Bill Text: IA HF90 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to continuing education requirements for licensed professions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-03 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/06/2025 8:00AM House Lounge. [HF90 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF90-Introduced.html
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BY
GUSTOFF
,
THOMPSON
,
DUNWELL
,
FETT
,
HENDERSON
,
STONE
,
HOLT
,
GOLDING
,
GEHLBACH
,
BODEN
,
C.
JOHNSON
,
and
CISNEROS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
continuing
education
requirements
for
1
licensed
professions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.146,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(2)
Establish
issuance
and
renewal
requirements,
provided
3
that
a
continuing
education
requirement
may
be
completed
by
4
electronic
means,
continuing
education
requirements
shall
5
relate
directly
to
the
practice
of
the
licensed
profession,
6
and
there
shall
be
no
renewal
requirement
for
a
practitioner
7
who
has
been
employed
as
a
practitioner
for
at
least
ten
years
8
and
who
possesses
a
master’s
or
doctoral
degree,
unless
the
9
practitioner
holds
an
evaluator
approval
endorsement,
which
10
must
be
renewed
at
least
once
every
ten
years.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
272C.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
12
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
13
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
Not
include
any
requirements
that
are
not
14
directly
related
to
the
practice
of
the
licensed
profession.
15
Sec.
3.
ATTORNEY
LICENSING
——
COURT
RULES.
The
supreme
16
court
shall
adopt
or
amend
Iowa
court
rules
for
continuing
17
education
requirements
for
licensed
attorneys,
such
that
the
18
rules
shall
not
include
any
requirements
that
are
not
directly
19
related
to
the
practice
of
law.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
relates
to
continuing
education
requirements
for
24
licensed
professions,
including
those
licensed
by
the
board
25
of
education
or
the
supreme
court.
The
bill
prohibits
boards
26
from
adopting
rules
for
continuing
education
requirements
that
27
require
a
licensee
to
obtain
continuing
education
credits
28
that
are
not
directly
related
to
the
practice
of
the
licensed
29
profession.
The
bill
also
requires
the
supreme
court
to
adopt
30
or
amend
court
rules
for
the
continuing
education
of
attorneys
31
that
do
not
include
any
requirements
that
are
not
directly
32
related
to
the
practice
of
law.
33
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