Senate File 596 - Introduced SENATE FILE 596 BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SF 26) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the funding of local emergency management 1 commissions and agencies. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1177SV (3) 91 jm/md
S.F. 596 Section 1. Section 29C.17, subsection 2, Code 2025, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. For purposes consistent with this chapter , the local 3 emergency management agencys approved budget shall be fully 4 funded by one or any combination of the following options, as 5 determined by the commission: 6 a. A countywide special levy pursuant to section 331.424, 7 subsection 1 . 8 b. Per a per capita allocation funded from the city and 9 county general funds or by a combination of city and county 10 special levies which may be apportioned among the member 11 jurisdictions fund and from the rural county services levy . 12 c. An allocation computed as each jurisdictions relative 13 share of the total assessed valuation within the county. 14 d. A voluntary share allocation. 15 e. Other funding sources allowed by law. 16 Sec. 2. Section 29C.17, subsection 6, Code 2025, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 6. Subject to chapter 24 , the commission shall adopt, 19 certify, and provide a budget, on or before February 28 1 20 of each year, to the funding entities determined pursuant to 21 subsection 2 . The form of the budget shall be as prescribed by 22 the department of management. Any portion of a tax levied by a 23 county or city to support the local emergency management agency 24 shall be identified separately on tax statements issued by the 25 county treasurer. 26 Sec. 3. Section 331.423, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended 27 by adding the following new paragraph: 28 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. If the county funded an emergency 29 management program under chapter 29C using funds from a county 30 general services levy under this subsection for the fiscal year 31 beginning July 1, 2025, the amount levied under such levy for 32 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, shall not exceed the 33 amount levied for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. 34 Sec. 4. Section 331.424, subsection 1, paragraph a, 35 -1- LSB 1177SV (3) 91 jm/md 1/ 3
S.F. 596 subparagraph (9), Code 2025, is amended by striking the 1 subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 2 (9) The maintenance and operation of a joint 911 service 3 board. 4 Sec. 5. Section 331.424, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended 5 by adding the following new paragraph: 6 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. If the county funded an emergency 7 management program under chapter 29C using funds from a county 8 general services supplemental levy under this subsection for 9 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, the amount levied under 10 such levy for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, shall not 11 exceed the amount levied for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 12 2025. 13 Sec. 6. Section 331.427, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 14 2025, is amended by striking the paragraph. 15 Sec. 7. Section 331.428, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended 16 by adding the following new paragraph: 17 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. Local emergency management agency under 18 chapter 29C. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 Under Code section 29C.17, a local emergency management 23 agencys approved budget is funded by one or any combination of 24 several funding options, as determined by the local emergency 25 management commission (commission). 26 This bill restricts the funding options for the local 27 emergency management agency budget to be fully funded by a per 28 capita allocation from the city general fund and the rural 29 services levy. 30 The bill moves the date for the commission to adopt and 31 certify the budget for the local emergency management agency 32 from February 28 each year to February 1. 33 The bill specifies that if the county funded the emergency 34 management program using funds from the county general services 35 -2- LSB 1177SV (3) 91 jm/md 2/ 3
S.F. 596 levy or the county general services supplemental levy for the 1 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, the amount levied under 2 such levies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, shall 3 not exceed the amount levied for the fiscal year beginning July 4 1, 2025. 5 Currently, a county may certify a supplemental levy for 6 the maintenance and operation of a local emergency management 7 agency, among other purposes for the levy. The bill strikes 8 the emergency management agency provision and provides the 9 supplemental levy may be used for the maintenance and operation 10 of a joint 911 service board. 11 The bill strikes a provision that allows appropriations from 12 a countys general fund for general county services to be used 13 to pay expenses for a local emergency management commission. 14 The bill specifies appropriations from the rural services 15 fund for rural county services may include expenses for a local 16 emergency management agency. 17 -3- LSB 1177SV (3) 91 jm/md 3/ 3