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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  104C.1  DEFINITIONS.
  1  2    For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise
  1  3 requires:
  1  4    1.  "Department" means the Iowa department of public
  1  5 health.
  1  6    2.  "HVAC" means heating, ventilation, and air
  1  7 conditioning.
  1  8    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  104C.2  DEPARTMENT DUTIES.
  1  9    The department shall adopt rules under chapter 17A
  1 10 procedures for all of the following:
  1 11    1.  For the examination of applicants for certification
  1 12 pursuant to this chapter.
  1 13    2.  For the approval of an examination for certification
  1 14 which satisfies the requirements as established by the
  1 15 department and which is offered by a municipality to a plumber
  1 16 or HVAC professional, which upon successful completion will
  1 17 result in such plumber or HVAC professional being certified.
  1 18    3.  Establishing criteria for continuing education, which
  1 19 shall include sixteen hours of continuing education
  1 20 instruction during the two-year period of certification.
  1 21    4.  Maintaining a registry for all certified plumbers and
  1 22 HVAC professionals.
  1 23    5.  Establishing fees sufficient for the administration of
  1 24 this chapter.
  1 25    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  104C.3  VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION &endash;
  1 26 REGISTRATION &endash; CONTINUING EDUCATION.
  1 27    1.  A plumber or HVAC professional may apply to take an
  1 28 examination for certification under this chapter.  The
  1 29 application may be made to the department or to a municipality
  1 30 offering an examination which has been approved by the
  1 31 department.  Upon successful completion of the examination by
  1 32 the applicant the department shall enter the applicant's name
  1 33 on the registry and issue a certificate to the applicant
  1 34 indicating that the applicant has successfully completed the
  1 35 examination and is certified to install and repair plumbing or
  2  1 HVAC systems.
  2  2    2.  A certification pursuant to this chapter expires two
  2  3 years from the date issued.  The certification may be renewed
  2  4 as determined by the department upon application by the
  2  5 certificate holder, without examination.  Application for
  2  6 renewal shall be made in writing to the department accompanied
  2  7 by the required renewal certification fee at least thirty days
  2  8 prior to the expiration date of the certificate.  The
  2  9 application shall include the continuing education programs
  2 10 which the applicant attended during the previous two-year
  2 11 period.
  2 12    3.  A plumber or HVAC professional who successfully
  2 13 completes the examination and is certified pursuant to this
  2 14 chapter shall not be required to take any other examination in
  2 15 this state, which is offered by another municipality, to be
  2 16 able to engage in the installation and repair of plumbing or
  2 17 HVAC systems in that municipality.
  2 18    Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  104C.4  PROHIBITED ACT &endash; PENALTY.
  2 19    A person shall not advertise or hold oneself out to the
  2 20 public as a certified plumber or certified HVAC professional
  2 21 unless the person is certified pursuant to this chapter.  A
  2 22 person who falsely claims to be a certified plumber or
  2 23 certified HVAC professional pursuant to this chapter, either
  2 24 in writing or in other communications, is guilty of a simple
  2 25 misdemeanor.  
  2 26                           EXPLANATION
  2 27    This bill creates a new chapter 104C relating to the
  2 28 voluntary certification of plumbers and heat, ventilation, and
  2 29 air conditioning (HVAC) professionals.
  2 30    New section 104C.1 establishes definitions for terms used
  2 31 in the chapter.
  2 32    New section 104C.2 directs the department of public health
  2 33 to adopt rules for the examination of applicants for
  2 34 certification, approval of examinations to be given for
  2 35 certification, establishment of criteria for continuing
  3  1 education, establishment of a registry, and for establishing
  3  2 fees.
  3  3    New section 104C.3 provides that certification under this
  3  4 chapter is voluntary.  The section provides that a
  3  5 certification granted under the chapter expires after two
  3  6 years.  The section also provides that a plumber or HVAC
  3  7 professional who successfully completes an examination and is
  3  8 certified under this chapter shall not be required to take any
  3  9 other exam in this state.
  3 10    New section 104C.4 provides that a person who advertises or
  3 11 holds oneself out to the public as a certified plumber or
  3 12 certified HVAC professional, and who is not certified, is
  3 13 guilty of a simple misdemeanor.  
  3 14 LSB 1448SZ 76
  3 15 mj/sc/14
     

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