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1 1 Amend the amendment, S-3384, to House File 687, as
1 2 passed by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting after 22 the following:
1 4 "# . Page 10, by inserting after line 9 the
1 5 following:
1 6 "Sec. 100. PILOT PROJECT FOR REFUND OF PROCESSING
1 7 FEES.
1 8 1. As used in this section:
1 9 a. "Customer" means a person paying a fee as
1 10 provided in paragraph "c", as part of an application
1 11 for the issuance of a renewed license or certification
1 12 by a participating agency.
1 13 b. "Participating agency" means the Iowa
1 14 department of public health or the professional
1 15 licensing division of the department of commerce that
1 16 elects to participate in the pilot project as provided
1 17 in subsection 2.
1 18 c. "Processing fee" means a fee that is required
1 19 to be paid to a participating agency as follows:
1 20 (1) The Iowa department of public health for
1 21 issuing a renewed emergency medical care provider
1 22 certification pursuant to section 147A.6 for which a
1 23 fee is required pursuant to rules adopted by the
1 24 department under section 147A.4.
1 25 (2) The professional licensing division, for
1 26 issuing any of the following:
1 27 (a) The renewal of a certificate of licensure as a
1 28 professional engineer pursuant to section 542B.18 for
1 29 which a fee is required pursuant to section 542B.30.
1 30 (b) The renewal of a license to practice as an
1 31 accounting practitioner pursuant to section 542C.20
1 32 for which a fee is required pursuant to section
1 33 542C.15.
1 34 (c) The renewal of a license as a real estate
1 35 broker or real estate salesperson pursuant to section
1 36 543B.28 for which a fee is required pursuant to
1 37 section 543B.27.
1 38 (d) The renewal of a certification as a real
1 39 estate appraiser pursuant to section 543D.7 for which
1 40 a fee is required pursuant to section 543D.6.
1 41 (e) The renewal of a certificate of registration
1 42 as an architect pursuant to section 544A.10 for which
1 43 a fee is required pursuant to section 544A.11.
1 44 (f) The renewal of a certificate of registration
1 45 as a landscape architect pursuant to section 544B.13
1 46 for which a fee is required pursuant to section
1 47 544B.14.
1 48 2. The department of management in cooperation
1 49 with a participating agency may establish a pilot
1 50 project for the refund of all or a portion of
2 1 processing fees paid by customers. The following
2 2 shall apply to a participating agency:
2 3 a. The participating agency shall refund all or a
2 4 portion of a processing fee to a customer if the
2 5 participating agency fails to issue a license or
2 6 certification in a manner and within a period of time
2 7 customary for issuing similar licenses and
2 8 certifications.
2 9 b. The participating agency is not required to
2 10 refund any amount of a processing fee if the failure
2 11 to issue a license or certification is primarily
2 12 caused by the customer, including the customer's
2 13 failure to comply with legal requirements, furnish a
2 14 completed application or document, or cooperate with
2 15 the participating agency as required by the
2 16 participating agency.
2 17 3. Each participating agency shall adopt rules
2 18 pursuant to chapter 17A necessary in order to
2 19 administer this section. The participating agencies
2 20 shall cooperate in order to develop simple common
2 21 procedures for providing refunds, which may include a
2 22 uniform refund form. The agencies may cooperate with
2 23 the general assembly's joint oversight and
2 24 communications appropriations subcommittee or other
2 25 appropriate committee or subcommittee in carrying out
2 26 this section.
2 27 4. Each participating agency shall prepare a
2 28 report to the department of management. The report
2 29 shall analyze the administration of the pilot project,
2 30 including its effect on administrative efficiency, the
2 31 collection of revenue, and customer reactions. The
2 32 reports shall be delivered to the department of
2 33 management not later than November 1, 2002. The
2 34 department of management shall compile the reports and
2 35 include any findings or recommendations by the
2 36 department. The department's compiled report shall be
2 37 delivered to the governor and general assembly not
2 38 later than January 10, 2003."
2 39 # . Page 10, by inserting after line 12 the
2 40 following:
2 41 "Sec. . Section 100 of this Act, enacting a
2 42 pilot project for refund of processing fees, is
2 43 repealed January 11, 2003.""
2 44
2 45
2 46
2 47 MICHAEL E. GRONSTAL
2 48 HF 687.212 79
2 49 mg/gg
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