Text: HF00578 Text: HF00580 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 579 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE 1 5 DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. 1 6 1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 8 1 9 Section 1. Section 19A.9, subsection 3, unnumbered 1 10 paragraph 3, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 11 Vacancies shall be announced publicly at leastfifteenten 1 12 days in advance of the date fixed for the filing of 1 13 applications therefore, and shall be advertised through the 1 14 communications media. The director may, however, in the 1 15 director's discretion, continue to receive applications and 1 16 examine candidates for a period adequate to assure a 1 17 sufficient number of eligibles to meet the needs of the 1 18 system, and may add the names of successful candidates to 1 19 existing eligible lists. 1 20 Sec. 2. Section 19A.32, Code 2001, is amended to read as 1 21 follows: 1 22 19A.32 WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS. 1 23 The director shall employ appropriate staff to handle and 1 24 adjust claims of state employees for workers' compensation 1 25 benefits pursuant to chapters 85, 85A, 85B, and 86, or with 1 26 the approval of the executive council contract for the 1 27 services or purchase workers' compensation insurance coverage 1 28 for state employees or selected groups of state employees. A 1 29 state employee workers' compensation fund is established to 1 30 pay state employee workers' compensation claims and 1 31 administrative costs. The department shall establish a rating 1 32 formula and assess premiums to all agencies, departments, and 1 33 divisions of the state including those which have not received 1 34 an appropriation for the payment of workers' compensation 1 35 insurance and which operate from moneys other than from the 2 1 general fund of the state. The department shall collect the 2 2 premiums and deposit them into the state employee workers' 2 3 compensation fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys 2 4 deposited in the state employee workers' compensation fund 2 5 shall not revert to the general fund of the state at the end 2 6 of any fiscal year, but shall remain in the state employee 2 7 workers' compensation fund and be continuously available to 2 8 pay state employee workers' compensation claims. The director 2 9of revenue and finance is authorized and directed to draw2 10warrants on this fund for the payment of state employee2 11workers' compensation claimsmay, to the extent practicable, 2 12 contract with a private organization to handle the processing 2 13 and payment of claims and services rendered under the 2 14 provisions of this section. 2 15 Sec. 3. Section 19B.5, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2001, are 2 16 amended to read as follows: 2 17 2. The department of personnel shall submit a report on 2 18 the condition of affirmative action, diversity, and 2 19 multicultural programs in state agencies covered by subsection 2 20 1 by September 30 of each year to thedepartment of management2 21 governor and the general assembly. The report shall include 2 22 information identifying funding sources and itemized costs, 2 23 including administrative costs, for these programs. 2 24 3. The state board of regents shall submit an annual 2 25 report of the affirmative action, diversity, and multicultural 2 26 accomplishments of the board and its institutions by January 2 27 31 of each year to thedepartment of managementgeneral 2 28 assembly. The report shall include information identifying 2 29 funding sources and itemized costs, including administrative 2 30 costs, for these programs. 2 31 Sec. 4. Section 19B.6, Code 2001, is amended to read as 2 32 follows: 2 33 19B.6 RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND 2 34 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT – AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. 2 35 The department ofmanagementpersonnel shall oversee the 3 1 implementation of sections 19B.1 through 19B.5 and shall work 3 2 with the governor to ensure compliance with those sections, 3 3 including the attainment of affirmative action goals and 3 4 timetables, by all state agencies,includingexcluding the 3 5 state board of regents and its institutions. The department 3 6 of management shall oversee the implementation of sections 3 7 19B.1 through 19B.5 and shall work with the governor to ensure 3 8 compliance with those sections, including the attainment of 3 9 affirmative action goals and timetables, by the state board of 3 10 regents and its institutions. 3 11 3 12 3 13 3 14 BRENT SIEGRIST 3 15 Speaker of the House 3 16 3 17 3 18 3 19 MARY E. KRAMER 3 20 President of the Senate 3 21 3 22 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 3 23 is known as House File 579, Seventy-ninth General Assembly. 3 24 3 25 3 26 3 27 MARGARET THOMSON 3 28 Chief Clerk of the House 3 29 Approved , 2001 3 30 3 31 3 32 3 33 THOMAS J. VILSACK 3 34 Governor
Text: HF00578 Text: HF00580 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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