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Subcommittee advances Board of Licensed Social Workers budget with fee increase and licensing-database reporting requirement
Summary
The education subcommittee approved the LFO recommended 2025-27 budget for the Board of Licensed Social Workers, endorsing a 20% fee increase and a budget note directing the board to report in 2026 on plans and costs to acquire a new licensing database.
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means Education Subcommittee approved the Legislative Fiscal Office(LFO) recommended 2025-27 budget for the Board of Licensed Social Workers, which includes a proposed 20% fee increase and a directive to report back in 2026 on a proposed licensing database acquisition.
LFO presented a recommended budget of $3,122,120 in other funds and 9 positions (8.5 FTE), noting the recommendation is a 10.7% increase from the 2023-25 legislatively approved budget and a 5.7% increase from current service level. The LFO recommended two packages: a revenue-only 20% fee increase to generate an estimated $392,977 in revenue and a one-time expenditure limitation to extend a full-time limited-duration Office Specialist 2 position to reduce application-processing time.
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