HF 2233 (LSB 5957YH (3) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2233

BY  GUSTOFF, STOLTENBERG, STONE, BRADLEY, THOMSON, DIEKEN, and M. THOMPSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to initial and continuing education requirements for licensed professions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 272C.2, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  h.  Not require a licensee to obtain continuing education credits in a subject matter that is not directly related to the practice of the licensee’s occupation or profession.
    Sec. 2.  Section 272C.3, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a board shall not require an applicant for a license to obtain education credits in a subject matter that is not directly related to the practice of the occupation or profession for which the applicant seeks a license.
    Sec. 3.  Section 602.1206, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  The supreme court shall not require an attorney to receive education credits in a subject matter that is not directly related to the practice of law as a condition of receiving or renewing a license to practice law.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the issuance and renewal of professional and occupational licenses. The bill prohibits a licensing board, including the supreme court in licensing attorneys, from requiring an applicant or licensee to obtain education credits in a subject matter that is not directly related to the practice of the profession as a condition of receiving or renewing a professional or occupational license.