Senate File 2418 S-5150 Amend Senate File 2418 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < DIVISION I 4 PROFESSIONAL LICENSING 5 Section 1. Section 103.6, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 6 2020, is amended by striking the paragraph. 7 Sec. 2. Section 103.9, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended 8 by striking the subsection. 9 Sec. 3. Section 103.10, subsection 6, Code 2020, is amended 10 by striking the subsection. 11 Sec. 4. Section 103.12, subsection 6, Code 2020, is amended 12 by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 5. Section 103.12A, subsection 4, Code 2020, is amended 14 by striking the subsection. 15 Sec. 6. Section 103.13, subsection 4, Code 2020, is amended 16 by striking the subsection. 17 Sec. 7. Section 103.15, subsection 7, Code 2020, is amended 18 by striking the subsection. 19 Sec. 8. Section 105.10, subsection 5, Code 2020, is amended 20 by striking the subsection. 21 Sec. 9. Section 105.22, subsection 4, Code 2020, is amended 22 by striking the subsection. 23 Sec. 10. Section 135.105A, subsection 5, Code 2020, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 5. The department shall adopt rules regarding minimum 26 requirements for lead inspector, lead abater, and lead-safe 27 renovator training programs, certification, work practice 28 standards, and suspension and revocation requirements, and 29 shall implement the training and certification programs. Rules 30 adopted pursuant to this subsection shall comply with chapter 31 272C. The department shall seek federal funding and shall 32 establish fees in amounts sufficient to defray the cost of the 33 programs. The fees shall be used for any of the department’s 34 duties under this subchapter , including but not limited 35 -1- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 1/ 18 #1.
to the costs of full-time equivalent positions for program 1 services and investigations. Fees received shall be considered 2 repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2 . 3 Sec. 11. Section 147.3, Code 2020, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 147.3 Qualifications. 6 An applicant for a license to practice a profession under 7 this subtitle is not ineligible because of age, citizenship, 8 sex, race, religion, marital status, or national origin, 9 although the application form may require citizenship 10 information. A board may consider the past criminal record of 11 an applicant only if the conviction relates to the practice of 12 the profession for which the applicant requests to be licensed. 13 Sec. 12. Section 147.55, subsection 5, Code 2020, is amended 14 by striking the subsection. 15 Sec. 13. Section 147A.7, subsection 1, paragraph j, Code 16 2020, is amended by striking the paragraph. 17 Sec. 14. Section 148.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 18 2020, is amended by striking the paragraph. 19 Sec. 15. Section 148H.7, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 20 2020, is amended by striking the paragraph. 21 Sec. 16. Section 151.9, subsection 5, Code 2020, is amended 22 by striking the subsection. 23 Sec. 17. Section 152.10, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 24 2020, is amended by striking the paragraph. 25 Sec. 18. Section 153.34, subsection 9, Code 2020, is amended 26 by striking the subsection. 27 Sec. 19. Section 154A.24, subsection 1, Code 2020, is 28 amended by striking the subsection. 29 Sec. 20. Section 156.9, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 30 2020, is amended by striking the paragraph. 31 Sec. 21. Section 272.1, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 32 following new subsection: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 5A. “Offense directly relates” refers to 34 either of the following: 35 -2- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 2/ 18
a. The actions taken in furtherance of an offense are 1 actions customarily performed within the scope of practice of 2 a licensed profession. 3 b. The circumstances under which an offense was committed 4 are circumstances customary to a licensed profession. 5 Sec. 22. Section 272.2, subsection 14, paragraph a, Code 6 2020, is amended to read as follows: 7 a. The board may deny a license to or revoke the license 8 of a person upon the board’s finding by a preponderance of 9 evidence that either the person has been convicted of a crime 10 an offense and the offense directly relates to the duties and 11 responsibilities of the profession or that there has been 12 a founded report of child abuse against the person. Rules 13 adopted in accordance with this paragraph shall provide that 14 in determining whether a person should be denied a license or 15 that a practitioner’s license should be revoked, the board 16 shall consider the nature and seriousness of the founded abuse 17 or crime in relation to the position sought, the time elapsed 18 since the crime was committed, the degree of rehabilitation 19 which has taken place since the incidence of founded abuse or 20 the commission of the crime, the likelihood that the person 21 will commit the same abuse or crime again, and the number of 22 founded abuses committed by or criminal convictions of the 23 person involved. 24 Sec. 23. Section 272C.1, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 25 following new subsection: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 7A. “Offense directly relates” refers to 27 either of the following: 28 a. The actions taken in furtherance of an offense are 29 actions customarily performed within the scope of practice of 30 a licensed profession. 31 b. The circumstances under which an offense was committed 32 are circumstances customary to a licensed profession. 33 Sec. 24. Section 272C.4, subsection 13, Code 2020, is 34 amended by striking the subsection. 35 -3- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 3/ 18
Sec. 25. Section 272C.10, subsection 5, Code 2020, is 1 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 2 thereof the following: 3 5. Conviction of a felony offense, if the offense directly 4 relates to the profession or occupation of the licensee, in the 5 courts of this state or another state, territory, or country. 6 Conviction as used in this subsection includes a conviction of 7 an offense which if committed in this state would be a felony 8 without regard to its designation elsewhere, and includes a 9 finding or verdict of guilt made or returned in a criminal 10 proceeding even if the adjudication of guilt is withheld or not 11 entered. A certified copy of the final order or judgment of 12 conviction or plea of guilty in this state or in another state 13 constitutes conclusive evidence of the conviction. 14 Sec. 26. NEW SECTION . 272C.12 Licensure of persons licensed 15 in other jurisdictions. 16 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 17 occupational or professional license, certificate, or 18 registration, including a license, certificate, or registration 19 issued by the board of educational examiners, shall be issued 20 without an examination to a person who establishes residency 21 in this state or to a person who is married to an active duty 22 member of the military forces of the United States and who is 23 accompanying the member on an official permanent change of 24 station to a military installation located in this state if all 25 of the following conditions are met: 26 a. The person is currently licensed, certified, or 27 registered by at least one other issuing jurisdiction in the 28 occupation or profession applied for with a substantially 29 similar scope of practice and the license, certificate, or 30 registration is in good standing in all issuing jurisdictions 31 in which the person holds a license, certificate, or 32 registration. 33 b. The person has been licensed, certified, or registered by 34 another issuing jurisdiction for at least one year. 35 -4- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 4/ 18
c. When the person was licensed by the issuing jurisdiction, 1 the issuing jurisdiction imposed minimum educational 2 requirements and, if applicable, work experience and clinical 3 supervision requirements, and the issuing jurisdiction verifies 4 that the person met those requirements in order to be licensed 5 in that issuing jurisdiction. 6 d. The person previously passed an examination required by 7 the other issuing jurisdiction for licensure, certification, 8 or registration, if applicable. 9 e. The person has not had a license, certificate, or 10 registration revoked and has not voluntarily surrendered a 11 license, certificate, or registration in any other issuing 12 jurisdiction or country while under investigation for 13 unprofessional conduct. 14 f. The person has not had discipline imposed by any other 15 regulating entity in this state or another issuing jurisdiction 16 or country. If another jurisdiction has taken disciplinary 17 action against the person, the appropriate licensing board 18 shall determine if the cause for the action was corrected and 19 the matter resolved. If the licensing board determines that 20 the matter has not been resolved by the jurisdiction imposing 21 discipline, the licensing board shall not issue or deny a 22 license, certificate, or registration to the person until the 23 matter is resolved. 24 g. The person does not have a complaint, allegation, or 25 investigation pending before any regulating entity in another 26 issuing jurisdiction or country that relates to unprofessional 27 conduct. If the person has any complaints, allegations, or 28 investigations pending, the appropriate licensing board shall 29 not issue or deny a license, certificate, or registration to 30 the person until the complaint, allegation, or investigation 31 is resolved. 32 h. The person pays all applicable fees. 33 i. The person does not have a criminal history that would 34 prevent the person from holding the license, certificate, or 35 -5- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 5/ 18
registration applied for in this state. 1 2. A person licensed pursuant to this section is subject to 2 the laws regulating the person’s practice in this state and is 3 subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate licensing board. 4 3. This section does not apply to any of the following: 5 a. The ability of a licensing board, agency, or department 6 to require the submission of fingerprints or completion of a 7 criminal history check. 8 b. Criteria for a license, certificate, or registration that 9 is established by an interstate compact. 10 c. The ability of a licensing board, agency, or department 11 to require a person to take and pass an examination specific to 12 the laws of this state prior to issuing a license. A licensing 13 board, agency, or department that requires an applicant to take 14 and pass an examination specific to the laws of this state 15 shall issue an applicant a temporary license that is valid 16 for a period of three months and may be renewed once for an 17 additional period of three months. 18 d. A license issued by the department of transportation. 19 e. A person who is licensed by another issuing jurisdiction 20 and is granted a privilege to practice in this state by another 21 provision of law without receiving a license in this state. 22 f. A person applying for a license through a national 23 licensing organization. 24 4. A license, certificate, or registration issued 25 pursuant to this section does not grant the person receiving 26 the license, certificate, or registration eligibility to 27 practice pursuant to an interstate compact. A licensing 28 board shall determine eligibility for a person to hold a 29 license, certificate, or registration pursuant to this section 30 regardless of the person’s eligibility to practice pursuant to 31 an interstate compact. 32 5. For the purposes of this section, “issuing jurisdiction” 33 means the duly constituted authority in another state that has 34 issued a professional license, certificate, or registration to 35 -6- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 6/ 18
a person. 1 Sec. 27. NEW SECTION . 272C.13 Educational requirements —— 2 work experience. 3 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person applying 4 for a professional or occupational license, certificate, 5 or registration in this state who relocates to this state 6 from another state that did not require a professional or 7 occupational license, certificate, or registration to practice 8 the person’s profession or occupation may be considered to have 9 met any education, training, or work experience requirements 10 imposed by a licensing board in this state if the person 11 has three or more years of related work experience with a 12 substantially similar scope of practice within the four years 13 preceding the date of application as determined by the board. 14 2. This section does not apply to a license, certificate, 15 or registration issued by the board of medicine, the board of 16 nursing, the dental board, the board of pharmacy, or the board 17 of educational examiners. 18 3. If this Code or administrative rules require 19 a person applying for a professional or occupational 20 license, certificate, or registration in this state to 21 pass an examination to obtain the license, certificate, or 22 registration, a person applying for licensure, certification, 23 or registration under this section shall be required to pass 24 the same examination. 25 Sec. 28. NEW SECTION . 272C.14 Waiver of fees. 26 A licensing board, agency, or department shall waive any 27 fee charged to an applicant for a license if the applicant’s 28 household income does not exceed two hundred percent of the 29 federal poverty income guidelines and the applicant is applying 30 for the license for the first time in this state. 31 Sec. 29. NEW SECTION . 272C.15 Disqualifications for 32 criminal convictions limited. 33 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 34 contrary, except for chapter 272, a person’s conviction of a 35 -7- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 7/ 18
crime may be grounds for the denial, revocation, or suspension 1 of a license only if an unreasonable risk to public safety 2 exists because the offense directly relates to the duties 3 and responsibilities of the profession and the appropriate 4 licensing board, agency, or department does not grant an 5 exception pursuant to subsection 4. 6 2. A licensing board, agency, or department that may deny a 7 license on the basis of an applicant’s conviction record shall 8 provide a list of the specific convictions that may disqualify 9 an applicant from receiving a license. Any such offense 10 shall be an offense that directly relates to the duties and 11 responsibilities of the profession. 12 3. A licensing board, agency, or department shall not deny 13 an application for a license on the basis of an arrest that 14 was not followed by a conviction or based on a finding that an 15 applicant lacks good character, suffers from moral turpitude, 16 or on other similar basis. 17 4. A licensing board, agency, or department shall grant 18 an exception to an applicant who would otherwise be denied a 19 license due to a criminal conviction if the following factors 20 establish by clear and convincing evidence that the applicant 21 is rehabilitated and an appropriate candidate for licensure: 22 a. The nature and seriousness of the crime for which the 23 applicant was convicted. 24 b. The amount of time that has passed since the commission 25 of the crime. There is a rebuttable presumption that an 26 applicant is rehabilitated and an appropriate candidate 27 for licensure five years after the date of the applicant’s 28 release from incarceration, provided that the applicant was 29 not convicted of sexual abuse in violation of section 709.4, 30 a sexually violent offense as defined in section 229A.2, 31 dependent adult abuse in violation of section 235B.20, a 32 forcible felony as defined in section 702.11, or domestic abuse 33 assault in violation of section 708.2A, and the applicant 34 has not been convicted of another crime after release from 35 -8- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 8/ 18
incarceration. 1 c. The circumstances relative to the offense, including any 2 aggravating and mitigating circumstances or social conditions 3 surrounding the commission of the offense. 4 d. The age of the applicant at the time the offense was 5 committed. 6 e. Any treatment undertaken by the applicant. 7 f. Whether a certification of employability has been issued 8 to the applicant pursuant to section 906.19. 9 g. Any letters of reference submitted on behalf of the 10 applicant. 11 h. All other relevant evidence of rehabilitation and present 12 fitness of the applicant. 13 5. An applicant may petition the relevant licensing board, 14 agency, or department, in a form prescribed by the board, 15 agency, or department, for a determination as to whether the 16 applicant’s criminal record will prevent the applicant from 17 receiving a license. The board, agency, or department shall 18 issue such a determination at the next regularly scheduled 19 meeting of the board, agency, or department or within thirty 20 days of receiving the petition, whichever is later. The 21 board, agency, or department shall hold a closed session 22 while determining whether an applicant’s criminal record will 23 prevent the applicant from receiving a license and while 24 determining whether to deny an applicant’s application on 25 the basis of an applicant’s criminal conviction. A board, 26 agency, or department may charge a fee to recoup the costs of 27 such a determination, provided that such fee shall not exceed 28 twenty-five dollars. 29 6. a. A licensing board, agency, or department that 30 denies an applicant a license solely or partly because of 31 the applicant’s prior conviction of a crime shall notify the 32 applicant in writing of all of the following: 33 (1) The grounds for the denial or disqualification. 34 (2) That the applicant has the right to a hearing to 35 -9- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 9/ 18
challenge the licensing authority’s decision. 1 (3) The earliest date the applicant may submit a new 2 application. 3 (4) That evidence of rehabilitation of the applicant may be 4 considered upon reapplication. 5 b. A determination by a licensing board, agency, or 6 department that an applicant’s criminal conviction is 7 specifically listed as a disqualifying conviction and the 8 offense directly relates to the duties and responsibilities 9 of the applicant’s profession must be documented in written 10 findings for each factor specified in subsection 4 sufficient 11 for a review by a court. 12 c. In any administrative or civil hearing authorized by 13 this section or chapter 17A, a licensing board, agency, or 14 department shall carry the burden of proof on the question of 15 whether the applicant’s criminal offense directly relates to 16 the duties and responsibilities of the profession for which the 17 license is sought. 18 7. A board, agency, or department may require an applicant 19 with a criminal record to submit the applicant’s complete 20 criminal record detailing an applicant’s offenses with an 21 application. A board, agency, or department may also require 22 an applicant with a criminal record to submit a personal 23 statement regarding whether each offense directly relates to 24 the duties and performance of the applicant’s occupation. For 25 the purposes of this subsection, “complete criminal record” 26 includes the complaint and judgment of conviction for each 27 offense of which the applicant has been convicted. 28 Sec. 30. RULEMAKING PROCEDURES AND APPLICABILITY. 29 1. The boards designated in section 147.13 other than the 30 board of medicine, the board of nursing, the dental board, and 31 the board of pharmacy, when carrying out rulemaking pursuant 32 to chapter 17A to implement the provisions of this division 33 of this Act, shall each adopt the same rules, which shall be 34 applicable to all such boards. The bureau of professional 35 -10- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 10/ 18
licensure of the department of public health shall assist the 1 boards in carrying out such rulemaking. 2 2. The accountancy examining board, the architectural 3 examining board, the engineering and land surveying examining 4 board, the interior design examining board, the landscape 5 architectural examining board, and the real estate commission, 6 when carrying out rulemaking pursuant to chapter 17A to 7 implement the provisions of this Act, shall each adopt the same 8 rules, which shall be applicable to all such boards and the 9 real estate commission. The professional licensing bureau of 10 the department of commerce shall assist the boards and the real 11 estate commission in carrying out such rulemaking. 12 3. This section shall not apply to any rulemaking pursuant 13 to chapter 17A by a board or commission to implement the 14 provisions of this Act that the board or commission determines 15 is necessary to address circumstances or legal requirements 16 uniquely applicable to the board or commission. 17 Sec. 31. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 18 effect January 1, 2021. 19 DIVISION II 20 MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES 21 Sec. 32. Section 22.2, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 22 following new subsection: 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. If feasible, the custodian of a public 24 record may provide for the electronic examination and copying 25 of a public record in lieu of requiring in-person examination 26 and copying of a public record. This subsection does not apply 27 to searches of all indexes, general and specific, of public 28 records relating to documents, instruments, and muniments of 29 title, for the purpose of performing title searches, real 30 property searches, or creating real property abstracts. 31 Sec. 33. Section 22.4, Code 2020, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 22.4 Hours when available Public records requests . 34 The rights of persons under this chapter may be exercised 35 -11- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 11/ 18
under any of the following circumstances: 1 1. In person, at any time during the customary office hours 2 of the lawful custodian of the records. However, if the lawful 3 custodian does not have customary office hours of at least 4 thirty hours per week, such right may be exercised at any time 5 from 9:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday 6 through Friday, excluding legal holidays, unless the person 7 exercising such right and the lawful custodian agree on a 8 different time. 9 2. In writing, by telephone, or by electronic means. The 10 lawful custodian of the records shall post information for 11 making such requests in a manner reasonably calculated to 12 apprise the public of that information. 13 Sec. 34. Section 80A.1, subsection 12, Code 2020, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 12. “Private security business” means a business of 16 furnishing, for hire or reward, guards, watch personnel, 17 armored car personnel, patrol personnel, or other persons to 18 protect persons or property, to prevent the unlawful taking of 19 goods and merchandise, or to prevent the misappropriation or 20 concealment of goods, merchandise, money, securities, or other 21 valuable documents or papers, and includes an individual who 22 for hire patrols, watches, or guards a residential, industrial, 23 or business property or district. “Private security business” 24 does not include a business for debt collection as defined in 25 section 537.7102. 26 Sec. 35. Section 89A.3, subsection 2, paragraph i, Code 27 2020, is amended to read as follows: 28 i. The amount of fees charged and collected for inspection, 29 permits, and commissions. Fees shall be set at an amount 30 sufficient to cover costs as determined from consideration 31 of the reasonable time required to conduct an inspection, 32 reasonable hourly wages paid to inspectors, and reasonable 33 transportation and similar expenses. The safety board shall 34 also be authorized to consider setting reduced fees for 35 -12- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 12/ 18
nonprofit associations and nonprofit corporations, as described 1 in chapters 501B and 504. 2 Sec. 36. Section 125.38, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 1. Subject to reasonable rules regarding hours of 5 visitation which the department may adopt, a patient in 6 a facility shall be granted an opportunity for adequate 7 consultation with counsel, and for continuing contact with 8 family and friends consistent with an effective treatment 9 program , provided that such consultation and contact may be 10 provided telephonically or electronically . 11 Sec. 37. Section 135B.5, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 1. Upon receipt of an application for license and the 14 license fee, the department shall issue a license if the 15 applicant and hospital facilities comply with this chapter , 16 chapter 135 , and the rules of the department. Each licensee 17 shall receive annual reapproval upon payment of five hundred 18 dollars and upon filing of an application form which is 19 available from the department. The annual licensure fee shall 20 be dedicated to support and provide educational programs on 21 regulatory issues for hospitals licensed under this chapter in 22 consultation with the hospital licensing board . Licenses shall 23 be either general or restricted in form. Each license shall be 24 issued only for the premises and persons or governmental units 25 named in the application and is not transferable or assignable 26 except with the written approval of the department. Licenses 27 shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises 28 as prescribed by rule of the department. 29 Sec. 38. Section 135B.7, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 30 2020, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. The department, with the advice and approval of the 32 hospital licensing board and approval of the state board of 33 health, shall adopt rules setting out the standards for the 34 different types of hospitals to be licensed under this chapter . 35 -13- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 13/ 18
The department shall enforce the rules. 1 Sec. 39. Section 272.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2 2020, is amended to read as follows: 3 a. License practitioners, which includes the authority to 4 establish criteria for the licenses; establish issuance and 5 renewal requirements , provided that a continuing education 6 requirement may be completed by electronic means ; create 7 application and renewal forms; create licenses that authorize 8 different instructional functions or specialties; develop a 9 code of professional rights and responsibilities, practices, 10 and ethics, which shall, among other things, address the 11 failure of a practitioner to fulfill contractual obligations 12 under section 279.13 ; and develop any other classifications, 13 distinctions, and procedures which may be necessary to exercise 14 licensing duties. In addressing the failure of a practitioner 15 to fulfill contractual obligations, the board shall consider 16 factors beyond the practitioner’s control. 17 Sec. 40. Section 483A.24, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 18 2020, is amended to read as follows: 19 a. Fifty of the nonresident deer hunting licenses shall 20 be allocated as requested by a majority of a committee 21 consisting of the majority leader of the senate, speaker of 22 the house of representatives, and director of the economic 23 development authority, or their designees determined by the 24 department . The licenses provided pursuant to this subsection 25 shall be in addition to the number of nonresident licenses 26 authorized pursuant to section 483A.8 . The purpose of the 27 special nonresident licenses is to allow state officials and 28 local development groups to promote the state and its natural 29 resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries. Photographs, 30 videotapes, or any other form of media resulting from the 31 hunting visitation shall not be used for political campaign 32 purposes. The nonresident licenses shall be issued without 33 application upon purchase of a nonresident annual hunting 34 license that includes the wildlife habitat fee and the purchase 35 -14- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 14/ 18
of a nonresident deer hunting license. The licenses are valid 1 in all zones open to deer hunting. The hunter education 2 certificate requirement pursuant to section 483A.27 is waived 3 for a nonresident issued a license pursuant to this subsection . 4 Sec. 41. Section 483A.24, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 5 2020, is amended to read as follows: 6 a. Fifty of the nonresident wild turkey hunting licenses 7 shall be allocated as requested by a majority of a committee 8 consisting of the majority leader of the senate, speaker of 9 the house of representatives, and director of the economic 10 development authority, or their designees determined by the 11 department . The licenses provided pursuant to this subsection 12 shall be in addition to the number of nonresident licenses 13 authorized pursuant to section 483A.7 . The purpose of the 14 special nonresident licenses is to allow state officials and 15 local development groups to promote the state and its natural 16 resources to nonresident guests and dignitaries. Photographs, 17 videotapes, or any other form of media resulting from the 18 hunting visitation shall not be used for political campaign 19 purposes. The nonresident licenses shall be issued without 20 application upon purchase of a nonresident annual hunting 21 license that includes the wildlife habitat fee and the purchase 22 of a nonresident wild turkey hunting license. The licenses are 23 valid in all zones open to wild turkey hunting. The hunter 24 education certificate requirement pursuant to section 483A.27 25 is waived for a nonresident issued a license pursuant to this 26 subsection . 27 Sec. 42. Section 543D.9, Code 2020, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 543D.9 Education and experience requirement. 30 The board shall determine what real estate appraisal or 31 real estate appraisal review experience and what education 32 shall be required to provide appropriate assurance that 33 an applicant for certification is competent to perform the 34 certified appraisal work which is within the scope of practice 35 -15- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 15/ 18
defined by the board. All experience required for initial 1 certification shall be performed as a registered associate 2 real estate appraiser acting under the direct supervision of 3 a certified real estate appraiser who meets the supervisory 4 requirements established by applicable federal authorities or 5 federal law, rule, or policy in effect at the time the hours 6 of experience are claimed , except as the board may provide by 7 rule. Subject to requirements or limitations established by 8 applicable federal authorities or federal law, rule, or policy, 9 hours qualifying for experience in a bordering state will 10 be considered qualifying hours for experience in this state 11 without requiring a waiver or authorization from the board in 12 accordance with rules and standards adopted by the board, as 13 long as a majority of qualifying hours are completed in this 14 state. Qualifying hours completed in a bordering state shall 15 be under the direct supervision of a certified real estate 16 appraiser with active certification in that bordering state. 17 The board shall prescribe a required minimum number of tested 18 hours of education relating to the provisions of this chapter , 19 the uniform appraisal standards, and other rules issued in 20 accordance with this chapter . 21 Sec. 43. Section 544A.8, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 22 following new subsection: 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. A person applying to the board for 24 licensure who has passed a module of the architect registration 25 examination but failed to pass the exam shall not be required 26 to retake the module that the applicant previously passed in 27 subsequent examinations. 28 Sec. 44. REPEAL. Chapter 9D, Code 2020, is repealed. 29 Sec. 45. REPEAL. Sections 135B.10 and 135B.11, Code 2020, 30 are repealed. 31 Sec. 46. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1142, section 8, as amended 32 by 2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 85, section 118, is amended to read 33 as follows: 34 SEC. 8. FUTURE REPEAL. Section 155A.44 , Code 2018, is 35 -16- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 16/ 18
repealed effective July 1, 2020 2021 . 1 Sec. 47. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. The boards 2 designated in section 147.13 shall require licensees required 3 to complete continuing education credits prior to the renewal 4 of a license set to expire in 2020 to complete such continuing 5 education credits by June 30, 2021. A license set to expire in 6 2020 shall not expire until June 30, 2021. 7 Sec. 48. CONTINUING EDUCATION —— ELECTRONIC MEANS. For the 8 period beginning on the effective date of this division of this 9 Act through June 30, 2021, notwithstanding any provision of law 10 to the contrary, each licensing board, as defined in section 11 272C.1, shall allow licensees to satisfy continuing education 12 requirements by electronic means. 13 Sec. 49. SCHOOL PHYSICALS —— TEMPORARY PROVISIONS. For 14 the period beginning on the effective date of this division of 15 this Act through December 31, 2020, a student participating 16 in interscholastic athletics who presents to the student’s 17 superintendent a certificate signed on or after July 1, 2019, 18 by a licensed physician or surgeon, osteopathic physician 19 or surgeon, chiropractor, physician assistant, or advanced 20 registered nurse practitioner, to the effect that the 21 student has been examined and may safely engage in athletic 22 competition, shall be deemed to have complied with the 23 regulatory provisions of 281 IAC 36.14(1). 24 Sec. 50. SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS —— TEMPORARY PROVISIONS. For 25 the period beginning on the effective date of this division 26 of this Act through December 31, 2020, notwithstanding the 27 provisions of chapters 490, 491, 499, and 501A requiring an 28 in-person meeting of shareholders, policyholders, or members, 29 an in-person meeting of shareholders, policyholders, or members 30 shall not be required if the meeting is held by means of remote 31 communication and provides shareholders, policyholders, or 32 members a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting 33 and to vote on matters submitted for action at such meeting, 34 including an opportunity to communicate and to read or hear the 35 -17- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 17/ 18
proceedings of the meeting, substantially concurrent with the 1 occurrence of such meeting. 2 Sec. 51. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 3 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. > 4 ______________________________ WAYLON BROWN -18- SF2418.4469 (1) 88 (amending this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627) ss/rh 18/ 18