under 34   the direction or control of, the political subdivision from 35   -12-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   12/ 16  

  H.F. _____   enforcing any order or ordinance prohibiting unauthorized 1   sleeping, camping, or long-term shelter on public property or 2   the obstruction of public rights-of-way, including roads and 3   sidewalks. 4   The bill does not prohibit a policy of any political 5   subdivision that encourages diversion programs or offers 6   services in lieu of citation or arrest. 7   The attorney general may bring a civil action against any 8   political subdivision to enjoin the political subdivision 9   from violating the bill, and the attorney general may recover 10   reasonable expenses incurred in any civil action brought under 11   the bill. 12   DIVISION II  PUBLIC CAMPING  COUNTIES AND CITIES. The 13   bill allows a county or city to adopt or enforce an ordinance, 14   motion, resolution, or amendment designating portions of public 15   property within its jurisdiction, for periods not to exceed one 16   year, to be used for public camping by persons experiencing 17   unsheltered homelessness. The ordinance, motion, or resolution 18   shall include the following standards and requirements: a list 19   of residents must be kept identifying the names and dates of 20   persons using the public camping location; specific sublots, 21   parking spots, or other designated areas must be assigned 22   to each person or family; property and personal safety and 23   security measures shall be established; sanitization measures 24   shall be established including providing residents, at a 25   minimum, clean and running water, restrooms, and a location 26   to shower; access shall be provided to regionally available 27   services such as behavioral health, substance abuse, and   28   mental health treatment; alcoholic beverages and all illegal 29   substances shall be banned from the public camping location; 30   and all other federal, state, and local laws, ordinances,   31   and resolutions are applicable and shall be enforced. The 32   attorney general, or a resident or a business owner of the 33   county may seek an injunction to enforce the requirements of 34   the bill or may initiate other proceedings in district court. 35   -13-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   13/ 16  

  H.F. _____   If the resident or business owner prevails, the court may 1   award reasonable expenses to be paid by the county or city 2   including but not limited to court costs, attorney fees, and 3   any and all costs associated with the proceedings. Prior to 4   seeking an injunction, the resident or business owner shall 5   provide written notice to the county or city that an alleged 6   violation of the bill has occurred and allow the county at 7   least five business days to cure the violation. The bill 8   does not apply to any other type of camping or campgrounds 9   authorized under local, state, or federal laws and regulations. 10   The bill defines camping, public camping, and unsheltered 11   homelessness. 12   DIVISION III  DRUG-FREE HOMELESS SERVICE ZONES. The bill 13   prohibits a person from intentionally or knowingly doing any of 14   the following: the person sells or transfers or attempts to 15   sell or transfer a controlled substance while present within 16   a drug-free homeless service zone; or the person operates or 17   has authority to enforce the policies and requirements of a 18   facility-based drug-free service zone that primarily serves 19   homeless individuals and that receives state, local, or federal 20   funding, and the person allows an individual accessing services 21   to possess or use a controlled substance on the premises of the 22   facility. 23   The bill provides that a person who sells or transfers 24   a controlled substance, or attempts to sell or transfer a 25   controlled substance within a drug-free homeless service zone 26   is punishable as the same class of criminal violation for 27   which the offense would be punishable under existing law had 28   the violation not occurred within a drug-free homeless service 29   zone, except that the minimum and maximum sentence for the 30   offense shall be increased by one year. A person convicted of 31   this offense is not eligible for a deferred judgment, deferred 32   or suspended sentence, probation, or work release. 33   The bill provides that a person who operates or has 34   authority to enforce the policies and requirements of a 35   -14-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   14/ 16  

  H.F. _____   facility-based drug-free service zone who allows an individual 1   accessing services to possess or use a controlled substance 2   on the premises of the facility is guilty of an aggravated 3   misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by 4   confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least 5   $855 but not more than $8,540. An operator of a facility-based 6   drug-free service zone who violates the bill is ineligible to 7   apply for homelessness assistance grants from the state for a 8   period of three years from the date of conviction. 9   The bill provides that in addition to any other penalty, a 10   person convicted of an offense under the bill shall be punished 11   by a fine of not less than $2,000 or three times the value as 12   determined by the court of the drugs involved in or giving rise 13   to the offense, whichever is greater. The fine may not be 14   suspended, in part or whole, for any reason. 15   The bill requires the operator of a facility-based service 16   that primarily serves homeless individuals to place and 17   maintain permanently affixed signs located in a conspicuous 18   manner clearly visible to the public at the main entrance of 19   the facility that identifies the building and its accompanying 20   grounds as a drug-free homeless service zone. Such signs shall 21   be written in both English and Spanish and in contrasting 22   colors with block letters at least one inch in height. 23   The bill defines drug-free homeless service zone, 24   facility-based services, and operator. 25   DIVISION IV  FUNDING FOR HOMELESS SERVICES  ANNUAL 26   REPORTS. Under the bill, a coordinating entity that received 27   funding in the immediately preceding fiscal year for the 28   purpose of combating homelessness shall annually report to the 29   Iowa finance authority all of the information required by the 30   bill, including certain comprehensive overviews, an overview of 31   the homeless population served by the coordinating entity, the 32   total amount of moneys received by the coordinating entity, and 33   details regarding how the moneys were disbursed for the purpose 34   of combating homelessness. 35   -15-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   15/ 16  

  H.F. _____   Under the bill, each service provider shall annually 1   report to the Iowa finance authority all of the information 2   required by the bill for the type of service as well as the 3   service providers audit and related records. The Iowa finance 4   authority shall make the reports publicly available on the 5   authoritys internet site. 6   The bill defines coordinating entity, service provider, 7   and type of service. 8   -16-   LSB 2461YC (1) 91   as/js   16/ 16