House File 326 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 326 BY ISENHART A BILL FOR An Act providing for the collection and retention of fees by 1 the public employment relations board. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2453YH (2) 84 je/nh

H.F. 326 Section 1. Section 20.6, Code 2011, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. Establish and collect fees payable by a 3 person or entity accessing one or more services available from 4 or through the board. The board may charge a person or entity 5 a fee for accessing the services of the federal mediation 6 and conciliation service through the board if the person or 7 entity does not otherwise have a right to directly access such 8 services, unless otherwise prohibited by federal law. The 9 board shall only establish and collect fees necessary for the 10 board to continue offering services required by this chapter. 11 A fee shall not exceed the cost of the service associated 12 with the fee. The board shall not establish a fee which 13 would significantly impair the accessibility of any service 14 provided by the board. All fees collected by the board shall 15 be retained as repayment receipts, as defined in section 8.2, 16 and such fees shall be used exclusively to offset the costs of 17 administering this chapter. 18 EXPLANATION 19 This bill provides that the public employment relations 20 board has the power to establish and collect fees payable by 21 a person or entity accessing one or more services available 22 from or through the board. The bill provides that the board 23 may charge a person or entity a fee for accessing the services 24 of the federal mediation and conciliation service through 25 the board if the person or entity does not otherwise have 26 a right to directly access such services, unless otherwise 27 prohibited by federal law. The bill provides that the board 28 can only establish and collect fees necessary for the board 29 to continue offering services required by Code chapter 20. 30 The bill specifies that a fee cannot exceed the cost of the 31 service associated with the fee or significantly impair the 32 accessibility of any service provided by the board. The bill 33 provides that fees collected by the board shall be retained as 34 repayment receipts to be used by the board to offset the costs 35 -1- LSB 2453YH (2) 84 je/nh 1/ 2

H.F. 326 of administering Code chapter 20. 1 -2- LSB 2453YH (2) 84 je/nh 2/ 2