House File 2139 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  QUIRK


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the licensing and regulation of plumbers and
  2    mechanical professionals and providing effective dates.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5556HH 82
  5 jr/rj/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, section 18,
  1  2 subsection 2, paragraph b, subparagraph (3), is amended to
  1  3 read as follows:
  1  4    (3)  Provide the board with evidence of having completed at
  1  5 least four years of practical experience as an apprentice.
  1  6 Commencing January 1, 2010, the four years of practical
  1  7 experience required by this subparagraph must be an
  1  8 apprenticeship training program registered by the bureau of
  1  9 apprenticeship and training of the United States department of
  1 10 labor.
  1 11    Sec. 2.  2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, section 35, is
  1 12 repealed.
  1 13    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198,
  1 14 sections 1 through 4, being deemed of immediate importance,
  1 15 take effect upon enactment of this Act.
  1 16    Sec. 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198,
  1 17 sections 5 through 34, take effect January 1, 2009.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    Currently, 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, relating to the
  1 20 licensing of plumbers and mechanical professionals, takes
  1 21 effect July 1, 2008.  This bill would allow the plumbing and
  1 22 mechanical systems examining board to be established as soon
  1 23 as the bill is passed by the general assembly and signed by
  1 24 the governor; thus allowing the board to organize and
  1 25 promulgate necessary rules before the licensing requirements
  1 26 are effective.  The bill also postpones the licensing
  1 27 requirement for six months until January 1, 2009.
  1 28    Currently, 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, provides that an
  1 29 applicant for a journeyperson license must in part provide the
  1 30 plumbing and mechanical systems examining board with evidence
  1 31 of having completed at least four years of practical
  1 32 experience as an apprentice.  The bill provides that one year
  1 33 following the effective date of this requirement that such
  1 34 experience must be obtained in an apprenticeship training
  1 35 program registered by the bureau of apprenticeship and
  2  1 training of the United States department of labor.
  2  2 LSB 5556HH 82
  2  3 jr/rj/8.2