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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2333 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 14 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa 1 5 infrastructure fund to the state board of regents for 1 6 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and ending 1 7 June 30, 2004, the following amount, or so much 1 8 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose 1 9 designated: 1 10 For repayment of the bonding for the phase II 1 11 construction of the engineering teaching and research 1 12 complex at Iowa state university of science and 1 13 technology, as authorized in this section: 1 14 .................................................. $ 7,000,000 1 15 Moneys appropriated in this section are not subject 1 16 to transfer." 1 17 #2. Page 3, by inserting after line 17 the 1 18 following: 1 19 "Sec. . LEGISLATIVE PER DIEM PAYMENT. 1 20 Notwithstanding section 2.10, subsection 6, for the 1 21 special session that convenes May 28, 2002, the 1 22 members of the general assembly are not entitled to 1 23 and shall not receive the sum of eighty-six dollars 1 24 per day for each day the general assembly is actually 1 25 in special session, but shall receive the same travel 1 26 allowances and expenses as authorized by section 2.10. 1 27 This section is retroactively applicable to May 28, 1 28 2002." 1 29 #3. Page 12, by inserting after line 16 the 1 30 following: 1 31 "Sec. . Section 12E.12, subsection 8, if 1 32 enacted by 2002 Iowa Acts, Second Extraordinary 1 33 Session, Senate File 2334, section 229, is amended to 1 34 read as follows: 1 35 8. With respect to the payment of certain debt 1 36 service, the debt service to be paid shall be those 1 37 installments of debt service on bonds selected by the 1 38 treasurer of state and identified in the authority's 1 39 tax certificate delivered at the time of the issuance 1 40 of the bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, or as 1 41 otherwise selected by the treasurer of state. Once 1 42 the bonds and the installments of debt service thereon 1 43 are so selected, that debt service and bonds shall not 1 44 be paid, or provided to be paid, from any other source 1 45 including the state or any of its departments or 1 46 agencies. Provided, however, that if funds are not 1 47 appropriated to pay debt service on such bonds when 1 48 due, the issuing agency shall pay such debt service 1 49 from any available source as provided in the bond 1 50 covenants for such bonds." 2 1 #4. Page 14, by inserting after line 12 the 2 2 following: 2 3 "Sec. . DUPLICATIVE POSITIONS – VACANT 2 4 POSITIONS – EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 2 5 1. It is the intent of the general assembly that 2 6 in implementing the provisions of 2002 Iowa Acts, 2 7 Second Extraordinary Session, Senate File 2334, 2 8 section 13, subsection 2, if enacted, the department 2 9 of personnel shall focus on duplicative job functions 2 10 in the agencies of the executive branch of state 2 11 government other than those institutions under the 2 12 control of the state board of regents. For the 2 13 institutions under the state board of regents, the 2 14 state board of regents shall perform the duties 2 15 required of the department of personnel and shall 2 16 report to the oversight committee of the legislative 2 17 council in accordance with 2002 Iowa Acts, Second 2 18 Extraordinary Session, Senate File 2334, section 13, 2 19 subsection 2. 2 20 2. In implementing the requirements of 2002 Iowa 2 21 Acts, Second Extraordinary Session, Senate File 2334, 2 22 section 214, if enacted, relating to vacant positions, 2 23 the department of management shall address table of 2 24 organization changes other than those relating to the 2 25 institutions under the control of the state board of 2 26 regents. Table of organization changes relating to 2 27 the institutions under the control of the state board 2 28 of regents shall be implemented by the state board of 2 29 regents. 2 30 3. In implementing the requirements of 2002 Iowa 2 31 Acts, Second Extraordinary Session, Senate File 2334, 2 32 section 215, if enacted, relating to educational 2 33 assistance, the department of management shall ensure 2 34 compliance for executive branch agencies other than 2 35 those involving the institutions under the control of 2 36 the state board of regents. Implementation of a 2 37 restriction on subsidy or reimbursement for a class or 2 38 other course of study leading to an advanced degree 2 39 for an employee of an institution under the control of 2 40 the state board of regents shall be as determined by 2 41 the state board of regents." 2 42 #5. Page 15, by inserting after line 23 the 2 43 following: 2 44 "Sec. . 2002 Iowa Acts, Second Extraordinary 2 45 Session, Senate File 2334, section 221, if enacted, is 2 46 amended to read as follows: 2 47 SEC. 221. IMPLEMENTATION OF FURLOUGHS.Furloughs2 48 It is the intent of the general assembly that 2 49 furloughs implemented pursuant to this division shall 2 50 not be implemented in a manner which results in more 3 1 than 25 percent of the workforce within an agency 3 2 division being on furlough at the same time. However, 3 3 if implementation of this section would conflict with 3 4 existing law or a collective bargaining agreement, the 3 5 agency shall take every step possible to minimize the 3 6 impact on the agency's customers and the public. The 3 7 agency shall work with representatives of affected 3 8 businesses to develop a plan for meeting the 3 9 businesses' needs during a furlough period and when 3 10 other funding reductions are implemented. 3 11 Sec. . 2002 Iowa Acts, House File 2614, section 3 12 2, unnumbered paragraph 2, as amended by 2002 Iowa 3 13 Acts, Second Extraordinary Session, Senate File 2334, 3 14 section 226, if enacted, is amended to read as 3 15 follows: 3 16 For allocation by the state board of regents to the 3 17 state university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of 3 18 science and technology, and the university of northern 3 19 Iowa to reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in 3 20 their operating funds resulting from the pledging of 3 21 tuitions, student fees and charges, and institutional 3 22 income to finance the cost of providing academic and 3 23 administrative buildings and facilities and utility 3 24 services at the institutions, notwithstanding section 3 25 12E.12, subsection 1, paragraph "b", subparagraph (1): 3 26 .................................................. $9,127,6353 27 10,503,733 3 28 Sec. . MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REDUCTION. The 3 29 appropriation made in 2002 Iowa Acts, Second 3 30 Extraordinary Session, Senate File 2334, from the 3 31 general fund of the state for medical assistance 3 32 reimbursement and associated costs for the fiscal year 3 33 beginning July 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2003, is 3 34 reduced by the following amount: 3 35 .................................................. $ 3,700,000" 3 36 #6. Page 15, by striking lines 24 through 27 and 3 37 inserting the following: 3 38 "Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this 3 39 Act takes effect July 1, 2002, except for the 3 40 provision of this division amending 2001 Iowa Acts, 3 41 chapter 188, section 13, relating to tourism 3 42 operations, which, being deemed of immediate 3 43 importance, takes effect upon enactment." 3 44 #7. Page 19, by inserting after line 6 the 3 45 following: 3 46 "DIVISION 3 47 SICK LEAVE AND VACATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM EXTENSION 3 48 Sec. . SICK LEAVE AND VACATION INCENTIVE 3 49 PROGRAM – FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003. 3 50 1. As used in this section, unless the context 4 1 provides otherwise: 4 2 a. "Credited service" means service under the Iowa 4 3 public employees' retirement system, as service is 4 4 defined in section 97B.1A, and membership service 4 5 under the public safety peace officers' retirement, 4 6 accident, and disability system, as defined in section 4 7 97A.1. 4 8 b. "Eligible employee" means an employee for 4 9 which, but for participation in the program, the sum 4 10 of the number of years of credited service and the 4 11 employee's age in years as of December 31, 2003, 4 12 equals or exceeds seventy-five. 4 13 c. "Employee" means an employee of the executive 4 14 branch of the state who is not covered by a collective 4 15 bargaining agreement, including an employee of a 4 16 judicial district department of correctional services 4 17 if the district elects to participate in the program, 4 18 an employee of the state board of regents if the board 4 19 elects to participate in the program, an employee of 4 20 the judicial branch if the judicial branch elects to 4 21 participate in the program, and an employee of the 4 22 department of justice. However, "employee" does not 4 23 mean an elected official. 4 24 d. "Participant" means a person who timely submits 4 25 an election to participate, and does participate, in 4 26 the sick leave and vacation incentive program 4 27 established under this section. 4 28 e. "Program" means the sick leave and vacation 4 29 incentive program established under this section. 4 30 f. "Regular annual salary" means an amount equal 4 31 to the eligible employee's regular biweekly rate of 4 32 pay as of the date of separation from employment 4 33 multiplied by twenty-six. 4 34 g. "Sick leave and vacation incentive benefit" 4 35 means an amount equal to the entire value of an 4 36 eligible employee's accumulated but unused vacation 4 37 plus the lesser of the entire value of the eligible 4 38 employee's accumulated and unused sick leave or the 4 39 employee's regular annual salary. 4 40 2. To become a participant in the program, an 4 41 eligible employee shall do all of the following: 4 42 a. Submit by August 14, 2002, a written 4 43 application, on forms prescribed by the department of 4 44 personnel, seeking participation in the program. 4 45 b. Agree to waive any and all rights to receive 4 46 payments of sick leave balances under section 70A.23 4 47 and accrued vacation balances in a form other than as 4 48 provided in this section. 4 49 c. Agree to waive all rights to file suit against 4 50 the state of Iowa, including all of its departments, 5 1 agencies, and other subdivisions, based on state or 5 2 federal claims arising out of the employment 5 3 relationship. 5 4 d. Acknowledge, in writing, that participation in 5 5 the program waives any right to accept permanent part- 5 6 time or permanent full-time employment with the state 5 7 other than as an elected official on or after August 5 8 15, 2002. 5 9 e. Agree to separate from employment with the 5 10 state by August 15, 2002. 5 11 3. Upon acceptance to participate in the program 5 12 and separation from employment with the state by 5 13 August 15, 2002, a participant shall receive a sick 5 14 leave and vacation incentive benefit. The state shall 5 15 pay to the participant a portion of the sick leave and 5 16 vacation incentive benefit each fiscal year for a 5 17 period of five years commencing with the fiscal year 5 18 ending June 30, 2003. 5 19 4. The department of personnel shall administer 5 20 the program, including the determination of 5 21 eligibility for participation in the program, and 5 22 shall adopt administrative rules to administer the 5 23 program. The department may adopt rules on an 5 24 emergency basis under section 17A.4, subsection 2, and 5 25 section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph "b", to 5 26 implement this section and the rules shall be 5 27 effective immediately upon filing unless a later date 5 28 is specified in the rules. 5 29 5. The legislative council shall provide an 5 30 incentive program for employees of the legislative 5 31 branch consistent with the program provided in this 5 32 section for executive branch employees. The 5 33 legislative council shall collaborate with the 5 34 department of personnel to establish the program as 5 35 required under this subsection. The program provided 5 36 pursuant to this subsection shall establish the same 5 37 time guidelines and benefit calculations as provided 5 38 under the program for executive branch employees. 5 39 Sec. . EARLY TERMINATION PROGRAMS – 5 40 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 5 41 1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section, 5 42 unless the context otherwise requires: 5 43 a. "Early termination participant" means an 5 44 eligible state employee who participates in an early 5 45 termination program. 5 46 b. "Early termination program" means a sick leave 5 47 and vacation incentive program as established or 5 48 required in this Act and the similar early termination 5 49 program established for state employees as established 5 50 pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement entered 6 1 into pursuant to chapter 20. 6 2 2. GROUP INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY. An early 6 3 termination participant shall be eligible to continue 6 4 participation in the group plan or under the group 6 5 contract at the early termination participant's own 6 6 expense in the same manner as a retired employee 6 7 pursuant to section 509A.13. In addition, an early 6 8 termination participant shall be deemed an eligible 6 9 retired state employee for purposes of eligibility for 6 10 continuation of group insurance covering spouses as 6 11 provided in section 509A.13A. 6 12 3. RELEASE OF RECORDS. Notwithstanding any 6 13 provision of chapter 22 or section 97B.17 to the 6 14 contrary, records of the department of personnel 6 15 maintained for the operation of the Iowa public 6 16 employees' retirement system may be released to the 6 17 directors, agents, and employees of the legislative 6 18 fiscal bureau, the department of revenue and finance, 6 19 the department of management, and the department of 6 20 personnel, for the purposes of administering and 6 21 monitoring an early termination program. A person 6 22 receiving a record pursuant to this subsection shall 6 23 maintain the confidentiality of any information 6 24 otherwise required to be kept confidential and shall 6 25 be subject to the same penalties as the custodian of 6 26 the records for the public dissemination of such 6 27 information. The authority to request a record as 6 28 provided pursuant to this subsection shall cease June 6 29 30, 2003. 6 30 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The department of 6 31 personnel, in collaboration with the department of 6 32 management, shall present a report by October 1, 2002, 6 33 concerning the operation of early termination programs 6 34 as provided in this Act. The reports shall be 6 35 submitted in conjunction with the reports required to 6 36 be submitted by the department of personnel pursuant 6 37 to 2001 Iowa Acts, Second Extraordinary Session, 6 38 chapter 5, section 4. The department shall also 6 39 submit an annual update concerning early termination 6 40 programs as provided in this Act by October 1 of each 6 41 year for four years, commencing October 1, 2003. The 6 42 reports shall include information concerning the 6 43 number of early termination program participants, the 6 44 cost of the early termination program including any 6 45 payments made to participants, the number of state 6 46 employment positions eliminated pursuant to an early 6 47 termination program, the number of positions vacated 6 48 by an early termination program participant that have 6 49 been refilled, and the savings to the state based upon 6 50 the early termination program. 7 1 5. SAVINGS. a. For an executive branch position 7 2 vacated by an early termination participant pursuant 7 3 to an early termination program, the savings from that 7 4 termination, as determined by the department of 7 5 management, shall offset amounts that would otherwise 7 6 be reduced from the appropriation to the executive 7 7 branch department or establishment that employed the 7 8 participant due to the implementation of a furlough 7 9 program. The moneys saved by the department or 7 10 establishment due to the termination would then be 7 11 used by the department or establishment to reduce or 7 12 end the furlough program as it would otherwise apply 7 13 to the employees of that department or establishment, 7 14 to the extent of the savings. If savings in excess of 7 15 the amounts reduced by the department of management 7 16 for the applicable executive branch department or 7 17 establishment are received, and the furlough program 7 18 for that department or establishment ceases, those 7 19 moneys shall not revert to the general fund but shall 7 20 be transferred to the applicable executive branch 7 21 department or establishment for personnel costs which 7 22 shall not be expended for personnel costs without 7 23 prior approval of the department of management. 7 24 b. For a judicial or legislative branch position 7 25 vacated by an early termination participant pursuant 7 26 to an early termination program, the savings from that 7 27 termination, as determined by the judicial or 7 28 legislative branch as applicable, shall offset amounts 7 29 that would otherwise be reduced from the appropriation 7 30 to the legislative or judicial branch that employed 7 31 the participant due to the implementation of a 7 32 furlough program. The moneys saved by the legislative 7 33 or executive branch due to the termination would then 7 34 be used by the department or establishment to reduce 7 35 or end the furlough program as it would otherwise 7 36 apply to the employees of that branch, to the extent 7 37 of the savings. 7 38 6. ACROSS-THE-BOARD WAGE INCREASE DELAY. If an 7 39 employee organization representing state employees 7 40 agrees to an across-the-board wage increase delay as 7 41 provided in this subsection and to participate in an 7 42 early termination program as provided in this Act, 7 43 then any across-the-board wage increases for employees 7 44 of the same state employer, who are not covered by a 7 45 collective bargaining agreement, which would otherwise 7 46 take effect at the beginning of the pay period in 7 47 which July 1, 2002, falls, shall be delayed until the 7 48 pay period in which November 1, 2002, falls." 7 49 #8. By renumbering as necessary. 7 50 8 1 8 2 8 3 JEFF LAMBERTI 8 4 SF 2333.301 79 8 5 jp/cf
Text: S05517 Text: S05519 Text: S05500 - S05599 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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