House Amendment 8499 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2686 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 19, by inserting after line 9 the 1 3 following: 1 4 <Sec. . LIVING WAGE IMPACT STUDY. 1 5 1. If funding is approved or appropriated to the 1 6 state board of regents for such purposes, Iowa state 1 7 university shall conduct a study regarding the 1 8 economic, fiscal, and social impacts of establishing 1 9 the living wage, also known as the self=sufficiency 1 10 wage, in Iowa. The living wage in the study shall be 1 11 based on a forty=hour work week, and the study shall 1 12 provide all of the following: 1 13 a. A two=tiered living wage, one tier with 1 14 benefits and one without benefits, for family sizes 1 15 ranging from two people to six people for all 1 16 ninety=nine counties. 1 17 b. The impact that a living wage would have on 1 18 full=time workers, the multiplier effect of a living 1 19 wage on the economy, and whether more jobs would be 1 20 created by this multiplier effect. 1 21 c. How a living wage would impact public 1 22 assistance programs, particularly whether it would 1 23 reduce costs. 1 24 d. How a living wage would impact state and local 1 25 economic development programs. 1 26 e. How a living wage would assist or hinder the 1 27 housing market. 1 28 f. Taking into account paragraphs "b", "c", "d", 1 29 and "e", examine whether there would be an overall 1 30 positive impact on the economy considering possible 1 31 business concerns of inflation and job loss. 1 32 g. Evaluate other states or metropolitan areas 1 33 that have a living wage to provide examples of how a 1 34 living wage could be implemented on a phased=in basis 1 35 for all workers in this state, including the private 1 36 and public sectors. 1 37 h. Any other recommendations that the individuals 1 38 assigned to the study believe are relevant to 1 39 establishing a living wage in this state. 1 40 2. An Iowa state university sociology professor, 1 41 an Iowa state university human development and family 1 42 studies professor, and an Iowa state university 1 43 economics professor, all who specialize in this area, 1 44 shall conduct and coordinate the study. 1 45 3. The department of workforce development, the 1 46 department of economic development, the department of 1 47 human services, the university of Iowa, the university 1 48 of northern Iowa, the child and family policy center, 1 49 the Iowa policy project, and representatives of labor 1 50 organizations and associations representing business 2 1 and industry shall cooperate in conducting the study. 2 2 4. Iowa state university shall submit a report 2 3 about the findings of the study to the general 2 4 assembly by December 14, 2008.> 2 5 #2. Title page, line 5, by inserting before the 2 6 word <and> the following: <establishing a living wage 2 7 study,>. 2 8 #3. By renumbering as necessary. 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 WESSEL-KROESCHELL of Story 2 13 HF 2686.203 82 2 14 ak/rj/11539 -1-