Bill Text: IA HF2096 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for paid family leave for state employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-22 - Introduced, referred to Labor. H.J. 117. [HF2096 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2096-Introduced.html
House
File
2096
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2096
BY
B.
MEYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
paid
family
leave
for
state
employees.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
8A.413,
subsection
21,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Annual
sick
leave
,
family
leave,
and
vacation
time
shall
3
be
granted
in
accordance
with
section
70A.1
.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
70A.1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
10.
a.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection:
7
(1)
“Child”
means
a
biological,
adopted,
or
foster
child,
8
or
a
stepchild.
9
(2)
“Serious
health
condition”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
10
29
U.S.C.
§2611.
11
b.
A
permanent,
full-time
state
employee,
after
completing
12
six
months
of
employment
with
the
employee’s
state
employer,
13
shall
be
eligible
for
twenty
weeks
of
paid
family
leave
per
14
calendar
year.
Permanent,
part-time
state
employees
shall
be
15
eligible
for
paid
sick
leave
on
a
prorated
basis.
16
c.
Family
leave
shall
not
accrue
and
shall
expire
upon
the
17
conclusion
of
a
calendar
year
or
the
employee’s
separation
from
18
state
employment.
However,
if
an
employee
is
laid
off
and
19
the
employee
is
reemployed
by
any
state
employer
within
one
20
calendar
year
of
the
date
of
the
layoff,
the
six-month
period
21
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
shall
not
apply.
22
d.
An
employee
is
eligible
to
take
family
leave
under
this
23
subsection
for
the
following
reasons:
24
(1)
The
birth
of
a
child
of
the
employee.
25
(2)
The
placement
of
a
child
with
the
employee
for
adoption
26
or
foster
care.
27
(3)
The
provision
of
care
for
the
spouse,
child,
parent,
28
grandparent,
or
sibling
of
the
employee
for
a
serious
health
29
condition.
30
e.
A
state
employer
may
require
documentation
of
the
reason
31
for
the
employee’s
family
leave
and
the
probable
duration
of
32
the
leave.
33
f.
If
this
subsection
conflicts
with
the
provisions
of
a
34
collective
bargaining
agreement,
the
collective
bargaining
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agreement
shall
prevail.
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g.
The
department
of
administrative
services
shall
adopt
2
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
subsection.
3
Sec.
3.
Section
218.17,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
218.17
Authorized
leave.
6
Vacations
,
and
sick
leave
with
pay
,
and
family
leave
with
7
pay
as
authorized
in
section
70A.1
shall
only
be
taken
at
such
8
times
as
the
superintendent
or
the
business
manager
in
charge
9
of
an
officer
or
employee,
as
the
case
may
be,
may
direct,
10
and
only
after
written
authorization
by
the
superintendent
or
11
business
manager,
and
for
the
number
of
days
specified
in
the
12
authorization.
A
copy
of
the
authorization
shall
be
attached
13
to
the
institution’s
copy
of
the
payroll
of
the
institution,
14
for
audit
purposes,
for
the
period
during
which
the
vacation
15
was
taken,
and
the
semimonthly
payroll
shall
show
the
number
of
16
days
the
person
was
absent
under
the
authorization.
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
provides
that
a
permanent,
full-time
state
21
employee,
after
completing
six
months
of
employment
with
the
22
employee’s
state
employer,
shall
be
eligible
for
20
weeks
of
23
paid
family
leave
per
calendar
year.
Permanent,
part-time
24
state
employees
shall
be
eligible
for
paid
sick
leave
on
a
25
prorated
basis.
26
Family
leave
shall
not
accrue
and
shall
expire
upon
the
27
conclusion
of
a
calendar
year
or
the
employee’s
separation
28
from
state
employment.
The
bill
includes
provisions
governing
29
reemployment
by
the
state.
30
An
employee
is
eligible
to
take
family
leave
for
the
birth
31
of
a
child
of
the
employee;
the
placement
of
a
child
with
the
32
employee
for
adoption
or
foster
care;
or
the
provision
of
care
33
for
the
spouse,
child,
parent,
grandparent,
or
sibling
of
the
34
employee
for
a
serious
health
condition.
The
bill
permits
a
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state
employer
to
require
documentation
of
the
reason
for
the
1
employee’s
family
leave
and
the
probable
duration
of
the
leave.
2
If
the
bill
conflicts
with
the
provisions
of
a
collective
3
bargaining
agreement,
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
shall
4
prevail.
5
The
department
of
administrative
services
shall
adopt
rules
6
pursuant
to
administer
the
bill.
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