Bill Text: IA HF2133 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Bill 2133 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning executive branch employee travel claims.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-29 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 151. [HF2133 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF2133-Introduced.html

House File 2133 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  WILLS

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning executive branch employee travel claims.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 8A.512A, Code 2016, is amended by
  1  2 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the
  1  3 following:
  1  4    8A.512A  Executive branch employee travel.
  1  5    1.  A claim for reimbursement for any out=of=state travel,
  1  6 conference, or related expenditures of an executive branch
  1  7 employee associated with the employee's official duties shall
  1  8 be allowed upon the approval of the claim by the head of the
  1  9 employee's department. Each department with authority to
  1 10 approve a claim under this section shall establish a process
  1 11 for a detailed review of claims selected by the department to
  1 12 determine the appropriateness of the claim for reimbursement.
  1 13    2.  a.  For purposes of this section, "executive branch
  1 14 employee" means an employee of the executive branch as defined
  1 15 in section 7E.2, other than a member or employee of the state
  1 16 board of regents and institutions under the control of the
  1 17 state board of regents.
  1 18    b.  For purposes of this section, "out=of=state travel" does
  1 19 not include out=of=state travel incidental to travel between a
  1 20 travel departure point in this state and a travel destination
  1 21 point in the city of Carter Lake.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 24 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 25    This bill concerns claims for reimbursement of out=of=state
  1 26 travel by executive branch employees.  Current law requires the
  1 27 department of administrative services to develop and implement
  1 28 an electronic travel authorization form which shall be used
  1 29 by an executive branch employee when requesting reimbursement
  1 30 for out=of=state travel.  The bill strikes the requirement for
  1 31 development and use of the electronic travel form and instead
  1 32 provides that a claim for reimbursement shall be allowed
  1 33 upon the approval of the claim by the head of the employee's
  1 34 department.  The bill requires each department with authority
  1 35 to approve claims to establish a process for a detailed review
  2  1 of selected claims.
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