House File 553 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  SCHICKEL


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring governmental entities to hold a public hearing
  2    prior to hiring a consultant for hiring personnel.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1531YH 82
  5 ec/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  26A.1  PUBLIC CONSULTING
  1  2 CONTRACTS FOR PERSONNEL == PUBLIC HEARING.
  1  3    1.  For purposes of this section, unless the context
  1  4 otherwise requires, "governmental entity" means the state, a
  1  5 political subdivision of the state, a public school
  1  6 corporation, and any officer, board, or commission empowered
  1  7 by law to enter into a consulting contract for personnel
  1  8 hiring.
  1  9    2.  A governmental entity shall not enter into a contract
  1 10 to hire a consultant for the purpose of hiring personnel until
  1 11 the governmental entity has held a public hearing and has
  1 12 approved the consulting contract.  Notice of the hearing must
  1 13 be published in a manner consistent with the requirements of
  1 14 section 362.3.  At the hearing, any interested person may
  1 15 appear and file objections to the proposed consulting
  1 16 contract.  After hearing objections, the governmental entity
  1 17 shall enter its decision on the consulting contract.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill provides that a governmental entity shall not
  1 20 enter into a contract to hire a consultant for the purpose of
  1 21 hiring personnel until the entity has held a public hearing.
  1 22 The bill requires the governmental entity to give notice of
  1 23 the hearing and to not make a decision on the contract until
  1 24 after the hearing is conducted.  The bill defines governmental
  1 25 entity to include the state, political subdivisions of the
  1 26 state, and public school corporations.
  1 27 LSB 1531YH 82
  1 28 ec:nh/je/5