Iowa HF 2482: A bill for an act relating to employment protections for state employees who are veterans.(Formerly HSB 661.)

Bill Text

House File 2482 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE 2482
BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 661)
A BILL FOR
An Act relating to employment protections for state employees1
who are veterans.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:3
TLSB 5824HV (2) 89
dg/rn

H.F. 2482
Section 1. Section 35C.6, Code 2022, is amended to read as1
follows:2
1. No person holding a public position by appointment or3
employment, and belonging to any of the classes of persons4
to whom a preference is granted under this chapter, shall5
be removed from such position or employment except for6
incompetency or misconduct shown after a hearing, upon due7
notice, upon stated charges, and with the right of such8
employee or appointee to a review by a writ of certiorari or at9
such person’s election, to judicial review in accordance with10
the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter11
17A, if that is otherwise applicable to their case. Upon12
removal from such position or employment, the person shall be13
provided written notification of the right of such employee14
or appointee to a review by a writ of certiorari or judicial15
review. A review by a writ of certiorari shall be filed within16
three hundred days of the removal of the employee or appointee.17
2. Upon a showing of good cause, a court shall seal18
materials submitted to it in relation to the review of a19
decision to remove a veteran pursuant to this section that the20
court determines to be confidential in nature, including but21
not limited to documents relating to a person’s medical history22
or health, financial information, and personal identifying23
information.24
EXPLANATION25
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with26
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.27
This bill requires a court to seal materials submitted to28
it in relation to the review of a decision to remove a veteran29
from a public position to which the veteran was appointed or30
employed if the court determines the materials are confidential31
in nature, including but not limited to documents relating to a32
person’s medical history or health, financial information, and33
personal identifying information.34
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LSB 5824HV (2) 89
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