CCH-2465
REPORT
OF
THE
CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE
ON
HOUSE
FILE
2465
To
the
Speaker
of
the
House
of
Representatives
and
the
President
of
the
Senate:
We,
the
undersigned
members
of
the
conference
committee
appointed
to
resolve
the
differences
between
the
House
of
Representatives
and
the
Senate
on
House
File
2465,
a
bill
for
an
Act
relating
to
state
and
local
finances
by
making
and
adjusting
appropriations,
providing
for
legal
responsibilities,
and
providing
for
properly
related
matters,
and
including
effective
date
and
retroactive
and
other
applicability
provisions,
respectfully
make
the
following
report:
1.
That
Senate
amendment,
H-8513,
to
House
File
2465,
as
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
the
House,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
Page
1,
after
line
6
by
inserting:
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Sec.
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GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
The
appropriations
made
pursuant
to
section
2.12
for
the
expenses
of
the
general
assembly
and
the
legislative
agencies
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
and
ending
June
30,
2013,
are
reduced
by
the
following
amount:
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Page
2,
after
line
1
by
inserting:
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8.
For
reimbursement
for
the
homestead
property
tax
credit
under
section
425.1:
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106,983,518
Sec.
___.
Section
97A.11A,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
Beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
commencing
July
1,
2012
2013
,
and
ending
June
30
of
the
fiscal
year
during
which
the
board
determines
that
the
system’s
funded
ratio
of
assets
to
liabilities
is
at
least
eighty-five
percent,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
for
each
fiscal
year
to
the
retirement
fund
described
in
section
97A.8
,
an
amount
equal
to
five
million
dollars.
>
3.
Page
2,
after
line
3
by
inserting:
<
Sec.
___.
WATERSHED
IMPROVEMENT
FUND
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
and
ending
June
30,
2013,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated,
notwithstanding
section
8.57,
subsection
6,
paragraph
“c”:
For
deposit
in
the
watershed
improvement
fund
created
in
section
466A.2:
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$
1,000,000
Sec.
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TUITION
GRANTS
——
FOR-PROFIT
ACCREDITED
PRIVATE
INSTITUTIONS.
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
college
student
aid
commission
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
and
ending
June
30,
2013,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
tuition
grants
for
students
attending
for-profit
accredited
private
institutions
located
in
Iowa
under
261.25,
subsection
2:
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$
500,000
2.
Moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
shall
supplement
and
not
supplant
moneys
appropriated
in
section
261.25,
subsection
2,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
and
ending
June
30,
2013.
Sec.
___.
IOWA
READING
RESEARCH
CENTER.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
and
ending
June
30,
2013,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
establishing
an
Iowa
reading
research
center
pursuant
to
2012
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
2284,
if
enacted:
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4.
Page
2,
by
striking
lines
4
through
11
and
inserting:
<
Sec.
___.
JOINT
STATE-FEDERAL
MORTGAGE
SERVICING
SETTLEMENT
MONEYS
——
APPROPRIATIONS.
1.
A
mortgage
servicing
settlement
fund
is
established,
separate
and
apart
from
all
other
public
moneys
or
funds
of
the
state,
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
justice.
The
department
of
justice
shall
deposit
moneys
received
by
the
department
from
the
joint
state-federal
mortgage
servicing
settlement
into
the
fund.
The
department
of
justice
is
authorized
to
make
expenditures
of
moneys
in
the
fund
consistent
with
the
terms
of
the
consent
decree
signed
in
federal
court
on
April
5,
2012.
Any
unencumbered
or
unobligated
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
on
June
30,
2015,
shall
be
transferred
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
2.
A
banking
division
mortgage
servicing
settlement
fund
is
established,
separate
and
apart
from
all
other
public
moneys
or
funds
of
the
state,
under
the
control
of
the
division
of
banking
of
the
department
of
commerce.
The
banking
division
shall
deposit
moneys
received
by
the
division
from
the
joint
state-federal
mortgage
servicing
settlement
into
the
fund.
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Moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
banking
division
to
be
used
as
provided
in
a
financial
plan
developed
by
the
superintendent
of
banking
and
approved
by
the
department
of
management
to
support
state
financial
regulation,
including
oversight
of
mortgage
lending
and
mortgage
servicing,
real
estate
and
real
estate
appraisal,
state
chartered
banks,
and
other
financial
services
regulated
by
the
division
of
banking.
Moneys
in
the
fund
may
also
be
used
to
support
financial
literacy
efforts.
The
financial
plan
may
be
updated
periodically
as
provided
by
the
superintendent
and
approved
by
the
department
of
management.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
that
begins
July
1,
2014.
Any
unencumbered
or
unobligated
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
on
June
30,
2015,
shall
be
transferred
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
3.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
mortgage
servicing
settlement
fund
to
the
department
of
management
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
and
ending
June
30,
2013,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
For
deposit
in
the
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund:
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5.
Page
2,
by
striking
line
12
and
inserting:
<
4.
a.
The
department
of
justice
shall
>
6.
Page
2,
line
14,
after
<
moneys
>
by
inserting
<
from
the
mortgage
servicing
settlement
fund
by
the
department
of
justice
>
7.
Page
2,
after
line
20
by
inserting:
<
b.
The
division
of
banking
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
detailing
the
expenditure
of
moneys
from
the
banking
division
mortgage
servicing
settlement
fund
by
the
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division
of
banking
for
the
previous
calendar
year
and
how
the
expenditures
related
to
the
implementation,
monitoring,
or
enforcement
of
the
settlement
and
how
expenditures
in
the
current
and
succeeding
calendar
year
will
be
used
for
implementation,
monitoring,
or
enforcement
of
the
settlement.
The
initial
report
shall
be
submitted
on
or
before
January
15,
2013.
>
8.
Page
2,
line
30,
by
striking
<
137,000
>
and
inserting
<
50,000
>
9.
By
striking
page
2,
line
31,
through
page
3,
line
1.
10.
Page
3,
line
2,
by
striking
<
2.
>
and
inserting
<
1.
>
11.
Page
3,
line
7,
after
<
year
>
by
inserting
<
and
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
an
antibullying
internet
site,
internet-based
communications
including
texting
capabilities,
and
a
telephone
hotline
>
12.
Page
3,
line
8,
by
striking
<
3.
>
and
inserting
<
2.
>
13.
Page
3,
by
striking
lines
13
through
46.
14.
Page
4,
by
striking
lines
6
through
17.
15.
Page
5,
line
10,
by
striking
<
13.
>
and
inserting
<
___.
>
16.
Page
5,
before
line
13
by
inserting:
<
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
15E.71
Executive
council
action.
Notwithstanding
section
7D.29,
subsection
1,
the
executive
council
in
full
consultation
with
the
attorney
general,
and
with
the
agreement
of
the
attorney
general,
shall
take
any
action
deemed
necessary
to
protect
the
interests
of
the
state
with
respect
to
any
certificates,
tax
credits,
entities
created,
or
action
taken
in
relation
to
this
division.
Such
actions
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
initiation
of
legal
action,
commencement
of
special
investigations,
institution
of
special
audits
of
any
involved
entity,
or
establishment
of
receiverships.
If
such
action
is
taken,
the
council
may
incur
the
necessary
expense
to
perform
such
a
duty
or
cause
such
a
duty
to
be
performed,
and
pay
the
same
out
of
any
money
in
the
state
treasury
not
otherwise
appropriated.
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17.
By
striking
page
6,
line
46,
through
page
8,
line
7.
18.
Page
9,
by
striking
lines
15
through
23.
19.
Page
9,
line
32,
by
striking
<
fifteen
>
and
inserting
<
twenty
>
20.
Page
9,
before
line
37
by
inserting:
<
Sec.
___.
Section
257.37,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2011,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
media
services
shall
be
computed
as
provided
in
this
subsection
.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
media
services
in
the
base
year
,
including
the
cost
for
media
resource
material
which
shall
only
be
used
for
the
purchase
or
replacement
of
material
required
in
section
273.6,
subsection
1
,
paragraphs
“a”
,
“b”
,
and
“c”
,
shall
be
divided
by
the
enrollment
served
in
the
base
year
to
provide
an
area
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year,
and
the
department
of
management
shall
compute
the
state
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
which
is
equal
to
the
average
of
the
area
media
services
costs
per
pupil
in
the
base
year.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
department
of
management
shall
compute
the
allowable
growth
for
media
services
in
the
budget
year
by
multiplying
the
state
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
times
the
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year,
and
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
media
services
cost
in
the
budget
year
equals
the
area
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
plus
the
allowable
growth
for
media
services
in
the
budget
year
times
the
enrollment
served
in
the
budget
year.
Funds
shall
be
paid
to
area
education
agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
2.
Thirty
Up
to
thirty
percent
of
the
budget
of
an
area
for
media
services
shall
may
be
expended
for
media
resource
material
which
shall
only
be
used
for
including
the
purchase
or
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replacement
of
material
required
in
section
273.6,
subsection
1
.
Funds
shall
be
paid
to
area
education
agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
>
21.
Page
10,
by
striking
lines
5
through
7
and
inserting
<
in
section
97A.1,
who
was
killed
in
the
line
of
duty
>
22.
Page
10,
by
striking
lines
13
through
15
and
inserting
<
fighter,
as
defined
in
section
411.1,
who
was
killed
in
the
>
23.
Page
10,
by
striking
lines
20
through
23
and
inserting
<
as
defined
in
section
97B.49C,
who
was
killed
in
the
line
of
duty
as
>
24.
Page
10,
after
line
25
by
inserting:
<
(4)
Is
the
child
of
a
fire
fighter
included
under
section
97B.49B,
who
was
killed
in
the
line
of
duty
as
determined
by
the
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
in
accordance
with
section
97B.52,
subsection
2.
>
25.
By
striking
page
11,
line
25,
through
page
12,
line
7.
26.
Page
13,
before
line
1
by
inserting:
<
Sec.
___.
Section
476C.3,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
Supplement
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
The
maximum
amount
of
energy
production
capacity
equivalent
of
all
other
facilities
the
board
may
find
eligible
under
this
chapter
shall
not
exceed
a
combined
output
of
fifty-three
megawatts
of
nameplate
generating
capacity
and
one
hundred
sixty-seven
billion
British
thermal
units
of
heat
for
a
commercial
purpose.
Of
the
maximum
amount
of
energy
production
capacity
equivalent
of
all
other
facilities
found
eligible
under
this
chapter,
no
more
than
ten
megawatts
of
nameplate
generating
capacity
or
energy
production
capacity
equivalent
shall
be
allocated
to
any
one
facility.
Of
the
maximum
amount
of
energy
production
capacity
equivalent
of
all
other
facilities
found
eligible
under
this
chapter
,
fifty-five
billion
British
thermal
units
of
heat
for
a
commercial
purpose
shall
be
reserved
for
an
eligible
facility
that
is
a
refuse
conversion
facility
for
processed,
engineered
fuel
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multicounty
solid
waste
management
planning
area.
The
maximum
amount
of
energy
production
capacity
the
board
may
find
eligible
for
a
single
refuse
conversion
facility
is
fifty-five
billion
British
thermal
units
of
heat
for
a
commercial
purpose.
Of
the
maximum
amount
of
energy
production
capacity
equivalent
of
all
other
facilities
found
eligible
under
this
chapter,
an
amount
equivalent
to
ten
megawatts
of
nameplate
generating
capacity
shall
be
reserved
for
eligible
renewable
energy
facilities
incorporated
within
or
associated
with
an
ethanol
cogeneration
plant
engaged
in
the
sale
of
ethanol
to
states
to
meet
a
low
carbon
fuel
standard.
Sec.
___.
Section
476C.3,
Code
Supplement
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
Notwithstanding
the
definition
of
“eligible
renewable
energy
facility”
in
section
476C.1,
subsection
6,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
of
the
maximum
amount
of
energy
production
capacity
equivalent
of
all
other
facilities
found
eligible
pursuant
to
subsection
4,
paragraph
“b”
,
an
amount
equivalent
to
ten
megawatts
of
nameplate
generating
capacity
shall
be
reserved
for
natural
gas
cogeneration
facilities
incorporated
within
or
associated
with
an
ethanol
plant
to
assist
the
ethanol
plant
in
meeting
a
low
carbon
fuel
standard.
>
27.
Page
13,
after
line
14
by
inserting:
<
Sec.
___.
Section
511.8,
subsection
19,
Code
Supplement
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19.
Other
foreign
government
or
corporate
obligations.
a.
Bonds
or
other
evidences
of
indebtedness,
not
to
include
currency,
issued,
assumed,
or
guaranteed
by
a
foreign
government
other
than
Canada,
or
by
a
corporation
incorporated
under
the
laws
of
a
foreign
government
other
than
Canada.
Such
governmental
obligations
must
be
valid,
legally
authorized
and
issued,
and
on
the
date
of
acquisition
have
predominantly
investment
qualities
and
characteristics
as
provided
by
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rule.
Such
corporate
obligations
must
meet
the
qualifications
established
in
subsection
5
for
bonds
and
other
evidences
of
indebtedness
issued,
assumed,
or
guaranteed
by
a
corporation
incorporated
under
the
laws
of
the
United
States
or
Canada.
Foreign
investments
authorized
by
this
subsection
are
not
eligible
in
excess
of
twenty
twenty-five
percent
of
the
legal
reserve
of
the
life
insurance
company
or
association.
Investments
in
obligations
of
a
foreign
government,
other
than
Canada
and
,
the
United
Kingdom,
and
foreign
governments
rated
AAA
by
Standard
and
Poor’s
division
of
McGraw-Hill
companies,
inc.,
or
Aaa
by
Moody’s
investors
services,
inc.,
are
not
eligible
in
excess
of
two
percent
of
the
legal
reserve
in
the
securities
of
foreign
governments
of
any
one
foreign
nation.
Investments
in
obligations
of
the
United
Kingdom
are
not
eligible
in
excess
of
four
percent
of
the
legal
reserve.
Investments
in
obligations
of
foreign
governments
rated
either
AAA
by
Standard
and
Poor’s
division
of
McGraw-Hill
companies,
inc.,
or
Aaa
by
Moody’s
investors
services,
inc.,
are
not
eligible
in
excess
of
five
percent
of
the
legal
reserve.
Investments
in
a
corporation
incorporated
under
the
laws
of
a
foreign
government
other
than
Canada
are
not
eligible
in
excess
of
two
percent
of
the
legal
reserve
in
the
securities
of
any
one
foreign
corporation.
b.
Eligible
investments
in
foreign
obligations
under
this
subsection
are
limited
to
the
types
of
obligations
specifically
referred
to
in
this
subsection
.
This
subsection
in
no
way
limits
or
restricts
investments
in
Canadian
obligations
and
securities
specifically
authorized
in
other
subsections
of
this
section
.
c.
This
subsection
shall
not
authorize
investment
in
evidences
of
indebtedness
issued,
assumed,
or
guaranteed
by
a
foreign
government
which
engages
in
a
consistent
pattern
of
gross
violations
of
human
rights.
>
28.
Page
15,
line
5,
by
striking
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inserting
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>
29.
Page
15,
by
striking
lines
14
through
16
and
inserting:
<
6.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
relating
to
joint
state-federal
mortgage
servicing
settlement
moneys.
>
30.
By
striking
page
25,
line
43,
through
page
27,
line
32.
31.
By
striking
page
28,
line
7,
through
page
30,
line
44.
32.
By
striking
page
30,
line
45,
through
page
31,
line
25.
33.
By
striking
page
31,
line
29,
through
page
34,
line
39.
34.
By
striking
page
42,
line
23,
through
page
43,
line
28.
35.
Page
44,
line
9,
after
<
percent.
>
by
inserting
<
An
ordinance
increasing
the
franchise
fee
rate
to
greater
than
five
percent
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
division
(b)
shall
not
become
effective
unless
approved
at
an
election.
After
passage
of
the
ordinance,
the
council
shall
submit
the
proposal
at
a
special
election
held
on
a
date
specified
in
section
39.2,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“b”
.
If
a
majority
of
those
voting
on
the
proposal
approves
the
proposal,
the
city
may
proceed
as
proposed.
The
complete
text
of
the
ordinance
shall
be
included
on
the
ballot
and
the
full
text
of
the
ordinance
posted
for
the
voters
pursuant
to
section
52.25.
All
absentee
voters
shall
receive
the
full
text
of
the
ordinance
along
with
the
absentee
ballot.
>
36.
By
striking
page
45,
line
9,
through
page
46,
line
5.
37.
Page
46,
by
striking
lines
8
and
9
and
inserting:
<
Sec.
___.
Section
256D.9,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
256D.9
Future
repeal.
This
chapter
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
2012
2013
.
>
38.
By
striking
page
46,
line
12,
through
page
52,
line
6.
39.
By
striking
page
53,
line
14,
through
page
57,
line
44,
and
inserting:
<
DIVISION
___
NAVIGATOR
——
INSURANCE
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.1
Definitions.
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As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
1.
“Commissioner”
means
the
commissioner
of
insurance.
2.
“
Navigator
”
means
a
public
or
private
entity
or
an
individual
that
is
qualified
and
licensed,
if
appropriate,
to
engage
in
the
activities
and
meet
the
standards
described
in
45
C.F.R.
§
155.210.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.2
License
required.
A
person
shall
not
act
as
a
navigator
in
this
state
unless
the
person
is
licensed
by
the
commissioner
as
required
in
this
chapter.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.3
Actions
prohibited.
A
navigator
shall
not
perform
the
functions
of
a
person
required
to
be
licensed
as
an
insurance
producer
under
chapter
522B
unless
the
navigator
is
licensed
as
a
navigator
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
as
an
insurance
producer
pursuant
to
chapter
522B.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.4
Application
for
examination.
1.
An
individual
applying
for
a
navigator
license
shall
pass
a
written
examination.
The
examination
shall
test
the
knowledge
of
the
individual
concerning
the
duties
and
responsibilities
of
a
navigator
and
the
insurance
laws
and
regulations
of
this
state.
The
commissioner
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
related
to
the
development
and
conduct
of
the
examination.
2.
The
commissioner
may
make
arrangements,
including
contracting
with
an
outside
testing
service
or
other
appropriate
entity,
for
administering
examinations
and
collecting
fees.
3.
An
individual
applying
for
an
examination
shall
remit
a
nonrefundable
fee
as
established
by
rule
of
the
commissioner.
4.
An
individual
who
fails
to
appear
for
the
examination
as
scheduled
or
fails
to
pass
the
examination
shall
reapply
for
an
examination
and
remit
all
required
fees
and
forms
before
being
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rescheduled
for
another
examination.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.5
Application
for
license.
1.
A
person
applying
for
a
navigator
license
shall
make
application
to
the
commissioner
on
an
application
form
approved
by
the
commissioner
and
declare
under
penalty
of
refusal,
suspension,
or
revocation
of
the
license
that
the
statements
made
on
the
application
are
true,
correct,
and
complete
to
the
best
of
the
individual’s
knowledge
and
belief.
Before
approving
the
application,
the
commissioner
shall
find
all
of
the
following:
a.
The
individual
is
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age.
b.
The
individual
has
not
committed
any
act
that
is
a
ground
for
denial,
suspension,
or
revocation
as
set
forth
in
section
522D.7.
c.
The
individual
has
paid
the
license
fee,
as
established
by
the
commissioner
by
rule.
d.
The
individual
has
successfully
completed
the
initial
training
and
education
program
for
a
license
as
established
by
the
commissioner
by
rule.
e.
The
individual
has
successfully
passed
the
examination
as
provided
in
section
522D.4.
f.
In
order
to
protect
the
public
interest,
the
individual
has
the
requisite
character
and
competence
to
receive
a
license
as
a
navigator.
2.
A
public
or
private
entity
acting
as
a
navigator
may
elect
to
obtain
a
navigator
license.
Application
shall
be
made
using
the
application
form
approved
by
the
commissioner.
Prior
to
approving
the
application,
the
commissioner
shall
find
both
of
the
following:
a.
The
entity
has
paid
the
appropriate
fees.
b.
The
entity
has
designated
a
licensed
navigator
responsible
for
the
entity’s
compliance
with
this
chapter.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.6
License.
1.
A
person
who
meets
the
requirements
of
sections
522D.4
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522D.5,
unless
otherwise
denied
licensure
pursuant
to
section
522D.7,
shall
be
issued
a
navigator
license.
A
navigator
license
is
valid
for
three
years.
2.
A
navigator
license
remains
in
effect
unless
revoked
or
suspended
as
long
as
all
required
fees
are
paid
and
continuing
education
requirements
are
met
by
any
applicable
due
date.
A
navigator
is
required
to
complete
continuing
education
requirements
required
by
law
in
order
to
be
eligible
for
license
renewal.
3.
A
licensed
navigator
who
is
unable
to
comply
with
license
renewal
procedures
due
to
military
service
or
other
extenuating
circumstances
may
request
a
waiver
of
those
procedures.
The
licensed
navigator
may
also
request
a
waiver
of
any
examination
requirement
or
any
other
penalty
or
sanction
imposed
for
failure
to
comply
with
renewal
procedures.
4.
The
license
shall
contain
the
licensee’s
name,
address,
personal
identification
number,
the
date
of
issuance,
the
expiration
date,
and
any
other
information
the
commissioner
deems
necessary.
5.
A
licensee
shall
inform
the
commissioner
by
any
means
acceptable
to
the
commissioner
of
a
change
of
legal
name
or
address
within
thirty
days
of
the
change.
Failure
to
timely
inform
the
commissioner
of
a
change
of
legal
name
or
address
may
result
in
a
penalty
as
specified
in
section
522D.7.
6.
The
commissioner
shall
require
by
rule
that
a
licensed
navigator
furnish
a
surety
bond
or
other
evidence
of
financial
responsibility
that
protects
all
persons
against
wrongful
acts,
misrepresentations,
errors,
omissions,
or
negligence
of
the
navigator.
7.
In
order
to
assist
with
the
commissioner’s
duties,
the
commissioner
may
contract
with
a
nongovernmental
entity,
including
the
national
association
of
insurance
commissioners
or
any
affiliate
or
subsidiary
the
national
association
of
insurance
commissioners
oversees,
to
perform
any
ministerial
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functions,
including
the
collection
of
fees,
related
to
navigator
licensing
that
the
commissioner
deems
appropriate.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.7
License
denial,
nonrenewal,
or
revocation.
1.
The
commissioner
may
place
on
probation,
suspend,
revoke,
or
refuse
to
issue
or
renew
a
navigator’s
license
or
may
levy
a
civil
penalty
as
provided
in
section
522D.8
for
any
one
or
more
of
the
following
causes:
a.
Providing
incorrect,
misleading,
incomplete,
or
materially
untrue
information
in
the
license
application.
b.
Violating
any
insurance
laws,
or
violating
any
regulation,
subpoena,
or
order
of
the
commissioner
or
of
a
commissioner
of
another
state.
c.
Obtaining
or
attempting
to
obtain
a
license
through
misrepresentation
or
fraud.
d.
Improperly
withholding,
misappropriating,
or
converting
any
moneys
or
properties
received
in
the
course
of
doing
insurance
business.
e.
Intentionally
misrepresenting
the
terms
of
an
actual
or
proposed
insurance
contract
or
application
for
insurance.
f.
Having
been
convicted
of
a
felony.
g.
Having
admitted
or
been
found
to
have
committed
any
unfair
insurance
trade
practice
or
fraud.
h.
Using
fraudulent,
coercive,
or
dishonest
practices,
or
demonstrating
incompetence,
untrustworthiness,
or
financial
irresponsibility
in
the
conduct
of
business
in
this
state
or
elsewhere.
i.
Having
a
navigator
license,
or
its
equivalent,
denied,
suspended,
or
revoked
in
any
other
state,
province,
district,
or
territory.
j.
Forging
another’s
name
to
an
application
for
insurance
or
to
any
document
related
to
an
insurance
transaction.
k.
Improperly
using
notes
or
any
other
reference
material
to
complete
an
examination
for
a
navigator
license.
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l.
Failing
to
comply
with
an
administrative
or
court
order
imposing
a
child
support
obligation.
m.
Failing
to
comply
with
an
administrative
or
court
order
related
to
repayment
of
loans
to
the
college
student
aid
commission.
n.
Failing
to
pay
state
income
tax
or
comply
with
any
administrative
or
court
order
directing
payment
of
state
income
tax.
o.
Failing
or
refusing
to
cooperate
in
an
investigation
by
the
commissioner.
2.
If
the
commissioner
does
not
renew
a
license
or
denies
an
application
for
a
license,
the
commissioner
shall
notify
the
applicant
or
licensee
and
advise,
in
writing,
the
licensee
or
applicant
of
the
reason
for
the
nonrenewal
of
the
license
or
denial
of
the
application
for
a
license.
The
licensee
or
applicant
may
request
a
hearing
on
the
nonrenewal
or
denial.
A
hearing
shall
be
conducted
according
to
section
507B.6.
3.
The
license
of
a
public
or
private
entity
operating
as
a
navigator
may
be
suspended,
revoked,
or
refused
if
the
commissioner
finds,
after
hearing,
that
an
individual
navigator
licensee’s
violation
was
known
or
should
have
been
known
by
a
partner,
officer,
or
manager
acting
on
behalf
of
the
entity
and
the
violation
was
not
reported
to
the
commissioner
and
corrective
action
was
not
taken.
4.
In
addition
to,
or
in
lieu
of,
any
applicable
denial,
suspension,
or
revocation
of
a
license,
a
person,
after
hearing,
may
be
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
as
provided
in
section
522D.8.
5.
The
commissioner
may
conduct
an
investigation
of
any
suspected
violation
of
this
chapter
pursuant
to
section
507B.6
and
may
enforce
the
provisions
and
impose
any
penalty
or
remedy
authorized
by
this
chapter
and
chapter
507B
against
any
person
who
is
under
investigation
for,
or
charged
with,
a
violation
of
either
chapter
even
if
the
person’s
license
has
been
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surrendered
or
has
lapsed
by
operation
of
law.
6.
a.
In
order
to
assure
a
free
flow
of
information
for
accomplishing
the
purposes
of
this
section,
all
complaint
files,
investigation
files,
other
investigation
reports,
and
other
investigative
information
in
the
possession
of
the
commissioner
or
the
commissioner’s
employees
or
agents
that
relates
to
licensee
discipline
are
privileged
and
confidential,
and
are
not
subject
to
discovery,
subpoena,
or
other
means
of
legal
compulsion
for
their
release
to
a
person
other
than
the
licensee,
and
are
not
admissible
in
evidence
in
a
judicial
or
administrative
proceeding
other
than
the
proceeding
involving
licensee
discipline.
A
final
written
decision
of
the
commissioner
in
a
disciplinary
proceeding
is
a
public
record.
b.
Investigative
information
in
the
possession
of
the
commissioner
or
the
commissioner’s
employees
or
agents
that
relates
to
licensee
discipline
may
be
disclosed,
in
the
commissioner’s
discretion,
to
appropriate
licensing
authorities
within
this
state,
the
appropriate
licensing
authority
in
another
state,
the
District
of
Columbia,
or
a
territory
or
country
in
which
the
licensee
is
licensed
or
has
applied
for
a
license.
c.
If
the
investigative
information
in
the
possession
of
the
commissioner
or
the
commissioner’s
employees
or
agents
indicates
a
crime
has
been
committed,
the
information
shall
be
reported
to
the
proper
law
enforcement
agency.
d.
Pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
section
17A.19,
subsection
6,
upon
an
appeal
by
the
licensee,
the
commissioner
shall
transmit
the
entire
record
of
the
contested
case
to
the
reviewing
court.
e.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
section
17A.19,
subsection
6,
if
a
waiver
of
privilege
has
been
involuntary
and
evidence
has
been
received
at
a
disciplinary
hearing,
the
court
shall
issue
an
order
to
withhold
the
identity
of
the
individual
whose
privilege
was
waived.
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___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.8
Cease
and
desist
orders
——
penalties.
1.
A
navigator
who,
after
hearing,
is
found
to
have
violated
this
chapter,
may
be
ordered
to
cease
and
desist
from
engaging
in
the
conduct
resulting
in
the
violation
and
may
be
assessed
a
civil
penalty
pursuant
to
chapter
507B.
2.
If
a
person
does
not
comply
with
an
order
issued
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
commissioner
may
petition
a
court
of
competent
jurisdiction
to
enforce
the
order.
The
court
shall
not
require
the
commissioner
to
post
a
bond
in
an
action
or
proceeding
under
this
section.
If
the
court
finds,
after
notice
and
opportunity
for
hearing,
that
the
person
is
not
in
compliance
with
an
order,
the
court
may
adjudge
the
person
to
be
in
civil
contempt
of
the
order.
The
court
may
impose
a
civil
penalty
against
the
person
for
contempt
in
an
amount
not
less
than
three
thousand
dollars
but
not
greater
than
ten
thousand
dollars
for
each
violation
and
may
grant
any
other
relief
that
the
court
determines
is
just
and
proper
in
the
circumstances.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.9
Injunctive
relief.
1.
A
person
may
bring
an
action
in
district
court
to
enjoin
another
person
from
acting
as
a
navigator
in
violation
of
section
522D.2.
However,
before
bringing
an
action
in
district
court
to
enjoin
a
person
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
person
shall
file
a
complaint
with
the
insurance
division
alleging
that
another
person
is
acting
as
a
navigator
in
violation
of
section
522D.2.
2.
If
the
division
makes
a
determination
to
proceed
administratively
against
the
person
for
a
violation
of
section
522D.2,
the
complainant
shall
not
bring
an
action
in
district
court
against
the
person
pursuant
to
this
section
based
upon
the
allegations
contained
in
the
complaint
filed
with
the
division.
3.
If
the
division
does
not
make
a
determination
to
proceed
administratively
against
the
person
for
a
violation
of
section
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the
division
shall
issue,
by
ninety
days
from
the
date
of
filing
of
the
complaint,
a
release
to
the
complainant
that
permits
the
complainant
to
bring
an
action
in
district
court
pursuant
to
this
section.
4.
The
filing
of
a
complaint
with
the
division
pursuant
to
this
section
tolls
the
statute
of
limitations
pursuant
to
section
614.1
as
to
the
alleged
violation
for
a
period
of
one
hundred
twenty
days
from
the
date
of
filing
the
complaint.
5.
Any
action
brought
in
district
court
by
a
complainant
against
a
person
pursuant
to
this
section,
based
upon
the
allegations
contained
in
the
complaint
filed
with
the
division,
shall
be
brought
within
one
year
after
the
ninety-day
period
following
the
filing
of
the
complaint
with
the
division,
or
the
date
of
the
issuance
of
a
release
by
the
division,
whichever
is
earlier.
6.
If
the
court
finds
that
the
person
is
in
violation
of
section
522D.2
and
enjoins
the
person
from
acting
as
a
navigator
in
violation
of
that
section,
the
court’s
findings
of
fact
and
law,
and
the
judgment
and
decree,
when
final,
shall
be
admissible
in
any
proceeding
initiated
pursuant
to
section
522D.8
by
the
commissioner
against
the
person
enjoined
and
the
person
enjoined
shall
be
precluded
from
contesting
in
that
proceeding
the
court’s
determination
that
the
person
acted
as
a
navigator
in
violation
of
section
522D.2.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.10
Rules.
The
commissioner
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
as
are
necessary
or
proper
to
carry
out
the
purposes
of
this
chapter.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.11
Severability.
If
any
provision
of
this
chapter
or
its
application
to
any
person
or
circumstance
is
held
invalid
by
a
court
of
competent
jurisdiction
or
by
federal
law,
the
invalidity
does
not
affect
other
provisions
or
applications
of
the
chapter
that
can
be
given
effect
without
the
invalid
provision
or
application,
and
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to
this
end
the
provisions
of
the
chapter
are
severable
and
the
valid
provisions
or
applications
shall
remain
in
full
force
and
effect.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
522D.12
Future
repeal.
If
the
federal
law
providing
for
the
sale
of
qualified
health
benefit
plans
of
the
state
is
repealed
by
federal
legislation
or
is
ruled
invalid
by
a
decision
of
the
United
States
supreme
court,
the
commissioner
shall
notify
the
Iowa
Code
editor
of
the
effective
date
of
the
repeal
or
the
date
of
the
ruling.
This
chapter
is
repealed
on
the
effective
date
of
such
federal
legislation
or
the
date
of
the
United
States
supreme
court
decision.
DIVISION
___
CAPITAL
GAIN
DEDUCTION
FOR
SALE
TO
AN
IOWA
ESOP
Sec.
___.
Section
422.7,
subsection
21,
Code
Supplement
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
(1)
To
the
extent
not
already
excluded,
fifty
percent
of
the
net
capital
gain
from
the
sale
or
exchange
of
employer
securities
of
an
Iowa
corporation
to
a
qualified
Iowa
employee
stock
ownership
plan
when,
upon
completion
of
the
transaction,
the
qualified
Iowa
employee
stock
ownership
plan
owns
at
least
thirty
percent
of
all
outstanding
employer
securities
issued
by
the
Iowa
corporation.
(2)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph:
(a)
“Employer
securities”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
409(l)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code.
(b)
“Iowa
corporation”
means
a
corporation
whose
commercial
domicile,
as
defined
in
section
422.32,
is
in
this
state.
(c)
“Qualified
Iowa
employee
stock
ownership
plan”
means
an
employee
stock
ownership
plan,
as
defined
in
section
4975(e)(7)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
and
trust
that
are
established
by
an
Iowa
corporation
for
the
benefit
of
the
employees
of
the
corporation.
Sec.
___.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
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applies
retroactively
to
January
1,
2012,
for
tax
years
beginning
on
or
after
that
date.
>
40.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
ON
THE
PART
OF
THE
HOUSE:
______________________________
J.
SCOTT
RAECKER,
CHAIRPERSON
______________________________
MARK
LOFGREN
______________________________
TYLER
OLSON
______________________________
KIRSTEN
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
______________________________
NICK
WAGNER
ON
THE
PART
OF
THE
SENATE:
______________________________
ROBERT
E.
DVORSKY,
CHAIRPERSON
______________________________
MICHAEL
E.
GRONSTAL
______________________________
JOHN
P.
KIBBIE
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