Senate
Study
Bill
1149
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SMITH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
licensure
of
persons
completing
an
1
apprenticeship,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
272C.16
Apprenticeships
——
1
licensure.
2
1.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
3
except
as
provided
in
chapters
103
and
105,
beginning
on
the
4
effective
date
of
this
Act,
a
board
shall
grant
a
license
to
a
5
person
who
completes
an
apprenticeship
program
in
the
relevant
6
occupation
or
profession
and
submits
an
application
pursuant
to
7
this
section.
8
2.
A
board
may
require
an
applicant
to
pass
an
examination
9
prior
to
licensure
if
the
board
requires
an
applicant
who
10
has
completed
an
educational
program
to
pass
an
examination
11
prior
to
licensure.
A
board
shall
not
require
an
applicant
12
to
receive
a
higher
score
on
the
examination
than
the
score
13
required
of
an
applicant
who
completes
an
educational
program.
14
3.
A
board
may
require
an
applicant
to
pay
a
licensing
15
fee
if
the
board
requires
an
applicant
who
has
completed
an
16
educational
program
to
pay
a
licensing
fee.
A
board
shall
not
17
impose
a
licensing
fee
greater
than
the
licensing
fee
imposed
18
on
an
applicant
who
completes
an
educational
program.
19
4.
Except
as
otherwise
required
by
federal
law,
a
board
20
shall
not
require
an
applicant
to
complete
more
hours
of
21
apprenticeship
training
than
the
number
of
hours
of
education
22
required
to
be
completed
by
an
applicant
who
completes
an
23
educational
program.
24
5.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“apprenticeship”
means
25
a
program
that
meets
the
requirements
of
29
C.F.R.
pt.
29,
26
including
an
industry-recognized
apprenticeship
program.
27
6.
Each
board
shall
adopt
rules
for
the
implementation
of
28
this
section.
29
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
30
2022.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
the
licensure
of
persons
who
complete
an
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apprenticeship
program.
1
The
bill
requires
a
licensing
board,
as
defined
in
Code
2
section
272C.1,
to
grant
a
license
to
a
person
who
completes
an
3
apprenticeship
program
that
meets
certain
federal
requirements
4
and
if
the
person
submits
an
application
to
the
appropriate
5
board.
The
bill
allows
a
board
to
impose
the
same
requirements
6
regarding
examinations
and
the
payment
of
fees
that
the
board
7
imposes
on
an
applicant
who
has
completed
an
educational
8
program.
The
bill
prohibits
a
board
from
requiring
an
9
applicant
to
complete
more
hours
of
apprenticeship
training
10
than
the
number
of
hours
of
education
required
by
an
applicant
11
who
completes
an
educational
program.
The
bill
does
not
change
12
the
provisions
for
apprenticeship
programs
for
licenses
under
13
Code
chapter
103
(electricians
and
electrical
contractors)
14
or
Code
chapter
105
(plumbers,
mechanical
professionals,
and
15
contractors).
16
The
bill
takes
effect
January
1,
2022.
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