Bill Text: IA HSB212 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing notice of appeal rights relating to veterans preference.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-03-06 - Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 422. [HSB212 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB212-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
212
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KLEIN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
notice
of
appeal
rights
relating
to
veterans
1
preference.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35C.3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
35C.3
Duty
to
investigate
and
appoint.
3
When
any
preferred
person
applies
for
appointment
or
4
employment
under
this
chapter
,
the
officer,
board,
or
person
5
whose
duty
it
is
or
may
be
to
appoint
or
employ
a
person
to
fill
6
the
position
or
place
shall,
before
appointing
or
employing
a
7
person
to
fill
the
position
or
place,
make
an
investigation
8
as
to
the
qualifications
of
the
applicant
for
the
place
or
9
position,
and
if
the
applicant
is
of
good
moral
character
10
and
can
perform
the
duties
of
the
position
applied
for,
the
11
officer,
board,
or
person
shall
appoint
the
applicant
to
the
12
position,
place,
or
employment.
The
appointing
officer,
board,
13
or
person
shall
set
forth
in
writing
and
file
for
public
14
inspection
the
specific
grounds
upon
which
it
appointed
or
15
refused
to
appoint
the
person.
At
the
time
of
application
or
16
at
an
interview
for
the
position,
an
applicant
may
request
17
notification
of
refusal
only
or
notification
of
refusal
and
18
the
specific
grounds
for
refusal.
The
notification
shall
be
19
sent
within
ten
days
after
the
successful
applicant
is
selected
20
and
shall
include
information
on
the
right
of
an
unsuccessful
21
applicant
to
maintain
an
action
for
mandamus
under
section
22
35C.4,
or
file
an
appeal
and
the
time
to
file
an
appeal
under
23
section
35C.5
.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
concerns
veterans
preference
under
Code
chapter
28
35C.
29
Code
section
35C.3
is
amended
to
provide
that
notification
30
to
a
veteran
of
a
refusal
to
appoint
or
employ
the
veteran
31
for
employment
covered
by
Code
chapter
35C
shall
include
32
information
on
the
right
of
the
veteran
to
maintain
an
action
33
for
mandamus
under
Code
section
35C.4
or
file
an
appeal,
and
34
the
time
to
file
an
appeal,
under
Code
section
35C.5.
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