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Lawmakers debate fee hikes and contracting problems across professional licensing boards
Summary
Multiple budget bills advancing through the Ways and Means committee would raise licensing fees for several professional boards and fund licensing-system upgrades; lawmakers questioned fee growth, the reliance on fee revenue, and a month-to-month vendor contract for IT systems.
House and Senate budget bills for multiple professional licensing boards drew detailed committee discussion May 16 as lawmakers weighed fee increases against the boards' regulatory obligations and recent technical problems with licensing vendors.
Representative Ruiz presented House Bill 50 18, the budget bill for the Board of Licensed Social Workers. Ruiz told the committee the subcommittee recommends a budget of $3,122,120 other funds and 9 positions. The Education Subcommittee recommended HB 50 18 be amended by the dash-1 amendment and reported out due pass as amended.
Mary Michelle Sosni of the Legislative Fiscal Office answered questions from lawmakers about the…
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