Bill > HSB336

This bill appropriates funds for economic development in Iowa for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, and continues the housing renewal pilot program. * **Economic Development Authority (IEDA):** * $12,999,646 from the General Fund for general operations, business and community development, tourism, and strategic infrastructure projects. * $650,000 from the General Fund for the World Food Prize. * $350,000 from the General Fund for assistance to Iowa's councils of governments. * $1,016,783 from the General Fund for tourism operations and advertising. * $1,779,321 from the General Fund for the Iowa Arts Council, with $300,000 allocated for the film office. * $100,000 transferred from excess insurance division revenues for insurance economic development. * $11,700,000 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund for the high-quality jobs program, including $1,000,000 for main street community infrastructure grants. * $2,016,675 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund for the manufacturing 4.0 technology investment program. * $700,000 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund for the empower rural Iowa program. * $1,250,000 from the Grow Iowa Values Fund for deposit into the grocer reinvestment and local food processing fund, contingent on its enactment. * The standing appropriation for tourism marketing from gambling games tax receipts is limited to $1,443,700. * The appropriation for operational support grants and the community cultural grants program from gambling games tax receipts is $448,403. * **Iowa Finance Authority (IFA):** * $873,000 from the General Fund for the rent subsidy program, with $35,000 for administrative costs. * $550,000 from the General Fund for the housing renewal pilot program. * **Department of Workforce Development (IWD):** * $6,902,636 from the General Fund for workforce development operations, including $150,000 for the State Library for online job skills resources. * $393,424 from the General Fund for an offender reentry program. * $228,822 from the General Fund for services related to the integrated information for Iowa system. * $127,314 from the General Fund for workplace injury and safety surveys. * $250,000 from the General Fund for a summer youth intern pilot program. * $6,308,429 from the General Fund for vocational rehabilitation services, with specific allocations for optimizing job placement for individuals with disabilities. * $84,804 from the General Fund for matching moneys for programs enabling persons with severe disabilities to function more independently. * $143,297 from the General Fund for the entrepreneurs with disabilities program. * $86,547 from the General Fund for costs associated with centers for independent living. * $500,000 from the General Fund for grants to community colleges for adult basic education and English as a second language programs. * $760,000 from the General Fund for registered apprenticeship development programs. * $382,685 from the General Fund for enhancing efforts to investigate employer worker misclassification. * $4,616,084 from the Special Employment Security Contingency Fund for field office operations. * $5,500,000 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund for adult education and literacy programs, including grants to community colleges and a transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services for refugee integration services. * $125,000 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund for workforce preparation outcome reporting. * $633,325 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund for STEM internships with eligible Iowa employers. * **State Board of Regents and Institutions:** * $3,000,000 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund for capacity building infrastructure, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurship efforts, with allocations to Iowa State University (35%), University of Iowa (35%), and University of Northern Iowa (30%). These institutions must provide a one-to-one match. * $2,424,302 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund to Iowa State University for small business development centers, the research park, and the center for industrial research and service. * $209,279 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund to the University of Iowa for its research park and pharmaceuticals. * $2,000,000 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund to the University of Iowa for its entrepreneurship and economic growth initiative. * $1,466,419 from the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund to the University of Northern Iowa for its metal casting and foundry 4.0 centers, Advance Iowa, family business center, and institute for decision making. * $2,963,995 from the General Fund to Iowa State University for support of a biosciences innovation ecosystem. * $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the University of Iowa for support of a biosciences innovation ecosystem. * $394,321 from the General Fund to the University of Northern Iowa for equipment and technology to expand additive manufacturing capabilities. All appropriations for FY 2025-2026 generally do not revert at the end of the fiscal year and remain available until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. The bill also eliminates the repeal date for the housing renewal pilot program, allowing it to continue.