House File 2117 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2117 BY BALTIMORE A BILL FOR An Act concerning the definition of wages for purposes of the 1 Iowa public employees’ retirement system. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5351YH (4) 84 ec/sc
H.F. 2117 Section 1. Section 97B.1A, subsection 26, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), Code Supplement 2 2011, is amended to read as follows: 3 (c) For an elected official, other than a member of the 4 general assembly, the total compensation received by the 5 elected official, whether paid in the form of per diem or 6 annual salary, exclusive of expense , per diem, and travel 7 allowances. 8 Sec. 2. Section 97B.1A, subsection 26, paragraph a, 9 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (d), Code Supplement 10 2011, is amended to read as follows: 11 (d) For a member of the general assembly, the total 12 compensation received by a member of the general assembly, 13 whether paid in the form of per diem or annual salary, 14 exclusive of expense expenses, per diem, and travel allowances 15 paid to a member of the general assembly except as otherwise 16 provided in this subparagraph division . Wages includes per 17 diem payments paid to members of the general assembly during 18 interim periods between sessions of the general assembly. 19 Wages also includes daily allowances to members of the general 20 assembly for nontravel expenses of office during a session of 21 the general assembly, but does not include the portion of the 22 daily allowance which exceeds the maximum established by law 23 for members from Polk county. 24 Sec. 3. Section 97B.1A, subsection 26, paragraph a, 25 subparagraph (2), subparagraph divisions (h) and (i), Code 26 Supplement 2011, are amended to read as follows: 27 (h) Reimbursements of employee business expenses except for 28 those expenses included as wages for a member of the general 29 assembly . 30 (i) Payments for allowances except for those allowances 31 included as wages for a member of the general assembly . 32 EXPLANATION 33 This bill amends Code section 97B.1A(26), concerning the 34 definition of wages for purposes of the Iowa public employees’ 35 -1- LSB 5351YH (4) 84 ec/sc 1/ 2
H.F. 2117 retirement system (IPERS) for elected officials and members of 1 the general assembly. The bill provides that per diem payments 2 to elected officials and members of the general assembly and 3 daily allowance paid to members of the general assembly are not 4 considered wages for purposes of IPERS. 5 -2- LSB 5351YH (4) 84 ec/sc 2/ 2