Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2021
- Done: House committeeJanuary 27, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 285
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 285 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 285 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary To call yourself a music therapist in Iowa, you must now have a specific board certification. People can still use music in their jobs, but they cannot claim to be a music therapist unless they have this credential. Anyone who breaks this rule could face a fine or jail time.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires any person claiming to be a music therapist to hold a music therapist board-certified credential granted by the certification board for music therapists. The bill does not prohibit a person from using music in the performance of the person’s profession if the person does not represent that the person is a music therapist. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally violates the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple H.F. _____ misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days or a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855 or by both.
House subcommittee
Named January 14, 2021. On January 21, 2021 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
5 for · 2 against · 8 undecided · Who →
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HF 419 Relating to professional standards for the certification or designation of music therapist…88th General Assembly · Passed House · similarPassed a chamber
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- SF 9 Relating to professional standards for the certification or designation of music therapist…89th General Assembly · In committeeSimilar
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