House
File
2772
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House
File
2772
as
follows:
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by
inserting:
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DIVISION
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COMMUNITY-BASED
WAGE
ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM
4
Sec.
___.
Section
91A.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
01.
“Community-based
organization”
means
a
7
legal
aid
or
community-based
nonprofit
organization
that
has
8
a
minimum
of
five
years’
experience
working
with
employees
9
or
advocating
on
behalf
of
employees
as
well
as
a
successful
10
record
of
facilitating
successful
complaints
that
have
been
11
filed
by
employees
with
the
director
under
section
91A.10.
12
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
91A.16
Community-based
wage
13
enforcement
program.
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1.
The
director
shall
establish
a
community-based
wage
15
enforcement
program.
The
director
shall
enter
into
contracts
16
with
participating
community-based
organizations
to
provide
17
funds
and
other
resources
to
facilitate
effective,
cooperative
18
community-based
enforcement
of
this
chapter
and
chapter
19
91D.
Funds
and
other
resources
shall
be
used
to
increase
20
the
capacity
and
expertise
of
community-based
organizations
21
in
order
to
improve
the
education
of
employees
regarding
the
22
rights
and
remedies
provided
by
this
chapter
and
chapter
91D
23
and
to
secure
successful
resolution
of
complaints
filed
with
24
the
director
under
section
91A.10.
All
education
and
services
25
under
this
section
shall
be
provided
at
no
cost
to
employees
26
and
accessible
to
any
employee
in
this
state.
27
2.
The
program
shall
provide
for
but
is
not
limited
to
all
28
of
the
following
services
by
community-based
organizations:
29
a.
Education
for
employees
regarding
the
rights
provided
by
30
this
chapter
and
chapter
91D,
which
may
be
conducted
jointly
31
with
staff
of
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
32
licensing
and
other
relevant
agencies
and
organizations.
33
b.
Direct
assistance
by
a
worker
advocate
to
assist
34
employees
who
seek
to
file
a
complaint
under
section
91A.10.
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c.
Legal
assistance
to
employees
who
seek
to
file
a
1
complaint
under
section
91A.10.
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d.
Additional
assistance
for
employees
who
are
members
3
of
marginalized
communities
or
who
are
not
native
English
4
speakers.
5
e.
Assistance
to
the
director
in
monitoring
for
compliance
6
with
and
conducting
investigations
under
this
chapter
and
7
chapter
91D.
>
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2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
5
and
6
and
inserting
9
<
certain
regents
institutions;
codifying
the
housing
renewal
10
program;
and
establishing
a
community-based
wage
enforcement
11
program.
>
12
3.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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