H-8132

   Amend House File 2505 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 
   <Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  20.35  Jail employees —— applicability of chapter.
   Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, section 70A.19, Code 2016, and chapter 20, Code 2016, apply to county jails, public employees employed by county jails, and employee organizations representing or seeking to represent bargaining units of which such employees are members, in lieu of all corresponding provisions of section 70A.19 and this chapter. In any instance where chapter 20, Code 2016, refers to the public employment relations board, such reference shall be deemed to refer to the employment appeal board instead. This section applies to collective bargaining under this chapter, and any related proceeding, commenced on or after July 1, 2026.>
   2.  Title page, line 1, after <relating to> by inserting <corrections, including>
   3.  Title page, line 1, after <conditions> by inserting <and collective bargaining by jail employees>
   4.  By renumbering as necessary.

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GOSA of Scott