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Senate File 2361 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to various matters under the purview of
2the state, including city and county zoning, work-based
3learning, recruitment of health care professionals,
4regulations affecting veterans and military spouses,
5insurance producer temporary licenses, and the state
6building code, and including applicability provisions.
7BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2COUNTY AND CITY ZONING AND INSPECTIONS
3 Section 1. Section 335.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding
4the following new subsection:
5 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. A county shall not enforce an ordinance
6adopted under this section if four-fifths of the lots in the
7land area covered by the ordinance do not conform with the
8ordinance.
9 Sec. 2. Section 335.30, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
10following new subsection:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. A county shall not require an inspection
12of a manufactured home that has been inspected according to
13requirements of the United States department of housing and
14urban development and constructed in conformance with the
15federal manufactured home construction and safety standards
16provided in 24 C.F.R. pt.3280.
17 Sec. 3. Section 414.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
18following new subsection:
19 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. A city shall not enforce an ordinance
20adopted under this section if four-fifths of the lots in the
21land area covered by the ordinance do not conform with the
22ordinance.
23 Sec. 4. Section 414.28, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
24following new subsection:
25 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. A city shall not require an inspection
26of a manufactured home that has been inspected according to
27requirements of the United States department of housing and
28urban development and constructed in conformance with the
29federal manufactured home construction and safety standards
30provided in 24 C.F.R. pt.3280.
31DIVISION II
32WORK-BASED LEARNING
33 Sec. 5. Section 256.9, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
34following new subsection:
35 NEW SUBSECTION. 65. Adopt rules to establish and maintain
-1-1a process that requires the boards of directors of school
2districts to report to the department at least annually
3regarding student participation in work-based learning
4programs established by the board of directors of the school
5district, including registered apprenticeships, quality
6pre-apprenticeships, internships, on-the-job training,
7and projects through the Iowa clearinghouse for work-based
8learning.
9 Sec. 6. Section 272.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
10following new subsection:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 18. “Work-based learning program supervisor”
12means a person who is certified pursuant to section 272.16
13to supervise students’ opportunities and experiences related
14to workplace tours, job shadowing, rotations, mentoring,
15entrepreneurship, service learning, internships, and
16apprenticeships.
17 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 272.16 Work-based learning program
18supervisor certificates.
191. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules
20pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a certification system
21for work-based learning program supervisors. The rules shall
22specify rights, responsibilities, levels, and qualifications
23for the certificate. The certificate shall not require more
24than fifteen contact hours, which shall be available over the
25internet.
262. Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason
27specified in section 272.2, subsection 14, or in rules adopted
28by the board of educational examiners.
293. A certificate issued pursuant to this section shall
30not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any
31purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified
32under this chapter or chapter 279.
334. The work-based learning program supervisor certificate
34established pursuant to this section shall be considered a
35professional development program.
-2-1 Sec. 8. Section 279.61, subsection 1, paragraph a,
2subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
3(2) Identify the coursework and work-based learning
4 needed in grades nine through twelve to support the student’s
5postsecondary education and career options.
6 Sec. 9. Section 279.61, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
72022, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
8 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (4) Prepare the student to successfully
9complete the free application for federal student aid prior to
10graduation.
11DIVISION III
12HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT
13 Sec. 10. Section 261.113, subsection 2, Code 2022, is
14amended to read as follows:
152. Eligibility. An individual is eligible to apply to
16enter into a program agreement with the commission pursuant to
17subsection 3 if the individual is enrolled full-time in and
18receives a recommendation from the state university of Iowa
19college of medicine or Des Moines university — osteopathic
20medical center in a curriculum leading to a doctor of medicine
21degree or a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree.
22 Sec. 11. Section 261.113, subsection 3, paragraphs c and d,
23Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
24c. Complete the residency program requirement with an
25Iowa-based residency program.
26d. Within nine months of graduating from the residency
27program and receiving a permanent license in accordance with
28paragraph “b”, engage in the full-time or part-time practice
29of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery
30specializing in family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry,
31internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, or
32general surgery for a period of five consecutive years in
33the service commitment area specified under subsection 8,
34unless the loan repayment recipient receives a waiver from the
35commission to complete the years of practice required under
-3-1the agreement in another service commitment area pursuant to
2subsection 8.
3 Sec. 12. Section 261.113, subsections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, and
412, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
55. Loan repayment amounts. The amount of loan repayment
6an eligible student who enters into an agreement pursuant to
7subsection 3 shall receive if in compliance with obligations
8under the agreement shall be forty thousand dollars annually
9for an eligible loan if the total loan amount equals or exceeds
10two hundred thousand dollars. Payments under this section made
11pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection 3 may be
12made for each year of eligible practice during a period of five
13consecutive years and shall not exceed a total of two hundred
14thousand dollars. If the total amount of an eligible student’s
15eligible loan upon graduation is less than two hundred thousand
16dollars, the commission shall divide the total amount of the
17eligible student’s eligible loan by five to determine the
18annual amount of loan repayment the loan recipient is eligible
19to receive.
207. Program agreement limitation. The commission shall not
21enter into more than twenty program agreements annually unless
22surplus funds are available. The percentage of agreements
23entered into pursuant to subsection 3 by students attending
24eligible universities shall be evenly divided. However, if
25there are fewer applicants at one eligible university, eligible
26student applicants enrolled in other eligible universities may
27be awarded the remaining agreements.
288. Selection of service commitment area. A loan repayment
29recipient shall notify the commission of the recipient’s
30service commitment area prior to beginning practice in the area
31in accordance with subsection 3, paragraph “d”. The commission
32may waive the requirement that the loan repayment recipient
33practice in the same service commitment area for all five
34years.
359. Rules for additional loan repayment. The commission
-4-1shall adopt rules to provide, in addition to loan repayment
2provided to eligible students pursuant to this section an
3agreement entered into under subsection 3, and subject to the
4availability of surplus funds, loan repayment to a physician
5who received a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic
6medicine degree from an eligible university as provided in
7subsection 2, obtained a license to practice medicine and
8surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state,
9completed the physician’s residency program requirement
10with an Iowa-based residency program, and is engaged in the
11full-time or part-time practice of medicine and surgery or
12osteopathic medicine and surgery as specified specializing
13in a practice area listed in subsection 3, paragraph “d”, in
14a service commitment area for a period of five consecutive
15years. The amount of loan repayment provided to a physician
16pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the same
17limitations applicable to an eligible student under subsection
185. The total amount of a physician’s eligible loans shall
19be established as of the date the physician applies for loan
20repayment pursuant to this subsection.
2110. Part-time practice — agreement amended. A person who
22entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection 3 may apply
23to the commission to amend the agreement to allow the person
24to engage in less than the full-time a part-time practice
25specified in the agreement and under subsection 3, paragraph
26“d”. The For agreements entered into pursuant to subsection
273 prior to July 1, 2022, the commission and the person may
28consent to amend the agreement under which the person shall
29engage in less than full-time the part-time practice of
30medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery
31specializing in family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry,
32internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, or
33general surgery in a service commitment area, for an extended
34period of part-time practice determined by the commission to
35be proportional to the amount of full-time practice remaining
-5-1under the original agreement. For purposes of this subsection,
2“less than the full-time practice” means at least seventy
3percent of a forty-hour workweek.
412. Trust fund established. A rural Iowa primary care
5trust fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund
6under the control of the commission. The commission shall
7remit all repayments made pursuant to this section to the
8rural Iowa primary care trust fund. All moneys deposited or
9paid into the trust fund are appropriated and made available
10to the commission to be used for meeting the requirements
11of this section. Moneys in the fund up to the total amount
12that an eligible student or a physician may receive for
13an eligible loan in accordance with this section and upon
14fulfilling the requirements of subsection 3 or subsection 9, as
15applicable, shall be considered encumbered for the duration of
16the agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3 eligible
17student’s or physician’s obligation under subsection 3 or
18subsection 9, as applicable. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any
19balance in the fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not
20revert to the general fund of the state, but shall be available
21for purposes of this section in subsequent fiscal years.
22 Sec. 13. Section 261.113, subsection 11, paragraph a,
23subparagraph (6), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
24(6) Any period of temporary medical incapacity during which
25the person obligated is unable, due to a medical condition, to
26engage in full-time or part-time practice as required under
27subsection 3, paragraph “d”.
28 Sec. 14. Section 261.113, subsection 11, paragraph b, Code
292022, is amended to read as follows:
30b. Except for a postponement under paragraph “a”,
31subparagraph (6), an obligation to engage in practice under
32an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3, shall
33not be postponed for more than two years from the time the
34full-time or part-time practice was to have commenced under the
35agreement.
-6-1 Sec. 15. Section 261.113, subsection 11, paragraph c,
2unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as
3follows:
4An obligation to engage in full-time or part-time practice
5under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3 shall
6be considered satisfied when any of the following conditions
7are met:
8 Sec. 16. Section 261.113, subsection 13, Code 2022, is
9amended by adding the following new paragraph:
10 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0c. “Part-time practice” means at least
11seventy percent of a forty-hour workweek.
12 Sec. 17. Section 261.115, subsection 5, paragraphs a and c,
13Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
14a. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher
15learning governed by the state board of regents, a community
16college established under chapter 260C, or an accredited
17private institution as defined in section 261.9.
18c. “Health care professional” means an advanced registered
19nurse practitioner, athletic trainer, occupational therapist,
20physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, registered nurse,
21 or physical therapist who is licensed, accredited, registered,
22or certified to perform specified health care services
23consistent with state law.
24 Sec. 18. Section 261.116, Code 2022, is amended to read as
25follows:
26261.116 Health care loan repayment award program.
271. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the
28context otherwise requires:
29a. “Advanced registered nurse practitioner” means a person
30licensed as a registered nurse under chapter 152 or 152E who
31is licensed by the board of nursing as an advanced registered
32nurse practitioner.
33b. “Nurse educator” means a registered nurse who holds
34a master’s degree or doctorate degree and is employed by a
35community college, an accredited private institution, or an
-7-1institution of higher education governed by the state board
2of regents as a faculty member to teach nursing at a nursing
3education program approved by the board of nursing pursuant to
4section 152.5.
5c. “Physician assistant” means a person licensed as a
6physician assistant under chapter 148C.
7d. “Qualified student loan” means a loan that was made,
8insured, or guaranteed under Tit.IV of the federal Higher
9Education Act of 1965, as amended, or under Tit.VII or VIII
10of the federal Public Health Service Act, as amended, directly
11to the borrower for attendance at an approved postsecondary
12educational institution.
13e. d. “Service commitment area” means a city in Iowa with
14a population of less than twenty-six thousand that is located
15more than twenty miles from a city with a population of fifty
16thousand or more.
172. Program established. A health care loan repayment award
18 program is established to be administered by the commission for
19purposes of repaying the qualified student loans of providing
20financial awards to registered nurses, advanced registered
21nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurse educators
22who practice full-time in a service commitment area or teach
23full-time or part-time in this state, as appropriate, and who
24are selected for the program in accordance with this section.
25An applicant who is a member of the Iowa national guard is
26exempt from the service commitment area requirement, but shall
27submit an affidavit verifying the applicant is practicing
28full-time in this state. A part-time nurse educator must also
29practice as a registered nurse or an advanced registered nurse
30practitioner to qualify for an award under this section.
313. Application requirements. Each applicant for loan
32repayment an award shall, in accordance with the rules of the
33commission, do the following:
34a. Complete and file an application for loan repayment an
35award. The individual shall be responsible for the prompt
-8-1submission of any information required by the commission.
2b. File a new application and submit information as
3required by the commission annually on the basis of which the
4applicant’s eligibility for the renewed loan repayment award
5 will be evaluated and determined.
6c. Complete and return, on a form approved by the
7commission, an affidavit of practice verifying that the
8applicant is a registered nurse, an advanced registered nurse
9practitioner, or a physician assistant who is practicing
10full-time in a service commitment area in this state or is
11a nurse educator who teaches full-time or part-time in this
12state. A part-time nurse educator must also practice as a
13registered nurse or an advanced registered nurse practitioner
14to qualify for an award under this section. If practice in a
15service commitment area is required as a condition of receiving
16loan repayment an award, the affidavit shall specify the
17service commitment area in which the applicant is practicing
18full-time.
194. Loan repayment Award amounts. The annual amount of loan
20repayment an award provided to a recipient under this section
21shall not exceed is six thousand dollars, or twenty percent
22of the recipient’s total qualified student loan, whichever
23amount is less. A recipient is eligible for the loan repayment
24program an award for not more than five consecutive years.
255. Refinanced loans. A loan repayment recipient who
26refinances a qualified student loan by obtaining a private
27educational loan may continue to receive loan repayment
28under this section if the amount of loan repayment does not
29exceed the lesser of the amount specified in subsection 4 or
30the balance of the loan repayment amount the loan repayment
31recipient qualified to receive with the qualified student loan.
326. 5. Selection criteria. The commission shall establish
33by rule the evaluation criteria to be used in evaluating
34applications submitted under this section. Priority shall be
35given to applicants who are residents of Iowa and, if requested
-9-1by the adjutant general, to applicants who are members of the
2Iowa national guard.
37. 6. Health care loan repayment award fund. A health care
4loan repayment award fund is created for deposit of moneys
5appropriated to or received by the commission for use under the
6program. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys deposited in the
7health care loan repayment award fund shall not revert to any
8fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year but shall remain
9in the loan repayment award fund and be continuously available
10for loan repayment under the program. Notwithstanding section
1112C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited
12in the health care loan award fund shall be credited to the
13fund.
148. 7. Report. The commission shall submit in a report
15to the general assembly by January 1, annually, the number of
16individuals who received loan repayment an award pursuant to
17this section, where the participants practiced or taught, the
18amount paid to each program participant, and other information
19identified by the commission as indicators of outcomes of the
20program.
219. 8. Rules. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to
22chapter 17A to administer this section.
23DIVISION IV
24PROFESSIONAL LICENSING — MILITARY SPOUSES
25 Sec. 19. Section 272C.4, subsections 11, 12, and 13, Code
262022, are amended by striking the subsections.
27 Sec. 20. Section 272C.12, subsection 1, unnumbered
28paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
29Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an occupational
30or professional license, certificate, or registration,
31including a license, certificate, or registration issued by
32the board of educational examiners, shall be issued without an
33examination to a person who establishes residency in this state
34or to a person who is married to an active duty member of the
35military forces of the United States and who is accompanying
-10-1the member on an official permanent change of station to a
2military installation located in this state if all of the
3following conditions are met:
4 Sec. 21. Section 272C.12, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
52022, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in
6lieu thereof the following:
7b. For a license issued pursuant to chapter 103 or 105, the
8person has established residency in this state or is married
9to an active duty member of the military forces of the United
10States and is accompanying the member on an official permanent
11change of station to a military installation located in this
12state.
13 Sec. 22. Section 272C.12, subsection 3, paragraph e, Code
142022, is amended to read as follows:
15e. A person who is licensed by another issuing jurisdiction
16and is may be granted a privilege to practice in this state by
17another provision of law without receiving a license in this
18state.
19 Sec. 23. NEW SECTION. 272C.12A Licensure of military
20spouses and veterans.
211. A licensing board, agency, or department shall expedite
22the application for an occupational or professional license,
23certificate, or registration, including a license, certificate,
24or registration issued by the board of educational examiners,
25by a person who is licensed in a profession or occupation with
26a similar scope of practice in another state and who is married
27to an active duty member of the military forces of the United
28States or is a veteran, as defined in section 35.1.
292. a. If the licensing board, agency, or department
30determines that the applicant does not qualify for licensure
31pursuant to section 272C.12 because the person is not licensed,
32certified, or registered in an occupation or profession with a
33substantially similar scope of practice, the licensing board,
34agency, or department shall issue a temporary license to the
35applicant for a period of time deemed necessary by the board,
-11-1agency, or department for the applicant to complete education
2or training substantially similar to the education or training
3required for the issuance of the occupational or professional
4license, certificate, or registration required of this state.
5b. The licensing board, agency, or department shall advise
6the applicant of the required education or training necessary
7to obtain a professional license, certificate, or registration
8in this state.
93. After an applicant submits records of completing
10the requirements identified in subsection 2, the licensing
11board, agency, or department shall issue an occupational or
12professional license, certificate, or registration to the
13applicant.
144. A licensing board, agency, or department shall adopt
15rules to provide credit toward qualifications for licensure
16to practice an occupation or profession in this state for
17education, training, and service obtained or completed by a
18person while serving honorably on federal active duty, state
19active duty, or national guard duty, as defined in section
2029A.1, to the extent consistent with the qualifications
21required by the appropriate licensing board, agency, or
22department. The rules shall also provide credit toward
23qualifications for initial licensure for education, training,
24or service obtained or completed by a person while serving
25honorably in the military forces of another state or the
26organized reserves of the armed forces of the United States, to
27the extent consistent with the qualifications required by the
28appropriate licensing board, agency, or department.
295. A licensing board, agency, or department shall annually
30file a report with the governor and the general assembly
31providing information and statistics on licenses and temporary
32licenses issued under this section and information and
33statistics on credit received by individuals for education,
34training, and service pursuant to subsection 4.
35 Sec. 24. Section 272C.14, Code 2022, is amended to read as
-12-1follows:
2272C.14 Waiver of fees.
31. A licensing board, agency, or department shall waive any
4fee charged to an applicant for a license if the applicant’s
5household income does not exceed two hundred percent of the
6federal poverty income guidelines and the applicant is applying
7for the license for the first time in this state.
82. A licensing board, agency, or department shall waive an
9initial application fee and one renewal fee for an applicant
10that has been honorably or generally discharged from federal
11active duty or national guard duty, as those terms are defined
12in section 29A.1, that would otherwise be charged within five
13years of the discharge.
14 Sec. 25. IMPLEMENTATION. Each board, as defined in section
15272.1 or section 272C.1, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
1617A as necessary to implement the section of this division of
17this Act amending section 272C.14 by January 11, 2023.
18DIVISION V
19EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER CERTIFICATE — federal ACTIVE
20DUTY OR NATIONAL GUARD DUTY
21 Sec. 26. Section 147A.4, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended
22to read as follows:
233. The department shall establish the fee for the
24examination of the emergency medical care providers to cover
25the administrative costs of the examination program. Rules
26adopted pursuant to this section shall include the waiver of
27the examination fee for an individual that is either serving
28on, or was honorably or generally discharged from, federal
29active duty or national guard duty as those terms are defined
30in section 29A.1.
31DIVISION VI
32FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES — MILITARY VETERANS
33 Sec. 27. Section 483A.24, subsection 16, Code 2022, is
34amended to read as follows:
3516. Upon payment of the fee established by rules adopted
-13-1pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime fishing license or
2lifetime hunting and fishing combined license, the department
3shall issue a lifetime fishing license or lifetime hunting and
4fishing combined license to a resident of Iowa who has served
5in the armed forces of the United States on federal active
6duty and who was disabled or was a prisoner of war during that
7veteran’s military service. The department shall prepare
8an application to be used by a person requesting a lifetime
9fishing license or lifetime hunting and fishing combined
10license under this subsection. The department of veterans
11affairs shall assist the department in verifying the status or
12claims of applicants under this subsection. As used in this
13subsection, “disabled” means entitled to a service connected
14rating under 38 U.S.C. ch.11.
15DIVISION VII
16DRIVER’S LICENSE AND PARKING FEES — VETERANS
17 Sec. 28. Section 321.191, Code 2022, is amended by adding
18the following new subsection:
19 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. Fees waived — veterans.
20Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary,
21the department shall not charge the following fees for a
22driver’s license to the following applicants:
23a. The fees set forth under subsections 2 and 5 to an
24applicant who is a veteran with a permanent service-connected
25disability rating of one hundred percent, as certified by the
26United States department of veterans affairs.
27b. The fees set forth under subsections 3 and 4 to an
28applicant who is on federal active duty or state active duty,
29as those terms are defined in section 29A.1, or who was issued
30an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable
31conditions from such service.
32 Sec. 29. Section 364.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
33following new subsection:
34 NEW SUBSECTION. 17. a. A city that operates and maintains
35parking meters or non-metered parking lots shall not enforce
-14-1any ordinance related to fees at such parking meters against,
2and shall not charge a fee at any non-metered parking lot
3to, a person whose vehicle is lawfully displaying any of the
4following registration plates:
5(1) Medal of honor special registration plates issued
6pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 8.
7(2) Ex-prisoner of war special registration plates issued
8pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 8A.
9(3) Purple heart special registration plates issued
10pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 18.
11(4) Registration plates displaying the alphabetical
12characters “DV” preceding the registration plate number
13pursuant to section 321.166, subsection 6.
14b. This subsection shall not be construed to limit a
15city’s authority to enforce other parking-related ordinances,
16including but not limited to ordinances regulating the
17length of time parking is allowed, parking along snow and
18emergency routes, and the hours and locations where parking is
19prohibited.
20DIVISION VIII
21MILITARY SERVICE PROPERTY TAX
22 Sec. 30. Section 426A.11, subsection 2, Code 2022, is
23amended to read as follows:
242. The property, not to exceed one thousand eight hundred
25fifty-two two thousand five hundred dollars in taxable value,
26of an honorably separated, retired, furloughed to a reserve,
27placed on inactive status, or discharged veteran, as defined in
28section 35.1, subsection 2, paragraph “a” or “b”.
29 Sec. 31. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies
30to property taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on
31or after July 1, 2022.
32DIVISION IX
33temporary licenses — insurance producers
34 Sec. 32. Section 522B.10, Code 2022, is amended to read as
35follows:
-15- 1522B.10 Temporary licensing.
21. a. The commissioner may issue a temporary insurance
3producer license for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty
4days without requiring an examination if the commissioner deems
5that the temporary license is necessary for the servicing of an
6insurance business in the following cases:
7a. (1) To the surviving spouse or court-appointed personal
8representative of a licensed insurance producer who dies or
9becomes mentally or physically disabled, to allow adequate time
10for the sale of the insurance business owned by the insurance
11producer, for the recovery or return of the insurance producer
12to the business, or for the training and licensing of new
13personnel to operate the insurance producer’s business.
14b. (2) To a member or employee of a business entity
15licensed as an insurance producer, upon the death or disability
16of an individual designated in the business entity application
17or the license.
18c. (3) To the designee of a licensed insurance producer
19entering active service in the armed forces of the United
20States.
21d. (4) In any other circumstance where the commissioner
22deems that the public interest will best be served by the
23issuance of a temporary license.
242. b. The commissioner may by order limit the authority of
25any temporary licensee under paragraph “a” in any way deemed
26necessary to protect insureds and the public. The commissioner
27may require the temporary licensee to have a suitable sponsor
28who is a licensed insurance producer or insurer and who assumes
29responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee and may
30impose other similar requirements designed to protect insureds
31and the public. The commissioner may by order revoke a
32temporary license if the interest of insureds or the public is
33endangered. A temporary license shall not continue after the
34owner or the personal representative disposes of the business.
352. a. Notwithstanding section 522B.5, subsection 1,
-16-1unnumbered paragraph 1, if an applicant for a resident
2insurance producer license has met all of the requirements of
3section 522B.5, subsection 1, the commissioner shall issue a
4temporary resident insurance producer license to the applicant
5that shall be valid starting on the date that the applicant
6submits the applicant’s fingerprints and any other required
7identifying information to the commissioner pursuant to section
8522B.5A, subsection 3, through the date that the commissioner
9either issues the applicant a license or denies the applicant’s
10application based on the applicant’s criminal history check
11pursuant to section 522B.5A.
12b. If an applicant for a nonresident insurance producer
13license has met all of the requirements of section 522B.7 and
14the applicant is subject to a criminal background check under
15section 522B.5A, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, the commissioner
16shall issue a temporary nonresident insurance producer license
17to the applicant that shall be valid starting on the date that
18the applicant submits the applicant’s fingerprints and any
19other required identifying information to the commissioner
20pursuant to section 522B.5A, subsection 3, through the date the
21commissioner either issues the applicant a license or denies
22the applicant’s application based on the applicant’s criminal
23history check pursuant to section 522B.5A.
24c. A temporary resident insurance producer license or a
25temporary nonresident insurance producer license issued under
26this subsection shall authorize the applicant to act as an
27insurance producer only for the lines of authority specified in
28the temporary license.
29d. (1) The commissioner may require a temporary licensee
30under this subsection to have a suitable sponsor who is a
31licensed insurance producer and who assumes responsibility for
32all acts of the temporary licensee.
33(2) The commissioner may by order revoke a temporary license
34issued under this subsection if the interest of insureds or the
35public is endangered.
-17-1DIVISION X
2STATE BUILDING CODE
3 Sec. 33. Section 15.291, subsection 5, Code 2022, is amended
4to read as follows:
55. “Green development” means development which meets or
6exceeds the sustainable design standards established by the
7state building code commissioner pursuant to section 103A.8B of
8the Iowa building code.
9 Sec. 34. Section 100C.6, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended
10to read as follows:
112. Limit the power of the state or a political subdivision
12of the state to regulate the quality and character of work
13performed by contractors or installers through a system of
14fees, permits, and inspections designed to ensure compliance
15with, and aid in the administration of, state and local the
16Iowa building codes code or to enforce other local laws for the
17protection of the public health and safety.
18 Sec. 35. Section 103.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
19following new subsection:
20 NEW SUBSECTION. 10A. “Iowa electrical code” means the
21national electrical code, 2020 edition, published by the
22national fire protection association, as modified by section
23103.1B, and excluding section 210.8(F) of the national
24electrical code.
25 Sec. 36. NEW SECTION. 103.1B Iowa electrical code —
26alterations — dwelling units.
27In lieu of the requirements contained in section 210.8(A)
28of the national electrical code, 2020 edition, the following
29relating to dwelling units shall apply:
301. All one hundred twenty-five volt, single-phase, fifteen
31and twenty ampere receptacles installed in the following
32locations shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter
33protection for personnel:
34a. Bathrooms.
35b. Garages and also accessory buildings that have a floor
-18-1located at or below grade level not intended to be habitable
2rooms and limited to storage areas, work areas or similar use.
3c. Outdoors. However, receptacles that are not readily
4accessible and are a supplied branch circuit dedicated to
5electrical snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel
6heating equipment shall be permitted to be installed in
7accordance with sections 426.28 and 427.22 of the Iowa
8electrical code, as applicable.
9d. Crawl spaces at or below grade level.
10e. Basements.
11(1) However, a receptacle supplying only a permanently
12installed fire alarm or burglar alarm system shall not be
13required to have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection.
14(2) A receptacle installed pursuant to subparagraph (1)
15shall not be considered as meeting the requirements of section
16210.52(G) of the Iowa electrical code.
17f. Kitchens where the receptacles are installed to serve the
18countertop surfaces.
19g. Sinks where receptacles are installed within one point
20eight meters or six feet from the top inside edge of the bowl
21of the sink.
22h. Boathouses.
23i. Bathtubs or shower stalls where receptacles are installed
24within one point eight meters or six feet of the outside edge
25of the bathtub or shower stall.
26j. Laundry areas.
27k. Indoor damp and wet locations.
282. For locations listed in subsection 1, paragraphs
29“a” through “c”, “e” through “h”, and “j”, listed locking
30support and mounting receptacles utilized in combination with
31compatible attachment fittings installed for the purpose
32of serving a ceiling luminaire or ceiling fan shall not be
33required to be ground-fault circuit-interrupter protected.
34If a general-purpose convenience receptacle is integral to
35the ceiling luminaire or ceiling fan, ground fault circuit
-19-1interrupter protection shall be provided.
2 Sec. 37. NEW SECTION. 103.1C Iowa electrical code —
3compliance.
4A person who complies with the standards contained in an
5edition of the national electrical code published by the
6national fire protection association subsequent to the 2020
7edition shall be deemed to be in compliance with the Iowa
8electrical code.
9 Sec. 38. Section 103.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
102022, is amended by striking the paragraph.
11 Sec. 39. Section 103.6, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended
12to read as follows:
132. The board may, in its discretion, revoke, suspend, or
14refuse to renew any license granted pursuant to this chapter
15when the licensee violates any provision of the national
16electrical code as adopted pursuant to subsection 1 Iowa
17electrical code, this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to
18this chapter.
19 Sec. 40. Section 103.10, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended
20to read as follows:
212. In addition, an applicant shall meet examination
22criteria based upon the most recent national electrical code
23adopted pursuant to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code and upon
24electrical theory, as determined by the board.
25 Sec. 41. Section 103.12, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended
26to read as follows:
272. In addition, an applicant shall meet examination
28criteria based upon the most recent national electrical code
29adopted pursuant to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code and upon
30electrical theory, as determined by the board.
31 Sec. 42. Section 103.18, Code 2022, is amended to read as
32follows:
33103.18 License renewal — continuing education.
34In order to renew a class A master electrician, class B
35master electrician, class A journeyman electrician, or class B
-20-1journeyman electrician license issued pursuant to this chapter,
2the licensee shall be required to complete eighteen contact
3hours of continuing education courses approved by the board
4during the three-year period for which a license is granted.
5The contact hours shall include a minimum of six contact hours
6studying the national electrical code described in section
7103.6 Iowa electrical code, and the remaining contact hours may
8include study of electrical circuit theory, blueprint reading,
9transformer and motor theory, electrical circuits and devices,
10control systems, programmable controllers, and microcomputers
11or any other study of electrical-related material that is
12approved by the board. Any additional hours studying the
13national electrical code shall be acceptable. For purposes of
14this section, “contact hour” means fifty minutes of classroom
15attendance at an approved course under a qualified instructor
16approved by the board.
17 Sec. 43. Section 103.26, Code 2022, is amended to read as
18follows:
19103.26 Condemnation — disconnection — opportunity to
20correct noncompliance.
21If the inspector finds that any installation or portion of
22an installation is not in compliance with accepted standards
23of construction for health safety and property safety, based
24upon minimum standards set forth in the local electrical code
25or the national electrical code adopted by the board pursuant
26to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code, the inspector shall
27by written order condemn the installation or noncomplying
28portion or order service to such installation disconnected
29and shall send a copy of such order to the board, the state
30fire marshal, and the electrical utility supplying power
31involved. If the installation or the noncomplying portion is
32such as to seriously and proximately endanger human health
33or property, the order of the inspector when approved by the
34inspector’s supervisor shall require immediate condemnation
35and disconnection by the applicant. In all other cases, the
-21-1order of the inspector shall establish a reasonable period
2of time for the installation to be brought into compliance
3with accepted standards of construction for health safety and
4property safety prior to the effective date established in such
5order for condemnation or disconnection.
6 Sec. 44. Section 103.29, subsections 5 and 6, Code 2022, are
7amended to read as follows:
85. A political subdivision that performs electrical
9inspections shall act as the authority having jurisdiction for
10electrical inspections and for amending the national electrical
11code adopted by the board pursuant to section 103.6 for work
12performed within the jurisdictional limits of the political
13subdivision, provided those inspections and amendments conform
14to the requirements of this chapter and the Iowa electrical
15code. Any action by a political subdivision with respect to
16amendments to the national electrical code shall be filed with
17the board prior to enforcement by the political subdivision,
18and shall not be less stringent than the minimum standards
19established by the board by rule.
206. A political subdivision may grant a variance or interpret
21the national Iowa electrical code in a manner which deviates
22from a standard interpretation on an exception basis for a
23one-time installation or planned installation so long as such
24a variance or interpretation does not present an electrical
25hazard or danger to life or property.
26 Sec. 45. Section 103.31, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2022, are
27amended to read as follows:
283. State inspection procedures and policies shall be
29established by the board. The state fire marshal, or the state
30fire marshal’s designee, shall enforce the procedures and
31policies, and enforce the provisions of the national electrical
32code adopted by the board Iowa electrical code.
334. Except when an inspection reveals that an installation or
34portion of an installation is not in compliance with accepted
35standards of construction for health safety and property
-22-1safety, based upon minimum standards set forth in the local
2electrical code or the national electrical code adopted by the
3board pursuant to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code, such that
4an order of condemnation or disconnection is warranted pursuant
5to section 103.26, an inspector shall not add to, modify, or
6amend a construction plan as originally approved by the state
7fire marshal or the state building code commissioner in the
8course of conducting an inspection.
9 Sec. 46. Section 103A.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
10following new subsections:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 10A. “Iowa existing building code” means
12the international existing building code, 2015 edition,
13published by the international code council, as modified by
14section 103A.3A and excluding sections 101.1, 101.5 through
15101.7, 106.1, 106.3 through 106.6, 705, 906, 1012.8, 1105.1,
16and 1205.15; and sections 103 through 105, 108 through 110, and
17112 through 117, and all sections therein, of the international
18existing building code.
19 NEW SUBSECTION. 10B. “Iowa fire code” means the
20international fire code, 2015 edition, published by the
21international code council, including appendices B, C, and
22D, as modified by section 103A.3B and excluding sections 103
23through 113, and sections contained therein; sections 301.2 and
24307.2; chapters 23, 57, and 61 of the international fire code;
25and chapters two through seven and sections 804 and 805 of the
26international building code, 2015 edition. For the purposes of
27electrical installations, the Iowa fire code includes the Iowa
28electrical code.
29 NEW SUBSECTION. 10C. “Iowa nonresidential energy code”
30means the international energy conservation code — commercial
31provisions, 2012 edition, as modified by section 103A.3E and
32excluding sections C101.1, C101.2, C103.3.1, and C104.1; and
33sections C108 and C109 and all sections contained therein
34of the international energy conservation code — commercial
35provisions.
-23-1 NEW SUBSECTION. 10D. “Iowa residential code” means the
2international residential code, 2015 edition, published by the
3international code council, as modified by section 103A.3C and
4excluding sections R101.1, R310.1, R313.1, and R313.2; sections
5R103 through R114 and sections therein; chapter 11 and chapters
625 through 33, except for section P2904; chapters 24 and 34
7through 43 and sections therein; and appendices A through U of
8the international residential code.
9 NEW SUBSECTION. 10E. “Iowa residential energy code” means
10the international energy conservation code — residential
11provisions, 2012 edition, as modified by section 103A.3D, and
12excluding sections R101.1, R101.2 R103.3.1, R103.3.2, R103.3.3,
13R104.1, R402.1.1, except table R402.1.1, R402.4.1.2, R403.2.2,
14and R403.2.3; and sections R108 and R109 and all sections
15contained therein of the international energy conservation
16code.
17 Sec. 47. Section 103A.3, subsection 20, Code 2022, is
18amended to read as follows:
1920. “State building code” or “Iowa building code” or “code”
20means the state Iowa building code provided for in section
21103A.7.
22 Sec. 48. NEW SECTION. 103A.3A Iowa existing building code
23— alterations.
241. Buildings previously occupied. In lieu of section
25101.4.2 of the international existing building code, 2015
26edition, published by the international code council, the legal
27occupancy of any structure existing on May 18, 2016, shall be
28permitted to continue without change, except as specifically
29covered in the Iowa existing building code or the Iowa fire
30code, or as deemed necessary by the building code commissioner
31for the general safety and welfare of the occupants and the
32public.
332. References.
34a. All references to the international plumbing code shall
35be deemed to be references to the Iowa plumbing code.
-24- 1b. All references to the international fuel gas code shall
2be deemed to be references to the Iowa fuel gas code.
3c. All references to the international mechanical code shall
4be deemed to be references to the Iowa mechanical code.
5d. All references to the international building code shall
6be deemed to be references to the Iowa building code.
7e. All references to the international residential code
8shall be deemed to be references to the Iowa residential code.
9f. All references to the international fire code shall be
10deemed to be references to the Iowa fire code.
11 Sec. 49. NEW SECTION. 103A.3B Iowa fire code —
12alterations.
131. Extinguishment authority. In lieu of the requirements
14contained in section 307.3 of the international fire code, 2015
15edition, the state fire marshal or an employee of the division
16of state fire marshal authorized to do so by the fire marshal,
17or a local fire chief or member of a local fire department
18authorized to do so by the local fire chief, is authorized
19to order the extinguishment by the permit holder, another
20person responsible, or the fire department of open burning that
21creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation.
222. Open flame cooking devices. In lieu of the requirements
23contained in section 308.1.4 of the international fire
24code, 2015 edition, charcoal burners and ash-producing or
25coal-producing devices shall not be operated on combustible
26balconies or within ten feet of combustible construction. This
27subsection does not apply to the following:
28a. One-family and two-family dwellings.
29b. LP-gas burners connected to one twenty-pound LP-gas
30container.
31c. Where buildings, balconies, and decks are protected by
32an automatic sprinkler system.
333. Equipment rooms. In lieu of section 315.3.3 of the
34international fire code, 2015 edition, combustible material
35shall not be stored in boiler rooms, mechanical rooms, or
-25-1electrical equipment rooms or in fire command centers as
2specified in section 508.1.5 of the Iowa fire code. This
3subsection does not apply in sprinklered equipment rooms that
4have sufficient space to allow a minimum of ten feet between
5all combustible storage and the heating, mechanical, or
6electrical equipment in the room.
74. Frequency. In lieu of the requirements contained in
8section 405.2 of the international fire code, 2015 edition,
9required emergency evacuation drills shall be held at the
10intervals specified in table 405.2, or more frequently
11where necessary to familiarize all occupants with the drill
12procedure.
135. Fire and evacuation drill frequency and participation. In
14lieu of table 405.2 of the international fire code, 2015
15edition, fire and evacuation drills shall be held at the
16following frequency with the following participants:
17Group or occupancy Frequency Participation
18_____________________________________________________________
19Group AQuarterlyEmployees
20Group B (see “c”AnnuallyEmployees
21below)
22Group ESee “a” belowAll occupants
23Group IQuarterly on each Employees
24shift
25Group I-1 (see “b”QuarterlyAll occupants
26 below) and
27group R-4
28Group R-1Quarterly on each Employees
29shift
30Group R-2 (see “d” Four annuallyAll occupants
31below)
32High-riseAnnuallyEmployees
33a. Fire and severe weather drills shall be conducted in
34accordance with chapter 100. In severe climates, the fire
35code official shall have the authority to modify the emergency
-26-1evacuation drill frequency.
2b. Fire and evacuation drills in assisted living facilities
3shall include complete evacuation of the premises in accordance
4with section 403.10.3.6 of the Iowa fire code. Drills shall
5be conducted not less than six times per year on a bimonthly
6basis, with not less than two drills conducted during the
7night when residents could reasonably be expected to be
8sleeping. The drills shall be permitted to be announced in
9advance to the residents. Where occupants receive habilitation
10or rehabilitation training, fire prevention and fire safety
11practices shall be included as part of the training program.
12c. Group B buildings that have an occupant load of five
13hundred or more persons or more than one hundred persons above
14or below the level of exit discharge.
15d. Applicable to group R-2 college and university buildings
16in accordance with section 408.3 of the Iowa fire code.
176. Storage in corridors and lobbies. In lieu of
18the requirements contained in section 807.5.2.1 of the
19international fire code, 2015 edition, clothing and personal
20effects shall not be stored in corridors and lobbies. This
21subsection does not apply to corridors protected by an approved
22automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with section
23903.3.1.1 of the Iowa fire code or storage in metal lockers,
24provided that the minimum required egress width is maintained.
257. Group R. In lieu of the requirements contained in
26section 903.2.8 of the international fire code, 2015 edition,
27an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance
28with section 903.3 of the Iowa fire code shall be provided
29throughout all buildings with a Group R fire area. This
30subsection does not apply to cabin buildings that are located
31in remote areas without a sufficient municipal water supply
32for design of a fire sprinkler system that meets all of the
33following criteria:
34a. Not more than one story.
35b. Not more than seven hundred fifty square feet in floor
-27-1area.
2c. Fuel-fired heating equipment and other fuel-fired
3appliances are separated from sleeping areas by a one-hour
4fire-rated assembly.
5d. Provided with fire alarm and smoke alarm systems
6as required by section 907 of the Iowa fire code for R-1
7occupancies.
8e. Basements are not allowed.
9f. Maintain a fire separation of twenty feet from any other
10building or structure.
11g. Comply with all applicable requirements of the Iowa fire
12code.
138. Group E.
14a. In lieu of the requirements contained in section
15907.2.3 of the international fire code, 2015 edition, in the
16absence of a complete automatic sprinkler system, a complete
17automatic detection system utilizing an emergency voice or
18alarm communication system shall be installed throughout
19the entire Group E occupancy. A Group E occupancy with a
20complete automatic sprinkler system shall be provided with
21a fire alarm system utilizing an emergency voice or alarm
22communication system in compliance with section 907.5.2.2 and
23installed in accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa fire
24code. At a minimum, smoke detection shall be provided in
25corridors at a maximum spacing of thirty feet on center, and
26heat or smoke detection shall be provided in any hazardous or
27nonoccupied areas in all new or existing Group E occupancies.
28This paragraph does not apply to Group E occupancies with an
29occupant load of less than fifty.
30b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, manual fire alarm boxes
31are not required in Group E occupancies where all of the
32following apply:
33(1) Interior corridors are protected by smoke detectors
34with alarm verification.
35(2) Auditoriums, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and the like
-28-1are protected by heat detectors or other approved detection
2devices.
3(3) Shops and laboratories involving dusts or vapors
4are protected by heat detectors or other approved detection
5devices.
6(4) Off-premises monitoring is provided.
7(5) The capability to activate the evacuation signal from a
8central point is provided.
9(6) In buildings where normally occupied spaces are
10provided with a two-way communication system between such
11spaces and a constantly attended receiving station from which a
12general evacuation alarm can be sounded, except in locations
13specifically designated by the fire code official.
14c. Manual fire alarm boxes shall not be required in Group
15E occupancies where the building is equipped throughout with
16an approved automatic sprinkler system, the notification
17appliances will activate on sprinkler water flow, and manual
18activation is provided from a normally occupied location.
19d. Emergency voice or alarm communication systems meeting
20the requirements of section 907.5.2.2 of the Iowa fire code and
21installed in accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa fire
22code shall not be required in Group E occupancies with occupant
23loads of one hundred or less, provided that activation of the
24fire alarm system initiates an approved occupant notification
25signal in accordance with section 907.5 of the Iowa fire code.
269. Frost protection. With respect to general means of
27egress, exterior landings at doors shall be provided with frost
28protection.
2910. Exit discharge pathways. With respect to exit
30discharge, exit discharge pathways shall be paved from all
31required exits of a building to a public way or parking lot.
3211. Bleachers. With respect to assemblies, in lieu of the
33requirements contained in section 1029.1.1 of the international
34fire code, 2015 edition, bleachers, folding and telescopic
35seating, and grandstands that are not building elements shall
-29-1comply with ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and
2telescopic seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, with the
3following amendments to ICC-300:
4a. Yearly inspections required. In lieu of the requirements
5contained in ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and
6telescopic seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, the owner
7shall cause all bleachers and folding and telescopic seating
8installed on or after December 1, 2011, to be inspected at
9least once per year in order to verify that the structure is
10maintained in compliance with the provisions of this standard.
11All folding and telescopic seating shall also be inspected
12to evaluate compliance with the manufacturer’s installation
13and operational instructions during the opening and closing
14of such seating. Any inspection conducted in compliance with
15this section may be conducted by any knowledgeable persons,
16including but not limited to a person who has been instructed
17by the manufacturer or installer as to procedures and standards
18for inspections of the structure being inspected and including
19but not limited to the owner of the structure or an employee of
20the owner of the structure. There are no further restrictions
21on the identity or employment of the person conducting the
22inspection unless otherwise provided by law. The owner shall
23maintain documentation of the required annual inspections,
24which shall show the date and name of the person conducting the
25inspection and shall be initialed by the person conducting the
26inspection.
27b. Inspections. In lieu of the requirements contained
28in ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and telescopic
29seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, all tiered seating that
30was installed prior to December 1, 2011, shall be inspected at
31least once a year. The required inspection may be conducted by
32any knowledgeable person including but not limited to a person
33who has been instructed by the manufacturer or installer as to
34procedures and standards for inspections of the structure being
35inspected and including but not limited to the owner of the
-30-1structure or an employee of the owner of the structure. There
2are no further restrictions on the identity or employment of
3the person conducting the inspection unless otherwise provided
4by law. All folding and telescopic seating shall be inspected
5to evaluate compliance with the manufacturer’s installation
6and operational instructions and shall be inspected during the
7opening and closing of such seating. The owner shall maintain
8documentation of the required annual inspections, which shall
9show the date and name of the person conducting the inspection
10and shall be initialed by the person conducting the inspection.
1112. Fire alarm systems — Group E. With respect to
12fire alarm systems for Group E occupancies, in lieu of the
13requirements contained in section 1103.7.1 of the international
14fire code, 2015 edition, existing Group E occupancies shall
15be provided with a fire alarm system utilizing an emergency
16voice or alarm communication system in compliance with section
17907.5.2.2 of the Iowa fire code and installed in accordance
18with section 907.6 of the Iowa fire code. At a minimum, smoke
19detection shall be provided in corridors at a maximum spacing
20of thirty feet on center, and heat or smoke detection shall
21be provided in any hazardous or nonoccupied areas. This
22subsection does not apply to a building with a maximum area of
23one thousand square feet that contains a single classroom and
24is located no closer than fifty feet from another building or
25a Group E occupancy with an occupant load of less than fifty.
26Emergency voice or alarm communication systems meeting the
27requirements of section 907.5.2.2 of the Iowa fire code and
28installed in accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa fire
29code shall not be required in Group E occupancies with occupant
30loads of one hundred or less, provided that the activation
31of the fire alarm system initiates an approved occupant
32notification signal in accordance with section 907.5 of the
33Iowa fire code.
3413. Single-station and multiple-station smoke alarms. In
35lieu of the requirements contained in section 1103.8 of
-31-1the international fire code, 2015 edition, single-station
2and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed in
3existing Group I-1 and R occupancies in accordance with
4sections 1103.8.1 through 1103.8.3 of the Iowa fire code.
5Single-station battery-operated smoke alarms shall be replaced
6in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
714. Motor fuel-dispensing facilities and repair garages. In
8lieu of the requirements contained in chapter 23 or any section
9therein of the international fire code, 2015 edition, motor
10fuel-dispensing facilities and repair garages shall comply with
11the applicable provisions of 661 IAC ch.221.
1215. Flammable and combustible liquids. In lieu of the
13requirements contained in chapter 57 or any section therein
14of the international fire code, 2015 edition, transportation,
15storage, handling, and use of flammable and combustible liquids
16shall comply with the applicable provisions of 661 IAC ch.221.
1716. Liquefied petroleum gases. In lieu of the requirements
18contained in chapter 61 or any section therein of the
19international fire code, 2015 edition, transportation, storage,
20handling, and use of liquefied petroleum gases shall comply
21with the applicable provisions of 661 IAC ch.226.
2217. NFPA 10. With respect to all references to NFPA
2310, such references shall be deemed not to include sections
247.1.2.1, 7.1.2.2, and 7.1.2.3 of NFPA 10.
25a. In lieu of the requirements contained in section
267.1.2.1 of NFPA 10, a trained person who has undergone the
27instructions necessary to reliably perform maintenance and
28has the manufacturer’s service manual shall service the fire
29extinguishers not more than one year apart, as outlined in
30section 7.3 of NFPA 10.
31b. In lieu of the requirements contained in section
327.1.2.2 of NFPA 10, maintenance, servicing, and recharging
33shall be performed by trained persons who have available the
34appropriate servicing manual, the proper types of tools,
35recharge materials, lubricants, and manufacturer’s recommended
-32-1replacement parts or parts specifically listed for use in the
2fire extinguisher.
3c. Requirements in NFPA 10 for certification of personnel
4who maintain portable fire extinguishers are removed. These
5personnel must still be trained and have available service
6manuals.
718. References.
8a. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
9code, 2015 edition, to the international plumbing code shall be
10deemed to be references to the Iowa plumbing code.
11b. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
12code, 2015 edition, to the international fuel gas code shall be
13deemed to be references to the Iowa fuel gas code.
14c. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
15code, 2015 edition, to the international mechanical code shall
16be deemed to be references to the Iowa mechanical code.
17d. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
18code, 2015 edition, to the international building code shall be
19deemed to be references to the Iowa building code.
20e. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
21code, 2015 edition, to the international residential code shall
22be deemed to be references to the Iowa residential code.
23 Sec. 50. NEW SECTION. 103A.3C Iowa residential code —
24alterations.
251. Climactic and geographic design criteria. The values for
26table R301.2(1) of the international residential code, 2015
27edition, shall be determined by the location of the projected
28and referenced footnotes from table R301.2(1).
292. Energy efficiency. In lieu of the requirements contained
30in chapter 11 of the international residential code, 2015
31edition, the Iowa residential energy code shall apply.
323. References.
33a. All references in the international residential code,
342015 edition, to the international plumbing code shall be
35deemed to be references to the Iowa plumbing code.
-33- 1b. All references in the international residential code,
22015 edition, to the international fuel gas code shall be
3deemed to be references to the Iowa fuel gas code.
4c. All references in the international residential code,
52015 edition, to the international mechanical code shall be
6deemed to be references to the Iowa mechanical code.
7d. All references in the international residential code,
82015 edition, to the international building code shall be
9deemed to be references to the Iowa building code.
10e. All references in the international residential code,
112015 edition, to the international fire code shall be deemed to
12be references to the Iowa fire code.
134. Emergency escape and rescue required. In lieu of the
14requirements contained in section R310.1 of the international
15residential code, 2015 edition, basements, habitable attics,
16and every sleeping room shall have at least one operable
17emergency and rescue opening. Such opening shall open directly
18into a public street, public alley, yard, or court. Where
19basements contain one or more sleeping rooms, emergency egress
20and rescue openings shall be required in each sleeping room,
21but shall not be required in adjoining areas of the basement.
22Where emergency escape and rescue openings are provided, they
23shall have a sill height of not more than forty-four inches
24or one thousand one hundred eighteen millimeters above an
25adjacent permanent interior standing surface. The adjacent
26permanent interior standing surface shall be no less than
27thirty-six inches wide and eighteen inches deep and no more
28than twenty-four inches high. Where a door opening having a
29threshold below the adjacent ground elevation serves as an
30emergency escape and rescue opening and is provided with a
31bulkhead enclosure, the bulkhead enclosure shall comply with
32section R310.3 of the Iowa residential code. The net clear
33opening dimensions required by this section shall be obtained
34by the normal operation of the emergency escape and rescue
35opening from the inside. Emergency escape and rescue openings
-34-1with a finished sill height below the adjacent ground elevation
2shall be provided with a window well in accordance with section
3R310.2 of the Iowa residential code. Emergency escape and
4rescue openings shall open directly into a public way, or to a
5yard or court that opens to a public way. This subsection does
6not apply to basements used only to house mechanical equipment
7and not exceeding total floor area of two hundred square feet
8or eighteen point five eight square meters.
95. Protection of water supply and sanitary sewage
10systems. References in section R322.1.7 of the international
11residential code, 2015 edition, to chapter 3 of the
12international private sewage disposal code shall be deemed to
13be references to 567 IAC ch.69.
146. Fuel gas. In lieu of the requirements contained in
15chapter 23 of the international residential code, 2015 edition,
16all fuel gas piping installations shall comply with 641 IAC
1725.3 and NFPA 54, ANSI Z223.1-2012.
187. Plumbing.
19a. In lieu of the requirements contained in chapters
2025 through 33 of the international residential code, 2015
21edition, all plumbing installations shall comply with the Iowa
22plumbing code, except that section P2904 of the international
23residential code, 2015 edition, shall also apply.
24b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, factory-built structures,
25as referenced in section 103A.10, subsection 3, that contain
26plumbing installations are allowed to comply with either the
27Iowa plumbing code or with the international plumbing code,
282015 edition, published by the international code council. The
29manufacturer’s data plate must indicate which plumbing code was
30utilized for compliance with this rule, as required by 661 IAC
3116.610(15)(e).
328. Electrical. In lieu of the requirements contained in
33chapters 34 through 43 of the international residential code,
342015 edition, the provisions of the Iowa electrical code shall
35be the requirements for electrical installation.
-35- 19. Exterior structures. The fire protections floor
2requirements contained in R302.13 of the international
3residential code, 2015 edition, do not apply to exterior decks,
4exterior balconies, or exterior porches.
5 Sec. 51. NEW SECTION. 103A.3D Iowa residential energy code
6— alterations.
71. Scope. The Iowa residential energy code applies to
8residential buildings of three or fewer stories and the
9building sites and associated systems and equipment. The
10remodeling or renovation of one-family and two-family dwelling
11units is not within the scope of the Iowa residential energy
12code.
132. General. Construction or other work that is required
14to be inspected by state law or local ordinance shall be in
15accordance with sections R104.2 through R104.8 of the Iowa
16residential energy code. The state fire marshal shall have
17authority to perform audits to ensure compliance with the
18requirements of the Iowa residential energy code. When local
19governments conduct compliance audits, the information may
20be provided to the department of energy or to the state fire
21marshal in a timely manner. Local governments may contract
22with the state fire marshal to conduct audits.
233. Insulation and fenestration criteria. In lieu of the
24requirements contained in section R402.1.1 of the international
25energy conservation code, 2012 edition, the building thermal
26envelope shall meet the requirements of table R402.1.1 based on
27the climate zone specified in chapter 3 of the Iowa residential
28energy code.
294. Insulation and fenestration requirements. Table R402.1.1
30of the international energy conservation code, 2012 edition, is
31adopted with the exceptions of deleting “except Marine” in the
32fifth row of the first column, deleting “and Marine 4” in the
33sixth row of the first column, deleting “>0.32” in the eighth
34row of the second column and inserting in lieu thereof “0.32”,
35and deleting “20+5 or 13+10” in the seventh row of the sixth
-36-1column and inserting in lieu thereof “20+5 or 13+5”.
25. Testing. In lieu of the requirements contained in
3section R402.4.1.2 of the international energy conservation
4code, 2012 edition, the building or dwelling unit shall be
5tested and verified as having an air leakage rate not exceeding
6five air changes per hour in climate zones 1 and 2, and four
7air changes per hour in climate zones 3 through 8. Testing
8shall be conducted with a blower door at a pressure of zero
9point two inches w.g.or fifty pascals. Where required by the
10code official, testing shall be conducted by an approved third
11party. A written report of the results of the test shall be
12signed by the party conducting the test and provided to the
13code official. Testing shall be performed at any time after
14creation of all penetrations of the building thermal envelope.
15During testing:
16a. Exterior windows and doors and fireplace and stove
17doors shall be closed, but not sealed beyond the intended
18weatherstripping or other infiltration control measures.
19b. Dampers including exhaust, intake, makeup air, backdraft,
20and flue dampers shall be closed, but not sealed beyond
21intended infiltration control measures.
22c. Interior doors, if installed at the time of the test,
23shall be open.
24d. Exterior doors for continuous ventilation systems and
25heat recovery ventilators shall be closed and sealed.
26e. Heating and cooling systems, if installed at the time of
27the test, shall be turned off.
28f. Supply and return registers, if installed at the time of
29the test, shall be fully open.
306. Sealing — mandatory. In lieu of the requirements
31contained in section R403.2.2 of the international energy
32conservation code, 2012 edition, ducts, air handlers, and
33filter boxes shall be sealed. Joints and seams shall comply
34with either the Iowa mechanical code or Iowa residential code,
35as applicable.
-37- 1a. Air-impermeable spray foam products shall be permitted to
2be applied without additional joint seals.
3b. Where a duct connection is made that is partially
4inaccessible, three screws or rivets shall be equally spaced
5on the exposed portion of the joint so as to prevent a hinge
6effect.
7c. Continuously welded and locking-type longitudinal joints
8and seams in ducts operating at static pressures less than
9two inches of water column or five hundred pascals pressure
10classification shall not require additional closure systems.
11d. (1) Duct tightness shall be verified by any of the
12following:
13(a) Postconstruction test. Leakage to outdoors shall be
14less than or equal to four cubic feet per minute or one hundred
15thirteen point three L/min per one hundred square feet or nine
16point two nine meters squared of conditioned floor area or
17total leakage shall be less than or equal to six cfm or one
18hundred seventy L/min per one hundred square feet or nine point
19two nine meters squared of conditioned floor area when tested
20at a pressure differential of zero point one inches w.g.or
21twenty-five pascals across the entire system, including the
22manufacturer’s air handler enclosure. All register boots shall
23be taped or otherwise sealed during the test.
24(b) Rough-in test. Total leakage shall be less than
25or equal to six cfm or one hundred seventy L/min per one
26hundred square feet or nine point two nine meters squared of
27conditioned floor area when tested at a pressure differential
28of zero point one inches w.g.or twenty-five pascals across the
29system, including the manufacturer’s air handler enclosure.
30All registers shall be taped or otherwise sealed during the
31test. If the air handler is not installed at the time of the
32test, total leakage shall be less than or equal to three cfm or
33eighty-five L/min per one hundred square feet or nine point two
34nine meters squared of conditioned floor area.
35(2) Testing shall be conducted by an approved third party.
-38-1A written report of the results shall be signed by the party
2conducting the test and provided to the code official.
3(3) The duct leakage test is not required for ducts and air
4handlers located entirely within the building thermal envelope
5unless cavities are used for returns.
67. Building cavities — mandatory. In lieu of the
7requirements contained in section R403.2.3 of the international
8energy conservation code, 2012 edition, building framing
9cavities shall not be used as supply ducts. Building framing
10cavities may be used as return ducts if all of the following
11conditions exist:
12a. Ducts are tested for duct leakage in accordance with
13section R403.2.2 of the Iowa residential code.
14b. Exterior wall cavities are not used for return ducts.
15 Sec. 52. NEW SECTION. 103A.3E Iowa nonresidential energy
16code — alterations.
171. Scope. The Iowa nonresidential energy code applies to
18commercial and residential buildings of four or more stories
19and the buildings’ sites and associated systems and equipment.
202. General. In lieu of the requirements contained in
21section C104.1 of the international energy conservation code
22-- commercial provisions, 2012 edition, construction or other
23work that is required to be inspected by state law or local
24ordinance shall comply with sections C104.2 through C104.8 of
25the Iowa nonresidential energy code.
26 Sec. 53. Section 103A.5, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended
27to read as follows:
283. Study the operation of the state Iowa building code,
29local building regulations, and other laws relating to the
30construction of buildings or structures to ascertain their
31effects upon the cost of building construction and the
32effectiveness of their provisions for health, safety, and
33welfare.
34 Sec. 54. Section 103A.7, Code 2022, is amended by striking
35the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
-39- 1103A.7 Iowa building code.
21. The Iowa building code includes the following:
3a. The international building code, 2015 edition, published
4by the international code council, as modified in subsection 2,
5and excluding sections 101.1, 101.2, 101.4.1 through 101.4.6,
6102.6, 106.2, 107.1, 907.2.3, and 1029.1.1; sections 103
7through 105, 107.3 through 107.5, 109 through 116, and 423, and
8sections therein; section 903.2.8, except sections 903.2.8.1
9through 903.2.8.4; chapter 29; and appendices A, B, and D
10through M of the international building code.
11b. The Iowa fire code.
12c. The Iowa residential code.
13d. The Iowa residential energy code.
14e. The Iowa nonresidential energy code.
15f. The Iowa existing building code.
16g. The Iowa electrical code as defined in section 103.1.
17h. The Iowa plumbing code as defined in section 105.2.
18i. The Iowa mechanical code as defined in section 105.2.
19j. The accessibility provisions of 661 IAC ch.302. The
20commissioner may adopt rules for the accessibility and use by
21persons with disabilities and elderly persons, of buildings,
22structures, and facilities which are constructed and intended
23for use by the general public. The rules shall be consistent
24with federal standards for building accessibility and shall
25only apply to those buildings, structures, and facilities
26subject to chapter 104A.
27k. Sustainable design standards adopted by the commissioner
28pursuant to section 103A.8B.
292. a. Application. The provisions of the Iowa building
30code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement,
31enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy,
32location, maintenance, removal, and demolition of every
33building or structure or any appurtenances connected or
34attached to such building or structure. However, detached
35one-family and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family
-40-1dwellings or townhouses not more than three stories above grade
2plane in height with a separate means of egress and their
3accessory structures shall comply with the Iowa residential
4code.
5b. Existing structure. In lieu of the requirements
6contained in section 102.6 of the international building code,
72015 edition, the legal occupancy of any structure existing
8on the date of adoption of this code shall be permitted to
9continue without change, except as specifically covered in
10this code or the Iowa fire code, or as deemed necessary by the
11building code commissioner for the general safety and welfare
12of the occupants and the public.
13c. General. In lieu of the requirements contained in
14section 107.1 of the international building code, 2015 edition,
15submittal documents consisting of construction documents,
16statement of special inspections, a geotechnical report, and
17other data shall be submitted in one or more sets with each
18plan review application. The construction documents shall be
19prepared by a responsible design professional where required
20by the statutes of the jurisdiction in which the project
21is to be constructed. Where special conditions exist, the
22commissioner is authorized to require additional construction
23documents to be prepared by a responsible design professional.
24However, the commissioner is authorized to waive the submission
25of construction documents and other data not required to be
26prepared by a responsible design professional if it is found
27that the nature of the work applied for is such that review of
28construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance
29with the Iowa building code.
30d. Cabins. For the purposes of the Iowa building code,
31“cabin building” means a residential building or structure
32the use of which is transient in nature and which is used for
33sleeping purposes when not classified as an institutional group
34I or when not regulated by the Iowa residential code.
35e. Windowed buildings. With respect to Group I-3 buildings,
-41-1plans and specifications for windowed buildings or portions
2of windowed buildings shall include a rational analysis
3demonstrating a tenable environment for exiting from the smoke
4compartment in the area of fire origin.
5f. Storm shelters. In lieu of the requirements contained in
6section 423 of the international building code, 2015 edition,
7any storm shelter or weather-safe room shall be designed and
8constructed in accordance with ICC 500-2014. A provision of
9ICC 500-2014 that applies to a hurricane-safe structure but
10not a tornado-safe structure shall not apply. For a provision
11for which a distinction is made between a tornado-safe
12structure and a hurricane-safe structure, the requirement
13for a tornado-safe structure shall apply. This paragraph
14applies to storm shelters and weather-safe rooms constructed
15on or after January 1, 2017. This paragraph does not require
16the construction of a weather-safe room or rooms for any
17construction project but does establish standards for design
18and construction of storm shelters and weather-safe rooms when
19their construction is required by another statute, by federal
20statute or regulation, or is incorporated voluntarily in a
21construction project. For the purposes of this paragraph,
22“weather-safe room” means a building, structure, or portion
23of a building or structure built in accordance with the
24requirements of this chapter and designated for use during a
25severe windstorm event.
26g. Group R. In lieu of the requirements contained in
27section 903.2.8, except for sections 903.2.8.1 through
28903.2.8.4, of the international building code, 2015 edition, an
29automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with section
30903.3 of the Iowa building code shall be provided throughout
31all buildings with a Group R fire area. This requirement does
32not apply to a cabin building located in remote areas without
33a sufficient municipal water supply for design of a fire
34sprinkler system when all of the following apply:
35(1) The cabin is not more than one story.
-42- 1(2) The cabin is not more than seven hundred fifty square
2feet in floor area.
3(3) Fuel-fired heating equipment and other fuel-fired
4appliances are separated from sleeping areas by a one-hour
5fire-rated assembly.
6(4) The cabin is provided with fire alarm and smoke alarm
7systems as required by section 907 of the international
8building code for R-1 occupancies.
9(5) The cabin does not include a basement.
10(6) A fire separation of twenty feet is maintained between
11the cabin and any other building or structure.
12(7) The cabin complies with all applicable requirements of
13the Iowa building code.
14h. Group E.
15(1) In lieu of the requirements contained in section 907.2.3
16of the international building code, 2015 edition, in the
17absence of a complete automatic sprinkler system, a complete
18automatic detection system utilizing an emergency voice or
19alarm communication system shall be installed throughout the
20entire Group E occupancy. A Group E occupancy with a complete
21automatic sprinkler system shall be provided with a fire alarm
22system utilizing an emergency voice or alarm communication
23system in compliance with section 907.5.2.2 and installed in
24accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa building code. At
25a minimum, smoke detection shall be provided in corridors at
26a maximum spacing of thirty feet on center, and heat or smoke
27detection shall be provided in any hazardous or nonoccupied
28areas. This subparagraph does not apply to a Group E occupancy
29with an occupant load of less than fifty.
30(2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), manual fire alarm
31boxes are not required in Group E occupancies where all of the
32following apply:
33(a) Interior corridors are protected by smoke detectors
34with alarm verification.
35(b) Auditoriums, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and the like
-43-1are protected by heat detectors or other approved detection
2devices.
3(c) Shops and laboratories involving dusts or vapors
4are protected by heat detectors or other approved detection
5devices.
6(d) Off-premises monitoring is provided.
7(e) The capability to activate the evacuation signal from a
8central point is provided.
9(f) In buildings where normally occupied spaces are
10provided with a two-way communication system between such
11spaces and a constantly attended receiving station from which a
12general evacuation alarm can be sounded, except in locations
13specifically designated by the fire code official.
14(3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), manual fire alarm
15boxes shall not be required in Group E occupancies where the
16building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic
17sprinkler system, the notification appliances will activate on
18sprinkler water flow, and manual activation is provided from
19a normally occupied location.
20(4) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), emergency voice
21or alarm communication systems meeting the requirements of
22section 907.5.2.2 of the Iowa building code and installed in
23accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa building code shall
24not be required in Group E occupancies with occupant loads of
25one hundred or less, provided that activation of the fire alarm
26system initiates an approved occupant notification signal in
27accordance with section 907.5 of the Iowa building code.
28i. Frost protection. With respect to general means of
29egress, exterior landings at doors shall be provided with frost
30protection.
31j. Exit discharge pathways. With respect to exterior exit
32stairways and ramps, exit discharge pathways shall be paved
33from all exits of the building to the public way.
34k. Bleachers. With respect to assemblies, in lieu of the
35requirements contained in section 1029.1.1 of the international
-44-1building code, 2015 edition, bleachers, folding and telescopic
2seating, and grandstands that are not building elements shall
3comply with ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and
4telescopic seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, with the
5following amendments to ICC-300:
6(1) Yearly inspections required. In lieu of the
7requirements contained in ICC-300, standard for bleachers,
8folding and telescopic seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition,
9the owner shall cause all bleachers and folding and telescopic
10seating installed on or after December 1, 2011, to be inspected
11at least once per year in order to verify that the structure is
12maintained in compliance with the provisions of this standard.
13All folding and telescopic seating shall also be inspected to
14evaluate compliance with the manufacturer’s installation and
15operational instructions during the opening and closing of such
16seating. Any inspection conducted in compliance with this
17section may be conducted by any knowledgeable person, including
18but not limited to a person who has been instructed by the
19manufacturer or installer as to procedures and standards for
20inspections of the structure being inspected and including but
21not limited to the owner of the structure or an employee of
22the owner of the structure. There are no further restrictions
23on the identity or employment of the person conducting the
24inspection unless otherwise provided by law. The owner shall
25maintain documentation of the required annual inspections,
26which shall show the date and name of the person conducting the
27inspection and shall be initialed by the person conducting the
28inspection.
29(2) Inspections. In lieu of the requirements contained
30in ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and telescopic
31seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, all tiered seating that
32was installed prior to December 1, 2011, shall be inspected at
33least once per year. The required inspection may be conducted
34by any knowledgeable person, including but not limited to a
35person who has been instructed by the manufacturer or installer
-45-1as to procedures and standards for inspections of the structure
2being inspected and including but not limited to the owner of
3the structure or an employee of the owner of the structure.
4There are no further restrictions on the identity or employment
5of the person conducting the inspection unless otherwise
6provided by law. All folding and telescopic seating shall
7be inspected to evaluate compliance with the manufacturer’s
8installation and operational instructions and shall be
9inspected during the opening and closing of such seating. The
10owner shall maintain documentation of the required annual
11inspections, which shall show the date and name of the person
12conducting the inspection and shall be initialed by the person
13conducting the inspection.
14l. Accessibility. With respect to accessibility, any
15building or facility which is in compliance with the applicable
16requirements of 661 IAC ch.302 shall be deemed to be in
17compliance with any applicable requirements contained in the
18Iowa building code concerning accessibility for persons with
19disabilities.
20m. Standards. Notwithstanding references in chapter 35
21of the Iowa building code to editions of national standards
22adopted in section 3001.2 of the Iowa building code, any
23editions of these standards adopted by the elevator safety
24board in 875 IAC ch.72 are adopted by reference. If a standard
25is adopted by reference in this section and there is no
26adoption by reference of the same standard in 875 IAC ch.72,
27the adoption by reference in this section is of the edition
28identified in chapter 35 of the Iowa building code.
29n. References.
30(1) All references in the international building code, 2015
31edition, to the international plumbing code shall be deemed to
32be references to the Iowa plumbing code.
33(2) All references in the international building code, 2015
34edition, to the international fuel gas code shall be deemed to
35be references to the Iowa fuel gas code.
-46- 1(3) All references in the international building code, 2015
2edition, to the international mechanical code shall be deemed
3to be references to the Iowa mechanical code.
4(4) All references in the international building code, 2015
5edition, to the international residential code shall be deemed
6to be references to the Iowa residential code.
7(5) All references in the international building code, 2015
8edition, to the international energy conservation code shall be
9deemed to be references to the Iowa energy conservation code.
10o. Health care facilities.
11(1) A hospital, as defined in 661 IAC 205.1, that is
12required to meet the provisions of the Iowa building code shall
13be deemed to be in compliance with the fire safety requirements
14of the Iowa building code if the hospital is in compliance with
15the provisions of 661 IAC 205.5. In any other case in which an
16applicable requirement of the life safety code, 2000 edition,
17is inconsistent with an applicable requirement of the Iowa
18building code, the hospital shall be deemed to be in compliance
19with the Iowa building code requirement if the life safety code
20requirement is met.
21(2) A nursing facility or hospice, as defined in 661
22IAC 205.1, that is required to meet the provisions of the
23Iowa building code shall be deemed to be in compliance with
24the fire safety requirements of the Iowa building code if
25the nursing facility or hospice is in compliance with the
26provisions of 661 IAC 205.10. In any other case in which an
27applicable requirement of the life safety code, 2000 edition,
28is inconsistent with an applicable requirement of the Iowa
29building code, the nursing facility or hospice shall be deemed
30to be in compliance with the Iowa building code requirement if
31the life safety code requirement is met.
32(3) An intermediate care facility for the mentally
33retarded, as defined in 661 IAC 205.1, or intermediate care
34facility for persons with mental illness that is required
35to meet the provisions of the Iowa building code shall be
-47-1deemed to be in compliance with the fire safety requirements
2of the Iowa building code if the intermediate care facility
3is in compliance with the provisions of 661 IAC 205.15. In
4any other case in which an applicable requirement of the life
5safety code, 2000 edition, is inconsistent with an applicable
6requirement of the Iowa building code, the intermediate care
7facility shall be deemed to be in compliance with the Iowa
8building code requirement if the life safety code requirement
9is met.
10(4) An ambulatory health care facility, as defined in 661
11IAC 205.1, that is required to meet the provisions of the
12Iowa building code shall be deemed to be in compliance with
13the fire safety requirements of the Iowa building code if the
14ambulatory health care facility is in compliance with the
15provisions of 661 IAC 205.20. In any other case in which an
16applicable requirement of the life safety code, 2000 edition,
17is inconsistent with an applicable requirement of the Iowa
18building code, the ambulatory health care facility shall
19be deemed to be in compliance with the Iowa building code
20requirement if the life safety code requirement is met.
21(5) A religious nonmedical health care institution that
22is required to meet the provisions of the Iowa building code
23shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of the
24Iowa building code if the institution is in compliance with the
25provisions of 661 IAC 205.25. In any other case in which an
26applicable requirement of the life safety code, 2000 edition,
27is inconsistent with an applicable requirement of the Iowa
28building code, the religious nonmedical health care institution
29shall be deemed to be in compliance with the Iowa building code
30requirement if the life safety code requirement is met.
313. A person who complies with an edition of a national code
32published subsequent to the edition serving as the basis of the
33Iowa fire, residential, residential energy, existing building,
34electrical, plumbing, or mechanical code shall be deemed to be
35in compliance with the relevant portion of the Iowa building
-48-1code.
24. A political subdivision of this state shall not enact
3a regulation that is more or less restrictive than the Iowa
4building code.
5 Sec. 55. Section 103A.9, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
61, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
7The state building code shall contain following provisions
8relating apply to the manufacture and installation of
9factory-built structures.
10 Sec. 56. Section 103A.9, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code
112022, is amended to read as follows:
12d. (1) All factory-built structures, without regard to
13manufacture date, shall be installed in accordance with the
14code in the governmental subdivisions which have adopted
15 the state Iowa building code or any other building code.
16However, a governmental subdivision shall not require that a
17factory-built structure, that was manufactured in accordance
18with federally mandated standards, be renovated in accordance
19with the state Iowa building code or any other building
20code which the governmental subdivision has adopted when the
21factory-built structure is being moved from one lawful location
22to another unless such required renovation is in conformity
23with those specifications for the factory-built structure which
24existed when it was manufactured or the factory-built structure
25is being rented for occupancy.
26(2) Existing factory-built structures not constructed to be
27in compliance with federally mandated standards may be moved
28from one established manufactured home community or mobile home
29park to another and shall not be required to be renovated to
30comply with the state Iowa building code or any other building
31code which the governmental subdivision has adopted unless
32the factory-built structure is being rented for occupancy or
33has been declared a public nuisance according to standards
34generally applied to housing.
35 Sec. 57. Section 103A.9, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2022, are
-49-1amended to read as follows:
22. The commissioner shall establish an insignia of approval
3and provide that factory-built structures required to comply
4with code provisions on manufacture bear an insignia of
5approval prior to installation. The insignia may be issued
6for other factory-built structures which meet code standards
7and which were manufactured prior to the effective date of the
8state Iowa building code.
93. The commissioner may contract with local government
10agencies for enforcement of the code relating to manufacture
11of factory-built structures. Code provisions relating to
12installation of factory-built structures shall be enforced
13by the local building departments only in those governmental
14subdivisions which have adopted the state building code or any
15other building code.
16 Sec. 58. Section 103A.10, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
17amended to read as follows:
181. The state Iowa building code shall, for the buildings and
19structures to which it is applicable, constitute a lawful local
20 the only enforceable building code in this state.
21 Sec. 59. Section 103A.10, subsection 2, unnumbered
22paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
23The state Iowa building code shall be applicable:
24 Sec. 60. Section 103A.10, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code
252022, is amended to read as follows:
26d. In each city with a population of more than fifteen
27thousand that has not adopted a local building code that
28is substantially in accord with standards developed by a
29nationally recognized building code organization. The, the
30 city shall enforce the state Iowa building code, including the
31provisions in section 103A.19, subsection 2.
32 Sec. 61. Section 103A.10, subsection 3, Code 2022, is
33amended to read as follows:
343. Provisions of the state Iowa building code relating to
35the manufacture and installation of factory-built structures
-50-1shall apply throughout the state. A factory-built structure
2approved by the commissioner shall be deemed to comply with
3all building regulations applicable to its manufacture and
4installation and shall be exempt from any other state or local
5building regulations. Except with respect to manufactured
6homes, as defined in section 103A.51, subsection 4, a provision
7of this chapter relating to the manufacture or installation
8of factory-built structures shall not alter or supersede
9any provision of chapter 542B concerning the practice of
10professional engineering or chapter 544A concerning the
11practice of architecture.
12 Sec. 62. Section 103A.10, subsection 4, paragraphs a and b,
13Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
14a. Provisions of the state Iowa building code establishing
15thermal efficiency energy conservation standards shall be
16applicable to all construction in the state which will contain
17enclosed space that is heated or cooled. The commissioner
18shall provide appropriate exceptions for construction where
19the application of an energy conservation requirement adopted
20pursuant to this chapter would be impractical.
21b. Provisions of the state Iowa building code establishing
22lighting efficiency standards shall be applicable to all
23construction in the state and to new and replacement lighting
24in existing buildings.
25 Sec. 63. Section 103A.10A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2022,
26are amended to read as follows:
271. All newly constructed buildings or structures subject
28to the state Iowa building code, including any addition, but
29excluding any renovation or repair of such a building or
30structure, owned by the state or an agency of the state, except
31as provided in subsection 2, shall be subject to a plan review
32and inspection by the commissioner or an independent building
33inspector appointed by the commissioner. Any renovation or
34repair of such a building or structure shall be subject to a
35plan review, except as provided in subsection 2. A fee shall
-51-1be assessed for the cost of plan review, and, if applicable,
2the cost of inspection. The commissioner may inspect an
3existing building that is undergoing renovation or remodeling
4to enforce the energy conservation requirements established
5under this chapter.
63. All newly constructed buildings and structures the
7construction of which is paid for in whole or in part with
8moneys appropriated by the state but which are not wholly
9owned by the state are subject to the plan review and
10inspection requirements as provided in this subsection. If
11a governmental subdivision has adopted a building code,
12electrical code, mechanical code, and plumbing code and
13performs inspections pursuant to such codes, such buildings
14or structures shall be built to comply with such codes.
15However, if a governmental subdivision has not adopted a
16building code, electrical code, mechanical code, and plumbing
17code, or does not perform inspections pursuant to such codes,
18such buildings or structures shall be built to comply with
19the state Iowa building code and shall be subject to a plan
20review and inspection by the commissioner or an independent
21building inspector appointed by the commissioner. A fee
22shall be assessed for the cost of plan review and the cost of
23inspection.
24 Sec. 64. Section 103A.11, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2022,
25are amended to read as follows:
262. The text of any proposed rule shall be made available
27for inspection at the office of the commissioner and shall be
28distributed to the governmental subdivisions which have adopted
29the state Iowa building code, and to any other person who
30requests a copy.
313. Copies of every rule shall be sent by the commissioner to
32all governmental subdivisions which have adopted the state Iowa
33 building code.
34 Sec. 65. Section 103A.12, Code 2022, is amended to read as
35follows:
-52- 1103A.12 Adoption and withdrawal — procedure.
21. The state In addition to each city with a population
3of more than fifteen thousand, the Iowa building code is
4applicable in each governmental subdivision of the state in
5which the governing body has enacted an ordinance accepting the
6applicability of the code and has filed a certified copy of the
7ordinance in the office of the commissioner. The state Iowa
8 building code becomes effective in the governmental subdivision
9upon the date fixed by the governmental subdivision ordinance,
10which must not be more than six months after the date of
11adoption of the ordinance.
122. A governmental subdivision in which the state Iowa
13 building code is applicable may by ordinance, at any time
14after one year has elapsed since the code became applicable,
15withdraw from the application of the code. The local governing
16body shall hold a public hearing, after giving not less than
17four but not more than twenty days’ public notice, together
18with written notice to the commissioner of the time, place,
19and purpose of the hearing, before the ordinance to withdraw
20is voted upon. A certified copy of the vote of the local
21governing body shall be transmitted within ten days after the
22vote is taken to the commissioner. The ordinance becomes
23effective at a time to be specified in the ordinance, which
24must be not less than one hundred eighty days after the date
25of adoption. Upon the effective date of the ordinance, the
26state Iowa building code ceases to apply to the governmental
27subdivision except that construction of a building or structure
28pursuant to a permit previously issued is not affected by the
29withdrawal.
303. A governmental subdivision which has withdrawn from the
31application of the state Iowa building code may, at any time
32thereafter, restore the application of the code in the same
33manner as specified in this section.
34 Sec. 66. Section 103A.13, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022,
35are amended to read as follows:
-53- 11. The provisions of the state Iowa building code shall not
2prevent the use of any material or method of construction not
3specifically prescribed therein, provided any such alternate
4has been approved by the building code commissioner.
52. The commissioner may approve any alternate if the
6commissioner finds that the proper design is satisfactory and
7that the material, method, or work offered is, for the purpose
8intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in the
9state Iowa building code in quality, strength, effectiveness,
10fire resistance, durability, and safety.
11 Sec. 67. Section 103A.14, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2022,
12are amended to read as follows:
131. The council shall advise and confer with the commissioner
14in matters relating to the state Iowa building code.
153. The council shall approve or disapprove the rules and
16regulations referred to in section 103A.7 and shall approve or
17disapprove any alternate materials or methods of construction
18approved by the commissioner as provided in section 103A.13. A
19majority vote of the council membership shall be required for
20these functions.
21 Sec. 68. Section 103A.16, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
22amended to read as follows:
231. A reversal, modification, or annulment of any ruling,
24direction, determination, or order of any state agency or local
25building department affecting or relating to the construction
26of any building or structure, the construction of which is
27pursuant or purports to be pursuant to the provisions of the
28state Iowa building code.
29 Sec. 69. Section 103A.18, subsection 2, unnumbered
30paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
31No court shall entertain an action based on the state Iowa
32 building code unless all administrative remedies have been
33exhausted, except:
34 Sec. 70. Section 103A.19, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
35amended to read as follows:
-54- 11. The examination and approval or disapproval of plans
2and specifications, the issuance and revocation of building
3permits, licenses, certificates, and similar documents, the
4inspection of buildings or structures, and the administration
5and enforcement of building regulations shall be the
6responsibility of the governmental subdivisions of the state
7and shall be administered and enforced in the manner prescribed
8by local law or ordinance. All provisions of law relating
9to the administration and enforcement of local building
10regulations in any governmental subdivision shall be applicable
11to the administration and enforcement of the state Iowa
12 building code in the governmental subdivision. An application
13made to a local building department or to a state agency for
14permission to construct a building or structure pursuant to the
15provisions of the state Iowa building code shall, in addition
16to any other requirement, be signed by the owner or the owner’s
17authorized agent, and shall contain the address of the owner,
18and a statement that the application is made for permission to
19construct in accordance with the provisions of the code. The
20application shall also specifically include a statement that
21the construction will be in accordance with all applicable
22energy conservation requirements.
23 Sec. 71. Section 103A.19, subsection 2, unnumbered
24paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
25In aid of administration and enforcement of the state Iowa
26 building code, and in addition to and not in limitation of
27powers vested in them by law, each governmental subdivision of
28the state may, and each city designated in section 103A.10,
29subsection 2, paragraph “d”, shall:
30 Sec. 72. Section 103A.19, subsection 2, paragraphs a, b, c,
31and f, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
32a. Examine and approve or disapprove plans and
33specifications for the construction of any building or
34structure, the construction of which is pursuant or purports to
35be pursuant to the provisions of the state Iowa building code,
-55-1and to direct the inspection of buildings or structures during
2the course of construction.
3b. Require that the construction of any building or
4structure shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions
5of the state Iowa building code, subject, however, to the
6powers granted to the board of review in section 103A.16.
7c. Order in writing any person to remedy any condition found
8to exist in, or about any building or structure in violation
9of the state Iowa building code. Orders may be served upon
10the owner or the owner’s authorized agent personally or by
11certified mail at the address set forth in the application for
12permission to construct a building or structure. Any local
13building department may grant in writing such time as may be
14reasonably necessary for achieving compliance with an order.
15f. Prohibit the commencement of construction until a permit
16has been issued by the local building department after a
17showing of compliance with the requirements of the applicable
18provisions of the state Iowa building code.
19 Sec. 73. Section 103A.19, subsection 2, paragraph d,
20subparagraph (1), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
21(1) A certificate of occupancy or use for a building or
22structure constructed in accordance with the provisions of
23the state Iowa building code shall certify that the building
24or structure conforms to the requirements of the code. The
25certificate shall be in the form the governing body of the
26governmental subdivision prescribes.
27 Sec. 74. Section 103A.20, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
282022, is amended to read as follows:
29a. If the plans and specifications accompanying an
30application for permission to construct a building or structure
31fail to comply with the provisions of building regulations
32applicable to the governmental subdivision where the
33construction is planned, the state or governmental subdivision
34official charged with the duty shall nevertheless issue a
35permit, certificate, authorization, or other required document,
-56-1as the case may be, for the construction, if the plans and
2specifications comply with the applicable provisions set
3forth in the state Iowa building code, whenever such code is
4operative in such governmental subdivision.
5 Sec. 75. Section 103A.20, subsection 2, Code 2022, is
6amended to read as follows:
72. Any building or structure constructed in conformance
8with the provisions of the state Iowa building code, shall be
9deemed to comply with all state, county, and municipal building
10regulations, and the owner, builder, architect, lessee, tenant,
11or their agents, or other interested person shall be entitled,
12upon a showing of compliance with the code, to demand and
13obtain, upon proper payment being made in appropriate cases,
14any permit, certificate, authorization, or other required
15document, the issuance of which is authorized pursuant to
16any state or local buildings or structure regulation, and it
17shall be the duty of the appropriate state or local officer
18having jurisdiction over the issuance to issue the permit,
19certificate, authorization, or other required document,
20as provided herein, whenever the code is operative in the
21governmental subdivision.
22 Sec. 76. Section 103A.21, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
23amended to read as follows:
241. Any person served with an order pursuant to the
25provisions of section 103A.19, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, who
26fails to comply with the order within thirty days after service
27or within the time fixed by the local building department
28for compliance, whichever is longer, and any owner, builder,
29architect, tenant, contractor, subcontractor, construction
30superintendent or their agents, or any other person taking
31part or assisting in the construction or use of any building
32or structure who shall knowingly violate any of the applicable
33provisions of the state Iowa building code or any lawful order
34of a local building department made thereunder, shall be guilty
35of a simple misdemeanor.
-57-1 Sec. 77. Section 103A.22, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022,
2are amended to read as follows:
31. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting
4any governmental subdivision from adopting or enacting any
5building regulations relating to any building or structure
6within its limits, but a governmental subdivision in which the
7state Iowa building code has been accepted and is applicable
8shall not have the power to supersede, void, or repeal or make
9more restrictive any of the provisions of this chapter or of
10the rules adopted by the commissioner. This subsection shall
11not apply to energy conservation requirements adopted by the
12commissioner and approved by the council pursuant to section
13103A.8A or 103A.10.
142. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as abrogating
15or impairing the power of any governmental subdivision or local
16building department to enforce the provisions of any building
17regulations, or the applicable provisions of the state Iowa
18 building code, or to prevent violations or punish violators
19except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter.
20 Sec. 78. Section 103A.23, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
21amended to read as follows:
221. For the purpose of obtaining revenue to defray the
23costs of administering the provisions of this chapter, the
24commissioner shall establish by rule a schedule of fees based
25upon the costs of administration which fees shall be collected
26from persons whose manufacture, installation, or construction
27is subject to the provisions of the state Iowa building code.
28For the performance of building plan reviews by the department
29of public safety, the commissioner shall establish by rule a
30fee, chargeable to the owner of the building, which shall be
31equal to a percentage of the estimated total valuation of the
32building and which shall be in an amount reasonably related to
33the cost of conducting the review.
34 Sec. 79. Section 103A.43, subsection 2, Code 2022, is
35amended to read as follows:
-58- 12. A state agency may apply the provisions of the state Iowa
2 building code or of the state historic building code, or any
3combination of the two, in providing reasonable safety from
4fire and other hazards for the occupants and other users while
5permitting repairs, alterations and additions necessary for
6the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, relocation or
7continued use of qualified historic buildings or structures.
8 Sec. 80. Section 103A.51, subsection 9, Code 2022, is
9amended to read as follows:
109. “Modular home” means a factory-built structure which
11is manufactured to be used as a place of human habitation,
12is constructed to comply with the Iowa state building code
13for modular factory-built structures, as adopted pursuant to
14section 103A.7, and displays a seal issued by the commissioner.
15 Sec. 81. Section 105.2, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
16following new subsections:
17 NEW SUBSECTION. 8A. “Iowa mechanical code” means sections
18101 and 102 and chapters 2 through 15 of the international
19mechanical code, 2021 edition, published by the international
20code council, as modified in section 105.2A, and excluding
21the exception to section 101.2 and the exception to section
22306.5 of the international mechanical code; and sections
23306.2, 401.1, 504.8.2, 506.3.13.3, 508.1.1, and 604.3 of the
24international mechanical code.
25 NEW SUBSECTION. 8B. “Iowa plumbing code” means sections
26101 and 102 and chapters 2 through 17 of the uniform plumbing
27code, 2021 edition, published by the international association
28of plumbing and mechanical officials, as modified in section
29105.2B, and excluding sections 314.4.1, 422.1, 609.1, 612.0
30through 612.7.2, 807.3, 814.5, 1007.1, 1205.0 through 1205.2,
311207.0 through 1207.1, 1208.6.4.5, and 1211.3; and section
32609.12 and sections therein of the uniform plumbing code.
33 Sec. 82. NEW SECTION. 105.2A Iowa mechanical code —
34alterations.
351. Administration. A local jurisdiction may administer
-59-1the permit, inspection, testing, and enforcement provisions
2contained in the Iowa mechanical code. Permit, inspection,
3testing, and enforcement provisions contained in the Iowa
4mechanical code shall not be administered by the plumbing and
5mechanical systems board or the state unless otherwise provided
6by law.
72. Guards. In lieu of the exception to section 304.11
8of the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, guards
9are not required where permanent fall arrest and restraint
10anchorage connector devices that comply with ANSI/ASSE Z
11359.1 are affixed for use during the entire lifetime of the
12roof covering. The devices shall be evaluated for possible
13replacement when the entire roof covering is replaced. The
14devices shall be placed not more than ten feet or three
15thousand forty-eight millimeters on center along hip and ridge
16lines and placed not less than ten feet or three thousand
17forty-eight millimeters from roof edges and the open sides of
18walking surfaces.
193. Access. With respect to the requirements of section
20306.1 of the international mechanical code, 2021 edition,
21an unobstructed level working space at least thirty inches
22deep and thirty inches wide shall be provided on any side of
23equipment where service access is required. The authority
24having jurisdiction may approve service reductions prior to
25equipment installation, provided that the manufacturer’s
26instructions are met.
274. Appliances in rooms and closets. Appliances in rooms
28and closets. In lieu of the requirements of section 306.2 of
29the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, rooms and
30closets containing appliances shall be provided with a door and
31an unobstructed passageway measuring not less than thirty-six
32inches wide and eighty inches high. A level service space not
33less than thirty inches deep and thirty inches wide shall be
34present at the front service side of the appliance with the
35door open.
-60- 15. Equipment and appliances on roofs or elevated
2structures. With respect to the requirements of section 306.5
3of the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, if the
4tenants of a multiple-tenant building have, or are allowed to
5have, mechanical facilities on the roof or which penetrate the
6roof, then roof access ladders must be provided for use by all
7such tenants and their agents and contractors in a manner that
8does not require accessing space under the control of another
9tenant.
106. Visual screening of rooftop equipment. In addition
11to the requirements of section 306.5 of the international
12mechanical code, 2021 edition, equipment screening shall not be
13installed to the rooftop unit or the curb of the rooftop unit
14unless specified in the mechanical equipment manufacturer’s
15installation instructions.
167. Scope. In lieu of the requirements of section 401.1 of
17the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, chapter 4 of
18the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, shall govern
19the ventilation of spaces within a building intended to be
20occupied. These buildings shall meet either the requirements
21of ASHRAE standard 62.1, ventilation for acceptable indoor
22air quality, 2019 edition, published by the American society
23of heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning engineers, or
24the requirements contained in chapter 4 of the Iowa mechanical
25code. Mechanical exhaust systems, including exhaust systems
26serving clothes dryers and cooking appliances; hazardous
27exhaust systems; dust, stock, and refuse conveyor systems;
28subslab soil exhaust systems; smoke control systems; energy
29recovery ventilation systems; and other systems specified in
30section 502 shall comply with chapter 5 of the Iowa mechanical
31code.
328. Minimum ventilation rates — gyms. With respect to the
33gym, stadium, arena or play area category of table 403.3.1.1
34of the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, when
35combustion equipment is intended to be used on the playing
-61-1surface, additional dilution ventilation and/or source control
2shall be provided.
39. Minimum ventilation rates — smoking lounges. With
4respect to smoking lounges in table 403.3.1.1 of the
5international mechanical code, 2021 edition, for ventilation
6purposes, “smoking” includes both combustible tobacco products
7and accessories and electronic smoking devices and accessories.
810. Duct installation. In lieu of the requirements of
9section 504.8.2 of the international mechanical code, 2021
10edition, exhaust ducts shall be supported at four-foot or
11one thousand two hundred nineteen millimeter intervals and
12secured in place. The insert end of the duct shall extend into
13the adjoining duct or fitting in the direction of airflow.
14Ducts shall not be joined by screws or similar fasteners that
15protrude into the inside of the duct.
1611. Termination location. In lieu of the requirements of
17section 506.3.13.3 of the international mechanical code, 2021
18edition, exhaust outlets shall be located not less than ten
19feet or three thousand forty-eight millimeters horizontally
20from parts of the same or contiguous buildings, adjacent
21buildings, and adjacent property lines and shall be located not
22less than ten feet or three thousand forty-eight millimeters
23above the adjoining grade level. Exhaust outlets shall be
24located not less than twenty feet horizontally or vertically
25from or not less than five feet above air intake openings and
26operable doors and windows into any building.
2712. Type II hoods. In lieu of the requirements of the
28first sentence of section 507.3 of the international mechanical
29code, 2021 edition, type II hoods shall be installed above
30dishwashers capable of heating water beyond 140 degrees
31Fahrenheit and appliances that produce heat or moisture and do
32not produce grease or smoke as a result of the cooking process,
33except where the heat and moisture loads from such appliances
34are incorporated into the HVAC system design or into the design
35of a separate removal system.
-62- 113. Makeup air temperature. In lieu of the requirements
2of section 508.1.1 of the international mechanical code, 2021
3edition, all kitchen makeup air systems shall be verified by
4a certified testing and balance contractor to heat makeup air
5to within 10 degrees Fahrenheit of room temperature set point.
6The testing and balance contractor shall be certified by NEBB,
7TABB, or other certifying organization as approved by the
8authority having jurisdiction.
914. Return air openings. With respect to the requirements
10of section 601.5 of the international mechanical code, 2021
11edition, return air openings shall be located at least eighteen
12inches from supply air openings. Airflow shall be directed
13away from return air openings to reduce short cycling of
14air. However, this requirement does not apply to factory-made
15concentric dust terminations. In addition, one return air
16opening per floor is required on a central duct return system
17per ACCA manual D, appendix 8. Return air transfer openings
18are required on all bedrooms when dedicated return air openings
19are not used.
2015. Duct location. Air plenums and ducts located in floor
21and wall cavities shall be separated from unconditioned space
22by construction with insulation to meet applicable energy code
23requirements. These areas include but are not limited to
24exterior walls, cantilevered floors, and floors above garages.
2516. Coverings and linings. In lieu of the requirements
26of section 604.3 of the international mechanical code, 2021
27edition, duct coverings and linings, including adhesives
28where used, shall have a flame spread index of not more than
29twenty-five and a smoke-development index of not more than
30fifty, when tested in accordance with ASTM E84 or UL 723, using
31the specimen preparation and mounting procedures of ASTM E2231.
32Duct coverings and linings shall not flame, glow, smolder,
33or smoke when tested in accordance with ASTM C411 at the
34temperature to which they are exposed in service. The testing
35temperature shall not fall below 250 degrees Fahrenheit or 121
-63-1degrees Celsius. Coverings and linings shall be listed and
2labeled. The use of an air gap to meet R-value requirements
3for duct insulation shall be prohibited.
417. Radiation dampers — access. In addition to the
5requirements of section 607.6.2.1 of the international
6mechanical code, 2021 edition, access ceiling radiation dampers
7shall be provided with an approved means of access that is
8large enough to permit inspection and maintenance of the damper
9and its operating parts. Dampers equipped with fusible links,
10internal operators, or both shall be provided with either
11an access door that is not less than twelve inches or three
12hundred five millimeters square, or a removable duct section.
1318. Radiation dampers — marking. In addition to the
14requirements of section 607.6.2.1 of the international
15mechanical code, 2021 edition, identification ceiling radiation
16damper locations and access points shall be permanently
17identified on the exterior by a label or marking acceptable to
18the authority having jurisdiction.
1919. References. All references to the international
20plumbing code shall be deemed to be references to the Iowa
21plumbing code.
22 Sec. 83. NEW SECTION. 105.2B Iowa plumbing code —
23alterations.
241. Administration. Local jurisdictions may administer
25the permit, inspection, testing, and enforcement provisions
26contained in the Iowa plumbing code. Permit, inspection,
27testing, and enforcement provisions contained in the Iowa
28plumbing code shall not be administered by the plumbing and
29mechanical systems board or the state.
302. Alternative engineered design. In addition to the
31requirements of section 301.5 of the uniform plumbing code,
322021 edition, no engineered single-stack drainage system shall
33be installed.
343. Dead legs. With respect to the requirements of section
35309.6 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, the authority
-64-1having jurisdiction may determine the method of flushing.
24. Installation of thermoplastic pipe and fittings. In lieu
3of the requirements of section 314.4.1 of the uniform plumbing
4code, 2021 edition, trench width for thermoplastic pipe shall
5be limited to six times the outside diameter of the piping at
6the base. Thermoplastic piping shall be bedded in not less
7than four inches or one hundred two millimeters of aggregate
8bedding material supporting the pipe. Initial backfill shall
9encompass the pipe. Aggregate material shall be three-eighths
10inch p-gravel or one inch clean class one bedding.
115. Setting. With respect to the requirements of section
12402.5 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, sanitary
13napkin receptors are not dispensers and shall not be within the
14clear space of the water closet.
156. Limitation of hot water temperature for public
16lavatories. With respect to the requirements of section 407.3
17of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, these devices shall
18be installed at or as close as possible to the point of use.
197. Temperature limiting — limiting devices. With respect to
20the requirements of section 408.3.2(3) of the uniform plumbing
21code, 2021 edition, maximum water temperature may be limited
22by a limiting device conforming to either ASSE 1070/ASME
23A112.1070/CSA B125.70 or CSA B125.3 and installed at or as
24close as possible to the point of use.
258. Temperature limiting — flow reduction devices. With
26respect to the requirements of section 408.3.2(5) of the
27uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, maximum water temperature
28may be limited by a temperature actuated flow reduction device
29conforming to ASSE 1062 downstream of another allowed device.
30Temperature actuated flow reduction valves are not intended to
31be installed in place of devices complying with ASSE 1016, ASSE
321017, ASSE 1066, ASSE 1069, or ASSE 1070.
339. Limitation of hot water temperature of hair shampoo
34bowls and pet grooming stations. With respect to showers, the
35maximum hot water temperature discharging from hair shampoo
-65-1bowls and pet grooming stations shall be limited to 120 degrees
2Fahrenheit or 49 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature
3shall be regulated by one of the following means, which shall
4be installed at or as close as possible to the point of use:
5a. A limiting device conforming to ASSE 1070, ASME
6A112.1070, CSA B125.70, or CSA B125.3.
7b. A water heater conforming to ASSE 1084.
810. Limitation of hot water temperature in bathtubs and
9whirlpool bathtubs. With respect to the requirements of section
10409.4 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, the devices
11listed therein shall be installed at or as close as possible to
12the point of use.
1311. Limitation of water temperature in bidets. With respect
14to the requirements of section 410.3 of the uniform plumbing
15code, 2021 edition, the devices listed therein shall be
16installed at or as close as possible to the point of use.
1712. Drain. With respect to the requirements of section
18416.5 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, when a drain
19is provided, the discharge need not be in accordance with
20section 811.0 of the Iowa plumbing code.
2113. Location of floor drains. With respect to the
22requirements of section 418.3 of the uniform plumbing code,
232021 edition, floor drains shall be installed in rooms equipped
24with a water heater.
2514. Fixture count. In lieu of the requirements contained in
26section 422.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition:
27a. Plumbing fixtures shall be provided in each building
28for the type of building occupancy and in the minimum number
29shown in table 403.1 of the international plumbing code, 2018
30edition. The design occupant load and occupancy classification
31shall be determined in accordance with the Iowa building
32code or the authority having jurisdiction. Required public
33facilities shall be designated by a legible sign for each sex.
34Signs shall be readily visible and located near the entrance
35to each toilet facility.
-66- 1b. The minimum number of fixtures shall be calculated
2at fifty percent male and fifty percent female based on the
3total occupant load. Where information submitted indicates a
4difference in the distribution of the sexes, such information
5shall be used to determine the number of fixtures for each
6sex. Once the occupancy load and occupancy are determined,
7table 403.1 of the international plumbing code, 2018 edition,
8shall be applied to determine the minimum number of plumbing
9fixtures required. When gender-neutral restrooms are provided,
10the total number of fixtures provided must be the sum of men’s
11and women’s fixtures as figured, and urinals in gender-neutral
12restrooms shall not be substituted for more than sixty-seven
13percent of men’s water closets in assembly and educational
14occupancies or fifty percent of men’s water closets in all
15other occupancies. Where gender-neutral fixtures are provided
16in addition to separate men’s and women’s facilities, those
17gender-neutral fixtures shall be included in determining the
18number of fixtures provided in an occupancy. Where applying
19the fixture ratios in table 403.1 of the international plumbing
20code, 2018 edition, results in fractional numbers, such numbers
21shall be rounded to the next whole number. For multiple
22occupancies, fractional numbers shall be first summed and then
23rounded to the next whole number.
2415. Family or assisted use toilet and bathing
25facilities. With respect to the requirements of subsection
26422.1.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, required
27family or assisted-use fixtures are permitted to be included in
28the number of required fixtures for either the male or female
29occupants in assembly and mercantile occupancies.
3016. Separate facilities. With respect to the requirements
31of subsection 422.2 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
32separate facilities shall not be required where rooms having
33both water closets and lavatory fixtures are designed for
34use by any gender and sufficient privacy for water closets
35is installed. Partitions or compartment walls shall extend
-67-1from no more than one inch from the floor to no less than
2eighty-four inches from the floor. Urinals shall be located in
3an area visually separated from the remainder of the facility
4or each urinal that is provided shall be located in a stall.
517. Family or assisted use toilet facilities. With respect
6to the requirements of subsection 422.2.2 of the uniform
7plumbing code, 2021 edition, required family or assisted-use
8fixtures are permitted to be included in the number of required
9fixtures for either the male or female occupants in assembly
10and mercantile occupancies.
1118. Substitution for water closets. In each bathroom or
12toilet room, urinals shall not be substituted for more than
13sixty-seven percent of the required water closets in assembly
14and educational occupancies. Urinals shall not be substituted
15for more than fifty percent of the required water closets in
16all other occupancies.
1719. Drain lines. With respect to the requirements of
18subsection 603.4.8 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
19drain lines serving backflow devices or assemblies may be sized
20in accordance with the manufacturer’s drain-sizing chart for
21installation.
2220. Installation. In lieu of the requirements of section
23609.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, water piping
24shall be adequately supported in accordance with table 313.3.
25Burred ends shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe or
26tube. Changes in direction shall be made by the appropriate
27use of fittings, except that changes in direction in copper
28or copper alloy tubing shall be permitted to be made with
29bends, provided that such bends are made with bending equipment
30that does not deform or create a loss in the cross-sectional
31area of the tubing. Changes in direction are allowed with
32flexible pipe and tubing without fittings in accordance
33with the manufacturer’s instructions. Provisions shall be
34made for expansion in hot water piping. Piping, equipment,
35appurtenances, and devices shall be installed in a workmanlike
-68-1manner in accordance with the provisions and intent of the
2code. Building supply yard piping shall be not less than sixty
3inches below earth cover.
421. Pipe insulation. In lieu of the requirements of section
5609.12 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, insulation
6of domestic hot water piping shall be in accordance with the
7applicable energy conservation code.
822. Sizing of residential softeners. With respect to the
9requirements of section 611.4 of the uniform plumbing code,
102021 edition, residential-use water softeners may be sized as
11specified in the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
1223. Drainage fixture unit values. In lieu of the
13requirements of note 9 of table 702.1 of the uniform plumbing
14code, 2021 edition, for a bathtub to shower retrofit, a one
15point five inch or forty millimeter trap and trap arm shall be
16permitted with showers having only one shower head rated at a
17maximum of 2.5 gpm. See sections 408.5 and 408.6 of the Iowa
18plumbing code.
1924. Backflow protection. With respect to the requirements
20of section 710.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
21the requirement for the installation of a backwater valve
22shall apply only when determined necessary by the authority
23having jurisdiction based on local conditions. When a valve
24is required by the authority having jurisdiction, it shall
25be a manually operated gate valve or fullway ball valve. An
26automatic backwater valve may also be installed but is not
27required.
2825. Domestic dishwashing machine. In lieu of the
29requirements contained in section 807.3 of the uniform plumbing
30code, 2021 edition, no domestic dishwashing machine shall be
31directly connected to a drainage system or food waste disposer
32without the use of an approved dishwasher air gap fitting on
33the discharge side of the dishwashing machine, or by looping
34the discharge line of the dishwasher as high as possible near
35the flood level of the kitchen sink where the waste disposer is
-69-1connected. Listed air gap fittings shall be installed with the
2flood level marking at or above the flood level of the sink or
3drainboard, whichever is higher.
426. Point of discharge. In lieu of the requirements
5contained in section 814.5 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021
6edition, air conditioning condensate waste pipes shall connect
7indirectly to a properly trapped fixture, floor drain, or open
8sight drain, or where permitted in section 814.6 of the Iowa
9plumbing code, to the drainage system through an air gap or air
10break to trapped and vented receptors, dry wells, leach pits,
11sump pump, the tailpiece of plumbing fixtures, or indirectly to
12the building storm sewer through a roof drain. A condensate
13drain shall be trapped in accordance with the appliance
14manufacturer’s instructions or as approved.
1527. Vents. With respect to chapter 9 of the uniform
16plumbing code, 2021 edition, no engineered single-stack
17drainage systems shall be installed.
1828. Roof termination. With respect to the requirements
19of section 906.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
20acylonitrile butadiene styrene and polyvinyl chloride piping
21exposed to sunlight need not be protected by water-based
22synthetic latex paints.
2329. Frost or snow closure. With respect to the requirements
24of section 906.7 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
25where frost or snow closure is likely to occur in locations
26having minimum design temperature below 0 degrees Fahrenheit
27or negative 17.8 degrees Celsius, vent terminals shall be not
28less than three inches or seventy-six point two millimeters in
29diameter.
3030. Size. With respect to the requirements of section
31908.2.2 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, the wet
32vent shall be not less than two inches or fifty millimeters in
33diameter for six drainage fixture units (dfu) or less, and not
34less than three inches or eighty millimeters in diameter for
35seven dfu or more.
-70- 131. Horizontal lengths of trap arms. With respect to the
2requirements of table 1002.2 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021
3edition, the maximum horizontal length of a trap arm shall be
4five feet for a trap arm with a diameter of one point two five
5inches, six feet for a trap arm with a diameter of one point
6five inches, eight feet for a trap arm with a diameter of two
7inches, and twelve feet for a trap arm with a diameter of three
8inches or greater.
932. General. In lieu of the requirements of section 1007.1
10of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, floor drain or
11similar traps directly connected to the drainage system and
12subject to infrequent use shall be protected with a trap seal
13primer, except where floor drains or similar traps receive
14a liquid discharge year-round. Trap seal primers shall be
15accessible for maintenance.
1633. Food waste disposers and dishwashers. With respect to
17the requirements of section 1014.1.3 of the uniform plumbing
18code, 2021 edition, commercial food waste disposers shall
19discharge into the building’s drainage system in accordance
20with the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction.
2134. Corrugated stainless steel tubing. In lieu of the
22requirements of section 1208.6.4.5 of the uniform plumbing
23code, 2021 edition, only corrugated stainless steel tubing with
24an arc-resistant jacket or covering system listed in accordance
25with ANSI LC-1 (optional section 5.16)/CSA 6.26-2016 shall be
26installed, in accordance with the terms of its approval, the
27conditions of listing, the manufacturer’s instructions, and the
28Iowa plumbing code, including electrical bonding requirements
29in section 1211.2 of the Iowa plumbing code. CSST shall not be
30used for through-wall penetrations from the point of delivery
31of the gas supply to the inside of the structure. CSST shall
32not be installed in locations where subject to physical damage
33unless protected in an approved manner.
3435. Reported items. With respect to the requirements of
35section 1306.3 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
-71-1reports shall be delivered to the responsible facility
2authority in lieu of the authority having jurisdiction.
3 Sec. 84. Section 105.4, subsection 1, Code 2022, is amended
4to read as follows:
51. a. The board shall establish by rule a plumbing
6installation code governing the installation of plumbing in
7this state. Consistent with fire safety rules and standards
8promulgated by the state fire marshal, the board shall adopt
9the most current version of the uniform plumbing code and the
10international mechanical code, as the state plumbing code
11and the state mechanical code, to govern the installation of
12plumbing and mechanical systems in this state. The board shall
13adopt the current version of each code within six months of its
14being released. The board may adopt amendments to each code
15by rule. The board shall work in consultation with the state
16fire marshal to ensure that proposed amendments do not conflict
17with the fire safety rules and standards promulgated by the
18state fire marshal. The state Iowa plumbing code and the state
19 Iowa mechanical code shall be applicable to all buildings and
20structures owned by the state or an agency of the state and in
21each local jurisdiction.
22b. Except as provided in paragraph “c”, a A local
23jurisdiction is not required to adopt by ordinance the state
24 Iowa plumbing code or the state Iowa mechanical code. However,
25a local jurisdiction that adopts by ordinance the state Iowa
26 plumbing code or the state Iowa mechanical code may shall not
27 adopt standards that are more or less restrictive. A local
28jurisdiction that adopts standards that are more restrictive
29than the state plumbing code or the state mechanical code shall
30promptly provide copies of those standards to the board. The
31board shall maintain on its internet site the text of all
32local jurisdiction standards that differ from the applicable
33statewide code. Local jurisdictions shall not be required
34to conduct inspections or take any other enforcement action
35under the state Iowa plumbing code and state Iowa mechanical
-72-1code regardless of whether the local jurisdiction has adopted
2by ordinance the state Iowa plumbing code or the state Iowa
3 mechanical code.
4c. A local jurisdiction with a population of more than
5fifteen thousand that has not adopted by ordinance the state
6plumbing code and state mechanical code shall have until
7December 31, 2016, to do so. Cities that have adopted a
8plumbing code or mechanical code as of April 26, 2013, shall
9have until December 31, 2016, to shall adopt the state Iowa
10 plumbing code or and the state Iowa mechanical code in lieu
11thereof.
12 Sec. 85. Section 231B.4, Code 2022, is amended to read as
13follows:
14231B.4 Zoning — fire and safety standards.
15An elder group home shall be located in an area zoned
16for single-family or multiple-family housing or in an
17unincorporated area and shall be constructed in compliance
18with applicable local housing codes and the rules adopted for
19the special classification by the state fire marshal. In
20the absence of local building codes, the The facility shall
21comply with the state Iowa plumbing code established pursuant
22to section 135.11 105.4 and the state Iowa building code
23established pursuant to section 103A.7 and the rules adopted
24for the special classification by the state fire marshal. The
25rules adopted for the special classification by the state fire
26marshal regarding second floor occupancy shall be adopted
27in consultation with the department and shall take into
28consideration the mobility of the tenants.
29 Sec. 86. Section 423.3, subsection 95, paragraph b,
30subparagraph (4), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
31(4) The data center business shall comply with the
32sustainable design and construction standards established
33by the state building code commissioner pursuant to section
34103A.8B of the Iowa building code.
35 Sec. 87. Section 423.4, subsection 7, paragraph b,
-73-1subparagraph (4), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
2(4) The data center business shall comply with the
3sustainable design and construction standards established
4by the state building code commissioner pursuant to section
5103A.8B of the Iowa building code.
6 Sec. 88. Section 423.4, subsection 8, paragraph b,
7subparagraph (4), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
8(4) The data center business shall comply with the
9sustainable design and construction standards established
10by the state building code commissioner pursuant to section
11103A.8B of the Iowa building code.
12 Sec. 89. Section 423F.3, subsection 6, paragraph c, Code
132022, is amended to read as follows:
14c. A school district that uses secure an advanced vision for
15education fund moneys for school infrastructure shall comply
16with the state Iowa building code in the absence of a local
17building code.
18 Sec. 90. Section 470.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
192022, is amended to read as follows:
20a. Specification of energy management objectives and health,
21safety, and functional constraints. The facility design shall
22comply with applicable state or local Iowa building code
23requirements.
24 Sec. 91. REPEAL. Sections 103A.8, 103A.8A, and 103A.8C,
25Code 2022, are repealed.
26EXPLANATION
27The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
28the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
29This bill relates to various matters under the purview of the
30state. The bill is organized into 10 divisions.
31DIVISION I — COUNTY AND CITY ZONING AND INSPECTIONS. This
32division of the bill prohibits a county or city from enforcing
33a zoning ordinance if four-fifths of the lots in the land area
34covered by the ordinance do not conform with the ordinance.
35The bill also prohibits a county or city from requiring an
-74-1inspection of a manufactured home that has been inspected
2according to requirements of the U.S. department of housing and
3urban development and constructed in conformance with specified
4federal manufactured home construction and safety standards.
5DIVISION II — WORK-BASED LEARNING. This division of
6the bill relates to work-based learning, which provides
7opportunities and experiences to students related to workplace
8tours, job shadowing, rotations, mentoring, entrepreneurship,
9service learning, internships, and apprenticeships. The
10bill requires the department of education to establish and
11maintain a process that requires the boards of directors of
12school districts to report to the department at least annually
13regarding student participation in work-based learning programs
14established by the board.
15Under current law, a supervisor of a work-based learning
16program that awards career and technical education credit must
17be a licensed practitioner who completes both educational
18requirements and work experience requirements. The bill
19requires the board of educational examiners to adopt rules
20relating to a certification system for supervisors of
21work-based learning programs. The bill provides that a
22work-based learning program supervisor certificate shall not
23require more than 15 contact hours, which shall be available
24over the internet. Additionally, the bill provides for when
25applicants for the certificate shall be disqualified. The bill
26provides that a certificate shall not be considered a teacher
27or administrator license for any purpose. The bill requires
28that the certificate program be considered a professional
29development program.
30The bill requires that a student’s individualized career
31and academic plan (ICAP) be developed to identify both the
32coursework and work-based learning needed in grades 9 through
3312 to support the student’s postsecondary education and career
34options. An ICAP is developed with each student enrolled
35in grade eight to prepare the student for completion of the
-75-1core curriculum, identify the coursework needed to support
2the student’s postsecondary education and career options, and
3prepare the student to complete the essential components of a
4career information and decision-making system. The bill also
5requires that the plan prepare the student to successfully
6complete the free application for federal student aid (FAFSA)
7prior to graduation. The FAFSA is the application that is used
8to apply for federal student aid, including federal grants,
9work-study, and loans.
10DIVISION III — HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT. This
11division of the bill relates to the rural Iowa primary
12care loan repayment program, the health care professional
13recruitment program, and the health care loan repayment
14program.
15The rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program provides
16student loan repayments for medical students who agree to
17practice as physicians in certain specified areas of the state
18for five years. Under current law, medical students who are
19eligible for student loan repayments under the program are
20required to complete the residency program requirement with
21an Iowa-based residency program. The bill strikes from this
22provision the requirement that the residency program be based
23in Iowa. The bill also authorizes student loan repayment
24for medical students who will practice neurology and medical
25students who will practice part-time. The bill defines
26“part-time practice” as at least 70 percent of a 40-hour
27workweek.
28Current law prohibits the college student aid commission
29from entering into more than 20 program agreements annually
30under the program. The bill authorizes the commission to enter
31into more than 20 program agreements annually if surplus funds
32are available.
33In addition to the medical students who are eligible for
34student loan repayments under the program, and subject to
35the availability of surplus funds, current law requires the
-76-1college student aid commission to adopt rules to provide for
2student loan repayment to a physician who received a doctor
3of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from an
4eligible university, obtained a license to practice medicine
5and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state,
6completed the physician’s residency program requirement with an
7Iowa-based residency program, and is engaged in the full-time
8practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and
9surgery. The bill strikes from this provision the requirement
10that the residency program be based in Iowa. The bill provides
11that the physician may engage in either the full-time or
12part-time practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic
13medicine and surgery in a service commitment area. The bill
14also provides that the amount of loan repayment provided to a
15physician shall be subject to the same limitations applicable
16to an eligible student. Additionally, the bill provides
17that the total amount of a physician’s eligible loans shall
18be established as of the date the physician applies for loan
19repayment.
20The bill provides that for agreements entered into
21prior to July 1, 2022, the commission and the person may
22consent to amend the agreement under which the person shall
23engage in the part-time practice of medicine and surgery
24or osteopathic medicine and surgery specializing in family
25medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, internal medicine, obstetrics
26and gynecology, neurology, or general surgery in a service
27commitment area, for an extended period of part-time practice
28determined by the commission to be proportional to the amount
29of full-time practice remaining under the original agreement.
30The bill provides that moneys in the rural Iowa primary care
31trust fund up to the total amount that an eligible student or a
32physician may receive for an eligible loan shall be considered
33encumbered for the duration of the eligible student’s or
34physician’s obligation under the program.
35Current law provides that the obligation to engage in
-77-1practice under the program shall be postponed during any
2period of temporary medical incapacity during which the person
3obligated is unable, due to a medical condition, to engage in
4full-time practice. The bill includes within this provision
5any period of temporary medical incapacity during which the
6person obligated is unable, due to a medical condition, to
7engage in part-time practice. The bill provides that, subject
8to limited exceptions, an obligation to engage in practice
9under an agreement shall not be postponed for more than two
10years from the time the full-time or part-time practice was to
11have commenced under the agreement. Additionally, the bill
12provides for when an obligation to engage in full-time or
13part-time practice shall be considered satisfied.
14The health care professional recruitment program provides
15student loan repayments for certain health care professionals
16who graduate from an eligible institution and who agree to
17practice in an eligible rural community in the state. The bill
18includes community college within the definition of “eligible
19institution”. The bill includes advanced registered nurse
20practitioner and registered nurse within the definition of
21“health care professional”.
22The health care loan repayment program provides student
23loan repayments for registered nurses, advanced registered
24nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certain nurse
25educators. The bill modifies the health care loan repayment
26program to an award program that provides an annual award
27amount of $6,000 for not more than five consecutive years to
28registered nurses, advanced registered nurse practitioners,
29physician assistants, and certain nurse educators. A part-time
30nurse educator must practice as a registered nurse or an
31advanced registered nurse practitioner to qualify for an award
32under the program. The bill changes the name of the program to
33the health care award program and makes conforming changes.
34DIVISION IV — PROFESSIONAL LICENSING — MILITARY SPOUSES.
35 This division of the bill relates to professional licensing.
-78-1The bill requires each board that issues a professional license
2to expedite the licensing of a person married to an active
3duty member of the military forces of the United States or who
4is a veteran. If the board determines that the occupation or
5profession applied for does not have a substantially similar
6scope of practice, the board shall issue a temporary license to
7the person for a period of time necessary to meet the licensing
8requirements of this state. The board shall advise the person
9of the necessary education or training and shall license a
10person who completes such requirements. The bill moves current
11Code language regarding licensure of military personnel and
12spouses to new Code section 272C.12A.
13The bill removes the requirement that a person establish
14residency in this state prior to being issued a license,
15certificate, or registration without an examination if
16the person is currently licensed, certified, or registered
17in another jurisdiction in an occupation or profession
18with a substantially similar scope of practice, except for
19licenses issued pursuant to Code chapter 103 (electricians
20and electrical contractors) or Code chapter 105 (plumbers,
21mechanical professionals, and contractors). The bill also
22removes the requirement that the person has held the license,
23certificate, or registration in the other jurisdiction for at
24least one year.
25The bill requires a licensing board, an agency, or
26department to waive an initial application fee and one renewal
27fee charged to an applicant for a license issued pursuant to
28Code chapter 272C (regulation of licensed professions and
29occupations) if the applicant has been honorably or generally
30discharged from federal active duty or national guard duty
31within the last five years. The bill requires each such
32board, agency, or department to adopt rules to implement this
33procedure by January 11, 2023.
34DIVISION V — EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER CERTIFICATE
35— FEDERAL ACTIVE DUTY OR NATIONAL GUARD DUTY. This division
-79-1of the bill requires that rules adopted by the department
2of public health pertaining to fees for the examination of
3emergency medical care providers to include the waiver of
4all fees for an individual if the individual is either on
5federal active duty or national guard duty, or was honorably or
6generally discharged from federal active duty or on national
7guard duty.
8DIVISION VI — FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES — MILITARY
9VETERANS. Under current law, a resident who has served in the
10armed forces of the United States on federal active duty and
11who was disabled or was a prisoner of war during that veteran’s
12military service may pay a fee to obtain a lifetime hunting
13license or a lifetime hunting and fishing combined license.
14The term “disabled” means entitled to a service connected
15rating under 38 U.S.C.ch.11. This division of the bill
16removes the requirement that the veteran was disabled or was
17a prisoner of war during the veteran’s military service and
18removes the definition of “disabled”.
19DIVISION VII — DRIVER’S LICENSE AND PARKING FEES —
20VETERANS. Under current law, the fee for a noncommercial
21driver’s license, other than a class D chauffeur’s license
22or any type of instruction permit, is $4 per year of license
23validity. The fee for a class D chauffeur’s license is $8 per
24year of license validity. The fee for a commercial driver’s
25license (CDL), other than a commercial learner’s permit, is
26$8 per year of license validity. An additional fee of $2 per
27year of license validity is required for a class M motorcycle
28license.
29This division of the bill prohibits the department of
30transportation (DOT) from charging fees for a noncommercial
31driver’s license or motorcycle license to a veteran with a
32permanent service-connected disability rating of 100 percent,
33as certified by the U.S. department of veterans affairs.
34The bill also prohibits the DOT from charging fees for a
35chauffeur’s license or CDL to a veteran who is on federal or
-80-1state active duty, or who was issued an honorable discharge or
2general discharge under honorable conditions from such service.
3The bill prohibits a city that operates and maintains
4parking meters or non-metered parking lots from enforcing any
5ordinance related to parking meter fees against, or charging a
6parking fee at any non-metered parking lot to, a person whose
7vehicle is lawfully displaying medal of honor, ex-prisoner
8of war, or purple heart special registration plates, or a
9registration plate displaying the alphabetical characters
10“DV” preceding the registration plate number (plates issued
11to seriously disabled veterans). The bill provides that this
12prohibition shall not be construed to limit a city’s authority
13to enforce other parking-related ordinances as detailed in the
14bill.
15DIVISION VIII — MILITARY SERVICE PROPERTY TAX. This
16division of the bill relates to the military service property
17tax exemption and credit.
18Under current law, veterans of World War I are entitled
19to a property tax exemption of $2,778 in taxable value and
20honorably discharged veterans who served during other specific
21time periods are entitled to a property tax exemption of $1,852
22in taxable value. The bill increases the exemption amount for
23eligible veterans who are not World War I veterans to $2,500.
24Under current law, the state provides funding to local
25governments for the military service property tax exemption
26and credit up to $6.92 per $1,000 of assessed value of the
27exempt property. Code section 25B.7 provides that if a
28state appropriation made to fund a credit or exemption is not
29sufficient to fully fund the credit or exemption, the political
30subdivision shall be required to extend to the taxpayer only
31that portion of the credit or exemption estimated by the
32department of revenue to be funded by the state appropriation.
33The requirement for fully funding and the consequences of not
34fully funding under Code section 25B.7 apply to the military
35service property tax credit and exemption to the extent of
-81-1$6.92 per $1,000 of assessed value of the exempt property.
2The division applies to property taxes due and payable in
3fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2022.
4DIVISION IX — TEMPORARY LICENSES — INSURANCE PRODUCERS.
5This division of the bill provides that if an applicant for
6a resident insurance producer license (resident license)
7has met all of the requirements of Code section 522B.5,
8the commissioner of insurance (commissioner) shall issue a
9temporary resident license to the applicant that is valid
10starting on the date that the applicant submits the applicant’s
11fingerprints and any other required information to the
12commissioner pursuant to Code section 522B.5A(3), through the
13date the commissioner either issues the applicant a license or
14denies the applicant’s application based on the applicant’s
15criminal history check pursuant to Code section 522B.5A.
16If an applicant for a nonresident insurance producer license
17(nonresident license) has met all of the requirements of Code
18section 522B.7 and is subject to a criminal background check
19under Code section 522B.5A(2)(b), the commissioner shall issue
20a temporary nonresident license to the applicant that is valid
21starting on the date that the applicant submits the applicant’s
22fingerprints and any other required information to the
23commissioner through the date the commissioner either issues
24the applicant a license or denies the applicant’s application
25based on the applicant’s criminal history check. A temporary
26resident license or a temporary nonresident license authorizes
27the applicant to act as an insurance producer only for the
28lines of authority specified in the temporary license.
29The commissioner may require a temporary licensee to have a
30suitable sponsor who is a licensed insurance producer and who
31assumes responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee.
32The commissioner may by order revoke a temporary license if the
33interest of insureds or the public is endangered.
34DIVISION X — STATE BUILDING CODE. This division of the bill
35relates to the state building code. The bill adopts certain
-82-1provisions of the national electrical code, international fire
2code, international residential code, international energy
3conservation code, international existing building code,
4uniform plumbing code, and international mechanical code with
5amendments, including certain amendments currently found in
6the Iowa administrative code. The bill also prohibits local
7jurisdictions from adopting local building codes. The bill
8allows a person to comply with a subsequent version of a
9national code that serves as the basis of a state code in lieu
10of a state code. The bill makes conforming changes.
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2the state, including city and county zoning, work-based
3learning, recruitment of health care professionals,
4regulations affecting veterans and military spouses,
5insurance producer temporary licenses, and the state
6building code, and including applicability provisions.
7BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2COUNTY AND CITY ZONING AND INSPECTIONS
3 Section 1. Section 335.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding
4the following new subsection:
5 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. A county shall not enforce an ordinance
6adopted under this section if four-fifths of the lots in the
7land area covered by the ordinance do not conform with the
8ordinance.
9 Sec. 2. Section 335.30, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
10following new subsection:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. A county shall not require an inspection
12of a manufactured home that has been inspected according to
13requirements of the United States department of housing and
14urban development and constructed in conformance with the
15federal manufactured home construction and safety standards
16provided in 24 C.F.R. pt.3280.
17 Sec. 3. Section 414.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
18following new subsection:
19 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. A city shall not enforce an ordinance
20adopted under this section if four-fifths of the lots in the
21land area covered by the ordinance do not conform with the
22ordinance.
23 Sec. 4. Section 414.28, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
24following new subsection:
25 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. A city shall not require an inspection
26of a manufactured home that has been inspected according to
27requirements of the United States department of housing and
28urban development and constructed in conformance with the
29federal manufactured home construction and safety standards
30provided in 24 C.F.R. pt.3280.
31DIVISION II
32WORK-BASED LEARNING
33 Sec. 5. Section 256.9, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
34following new subsection:
35 NEW SUBSECTION. 65. Adopt rules to establish and maintain
-1-1a process that requires the boards of directors of school
2districts to report to the department at least annually
3regarding student participation in work-based learning
4programs established by the board of directors of the school
5district, including registered apprenticeships, quality
6pre-apprenticeships, internships, on-the-job training,
7and projects through the Iowa clearinghouse for work-based
8learning.
9 Sec. 6. Section 272.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
10following new subsection:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 18. “Work-based learning program supervisor”
12means a person who is certified pursuant to section 272.16
13to supervise students’ opportunities and experiences related
14to workplace tours, job shadowing, rotations, mentoring,
15entrepreneurship, service learning, internships, and
16apprenticeships.
17 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 272.16 Work-based learning program
18supervisor certificates.
191. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules
20pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a certification system
21for work-based learning program supervisors. The rules shall
22specify rights, responsibilities, levels, and qualifications
23for the certificate. The certificate shall not require more
24than fifteen contact hours, which shall be available over the
25internet.
262. Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason
27specified in section 272.2, subsection 14, or in rules adopted
28by the board of educational examiners.
293. A certificate issued pursuant to this section shall
30not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any
31purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified
32under this chapter or chapter 279.
334. The work-based learning program supervisor certificate
34established pursuant to this section shall be considered a
35professional development program.
-2-1 Sec. 8. Section 279.61, subsection 1, paragraph a,
2subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
3(2) Identify the coursework and work-based learning
4 needed in grades nine through twelve to support the student’s
5postsecondary education and career options.
6 Sec. 9. Section 279.61, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
72022, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
8 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (4) Prepare the student to successfully
9complete the free application for federal student aid prior to
10graduation.
11DIVISION III
12HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT
13 Sec. 10. Section 261.113, subsection 2, Code 2022, is
14amended to read as follows:
152. Eligibility. An individual is eligible to apply to
16enter into a program agreement with the commission pursuant to
17subsection 3 if the individual is enrolled full-time in and
18receives a recommendation from the state university of Iowa
19college of medicine or Des Moines university — osteopathic
20medical center in a curriculum leading to a doctor of medicine
21degree or a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree.
22 Sec. 11. Section 261.113, subsection 3, paragraphs c and d,
23Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
24c. Complete the residency program requirement with an
25Iowa-based residency program.
26d. Within nine months of graduating from the residency
27program and receiving a permanent license in accordance with
28paragraph “b”, engage in the full-time or part-time practice
29of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery
30specializing in family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry,
31internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, or
32general surgery for a period of five consecutive years in
33the service commitment area specified under subsection 8,
34unless the loan repayment recipient receives a waiver from the
35commission to complete the years of practice required under
-3-1the agreement in another service commitment area pursuant to
2subsection 8.
3 Sec. 12. Section 261.113, subsections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, and
412, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
55. Loan repayment amounts. The amount of loan repayment
6an eligible student who enters into an agreement pursuant to
7subsection 3 shall receive if in compliance with obligations
8under the agreement shall be forty thousand dollars annually
9for an eligible loan if the total loan amount equals or exceeds
10two hundred thousand dollars. Payments under this section made
11pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection 3 may be
12made for each year of eligible practice during a period of five
13consecutive years and shall not exceed a total of two hundred
14thousand dollars. If the total amount of an eligible student’s
15eligible loan upon graduation is less than two hundred thousand
16dollars, the commission shall divide the total amount of the
17eligible student’s eligible loan by five to determine the
18annual amount of loan repayment the loan recipient is eligible
19to receive.
207. Program agreement limitation. The commission shall not
21enter into more than twenty program agreements annually unless
22surplus funds are available. The percentage of agreements
23entered into pursuant to subsection 3 by students attending
24eligible universities shall be evenly divided. However, if
25there are fewer applicants at one eligible university, eligible
26student applicants enrolled in other eligible universities may
27be awarded the remaining agreements.
288. Selection of service commitment area. A loan repayment
29recipient shall notify the commission of the recipient’s
30service commitment area prior to beginning practice in the area
31in accordance with subsection 3, paragraph “d”. The commission
32may waive the requirement that the loan repayment recipient
33practice in the same service commitment area for all five
34years.
359. Rules for additional loan repayment. The commission
-4-1shall adopt rules to provide, in addition to loan repayment
2provided to eligible students pursuant to this section an
3agreement entered into under subsection 3, and subject to the
4availability of surplus funds, loan repayment to a physician
5who received a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic
6medicine degree from an eligible university as provided in
7subsection 2, obtained a license to practice medicine and
8surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state,
9completed the physician’s residency program requirement
10with an Iowa-based residency program, and is engaged in the
11full-time or part-time practice of medicine and surgery or
12osteopathic medicine and surgery as specified specializing
13in a practice area listed in subsection 3, paragraph “d”, in
14a service commitment area for a period of five consecutive
15years. The amount of loan repayment provided to a physician
16pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the same
17limitations applicable to an eligible student under subsection
185. The total amount of a physician’s eligible loans shall
19be established as of the date the physician applies for loan
20repayment pursuant to this subsection.
2110. Part-time practice — agreement amended. A person who
22entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection 3 may apply
23to the commission to amend the agreement to allow the person
24to engage in less than the full-time a part-time practice
25specified in the agreement and under subsection 3, paragraph
26“d”. The For agreements entered into pursuant to subsection
273 prior to July 1, 2022, the commission and the person may
28consent to amend the agreement under which the person shall
29engage in less than full-time the part-time practice of
30medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery
31specializing in family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry,
32internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, or
33general surgery in a service commitment area, for an extended
34period of part-time practice determined by the commission to
35be proportional to the amount of full-time practice remaining
-5-1under the original agreement. For purposes of this subsection,
2“less than the full-time practice” means at least seventy
3percent of a forty-hour workweek.
412. Trust fund established. A rural Iowa primary care
5trust fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund
6under the control of the commission. The commission shall
7remit all repayments made pursuant to this section to the
8rural Iowa primary care trust fund. All moneys deposited or
9paid into the trust fund are appropriated and made available
10to the commission to be used for meeting the requirements
11of this section. Moneys in the fund up to the total amount
12that an eligible student or a physician may receive for
13an eligible loan in accordance with this section and upon
14fulfilling the requirements of subsection 3 or subsection 9, as
15applicable, shall be considered encumbered for the duration of
16the agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3 eligible
17student’s or physician’s obligation under subsection 3 or
18subsection 9, as applicable. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any
19balance in the fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not
20revert to the general fund of the state, but shall be available
21for purposes of this section in subsequent fiscal years.
22 Sec. 13. Section 261.113, subsection 11, paragraph a,
23subparagraph (6), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
24(6) Any period of temporary medical incapacity during which
25the person obligated is unable, due to a medical condition, to
26engage in full-time or part-time practice as required under
27subsection 3, paragraph “d”.
28 Sec. 14. Section 261.113, subsection 11, paragraph b, Code
292022, is amended to read as follows:
30b. Except for a postponement under paragraph “a”,
31subparagraph (6), an obligation to engage in practice under
32an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3, shall
33not be postponed for more than two years from the time the
34full-time or part-time practice was to have commenced under the
35agreement.
-6-1 Sec. 15. Section 261.113, subsection 11, paragraph c,
2unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as
3follows:
4An obligation to engage in full-time or part-time practice
5under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3 shall
6be considered satisfied when any of the following conditions
7are met:
8 Sec. 16. Section 261.113, subsection 13, Code 2022, is
9amended by adding the following new paragraph:
10 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0c. “Part-time practice” means at least
11seventy percent of a forty-hour workweek.
12 Sec. 17. Section 261.115, subsection 5, paragraphs a and c,
13Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
14a. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher
15learning governed by the state board of regents, a community
16college established under chapter 260C, or an accredited
17private institution as defined in section 261.9.
18c. “Health care professional” means an advanced registered
19nurse practitioner, athletic trainer, occupational therapist,
20physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, registered nurse,
21 or physical therapist who is licensed, accredited, registered,
22or certified to perform specified health care services
23consistent with state law.
24 Sec. 18. Section 261.116, Code 2022, is amended to read as
25follows:
26261.116 Health care loan repayment award program.
271. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the
28context otherwise requires:
29a. “Advanced registered nurse practitioner” means a person
30licensed as a registered nurse under chapter 152 or 152E who
31is licensed by the board of nursing as an advanced registered
32nurse practitioner.
33b. “Nurse educator” means a registered nurse who holds
34a master’s degree or doctorate degree and is employed by a
35community college, an accredited private institution, or an
-7-1institution of higher education governed by the state board
2of regents as a faculty member to teach nursing at a nursing
3education program approved by the board of nursing pursuant to
4section 152.5.
5c. “Physician assistant” means a person licensed as a
6physician assistant under chapter 148C.
7d. “Qualified student loan” means a loan that was made,
8insured, or guaranteed under Tit.IV of the federal Higher
9Education Act of 1965, as amended, or under Tit.VII or VIII
10of the federal Public Health Service Act, as amended, directly
11to the borrower for attendance at an approved postsecondary
12educational institution.
13e. d. “Service commitment area” means a city in Iowa with
14a population of less than twenty-six thousand that is located
15more than twenty miles from a city with a population of fifty
16thousand or more.
172. Program established. A health care loan repayment award
18 program is established to be administered by the commission for
19purposes of repaying the qualified student loans of providing
20financial awards to registered nurses, advanced registered
21nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurse educators
22who practice full-time in a service commitment area or teach
23full-time or part-time in this state, as appropriate, and who
24are selected for the program in accordance with this section.
25An applicant who is a member of the Iowa national guard is
26exempt from the service commitment area requirement, but shall
27submit an affidavit verifying the applicant is practicing
28full-time in this state. A part-time nurse educator must also
29practice as a registered nurse or an advanced registered nurse
30practitioner to qualify for an award under this section.
313. Application requirements. Each applicant for loan
32repayment an award shall, in accordance with the rules of the
33commission, do the following:
34a. Complete and file an application for loan repayment an
35award. The individual shall be responsible for the prompt
-8-1submission of any information required by the commission.
2b. File a new application and submit information as
3required by the commission annually on the basis of which the
4applicant’s eligibility for the renewed loan repayment award
5 will be evaluated and determined.
6c. Complete and return, on a form approved by the
7commission, an affidavit of practice verifying that the
8applicant is a registered nurse, an advanced registered nurse
9practitioner, or a physician assistant who is practicing
10full-time in a service commitment area in this state or is
11a nurse educator who teaches full-time or part-time in this
12state. A part-time nurse educator must also practice as a
13registered nurse or an advanced registered nurse practitioner
14to qualify for an award under this section. If practice in a
15service commitment area is required as a condition of receiving
16loan repayment an award, the affidavit shall specify the
17service commitment area in which the applicant is practicing
18full-time.
194. Loan repayment Award amounts. The annual amount of loan
20repayment an award provided to a recipient under this section
21shall not exceed is six thousand dollars, or twenty percent
22of the recipient’s total qualified student loan, whichever
23amount is less. A recipient is eligible for the loan repayment
24program an award for not more than five consecutive years.
255. Refinanced loans. A loan repayment recipient who
26refinances a qualified student loan by obtaining a private
27educational loan may continue to receive loan repayment
28under this section if the amount of loan repayment does not
29exceed the lesser of the amount specified in subsection 4 or
30the balance of the loan repayment amount the loan repayment
31recipient qualified to receive with the qualified student loan.
326. 5. Selection criteria. The commission shall establish
33by rule the evaluation criteria to be used in evaluating
34applications submitted under this section. Priority shall be
35given to applicants who are residents of Iowa and, if requested
-9-1by the adjutant general, to applicants who are members of the
2Iowa national guard.
37. 6. Health care loan repayment award fund. A health care
4loan repayment award fund is created for deposit of moneys
5appropriated to or received by the commission for use under the
6program. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys deposited in the
7health care loan repayment award fund shall not revert to any
8fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year but shall remain
9in the loan repayment award fund and be continuously available
10for loan repayment under the program. Notwithstanding section
1112C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited
12in the health care loan award fund shall be credited to the
13fund.
148. 7. Report. The commission shall submit in a report
15to the general assembly by January 1, annually, the number of
16individuals who received loan repayment an award pursuant to
17this section, where the participants practiced or taught, the
18amount paid to each program participant, and other information
19identified by the commission as indicators of outcomes of the
20program.
219. 8. Rules. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to
22chapter 17A to administer this section.
23DIVISION IV
24PROFESSIONAL LICENSING — MILITARY SPOUSES
25 Sec. 19. Section 272C.4, subsections 11, 12, and 13, Code
262022, are amended by striking the subsections.
27 Sec. 20. Section 272C.12, subsection 1, unnumbered
28paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
29Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an occupational
30or professional license, certificate, or registration,
31including a license, certificate, or registration issued by
32the board of educational examiners, shall be issued without an
33examination to a person who establishes residency in this state
34or to a person who is married to an active duty member of the
35military forces of the United States and who is accompanying
-10-1the member on an official permanent change of station to a
2military installation located in this state if all of the
3following conditions are met:
4 Sec. 21. Section 272C.12, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
52022, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in
6lieu thereof the following:
7b. For a license issued pursuant to chapter 103 or 105, the
8person has established residency in this state or is married
9to an active duty member of the military forces of the United
10States and is accompanying the member on an official permanent
11change of station to a military installation located in this
12state.
13 Sec. 22. Section 272C.12, subsection 3, paragraph e, Code
142022, is amended to read as follows:
15e. A person who is licensed by another issuing jurisdiction
16and is may be granted a privilege to practice in this state by
17another provision of law without receiving a license in this
18state.
19 Sec. 23. NEW SECTION. 272C.12A Licensure of military
20spouses and veterans.
211. A licensing board, agency, or department shall expedite
22the application for an occupational or professional license,
23certificate, or registration, including a license, certificate,
24or registration issued by the board of educational examiners,
25by a person who is licensed in a profession or occupation with
26a similar scope of practice in another state and who is married
27to an active duty member of the military forces of the United
28States or is a veteran, as defined in section 35.1.
292. a. If the licensing board, agency, or department
30determines that the applicant does not qualify for licensure
31pursuant to section 272C.12 because the person is not licensed,
32certified, or registered in an occupation or profession with a
33substantially similar scope of practice, the licensing board,
34agency, or department shall issue a temporary license to the
35applicant for a period of time deemed necessary by the board,
-11-1agency, or department for the applicant to complete education
2or training substantially similar to the education or training
3required for the issuance of the occupational or professional
4license, certificate, or registration required of this state.
5b. The licensing board, agency, or department shall advise
6the applicant of the required education or training necessary
7to obtain a professional license, certificate, or registration
8in this state.
93. After an applicant submits records of completing
10the requirements identified in subsection 2, the licensing
11board, agency, or department shall issue an occupational or
12professional license, certificate, or registration to the
13applicant.
144. A licensing board, agency, or department shall adopt
15rules to provide credit toward qualifications for licensure
16to practice an occupation or profession in this state for
17education, training, and service obtained or completed by a
18person while serving honorably on federal active duty, state
19active duty, or national guard duty, as defined in section
2029A.1, to the extent consistent with the qualifications
21required by the appropriate licensing board, agency, or
22department. The rules shall also provide credit toward
23qualifications for initial licensure for education, training,
24or service obtained or completed by a person while serving
25honorably in the military forces of another state or the
26organized reserves of the armed forces of the United States, to
27the extent consistent with the qualifications required by the
28appropriate licensing board, agency, or department.
295. A licensing board, agency, or department shall annually
30file a report with the governor and the general assembly
31providing information and statistics on licenses and temporary
32licenses issued under this section and information and
33statistics on credit received by individuals for education,
34training, and service pursuant to subsection 4.
35 Sec. 24. Section 272C.14, Code 2022, is amended to read as
-12-1follows:
2272C.14 Waiver of fees.
31. A licensing board, agency, or department shall waive any
4fee charged to an applicant for a license if the applicant’s
5household income does not exceed two hundred percent of the
6federal poverty income guidelines and the applicant is applying
7for the license for the first time in this state.
82. A licensing board, agency, or department shall waive an
9initial application fee and one renewal fee for an applicant
10that has been honorably or generally discharged from federal
11active duty or national guard duty, as those terms are defined
12in section 29A.1, that would otherwise be charged within five
13years of the discharge.
14 Sec. 25. IMPLEMENTATION. Each board, as defined in section
15272.1 or section 272C.1, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
1617A as necessary to implement the section of this division of
17this Act amending section 272C.14 by January 11, 2023.
18DIVISION V
19EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER CERTIFICATE — federal ACTIVE
20DUTY OR NATIONAL GUARD DUTY
21 Sec. 26. Section 147A.4, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended
22to read as follows:
233. The department shall establish the fee for the
24examination of the emergency medical care providers to cover
25the administrative costs of the examination program. Rules
26adopted pursuant to this section shall include the waiver of
27the examination fee for an individual that is either serving
28on, or was honorably or generally discharged from, federal
29active duty or national guard duty as those terms are defined
30in section 29A.1.
31DIVISION VI
32FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES — MILITARY VETERANS
33 Sec. 27. Section 483A.24, subsection 16, Code 2022, is
34amended to read as follows:
3516. Upon payment of the fee established by rules adopted
-13-1pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime fishing license or
2lifetime hunting and fishing combined license, the department
3shall issue a lifetime fishing license or lifetime hunting and
4fishing combined license to a resident of Iowa who has served
5in the armed forces of the United States on federal active
6duty and who was disabled or was a prisoner of war during that
7veteran’s military service. The department shall prepare
8an application to be used by a person requesting a lifetime
9fishing license or lifetime hunting and fishing combined
10license under this subsection. The department of veterans
11affairs shall assist the department in verifying the status or
12claims of applicants under this subsection. As used in this
13subsection, “disabled” means entitled to a service connected
14rating under 38 U.S.C. ch.11.
15DIVISION VII
16DRIVER’S LICENSE AND PARKING FEES — VETERANS
17 Sec. 28. Section 321.191, Code 2022, is amended by adding
18the following new subsection:
19 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. Fees waived — veterans.
20Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary,
21the department shall not charge the following fees for a
22driver’s license to the following applicants:
23a. The fees set forth under subsections 2 and 5 to an
24applicant who is a veteran with a permanent service-connected
25disability rating of one hundred percent, as certified by the
26United States department of veterans affairs.
27b. The fees set forth under subsections 3 and 4 to an
28applicant who is on federal active duty or state active duty,
29as those terms are defined in section 29A.1, or who was issued
30an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable
31conditions from such service.
32 Sec. 29. Section 364.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
33following new subsection:
34 NEW SUBSECTION. 17. a. A city that operates and maintains
35parking meters or non-metered parking lots shall not enforce
-14-1any ordinance related to fees at such parking meters against,
2and shall not charge a fee at any non-metered parking lot
3to, a person whose vehicle is lawfully displaying any of the
4following registration plates:
5(1) Medal of honor special registration plates issued
6pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 8.
7(2) Ex-prisoner of war special registration plates issued
8pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 8A.
9(3) Purple heart special registration plates issued
10pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 18.
11(4) Registration plates displaying the alphabetical
12characters “DV” preceding the registration plate number
13pursuant to section 321.166, subsection 6.
14b. This subsection shall not be construed to limit a
15city’s authority to enforce other parking-related ordinances,
16including but not limited to ordinances regulating the
17length of time parking is allowed, parking along snow and
18emergency routes, and the hours and locations where parking is
19prohibited.
20DIVISION VIII
21MILITARY SERVICE PROPERTY TAX
22 Sec. 30. Section 426A.11, subsection 2, Code 2022, is
23amended to read as follows:
242. The property, not to exceed one thousand eight hundred
25fifty-two two thousand five hundred dollars in taxable value,
26of an honorably separated, retired, furloughed to a reserve,
27placed on inactive status, or discharged veteran, as defined in
28section 35.1, subsection 2, paragraph “a” or “b”.
29 Sec. 31. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies
30to property taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on
31or after July 1, 2022.
32DIVISION IX
33temporary licenses — insurance producers
34 Sec. 32. Section 522B.10, Code 2022, is amended to read as
35follows:
-15- 1522B.10 Temporary licensing.
21. a. The commissioner may issue a temporary insurance
3producer license for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty
4days without requiring an examination if the commissioner deems
5that the temporary license is necessary for the servicing of an
6insurance business in the following cases:
7a. (1) To the surviving spouse or court-appointed personal
8representative of a licensed insurance producer who dies or
9becomes mentally or physically disabled, to allow adequate time
10for the sale of the insurance business owned by the insurance
11producer, for the recovery or return of the insurance producer
12to the business, or for the training and licensing of new
13personnel to operate the insurance producer’s business.
14b. (2) To a member or employee of a business entity
15licensed as an insurance producer, upon the death or disability
16of an individual designated in the business entity application
17or the license.
18c. (3) To the designee of a licensed insurance producer
19entering active service in the armed forces of the United
20States.
21d. (4) In any other circumstance where the commissioner
22deems that the public interest will best be served by the
23issuance of a temporary license.
242. b. The commissioner may by order limit the authority of
25any temporary licensee under paragraph “a” in any way deemed
26necessary to protect insureds and the public. The commissioner
27may require the temporary licensee to have a suitable sponsor
28who is a licensed insurance producer or insurer and who assumes
29responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee and may
30impose other similar requirements designed to protect insureds
31and the public. The commissioner may by order revoke a
32temporary license if the interest of insureds or the public is
33endangered. A temporary license shall not continue after the
34owner or the personal representative disposes of the business.
352. a. Notwithstanding section 522B.5, subsection 1,
-16-1unnumbered paragraph 1, if an applicant for a resident
2insurance producer license has met all of the requirements of
3section 522B.5, subsection 1, the commissioner shall issue a
4temporary resident insurance producer license to the applicant
5that shall be valid starting on the date that the applicant
6submits the applicant’s fingerprints and any other required
7identifying information to the commissioner pursuant to section
8522B.5A, subsection 3, through the date that the commissioner
9either issues the applicant a license or denies the applicant’s
10application based on the applicant’s criminal history check
11pursuant to section 522B.5A.
12b. If an applicant for a nonresident insurance producer
13license has met all of the requirements of section 522B.7 and
14the applicant is subject to a criminal background check under
15section 522B.5A, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, the commissioner
16shall issue a temporary nonresident insurance producer license
17to the applicant that shall be valid starting on the date that
18the applicant submits the applicant’s fingerprints and any
19other required identifying information to the commissioner
20pursuant to section 522B.5A, subsection 3, through the date the
21commissioner either issues the applicant a license or denies
22the applicant’s application based on the applicant’s criminal
23history check pursuant to section 522B.5A.
24c. A temporary resident insurance producer license or a
25temporary nonresident insurance producer license issued under
26this subsection shall authorize the applicant to act as an
27insurance producer only for the lines of authority specified in
28the temporary license.
29d. (1) The commissioner may require a temporary licensee
30under this subsection to have a suitable sponsor who is a
31licensed insurance producer and who assumes responsibility for
32all acts of the temporary licensee.
33(2) The commissioner may by order revoke a temporary license
34issued under this subsection if the interest of insureds or the
35public is endangered.
-17-1DIVISION X
2STATE BUILDING CODE
3 Sec. 33. Section 15.291, subsection 5, Code 2022, is amended
4to read as follows:
55. “Green development” means development which meets or
6exceeds the sustainable design standards established by the
7state building code commissioner pursuant to section 103A.8B of
8the Iowa building code.
9 Sec. 34. Section 100C.6, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended
10to read as follows:
112. Limit the power of the state or a political subdivision
12of the state to regulate the quality and character of work
13performed by contractors or installers through a system of
14fees, permits, and inspections designed to ensure compliance
15with, and aid in the administration of, state and local the
16Iowa building codes code or to enforce other local laws for the
17protection of the public health and safety.
18 Sec. 35. Section 103.1, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
19following new subsection:
20 NEW SUBSECTION. 10A. “Iowa electrical code” means the
21national electrical code, 2020 edition, published by the
22national fire protection association, as modified by section
23103.1B, and excluding section 210.8(F) of the national
24electrical code.
25 Sec. 36. NEW SECTION. 103.1B Iowa electrical code —
26alterations — dwelling units.
27In lieu of the requirements contained in section 210.8(A)
28of the national electrical code, 2020 edition, the following
29relating to dwelling units shall apply:
301. All one hundred twenty-five volt, single-phase, fifteen
31and twenty ampere receptacles installed in the following
32locations shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter
33protection for personnel:
34a. Bathrooms.
35b. Garages and also accessory buildings that have a floor
-18-1located at or below grade level not intended to be habitable
2rooms and limited to storage areas, work areas or similar use.
3c. Outdoors. However, receptacles that are not readily
4accessible and are a supplied branch circuit dedicated to
5electrical snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel
6heating equipment shall be permitted to be installed in
7accordance with sections 426.28 and 427.22 of the Iowa
8electrical code, as applicable.
9d. Crawl spaces at or below grade level.
10e. Basements.
11(1) However, a receptacle supplying only a permanently
12installed fire alarm or burglar alarm system shall not be
13required to have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection.
14(2) A receptacle installed pursuant to subparagraph (1)
15shall not be considered as meeting the requirements of section
16210.52(G) of the Iowa electrical code.
17f. Kitchens where the receptacles are installed to serve the
18countertop surfaces.
19g. Sinks where receptacles are installed within one point
20eight meters or six feet from the top inside edge of the bowl
21of the sink.
22h. Boathouses.
23i. Bathtubs or shower stalls where receptacles are installed
24within one point eight meters or six feet of the outside edge
25of the bathtub or shower stall.
26j. Laundry areas.
27k. Indoor damp and wet locations.
282. For locations listed in subsection 1, paragraphs
29“a” through “c”, “e” through “h”, and “j”, listed locking
30support and mounting receptacles utilized in combination with
31compatible attachment fittings installed for the purpose
32of serving a ceiling luminaire or ceiling fan shall not be
33required to be ground-fault circuit-interrupter protected.
34If a general-purpose convenience receptacle is integral to
35the ceiling luminaire or ceiling fan, ground fault circuit
-19-1interrupter protection shall be provided.
2 Sec. 37. NEW SECTION. 103.1C Iowa electrical code —
3compliance.
4A person who complies with the standards contained in an
5edition of the national electrical code published by the
6national fire protection association subsequent to the 2020
7edition shall be deemed to be in compliance with the Iowa
8electrical code.
9 Sec. 38. Section 103.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
102022, is amended by striking the paragraph.
11 Sec. 39. Section 103.6, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended
12to read as follows:
132. The board may, in its discretion, revoke, suspend, or
14refuse to renew any license granted pursuant to this chapter
15when the licensee violates any provision of the national
16electrical code as adopted pursuant to subsection 1 Iowa
17electrical code, this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to
18this chapter.
19 Sec. 40. Section 103.10, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended
20to read as follows:
212. In addition, an applicant shall meet examination
22criteria based upon the most recent national electrical code
23adopted pursuant to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code and upon
24electrical theory, as determined by the board.
25 Sec. 41. Section 103.12, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended
26to read as follows:
272. In addition, an applicant shall meet examination
28criteria based upon the most recent national electrical code
29adopted pursuant to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code and upon
30electrical theory, as determined by the board.
31 Sec. 42. Section 103.18, Code 2022, is amended to read as
32follows:
33103.18 License renewal — continuing education.
34In order to renew a class A master electrician, class B
35master electrician, class A journeyman electrician, or class B
-20-1journeyman electrician license issued pursuant to this chapter,
2the licensee shall be required to complete eighteen contact
3hours of continuing education courses approved by the board
4during the three-year period for which a license is granted.
5The contact hours shall include a minimum of six contact hours
6studying the national electrical code described in section
7103.6 Iowa electrical code, and the remaining contact hours may
8include study of electrical circuit theory, blueprint reading,
9transformer and motor theory, electrical circuits and devices,
10control systems, programmable controllers, and microcomputers
11or any other study of electrical-related material that is
12approved by the board. Any additional hours studying the
13national electrical code shall be acceptable. For purposes of
14this section, “contact hour” means fifty minutes of classroom
15attendance at an approved course under a qualified instructor
16approved by the board.
17 Sec. 43. Section 103.26, Code 2022, is amended to read as
18follows:
19103.26 Condemnation — disconnection — opportunity to
20correct noncompliance.
21If the inspector finds that any installation or portion of
22an installation is not in compliance with accepted standards
23of construction for health safety and property safety, based
24upon minimum standards set forth in the local electrical code
25or the national electrical code adopted by the board pursuant
26to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code, the inspector shall
27by written order condemn the installation or noncomplying
28portion or order service to such installation disconnected
29and shall send a copy of such order to the board, the state
30fire marshal, and the electrical utility supplying power
31involved. If the installation or the noncomplying portion is
32such as to seriously and proximately endanger human health
33or property, the order of the inspector when approved by the
34inspector’s supervisor shall require immediate condemnation
35and disconnection by the applicant. In all other cases, the
-21-1order of the inspector shall establish a reasonable period
2of time for the installation to be brought into compliance
3with accepted standards of construction for health safety and
4property safety prior to the effective date established in such
5order for condemnation or disconnection.
6 Sec. 44. Section 103.29, subsections 5 and 6, Code 2022, are
7amended to read as follows:
85. A political subdivision that performs electrical
9inspections shall act as the authority having jurisdiction for
10electrical inspections and for amending the national electrical
11code adopted by the board pursuant to section 103.6 for work
12performed within the jurisdictional limits of the political
13subdivision, provided those inspections and amendments conform
14to the requirements of this chapter and the Iowa electrical
15code. Any action by a political subdivision with respect to
16amendments to the national electrical code shall be filed with
17the board prior to enforcement by the political subdivision,
18and shall not be less stringent than the minimum standards
19established by the board by rule.
206. A political subdivision may grant a variance or interpret
21the national Iowa electrical code in a manner which deviates
22from a standard interpretation on an exception basis for a
23one-time installation or planned installation so long as such
24a variance or interpretation does not present an electrical
25hazard or danger to life or property.
26 Sec. 45. Section 103.31, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2022, are
27amended to read as follows:
283. State inspection procedures and policies shall be
29established by the board. The state fire marshal, or the state
30fire marshal’s designee, shall enforce the procedures and
31policies, and enforce the provisions of the national electrical
32code adopted by the board Iowa electrical code.
334. Except when an inspection reveals that an installation or
34portion of an installation is not in compliance with accepted
35standards of construction for health safety and property
-22-1safety, based upon minimum standards set forth in the local
2electrical code or the national electrical code adopted by the
3board pursuant to section 103.6 Iowa electrical code, such that
4an order of condemnation or disconnection is warranted pursuant
5to section 103.26, an inspector shall not add to, modify, or
6amend a construction plan as originally approved by the state
7fire marshal or the state building code commissioner in the
8course of conducting an inspection.
9 Sec. 46. Section 103A.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
10following new subsections:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 10A. “Iowa existing building code” means
12the international existing building code, 2015 edition,
13published by the international code council, as modified by
14section 103A.3A and excluding sections 101.1, 101.5 through
15101.7, 106.1, 106.3 through 106.6, 705, 906, 1012.8, 1105.1,
16and 1205.15; and sections 103 through 105, 108 through 110, and
17112 through 117, and all sections therein, of the international
18existing building code.
19 NEW SUBSECTION. 10B. “Iowa fire code” means the
20international fire code, 2015 edition, published by the
21international code council, including appendices B, C, and
22D, as modified by section 103A.3B and excluding sections 103
23through 113, and sections contained therein; sections 301.2 and
24307.2; chapters 23, 57, and 61 of the international fire code;
25and chapters two through seven and sections 804 and 805 of the
26international building code, 2015 edition. For the purposes of
27electrical installations, the Iowa fire code includes the Iowa
28electrical code.
29 NEW SUBSECTION. 10C. “Iowa nonresidential energy code”
30means the international energy conservation code — commercial
31provisions, 2012 edition, as modified by section 103A.3E and
32excluding sections C101.1, C101.2, C103.3.1, and C104.1; and
33sections C108 and C109 and all sections contained therein
34of the international energy conservation code — commercial
35provisions.
-23-1 NEW SUBSECTION. 10D. “Iowa residential code” means the
2international residential code, 2015 edition, published by the
3international code council, as modified by section 103A.3C and
4excluding sections R101.1, R310.1, R313.1, and R313.2; sections
5R103 through R114 and sections therein; chapter 11 and chapters
625 through 33, except for section P2904; chapters 24 and 34
7through 43 and sections therein; and appendices A through U of
8the international residential code.
9 NEW SUBSECTION. 10E. “Iowa residential energy code” means
10the international energy conservation code — residential
11provisions, 2012 edition, as modified by section 103A.3D, and
12excluding sections R101.1, R101.2 R103.3.1, R103.3.2, R103.3.3,
13R104.1, R402.1.1, except table R402.1.1, R402.4.1.2, R403.2.2,
14and R403.2.3; and sections R108 and R109 and all sections
15contained therein of the international energy conservation
16code.
17 Sec. 47. Section 103A.3, subsection 20, Code 2022, is
18amended to read as follows:
1920. “State building code” or “Iowa building code” or “code”
20means the state Iowa building code provided for in section
21103A.7.
22 Sec. 48. NEW SECTION. 103A.3A Iowa existing building code
23— alterations.
241. Buildings previously occupied. In lieu of section
25101.4.2 of the international existing building code, 2015
26edition, published by the international code council, the legal
27occupancy of any structure existing on May 18, 2016, shall be
28permitted to continue without change, except as specifically
29covered in the Iowa existing building code or the Iowa fire
30code, or as deemed necessary by the building code commissioner
31for the general safety and welfare of the occupants and the
32public.
332. References.
34a. All references to the international plumbing code shall
35be deemed to be references to the Iowa plumbing code.
-24- 1b. All references to the international fuel gas code shall
2be deemed to be references to the Iowa fuel gas code.
3c. All references to the international mechanical code shall
4be deemed to be references to the Iowa mechanical code.
5d. All references to the international building code shall
6be deemed to be references to the Iowa building code.
7e. All references to the international residential code
8shall be deemed to be references to the Iowa residential code.
9f. All references to the international fire code shall be
10deemed to be references to the Iowa fire code.
11 Sec. 49. NEW SECTION. 103A.3B Iowa fire code —
12alterations.
131. Extinguishment authority. In lieu of the requirements
14contained in section 307.3 of the international fire code, 2015
15edition, the state fire marshal or an employee of the division
16of state fire marshal authorized to do so by the fire marshal,
17or a local fire chief or member of a local fire department
18authorized to do so by the local fire chief, is authorized
19to order the extinguishment by the permit holder, another
20person responsible, or the fire department of open burning that
21creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation.
222. Open flame cooking devices. In lieu of the requirements
23contained in section 308.1.4 of the international fire
24code, 2015 edition, charcoal burners and ash-producing or
25coal-producing devices shall not be operated on combustible
26balconies or within ten feet of combustible construction. This
27subsection does not apply to the following:
28a. One-family and two-family dwellings.
29b. LP-gas burners connected to one twenty-pound LP-gas
30container.
31c. Where buildings, balconies, and decks are protected by
32an automatic sprinkler system.
333. Equipment rooms. In lieu of section 315.3.3 of the
34international fire code, 2015 edition, combustible material
35shall not be stored in boiler rooms, mechanical rooms, or
-25-1electrical equipment rooms or in fire command centers as
2specified in section 508.1.5 of the Iowa fire code. This
3subsection does not apply in sprinklered equipment rooms that
4have sufficient space to allow a minimum of ten feet between
5all combustible storage and the heating, mechanical, or
6electrical equipment in the room.
74. Frequency. In lieu of the requirements contained in
8section 405.2 of the international fire code, 2015 edition,
9required emergency evacuation drills shall be held at the
10intervals specified in table 405.2, or more frequently
11where necessary to familiarize all occupants with the drill
12procedure.
135. Fire and evacuation drill frequency and participation. In
14lieu of table 405.2 of the international fire code, 2015
15edition, fire and evacuation drills shall be held at the
16following frequency with the following participants:
17Group or occupancy Frequency Participation
18_____________________________________________________________
19Group AQuarterlyEmployees
20Group B (see “c”AnnuallyEmployees
21below)
22Group ESee “a” belowAll occupants
23Group IQuarterly on each Employees
24shift
25Group I-1 (see “b”QuarterlyAll occupants
26 below) and
27group R-4
28Group R-1Quarterly on each Employees
29shift
30Group R-2 (see “d” Four annuallyAll occupants
31below)
32High-riseAnnuallyEmployees
33a. Fire and severe weather drills shall be conducted in
34accordance with chapter 100. In severe climates, the fire
35code official shall have the authority to modify the emergency
-26-1evacuation drill frequency.
2b. Fire and evacuation drills in assisted living facilities
3shall include complete evacuation of the premises in accordance
4with section 403.10.3.6 of the Iowa fire code. Drills shall
5be conducted not less than six times per year on a bimonthly
6basis, with not less than two drills conducted during the
7night when residents could reasonably be expected to be
8sleeping. The drills shall be permitted to be announced in
9advance to the residents. Where occupants receive habilitation
10or rehabilitation training, fire prevention and fire safety
11practices shall be included as part of the training program.
12c. Group B buildings that have an occupant load of five
13hundred or more persons or more than one hundred persons above
14or below the level of exit discharge.
15d. Applicable to group R-2 college and university buildings
16in accordance with section 408.3 of the Iowa fire code.
176. Storage in corridors and lobbies. In lieu of
18the requirements contained in section 807.5.2.1 of the
19international fire code, 2015 edition, clothing and personal
20effects shall not be stored in corridors and lobbies. This
21subsection does not apply to corridors protected by an approved
22automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with section
23903.3.1.1 of the Iowa fire code or storage in metal lockers,
24provided that the minimum required egress width is maintained.
257. Group R. In lieu of the requirements contained in
26section 903.2.8 of the international fire code, 2015 edition,
27an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance
28with section 903.3 of the Iowa fire code shall be provided
29throughout all buildings with a Group R fire area. This
30subsection does not apply to cabin buildings that are located
31in remote areas without a sufficient municipal water supply
32for design of a fire sprinkler system that meets all of the
33following criteria:
34a. Not more than one story.
35b. Not more than seven hundred fifty square feet in floor
-27-1area.
2c. Fuel-fired heating equipment and other fuel-fired
3appliances are separated from sleeping areas by a one-hour
4fire-rated assembly.
5d. Provided with fire alarm and smoke alarm systems
6as required by section 907 of the Iowa fire code for R-1
7occupancies.
8e. Basements are not allowed.
9f. Maintain a fire separation of twenty feet from any other
10building or structure.
11g. Comply with all applicable requirements of the Iowa fire
12code.
138. Group E.
14a. In lieu of the requirements contained in section
15907.2.3 of the international fire code, 2015 edition, in the
16absence of a complete automatic sprinkler system, a complete
17automatic detection system utilizing an emergency voice or
18alarm communication system shall be installed throughout
19the entire Group E occupancy. A Group E occupancy with a
20complete automatic sprinkler system shall be provided with
21a fire alarm system utilizing an emergency voice or alarm
22communication system in compliance with section 907.5.2.2 and
23installed in accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa fire
24code. At a minimum, smoke detection shall be provided in
25corridors at a maximum spacing of thirty feet on center, and
26heat or smoke detection shall be provided in any hazardous or
27nonoccupied areas in all new or existing Group E occupancies.
28This paragraph does not apply to Group E occupancies with an
29occupant load of less than fifty.
30b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, manual fire alarm boxes
31are not required in Group E occupancies where all of the
32following apply:
33(1) Interior corridors are protected by smoke detectors
34with alarm verification.
35(2) Auditoriums, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and the like
-28-1are protected by heat detectors or other approved detection
2devices.
3(3) Shops and laboratories involving dusts or vapors
4are protected by heat detectors or other approved detection
5devices.
6(4) Off-premises monitoring is provided.
7(5) The capability to activate the evacuation signal from a
8central point is provided.
9(6) In buildings where normally occupied spaces are
10provided with a two-way communication system between such
11spaces and a constantly attended receiving station from which a
12general evacuation alarm can be sounded, except in locations
13specifically designated by the fire code official.
14c. Manual fire alarm boxes shall not be required in Group
15E occupancies where the building is equipped throughout with
16an approved automatic sprinkler system, the notification
17appliances will activate on sprinkler water flow, and manual
18activation is provided from a normally occupied location.
19d. Emergency voice or alarm communication systems meeting
20the requirements of section 907.5.2.2 of the Iowa fire code and
21installed in accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa fire
22code shall not be required in Group E occupancies with occupant
23loads of one hundred or less, provided that activation of the
24fire alarm system initiates an approved occupant notification
25signal in accordance with section 907.5 of the Iowa fire code.
269. Frost protection. With respect to general means of
27egress, exterior landings at doors shall be provided with frost
28protection.
2910. Exit discharge pathways. With respect to exit
30discharge, exit discharge pathways shall be paved from all
31required exits of a building to a public way or parking lot.
3211. Bleachers. With respect to assemblies, in lieu of the
33requirements contained in section 1029.1.1 of the international
34fire code, 2015 edition, bleachers, folding and telescopic
35seating, and grandstands that are not building elements shall
-29-1comply with ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and
2telescopic seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, with the
3following amendments to ICC-300:
4a. Yearly inspections required. In lieu of the requirements
5contained in ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and
6telescopic seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, the owner
7shall cause all bleachers and folding and telescopic seating
8installed on or after December 1, 2011, to be inspected at
9least once per year in order to verify that the structure is
10maintained in compliance with the provisions of this standard.
11All folding and telescopic seating shall also be inspected
12to evaluate compliance with the manufacturer’s installation
13and operational instructions during the opening and closing
14of such seating. Any inspection conducted in compliance with
15this section may be conducted by any knowledgeable persons,
16including but not limited to a person who has been instructed
17by the manufacturer or installer as to procedures and standards
18for inspections of the structure being inspected and including
19but not limited to the owner of the structure or an employee of
20the owner of the structure. There are no further restrictions
21on the identity or employment of the person conducting the
22inspection unless otherwise provided by law. The owner shall
23maintain documentation of the required annual inspections,
24which shall show the date and name of the person conducting the
25inspection and shall be initialed by the person conducting the
26inspection.
27b. Inspections. In lieu of the requirements contained
28in ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and telescopic
29seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, all tiered seating that
30was installed prior to December 1, 2011, shall be inspected at
31least once a year. The required inspection may be conducted by
32any knowledgeable person including but not limited to a person
33who has been instructed by the manufacturer or installer as to
34procedures and standards for inspections of the structure being
35inspected and including but not limited to the owner of the
-30-1structure or an employee of the owner of the structure. There
2are no further restrictions on the identity or employment of
3the person conducting the inspection unless otherwise provided
4by law. All folding and telescopic seating shall be inspected
5to evaluate compliance with the manufacturer’s installation
6and operational instructions and shall be inspected during the
7opening and closing of such seating. The owner shall maintain
8documentation of the required annual inspections, which shall
9show the date and name of the person conducting the inspection
10and shall be initialed by the person conducting the inspection.
1112. Fire alarm systems — Group E. With respect to
12fire alarm systems for Group E occupancies, in lieu of the
13requirements contained in section 1103.7.1 of the international
14fire code, 2015 edition, existing Group E occupancies shall
15be provided with a fire alarm system utilizing an emergency
16voice or alarm communication system in compliance with section
17907.5.2.2 of the Iowa fire code and installed in accordance
18with section 907.6 of the Iowa fire code. At a minimum, smoke
19detection shall be provided in corridors at a maximum spacing
20of thirty feet on center, and heat or smoke detection shall
21be provided in any hazardous or nonoccupied areas. This
22subsection does not apply to a building with a maximum area of
23one thousand square feet that contains a single classroom and
24is located no closer than fifty feet from another building or
25a Group E occupancy with an occupant load of less than fifty.
26Emergency voice or alarm communication systems meeting the
27requirements of section 907.5.2.2 of the Iowa fire code and
28installed in accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa fire
29code shall not be required in Group E occupancies with occupant
30loads of one hundred or less, provided that the activation
31of the fire alarm system initiates an approved occupant
32notification signal in accordance with section 907.5 of the
33Iowa fire code.
3413. Single-station and multiple-station smoke alarms. In
35lieu of the requirements contained in section 1103.8 of
-31-1the international fire code, 2015 edition, single-station
2and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed in
3existing Group I-1 and R occupancies in accordance with
4sections 1103.8.1 through 1103.8.3 of the Iowa fire code.
5Single-station battery-operated smoke alarms shall be replaced
6in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
714. Motor fuel-dispensing facilities and repair garages. In
8lieu of the requirements contained in chapter 23 or any section
9therein of the international fire code, 2015 edition, motor
10fuel-dispensing facilities and repair garages shall comply with
11the applicable provisions of 661 IAC ch.221.
1215. Flammable and combustible liquids. In lieu of the
13requirements contained in chapter 57 or any section therein
14of the international fire code, 2015 edition, transportation,
15storage, handling, and use of flammable and combustible liquids
16shall comply with the applicable provisions of 661 IAC ch.221.
1716. Liquefied petroleum gases. In lieu of the requirements
18contained in chapter 61 or any section therein of the
19international fire code, 2015 edition, transportation, storage,
20handling, and use of liquefied petroleum gases shall comply
21with the applicable provisions of 661 IAC ch.226.
2217. NFPA 10. With respect to all references to NFPA
2310, such references shall be deemed not to include sections
247.1.2.1, 7.1.2.2, and 7.1.2.3 of NFPA 10.
25a. In lieu of the requirements contained in section
267.1.2.1 of NFPA 10, a trained person who has undergone the
27instructions necessary to reliably perform maintenance and
28has the manufacturer’s service manual shall service the fire
29extinguishers not more than one year apart, as outlined in
30section 7.3 of NFPA 10.
31b. In lieu of the requirements contained in section
327.1.2.2 of NFPA 10, maintenance, servicing, and recharging
33shall be performed by trained persons who have available the
34appropriate servicing manual, the proper types of tools,
35recharge materials, lubricants, and manufacturer’s recommended
-32-1replacement parts or parts specifically listed for use in the
2fire extinguisher.
3c. Requirements in NFPA 10 for certification of personnel
4who maintain portable fire extinguishers are removed. These
5personnel must still be trained and have available service
6manuals.
718. References.
8a. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
9code, 2015 edition, to the international plumbing code shall be
10deemed to be references to the Iowa plumbing code.
11b. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
12code, 2015 edition, to the international fuel gas code shall be
13deemed to be references to the Iowa fuel gas code.
14c. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
15code, 2015 edition, to the international mechanical code shall
16be deemed to be references to the Iowa mechanical code.
17d. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
18code, 2015 edition, to the international building code shall be
19deemed to be references to the Iowa building code.
20e. All references in chapter 80 of the international fire
21code, 2015 edition, to the international residential code shall
22be deemed to be references to the Iowa residential code.
23 Sec. 50. NEW SECTION. 103A.3C Iowa residential code —
24alterations.
251. Climactic and geographic design criteria. The values for
26table R301.2(1) of the international residential code, 2015
27edition, shall be determined by the location of the projected
28and referenced footnotes from table R301.2(1).
292. Energy efficiency. In lieu of the requirements contained
30in chapter 11 of the international residential code, 2015
31edition, the Iowa residential energy code shall apply.
323. References.
33a. All references in the international residential code,
342015 edition, to the international plumbing code shall be
35deemed to be references to the Iowa plumbing code.
-33- 1b. All references in the international residential code,
22015 edition, to the international fuel gas code shall be
3deemed to be references to the Iowa fuel gas code.
4c. All references in the international residential code,
52015 edition, to the international mechanical code shall be
6deemed to be references to the Iowa mechanical code.
7d. All references in the international residential code,
82015 edition, to the international building code shall be
9deemed to be references to the Iowa building code.
10e. All references in the international residential code,
112015 edition, to the international fire code shall be deemed to
12be references to the Iowa fire code.
134. Emergency escape and rescue required. In lieu of the
14requirements contained in section R310.1 of the international
15residential code, 2015 edition, basements, habitable attics,
16and every sleeping room shall have at least one operable
17emergency and rescue opening. Such opening shall open directly
18into a public street, public alley, yard, or court. Where
19basements contain one or more sleeping rooms, emergency egress
20and rescue openings shall be required in each sleeping room,
21but shall not be required in adjoining areas of the basement.
22Where emergency escape and rescue openings are provided, they
23shall have a sill height of not more than forty-four inches
24or one thousand one hundred eighteen millimeters above an
25adjacent permanent interior standing surface. The adjacent
26permanent interior standing surface shall be no less than
27thirty-six inches wide and eighteen inches deep and no more
28than twenty-four inches high. Where a door opening having a
29threshold below the adjacent ground elevation serves as an
30emergency escape and rescue opening and is provided with a
31bulkhead enclosure, the bulkhead enclosure shall comply with
32section R310.3 of the Iowa residential code. The net clear
33opening dimensions required by this section shall be obtained
34by the normal operation of the emergency escape and rescue
35opening from the inside. Emergency escape and rescue openings
-34-1with a finished sill height below the adjacent ground elevation
2shall be provided with a window well in accordance with section
3R310.2 of the Iowa residential code. Emergency escape and
4rescue openings shall open directly into a public way, or to a
5yard or court that opens to a public way. This subsection does
6not apply to basements used only to house mechanical equipment
7and not exceeding total floor area of two hundred square feet
8or eighteen point five eight square meters.
95. Protection of water supply and sanitary sewage
10systems. References in section R322.1.7 of the international
11residential code, 2015 edition, to chapter 3 of the
12international private sewage disposal code shall be deemed to
13be references to 567 IAC ch.69.
146. Fuel gas. In lieu of the requirements contained in
15chapter 23 of the international residential code, 2015 edition,
16all fuel gas piping installations shall comply with 641 IAC
1725.3 and NFPA 54, ANSI Z223.1-2012.
187. Plumbing.
19a. In lieu of the requirements contained in chapters
2025 through 33 of the international residential code, 2015
21edition, all plumbing installations shall comply with the Iowa
22plumbing code, except that section P2904 of the international
23residential code, 2015 edition, shall also apply.
24b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, factory-built structures,
25as referenced in section 103A.10, subsection 3, that contain
26plumbing installations are allowed to comply with either the
27Iowa plumbing code or with the international plumbing code,
282015 edition, published by the international code council. The
29manufacturer’s data plate must indicate which plumbing code was
30utilized for compliance with this rule, as required by 661 IAC
3116.610(15)(e).
328. Electrical. In lieu of the requirements contained in
33chapters 34 through 43 of the international residential code,
342015 edition, the provisions of the Iowa electrical code shall
35be the requirements for electrical installation.
-35- 19. Exterior structures. The fire protections floor
2requirements contained in R302.13 of the international
3residential code, 2015 edition, do not apply to exterior decks,
4exterior balconies, or exterior porches.
5 Sec. 51. NEW SECTION. 103A.3D Iowa residential energy code
6— alterations.
71. Scope. The Iowa residential energy code applies to
8residential buildings of three or fewer stories and the
9building sites and associated systems and equipment. The
10remodeling or renovation of one-family and two-family dwelling
11units is not within the scope of the Iowa residential energy
12code.
132. General. Construction or other work that is required
14to be inspected by state law or local ordinance shall be in
15accordance with sections R104.2 through R104.8 of the Iowa
16residential energy code. The state fire marshal shall have
17authority to perform audits to ensure compliance with the
18requirements of the Iowa residential energy code. When local
19governments conduct compliance audits, the information may
20be provided to the department of energy or to the state fire
21marshal in a timely manner. Local governments may contract
22with the state fire marshal to conduct audits.
233. Insulation and fenestration criteria. In lieu of the
24requirements contained in section R402.1.1 of the international
25energy conservation code, 2012 edition, the building thermal
26envelope shall meet the requirements of table R402.1.1 based on
27the climate zone specified in chapter 3 of the Iowa residential
28energy code.
294. Insulation and fenestration requirements. Table R402.1.1
30of the international energy conservation code, 2012 edition, is
31adopted with the exceptions of deleting “except Marine” in the
32fifth row of the first column, deleting “and Marine 4” in the
33sixth row of the first column, deleting “>0.32” in the eighth
34row of the second column and inserting in lieu thereof “0.32”,
35and deleting “20+5 or 13+10” in the seventh row of the sixth
-36-1column and inserting in lieu thereof “20+5 or 13+5”.
25. Testing. In lieu of the requirements contained in
3section R402.4.1.2 of the international energy conservation
4code, 2012 edition, the building or dwelling unit shall be
5tested and verified as having an air leakage rate not exceeding
6five air changes per hour in climate zones 1 and 2, and four
7air changes per hour in climate zones 3 through 8. Testing
8shall be conducted with a blower door at a pressure of zero
9point two inches w.g.or fifty pascals. Where required by the
10code official, testing shall be conducted by an approved third
11party. A written report of the results of the test shall be
12signed by the party conducting the test and provided to the
13code official. Testing shall be performed at any time after
14creation of all penetrations of the building thermal envelope.
15During testing:
16a. Exterior windows and doors and fireplace and stove
17doors shall be closed, but not sealed beyond the intended
18weatherstripping or other infiltration control measures.
19b. Dampers including exhaust, intake, makeup air, backdraft,
20and flue dampers shall be closed, but not sealed beyond
21intended infiltration control measures.
22c. Interior doors, if installed at the time of the test,
23shall be open.
24d. Exterior doors for continuous ventilation systems and
25heat recovery ventilators shall be closed and sealed.
26e. Heating and cooling systems, if installed at the time of
27the test, shall be turned off.
28f. Supply and return registers, if installed at the time of
29the test, shall be fully open.
306. Sealing — mandatory. In lieu of the requirements
31contained in section R403.2.2 of the international energy
32conservation code, 2012 edition, ducts, air handlers, and
33filter boxes shall be sealed. Joints and seams shall comply
34with either the Iowa mechanical code or Iowa residential code,
35as applicable.
-37- 1a. Air-impermeable spray foam products shall be permitted to
2be applied without additional joint seals.
3b. Where a duct connection is made that is partially
4inaccessible, three screws or rivets shall be equally spaced
5on the exposed portion of the joint so as to prevent a hinge
6effect.
7c. Continuously welded and locking-type longitudinal joints
8and seams in ducts operating at static pressures less than
9two inches of water column or five hundred pascals pressure
10classification shall not require additional closure systems.
11d. (1) Duct tightness shall be verified by any of the
12following:
13(a) Postconstruction test. Leakage to outdoors shall be
14less than or equal to four cubic feet per minute or one hundred
15thirteen point three L/min per one hundred square feet or nine
16point two nine meters squared of conditioned floor area or
17total leakage shall be less than or equal to six cfm or one
18hundred seventy L/min per one hundred square feet or nine point
19two nine meters squared of conditioned floor area when tested
20at a pressure differential of zero point one inches w.g.or
21twenty-five pascals across the entire system, including the
22manufacturer’s air handler enclosure. All register boots shall
23be taped or otherwise sealed during the test.
24(b) Rough-in test. Total leakage shall be less than
25or equal to six cfm or one hundred seventy L/min per one
26hundred square feet or nine point two nine meters squared of
27conditioned floor area when tested at a pressure differential
28of zero point one inches w.g.or twenty-five pascals across the
29system, including the manufacturer’s air handler enclosure.
30All registers shall be taped or otherwise sealed during the
31test. If the air handler is not installed at the time of the
32test, total leakage shall be less than or equal to three cfm or
33eighty-five L/min per one hundred square feet or nine point two
34nine meters squared of conditioned floor area.
35(2) Testing shall be conducted by an approved third party.
-38-1A written report of the results shall be signed by the party
2conducting the test and provided to the code official.
3(3) The duct leakage test is not required for ducts and air
4handlers located entirely within the building thermal envelope
5unless cavities are used for returns.
67. Building cavities — mandatory. In lieu of the
7requirements contained in section R403.2.3 of the international
8energy conservation code, 2012 edition, building framing
9cavities shall not be used as supply ducts. Building framing
10cavities may be used as return ducts if all of the following
11conditions exist:
12a. Ducts are tested for duct leakage in accordance with
13section R403.2.2 of the Iowa residential code.
14b. Exterior wall cavities are not used for return ducts.
15 Sec. 52. NEW SECTION. 103A.3E Iowa nonresidential energy
16code — alterations.
171. Scope. The Iowa nonresidential energy code applies to
18commercial and residential buildings of four or more stories
19and the buildings’ sites and associated systems and equipment.
202. General. In lieu of the requirements contained in
21section C104.1 of the international energy conservation code
22-- commercial provisions, 2012 edition, construction or other
23work that is required to be inspected by state law or local
24ordinance shall comply with sections C104.2 through C104.8 of
25the Iowa nonresidential energy code.
26 Sec. 53. Section 103A.5, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended
27to read as follows:
283. Study the operation of the state Iowa building code,
29local building regulations, and other laws relating to the
30construction of buildings or structures to ascertain their
31effects upon the cost of building construction and the
32effectiveness of their provisions for health, safety, and
33welfare.
34 Sec. 54. Section 103A.7, Code 2022, is amended by striking
35the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
-39- 1103A.7 Iowa building code.
21. The Iowa building code includes the following:
3a. The international building code, 2015 edition, published
4by the international code council, as modified in subsection 2,
5and excluding sections 101.1, 101.2, 101.4.1 through 101.4.6,
6102.6, 106.2, 107.1, 907.2.3, and 1029.1.1; sections 103
7through 105, 107.3 through 107.5, 109 through 116, and 423, and
8sections therein; section 903.2.8, except sections 903.2.8.1
9through 903.2.8.4; chapter 29; and appendices A, B, and D
10through M of the international building code.
11b. The Iowa fire code.
12c. The Iowa residential code.
13d. The Iowa residential energy code.
14e. The Iowa nonresidential energy code.
15f. The Iowa existing building code.
16g. The Iowa electrical code as defined in section 103.1.
17h. The Iowa plumbing code as defined in section 105.2.
18i. The Iowa mechanical code as defined in section 105.2.
19j. The accessibility provisions of 661 IAC ch.302. The
20commissioner may adopt rules for the accessibility and use by
21persons with disabilities and elderly persons, of buildings,
22structures, and facilities which are constructed and intended
23for use by the general public. The rules shall be consistent
24with federal standards for building accessibility and shall
25only apply to those buildings, structures, and facilities
26subject to chapter 104A.
27k. Sustainable design standards adopted by the commissioner
28pursuant to section 103A.8B.
292. a. Application. The provisions of the Iowa building
30code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement,
31enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy,
32location, maintenance, removal, and demolition of every
33building or structure or any appurtenances connected or
34attached to such building or structure. However, detached
35one-family and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family
-40-1dwellings or townhouses not more than three stories above grade
2plane in height with a separate means of egress and their
3accessory structures shall comply with the Iowa residential
4code.
5b. Existing structure. In lieu of the requirements
6contained in section 102.6 of the international building code,
72015 edition, the legal occupancy of any structure existing
8on the date of adoption of this code shall be permitted to
9continue without change, except as specifically covered in
10this code or the Iowa fire code, or as deemed necessary by the
11building code commissioner for the general safety and welfare
12of the occupants and the public.
13c. General. In lieu of the requirements contained in
14section 107.1 of the international building code, 2015 edition,
15submittal documents consisting of construction documents,
16statement of special inspections, a geotechnical report, and
17other data shall be submitted in one or more sets with each
18plan review application. The construction documents shall be
19prepared by a responsible design professional where required
20by the statutes of the jurisdiction in which the project
21is to be constructed. Where special conditions exist, the
22commissioner is authorized to require additional construction
23documents to be prepared by a responsible design professional.
24However, the commissioner is authorized to waive the submission
25of construction documents and other data not required to be
26prepared by a responsible design professional if it is found
27that the nature of the work applied for is such that review of
28construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance
29with the Iowa building code.
30d. Cabins. For the purposes of the Iowa building code,
31“cabin building” means a residential building or structure
32the use of which is transient in nature and which is used for
33sleeping purposes when not classified as an institutional group
34I or when not regulated by the Iowa residential code.
35e. Windowed buildings. With respect to Group I-3 buildings,
-41-1plans and specifications for windowed buildings or portions
2of windowed buildings shall include a rational analysis
3demonstrating a tenable environment for exiting from the smoke
4compartment in the area of fire origin.
5f. Storm shelters. In lieu of the requirements contained in
6section 423 of the international building code, 2015 edition,
7any storm shelter or weather-safe room shall be designed and
8constructed in accordance with ICC 500-2014. A provision of
9ICC 500-2014 that applies to a hurricane-safe structure but
10not a tornado-safe structure shall not apply. For a provision
11for which a distinction is made between a tornado-safe
12structure and a hurricane-safe structure, the requirement
13for a tornado-safe structure shall apply. This paragraph
14applies to storm shelters and weather-safe rooms constructed
15on or after January 1, 2017. This paragraph does not require
16the construction of a weather-safe room or rooms for any
17construction project but does establish standards for design
18and construction of storm shelters and weather-safe rooms when
19their construction is required by another statute, by federal
20statute or regulation, or is incorporated voluntarily in a
21construction project. For the purposes of this paragraph,
22“weather-safe room” means a building, structure, or portion
23of a building or structure built in accordance with the
24requirements of this chapter and designated for use during a
25severe windstorm event.
26g. Group R. In lieu of the requirements contained in
27section 903.2.8, except for sections 903.2.8.1 through
28903.2.8.4, of the international building code, 2015 edition, an
29automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with section
30903.3 of the Iowa building code shall be provided throughout
31all buildings with a Group R fire area. This requirement does
32not apply to a cabin building located in remote areas without
33a sufficient municipal water supply for design of a fire
34sprinkler system when all of the following apply:
35(1) The cabin is not more than one story.
-42- 1(2) The cabin is not more than seven hundred fifty square
2feet in floor area.
3(3) Fuel-fired heating equipment and other fuel-fired
4appliances are separated from sleeping areas by a one-hour
5fire-rated assembly.
6(4) The cabin is provided with fire alarm and smoke alarm
7systems as required by section 907 of the international
8building code for R-1 occupancies.
9(5) The cabin does not include a basement.
10(6) A fire separation of twenty feet is maintained between
11the cabin and any other building or structure.
12(7) The cabin complies with all applicable requirements of
13the Iowa building code.
14h. Group E.
15(1) In lieu of the requirements contained in section 907.2.3
16of the international building code, 2015 edition, in the
17absence of a complete automatic sprinkler system, a complete
18automatic detection system utilizing an emergency voice or
19alarm communication system shall be installed throughout the
20entire Group E occupancy. A Group E occupancy with a complete
21automatic sprinkler system shall be provided with a fire alarm
22system utilizing an emergency voice or alarm communication
23system in compliance with section 907.5.2.2 and installed in
24accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa building code. At
25a minimum, smoke detection shall be provided in corridors at
26a maximum spacing of thirty feet on center, and heat or smoke
27detection shall be provided in any hazardous or nonoccupied
28areas. This subparagraph does not apply to a Group E occupancy
29with an occupant load of less than fifty.
30(2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), manual fire alarm
31boxes are not required in Group E occupancies where all of the
32following apply:
33(a) Interior corridors are protected by smoke detectors
34with alarm verification.
35(b) Auditoriums, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and the like
-43-1are protected by heat detectors or other approved detection
2devices.
3(c) Shops and laboratories involving dusts or vapors
4are protected by heat detectors or other approved detection
5devices.
6(d) Off-premises monitoring is provided.
7(e) The capability to activate the evacuation signal from a
8central point is provided.
9(f) In buildings where normally occupied spaces are
10provided with a two-way communication system between such
11spaces and a constantly attended receiving station from which a
12general evacuation alarm can be sounded, except in locations
13specifically designated by the fire code official.
14(3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), manual fire alarm
15boxes shall not be required in Group E occupancies where the
16building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic
17sprinkler system, the notification appliances will activate on
18sprinkler water flow, and manual activation is provided from
19a normally occupied location.
20(4) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), emergency voice
21or alarm communication systems meeting the requirements of
22section 907.5.2.2 of the Iowa building code and installed in
23accordance with section 907.6 of the Iowa building code shall
24not be required in Group E occupancies with occupant loads of
25one hundred or less, provided that activation of the fire alarm
26system initiates an approved occupant notification signal in
27accordance with section 907.5 of the Iowa building code.
28i. Frost protection. With respect to general means of
29egress, exterior landings at doors shall be provided with frost
30protection.
31j. Exit discharge pathways. With respect to exterior exit
32stairways and ramps, exit discharge pathways shall be paved
33from all exits of the building to the public way.
34k. Bleachers. With respect to assemblies, in lieu of the
35requirements contained in section 1029.1.1 of the international
-44-1building code, 2015 edition, bleachers, folding and telescopic
2seating, and grandstands that are not building elements shall
3comply with ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and
4telescopic seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, with the
5following amendments to ICC-300:
6(1) Yearly inspections required. In lieu of the
7requirements contained in ICC-300, standard for bleachers,
8folding and telescopic seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition,
9the owner shall cause all bleachers and folding and telescopic
10seating installed on or after December 1, 2011, to be inspected
11at least once per year in order to verify that the structure is
12maintained in compliance with the provisions of this standard.
13All folding and telescopic seating shall also be inspected to
14evaluate compliance with the manufacturer’s installation and
15operational instructions during the opening and closing of such
16seating. Any inspection conducted in compliance with this
17section may be conducted by any knowledgeable person, including
18but not limited to a person who has been instructed by the
19manufacturer or installer as to procedures and standards for
20inspections of the structure being inspected and including but
21not limited to the owner of the structure or an employee of
22the owner of the structure. There are no further restrictions
23on the identity or employment of the person conducting the
24inspection unless otherwise provided by law. The owner shall
25maintain documentation of the required annual inspections,
26which shall show the date and name of the person conducting the
27inspection and shall be initialed by the person conducting the
28inspection.
29(2) Inspections. In lieu of the requirements contained
30in ICC-300, standard for bleachers, folding and telescopic
31seating, and grandstands, 2012 edition, all tiered seating that
32was installed prior to December 1, 2011, shall be inspected at
33least once per year. The required inspection may be conducted
34by any knowledgeable person, including but not limited to a
35person who has been instructed by the manufacturer or installer
-45-1as to procedures and standards for inspections of the structure
2being inspected and including but not limited to the owner of
3the structure or an employee of the owner of the structure.
4There are no further restrictions on the identity or employment
5of the person conducting the inspection unless otherwise
6provided by law. All folding and telescopic seating shall
7be inspected to evaluate compliance with the manufacturer’s
8installation and operational instructions and shall be
9inspected during the opening and closing of such seating. The
10owner shall maintain documentation of the required annual
11inspections, which shall show the date and name of the person
12conducting the inspection and shall be initialed by the person
13conducting the inspection.
14l. Accessibility. With respect to accessibility, any
15building or facility which is in compliance with the applicable
16requirements of 661 IAC ch.302 shall be deemed to be in
17compliance with any applicable requirements contained in the
18Iowa building code concerning accessibility for persons with
19disabilities.
20m. Standards. Notwithstanding references in chapter 35
21of the Iowa building code to editions of national standards
22adopted in section 3001.2 of the Iowa building code, any
23editions of these standards adopted by the elevator safety
24board in 875 IAC ch.72 are adopted by reference. If a standard
25is adopted by reference in this section and there is no
26adoption by reference of the same standard in 875 IAC ch.72,
27the adoption by reference in this section is of the edition
28identified in chapter 35 of the Iowa building code.
29n. References.
30(1) All references in the international building code, 2015
31edition, to the international plumbing code shall be deemed to
32be references to the Iowa plumbing code.
33(2) All references in the international building code, 2015
34edition, to the international fuel gas code shall be deemed to
35be references to the Iowa fuel gas code.
-46- 1(3) All references in the international building code, 2015
2edition, to the international mechanical code shall be deemed
3to be references to the Iowa mechanical code.
4(4) All references in the international building code, 2015
5edition, to the international residential code shall be deemed
6to be references to the Iowa residential code.
7(5) All references in the international building code, 2015
8edition, to the international energy conservation code shall be
9deemed to be references to the Iowa energy conservation code.
10o. Health care facilities.
11(1) A hospital, as defined in 661 IAC 205.1, that is
12required to meet the provisions of the Iowa building code shall
13be deemed to be in compliance with the fire safety requirements
14of the Iowa building code if the hospital is in compliance with
15the provisions of 661 IAC 205.5. In any other case in which an
16applicable requirement of the life safety code, 2000 edition,
17is inconsistent with an applicable requirement of the Iowa
18building code, the hospital shall be deemed to be in compliance
19with the Iowa building code requirement if the life safety code
20requirement is met.
21(2) A nursing facility or hospice, as defined in 661
22IAC 205.1, that is required to meet the provisions of the
23Iowa building code shall be deemed to be in compliance with
24the fire safety requirements of the Iowa building code if
25the nursing facility or hospice is in compliance with the
26provisions of 661 IAC 205.10. In any other case in which an
27applicable requirement of the life safety code, 2000 edition,
28is inconsistent with an applicable requirement of the Iowa
29building code, the nursing facility or hospice shall be deemed
30to be in compliance with the Iowa building code requirement if
31the life safety code requirement is met.
32(3) An intermediate care facility for the mentally
33retarded, as defined in 661 IAC 205.1, or intermediate care
34facility for persons with mental illness that is required
35to meet the provisions of the Iowa building code shall be
-47-1deemed to be in compliance with the fire safety requirements
2of the Iowa building code if the intermediate care facility
3is in compliance with the provisions of 661 IAC 205.15. In
4any other case in which an applicable requirement of the life
5safety code, 2000 edition, is inconsistent with an applicable
6requirement of the Iowa building code, the intermediate care
7facility shall be deemed to be in compliance with the Iowa
8building code requirement if the life safety code requirement
9is met.
10(4) An ambulatory health care facility, as defined in 661
11IAC 205.1, that is required to meet the provisions of the
12Iowa building code shall be deemed to be in compliance with
13the fire safety requirements of the Iowa building code if the
14ambulatory health care facility is in compliance with the
15provisions of 661 IAC 205.20. In any other case in which an
16applicable requirement of the life safety code, 2000 edition,
17is inconsistent with an applicable requirement of the Iowa
18building code, the ambulatory health care facility shall
19be deemed to be in compliance with the Iowa building code
20requirement if the life safety code requirement is met.
21(5) A religious nonmedical health care institution that
22is required to meet the provisions of the Iowa building code
23shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of the
24Iowa building code if the institution is in compliance with the
25provisions of 661 IAC 205.25. In any other case in which an
26applicable requirement of the life safety code, 2000 edition,
27is inconsistent with an applicable requirement of the Iowa
28building code, the religious nonmedical health care institution
29shall be deemed to be in compliance with the Iowa building code
30requirement if the life safety code requirement is met.
313. A person who complies with an edition of a national code
32published subsequent to the edition serving as the basis of the
33Iowa fire, residential, residential energy, existing building,
34electrical, plumbing, or mechanical code shall be deemed to be
35in compliance with the relevant portion of the Iowa building
-48-1code.
24. A political subdivision of this state shall not enact
3a regulation that is more or less restrictive than the Iowa
4building code.
5 Sec. 55. Section 103A.9, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
61, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
7The state building code shall contain following provisions
8relating apply to the manufacture and installation of
9factory-built structures.
10 Sec. 56. Section 103A.9, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code
112022, is amended to read as follows:
12d. (1) All factory-built structures, without regard to
13manufacture date, shall be installed in accordance with the
14code in the governmental subdivisions which have adopted
15 the state Iowa building code or any other building code.
16However, a governmental subdivision shall not require that a
17factory-built structure, that was manufactured in accordance
18with federally mandated standards, be renovated in accordance
19with the state Iowa building code or any other building
20code which the governmental subdivision has adopted when the
21factory-built structure is being moved from one lawful location
22to another unless such required renovation is in conformity
23with those specifications for the factory-built structure which
24existed when it was manufactured or the factory-built structure
25is being rented for occupancy.
26(2) Existing factory-built structures not constructed to be
27in compliance with federally mandated standards may be moved
28from one established manufactured home community or mobile home
29park to another and shall not be required to be renovated to
30comply with the state Iowa building code or any other building
31code which the governmental subdivision has adopted unless
32the factory-built structure is being rented for occupancy or
33has been declared a public nuisance according to standards
34generally applied to housing.
35 Sec. 57. Section 103A.9, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2022, are
-49-1amended to read as follows:
22. The commissioner shall establish an insignia of approval
3and provide that factory-built structures required to comply
4with code provisions on manufacture bear an insignia of
5approval prior to installation. The insignia may be issued
6for other factory-built structures which meet code standards
7and which were manufactured prior to the effective date of the
8state Iowa building code.
93. The commissioner may contract with local government
10agencies for enforcement of the code relating to manufacture
11of factory-built structures. Code provisions relating to
12installation of factory-built structures shall be enforced
13by the local building departments only in those governmental
14subdivisions which have adopted the state building code or any
15other building code.
16 Sec. 58. Section 103A.10, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
17amended to read as follows:
181. The state Iowa building code shall, for the buildings and
19structures to which it is applicable, constitute a lawful local
20 the only enforceable building code in this state.
21 Sec. 59. Section 103A.10, subsection 2, unnumbered
22paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
23The state Iowa building code shall be applicable:
24 Sec. 60. Section 103A.10, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code
252022, is amended to read as follows:
26d. In each city with a population of more than fifteen
27thousand that has not adopted a local building code that
28is substantially in accord with standards developed by a
29nationally recognized building code organization. The, the
30 city shall enforce the state Iowa building code, including the
31provisions in section 103A.19, subsection 2.
32 Sec. 61. Section 103A.10, subsection 3, Code 2022, is
33amended to read as follows:
343. Provisions of the state Iowa building code relating to
35the manufacture and installation of factory-built structures
-50-1shall apply throughout the state. A factory-built structure
2approved by the commissioner shall be deemed to comply with
3all building regulations applicable to its manufacture and
4installation and shall be exempt from any other state or local
5building regulations. Except with respect to manufactured
6homes, as defined in section 103A.51, subsection 4, a provision
7of this chapter relating to the manufacture or installation
8of factory-built structures shall not alter or supersede
9any provision of chapter 542B concerning the practice of
10professional engineering or chapter 544A concerning the
11practice of architecture.
12 Sec. 62. Section 103A.10, subsection 4, paragraphs a and b,
13Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
14a. Provisions of the state Iowa building code establishing
15thermal efficiency energy conservation standards shall be
16applicable to all construction in the state which will contain
17enclosed space that is heated or cooled. The commissioner
18shall provide appropriate exceptions for construction where
19the application of an energy conservation requirement adopted
20pursuant to this chapter would be impractical.
21b. Provisions of the state Iowa building code establishing
22lighting efficiency standards shall be applicable to all
23construction in the state and to new and replacement lighting
24in existing buildings.
25 Sec. 63. Section 103A.10A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2022,
26are amended to read as follows:
271. All newly constructed buildings or structures subject
28to the state Iowa building code, including any addition, but
29excluding any renovation or repair of such a building or
30structure, owned by the state or an agency of the state, except
31as provided in subsection 2, shall be subject to a plan review
32and inspection by the commissioner or an independent building
33inspector appointed by the commissioner. Any renovation or
34repair of such a building or structure shall be subject to a
35plan review, except as provided in subsection 2. A fee shall
-51-1be assessed for the cost of plan review, and, if applicable,
2the cost of inspection. The commissioner may inspect an
3existing building that is undergoing renovation or remodeling
4to enforce the energy conservation requirements established
5under this chapter.
63. All newly constructed buildings and structures the
7construction of which is paid for in whole or in part with
8moneys appropriated by the state but which are not wholly
9owned by the state are subject to the plan review and
10inspection requirements as provided in this subsection. If
11a governmental subdivision has adopted a building code,
12electrical code, mechanical code, and plumbing code and
13performs inspections pursuant to such codes, such buildings
14or structures shall be built to comply with such codes.
15However, if a governmental subdivision has not adopted a
16building code, electrical code, mechanical code, and plumbing
17code, or does not perform inspections pursuant to such codes,
18such buildings or structures shall be built to comply with
19the state Iowa building code and shall be subject to a plan
20review and inspection by the commissioner or an independent
21building inspector appointed by the commissioner. A fee
22shall be assessed for the cost of plan review and the cost of
23inspection.
24 Sec. 64. Section 103A.11, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2022,
25are amended to read as follows:
262. The text of any proposed rule shall be made available
27for inspection at the office of the commissioner and shall be
28distributed to the governmental subdivisions which have adopted
29the state Iowa building code, and to any other person who
30requests a copy.
313. Copies of every rule shall be sent by the commissioner to
32all governmental subdivisions which have adopted the state Iowa
33 building code.
34 Sec. 65. Section 103A.12, Code 2022, is amended to read as
35follows:
-52- 1103A.12 Adoption and withdrawal — procedure.
21. The state In addition to each city with a population
3of more than fifteen thousand, the Iowa building code is
4applicable in each governmental subdivision of the state in
5which the governing body has enacted an ordinance accepting the
6applicability of the code and has filed a certified copy of the
7ordinance in the office of the commissioner. The state Iowa
8 building code becomes effective in the governmental subdivision
9upon the date fixed by the governmental subdivision ordinance,
10which must not be more than six months after the date of
11adoption of the ordinance.
122. A governmental subdivision in which the state Iowa
13 building code is applicable may by ordinance, at any time
14after one year has elapsed since the code became applicable,
15withdraw from the application of the code. The local governing
16body shall hold a public hearing, after giving not less than
17four but not more than twenty days’ public notice, together
18with written notice to the commissioner of the time, place,
19and purpose of the hearing, before the ordinance to withdraw
20is voted upon. A certified copy of the vote of the local
21governing body shall be transmitted within ten days after the
22vote is taken to the commissioner. The ordinance becomes
23effective at a time to be specified in the ordinance, which
24must be not less than one hundred eighty days after the date
25of adoption. Upon the effective date of the ordinance, the
26state Iowa building code ceases to apply to the governmental
27subdivision except that construction of a building or structure
28pursuant to a permit previously issued is not affected by the
29withdrawal.
303. A governmental subdivision which has withdrawn from the
31application of the state Iowa building code may, at any time
32thereafter, restore the application of the code in the same
33manner as specified in this section.
34 Sec. 66. Section 103A.13, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022,
35are amended to read as follows:
-53- 11. The provisions of the state Iowa building code shall not
2prevent the use of any material or method of construction not
3specifically prescribed therein, provided any such alternate
4has been approved by the building code commissioner.
52. The commissioner may approve any alternate if the
6commissioner finds that the proper design is satisfactory and
7that the material, method, or work offered is, for the purpose
8intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in the
9state Iowa building code in quality, strength, effectiveness,
10fire resistance, durability, and safety.
11 Sec. 67. Section 103A.14, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2022,
12are amended to read as follows:
131. The council shall advise and confer with the commissioner
14in matters relating to the state Iowa building code.
153. The council shall approve or disapprove the rules and
16regulations referred to in section 103A.7 and shall approve or
17disapprove any alternate materials or methods of construction
18approved by the commissioner as provided in section 103A.13. A
19majority vote of the council membership shall be required for
20these functions.
21 Sec. 68. Section 103A.16, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
22amended to read as follows:
231. A reversal, modification, or annulment of any ruling,
24direction, determination, or order of any state agency or local
25building department affecting or relating to the construction
26of any building or structure, the construction of which is
27pursuant or purports to be pursuant to the provisions of the
28state Iowa building code.
29 Sec. 69. Section 103A.18, subsection 2, unnumbered
30paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
31No court shall entertain an action based on the state Iowa
32 building code unless all administrative remedies have been
33exhausted, except:
34 Sec. 70. Section 103A.19, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
35amended to read as follows:
-54- 11. The examination and approval or disapproval of plans
2and specifications, the issuance and revocation of building
3permits, licenses, certificates, and similar documents, the
4inspection of buildings or structures, and the administration
5and enforcement of building regulations shall be the
6responsibility of the governmental subdivisions of the state
7and shall be administered and enforced in the manner prescribed
8by local law or ordinance. All provisions of law relating
9to the administration and enforcement of local building
10regulations in any governmental subdivision shall be applicable
11to the administration and enforcement of the state Iowa
12 building code in the governmental subdivision. An application
13made to a local building department or to a state agency for
14permission to construct a building or structure pursuant to the
15provisions of the state Iowa building code shall, in addition
16to any other requirement, be signed by the owner or the owner’s
17authorized agent, and shall contain the address of the owner,
18and a statement that the application is made for permission to
19construct in accordance with the provisions of the code. The
20application shall also specifically include a statement that
21the construction will be in accordance with all applicable
22energy conservation requirements.
23 Sec. 71. Section 103A.19, subsection 2, unnumbered
24paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
25In aid of administration and enforcement of the state Iowa
26 building code, and in addition to and not in limitation of
27powers vested in them by law, each governmental subdivision of
28the state may, and each city designated in section 103A.10,
29subsection 2, paragraph “d”, shall:
30 Sec. 72. Section 103A.19, subsection 2, paragraphs a, b, c,
31and f, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
32a. Examine and approve or disapprove plans and
33specifications for the construction of any building or
34structure, the construction of which is pursuant or purports to
35be pursuant to the provisions of the state Iowa building code,
-55-1and to direct the inspection of buildings or structures during
2the course of construction.
3b. Require that the construction of any building or
4structure shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions
5of the state Iowa building code, subject, however, to the
6powers granted to the board of review in section 103A.16.
7c. Order in writing any person to remedy any condition found
8to exist in, or about any building or structure in violation
9of the state Iowa building code. Orders may be served upon
10the owner or the owner’s authorized agent personally or by
11certified mail at the address set forth in the application for
12permission to construct a building or structure. Any local
13building department may grant in writing such time as may be
14reasonably necessary for achieving compliance with an order.
15f. Prohibit the commencement of construction until a permit
16has been issued by the local building department after a
17showing of compliance with the requirements of the applicable
18provisions of the state Iowa building code.
19 Sec. 73. Section 103A.19, subsection 2, paragraph d,
20subparagraph (1), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
21(1) A certificate of occupancy or use for a building or
22structure constructed in accordance with the provisions of
23the state Iowa building code shall certify that the building
24or structure conforms to the requirements of the code. The
25certificate shall be in the form the governing body of the
26governmental subdivision prescribes.
27 Sec. 74. Section 103A.20, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
282022, is amended to read as follows:
29a. If the plans and specifications accompanying an
30application for permission to construct a building or structure
31fail to comply with the provisions of building regulations
32applicable to the governmental subdivision where the
33construction is planned, the state or governmental subdivision
34official charged with the duty shall nevertheless issue a
35permit, certificate, authorization, or other required document,
-56-1as the case may be, for the construction, if the plans and
2specifications comply with the applicable provisions set
3forth in the state Iowa building code, whenever such code is
4operative in such governmental subdivision.
5 Sec. 75. Section 103A.20, subsection 2, Code 2022, is
6amended to read as follows:
72. Any building or structure constructed in conformance
8with the provisions of the state Iowa building code, shall be
9deemed to comply with all state, county, and municipal building
10regulations, and the owner, builder, architect, lessee, tenant,
11or their agents, or other interested person shall be entitled,
12upon a showing of compliance with the code, to demand and
13obtain, upon proper payment being made in appropriate cases,
14any permit, certificate, authorization, or other required
15document, the issuance of which is authorized pursuant to
16any state or local buildings or structure regulation, and it
17shall be the duty of the appropriate state or local officer
18having jurisdiction over the issuance to issue the permit,
19certificate, authorization, or other required document,
20as provided herein, whenever the code is operative in the
21governmental subdivision.
22 Sec. 76. Section 103A.21, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
23amended to read as follows:
241. Any person served with an order pursuant to the
25provisions of section 103A.19, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, who
26fails to comply with the order within thirty days after service
27or within the time fixed by the local building department
28for compliance, whichever is longer, and any owner, builder,
29architect, tenant, contractor, subcontractor, construction
30superintendent or their agents, or any other person taking
31part or assisting in the construction or use of any building
32or structure who shall knowingly violate any of the applicable
33provisions of the state Iowa building code or any lawful order
34of a local building department made thereunder, shall be guilty
35of a simple misdemeanor.
-57-1 Sec. 77. Section 103A.22, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022,
2are amended to read as follows:
31. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting
4any governmental subdivision from adopting or enacting any
5building regulations relating to any building or structure
6within its limits, but a governmental subdivision in which the
7state Iowa building code has been accepted and is applicable
8shall not have the power to supersede, void, or repeal or make
9more restrictive any of the provisions of this chapter or of
10the rules adopted by the commissioner. This subsection shall
11not apply to energy conservation requirements adopted by the
12commissioner and approved by the council pursuant to section
13103A.8A or 103A.10.
142. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as abrogating
15or impairing the power of any governmental subdivision or local
16building department to enforce the provisions of any building
17regulations, or the applicable provisions of the state Iowa
18 building code, or to prevent violations or punish violators
19except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter.
20 Sec. 78. Section 103A.23, subsection 1, Code 2022, is
21amended to read as follows:
221. For the purpose of obtaining revenue to defray the
23costs of administering the provisions of this chapter, the
24commissioner shall establish by rule a schedule of fees based
25upon the costs of administration which fees shall be collected
26from persons whose manufacture, installation, or construction
27is subject to the provisions of the state Iowa building code.
28For the performance of building plan reviews by the department
29of public safety, the commissioner shall establish by rule a
30fee, chargeable to the owner of the building, which shall be
31equal to a percentage of the estimated total valuation of the
32building and which shall be in an amount reasonably related to
33the cost of conducting the review.
34 Sec. 79. Section 103A.43, subsection 2, Code 2022, is
35amended to read as follows:
-58- 12. A state agency may apply the provisions of the state Iowa
2 building code or of the state historic building code, or any
3combination of the two, in providing reasonable safety from
4fire and other hazards for the occupants and other users while
5permitting repairs, alterations and additions necessary for
6the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, relocation or
7continued use of qualified historic buildings or structures.
8 Sec. 80. Section 103A.51, subsection 9, Code 2022, is
9amended to read as follows:
109. “Modular home” means a factory-built structure which
11is manufactured to be used as a place of human habitation,
12is constructed to comply with the Iowa state building code
13for modular factory-built structures, as adopted pursuant to
14section 103A.7, and displays a seal issued by the commissioner.
15 Sec. 81. Section 105.2, Code 2022, is amended by adding the
16following new subsections:
17 NEW SUBSECTION. 8A. “Iowa mechanical code” means sections
18101 and 102 and chapters 2 through 15 of the international
19mechanical code, 2021 edition, published by the international
20code council, as modified in section 105.2A, and excluding
21the exception to section 101.2 and the exception to section
22306.5 of the international mechanical code; and sections
23306.2, 401.1, 504.8.2, 506.3.13.3, 508.1.1, and 604.3 of the
24international mechanical code.
25 NEW SUBSECTION. 8B. “Iowa plumbing code” means sections
26101 and 102 and chapters 2 through 17 of the uniform plumbing
27code, 2021 edition, published by the international association
28of plumbing and mechanical officials, as modified in section
29105.2B, and excluding sections 314.4.1, 422.1, 609.1, 612.0
30through 612.7.2, 807.3, 814.5, 1007.1, 1205.0 through 1205.2,
311207.0 through 1207.1, 1208.6.4.5, and 1211.3; and section
32609.12 and sections therein of the uniform plumbing code.
33 Sec. 82. NEW SECTION. 105.2A Iowa mechanical code —
34alterations.
351. Administration. A local jurisdiction may administer
-59-1the permit, inspection, testing, and enforcement provisions
2contained in the Iowa mechanical code. Permit, inspection,
3testing, and enforcement provisions contained in the Iowa
4mechanical code shall not be administered by the plumbing and
5mechanical systems board or the state unless otherwise provided
6by law.
72. Guards. In lieu of the exception to section 304.11
8of the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, guards
9are not required where permanent fall arrest and restraint
10anchorage connector devices that comply with ANSI/ASSE Z
11359.1 are affixed for use during the entire lifetime of the
12roof covering. The devices shall be evaluated for possible
13replacement when the entire roof covering is replaced. The
14devices shall be placed not more than ten feet or three
15thousand forty-eight millimeters on center along hip and ridge
16lines and placed not less than ten feet or three thousand
17forty-eight millimeters from roof edges and the open sides of
18walking surfaces.
193. Access. With respect to the requirements of section
20306.1 of the international mechanical code, 2021 edition,
21an unobstructed level working space at least thirty inches
22deep and thirty inches wide shall be provided on any side of
23equipment where service access is required. The authority
24having jurisdiction may approve service reductions prior to
25equipment installation, provided that the manufacturer’s
26instructions are met.
274. Appliances in rooms and closets. Appliances in rooms
28and closets. In lieu of the requirements of section 306.2 of
29the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, rooms and
30closets containing appliances shall be provided with a door and
31an unobstructed passageway measuring not less than thirty-six
32inches wide and eighty inches high. A level service space not
33less than thirty inches deep and thirty inches wide shall be
34present at the front service side of the appliance with the
35door open.
-60- 15. Equipment and appliances on roofs or elevated
2structures. With respect to the requirements of section 306.5
3of the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, if the
4tenants of a multiple-tenant building have, or are allowed to
5have, mechanical facilities on the roof or which penetrate the
6roof, then roof access ladders must be provided for use by all
7such tenants and their agents and contractors in a manner that
8does not require accessing space under the control of another
9tenant.
106. Visual screening of rooftop equipment. In addition
11to the requirements of section 306.5 of the international
12mechanical code, 2021 edition, equipment screening shall not be
13installed to the rooftop unit or the curb of the rooftop unit
14unless specified in the mechanical equipment manufacturer’s
15installation instructions.
167. Scope. In lieu of the requirements of section 401.1 of
17the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, chapter 4 of
18the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, shall govern
19the ventilation of spaces within a building intended to be
20occupied. These buildings shall meet either the requirements
21of ASHRAE standard 62.1, ventilation for acceptable indoor
22air quality, 2019 edition, published by the American society
23of heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning engineers, or
24the requirements contained in chapter 4 of the Iowa mechanical
25code. Mechanical exhaust systems, including exhaust systems
26serving clothes dryers and cooking appliances; hazardous
27exhaust systems; dust, stock, and refuse conveyor systems;
28subslab soil exhaust systems; smoke control systems; energy
29recovery ventilation systems; and other systems specified in
30section 502 shall comply with chapter 5 of the Iowa mechanical
31code.
328. Minimum ventilation rates — gyms. With respect to the
33gym, stadium, arena or play area category of table 403.3.1.1
34of the international mechanical code, 2021 edition, when
35combustion equipment is intended to be used on the playing
-61-1surface, additional dilution ventilation and/or source control
2shall be provided.
39. Minimum ventilation rates — smoking lounges. With
4respect to smoking lounges in table 403.3.1.1 of the
5international mechanical code, 2021 edition, for ventilation
6purposes, “smoking” includes both combustible tobacco products
7and accessories and electronic smoking devices and accessories.
810. Duct installation. In lieu of the requirements of
9section 504.8.2 of the international mechanical code, 2021
10edition, exhaust ducts shall be supported at four-foot or
11one thousand two hundred nineteen millimeter intervals and
12secured in place. The insert end of the duct shall extend into
13the adjoining duct or fitting in the direction of airflow.
14Ducts shall not be joined by screws or similar fasteners that
15protrude into the inside of the duct.
1611. Termination location. In lieu of the requirements of
17section 506.3.13.3 of the international mechanical code, 2021
18edition, exhaust outlets shall be located not less than ten
19feet or three thousand forty-eight millimeters horizontally
20from parts of the same or contiguous buildings, adjacent
21buildings, and adjacent property lines and shall be located not
22less than ten feet or three thousand forty-eight millimeters
23above the adjoining grade level. Exhaust outlets shall be
24located not less than twenty feet horizontally or vertically
25from or not less than five feet above air intake openings and
26operable doors and windows into any building.
2712. Type II hoods. In lieu of the requirements of the
28first sentence of section 507.3 of the international mechanical
29code, 2021 edition, type II hoods shall be installed above
30dishwashers capable of heating water beyond 140 degrees
31Fahrenheit and appliances that produce heat or moisture and do
32not produce grease or smoke as a result of the cooking process,
33except where the heat and moisture loads from such appliances
34are incorporated into the HVAC system design or into the design
35of a separate removal system.
-62- 113. Makeup air temperature. In lieu of the requirements
2of section 508.1.1 of the international mechanical code, 2021
3edition, all kitchen makeup air systems shall be verified by
4a certified testing and balance contractor to heat makeup air
5to within 10 degrees Fahrenheit of room temperature set point.
6The testing and balance contractor shall be certified by NEBB,
7TABB, or other certifying organization as approved by the
8authority having jurisdiction.
914. Return air openings. With respect to the requirements
10of section 601.5 of the international mechanical code, 2021
11edition, return air openings shall be located at least eighteen
12inches from supply air openings. Airflow shall be directed
13away from return air openings to reduce short cycling of
14air. However, this requirement does not apply to factory-made
15concentric dust terminations. In addition, one return air
16opening per floor is required on a central duct return system
17per ACCA manual D, appendix 8. Return air transfer openings
18are required on all bedrooms when dedicated return air openings
19are not used.
2015. Duct location. Air plenums and ducts located in floor
21and wall cavities shall be separated from unconditioned space
22by construction with insulation to meet applicable energy code
23requirements. These areas include but are not limited to
24exterior walls, cantilevered floors, and floors above garages.
2516. Coverings and linings. In lieu of the requirements
26of section 604.3 of the international mechanical code, 2021
27edition, duct coverings and linings, including adhesives
28where used, shall have a flame spread index of not more than
29twenty-five and a smoke-development index of not more than
30fifty, when tested in accordance with ASTM E84 or UL 723, using
31the specimen preparation and mounting procedures of ASTM E2231.
32Duct coverings and linings shall not flame, glow, smolder,
33or smoke when tested in accordance with ASTM C411 at the
34temperature to which they are exposed in service. The testing
35temperature shall not fall below 250 degrees Fahrenheit or 121
-63-1degrees Celsius. Coverings and linings shall be listed and
2labeled. The use of an air gap to meet R-value requirements
3for duct insulation shall be prohibited.
417. Radiation dampers — access. In addition to the
5requirements of section 607.6.2.1 of the international
6mechanical code, 2021 edition, access ceiling radiation dampers
7shall be provided with an approved means of access that is
8large enough to permit inspection and maintenance of the damper
9and its operating parts. Dampers equipped with fusible links,
10internal operators, or both shall be provided with either
11an access door that is not less than twelve inches or three
12hundred five millimeters square, or a removable duct section.
1318. Radiation dampers — marking. In addition to the
14requirements of section 607.6.2.1 of the international
15mechanical code, 2021 edition, identification ceiling radiation
16damper locations and access points shall be permanently
17identified on the exterior by a label or marking acceptable to
18the authority having jurisdiction.
1919. References. All references to the international
20plumbing code shall be deemed to be references to the Iowa
21plumbing code.
22 Sec. 83. NEW SECTION. 105.2B Iowa plumbing code —
23alterations.
241. Administration. Local jurisdictions may administer
25the permit, inspection, testing, and enforcement provisions
26contained in the Iowa plumbing code. Permit, inspection,
27testing, and enforcement provisions contained in the Iowa
28plumbing code shall not be administered by the plumbing and
29mechanical systems board or the state.
302. Alternative engineered design. In addition to the
31requirements of section 301.5 of the uniform plumbing code,
322021 edition, no engineered single-stack drainage system shall
33be installed.
343. Dead legs. With respect to the requirements of section
35309.6 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, the authority
-64-1having jurisdiction may determine the method of flushing.
24. Installation of thermoplastic pipe and fittings. In lieu
3of the requirements of section 314.4.1 of the uniform plumbing
4code, 2021 edition, trench width for thermoplastic pipe shall
5be limited to six times the outside diameter of the piping at
6the base. Thermoplastic piping shall be bedded in not less
7than four inches or one hundred two millimeters of aggregate
8bedding material supporting the pipe. Initial backfill shall
9encompass the pipe. Aggregate material shall be three-eighths
10inch p-gravel or one inch clean class one bedding.
115. Setting. With respect to the requirements of section
12402.5 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, sanitary
13napkin receptors are not dispensers and shall not be within the
14clear space of the water closet.
156. Limitation of hot water temperature for public
16lavatories. With respect to the requirements of section 407.3
17of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, these devices shall
18be installed at or as close as possible to the point of use.
197. Temperature limiting — limiting devices. With respect to
20the requirements of section 408.3.2(3) of the uniform plumbing
21code, 2021 edition, maximum water temperature may be limited
22by a limiting device conforming to either ASSE 1070/ASME
23A112.1070/CSA B125.70 or CSA B125.3 and installed at or as
24close as possible to the point of use.
258. Temperature limiting — flow reduction devices. With
26respect to the requirements of section 408.3.2(5) of the
27uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, maximum water temperature
28may be limited by a temperature actuated flow reduction device
29conforming to ASSE 1062 downstream of another allowed device.
30Temperature actuated flow reduction valves are not intended to
31be installed in place of devices complying with ASSE 1016, ASSE
321017, ASSE 1066, ASSE 1069, or ASSE 1070.
339. Limitation of hot water temperature of hair shampoo
34bowls and pet grooming stations. With respect to showers, the
35maximum hot water temperature discharging from hair shampoo
-65-1bowls and pet grooming stations shall be limited to 120 degrees
2Fahrenheit or 49 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature
3shall be regulated by one of the following means, which shall
4be installed at or as close as possible to the point of use:
5a. A limiting device conforming to ASSE 1070, ASME
6A112.1070, CSA B125.70, or CSA B125.3.
7b. A water heater conforming to ASSE 1084.
810. Limitation of hot water temperature in bathtubs and
9whirlpool bathtubs. With respect to the requirements of section
10409.4 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, the devices
11listed therein shall be installed at or as close as possible to
12the point of use.
1311. Limitation of water temperature in bidets. With respect
14to the requirements of section 410.3 of the uniform plumbing
15code, 2021 edition, the devices listed therein shall be
16installed at or as close as possible to the point of use.
1712. Drain. With respect to the requirements of section
18416.5 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, when a drain
19is provided, the discharge need not be in accordance with
20section 811.0 of the Iowa plumbing code.
2113. Location of floor drains. With respect to the
22requirements of section 418.3 of the uniform plumbing code,
232021 edition, floor drains shall be installed in rooms equipped
24with a water heater.
2514. Fixture count. In lieu of the requirements contained in
26section 422.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition:
27a. Plumbing fixtures shall be provided in each building
28for the type of building occupancy and in the minimum number
29shown in table 403.1 of the international plumbing code, 2018
30edition. The design occupant load and occupancy classification
31shall be determined in accordance with the Iowa building
32code or the authority having jurisdiction. Required public
33facilities shall be designated by a legible sign for each sex.
34Signs shall be readily visible and located near the entrance
35to each toilet facility.
-66- 1b. The minimum number of fixtures shall be calculated
2at fifty percent male and fifty percent female based on the
3total occupant load. Where information submitted indicates a
4difference in the distribution of the sexes, such information
5shall be used to determine the number of fixtures for each
6sex. Once the occupancy load and occupancy are determined,
7table 403.1 of the international plumbing code, 2018 edition,
8shall be applied to determine the minimum number of plumbing
9fixtures required. When gender-neutral restrooms are provided,
10the total number of fixtures provided must be the sum of men’s
11and women’s fixtures as figured, and urinals in gender-neutral
12restrooms shall not be substituted for more than sixty-seven
13percent of men’s water closets in assembly and educational
14occupancies or fifty percent of men’s water closets in all
15other occupancies. Where gender-neutral fixtures are provided
16in addition to separate men’s and women’s facilities, those
17gender-neutral fixtures shall be included in determining the
18number of fixtures provided in an occupancy. Where applying
19the fixture ratios in table 403.1 of the international plumbing
20code, 2018 edition, results in fractional numbers, such numbers
21shall be rounded to the next whole number. For multiple
22occupancies, fractional numbers shall be first summed and then
23rounded to the next whole number.
2415. Family or assisted use toilet and bathing
25facilities. With respect to the requirements of subsection
26422.1.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, required
27family or assisted-use fixtures are permitted to be included in
28the number of required fixtures for either the male or female
29occupants in assembly and mercantile occupancies.
3016. Separate facilities. With respect to the requirements
31of subsection 422.2 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
32separate facilities shall not be required where rooms having
33both water closets and lavatory fixtures are designed for
34use by any gender and sufficient privacy for water closets
35is installed. Partitions or compartment walls shall extend
-67-1from no more than one inch from the floor to no less than
2eighty-four inches from the floor. Urinals shall be located in
3an area visually separated from the remainder of the facility
4or each urinal that is provided shall be located in a stall.
517. Family or assisted use toilet facilities. With respect
6to the requirements of subsection 422.2.2 of the uniform
7plumbing code, 2021 edition, required family or assisted-use
8fixtures are permitted to be included in the number of required
9fixtures for either the male or female occupants in assembly
10and mercantile occupancies.
1118. Substitution for water closets. In each bathroom or
12toilet room, urinals shall not be substituted for more than
13sixty-seven percent of the required water closets in assembly
14and educational occupancies. Urinals shall not be substituted
15for more than fifty percent of the required water closets in
16all other occupancies.
1719. Drain lines. With respect to the requirements of
18subsection 603.4.8 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
19drain lines serving backflow devices or assemblies may be sized
20in accordance with the manufacturer’s drain-sizing chart for
21installation.
2220. Installation. In lieu of the requirements of section
23609.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, water piping
24shall be adequately supported in accordance with table 313.3.
25Burred ends shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe or
26tube. Changes in direction shall be made by the appropriate
27use of fittings, except that changes in direction in copper
28or copper alloy tubing shall be permitted to be made with
29bends, provided that such bends are made with bending equipment
30that does not deform or create a loss in the cross-sectional
31area of the tubing. Changes in direction are allowed with
32flexible pipe and tubing without fittings in accordance
33with the manufacturer’s instructions. Provisions shall be
34made for expansion in hot water piping. Piping, equipment,
35appurtenances, and devices shall be installed in a workmanlike
-68-1manner in accordance with the provisions and intent of the
2code. Building supply yard piping shall be not less than sixty
3inches below earth cover.
421. Pipe insulation. In lieu of the requirements of section
5609.12 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, insulation
6of domestic hot water piping shall be in accordance with the
7applicable energy conservation code.
822. Sizing of residential softeners. With respect to the
9requirements of section 611.4 of the uniform plumbing code,
102021 edition, residential-use water softeners may be sized as
11specified in the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
1223. Drainage fixture unit values. In lieu of the
13requirements of note 9 of table 702.1 of the uniform plumbing
14code, 2021 edition, for a bathtub to shower retrofit, a one
15point five inch or forty millimeter trap and trap arm shall be
16permitted with showers having only one shower head rated at a
17maximum of 2.5 gpm. See sections 408.5 and 408.6 of the Iowa
18plumbing code.
1924. Backflow protection. With respect to the requirements
20of section 710.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
21the requirement for the installation of a backwater valve
22shall apply only when determined necessary by the authority
23having jurisdiction based on local conditions. When a valve
24is required by the authority having jurisdiction, it shall
25be a manually operated gate valve or fullway ball valve. An
26automatic backwater valve may also be installed but is not
27required.
2825. Domestic dishwashing machine. In lieu of the
29requirements contained in section 807.3 of the uniform plumbing
30code, 2021 edition, no domestic dishwashing machine shall be
31directly connected to a drainage system or food waste disposer
32without the use of an approved dishwasher air gap fitting on
33the discharge side of the dishwashing machine, or by looping
34the discharge line of the dishwasher as high as possible near
35the flood level of the kitchen sink where the waste disposer is
-69-1connected. Listed air gap fittings shall be installed with the
2flood level marking at or above the flood level of the sink or
3drainboard, whichever is higher.
426. Point of discharge. In lieu of the requirements
5contained in section 814.5 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021
6edition, air conditioning condensate waste pipes shall connect
7indirectly to a properly trapped fixture, floor drain, or open
8sight drain, or where permitted in section 814.6 of the Iowa
9plumbing code, to the drainage system through an air gap or air
10break to trapped and vented receptors, dry wells, leach pits,
11sump pump, the tailpiece of plumbing fixtures, or indirectly to
12the building storm sewer through a roof drain. A condensate
13drain shall be trapped in accordance with the appliance
14manufacturer’s instructions or as approved.
1527. Vents. With respect to chapter 9 of the uniform
16plumbing code, 2021 edition, no engineered single-stack
17drainage systems shall be installed.
1828. Roof termination. With respect to the requirements
19of section 906.1 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
20acylonitrile butadiene styrene and polyvinyl chloride piping
21exposed to sunlight need not be protected by water-based
22synthetic latex paints.
2329. Frost or snow closure. With respect to the requirements
24of section 906.7 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
25where frost or snow closure is likely to occur in locations
26having minimum design temperature below 0 degrees Fahrenheit
27or negative 17.8 degrees Celsius, vent terminals shall be not
28less than three inches or seventy-six point two millimeters in
29diameter.
3030. Size. With respect to the requirements of section
31908.2.2 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, the wet
32vent shall be not less than two inches or fifty millimeters in
33diameter for six drainage fixture units (dfu) or less, and not
34less than three inches or eighty millimeters in diameter for
35seven dfu or more.
-70- 131. Horizontal lengths of trap arms. With respect to the
2requirements of table 1002.2 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021
3edition, the maximum horizontal length of a trap arm shall be
4five feet for a trap arm with a diameter of one point two five
5inches, six feet for a trap arm with a diameter of one point
6five inches, eight feet for a trap arm with a diameter of two
7inches, and twelve feet for a trap arm with a diameter of three
8inches or greater.
932. General. In lieu of the requirements of section 1007.1
10of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition, floor drain or
11similar traps directly connected to the drainage system and
12subject to infrequent use shall be protected with a trap seal
13primer, except where floor drains or similar traps receive
14a liquid discharge year-round. Trap seal primers shall be
15accessible for maintenance.
1633. Food waste disposers and dishwashers. With respect to
17the requirements of section 1014.1.3 of the uniform plumbing
18code, 2021 edition, commercial food waste disposers shall
19discharge into the building’s drainage system in accordance
20with the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction.
2134. Corrugated stainless steel tubing. In lieu of the
22requirements of section 1208.6.4.5 of the uniform plumbing
23code, 2021 edition, only corrugated stainless steel tubing with
24an arc-resistant jacket or covering system listed in accordance
25with ANSI LC-1 (optional section 5.16)/CSA 6.26-2016 shall be
26installed, in accordance with the terms of its approval, the
27conditions of listing, the manufacturer’s instructions, and the
28Iowa plumbing code, including electrical bonding requirements
29in section 1211.2 of the Iowa plumbing code. CSST shall not be
30used for through-wall penetrations from the point of delivery
31of the gas supply to the inside of the structure. CSST shall
32not be installed in locations where subject to physical damage
33unless protected in an approved manner.
3435. Reported items. With respect to the requirements of
35section 1306.3 of the uniform plumbing code, 2021 edition,
-71-1reports shall be delivered to the responsible facility
2authority in lieu of the authority having jurisdiction.
3 Sec. 84. Section 105.4, subsection 1, Code 2022, is amended
4to read as follows:
51. a. The board shall establish by rule a plumbing
6installation code governing the installation of plumbing in
7this state. Consistent with fire safety rules and standards
8promulgated by the state fire marshal, the board shall adopt
9the most current version of the uniform plumbing code and the
10international mechanical code, as the state plumbing code
11and the state mechanical code, to govern the installation of
12plumbing and mechanical systems in this state. The board shall
13adopt the current version of each code within six months of its
14being released. The board may adopt amendments to each code
15by rule. The board shall work in consultation with the state
16fire marshal to ensure that proposed amendments do not conflict
17with the fire safety rules and standards promulgated by the
18state fire marshal. The state Iowa plumbing code and the state
19 Iowa mechanical code shall be applicable to all buildings and
20structures owned by the state or an agency of the state and in
21each local jurisdiction.
22b. Except as provided in paragraph “c”, a A local
23jurisdiction is not required to adopt by ordinance the state
24 Iowa plumbing code or the state Iowa mechanical code. However,
25a local jurisdiction that adopts by ordinance the state Iowa
26 plumbing code or the state Iowa mechanical code may shall not
27 adopt standards that are more or less restrictive. A local
28jurisdiction that adopts standards that are more restrictive
29than the state plumbing code or the state mechanical code shall
30promptly provide copies of those standards to the board. The
31board shall maintain on its internet site the text of all
32local jurisdiction standards that differ from the applicable
33statewide code. Local jurisdictions shall not be required
34to conduct inspections or take any other enforcement action
35under the state Iowa plumbing code and state Iowa mechanical
-72-1code regardless of whether the local jurisdiction has adopted
2by ordinance the state Iowa plumbing code or the state Iowa
3 mechanical code.
4c. A local jurisdiction with a population of more than
5fifteen thousand that has not adopted by ordinance the state
6plumbing code and state mechanical code shall have until
7December 31, 2016, to do so. Cities that have adopted a
8plumbing code or mechanical code as of April 26, 2013, shall
9have until December 31, 2016, to shall adopt the state Iowa
10 plumbing code or and the state Iowa mechanical code in lieu
11thereof.
12 Sec. 85. Section 231B.4, Code 2022, is amended to read as
13follows:
14231B.4 Zoning — fire and safety standards.
15An elder group home shall be located in an area zoned
16for single-family or multiple-family housing or in an
17unincorporated area and shall be constructed in compliance
18with applicable local housing codes and the rules adopted for
19the special classification by the state fire marshal. In
20the absence of local building codes, the The facility shall
21comply with the state Iowa plumbing code established pursuant
22to section 135.11 105.4 and the state Iowa building code
23established pursuant to section 103A.7 and the rules adopted
24for the special classification by the state fire marshal. The
25rules adopted for the special classification by the state fire
26marshal regarding second floor occupancy shall be adopted
27in consultation with the department and shall take into
28consideration the mobility of the tenants.
29 Sec. 86. Section 423.3, subsection 95, paragraph b,
30subparagraph (4), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
31(4) The data center business shall comply with the
32sustainable design and construction standards established
33by the state building code commissioner pursuant to section
34103A.8B of the Iowa building code.
35 Sec. 87. Section 423.4, subsection 7, paragraph b,
-73-1subparagraph (4), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
2(4) The data center business shall comply with the
3sustainable design and construction standards established
4by the state building code commissioner pursuant to section
5103A.8B of the Iowa building code.
6 Sec. 88. Section 423.4, subsection 8, paragraph b,
7subparagraph (4), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
8(4) The data center business shall comply with the
9sustainable design and construction standards established
10by the state building code commissioner pursuant to section
11103A.8B of the Iowa building code.
12 Sec. 89. Section 423F.3, subsection 6, paragraph c, Code
132022, is amended to read as follows:
14c. A school district that uses secure an advanced vision for
15education fund moneys for school infrastructure shall comply
16with the state Iowa building code in the absence of a local
17building code.
18 Sec. 90. Section 470.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
192022, is amended to read as follows:
20a. Specification of energy management objectives and health,
21safety, and functional constraints. The facility design shall
22comply with applicable state or local Iowa building code
23requirements.
24 Sec. 91. REPEAL. Sections 103A.8, 103A.8A, and 103A.8C,
25Code 2022, are repealed.
26EXPLANATION
27The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
28the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
29This bill relates to various matters under the purview of the
30state. The bill is organized into 10 divisions.
31DIVISION I — COUNTY AND CITY ZONING AND INSPECTIONS. This
32division of the bill prohibits a county or city from enforcing
33a zoning ordinance if four-fifths of the lots in the land area
34covered by the ordinance do not conform with the ordinance.
35The bill also prohibits a county or city from requiring an
-74-1inspection of a manufactured home that has been inspected
2according to requirements of the U.S. department of housing and
3urban development and constructed in conformance with specified
4federal manufactured home construction and safety standards.
5DIVISION II — WORK-BASED LEARNING. This division of
6the bill relates to work-based learning, which provides
7opportunities and experiences to students related to workplace
8tours, job shadowing, rotations, mentoring, entrepreneurship,
9service learning, internships, and apprenticeships. The
10bill requires the department of education to establish and
11maintain a process that requires the boards of directors of
12school districts to report to the department at least annually
13regarding student participation in work-based learning programs
14established by the board.
15Under current law, a supervisor of a work-based learning
16program that awards career and technical education credit must
17be a licensed practitioner who completes both educational
18requirements and work experience requirements. The bill
19requires the board of educational examiners to adopt rules
20relating to a certification system for supervisors of
21work-based learning programs. The bill provides that a
22work-based learning program supervisor certificate shall not
23require more than 15 contact hours, which shall be available
24over the internet. Additionally, the bill provides for when
25applicants for the certificate shall be disqualified. The bill
26provides that a certificate shall not be considered a teacher
27or administrator license for any purpose. The bill requires
28that the certificate program be considered a professional
29development program.
30The bill requires that a student’s individualized career
31and academic plan (ICAP) be developed to identify both the
32coursework and work-based learning needed in grades 9 through
3312 to support the student’s postsecondary education and career
34options. An ICAP is developed with each student enrolled
35in grade eight to prepare the student for completion of the
-75-1core curriculum, identify the coursework needed to support
2the student’s postsecondary education and career options, and
3prepare the student to complete the essential components of a
4career information and decision-making system. The bill also
5requires that the plan prepare the student to successfully
6complete the free application for federal student aid (FAFSA)
7prior to graduation. The FAFSA is the application that is used
8to apply for federal student aid, including federal grants,
9work-study, and loans.
10DIVISION III — HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT. This
11division of the bill relates to the rural Iowa primary
12care loan repayment program, the health care professional
13recruitment program, and the health care loan repayment
14program.
15The rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program provides
16student loan repayments for medical students who agree to
17practice as physicians in certain specified areas of the state
18for five years. Under current law, medical students who are
19eligible for student loan repayments under the program are
20required to complete the residency program requirement with
21an Iowa-based residency program. The bill strikes from this
22provision the requirement that the residency program be based
23in Iowa. The bill also authorizes student loan repayment
24for medical students who will practice neurology and medical
25students who will practice part-time. The bill defines
26“part-time practice” as at least 70 percent of a 40-hour
27workweek.
28Current law prohibits the college student aid commission
29from entering into more than 20 program agreements annually
30under the program. The bill authorizes the commission to enter
31into more than 20 program agreements annually if surplus funds
32are available.
33In addition to the medical students who are eligible for
34student loan repayments under the program, and subject to
35the availability of surplus funds, current law requires the
-76-1college student aid commission to adopt rules to provide for
2student loan repayment to a physician who received a doctor
3of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from an
4eligible university, obtained a license to practice medicine
5and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state,
6completed the physician’s residency program requirement with an
7Iowa-based residency program, and is engaged in the full-time
8practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and
9surgery. The bill strikes from this provision the requirement
10that the residency program be based in Iowa. The bill provides
11that the physician may engage in either the full-time or
12part-time practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic
13medicine and surgery in a service commitment area. The bill
14also provides that the amount of loan repayment provided to a
15physician shall be subject to the same limitations applicable
16to an eligible student. Additionally, the bill provides
17that the total amount of a physician’s eligible loans shall
18be established as of the date the physician applies for loan
19repayment.
20The bill provides that for agreements entered into
21prior to July 1, 2022, the commission and the person may
22consent to amend the agreement under which the person shall
23engage in the part-time practice of medicine and surgery
24or osteopathic medicine and surgery specializing in family
25medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, internal medicine, obstetrics
26and gynecology, neurology, or general surgery in a service
27commitment area, for an extended period of part-time practice
28determined by the commission to be proportional to the amount
29of full-time practice remaining under the original agreement.
30The bill provides that moneys in the rural Iowa primary care
31trust fund up to the total amount that an eligible student or a
32physician may receive for an eligible loan shall be considered
33encumbered for the duration of the eligible student’s or
34physician’s obligation under the program.
35Current law provides that the obligation to engage in
-77-1practice under the program shall be postponed during any
2period of temporary medical incapacity during which the person
3obligated is unable, due to a medical condition, to engage in
4full-time practice. The bill includes within this provision
5any period of temporary medical incapacity during which the
6person obligated is unable, due to a medical condition, to
7engage in part-time practice. The bill provides that, subject
8to limited exceptions, an obligation to engage in practice
9under an agreement shall not be postponed for more than two
10years from the time the full-time or part-time practice was to
11have commenced under the agreement. Additionally, the bill
12provides for when an obligation to engage in full-time or
13part-time practice shall be considered satisfied.
14The health care professional recruitment program provides
15student loan repayments for certain health care professionals
16who graduate from an eligible institution and who agree to
17practice in an eligible rural community in the state. The bill
18includes community college within the definition of “eligible
19institution”. The bill includes advanced registered nurse
20practitioner and registered nurse within the definition of
21“health care professional”.
22The health care loan repayment program provides student
23loan repayments for registered nurses, advanced registered
24nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certain nurse
25educators. The bill modifies the health care loan repayment
26program to an award program that provides an annual award
27amount of $6,000 for not more than five consecutive years to
28registered nurses, advanced registered nurse practitioners,
29physician assistants, and certain nurse educators. A part-time
30nurse educator must practice as a registered nurse or an
31advanced registered nurse practitioner to qualify for an award
32under the program. The bill changes the name of the program to
33the health care award program and makes conforming changes.
34DIVISION IV — PROFESSIONAL LICENSING — MILITARY SPOUSES.
35 This division of the bill relates to professional licensing.
-78-1The bill requires each board that issues a professional license
2to expedite the licensing of a person married to an active
3duty member of the military forces of the United States or who
4is a veteran. If the board determines that the occupation or
5profession applied for does not have a substantially similar
6scope of practice, the board shall issue a temporary license to
7the person for a period of time necessary to meet the licensing
8requirements of this state. The board shall advise the person
9of the necessary education or training and shall license a
10person who completes such requirements. The bill moves current
11Code language regarding licensure of military personnel and
12spouses to new Code section 272C.12A.
13The bill removes the requirement that a person establish
14residency in this state prior to being issued a license,
15certificate, or registration without an examination if
16the person is currently licensed, certified, or registered
17in another jurisdiction in an occupation or profession
18with a substantially similar scope of practice, except for
19licenses issued pursuant to Code chapter 103 (electricians
20and electrical contractors) or Code chapter 105 (plumbers,
21mechanical professionals, and contractors). The bill also
22removes the requirement that the person has held the license,
23certificate, or registration in the other jurisdiction for at
24least one year.
25The bill requires a licensing board, an agency, or
26department to waive an initial application fee and one renewal
27fee charged to an applicant for a license issued pursuant to
28Code chapter 272C (regulation of licensed professions and
29occupations) if the applicant has been honorably or generally
30discharged from federal active duty or national guard duty
31within the last five years. The bill requires each such
32board, agency, or department to adopt rules to implement this
33procedure by January 11, 2023.
34DIVISION V — EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER CERTIFICATE
35— FEDERAL ACTIVE DUTY OR NATIONAL GUARD DUTY. This division
-79-1of the bill requires that rules adopted by the department
2of public health pertaining to fees for the examination of
3emergency medical care providers to include the waiver of
4all fees for an individual if the individual is either on
5federal active duty or national guard duty, or was honorably or
6generally discharged from federal active duty or on national
7guard duty.
8DIVISION VI — FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES — MILITARY
9VETERANS. Under current law, a resident who has served in the
10armed forces of the United States on federal active duty and
11who was disabled or was a prisoner of war during that veteran’s
12military service may pay a fee to obtain a lifetime hunting
13license or a lifetime hunting and fishing combined license.
14The term “disabled” means entitled to a service connected
15rating under 38 U.S.C.ch.11. This division of the bill
16removes the requirement that the veteran was disabled or was
17a prisoner of war during the veteran’s military service and
18removes the definition of “disabled”.
19DIVISION VII — DRIVER’S LICENSE AND PARKING FEES —
20VETERANS. Under current law, the fee for a noncommercial
21driver’s license, other than a class D chauffeur’s license
22or any type of instruction permit, is $4 per year of license
23validity. The fee for a class D chauffeur’s license is $8 per
24year of license validity. The fee for a commercial driver’s
25license (CDL), other than a commercial learner’s permit, is
26$8 per year of license validity. An additional fee of $2 per
27year of license validity is required for a class M motorcycle
28license.
29This division of the bill prohibits the department of
30transportation (DOT) from charging fees for a noncommercial
31driver’s license or motorcycle license to a veteran with a
32permanent service-connected disability rating of 100 percent,
33as certified by the U.S. department of veterans affairs.
34The bill also prohibits the DOT from charging fees for a
35chauffeur’s license or CDL to a veteran who is on federal or
-80-1state active duty, or who was issued an honorable discharge or
2general discharge under honorable conditions from such service.
3The bill prohibits a city that operates and maintains
4parking meters or non-metered parking lots from enforcing any
5ordinance related to parking meter fees against, or charging a
6parking fee at any non-metered parking lot to, a person whose
7vehicle is lawfully displaying medal of honor, ex-prisoner
8of war, or purple heart special registration plates, or a
9registration plate displaying the alphabetical characters
10“DV” preceding the registration plate number (plates issued
11to seriously disabled veterans). The bill provides that this
12prohibition shall not be construed to limit a city’s authority
13to enforce other parking-related ordinances as detailed in the
14bill.
15DIVISION VIII — MILITARY SERVICE PROPERTY TAX. This
16division of the bill relates to the military service property
17tax exemption and credit.
18Under current law, veterans of World War I are entitled
19to a property tax exemption of $2,778 in taxable value and
20honorably discharged veterans who served during other specific
21time periods are entitled to a property tax exemption of $1,852
22in taxable value. The bill increases the exemption amount for
23eligible veterans who are not World War I veterans to $2,500.
24Under current law, the state provides funding to local
25governments for the military service property tax exemption
26and credit up to $6.92 per $1,000 of assessed value of the
27exempt property. Code section 25B.7 provides that if a
28state appropriation made to fund a credit or exemption is not
29sufficient to fully fund the credit or exemption, the political
30subdivision shall be required to extend to the taxpayer only
31that portion of the credit or exemption estimated by the
32department of revenue to be funded by the state appropriation.
33The requirement for fully funding and the consequences of not
34fully funding under Code section 25B.7 apply to the military
35service property tax credit and exemption to the extent of
-81-1$6.92 per $1,000 of assessed value of the exempt property.
2The division applies to property taxes due and payable in
3fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2022.
4DIVISION IX — TEMPORARY LICENSES — INSURANCE PRODUCERS.
5This division of the bill provides that if an applicant for
6a resident insurance producer license (resident license)
7has met all of the requirements of Code section 522B.5,
8the commissioner of insurance (commissioner) shall issue a
9temporary resident license to the applicant that is valid
10starting on the date that the applicant submits the applicant’s
11fingerprints and any other required information to the
12commissioner pursuant to Code section 522B.5A(3), through the
13date the commissioner either issues the applicant a license or
14denies the applicant’s application based on the applicant’s
15criminal history check pursuant to Code section 522B.5A.
16If an applicant for a nonresident insurance producer license
17(nonresident license) has met all of the requirements of Code
18section 522B.7 and is subject to a criminal background check
19under Code section 522B.5A(2)(b), the commissioner shall issue
20a temporary nonresident license to the applicant that is valid
21starting on the date that the applicant submits the applicant’s
22fingerprints and any other required information to the
23commissioner through the date the commissioner either issues
24the applicant a license or denies the applicant’s application
25based on the applicant’s criminal history check. A temporary
26resident license or a temporary nonresident license authorizes
27the applicant to act as an insurance producer only for the
28lines of authority specified in the temporary license.
29The commissioner may require a temporary licensee to have a
30suitable sponsor who is a licensed insurance producer and who
31assumes responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee.
32The commissioner may by order revoke a temporary license if the
33interest of insureds or the public is endangered.
34DIVISION X — STATE BUILDING CODE. This division of the bill
35relates to the state building code. The bill adopts certain
-82-1provisions of the national electrical code, international fire
2code, international residential code, international energy
3conservation code, international existing building code,
4uniform plumbing code, and international mechanical code with
5amendments, including certain amendments currently found in
6the Iowa administrative code. The bill also prohibits local
7jurisdictions from adopting local building codes. The bill
8allows a person to comply with a subsequent version of a
9national code that serves as the basis of a state code in lieu
10of a state code. The bill makes conforming changes.
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