House
File
52
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
52
BY
HUNTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
a
study
of
the
1
economic,
fiscal,
and
social
impact
of
the
living
wage
in
2
Iowa.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
LIVING
WAGE
IMPACT
STUDY.
1
1.
If
funding
is
approved
or
appropriated
to
the
state
2
board
of
regents
for
such
purposes,
Iowa
state
university
shall
3
conduct
a
study
regarding
the
economic,
fiscal,
and
social
4
impacts
of
establishing
the
living
wage,
also
known
as
the
5
self-sufficiency
wage,
in
Iowa.
The
living
wage
in
the
study
6
shall
be
based
on
a
40-hour
work
week,
and
the
study
shall
7
provide
all
of
the
following:
8
a.
A
two-tiered
living
wage,
one
tier
with
benefits
and
one
9
without
benefits,
for
family
sizes
ranging
from
two
people
to
10
six
people
for
all
99
counties.
11
b.
The
impact
that
a
living
wage
would
have
on
full-time
12
workers,
the
multiplier
effect
of
a
living
wage
on
the
economy,
13
and
whether
more
jobs
would
be
created
by
this
multiplier
14
effect.
15
c.
How
a
living
wage
would
impact
public
assistance
16
programs,
particularly
whether
it
would
reduce
costs.
17
d.
How
a
living
wage
would
impact
state
and
local
economic
18
development
programs.
19
e.
How
a
living
wage
would
assist
or
hinder
the
housing
20
market.
21
f.
Taking
into
account
paragraphs
“b”,
“c”,
“d”,
and
“e”,
22
examine
whether
there
would
be
an
overall
positive
impact
on
23
the
economy
considering
possible
business
concerns
of
inflation
24
and
job
loss.
25
g.
Evaluate
other
states
or
metropolitan
areas
that
have
a
26
living
wage
to
provide
examples
of
how
a
living
wage
could
be
27
implemented
on
a
phased-in
basis
for
all
workers
in
this
state,
28
including
the
private
and
public
sectors.
29
h.
Any
other
recommendations
that
the
individuals
assigned
30
to
the
study
believe
are
relevant
to
establishing
a
living
wage
31
in
this
state.
32
2.
An
Iowa
state
university
sociology
professor,
an
33
Iowa
state
university
human
development
and
family
studies
34
professor,
and
an
Iowa
state
university
economics
professor,
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all
who
specialize
in
this
area,
shall
conduct
and
coordinate
1
the
study.
2
3.
The
department
of
workforce
development,
the
department
3
of
economic
development,
the
department
of
human
services,
4
the
university
of
Iowa,
the
university
of
northern
Iowa,
the
5
child
and
family
policy
center,
the
Iowa
policy
project,
6
and
representatives
of
labor
organizations
and
associations
7
representing
business
and
industry
shall
cooperate
in
8
conducting
the
study.
9
4.
Iowa
state
university
shall
submit
a
report
about
the
10
findings
of
the
study
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
16,
11
2011.
12
EXPLANATION
13
This
bill
directs
Iowa
state
university,
contingent
upon
14
funding,
to
conduct
a
study
regarding
the
economic,
fiscal,
and
15
social
effects
that
a
living
wage,
or
self-sufficiency
wage,
16
would
have
in
Iowa.
The
bill
details
the
criteria
that
the
17
study
must
include.
Three
Iowa
state
university
professors
18
with
specialized
knowledge
in
this
area
shall
conduct
and
19
coordinate
the
study.
20
The
bill
requires
that
the
department
of
workforce
21
development,
department
of
economic
development,
department
22
of
human
resources,
the
university
of
Iowa,
the
university
of
23
northern
Iowa,
the
child
and
family
policy
center,
the
Iowa
24
policy
project,
and
representatives
of
labor
organizations
and
25
business
and
industry
associations
also
participate
in
the
26
study.
27
A
report
on
the
study’s
findings
is
due
to
the
legislature
by
28
December
16,
2011.
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