HF 2482 (LSB 5824HV (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2482

BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 661)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to employment protections for state employees who are veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 35C.6, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  No person holding a public position by appointment or employment, and belonging to any of the classes of persons to whom a preference is granted under this chapter, shall be removed from such position or employment except for incompetency or misconduct shown after a hearing, upon due notice, upon stated charges, and with the right of such employee or appointee to a review by a writ of certiorari or at such person’s election, to judicial review in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, if that is otherwise applicable to their case. Upon removal from such position or employment, the person shall be provided written notification of the right of such employee or appointee to a review by a writ of certiorari or judicial review. A review by a writ of certiorari shall be filed within three hundred days of the removal of the employee or appointee.
   2.  Upon a showing of good cause, a court shall seal materials submitted to it in relation to the review of a decision to remove a veteran pursuant to this section that the court determines to be confidential in nature, including but not limited to documents relating to a person’s medical history or health, financial information, and personal identifying information.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires a court to seal materials submitted to it in relation to the review of a decision to remove a veteran from a public position to which the veteran was appointed or employed if the court determines the materials are confidential in nature, including but not limited to documents relating to a person’s medical history or health, financial information, and personal identifying information.