SENATE FILE 215

BY  FEENSTRA

A BILL FOR

An Act exempting certain part-time employees from participation in the Iowa public employees’ retirement system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 97B.1A, subsection 8, paragraph b, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (04)  Permanent employees hired on or after July 1, 2011, for part-time employment of one thousand three hundred hours or less on an annualized basis. An employee who works for an employer for more than one thousand three hundred hours, on an annualized basis, is not a part-time employee under this subparagraph.
EXPLANATION
   This bill provides that any newly hired part-time employee working 1,300 hours or less on an annualized basis is not eligible to participate in the Iowa public employees’ retirement system (IPERS).
   In terms of an employee’s weekly hours, any employee working 25 hours or less per week would not be eligible for participation in the system.