Bill Text: IA SF446 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act related to public sector preferences for veterans in appointment and employment. (Formerly SF 288.)
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-02 - Referred to Veterans Affairs. S.J. 769. [SF446 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF446-Introduced.html
Senate File 446 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS (SUCCESSOR TO SF 288) A BILL FOR 1 An Act related to public sector preferences for veterans in 2 appointment and employment. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2252SV (2) 86 aw/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 8A.403 Veterans preferences. 1 2 The department shall administer and enforce the laws of this 1 3 state under chapter 35C. 1 4 Sec. 2. Section 35C.1, subsections 1, 3, and 4, Code 2015, 1 5 are amended to read as follows: 1 6 1. Inevery public department and upon all public works in 1 7 the state, and of the counties, cities, and school corporations 1 8 of the stateall jobs of the state and its political 1 9 subdivisions filled by appointment or examination, veterans who 1 10 are citizens and residents of the United States are entitled to 1 11 preference in appointment and employment over other applicants 1 12 of no greater qualifications.The preference in appointment 1 13 and employment for employees of cities under a municipal 1 14 civil service is the same as provided in section 400.10.For 1 15 purposes of this section, "veteran" means as defined in section 1 16 35.1 except that the requirement that the person be a resident 1 17 of this state shall not apply. 1 18 3. In all jobs of the state and its political subdivisions 1 19of the state whichthat are to be filled by competitive 1 20 examination or by appointment, public notice of the application 1 21 deadline to fill a job shall be posted at least ten days before 1 22 the deadline in the same manner as notices of meetings are 1 23 posted under section 21.4. 1 24 4. For jobsinof the state and its political subdivisions 1 25of the statethat are filled through a point=rated qualifying 1 26 examination, the preference afforded to veterans shall be 1 27 equivalent to that provided formunicipal civil service systems1 28 in section400.1035C.3A. 1 29 Sec. 3. Section 35C.1, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2015, 1 30 is amended to read as follows: 1 31 a. In all jobs of the state and its political subdivisions, 1 32 an application form shall be completed. The application form 1 33 shall contain an inquiry into the applicant's military service 1 34 during the wars or armed conflicts as specified in subsection 1 35 1. The state and each of its political subdivisions shall 2 1 provide each applicant who indicates the applicant's status 2 2 as a veteran under this section with the written statement 2 3 developed pursuant to subsection 5. 2 4 Sec. 4. Section 35C.1, Code 2015, is amended by adding the 2 5 following new subsection: 2 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. The department of administrative 2 7 services, in consultation with the office of the attorney 2 8 general, shall develop a written statement which sets forth in 2 9 simple and nontechnical terms the rights and duties contained 2 10 in this chapter. The written statement shall be posted and 2 11 remain posted on the attorney general's internet site and the 2 12 internet sites of the department of veterans affairs and the 2 13 department of administrative services. 2 14 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 35C.3A Preferences. 2 15 In all examinations and appointments under this chapter, 2 16 other than promotions or the appointment of a chief of police 2 17 or chief of a fire department, veterans who are citizens and 2 18 residents of the United States, shall have five preference 2 19 points added to the veteran's grade or score attained in 2 20 qualifying examinations or tests for appointment to positions 2 21 and five additional preference points added to the grade or 2 22 score if the veteran has a service=connected disability or 2 23 is receiving compensation, disability benefits, or pension 2 24 benefits under laws administered by the United States 2 25 department of veterans affairs. However, the preference 2 26 points shall be given only upon passing the exam and shall not 2 27 be the determining factor in passing. Veteran's preference 2 28 points shall be applied once to the final scores used to rank 2 29 applicants for selection for an interview. For purposes of 2 30 this section, "veteran" means as defined in section 35.1 except 2 31 that the requirement that the person be a resident of this 2 32 state shall not apply. 2 33 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 35C.9 Administration ==== enforcement. 2 34 The department of administrative services shall administer 2 35 and enforce the provisions of this chapter. 3 1 Sec. 7. REPEAL. Section 400.10, Code 2015, is repealed. 3 2 EXPLANATION 3 3 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 3 4 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 5 This bill relates to appointment and employment preferences 3 6 for veterans in the public sector. 3 7 The bill amends Code chapter 35C (veterans preference) 3 8 to provide that for all jobs of the state and its political 3 9 subdivisions filled by appointment or examination, veterans 3 10 who are citizens and residents of the United States are 3 11 entitled to preference in appointment and employment over 3 12 other applicants of no greater qualifications and repeals the 3 13 veterans preferences in city employment that are contained in 3 14 Code section 400.10. 3 15 The bill provides a preference of five preference points for 3 16 veterans in all examinations and appointments by the state and 3 17 its political subdivisions except for promotions or appointment 3 18 of a chief of police or a chief of a fire department. The bill 3 19 further provides an additional preference of five points for 3 20 veterans with service=connected disabilities. 3 21 The bill requires that the department of administrative 3 22 services, in consultation with the attorney general, develop 3 23 a written statement that sets forth the rights and duties 3 24 contained in Code chapter 35C, and requires that the statement 3 25 be provided to certain applicants for all state and political 3 26 subdivision jobs. 3 27 The bill requires that the department of administrative 3 28 services administer and enforce the provisions of Code chapter 3 29 35C. LSB 2252SV (2) 86 aw/rj
