House File 2038 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY H. MILLER, WHITAKER, MERTZ, HEDDENS, FREVERT, KUHN, FOEGE, MASCHER, LENSING, R. OLSON, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, REASONER, DAVITT, JOCHUM, ABDUL=SAMAD, T. OLSON, THOMAS, WENTHE, WENDT, SCHUELLER, GAYMAN, BAILEY, JACOBY, SWAIM, and STAED Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act creating a baby boom generation commission. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5272YH 82 4 tw/rj/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15.422 BABY BOOM GENERATION 1 2 COMMISSION. 1 3 1. A baby boom generation commission is established within 1 4 the department to advise and assist in the retention and 1 5 attraction of baby boomers in both rural and urban areas of 1 6 the state. 1 7 2. a. The commission shall consist of fifteen voting 1 8 members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by 1 9 the senate. Each voting member shall have been born no 1 10 earlier than 1946 and no later than 1964. The voting 1 11 membership shall reflect diversity within all of the following 1 12 areas: 1 13 (1) Geographic location within the state. 1 14 (2) Public, private, and nonprofit sector employment 1 15 experience. 1 16 (3) Urban and rural residency. 1 17 (4) Racial, ethnic, and cultural heritage. 1 18 (5) Full=time residency and residency in other states for 1 19 part of the year. 1 20 b. Four members of the general assembly shall serve as 1 21 nonvoting, ex officio members of the commission with two from 1 22 the senate and two from the house of representatives and not 1 23 more than one member from each chamber being from the same 1 24 political party. The two senators shall be appointed by the 1 25 president of the senate after consultation with the majority 1 26 and minority leaders of the senate. The two representatives 1 27 shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of 1 28 representatives after consultation with the majority and 1 29 minority leaders of the house of representatives. 1 30 c. The voting members shall be appointed in compliance 1 31 with the requirements of sections 69.16, 69.16A, and 69.19, 1 32 and shall serve staggered, three=year terms as designated by 1 33 the governor. Members may be reappointed by the governor 1 34 provided the requirements of subsection 2 are met. 1 35 d. The members of the commission are entitled to receive 2 1 reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while engaged in 2 2 the performance of official duties. A member of the 2 3 commission may also be eligible to receive compensation as 2 4 provided in section 7E.6. 2 5 3. The commission shall annually elect a chairperson and a 2 6 vice chairperson from the voting members of the commission. 2 7 4. The commission shall do all of the following: 2 8 a. Develop and make available best practice guidelines for 2 9 employers to retain and attract baby boomer employees. 2 10 b. Advise and assist the department in activities designed 2 11 to retain and attract baby boomers. 2 12 c. (1) By January 15, 2009, submit a written report to 2 13 the governor and the general assembly. The report shall 2 14 include the commission's findings and recommendations 2 15 regarding the status of efforts to retain and attract baby 2 16 boomers in and to the state, including those who reside in 2 17 other states for part of the year, the career opportunities 2 18 available to baby boomers, the educational needs of baby 2 19 boomers, and the career experiences and productivity benefits 2 20 that baby boomers bring to Iowa's workforce. The commission 2 21 shall submit an updated report to the governor and the general 2 22 assembly by January 15, 2010, and by January 15 in every 2 23 even=numbered year thereafter. 2 24 (2) By January 15 in years when the report required in 2 25 subparagraph (1) is not updated, submit to the governor and 2 26 the general assembly a written status report which shall 2 27 include an analysis of progress made during the previous 2 28 calendar year on any recommendations in the report and any 2 29 available updates on data included in the report. 2 30 EXPLANATION 2 31 This bill creates a baby boom generation commission. 2 32 The bill establishes the commission within the department 2 33 of economic development in order to advise and assist in 2 34 retaining and attracting baby boomers in and to both rural and 2 35 urban areas of the state. 3 1 The bill provides that the commission shall consist of 15 3 2 voting members appointed by the governor, subject to 3 3 confirmation by the senate, and four members of the general 3 4 assembly serving as nonvoting, ex officio members. 3 5 The bill requires the commission to advise and assist the 3 6 department in activities designed to retain and attract baby 3 7 boomers and to develop and make available best practice 3 8 guidelines to help employers retain and attract baby boomer 3 9 employees. 3 10 The bill requires the commission to annually file certain 3 11 reports with the governor and the general assembly regarding 3 12 the status of efforts to retain and attract baby boomers in 3 13 and to the state, including those who reside in other states 3 14 for part of the year, the career opportunities available to 3 15 baby boomers, the educational needs of baby boomers, and the 3 16 career experiences and productivity benefits that baby boomers 3 17 bring to Iowa's workforce. 3 18 LSB 5272YH 82 3 19 tw/rj/8