House File 318 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY CHAMBERS Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act allowing a board of county supervisors to perform duties 2 of the county compensation board. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2067YH 81 5 eg/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 331.906 COMPENSATION BOARD 1 2 ALTERNATIVE. 1 3 1. On or before October 1, 2005, and every three years 1 4 thereafter, the board may decide whether the board shall 1 5 perform the duties of the county compensation board under 1 6 section 331.907. If the board so decides, the board shall 1 7 perform the duties of the county compensation board for a 1 8 period of three years. Thereafter, the board may decide 1 9 whether to continue performing such duties. 1 10 2. If the board decides to perform the duties of the 1 11 county compensation board itself, the terms of office of the 1 12 members of the county compensation board are terminated and 1 13 the county compensation board shall be deemed dormant until 1 14 the duties of the county compensation board are ceded back to 1 15 the county compensation board. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 This bill gives a board of county supervisors the option of 1 18 performing duties that are currently performed by the county 1 19 compensation board. The board can decide once every three 1 20 years whether to perform the duties of the county compensation 1 21 board. If the board so decides, the board must perform such 1 22 duties for a three=year period of time and then may decide 1 23 whether to continue performing such duties. 1 24 The bill provides that after the board takes over the 1 25 duties, the county compensation board members' terms of office 1 26 are terminated and the county compensation board is deemed 1 27 dormant until the duties of the county compensation board are 1 28 restored. 1 29 LSB 2067YH 81 1 30 eg:rj/gg/14.1