I get the feeling from the comments that most of you think there was local control for electrical inspections.
In the area I cover, (60) towns never had inspections, (12) had inspections, (5) counties never had inspections, (1) had inspections, farms had always been exempt from electrical inspections.
If you look at the law the local inspections are still completed by the local inspectors. The areas the state took over are areas where no inspections where preformed.
As an electrician I liked doing my CEU's, I think CEU's and inspections helped me continue to be a better electrician.
I have researched other states inspection and permitting process and I think ours is one of the best and easiest to use.
I think the quality of electrical work in the State of Iowa is getting better each and every day.
If the program is shut down I will put my tools back on and go back to my trade, but I do think it will be a huge step in the wrong direction for Iowans.
A consumer has to remember permits and inspections can be the only thing between them and a unsafe job.
Iowa Inspector January 9 2011, 6:17 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. 
