House File 2074 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2074 BY KACENA A BILL FOR An Act requiring negotiation regarding membership dues 1 deductions for employee organizations in public employee 2 collective bargaining, providing related procedures, and 3 including effective date and applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5848YH (1) 88 je/rn

H.F. 2074 Section 1. Section 20.9, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 1. For negotiations regarding a bargaining unit with 3 at least thirty percent of members who are public safety 4 employees, the public employer and the employee organization 5 shall meet at reasonable times, including meetings reasonably 6 in advance of the public employer’s budget-making process, 7 to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, 8 vacations, insurance, holidays, leaves of absence, shift 9 differentials, overtime compensation, supplemental pay, 10 seniority, transfer procedures, job classifications, health 11 and safety matters, evaluation procedures, procedures for 12 staff reduction, in-service training, grievance procedures 13 for resolving any questions arising under the agreement, 14 and other matters mutually agreed upon. For negotiations 15 regarding a bargaining unit that does not have at least thirty 16 percent of members who are public safety employees, the public 17 employer and the employee organization shall meet at reasonable 18 times, including meetings reasonably in advance of the public 19 employer’s budget-making process, to negotiate in good faith 20 with respect to base wages and other matters mutually agreed 21 upon. Negotiations regarding all bargaining units shall also 22 include terms authorizing dues checkoff for members of the 23 employee organization. If an agreement provides for dues 24 checkoff, a member’s dues may be checked off only upon the 25 member’s written request and the member may terminate the dues 26 checkoff at any time by giving thirty days’ written notice. 27 Such obligation to negotiate in good faith does not compel 28 either party to agree to a proposal or make a concession. 29 Mandatory subjects of negotiation specified in this subsection 30 shall be interpreted narrowly and restrictively. 31 Sec. 2. Section 70A.17A, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 32 following new subsection: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. This section shall not affect a payroll 34 deduction elected by a state employee pursuant to section 35 -1- LSB 5848YH (1) 88 je/rn 1/ 3

H.F. 2074 70A.19. 1 Sec. 3. Section 70A.19, Code 2020, is amended by striking 2 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3 70A.19 Duration of state payroll deduction for dues of 4 employee organization member. 5 A state employee who elects a payroll deduction for 6 membership dues to an employee organization pursuant to the 7 provisions of a collective bargaining agreement negotiated 8 under the provisions of chapter 20 shall maintain the deduction 9 for a period of one year or until the expiration of the 10 collective bargaining agreement, whichever occurs first. A 11 state employee who transfers employment to a position covered 12 by a different collective bargaining agreement or who becomes 13 a management employee is not subject to this requirement. 14 With respect to state employees, this section supersedes the 15 provisions of section 20.9 allowing termination of a dues 16 checkoff at any time but does not supersede the requirement for 17 thirty days’ written notice of termination. 18 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 19 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 20 Sec. 5. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to collective 21 bargaining procedures pursuant to chapter 20 initiated on or 22 after the effective date of this Act. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill provides that the scope of negotiations for 27 collective bargaining between public employers and public 28 employees shall include terms authorizing dues checkoff for 29 employees who are members of employee organizations. 30 The bill strikes a prohibition on public employers 31 authorizing or administering a deduction from the salaries 32 or wages of its employees for membership dues to an employee 33 organization. The bill provides procedures for administering 34 such dues deductions. 35 -2- LSB 5848YH (1) 88 je/rn 2/ 3

H.F. 2074 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to 1 collective bargaining procedures pursuant to Code chapter 20 2 initiated on or after the effective date of the bill. 3 -3- LSB 5848YH (1) 88 je/rn 3/ 3