HF 2061 (LSB 5685YH (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2061

BY  GUSTOFF

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for notice to newly employed teachers that employee organization membership is not required.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 279.13, subsection 4, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   For purposes of this section, sections 279.13A, 279.14, 279.15, 279.16, 279.19, and 279.27, unless the context otherwise requires, “teacher” includes the following individuals employed by a community college:
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  279.13A  Notice that employee organization membership is not required.
   1.  For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
   a.  “Employee organization” means the same as defined in section 20.3.
   b.  “Teacher” means the same as defined in section 279.13.
   2.  Prior to entering into an initial contract with a teacher, the school district shall provide the teacher with written notice that the teacher is not required to become a member of an employee organization. The notice shall include a list of employee organizations that represent teachers in the school district.
   3.  An employee organization that represents one or more teachers in a school district may notify the school district in writing that the employee organization seeks to be included on the list of employee organizations required by subsection 2. Upon receiving such notification, the school district shall add the employee organization to the list.
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 school district to provide a teacher with written notice that the teacher is not required to become a member of an employee organization. The school district shall provide the notice prior to entering into an initial employment contract with the teacher. The notice shall include a list of employee organizations that represent teachers in the school district.
   The bill authorizes an employee organization that represents one or more teachers in a school district to notify the school district in writing that the employee organization seeks to be included on the list of employee organizations. Upon receiving such notification, the school district shall add the employee organization to the list.