Senate Study Bill 1063 



                                       SENATE/HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF
                                            WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
                                            BILL)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act giving immunity to the labor commissioner and employees of
  2    the division of labor services of the department of workforce
  3    development from compulsory process in civil proceedings for
  4    the purposes of giving testimony or depositions concerning
  5    their official duties.
  6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  7 TLSB 1414DP 82
  8 ak/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  91.13 CIVIL PROCEEDINGS ==
  1  2 IMMUNITY.
  1  3    The labor commissioner and employees of the division of
  1  4 labor services of the department of workforce development are
  1  5 exempt from compulsory process in civil proceedings for the
  1  6 purposes of giving testimony or a deposition concerning their
  1  7 official job duties unless the labor commissioner is a party
  1  8 to the proceeding.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill protects the labor commissioner and certain
  1 11 department of workforce development employees from being
  1 12 subject to third=party subpoenas in civil actions unrelated to
  1 13 the labor division.  The bill prevents employees from being
  1 14 forced to testify in court or provide depositions for third
  1 15 parties when the labor commissioner is not a party to the
  1 16 civil action.
  1 17 LSB 1414DP 82
  1 18 ak:nh/es/88