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Committee removes early-educator licensure language in OPR bill, asks Secretary of State for report on data sales
Summary
On May 29, the House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs reviewed and signaled informal support for amendments to H.472 that remove early childhood educator licensure language from an Office of Professional Regulation bill, reclassify a newly created OPR position and require the Secretary of State to report on revenues from sales of public data by Dec. 1, 2025.
BURLINGTON, Vt. — On May 29, the House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs reviewed amendments to H.472 that would change how the Office of Professional Regulation handles a newly created position, remove provisions creating an early childhood educator licensure, and require the Secretary of State to report on revenue from optional services including sales of public data.
The committee's legislative counsel, Tim Dufflin, told members the amendment package replaces the word “exempt” with “classified” for the one OPR position created in the bill and removes the sections establishing early educator licensure. He summarized the newest amendment as adding a reporting requirement tied to the Secretary of State’s authority to collect and deposit fees into the Secretary of State services…
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