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House File 574 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1designating snow plow operators as public safety
2employees for purposes of public employee collective
3bargaining and including applicability provisions.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 20.3, subsection 11, Code 2021, is
2amended by adding the following new paragraph:
3 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. An individual employed for the purpose of
4plowing snow.
5 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to collective
6bargaining procedures pursuant to chapter 20 initiated on or
7after the effective date of this Act.
8EXPLANATION
9The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
10the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
11This bill designates individuals employed for the purposed
12of plowing snow as public safety employees for the purposes of
13collective bargaining pursuant to Code chapter 20, the public
14employment relations Act. Code chapter 20 and Code chapter
15400 include collective bargaining procedures specifically
16applicable to public safety employees that are not applicable
17to other public employees, including procedures relating to
18the scope of collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration
19procedures, and certain matters relating to city civil service
20employment.
21The bill applies to collective bargaining procedures
22pursuant to Code chapter 20 initiated on or after the effective
23date of the bill.
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2employees for purposes of public employee collective
3bargaining and including applicability provisions.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 20.3, subsection 11, Code 2021, is
2amended by adding the following new paragraph:
3 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. An individual employed for the purpose of
4plowing snow.
5 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to collective
6bargaining procedures pursuant to chapter 20 initiated on or
7after the effective date of this Act.
8EXPLANATION
9The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
10the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
11This bill designates individuals employed for the purposed
12of plowing snow as public safety employees for the purposes of
13collective bargaining pursuant to Code chapter 20, the public
14employment relations Act. Code chapter 20 and Code chapter
15400 include collective bargaining procedures specifically
16applicable to public safety employees that are not applicable
17to other public employees, including procedures relating to
18the scope of collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration
19procedures, and certain matters relating to city civil service
20employment.
21The bill applies to collective bargaining procedures
22pursuant to Code chapter 20 initiated on or after the effective
23date of the bill.
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