House
File
2118
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2118
BY
J.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
health
and
pension
benefits
for
members
and
1
full-time
employees
of
the
general
assembly.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
2.40,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(2)
The
member
shall
pay
the
premium
for
the
plan
selected
3
on
the
same
basis
as
a
full-time
state
employee
excluded
from
4
collective
bargaining
as
provided
in
chapter
20
.
However,
the
5
member
shall
pay
a
portion
of
the
total
premium
for
the
plan
6
selected
in
an
amount
as
determined
by
the
legislative
council.
7
The
payment
amount
as
determined
by
the
legislative
council
8
shall
be
at
least
one
hundred
dollars
per
month.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
2.40,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
A
full-time
employee
of
the
general
12
assembly
who
elects
to
become
a
member
of
a
state
group
13
insurance
plan
for
employees
of
the
state
established
under
14
chapter
509A
shall
pay
a
portion
of
the
total
premium
for
the
15
plan
selected
in
an
amount
as
determined
by
the
legislative
16
council.
The
payment
amount
as
determined
by
the
legislative
17
council
shall
be
at
least
one
hundred
dollars
per
month.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
97B.1A,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
19
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(d),
Code
Supplement
20
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
(d)
For
a
member
of
the
general
assembly,
the
total
22
compensation
received
by
a
member
of
the
general
assembly,
23
whether
paid
in
the
form
of
per
diem
or
annual
salary,
24
exclusive
of
expense
expenses,
per
diem,
and
travel
allowances
25
paid
to
a
member
of
the
general
assembly
except
as
otherwise
26
provided
in
this
subparagraph
division
.
Wages
includes
per
27
diem
payments
paid
to
members
of
the
general
assembly
during
28
interim
periods
between
sessions
of
the
general
assembly.
29
Wages
also
includes
daily
allowances
to
members
of
the
general
30
assembly
for
nontravel
expenses
of
office
during
a
session
of
31
the
general
assembly,
but
does
not
include
the
portion
of
the
32
daily
allowance
which
exceeds
the
maximum
established
by
law
33
for
members
from
Polk
county.
34
Sec.
4.
Section
97B.1A,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
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subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
divisions
(h)
and
(i),
Code
1
Supplement
2011,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(h)
Reimbursements
of
employee
business
expenses
except
for
3
those
expenses
included
as
wages
for
a
member
of
the
general
4
assembly
.
5
(i)
Payments
for
allowances
except
for
those
allowances
6
included
as
wages
for
a
member
of
the
general
assembly
.
7
EXPLANATION
8
This
bill
concerns
the
health
and
pension
benefits
provided
9
for
members
and
full-time
employees
of
the
general
assembly.
10
Code
section
2.40,
concerning
membership
in
state
insurance
11
plans
relative
to
members
and
employees
of
the
general
12
assembly,
is
amended
to
provide
that
if
members
or
full-time
13
employees
of
the
general
assembly
elect
coverage
in
the
state
14
group
health
plan,
members
and
employees
shall
pay
a
portion
of
15
the
total
premium
for
the
plan
selected
in
an
amount
determined
16
by
the
legislative
council.
The
bill
provides
that
the
amount
17
determined
by
the
legislative
council
shall
be
at
least
$100
18
per
month.
19
Code
section
97B.1A(26),
concerning
the
definition
of
wages
20
for
purposes
of
the
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
21
(IPERS),
is
amended
to
provide
that
per
diem
payments
and
daily
22
allowance
paid
to
members
of
the
general
assembly
are
not
23
considered
wages
for
purposes
of
IPERS.
24
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