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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 66 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 16 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "Sec. 100. PILOT PROJECT FOR REFUND OF PROCESSING 1 5 FEES. 1 6 1. As used in this section: 1 7 a. "Customer" means a person paying a fee as 1 8 provided in paragraph "c", as part of an application 1 9 for the issuance of a renewed license or certification 1 10 by a participating agency. 1 11 b. "Participating agency" means the Iowa 1 12 department of public health or the professional 1 13 licensing division of the department of commerce that 1 14 elects to participate in the pilot project as provided 1 15 in subsection 2. 1 16 c. "Processing fee" means a fee that is required 1 17 to be paid to a participating agency as follows: 1 18 (1) The Iowa department of public health for 1 19 issuing a renewed emergency medical care provider 1 20 certification pursuant to section 147A.6 for which a 1 21 fee is required pursuant to rules adopted by the 1 22 department under section 147A.4. 1 23 (2) The professional licensing division, for 1 24 issuing any of the following: 1 25 (a) The renewal of a certificate of licensure as a 1 26 professional engineer pursuant to section 542B.18 for 1 27 which a fee is required pursuant to section 542B.30. 1 28 (b) The renewal of a license to practice as an 1 29 accounting practitioner pursuant to section 542C.20 1 30 for which a fee is required pursuant to section 1 31 542C.15. 1 32 (c) The renewal of a license as a real estate 1 33 broker or real estate salesperson pursuant to section 1 34 543B.28 for which a fee is required pursuant to 1 35 section 543B.27. 1 36 (d) The renewal of a certification as a real 1 37 estate appraiser pursuant to section 543D.7 for which 1 38 a fee is required pursuant to section 543D.6. 1 39 (e) The renewal of a certificate of registration 1 40 as an architect pursuant to section 544A.10 for which 1 41 a fee is required pursuant to section 544A.11. 1 42 (f) The renewal of a certificate of registration 1 43 as a landscape architect pursuant to section 544B.13 1 44 for which a fee is required pursuant to section 1 45 544B.14. 1 46 2. The department of management in cooperation 1 47 with a participating agency may establish a pilot 1 48 project for the refund of all or a portion of 1 49 processing fees paid by customers. The following 1 50 shall apply to a participating agency: 2 1 a. The participating agency shall refund all or a 2 2 portion of a processing fee to a customer if the 2 3 participating agency fails to issue a license or 2 4 certification in a manner and within a period of time 2 5 customary for issuing similar licenses and 2 6 certifications. 2 7 b. The participating agency is not required to 2 8 refund any amount of a processing fee if the failure 2 9 to issue a license or certification is primarily 2 10 caused by the customer, including the customer's 2 11 failure to comply with legal requirements, furnish a 2 12 completed application or document, or cooperate with 2 13 the participating agency as required by the 2 14 participating agency. 2 15 3. Each participating agency shall adopt rules 2 16 pursuant to chapter 17A necessary in order to 2 17 administer this section. The participating agencies 2 18 shall cooperate in order to develop simple common 2 19 procedures for providing refunds, which may include a 2 20 uniform refund form. The agencies may cooperate with 2 21 the general assembly's joint oversight and 2 22 communications appropriations subcommittee or other 2 23 appropriate committee or subcommittee in carrying out 2 24 this section. 2 25 4. Each participating agency shall prepare a 2 26 report to the department of management. The report 2 27 shall analyze the administration of the pilot project, 2 28 including its effect on administrative efficiency, the 2 29 collection of revenue, and customer reactions. The 2 30 reports shall be delivered to the department of 2 31 management not later than November 1, 2002. The 2 32 department of management shall compile the reports and 2 33 include any findings or recommendations by the 2 34 department. The department's compiled report shall be 2 35 delivered to the governor and general assembly not 2 36 later than January 10, 2003. 2 37 Sec. . Section 100 of this Act, enacting a 2 38 pilot project for refund of processing fees, is 2 39 repealed January 11, 2003." 2 40 #2. By renumbering as necessary. 2 41 2 42 2 43 2 44 JOE BOLKCOM 2 45 SF 66.203 79 2 46 jp/gg
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