Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to professional licensing boards, including requirements related to the submission of official transcripts or diplomas
Sponsored by the Senate State Government Committee
Topics:State government
Same legislation: SSB 3114
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2022
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 16, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 8, 202237–10
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Most professional licensing boards in Iowa will no longer be allowed to require people to send in official transcripts or diplomas when applying for a license. Instead, these boards must accept copies of those documents. If a school has closed down and the documents are no longer available, the boards cannot require them for new licenses or renewals. These rules do not apply to the boards of medicine or nursing.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to certain specified licensing boards, including requirements related to the submission of official transcripts or diplomas. The bill prohibits a licensing board governed by the provisions of Code chapter 272C (regulation of licensed professions and occupations), other than the board of medicine and board of nursing, from requiring an applicant to submit an official transcript or an official diploma in connection with an application for a license, registration, or certificate, and requires a licensing board, other than the board of medicine and board of nursing, to accept a copy of an applicant’s transcript or diploma. The bill prohibits a licensing board from requiring an applicant to submit a transcript or a diploma in connection with an application for a license, registration, or certificate, or the renewal of a license, registration, or certificate, if the transcript or diploma is no longer available because the institution that granted the transcript or diploma is no longer in operation. The bill requires licensing boards to adopt rules to implement the bill by December 2, 2022.
House subcommittee
Named March 10, 2022. On March 15, 2022 it recommended indefinite postponement. Vote Total: 3-0.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Family tree
Study bill
89th General Assembly