Senate File 2364 H-8229 Amend Senate File 2364, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the Senate, as follows: 2 1. Page 9, after line 33 by inserting: 3 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 26A.5 Infectious disease response 4 —— personal protective equipment. 5 1. For purposes of this section and section 26A.6, “period 6 of infectious disease emergency” means that period of time 7 that a disease or virus determined to be life-threatening to 8 a person exposed to the disease or virus has been declared a 9 pandemic, epidemic, or public health emergency by the federal 10 government, governor, or local public health authorities. 11 2. The employer of an employee performing work during a 12 period of infectious disease emergency on a public improvement 13 subject to a guaranteed maximum price contract shall provide 14 the employee with a supply of personal protective equipment, 15 including but not limited to face coverings or face shields, to 16 ensure the employee is not exposed to the disease at work. The 17 employer shall promptly replenish the supply as needed. 18 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 26A.6 Infectious disease response —— 19 health care —— insurance. 20 1. During a period of infectious disease emergency, an 21 employer shall provide an employee performing work during a 22 period of infectious disease emergency on a public improvement 23 subject to a guaranteed maximum price contract a minimum of 24 fourteen days of paid sick leave. 25 2. During a period of infectious disease emergency, an 26 employer shall provide an employee performing work during a 27 period of infectious disease emergency on a public improvement 28 subject to a guaranteed maximum price contract a minimum of 29 twelve weeks of family and medical leave, which shall not run 30 concurrently with the leave provided under subsection 1, to 31 provide care for the employee’s spouse, children, or parents 32 due to medical conditions resulting from the disease. 33 3. a. The insurance commissioner shall establish a 34 program whereby a resident of this state who performed work 35 -1- SF2364.4130 (2) 88 ec/rn 1/ 3 #1.

during or immediately preceding a period of infectious disease 1 emergency on a public improvement subject to a guaranteed 2 maximum price contract, whose health insurance coverage lapses 3 during a period of infectious disease emergency due to loss of 4 employment, and who chooses to obtain health care continuation 5 coverage pursuant to Tit. I of the federal Employee Retirement 6 Income Security Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-406, is provided 7 with a monthly subsidy in an amount necessary to cover the full 8 cost for which the resident would be responsible to maintain 9 such coverage during the period. 10 b. There is appropriated annually from the general fund 11 of the state to the insurance division of the department 12 of commerce from funds not otherwise appropriated an 13 amount necessary to pay the cost of such subsidies and any 14 administrative expenses incurred by the insurance division in 15 the implementation of this subsection. 16 c. The insurance commissioner may use any available source 17 of federal funding to cover or offset the cost of providing 18 subsidies or administering the program. 19 4. a. The insurance commissioner shall establish a 20 program to provide health insurance coverage during a period 21 of infectious disease emergency to any resident of this state 22 who performed work during or immediately preceding a period of 23 infectious disease emergency on a public improvement subject to 24 a guaranteed maximum price contract and who is not otherwise 25 able to obtain such coverage under another provision of 26 state or federal law. Such coverage shall be provided at no 27 cost to the resident and shall, at minimum, be sufficient to 28 provide all necessary care needed due to contraction of the 29 disease, aggravation of existing medical conditions due to such 30 contraction, or onset of new medical conditions other than the 31 disease due to such contraction. Such coverage shall allow 32 the resident to obtain medical care from one or more licensed 33 medical professionals of the resident’s choice. 34 b. There is appropriated annually from the general fund 35 -2- SF2364.4130 (2) 88 ec/rn 2/ 3

of the state to the insurance division of the department of 1 commerce from funds not otherwise appropriated an amount 2 necessary to pay the cost of providing such insurance coverage 3 and any administrative expenses incurred by the insurance 4 division in the implementation of this subsection. 5 c. The insurance commissioner may use any available source 6 of federal funding to cover or offset the cost of providing 7 insurance coverage or administering the program. 8 5. The insurance commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to 9 chapter 17A to administer this section. > 10 2. By renumbering as necessary. 11 ______________________________ HUNTER of Polk -3- SF2364.4130 (2) 88 ec/rn 3/ 3 #2.