This bill amends existing laws regarding continuing education requirements for licensed professions in Iowa. It establishes that continuing education requirements must be directly related to the practice of the licensed profession and allows for completion through electronic means. Additionally, it stipulates that there will be no renewal requirement for practitioners who have been employed for at least ten years and hold a master's or doctoral degree, unless they possess an evaluator approval endorsement, which must be renewed every ten years.

Furthermore, the bill introduces a new provision that mandates boards to refrain from including any continuing education requirements that are not directly related to the practice of the licensed profession. It also requires the Iowa Supreme Court to adopt or amend court rules for continuing education for licensed attorneys, ensuring that these rules align with the same principle of relevance to the practice of law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 256.146, 272C.2