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1 1 Amend Senate File 66, as passed by the Senate, as
1 2 follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 16 the
1 4 following:
1 5 "Sec. 100. PILOT PROJECT FOR REFUND OF PROCESSING
1 6 FEES.
1 7 1. As used in this section:
1 8 a. "Customer" means a person paying a fee as
1 9 provided in paragraph "c", as part of an application
1 10 for the issuance of a renewed license or certification
1 11 by a participating agency.
1 12 b. "Participating agency" means the Iowa
1 13 department of public health or the professional
1 14 licensing division of the department of commerce that
1 15 elects to participate in the pilot project as provided
1 16 in subsection 2.
1 17 c. "Processing fee" means a fee that is required
1 18 to be paid to a participating agency as follows:
1 19 (1) The Iowa department of public health for
1 20 issuing a renewed emergency medical care provider
1 21 certification pursuant to section 147A.6 for which a
1 22 fee is required pursuant to rules adopted by the
1 23 department under section 147A.4.
1 24 (2) The professional licensing division, for
1 25 issuing any of the following:
1 26 (a) The renewal of a certificate of licensure as a
1 27 professional engineer pursuant to section 542B.18 for
1 28 which a fee is required pursuant to section 542B.30.
1 29 (b) The renewal of a license to practice as an
1 30 accounting practitioner pursuant to section 542C.20
1 31 for which a fee is required pursuant to section
1 32 542C.15.
1 33 (c) The renewal of a license as a real estate
1 34 broker or real estate salesperson pursuant to section
1 35 543B.28 for which a fee is required pursuant to
1 36 section 543B.27.
1 37 (d) The renewal of a certification as a real
1 38 estate appraiser pursuant to section 543D.7 for which
1 39 a fee is required pursuant to section 543D.6.
1 40 (e) The renewal of a certificate of registration
1 41 as an architect pursuant to section 544A.10 for which
1 42 a fee is required pursuant to section 544A.11.
1 43 (f) The renewal of a certificate of registration
1 44 as a landscape architect pursuant to section 544B.13
1 45 for which a fee is required pursuant to section
1 46 544B.14.
1 47 2. The department of management in cooperation
1 48 with a participating agency may establish a pilot
1 49 project for the refund of all or a portion of
1 50 processing fees paid by customers. The following
2 1 shall apply to a participating agency:
2 2 a. The participating agency shall refund all or a
2 3 portion of a processing fee to a customer if the
2 4 participating agency fails to issue a license or
2 5 certification in a manner and within a period of time
2 6 customary for issuing similar licenses and
2 7 certifications.
2 8 b. The participating agency is not required to
2 9 refund any amount of a processing fee if the failure
2 10 to issue a license or certification is primarily
2 11 caused by the customer, including the customer's
2 12 failure to comply with legal requirements, furnish a
2 13 completed application or document, or cooperate with
2 14 the participating agency as required by the
2 15 participating agency.
2 16 3. Each participating agency shall adopt rules
2 17 pursuant to chapter 17A necessary in order to
2 18 administer this section. The participating agencies
2 19 shall cooperate in order to develop simple common
2 20 procedures for providing refunds, which may include a
2 21 uniform refund form. The agencies may cooperate with
2 22 the general assembly's joint oversight and
2 23 communications appropriations subcommittee or other
2 24 appropriate committee or subcommittee in carrying out
2 25 this section.
2 26 4. Each participating agency shall prepare a
2 27 report to the department of management. The report
2 28 shall analyze the administration of the pilot project,
2 29 including its effect on administrative efficiency, the
2 30 collection of revenue, and customer reactions. The
2 31 reports shall be delivered to the department of
2 32 management not later than November 1, 2002. The
2 33 department of management shall compile the reports and
2 34 include any findings or recommendations by the
2 35 department. The department's compiled report shall be
2 36 delivered to the governor and general assembly not
2 37 later than January 10, 2003.
2 38 Sec. . Section 100 of this Act, enacting a
2 39 pilot project for refund of processing fees, is
2 40 repealed January 11, 2003."
2 41 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
2 42
2 43
2 44
2 45 HATCH of Polk
2 46 SF 66.507 79
2 47 jp/pj
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