House File 2202 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2202 BY CHAMBERS , ZIRKELBACH , BAILEY , KEARNS , FICKEN , MASCHER , BUKTA , SWEENEY , WATTS , ALONS , ISENHART , WHITEAD , WINDSCHITL , and GAYMAN A BILL FOR An Act providing for the development of programs to attract 1 qualified disabled veterans for job opportunities in state 2 government. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5679YH (3) 83 ak/nh

H.F. 2202 Section 1. Section 8A.402, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 1 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 f. (1) Develop, in consultation with the department of 3 veterans affairs, programs to inform members of the national 4 guard or organized reserves of the armed forces of the United 5 States returning to Iowa following active federal service about 6 job opportunities in state government. 7 (2) Develop, in consultation with the department of 8 veterans affairs, programs to attract and hire qualified 9 disabled veterans for job opportunities in state government. 10 The veterans shall have successfully completed a federal nonpay 11 work experience program. 12 EXPLANATION 13 This bill requires the department of administrative 14 services, as part of its duties relative to human resources 15 management for state government, to develop programs to seek 16 out and hire qualified disabled veterans for job opportunities 17 in state government. The veterans must have successfully 18 completed a federal nonpay work experience program. The bill 19 provides that the department shall consult with the department 20 of veterans affairs in developing these programs. 21 -1- LSB 5679YH (3) 83 ak/nh 1/ 1