House File 2527 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2527 BY COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 682) A BILL FOR An Act relating to various matters under the purview of 1 the state, including city and county zoning, work-based 2 learning, recruitment of health care professionals, 3 regulations affecting veterans and military spouses, 4 insurance producer temporary licenses, and the state 5 building code, and including applicability provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh

H.F. 2527 DIVISION I 1 COUNTY AND CITY ZONING AND INSPECTIONS 2 Section 1. Section 335.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. A county shall not enforce an ordinance 5 adopted under this section if four-fifths of the lots in the 6 land area covered by the ordinance do not conform with the 7 ordinance. 8 Sec. 2. Section 335.30, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. A county shall not require an inspection 11 of a manufactured home that has been inspected according to 12 requirements of the United States department of housing and 13 urban development and constructed in conformance with the 14 federal manufactured home construction and safety standards 15 provided in 24 C.F.R. pt. 3280. 16 Sec. 3. Section 414.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 17 following new subsection: 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. A city shall not enforce an ordinance 19 adopted under this section if four-fifths of the lots in the 20 land area covered by the ordinance do not conform with the 21 ordinance. 22 Sec. 4. Section 414.28, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 23 following new subsection: 24 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. A city shall not require an inspection 25 of a manufactured home that has been inspected according to 26 requirements of the United States department of housing and 27 urban development and constructed in conformance with the 28 federal manufactured home construction and safety standards 29 provided in 24 C.F.R. pt. 3280. 30 DIVISION II 31 WORK-BASED LEARNING 32 Sec. 5. Section 256.9, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 33 following new subsection: 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 65. Adopt rules to establish and maintain 35 -1- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 1/ 81

H.F. 2527 a process that requires the boards of directors of school 1 districts to report to the department at least annually 2 regarding student participation in work-based learning 3 programs established by the board of directors of the school 4 district, including registered apprenticeships, quality 5 pre-apprenticeships, internships, on-the-job training, 6 and projects through the Iowa clearinghouse for work-based 7 learning. 8 Sec. 6. Section 272.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 18. “Work-based learning program supervisor” 11 means a person who is certified pursuant to section 272.16 12 to supervise students’ opportunities and experiences related 13 to workplace tours, job shadowing, rotations, mentoring, 14 entrepreneurship, service learning, internships, and 15 apprenticeships. 16 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 272.16 Work-based learning program 17 supervisor certificates. 18 1. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules 19 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a certification system 20 for work-based learning program supervisors. The rules shall 21 specify rights, responsibilities, levels, and qualifications 22 for the certificate. The certificate shall not require more 23 than fifteen contact hours, which shall be available over the 24 internet. 25 2. Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason 26 specified in section 272.2, subsection 14, or in rules adopted 27 by the board of educational examiners. 28 3. A certificate issued pursuant to this section shall 29 not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any 30 purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified 31 under this chapter or chapter 279. 32 4. The work-based learning program supervisor certificate 33 established pursuant to this section shall be considered a 34 professional development program. 35 -2- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 2/ 81

H.F. 2527 Sec. 8. Section 279.61, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows: 2 (2) Identify the coursework and work-based learning 3 needed in grades nine through twelve to support the student’s 4 postsecondary education and career options. 5 Sec. 9. Section 279.61, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 6 2022, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 7 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (4) Prepare the student to successfully 8 complete the free application for federal student aid. 9 DIVISION III 10 HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT 11 Sec. 10. Section 261.113, subsection 2, Code 2022, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 2. Eligibility. An individual is eligible to apply to 14 enter into a program agreement with the commission pursuant to 15 subsection 3 if the individual is enrolled full-time in and 16 receives a recommendation from the state university of Iowa 17 college of medicine or Des Moines university —— osteopathic 18 medical center in a curriculum leading to a doctor of medicine 19 degree or a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree. 20 Sec. 11. Section 261.113, subsection 3, paragraphs c and d, 21 Code 2022, are amended to read as follows: 22 c. Complete the residency program requirement with an 23 Iowa-based residency program . 24 d. Within nine months of graduating from the residency 25 program and receiving a permanent license in accordance with 26 paragraph “b” , engage in the full-time or part-time practice 27 of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery 28 specializing in family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, 29 internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, or 30 general surgery for a period of five consecutive years in 31 the service commitment area specified under subsection 8 , 32 unless the loan repayment recipient receives a waiver from the 33 commission to complete the years of practice required under 34 the agreement in another service commitment area pursuant to 35 -3- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 3/ 81

H.F. 2527 subsection 8 . 1 Sec. 12. Section 261.113, subsections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 2 12, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows: 3 5. Loan repayment amounts. The amount of loan repayment 4 an eligible student who enters into an agreement pursuant to 5 subsection 3 shall receive if in compliance with obligations 6 under the agreement shall be forty thousand dollars annually 7 for an eligible loan if the total loan amount equals or exceeds 8 two hundred thousand dollars. Payments under this section made 9 pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection 3 may be 10 made for each year of eligible practice during a period of five 11 consecutive years and shall not exceed a total of two hundred 12 thousand dollars. If the total amount of an eligible student’s 13 eligible loan upon graduation is less than two hundred thousand 14 dollars, the commission shall divide the total amount of the 15 eligible student’s eligible loan by five to determine the 16 annual amount of loan repayment the loan recipient is eligible 17 to receive. 18 7. Program agreement limitation. The commission shall not 19 enter into more than twenty program agreements annually unless 20 surplus funds are available . The percentage of agreements 21 entered into pursuant to subsection 3 by students attending 22 eligible universities shall be evenly divided. However, if 23 there are fewer applicants at one eligible university, eligible 24 student applicants enrolled in other eligible universities may 25 be awarded the remaining agreements. 26 8. Selection of service commitment area. A loan repayment 27 recipient shall notify the commission of the recipient’s 28 service commitment area prior to beginning practice in the area 29 in accordance with subsection 3 , paragraph “d” . The commission 30 may waive the requirement that the loan repayment recipient 31 practice in the same service commitment area for all five 32 years. 33 9. Rules for additional loan repayment. The commission 34 shall adopt rules to provide, in addition to loan repayment 35 -4- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 4/ 81

H.F. 2527 provided to eligible students pursuant to this section an 1 agreement entered into under subsection 3, and subject to the 2 availability of surplus funds, loan repayment to a physician 3 who received a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic 4 medicine degree from an eligible university as provided in 5 subsection 2 , obtained a license to practice medicine and 6 surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state, 7 completed the physician’s residency program requirement 8 with an Iowa-based residency program , and is engaged in the 9 full-time or part-time practice of medicine and surgery or 10 osteopathic medicine and surgery as specified specializing 11 in a practice area listed in subsection 3 , paragraph “d” , in 12 a service commitment area for a period of five consecutive 13 years. The amount of loan repayment provided to a physician 14 pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the same 15 limitations applicable to an eligible student under subsection 16 5. The total amount of a physician’s eligible loans shall 17 be established as of the date the physician applies for loan 18 repayment pursuant to this subsection . 19 10. Part-time practice —— agreement amended. A person who 20 entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection 3 may apply 21 to the commission to amend the agreement to allow the person 22 to engage in less than the full-time a part-time practice 23 specified in the agreement and under subsection 3 , paragraph 24 “d” . The For agreements entered into pursuant to subsection 25 3 prior to July 1, 2022, the commission and the person may 26 consent to amend the agreement under which the person shall 27 engage in less than full-time the part-time practice of 28 medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery 29 specializing in family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, 30 internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, or 31 general surgery in a service commitment area , for an extended 32 period of part-time practice determined by the commission to 33 be proportional to the amount of full-time practice remaining 34 under the original agreement. For purposes of this subsection , 35 -5- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 5/ 81

H.F. 2527 “less than the full-time practice” means at least seventy 1 percent of a forty-hour workweek. 2 12. Trust fund established. A rural Iowa primary care 3 trust fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund 4 under the control of the commission. The commission shall 5 remit all repayments made pursuant to this section to the 6 rural Iowa primary care trust fund. All moneys deposited or 7 paid into the trust fund are appropriated and made available 8 to the commission to be used for meeting the requirements 9 of this section . Moneys in the fund up to the total amount 10 that an eligible student or a physician may receive for 11 an eligible loan in accordance with this section and upon 12 fulfilling the requirements of subsection 3 or subsection 9, as 13 applicable , shall be considered encumbered for the duration of 14 the agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3 eligible 15 student’s or physician’s obligation under subsection 3 or 16 subsection 9, as applicable . Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any 17 balance in the fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not 18 revert to the general fund of the state, but shall be available 19 for purposes of this section in subsequent fiscal years. 20 Sec. 13. Section 261.113, subsection 11, paragraph a, 21 subparagraph (6), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows: 22 (6) Any period of temporary medical incapacity during which 23 the person obligated is unable, due to a medical condition, to 24 engage in full-time or part-time practice as required under 25 subsection 3 , paragraph “d” . 26 Sec. 14. Section 261.113, subsection 11, paragraph b, Code 27 2022, is amended to read as follows: 28 b. Except for a postponement under paragraph “a” , 29 subparagraph (6), an obligation to engage in practice under 30 an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3 , shall 31 not be postponed for more than two years from the time the 32 full-time or part-time practice was to have commenced under the 33 agreement. 34 Sec. 15. Section 261.113, subsection 11, paragraph c, 35 -6- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 6/ 81

H.F. 2527 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 An obligation to engage in full-time or part-time practice 3 under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3 shall 4 be considered satisfied when any of the following conditions 5 are met: 6 Sec. 16. Section 261.113, subsection 13, Code 2022, is 7 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 8 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0c. “Part-time practice” means at least 9 seventy percent of a forty-hour workweek. 10 Sec. 17. Section 261.115, subsection 5, paragraphs a and c, 11 Code 2022, are amended to read as follows: 12 a. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher 13 learning governed by the state board of regents , a community 14 college established under chapter 260C, or an accredited 15 private institution as defined in section 261.9 . 16 c. “Health care professional” means an advanced registered 17 nurse practitioner, athletic trainer, occupational therapist, 18 physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, registered nurse, 19 or physical therapist who is licensed, accredited, registered, 20 or certified to perform specified health care services 21 consistent with state law. 22 Sec. 18. Section 261.116, Code 2022, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 261.116 Health care loan repayment award program. 25 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section , unless the 26 context otherwise requires: 27 a. “Advanced registered nurse practitioner” means a person 28 licensed as a registered nurse under chapter 152 or 152E who 29 is licensed by the board of nursing as an advanced registered 30 nurse practitioner. 31 b. “Nurse educator” means a registered nurse who holds 32 a master’s degree or doctorate degree and is employed by a 33 community college, an accredited private institution, or an 34 institution of higher education governed by the state board 35 -7- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 7/ 81

H.F. 2527 of regents as a faculty member to teach nursing at a nursing 1 education program approved by the board of nursing pursuant to 2 section 152.5 . 3 c. “Physician assistant” means a person licensed as a 4 physician assistant under chapter 148C . 5 d. “Qualified student loan” means a loan that was made, 6 insured, or guaranteed under Tit. IV of the federal Higher 7 Education Act of 1965, as amended , or under Tit. VII or VIII 8 of the federal Public Health Service Act, as amended , directly 9 to the borrower for attendance at an approved postsecondary 10 educational institution. 11 e. d. “Service commitment area” means a city in Iowa with 12 a population of less than twenty-six thousand that is located 13 more than twenty miles from a city with a population of fifty 14 thousand or more. 15 2. Program established. A health care loan repayment award 16 program is established to be administered by the commission for 17 purposes of repaying the qualified student loans of providing 18 financial awards to registered nurses, advanced registered 19 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurse educators 20 who practice full-time in a service commitment area or teach 21 full-time or part-time in this state, as appropriate, and who 22 are selected for the program in accordance with this section . 23 An applicant who is a member of the Iowa national guard is 24 exempt from the service commitment area requirement, but shall 25 submit an affidavit verifying the applicant is practicing 26 full-time in this state. A part-time nurse educator must also 27 practice as a registered nurse or an advanced registered nurse 28 practitioner to qualify for an award under this section. 29 3. Application requirements. Each applicant for loan 30 repayment an award shall, in accordance with the rules of the 31 commission, do the following: 32 a. Complete and file an application for loan repayment an 33 award . The individual shall be responsible for the prompt 34 submission of any information required by the commission. 35 -8- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 8/ 81

H.F. 2527 b. File a new application and submit information as 1 required by the commission annually on the basis of which the 2 applicant’s eligibility for the renewed loan repayment award 3 will be evaluated and determined. 4 c. Complete and return, on a form approved by the 5 commission, an affidavit of practice verifying that the 6 applicant is a registered nurse, an advanced registered nurse 7 practitioner, or a physician assistant who is practicing 8 full-time in a service commitment area in this state or is 9 a nurse educator who teaches full-time or part-time in this 10 state. A part-time nurse educator must also practice as a 11 registered nurse or an advanced registered nurse practitioner 12 to qualify for an award under this section. If practice in a 13 service commitment area is required as a condition of receiving 14 loan repayment an award , the affidavit shall specify the 15 service commitment area in which the applicant is practicing 16 full-time. 17 4. Loan repayment Award amounts. The annual amount of loan 18 repayment an award provided to a recipient under this section 19 shall not exceed is six thousand dollars , or twenty percent 20 of the recipient’s total qualified student loan, whichever 21 amount is less . A recipient is eligible for the loan repayment 22 program an award for not more than five consecutive years. 23 5. Refinanced loans. A loan repayment recipient who 24 refinances a qualified student loan by obtaining a private 25 educational loan may continue to receive loan repayment 26 under this section if the amount of loan repayment does not 27 exceed the lesser of the amount specified in subsection 4 or 28 the balance of the loan repayment amount the loan repayment 29 recipient qualified to receive with the qualified student loan. 30 6. 5. Selection criteria. The commission shall establish 31 by rule the evaluation criteria to be used in evaluating 32 applications submitted under this section . Priority shall be 33 given to applicants who are residents of Iowa and, if requested 34 by the adjutant general, to applicants who are members of the 35 -9- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 9/ 81

H.F. 2527 Iowa national guard. 1 7. 6. Health care loan repayment award fund. A health care 2 loan repayment award fund is created for deposit of moneys 3 appropriated to or received by the commission for use under the 4 program. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys deposited in the 5 health care loan repayment award fund shall not revert to any 6 fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year but shall remain 7 in the loan repayment award fund and be continuously available 8 for loan repayment under the program. Notwithstanding section 9 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest or earnings on moneys deposited 10 in the health care loan award fund shall be credited to the 11 fund. 12 8. 7. Report. The commission shall submit in a report 13 to the general assembly by January 1, annually, the number of 14 individuals who received loan repayment an award pursuant to 15 this section , where the participants practiced or taught, the 16 amount paid to each program participant, and other information 17 identified by the commission as indicators of outcomes of the 18 program. 19 9. 8. Rules. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to 20 chapter 17A to administer this section . 21 DIVISION IV 22 PROFESSIONAL LICENSING —— MILITARY SPOUSES 23 Sec. 19. Section 272C.4, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 24 following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 14. a. Establish procedures by January 1, 26 2023, to expedite the licensing of a person who is licensed in 27 a similar profession or occupation in another state and who is 28 married to an active duty member of the military forces of the 29 United States. 30 b. If the board determines that the occupation or profession 31 applied for does not have a substantially similar scope of 32 practice, the procedures shall allow the provisional licensing 33 of the spouse for a period of time deemed necessary by the 34 board to obtain a substantial equivalent to the licensing 35 -10- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 10/ 81

H.F. 2527 requirements of this state. The board shall advise the 1 spouse of required education or training necessary to obtain 2 a substantial equivalent to the professional or occupational 3 licensing requirements of this state, and the procedures 4 shall provide for licensing of a spouse who has, pursuant 5 to this paragraph, obtained a substantial equivalent to the 6 professional or occupational licensing requirements of this 7 state. 8 Sec. 20. Section 272C.12, subsection 1, unnumbered 9 paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows: 10 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an occupational 11 or professional license, certificate, or registration, 12 including a license, certificate, or registration issued by 13 the board of educational examiners, shall be issued without an 14 examination to a person who establishes residency in this state 15 or to a person who is married to an active duty member of the 16 military forces of the United States and who is accompanying 17 the member on an official permanent change of station to a 18 military installation located in this state if all of the 19 following conditions are met: 20 Sec. 21. Section 272C.12, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 21 2022, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 22 lieu thereof the following: 23 b. For a license issued pursuant to chapter 103 or 105, the 24 person has established residency in this state or is married 25 to an active duty member of the military forces of the United 26 States and is accompanying the member on an official permanent 27 change of station to a military installation located in this 28 state. 29 Sec. 22. Section 272C.14, Code 2022, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 272C.14 Waiver of fees. 32 A licensing board, agency, or department shall waive any 33 fee charged to an applicant for a license if the any of the 34 following apply: 35 -11- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 11/ 81

H.F. 2527 1. The applicant’s household income does not exceed two 1 hundred percent of the federal poverty income guidelines and 2 the applicant is applying for the license for the first time 3 in this state. 4 2. The applicant is a veteran as defined in section 5 35.1, with at least a twenty-five percent service-connected 6 disability. 7 DIVISION V 8 EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER CERTIFICATE —— FEDERAL ACTIVE 9 DUTY OR NATIONAL GUARD DUTY 10 Sec. 23. Section 147A.4, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 3. The department shall establish the fee for the 13 examination of the emergency medical care providers to cover 14 the administrative costs of the examination program. Rules 15 adopted pursuant to this section shall include the waiver of 16 the examination fee for an individual that is either serving 17 on, or was honorably or generally discharged from, federal 18 active duty or national guard duty as those terms are defined 19 in section 29A.1. 20 DIVISION VI 21 FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES —— MILITARY VETERANS 22 Sec. 24. Section 483A.24, subsection 16, Code 2022, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 16. Upon payment of the fee established by rules adopted 25 pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime fishing license or 26 lifetime hunting and fishing combined license, the department 27 shall issue a lifetime fishing license or lifetime hunting and 28 fishing combined license to a resident of Iowa who has served 29 in the armed forces of the United States on federal active 30 duty and who was disabled or was a prisoner of war during that 31 veteran’s military service . The department shall prepare 32 an application to be used by a person requesting a lifetime 33 fishing license or lifetime hunting and fishing combined 34 license under this subsection . The department of veterans 35 -12- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 12/ 81

H.F. 2527 affairs shall assist the department in verifying the status or 1 claims of applicants under this subsection . As used in this 2 subsection , “disabled” means entitled to a service connected 3 rating under 38 U.S.C. ch. 11. 4 DIVISION VII 5 DRIVER’S LICENSE AND PARKING FEES —— VETERANS 6 Sec. 25. Section 321.191, Code 2022, is amended by adding 7 the following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. Fees waived —— veterans. 9 Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, 10 the department shall not charge the following fees for a 11 driver’s license to the following applicants: 12 a. The fees set forth under subsections 2 and 5 to an 13 applicant who is a veteran with a permanent service-connected 14 disability rating of one hundred percent, as certified by the 15 United States department of veterans affairs. 16 b. The fees set forth under subsections 3 and 4 to an 17 applicant who is on federal active duty or state active duty, 18 as those terms are defined in section 29A.1, or who was issued 19 an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable 20 conditions from such service. 21 Sec. 26. Section 364.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 22 following new subsection: 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 17. A city that operates and maintains 24 parking meters or non-metered parking lots shall not enforce 25 any ordinance related to fees at such parking meters against, 26 and shall not charge a fee at any non-metered parking lot 27 to, a person whose vehicle is lawfully displaying any of the 28 following registration plates: 29 a. Medal of honor special registration plates issued 30 pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 8. 31 b. Ex-prisoner of war special registration plates issued 32 pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 8A. 33 c. Purple heart special registration plates issued pursuant 34 to section 321.34, subsection 18. 35 -13- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 13/ 81

H.F. 2527 d. Registration plates displaying the alphabetical 1 characters “DV” preceding the registration plate number 2 pursuant to section 321.166, subsection 6. 3 DIVISION VIII 4 MILITARY SERVICE PROPERTY TAX 5 Sec. 27. Section 426A.11, subsection 2, Code 2022, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 2. The property, not to exceed one thousand eight hundred 8 fifty-two two thousand five hundred dollars in taxable value, 9 of an honorably separated, retired, furloughed to a reserve, 10 placed on inactive status, or discharged veteran, as defined in 11 section 35.1, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” or “b” . 12 Sec. 28. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 13 to property taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on 14 or after July 1, 2022. 15 DIVISION IX 16 TEMPORARY LICENSES —— INSURANCE PRODUCERS 17 Sec. 29. Section 522B.10, Code 2022, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 522B.10 Temporary licensing. 20 1. a. The commissioner may issue a temporary insurance 21 producer license for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty 22 days without requiring an examination if the commissioner deems 23 that the temporary license is necessary for the servicing of an 24 insurance business in the following cases: 25 a. (1) To the surviving spouse or court-appointed personal 26 representative of a licensed insurance producer who dies or 27 becomes mentally or physically disabled, to allow adequate time 28 for the sale of the insurance business owned by the insurance 29 producer, for the recovery or return of the insurance producer 30 to the business, or for the training and licensing of new 31 personnel to operate the insurance producer’s business. 32 b. (2) To a member or employee of a business entity 33 licensed as an insurance producer, upon the death or disability 34 of an individual designated in the business entity application 35 -14- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 14/ 81

H.F. 2527 or the license. 1 c. (3) To the designee of a licensed insurance producer 2 entering active service in the armed forces of the United 3 States. 4 d. (4) In any other circumstance where the commissioner 5 deems that the public interest will best be served by the 6 issuance of a temporary license. 7 2. b. The commissioner may by order limit the authority of 8 any temporary licensee under paragraph “a” in any way deemed 9 necessary to protect insureds and the public. The commissioner 10 may require the temporary licensee to have a suitable sponsor 11 who is a licensed insurance producer or insurer and who assumes 12 responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee and may 13 impose other similar requirements designed to protect insureds 14 and the public. The commissioner may by order revoke a 15 temporary license if the interest of insureds or the public is 16 endangered. A temporary license shall not continue after the 17 owner or the personal representative disposes of the business. 18 2. a. Notwithstanding section 522B.5, subsection 1, 19 unnumbered paragraph 1, if an applicant for a resident 20 insurance producer license has met all of the requirements of 21 section 522B.5, subsection 1, the commissioner shall issue a 22 temporary resident insurance producer license to the applicant 23 that shall be valid starting on the date that the applicant 24 submits the applicant’s fingerprints and any other required 25 identifying information to the commissioner pursuant to section 26 522B.5A, subsection 3, through the date that the commissioner 27 either issues the applicant a license or denies the applicant’s 28 application based on the applicant’s criminal history check 29 pursuant to section 522B.5A. 30 b. If an applicant for a nonresident insurance producer 31 license has met all of the requirements of section 522B.7 and 32 the applicant is subject to a criminal background check under 33 section 522B.5A, subsection 2, paragraph “b” , the commissioner 34 shall issue a temporary nonresident insurance producer license 35 -15- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 15/ 81

H.F. 2527 to the applicant that shall be valid starting on the date that 1 the applicant submits the applicant’s fingerprints and any 2 other required identifying information to the commissioner 3 pursuant to section 522B.5A, subsection 3, through the date the 4 commissioner either issues the applicant a license or denies 5 the applicant’s application based on the applicant’s criminal 6 history check pursuant to section 522B.5A. 7 c. A temporary resident insurance producer license or a 8 temporary nonresident insurance producer license issued under 9 this subsection shall authorize the applicant to act as an 10 insurance producer only for the lines of authority specified in 11 the temporary license. 12 d. (1) The commissioner may require a temporary licensee 13 under this subsection to have a suitable sponsor who is a 14 licensed insurance producer and who assumes responsibility for 15 all acts of the temporary licensee. 16 (2) The commissioner may by order revoke a temporary license 17 issued under this subsection if the interest of insureds or the 18 public is endangered. 19 DIVISION X 20 STATE BUILDING CODE 21 Sec. 30. Section 15.291, subsection 5, Code 2022, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 5. “Green development” means development which meets or 24 exceeds the sustainable design standards established by the 25 state building code commissioner pursuant to section 103A.8B of 26 the Iowa building code . 27 Sec. 31. Section 100C.6, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 2. Limit the power of the state or a political subdivision 30 of the state to regulate the quality and character of work 31 performed by contractors or installers through a system of 32 fees, permits, and inspections designed to ensure compliance 33 with, and aid in the administration of, state and local the 34 Iowa building codes code or to enforce other local laws for the 35 -16- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 16/ 81

H.F. 2527 protection of the public health and safety. 1 Sec. 32. Section 103.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 2 following new subsection: 3 NEW SUBSECTION . 10A. “Iowa electrical code” means the 4 national electrical code, 2020 edition, published by the 5 national fire protection association, as modified by section 6 103.1B, and excluding section 210.8(F) of the national 7 electrical code. 8 Sec. 33. NEW SECTION . 103.1B Iowa electrical code —— 9 alterations —— dwelling units. 10 In lieu of the requirements contained in section 210.8(A) 11 of the national electrical code, 2020 edition, the following 12 relating to dwelling units shall apply: 13 1. All one hundred twenty-five volt, single-phase, fifteen 14 and twenty ampere receptacles installed in the following 15 locations shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter 16 protection for personnel: 17 a. Bathrooms. 18 b. Garages and also accessory buildings that have a floor 19 located at or below grade level not intended to be habitable 20 rooms and limited to storage areas, work areas or similar use. 21 c. Outdoors. However, receptacles that are not readily 22 accessible and are a supplied branch circuit dedicated to 23 electrical snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel 24 heating equipment shall be permitted to be installed in 25 accordance with sections 426.28 and 427.22 of the Iowa 26 electrical code, as applicable. 27 d. Crawl spaces at or below grade level. 28 e. Basements. 29 (1) However, a receptacle supplying only a permanently 30 installed fire alarm or burglar alarm system shall not be 31 required to have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection. 32 (2) A receptacle installed pursuant to subparagraph (1) 33 shall not be considered as meeting the requirements of section 34 210.52(G) of the Iowa electrical code. 35 -17- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 17/ 81

H.F. 2527 f. Kitchens where the receptacles are installed to serve the 1 countertop surfaces. 2 g. Sinks where receptacles are installed within one point 3 eight meters or six feet from the top inside edge of the bowl 4 of the sink. 5 h. Boathouses. 6 i. Bathtubs or shower stalls where receptacles are installed 7 within one point eight meters or six feet of the outside edge 8 of the bathtub or shower stall. 9 j. Laundry areas. 10 k. Indoor damp and wet locations. 11 2. For locations listed in subsection 1, paragraphs 12 “a” through “c” , “e” through “h” , and “j” , listed locking 13 support and mounting receptacles utilized in combination with 14 compatible attachment fittings installed for the purpose 15 of serving a ceiling luminaire or ceiling fan shall not be 16 required to be ground-fault circuit-interrupter protected. 17 If a general-purpose convenience receptacle is integral to 18 the ceiling luminaire or ceiling fan, ground fault circuit 19 interrupter protection shall be provided. 20 Sec. 34. NEW SECTION . 103.1C Iowa electrical code —— 21 compliance. 22 A person who complies with the standards contained in an 23 edition of the national electrical code published by the 24 national fire protection association subsequent to the 2020 25 edition shall be deemed to be in compliance with the Iowa 26 electrical code. 27 Sec. 35. Section 103.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 28 2022, is amended by striking the paragraph. 29 Sec. 36. Section 103.6, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 2. The board may, in its discretion, revoke, suspend, or 32 refuse to renew any license granted pursuant to this chapter 33 when the licensee violates any provision of the national 34 electrical code as adopted pursuant to subsection 1 Iowa 35 -18- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 18/ 81

H.F. 2527 electrical code , this chapter , or any rule adopted pursuant to 1 this chapter . 2 Sec. 37. Section 103.10, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 2. In addition, an applicant shall meet examination 5 criteria based upon the most recent national electrical code 6 adopted pursuant to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code and upon 7 electrical theory, as determined by the board. 8 Sec. 38. Section 103.12, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended 9 to read as follows: 10 2. In addition, an applicant shall meet examination 11 criteria based upon the most recent national electrical code 12 adopted pursuant to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code and upon 13 electrical theory, as determined by the board. 14 Sec. 39. Section 103.18, Code 2022, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 103.18 License renewal —— continuing education. 17 In order to renew a class A master electrician, class B 18 master electrician, class A journeyman electrician, or class B 19 journeyman electrician license issued pursuant to this chapter , 20 the licensee shall be required to complete eighteen contact 21 hours of continuing education courses approved by the board 22 during the three-year period for which a license is granted. 23 The contact hours shall include a minimum of six contact hours 24 studying the national electrical code described in section 25 103.6 Iowa electrical code , and the remaining contact hours may 26 include study of electrical circuit theory, blueprint reading, 27 transformer and motor theory, electrical circuits and devices, 28 control systems, programmable controllers, and microcomputers 29 or any other study of electrical-related material that is 30 approved by the board. Any additional hours studying the 31 national electrical code shall be acceptable. For purposes of 32 this section , “contact hour” means fifty minutes of classroom 33 attendance at an approved course under a qualified instructor 34 approved by the board. 35 -19- LSB 5183HV (1) 89 ko/jh 19/ 81