HF 588 (LSB 1323HV (1) 87)

HOUSE FILE 588

BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 112)

(COMPANION TO LSB 1323SV BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT)

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for the establishment of permanent emergency personnel positions directly related to certain disasters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 29C.8, Code 2017, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  The director may establish permanent emergency personnel positions that are directly related to the governor’s proclamation of a state of disaster emergency or when the president of the United States has declared a major disaster to exist in this state. All such emergency personnel shall be exempt from the merit system described in chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and shall be excluded from collective bargaining as described in chapter 20. All such emergency personnel shall be classified, compensated, and eligible to receive benefits in accordance with chapter 8A, subchapter IV.
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 that the director of the department of homeland security and emergency management may establish permanent emergency personnel positions that are directly related to the governor’s proclamation of a state of disaster emergency or when the president of the United States has declared a major disaster to exist in this state. The bill provides that all such emergency personnel shall be exempt from the merit system as provided in Code chapter 8A and excluded from collective bargaining under Code chapter 20. The bill further provides that such emergency personnel shall be classified, compensated, and eligible to receive benefits in accordance with Code chapter 8A.