House File 452 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY FORD 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 2587HH 83 5 ak/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. LIVING WAGE IMPACT STUDY. If funding is 1 2 approved or appropriated to the state board of regents for 1 3 such purposes, Iowa state university shall conduct a study 1 4 regarding the economic, fiscal, and social impacts of 1 5 establishing the living wage, also known as the 1 6 self=sufficiency wage, in Iowa. The study shall consider a 1 7 living wage with employer=provided health insurance and a 1 8 living wage without employer=provided health insurance. An 1 9 Iowa state university sociology professor, an Iowa state 1 10 university human development and family studies professor, and 1 11 an Iowa state university economics professor, all who 1 12 specialize in this area, shall conduct and coordinate the 1 13 study. 1 14 The department of workforce development, the department of 1 15 economic development, the department of human services, the 1 16 university of Iowa, the university of northern Iowa, the child 1 17 and family policy center, the Iowa policy project, and 1 18 representatives of labor organizations and associations 1 19 representing business and industry shall cooperate in 1 20 conducting the study. 1 21 Iowa state university shall submit a report about the 1 22 findings of the study to the general assembly by December 18, 1 23 2009. 1 24 EXPLANATION 1 25 This bill directs Iowa state university, contingent upon 1 26 funding, to conduct a study regarding the economic, fiscal, 1 27 and social effects that a living wage, or self=sufficiency 1 28 wage, would have in Iowa. The study shall consider a living 1 29 wage with employer=provided health insurance and a living wage 1 30 without employer=provided health insurance. Three Iowa state 1 31 university professors with specialized knowledge in this area 1 32 shall conduct and coordinate the study. 1 33 The bill requires that the department of workforce 1 34 development, department of economic development, department of 1 35 human resources, the university of Iowa, the university of 2 1 northern Iowa, the child and family policy center, the Iowa 2 2 policy project, and representatives of labor organizations and 2 3 business and industry associations also participate in the 2 4 study. 2 5 A report on the study's findings is due to the legislature 2 6 by December 18, 2009. 2 7 LSB 2587HH 83 2 8 ak/nh/5