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A bill for an act creating an advanced registered nurse practitioner preceptor tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1082 .)

A bill for an act creating an advanced registered nurse practitioner preceptor tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1082 .)

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
Subcommittee: Dawson, Bisignano, and Rowley. S.J. 393 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act creating an advanced registered nurse practitioner preceptor tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1082 .)

A bill for an act creating an advanced registered nurse practitioner preceptor tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1082 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act creating an advanced registered nurse practitioner preceptor tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1082 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Dawson, Bisignano, and Rowley. S.J. 393 .

  2. 2025-02-26 Iowa Legislature

    Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 361 .

  3. 2025-02-20 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 330 .

  4. 2025-02-20 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 322 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act creating an advanced registered nurse practitioner preceptor tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1082 .)

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Senate

File

391

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

391

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

1082)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

creating

an

advanced

registered

nurse

practitioner

1

preceptor

tax

credit

available

against

the

individual

income

2

tax,

and

including

applicability

provisions.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

422.12F

Advanced

registered

nurse

1

preceptor

tax

credit.

2

1.

As

used

in

this

section,

unless

the

context

otherwise

3

requires:

4

a.

“Clinical

practicum”

means

a

course

of

study

designed

5

for

the

preparation

of

becoming

an

advanced

registered

nurse

6

practitioner,

involving

clinical

preceptorships

for

practical

7

application

of

previously

studied

theory.

8

b.

“Clinical

preceptorship”

means

a

mentoring

experience

9

under

the

direction

of

a

nursing

program

where

a

preceptor

is

10

used

to

provide

a

clinical

learning

experience

for

a

student

11

enrolled

in

the

nursing

program.

12

c.

“Nursing

program”

means

a

program

approved

by

the

board

13

of

nursing

pursuant

to

section

152.5.

14

d.

“Preceptor”

means

an

advanced

registered

nurse

15

practitioner

who

is

a

resident

and

is

currently

licensed

as

16

a

registered

nurse

under

chapter

152

or

chapter

152E,

and

17

who

is

licensed

by

the

board

as

an

advanced

registered

nurse

18

practitioner.

19

e.

“Student”

means

a

resident

enrolled

in

a

nursing

program

20

fulfilling

a

required

clinical

practicum

through

a

clinical

21

preceptorship.

22

2.

To

be

eligible

for

the

tax

credit

under

this

section

for

23

a

tax

year,

a

preceptor

must

provide

uncompensated

instruction

24

and

supervision

during

the

required

student

clinical

25

preceptorship,

be

employed

at

the

clinical

facility

where

the

26

preceptorship

occurs,

be

qualified

for

the

preceptor

role,

27

be

selected

by

the

nursing

program

in

collaboration

with

the

28

clinical

facility

to

participate

in

the

clinical

preceptorship,

29

and

have

at

least

one

year

of

experience

in

the

preceptor

role.

30

3.

The

taxes

imposed

under

this

subchapter,

less

credits

31

allowed

under

section

422.12,

shall

be

reduced

by

an

advanced

32

registered

nurse

preceptor

tax

credit

equal

to

one

thousand

33

dollars

per

clinical

preceptorship

where

at

least

one

hundred

34

hours

of

clinical

learning

experience

is

provided,

not

to

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exceed

two

thousand

dollars

in

the

aggregate.

1

4.

Any

credit

in

excess

of

tax

liability

is

refundable.

In

2

lieu

of

claiming

a

refund,

the

taxpayer

may

elect

to

have

the

3

overpayment

shown

on

the

taxpayer’s

final

and

completed

return

4

credited

to

the

tax

liability

for

the

following

tax

year.

5

5.

The

preceptor

shall

be

responsible

for

accurate

6

documentation

of

the

student’s

experience

during

the

clinical

7

preceptorship

including

the

name

of

the

student,

the

name

8

of

the

nursing

program,

the

dates

and

times

instruction

and

9

supervision

were

provided

to

the

student,

and

the

year

of

the

10

student’s

expected

graduation

from

the

program.

11

6.

Beginning

November

1,

2028,

and

each

November

1

12

thereafter,

the

department

shall

submit

to

the

general

13

assembly

a

report

describing

the

activities

of

the

tax

credit

14

for

the

most

recent

tax

year

for

which

the

tax

credit

was

15

available.

The

report

shall,

at

a

minimum,

include

the

16

amount

of

tax

credits

claimed

in

the

most

recent

tax

year,

the

17

locations

where

a

preceptor

provided

uncompensated

instruction

18

and

supervision,

the

number

of

students

supervised

by

the

19

preceptor,

the

number

of

hours

of

clinical

learning

experiences

20

were

provided

by

the

preceptor,

and

any

other

information

the

21

department

deems

necessary.

22

7.

The

department

shall

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

23

to

administer

this

section.

24

Sec.

2.

APPLICABILITY.

This

Act

applies

to

tax

years

25

beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2026.

26

EXPLANATION

27

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

28

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

29

This

bill

creates

an

advanced

registered

nurse

practitioner

30

preceptor

tax

credit

available

against

the

individual

income

31

tax.

32

The

bill

defines

preceptor

to

mean

an

advanced

registered

33

nurse

practitioner

who

is

a

resident

and

who

is

currently

34

licensed

as

a

registered

nurse

under

Code

chapter

152

or

Code

35

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chapter

152E,

and

who

is

licensed

by

the

board

as

an

advanced

1

registered

nurse

practitioner.

2

The

bill

defines

clinical

preceptorship

to

mean

a

mentoring

3

experience

under

the

direction

of

a

nursing

program

where

a

4

preceptor

is

used

to

provide

a

clinical

learning

experience

for

5

a

student

who

is

a

resident

enrolled

in

the

nursing

program.

6

In

order

to

be

eligible

for

the

tax

credit

under

the

7

bill,

a

preceptor

must

provide

uncompensated

instruction

and

8

supervision

during

a

clinical

preceptorship,

be

employed

at

the

9

clinical

facility

where

the

preceptorship

occurs,

be

selected

10

by

the

nursing

program

in

collaboration

with

the

clinical

11

facility

to

participate

in

the

clinical

preceptorship,

and

have

12

at

least

one

year

of

experience

in

the

preceptor

role.

13

The

amount

of

the

tax

credit

equals

$1,000

per

clinical

14

preceptorship

where

at

least

100

hours

of

clinical

learning

15

experience

is

provided,

not

to

exceed

$2,000

in

the

aggregate.

16

The

bill

specifies

that

the

tax

credit

is

refundable,

and

17

in

lieu

of

a

refund,

the

taxpayer

may

elect

to

have

the

18

overpayment

shown

on

the

taxpayer’s

final,

completed

return

19

credited

to

the

tax

liability

for

the

following

tax

year.

20

The

bill

requires

the

preceptor

to

accurately

document

the

21

student’s

experience

including

the

name

of

the

student,

the

22

name

of

the

nursing

program,

the

hours

of

supervision,

and

the

23

year

of

the

student’s

expected

graduation.

24

The

bill

requires

the

department

of

revenue

to

submit

25

a

report

to

the

general

assembly

a

report

describing

the

26

activities

of

the

tax

credit

for

the

most

recent

tax

year

for

27

which

the

tax

credit

was

available.

28

The

department

of

revenue

is

required

to

adopt

rules

to

29

administer

the

bill.

30

The

bill

applies

to

tax

years

beginning

on

or

after

January

31

1,

2026.

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