Senate Study Bill 1156 



                                       SENATE/HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF
                                            WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
                                            BILL)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to registration of construction contractors.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 1415DP 82
  4 ak/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 91C.4, Code 2007, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    91C.4  FEES.
  1  4    The labor commissioner shall prescribe the fee for
  1  5 registration, which fee shall not exceed twenty=five
  1  6 seventy=five dollars for in=state registrations every two
  1  7 years and one hundred fifty dollars for out=of=state
  1  8 registrations every two years.  All fees collected shall be
  1  9 deposited in the general fund of the state.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  Section 91C.5, Code 2007, is amended to read as
  1 11 follows:
  1 12    91C.5  PUBLIC REGISTRATION NUMBER == RECORDS.
  1 13    The labor commissioner shall issue to each registered
  1 14 contractor an identifying public registration number and shall
  1 15 compile records showing the names and public registration
  1 16 numbers of all contractors registered in the state.  These
  1 17 records and the complete registration information provided by
  1 18 each contractor are public records and the, except that the
  1 19 labor commissioner shall not disclose social security, federal
  1 20 identification, and unemployment insurance numbers.  The labor
  1 21 commissioner shall take steps as necessary to facilitate
  1 22 access to the information by governmental agencies and the
  1 23 general public.  Contractors are required to visibly display
  1 24 their registration number on all advertising.
  1 25    The labor commissioner shall revoke a registration number
  1 26 when the contractor fails to maintain compliance with the
  1 27 conditions necessary to obtain a registration.  The labor
  1 28 commissioner shall provide a fact=finding interview to assure
  1 29 that the contractor is not in compliance before revoking any
  1 30 registration.  Hearings on revocation of registrations shall
  1 31 be held in accordance with section 91C.8.
  1 32    Sec. 3.  Section 91C.8, Code 2007, is amended by adding the
  1 33 following new subsection:
  1 34    NEW SUBSECTION.  10.  The labor commissioner shall revoke a
  1 35 contractor's registration number if the contractor fails to
  2  1 maintain compliance with the conditions necessary to obtain
  2  2 registration or if a contractor owes money to the Iowa
  2  3 division of labor for citations issued pertaining to the
  2  4 contractor registration law.  The labor commissioner shall
  2  5 provide a fact=finding interview to ensure that the contractor
  2  6 is not in compliance before revoking registration.  Hearings
  2  7 on revocation of registrations shall be held in accordance
  2  8 with this section.
  2  9                           EXPLANATION
  2 10    This bill increases construction contractor registration
  2 11 fees to $75 every two years for in=state contractors and to
  2 12 $150 every two years for out=of=state contractors.
  2 13    The bill prevents the public disclosure of a contractor's
  2 14 social security number, federal identification number, and
  2 15 unemployment insurance number.  The bill requires that
  2 16 contractors display their registration numbers on all
  2 17 advertising.
  2 18    The bill places into a new subsection the current
  2 19 guidelines for revoking a contractor's registration number.
  2 20 The bill also creates a new basis for revocation by requiring
  2 21 the labor commissioner to revoke a registration number if a
  2 22 contractor owes money to the division of labor for citations
  2 23 related to the contractor registration law.
  2 24 LSB 1415DP 82
  2 25 ak:sc/gg/14.1