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House Study Bill 168 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to employment services programs administered
2by the department of workforce development by modifying
3the membership requirements of the Iowa workforce
4development board and authorizing the department to carry
5out unemployment insurance systems modernization, making
6appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
7BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
3 Section 1. Section 84A.1A, subsection 1, Code 2017, is
4amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
5thereof the following:
61. An Iowa workforce development board is created,
7consisting of thirty-three voting members and thirteen
8nonvoting members.
9a. The voting members of the Iowa workforce development
10board shall include the following:
11(1) The governor.
12(2) One state senator appointed by the president of the
13senate after consultation with the majority leader of the
14senate, who shall serve a term as provided in section 69.16B.
15(3) One state representative appointed by the speaker of the
16house of representatives after consultation with the majority
17leader of the house of representatives, who shall serve a term
18as provided in section 69.16B.
19(4) The director of the department of workforce development
20or the director’s designee.
21(5) The director of the department of education or the
22director’s designee.
23(6) The director of the department for the blind or the
24director’s designee.
25(7) The administrator of the division of Iowa vocational
26rehabilitation services of the department of education or the
27administrator’s designee.
28(8) The following twenty-six members who shall be appointed
29by the governor for staggered terms of four years beginning and
30ending as provided in section 69.19, subject to confirmation
31by the senate:
32(a) Seventeen members who shall be representatives of
33businesses in the state to whom each of the following applies:
34(i) The members shall be owners of businesses, chief
35executives or operating officers of businesses, or other
-1-1business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or
2hiring authority, and may, in addition, be members of a local
3workforce development board described in section 84A.4.
4(ii) The members shall represent businesses, including
5small businesses, or organizations representing businesses
6described in this subparagraph (a), that provide employment
7opportunities that, at a minimum, include high quality,
8work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry
9sectors or occupations in the state.
10(iii) The members shall be appointed from among individuals
11nominated by state business organizations and business trade
12associations.
13(b) Seven members who shall be representatives of the
14workforce in the state and who shall include all of the
15following:
16(i) Four representatives of labor organizations who have
17been nominated by state labor federations.
18(ii) One representative of a joint labor-management
19apprenticeship program in the state who shall be a member of
20a labor organization or a training director. If such a joint
21program does not exist in the state, the member shall instead
22be a representative of an apprenticeship program in the state.
23(iii) Two representatives of community-based organizations
24that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing
25the employment, training, or education needs of individuals
26with barriers to employment as defined in the federal Workforce
27Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.113-128, §3(24),
28including but not limited to organizations that serve veterans,
29that provide or support competitive, integrated employment for
30individuals with disabilities; or that serve eligible youth,
31as defined in the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
32Act, Pub.L. No.113-128, §3(18), including representatives of
33organizations that serve out-of-school youth, as defined in the
34federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.
35113-128, §129(a)(1)(B).
-2- 1(c) One city chief elected official, as defined in the
2federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.
3 113-128, §3(9).
4(d) One county chief elected official, as defined in the
5federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.
6113-128, §3(9).
7b. The nonvoting members of the Iowa workforce development
8board shall include the following:
9(1) One state senator appointed by the minority leader of
10the senate, who shall serve for a term as provided in section
1169.16B.
12(2) One state representative appointed by the minority
13leader of the house of representatives, who shall serve for a
14term as provided in section 69.16B.
15(3) One president, or the president’s designee, of the
16university of northern Iowa, the university of Iowa, or Iowa
17state university of science and technology, designated by the
18state board of regents on a rotating basis.
19(4) One president, or the president’s designee, of an
20independent Iowa college, appointed by the Iowa association of
21independent colleges and universities.
22(5) One president or president’s designee, of a community
23college, appointed by the Iowa association of community college
24presidents.
25(6) One representative of the economic development
26authority, appointed by the director.
27(7) One representative of the department on aging,
28appointed by the director.
29(8) One representative of the department of corrections,
30appointed by the director.
31(9) One representative of the department of human services,
32appointed by the director.
33(10) One representative of the United States department of
34labor, office of apprenticeship.
35(11) One representative from the largest statewide public
-3-1employees’ organization representing state employees.
2(12) One representative of a statewide labor organization
3representing employees in the construction industry.
4(13) One representative of a statewide labor organization
5representing employees in the manufacturing industry.
6c. The terms of members of the board described in paragraph
7“a”, subparagraph (8), shall be staggered so that the terms of
8no more than nine members expire in a calendar year.
9d. The members of the board shall represent diverse
10geographic areas of the state, including urban, rural, and
11suburban areas.
12e. An individual shall not serve as a member of the board in
13more than one capacity described in paragraph “a”.
14 Sec. 2. Section 84A.1A, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2017, are
15amended to read as follows:
163. The workforce development board shall meet in May of each
17year for the purpose of electing one of its voting members as
18chairperson and one of its voting members as vice chairperson.
19However, the chairperson and the vice chairperson shall not
20be from the same political party. The governor shall select
21a chairperson for the workforce development board from among
22the members who are representatives of business described in
23subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (8), subparagraph
24division (a). The workforce development board shall meet
25at the call of the chairperson or when any five a majority
26of voting members of the workforce development board file a
27written request with the chairperson for a meeting. Written
28notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be given to
29each member of the workforce development board. A majority of
30the voting members constitutes a quorum.
314. Members of the workforce development board, the
32director of the department of workforce development, and other
33employees of the department of workforce development shall
34be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in
35the performance of their duties. All expenses shall be paid
-4-1from appropriations for those purposes and the department of
2workforce development is subject to the budget requirements of
3chapter 8. Each member of the workforce development board may
4also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section
57E.6.
6 Sec. 3. INITIAL BOARD APPOINTMENTS — TRANSITION
7PROVISIONS.
81. The governor shall appoint initial members of the Iowa
9workforce development board described in section 84A.1A,
10subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (8), as enacted by
11this division of this Act, to terms of less than four years as
12necessary to ensure that the terms of no more than nine members
13expire in a calendar year.
142. The governor may appoint members serving on the Iowa
15workforce development board prior to the effective date of this
16division of this Act pursuant to section 84A.1A, subsection
171, paragraph “a”, Code 2017, for membership on the board on
18and after the effective date of this division of this Act if
19such individuals continue to be eligible for membership on the
20board pursuant to section 84A.1A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”,
21subparagraph (8), as enacted by this division of this Act.
223. The members serving on the Iowa workforce development
23board prior to the effective date of this division of this Act
24pursuant to section 84A.1A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, Code
252017, shall continue to constitute the membership of the board
26until a meeting of the board is held at which a majority of
27the voting members of the board appointed pursuant to section
2884A.1A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (8), as
29enacted by this division of this Act, are present.
30 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this
31Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
32enactment.
33DIVISION II
34UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
35 Sec. 5. 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1118, section 22, is amended
-5-1to read as follows:
2SEC. 22. AUTHORIZATION TO JOIN CONSORTIUM USE FEDERAL
3FUNDS. The department of workforce development is hereby
4authorized to join a consortium with the states of Idaho and
5Vermont for the purpose of modifying the Idaho unemployment
6benefit payment software system so that it can be used to
7pay unemployment insurance benefits by the state of Iowa use
8federal funds distributed to the department for the purpose of
9unemployment insurance systems modernization.
10 Sec. 6. 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1118, section 23,
11subsections 1 and 2, are amended to read as follows:
121. There is hereby appropriated out of funds made available
13to the state of Iowa under section 903 of the Social Security
14Act, as amended, the sum of one million seventy-six thousand
15dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used
16under the direction of the department of workforce development,
17for the purpose of modifying the Idaho unemployment insurance
18benefit payment software system so that it can be used to
19pay unemployment insurance benefits by the state of Iowa
20 unemployment insurance systems modernization and for the
21acquisition of programing, software, and equipment required
22to provide an administrative and payment system for the Iowa
23unemployment insurance program.
242. The funds hereby appropriated shall not be obligated
25after the expiration of the two-year period beginning on the
26date of the enactment of this section July 1, 2017.
27 Sec. 7. 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1118, section 24, is amended
28to read as follows:
29SEC. 24. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF FUNDS UNEMPLOYMENT
30INSURANCE BENEFIT PAYMENT SOFTWARE SYSTEM — SYSTEMS
31MODERNIZATION.
321. Four million eight hundred twenty-five thousand dollars,
33or so much thereof as may be necessary, of incentive payment
34funds credited with respect to the Assistance for Unemployed
35Workers and Struggling Families Act, Pub.L. No.111-5,
-6-1Division B, Tit.II, §2003, as codified in 42 U.S.C.§1103,
2as a special transfer made under section 903(g) of the Social
3Security Act, may be used under the direction of the department
4of workforce development for the purpose of modifying the Idaho
5unemployment insurance benefit payment system so that it can
6be used to pay unemployment insurance benefits by the state of
7Iowa unemployment insurance systems modernization and for the
8acquisition of programing, software, and equipment required
9to provide an administrative and payment system for the Iowa
10unemployment insurance program.
112. The funds hereby authorized for use shall not be
12obligated after the expiration of the two-year period beginning
13on the date of the enactment of this section July 1, 2017.
14 Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this
15Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
16enactment.
17EXPLANATION
18The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
19the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
20This bill relates to employment services programs
21administered by the department of workforce development by
22modifying the membership requirements of the Iowa workforce
23development board and authorizing the department to carry out
24unemployment insurance systems modernization.
25DIVISION I — IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. This
26division strikes Code language providing for the membership of
27the Iowa workforce development board, including nine voting
28members and 16 nonvoting members, and provides new membership
29requirements. The division provides that the membership of the
30board shall include 33 voting members and 13 nonvoting members.
31Changes to the membership of the board are required by the
32federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.
33113-128.
34The division provides that the voting members of the
35board include the governor; a state senator appointed by the
-7-1president of the senate after consultation with the majority
2leader of the senate; a state representative appointed by the
3speaker of the house of representatives after consultation
4with the majority leader of the house of representatives;
5the directors of the departments of workforce development,
6education, and for the blind or their designees; the
7administrator of the division of Iowa vocational rehabilitation
8services of the department of education or the administrator’s
9designee; 17 members who shall be representatives of businesses
10in the state who must have certain specific qualifications;
11seven members who shall be representatives of the workforce
12in the state who must have certain specific qualifications;
13and a chief city elected official and a chief county elected
14official. The division specifies the 13 nonvoting members of
15the board.
16The division provides for terms of board members as
17applicable. The division provides that the members of the
18board shall represent diverse geographic areas of the state,
19including urban, rural, and suburban areas. The division
20prohibits individuals from serving as a member of the board in
21more than one capacity as described in the division.
22The division provides that the governor shall select a
23chairperson for the board from among the members who are
24representatives of business. The division provides that the
25board shall meet if a majority of voting members file a written
26request for a meeting.
27The division requires the governor to appoint initial
28members of the Iowa workforce development board described in
29the division to terms of less than four years as necessary to
30ensure that the terms of no more than nine members expire in a
31calendar year.
32The division permits the governor to appoint voting members
33serving on the Iowa workforce development board prior to the
34effective date of the division for membership on the board
35on and after the effective date of the division if such
-8-1individuals continue to be eligible for membership on the
2board.
3The division provides that voting members serving on the
4Iowa workforce development board prior to the effective date of
5the division shall continue to constitute the membership of the
6board until a meeting of the board is held at which a majority
7of the voting members of the board appointed pursuant to the
8division are present.
9The division takes effect upon enactment.
10DIVISION II — UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION.
11 This division modifies language in 2016 Iowa Acts, Senate File
122313, division II, which authorized the department of workforce
13development to join a consortium with the states of Idaho and
14Vermont for the purpose of modifying the Idaho unemployment
15benefit payment software system so that it could be used to
16pay unemployment insurance benefits by the state of Iowa and
17appropriated funds for that purpose.
18The division strikes language referring to a consortium
19of states and instead authorizes the department to carry out
20unemployment insurance systems modernization. The division
21provides that funds previously appropriated for purposes of the
22consortium of states are instead appropriated for unemployment
23insurance systems modernization. The funds appropriated are
24$1,076,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of
25funds made available to the state of Iowa under section 903 of
26the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and $4,825,000, or
27so much thereof as may be necessary, of incentive payment funds
28credited with respect to the Assistance for Unemployed Workers
29and Struggling Families Act, Pub.L. No.111-5, Division B,
30Tit.II, §2003, as a special transfer made under section 903(g)
31of the federal Social Security Act. The funds appropriated
32and authorized for use by the division shall not be obligated
33after the expiration of the two-year period beginning on July
341, 2017.
35The division takes effect upon enactment.
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2by the department of workforce development by modifying
3the membership requirements of the Iowa workforce
4development board and authorizing the department to carry
5out unemployment insurance systems modernization, making
6appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
7BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
3 Section 1. Section 84A.1A, subsection 1, Code 2017, is
4amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
5thereof the following:
61. An Iowa workforce development board is created,
7consisting of thirty-three voting members and thirteen
8nonvoting members.
9a. The voting members of the Iowa workforce development
10board shall include the following:
11(1) The governor.
12(2) One state senator appointed by the president of the
13senate after consultation with the majority leader of the
14senate, who shall serve a term as provided in section 69.16B.
15(3) One state representative appointed by the speaker of the
16house of representatives after consultation with the majority
17leader of the house of representatives, who shall serve a term
18as provided in section 69.16B.
19(4) The director of the department of workforce development
20or the director’s designee.
21(5) The director of the department of education or the
22director’s designee.
23(6) The director of the department for the blind or the
24director’s designee.
25(7) The administrator of the division of Iowa vocational
26rehabilitation services of the department of education or the
27administrator’s designee.
28(8) The following twenty-six members who shall be appointed
29by the governor for staggered terms of four years beginning and
30ending as provided in section 69.19, subject to confirmation
31by the senate:
32(a) Seventeen members who shall be representatives of
33businesses in the state to whom each of the following applies:
34(i) The members shall be owners of businesses, chief
35executives or operating officers of businesses, or other
-1-1business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or
2hiring authority, and may, in addition, be members of a local
3workforce development board described in section 84A.4.
4(ii) The members shall represent businesses, including
5small businesses, or organizations representing businesses
6described in this subparagraph (a), that provide employment
7opportunities that, at a minimum, include high quality,
8work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry
9sectors or occupations in the state.
10(iii) The members shall be appointed from among individuals
11nominated by state business organizations and business trade
12associations.
13(b) Seven members who shall be representatives of the
14workforce in the state and who shall include all of the
15following:
16(i) Four representatives of labor organizations who have
17been nominated by state labor federations.
18(ii) One representative of a joint labor-management
19apprenticeship program in the state who shall be a member of
20a labor organization or a training director. If such a joint
21program does not exist in the state, the member shall instead
22be a representative of an apprenticeship program in the state.
23(iii) Two representatives of community-based organizations
24that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing
25the employment, training, or education needs of individuals
26with barriers to employment as defined in the federal Workforce
27Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.113-128, §3(24),
28including but not limited to organizations that serve veterans,
29that provide or support competitive, integrated employment for
30individuals with disabilities; or that serve eligible youth,
31as defined in the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
32Act, Pub.L. No.113-128, §3(18), including representatives of
33organizations that serve out-of-school youth, as defined in the
34federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.
35113-128, §129(a)(1)(B).
-2- 1(c) One city chief elected official, as defined in the
2federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.
3 113-128, §3(9).
4(d) One county chief elected official, as defined in the
5federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.
6113-128, §3(9).
7b. The nonvoting members of the Iowa workforce development
8board shall include the following:
9(1) One state senator appointed by the minority leader of
10the senate, who shall serve for a term as provided in section
1169.16B.
12(2) One state representative appointed by the minority
13leader of the house of representatives, who shall serve for a
14term as provided in section 69.16B.
15(3) One president, or the president’s designee, of the
16university of northern Iowa, the university of Iowa, or Iowa
17state university of science and technology, designated by the
18state board of regents on a rotating basis.
19(4) One president, or the president’s designee, of an
20independent Iowa college, appointed by the Iowa association of
21independent colleges and universities.
22(5) One president or president’s designee, of a community
23college, appointed by the Iowa association of community college
24presidents.
25(6) One representative of the economic development
26authority, appointed by the director.
27(7) One representative of the department on aging,
28appointed by the director.
29(8) One representative of the department of corrections,
30appointed by the director.
31(9) One representative of the department of human services,
32appointed by the director.
33(10) One representative of the United States department of
34labor, office of apprenticeship.
35(11) One representative from the largest statewide public
-3-1employees’ organization representing state employees.
2(12) One representative of a statewide labor organization
3representing employees in the construction industry.
4(13) One representative of a statewide labor organization
5representing employees in the manufacturing industry.
6c. The terms of members of the board described in paragraph
7“a”, subparagraph (8), shall be staggered so that the terms of
8no more than nine members expire in a calendar year.
9d. The members of the board shall represent diverse
10geographic areas of the state, including urban, rural, and
11suburban areas.
12e. An individual shall not serve as a member of the board in
13more than one capacity described in paragraph “a”.
14 Sec. 2. Section 84A.1A, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2017, are
15amended to read as follows:
163. The workforce development board shall meet in May of each
17year for the purpose of electing one of its voting members as
18chairperson and one of its voting members as vice chairperson.
19However, the chairperson and the vice chairperson shall not
20be from the same political party. The governor shall select
21a chairperson for the workforce development board from among
22the members who are representatives of business described in
23subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (8), subparagraph
24division (a). The workforce development board shall meet
25at the call of the chairperson or when any five a majority
26of voting members of the workforce development board file a
27written request with the chairperson for a meeting. Written
28notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be given to
29each member of the workforce development board. A majority of
30the voting members constitutes a quorum.
314. Members of the workforce development board, the
32director of the department of workforce development, and other
33employees of the department of workforce development shall
34be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in
35the performance of their duties. All expenses shall be paid
-4-1from appropriations for those purposes and the department of
2workforce development is subject to the budget requirements of
3chapter 8. Each member of the workforce development board may
4also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section
57E.6.
6 Sec. 3. INITIAL BOARD APPOINTMENTS — TRANSITION
7PROVISIONS.
81. The governor shall appoint initial members of the Iowa
9workforce development board described in section 84A.1A,
10subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (8), as enacted by
11this division of this Act, to terms of less than four years as
12necessary to ensure that the terms of no more than nine members
13expire in a calendar year.
142. The governor may appoint members serving on the Iowa
15workforce development board prior to the effective date of this
16division of this Act pursuant to section 84A.1A, subsection
171, paragraph “a”, Code 2017, for membership on the board on
18and after the effective date of this division of this Act if
19such individuals continue to be eligible for membership on the
20board pursuant to section 84A.1A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”,
21subparagraph (8), as enacted by this division of this Act.
223. The members serving on the Iowa workforce development
23board prior to the effective date of this division of this Act
24pursuant to section 84A.1A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, Code
252017, shall continue to constitute the membership of the board
26until a meeting of the board is held at which a majority of
27the voting members of the board appointed pursuant to section
2884A.1A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (8), as
29enacted by this division of this Act, are present.
30 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this
31Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
32enactment.
33DIVISION II
34UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
35 Sec. 5. 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1118, section 22, is amended
-5-1to read as follows:
2SEC. 22. AUTHORIZATION TO JOIN CONSORTIUM USE FEDERAL
3FUNDS. The department of workforce development is hereby
4authorized to join a consortium with the states of Idaho and
5Vermont for the purpose of modifying the Idaho unemployment
6benefit payment software system so that it can be used to
7pay unemployment insurance benefits by the state of Iowa use
8federal funds distributed to the department for the purpose of
9unemployment insurance systems modernization.
10 Sec. 6. 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1118, section 23,
11subsections 1 and 2, are amended to read as follows:
121. There is hereby appropriated out of funds made available
13to the state of Iowa under section 903 of the Social Security
14Act, as amended, the sum of one million seventy-six thousand
15dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used
16under the direction of the department of workforce development,
17for the purpose of modifying the Idaho unemployment insurance
18benefit payment software system so that it can be used to
19pay unemployment insurance benefits by the state of Iowa
20 unemployment insurance systems modernization and for the
21acquisition of programing, software, and equipment required
22to provide an administrative and payment system for the Iowa
23unemployment insurance program.
242. The funds hereby appropriated shall not be obligated
25after the expiration of the two-year period beginning on the
26date of the enactment of this section July 1, 2017.
27 Sec. 7. 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1118, section 24, is amended
28to read as follows:
29SEC. 24. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF FUNDS UNEMPLOYMENT
30INSURANCE BENEFIT PAYMENT SOFTWARE SYSTEM — SYSTEMS
31MODERNIZATION.
321. Four million eight hundred twenty-five thousand dollars,
33or so much thereof as may be necessary, of incentive payment
34funds credited with respect to the Assistance for Unemployed
35Workers and Struggling Families Act, Pub.L. No.111-5,
-6-1Division B, Tit.II, §2003, as codified in 42 U.S.C.§1103,
2as a special transfer made under section 903(g) of the Social
3Security Act, may be used under the direction of the department
4of workforce development for the purpose of modifying the Idaho
5unemployment insurance benefit payment system so that it can
6be used to pay unemployment insurance benefits by the state of
7Iowa unemployment insurance systems modernization and for the
8acquisition of programing, software, and equipment required
9to provide an administrative and payment system for the Iowa
10unemployment insurance program.
112. The funds hereby authorized for use shall not be
12obligated after the expiration of the two-year period beginning
13on the date of the enactment of this section July 1, 2017.
14 Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this
15Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
16enactment.
17EXPLANATION
18The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
19the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
20This bill relates to employment services programs
21administered by the department of workforce development by
22modifying the membership requirements of the Iowa workforce
23development board and authorizing the department to carry out
24unemployment insurance systems modernization.
25DIVISION I — IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. This
26division strikes Code language providing for the membership of
27the Iowa workforce development board, including nine voting
28members and 16 nonvoting members, and provides new membership
29requirements. The division provides that the membership of the
30board shall include 33 voting members and 13 nonvoting members.
31Changes to the membership of the board are required by the
32federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub.L. No.
33113-128.
34The division provides that the voting members of the
35board include the governor; a state senator appointed by the
-7-1president of the senate after consultation with the majority
2leader of the senate; a state representative appointed by the
3speaker of the house of representatives after consultation
4with the majority leader of the house of representatives;
5the directors of the departments of workforce development,
6education, and for the blind or their designees; the
7administrator of the division of Iowa vocational rehabilitation
8services of the department of education or the administrator’s
9designee; 17 members who shall be representatives of businesses
10in the state who must have certain specific qualifications;
11seven members who shall be representatives of the workforce
12in the state who must have certain specific qualifications;
13and a chief city elected official and a chief county elected
14official. The division specifies the 13 nonvoting members of
15the board.
16The division provides for terms of board members as
17applicable. The division provides that the members of the
18board shall represent diverse geographic areas of the state,
19including urban, rural, and suburban areas. The division
20prohibits individuals from serving as a member of the board in
21more than one capacity as described in the division.
22The division provides that the governor shall select a
23chairperson for the board from among the members who are
24representatives of business. The division provides that the
25board shall meet if a majority of voting members file a written
26request for a meeting.
27The division requires the governor to appoint initial
28members of the Iowa workforce development board described in
29the division to terms of less than four years as necessary to
30ensure that the terms of no more than nine members expire in a
31calendar year.
32The division permits the governor to appoint voting members
33serving on the Iowa workforce development board prior to the
34effective date of the division for membership on the board
35on and after the effective date of the division if such
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2board.
3The division provides that voting members serving on the
4Iowa workforce development board prior to the effective date of
5the division shall continue to constitute the membership of the
6board until a meeting of the board is held at which a majority
7of the voting members of the board appointed pursuant to the
8division are present.
9The division takes effect upon enactment.
10DIVISION II — UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION.
11 This division modifies language in 2016 Iowa Acts, Senate File
122313, division II, which authorized the department of workforce
13development to join a consortium with the states of Idaho and
14Vermont for the purpose of modifying the Idaho unemployment
15benefit payment software system so that it could be used to
16pay unemployment insurance benefits by the state of Iowa and
17appropriated funds for that purpose.
18The division strikes language referring to a consortium
19of states and instead authorizes the department to carry out
20unemployment insurance systems modernization. The division
21provides that funds previously appropriated for purposes of the
22consortium of states are instead appropriated for unemployment
23insurance systems modernization. The funds appropriated are
24$1,076,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of
25funds made available to the state of Iowa under section 903 of
26the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and $4,825,000, or
27so much thereof as may be necessary, of incentive payment funds
28credited with respect to the Assistance for Unemployed Workers
29and Struggling Families Act, Pub.L. No.111-5, Division B,
30Tit.II, §2003, as a special transfer made under section 903(g)
31of the federal Social Security Act. The funds appropriated
32and authorized for use by the division shall not be obligated
33after the expiration of the two-year period beginning on July
341, 2017.
35The division takes effect upon enactment.
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