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Bill to standardize disciplinary rules across Montana licensing boards moves from committee
Summary
House Bill 435 would standardize disciplinary processes, definitions and reporting timelines across occupational licensing boards and programs; proponents said it reduces inconsistency and improves public protection while opponents asked clarifying questions about particular provisions such as infectious-disease language and mandatory reporting.
Representative Jody Etchart, sponsor of House Bill 435, told the committee the bill standardizes disciplinary timelines and definitions across occupational licensing boards and programs to ensure fairness: “this is gonna ensure that everyone is treated the same,” Etchart said.
Quinlan O'Connor, chief legal counsel for the Department of Labor and Industry, explained the bill aligns part 3 (boards) and part 4 (programs) of Montana law. Among the changes he described: standardizing the timeframe for reporting disciplinary actions to the state to 30 days, reorganizing statutory language for…
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