House File 313 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY WESSEL=KROESCHELL and HEDDENS Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the establishment of a study of the economic, 2 fiscal, and social impact of the living wage in Iowa. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1890HH 82 5 ak/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. LIVING WAGE IMPACT STUDY. Iowa state 1 2 university shall conduct a study regarding the economic, 1 3 fiscal, and social impacts of establishing the living wage, 1 4 also known as the self=sufficiency wage, in Iowa. An Iowa 1 5 state university sociology professor and an Iowa state 1 6 university human development and family studies professor, 1 7 both who specialize in this area, shall conduct and coordinate 1 8 the study. 1 9 The department of workforce development, the department of 1 10 economic development, the department of human services, the 1 11 university of Iowa, the university of northern Iowa, the child 1 12 and family policy center, the Iowa policy project, and 1 13 representatives of labor organizations and business and 1 14 industry shall cooperate in conducting the study. 1 15 Iowa state university shall submit a report about the 1 16 findings of the study to the general assembly by December 14, 1 17 2007. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This bill directs Iowa state university to conduct a study 1 20 regarding the economic, fiscal, and social effects that a 1 21 living wage, or self=sufficiency wage, would have in Iowa. 1 22 Two Iowa state university professors with specialized 1 23 knowledge in this area shall conduct and coordinate the study. 1 24 The bill requires that the department of workforce 1 25 development, department of economic development, department of 1 26 human resources, the university of Iowa, the university of 1 27 northern Iowa, the child and family policy center, the Iowa 1 28 policy project, and representatives of labor organizations and 1 29 business and industry also participate in the study. 1 30 A report on the study's findings is due to the legislature 1 31 by December 14, 2007. 1 32 LSB 1890HH 82 1 33 ak:nh/es/88