Bill Text: IA SF2205 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to requirements for the hiring of civil service positions. (Formerly SF 454, SF 266.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-10 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 809. [SF2205 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2205-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
THE
HIRING
OF
CIVIL
SERVICE
POSITIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
400.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
a.
The
commission
shall
establish
the
guidelines
for
conducting
the
examinations
under
subsection
1
of
this
section
.
The
commission
shall
hire
persons
with
expertise
to
prepare
and
administer
the
examinations
approved
by
the
commission.
It
may
also
hire
persons
with
expertise
to
consult
in
the
preparation
of
such
examinations
if
the
persons
so
hired
are
employed
to
aid
personnel
of
the
commission
in
assuring
that
a
fair
examination
is
conducted.
A
fair
examination
shall
explore
the
competence
of
the
applicant
in
the
particular
field
of
examination.
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b.
An
applicant
who
has
successfully
completed
training
at
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
or
another
training
facility
certified
by
the
director
of
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
does
not
need
to
retake
a
civil
service
examination
upon
changing
employment
from
one
Iowa
law
enforcement
agency
to
another
Iowa
law
enforcement
agency,
or
upon
becoming
employed
by
more
than
one
Iowa
law
enforcement
agency
simultaneously,
if
the
applicant
has
previously
passed
a
civil
service
examination
when
the
applicant
was
initially
hired
as
a
certified
peace
officer
and
if,
without
a
break
of
not
more
than
one
hundred
eighty
days
from
prior
law
enforcement
service,
the
applicant
is
hired
by
another
Iowa
law
enforcement
agency.
However,
the
applicant
shall
complete
and
pass
the
applicable
physical
examination
provided
in
subsection
1
prior
to
beginning
the
new
employment.
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
400.12A
Hiring
practices
——
suspension
——
reinstatement.
1.
A
city
council,
by
majority
vote,
may
suspend
the
practices
specified
in
subsection
2
that
are
generally
required
pursuant
to
this
chapter
for
the
hiring
of
an
employee
of
a
department
governed
by
civil
service.
A
suspension
shall
not
be
in
effect
for
more
than
one
year,
but
a
city
council
may
immediately
vote
to
implement
a
new
suspension
of
the
required
practices
upon
the
expiration
of
the
prior
suspension.
Upon
the
expiration
of
a
suspension,
hiring
practices
required
under
this
chapter
shall
be
immediately
reinstated
for
the
applicable
positions.
A
city
council,
by
majority
vote,
may
reinstate
hiring
practices
suspended
pursuant
to
this
section
prior
to
the
expiration
of
the
suspension.
A
subsequent
vote
to
suspend
required
hiring
practices,
even
if
the
vote
occurs
prior
to
the
original
expiration
date
of
the
prior
suspension,
shall
be
considered
a
vote
for
a
new
suspension.
2.
The
provisions
of
section
400.11,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
may
be
suspended
as
provided
in
subsection
1.
3.
a.
This
section
does
not
relieve
an
employee
of
a
department
governed
by
civil
service
from
the
requirements
to
complete
all
examinations
and
tests
applicable
to
those
persons
for
positions
subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
chapter.
b.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
preclude
an
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employee
of
a
department
governed
by
civil
service
from
accessing
rights,
benefits,
or
privileges
provided
outside
of
this
chapter.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2205,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
