Senate File 236 H-1584 Amend Senate File 236, as passed by the Senate, as 1 follows: 2 1. Page 1, after line 8 by inserting: 3 < Sec. ___. Section 100C.4, Code 2011, is amended to 4 read as follows: 5 100C.4 Insurance and surety bond requirements . 6 1. A fire extinguishing system contractor 7 shall maintain general and complete operations 8 liability insurance and a surety bond for the 9 layout, installation, repair, alteration, addition, 10 maintenance, and inspection of automatic fire 11 extinguishing systems in an amount determined by the 12 state fire marshal by rule. 13 2. An alarm system contractor shall maintain 14 general and complete operations liability insurance and 15 a surety bond for the layout, installation, repair, 16 alteration, addition, maintenance, and inspection of 17 alarm systems in an amount determined by the state fire 18 marshal by rule. 19 3. The insurance policy and surety bond shall be 20 written by an entity licensed to do business in this 21 state and each licensee shall maintain on file with 22 the department a certificate evidencing the insurance 23 providing that the insurance or surety bond shall not 24 be canceled without the entity first giving fifteen 25 days written notice to the fire marshal. 26 Sec. ___. Section 100D.4, Code 2011, is amended to 27 read as follows: 28 100D.4 Insurance and surety bond requirements. 29 1. An applicant for a fire protection system 30 installer and maintenance worker license or renewal of 31 an active license shall provide evidence of a public 32 liability insurance policy and surety bond in an amount 33 determined sufficient by the fire marshal by rule. 34 2. If the applicant is engaged in fire protection 35 system installer and maintenance worker work 36 individually through a business conducted as a sole 37 proprietorship, the applicant shall personally obtain 38 the insurance and surety bond required by this section . 39 If the applicant is engaged in the fire protection 40 system installer and maintenance worker business 41 as an employee or owner of a legal entity, then the 42 insurance and surety bond required by this section 43 shall be obtained by the entity and shall cover all 44 fire protection system installer and maintenance worker 45 work performed by the entity. 46 3. The insurance and surety bond policy shall be 47 written by an entity licensed to do business in this 48 state and each licensee shall maintain on file with 49 the department a certificate evidencing the insurance 50 -1- SF236.1850 (2) 84 jm/nh 1/ 2 #1.