Reprinted
February 26, 2013
SENATE BILL No. 213
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DIGEST OF SB 213
(Updated February 25, 2013 3:03 pm - DI 102)
Citations Affected: IC 22-2.
Synopsis: Employee benefits. Provides that, unless federal or state law
provides otherwise, a county, city, town, or township (unit) may not
establish, mandate, or otherwise require an employer to provide to an
employee who is employed within the jurisdiction of the unit: (1) a
benefit; (2) a term of employment; (3) a working condition; or (4) an
attendance or leave policy; that exceeds the requirements of federal or
state law, rules, or regulations. Provides that this prohibition does not
apply to: (1) employees of a unit; (2) contracts entered into by a unit
and the third party; (3) economic development incentives awarded by
a unit or a redevelopment commission established by a unit; or (4)
training and other qualifications established for a private provider of
public health and safety services within the jurisdiction of the unit.
Effective: July 1, 2013.
January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedure.
February 14, 2013, amended; reported favorably _ Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
Pensions and Labor.
February 21, 2013, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
February 25, 2013, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
Reprinted
February 26, 2013
First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)
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SENATE BILL No. 213
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor
and safety.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 22-2-16; (13)SB0213.3.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 22-2-16 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A
NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2013]:
Chapter 16. Employee Benefits
Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(1) An employee of a unit.
(2) The terms of a contract entered into by a unit and a third
party.
(3) The terms and conditions required by a unit or a
redevelopment commission established by a unit for the grant
or approval of:
(A) a tax credit;
(B) a tax deduction;
(C) a tax abatement;
(D) a tax exemption;
(E) a grant;
(F) a loan;
(G) a loan guarantee;
(H) financial or economic development assistance; or
(I) another economic development incentive.
(4) Training requirements or other qualifications established
by a unit for a private ambulance service, security service, or
other provider of public health and safety services within the
jurisdiction of the unit.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "unit" has the meaning set forth
in IC 36-1-2-23.
Sec. 3. Unless federal or state law provides otherwise, a unit
may not establish, mandate, or otherwise require an employer to
provide to an employee who is employed within the jurisdiction of
the unit:
(1) a benefit;
(2) a term of employment;
(3) a working condition; or
(4) an attendance or leave policy;
that exceeds the requirements of federal or state law, rules, or
regulations.