House File 2221 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  TYMESON


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning restrictions on contracts for teachers and
  2    school nurses.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6155YH 82
  5 ec/nh/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 279.13, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 Supplement 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    a.  Contracts with teachers, which for the purpose of this
  1  4 section means all licensed employees of a school district and
  1  5 nurses employed by the board, excluding superintendents,
  1  6 assistant superintendents, principals, and assistant
  1  7 principals, shall be in writing and shall state the number of
  1  8 contract days, the annual compensation to be paid, and any
  1  9 other matters as may be mutually agreed upon.  However, the
  1 10 contract shall not provide for reimbursement by the school
  1 11 district or board for a discounted or free membership or
  1 12 admission to a private business.  The contract may include
  1 13 employment for a term not exceeding the ensuing school year,
  1 14 except as otherwise authorized.
  1 15    Sec. 2.  Section 279.13, subsection 3, Code Supplement
  1 16 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1 17    3.  If the provisions of a contract executed or
  1 18 automatically renewed under this section conflict with a
  1 19 collective bargaining agreement negotiated under chapter 20
  1 20 and effective when the contract is executed or renewed, the
  1 21 provisions of the collective bargaining agreement shall
  1 22 prevail.  However, a collective bargaining agreement shall not
  1 23 provide for reimbursement by the school district or board for
  1 24 a discounted or free membership or admission to a private
  1 25 business.
  1 26                           EXPLANATION
  1 27    This bill provides that contracts with teachers and nurses
  1 28 shall not provide for reimbursement by the school district or
  1 29 board of directors for a discounted or free membership or
  1 30 admission to a private business.  The bill also provides that
  1 31 a collective bargaining agreement for teachers and nurses
  1 32 shall not provide for this benefit.
  1 33 LSB 6155YH 82
  1 34 ec/nh/5