3.20 - DIRECTIONS TO FUTURE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES. - Iowa Statutes

3.20 DIRECTIONS TO FUTURE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES. The following principles shall be used by the general assembly in determining whether a procedure should be established and the type of procedure which should be established, for the state licensure of an occupation or profession: 1. The state shall engage in licensing procedures for those professions and occupations where it believes it can assure an objective and measurable level of competence concerning the public health, safety, and well-being which other sources cannot effectively provide. 2. The licensing board shall pursue a meaningful examination and enforcement procedure which upholds the level of competency of the licensee to insure that the public interest is protected.          Section History: Early Form [C75, 77, 79, 81, § 3.20]          Section History: Recent Form 2007 Acts, ch 10, §1