1. The department shall provide a minimum of eight weeks of initial training for county personnel participating in county issuance. The maximum class size for this initial training shall be twenty people.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 321M.7

  • County issuance: means the system or process of issuing driver's licenses, nonoperator's identification cards, and persons with disabilities identification devices, including all related testing, to the same extent that such items are issued by the department. See Iowa Code 321M.1
  • Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 321M.1
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Program: means an informal dispute settlement procedure established by a manufacturer which mediates and arbitrates motor vehicle warranty disputes arising in this state. See Iowa Code 322G.2
 2. The department shall also provide individualized additional training for county personnel within each participating county office following initial training.
 3. The department shall periodically offer continuing education and training opportunities to county personnel.
 4. The department shall not segregate training sessions for county personnel and department employees.
 5. New county personnel, including new county treasurers, who will participate in county issuance, shall complete the initial training session prior to engaging in any licensing activities. A county treasurer shall use best efforts to complete initial training as soon as possible. A county treasurer who does not make reasonable attempts to begin initial training within three months of taking office may be subject to having the county issuance program in that county placed on probation.