Does state provide a license: Yes
License: Certified Groundwater Professional
Exam Entity: State Board
Licensing Board: Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Licensing Board Website: https://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Land-Quality/Underground-Storage-Tanks/Groundwater-Professionals
Degree required:
Majors accepted:
Courses required:
Courses accepted:
Geology credits required: Not available
Credit information: Not applicable
Education Notes: Not applicable
Years of experience required: Not available
Experience credits needed: Not available
Experience information: Not applicable
Continuing education requirements: TBD
Ethics required for continuing education: Yes
Continuing education years: 6
Continuing education details: All groundwater professionals are required to complete at least 12 hours of continuing education during each two-year certification period.
Geologist in Training license available: No
Can take Fundamentals of Geology test before graduation: No
Fundamentals of Geology test details: None
Legal Code Reference for GIT, FG: None
Most registration and licensure systems include structural approaches to review both the need and operational effectiveness of the process.
Some states provide formal sunset evaluation processes for their licensure programs. Many also include a periodic audit process of the licensure program/agency, which can range from cursory financial reviews to comprehensive evaluation of program effectiveness.
The audit process is often leveraged when political pressure is applied to eliminate geologist licensure, so awareness of the history and codes for audits and sunset evaluations is critical to montioring the health of the licensure within the state.
Current modes for sunsetting evaluation: Audit
License subject to sunset review: No
License subject to audit review: No
Current law to establish new licensure board: TBD
Sunset regulation name: None identified
Sunset statute: See audit and sunset history
Sunset statute reference: See audit and sunset history
Sunset committee: See audit and sunset history
Composition of sunset committee: See audit and sunset history
Sunset committee website: See audit and sunset history
Sunset duration: See audit and sunset history
Auditor name: Office of Auditor of State
Auditor website: https://www.auditor.iowa.gov/
Audit duration: The DNR appears to have annual audits.
Audit legislation committee: The Office of Auditor of State includes three divisions - Administrative Division, Financial Audit Division, Performance Investigation Division.
Audit legislation committee website: https://www.auditor.iowa.gov/about-us/
Audit notes: Licensing of Certified Groundwater Professionals does not appear to be audited.
| Year | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Legislative bill | The Iowa legislature passed a sunset bill covering a host of departments and regulatory agencies. The Iowa governor, Governor Robert D. Ray, vetoed the sunset bill due to perceived problems with the sunset legislation. |
| 2019 | Legislative bill | House File 551 was a bill to establish a sunset advisory committee within the general assembly, and the short title was listed as the Iowa Sunset Act. The bill was introduced on 2/27/2019, and was refered to committee on State Government H.J. 370. |