House File 162 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  WISE


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to a leave of absence from regular employment for
  2    a person elected to municipal or county office and providing
  3    an effective date.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2017HH 82
  6 sc/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 55.1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    A person who is elected to a municipal, county, state, or
  1  4 federal office shall, upon written application to the employer
  1  5 of that person, be granted a leave of absence from regular
  1  6 employment to serve in that office except where prohibited by
  1  7 the federal law.  However, a person elected to a municipal or
  1  8 county office shall have the option of making written
  1  9 application to the employer of that person for a leave of
  1 10 absence from regular employment only for such time as
  1 11 necessary to attend the meetings required by that office and
  1 12 to otherwise perform the duties of office and such leave shall
  1 13 be granted.  The leave of absence may be granted without pay
  1 14 and shall be granted without loss of net credited service and
  1 15 benefits earned.  This section shall not be construed to
  1 16 require an employer to pay pension, health, or other benefits
  1 17 during the leave of absence to an employee taking a leave of
  1 18 absence under this section.
  1 19    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 20 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill allows a person elected to municipal or county
  1 23 office to request, and be granted, a leave of absence from
  1 24 regular employment only for such time as necessary to attend
  1 25 the meetings required by that office and to otherwise perform
  1 26 the duties of that office.
  1 27    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  1 28 LSB 2017HH 82
  1 29 sc:rj/je/5