House File 2042 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2042 BY SCHULTZ A BILL FOR An Act relating to compensation terms for state employees and 1 providing effective dates. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5373HH (5) 83 tm/rj
H.F. 2042 Section 1. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT —— RENEGOTIATION 1 —— COMPENSATION TERMS. 2 1. The general assembly finds that in order to avoid 3 layoffs, reductions in salary costs must be achieved. As a 4 result, the governor, the state court administrator, and the 5 state board of regents shall renegotiate with state labor 6 unions the collective bargaining agreements effective during 7 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 8 2011. 9 2. The governor, the state court administrator, and the 10 state board of regents shall apply all of the following terms 11 in the renegotiated collective bargaining agreements effective 12 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 13 30, 2011: 14 a. A cost of living increase shall not be granted. The pay 15 plans as they exist for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, 16 shall be the pay plans used for the fiscal year ending June 30, 17 2011. 18 b. A five percent salary decrease shall be implemented. The 19 salary decrease shall be calculated using the pay plans as they 20 exist for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. 21 c. Employees shall not receive a step increase or the 22 equivalent of a step increase. 23 3. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending 24 June 30, 2011, the provisions of subsection 2 shall apply to 25 all pay plans provided for in section 8A.413, subsection 3, 26 and shall apply to all employees not covered by a collective 27 bargaining agreement. 28 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending 29 June 30, 2011, the provisions of subsection 2 shall apply 30 to all state board of regents employees not covered by a 31 collective bargaining agreement. 32 5. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending 33 June 30, 2011, the provisions of subsection 2 shall apply to 34 all legislative and judicial branch employees not covered by a 35 -1- LSB 5373HH (5) 83 tm/rj 1/ 2
H.F. 2042 collective bargaining agreement. 1 6. Any moneys appropriated from the general fund of the 2 state to a department, commission, board, agency, the state 3 board of regents, the judicial branch, or the legislative 4 branch for purposes of salaries that are not expended as a 5 result of the provisions of subsection 2 shall remain in the 6 general fund and shall not be expended for any other purpose. 7 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 8 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 9 EXPLANATION 10 This bill relates to salary terms for state employees. 11 The bill requires the governor, the state court 12 administrator, and the state board of regents to renegotiate 13 with state labor unions the collective bargaining agreements 14 effective during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and 15 ending June 30, 2011. The bill requires the renegotiated 16 contracts to prohibit a cost of living increase, to require a 5 17 percent salary decrease, and to prohibit a step increase or the 18 equivalent of a step increase. 19 The bill provides that the renegotiated terms shall apply 20 to all employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial 21 branches. 22 The bill provides that moneys appropriated from the state 23 general fund that are not expended as a result of the mandated 24 compensation terms shall remain in the general fund and shall 25 not be expended for any other purpose. 26 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 27 -2- LSB 5373HH (5) 83 tm/rj 2/ 2