House
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HOUSE
FILE
2627
BY
COMMITTEE
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AND
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(SUCCESSOR
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(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
June
12,
2020
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
governmental
and
regulatory
matters
1
including
the
granting
and
renewal
of
licenses,
2
certificates,
and
registrations,
and
including
effective
3
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
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STATE
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DIVISION
I
1
PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
2
Section
1.
Section
103.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
3
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
103.9,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
5
by
striking
the
subsection.
6
Sec.
3.
Section
103.10,
subsection
6,
Code
2020,
is
amended
7
by
striking
the
subsection.
8
Sec.
4.
Section
103.12,
subsection
6,
Code
2020,
is
amended
9
by
striking
the
subsection.
10
Sec.
5.
Section
103.12A,
subsection
4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
11
by
striking
the
subsection.
12
Sec.
6.
Section
103.13,
subsection
4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
13
by
striking
the
subsection.
14
Sec.
7.
Section
103.15,
subsection
7,
Code
2020,
is
amended
15
by
striking
the
subsection.
16
Sec.
8.
Section
105.10,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
amended
17
by
striking
the
subsection.
18
Sec.
9.
Section
105.22,
subsection
4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
19
by
striking
the
subsection.
20
Sec.
10.
Section
135.105A,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
21
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
5.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
regarding
minimum
23
requirements
for
lead
inspector,
lead
abater,
and
lead-safe
24
renovator
training
programs,
certification,
work
practice
25
standards,
and
suspension
and
revocation
requirements,
and
26
shall
implement
the
training
and
certification
programs.
Rules
27
adopted
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
comply
with
chapter
28
272C.
The
department
shall
seek
federal
funding
and
shall
29
establish
fees
in
amounts
sufficient
to
defray
the
cost
of
the
30
programs.
The
fees
shall
be
used
for
any
of
the
department’s
31
duties
under
this
subchapter
,
including
but
not
limited
32
to
the
costs
of
full-time
equivalent
positions
for
program
33
services
and
investigations.
Fees
received
shall
be
considered
34
repayment
receipts
as
defined
in
section
8.2
.
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Sec.
11.
Section
147.3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
147.3
Qualifications.
3
An
applicant
for
a
license
to
practice
a
profession
under
4
this
subtitle
is
not
ineligible
because
of
age,
citizenship,
5
sex,
race,
religion,
marital
status,
or
national
origin,
6
although
the
application
form
may
require
citizenship
7
information.
A
board
may
consider
the
past
criminal
record
of
8
an
applicant
only
if
the
conviction
relates
to
the
practice
of
9
the
profession
for
which
the
applicant
requests
to
be
licensed.
10
Sec.
12.
Section
147.55,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
amended
11
by
striking
the
subsection.
12
Sec.
13.
Section
147A.7,
subsection
1,
paragraph
j,
Code
13
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
14
Sec.
14.
Section
148.6,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
15
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
16
Sec.
15.
Section
148H.7,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
17
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
18
Sec.
16.
Section
151.9,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
amended
19
by
striking
the
subsection.
20
Sec.
17.
Section
152.10,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
21
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
22
Sec.
18.
Section
153.34,
subsection
9,
Code
2020,
is
amended
23
by
striking
the
subsection.
24
Sec.
19.
Section
154A.24,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
25
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
26
Sec.
20.
Section
156.9,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
Code
27
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
28
Sec.
21.
Section
272.1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
29
following
new
subsection:
30
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
“Offense
directly
relates”
refers
to
31
either
of
the
following:
32
a.
The
actions
taken
in
furtherance
of
an
offense
are
33
actions
customarily
performed
within
the
scope
of
practice
of
34
a
licensed
profession.
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b.
The
circumstances
under
which
an
offense
was
committed
1
are
circumstances
customary
to
a
licensed
profession.
2
Sec.
22.
Section
272.2,
subsection
14,
paragraph
a,
Code
3
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
The
board
may
deny
a
license
to
or
revoke
the
license
5
of
a
person
upon
the
board’s
finding
by
a
preponderance
of
6
evidence
that
either
the
person
has
been
convicted
of
a
crime
7
an
offense
and
the
offense
directly
relates
to
the
duties
and
8
responsibilities
of
the
profession
or
that
there
has
been
9
a
founded
report
of
child
abuse
against
the
person.
Rules
10
adopted
in
accordance
with
this
paragraph
shall
provide
that
11
in
determining
whether
a
person
should
be
denied
a
license
or
12
that
a
practitioner’s
license
should
be
revoked,
the
board
13
shall
consider
the
nature
and
seriousness
of
the
founded
abuse
14
or
crime
in
relation
to
the
position
sought,
the
time
elapsed
15
since
the
crime
was
committed,
the
degree
of
rehabilitation
16
which
has
taken
place
since
the
incidence
of
founded
abuse
or
17
the
commission
of
the
crime,
the
likelihood
that
the
person
18
will
commit
the
same
abuse
or
crime
again,
and
the
number
of
19
founded
abuses
committed
by
or
criminal
convictions
of
the
20
person
involved.
21
Sec.
23.
Section
272C.1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
22
following
new
subsection:
23
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
“Offense
directly
relates”
refers
to
24
either
of
the
following:
25
a.
The
actions
taken
in
furtherance
of
an
offense
are
26
actions
customarily
performed
within
the
scope
of
practice
of
27
a
licensed
profession.
28
b.
The
circumstances
under
which
an
offense
was
committed
29
are
circumstances
customary
to
a
licensed
profession.
30
Sec.
24.
Section
272C.4,
subsection
13,
Code
2020,
is
31
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
32
Sec.
25.
Section
272C.10,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
33
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
34
thereof
the
following:
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5.
Conviction
of
a
felony
offense,
if
the
offense
directly
1
relates
to
the
profession
or
occupation
of
the
licensee,
in
the
2
courts
of
this
state
or
another
state,
territory,
or
country.
3
Conviction
as
used
in
this
subsection
includes
a
conviction
of
4
an
offense
which
if
committed
in
this
state
would
be
a
felony
5
without
regard
to
its
designation
elsewhere,
and
includes
a
6
finding
or
verdict
of
guilt
made
or
returned
in
a
criminal
7
proceeding
even
if
the
adjudication
of
guilt
is
withheld
or
not
8
entered.
A
certified
copy
of
the
final
order
or
judgment
of
9
conviction
or
plea
of
guilty
in
this
state
or
in
another
state
10
constitutes
conclusive
evidence
of
the
conviction.
11
Sec.
26.
NEW
SECTION
.
272C.12
Licensure
of
persons
licensed
12
in
other
jurisdictions.
13
1.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law,
an
14
occupational
or
professional
license,
certificate,
or
15
registration,
including
a
license,
certificate,
or
registration
16
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners,
shall
be
issued
17
without
an
examination
to
a
person
who
establishes
residency
18
in
this
state
or
to
a
person
who
is
married
to
an
active
duty
19
member
of
the
military
forces
of
the
United
States
and
who
is
20
accompanying
the
member
on
an
official
permanent
change
of
21
station
to
a
military
installation
located
in
this
state
if
all
22
of
the
following
conditions
are
met:
23
a.
The
person
is
currently
licensed,
certified,
or
24
registered
by
at
least
one
other
issuing
jurisdiction
in
the
25
occupation
or
profession
applied
for
with
a
substantially
26
similar
scope
of
practice
and
the
license,
certificate,
or
27
registration
is
in
good
standing
in
all
issuing
jurisdictions
28
in
which
the
person
holds
a
license,
certificate,
or
29
registration.
30
b.
The
person
has
been
licensed,
certified,
or
registered
by
31
another
issuing
jurisdiction
for
at
least
one
year.
32
c.
When
the
person
was
licensed
by
the
issuing
jurisdiction,
33
the
issuing
jurisdiction
imposed
minimum
educational
34
requirements
and,
if
applicable,
work
experience
and
clinical
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supervision
requirements,
and
the
issuing
jurisdiction
verifies
1
that
the
person
met
those
requirements
in
order
to
be
licensed
2
in
that
issuing
jurisdiction.
3
d.
The
person
previously
passed
an
examination
required
by
4
the
other
issuing
jurisdiction
for
licensure,
certification,
5
or
registration,
if
applicable.
6
e.
The
person
has
not
had
a
license,
certificate,
or
7
registration
revoked
and
has
not
voluntarily
surrendered
a
8
license,
certificate,
or
registration
in
any
other
issuing
9
jurisdiction
or
country
while
under
investigation
for
10
unprofessional
conduct.
11
f.
The
person
has
not
had
discipline
imposed
by
any
other
12
regulating
entity
in
this
state
or
another
issuing
jurisdiction
13
or
country.
If
another
jurisdiction
has
taken
disciplinary
14
action
against
the
person,
the
appropriate
licensing
board
15
shall
determine
if
the
cause
for
the
action
was
corrected
and
16
the
matter
resolved.
If
the
licensing
board
determines
that
17
the
matter
has
not
been
resolved
by
the
jurisdiction
imposing
18
discipline,
the
licensing
board
shall
not
issue
or
deny
a
19
license,
certificate,
or
registration
to
the
person
until
the
20
matter
is
resolved.
21
g.
The
person
does
not
have
a
complaint,
allegation,
or
22
investigation
pending
before
any
regulating
entity
in
another
23
issuing
jurisdiction
or
country
that
relates
to
unprofessional
24
conduct.
If
the
person
has
any
complaints,
allegations,
or
25
investigations
pending,
the
appropriate
licensing
board
shall
26
not
issue
or
deny
a
license,
certificate,
or
registration
to
27
the
person
until
the
complaint,
allegation,
or
investigation
28
is
resolved.
29
h.
The
person
pays
all
applicable
fees.
30
i.
The
person
does
not
have
a
criminal
history
that
would
31
prevent
the
person
from
holding
the
license,
certificate,
or
32
registration
applied
for
in
this
state.
33
2.
A
person
licensed
pursuant
to
this
section
is
subject
to
34
the
laws
regulating
the
person’s
practice
in
this
state
and
is
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subject
to
the
jurisdiction
of
the
appropriate
licensing
board.
1
3.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
any
of
the
following:
2
a.
The
ability
of
a
licensing
board,
agency,
or
department
3
to
require
the
submission
of
fingerprints
or
completion
of
a
4
criminal
history
check.
5
b.
Criteria
for
a
license,
certificate,
or
registration
that
6
is
established
by
an
interstate
compact.
7
c.
The
ability
of
a
licensing
board,
agency,
or
department
8
to
require
a
person
to
take
and
pass
an
examination
specific
to
9
the
laws
of
this
state
prior
to
issuing
a
license.
A
licensing
10
board,
agency,
or
department
that
requires
an
applicant
to
take
11
and
pass
an
examination
specific
to
the
laws
of
this
state
12
shall
issue
an
applicant
a
temporary
license
that
is
valid
13
for
a
period
of
three
months
and
may
be
renewed
once
for
an
14
additional
period
of
three
months.
15
d.
A
license
issued
by
the
department
of
transportation.
16
e.
A
person
who
is
licensed
by
another
issuing
jurisdiction
17
and
is
granted
a
privilege
to
practice
in
this
state
by
another
18
provision
of
law
without
receiving
a
license
in
this
state.
19
f.
A
person
applying
for
a
license
through
a
national
20
licensing
organization.
21
4.
A
license,
certificate,
or
registration
issued
22
pursuant
to
this
section
does
not
grant
the
person
receiving
23
the
license,
certificate,
or
registration
eligibility
to
24
practice
pursuant
to
an
interstate
compact.
A
licensing
25
board
shall
determine
eligibility
for
a
person
to
hold
a
26
license,
certificate,
or
registration
pursuant
to
this
section
27
regardless
of
the
person’s
eligibility
to
practice
pursuant
to
28
an
interstate
compact.
29
5.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“issuing
jurisdiction”
30
means
the
duly
constituted
authority
in
another
state
that
has
31
issued
a
professional
license,
certificate,
or
registration
to
32
a
person.
33
Sec.
27.
NEW
SECTION
.
272C.13
Educational
requirements
——
34
work
experience.
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1.
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
2,
a
person
applying
1
for
a
professional
or
occupational
license,
certificate,
2
or
registration
in
this
state
who
relocates
to
this
state
3
from
another
state
that
did
not
require
a
professional
or
4
occupational
license,
certificate,
or
registration
to
practice
5
the
person’s
profession
or
occupation
may
be
considered
to
have
6
met
any
education,
training,
or
work
experience
requirements
7
imposed
by
a
licensing
board
in
this
state
if
the
person
8
has
three
or
more
years
of
related
work
experience
with
a
9
substantially
similar
scope
of
practice
within
the
four
years
10
preceding
the
date
of
application
as
determined
by
the
board.
11
2.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
a
license,
certificate,
12
or
registration
issued
by
the
board
of
medicine,
the
board
of
13
nursing,
the
dental
board,
the
board
of
pharmacy,
or
the
board
14
of
educational
examiners.
15
3.
If
this
Code
or
administrative
rules
require
16
a
person
applying
for
a
professional
or
occupational
17
license,
certificate,
or
registration
in
this
state
to
18
pass
an
examination
to
obtain
the
license,
certificate,
or
19
registration,
a
person
applying
for
licensure,
certification,
20
or
registration
under
this
section
shall
be
required
to
pass
21
the
same
examination.
22
Sec.
28.
NEW
SECTION
.
272C.14
Waiver
of
fees.
23
A
licensing
board,
agency,
or
department
shall
waive
any
24
fee
charged
to
an
applicant
for
a
license
if
the
applicant’s
25
household
income
does
not
exceed
two
hundred
percent
of
the
26
federal
poverty
income
guidelines
and
the
applicant
is
applying
27
for
the
license
for
the
first
time
in
this
state.
28
Sec.
29.
NEW
SECTION
.
272C.15
Disqualifications
for
29
criminal
convictions
limited.
30
1.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
31
contrary,
except
for
chapter
272,
a
person’s
conviction
of
a
32
crime
may
be
grounds
for
the
denial,
revocation,
or
suspension
33
of
a
license
only
if
an
unreasonable
risk
to
public
safety
34
exists
because
the
offense
directly
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to
the
duties
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and
responsibilities
of
the
profession
and
the
appropriate
1
licensing
board,
agency,
or
department
does
not
grant
an
2
exception
pursuant
to
subsection
4.
3
2.
A
licensing
board,
agency,
or
department
that
may
deny
a
4
license
on
the
basis
of
an
applicant’s
conviction
record
shall
5
provide
a
list
of
the
specific
convictions
that
may
disqualify
6
an
applicant
from
receiving
a
license.
Any
such
offense
7
shall
be
an
offense
that
directly
relates
to
the
duties
and
8
responsibilities
of
the
profession.
9
3.
A
licensing
board,
agency,
or
department
shall
not
deny
10
an
application
for
a
license
on
the
basis
of
an
arrest
that
11
was
not
followed
by
a
conviction
or
based
on
a
finding
that
an
12
applicant
lacks
good
character,
suffers
from
moral
turpitude,
13
or
on
other
similar
basis.
14
4.
A
licensing
board,
agency,
or
department
shall
grant
15
an
exception
to
an
applicant
who
would
otherwise
be
denied
a
16
license
due
to
a
criminal
conviction
if
the
following
factors
17
establish
by
clear
and
convincing
evidence
that
the
applicant
18
is
rehabilitated
and
an
appropriate
candidate
for
licensure:
19
a.
The
nature
and
seriousness
of
the
crime
for
which
the
20
applicant
was
convicted.
21
b.
The
amount
of
time
that
has
passed
since
the
commission
22
of
the
crime.
There
is
a
rebuttable
presumption
that
an
23
applicant
is
rehabilitated
and
an
appropriate
candidate
24
for
licensure
five
years
after
the
date
of
the
applicant’s
25
release
from
incarceration,
provided
that
the
applicant
was
26
not
convicted
of
sexual
abuse
in
violation
of
section
709.4,
27
a
sexually
violent
offense
as
defined
in
section
229A.2,
28
dependent
adult
abuse
in
violation
of
section
235B.20,
a
29
forcible
felony
as
defined
in
section
702.11,
or
domestic
abuse
30
assault
in
violation
of
section
708.2A,
and
the
applicant
31
has
not
been
convicted
of
another
crime
after
release
from
32
incarceration.
33
c.
The
circumstances
relative
to
the
offense,
including
any
34
aggravating
and
mitigating
circumstances
or
social
conditions
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surrounding
the
commission
of
the
offense.
1
d.
The
age
of
the
applicant
at
the
time
the
offense
was
2
committed.
3
e.
Any
treatment
undertaken
by
the
applicant.
4
f.
Whether
a
certification
of
employability
has
been
issued
5
to
the
applicant
pursuant
to
section
906.19.
6
g.
Any
letters
of
reference
submitted
on
behalf
of
the
7
applicant.
8
h.
All
other
relevant
evidence
of
rehabilitation
and
present
9
fitness
of
the
applicant.
10
5.
An
applicant
may
petition
the
relevant
licensing
board,
11
agency,
or
department,
in
a
form
prescribed
by
the
board,
12
agency,
or
department,
for
a
determination
as
to
whether
the
13
applicant’s
criminal
record
will
prevent
the
applicant
from
14
receiving
a
license.
The
board,
agency,
or
department
shall
15
issue
such
a
determination
at
the
next
regularly
scheduled
16
meeting
of
the
board,
agency,
or
department
or
within
thirty
17
days
of
receiving
the
petition,
whichever
is
later.
The
18
board,
agency,
or
department
shall
hold
a
closed
session
19
while
determining
whether
an
applicant’s
criminal
record
will
20
prevent
the
applicant
from
receiving
a
license
and
while
21
determining
whether
to
deny
an
applicant’s
application
on
22
the
basis
of
an
applicant’s
criminal
conviction.
A
board,
23
agency,
or
department
may
charge
a
fee
to
recoup
the
costs
of
24
such
a
determination,
provided
that
such
fee
shall
not
exceed
25
twenty-five
dollars.
26
6.
a.
A
licensing
board,
agency,
or
department
that
27
denies
an
applicant
a
license
solely
or
partly
because
of
28
the
applicant’s
prior
conviction
of
a
crime
shall
notify
the
29
applicant
in
writing
of
all
of
the
following:
30
(1)
The
grounds
for
the
denial
or
disqualification.
31
(2)
That
the
applicant
has
the
right
to
a
hearing
to
32
challenge
the
licensing
authority’s
decision.
33
(3)
The
earliest
date
the
applicant
may
submit
a
new
34
application.
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That
evidence
of
rehabilitation
of
the
applicant
may
be
1
considered
upon
reapplication.
2
b.
A
determination
by
a
licensing
board,
agency,
or
3
department
that
an
applicant’s
criminal
conviction
is
4
specifically
listed
as
a
disqualifying
conviction
and
the
5
offense
directly
relates
to
the
duties
and
responsibilities
6
of
the
applicant’s
profession
must
be
documented
in
written
7
findings
for
each
factor
specified
in
subsection
4
sufficient
8
for
a
review
by
a
court.
9
c.
In
any
administrative
or
civil
hearing
authorized
by
10
this
section
or
chapter
17A,
a
licensing
board,
agency,
or
11
department
shall
carry
the
burden
of
proof
on
the
question
of
12
whether
the
applicant’s
criminal
offense
directly
relates
to
13
the
duties
and
responsibilities
of
the
profession
for
which
the
14
license
is
sought.
15
7.
A
board,
agency,
or
department
may
require
an
applicant
16
with
a
criminal
record
to
submit
the
applicant’s
complete
17
criminal
record
detailing
an
applicant’s
offenses
with
an
18
application.
A
board,
agency,
or
department
may
also
require
19
an
applicant
with
a
criminal
record
to
submit
a
personal
20
statement
regarding
whether
each
offense
directly
relates
to
21
the
duties
and
performance
of
the
applicant’s
occupation.
For
22
the
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“complete
criminal
record”
23
includes
the
complaint
and
judgment
of
conviction
for
each
24
offense
of
which
the
applicant
has
been
convicted.
25
Sec.
30.
RULEMAKING
PROCEDURES
AND
APPLICABILITY.
26
1.
The
boards
designated
in
section
147.13
other
than
the
27
board
of
medicine,
the
board
of
nursing,
the
dental
board,
and
28
the
board
of
pharmacy,
when
carrying
out
rulemaking
pursuant
29
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
the
provisions
of
this
division
30
of
this
Act,
shall
each
adopt
the
same
rules,
which
shall
be
31
applicable
to
all
such
boards.
The
bureau
of
professional
32
licensure
of
the
department
of
public
health
shall
assist
the
33
boards
in
carrying
out
such
rulemaking.
34
2.
The
accountancy
examining
board,
the
architectural
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examining
board,
the
engineering
and
land
surveying
examining
1
board,
the
interior
design
examining
board,
the
landscape
2
architectural
examining
board,
and
the
real
estate
commission,
3
when
carrying
out
rulemaking
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
4
implement
the
provisions
of
this
Act,
shall
each
adopt
the
same
5
rules,
which
shall
be
applicable
to
all
such
boards
and
the
6
real
estate
commission.
The
professional
licensing
bureau
of
7
the
department
of
commerce
shall
assist
the
boards
and
the
real
8
estate
commission
in
carrying
out
such
rulemaking.
9
3.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
any
rulemaking
pursuant
10
to
chapter
17A
by
a
board
or
commission
to
implement
the
11
provisions
of
this
Act
that
the
board
or
commission
determines
12
is
necessary
to
address
circumstances
or
legal
requirements
13
uniquely
applicable
to
the
board
or
commission.
14
Sec.
31.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act
takes
15
effect
January
1,
2021.
16
DIVISION
II
17
MISCELLANEOUS
CHANGES
18
Sec.
32.
Section
22.2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
19
following
new
subsection:
20
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
If
feasible,
the
custodian
of
a
public
21
record
may
provide
for
the
electronic
examination
and
copying
22
of
a
public
record
in
lieu
of
requiring
in-person
examination
23
and
copying
of
a
public
record.
This
subsection
does
not
apply
24
to
searches
of
all
indexes,
general
and
specific,
of
public
25
records
relating
to
documents,
instruments,
and
muniments
of
26
title,
for
the
purpose
of
performing
title
searches,
real
27
property
searches,
or
creating
real
property
abstracts.
28
Sec.
33.
Section
22.4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
29
follows:
30
22.4
Hours
when
available
Public
records
requests
.
31
The
rights
of
persons
under
this
chapter
may
be
exercised
32
under
any
of
the
following
circumstances:
33
1.
In
person,
at
any
time
during
the
customary
office
hours
34
of
the
lawful
custodian
of
the
records.
However,
if
the
lawful
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custodian
does
not
have
customary
office
hours
of
at
least
1
thirty
hours
per
week,
such
right
may
be
exercised
at
any
time
2
from
9:00
a.m.
to
noon
and
from
1:00
p.m.
to
4:00
p.m.
Monday
3
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays,
unless
the
person
4
exercising
such
right
and
the
lawful
custodian
agree
on
a
5
different
time.
6
2.
In
writing,
by
telephone,
or
by
electronic
means.
The
7
lawful
custodian
of
the
records
shall
post
information
for
8
making
such
requests
in
a
manner
reasonably
calculated
to
9
apprise
the
public
of
that
information.
10
Sec.
34.
Section
80A.1,
subsection
12,
Code
2020,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
12.
“Private
security
business”
means
a
business
of
13
furnishing,
for
hire
or
reward,
guards,
watch
personnel,
14
armored
car
personnel,
patrol
personnel,
or
other
persons
to
15
protect
persons
or
property,
to
prevent
the
unlawful
taking
of
16
goods
and
merchandise,
or
to
prevent
the
misappropriation
or
17
concealment
of
goods,
merchandise,
money,
securities,
or
other
18
valuable
documents
or
papers,
and
includes
an
individual
who
19
for
hire
patrols,
watches,
or
guards
a
residential,
industrial,
20
or
business
property
or
district.
“Private
security
business”
21
does
not
include
a
business
for
debt
collection
as
defined
in
22
section
537.7102.
23
Sec.
35.
Section
89A.3,
subsection
2,
paragraph
i,
Code
24
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
i.
The
amount
of
fees
charged
and
collected
for
inspection,
26
permits,
and
commissions.
Fees
shall
be
set
at
an
amount
27
sufficient
to
cover
costs
as
determined
from
consideration
28
of
the
reasonable
time
required
to
conduct
an
inspection,
29
reasonable
hourly
wages
paid
to
inspectors,
and
reasonable
30
transportation
and
similar
expenses.
The
safety
board
shall
31
also
be
authorized
to
consider
setting
reduced
fees
for
32
nonprofit
associations
and
nonprofit
corporations,
as
described
33
in
chapters
501B
and
504.
34
Sec.
36.
Section
125.38,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
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to
read
as
follows:
1
1.
Subject
to
reasonable
rules
regarding
hours
of
2
visitation
which
the
department
may
adopt,
a
patient
in
3
a
facility
shall
be
granted
an
opportunity
for
adequate
4
consultation
with
counsel,
and
for
continuing
contact
with
5
family
and
friends
consistent
with
an
effective
treatment
6
program
,
provided
that
such
consultation
and
contact
may
be
7
provided
telephonically
or
electronically
.
8
Sec.
37.
Section
135B.5,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
1.
Upon
receipt
of
an
application
for
license
and
the
11
license
fee,
the
department
shall
issue
a
license
if
the
12
applicant
and
hospital
facilities
comply
with
this
chapter
,
13
chapter
135
,
and
the
rules
of
the
department.
Each
licensee
14
shall
receive
annual
reapproval
upon
payment
of
five
hundred
15
dollars
and
upon
filing
of
an
application
form
which
is
16
available
from
the
department.
The
annual
licensure
fee
shall
17
be
dedicated
to
support
and
provide
educational
programs
on
18
regulatory
issues
for
hospitals
licensed
under
this
chapter
in
19
consultation
with
the
hospital
licensing
board
.
Licenses
shall
20
be
either
general
or
restricted
in
form.
Each
license
shall
be
21
issued
only
for
the
premises
and
persons
or
governmental
units
22
named
in
the
application
and
is
not
transferable
or
assignable
23
except
with
the
written
approval
of
the
department.
Licenses
24
shall
be
posted
in
a
conspicuous
place
on
the
licensed
premises
25
as
prescribed
by
rule
of
the
department.
26
Sec.
38.
Section
135B.7,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
27
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
a.
The
department,
with
the
advice
and
approval
of
the
29
hospital
licensing
board
and
approval
of
the
state
board
of
30
health,
shall
adopt
rules
setting
out
the
standards
for
the
31
different
types
of
hospitals
to
be
licensed
under
this
chapter
.
32
The
department
shall
enforce
the
rules.
33
Sec.
39.
Section
272.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
34
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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a.
License
practitioners,
which
includes
the
authority
to
1
establish
criteria
for
the
licenses;
establish
issuance
and
2
renewal
requirements
,
provided
that
a
continuing
education
3
requirement
may
be
completed
by
electronic
means
;
create
4
application
and
renewal
forms;
create
licenses
that
authorize
5
different
instructional
functions
or
specialties;
develop
a
6
code
of
professional
rights
and
responsibilities,
practices,
7
and
ethics,
which
shall,
among
other
things,
address
the
8
failure
of
a
practitioner
to
fulfill
contractual
obligations
9
under
section
279.13
;
and
develop
any
other
classifications,
10
distinctions,
and
procedures
which
may
be
necessary
to
exercise
11
licensing
duties.
In
addressing
the
failure
of
a
practitioner
12
to
fulfill
contractual
obligations,
the
board
shall
consider
13
factors
beyond
the
practitioner’s
control.
14
Sec.
40.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
15
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
a.
Fifty
of
the
nonresident
deer
hunting
licenses
shall
17
be
allocated
as
requested
by
a
majority
of
a
committee
18
consisting
of
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
speaker
of
19
the
house
of
representatives,
and
director
of
the
economic
20
development
authority,
or
their
designees
determined
by
the
21
department
.
The
licenses
provided
pursuant
to
this
subsection
22
shall
be
in
addition
to
the
number
of
nonresident
licenses
23
authorized
pursuant
to
section
483A.8
.
The
purpose
of
the
24
special
nonresident
licenses
is
to
allow
state
officials
and
25
local
development
groups
to
promote
the
state
and
its
natural
26
resources
to
nonresident
guests
and
dignitaries.
Photographs,
27
videotapes,
or
any
other
form
of
media
resulting
from
the
28
hunting
visitation
shall
not
be
used
for
political
campaign
29
purposes.
The
nonresident
licenses
shall
be
issued
without
30
application
upon
purchase
of
a
nonresident
annual
hunting
31
license
that
includes
the
wildlife
habitat
fee
and
the
purchase
32
of
a
nonresident
deer
hunting
license.
The
licenses
are
valid
33
in
all
zones
open
to
deer
hunting.
The
hunter
education
34
certificate
requirement
pursuant
to
section
483A.27
is
waived
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for
a
nonresident
issued
a
license
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
1
Sec.
41.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
2
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
a.
Fifty
of
the
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
licenses
4
shall
be
allocated
as
requested
by
a
majority
of
a
committee
5
consisting
of
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
speaker
of
6
the
house
of
representatives,
and
director
of
the
economic
7
development
authority,
or
their
designees
determined
by
the
8
department
.
The
licenses
provided
pursuant
to
this
subsection
9
shall
be
in
addition
to
the
number
of
nonresident
licenses
10
authorized
pursuant
to
section
483A.7
.
The
purpose
of
the
11
special
nonresident
licenses
is
to
allow
state
officials
and
12
local
development
groups
to
promote
the
state
and
its
natural
13
resources
to
nonresident
guests
and
dignitaries.
Photographs,
14
videotapes,
or
any
other
form
of
media
resulting
from
the
15
hunting
visitation
shall
not
be
used
for
political
campaign
16
purposes.
The
nonresident
licenses
shall
be
issued
without
17
application
upon
purchase
of
a
nonresident
annual
hunting
18
license
that
includes
the
wildlife
habitat
fee
and
the
purchase
19
of
a
nonresident
wild
turkey
hunting
license.
The
licenses
are
20
valid
in
all
zones
open
to
wild
turkey
hunting.
The
hunter
21
education
certificate
requirement
pursuant
to
section
483A.27
22
is
waived
for
a
nonresident
issued
a
license
pursuant
to
this
23
subsection
.
24
Sec.
42.
Section
543D.9,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
543D.9
Education
and
experience
requirement.
27
The
board
shall
determine
what
real
estate
appraisal
or
28
real
estate
appraisal
review
experience
and
what
education
29
shall
be
required
to
provide
appropriate
assurance
that
30
an
applicant
for
certification
is
competent
to
perform
the
31
certified
appraisal
work
which
is
within
the
scope
of
practice
32
defined
by
the
board.
All
experience
required
for
initial
33
certification
shall
be
performed
as
a
registered
associate
34
real
estate
appraiser
acting
under
the
direct
supervision
of
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a
certified
real
estate
appraiser
who
meets
the
supervisory
1
requirements
established
by
applicable
federal
authorities
or
2
federal
law,
rule,
or
policy
in
effect
at
the
time
the
hours
3
of
experience
are
claimed
,
except
as
the
board
may
provide
by
4
rule.
Subject
to
requirements
or
limitations
established
by
5
applicable
federal
authorities
or
federal
law,
rule,
or
policy,
6
hours
qualifying
for
experience
in
a
bordering
state
will
7
be
considered
qualifying
hours
for
experience
in
this
state
8
without
requiring
a
waiver
or
authorization
from
the
board
in
9
accordance
with
rules
and
standards
adopted
by
the
board,
as
10
long
as
a
majority
of
qualifying
hours
are
completed
in
this
11
state.
Qualifying
hours
completed
in
a
bordering
state
shall
12
be
under
the
direct
supervision
of
a
certified
real
estate
13
appraiser
with
active
certification
in
that
bordering
state.
14
The
board
shall
prescribe
a
required
minimum
number
of
tested
15
hours
of
education
relating
to
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
,
16
the
uniform
appraisal
standards,
and
other
rules
issued
in
17
accordance
with
this
chapter
.
18
Sec.
43.
Section
544A.8,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
19
following
new
subsection:
20
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
A
person
applying
to
the
board
for
21
licensure
who
has
passed
a
module
of
the
architect
registration
22
examination
but
failed
to
pass
the
exam
shall
not
be
required
23
to
retake
the
module
that
the
applicant
previously
passed
in
24
subsequent
examinations.
25
Sec.
44.
REPEAL.
Chapter
9D,
Code
2020,
is
repealed.
26
Sec.
45.
REPEAL.
Sections
135B.10
and
135B.11,
Code
2020,
27
are
repealed.
28
Sec.
46.
2018
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1142,
section
8,
as
amended
29
by
2019
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
85,
section
118,
is
amended
to
read
30
as
follows:
31
SEC.
8.
FUTURE
REPEAL.
Section
155A.44
,
Code
2018,
is
32
repealed
effective
July
1,
2020
2021
.
33
Sec.
47.
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS.
The
boards
34
designated
in
section
147.13
shall
require
licensees
required
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to
complete
continuing
education
credits
prior
to
the
renewal
1
of
a
license
set
to
expire
in
2020
to
complete
such
continuing
2
education
credits
by
June
30,
2021.
A
license
set
to
expire
in
3
2020
shall
not
expire
until
June
30,
2021.
4
Sec.
48.
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
——
ELECTRONIC
MEANS.
For
the
5
period
beginning
on
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
6
Act
through
June
30,
2021,
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
7
to
the
contrary,
each
licensing
board,
as
defined
in
section
8
272C.1,
shall
allow
licensees
to
satisfy
continuing
education
9
requirements
by
electronic
means.
10
Sec.
49.
SCHOOL
PHYSICALS
——
TEMPORARY
PROVISIONS.
For
11
the
period
beginning
on
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
12
this
Act
through
December
31,
2020,
a
student
participating
13
in
interscholastic
athletics
who
presents
to
the
student’s
14
superintendent
a
certificate
signed
on
or
after
July
1,
2019,
15
by
a
licensed
physician
or
surgeon,
osteopathic
physician
16
or
surgeon,
chiropractor,
physician
assistant,
or
advanced
17
registered
nurse
practitioner,
to
the
effect
that
the
18
student
has
been
examined
and
may
safely
engage
in
athletic
19
competition,
shall
be
deemed
to
have
complied
with
the
20
regulatory
provisions
of
281
IAC
36.14(1).
21
Sec.
50.
SHAREHOLDER
MEETINGS
——
TEMPORARY
PROVISIONS.
For
22
the
period
beginning
on
the
effective
date
of
this
division
23
of
this
Act
through
December
31,
2020,
notwithstanding
the
24
provisions
of
chapters
490,
491,
499,
and
501A
requiring
an
25
in-person
meeting
of
shareholders,
policyholders,
or
members,
26
an
in-person
meeting
of
shareholders,
policyholders,
or
members
27
shall
not
be
required
if
the
meeting
is
held
by
means
of
remote
28
communication
and
provides
shareholders,
policyholders,
or
29
members
a
reasonable
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
meeting
30
and
to
vote
on
matters
submitted
for
action
at
such
meeting,
31
including
an
opportunity
to
communicate
and
to
read
or
hear
the
32
proceedings
of
the
meeting,
substantially
concurrent
with
the
33
occurrence
of
such
meeting.
34
Sec.
51.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
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deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
1
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2627
(2)
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18/
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