House File 2116 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2116 BY McKEAN and LUNDGREN A BILL FOR An Act designating employees of the department of corrections 1 as public safety employees for purposes of public employee 2 collective bargaining and including effective date and 3 applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5355HH (5) 87 je/rj
H.F. 2116 Section 1. Section 20.3, subsection 11, Code 2018, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . g. An employee of the department of 3 corrections. 4 Sec. 2. EMERGENCY RULES. The public employment relations 5 board may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 6 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement 7 the provisions of this Act and the rules shall be effective 8 immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the 9 rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall 10 also be published as a notice of intended action as provided 11 in section 17A.4. 12 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 13 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 14 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to collective 15 bargaining procedures pursuant to chapter 20 initiated on or 16 after the effective date of this Act. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill designates employees of the department of 21 corrections as public safety employees for the purposes of 22 collective bargaining pursuant to Code chapter 20, the public 23 employment relations Act. Code chapter 20 and Code chapter 24 400 include collective bargaining procedures specifically 25 applicable to public safety employees that are not applicable 26 to other public employees, including procedures relating to 27 the scope of collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration 28 procedures, and certain matters relating to city civil service 29 employment. 30 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to 31 collective bargaining procedures pursuant to Code chapter 20 32 initiated on or after the effective date of the bill. 33 -1- LSB 5355HH (5) 87 je/rj 1/ 1