Bill > HF1046

This bill appropriates funds to various justice system agencies for the fiscal years 2025-2026. * **Department of Justice:** * General Office: $10,913,246 from the General Fund for salaries, support, and miscellaneous purposes, including prosecuting attorneys training and victim assistance grants. * Victim Assistance Grants: $5,166,708 from the General Fund, with $150,000 specifically for human trafficking victim services. * Legal Services for Persons in Poverty Grants: $2,634,601 from the General Fund. * Cybersecurity and Technology Infrastructure: $202,060 from the General Fund. * Antitrust and Consumer Education and Litigation Funds: Unspecified amounts from these funds for general operations. * Farm Mediation Services: $300,000 from the Consumer Education and Litigation Fund. * Criminal Prosecutions, Appeals, and Duties: $2,000,000 from the Consumer Education and Litigation Fund. * **Office of Consumer Advocate:** $3,763,937 from the Commerce Revolving Fund for salaries, support, and miscellaneous purposes. * **Department of Corrections:** * Facility Operations (various correctional facilities): Over $290 million from the General Fund for the operation of specific correctional facilities. * Reimbursement for County Prisoner Confinement: $1,345,319 from the General Fund. * Federal Prison Reimbursement and Out-of-State Placements: $234,411 from the General Fund. * Administration: $8,165,695 from the General Fund for general administration. * Inmate Educational Programs: $3,108,109 from the General Fund. * Iowa Corrections Offender Network (ICON) Data System: $2,000,000 from the General Fund. * Offender Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment: $28,065 from the General Fund. * Department-wide Duties: $5,905,778 from the General Fund. * Judicial District Departments of Correctional Services: Over $100 million from the General Fund for operations across eight judicial districts. * Corrections Capital Reinvestment Fund: Proceeds from real estate sales are appropriated for capital improvements or upgrades to the Iowa Corrections Offender Network system. * Federal Receipts Fund: Federal moneys received by the department are appropriated for operations and other authorized uses, and do not revert. * **Iowa Law Enforcement Academy:** $2,964,407 from the General Fund for salaries, support, and miscellaneous purposes, including jailer training. * **Office of the State Public Defender:** * Salaries, Support, and Miscellaneous Purposes: $35,527,894 from the General Fund. * Indigent Defense Fund Payments: $42,726,374 from the General Fund for payments on behalf of eligible adults and juveniles. * **Board of Parole:** $1,545,114 from the General Fund for salaries, support, and miscellaneous purposes. * **Department of Public Defense:** $7,267,855 from the General Fund for salaries, support, and miscellaneous purposes. * **Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:** $2,446,138 from the General Fund for salaries, support, and miscellaneous purposes. * **Department of Public Safety:** * Administrative Functions: $7,095,906 from the General Fund. * Division of Criminal Investigation: $22,805,958 from the General Fund. * Criminalistics Laboratory Fund: $650,000 from the General Fund. * Division of Narcotics Enforcement: $10,265,032 from the General Fund, plus $209,042 for undercover purchases. * Division of State Fire Marshal: $3,554,935 from the General Fund. * Division of State Patrol: $92,232,969 from the General Fund. * Sick Leave Benefits Fund: $279,517 from the General Fund. * Volunteer Firefighter Training and Equipment: $1,075,520 from the General Fund. * Public Safety Interoperable and Broadband Communications Fund: $115,661 from the General Fund. * Office to Combat Human Trafficking: $200,742 from the General Fund. * Department-wide Duties: $3,058,667 from the General Fund. * Office of Drug Control Policy: $249,219 from the General Fund. * **Gaming Enforcement:** $12,227,940 from the Gaming Enforcement Revolving Fund for enforcement activities related to gambling. * **911 Emergency Communications Fund:** $300,000 from this fund to the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for implementation and auditing. The bill also increases hourly rates for court-appointed counsel for indigent defense, effective July 1, 2025. Provisions are included regarding the use of inmate labor, reporting requirements for various departments, and the establishment of a federal receipts fund for the Department of Corrections. Some appropriations do not revert at the end of the fiscal year.