House File 752 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 752 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 666) (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 180) A BILL FOR An Act relating to professional licensing, including by 1 providing for a review of professional licenses and allowing 2 for preapplication qualification reviews, and providing 3 fees. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2218HZ (1) 88 ss/rn

H.F. 752 Section 1. Section 2.69, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended 1 by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0d. Review and analyze approximately 3 one-third of all professional licenses, certifications, and 4 registrations available in the state during each two-year 5 period, such that each license, certification, and registration 6 shall be reviewed within six years. The committee may require 7 the submission of information by the relevant licensing, 8 certifying, or registering entities and other interested 9 parties. The committee shall consider the direct and indirect 10 costs, utility, and health and safety implications of 11 requiring such licenses, certifications, and registrations. 12 The committee shall include in the report required pursuant 13 to paragraph “d” a recommendation regarding whether the 14 legislature should enact legislation that: 15 (a) Repeals a professional license, certification, or 16 registration. 17 (b) Converts an occupational license to a certification or 18 registration, or converts a certification to a registration. 19 (c) Changes the requisite qualifications for a professional 20 license, certification, or registration. 21 (d) Redefines the scope of practice of a professional 22 license, certification, or registration. 23 (e) Reflects any other recommendation made by the 24 committee. 25 Sec. 2. Section 2.69, subsection 4, paragraph d, Code 2019, 26 is amended to read as follows: 27 d. Issue a report, including its findings and 28 recommendations, to the general assembly. The general assembly 29 shall vote on the adoption of each report. 30 Sec. 3. Section 84A.5, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 31 following new subsection: 32 NEW SUBSECTION . 16. Maintain a list on the internet site of 33 the department of workforce development of each professional 34 license, certification, and registration issued in the state 35 -1- LSB 2218HZ (1) 88 ss/rn 1/ 3

H.F. 752 and the requirements to receive each license, certification, or 1 registration. The department of workforce development shall 2 update the list as soon as practicable after the conclusion of 3 each session of the general assembly. 4 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 272C.13 Disqualifications for criminal 5 convictions limited. 6 An individual may petition a licensing board, in a form 7 prescribed by the licensing authority, for a determination as 8 to whether the individual’s criminal record will prevent the 9 individual from receiving a license. The licensing board shall 10 issue such determinations within thirty days of receipt. The 11 licensing board may charge a fee to recoup the costs of such 12 a determination, provided that such a fee shall not exceed 13 twenty-five dollars. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill relates to professional licensing in this state. 18 The bill instructs the state government efficiency review 19 committee to review and analyze approximately one-third of 20 all professional licenses, certifications, and registrations 21 issued in the state during each two-year period in which 22 the committee must meet. The bill authorizes the committee 23 to require the submission of information from the relevant 24 licensing, certifying, and registering entities and other 25 interested parties. The bill requires the committee to 26 consider the direct and indirect costs, utility, and 27 health and safety implications of requiring such licenses, 28 certifications, and registrations. The committee is required 29 to make recommendations regarding the reviewed licenses, 30 certifications, and registrations in its statutorily mandated 31 report. The bill requires the general assembly to vote on the 32 adoption of each such report. 33 The bill requires the department of workforce development 34 to maintain on the internet site of the department a list of 35 -2- LSB 2218HZ (1) 88 ss/rn 2/ 3

H.F. 752 each professional license, certification, and registration 1 issued in the state and the requirements to receive each 2 license, certification, or registration. The bill directs the 3 department to update the list as soon as practicable after the 4 conclusion of each session of the general assembly. 5 The bill also allows a person seeking to obtain a 6 professional license to submit a petition to a licensing board 7 for a determination as to whether that person’s criminal record 8 will disqualify the person from receiving a license from the 9 board. A licensing board must issue a determination within 30 10 days of receiving a petition and may charge a fee of up to $25 11 to recoup the costs of such a determination. 12 -3- LSB 2218HZ (1) 88 ss/rn 3/ 3