SF 294: Providing for membership in a protection occupation under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill provides that persons employed as a public safety telecommunicator or as an emergency management coordinator under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system (IPERS) shall be included within the protection occupation category of IPERS. The bill provides that membership service prior to the effective date of the bill shall be reclassified as protection occupation service without payment of any additional contributions to pay the actuarial costs of the reclassified service if the employer certifies the employment as constituting protection occupation service under the bill. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Senate subcommittee · named February 20, 2023

• Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO); Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA); Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Association of Counties

In plain words

1. February 15, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
2. February 20, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bisignano and Bousselot