House Study Bill 68 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON BAUDLER) A BILL FOR An Act authorizing the modification of the designation of a 1 state patrol officer. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2152HC (3) 84 rh/rj
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 80.26, Code 2011, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 80.26 Designation by department of administrative services. 3 1. Notwithstanding the use of the designations “enforcement 4 officer” , “officer” , “gaming enforcement officer” , and “special 5 agent” in this chapter and chapters 97A , 97B , 99D , and 99F , 6 nothing shall prohibit the department of administrative 7 services from officially designating gaming enforcement 8 officers or special agents by another class title for purposes 9 of identifying job classifications. Any official class 10 title designation made by the department of administrative 11 services shall not create or establish any new employee rights 12 with respect to promotional opportunities, compensation, or 13 benefits, or establish any connection that does not exist as 14 of July 1, 2010, between the designation of gaming enforcement 15 officer and any existing job classifications, including special 16 agents, as a result of a change in designation. 17 2. Notwithstanding the use of the designations “state 18 patrol” and “senior patrol officer of the state patrol” in this 19 chapter and chapter 97A, nothing shall prohibit the department 20 of administrative services from officially designating 21 state patrol officers by another class title for purposes 22 of identifying job classifications. Any official class 23 title designation made by the department of administrative 24 services shall not create or establish any new employee rights 25 with respect to promotional opportunities, compensation, or 26 benefits, or establish any connection that does not exist as of 27 July 1, 2011, between the designation of a state patrol officer 28 and any existing job classifications, as a result of a change 29 in designation. 30 Sec. 2. LEGISLATIVE INTENT —— CONSTRUCTION. 31 1. It is the intent of the general assembly that any change 32 in class title designation pursuant to this Act shall not 33 modify the existing job classification or duties for a state 34 patrol officer. The general assembly reaffirms that changes 35 -1- LSB 2152HC (3) 84 rh/rj 1/ 2
H.F. _____ to existing compensation levels should be determined by the 1 collective bargaining process and not determined by a change in 2 employee designation as authorized by this Act. 3 2. Any change to the class title designation by the 4 department of administrative services relating to state 5 patrol officers pursuant to this Act shall be construed as a 6 nonsubstantive change. 7 EXPLANATION 8 This bill authorizes the department of administrative 9 services to change the class title designation of a state 10 patrol officer. The bill provides that the change in 11 designation shall not create or establish new employee rights 12 with respect to promotional opportunities, compensation, or 13 benefits, or establish any connection that does not exist as of 14 July 1, 2011, between the designation of a state patrol officer 15 and any existing job classifications, as a result of a change 16 in designation. 17 The bill also provides that it is the intent of the general 18 assembly that the change in designation is for official 19 designation purposes only and shall not modify the existing job 20 classification or duties for a state patrol officer as of July 21 1, 2011. 22 -2- LSB 2152HC (3) 84 rh/rj 2/ 2