The bill proposes significant amendments to the Iowa Code concerning the licensing of various professions, including electricians, plumbers, and landscape architects. Key changes include the removal of the requirement for fees to be remitted to the treasurer of state, with all fees now directed to the licensing and regulation fund. The responsibility for establishing fees for examinations and services is shifted from the boards to the department, ensuring that these fees reflect actual operational costs. Additionally, the bill introduces provisions for an inactive master electrician license, clarifies that license applications must include the applicant's social security number (to be kept confidential), and allows licenses to expire based on department determination rather than a fixed schedule.

Further amendments streamline the administrative processes of professional licensing boards, including the establishment of a public registry for licenses and the removal of confidentiality for licensees' home addresses. The bill also updates apprenticeship program requirements, introduces temporary licenses, and modifies the application process for licensure. It emphasizes the need for a majority of board members to constitute a quorum and allows for the creation of an internet-based licensure verification database. Overall, the legislation aims to modernize and simplify the licensing processes while enhancing regulatory oversight and operational efficiency across multiple professions in Iowa.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 89.9, 10A.507, 89A.13, 89A.19, 103.1, 103.2, 103.5, 103.6, 103.7, 103.10A, 103.18, 103.23, 103.25, 103.31, 103.32, 103.34, 103.33, 105.3, 105.5, 105.9, 105.16, 105.18, 105.20, 147.1, 147.3, 147.5, 147.7, 147.8, 147.9, 147.10, 147.11, 147.14, 542.6, 147.25, 147.44, 147.73, 147.74, 147.76, 147.80, 147.82, 147.13, 147.87, 147.88, 147.92, 148.3, 148.11, 148.11A, 148B.4, 148B.5, 148B.7, 148C.3, 148E.7, 148F.3, 148G.1, 148G.6, 148I.2, 148I.4, 152.8, 152E.1, 152B.12, 147.55, 152C.7, 152D.5, 153.12, 153.22, 153.33, 154A.13, 154B.6, 154C.3, 154D.7, 154D.2, 154E.2, 154E.3A, 154E.3, 154F.5, 154F.3, 155.4, 155A.3, 155A.7, 155A.8, 155A.13, 155A.13A, 155A.13C, 155A.14, 155A.17, 155A.17A, 155A.43, 124.301, 156.14, 156.15, 157.4, 157.4B, 157.8, 157.9, 157.11, 272C.3, 100D.5, 542B.2, 542.3, 542.4, 542.7, 542.8, 542.9, 542.10, 542.13, 542.14, 542.18, 542.17, 542.20, 542.19, 542B.15, 542B.27, 543B.8, 543B.9, 543B.15, 543B.29, 543B.34, 543B.7, 543B.46, 543B.62, 543D.4, 543D.21, 544A.1, 544A.9, 544A.5, 544A.8, 544A.15, 544A.16, 544A.29, 544B.1, 544B.3, 544B.5, 544B.8, 544B.9, 544B.20, 544C.2, 710A.3