Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 801 - Veterans Affairs, Iowa Department Of › Chapter 7 - County Commissions of Veteran Affairs Fund and Training Program › Rule 801-7.1 - County Commissions of Veteran Affairs Fund

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Purpose.
2008 Iowa Acts,
			 chapter 1130, section 2, created the county commissions of veteran affairs
			 fund. The purpose and legislative intent of this fund are to assist county
			 commissions of veteran affairs in complying with legislative requirements for
			 employing a county veteran service officer who is nationally accredited through
			 the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO); who is
			 occupied in veterans affairs service pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 35B.6
			 as amended by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130, for a minimum number of hours; and
			 who maintains an office in a location owned or leased by the county. Funding is
			 allocated annually to counties pursuant to a standing appropriation by the
			 general assembly to the Iowa department of veterans affairs.
(2)
Allocation amount.
The
			 department shall annually allocate $10,000 to each county from the county
			 commissions of veteran affairs fund. In order to qualify for the allocation, a
			 county must agree to expend the allocation pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 35B.6
			 as amended by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130, for the administration and
			 maintenance of the county commission of veteran affairs office and staff and
			 must also agree to maintain its current level of spending from the previous
			 fiscal year. Moneys remaining in the county commissions of veteran affairs fund
			 after the allocations have been distributed to the counties shall be used by
			 the department to provide for a county commission of veteran affairs training
			 program as outlined in rule
			 801-7.2
			 (35A,35B). During fiscal year 2010, the department shall use account funds to
			 arrange for an accreditation course by NACVSO to be held in this state.
			 Following fiscal year 2010, the department shall arrange for an accreditation
			 course by NACVSO to be held in this state when necessary.
(3)
Allocation report.
Counties shall submit a written report to the department 30 days following the
			 end of the fiscal year in which the allocation was received. The report shall
			 provide an assessment of county veteran affairs services, including
			 verification of an office and hours of employment, and documentation that the
			 county veteran service officer is performing required duties pursuant to Iowa
			 Code section
			 35B.6
			 as amended by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130. The allocation report shall also
			 contain a final report on county veteran affairs expenditures for the fiscal
			 year in which the allocation was received and the expenditure report from the
			 previous fiscal year. Information provided in this report shall be used by the
			 department to comply with rule
			 801-7.3
			 (35A,35B).
(4)
Recovery of
			 funds.
The department shall be the entity charged with the recovery of
			 county commissions of veteran affairs fund allocations from counties under the
			 following circumstances:
a.
Unauthorized use.
Counties expending a portion of the allocation on
			 items that do not provide services to veterans pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 35B.6
			 as amended by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130, will be required to return the
			 unauthorized funds to the state of Iowa.
b.
Maintenance of effort.
Counties not maintaining their previous fiscal year's spending levels will be
			 considered to have supplanted county funding with state allocation funds.
			 Counties not complying with their maintenance of effort will be required to
			 return the supplanted portion to the state of Iowa pursuant to Iowa Code
			 section 35A. 16(3) as enacted by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130, and amended by
			 2009 Iowa Acts, House File 283.
c.
Noncompliance.
Counties that are not in compliance with the
			 requirements of Iowa Code section
			 35B.6
			 as amended by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130, and 2009 Iowa Acts, House File 283,
			 and Iowa Code section 35B. 12 on June 30 of each fiscal year will be required
			 to return all moneys received during that fiscal year to the county commissions
			 of veteran affairs fund pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 35A.16(3)
			  as enacted by 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130,
			 and amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, House File 283. Counties that are deemed
			 noncompliant due to the termination or resignation of an employee shall not be
			 required to return the state allocation if an employee is hired within two
			 months of the previous employee's separation.