Bill Text: IA HF2319 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to professional and occupational licensure of veterans and the spouses of veterans. (Formerly HSB 616)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-19 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 279. [HF2319 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2319-Introduced.html
House
File
2319
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2319
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
616)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
professional
and
occupational
licensure
of
1
veterans
and
the
spouses
of
veterans.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
272C.4,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsections:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
Adopt
rules
by
January
1,
2015,
to
3
provide
credit
towards
qualifications
for
licensure
to
practice
4
an
occupation
or
profession
in
this
state
for
education,
5
training,
and
service
obtained
or
completed
by
an
individual
6
while
serving
honorably
on
federal
active
duty,
state
active
7
duty,
or
national
guard
duty,
as
defined
in
section
29A.1,
8
to
the
extent
consistent
with
the
qualifications
required
9
by
the
appropriate
licensing
board.
The
rules
shall
also
10
provide
credit
towards
qualifications
for
initial
licensure
11
for
education,
training,
or
service
obtained
or
completed
by
12
an
individual
while
serving
honorably
in
the
military
forces
13
of
another
state
or
the
organized
reserves
of
the
armed
14
forces
of
the
United
States,
to
the
extent
consistent
with
the
15
qualifications
required
by
the
appropriate
licensing
board.
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12.
a.
Establish
procedures
by
January
17
1,
2015,
to
expedite
the
licensing
of
an
individual
who
is
18
licensed
in
a
similar
profession
or
occupation
in
another
state
19
and
who
is
a
veteran,
as
defined
in
section
35.1,
or
the
spouse
20
of
a
veteran.
21
b.
If
the
board
determines
that
the
professional
or
22
occupational
licensing
requirements
of
the
state
where
the
23
veteran
or
veteran’s
spouse
is
licensed
are
substantially
24
equivalent
to
the
licensing
requirements
of
this
state,
the
25
procedures
shall
require
the
licensing
of
the
veteran
or
the
26
veteran’s
spouse
in
this
state.
27
c.
If
the
board
determines
that
the
professional
or
28
occupational
licensing
requirements
of
the
state
where
the
29
veteran
or
veteran’s
spouse
is
licensed
are
not
substantially
30
equivalent
to
the
professional
or
occupational
licensing
31
requirements
of
this
state,
the
procedures
shall
allow
the
32
provisional
licensing
of
the
veteran
or
veteran’s
spouse
for
33
a
period
of
time
deemed
necessary
by
the
board
to
obtain
a
34
substantial
equivalent
to
the
licensing
requirements
of
this
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state.
The
board
shall
advise
the
veteran
or
the
veteran’s
1
spouse
of
required
education
or
training
necessary
to
obtain
2
a
substantial
equivalent
to
the
professional
or
occupational
3
licensing
requirements
of
this
state,
and
the
procedures
shall
4
provide
for
licensing
of
an
individual
who
has,
pursuant
to
5
this
paragraph,
obtained
a
substantial
equivalent
to
the
6
professional
or
occupational
licensing
requirements
of
this
7
state.
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
Beginning
December
15,
2016,
annually
9
file
a
report
with
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
10
providing
information
and
statistics
on
credit
received
by
11
individuals
for
education,
training,
and
service
pursuant
to
12
subsection
11
and
information
and
statistics
on
licenses
and
13
provisional
licenses
issued
pursuant
to
subsection
12.
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
14.
Notwithstanding
the
designation
15
of
the
licensing
boards
in
section
272C.1,
the
provisions
16
of
subsections
11
through
13
shall
apply
to
all
of
the
17
occupational
and
professional
licensing
boards
of
this
state.
18
Sec.
2.
REPORT.
Each
occupational
and
professional
19
licensing
board
of
this
state
shall
file
a
report
with
the
20
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
January
31,
2015,
on
the
21
substance
of
rules
and
procedures
adopted
to
implement
the
22
provisions
of
this
division
of
this
Act.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
professional
and
occupational
licensure
27
of
veterans
and
the
spouses
of
veterans.
28
The
bill
amends
Code
section
272C.4
to
require
that
all
29
professional
and
occupational
licensing
boards
adopt
rules
30
by
January
1,
2015,
to
provide
credit
towards
licensing
for
31
education,
training,
and
service
that
is
either
obtained
or
32
completed
by
an
individual
while
serving
on
federal
active
33
duty,
state
active
duty,
or
national
guard
duty.
The
bill
34
further
requires
that
the
rules
provide
such
credit
toward
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licensure
for
service
in
the
military
forces
of
other
states
1
or
the
organized
reserves
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
2
States.
Code
section
272C.1
provides
that
the
term
“licensing”
3
and
its
derivations
include
the
terms
“registration”
and
4
“certification”
and
their
derivations.
5
The
bill
also
requires
that
licensing
boards
establish
6
procedures
to
expedite
the
licensing
in
this
state
of
7
certain
individuals
who
are
licensed
to
practice
in
a
similar
8
profession
or
occupation
in
another
state
if
the
individual
9
is
a
veteran
or
the
spouse
of
a
veteran
and
if
the
board
10
determines
that
the
licensing
requirements
of
the
other
state
11
are
substantially
equivalent
to
the
licensing
requirements
12
of
this
state.
The
bill
also
requires
that
if
the
board
13
determines
that
another
state’s
licensing
requirements
are
14
not
substantially
equivalent
to
the
licensing
requirements
of
15
this
state,
the
board
shall
issue
a
provisional
license
to
16
the
qualifying
veteran
or
the
qualifying
spouse
of
a
veteran
17
for
a
period
of
time
deemed
necessary
to
obtain
a
substantial
18
equivalent
to
the
licensing
requirements
of
this
state.
19
The
bill
requires
that
occupational
and
professional
20
licensing
boards
provide
a
report
to
the
governor
and
to
the
21
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2016,
on
the
awarding
of
22
credits
for
qualifying
education,
training,
and
service
and
on
23
licensing
and
provisional
licensing
awarded
under
the
bill.
24
The
bill
requires
that
each
occupational
and
professional
25
licensing
board
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
26
assembly
by
January
31,
2015,
on
the
substance
of
the
rules
and
27
procedures
adopted
to
carry
out
the
provisions
of
the
bill.
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