SF 57 (LSB 1848XS (2) 86)

SENATE FILE 57

BY  ZAUN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to public employers providing office space to employee organizations and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 20.10, subsection 2, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  i.  Violate section 20.26A.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  20.26A  Employee organizations —— office space.

   A public employer shall not provide an employee organization with office space under the control of the public employer at a cost that is less than the market value of a lease for comparable office space.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits a public employer from providing office space to an employee organization at a rate less than market value. The bill provides that a violation of the prohibition is a prohibited practice under Code chapter 20 and subject to the remedies provided in Code chapter 20 for prohibited practices.