House
File
10
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
10
BY
PETTENGILL
,
SANDS
,
DEYOE
,
LUKAN
,
WINDSCHITL
,
DOLECHECK
,
CHAMBERS
,
SHAW
,
WATTS
,
KAUFMANN
,
SODERBERG
,
WORTHAN
,
PAUSTIAN
,
and
SCHULTZ
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
repealing
statewide
licensure
requirements
for
1
electricians
and
electrical
contractors,
including
2
transition
provisions,
and
providing
an
effective
date.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
100C.2,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
An
employee
or
subcontractor
of
a
certified
alarm
system
3
contractor
who
is
an
alarm
system
installer
,
and
who
is
not
4
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
103
shall
obtain
and
maintain
5
certification
as
an
alarm
system
installer
and
shall
meet
and
6
maintain
qualifications
established
by
the
state
fire
marshal
7
by
rule.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
100C.10,
subsection
3,
Code
2011,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
3.
The
state
fire
marshal,
or
the
state
fire
marshal’s
11
designee,
and
the
chairperson
of
the
electrical
examining
board
12
created
in
section
103.2
shall
be
nonvoting
ex
officio
members
13
of
the
board.
14
Sec.
3.
REPEAL.
Chapter
103,
Code
2011,
is
repealed.
15
Sec.
4.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
The
division
of
state
fire
16
marshal
of
the
department
of
public
safety
shall
adopt
rules
17
establishing
a
procedure
for
the
refunding
of
license
fees
18
remitted
by
licensees
under
chapter
103
on
a
prorated
basis
19
corresponding
to
the
period
remaining
after
December
31,
2011,
20
and
prior
to
a
license’s
expiration
date.
21
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
DATE
The
sections
of
this
Act
amending
22
sections
100C.2
and
100C.10,
and
repealing
chapter
103,
take
23
effect
December
31,
2011.
24
EXPLANATION
25
This
bill
repeals
Code
chapter
103,
providing
for
statewide
26
licensure
of
electricians
and
electrical
contractors.
The
27
effect
of
this
repeal
would
be
to
return
to
the
system
of
28
administration
and
regulation
of
electricians
and
electrical
29
contractors,
and
electrical
inspections,
by
political
30
subdivisions
in
place
prior
to
the
enactment
of
the
Code
31
chapter.
The
bill
directs
the
division
of
state
fire
marshal
32
of
the
department
of
public
safety
to
adopt
rules
providing
for
33
refunding
license
fees
on
a
prorated
basis
corresponding
to
34
the
period
remaining
after
the
repeal
and
prior
to
a
license’s
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expiration
date.
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes
within
1
Code
chapter
100C,
which
regulates
the
licensing
of
fire
2
extinguishing
and
alarm
system
contractors
and
installers.
3
Provisions
of
the
bill
regarding
the
adoption
of
rules
for
4
prorating
license
fees
take
effect
July
1,
2011.
The
remaining
5
provisions
of
the
bill
take
effect
December
31,
2011.
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