House File 111 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 111 BY HUNTER A BILL FOR An Act relating to subjects of negotiation for public 1 employee collective bargaining and including applicability 2 provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1950YH (2) 89 je/rn

H.F. 111 Section 1. Section 20.9, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2021, are 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. The public employer and the employee organization shall 3 meet at reasonable times, including meetings reasonably in 4 advance of the public employer’s budget-making process, to 5 negotiate in good faith with respect to insurance, leaves of 6 absence, health and safety matters, and in-service training. 7 For negotiations regarding a bargaining unit with at least 8 thirty percent of members who are public safety employees, the 9 public employer and the employee organization shall meet at 10 reasonable times, including meetings reasonably in advance of 11 the public employer’s budget-making process, to negotiate in 12 good faith with respect to wages, hours, vacations, insurance, 13 holidays, leaves of absence, shift differentials, overtime 14 compensation, supplemental pay, seniority, transfer procedures, 15 job classifications, health and safety matters, evaluation 16 procedures, procedures for staff reduction, in-service 17 training, grievance procedures for resolving any questions 18 arising under the agreement, and other matters mutually 19 agreed upon. For negotiations regarding a bargaining unit 20 that does not have at least thirty percent of members who are 21 public safety employees, the public employer and the employee 22 organization shall meet at reasonable times, including meetings 23 reasonably in advance of the public employer’s budget-making 24 process, to negotiate in good faith with respect to base wages 25 and other matters mutually agreed upon. Such obligation to 26 negotiate in good faith does not compel either party to agree 27 to a proposal or make a concession. Mandatory subjects of 28 negotiation specified in this subsection shall be interpreted 29 narrowly and restrictively. 30 3. All retirement systems, dues checkoffs, and other 31 payroll deductions for political action committees or other 32 political contributions or political activities shall be 33 excluded from the scope of negotiations. For negotiations 34 regarding a bargaining unit that does not have at least thirty 35 -1- LSB 1950YH (2) 89 je/rn 1/ 2

H.F. 111 percent of members who are public safety employees, insurance, 1 leaves of absence for political activities, supplemental pay, 2 transfer procedures, evaluation procedures, procedures for 3 staff reduction, and subcontracting public services shall also 4 be excluded from the scope of negotiations. 5 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to collective 6 bargaining procedures pursuant to chapter 20 initiated on or 7 after the effective date of this Act. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill provides that insurance, leaves of absence, health 12 and safety matters, and in-service training are mandatory 13 subjects of negotiation for public employee collective 14 bargaining, including bargaining for both public safety 15 employees, as defined in Code chapter 20, and non-public safety 16 employees. Under current law, those subjects of negotiation 17 are only mandatory for public safety employees. 18 The bill applies to collective bargaining procedures 19 pursuant to Code chapter 20 initiated on or after the effective 20 date of the bill. 21 -2- LSB 1950YH (2) 89 je/rn 2/ 2