House Study Bill 766 HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON MASCHER) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act creating a family friendly business initiative. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6552HC 82 4 jp/nh/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 28.11 FAMILY FRIENDLY BUSINESS 1 2 INITIATIVE. 1 3 1. The Iowa empowerment board shall implement a family 1 4 friendly business initiative to identify and recognize family 1 5 friendly Iowa businesses and employers. The initiative shall 1 6 separately identify and recognize businesses and employers. 1 7 The board shall engage Iowa businesses and employers in 1 8 developing the initiative. Implementation of the initiative 1 9 shall be limited to the extent of the funding available for 1 10 the initiative. 1 11 2. A family friendly business or employer indicates its 1 12 attention to the family oriented needs of its customers or 1 13 employees by instituting special features in the physical 1 14 location design or the customer or employee practices of the 1 15 business that are particularly attractive, useful, or helpful 1 16 to families with children. 1 17 3. The Iowa empowerment board shall develop criteria for 1 18 identifying family friendly Iowa businesses and employers and 1 19 implement a variety of means of formally recognizing the 1 20 businesses and employers that meet the criteria on an ongoing 1 21 basis. The board shall also implement a variety of means for 1 22 making the public aware of the family friendly Iowa businesses 1 23 and employers identified through the initiative. 1 24 EXPLANATION 1 25 This bill directs the Iowa empowerment board to implement a 1 26 family friendly business initiative to identify and recognize 1 27 family friendly Iowa businesses and employers. A family 1 28 friendly business or employer indicates their attention to the 1 29 family oriented needs of customers or employees by instituting 1 30 special features in the physical location design or the 1 31 business practices of the business or employer that are 1 32 particularly attractive, useful, or helpful to families with 1 33 children. 1 34 The Iowa empowerment board is required to develop criteria 1 35 for identifying such businesses and employers and to employ a 2 1 variety of means for providing recognition and making the 2 2 public aware of the businesses and employers identified. 2 3 Implementation of the initiative is limited to the extent 2 4 of the funding available. 2 5 LSB 6552HC 82 2 6 jp/nh/24