House Journal: Page 1216: Tuesday, April 13, 1999

13   This paragraph does not prohibit the department from

14   collecting reasonable fees for copies of records or
15   other services provided pursuant to section 22.3,
16   321.10, or 622.46."
17     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H?1507 was adopted.
Fallon of Polk asked and received unanimous consent that amend-
ment H-1546 be deferred.
Taylor of Linn offered the following amendment H?1547 filed by 
Taylor, et al., and moved its adoption:
H-1547
 1     Amend Senate File 424, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 6, by inserting after line 28 the
 4   following:
 5     "Sec.      . NEW SECTION.  327F.32  RAILROAD
 6   ACCIDENTS - EMPLOYEE LEAVE AND TRAUMA COUNSELING.
 7     1.  A railroad company shall make trauma counseling
 8   available to an employee of the railroad company
 9   involved in an accident on a railway or right of way
10   under the control of the company if the accident
11   results in the death of or serious bodily injury to a
12   person.  The counseling shall be made available to the
13   employee within forty-eight hours of the accident.
14     2.  An employee involved in an accident described
15   in subsection 1 shall be given leave from duty with
16   compensation and applicable benefits for a minimum of
17   three days following the accident.  If the railroad
18   company makes an affirmative showing that the accident
19   was due to the negligence or willful act of an
20   employee involved in an accident described in
21   subsection 1, the leave provided to the employee who
22   acted negligently or willfully may be provided without
23   compensation and benefits.
24     3.  An engineer returning to duty following leave
25   provided pursuant to subsection 2 shall, upon request,
26   be assigned an assistant engineer or other qualified
27   person to accompany the engineer for such time as may
28   be necessary to guarantee the public safety or until a
29   qualified medical practitioner determines that the
30   engineer does not suffer from a posttraumatic stress
31   disorder.
32     4.  The director shall adopt rules for
33   administration and enforcement of this section."
34     2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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