HSB 551 (LSB 5212YC (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON VONDRAN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to salaries of peace officers of the department of public safety.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 80.6, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  The salaries of peace officers and employees of the department and the expenses of the department shall be provided for by a legislative appropriation. The compensation of peace officers of the department shall be fixed according to grades as to rank and length of service by the commissioner with the approval of the department of administrative services, unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement that provides otherwise.  Annual base salaries for peace officers shall be as follows:
   (1)  The annual base salary for each peace officer in the grade of sergeant shall be fifteen percent greater than the salary of a senior trooper.
   (2)  The annual salary for each peace officer in the grade of lieutenant shall be ten percent greater than the salary of sergeant.
   (3)  The annual base salary of each peace officer in the grade of captain or special agent in charge shall be ten percent greater than the salary of lieutenant.
   (4)  The annual base salary of a major or assistant director shall be ten percent greater than the salary of captain or special agent in charge.
   (5)  The annual base salary of colonel or director shall be fifteen percent greater than the salary of major or assistant director.
   (6)  Sworn supervisors of the department shall receive the same wage, step, and merit increases that are negotiated under chapter 20 between the state and the state police officers council labor union for peace officers subject to the requirements of this section.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to salaries of peace officers of the department of public safety.
   The bill provides that annual base salaries for peace officers are as follows: for a peace officer in the grade of sergeant, 15 percent greater than the salary of a senior trooper; for a peace officer in the grade of lieutenant, 10 percent greater than the salary of sergeant; for a peace officer in the grade of captain or special agent in charge, 10 percent greater than the salary of lieutenant; for a major or assistant director, 10 percent greater than the salary of captain or special agent in charge; for a colonel or director, 15 percent greater than the salary of major or assistant director; and sworn supervisors of the department shall receive the same wage, step, and merit increases that are negotiated under Code chapter 20 between the state and the state police officers council labor union.