H.F. 968 Section 1. LICENSURE FEE STANDARDIZATION. 1 1. The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing 2 shall consult with the boards, commissions, committees, 3 councils, and other entities of state government identified in 4 the licensure renewal and fee study issued by the department of 5 inspections, appeals, and licensing pursuant to 2024 Iowa Acts, 6 chapter 1170, sections 67 and 68, to propose uniform licensure 7 fees for each license in a tier. 8 2. Not later than eighteen months after the effective 9 date of this Act, the department of inspections, appeals, and 10 licensing shall submit a regulatory analysis of proposed rules 11 to the administrative code editor pursuant to section 17A.4A, 12 subsection 4, as necessary to implement a uniform licensure 13 fee proposed for licenses in applicable tiers, provided the 14 department or an entity under the purview of the department is 15 otherwise authorized by law to determine the fee by rule. 16 3. For purposes of this section, “license” means a license, 17 permit, or certification. 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 This bill relates to licensure fees for professional 22 licenses, permits, and certifications. The bill requires the 23 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing (department) 24 to consult with each board, commission, committee, council, and 25 other entity of state government identified in the licensure 26 renewal and fee study (study) issued by the department to 27 propose uniform licensure fees for each license in a tier 28 identified in the study. The bill requires the department to, 29 not later than 18 months after the effective date of the bill, 30 submit a regulatory analysis of proposed rules as necessary to 31 implement the uniform licensure fee proposed for licenses in a 32 tier, if adopting the fee by rule is otherwise authorized by 33 law. 34 -1- LSB 2101YH (7) 91 ss/ns 1/ 1