Bill Text: IA HF2444 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to licensing fees collected by the board of educational examiners and deposited in the general fund of the state, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2375) (Formerly HF 2067)
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-25 - Fiscal note. HCS. [HF2444 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2444-Introduced.html
House File 2444 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2375) (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2067) A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to licensing fees collected by the board of 2 educational examiners and deposited in the general fund of 3 the state, and including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5592HZ (1) 86 kh/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 272.10, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2016, 1 2 are amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. Licensing fees are payable to the treasurer of state and 1 4 shall be deposited with the executive director of the board. 1 5The executive director shall deposit twenty=five percent of 1 6 the fees collected annually with the treasurer of state and 1 7 the fees shall be credited to the general fund of the state.1 8 Theremaininglicensing fees collected during the fiscal year 1 9 shall be retained by and are appropriated to the board for 1 10 the purposes related to the board's duties. Notwithstanding 1 11 section 8.33, licensing fees retained by and appropriated to 1 12 the board pursuant to this section that remain unencumbered or 1 13 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 1 14 but shall remain available for expenditure for the activities 1 15 of the board as provided in this chapter until the close of the 1 16 succeeding fiscal year. 1 17 3. The executive director shall keep an accurate and 1 18 detailed account of licensing fees received, including fees 1 19 paid to the treasurer of stateandfeesretained by the board. 1 20 Sec. 2. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS LICENSING FEE 1 21 REDUCTION FOR 2016=2017 == EMERGENCY RULES. 1 22 1. The board of educational examiners shall reduce, for the 1 23 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, the licensing fees assessed 1 24 under chapter 272 by not less than twenty=five percent of the 1 25 licensing fees established by rule and assessed during the 1 26 2015=2016 fiscal year. 1 27 2. The board of educational examiners may adopt emergency 1 28 rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, 1 29 subsection 2, paragraph "b", to implement the provisions of 1 30 this Act and the rules shall be effective immediately upon 1 31 filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any 1 32 rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be 1 33 published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 1 34 17A.4. 1 35 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 2 1 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 2 2 EXPLANATION 2 3 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 4 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 5 This bill eliminates a provision that requires the director 2 6 of the board of educational examiners to deposit with the 2 7 treasurer of state 25 percent of the licensing fees collected 2 8 by the board. Under the provision, the moneys deposited are 2 9 credited to the general fund of the state. The bill also 2 10 requires the board to reduce its fees by 25 percent. The board 2 11 may adopt emergency rules to implement the fee reduction. 2 12 The bill takes effect upon enactment. LSB 5592HZ (1) 86 kh/nh
