House File 2574 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2574 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 710) A BILL FOR An Act relating to boards, commissions, committees, councils, 1 and other entities of state government, and including 2 transition provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns
H.F. 2574 DIVISION I 1 CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION 2 Section 1. Section 2.43, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2024, are 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. The legislative council , in cooperation with the 5 officers of the senate and house , shall have the duty and 6 responsibility for preparing for each session of the general 7 assembly. Pursuant to such duty and responsibility, the 8 legislative council shall assign the use of areas in the 9 state capitol except for the areas used by the governor as 10 of January 1, 1986, and, in consultation with the director 11 of the department of administrative services and the capitol 12 planning commission , may assign areas in other state office 13 buildings, except for the judicial branch building, for use of 14 the general assembly or legislative agencies. The legislative 15 council shall provide the courts with use of space in the state 16 capitol for ceremonial purposes. The legislative council 17 may authorize the renovation, remodeling , and preparation of 18 the physical facilities used or to be used by the general 19 assembly or legislative agencies subject to the jurisdiction 20 of the legislative council and award contracts pursuant to 21 such authority to carry out such preparation. The legislative 22 council may purchase supplies and equipment deemed necessary 23 for the proper functioning of the legislative branch of 24 government. 25 2. In carrying out its duties under this section , the 26 legislative council shall consult with the director of the 27 department of administrative services and the capitol planning 28 commission , but shall not be bound by any decision of the 29 director in respect to the responsibilities and duties provided 30 for in this section . The legislative council may direct the 31 director of the department of administrative services or other 32 state employees to carry out its directives in regard to the 33 physical facilities of the general assembly, or may employ 34 other personnel to carry out such functions. 35 -1- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 1/ 49
H.F. 2574 Sec. 2. Section 8A.111, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended 1 by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 3. Section 8A.373, Code 2024, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 8A.373 Duties report to legislature general assembly . 5 1. It shall be the duty of the commission department to 6 advise upon the location of statues, fountains, and monuments 7 and the placing of any additional buildings on the capitol 8 grounds, the type of architecture and the type of construction 9 of any new buildings to be erected on the state capitol grounds 10 as now encompassed or as subsequently enlarged, and repairs 11 and restoration thereof, and it shall be the duty of the 12 officers, commissions, and councils charged by law with the 13 duty of determining such questions to call upon the commission 14 department for such advice. 15 2. The commission department shall , in cooperation with 16 the director of the department of administrative services, 17 develop and implement within the limits of its appropriation, a 18 five-year modernization program for the capitol complex. 19 3. The commission department shall annually report to the 20 general assembly its recommendations relating to its duties 21 under this section . The report shall be submitted to the chief 22 clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate during the 23 month of January. 24 Sec. 4. Section 8A.376, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 25 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 26 All capital projects on the capitol complex shall be 27 planned, approved, and funded only after considering the 28 guiding principles enunciated in any capitol complex master 29 plan adopted by the commission on or after January 1, 2000 30 department . At a minimum, the extent to which the proposed 31 capital project does all of the following shall be considered: 32 Sec. 5. Section 8A.377, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 33 to read as follows: 34 2. A project described in subsection 1 may vary from 35 -2- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 2/ 49
H.F. 2574 the architectural or historic integrity of the capitol if 1 such variance is necessary to comply with state or federal 2 laws relating to building accessibility or occupational 3 safety or health, to address life safety issues, or for other 4 compelling reasons. However, the state agency, branch of 5 government, or other entity responsible for a project involving 6 a variance from the architectural or historic integrity shall 7 submit the plans for such project to the capitol planning 8 commission department and the capital projects committee of the 9 legislative council for review. 10 Sec. 6. Section 414.1, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 2. The city of Des Moines may, for the purpose of preserving 13 the dominance of the dome of the state capitol building and 14 the view of the state capitol building from prominent public 15 viewing points, regulate and restrict the height and size of 16 buildings and other structures in the city of Des Moines. 17 Any regulations pertaining to such matters shall be made in 18 accordance with a comprehensive plan and in consultation with 19 the capitol planning commission department of administrative 20 services . 21 Sec. 7. Section 476.10B, subsection 7, Code 2024, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 7. The department of administrative services, in 24 consultation with the board and the division, shall secure 25 architectural services, contract for construction, engineering, 26 and construction oversight and management, and control the 27 funding associated with the building construction and the 28 buildings operation and maintenance. The department of 29 administrative services may utilize consultants or other 30 expert assistance to address feasibility, planning, or other 31 considerations connected with construction of the building or 32 decision making regarding the building. The department of 33 administrative services, on behalf of the board and division, 34 shall consult with the office of the governor , and appropriate 35 -3- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 3/ 49
H.F. 2574 legislative bodies , and the capitol planning commission . 1 Sec. 8. REPEAL. Sections 8A.371, 8A.372, 8A.374, and 2 8A.375, Code 2024, are repealed. 3 DIVISION II 4 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM CONTRACTORS AND ALARM SYSTEMS 5 ADVISORY BOARD 6 Sec. 9. Section 100C.1, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 5. Automatic fire extinguishing system means a system of 9 devices and equipment that automatically detects a fire and 10 discharges an approved fire extinguishing agent onto or in 11 the area of a fire and includes automatic sprinkler systems, 12 carbon dioxide extinguishing systems, deluge systems, automatic 13 dry-chemical extinguishing systems, foam extinguishing systems, 14 and halogenated extinguishing systems, or other equivalent fire 15 extinguishing technologies recognized by the fire extinguishing 16 system contractors advisory board department . 17 Sec. 10. Section 100C.7, Code 2024, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 100C.7 Administration rules. 20 The director shall administer this chapter and , after 21 consultation with the fire extinguishing system contractors and 22 alarm systems advisory board, shall adopt rules pursuant to 23 chapter 17A necessary for the administration and enforcement of 24 this chapter . 25 Sec. 11. Section 100D.5, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 1. After consultation with the fire extinguishing system 28 contractors and alarm systems advisory board established 29 pursuant to section 100C.10 , adopt Adopt rules pursuant to 30 chapter 17A necessary for the administration and enforcement of 31 this chapter . 32 Sec. 12. REPEAL. Section 100C.10, Code 2024, is repealed. 33 DIVISION III 34 CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM BOARD 35 -4- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 4/ 49
H.F. 2574 Sec. 13. Section 455A.19, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 Upon receipt of any revenue, the director shall deposit the 3 moneys in the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund 4 created pursuant to section 455A.18 . The first three hundred 5 fifty thousand dollars of the funds received for deposit in the 6 fund annually shall be allocated to the conservation education 7 program board for the purposes specified in section 455A.21 . 8 One percent of the revenue receipts shall be deducted and 9 transferred to the administration fund provided for in section 10 456A.17 . All of the remaining receipts shall be allocated to 11 the following accounts: 12 Sec. 14. Section 455A.21, Code 2024, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 455A.21 Conservation education program board . 15 1. A conservation education program board is created in 16 the department. The board shall have five members appointed 17 as follows: 18 a. One member appointed by the director of the department 19 of education. 20 b. One member appointed by the director of the department of 21 natural resources. 22 c. One member appointed by the president of the Iowa 23 association of county conservation boards. 24 d. One member appointed by the president of the Iowa 25 association of naturalists. 26 e. One member appointed by the president of the Iowa 27 conservation education council. 28 2. Section 69.16 does not apply to appointments made 29 pursuant to this section . 30 3. The duties of the board are to department shall revise 31 and produce conservation education materials and to specify 32 stipends to Iowa educators who participate in innovative 33 conservation education programs approved by the board 34 department . The board department shall allocate the funds 35 -5- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 5/ 49
H.F. 2574 provided for under section 455A.19, subsection 1 , for the 1 educational materials and stipends. 2 4. The department shall administer the funds allocated to 3 the conservation education program as provided in this section . 4 DIVISION IV 5 PRISON INDUSTRIES ADVISORY BOARD 6 Sec. 15. Section 23A.2, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 7 2024, is amended to read as follows: 8 a. The director of the department of corrections , with the 9 advice of the state prison industries advisory board, may, by 10 rule, provide for exemptions from this chapter . 11 Sec. 16. Section 904.802, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 12 amended by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 17. Section 904.802, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 2. Iowa state industries means prison industries that 16 are established and maintained by the Iowa department of 17 corrections , in consultation with the industries board, at or 18 adjacent to the states adult correctional institutions, except 19 that an inmate work program established by the state director 20 under section 904.703 is not restricted to industries at or 21 adjacent to the institutions. 22 Sec. 18. Section 904.804, Code 2024, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 904.804 Duties of industries board department state 25 industries . 26 The industries boards principal duties department shall be 27 to promulgate and adopt rules and to advise the state director 28 regarding the management of Iowa state industries so as to 29 further the intent stated by section 904.801 . 30 Sec. 19. Section 904.805, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 31 2024, is amended to read as follows: 32 The state director , with the advice of the industries board, 33 shall: 34 Sec. 20. Section 904.806, Code 2024, is amended to read as 35 -6- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 6/ 49
H.F. 2574 follows: 1 904.806 Authority of state director not impaired. 2 Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to impair the 3 authority of the state director over the adult correctional 4 institutions of this state, nor over the inmates thereof. It 5 is, however, the duty of the state director to obtain the 6 advice of the industries board to further the intent stated by 7 section 904.801 . 8 Sec. 21. Section 904.809, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 9 2024, is amended to read as follows: 10 a. The state director and the industries board shall comply 11 with the intent of section 904.801 . 12 Sec. 22. Section 904.809, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 13 2024, is amended to read as follows: 14 a. Any other provision of the Code to the contrary 15 notwithstanding, the state director may , after obtaining the 16 advice of the industries board, lease one or more buildings or 17 portions thereof on the grounds of any state adult correctional 18 institution, together with the real estate needed for 19 reasonable access to and egress from the leased buildings, for 20 a term not to exceed twenty years, to a private corporation for 21 the purpose of establishing and operating a factory for the 22 manufacture and processing of products, or any other commercial 23 enterprise deemed by the state director to be consistent with 24 the intent stated in section 904.801 . 25 Sec. 23. Section 904.809, subsection 2, paragraph b, 26 subparagraph (1), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 27 (1) Persons working in the factory or other commercial 28 enterprise operated in the leased property, except the lessees 29 supervisory employees and necessary support personnel approved 30 by the industries board state director , shall be inmates of 31 the institution where the leased property is located who are 32 approved for such work by the state director and the lessee. 33 Sec. 24. Section 904.809, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -7- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 7/ 49
H.F. 2574 3. The state director with the advice of the prison 1 industries advisory board may provide an inmate workforce to 2 private industry. Under the program inmates will be employees 3 of a private business. 4 Sec. 25. Section 904.813, subsection 2, paragraph a, 5 subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), Code 2024, are amended to read 6 as follows: 7 (1) Establishment, maintenance, transfer, or closure of 8 industrial operations, or vocational, technical, and related 9 training facilities and services for inmates as authorized by 10 the state director in consultation with the industries board . 11 (2) Payment of all costs incurred by the industries board, 12 including but not limited to per diem and expenses of its 13 members, and of salaries, allowances, support, and maintenance 14 of Iowa state industries. 15 (3) (2) Direct purchases from vendors of raw materials 16 and capital items used for the manufacturing processes of Iowa 17 state industries, in accordance with rules which meet state 18 bidding requirements. The rules shall be adopted by the state 19 director in consultation with the industries board . 20 Sec. 26. Section 904.814, Code 2024, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 904.814 Inmate allowance supplement revolving fund. 23 There is established in the treasury of the state a permanent 24 adult correctional institutions inmate allowance supplement 25 revolving fund, consisting solely of money paid as board and 26 maintenance by inmates working in Iowa state industries, or 27 working pursuant to section 904.809 . The fund established 28 by this section may be used to supplement the allowances 29 of inmates who perform other institutional work within and 30 about the adult correctional institutions including those 31 who are working in Iowa state industries. Payments made 32 from the fund shall supplement and not replace all or any 33 part of the allowances otherwise received by, and shall be 34 equably distributed among such inmates. The work of inmates 35 -8- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 8/ 49
H.F. 2574 in other institutional or industry work shall, to the greatest 1 extent feasible, be in accord with the intent stated in 2 section 904.801 . The fund may also be used to supplement 3 other rehabilitation activities within the adult correctional 4 institutions. Determination of the use of the funds is the 5 responsibility of the state director who shall first seek the 6 advice of the prison industries advisory board . 7 Sec. 27. REPEAL. Section 904.803, Code 2024, is repealed. 8 DIVISION V 9 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND QUALITY 10 FACULTY PLAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 11 Sec. 28. Section 260C.36, subsection 4, Code 2024, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 4. The department of education shall establish the 14 following committees: 15 a. An an ad hoc accreditation quality faculty plan protocol 16 committee to advise the department in the development of 17 protocols related to the quality faculty planning process to 18 be used by the accreditation teams during site visits. The 19 committee shall, at a minimum, determine what types of evidence 20 need to be provided, develop interview procedures and visit 21 goals, and propose accreditation protocol revisions. 22 b. An ongoing quality faculty plan professional development 23 committee. The committee shall, at a minimum, do the 24 following: 25 (1) Develop systemic, ongoing, and sustainable statewide 26 professional development opportunities that support 27 institutional development as well as individual development and 28 support of the quality faculty plans. The opportunities may 29 include internet-based systems to share promising practices. 30 (2) Determine future professional development needs. 31 (3) Develop or identify training and assistance relating to 32 the quality faculty plan process and requirements. 33 (4) Assist the department and community colleges in 34 developing professional development consortia. 35 -9- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 9/ 49
H.F. 2574 (5) Review and identify best practices in each community 1 college quality faculty plan, including best practices 2 regarding adjunct faculty. 3 c. A community college faculty advisory committee consisting 4 of one member and one alternate from each community college, 5 appointed by the committee established pursuant to subsection 6 1 . The committee membership shall be equally represented by 7 individuals from the liberal arts and sciences faculty and 8 the career and technical faculty. The committee shall, at a 9 minimum, keep faculty informed of higher education issues, 10 facilitate communication between the faculty and the department 11 on an ongoing basis, and serve as an advisory committee to the 12 department and community colleges on faculty issues. 13 DIVISION VI 14 COMMISSION ON EDUCATOR LEADERSHIP AND COMPENSATION 15 Sec. 29. Section 284.11, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 16 2024, is amended to read as follows: 17 c. Review the use and effectiveness of the funds distributed 18 to school districts for supplemental assistance in high-need 19 schools under this section , and consider the findings and 20 recommendations of the commission on educator leadership 21 and compensation submitted pursuant to section 284.15, 22 subsection 13 , relating to the use and effectiveness of the 23 funds distributed to school districts under this section . The 24 department shall submit its findings and recommendations in a 25 report to the general assembly by January 15 annually. 26 Sec. 30. Section 284.15, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 27 2024, is amended to read as follows: 28 a. A school district may apply to the department for 29 approval to implement the career paths, leadership roles, 30 and compensation framework specified in subsection 2 , or 31 a comparable system of career paths and compensation for 32 teachers that contains differentiated multiple leadership 33 roles. The director shall consider the recommendations of the 34 commission established pursuant to subsection 12 when approving 35 -10- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 10/ 49
H.F. 2574 or disapproving applications submitted pursuant to this 1 section . A school district may modify an approved framework or 2 comparable system if the director or the directors designee 3 approves the modification. A school district may appeal the 4 directors or the directors designees decision to the state 5 board and the state boards decision is final. 6 Sec. 31. Section 284.15, subsection 12, Code 2024, is 7 amended by striking the subsection. 8 Sec. 32. Section 284.15, subsection 14, Code 2024, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 14. The provisions of this chapter shall be subject to 11 legislative review at least every three years. The review 12 shall be based upon a status report from the commission 13 on educator leadership and compensation, which shall be 14 prepared with the assistance of the departments department of 15 education, in consultation with the department of management , 16 and department of revenue. The status report shall review 17 and report on the departments department of educations 18 assignment and utilization of full-time equivalent positions, 19 and shall include information on teacher retention, teacher 20 compensation, academic quality of beginning teachers, teacher 21 evaluation results, student achievement trend and comparative 22 data, and recommendations for changes to the teacher leadership 23 supplement foundation aid and the framework or comparable 24 systems approved pursuant to this section . The first status 25 report shall be submitted to the general assembly by January 26 15, 2017, with subsequent status reports prepared and submitted 27 to the general assembly by January 15 at least every third year 28 thereafter. 29 DIVISION VII 30 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 31 Sec. 33. Section 256.7, subsection 7, paragraph c, Code 32 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 33 Sec. 34. Section 256.33, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -11- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 11/ 49
H.F. 2574 1. The department shall consort with school districts, 1 area education agencies, community colleges, and colleges 2 and universities to provide assistance to them in the use 3 of educational technology for instruction purposes. The 4 department shall consult with the advisory committee on 5 telecommunications, established in section 256.7, subsection 7 , 6 and other users of educational technology on the development 7 and operation of programs under this section . 8 DIVISION VIII 9 INTEGRATED ROADSIDE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY 10 COMMITTEE 11 Sec. 35. Section 314.13, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 12 by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 36. Section 314.22, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 3. Integrated roadside vegetation management technical 16 advisory committee Report . 17 a. The director of the department shall appoint members 18 to an integrated roadside vegetation management technical 19 advisory committee which is created to provide advice on the 20 development and implementation of a statewide integrated 21 roadside vegetation management plan and program and related 22 projects. The department shall report annually in January to 23 the general assembly regarding its activities and those of the 24 committee under this section . Activities of the committee may 25 include but are not limited to providing advice and assistance 26 in the following areas: 27 (1) Research efforts. 28 (2) Demonstration projects. 29 (3) Education and orientation efforts for property owners, 30 public officials, and the general public. 31 (4) Activities of the integrated roadside vegetation 32 management coordinator for integrated roadside vegetation 33 management. 34 (5) Reviewing applications for funding assistance. 35 -12- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 12/ 49
H.F. 2574 (6) Securing funding for research and demonstrations. 1 (7) Determining needs for revising the state weed law and 2 other applicable Code sections. 3 (8) Liaison with the Iowa state association of counties, the 4 Iowa league of cities, and other organizations for integrated 5 roadside vegetation management purposes. 6 b. The director may appoint any number of persons to the 7 committee but, at a minimum, the committee shall consist of all 8 of the following: 9 (1) One member representing the utility industry. 10 (2) One member from the Iowa academy of sciences. 11 (3) One member representing county government. 12 (4) One member representing city government. 13 (5) Two members representing the private sector including 14 community interest groups. 15 (6) One member representing soil conservation interests. 16 (7) One member representing the department of natural 17 resources. 18 (8) One member representing county conservation boards. 19 c. Members of the committee shall serve without 20 compensation, but may be reimbursed for allowable expenses from 21 the living roadway trust fund created under section 314.21 . No 22 more than a simple majority of the members of the committee 23 shall be of the same gender as provided in section 69.16A . 24 The director of the department shall appoint the chair of the 25 committee and shall establish a minimum schedule of meetings 26 for the committee. 27 DIVISION IX 28 TOURIST SIGNING COMMITTEE 29 Sec. 37. Section 321.252, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 30 2024, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. The department shall establish, by rule, in cooperation 32 with a tourist signing committee, the standards for 33 tourist-oriented directional signs and shall annually review 34 the list of attractions for which signing is in place. The 35 -13- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 13/ 49
H.F. 2574 rules shall conform to national standards for tourist-oriented 1 directional signs adopted under 23 U.S.C. 131(q) and to the 2 manual of uniform traffic-control devices. 3 (1) The tourist signing committee shall be made up of 4 the directors or the directors designees of the departments 5 of agriculture and land stewardship, natural resources, and 6 transportation, the director or the directors designee of 7 the economic development authority, the chairperson or the 8 chairpersons designee of the Iowa travel council, and a 9 member of the outdoor advertising association of Iowa. The 10 director or the directors designee of the economic development 11 authority shall be the chairperson of the committee. 12 (2) The department of transportation shall be responsible 13 for calling and setting the date of the meetings of the 14 committee which meetings shall be based upon the amount of 15 activity relating to signs. However, the committee shall meet 16 at least once a month. 17 DIVISION X 18 ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PERINATAL GUIDELINES 19 Sec. 38. Section 135.11, subsection 22, Code 2024, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 22. In consultation with the advisory committee for 22 perinatal guidelines, develop Develop and maintain the 23 statewide perinatal program based on the recommendations of 24 the American academy of pediatrics and the American college 25 of obstetricians and gynecologists contained in the most 26 recent edition of the guidelines for perinatal care, and 27 adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A to implement those 28 recommendations. Hospitals within the state shall determine 29 whether to participate in the statewide perinatal program, 30 and select the hospitals level of participation in the 31 program. A hospital having determined to participate in the 32 program shall comply with the guidelines appropriate to the 33 level of participation selected by the hospital. Perinatal 34 program surveys and reports are privileged and confidential 35 -14- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 14/ 49
H.F. 2574 and are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means 1 of legal compulsion for their release to a person other than 2 the affected hospital, and are not admissible in evidence in a 3 judicial or administrative proceeding other than a proceeding 4 involving verification of the participating hospital under this 5 subsection . 6 DIVISION XI 7 CHILD CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 8 Sec. 39. Section 237A.1, subsection 17, Code 2024, is 9 amended by striking the subsection. 10 Sec. 40. Section 237A.12, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 3. Rules relating to fire safety for child care centers 13 shall be adopted under this chapter by the director of 14 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing in 15 consultation with the department. Rules adopted by the 16 director of the department of inspections, appeals, and 17 licensing for a building which is owned or leased by a school 18 district or accredited nonpublic school and used as a child 19 care facility shall not differ from standards adopted by 20 the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and 21 licensing for school buildings under chapter 10A, subchapter V, 22 part 2 . Rules relating to sanitation shall be adopted by the 23 department. All rules shall be developed in consultation with 24 the state child care advisory committee. The director of the 25 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall inspect 26 the facilities. 27 Sec. 41. Section 237A.25, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 1. The department shall develop consumer information 30 material to assist parents in selecting a child care provider. 31 In developing the material, the department shall consult with 32 department staff, department of education staff, the state 33 child care advisory committee, the early childhood Iowa state 34 board, and child care resource and referral services. In 35 -15- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 15/ 49
H.F. 2574 addition, the department may consult with other entities at the 1 local, state, and national level. 2 Sec. 42. Section 237A.30, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. The department shall work with the early childhood Iowa 5 program established in section 256I.5 and the state child care 6 advisory committee in designing and implementing a voluntary 7 quality rating system for each provider type of child care 8 facility. 9 Sec. 43. Section 256.9, subsection 31, paragraph b, Code 10 2024, is amended to read as follows: 11 b. Standards and materials developed shall include materials 12 which employ developmentally appropriate practices and 13 incorporate substantial parental involvement. The materials 14 and standards shall include alternative teaching approaches 15 including collaborative teaching and alternative dispute 16 resolution training. The department shall consult with the 17 child development coordinating council, the state child care 18 advisory committee established pursuant to section 135.173A , 19 the department of health and human services, the state board 20 of regents center for early developmental education, the 21 area education agencies, the department of human development 22 and family studies in the college of human sciences at 23 Iowa state university of science and technology, the early 24 childhood elementary division of the college of education at 25 the university of Iowa, and the college of education at the 26 university of northern Iowa, in developing these standards and 27 materials. 28 Sec. 44. REPEAL. Section 135.173A, Code 2024, is repealed. 29 DIVISION XII 30 DEPENDENT ADULT PROTECTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL 31 Sec. 45. Section 235B.1, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended 32 by striking the subsection. 33 Sec. 46. Section 235B.16A, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -16- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 16/ 49
H.F. 2574 1. The dependent adult protective advisory council 1 established pursuant to section 235B.1 department shall 2 recommend adopt a uniform assessment instrument and process for 3 adoption and use by the department and other agencies involved 4 with assessing a dependent adults degree of dependency 5 and determining whether dependent adult abuse has occurred. 6 However, this section shall not apply to dependent adult abuse 7 assessments and determinations made under chapter 235E . 8 Sec. 47. Section 235E.5, Code 2024, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 235E.5 Rulemaking authority. 11 The department, in cooperation and consultation with 12 the dependent adult protective advisory council established 13 in section 235B.1 , affected industry representatives , and 14 professional and consumer groups, may adopt rules pursuant to 15 chapter 17A to administer this chapter . 16 DIVISION XIII 17 COUNTY CARE FACILITIES MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES 18 STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 19 Sec. 48. Section 227.4, Code 2024, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 227.4 Standards for care of persons with mental illness or an 22 intellectual disability in county care facilities. 23 The department, in cooperation with the department of 24 inspections, appeals, and licensing, shall recommend and the 25 mental health and disability services commission created in 26 section 225C.5 shall adopt, or amend and adopt, standards for 27 the care of and services to persons with mental illness or an 28 intellectual disability residing in county care facilities. 29 The standards shall be enforced by the department of 30 inspections, appeals, and licensing as a part of the licensure 31 inspection conducted pursuant to chapter 135C . The objective 32 of the standards is to ensure that persons with mental illness 33 or an intellectual disability who are residents of county care 34 facilities are not only adequately fed, clothed, and housed, 35 -17- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 17/ 49
H.F. 2574 but are also offered reasonable opportunities for productive 1 work and recreational activities suited to their physical and 2 mental abilities and offering both a constructive outlet for 3 their energies and, if possible, therapeutic benefit. When 4 recommending standards under this section , the department shall 5 designate an advisory committee representing administrators of 6 county care facilities, regional administrators, mental health 7 and disability services region governing boards, and county 8 care facility certified volunteer long-term care ombudsmen to 9 assist in the establishment of standards. 10 DIVISION XIV 11 911 COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL 12 Sec. 49. Section 34A.2A, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 2. The 911 program manager shall act under the supervisory 15 control of the director of the department of homeland security 16 and emergency management , and in consultation with the 17 911 communications council, and shall perform the duties 18 specifically set forth in this chapter and as assigned by the 19 director. 20 Sec. 50. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph f, 21 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), Code 2024, is 22 amended by striking the subparagraph division. 23 Sec. 51. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph f, 24 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2024, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 (b) The program manager , in consultation with the 911 27 communications council, shall allocate an amount, not to exceed 28 one hundred thousand dollars per fiscal year, for development 29 of public awareness and educational programs related to the 30 use of 911 by the public, educational programs for personnel 31 responsible for the maintenance, operation, and upgrading of 32 local 911 systems , and the expenses of members of the 911 33 communications council for travel, monthly meetings, and 34 training, provided, however, that the members have not received 35 -18- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 18/ 49
H.F. 2574 reimbursement funds for such expenses from another source . 1 Sec. 52. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph g, Code 2 2024, is amended to read as follows: 3 g. The director, in consultation with the program manager 4 and the 911 communications council , shall adopt rules pursuant 5 to chapter 17A governing the distribution of the surcharge 6 collected and distributed pursuant to this subsection . The 7 rules shall include provisions that all joint 911 service 8 boards and the department of public safety which answer or 9 service wireless 911 calls are eligible to receive an equitable 10 portion of the receipts. 11 Sec. 53. Section 34A.7A, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 12 2024, is amended to read as follows: 13 a. The program manager, in consultation with the 911 14 communications council and the auditor of state, shall 15 establish a methodology for determining and collecting public 16 safety answering point cost and expense data through the county 17 joint 911 service boards. The methodology shall include the 18 collection of data for direct costs and expenses related to 19 the operation of a public safety answering point and account 20 for the extent to which identified costs and expenses are 21 compensated for or addressed through 911 surcharges versus 22 other sources of funding. 23 Sec. 54. Section 34A.11, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 1. The joint 911 service board in each 911 service area 26 shall designate a person to serve as a single point-of-contact 27 to facilitate the communication of needs, issues, or concerns 28 regarding emergency communications, interoperability, and 29 other matters applicable to emergency 911 communications and 30 migration to the next generation 911 network. The person 31 designated as the single point-of-contact shall be responsible 32 for facilitating the communication of such needs, issues, or 33 concerns between public or private safety agencies within the 34 service area, the 911 program manager, the 911 communications 35 -19- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 19/ 49
H.F. 2574 council, the statewide interoperable communications system 1 board established in section 80.28 , and any other person, 2 entity, or agency the person deems necessary or appropriate. 3 The person designated shall also be responsible for responding 4 to surveys or requests for information applicable to the 5 service area received from a federal, state, or local agency, 6 entity, or board. 7 Sec. 55. REPEAL. Section 34A.15, Code 2024, is repealed. 8 DIVISION XV 9 IOWA CULTURAL TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES 10 Sec. 56. Section 15.108, subsection 8, paragraph b, 11 subparagraphs (4) and (5), Code 2024, are amended to read as 12 follows: 13 (4) Compile, in consultation with the Iowa arts council, 14 a list of grant applications recommended for funding in 15 accordance with the amount available for distribution as 16 provided in section 15.481, subsection 3 . The list of 17 recommended grant applications shall be submitted to the Iowa 18 cultural trust board of trustees for approval. 19 (5) Monitor the allocation and use of grant moneys by all 20 qualified organizations to determine whether moneys are used 21 in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph b and 22 subchapter II, part 30 . The authority shall annually submit 23 a report with the authoritys findings and recommendations to 24 the Iowa cultural trust board of trustees prior to final board 25 action in approving grants for the next succeeding fiscal year. 26 Sec. 57. Section 15.478, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 27 by striking the subsection. 28 Sec. 58. Section 15.479, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 4. The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of the 31 fund, shall invest moneys in the trust fund, and shall transfer 32 the interest attributable to the investment of trust fund 33 moneys to the grant account created in section 15.482 . The 34 trust funds principal shall not be used or accessed by the 35 -20- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 20/ 49
H.F. 2574 department or the board authority for any purpose. 1 Sec. 59. Section 15.481, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2024, 2 is amended to read as follows: 3 The board authority shall do any or all of the following: 4 Sec. 60. Section 15.481, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2024, are 5 amended to read as follows: 6 2. Approve or disapprove the grants recommended for 7 approval by the director, in consultation with the Iowa arts 8 council and the state historical society of Iowa, in accordance 9 with section 15.108, subsection 8 , paragraph b . The board 10 authority may remove any recommendation from the list, but 11 shall not add to or otherwise amend the list of recommended 12 grants. 13 3. Upon approving a grant, the board authority shall certify 14 to the treasurer of state the amount of financial assistance 15 payable from the grant account to the qualified organization 16 whose grant application is approved. 17 Sec. 61. Section 15.482, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2024, are 18 amended to read as follows: 19 1. An Iowa cultural trust grant account is created in 20 the office of the treasurer of state under the control of 21 the board authority to receive interest attributable to the 22 investment of trust fund moneys as required by section 15.479, 23 subsection 4 . The moneys in the grant account are appropriated 24 to the board authority for purposes of the Iowa cultural trust 25 created in section 15.479 . Moneys in the grant account shall 26 not be subject to appropriation for any other purpose by the 27 general assembly, but shall be used only for the purposes of 28 the Iowa cultural trust. The treasurer of state shall act as 29 custodian of the grant account and disburse moneys contained 30 in the grant account as directed by the board authority . The 31 board authority shall make expenditures from the grant account 32 consistent with the purposes of the Iowa cultural trust. 33 3. At any time when the principal balance in the trust fund 34 equals or exceeds three million dollars, the board authority 35 -21- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 21/ 49
H.F. 2574 may use moneys in the grant account for a statewide educational 1 program to promote participation in, expanded support of, and 2 local endowment building for, Iowa nonprofit arts, history, and 3 sciences and humanities organizations. 4 Sec. 62. REPEAL. Section 15.480, Code 2024, is repealed. 5 DIVISION XVI 6 IOWA GREAT PLACES BOARD 7 Sec. 63. Section 15.439, subsection 1, paragraphs a, c, d, 8 and e, Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 9 a. The authority shall establish and administer an Iowa 10 great places program for purposes of combining resources of 11 state government in an effort to showcase the unique and 12 authentic qualities of communities, regions, neighborhoods, and 13 districts that make such places exceptional places to work and 14 live. The authority shall provide administrative assistance to 15 the Iowa great places board. The authority shall coordinate 16 the efforts of the Iowa great places board with the efforts of 17 other state agencies participating in the program which shall 18 include but not be limited to the Iowa finance authority, the 19 department of health and human services, the department of 20 natural resources, the state department of transportation, and 21 the department of workforce development. 22 c. Initially, three Iowa great places projects shall be 23 identified by the Iowa great places board. The board authority 24 may identify additional Iowa great places for participation 25 under the program when places develop dimensions and meet 26 readiness criteria for participation under the program. 27 d. The authority shall work in cooperation with the enhance 28 Iowa board for purposes of maximizing and leveraging moneys 29 appropriated to identified Iowa great places. 30 e. d. As a condition of receiving state funds, an 31 identified Iowa great place shall present information to the 32 board authority concerning the proposed activities and total 33 financial needs of the project. 34 Sec. 64. Section 15.439, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 35 -22- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 22/ 49
H.F. 2574 by striking the subsection. 1 Sec. 65. Section 15.439, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2024, are 2 amended to read as follows: 3 3. The board authority shall do all of the following: 4 a. Organize. 5 b. a. Identify Iowa great places for purposes of receiving 6 a package of resources under the program. 7 c. b. Identify a combination of state resources which can 8 be provided to Iowa great places. 9 4. Notwithstanding any restriction, requirement, or 10 duty to the contrary, in considering an application for a 11 grant, loan, or other financial or technical assistance for a 12 project identified in an Iowa great places agreement developed 13 pursuant to this section , a state agency shall give additional 14 consideration or additional points in the application of rating 15 or evaluation criteria to such applications. This subsection 16 applies to applications filed within three years of the Iowa 17 great places boards authoritys identification of the project 18 for participation in the program. 19 DIVISION XVII 20 FARM DEER COUNCIL 21 Sec. 66. Section 170.1, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 22 by striking the subsection. 23 Sec. 67. Section 170.3B, Code 2024, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 170.3B Farm deer administration fee. 26 The department may establish a farm deer administration fee 27 which shall be annually imposed on each landowner who keeps 28 farm deer in this state. The amount of the fee shall not exceed 29 two hundred dollars per year. The fee shall be collected 30 by the department in a manner specified by rules adopted by 31 the department after consulting with the farm deer council 32 established in section 170.2 . The collected fees shall be 33 credited to the farm deer administration fund created pursuant 34 to section 170.3C . 35 -23- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 23/ 49
H.F. 2574 Sec. 68. REPEAL. Section 170.2, Code 2024, is repealed. 1 DIVISION XVIII 2 GRAIN INDUSTRY PEER REVIEW PANEL 3 Sec. 69. Section 203.11A, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 2. The amount of a civil penalty shall not exceed one 6 thousand five hundred dollars. Each day that a violation 7 continues shall constitute a separate violation. The amount 8 of the civil penalty that may be assessed in a case shall 9 not exceed the amount recommended by the grain industry peer 10 review panel established pursuant to section 203.11B . Moneys 11 collected in civil penalties by the department or the attorney 12 general shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. 13 Sec. 70. Section 203.16, subsection 8, Code 2024, is amended 14 by striking the subsection. 15 Sec. 71. Section 203C.24, subsection 8, Code 2024, is 16 amended by striking the subsection. 17 Sec. 72. Section 203C.36A, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 2. The amount of a civil penalty shall not exceed one 20 thousand five hundred dollars. Each day that a violation 21 continues shall constitute a separate violation. The amount 22 of the civil penalty that may be assessed in an administrative 23 case shall not exceed the amount recommended by the grain 24 industry peer review panel established pursuant to section 25 203.11B . Moneys collected in civil penalties by the department 26 or the attorney general shall be deposited in the general fund 27 of the state. 28 Sec. 73. REPEAL. Section 203.11B, Code 2024, is repealed. 29 DIVISION XIX 30 ORGANIC ADVISORY COUNCIL 31 Sec. 74. Section 190C.1, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 32 by striking the subsection. 33 Sec. 75. Section 190C.2B, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -24- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 24/ 49
H.F. 2574 1. The department shall implement and administer the 1 provisions of this chapter for agricultural products that have 2 been produced and handled within this state using organic 3 methods as provided in this chapter . The department may 4 consult with the council in implementing and administering this 5 chapter . The department may certify agricultural products that 6 have been produced and handled outside this state using an 7 organic method as provided in this chapter . 8 Sec. 76. Section 190C.3, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 9 to read as follows: 10 2. The department may request assistance from the council 11 as provided in section 190C.2A or from one or more regional 12 organic associations as provided in section 190C.6 . 13 Sec. 77. REPEAL. Sections 190C.2 and 190C.2A, Code 2024, 14 are repealed. 15 DIVISION XX 16 WELL CONTRACTORS COUNCIL 17 Sec. 78. Section 455B.190A, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 18 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 19 Sec. 79. Section 455B.190A, subsection 2, paragraphs f and 20 g, Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 21 f. The department shall develop continuing education 22 requirements for certification of a well contractor in 23 consultation with the well contractors council . 24 g. The examination shall be developed by the department in 25 consultation with the well contractors council to determine 26 the applicants qualifications to perform well drilling or 27 pump services or both. The examination shall be updated 28 as necessary to reflect current groundwater law and well 29 construction, maintenance, pump services, and abandonment 30 practices. The examination shall be administered by the 31 department or by a person designated by the department. 32 Sec. 80. Section 455B.190A, subsections 3 and 6, Code 2024, 33 are amended by striking the subsections. 34 Sec. 81. Section 455B.190A, subsection 4, Code 2024, is 35 -25- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 25/ 49
H.F. 2574 amended to read as follows: 1 4. The department shall develop , in consultation with the 2 well contractors council, a consumer information pamphlet 3 regarding well construction, well maintenance, well plugging, 4 pump services, and Iowa groundwater laws. The department and 5 the council shall review and revise the consumer information 6 pamphlet as necessary. The consumer information pamphlet shall 7 be supplied to well contractors, at cost, and well contractors 8 shall supply one copy at no cost to potential customers prior 9 to initiation of well services. 10 Sec. 82. Section 455B.190A, subsection 5, unnumbered 11 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 12 The department shall establish by rule and collect , in 13 consultation with the well contractors council, the following 14 fees to be used to implement and administer the provisions of 15 this section : 16 DIVISION XXI 17 INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMISSION 18 Sec. 83. Section 7E.5, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2024, 19 is amended to read as follows: 20 a. There is a civil rights commission, a public employment 21 relations board, an interstate cooperation commission, an Iowa 22 ethics and campaign disclosure board, an Iowa utilities board, 23 and an Iowa law enforcement academy. 24 Sec. 84. REPEAL. Chapter 28B, Code 2024, is repealed. 25 DIVISION XXII 26 STATE BUILDING CODE ADVISORY COUNCIL 27 Sec. 85. Section 103A.3, subsection 6, Code 2024, is amended 28 by striking the subsection. 29 Sec. 86. Section 103A.7, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 1. The state building code commissioner with the approval 32 of the advisory council department is hereby empowered and 33 directed to formulate and adopt and from time to time amend 34 or revise and to promulgate, in conformity with and subject 35 -26- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 26/ 49
H.F. 2574 to the conditions set forth in this chapter , reasonable rules 1 designed to establish minimum safeguards in the erection and 2 construction of buildings and structures, to protect the human 3 beings who live and work in them from fire and other hazards, 4 and to establish regulations to further protect the health, 5 safety, and welfare of the public. 6 Sec. 87. Section 103A.8A, Code 2024, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 103A.8A Energy conservation requirements. 9 The state building code commissioner shall adopt as a part of 10 the state building code a requirement that new single-family 11 or two-family residential construction shall comply with 12 energy conservation requirements. The requirements adopted by 13 the commissioner shall be based upon a nationally recognized 14 standard or code for energy conservation. The requirements 15 shall only apply to single-family or two-family residential 16 construction commenced after the adoption of the requirements. 17 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the 18 contrary, the energy conservation requirements adopted by the 19 commissioner and approved by the council department shall apply 20 to new single-family or two-family residential construction 21 commenced on or after July 1, 2008, and shall supersede and 22 replace any minimum requirements for energy conservation 23 adopted or enacted by a governmental subdivision prior to that 24 date applicable to such construction. The state building code 25 commissioner may provide training to builders, contractors, and 26 other interested persons on the adopted energy conservation 27 requirements. 28 Sec. 88. Section 103A.10, subsection 5, Code 2024, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 31 the contrary, the energy conservation requirements adopted 32 by the commissioner and approved by the council department 33 shall apply to all new construction commenced on or after 34 July 1, 2008, and shall supersede and replace any minimum 35 -27- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 27/ 49
H.F. 2574 requirements for energy conservation adopted or enacted by the 1 governmental subdivision prior to that date and applicable to 2 such construction. 3 Sec. 89. Section 103A.11, subsection 4, Code 2024, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any 6 rule relating solely to the internal operations of the office 7 of the commissioner and council . 8 Sec. 90. Section 103A.15, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 1. The board shall be composed of three the following 11 members of the council. : 12 a. Two master electricians licensed pursuant to chapter 103, 13 one of whom shall be a member of a union and one of whom shall 14 not. 15 b. Two master plumbers licensed pursuant to chapter 105, one 16 of whom shall be a member of a union and one of whom shall not. 17 c. One master mechanical professional licensed pursuant to 18 chapter 105. 19 d. One electrical engineer. 20 e. One construction contractor registered pursuant to 21 chapter 91C. 22 Sec. 91. Section 103A.15, subsection 4, Code 2024, is 23 amended by striking the subsection. 24 Sec. 92. Section 103A.17, subsections 7 and 8, Code 2024, 25 are amended to read as follows: 26 7. The decision of the board of review may be appealed 27 to the advisory council department by any party by filing a 28 petition with the advisory council department at any time 29 prior to the effective date of such decision. The advisory 30 council department shall consider all questions of fact and 31 law involved and issue its decision pertaining to the same not 32 later than ten days after receipt of the appeal. 33 8. A record of all decisions of the board and advisory 34 council department shall be properly indexed and filed in the 35 -28- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 28/ 49
H.F. 2574 office of the commissioner, and shall be public records as 1 defined in chapter 22 . 2 Sec. 93. Section 103A.18, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 3 2024, is amended to read as follows: 4 Judicial review of action of the commissioner, board of 5 review, or council department may be sought in accordance with 6 the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 7 17A . Notwithstanding the terms of said Act: 8 Sec. 94. Section 103A.22, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting 11 any governmental subdivision from adopting or enacting any 12 building regulations relating to any building or structure 13 within its limits, but a governmental subdivision in which 14 the state building code has been accepted and is applicable 15 shall not have the power to supersede, void, or repeal or make 16 more restrictive any of the provisions of this chapter or of 17 the rules adopted by the commissioner. This subsection shall 18 not apply to energy conservation requirements adopted by the 19 commissioner and approved by the council department pursuant 20 to section 103A.8A or 103A.10 . 21 Sec. 95. REPEAL. Section 103A.14, Code 2024, is repealed. 22 DIVISION XXIII 23 BOARD OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS 24 Sec. 96. Section 147.2, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 1. A person shall not engage in the practice of medicine 27 and surgery, podiatry, osteopathic medicine and surgery, 28 genetic counseling, psychology, chiropractic, physical 29 therapy, physical therapist assisting, nursing, dentistry, 30 dental hygiene, dental assisting, optometry, speech pathology, 31 audiology, occupational therapy, occupational therapy 32 assisting, orthotics, prosthetics, pedorthics, respiratory 33 care, pharmacy, cosmetology arts and sciences, barbering, 34 social work, dietetics, applied behavior analysis, marital 35 -29- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 29/ 49
H.F. 2574 and family therapy or mental health counseling, massage 1 therapy, mortuary science, polysomnography, athletic training, 2 acupuncture, nursing home administration, or sign language 3 interpreting or transliterating, or shall not practice as a 4 physician assistant or a hearing aid specialist , unless the 5 person has obtained a license for that purpose from the board 6 for the profession. 7 Sec. 97. Section 147.13, subsection 21, Code 2024, is 8 amended by striking the subsection. 9 Sec. 98. Section 147.14, subsection 1, paragraph t, Code 10 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 11 Sec. 99. Section 154A.1, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 12 by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 100. Section 154A.1, subsection 6, Code 2024, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 6. Hearing aid specialist means any person engaged in the 16 fitting, dispensing, and sale of hearing aids and providing 17 hearing aid services or maintenance, by means of procedures 18 stipulated by this chapter or the board department . 19 Sec. 101. Section 154A.10, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 3. Pays the necessary fees set by the board department . 22 Sec. 102. Section 154A.12, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 2. The board department shall not require the applicant to 25 possess the degree of professional competence normally expected 26 of physicians. 27 Sec. 103. Section 154A.13, Code 2024, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 154A.13 Temporary permit. 30 A person who has not been licensed as a hearing aid 31 specialist may obtain a temporary permit from the department 32 upon completion of the application accompanied by the written 33 verification of employment from a licensed hearing aid 34 specialist. The department shall issue a temporary permit for 35 -30- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 30/ 49
H.F. 2574 one year which shall not be renewed or reissued. The fee for 1 issuance of the temporary permit shall be set by the board 2 department in accordance with the provisions for establishment 3 of fees by boards in section 147.80 . The temporary permit 4 entitles an applicant to engage in the fitting or selection and 5 sale of hearing aids under the supervision of a person holding 6 a valid license. 7 Sec. 104. Section 154A.19, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 1. This chapter shall not prohibit a corporation, 10 partnership, trust, association, or other organization 11 maintaining an established business address from engaging in 12 the business of selling or offering for sale hearing aids at 13 retail without a license if it employs only licensed hearing 14 aid specialists in the direct fitting or selection and sale 15 of hearing aids. Such an organization shall file annually 16 with the board department a list of all licensed hearing aid 17 specialists and persons holding temporary permits directly 18 or indirectly employed by it. Such an organization shall 19 also file with the board department a statement on a form 20 approved by the board department that the organization submits 21 itself to the rules and regulations of the board department 22 and the provisions of this chapter which the department deems 23 applicable. 24 Sec. 105. Section 154A.23, Code 2024, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 154A.23 Disciplinary orders attorney general. 27 The board department shall forward a copy of all final 28 disciplinary orders, with associated complaints, to the 29 attorney general for consideration for prosecution or 30 enforcement when warranted. The attorney general and all 31 county attorneys shall assist the board and the department in 32 the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter . 33 Sec. 106. Section 154A.24, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 34 2024, is amended to read as follows: 35 -31- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 31/ 49
H.F. 2574 The board department may revoke or suspend a license or 1 temporary permit permanently or for a fixed period for any of 2 the following causes: 3 Sec. 107. Section 154A.24, subsection 2, paragraphs e and s, 4 Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 5 e. Representing that the service or advice of a person 6 licensed to practice medicine, or one who is certificated as 7 a clinical audiologist by the board of speech pathology and 8 audiology or its equivalent, will be used or made available in 9 the fitting or selection, adjustment, maintenance, or repair 10 of hearing aids when that is not true, or using the words 11 doctor, clinic, clinical audiologist, state approved, 12 or similar words, abbreviations, or symbols which tend to 13 connote the medical or other professions, except where the 14 title certified hearing aid audiologist has been granted 15 by the national hearing aid society, or that the hearing aid 16 specialist has been recommended by this state or the board 17 department when such is not accurate. 18 s. Such other acts or omissions as the board department may 19 determine to be unethical conduct. 20 Sec. 108. Section 272C.1, subsection 6, paragraph u, Code 21 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 22 Sec. 109. REPEAL. Section 154A.7, Code 2024, is repealed. 23 DIVISION XXIV 24 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BID THRESHOLD 25 SUBCOMMITTEES 26 Sec. 110. Section 314.1, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 27 to read as follows: 28 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 29 contrary, a public improvement that involves the construction, 30 reconstruction, or improvement of a highway, bridge, or culvert 31 and that has a cost in excess of the applicable threshold in 32 section 73A.18 , 262.34 , 297.7 , 309.40 , 310.14 , or 313.10 , as 33 modified by the bid threshold subcommittee director pursuant 34 to section 314.1B , shall be advertised and let for bid, except 35 -32- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 32/ 49
H.F. 2574 such public improvements that involve emergency work pursuant 1 to section 309.40A , 313.10 , or 384.103, subsection 2 . For a 2 city having a population of fifty thousand or less, a public 3 improvement that involves the construction, reconstruction, or 4 improvement of a highway, bridge, or culvert that has a cost 5 in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars, as modified by the 6 bid threshold subcommittee director pursuant to section 314.1B , 7 shall be advertised and let for bid, excluding emergency work. 8 However, a public improvement that has an estimated total 9 cost to a city in excess of a threshold of fifty thousand 10 dollars, as modified by the bid threshold subcommittee director 11 pursuant to section 314.1B , and that involves the construction, 12 reconstruction, or improvement of a highway, bridge, or culvert 13 that is under the jurisdiction of a city with a population 14 of more than fifty thousand, shall be advertised and let for 15 bid. Cities required to competitively bid highway, bridge, 16 or culvert work shall do so in compliance with the contract 17 letting procedures of sections 26.3 through 26.12 . 18 Sec. 111. Section 314.1B, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 19 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 20 Sec. 112. Section 314.1B, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 21 2024, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. The subcommittee director, in consultation with industry 23 and subject matter experts, shall review the competitive bid 24 thresholds applicable to city and county highway, bridge, 25 and culvert projects. The subcommittee director shall 26 review price adjustments for all types of city and county 27 highway, bridge, and culvert construction, reconstruction, and 28 improvement projects, based on changes in the construction 29 price index from the preceding year. Upon completion of the 30 review the subcommittee director may make adjustments in the 31 applicable bid thresholds for types of work based on the price 32 adjustments. 33 Sec. 113. Section 314.1B, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 34 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 35 -33- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 33/ 49
H.F. 2574 Sec. 114. Section 314.1B, subsection 2, paragraphs b, c, d, 1 and e, Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 2 b. The subcommittee appointed under this subsection 3 director, in consultation with industry and subject matter 4 experts, shall review the competitive bid thresholds applicable 5 to governmental entities under chapter 26 . The subcommittee 6 director shall review price adjustments for all types of 7 construction, reconstruction, and public improvement projects 8 based on the changes in the construction price index, building 9 cost index, and material cost index from the preceding 10 adjustment. Upon completion of the review the subcommittee 11 director may make adjustments in the applicable bid thresholds 12 for types of work based on the price adjustments. 13 c. The subcommittee shall not make an initial adjustment to 14 the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3 to be effective 15 prior to January 1, 2012. Thereafter, the subcommittee The 16 director shall adjust the bid threshold amount in accordance 17 with subsection 3 but shall not adjust the bid threshold to an 18 amount less than the bid threshold applicable to a governmental 19 entity on January 1, 2007. 20 d. Beginning July 1, 2006 2024 , the subcommittee director 21 shall make adjustments to the competitive quotation threshold 22 amounts in section 26.14 for vertical infrastructure in 23 accordance with the methodology of paragraph b . 24 e. After 2012, the subcommittee The director shall adjust 25 the competitive quotation threshold amounts in section 26.14 26 at the same time and by the same percentage as adjustments are 27 made to the competitive bid threshold. 28 Sec. 115. Section 314.1B, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 3. Review publication. Each subcommittee The director 31 shall meet to conduct the review and make the adjustments 32 described in this section on or before August 1 of every 33 other year, or of every year if determined necessary by the 34 subcommittee director . By September 1 of each year in which 35 -34- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 34/ 49
H.F. 2574 a subcommittee director makes adjustments in the bid or 1 quotation thresholds, the director shall cause an advisory 2 notice to be published in the Iowa administrative bulletin and 3 in a newspaper of general circulation in this state, stating 4 the adjusted bid and quotation thresholds to be in effect 5 on January 1 of the following year, as established by the 6 subcommittees director under this section . 7 Sec. 116. Section 314.13, Code 2024, is amended by adding 8 the following new subsection: 9 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. Director means the director of 10 transportation. 11 DIVISION XXV 12 EARLY CHILDHOOD STAKEHOLDERS ALLIANCE 13 Sec. 117. Section 256I.4, subsection 19, Code 2024, is 14 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 15 thereof the following: 16 19. Serve as the state advisory council required under the 17 federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, 18 Pub. L. No. 110-134, as designated by the governor. 19 Sec. 118. REPEAL. Section 256I.12, Code 2024, is repealed. 20 DIVISION XXVI 21 PUBLIC FUNDS INTEREST RATES COMMITTEE 22 Sec. 119. Section 12C.6, subsection 2, paragraphs a, c, d, 23 e, and f, Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 24 a. A committee composed of the superintendent of banking, 25 the superintendent of credit unions, the auditor of state or 26 a designee, and the treasurer of state shall meet on or about 27 the first of each month or at other times as the committee 28 may prescribe and by majority action The treasurer of state, 29 in consultation with subject matter experts as needed, shall 30 establish a minimum rate to be earned on state funds placed in 31 time deposits. 32 c. An interest rate established by the committee treasurer 33 of state under this section shall be in effect commencing 34 on the eighth calendar day following the day the rate is 35 -35- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 35/ 49
H.F. 2574 established and until a different rate is established and takes 1 effect. 2 d. The committee treasurer of state shall give advisory 3 notice of an interest rate established under this section . 4 This notice may be given by publication in one or more 5 newspapers, by publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin, 6 by ordinary mail to persons directly affected, by any other 7 method determined by the committee treasurer of state , or by 8 a combination of these. In all cases, the notice shall be 9 published in the Iowa administrative bulletin. 10 e. The notice shall contain the following words: 11 The rate of interest has been determined by a committee the 12 treasurer of state of the state of Iowa to be the minimum 13 interest rate that shall be paid on public funds deposited in 14 approved financial institutions. To be eligible to accept 15 deposits of public funds of the state of Iowa, a financial 16 institution shall demonstrate a commitment to serve the 17 needs of the local community in which it is chartered to do 18 business. These needs include credit services as well as 19 deposit services. All such financial institutions are required 20 to provide the committee treasurer of state with a written 21 description of their commitment to provide credit services in 22 the community. This statement is available for examination by 23 citizens. 24 f. The notice shall also provide the name and address of a 25 state official to whom inquiries can be sent. Actions of the 26 committee treasurer of state under this section and section 27 12C.6A are exempt from chapter 17A . 28 Sec. 120. Section 12C.6A, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 2. In addition to establishing a minimum interest rate for 31 public funds pursuant to section 12C.6 , the committee composed 32 of the superintendent of banking, the superintendent of credit 33 unions, the auditor of state or a designee, and the treasurer 34 of state , in consultation with subject matter experts as 35 -36- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 36/ 49
H.F. 2574 needed, shall develop a list of financial institutions eligible 1 to accept state public funds. The committee treasurer of state 2 shall require that a financial institution seeking to qualify 3 for the list shall annually provide the committee treasurer 4 of state a written statement that the financial institution 5 has complied with the requirements of this chapter and has a 6 commitment to community reinvestment consistent with the safe 7 and sound operation of a financial institution, unless the 8 financial institution has received a rating of satisfactory 9 or higher pursuant to the federal Community Reinvestment 10 Act, 12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq., and such rating is certified 11 to the committee treasurer of state by the superintendent of 12 banking. To qualify for the list, a financial institution must 13 demonstrate a continuing commitment to meet the credit needs of 14 the local community in which it is chartered. 15 Sec. 121. Section 12C.6A, subsection 3, unnumbered 16 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 17 The committee treasurer of state may require a financial 18 institution to provide public notice inviting the public to 19 submit comments to the financial institution regarding its 20 community lending activities. Each financial institution shall 21 maintain a file open to public inspection which contains public 22 comments received on its community investment activities, and 23 the financial institutions response to those comments. The 24 committee treasurer of state shall adopt procedures for both 25 of the following: 26 Sec. 122. Section 12C.6A, subsection 4, unnumbered 27 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 28 At least once a year the committee treasurer of state 29 shall review any challenges that have been filed pursuant 30 to subsection 3 . The committee treasurer of state may hold 31 a public hearing to consider the challenge. In considering 32 a challenge, the committee treasurer of state shall review 33 documents filed with federal regulatory authorities pursuant to 34 the Community Reinvestment Act, 12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq., and 35 -37- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 37/ 49
H.F. 2574 regulations adopted pursuant to the Act, as amended to January 1 1, 1990. In addition, consistent with the confidentiality of 2 financial institution records the committee treasurer of state 3 shall consider other factors including, but not limited to, the 4 following: 5 Sec. 123. Section 12C.6A, subsection 5, Code 2024, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 5. a. A person who believes a bank has failed to meet its 8 community reinvestment responsibility may file a complaint with 9 the committee treasurer of state detailing the basis for that 10 belief. 11 b. If any committee member, in the members discretion, 12 the treasurer of state, in the treasurers discretion, finds 13 that the complaint has merit, the member treasurer of state may 14 order the bank alleged to have failed to meet its community 15 reinvestment responsibility to attend and participate in a 16 meeting with the complainant. The committee member treasurer 17 of state may specify who, at minimum, shall represent the bank 18 at the meeting. At the meeting, or at any other time, the bank 19 may, but is not required to, enter into an agreement with a 20 complainant to correct alleged failings. 21 c. A majority of the committee The treasurer of state may 22 order a bank against which a complaint has been filed pursuant 23 to this subsection , to disclose such additional information 24 relating to community reinvestment as required by the order of 25 the majority of the committee treasurer of state . 26 d. This subsection does not preempt any other remedies 27 available under statutory or common law available to the 28 committee treasurer of state , the superintendent of banking, or 29 aggrieved persons to cure violations of this section or chapter 30 524 , or rules adopted pursuant to this section or chapter 524 . 31 The committee treasurer of state may conduct a public hearing 32 as provided in subsection 4 based upon the same complaint. An 33 order finding merit in a complaint and ordering a meeting is 34 not an election of remedies. 35 -38- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 38/ 49
H.F. 2574 Sec. 124. Section 524.223, subsection 2, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 If the state bank, director, officer, employee, or 3 substantial shareholder fails to appear at the hearing it shall 4 be deemed to have consented to the issuance of a cease and 5 desist order. In the event of such consent, or if upon the 6 record made at such hearing, the superintendent shall find that 7 any violation or unsafe or unsound practice specified in the 8 notice has been established, the superintendent may issue and 9 serve upon the state bank, director, officer, employee, or 10 substantial shareholder an order to cease and desist from any 11 such violation or practice. Such order may require the state 12 bank and its directors, officers, employees, and shareholders 13 to cease and desist from any such violation or practice and, 14 further, to take affirmative action to correct the conditions 15 resulting from any such violation or practice. In addition, 16 if the violation or practice involves a failure to comply with 17 chapter 12C or any rules adopted pursuant to chapter 12C , the 18 superintendent may recommend to the committee established under 19 section 12C.6 treasurer of state that the bank be removed from 20 the list of financial institutions eligible to accept public 21 funds under section 12C.6A and may require that during the 22 current calendar quarter and up to the next succeeding eight 23 calendar quarters that the bank do any one or more of the 24 following: 25 DIVISION XXVII 26 BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF SHORTHAND REPORTERS 27 Sec. 125. Section 272C.1, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code 28 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 29 Sec. 126. Section 602.1209, subsections 9 and 13, Code 2024, 30 are amended by striking the subsections. 31 Sec. 127. Section 602.1513, Code 2024, is amended to read 32 as follows: 33 602.1513 Per diem compensation. 34 The supreme court shall set the per diem compensation under 35 -39- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 39/ 49
H.F. 2574 sections 602.1511 and section 602.1512 at a rate per day not 1 exceeding the rate specified in section 7E.6 . 2 Sec. 128. Section 602.3105, Code 2024, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 602.3105 Applications. 5 Applications for certification shall be on forms prescribed 6 and furnished by the board department of inspections, appeals, 7 and licensing and the board department shall not require that 8 the application contain a photograph of the applicant. An 9 applicant shall not be denied certification because of age, 10 citizenship, sex, race, religion, marital status, or national 11 origin although the application may require citizenship 12 information. Character references may be required, but shall 13 not be obtained from certified shorthand reporters. 14 Sec. 129. Section 602.3106, Code 2024, is amended to read 15 as follows: 16 602.3106 Fees appropriation. 17 1. The supreme court department of inspections, appeals, 18 and licensing shall set the fee for certification examinations. 19 The fee shall be based on the annual cost of administering the 20 examinations and upon the administrative costs of sustaining 21 the activities of the board department of inspections, appeals, 22 and licensing under this article , which shall include but shall 23 not be limited to the cost for per diem, expenses, and travel 24 for board members employees of the department , and office 25 facilities, supplies, and equipment. 26 2. The fees collected are appropriated to the judicial 27 branch department and shall be used to offset the expenses of 28 the board department , including the costs of administering the 29 examination. 30 Sec. 130. Section 602.3107, Code 2024, is amended to read 31 as follows: 32 602.3107 Examinations. 33 The board department of inspections, appeals, and licensing 34 may administer as many examinations per year as necessary, 35 -40- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 40/ 49
H.F. 2574 but shall administer at least one examination per year. 1 The scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure 2 shall be prescribed by the board department . A written 3 examination may be conducted by representatives of the board 4 department . Examinations in theory shall be in writing 5 and the identity of the person taking the examination shall 6 be concealed until after the examination papers have been 7 graded. For examinations in practice, the identity of the 8 person taking the examination also shall be concealed as far 9 as possible. Applicants who fail the examination once may 10 take the examination at the next scheduled time. Thereafter, 11 the applicant may be allowed to take the examination at the 12 discretion of the board department . An applicant who has 13 failed the examination may request in writing information 14 from the board department concerning the examination grade 15 and subject areas or questions which the applicant failed to 16 answer correctly, and the board department shall provide the 17 information. However, if the board department administers 18 a uniform, standardized examination, the board department 19 is only required to provide the examination grade and other 20 information concerning the applicants examination results that 21 is available to the board department . 22 Sec. 131. Section 602.3108, Code 2024, is amended to read 23 as follows: 24 602.3108 Certification. 25 The board department of inspections, appeals, and licensing 26 may issue a certificate to a person of good moral character 27 and fitness who makes application on a form prescribed and 28 furnished by the board department and who satisfies the 29 education, experience, and examination requirements of this 30 article and rules prescribed by the supreme court pursuant 31 to this article . The board department may consider the 32 applicants past record of any felony conviction and the 33 applicants past record of disciplinary action with respect to 34 certification as a shorthand reporter in any jurisdiction. The 35 -41- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 41/ 49
H.F. 2574 board department may deny certification if the board department 1 finds the applicant has committed any of the acts listed in 2 section 602.3203 or has made a false statement of material fact 3 on the application for certification. 4 Sec. 132. Section 602.3201, Code 2024, is amended to read 5 as follows: 6 602.3201 Requirement of certification use of title. 7 A person shall not engage in the profession of shorthand 8 reporting unless the person is certified pursuant to this 9 chapter , or otherwise exempted pursuant to section 602.6603, 10 subsection 4 . Only a person who is certified by the board 11 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing may 12 assume the title of certified shorthand reporter, or use the 13 abbreviation C.S.R., or any words, letters, or figures to 14 indicate that the person is a certified shorthand reporter. 15 Sec. 133. Section 602.3205, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 3. a. An audio or video recording of a certified shorthand 18 reporter shall be provided to the board department of 19 inspections, appeals, and licensing upon request by the board 20 department if a disciplinary proceeding is pending regarding 21 the certified shorthand reporter who is a respondent under the 22 provisions of section 602.3203 or the rules of the board of 23 examiners of shorthand reporters, Iowa court rules, ch. 46 24 department . 25 b. The audio and video recordings provided to the 26 board department pursuant to this subsection shall be kept 27 confidential by the board department in a manner as provided in 28 section 272C.6, subsection 4 . 29 Sec. 134. Section 602.3206, Code 2024, is amended to read 30 as follows: 31 602.3206 Exempt status. 32 If a persons certification as a shorthand reporter is 33 placed in exempt status, the person may transcribe or certify 34 a proceeding the person reported while certified as an active 35 -42- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 42/ 49
H.F. 2574 shorthand reporter. A person transcribing or certifying a 1 proceeding pursuant to this section shall remain subject to the 2 jurisdiction of the board of examiners of shorthand reporters 3 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing . 4 Sec. 135. Section 602.3301, subsection 1, unnumbered 5 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 6 A member An employee of the board department of inspections, 7 appeals, and licensing shall not disclose information relating 8 to the following: 9 Sec. 136. Section 602.3301, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 2. A member An employee of the board department who 12 willfully communicates or seeks to communicate information 13 referred to in subsection 1 , or a person who willfully 14 requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain information referred to 15 in subsection 1 , is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 16 Sec. 137. Section 602.6603, subsection 5, Code 2024, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 5. Except as provided in subsection 4 , a person shall not 19 be appointed to the position of court reporter of the district 20 court unless the person has been certified as a shorthand 21 reporter by the board of examiners department of inspections, 22 appeals, and licensing under article 3 . 23 Sec. 138. REPEAL. Sections 602.1511, 602.3101, 602.3102, 24 602.3103, and 602.3104, Code 2024, are repealed. 25 DIVISION XXVIII 26 MISCELLANEOUS ENTITIES STRIKES AND REPEALS 27 Sec. 139. Section 230A.110, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 28 amended by striking the subsection. 29 Sec. 140. Section 266.39, subsections 3 and 5, Code 2024, 30 are amended by striking the subsections. 31 Sec. 141. Section 455G.4, Code 2024, is amended by adding 32 the following new subsection: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. Repeal. This section is repealed 34 December 31, 2028. On or before November 29, 2027, the 35 -43- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 43/ 49
H.F. 2574 department of natural resources, in consultation with the 1 board, shall propose legislation to the general assembly to 2 strike or repeal provisions referencing the board and the Iowa 3 comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund created 4 in section 455G.3 throughout the Code. The remainder of the 5 moneys in the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage 6 tank fund on December 31, 2028, shall be transferred to the 7 storage tank management account of the groundwater protection 8 fund created in section 455E.11. 9 Sec. 142. Section 602.6405, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 3. The criminal procedure before magistrates is as provided 12 in chapters 804 , 806 , 808 , 811 , and 820 and 821 and rules 13 ofcriminal procedure 2.1 , 2.2 , 2.5 , 2.7 , 2.8 , and 2.51 to 2.75 . The civil procedure before magistrates shall be as provided in 15 chapters 631 and 648 . 16 Sec. 143. Section 906.4, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 17 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 18 Sec. 144. REPEAL. Sections 7D.15, 80E.2, 155A.2A, 206.23A, 19 206.23B, 237A.23, 252B.22, 256.17, 312.3D, 328.13, 423.9A, 20 455B.150, 455B.151, 461A.79, 461A.80, 466B.31, 475A.7, 691.6B, 21 and 907B.3, Code 2024, are repealed. 22 Sec. 145. REPEAL. Chapters 473A and 821, Code 2024, are 23 repealed. 24 DIVISION XXIX 25 TRANSITION PROVISIONS 26 Sec. 146. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 27 1. A rule adopted by a government body eliminated in this 28 Act that is in force and effect immediately prior to the 29 effective date of this division of this Act shall continue in 30 full force and effect until the earlier of the following: 31 a. The rule is amended, rescinded, or supplemented by the 32 affirmative action of the government body under which the 33 former government body was organized or that is assuming the 34 duties of the eliminated government body. 35 -44- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 44/ 49
H.F. 2574 b. The rule expires by its own terms. 1 2. Any license or permit issued by a government body 2 eliminated in this Act in effect on the effective date of this 3 division of this Act shall continue in full force and effect 4 until expiration or renewal. 5 3. Any moneys in any account or fund of, and all client and 6 organizational files in the possession of, any government body 7 eliminated in this Act shall be transferred to the control of 8 the state agency or department under which the government body 9 was organized or that is assuming the duties of the eliminated 10 government body. 11 4. Any personnel in the state merit system of employment 12 who are mandatorily transferred due to the effect of this Act 13 shall be so transferred without any loss in salary, benefits, 14 or accrued years of service. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill relates to boards, commissions, committees, 19 councils, and other entities of state government. The bill is 20 organized in divisions. 21 CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION. The bill eliminates the 22 capitol planning commission and transfers its duties to the 23 department of administrative services. 24 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM CONTRACTORS AND ALARM SYSTEMS 25 ADVISORY BOARD. The bill eliminates the fire extinguishing 26 system contractors and alarm systems advisory board and 27 transfers its duties to the department of inspections, appeals, 28 and licensing. 29 CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM BOARD. The bill eliminates 30 the conservation education program board and transfers its 31 duties to the department of natural resources. 32 PRISON INDUSTRIES ADVISORY BOARD. The bill eliminates the 33 prison industries advisory board and transfers its duties to 34 the department of corrections. 35 -45- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 45/ 49
H.F. 2574 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND QUALITY 1 FACULTY PLAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. The bill 2 eliminates the community college faculty advisory committee and 3 quality faculty plan professional development committee. 4 COMMISSION ON EDUCATOR LEADERSHIP AND COMPENSATION. The 5 bill eliminates the commission on educator leadership and 6 compensation and transfers its duties to the department of 7 education. 8 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The bill eliminates 9 the telecommunications advisory committee. 10 INTEGRATED ROADSIDE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY 11 COMMITTEE. The bill eliminates the integrated roadside 12 vegetation management technical advisory committee. 13 TOURIST SIGNING COMMITTEE. The bill eliminates the tourist 14 signing committee. 15 ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PERINATAL GUIDELINES. The bill 16 eliminates the advisory committee for perinatal guidelines. 17 CHILD CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The bill eliminates the 18 child care advisory committee. 19 DEPENDENT ADULT PROTECTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL. The bill 20 eliminates the dependent adult protective advisory council and 21 transfers its duties to the department of health and human 22 services. 23 COUNTY CARE FACILITIES MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES 24 STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The bill eliminates the county 25 care facilities mental health and disability services standards 26 advisory committee. 27 911 COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL. The bill eliminates the 911 28 communications council. 29 IOWA CULTURAL TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The bill eliminates 30 the Iowa cultural trust board of trustees and transfers its 31 duties to the economic development authority. 32 IOWA GREAT PLACES BOARD. The bill eliminates the Iowa 33 great places board and transfers its duties to the economic 34 development authority. 35 -46- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 46/ 49
H.F. 2574 FARM DEER COUNCIL. The bill eliminates the farm deer 1 council. 2 GRAIN INDUSTRY PEER REVIEW PANEL. The bill eliminates the 3 grain industry peer review panel. 4 ORGANIC ADVISORY COUNCIL. The bill eliminates the organic 5 advisory council. 6 WELL CONTRACTORS COUNCIL. The bill eliminates the well 7 contractors council. 8 INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMISSION. The bill eliminates the 9 interstate cooperation commission. 10 STATE BUILDING CODE ADVISORY COUNCIL. The bill eliminates 11 the state building code advisory council and transfers 12 its duties to the department of inspections, appeals, and 13 licensing. 14 BOARD OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS. The bill eliminates the 15 board of hearing aid specialists and transfers its duties to 16 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 17 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BID THRESHOLD 18 SUBCOMMITTEES. The bill eliminates the horizontal and vertical 19 infrastructure bid threshold subcommittees and transfers their 20 duties to the director of transportation, who shall consult 21 with industry and subject matter experts. 22 EARLY CHILDHOOD STAKEHOLDERS ALLIANCE. The bill eliminates 23 the early childhood stakeholders alliance and makes the early 24 childhood Iowa state board the state advisory council required 25 under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act 26 of 2007. 27 PUBLIC FUNDS INTEREST RATES COMMITTEE. The bill eliminates 28 the public funds interest rates committee and transfers its 29 duties to the treasurer of state, who may consult with subject 30 matter experts as needed. 31 BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF SHORTHAND REPORTERS. The bill 32 eliminates the board of examiners of shorthand reporters and 33 transfers its duties to the department of inspections, appeals, 34 and licensing. 35 -47- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 47/ 49
H.F. 2574 MISCELLANEOUS ENTITIES STRIKES AND REPEALS. The bill 1 eliminates the community mental health centers mental health 2 and disability services standards advisory committee, Leopold 3 center for sustainable agriculture advisory board, public 4 policy research foundation, drug policy advisory council, 5 alternate members for the board of pharmacy, commercial 6 pesticide applicator peer review panel, private pesticide 7 applicator peer review panel, leadership council for child care 8 training and development, child support services task force on 9 liens and motor vehicle registrations, postsecondary course 10 audit committee, street construction fund distribution advisory 11 committee, commercial air service retention and expansion 12 committee, Iowa streamlined sales tax advisory council, federal 13 Clean Air Act compliance advisory panel, advisory council for 14 public outdoor recreation and resources and the associated 15 funding program, watershed planning advisory council, consumer 16 advisory panel, and interagency coordinating council. The bill 17 repeals membership provisions for the interstate compact for 18 adult offender supervision. 19 The bill eliminates the Iowa comprehensive petroleum 20 underground storage tank fund board effective December 31, 21 2028, and requires the department of natural resources, in 22 consultation with the board, to submit conforming legislation. 23 The bill repeals the midwest energy compact and the 24 agreement on detainers compact. 25 TRANSITION PROVISIONS. The bill provides that a rule 26 adopted by a government body eliminated by the bill that is 27 in force and effect immediately prior to July 1, 2024, shall 28 continue in full force and effect until it expires by its 29 own terms or is repealed by the relevant government body. A 30 license or permit issued by a government body eliminated by the 31 bill that is in effect on July 1, 2024, continues in full force 32 and effect until expiration or renewal. The bill transfers 33 control of moneys and client and organizational files in the 34 possession of an entity eliminated by the bill to the control 35 -48- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 48/ 49
H.F. 2574 of the government body assuming control of the duties of the 1 former government body. 2 The bill provides that personnel in the state merit system of 3 employment who are mandatorily transferred due to the effect of 4 the bill shall be so transferred without any loss in salary, 5 benefits, or accrued years of service. 6 -49- LSB 6326HV (1) 90 ss/ns 49/ 49