Senate File 516 H-1456 Amend the amendment, H-1448, to Senate File 516, as amended, 1 passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 2 1. Page 13, after line 15 by inserting: 3 < Sec. ___. PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARD INVESTIGATION. 4 1. The ombudsman shall conduct a three-year investigation 5 of the complaint handling procedures of professional licensing 6 boards regulated under chapters 272 and 272C. 7 2. The ombudsman shall investigate and assess the 8 sufficiency of each professional licensing board’s internal 9 processes for investigating, responding to, and ruling 10 on complaints filed against persons licensed, registered, 11 or certified by the board. Notwithstanding section 21.5, 12 subsection 5, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2), as part of 13 the investigation authorized pursuant to this section, the 14 ombudsman may review investigative files and closed session 15 records. 16 3. The ombudsman shall be reimbursed by each licensing 17 board, or by the department or agency that provides 18 administrative support to the licensing board, for the cost 19 of the investigation. The ombudsman shall submit quarterly 20 statements of costs for purposes of reimbursement. 21 4. The legislative council is requested to authorize the 22 ombudsman to hire one additional staff person for purposes of 23 the investigation. 24 5. By October 1, 2020, the ombudsman shall submit a report 25 to the general assembly documenting the findings of the study 26 and any related recommendations. > 27 2. By renumbering as necessary. 28 ______________________________ ISENHART of Dubuque -1- H1448.2686 (3) 87 tm/rn 1/ 2 #1. #2.