Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to funding for full-time park employee residences at state parks and other facilities operated by the department of natural resources
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to funding for full-time park employee residences at state parks and other facilities operated by the department of natural resources (DNR). The bill requires DNR to establish and administer a state park residency program to provide quality on-site housing for full-time park employees assigned to state parks or other facilities operated by DNR. The bill establishes a state park residency fund in the state treasury under the control of DNR with funds appropriated to DNR for the purpose of maintaining state park residences in clean, livable conditions for full-time park employees.
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Maintenance shall include ensuring that all residences comply with applicable building codes. The bill provides a newly hired full-time park employee the opportunity to occupy a park residence that is not otherwise occupied. The bill provides that a full-time park employee who resides at a state park residence or other facility on or after the effective date of the bill shall continue to reside at the state park residence or other facility until the person decides to vacate the premises or upon retirement, termination, or reassignment. When a full-time park employee resides at a state park residence or other facility, such residency shall be considered a mandatory condition of employment and DNR shall not charge rent to the full-time park employee. The bill excludes income received by a full-time park employee for a park residency from the individual income tax.