Bill Text: IA SF2105 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring that contractors and subcontractors performing work on housing programs administered by the Iowa finance authority comply with applicable federal and state laws relating to labor and employment, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-30 - Subcommittee: Chapman, R. Smith, and T. Taylor. S.J. 187. [SF2105 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2105-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2105
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2105
BY
JOCHUM
,
CELSI
,
WAHLS
,
DOTZLER
,
J.
SMITH
,
KINNEY
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
BISIGNANO
,
LYKAM
,
GIDDENS
,
QUIRMBACH
,
BOLKCOM
,
PETERSEN
,
RAGAN
,
MATHIS
,
BOULTON
,
and
R.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
that
contractors
and
subcontractors
performing
1
work
on
housing
programs
administered
by
the
Iowa
finance
2
authority
comply
with
applicable
federal
and
state
laws
3
relating
to
labor
and
employment,
and
providing
penalties.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
16.37
Compliance
with
labor
and
1
employment
laws
in
housing
programs
——
withholding
or
rescission
2
of
funds
——
fees.
3
1.
Any
contractor
or
subcontractor
performing
work
pursuant
4
to
a
housing
program
shall
comply
with
all
applicable
federal
5
and
state
laws
relating
to
labor
and
employment.
6
2.
The
authority
may
withhold
or
rescind
funding
provided
7
pursuant
to
a
housing
program
from
any
entity
that
does
8
not
comply
with
subsection
1
or
rules
adopted
to
administer
9
subsection
1.
10
3.
The
authority
shall
require,
as
a
condition
of
11
participation
in
a
housing
program
by
a
county,
city,
or
other
12
political
subdivision,
or
a
private
or
nonprofit
entity,
that
13
the
political
subdivision
or
entity
ensure
compliance
with
14
subsection
1
by
any
contractor
or
subcontractor
retained
by
the
15
political
subdivision
or
entity
to
perform
work
pursuant
to
the
16
housing
program
and
facilitate
implementation
of
subsection
2.
17
4.
The
authority
may
establish
by
rule
pursuant
to
chapter
18
17A
any
fees
necessary
to
cover
the
cost
of
ensuring
compliance
19
with
this
section
for
a
housing
program.
Any
amount
of
fees
20
collected
by
the
authority
under
this
subsection
shall
be
21
considered
repayment
receipts
as
defined
in
section
8.2.
22
5.
The
authority
shall
reimburse
a
political
subdivision
23
for
any
documented
costs
associated
with
compliance
with
this
24
section.
Such
reimbursement
shall
be
considered
a
cost
of
25
compliance
with
this
section
for
purposes
of
subsection
4.
26
6.
The
authority
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
27
to
administer
this
section.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
requires
that
any
contractor
or
subcontractor
32
performing
work
pursuant
to
a
housing
program
administered
by
33
the
Iowa
finance
authority
comply
with
all
applicable
federal
34
and
state
laws
relating
to
labor
and
employment.
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The
bill
authorizes
the
authority
to
withhold
or
rescind
1
funding
provided
pursuant
to
a
housing
program
from
any
entity
2
that
does
not
comply
with
the
bill.
3
The
bill
directs
the
authority
to
require,
as
a
condition
4
of
participation
in
a
housing
program
by
a
county,
city,
or
5
other
political
subdivision,
or
a
private
or
nonprofit
entity,
6
that
the
political
subdivision
or
entity
ensure
compliance
with
7
the
bill
by
any
contractor
or
subcontractor
retained
by
the
8
political
subdivision
or
entity
to
perform
work
pursuant
to
the
9
housing
program.
10
The
bill
authorizes
the
authority
to
establish
by
rule
any
11
fees
necessary
to
cover
the
cost
of
ensuring
compliance
with
12
the
bill
for
a
housing
program.
13
The
bill
requires
the
authority
to
reimburse
a
political
14
subdivision
for
any
documented
costs
associated
with
compliance
15
with
the
bill.
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