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:
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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’
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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.
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