House File 487 HOUSE FILE BY FORD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing requirements for persons contracting with the 2 department of human services. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2828HH 80 5 jp/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 217.14 CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS. 1 2 1. A person contracting with the department of human 1 3 services to provide services shall be subject to all of the 1 4 requirements of this section. 1 5 2. In addition to the requirements of section 68B.7, a 1 6 person who has been employed by the department, for a period 1 7 of two years after the termination of the employment, shall 1 8 not contract with the department to provide services or be a 1 9 subcontractor or employee for any other contractor providing 1 10 services to the department. 1 11 3. A contractor shall have adequate liability insurance 1 12 for the services being performed. 1 13 4. A contractor shall be subject to evaluation 1 14 requirements, with preference given to evaluation performed by 1 15 an independent evaluator. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 This bill establishes requirements for persons contracting 1 18 with the department of human services to provide services. 1 19 Iowa's ethics law in Code section 68B.7 prohibits a state 1 20 employee, within a period of two years after the termination 1 21 of employment, from appearing before the agency or receiving 1 22 compensation for any services rendered on behalf of any 1 23 person, firm, corporation, or association in relation to any 1 24 case, proceeding, or application with respect to which the 1 25 person was directly concerned and personally participated 1 26 during the period of employment. The bill provides a general 1 27 prohibition during the two=year period against a former 1 28 employee of the department providing services as a contractor, 1 29 subcontractor, or employee of a contractor providing services 1 30 to the department. 1 31 The bill requires a contractor to have adequate liability 1 32 insurance for the service being performed. A contractor is 1 33 subject to evaluation requirements, with preference given to 1 34 evaluation performed by an independent evaluator. 1 35 LSB 2828HH 80 2 1 jp/sh/8