100D.3 - FIRE SPRINKLER INSTALLER AND MAINTENANCE WORKER LICENSE. - Iowa Statutes

100D.3 FIRE SPRINKLER INSTALLER AND MAINTENANCE WORKER LICENSE. 1. The state fire marshal shall issue a fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker license to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements: a. Possesses a minimum of four years of employment experience as an apprentice sprinkler fitter. b. Has completed a United States department of labor apprenticeship program. c. Is employed by a fire extinguishing system contractor. However, an applicant whose work on extinguishing systems will be restricted to systems on property owned or controlled by the applicant's employer may obtain a license if the employer is not a certified contractor. d. Has received a passing score on the national inspection, testing, and certification star fire sprinkler mastery exam or on an equivalent exam from a nationally recognized third-party testing agency that is approved by the state fire marshal, or is certified at level one by the national institute for certification in engineering technologies based on general work elements, as defined by the national institute for certification in engineering technologies, and as specified by rule by the state fire marshal. 2. The holder of a fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker license shall be responsible for license fees, renewal fees, and continuing education hours. 3. The license of a fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker licensee who ceases to be employed by a fire extinguishing system contractor shall continue to be valid until it would otherwise expire, but the licensee shall not perform work requiring licensure under this chapter until the licensee is again employed by a fire extinguishing system contractor. If the licensee becomes employed by a fire extinguishing system contractor other than the contractor which employed the licensee at the time the license was issued, the licensee shall notify the fire marshal and shall apply for an amendment to the license. The fire marshal may establish by rule a fee for amending a license. This subsection shall not extend the time period during which a license is valid. This subsection does not apply to a licensee whose work on extinguishing systems is restricted to systems on property owned or controlled by the licensee's employer.          Section History: Recent Form 2008 Acts, ch 1094, §4, 18; 2009 Acts, ch 91, §8 Referred to in § 100D.8, 100D.9