House File 51 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY STRUYK
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to civil service employment residency
2 requirements.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 1510YH 83
5 md/sc/5
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 400.17, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code
1 2 2009, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 Employees shall not be required to be a resident of the
1 4 city or state in which they are employed, but they shall
1 5 become a resident of the state at. Cities may set reasonable
1 6 maximum distances outside of the corporate limits of the city,
1 7 whether inside or outside of the state, that employees may
1 8 live. At the time such appointment or employment begins and
1 9 shall remain a resident of the state during employment the
1 10 employee shall live within the distances designated by the
1 11 city. Cities may set reasonable maximum distances outside of
1 12 the corporate limits of the city that police officers, fire
1 13 fighters and other critical municipal employees may live.
1 14 EXPLANATION
1 15 Under current law, an employee under civil service is
1 16 required to be a resident of the state. This bill eliminates
1 17 the state residency requirement. The bill instead allows
1 18 cities to set reasonable maximum distances outside of the
1 19 corporate limits of the city that employees may live.
1 20 LSB 1510YH 83
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