Section 661.374.7. Certification renewal and continuing education.

       374.7(1) A certification may be renewed if the installer applying for recertification has completed 12 hours of continuing education, approved by the commissioner, during the three-year certification period. Such training shall be submitted to the commissioner for review and approval prior to the date the training is received. Requests for approval shall be submitted on a form supplied by the commissioner, with supporting documentation.

       374.7(2) Any installer who has not been recertified by the expiration date of the installer’s certification shall not be allowed to work as an installer until a valid certification is obtained.

       374.7(3) Failure to renew a certification within 60 days of its expiration shall require successful completion of an approved examination.

       374.7(4) The recertification fee shall be $300, payable at the time of application. Fees shall be remitted in the form of a check or money order, payable to the Iowa Department of Public Safety – Building Code Bureau. The following shall be written in the memo portion of the check: “Manufactured Housing Installer Certification.” Applications and fees received after July 1 shall cover the remainder of the fiscal year in which they are received and the following two years.