Bill Text: IA SF2324 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act making appropriations to the department of workforce development for certain purposes and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3198.) Effective 4-4-12.
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-04 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 737. [SF2324 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF2324-Enrolled.html
Senate
File
2324
AN
ACT
MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
FOR
CERTAIN
PURPOSES
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
LEGISLATIVE
FINDINGS.
It
is
the
finding
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
recent
Iowa
supreme
court
decision
of
Homan
v.
Branstad,
No.
11-2022,
March
16,
2012,
has
invalidated
the
proper
enactment
of
certain
provisions
contained
in
the
2011
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
130
(Senate
File
517).
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
reenact,
as
amended,
certain
invalidated
provisions
of
Senate
File
517
that
were
published
in
the
2011
Iowa
Acts
and
to
validate
expenditures
made
by
the
department
of
workforce
development
and
actions
entered
into
in
reliance
on
the
enactment
of
the
invalidated
provisions
published
in
the
2011
Iowa
Acts.
Sec.
2.
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
for
the
purposes
designated:
1.
DIVISION
OF
LABOR
SERVICES
a.
For
the
division
of
labor
services,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
more
Senate
File
2324,
p.
2
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
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FTEs
64.00
b.
From
the
contractor
registration
fees,
the
division
of
labor
services
shall
reimburse
the
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
for
all
costs
associated
with
hearings
under
chapter
91C
,
relating
to
contractor
registration.
2.
DIVISION
OF
WORKERS’
COMPENSATION
a.
For
the
division
of
workers’
compensation,
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
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FTEs
30.00
b.
The
division
of
workers’
compensation
shall
charge
a
$100
filing
fee
for
workers’
compensation
cases.
The
filing
fee
shall
be
paid
by
the
petitioner
of
a
claim.
However,
the
fee
can
be
taxed
as
a
cost
and
paid
by
the
losing
party,
except
in
cases
where
it
would
impose
an
undue
hardship
or
be
unjust
under
the
circumstances.
The
moneys
generated
by
the
filing
fee
allowed
under
this
subsection
are
appropriated
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
to
be
used
for
purposes
of
administering
the
division
of
workers’
compensation.
3.
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
OPERATIONS
a.
For
the
operation
of
field
offices,
the
workforce
development
board,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
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FTEs
130.00
The
moneys
appropriated
in
this
paragraph
are
contingent
upon
the
condition
that
the
workforce
development
centers
and
satellite
offices,
other
than
those
centers
maintained
by
electronic
means,
which
were
open
and
fully
operational
on
November
1,
2011,
shall
remain
open
and
operational
through
June
30,
2012.
b.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
paragraph
“a”
of
this
subsection,
the
department
shall
allocate
$1,130,602
for
the
operation
of
satellite
field
offices
in
Decorah,
Fort
Madison,
Iowa
City,
and
Webster
City.
4.
OFFENDER
REENTRY
PROGRAM
a.
For
the
development
and
administration
of
an
offender
reentry
program
to
provide
offenders
with
employment
skills,
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
Senate
File
2324,
p.
3
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FTEs
3.00
b.
The
department
shall
partner
with
the
department
of
corrections
to
provide
staff
within
the
correctional
facilities
to
improve
offenders’
abilities
to
find
and
retain
productive
employment.
5.
NONREVERSION
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
Sec.
3.
EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY
CONTINGENCY
FUND.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
special
employment
security
contingency
fund
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
field
offices:
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1,217,084
2.
Any
remaining
additional
penalty
and
interest
revenue
collected
by
the
department
of
workforce
development
is
appropriated
to
the
department
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012,
to
accomplish
the
mission
of
the
department.
Sec.
4.
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
RESERVE
FUND
——
FIELD
OFFICES.
Notwithstanding
section
96.9,
subsection
8
,
paragraph
“e”,
there
is
appropriated
from
interest
earned
on
the
unemployment
compensation
reserve
fund
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012,
the
following
amount
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
the
operation
of
field
offices:
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$
4,238,260
Sec.
5.
GENERAL
FUND
——
EMPLOYEE
MISCLASSIFICATION
PROGRAM.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
workforce
development
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
enhancing
efforts
to
investigate
employers
that
misclassify
workers
and
for
not
more
than
the
following
full-time
equivalent
positions:
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FTEs
8.10
Sec.
6.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
retroactively
to
July
1,
2011.
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
______________________________
JOHN
P.
KIBBIE
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
KRAIG
PAULSEN
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2324,
Eighty-fourth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MICHAEL
E.
MARSHALL
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2012
______________________________
TERRY
E.
BRANSTAD
Governor
