Bill Text: IA SSB1032 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to grants for new remote workers who relocate to this state and who are employed by an out-of-state employer and creating and making appropriations to the new remote worker grant fund.(See SF 491.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 491. [SSB1032 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SSB1032-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1032
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LABOR
AND
BUSINESS
RELATIONS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
WHITING)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
grants
for
new
remote
workers
who
relocate
1
to
this
state
and
who
are
employed
by
an
out-of-state
2
employer
and
creating
and
making
appropriations
to
the
new
3
remote
worker
grant
fund.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
15.221
New
remote
worker
grant
1
program.
2
1.
a.
The
economic
development
authority
shall,
pursuant
to
3
section
15.106A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“o”
,
establish
a
new
4
remote
worker
grant
fund
for
the
purpose
of
providing
grants
to
5
new
remote
workers
pursuant
to
this
section.
6
b.
The
fund
may
consist
of
any
moneys
appropriated
by
the
7
general
assembly
for
purposes
of
this
section
and
any
other
8
moneys
that
are
lawfully
available
to
the
authority,
including
9
moneys
transferred
or
deposited
from
other
funds
created
10
pursuant
to
section
15.106A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“o”
.
11
c.
The
authority
shall
use
any
moneys
specifically
12
appropriated
for
purposes
of
this
section
only
for
the
purposes
13
of
this
section.
14
d.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
remaining
in
the
15
fund
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
any
fund
16
and
shall
remain
in
the
fund.
17
e.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
18
to
the
new
remote
worker
grant
fund
for
the
new
remote
worker
19
grant
program
the
following
amounts:
20
(1)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
seven
21
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars.
22
(2)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
three
23
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars.
24
(3)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
four
hundred
25
thousand
dollars.
26
(4)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
four
hundred
27
fifty
thousand
dollars.
28
(5)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
five
hundred
29
thousand
dollars.
30
2.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
31
requires:
32
a.
“Coworking
space”
means
a
shared
office
space
in
which
33
individuals
that
are
not
employed
by
the
same
organization
work
34
independently
or
collaboratively.
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b.
“New
remote
worker”
means
an
individual
who
meets
all
of
1
the
following
requirements:
2
(1)
Is
a
full-time
employee,
as
defined
by
the
employer,
3
of
a
business
that
is
domiciled
or
has
its
primary
place
of
4
business
outside
of
this
state.
5
(2)
Performs
the
majority
of
the
worker’s
duties
for
the
6
business
remotely
from
a
home
office
or
a
coworking
space
7
located
in
this
state.
8
(3)
Becomes
a
full-time
resident
of
this
state
on
or
after
9
January
1,
2022.
10
c.
“Qualifying
remote
worker
expenses”
means
actual,
11
substantiated
costs
that
a
new
remote
worker
incurs
for
any
12
of
the
following
that
are
necessary
to
perform
the
new
remote
13
worker’s
employment
duties
and
that
are
not
reimbursed
by
the
14
employer:
15
(1)
Relocation
to
this
state.
16
(2)
Computer
software
and
hardware.
17
(3)
Broadband
access
or
upgrade.
18
(4)
Membership
in
a
coworking
space
or
a
similar
space.
19
3.
A
new
remote
worker
shall
be
eligible
for
a
grant
under
20
this
program
for
qualifying
new
remote
worker
expenses
in
an
21
amount
not
to
exceed
five
thousand
dollars
per
calendar
year
22
for
a
maximum
of
two
calendar
years.
23
4.
Subject
to
funding,
the
authority
shall
award
grants
24
under
this
program
on
a
first-come,
first-served
basis,
with
25
the
following
limitations
on
total
grants:
26
a.
Not
to
exceed
seven
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
27
calendar
year
2022.
28
b.
Not
to
exceed
three
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
29
calendar
year
2023.
30
c.
Not
to
exceed
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
calendar
31
year
2024.
32
d.
Not
to
exceed
four
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
33
calendar
year
2025.
34
e.
Not
to
exceed
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
calendar
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year
2026.
1
f.
To
the
extent
funds
remain
available,
not
to
exceed
two
2
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
any
subsequent
calendar
year.
3
5.
The
authority
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
4
to
implement
and
administer
this
section.
5
6.
Each
year
that
moneys
are
appropriated
to
the
fund
6
established
in
this
section,
the
authority
shall
submit
a
7
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
governor’s
office
that
8
provides
the
total
number
of
grants
awarded,
the
amount
of
each
9
grant,
the
state
where
each
grantee’s
employer
is
located,
the
10
city
and
county
in
this
state
to
which
each
grantee
relocated,
11
whether
the
new
remote
worker
works
out
of
the
person’s
home
12
or
a
coworking
space,
and
if
applicable,
the
city
and
county
13
in
which
the
coworking
space
is
located.
The
report
shall
be
14
submitted
by
January
31
of
each
year
for
the
prior
calendar
15
year.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
grants
for
new
remote
workers
who
20
relocate
to
this
state
and
who
are
employed
by
an
out-of-state
21
employer,
and
creates
and
makes
appropriations
to
the
new
22
remote
worker
grant
fund.
23
The
bill
defines
“new
remote
worker”
as
an
individual
who
is
24
a
full-time
employee
of
a
business
that
is
domiciled
or
has
its
25
primary
place
of
business
outside
of
this
state,
who
performs
26
the
majority
of
the
person’s
duties
for
the
business
remotely
27
from
a
home
office
or
a
coworking
space
located
in
this
state,
28
and
who
becomes
a
full-time
resident
of
this
state
on
or
after
29
January
1,
2022.
30
Under
the
bill,
a
new
remote
worker
is
eligible
for
a
31
grant
for
qualifying
remote
worker
expenses
in
an
amount
not
32
to
exceed
$5,000
per
calendar
year.
A
new
remote
worker
is
33
eligible
for
a
grant
for
a
maximum
of
two
calendar
years.
34
“Qualifying
remote
worker
expenses”
is
defined
in
the
bill
as
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actual,
substantiated
costs
that
a
new
remote
worker
incurs
1
for
relocation
to
this
state,
computer
software
and
hardware,
2
broadband
access
or
upgrade,
and
membership
in
a
coworking
3
space.
The
expenses
must
be
necessary
to
perform
the
remote
4
worker’s
employment
duties
and
cannot
also
be
reimbursed
by
the
5
employer.
“Coworking
space”
is
defined
in
the
bill.
6
The
bill
requires
the
authority
to
establish
a
new
remote
7
worker
grant
fund
for
the
purpose
of
providing
grants
to
8
new
remote
workers.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
9
fund
of
the
state
to
the
remote
worker
grant
fund
for
the
10
new
remote
worker
grant
program
$750,000
for
the
fiscal
year
11
beginning
July
1,
2021,
$350,000
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
12
July
1,
2022,
$400,000
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
13
2023,
$450,000
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
14
and
$500,000
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025.
15
Notwithstanding
Code
section
8.33,
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
16
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
any
fund
and
17
shall
remain
in
the
fund.
18
Subject
to
funding,
the
authority
is
required
by
the
bill
to
19
award
grants
on
a
first-come,
first-served
basis,
not
exceeding
20
total
grants
of
$750,000
in
calendar
year
2022,
$350,000
in
21
calendar
year
2023,
$400,000
in
calendar
year
2024,
$450,000
22
in
calendar
year
2025,
and
$500,000
in
calendar
year
2026.
To
23
the
extent
funds
remain
available
in
subsequent
calendar
years,
24
total
grants
cannot
exceed
$200,000
in
any
calendar
year.
25
The
bill
requires
the
Iowa
economic
development
authority
26
to
adopt
rules
to
implement
and
administer
the
requirements
of
27
the
bill.
28
Each
year
that
moneys
are
appropriated
to
the
fund,
the
29
authority
must
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
30
governor’s
office
providing
details
related
to
the
grants
and
31
grantees.
The
report
is
due
by
January
31
of
every
year
for
the
32
immediately
preceding
calendar
year.
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