Senate
Study
Bill
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DVORSKY)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
making
appropriations
to
the
department
of
workforce
1
development
for
certain
purposes
and
including
effective
2
date
and
retroactive
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
LEGISLATIVE
FINDINGS.
It
is
the
finding
of
the
1
general
assembly
that
the
recent
Iowa
supreme
court
decision
of
2
Homan
v.
Branstad,
No.
11-2022,
March
16,
2012,
has
invalidated
3
the
proper
enactment
of
certain
provisions
contained
in
the
4
2011
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
130
(Senate
File
517).
It
is
the
5
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
reenact,
as
amended,
certain
6
invalidated
provisions
of
Senate
File
517
that
were
published
7
in
the
2011
Iowa
Acts
and
to
validate
expenditures
made
by
the
8
department
of
workforce
development
and
actions
entered
into
9
in
reliance
on
the
enactment
of
the
invalidated
provisions
10
published
in
the
2011
Iowa
Acts.
11
Sec.
2.
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
There
12
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
13
department
of
workforce
development
for
the
fiscal
year
14
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012,
the
following
15
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
for
the
purposes
16
designated:
17
1.
DIVISION
OF
LABOR
SERVICES
18
a.
For
the
division
of
labor
services,
including
salaries,
19
support,
maintenance,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
more
20
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
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$
3,495,440
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FTEs
64.00
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b.
From
the
contractor
registration
fees,
the
division
of
24
labor
services
shall
reimburse
the
department
of
inspections
25
and
appeals
for
all
costs
associated
with
hearings
under
26
chapter
91C
,
relating
to
contractor
registration.
27
2.
DIVISION
OF
WORKERS’
COMPENSATION
28
a.
For
the
division
of
workers’
compensation,
including
29
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
30
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
31
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$
2,949,044
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FTEs
30.00
33
b.
The
division
of
workers’
compensation
shall
charge
a
34
$100
filing
fee
for
workers’
compensation
cases.
The
filing
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fee
shall
be
paid
by
the
petitioner
of
a
claim.
However,
the
1
fee
can
be
taxed
as
a
cost
and
paid
by
the
losing
party,
except
2
in
cases
where
it
would
impose
an
undue
hardship
or
be
unjust
3
under
the
circumstances.
The
moneys
generated
by
the
filing
4
fee
allowed
under
this
subsection
are
appropriated
to
the
5
department
of
workforce
development
to
be
used
for
purposes
of
6
administering
the
division
of
workers’
compensation.
7
3.
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
OPERATIONS
8
a.
For
the
operation
of
field
offices,
the
workforce
9
development
board,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
10
full-time
equivalent
positions:
11
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$
8,671,352
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FTEs
130.00
13
The
moneys
appropriated
in
this
paragraph
are
contingent
14
upon
the
workforce
development
centers,
including
satellite
15
offices,
which
maintain
a
physical
presence
in
a
county,
other
16
than
those
centers
maintained
by
electronic
means,
which
were
17
open
and
operational
October
31,
2011,
remaining
open
and
18
operational
through
June
30,
2012.
19
b.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”
of
this
20
subsection,
the
department
shall
allocate
$1,130,602
for
the
21
operation
of
satellite
field
offices
in
Decorah,
Fort
Madison,
22
Iowa
City,
and
Webster
City.
23
4.
OFFENDER
REENTRY
PROGRAM
24
a.
For
the
development
and
administration
of
an
offender
25
reentry
program
to
provide
offenders
with
employment
skills,
26
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
27
positions:
28
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$
284,464
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FTEs
3.00
30
b.
The
department
shall
partner
with
the
department
of
31
corrections
to
provide
staff
within
the
correctional
facilities
32
to
improve
offenders’
abilities
to
find
and
retain
productive
33
employment.
34
5.
NONREVERSION
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Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
1
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
2
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
3
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
4
succeeding
fiscal
year.
5
Sec.
3.
EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY
CONTINGENCY
FUND.
6
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
special
employment
7
security
contingency
fund
to
the
department
of
workforce
8
development
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
9
ending
June
30,
2012,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
10
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
field
offices:
11
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$
1,217,084
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2.
Any
remaining
additional
penalty
and
interest
revenue
13
collected
by
the
department
of
workforce
development
is
14
appropriated
to
the
department
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
15
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012,
to
accomplish
the
16
mission
of
the
department.
17
Sec.
4.
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
RESERVE
FUND
——
FIELD
18
OFFICES.
Notwithstanding
section
96.9,
subsection
8
,
paragraph
19
“e”,
there
is
appropriated
from
interest
earned
on
the
20
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
to
the
department
of
21
workforce
development
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
22
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012,
the
following
amount
or
so
much
23
thereof
as
is
necessary,
for
the
purposes
designated:
24
For
the
operation
of
field
offices:
25
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$
4,238,260
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Sec.
5.
GENERAL
FUND
——
EMPLOYEE
MISCLASSIFICATION
27
PROGRAM.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
28
state
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
the
fiscal
29
year
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012,
the
30
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
31
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
32
For
enhancing
efforts
to
investigate
employers
that
33
misclassify
workers
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
34
full-time
equivalent
positions:
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$
451,458
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FTEs
8.10
2
Sec.
6.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
3
retroactively
to
July
1,
2011.
4
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
5
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
6
EXPLANATION
7
This
bill
makes
appropriations
from
the
general
fund
and
8
other
funds
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
FY
9
2011-2012.
The
bill
reenacts
certain
provisions,
as
amended,
10
of
Senate
File
517
that
were
published
in
the
2011
Iowa
Acts,
11
chapter
130,
after
the
invalidation
of
the
provisions
pursuant
12
to
the
Iowa
supreme
court
decision
of
Homan
v.
Branstad.
13
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
to
the
14
department
of
workforce
development.
15
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
special
employment
16
security
contingency
fund
to
the
department
of
workforce
17
development
for
field
offices.
18
The
bill
appropriates
interest
earned
on
the
unemployment
19
compensation
reserve
fund
to
the
department
of
workforce
20
development
for
the
operation
of
field
offices.
21
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
to
the
department
of
workforce
22
development
for
an
employee
misclassification
program.
23
The
bill
is
effective
upon
enactment.
The
bill
makes
24
appropriations
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
25
FY
2011-2012
and
applies
retroactively
to
July
1,
2011.
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