House Journal: Page 1405: Thursday, April 11, 2002
19 task force is created concerning the establishment of
20 a pension system for volunteer fire fighters in this
21 state. The task force shall examine pension plans
22 established by other states for volunteer fire
23 fighters and shall solicit information from volunteer
24 fire fighters, and cities and townships with volunteer
25 fire fighters, concerning the establishment of a
26 pension system for volunteer fire fighters. The task
27 force shall also identify and examine issues relating
28 to volunteer fire departments' attraction and
29 retention of fire fighters and shall propose solutions
30 to these issues of attraction and retention.
31 Membership of the task force is to be determined by
32 the legislative council. Members shall be appointed
33 by the legislative council. The membership shall
34 include, but not be limited to, the following:
35 1. The commissioner of insurance or the
36 commissioner's designee.
37 2. The treasurer of state or the treasurer's
38 designee.
39 3. A representative of a pension system
40 established pursuant to Code chapter 411.
41 4. A representative of the Iowa public employees'
42 retirement system.
43 5. A representative of a pension system
44 established for private sector employees.
45 6. A representative of the state fire and
46 emergency response council.
47 7. A representative of volunteer fire fighters in
48 the state.
49 8. A representative of township trustees.
50 9. A representative of the Iowa league of cities.
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1 The legislative service bureau and the legislative
2 fiscal bureau shall provide staffing assistance to the
3 task force. The department of management shall
4 provide other assistance to the task force in
5 completing its duties.
6 The task force shall submit a report to the general
7 assembly by January 1, 2003. The report shall contain
8 the findings and recommendations of the task force."
9 11. Page 23, by inserting before line 4, the
10 following:
11 Sec. . IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.7
12 does not apply to the section of this Act amending
13 section 425.15 relating to the disabled veteran tax
14 credit."
15 12. Page 23, by striking lines 17 through 20.
16 13. Page 23, by striking lines 26 through 30 and
17 inserting the following:
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