Bill Text: IA HF364 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring executive branch administrative units that regulate a profession to provide a waiver process to allow persons barred due to a criminal record to apply for a license or other authorization.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-16 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 409. [HF364 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF364-Introduced.html

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House File 364 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  MILLER, THEDE, HUNTER,
                                     HANSON, KACENA,
                                     GASKILL, KEARNS,
                                     BEARINGER, OURTH,
                                     T. TAYLOR, STECKMAN,
                                     WOLFE, MASCHER,
                                     WINCKLER, LENSING,
                                     NIELSEN, R. SMITH,
                                     BRECKENRIDGE,
                                     McCONKEY, OLSON,
                                     WESSEL=KROESCHELL,
                                     BROWN=POWERS, HEDDENS,
                                     KURTH, GAINES, and
                                     COHOON

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring executive branch administrative units that
  2    regulate a profession to provide a waiver process to allow
  3    persons barred due to a criminal record to apply for a
  4    license or other authorization.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  7E.4A  Criminal record ====
  1  2 application for licensure.
  1  3    If the administrative rules governing an executive branch
  1  4 administrative unit that regulates a profession prevent
  1  5 persons with a criminal record from applying for a license,
  1  6 certificate, registration, or other authorization to practice
  1  7 the profession, the administrative unit shall adopt rules to
  1  8 provide a waiver process to allow such persons to apply for a
  1  9 license, certificate, registration, or other authorization.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 12 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 13    This bill requires executive branch administrative units
  1 14 that regulate a profession to adopt rules to provide for a
  1 15 waiver process for persons with a criminal record who are
  1 16 barred from applying for a license, certificate, registration,
  1 17 or other authorization to practice the profession.
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