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File
2380
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2380
BY
GOSA
,
B.
MEYER
,
LEVIN
,
WILBURN
,
MATSON
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
AMOS
JR.
,
WICHTENDAHL
,
WILSON
,
RAMIREZ
,
KRESSIG
,
MADISON
,
CROKEN
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
JACOBY
,
SRINIVAS
,
KURTH
,
GJERDE
,
EHLERT
,
OLSON
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
GAINES
,
R.
JOHNSON
,
and
JAMES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
community-based
wage
enforcement
program
1
for
purposes
of
the
state
wage
payment
collection
and
2
minimum
wage
laws.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
91A.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
01.
“Community-based
organization”
means
a
3
legal
aid
or
community-based
nonprofit
organization
that
has
4
a
minimum
of
five
years’
experience
working
with
employees
5
or
advocating
on
behalf
of
employees
as
well
as
a
successful
6
record
of
facilitating
successful
complaints
that
have
been
7
filed
by
employees
with
the
director
under
section
91A.10.
8
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
91A.16
Community-based
wage
9
enforcement
program.
10
1.
The
director
shall
establish
a
community-based
wage
11
enforcement
program.
The
director
shall
enter
into
contracts
12
with
participating
community-based
organizations
to
provide
13
funds
and
other
resources
to
facilitate
effective,
cooperative
14
community-based
enforcement
of
this
chapter
and
chapter
15
91D.
Funds
and
other
resources
shall
be
used
to
increase
16
the
capacity
and
expertise
of
community-based
organizations
17
in
order
to
improve
the
education
of
employees
regarding
the
18
rights
and
remedies
provided
by
this
chapter
and
chapter
91D
19
and
to
secure
successful
resolution
of
complaints
filed
with
20
the
director
under
section
91A.10.
All
education
and
services
21
under
this
section
shall
be
provided
at
no
cost
to
employees
22
and
accessible
to
any
employee
in
this
state.
23
2.
The
program
shall
provide
for
but
is
not
limited
to
all
24
of
the
following
services
by
community-based
organizations:
25
a.
Education
for
employees
regarding
the
rights
provided
by
26
this
chapter
and
chapter
91D,
which
may
be
conducted
jointly
27
with
staff
of
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
28
licensing
and
other
relevant
agencies
and
organizations.
29
b.
Direct
assistance
by
a
worker
advocate
to
assist
30
employees
who
seek
to
file
a
complaint
under
section
91A.10.
31
c.
Legal
assistance
to
employees
who
seek
to
file
a
32
complaint
under
section
91A.10.
33
d.
Additional
assistance
for
employees
who
are
members
34
of
marginalized
communities
or
who
are
not
native
English
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speakers.
1
e.
Assistance
to
the
director
in
monitoring
for
compliance
2
with
and
conducting
investigations
under
this
chapter
and
3
chapter
91D.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
8
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
to
establish
a
9
community-based
wage
enforcement
program.
The
director
10
shall
enter
into
contracts
with
participating
community-based
11
organizations
to
provide
funds
and
other
resources
to
12
facilitate
effective,
cooperative
community-based
enforcement
13
of
Code
chapters
91A
(wage
payment
collection)
and
91D
(minimum
14
wage).
15
The
bill
defines
“community-based
organization”
as
a
legal
16
aid
or
community-based
nonprofit
organization
that
has
a
17
minimum
of
five
years’
experience
working
with
employees
or
18
advocating
on
behalf
of
employees
as
well
as
a
successful
19
record
of
facilitating
successful
complaints
that
have
been
20
filed
by
employees
with
the
director.
21
Funds
and
other
resources
provided
under
the
program
22
shall
be
used
to
increase
the
capacity
and
expertise
of
23
community-based
organizations
in
order
to
improve
the
education
24
of
employees
regarding
the
rights
and
remedies
provided
by
law
25
and
to
secure
successful
resolution
of
complaints
filed
with
26
the
director.
All
education
and
services
under
the
program
27
shall
be
provided
at
no
cost
to
employees
and
accessible
to
any
28
employee
in
Iowa.
The
bill
specifies
minimum
services
to
be
29
provided
by
community-based
organizations
under
the
program.
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