Senate File 2205 - Enrolled
Senate File 2205
AN ACT
RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HIRING OF CIVIL SERVICE
POSITIONS.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 400.8, subsection 2, Code 2024, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 2. a. The commission shall establish the guidelines for
4 conducting the examinations under subsection 1 of this section.
5 The commission shall hire persons with expertise to prepare
6 and administer the examinations approved by the commission.
7 It may also hire persons with expertise to consult in the
8 preparation of such examinations if the persons so hired are
9 employed to aid personnel of the commission in assuring that
10 a fair examination is conducted. A fair examination shall
11 explore the competence of the applicant in the particular field
12 of examination.
 Senate File 2205, p. 2
13 b. An applicant who has successfully completed training at
14 the Iowa law enforcement academy or another training facility
15 certified by the director of the Iowa law enforcement academy
16 does not need to retake a civil service examination upon
17 changing employment from one Iowa law enforcement agency to
18 another Iowa law enforcement agency, or upon becoming employed
19 by more than one Iowa law enforcement agency simultaneously, if
20 the applicant has previously passed a civil service examination
21 when the applicant was initially hired as a certified peace
22 officer and if, without a break of not more than one hundred
23 eighty days from prior law enforcement service, the applicant
24 is hired by another Iowa law enforcement agency. However,
25 the applicant shall complete and pass the applicable physical
26 examination provided in subsection 1 prior to beginning the new
27 employment.
28 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 400.12A Hiring practices —— suspension
29 —— reinstatement.
30 1. A city council, by majority vote, may suspend the
31 practices specified in subsection 2 that are generally required
32 pursuant to this chapter for the hiring of an employee of a
33 department governed by civil service. A suspension shall not
34 be in effect for more than one year, but a city council may
35 immediately vote to implement a new suspension of the required
1 practices upon the expiration of the prior suspension. Upon
2 the expiration of a suspension, hiring practices required under
3 this chapter shall be immediately reinstated for the applicable
4 positions. A city council, by majority vote, may reinstate
5 hiring practices suspended pursuant to this section prior to
6 the expiration of the suspension. A subsequent vote to suspend
7 required hiring practices, even if the vote occurs prior to
8 the original expiration date of the prior suspension, shall be
9 considered a vote for a new suspension.
10 2. The provisions of section 400.11, subsection 1,
11 paragraph “a” may be suspended as provided in subsection 1.
12 3. a. This section does not relieve an employee of a
13 department governed by civil service from the requirements to
14 complete all examinations and tests applicable to those persons
15 for positions subject to the provisions of this chapter.
16 b. This section shall not be construed to preclude an
 Senate File 2205, p. 3
17 employee of a department governed by civil service from
18 accessing rights, benefits, or privileges provided outside of
19 this chapter.
______________________________ ______________________________
AMY SINCLAIR PAT GRASSLEY
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2205, Ninetieth General Assembly.
______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Secretary of the Senate
Approved _______________, 2024 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 400.8
Reprinted: 400.8
Enrolled: 400.8