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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the House amendment, S-5272, to Senate File 1 2 2190, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, 1 3 as follows: 1 4 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 7 the 1 5 following: 1 6 ""Sec. . Section 85.31, subsection 1, 1 7 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2001, is amended to read 1 8 as follows: 1 9 When death results from the injury, the employer 1 10 shall pay the dependents who were wholly dependent on 1 11 the earnings of the employee for support at the time 1 12 of the injury, during their lifetime, compensation 1 13 upon the basis ofeightyone hundred percent per week 1 14 of the employee's average weekly spendable earnings, 1 15 commencing from the date of death as follows: 1 16 Sec. . Section 85.34, subsection 2, unnumbered 1 17 paragraph 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 18 Compensation for permanent partial disability shall 1 19 begin at the termination of the healing period 1 20 provided in subsection 1. The compensation shall be 1 21 in addition to the benefits provided by sections 85.27 1 22 and 85.28. The compensation shall be based upon the 1 23 extent of the disability and upon the basis ofeighty1 24 one hundred percent per week of the employee's average 1 25 spendable weekly earnings, but not more than a weekly 1 26 benefit amount, rounded to the nearest dollar, equal 1 27 to one hundred eighty-four percent of the statewide 1 28 average weekly wage paid employees as determined by 1 29 the department of workforce development under section 1 30 96.19, subsection 36, and in effect at the time of the 1 31 injury. The minimum weekly benefit amount shall be 1 32 equal to the weekly benefit amount of a person whose 1 33 gross weekly earnings are thirty-five percent of the 1 34 statewide average weekly wage. For all cases of 1 35 permanent partial disability compensation shall be 1 36 paid as follows: 1 37 Sec. . Section 85.34, subsection 3, unnumbered 1 38 paragraph 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 39 Compensation for an injury causing permanent total 1 40 disability shall be upon the basis ofeightyone 1 41 hundred percent per week of the employee's average 1 42 spendable weekly earnings, but not more than a weekly 1 43 benefit amount, rounded to the nearest dollar, equal 1 44 to two hundred percent of the statewide average weekly 1 45 wage paid employees as determined by the department of 1 46 workforce development under section 96.19, subsection 1 47 36, and in effect at the time of the injury. The 1 48 minimum weekly benefit amount is equal to the weekly 1 49 benefit amount of a person whose gross weekly earnings 1 50 are thirty-five percent of the statewide average 2 1 weekly wage. The weekly compensation is payable 2 2 during the period of the employee's disability." 2 3 #2. Page 2, by inserting after line 43 the 2 4 following: 2 5 "Sec. . Section 85.37, Code 2001, is amended to 2 6 read as follows: 2 7 85.37 COMPENSATION SCHEDULE. 2 8 If an employee receives a personal injury causing 2 9 temporary total disability, or causing a permanent 2 10 partial disability for which compensation is payable 2 11 during a healing period, compensation for the 2 12 temporary total disability or for the healing period 2 13 shall be upon the basis provided in this section. The 2 14 weekly benefit amount payable to any employee for any 2 15 one week shall be upon the basis ofeightyone hundred 2 16 percent of the employee's weekly spendable earnings, 2 17 but shall not exceed an amount, rounded to the nearest 2 18 dollar, equal to sixty-six and two-thirds percent of 2 19 the statewide average weekly wage paid employees as 2 20 determined by the department of workforce development 2 21 under section 96.19, subsection 36, and in effect at 2 22 the time of the injury. However, as of July 1, 1975; 2 23 July 1, 1977; July 1, 1979; and July 1, 1981, the 2 24 maximum weekly benefit amount rounded to the nearest 2 25 dollar shall be increased so that it equals one 2 26 hundred percent, one hundred thirty-three and one- 2 27 third percent, one hundred sixty-six and two-thirds 2 28 percent, and two hundred percent, respectively, of the 2 29 statewide average weekly wage as determined above. 2 30 Total weekly compensation for any employee shall not 2 31 exceedeightyone hundred percent per week of the 2 32 employee's weekly spendable earnings. The minimum 2 33 weekly benefit amount shall be equal to the weekly 2 34 benefit amount of a person whose gross weekly earnings 2 35 are thirty-five percent of the statewide average 2 36 weekly wage, or to the spendable weekly earnings of 2 37 the employee, whichever are less. 2 38 Such compensation shall be in addition to the 2 39 benefits provided by sections 85.27 and 85.28."" 2 40 #3. By renumbering as necessary. 2 41 2 42 2 43 2 44 DICK L. DEARDEN 2 45 SF 2190.905 79 2 46 ec/hk
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