SF 160 (LSB 1997XS (4) 87)

SENATE FILE 160

BY  BOWMAN, TAYLOR, JOCHUM, DVORSKY, ZAUN, BISIGNANO, KINNEY, RAGAN, HART, ALLEN, ROZENBOOM, BREITBACH, DOTZLER, QUIRMBACH, BOLKCOM, DANIELSON, and BOULTON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to licensing fees collected by the board of educational examiners and deposited in the general fund of the state, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 272.10, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2017, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  Licensing fees are payable to the treasurer of state and shall be deposited with the executive director of the board. The executive director shall deposit twenty-five percent of the fees collected annually with the treasurer of state and the fees shall be credited to the general fund of the state. The remaining licensing fees collected during the fiscal year shall be retained by and are appropriated to the board for the purposes related to the board’s duties. Notwithstanding section 8.33, licensing fees retained by and appropriated to the board pursuant to this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the activities of the board as provided in this chapter until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   3.  The executive director shall keep an accurate and detailed account of licensing fees received, including fees paid to the treasurer of state and fees retained by the board.
    Sec. 2.  BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS LICENSING FEE REDUCTION FOR 2017-2018 —— EMERGENCY RULES.
   1.  The board of educational examiners shall reduce, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, the licensing fees assessed under chapter 272 by not less than twenty-five percent of the licensing fees established by rule and assessed during the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
   2.  The board of educational examiners may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of this Act and the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4.
    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill eliminates a provision that requires the director of the board of educational examiners to deposit with the treasurer of state 25 percent of the licensing fees collected by the board. Under the provision, the moneys deposited are credited to the general fund of the state. The bill also requires the board to reduce its fees by 25 percent for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The board may adopt emergency rules to implement the fee reduction.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.