Senate File 219 - Introduced SENATE FILE 219 BY GREEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to educational requirements for a permit to 1 perform tattooing. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2016XS (2) 90 ss/rh

S.F. 219 Section 1. Section 135.37, Code 2023, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. The department of health and human 3 services shall not require an applicant for a permit to perform 4 tattooing to show proof of a high school diploma, high school 5 equivalency diploma, or degree from an accredited college as a 6 condition of issuing a permit to perform tattooing. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill prohibits the department of health and human 11 services from requiring an applicant for a permit to perform 12 tattooing to show proof of a high school diploma, high school 13 equivalency diploma, or degree from an accredited college as a 14 condition of issuing the permit. 15 -1- LSB 2016XS (2) 90 ss/rh 1/ 1