Senate
Study
Bill
3185
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DAWSON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
veterans’
benefits
and
services
poster
1
for
employers
to
display
in
the
workplace.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
10A.202,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
The
department
is
responsible
for
the
administration
of
3
the
laws
of
this
state
under
chapters
88A
,
88B
,
89
,
89A
,
90A
,
4
91A
,
91C
,
91D
,
91E
,
91F,
and
92
,
and
such
other
labor-services
5
duties
assigned
to
the
department
or
director.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
10A.204,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
3.
The
director,
in
consultation
with
the
labor
9
commissioner,
shall,
at
the
time
provided
by
law,
make
an
10
annual
report
to
the
governor
setting
forth
in
appropriate
11
form
the
business
and
expense
of
the
division
and
department
12
under
this
subchapter
for
the
preceding
year,
the
number
13
of
remedial
actions
taken
under
chapter
89A
,
the
number
of
14
disputes
or
violations
processed
by
the
division
or
department
15
and
the
disposition
of
the
disputes
or
violations,
and
other
16
matters
pertaining
to
the
division
or
department
under
this
17
subchapter
which
that
are
of
public
interest,
together
with
18
recommendations
for
change
or
amendment
of
the
laws
in
this
19
chapter
and
chapters
88
,
88A
,
88B
,
89
,
89A
,
89B
,
90A
,
91A
,
91C
,
20
91D
,
91E
,
91F,
and
92
,
and
sections
85.67A
and
85.68
,
and
the
21
recommendations,
if
any,
shall
be
transmitted
by
the
governor
22
to
the
first
general
assembly
in
session
after
the
report
is
23
filed.
24
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
91F.1
Definitions.
25
For
purposes
of
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
26
requires:
27
1.
“Department”
means
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
28
affairs
established
in
section
35A.4.
29
2.
“Director”
means
the
director
of
the
department
of
30
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing.
31
3.
“Employer”
means
a
person,
as
defined
in
section
4.1,
32
who
in
this
state
employs
for
wages
fifty
or
more
full-time
33
employees.
34
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
91F.2
Posting
of
veterans’
benefits
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and
services.
1
1.
The
director
shall
consult
with
the
department
to
create
2
a
veterans’
benefits
and
services
poster
for
employers
to
3
display
in
the
workplace.
The
director,
in
coordination
with
4
the
department,
shall
make
the
poster
available
to
employers.
5
2.
The
poster
shall
include,
at
a
minimum,
information
6
regarding
all
of
the
following
matters
available
to
veterans:
7
a.
Substance
abuse
and
mental
health
treatment
resources.
8
b.
Educational,
workforce,
and
training
resources.
9
c.
Tax
benefits.
10
d.
Vehicle
registration,
driver’s
license,
and
nonoperator’s
11
identification
card
services.
12
e.
Eligibility
for
unemployment
insurance
benefits.
13
f.
Legal
services.
14
3.
Every
employer
shall
display
the
poster
created
pursuant
15
to
this
section
in
a
conspicuous
place
accessible
to
employees
16
in
the
workplace.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
21
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
to
consult
with
the
Iowa
22
department
of
veterans
affairs
to
create
a
veterans’
benefits
23
and
services
poster
for
employers,
as
defined
in
the
bill,
to
24
display
in
the
workplace.
The
bill
requires
the
director,
in
25
coordination
with
the
department,
to
make
the
poster
available
26
to
employers.
The
bill
specifies
the
minimum
content
of
the
27
poster.
28
The
bill
requires
every
employer
to
display
the
poster
in
a
29
conspicuous
place
accessible
to
employees
in
the
workplace.
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