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IA SSB1172
SB
AI Summary
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Requires the Employment Appeal Board to issue written notice of intent to conduct a retention and recertification election to public employers and bargaining representatives before holding the election
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Public employers must submit a list of bargaining unit employees to the board within 10 days of receiving the notice; the board will use this list to determine voter eligibility and election outcomes
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Makes it unlawful for public employers to fail to submit the required employee list; any Iowa resident may petition district court for a writ of mandamus to compel compliance, with court costs and attorney fees awarded to the prevailing party
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Board must publish on its website a list of public employers that have received election notices but haven't yet had elections conducted, identifying any employers who failed to submit employee lists
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Takes effect upon enactment and applies to elections for which the board issues a notice of intent on or after the effective date
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See SF 472.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 472.
2/25/2025