Bill Text: IA HF106 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to qualifications to instruct law in the state of Iowa, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-31 - END OF [] ACTIONS [HF106 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF106-Introduced.html
House
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
qualifications
to
instruct
law
in
the
state
1
of
Iowa,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
602.10142
Legal
instruction
——
1
practice
of
law.
2
Instruction
of
students
in
a
course
offered
by
a
recognized
3
law
school
in
this
state
shall
constitute
the
practice
of
law,
4
except
that
instruction
of
students
for
up
to
two
consecutive
5
years
shall
not
constitute
the
practice
of
the
law.
6
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
7
2022.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
categorizes
the
instruction
of
students
seeking
a
12
law
degree
in
the
state
of
Iowa
as
the
practice
of
law,
except
13
that
instruction
of
students
for
up
to
two
consecutive
years
14
shall
not
constitute
the
practice
of
law.
A
person
must
obtain
15
a
license
prior
to
engaging
in
the
practice
of
law
in
Iowa.
16
The
bill
takes
effect
January
1,
2022.
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