Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 29 - Human Trafficking Prevention Training-lodging Providers › Rule 661-29.5 - Certification for Lodging Providers and Their Employees

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Beginning January 1, 2022, lodging providers, in order to
				accept public funds for any of the purposes stated in Iowa Code section
				80.45A(5)
"c,"
must complete and certify to the commissioner
				that each of the lodging provider's employees has completed human trafficking
				prevention training. All current, certified lodging providers are listed on the
				office to combat human trafficking website.
(1)
Application.
Any lodging
			 provider seeking certification of completed human trafficking prevention
			 training shall submit a completed application form to the office to combat
			 human trafficking website. The online application form shall not be considered
			 complete unless all required information is submitted, including verification
			 of employee training certificates, and shall not be processed until it is
			 complete.
Note: The website for human trafficking prevention training and
				certification for employees, lodging providers, and training providers is
www.stophtiowa.org
.
(2)
Fee.
There is no fee for
			 lodging providers to request or renew a trafficking prevention training
			 certification. Approved organizational training providers, under subrule
			 29.4(2), may charge fees for training programs; however, lodging providers are
			 under no obligation to utilize such training providers.
(3)
Maintenance of records.
Lodging providers shall maintain up-to-date human trafficking prevention
			 training certification records on all current employees, at all times, in order
			 to maintain a valid certification. A lodging provider shall produce human
			 trafficking prevention training records for each employee and complete employee
			 lists upon request by the office to combat human trafficking at any
			 time.
(4)
Revocation.
The commissioner has authorized the office to
			 combat human trafficking to revoke a lodging provider's certification at any
			 time. If all employees of a certified lodging provider fail to renew their
			 trainings every three years, the office to combat human trafficking shall
			 remove the lodging provider from the approved list of providers and revoke the
			 lodging provider's certification. Failure to maintain records of individual
			 employee certifications may result in the revocation of a lodging provider's
			 certification.
(5)
Certification expiration.
All human trafficking prevention
			 training certificates issued by the office to combat human trafficking shall
			 bear an expiration date. All employees of a certified lodging provider must
			 complete approved human trafficking prevention training every three years for
			 the lodging provider to maintain a valid certification and to receive public
			 funds.
(6)
Grace
			 periods.
Lodging providers are responsible for ensuring lodging
			 certifications are current and valid, and that new employees successfully
			 complete human trafficking prevention training. Employees shall have a grace
			 period of 30 days from when their previous training certificate expires to
			 complete a new, approved training. Certificates expire three years from the
			 date on which they were issued.
a. Lodging
			 providers. The application shall be filed no later than 30 days after beginning
			 operation in this state or the date on which an existing training certification
			 expires.
b. Employees of lodging
			 providers. The application shall be filed no later than 30 days after the date
			 of hire or the date on which an existing training certification
			 expires.