House
File
516
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
516
BY
CAHILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
a
state
minimum
hourly
wage
for
education
1
support
professionals.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
91D.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Every
employer,
as
defined
in
the
federal
Fair
Labor
3
Standards
Act
of
1938,
as
amended
to
January
1,
2007
July
1,
4
2023
,
shall
pay
to
each
of
the
employer’s
employees,
as
defined
5
in
the
federal
Fair
Labor
Standards
Act
of
1938,
as
amended
to
6
January
1,
2007
July
1,
2023
,
the
state
hourly
wage
stated
in
7
paragraph
“a”
provided
in
this
chapter
,
or
the
current
federal
8
minimum
wage,
pursuant
to
29
U.S.C.
§206,
as
amended,
whichever
9
is
greater.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
91D.1,
subsections
4,
5,
and
6,
Code
2023,
11
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
4.
For
purposes
of
this
chapter
section
,
“employee”
does
13
not
include
an
independent
contractor
as
described
in
section
14
85.61,
subsection
12
,
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(3).
15
5.
The
labor
commissioner
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
and
16
administer
this
section
chapter
.
17
6.
This
section
chapter
shall
be
enforced
pursuant
to
18
chapter
91A
.
19
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
91D.2
Minimum
wage
——
education
20
support
professionals.
21
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“education
support
22
professional”
means
an
employee
of
a
public,
nonpublic,
or
23
charter
school
who
meets
the
needs
of
the
whole
student,
24
promotes
quality
education,
and
fosters
a
positive
learning
25
environment,
including
an
employee
who
provides
the
following
26
services
or
functions:
27
a.
Clerical
services.
28
b.
Custodial,
building
grounds,
and
maintenance
services.
29
c.
Food
services.
30
d.
Health
service
providers
other
than
school
nurses.
31
e.
Para-educators.
32
f.
Security
services.
33
g.
Skilled
trade
work.
34
h.
Technical
services
including
information
technology
35
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specialists.
1
i.
Transportation
services
including
school
bus
drivers.
2
2.
Notwithstanding
section
91D.1,
the
state
hourly
wage
for
3
an
employee
employed
as
an
education
support
professional
shall
4
be
at
least
$17.00
as
of
July
1,
2023.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
provides
that
the
state
minimum
hourly
wage
for
9
education
support
professionals,
as
defined
in
the
bill,
shall
10
be
$17.00
as
of
July
1,
2023.
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