Senate File 260

                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  LARSON


    Passed Senate, Date                Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to certain leaves of absence for local civil
  2    service employees and providing for the Act's applicability.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2838XS 80
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PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 341A.18, Code 2003, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new unnumbered paragraph:
  1  3    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  A person holding a position
  1  4 subject to civil service who is elected to a city or county
  1  5 office in law enforcement or public safety shall, upon written
  1  6 application of the employer of that person, be granted a leave
  1  7 of absence from regular employment to serve in that office for
  1  8 a period of time not to exceed ten years.
  1  9    Sec. 2.  Section 400.29, Code 2003, is amended by adding
  1 10 the following new subsection:
  1 11    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  A person holding a position subject to
  1 12 civil service who is elected to a city or county office in law
  1 13 enforcement or public safety shall, upon written application
  1 14 of the employer of that person, be granted a leave of absence
  1 15 from regular employment to serve in that office for a period
  1 16 of time not to exceed ten years.
  1 17    Sec. 3.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to persons
  1 18 elected on or after the effective date of this Act.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill provides that a city or county civil service
  1 21 employee who is elected to a city or county office in law
  1 22 enforcement or public safety shall be granted a leave of
  1 23 absence of not more than 10 years to serve in that elective
  1 24 office.
  1 25    County civil service employees are deputy sheriffs, with
  1 26 some exceptions.  City civil service employees are permanent
  1 27 full=time police officers and fire fighters in cities with a
  1 28 population of more than 8,000.  In cities with a population of
  1 29 more than 15,000, civil service employees are appointive
  1 30 permanent full=time employees, with some exceptions.
  1 31    Current law generally allows a leave of absence of no more
  1 32 than six years for service in elective office.
  1 33    The bill applies to persons elected on or after the
  1 34 effective date of the bill.
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