Senate File 2342 H-8263 Amend Senate File 2342, as amended, passed, and 1 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 2 1. Page 17, after line 33 by inserting: 3 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 22.13A Personnel 4 settlement agreements —— executive branch employers. 5 1. For purposes of this section: 6 a. “Executive branch employer” means the executive 7 branch of state government, which includes any unit 8 of state government, including but not limited to an 9 authority, board, commission, committee, council, 10 department, or independent agency as defined in section 11 7E.4, each principal central department enumerated 12 in section 7E.5; the office of the governor; and the 13 office of an elective constitutional or statutory 14 officer. 15 b. “Personnel settlement agreement” means a binding 16 legal agreement between an employee and the employee’s 17 executive branch employer to resolve a personnel 18 dispute including but not limited to a grievance. 19 “Personnel settlement agreement” does not include an 20 initial decision by an employee’s immediate supervisor 21 concerning a personnel dispute or grievance. 22 2. a. For personnel settlement agreements with an 23 employee of an executive branch employer, excluding an 24 employee of an elective constitutional or statutory 25 officer or an employee of the state board of regents 26 or institution under the control of the state board 27 of regents, the personnel settlement agreement shall, 28 to the extent consistent with any provision of an 29 applicable collective bargaining agreement, be reviewed 30 and approved as to form by the attorney general or by 31 the attorney general’s designee, and approved by the 32 director of the department of management, the director 33 of the department of administrative services, and the 34 head of the agency involved with the matter at issue. 35 b. For personnel settlement agreements with an 36 employee of the state board of regents or institution 37 under the control of the state board of regents, 38 the personnel settlement agreement shall, to the 39 extent consistent with any provision of an applicable 40 collective bargaining agreement, be reviewed and 41 approved as to form by the attorney general or by 42 the attorney general’s designee, and approved by the 43 executive director of the state board of regents and 44 the head of the institution involved with the matter 45 at issue. 46 c. For personnel settlement agreements with an 47 employee of an elective constitutional or statutory 48 officer, the personnel settlement agreement shall, 49 to the extent consistent with any provision of an 50 -1- SF2342.3800 (2) 85 ec/rj 1/ 2 #1.

applicable collective bargaining agreement, be reviewed 1 and approved as to form by the attorney general or by 2 the attorney general’s designee, and approved by the 3 applicable elected constitutional or statutory officer. 4 d. For personnel settlement agreements with an 5 employee of an executive branch employer subject to 6 review and approval pursuant to the requirements of a 7 collective bargaining agreement that are inconsistent 8 with the requirements of this subsection, a report on 9 the personnel settlement agreement shall be provided to 10 those persons who would otherwise review or approve the 11 personnel settlement agreement for that employee. 12 3. Personnel settlement agreements shall not 13 contain any confidentiality or nondisclosure provision 14 that attempts to prevent the disclosure of the 15 personnel settlement agreement. 16 4. All personnel settlement agreements shall be 17 made easily accessible to the public on an internet 18 site maintained as follows: 19 a. For personnel settlement agreements with an 20 employee of an executive branch employer, excluding an 21 employee of an elective constitutional or statutory 22 officer or an employee of the state board of regents 23 or institution under the control of the state board of 24 regents, by the department of administrative services. 25 b. For personnel settlement agreements with an 26 employee of the state board of regents or institution 27 under the control of the state board of regents, by the 28 state board of regents. 29 c. For personnel settlement agreements with an 30 employee of an elective constitutional or statutory 31 officer, by the applicable elected constitutional or 32 statutory officer. > 33 2. Page 18, by striking lines 28 and 29 and 34 inserting: 35 < Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. The following provision 36 of this division of this Act applies retroactively to 37 July 1, 2013: 38 1. The provision of this division of this Act 39 making an appropriation to the auditor of state. > 40 3. By renumbering as necessary. 41 ______________________________ HUNTER of Polk -2- SF2342.3800 (2) 85 ec/rj 2/ 2 #2. #3.