HOUSE FILE 197

BY  HORBACH

A BILL FOR

An Act abolishing construction contractor registration fees collected by the department of workforce development. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 91C.1, subsection 2, Code 2011, is amended by striking the subsection.
   Sec. 2.  Section 91C.3, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   The registration application shall be in the form prescribed by the labor commissioner, shall be accompanied by the registration fee prescribed pursuant to section 91C.4, and shall contain information which is substantially complete and accurate. In addition to the information determined by the labor commissioner to be necessary for purposes of section 91C.2, the application shall include information as to each of the following:
   Sec. 3.  Section 91C.9, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A contractor registration revolving fund is created in the state treasury. The revolving fund shall be administered by the commissioner and shall consist of moneys collected by the commissioner as fees.The commissioner shall remit all fees collected pursuant to this chapter to the revolving fund. The moneys in the revolving fund are appropriated to and shall be used by the commissioner to pay the actual costs and expenses necessary to perform the duties of the commissioner and the division of labor as described in this chapter. All salaries and expenses properly chargeable to the revolving fund shall be paid from the revolving fund.
   Sec. 4.  REPEAL.  Section 91C.4, Code 2011, is repealed.
EXPLANATION
   This bill repeals Code section 91C.4, which allows the labor commissioner to prescribe a registration fee of up to $50 for construction contractors to register with the department of workforce development. The bill deletes related references.