HF 2039 (LSB 5014YH (2) 87)

HOUSE FILE 2039

BY  STAED

A BILL FOR

An Act providing an extended period for appeals to city civil service commissions in circumstances involving a criminal conviction.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 400.20, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   400.20  Appeal.
   The removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension of a person holding civil service rights may be appealed to the civil service commission within fourteen calendar days after the removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension.  The person shall have an additional thirty days to appeal if the circumstances relating to the removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension involve conduct by a supervisor or other employee of the person’s department that results in a conviction of a crime by a guilty plea, deferred judgment, or other finding of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction. 
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides a person an additional 30 days to appeal a removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension to a city civil service commission if the circumstances relating to the removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension involve conduct by a supervisor or other employee of the person’s department that results in a conviction of a crime by a guilty plea, deferred judgment, or other finding of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction. Under current law, a person has 14 days after the removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension to make an appeal.