Knowing a plumber in Iowa I think I can provide some context for this legislation. The state came in and implemented a rather poor state wide licensure program for all the building trades.
The state program does little to address any poor workmanship by these trades but was entirely successful in implementing onerous fees, high ongoing training costs and paperwork. This legislation is designed to return the licensing to local county and city control and return the unused state fees.
If this goes through one can hope that local authorities would be able to avoid repeating the mistakes of the statewide program and also raise the workmanship standards. Ken Lillemo January 5 2011, 12:23 pm EST
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January 2011. NEMA reports that there is an attack underway in the State of Iowa Legislature that will repeal the Electrical Licensing Laws in the State. If this attack is successful, it will have a profound effect on the State’s ability to mandate that electricians in Iowa are properly trained and qualified to perform safe electrical installations. 
