Iowa Code § 100D.3
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Fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license.
Official statutory text
(1) The director shall issue a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:
(1) (a) Has completed a fire protection apprenticeship program approved by the United States department of labor, or has completed two years of full-time employment or the equivalent thereof as a trainee.
(1) (b) 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.
(1) (c) 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 director, or is certified at level one by the national institute for certification in engineering technologies and as specified by rule by the director, or is certified by another entity approved by the director.
(2) The director shall issue a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license with endorsements restricted to preengineered fire protection systems to an applicant who does not meet the requirements of subsection 1 but does meet the following requirements:
(2) (a) To be endorsed as a preengineered kitchen fire extinguishing system installer, has successfully completed training and an examination verified by a preengineered system manufacturer, an agent of a preengineered system manufacturer, or an organization that is approved by the director.
(2) (b) To be endorsed as a preengineered kitchen fire extinguishing system maintenance worker, has successfully completed training by the worker’s employer or the system’s manufacturer and has passed a written or online examination for preengineered kitchen fire extinguishing system maintenance that is approved by the director.
(2) (c) To be endorsed as a preengineered industrial fire extinguishing system installer, possesses a training and examination certification from a preengineered system manufacturer, an agent of a preengineered system manufacturer, or an organization that is approved by the director.
(2) (d) To be endorsed as a preengineered industrial fire extinguishing system maintenance worker, has been trained by the worker’s employer and has passed a written or online examination for preengineered industrial fire extinguishing system maintenance that is approved by the director.
(3) The holder of a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license shall be responsible for license fees, renewal fees, and continuing education hours.
(4) The license of a fire protection system 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 director and shall apply for an amendment to the license. The director 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.
(5) The director, by rule, may restrict the scope of work authorized by a license with appropriate endorsements.
2008 Acts, ch 1094, §4, 18; 2009 Acts, ch 91, §8; 2010 Acts, ch 1037, §6; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1519; 2023 Acts, ch 119, §13
(1) (a) Has completed a fire protection apprenticeship program approved by the United States department of labor, or has completed two years of full-time employment or the equivalent thereof as a trainee.
(1) (b) 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.
(1) (c) 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 director, or is certified at level one by the national institute for certification in engineering technologies and as specified by rule by the director, or is certified by another entity approved by the director.
(2) The director shall issue a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license with endorsements restricted to preengineered fire protection systems to an applicant who does not meet the requirements of subsection 1 but does meet the following requirements:
(2) (a) To be endorsed as a preengineered kitchen fire extinguishing system installer, has successfully completed training and an examination verified by a preengineered system manufacturer, an agent of a preengineered system manufacturer, or an organization that is approved by the director.
(2) (b) To be endorsed as a preengineered kitchen fire extinguishing system maintenance worker, has successfully completed training by the worker’s employer or the system’s manufacturer and has passed a written or online examination for preengineered kitchen fire extinguishing system maintenance that is approved by the director.
(2) (c) To be endorsed as a preengineered industrial fire extinguishing system installer, possesses a training and examination certification from a preengineered system manufacturer, an agent of a preengineered system manufacturer, or an organization that is approved by the director.
(2) (d) To be endorsed as a preengineered industrial fire extinguishing system maintenance worker, has been trained by the worker’s employer and has passed a written or online examination for preengineered industrial fire extinguishing system maintenance that is approved by the director.
(3) The holder of a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license shall be responsible for license fees, renewal fees, and continuing education hours.
(4) The license of a fire protection system 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 director and shall apply for an amendment to the license. The director 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.
(5) The director, by rule, may restrict the scope of work authorized by a license with appropriate endorsements.
2008 Acts, ch 1094, §4, 18; 2009 Acts, ch 91, §8; 2010 Acts, ch 1037, §6; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1519; 2023 Acts, ch 119, §13
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