House File 525 H-1220 Amend House File 525 as follows: 1 1. Page 4, after line 5 by inserting: 2 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 20.32 FREE AGENCY —— 3 PROHIBITED CONDUCT —— PENALTIES. 4 1. A public employee or any other person on the 5 employee’s behalf who receives any financial or 6 nonfinancial inducement or benefit from any person for 7 declaring themselves a free agent employee commits a 8 serious misdemeanor. 9 2. A public employee who receives disparate 10 treatment from a public employer, which is beneficial 11 to the employee in relation to the treatment the 12 public employee would be entitled to receive under the 13 negotiated agreement as a member of the bargaining unit 14 from which the public employee became a free agent 15 commits a serious misdemeanor. 16 3. A violation of this section is also punishable 17 as a civil infraction with a penalty not to exceed 18 twenty-five thousand dollars. A representative of the 19 affected bargaining unit shall may file a complaint 20 alleging violation of this section. > 21 2. Title page, line 2, by striking < agreements > and 22 inserting < agreements, providing penalties, > 23 3. By renumbering as necessary. 24 ______________________________ ISENHART of Dubuque -1- HF525.1173 (2) 84 je/rj 1/ 1 #1. #2. #3.