Bill Text: IA SSB3088 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act eliminating the board of sign language interpreters and transliterators and license requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators, and including transition provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-12 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/13/2020 12:00PM RM G17. [SSB3088 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3088-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3088
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SMITH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
eliminating
the
board
of
sign
language
interpreters
and
1
transliterators
and
license
requirements
for
sign
language
2
interpreters
and
transliterators,
and
including
transition
3
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
147.1,
subsections
3
and
6,
Code
2020,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
“Licensed”
or
“certified”
,
when
applied
to
a
physician
3
and
surgeon,
podiatric
physician,
osteopathic
physician
and
4
surgeon,
genetic
counselor,
physician
assistant,
psychologist,
5
chiropractor,
nurse,
dentist,
dental
hygienist,
dental
6
assistant,
optometrist,
speech
pathologist,
audiologist,
7
pharmacist,
physical
therapist,
physical
therapist
assistant,
8
occupational
therapist,
occupational
therapy
assistant,
9
orthotist,
prosthetist,
pedorthist,
respiratory
care
10
practitioner,
practitioner
of
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences,
11
practitioner
of
barbering,
funeral
director,
dietitian,
12
behavior
analyst,
assistant
behavior
analyst,
marital
and
13
family
therapist,
mental
health
counselor,
respiratory
14
care
and
polysomnography
practitioner,
polysomnographic
15
technologist,
social
worker,
massage
therapist,
athletic
16
trainer,
acupuncturist,
nursing
home
administrator,
or
hearing
17
aid
specialist
,
or
sign
language
interpreter
or
transliterator
18
means
a
person
licensed
under
this
subtitle
.
19
6.
“Profession”
means
medicine
and
surgery,
podiatry,
20
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery,
genetic
counseling,
practice
21
as
a
physician
assistant,
psychology,
chiropractic,
nursing,
22
dentistry,
dental
hygiene,
dental
assisting,
optometry,
speech
23
pathology,
audiology,
pharmacy,
physical
therapy,
physical
24
therapist
assisting,
occupational
therapy,
occupational
therapy
25
assisting,
respiratory
care,
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences,
26
barbering,
mortuary
science,
applied
behavior
analysis,
marital
27
and
family
therapy,
mental
health
counseling,
polysomnography,
28
social
work,
dietetics,
massage
therapy,
athletic
training,
29
acupuncture,
nursing
home
administration,
practice
as
a
hearing
30
aid
specialist,
sign
language
interpreting
or
transliterating,
31
orthotics,
prosthetics,
or
pedorthics.
32
Sec.
2.
Section
147.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
1.
A
person
shall
not
engage
in
the
practice
of
medicine
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and
surgery,
podiatry,
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery,
1
genetic
counseling,
psychology,
chiropractic,
physical
2
therapy,
physical
therapist
assisting,
nursing,
dentistry,
3
dental
hygiene,
dental
assisting,
optometry,
speech
pathology,
4
audiology,
occupational
therapy,
occupational
therapy
5
assisting,
orthotics,
prosthetics,
pedorthics,
respiratory
6
care,
pharmacy,
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences,
barbering,
7
social
work,
dietetics,
applied
behavior
analysis,
marital
8
and
family
therapy
or
mental
health
counseling,
massage
9
therapy,
mortuary
science,
polysomnography,
athletic
training,
10
acupuncture,
or
nursing
home
administration,
or
sign
language
11
interpreting
or
transliterating,
or
shall
not
practice
as
a
12
physician
assistant
or
a
hearing
aid
specialist,
unless
the
13
person
has
obtained
a
license
for
that
purpose
from
the
board
14
for
the
profession.
15
Sec.
3.
Section
147.13,
subsection
21,
Code
2020,
is
amended
16
by
striking
the
subsection.
17
Sec.
4.
Section
147.14,
subsection
1,
paragraph
u,
Code
18
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
19
Sec.
5.
Section
147.74,
subsection
23,
Code
2020,
is
amended
20
by
striking
the
subsection.
21
Sec.
6.
Section
272C.1,
subsection
6,
paragraph
ac,
Code
22
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
23
Sec.
7.
REPEAL.
Chapter
154E,
Code
2020,
is
repealed.
24
Sec.
8.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
25
1.
All
moneys
in
a
dedicated
fund
of
the
board
of
sign
26
language
interpreters
and
transliterators
shall
be
transferred
27
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
on
the
effective
date
of
this
28
Act.
29
2.
The
property
and
records
in
the
custody
of
the
board
30
of
sign
language
interpreters
and
transliterators
shall
be
31
transferred
to
the
department
of
administrative
services
on
the
32
effective
date
of
this
Act.
33
3.
Any
cause
or
action,
claim,
or
obligation
against
the
34
board
of
sign
language
interpreters
and
transliterators
in
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existence
on
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
not
be
1
affected
as
a
result
of
this
Act.
2
4.
An
administrative
hearing
or
court
proceeding
arising
3
out
of
an
enforcement
action
under
chapter
154E
or
related
4
administrative
rules
pending
on
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
5
shall
not
be
affected
by
this
Act.
Any
cause
of
action
or
6
statute
of
limitation
relating
to
an
action
taken
by
the
board
7
of
sign
language
interpreters
and
transliterators
shall
not
be
8
affected
by
this
Act
and
such
cause
of
action
or
statute
of
9
limitation
shall
apply
to
the
department
of
public
health.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
repeals
Code
chapter
154E,
imposing
licensing
14
requirements
on
persons
applying
to
practice
sign
language
15
interpreting
or
transliterating
in
Iowa.
The
bill
also
16
repeals
the
Code
section
creating
the
board
of
sign
language
17
interpreters
and
transliterators
and
removes
Code
references
to
18
the
board
of
sign
language
interpreters
and
transliterators.
19
The
bill
includes
transition
provisions
for
the
disposition
20
of
funds
and
property
in
the
possession
of
the
board
of
sign
21
language
interpreters
and
transliterators
and
continues
any
22
cause
of
action,
administrative
hearing,
court
proceeding,
23
claim,
and
obligation
against
the
board
of
sign
language
24
interpreters
and
transliterators
in
existence
as
of
the
25
effective
date
of
the
bill.
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