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Bill Text

House
File
2090
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
2090

BY
WILLS

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
providing
for
a
regulatory
relief
program.
1

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
15E.22
Regulatory
relief
office.
1

1.
The
authority
shall
establish
a
regulatory
relief
office
2

under
the
control
of
the
director
of
the
authority.
3

2.
The
regulatory
relief
office
shall
have
all
of
the
4

following
duties:
5

a.
Administer
the
regulatory
relief
program
as
described
in
6

section
15E.24.
7

b.
Act
as
a
liaison
between
private
businesses
and
8

applicable
state
agencies
to
identify
state
laws
or
regulations
9

that
could
potentially
be
waived
or
suspended
under
the
10

regulatory
relief
program.
11

3.
The
regulatory
relief
office
may
do
any
of
the
following:
12

a.
Review
state
laws
and
regulations
that
may
unnecessarily
13

inhibit
the
creation
and
success
of
new
companies
or
industries
14

and
provide
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
15

assembly
on
modifying
such
state
laws
and
regulations.
16

b.
Create
a
framework
for
analyzing
the
risk
level
to
17

the
health,
safety,
and
financial
well-being
of
consumers
18

related
to
permanently
removing
or
temporarily
waiving
laws
19

and
regulations
inhibiting
the
creation
or
success
of
new
and
20

existing
companies
or
industries.
21

c.
Propose
potential
reciprocity
agreements
between
states
22

that
use
or
are
proposing
to
use
similar
regulatory
relief
23

programs
as
described
in
this
subchapter.
24

4.
By
October
1
of
each
year,
the
regulatory
relief
office
25

shall
issue
a
written
annual
report
on
the
activities
of
the
26

office,
which
report
must
include
all
of
the
following:
27

a.
Information
regarding
each
participant
in
the
regulatory
28

relief
program,
including
which
industries
each
participant
29

represents
and
the
anticipated
or
actual
cost
savings
that
each
30

participant
experienced.
31

b.
Recommendations
regarding
any
laws
or
regulations
that
32

should
be
permanently
modified.
33

c.
Information
regarding
outcomes
for
consumers.
34

d.
Recommendations
for
changes
to
the
regulatory
relief
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program
or
other
duties
of
the
regulatory
relief
office.
1

5.
The
authority
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
2

17A
as
necessary
for
purposes
of
establishing
the
office
and
3

implementing
the
requirements
of
the
regulatory
relief
program.
4

Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
15E.23
Regulatory
relief
advisory
5

committee.
6

1.
The
authority
shall
establish
a
regulatory
relief
7

advisory
committee
consisting
of
thirteen
members,
including
8

nine
voting
members
and
four
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members.
9

The
advisory
committee
shall
be
composed
of
all
of
the
10

following:
11

a.
Nine
voting
members,
appointed
by
the
director
of
the
12

authority,
as
follows:
13

(1)
Six
members
who
represent
business
interests.
14

(2)
Three
members
who
represent
state
agencies
that
15

regulate
businesses.
16

b.
The
nonvoting
members
of
the
committee
shall
be
two
state
17

representatives,
one
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
18

representatives
and
one
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
19

representatives,
and
two
state
senators,
one
appointed
by
the
20

majority
leader
of
the
senate
and
one
by
the
minority
leader
21

of
the
senate.
22

2.
The
director
of
the
authority
shall,
on
an
annual
basis,
23

designate
the
chairperson
of
the
advisory
committee.
Members
24

of
the
advisory
committee
appointed
by
the
director
shall
serve
25

four-year
staggered
terms
as
determined
by
the
director.
26

3.
A
majority
of
the
voting
members
of
the
advisory
27

committee
constitutes
a
quorum
for
the
purpose
of
conducting
28

advisory
committee
business,
and
the
action
of
the
majority
of
29

a
quorum
constitutes
the
action
of
the
advisory
committee.
30

4.
The
advisory
committee
shall
advise
and
make
31

recommendations
to
the
regulatory
relief
office
concerning
the
32

regulatory
relief
program
as
described
in
section
15E.24.
33

5.
The
advisory
committee
is
not
subject
to
section
4A.5.
34

Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION

.
15E.24
Regulatory
relief
program.
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1.
The
regulatory
review
office
shall
establish
a
1

regulatory
relief
program.
The
purpose
of
the
regulatory
2

relief
program
is
to
enable
a
business
to
obtain
legal
3

protections
and
limited
access
to
the
market
in
this
state
to
4

demonstrate
an
innovative
offering
without
obtaining
a
license
5

or
other
authorization
that
might
otherwise
be
required.
6

2.
a.
The
regulatory
review
office
shall
establish
a
7

process
for
purposes
of
receiving
applications
from
businesses
8

to
participate
in
the
regulatory
relief
program.
9

b.
The
application
must
include
a
description
of
the
10

innovative
offering
to
be
demonstrated
by
the
participant,
to
11

include
all
of
the
following
information:
12

(1)
Statements
from
the
applicant
on
how
the
offering
is
1