House
File
412
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
412
BY
BERRY
,
STAED
,
OURTH
,
STECKMAN
,
THEDE
,
HUNTER
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
H.
MILLER
,
STUTSMAN
,
KEARNS
,
ANDERSON
,
BEARINGER
,
GASKILL
,
KRESSIG
,
WINCKLER
,
LENSING
,
WOLFE
,
BENNETT
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
and
KELLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
certain
employers
to
provide
leave
for
school
1
conferences
and
classroom
activities,
providing
penalties,
2
and
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
302.1
Definitions.
1
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2
requires:
3
1.
“Child”
means
a
biological,
adopted,
or
foster
child,
4
or
stepchild
or
legal
ward,
of
an
employee,
who
is
enrolled
in
5
a
school
in
this
state.
6
2.
“Employer”
means
a
person
who
employs
fifty
or
more
7
employees
in
this
state.
8
3.
“School”
means
a
public
or
nonpublic
school
located
in
9
this
state.
10
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
302.2
School
conference
and
classroom
11
activity
leave.
12
An
employer
shall
grant
an
employee
at
least
eight
hours
13
of
leave
during
any
twelve-month
period
to
attend
school
14
conferences
or
classroom
activities
relating
to
the
employee’s
15
child
if
the
conference
or
activity
cannot
be
scheduled
outside
16
of
the
employee’s
scheduled
work
hours.
The
employee
shall
17
consult
with
the
employer
to
schedule
the
leave
so
as
not
to
18
unduly
disrupt
the
operations
of
the
employer.
19
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
302.3
Limitations
on
leave.
20
1.
An
employer
is
not
required
to
grant
an
employee
more
21
than
four
hours
of
leave
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
22
2.
An
employer
is
not
required
to
grant
leave
under
this
23
chapter
if
granting
such
leave
would
result
in
more
than
five
24
percent
of
the
employer’s
work
force
or
five
percent
of
an
25
employee’s
work
shift
taking
such
leave
at
the
same
time.
26
3.
An
employer
may
require
an
employee
to
use
accrued
27
vacation
leave
or
any
other
time
off
from
work
for
which
the
28
employee
is
eligible,
other
than
sick
leave,
before
granting
29
the
employee
leave
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
30
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
302.4
Compensation
optional
——
make-up
31
time.
32
An
employer
is
not
required
to
pay
an
employee
for
leave
33
taken
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
An
employer
shall
not
require
34
an
employee
who
uses
leave
pursuant
to
this
chapter
to
make
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up
the
time
taken.
An
employer
shall
pay
the
rate
for
normal
1
working
time
if
an
employee
makes
up
the
time
taken.
An
2
employer
shall
make
a
good-faith
effort
to
permit
an
employee
3
to
make
up
the
time
taken.
An
employer
is
not
required
to
4
schedule
make-up
time
in
a
manner
that
would
require
the
5
payment
of
overtime
pay.
6
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
302.5
Penalty.
7
An
employer
who
violates
this
chapter
is
guilty
of
a
simple
8
misdemeanor.
9
Sec.
6.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
collective
10
bargaining
agreements
and
employee
benefit
plans
entered
into
11
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
requires
an
employer
to
grant
an
employee
at
least
16
eight
hours
of
leave
during
any
12-month
period
to
attend
17
school
conferences
or
classroom
activities
relating
to
the
18
employee’s
child
if
the
conference
cannot
be
scheduled
outside
19
of
the
employee’s
scheduled
work
hours.
The
employee
must
20
consult
with
the
employer
to
schedule
the
leave
so
as
not
to
21
unduly
disrupt
the
operations
of
the
employer.
22
The
bill
defines
“employer”
as
a
person
who
employs
50
or
23
more
employees
in
Iowa.
The
bill
defines
“school”
as
a
public
24
or
nonpublic
school
located
in
Iowa.
25
The
bill
provides
for
limitations
on
the
leave
requirement,
26
including
a
limitation
of
four
hours
of
leave
in
a
24-hour
27
period
and
an
option
for
an
employer
to
require
use
of
other
28
forms
of
leave
first.
29
The
leave
required
by
the
bill
need
not
be
paid
leave.
An
30
employer
is
prohibited
from
requiring
an
employee
to
make
31
up
the
time
taken
for
the
leave.
An
employer
must
make
a
32
good-faith
effort
to
permit
an
employee
to
make
up
the
time
33
taken.
34
An
employer
who
violates
the
bill
is
guilty
of
a
simple
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misdemeanor.
A
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
1
for
no
more
than
30
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
but
not
more
2
than
$625
or
by
both.
3
The
bill
applies
to
collective
bargaining
agreements
and
4
employee
benefit
plans
entered
into
on
or
after
the
effective
5
date
of
the
bill.
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