Senate
File
2116
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2116
BY
BROWN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
periodic
comprehensive
reviews
of
agency
1
fees.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
17A.6C
Agency
fees
——
periodic
1
comprehensive
review.
2
1.
For
the
three-year
period
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
3
each
three-year
period
thereafter,
each
agency
shall
conduct
an
4
ongoing
and
comprehensive
review
of
all
fees,
established
by
5
rule
or
statute,
imposed
by
the
agency
on
the
public.
The
goal
6
of
the
review
is
to
ensure
that
the
fees
paid
are
sufficient
to
7
meet
the
needs
of
the
agency
and
the
public.
8
2.
a.
By
December
15
of
each
calendar
year
in
which
a
9
review
of
fees
is
completed
by
an
agency
as
provided
by
this
10
section,
the
agency
shall
file
a
written
report
with
the
11
general
assembly
which
shall
include
the
results
of
the
review
12
and
recommendations
for
changes,
if
any,
concerning
the
fees.
13
A
copy
of
the
written
report
shall
also
be
provided
to
the
14
administrative
rules
coordinator
and
the
administrative
rules
15
review
committee.
16
b.
If
an
agency
has
authority
to
increase
the
fee
imposed
17
by
rule,
any
fee
increase
proposed
by
rule
shall
not
take
18
effect
until
on
or
after
December
15
of
the
year
succeeding
19
the
written
report
reviewing
the
fee
and
the
fee
shall
not
be
20
increased
in
any
calendar
year
in
an
amount
that
exceeds
five
21
percent.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
provides
that
for
the
three-year
period
beginning
26
July
1,
2020,
and
each
three-year
period
thereafter,
state
27
agencies
shall
conduct
an
ongoing
and
comprehensive
review
of
28
all
fees,
established
by
rule
or
statute,
imposed
by
the
agency
29
on
the
public.
The
bill
provides
that
the
goal
of
the
review
is
30
to
ensure
that
the
fees
paid
are
sufficient
to
meet
the
needs
31
of
the
agency
and
the
public.
32
By
December
15
of
each
calendar
year
in
which
a
review
of
33
fees
is
made,
the
agency
shall
file
a
written
report
with
the
34
general
assembly,
the
administrative
rules
coordinator,
and
the
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administrative
rules
review
committee
concerning
the
agency’s
1
review
and
recommendations
for
changes,
if
any,
concerning
2
the
fees.
The
bill
provides
that
if
the
agency
proposes
to
3
increase
any
fee
by
rule,
any
fee
increase
shall
not
take
4
effect
until
on
or
after
December
15
of
the
year
succeeding
5
the
written
report
evaluating
the
fee
and
the
fee
shall
not
6
be
increased
in
any
calendar
year
in
an
amount
that
exceeds
5
7
percent.
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