House Study Bill 9 



                                       SENATE/HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF
                                            WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
                                            BILL)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning preferential hiring treatment by government for
  2    veterans.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1352DP 83
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 35C.1, subsection 1, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  In every public department and upon all public works in
  1  4 the state, and of the counties, cities, and school
  1  5 corporations of the state, veterans as defined in section 35.1
  1  6 who are citizens and residents of this state the United States
  1  7 are entitled to preference in appointment and employment over
  1  8 other applicants of no greater qualifications.  The preference
  1  9 in appointment and employment for employees of cities under a
  1 10 municipal civil service is the same as provided in section
  1 11 400.10.  For purposes of this section, "veteran" means as
  1 12 defined in section 35.1 except that the requirement that the
  1 13 person be a resident of this state shall not apply.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  Section 400.10, Code 2009, is amended to read as
  1 15 follows:
  1 16    400.10  PREFERENCES.
  1 17    In all examinations and appointments under this chapter,
  1 18 other than promotions and appointments of chief of the police
  1 19 department and chief of the fire department, veterans as
  1 20 defined in section 35.1, who are citizens and residents of
  1 21 this state the United States, shall have five percentage
  1 22 points added to the veteran's grade or score attained in
  1 23 qualifying examinations for appointment to positions and five
  1 24 additional percentage points added to the grade or score if
  1 25 the veteran has a service=connected disability or is receiving
  1 26 compensation, disability benefits or pension under laws
  1 27 administered by the veterans administration.  An honorably
  1 28 discharged veteran who has been awarded the Purple Heart for
  1 29 disabilities incurred in action shall be considered to have a
  1 30 service=connected disability.  However, the percentage points
  1 31 shall be given only upon passing the exam and shall not be the
  1 32 determining factor in passing.  Veteran's preference
  1 33 percentage points shall be applied once to the final scores
  1 34 used to rank applicants for selection for an interview.  For
  1 35 purposes of this section, "veteran" means as defined in
  2  1 section 35.1 except that the requirement that the person be a
  2  2 resident of this state shall not apply.
  2  3                           EXPLANATION
  2  4    This bill removes the requirement that a person be a
  2  5 citizen and resident of Iowa in order to receive a veterans
  2  6 preference in appointment or employment for public employment,
  2  7 including municipal civil service employment under Code
  2  8 chapter 400.
  2  9    For purposes of municipal civil service employment, the
  2 10 bill also provides that the veteran's preference points are
  2 11 percentage points and that the percentage points shall be
  2 12 applied once to the final scores used to rank applicants for
  2 13 selection for an interview.  In addition, the bill strikes the
  2 14 phrase "for disabilities" as a qualifier as to whether a
  2 15 person awarded a Purple Heart shall be considered to have a
  2 16 disability for purposes of determining veterans preference.
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