House File 26 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  STRUYK


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning the use of moneys appropriated but unexpended
  2    for certain vacant state employee positions.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1480YH 82
  5 ec/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 8.62, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  Notwithstanding any provision of this
  1  4 section and section 8.39 to the contrary, if a full=time
  1  5 equivalent position funded with an appropriation from the
  1  6 general fund of the state remains vacant for a period of at
  1  7 least forty=five days, the agency to which the appropriation
  1  8 was made shall revert to the general fund of the state at the
  1  9 close of the fiscal year the salary and benefits cost of that
  1 10 position for the period of the vacancy.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill provides that moneys appropriated from the
  1 13 general fund but not expended for the salary and benefits
  1 14 costs of a full=time equivalent position that remains vacant
  1 15 for at least 45 days shall revert to the general fund of the
  1 16 state.
  1 17 LSB 1480YH 82
  1 18 ec:rj/gg/14