HF 2116 (LSB 5355HH (5) 87)

HOUSE FILE 2116

BY  McKEAN and LUNDGREN

A BILL FOR

An Act designating employees of the department of corrections as public safety employees for purposes of public employee collective bargaining and including effective date and applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 20.3, subsection 11, Code 2018, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  g.  An employee of the department of corrections.
    Sec. 2.  EMERGENCY RULES.  The public employment relations board may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of this Act and the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4.
    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
    Sec. 4.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to collective bargaining procedures pursuant to chapter 20 initiated on or after the effective date of this Act.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill designates employees of the department of corrections as public safety employees for the purposes of collective bargaining pursuant to Code chapter 20, the public employment relations Act. Code chapter 20 and Code chapter 400 include collective bargaining procedures specifically applicable to public safety employees that are not applicable to other public employees, including procedures relating to the scope of collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration procedures, and certain matters relating to city civil service employment.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to collective bargaining procedures pursuant to Code chapter 20 initiated on or after the effective date of the bill.