Senate File 2064 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2064 BY SINCLAIR A BILL FOR An Act preventing executive branch administrative units from 1 collecting additional fees from persons as a result of 2 changing requirements for a professional license or the 3 equivalent. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5033XS (4) 86 tr/nh

S.F. 2064 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 7E.4A Authorization to practice 1 profession —— collection of additional fees. 2 An executive branch administrative unit that regulates a 3 profession shall only assess a fee for renewal of a license, 4 certificate, registration, or other authorization to practice 5 the profession from a person who holds a current authorization 6 and is in good standing with that administrative unit in 7 accordance with the administrative unit’s rules in effect at 8 the time the person acquired or most recently renewed the 9 authorization, regardless of whether the unit modified a 10 requirement for initially obtaining the license during the 11 period for which the person’s authorization was valid. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill prohibits an executive branch administrative unit 16 that regulates a profession from assessing a fee for renewal of 17 a license, certificate, registration, or other authorization 18 to practice the profession from a person who holds a current 19 authorization and is in good standing with that administrative 20 unit in accordance with the administrative unit’s rules in 21 effect at the time the person acquired or most recently renewed 22 the authorization, regardless of whether the unit modified a 23 requirement for initially obtaining the license during the 24 period for which the person’s authorization was valid. 25 -1- LSB 5033XS (4) 86 tr/nh 1/ 1